Raising the Demon

Chapter 440
Many years later, when Qi Lusi saw the three words "Yu Huanxiu" floating in the sky above Wangdong City, he would definitely be deeply moved and regret his decision at that time.

But right now, the most sensible decision is only one.

On one side is the crumpled test paper of Zi Baifeng with the last few characters missing, and on the other side is the perfect answer sheet of Mr. Wen. Qi Lusi, who presided over the rural examination, finally decided to give the title of Jie Yuan. Give it to Mr. Wen.

But Zi Baifeng still got No.2, his literary talent really cannot be buried, even if three characters were missing in the end.

When Qi Lusi stamped his own seal on the result and sent someone to send it to Beijing, he sighed softly.

Although there is only one word difference between Xie Yuan and Ya Yuan, they are completely different in terms of future development and opportunities.

Zi Baifeng can be said to have lost at the starting line.

What's even more pity is that he gave it up by himself.

Seven days later, when Zi Baifeng came back from Wangdong City, it was the day when the list was released, and all the literati in the city gathered outside the Gongyuan, shouting loudly, running to tell each other, or crying, complaining about everything.

When Zi Baifeng's cloud boat passed through the city from west to east, there was also a cloud boat from the east passing through the city with a nearly symmetrical arc, but it did not land in the northern airport. , but directly landed in Zaitian Mansion.

"...Zai Tianzhou Zhizhou Gaoshan's governance is not effective, hungry people are everywhere, and the people are struggling to survive. Now I will cut off his post of Zhizhou and go to Shangjing immediately. There are other uses, please!" With a thin voice like a male duck, after reading the imperial decree, he looked up at Gao Shan'an who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, and said, "Master Gao, I'm sorry."

Gao Shan'an silently handed over his Zhizhou seal, bowing his head in silence.

In fact, when he saw the cloud ship, he was already mentally prepared.

He knew that in the confrontation with Ying Longzong, he had lost completely. The people of Ying Longzong also had a huge influence in the court, especially the Mianxian Conference was in front. Even in the court, there were many Some people hope to get more benefits from the Face Immortal Conference. His actions are going against the current and going against the trend.

He originally opposed Ying Longzong for the sake of the people and well-being of Tianzhou, but the reason for his dismissal was the result of Ying Longzong.

How ironic is this?
"Lord Gao, do you still have any wishes?" The envoy asked Gao Shan'an.

He didn't do anything superfluous, but told Gao Shan'an plainly that Shangfeng also knew that he had been wronged and that he shouldn't be revoked his position as Zhizhou Zhizhou, but for the sake of the general situation, or for the exchange of interests, He must be sacrificed.

But the forces behind him also exchanged his sacrifice for something else.

Political interests, this is actually something he has been playing for a long time and is very used to, but at this moment, he just feels a little disgusted.

But now he has already lost, in order not to let himself lose too completely, he must seize this last chance.

"Yes." Gao Shan'an raised his head and looked at the eunuch in front of him, "Two."

"Please speak." The eunuch remained calm and responsible for conveying the will for many years. He has already practiced the kung fu of not showing emotions when he is happy or angry.

"The two young men, Zibuyu and Wenhuaichu, are outstanding talents and will be the pillars of the country. They should not affect their future because of me." Gao Shan settled down, and the eunuch squinted his eyes slightly, signaling Gao Shanan continued.

"Zibuyu is passionate about mountains and rivers, and he is good at surveying and mapping. I hope that he can become my landscape man in Tianzhou and measure the land for my kingdom. Wen Huaichu, he is an excellent disciple of the Eastern Emperor Sect. I hope he can have a In a place where the city is a pool, I really know the truth of being an official and being a parent." Gao Shanan said.

"Your Majesty will consider it." The eunuch narrowed his eyes slightly, and Gao Shan'an saluted him before accepting the imperial edict, then turned and left.

In any case, Gao Shan'an knew that his official career might have come to an end here, and it would be difficult to advance any further.

But at least, he has worked hard for his own responsibilities and his own ideals.

Although the final result was not satisfactory, it wasn't because he didn't work hard enough, it was just because the enemy was too strong.

Walking out of the study, Gao Shan'an turned his head and looked, the rolling mountains in the west could not be seen here, but they seemed to be right in front of him, pressing tightly on his chest.

Ying Longzong is really too big and too powerful.

How should he go against it?To fight it?

His struggle is over, he can choose to retreat, but for some people, they probably have no way out.

Or, even if there is a way out, you will hold your head proudly and walk forward forever.

Bai Feng, that's all I can do, I'm sorry.

Gao Shan'an turned his head and said silently in his heart.

Shanshuilang and the Lord of a City, the difference between the two is really too far.

Shanshuilang is an official position who patrols mountains and rivers, measures and maps mountains and rivers with his feet.

This official position has a very important feature, that is, it is their territory in the deserted land.

This world is not as populous as in the previous life. In this world, there are many uninhabited wildernesses, uninhabited wastelands.

The land of a state is so vast. Although there are many cities scattered in it, the cities are like black sesame seeds on sesame seeds, just a small spot. These black sesame seeds and a little bit nearby belong to the jurisdiction of these cities.

The other places are all lands without owner, belonging to the country, but not to any one person or any city.

In order to encourage pioneering, the Celestial Kingdom stipulates that if someone reclaims these lands, as long as they want to report to the Celestial Kingdom and surrender, they can become the master of this place.

Zi Huayin's Wangdong City was cultivated in this way, and the position of the city lord came from this way.

The same is true for Dingshui City.

And all the unclaimed lands, although barren and barren, still need to prove that they are the territory of the kingdom of heaven, and still need to set up officials to manage them, that is Shanshuilang.

If the real power of officials is divided into ten grades, then Mr. Wen, who is the lord of a city, has the most real power, and the parent officials who lead one party are first-class and second-class officials with real power.

And Zi Baifeng's Shanshui Lang is an idle official among idle officials, a loose official among scattered officials, a department that few people know about, and the Qingshui Yamen among Qingshui Yamens.

The same two people who have made great contributions to Gao Shan'an, how can Gao Shan'an treat one more than another?

The eunuch watched Gao Shanan leave, and he was also mourning for this man named Zibuyu in his heart. How much did Gao Shanan hate him, and when he left, he was specially made to be such a loose official?
It is rumored that the series of policies implemented by Gao Shan'an that caused many monks to complain and made Yinglongzong the most intolerable were all created by this son Bai Feng. He can be said to be the chief culprit that caused Gao Shan'an to lose his future. The culprit, Gao Shanan was angry with him, and it was understandable.

However, this is just the thinking of people who don't know Zi Baifeng.

In Gao Shan'an's mind, he was indeed unfair to the two of them.

Zaitianzhou is like a shortbread with a few sesame seeds sprinkled on it.

And he just gave Wen Gongzi a sesame seed, but gave Zi Baifeng a whole sesame seed cake.

Only Zi Baifeng can give full play to the official position of "Shanshui Lang".

Only "Shanshui Lang" can give Zi Baifeng a large enough stage to perform to his heart's content.

And Mr. Wen will bear more pressure because Gao Shan'an is too "generous" to him.

However, Zi Baifeng, who was "treated lightly" by Gao Shan'an, can be moved to a dark place and will never be noticed again.

"Bai Feng, I have already given you the stage. I only hope that you can perform a better show. You have to remember that no matter where I am, I will always be watching you." Gao Shan said in his heart.

Gao Shan'an left Zaitian Mansion without saying goodbye to anyone. He knew that this was what Shangjing wanted, and he was indeed not suitable to meet anyone. Confidant, people don't want to see him either.

After so many years of hard work in Zaitian Prefecture, when he left, there was not even a person to see him off. Gao Shanan stood on the bow of a small cloud ship, watching Zaitianfu getting smaller and smaller in sight, feeling bitter in his heart Hard to say.

They all say that you have a clear conscience and peace of mind.

But he has done so much, but he still feels ashamed in his heart, and he still feels uneasy.

By his side, there are only a few entourages. A few years ago, he brought these entourages to Zai Tianfu to take office. Now, there are only these entourages who are still by his side.

"My lord, there is a cloud ship coming from behind." A personal attendant said suddenly.

Gao Shan'an turned his head and saw several cloud ships flying over.

It's Yungu number.

"My lord, it's a good journey!" On the Yun Gu account, Gu Gang raised his hand to salute, and everyone around him raised their hands to salute.Gao Shan'an smiled wryly, his eyes were a little red, he was an official, but he didn't expect that when he left, a group of soldiers came to see him off.

"General Gu, thank you for taking care of me all these years." Gao Shan'an turned his head to look in the direction of Zai Tianfu.

The fog was hazy, and Zaitianfu could hardly be seen clearly. Gao Shanan suddenly felt that he didn't seem to remember Zaitianfu. The city is kept in my heart.

But he finally restrained this impulse, and showed General Gu a smile uglier than crying.

As the strong wind blew, a white cloth floated behind General Gu, and the two boats crossed slightly, and Gao Shan'an saw Zi Baifeng standing behind Gu Gang.

At that moment, there was some unspeakable emotion in his heart.

Bai Feng, he finally came to see himself off.

In this world, if there is anyone who understands him and knows him, it is the young man in front of him.

They are also idealists and people of faith, and they fight side by side for the same belief.

It's like an old soldier disarming and returning to the field, and handing over the sword in his hand to a recruit.

He didn't fail, he just put his burden on someone else's shoulders.

Zi Baifeng held a jug of wine in his hand, and when he raised his hand slightly, the jug of wine flew over.

Gao Shan'an caught it with both hands, and Gu Gang and others said, "Draw your sword!"

Everyone drew their weapons and saluted Gao Shan'an, the Yungu slowly turned, and Zi Baifeng, dressed in fluttering white clothes, waved his hands at the bow to say goodbye without saying a word.

There is no need to say anything.

"The city gate assists the Three Qin Dynasties, and the wind and smoke look at the Wujin. I want to say goodbye to the king, and I am also an official. The confidant in the sea is like neighbors at the end of the world. Doing nothing is on the wrong road, and the sons and daughters share the same breast."

In the distance, the voice of Zi Baifeng chanting poems sounded loudly. The voice became farther and farther away, but louder and louder.
"A confidant in the sea is like a neighbor at the end of the world." Gao Shan An tasted these two sentences, without drinking, but already infatuated.

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Although he has been in Zaitian Mansion for many days, Zi Baifeng really doesn't know where the "Shanshui Institute" works.

"My lord, this is the place." An official who led Zi Baifeng to take office took Zi Baifeng around to the end of a small alley opposite Zhizhou Mansion, then pointed to a small courtyard in front of him, and said.

"Master Hu, don't call me Young Master." Zi Baifeng smiled wryly, the official patted his head and said, "Look at me, Master Zi, this is the Shanshui Academy."

Although Zi Baifeng seems to have fallen out of favor and seems to have no future, most of these officials have dealt with Zi Baifeng a lot before that, not to mention that Zi Baifeng is the sub-yuan of the provincial examination, and now he is just a dragon lying in the shallows , The tiger falls in Pingyang, and once he gains power in the future, he will directly reach the sky.

To put it simply, he is still the biggest landlord in the entire Zaitian Mansion, the owner of the very popular Julinghua Mansion, the richest person in the entire Zaitian Mansion, and a young master with a bright future.

Just relying on these alone, and giving this Lord Hu ten courages, he would not dare to disrespect Zi Baifeng.

"Thank you, Master Hu." Zi Baifeng looked up at the yard.

For so many years as an official, except when he was the village chief, this is the first time Zi Baifeng has seen an official position with such harsh office conditions.

In a dilapidated courtyard, the main entrance was not as big as that of ordinary people's houses. It was squeezed into a corner, and half of it was occupied by an early morning stall. If you want to enter, you have to walk sideways.

The plaque on the top of the gate reads the words "Shanshuiyuan", but the peeling appearance looks more like the end of Shanshui.

The two stone lions crouching at the door, if you don't look carefully, you think they are two earthen dogs. It's not known who hung a pair of underpants and hung them to dry.

An old man who looked like a porter was sitting on the threshold and dozing off. He bit half of a breakfast bun in his hand and held it in his hand, as if it was about to fall off at any moment.

A grayish-yellow half-sized native dog was squatting in front of him, raising its head, staring at its two black eyes, sticking out its tongue, looking at the bun, apparently eagerly expecting it to fall.

"Get out of the way, please!" Mr. Hu obviously didn't see Shanshui Yuan often, he looked around, waved his sleeves to drive away the people next to him, and said: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, let Master Zi go! "

Several diners who were eating hurriedly stepped aside, Mr. Hu was wearing a bright official uniform, but they were not the ones they dared to offend.

The old man sitting on the threshold was frightened by him, and the steamed bun in his hand fell to the ground with a bang. The earth dog flew over like lightning, grabbed the steamed stuffed bun, turned and ran away.

"You goddamn gluttonous dog!" The old man jumped in anger, and then looked at Master Hu blowing his beard and jumping: "Look at you, look at what you have done! My old man's steamed stuffed bun!"

After yelling, he saw the official uniform on Lord Hu, frowned, and said, "Who are you? What are you here for?"

"Old man, please let me go." Although Master Hu was very upset at being scolded by the old man, he still suppressed his anger and begged with kind words.

Seeing that the old man didn't want to give way, he had no choice but to step forward, push the old man aside, and said to Zi Baifeng sideways: "Master Zi, please come in, I'll go and see who is here now."

"Shopkeeper, bring another basket of steamed buns to this old man." Zi Baifeng took out a few copper coins from his sleeve and handed them to the aunt at the food stall.

The old man looked up at him, and honestly took another bun and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Master Sun? Master Sun?" Master Hu circled around the yard and yelled for a while, but no one came out. When he came out, he asked the old man again, "Old man, where are you, Master Sun?"

"My old man's surname is Sun." The old man stared.

"I mean, your mountains and rivers make Master Sun." Master Hu said while suppressing his anger.

The old man turned up his robe, revealing the clothes on it, staring and said: "I am the landscape envoy you are looking for, Master Sun!"

"Uh...Master Sun...I'm sorry, I didn't see that you were wearing...official uniform..." Master Hu sighed, cupped his hands and said, "I have seen Master Sun!"

Although the Shanshui Institute is a yamen with extremely clear water, its rank is not low. This Shanshui envoy is a sixth-rank official, and he is only a sixth-rank official.

"Nonsense, you have been wearing a robe for 52 years, and you can't tell it's an official uniform!"

"Uh..." Mr. Hu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and secretly regretted that he would not come here next time, so he could only bite the bullet and said, "I'm here to send Mr. Zi to his post."

He pointed to Zi Baifeng, and said: "This is Shanshui Lang who just took office in Shanshui Academy, and he came to make up for the vacancy that our Shanshui Academy has been vacant for decades."

"Shan Shui Lang? This young man? You are not joking!" The old man's eyes widened suddenly, in disbelief.

"It's absolutely true." Master Hu didn't dare to say more, so he could only nod his head.

"Young man, who did you offend? You were dispatched here? When I first came here, I was not as young as you." The old man shook his head and sighed.

Then he rolled his eyelids again, and said, "My old man has finally endured for more than 50 years, wondering how he can become a man of mountains and rivers before he dies. Come on, you have snatched all of this. It seems that I will wear this official uniform to the earth." gone!"

He touched his faded clothes and sighed.

"Master Sun, where are the others from the Landscape Academy?" Master Hu asked.

(End of this chapter)