Chapter 249 Records of Miraculous Events in Jingzhao Prefecture

The emperor really loved his nephew Xie Hui. Considering that his nephew would be transferred from the Dali Temple to Jingzhao Prefecture in the next year, he gave a special oral order to give Xie Hui a few more days of leave, allowing him to stop working from the 20th, so that he could take this opportunity to have a good rest. After all, Jingzhao Prefecture was really busy, and once he went there, he would not be able to rest, and it was not certain whether he could go to work on time every day.

But after a short rest, the emperor also said that he would still go to court on the 26th as usual, as he had something else to say that day.

Because of this, when Xie Hui was off duty on the afternoon of the 19th, he packed up his things at the Dali Temple and vacated his duty room.

The Third Prince was very reluctant to see Xie Hui go when he knew that he was leaving. After all, having a brother like Xie Hui here meant he had company, and if he had any questions, he could always ask Xie Hui.

"There is a deadline, why are you just leaving like this? Leaving me alone here."

The Third Prince spoke so emotionally that the other adults beside him couldn't help but twitch their lips. It seemed as if the Third Prince wanted to send Lord Xie "away"!

However, when Xie Hui was leaving, it was not only the Third Prince who was reluctant to let him go. The other officials in the Dali Temple were the same. After all, they worked in the same place and got along well with each other on a daily basis. No matter who was missing all of a sudden, they would feel uncomfortable.

Xie Hui smiled and said to the gentlemen, "You gentlemen, there is no need to see me off. Jingzhao Prefecture has always had a lot of exchanges with the Dali Temple. We will have plenty of opportunities to meet in the future."

After hearing this, the reluctance in everyone's heart was somewhat diluted. "Master Xie is right. Then we would like to wish Master Xie all the best in Jingzhao Prefecture. Come back and visit us often when you are free in the future."

The Third Prince and Shen Yun escorted Xie Hui to the carriage. The Third Prince patted Xie Hui's shoulder solemnly and said, "I will not be by your side in the future. You should take good care of yourself in Jingzhao Prefecture."

Thank you: ...

After the Third Prince finished speaking, he glanced at Shen Yun beside him and said, "Okay, I won't interrupt you two from talking."

After the Third Prince left, Shen Yun thanked him and said, "Jingzhao Prefecture is in charge of the affairs of the capital and the surrounding areas. Although it is busy, there is definitely a lot to be done if you work hard. I won't say more. You must understand it yourself. Although I am no longer your superior after leaving the Dali Temple, I am still your elder. You can talk to me if you have anything to say. Come to my house for dinner when you are free."

"Yes, uncle, there will be a meeting."

On the 20th, Xie Hui specially made an appointment with Zhou Zhongan. He was about to go to Jingzhao Prefecture. Before he left, there were some things he wanted Zhou Zhongan to talk to him about. However, today was a day off for the government and the people, so Zhou Zhongan was not free all day.

The two of them had originally agreed to meet at Tianyue Building at noon today, but Xie Hui had been sitting for a long time before Zhou Zhongan hurried over. As soon as he sat down, he drank three or four cups of tea in a row without saying a word.

After drinking his tea and taking a breath, Zhou Zhongan spoke, "I'm sorry, I was late because of something. This is how it is in Jingzhao Prefecture. We have to go even if we have something to do on holidays."

"It's okay. I know the situation in Jingzhao Prefecture."

Jingzhao Prefecture had many things to take care of, including the capital and the surrounding areas, from serious cases like murder and robbery to trivial matters like cat and dog fights.

Another thing is that the people of the capital city like to report to the authorities. The people under the emperor's feet seem to have a sense of mission to maintain the honor of the capital. If they see a guest bullying a foreigner in an inn, they report it to the authorities! If they see Zhang San's dog running rampant and barking at passers-by, they report it to the authorities! If they see someone beating a child on the street, they will report it to the authorities in a group. Sometimes Jingzhao Prefecture received several waves of people reporting crimes, but they all reported the same thing.

Who should I report to in the capital? I should report to Jingzhao Prefecture.

When Zhou Zhongan was first assigned here, he thought that he was the Jingzhao Shaoyin, and that he was the only Jingzhao Yin in Jingzhao Prefecture, so he would just assign tasks to his subordinates. But after he arrived, no matter if he was the son of a duke or a descendant of a loyal and brave man, he had to do any work. Zhou Zhongan was a bit arrogant at first, but after he came to Jingzhao Prefecture, he helped the people catch pigs twice and then he became obedient. When there was a shortage of manpower, not to mention Shaoyin, Jingzhao Yin had to go out on his own to catch pigs.

Regardless of whether Zhou Zhongan himself was happy or not, his parents were very happy. After their son went to Jingzhao Prefecture, he was completely transformed and looked much more pleasing to the eye.

Xie Hui called the waiter to bring another pot of tea, and asked Zhou Zhongan to order the dishes. He then asked him, "What happened today?"

Zhou Zhongan didn't even look at the menu. He just casually said a few things he wanted to eat, and then casually told Xie Hui about what happened today.

"The dog of Mrs. Zhang in Wutong Lane is pregnant. She said it must be the ugly dog ​​of Mr. Liu across the street. She asked us to capture Mr. Liu's dog and lock him up in Jingzhao Prefecture. She also asked Mr. Liu to take care of her dog during the confinement period. What do you eat?"

After Zhou Zhongan finished speaking a few words, he even had the energy to ask Xie Hui what he wanted to eat. He had no idea how outrageous what he said might sound to outsiders.

The waiter beside him had to pinch his thigh hard to stop laughing.

"I ordered already when I came." Xie Hui nodded to the waiter, who lowered his head and went out with the order list. As soon as he walked out the door, he couldn't help but hurried downstairs. He had to go downstairs and have a good talk with the people in the restaurant about this matter!

Xie Hui knew that the things that Jingzhao Prefecture had to do were trivial, but when he heard about this, it was hard not to find it absurd, "Does Shao Yin have to go to handle this?"

"Then who else will go?"

Zhou Zhongan knew that Xie Hui still didn't know enough about what they did in Jingzhao Prefecture on a daily basis, so he counted on his fingers and told Xie Hui to listen.

"There must be people patrolling the streets, right? This morning, two waves of people entered the city and started fighting at the city gate. The injured were just sent to the clinic when another fight broke out over there. Someone went back to report the news, and people from the two villages came and started fighting right outside the city. The gate guards couldn't open the gates, and they didn't dare to use heavy hands for fear of hurting the people and getting punished. Two of my runners were hit with a hoe and a spanner and are now lying in the clinic.

There is an inn in the west of the city. Someone ate a free meal and didn't pay the money. He also smashed the store. This is another wave of people. Someone in the south of the city went to the wrong place to chase gambling debts and beat the wrong people. The debt chaser, the debtor, and the innocent person who was beaten, all three families are crying in Jingzhao Prefecture. Lord Su probably still has a headache now. You said that catching the dog, don't I have to go?"

"What about Mr. Liu's dog?"

When Xie Hui asked this question, the waiter who had just come to serve the dishes came again. He tilted his ears and listened while putting the dishes on the table.

"Mr. Liu said his dog was old and couldn't do that anymore, and he said if they wanted to catch his dog, they would have to catch him too. Let alone whether it was his dog that did it, we can't catch dogs! We in Jingzhao Prefecture arrest people, not dogs, and I also think it wasn't Mr. Liu's dog that did it. I saw his dog, its skin was drooping, it just lay there and didn't move.

But there was no way. Granny Zhang didn't believe it and said that the dog was ruined by the ugly dog. She was crying in the alley while holding the dog. I told Granny Zhang that it would not be too late to catch the dog after it was born to see if it looked like Uncle Liu's. That's how it was. She persuaded me for a long time and my mouth was dry. I even spent money to buy a big bone for the dog before I was persuaded to go home. What do you think? Isn't our Jingzhao Mansion interesting? Granny Zhang also said that when she gave birth to a dog, she would give us Jingzhao Mansion a guardhouse. "

Xie Hui took a sip of tea and said nothing. He really didn't know what to say about this matter.

After listening to the "story", the waiter finally served the dishes. "My two guests, the dishes are all here. Please enjoy your meal."

After the waiter left, Zhou Zhongan saw that Xie Hui didn't say anything, and suddenly felt something was wrong. Xie Hui should not be scared by these things. If Xie Hui didn't come, who would join him in catching pigs and dogs?

"Actually, you only caught the dog today. It's not like this on other days. There are times when you have free time. It's not like this every day. You'd better come... Our Jingzhao Prefecture is really interesting. By the way, the salary is higher than other places. There is also a patrol subsidy every month... There is also a subsidy for eating out, which is two taels a month!" Zhou Zhongan racked his brains to think of what benefits Jingzhao Prefecture had, fearing that no one would come to share his suffering.

Xie Hui found it funny to hear him counting on his fingers for a long time with a frown on his face, but in the end he couldn't come up with many advantages.

He said to Zhou Zhongan: "I have already accepted the imperial edict, can I still regret it?"

Zhou Zhongan said as a matter of course: "If it were someone else, they wouldn't be able to regret it, but you might not. The emperor is your uncle. If you don't want to come, then isn't it just a matter of telling the emperor?"

"The emperor is only my cousin. Your biological father is Yu Shi. If the emperor casually rescinds the imperial edict, isn't that asking for trouble?"

"Hehe, I feel relieved when you say that. I can feel more relaxed now that you are here." Zhou Zhongan finally felt relieved and picked up his bowl and chopsticks to eat.

Xie Hui also picked up the chopsticks, but before eating, he did not forget to annoy Zhou Zhongan.

"When you are free, your mother will ask you to find someone to date. What excuse can you give to refuse?"

Zhou Zhongan was dumbfounded. "Why didn't I think of that? And you, you got engaged so early. Every time my mother scolds me, she has to praise you. Life is unbearable. Before you got engaged, at least my mother could comfort herself. You are more sensible and capable than me, but you are still not engaged. It's not too late for me. But now, whenever I appear in front of my mother, she will use you to criticize me."

"You really don't want to get married?"

"I don't want to get married. If there's a girl I like, I'll definitely get married. But my mother has bad taste. I don't like any of the girls she likes. Do you know who she wants me to meet this time?"

"who?"

"The younger sister of Concubine Rong, the second daughter of the Su family."

Xie thought about it and said, "I don't remember. What happened to her?"

"You just remember your Yuanyuan. My mother said that the second daughter of the Su family is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is beautiful and gentle, and has a good family background. She is more than enough for me. She told me not to be ignorant of what is good for me."

"So what are you dissatisfied with?"

Zhou Zhongan sighed, precisely because it was too good!

"Last time I was on holiday, I couldn't resist my mother and went to see him. I thought if it was okay, I would just accept it, and my mother wouldn't have to urge me every day.

I went there and saw that the girl from the Su family was indeed beautiful. She walked like someone from a painting, and her steps were as if they were measured with a ruler. Do you think a girl like this would be interested in me? When I sat there, she looked at me and I felt like I was a piece of dirt. I wasn't marrying a bodhisattva. If I really married her, I wouldn't dare to go back to the house.

I have also figured it out. I am destined to be a bachelor. If my mother wants me to have another child, I might as well have another child with my father."

Zhou Zhongan told his mother the same thing, and was beaten by her as a result.

After Zhou Zhongan finished speaking, he suddenly asked Xie Hui in a serious tone, "When you and your Yuanyuan get married, can you have two children and give me one? Either a son or a daughter is fine."

Xie Hui originally had some sympathy for him, but after hearing this, he could only say one word to him: "Get lost!"

"Then accept me as your godfather. I will be alone when I am old. How pitiful! I will live with you guys at your house then. How do you think that is?"

Xie Hui said coldly: "Not so good."

"You, are we still good brothers?"

"It doesn't have to be. It sounds like the Su family girl is more than worthy of you. Your mother is right. You should not be ignorant of what is good for you."

"Forget it, I won't tell you this. What were you going to ask me today?"

Xie replied: "I wanted to ask that originally, but now I don't have the time."

Xie Hui originally wanted to ask what Jingzhao Shaoyin mainly does on a daily basis, but now it seems there is no need to ask, because he has to do everything anyway.

"Okay, you can ask me if you want. You'll pay for this meal, right?"

"You can take it if you want."

Zhou Zhongan rang the bell to call the waiter and told him that he wanted a roasted suckling pig and five pounds of boiled mutton, along with a bowl of mutton soup, to be packed up for him to take away later.

"Since you are already a resident of Jingzhao Prefecture, it's not too much to ask you to treat the brothers to a meal, right?"

"I said it was too much. Do you want to pay for it yourself?"

"Of course not. I don't have any money. You know I don't even have enough money to spend. By the way, do you have any plans for the rest of your life?"

Xie Hui did not answer, but asked: "What do you want to say?"

"I thought that since you have nothing to do at home anyway, you might as well go to Jingzhao Prefecture to take up your post. It's the end of the year and we need people. You can come to Jingzhao Prefecture first and treat it as a marriage proposal to familiarize yourself with the affairs of Jingzhao Prefecture. You don't know that every year during the New Year, I really lose a lot of weight. Having you here will be an extra helper for Jingzhao Prefecture!"

Zhou Zhongan spared no effort in lobbying Xie Hui. He almost wished that Xie Hui could sit in the duty room of Jingzhao Prefecture right away. After all, if Xie Hui was there, he would not be so busy that he could not even drink a sip of water.

Xie Hui actually had already agreed in his heart, but he deliberately said, "I have something to do tomorrow, and Manman will come to my house for dinner tomorrow. There are only a few days off in the previous month, and I want to spend some time with Manman when I am free."