As night fell, Zheng Pu slowly walked back to his small house in the west of the city, exhausted.
He has stayed at the Prime Minister's Mansion for ten days.
The reason for this was that Hu Ji had previously informed him that he would be asked to accompany him out of the city to inspect the mulberry trees in a few days.
Moreover, he had to stay at the inn for the night and return to the city after the patrol.
He remembered that his subordinate Ma Zhong had told him that all his subordinates should stay overnight in the Prime Minister's Mansion for ten days in a month. Violators would be punished by military law. He was worried that he would be away from home for too long and would violate the general's order.
Another reason is that Hu Ji is too diligent.
Obviously, he asked the craftsman to make the calculation just to make it easier.
Unexpectedly, since Hu Ji got the abacus, he forgot to eat and sleep, and stayed in the Prime Minister's Mansion every night to do business.
Even if the person in charge is so diligent, the newcomer who is helping him will not be able to return home at sunset.
He simply stayed overnight at the Prime Minister's Mansion.
It just so happens that the original promise to Jufu and Ma Zhong's instructions were fulfilled: the strange beasts in the new calligraphy book, including allusions about loyalty to the court and persuading people to do good, were explained to the soldiers.
The effect is quite good.
With the smell and various sounds in the military tent, he was able to sleep peacefully!
Moreover, those halberd-bearing men who usually kept their eyes straight and had solemn expressions on their faces when on duty would smile and nod in greeting every time they saw him.
Even some honest men would bring "sake" from Badi Township and invite them to drink with it.
The sake brewed by the Mi people from the millet and wild grains was offered as a sacrifice to their parents and kept for themselves to drink. It was rarely sold to outsiders and was considered a precious thing in the Bashu land.
At least, Zheng Pu only drank once at Zhang Biao's house.
Today, he was able to return to his home in the west of the city because the food plan was completed.
Hu Ji also claimed that he would not go out of the city to inspect Nongsang until two days later. He was very considerate and allowed him not to come to the main office for these two days, with the intention of persuading him to take a rest.
Jufu, who is now the temporary head of the department and supervises the department, is even more bold.
Without consulting him, he forced him to take two days' rest in order to fulfill his military duty.
He spoke eloquently and said: "Zijin has been working in the department for nearly half a month, but he has never taken a break. Could it be that he wants to give the department under him a bad reputation as a harsh official!"
Alas, you are a straightforward person~~~~~
Looking for a reason is far-fetched.
In response to this, Zheng Pu was naturally disrespectful and thanked him repeatedly.
He also joked by nature, "Xiao Xing, when I return, I will have a drink with Brother Xiuran on your behalf. Don't even think about it."
Well, Jufu and Liu Yin hit it off immediately, and they were both people who drank a lot and never messed up. They had already arranged to meet again. However, after Ma Zhong went out to set up a new military camp in the east of the city, he had no time to rest.
Naturally, Jufu was so agitated on the spot that he laughed and cursed in a low voice for a while before waving his hand away.
The whole journey was silent.
By the time we got back to the small house, it was already time to turn on the lights.
Zheng Yi, the servant who acted as the porter, saw this and quickly asked about the evening meal and summoning the maid to prepare hot water.
At the end, another sentence was added, "The head of the family, the head of the Changzhi family, sent a family letter to the Qin Mansion three days ago."
Well, when Zheng Du divided his property, he followed the Zhaomu clan law and ordered the servants and maids in Sangyuan to change the name of his eldest son Zheng Yan to "the head of the Changzhi family" to distinguish the two sons.
"Three days ago?"
There was a slight pause in his steps, Zheng Pu turned his head, and said with a slightly displeased tone, "Why don't you come to the Prime Minister's Mansion and ask the soldiers on duty to turn me around?"
"It's Duke Qin who ordered me to go home."
First, he bowed and apologized, and then Zheng Yicai said, "The head of the Changzhi family also wrote a letter to Duke Qin. When Duke Qin sent the letter to the head of the family, he specifically asked not to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to disturb him."
"Well, that was probably what my brother told Uncle Qin Shi."
Nodding slightly, Zheng Pu thought briefly and kept walking, "Put the letter on the desk in the study and read it after I take a bath. Don't forget to prepare some incense."
"promise."
"Has anything happened at home recently?"
"Yes, it's just a matter of some nobles sending their servants to invite them to a banquet. I have respected the master's instructions and declined it at the prime minister's office."
"Very good, you can rest early."
"promise."
.....................
After a while, Zheng Pu washed away his fatigue and walked into the study.
I lit a wisp of sandalwood, spread out my brother Zheng Yan's letters on the case, and read them carefully.
At the beginning, it was inevitable that the eldest brother was like a father. Chun Chun's teachings, such as being diligent and conscientious when serving in the prime minister's office, being humble when leaving one's hometown to serve as an official, not being around too many people, etc. Immediately afterwards, there were claims that people had been sent back to Sang.
Park, pick up Zheng Pu's biological mother and little Zheng Yan and go to Zitong Hande County to stay temporarily for a while, so that Zheng Pu doesn't have to worry about his family.
But in the end, what was mentioned made Zheng Pu speechless.
The elder brother Zheng Yan actually asked if he wanted to get married on the grounds that he would be crowned next year, and the candidates had been scouted out in advance.
She is the daughter of Li Fu from the Li family in Fu County, Zitong County.
Li Fu, courtesy name Sun De.
He is a powerful and powerful family in Shu, and his father Li Quan once served as the magistrate of Linqiong County.
Later, Liu Yan entered Shu. In order to consolidate his power, he asked to kill more than ten powerful people in Bashu, and Li Quan was one of them.
After the former Lord Liu Bei established Shu, for this reason he appointed Li Fu as his assistant, and he was able to transfer to various positions. Now he is the governor of Brazil and is highly regarded by the court.
In terms of family status, the Zheng family in Shifang is already inferior to the Li family in Fu County.
However, his elder brother Zheng Yan made it clear that if Zheng Pu was willing, he would have the nerve to ask his master (Qin Mi) to come forward on his behalf and he would definitely be able to hire him.
After Zheng Pu finished reading it, he was both moved and speechless.
His elder brother, who was far away in Zitong County, only worked diligently and did not know much about the situation in the court.
Not to mention, he has no intention of starting a family now.
Even if you get married, you can no longer choose to marry into a wealthy family in Yizhou.
Some taboos that have been agreed upon by customs are not mentioned at all. I want to ask, if he marries a wealthy family in Shu, how long will it take for the court to safely grant him military power to conquer the Central Plains?
Since you are determined to conquer the country, there are some reasons that are easy to be slandered or criticized, so you can avoid it if you can.
well..........
Sighed slightly.
Zheng Pu thought for a long time, then cut out a piece of cloth, turned into ink and wrote, and wrote a reply to his brother.
First, he rejected his brother's kindness on the grounds that "I have no intention of starting a family before I have established my career." Then I turned to greetings on daily matters and talked about my current situation in Chengdu.
Finally, he attached the address of the small house here and said that at the end of the year, he would take his mother and younger sister to live in Chengdu for a while, so that his brother could send someone to escort his niece and nephew to come with them.
Well, Zheng Yan is already in his thirties and has a son and a daughter.
After reading some books, I suddenly felt sleepy.
But he couldn't sleep yet, so after putting away his pen and ink, he sat upright, closing his eyes and thinking with wisps of sandalwood incense.
I examine myself three times a day.
Recently, he was busy with writing papers during the day, and at night he had to compile the past and present for others. He never had time to reflect on himself and think about the gains and losses of what he did and said.
Anyway, there is no need to order the office manager tomorrow, so just go to bed later.
But it's a pity that things didn't work out as expected.
The next day, before Mao hour arrived, servant Zheng Yi began to knock on the door, "Master, Pang Ye is coming to the door."
Pang Hong?!
Why is he here so early?
Zheng Pu, who was woken up, reluctantly got up from the couch with his bloodshot eyes.
