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"Sister is worried about Princess Jiangdong."

Xiao Bao Niang knew Tao Zhan’s worries at this time, but the matter of Princess Jiangdong had little to do with her, so she didn’t ask much, but the maids always told her about this matter from time to time, and she knew that this day was coming.

Tao Zhan shook his head, "At this point, what else can I worry about? I just don't know what the general thinks. He has been busy with wars and fighting in the north and south in the past two years, and I have not been with him for much time."

Xiao Bao Niang laughed, "Actually, I can rest assured that he is not the kind of playboy. He talks about love all day long. When he sees a new love, he throws his old love behind his head. His mind is all over the world. I still remember one day in the middle of the night, he suddenly got up and paced back and forth in the room. I asked him why he didn't sleep anymore. He said he was considering military rations. Look, he was not even at ease when he was sleeping. How could he have much intention to chase women?"

Tao Zhan Moran, she had considered all these things, but most of the things she thought of were not confident, so it would be better to say them out of others' mouths. She smiled bitterly and said, "I have figured out many things. With his status, it is normal for more than a dozen women around him, but"

Tao Zhan didn't want to say the following words, but she always felt inexplicably worried. The fundamental reason was that her parents' status was not high, which made her always worried that her status would not be guaranteed and her future. Little Bao Niang couldn't understand these thoughts, and Tao Zhan didn't want others to know. At this time, Tao Zhan stood up and smiled and said, "Let's go and I'll barbecue with you."

Xiao Baoniang followed her out of the room happily and asked, "Does my elder sister like to eat barbecue?"

“I don’t like eating.”

Tao Zhan smiled and said, "But I like to roast. I used to hide in the yard with my brother and grill fish secretly."

Looking at the blue smoke rising in the yard and the stars in the sky, Tao Zhan recalled the happy years of her girlishness, and the worries accumulated in her heart gradually disappeared.

The next morning, in a long corridor in the provincial yamen, Tao Zheng followed a guard to walk towards Liu Jing's official room. He had received a certificate from the provincial yamen and asked him to come to Xiangyang. He followed the Yunxiang boat to Xiangyang.

Although Tao Zheng was Tao Zhan's brother and the only person in the Tao family to embark on the official career, he did not make a fortune because of his sister. On the contrary, Liu Jing had very strict requirements on him. Those who entered the officialdom with him were promoted one by one, and he was just a small county lieutenant.

A few days ago, a businessman in Wuchang caused trouble. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to go home. He slept in the county government with his robe at night. As soon as the situation was settled, the Xiangyang certificate arrived.

Tao Zheng thought he wanted him to report the businessman's trouble, but it was wrong to think about it. Even if he wanted to report, it should be the county magistrate and Shou who came to report. It was not his turn to come to Xiangyang. Tao Zheng was confused and couldn't figure it out.

At this time, they came to Liu Jing's official room, and the guards reported: "Qi Bingzhou Governor, Tao County Guard has arrived."

"Please come in" Liu Jing's voice came from the room.

Tao Zheng quickly walked into the room and saw Liu Jingzheng and Xu Shu sitting on the table talking about something. Tao Zheng quickly stepped forward and knelt down, bowed and bowed, "Greetings to the governor of the state, and to the chief minister."

Generally speaking, the etiquette below is very particular, and does not always have to kneel down and bow down. It is necessary to distinguish the occasion. There is a very important principle here, called equal attitude. For example, Liu Jing and Xu Shu are standing in front of the map to discuss matters. In this case, Tao Zheng does not have to kneel down and bow down to bow, but just bow one tribute.

At this time, Liu Jing and Xu Shu were sitting on the table, and Han and Tang dynasties both knelt and there were no chairs. In this case, if Tao Zheng stood up and bowed, he would feel a sense of condescending pressure, which was obviously disrespectful to his superiors. Therefore, Tao Zheng had to kneel down and behave equally with the other party, and then bowed to bow to bow. This is the origin of the kneeling ceremony, and it was actually a ritual of equality.

This is not the same as the kneeling ceremony in the Ming and Qing dynasties. There were chairs in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the superiors were high above and the subordinates knelt down to salute, which was unequal.

Liu Jing waved his hand and smiled and said, "No gift"

Tao Zheng straightened his waist, took out the report he wrote from his arms, and presented it with both hands, "This is a detailed report of the businessman in Wuchang's trouble, please check it out."

In fact, Liu Jing has already obtained the report about the troublemakers in Wuchang. Tao Zheng does not need to send another report. He took the report and smiled and said, "I won't read it anymore. You can briefly talk about the situation."

Tao Zheng sorted out his thoughts and said: "The reason was that more than a dozen Xiangyang merchants sold their shops at a low price. Later, Wuchang became more prosperous, so they repent and wanted to take back the shops, but the buyer refused. The dozen merchants encouraged fellow Xiangyang villagers to snatch the shops together, which led to a conflict between Jiangxia merchants and Xiangyang merchants. Now the situation has calmed down."

"What should you do with those dozen Xiangyang merchants?" Liu Jing asked.

"Reporting to the provincial governor, the shops were first established and they must not regret it. Secondly, all losses will be borne by the dozen Xiangyang merchants who were in charge of the trouble. In addition, they will be punished for the Xiangyang merchants who caused trouble for a year."

Xu Shu laughed beside him, "Is it reasonable to punish Xiangyang but not Jiangxia merchants?"

Tao Zheng stood up and said solemnly: "This case is one, two, two, I have no partiality. From the beginning to the end, the Jiangxia merchants did not do anything illegal. Both parties transferred the store with intermediaries as a guarantee. Although the price is low, it is completely voluntary. As for the store being smashed, looted, or even the merchants being chased, it is all about Xiangyang merchants who are committing violence. Perhaps it is because the Jiangxia merchants deliberately show weakness, but it can only be a strategy, and it has nothing to do with whether they violate the law. I only look at their behavior. Xu Changshi can say that I am not doing anything well, but he cannot accuse me of favoring one party."

Liu Jing waved his hand and smiled, "Don't be so excited. Xu Changshi knew the details, and he was just joking with you."

Tao Zheng sat down again, Liu Jing looked at his report, returned the report to him, and smiled faintly: "I have to remember it in the future. The report I gave me must be signed by the county magistrate and the guard."

Tao Zheng's face suddenly turned red, and he realized that he had committed a taboo in the officialdom. He took the report embarrassedly and hurriedly put it away.

Liu Jing smiled and said to him again: "Come to Xiangyang because you have a new position for you, let Xu Changshi tell me."

Tao Zheng was surprised and happy. It turned out that he wanted to transfer him away. He suddenly felt infinite expectation in his heart. He looked at Xu Shu uneasy. Xu Shu thought for a while and said, "Let me tell you a secret first, and you must not spread it outside."

"I dare not do a humble job"

Xu Shu continued: "We signed a secret agreement with Jiangdong. Yuzhang County and Qichun County will belong to Jingzhou a year later. In this year, it will be temporarily controlled by Jiangdong. However, neither side shall be stationed. Qichun County and Yuzhang County are different. They will be jointly managed by both sides. In other words, the guard is appointed by Jiangdong, but the county magistrate is appointed by us. The guard is only named and the real power is in the hands of the county magistrate. The governor recommends that you serve as the county magistrate of Qichun. A year later, I hope you will stabilize Qichun and Tao County Magistrate, you will shoulder the heavy responsibility."

Tao Zheng was extremely excited and actually asked him to be the county magistrate. Especially in the last sentence, he would stabilize Qichun County a year later. This is actually an hinting that he would guard it a year later. He once again bowed and said: "I will never let down the trust of the provincial governor and the chief minister, and do my best to stabilize Qichun County."

Liu Jing nodded with a smile, "Go and finish the procedures, you can go directly to Qichun County to take office and take the detailed arrangements for the position of the county magistrate. Xu Changshi will explain to you one by one."

"Go farewell to the humble position"

Tao Zheng was eager to report this great news to his grandfather. He bowed and said goodbye, and kept waiting for him to walk away. Liu Jing smiled at Xu Shu and said, "What does Changshi think of this person?"

Xu Shu showed a bitter smile on his face. Generally, officials should start with the chief clerk to enter the official position. For two years, the chief clerk, two years, the county magistrate, and finally be promoted to the county magistrate. At least ten years later, they should consider being promoted to the county after being an official in the county. If the political achievements are mediocre, there would be no chance of promotion at all.

Tao Zheng was directly appointed as a county magistrate without going through the chief clerk. He was only promoted to a county magistrate after being promoted to a county magistrate, which completely surpassed the way for official promotion. It can only be said that this stems from Tao Zheng's identity.

In fact, Xu Shu fully understood that even if Liu Jing did not marry the daughter of the Tao family, he should have such a reward for the Tao family's great contribution to Jiangxia's start.

What's more, Liu Jing also married the daughter of the Tao family and gave birth to a parent. In order to maintain and improve Tao Zhan's status, Liu Jing should also use the Tao family. On the eve of his approaching to marry Princess Jiangdong, in order to appease the Tao family, this extraordinary promotion seemed very necessary.

Although Xu Shu knew it well, he did not want to mention this special relationship. He knew that Liu Jing was not asking him this, but asking Tao Zheng whether he was able to serve as the important position of Qichun County Magistrate.

Xu Shu thought for a while and said, "It can be seen that Tao Zheng is a honest and down-to-earth person, and has done a lot of practical things in recent years. Especially this time he solved the Wuchang Shang chaos. It can be seen that he also has the courage to make a decision and can enforce the law impartially and impartially. I believe that he can live up to the heavy trust of the prefecture and the pastoral masters in Qichun County and successfully incorporate Qichun County into the territory of Jingzhou."
Chapter completed!