When they found the village's hometown, they were talking to some high-profile villagers. Xu You asked Baihua's brother and sister-in-law to tell everything again. Everyone was shocked when they heard it. Some people expressed their doubts, thinking that these two people were not like beasts that insulted their mothers and plundered their sisters. However, seeing the tragic situation in the old woman's room immediately aroused everyone's anger and denounced them as against human relations and were ashamed of their relatives. If Zuo Tsui had not stopped him, he would have been beaten to death on the spot.

Xu You confessed that the two were guarding the two of them all night, and they could not die or escape. They waited until tomorrow, and the county government sent someone to detain them. Although their crimes should be punished, they should also wait until Gu Yunchao asked them before they could understand the punishment. Then they asked about Hong Qi's whereabouts. Someone said, "That Hong Qi is a wanderer who has been hanging around several villages for many years, but he doesn't live here. It seems that he has a family background in Qiantang City."

It seems that he will only be able to find the whereabouts of this middleman after he returns to the city. Xu You clasped his fists and thanked him, leaving behind a thousand dollars for Li Zheng to hire someone to clean up the old woman's body, and then send someone to deliver the funeral in a few days. Not to mention the grand funeral, but coffins, clothes and quilts are indispensable, so they must be purchased.

After leaving Zhou Village, the atmosphere in the ox cart was depressing. Xu You didn't say anything, so naturally the others didn't dare to speak. No one expected that the happy visiting old friend would return in such a disappointment.

In the world, things in the world are impermanent!

The ox cart was slow all the way, and finally arrived at Qiantang before closing the city gate. After two days of running around, everyone was exhausted. They returned to Jingyuan and took a brief wash and went to bed. The next morning, Xu You visited Gu Yun to the county government office and told him what he had heard in Zhou Village. Gu Yun was furious and immediately sent someone to detain the criminals and search for Hong Qi in the city. Finally, he was depressed and said, "Weizhi, do you think I am not competent for the position of county magistrate?"

"Why does Feiqing think so?"

"The county magistrate has the responsibility to promulgate and educate. I have been in Qiantang for a long time and have repeatedly plundered and sold people in my jurisdiction. Could it be that it is because of my lack of morality?"

Xu You felt a little moved, and the more he thought about it, the more strange it was. First, the case of selling women with Qiu Sheepskin, then the case of being plundered by Baihua, and several other cases of similar types. It is normal to have cases of plundering and selling people so frequently, but now the country is peaceful and the people are well fed and well, why do they still take risks again and again?

It's unscientific!

He suddenly remembered Li Qingyu, the white merchant, and He, who was hiding behind the scenes, his eyes narrowed slightly, but he agreed to Bao Xi, and he should not say anything to Gu Yun clearly, without any strangeness on his face, and said, "Feiqing has filtered, how many days have you been to Qiantang? It is not a one-day effort to promulgate the ego of plundering and selling people. If you want to fight the arrogance of plundering and selling people, you must pay more attention and rewards. Guan Zi said that evil is punished and kind is honored. This is the way to stop people's hearts."

"Rewards? Rewards?"

"Anyone who plunders and sells people shall be punished according to the most severe rules according to the thief law. This is a serious punishment; the people who encourage the people to report clues about plundering and selling people will be immediately rewarded once they are verified, and they will be known. In this way, the plunders and sells people will be frightened and have nowhere to stay, so naturally they will not dare to test the law with their own body."

"Weizhi said the most!"

Gu Yun's emotions came and went quickly. After talking about the important matter, he wanted to take Xu You to see him paint. Xu You couldn't get up, but instead grabbed his arm and smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have something to ask you. You wrote to the court before, and you wanted to let the plunder and buyers be punished the same. I wonder what the prime ministers' opinions are?"

To change the law, the opinions of the three provincial governors are very important and can directly affect the emperor's decision-making. Gu Yun sighed and said with disappointment, "There are many discussions in the court, and most of them agree with it, but Liu Zhongshu opposes it, so the Lord hesitates for this..."

"Zhongshu Ling Liu Ning?"

"It's him!"

Gu Yun said that Liu Ning was very angry and said, "The Liu family has two seals and is the most powerful minister. He does not know the sufferings of the people. He says that the buyer is not aware of the truth in advance and discusses his sins, which is contrary to the way of loyalty and forgiveness of the saints, and it is simply foolish!"

This is because he really treats Xu You as a friend, otherwise he would be scolded by the Minister of the Court as a fool, and it would be difficult to deal with it if he spread it out. Xu You smiled and said, "Is the Secretary of the Liu Zhongshu an unattainable person? He said this just to target Fei Qing who proposed this matter! We ruined Liu Quan's plan in Yangzhou, causing him to leave office in a mess, and he would not have been kept in charge of this account."

"I know, I don't care. Let him hold grudges. Even if I do it again, I will still have the same choice." Gu Yun sneered and shook his head and said, "It's just that he is the Minister of the CPC, the foundation of all officials, the cardinal of the country, and should be clear and fair in his affairs. This way, it is really despised by others!"

Xu You smiled and said, "There are people in the family, the country and the country are always in the front, and the country is behind. Since Fei Qing has seen through these monsters and monsters, he should chase them up and take them one day to replace them. If the dynasty is in power and eliminate the evils of love, wouldn't it be nice?"

Gu Yun laughed and said, "Weizhi, don't think about being leisurely in the mountains and forests, but you see me struggling in the officialdom. To be honest, if I can be promoted to the county magistrate this time, I will be filial and honest. In the future, you and I will be officials in the court and support each other. It will be a good story in a thousand years!"

Xu You joked when he said, "I am guilty. Not to mention that you became the county magistrate, even if you became the governor of Yangzhou, you would recommend me as a filial and honest person to the court, which is also a delusion!"

The Chu State followed the old system of Han and Wei dynasties, including Danyang, Wujun, Kuaiji and Wuxing. Two people could be recommended as filial and honest every year, and one person could be recommended in the other counties a year. Each state could be recommended as a scholar every year. All scholars and filial and honest counties had to go through the Chiwu Palace's strategy test. The emperor came in person and the princes and ministers accompanied him. The scholar had to answer the five strategies correctly before he could pass the test. Just answer the filial and honest questions correctly, and then the quantity was excellent and the selection was selected by the Ministry of Personnel.

"The Lord clearly issued an edict to the world to forgive your sins, but where did you get the guilty? Furthermore, although you were demoted to Qi people, it would definitely not be possible to rely on the ninth rank of people to enter the officialdom. However, the examination of scholars and filial piety and integrity does not involve family backgrounds. Whether it is a genius or a poor family, as long as you have both virtue and talent, you can recommend them by the prefectures and counties. With his subtle talent, you will enter the Chiwu Palace in the future and evaluate all the five principles as the best. Isn't it easy to get rid of the palm?"

The system of recommending scholars and filial integrity originated in the Western Han Dynasty. Dong Zhongshu suggested to Emperor Wu of Han and adopted it. It lasted for hundreds of years. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was still one of the most important system of selecting officials. Not only did the Han dynasty in the south implement the Han dynasty, but the Hu people in the north also followed their example and established their own system of recommendation, which had far-reaching influence and great significance.

Xu You then realized that Gu Yun was serious and hurriedly said, "Don't bother with me. After the family changes, I have already been calm and I have stopped thinking about becoming an official. If Feiqing thinks I am a friend, I will never mention this matter again!" What a joke, the prince is in power, and the Shen family is in power. Now he is going to be a filial piety and honest person. If she gets into the mouth of a tiger, is it because she doesn't die fast enough?

Gu Yun was not a fool either. He knew that Xu You was afraid of the prince and said, "Don't worry, there is a saint emperor above the court and a four surnames of Wu County below. This is enough to ensure that you are safe."

Xu You didn't want to continue this topic and said, "The four surnames of Wu County are probably not as good as before, and they are advancing and retreating together, right?"

"Hey, where do Weizhi starts with this?"

"Starting with the construction of Dade Temple, everyone watched the ceremony that day. After hearing Zhu Fayan's lecture on Liantai, the four surnames of Wu County only came to Gu Zhu, and none of Lu Zhang's people showed up..."

"Haha, Weizhi doesn't know anything!"

Gu Yun smiled and said, "Our Gu and Zhu are the main helpers to eradicate Du Jingzhi. In addition, Dade Temple is built in Qiantang, so I can't avoid it no matter how much. Zhu was also invited, and the Chief Hu personally issued an invitation, making it clear that he would give Zhu Fayan a strong momentum. It would be impossible not to come. Furthermore, the Buddhist sect is in full swing now, and they will interact with each other, touch the details, see how big the other's appetite is, and it will also facilitate the next step of the Yangzhou gentry. As for the Lu family and Zhang family, they are just out of the matter and still maintain superficial friendship with the Tianshidao. In the future, no matter which sect of Buddhism and Taoism has won the holy family, the four surnames of Wujun can help each other and become invincible."

Good means!

The four surnames are divided into two factions, each of which is their own aid. The century-old family is indeed well-known. Of course, the practice of betting on two sides is only suitable for a prominent family like Gu Lu, Zhu and Zhang. Otherwise, if the settlement of the accounts after the autumn is still a failure? Their strength cannot be a chess player, but they will not surrender to make a chess piece. No matter who has the power, they must unite, make good friends and get their support to sleep and sit safely. For many years, emperors, powerful ministers and sects, and the rotation of the lanterns, only these aristocratic families stand tall, and the reason for their love is fascinating.

These words are the secrets of the four surnames. Xu You shouldn’t have listened to them, and Gu Yun shouldn’t have said them either, but one of them speaks casually and the other listens naturally. Friends are intimate. From this moment on, Xu Gu and the other can truly be considered close friends!

"By the way, where are Feiqing going to be promoted this time? Is it Wu County or Kuaiji County?"

"The family is still discussing, but the possibility of Wujun is greater. After all, there is Kong He and Yu Wei in Kuaiji. If I go there, I may be constrained and it will be difficult to make a difference."

Xu You smiled and said, "If you can choose Wujun, of course it would be better. Depending on your expression, are there still difficulties?"

"Yes! The four surnames of Wujun are deeply rooted here. If I become the prefect again..."

Gu Yun was halfway through and closed his mouth with a smile. Xu You said lightly: "This is not what the master wants!" An Zidao was the emperor after all, and he would not care too much about the land of a county in Wujun. Besides, Gu Lu, Zhu Zhang has been entrenched in Wujun for a hundred years, and his power has long spread to every inch of flesh and blood in this land. There is no big difference between whether people from four surnames serve as prefects.

"A clarification! Alas, the Ministry of Personnel has actually passed it. I have submitted it to the Secretary of State and asked the Lord to submit a reply to the post. It is still Liu Zhongshu, who rejected the memorial of the Ministry of Personnel on the grounds that I have little experience and have not been in Qiantang for six years and have been promoted to the contrary."

The term of office of officials in ancient times was a very complex process of change. The "Shangshu" records "three years of performance tests, three years of promotion and demotion of Youming", which means that once every three years, three times of investigation and then decide whether to advance or decline, that is, the nine-year system. When Du You compiled the "Tongdian", it accurately recorded that "Tang Yu had to be transferred to an official position for nine years. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it all took six weeks."

Six weeks was six years, and the State of Chu inherited the Wei system. Liu Ning made the excuse that Gu Yun was in office for less than six years and was not in compliance with the rules. This was the basis for obtaining it.

Xu Youqi said: "Isn't the power of the disciples' subordinates?"

Gu Yun felt even more strange and said, "Who said that the disciples have the right to refute?"

Xu You immediately reacted, and he habitually substituted into the wrong historical trajectory. The system of the Three Provinces and Six Ministry was only truly formed in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The Secretariat took the orders, the subordinates and the Secretary followed the Secretary. This was the principle of division of labor between the three provinces, which restricted each other and held the power of the country. During the Six Dynasties, the Secretariat was the only one in the family, because the Secretariat was in charge of the ministers, the Commissioner of the Secretariat, the Commissioner of the Secretariat, drafted the imperial edicts, the imperial edicts, the seals and the orders were ordered. They were all in charge of the government, and they were close ministers and confidants. The Secretary of the Secretariat and the Secretary of the Secretariat had to look up to it, which was very different from later generations.

"I remember it badly!" Xu You sighed and said, "Since Liu Zhongshu can't avoid it, he must make him nod..."

"The family is already thinking of a solution!" Gu Yunletian knew his fate, but he was not impatient if he could not get promoted. He said, "Liu Zhongshu is not a saint, he can always find a way to make him nod, so there is no need to worry about it."

Xu You smiled and said, "I wish you were not promoted. I would protect me well in Qiantang. What are you worried about?"

While he was talking, Du Sansheng came to report that he caught Hong Qi. He was a county lieutenant, like a cat from Qiantang. He was a fattening rat, and it was not difficult to catch anyone. Gu Yunming was sentenced to prison first, and then the trial was conducted after Baihua's brother and sister-in-law was arrested. Du Sansheng was ordered to go, and before leaving, he respected Xu You, saying, "If Mr. Xu has nothing to do in the afternoon, let me invite you to drink a glass of wine."

"No need, Feiqing's lunch is for me. If you want to invite it, let's go another day!"

Gu Yun smiled and helped Xu You block a meal. Du Sansheng couldn't compete with his boss and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll invite you to have a gathering next day."

"What did he ask you for?"

Xu You looked at Du Sansheng's back and smiled and said, "Minister Du sold me to someone else. I probably want to apologize..."

"Oh, interesting, who did he sell you?" Gu Yun touched Xu You's shoulder, not only with a naughty expression, but also with a complete ambiguousness.

"Okay, so you know that Su Tang was sent to my Jingyuan by County Magistrate Du."

"This is wronged me... However, I seem to hear that the Qilang of Xu is actually a lover. He just came to Qiantang and took several prostitutes and concubines. He stayed in Jingyuan every day without asking about the world. He was more happy than a god."

Xu You smiled without saying a word, "Is it better than a god? When you get married, you will understand!"

Gu Yun suddenly felt bitter and said, "Weizhi, do you think marrying a wife is a virtue or a sex?"

"I said today you look wrong. It turns out that I am in spring!" Xu You joked: "No wonder, the Book of Songs says: A man is like a wife returning home, but he has not passed away. Now is the best time to marry." In ancient times, marriages were mostly after the frost and before the ice melted to avoid the farming season.

"Stop joking, I'm asking you, do you want to marry a wife? If you want to be beautiful?"

"Have you heard a saying, marry a wife and be virtuous, and take a concubine and be lustful."

Gu Yun shook his head blankly and said, "I haven't heard of it!"

Xu You said in his heart: Of course you have never heard of it. I don’t know which dynasty or dynasty this quote is available. I just learn and sell it now. He said: “Grab is to take virtue, prevent idleness and etiquette, and marry a wife is naturally to take virtue. As for appearance, it is just a pleasure in bed, you can take concubines to comfort your feelings.”

Gu Yun said dejectedly: "It would be easier if it was that simple..."
Chapter completed!