After Li Xuancheng returned to Beijing, he was greeted by piles of impeachment memorials, which buried Li Xuancheng like snowflakes.
Li Xuancheng was extremely annoyed: "I traveled all day and night, and I just came back from Jinling. You officials and censors are squatting in the capital, and you have never been to Jinling. Do you know what happened there? Why do you say it one by one? Has a nose and eyes?"
But... no way! This is the right granted by the imperial court to the censors. The censors can "hear things": I have heard something, and I can use it to sue you. As for whether the news I heard is true or not, that is not mine. Don't worry, I'm not responsible either. If you want to prove your innocence, you have to prove it.
Where can poor Uncle Li Guo go to find evidence? This kind of thing is getting darker and darker, and most of them are shady "privacy", and there is no evidence to find. Furthermore, the relationship between the civil servants and the royal relatives was inherently antagonistic, and they had long disliked each other. Now that there was an opportunity, why not take the opportunity to beat the dog in the water
Li Xuancheng couldn't argue with a hundred words, so he could only hide in the mansion and sulk, anyway, these people scolded him, and they couldn't really do anything to him. During this period, even Empress Dowager Li and Emperor Wanli called him to ask him in doubt. Li Xuancheng really wanted to cry, so he could only swear and explain to them, but he still couldn't make them completely relieved.
Since Empress Dowager Li entered the palace, he, the youngest brother, has been in contact with the most, and she still believes in his character, and most of the unbelievable rumors do not believe it. However, some of the rumors still aroused the vigilance of Empress Dowager Li, such as: good manliness!
Regardless of Li Xuancheng's character, appearance, or current wealth and status, he should have had a group of wives and concubines long ago, but he has always been single. Empress Dowager Li originally thought that he was really devoted to Taoism, so he was not good at women, but now I heard The rumor of "good manliness" is really believed.
There are quite a few high-ranking officials who are masculine, and in the upper class, this is a kind of elegance, not some invisible behavior. There are not a few wealthy families who keep child prostitutes in their mansions. The late emperor died early. However, Empress Dowager Li listened to politics behind a curtain at a young age, and she had contacted many foreign ministers, and she was not unaware of this.
Under the influence of her ears and eyes, she had already gotten used to this kind of atmosphere, and she didn't have much resistance or disgust in her heart. If Li Xuancheng was really masculine, she wouldn't care too much about it, but those aristocratic officials who raise children and prostitutes are all men and women, but her young brother is not so, she can't simply not marry because of his masculinity Has the wife given birth
Therefore, Empress Dowager Li took precautions, and began to constantly look for daughters of the right age from wealthy families who were well-matched, and wanted to marry her younger brother. Li Xuancheng was overwhelmed by the disturbance and couldn't escape it. He was in the midst of suffering when he heard the news that Xu Boyi, the magistrate of Hu County, wrote to the court, suggesting that the Hu people in Hu County should change their surnames according to the customs of the Han people.
Emperor Wanli was very happy to see Xu Boyi's memorabilia, and immediately forwarded it to the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites to discuss the feasibility. They think that the biggest basis for this matter is that Xu Boyi is just a small county magistrate. Since he dared to write the letter, and he bypassed the county magistrate to write the letter alone, it shows that this matter should be very sure.
It's just that the emperor and elders underestimated the adventurous spirit of lower-level officials who "seek wealth and wealth in danger". At their level, everyone has a huge interest group behind them. , Desperate, but who is Xu Boyi? Does he have so many concerns and scruples
Because the imperial court felt that this matter was feasible, the news was made public in advance. This is the weather after the emperor took charge, and the government is smooth and the people are harmonious. Uncle Li Guo knew about this because of this, he always thought that Miss Xia Yingying was from Huxian County, when he heard that this memorial came from Huxian County, Li Xuancheng unconsciously changed his mind.
Li Xuancheng immediately found Queen Mother Li and offered to invite Ying. The Empress Dowager Li knew that this younger brother liked to travel around mountains and rivers, so she had no doubts about him, so she just took advantage of the opportunity. After Li Xuancheng agreed to return from this trip and accepted the arrangement of his sister to have a blind date, the Empress Dowager Li proposed to Emperor Wanli for him. said a word.
Emperor Wanli didn't know that there were so many petty grievances and grievances between his uncle and Ye Xiaotian, and Ye Xiaotian's transfer back to Hu County. For the transfer of class officials, he only needs to write "I know", so he won't take it to heart.
So even if he knew that there was a grudge between Li Xuancheng and Ye Xiaotian, he would not remember that Ye Xiaotian had returned to Hu County to take up his post. Now that the queen mother had spoken, it would be fine to send one more person as an imperial envoy, and it seemed that the emperor attached great importance to this matter, so Emperor Wanli agreed.
In fact, Li Xuancheng didn't know that Ye Xiaotian had already returned to Hu County at this time. When he fled Nanjing City in a hurry, Ye Xiaotian was still working as an ambassador in the Ministry of Rites. He didn't know that this broom star actually returned to Hu County. up.
This night, the imperial envoy team did not go to the village in front of it, nor to the shop in the back, but stayed in the wilderness. Li Xuancheng lay in his sleeping tent, tossing and turning all night, unable to fall asleep, the image of Yingying girl lingered in his mind all the time, thinking about how to find her after arriving in Hu County, how to get close to her, pour out his love, and capture her heart.
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At the gate of Huxian County, the queue to welcome the imperial envoy formed several square formations. Standing at the forefront is the bureaucratic team of Hu County.
A colorful shed was set up at the intersection ahead, with incense tables and drinks placed in front of the shed. Hua Qingfeng stood in the front wearing a brand new official robe, but he was not alone. Xu Boyi was standing side by side with him. There is not even a half-step gap between them.
Xu Boyi is the magistrate of the county, so it stands to reason that he should stand behind Hua Qingfeng, but this time the person who wrote to the imperial court was Xu Boyi, and the imperial court also named Xu Boyi, so the person who greeted the imperial envoy today was actually Xu Boyi. As the magistrate of the county, Hua Qingfeng only took up the title of Zhengyin of a county, so he was able to stand at the front with Xu Boyi.
This situation already meant that Hu County's first and second leaders had completely torn their faces, so Hua Qingfeng stood in front of him with a tense face, without even looking at Xu Boyi, with an extremely unfriendly expression.
But Xu Boyi is full of joy, he doesn't care what Hua Qingfeng thinks at the moment, he has already entered the eyes of the emperor and the elders, as long as this matter is done well, the prosperity is just around the corner, he still doesn't care about Hua Qingfeng face
Standing behind Xu Boyi and Hua Qingfeng are Luo Xunjian and Gu Jiaoyu. These two officials don't get involved in the government affairs of Hu County, but one of them is the highest military officer in Hu County, and the other is Hu County. The chief of the highest school in the county is not low in rank, so he stands behind the county magistrate.
The third row is Wang Zhubu and Ye Dianshi. Master Wang came to meet the imperial envoy because he was "sick". Master Wang's complexion looked very bad, as if he was really sick. Because Xu Boyi left him aside when he wrote the letter in secret, he couldn't get any benefit from this good thing.
Hua Qingfeng, Ye Xiaotian, and Xu Boyi were enemies to begin with, so it was fine to be excluded by Xu Boyi, but Wang Ning and Xu Boyi were originally on the same side, and the benefits he could have gained, but now he watched all of them fall to Xu Boyi's. In his pocket, Master Wang's jealousy towards Xu Boyi was even higher than Hua Qingfeng.
However, Xu Boyi didn't care about it, he really didn't care, how could this broken chicken coop in Hu County be the place to lock up his golden phoenix? He should have jumped out a long time ago, and he is indeed going to jump out now, he doesn't care what those chickens think.
On both sides of the road, there are representatives of the local gentry and the people. The representatives of the gentry were divided into two parts, one part was wearing Confucian shirts, which were clearly the common people of the Han family, and the other part were all kinds of strange clothes, and the representatives of the people were generally the same.
From the point of view of the number of people, more than two-thirds of all the people in strange clothes accounted for more than two-thirds of all the welcoming people. This is the current situation in this county. Most of them are ethnic minorities.
Early in the morning, they had already been waiting here, and the officials and gentry still had a bench to sit and rest, but the people had been standing there under the scorching sun, and each of them began to wilt. It wasn't until three poles high in the sun that the scouts from the front came to report that the guard of honor of the imperial envoy was about to arrive.
The crowd suddenly lifted their spirits and started to clean up one after another. Pull yourself together and wait for the imperial envoy. After a while, you can see a banner waving in the distance, and a neat team is marching towards this side.
Seeing that the team was getting closer and closer, and the apricot-yellow flag representing the Son of Heaven could already be seen, Xu Boyi brushed off his robe, smiled slightly, and walked forward. Today, he is the protagonist!
When Hua Qingfeng saw it, she was annoyed in her heart: "If you haven't left Hu County for a day, you are still my subordinate! The imperial envoy is coming, you dare to rush ahead of me, in front of the county officials, gentry and people, you really don't like me!" Give the county some sympathy!"
If it was the previous Hua Qingfeng, he might have held his nose and endured it, but this is not the case with Hua Qingfeng at this moment. He doesn't know where the courage came from, and he immediately ran after him.
Xu Boyi swayed three times, walked extremely calmly, enjoying the gazes of the gentry and officials in the county, and felt a little smug in his heart. Huh? Huazhi County... Huazhi County, he actually surpassed me!
Xu Boyi was furious: "Everything today is dominated by this official. You are an incompetent county magistrate who is sitting on a vegetarian diet. What qualifications do you have to go ahead of this official and be the first to meet the imperial envoy!"
Xu Boyi snorted coldly, and immediately took big steps to chase after Hua Qingfeng. Xu Boyi passed Hua Qingfeng, Hua Qingfeng quickened his pace, and immediately overtook Xu Boyi. Xu Boyi accelerated again, overtaking Hua Qingfeng again, Hua Qingfeng took a big stride, his feet flew like flying, they were neck and neck!
super! super! Huazhi County had just surpassed one end, and was immediately overtaken by Xu Xiancheng, and the two chased each other without giving way. In the beginning, they just took bigger steps, and the pace was a little faster. Later, they were obviously competing with each other. They were... "Walking!"
Ye Xiaotian stood there leisurely, seeing the two walking faster and faster, and then developed into a "walking race", he couldn't help laughing, Ye Xiaotian shook his head, and said casually: "It's good to be an official, it's wonderful to be an official. An official wears a black gauze hat and goes out. There are eight sedan chairs, which are three feet high from the ground. This is not a small fortune. Suddenly one day a high-ranking official arrives, jumps off the sedan chair and runs forward, you run, I also run, the knees are short, and I run a foot Tears, you say it's ridiculous..."
Ye Xiaotian read this passage in the way of reading in operas. Although the voice was not loud, Master Wang who was standing next to him could hear it very clearly. Master Wang smiled "puchi" and said: "Master Ye Dian , Your mouth is also damaged a little bit."
Ye Xiaotian glanced at him, and said with a half-smile: "I see that the Master Registrar looks gloomy, and seems to be injustice, and he just made you laugh on purpose."
Master Wang sighed, stroked his beard and looked forward, enviously said: "Being an official, isn't it just climbing up and stepping down? You think it's ridiculous, but I don't know how many people want to get this ridiculous opportunity. Impossible."