Chapter 1: The Wedding Night (New Book...)

  Guo Ye looked at Ban Tian, his right hand gripping the hilt of his knife tightly, his eyebrows furrowed and his tone cold as he asked, "Could it be that this He family has a grudge against you, Ban Tian?"

  Pang Fei Hu's heart tightened, and he looked at Guo Ye with some unexpected surprise, remaining silent for a long time.

  After a while, he slowly shook his head and changed his expression, laughing: "Hehe, what grudges can there be? The He family is a renowned scholarly family, while I, Pang Feihu, am just an unremarkable constable, how could we possibly have any dealings with each other?"

  It was clear that Pang Feihu's smile was somewhat forced, but Guo Ye had been through the officialdom and understood human relationships, knowing what not to ask in official circles. He knew he had already committed a small taboo earlier and couldn't afford to make a bigger mistake.

  He didn't ask again immediately after that.

  He flattered Pang Tong a few words, saying he was too modest and so on.

  Pang Feihu saw that Guo Ye was different from the yamen runners in his own group, and although he was young, he had a good understanding of human relationships.

  He kindly reminded him, "The He family is a well-known literary family in Longxi County, with deep roots. During the Sui Dynasty, they had produced a jinshi. Now, Mr. He Xuan, the second master of the He family, was a juren during the Wu De period of his great-grandfather's time, and their eldest son, He Mei, who is only 19 years old, has already obtained the title of xiūcái. Given that the He family has both juren and xiūcái titles, they don't need to pay the city entrance tax when entering the city, let alone being arrogant and domineering."

  Then he patted Guo Ye's shoulder lightly and warned, "Guo Ye, from now on, when you go out to handle matters involving the He family, you must report back first before taking action. I heard that the He family has a deep relationship with our county government's County Magistrate."

  I'm dizzy, I finally understand why the He family is so arrogant and domineering.

  Because they have arrogant capital, let's not talk about the relationship with County Magistrate and County Lieutenant, whether it's power-money transaction or power-color transaction, damn it, they are good at having people in the government.

  With both a jinshi and a xiucai in his family, how can he not be proud, how can he not be arrogant?

  Among all things, only reading is superior.

  Since Dong Zhongshu of the Han Dynasty proposed "abolishing the Hundred Schools and respecting only Confucianism", which was adopted by the imperial court.

  Since the Sui Dynasty implemented the imperial examination system and selected scholars through examinations, reading books has become a shortcut to rise to high society.

  Whether in Tang and Song or Ming and Qing dynasties, the status of scholars was very high, either exempt from taxation or exempt from kneeling.

  Scholars, farmers, workers and merchants, with scholars ranking first, how can men of letters not be proud?

  Luckily, the squad leader reminded me, otherwise I might have still foolishly rushed into the muzzle of He's family gun.

  Whether it was the prosperous Tang Dynasty or the society of later generations, he understood a truth: cultured people are not actually scary, but cultured people who can play tricks and be ruthless are truly terrifying.

  Isn't Mr. Li Ao, a cultural giant in Taiwan later on, a typical example? Isn't there a popular saying that goes like this: "Li Ao roars, the political arena shakes"?

  Guo Ye reminded himself secretly that from now on, he must never offend the He family and try his best to avoid any involvement with them.

  Now he is just a small official, if he offends the He family, who will take care of him?

  At this time, looking at Pang Feihu again, Guo Ye suddenly felt that he had indeed found the right superior, such a kind and gentle superior was too rare.

  Then Pang Fei Hu didn't say much about the He family, but instead walked and asked Guo Ye some everyday questions.

  For example, whether they can recognize characters and read words, whether they are roughly proficient in martial arts, whether their ancestors were clean for three generations, and so on.

  Guo Ye's answer also made him very satisfied, at the age of 16, he had read a few years in private school and understood some martial arts (later studied for a period of military boxing, combat fighting), his ancestors were tenants for three generations (Guo Laozhuang was a tenant for several generations).

  Finally, Pang Feihu, who had brought Guo Ye to the gate of Gong Cao's house, gently patted his chest and praised: "Hmm, very good, you're a great material for being an official."

  Then he led him into the Gongcao room to fill out a form and took the opportunity to take a suit of official clothes and an iron ruler.

  Who would have thought that as soon as they entered the Gong Cao room, the officials Cao Zuo and Ma Gong were not there, only a low-ranking clerk responsible for copying was on duty.

  This little official is not even an official, to put it bluntly, he is just a temporary worker recruited by the county government office. He can't be compared with Pang Feihu, the head of the yamen runners. When he saw Pang Feihu come in, he was polite and enthusiastically helped Guo Ye fill out a resume form, and also handed over to Guo Ye a complete set of official uniforms, a four-sided hat, black leather boots, and an iron ruler.

  Then under the escort of Xiao Li, Pang Feihu took Guo Ye away from Gong Cao House again.

  Pang Feihu took Guo Ye to the place where the three shifts of yamen runners changed and rested - You Pianyuan.

  After filling out the resume, receiving uniforms and equipment, Guo Ye is now a proud official of Longxi County Government. Pang Feihu thinks it's necessary to introduce him to his colleagues in the yamen.

  Especially when County Magistrate Guo handed over the industry to him, he felt it necessary to lead him in properly, as for cultivation, that's up to the individual.

  Guo Ye behind him was also excitedly holding the new official uniform and equipment, lightly following behind Pang Feihu, lost in thought.

  Guo Ye couldn't help but feel a sense of pride, wearing his dark blue uniform and four-sided hat, with a small iron ruler tucked into his waistband. He thought to himself, "Little brother is now also an official."

  Although assigned to the soap class, he became a glorious urban manager, but after all, he was also a person who ate national salary, which is called eating imperial grain, and Xiao Ge felt deeply honored, haha.

  As they walked and thought, before they knew it, the two of them had arrived at the Right Bias Courtyard.

  Guo Ye didn't even have time to take in the sights of the Right Bias Courtyard before being led by Pang Feihu into a large room where their exclusive yamen runners rested.

  It was the time for the shift, and except for Gan Zhu Shou and Zhu Peng Chun, who were guarding the city gate, seven other yamen runners had been dispatched to the seven major towns under the jurisdiction of Longxi County to collect taxes. Now in the big room, there was only one young yamen runner resting.

  As soon as Pang Fei Hu led Guo Ye in, the yamen runner immediately stood up from the round stool and came forward to greet them, shouting: "Squad leader, is this the new brother?"

  Guo Ye took a glance at the newcomer, who was only about twenty years old, but had a sturdy build, like a strong-headed buffalo, and walked with a steady gait, with a slight low tone, seemingly a practitioner.

  Pang Feihu smiled and nodded, introducing to Guo Ye: "Guo Ye, this is our soap house's Cheng Er Niu, a skilled fighter in our soap gang. You haven't seen Er Niu's iron fists, splitting mountains and cracking rocks is just bragging, but bare-handedly killing an old tiger, that's the real deal."

  What's wrong with you?

  Guo Ye couldn't help but smile wryly, indeed a man lives up to his name.

  Can one defeat a tiger with bare hands? Guo Ye couldn't help but feel shocked in his heart, oh my sister, isn't that on par with the heroic Wu Song who fought tigers at Jingyanggang? I wonder if the martial arts skills I learned later can compare to his.

  Guo Yeli immediately stepped forward, made a fist and said to Cheng Erniu: "Brother Cheng has such great martial arts skills, it's really impressive. I, Guo Ye, will have to rely on you more in the future."

  Cheng Er Niu listened to Guo Ye flattering himself, and he felt a bit embarrassed. He scratched his head, grinned at Guo Ye, and said: "We're all brothers who eat from the same pot, so there's no need to talk about taking care of each other. However, Brother Guo should still call me Er Niu, calling me Big Brother Cheng is really not habitual."

  Guo Ye looked at the other person's age being older than himself, and secondly, their seniority in the county government was deeper than his own. How could he possibly call them "Second Cow"? In front of people or behind their backs, he would address them as "Third Brother", after all, politeness wouldn't hurt anyone.

  Insisted on his own views, continued to call Brother Chang Da Ge long and short.

  He shouted like this, making Cheng Er Niu even more at a loss, shaking his head repeatedly and not daring to accept.

  Kuang Ye couldn't help but laugh, he's really a silly person, silly to the point of being lovable.

  Pang Fei Hu waved his hand and signaled to Guo Ye that he didn't need to be so polite, and could just call him Er Niu directly.

  As for Guo Ye's performance all the way, Pang Feihu was very satisfied. As the leader of the class, he hoped that his subordinates would be in harmony and unity.

  Just as the three of them were chatting happily, suddenly ——

  Bang, bang, bang......

  A burst of applause came from outside the door.

  Right after that, a soft and sly voice sounded: "It's been circulating in the county government office that among the three classes of yamen runners, the Zhuang class is the most harmonious. Now I see it with my own eyes, it's really true, enviable to others."

  At the moment when the sound rang out, Guo Yemin keenly discovered that Ban Hou Pao Feihu's eyebrows involuntarily furrowed, while Cheng Er Niu had a face of anger flashing momentarily.

  Are you an uninvited guest?

  He immediately turned his head and looked at the entrance, only to see a man in his mid-30s walking in. The man was somewhat short and stout, with an expression that made Guo Ye feel uncomfortable, a feeling he couldn't quite put into words.

  It turns out that people's clothing is also a public servant.

  However, Guo Ye judged that this person would absolutely not be a colleague of the soap-making class.

  Not to mention his ambiguous tone, nor the expressions of Ban Tianpeng and Cheng Erlie, just looking at the Tang knife at his waist, he is absolutely not a constable.

  It should be someone from the same class, right?

  But judging from his attitude towards Pong Fei Hu, he should at least be on an equal footing with Pong Fei Hu.

  Is it the head of the catching class?

  Not a single guess was correct, only to hear Pang Feihu's tone calm and soft voice asking the man at the door: "Qin Captor didn't go out to patrol the county's security today, not to catch the wanted criminal, how did he come to my Sow Class Big House to make fun of Pang?"

  Obviously, Pang Feihu was unwilling to bother with this Qin Hu Tou.

  Qin, the chief of the constabulary, was a short and stout man with a mustache in the shape of an eight-character Chinese word. His small eyes kept blinking at Guo Ye, then he pretended to be annoyed and said: "Alas, it's not that Qin is lazy, but now the security of Longxi County is under our constabulary's control, and it's really peaceful and quiet, with no need to close doors at night or pick up lost items on the road. I reckon if things go on like this, all the brothers in our constabulary will get so idle that their bodies will grow mold."

  Guo Ye saw Qin's cunning eyes fixed on him, and upon hearing his words, he immediately felt a strong dislike for this person.

  He couldn't help but hum in his heart, Cut, big words are not ashamed, really don't want to face, just because you have a Wu Dalang's physique and also serve as the head of twenty catchers, Laozi thinks this catcher team doesn't have much combat power.

  Hmph!

  Cheng Er Niu, unable to contain his emotions, immediately hugged Yi with a cold hum, wanting to drive him away but was stopped by Pang Fei Hu.

  "Only Pang Fei Hu asked: 'What brings Captain Qin to the main house of the constable's office?'"

  Qin caught the head and did not answer Pang Feihu's question, but inexplicably walked to Guo Ye's side and made a circle, then stared at Guo Ye without letting go.

  Then he asked in a low voice: "Are you Wu's son-in-law from Dongliu Village, Guo Ye?"

  Kuai Ye was taken aback, how did he know? Does Lao Zi have such a big reputation?

  There's nothing good to deny, and he nodded immediately.

  Qin caught his breath and looked into Guo Ye's eyes, unexpectedly introducing himself in a rare moment of self-introduction: "My name is Qin Wei, I'm the captain of the third-class constable team."

  Huh?

  Not only was Guo Yeyan stunned, but even Pang Feihu and Cheng Erniu found it strange that Qin Wei, the captain of the third class, was notorious for being arrogant and looking down on his colleagues, with only superiors in his eyes.

  What's wrong with today? I actually introduced myself to a newly appointed official.

  Pang Feihu even guessed that it was because Qin Wei knew that Guo Ye had brought the county magistrate's personal letter to report, and came to show his good intentions.

  However, the situation took a sudden turn. After Qin Wei finished introducing himself, there was no warm smile on his face, but rather a look of disdain staring at Guo Ye, and he said in a gloomy tone: "I heard that Guo Ye from Dongliu Township is familiar with the Tang Dynasty's laws and can recite them fluently. Hehe, I've admired him for a long time. When I have time, Qin will definitely ask for his guidance."

  Her eyes sparkled with tears as she finished speaking, and then she turned around and quickly walked away from the main house.

  The Tang Code

  Kuo's heart was suddenly shocked, because Pang Feihu and Cheng Erniu didn't know about this matter, how could he himself not be clear?

  On that day, Wu's family deceived Liu Aman, and he himself used the trick of pretending to be familiar with the Tang Dynasty laws.

  Guo Ye remembered that Liu Ah Meng had once bragged to Wu Xiu Xiu that they had someone inside the Liu family county government.

  Is Qin Wei just the Liu family's backing in the county government?

  If it's true, then it's really a narrow road for enemies. It seems that Wu Xiuxiu and his fake marriage are not the biggest black pot for Liu Amang, but Qin Wei is the biggest black pot he wants to carry.

  It seems that from now on, every day will be enjoyable.