"What happened next? What happened next?"
"Later, Mayor Wang and his guards arrested Manager He and sent him to jail to await trial."
"I didn't expect that Shopkeeper He, who usually greets everyone with a smile, would be such a person!"
"Who says it's not? Shopkeeper He's shop is also closed now."
"Really? I also heard that Shopkeeper He's wife and his son fled back to their hometown in the countryside."
"Oh, this is truly a sin!"
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Yao Wenyuan compiled the events into a book and sent it to his immediate superior overnight.
Yao Wenyuan looked up at the night sky. "This sky is filled with stars, all of them are so bright. Even if I am only a small county magistrate now, as long as I can do practical things for the people, it can be considered that I have fulfilled my original intention... Sigh..."
The wind rises, rippling the autumn water in the pond.
Yao Wenyuan's servant Dongfeng covered Yao Wenyuan with a thick coat and said, "Sir, the weather is getting cold. It's time to go home..."
"Dongfeng, I will write a letter later and you can send it to my family in Kyoto for me." Yao Wenyuan said after thinking for a while.
"Okay." Dongfeng nodded.
A few days later, Yao Wenyuan's father and mother were extremely surprised when they received his letter.
"This is a letter sent by Wenyuan." Yao Dingliang handed the letter to Yao Wenyuan's mother Gu Wanping.
"This child finally wrote to me. Open it quickly and see what he said." Gu Wanping said excitedly.
Yao Dingliang opened the letter and began to read:
Hello, Father and Mother. I have arrived in Furui County. Everything is fine. I have solved two cases recently, which can be regarded as the first two fires of a new official. I don’t know when I will be promoted to Kyoto, but please rest assured, Father and Mother, I have Dongfeng to take care of me and I have nothing to worry about in life. I am writing to greet you and ask you to say hello to my grandparents and sister on my behalf. By the way, my cousin Beijian is also in Furui County. I will take good care of him. Father and Mother, please take care of yourselves and don’t miss your son too much. I will write to you when I am free. It’s cold, so please put on more clothes. Father, don’t always work late at night, and take good care of yourself. Mother, don’t worry about my sister’s marriage. My sister is the best woman in Kyoto, and there is no need to worry about her not being able to get married. Well, I will stop here for now. I wish you both good health and happiness. Your son, Yao Wenyuan, bows to me.
Gu Wanping looked at the handwriting, her eyes reddened. She reached out and hit Yao Dingliang with a hammer. "You blockhead! You are the Minister of Personnel, in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials. You actually let my son go to such a faraway place to be a county magistrate. I really don't know what to say to you!"
Yao Dingliang sighed as he read the letter. "Logically speaking, this is how it should be. He's my son, so I can't skip this step. As long as Wenyuan works hard for a few years, it's only a matter of time before he's promoted to Kyoto..."
"Just be stubborn... I see that Hu Mingwen's son, Hu Zhaoge, was on the list in the same year as my son, and my son was one place higher than him. Why should he stay in Kyoto while my son has to go to such a faraway place to be a county magistrate?" Gu Wanping said angrily.
"Don't be angry, Madam. Hu Mingwen got in through the back door. His sister is the imperial concubine. It is not a simple matter for the imperial concubine to whisper in the emperor's ear and let Hu Zhaoge stay in Kyoto..." Yao Dingliang reached out and patted Gu Wanping's back.
"You are in charge of the promotion of officials. Why can't you let my son stay in Kyoto?" Gu Wanping was still angry.
"Madam, the emperor is watching me. How dare I abuse my power? And even if I want to keep Wenyuan in Kyoto, do you think that kid is willing to stay in Kyoto and be an idle official? He is not Hu Zhaoge... He is my son Yao Wenyuan. I know his temper. He is like me. We are both people who want to get things done. So it's not bad for him to go to Furui County to be the county magistrate!" Yao Dingliang explained.
"If you're talking about your son, just talk about your son. Why are you trying to flatter yourself..." Gu Wanping retorted to him.
"Hehehe, a tiger father will have a dog son, madam. The Furui County now has a Huijing Xiangjun. My son is there, so he can get extra attention from the emperor." Yao Dingliang said.
Gu Wanping asked curiously, "Mr. Huijing?"
"It's like this, let me tell you..." Yao Dingliang began to tell her the whole story.
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"She is truly an extraordinary woman. His son's father wrote back to Wenyuan, asking him to learn the ways of the world and interact more with others." Gu Wanping said anxiously.
"I understand. Madam, please don't rush me." Yao Dingliang picked up the pen.
Wrote a reply letter:
My son Wenyuan, your father has received your letter. We are all doing well, but I, your father, have been working day and night to review the documents submitted by my subordinates. I caught a cold and have a cough today. Your mother misses you very much and often talks about you in my ear, always asking why you don’t stay in Kyoto. I know my son is a man of action and does not want to stay in Kyoto as an idle official. You should work hard in Furui County, do practical things for the people, and benefit the local people. This is also the value of being an official. You don’t have to worry about your sister. I am reluctant to let her get married and will not find her a husband so early. You are in Furui County, and the emperor has conferred the title of Huijing Xiangjun on you. You should fully cooperate with Xiangjun in checking and verifying the fiefdom income and help Xiangjun manage Furui County. My son, the road to being an official is long and bumpy. There is not much I can do to help you. It all depends on you. How come that kid Gu Beijian is also in Furui County? I guess he was in a playful mood again, so he went over there... This kid is no pushover, and your uncle and his family are worried sick. Please take good care of him in Furui County and make sure he doesn't get hurt, otherwise your uncle, who loves his son so much, will definitely be angry. Well, the night is late and the dew is heavy, and the weather is getting colder. Your mother prepared some thick clothes for you and sent them to you. Take good care of yourself while you are away. I hope you will encourage yourself. This is written by your father, Yao Dingliang.
A letter from home and some thick clothes were sent to Furui County.
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