Chapter 549 A Breath of Clear Water
Thinking like this, Gu Chan stopped worrying and immediately picked up the brush and started writing on the white paper.
Anyway, she just came to have fun and had no intention of getting any rankings, so she casually wrote a very simple poem: "The sun sets behind the mountains, the Yellow River flows into the sea...".
This was a poem she learned in primary school when she was in modern times. Although she was a bit of a scumbag, she still lived up to the nine-year compulsory education given to her by modern times.
After finishing writing, Gu Chan handed the blank paper to the old academician and said, "I've finished writing. I'll go to the warehouse behind to have a look. You can continue!"
"Lord, you really want to go!" the old academician said anxiously.
Gu Chanli ignored him, got up and ran towards the warehouse at the back, leaving the old academician sitting there, staring at her leaving figure in a daze.
After Gu Chan's figure disappeared, he handed the poem paper in his hand to an academician and said, "Take it! It will be reviewed together with the answer sheets submitted by everyone later."
"This is the Lord's answer sheet, isn't it?" the academician asked in a low voice.
"Don't play that trick. Look, the Lord just wrote it casually. She had no intention of getting any ranking. She just came to have fun and join in the fun. So you can review it how you want. Don't make it special, otherwise If you anger him, be careful not to lose your head," the old academician warned in a serious tone.
He had dealt with Gu Chan more than once, so he knew Gu Chan's character. In a situation like this, there was no need to flatter Gu Chan openly, otherwise he would accidentally slap her on the horse's leg, and their lives would be ruined. But it's not easy.
The academician nodded in agreement, quickly put away the poem paper and left.
After that, the old academician and Yan Xishan sat quietly in the high pavilion and waited.
The contestants below also began to submit papers one after another.
Outside the rear warehouse.
When Gu Chan came over, she didn't rush in. Instead, she stood at the gate and quietly looked inside.
Xu Ziguang was still lying on the recliner as before, with his legs crossed and humming a tune, with a contented look on his face.
"Hmph!"
Gu Chan deliberately hummed at the door before stepping in.
Xu Ziguang raised his eyes and saw that it was Gu Chan who had arrived. He did not dare to neglect, and immediately stood up, bowed and said, "Xu Ziguang, the magistrate of Jiangnancheng, comes to see you, your lord."
"No need to be polite." Gu Chan waved her hand and said.
Xu Ziguang stood up straight, his head lowered and said nothing.
Gu Chan walked to the lounge chair, looked at the wine bottle and the plate of grapes on the small table next to her, and said deliberately coldly, "Magistrate Xu, you really know how to enjoy it! Everyone is very busy in Wanshu Garden , you'd better hide in the Cangyuan behind here to enjoy your leisure time. What do you mean?"
"No, Lord, I don't have a few drops of ink in my stomach. I don't know anything about reciting poems correctly. It's no use even if I go to Wanshu Garden! It's better to stay here and guard the test questions." Xu Ziguang said with a grimace. "Oh! You are really honest!" Gu Chan couldn't laugh or cry.
Xu Ziguang spread his hands and said, "There is nothing to hide. Everyone in Jiangnan City knows that I, Xu Ziguang, only became the county magistrate because of my grandfather's accumulation of fame. To be honest, I have no choice. If I have You have to choose, I don’t deserve this bullshit county magistrate.”
"From what you said, it seems like you have a lot of resentment towards this official!" Gu Chan said as she sat down on the chair.
Xu Ziguang simply found a small stool, sat down in front of Gu Chan, and complained to her, "Of course I have a lot of resentment! Some of these wealthy officials, businessmen, and businessmen in Jiangnan are good people! In the past, the second prince They didn't do good things when they were still there, and I don't understand why Lord Lord, you are so desperate to protect them after becoming the new Lord."
"In your opinion, what should I do?" Gu Chan asked with a smile.
"I just feel that you should deal with them all, so that the prince will have no reason to trouble you? Then it will be over if you support your people to replace them." Xu Ziguang opened the chatterbox and said Express your thoughts.
Gu Chan was stunned when she heard this, staring at him, unable to believe her ears.
Before coming here, she had been secretly wondering whether Xu Ziguang was such a rebellious person on purpose. On the surface, he was the magistrate of Jiangnancheng, but in fact, he was secretly the prince's man.
But judging from the current situation, it seems that he was really wrong.
This man is outspoken and seems to be quite upright. He is neither willing to join in the troubles of everyone in the Second Prince's Party nor to help the prince get into trouble.
In a sense, this person is a breath of fresh air!
Seeing this, Gu Chan felt a little fond of Xu Ziguang in her heart, and said seriously, "You are right, I should do this, but have you ever thought that the Second Prince's Party has a large number of people, and once they are defeated in a short period of time? If all are eradicated, will the Jiangnan area become panicked and completely chaotic?”
"Hmph! No matter how chaotic the Jiangnan area is, it will never be as chaotic as Kyoto! If the second prince hadn't been forced to do anything, would he have fled to Jiangnan City with his tail between his legs?" Xu Ziguang said disdainfully.
"You are not in the position of a lord and cannot appreciate my hardships. If I were as willful and hidden as you, the old emperor, you would not let me go in the first place. Do you understand?" Gu Chan explained. .
Xu Ziguang sighed and said, "Your lord is right. As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you will not do what you want. I did speak out loud just now based on my own thoughts. Please forgive me."
"No, you are not guilty. On the contrary, I quite admire you, because since I became the lord, no one around me has ever told me these truths. You are an exception." Gu Chan praised.
Xu Ziguang chuckled and didn't know what to say.
He originally thought that Gu Chan and everyone in the Second Prince Party had the same virtues, but they were also bullies and dominators. But now the courage and magnanimity shown by Gu Chan had changed his view of the new lord.
So at this moment, the heart hanging in his chest has calmed down.
Gu Chan added, "So, don't you think this county magistrate is boring? Then I won't let you be the county magistrate. I will find someone to take your place, and then I will promote you to the commander of the patrol camp. You will be given the job tomorrow. I summoned all the officials in Jiangnan City and began to deploy defenses secretly.”
"Ah? Lord, are you going to give me a promotion? I thought you were here to resign from my post!" Xu Ziguang yelled dumbfounded, and he was completely stunned.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Jiangnan Patrol Camp was a fifth-grade official, far more senior than his small county magistrate. He really didn't believe that Gu Chan would be so kind to him.