Longquan County Magistrate Wu Yuan left the Li family's mansion on Fulu Street with a confidant, Secretary Lang. Wu Yuan, who was wearing official uniform, was walking when he suddenly stood up and bent down to take off his boots and poured out the gravel.
The secretary-general who came from a noble family was not surprised by this, but now Fulu Street is far more lively than before. The young man, who is still a subordinate for the time being, immediately tried his best to help the chief officer to cover up, and at the same time said softly: "
Then Li Hong had clearly relented before and was willing to take the lead in giving in on the issue of the Immortal Tomb. Why did he suddenly change his mind? Isn't he afraid of giving you the impression of being both a snake and a mouse on your side?"
Wu Yuan, who looked tired, said helplessly: "It's probably Li Hong's second son, Li Baozhen, who has made a name for himself in the capital. Maybe he has found a backer and sent a secret letter home to ask Li Hong not to act rashly. Or something like that.
The eldest son, who lives in seclusion, reminded Li Hong to calm down. It’s hard to say. In short, we are in trouble now. We have no choice. The original arrangements were mostly based on my husband... Oh, let’s not talk about it anymore. The ship has arrived.
The bridge is naturally straight. Let's go have a drink. Let's bring two pots of Peach Blossom Spring Roast first. I'll treat you. You pay and it will be recorded in Mr. Fu's account."
The clerk surnamed Fu was already numb to the Shangguan's credit issue. He just asked curiously: "It is said in the town that the two sons and one daughter of the Li family on Fulu Street were once told by a fortune teller that they were called dragons."
Is Linfeng coming?"
Wu Yuan rubbed his pale and thin cheeks and said with a casual smile: "Do you believe this stuff? We in Lijing City want to get ahead, especially those who are born in Bai Ding Hanshi. It is about cultivating celebrities and accumulating reputation.
Who doesn’t have some unique insights? Even if you are a wealthy and powerful person, how can you be so good? Your Fu family’s saying that it is ‘glorious and dazzling’ is not true. Outsiders don’t know, but you, Fu Yu, don’t know it yourself?”
Fu Yu, who was exposed, shouted angrily: "Mr. Wu, do you have the nerve to talk about our Fu family?"
Wu Yuan's mood improved, she laughed loudly, and patted her close friend on the shoulder, "We are colluding together."
Fu Yu laughed and said, "Like-minded and congenial, doesn't it sound better?"
Wu Yuan laughed and scolded: "Aren't you pretentious? Being a hypocrite is very tiring, but being a true villain is the most satisfying thing."
Fu Yu shook his head and said regretfully: "Mr. Wu's words are just following the trend."
Wu Yuan lamented and changed the subject, "I miss my wife a little bit."
Fu Yu smiled and said: "Your Excellency, County Magistrate, is it time to relax the ban on brothel hookups in Longquan County? Drinking and debauchery, only wine is not worthy of mention."
Wu Yuan nodded and said seriously: "Among the migrant prisoners of the Lu Dynasty, there are some women whose identities fit the bill. Rather than die working hard in the mountains and wild forests, it is better to give them one more choice. Of course, this matter cannot be forced.
, the key is to look at themselves, Fu Yu, now you don’t have to accompany me to make people look down on you every day, you will be responsible for running this matter yourself."
This time it was Fu Yu's turn to be surprised. He had just mentioned it casually before and then asked in confusion: "Seriously?"
Wu Yuan tugged on the collar of his official uniform and said with a smile: "What is this? So many mountains have been opened up. In the future, most of the mountain gods will live in the Xian family's mansion. If we want to retain these visionary and wealthy people,
Uncle, let them spend a lot of money in our town, do you rely on me, a small county magistrate who is about to lose his status as a superintendent, or on you, Fu Yu? According to my husband’s words before, those mountain people who have their eyes higher than the top,
When looking at secular women, the so-called beauty is often uninteresting, because compared to the fairies who practice Taoism, what is inside the skin is very different, so the women from the mountains are left with only their identities, such as the golden branches and jade leaves that have perished in the country.
A wealthy woman who has married into a family is still somewhat tempting. This is something that the prisoners of the Lu Dynasty are not lacking in."
Fu Yu said angrily: "The imperial court intends to appoint a new kiln supervisor at this time, but what is it if it's not picking fruits? My lord, in the past two months, you have traveled to more than 60 mountains step by step, and you have struggled with those old foxes.
Just talk, from the groundbreaking of the county government office to the Chenghuang Pavilion, to the site selection negotiations for the two civil and military temples, to the preliminary measurements and wood preparation, to the resettlement of the survivors of the Lu family, there is no detail. On which day did you sleep for more than three hours? Okay.
, the gentlemen in the court are just talking, is Mr. Wu really in trouble? Maybe the four surnames and ten tribes are making things difficult because someone in the court has given instructions! I deliberately want your official career to start in Longquan County and end in Longquan County.
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Fu Yu probably felt that the last statement was too unlucky and unrealistic, so he said gloomily: "At least I would think that I would not be able to successfully take charge of a film before the age of fifty, and I could only rely on boiling words to survive little by little."
A high position in the ministry."
Wu Yuan opened her chapped lips, but ultimately said nothing.
Fu Yu suddenly laughed out loud, Wu Yuan turned around and asked, "What happy things did you think of?"
Fu Yu nodded and said: "This Longquan County is small, but compared to the bustling capital, I still like it here. There are soju, pastries, and meat buns every morning. If you want to eat, you can go there and buy them.
It takes at most half an hour to go back and forth. Sometimes when I feel upset, I just sit in the wine shop and order a pound of loose wine. I, Fu Yu, can sit quietly for an hour, and no one will come over and call Mr. Fu for another hour.
A bowl of sauced pork and a plate of pickled vegetables. I really want to live like this forever. So now, I want to make some good achievements here. No matter how difficult it is, I am not afraid."
Wu Yuan hummed, "If you just lie down and enjoy the blessings and be supported by others to rise to the top, then what's the point of being an official? You have to be down-to-earth and do something for the people. You are better than me. I came from a poor background and know the common people in the city and the countryside.
It's not easy for villagers. You are the noble son of the Fu family who has been with you for generations. I am surprised that you can think so."
The two walked side by side.
Fu Yu said helplessly: "But the problem is, if you do practical things, the people may not think well of you. In the history books, capable ministers and officials pioneered and forged ahead in the local area, but in the end they were scolded and left in despair.
Isn’t it less? Hundreds and hundreds of years later, the government and the public finally realized it, and in the end they only handed down a few poems praising virtues, which were of no use."
Wu Yuan shook his head and said: "It's wrong to think so. Doing things is just doing things. Your original intention is to do something that makes you feel particularly proud. As for whether the people will appreciate it after you do it, and whether the court will recognize it, you don't have to think about it now.
If you think too much about these things, you will only find trouble. If you think too much, you may even lose your fighting spirit. We Confucians are different from Taoists who pursue how high Taoism is, and different from Buddhism who pursue how far Buddhism is...
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Fu Yu sighed.
Wu Yuan seemed to be talking to himself: "Among the three religions, Taoism emphasizes purity. It is a matter of one person. If the world collapses and the earth falls apart, it is enough for me to live forever. I don't pay attention to the past and afterlife, but care about this skin in this life, because I need it."
Relying on this skin to achieve enlightenment and walk across the Bridge of Immortality. It is said that Buddhism is divided into small and large. The small is similar to Taoism, and the large tells ordinary people that suffering in this life and blessings in the next have given people a lot of thought. Only our Confucianism has nothing to do with it.
The secular world is the latest, the most entangled, and there is the dilemma of "near one is not as good as one who is far away". The greater the knowledge, the higher the cultivation level, but the more constrained one is. I always feel that if I stretch my legs and raise my head, I will touch the wall of rules.
For example, my husband put forward the purpose of learning, which emphasizes learning more than merit. He hopes to get rid of those corrupt people and cynics. It is a bit like cleaning up the family. Those who do it will make enemies on all sides and will inevitably be ostracized."
Wu Yuan shook his head and said: "Sir, your idea is good, but you are afraid of going to extremes in everything, and everyone is lazy. It is very likely that after a hundred years of prosperity, there will be five hundred years, and a thousand years of decline in the world, because although scholars are still
While studying the books of saints and sages, all of them were sanctimonious, but in the end, it was no longer for the purpose of "cultivating the awe-inspiring spirit" as the saints called it. Now it's okay, establishing virtue, meritorious deeds, and words, the three immortals of Confucianism, and sages and gentlemen are all pursuing the word "virtue"
, but once a gentleman's knowledge gradually becomes the world's moral standard, wouldn't it be forcibly lowered to the level of 'meritorious service'? For a long time, it is the scholars who despise the matter of studying and cultivating virtue. After reading a few words, I turned over the
A few pages of the book seem to be exchanged for how many copper coins. What a terrifying scene this must be."
Fu Yu was stunned at first, but soon his expression changed drastically. He reached out and grabbed Wu Yuan's arm, and whispered: "Wu Yuan! These words must not be said to your husband, absolutely not! You are not a Qi practitioner or a practitioner.
, I don’t know the cruelty of the battle between the avenues. An unintentional word or an unintentional act can lead to death!"
Wu Yuan patted the back of Fu Yu's hand and said with a hoarse smile: "Of course I don't have the courage. Besides, with my husband's knowledge and talent, I may have simply thought wrongly and thought lightly. He will definitely look down on me.
This idea."
After Fu Yu let go of his hand, "Don't let anything slip. I don't want you to be like Song Yuzhang one day, who suddenly..."
Fu Yu didn't say any more. Talking too much will lead to mistakes.
Wu Yuan changed the subject, "If I take the wrong path in the future, no matter how big an official I, Wu Yuan, am at that time, Fu Yu, you must remember to scold me in person, preferably to wake me up."
"Don't worry, I'll keep it until the time comes. I'll give Wu Shangshu an old punch without saying a word."
"Six volumes of Shangshu, it's only the second grade, a little too small, a little too small."
"Not small, think about it. When I, Da Li, occupy half of this Aquarius Continent, will a six-book minister be still small? I think the minister is already very big. Anyway, Mr. Wu, I have agreed, I am
In addition to being able to come up with some small ideas, and being bad at making decisions, I will follow you to death for the rest of my life. In the future, you will be a minister and serve as a minister to me, how about that?"
The two scholars, who were already in the officialdom, walked back to the official residence of the government office with a smile.
In the Li family's mansion, a scholar in green shirt picked up the book again and said with a smile: "Wu Yuan, you are not wrong about the matter of merit, but you are indeed thinking too little."
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The town is becoming more and more prosperous and noisy.
In addition to going to the deserted school to study every day, the young Cui Chang still lives in the Yuan family's old house. Every day he moves a chair and sits next to the patio that hides the wind and collects water. He often stays in a daze for an hour or two at a time. Occasionally he goes there.
Take a look around the brand-new school run by the Chen family in Longweixi, take a quick look at it, and you will leave soon.
Wu Yuan, the magistrate of Longquan County, has officially resigned from the post of kiln affairs supervisor. The successor is said to be a young man from the Cao family of Shangzhu State. The Cao family and Wu Yuan's future father-in-law, the Yuan family, are out of date.
The famous rivals in the Great Li Chaotang could fight on various occasions if they disagreed. In the small inner court where Huang Zi Gongqing met, the two high-ranking Shang Zhuguo pointed at each other and cursed at each other.
His Majesty the Emperor mostly gave kind words to this, but sometimes when he was really annoyed, he told the two meritorious men to go home and start arguing. Anyway, the two families have been neighbors since their ancestors. It is said that the children of the two families have learned to stay apart from each other since they were young.
A wall is built, and various objects are thrown at the neighbor's house. You throw bricks and I throw mud blocks, and reciprocate.
Wu Yuan came to visit this time to ask his husband humbly: "Sir, the imperial court has always been controlled by the Cao family. Are you planning to move me back to a certain Qingshui Yamen in the capital to sit down while I fail to open up the situation?
How many years have you been on the bench?”
"no."
Cui Chan was still sitting on the big chair with his old spirit, and said calmly: "What is Cao Ji's family background? What is his ability?"
Wu Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "My family background is far better than mine, and my abilities are quite impressive."
"Fighting with such a person in the ring just shows that you, Wu Yuan, are still a bit overweight? What's more, you are the magistrate of Longquan County, and Cao Ji is just the kiln superintendent. Now that the banned Long kiln has been reopened, it is just to make some finishing touches related to natal porcelain.
It's just a matter of fact, not as serious as you think."
To be continued...