County Magistrate Gou quickly had Li Qingzhi invited in.
He didn't look very good, but when he saw Li Qingzhi, he still smiled: "My dear nephew, I'm so lucky to have you yesterday!"
After saying this, County Magistrate Gou sighed, "I believe I am fair and just, but those people yesterday... they really went too far!"
Li Qingzhi said: "Sir, most of those people are old friends of Mr. Sun. You don't have to care about their opinions. The people of Chongcheng County all respect you!"
Li Qingzhi had had quite a bit of contact with County Magistrate Gou in the past six months, and he had long discovered that County Magistrate Gou was a man who cared a lot about his reputation and the opinions of others.
County Magistrate Gou couldn't stand being criticized... His life before this must have been quite smooth.
Come to think of it, the imperial examination nowadays is like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge, and passing the imperial examination is more difficult than passing the entrance exam to Tsinghua University or Peking University in modern times... County Magistrate Gou came from a good family and passed the imperial examination. How could his life not be smooth
Li Qingzhi comforted County Magistrate Gou, who finally felt better. He told Li Qingzhi that he would host a banquet for the students who passed the county exam.
Upon hearing this, Li Qingzhi said, "Sir, since you are upset, don't invite the student of Mr. Sun who passed the county exam this time."
"Will it be too bad?" asked County Magistrate Gou.
"He accused you of favoritism and corruption in public, why did you invite him?" Li Qingzhi asked back.
If it were him, he would definitely not invite you.
County Magistrate Gou thought about it and smiled: "That's right, why should I invite him?"
That person has an average family background and average education, and it is highly likely that he will not be able to retaliate against him in the future. In this case... he has already been scolded, so why bother to invite him to a banquet
As far as he knew, that person had even written some poems to curse him!
After talking with Li Qingzhi, County Magistrate Gou felt better and said, "My dear nephew, you have reached adulthood but have not yet been given a name. Would you like me to give you a name?"
Li Qingzhi said with gratitude: "Thank you, sir!"
Li Qingzhi did not have a courtesy name. In the Da Qi Dynasty, when a man came of age, his elders would give him a courtesy name.
Of course, only scholars or those from wealthy families would have a name. Except for Yao Zhenfu, all the men in Miaoqian Village did not have a name.
The original owner was only seventeen years old when something happened in his family, so naturally he had no name. Later, another accident happened... Li Qingzhi has not had a name until now.
Because Zhu Xunmiao and Xu Qifei didn't have a name yet, Li Qingzhi didn't think it was inconvenient before, but he really should have a name.
It would be great if County Magistrate Gou could give him a name.
County Magistrate Gou asked: "Then I will give you a name in public at the banquet tomorrow... What do you want?"
It was impossible for County Magistrate Gou to give him a name with bad meaning, so Li Qingzhi immediately said that he was willing to give him anything.
County Magistrate Gou said: "Then I will think about it more today. Don't worry, I will definitely give you a good name!"
"Thank you, sir!" Li Qingzhi thanked him again.
Li Qingzhi stayed in the county government office until noon, made Magistrate Gou happy, and had a meal with him before leaving.
After leaving the county government office, Li Qingzhi went to a nearby inn to find Peng Jingliang and others.
Yesterday he talked with Peng Jingliang and others for a long time and mentioned
After remembering the visit of Magistrate Zhang to Chongcheng County, Peng Jingliang and his companions wanted to go and take a look at the new wharf.