Qi Hongxin was awakened by his wife's voice. His eyes, which were still covered by the fog, immediately became clear and he finally saw clearly who was standing in front of him.
The wrinkles on his face seemed to be deeper, and the whole person seemed to be a little older.
"What a resemblance."
"I'm confused."
Qi Hong's new eyes showed infinite disappointment. After a moment of clarity, he started talking nonsense again. His eyelids slowly closed and he fell asleep.
Su Ziji looked down at the old man, and suddenly realized that this fifty-six-year-old man was as skinny as a handful of firewood, and even with his white washed clothes on his body, he looked very wide and big.
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Mrs. Qi Zhou used his hands and carefully helped Qi Hongxin lie down again. With his body, a woman could easily support him to lie back down.
No one, whether it was Su Ziji or Qi Zhou, noticed that Zeng Ninzhen, who was standing at the door, had a vein in his hand. For a moment, his hand was pressed on the hilt of the sword, but in the end he didn't know what he thought of.
, gave up, and let go of his hand again.
Having met Qi Hongxin, Su Ziji stopped staying and said goodbye to Qi Zhou.
But just a few steps out of the house, the little maid ran out again and called out: "Master Su, please stay!"
Su Ziji turned around and looked at her. She said happily: "My wife has something to give to Mr. Su. Please wait for a moment, Mr. Su."
Su Ziji was also a little curious about what Qi Zhou could give him.
But when she handed a stack of manuscripts to her hand with a gentle expression, Su Ziji was really surprised.
"Mrs. Zhou, what is this?"
"Master Su, this is my husband's experience as an official for many years. Before he fell into coma, he once said that when you come, I will give these manuscripts to you."
"I don't mean to be polite. In fact, my husband has high hopes for you and thinks that you may be able to serve as prime minister and assistant minister in the future. This may be of some reference to you."
With that said, Mrs. Zhou wiped away her tears and turned back.
Su Ziji suddenly felt that the things in his hands were a little heavy, and his mood became more complicated.
If he didn't accept these things, firstly, it was inconsistent with his status. It was a manuscript sent to him by an official who was optimistic about his serious illness. Secondly, these things were indeed valuable to Su Ziji. He usually wanted to get such experience, especially after more than ten years of travel.
The experience of being a local magistrate or county guard is that if you miss this time, it will be difficult to get the next one.
But if you accept it and receive this favor for no reason, how should you treat Qi Hongxin?
"That's it, take it first and then talk about it when you get back." Su Ziji felt a little heavy, so he took it and walked out.
After leaving the government office, Zeng Niazhen drove in silence all the way and sent Su Ziji back to the construction site.
A convex-shaped dam has been built on the construction site, but it is all a pile of earth and has not been built up with solid stones. After stopping the ox cart, Zeng Nianzhen did not ask anyone to park the cart on the side of the stones as usual.
Follow Su Ziji uphill to the office shed.
When Su Ziji got out of the car, Zeng Nianzhen looked a little surprised and silent for a moment, then said goodbye to Su Ziji.
Su Ziji felt that today was really an evil day. Unexpected things kept happening. Qi Hong became ill and asked his wife to send him manuscripts. This surprised Su Ziji. However, Zeng Nianzhen resigned, so he still sent Su Ziji to him.
Ji was immediately stunned.
"Mr. Zeng, is there something I didn't do well that made it difficult for you?" Su Ziji asked sincerely, and in the blink of an eye he realized: "That's right, Mr. Zeng's martial arts can only be used as a personal bodyguard.
, I can also help you run a military attache position, but the level is lower..."
Zeng Nianzhen shook his head and refused: "Master, it's not for this reason."
"With your swordsmanship, you are more than enough to protect yourself."
"I know that I am too talented and lacking in knowledge to be qualified as a military attache, so... please allow me to leave, Master!"
Su Ziji stood there, just looking at it. Even if he heard the footsteps behind him, he did not look back. Instead, he said seriously to Zeng Ninzhen: "Sir, why should you belittle yourself? In fact, everyone knows your talent."
"There will be difficulties in leaving this time. You might as well talk to me about it."
Whether Zeng Nianzhen can kill demons with swordsmanship or his status in the hearts of people in the world, once he is conquered, it can bring a lot of help.
This is why Su Ziji takes it seriously.
Unexpectedly, this period of time together did not make Zeng Nianzhen choose to stay.
Su Ziji was still a little reluctant to leave like this, and wanted to persuade him. Zeng Nianzhen was a little moved when he saw Su Ziji trying to stay like this. He couldn't use false excuses anymore, and chose to tell the truth.
"Sir, what I said just now is indeed that I hid it from you."
Zeng Nianzhen looked at the green basil bushes, his eyes unconsciously wandering on the reeds, and smiled bitterly: "Actually, the reason why I chose to leave is simply that I already have a master. Although he has passed away, I once swore that it was not him or his.
Future generations will never serve it."
Seeing that Su Ziji was about to speak, he said in a dumb voice: "Not only that, I feel guilty towards the young master. The young master is sincere to me, but I have different ambitions."
"Do you know that I had murderous intentions just now, but it was not you..."
Su Ziji was startled and thought about it: "Is this Magistrate Qi?"
"Yes, it's Qi Hongxin." Zeng Nianzhen spit out the name without referring to his official position: "I have a grudge against him, but when we met, I found that he was already old."
Zeng Nianzhen thought of Qi Hongxin's demeanor just now, and his mouth was full of bitterness. Over the years, he had also heard about Qi Hongxin's deeds. He had been ups and downs in the county and managed the government well, but he didn't want to end up in this situation.
The most important thing is that I still miss the prince.
Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Zeng Nianzhen is no longer the "young hero" he was back then. He knows in his heart that Qi Hongxin's signature was the most basic requirement unless he wanted his whole family to die together.
Moreover, if he really abandoned the prince and turned to someone else in these years, with his talent and ability, he might not be able to find a benefactor to atone for his original sin.
Apart from anything else, it was impossible to enter the center to avoid offending the emperor's eyes, but there was still hope of being promoted to a provincial patrol.
If Qi Hongxin is like this, can he still be inferior to him?
"Master, I did it to repay your blessing. Now, Master, you have established a firm foothold in Shun'an Mansion. The three gangs have been wiped out, the monsters have been removed, and the locust plague has passed. I'm afraid there will never be the same thing again."
Such a dangerous thing."
"So, it's time for me to leave now." With that said, Zeng Niazhen bowed to Su Ziji and waved away.
Because I usually live a simple life, I don’t even need to carry my luggage, and I’m already far away in a moment.
Su Ziji looked at his fading figure and knew that such a person had an old master in his heart and had sworn an oath, so he was afraid that he would not be able to conquer him.
"The three armies can seize their commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize his ambition... What a pity." Su Ziji couldn't help but sigh.