Li Qiong's army finally left Yancheng County, and the county magistrate Li Yanjun breathed a sigh of relief. Although the military discipline of Li Qiong's army was pretty good, it couldn't handle the large number of people! The 20,000-strong army had to eat, drink, and live, and there were so many things to do.
, Li Yanjun’s legs were running thin and he was exhausted.
But what surprised Li Yanjun was that when Li Qiong's army set out, it was the Sichuan-Shaanxi Army, but when it came back two days later it was the Sichuan-Shaanxi Army, and the flags had changed. Although the soldiers refused to say anything, Li Yanjun and his men guessed that it must have happened.
What happened to make Li Qiong raise his troops and surrender?
But this has nothing to do with Li Yanjun. He is so tired that he wants to go home and take a rest. Then he still owes others a few books. The money has been collected, so he must copy them quickly and give them to others.
Contrary to Su Heng, Li Yanjun came from a poor family, and he was not from the imperial examination, but from a government school. Because of his beautiful handwriting, Zhao Yuan, the prefect of Yingchang, admired him and recommended him as the magistrate of Yancheng County.
He has a salary of three dollars a month, which is only the salary of a county magistrate. The county magistrate has a imperial title, and the salary will be higher. He has a sick old mother, a wife who is in trouble, and two children, a son and a daughter.
A family of five has to rely on Li Yanjun's three-stringed money to support them. Housing is free and they have a government residence, which is slightly better. However, their family still cannot afford servants, and prices are high. Life is very tight. In order to make a living for the family,
Even better, Li Yanjun also took advantage of his beautiful handwriting to copy books for others at night to earn a little money to support his family.
Li Yanjun is indeed very incorruptible. He passes over hundreds of thousands of dan of grain every year. Even if he makes a little more loss, he will be rich. But even so, he is clean and has never greedy a grain of grain. That's what Su Liang said.
, A gentleman is upright and aboveboard, and has no shame in his heart, his country, and his people.
It's a pity that such an official is very offensive. No one likes him. Even the officials in Yancheng County don't like him. Even if Li Cheng admires him and Wanyan Wushu also admires him, it's useless. He is too incorruptible.
Blocking other people's financial paths and showing other people's ugliness.
"Sir, is it so early today?" When he got home, his wife opened the door to him in surprise. In the past few days, her husband had not been able to come back until midnight, but he came back before dark today.
"Those soldiers are finally gone!"
Li Yanjun walked into the yard and asked, "Has Lao Tian been looking for me these two days?"
"Lao Tian is the bookstore owner and has been an old friend of Li Yanjun for more than ten years. He introduced Li Yanjun to the book copying business."
"I came here yesterday to see you!"
Although Li Yanjun was incorruptible, he was very smart. He immediately guessed that it was just an excuse to come to see him, but he was actually here to press for the book.
"I'll stay up late tonight and get the books out for him."
The wife really felt sorry for her husband, "The official is too tired. Let's take a rest for a night! I will write tomorrow."
Li Yanjun shook his head, "It's not easy for Lao Tian. He wouldn't have come if he hadn't been urged to do so by others. The editing of this book cost two thousand dollars. The money has been spent and there's no way to return it to others. You'd better work hard."
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Li Yanjun came to the study and was about to pick up a pen and copy a book. His wife brought him a cup of tea. At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door outside, knocking quickly and urgently, "County Lord, County Lord!"
Hearing the voice that seemed to be that of the county magistrate Wei Hong, Li Yanjun quickly put down his pen and went to the front yard. His wife had already opened the door, and sure enough it was Wei Hong who rushed in like a gust of wind, "County Lord, hurry back to the county office?"
"What happened?"
"King Yong, His Highness King Yong sent someone to issue an order, so he is looking for the county prince!"
"ah!"
Li Yanjun was shocked. King Yong Chen Qing sent people to look for him. Why?
He quickly put on his official uniform and hat again. His wife tidied his clothes and worriedly said, "Is something going to happen?"
"Probably not! Li Dutong surrendered, which can be regarded as the Western Army. All counties should have been notified."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone from behind asked: "Is this Li Zhixian's home?"
When Li Yanjun turned around, he saw a civilian official in military uniform, followed by several soldiers.
Li Yanjun guessed that they were the ones who came to deliver the letter. He hesitated and said: "I am Li Yanjun, but I am not the county magistrate, but the county magistrate!"
"The magistrate and magistrate are not important, as long as the people are right."
The civil servant smiled and said: "Yingchang Mansion has been captured by the Western Army. King Yong is short of some manpower. I specially invite Mr. Li to take up a post in Xuchang."
Li Yanjun hesitated and said, "But I have a good job here in Yancheng."
The civil servant handed King Yong's order to him and said with a smile: "See for yourself, it must be a good thing. King Yong only used two people. One was Su Heng, the magistrate of Xuchang County, who was appointed as the general magistrate of Yingchang Prefecture, and the other was
Mr. Li County."
Li Yanjun's wife was excited and said, "Official, just go quickly!"
Li Yanjun hesitated, pulled his wife aside and whispered, "I haven't finished copying that book yet. If I don't finish it, I'll have to pay him twice!"
"I'll borrow some! Otherwise, please ask shopkeeper Tian to give it to him first, and we'll return it to him later. This is a rare opportunity!" Even his wife knew that her husband's fortune had turned around because he was favored by King Yong.
The civil servant who delivered the letter had a very good ear, and he overheard the couple's whispered conversation. He was amused and moved. He had never seen such a poor county magistrate, worrying about two pieces of money. No wonder His Highness asked him for a settlement allowance.
The messenger hurriedly took out a heavy red silk bag from his horse bag, handed it to Li Yanjun and said with a smile: "This is the settlement fee that His Highness will reward you. Set up your home and we will set off tomorrow morning."
Li Yanjun took the red silk bag and almost lost it. One hundred taels of silver weighed six kilograms!
"This is."
"This is the settlement allowance given to you by His Highness, one hundred taels of silver."
Li Yanjun was stunned. One hundred guans was equivalent to 500 guans. He had never received such a large amount of money in his life.
Three days later, Li Yanjun followed the messenger to the Xuchang camp. Chen Qing immediately summoned Li Yanjun. Chen Qing now had an important position, and he had been unable to find the right person. He now discovered that Li Yanjun was tailor-made for this position.
Candidate.
"Li Yanjun, who is of humble rank, comes to see His Highness King Yong!" Li Yanjun bowed deeply.
Chen Qing looked at him and saw that he was about thirty-four or five years old, with a thin appearance and clear eyes. At first glance, he seemed to be a very upright official.
"Magistrate Li, please take a seat!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Li Yanjun sat down on a chair next to him.
Chen Qingxiao asked: "You are from a government school background, how did you become the magistrate of Yancheng County?"
"Bi Zhi has been working as a teaching assistant in the government school. He met the later magistrate Zhao Yuan. He admired him very much and recommended him to be the magistrate of Yancheng County. It has been five years since."
"How many years have you been a teaching assistant?"
"Six years!"
"Does the teaching assistant in Zhouxue have any rank?" Chen Qing asked Zhang Xiaodao.
Zhang Xiao bowed slightly and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, the assistant teacher of Zhouxue is from the ninth grade!"
"County Magistrate Li has been in office for eleven years, and he is just a small county magistrate. It seems that he is not very happy!"
Chen Qing changed the topic and asked with a smile: "The grain output in Yancheng has been very high in recent years, surpassing Xuchang. It can be seen that Mr. Li County has done a good job in persuading farmers. Is there any secret?"
Li Yanjun pondered for a while and said: "The secret is to go to the fields more and help farmers solve practical difficulties. However, I have to make one thing clear. In terms of grain output, Yancheng is still not as good as Xuchang. Various conditions are put here. The same seeds.
The same climate, the same water source, the same land, the amount of land in Yancheng is only 70% of that in Xuchang. It is impossible that Yancheng will be favored by God. It’s just that I didn’t hide the food output in my humble position. The amount of food produced is what it produces, so it stands out from the crowd!"
Of course Chen Qing knew that the reason for the highest grain output in Yancheng was that Li Cheng did not want to hand over all the grain, so he concealed the direction of the production report. As a result, Li Cheng withheld a large amount of grain, and Yancheng was the only one who reported it truthfully.
County, he became the number one in output.
Chen Qing just used this incident to test Li Yanjun, and Li Yanjun did not disappoint him. He was very honest and did not take credit for what he said.
Chen Qing nodded and said: "From now on, I will designate you as the Sixth Rank Imperial Minister and serve as my staff officer. Please ask Counselor Zhang to tell you the specific appointment."
Li Yanjun was excited. He had indeed been promoted. He had only been promoted from the eighth rank to serve as a minister, but now he was promoted to a full sixth rank as a minister of the imperial court. He was also an aide to King Yong. His fortune had really turned around.
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[There will be another update at 8pm, to make up for the update I missed yesterday]