The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 735 Don’t be impulsive!
Pingzhou, Lelang County.

Gu Rong got on the carriage, took many gifts with him, and headed along the path.

After Gu Rong was relocated from Jiangdong to Pingzhou, he first chose to surrender. He put aside his resistance to Cao Wei, seized the opportunity of the serious shortage of local officials, and directly participated in the local assessment.

In fact, there has always been an assessment system for minor officials in ancient China.

In the pre-Qin period, that is, when the Qin State had not yet been unified, the Qin State had an examination system for minor officials. Those who understood writing, laws, and mathematics could participate in the examination, and after passing, they could serve as the lowest-level official.

Sometimes they are promoted directly from local levels.

These petty clerks cannot be considered officials. Their salaries come from the local government, most of the time from their chief officers. They are like the personal slaves of these local officials. If they are called colleagues, they will be laughed at. They have no rank and are "extraordinary officials."

Under Cao Mao's current dual assessment system, local assessments are no longer just about recruiting the most basic officials, but about recruiting some truly regular officials.

Gu Rong passed the assessment and officially became the county magistrate.

The so-called Dianguan is responsible for litigation in the county. Although his rank is very low, he is fortunately an official with a formal position.

He can be considered a high-ranking official in the county.

For a child of a prominent family, serving as such an official in the county was simply shameful.

After all, during the Jin Dynasty, the saying of "clean officials and corrupt officials" was widely popular. Officials below the seventh rank were all corrupt, and it was unthinkable for children from wealthy families to hold such positions.

Gu Rong sat in the car and breathed a sigh of relief.

He finally regained his status as an official, and his survival was once again guaranteed.

He no longer had to farm to support himself.

Gu Rong couldn't bear that hardship.

He was also very clear in his mind that his elders were still upholding the reputation of their ancestors, saying that children of noble families could not be humiliated, and they were determined to take the rest of the family property and live off it.

Gu Rong was very puzzled and couldn't understand it.

However, his active participation in Cao Wei's assessment was considered a betrayal of his clan by his clan elders. In recent days, these elders have rarely interacted with him.

But Gu Rong didn't care. It was good to cut off contact.

Gu Rong was not a playboy to begin with. He had a very high level of knowledge in classics and was also good at government affairs.

As a descendant of a super powerful family, I can't say that his abilities in all aspects can be compared with Zhong Hui, Du Yu and others, but he still has the strength of two thousand stones.

For him to participate in the county examination at this level is simply a dimensionality reduction attack.

The county magistrate's mouth was crooked with smile.

They attached great importance to him and entrusted many things to him, and Gu Rong did not disappoint them. He did not have the airs of a big family, and he worked seriously and treated people sincerely.

He had the most outstanding achievements in the county. The county magistrate told him that if he continued like this, they would have to call each other colleagues in two years, would have to greet each other when they met in five years, and would have to greet Gu Rong in ten years.

Gu Rong also found that this was his best opportunity to display his talents and show his abilities.

But the only thing he was worried about was his clan.

Something happened in Lelang before.

There were two brothers who were at odds with each other. After their father died, the elder brother abused his younger brother and drove him out of the house, leaving him to fend for himself. The younger brother was so angry that he set a trap to ambush a postman who was reporting urgent military information from the frontier.
Then his brother and his whole family accompanied him on the journey.

Gu Rong is now afraid of such a situation.

The Gu family has been forced into a desperate situation.

Moving people from Jiangdong to Pingzhou is almost like killing people. Although the children of wealthy families are in good health and are definitely healthier than ordinary people, they cannot withstand such a migration.

Gu Rong was afraid that when he was climbing up the ladder, he would be inexplicably killed by his clan.

This was also the reason why he had to come to the clan. He looked at the other person sitting in the car.

After getting on the car, this person didn't say a word and just looked at the side calmly.

Gu Rong didn't even know the other person's name, but he knew that this person was probably from the Dianshifu, an institution that officials dared not talk about.

Just a few days ago, this person found Gu Rong and told him the story.

Gu Rong's scalp tingled and he agreed immediately.

Gu Rong smiled and said, "Prince, we will be there soon. What should I say later?"

"You can say whatever you want, but one thing is for sure, you must not reveal us."

Wang Yuan looked at him with an inexplicable light in his eyes.

Gu Rong knew nothing about this man, but when he looked at him, he knew that this man knew him inside and out.

This made Gu Rong very uncomfortable, and he had the urge to escape from him.

But he still held back.

After Wang Yuan came to his house, he told him something even more terrifying.

According to the officials' reports, the elders in his clan might have been exchanging letters with someone and were planning to assassinate the emperor.

When he heard the news, even Gu Rong himself couldn't explain what he felt in his heart.

For a moment, he really wanted to strangle his uncle to death.

Isn’t this cheating?

Are they in a hurry to send the whole clan off?
Fortunately, there is still a chance to make amends. Gu Ronglai is responsible for quietly gathering information for the Dianshi Mansion. If he can succeed, he can be freed from the crime.

Of course, Gu Rong didn't want to miss such a good opportunity.

He nodded to Wang Yuan and took a deep breath to make himself look more normal. When he arrived at the village, the local clerk hurried out to greet him.

This guy's attitude towards the Gu family is very arrogant, but it's different towards Gu Rong. After all, he is Shangguan.

Accompanied by him, Gu Rong walked towards the mansion. The clerk kept complaining all the way.

"Your people are unwilling to work. Ever since they moved here, they've been causing unrest around here. They refuse to cooperate with anything and have no respect for us."

Gu Rong just listened to his story helplessly.

When they arrived at the door of the mansion, they found Gu Ji standing at the door early, looking at Gu Rong.

Gu Rong frowned.

Ever since he became a minor official in the State of Wei, his uncle no longer paid any attention to him.

Gu Ji felt that Gu Rong was breaking away from his clan, betraying his ancestors, and committing a heinous crime.

He was challenging the authority of the clan and at the same time bewitching the young men in the clan. The young men were now divided because of him.

Therefore, they had not seen each other for some time.

Gu Rong was ready to swallow his pride and apologize to the other party and pretend to reconcile, but he didn't expect that as soon as he saw him, Gu Ji hurried up to him, grabbed his hand, and dragged him into the yard.

The clerk snorted in displeasure and stopped moving forward.

"Yanxian, you're here just in time!"

Gu Ji looked a little frightened.

This made Gu Rong realize that there might be many hidden secrets in this matter.

There were many people gathered in the courtyard. When they saw Gu Rong, they all lowered their heads. Gu Ji pulled him into the inner room and asked someone to guard the door and not let anyone in.

Gu Rong said, "Uncle, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Mr. Yan, please don't say any more. There is a big matter happening now, a matter concerning the lives of our entire clan!"

Gu Ji interrupted him directly, then gritted his teeth and said, "Just sit down and listen to me!"

He glanced out the window and then lowered his voice, "Someone wants to murder us!!"

Gu Rong was horrified. "Why do you say that, uncle?"

"I received a letter earlier, and the content said that they had already made preparations for the assassination according to our original plan!"

"You evildoer! How could my family ever conspire with anyone to commit such a despicable assassination?!"

"Although it wasn't explicitly stated, the letter mentioned that the thieves were out and about, and that they didn't have enough soldiers around them, so they could be shot from the roof with crossbows. It definitely seemed like it was referring to that person!"

“What should I do?!”

Gu Ji was almost crying.

Gu Rong immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Aren't you guys planning to assassinate me?

Gu Rong asked, "Where's the letter?"

Gu Ji shook his head, "I didn't keep it, for fear that it would be detrimental to the clan. I can repeat it to you!"

"I know that you are the most intelligent among our clan. Now you are an official in Wei. If someone frames us for such a crime, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape. We have to find a way!"

Gu Ji immediately repeated the contents of the letter.

Gu Rong listened very carefully.

Only after Gu Ji finished speaking did he ask, "Uncle, why didn't you just show it to the officials?"

"Oh, who knows if they sent this here? Aren't those postmen their people? I think maybe they felt that just migrating wasn't enough, and they had to make up a reason to kill our entire clan!"

When Gu Ji said this, he was already gritting his teeth in anger.

"We have been respectful enough and have never resisted, yet we are still being treated like this. If they continue to force us like this, we might as well rebel. Even if we die, we will get some of their troops in return."

Listening to his uncle's words, Gu Rong's pupils dilated and he looked at his uncle stiffly.

He quickly forced a smile on his face.

"uncle!"

"I was wrong in the past!"

"I didn't listen to you and made some mistakes. Please don't take it to heart!"

"I think we should think carefully about this matter. This doesn't seem like what those officials would do. If they wanted to kill us, they could have done it on the ship. Why would they go to such great lengths? It seems like someone wants us to take the blame."

He grabbed Gu Ji's hands.

"Uncle, please don't be impulsive! If you really want to do something detrimental to the Great Wei, you will fall into the evil trap of the thieves!!"

Gu Ji shook his head, his face full of despair.

"What should we do?"

"How about this, Uncle? Let's write down the contents of the letter first, and then see if we can tell the officials here to let me do this. You just stay here and don't be impulsive!!"

ps: Tenosynovitis hasn't occurred for almost a year. I didn't expect it to start again. It may be because my physical condition has declined again. You must exercise more and avoid sitting for long periods of time.

(End of this chapter)