In the county government office, in the inner hall.
County Magistrate Guo and Chief Zhang stood up quickly when they saw Zhou Dagu coming in: "I've seen the head of Zhou DaGu!"
"Chief Zhou is so powerful. I wonder if I will be welcome to wait for the banquet at Piaoxianglou!"
Zhou Dagu tried to smooth things over: "With you two here, Piaoxiang Tower will naturally be in full glory!"
"That……"
Magistrate Guo nodded: "Then I won't keep you as the head of Zhou's case! Please!"
He served tea to see off the guests, which made Zhou Dagu a little at a loss.
Chief Zhang led Zhou Dagu in front of him: "Please, Mr. Zhou! Someone will tell you what to do!"
Zhou Dagu had doubts but did not speak and walked out of the county government office.
Middle Street.
There are also students coming and going.
The strangers who walked around became Zhou Dagu's acquaintances, and they were all polite when they saw him walking by.
"Good job, Mr. Zhou!"
"My child, I must learn from the case leader and come back as a scholar!"
"The head of the case looks so good. I already knew that you would definitely be able to gain fame!"
"Did you see that? Mr. Zhou grew up eating our wontons! Mr. Zhou, can I give you another bowl of wontons?"
Zhou Dagu returned the greetings one by one.
He felt a little ominous because Magistrate Guo did not directly make the request.
No matter if he is asked to compose poems, or what kind of ranking his poems should achieve.
None of it was stated clearly.
From the look of him, it was as if he came to the door and gave himself a favor for nothing.
Zhou Dagu felt strange and surprised.
In this transaction, I paid nothing, but got the title of the head of the case, which always makes people feel a little guilty.
After all, he knows that the most expensive things in the world are free!
He came out of the middle street and out of the city gate.
He understood that Master Zhu was still waiting for his news under the pavilion.
Just, it surprised him.
There was not only Master Zhu under the pavilion, but also Qiao Xian Cheng.
Zhou Dagu's heart turned around, and he understood who Master Zhang said was the person who wanted to send a message to him!
Qiao Xian Cheng saw him coming from a distance, smiled and stepped forward, and raised his hands to Zhou Dagu: "Commander Zhou is here to see the Master? Then I won't disturb him for now!"
Zhou Dagu lowered his waist and returned the favor to the county magistrate: "My lord, the county magistrate, must come to the banquet tonight!"
"Definitely go!"
"must!"
he's gone.
Leading those tall maroon horses away.
Master Zhu was sitting in a long pavilion with a fire burning in it. He picked up a kettle and poured it into a teapot nearby. The fragrance of tea wafted in the air.
Zhou Dagu stepped forward and bowed: "Thank you, Master. Dagu came to announce the good news. This time in the county examination, the student is the head of the case!"
"All this is thanks to Master's teachings!"
Master Zhu shook his head: "I can't teach you anything, it's all your own ability!"
"I never thought that not only did you take the case examination, but you also wrote a Mingzhou poem!"
"Mingzhou Poetry, as the name suggests, even the Confucian Temple in the state has to ring the Confucian Temple bell for you. Do you know what Qiao Xiancheng came to see me for?"
Zhou Dagu shook his head sincerely and sat next to Master Zhu. He didn't have too many distracting thoughts.
This reminded him of when he was walking behind Zhou Wu in the Two Realms Mountains. He also wondered why he would trust a 'father' he had just met.
Zhou Dagu didn't understand that when he came to this world, this world also had his mark.
Master Zhu picked up a small teacup with a clip and placed it in front of Zhou Dagu. He sighed and said in a low voice: "Dagu! The Great Victory Dynasty is not as stable as you think!"
"Daying has people outside. The demons and barbarians are isolated by the Great Wall, but they have always been eyeing the people of Daying and want to feed on us."
"There is also a constant struggle for power within the imperial court. The general who controls the military, Yu Yushi who controls the public speaking officials, and the traitor Zhao Ping who has always been invisible to people!"
"The emperor is still young, and only by using eunuchs can he get government orders out of the inner palace. However, the eunuchs took the opportunity to disrupt the government, and the Queen Mother was secretly planning to do something!"
Master Zhu drank all the tea in his cup and fell into silence.
Zhou Dagu had no doubts that he knew these things. The Master was originally from Kyoto.
What puzzled him was.
"Master, why are you telling me this?"
"Even if I take the exam to be the chief case officer of Cai County, it will not be worth mentioning to the Da Ying government. Cai County ranks last in the context of Daying. My case chief will have no weight at all!"
If it weren't for Caixian County's special status, people from other counties would have come to Caixian County to take exams and seek a reputation as a scholar.
It is true that Caixian County's reputation is so bad that students from other counties don't even bother to compete for the position of Caixian County's chief case officer.
Zhou Dagu himself didn't attach much importance to the position of the head of the case. In the final analysis, he was just a sour scholar.
Official matters were really far away from him.
Master Zhu took out a letter from his sleeve: "Da Gu, you have entered the game!"
"Back then, it was precisely because the Left Prime Minister excluded dissidents that he took the opportunity to demote Caixian County. I was demoted from an Imperial Academy scholar to a low-ranking schoolmaster in Caixian County!"
"My senior brother is much smarter than me. He took the opportunity to request a release from the capital and got a chance to rise instead of being demoted!"
"I became the current pastor of Duzhou in Xiangzhou, and this letter was given to me by Brother Tuo Qiao!"
Zhou Dagu's head was spinning rapidly.
Guo County Magistrate, a maroon horse, with his name on the prefectural pastoral order, and the attitude of the chief official.
He instantly understood that he was still a pawn of these big shots.
However, the chess player changed from Guo County Magistrate to Xiangzhou Prefecture Mu.
But, what’s the use of Zhou Mu’s own?
If you don't understand, just ask. Zhou Dagu lowered his head and said, "Master, my student has some poetic talent, but that's not important to Du Zhoumu, right? What does he want from me?"
"I don't know!" Master Zhu answered simply: "Although the guy named Du is my senior brother, we never got along with each other when we were in Kyoto. After coming to Xiangzhou, we rarely exchanged letters!"
"The year before last, when he came to Yumen Pass for a tour, he actually came to see me, but all he said were sarcastic remarks."
"I can't talk to him."
"My senior brother is arrogant and arrogant. He is also a member of a noble family. He has a lot of tricks in his belly. I can't figure him out!"
"I guess it may have something to do with the left prime minister!"
Zhou Dagu was shocked. What he was most afraid of now was attracting the attention of Prime Minister Zuo.
He asked: "Prime Minister Zuo, what relationship can I have with Prime Minister Zuo!"
"Don't pretend! I don't like the left prime minister, but I know his character. He must avenge himself and repay kindness. You must have offended him somewhere before he would attack you! Could you Not sure?" Master Zhu intended to deceive this student.
"Is it something related to Yuan Wang?" Zhou Dagu opened his mouth to change the topic.
Master Zhu was even more surprised and asked aloud: "Wang Yuanwai is just a landowner, how can he be related to the left prime minister?"
"Collecting food!" Zhou Dagu said the clues he had found recently: "After I disturbed the Wang family, I have been feeling uneasy!"
"Master, you know me well. I am a timid person."
"I asked the three Xiaotaoyuan brothers to check it out. Guess what?"
Master Zhu frowned and said, "Don't sell the lawsuit, just tell the truth!"
"I found that not only our Cai County is collecting grain, but even Qingxue Prefecture and even outside Xiangzhou, there are also many places collecting grain!"
Master Zhu said strangely: "At this time every year, there are grain merchants collecting grain. Isn't this normal?"
"However, it is abnormal for someone to collect a large amount of grain from a grain dealer! Students are limited in their abilities and cannot check the amount of grain. We can only draw inferences from one example in Xiangzhou. This grain is enough to feed all the people. It’s a month!”
Master Zhu followed his words and continued: "Is it really because of Wang Yuanwai's affairs that he offended the left prime minister?"
Zhou Dagu nodded obediently. He would never tell any other living person about the Liangjie Mountain: "It should be like this, otherwise students will have no other chance to meet such a towering figure as Zuo Xiang!"
"But, teacher, how do you know that I have offended the Left Prime Minister?" Zhou Dagu stared at the letter in his hand.
