In midsummer, the river is like a green belt, the mountains are like jade hairpins, and a small boat sails slowly on the Xin'an River. Fang Yingwu, a student from Chun'an County, sat lazily on the bow of the boat, feeling particularly calm.
Now the matter in Hangzhou City has been basically settled. After the new governor Wang Shu cut the mess with a sharp knife, all the officials from the three parties were punished, but some stayed and some left.
Because Ning Liang, the former chief minister of the left, was over sixty years old, the imperial court did not send him to the border area for the sake of favoring the veteran ministers. Instead, he directly ordered Ning Liang to serve as official and confiscated his property and punished him with stolen goods. He was not allowed to participate in the imperial examination for three generations. Although his life and freedom were saved,
But his reputation was completely ruined and his family's future was basically hopeless.
The former right chief minister Lu Chen was transferred to Guizhou to act as the right chief minister because he concealed information and failed to report information, gave and received secretly, and caused trouble.
The former Inspector General Zhu Shen was reluctant to remain in office due to unclear matters, but his rank was demoted one level. It is said that Governor Wang retained Zhu Shen, the one with the least fault among the three officials, for the sake of stabilizing the situation. Otherwise, the province would not be the same.
It would be too much of a shock if all the three important officials in the vassal and yamen offices should leave together.
Fang Yingwu still did not go to see Wang Shu to avoid suspicion, so he left Hangzhou after completing the task. Anyway, next year is the year of the provincial examination, and he will have to go to Hangzhou then.
Fang Yingwu secretly thought about it. With Wang Shu, a cheap relative, as governor, there might be opportunities for cheating. It could be said to be the best of both worlds. When Wang Shu was appointed as governor, he probably had this selfish intention.
Although Wang Shu is fair and honest, and never shows any favoritism, he can still make friends. As long as he can be contacted, he can slowly think of ways to exploit loopholes, which is better than a person who has nothing to do with him and can't even make friends.
It’s better to be a governor
But now that the ship had entered Chun'an County and the wanderer was returning home, Fang Yingwu felt indescribably comfortable.
The river breeze blew across his face. For a moment, he forgot all about the disturbing worldly affairs and enjoyed the refreshing time at this moment. In fact, it was not just a psychological effect, but mainly because it was cooler in mountainous areas with higher altitudes.
In the blink of an eye, the familiar ferry came into view, and the boatman responded respectfully: "My dear husband, the Qingxi Ferry is ahead."
After getting on the pier, passing through Sanyuanfang, we came to the south gate of the county. Of course, the so-called south gate is just a fence gate.
Fang Yingwu stood at the south gate and thought for a while. Then he went to the southeast of the county seat. He was going to stay at the home of Mr. Xiang Chengxian for one night. When he arrived at the county seat this time, Fang Yingwu planned to visit the county magistrate and his old friends first, and then go to the county seat.
We are going back to Huaxi, so we need to find a place to stay first.
When he was in Chun'an, Fang Yingwu had the best friendship with Jinxi Hongsong and Xiang Chengxian from the east of the county. They also stayed at Xiangzhai several times, so naturally they went to Xiangzhai this time.
However, when I arrived at the door of Xiang's house, I saw that it was guarded by General Tie and the door was tightly closed. There was a lot of dust on the steps in front of the door, as if no one had lived there for a long time.
After asking the neighbors, it turned out that this eldest son had been taken back to his hometown in Jinxi by his family. He went to study behind closed doors, so the house in the county town was empty. Not to mention Xiang Chengxian, he often went to the house with Xiang Chengxian.
Hong Song, who was born in the same school, also returned to Jinxi to study.
These two friends are not in the county town, and there are no hotels in the small mountainous county town. Moreover, Fang Yingwu, a time traveler, does not have the habit of visiting strangers' homes, so he has no place to stay tonight.
In the end, he had no choice but to go around to the temple of Lord He Qi outside the west gate, and borrow a small room from the temple. After placing his luggage, Fang Yingwu went to the county government office in the city.
It can be said that Fang Yingwu is very familiar with this route. The first few times he took exams and went to the county government several times, he passed by this road. This time he returned to his hometown and took this road again.
An obvious change was discovered.
In his memory, there were four Jinshi archways outside the west gate, which showed the world that people in the townships in the west of the county were prosperous. One of them belonged to the Hu family on his biological mother's side, and seemed to belong to his grandfather's brother, whose name was Hu Gongchen.
But at this moment, Fang Yingwu stood on the avenue outside the west gate, and he suddenly discovered that there were five archways, one more than he remembered. Moreover, this new archway was taller and wider than the previous four. As he walked closer, the new archway
There are several big characters clearly visible on it - Jieyuan Jinshifang.
This is clearly the newly erected archway for his father! Fang Yingwu stood under the archway, feeling a sense of pride and a little fantasy in his heart. If he could be on the imperial list one day, would he have to add another one?
"Father and Son Jinshifang" will be studied and admired by later generations hundreds of years later?
Almost all the subordinate officials in the county government recognized Fang Yingwu, a famous figure who was still fresh in their memories, so no one stopped him. Fang Yingwu was able to go from the main gate and the Yimen all the way around the lobby to the back hall without any hindrance.
Courtyard entrance.
Today was not a case trial day, so Magistrate Wang was handling official business in the back hall. After the disciple reported the matter, he led Fang Yingwu in.
Wang Guiwang was the top three Jinshi in the 11th year of Chenghua, and was appointed as the magistrate of Chun'an County that year. Last year, which was the 14th year of Chenghua, he had completed his three-year term. After going to Beijing for an expiration inspection
, Mr. Wang continues to serve as the magistrate of Chun'an County, so this is his second term.
"How are you doing, Lao Futai?" Fang Yingwu asked in greeting.
Seeing Fang Yingwu again, Wang Zhixian was filled with emotion. For more than a year, Fang Yingwu, a young man who had not yet entered the officialdom, seemed to be far more prosperous than him in the officialdom.
When I was debriefing in the capital, I heard the story of Fang Yingwu saving his father; in the newspaper, I could vaguely see Fang Yingwu’s contribution to the border affairs; not to mention the recent earthquake in the provincial capital, who among Zhejiang officials was not shocked?
When I first met Fang Yingwu two years ago, he was just a precarious little boy, and he still needed to flatter himself by offering "lying in the Yazhai and listening to Xiao Xiaozhu".
And the Fang Yingwu in front of him seemed to be a completely different person. I heard that the new governor had a close relationship with him, and it was unlikely that he would be the same person as he was two years ago.
Of course, Magistrate Wang was not an extremely uncharacteristic person, and he would not be able to grovel because of this little connection. But in terms of mentality, he really could not put on the airs of his parents who were in high positions, and treated Fang Yingwu almost as an equal.
After chatting in vain for an hour, Fang Yingwu saw that all the etiquette had been fulfilled and took the initiative to leave. Apart from that, there was no one else worth visiting in the county, and Shang Xianggong did not live in the county, so he had to choose another time.
Go specifically to meet him.
That night Fang Yingwu stayed in a broken house in the West Temple, just like when he went from Huaxi Village to the county town for exams and lawsuits.
The next day, Fang Yingwu got up and set foot on the mountain road back to Huaxi. In the afternoon, he first arrived at Xiahuaxi Village and then passed by Zhonghuaxi Village.
When he entered Shanghuaxi, where his home was located, he saw a new archway erected at the entrance of the village from a distance. Although he didn't get close, Fang Yingwu guessed that it must have been erected for his father.
The news of the return of Fang Yingwu, a celebrity from Huaxi, had already reached the village. Hundreds of people, including men, women and children, poured out from the entrance of the village to greet him. If it had not been the farming season, there would have been even more people.
There is no other meaning, just to watch the excitement. Villagers in isolated mountain villages rarely have any entertainment activities. It is also fun to watch a big man who is said to be an official in the future.
Fang Yingwu didn't expect that his return home would cause such a big commotion among his fellow tribesmen. He could only smile bitterly and said to the leader of the tribe, Fang Fengshi and Huaxi Village Chief: "You really disturbed the tribe members!"
Patriarch Fang greeted Yourong with a smile, waved his hand and said, "My little Xianggong said such foreign things, it really seems strange!"
Fang Yingwu looked at the crowd and didn't find Wang Lan. He thought it was because he was shy that he didn't come out to greet her in public.
The crowd whispered to each other and surrounded Fang Yingwu as he returned to his home. Everything was almost exactly the same as before they left.
Fang Yingwu opened the wooden door and saw a beautiful woman standing under the big tree in the courtyard, looking excitedly towards him. Who could it be if it wasn't Sister Lan?
Patriarch Fang, who was accompanying him, stretched out his neck and saw Lan Jie'er, whose face was red due to emotion. He coughed loudly and waved to the crowd: "You guys should disperse! Don't disturb the little ones."
My husband is talking about the family!"
Seeing the villagers walking away laughing and joking, Fang Yingwu cupped his hands and said, "I'll go see my clan uncle when I have time." "No hurry, no rush, you go and have a rest first." After that, clan leader Fang left.
After Fang Yingwu watched Patriarch Fang leave, he closed the door, turned and walked into the yard. He walked up to Sister Lan, and when he was about to speak, he heard a "Wow" sound, and she covered her face and cried bitterly.
Tears as big as watercress hit the ground drop by drop.
Although Fang Yingwu, who traveled from the 20th century, was not a lover in his previous life, in this conservative world, with his boldness and ability to plagiarize, he is considered a master of picking up girls. Of course, in order to maintain a gentleman
The image and actual combat are still relatively small.
However, facing the woman who was crying until she was in a mess, he still had no idea. This kind of real test of technical skills was not something that a bold person could solve by plagiarism.
Fang Yingwu sighed. He left hastily in Changzhou more than a year ago, and then there was no news for a whole year. Although it was a last resort, it did make her feel wronged.
After much deliberation, he had no choice but to say plainly: "Stop crying, am I back? I'm not really leaving you alone."
But it had no effect, and the beauty continued to cry. Fang Yingwu asked sincerely: "Sister Lan, how do you stop crying?"
Tears continued to hit the ground. Fang Yingwu was extremely distressed and took a few steps closer, intending to wipe away the tears from Sister Lan's face. Suddenly, he smelled a body fragrance that seemed familiar and yet unfamiliar, which immediately aroused Fang Ying's emotions.
Things are burning in their hearts.
The impulsive Fang Yingwu subconsciously picked up the slender and moderately slender female body in front of him, hugged Sister Lan around her waist, and walked towards the house.
Sister Lan's crying stopped suddenly. She felt a little unfamiliar with this embrace that she had been separated from for a year. She twisted a few times in embarrassment and whispered: "It's broad daylight."
This method seems to be quite effective, Fang Yingwu thought in surprise, and kicked the door shut with his foot, while teasingly saying: "Little lady, keep crying, don't stop."
ps: How was your Mid-Autumn Festival? Did you spend time with your family? I don’t have much time in these two days. I will have some free time tomorrow. Let’s see how much I can write in one day.
