The moonlight is like water, and the moonlight like silver shines over the courtyard wall and sprinkles into the courtyard, covering everything with a layer of fantastic colors and pulling down the shadows.

Gao Daquan washed his body, casually put on a small shirt, and sat beside Xu Ping obediently.

After dinner, Duan Yunjie sent a pot of herbal tea, saying that it was a family secret recipe and a good medicine for the heat. The herbal tea was extremely bitter, but after enduring and drinking it, she was really in a much better mood, and even Xiuxiu chewed the betel nut and drank the herbal tea, and she became lively again, and her sick expression was swept away.

I don't know how many women Xu Ping dressed in neutral clothes in his previous life, and now he can basically be sure that Duan Yunjie is daughter wearing men's clothes, but he didn't say anything. How people dress up is their own freedom, maybe there are unspeakable hardships, why should Xu Ping worry about that. Although Duan Yunjie is not as beautiful as people in the world, he just appreciates it, and he doesn't have any special thoughts to put it on.

Home is always concerned, and the thread connected to my heart is like a spring, and the farther away it is, the more it pulls it. Lin Suniang has been pregnant for more than six months, and now it's time to have a big belly and not be able to walk. Thinking of home and Lin Suniang, Xu Ping will feel a faint happiness.

Not far away, Xiuxiu was curiously teasing a fruit with a branch and getting off the horse, having a lot of fun. Guoxia horse is produced in Qiongya, that is, Hainan Island in later generations, the horse is small, not much bigger than a big sheep, unbearable to carry and ride, are raised by rich and noble families as pets. This fruit was brought by a petty official, but unfortunately he was seriously ill and died here, and the horse remained in the inn. Xiuxiu looked curious, so she asked Lin Yicheng to tease.

"It's almost the New Year, but there is no New Year's atmosphere here."

Xu Ping sighed, and couldn't help but imagine the lively scene in Tokyo now.

Gao Daquan didn't have these delicate thoughts, and said in a rough voice: "It's all barbarians here, where do you know the four solar terms." I've heard people say that some barbarians don't even know who their parents are, officials, do you think they live like beasts? ”

Xu Ping looked at Gao Daquan and shook his head again and again: "People are people, how can they be compared to beasts?" They are just in a remote location, unpopularized, and do not know etiquette. It's not their fault, people are not born to know it, someone has to teach them. The imperial court set up counties here, which is to educate the four yi, so that they know etiquette, righteousness and humility. ”

Gao Daquan only felt that this ghost place was uncomfortable, and he didn't care about any education at all, and just hoped that Xu Ping would end his term of office soon so that he could return to the Central Plains.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Xu Ping would have felt that what he said was nonsense, and along the way, he somewhat understood why the ancestor paid so much attention to etiquette.

After coming down from Pennsylvania, as soon as the Kunlun Pass was crossed, the Han settlements suddenly decreased, and there were natives everywhere. They are almost still in a primitive society, slash-and-burn farming, watching the sky and eating. I don't read, I don't read, I don't have the consciousness of saving, I eat a meal, I just want a good time, and I don't think about the future. The iron tools of the Han people were first used to plough the land, and their iron tools were hung around their waists, which were specially used to fight, and if they disagreed, they would decide life and death.

This state of existence is a pleasure for individuals, but it is a disaster for the race, and for thousands of years, generation after generation, there has been no change. Xu Ping also tried to talk to the Turen, but found that the two sides were not on the same channel at all, and there was almost no possibility of communication. They think you're talking about the book and roll their eyes. Tempting them to profit, people only pursue a round belly, a little more advanced, that is, to drink and drink a good time, and other things are dead to them, so what do you do with so much!

Ruthless and desireless, oil and salt do not enter, how do you govern this kind of person? The most effective way is to educate people about etiquette and righteousness, so that there are differences between people, and only then can we change this state by pursuing them. The natives here are now under the rule of various local officials, and they have been accustomed to it for thousands of years, thinking that this is a matter of course, no one wants to change it, and the government has no way to start. If there are more people who can read and write, and know the outside world, this dull situation can be broken.

As a result, the horse had a gentle temperament, and Xiuxiu teased for a while, and the pony lowered his head and drooped his ears, and let Xiuxiu stroke it. Xiuxiu was playful for a while, and shouted Gao Daquan: "Brother Gao, come and hold on to see if I can ride it!" This horse listens to me, and is not afraid of me riding it! ”

Gao Daquan stood up, tied up his clothes, and walked in front of Xiuxiu.

Seeing that it was such a strong man, the pony was startled, let out a low roar, and hid behind Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu stroked the horse's neck and said in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Brother Gao is my good friend and won't beat you." You stand honestly, let me ride, okay? Growing up, I watched other people ride horses, and I was so envious. However, I don't dare to ride a big horse, it's not fun to throw it off, you look so small, just like me. ”

The pony didn't know if he understood, so he stuck out his tongue and licked Xiuxiu's little hand, leaning over meekly.

Xiuxiu was overjoyed: "Brother Gao, you see it agreed!" ”

Gao Daquan smiled slightly, took the reins of Xiuxiu, and with a strong pair of hands, he put Xiuxiu on the horse's back and firmly held it with a pair of big hands.

The girl's body is light, and she was startled at first when she got off the horse, and when she felt that her back was not heavy, she became excited and walked slowly in the yard with Xiuxiu.

Animals also have a competitive heart, and this horse sees those high-headed horses flying around with people, but his body is like a plaything, and he inevitably feels inferior. Today, I can finally carry people, and I can't help but feel a sense of pride, and I look up and hiss.

This sound has no momentum, like a child's scream, which makes people laugh.

Xiuxiu shouted happily on horseback: "Official, look, I can also ride a horse!" ”

Xu Ping smiled and shook his head, looking at the moon in the sky that was missing a piece. The moon in Lingnan looks no different from the Central Plains, but for some reason, Xu Ping always feels that it is not as bright as his hometown.

Early the next morning, Lin Yicheng came to the gate of Xu Ping's small courtyard early and stood there respectfully. The general judge and the governor are called governors, no more than other wingmen, and they have to go out of the city to greet them. That's what Xu Ping didn't mean when he didn't enter the city last night, sneaking into the city, and not scaring those petty officials to death.

After washing up and putting on the official robe, Xu Ping took Gao Daquan and Xiuxiu out of the courtyard. Xiuxiu took the fruit off the horse like a baby, no one wanted this horse anyway, and she was Xiuxiu from then on.

Lin Yicheng saw Xu Ping hurriedly bowing and saluting: "Shangguan, the honor guard in the city has arrived, and is waiting for orders in the courtyard." ”

Xu Ping nodded, and the group walked out of the post house.

In the Song Dynasty, officials were not as pompous as in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and they often carried several large sedan chairs, and officials were not allowed to take sedan chairs when traveling, but could only ride horses. Only the old and important ministers have difficulty in moving, and they can take a sedan chair if they have a special decree from the emperor, and local officials do not have this treatment.

According to the system, Yongzhou is a Jiedu state, and there are 50 soldiers accompanying the state, and 15 people are sentenced to accompany it. At this time, waiting at the door were fifteen van soldiers, led by a small section level, and from then on they were Xu Ping's escorts.

Seeing Xu Ping come out, Tan Hu, the leader of the section, crossed his hands and saluted: "Xiaguan Tan Hu, a group of fifteen people have seen the general judgment!" Waiting for the verdict! ”

Xu Ping saw that these fifteen people were still strong, and Zhizhou didn't pick some old and weak people to fool him, nodded and said, "Okay, follow me into the city!" ”

These are all the Xiang Army of the Honzhou, which belongs to the local command of the troops, and are directly under the Zhizhou. Although the Song Dynasty said that military and political affairs were under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, it was still divided into the central army and the local army. Because the Xiang army originated from the feudal army of the late Tang Dynasty and the fifth dynasty, the power of the Song Taizu domain town was weakened by the way, and Yongzhou belonged to the border, and the number of forbidden troops was small, and the Xiang army still looked a little there.

Xiuxiu was still sitting on the ox cart driven by Gao Daquan, looking at the soldiers escorting around her, feeling a little scared and majestic. The fruit dismounted and followed on the ox cart, bowing his eyebrows and following quietly.

After walking a short distance, outside the city gate, the subordinate officials in Yongzhou City were already there.

Seeing Xu Ping coming, a middle-aged man in his forties walked briskly to the crowd and greeted him and saluted: "Yongzhou Jiedu Judge Zhou Tianxing and his wingmen greet the verdict!" ”

Xu Ping got off the horse, handed the reins to Tan Hu in the back, and stepped forward and said, "The judge is exempt." ”

The judge is the chief of the state and county officials, second only to the governor and the general judge, and the official of the Jing Dynasty is called the signing judge, and the person selected to serve this position is called the judge. In the days when Xu Ping was not enough, he was the acting officer.

The two met, and Zhou Tianxing introduced other subordinate officials. The first is to record Li Yonglun, who joined the army, and secondly, Cai Liang, the official of the festival, according to the system, there should be two officials, Yongzhou is sparsely populated, and only one member is set up, and then there is Wu Qingnan, the observation envoy.

The judges, the officials, and the envoys are called the two envoys, which originate from the subordinate officials of the festival in the Tang Dynasty, and the judges are the longest. The two envoys are the festival degree envoy and the observation envoy, because in the Tang Dynasty, the festival degree envoy was generally also the observation envoy, and all the festival states were called the two envoys, and there was no special distinction. There is also a position of the secretary of the festival, in the Song Dynasty the responsibilities overlapped with the observation of the envoy, those with a background were appointed as the secretary of the festival, and those without a background were the observer envoys.

During the Song Dynasty, local prefectures were not only divided into grades according to the number of household registrations, but also inherited from the prefectures, such as governors, festivals, defenses, and regimental training, both of which would affect the treatment and remuneration of local officials. At this time, Guizhou was the capital governor, but Yongzhou was a jiedu state and had not yet been upgraded.

After Zhou Tianxing introduced the two envoys, Li Yonglun introduced other subordinate officials, namely Du Yan, the manager of the army, and Cheng Qinan, who joined the army.

They are called Zhu Cao Guan, which is derived from the subordinate officials of the governor of the Tang Dynasty, and there is also a judicial army, because the affairs of Yongzhou are not complicated, and they are not placed, and they are headed by the record of joining the army.

The responsibilities of the shogunate officials and the Cao officials overlapped, but they were both set up in parallel during the Song Dynasty, which also meant mutual supervision. They do not work together, the office of the shogunate is the signing hall, and the officials of the Cao are in the state court.

After the introduction of these subordinate officials, three more officials came up and saluted Xu Ping.

The general judgment has its own office space, the general judgment hall, and these three people are Xu Ping's direct subordinates, and they should be in the three holes of the Division, the Gouyuan and the Grinding Division.

Xu Ping saw them one by one, still got on the horse, the soldiers of the honor guard opened the way in front, and the group entered Yongzhou City.