Zhang Xian, who was sitting on the main seat, originally looked a little serious. It was not until Liu Jing refused without hesitation the invitation of Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, that he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but smile to the state official: "Zhongda is my Changsha
The crown of a scholar, the servant also entrusts his confidants with tasks. Even though Liu Shijun has a love for talents, he can only work in vain."
The state officials seemed very calm. There were many people who should not be appointed as governors, such as Liu Ba and Liu Zichu of Lingling County. The governors tried several times but failed. Liu Jing is now even more famous than Liu Ba, and he refused several times.
All are normal.
The state official clasped his fists at Liu Jing and said, "Since I should not be appointed governor of the Ministry of History, I will take my leave." After saying this, he bowed to Zhang Xian in the hall and said goodbye, and then left the room.
Zhang Xian watched the state official leave and felt very unhappy in his heart. Although this person was not rude to him, he also lacked awe.
He was the dignified governor of Changsha, but he was "despised" by a small state official. This was definitely related to Liu Biao. Because he separatized Jingnan and fought against Liu Biao, he was regarded as a thorn in his side, a thorn in his flesh, and he was disrespectful. The following is
People just "do what they like".
The conflict with Liu Biao has not lasted for a day or two, and the relationship between the two will continue to deteriorate in the future, until... war.
In fact, Zhang Xian did not want to reach this final step. He was not a very ambitious person. He just wanted to continue to maintain his current power. Unfortunately, Liu Biao was destined not to fulfill his wish.
Zhang Xian suppressed his thoughts and said to Liu Jing: "Zhongda, you have extraordinary talents. You were praised as the 'talent of the king' by Deng Xi, who was in charge of the government, and you were praised as the 'national weapon' by Song Zhong, who was engaged in the Five Classics. Liu Jingzhou favors you very much, and you are not a slave at all."
I’m not surprised, but I didn’t expect that when faced with Liu Jingzhou’s solicitation, you would refuse it flatly without even thinking about it.”
"It seems that he has eyes and ears in Xiangyang." Liu Jing thought to himself. This is normal. Liu Biao is his only enemy. Naturally, he will try his best to put eyes and ears in order to monitor the other party.
"The prince has great trust in his subordinates and entrusts them with the duties of his confidant. Not long after he took office, he took several months off for personal matters. Now that he has returned, he has not reported back to the prince. How can he bear to leave like this?" Liu Jing seemed to be saying.
While expressing his loyalty to Zhang Xian, he actually did not keep his words to death.
"Zhongda will not let down his servants, and his servants will not let down Zhongda. After a few years, his servants will praise Zhongda as a filial and honest person and grant him the land of a county." Zhang Xian obviously heard the meaning of Liu Jing's words.
Once again, he used his tried-and-true trick to draw a big pie.
Liu Jing thanked him "knowingly" and said: "I will do my best and be brave in my duties in the future to repay the Lord's kindness and kindness."
Soon, Liu Jing slowly retreated and returned to the chief register office. Because the expedition of the Prefectural Governor's Department was something he had expected, he was not disturbed and dealt with the official documents without any distractions. And his "every word and every deed",
Naturally, it also reached Zhang Xian's ears through other people's mouths, which made him feel more at ease.
More than ten days have passed leisurely, time has quietly entered December, and there is only the last month left in the first year of Jian'an.
Things were just as Liu Jing expected. In early December, people from Xiangyang came again. This time they came on behalf of the Zhennan General's Mansion and appointed Liu Jing as Zhonglang. This job was completely different from the previous work in the Prefectural Governor's Department.
The people who work in the ministry are only small officials with a hundred stones, while the people who work in the Zhennan General's Mansion are officials who are more than six hundred stones.
This time Liu Jing deliberately acted hesitant and hesitated for a long time before refusing, which almost made Zhang Xian break into a cold sweat.
For most people, the career of becoming an official is an elusive dream. Faced with Liu Biao's offer of an official position of more than 600 stones, not everyone has the courage to refuse. In Zhang Xian's view, Liu Biao
It is human nature to hesitate, but it is most difficult to refuse in the end.
Precisely because he knew how valuable Liu Jing's rejection was, Zhang Xian felt that he could not chill his heart no matter what. He no longer drew an illusory pie like before, but told Liu Jing clearly that the year after tomorrow, when he was full,
When the crown was weak, he was immediately promoted as Xiaolian and a hundred miles of land was cut off for him.
Promoting Xiaolian as county magistrate at the age of twenty was already the fastest in this dynasty. Considering the prosperity of Yuan Shao's family, it was nothing more than that.
Of course, this refers to the period before the Troubled Times, when the etiquette and legal system had long since collapsed. Zhang Yi's eighteenth act of filial piety and incorruption made him the Linxiang Order, and Sun Quan's fifteenth act of filial piety and incorruptibility made him the leader of Yangxian. This was the case.
Regarding this, Liu Jing had no trouble in his heart. Liu Biao directly awarded him an official position this time, which quite surprised him. He had some expectations for Zhang Xian. If he could be Xiaolian through this move, he would get the most satisfactory results.
He achieved his goal by offending Liu Biao, but Zhang Xian had no intention of doing so, which disappointed his expectations.
Since Zhang Xian was unwilling to make an exception for him, he could only continue to proceed as planned.
"November, December, the last moment of fire, when it's the first month of next year... Liu Biao shouldn't choose to pay his respects on the first day of the year, right? Doing that would be almost the same as falling out." Liu Jing thought silently in his heart.
Time continued to move forward slowly but surely. As the first day of the new year gradually approached, Liu Jing was extremely busy, but his heart felt peaceful. Because he knew in his heart that the countdown to his position as chief register had begun.
On this day, the leftist thief Cao Tie came to see him in the chief bookkeeper's office and told him that his men had caught a "suspicious" person outside the county mansion. When he was arrested, he claimed to be a friend of Liu Zhongda and came to join him.
After hearing this, he did not dare to neglect and went directly to Liu Jing to seek confirmation.
Liu Jing knew without asking carefully that this person must be Yu Zheng, his former playmate in Xiangyang.
He had a conflict with a descendant of the Cai family in Xiangyang a few months ago, and after stabbing him, he fled south. Liu Jing guessed at that time that he would most likely come to Changsha to join him, but he just waited and waited, but he was nowhere to be seen, thinking that he was
Something happened to him or he went to find someone else.
After Liu Jing's confirmation, Yu Zheng was quickly sent to bring the results.
Yu Zheng was about 20 years old, nearly eight feet tall, with a body as majestic as a mountain, a protruding face and nose, and an astonishing aura. He looked like a heroic knight, and he spoke with a northern accent, and he was wandering in front of the county government.
It is not surprising that he is regarded as a suspicious person by thieves and officials.
Liu Jing walked around the desk and came to Yu Zheng. He laughed and said, "Zixiang, you made me wait so hard. Why did you come so late?"
"It's hard to explain this matter." Yu Zheng sighed: "Zhongda, you seem to be a different person. I almost don't dare to recognize you."
Liu Jinghan smiled and said: "No matter how I change, I am still Liu Jing and Liu Zhongda."
Yu Zheng nodded and said: "I heard that you got married. Congratulations on marrying a Deng girl as you wished. It's a pity that I couldn't attend your wedding."
Liu Jingdao: "It doesn't matter. When I leave my job, I will take you to my house to meet my wife."