Chapter 145: The First Step
The next day, early in the morning, there was no cloud.
In the breeze, Gan Bao and the other three were just taking a few guards and servants, and they set off the road with light clothes and left the city. Following the inquiry, they walked towards Chenzhuang outside the city.
"Brother-in-law, is Chen Zhi's home in front?"
On the road, there were many forks in the mountains, so Su Jun asked a farmer who was farming on the roadside.
Unexpectedly, the farmer did not answer and said first: "Oh, this noble gentleman, I am not my father-in-law. I am not yet forty. I just worked all year round and looked old."
These words made Su Jun speechless. He apologized first, then looked at the person in front of him, and saw that his face was full of ravines, full of wind and frost, and his hair was half white. He looked like he was quite old at first sight. Unexpectedly, he was aging before he was old.
The man did not bother and then said, "If you are asking Chen Junzi of the Chen family, then just walk in this direction. His big house is right in front of him, but Chen Junzi likes to go to Chenhou Temple. There are many incense burning in the morning. If you walk this road, you may even see him in the temple."
This man was quite talkative and was not satisfied with all this. He said, "This gentleman of the Chen family is a capable man. I heard that he made a few farm tools. That thing is amazing and can save a lot of effort. Moreover, he is a great charity. The land rent in Zuozhai was reduced by 90% by him. It really makes me envious. If there is such a master, I would be really convinced!"
After that, it turned into Chen Zhi's praise meeting. Su Jun was amazed after hearing it. He finally said goodbye to leave, but the man looked reluctant to leave.
When the three of them walked along the road, Su Jun couldn't help but say, "This Chen Zhi is good at admiring the hope. It took the people's name so long. With this hope, he can easily become an official. The official position will definitely not be too bad."
Gan Bao shook his head and said, "Chen Hua is not satisfied with the seventh rank. He wants to go further, let alone Chen Zhi? People with great ambitions will not easily become an official without accumulating fame to the peak."
Su Jun laughed: "This is also the initial idea. When you get older, you will eventually compromise. Can someone be granted a marquis and a prime minister as soon as you come out of the mountain? Okay, let's not worry about so much. Ask two more people to confirm where Chen Zhi's house is. Speaking of which, I didn't expect that Chen Zhi would go to Chen Hou Temple. Chen Hou is the person I admire the most, a legend of his life."
As they were talking, the few people asked a few passers-by and farmers along the way, but without exception, these people praised Chen Zhi.
After asking around, I finally arrived near Chenzhuang Village and saw Chen Zhi's house.
"It's said that this place is easy to find, but it's the first time we've come here, so we can't help but take the wrong path." Su Jun, who had just taken the wrong path, laughed dryly when he saw the house, said this, and followed a guard to call the door.
The guard called the door and handed over a famous post.
Gan Bao and others were waiting in front of the door. Soon the main door opened wide. Chen Zhi walked out in formal clothes and saluted Gan Bao and others: "I don't know if the distinguished guest is coming far away, I will be welcomed by mistake. I will forgive my guilt and forgive my guilt."
From the famous post, Chen Zhi already knew the identities of the three people in front of him, all of whom could speak in front of the governor, so of course he had to make a gesture.
"It's because we didn't inform you in advance, how can we blame Mr. Chen?" Gan Bao smiled and walked forward, while looking at the courtyard with some curiosity.
As soon as the door opened, he heard a noise from the yard. When he looked over, he saw many people walking around, holding piles of objects.
Su Jun also noticed the movement in the courtyard and asked, "Is there something wrong with your mansion? Then it's not the time for us to come."
Chen Zhi waved his hand and said, "No, this is a farming official sent by Jung Jung Hsu. He is understanding the matter. Even if you come in, I will explain the matter here."
Jung Sir Xu? Xu Hui!
When Gan Bao heard this name, his heart was thrilled, and he looked at Su Jun, and he saw a trace of worry in the other party's eyes.
Could it be that the magistrate of Pengcheng County has guessed our goal and has already arranged it today? Then, if this happens, it will be very difficult to invite Chen Zhi to the south.
However, this kind of thing was not easy to speak out in front of Chen Zhi, so they quickly withdrew their gaze, but Su Jun asked casually: "The farming officer of the prefect's mansion came so fast. Could it be that the city gate was opened and he came over?" Su Jun and the other two had already gone out early today. Although they had been delayed a lot of time on the road, it was still morning. But looking at the busy people in the yard, it was obvious that they had been here for a long time.
Chen Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, several agricultural officials arrived as soon as the city gate opened, and it was almost done at this time."
After saying this, Gan Bao and Su Jun became even more worried.
The county-level agricultural officials have officials and clerks, but they naturally have their working hours. They do not say that they can get up early for one thing unless they are strictly demanded by Shangguan.
Of course, the so-called Shangguan is Xu Hui. He was so anxious that he would come over, which was definitely not a whim.
"Xu Hui has seen through our purpose and wants to take the lead." Suddenly, Gan Bao and others understood in their hearts, "Since that's the case, this time we come to the door, we must make this happen."
In this idea, Gan Bao, Su Jun, and Qiao Lao were invited by Chen Zhi to the main hall and ordered someone to prepare tea. Then Chen Ting and Chen Xi rushed out. They were originally resting in the backyard, because the farming officer sent by the county government was doing the main business, not visiting, so naturally they didn't need to come forward. As a result, someone suddenly came to report and said that the governor sent someone, which immediately shocked the two of them.
The former county magistrate was a mayor-level figure. When he came to the guidance, the two brothers were so excited that they could not help themselves. Now the governor is at the level of a governor, and has a deep background and many halos. He sent someone here, which was extraordinary.
This was so shocking that they didn't care about anything else. They hurriedly changed into formal clothes and came to greet them.
"You are here just right. Now I'll go and explain the matter and come over." Chen Zhi saw his two younger brothers and gave instructions, and then accused Su Jun and others of crimes, and then walked out, making Chen Ting and Chen Xi frightened.
The governor's people came to visit, but you didn't dare to treat him well as you did, but you actually went to do something else first.
But they didn't know that when Chen Zhi saw the three, he thought of Xu Hui sending someone over early and remembering the famous gold liquid that suddenly surged a few days ago. He already had a clear idea in his mind and guessed the purpose of the three people at once, so he naturally had some conspiracy.
On the other hand, he had seen too many high-ranking officials and nobles in his previous life, and was immune to the majesty of these people. In addition, it was not the governor himself who came here, but just sent people to come here. These people stripped off the governor's aura. In fact, their grade and status were not as good as Xu Hui. In addition, they also paid attention to one coming first and then coming.
In order to prevent the news from leaking, Gan Bao and others made Xu Hui know that when they came suddenly, they did not send anyone to notify them in advance. Re these agricultural officials came here early in the morning, respectful to Chen Zhi without any stance, so they couldn't stand aside, and they had to have an explanation anyway.
However, after Chen Zhi left like this, no one suddenly spoke in the lobby.
Chen Ting and Chen Xi were most afraid of the sudden quiet air and felt embarrassed. They were determined to find a topic to relieve it, but they were captured by the official Weibo of the three of them. They couldn't think of any topic for a while, and they became more and more anxious.
At this moment, Old Qiao suddenly stood up, looked at everyone in the hall, and smiled and said, "Since you meet, you might as well go and have a look. To be honest, I heard a lot of people praising the Chen family along the way. I was also curious and wanted to see the style."
After saying that, the man walked out of the main hall.
Gan Bao and Su Jun saw it and thought it was not good. They heard the meaning of Old Qiao’s words yesterday. It was just because of their seniority and identity, so it was not easy to dissuade them openly, but they also made it secretly. It was just that this was to invite Chen Zhi, so that they must not cause trouble.
Mr. Qiao agreed at that time, but no one knew what the old man was thinking. Now, when he saw this movement, the two knew that Mr. Qiao had not really listened to his persuasion.
So the two of them quickly followed, but they couldn't persuade them anymore, but if there was any accident, they could have a smooth situation.
However, Chen Ting and Chen Xi were confused when he saw this scene. He still thought that his home was not well-received, and he was annoyed that the people came. He couldn't help but worry, so he followed him.
In this way, these people left the main hall and arrived in the yard. When they saw everyone busy. Under Chen Zhi's guidance, they were assembled with many objects, one by one, and looked quite strange, but they could see the prototypes of many agricultural tools.
When Chen Zhi saw several people coming, he also greeted him, but then he was busy commanding, intending to complete the work as soon as possible and entertain everyone.
Gan Bao stared at something and suddenly felt aroused his heart.
"This thing looks like a plow, but the structure is a bit strange. However, from this appearance, it is not created out of thin air, it seems to make some sense. Could it be that Chen Zhi has not indulged in farming, but has made great achievements?"
When he thought about it this way, he suddenly realized that he and others were in a misunderstanding.
"Yes, because Chen Zhi wrote a good article and had a profound view of the Famous Church, we have preconceived beliefs. This person is only capable in the article and the Famous Church, but no one has ever made any decisions. If he has the ability in this area, he will be unable to achieve other aspects. Didn't the Wuhou and Chen Hou all know the hundreds of schools of thought at that time?"
Gan Bao was still thinking about it, but he didn't expect that Mr. Qiao came to Chen Zhi, pretending to look at things, and then said, "I don't know if this thing has existed in the three ancient times, but I remember Chen Zhi, you wrote that, just talking about the inheritance of Taoism, Yao, Shun and Yu preached to the future generations, which shows that this is the right way."
The old man's words were not sharp, but he tried to use Chen Zhi's point of view to advise Chen Zhi not to focus on farming, but he heard Gan Bao. Su Jun's eyes hopped, and the two of them were about to smooth things out.
However, Chen Zhi smiled and said, "Old Qiao is such a bad word. Could it be that he didn't know that Yu bid farewell to Jiuzhou, followed the mountains and dredged rivers, and served the land as a tribute. The article Yu tribute mentioned in the Shangshu describes the landforms of Jiuzhou, the trends of mountains and rivers, soil vegetation, and product paths. This is the beginning of agriculture and one of the Taoist dynasties!"
Chapter completed!