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Chapter 143 Puyang Station

Wang Xian and others disembarked from the boat and arrived at Puyang Station, which is five miles away from Pujiang County. At that time, it was dark and the gate of the station was closed.But when he heard that the new Dianshi of the county came to stay, the postman hurriedly opened the door and invited everyone to enter. After a while, the postman and the postman also came to pay respects to Wang Xian.

Although everyone is not top-notch, Dian Shi is the four masters of a county, and Yicheng is a drudgery in "Bitter, Hot, Sour, Sweet", which is simply incomparable.Although this Yi Cheng surnamed Jia was old enough to be Wang Xian's uncle, he called out "Second Master" one after another, which made Wang Xian very astonished.

After getting acquainted, he said to Jia Yicheng: "Brother, don't call him the second master's name again. In case you are heard by the county magistrate..."

"Uh..." Jia Yicheng said with a look of surprise, "Second Master doesn't know yet, isn't there a county magistrate in this county?"

"Ah?" As soon as Wang Xian received the appointment, he hurried over. Don't be in a hurry, because it will be September in a blink of an eye.The old man whispered something in his ear every day, "Be sure to avoid the first month, May and September when you take office, or you will definitely suffer." "Wang Xian had no choice but to simply deal with Fuyang's affairs, and hurried to take office by boat. Fortunately, there was little fat Wu, so he could get away in a few days.

However, he was only busy with Fuyang affairs, so he really didn't know much about Pujiang.He hurriedly laughed and said: "Then there is also the master..."

"There is no master book either." Jia Yicheng said: "Except for the great master, it is the largest in the history of the classics..."

"This..." Wang Xian couldn't help being surprised: "Could it be that the registered households in this county are less than [-] miles away?" . '

One mile is 110 households, twenty miles is 2000, two hundred households, about 1 people... This kind of county abounds in the undeveloped areas of the northwest and southwest, but it is really unlikely to appear in the densely populated Jiangnan.

"This county is two hundred miles away." Jia Yicheng said with a smile.

"That's about the same as Fuyang." Wang Xiandao: "There are more than 2 households and a population of more than [-]. How can there be no Zuo Er?"

"Hehe, the imperial court's establishment of a second assistant depends on the simplicity and complexity of things." Jia Yicheng said: "The county's affairs are clear and simple, so there is no second assistant."

"How can 10 people be clean and simple?" Wang Xian couldn't help laughing and said, "I'm exhausted in Fuyang."

"Because this county has the first one in the south of the Yangtze River." Jia Yicheng couldn't help thinking to himself, this Wang Dianshi is really young and doesn't know anything.

"Oh, the Zheng family in Pujiang, I've heard of this," Wang Xian suddenly said, "I heard that it was conferred by Emperor Taizu."

"That's right." Mentioning the Zheng family, Jia Yicheng and You Rongyan said: "The Zheng family has lived together for nine generations. They are loyal, filial and righteous. It has been more than two hundred years since the Southern Song Dynasty. There are tens of thousands of people, but there has never been a man who broke the law. Daughter of remarriage. There have been more than 170 officials, all of whom are corrupt and pervert the law, and all of them are diligent and honest... Only such a family of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness can be worthy of the title of "the first family in the south of the Yangtze River" conferred by Emperor Taizu."

Wang Xian couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, the No. [-] official in the south of the Yangtze River is a hundred times stronger than himself, the "No. [-] official in the south of the Yangtze River".But why does such an awesome family have no sense of existence?Otherwise, with his keenness, he wouldn't be negligent to this extent.

"But the Zheng family is quite low-key." In order to cover up his ignorance, Wang Xian hurriedly said, "I haven't heard anything about them for many years."

"Ahem..." Jia Yicheng hesitated, and then whispered: "The Zheng family has been very quiet these years." After a pause, he quickly changed the topic and said: "But at least in this county, they still say the same thing. The government Whatever matters are explained, they will be completed without compromise, and there is no need to worry about it at all. That's why people say that it is good or bad to come to Pujiang to be an official."

"How is it good or bad?"

"The good thing is that you don't need to worry about the government. The county will pay taxes and food early, bandits will disappear, and the people will be harmonious and orderly." Jia Yicheng said: "The bad thing is that no matter how good the county is, outsiders will think it is the Zheng family's credit. It has nothing to do with the government." After a pause, he smiled wryly and said, "What's annoying is that the government and the province also see it this way."

"Okay, Emotional Pujiang County is managed by the Zheng family, and the officials are just for display, so why don't we set up a second assistant?" Wang Xianxin said that this county is really strange.

"Yes, even the old man suffered from it..." Jia Yicheng said with a wry smile, "From... the 33rd year of Hongwu, he was the magistrate of this county, and now 12 years have passed, and he is still the magistrate of this county... "Zhu Yuanzhang died in the 31st year of Hongwu, and Emperor Jianwen changed to Yuan the next year.But after Zhu Di usurped the throne, he tried to erase all traces of Jianwen, even the Jianwen year name that had been used for four years, but he just let it go.

So the first year of Jianwen became the 32nd year of Hongwu, and the second year of Jianwen became the 33rd year of Hongwu... until the 35th year of Hongwu.

"Really..." No matter how stupid Wang Xian was, he would never comment on his boss in front of his colleagues.Because rumors can change flavors, and it is unknown what will happen when they reach the magistrate's ears.Think about the county magistrate who has not been promoted for 12 years, and don't you still feel resentment against the current?He doesn't want to be someone's punching bag...

The two chatted briefly about the local conditions and customs of Pujiang County. Seeing that it was getting late, Jia Yicheng got up and said goodbye: "Second Master, let's rest early. I will send someone to report to the county early in the morning."

"Thank you." Wang Xian nodded, showing a helpless smile: "Don't call it that, I can't stand it."

"Just get used to it." Jia Yicheng smiled and exited the room.

"Second Master..." After he left, Wang Xian repeated himself softly, with a slightly smug smile on his face.

"Why don't I just call you Second Master, so happy." Ling Xiao sat aside.In order to protect Wang Xian, she decided to be wronged and continued to pretend to be his maid.But whoever expects this maid to serve tea and water will definitely be disappointed.

"What do you know?" Wang Xianle said with a chuckle, "It's like playing Pai Gow. I thought I caught a miscellaneous seven or a miscellaneous eight, but unexpectedly I caught a pair of red heads!"

Ling Xiao didn't understand Pai Gow, so he blinked at Wang Xian, but he roughly understood what he meant, so he made a profit.

Wang Xian is indeed very happy.Although a great leap from official to official has been achieved in just one year, who doesn't want to be perfect?Can the classic history of Pujiang County in Jinhua Prefecture compare with the classic history of Qiantang County in Hangzhou Prefecture?He really didn't know if that big tomorrow official was full, or if he had a grudge against him in the past life.He even said that "heroes have other important uses" in his mouth, but he dispatched himself... There is really no reason to do so.

For this reason, Wei Zhixian comforted him, how good the history is, with great power, many subordinates, and not high-end.

Wang Xian almost died of depression, looked at the teacher sadly and said, "That's all for the first few, what's so good about the last one?"

'According to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", "Wei Zhixian, oh no, now Wei Xiu wrote it, and said happily: "Officials who have not entered the stream can participate in the imperial examination!Once you enter the first-class rank, you will miss the examination room in this life. '

Wang Xian still cared about the status of that scholar, so he just used it to comfort himself.Who would have thought that this classic history of mine turned out to be the second in command of Pujiang County!Not to mention anything else, he was very happy when he thought that he would no longer have to serve the three gods.

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At noon the next day, only two clerks came late, met with the second master, and conveyed the elder master's message... When he will take office, Wang Dianshi can decide for himself.

"Then let's do it tomorrow." Wang Xian thought about it, whether it was early or late, he could make a good impression on his boss.

"This..." One of the two scribes was surnamed Zheng, and the other was also surnamed Zheng. Most of Pujiang County had this surname.The long-faced Zheng is the secretary of the ceremonial house. Hearing the words, he persuaded: "The second master should take office one day later, so that the brothers can be fully prepared."

"There's nothing to prepare for. Keep everything simple." Wang Xian said with a faint smile.

"Second Master..." Another round-faced Zheng, who is the head of the county's subordinate staff, said in a low voice: "As the saying goes in official circles, 'The fourth day of Shangguan is not auspicious, the 76th day is the most hurtful, and the 28th day is more disgusting. 28. Fools who don’t believe will suffer disaster. It is inevitable that people will die when they take office, and there must be a wound at the end of the term’... Tomorrow will be [-].”

"This is all nonsense, and I don't believe it." Wang Xian said with a straight face: "That's it, I will take office tomorrow!"

Seeing that he was so persistent, the two had no choice but to agree, and explained a few more words, explaining that a sedan chair had already arrived to pick them up, and they left.

As soon as the two left, Ling Xiao asked strangely: "Xiao Xianzi, if you don't believe in common sayings, why rush to take office before September?"

"First, I don't know if these two people made it up to deceive me. Second, even if it wasn't made up, once I say it, I can't follow them to change it." Wang Xian sighed and said, "How do subordinates treat the chief? I know best, however, that every time a new official takes office, the subordinate staff must weigh the weight first, and even some arrogant ones will be directly dismissed."

"Don't worry." Ling Xiao said very righteously: "If they dare to bully you, I will beat them!"

"I accept it with good intentions..." Wang Xian looked at her helplessly and said, "Forgot the three chapters of our agreement?"

At the beginning, he didn't want this young lady to come to Pujiang, but Ling Xiao would not listen to him, so Wang Xian had to make three agreements with her. First, he must listen to me; Let me save face... Wang Xian said otherwise I will not take you there if I kill you.

"Remember..." Ling Xiao was very trustworthy, and when he agreed at the time, he never violated it again, except for the time when his lungs exploded.She curled her lips depressedly, and said to Wang Xian with a grimace: "They want to bully you, I don't care!" After finishing speaking, she ignored him.

Wang Xian shook his head helplessly, and said to Shuai Hui: "I won't go out today, you and Erhei go to the county to see the terrain, so you can have a good idea tomorrow."

The two agreed and went out together.He came back after a while, and muttered to Wang Xian for a long time, but Wang Xian didn't seem very good-looking.

In the evening, Wang Xian borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, and invited Jia Yicheng to have a drink. When the wine was hot, Fang asked him directly: "It seems that the county has a practice of playing with classics and history?"

"It's nothing..." Jia Yicheng hurriedly shook his head and said, but he had no choice but to meet such a powerful character as Wang Xian, so he let him down after a few words.

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　Hearing that he finally made it to the list, he was in a good mood, so he decided to have a blast tomorrow.Ask for a ticket...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)