Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 252
"Hahahahaha..."

"Pooh……"

"Huh?" Xu Qing touched his pocket, sighed and said, "The betel nut is gone again."

In less than two hours, Xu Qing chewed all the dozens of betel nuts in his bag.This betel nut is soft, although it is chewed a lot, it does not hurt at all.

"Boring, why don't you come..." Xu Qing rested his chin and looked at the endless snowy field. He had made an agreement with his guards that the county government would definitely send someone over before it got dark.

"Hey?" A guard pointed strangely at the two slowly rising signs in the distance and said, "My lord, there are people coming from there!"

Xu Qingteng stood up and took a look, only to see that on the two signs, one said quiet, and the other said avoidance.

The second card gradually reveals the whole picture, and I can see that it is followed by the official title card, and after that, there are government servants holding iron chains, wooden sticks, sheath whips, pumpkins, tail guns, black fans, yellow umbrellas...

Xu Qing couldn't help sighing as he looked at it. As a county uncle, he only brought a few more guards with him when he went out.But at the magistrate level, there are so many flashy things, Xu Qing secretly vowed in his heart that next time he comes out, he must have such a big show, and it is best to bring a few tigers and leopards out for a stroll.

In addition to the accompanying guard of honor, Xu Qing heard a "bang" sound, and there was even a "gong to clear the way".

State and county officials ring gongs when they go out, and they hit three or seven gongs, which are called three-stick gongs and seven-stick gongs, which means "quick avoidance" and "military and civilian people all avoid".

If civil officials at the Taoist government level travel, they will strike nine times, which is called the Nine Stick Gong, which means "officials, soldiers and civilians all avoid".When the senior officials who restrain the military officers come out, they have to hit eleven gongs, which means "civil and military officials, soldiers and civilians all avoid them".

There are also vassal kings, top officials, etc., who play thirteen gongs when they travel, which means "all civil and military officials, officials, soldiers, and people, all avoid them."

Xu Qing heard the sound of the gong, and also heard someone shouting in accordance with the rhythm of the gong: "If a gentleman is not serious, he will not be powerful".

The "seven gongs" played seven times when the county magistrate travels, can only shout the seven-character sentence "A gentleman is not serious if he is not powerful" according to the rhythm; Don't be aggressive, be respectful and peaceful"; the governor shouted "respect and trust, use frugally and love people, and make the people timely".

This Luo county is just a lower county, and the county magistrate ranks eighth rank, which is only comparable to the rank of county lieutenants in other counties.According to the usual practice, he could only hit the three gongs and shout the words "quickly avoid".Calling seven now is beyond the standard.But Luo County is high and the emperor is far away, and he is going to the countryside. The county magistrate is already a top-ranking official, and no one will feel bad even if the gong is played thirteen times.

Xu Qing looked at the magistrate and his party who were getting closer, and had already sent someone to call the villagers here.Before the county magistrate arrived, Father Lobu took the young men of the village and guarded the door with a hunting bow and hatchet.

Xu Qing asked Lobu's father to order betel nuts, sat down and chewed carefully, feeling the sweetness and fragrance.When he stood up again, the gong sounded at the door.

"Master magistrate is here!" An angry voice shouted: "Call the witch mother, the village elders, all the elders of the clan come out to see the magistrate!"

Father Lobu wanted to go out, Xu Qing stopped him, and turned back to the outside: "The village old witches are not in the village, and the village elders can't speak Chinese. If I come out to pay a visit, I'm afraid I'll neglect the county magistrate."

There was a silence outside the door, and the voice shouted again: "Then send the most competent person in your village to come out, and the county master has something important to discuss."

At this time, Xu Qing let go of Lobu's father and whispered a few words in his ear.I saw Lobu's old man stepping forward and shouting: "Master County, if you come here on weekdays, our village dare not do our best to respect you, but today we can't..."

"Hmph! Why can't it work, I see that there is something tricky in your dilapidated village!" Chen Zhixian stepped out of the sedan chair, pointed at the people in the village and cursed.

Father Lobu continued to accompany Zui: "Oh, I've been wronged, Mr. County, it's not me who disrespects you. If you don't bring some gifts today, it's really hard to enter this door!"

Chen Zhixian was stunned for a moment, unable to understand Father Lobu's words.I was still muttering in my heart, it is always a place to pick up guests on weekdays, and I refused people on the grounds of poor preparation, how could I blame the guests for not being prepared today.Could it be that the Luo people spoke Chinese and made a slip of the tongue?
Yes, it must have been a slip of the tongue. This group of snails tried to send me money when they were about to die, but they said the wrong thing.But I, the magistrate of Chen County, am about to become a fairy. If money, rice, land, and vulgar things prevaricate me, wouldn't you scold me back then?

Thinking of this, Chen Zhixian was so angry that he said righteously: "You are so courageous, you dare to bribe me even now!"

Father Lobu pretended to be aggrieved and said, "Master Zhixian, you are really wronged. I am not trying to bribe you."

Magistrate Chen became even angrier when he heard this. You want to bribe because you know you will cause trouble. You are afraid of magistrate Chen, and now you are not even prepared to offer bribes. Don’t you think that magistrate Chen is not in your eyes?Hmph, this immortal is going to become an immortal, so how dare you ignore him!

Chen Zhixian said angrily: "This Luotou village is sheltering criminals and intends to cause chaos. Come and take it down for me!"

"Hey!" All the yamen servants raised the water and fire sticks.

"Don't wow..." Father Lobu shouted: "We also have high-ranking officials in our village, and there are also high-ranking officials! If anyone collides, he can't afford to walk around..."

"What? Are there other officials in Luotou Village?" Chen Zhixian hesitated. Although he was "almost" to become a fairy, he still didn't make it, did he?Since it is still a mortal body, it should be cautious.If you really meet other officials, it's not easy to offend.

But the magistrate of Chen County didn't seem to be as many officials as there could be in Luotou Village, at most they were sent by other counties or the state, or they just passed by on business.

He said disdainfully: "What rank is the official in the village? Don't you know who is big and who is small..."

After Chen Zhixian looked down on Lobu's father, all the yamen servants also laughed a few times in response to the occasion.

Father Lobu laughed, this time it was his governor Chen Zhixian, he said: "I'm over sixty, how old are you, the bridge I've crossed is longer than the road you walk, you say I don't share Qing size?"

Chen Zhixian tried his best but couldn't think of any high-ranking officials passing by. He only thought that Lobu's father had swollen his face to pretend to be a fat man, and he was putting on airs there. !"

Father Lobu shook his head and said, "Little baby, among other things, at least this one from Luotou Village is more than twice as big as you."

Seeing that he was still the same, Chen Zhixian said impatiently: "I'll give you three breaths, if you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for hitting you eighty times!"

Father Lobu said slowly: "The one who lives in my village was appointed by the holy majesty to bestow the fish talisman and seal the title of county uncle. Now he is ordered to return to the court to report on his duties, the governor of Cangzhou, Mr. Xu Qingxu!"

When Chen Zhixian heard this, he opened his mouth and couldn't close it.Mr. Xu, governor of Cangzhou, he has heard of it for a long time!

(End of this chapter)