Chapter 8                                                              

Everyone’s aesthetic is created by the times.

Just like now, Zhou Mengchen doesn't think he is wearing a green official robe, like a big green-headed fly, and there is a small patch in front of him. There is a very abstract picture on it, and a white horse has some abstract flame patterns on it. There is a wave like fish scales under the horse's hooves, symbolizing the ocean. Some people call this thing a seahorse. If Zhou Mengchen had not seen a seahorse in later generations, he would have really believed it.

It turns out that there is a sea and a horse, it is a sea horse.

Wide and big, very comfortable.

But Zhou Mengchen didn't think it looked good at all.

But Zhou’s mother and Zhou Dazhuang kept saying it was good.

Especially Zhou's mother suddenly had tears in her eyes. Zhou Mengchen hurried forward and said, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Zhou's mother said, "I shouldn't have done this great day, but I remembered your father, who was like this at the beginning."

Zhou Mengchen didn't know how to comfort Zhou's mother for a moment, but Zhou's mother knew that the occasion was wrong and said, "I don't cry, I don't cry. Now I see the successful success of my position and then marry another wife. My mother will be perfect in her life. Even if she goes to see your father, she will be at ease."

"Today is your first day on duty. Never neglect it. You must leave a good impression on the county magistrate. The matters in the Bell and Drum Tower are all your father's elders. Speaking of which, they are all your elders. You should be more respectful."

Zhou's mother talked, and she didn't know how many words she said in one breath.

Zhou Mengchen could only nodded and said, "Okay. It's not too late, I'm leaving first."

Zhou's mother shouted: "Da Zhuang. Da Zhuang."

Dongdong, a heavy voice for a while. Zhou Dazhuang came over and said, "Husband---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Zhou's mother said to Zhou Mengchen: "You take Dazhuang with you."

Zhou Mengchen said, "This is not great, Dazhuang - and I can do anything, what do I want him to do?" It was a bit too much to say that Dazhuang was a fool, but he was slow to react. It was the fact.

Zhou's mother said, "You are different from before. You are an official now. How can you not have a follower?"

In the eyes of Zhou's mother and many people, being an official, even a ninth-rank official is very different, and the pomp should be discussed.

This made Zhou Mengchen feel helpless, but he couldn't obey his mother's words.

Zhou Mengchen was wearing a green official robe, and there was a square patch on his chest that was said to be a seahorse. He walked on the long street with his feet on his official boots. This long street was on the Democratic Road in Wuhan City in later generations. There were rows of shops on both sides, and this was one of the most prosperous places in Wuchang.

Within the Wuli Long Street, there are grain shops, cloth shops, various trading houses, and naturally there are also medical clinics. Among them, there is one of the largest clinics, known as the Li Family Medical Center. The owner is said to have worked as a minister in the Imperial Hospital and returned to his hometown to practice medicine. Zhou Mengchen's father was looking for a doctor in this clinic, but it was hard to do anything.

This long street.

Zhou Mengchen has walked through it many times.

Today, I found that these neighbors became particularly enthusiastic.

They all came to say hello, and said one by one: "Is Zhou Xiaoguanren going to work?"

The word "work" was found in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, it was called "work" and "work" and most of them were called "officials". However, most of them mean the court or soldiers who came to the guidance site to work, because in this era, most institutions were state-owned, and there was no such statement from private individuals.

Zhou Mengchen immediately smiled and said, "Yes, today is the first day."

A moment later, another person said, "Zhou Xiaoguanren, is he going to work?"

Zhou Mengchen smiled and said, "Yes?"

In a blink of an eye, another person came over and said, "Zhou Xiaoguanren, is he going to work?"

Zhou Mengchen could only nodded with a smile.

As mentioned earlier, near the Bell and Drum Tower, there is a dense area of ​​yamen, and the same is true for county governments. However, in other cities, county governments are all in the center of the city, but Wuchang Prefecture's county governments are located in the corners of Jiangxia County, Guo County, Wuchang Prefecture's county government is located in the corners of Jiangxia County. The most central part of Wuchang Prefecture is Snake Mountain, and Snake Mountain divides Wuchang City into two halves, and then there is the Chu King's Mansion, Governor's Yamen, Governor's Yamen, Censor, and Commander's Yamen. As for the Yamen, the School of Education, the General Office, etc., all of them are located in the north and south of the Sheshan Mountain, and Jiangxia County Government cannot compare with each other. They can only stay in the corner with grievance.

It's just like the status of Jiangxia County Magistrate.

Zhou Mengchen only felt relieved when he walked to the vicinity of the yamen.

Because this area has dense yamen, it is full of long streets, with a row of walls on both sides of the street, and there is no gate. Ordinary people will not appear here. Even if there are several main gates, they are all the yamen gates with several reopened rooms, guarded by yamen runners, and the threshold is very high, so the people would rather take a detour than go here.

Zhou Mengchen couldn't help but say, "What's going on? Something is wrong with the neighbors today? Dazhuang, what's wrong with them?"

Dazhuang, who has always been talking nonsense, stammered: "I envy you, flatter you."

Zhou Mengchen was slightly stunned when he heard this. He didn't know if it was because of Dazhuang's reaction so quickly, or if he was surprised that he actually got the answer.

Yes, a small official of the ninth rank seems nothing, and it only costs twenty-seven stones of rice a year. But having an official body is a person with an official appearance. Not to mention anything else, Zhou Mengchen is qualified to meet the county magistrate. With this relationship, many things will not come to Zhou Mengchen. But for a small commoner, even the smallest official is still an official. Or he cannot be a destruction prefect or a county magistrate of the family, but it is easy to mess with the family. And if something really happens, maybe he has to climb the Zhou family and want the Zhou family to help clear the relationship.

Ancient civil servants were completely different species from modern civil servants.

Zhou Mengchen suddenly felt that he understood his mother a little.

In the Ming Dynasty, or in ancient times, if you want to change your family and make people respect you, there is only one way, that is, to be an official, and there is no other way.

Zhou Mengchen was also a little fascinated by this feeling of being respected.

Seeing that it was getting late, he quickly walked to the county government office, went in from the side, and first arrived at Huang Zhubo's signing room, which is the office.

In ancient times, the county magistrates were not only the county magistrates themselves. They were known as the sparrows, even though they were small, they had official houses, household houses, grain department, ritual houses, craftsmanship department, horse department, engineering south department, engineering north department, military north department, military north department, judicial south department, judicial north department, salary chief department, training department, facilitary department, Jiageku, etc.

Although Yin and Yang officials like Zhou Mengchen are also affiliated with this county government and have a table here, they work in the Bell and Drum Tower all year round.

Huang Zhubo arrived early today. After Zhou Mengchen came, he began to remind Zhou Mengchen to pay attention to some things and said: "The county master has a bad impression of you. You should come to the county government less often in the future and be at the bell and drum tower every day. As long as the morning bell and evening drums are played, there will be no trouble at night, and the county magistrate will not do anything to you."

"I don't worry about you in these things, but you must be cautious and cautious when reporting auspicious and disasters."

In ancient times, production and life did not have too high requirements for time, as long as it was not too outrageous, there was no problem even if there were some mistakes. Only reporting auspicious and disasters was the top priority. Although local governments would make things happen at this time every once in a while, such as heavy rain, rainfall, strong wind, how big the wind is, as well as lightning, thunder, etc., and report to the Imperial Heaven Survey. But many times, these things will become waste paper under the box in the Imperial Heaven Survey. No one can read it at all.

But there are also unusual times.

When someone in the court uses this to attack political enemies, it becomes a big deal.

Although generally speaking, it is an excuse to use disasters and celestial phenomena near Beijing, it is also possible to use local celestial phenomena to talk about things.

Yin and Yang officials must not fail to report, and not report is a dereliction of duty. But one day, Yin and Yang officials will also be punished.

Therefore, if you use the pen here, you need to be careful and considerate, it is not just a smart person.

Huang Zhubo couldn't explain the experience clearly for a while and said, "This is how you can report it, let me take it over before I report it."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Yes."

Huang Zhubo said: "Today, you are going to visit the county master. I guess the county master will make things difficult for you. No matter what, you have to endure it. You are no longer a child. The Zhou family is all over you."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Nephew understands."

Huang Zhubo said, "Go."

Zhou Mengchen got up and left, and went to find the county magistrate. After inquiring, he heard that the county magistrate had not yet gotten up in the backyard. He could only wait outside the second gate.

The structure of the county yamen is the same as that of the palace. There is an office area in front, a lobby, and on both sides are signing rooms for officials from various ways, and there are prisons on the outside. The rear is the living area of ​​the county magistrate. The so-called rear yamen is also.

Generally speaking, non-female family members are not allowed to enter.

Zhou Mengchen could only wait.

It seemed that the county master intended to let Zhou Mengchen go. Zhou Mengchen waited for a long time, but the county master did not see him, so only Master Liu came out and asked Zhou Mengchen to sit in the living room.

Master Liu gently used the tea cover to pull the bowl, and said with a lingering taste in his words: "Master Zhou, you are young and promising. The county master said, "Sir, you are very relieved to do things, so there is no need to meet or something."

When Zhou Mengchen heard this, he felt relieved in secret. He naturally knew that the county master was full of grudges about him and did not trust him. However, when Zhou Mengchen saw the county master, he felt uncomfortable. He simply did not see him. Anyway, the Yin-Yang official was originally a marginal person in the officialdom.

A ninth-rank official who would not even come to the county government.

Zhou Mengchen said: "More county trust and more Master Liu speaks for me."

Master Liu was stunned for a moment and found that Zhou Mengchen did not understand his hint at all, nor did he not want to give him silver to ask for clearance. He snorted coldly in his heart and said, "This is what he deserves to be tortured to death." His tone became slightly cold, and he said, "However, those who are capable work harder. There is one thing that the county master wants you to do."
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