Qinjinzhou was not particularly wealthy in the eastern part of the Dasheng Dynasty. It could not be compared with Jiangnan. It was not a vast territory. Its rice and grain output was also very average. In addition, its academic ethics were poor and it was difficult to produce talents, so that
Zhizhou Jugu has been in office for more than ten years, and his position has not changed at all.
From forty to fifty, he knew his destiny. He was originally determined to do something big in order to achieve political achievements under his rule. Now he has stopped and has lost his spirit. He only hopes to make no mistakes in office and steadily achieve his goals.
When he became an official, it was considered that he had spent a lot of money on his own business.
Although he no longer has the ambition to be enterprising, the magistrate can still be regarded as the parent official of a state. He is a real official of the fifth rank in the Dasheng Dynasty. He is in charge of the people's livelihood, taxation, and criminal law of the state, and has jurisdiction over more than 300 prefectures and counties.
, and then there are thousands of small towns and countless villages.
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Ju Gu's fifty-five-year-old birthday banquet was regarded as an ordinary family banquet to the outside world, but there was an endless stream of guests coming and going from morning to night, and the gifts presented were also exquisite.
Merchants were not eligible to participate in the birthday banquet, so countless merchants tried their best to get a gift that would impress Lord Zhizhou, hoping to leave some face in front of the old man. Therefore, this family presented a golden Buddha, and that one
The person who gave me a piece of jasper at home had the warehouse of Zhizhou Prefecture half full by the end of the day.
But these gold and silver customs and rituals were ignored. When the banquet started, he just sat firmly on the carved mahogany chair in the center of the hall of the mansion, stroking his beard under his chin with a smile on his face.
He looked down at the people congratulating him on his birthday.
Those who are eligible to enter the birthday banquet are officials of all sizes in Qinjin Prefecture, or people with great reputations. Among them is Shaolun, the chief of the Prefecture Academy.
He was sitting at the end of the seat, next to a young man in a dark green brocade robe. The two of them did not come forward to congratulate as enthusiastically as the others, but they both took tea cups and took small sips, looking at the hall with interest.
The crowd of people offering gifts.
"I am serving as the magistrate of Qinghe County, and I present you with a pair of white jade as you wish. I wish the Lord Magistrate that the court curtain will be stationed in the spring scenery for a long time, and that the sea house will be raised for a hundred years."
In the red silk tray, the white jade emits a lustrous and moist light. The pattern carving is delicate and smooth, and the size can be held in one hand. It is an excellent toy.
The other officials in the lower house all looked unpredictable. They secretly thought that Qinghe County was just a place where people's livelihood was not outstanding, but the county magistrate could actually take out such a gift at once. He must have scraped the oil and water under it at ordinary times.
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"I am the magistrate of Quan'an County, and I have given you two pieces of purple hair from Xuancheng to congratulate the magistrates of Zhizhou for their prosperous pens and cranes in the green pines."
Compared with the pair of white jade Ruyi, it was obvious that Xuancheng Zihao had a firmer attachment to him. He was content to sit down and nodded slightly. For a moment, it made others feel jealous towards the Quan'an County Magistrate.
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It is true that each one is more thoughtful than the other to please Shangguan!
But Shaolun just drank tea lightly and smiled without saying a word. He had been an official for many years and had already seen everything in the officialdom. This small birthday party in Zhizhou Prefecture was just a very small microcosm of it.
One after another, the officials poured out colorful birthday greetings and elaborate birthday gifts. After half an hour, they all stopped.
"My little brother is also here to celebrate his birthday, so why haven't you gone to pay tribute?"
Shaolun was calm because of his status, but why was the young man sitting next to him so calm and composed? He was able to endure his temper after seeing those rare treasures, and did not panic or become anxious at all.
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"Thank you for your concern, sir. I'm going to go now."
Zuo Jin didn't know Shaolun's identity, he just thought he was an ordinary official under Zhizhou. Although he had a very different temperament, he didn't go into details because he had something on his mind.
"In the following Five Blessings, I will go to the left and offer a bucket of rice and fish and a basket of pickled fish. I wish Lord Zhizhou a prosperous official career and promotion."
The young man stood with his head held high in the hall, his dark green brocade robe shimmering under the candlelight, showing faint dark lines. Complementing his broad eyebrows and confident temperament, he was more imposing than the officials of all sizes who were celebrating their birthdays before.
It's just that this gift...
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"What?! How can you only send pickled fish to Zhizhou Da's birthday banquet?"
"The Five Blessings Zuo Jin? I have never heard of it!"
"Isn't Wufu Ji just a grocery store? How come he, as a businessman, was able to attend the life banquet of the State University!"
"Why don't you ask someone to pull him out quickly, so as not to disturb Lord Zhizhou's interest!"
The officials didn't even bother to laugh at him, they just felt that being in the same place with him was tainting their status as officials, not to mention that this person only sent a basket of fish to the birthday banquet, wouldn't he be displeased by the governor?
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Ju Gu, who was at the head, also frowned slightly at this time, feeling a little worried in his heart.
How can he say that he is also the parent of Yizhou. Although he held this birthday banquet just to have fun, he is too ignorant of etiquette. The gift is just a basket of river fish. This birthday greeting is still a "step by step promotion"?
Who doesn't know that he is afraid that he will sit in this position of governor until he retires? If he still says such words, isn't it just a slap in his face and embarrassing himself?
It was really a waste of his good intentions. In order to thank the other party for providing twenty altars of 'Yu Yao', he entered the birthday banquet with his identity as a merchant. Now it seems that he is of a different class and cannot communicate with him!
"Why don't you come quickly and take this rude person away!"
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The officials below were still shouting, without the calmness of officials at all, but the louder they shouted, the more the young people in the hall became more and more confident, and even smiled lightly.
"Why are you laughing! What's so funny? You, a little businessman, have disturbed the governor's birthday banquet. You will definitely not have an easy time this time!"
"Oh? Master Zhizhou hasn't spoken yet, and you just jumped out like this, but are you going to take over?"
Zuo Jin said softly and shut up the Qinghe County Magistrate who was jumping at the side, but his eyes only glanced at him and then moved away, as if he didn't take him seriously at all.
The Qinghe County Magistrate almost lost his temper and fell down, but what the man said was true. He was just a low-ranking official. He had just broken the rules of respect and inferiority by trying to steal the prize. Lord Zhizhou was just being generous. If he really wanted to dig deeper, he himself
Nothing good can be gained.
“No need to make a fuss.”
Ju Gu sat at the top and spoke majestically, silencing the other officials who still wanted to express themselves.
"Are you the Five Blessings Zuo Jin?"
He looked steadily at the young man with clear features and handsome posture in the hall. Although he was unhappy in his heart, there was no clue on his face. Even when he asked questions, his voice was gentle and kind.
After all, it was a birthday banquet. Ju Gu didn't want to make the situation too ugly, so as not to spread the word to interested people, but it would also be detrimental to his official reputation. He might as well let this person explain why he sent a basket of fish, no matter what
No matter what he said, he praised everyone in the end, which also improved his reputation of being tolerant and tolerant.
"That's right."
Zuo Jin bowed his head and bowed his head, then raised his head and answered.
"Why did you give me a basket of pickled fish?"
"Lord Zhizhou, I have given you not only a basket of pickled fish, but also a bucket of fresh rice and fish."
After saying that, Zuo Jin clapped his hands twice, and the servants who were waiting outside the door came in carrying a wooden barrel half a person's height and a small bamboo basket.
Everyone couldn't help but be curious. Is there something unusual about the fish that allowed this person to take such a risk? qqxsnew
The previous emperor loved auspiciousness the most. Could it be that this fish had something to do with auspiciousness that made him so confident?
At this time, even Shaolun became interested. He glanced at the young man standing in the hall, then at Ju Gu above him, then at the officials with different expressions, and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
interesting.
The fish has been lifted up. The barrel is large and deep, and everyone is far away. They can only hear the sound of the fish tail slapping inside, but they can't see what's inside.
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"Sir, I will take a look at it for you."
The Quan'an County Magistrate was very obedient. He only glanced upward, then clasped his fists and walked to the edge of the barrel, lowering his head to take a closer look.
There were only a dozen or so river fish inside, all very ordinary in appearance and size. They were just like the small fish that villagers in the countryside hawk with straw ropes when walking along the streets. There was nothing special about them at all.
