fake prince

Chapter 1217 Sun Dewen

His family name was Xu Yu, and he was silently told that this person was born in a family, but he studied with the magistrate Xu, and he was regarded as a companion, but he actually studied very well.

According to the law of the imperial court, those who sell themselves into slavery cannot take the imperial examination, and those who have redeemed their bodies can only farm and earn a living, and they are not allowed to take the exam to become an official.

However, the magistrate Xu himself is a Jinshi, so there is not much to be suspicious of, and because Xu Yulian was not allowed to be an official for three generations, he can be appointed with confidence and relatively trusted.

Moreover, Xu Yu has been redeemed, and now he is considered a commoner, but he is actually a half-counselor, so he can speak freely.

Just when Xu Yu was about to speak, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes outside the ox cart following him.

Their ox cart was also followed by knights, but the rush of horseshoes was not stopped, and they came close, which was enough to show that the people who came were their own.

Sure enough, soon someone outside the ox cart hurriedly reported: "My lord, Taisun is almost at the pier, already fifty miles away!"

Inside the bullock cart, family member Xu Yu opened his mouth and immediately looked at the magistrate.

After listening to Master Xu, he laughed instead, stroked his beard with a sense of pride: "Sure enough, God helped me, grandson is here!"

"The boat travels very fast, and it will arrive in half an hour. You don't need to go back to the house, just go directly to the pier!"

"Notify the county officials and welcome them together."

After finishing this sentence, he continued to order: "Go back and ask Mr. Zhang to go to the pier with him to welcome the great grandson together!"

Immediately there was the sound of horseshoes from near to far, and they turned back to inform Zhang Dai.

Xu Zhifu smiled slightly, on the way to the pier, he seemed in a very good mood.

"Master, why do you want to participate in this matter?" Xu Yu was silent for a long time, and asked: "With your talents, you don't need to do this."

"I'm in a cocoon." Xu Zhifu looked a little confused, thought for a while, and said for a long time: "You also know that when I read history books, I found that it is difficult for young officials to die well."

"It's not just luck."

"This dynasty is still young, and there are not many examples. There are many examples in the previous dynasty. Some of them were young and became officials of the fourth or fifth rank. Even those who were public ministers, without exception, were ruined. The sea sank and floated several times, and the process was thrilling."

"I thought about it carefully and found out that officials have a lifespan."

"Since ancient times, prime ministers have not allowed it for ten years, and in fact, the ministers of border divisions have not allowed it for ten years."

"If you want to become a public minister without any merit or demerit, you have to calculate the time well. Six years as a county road, six years as a prefecture, ten years as a border minister, and ten years as a public minister. A total of 32 years, you can almost retire from office."

"And if you arrive at Gongqing very early, at the age of 40 or 30, you can be in charge of the government for [-] to [-] years. Whoever the king can tolerate will die without a place to bury him."

"I don't want to sacrifice my life for the country, but I just want to live a prosperous and safe life, so I gave in and went to work in a local place. I respect the heavens, fear my fate, and be careful so that I can be safe. I don't think my calculations are wrong, but Shen If there are too many Lun County mansions, it will really become an exodus from the court, and it will be a bit difficult to enter the frontier ministers and ministers, so I have no choice but to submit a certificate to open the way to enter the court."

When Xu Zhifu said this, it seemed that every sentence hit Xu Yu's heart like a heavy hammer. He was naturally intelligent, and he only hated that he was a lowly student and could not take the imperial examination.

"It turns out that when the master went to work in other places, he wanted to serve as a minister without merit or demerit."

"With such knowledge, there are so many heroes in the world!"

Xu Yu knew in his heart that this was because he was a son of a family, with a humble family background, and he was not allowed to take the imperial examination for three generations, so he heard about it.

"But master, even if this is the case, there is no need to target the grandson, he is expected to ascend the throne, what will the master do then?"

"It's really up to me. Don't take me as a god, my master. My tutor is someone from the emperor. It's just arranged by the higher authorities. I can only play this role, and I can't choose it." Xu Zhifu smiled wryly.

"You can only leave some leeway for the future when you do your errands well."

Xu Yu's heart sank, but he had nothing to say when he saw the pier arrived.

From hearing the news to turning the ox cart to the pier, the journey is not too far.

The big river that runs through Zhizhilu County is not far from the Fucheng, and it is only five miles away from the city gate. Although the grandson is notified, in fact, the notification must be communicated at least one hour in advance. Officials in the prefecture and nearby county magistrates don't have to come.

When Xu Zhifu arrived, seeing most of the officials coming, they bowed one after another. Xu Zhifu returned the salute with his jaw and asked an official, "Is the guard of honor ready?"

"I received the notice ten days ago, and I have already prepared it, and now I am ready."

"Even if it's Yezhi, everything is ready."

"That's good." Xu Zhifu finally calmed down. Seeing that the sky was clear at this time, there were still a few traces of sunset glow, and the canal was wide, he was relieved. After scanning and looking around, he found that all the officials had arrived , even Zhang Dai came, hurried over, his face was a little tired, and there was an imperceptible smile across his face.

Baili waterway, welcome at every stop, but this is a necessary pomp for the prince to travel!
If the emperor goes on tour, the situation will be bigger and the procedures will be more complicated. It is possible to wait at the pier a few days in advance.

This just made the officials of the whole county blow a little wind on the pier, which is quite "sympathetic".

The night wind was a bit chilly, and the wind smelled damp even more. The watchman pointed and said, "My lord, look, the Taisun fleet is coming!"

"Well, I saw it too." Xu Zhifu looked from a distance, and the officials could see clearly that the warships arrived first, and there were many armors among the banners, and then the fleet covered the entire river with mighty power, and all the officials followed suit. stand.

Both Xu Zhifu and Zhang Dai were neatly dressed, standing in front of the officials, looking at the approaching fleet with different expressions.

The rest of the officials who were relatively close to each other saw the expressions of these two adults and exchanged winks, so they didn't hear any conflicts between the two before. Some don't deal with it.

Seeing Xu Zhifu, still in the usual appearance in the past, he looked gentle and amiable, but Zhang Dai's face was livid, and he stood with Xu Zhifu without saying a word, so Xu Zhifu looked over occasionally, and he also looked straight ahead, Motionless, like a stone statue.

It really echoed what an adult said before, this deputy imperial envoy Zhang is really smelly and hard!
The officials next to each other could see clearly under the lantern, and felt like grass had grown in their hearts, but they didn’t dare to whisper to others, they were so close, if any of the two heard it, it’s nothing now, Who knows if it will cause a stumbling block and cause some trouble in the future?

The officials who were far away didn't have so many worries. Even if the two looked back, so many people were whispering together, how could they know who was talking?
The law does not blame the public!
I was really caught talking about it, so many people are muttering together, so why would I go to trouble someone specifically?
Therefore, the lower-ranking officials were even more fearless, and they all talked in low voices before Taisun's fleet pulled over.

One of them murmured to his familiar colleague next to him: "What's the matter with you two? I heard before that, isn't the magistrate Xu and this deputy imperial envoy Zhang a teacher? This shouldn't be some kind of relationship. Why does it look like fire and water are incompatible? This is really puzzling."

His colleague knew a little bit of the inside story, and snorted: "What do you think is the reason? It's not about the money!"

"Yinzi? How does this have something to do with silver?" Hearing what the colleague said, the former was even more puzzled.

"You don't know, just now, the magistrate Xu heard that Mr. Zhang is coming, so he immediately went to meet the wind. Seeing this poor man of the same year, he lived in a post all the way here, is he a bit unbearable?"

"and then?"

"The magistrate Xu gave condolences and gave 100 taels of silver. Guess what happened?"

The former is now clear: "It must be rejected. Hey, Mr. Zhang, I have always heard that his character is too straightforward, but I didn't expect to refuse even this? This is a bit unreasonable."

"It's more than just a refusal. I've heard that, and I've also heard that Master Zhang threw away the hundred taels of silver that the magistrate gave him, which made him lose face. This is more than unreasonable." , this is simply too unreasonable!"

Of course, what this person said has also been embellished.

Although Zhang Dai refused the gift of money, he really didn't do anything to throw the money out directly, but everyone in the world felt that he was unreasonable, so naturally his thinking became more ruthless, as if this was more in line with this person's personality .

"Although this is true, it is not the key."

"Master Xu knows that he has a violent personality, so he came to persuade him specially. The investigation also has to pay attention to the official rules and the overall situation of the court. The face of the emperor and grandson is important, so we can't be willful."

"As a result, this person was furious, so he threw out both the prefect Xu and the money."

"What, don't you even want the rules and the overall situation?" The officials were dumbfounded, and turned to look at Zhang Dai, as if they were looking at a monster.

Among the crowd, a fellow acquaintance also talked about this with others, and couldn't help but shook his head: "This kind of people are really unbearable to associate with, dare not associate with!"

Tongzhi was very close to the prefect Xu and Zhang Dai, and the people around him either stood quietly or talked in a low voice. It was the first time that he suddenly raised his voice and deliberately amplified it like this.

Even the colleague who was talking to him just now was taken aback by the suddenly amplified voice, and looked a little puzzled, as if asking, what are you doing?

This kind of thing is on the bright side, isn't this going to offend Zhang Dai to death?
Although Zhang Dai is poor and has always been a lonely official in the officialdom, he is also a deputy imperial envoy after all, so there is no need to offend someone who has little to do with him!
Even if Master Zhang doesn't have the right to do something to a colleague, but...

Just when others were thinking this way, Zhang Dai was still looking ahead, but his eyes were already blazing. Obviously he heard what this fellow confidant said, and suddenly shouted: "Sun Dewen!"

With this sound, the group of people who had gradually quieted down suddenly held their breath.

Sun Dewen.

(End of this chapter)