September is coming soon, the autumn tiger is still strong, and the sun is still hot at noon.

In the Transport Department’s Houya, Xu Ping sat under the big tree by the pond, reading a stack of letters on the stone table.

Not far away, Xiuxiu was seriously mixing a bowl of jelly with various seasonings. The jelly was called "Lengtao" at this time and is the most common snack in Luoyang City. No matter how scholars and common people like to eat it in the bowl when they are free.

The first letter was from Li Xu, who greeted him as usual and told him about his situation. Now Xu Ping is the transfer commander of Jingxi Road, and is Li Xu's immediate superior. The letter talks more carefully about business matters.

The second letter was from Zhao Yu, who was the governor of Ruzhou and under Xu Ping's jurisdiction. The two were in the same year and had a good relationship before, so naturally they should write a greeting. The letter also talked about the use of Xiao Tieqian there in detail and the Sansipuzi.

There are several letters from Zhang Dayou, Li Shen and others who had contact with Xu Ping and were able to speak well, but now they are under the jurisdiction of Jingxi Road. Li Shen talked about the aftermath of Xu Ping leaving Houheyin County and the preparations for rivers in Mengzhou. In addition to greetings, Zhang Dayou also said that he would build an official school in Sishui County, hoping to get Xu Ping's help.

At this time, local prefectures and county education were not common. In addition to the Imperial College in Xijing, Tokyo, there was also Nanjing Yingtian Academy relatively large in scale. Especially in the past few years, Yan Shu was in charge of Yingtian Prefecture in Nanjing and hired Fan Zhongyan, who was unemployed at the time, to preside over the Yingtian Academy, and a group of outstanding students were trained. Because the imperial court had a clear edict, only the three capitals and the great vassals of the Jianjie Dynasty allowed official schools. Generally, there were no official schools in the prefectures, and even less in the county. In the past two years, officials often asked for large-scale education. Local officials often held schools in prefectures and counties despite the restrictions of the imperial edicts. Zhang Dayou was one.

There are three most developed places north of the Yangtze River, namely Kaifeng Prefecture, Jingxi Road, Henan Prefecture, and Qingzhou on Jingdong Road. This has historical origins. Xu Ping is naturally not able to break the tradition on Jingxi Road, and he still needs to support it.

After picking up the last letter, Xu Ping was stunned for a moment, looked carefully before opening it.

The letter was written by Wang Yaochen. He resigned from his post because he was mourning his father and went home for some time. In another month or two, the mourning period would be over. I wrote to Xu Ping if there was a suitable position on Jingxi Road. As the top scholar in the fifth year of Tiansheng, Wang Yaochen first entered the hall. Although he was delayed for two years due to mourning, his official qualifications in the same year were second only to Xu Ping.

After reading the letter, Xu Ping leaned on the chair and thought for a while.

At this time, Wang Yaochen went to the local area to serve as a prefect, or to serve as a prefect in the Dazhou where Wuchen was appointed as a prefect. The status of the two is not much different and can be accepted. Or he served as a judge in the Transportation Office, which is also of considerable qualifications.

There are no magistrates on Jingxi Road now, but there is Xiangzhou. Because Zhang Qi was the magistrate there, it is suitable for Wang Yaochen to be the magistrate. One magistrate, then another magistrate, and then return to the court to serve as a censor or censor, which is also a normal promotion rank.

Suddenly, Xu Ping remembered that the magistrate of Henan Prefecture is also missing. Can Wang Yaochen come to Henan Prefecture?

Xiuxiu prepared the jelly and brought it to Xu Ping and said, "It's autumn, why is it so hot? The official eats a bowl of cold food to fill his stomach. This thing is cool and just relieves the heat."

Xu Ping put down the letter in his hand and held the bowl and said to Xiuxiu: "I wrote a letter from my family two days ago, saying that Xu Chang has been here to Luoyang City these two days. Please let the people in the yamen pay attention and don't let him get in."

Xiuxiu smiled and said, "Why should officials worry about this? Xu Chang took care of his family's chores when he was in Kaifeng. How could these things be difficult for him? By the way, is Xu Chang going to Luoyang to buy an industry in the city?"

"Yes, Xiuxiu, I am the official now and have to run outside for half of the year. It is inconvenient for the family to live in the yamen. Besides, if you don't listen to people, you are born in Luoyang, and when we have this opportunity, how can we not get up here and stay in a house? When we get old in the future, we will come here to enjoy our old age."

Xiuxiu smiled and said, "The official really thought about it for a long time. Now he is in his twenties, why did he think about going there a few decades later?"

Xu Ping smiled: "If people do not have a long-term plan, they will have immediate worries. Of course, they should think longer-term."

At this time, the saying goes, "Born in Luoyang, buried in Zhufang." Zhufang is in the area of ​​Runzhou, Jiangnan. You can tell that this is what the scholars of the Southern Tang who came to Luoyang City at the beginning of the country said. The Southern Tang Dynasty advocated extravagance, and the places that could be regarded by these people will naturally not be bad. Luoyang City is indeed not prosperous enough, but the city is vast and the land price is not high. You can build a high-gate courtyard with a little money. It is also in the world, with the suitable land conditions and fertile soil. Most of the flowers, plants and trees in all parts of the country can survive. In addition, the foundation left by the Han and Tang dynasties, such as rockery, strange rocks, flowers and giant trees, are all available.

As long as you don’t lack money, Luoyang is indeed a good place to live, far better than the capital Bianliang.

As a northerner, naturally, I wouldn't think of "burying in Zhufang". In fact, what is more widely circulated in later generations is "burying in Beim". To talk about the shady house behind me, Mangshan in the north of Luoyang is the first-class place. Xu Ping thought that when he really got old one day, this would be the best place to retire. In fact, most of the wealthy families in Luoyang City are retired or unemployed senior officials. It is the choice of many people to set up a house in the east and west capitals.

While eating jelly, he was talking to Xiuxiu.

After more than ten days in Luoyang City, Xu Ping slowly understood the situation he was facing and began to calm down. The dilemma he faced now is far from comparable to whether he was in Yongzhou or returned to the capital last year. Among the various departments along the way, the most noble one in theory was naturally the Shuaisi Fushu, but the one with the greatest power was the Transshipment Commander.

I am now in power, and I have strong connections left by the Sansi in the court. There are also several officials I know in the local area. Who can really stop what I want to do? Even if there are setbacks, it is only temporary.

After eating jelly, Xu Ping leaned on the chair, closed his eyes, and glanced for a while.

Just when the Houya was leisurely, Yang Zhao, the deputy transport commander, hurriedly walked in.

Xiuxiu saw it, gently shook Xu Ping, took the bowl, left first, and asked the two of them to discuss the matter.

When he arrived in front of Xu Ping, after the ceremony, Yang Gao took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xu Ping: "Du Cao, Du Zuoyuan, send the court report for the past two days. There is a memorial from Henan Prefecture!"

Xu Ping looked at Yang Gao, took the memorial, looked at it, put it on the stone table, and said in a deep voice: "What does Li Ruogu mean? Didn't you tell him that after two days, the people from the Secretariat and the Shuaisi arrived in Luoyang, and the officials of Henan Prefecture, Mengzhou and Zhengzhou discussed the matter of repairing the river together? He is going to demolish the situation when he submits such a memorial?!"

(Happy New Year everyone!)
Chapter completed!