Gu Chi knew the situation and didn't ask any more questions.
His gaze returned to the intelligence, his eyes hesitant.
Qi Shan yawned sleepily. "If Luan Gongyi really has two minds, wouldn't it be easy to deal with him? How many people in this world can escape your literati's ways? No matter what kind of demon he is, any of his thoughts will be exposed in front of you."
Gu Chi closed the scroll in his hand and put it back where it was: "It's rare to hear a word of praise from you."
Qishan was too lazy to pay attention to this sarcastic tone.
Qiu Cheng's body was kept in Tangyuan for seven days.
On the eighth day we set out on our journey home.
Chen Tang fulfilled his promise and sent an elite force to escort Qiu Cheng's family, appointing the eighth-rank official as the temporary commander, not minding that he was Qiu Cheng's old subordinate, and not minding that he had never surrendered to him. On this day, many people came to send off the spirit, most of them were familiar faces. The eighth-rank official recognized Luan Xin in the crowd at a glance, and thought to himself: Mr. has a good eye for people.
Although Mr. Shen entered the officialdom at a young age, he acted carefully and kept his promises. I think the good reputation he had found before was true.
Even he couldn't help but feel attracted to her.
Luan Xin watched the funeral procession leave, his eyes fixed, until he could no longer see the procession. He stood there for a while, and was about to turn around and return to the office, but he saw Chen Tang looking at him a few steps away. Luan Xin bowed and saluted: "Xin greets the lord."
Chen Tang helped him up: "We are outside, so there is no need to be so polite. I am also here to see Lord Wen Yan off."
After all, you have to do the whole play.
"… I just saw that everyone else had gone back, and you were the only one still here, so I didn't say anything to disturb you." Seeing that he was having trouble walking, Chen Tang asked Luan Xin, "Why didn't I see the sedan bearer?"
Luan Xin replied: "There was no sedan bearer, he walked here."
Chen Tang looked at his legs and frowned: "Did you walk here?"
"The leg is just lame, not gone."
Chen Tang knew that Luan Xin was a stubborn person with a strong sense of self-esteem, so he silently gave up the idea of summoning a motorcycle to take him to the government office. He scratched his nose and suggested, "Gongyi wants to go back to the government office now? If so, you and I are going the same way, so we can go together."
Luan Xin said softly: "I am not good at walking and my steps are slow. I am afraid that I will delay the Lord's work. Lord, please do not worry..."
Chen Tang smiled mischievously: "I'm afraid I'll get hemorrhoids if I sit for too long facing so many official duties all day. Being lazy and idle is good for physical and mental health. Anyway, Yuan Liang and his men are here in the office, so I can be absent for a day or two and the office can still operate as usual."
Luan Xin: “…”
"Working overtime doesn't pay much, it's not worth it."
Which office worker wouldn’t learn to slack off
Chen Tang took care of Luan Xin's walking pace and walked slowly. Only by slowing down her pace could she pay close attention to this city that had been through several wars. It was still early, and there were few people on the road. Occasionally, a few men and women were seen leaning against the broken wooden doors, soliciting customers from passers-by. Chen Tang's eyes fell on one place, and Luan Xin also looked over. It was a young, thinly dressed waiter who waved at the passer-by. The two had a brief conversation, and the waiter intimately took the passer-by's arm and walked into the narrow dark alley.
Chen Tang sighed and lamented: "This kind of atmosphere is not good."
He added: "This old bastard Yan Cheng has committed many sins."
Sex and entertainment were a major pillar of Xiaocheng's economy, especially before the war four years ago. After several baptisms of war, the men and women who made a living from these activities were scattered everywhere.
Without a skill to support themselves and no land to cultivate, many people had to go back to their old ways and fell deeper and deeper into poverty until they died.
Luan Xin asked her, "What do you want, my lord?"
Chen Tang thought for a moment: "Of course, let them return to normal life. Teach those who don't have the skills to make a living to craftsmen, and let those who can endure hardship to work in the fields. It is always better to make a living with your hands than to make a living with your body. When they are young, they still have color and physical strength, and someone will be willing to pay for a moment of pleasure, but what about when they are middle-aged? When they are old and ugly, and their bodies are weak, how can they make a living?"
She sighed and looked away.
"It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. I guess it is not their original intention to serve others with their beauty or to make a living with their beauty."
Luan Xin looked at Chen Tang as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Chen Tang asked him, "I heard before that Gongyi's ancestors were from a prominent family, and you are also from a noble family. Do you mind these people?"
Luan Xin always lags behind Chen Tang: "I don't dare to marry into a wealthy family. It's not that I mind. It's just an accident."
What's unexpected
Unexpectedly, Shen Tang had time to consider these people.
Although there are laws and regulations for this kind of highly profitable gray industry, it is mostly a wild and rampant weed. The more you let it go, the more money it makes. The ultimate beneficiary is still the upstream, that is, Chen Tang. You should know that these places of entertainment have always paid the most and heaviest taxes, and even secret prostitutes can't escape.
The more money they make, the more money the government can collect, right
Although Chen Tang understood the deep meaning behind his words, he did not explain further.
She always likes to prove herself with actions, not just big words. At this time, Luan Xin's injured leg stepped into the sewage puddle, and the splashing water touched the hem of Chen Tang's clothes. Chen Tang changed the subject: "I have a very presumptuous question, I don't know if Gongyi minds, is your leg like this from birth or acquired?"
"The day after tomorrow."
Chen Tang said, "Dr. Dong is a master of medicine. He is not inferior to the imperial physician of the Medical Department. Let's go back to Longwu County and ask him to see you?"
"This is an old disease that I've had for many years and it can't be cured."
Chen Tang asked again: "How did you get hurt?"
Luan Xin said, "It was crushed by a horse-drawn carriage."
Chen Tang was startled, but she didn't dare to ask further. She thought it was broken or something, and after hearing what Luan Xin said, she was afraid that someone had deliberately hurt her. She apologized, "I didn't mean to offend."
Luan Xin didn't care: "It's all over."
The two of them were silent again, and Chen Tang couldn't stand this. After thinking for a while, he found a new topic: "Speaking of which, it's been a while since you were on duty at Justice. Are you used to it?"
Luan Xin said: "I'm still getting familiar with it."
After a moment of silence, he continued, "It still takes time."
In fact, it was much more tragic than Shen Tang thought.
Chen Tang transferred him to the Hu Cao Office. Although he was appointed Hu Cao Yuan from the beginning, his work content was farming, mulberry, and sacrifice. He also had to work part-time at the Shui Cao Office every now and then. Shui Cao was in charge of water conservancy. These were all his weaknesses.
The focus of work is still agriculture and sericulture.
Anyone who has something to do with agriculture and sericulture has something to do with him.
And he has never been to the ground in his life.
"You are transferred to the position of Hucao Yuan because of your knowledge as a scholar. If you can make good use of it, you can help alleviate the famine. Lingde will be here in a few days. Lingde is Wuhui's disciple. Although she is young, she is quite experienced. She is currently the Hucao Yuan of Longwu County. If you two can cooperate, the budget allocated by the government to Hucao will definitely be the largest. This matter concerns the food problem of hundreds of thousands of common people in the three counties. Do you know justice? If there are any difficulties, just raise them. The government will definitely do what it can."
Having said that, she paused.
"If everyone can have enough food, I will thank you."
Luan Xin's eyes, which had always been calm, showed a little ripples, and he said in a timid tone, "I am not worthy of this."
"You deserve it, and your scholarly ways also deserve it. Others think it is a sharp weapon on the battlefield, but I don't think so. It is clearly a lifesaver, a divine skill! It allows us mortals to no longer fear drought, no longer depend on the weather for food, and even fight against the weather!" Chen Tang said, and suddenly remembered something, "Speaking of which, the drought in Sibao County was severe last year, and even this year there was no harvest... Lord Wen Yang is so stupid that he didn't use it when there is such a big opportunity."
Chen Tang wanted to slap his thigh!
The lustful old rookie cannot recognize the value of gold and jade.
On second thought, the current world power is like this, the literary scholars or the brave warriors are superior, the mud in the field can't touch their robes, and there is more than one Qiu Wenyan. Chen Tang curled his lips in his heart. Tsk, she deserved it in the end.
I will use your great talent!
There was obvious joy on his face and his brows relaxed slightly.
Luan Xin said gently, "I am afraid I will disappoint my lord."
"I believe in you! You have to believe in yourself too!"
A body weighing more than 100 kilograms can produce thousands of kilograms of oil!
After a few more days, Luan Xin figured out the problem and gradually got the hang of it.
The Household Secretary brought someone in from outside.
He was young and handsome, wearing a grass-green round-necked wide gown, a belted belt around his waist, and a pink Wenxin monogram and a seal of the Ministry of Households.
Luan Xin looked at the other person, fell silent, and turned his head to look at the sky outside. First it was Miao Shu, then the lord, and now a female monarch with a literary mind... Is it too dense
"What is the name of this colleague?"
"My name is Lin Feng, my courtesy name is Lingde, nice to meet you, Luan Hu Cao."