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Chapter 30 Wizards

Lin Yanchao followed the servant into the entrance, and after a corner gate between the two walls, he came to the inner house. Through the cross-yard, there were three halls inside. The servant picked up a bamboo curtain near the west and asked Lin Yanchao to enter.

Lin Yanchao looked around and thought that this was the flower hall where the county magistrates were entertaining guests. Soon a beautiful maid brought tea to Lin Yanchao.

Lin Yanchao picked up the teacup and drank it. Well, the taste was better than the one from Xuedaoya. He could lose a big bowl of tea in the future. After sipping such a good tea, he heard a sip of authentic Shaoxing dialect outside the door.

"Sorry, sorry, I accompanied Dongweng to handle official duties and neglected the distinguished guest."

Before he could taste the tea, the other party arrived. Lin Yanchao threw away the teacup and stood up and said, "I dare not, Master He, I just arrived."

The two met. Mr. He was short and had a completely different style from the Muke surnamed Xu.

Master He spoke, "Isn't this a prodigy from Hongtang Township, a favorite student of the Grand Master? Why did Brother Xu treat you as an errand?" He could hear that Master He was a little surprised.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "After today's lawsuit, I happened to visit my mentor. It was because my mentor and Mr. Xu valued the students so I felt at ease to send the letter to the students."

Master He suddenly smiled and said, "So that's the case. My friend can get the best of the Supervisor and Mr. Xu at a young age. The future is really limitless. Brother Xu and I happen to be in love with me, and I am not an outsider."

"Sir He is too proud, and students are superficial, but only some are quick-witted. Since Mr He is worthy of it, students are willing to run around for errands and sending letters."

"Okay, I'll have a hard time in the future."

Seeing that the purpose of this trip was achieved, Lin Yanchao did not say more, so as to avoid any mistakes in his words, he directly handed Mr. Xu's letter to Mr. He.

Seeing the letter, Master He calmed down his smile, spitted, and skillfully opened the letter paper and read it.

Lin Yanchao observed his expression, but Master He looked not very good. After a while, he smiled bitterly: "This, Brother Xu, don't treat me as his own person."

Master He collected the letter and said to Lin Yanchao: "My friend, is there nothing else to say except this letter?"

"This... seems to be gone."

Master He slapped his hand in his back and said with a bitter face: "This is a troublesome."

What kind of trouble is this? Lin Yanchao came to the county government office and had the idea of ​​trying it out before, but even the two big names Hu Tixue and Zhou Zhixian were playing against each other, so he did not get involved in the trouble of having to play against each other.

Anyway, I have met Master He when I sent the letter. The other party is worried now, so it is better to get closer to him if he has the chance in the future.

Lin Yanchao was about to get up and say goodbye.

At this time, a yamen runs in and says, "Sir He, it's not good..."

Master He coughed. Seeing that Lin Yanchao was coming over, the yamen runner said a few words in Master He's ear.

Master He said with concern: "What can you do if you call me? I'll ask someone to send me back first."

"this."

"What do you do on weekdays? You are so kind and lenient at this time? What's the use of county magistrates to support you?"

"Yes." The yamen runner left in a hurry.

Seeing Master He's face full of worry, Lin Yanchao stood up and said, "Master He, nothing is wrong, so I'll say goodbye first."

"Please stay." Master He said with a smile.

"Sir He, what else do you have to give?"

Master He smiled and said, "Your friend and I hit it off at first sight. I have a few words to say to you."

He fell in love with the same thing so quickly and was talking to himself. Lin Yanchao could only say, "Thank you Master He to trust, and listen carefully to the students."

"What are you doing when the county master Zun asked the supervisor?"

"I don't know if I'm late." Lin Yanchao answered frankly.

Master He showed a little disappointed expression and said, "It turns out that Mr. Xu didn't tell you. It seems that he can only give it a try. This time, Dongweng has a place to bother with the supervisor. It is said that it is related to the flood caused by the Fujian River this time."

"Oh," Lin Yanchao remembered what he saw at the city gate before, and there were displaced people everywhere. He couldn't help but think about politely and said, "Master, please tell me."

Master He said: "This time, the Fujian River flooded, and the ten cities in the palace were suffering severe disasters. Not only that, tens of thousands of victims in the upper reaches flocked to the city and rural areas. The victims entered the city and had nowhere to settle the house. Tens of thousands of people were hungry for feeding."

Lin Yanchao was a little unhappy when he heard this: "I saw it when the students came. The county government did not deal with the matter. Instead, he ordered the yamen runners to block people outside the city, thinking that they would starve to death and that the world would be peaceful if they were closed?"

Master Chen said, "My friend, you are not in the officialdom and do not know the difficulties in the officialdom. If we let the hungry people enter the city, it will disrupt public order. If the hungry people come to Futai, the governor, and the yamen of the guards make trouble, the censor will make a memorial, and the black hat of Dongweng will be no longer guaranteed."

Lin Yanchao sneered slightly, but asked, "What countermeasures does the county master have?"

Master Chen said, "At this point, of course, there is only one who can open a warehouse to save relief. But the Hou Guan’s grain is not enough. Even if the grain is stored in Changfeng warehouse, it is not enough for the people to eat for a few days. Originally, Dongwen wanted to borrow grain from the magistrate of Min County. There was one Changfeng warehouse in Min County and three reserve warehouses, and the grain was more than enough. Dongwen was supposed to borrow a batch first, and then replenish them after the autumn grain was put into the warehouse. But the magistrate of Min County refused."

"Then I will report the memorial, will the Lord of the Mansion sit idly?"

Master Chen said aloud: "They are all doing evil in the prefectures and counties in the same city. The prefectures behind the scenes are supported by the magistrate of Min County. Therefore, the magistrate of Min County dares to make excuses, and there are also victims under the jurisdiction of the government, but they just don't borrow them."

"Everyone cleans up the snow in front of the door, don't worry about the frost on others! That's the support of the Futaiyao, and the county magistrate is also looking for the Taoist yao? The Taoist yao will not sell the face of the Taoist yao."

Master Chen smiled and said, "Then you don't know anything. Superintendent Hu and Master Futai have a good personal relationship. As long as he can hand in front of Master Futai, will this matter be easy?"

What a bad idea? Only when his teacher Hu Tixue agreed would there be a ghost. Hu Tixue sent a message to Futai. The Futai Lord suppressed the governor's minister with the power of the governor, and of course he achieved his goal. But wouldn't the Tixue Taoist yamen be punished by the Taitai yamen? How could Hu Tixue, who always cherishes his feathers and just wants to leave after gaining fame in one term, do this destructive thing?

Of course, unless Hu Tixue has a close relationship with Zhou Zhixian County, Hu Tixue was a Jinshi in the 35th year of Jiajing, Zhou Zhixian was a Jinshi in the 5th year of Longqing, Hu Tixue was from Chongyang, Huguang, and Zhou Zhixian was from Nanhai, Guangdong.

The two of them are neither the same year nor the same hometown…

Thinking of this, a thought passed through Lin Yanchao's mind, the fifth year of Longqing!

Isn’t the chief examiner of the fifth year of Qinglong the imperial examination the current dynasty Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Taiyue? Lin Yanchao may not remember the chief examiner of the imperial examination in other subjects. Only Zhang Juzheng is really impressive, because Zhang Juzheng was the first master to be impeached by his disciple in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, this is all a story. Now Zhang Juzheng has just killed Gao Gong and become the chief assistant. Zhou Zhixian is still very popular as the disciple of the chief assistant of the dynasty.

As for Hu Tixue, Lin Yanchao also guessed that Zhang Juzheng was from Jiangling, Huguang, and Hu Tixue was from Chongyang, Huguang, and the two were considered as having a friendship.

No wonder when Hu Ti went to the countryside, Zhou Zhixian would personally accompany him...

So that's it, I understand everything.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "Mr. Xu once told me that the county master is Zhang Ge Lao's disciple and is not an outsider with his mentor."

Master Chen slapped his legs and smiled and said, "Of course. The county master regards the great master as his uncle. If you can join Mr. Xu and make this happen in front of the great master, the county master will have a good reward."

He had no choice. Not long after Zhou Zhixian took office, the only backer in the Fujian officialdom was Hu. If he didn't expect him this time, no one would help him. Although he knew that the child in front of him had almost no hope of helping Hu Tixue, he was now in a hurry to seek medical treatment.

At this time, Lin Yanchao thought for a while and said, "Master Chen, if I don't dislike it, I have an idea to help the county priest one or two."

Master Chen suddenly felt energetic after hearing this, and asked immediately: "Is it possible that my friend has any way to impress the great master, but please tell me? If this matter can be accomplished, Dong Weng and I will definitely have a good reward."

After a generous report, Lin Yanchao hesitated. Master Chen met for the first time and his character was unclear. He was so mean that he was probably not a good candidate for his resignation. However, Hu Tixue's term will be over one year later. For Lin Yanchao's current situation, there are too few opportunities to choose from, and he can only win any opportunity to stand out for himself.

After thinking it through, Lin Yanchao said, "Master Chen is so serious. I am so gentle that I am not worth it. I can speak to my mentor."

Master Chen said anxiously: "My friend, aren't you just enjoying me?"

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "I dare not. No matter how brave I have, I dare not spend Master Zhou, but I don't have to bother the teacher about this."

"Don't bother Hu Tixue, who else can I bother?"

Master Chen disagreed and said with a stern face: "Young man, don't be swearing. Do you think you are the Futai Master? The county magistrate wants to sell your face?"

Lin Yanchao said: "Master He, let's believe me once. Even if it doesn't work, it's just a waste of writing and ink."

The most unabashed thing in the county government office is ready-made brush and ink. Master Chen frowned and ordered someone to send brush and ink.

Lin Yanchao waved it and said, "I handed this letter to the magistrate of Min County to see it, and he would definitely agree to lend grain to magistrate Zhou."

Seeing Lin Yanchao so confident, Master Chen couldn't help but take the letter with confusion and saw it. But he saw it: "In the past, King Hui was a prince of a small country, and he could still move the people of Henei to feed the grain from Hedong. Now the emperor is the common ruler of the world. How could he bear to stop the sacrificial sects of Min County and take advantage of the hunger of the marquis? Could it be that he deceived the emperor's young and wanted to split the land and make him a marquis?"

Master Chen saw that he was holding the letter in his hand and trembled. He suddenly slapped the table and praised: "Little brother, he is really a genius in the world!"

Lin Yanchao bowed and said, "Master Chen, I don't dare to act. I am just doing something for the people in the village."
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