Gu Yu stood with his hands behind his hands, raising his head slightly and watching Gu Shiba Niang stand still in front of him.
"The scolding was very enjoyable." He said with a smile, "I should be scolded as well."
Gu Shiba Niang smiled softly, "You want to think so yourself, I didn't say anything."
The two looked at each other and looked away with a smile.
"Do you want to ask me why I came back?" Gu Yu said.
Gu Shiba Niang nodded, "Yes, why are you back?"
But Gu Yu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I don't know, but they suddenly asked me to come back."
Gu Shiba Niang frowned slightly and looked at him, this kid...
Gu Yu lifted up his robe and jumped down from the verandah. The wind shook the wintersweet flowers.
"Don't be so cold-blooded. We are cousins after all. Why don't you ask me how I am doing?" He laughed.
Gu Shiba Niang blinked, "Based on your qualifications as Gu Yu, it would be an insult to you if I asked you this."
The land of mud, the power of Jinhua, heaven and hell on earth, the teenage boy in front of him has experienced them all, and he has survived them all, and he can live a good life.
"No matter how complex Liuting County is and difficult to educate, Master Xiangyu will definitely be able to care for the people generously, be good at calculating traitors, make good friends with colleagues in the peak, be a master of both sides, and have a delicate heart. Like a fish in water..." Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile.
Gu Yu laughed, reached out and broke off a plum, and tapped Gu Shiba Niang's head lightly.
"I really made a mistake. It turns out that the person who knew me, Gu Yu, was my sister..." Gu Yu's lips curled up with a playful smile, "I really want to sit down and have a chat with my sister. I must be facing a woman like my sister. Sit down, pour tea and drink, it will definitely feel better than those mediocre beauties with rouge and pink powder.”
Without waiting for Gu Shiba Niang to reply, he tossed the wintersweet branch in his hand.
"What a pity," he said with a slight smile, leaning forward slightly and whispering in Gu Shiba Niang's ear, "Your surname is Gu."
After that, he passed by, humming an unknown ditty in his mouth and walked away leisurely.
Gu Shiba Niang turned to look at him, frowning slightly.
"My surname is Gu?" She murmured in a low voice, "Don't forget your surname is Gu too."
But how did Gu Yu come back? Gu Shiba Niang was still very curious. If he came back, did it mean that the emperor had calmed down and Gu Hai's life would be easier in the future
Soon she had a chance to find out.
"Brother Yu is really capable. He is indeed the number one scholar." The third master of the Marquis of Baoding said with a smile, while looking at Lingbao who was pouring tea.
This girl has bright eyes and white teeth, and is as pretty as a jade from a small family. She doesn't look like a slave in her clothes.
"Third Young Master, please have some tea." Gu Shiba Niang raised her hand to signal.
"You can't call me brother-in-law," said the third young master of Baoding Hou with a smile. He looked away from Lingbao, picked up the tea, took a sip, and nodded in praise, "Yes, good tea."
"I don't dare, as long as my brother-in-law doesn't dislike it." Gu Shiba Niang stood up and said.
There was an order of superiority and inferiority. Although the third young master spoke, she did not dare to actually sit down.
The Third Prince of Baoding Moistened his throat and showed a beautiful smile to the two beauties in front of him, "...The government affairs of Liuting County are in ruins. There are only ten people in the county government including the cooks. There is no tax collection and the salary is uncertain. The county people are cunning and the squires are rampant..."
Gu Shiba Niang and Ling Bao were both people who had never traveled far. The third young master of Baoding Marquis spoke in a very nice cadence. The perfunctory and polite smiles they had previously had gradually disappeared, revealing a bit of concentration.
"...After Xiaoyu arrived, he did not immediately take up the new official to rectify the administration. Instead, he paid a private visit incognito and stayed in Liuting County for half a month..." The third son of Baoding Hou got a beautiful woman to listen and support him, and he was even more interested. He took a sip of tea and said, "Then he went to court one day. Do you know how many files have been accumulated in the county government cases at this time?"
Gu Shiba Niang and Ling Bao both shook their heads.
"It's so high." The third son of Baoding Marquis stretched out his long hand and gestured, "Do you know how long it took Xiaoyu to complete the trial?"
Gu Shiba Niang and Ling Bao shook their heads again.
"Half a day," the third son of Baoding Hou raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"How is that possible?" Lingbao asked in a voice, blinking his big, watery eyes, "I have seen county magistrates try cases. A case cannot be completed without hearing it for two or three days... Some cases have been delayed for a year. ….”
The Third Young Master of Baoding Hou smiled slightly and waved his hand at her, "That's because they are not Gu Yu."
Gu Shiba Niang nodded silently.
"Who is right and who is wrong, who is raping and who is slippery, Xiao Yu has made it clear in three sentences, and the reason is convincing and speechless. Apart from anything else, this is the most widely circulated case..." Baoding Hou The Third Young Master pretended to smile mysteriously, "Speaking of the two neighboring families who live across the river, the east family makes a living by raising pigs, and the west family makes a living by herding cattle. In July this year, there was heavy rain and the water rose. Both families followed the requirements of the county master Gu Yu. Temporarily avoiding the dangerous area by the river and returning after the peak of the flood. The east and west families were busy moving. The east family had a lot of miscellaneous things and did not finish the move on the first day. There were only three pigs left. Unexpectedly, the water surged overnight. The east family hurried back at dawn and found that A pig was lost, and someone saw the Xi family fishing for floating objects in the river, so they went to question the Xi family. They denied it. Do you know that this pig is a year's ration for a farmer..."
The Third Prince of Baoding did not forget to explain to these two women that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive.
Lingbao covered his mouth and smiled, sensing the impoliteness, he quickly lowered his head.
The Third Prince of Baoding Hou didn't take it seriously and continued, "That's it anyway. No matter how much you think about it, the Dong family is not willing to lose a year's rations in vain, and then search everywhere. Don't you know? This disaster is a disaster, but there are many People also take advantage of disasters to make a fortune... For example, when the river floods, it will wash away people and a lot of property. These properties often become ownerless, so some people salvage them, and some people buy them, so this The Dong family found someone who specializes in buying these salvaged things from the river, and by chance they found a big white pig in their own house..."
"Pigs all over the world look the same. How come they think they are theirs?" Lingbao couldn't help but ask.
"You're right," the third master of Baoding Hou said with a smile, "the people who buy the salvaged goods are also very good, and they are afraid of getting into trouble, so they let those who come to sell the salvaged goods keep their names. Coincidentally, this pig The name left behind is the name of the old man from the Xi family."
"So this means someone stole the owner's pig?" Gu Shiba Niang also asked, with some curiosity in her eyes, "This is really hard to explain."
The third son of Baoding Marquis pawed his hands and said: "No, the old man from the Xi family insisted that he didn't sell it, while the old man from the Dong family insisted that he had fished his pig. The quarrel was so intense that the two families finally got into trouble and came to Gu Yu. ,guess what?"
"How is it?" the two women asked at the same time.
The Third Young Master of Baoding Hou held out a finger and said, "With just one sentence, Xiaoyu settled the case."
"Ah?" The two girls widened their eyes in surprise and looked puzzled, "What did he say?"
"The pig is on the tree by the river." The third prince of Baoding said with a smile.
"Why?" Lingbao still didn't understand and asked.
But Gu Shiba Niang said oh and clapped her hands gently, "No, that's exactly what it is."
"Why?" Lingbao looked at Gu Shiba Niang again and asked.
"Because there was a flood that night and the river rose above the top of the trees, so if the pig was not floating in the water, it might have been caught in the tree." Gu Shiba Niang smiled and looked at the third young master of Baoding Hou, " Is that so?"
The Third Young Master of the Marquis of Baoding raised an admiring smile at her, "It's true. Everyone didn't believe it, so they followed the instructions and went looking for it. Sure enough, on a big willow tree not far from the river, they were all rotten. Look, They are indeed brother and sister, they all think the same thing."
"So that's it," Lingbao covered his mouth and said with a smile, "How could Master Yu know it all at once?"
"Xiaoyu said, it's actually very simple, but people just don't think about it. When people encounter trouble, they always suspect that others are benefiting. Naturally, they lose fairness and insight." The third son of Baoding Hou said with a smile.
"If a person has a dead axe, he will consider his neighbor's son. If he looks at his walking steps, he will steal the axe; his color will steal the axe; his words will steal the axe; his actions and attitude will mean doing nothing but not stealing the axe..." Gu Shiba Niang said lowly. said the voice.
Lingbao looked at Gu Shiba Niang in confusion.
"That is to say, if a person loses something, he suspects that his neighbor stole it. Then no matter how he talks or moves, he will think of a thief. When he actually finds the lost thing, no matter how he looks at his neighbor, he will not look like a thief..." Gu Shi Ba Niang explained to her.
"My sister has read a lot," the third son of Baoding Hou said with a smile. He didn't expect that a craftsman had read Liezi in addition to medical books.
Gu Shiba Niang smiled and said modestly that she only knew a few things.
"He is smart and talented, which is really a blessing to the people." She said with a smile, such a smart person is always better for the people than a confused official.
The Third Young Master of Baoding Hou nodded, "More than that, everyone is supported by everyone. In just six months, the bandits were wiped out, and the Qingming was ruled..."
"It's not that the government officials there are scattered. He is young, a foreigner, and the number one scholar was demoted. I'm afraid..." Gu Shiba Niang said with a frown.
Thinking about it this way, Gu Yu's situation is much worse than Gu Hai's. Gu Hai is facing a bad environment, while Gu Yu is facing an old people's heart. Ridicule, contempt and disdain are more powerful than real swords and guns. For an official, this definitely means that he will be isolated and his hands and feet will be restrained, making it difficult to move forward.
"There must be a brave man under a heavy reward." The third son of Baoding Hou smiled and said, after finishing the last sip of tea, Lingbao poured it for him hurriedly and cleverly, "The income from chasing thieves and suppressing bandits is enough to make a yamen village brave man have no worries about food and clothing. ….”
"But aren't those going to be turned over to the court?" Gu Shiba Niang asked in a daze.
The Third Young Master of Baoding Hou smiled meaningfully, "Of course some people jumped out to object, saying that this is a gift from the people, and it cannot be enjoyed by these government servants who eat the emperor's salary and are loyal to the emperor. But in this world, there is no way in this world that a horse can run without being fed. The truth... Well, this is also what Xiao Yu said..." He lowered his voice, after all, these words had to be said behind closed doors at home, "So, Xiao Yu fed the horses up and down... those Of course, a small wind and a small wave can't cause any big things... What's more, under the rule of the Qingming Dynasty, the people live in peace, colleagues and superiors praise each other, the political achievements are obvious, and they are not exaggerated, what is there to say?"
Gu Shiba Niang was silent.
"So, he was recalled?" she asked.
The third young master of Baoding Hou smiled again and shook his head.
It's not enough. These political achievements are not something he can achieve as an official. If this were the case, the promotion of officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty would be like running water.
"Sister, you haven't heard of it yet..." He smiled slightly.
"What?" Gu Shiba Niang looked at him.
"An auspicious event occurred in Liuting County. A citizen found a 15-8 inch jade wall in the ground. He was ordered to donate it." The third son of Baoding Hou said with a smile.
Auspicious? Gu Shiba Niang looked at him in slight shock, and then sighed softly.
Heroes are born in response to the times. Gu Yu is really a talented person.
"His future is limitless." Baoding Hou Sangongzi said, a trace of relief and joy flashed on his face.
It is also a great joy for him to have such a young and promising person with unlimited future in his father-in-law's family.
Seeing the undisguised joy on the face of the Third Marquis of Baoding, Gu Shiba Niang couldn't help but sigh softly.
Is this young man named Gu, who has experienced great ups and downs in a year but is still rising like a star, a blessing or a disaster for the Gu family