Outside the door of the signing room, there were Zhou Zhentai's two companions standing at one end, Wang Xian and Sima Qiu standing at the other end, and Zhou Zhentai and Wei Zhixian were talking in the room.

Zhou Xin sat on the right seat, smiling at the young magistrate. Wei Yuan is less than thirty years old, born with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, dignified appearance, and it is even more rare that there is a righteous spirit between the eyebrows, which makes Zhou Zhentai love it very much.

It's a pity that Zhou Xin's face is too serious, even if he laughs, it looks like a sneer, especially a subordinate like Wei Zhixian who has only seen him a few times, and he feels even more pressure. Being looked at by Zhou Xin's eagle eyes, Wei Yuan felt like he had been seen through, like sitting on pins and needles, and he was uneasy.

"We're meeting for the third time." After a long time, Zhou Xin finally opened his mouth.

"Yes." Wei Zhixian nodded hurriedly and said: "Once in the Yamen of the Division, once in the three halls, and this time." ”

"Every time we meet, the official's evaluation of you goes up to the next level." Zhou Xindao: "The first time I saw your integrity and outspokenness, and the second time I saw your meticulousness and thoroughness. But it's not as good as this ......" After a pause, he said without hesitation: "This time, I have seen your extraordinary courage again!" ”

"It's ridiculous." Wei Zhixian couldn't help but blush.

"There's no need for this official to pat your ass." Zhou Xin said lightly: "Actually, this time, this official shouldn't have met you, but I still came......

"Yes......" Wei Zhixian said gratefully: "The meaning of the love of Zhentai is the meaning of the inscription!" ”

Fuyang is dozens of miles away from Hangzhou City, and even closer than some towns and villages in Qiantang County, but Wei Yuan made such a fuss in the county, but the government and the province did not react at all. Obviously, the officials didn't want to get into trouble, so they pretended to be deaf and dumb together.

Because in the Ming officialdom, the 'Yellow Book of Taxation' is recognized as one of the 'three major untouchables', second only to 'Jianwen's whereabouts' and 'The dispute between the princes'. Needless to say, the latter two go without saying, as for the 'Enslavement Yellow Book', in fact, everyone knows that the current problem is even worse than the 'Guo Huan case' back then, no matter what attitude you have, as long as you get involved, it will be very troublesome.

For example, this time, although Wei Zhixian was bluffing, he was playing with fire after all, and the aftermath was very troublesome. Tossing this meal, do you report to your superiors or not? If you report it, you will cause trouble to your superiors, and you will be seen as a restless person who 'acts without permission'. If he doesn't report it, it's 'knowing and not reporting', and if someone opens it up in the future, he won't be able to run away.

These sequelae, Wei Zhixian is not ignorant of the way. Although he lacks experience in officialdom, Sima Qiu, who is well versed in officialdom, has been repeatedly reminded and therefore has always opposed him playing with fire. But life is not as good as you should be, if you want to stick to your beliefs, you have to face these thorns.

Although Wei Zhixian was mentally prepared, it would be better if someone could help him sweep away these thorns and save him from harm......

Now that Zhou Xin has appeared, others will think that all this was instructed by him, at least with his permission. In this way, he took the responsibility and helped him sweep away the thorns. Do you say Wei Zhixian can not be grateful?

"I'm just out of a public heart and have no selfish thoughts, so you don't have to be grateful." Zhou Xin didn't appreciate it and said: "This official supervises the hundred officials of Zhejiang Province, in addition to picketing those who are incompetent in perverting the law, but also discovering and protecting the upright and virtuous." In the eyes of this official, those who are honest and dare to speak can be officials, if they are meticulous and thorough, they can be described as followers, coupled with extraordinary courage, they have the potential to become capable ministers of the world, such officials, can not produce one or two, this official must protect the ......"

Wei Zhixian was moved to tears by the "...... of Zhentai", it turned out that the Ming Dynasty not only observed the kind of bad officials who were narrow in size and had personal vendettas, but also mediocre officials like Yu Prefect who were sleek and sophisticated and good at themselves, corrupt officials like Diao Zhushu who were corrupt and bent the law and deceived their superiors and subordinates, and Zhou Zhentai, a good official who was loyal to the country and loved his subordinates!

"After praising you, I'm going to talk about you." Zhou Xin's words changed sharply, and he said mercilessly: "You are acting too much, Meng Lang!" ”

"Yes......" Wei Zhixian couldn't help but be stunned, and hurriedly leaned forward to listen to the teachings.

"You are a righteous person, dare to speak, and are not afraid of offending people, which is commendable. But if you really offend a lot of people, how long can you wear this black veil? There are too many people who can deal with a Qipinzhi County! Zhou Xin said earnestly: "Like this time, you can wait for a while, and wait until next year when the Yellow Book is compiled and strictly controlled, in fact, the effect is the same, and there will be no such a big movement." At the end of the day, you're still too angry and don't want to take revenge the next year. It is a good thing for young people to be vigorous, and only when they are vigorous can they be sharp, but if they are too angry, they will hurt themselves after all. ”

"If you want to be used by the National University, you must first walk in the temple in peace, sink into the subordinates, and how much talent you have is in vain. This road to officialdom can be described as difficult to go to the sky, and it is impossible to learn to cultivate qi, so it is impossible to get through. Zhou Xin looked at Wei Zhixian earnestly: "This official is too angry when he was young, and he offended too many people, so that he has been trapped in the officialdom for many years, and he can't stretch. ”

"Yes. Subordinates follow the teachings! "Wei

Zhixian stood up and looked at Zhou Xin deeply. He is already a five-body devotee to Zhou Xin, and he has a sense of guilt. Zhou Zhentai's eyes were like torches, he saw the weakness of his character, and used the lessons of the past to educate him not to repeat the mistakes of the past. How fortunate it is to meet such a Shangguan?

"Sit down." Zhou Xin said lightly: "The old man is this annoying temper, Wen Yuan must not be surprised." ”

"Zhongcheng This is a good word, how can his subordinates not know what to do?" Wei Zhixian was busy.

"Hehe......" Zhou Xin finally couldn't help laughing and said: "Wen Yuan, your 'Huangshan Welcome Pine' is very chic." "It turned out that Wei Zhixian had been hanging that painting on the middle hall of the signing room, and Zhou Xin saw it as soon as he came in, no way, Wang Xian's pen was too ...... Amazing.

And Wei Zhixian can hang all the time, which is even more amazing.

Even a serious person like Zhou Zhentai couldn't help but gossip: "Who is the inscription of the words on this?" ”

"It's a county official named Wang Xian." Wei Zhixian said embarrassedly: "The words are a little ugly, but this poem is humble and lovely, and it has been hanging like this." Moreover, this word has a refreshing effect, whenever students are tired and sleepy, as long as they look up, they will immediately wake up. ”

"Insist that the green mountains are not relaxed, and the roots are in the broken rocks. Thousands of blows are still strong, and the wind blows from east to west, north and south. Zhou Xin slowly recited it, and couldn't help but praise: "What a 'Ren Er's east, west, north and south winds', I can't imagine that Fuyang County is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger!" ”

"Yes......" Wei Zhixian originally didn't plan to tell Zhou Zhentai that he had a high-ranking person behind him. But a noble personality can infect people, and Wei Zhixian felt that if he was dishonest to Zhou Xin, he would simply not be a human being. So he confessed frankly: "This person is indeed extraordinary, and the lower official is exactly this time, thanks to his plan!" ”

"Oh?" Zhou Xin was quite surprised, and immediately smiled appreciatively: "Wenyuan Zhenjun also!" ”

"I'm ashamed," Wei Zhixian said, and he said in a relaxed mood: "It's just close to Zhu Zhechi." ”

"Ha Lu Ha ......" Zhou Xin has never eaten sycophants, but he was still slapped and laughed: "It seems that I am worried in vain, just with this sycophant kung fu, you can also be comfortable in officialdom." ”

"Subordinates never say anything against their will." Weizhi County Zhengse Road.

"Then thank you for the reputation." Zhou Xin held back a smile and said, "Can this official meet Wang Xian?" ”

"He's right outside the door." Wei Zhixian hurriedly went out and said to Wang Xian, who was waiting outside: "Zhentai wants to see you." ”

"Ah......" Sima Qiu exclaimed, "No!" For a grassroots master like him, it is an unattainable existence according to observation, and he can't help but envy, jealousy and hatred.

"Yes." Wang Xian is very calm, and in later generations, he even sees the president of the country every day, of course, on TV, and when he meets a provincial-level cadre, he will naturally not be honestly afraid.

Seeing his calm appearance, Wei Zhixian couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart, it was really not an ordinary product, but he still had to give a few instructions, so as not to lose his honor in front of the platform.

After entering the signing room and paying homage, Zhou Xin asked Wang Xian to sit down, and Wei Zhixian wanted to retire, but Zhou Xin stopped him and said, "Wen Yuan can go to the details together." ”

"Yes." Wei Zhixian responded and sat down again......

In the signing room, Zhou Xin looked at Wang Xian and saw that he was actually still a teenager, with a delicate appearance, his eyes were black and white, and he was very bright, and he was a very smart guy at first glance.

However, for a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy to be able to make such a poem of vicissitudes and come up with such a scheming strategy, Zhou Zhentai still can't believe it.

But in front of Wei Zhixian, he couldn't ask whether it was true or not, wouldn't that be if he didn't believe Wei Yuan? What's more, what is true and what is false. He just wanted to find someone to ask for advice. It's nothing more than asking, the other party can't answer, but as long as he asks, there is a glimmer of possibility, so he said: "Xiaoyou, my husband has a problem, I heard Wei Zhixian say, you are very wise, so you take the liberty to ask, and I hope to answer it." ”

...... "Wang Xian, this Khan, when did I become a jack of all trades?" hurriedly replied: "The villain is stupid, I'm afraid I can't satisfy the boss." ”

"Listen to it." Zhou Xin tried his best to be kind, but in fact, he still said with a cold face: "There is a lawsuit now, which makes it really difficult to resolve this official committee." As you know, since the dynasty opened China and France on its own, merchants were allowed to transport grain to the north, and then return to the salt division in exchange for salt, and then they could sell salt freely. ”

"Yes." Wang Xian is now a household official, so he naturally knows these things.

"But under the decree of the imperial court, the provinces have their own rules. For example, we in Zhejiang, because the east of Zhejiang produces salt, and the west of Zhejiang does not produce salt, but in order to maintain huge profits, the two Zhejiang transfer salt envoys do not allow the salt from eastern Zhejiang to be sold to western Zhejiang. Zhou Xin said slowly: "But the businessmen are profitable, and they have worked hard to get the salt, so they are naturally unwilling to sell only in eastern Zhejiang, and there are often cross-border sales." In this regard, the prefecture and county have always turned a blind eye, but the Yamen of the Salt Division made every effort to arrest the salt merchants who crossed the border, and sent them to the Inspectorate and demanded that they be punished for selling illegal salt. ”