Chapter 537 Volume 5 The drama begins.

Author: go to drunk people

Chapter 537 Volume 5 The drama begins.

In the eighth year of Zhenguan, March 28th, Taoyuan County.

Li Chengqian's last stop in the Tang Dynasty. Even now, Li Chengqian still has Zhuangzi outside Taoyuan City.

Since Li Chengqian first set foot in Taoyuan City, the entire Taoyuan has also experienced rapid development for a period of time.

It can be said that even in the entire Tang Dynasty, Taoyuan was the first place to reap Li Chengqian's dividends.

Whether it was the original Changming Restaurant or the merchants who kept coming back and forth afterwards, they all brought a lot of popularity to this small county town.

Today's Taoyuan City is not an exaggeration to say that it is the richest city-state in the entire Taohe County.

Of course, Taoyuan City today is not as dilapidated as it was a few years ago.

Although it has long been unable to match the prosperity of Gyeonggi Province, it is still far from what it was back then.

On this day, Chen Ding'an, the magistrate of Taoyuan County, felt a pain in his head and skin as soon as he woke up.

To be precise, ever since he heard that Changsun Wuji was going to compete with Li Chengqian in Taoyuan, his pain in the head and skin was at its root.

"Hey..." Walking on the street, Chen Ding'an became even more irritable when he saw that the restaurants and tea shops on the street were full of people early in the morning.

Now, his eldest son was an official in the Ming Dynasty. Although the court did not say anything about this, he knew that his son had a better future than himself. Even for his own son, he really did not want to embarrass Li Chengqian.

Moreover, for a low-level official like him, how could he be an enemy of Li Chengqian? That would be called a mantis acting as a chariot...

"Good morning, Lord County."

"Good morning, Lord County."

"My lord, would you like to have something to eat together?"

…

Along the way, both the people of Taoyuan and the merchants who came and went greeted Chen Ding'an politely.

Chen Ding'an has an easy-going personality, and he also knows that these merchants have backgrounds, so in Taoyuan City, as long as they do not do evil, he is willing to get along with these people.

In the final analysis, there is nothing we can do, because the contacts of these merchants have really made Taoyuan City's life a lot easier in the past two years. Compared with previous years, it is really much better.

At least, ordinary people dare to let go and fill their stomachs when they are busy in farming.

"You guys are earlier than me." Chen Ding'an smiled, waved his hand, and continued walking in the city.

He actually wanted to see Taoyuan City again and indulge in the county master's addiction.

After today, Taoyuan County will have nothing to do with him, Chen Ding'an.

But in Taoyuan City for so long, how could there be no feelings?

But for the sake of his son's future, he decided to retire and return home.

Compared to himself, he was more optimistic about his son who served as Xuezheng in the Ming Dynasty.

Maybe this is the helplessness of a father. In order to fulfill his son, he has to sacrifice himself.

"Actually, Mr. Lang doesn't have to be like this." An old servant beside him said in a low voice, "I wonder if His Highness Prince Ming is extremely talented and has great talents at a young age. How could he implicate Xiao Lang because of Mr. Lang's helpless actions?

Jun?

Moreover, in the court of the Ming Dynasty, how many people after me, the Duke of the Tang Dynasty, and even the eldest son of the county governor also served as the Minister of Rites in the Ming Dynasty?"

He is also an old man who has been with Chen and his son for many years, so what he said is quite pertinent.

But when Chen Ding'an heard this, he shook his head and said: "It's different. I never worry about what will happen to Your Highness. Hey, you don't understand even if you tell me..."

Chen Ding'an really didn't worry too much about Li Chengqian, and it was never Li Chengqian that he worried about.

What he was worried about was Changsun Wuji.

"Today's Taoyuan City is no longer what it used to be." Chen Ding'an said, "Do you still remember how I became the magistrate of Taoyuan County?"

"Why don't you remember this?" the old servant said with a smile, "In the beginning, no one wanted to come to Taoyuan, a remote and remote place in the mountains. That's why Mr. Lang was selected from among the subordinate officials."

"Yes, Taoyuan County was so poor back then that no one wanted to come to this remote and remote place to be a county magistrate. With nothing to do, I took advantage of it." Chen Ding'an looked at the current situation.

Taoyuan City, which was gradually becoming prosperous, sighed and said, "Nowadays, things are different from what they used to be!

As for today's Taoyuan City, in this northwest land, it can barely rank among the top ten counties!

Just last year, in the official assessment, I, Taoyuan County, ranked above the average! This also made Taoyuan County a favorite...

How can I, a humble official who was born into a subordinate official, be worthy of today's Taoyuan City?"

Speaking of this, he felt quite lonely.

Officials without confidence will look lonely in any era.

When the old servant heard this, he immediately said: "But without Lang Jun, where would the Taoyuan City be today?

Taoyuan City can develop to what it is today, isn't it because Lang Jun sleeps in the middle of the night and wakes up in the fifth?

If Lang Jundou is not worthy of this Taoyuan City? Then who else in the world is worthy of this Taoyuan City?"

The old servant's words were naturally exaggerated, but from his point of view, it was true.

Chen Ding'an smiled and said: "That's too much praise. In fact, you and I both know that the person who really made Taoyuan City reach the point it is today is actually His Highness Prince Ming.

We, Taoyuan City, are just taking advantage of His Highness Prince Ming."

This is also the view of many people.

Indeed, standing in the geographical location of Taoyuan, with the glory of the Ming Dynasty, in the eyes of many people, even if you tie a dog here, you will not do worse than Chen Ding'an.

But they also didn't think about it. If Chen Ding'an hadn't been strict with himself and diligent in his work and loved the people, would those businessmen really be willing to invest in Taoyuan?

There was one thing he didn't say, but the people of Taoyuan and the merchants who came and went knew that Chen Ding'an really didn't take this opportunity to make a fortune!

In this regard, many officials cannot compare!

Although Taoyuan City is now a popular place, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is making money every day, Chen Ding'an has indeed not made even a penny from it!

This is why the common people and merchants were so polite when they saw Chen Ding'an.

Of course, this does not mean that Chen Ding'an has never thought about it, not to mention that he has really thought about it before.

But when he thought about his son's future, he gave up on this idea.

Compared with his son's future, he really doesn't care about the Chen family's future and petty profits.

You know, this is the best opportunity that the Chen family has had in thousands of years.

If my son follows His Highness, whether in the future or now, it will be the result of following the dragon!

If he ruined his son's future and ruined the hope of the Chen family's rise because of his short-sightedness, even if he died, he would not have the face to face the ancestors of the Chen family...

"Your Majesty, the county guard and his party have arrived at the ten-mile pavilion outside the city." At this moment, a strong squad of Yamen servants ran over quickly.

Chen Ding'an nodded and said: "Let's go, let everyone know that we are waiting at the city gate."

After they made arrangements at the city gate, Changsun Wuji and his party also arrived belatedly.

"The lower official, Chen Ding'an, together with all the officials from Taoyuan County, respectfully welcome the county magistrate Changsun and all the superior officials."

Changsun Wuji was no stranger to Chen Ding'an. To be precise, the name was no stranger to him. He immediately smiled and said: "Ding'an, your name is already familiar to me when I was in Chang'an!

Being able to manage Taoyuan County to this point in this northwest region is indispensable to Ding'an."

"The county magistrate has given me the reward." Chen Ding'an was not happy when he heard this. "This is really not the result of being a low-ranking official. It's just that he stood in the spotlight."

He had heard someone from the Ming Dynasty say something like this before: if you stand on the wind, pigs can fly!

He felt that he was speaking of himself.

Changsun Wuji didn't say much, but nodded slightly and said, "Let's go into the city and have a look."

In fact, someone from his eldest grandson's family was waiting at the city gate, but since Chen Ding'an was there, they naturally followed Chen Ding'an. The rules in the officialdom cannot be broken.

"This is like a city-state." Changsun Wuji looked at Taoyuan City, which was not majestic, but was indeed more prosperous than other city-states, and said to the officials around him, "You, especially the governors of the two states, have

When I have free time, I should really organize magistrates from various counties to come to Taoyuan County for learning and exchange.

We are also in the northwest, so why can Taoyuan County do so?

You should think deeply about this issue."

"The Sheriff is right." Upon hearing this, Governor Sun immediately smiled at Chen Ding'an and said, "County Magistrate Chen, when I bring the magistrates from all counties in Hezhou, I hope you don't hide your secrets."

"You are natural." Chen Ding'an smiled, but felt quite helpless in his heart.

Changsun Wuji's words seemed to be praising him, but as he was well versed in the ways of officialdom, didn't he know that this was inciting hatred for him.

But it’s normal to think about it. Today’s Taoyuan County is a rising star in the entire northwest. How could Changsun Wuji not want to take it into his own hands?

Not long after, everyone arrived at Taohe Trading House.

Speaking of which, Changsun Wuji also did it on purpose. Taohe Shop is opposite Changming Restaurant. This action with Li Chengqian in the ring couldn't be more obvious.

"Well, the store's appearance is quite good." Changsun Wuji smiled, "It's grand enough, and only in this way can it be worthy of the great Tang Dynasty!"
To be continued...