Chapter 169: Deep officialdom routines
"I've been waiting for you."
"Ever since I heard that Ci Xian Qin Shaoyou was coming to Xiongzhou, Hexi to take office, I have been looking forward to it day and night."
"I have collected all of your words. It can be said that I can't put them down or put them down."
"I finally met Shaoyou in person today. I must stay today. We will have a long talk and ask Shaoyou for some advice on poetry."
"Oh, come in, come in."
The scholar-gentleman grabbed Qin Guan and chatted with him. He dragged Qin Guan to the backyard without going to the main hall. He went directly to the study room, asked Qin Guan to sit down, and began to talk about Qin Guan's poems.
The surname of this scholar-official was Shi Mingtong. When Qin Guanchu heard it, Shi Tong, Shi Tong, he felt that this name was really smooth and transparent, and he was not holding back at all.
Now that I have met him, I find that he is also a sweet-tempered person.
Definitely a literature enthusiast.
Now when he looked at Qin Guan, he didn't look like a superior official meeting a lower official. He looked like a fan meeting an idol.
Still a fanatical fan.
Qin Guan was somewhat doubtful whether such a person could be a good official.
But after the two chatted, Qin Guan discovered that Mr. Shi's literary skills were still very good. He had various poems and classics at his fingertips, and he also spoke very well. He was not the kind of person who was brainless.
I guess it was because I saw Qin Guan and waited two months for him to behave like this today.
Qin Guan had lunch at the government school, well, he also had dinner. He had a long talk with Shi Tong and refused to obey. Qin Guan would not kill him if he slept in the same bed with a 50-year-old man.
Do.
If this old guy gets wild at night, his virginity will be at stake.
In this way, it was around ten o'clock in the evening before Shi Tong let Qin Guan leave.
When he left, he asked Qin Guan to come back tomorrow and continued to talk about poetry. When he heard Qin Guan say that he would leave for Xiongzhou tomorrow and take office as soon as possible, he felt very sorry.
When he finally arrived at the gate, Stone said: "You go and take office first. The provincial examination will start in two months. This time I will go to Xiongzhou. Then the two of us can have half a month to talk together."
It’s poetry.”
Qin Guan felt so sweaty in his heart.
I'm afraid I'll fall into the hands of you old rabbit sooner or later.
Qin Guan got into the sedan and hurriedly retreated. When he hugged Luo Yiren to sleep at night, he was still frightened. He told Luo Yiren about this matter. Luo Yiren laughed so hard that Qin Guan was embarrassed and punished him fiercely.
I met the Luoyi people.
After finishing the work, Luo Yiren lay in Qin Guan's arms and said, "I'm afraid that Mr. Xiang is obsessed with history, study and politics."
Qin Guan was stunned, "What are you talking about?"
"You guys are discussing poetry. Did that historian, scholar, and politician ask your husband to write poetry?"
Qin Guan nodded, "I've written it. I think I've written four or five poems. I'm too enthusiastic about history and politics, so I studied the ink myself."
"Haha, sir, do you know that the first draft of your poems has been sold for thousands of guan in the market now, and it is priceless. As for the later calligraphy, it is also worth 500 to 600 guan in the market." Luo Yi laughed.
He said.
Qin Guan's eyes widened and he suddenly realized, "Oh, that old rabbit, it turned out that he was tricking me."
"My husband's poems and calligraphy are worth two to three thousand guan. If it were me, I would be more enthusiastic than him." Luo Yiren looked at the angry Qin Guan with squinting eyes.
"It's a big loss. It's a big loss this time. Everyone's thinking is distorted. No wonder dad said to always be on guard. The tricks of these old-timers in officialdom are really endless and hard to guard against." Qin Guan said angrily.
Luo Yiren touched Qin Guan's chest, pretending to comfort him, and said: "Maybe it's true that Shi Xuezheng loves your poems. He, an admiral of Xuezheng, can't really use your poems in exchange for money. He probably doesn't. I just collect it for myself.”
Qin Guan took two deep breaths and said to Luo Yiren: "My husband is holding a ball of anger in his chest and needs to vent it."
Luoyi people's eyes widened, and their husband became shameless again.
After eating the next morning, Qin Guan called Shen Yichen and told him what he had met with several Shangguan yesterday, especially the current situation in Xiongzhou.
Shen Yichen also frowned.
There are tens of thousands of refugees in Xiongzhou, but the situation in Lin'an County is unknown.
"It seems that we have to take office as soon as possible and make calculations after understanding the local people's conditions."
The two of them didn't waste any more time and hired a cart at Yaxing. With a note written by Shen Xiangyan and senior official Shen, Taipingcang didn't hesitate to give up and happily received 100,000 kilograms of grain from Taipingcang. Everyone once again Hit the road.
This time the convoy doubled again, and it was still an ox-cart. The movement was slower, and it took two days to enter the boundary of Xiongzhou.
Look at the boundary marker, it is the boundary of Xing'an County.
Xiongzhou has jurisdiction over Xing'an County and Lin'an County, which is already Qin Guan's territory.
Passing Xing'an County is Xiongzhou City. As for Lin'an County, it is still north of Xiongzhou City and is already bordering the Liao Kingdom. The last time the Liao Kingdom invaded the border, the county magistrate was sadly captured by the Liao people. In the end A very brave man was hacked to death.
This is where Shen Yichen is going.
The motorcade slowly entered a small town and stopped in front of the inn. It was getting late and they planned to stay here for one night. They would be on their way to Xiongzhou tomorrow.
The convoy had just settled down when a group of government servants came over on horseback escorting a carriage. After stopping in front of the inn, two green-robed officials got out of the carriage. One of them asked the inn soldier standing guard at the door slightly anxiously: " Where is Cui Yicheng?"
The two soldiers who came knew each other, one was the magistrate of Xing'an County, and the other was the county captain. The soldier did not dare to neglect, and quickly replied: "Cui Yicheng is arranging food and accommodation for the nobles."
"But Magistrate Qin?" the county magistrate asked.
The soldier scratched his head and said, "There seem to be two adults. They are both quite young. They are bringing many women with them, and there are more than 20 carriages. Cui Yicheng read the road notice and indeed called one of the adults Mr. Qin. "
They have received official letters from the Hexi Governor and the Chief Secretary's Office. The new prefect Qin Guan has arrived. It must have happened in a day or two. With so many cars and family members, it must be right.
"Go forward and inform the magistrate of Xing'an County. The county captain is here to pay homage to Mr. Qin." The magistrate said to the soldiers at the door.
Just as Qin Guan sat down and took a sip of hot tea, the enthusiastic Cui Yicheng came in again, bent down and said: "Master Qin, Xing'an County Magistrate Ye and County Lieutenant Lai are here and want to see you."
Chapter completed!