The news of Ouyang Xiu's death alarmed the capital, but it had not yet reached Guanxi.

There was still a month left before the lock hall test, and Han Gang was not in a hurry to rush to Qinzhou at this time, but sat peacefully at home on the shore of Weishui. I was not in a hurry at all, as if I had forgotten about the upcoming exam.

He is not at home all the year round, and he wants to spend more time with his parents, wife and concubine when he has the opportunity. As an official, don't have a wife, abandon the grave, and travel thousands of miles, maybe there will be an accident that day. Therefore, filial piety should be manifested often.

After Wang Shao left, Gao Zunyu now has the sole power, but he is not so confused as to change the rules set by Wang Shao, and Xiao Gui Cao's methods are not ashamed. If he made changes according to his own opinions, in case of an accident, Gao Zunyu would not be able to bear it.

In addition, Gao Zunyu's concubine is also pregnant with Liujia, and it will be a few days. Longxi lacks famous doctors, and there is also a shortage of high-level midwives, so Gao Zunyu has sent people to Qinzhou to invite the best Wen Po to come over.

Han Gang had already instructed Qian Mingming, the housekeeper at home: "If someone comes, when she finishes serving the Gao family, invite her to the house, don't make a mistake." ”

Sitting at home, Han Gang was still a little uneasy, after all, it was the first time he had experienced such a situation. Zhou Nan and Yan Suxin were diagnosed in the middle of last year, when they were already more than a month old. Extrapolated, their due date is basically in the first half of August, which is at most half a month, maybe a little earlier.

Han Gang was calculating the future variables, but someone came out to interrupt his thoughts: "Official, Liu Baozheng from Chengen Village is here." ”

Si Yan's veteran knew Liu Yuan's status in the hearts of his own officials, and he would not stop Liu Yuan like an outsider, but invited him into the concierge to sit, and let the boy who started to do it go in and report.

Sure enough, as expected, the word soon came out inside, 'The official invited Liu Baozheng to enter the meeting. ’

Following Han Gang, Liu Yuan made a lot of contributions in the just-concluded Battle of Hezhou, they were the ones who attacked the city, they were the ones who guarded the camp, they were the ones who rescued the dangerous city, and they were the ones who pursued the remnants of the enemy. Compared with the forbidden armies from all walks of life, the exploits of the Guangrui Army, which can only be regarded as a township soldier, are not under any elite, no matter which way they are selected, they can only barely sit on an equal footing with Liu Yuan and others. But at the end of the day, Guang Ruijun's reward was still mainly gold, silver, and wealth. And the same merit is much lower than that of ordinary soldiers who participated in the war.

However, after Han Gang saw the reward, he immediately wrote a suggestion. It was proposed that in order to continue to use Guangrui rebels to fight for the imperial court in the future, it was best to use the land as a reward, and use the wasteland of Xizhou and Gongzhou to supplement the insufficient part of the reward.

Han Gang's proposal was quickly approved by the imperial court. If the rebels of the past can honestly open up the wasteland and farm, no matter which side of the new party or the old party is, they will not oppose this plan. And as long as they reclaim one-third of the wasteland they have been given, two years later, Xihe Road will have more than 10,000 stone of grain in one year's tax revenue. It's a no-brainer.

At the same time, because of Han Gang's words, the Guangrui soldiers, who had been rewarded harshly, were compensated with land. Although it is still a deserted land, it is a good foundation to cook for a few years. Therefore, Han Gang's advice and virtue are even more based on his kindness in the past, and the Guangrui army has a heart for Han Gang.

was led all the way to the study by the little servant, and Liu Yuan saw that Han Gang had already stood up and waited in the room.

Hurriedly saluted. Han Gang motioned for Liu Yuan to sit down, shook the gift slip in his hand, half sighed, half questioned: "Why bother?" ”

On the thin gift list, there are rows of gold, silver, silk, and precious utensils, as well as some local products, such as skins and medicinal herbs, all from the mountains near the left. Although Han Gang didn't know as much about goods as his cousin, he glanced at the gifts listed on the gift list, and he still knew the value of these gifts, and the total number of gifts was almost a thousand. This gift is a little too heavy.

I only heard Liu Yuandao: "I heard that the official is going to take a concubine recently, and there will be a little official or a little lady soon, so I want to express my heart." It's quite convenient to come now, but after a few days, it will be lively, and it will be inconvenient for the villain to come and go. ”

Han Gang was a little happy when he heard this, Liu Yuan was also hearted, and when he waited until he took a concubine or celebrated his son, it was inconvenient to appear, so he rushed to give a gift now. Guang Ruijun's heart Han Gang received it, but he couldn't accept all the gifts.

"I have taken the local products inside, and as for the gold, silver, treasures, and other things, you should take them back. Don't bring such a heavy gift next time, I also know your net worth, these are all things that come from Bo Life, or keep them for your own use, and you also want to leave some capital for your children and grandchildren in the future. ”

Liu Yuan hurriedly said; "Precious or not is secondary, just talk about the heart, the rebellious kindness of the officials to us is difficult to calculate, if it is not for the fear that it will affect the officials, there will be someone below to put the immortal tablets of the officials. This little thing outside the body is nothing, the official still accepts it......"

"I will accept my heart, but I still can't accept gold and silver."

Han Gang insisted on not wanting to, but Liu Yuan insisted on staying. After the last, Han Gang was a little impatient, and raised his eyes to look at Liu Yuan, "What's the matter, now that I'm locked in the hall, it won't work to talk?" ”

Although the person who spoke was laughing, Liu Yuan was already shuddering. The fear of Wenchen has been deeply engraved in his heart for decades, once indulged, but now he is even more in awe. Especially Han Gang, Liu Yuan knows his methods and character very well, and he doesn't dare to underestimate him because of the age gap.

"How about leaving half of it?" He asked cautiously, but he still didn't forget to give the gift out of the court.

"That's it! That's it! Half of it. Han Gang sighed. Expensive gifts delivered to your door cannot be accepted in full, nor can they be ignored. This knowledge of gift-giving and gift-receiving is almost the same before and after a thousand years.

Putting down the gift list, Han Gang asked Liu Yuan: "Will you come to the city alone today, Liu Yuan?" ”

"There are also some junior characters, who know that the Taoist officials are studying, and they don't dare to disturb, so they all go to watch the ball game."

"It's all started...... It's going by so fast. ”

With the end of the Hezhou War, the football league in Longxi City has also resumed. Although it was hot in July and August, the pitch was also hot, and every team did their best to compete for the most lucrative reward of the year. In addition, there is also private gambling behavior, which makes the atmosphere of the game more enthusiastic. Of course, it is difficult to stop the popular practice. Of course, the state government also turned a blind eye to this. Because there are standing behind them, but the three firms of Wang, Gao, and Han, as well as Bao Shun, Bao Yue, and Zhang Xianger.

However, a few days ago, because of the war, the football league on the side of Longxi City had to be suspended. The members of the more than a dozen teams are all physically strong and powerful. Not only is the ball skill excellent, but the ability to play is also excellent. Whether it is a team from the Tibetan Ministry or a non-governmental team, once the requisition order is issued, it is rare to be requisitioned. The current game, I don't know if there is no level of performance before the league was interrupted.

"After this battle, I don't know how many familiar faces are missing."

"Nope! No! Liu Yuan shook his head, "None of them are dead!" Even the Tibetan side is the same. ”

Han Gang was stunned for a moment, "What is the reason for this?" ”

"Back to the official's words. These players, I don't know how many people in the army love their skills. In this war, all of them were arranged in the back, and there was no damage at all. ”

Han Gang couldn't cry or laugh, there are fans and stars, how did he become similar to the future generations?

After gossiping for a while, Liu Yuan took the gift that Han Gang did not accept and left. Han Gang wants to study and take the exam, of course he knows about it. He didn't dare to stay for a long time, just because he was afraid of delaying Han Gang's study.

asked people to send Liu Yuan out of the house, and Han Gang asked people to find the official Qian Mingliang at home.

"Qian Mingming, you picked up the valuable gifts left by Liu Yuan and sent them to the county, saying that the people below donated them to the county school. Say that I, Han Gang, call the shots, and let him accept it. ”

Han Gang's order was very inexplicable, but Qian Mingliang didn't ask much, and left after answering.

Han Gang is not short of money, what he lacks is connections and foundation. Although his influence is not limited to Gongzhou and Xizhou, he will soon leave Xihe, and he must leave something for the future.

He is now donating hundreds of pieces of money and goods to the county school under construction in the name of Liu Yuan, so that in the future, it is logical to arrange for the children of Guang Ruijun to enter the county school to observe. Although it is impossible to get a salary from the imperial court, and it is impossible to have the opportunity to be an official in the future, after a few years of study, there will be no problem in entering the county government as a clerk.

Han Gang knew that he could not control the officials who came to Xihe to take up his post like a marquee, but he had a way to control the officials in the yamen, whether it was the yamen in Qinzhou or Gongzhou, he had people among them. If the children of Guangrui Army can enter the Yazhong of Longxi County, the bottom of the city will be controlled by the Han family.

Leaving the city, leaving where he started. But it doesn't mean that Han Gang wants to give up the foundation he laid here. Han Qianliu will continue to stay in Xihe and be in charge of Tuntian's affairs. The old father, who has no quarrel with the world and only farms, Han Gang is not worried that the latecomers will not be able to get along with him. If someone wanted to attack Han Qianliu and attack him Han Gang, Han Gang didn't mind letting people know where his bandit name came from.

The four words of good men and women have never had anything to do with Han Gang. If you want to do the opposite, it's almost the same as being vicious. Although it doesn't matter if you look at the smile on his face, people who are familiar with him will immediately prepare a chance for them to run.

The reputation has spread, and all that is left for Han Gang is to stabilize the current good situation.

ps: I saw a book friend say that the last chapter about the problem of the nickname was wrong, and said that the nickname 'Wen' is very amazing, and it is stronger than Wen Zhong. A single one is better than a double one. I'll explain it here. It is the imperial court that gives the minister the nickname, and it looks at the political status, which has nothing to do with the fame of later generations. Han Yu, Zhu Xi, and Wang Anshi's nicknames are all texts. Fu Bi and Ouyang Xiu are both Wenzhong.

Han Yu is just a household servant, and Zhu Xi is even more of a humble official. Fu Bi is the prime minister of the three dynasties, who can compare with him? And when Wang Anshi got the nickname, it was already the old party that came to power. The old party's nickname for Sima Guang was Wenzheng, would the text given to Wang Anshi be better than Wenzheng? Also, Zhu Xi was originally going to be called Wenzhong, but because his experience was not enough to support a loyal character, he was called Wenzhong.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was no situation where Wen was stronger than Wen Zhong. The story of Chang Zhi's change to Wenzhong, which appeared in the notes of the Song people, is just a rumor by the author of the note. In the late Northern Song Dynasty and early Southern Song Dynasty, there are many such political rumors.