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Chapter 888 Sir, you should go!
It can be said that Zhang Zheng, the county governor, is crucial for the entire Youle County to be what it is today.

Now, with a transfer order from the imperial court, this good county guard who had created such a situation single-handedly was going to be transferred away. Such bad news was something that the entire Youle County could not accept for a while.

In this regard, Zhang Zheng looked very free and easy.

Instead, he comforted them and said:
“There is always a banquet in the world, and the situation that Youle County is in today is not only the result of this official, but also the result of the joint efforts of the whole county.

Even though I am about to leave, I believe that Youle County will be better and better after I leave. "

"But without you, my lord, would it still be Youghal County?"

“Without anyone else, Youghal would still be Youghal.

I have been promoted this time and am going to the capital!
You're not going to stop me from getting promoted, are you?
People say that blocking someone's future is like killing their parents, right? hehe……"

Everyone was silent.

Yes, the governor has been promoted, which is a good thing.

How could they block the future of the prefect because of their own selfishness?

Having followed Prefect Zhang for so long, they know his ambitions better than anyone else, and if they want to realize his ambitions, they must ascend to a higher official position.

This is a good thing, a good thing!

In the evening, the day's work of the county guard's Yamen was over, and all the officials in the Yamen, except for the guards who stayed on guard for the night, left the Yamen one after another.

The setting sun at dusk shines through the cracks into the Yamen compound, leaving golden light and shadow on the ground.

Zhang Zheng slowly walked out of the public room and came to the courtyard, looking up at the sun that was gradually setting in the west.

He lowered his head and looked at everything familiar around him.

It has been three years since he arrived here.

In three years, he built Youghal County into what it is today, and here he initially realized his lofty ambitions when he graduated.

And he has a lot of governance experience here.

We walked forward and came to the foot of the banyan tree in the courtyard. There was a stone platform and several stone benches.

Whenever the weather is the hottest in summer, he likes to take his subordinates to sit under the shade of this tree, making tea and talking about work.

Everything seemed like just yesterday, and the scenes appeared before my eyes.

"Prefect!"

A call brought Nagamasa back to his senses while he was reminiscing.

Following the sound, it turned out to be the guard Lao Huang who was left behind.

Lao Huang is very old, over sixty years old. In other families, this would be the age to live in retirement.

But he was the only one in Lao Huang's family. He had fled from the Pass. All his family members died on the road, and he was the only one left.

He was getting older, and he could no longer farm the land allocated to him by the yamen. When Zhang Zheng found out, he simply let him enter the yamen and become a left-behind guard.

In the evening, when the government office was off duty, he only had to patrol around regularly. The work was easy, and the monthly salary of 20 taels per month was enough for Lao Huang to support himself.

Seeing Zhang Zheng looking over, Lao Huang immediately showed a smile on his face, grinning happily with his big yellow teeth.

He took two steps forward, took a gourd from his waist, handed it over and said with a smile:
"Master Taishou, why haven't you left yet?"

Zhang Zheng took the gourd skillfully, asked Lao Huang to sit down on the stone bench, took a sip naturally, then looked around and sighed, sighing:

"In two days, I will leave for Bianjing.

I don't usually feel this, but somehow, I suddenly feel a little reluctant to leave here. "

As he said this, he handed back the wine gourd in his hand.

Lao Huang took the wine gourd and took a sip as well, then looked at the scene in front of him, enjoying the warm feeling of the sunset on his face, and said with a smile:
"If you don't want to bear it, then just don't leave. This You'er County was raised by you, sir. You are just like the parents of our You'er County. No parents can let go of their children."

Zhang Zheng shook his head firmly: "We must go!"

With perseverance in his eyes, Zhang Zheng looked at the sunset in the sky and said firmly:

“I made up my mind on the day I graduated from the Political Hall that one day I, Zhang Zheng, would stand at the center of that court and work for the benefit of all people in the world.

Lao Huang, you don’t know that our Zhang family was originally a wealthy family in our hometown. Although our family is not rich, we still have enough to eat and drink.

But the exploitation of officials and the advent of natural disasters ruined everything.

My family was in ruins, so I fled with my family to Yunzhou County. Along the way, I saw too much, including the uneven land, the exploitation of officials, the wantonness of wealthy families, and the rampant banditry!
All of this is leading Song Dynasty to sink step by step!
Just like a towering tree, it has lush branches and leaves on the surface, but at the root level, it has been quietly eaten by countless termites.

These termites chewed away the roots of this leafy tree one by one. One day, when all the roots are eaten away, the tree will collapse! All species sheltered under the big trees will also perish due to the falling of the big trees!
I don't want to see such a scene.

I want to clean up all the termites that are eating the big trees, but if I don't dig deep into the soil, I will never be able to clean up the termites hidden deep in the ground.

Only by walking step by step to the roots of the big tree can you have a chance to clean up the termites!

So I went to political school and got to where I am now!
But now that I have seen the passage into the roots, how can I stay here? "

Lao Huang was silent.

For a long time, memories appeared in his eyes, and he slowly drank the wine in his mouth and said:
"The old man originally had a family of five.

Wife, son, daughter-in-law and a lovely grandson.

The family cultivates several acres of thin farmland. Although it is not very rich and it is very hard, the family can still survive.

But the arrival of natural disasters, increased taxes, government corvee, everything will be ruined!

When the son was taken to build the city wall, he happened to be invaded by the Huns and died.

After receiving the news, the daughter-in-law committed suicide and disappeared.

We, an elderly couple, can only live with our one-year-old child.

However, there was a severe drought the next year, and on the way to escape, he was stolen in the middle of the night. When he found the child..."

At this point, Lao Huang's cloudy eyes were filled with tears, his voice became choked, and his tears kept falling.

He continued intermittently: "That child... that child... only... has only half... half of his arm...

The old man fought hard to snatch it back, but when the old woman saw it, she disappeared on the spot.

I just kept walking with my wife's body. I didn't dare to put her down or bury her.

People around her kept staring at her, and I was afraid that she would be gone in the blink of an eye.

It wasn't until they arrived in Yunzhou County that she was properly buried with the help of the government.

With the big immigration policy, the old man didn't want to stay in Yunzhou County, so he came all the way here. Fortunately, the governor took pity on him and got this job.

Survive by hand to mouth.

His Royal Highness King Yun is a good person! Your Majesty, he is a very good man! Lord Prefect, you are also a good official! What a great official!

His Royal Highness King Yun has become the emperor, and life in Guan is getting better and better. I received a letter from my family two days ago, and one of the old man’s nephews said that the government had allocated land to him, and now he is married to a wife and has given birth to a fat boy.

good! That’s it!
This time, the prince will transfer you, the prefect, to Bianjing. That is also a good thing. With your help, the prefect, our people will definitely be able to live a better life!

Lord Prefect, you are right! You really should go to Bianjing and help the prince clean up all those bastards.

Only in this way can everyone live a good life!

You shouldn't be here...

You don't belong here by nature..."

Zhang Zheng listened silently, took the wine gourd from Lao Huang's hand and drank it in one gulp.

When Lao Huang took the gourd back and took a look, it was gone! ?
I was immediately dumbfounded!
"Sir! This is my amount for one night!"

Zhang Zheng stood up straight away, walked quickly into his office and took out a jar of wine, then put it on the table and said to Old Huang with a smile: "I'll pay you! This is what the prince gave me when I completed my graduation test." My wine! I have never been willing to drink it!
today! We drank him together! "

When Lao Huang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he couldn't help but rub his hands.

"This...how is this so embarrassing?"

"Then will you drink?"

"drink!"

"Okay! Hahahaha!"

Under the night, the moon shines like water.

Under the banyan tree in the courtyard of the county governor's office.

One old and one young.

Raise a glass to invite the bright moon and drink together as three people!

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(End of this chapter)