Taipingchun

The time came to March in the fourth year of Zhengde.

In the past three months, something happened that made Xu Xiu sad, and it also made him the beginning of a lonely family.

The old scholar left him not long after the new year, even before the first month, and left him due to overwork. Before he died, he took Xu Xiu's hand and spoke tough words, and even tried his best to say that if you can't hold on, you can't be a A good official who is the master of the people, he will not say words in peace under the nine springs.

Fu Shenggui, Mr. Hong Xu, his old mentor passed away by a crane at the age of 64. His words were like knives, and his voice was like a blade, piercing his heart. Xu Xiu could only wash his face with tears and repent. Dehe Neng can make the old gentleman dedicate himself so much, He Dehe can make the old gentleman value him so much, when he regrets, he can only say that he will never let the old teacher down, and he will definitely stick to the way of the gentlemen, so as to be consistent .

The grief was even worse, just as the coffin of the old man was sent away, Zhang Cong had no choice but to resign. His father in Yongjia was seriously ill, so someone from his hometown asked him to go back to see him for the last time. Xu Xiu also understood that this is a man of nature. , he also knew how ashamed Zhang Cong was when he spoke, and left at this juncture, but filial piety comes first, and he has nothing to do.

Within a month, after losing his old mentor and Zhang Cong successively, the entire Jiangning county office seemed to be much freer.

"What do you think of Bingyong?"

"What did sir teach me?"

The picture from the past is completely gone, Xu Xiu is dressed in filial piety and kneels in front of the teacher's spirit. On it is not only the spirit tablet of Mr. Hong Xu, but also Mr. Hetan.

Xu Xiu clasped his hands together and murmured: "Two former teachers, if you are in the spirit of heaven, please protect the people of Jiangning County through this famine year. The students are very grateful."

Xu Yang stood outside covering his face, he didn't dare to look at the situation inside, the current situation is more difficult than when the old lady passed away, and why did his A Niu experience so much pain.

A thunderstorm rang above his head, Xu Xiu got up immediately as if activated, ran out staggeringly, took Xu Yang's hand and said, "Did I hear correctly?"

After repeating this several times, and getting a satisfactory answer, Xu Xiu quickly ran onto the street, not caring whether she was wearing filial piety or not, and not caring about the messy people sitting on the street, just staring at the sky in a daze.

Slowly, slowly, a heavy rain fell on the ground. Everyone couldn't believe it at the beginning, but after that, they were ecstatic. Everyone was shouting, the joy of rain after a long drought, so it is.

Xu Xiu knelt down on the ground holding the rainwater, and even cried out. It seemed that only under the cover of Chunlei could he wipe away his depression in the past. It has accumulated since the drought last year, and now the teacher has gone first. , Bingyong left, and there was an unspeakable depression accumulated in his heart, and no one could blame him for taking advantage of this to vent.

Spring thunder and spring rain are as expensive as oil. Everyone knows that when facing spring plowing, there is a spring rain, how thirsty it is. Now that God has finally sent down the rain, all the people have a glimmer of hope in their hearts. Seeing the parents of Jiangning County In this way, they are all wiping away their tears, he has done enough, no one can be ruthless, and everyone can see how his parents behave.

Xu Yang quietly stood behind him and held up an umbrella for him. For the sake of Lord Hetan's way, Mr. Xu Jin's kindness, and Mr. Hong Xu's honest teachings, he has persisted to this point, which is already the limit , God can't bear to watch it.

The first rain that fell in nearly a year was very short, but the subsequent rains in the inland land in the next one or two months allowed the spring farming to be guaranteed at a minimum. After all, Changjiang Zeguo is not really a place short of water. , Xu Xiu from Jiangning County set an example and participated in the work of opening up channels that had been determined before, even if he got tired all over his body, he would not hesitate.

He wants all the common people to understand that when no one can be trusted, we can only rely on our own hands.

Although most of the fields are still cracked and barren, there are always some seedlings of hope that have been sown and sprouted, and the common people are grateful for their kindness.

Until June, Xu Xiu kept his feet on the ground, without the old gentleman, without Zhang Cong, many of his affairs were handed over to the county magistrate, and even the classic history he wanted to see was not bad, but he had no choice but to let him Participating in the work, the imperial court continued to remain indifferent, but he still turned his head and saw from the lines in the official document that the imperial court's disaster relief was not too far away, and no one could bear the continuous turmoil in the southeast, so the world would be unstable.

Now the fruits of spring plowing have been saved. As long as we persist for a few more months, everyone can return to normal life. In June, although there is still little rain, it is enough to moisten the earth. Under the leadership of Jiang Shanqing, a road covering the entire Jiangning farmland The canals are finally connected, there is no shortage of water, and the spring plowing is also preserved. The drought in Jiangning can be declared over.

Xu Xiu's writing is beautiful, and his characters are Livzon. It seems that he doesn't want money and wants to submit it to Nanjing City.

But he didn't know that his good days were coming to an end, and he had to pay the price for his "ignorance".

In the same month, an official document from the imperial court came to Jiangning.

: Although Xu Xiuzuo, the county magistrate of Jiangning, has something to say about the drought, what he has tested is true, but he is indiscriminate in the situation and acted in a willful way, and the people in the countryside are raging. Behavior, think about protecting the people during the severe drought, do your best, think about his merits and demerits, and replace the original magistrate of Jiangning County, order him to live idle, and the original county magistrate Liang Xingxing as a substitute.

"Xu Yang, did you see it?" Xu Xiu was lying on the bed, looking at the spider webs on the ceiling. This situation was very similar to the night when he first arrived, and Xu Yang slowly took a bowl of soup give him.

Comfortingly said: "It's just staying idle with the crown belt, and it will recover sooner or later."

The so-called "idle life with a crown" means that he is removed from his position, but retains his fame and official status, and goes home to reflect on himself.

Facing such consolation, Xu Xiu laughed heartily, but why was she so sad in her heart?

Xu Xiu woke up and said: "You said what I have been doing for so long, what is the use of bullshit?"

Xu Yang patted his hand lightly and said, "A Niu is an upright official, and he is Qingtian."

After poking his forehead, Xu Xiu said, "It's all you. After reading so many scripts, your young master has been tricked by you."

Seeing that he took it seriously, Xu Xiu sat up and explained: "Just kidding, everything I did was the education I received since I was a child, and it was the teaching of the three mentors. This is the way of the gentlemen, and it is also my way. To be honest, although I fell down this time, I may never recover, but to be honest, compared with the achievements of saving the people in Jiangning, what can I be disappointed? I am worthy of my heart."

But after all, he has no confidence. The struggle of more than ten years has made him hard to let go. Compared with his ambition to control the world, what he has done in a county is still too small.

After a sleepless night, the owner of this place will eventually change to another person. The meeting between the old and the new, logically speaking, the atmosphere is not very harmonious, but when Liang Xing suddenly kneels, causing Xu Xiu to dodge quickly, there is something wrong. different.

Xu Xiudao: "Master Liang, why are you bothering?"

Liang Xing insisted on giving him the main position, and then slowly explained the whole story. He was originally a failed candidate, and he claimed that he had no chance to be named on the gold list, but he also had a sliver of ambition to help the universe in his heart. In order to be able to contribute to the common people, He just went to wait for a vacancy in the official department, but he was so lucky that he came to Jiangning County. Although he was not a chief, but a post of classic history made him enter the officialdom.

After the cooperation of several magistrates, he has been gradually disappointed, especially when the previous magistrate listened to Wu Xiancheng's official horse and official support, he was boring, wasting time there every day, feeling like sitting on pins and needles, and wanted to resign several times. Big, but there is no place for him to stand, and Xu Xiu's arrival gave him hope.

For more than two years, he has seen everything in his eyes. Although Jiangning County has suffered many disasters, there are no tragedies where corpses are scattered all over the field. Judging from his various actions, the words "for the people" have really been achieved. .

Liang Xing said with red eyes: "Master Xu, as long as you stay in Jiangning for one day, all your arrangements will not change, not only land reclamation, not only the construction of the South Gate, I will continue to implement it, Xing also wants to work with you , to plead for the people."

Xu Xiu also sighed a little. When he first arrived, only this Liang Xing had the most gentle attitude. After a long time of contact, he felt that he was reliable, so he was allowed to assume a position with greater power than the previous county magistrate. He originally thought that the Jiangning Chamber of Commerce wanted Continuing to keep it will require a lot of effort to manage it. Now that it's all over, with Xiao Gui and Cao Sui behind him, I can go back to my hometown with peace of mind.

Standing up and bowing, he said, "Lord Liang, this is really a blessing for the common people."

Liang Xingdao: "Master Xu is a role model for my generation."

The two started talking in a good atmosphere, until Xu Yang finished tidying up and said that it was time to leave, Liang Xing said, "I'll see you off."

But Xu Xiu shook her head and said: "My resignation will definitely make many people in the city happy, and it must be related to them. If you are sending me out, I am afraid that you will not get any benefits yourself. If there is any difficulty, remember to use it. The Jiangning Chamber of Commerce checks and balances, Master Liang, remember to let yourself be the adjudicator, not the opponent."

These principles are all the answers he reflected on after he relaxed recently. He is weak in the game with their bodies, and failure is inevitable, so a few words of experience need to be told to him.

In fact, Xu Xiu already knew why he left. In the same year in the capital, the Wenhan Society had letters to each other. It was nothing more than the malice of the Nanjing officialdom and his own activeness, which reminded Liu Jin of himself. The teachers and teachers mediate among them, but staying idle with the crown and belt is the best end they can get for him.

Liang Xing was not a fool either. Although the imperial examination was not going well, he still understood the worldly ways. After hearing this, he could only nod his head.

And when Xu Xiu, Xu Yang, and Bai Fei led the little donkey out of the county government office, they were all surprised by the sight before them. The Wuyang Wuyang crowd, men, women and children, surrounded the street in front of the gate. It's too tight.

Whether it is a gray-haired old man, a toddler, or a seven-foot man, all of them showed their true feelings and sincerely called for his stay.

"Your Excellency, please stay."

"Master Qingtian."

The shouts made Xu Xiu's heart burn like a ball of fire. He wanted to say something, but seeing these common people, he couldn't say anything. He only had one thought, and that was worth it. All the actions, if you change to today, everything is worth it, everything is enough.

The three of them walked slowly among the crowd. Whenever he passed by, the people behind him would kneel behind him. The common people finally waited for a good official who would be the master of the people, but they had to send him away personally. My heart still hurts.

Xu Xiu knew what happened later, but he didn't dare to turn his head, he was afraid that he would lose control of his emotions after turning his head.

God damn those in power, god damn bureaucrats.

Xu Xiu swears in her heart that in the future, if I am in charge of the world, I will definitely make you proud.

There was a sea of ​​people, just shouting for the blue sky, but no one dared to stop him, and no one dared to grab him, so umbrellas with handprints and signatures were placed on Xiaomao's body.

Walking all the way, sending all the way, stretching for fifty miles...

Xu Xiu, Xu Junyi, the name of Qingtian spread throughout the country.