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Chapter 499

One year passed, and in the spring of the second year, Cui Pu's family set off from Guangzhou again to Liangzhou, which was located at the northernmost tip of the New Tang Dynasty.

This road is wobbly, from watching the flowers and plants in the south competing to spit out green and blooming bright and dazzling flowers, to the flowers and grass on the roadside slowly spit out a little green, and after entering Gansu, there is almost no green on the road , only the dry loess under the feet, and the yellow sand all over the sky.

From time to time, a strong gust of wind blew up, and the maids and servants hurriedly lowered the car windows and covered the car curtains tightly, but they still couldn't resist the power of the wind and sand.After every gust of wind, everyone felt that their mouths were full of sand, not to mention the carriages and horses, and it took half a day to clean each time.Even the eldest lady who loves riding horses the most has changed her temperament of showing off her power on horseback, obediently hiding in the carriage and snuggling up next to Mu Jiaojiao.

After finally reaching the territory of Liangzhou, Cui Pu and his party were already real servants of the world.

Twenty miles outside Liangzhou city, Liangzhou Sima, Liangzhou magistrate and others have already led a crowd to wait here.

"Inspector Cui, we have been waiting for several months, and we are looking forward to your arrival!" When Cui Pu's horse arrived, Sima Zhan Mingcheng came up to greet him and saluted respectfully.

Cui Pu got off his horse and greeted them one by one. Then they got on their horses again, entered Liangzhou City, and went to the governor's mansion.

After entering the governor's mansion, he took out the appointment documents from the official department, checked them one by one, and then received the governor's seal, and his identity as the governor of Liangzhou was confirmed.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Zhifu Sima and the others, the group of people said their goodbyes knowingly, allowing them to rest at ease.Sima also intimately told Cui Pu that he would bring his wife to visit Mu Jiaojiao tomorrow.

The Governor's Mansion was tidy inside and out, but inside it was empty everywhere, waiting for its new owner to fill it up.It can be seen that people have been coming to clean up these days.

The red bean and mung bean sisters just got out of the car, and ordered people to arrange it inside and out.Soon the bedrooms of Cui Pu Mujiaojiao and several children were tidied up.The fire was regenerated in the kitchen, water was boiled for them to bathe and change clothes, the family had another meal together, and the four children went back to their room to rest tired.

Cui Pu and Mu Jiaojiao were also exhausted.

It's just that when they first arrived here, they were still a little excited and unfamiliar, and they couldn't fall asleep even if they were lying on the bed.

The husband and wife snuggled together quietly, and Mu Jiaojiao suddenly talked to him about what happened just now. "I didn't expect that Zhan Sima and Yuan Zhifu would be so warm and respectful to you. Especially Zhan Sima, his thoughtfulness almost made me think he was your old subordinate."

Sima is the deputy governor, the deputy governor of the governor.This Zhan Sima will be Cui Pu's direct subordinate in the future.

"What you want to remind me is to be straightforward, do we still need to beat around the bush?" Cui Pu whispered.

"Hey, did you find out too?" Mu Jiaojiao immediately blinked, looking surprised.

Cui Pu scolded lightly. "At any rate, I have been in the officialdom for more than ten years. If I don't even have this kind of wink, how can I do it? This Zhan Sima looks extremely affectionate on the surface, but the hatred in his eyes It's also clearly written. He thinks I'm stupid, can't you see it? I've seen this kind of good old man who pretends to be submissive!"

Among them, the leader is Hejian County King, and that is the leader who has a different heart.After dealing with that person, Zhan Sima's behavior now looks like a little baby deliberately playing tricks with an adult in his eyes, and that little thought can be seen through at a glance.

The reason why he didn't expose him was that at least this person personally took someone to pick him up outside the city and made a lively start for his career in Liangzhou, so he wanted to give him face.

After hearing this, Mu Jiaojiao smiled and said, "This is the first time you two met, but I saw him look at you with hatred. Guess why?"

"What else can it be for, either for money or for fame." Cui Pu waved his hand, "I'll ask someone to check it later and I'll find out."

Mu Jiaojiao nodded. "Let Zhao Liu and the others go!"

"You can arrange this!" Cui Pu nodded, expressing his agreement.

These years, Zhao Tian and his son have been by their side.When he was in Yangzhou back then, Cui Pu really married him a powerful woman, who managed him tightly all these years.Even the uncle Zhao Tian was taken aback by his daughter-in-law. The father and son are much more honest now.Under the supervision of the powerful lady, they obediently go to the government to work every day. After receiving the monthly salary, they hand it over to the powerful lady, and then the powerful lady arranges food and lodging.

However, this lady is very powerful, but her way of managing the family is not ordinary.In the past few years of her marriage to Zhao Liu, not only did she give him two sons, but the Zhao family's family business also seemed to be improving.Therefore, Zhao Tian and his son ran out to find people to complain about being abused, and outsiders scolded them for being ignorant of good and evil.After a long time, they stopped barking.After Aunt Zhao learned that the father and son's life is getting better and better, she no longer pays attention to the complaining letter written by her younger brother. Instead, she teaches them a lesson like a sister, telling him to live in peace and carry forward the old Zhao family.

Now that even the most powerful backing has collapsed, they can only honestly do some odd jobs under Cui Pu's men to earn money.It's just that dogs can't change eating shit. The father and son would gamble a few times when the lady is not paying attention. Wherever they go, they will steal a little when they see good things. They have been caught by the housekeeper several times. Mu Jiaojiao naturally They were also severely punished without mercy.Now they are scared when they see Mu Jiaojiao, even more scared than Cui Pu.

Now Mu Jiaojiao asked them to go to work, they dare not not go.What's more, this is work under orders, and there will be rewards if you do it well.Mu Jiaojiao has always been generous when it comes to rewarding servants, because powerful ladies take good care of their father and son, they are often called by Mu Jiaojiao to talk and give rewards.This also caused the powerful lady to manage them more and more confidently, and the father and son could only complain in their hearts.

On the second day, Zhan Sima came to visit again with his wife.

Mu Jiaojiao received Mrs. Zhan Sima, and there were two sisters standing beside her, the eldest lady and the younger lady.

When Mrs. Zhan Sima saw the pair of sisters, she began to yell: "What a beautiful pair of sisters! Mrs. Governor, you really know how to give birth. Look at this pair of little ladies. They are so well born. It's amazing. If you don't open your eyes, you will like it no matter how you look at it. You and Cui Jieshi are really blessed!"

Mu Jiaojiao nodded with a smile. "Mrs. Zhan Sima, you and Zhan Sima are also good-looking, and the young ladies in the house must be well-born as well."

"Hey, how can those in my family compare with the young ladies in Mrs. Governor's house? Their demeanor alone is ten thousand miles away!" Mrs. Zhan Sima smiled, and quickly took out a meeting gift to the two sisters.

The eldest lady took it with her younger sister, and then respectfully saluted and thanked her.

Mrs. Zhan Sima was full of praise for their etiquette.

When the two sisters saw the guests, they were surrounded by maids and wet nurses and went out to play.Mrs. Zhan Sima came to Mu Jiaojiao's side again, and said with a cautious look: "But Mrs. Governor, I didn't scare you. The two young ladies in your family were born so well, you must take care of them." Take a good look. This Liangzhou is no different than other places. It’s a mess here! From time to time, there will be robbers on the street, robbing people and wealth. The two young ladies are born like flower bones, really one in a million They look good, they will definitely attract attention when walking on the street. You must take care of them, and you must not let those thieves succeed!"

"Really? The thieves here are so rampant?" Mu Jiaojiao seemed surprised.

"Isn't it? That group of people are so bold that they don't care who you are or what your background is! Anyway, they fell in love with them, so they stretched out their hands to kidnap people, and then took them out of Liangzhou. People from the Western Regions, Qiang people, and others There are Hu people and Turkic people. They drilled into the crowd, but they couldn't find anyone. The previous governor, Da Langjun, was given to the police by a Qiang because he quarreled with someone on the street over a jar of wine. Stabbed to death with a knife, the murderer has not been found yet!"

"That's really messy enough." Mu Jiaojiao nodded.

"Yeah, yeah, we live here very carefully, and we don't dare to be hostile to others, for fear that something will happen if we are not careful one day. We all look forward to going back to our hometown in full health." Mrs. Zhan Sima said, and suddenly laughed again, "But it's okay, isn't Governor Cui here now? We heard that he made great achievements in suppressing robbers when he was in Guangzhou, so he must be here In Liangzhou, he will definitely not let the situation in front of him continue to be chaotic. Now, the people of Liangzhou will live a clean life!"

Mu Jiaojiao raised his eyebrows. "Who told you this?"

"Now the whole Liangzhou city has spread! Who doesn't know Cui Shishi's name now? The good deeds he did in Yangzhou and Guangzhou have been compiled into books and told in teahouses. Every time As long as you talk about Governor Cui, the teahouse is full of people!" Madam Zhan Sima said with a smile.

"So that's the case." Mu Jiaojiao nodded.

In the afternoon, Zhan Sima and his wife left, and Zhao Liu also came.

"Lang Jun, my lady, I have found it! It turns out that Zhan Sima has been in Liangzhou for almost 20 years. He climbed up from the lowest level of documents, and climbed to this position step by step. He is almost the same as the officials of the entire Liangzhou government. They all know each other very well. The previous governor also had a very good relationship with him. I heard... I just heard that before resigning, the previous governor confided that he wanted to recommend him to take over as governor. Who knows, the court Suddenly ordered to transfer you, Mr. Lang, and he will continue to stay in Sima's position."

"I see." Cui Pu nodded, then waved him down to receive the reward.

Zhao Liu hurriedly went happily.

Then Cui Pu turned his head to Mu Jiaojiao and pouted: "Look, it is because of the official position again. Why do you think Li Linfu is so poisonous? Last time in Guangzhou, it was not enough to set so many stumbling blocks for me. Things have gotten worse! If Governor Wei and Envoy Pei Jinglue thought that I took some food from them before, now in Zhan Sima's view, I'm killing him! It's no wonder he won't fight me! "

From Sima to governor, it is only one step away, but it will take at least three years to complete this step.Moreover, if it hadn't been for Li Linfu's obstruction, he would already be living in this mansion to show off his might.But now, he is still aggrieved and shrunk in his previous position, and he has to force a smile on himself, a new assassin who doesn't understand anything. Just thinking about it makes him feel bored.

Mu Jiaojiao was also unable to support his forehead. "Mrs. Zhan Sima has already shown her performance today."

"What's going on?" Cui Pu asked hurriedly.

Mu Jiaojiao then repeated the words Mrs. Zhan Sima threatened her.

After Cui Pu heard this, he sneered again. "This couple is really good! The man is at the front analyzing the situation and making suggestions for me, and he is doing his best. But the woman is at the back to shake the morale of the army and scare you in every way. If you are really those pampered women in Chang'an City, just I was so scared that I packed my bags and ran away in a hurry! At that time, I will also gain a reputation of being dragged down by ignorant women and children, and our reputation will be ruined!"

Mu Jiaojiao smiled slightly. "Actually, it's quite interesting when you think about it carefully. Isn't it?"

"It's quite interesting." Cui Pu said, "The murderous intentions are everywhere just after arriving here, it's really hard for people not to cheer up and do things!"

The husband and wife were talking, when they heard the youngest son outside shouting: "Mr., my lady, Deputy Guo is here!"

Guo Ziyi is here!
Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu were both overjoyed, they quickly put Zhan Sima's affairs aside, and greeted them out quickly.

(End of this chapter)