Be a master through ancient times

"...The southern Fujian Province is learning from Du Yu's honesty and dedication to the public, with integrity and integrity, and has both ability and political integrity. It is suitable to fill the position of governor of Southern Fujian. I will take office immediately, and I respect it!"

"Chen Du Yu accepts the decree, long live the emperor!" Du Yu got up and respectfully received the imperial decree, and placed it on the altar that had already been tidied up.There is also a letter on it, which was put on it when the Holy Spirit appointed him to be a student in Southern Fujian Province.

At that time, he thought that his life should have come to an end, but he did not expect that at the end of his official career, he could become a powerful official in the frontier. Fan, straight to the heart.

However, he didn't have time to sort out these messy thoughts, because there was still a boatload of people waiting for him to arrange.

With the help of his servants, Du Yu took off the school uniform that he had worn most of his life, and put on the governor's Golden Pheasant uniform.

Due to the turmoil of the previous period, there were vacancies in many places in Southern Fujian Province. Although Du Yu was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the governor's office, he could not really promote some officials to the top. For two or three people.

Now the first thing he does after he officially takes office is to accept the officials sent by the capital, examine their reports one by one, and then place them in various yamen according to the official positions conferred on them.

These officials sent from abroad are all above the sixth rank, and if there are vacancies for officials below, the governor needs to be promoted from the provincial officials.Fortunately, in the past few months, Du Yu has inspected the achievements of officials in the province in recent years, and has a clear idea of ​​the candidates to be promoted. In less than an hour, he wrote the dispatch document and announced it.

Seeing that the governor's yamen, which had been neglected for several months, finally became lively again, the people in Nanfu Province finally breathed a sigh of relief.It should be said that the governor didn't play much role in normal times, but it didn't work if there was really no one on top.This meeting is finally here, and all walks of life should be able to calm down and do business.

The governor's yamen is very lively, and the navy camp is similar.Facing General Kou who just arrived in the morning, most of the soldiers were in a wait-and-see attitude.Their original left general Liu Qi was dismissed because he was found to be involved with the criminal Lin Fu. The vacated position became a favorite in the eyes of the lieutenants. During this time, he ran to the marshal's camp. People don't know how many people there are, and they secretly work hard to hope that they can top it.Now General Kou suddenly thrusts a pole in, will they be convinced?

But there is no way to be unconvinced, and no one dares to say anything at the moment. In this turbulent time, it would be bad if you say something wrong and cause trouble to your upper body.

Military officers are no better at concealing than civilian officials. Even if they feel that they are already greeting each other with a smile, it can still be seen from their actions and demeanor.Kou Jing looked at their stiff smiling faces, and sighed inwardly. He naturally understood the principle of one radish and one hole, but at this moment, he, a big radish from outside, had to plunge into this hole.

"The last general Kou Jing has met Marshal Zhu!" Kou Jing immediately clasped his fists and saluted as soon as he entered the tent.

"General Kou, please! You and I will work together in the future, so you don't have to be so formal." Zhu Weilang laughed and went down to give him a hand. He looked very welcome, and looked like those heartless mansions in people's impressions. The same as the military officer.In fact, this is just his usual method to confuse others, to show the enemy his weakness, so that he can catch him by surprise.

"Courtesy cannot be discarded," Kou Jing stood up, then took out the confession from her arms, and handed it over, "Please wish the Marshal to check."

Zhu Wei took it with a smile, flipped through it casually, and was surprised to find that he had won the exam before joining the army.When I read it next, my attitude became much more serious.After reading Kou Jing's confession, Zhu Wei's prejudice was much less. He thought that the group of young soldiers in the capital was sent down this time, and they only got a lot of qualifications. No wonder he was awarded the title of general at such a young age.

However, such a person is not easy to deal with.Originally, he was the only one in this military camp, but now that a foreign force has come, it may not be convenient for him to do anything in the future.Zhu Wei felt a little irritable, he just didn't like the atmosphere of the imperial court fighting each other, so he stayed in this remote southern Fujian province for decades.

He looked at Kou Jing out of the corner of his eye, and decided to test him out.

"General Kou is really a young talent. No wonder the Holy Spirit loves you so much. But, you just came to the camp and you are not yet familiar with all the affairs. How about this? This commander will give you three days to let you understand all the affairs of our navy first. How about walking around in the barracks and making arrangements after getting familiar with it?" If you want to fight for power, you will definitely not agree to what he said.

Kou Jing cupped her hands and said: "The general is new here, and he really doesn't understand the rules of the navy. He should have promised the marshal's kindness and let the marshal order. But the general has a heartless request, and I hope the marshal can agree."

Zhu Wei snorted in his heart, probably thinking of some excuses to evade later, right?Or simply press people with will and ask to take office immediately?

"Just say it."

"I have a good friend in Zhangzhou Prefecture. I haven't seen each other for several years since I left the capital. I miss you beyond words. I hope Marshal Zhu will allow me to visit him once or twice in three days to comfort the lovesickness." suffering."

If it wasn't for Kou Jing who had to send those officials to the provincial capital, he actually wanted to go directly to Zhangzhou Mansion and then come to the military camp.The closer he was, the more urgent he felt.

Zhu Wei was waiting for him to say some excuses to evade, but he didn't expect that it was such an irrelevant matter that he couldn't react for a while.

"I don't know what the Marshal wants?"

"Oh, this, of course it is possible, and I am not one of those unreasonable people." People who value love and righteousness are better than those who are ruthless.

"Thank you, Marshal, for fulfilling everything!"

Kou Jing's upright expression suddenly softened a little, and one could tell the joy brimming with joy.

Zhu Wei inevitably became a little curious about his friend: "Which Yamen in Zhangzhou Prefecture is your friend? Maybe I know him?"

"My friend is a local civil servant, maybe your lord has heard of it. He is the one who taught Chu Ci in Zhangzhou Prefecture." Kou Jing raised the corner of his mouth when he mentioned him.

"Chu Ci?!" Marshal Zhu's reaction was bigger than Kou Jing's.

"Has your lord heard of him?"

"Hey!" Zhu Wei laughed loudly suddenly, and patted Kou Jing's shoulder with his hand, "You said you were Chu Tixue's friend, so I won't make those detours with you! Then The Japanese were lurking in southern Fujian to make trouble, if Chu Tixue hadn't helped us a lot, our navy brothers would have had a headache."

Zhu Wei had a good impression of Chuci. He knew strategy and Japanese, and he was bold and cautious.After working together several times, the friendship between the two has gradually deepened, and during the holidays, the family also has contacts.

"He has always been anxious about justice, and whenever someone finds him, he will do his best to help." Kou Jing nodded in agreement. The Japanese Rebellion was also mentioned in Chu Ci's previous letters, but there are only a few details about the situation. The paper made it clear, so Kou Jing naturally didn't know the inside story.

"Yes, there are very few civil servants like him. Since you are close friends with him, it will be much more convenient for me to ask him for help in the future, haha..."

The soldiers outside the tent couldn't help being a little strange when they heard the laughter coming from inside. Even before the new general came, their marshal was still stinking, but they laughed so heartily again in a blink of an eye. It's really puzzling. !

"Patriarch, are you coming out? Master Xu has booked an inn in the city for everyone to stay temporarily, and asked the younger one to wait for you here." Kou Jing saw the young man waiting outside as soon as he left the barracks.

"Go back to Master Xu, and tell me that I went directly to the pier from here and went to Zhangzhou Mansion." Kou Jing has already asked for leave, so naturally he doesn't intend to waste time here, he has been waiting for this day for too long up!

"But...Master Xu has already gone to the pier." The boy scratched his head, why are neither of them here? What kind of treasure is hidden in Zhangzhou Mansion?

When Kou Jing heard this, she couldn't laugh or cry.Uncle Xu was very calm when he arrived in the morning, but unexpectedly he was more anxious than him.

He asked the servant to deliver a message to the guards who lived in the inn, and then he got on his horse and ran towards the pier without looking back.

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On the other side, Chu Ci was sitting in the yamen reviewing papers.The mock exams held a few days ago have been completed, and the number of applicants this year is actually more than last year.And besides people from this prefecture, students from other prefectures also came to sign up.

As soon as they reported their household registrations, they were rejected by the knife and pen officer in charge of registration at the Department of Education, on the grounds that the mock exam was only for students from the prefecture.But these scholars came all the way so easy to give up, after repeated pleading failed, the words of both sides became fierce.

Some people saw that the situation was becoming more and more uncontrollable, so as to prevent these foreign scholars from fighting with the Tixue secretary, they rushed to report Chuci.

After Chu Ci came out and understood the situation, he first praised the knife and pen official for his responsible attitude, and then comforted the scholars, saying that because they were very determined to learn, they made an exception and let them take the exam together, just because they Just because I offended others with impatience and words, I punished them. If they rank among the best in the exam, all the rewards they get will be given to the knife and pen official to make amends.

The scholars got what they wanted, so naturally they had no objection.The anger in the knife and pen official who was surrounded by this group of scholars just now also subsided a lot, and he began to expect that all these scholars would be rewarded, which is related to his income this month.

The Daobi official is not considered an official establishment, but can only be regarded as a contract worker hired by the Department of Education. This position has a lot of money and low status, and the salary is much lower than that of high-ranking officials.After Chu Ci took office, although they were asked to do a lot more than before, the various bonuses that came with it also made their wallets a lot fuller. If you want to say that the one who likes Chu Ci the most in the yamen must be They are gone.

After this matter was resolved, Chu Ci held a special meeting and said that if there were any more students who came from such a long distance to take the exam, they would all be accepted. For them, it would be just a matter of printing a few more test papers and cleaning a few more test booths. However, for these scholars, there is one more hope.

Chu Ci nodded gratifiedly while grading the papers. The answer papers handed in this year are much better than last year. At least those with improper attitudes are gone. Physical and mental pleasure.In addition, the content of their answers is also more pragmatic, and they also have something to say when they talk about major national affairs, and they are no longer bombastic like last year.

It was evening, and Chu Ci stopped amidst the hunger in his stomach beating like a drum.He walked out of the study, went to the outer hall, let the other officials who participated in the examination papers take a break, went home for dinner, and then went straight to the back office.

As soon as they arrived outside the gate of the courtyard, Chu Ci heard the laughter from inside. They had never been so reckless in the past. What happened today?Chu Ci entered the door while thinking, but was stunned when he inadvertently raised his eyes and saw someone.

"Brother Ci, it's been a long time!" Kou Jing tried her best to suppress her emotions, looked at Chu Ci who seemed to be frozen at the door, and greeted him with a smile.

Chu Ci came back to his senses, walked a few steps to Kou Jing, raised his head slightly, his handsome eyebrows were smiling: "Long time no see, I miss you so much. Brother Jing, long time no see!"