Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

When Chen Lang returned to Nanhe County, he was not warmly welcomed by the county officials as Xu Fei had predicted.

It’s not that the people in the county government look down on Chen Lang, the top case in the prefecture, but the county government in Nanhe County is currently undergoing a transfer of power.

Influenced by the "Yan Xiaoguo" case, the county magistrate and chief clerk of Nanhe County were dismissed from their posts, the county magistrate was promoted to county magistrate, and the county lieutenant was promoted to county magistrate.

The county lieutenant is a judicial official and is not in the same system as the county magistrate. According to the conventional promotion logic, it is impossible for him to become the county magistrate.

This time, he was able to cross the system and serve as the county magistrate, which can be regarded as a benefit from the "Yan Xiaoguo case".

The officialdom in Guangling Prefecture is still under rectification and cannot take care of the local county town for the time being. The best way is to cut the Gordian knot.

The new county magistrate attached great importance to this hard-earned position and was determined to make some achievements to keep it.

After all, the future of civil servants is much brighter than that of military officers.

So the new county magistrate prepared a grand welcome ceremony to welcome Chen Lang's return.

Unfortunately, the weather was not good and heavy rain for several consecutive days ruined the ceremony.

The county magistrate was busy inspecting the riverbank every day and had no time to take care of Chen Lang.

But the county government did not welcome Chen Lang, but his family welcomed him very much.

The master's wife prepared a rather grand ceremony to welcome Chen Lang's return.

After the ceremony, the master's wife held Guoguo in her arms and dragged her old man away, allowing Chen Lang and his wife to release their longing for him.

This night was almost crazy!

Li Xiuzhi was extremely proactive. She did all the actions that she had previously considered shameful without any hints from Chen Lang.

Even when Chen Lang suggested taking a break, she took the initiative to lie down, allowing Chen Lang to experience the "pleasure of lips and teeth".

The next day, the couple couldn't get up and slept until noon.

Sheng Chuliang asked the maid to call her several times, but was stopped by Madam Sheng every time.

"How could you, old man, be so tactless?" Madam Sheng said angrily, "They've been separated for almost a month. They must have... let them get some more sleep last night."

"If I sleep any longer, it will be afternoon." Sheng Chuliang said, "I still have a lot of things to ask him."

"A day or so away?" Madam Sheng rolled her eyes. "Think about how you tormented me when you passed the imperial examination."

Sheng Chuliang coughed twice hurriedly: "The baby is still here."

The two little girls, Guoguo and Cuicui, stared with their big watery eyes, indicating that they didn't understand.

It was almost time for lunch when the couple finally got up.

When Li Xiuzhi thought about the madness of last night, she was too embarrassed to go out.

Chen Lang didn't make things difficult for her. He kissed her on the lips, changed his clothes and walked out.

Outside, the heavy rain is still falling.

Chen Lang wrapped his coat tightly and walked quickly to the cafeteria.

Guoguo immediately pounced over, grabbed Chen Lang's trouser leg and climbed onto him like a kitten.

Chen Lang hurriedly picked her up. If he continued to pull like this, her pants would be torn.

Cuicui walked up, bowed politely and called out "Teacher".

Chen Lang touched her head and asked a few questions with concern.

Before he finished speaking, a gray-white lightning rushed in and circled around Chen Lang.

Chen Lang looked down and saw that after just one month, Little Huihui had grown into Big Huihui.

Although its size is a bit scary, its eyes are becoming clearer and clearer, and it is no different from a Husky.

Chen Lang comforted Xiao Huihui again, then asked Guoguo to take Xiao Huihui to play somewhere else. After tidying up his clothes, he walked over to Sheng Chuliang, bowed, and said, "Teacher, I have fulfilled my mission."

Because Nanhe County was too far away from Guangling Prefecture, and there were no telegraphs or telephones in those days, Sheng Chuliang only knew that Chen Lang had won the first place in the exam, but he had no idea about the specific process.

Sheng Chuliang knew very well how capable his students were, so he really wanted to know how Chen Lang got the first place in the case.

Seeing this, Madam Sheng said, "Well, looking at the state of your teacher and students, if you don't speak clearly, you probably won't even be able to eat."

"Xiao Lang, go to the study with your teacher and tell him about the exam process."

"It just so happens that your wife isn't out either. After you finish chatting, we can have a family reunion dinner."

Chen Lang nodded: "Thank you, Master's Wife."

study.

Sheng Chuliang brewed a pot of tea and said, "Tell me, what's going on?"

Chen Lang moistened his throat with tea and began to tell everything that happened in Guangling Prefecture.

Sheng Chuliang did not interrupt the whole time, but just listened patiently.

After Chen Lang finished speaking, Sheng Chuliang finally spoke.

"You kid...you always cause trouble wherever you go."

Of course, this trouble-making is not meant to be a compliment or criticism.

"But what surprised me most was that you were able to judge from the court reports that Xiao Yu would be re-employed by His Majesty. Your political acumen is even better than mine as a teacher."

Chen Lang scratched his head and said, "Lucky, lucky."

"But teacher, although I guessed that Xiao Yu would be reinstated, there is one thing I don't quite understand. I hope you can answer my questions."

Sheng Chuliang said: "Ask."

Chen Lang said, "Based on Xiao Yu's past experience, he is an extremely pure member of the Shilin Party. If the emperor appoints him, it would be equivalent to handing over the entire cabinet to the Shilin Party. How will they control the cabinet in the future?"

"And given the current reputation of the Prince of Qin, isn't the Emperor worried that after Xiao Yu returns to the cabinet, he will bring the entire cabinet with him to surrender to the Prince of Qin?"

Sheng Chuliang said: "It's very simple. Do you think the Shilin Party is a monolithic entity?"

"During the time of the previous emperor, there was no such thing as the Shang Party. It is a force that emerged out of nowhere after Your Majesty ascended the throne. The greatest support for this force is only the emperor."

"And the emperor's attitude towards merchants has never changed. In the emperor's eyes, merchants are like chamber pots, to be thrown away after use."

"These Shang Party members are too naive. They think they can do whatever they want just because they have the emperor's support. Little do they know that's not the case at all."

"Faced with external pressure, the Shilin Party, which was originally disunited, was forced to unite. They would not allow anyone to divide the power in their hands."

"Why was there no problem in the early years? Firstly, the emperor hadn't made enough money yet, and secondly, there was a lack of a true leader."

"I even have a suspicion that the King of Qin's frequent statements recently are actually a co-operation between him and the Emperor, with the goal of completely purging the Shang Party from the court."

Chen Lang was horrified. "Impossible? If that were true, the emperor would be horrible."

Sheng Chuliang said calmly, "Everyone in the world thinks Your Majesty is a money-grubber, but how many of those who can sit on the throne are truly fools?"

"Once the Shang Party is cleared from the court, the emperor will begin to divide the Shilin Party."

"Xiao Yu is a typical conservative, believing that the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed. However, some within the Shilin Party are dedicated to governing the country and want to change Dayan through reform. This group will become the new Shang Party, fighting against the conservatives led by Xiao Yu in the court."

"The Emperor will continue to sit on the throne and watch the internal strife among his officials."