Chapter 34, the confusion of the county

Zu Ju sighed again and walked back and forth in the hall, looking suspicious and dull.

Zu Zhao knew that his grandfather was very thoughtful about this matter, and he looked forward to consolidating his foundation by marrying the Gongsun family in Xuantong County. However, he can let go of this unpredictable thing, not to mention that it is contrary to his will. Therefore, he persuaded, "Grandpa, the Gongsun family may have such a plan because of the previous rumors that their grandson was guilty. Now Sun's son has been clarified and has served as the county governor. I believe that once the news comes out, the Gongsun family will definitely think carefully.

Zu Ju said in a low voice, "Maybe so."

Zu Zhao took the opportunity and said, "After all, the Gongsun family is a county magistrate. Although our family is not bad, there is no one in the officialdom after all. Instead of longing to make friends with these famous families, it's better to fight for a special honor for the family. Why worry about not being favored by the family at that time?

Zu Ju glanced at Zu Zhao. Of course, he understood Zu Zhao's thoughts, and he was particularly sighing. I really didn't expect that a gentle teenager in a few years would have such ambition today. Is it ambition after all? Or ambitious? Although the meanings are similar, they are unreasonable. He always felt that Zu Zhao's abrupt performance really made people surprised and uneasy.

After hesitating, he said, "Zhao'er, I know that you are ambitious, but there are some things that must not be forgotten. Grandpa is an experienced person. There are always some things that must be gradual. Don't be too big because of the scenery for a while, understand?

Zu Zhao pondered for a moment and understood his grandfather's voice, and then he said solemnly, "Sun'er understands it."

Zu raised his head slowly: "That's good."

Two days later, Li Xin set out to return to the county. Before leaving, he met with Zu Zhao, Han Dang, Zu Ling, Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yu and others. It was a good time for you to talk about the state government. After sending Li Xin away, several elders of Zujiazhuang have run many times in the past few days and have also achieved some results. In addition to finding some money and grain qualifications for 300 bravery, he also conveyed the news of the current situation of the state government according to Zu Zhao's intention.

Communicating the situation of the state government, even if there is no follow-up, the people in the county are well aware of it. The state government called for the transfer of troops from Youbeiping County, and the envoy of the county government came to Xu Wu, which showed that Xu Wu County was difficult to leave. Whether it is sadness or excitement, there are also such major events that they do not obey. Every family is busy.

After this evening, Chen Xianjun also visited several large families in the county. After arriving at Zujiazhuang, he originally told Zuju, Zuzhao and others what Li Xin had done before going to the county government. The reason why Li Xin went to the county government first is that there is actually an order from the county government, but it is not convenient to inform Zu Zhao directly. After all, Zu Zhao is currently a registered governor, and it will take some time for the official procedures to settle the dust. Moreover, the message conveyed by Li Xin this time has little to do with Zu Zhao, and even has no direct connection with the state government.

The last time Li Xin visited the county government was because of the losses caused to the counties in the south of the county in order to resume the previous fight against thieves. He hoped that the counties in the north of the county would donate a sum of money and food, and it would be shared according to the head. The collection of miscellaneous taxes is almost every year, but this time it is too abrupt. The counties in the north of the county have paid great human and material resources to understand the county government. In the end, they not only did not get any benefits, but also donated money and grain for the counties in the south of the county after the war. How can it be convincing?

More importantly, the amount of this donation is really not small. How can people stand it?

It is because of the years of drought, the disaster victims are everywhere, and the government's hardships have caused the peasant uprising all over the world today. At this time, even the large families in the north of the county really don't have much leftover food.

So, when Chen Xianjun passed on the news, every family was sad. Even the ancestors frowned coldly after listening to it.

Zu Ju asked Chen Xianjun, "Does the county government really have such an official document?"

Chen Xianjun sighed, "How dare I fake such a big thing? On that day, Li Xianyan went to the county government to forward this official document. The county government means to pay the money and grain within a month. What is this?

Zu Ju meditated and said no words, and his face became more and more ugly.

Other ancestors are also looking at each other and full of righteous comments.

"Isn't the county going to cross the river and demolish the bridge?"

"Is it more than just crossing the river and tearing down the bridge? You can't do this at all."

"That's right. It's just the beginning of spring. How can there be so much surplus food? Do you want the people below to survive?"

Chen Xianjun is naturally embarrassed at this time. In fact, he is just a message person. After all, this food will not fall into his own hands. However, if this matter is not done well enough, both sides have to blame themselves, which is really under great pressure.

In front of the ancestors, he naturally wanted to show his intention to the ancestors and immediately said, "Yes, yes. Not to mention our Xu Wu County, I'm afraid that most of the counties in the north of the county are also so unconvinced. However, the official documents are finally coming down. No matter how noisy it is, it has to be explained to the county government. If not, how can you deal with it?

At this time, Zu Zhao said in an elusive tone: "When the county government was trapped by thieves, it had already sought a lot of support from the state government. Later, the big thief bandits also seized a lot of thieves. At this time, there should be no shortage of money and food. Why is there such an official document for no reason?

When everyone heard this, their eyes focused on Zu Zhao.

The voice of the discussion has also changed. After all, Zu Zhao has just returned from the county government and must be more familiar with the situation of the county government. With his words, the reluctant mood in everyone's hearts became more and more reasonable. Everyone confirmed to Zu Zhao whether this was true, but Zu Zhao was not busy answering. Since he could say such a thing, it would definitely not be groundless, but now he had to think about another question carefully.

That's why Li Xin privately negotiated with Chen Xianjun about this matter. Why did the county government collect money and grain from the counties in the north of the county at this time? Those who are a little rational in the county government will also be easy to analyze, and it should never be the time to create civil resentment. Isn't there any advice about this?

After a while, everyone saw that Zu Zhao was not in the mood to speak, and gradually stopped.

Chen Xianjun couldn't help saying, "Mr. Zu is now honored to be the governor. If he can react to the county government for this matter, he may persuade the county government to think twice."

Zu Zhao has long known Chen Xianjun's intention this time, and he must have to seek his own help. After pretending to think about it, he said, "I will definitely send a letter to the county government to inquire about this matter."

Chen Xianjun sighed: "Then there will be Lao Zu's son."

After sending Chen Xianjun away, Zu Zhao made a special trip to talk to his grandfather about this matter.

He told the story of his contact with his son Liu Cheng in the county government, and also brought some of his subjective opinions. In his opinion, Liu Cheng is by no means a person who does great things. Not only are his old staff unconvinced, but they even have an arbitrary temper that does not care about the overall situation. There is really nothing unbelievable to say that Liu Cheng's collection of money and grain from the counties in the north of the county this time.

Zu Ju was worried when he heard this, but he repeatedly stressed that after all, it was Liu Cheng who helped the Zu family solve the suspicion of the previous riding general. This time, Liu Cheng exceptionally promoted him to the postmaster. Even if Liu Cheng is not a person who has achieved great things, he can't slander him behind his back. Human kindness and resentment must always be thorough.

Zu Zhao also considered this relationship and said with emotion, "I know that this matter is difficult, but if Liu Cheng still sits in the county, I'm afraid that right Beiping County will set off a storm sooner or later. We should not slander Liu Cheng, but we must not be implicated by Liu Cheng's loss.

Zu Ju said slowly, "I'm afraid of this matter, so we must take a long-term account!"