Chapter 2 Chapter two

Decades later, the Yehenala family, who listened to the government behind the curtain and covered the sky with one hand, chatted with Zuo Zongtang, Minister of Military Aircraft, about homework in the Changchun Palace.After the Empress Dowager Cixi asked about Zuo Zongtang's eldest children, she tirelessly told her: You must take good care of your children, especially when you are in a place full of people, and you must not let go for a moment, and you must not make mistakes. I'm in trouble... The Empress Dowager Cixi spoke in a serious and earnest manner, but Zuo Zongtang was completely confused when he heard it, so he had no choice but to listen to it and be respectful.Where is this?

How did Zuo Zongtang know that what the Empress Dowager Cixi was talking about was a dangerous encounter in her childhood, which almost rewritten the later Chinese history. She was four years old that year, and her baby name was Lan'er.Her father, Huizheng, hadn't gone to Hunan to serve as a deputy general at that time, but was just a small post under the Ministry of Industry.Huizheng and Tie Lin are close friends, and the two families have a close relationship.Naturally, Lan'er also hits it off with Tie Lin's daughter Gan Rong the most. Lan Er was thrown away by Gan Rong.

Every spring, after the Grand Canal is thawed and before the tank boats go north to Tongzhou, the Universiade Zhongxi Ercang in Tongzhou Cangchang will hold an activity to worship the God of Cang. open positions.There is a set of solemn and tedious procedures for offering sacrifices to the God of Cang, just like opening water, but the common people are not interested in these.What they are greedy for is excitement. After the Lantern Festival, this is the most solemn festival in Tongzhou City.The flower fairs in the six towns and eighteen townships of Tongzhou and the eight counties in Jingdong entered the city gate before dawn or the night before.Every family picked up their daughters, invited relatives, and invited friends. For a while, Tongzhou City was as lively as a bombing camp, and it was as noisy as a pot.

Ever since Tie Lin was promoted to governor of Cangchang and stationed in the governor's yamen of Tongzhou, Gan Rong has been clamoring all day long to find his father.This was what her father had promised her in advance, saying that she had settled down in Tongzhou and would immediately pick her up to play at the Water Transport Wharf.It has been more than a month since his father left home. Gan Rong looked forward to it every day and thought about it every night, but his father didn't even bring back a message.So, she tortured her mother every day and begged her brother to allow her to go to Tongzhou to find her father.The mother can't make the decision, and the brother is unwilling to take her.It was useless for her to be angry, anxious, and noisy, and in the end she saved herself, hired a carriage, and set off from the Cangchang Yamen in Dongzhuan Hutong, heading straight for Tongzhou.

This day happened to coincide with Tongzhou's Sacrifice Festival, and the carriage was blocked as soon as it entered the west gate, not to mention driving forward, there was no place to pull over.Gan Rong came to see his father this time, not just to play and leave, but to stay longer.Girls are in trouble at home, changing clothes, washing utensils, cosmetics, and sabers and daggers are a big burden.The car couldn't move forward, so she could only carry the burden and move forward.It's okay, the difficulty is that Gan Rong didn't come by himself, but also brought a four-year-old little burden, Lan'er.During the days when she was going to Tongzhou to find her father, Lan Er was living at her house.Gan Rong is Lan'er's idol, and Lan'er is Gan Rong's groupie.One is nineteen years old and the other is four years old, but they have become a pair of inseparable vine melons.

Gan Rong had no choice but to let the carriage go and hired a little donkey.She helped Lan'er onto the donkey's back, carried the burden on her back, held the rein of the donkey, and squeezed forward through the gap between the people.There are more and more people gathering, the gongs and drums are loud, and the sky is high and the ground is narrow.The Flower Festival turns one after another, Shaolin in Luxinzhuang, stilts in Maju Bridge, dry boats in Zhangjiawan, Zhongfan in Caosi Temple, lions in Xiaoluyi, Yangge in Qiaozhuang... all compete for the best. , the weather is extraordinary.Whenever a flower show passes, people disperse in a crowd, filling the street; when another flower show comes, people push to both sides of the street like a tide, crowding the old people, women and children staggeringly, If you want to stand still, you can't fall.

Gan Rong led the donkey, and while following the flow of people, he greeted Lan Er and watched the dazzling Huahui.In addition to the flower fair, there are also shops and vendors occupying both sides of the street.The sellers of agricultural tools were beating their ironware, the sellers of firecrackers were crackling and setting off their long whips, the sellers of sesame oil were beating their clappers, the sellers of sugar were beating their gongs, the sellers of cloth sighed and sang three times, and the sellers of donkey meat screaming in frustration... A small stall selling velvet flowers attracted Gan Rong. She wanted to buy some flowers for herself and Lan Er, so she stopped, turned her head to greet Lan Er, and then led the donkey with one hand and picked up the velvet flowers with the other.

The stalls selling velvet flowers are full of girls in blooming season, and every velvet flower is very beautiful and lovable.Gan Rong finally picked it out, paid the money, turned around and wanted to hand the velvet flower to Lan Er, but his head swelled up: the rein was still in his hand, but the donkey tied to the rein and the donkey on its back The Laner who was carrying it disappeared.She looked at the rein in her hand in disbelief, it was obviously cut off from the back, and there were still uneven stubbles on the severed head. Gan Rong waved the rein in his hand, frantically crowded in the crowd, searched, and called: "Lan Er... Lan Er... my donkey... Lan Er..."

She ran around aimlessly, shouting, and asked everyone she met: "Did you see a donkey... There is also a girl... a four-year-old girl..." No one could tell her that even though she shouted loudly, she still couldn't see the donkey or Lan'er... When Gan Rong cried and found the governor's yamen of Cangchang, Tie Lin was in the lobby convening officials from the grain hall to discuss matters together.Soon it will be the season of opening the grain, and the harvesting and redemption of grain on the dam is complicated, so all preparations must be done in advance. After the Manchu Qing ruled the Central Plains, in order to maintain its absolute dominance, a dual-track system was implemented in important government agencies, with two radishes in one pit.The organization of water transportation is no exception. The governor of the storehouse is served by the minister of the household department. Deputy of the Han Dynasty; supervisor of Xicang in the Universiade, one man and one Han, and the man is the deputy of the Han.The difference is that Tie Lin, the Governor of Cangchang, did not fill in the vacancy because the father of Xiong Taixian, the former servant of the Han Dynasty, died and went back to his hometown in Hubei, Ding You.In this way, Manting Jinjian, the prime minister of the grain hall, and Xu Liangnian, the prime minister of the Han hall, became his adjutants, and he had to discuss matters related to water transportation with them.

The lobby of the Governor’s Office of the Cangchang was full of Manchu and Han officials, big and small. Tie Lin was listening carefully to the report on the preparations for the grain harvest. The old housekeeper Cao Sheng walked in quietly and whispered in his ear: "My lord, the eldest lady is here." Tie Lin's heart moved, and he said immediately: "Come on, you can take care of me first, don't you see that I am busy?" Cao Sheng said eagerly: "Something went wrong, the eldest lady brought Laner with her, and she lost Laner..." When Tie Lin heard this, his head grew bigger.He first waved Cao Sheng to retreat, and then said to the officials in the hall: "Okay, let's talk about this today, if you have anything to do down here, please report to Lord Jin and Lord Xu."

The meeting ended so abruptly, and seeing his flustered expression and his figure leaving in a hurry, all the officials guessed that something must have happened.But this is the governor's yamen, and the officials are overwhelmed to death. No one dared to ask, so they left after whispering. Tie Lin went out of the lobby and went back to the inner house behind, and was hugged by Gan Rong as soon as he entered the door.Gan Rong was crying earth-shatteringly while hanging on his neck, while Tie Lin comforted his daughter, he asked eagerly: "Don't cry, don't cry yet, tell me, what's going on?" Gan Rong let go of his father, and whimpered about the loss of Lan'er. Tie Lin has only one son and one daughter.His son, Gan Rui, doesn't study hard, doesn't work hard in martial arts, he knows to eat, drink, whore and gamble with a bunch of dudes all day long.Daughter Gan Rong is clever, well-educated and reasonable, but since she was a child, she liked to dance with guns and sticks, ride horses and shoot arrows, wear military uniforms, and pretend to be a man, with a chivalrous style.Tie Lin likes this daughter from the bottom of his heart and regards her as the apple of his eye.He believes that his daughter has truly inherited the fine tradition of his ancestors who won the world immediately, and also truly inherited his mind and ambition of serving the country and the people and making contributions.He regards his daughter as his ideal, his reliance, his success and comfort.When he left home, what he missed was not his married wife, nor his doting concubine, nor his son who would inherit his incense in the future, but his daughter.He couldn't see his daughter for a day, and he was so worried about her in his heart.My daughter is nineteen years old, and she is still as affectionate as a child when she sees him. Tie Lin likes his daughter, so he spoils her.The daughter has no scruples before her father, and the father has given up his authority over his daughter.Over time, the daughter's willfulness and wildness developed freely. When his daughter got into trouble, he first checked himself.He once promised his daughter that he would take her over when he arrived at the Governor's Yamen in Tongzhou Cangchang.It was because of being busy, and because of the irritability after weaning, that I put down the matter of picking up my daughter.He didn't pick up his daughter, so she found it by herself.The daughter came by herself, bringing a four-year-old child with her, is there no danger?Why didn't he think of this? Regret is useless, the most urgent thing is to find Laner.But the vast sea of ​​people, where to find it? Tie Lin rode his horse towards the magistrate's office in Tongzhou.In this matter, he did not want to ask the officials of the grain office to help, although he knew that if one order was followed, hundreds of people would run and shout for him, turning Tongzhou City upside down.But this is to find people, not to suppress bandits, and one should not use one's power to mobilize the masses.What's more, such a big move may not be able to find people.There are more ways to deal with such things as embarrassment and finding things at the local level, and according to the rules, the local government should also be responsible. Fortunately for Tie Lin, Han Keyong, the prefect who did evil, has been dismissed, and the new prefect is just his friend Xia Yuxuan.Xia Yuxuan is a Jinshi of Ji Chou, who was awarded Shujishi in the Imperial Academy, and was awarded review after three years of dismissal, and then edited.During their stay in Beijing, both Tie Lin and Xia Yuxuan were the backbone of the Xuannan Poetry Club. They often sang poems and discussed world affairs with Gong Zizhen, Wei Yuan, Lin Zexu and other well-educated people.After Tie Lin joined Han Keyong, he never expected that both the Shuntian Mansion and the Ministry of Officials would unanimously recommend Xia Yuxuan to be the magistrate of Tongzhou, which really made Tie Lin overjoyed.He should have come to congratulate Xia Yuxuan a long time ago, but he never took the time. Xia Yuxuan was also busy, so he hadn't had time to visit Tie Lin at the governor's yamen of the warehouse.Fortunately, both of them are sincere friends, and no one cares about it. The Tongzhou yamen was behind the Gulou Street, Tie Lin galloped over, and from a distance, he could see a crowd of people in front of the yamen.Tie Lin's heart sank, could something have happened?Why did the common people surround the state government office? When I dismounted from the horse, the common people were just watching from a distance.There are many figures swaying at the gate of the yamen, all of them are officials and yamen servants.Some were carrying basins, some were carrying buckets, and some were wielding brooms and brushes. It turned out that they were splashing clean water on the steps in front of the gate of the yamen, washing the door leaves and beams.The common people were puzzled, guessing and discussing softly.All of a sudden, a second-rank official with a horse, wearing a golden pheasant mending suit, and a coral top hat came over, and everyone gave way in fear and trepidation.When the officials and servants saw it, they hurriedly came over to kneel down and salute, and took the reins of the horse. The new Zhizhou Xia Yuxuan was also in short attire, splashing with a bucket, blushing and sweating profusely.Seeing Tie Lin in official uniform, he panicked and didn't know what to do for a while.Tie Lin waved his hand to him, motioning him to excuse himself.Xia Yuxuan had no choice but to cup his hands, and said in fear: "I don't know if Mr. Tie is here, it's really rude." Tie Lin hurriedly said: "I'll congratulate you another day. I have a personal matter to ask for today. It's urgent, so I don't care too much." Seeing Tie Lin's anxious face, Xia Yuxuan knew something serious had happened, so she hurriedly led him towards the gate of the yamen. Seeing Xia Yuxuan, Tie Lin suddenly felt a lot more at ease in his heart. As he walked towards the yamen, he asked curiously: "You are a new official, why didn't you pay homage to Que's seat, and started sweeping the yamen instead?" Xia Yuxuan said: "I don't know about low-level officials in other places, but the yamen in Tongzhou is the clearest. The common people call this place a big cesspit, and the smell is unbearable. If your lord says that low-level officials don't clean up the door first?" Tie Lin smiled shallowly: "You are telling the common people that this yamen is not that yamen, and Xia Zhizhou is not Han Zhizhou." Xia Yuxuan said: "Your Excellency is very true. The humble official believes that removing the old and introducing the new is an example, and winning the trust of the people is the truth. As a parent of the people, you must first set an example yourself and win the hearts of the people before you can win respect." Tie Lin: "Xia Zhizhou's ambition is worthy of my admiration. Today is not the time. We must have a long talk someday." Xia Yuxuan asked: "Your Excellency came here in a hurry, are you afraid of something serious?" Tie Lin said, "Let's talk after we go in." Because they were old friends, and because Xia Yuxuan hadn't officially worshiped the seal yet, the two of them didn't enter the lobby of the state mansion, and walked straight to the West Flower Hall. Xia Yuxuan let Tie Lin into the West Flower Hall and called someone to bring tea, but before Tie Lin could open his mouth, Xia Yuxuan made a deep bow to him, and said apologetically: "I have been here for three days, and I didn't care about it." I went up to meet the lord, but I am sorry to ask you to come to this small yamen first. It is really a sin. I hope you will forgive me. I know that this small seat of the lord is strongly recommended by the lord. Thank you for your kindness, please accept the humble Let's worship." As Xia Yuxuan said, she bent her body and bowed her legs, and was about to kneel down. Tie Lin pulled Xia Yuxuan back, and hurriedly said: "Slow down, I don't understand what you said. What does it have to do with me when you become the magistrate of Tongzhou?" Xia Yuxuan said: "My lord, don't be humble. Your lord is the one I have the closest relationship with in the capital. What's more, your lord took over the former magistrate. My colleagues in the Imperial Academy said that lord Tie boarded the Water Transport Wharf. In Daguang Tower, Xia Yuxuan is also following closely. It is said that there are people in the court who are easy to be officials, so can you guide me without an adult?" Tie Lin said solemnly: "I said, Mr. Xia, since you think that you have the closest relationship with me in the capital, you must regard me as a friend. Friends talk, let's avoid the politeness in the officialdom first, and don't bother me." "My lord" is a "low job", like we did in Xuannan Poetry Club, you still call me Brother Tie, and I still call you Yuxuan." Xia Yuxuan hurriedly said: "No, no, no, where is this going? It's too unruly. In Xuannan Poetry Club, that's Gong Zizhen's unrestrained behavior, so the literati are invisible, no big or small." Tie Lin smiled and said: "What's wrong with being unrestrained, live a free and easy life. Literati are supposed to be invisible. It seems that you live too rigidly. Okay, let me make it clear first. When dealing with outsiders, we pay attention to the rules in the officialdom, senior and junior; when at home or when friends get together, we still treat each other as equals, how about it?" Xia Yuxuan blushed and said: "The humble job... No, Yuxuan has no choice but to be respectful rather than obedient." Tie Lin said: "Since we treat each other as friends now, I have spoken to you from the bottom of my heart. What is a friend? You know each other well. I didn't recommend you as a magistrate. Yes, I joined that bastard magistrate in the past." This book, but that book was not directly submitted to the emperor, it was submitted by Xiang Shuntian Mansion and the Ministry of Officials. I heard later that even if I did not participate in his book, the Ministry of Officials was going to take him down. His misdeeds Too many, even the emperor was furious when he heard about it. Do you understand?" Xia Yuxuan pondered and said, "Then tell me, who recommended me?" Tie Lin said: "If you want me to tell you, don't spend your time on this. Letting you know the state shows that you have this ability. If you want to thank you, thank the emperor for your kindness, and if you want to repay the country, you should serve the country and the people. You came from the rightful tiger class, and your name is justified. , open and aboveboard, do your work with great fanfare, don't think so much. Well, that's all for you, I'm going to the Three Treasures Hall for everything today." Xia Yuxuan suddenly came to his senses: "I'm afraid your lord is in a hurry?" Tie Lin said: "There is indeed an urgent matter, very urgent, very urgent. Do you know that there is a letter-style Huizheng from the Ministry of Industry?" Xia Yuxuan said: "I know, of course I know, I met him at your house, aren't you good friends with him? What happened?" Tie Lin said: "No accident happened to him, but to his daughter. He has a daughter named Lan Er, who came to Tongzhou with Gan Rong. Gan Rong was too rash and lost her." Xia Yuxuan became nervous: "Lost it? Where did you lose it?" Tie Lin said: "It's on your Xia Zhizhou territory, and today I saw the temple fair for offering sacrifices to Cangshen..." Then, Tie Lin narrated the process of Gan Rong's loss of Lan'er. Xia Yuxuan pondered: "It seems that this matter is a bit troublesome." Tie Lin said: "I know, you haven't officially accepted the appointment yet, even if you are promoted, you will have to deal with a lot of problems every day. This is a bit difficult for you, but you know, I don't want to let those people who sit in the grain hall Knowing this, I don't want them to intervene in finding the child..." Xia Yuxuan nodded: "I understand my lord's thoughts. I am not embarrassing about this matter. I have to deal with it. This is my duty. Don't say you, Mr. Tie, even if ordinary people come to me to report the crime, I will We need to do our best to find out. I mean, this matter is probably a bit complicated. Why did such a thing happen as soon as you took office? Is there something in it..." Tie Lin said, "Are you saying that someone is intentionally causing trouble?" Xia Yuxuan said: "This possibility cannot be ruled out." Tie Lin asked: "Then what are they drawing?" Xia Yuxuan said: "If that's the case, their purpose is very clear. They want to distract you from dealing with the affairs of the water transport terminal, so that they can continue to cover the sky with one hand." Tie Lin nodded deeply, thinking. Xia Yuxuan said: "My lord, don't worry, this is the first thing I do after taking office. No, I can't wait until I take office. I will handle this case right away." Tie Lin instructed meaningfully: "Be sure to pay attention to who is behind the scenes." Xia Yuxuan nodded. Tie Lin stood up and said goodbye, and asked when parting: "When will the ceremony of worshiping the seal be held?" Xia Yuxuan said, "Tomorrow is set." Tie Lin asked: "Are there any guests?" Xia Yuxuan said: "It turned out that the invitation was to be sent to the Governor's Yamen of Cangchang, the Zaliang Hall Yamen, Tongzhou Weiluying, and Dongluting Yamen, but I stopped them. After I take office, I will visit them again." Tie Lin said happily: "Okay, you've done this with integrity. When you take office, let's have a drink alone. I have to congratulate you anyway." Xia Yuxuan said: "When the child is found, I will treat you. I also want to introduce you to some friends from the ground in Tongzhou." After Tie Lin left the government office and got on his horse, Xia Yuxuan hurried back to the West Flower Hall, found Jin Rulin, and told him what Tie Lin had just asked him to do. Jin Rulin is a famous criminal master hired by Xia Yuxuan. He is from Jiangxia, Hubei. He is in his thirties.He has read poetry and books since he was a child, and has learned a lot.Originally, he could pass the scientific examination to the toad palace, ascend to the official career, and display his talents and ambitions.Unfortunately, due to his unclean origin, he was not eligible to take the imperial examination.According to the regulations of the Qing Dynasty, all lowly occupations such as prostitution, prostitution, clerks, pawns, servants, handymen, bearers, matchmakers, haircuts and pedicures are "unclear family background".These families are only innocent if they have no such practitioners for three generations.Jin Rulin's father is a well-known veteran of Han opera, popular in two rivers and three towns.Even if Jin Rulin has great talent and learning, he can't pass the gate of the examination room. When Jin Rulin was eighteen years old, he decided to wash away the shame of his family background and change families from his generation, so as to give his grandson or great-grandson a reputation of cleanliness.What is a clean family background?Of course being an official counts, but so does farming.But he couldn't get on the right track when he was an official, and he had no fields, no skills and no strength to farm.After much deliberation, he had no choice but to circle the edge of the officialdom.Don't want to transfer a fame and fortune, just want to transfer a clean background. When he came to Beijing, he plunged into the Water Transport Wharf. He first worked as a scribe on the wharf, then he was promoted to the Caoke Jingcheng of the Zuoliang Office, and then he became the book office of the manuscript door.He worked on the Water Transport Wharf for eight years and became a master of the Wharf.Because of his shrewdness and good karma, he was later hired as a shopkeeper in a grain store. After a short time, Yu Jieting, the magistrate of Sanhe County, took a fancy to him and hired him as Qiangu Master. At this time, he officially entered the officialdom.After working in Sanhe County for four years, Yu Jieting was promoted to the magistrate of Cangzhou.Originally, I wanted him to go to Cangzhou to take up the post together, but he didn't want to go.He didn't want to leave the foot of the emperor of Gyeonggi, let alone leave the canal water transport terminal.He is familiar here, familiar people are priceless.More importantly, it was here that he vowed to change his family.He has to take root here, and plant a deep, thick and clean root for future generations, so that future generations can take deep root and thrive. After Jin Rulin left Yu Jieting, Han Keyong, the magistrate of Tongzhou, wanted to hire him as Master Qiangu.Jin Rulin was a worm on the ground, he had heard about Han Keyong's way of being an official, and he didn't want to go into the muddy water with him, so he politely declined. Jin Rulin returned to the warehouse and worked as a secretary in the West Cang of Universiade.Not flamboyant or eye-catching, and lived a life of contentment.Before working for a year, Xia Yuxuan approached him.He and Xia Yuxuan were old friends, and when an old friend invited him out of the mountain, he naturally had nothing to say. Jin Rulin listened to Xia Yuxuan's introduction to the process of Lan'er's loss, so he said: "Dong Weng said that this is a slap in the face of Mr. Tie Lin from the grain hall. I don't think so. How should I put it? Because Gan Rong brought Lan'er to Tongzhou I am afraid no outsiders will know about it. If they know, they may not have time to design such a complete set of robbery schemes. I think it seems like an accident. If it is true as Dong Weng said, then sitting in the grain hall is really too powerful, then we must You can only have an inside line at Mr. Tie’s mansion or the governor’s yamen in Cangchang Hutong in Dongzhuanhutong.” Xia Yuxuan said: "Is there no such possibility?" Jin Rulin said: "The most urgent thing is to find the child first and catch the robber. You can only see the muddy legs when you get out of the water. If you catch the robber, you may know the truth of the matter." Xia Yuxuan asked: "Is there any way?" Jin Rulin said: "Now you are the magistrate of the state. According to the usual practice, you will order the history of the Dianshi to solve the case within a time limit. But when you just came, the team of the third class and the sixth room were all left by Han Keyong. Han Keyong is undoubtedly a corrupt official, and their asses are also It's not clean. To turn these people into government servants driven by Dong Weng, I'm afraid it will take some means, and it will take some time. But Dong Weng don't worry, the seal is in your hands, the powerless can't fight against the powerful, No matter how tricky they are, they dare not openly resist you. But they are afraid that they will play tricks behind your back." Xia Yuxuan became nervous when he heard it: "Then what do you think should be done?" Jin Rulin said: "You openly order the handling of cases. If they succeed, you will be rewarded. If they fail, you will be fined. The rewards and punishments are strict. This is to govern them, and use them while governing, but don't really count on them. I am on the ground in Tongzhou. There are also some friends who are very good at seeing and hearing, you can leave this matter to me, and I will look for it from another way. Don't worry, the child will not be lost." Xia Yuxuan was very touched: "Mr. Jin, you have helped me a lot. Without you, I would really be blind." Jin Rulin said sincerely: "Dong Weng, don't be polite to me. Since I promised to serve you, I will do my best." Xia Yuxuan cupped his hands at Jin Rulin, his eyes became moist. Xia Yuxuan always felt that he was being teased, that he was being played with like a bear.This feeling happened once during his wedding ceremony and bridal chamber; once when he was nominated on the gold list and returned to his hometown with honor; now it happened again when he took office as a new official and worshiped the throne.Comparing these three times, the first time he felt fresh and somewhat embarrassed; the second time he felt excited but also somewhat proud; this time, he was so bored that he couldn't bear it. Before he arrived, the third class and the sixth room were already very busy for him.The office of officials discussed and prepared notes for receiving seals for him; the workshop repaired and pasted the hall for him and cleaned the flower hall; the ceremonial room and the school office mobilized students to rehearse the ceremony for him to welcome him; , the grain room, and the torture room, they hurriedly sorted out the case files, fabricated the account books, and prepared to ask him to check and accept them. Now, in the lobby of the state capital, the officials, scribes, servants, and deacons of the entire yamen have all taken their positions according to their grades and shifts.In front of the lobby, drums and music were loud, and several drummers played solemn and festive royal music at the same time.The street outside the yamen was crowded with people who came to watch the excitement.The big blue sedan chair he was riding in came slowly from east to west, and the deacon of the ceremony room told him that this symbolized "purple air coming from the east".The bearers were all dressed up, with their heads held high and their chests held high, as if those who came to take office were not the people sitting in the sedan chairs, but the young men carrying the sedan chairs. There are also the flags, umbrellas, umbrellas, and fans in front, the tall horses riding on the guards, and the yamen servants shouting and shouting.What surprised Xia Yuxuan even more was that he hadn't taken office yet, and the six medals he held high had already sung praises for him.What are "Renwu Juren", "Ji Chou Jinshi", "Hanlin Editing", "Five Rank Top Wearing", "Appreciating Dai Hualing", "Tongzhou Zhengtang" and so on.Behind the sedan chair, there are those who follow the horses, those who hold the books, those who supervise the shift, and the music group who play and play. When he arrived at the eight-character wall, the bearers were not in a hurry to carry him in, but circled around the door wall, the so-called "Dou Qinglong".Entering the gate of the government office is a series of kneeling ceremony. On the central corridor leading from the gate to the second gate, there is a pavilion called Jieshi Pavilion, also known as the Shengyu Memorial Archway.The front is engraved with two large characters of "Sacred Order", and the back is engraved with the specific content of the Holy Order: Your salary, your salary, the people's anointing and the people's fat. The people are easy to abuse, but the heavens are hard to bully. These sixteen characters are the emperor's "motto" to warn local officials not to embezzle and abuse the government and harm the people, so they are called "Jieshi".The state official sits in the lobby, and when the door of the ceremony is opened, the sixteen characters will come into your eyes, making you tremble with fear.However, it is said that many state officials and lords have to close the door of the ceremony when they sit in the court to handle the case, so these sixteen characters are hidden from the eyes. After the Jieshi Pavilion was the Yimen Gate, Xia Yuxuan got off the sedan chair, put on his official uniform, was supported by others, and knelt down to the Yimen Gate.After worshiping Yimen, worship Yashen again.According to the Chinese rule of "every craftsman worships one god", the prefectures and counties worship the King Cang and the King Xiao, that is, "the follower of the King Cang, the grandson of Prince Xiao".King Cang is Cangjie who coined the characters, and King Xiao is Xiao He, the first chancellor of Liu Bang in the Western Han Dynasty. After worshiping the God of Yamen, Xia Yuxuan entered the lobby surrounded by crowds, changed into court clothes, and knelt down facing the north.After worshiping the que and worshiping the great seal, after worshiping the great seal, he took off his court clothes and changed into a public one. He was led by the deacon in the ceremony room, walked back and forth, and worshiped the gods of the house, the kitchen god and other gods one by one. Arrived, lest they make life difficult for themselves in the future. After all the worship is over, it is the turn of others to worship him.He stood facing south in the lobby, performing the so-called "public seat" ceremony.Before the salute, send out the bang first, pass the bang seven times, which means "it is not easy to be a king and a minister"; The three characters of "Qing Shenqin"After the three bangs, the new official was promoted to the hall, and he beat the drum three times in accordance with the three words "following the holy order".After the drum beat, he was invited to take a seat, and the subordinates, clerks, and servants who had already been waiting on both sides of the hall congratulated him together.After participating in the congratulations, according to the four words "kowtow to the emperor", knock four times and retreat... After the day's ceremony, Xia Yuxuan was drenched in sweat and exhausted.Originally, after these ceremonies, one would have to pay homage to temples and burn incense. All Confucian Temples, Guandi Temples, Wenchang Emperor Temples, and Chenghuang Temples had to be worshiped one by one; Check them one by one; then there are inspections of the city and villages, Qingli Prison, checks on records, pass examinations to personnel, suspension of cards and announcements, return to pay homage to the gentry, and so on. Xia Yuxuan has long been impatient, he can't wait, he needs to go to work immediately to investigate the case.After retiring, he immediately called Dian Shi and the three classes of wolf, dog, and fox, and immediately assigned the task given to him by Tie Lin, the new governor of the warehouse, to inspect Lan'er lost by Gan Rong, and to solve the case within a time limit... The back house of the governor's yamen in Cangchang was in a state of confusion, and the news of Lan'er's disappearance quickly spread back to Beijing. Lan'er's father, Hui Zheng, came with his family that night. Tie Lin hurriedly ordered Nanny Sun to prepare a place for Huizheng's family to eat and stay, and then reported to Huizheng and his wife about Lan'er's loss and asked Xia Yuxuan for help in finding it.Beyond that, he really didn't know what to say.What can I say?At this point, any words of comfort are superfluous.What's more, Lan'er was lost by Gan Rong after all, he has to be responsible, and he has to bear the huge responsibility. Huizheng was still calm, but Huizheng's wife cried and howled as if she had lost her soul.Crying makes people terrified and upset.Lan'er also has a younger sister who is less than one year old. Hearing her mother's crying, she was so frightened that she burst into tears. While persuading Lan'er's mother, Nanny Sun took the child from her arms and hugged and coaxed her. Huizheng became angry, and yelled at his wife: "Why are you howling, we are here to find the child, not for you to mourn. You cry for your number, can you bring Lan'er back?" Lan'er's mother couldn't listen to Hui Zheng's scolding at all, and cried like crazy: "Lan'er, Lan'er, where are you... Come back soon, if you don't come back, mom I'm not alive anymore, God, you have to pity Lan'er, let Lan'er come back quickly..." Since reporting the news of Lan'er's disappearance to her father, Gan Rong has been hiding in the house and has not come out, and she has not even seen Lan'er's parents when they came.She felt that she had lost Lan'er, and she would never have the face to see Lan'er's parents again.She sat on the edge of the kang blankly, neither eating nor drinking, not moving, not even breathing.This made Tie Lin and Nanny Sun very anxious, Tie Lin couldn't let go of Huizheng and his wife to persuade his daughter, so he quietly pouted at Nanny Sun into the room.Grandma Sun understood immediately, she felt as if she was being fried in boiling oil, she was afraid of hurting Huizheng and his wife, Tie Lin, and Gan Rong.She handed the baby to the nanny brought by Huizheng and his wife, and hurried into the house to visit Gan Rong. Grandma Sun held a bowl of cooked noodles and handed it to Gan Rong, softly comforting: "Rong'er, listen to grandma, eat some quickly. You haven't eaten all day, what's the matter?" How about it? If you are in a hurry again, your father and I will not be able to survive." Gan Rong hurriedly stood up, lifted the curtain and went outside. Grandma Sun was so frightened that she hurriedly stopped her: "Rong'er, you...why are you going?" Gan Rong said, "I'm going to find Lan'er." Grandma Sun begged: "Rong'er, listen to grandma, it's getting dark, where are you going to find Lan'er?" Gan Rong said: "I lost Lan'er, I must find her back, if I can't find Lan'er, I will die." Grandma Sun became even more anxious: "Rong'er, my little ancestor, don't say such stupid things, even if you go to find Lan'er, you have to wait until dawn." Gan Rong said: "I can't wait any longer. I can't just sit here and wait. Even if I run all over the streets and alleys of Tongzhou, I still have to find Lan'er. Don't stop me, let me find it..." Grandma Sun yelled: "No, you can't go out, you are a girl's house, and Lan'er can't find it, what if you have an accident?" Tie Lin and Hui Zheng's family, who were in the living room, heard the quarrel in the back room and didn't know what happened.Tie Lin hurried in, and Hui Zheng also followed. Grandma Sun was blocking the door to prevent Gan Rong from coming out. Tie Lin asked: "What's going on?" Sun Nanny said: "Master, please persuade her, she won't listen to me. She is so shady, she insists on going outside to find Lan'er." Tie Lin moved closer to his daughter, and said gently: "Rong Er, be obedient, Lan Er is looking for it, not alone, but many people are looking for it. Sit down first and eat something." Hui Zheng also comforted Gan Rong and said, "Rong Er, everyone is in a hurry, I know you are even more anxious, let's find a solution together." Tie Lin apologized for his daughter and said, "Ronger, look, your Uncle Huizheng and Auntie Hui are here, and you haven't greeted them yet." Gan Rong knelt down at Huizheng's feet with a groan, and cried loudly, "Uncle Hui, I...I lost Lan'er...I'm sorry...you hit me, scold me...I... ..." Huizheng was taken aback, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab Gan Rong: "Rong Er, get up quickly, no one blames you. I know you are more anxious than anyone else. Lan'er is lost, so I can't worry you anymore. Get up quickly." .” Gan Rong continued to cry: "Uncle Hui, hit me, scold me, if you don't beat me, don't scold me, I won't get up..." Hui Zheng had no choice but to bend down and pull Gan Rong hard. Gan Rong stood up suddenly, broke free from Hui Zheng's pull, and ran towards the door like a beast. Tie Lin stepped forward to block him, but was knocked aside by Gan Rong, who rushed out through the door. Tie Lin hurriedly chased after him: "Ronger, Ronger, where are you going?" Gan Rong ran and said, "I'm going to look for Lan'er, but I can't find Lan'er, and I won't come back..." Tie Lin and Hui Zheng both panicked and chased them out together...