After boarding the ship at Fengjie, it arrived at Fuling and then entered the Wujiang River. A few days later, the official ship carrying Xiao Cheng and his party finally arrived at Pengshui, the seat of Qianzhou.

It was the dry season, and the boat docked at the pier. Xiao Cheng got off the boat, but there were still more than a hundred stone steps to climb.

At the top of the stone steps, gongs and drums were roaring, colorful silks were flying, and the place was extremely lively.

Looking up, Xiao Cheng stepped onto the stone steps with a smile.

I don’t know how many years of river erosion have made these bluestone steps uneven, but they have been polished to a bright shine.

"Welcoming Erlang, but they refused to come down. Are they welcoming him, or are they demonstrating?" Li Xin, the companion, was a little dissatisfied, pouting and whispering.

Xiao Cheng ignored him and continued to step forward. After climbing a few more steps, a rich voice shouted loudly: "Step on the Stairway to Heaven, step by step on Qingyun Road, up and down Qianzhou, to welcome Xiao Zhuan!"

"Congratulations to Xiao Zhuan!" A roaring response rang out.

"Is there such a thing?" Li Xin, who had been dissatisfied just now, was overjoyed when he heard these calls. No wonder there was no one on the stairs to greet him. I bet this is a good luck!

Isn't it true that when your son steps down from the steps on the ship, he will be promoted step by step?

"When you leave here, don't you just play with lanterns for fifteen miles, and the more you play, the more you turn around?" Han Yu, who walked side by side with Li Xin but was more than a head taller than Li Xin, said in an authentic voice.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Li Xin was furious: "Today is the day when Erlang takes office, you can use your words of arrogance!"

Han Hao chuckled: "I just think they are playing something flashy."

"After all, Hammer has read some books in the past two days, and he can use the flashy things!" Xiao Cheng smiled at the two of them: "On the other hand, Li Xin, you haven't made much progress."

"I can just stay with Erlang. It doesn't require much progress. I will do whatever Erlang asks me to do." Li Xin said.

"It's really worthless!" Xiao Cheng shook his head.

As he spoke, Xiao Cheng had already stepped onto the last step.

In the dark crowd, leaving aside those who played music and danced, there were at least forty or fifty people rushing forward at this moment.

"Congratulations to Xiao Zhuan!"

"Xiao Zhuan is safe!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Zhuanjing!"

A mess of shouts roared in his ears, Xiao Cheng smiled and crossed his hands in return.

"Xiao Zhuan, I've finally come to see you!" An old man with gray hair and beard walked up to Xiao Cheng with a smile.

Zhou Wei, the original signer of Qianzhou, was full of joy.

Xiao Cheng knew clearly that if there was anyone in this city who truly welcomed him here and sincerely thanked him, it would probably be Zhou Wei.

If it weren't for me and I signed the contract this week, I'm afraid I would have to continue working here for a while.

Now, he was transferred directly from Kuizhou Road to Jinghu North Road, and from Qianzhou to Ezhou.

Although he was still a judge, his rank was promoted from the sixth grade to the full sixth grade.

Although Xiao Cheng is a general judge of the sixth rank when he takes office, under normal circumstances, a general judge of Xiazhou is also a sixth-rank judge. The reason why Xiao Cheng is special is just because he has made great contributions in the northwest

, and he has my elder brother to rely on, so the emperor brought him here as some compensation, otherwise wouldn't it make the ministers feel cold?

It is normal for a person like Zhou Wei, who has been working as a judge for many years, to still be a sixth grader.

However, Ezhou is Shangzhou. Where to go to be a general judge? In name, it is a flat level, but from a grade point of view, it is a solid promotion. Zhou Wei is naturally happy.

Of course, what's more important is that he escaped from the miserable nest of Qianzhou!

Speaking of the area under Qianzhou's command, it is really big enough. It travels thousands of miles from the southeast to the northwest. It is many times larger than Ezhou, but Ezhou is the upper state and Qianzhou is the lower state.

Otherwise, in the eyes of the imperial court, a place like Qianzhou where most of the people live is Yi. No matter how big the place is and how many people there are, it can only be regarded as a lower state.

Most of the officials in the Song Dynasty regarded this kind of place as hard work. Most of them were frustrated officials who had to work here. After coming here, their biggest ideal was to find a way to leave here as soon as possible.

Of course, such things are still limited to some low-level officials. Once they reach a certain level, it will be different. A transport envoy like Li Fang will naturally not have such troubles because he lives on this land.

The Jisuo tribe may not take a lottery in their eyes, but they definitely dare not not take the transporter in their eyes.

Anyone who offends Li Fang will suffer death.

Because Li Fang really has the ability to destroy some small tribes.

Ever since he found out that he was transferred to Ezhou, Zhou Wei had been looking forward to it day and night, waiting for Xiao Cheng to take office soon. He was really afraid that this noble man would cheat and not come!

If he really doesn't come to take over, he won't be able to leave. If the time drags on for a long time, his position as Ezhou Tongpan will probably be gone, and he will have no choice but to stay in Qianzhou.

But now, all worries are gone.

Xiao Cheng is here and he can leave.

Therefore, in his eyes, Xiao Cheng is undoubtedly extremely cute now, the kind that pleases his eyes no matter how he looks at him.

Zhou Wei didn't know the specific situation inside. In his opinion, the reason why Xiao Cheng came to take office so readily was because he was confident that he would not stay here for too long.

After working for a period of time, with his background, he can naturally be promoted and leave easily. How can he be like himself, who has been struggling here for so long before he can escape?

Zhou Wei is full of joy, and Xiao Cheng is also full of joy!

What others regard as a place where the journey is daunting, to him is really a place where the sky is high and birds can fly, and the sea is wide and fish can swim! Qianzhou travels thousands of miles away, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so he can pull it up by himself

With the tiger skin as a banner, you can use your talents as you like. In other places, you are restrained, but here, you can be generous and generous.

Recorders joined the army, managers joined the army, judges joined the army, and sihu joined the army... Under the recommendation of Zhou Wei, officials one by one came forward to meet Xiao Cheng. Everyone was polite and courteous to Xiao Cheng.

Cheng respected them very much. Although each of them was at least one or two rounds older than Xiao Cheng, they did not show any slights or look down upon Xiao Cheng because of his youth.

Of course, this is just a ceremony for everyone to see. As for what these people are thinking deep down, no one knows.

"Ma Zhizhou is not in good health, so he was supposed to come to greet him." Zhou Wei said with a smile: "I really can't get up, so I asked me to apologize to Xiao Zhuan."

"How dare you work Ma Zhizhou!" Xiao Cheng waved his hands and said, "I will go see Zhizhou later. I have some good medicinal materials on hand, which may be helpful to Zhizhou's health."

After being polite, Zhou Wei introduced other people to Xiao Cheng.

Except for the local squires, most of them were descendants of Jisuozhou.

There are state schools in Qianzhou, and a considerable number of them are the children of Jisuozhou.

There were too many people, so of course Xiao Cheng only remembered some key people.

For example, Tian Yi from the Tian family in Sizhou, Yang Quan from the Yang family in Bozhou and others.

When you come to Qianzhou to sign a contract, you will have to deal with these people sooner or later. Whether Xiao Cheng can secure the position of signing a contract is closely related to these families. If these families are dissatisfied and start a fight, the court will

This ignorant signing must have been replaced to keep these Ji Suozhou quiet.

The officials who come to Qianzhou are generally like this.

Not to mention signing a verdict, how could it not be the case for Zhizhou?

Tian Yi and Yang Quan were both a little arrogant when facing Xiao Cheng.

And this arrogance is not directed at Xiao Cheng, but is a temperament that is born in his bones.

Regardless of the fact that the Xiao family where Xiao Cheng belongs is now the second generation of wealth, big chieftains like the Tian family and the Yang family have a longer inheritance than Guozuo of the Song Dynasty. Although they live in the same place, their status is

They are a real aristocratic family.

Everyone is still very particular when it comes to receiving gifts.

Some people bowed to the ground, while others bowed. When Tian Yi and Yang Quan faced Xiao Cheng, they only bowed slightly.

Xiao Cheng is too young, several years younger than Tian Yi and Yang Quan. It is not surprising that the two of them look down on Xiao Cheng.

The arrogance of the two people made Zhou Wei a little anxious, fearing that if Xiao Cheng got angry, everyone would lose face. Fortunately, Xiao Cheng didn't mind at all, and he seemed to value these two people very much, no matter what.

Whether they were happy or not, they actually held their hands affectionately and had a pleasant conversation.

He is indeed a person who has won the Jinshi!

Zhou Wei praised in his heart. He was just from Ming Jing Ke. He was incomparable to Xiao Cheng, a serious Jinshi. In this life, he probably only got into the position of signing. He can

Going to Shangzhou to serve as a contract judge, he is already satisfied. Maybe when he becomes an official, he can get a fifth-grade treatment, and then he will be truly satisfied.

There was a buzz of greetings, polite greetings, and excitement. After the welcoming scene on the pier, Zhou Wei led everyone to a restaurant called Linjiangxian in Linjia. The restaurant had already been booked, and no one else was waiting.

They were kicked out early and went to the second floor with status, while those who were worse were on the first floor.

It was just a matter of getting to know each other on the pier. Once we got here, it was a process of everyone really getting to know each other and finding out each other’s details. After three glasses of wine, we naturally became more friendly. Things that were hard to talk about when we were sober, we got here.

, even if he is drunk, he can say it out. Even if it offends the new signer, it will only be charged with drunken sexual intercourse at most.

Countless dishes were served at a reasonable price, and what impressed Zhou Wei was that Xiao Cheng actually ate them with gusto, and even commented a few words from time to time, and he actually hit the point.

You must know that Xiao Cheng is from the north, and the dishes served today are all southern dishes. Zhou Wei is quite surprised that he is used to eating them, and he can even comment on them. This shows that Xiao Cheng has really put in a lot of effort.

This can be seen by just quietly looking at the way his companion and personal guard on the side table stuffed food into their mouths with a grimace on their faces.

After the welcome, the banquet, and finally the banquet was over and everyone dispersed.

Xiao Cheng returned to the post house. He hadn't completed the handover with Zhou Wei yet, so naturally he couldn't move into the house assigned to him. Besides, he had to let Judge Zhou go before he could move in!

Xiao Zhuanping, who had been talking drunkenly in the restaurant before and was already talking a lot, holding people's wrists and laughing heartily, now has bright eyes, sitting quietly, sipping tea one mouthful at a time, but his mind is thinking

Thinking back to everyone at the table today.

If you want to stay in Qianzhou, these people are the key.
To be continued...