Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Then Pidianpidian hummed a little song and rode a donkey out of Wu's house, preparing to go to Longxi County to report on his duties.

A bright future awaits him, and the majestic yamen servants are waiting for his arrival, Guo Ye.

Not long after he left Wu's house, about a mile away, Guo Ye heard a crisp voice calling him from behind.The voice came closer and closer to him.

Looking back, it was Wu Xiuxiu's maid, Chunxiang.

get~~

Guo Ye drank the donkey that was driving under his buttocks, looked back at Chunxiang, and when she ran up to him, he asked, "What's the matter?"

Chun Xiang was panting and sweating, she didn't care to wipe her breath and said: "Uncle, my lady knows that the master has found a job for you, she said, let you win the reputation in the city, don't ruin the Wu family's reputation."

Cut, Wu Xiuxiu still has the same tone, Guo Ye secretly pouted, the Wu family is considered a big family in Dongliu Township, but what is it in Longxi County?At most one squire and landowner.

Don't lose the reputation of the Wu family. It's nothing more than fear of embarrassment in Longxi City. Hmph, my brother's trip this time is a fish diving into the abyss, a dragon entering the sea.

But today he was in a great mood, and Guo Ye didn't bother to quarrel with Wu Xiuxiu, so he nodded and hummed: "Got it, tell your lady that I, Guo Ye, are the ones who do great things."

After speaking, he turned around and sat upright, and gave a loud shout~~

He was going to drive his donkey to chase his feet. Dongliu Township and Longxi City were tens of miles away, and he didn't want to wait until dark.

When it gets dark, once the gates of the city are closed, there will only be campers in the barren mountains outside the city.

Seeing that my uncle was about to leave, Chunxiang suddenly took out a small money bag from her sleeve and threw it into Guo Ye's arms, saying, "This is five taels of silver. My lady told me that you are not familiar with the place of birth in Longxi City. It’s also a newcomer to the county government office, not only needs food and lodging, but also needs to manage colleagues in the world, so there is no shortage of money in hand. Here—this is given by my young lady.”

After finishing speaking, he turned around and ran back to Wu's house without looking back.

Guo Ye was caught off guard by Chunxiang's sudden actions and the words she brought for Wu Xiuxiu.

In addition to being in a hurry, I felt a little more warmth in my heart.It seems that Wu Xiuxiu, this little girl, will also care about my little brother.

However, how could a seven-foot man want to use a woman's money?Guo Ye picked up the small money bag in his arms and just wanted to say that I am rich, but Chunxiang had already run away.

What is the concept of five taels of silver in the Tang Dynasty?

The annual salary of an ordinary yamen servant is between 12 taels and 15 taels. Inviting three or five friends to a big meal in a restaurant costs three to five hundred cash, not even a tael of silver.

Guo Ye was holding a money bag in his hand, and the orchid fragrance could be faintly radiated from the money bag embroidered with lotus flowers. This is the fragrance that Wu Xiuxiu always carries on her body.

It seems that this little girl has moved her own private money.

Guo Ye slowly put the money bag into his sleeve, and put it together with the ten taels of silver earlier, then turned his head and looked in the direction of the Wu family, thinking to himself, Wu Xiuxiu, you are waiting for your little brother to become famous.

Then inexplicably filled with great pride in his heart, he swung his whip and shouted at the little donkey: "Got~~"

One person and one donkey rushed towards the direction of Longxi City.

……

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The little donkey has a good temper, maybe it also knows that with Guo Ye, the new master, he will be able to eat well and drink spicy food in the future, and he can hook up with beautiful little female donkeys in the city. , and arrived at the official road outside the east gate of Longxi City.

Guo Ye was riding on a donkey, and the tall city walls of Longxi City could already be vaguely seen.

Dede~~ All the way forward, only a few steps away from the east gate.

Taking a closer look, people entering the city in twos and threes in front of the city gate entered the east gate one after another.

However, the careful Guo Ye discovered that each of them was repeating an action after entering the east gate, that is——

pay taxes.

Every time a person enters the city, that person will take the initiative to throw two copper coins into the basket on the right side of the east gate.

Looking at the left and right sides of the city gate, there is one person standing lazily leaning against the wall, yawning and looking at the people entering the city. Both of them are dressed in square-haired soap-and-green robes and hold iron rulers in their hands. They are not government servants. what is it

Could it be that the yamen servants are also in charge of guarding the city gates and collecting city taxes?

Guo Ye guessed in his heart, could it be that today's government servants are not only policemen, but also urban management?

Thinking about it in my heart, guessing, Guo Ye still went forward on a little donkey, regardless of whether it was a policeman or an urban management, they were all colleagues in the future, so he had to go over to say hello no matter what?

The little donkey walked forward step by step, and just about to reach the east gate, suddenly——

Da da da……

cack cack...

A loud sound of horse pedaling and the grinding of wooden wheels against the ground suddenly came from behind Guo Ye.

Immediately afterwards, there was a loud yell: "Get out of the way, don't get in the way. The kid riding the donkey in front, get out of the way."

"Drive, drive~~"

The sound was menacing, and the shouting sound was flying and domineering. Before Guo Ye could react, the little donkey on the buttocks seemed to have foreseen the danger, and suddenly yelled "hiccup, hiccup" and then hooved towards the right side of the official road, poking his butt to the curb.

boom!

The docile little donkey suddenly turned upside down, knocking Guo Ye off his body suddenly, and Guo Ye fell straight into the mud.

He didn't care about the pain all over his body from the fall, and he didn't care about whipping his timid donkey. When he got up, he was about to curse at the instigator behind him just now.

But when he stood up, he suddenly saw that the murderer who frightened his donkey just now was a carriage.

It's a pity that before he could start cursing, the carriage had already slammed into the east gate and fled away long ago.

Guo Ye gritted his teeth and endured the pain from the fall of his arm. He looked at the carriage going into the city with hatred, and said angrily, "Fuck your grandma, this is a fucking typical hit-and-run. Damn it."

The murderer was already far away, and Guo Ye, who couldn't get any evidence at the scene, could only hold back his anger and lead the damn little donkey to the east gate, and shouted at the two gatekeepers, "Hey, what are you two thinking about? Where is this?" The bastard's carriage dared to run amok in the middle of the city, and even dared to evade entering the city to pay taxes. Don't stand still, hurry up and chase!"

The two yamen servants were inexplicably questioned by Guo Ye. Monk Zhang Er was puzzled and looked at Guo Ye in amazement. The look was the same as looking at a thousand-year-old wonder.

Guo Ye was terrified by the weird eyes of the two yamen servants, what's the matter?Did I say something wrong?

Chapter 11 Inquiring about the news, it turns out that's the case

The two yamen servants also looked quite distinctive.

One is tall but skinny, like a bamboo pole; the other is short but full of fat, with piles of fat on the left and right cheeks, like Zhu Bajie, the marshal of the canopy.

After Guo Ye looked at the two of them carefully, he couldn't help but find it funny. Your sister, Jin Yong and Jin Daxia really had the foresight. Most likely, the fat and thin Ertutuo in "The Deer and Ding Tale" was taken from these two people.

After teasing the two of them in his heart, Guo Ye saw that the two of them were still looking at him with a kind of onlooker eyes. He couldn't help feeling depressed, and hurriedly took out from his arms the letter from the county captain that his father-in-law Wu Maocai handed over to him. , Yang Yang said: "You two, don't get me wrong. We are colleagues. Look, this is a letter written by Mr. Weigu, the county magistrate of our Longxi County. I went to the Yamen to report today."

Hearing Mr. County Weigu's words, the fat and thin yamen servants immediately restrained the inexplicable eyes just now, and then looked at each other.