As the county magistrate of Yiping, it is quite easy for Zhang Ping to find a candidate who took the county exam several years ago.

Although Gu Qingzhang's name has been blurred in the county annals, he was young and won the second place in the county exam. I believe the examiner in the head exam would be impressed by him.

The Yiping County Code system, and the matter of scientific research and education was personally presided over by the magistrate. The previous magistrate of the magistrate of Shao County, Kong, had passed away. The magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of Shao for two years, but later he was in poor health and returned home.

His hometown is not far from him, just in Wushipu Township, Zuo'an County, next to Yiping County.

Zhang Ping drove out the head of the county annals overnight, drew the county map again, and asked for leave from Magistrate Shao.

Because of the recent letters from Zhang Ping, Shao felt that it was necessary to get closer to him. This was necessary to immediately leave. After the leave, he looked at Zhang Ping's blood-red eyes and said, "My brother Qinyong, you don't have to be so rush to do things. Although you can't be careless in editing county annals, you will have to be busy with your life, and the losses will be even greater."

He also grabbed Zhang Ping's hand and patted it.

Even though Zhang Ping calmly endured it, his hands still trembled slightly. He quickly thanked Magistrate Shao and returned to his room to clean up.

Zhang Ping is now the county magistrate, so it is not good to go to another county openly, so he didn't dare to use the county yard carriage. Chen Chou ran to the street to hire a car. Zhang Ping went to another county this time and checked Gu Qingzhang, so he wanted to go with him.

Wushipu Township is between Yiping County and Zuo'an County Magistrate. It was almost dark. Zhang Ping and Chen Chou first took a rest in an inn at the intersection of Wushipu Township. The next morning, he found Zhu's home.

County Magistrate Zhu has served as an official, and is the most glorious big family in this town. A white wall surrounds a large courtyard with a ridge of inner walls, which is quite like a high-gate and large family.

Zhang Ping knocked on the door knocker, and faintly heard the dog barking. After a cup of tea, a young man slowly opened the door and looked Zhang Ping and Chen Chou with his neck. Seeing that both of them were wearing long gowns, he did not dare to neglect them, and asked, "Which two of you are looking for?"

Zhang Ping said: "The student's surname is Zhang. He comes from Yiping County. He wants to find Zhu Yuanwai, the former Yiping County Magistrate, to ask for advice if you have any questions."

The young man immediately flashed and let Zhang Ping and Chen Chou go in.

The courtyard is wide, with a pomegranate stand with a lentil shed, and a large water tank is placed under it, with chickens crowing and dogs barking, and the strong farming atmosphere.

The young man raised his neck to the yard and shouted: "Someone is looking for my uncle! I came from Yiping County!"

Someone responded from afar, and it was a woman's voice.

Chen Chou said: "It turns out that the young man is actually the noble relative of County Chief Zhu."

The young man grinned and said, "It's my real uncle. I'm not very good at it for the past two years, so I'll come and help."

While speaking, he led Zhang Ping and Chen Chong through a moon gate, then raised his neck and shouted, "Can you enter?"

Another woman responded in a voice: "Yes!"

The young man turned around and pointed at a wing room: "Uncle is inside. You must have something urgent to do when you come, just go there."

Chen Chou whispered to Zhang Ping and said, "The farm style is very interesting."

The young man had already rushed to the door of the wing room, knocked twice, pushed it away, waved to Zhang Ping and Chen Chong, "Come on."

Zhang Ping walked over and faintly heard a woman's voice angrily: "What are you here? If you can't learn the rules, I can't stand you. I have no choice!"

The young man laughed and asked Zhang Ping and Chen Chou to the wing room. There was a smell of medicine in the room. There was a shadow on a screen. It must be the woman who was talking just now flashing behind him. An old man was lying on a big bed against the wall. The young man walked to the bed and shouted: "Uncle, uncle, someone from Yiping County, I have something to do with you!"

The old man coughed a few times, and the young man held him up tremblingly. Zhang Ping walked to the bed to greet him and explained his purpose. The old man closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said hoarsely: "Gu Qingzhang... Cough cough, no matter how old I am, I remember him, alas... Gu... People with the surname Gu are all born strange and die strange..."

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Zhang Ping and said, "Mr. Zhang must have been from the imperial examination. Do you know that there are four blessings and four disasters in life?"

Zhang Ping did not struggle to think about the answer and said directly: "Please give me advice."

County Magistrate Zhu coughed twice again and took a long breath: "These four blessings and four disasters refer to the same four things - being a child prodigy, passing the imperial examination in a young age, accidentally getting a fortune, and marrying a beautiful woman."

Chen Chou interrupted: "These four things are great blessings, how can they be a disaster?"

County Magistrate Zhu said: "If these four stakes can catch up with one, it is indeed a great blessing, but the yin and yang of heaven and earth pay attention to a balanced number. If one grows, the other will disappear. If so much blessing is lost, will it not be a disaster?"

Zhang Ping said: "Mr. Zhu said it very reasonably."

County Magistrate Zhu coughed a few times and said hoarsely: "I can't tell such a truth. I have recorded these words from someone to me. The person who said this is Gu Qingzhang."

Zhu County Chief said that when Gu Qingzhang had just signed up for the county examination, he paid attention to his life. Gujiazhuang has always been isolated and evaded, and a young student took the initiative to take the imperial examination. It was rare. When Zhu County Chief found out that he was young, he deliberately took the exam for him when he signed up. As a result, Gu Qingzhang's conversation and knowledge were beyond his expectations.

When he was in the county exam, County Chief Zhu felt that this student was very strange. The student who took the first place had far less answers than Gu Qingzhang, but Gu Qingzhang answered a few questions in the wrong paper, as if he deliberately did not want to take the first place.

County Magistrate Zhu was puzzled. When he was issued the list to obtain the county examination qualification, he deliberately tested Gu Qingzhang in general and asked him whether he was unwilling to accept it. Gu Qingzhang smiled and said, "The second one is just right."

When the county examination results came out, Gu Qingzhang was the second again. He was the second, which had already added luster to Yiping County. Five students in Yiping County were qualified to participate in the examination and were the leader of Mutian County. Magistrate Kong had gained face and personally held a banquet to celebrate the five students.

Gu Qingzhang was the highest ranked one, sitting at the top, but he seemed depressed throughout the meal. County Magistrate Zhu couldn't help but ask him again, did he get second this time and he was unwilling to accept it.

Gu Qingzhang said frowningly, no, this second is still too high.

Chen Chou couldn't help but say, "This guy named Gu is a bit pretentious. After taking the second place, he thought he was ranked high. What should people who fail to pass the exam live?" Sometimes being too modesty is also a kind of boast and show-off. Chen Chou has always been dissatisfied with this approach.

County Chief Zhu said that he also told Gu Qingzhang this way, asking him if he was boasting, and then Gu Qingzhang talked about these four blessings and four disasters.

"Later, I suddenly heard that he was gone, and I remembered the expression and tone he spoke to me that day, as if I had known that he would be the result."

Chen Chou couldn't help but interrupt again: "It might be possible, it just happened."

This Gu surnamed Gu pretended to be modest that day, but unexpectedly died later, and it seemed to come true. It seemed that people should say less discouraged words.

County Chief Zhu coughed suddenly for a long time before shaking his head: "I don't know... But Lord Zhang came from Yiping to ask me if I have any doubts about Gu Qingzhang?"

Zhang Ping said: "The student was ordered to re-compile the county annals. Because the incident in Gujiazhuang in the past was related to Gu Qingzhang, the previous county annals were recorded in the previous county annals, which seemed to be obscure and had doubts, so he came to ask. If there were any taboos, it would be easier to avoid them."

The headmaster Zhu said a few times, "Oh, Gujiazhuang, there was a sudden plague and there was no village left. On that day, we also asked whether the people in this village were born with some illness? Gu Qingzhang died for a few years before their village became sick. This village was strange. Gu Qingzhang passed the county test back then. No matter how big the happy event was, it was only half a month before ordinary families could fire the fire. As a result, the person who sent the good news was not even in the village and was driven out. Those people said that Gu Jiazhuang said that Gu Qingzhang broke the rules of their village and no longer recognized him. He was no longer a member of Gujiazhuang."

Chen Chou smacked his tongue: "It turns out that it's not really pretending, it's just a strange thing that comes from generation to generation."

County Magistrate Zhu coughed again and again, and the young man brought water to feed him. Seeing that he was exhausted and inconvenient to disturb him, Zhang Ping asked a few more questions and said goodbye.

Before saying goodbye, Zhang Ping asked again: "May I ask Lord Zhu, may the doctors and soldiers who went to treat him be infected?"

County Magistrate Zhu closed his eyes and nodded: "There are... many... The Prophet County Master and I have also been there. After returning, I felt a little uncomfortable. I took a few doses of medicine and recovered, but my health has been worse than before since then. Alas, I am afraid that I will not be able to get out of this year..."

The young man immediately said, "What are you talking about, yesterday, Doctor Wang told me that if you are not good after taking the medicine, you will be fine, so let me use a stick to beat him."

County Magistrate Zhu closed his eyes and smiled, then shook his head.

Behind the screen, there was a low sound of a woman sobbing.

After leaving the Zhu family, Zhang Ping and Chen Chou returned to the inn where they stayed. The inn helped them find a carriage to take them back to the gate of Yiping County.

When walking into the city gate, Chen Chou suddenly said, "Brother Zhang, according to the county magistrate Zhu today, you and me are so hard, so you don't have to worry about any sudden disaster."

Zhang Ping nodded.

After pausing for a moment, Chen Chou said with a deep frown again: "Brother Zhang, did I have that adventure before, which has damaged my luck and is not on the list this time?"

Zhang Ping was silent for a moment, but still told the truth: "I don't believe this."

Chen Chou sighed and stopped talking.

When he returned to the county yamen, the little servant smiled flatteringly at Zhang Ping from afar, "Mr. Zhang is back? Another urgent letter from the capital." He held an envelope in both hands and handed it to Zhang Ping.

Zhang Ping took it and saw that it turned out to be Lan Jue's letter again.

When he went back to his room to open it, the content of Lan Juexin was extremely simple-

"If you ask Gu Qingzhang, there must be a reason. There are some connections in this life that you cannot touch. Don't check it again."

A few days later, Lan Jue received a reply from Zhang Ping. When he opened it, he was so angry that his hands trembled.
Chapter completed!