Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

With the pier in sight, Xudong walked into the cabin and reminded: "My lord, madam, the city of Xuzhou is almost here."

Gu Yunji left Beijing to take office, and did not live with Gu Kaizhen and others, so naturally he can no longer be called "Young Master".Now in this small family, he is the head of the family. Xu Dong originally wanted to call him "Master", but Gu Yunji felt that it was too awkward to be called "Master" when he was in his 20s, so he simply asked them to call him "Master" along with outsiders.Although it's a bit out of place, it's okay if you get used to it, at least it sounds more comfortable.

"Well, I see. Pack up your things and prepare to disembark."

Gu Yunji responded, stood up and stretched his waist: "After sitting on the boat for several months, not to mention my waist and back pain, I feel like my feet are floating, and I'm afraid I'll have a big somersault when I go ashore later."

Xu Shuhua answered with a smile: "Anyway, after traveling by water and land for nearly half a year, I finally arrived. Xi'er was chattering all the way to see what the Xuzhou Mansion looks like. Now that she finally arrived, she instead Fell asleep."

Gu Yunji smiled and said, "Children, she looks different from time to time. One moment she was full of energy, but the next moment she was so sleepy that she fell asleep. But it doesn't matter if she fell asleep. We just arrived, and we have a lot of things to put away. It happens to be able to concentrate on arranging affairs, so as not to be distracted by taking care of her."

Soon, the ship docked at the pier, and a group of people disembarked one after another.

After staying on the vacant boat for too long, suddenly stepping on the solid ground, Gu Yunji really didn't feel used to it, and immediately staggered under his feet, but luckily he was supported by someone.

The person who supported him was a stranger dressed as a servant. This man was full of smiles, and his attitude was very respectful: "Dare to ask, is it Mr. Gu, the general judge who came to my Xuzhou Mansion to take office?"

Gu Yunji nodded: "Yes, I am Gu Yunji, are you?"

The other party smiled even wider, and bowed to him: "I have met Mr. Gu, the younger one is a servant from the residence of Mr. Yan, the magistrate, and he is here to pick you up. You see, my lord and my fellow prefect, Mr. Chen, have been waiting for a long time. .”

Gu Yunji looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, he saw a few people standing there waiting not far away. The two leaders were wearing scarlet official robes and blue official robes respectively. They should be the prefect and fellow prefect of Xuzhou Prefecture .

Gu Yunji walked over, bowed to the two of them and saluted: "Your Majesty, Gu Yunji, I have met the prefect and the Tongzhi."

Within a prefecture, the magistrate is the highest official with a proper name, and his official rank is the fourth rank; the Tongzhi is the deputy of the magistrate, and his official rank is the fifth rank; The duty of supervision, the official rank is six grades.

The magistrate and Tongzhi are not only the judges, but also the core officials who manage a state capital. Gu Yunji will probably not be able to avoid these two people in his future work, and it is necessary to have a good relationship with them.

The magistrate Yan Zhengqian quickly helped him up, showing great enthusiasm: "Oh, Mr. Gu is so polite, we will be colleagues in the future, there is no need to be so polite."

Regarding Yan Zhengqian, the magistrate, Gu Yunji had some basic understanding of him. He knew that he was born in Juren. He was in his 40s and had served as the prefect of Xuzhou for six years. This year was his third term.

According to the system of the Great Xia Dynasty, a term of three years is a term for local officials, and they can serve three consecutive terms at most. If there is no accident, Yan Zhengqian will be transferred from the Syrian state capital in three years.

After Gu Yunji thought about it silently, his eyes fell on the man next to him who seemed to be a few years older than Yan Zhengqian—this Tongzhi lord, there is very little information recorded by the government, and Gu Yunji doesn't know much about him .

Yan Zhengqian introduced at the right time: "This is Mr. Chen Xunzhou, an out-and-out native of Xuzhou Prefecture. He was originally an official of the government. .Coincidentally, the former Tongzhi was promoted and transferred away a few years ago, so he was temporarily replaced, and has been working until now."

No wonder there is so little information recorded by the government. It turns out that he was not born in the imperial examination, and even the identity of the supervisor was paid for later. Even the current official position is not official, which is equivalent to "dai Tongzhi".

After hearing about Chen Xunzhou's background, Gu Yunji was still very polite on his face, and said sincerely: "It turned out to be a fellow acquaintance with Mr. Chen, and the next official is polite. The next official is young, and has just been involved in local government affairs. He is not familiar with many things in the local area. In the future, he must I count on you to make more points."

Seeing that Gu Yunji had a good attitude and didn't have the slightest arrogance from the capital, Chen Xunzhou's impression of him immediately improved a lot, and he said with a smile: "It's easy to say, Mr. Gu is too polite. I heard that Mr. Gu is young and promising, and looks good. Seeing him today really deserves his reputation."

The Great Xia Dynasty had a vast territory, and there were countless officials, large and small. The [-] Jinshi who passed the examination in each session were the most elite group of officials, which could not meet the huge demand for officials at all.

In many remote and backward places like Xuzhou Prefecture, most of the officials are candidate candidates for high positions, or local gentry from low-level officials, and there are only a few serious Jinshi.

Like Gu Yunji, who was hand-picked by the emperor and a "future prime minister" who was born in the Imperial Academy, he was respected by people no matter where he went, and he was usually the "Jin Miaomiao" who had to stay in the capital and be protected. ".Now he is sent to the southwestern city of Xuzhou, which is no different from a doctoral student from the north of Qing Dynasty going to the countryside to become a village official, and his rarity is comparable to that of giant pandas.

Yan Zhengqian and Chen Xunzhou had never been with such a person before. Their attitude towards Gu Yunji was warm and cautious. Seeing that he was polite and approachable, he was not the kind of noble and conceited son they imagined, so they immediately fell silent. He breathed a sigh of relief, and the compliment became more sincere.

Yan Zhengqian wished to praise him from head to toe: "I never thought that Mr. Gu is such a good-looking talent, with extraordinary bearing, he is worthy of being the candidate hand-picked by His Majesty, with Pan An's appearance on the outside, beautiful talent on the inside, good behavior and gentle personality, worthy Let the scholars of the world lead by example!"

Gu Yunji could hear goosebumps all over his body, and quickly said: "Master Yan is too famous. Anyway, since the subordinate officials are now in Xuzhou Prefecture, they are colleagues of the two adults, so how can it be called an example? You're absurd."

Yan Zhengqian said: "Since we are colleagues, we should get along with each other naturally. Those who are dismissed from office or not are just hypocritical. Master Chen and I don't care about it. Today Master Gu arrived for the first time, and we prepared a table in the restaurant. You take the wind and wash away the dust, and I hope Mr. Gu will show you face."

Gu Yunji refused and said: "I appreciate the kindness of the two adults, but I have just arrived in the Xuzhou government, and the affairs are complicated, and the family has not settled down yet. Let it be another day, and I will have a banquet for the two adults, okay? ?”

It was only then that Yan Zhengqian noticed Xu Shuhua and the others following behind Gu Yunji, and immediately slapped his head: "Look at my brain, it's because I didn't think carefully, Mr. Gu is not to blame. Mr. Gu has been exhausted all the way, so let's take a good rest. Let’s meet again some other day.”