Wang Xian and others got off the boat and went ashore, arriving at Puyang Post, five miles away from Pujiang County. It was already dark and the door of the post was closed. But when they heard that the new governor of the county was coming to stay, the post guard quickly opened the door and invited everyone to stay.
After entering, after a while, the postmaster and the postmaster also came over after hearing the news, and saluted Wang Xian profusely.
Although everyone is not a good person, Dian Shi is one of the four masters in the county, while Yi Cheng is a hard worker in the "bitter, spicy, sour and sweet" world. There is no comparison at all. Although this Yi Cheng, surnamed Jia, is old enough to be a king,
Wang Xian was called "Second Master" one after another, which made Wang Xian very surprised.
After getting acquainted, he said to Jia Yicheng: "Brother, please don't call me Second Master again. If the county magistrate hears it..."
"Uh..." Jia Yicheng said with a surprised look on his face: "The second master still doesn't know that there is no county magistrate in this county?"
"Ah?" As soon as Wang Xian received the appointment, he hurried over. He couldn't be in a hurry, because it was already September in a blink of an eye. His father kept mumbling in his ears every day, 'Be sure to avoid the first month when taking office.
May and September, otherwise he would definitely be in trouble.' Wang Xian had no choice but to simply deal with the affairs in Fuyang and quickly took the boat to take office. Fortunately, with Little Fatty Wu, he could escape in a few days.
However, he was only busy with matters in Fuyang and knew very little about Pujiang. He smiled and said, "Then there is also the Chief Registrar..."
"There is no master book either." Jia Yicheng said: "Apart from the eldest master, he is the biggest in history..."
"This..." Wang Xian couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Is it possible that the number of households in this county is less than twenty miles?" He is familiar with the law and knows that according to the "Da Ming Law", "If the number of households in the county is less than twenty miles, there will be no county chief register."
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There are 110 households in one mile, 2,200 households in 20 miles, about 10,000 people... Such counties are common in the underdeveloped areas of the northwest and southwest, but in the densely populated Jiangnan, it is really impossible.
Appear.
"This county is two hundred miles away," Jia Yicheng said with a smile.
"That's almost the same as Fuyang." Wang Xian said: "There are more than 22,000 households and a population of more than 100,000. How can there be no Zuo Er?"
"Haha, when the imperial court appoints Zuo Er, it must keep things simple and complex." Jia Yichen said: "The affairs of this county have always been simple and simple, so there is no Zuo Er."
"How can one hundred thousand people be honest?" Wang Xian couldn't help laughing and said, "I was so tired in Fuyang."
"Because this county has the first one in the south of the Yangtze River." Jia Yicheng couldn't help but secretly thought, this Wang Dianshi is really young and doesn't know anything.
"Oh, the Pujiang Zheng family, I've heard of this," Wang Xian said suddenly, "I heard that it was granted by Emperor Taizu."
"That's right." Speaking of the Zheng family, Jia Yicheng and Yourong Yan said: "The Zheng family has lived together for nine generations and has been loyal, filial and trustworthy. It has been more than two hundred years since the Southern Song Dynasty. There are tens of thousands of people in the family, but there has never been a man who broke the law.
The remarried daughter has served more than 170 officials, none of whom was corrupt or perverting the law, and all of whom were diligent and honest... Only such a loyal, filial, and trustworthy family can be worthy of the title of 'The First Family in the South of the Yangtze River' conferred by Emperor Taizu.
"
Wang Xian couldn't help but be shocked after hearing this. This first family in Jiangnan was a hundred times stronger than himself, the 'first official in Jiangnan'. But how could such an awesome family have no sense of existence? Otherwise, with his keenness, he would not have been negligent.
To this extent.
"But the Zheng family is quite low-key." In order to cover up his ignorance, Wang Xian hurriedly laughed and said, "I haven't heard anything from them in many years."
"Ahem..." Jia Yichen hesitated, then whispered: "The Zheng family has been very quiet these years." After a pause, he quickly changed the subject and said: "But at least in this county, they still tell the truth. The government
Whatever is assigned to me, it will be completed without compromise, and there is no need to worry at all. So people say that it is good or bad to come to Pujiang to be an official."
"Why is it good or bad?"
"The good thing is that we don't have to worry about the government, the county's taxable food has been exhausted early, the bandits have disappeared, the people are harmonious, and the order is in order." Jia Yicheng said: "The bad thing is that no matter how good the county's situation is, outsiders think it is the Zheng family's contribution.
It has nothing to do with the government." After a pause, he smiled bitterly and said, "What's annoying is that the government and the provincial government also see it this way."
"Okay, Pujiang County is managed by the Zheng family, and the officials are just decorations, so why don't we just not set up Zuo Er?" Wang Xianxin said that this county is really weird.
"Yes, even the great master has suffered greatly from it..." Jia Yichen said with a wry smile: "Since... the 33rd year of Hongwu, I have been the magistrate of this county. Now twelve years have passed, and I am still the magistrate of this county.
Magistrate..." Zhu Yuanzhang died in the 31st year of Hongwu, and Emperor Jianwen changed his reign the following year. However, after Zhu Di usurped the throne, he tried to erase all traces of Jianwen, even the four-year-old Jianwen era name.
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So the first year of Jianwen became the thirty-second year of Hongwu, the second year of Jianwen became the thirty-third year of Hongwu... until the thirty-fifth year of Hongwu.
"Really..." No matter how stupid Wang Xian is, he will never comment on his boss in front of his colleagues. Because rumors will change, and you don't know what will happen if they reach the ears of the magistrate. Think about the magistrate who has not been promoted for twelve years.
, is there still no resentment in his heart? He doesn’t want to become someone else’s punching bag...
The two briefly chatted about the customs and customs of Pujiang County. Seeing that it was getting late, Jia Yicheng stood up and said goodbye: "Second Master, please rest early. I will send someone to report to the county early in the morning."
"Thank you." Wang Xian nodded and said with a helpless smile: "Don't call me that, I can't bear it."
"Just get used to it." Jia Yicheng smiled and exited the room.
"Second Master..." After he left, Wang Xian repeated it softly, with a slightly contented smile on his face.
"Why don't I just call you Second Master? I'm so happy." Ling Xiao sat aside. In order to protect Wang Xian, she decided to be aggrieved and continue to pretend to be his maid. But who should expect this maid to serve tea?
Water, you will definitely be disappointed.
"What do you know?" Wang Xian laughed happily and said: "This is like playing Pai Gow. I thought I would catch miscellaneous sevens and miscellaneous eights, but unexpectedly I caught a pair of double red heads!"
Ling Xiao didn't understand Pai Gow, so he blinked at Wang Xian, but he roughly understood what he meant, so he just made money.
Wang Xian is indeed very happy. Although he has achieved a great leap from a clerk to an official in just one year, who doesn't want to be perfect? Can the Pujiang Classical History of Jinhua Prefecture be as good as the Classical History of Qiantang County, Hangzhou Prefecture? He really doesn't know
The Tomorrow Official was full of food, but he still had a grudge against me in the past life. He actually said that "the hero has another important use", but then assigned himself... There is really no reason to explain.
For this reason, Wei Zhixian comforted him, saying that the classics and history are very good, have great power, have many subordinates, and are not of the highest quality.
Wang Xian almost died of depression. He looked at the teacher sadly and said, "That's all for the first few sentences. What's so good about the last sentence?"
'According to the Laws of the Ming Dynasty,' Wei Zhixian, oh no, it's Wei Xiuzhan now, said happily: 'Officials who have not entered the upper class can participate in the imperial examination! Once you enter the upper class, you will have no chance in the imperial examination in this life.
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Wang Xian was quite concerned about the scholar's status, so he only used it to comfort himself. Who would have thought that he, a Dianshi, was actually the second-in-command of Pujiang County! If nothing else, the thought of not having to serve the three gods anymore made him so excited.
He was so happy.
It was not until noon the next day that two clerks came belatedly, met with the second master, and conveyed the elder master's message... Wang Dianshi could decide by himself when he would take office.
"Then let's do it tomorrow." Wang Xian thought about it. If he did it sooner rather than later, he would be able to give his boss a good impression.
"This..." One of the two clerks was named Zheng, and the other was also named Zheng. Most people in Pujiang County have this surname. The long-faced Zheng was the clerk of the ceremonial room. After hearing this, he advised: "The second master should take office one day later.
It’s better for the brothers to be more prepared.”
"What is there to prepare for? Just keep everything simple." Wang Xian said with a faint smile.
"Second Master..." Another round-faced Zheng, the head of the county's subordinate staff, whispered: "As the official saying goes, 'The fourth day of Shangguan's lunar month is not auspicious, the seventy-sixth day of the lunar month is the most damaging, and the nineteenth day of the lunar month is the most unlucky.
It’s even more disgusting to say twenty-eight. Fools who don’t believe in it will suffer disaster. It is inevitable that people will die during the term of office, and someone will be injured in the end of the term...Tomorrow will be twenty-eight.'
"These are all nonsense. I don't believe it." Wang Xian said with a straight face: "That's it, I won't take office tomorrow!"
Seeing his insistence, the two had no choice but to agree, and after explaining a few words that a sedan chair had already come to pick him up, they left.
As soon as the two left, Lingxiao said strangely: "Xianzi, if you don't believe in the common saying, why are you rushing to take office before September?"
"First, I don't know if the two of them made this up to deceive me. Second, even if they didn't make it up, I can't change it with them once I say it." Wang Xian sighed and said, "How do subordinates treat their superiors?
I know best that every time a new official takes office, the subordinates must weigh themselves first, and some of them may even be arrogant and directly give them authority.
"Don't worry." Ling Xiao said righteously: "If they dare to bully you, I will beat them!"
"Thank you for your kindness..." Wang Xian looked at her helplessly and said, "Have you forgotten the three chapters of our agreement?"
At the beginning, he didn't want the eldest lady to come to Pujiang, but Lingxiao was not willing to listen to him. Wang Xian had to make a three-part agreement with her. The first was to listen to me, the second was not to use force casually, and the third was to protect her when there were outsiders.
I want to save face...Wang Xian said that if you kill me, I won't take you with you.
"Remember..." Ling Xiao is very good at keeping her word. She promised at that time and never broke it again, except for the time when she was so angry. She curled her lips in depression, made a face at Wang Xian and said: "They want to bully you, I
I don’t care!” After saying that, he ignored him.
Wang Xian shook his head helplessly and said to Shuai Hui: "I won't go out today. You and Erhei will go to the county to look at the terrain. You will have a good idea tomorrow."
The two of them agreed and went out together. They came back later and murmured to Wang Xian for a long time. Wang Xian seemed not to look good.
In the evening, Wang Xian borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha and invited Jia Yichen to have a drink. After the wine was full and his ears were warm, he asked him directly: "It seems that there is a practice in the county to make fun of classics and history?"
"It's nothing..." Jia Yicheng hurriedly shook his head and said, but he had no choice but to meet Wang Xian, a powerful character, and he was completely defeated in just a few words.