Li Mu often remembers that in this world his hometown is actually Mayi, but he always remembers it as Dingxiang. Even when he talked about it with Li Shimin, it was Dingxiang, not as good as Li Shimin. He still remembered that Li Mu's hometown was Dingxiang.
In Mayi, when Li Gan was granted the title, he was also granted the title Bo.
The reason is that Li Mu's life in Mayi was really too short, only three days in total, and the remaining memories of the previous Li Mu were like watching a TV series played by someone else. After all, it was not him.
I have no personal experience.
So when he returned to Mayi City again, Li Mu actually didn't feel much. He didn't have the feeling of a wanderer returning to his hometown, and the feeling of true and deep love. It was already dark at this time, and he only had one idea in his mind: hurry into the city and have a good time
Take a nap. But he forgot that there is an unwritten rule in the border town. As soon as it gets dark, the city gate must be closed. This is a rule left over from the war with the Turks, in order to prevent the enemy from sneaking in under the cover of night.
Entering the city, although the Turks have been exterminated, the rules are still preserved, there are still bandits nearby, and it is not very stable.
Li Mu came to the gate of the city with joy, but was blocked, and his mood suddenly became bad. But he actually knew this rule, so he did not make trouble unreasonably, ordered to set up camp, and planned to spend the night before entering the city again tomorrow.
No one can blame this. Li Mu arrived in a hurry, and Li Siwen didn't have his signpost there, so he couldn't fly pigeons to pass the message. Until now, Li Siwen didn't know that Li Mu was coming, and the outposts that were released earlier didn't give any notification of entering the city.
, so in terms of the responsibility for being blocked, I actually deserve it.
He figured it out and accepted it, so it was fine. But one person was greatly alarmed.
This person's name is Zhang Fa, and he is the local county magistrate. He has been an official here for many years. He was a scholar in the imperial examination during the period of Emperor Yang of the former Sui Dynasty. In the first year after Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was killed by Yu Wenhuaji, he
At that time, Chang'an, who was still called Daye, came to Mayi to take up his post. According to the rules, the county magistrate would serve for three years. If the political performance was acceptable, he could be promoted to a higher level. No matter how bad the performance was, he could leave this inhospitable place.
But he was unlucky. Within three years, great chaos broke out and the Sui Dynasty was gone. Who cared about his examination results?
So he stayed in the position of Mayi County Magistrate, year after year, year after year. Even though this was a place of four wars, his county magistrate was as stable as Mount Tai. When Li Tang took over the country,
He is still the county magistrate, and has been the county magistrate for nearly 20 years now.
Zhang County Magistrate's ambitions as a scholar have long been smoothed away by time. Over the years, he has seen horse bandits, Turkic cavalry, the Tang Dynasty's great army, the rebels in the late Sui Dynasty, and everyone.
, wandering among many forces, he has his own unique secret skills. It is simple to say, just be obedient. I will obey whoever comes over, and I will do whatever the master asks me to do.
Calling him loyal, he had long forgotten that as a subject of the Sui Dynasty, the country was gone, and his loyalty was gone with him.
He treats the people in the same way. He does not criticize the people harshly, but he does not lack the ostentation that a county magistrate should have. But if you say how greedy he is, he really is not greedy. It is not that he is not greedy.
This mentality, but in a place like Mayi, what's the use of being greedy? Even if you have a cart of gold, you can't buy anything good, and the people are complaining and can't do it.
But he is not a good official who loves the people. As a scholar who took the imperial examination in the previous dynasty, he thinks he is superior. What are the common people? How can he compare with a scholar like me? But he is not a nobleman, and he comes from a poor family.
You can't climb high even if you want to, otherwise why would you be sent to a place like Mayi?
All in all, all in all, Magistrate Zhang is a very typical official. He can do it with or without him. He can do it with or without him. If he doesn't do good things or bad things, he won't do anything.
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If nothing unexpected happened, he would have lived like this in his life. But the turning point of fate often happened at unexpected times. Magistrate Zhang never expected that a marquis would appear in his small city of Mayi.
Lord!
Zhuluhou, Li Mu!
Who is Li Mu? Magistrate Zhang doesn't know. Although this city is small, it is divided into inner and outer cities. The county magistrate, the county magistrate, the gentlemen in each house, and the rich and powerful merchants all live in the inner city.
, with an extra wall in the inner city, even if someone breaks through the wall of the outer city, the inner city can hold on for a while. And most of the people live in the outer city. If the enemy attacks, these will be the first to die.
people.
Li Mu's family had been so poor before, so of course they lived in an outer city. Magistrate Zhang was the eldest magistrate, how could he remember a bastard from an outer city?
But it's different when this bastard becomes a marquis.
Lord Marquis, what a big official this is. If you can curry favor with me, maybe there is still hope in this life?
But he didn’t know Li Mu, how could he please him? At this moment, someone from the court came and wanted to know the details of this marquis. How could County Magistrate Zhang know about it? But after all, he was also a scholar and had dealt with so many forces.
Knowing how to deal with Shangguan, he found many of Li Mu's neighbors and taught them what to say one by one. The purpose was to confirm that Li Mu was from Mayi. Regardless of whether he could be cured or not, this marquis must be from Mayi.
After dealing with the imperial envoy, not long after, the imperial court sent people over to build an ancestral hall! Magistrate Zhang worked hard again, which was highly appreciated by the superior officer. Then came a man from Dingxiang County who was known as the brother of Lord Hou, and he was generous and generous.
, asked him to take care of the ancestral hall, and casually threw a large box of money, as much as a thousand coins.
Later, when the city of Dingxiang was built and it became a must-pass for merchants, County Magistrate Zhang was also moved and went to Li Siwen to ask for help. Li Siwen thought that he had done a good job in taking care of the ancestral hall, so he asked the caravans to take him with them when they came.
I made a lot of money by going back and forth.
There were more and more contacts between merchants, and more and more good things that money could buy. Magistrate Zhang, as desperate as ever, began to have thoughts. He was almost fifty, and he also wanted to understand.
Even if you climb up, you won't get anywhere. It's better to stay in Mayi, guard this ancestral hall, and this trade route, and save more money for your descendants. When you step down or die, let your descendants take care of you.
If you use money to move to Dingxiang or Luoyang and buy some land, the fate of the next generation will be changed, so that in this place of four wars, there may be another war one day, and the young and old will live in fear.
After having this idea, Magistrate Zhang wanted to get in touch with Li Mu more and more. Just when he was at a loss, he met Zhang Tianai who had returned to Zhangjiazhai. He had been the magistrate of Mayi for more than 20 years.
He certainly had contacts with the horse bandits. After all, during the war, only the horse bandits could smuggle anything good. He turned a blind eye and in exchange for the horse bandits' respect, everyone's life was easier.