[I almost couldn't catch up with today's third watch.] Tomorrow's first shift, I can't catch up at night, see if it can be completed before noon tomorrow. However, tomorrow will still insist on the third watch, and this will not change. Don't worry. After the last, ask for red tickets as usual and collect them. 】

Except for the increasingly blazing sunshine and the increasingly harsh cicadas in the dog days, the city of Qinzhou in late June seemed very calm. In the streets and alleys during the day, there are few people in sight. The scene in the traffic can only be seen after nightfall, and the pedestrians who are unfortunate enough to travel under the scorching sun are like old dogs lying in the shade of trees sticking out their tongues, hanging their faces and barking so hot.

And after entering June, the western thieves on the opposite side of Liupan Mountain were also unexpectedly peaceful, there was no large-scale attack, there was no small group of harassment, and even the spies who were captured at the gate of Qinzhou City were much less, as if the party members couldn't stand this may be the hottest summer in ten years.

As for the Qinzhou officialdom. Li Shizhong is about to leave office, and he is no longer in charge of things at this time, the only thing he has to do now is to sort out the accounts in his hand, sew up the deficit inside, and wait for Guo Kui to hand over.

Dou Shunqing went to the capital by order and will not come back. Dou Qiyan, who was originally rampant in the city, his case was taken away by the Yamen of the Shaanxi Road Prison Division half a month ago, and it is no longer under the jurisdiction of Qinzhou. In the past few days, the constitutional envoy of Shaanxi Road has borrowed two courts to try the case in the state office. No matter what the outcome is, after the verdict, it is impossible for Dou Qiyan to return to Qinzhou.

The predecessor Xiang Bao dragged his sick body, and he should have arrived in the capital at this time. Zhang Shouyue, who had just been promoted to the rank of governor, was getting familiar with his new job after a few days of congratulatory wine. Because Zhang Shouyue had never held the position of governor before, many general affairs gave him a headache. Before he had time to recruit a few useful Qing guests, he approached Han Gang and asked him to recommend two old officials who knew the stories in the hall well and could be trusted to help.

Han Gang is engaged in official business, and he is reluctant to talk about it, and he is also in charge of the promotion of Xu officials. He already knows all the talented and capable officials in the strategic department, and the cunning people who are accustomed to deceiving the officials are also well understood. He recommended two to Zhang Shouyue, both of which met the requirements of the new ruler.

sent two old officials to meet Zhang Shouyue, and after the interview, it could be seen that he was very satisfied. After being left by Zhang Shouyue to gossip for a while, Han Gang got up and said goodbye. Li Xin sent him out of the hall, the courtyard was full of shade, and the old acacia was still there. But the two old masters of the state yasan's east courtyard, one was so angry with him that he had a stroke, and the other was hurt by him and ran away, and now only Zhang Shouyue is occupying it for the time being.

Farewell to Li Xin, Han Gang walked along the way to the official hall of Jiyi Writing. Zhao Long was sitting bored at the door, and when he saw him, he hurriedly stood up and said hello. Han Gang looked into the hall and saw Wang Hou sitting behind a table full of official documents, busy dealing with the affairs left by Wang Shao.

And Wang Shao himself, Han Gang Zhilu said, he was in the back hall to write a letter, so as to fight the famine with the imperial court. In addition, Gao Zunyu is also doing the same thing as Wang Shao - Han Gang's strategy does not seem good at first glance, but when Wang Shao calms down and thinks about it, let him make his own decision, he will only make the same choice.

Wang Shao was concerned about chaos earlier. Finally kicked out a few stones in front of the road, just suddenly enlightened, and when he wanted to stride forward, a mountain flew in front of him, and he didn't vomit blood on the spot, even if his psychological quality was good, it was reasonable to be angry and get carried away.

is not as good as Han Gang, who did not pour all his life's hard work and hope into Hehuang Kaibian's career, but just took advantage of the trend, saying that he could make up his mind to withdraw his hand, and he could even be a bystander. Wang Shao was blindfolded in anger, but he could see it clearly.

Wang Hou was so busy that he didn't raise his head, only to see the pen in his hand moving constantly, reading one after another. When he walked into the back hall, Wang Shao inside also didn't look up, he was writing a private letter to Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi's temper is notoriously stubborn, and in order to convince him, Wang Shao must carefully consider the words and sentences when writing a letter, so as not to make a mistake or omission. He was intently inspecting, and he didn't notice Han Gang's arrival at all.

Not wanting to disturb Wang Shao, Han Gang immediately retreated lightly, and he asked Zhao Long beside him in a low voice, "Have you ever been here?" ”

Zhao Long nodded: "I just came here before, and I discussed it with Zuo Zhengyan for a while. ”

Han Gang smiled: "Gao Lift can be regarded as a heart, I hope they can succeed." ”

In order to solve the financial plan before Guo Kui arrived, Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu mobilized all the resources they could use. As long as the money and food arrive, even if Guo Kui comes, there are only a few means left for him to use to get stuck in his neck.

By Wang Shao's side, there are only Wang Hou and Zhao Long now. Wang Sunchen and Yang Ying went to the capital together, went to the third class to sign up, and waited for their official letter.

Han Gang, who was in charge of Qin Feng's road through the Sijia Pavilion Treasury, did Wang Sunchen a small favor and changed his age to twenty years old. Let him suddenly have the qualifications to take up the actual position-Wuchen, like Jinshi and Mingjing, can be sent at the age of twenty--with the credit accumulated by Wang Sunchen in the past, he can at least be the owner of the village after returning.

Of course, Wang Shao will definitely not let a fierce general whose archery skills are comparable to Liu Changzuo stay in the village to bask in the sun. The application for Wang Sunchen and Yang Ying to be subordinates has been handed out to the third class at the same time, just like the current Zhao Long.

Seeing that Wang Shao and Wang Hou were very busy, Han Gang didn't stay in the hall for long, and walked out directly. Zhao Long followed behind him, arrived in the courtyard, and asked, "Sanguanren, when will Taiwei Guo come to Qinzhou?" ”

"It's probably going to be mid-July." Han Gang calculated. Guo Kui has already relieved himself of the burden of being the governor of Weizhou, but he still has to go to the capital for a while, this time and again, even if he goes fast, at least until mid-July, he can come to Qinzhou to take office.

Zhao Long listened, and kicked over a stone pier next to the stone table in the courtyard. With one kick, nearly a hundred catties of stones rolled to the courtyard wall, "Taiwei Guo only came in half a month, and now he is busy like this." When he arrives at the gates, he doesn't know what will happen! ”

"At that time, it will be easier, but Brother Zhao, you have to get busy." Han Gang smiled and patted Zhao Long's shoulder and left.

Back in his official hall, Han Gang sat down comfortably in his place, and Wu Da came up with herbal tea. With his eyes half-closed, sipping on the sweet and refreshing tea soup, he had a sense of comfort that made Wang Hou envious. In stark contrast to Wang Hou, the table in front of Han Gang was polished, and the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone were neatly arranged, but there was no official document placed on it.

In the work of official affairs, Han Gang has long been able to practice makes perfect, and at the same time, he has the help of the officials in the official hall, and his share can be handled in half an hour in the morning. And with the degree of familiarity he has cultivated with official affairs during this time, even if he is faced with the dilemma of doing five jobs by one person when he first takes office, Han Gang is still confident that he can solve it all in one morning, and he can go home to eat and take a nap at noon.

And Han Gang's other assignment also had nothing to do. The success of the two sanatoriums in Gangu and Guwei and the newly trained manpower gave Han Gang the confidence to establish a third sanatorium in Qinzhou City. However, this matter needs to be approved by the envoy, and now Li Shizhong has accumulated a pile of official documents, and Han Gang is too lazy to look for him. When Guo Kui comes, it's not too late to ask him to approve a camp that is not in use.

In the second half of June, Han Gang's life suddenly became easier.

Every day, I go to the yamen to finish things, and then look through the official documents and files in the past, or go to Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu to counsel the counselors to plan and plan, and wait until the afternoon, and then go home to rest. He was so leisurely that he was hated by Wang Hou, who occasionally invited him out to drink some wine at night.

No matter how angry Wang Hou is, he doesn't have a problem with Han Gang. The long-dreamed easy days of the past few months finally befell Han Gang in the middle of this half month, he lived a leisurely life, he could freely master the time, and he could systematically re-study the scriptures.

It's been a long time since I've had such a complete time to study, and in the past two months, things have happened one after another, so that Han Gang can only take time to study piecemeal. Some questions that have been accumulated, I have to write a letter to ask Zhang Zai for advice.

Han Gang heard from Wang Hou that Zhang Zai had resigned from his official position because of Zhang Jian, and now he had returned to his home in Hengqu Town, where he was said to set up a academy. Han Gang was going to wait for the reward of Gu Wei's great victory to be issued, so he assigned a part of his property to Zhang Zai to take it. At the beginning, he stood out in the name of Zhang Zai and protected himself. Now it is only natural to repay with money.

"The one who enters the sword is on the left, the one who enters the sword is in front of it, the blade is behind it, the one who enters the spear and halberd is upset in front of it, and the one who enters a few rods brushes it. The one who follows the horse and the sheep leads it to the right, the one who follows the dog leads it to the left, the one who holds the bird on the left, the one who decorates the lamb with the sling, the one who receives the pearl and jade to take the sword, and the one who drinks the jade lord to wield. Whoever asks a man with a bow and a sword, and asks a question, he shall be commanded, as if he were tolerated. ”

In the afternoon of this day, the sound of reading in the Han family's study sounded on time again, but the sound coming from the open window was not as clear and smooth as the previous days, and it sounded a little dragged.

If you really want to talk about it, among the nine classics, the "Book of Rites" is the least appetizing to him. Although there are chapters such as the mean and the university in it.

But there are more than a dozen chapters, all of which talk about etiquette, auspicious etiquette, fierce etiquette, guest etiquette, how to eat and talk, how to receive and entertain guests, and how to meet the Son of Heaven, the regulations are extremely cumbersome, making Han Gang dizzy. It's just that in the imperial examination, this is a compulsory content.

In fact, the ancient rites recorded in the "Book of Rites" have long been abandoned, and the common etiquette in the world is also going to be simple. Although Han Gang heard from Zhang Zai and Cheng Hao that they said that they wanted to retro the ceremony, and Wang Anshi, an academic master, also shouted that they wanted to go retro, but in fact, it was completely impossible for the legislation of the Zhou Dynasty to be re-implemented in the Song Dynasty.

However, for the sake of a Jinshi title, even if Han Gang is no longer interested, he can have the patience to memorize the etiquette well. If he has a Jinshi background now, as soon as the credit of Guwei's great victory is established, it is possible for him to directly transfer from a person to a Beijing official.

"Jinshi ......" Han Gang suddenly sighed and looked up at the sky outside the window, "There is not much time left!" ”