"Even if Yu Renyan from the Qingcheng faction makes rude remarks, you don't have to smash his teeth and let Dayou's beast urinate on his face."
Speaking of this, Yue Buqun tilted his head and reprimanded Lu You:
"Da You, Chong'er drank too much and let the beast you raise peed on his face. Not only did you not stop him, you actually took care of him..."
Yue Lingshan, who was standing aside and was sulking, suddenly heard what her father said and immediately thought of the scene at that time. She suddenly felt that it was really funny and couldn't help bursting into laughter.
Seeing all the fellow apprentices turning to look at her, Yue Lingshan knew that the situation was not good and hurriedly hid behind her mother Ning Zhongze.
Yue Buqun shook his head inwardly, but he didn't reprimand him out loud this time, he just made up his mind secretly.
I really need to let my junior sister teach Shan'er a lesson, otherwise when she gets married, she will definitely suffer a lot with her temperament.
Linghu Chong saw that Liu Hou'er was implicated by him and said hurriedly:
"This matter has nothing to do with Sixth Junior Brother. It's because I drank too much, so..."
"snort!"
Although he knew that Linghu Chong was quibbling, Yue Buqun was still very pleased that his senior brother could protect his junior brother.
Ning Zhongze saw that his senior brother actually didn't want to go into details, so he said to Linghu Chong and Lu Dayou:
"Chong'er, Dayou, why don't you admit your mistake to your master?"
Lu Dayou hurriedly said to his master: "I know my mistake, please punish me."
Linghu Chong was also following at the side and said: "Disciple knows his mistake, please punish me master."
Yue Buqun said:
"Seeing as the reason for this conflict is to protect the reputation of our sect, I will fine Chong'er with twenty sticks, maybe ten sticks. Do you two object to it?"
The two people shook their heads hurriedly and said:
"Disciple respectfully accepts the punishment."
It's just a few blows, and you can go out in a day or two at most.
After all the disciples dispersed, Yue Buqun said to his wife:
"Junior sister, Fuwei Escort Agency always prepares generous gifts during the Spring and Autumn Festival in recent years and sends people to Huashan.
So I would like to invite the chief escort of Fuwei Escort Agency to come to our Huashan and talk about their agency opening a branch in our Qin Province."
Ning Zhong frowned and said:
"What about the Guangshun Escort Agency? They have been very respectful to our Huashan sect for more than ten years. If word spreads, our sect's reputation will be ruined..."
Hearing Guangshun Escort Agency, Yue Buqun's face immediately turned darker:
"Junior sister, do you know how much the New Year's gift from Guangshun Escort Agency is this year?"
Ning Zhong shook his head. Although she was responsible for many things in the Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun was mainly responsible for external affairs.
"500 taels, in the past few years it was 1,000 taels. I think when I first took over as the head, the annual gift of their escort agency was 5,000 taels."
"This is too much! Senior brother, why didn't you tell me this earlier?"
Yue Buqun waved his hand and said:
"It's not a big deal at first, so I never told my junior sister.
But this time you agree that Fuwei Escort Agency will open a branch in our Qin Province, it will definitely cause misunderstandings among some people. When someone asks about Junior Sister, you can also explain something."
Although Ning Zhongze was extremely angry, he thought that the main reason for this incident was the Huashan Sect.
In recent years, the Huashan Sect has declined significantly, and its intimidating power is not as good as before.
"Senior brother, should we recruit more disciples next year?"
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beitai island
As soon as Zhao Ligong's boat docked at the dock, several villagers surrounded him.
"Mr. Zhao, are these big men behind you hired to protect the hospital?"
Early this morning, Master Zhao told the villagers that he wanted to find his benefactor for help and hire some nursing homes.
Everyone is quite in favor of this.
Yesterday's experience had frightened them.
But now the whole village is full of women. Not to mention another wave of Japanese pirates, even several nearby villages will come to harass them if they know the situation in their villages.
Originally, the local government should have arranged manpower for this matter.
But all the officials on their island have long since fled, so they can only find a way on their own.
"These are all escorts from the Fuwei Escort Agency of the benefactor's family, and they are all very skilled.
In the next few months, they will be responsible for the safety of our village.
At that time, we will be divided into two teams, and there will be patrols during the day and night."
Considering the high hiring fee for each escort, he planned to hire six people and divide them into two teams.
But when Wang Lidong's mother, Mrs. Wang, found out about this, she waved her hand and offered to rent one and get three free.
Zhao Ligong was not modest, so he nodded and agreed.
At the same time, I thought to myself, these thighs are really worth hugging.
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Linjiang County Government
A month has passed since the last time Zhao Ligong came to visit.
I don’t know if it’s because the power of money is too great or because my father Lin Zhennan’s work efficiency is too high.
Three days ago, Wang Lidong arrived at the prefect's Yamen and received his official seal, appointment documents, and official uniform.
His position is the county magistrate of Linjiang County, an official of the eighth rank.
He was not dissatisfied with this official position, and he did not expect to be able to buy a county magistrate.
What's more, now that the entire yamen has run away, he, the county magistrate, is equivalent to the county magistrate.
Linjiang County is one of the three counties on Beitai Island, and Zhao Ligong's village falls under the jurisdiction of Linjiang County.
After returning home from the government office that day, Wang Lidong picked up the appointment document and read it several times, but could not tell whether it was true or false.
"Dad, it will take at least two or three months for us to get to the capital. Isn't this appointment document fake?"
During the Ming Dynasty, even an eighth-grade official needed to be personally appointed and removed by the capital's staff.
So on the way back, the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong.
"Ping'er, we are in Rongcheng, and ships go to the north every day. A round trip takes twenty days.
Besides, whoever dares to cheat will have his family confiscated and his family exterminated if found out."
Lin Zhennan also told him that the current Linjiang County Magistrate was running for connections and was planning to change his position.
If he is really transferred, I will spend some money to try to get the position of county magistrate.
Wang Lidong thought that this would happen sooner or later. Being an official is just to make money.
The current magistrate of Linjiang County stays in the city all day long and still makes a lot of money, but if he goes back to the county government office, his life may be at risk.
"Dad, did you spend a lot of money this time?"
Lin Zhennan stroked his beard and said with a smile:
“Oddly enough, the cost this time is really not that big.
All in all, daddy and I spent eight thousand taels."
Wang Lidong thought about it and realized it was really not expensive.
In the 39th year of Qianlong's reign, the prices for official positions were as follows: fifth-rank official of doctor, 9,600 taels; sixth-rank official of principal, 4,620 taels; fourth-rank official of Daotai, 2; fourth-rank official of magistrate, 2; fifth-rank official of Tongzhi, 6,820 taels;
The seventh-rank official of the county magistrate, 4620 taels, and the eighth-rank county deputy chief, 980 taels.
These are all false positions, they just have a nice name.
But what Wang Lidong is buying now is for practical use and is a scarce item.
In order for Wang Lidong, a novice in officialdom, to be a good official.
Lin Zhennan relied on his connections and spent a lot of money to find three masters for him.
Wang Lidong himself also found a master, and that person was Zhao Ligong.
After all, I don’t know if the three people my dad found are reliable, so I feel more at ease if I have someone of my own.
Today is Wang Lidong's first day at the county government office. Before 7 o'clock, he left Fuwei Escort Agency.
With more than 20 people, it took more than half an hour to finally arrive at his work place.
"Old Zhao, is this the Linjiang County government office?"
After looking carefully, Zhao Ligong was a little confused, but he still nodded and said:
"My benefactor, this is the Linjiang County Government Office."
The gate of the county government is quite majestic, about four meters high and twelve or thirteen meters wide.
There are eight-character walls on both sides, and two majestic stone lions stand on the left and right.