The doctor invited by the Liu family is named Zhang Mingzhen, and he is the one who opened the post about pregnancy diagnosis for Li You. He has good medical skills and is officially in the Department of Divination of the County Government. His status in Xujiang County is similar to that of the imperial physician in the capital, and he happens to be close to
Liu's Mansion is not far away. He is usually consulted by Liu's Mansion for medical treatment. He is also very familiar with Mr. Liu for inspections.
Li You greeted him at the gate. He didn't wait long before he saw Doctor Zhang being led over by a servant of the Liu family. After he stepped forward and held his hands, he led the way hurriedly inside. As he walked, he said: "After Doctor Zhang showed it to Lao Taishan, he has to go back again."
Post a post about my concubine Guan having an unfortunate miscarriage."
In response to this, Zhang Zhen could only shake her head and smile bitterly. It was not harmful to anyone, so she agreed and asked Mr. Liu a few more questions about the inspection situation.
When they arrived at Mr. Liu's inspection room, Dr. Zhang looked at the color, felt the pulse, discerned the sound, and did not mention any movements. After the diagnosis, he said to Mrs. Wang: "Fortunately, it's nothing serious. It's just a temporary surge of qi and blood. Just take care of it carefully."
Mrs. Wang asked Doctor Zhang to prescribe a prescription, so Zhang Zhen prescribed a few doses and left.
Sure enough, after a while, Mr. Liu woke up leisurely, looked at the crowd slowly, raised his hand and pointed at Jie Geer who was being held in Aunt Fu's arms and said: "Come here."
Aunt Fu let go, and Brother Jie came to the bed and shouted: "Father, don't be sad, the child will study hard."
Inspector Liu pointed at Mr. Li, the culprit who was hiding behind people, and said, "You come too."
Li You stepped forward helplessly and said with a smile: "Old Taishan has something to say, but just say it."
Inspector Liu looked at Li You and sighed, with tears streaming down his face, and said: "Today I realize that everything in the world is like a chess piece, how can I calculate everything? A good son-in-law is ten times more talented than me. I am old and useless, I hope my good son-in-law will take care of me."
I, the Liu family, have never treated you badly. Please be kind to my poor daughter from now on. And please take good care of my child and discipline him strictly so that he can achieve great things. If it really fails, to ensure that he has no worries about food and clothing, call me the Liu family.
The incense is passed on endlessly.”
Why is it so... This tone is almost like asking someone to leave him alone before death, but it has not reached this level. How dare Li You dare to provoke his old father-in-law at this time, and promised: "Please rest assured, Old Taishan, my son-in-law will do his best."
But he found that Inspector Liu looked straight at him without saying a word. Li You guessed, according to the custom of the ancients, why don't you just wait for me to swear?
I thought that my father-in-law was already very old, and he was really worried about his children. It was really pitiful for the parents in the world. In order to appease him, Li You had no choice but to say again: "All the elders in the house can testify. My son-in-law swears to God here that I will
I will do my best to treat my wife well and support Jie Geer. If I violate this oath, I will be punished by heaven and earth."
Inspector Liu earnestly told Brother Jie, "From now on, you should regard your brother-in-law as your elder brother. You should ask for advice and obey in everything, and you must not be disrespectful in the slightest!"
After Brother Jie agreed, Inspector Liu looked tired and waved his hand feebly.
Li You saluted and said goodbye: "Take care, Old Taishan. My son-in-law will come to visit with his wife tomorrow." Then he exited the room.
As Li You, he had his own butler to see the guests off, and he came back soon to report: "My uncle is gone."
Inspector Liu, who had closed his eyes and was dazed, suddenly opened his eyes, pulled off the cloth on his forehead, turned over and jumped out of the bed as light as a swallow, walked a few steps back and forth in the room, stretched his legs and feet and said: "After all, I am old and infirm.
I'm weak, and the couch is a little sore."
Aunt Fu said in surprise: "Master, are you okay?"
Mrs. Wang sneered a few times, "They really are a good couple!"
Dr. Zhang and Mr. Liu, the inspectors, had known each other for many years and had a tacit understanding. After the diagnosis, they realized that the trick was not revealed and they randomly prescribed a few tonics that would not kill anyone.
Inspector Liu turned to his aunt and said, "Don't bear grudges for your nephew Li You, otherwise it will be too late. Remember this."
Aunt Fu lowered her head and said, "As long as he is willing to treat Brother Jie well, it's too late for me to be grateful, so how can I hold a grudge?"
Inspector Liu squatted on his side and pressed his legs, and said: "Don't be dissatisfied. If it is true that he cannot pass down the position as he said, then it would be a good thing for him to become an inspector. How many years can my husband be an official at this age?"
How many years can he take care of you? And at his age, he can continue to do so for thirty or forty years..."
As he spoke, Inspector Liu suddenly turned red in the face and became speechless. Because at this time, for some reason, his son-in-law returned to the door, lifted the door curtain with his hand, stepped over the threshold, and looked contorted with the old man squatting on the ground.
Taishan looked at each other.
By the way, Li You just walked out of the Liu Mansion and suddenly remembered that he was here to ask for the official seal, and almost forgot about it. Then he entered the Liu Mansion again. The servants saw him turning around and came back, but did not report it. They just said that his uncle had forgotten something just now.
I have to go back and tell you.
In this way, Li You walked straight to the door of Old Liu's inspection bedroom without any obstruction, and happened to see Old Taishan's agility...
Brother Jie jumped up to Li You and said, "Brother-in-law, my father suddenly recovered from his illness."
Inspector Liu, who had deceived his feelings and was exposed on the spot, was so embarrassed that he almost became angry.
Mrs. Wang didn't want to cause any grudges between the pair of top-notch son-in-laws, so she stepped forward to smooth things over and said, "Is there anything else you can do when you come back?"
Li You put away his contempt for his father-in-law and replied: "My son-in-law is performing his duties today, and the official seal is still here in Laotaishan. I came here to ask for it."
Inspector Liu took out the official seal and gave it to Li You, and said solemnly: "Don't forget today's oath."
I still have the nerve to mention it... Li You nodded solemnly, got the official seal, and left.
In the sedan chair, Li You took out the palm-sized bronze official seal from the box and admired it carefully, feeling filled with emotion.
When Inspector Li returned home, his disciples reported that Aunt Guan had asked him to come back, so Li You went to the south wing.
Guan Xiuxiu was sitting in the main room looking through her account books. When she saw her husband coming in, she said, "It's been exactly one month since the official silk production business has made a profit of 5,723 taels."
Li You sat down and asked, "Based on 10%, can we get a commission of 570 taels?"
"Yes, it has been taken out."
Li You thought for a while and said: "I will keep 200 taels, and you and the employees of the silk shop will get a total of 100 taels. The remaining 270 taels will be sealed and I will personally deliver them to the county government."
Guan Xiuxiu reported again: "We really have a lot of money today. Master Xue has delivered the second batch of wooden stakes, one hundred taels of silver."
Li You smiled and said: "Including salary, I have purchased three hundred and five taels recently. My husband can finally breathe a sigh of relief for a while."
"It's three hundred and fifteen taels." Guan Xiuxiu corrected: "There is still another income today. The eldest sister of the Li family next door gave me ten taels of silver, saying it was for writing a book with a title. I didn't expect that my husband would have a name.
I can earn some free money every month."
"Did she really give it to you?" Li You was very surprised. After he rolled out of bed inexplicably on August 15th, he had hinted and Jin Baoer had also tried to persuade her, but Sister Li Mei only opened a small hole on the wall of the backyard.
Door, nothing else was expressed.
Guan Xiuxiu said with a half-smile but not a smile: "I can see that my husband has hurt her heart a lot. She said she would give you twelve strokes of pen for a lifetime. Is this because she is afraid that love will be too tiring for a beautiful woman?"
While Li Youzheng was joking with Aunt Guan, the maid Lv Shui came in and said: "A yamen servant came from the front and said that the county magistrate has something urgent to ask the master."
Li You then got up and went to the front hall. The person who came to deliver the message was an acquaintance. After saying a few words, he got on the sedan chair and hurried to the county office. After entering the magistrate's office, he saw Magistrate Chen and Master Huang sitting there talking about something, with astonishing expressions.
enemy.
What happened? Li You sat down with doubts and did not mention it.
County Magistrate Chen immediately ordered: "Select twenty absolutely reliable soldiers from the Inspection Department."
This order had no beginning and no end, leaving Li You confused. It seemed that County Magistrate Chen was also a bit frustrated.
Master Huang explained: "There is news from Fucheng that the Jiangnan Patrol Censor is coming to Xujiang County soon. It is said that he will arrive before sunset tomorrow night. As usual, he will be guarded by local soldiers."
This patrol censor is not of high rank, just like the county magistrate, he is a seventh-rank official. But if the most prestigious seventh-rank official is selected in the country, this patrol censor will definitely be elected, and can even be said to be one of the most powerful seventh-rank officials.
1. For no other reason than that, they are imperial envoys specially selected by the imperial court from among the young imperial censors and sent to various places to inspect, and usually only young people are found, sometimes new scholars are accepted.
A summary of the responsibilities of the patrol censor is: patrolling on behalf of the sky, vassal ministers and prefectural, prefecture, and county officials must be inspected, major events reported, and minor matters made decisions. Wherever they go, although the patrol is of low rank,
But when meeting the governor, he can also fight against each other, so he is said to be the most prestigious seventh-rank official in the world. Of course, there is also a miserable inspector in this dynasty. After inspecting a certain province, he took advantage of his status as an imperial envoy and scolded the governor. After returning to the dynasty, he was sent to
When the county magistrate came to this province, he was immediately dumbfounded.
In a large number of novice dramas, the protagonist who suffers in the first half is often the one who becomes the inspector of eight mansions after winning the first prize. After obtaining the magic weapon Shangfang Sword, he can openly avenge his personal revenge and trample all kinds of rich and handsome men. This shows that the inspector
Shi's status in the minds of the people is very worthy of lust. Although in reality, the number one scholar would not be able to afford the job of serving as a censor, nor would he have the sword of Shang Fang in his hand.
According to the custom, each province is assigned one patrol magistrate, who is replaced every year and cannot be re-elected. However, the Jiangnan area is too important. The Susong and Song Dynasties alone handed over one-fifth of the world's wealth, so this dynasty specially set up the Southern Zhili
The Jiangnan Inspection Bureau is responsible for the Jiangnan area of South Zhili except Yingtian Mansion.
Li You thought to himself, I just want to say a thousand words, just come as soon as the censor comes. As for making these two masters feel like they are in front of the enemy? Maybe Chen Zhixian and Master Huang have done something shady recently, and they haven't done it yet.
I didn't have time to sort out the funeral arrangements, so I was a little anxious.
Then he asked tentatively: "Is there anything inappropriate? I am willing to do my best to keep it clean and tidy without leaving any future troubles."
Mr. Huang, who originally had a serious face, was amused, "Inspector Li became more courageous after becoming an official, and he was able to say such big words."
Li You patted his chest and said, "It is still somewhat certain that I will be promoted to an official position in the county." The key is to have the guidance of his father, an experienced person.
Master Huang then ordered: "The biggest problem is that the county magistrate and the inspector are very unresponsive and have some grievances. Can you please deal with it without leaving any further trouble?"
This... Li You suddenly lost his voice. Even if he had a hundred courages, he wouldn't dare to save the imperial envoy from causing trouble. No wonder Chen Zhixian couldn't keep calm. It would be uncomfortable for anyone to have an enemy come to inspect him. But there is no need to worry too much.
Come on, doesn’t Chen Zhi County have the support of a big shot like the Minister of Civil Affairs? How can a patrol inspector’s future be affected no matter how bad his test is?
It is probably mainly a matter of face. After all, County Magistrate Chen is a face-loving person. Thinking of this, Li You felt slightly relieved. In fact, magistrate Chen’s loss of face is not a substantial problem for him...
Chen Zhixian slapped the case and said: "Don't be ridiculous! This shallow villain is here just for me. Otherwise, when he takes office and arrives in Suzhou Prefecture, he will be the first to patrol Xujiang before the table is warmed. The person who comes here is not good, so be careful."
Inspection Li, you want to select close soldiers to act as bodyguards, do you understand what I mean?"
Li You said: "I will obey the order." But he didn't take it seriously. Chen Zhixian did not have any serious problems in his administration. On the contrary, he had some minor political achievements. The patrol censor was not familiar with the place, so how could he make something out of nothing?
Master Huang took out a list and handed it to Li You and said, "This is the urgent list. Take a look."
Li You took it over and looked at it. The censor's surname was Ma Zhuo, and there were three officials in his entourage, but there was one whose name looked familiar, Cui Jing...
Cui Jing? Li You was shocked. Isn't this the name of Cui Jiansheng, who was in a lawsuit with him over his wife? He went to settle accounts with him a while ago, but it turned out that he fled back to Nanjing the next day after the lawsuit. This time
He actually appeared again on the list of patrol censors and his party.
What Magistrate Chen said was right. The person who came was indeed evil! Inspector Li immediately held the list in his hand and became murderous. Seeing Magistrate Chen in his eyes, he nodded secretly, thinking that Inspector Li was worried about the humiliation of his ministers.
