Cui's house, in the main room, at the dining table.
Hearing Ye Huaifeng's question, Cui Zhongyuan said ashamedly: "To be honest, my brother and I have taken the imperial examinations for many years, and we are still students now."
"So I want to go to the county school and ask the teachers for some advice."
It is indeed difficult to improve academically if one studies alone and has little knowledge.
Ye Huaifeng nodded and suggested with a smile: "In this case, Brother Boshan, Brother Zhongyuan, you must hurry up and go to the county school."
Old Cui sighed, "They went there several times, but they were disdained because they were 'old students' from ten years ago, so they refused to accept them."
Ye Huaifeng said calmly, "Really? It's okay, auntie, you can ask the two brothers to try again tomorrow."
Old Mrs. Cui said nothing.
Cui Zhongyuan sighed and said, "I've been there two or three times, and they said no each time."
Cui Xian only told Mrs. Cui that Dachuan was suspected to be an official from the yamen.
The rest of the family was unaware of this.
Even Mrs. Cui doesn't know yet that Dachuan is the county magistrate.
If he really knew, he would probably be so scared that he would call out "County Master". How could he dare to trick others like he is doing now?
Cui Xian, who was eating, smiled and took over the conversation: "Uncle, Dad, since Brother Dachuan said so, you can go to the county school and try again tomorrow."
Ye Huaifeng's heart skipped a beat.
He looked at Cui Xian feeling rather guilty, but he couldn't figure out why the other party was smiling the whole time.
And...what did you call me, Brother Okawa?
Shouldn't it be 'Uncle Okawa'!
Ye Huaifeng said awkwardly: "This... Brother Xian. I call your father Brother Zhongyuan, and you call me Brother Dachuan. Isn't it a bit inappropriate?"
Cui Xian blinked and said, "It's okay. We can discuss our own issues. It's a good fit."
How can it be appropriate for a county magistrate like me to be on friendly terms with an eighteen-year-old child?
Don’t I have any face?
Ye Huaifeng was about to refute.
Whether intentionally or not, Mrs. Cui suddenly laughed and said, "Oh, Dachuan, don't mind it. Xian'er is a very smart kid."
"I noticed that you looked depressed when you came home just now. Did you encounter any problems?"
"Don't worry, just tell me, maybe Brother Xian can help you."
"When my family encounters problems, it is always Brother Xian who solves them."
When the other members of the Cui family heard this, they thought that Mrs. Cui was being strange today, as she was so enthusiastic about Dachuan.
Only Cui Yu, who was eating, pricked up his ears and thought, here it comes!
After school today, Pei Jian and his friends repeatedly told Cui Yu: If the county lord goes to your house and Xiandi teaches him a lesson, you should be by his side and remember every word carefully.
Come and tell us in detail tomorrow!
Who would want to miss this kind of 'famous scene'?
If they were not afraid of arousing suspicion, the four young masters would have wanted to sit at the Cui family's dinner table and watch the scene!
really.
When Ye Huaifeng heard what Old Cui said, his eyes suddenly lit up.
My aunt is so considerate. She just passed the conversation to me. Now is a good time to ask Cui Xian for advice.
Therefore, Ye Huaifeng glanced at Cui Xian, then secretly gritted his teeth, held back his shame and said: "Xian...Xian brother, I really encountered some difficulties today."
Upon seeing this, Cui Xian secretly complained in his heart: This really can't be blamed on me. With this man's behavior, who would have dared to think that he was a county magistrate?
He said calmly, "Oh? What's the problem? Tell me about it."
Ye Huaifeng said with a bitter face: "Last time, I did as you said and used the cleaning of the yamen... ahem, the restaurant to successfully alienate three of my men."
"But today I was ready to press on and do something else, but the second-in-command and the other two rejected it."
Cui Xian shook his head upon hearing this: "Since we have already alienated them, we should continue to work on this issue."
"You are too anxious, and your purpose is too clear. You will definitely be severely suppressed by the second-in-command. I don't need to guess that the other thing you mentioned is a major matter related to the seizure of power."
Amazing!
Cui Xian was obviously not at the scene, but he was able to control the situation very accurately.
Ye Huaifeng showed annoyance on his face, and asked eagerly: "Is there any way to remedy this?"
Cui Xian said, "Yes. Cleaning the restaurant is such a small matter, but it can cause dissension between the third and fourth in command, which shows that these two people are not on good terms with each other."
"The second-in-command probably intends to let these two people confront each other and hinder each other."
"Well, don't rush to seize power. Bypass the second-in-command and find a way to target the third-in-command. Use personal grudges as an excuse to fire him."
"Aren't you the boss? It's easy to start a business and then support your own people to come up."
Ye Huaifeng's face turned bitter when he heard this, and he said hesitantly: "Well, I don't have the right to fire him for the time being."
What?
Now it was Cui Xian's turn to be shocked.
The county magistrate has no right to fire a small clerk? Then what kind of chaos is going on in the county government now?
He thought about it and suggested, "Since we can't fire him, we can still use personal grudges as an excuse and not approve any money for anything he wants to do."
result.
Ye Huaifeng's expression became even more miserable: "This...I am not responsible for the approval of the money."
Cui Xian:?
This time he didn't even think about it, looked at Ye Huaifeng, and sincerely suggested: "Then go home."
Go home, go home, child.
A county lord, although he is a subordinate of the city, he is still a county lord!
You have no power to transfer and appoint personnel, and you have no financial power. So what are you doing going to the county government every day?
No wonder Ye Huaifeng was willing to lower himself to ask for help.
Obviously he was pushed into a corner.
Although I complained in my heart.
But Cui Xian's heart sank: It seemed that the power in Zhao Zhi's hands was more terrifying than he had imagined.
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