Chapter 756: The Wish Is Finally Granted

Although it is no longer the time for the Tang and Song Dynasty officials to take up the official positions in Hainan, this is still a shortage of officials in the selection of officials. Compared with other provinces, states and counties, Qiongzhou Mansion is extremely hot all year round, and the houses of Chengmai County are naturally in disrepair. Compared with the county government of Panyu County, Nanhai and Panyu County, Guangzhou Prefecture, it can even be called dilapidated.

Entering the main entrance from the eight-character wall, the first wall in front of the head is in tatters, and the pattern on the top is almost indistinguishable if you don't look carefully. The roof tiles of the public hall have also been repaired several times, and the surrounding walls are not neatly tiled. And because of the battle more than a month ago, there are even mottled dark red blood stains on the walls inside and out, and they have not even been painted.

brought Zhang Yue into the three halls, which were still clean and tidy, and retired the rest of the people, and Chengmai Zhixian, who was over fifty years old, immediately knelt down. The hem of his blue cloth, which had been washed so hard that he couldn't see his true color, rested on the ground, looking not like a county parent official at all, but more like a poor school teacher with few students.

"My lord, the lower officials first mistakenly took the people with ulterior motives as the officers of the capital to stay in the county office, and then mistakenly listened to their words and invited a group of Li people to go to the charity temple in the name of the county government, and then almost let the county government be robbed, and even after the news of the Li people was about to move, the lower officials were unable to maintain it, and even alarmed the adults to come in person, and the lower officials deserved to die."

When he first met at the post station in the morning, Zhang Yue found that this magistrate was not only overly dressed in plain clothes, but also a little depressed. Seeing him kneeling on the ground at this time, he couldn't help frowning, and said lightly for a long time: "Although you have made mistakes and are incompetent, this department is not here to ask the teacher for guilt. Get up, sit down and talk. ”

Having said that, it took a long time for Chengmai Zhixian to stand up tremblingly. In the officialdom, he is only respected and inferior by rank, not by the order of the eldest and youngest, he is more than twice as old as Zhang Yue, but the official position is four grades different from Zhang Yue, according to the etiquette system, you need to kneel when you see each other, and kneel when you have something, not to mention that he is sincerely afraid of his guilty body, and his knees naturally can't get up. So, although Zhang Yue called him up at this time, he was still only half of his ass next to the chair, and his eyes were peeking at Zhang Yue's face all the time. It wasn't until he truthfully reported the situation in Chengmai County these days that he moved and changed his sitting position.

"I think you already know about the contract that we made in the Thirty-six Mountains before, I think you already know it from Yu Shiyu." Seeing that the old magistrate nodded again and again, Zhang Yue paused, and then ordered, "You are a liuguan magistrate, and you don't care about the matter of Fu Li, and since you have never appeased the Li people, you don't have to worry about this matter." But the matter of the third crop of rice and the second crop of rice cannot be delayed, and now the best time for planting has been missed, but the gist of it is that you, the parent official, need to know it well and start implementing it next year......"

For Chengmai Zhixian, who has been worried for more than a month, every word Zhang Yue said at this time was like a rain from heaven, so he nodded when he heard it, eager to memorize it all. After Zhang Yue finished speaking, he still looked like he was listening respectfully, until he saw the big boss get up to leave, he hurriedly jumped up, and when he arrived at the gate of the county government, he called two more errands, planning to send them in person.

"You don't need to send it, you take care of the affairs of the county government, and you don't have to work so these courtesies." Striding to the door, Zhang Yue suddenly stopped, turned his head to look at the dress of this magistrate, and finally fell on the embroidered belt, "Also, although diligence and thrift and simplicity are good things, if you do too much, the effect is counterproductive." Your official has a solid family background and wears a few good clothes, will others still slander you? It is important to be honest and honest, but talent is also important! ”

Seeing Zhang Yue brush his sleeves away, the legs of a certain prefect couldn't help but tremble slightly. His family is well-off, even the subordinate officials and people of this county don't know very well, how can Zhang Yue know the situation of his family when he first arrives?

got into the carriage and walked out of the alley, and when he arrived at the small courtyard where Zhang Bu was renting, Zhang Yue changed out of the black gauze hat and official clothes, changed into a crow-blue cloth shirt with no patterns, and wore a high-headed cloth scarf, and only took Zhang Bu and Amber out. Because next door is the Qiu family's compound, but a stone's throw away, the three of them walked there in peace. When they arrived at the door of Qiu's house, two well-behaved children who had been waiting here greeted them and took them in without saying a word.

Compared with the dilapidated county government, although the Qiu family compound is also an old house for many years in Zhang Yue's eyes, it does not have much decay. At this moment, the first three people in the front yard greeted them, except for Qiu Guoyong, who he had seen before, his temples were white and his face was wrinkled, and the other two people who looked like brothers were also full of old faces. However, the same starched and washed white silk shirt, wearing it on their bodies showed a bit of the demeanor of the year, so after stepping forward, seeing that they were about to kneel after raising their hands to worship, Zhang Yue hurriedly stopped him, and when he arrived at the main hall, he saw that the two Qiu family disciples had retreated, so he bent down and saluted.

Qiu Guoyong was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "My lord, how dare you do this?" ”

"The Zhang family and the Qiu family used to be world friends, and the three of them were my elders, this is a private gift." Zhang Yue sat down calmly after saluting, and then said, "It's just that the imperial court is in the law, and even the British Duke is not too ostentatious, so I just asked Zhang Bu to visit you before, and brought some things that the British Duke entrusted me to bring." As for the purpose of this visit, I think you already know it. Gu Xingzu's misdeeds caused a big turmoil, and also caused the Qiu family to lose several loyal family members. But because of this incident, the emperor remembered the Qiu family's loyalty in the past, so he finally turned around. It was Emperor Taizong who degraded the Qiu family at the beginning, because this was a major crime of defeat, so it was difficult to move the derogatory article. However, in the future, the Qiu family can openly comprador the field industry in Guangdong. ”

When Zhang Bu came to borrow someone, Qiu Guoyong did not hesitate. After all, the whole family belittled Hainan, and those family members were the only remaining family members in the family, and in addition to sending money to the capital to seek escape from crime over the years, the rest of the head was smashed on them, and at the same time, they had to prevent the magistrate from thinking that they were plotting against them. However, now that the ending of the heart was exchanged for this sentence, he only felt that his internal organs were churning, and he actually stood up all of a sudden, knelt down and kowtowed three times facing north. Almost at the same time, his two brothers also came forward and knelt on the ground, kowtowing and bursting into tears.

Amber, who was standing beside Zhang Yue, had never raised her head since she entered the Qiu family's compound. Despite this, if it weren't for the fact that her face had not been washed with potion and looked sallow, I am afraid that everyone would be surprised by her pale face at the moment. Seeing the three people fall to the ground at this time, she felt even more in her heart, so she could only take a deep breath and bite the tip of her tongue fiercely, which finally maintained the calm on her face. At this moment, she saw Zhang Yue also stand up, turned her head to look over, and then gently squeezed her hand without a trace, she really calmed down a little, and returned an extremely reluctant smile.

After a long time, the three old men, who didn't know whether to bow to Jun En or their father, helped each other to stand up. Seeing that Zhang Yue had already gotten up, Qiu Guoyong wiped his old tearful eyes with his sleeve, and gave Zhang Yue a deep look: "The whole family has withered so far, and it has always been a long way to survive, even the messenger of Chengmai County came to the door, we don't dare to slack off." With this grace, this family of young and old can finally go out openly, and the family no longer has to operate secretly. Although the grace of this heaven and earth is the holy rain and dew, it is also the thoughtfulness of Lord Zhang. ”

"You don't have to thank me, if it weren't for the British prince pleading in front of the Queen Mother, this matter would definitely not have happened."

Qiu Fu was a hardcore Han king's party, and the Han king had rebelled before, if Zhu Zhanji was himself and hated the house and Wu, the Qiu family would naturally not be pleased. However, Zhang Yue begged Zhu Zhanji for mercy, and Zhang Fu asked Empress Dowager Zhang for grace, which could not let people come back to be officials, but could always let them have some freedom, which was finally approved by the emperor. After all, Zhang Fu previously resigned as the governor of the Chinese military capital, and Zhang Yue has a lot of merits in Guangdong, so he will not refute face if he asks for such a thing.

Hearing this, Qiu Guoyong and the three of them were very grateful, and they just had to say things like the people who offered immortal tablets. Therefore, when Zhang Yue reminded them in the third chapter of the law that they must limit the number of trading houses, the number of fields, and the number of tenant farmers, and not to be too ostentatious, they all agreed. In the end, Qiu Guoyong glanced at Zhang Yue's face, and cautiously tested: "Such a big event, we plan to gather the whole family to worship the ancestral hall, I don't know ......"

"The official decree should still be halfway through, this is the message I got a step earlier, so if you are going to make an official sacrifice to the ancestral hall, you should wait until then to make the ceremony. However, the Qiu family and the Zhang family have been friends for many years, and if the three of them agree, I want to go and sacrifice the tomb of Master Qiu. ”

At this moment, thinking that after the defeat of the war, his father's bones were scattered and could no longer be found in the grassland, except for a well-dressed mound in Nanjing, another one was built here, Qiu Guoyong almost shed tears again. He deeply felt Zhang Yue's thoughts, and hurriedly nodded: "This matter naturally makes it, if the ancestor knew that the adult had done such a thing for him, he would definitely be very happy under the spring." It's just that the ancestral tomb is outside the city, and the status of the adults is noble, so this matter can't alarm the outside, and let the three of us prepare well, how about going out of the city to worship tomorrow? ”

Zhang Yue has seen a lot of people who are insatiable and greedy, although he just said this as his original intention, but he also had the intention of testing whether the Qiu clan would make a fuss about his worship, and at this time, he was naturally satisfied with Qiu Guoyong's attitude. He asked for forgiveness for the Qiu family this time, firstly, to repay Qiu Fu's original love for Zhang Fu, and secondly, to fulfill Amber's wish to go to the ancestral grave to pay respects, as for the help of the Qiu family's Wuyue Commercial Firm, it is already the most important factor. After all, there are now the most reliable people in this area.

What allies are at stake, and what masters and subordinates are, are not as reliable as father-son affection.

"Well, I won't stay longer, lest the county government have something to inform you about. You should also know where I live, and let them know when you have done something. ”

Qiujia cemetery is in the east of Chengmai County, since moving here, there are people in the family who are not satisfied with the past, and Qiu Fu, who died in the north, said that he also set up a mound in Nanjing, but now he is uprooted and unable to worship, and this ancestral tomb sacrifice field has become the most important and urgent task. So, the brothers of Qiu Guoyong's generation who had been intriguing endlessly finally got together, took out a sum of money from each room, spent a lot of money to find a feng shui cemetery, and bought the surrounding 800 acres of land as a sacrificial field.

At this moment, Zhang Yue Xiangxiang was standing in front of Qiu Fu's clothed mound, and the amber and Zhang Bu behind him naturally bowed and worshiped with him. After the ceremony, he retreated silently, but his heart was full of mixed feelings. The nobles canonized at the beginning of Hongwu were almost wiped out, and the nobles canonized during the Yongle period were already several less. Titles can be hereditary, but they can also be deprived, as can wealth and power. Even if Qiu Fu was not defeated and killed in that northern expedition, he may not be able to survive in the subsequent battle for succession. The power of two evils, now the end is to be pardoned after being degraded, if Qiu Fu can be preserved until the end of Yongle, maybe the Qiu clan will never recover.

"Adult ......"

Hearing this voice in his ears, Zhang Yue came back to his senses and said to Qiu Guoyong, who reminded him loudly: "I want to take a look here, and I can report to the British Gazette when I turn around, you are waiting outside the cemetery." ”

Although this requirement is a bit strange, the Qiu family can finally be a person openly, Qiu Guoyong naturally doesn't care about this, so he made a gesture to the two brothers and a few henchmen who followed, and everyone retreated one by one. After they all left, Zhang Yue told Zhang Bu to go over there to watch the movement, and then took Amber's hand.

"Let's go and find your father's grave."

The Qiu family cemetery is all husband and wife burial tombs, and there are only three people in Qiu Guoyong's generation who have died, so the two quickly found the inconspicuous tombstone and the small tombstone. Probably because there are no direct descendants, the grass in front of the grave has grown tall, and there is no trace of worship. Seeing Amber kowtowing and kneeling in front of the tomb in a daze, Zhang Yue saluted, stepped forward and put the fragrant flowers and green grass he had picked before on the grave, and then knelt down beside her.

"Now that you are in the heart of them, it is the best comfort to them, and you often make offerings to them at home during the New Year's holidays. The dead are gone, and the living are the most important. Now that your wish is fulfilled, you will put aside those scruples and live a good life in the future, so that your father and mother will be happy below, right? ”

"Well, I understand......"

Nodding vigorously, Amber still couldn't help but lean into Zhang Yue's arms, tears completely blurred her eyes, but her heart was completely relaxed. Zhang Yue patted her back gently, his eyes swept over the tombstone with dim handwriting, and then coaxed: "Idiot girl, don't cry, otherwise what will be seen when you go out?" ”

Seeing that Amber was so easy to stop crying, and raised her head again, Zhang Yue hurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped it on her face twice, seeing that the yellow color was not washed away by tears at all, she was also relieved. Holding her to stand up, he took a deep look at the grave again, and then turned his head to stare at her: "It's all done, let's go home." ”

Listening to these simple words of going home, Amber only felt that her heart was full of indescribable emotions, and nodded emphatically. In Zhang Yue's arms, she looked back at the tombstone, and she couldn't help but chant softly.

"Dad, mother, my daughter is gone!"