In a cave dwelling, Yang Hao and Cheng Dexuan sat across from each other. There was only one candle on the table, and the flickering light reflected their uncertain faces. After chatting for a while, the two of them had nothing to say, so they had to go their separate ways.
I have my heart in my heart and am relatively speechless.
Once, Cheng Dexuan was superior, but now, Yang Hao, who was insignificant in his eyes, came from behind and climbed on top of him. Moreover, it was precisely in the process of competing with him that he repeatedly failed. How could Cheng Dexuan be embarrassed? However, the situation was even worse.
People are strong, and now Yang Hao is his immediate boss, so there is nothing he can do.
Yang Hao is also scratching his head about Cheng Dexuan's retention. Cheng Dexuan's retention may have a greater role in monitoring him. After all, he is the person recommended by Cheng Shixiong. No matter who thinks, he is now a broken person. Now that he has been released,
If you give him great power, how can you not exercise restraint? Do you think that Zhao Guan's family is doing good deeds?
The official decree of the Song Dynasty has stated that since Luling Prefecture came into existence from scratch and everything was in the initial stage, except for Cheng Dexuan, he was specially authorized to select and recommend some people nearby and appoint them by special decree of the imperial court. On the surface,
The only person he could not remove or replace was the imperially appointed observation judge Cheng Dexuan. This was an unprecedented favor. He could appoint officials on his own. Isn't that the privilege of a feudal official who founded a government and established a government office?
But this Luling Prefecture is said to be a prefecture, but in fact it has nothing now. There is no money, no people, and even the prefect's Yamen does not know where it is built. In the eyes of outsiders, this place is sandwiched between the three major vassal towns.
In the meantime, his status is even more precarious, and no official will be willing to take up his post here. It is estimated that... any official who has been relegated and exiled would rather be driven to the southern wasteland than be here where he can use weapons at any time.
It is a dangerous place to be an official.
Gently twisting the silver fish bag specially given to him at his waist, which can only be worn by officials of the sixth rank and above, Yang Hao thought carefully for a while, and finally spoke: "Master Cheng, you and I agree to establish a state here for herdsmen. From now on,
They are my colleagues. Now Luling Prefecture is just a name, everything is empty, and those who have already taken office have no one else but you and me. I wonder what suggestions Mr. Cheng has for me?"
Cheng Dexuan raised his eyes and glanced at him gently, then lowered his eyelids again and said dullly: "As a rule, in a state, there should be one prefect and two judges, who sign letters to judge official affairs.
There is one each for the promotion officer, the observation officer, the observation judge, the recorder and the army, the left manager and the right manager, the sihu and the judiciary. These are officials of high rank and should be appointed by the court. However,
The official has issued an edict, and the privileged magistrate has appointed someone. This is a great favor from the official. You can see if there are any available people, and feel free to recommend them. As for the petty officials, squad leaders, inspections, and police officers assigned to each job, it is even more important.
For those who can be appointed at the local level, you can make your own decisions, but for lower officials, the magistrate will obey you."
Yang Hao sighed softly and smiled bitterly: "Who can I use? Now you are the only one, Cheng Dexuan, and you are full of resentment towards me like a frustrated little daughter-in-law. My memorial has clearly given you the credit.
, God knows why the officials must demote you, I have done my best to benevolent, and you insist on blaming this bad debt on me, and I have no choice, but I didn’t expect that Cheng Dexuan would be such an ignorant person..."
Yang Hao sighed, then stood up and said: "There are so many things going on now, I can't think of a reason. At present, everything in Luling Prefecture is not ready yet, so there is no need for these many officials, but the small officials below do. Arrangements as soon as possible, guiding the people, and maintaining order all depend on these small officials. Therefore, I would like to first ask people from Zhefu to help us build household buildings, delineate townships, and establish the most basic things first so that they can be uploaded and handed down, such as arms. I wonder what Mr. Cheng thinks?"
Cheng Dexuan stood up and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, all lower officials will obey your orders."
Yang Hao shook his head and said: "The initial establishment of Luling Prefecture, like a newborn baby, cannot be separated from the support and help of the two feudal lords of Zheyang. I want to go to Fugu in the near future. Some matters need to be obtained from General Zhe. Help. Now that the leader of the Red Army has started to train the militia, it is up to Mr. Cheng to take care of the construction of households and the delineation of the township. What do you think of Mr. Cheng? "
Cheng Dexuan didn't say much, and bowed his head again with a wooden face: "I will obey your instructions."
This was such a nonchalant statement that Yang Hao felt a little angry. He flicked his sleeves and walked out of the room. Cheng Dexuan didn't say goodbye either. He straightened up slowly and looked at his back with a gloomy look in his eyes. Not sent.
Suddenly, a figure flashed into the courtyard. Cheng Dexuan looked stern, turned aside and took off his sword from the wall, and said coldly: "Who?"
A man in his thirties stepped in, smiled and said with cupped hands: "I have a letter from Nanya, the infantry colonel of the Tokyo Imperial Army, Jin Tianxi, and give it to Mr. Cheng."
"Oh?" Cheng Dexuan saw clearly that the person who came was indeed one of the eight guards brought by the eunuch who delivered the order during the day. He also heard that he said it was a letter from Nanya, so he quickly put down his sword and happily stepped forward to receive the letter.
Jing Tianci smiled and said: "If you have a reply, sir, you can find an opportunity to deliver it to me tomorrow. It is inconvenient to stay here for a long time due to my humble duties, so I will take my leave."
"It's good to go, I won't send him off." Cheng Dexuan sent him out and immediately returned to the room. He closed the door and stood under the lamp. He hurriedly got the letter and read it. After reading the secret letter, the gloom on Cheng Dexuan's face was wiped away. He smiled eerily and held the secret message to the light...
"Miss Zhe..."
The shadows of the trees were whirling, and Yang Hao intuitively called out the person under the tree with just a slight movement.
The person walked out from the shadow of the tree, and it turned out to be Zhe Ziyu. She was almost invisible when she was hidden in the shadow of the tree. When she walked under the moonlight, the only thing that people noticed was her face, which was as clear as jade. That snow-jade-like face became more and more beautiful in the moonlight. Yang Hao smiled and said, "It is indeed you."
Zhe Ziyu smiled lightly, stepped forward, and bowed like a man and said, "The common people have seen the magistrate."
"Ahem, no courtesy, stay on your own."
After saying this, both of them laughed.
He is still him, and she is still her. Under the starry sky and moonlight, they are just a pair of boys and girls who are in love. Who is the official? Who is the citizen? It is too embarrassing to care about each other.
"It's so late, why don't you rest?"
"Tomorrow, I'm going back to Fugu, so... I want to come and see you." The words were soft and full of affection. Zhe Ziyu walked to him generously, raised his face, and stared with a pair of big bright eyes. Him: "I'm very happy that you stayed."
The implicit yet bold confession made Yang Hao's heart skip a beat. He had the urge to hold her hand. He stretched out a hand gently, but froze, then waved it outward and said softly: " Let’s go for a walk together.”
Zhe Ziyu raised her face, her pretty face shrouded in the moonlight, with a faint glow. She noticed the change in Yang Hao's movements, but she did not show any disappointment. She followed Yang Hao and turned around meekly.
The individual then walked to a quiet corner away from the people's tents.
"In a few days, after settling here for a while, I will also go to Fugu."
"Seriously?" Zhe Ziyu turned his head happily: "Oh, I understand, you are going to Zhe General's Mansion."
Tilting his head and thinking for a while, Zhe Ziyu pursed his lips and smiled: "When the time comes... I'll wait for you at Zhe Mansion."
"you?"
"Yes, you know, my uncle Jiu... is a small steward in Zhe Mansion. I can get in." Zhe Ziyu said hesitantly, and then smiled at him: "Are you going to go to Zhe Mansion?
General Zhe suggested that he would form an alliance with the Zheyang family and establish Luling Prefecture according to your plan? Well... you came up with this method. Now that the government has allowed the master of the government, it can be used to great effect.
Big picture.”
As Yang Hao walked side by side with her, he felt a faint fragrance coming from the girl's body. It lingered in the breeze of the night and lingered on his nose. He couldn't help but feel a little distracted. He caught the girl's movements from the corner of his eyes and felt
Every move of her hand and every gesture is indescribably cute and cute.
After listening to the girl's words, he just laughed and said: "In front of you, Yang Hao is not so polite. To be honest, it is beyond my expectation that he can be here today. At such an age and in such a short period of time, he can become an official.
Being the leader of a house is indeed enough for me, and I am very happy. Although there is no business here, everything has to start from scratch, and the hardship is indeed a bit more difficult, but if not, how could I have the opportunity. I only hope that I can
It would be better to convince the general. If he is just a warrior and I have no plans, but I play the piano to a cow, it will be miserable. Thinking about it now, I will inevitably feel uneasy."
Zhe Ziyu wanted to laugh, but she was busy but couldn't hold it back. She pressed her lips with her fingers and chuckled: "Probably not. General Zhe is in charge of Fuzhou and has a lot of control over the military, government and economy. He must not be a reckless person who only knows how to fight and kill.
Husband, just put your heart into your stomach..."
Before Zhe Ziyu could finish her sentence, Yang Hao suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled her under the shadow of a tree. Zhe Ziyu suddenly felt a little panicked and asked in one sentence: "You... what are you doing?"
, I blushed first, my heart couldn't help but beat fast, and for the first time in my life, I felt at a loss.
"Shut up, look what that man is doing, he's sneaky and doesn't look like a good person."
"Ah?" Only then did Zhe Ziyu realize that he had misunderstood, and he let go of his heart. He followed Yang Hao's gaze and saw a man in the open space in front of him, bending over and sneaking on the ground.
When looking for something, he would raise his hand from time to time.
The valley was originally full of waist-high weeds, but now they have been trampled by the people and most of them are lying down. This area is relatively remote and the grass is still lush. However, the place where the man is standing is empty. I don't know if it is an open space or an open space.
The weeds have been cleared away, and in the past few days, people have been opening up fields in an orderly manner, making the valley look like a dog gnawing.
"Let's go over and have a look." Zhe Ziyu, who is a skilled and daring person, got curious for a moment, completely forgetting that he was pretending to be a cute and good girl in front of Yang Hao, and immediately said with great interest.
Seeing that a little girl was so courageous, Yang Hao couldn't show off his timidity, so he responded, and the two of them crouched and approached there through the trees and grass. When they got close, the weeds had begun to fall, and Zhe Ziyu became childish and approached Yang Hao. Hao made a gesture and fell to the ground. Seeing this, Yang Hao had no choice but to lie down as well. The two of them crawled forward, gradually approaching the man.
"Official, it's so dark that we can't see clearly. Let's do it in the daytime tomorrow. If we don't go back, the children won't sleep. Besides, now that the government is providing relief, it doesn't matter if we don't open this land. "
Suddenly they heard someone talking, and Yang Hao and the others looked around and noticed a woman sitting by the grass on one side of the open space.
The man straightened up, turned around and scolded: "What do you know? I, Fan Siqi, am a high-ranking official. I am also a respectable person. How can I do it in broad daylight? Go, go, go back and coax him to sleep." Go, I'll go back when I'm done."
Zhe Ziyu leaned close to Yang Hao's ear and whispered: "It doesn't look like a spy or a gangster. What is he going to do?"
Yang Hao's ears were itching from her thin breath. He couldn't move, so he could only whisper: "I don't know either. Let's take a look."
The woman was reprimanded by the officer and left angrily. Fan Siqi snorted and said, "What do you know about this woman? No one else can grow this month. It's a good thing I brought such seeds." It will be harvested in a few days. When the time comes to sell it to others, there will be a few cents in the pocket. If the government is short of food, rice and clothing this winter, these few cents will be life-saving. It's just daytime... Let me say this If so, how can I keep my figure down, ugh!"
He shook his head and muttered something in his mouth: "I will follow your tomb and cut off the strips. I have not seen a gentleman, so I am as scared as if I were hungry. Follow your grave and cut down the strips. When I see a gentleman, I will not abandon him. I will kill him." At the end of the day, the royal family is like Neng. Although Rong is like Nian, his parents are Kong Er..."
This man muttered two sentences and raised his hands, took a few steps forward, and moved his feet a few times. Yang Hao was like a common person who listened to the imperial edict during the day, staring with two eyes, completely unable to understand what he was talking about. He couldn't bear it. He couldn't help but lean into Zhe Ziyu's ear and ask in a low voice: "What is he reading?"
Zhe Ziyu's cheeks were slightly warm, and she felt even more uncomfortable with the wind blowing in his ear. She moved her delicate body slightly and then softly spat: "Who knows, what this idiot said is not a good thing anyway."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Yang Hao contacted Fan Siqi back and forth, then looked at Fan Siqi's movements, recalled what he had said, and suddenly understood: "Ah, I know what he is doing."
Zhe Ziyu really didn't understand what Fan Juren was doing, so he asked curiously: "What is he doing?"
Yang Hao once saw someone planting vegetables on the farm in the spring. After hearing what his mother said, he explained: "This person is planting coriander (cilantro). There is a custom when planting this kind of vegetables, which is to use swear words when sowing seeds. This Only when vegetables grow well."
Although Zhe Ziyu was well-informed, he didn't know much about farming. He couldn't help but wonder: "How can there be such a thing in the world? Can Cai understand human speech?"
Yang Hao chuckled and said: "I don't understand it. Who knows how such rules were passed down. Farmers have many rules. For example, when planting radishes, women are not allowed to step on the ground, otherwise the radishes will grow. There are too many forks. No one knows whether it is true or false, but the harvest is related to the livelihood of farmers for a year, and no one dares to try it randomly, so no one dares to disobey the rules."
They were lying side by side in the grass and saw Fan Juren sowing seeds. They said these few words back and forth. Once they knew the reason for this man's sneaky behavior, they felt bored and wanted to ask each other to quietly leave.
Before leaving, the two of them turned their faces and before they spoke, a pair of lips came together.
The two of them immediately opened their eyes, stiffened, and could no longer move...