Bao Chu and his wife returned home after staying for three days. Because Zuo Fengyi lived in the north, the distance between Fuping and Jingzhao Xinfeng County was only two to three hundred miles. It only took one day for a fast horse and two or three days for a carriage.
It's easy, so the atmosphere was not sad when the two parties said goodbye.
Not long after Bao left, the first heavy snowfall hit the Northland. Snowflakes like goose feathers were flying all over the sky. Guan Ping and Gai Luan were so happy that they played with each other from morning to night. Their little faces were blue and blue, and they didn't want to go back to the house.
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Gai Jun couldn't be happy. He snatched back many cattle and horses from the Qiang land. After a heavy snowfall, he didn't know how many animals would freeze to death. What made the county government even more embarrassed was that these animals had to eat a lot of reeds every day.
The already tight finances of the prefectures and counties were depleted.
Huangfusong approached the wealthy people in the north for this purpose again and again. However, those people did not give him any face as a prefect, and kept the price extremely low, which was no different from giving it away for free. Huangfusong was so angry that he vowed never to come again for this task.
Naturally, it fell on Gai Jun's head.
Gai Jun was willing to negotiate at first, but when he saw that the other party was in trouble, he left with a smile without saying anything. He was no better than Huangfu Song. As the head of a county, the latter had to worry about too much when doing things, but he was different.
He is young and is the deputy of the county. Even if he goes too far, Huangfu Song will come to smooth things over, so he can fall out faster than turning over a book. With the power of a county, it is a very simple matter to deal with the wealthy family, land, slaves, lawsuits
, the county officials, as long as they grasp a little handle, they will not let it go. They will pursue and fight fiercely. After a few rounds, the wealthy people in the north will be in a state of ecstasy.
Everything has a degree. The so-called excess is not equal, and if it is allowed to continue, it will be harmful to both parties. Huangfusong stepped forward at the right time to end this farce. Beidi County earned a large amount of money and food, and not only paid off the debts of previous years,
The county government will have nothing to worry about in the next three years.
Gai Jun made great contributions to the county, and he also vigorously rectified the officialdom in the previous period, and his prestige was unparalleled for a while. Some people who were dissatisfied with him secretly said: "Today, the people only know that Gai has a long history, but they don't know that there is Huangfu. If this continues, the generals will
No country." The words reached Huangfu Song's ears, and he smiled. His trust in Gai Jun increased instead of decreasing, and he almost became a hands-off shopkeeper.
Huangfu Song treated him like this, what else could Gai Jun say, he could only work hard and do his best. He repaired people's houses, trained soldiers, wiped out bandits, recruited refugees, selected officials, and revived county schools. He was so busy that he was dizzy and sighed every time:
"No wonder Zhao Zirou once said when he was the county magistrate: "A real man should be a male and fly, and a female can crouch!" In this position, he has the right to work but not the right to be useless. It is too difficult to sit.
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Hanyang, Liangzhou, Fusi, Hebei County.
Gai Xun looked at the official documents from Beidi County and couldn't calm down for a long time. He only had one son and pinned all his hopes on him. His son never let him down. Everyone said, "Shoot the tiger and destroy it."
"Locust Gai Ying", both events were related to him. The former saved him from danger, and the latter allowed him to transform from a six-hundred-stone-old man to a two-thousand-stone prefect in just one year. With a son like this, what else could I ask for?
Gai Xun remained calm on the surface in response to the almost flattering compliments from many subordinates, but in fact he was overjoyed in his heart. He stayed up until sunset and hurried home to share it with his wife and daughter. He never missed home and the letter arrived, and his wife and daughter already knew about it.
Already.
Ma Zhao smiled brightly and said: "Husband, you are going to be a grandfather." She used to dislike Bian Wei and believed that this girl could do nothing but please her husband. It is true that time passes and a person's heart is revealed. In the past two years, she has treated Bian Wei
His attitude gradually changed. He felt that although she was from a humble background, she knew etiquette and had a strong desire to learn. She never let go of her books. Now that she is pregnant with a child, she no longer looks at her differently.
Gai Xun looked surprised: "Ah? Who is pregnant?"
"It's Bian Wei."
Gai Xun's face stiffened for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Okay, okay..."
"It's the same as my mother's reaction when she heard the news." Gai Liao snickered secretly and said, "Father, can you let me name the child?"
"you?"
"I am the child's aunt."
"Can you choose a good name? No." Gai Xun couldn't believe his daughter and refused.
"Look down on people." Gai Liao pouted, then hugged his mother's arm and begged: "Mom, please help me persuade my father."
"Xiao He'er's knowledge is progressing very quickly. Isn't it that Hanyang is known as a talented woman?" Ma Zhao joked with a smile. "What's wrong with letting her try?"
Gai Xun said: "Humph. It's okay if I don't mention it. I'm angry when I say it. How many young talents has she taken away in the past few years? She will be seventeen after the new year, so there is no rush..."
Gai Liao looked innocent and said: "Young talent? I think those people are mediocre people. How can I let my daughter succumb to mediocrity?"
"Where do you start talking about this? If you don't talk about others, let's talk about Brother Yan's second son. I like him very much."
"It's far worse than brother."
Gai Xun couldn't laugh or cry immediately after hearing this. This girl brought out her brother and made him unable to speak a word again. Could he be unconscionable and say that Brother Yan is as talented as Gai Jun?
Gai Liao added: "Not even as good as my father."
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Yuan Shao's residence, Yongheli, Luoyang, Kyoto.
The snowflakes are like catkins, drifting in the wind, and all things are destroyed. Only the cypress tree remains, lush and green, standing high and high in the center of the courtyard, showing its tenacity and unyielding. Yuan Shao was covered with snow, and he did not know how long he had been standing in front of the tree, and suddenly he shouted loudly
Said: "Those who accomplished great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance."
Xu You strolled into the hospital, listened attentively, and said with a smile: "Benchu, I noticed that you have been feeling a lot lately, can you not hold it anymore?"
Yuan Shao glanced at him and said calmly: "Can't bear it? Do you know how many years I have endured it?"
Xu You calculated in his heart and said: "You were born in the first year of this century. On the 21st, you gave up your official position to serve your mother as a filial piety. This year you are thirty-seven. You have been in official position for more than sixteen years now."
"Yes! It's been sixteen years! I was still a weak young man at that time, but now I am about to be free from confusion..." Yuan Shao went to the inner room and asked: "How is the matter going?"
"There is nothing wrong with nature."
Yuan Shao stopped and warned: "Don't let Ma Yuanyi catch you."
Xu You looked relaxed: "Although he can guess to some extent, I have never come forward. The so-called empty talk means that even if he is caught, it will be difficult for him to bite me."
"Has the date been set?"
"It's settled, but I didn't learn it from Ma Yuanyi, but from someone else. March 5th of the year after that, Jiazi day of the Jiazi year..." Xu You drank a cup of scalding hot wine to ward off the cold, and sneered: "They really
Do you think everyone in the world is blind or deaf?"
Yuan Shao's facial expression changed slightly, then disappeared quickly, and he said: "Taiping Road will perish if it is not worth using. It is not worth mentioning - speaking of Ziying, he has made great achievements in the border areas."
"Oh? What feat?"
Yuan Shao picked up the letter on the case and handed it to him. Xu You read it hastily and said with a slightly surprised face: "I have always known that Ziying has bravery, but how can he be so good at leading troops? Tsk, tsk, a thousand mobs can defeat ten thousand brave men.
The Qiang people captured countless cattle and horses, which even Captain Duan might not have been able to do in the past."
Yuan Shao laughed loudly and said: "Zi Ying was born in a weak position at a young age, but his skills have already reached the level of a veteran on the battlefield. Isn't it natural?"
Xu You chuckled and said, "Ah Man has always been known to know the military. Whenever he talks about military matters, he is eloquent and looks like the best in the world. He should really be shown."