Chapter 1314 I relied on the imperial examination to get ahead and become a frontier official (21)
Gu Mo, who was in Fengjing, looked a little cold after reading the letter.
I have been busy dealing with the matter of taking office these days, but I didn't take into account what might happen to Qu Ruochu.
Just before taking office, there is still a period of vacation for the new officials to return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors. In fact, it is to allow the officials to return to their hometowns in glory.
Gu Mo packed up and set off back to Danzhou.
The first thing I did when I arrived in Danzhou was to go to the county government office to sue Gu Mo.
Accused her of using someone else's name to defraud and make money, and to smear her reputation.
Qu Ruochu was very angry when he was summoned to the county government office.
Gu Mo didn't even go to question her, but went directly to the county government to complain? Can he act according to common sense?
Fortunately, she was well prepared and just defended herself by saying that those gifts were received by Butler Gu and had nothing to do with her.
Housekeeper Gu was called to the court. On one side was her daughter, and on the other was the head of the family to whom she swore allegiance. She seemed to be in a dilemma.
Gu Mo then said: "Mother, I will take office in a few days. Now I am returning to my hometown to worship my ancestors. I am in a hurry and cannot delay on this kind of thing."
Gu Gu Gu is a loyal person, but Gu Mo believes that when her daughter has already brought glory to her ancestors, she can still be stupid and let her daughter get a bad name.
Sure enough, Butler Gu finally had to look at Qu Ruochu guiltily and told the truth.
Unexpectedly, Butler Gu would betray him at a critical moment. Qu Ruochu looked angry and said, "Evil slave! You actually betrayed the master!"
Butler Gu lowered his head, and Qu Ruochu shouted at the county magistrate, "Sir, they are mother and daughter, and they worked together to frame me! Sir, don't listen to their nonsense!"
As it related to the new No. 1 Scholar, the county magistrate was very cautious and summoned all the gentry and wealthy businessmen who had given gifts to him and interrogated them one by one.
"I would like to ask you, please tell the truth. Should the gift you sent be given to Mrs. Gu or Mrs. Qu?"
All the squires and wealthy businessmen agreed, "Of course it's Mrs. Qu. She also reminded us that the more gifts the better, the more sincere it is."
"Does Mrs. Gu know? Did she refuse? Did she come forward later?"
"When we first started giving gifts, Mrs. Gu knew about it, but she refused to accept it. Later, Mrs. Qu came forward and accepted the gift. Whether Gu knew it or not, we don't know."
The squire and wealthy businessmen all knew that Gu Mo sued Qu Ruochu, which meant that the gifts they gave Qu Ruochu were in vain. Now they naturally curry favor with Gu Mo, saying things that are beneficial to Gu Mo, and even saying that
At first, they just wanted to send a little bit to express their gratitude and congratulate the new top scorer on the gold list.
But Qu Ruochu's appetite was getting bigger and bigger. They were afraid of offending the new champion, so they bit the bullet and took out all their belongings.
Now that we know that Qu Ruochu is a fox pretending to be a tiger, can we take back the gifts they gave us?
In the end, the evidence was conclusive and Qu Ruochu was found guilty. However, because of his reputation as a scholar, he was only sentenced to have the money collected and a fine of one hundred taels of silver.
Although the punishment was not severe, her conduct was marked as bad conduct. Even if she continued to take the imperial examination, she would not be able to achieve anything great.
When he came out of the county government office, Qu Ruochu stared at Gu Mo with his eyes still red, as if he wanted to eat someone.
"Gu Mo, what do you mean? When master and servant are fighting, do you have to kill them all?"
"If you don't mess with me, how can you force me to kill you?"
Gu Mo's expression was indifferent, "Today's lesson is for you to remember that I am no longer the Gu Mo of the past. I don't have those things that are honest, honest, hard-working and have no complaints. What I do have is a heart as hard as iron and cold-blooded tactics. Don't mess with me."
That's all I want, you and I are fine, and I don't bother to argue with you about what happened in the past. If you mess with me, I have plenty of ways to make you regret it."
At this moment, Gu Mo's expression looked to Qu Ruochu as if an honest man had turned dark, which was very scary.
Since Gu Mo is the villainous boss who has turned into a villain, isn't she, the person targeted by the villainous boss, the protagonist?
Evil never defeats good. She, the protagonist, will one day defeat the villain, Gu Mo!
"Gu Mo, just wait for me!"
After saying the harsh words, Qu Ruochu ran away.
Gu Mo's eyes fell on Butler Gu.
This is the mother of the original body. Even though she has many things that she feels sorry for, the original body cannot resent her, and Gu Mo cannot stand in his own position and take revenge on Gu Gu Gu Gu.
But it's impossible to get her to pay more attention to Gu Guguan.
She can only do some superficial things to make herself look like a filial daughter.
"Mother, Qu Ruochu is a vengeful person. You failed to frame me as she wanted. How could she let you go? Come with me to Fengjing."
Butler Gu refused and went to pursue Qu Ruochu.
Gu Mo, "..."
If it weren't for the wrong gender, Gu Mo would have almost thought that Gu Gu Gu's true love for Qu Ruochu.
And it’s still that kind of dog-licking sadomasochistic love.
After worshiping his ancestors, Gu Mo will set off back to Fengjing.
Before leaving, I met a good friend from my old school days in Danzhou Fucheng.
This friend also came out on top in this exam and was born in the second grade.
Gu Mo had a drink with her in a restaurant and exchanged pleasantries for a while. After all, they would meet in the officialdom in the future, and speaking of past friendships, they could be regarded as connections.
"Brother Gu has finished paying homage to his ancestors, but do you plan to go out to pay a visit? If you want to pay a visit, why don't you and I come together?"
Gu Mo was stunned for a while. He didn't understand what it meant to be a guest. He even asked for help because he was afraid that he would miss any steps.
The other party explained a few words to him, and then Gu Mo understood.
Paying a visit, which is more elegantly called a visit, is actually similar in nature to begging for food.
Those who were appointed as officials on the golden list would go around visiting gentry, celebrities and local officials and attend various banquets before taking office.
Those country gentlemen and famous people also wanted to entertain them with good wine and food on the stage, and when they left, they also sent congratulatory gifts to show their respect.
In short, wherever you go, gongs and drums are roaring, firecrackers are blasting, red flags are waving, and there are huge crowds of people...
Why does this custom exist?
Because being an official is very expensive.
After becoming an official, there are strict regulations on the clothing, color matching, materials and patterns of each rank.
When you get promoted or demoted, you have to change a few sets of equipment from head to toe. This is true for official uniforms. Regular uniforms and even pajamas are also very strict.
If you dress inappropriately and offend the imperial authority, you will be beheaded.
Of course, you have to pay for the replacement equipment yourself, and the court will not care about it.
Moreover, when people are in the officialdom, they have to deal with emperors and high-ranking officials. Money is needed during festivals, favor exchanges, and literati to throw parties in a fashionable manner.
In addition, I have a family to support, and money for food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Most of those who took the imperial examination came from poor families and had no money themselves.
