"I don't dare, I don't dare..." Zhang Fa slowly raised his head, secretly glad that he listened to the master and didn't open the city gate to welcome him. If he did, he might not be able to escape.
But he still couldn't appreciate what Li Mu just said. What was the Marquis thinking? Was he happy or angry? He racked his brains to think about whether Li Mu had ever offended him when he lived in Mayi.
He? But no matter how he thought about it, Li Mu was not in his mind. This couldn't be blamed on him. He was the county magistrate here, a pariah who lived in an outer city. It was a ghost that he could have an impression.
Zhang Fa slowly raised his head, and the first thing he saw was not Li Mu, but Jin Chen standing next to him. After just one glance, he was shocked, and then he admired him. He is indeed the Marquis, and all the maids around him are
So outstanding. He secretly scolded his concubine in his heart. What bad idea did he come up with? Can your maiden sister be as good as a little finger of the Marquis's maid? Fortunately, I didn't have such thoughts. If I did,
I'm afraid it's also self-defeating.
I just don’t know if the Marquis has any intention of changing his taste. If he does, those Kushan women will come in handy, but what if he doesn’t? Zhang Fa was pounding in his heart and did not dare to look at Jin Chen anymore, but at Li Mu.
Go, at first glance, he was shocked, why is this Marquis so young?
He never knew how old Li Mu was. When he heard about Zhang Tianai and Li Mu, he thought that Li Mu must be older than Zhang Tianai since he was the youngest. Zhang Tianai was twenty-four, but looking at Li Mu now, he was definitely not twenty, and he couldn't help but feel
I feel sour, what is so good about this horse bandit's daughter? How can an old girl win the favor of the Marquis? Could it be that being a horse bandit can also accumulate virtue?
Li Mu frowned when he saw Zhang Fa looking at him strangely, and said displeasedly: "County Magistrate Zhang, what do you mean by staring directly at me? Is there anything strange about me?"
"No, no, no," Zhang Fa hurriedly cheered up and said, "I was overtaken by the Marquis' momentum. I was shocked. I was shocked."
"Ha," Li Mu chuckled and said, "County Magistrate Zhang can talk, but it's a bit different from what I remember."
"Ah?" Zhang Fa suddenly felt something in his heart, and he asked cautiously: "Master Hou, is it possible that I have offended you in the past?"
"Not really." Li Mu said with a smile: "In the past, I was just a pariah living in the outer city. I couldn't see the county magistrate several times a year. But when I signed up to be a township hero, I dealt with the county magistrate.
If Hou Ruo remembers correctly, he also deducted the grain from me. There should be three buckets of rice, but he only gave me one and a half buckets of rice. He should have given eighty coppers, but he gave fifty coppers, which cost me the money to pay for my mother's medicine.
It’s not enough, but now that I think about it, it’s quite a bit of fun, what do you think, County Magistrate Zhang?”
"This" Magistrate Zhang didn't know what to say. The local magistrate was his brother-in-law. When he first became the county magistrate in the late Sui Dynasty, the county magistrate was also sent by the imperial court. But then chaos broke out, and the county magistrate followed
If he didn't deal with it, he colluded with the horse bandits to kill the county captain and replaced him with his brother-in-law. Otherwise, he was the local emperor of Mayi. He was the county magistrate, the county captain, the lords and government officials, and all the soldiers.
people.
Li Mu had lived in Mayi for more than ten years, so he naturally knew about it, but when he mentioned it, how could Zhang Fa not understand the meaning? He gritted his teeth and said without hesitation: "Even if Mr. Hou doesn't tell me, I will still have to deal with this matter."
Recently, Xiaguan received news that this person went behind Xiaguan's back to eat and ask for money. He has become a cancer in the county. If he is not eliminated, the county will have no face to face the people. Xiaguan will definitely deal with him, and deal with him immediately.
"
"Ha," Li Mu laughed again and said nothing more. In fact, it was not him who was kicked by the county captain, but the former Li Mu. When he mentioned it at this time, it was just to vent his anger on the former Li Mu. The county captain's deduction was all
It's a common practice, and it's not a big crime, but it's not a big deal.
"Let's not mention this, Magistrate Zhang. Just now you said that you were Tian Ai's uncle. Where did you come from? Why didn't she tell me? Are you trying to trick me?"
"How dare you, the official?" Zhang Fa said with a serious look on his face: "When the official was young, he met Zhang Xun, Tian Ai's father, who had not yet become a horse bandit. They were close friends for eight worshippers. Although they were not blood relatives, they were better than blood relatives.
"As he spoke, he sighed again and said: "Before the heavenly soldiers arrived last year, Mayi was the place of the Four Wars, and the Marquis also knew it. It is not easy to survive in troubled times, so I had to borrow
With the power of the horse bandits, we can be considered as helping each other with Zhangjiazhai. This relationship is naturally not known to outsiders, so few people know about it."
"Oh." Li Mu nodded slightly, but he did not doubt that it was indeed possible to survive in troubled times, and it could not be considered a sin. He was silent for a moment, his attitude became a little better, and he said to Jin Chen: "Go find a chair
Come, please sit down, uncle."
Jin Chen bowed slightly, turned around and went out. However, Zhang Fa was startled and said quickly: "Master Hou has broken the official. Although they are a bit close, how dare the official claim to be Master Hou's uncle?"
"Okay, there's no need to be too modest. I'm not giving you face. Your niece has a bad temper, and I'm afraid of her." Li Mu didn't hide it, he said it bluntly. Zhang Fa looked a little embarrassed, but also
Didn't dare to say anything.
After a while, Jin Chen came back with a stool and Zhang Fa sat on it, but he was careful and did not dare to sit down firmly.
"I have come back this time for three purposes. First, Your Majesty has honored me and granted my father the title of Uncle Mayi, and also granted me the funds to expand the ancestral hall. These things require a lot of work from County Magistrate Zhang.
Help."
"It should be done, it should be done. I will definitely help the Marquis to handle his duties as a low-ranking official." Zhang Fa hurriedly responded, but he was shocked in his heart. How long has it been since he was granted another title? This is an earl. Li Gan is just a halberd-wielding man.
How can one be so virtuous and capable despite one’s family background? It’s definitely not about his face, but about the face of the young marquis in front of him. How much contribution this must have made, I can’t even think about it!
"Secondly, I'm here to welcome my bride. I'm going to Zhangjiazhai to marry Tian Ai. I've brought all the betrothal gifts and expenses. I also have a fifth-grade royal decree specially granted by His Majesty, so I'm not treating you lightly.
My niece."
"Oh, if this can be considered slow treatment, what is preferential treatment? The Marquis is too modest, too humble."
"Thirdly, what I want is that people say that I have returned to my hometown in fine clothes. I am a person from Mayi, and I also want to give back to my hometown. Although I didn't have anyone to help me when I lived here, it doesn't matter.
I don't care, so I would like to ask Magistrate Zhang to post a notice saying that I will build a college in Mayi and leave a sum of money for young people to study. At the same time, I will also spend some money to make everyone happy.
.”
"Throwing money?" Zhang Fa didn't understand, so he asked in a low voice: "The lower official didn't understand what the Marquis meant, but what kind of way was it to spread money?"
"You just stand on a high place and throw coins. Whoever picks it up belongs to whoever picks it up. It's one of my favorite games. Have you never heard of it?"