It's impossible to be interested in salted fish. They brought cotton silk. How hard would they have to think to be interested in something as smelly as salted fish?
Zhou Man is sorting out medicinal materials at the medical office. She has been going to the countryside for free clinics during this period. She has spent a lot on medicinal materials and has also gained fame.
Seeing Wen Tiandong's arrival, she was overjoyed. She immediately took him to the backyard, pointed to the two rooms that had been prepared and said: "These two rooms are allocated to you. You can live in the medical department. If you feel uncomfortable,
It’s convenient, you can also rent a house outside.”
Wen Tiandong immediately said: "The students live in the medical department."
Wen's family has been studying medicine for generations, and he has been a doctor since his ancestor Taizu. However, some of the medical skills were lost when they were passed down to his father's generation. His family is only moderately wealthy, so naturally he will not go out to live outside the house provided by the medical office.
It costs a lot of money.
Wen Tiandong introduced his wife to Zhou Man, "Sir, this is my wife, Mrs. Chen."
Wen Tiandong was very close to Zhou Man and said directly: "Her nickname is Zhenniang."
Man Bao welcomed her warmly, asked them to put down their luggage, and then said: "You guys pack up first, then go to my house for dinner later, and I'll take care of you."
Wen Tiandong readily agreed. He also wanted to chat with Zhou Man about the Medical Department during dinner.
Man Bao ran back to see Zhou Liwei first.
The aunt and nephew were very happy to meet each other. Zhou Liwei was more aggressive than Zhou Man. He grew up with his sister-in-law, so they had a good relationship.
Zhou Liwei took out things first, and Old Zhoutou brought only words. Qian made a bundle of underwear for Zhou Man, while Xiao Qian prepared a lot of food for Zhou Man, including pickles in jars and some
Cured meat and sun-dried vegetables are delicious after being soaked in water and stir-fried with the meat.
Then he took out a stack of letters and showed them one by one, "This is Mr. Zhuang's, this is Mrs. Liu's, this is Mr. Yin's, this is..."
"By the way, the second young master gave me a box. I don't know what's in it. It looks very expensive."
Bai Shan and Zhou Man sat on chairs and began to open letters. First, it was from Mrs. Liu, which mostly contained some words of advice to them. Then they told them that the governor of Qingzhou had been replaced by Guo Cheng.
Mrs. Liu told Bai Shan in her letter that the previously appointed governor of Qingzhou, Wang Rong, was from the Wang family of Chenliu County and was a shrewd and capable man.
However, the Chenliu Wang clan is far inferior to the Taiyuan Wang clan. I heard that some clan members are already communicating with the Taiyuan clan, and the two clans want to join the clan.
And Guo Cheng was from the Guo family in Xuyang. Coincidentally, he was from the same family as Mrs. Liu Shangshu.
Mrs. Liu had obviously found out Guo Cheng's origins and said to the two of them: "After all, our two families are also related. Guo Cheng is the nephew of Mrs. Liu Shangshu. Liu Huan wants to call him cousin. Man Bao and him
peer."
When Man Bao saw this line of writing, he clicked his tongue and said, "My cousin."
Bai Shan: "...He is much older than you. Even if it is a relationship, he should be a cousin, right?"
Man Bao said: "Didn't I call you from my in-laws?"
Liu Huan's father is slightly older than Guo Cheng and is his cousin. If they were called after their in-laws, they would naturally be called cousins.
Man Bao was secretly happy, and Bai Shan was also secretly happy when he thought of something. The two of them lowered their heads and looked at each other happily, their eyes filled with stars.
After opening Mr. Zhuang's letter, he mainly encouraged them and also talked about the Qingzhou governor.
He said: "Guo Cheng is like a grassroots person who favors whoever gets the advantage. Such a person is not trustworthy, so we can cooperate, but we cannot have a heart-to-heart relationship."
He also said: "This person is also profit-loving. As a county magistrate, you should be honest and upright. If you can admonish Shangfeng, then do so. If you can't, it is better to go along with it and leave it to the censor for evaluation. However, although this person is profit-loving,
But even better, I heard that Magistrate Lu of Yidu County is a smart and capable man, and he is honest and upright. If he and Guo Cheng fight in Qingzhou City, you can survive in the middle."
Yin was more direct and told Bai Shan directly in the letter, "Guo Cheng was dismissed from office because of corruption and profit-seeking. His Majesty was angry that he was playing both sides between the Crown Prince and Prince Gong, so he was dismissed from office. But this man is smart and capable."
, he has a good way of governing the place, my father said. Not only did his majesty often praise his talents, but also Mr. Wei and Mr. Tang in the court often said that he had talents, but it was a pity that his moral character was not good, so he could be used but not valued.
You don't have to be too afraid of him, His Majesty will definitely trust you more than him."
"However, it is a big taboo for officials in the officialdom to offend superior officials. If you can avoid violating the taboo, then don't offend." Yin Yue said: "It is rare for Guo Cheng to recover. This time he should be careful in handling his errands."
Bai Shan handed Yin You's letter to Man Bao and said, "This governor is quite interesting."
Man Bao also handed Liu Huan's letter to him and said, "Liu Huan said that he would ask his cousin to take good care of us when he comes to the capital."
Bai Shan: "Do you believe it?"
Man Bao nodded, "I believe in Liu Huan, but I don't believe in Guo Cheng. The officialdom is like a battlefield. When the interests are consistent, brothers, friends, and brothers are respectful, and the father is kind and the son is filial. But if the interests are inconsistent, then there will be no father and son on the battlefield."
Bai Shan nodded, stood up and said: "Calculating the time, he should arrive in a few days. I think I have to go to Qingzhou City to meet Magistrate Lu."
Man Bao looked at him in surprise, "Why did you see him?"
Bai Shan smiled and said: "Before Governor Guo arrives in Qingzhou, transfer the prisoners to the prison in Qingzhou."
Man Bao: "Why does Magistrate Lu want to help you?"
"Of course it's because I'm worthy of help," Man Bao said: "Don't worry, judging from the arrangements made by County Magistrate Lu in Beihai County, although he is more domineering in official circles and does not want people to set foot in his territory, it is true that
He is a good official for the people. He has been fighting with the Song family for so many years, and I can give him a result."
"As soon as the salt field controlled by the Song family collapsed, the county government's finances collapsed directly. They couldn't control the county government's finances, so naturally they couldn't control the county government. As for the private occupation of fields outside, we can slowly figure it out in the future.
.”
Man Bao nodded.
After discussing the matter, the two of them opened Bai Erlang's box. Inside was a thick stack of paper filled with words. Bai Shan only glanced at it and knew it was a biography of Xi Xing.
He picked it up and found a letter underneath, so he opened it and read it.
Bai Erlang vividly wrote down what happened during this period, including many things in the court. Finally, he also mentioned the matter of the governor of Qingzhou, and said to Bai Shan straightforwardly: "I asked Mingda, and she said Guo
Cheng is not a good person, and the Empress does not like him very much, but she also said that Guo Cheng can be used."
Bai Erlang said: "Mingda also said that Guo Cheng is a man who is very aware of current affairs. Now that His Majesty the Crown Prince's position is stable, His Majesty has handed over many government affairs to the Crown Prince to handle this year. For this reason, Guo Cheng will also be very polite to you."