Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 104 Come again?

Xu Hui, the prefect of Pengcheng County, seemed quite wealthy. When he got the news, he was having fun with his concubine in Xina. When he suddenly got the news, he was a little confused at first.

"It's all right. Why did Zhu Shou send people to my place? He is still a close confidant of the sent. I really don't understand." Xu Hui, the county governor, muttered a few words and immediately called his staff and asked him to help with the staff.

The staff member's surname was Zhang, and his name was Zhang Ji. He was a distant relative of Zhang Taigong and had good contacts in Pengcheng, so he was recruited by the prefect as Cao Li to work as a staff member.

As soon as he heard Xu Hui's worries, he said calmly: "Prefect, don't worry too much. In the opinion of my subordinates, Zhu Zhonglang will send someone over, which may not be a bad thing."

"It's not a bad thing, how can it be a good thing?" Xu Hui shook his head, his face full of sorrow, "Wang Mi's bandit army has been lingering around for a long time and has not been exterminated for a long time. Do you think it is still possible under such circumstances? What good things can you do? Could it be that you came here specially to wish me happy New Year?"

"It's not impossible." Unexpectedly, Zhang Ji replied like this, "Prefect, New Year's Day is approaching, General Zhonglang will be in charge of Qingzhou's military affairs. If he wants to wipe out Wang Mi and other thieves, he must help from counties and counties along the way. But my Pengcheng is located in Xuzhou, and the local garrison is not under his command. In this case, it is normal for him to come to congratulate and ask for help. In addition, a friend of his subordinates also sent news, saying that General Zhu Zhonglang has recently received advice from an expert. , great progress has been made in suppressing bandits."

"Oh? Is it true?" Xu Hui was slightly interested when he heard this, "Is this friend of yours from Qingzhou?"

"No," Zhang Ji smiled, shook his head and said, "He is from Liu County. The news came from the mansion where Zhuge Yan lives. I don't know the origin and authenticity."

"Liuxian, Zhuge Yan?" Xu Hui narrowed his eyes when he heard the words, "I see, if the news comes from this person, it is probably not false..." Then, he changed the topic: "However, we cannot take it lightly and send people I want to find out the purpose of Guan Zheng’s visit, but don’t leave too many traces. I would like to see if this person will come to congratulate me after New Year’s Day.” As he said this, he stroked his beard and smiled. He is of the same quality as Jun Zhu. If Being able to receive congratulations in the name of Zhu Shou after the New Year is of great help to one's reputation and is even more conducive to official evaluation.

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"This Mr. Chen Zhi is indeed extraordinary. He obviously controlled the Bai Qing incident. Judging from the results, the process of laying the foundation for fame and this selection has been eliminated. Jiangdong Lu Ying has even more effort. His ability is extraordinary, and being able to argue with him without falling behind shows his ability."

In the Pengcheng post station, Zheng Guan listened to his subordinates report the general situation of Chen Zhi, nodded from time to time, and at the same time turned around to write something on the table.

After he finished writing, he turned around and asked casually: "How is Mr. Chen Zhi's character? What is his country's character? If such a person were in the capital or Jiangdong, he would definitely be a top-notch person. Although he is well-received in Pengcheng, There are many limitations, but it should also have a mid-level rating, right?"

When the messenger heard this, his face looked a little strange, but he still replied truthfully: "Reply to Mr. Chen Zhi, he is not a native speaker yet."

When Guan Zheng heard this, he was stunned. Then he narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Oh, so that's it."

Now, it was the messenger's turn to be puzzled, and he couldn't help asking: "Sir, what do you understand?"

Zheng Guan did not answer, but asked: "You mentioned before that the Bai Qing incident has reversed Mr. Chen's evaluation among the people. Did he do many ridiculous things before?"

"Correct."

"That's it. He wants to use a blockbuster method to raise his hopes. Mr. Chen has been dormant in the past, pretending to do amazing things, and then reverse things. He can get twice the result with half the effort. He is also a thoughtful person." Guan Zheng's tone showed admiration. He immediately frowned and said, "However, this matter is also a bit troublesome. If Mr. Chen Zhi has no local character, and we make friends with him in the name of the general, and if others find out, it will be inevitable that we will gossip and attract unnecessary attention." If you pay attention, that would be inconsistent with the original intention.”

Before Guan Zheng came over, Zhu Shou had spoken highly of Chen Zhi in order to appear to be foresighted. However, if Chen Zhi had no local character or was of too low a class, it would undoubtedly affect Zhu Shou's image and be viewed by people with ulterior motives. Discovery, further snooping, may reveal Chen Zhi's abilities, which would defeat Zhu Shou's plan to monopolize Chen Zhi's abilities.

As a confidant, Zheng Guan must of course avoid this situation from happening.

When the messenger heard this, he quickly said: "Replying to Sir, there is actually another news. It is said that Chen Chi, the eldest son of the Chen family, went to Liuxian this time with the intention of asking for Chen Zhi's gift, because the new Zhongzheng was also in Liuxian. , and I heard that after the Bai family case, the Chen family asked Pengcheng's interviewer to send a new character statement, probably to seek a better character." "Is there anything else? It seems that Mr. Chen The quality is about to be determined." Upon hearing this, Guan Zheng narrowed his eyes, "It seems that after New Year's Day, I have to go to Zhongzheng."

Thinking of this, he gave another order: "This time of congratulations, we need to make it more formal, so as to build momentum for Mr. Chen first. In addition, let someone go to Liu County and try to see if we can contact the Zhongzheng official. I remember This person's surname is Zu, and he is a brother of the incoming prefect of Jiyin. By the way, since Mr. Chen shined in this screening, he should have new comments, use our relationship to do something with the interviewer, and then Please send a testimonial to Liuxian, I believe that the Zhongzheng officials should be more cautious and postpone the matter until after the end of the year."

Early the next morning, I stayed in the county's independent hospital.

Zu Zhong, who had just attended a dinner party last night, slowly got up from the bed, washed himself slowly, had breakfast, and was about to do a set of bodybuilding boxing, when someone came over to report that it was Chen Qian who wanted to see him.

"I came here because of Chen Zhi. Well, let him come in." Zu Zhongzheng nodded, and Chen Qian came over soon.

"Yinan, you came just in time. Have you had your morning tea? You are just in time to taste my pot of tea." Zu Zhongzheng pointed to the pot of tea on the table beside the courtyard and said with a smile.

Chen Qian first received the gift, then smiled and said, "After eating, Zhongzheng's tea should be savored."

The two exchanged a few words, and Zu Zhongzheng went straight to the point: "It's because of Chen Zhi's matter, don't worry, the delay before was not because I had any prejudice against him, but because I just asked the post office to deliver the book, and then I asked someone to recover it. The post office There was inevitably some complaints over there, so I waited for two days to calm down the thoughts of the inn. You can't just use force just because your official position is low. But I also know that you are impatient, so I had someone send it to you again yesterday evening. According to the rules , this meeting is probably on its way."

"Thank you Zhongzheng," Chen Qian thanked him first, then changed the topic, "However, although the official came here this time, it was also about Chen Zhi, but it was not because of the character letter, but because of the calligraphy."

"Oh? That calligraphy." Zu Zhongzheng's face looked a little unnatural, "I was thinking of sending it to you in two days, haha." He laughed dryly, but that little thought could not escape Chen Qian. Eye.

The "Huayuan Pavilion Theory" written by Chen Zhi to Chen Chi has been placed in Zu Zhongzheng's place since that night. Although Zu Zhongzheng likes Go, he also dabbles in calligraphy, just ordinary calligraphy, but Chen Zhi's This piece is indeed a masterpiece, and he has kept it for tasting to this day.

Chen Qian didn't say anything, but just said: "Zhuge Yan is having another banquet today, and everyone will go there to appreciate the calligraphy. Chen Chi wanted to use this opportunity to make Chen Zhi's calligraphy famous, so he asked me to tell it."

"Of course, someone will bring it to you later." Zu Zhongzheng was reluctant to give up, but there was not much color on his face. "This Chen Zhi is pretty good. His handwriting is really good, but I don't know. How about learning..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the servant who reported the news.

"What's going on?" Zu Zhong looked at the servant and asked.

"It was the person sent by Peng Chenglu for his visit. He was very anxious and urged me to come over. He said he wanted to submit a new report about Chen Zhi."

"What? Another new petition?"

Zu Zhongzheng and Chen Qian looked at each other.

　Thanks to "Zhang Xiaobai Yaya", "Jidao Emperor Rewards for "Xue", "xiaoyaoyao", "Liu Zhemei" and "Ahluha 123"!

　　
　
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