Since he was summoned by the county magistrate, unless there were urgent matters at hand that needed to be dealt with, Han Qing would definitely have to rush to the county seat immediately.
Based on his experience of accompanying Yang Xu to the county seat three months ago, he knew how boring it was to ride a long distance on horseback. So, he simply asked his subordinates to set up a carriage for him, and brought tea sets, fruits and a few rolls of freshly bought food.
I also took the legendary storybook of the Tang Dynasty with me.
In this way, he could drink tea, read and eat fruits on the carriage to pass the time on the road. And because there were windows and curtains to block the dust, he would not have to go to the hotel to wash up and change clothes after entering the county town, so that he could meet him conveniently.
immediate boss.
With the current affluence of Jinniuzhai Inspection Station, it is certainly not difficult to meet his small requests. After receiving the order, Zhang Fan, Wang Wu and others immediately started preparations separately. Soon, the carriage and his
All requests made were properly arranged.
Unfortunately, there is always a huge gap between imagination and reality. Less than twenty miles away from Jinniu Village, Han Qing regretted it so much that the color of his intestines changed.
The carriage was borrowed from a wealthy family in a nearby village. The armrests were plated with copper, the roof was stained with cinnabar, and it was also covered with thick silk cotton mats and a whole piece of sika deer skin. It was quite luxurious.
However, there are neither pneumatic rubber tires nor composite spring devices for shock absorption.
However, the road leading from Jinniuzhai to the county town is still in disrepair and full of potholes.
As a result, Han Qing was so shaken that all his internal organs were displaced. Not to mention drinking tea and eating fruit, he was lucky to be able to resist vomiting out the overnight meal.
He had no choice but to sit on the shaft of the carriage. While he was sideways admiring the scenery, he was distracted by Zhang Fan, who volunteered to drive the carriage for him, and Wang Wu, who accompanied him into the city to buy jewelry for his mother-in-law.
, Niu Ju, Liu Hong and a few others were talking here and there.
After a bumpy journey, they finally reached their destination. Han Qing was as dirty as a coachman.
Therefore, he had no choice but to first send Wang Wu to the county government to report the crime to his deputy, Magistrate Zhang. Then he went straight to Guanyi, settled down, and waited until the next morning to regain enough energy before going to see his immediate superior.
That night, Zhang Fan's brother who had studied in the same family held a banquet in Peony Pavilion in order to thank Inspector Han for the couplet he had written for the family ancestral hall.
Han Qing originally had no interest in drinking and admiring flowers, but Zhang Fan, Wang Wu, and Niu Ju worked hard, and finally gave him face.
At the banquet, several scholars suggested writing lyrics while drinking. Han Qing had no real ideas, so he had to excuse himself from motion sickness, and promised that when he regained his energy in the future, he would definitely compose a lyrics to harmonize with everyone else's works, so he managed to get by.
However, it is inevitable for him to comment on other people's works.
According to Han Qing's direct feeling, the works of these local talents have seriously lowered the overall quality of Song Ci. However, he could not tell his feelings truthfully. He could only say a lot of compliments under the clouds.
, and it’s like a cliché of encouragement, in order to seek peace of mind.
After hearing this, several local talents suddenly felt bright in their faces. They gave the new lyrics they had written or had others prepared in advance to shopkeeper Shi, and asked the latter to arrange for the top singer of Peony Pavilion to play and sing.
Compared with Bai Lotus and Zi Ling from Lotus Class, Peony Pavilion’s own top singer is obviously far behind in terms of singing voice and playing skills. However, it matches the new words of several local talents.
, but they also complement each other.
On the other hand, the dishes and drinks in Peony Pavilion are still as exquisite as three months ago. Last time, because Li Dezhao, the son of Xia Guogong, disrupted the situation, Han Qing was not in the mood or had enough time to taste carefully. This time, he finally made up for his regret last time and had a great meal.
After the wine and food were full, someone took advantage of being drunk to ask when Li Sheng, the envoy on the right, would return from Xiazhou and what he thought of the places along the way. Han Qing knew nothing about this and could not provide any useful answers. , it is inevitable to disappoint everyone again.
However, when everyone was talking to each other, talking here and there, and brought the topic to the Lotus class leader, Han Qing provided many interesting anecdotes that others did not know, which made several scholars gleam with gold.
These anecdotes were all introduced to him by Xu Ziling in his letters. Han Qing has not yet satisfied the other party's request to fill in new words because he has no money. However, in the past two months, he has received frequent calls from the other party. Xin, he could no longer put on airs and would occasionally send a few words back to the other party.
The letters Xu Ziling wrote to him were no longer just about music and lyrics, but also included many anecdotes and miscellaneous things in daily life.
The relationship between the two is like the "pen pal" that Han Qing knew in his previous life, and also like the "online dating" that he heard about but never practiced in his previous life.
There is the possibility of getting closer to each other, but there is no urgency and motivation to get closer. Therefore, it is just neither up nor down.
Han Qing was in the divorce service consulting business in her previous life, and was deeply influenced by her work. She was actually skeptical about the marriage relationship between men and women. Therefore, except for occasionally feeling lonely, most of the time, this kind of neither up nor down The relationship suits his mentality.
Xu Ziling can be regarded as an intellectual beauty. She feels very comfortable when interacting with her, and she also makes Han Qing feel very dignified.
As for marrying the other person, or taking the other person as a concubine, in his opinion, the relationship between the two, if there is one, is far from reaching that level.
Therefore, for the time being, he didn't want to think about it at all.
Of course, the basis for all this is that all the letters Xu Ziling wrote to him were written by herself.
If Han Qing knew that except for the first letter, everything that followed was dictated by a "Lawyer Han" who was older than the previous life and had never really liked any man. Xu Ziling was only responsible for recording and copying, he I definitely don't even have the intention to maintain this kind of "pen pal" relationship, and just cut it off with each other.
…
"Sneeze!" Hundreds of miles away in Chang'an City, Lotus Class teacher Yu Bolian, who was dictating letters, suddenly covered her nose with her hand and sneezed loudly.
"Teacher, what's wrong with you? Do you need someone to make ginger soup?" Zi Ling, who was writing a letter, was startled, and quickly stood up timidly, asking for instructions in a low voice.
"It's okay, I probably sweated a lot while practicing martial arts in the evening, and got blown by the wind!" Yu Bolian waved her hand and responded in a deep voice, "Let's continue, where did we just write? Look at my memory!"
"I wrote about the story of the peach blossom on the human face." Zi Ling's eyes flickered, full of admiration, "The scholar named Cui arrived late, and the peach blossom girl had passed away. Then he entered the house and cried, regretting that he came to propose marriage. Too late!"
"Well, if he doesn't understand this hint, he will be a fool!" Yu Bolian nodded and slapped the case with her hand confidently, "I don't believe it, he can keep pretending to be stupid!"
His voice fell, but he felt that he had said too much. After hesitating for a moment, he switched to a probing tone and asked Zi Ling, "He, did he do anything to you that night? He doesn't like men, right? I heard,
Many children from wealthy families in Bianliang are born rabbits and only like men."
"No, no!" Zi Ling's face turned red when asked, and she shook her head in panic.
But he was afraid that Professor Yu might misunderstand what he meant, so he quickly added, "He, he respects me quite a bit, but the position where his eyes scanned is no different from other guests. It shouldn't be because he likes men,
I just deliberately pretended not to understand what you meant by teaching me."
"It's not my intention, it's your intention. I'm helping you!" Professor Yu frowned and denied in a low voice.
Then, he hesitated and muttered, "Then why? I tried my best, but he just refused to accept the move. Besides, you didn't say you wanted to marry him as your official wife, so why did he hesitate? He
At this age, one should have strong vitality and strong blood, and should not be deaf or deaf. Although I have never experienced anything similar, I have never eaten pork, and I have always seen pigs running away."
"Disciple doubts, disciple doubts, he doesn't know how to write lyrics at all." Zi Ling thought for a while and analyzed with a bit of trepidation, "Disciple has sung a lot in the past few days, and I always feel that the long and long river flowing eastward has changed the river.
Chengjiang is more appropriate. However, there is no big river named after a river along the way from Bianliang to the northwest. As for Linjiangxian, there is also the word "jiang" in it, and the tune is very different from any previous lyrics and music scores. Still
Yes, the sound of this piece is much richer, the breathing is exhaled, and it is more complex. It has never appeared before and has not been circulated. Suddenly, it appeared out of thin air. It is really unbelievable."
Bai Ou also mentioned similar words before, but she immediately denied it at that time.
But now, Zi Ling felt that she needed to speak out, no matter whether it was really justified or not.
Teacher Yu instructing her to write a letter to Inspector Han was definitely not to help her marry him as soon as possible. Zi Ling had already noticed this with her cleverness.
Combined with Professor Yu's recent urgent state of mind and what she had heard about some secrets of the Lotus Class, Zi Ling became more and more convinced that if she continued to correspond with Inspector Han, sooner or later, she would harm him.
She didn't like Han Qing so much that she had to marry him, but there was no need to harm him.
That would make her feel very sad and guilty.
Such a good-looking man spoke politely to her, without any of the condescending attitude of an ordinary drinker.
Moreover, he has a good voice. Even if he can't write lyrics and compose music, it's not a crime, and he shouldn't be dragged down by Professor Yu and others.
Therefore, it would be good for him and for myself to end this absurd fate as soon as possible and let Yu Jiaoxi stop thinking about taking him into his own hands as soon as possible.
"Crack!" The lanterns suddenly exploded, and the firelight danced, illuminating Ziling's clear eyes and her beautiful face that could not be concealed by the dust.
…
"Bah!", the candle burst, illuminating the second hall of Ding'an County Yamen, flickering brightly and dimly.
On both sides of the chess scale, the county magistrate Zhang Wei and the chief bookkeeper Zhou Chong were sitting respectively, staring at the gradually filling chessboard, reluctant to make a move.
In the same late night, some people are indulged in the feasting and feasting, while others are weighing every move on the chessboard.
If you make a wrong move on the chessboard, you can regret it.
In the real world, if you make a wrong step, there is no way to start over.
"Your Majesty, it has been implemented. In fact, he does not have a close relationship with Inspector Li You. At the banquet table tonight, he doesn't know as much about Inspector Li as Qian Xiucai." Chuang Ling
After being lightly clicked, a sound passed through the window paper and reached the ears of County Magistrate Zhang Wei and Chief Registrar Zhou Chong.
"That's what I know!" Zhou Chong, the chief clerk, was not as reserved as he was when facing the county magistrate Zhang Wei during the day. He smiled and curled his lips, finally letting go, "County Lord, you are too careful! Don't do it!
It is said that he is an abandoned disciple of the Imperial College, but he has not been expelled by the Imperial College before. Zheng Changfeng has no time to protect himself now, so how can he still have the ability to take care of him?"
"After all, he is from Bianliang, and the Han family, in the past, was ranked high among the generals of the Song Dynasty." The county magistrate Zhang Wei did not feel dissatisfied with the other party's words at all. He sighed and explained quietly.
"That was his great-uncle Han Chongyun's branch, not his. His branch had long been separated from Dafang, and since the new emperor ascended the throne, it has been deteriorating." Zhou Chong shrugged and continued to add in a low voice.
"The sect has already sent people to inquire about these things clearly. Otherwise, they would not be trying to recruit him."
"Well!" County Magistrate Zhang Wei nodded lightly again, and his sigh became heavier at the same time, "I always feel that something is not safe enough. Logically speaking, he is just a passerby, and he knows how to advance and retreat. There is no need for the Holy Cult to make enemies."
"What Saint Aunt means is to lend you and my hands to force him to despair of the court, but don't you want his life?" Zhou Chong tapped his fingers on the chessboard, and the urging was very obvious. "He is like this.
This kind of person claims to have been favored by the emperor and has high expectations for the court. If the court disappoints him again and again, he will retaliate and be the most ruthless!"
"Zhang understands!" County Magistrate Zhang Wei pondered again and again, and finally nodded lightly.
"Pa!" A black stone fell from his hand, and the outcome of the situation suddenly became clearly visible on the chessboard.
