Ye Xiaotian's heart was pounding, he knew that the most critical time had come. After Lin Shilang talked so much, it was clear that he wanted to make a deal with him. If he could satisfactorily settle the matter of Yi Su, let Lin Shilang have an explanation to the court, and let the emperor have a face, Lin Shilang would guarantee him to be the county magistrate. position.
Is the county magistrate small? Small, for the big officials in the court, a county magistrate is very small. But for the common people below, that is a powerful figure second only to Baili Zhizun, and he is an official of the eighth rank.
Ye Xiaotian is now a miscellaneous official who has not entered the stream, and has never entered the stream. This is a hurdle that is difficult for many miscellaneous officials to overcome in their lifetime. This is even more difficult than changing from outside the system to within the system in modern times. A hundred times, after crossing this step, one can be considered a real official.
"Influential" officials, the lowest is from the ninth rank, then the ninth rank, from the eighth rank, and the eighth rank, so to be precise, if Ye Xiaotian can secure the position of the county magistrate, he will actually be promoted not only to the third rank, but also to the third rank. It's level four. But after some contact just now, Ye Xiaotian found that this servant Lin was very shrewd and not a man to manipulate, he couldn't be playing tricks on himself, could he
Ye Xiaotian struggled in his heart, Lin Shilang saw his scruples, chuckled, took a sip of tea, and said leisurely: "If this matter can be resolved smoothly, I will be able to return to Beijing! Autumn is approaching, and I am very busy. Very, we can't delay in Hu County. If this matter can't be resolved..."
Lin Shilang let out a long sigh, and Ye Xiaotian put his heart on the line. What would someone who was afraid of wolves and tigers do? Break through this layer of ice? Now the opportunity is in front of you, the myth of upgrading to eighth level in two years, half of it can be realized at once, wealth and wealth are in danger, how can we miss it!
Ye Xiaotian raised his head eagerly, and said resolutely: "Master Imperial Envoy, I am an official... willing to give it a try!"
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"Guard Jiang, please do me a favor. Be careful..."
Mrs. Qi Qi stuffed a large ingot of silver into the hands of a brocade-robed guard, but the guard refused and said, "No, no, then Xu Boyi is an imperial criminal. I dare not match you up. Once the imperial envoy blames you, I will eat it." I can't blame you."
Mrs. Qi Qi choked up and said: "Jiang Shiwei is kind, I just want to talk to him a few words, don't dare to disturb too much, just a few words, I will leave after finishing talking."
Madam Qi Qi knelt down as she said that, hugged Shiwei Jiang's thigh and begged bitterly. Guard Jiang was so helpless that he finally stomped his feet and said, "Success! You come with me for a quarter of an hour. When the time comes, you leave immediately!"
Mrs. Qi broke through her tears into a smile, and nodded again and again: "Thank you Jiang Shiwei, I will remember it!"
The courtyard where Li Xuancheng lived was very elegant, with deep winding paths and connected winding corridors. There was a patio in the courtyard, surrounded by green vines. There was a prison cage in the courtyard, and Xu Boyi languished in it, listless. A wind lantern hanging above his head shone dimly on him.
Jiang Shiwei led Mrs. Qi Qi to the courtyard, looked around nervously, and said, "I'll show you at the intersection, hurry up!"
Mrs. Qi Qi agreed, and the guard Jiang fled towards the entrance of the corridor. It was getting late, and at this time, the uncle of the country usually wouldn't come out. Guard Jiang was worried about being bumped into by other guards, so he went to the intersection to guard first.
Mrs. Qi Qi walked forward slowly. Seeing Xu Boyi's miserable appearance, she couldn't help but feel sour, tears streaming down her eyes.
Mrs. Qi Qi committed herself to Xu Boyi at the beginning, just looking for a backer, but after getting along for so long, people are not grass and trees, how can she have no feelings at all, now she really regards Xu Boyi as her lifelong support, seeing him fall like this In the end, I can't help but feel sad.
Xu Boyi was imprisoned, all thoughts were lost for a moment, and he didn't even think about eating dinner. At this time, the hunger was very strong. He pressed his belly and was leaning against a corner weakly. Although he heard footsteps, he didn't bother to look up, but He suddenly heard a burst of sobbing again, his heart couldn't help moving, he raised his head hastily, and saw Mrs. Qi Qi.
Xu Boyi's eyes lit up, he got up suddenly, rushed over and grabbed the cage tightly, and said excitedly: "Qi Qi, why are you here, but... But will the imperial envoy let me go?"
Madam Qi Qi shook her head, tears streaming down her face...
Li Xuancheng studied the ink and picked up the pen, and with just a few strokes, a beautiful woman with both physical and spirit appeared vividly on the paper. The beautiful woman who looked back and smiled, looking forward to Yanran was none other than Xia Yingying. Li Xuancheng stared at it for a long while, and suddenly thought that such a beautiful woman was already married as a woman, and a look of disgust appeared between his brows.
He grabbed the picture, ruthlessly tore it to pieces, and angrily threw it on the desk, saying with extreme jealousy: "You are a clear spring, and only I am worthy of you, but why do you want to be yourself?" You are so depraved, why should you be turned into a pool of filthy stagnant water by such vulgar men!"
Li Xuancheng scolded happily, but he couldn't let it go in his heart. However, Yi Ren is already married, so what can he do? Li Xuancheng stood there for a long time, he couldn't help sighing, walked away lonely, and gently opened the door.
In the courtyard, Xu Boyi gritted his teeth and said: "Ye Xiaotian, I will never die with him! But I have a breath, and I will never let him go!"
Xu Boyi had a chance to befriend the eldest lady of the Zhan family, as long as he could continue to hide it for a while, and divorced Siniang first, who knew that he would kill Ye Xiaotian and beat him up, making him notorious in Hu County. Finally hugging Tian's thigh again, but Ye Xiaotian came to confront him again.
If there is no such enemy as Ye Xiaotian, he has already completely controlled Hu County in his hands, and this Yisu event can go smoothly, and then he will be able to rise to the next level. At that time, the emperor will favor him, and Tian will help him in his official career. It will be a broad road, but now
Mrs. Qi Qi said hopefully: "My lord, is there any room for maneuver in this matter? Is it possible... the imperial court will be lenient?"
Xu Boyi was silent for a long time, then shook his head lightly, the look in Mrs. Qi Qi's eyes suddenly dimmed.
Xu Boyi said with a wry smile: "In Hu County, I can cover the sky with one hand. But in the eyes of the emperor, an official like me is really nothing. This time, the best situation for me is to be deposed as a citizen, and I will never talk about it." used."
Mrs. Qi Qi's heart trembled, she grabbed Xu Boyi's hand suddenly, and said with tears: "Forget it, this official, if you don't do it, then you don't. Alright. Ye Xiaotian, we can't fight, as long as you are safe, from now on... we will live in peace from now on... "
Xu Boyi was very surprised. He originally wanted the wealth and sex of Qi Mu and his wives and concubines, but Mrs. Qi Qi was willing to commit herself to him. Naturally, it was for his power. The two parties were originally just a combination of interests. Unexpectedly, today, Mrs. Qi Qi actually fell in love with him.
Xu Boyi was a little moved, but since he was a child, he has determined to be an official, a high-ranking official. This obsession is stronger than Li Xuancheng who is trapped by love, but his future is repeatedly destroyed by Ye Xiaotian. , How can Xu Boyi be reconciled.
As soon as he thought of Ye Xiaotian, Xu Boyi's little emotion turned into a boundless murderous intent: "Never use it, that's just the best result, it's very likely... I won't even protect my head! Besides, even if I can survive, I will be killed." He has suffered so badly, how can he be willing to live with it? I just want to kill him now! As long as I can kill him! I am willing to give everything!"
Li Xuancheng stood behind the vines, quietly listening to the conversation between the two, his eyes flickered a few times, and his sad and lonely face gradually turned into a sinister smile...
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Dian Shi belongs to the civilian foreign officials who have not entered the stream (below the ninth rank), but when there are vacancies in the county's county magistrate, master book and other positions, Dian Shi will concurrently take up his duties. Therefore, the positions of classics and history are all selected by the Ministry of Officials and appointed by the emperor, which belong to the "official order of the court".
Xu Boyi was imprisoned for the crime of deceiving the emperor, and Ye Xiaotian became the county magistrate of Quan Zhi and acted as his deputy. Because of the huge barrier between non-introduced and in-stream officials, in fact, it is generally difficult for someone who is a canon historian and acting county magistrate to become a full-time official like other positions, but this person is Ye Xiaotian, and not many people in Hu County have doubts.
It seems that as long as it is Ye Xiaotian, it is a matter of course for any miracle to happen to him. As the deputy county magistrate, he was directly ignored by the word "Quan Zhi" and he was regarded as the real county magistrate, so many people came to visit and give gifts and banquets in the past two days.
In the Ye Mansion, only Tao Siniang, who was originally a talented woman, was able to handle these hospitality and response matters, so the inner housekeeper was quickly promoted to the chief housekeeper, and she had to take care of everything inside and out. Under her management, everything It's also in good order.
The guests who came to visit Ye Xiaotian did not meet the real master, and it was difficult to find him even in the county government. He is frequently going in and out of various cottages these days, and he seems very busy. In fact, Yi Su's biggest obstacle is himself. He wants to turn his hand over for Yun Yi, but it's too easy. Doesn't it prove that the opposition of the previous clan leaders came from his instruction
Although Hu County officials and even Lin Shilang knew about this, they still had to save face. Ye Xiaotian worked hard to save face for three days, and he felt that it was about the same. If he procrastinated any longer, he would have overplayed it. I'm afraid Lin Shilang would get impatient.
So Ye Xiaotian went to Gaojiazhai again, had a drink with the two village owners Gao and Li, returned to the county with a bit of drunkenness, went straight to the imperial envoy, and told Lin Shilang that he had successfully persuaded the tribes Leader, everyone agrees with Yi Su! Of course, there is still a reward for the head of Gao Li's two villages, because the head of Gao and Li's two villages has contributed a lot and helped him a lot.
Lin Shilang's heart is like an arrow, if Ye Xiaotian doesn't come again, he really wants to beat this ugly bastard. Hearing Ye Xiaotian said that everything is ready, Lin Shilang is overjoyed, and immediately decides to perform the Yisu ceremony tomorrow, and Ye Xiancheng will personally host.
It's chaotic, I will appear on the stage after you sing. It's ridiculous to make wedding clothes for others. In the early morning of the next day, the county school was lively again, but no one could think of Xu Boyi who made wedding clothes for others, and everyone only had eyes for the glamorous "bride"—Ye Xiaotian!