The weather gets colder, and one day, Yiping County has its first light snow this winter.

The snow is as fine as salt, and it turns into water when it is dipped in the ground. It takes a long time for the ground to accumulate a thin layer of white. The tops of the roof are slightly thicker, like frosting on the fruit.

A few fast horses rolled up Xuemo and rushed into the city gate, walked into the county government, and brought a message that the prefect inspected the counties, and the carriage had left the prefecture, and first went to Yiping within five or six days.

The magistrate Shao was busy cheering up, and the county government followed him and ran around the sky to welcome the magistrate. Only Zhang Ping was still stuck in the file library all day long, and only asked the magistrate Shao every morning: "Does sir have something to do to give him the magistrate?"

The magistrate Shao said: "Mr. Zhang is tired of compiling county annals. The magistrate doesn't like the time of standing in front of him. The county also thinks that when the magistrate sees the truth in the county, there is no need to deliberately be artificial. Some fragmentary matters can be done by Master Li and others. Mr. Zhang is still focused on compiling books."

Zhang Ping returned to the file library when he heard this, but he didn't show any emotions. Because he looked like that all day long, he was quite unspoken in everything. County Magistrate Shao thought about it and never let Zhang Ping do the business of welcoming the prefect. If Zhang Ping had some other emotions, it was not good, so he handed over one or two items to Zhang Ping for review of the visit routes of the townships drawn up by several chief clerks to Zhang Ping. Zhang Ping took it and did it. When he saw a mistake during the review, he said, nodded and passed it, and he could correct the mistakes he saw were correct, and there were no more other things. The officials found that they were doing things quickly with him. They flattered him as if they were playing the piano for a cow, but sometimes they were disrespectful to him, but they didn't care. They looked at a deep face and were the one who was the best to speak, and they even felt a little favorable to him.

After finishing the work, Zhang Ping handed over to the magistrate Shao to review. He didn't say much, but turned around and tidied back to the file library. He had something to ask him, so he came out to do it again and went back after finishing it. The magistrate Shao praised him for two words, but he couldn't tell that he was happy, but if he didn't praise him, he would look the same way. The paper submitted was thin for a few pages, simple but clear, clear at a glance, and there were no other words.

Magistrate Shao tried two or three times back and forth, and was surprised. He couldn't help but sighed: "Although Xiao Zhang has a little bit of a temper, he is very clear and neat in his work."

When several chief clerks heard that Shao Magistrate actually used a love name to Zhang Ping, they could see that their feelings had sublimated, so they said: "That's right, Lord Zhang seems to be taciturn, but when he is in one place, he feels that he is a person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside." "The origin of a Jinshi is different." "The master is generous and wise, and his subordinates will do their best to do their best."

The snow stopped after falling intermittently for a day or two. This winter, the snow could not be stored. When the prefect arrived, there was almost no white on the tiles on the street.

In addition to the market, vendors who set up stalls and traded small businesses have not yet made a deal, and only have one or two tea sheds. The shops and houses on the street are clean and clean, and the streets are clean and tidy, with a few fallen leaves occasionally embellishing them to add nature. Passers-by, dressed in neat clothes, faces clean, smiled and spoke lightly, and treated manners. Gao Zhifu looked slowly and nodded to Magistrate Shao, saying: "The prosperity and harmony show your achievements in diligent administration and education."

County Magistrate Shao immediately said, "Mr. Xie praised me, and the officials were careful day and night, fearing that they would eat their salary in vain." He asked the Gaogong to go to the temple for a while, but the Gaogong had to go to the county government first.

After arriving in the yamen, the officials met with each other. The magistrate Shao said again: "It's noon, please go to the hall to have some tea and meal first."

Gao Zhifu said: "I just arrived at the county and I should have visited people's livelihood, but although I am not hungry, I can't let you stay hungry. Well, just use it briefly in the yamen."

Magistrate Shao had long figured out the temper of the Gao Zhifu, and had their own arrangements in the hike and county government offices. He immediately made arrangements and said, "Several Sushi Wen from the county came here and wanted to see him, but should he send him a message?"

The Gao Magistrate said: "I also want to talk to the old gentlemen, but it is already this time. I am afraid that I will be in a hurry to invite you. I will talk about it later or tomorrow. I can just use lunch and I and the Dukes for a simple meal." The magistrate Shao replied again.

The Gao Gong also reminded: "Don't be extravagant."

County Magistrate Shao said: "The officials have always followed the teachings of the adults and never dared to waste extravagance."

The menu ingredients were ready, and the kitchen immediately opened it after receiving the order. A table was set up in a warm room in the backyard of the yamen. There was a large table and wooden chair, which was simple and elegant, without any extra carving. The dishes were carefully selected by the magistrate Shao. Because the Gaozhi loves to eat fish, the only large pot of white-sliced ​​fish stewed is a bit luxurious, and the rest are exquisite and exquisite side dishes, as well as pine nuts and cloud legs with chestnut noodles and steamed buns, steamed wormwood and other rural vegetables. The wine was also hiding in the cellar for decades. The Gaozhi seemed quite satisfied. He only looked at the plate of fish stewed and said, "Eating this big fish in winter is a bit extravagant."

County Magistrate Shao smiled and said, "The fishermen in the county have subsidies in winter and don't make much living. Occasionally, some people who are really idle can't stay and sell them to the market. But this big carp is not purchased from the market, but is raised in the pond behind the county government. It is probably not as delicious as the carp in the river."

The Gao Magistrate picked up a chopstick and said, "It's so smooth and beautiful." Magistrate Shao smiled and wrinkled layers of wrinkles, and then led his classmates to toast the magistrate.

After a tour, the Gao Magistrate looked at the magistrate Shao and said, "This is the new county magistrate Zhang."

Zhang Ping put down the chopsticks in his hand and stood up. When he received the prefect, he stood behind or beside the prefect of the prefect, in the order of the official position, but he never took the initiative to speak. He did whatever others did, like a shadow. Later, the prefect of Shao was so busy that he almost forgot about him. During the meal, Zhang Ping sat next to the prefect of Shao, which happened to be a corner of the house. After the wine was toasted, he kept silently guarding the dish in front of him. If the prefect of Gaofu suddenly made a sound, the prefect of Shao might have forgotten him again.

Gao Zhifu said, "Sit quickly, there is no need to be polite during the meal." Zhang Ping bowed and sat down again. Gao Zhifu smiled and said, "I heard that you are a Jinshi in the current rank and the current rank is the chief judge of Shangshu Gong. He was the same as his mentor, and he was under the rank of Master Bian Pushe. I think this rank can also be called the same rank as you."

Zhang Ping said: "The subject of Xiaguan was not Gong Shangshu, but Tao Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice. Xiaguan's teacher was Lord Tao."

County Magistrate Shao was finally able to conclude that Zhang Ping was not wise but stupid, but was really stunned. Although the rest of the people who sat with him liked to hear and saw him, they still couldn't help but sweat slightly.

Zhang Ping said again: "And the Xiaguan failed the exam at first, but later the 30th was killed, and the Xiaguan was added to the top and collected thirty."

Magistrate Shao coughed lightly.

Gao Zhifu said: "Mr. Zhang's words are really funny."

County Magistrate Shao called out: "However, the scientific expedition was chaired by the Ministry of Rites. In this way, it is also impossible to say that Lord Zhang came from the disciple of Shangshu Gong. I think Lord Zhang also received many teachings from Shangshu Gong."

Zhang Ping said: "Shu Gong has never seen any senior officials. The senior officials only recognize Minister Lan."

The Gao Zhifu chuckled: "Oh, Lan Jue. I never thought that you are a disciple of Master Tao, but you are also familiar with Master Lan. Our mansion also heard that Master Gong is ill, and this year's scientific and technological affairs are mostly handled by Minister Lan. Since that's the case, why is your teacher not Minister Lan, but Lord Tao?"

Zhang Ping said: "The officials don't know why."

Gao Zhifu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Haha, County Magistrate Zhang is so funny."

Both sat speechlessly. Magistrate Shao couldn't help but lift one of his feet, and just as he was about to reach to the side, he shrank back.

The teacher of the Gao Zhifu was the current Prime Minister Zeng Yao. The teacher of the late Zuo Pushe Bian Gao, who was also the same as the old tutor of the old tutor of the Liu family.

Magistrate Shao and others knew a little about the miscellaneous relationships in the court. Zhang Ping first said that his teacher was Shangshu Tao. Although he ruthlessly quarreled the prefect's words, because of the relationship between Old Master Liu and Bian Pushe, he could also remedy his condom relationship with the prefect. When it comes to Lan Jue, the Minister of Rites, it really made Magistrate Shao not know how to evaluate it.

Everyone knows that Mr. Lan cheated on marrying Miss Liu and was forbidden into his family by the old lady Liu. It was the fact that Mr. Yun, the Grand Tutor Wang, was robbed by him, and was in line with Qingliu.

In addition, the Gao Prefecture is in the same department as Lan Jue and his former prefect Liu Zhihui. It is said that he had a bad relationship with Lan Jue before he passed the imperial examination. He was in the Ministry of Personnel and even impeached Lan Jue.

It is said that the impeachment letter was finally read by Taifu Yun. Not long after, the Gao Zhifu was placed outside the place and was promoted to the prefect after the emperor took power. His official rank was lower than that of the Minister of the Lan, but he was in charge of a prefecture and county, and who was the deputy of the Ministry of Rites, was hard to say who would be better at the official career of Lan Jue, who was the deputy of the Ministry of Rites.

Magistrate Shao quickly spoke and turned around. Zhang Ping silently buried his head in eating vegetables. During the meal, the Gao Magistrate did not talk to him again, and even his eyes swept to the person next to Zhang Ping, and Zhang Ping didn't say anything.

After the seat was dispersed, the Gao Magistrate continued to inspect the county yamen. When he walked to the atrium, he suddenly looked at Zhang Ping: "What business does County Magistrate Zhang do after he took office?"

County Magistrate Shao replied on behalf of Zhang Ping: "Mr. Zhang has been editing the county annals."

Gao Zhifu said: "Oh? The local chronicles of this county were compiled by Censor Liu in his position a few years ago. Since you have inherited the pearls and jade and re-compiled them, our government would like to view them."

Zhang Ping bowed and said, "The manuscript has not been completed yet."

Gao Zhifu said: "It is impossible for us to read all the things we have made, but we can just use the compiled ones."

Zhang Ping and the clerk went to the file library to get the finished manuscript. The Gao Gongfu sat upright in the inner hall and looked through it page by page: "It's very simple."

Zhang Ping lowered his head and replied, "The officials are not good at complexity."

Gao Zhifu lowered his eyes and turned over another page of manuscript paper: "How many volumes are you going to compile?"

Zhang Ping replied: "One volume."

Gao Zhifu said: "Oh? It's simpler than Lord Liu's version."

Zhang Ping finally said: "It is difficult for the lower officials to match Liu Daren's literary talent, so he will be simple."

The Gao Zhifu smiled slightly: "The local chronicles are like talents from the court. Only when one generation is better than another can one be prosperous. Moreover, Lord Liu has always been modest and generous, and he once told the mansion that there were many regrets when compiling the local chronicles. If you think Lord Liu's roots are complex, you can correct them as much as possible, and you don't have to be too humble."

Everyone silently burned two stacks of paper money for Zhang Ping in their hearts.

Gao Zhifu looked through a few more pages of the manuscript, and suddenly he lingered on two pages: "These passages seem to be written by one person from the previous text."

Zhang Ping said: "This..." The clerk in the hall said: "Report to the prefect, sometimes Mr. Zhang's manuscript will be re-copied by Xiao Di."

Gao Zhifu frowned slightly: "The writing style and rhetoric are also very different."

Zhang Ping bowed: "The officials are not good at lyrical writing, and the lyrics in the characters are all written by a friend Chen Chou."

Gao Zhifu smiled and knocked on the manuscript paper: "These paragraphs have the meaning and deep feelings. This seems to be the best paragraphs in the county annals manuscript." He looked up at Shao Zhifu, "Can those who wrote this text call us to the hall and see us?"

Magistrate Shao glanced at Zhang Ping and replied, "This person should be in the yamen, and the official immediately called him."

Zhang Ping bowed again: "He is in the file library, go and get in the official position..."

Gao Zhifu raised his hand: "You don't have to go, just let Lord Shao bring it to others."

Chen Chou was indeed in the file library, and when he was receiving the magistrate, he should avoid it. Chen Chou had met several high-ranking officials in the capital. Compared with the Dali Temple Minister Deng, a magistrate, it was not rare. In the corner, he watched the true appearance of Gao Zhifu from a distance, and then went to the file library to help Zhang Ping. When the minor official called him, Chen Chou was very puzzled. Why did he suddenly fall into the magistrate's eyes and go to the inner hall. Gao Zhifu looked at him with a smile and said, "You are Chen Chou? These passages are well done. I like them very much."

Chen Chou was stunned for a moment and immediately saluted: "Students are afraid, thank you for your appreciation."

Gao Zhifu said slowly: "The way of writing is more important than nature. The emotions are natural, and the writing is natural. The more modifications are complicated, but they are deliberately simple and pale and bleak. Many people think that if you pass on a reporter from the local chronicles, you can just tell it directly, but it is not. Taishi Gong's "Records of the Grand Historian" has exquisite words, like pearls and gems, and the sentences of judgment are even more the finishing touch. If you compare an article to a house building, the narrative is beams and frames, and the emotions are bricks and tiles. They are all straight and straight words, just like a few sticks put on a frame, empty, without flesh and skin. How can you call an article?"

Chen Chouru fell into the pile of cotton, and couldn't turn around for a moment, confused. However, looking at the faces of the people around him and the way Zhang Ping stood beside him, he felt that the prefect was not right. Just as he was thinking about how to answer the conversation, the prefect looked at him lovingly: "What errand do you do in the county government?"

Chen Chou said: "Sir, Zhang Ping... Zhang County Magistrate is a good friend of the student. He failed the student subject examination and was brought here by Zhang County Magistrate, and occasionally helped to get the documents in order."

The Gao Zhifu nodded slightly: "Oh, it turns out that County Magistrate Zhang brought you to help him do things."

Chen Chou felt more and more wrong as he heard this: "Actually, not..."
Chapter completed!