"The first day of December is the official assessment, presided over by the chief official Peng in the official temple, Heifu, remember not to forget!"

When Heifu and the others came out, it was already evening, and when they said goodbye in front of the county lieutenant's yamen, General Chen Baijiang repeatedly instructed him not to miss the deadline!

He also solemnly reminded Heifu: "If you can really become the head of Huyang Pavilion, you must not forget who carried you!" ”

Heifu made a look of sincerity and fear: "Heifu should be remembered, there is a saying in my hometown, called the grace of dripping water, when the spring reciprocates, Heifu dare not forget the great grace of the right lieutenant!" Of course, I will not forget Chen Baijiang's kind words......"

"The grace of a drop of water is reciprocated by a spring...... That's a good sentence, I should pass it on to the right lieutenant. ”

Unlike Du Xian, the county lieutenant who does things lightly, Chen Baijiang is just a person with a little cleverness but no great wisdom, he nodded with satisfaction: "That's good, Heifu Pavilion Chief, I look forward to the day when you and I become colleagues and work together!" ”

With that, he said goodbye to Heifu and left.

Heifu waved at Chen Baijiang, and only raised his head until his figure disappeared into the corner of the street, but Fang Cai's smile had already retracted, and his eyes were deep and thoughtful.

His mouth was full of gratitude, but his heart was still like a mirror.

Many years ago, Xunzi once recounted what he saw and heard when he came to Qin, saying that "when you enter the country, you can watch the doctors of the Qiqi Dynasty, go out of its door, and enter the public gate; Out of the public gate, to his family, no private affairs; Not more than Zhou, not a friend ......"

That's right, Qin State does have many good officials like Xi, who are not friends and not as good as Zhou. However, Lao Xunzi still regarded the Qin State too one-sidedly.

Although the Shang Dynasty Reform Law had tried to put an end to the favoritism and malpractice that was rampant in the Six Kingdoms, Shantouism. But Qin is so big, there are so many counties, and although the laws are strict and detailed, as long as people live, they can't erase the intricacies of human relationships, how can everything be exempt from vulgarity? Otherwise, it would be impossible for Fan Sui, the prime minister of King Qin Zhao back then, to put his life-saving benefactors Zheng Anping and Wang Jiquan in important positions, but in the end, he was held accountable and lost his life because he defected to the enemy.

That's a big case, to put it mildly, the current open and secret battle between the two lieutenants in Anlu County is also a typical silhouette.

Although the right lieutenant Du Xian is the chief officer, he is an outsider and does not have deep roots in the local area. In order not to be overshadowed by Lieutenant Zuo, he could only promote some cronies as wings. or Chen Baijiang, a son from the Nanjun School; Or a local like Heifu, who comes from a humble background but has some skills, because such a person is more likely to be grateful to Dade.

After more than a month of events, Heifu has completely made a feud with the Left Lieutenant, and in order to avoid retaliation at any time, he can only involuntarily throw himself into the command of the Right Lieutenant. This is also thanks to the fact that he proved that he was a useful person in the two incidents of catching thieves and performing military exercises on the tenth day, otherwise, how could the right lieutenant look down on him?

On the way out of the official temple, after Heifu thought about this clearly, he sighed again: "Although I know that the county right lieutenant is by no means untargeted, I am still grateful to him and thank him for giving me such an opportunity!" ”

Although the pavilion chief is small, he is only a small official at the level of "fighting food", and in the words of later generations, he is not even as good as a nine-grade sesame official. But then again, which police academy student who has just graduated from school in the future can have this opportunity? Can you become the head of a grassroots police station? Hefu couldn't wait to show himself during the military drill on October Day, not for such an opportunity.

The Qin State had the fairest class flow in the world during the Warring States Period, so Heifu believed that it was an awl that would always stand out.

Although he ended up being held in his hand and could be used as a weapon to stab his opponent at any time, if there really was such a day, the first thing to break would definitely be the weapon......

But now, Heifu can only climb along the pole, and climb to wherever he goes, which is his first step into the bamboo pole called "Shitu". On this pole, you have to be mentally prepared to look up with your ass and look down with smiling faces.

However, the matter is not over, the appointment and dismissal of a pavilion chief is not a word of the county lieutenant, Du Xian can propose to the county commander who is recruited, but the right to appoint and remove personnel is not in his hands, but in the hands of the county commander and his subordinate "chief official Peng".

The chief official Peng is a 200 stone official, the same level as the prison Pengxi, responsible for the appointment and dismissal of personnel, the advance and retreat of officials, and is equivalent to the head of the organization department of the county party committee in later generations.

If Heifu remembers correctly, in a few years, in Pei County, thousands of miles away, Xiao He, the first prime minister of the Han Dynasty, would also be this official, and thus became acquainted with Director Liu of the Surabaya Pavilion......

"If that's the case, wouldn't I become the pavilion chief a few years earlier than Liu Bang?" Hefu couldn't help but be happy when he thought of this stubble.

But don't be too happy, before that, he still has to go through a test, that is, the civil service examination of the Qin State - the official assessment.

At this time, the Qin officials were divided into two kinds: grammar officials and military officials, and the pavilion chief was responsible for catching thieves and public security, belonging to military officials, and there were requirements for personal martial arts, so the county lieutenant asked him if he would be "five soldiers", and to be a pavilion chief, he had to be proficient in at least one. Heifu is not worried about this, he is still confident in his own ability, and he can't embarrass the police academy, right?

In addition to martial arts, there are also laws and decrees to be examined.

Qin, who advocates the rule of law, "everything is decided by the law", and one of the criteria for distinguishing between good officials and evil officials in the official document "Yushu" released last year by Nanjun Taishou is that "all good officials know the law and order, and everything can be done", while "the evil official does not know the law and does not know the matter".

As the pavilion chief, in addition to catching thieves, he also has to hold a two-foot wooden stump to popularize the law to the people along the way, so he must not know the law.

In order to prove that he is a good official who can be qualified for the position of pavilion chief in front of the "chief official Peng", Heifu must go through a "legal question" that you ask and I answer before he can pass the test.

Now Hefu is a little blind, although he knows a lot of laws these days, but overall, he is still legally illiterate.

Fortunately, the "chief official Peng" did not let him go to the exam immediately, but put the assessment time on December 1. Because according to the practice of the Qin State, from the first day of December to March, it is the time for the appointment and dismissal of officials in various places.

"It's the last day of October, that is, there's only one month left?"

Heifu couldn't help but feel a little difficult, and it was not difficult for him to memorize many laws such as "The Law of Theft" and "The Law of Catching" within a month, because there were not many words. The difficulty lies in the fact that it must be skillfully used according to different cases, and the concept of punishment in the Qin State is very different from that of later generations.

Who should I go to?

Heifu's first thought was Xi, but Xifu was an important member of the county, and he only had a one-sided relationship with Heifu, so how could he have time to teach him to learn the Fa?

After thinking about it, he had an idea.

The reason why this "black husband" is literate is because when he was a child, when the family conditions were good, he and his eldest brother had learned simple reading and writing in Lu Ying in the sunset, Yan Zhen in the adjacent plaque, and the two old people.

These two elders were grammar officials in the county and township, and they were also proficient in the law. The Heifu family had some friendship with them, and they should visit them when they returned.

Thinking so, Heifu quickened his pace, just wanting to go back to pack his bags and go home as soon as possible, not only to see his family earlier, but also for his own future......

By the time Heifu returned to the school building, it was already getting late, and the bustling school yard, which had been crowded with guards in the past, had become empty and silent.

He couldn't help but say regretfully: "I originally said that I was going to go on the road with Ji Ying and them, but I didn't want to be called by the right lieutenant, at this hour, I'm afraid they all left first......

Like Heifu, who wouldn't want to go back to see their parents, wife and children sooner after a month away from home? After getting along for a month day and night, the people dispersed at the end of the song.

It's not that Heifu is reluctant to take the temporary position, but it's a pity for those robes and friendships. This is the second time since he came to this era, in addition to the warmth of his family, that he feels that he is not alone. Perhaps influenced by studying at the police academy in his previous life, Heifu is also a collectivist at heart.

Many cottages in this era still live a life where chickens and dogs do not interact with each other, and the Qin State has legislated to restrict people from wandering around without household registration, calling it a "loitering crime", and I don't know if there will be a chance to see Ji Ying, Dongmen Leopard and others again in the future......

This house will wait until tomorrow, and a new batch of pawns will be ushered in, and maybe they will also be named Guishi, but the "Guishi" that belongs to Heifu is only this one in October of the 21st year of the reign of King Qin!

Thinking about it this way, the joy of having the opportunity to be a pavilion chief has also been diluted a lot.

With some trepidation, Heifu pushed open the broken door of the hut, and unexpectedly, a figure jumped out of the black hole!

He screamed, bared his teeth and claws, and pounced on Heifu!