"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 about fighting for 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 would be suspicious, and it would be better to say them out of others. She smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, 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 son's 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! I'll go 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 very much.”

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

Looking at the blue smoke rising in the yard and the stars in the sky, Tao Zhan recalled the happy years of her youth, 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 letter 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 was very strict with him. All the people who entered the officialdom with him were promoted one by one, and he was still a small county lieutenant.

A few days ago, the merchants in Wuchang were causing trouble. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to go home. He slept with Yi in the county government at night. As soon as the situation was settled, Xiangyang's letter arrived. Tao Zheng thought he wanted him to report the merchant's trouble, but it was wrong to think about it. Even if he wanted to report, it should be the county magistrate and the prefect 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, County Captain Tao 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 had 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 is 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 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 Wuchang businessman causing 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: "The reason was that more than a dozen Xiangyang merchants sold their shops at a low price. Later, they found that Wuchang was 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 caused a conflict between Jiangxia merchants and Xiangyang merchants. Now the situation has calmed down."

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

"Reporting to the provincial governor, first of all, the shops were established, and you must not regret it. Secondly, all losses will be borne by the more than a dozen Xiangyang merchants who were in charge of the trouble. In addition, the Xiangyang merchants led by the leader were charged with a year of guilt."

Xu Shu laughed beside him, "Is it reasonable for County Magistrate Tao to punish only 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, but 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 in the future that the report I gave me must be signed by the county magistrate and the prefect."

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 then said to him: "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 it in a humble position!"

Xu Shu continued: "We signed a secret agreement with Jiangdong. Yuzhang County and Qichun County belong to Jingzhou a year later, but within this year, it will be temporarily controlled by Jiangdong, but no troops can be stationed. Qichun County and Yuzhang County are different, and they will be jointly managed by both parties. In other words, the prefect is appointed by Jiangdong, but the county magistrate is appointed by us. The prefect is only named and the real power is in the hands of the county magistrate. The prefect recommends that you be 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 came to stabilize Qichun County a year later, which was actually a hint that he would be the prefect in 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! After completing the procedures, you can go directly to Qichun County to take office and take the detailed arrangements for the county magistrate. Xu Changshi will explain to you one by one."

"Go away from me!"

Tao Zheng was eager to report this great good 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 do the Changshi think of this person?"

Xu Shu's face showed a hint of bitterness. Generally, officials should start with the chief clerk. Two years of chief clerk, two years of county magistrate, and finally be promoted to the county magistrate. At least ten years of being an official in the county, only to consider being promoted to the county after ten years of being an official. If the political achievements are mediocre, there will be no chance of promotion.

Tao Zheng did not go through the chief clerk and became a county magistrate. He was promoted to county magistrate after only three years, which completely surpassed the way to promote officials. 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 the start of Jiangxia.

What's more, Liu Jing also married the daughter of the Tao family and gave birth to the eldest son. In order to maintain and improve Tao Zhan's status, Liu Jing should also reuse the Tao family. On the eve of his approaching to marry Princess Jiangdong, 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 did not ask him this, but asked Tao Zheng whether he could 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, with an upright person. He has done a lot of practical things in recent years, especially this time he resolved the Wuchang Shang Rebellion. 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 governor of the state and successfully incorporate Qichun County into the territory of Jingzhou."
Chapter completed!