Chapter three hundred and ninety-five that sound of brother Li
Chapter 395
That "Brother Li"
After entering the twelfth lunar month of the eighth year of Jinghe, Xujiang County, Suzhou Prefecture gradually showed signs of celebrating the New Year. During the winter break this year, there was no corvee collection in the county, so the people were very comfortable, and the atmosphere of the New Year became strong early."
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Speaking of which, the past two years have been the best in recent years. In the fifth year of Jinghe, there was a flood, and in the sixth year of Jinghe, there was a severe drought, which forced Li Dianshi, the county government at that time, to fight the Dragon King and ask for help.
It rained a lot, but it didn't get better until the seventh year of Jinghe.
This year, although there was heavy rain, the county magistrate Chen Gong built the Xuhe River embankment the year before last, and the prefect Wang dredged the lower reaches of the river last year, so Xujiang County did not suffer any disaster, and it can still be called a good year.
In this good year, the first festival to be celebrated in the twelfth lunar month is Laba Festival. After harvesting the autumn crops, the affairs in the Xujiang County Yamen also showed a decrease, and they were all waiting for the New Year.
On this day, when a group of subordinate officials in the Xujiang County government office gathered around and chatted in the public room, suddenly the chief attendant next to the elder came over and shouted: "Mr. Li, please come over and discuss the matter!"
Li Bai, the old prison official in the crowd, slowly stood up and followed the long tail away.
Everyone could only admire him, but they couldn't be jealous at all. Mr. Li had been a head catcher for more than ten years and was already very important in the county government, but that was nothing. His second son was incredible.
Almost became a mythical figure.
The father is more important than the son, and the son is prosperous. The father's status in the county government becomes more and more detached. When the county magistrate sees him, he will also address him as "Sir" and call him over from time to time to discuss matters. He almost treats Mr. Li as his master.
Someone sighed: "Mr. Li has such an outstanding son. He doesn't go home to raise him and wait to be an old prince, but he still wakes up early and spends the night with us in the Yamen. He is really a model of hard work."
All the subordinate officials nodded in agreement. They knew in their hearts that Mr. Li was paving the way for his eldest son, and he would continue to pass on the official family business from his eldest son in the future.
It was almost noon, and everyone went out to look for food. However, they saw a flying horse galloping from a distance. The Yamen reined in the horse and shouted: "I am the imperial envoy and the first officer! Take me to see Mr. Li Bai quickly!"
Hearing the word "imperial envoy", all the subordinate officials who went to look for food had their footsteps nailed to the ground and looked at each other. It is common for the yamen to receive imperial edicts, but in addition to the imperial envoys who patrolled the censor, the imperial envoys came in person, Xujiang County Yamen was near
This has never happened in thirty years. What big thing happened this time?
After the shock, everyone realized that the imperial envoy was looking for Mr. Li Bai, not the county magistrate, and they were shocked again.
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What's the reason for this? Could it be that Li You committed a huge crime and the imperial court sent imperial envoys to Xujiang County to confiscate his family and exterminate his clan? Otherwise, there is no other explanation.
The county government officials did not dare to neglect and quickly led the knight inside.
With such a big event happening, who still has the heart to eat? When everyone was in shock and confusion, they saw another person running out of breath from a distance, but it was Li Zuo, the eldest son of Mr. Li.
When Li Zuo saw a group of people at the yamen gate, he bowed and said, "Uncles, where is my father?"
Someone asked: "Li Zuo! Didn't you go to Guazhou to deliver food? Why did you come back today? There was an imperial envoy looking for your father just now. Do you know what happened?"
Li Zuo gasped and said: "Is the imperial envoy here? That's why I came here. I heard in Yangzhou that my servant saved the ancestral tomb of the emperor's family, and the imperial court wanted to reward my Li family, so I rushed back to report the news! I have two more here.
Brother’s letter.”
The entire county government office suddenly exploded. The ancestral tomb of the emperor's family was a dragon's vein! Saving the dragon's veins was almost the same as saving a chariot. Will the Li family also have to be like the "iron coupons of elixirs and hereditary inheritance" like in the storytelling? The imperial court They all specially sent imperial envoys here, so there must be no mistake!
Li Zuo couldn't care less about showing off and hurried into the county government office to deliver the letter.
The crowd was talking a lot. Zhao, who had recently been promoted to head catcher, winked at the two catchers, and then rushed into the catcher's cell opposite the county government office and shouted.
A moment later, a dozen people swarmed out of the squad room, each holding a wooden rod and an iron ruler, and ran towards Fuxin Lane, Jiadifang, in the north of the city.
In Li's house, Butler Zheng was instructing two servants to decorate the hall. Suddenly he heard a loud knock on the door, as if urging him to die. He was very angry in his heart. Who dared to be so rude? Who dared to be so rude in Xujiang County? Knocking on Li's door?
Butler Zheng went to open the door in person, but saw a dozen government officials gathered outside the door like wolves and tigers, each holding a weapon and looking excited and eager to try.
The old housekeeper was stunned for a moment, then got angry and scolded: "You are so brave! What are you trying to do?" Others may be afraid of this battle, but the Li family is definitely not afraid, and he is even less afraid!
Zhao Captou first respectfully clasped his fists and saluted: "I heard that you have been promoted to your house, congratulations!"
Before Butler Zheng could recover, Capt. Zhao quickly pushed him aside and shouted: "Come on!"
A dozen government officials armed with various iron rulers and sticks rushed into Li's house, surrounded the doors and windows of Li's living room, and smashed tables and chairs indiscriminately.
The old housekeeper was puzzled. He had seen this scene vaguely. When he was young, there was a family member who was beaten in this way. This was called "changing the family", but no one in the Li family was successful.
Capt. Zhao was afraid that something might happen if Butler Zheng got angry, so he explained with a smile: "Don't be upset, old steward! I heard that Mr. You of your family has done a great job and has been rewarded all over the house. He also has good character and class. From now on, he is no longer an ordinary family member." The imperial envoy to honor Mr. Li is coming soon, so we will be the first to help you renovate your mansion with joy!"
Butler Zheng laughed loudly when he heard this: "You smashed it in the wrong place! This is the residence of my second young master, and he has changed his residence a long time ago. The master only lives here temporarily. The residence is still in Xishui Town, and the Li family ancestral hall is also there. Xishui Town, so even if there is a reward, you have to go to the old house in Xishui Town to receive it, and the edict must be worshiped in the ancestral hall. You should go to the old house in Xishui Town to change the gate. You are really in the wrong place here! By the way. , could it be that you deliberately took the opportunity to destroy the second young master’s house?”
Did this... smash it in the wrong place? Capt. Zhao's face stiffened, he laughed a few times, patted his chest and said, "I'll pay for it, I'll pay for it!"
Without stopping, he led the government officials out of the city and headed for Xishui Town. He arrived at Xishui Town within half an hour, but saw the door of the target's house wide open, and Capt. Zhao's heart suddenly sank.
Li, the leader of the strong class, led a dozen strong men and walked out triumphantly. He cupped his hands to Zhao Captou and said, "What a coincidence, Brother Zhao is late..."
Xishui Town Chronicle records that on the sixth day of December in the eighth year of Jinghe, in order to compete for the destruction of Li Gong's house, the county government's Kuaiban and Zhuangban fought with weapons in the town, seriously injuring several people.
It is said that in the back office, Zhang Zhixian was discussing the affairs of the year with Li's father, but was interrupted by the sudden arrival of the imperial envoy.
The first official reported in a concise and concise manner: "The imperial envoy has arrived at Lanzhou Post to reward Li You's father for his ancestral work. He will arrive at the county town tomorrow! Please set up a court case, an incense table, a colorful pavilion, and drum music in the house to welcome you!"
Zhang Zhixian is a knowledgeable person, and he was shocked when he heard this. It is very common for high-ranking officials in the court to posthumous titles to their parents. This is also a way for the court to praise officials in a way of honoring their ancestors. But Mr. Li is not qualified enough now? He did it again
What happened? You can actually follow your father's title with a sixth-grade body?
At this time, due to too many disputes and long disputes, Li You's imperial envoy was published relatively late in Di Bao and had not yet been sent to Xujiang County. Instead, the imperial envoy Jin Shui Loutai, who was temporarily stationed in Yangzhou, arrived first.
Although Father Li's face was habitually calm, his heart was boiling. This was really puzzling, and he was worried about gains and losses but it was fake. He didn't know how to express his position at the moment.
At this time, Li Zuo was led into the house again, "Father, I brought back a letter from the waiter from Yangzhou."
Father Li didn't care to scold Li Zuo for not returning for two months. He quickly took the letter and read it. After reading it, he looked up in a daze.
Zhang Zhixian, who was standing aside, was extremely curious, but because of his official dignity, he could not snatch the letter away. He could only stretch his neck to peek, but accidentally touched Li's father.
Father Li was still in a daze. After being touched, he subconsciously handed the letter to Magistrate Zhang.
Zhang Zhixian took a few glances and took a breath. He actually granted titles to four generations in a row, from Mr. Li’s father to Mr. Li’s great ancestor! This kind of honor and grace is rare in the world. The green smoke coming out of the ancestral graves can light up the entire Xujiang River.
The county is covered!
He continued to look at it for a few more times, and exhaled the cold breath just now. A third-grade worldly position plus a sixth-grade Enyin, plus a gold book and an iron coupon. This kind of treatment is only slightly worse than a title! Hereditary inheritance and the country
Tongxiu, the green smoke coming out of the ancestral graves can cover the entire Suzhou Prefecture!
When Zhang Zhixian raised his head again, the old man in front of him was no longer a subordinate of the yamen, but an honorary minister with the false title of the sixth rank. And he was destined to be posthumously awarded the third rank, just like those ancestors. As long as he
He was willing to ride a crane to the west and enter the ancestral tomb. He greeted each other with courtesy and said, "Congratulations to Brother Li!"
Hearing the magistrate's affectionate address as "Brother Li," Father Li's eyes darkened for a moment, and he passed out unconscious.
Li's father's dream was to hand over his position to his eldest son, spend his old age in peace, and die a good death. When the second son got through the qualifications and asked the court to have the honorary title of a concubine engraved on the tombstone, then he would be among the nine springs.
I can still smile. But the reality is a bit too bizarre...
What is the sixth rank? The tombstones of three generations of ancestors must be engraved with the title of third rank doctor?
He was a lowly catcher in the first half of his life, and became a catcher more than ten years ago. However, he was not among the six types of household registrations: scholar, farmer, industrial, merchant, military, and kitchen. The government servants could only deal with lowly people like Zhangyou.
The memberships are tied.
At that time, the magistrate was a tall being that he could only look up to. No matter how he was beaten or scolded, he had to kneel down to reply. If he was not careful, he would be served by a big boss. He imagined that the big shot above the county magistrate would
Can't even imagine it.
After decades of hard work, this imprint has been firmly engraved in my mind. However, at this moment, the magistrate saluted him and called him Brother Li...
It had only been two or three years... The distorted reality was reflected, and the spiritual world of Xujiang's old catcher Li Bai suddenly collapsed.