After Zhu Pingan had a brief acquaintance with the officials and gentry of Jingnan County at the reception pavilion, he was led by the county magistrate Zhang Changru, the chief Bao Wenyuan and others, and walked to the north gate Wangyue Gate, preparing to enter from the north gate.
Entering the county town, go to the Chenghuang Temple to worship.
When the county magistrate takes office, he must first pay homage to the city god. This is the etiquette rule of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Pingan has done his homework and is very clear about this.
The City God is one of the eight gods of Confucianism. He is a priest who protects the city in folk and Taoist beliefs. In the Ming Dynasty, the status of the City God was further improved. After Emperor Hongwu unified the world, he granted the title of City God to the world in Bingshenshuo, the first month of the second year.
The city god of the city was granted the title of king. The city gods of Bian, Hao, Jiu, He, Chu and other prefectures where Emperor Hongwu was founded were also granted the title of first-grade prince. The city gods of other prefectural cities were granted the title of second-grade duke. The city gods of the prefecture cities
He was granted the title of marquis of the third rank, and the city god of the county was granted the title of earl of the fourth rank.
The Jingnan County City God was a fourth-rank official conferred by the Ming Dynasty, and his official rank was much higher than his own, a seventh-rank county magistrate.
It is perfectly normal for a subordinate to pay homage to a superior.
Zhu Ping'an ignored feudal superstitions and other things, and simply worshiped his superiors as a subordinate.
"Meet the magistrate."
When Zhu Pingan passed by Wangyue Gate, the people around him knelt down to salute and secretly looked at Zhu Pingan with their peripheral vision.
"Fathers and fellow citizens, no courtesy." Zhu Ping'an didn't have any pretensions. He stopped and smiled, nodded to the people around him who were saluting, and asked them to stand up without ceremony. He stretched out his hand to help an old man up.
"Master, the county magistrate, the grassroots are from Dayao Village. The grassroots' surname is Yao. County magnate, please come and sit in our Dayao Village when you have time." The old man who was helped up by Zhu Pingan was very excited, and his voice was trembling.
"It turns out it's Mr. Yao. Okay, I'll go to Dayao Village to bother Mr. Yao after I settle down." Zhu Ping'an agreed with a smile.
After Zhu Ping'an and his party entered the city gate and walked away, the people watching the excitement under the wall of Wangyue Gate immediately gathered around Mr. Yao. Hearing that Mr. Yao formed a group, they all couldn't wait to ask questions.
"Mr. Yao, what did Xie County tell you?"
"Oh, old man, what did you say to our Xie County?"
"Mr. Yao, we saw you and the county magistrate talking and laughing. What did you say?"
Looking at the people who were sniffing him, Mr. Yao straightened his back, coughed, glared at the bearded men named Xie County, and said angrily, "What Xie County, do you have any decency?
That is the county magistrate, the father-in-law of our common people in Jingnan County."
"Yes, yes, it's the county magistrate you always lectured. So what did the county magistrate tell you?"
People wanted to know what the new county magistrate said to Mr. Yao, so they all responded to what Mr. Yao said.
"What did the county magistrate say to me?" Mr. Yao glanced at everyone and was very satisfied with their curiosity. He stroked his beard and said with a thought, "After the county magistrate helped me up, I
I invited the county magistrate to come and sit in our Dayao Village when he is free."
"Ah? Mr. Yao, you are really awesome. You dare to invite the county magistrate to the village. Hehe, you really dare to say that the county magistrate is so rich that he can go to our dirty and dilapidated village? [Jingnan has changed so many jobs.
You are the county magistrate, but which county magistrate has ever been to the village? Mr. Yao, thanks to you, you are still a sensible person in Dayao Village."
When people heard this, they couldn't help but laugh, laughing at Mr. Yao's whimsical idea of daring to invite the county magistrate to the village as a guest.
"Why don't you tell me why the county magistrate helped me but not you? Let me tell you, after I invited the county magistrate, the county magistrate happily agreed. After saying that he had settled in, he went to Dayao Village to bother me.
I'm just being polite. I don't want to bother you. If the county magistrate comes, it means you are condescending to show favor to me. It means you think highly of me." Mr. Yao glanced at the crowd, raised his head, and shook his head with his hands behind his back.
"Really?! I'm not trying to trick you, right?!"
When people heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned. They didn't believe what Yao Lao said.
"That's still fake!" Yao Lao Chong puffed his beard and glared at the person who questioned him, "I have seen many people, and the county magistrate saw that he was a person who promised a lot of money."
People looked at Zhu Ping'an's retreating figure and were slightly stunned.
"This new county magistrate seems a little different from the previous one. At least, he is quite approachable."
Someone said so.
However, someone quickly refuted it.
"Easy to approach? Haha, I know people but not their hearts. Just based on today's encounter, is it too early to draw such a conclusion? It's not like you don't know that some people just know how to pretend. Today is his first time here and he hasn't handed over yet.
When he takes office, he pretends to be more friendly to the people. When he takes over and becomes established, he will definitely have a different look. Even if he is really approachable, what's the use. Look, our new county magistrate has many
He is young, and his hair has not even grown yet. As the saying goes, if he has no hair on his lips, he will not be able to do things well. If he is a gilded nobleman from a high official's family, how can he care about the life and death of us common people? If not, he is so
How can he, who is young and seems naive and not very smart, be able to control Jingnan, which is facing a complex situation? Can he defeat the five major dangers of our Jingnan?! Hey, I would rather have someone who is arrogant, domineering, but has great energy.
The county magistrate”
Someone dragged him and retorted with a sigh.
"Hey, yes, the name of our Jingnan County is so good. I think back then, it was the Han Dynasty or the Song Dynasty. The general named our county after he pacified the south. The word 'Jing' means pacification.
, which means calm and peace, so we named Jingnan County, which means 'Jing of the South', to herald good fortune. Our Jingnan County is a beautiful land, and the name is full of good wishes, but alas, our Jingnan County
Instead of receiving good wishes, I received curses, bloodshed and tears, and unbearable suffering, especially the five major harms. The first harm was corrupt officials, collusion between officials and bandits, collusion between officials and businessmen, collusion between government and mines, and the common people; the second harm was the Southern Barbarians.
The Miao rebellion brings disaster to the common people; the three dangers are mountain bandit invasions, the fourth dangers are pirate attacks, and the fifth dangers are Japanese pirates massacres and plunders. Each one of them harms our people, and each one makes our people bleed, shed tears, and suffer unspeakably. These five major harms are one of them.
If the sun does not clear up, we in Jingnan will not have a good day. However, our new county magistrate is too young."
There was a salesman who was walking around the streets. He mentioned the five major evils, which immediately aroused the resonance of many people.
Looking at the young and short figure walking away, people couldn't help but feel a dark cloud in their hearts.
This county magistrate is too young. His shoulders cannot bear the expectations of the people of Jingnan.
Why
We, the people of Jingnan, have a really hard life.