Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

He didn't even have time to go home and went straight to the palace.

When he arrived at the duty station of the Imperial Guard Commander, the people inside immediately greeted him when they saw him.

"You're finally back!" Wei Zhishan stepped forward and grabbed him, "Why have you been away for so many days? The good news from Liangzhou has already been delivered."

"I just missed it." Zhang Feng put down the package on his body, "I met Mr. Xiao Meng as soon as I arrived in Liangzhou, so I thought I might as well go to Beishan County to have a look. Otherwise, it would waste my time."

"You went to Beishan County?" Wei Zhishan led him to sit on a chair and poured tea in front of him.

"Thank you, Commander." Zhang Feng took it with both hands and drank it all in one breath.

Wei Zhishan gave him more tea and then asked: "How is it over there?"

"Hey, don't mention it. It's so pitiful."

"Pity? Have you seen the Beishan County city wall?"

"I see." Zhang Feng held the tea cup with a worried look on his face, "You don't know, there is only one wall in Beishan County."

When Wei Zhishan heard the noise outside, he suddenly straightened up and said, "What time is it now? It's time for Your Majesty to go to court. You go and wash up and change clothes. I'll go to the imperial court and inform you. Your Majesty knows you're back and will probably want to see you."

Zhang Feng became nervous, "Then I'll go right away."

"Move quickly." Wei Zhishan went to the imperial study room first, and sure enough he met the emperor on the way.

Eunuch Qian thought it was another secret report, so he turned the corner and stretched out his hand towards him, "Which number is it?"

"Eunuch, Zhang Feng is back."

Mr. Qian said: "It's been more than ten days, but I'm back."

"Please, father-in-law, please go to the palace and ask if Your Majesty would like to see him. If not, I will let him go home and rest first."

"it is good."

Eunuch Qian quickly left and returned, "Let him wait in the imperial study. Your Majesty wants to see him after finishing the court affairs."

"Yes."

After Zhang Feng washed up, Wei Zhishan took him to the imperial study room. He waited in a small cubicle next to him for half an hour before his father-in-law came to call him.

Zhang Feng followed him with his head lowered and kowtowed in front of the emperor.

"Get up." The emperor casually flipped through the memorial in front of him, "Have you seen the magistrate of Liangzhou?"

"Reporting to your Majesty, I have met with you. Not only did I meet Magistrate Wei, I also went to Beishan County to meet Magistrate Xiao Meng and Mrs. Meng."

The emperor then raised his head and looked at him, "Tell me about what you have experienced along the way."

"Yes." Zhang Feng lowered his head slightly and stood to the side and said: "I am going north this time. I didn't dare to delay all the way. It's just that the further north I go, the colder the weather will be in the morning and evening, and the official road is also difficult to travel, so it will inevitably be delayed. , please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The emperor motioned for him to continue.

"I first arrived at Liangzhou Mansion in the middle of the night. Because I didn't go at the right time, and I was still thinking about what your Majesty had told me, so I didn't have the intention to look around. I only noticed that there were few shops on both sides of the main road.

Early the next morning, I went to the Liangzhou government office, but I didn't expect to meet Mr. Xiao Meng at the door.

I asked two adults about the situation in Beishan County. Both adults said that the Yan army had retreated, the city wall of Beishan County was completed, and the good news had been sent to the capital. Only then did I know that I had missed it with the post envoy. "

"What is Meng Changqing doing in Liangzhou Mansion?" the emperor asked.

"Master Xiao Meng must have some official business to deal with when he goes to Liangzhou Mansion. I see that the two adults have been discussing in the study for a long time."

"Go on."

"I thought that since I arrived in Liangzhou, I might as well go to Beishan County to have a look. When I come back, I can tell Your Majesty what the situation is in Beishan County, so I followed Magistrate Wei to Beishan County early the next morning." At this point, Zhang Feng sighed. He sniffed and said, "From Liangzhou Prefecture, you have to pass through Yangmen County before arriving at Beishan County. The city walls of Beishan County rise from the ground and stretch for more than forty miles, closely connected with the city walls of the adjacent counties on both sides.

When I left, there were soldiers guarding the city walls, and the sentries were very tight. "

"Okay!" The emperor couldn't understand Zhang Feng's expression and asked him, "Why are you so sad?"

"Your Majesty." Zhang Feng knelt down to the emperor, "I feel sorry for Mr. Meng and Mrs. Meng. I went up to the wall that day and saw many potholes under the wall. I felt strange, so I asked Mr. Meng what those potholes were for. use.

After asking, I found out that it was where the servants lived.

It was only after the magistrate Wei revealed it that I realized that not only the servants, but also Mr. Xiao Meng lived in a pit. "

In the imperial study, the emperor and Eunuch Qian standing next to him were both surprised.

Zhang Feng was still talking: "I went to see the so-called county government office of Mr. Xiao Meng. It's just this big." He stretched out his hand and gestured, "I just dug a hole, blocked it with a curtain, and slept on one side and worked on the other." , I saw that Lord Meng’s desk was made of book boxes.

Mrs. Meng's residence is also in a hole like this. I was really rude, so I went down and took a look around. There was only a bed board and a few small stools in the cave. The lady also invited me to drink a bowl of white porridge. Zhang Feng began to wipe his tears, "Xiao Meng and his family have three meals a day of white porridge and pickles. Sometimes when we are busy, Xiao Meng can only eat two meals." "

The sensationalism was too much, and the emperor asked: "The county magistrate's salary is not small, so why do you have to drink plain porridge every day?"

Fortunately, Wei Fangyun added, "When the rice allocated by the court did not arrive, Master Meng distributed his salary to the people."

"This fool!" the emperor said, "I don't think he is expected to be an upright official, so why would he do such a thing!"

Zhang Feng said: "I met some people in Beishan County, and they were all injured. Despite this, they thought of Lord Meng's kindness.

He said that Lord Meng never deducted their rations. As long as they worked, they could eat three meals a day. Now that they were injured, it was Lord Meng who provided medicine and food to support them.

I saw that their eyes were eager, and it really didn't look like they were lying. It could be seen that Mr. Xiao Meng treated them very well, and they were also grateful for Mr. Xiao Meng's kindness. "

"You stand up and speak."

"Yes." Zhang Feng stood aside, waiting for the emperor's question.

"Does he have a book that he trusts you to deliver?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, no. It's just that Mr. Meng asked me to say hello to Your Majesty on his behalf."

"But there is something else." The emperor added: "It's worth talking about."

"Your Majesty, the North is poor and there is nothing strange about it."

"You have worked hard from running around for days. Let Wei Zhishan give you a few days off. Go back and rest."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhang Feng exited the imperial study and met the prince before he had gone far.

The prince had obviously been waiting for a long time. "Vice Commander Zhang, I heard that you came back from Beishan County?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, that's right."

The prince was excited, "Can you see Meng Changqing?"

"seen."

"How is he? Is he doing well?"

Zhang Feng said: "If living in a cave and eating plain porridge can be considered a good life, then it's not bad."

"what!"

"Your Highness, the poverty in Beishan County is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. If you haven't seen it with your own eyes, it would be unbelievable." Zhang Feng bowed and saluted the prince, "Your Majesty has given me a holiday, so I will take my leave now." (End of Chapter)