The second update is here, please collect it and vote for it.
##
Bao Zheng's indifference did not dampen Zhu Shiyong's enthusiasm. It was not that Zhu Shiyong did not want to leave, but he knew that the 41-year-old Bao Zheng was a legend in Luzhou. He was awarded the Jinshi during the reign of Tiansheng, so in terms of qualifications
He is much older than me. The more you endure now, the more you may have a way out in the future.
In addition, Bao Zheng is not only a famous person in Luzhou. After he became a Jinshi, he was idle at home for ten years. He even refused to take official positions such as Jianchang County Magistrate and State Tax Collector. The reason is very simple. His parents are not traveling far away. The answer he gave
It is to support your parents at home.
This was rare in the Song Dynasty, where serving as an official and serving as an official to honor one's ancestors was rare. The old man of the Bao family was extremely stubborn. Jianchang County was too far away and he didn't want to follow Bao Zheng to take office. Hezhou, which was only separated by a lake, the old man also
He didn't want to go, so Bao Zheng stayed at home to support his parents for ten years, until their parents passed away.
Like father, like son. After ten years, Bao Zheng suddenly no longer wanted to be an official. The Bao family had a strong family background. They paid attention to people's livelihood and did a lot of things to help the people. They lived a happy life.
; But the villagers quit, just the direct and collateral relatives of the Bao family. The surrounding villagers felt that it was not easy to get a Jinshi, so it was a pity to be so abandoned, so they blocked the Bao family every day to make trouble, Bao Zheng's mentor and the court
His old classmates who were classmates also came to persuade him, and Bao Zheng went to Tianchang County to serve as magistrate for three years.
The term of office has expired, and the little Tianchang was governed by Bao Zheng, who never closed the door at night and did not pick up lost things. Bao Zheng was selfless, but also extremely intelligent, and solved many difficult cases. His reputation as a clean and upright official was introduced to the imperial court, and he had just accepted it from the Ministry of Officials in the capital
After taking the examination and being recommended by others, he was promoted to the post of governor of Duanzhou. He came back to Luzhou on the way. Firstly, there were still more than a month before he could take up the post. Secondly, he came to visit relatives and meet old friends.
But only half a day after returning home, Master Zhu, the prefect of Luzhou, heard about it and rushed over to talk for half a day. Bao Zheng served tea cups several times, but he turned a blind eye, which made Bao Zheng extremely annoyed.
Bao Zheng didn't like the behavior of making friends with each other in the officialdom. In his view, officials should be aware of the people's sentiments and God's will. Only by spreading the grace of the court to all people and doing some practical things for the people can it be considered true.
When it comes to responsibilities, it is completely unnecessary to form a team and give top hats to each other.
Especially the arrival of the Luzhou prefect, Bao Zheng had heard about this person. This man had climbed up to a certain political figure in the capital, and was promoted from a small eighth-grade county magistrate to a fourth-grade prefect within a few years. Although
There were no big troubles when he took office in Luzhou, but his official reputation among the people was not good. Naturally, Bao Zheng was even more lazy to make friends with him.
Another thing that made Zhu Zhifu swallow his anger was that he learned that Bao Zheng had also been awarded a false title called "Dian Zhongcheng" this time. Although it was only a false title from the fifth rank, to outsiders it seemed far inferior to the Duanzhou Magistrate.
This name is loud and seems a bit redundant; but Zhu Shiyong, who is well versed in officialdom, is very aware of the weight of this false title.
The position of "Dian Zhongcheng" was a false title in the Song Dynasty. It was originally to assist in managing the emperor's life and work. This actually expresses the emperor's trust and undefensive attitude towards Bao Zheng, with the intention of commending him for being one of his own.
"Brother Xiren, I heard that this time the government has awarded you the position of Prime Minister. This is a great honor. The emperor has great trust in Brother Xiren. Please take care of him in the future. We both belong to the Luzhou line and will work together in the future.
If the branches cooperate with each other, it will be easier for the court to say something." Zhu Shiyong said it slightly implicitly, but to Bao Zheng's ears, it sounded like a naked clique. Bao Zheng refuted mercilessly: "Master Zhu, this
What are you talking about? You and I, Emperor Mu, are talking about different regions. The imperial court strictly prohibits parties and gatherings. Your Majesty seems to have not considered what you said."
Zhu Shiyong was disappointed and cursed in his heart: "Why are you pretending to be so noble? Who doesn't know that the reason why you were recommended to Duanzhou this time was because of Master Yan's recommendation, but now you come to shun it."
The smile on his face remained unchanged and he said: "What Brother Xiren has taught me is that I just have some misunderstandings. What I mean is that public affairs are public affairs and private affairs are private. Naturally, they have nothing to do with each other in public matters. But after all, we are from Luzhou Township. In private,
But we can still get close."
Bao Zheng didn't like his slippery way of speaking, so he frowned and said nothing. At this moment, a boy hurriedly entered the hall and reported: "A master from the prefecture's Yamen came outside, claiming that he had something urgent to do."
Report back to the prefect, Mr. Zhu."
Zhu Shiyong stood up hurriedly and said: "Brother Xiren, I went to see what happened, but I found him here and disturbed the enjoyment of our gathering."
Bao Zheng thought to himself: "It didn't disturb my pleasure. I came at the right time." He then cupped his hands and said, "Please, Mr. Zhu, official matters are important."
Zhu Shiyong said: "I'm afraid it's not a big deal, they will make a fuss over trivial matters. I hope my dear brother, I'll come back as soon as I go." One said and the other walked out of the hall door.
After a while, the boy came back and reported to Bao Zheng: "Master Zhu has returned to the government office in a sedan chair. He ordered me to come and talk to the master and come back to bother you on another day."
Bao Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly felt something strange. Mr. Zhu didn't seem to care much about the affairs of the government office, but why did he rush back without even having time to say goodbye when someone came to report? This is an extremely unfair behavior.
It seems that there must be a reason for polite behavior, being respectful at first and then being arrogant at the same time.
"Go and inquire, see if something big happened in the city, and then report back."
"As ordered." The boy turned around and went out to inquire on the street. In less than half an hour, he returned to the mansion and reported one by one the major events that had happened in Luzhou City in the past few days.
Bao Zheng listened carefully to the boy's report. He found that everything was attributed to a merchant named Su Jin. A few days ago, the Su family's granary caught fire and was burned down. Then a clerk disappeared from the Su family's store, and this Su Jin
When he went to the government office to report a crime, another violent incident occurred and he injured another person. Who was this Su Jin? How could he be so unlucky as to be like this?
All kinds of questions have made Bao Zheng restless. Bao Zheng has had a hobby since he was a child. He likes to investigate things and explore the truth. He is also commonly known as the kind of person who meddles in other people's business and eats shit. Because of his character,
Tianchang has solved many mysteries during his tenure and gained the reputation of being clear-eyed.
This matter was so strange at the moment, Bao Zheng was like a gourmet seeing delicious food, or a seductress seeing a beautiful woman, and he couldn't stop. What made him even more concerned was that the person Su Jin hit was the prefect who had just left.
Bao Zheng wanted to see how Mr. Zhu interrogated this case. He was awarded the title of Prime Minister by the emperor, and his duties also included spying. Although he was not within the jurisdiction of Duanzhou where he was appointed, he was still under the jurisdiction of Duanzhou where he was appointed.
For the territory of the Song Dynasty, why not do it?
Thinking of this, Bao Zheng began to change his clothes and disguise himself. He wanted to go to the streets to investigate in person. This was his habit. Once he decided to get involved in a certain case, he would first investigate the information himself and never believe what others said.
In Luzhou City, two groups of people were rushing to the government office. One group was shopkeepers Li Zhong and Zhao Da, and the other group was Yan Biyun who had received the news. Yan Biyun never expected that Su Jin would actually show up to the prefect office in the street at this time.
Shoot bricks.
Zhu Yanei's behavior was indeed inappropriate, but pulling off Su Jin's robe sleeves was not a beating. At best, it was just a tugging between the two. But pulling was not the same as taking action. If it was brought to the government, it would just be compensation for the clothes, and at most it would be an additional penalty.
I apologized last time.
But Su Jin's crime of wounding was much more serious. Fortunately, he used bricks instead of knives, but even so, it was enough for Su Jin to drink a pot.
"Isn't this a collision on the knife edge?" Yan Biyun stamped her feet anxiously, hurriedly got into the car and rushed to the county government office. Everyone knows that no matter where the prison is, it is a gate of hell, and you will suffer a lot after entering. Su
Jin has a small physique and is a pampered young man. This is going to be too much for him.dd