Chapter 13 Promotion
Qingshui County County Government.
The sun is shining brightly, just like Li Dianshi’s mood now. He walked briskly to the inner hall and said,
"I am humble enough to see you, the great master."
"Gongqi, you are now a Dianshi. You don't have to be so polite when you see me." Wu The magistrate looked at Li Gongqi with a smile. This time, the Taohua Temple was cleared, and not only did they make a fortune, but they also settled the bank account.
Dong Dahai waited for Kuding and collected a thousand taels of official silver, and even more eight hundred taels went into his pocket.
Such benefits made him more and more pleased with Li Gongqi.
Li Gongqi: "The humble position today is all cultivated by the great master. How dare you forget your roots."
"Haha, you are a kind person. By the way, what is that in your hand?" Wuzhi County exchanged pleasantries and realized that Li Gongqi came to see him for something.
As long as something is right.
When subordinates report something, no matter whether it is good or bad, they always come closer to him!
He is afraid that the people below him will make their own decisions in everything. Just like Zhao Xiong before, he looked respectful on the outside, but in fact he didn't take him seriously at all.
Of course, he is a top three scholar and a Jinshi. Normally, his official career is limited. Just to become the county magistrate, it took a lot of effort.
Youdao is the misfortune of being attached to Guo Mansion for three lives.
Qingshui County is the government of Jiangning Prefecture. Otherwise, in such a large county, it would not be his turn to be a third-level Jinshi scholar as the county magistrate.
Li Gongqi then took out his storybook and handed it to Wuzhi County, but did not directly say who wrote it.
The story is not long. The academic qualifications of Wuzhi County are not as good as those perverts in the Hanlin Academy. If you put it in a local place, it would be a dimensionality reduction attack. It can be read in a few times.
Wu Zhixian pondered at first, and then smiled: "I just did some small things, how can I deserve such praise, but..." He changed the topic, "This poem is really very well written. Well, the friend who wrote this story is very talented."
It turns out that at the end of the story, Wuzhi County, the protagonist, read a poem,
"I was lying in the Yazhai, listening to Xiao Xiaozhu, and I was suspicious. It is the sound of suffering among the people;
These little officials in Caozhou County are always caring about each branch and leaf. ”
This poem alone is worth thousands of gold in the eyes of Wuzhi County.
Shilin attaches great importance to criticism. If this poem spreads from his mouth, it will definitely gain a good reputation. , and even more famous in later generations.
The key is that this poem is completely tailor-made for him.
It writes about his life, his integrity, and him. ……
Wonderful!
The more Wuzhi County thinks silently in his heart, the more endless aftertaste he has.
Li Gongqi thought of Xu Qing's instructions, and his face was stunned, "Isn't this poem written by the great master?"
Wuzhi County suddenly understood, laughed, and pulled up Li Gongqi Li Gongqi said affectionately to his sleeves: "My dear brother Gongqi, look at my memory. I have forgotten all the poems I wrote. I need you to remind me."
Li Gongqi saw Wuzhi County smiling all over his face. I felt relieved. Unexpectedly, what Brother Qing said was really what he said, and it would definitely hit the heart of the elder.
Brother Qing said earlier that these words would have a greater effect on the elder than the previous clearing of Taohua Temple.
He didn't believe it at first, but now he has to believe it.
"The eldest master is focused on official matters, so naturally he does not care about private matters. It can be said that he forgets his own affairs!"
Wuzhi County's eyes lit up when he heard the word "private affairs", "I Such stupid people are not saints, and they cannot deserve the evaluation of being selfless. By the way, who is it that wrote the story? "
"It is the humble nephew."< br>
"Can I enter school?"
Only students who have won the title of scholar can enter school. Wuzhi County said this just to test.
"No, this child reads too many miscellaneous books on weekdays and neglects the classics. He was dropped out of social studies not long ago." Li Gongqi answered truthfully.
He didn't know why Xu Qing wanted him to take the initiative to expose his expulsion from social studies, but his nephew was so resourceful that he must have a deep meaning.
Wu Zhixian smiled: "This is a well-written story. It can be seen that I don't pay attention to the meaning of the scriptures on weekdays. But the imperial examination is the right way. After you go back, you must be diligent and supervise."< br>
In fact, writing storybooks, in the current climate, is naturally a move that is not part of the real job.
But Xu Qing did it intentionally, so that it would be easier to explain to Wuzhi County that he had been dropped out of social studies.
Because the storybook is well written, it shows that Xu Qing is a smart person. However, because he was addicted to miscellaneous studies, he delayed the meaning of classics and was dropped out of sociology.
In this case, Wuzhi County will not think that Xu Qing is a idiot.
What's more, Xu Qing's poem is also a big plus.
In this way, the hidden danger of Xu Qing being dropped out of social studies was eliminated in Wuzhi County.
In the future, even if Xu Qing’s classmates in social studies accuse Xu Qing of not having real talent and learning after the county examination, Wuzhi County will not believe it.
And through this matter, we can further deepen our relationship with Wuzhi County.
Li Gongqi naturally did not know that Xu Qing had so many thoughts in it. He took advantage of the situation and said: "My nephew who is in a humble position has been working hard to study recently and is preparing to take part in this year's county examination. However, he has wasted too much time before. This time he is humbled by his humble position. It is a good thing for a young man to suffer hardships."
Wuzhi Xian smiled slightly: "Young men are ambitious. It's a good thing, not to mention that the county examination is just the first step of the imperial examination, how difficult can it be. He still has two months to prepare. I think your nephew is also a smart person. I may not be able to gain something from this county examination. As a gift, you go back and bring it to him. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. But I am the examiner of the county examination, so it is not convenient to see him." br>
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“A scholar must be ambitious, and the road ahead is long and arduous.” Xu Qing muttered this sentence, and then smiled at Li Gongqi and said: “The county minister really asked his uncle to take this sentence. "Give it to me?"
"Well, he asked me to bring this sentence to you. I dare not forget it and read it silently all day long." Li Gongqi knew that since the county magistrate emphasized this sentence, It's definitely important.
Xu Qing: "Uncle must be curious about the meaning of this sentence, let me explain it to you."
Li Gongqi: "I don't understand you smart people playing tricks. Anyway, uncle just listens to you. There is no need to explain this to me."
Xu Qing said softly: "Uncle, nephew is not possible. I'll be by your side all the time. What's more, you will have to deal with all kinds of people in the future. It’s better to understand some of these things. Besides, it’s not that my uncle is not smart, he just didn’t bother to think about these things in the past.”
Li Gongqi thought for a while: “Brother Qing is right, then I’ll listen to your analysis. Analysis."
He has a soft ear, but the advantage is that he can listen to opinions.
Xu Qing nodded, "Uncle, who do you think is a 'scholar' in this dynasty?"
"Then at least I have to have the reputation of being a scholar."
Xu Qing said leisurely: "The county minister gave me this gift, which means that I am also a 'scholar'. Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, my nephew will You must win the county examination, and you will be the first in the case, because the first in the county examination is almost the default. Only in this way can you be worthy of the title of "Shi". Li Gongqi was surprised: "You only have two months to prepare."
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At the beginning of the county examination, the article should be posted outside the government office for people to see.
Xu Qing smiled slightly: "Only with real talent and practical knowledge, there is really no 100% certainty that I will win the case. However, the county magistrate has already told me the test questions through my uncle. My nephew knows the test questions in advance and is targeted. Training, is there any reason to fail?”
Li Gongqi suddenly said: "It turns out that this sentence is a question in the county examination."
Xu Qing shook his head: "If the county official doesn't want to leave any clue, the question is probably the sentence before or after this sentence. Therefore, my nephew needs to prepare the answers to three test questions at the same time.”
There are many people in the yamen, so I can’t keep this sentence from being heard by others.
Wu Zhixian is a smart man, and in Xu Qing's opinion, the real test question will never be the sentence brought back by Li Gongqi.
No matter what, the line between heaven and earth has been opened. The road to the imperial examination and the process of passing the Tongsheng Examination are no longer blocked. The rest is personal effort and struggle.
When Li Gongqi heard Xu Qing's analysis, he was amazed and said: "Brother Qing, I didn't expect that your plan would bring about earth-shaking changes in our family in such a short period of time. I feel like I'm dreaming now. "
Xu Qing shook his head: "Uncle, don't think I have much credit. All of this is just taking advantage of the situation, and there is also an element of luck in it. If the treasury hadn't happened to be stolen, we would have done it. It will take a long time for our family to turn around."
Li Gongqi: "Even if there is luck, it is Brother Qing who can do this."
Xu Qing suddenly sighed. : "Actually, the affairs of this world are 70% determined by heaven and 30% by humans. Uncle, we have obtained these benefits by luck, and it is not without hidden dangers."
"Are you talking about Zhao Xiong?"
Xu Qing shook his head: "This is just one of them. The biggest hidden danger is that we have not caught the real thief in the treasury theft case."
Hearing this, Li Gongqi couldn't help but blurt out: "You mean the thief is likely to commit another crime again. ?”
Xu Qing: “Maybe, maybe not. It depends on luck. What the nephew is thinking is that if this case is not done by an insider, the thief's methods will definitely be very serious. I'm afraid he will still be unable to prevent it."
Li Gongqi looked worried: "What should I do? Is that good? "
He made great achievements and became a classic because of the treasury theft case. If the Treasury was stolen again, wouldn't it prove that they were committing fraud before?
Of course, if you force an explanation, you can say that it was another group of thieves who did it, but if the treasury banknotes were stolen, a crime will definitely be inevitable. As a classic historian, Li Gongqi was in charge of public security, so he was the first to bear the brunt.
He has just become a Dianshi. If something like this happens, even Wuzhi County will not be able to save him.
Li Gongqi couldn't help but feel worried.
Xu Qing laughed: "Don't worry, uncle. If there is a problem, just solve it. My nephew has an idea. We probably can't guard against thieves who steal the banknotes, but in the Yamen warehouse, if What if there is no treasury money?”
“If you can’t solve the problem, then solve the problem itself.” Xu Qing added softly.
Li Gongqi listened a little confused and asked: "Brother Qing, what do you mean by this?"
Xu Qing: "The county magistrate can hand over the treasury silver to the state treasury in advance."
The Yu Dynasty now uses the Two Taxes Law, which was inherited from the previous dynasty.
In more distant dynasties, it was not the Two Taxes Law, but the Rent Yongtiao Law, which mainly levied grain, cloth and other physical goods.
The two-tax law mainly collects money, divided into summer and autumn twice a year.
Originally, the main tax collection was copper coins. In the past hundred years, private maritime trade in the Yu Dynasty flourished, and a steady stream of silver entered the mainland. In economically developed places like Southern Zhili, the main tax collection was silver.
However, there are still many remote places in the country, and tax in kind is still the main method.
Now that the warehouse is full, the summer tax can be paid in advance before the summer tax is collected.
"You want me to report this matter to the county magistrate?"
Xu Qing shook his head: "Master Qian must bring up this problem and the solution."
"Why?"
Xu Qing: "If we raise this matter with the county magistrate, wouldn't it make Master Qian useless? If my uncle does this, he will definitely offend Master Qian, not to mention the candidate to release Ku Yin , it must be Zhao Xiong. It is absolutely inappropriate to ask his uncle to nominate him."
"Let Zhao Xiong be responsible for releasing Kuyin?" Li Gongqi was surprised and couldn't help it. "I'm afraid he doesn't want the Treasury to be stolen again." It’s the best way to deal with my uncle.”
“In this case, how can we let them release the treasury and hand it over to the treasury?”
"Uncle is a fan of the authorities. If they are responsible for this, if something happens to Kuyin, it will be their responsibility." Li Gongqi suddenly realized and patted his head, "Look, I am really confused."
He couldn't help but marvel at Xu Qing's cleverness. Once this was successful, he would be able to kill two birds with one stone and he would be able to sleep soundly.
Li Gongqi then said: "Brother Qing, you are so smart, you are just..."
He almost said, you are like a monster.
Even if Li Gongqi now suspects that Xu Qing has become a monster, he is unwilling to admit it. Because he has become a classic.
When he was poor, he could go through fire and knife for his "nephew".
But now he is no longer just Xu's father's milk brother, but also a powerful figure in the county government.
For their family, it is enough to be called a glorious ancestor!
Xu Qing did not criticize Li Gongqi's words, but changed the subject: "Uncle, we now rely on external forces to get everything we have now by luck. But what we get by luck will eventually be lost unexpectedly. The only way is to improve ourselves. Only with strength can we keep these and have more."
"Hmm."
"So I asked my aunt to stew some medicinal food for my uncle. Let's go and drink it while it's hot. Auntie has been waiting for a long time." Li Gongqi said "ah" and then looked bitter.
If you drink this medicinal diet, can you rest tonight?
Xu Qing smiled slightly and left the main room quietly. Mrs. Zhou came in with a soup bowl.
Ms. Zhou figured out that as long as he squeezed Li Gongqi dry first, he would not have the energy to find other flowers and plants.
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Xu Qing started practicing crane-shaped piles directly in the yard.
He is now well-nourished, and with the Taoist level of soul emerging from the shell, his understanding of the crane-shaped pile is getting deeper and deeper.
Time passed day by day, and he was immersed in the process of reading to rest his mind and practicing martial arts to strengthen his body. Gradually, his breathing and body shape changed significantly through repeated practice. His originally thin body and limbs became strong and slender. Slowly, the muscles in his hands swelled, but they were not obviously big, but streamline.
Half a month later, Xu Qing looked at the bronze mirror inside his body, and words emerged:
Crane-shaped pile (incomplete): small success.
(End of this chapter)