Chapter 3 A new official takes office
Lin Changhe took the letter of recommendation sent by Bai Yunhang. The six words "The Brother Changhe personally opened" on the envelope made his heart jump violently. Although Lin Changhe was a surrendered official from the previous dynasty, Niu Xiang was originally a juren from Baofeng County, the province before he became famous. After his fortune, his ink traces were more than a thousand gold. Lin Changhe had also seen several calligraphy and paintings of Niu Xiang. After careful comparison, it was indeed the original works of Niu Xiang.
The letter of recommendation is very simple, and it is deducted from some nonsense (of course this cannot be said, Niu Chan Zheng's words are naturally every word), but it is just "Bai Yunhang, a little talented person".
What a person Niu Xiangye is? He could demote Lin Changhe to the jurisdiction under the rule of Li Zhe in the southwest to be a small county magistrate. Therefore, after confirming the facts, the prefect responded very quickly: "Brother Bai, I am the one who promoted Niu Xiangye. If Niu Xiang has anything to do, he will be told to the subordinates! This matter! I have made up for it!"
Bai Yunhang quickly nodded and complimented again. Lin Changhe thought the heat was not enough. He said: "I am in a great way to create a country in the future. Niu is the most important thing. I admire Niu Xiang very much. I have made me obey all the orders..."
As he spoke, Lin Changhe stood up and shouted loudly, "Now there are some boys surnamed Li in the court who relied on the kindness of Emperor Taizu back then to form cliques and personal affairs, play with power and manipulate the government. I am the first official to be unable to bear it... Please tell Brother Bai that I, Lin Changhe, is on the side of Niu Xiang!"
The prefect was excited at first, but he simply started to curse loudly afterwards. He did not have the authority as he had just done. However, Bai Yunhang vaguely knew one or two of them. After the founding of this dynasty, the Chinese officials of the prefecture were divided into two parties. Niu Xiang was the leader of the Niu Party, and his disciples were all over the country, and his power was the top three in civil servants. Therefore, Bai Yunhang thought to himself: This prefecture is really quick to change his face.
"Mr. I don't know where the position of student belongs to?"
As soon as the key issue came, Lin Changhe calmed down suddenly. The dynasty's administration was extremely strict, but he must not be caught by his political enemies on this issue: "I wonder what kind of fame and honor Brother Bai has?"
"Students are scholars..."
When he heard that he was a scholar, Lin Changhe suddenly looked down on Bai Yunhang. He was a surrendered official in the previous dynasty. In the previous dynasty, he had to be a Jinshi. This dynasty was only talented, but a mere scholar still couldn't stand it.
“What achievements have been made in the past?”
"It's still up to the help of the adults..."
Lin Changhe seemed to ask inadvertently: "Who is still in the family serving as an official in the court?"
"Only my uncle is in charge of the court, but he is unwilling to come forward, so he asked Niu Xiang to recommend me..."
The prefect's gaze turned and thought to himself: There are not many officials in this dynasty named Bai. Although there is a letter of recommendation from Niu Xiangye, it seems that it is okay to send a random mission.
Just as he was about to make a wishful thinking, he suddenly realized that the Governor of the Central Military Department was not the surname Bai, and then he was shocked. Governor Bai said that he was fair, so he naturally did not want to write this letter of recommendation for his nephews. If it was really that Governor Bai, then what should I do?
He immediately asked, "Brother Bai, who is Zun Bo?"
Bai Yunhang whispered, letting Gong Lin indirectly attack, Bai Yunhang always said: "My uncle is old and I don't want me to disturb you..."
The more he said this, the more Lin Changhe felt that it was suspicious. It was very likely that Governor Bai was inconvenient to come forward, so he asked Master Niu to come forward and write a letter of recommendation. But Governor Bai and Governor Niu Xiang could not afford to offend him, the little prefect.
In this dynasty, the military system of the governors inside and outside the military system is the governor of the Five Military Heads, and the Central Army Head is the leader of the Five Army. The governor Bai can be said to be the second military officer of this dynasty. In addition, Niu Xiangye, it is easy to assign an official like a county magistrate, even a prefectural chief is a matter of easy task. When Lin Changhe thought of this link, how dare Lin Changhe beg Bai Yunhang as a small squad leader.
But he was also worried that he had such a subordinate who could reach the sky and stayed by his side. God knew when he would let some unremarkable things into the sky. After thinking about it, he finally had an idea and said to Bai Yunhang: "Brother Bai, tell you the truth... Now our Kaifeng Prefecture has a position to be active... I don't know if you like it or not?"
Bai Yunhang's face was very calm, but he was ecstatic. He had no uncle who was the admiral of the Central Military Department. He had all followed the way of Master Niu Xiangye. Although he had not seen Master Niu Xiangye, Master Niu Xiangye was very encouraging. He spent 300 taels of silver to recommend the book to master Niu San's wife, the head of the second sect of the Niu Mansion, and asked Mr. Ru of Niu Xiangye to write (the current writing of Master Niu Xiangye, except for the military affairs, was mostly written by Mrs. Ru). Before leaving, the master Niu San gave me some advice. Today, it really had a miraculous effect. He quickly replied: "Everything is controlled by the Lord..."
Lin Changhe said: "Now Dengfeng County is short of a county magistrate, but there are many unruly people in that place, and a group of monks are very hateful... I wonder if Brother Bai is willing to surrender..."
Bai Yunhang was overjoyed and quickly gave Lin Changhe a big gift and said, "Thank you sir! Thank you sir!"
Then Lin Changhe told Bai Yunhang in detail about the situation of Dengfeng County. Dengfeng in the previous dynasty was originally Luoyang Prefecture, but Dengfeng's Wufeng was extremely prosperous and ruled by many desperate people. However, Emperor Taizu of Dashun entered Luoyang Prefecture in the year of Xinsi (the last 14th year of the last emperor of the previous dynasty), which was a major link since the righteousness. There was even a saying that "the king's business came to the forefront". Such a good place should be bustling, harmonious and peaceful, how can we tolerate so many poor mountains and rivers, shrews and unruly people? Therefore, Dengfeng County was transferred to Kaifeng Prefecture, but the Wufeng under the rule was still the same. The former county magistrate resigned and returned to his hometown in desperation. Now the county magistrate has been missing for three months.
Bai Yunhang originally only wanted to find a small official who was not a good person, but it was really a surprise to have such a gain. After he had the idea of washing his hands with a deposit, he had a lofty ambition and wanted to do an official position such as a prefect, which also wasted a lot of money. However, the dynasty's administration was the strictest. After hitting a lot of walls, he only wanted to find a single and half position. Unexpectedly, Lin Changhe appointed a magistrate of Dengfeng County.
Bai Yunhang thought that he could suddenly take charge of a county from a civilian, and then he felt that the gift he gave was too light and quickly prepared to say goodbye. Then he returned to the escort agency and took a few more red goods from Ouyang Xin and sold them, and gave another generous gift.
After Lin Changhe opened the gift box, he saw the real silver notes and confirmed that it was a true fact, and he immediately smiled: "Why are you so embarrassed to make Brother Bai spend money... I'm really embarrassed... I'm sorry..."
Bai Yunhang did not dare to be careless, and gave another generous gift to the Henan General Assembly's acting governor, Su Anqi, and the government also cared for thoughtfulness. The government unanimously praised the magistrate Bai County was young and promising, and going to Dengfeng would definitely open up a situation. Henan General Assembly asked the acting governor Su Anqi, who accepted his gift and saw that he had Niu Xiang's recommendation letter. Not only did he recognize Lin Changhe's presentation, but he also praised Bai Yunhang for a few words. Within a few days, the upper and lower joints had been opened one by one. The Bai County General Assembly received the official uniform and seal letter, and was about to take office.
However, the court used troops in the southwest, and the military expenditure was very huge, and the government office was very tight. The settlement expenses for officials to take office could only be suspended. Even Cheng Yi had no money to pay, but he didn't care.
Before leaving, Bai Yunhang went to Lin Changhe again to express his loyalty: "Thank you for trusting students, and students should be tragic."
"It's rare to be so refreshing. I think the noble officials are extraordinary. They should be the court's people. The people of Dengfeng County are blessed. Then go to the post tomorrow. Why don't you add tea to the magistrate of Bai County?"
County Magistrate Bai was indeed a person who was tactful and quickly stood up and left, "Student, no, how can you disturb the adults if you are a humble position?"
"Since this is the case, it is not convenient for me to stay for too long. I just asked the Magistrate Bai to remember the words that are unpleasant."
Bai Yunhang quickly made an ear washing statement: "Please give me some advice!"
"The Bai County Magistrate is a good thing, so others will not suspect that you have the idea of being greedy. However, the situation in the river has been bad recently, and it is still not enough for everyone to go to the dam. Although the Bai County Magistrate has money, it would be fine to recruit people here. If there are hundreds, the official must be not good-looking."
The Bai County Magistrate was a little strange. The Dashun king was in its early rise. Most of the county magistrates in the north took office by bicycle and brought documents and sealed letters. After taking office, they relied on their own to stabilize the situation - they opened up the situation, promoted and promoted the title, and the court was not hesitant to be awarded the title of marquis. If the situation could not be broken for years and dismissed, and the public was in full swing, it would be just right to kill the fat goose, while making up for the deficit of the national treasury, while using the big head to appease the common people.
However, even if the county magistrate takes office, he is just a dozen people from other places to protect him. He has never heard of him having to hire more than a hundred people. He has been a little skilled in martial arts, and the county magistrate Bai has no intention of hiring so many people at all.
However, since the prefect said this, the magistrate Bai still had some wealth, so he didn't care. He simply gave Shangguan a good look and hired a big cart the next day and went straight to Dengfeng County.
The distance from Kaifeng County to Dengfeng County is very long. However, the magistrate Bai gave enough money and the handlebars worked extra hard. This day had been more than twenty miles more than scheduled, but it was still a long time before the sun set. The handlebars couldn't help but ask: "Young Master Bai, are you looking for a mule and horse shop to rest?"
Bai Yunhang responded well, and immediately found a mule and horse shop to stay in the handlebar. In addition to the slightly more expensive, Bai Yunhang was very satisfied. When he thought that Dengfeng was approaching, he slept particularly sweetly that night.
After paying the bill, Bai Yunhang's eyes lit up. Isn't the girl in red fed the horses there the sixth girl among the seven widows of Luohe? The sixth girl stood beside the horse, staring at the horse, holding the horse material in her hand, and she was very extraordinary. The horse was content. Each person and one horse were not a common thing, but Bai Yunhang's heart was a little cold.
They are in the underworld, and this time they took office, they brought all the family resources accumulated over the years with them. The storytellers told countless stories about killing dog officials. The county magistrate is indeed not right. No wonder they exposed their flaws and targeted them.
While thinking, I didn't even hear the sound of horse hooves that broke through the morning. I just approached Baiyunhangdi and found a strong horse coming. The horse knight immediately shouted, "Six hundred miles of speed..."
The voice was full of energy, but the voice was a little hoarse. The knight looked at the front of the store, couldn't help but feel happy, jumped off his horse, walked straight towards the six girls, shouting loudly: "The court is urgently in military affairs, and the six hundred miles are urgent... The store owner is very careful!"
The shop guys were just as fierce as tigers. At this time, they turned into sheep when they saw the official face. They quickly ran up to look at the horses and used all their strength. At this time, the knight walked to the sixth girl, raised a sign, and shouted: "Emergency military information, 600 miles of speed... Girl, use your horse to requisition..."
Bai Yunhang couldn't help but laugh. What kind of person is the seven widows of Luohe? They held the Niu Er from the north and south of the Yellow River, ordered hundreds of clerks, and everyone was a murderer without blinking. They all had dozens of lives. This knight looked at the costumes but was just a small postman, and he seemed to not want to live.
People in the world love horses as their lives. According to the word of mouth, which of the best figures in the world have ever changed to horses?
The legendary heroes all got a peerless horse that traveled across the rivers and lakes, from Changbai to Miaoqi to the south, from Kunlun to the east to the sea. Although the horses were not good-looking, the heroes only needed a few taels of silver to get, but there was no risk of damage among the enemies. This BMW didn't need to be released in the mountains and fields. Whenever they wanted, they would rush to come, but they were not requisitioned by a small postman.
Bai Yunhang was thinking about the scene of the six girls pulling their swords and swinging them angrily. Unexpectedly, the powerful figure of the six girls bent down and whispered to the postman: "Official, I only have this horse around me... What if I get lost?"
Bai Yunhang didn't expect that such a strong man as the Seven Widows of Luohe seemed extremely respectful to a rankless postman. He couldn't help but be stunned and thought secretly: Could this postman be hidden and a peerless master?
But no matter how he observed it, the postman was a poor figure with a bad appearance. He had no master's demeanor. He was already very arrogant and took away the BMW and threw something out with him: "You just need to get a horse to Luoyang Mansion... If you get lost, the Luoyang Mansion will pay twenty taels of silver... By the way, don't forget to bring the horse materials you have made in the past few days when you get the horse..."
Bai Yunhang saw the strong horse running away, and the sixth girl bent down and bowed in the same place, saying that she was as polite as she was, but she looked indignant on her face. Such a small postman could make a great man bow for it?
Some shop assistants answered Bai Yunhang's doubts: "Don't look like a small postman, he is very powerful! Guest Master, I think that Emperor Taizu of this dynasty was born among postman, how can these postman not be majestic now?"
Emperor Taizu of this dynasty was indeed from the postmen. In addition, the current frequent wars are happening and the military has reported urgently, and the court has won several major victories in the southwest. It is no wonder that these small postmen are so majestic.
However, when he thought that he was an official now, and he was a real seventh-rank official, County Magistrate Bai felt indescribable happiness.
This county magistrate is not easy to come. He saved a lot of money a year ago and felt that the current business is too dangerous. If something happens one day, there is no one who can collect his body. He has been in the underground for so many years and has not really enjoyed it. Wouldn't it be a big loss?
Just as a group of colleagues were talking about mundane things that day, their business was already extremely dangerous. If the victim finds out that he can't escape death, everyone turned the topic to the future without realizing it, and said from time to time: "If our family has money, the prostitutes in Xijing City will call you a dozen..."
Someone said, "If it happens to be a good deal, our family will buy hundreds or eight acres of good land in this Guanzhong, marry a wife, listen to the morning bell of Yanta, watch the evening lights of Mount Li, and watch the first snow of Taibai..."
Someone next to him smiled and said, "Chen Kuai, you are thinking a lot. What era is it now? Can we support a family with a hundred or eight acres of land in Guanzhong?"
In the previous dynasty, the Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong rose to the public. After years of war, the 800-mile Qinchuan was no longer the same. Therefore, when Chen Kuai heard this, he could only sigh. Someone next to him said, "I think it's true! If I touched the King of Qin one day and could avenge the shame of the six countries, I would have set up a few stores at that time, and I would be the big shopkeeper in Chang'an City, Xijing!"
"Come on, farming is not easy to grow. The world is so clean these days. How strong can you do business?..." The person speaking is very prestige among the people. Usually, "I think about it. It's better to be an official in this world. As the saying goes, three years of Qing magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes, half-life iron constitution, three thousand beautiful ladies... As long as you become a high-ranking official, you will hold all your power and beauty in your hands!"
Bai Yunhang had already drooled all over the place of this "Three Years of Qing Dynasty, 100,000 snowflakes and silver". As for what official position this "Tie Zongxian" is, Bai Yunhang knew nothing. The sentence "Three Thousand Beautiful Girls" had already made his soul halfway away. Poor Bai Yunhang lived to be twenty-four years old, and he had not even pulled the girl's hand a few times.
At this time, everyone around us was filled with congratulations: "Everything is inferior, but only high school education, why do you do? It's not just for the sake of being an official! As long as you know how to cater to the best, this is the happiest business in the world! It's a pity that we have no chance in this life!"
There was a middle-aged scholar among his colleagues who had a little ink in his stomach and even wrote a lilac poem: "The beautiful lady is three thousand beautiful, and she chuckled lightly. She heard the silk flute strings in her ears, and the dancer was graceful. She had a slender hand over my shoulders and followed me to sleep with me. If a man did this, why should he be a god!"
Everyone thought it was a joke, but Bai Yunhang kept the conversation in his heart. A few days later, he accidentally offended his colleagues from Kongtong Sect. Seeing that he couldn't afford to eat, he couldn't help but think secretly: "Isn't you also from the grass and you have to beat the world with bare hands. I am also a seven-foot man. Do you have to bury this loess? Let's take a try, don't be a Tie Zongxian, and the Qing magistrates will be sorry for you when they come back... Hehe, it's better to have a beautiful lady of three thousand, and a man should be like this!"
After entering the capital, Bai Yunhang first went through officialdom and met everywhere, but he finally knew that the "General Constitution" refers to the chief censor of the previous dynasty, who was a second-rank official. In addition, the censor of the previous dynasty was very powerful, and he was executed for small matters and reported major matters. He was extremely powerful. He could be said to be a top-level official with a powerful court and a 100% requirement to be a Jinshi who was born in the right path.
Bai Yunhang no longer had expectations for "Tie Zongxian", but the people around him had extremely high expectations for him.
"A brother and Jin-chan have eaten horse meat together, just let us meet Jin-chan..."
"We follow Emperor Taishi to fight south and north, but we are not as talented as Brother Bai! Not to mention a Censor, even the generals of the military affairs inside and outside are no problem! I will make up for Brother Bai's affairs!"
"I have a life-long friendship with Prince Cheng of Cheng, but you still need some money to do this!"
"Brother Bai, finally, this mission of the Censor of the Du Jing is about to be done! Brother, you just need to send some gifts in!"
"I don't want this silver! Brother Bai, you gave it to you for your own official activities!"
"Hey! You guess who I met? Brother Bai's family, Bai Wang, and the old governor Bai, praised Brother Bai, brother's prefect... Ah! Shop, please spare my life! I will make up for this room in two or three days!"
Fortunately, Bai Yunhang has always been the one who holds his money bag tightly and never lets go. He never sees a rabbit or a hawk. That is, he has been cheated for more than 20 taels of silver for the first two times. He is just a person who is born in Bai Ding and has no power. What position can he get into?
After a few months, he had nothing to gain. Seeing that he was about to die, Bai Yunhang had to return to his old career. In order to celebrate the new dynasty, he broke the dragon vein of the previous dynasty, and then threw it to the disciple of Niu Xiangye. He served several elegant things that were used by the previous dynasty, and then received a letter from his handwritten letter.
Just as he was thinking, the six girls over there shouted at the store: "Store! Are there any cars and horses to go to Dengfeng?"
Before Bai Yunhang could react, the shopkeeper replied: "This young master Bai is heading to Dengfeng County!"
Before Bai Yunhang could speak, the sixth girl had already moved to Bai Yunhang with a lotus step. A gust of fragrant wind blew over. Bai Yunhang saw it clearly and couldn't help but say intimately: "What a pretty widow!"
These six girls are two or three years older than Bai Yunhang. They have a tassel bun, a fat-like jade face, and a pair of smart eyes that look very gentle and quiet. They are paired with a snow-white pink neck, but they accidentally show a few charms. They are dressed very simple, with white lotus silk on their necks and fairy dresses on their fairy clothes and plain pleated skirts on them. They have endless mature charm everywhere. I don’t know how much roundness is hidden in them, let alone the beautiful jade voice: "I would like to ask this little brother, can you let the little girl take a ride? As for Sichuanzi, it’s easy to discuss!"
Bai Yunhang had experienced it in the capital at least, and quickly said, "Bai is honored!"
After all, he is the bandit leader on the ground in Henan. He can clean himself up with just one finger. He is alone outside and weak, so he dares to say "no". He just asks others not to look at the property in this car.
However, along the way, the two of them gradually became familiar with each other and reported their surnames to each other. Bai Yunhang said, "Sister Shen, I have found a job in the public school and are now preparing to take office in Dengfeng County!"
Shen Xiaowei frowned and said, "It's not good for Dengfeng to be a monk..."
Bai Yunhang was about to ask for the mystery, but the carriage suddenly stopped and said in the handlebar: "Two, it seems that there are people who block the road?"
Has the robber's ancestor been robbed? Shen Xiaowei snorted coldly, lifted the curtain of the car, and jumped out of the car with a flowing cloud. Bai Yunhang jumped out of the car with a smile on his face. The feeling of being with the master was different. When did he have been so conspicuous? Shen Xiaowei raised her eyebrows and shouted loudly: "Which friend is it?"
However, at this time Bai Yunhang realized that the people in front of him did not seem to be robbed. A man was surrounded by a large group of people in the center and looked sad. But everyone was watching all directions and paying more attention to the people around him than the man. When he heard Chen Xiaowei's words, the man trapped in the middle immediately replied: "It's Miss Shen Liu..."
Before he could finish his words, the road was already in chaos, and several people shouted repeatedly: "Don't move! Hand over the treasure map!"
Then there was a chaos, and someone shouted loudly: "People die for money, birds die for food! Shang Qi looked at the sword!"
For a moment, the man was overturned and his horse was full of murderous aura, and the echoes in all directions: "My magical skill of subduing the tiger!"
"Run seven stars!"
"The Demon Dragon is in the Sky!"
"Look at our meteor sword technique!"
...
The screaming was so enthusiastic that Bai Yunhang nervously held the hilt of the knife. However, the hundreds of people fought together and did not hurt one person. Not only that, these more than a hundred men were true gentlemen who could not speak and act. Their mouths were earth-shaking, but they always stood there without moving. They all looked at all directions, fearing that someone would suddenly attack.
No one dared to move, and no one was the first to take action. Before Baiyun sailed through the world, he followed the old masters in the world. Every time he grabbed a treasure in the world, whoever got the treasure first would be the most unlucky one would definitely be the one who rushed up to dismember the corpse. Only those who laughed to the end could laugh the best.
It was indeed true when we saw it today. These treasure hunters are old fried dough sticks that are too oily and will never fight first. They all think about mixing the water so that they can make it easier for their fishermen to make profits and fish in the water.
Chapter completed!