When his father Qian Song evaluated Qian Xun, he always said that his son was good, well-behaved and sensible, and knew that he could make progress and have a future.It's just that I don't have a brain, I can't understand people's eyes, and I'm very nervous, otherwise I wouldn't do such a thing as proposing to someone's daughter in front of Xu Chengyu.

Afterwards, Qian Xun received a lot of scolding and earnest lectures from his father, and then he slowly realized how extremely rude his behavior was.On the one hand, he was anxious and fearful of making Xu Shuhua dislike him. On the other hand, he had other whims and planned to ask his father to come to propose marriage after a while when the Xu family's anger subsided.

However, not long after, Qian Xun received news that broke his heart - Xu Shuhua and Xu Chengyu's disciple Gu Yunji were engaged.

Hearing that his beloved woman was about to marry someone else, Qian Xun was heartbroken and grieved, but soon realized another fact: Is the person Xu Shuhua was going to marry Gu Yunji?On the day when he and his father came to propose marriage, Gu Yunji watched him express his love for Xu Shuhua at the Xu family?
In an instant, Qian Xun was struck by thunder, as if lightning struck his mind, and his mind went blank.

Qian Xun later learned from the gossips of the maids that Xu Chengyu had already set his sights on his proud disciple Gu Yunji as his son-in-law, and wanted to marry his daughter Xu Shuhua to him, so he prepared for him to win the gold medal, so that the two of them could go smoothly. Get married.

Now even if Qian Xun had no brains, he could understand what a ridiculous thing he had done - proposing to Xu Shuhua in front of Xu Chengyu was nothing, proposing in front of his fiancé was the real deal. The embarrassment of having no place to be ashamed of.

For a long time after that, not to mention Qian Xun, even Qian Song felt that he was too embarrassed to see anyone, and had to avoid Xu Shujing and the Gu family when going to court.

The timeline is pulled back to the present. Several years have passed. Qian Xun thinks that he has made great progress and is no longer the stupid young boy with no strength.

Now he is an official of the imperial court, and even a special envoy sent by His Majesty to check on the drought situation in Shuzhong. He is busy with official duties, and any embarrassing personal feelings have to be pushed to the back. The most important thing is to complete the errands assigned by Emperor Jingfeng.

He can be fair, impartial, and treat everyone and everything in a fair and objective manner, even if the other person is Gu Yunji - at least that's what Qian Xun thinks.

After ending the conversation between the farmers, Qian Xun and his party walked to several places and found several people to ask similar questions.The answers I got were all the same. They all said that the drought was serious, that in Chen Xunzhou's fish and meat village, the rent was high, that the potatoes were high-yielding and that there were thousands of good potatoes, and they also praised Gu Yunji in passing.

Apart from that incident that year, Qian Xun didn't know much about Gu Yunji. What impressed him most was that he was the crown prince of their imperial examination that year. He seemed to be very popular with the emperor. Later, for unknown reasons, he was suddenly transferred to the southwest. Xuzhou Prefecture served as general judge, and no news about him was heard after that.

Listening to the people praising Gu Yunji in all kinds of ways now made Qian Xun a little curious. He wanted to see what this diligent and caring Lord Tongsuan looked like now.

After walking around the outskirts of Xuzhou Prefecture, Qian Xun had a rough idea. Then he took a group of people to Xuzhou Prefecture Yamen, preparing to communicate with local officials.

Outside the government office, Qian Xun showed his identity badge and the court's approval to the government servant at the door, and said: "I am Qian Xun, the head of the Ministry of Rites and the special envoy to Shuzhong. I have been ordered by His Majesty to come to Sichuan to find out the drought situation and supervise the local area. Administrative management of officials. I am here in Xuzhou Prefecture and I am here to communicate with the magistrate, Tongzhi and other officials. Please inform me."

The yamen servants stood guard at the gate of the yamen every day. Except for Gu Yunji and others, they had never seen any high-ranking officials, let alone the special envoys who came to inspect on the emperor's order.He was confused for a moment, looked at Qian Xun, and looked over and over again at the identity token and the official documents from the court.

Zhao Ying looked amused and reminded: "You don't have to read it, it's true. If you dare to falsify the approval document from the imperial court, don't you want your head?" After the Yamen inspection, there was no problem, and his attitude immediately became respectful, and he stepped forward and bowed: "I have met Mr. Qian, but the officials of our government office are not here for the time being. Why don't you come in and sit for a while while I go to find the official to receive you?"

Qian Xun frowned slightly: "In a government, the three positions of magistrate, co-prefect, and magistrate are the most important. As a special envoy, although I am not as good as the imperial envoy, and I need officials to kneel down to greet me, but at least I still have the emperor. How can I interact with a seventh-grade pusher when my life is on my side?"

"This is not only a slight to His Majesty and me, but also disrespect to the governor of Xuzhou Prefecture. Where have all your officers gone? Prefect, Tongzhi, and Magistrate. There are at least three people in these three positions. How can it be possible that none of them are here?"

The yamen servant smiled apologetically and said, "Sir, we don't mean to be negligent, but the three officials of our yamen are really not here. Both Yan Zhifu and Chen Tongzhi went to Chengdu Prefecture to report to the Chief Envoy on the summer tax collection. And we, Gu Tongpan, visit the people all the year round to observe the people's sentiments and seldom stay in the government office. We left the city early this morning."

Qian Xun said: "The prefect and the co-prefect are on official business, let's not mention it for now. What's going on with your interrogation? The prefect and co-prefect are not here. As the co-prefect, he should be in charge of the government office. How can he run around all the time? Is this correct? Violates court regulations!"

The Yamen servant had previously doubted the authenticity of Qian Xun and others' identities, but now it was confirmed without a doubt. After all, there were many officials who spoke in official style, but no local officials except Beijing officials who followed the rules and regulations of the imperial court and the public service system would speak like this.

The local area is not as good as the capital city, and there are many difficulties that are difficult for outsiders to practice. Many times, it is easy to find ways to do it. How can we care about the rules and regulations, the system and the system?
In the mind of the yamen servant, Gu Yunji was willing to travel around to check the public sentiment in various places. Isn't he much better than those mediocre and corrupt officials who sit in temples all day long and eat all the fat?
He cursed in his heart, but he still had to put on a respectful look on his face: "Sir Qian, the drought in central Sichuan has reduced grain production this year. Some people planted potatoes late, just in time for the hot weather. Gu Tongpan was worried that the temperature would be too high. The high seed is broken, so I went to see for myself. After all, it is for the people, how can it be said to be 'running around'?"

After being basked in the blazing sun for a long time, Zhaoying was a little impatient: "Okay, don't talk about that, just tell me when you will come back."

The yamen servant looked embarrassed: "It's hard to tell. After all, after watching the potatoes, Gu Tongpan might also take care of the elderly and disabled, and look at the ditches and so on. He may not come back right away. But he is not busy with official duties these days. Mrs. Tongpan I will come to get through the call, and Gu Tongpuan will definitely come back before then."

"Going off duty? What time did it take?" Zhaoying said angrily, "It's not yet noon yet. Officials are going off duty at least in the evening. It takes most of the day. Do you want us to wait here?"

"This……"

"Okay, take a photo, don't embarrass others."

Qian Xun stopped taking photos, and after basking in the sun for a long time, he finally walked to the Xuzhou government office. As a result, none of the officials were there. He felt a little unhappy in his heart, so he simply said to the government officials:
"Instead of waiting here, why don't you take me to your Tongpan? It just so happens that I also want to see what the potato you both are talking about is."

The yamen officer didn't know how to deal with it. Hearing this, he nodded hurriedly and took Qian Xun and his party out of the city to find Gu Yunji.


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