Chapter 64: People about after dusk
Qian Yiqun is a public constable and a regular officer of the Ministry of Rites. According to principles, he cannot ask for leave and cannot come. However, the administration has long been declining now. In addition, Qian Datong has been promoted to Dianshi, and Zhu Yunsheng acted as the chief inspector of the third squad. Who dares to say that Qian Yiqun is absent from the class?
Only when the county magistrate Chen Xiangming asked him to go, he dared not not go.
Qian Yiqun said goodbye to his mother and sister, went back to the house to change his clothes, and walked towards the county government.
When Chen Xiangming came back from Shengze, he felt that it was too dangerous to not have a capable thug. Mencius said that those who work hard to govern people, and those who work hard to govern people. Therefore, Confucian inheritance only focuses on tiring hearts, focusing on seeking the Tao, and shame on practicing mysterious arts. However, once everyone is a philosopher and no one practices mysterious arts, who will let the Tao defend?
——It’s like there must be a ruler of the bee king, guarding the bee soldiers, and animals understand the truth. How can I ignore the books of sages?
After thinking about this section, Chen Xiangming finally made up his mind to recruit Qian Yiqun as his "bee soldier". Since Wei Zhongxian's chaos in politics, the rules and bottom lines in the officialdom have been trampled on, and it is very necessary to prepare a bodyguard with superb means.
Qian Yiqun entered Chen Xiangming's study and said with some anxiety: "Old parents, I'm here to take my leave."
"Why should Jiuyi do this?" Chen Xiangming's cold face was so stern that Qian Yiqun was so scared that he thought Shangguan was mocking him.
"You and I have long called you, why bother to say something humble? I can hear it." Chen Xiangming spoke quite warmly, but there was no trace of glacier melting on his face, which made people feel quite suspicious of schizophrenia.
"Brother Linan." Qian Yiqun judged that the county master might have something, but he would not get close to him, so he magnified his courage and shouted.
"A man was born between heaven and earth, and he should take over the fifty states of Guanshan Mountains," Chen Xiangming cleared his throat. "Jiuyi has good skills, hasn't he ever thought about building something?"
"This... I naturally thought about it." Qian Yiqun said, "But I can't take the imperial examination, and my family is not allowed to join the army. I'm afraid I can only stay in the market until I get old."
"But it's not just a way to join the army." Chen Xiangming stood up and walked to Qian Yiqun, "I am a disciple of Zuihua'an. I am an authentic Confucianism. I should serve the country and establish a contribution to governing the country and pacifying the world. Now the Central Plains is in turmoil and there is something to do in the Northern Pass. It is a great opportunity for us to show our skills."
——What does it have to do with me?
An ominous omen appeared in Qian Yiqun's heart.
"Jiuyi, please leave your family and be my friend." Chen Xiangming gritted his teeth and said, "The annuity is 500 taels!"
It’s not that he is reluctant to spend money, but that he feels that talking about money is too vulgar and that he can’t stand it even if he is tyrannical.
However, the wise men said: A gentleman is a good example of righteousness, and a villain is a good example of profit. I believe Qian Jiuyi is not a noble gentleman either.
——It turns out that I want to recruit myself.
Qian Yiqun finally felt relieved and secretly felt wronged for Chen Xiangming.
If it were one day earlier, the salary of 500 taels per year would be enough to make Qian Yiqun fall. But now... Qian Yiqun won 500 taels from a brainless playboy, and the impact of the silver bullet was immediately weakened countless times.
"Brother Linan," Qian Yiqun said in a difficult situation, "This matter needs to be discussed with the elders of the clan." In the current patriarchal society, when it comes to eating imperial grain, it does need to be discussed with the elders of the clan.
Chen Xiangming was unhappy and had a plan in his mind. He slowed down and said, "Don't worry about the matter of discussion. I will just ask you one thing first: If it is not decided by the position, can you be my brother?"
Qian Yiqun's mouth twitched. He remembered a sentence he saw in his previous life: Some people always dream of being friends with their superiors... The strong sarcastic meaning in this sentence made him, a bystander who was less than twenty, unable to see it.
But the boss asked this question, he couldn't tell the truth.
Qian Yiqun said with a loyal face: "Brother Linan is not a superior, he is a good teacher; if he is not a good teacher, he is a good friend; if he is not a honest friend, he is a strict brother!"
"Okay!" Chen Xiangming raised his tone and said that he was very excited. He also had to rely on the tone to change to express his emotions. With that cold face alone, no one knew what he meant.
"I have something I want to ask you to do." Chen Xiangming pulled Qian Yiqun, "This matter cannot be trusted by outsiders, only Jiuyi can succeed."
Qian Yiqun is most afraid of this kind of argument. Who is not following the earth when it is gone? This is nothing more than coaxing people to die.
"I'm going through fire and water, and I'll never refuse." Qian Yiqun expressed his loyalty without any pressure.
"Have you heard of Mi Fu Yanshan?" A smile suddenly appeared on Chen Xiangming's face, as if someone had his ears pulled back.
Qian Yiqun shook his head.
Chen Xiangming was afraid that Qian Yiqun didn’t even know who Mi Fu was, so he said simply and clearly: “Mi Fu, a great calligrapher of the Song Dynasty, had a square mountain-shaped inkstone, which was said to be the remains of Li Yu, the late emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty. That square inkstone is in the hands of Zhang, a big family in our county.”
"Mudu Zhang family?" Qian Yiqun was stunned: Why did he bump into him again?
"That's right." Chen Xiangming nodded, "You have outstanding combat power and are in the same heart and virtue as me. I will be relieved only if you leave it to you."
Qian Yiqun thought to himself: Isn’t this going to be a thief?
"The county magistrate can't find another way to cheat him out?" Qian Yiqun suggested, "For example... let someone throw him away? We can naturally search with great fanfare."
"Oh, it's hard." Chen Xiangming sighed, "his family also has fame and fortune, so it's not easy to do it casually. Besides, if it's a fake, wouldn't I steal the chicken and lose some rice? What's even more afraid is that if the Zhang family insists that the authentic product is taken away by me, and I only have a fake product in my hand... Isn't this going to die?"
Qian Yiqun thought to himself: You are thinking very thoroughly, and it seems that it is best to steal it. Fortunately, I have a secret thread in the Zhang family, so I can ask the fox to explore the truth and reality first.
"Since Brother Linan trusts me so much, how can I let you down!" Qian Yiqun said with a stern voice, "When I clean up, I will visit the Zhang Mansion tomorrow night!"
Chen Xiangming patted Qian Yiqun on the shoulder, and another smile appeared on his face, and said in his heart: When you are caught by the Zhang family tomorrow, you will be dismissed from office. What else can I do if you don’t surrender to me!
After coming out of Chen Xiangming, Qian Yiqun shivered in the sunshine, and felt more and more wrong as he walked away. The ability he showed in front of Chen Xiangming was completely unsuitable for stealing. If Chen Xiangming really wanted to get Mi Fu Yanshan, it would be better to find a few habitual thieves in prison than to find him.
It's like using sandpaper as straw paper!
——Alas, I can’t tell you about this kind of thing to outsiders, so I’d better talk about it when I see the fox at night.
Qian Yiqun thought that Chen Xiangming had not set a deadline anyway, and this kind of thing could not be followed openly, so there was no problem with dragging it out. He first wandered around the street for two times, then went to the ready-made clothing shop to buy a set of coarse cloth soap-colored clothes, short shirts and trousers, which were suitable for doing shameful things at night. Then he didn't go home, found an unmanned alley to change his clothes, and went straight to Mudu.
There are still twenty miles away from the county government office in Mudu Town. Qian Yiqun walked for a while and saw a ox cart coming and going up to take a ride. He had a waist sign from the county government office and a sword. How could those honest people who work in the work dare to say the word "no".
The Zhang family is a giant businessman in Suzhou, known as a wealthy family, and is one of the best wealthy families in Mudu.
The ancestors of Zhang started their business by raising silkworms. They focused on mulberry seeds and silkworm seeds, so the quality of silk is good. The silk cloth produced in their own weaving houses is also the best. Those who can become a giant in Suzhou nowadays can look at the world, even if they look at the world, they are the best.
Therefore, Qian Yiqun didn't need to inquire and find the Zhang family's mansion.
This was the first time he saw such a large house with a wall of several miles and covering an area of hundreds of acres. Occasionally, a small Fenghuo alley interrupted the wall. If you look inside, you can see that the door inside is facing the door, but in fact it is still a family.
Qian Yiqun thought to himself: How many back doors should be there for such a big house!
After walking a few miles along the white wall, Qian Yiqun saw a bluestone path, where the door wall of the Zhang family was turning in. Following this path, three or five miles away, there was a small river in front of him, but only three or five meters wide, and the water flowed slowly, and you could see fish playing in the water.
The water network in Jiangnan is dense, and the wealthy families near the water often have their own small wharfs, which are docked by boats and are convenient for travel. Qian Yiqun slightly turned his head and saw a stone bridge. There was a small wharf hidden under the stone bridge. This wharf faces a black painted gate, which is larger than the main entrance of ordinary families, and is the back door of the Zhang family.
Qian Yiqun lowered his head and found a dog hole along the edge of the wall. The hole was called a dog hole, but it was actually for the cat to walk through. The bigger dog could not get into it at all. It was because he was afraid that the wild dog would hurt people when entering the garden, but he needed to let the wild cat go in and catch mice. Qian Yiqun walked away again and found that there was no such small hole left by humans anymore, so he returned to the dog hole, sat against the wall and watched the river flow.
The sun quickly descended to the west mountain, and the night sky was as enchanting as it was, from blue to indigo, and the colors turned deeper.
The person who made an appointment with Qian Yiqun was at the hour of Hai.
Qian Yiqun sat outside the wall for a long time and finally saw a black claw poking out from the dog hole and digging it on the ground.
Qian Yiqun shook his composure and whispered: "I'm here. Why are you coming out?"
His paws quickly shrank back, and Qian Yiqun's extremely familiar duck voice came.
It was this voice that completely changed his life track.
"We won't come out, just to prevent the partition wall from being in danger." The fox lowered his voice and said sharply, "You offended Zhang Wenjin. Today he came back and got angry and almost demolished the house."
"It's all my business." Qian Yiqun smiled, "It's not about demolishing my house. Alas, I'm saying you're happy?"
"Zhang Wenjin has built a small house for us to live in, and there are two servants to serve," the fox smacked his lips and exclaimed, "It's enough mutton, it's so happy like a god!"
"I understand, you have to abandon me, too." Qian Yiqun sighed, "Yes, I didn't respect you enough before, and it's too late to understand this principle now. We will still be friends when we meet in the future..."
The fox smiled sharply and said, "We are an ancient spiritual seed, how can we be a plaything?" As he said that, the fox opened his mouth and vomited out the "Hundred Beauty Picture" and pushed it to Qian Yiqun from the dog hole.
"Look, there is a charming spirit returning to the map." said the fox.
Qian Yiqun took the picture scroll and expanded it. Sure enough, there was a beautiful lady on the picture scroll, showing off her charming charm alone.
"I just don't know how to use it..." Qian Yiqun slowly rolled up the picture scroll.
The fox was curious by nature and asked in a gloating tone: "What do you mean by 'Yes'? Who else has abandoned you?"
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Chapter completed!