Xing Yong stood by the roadside with his hands, looked back at the direction of the imperial camp, and sighed.
Until this moment, he was still as if he was in a dream, unable to believe that he had received the appointment of the emperor. He could only apply for the order of a county if the Situ Mansion approved it.
Liu He, who came to see him off, couldn't help laughing, but was a little proud.
All of this was expected by him and Tian Chou. They believed that Xing Yong would be impressed by the emperor, and that the emperor would use Xing Yong, so they spared no effort to promote it.
"Zi'ang, wasn't it a surprise?"
Xing Yong smiled bitterly with a slight smile.
There were too many unexpected things, which made him wonder where to start.
"The emperor does not follow the old system, does not seek perfection, dares to try and make mistakes, but there is one thing that has not changed." Liu He sighed slightly, his heart full of emotion. "That is the determination to realize the kingly way. Zi'ang, as long as you
It is working hard to realize the kingly way, so there is nothing to worry about, so do it boldly.”
Xing Yong pondered for a moment and nodded. "I will do my best to do it, to live up to the emperor, to live up to the Confucian school, and to live up to the good intentions of you and Zitai. But for some reason, I am always a little nervous.
, worrying that you can't do it well."
Liu He laughed and patted Xing Yong on the shoulder. "Zi Tai, the brave are afraid. If you are afraid, it means that you know that it is difficult to govern. You no longer think that reading a few saints' scriptures can bring great governance to the world. But the meaning is also
Here, if governance is not difficult and everyone can do it, why should a gentleman like you be called? Don’t worry, no matter how difficult it is, it will not be more difficult than keeping one’s heart.”
Xing Yong deeply agreed and bowed to Liu He for farewell.
He was about to get on the car and leave, but the sound of horse hooves came from afar. He looked up and saw several fast horses rushing towards him, protecting a light carriage. A knight rushed to Xing Yong's carriage first, tied his mount, and shouted loudly.
He said, "Mr. Xing, please stay and I will give you a drink."
Xing Yong smiled and stroked his beard, and he thought Bei Zhan would not come anymore.
Liu He frowned.
After a while, Bei Zhan's car arrived in front of him. Bei Zhan got out of it and waved before he could stand firmly, asking the waiter to send him a few gifts.
"I heard that Mr. Xing asked me to see you. I knew that Mr. Xing was flying high, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. I have been busy in the bookstore these days. Yesterday, I was busy all night. I heard that Mr. Xing wanted to do it early in the morning.
He left, rushed over, but his face didn't have time to wash."
When Xing Yong saw that Bei Zhan's eyes were indeed red, his eyes were black, and his forehead was covered with oil. He was immediately moved.
“Is this a big print?”
"There is no masterpiece." Bei Zhan laughed and took out a thin book and stuffed it to Xing Yong. "This is an enlightenment book I compiled for children in Jizhou. I brought a book to help Xing Jun relieve his boredom on the way.
If there are any shortcomings, please write me a letter to you so that it will be corrected next time you revise it."
Xing Yong nodded repeatedly and carefully put it away. "I will definitely read it, I will definitely read it."
Bei Zhan took a few more gifts and placed them in Xing Yong's car.
"This is my little intention, and there is nothing valuable. I hope Xing Jun will accept it with a smile. I heard from the shop owner that Guanzhong is different from Jizhou, you may need to buy a few summer clothes on the road. Chenliu has the best weaver skills, Hedong
But it’s the cheapest, you can buy it at your discretion…”
While taking care of him, Bei Zhan introduced the gift. When he took out four ingots of horse hoof gold, Xing Yong quickly refused.
"Wenxiu, I have accepted the things, but I can't accept the money. I'm doing business this time and I can eat and stay in the inn along the way, so I don't need money."
"Haha, this is not what I gave. This is the salary prepaid by Mrs. Zun. I just ask me to transfer it."
Xing Yong was shocked. "I...madam?"
"It is precisely. The Northern Army entered Changshan, and the northern Hebei region had recovered. The archer rushed to Zhongshan and Hejian area, planning to build a seal shop in Hejian, and met Mrs. Zun by chance. Mrs. Zun was willing to join the seal shop and assist the archer in doing things. She was worried that
If you don’t have enough expenses here, you will pay a year’s salary in advance and ask me to transfer it to you.”
Xing Yong looked at the four-bloomed horse hoof gold and was skeptical. "Even so, there shouldn't be so many, right?"
"This is the standard for the head of the shop. There are indeed many, but there is no special care." Bei Zhan stuffed the box into Xing Yong's arms. "It's good to be at home for a thousand days, but it's hard to go out for a day. There are too many places to use money.
, you might as well bring it with you, be prepared for any trouble."
Xing Yong was still not sure, and Liu He also advised him to accept it. As far as he knew, the head of the Bookstore and Yinfang was indeed paid a good salary, and the fourth or fourth of the hardware was not much.
Seeing that Liu He said so, Xing Yong reluctantly accepted it.
Although he was a scholar, he knew the difficulties of going out and there were many places to spend money. With these four ingots of horse hoof gold, he became much more calm.
Xing Yong expressed his gratitude again and got on the bus far away.
Liu He stood by the roadside, watching Xing Yong's carriage disappear from the distance of the official road, turned around and looked at Bei Zhan, and smiled slightly.
"When did Master Zhen go to Hejian?"
Bei Zhan's eyes flashed. "Just a few days ago."
Liu He turned his horse on his back and shook his reins. "I sent a document to Hejian. When will you enter the country and who have you met, I can check it clearly. If you don't meet, you will be someone.
The misunderstanding deliberately conceals the whereabouts, you know what the consequences are."
Bei Zhan was startled and quickly bowed and said, "Governor, why bother?"
"Then tell me the truth, what's the matter with these four golds? Don't tell me that you gave it to me yourself. Although your salary is generous, you can't get the cash of the four golds."
Bei Zhan felt bitter. "I dare not hide it from the governor. These four gold coins are indeed the salary advancement of Mrs. Xing Zi'ang. After Xing Zi'ang arrived, the owner of the shop sent someone to Hejian and asked his wife to work in the shop. Xing Zi'ang's husband
I did agree."
"Since that's the case, why do you say that the owner went to Hejian?"
"Isn't this avoiding suspicion?" Bei Zhan was a little depressed. "I don't know who it was, but he slandered in front of the emperor, saying that the lord's public use of the private goods and won the hearts of the people. Now even wine cannot be left to eat. The villagers in this village take care of each other, take care of each other.
What happened? If you are not even sure about this, you have no human touch at all, so why are you talking about kissing the virtuous and wise?”
"It's not that you can't be humane, it's not that you can't be too much." Liu He snorted: "It's a good thing that you didn't hear by Xing Zi'ang, otherwise you would have to scold you for being profit-loving and not distinguishing right from wrong. Just your thoughts,
I really doubt whether the Enlightenment Book you compiled can be used and whether it will cause misleading children in Jizhou."
Bei Zhan's face turned red and was about to debate with Liu He for a few words, but Liu He ignored him, shook the reins, and ran away lightly.
Bei Zhan stomped his feet in anger. "This Liu Gongheng is just a prejudice against me in Jizhou and is provoking tricks everywhere." He said with confidence, but he couldn't help but feel uneasy. He turned back and forth twice and quickly got back into the car.