Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

After picking up Gu Yunji at the pier, fellow acquaintance Chen Xunzhou glanced at his accompanying family members, and found that there were only two young women among them, and one was dressed as a maid, obviously the other's personal maid.

Chen Xunzhou withdrew his gaze, and said to Gu Yunji meaningfully: "I took care of Mr. Gu on this trip, but I didn't bring many family members with me."

Gu Yunji didn't think too much about it, and said: "My parents and brothers are all in the capital. I came to Xuzhou to take office. The mountains are high and the roads are far away. It's not easy for them to travel thousands of miles, so I only brought Zhuojing and my little girl with me. I don't know where my official residence is. ? I want to go there early to pack up and settle down as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Mr. Gu, we've made all the arrangements." Chen Xunzhou said, and stretched out his hand to recruit a young man, "This is a nephew from my family, named Chen Peishi. Although he is not very promising, he can at least recognize two characters. Humans are also considered to be smart, and they are more or less familiar with daily official duties such as criminal names."

"The position of general judge in Xuzhou Prefecture has been vacant for many years, and the original master has long since passed away. We thought Mr. Gu had just arrived, and there must be a lot of unclear points. This kid grew up in Xuzhou Prefecture, and he knows everything about local affairs. From now on, I will be at the mercy of Master Gu, and if Master Gu finds a master who suits his needs better, he can be replaced directly."

As soon as Chen Xunzhou finished speaking, the young man next to him came forward and bowed to Gu Yunji: "Young Chen Peishi, I met Mr. Gu."

Chen Peishi looks like he is in his 20s, he speaks cleanly, and his eyes are round and bright, he is indeed a smart look.Gu Yunji happened to be short of a "local contact", so he didn't refuse immediately, and accepted him directly, nodded to Chen Xunzhou and said: "Then thank you, Mr. Chen, for your kindness."

Chen Xunzhou said: "It's just a trivial matter, Mr. Gu doesn't need to thank you. Mr. Gu came here for thousands of miles. I think he is very tired, so we won't waste your time here. Pei Shi, take Mr. Gu to his official residence to rest."

"Yes." Chen Peishi replied, and said to Gu Yunji, "Master Gu, please follow me."

After Gu Yunji bid farewell to Yan Zhengqian and Chen Xunzhou one by one, he took Xu Shuhua and others and followed Chen Peishi to the official residence.After Gu Yunji left, Chen Xunzhou didn't stay any longer, and left on the pretext that the government office had something to do.

Looking at the backs of the people going away, the smile on Yan Zhengqian's face slowly retracted, pointed in the direction of Gu Yunji with his chin, and asked Master Pang Fu: "How do you feel?"

Pang Fu thought about it for a while, and pondered: "It feels... that he speaks well, and is not as arrogant as I imagined. This Gu Yunji was born as a first-class Jinshi. Facing Chen Xunzhou, who was donated by spending money as a nominal supervisor, He's always polite, which is rare."

Yan Zhengqian smiled and said: "Of course he has to be polite. Chen Xunzhou is a native of the country. The Chen family has a lot of influence in the prefectural capital of Syria, and he can't get around it in every way. Moreover, he is a 'dai Tongzhi' and is not subject to officials. The term of office is limited, so you may have to sit in this position forever, if Gu Yunji wants this official to be safe and smooth, he has to establish a good relationship with him."

"There is also this Chen Xunzhou, who is always a man of the wind. As soon as he arrived, he hastily brought in a nephew from his own family. His fawning intentions were all written on his face. Believe it or not, he will have to give it away later. past."

Pang Fu asked: "Should we do the same? After all, he is an official from the capital, so we must make a good impression on him. Chen Xunzhou can't let Chen Xunzhou take the lead."

"Forget it. If you ask me, Chen Xunzhou's work is useless." Yan Zhengqian shook his head in disapproval, and said sarcastically, "Gu Yunji is not only a first-class Jinshi, but also the nephew of the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Songjiang Gu family."

"This kind of young master who is not young can be sent to a place like ours. He usually comes to practice. He will go back to Beijing and enter the center directly after a layer of gold plating. Seeing the benefits, he was transferred away. After all, he did not take the imperial examination path to become an official, and he really has short-sightedness."

Saying that, Yan Zhengqian yawned, and said casually as he walked back: "We don't need to deliberately curry favor with Gu Yunji, as long as we can save face and not make enemies. Anyway, this is my last term, as long as I spend it safely In the past three years, I have been promoted smoothly, and I am satisfied."

"This Gu Yunji is young and energetic, and he has never been a magistrate. I don't expect him to be of any help in the future, so I just leave him as a mascot. I hope he can also have the consciousness of a mascot. Be honest and wait for your qualifications, don't always think about making great political achievements, otherwise things will not be done, and it will hurt me instead."

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"... At the end of this street is the largest vegetable market in our prefecture city. The vegetables in it are very fresh. Over there is the Xuzhou prefectural school. You are more concerned about academic affairs, so you can also visit often. This is the government office of Xuzhou, and you will be on duty here in the future."

Chen Peishi took Gu Yunji to the official residence while introducing him to various places along the way.As Chen Xunzhou said, this kid is articulate and organized, and he is really smart. He can see that he can be a good helper in the future.

Gu Yunji observed all the way, and found that although the city of Xuzhou was far less prosperous than Hangzhou, Songjiang and other Jiangnan prefectures, the layout of the city was regular and reasonable, and there were basically no old or small places. It looked like it had been newly built for not many years.

Thinking about it this way, Gu Yunji asked: "Did the Fucheng be built in recent years? I think these buildings are quite new."

Chen Peishi smiled and said: "Your Excellency has good eyesight. The Fucheng was indeed built in recent years, and it has only been seven or eight years. Among the several counties under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou Prefecture, Yibin County is the most developed. They are all in one place, and later the imperial court’s maritime trade policy became more relaxed, and the river transportation also prospered.”

"At that time, the wharf was far away from Fucheng, and the traffic was very inconvenient. Later, they simply re-selected the location and built the current Fucheng relying on the wharf. only to separate."

Gu Yunji saw that he spoke clearly and well, and knew the history of Xuzhou Mansion like the palm of his hand, and asked, "Then you were born in Yibin County, and then moved here with your uncle Chen and the others after the mansion was built?"

Chen Peishi scratched his head embarrassingly: "It is said that I am my nephew, but Master Chen praised me. In fact, I came from a eccentric house, and my blood relationship with Master Chen is quite far away. At most, I can only call him uncle. I have always They are from Yibin County, and my parents still live in the county."

"That is to say, I heard that your lord is coming, and you need a master who is familiar with the local area. It is best to be around your age, so as to facilitate communication. Among the children of the same generation in the clan, I was the only one who was selected as a scholar, so Master Chen brought me to Fucheng. Let me follow you."

Gu Yunji glanced at him unexpectedly: "You still won a scholar? You are so young, why don't you continue to study and try to win a juren?"

Chen Peishi sighed: "Hey—my lord, you don't know that the style of study here is poor, and we haven't passed the Jinshi exam for many years. Even if we win the exam, it's not bad in the Xuzhou government. It's not easy to leave the Xuzhou government. You can’t compare with those scholars from the south of the Yangtze River, even if you are an alternate official position, you can’t compete with them, and you often don’t get your turn even if half of them are buried in the ground.”

"So the children of our clan, after being selected as a scholar, are usually arranged to work as officials in the government or county government. Although they are not official positions, they still eat from the public. It is better to do things in a down-to-earth manner. Year after year and year after year."

Speaking of this, Chen Peishi is still a bit proud: "I am lucky. I met you, my lord, and by your side as a Tanhualang, I can get some of the student spirit of Wenquxing day and night, and I will have face when I say it. I don’t know how much the brothers in my clan envy me.”

Hearing this, Gu Yunji smiled helplessly and said nothing.

A group of people walked through most of the prefecture, and finally stopped outside a house. Chen Peishi introduced: "When we arrive, my lord, this is your official house."