The moonlight is like water, and the silver moonlight crosses the courtyard wall and spreads it into the courtyard, covering everything with a layer of fantasy colors and pulling down mixed shadows.

Gao Daquan washed himself, and casually wore a small shirt and sat beside Xu Ping.

After dinner, Duan Yunjie brought a pot of herbal tea, saying that it was made from a family-born secret recipe and a good medicine for heat relief. The herbal tea was extremely bitter, but after holding on to drinking it, it became much more refreshing. Even Xiuxiu had chewed betel nut and drank herbal tea, and her sick expression was swept away.

I don’t know how many women Xu Ping dressed up in a neutral style in his previous life. Now he can basically confirm that Duan Yunjie is wearing men’s clothes, but he has not said it out loud. How to dress up is his own freedom, and maybe he has unspeakable difficulties. Why should Xu Ping worry about that? Although Duan Yunjie is not as beautiful as a person in the world, he just appreciates it and has no special intention to get close to it.

Home is always concerned, and the line connected to your heart is like a spring. The farther away it is, the more it is pulled. Lin Su Niang has been pregnant for more than six months. Now it’s time to have a big belly and not be able to walk. Thinking of family and Lin Su Niang, Xu Ping feels a faint happiness.

Not far away, Xiuxiu curiously teased a fruit and got off the horse with a branch, having a lot of fun. The fruit was born from Qiongya, which was later Hainan Island. The horse was small in shape and was not much bigger than a big sheep. It was not worth carrying or riding. It was raised by wealthy families as pets. The fruit was brought by a small official. Unfortunately, she fell seriously ill and died here, so the horse stayed in the inn. Xiuxiu looked curious and asked to come to play with Lin Yicheng.

"It's almost the New Year, but there is no atmosphere for the New Year here."

Xu Ping sighed and couldn't help but imagine the lively scene in Tokyo now.

Gao Daquan didn't have these delicate thoughts and said in a rough voice: "There are all barbarians who have transformed into foreign countries, but how can they know the four seasons? I heard that some barbarians don't even know who their parents are. Officials, do you think they live like beasts?"

Xu Ping looked at Gao Daquan and shook his head repeatedly: "Man is human, how can he compare to beasts? They are just remote, not kingly, and do not know etiquette. This is not their fault. People are not born to know, so someone must teach them. The imperial court sets up counties here to educate the four barbarians and let them know etiquette, righteousness, humility and shame."

Gao Daquan only felt that this ghost place was so boring that he didn't care about any education. He just hoped that Xu Ping would end his term soon and return to the Central Plains.

If Xu Ping hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have felt that he was talking nonsense. Along the way, he would have understood a little why his ancestors paid so much attention to etiquette.

Since Pennsylvania, after passing Kunlun Pass, the settlements of Han people suddenly decreased, and there were natives everywhere. They were almost in primitive society, slashing and burning, eating at the sky, not reading, illiterate, and have no sense of savings. They eat one meal, only seeking happiness, and not considering the future. The iron tools of the Han people were first used to cultivate the land, and their iron tools were hung on their waists, specifically for fighting, and a disagreement could be used to determine life and death.

This state of survival is happy for individuals, but a disaster for ethnic groups. For thousands of years, there has been no change in generations. Xu Ping also tried to talk to the natives, but found that the two sides were not on the same channel at all, and there was almost no possibility of communication. He knew it, and they thought you were talking about the heavenly books, rolled your eyes and lured it for profit. People only pursued a round belly, and a little more advanced, that is, drinking and drinking. For them, other things are dead and the eggs are facing the sky. What do you care about so much!

How do you manage such people if you are heartless and have no desires and no oil or salt? The most effective way is to educate etiquette and morality, which makes people different from others. Only by slowly pursuing can you change this state. The natives here are now under the rule of various local officials. For thousands of years, they have become accustomed to it and think that this is a natural thing. No one wants to change it, and the government has no way to start. If there are many people who read and recognize words and know the outside world, they can break this dull situation.

As a result, she got off the horse and was gentle. Xiuxiu teased her for a while, and the pony lowered her head and drooped her ears, allowing Xiuxiu to touch her. Xiuxiu was very playful and shouted Gao Daquan: "Brother Gao, come and help me to see if I can ride it! This horse has listened to me, and I don't think I'm afraid of riding it!"

Gao Daquan stood up, tied up his clothes, and walked to Xiuxiu.

Seeing such a strong man, the pony was startled, and with a low voice, he hid behind Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu stroked the horse's neck and whispered: "No, no, no, Brother Gao is my good friend and will not hit you. You stand honestly and let me ride it? I have been watching others ride horses since I was a child, and I feel so envious. However, I dare not ride a big horse, and it will be no fun to throw it off at once. You are so small and just like me."

Xiaoma didn't know if she understood it, so she stuck out her tongue and licked Xiuxiu's little hand, and leaned over gently.

Xiuxiu was overjoyed: "Brother Gao, you see it agrees!"

Gao Daquan smiled slightly, took Xiuxiu's reins, and used both hands to force Xiuxiu to the horse's back, and held it firmly with his big hands.

The girl was light in her body, so she was startled at first. When she felt that her back was not heavy, she became excited and walked slowly in the yard with Xiuxiu.

Even animals also have the desire to win. When the horse saw those tall horses flying around with people, their bodies were like a toy, they couldn't help feeling inferior. Today, they finally could carry people, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of heroism, and raised their heads and made a long sir.

This sound had no momentum, like a child screaming, which made people laugh.

Xiuxiu shouted happily on the horse's back: "Official, look, I'll ride a horse too!"

Xu Ping smiled and shook his head, looking at the moon missing in the sky. The moon in Lingnan looks no different from the Central Plains, but for some reason, Xu Ping always feels that he does not have the brightness of his hometown.

Early the next morning, Lin Yicheng came to the gate of Xu Ping's courtyard early and stood there respectfully. The magistrate and the governor were called the governor, no more than other officials, and they wanted to leave the city to welcome him. This was what Xu Ping did not enter the city last night. He sneaked into the city and did not scare the small officials to death.

After washing up, put on the official robe, Xu Ping took Gao Daquan and Xiuxiu out of the yard. Xiuxiu led the fruit off the horse like a baby. No one wanted this horse anyway, so she had Xiuxiu from then on.

When Lin Yicheng saw Xu Ping, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Shangguan, the ceremonial guards in the city have arrived and are waiting in the yard for orders."

Xu Ping nodded and the group left the inn.

Officials in the Song Dynasty were not as pretentious as those in the Ming and Qing dynasties. They often carried large sedan chairs several times. Officials were not allowed to ride sedan chairs when they went on, but could only ride horses. Only veterans and important officials were unable to move and had the emperor's special order to ride sedan chairs. Local officials did not have such treatment.

According to the system, as the Jiedu Prefecture, Yongzhou was accompanied by fifty soldiers and 15 generals. At this time, the fifteen soldiers were waiting at the door, led by a small-level official, and from then on, Xu Ping was accompanied by a guard.

When he saw Xu Ping coming out, Tan Hu, the leader of the rank of the minister, crossed his hands and saluted: "The subordinate Tan Hu, a group of fifteen people have met the magistrate! Waiting for the magistrate's order!"

Seeing that these fifteen people were still strong, Xu Ping did not pick some old and weak to fool him, and nodded and said, "Okay, follow me into the city!"

These are all the troops under the command of the local government and directly under the prefecture. Although the military and political affairs of the Song Dynasty were under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, they were still divided into the Central Army and the Local Army. In addition to the imperial guards directly under the central government, a large part of the military army did not belong to the local government. Since the Xiang army originated from the vassal army in the late Tang and Five Dynasties, the power of the Song Taizu's vassal states also weakened the Xiang army to the point of fighting. In fact, Yongzhou belonged to the border, with a small number of imperial guards, and the Xiang army looked a little.

Xiuxiu was still sitting on the ox cart driven by Gao Daquan. Looking at the soldiers escorted around him, she felt a little scared and majestic. The fruit got off the horse and tied it to the ox cart and followed behind, lowered her eyebrows and looked at her eyes, and followed quietly.

Not long after walking, I arrived outside the city gate, and the subordinates of the officials from Yongzhou were already greeted.

Seeing Xu Ping coming, a middle-aged man in his forties walked quickly and greeted the crowd: "Yongzhou Jiedushi Zhou Tianxing and his subordinates welcomed the magistrate!"

Xu Ping got off the horse, Lian Qiang handed it to Tan Hu behind him, and stepped forward and said, "The judge is exempted from courtesy."

The judge is the head of the prefecture and county officials, second only to the prefecture and the magistrate. The appointment of the Beijing court officials is called the signing judge, and the selection of people to serve this position is called the judge. The days when Xu Ping did not take him to act as the acting position was taken.

After meeting the two, Zhou Tianxing introduced other officials. First, he was the director of the military officer Li Yonglun, and second, the governor Cai Liang, the governor, and according to the system, he should be two. Yongzhou has a sparse population and only one member was set up, and then Wu Qingnan, the governor.

The judge, the commander, and the commander were called the two envoys. They originated from the governors of the Tang Dynasty, and were the chief judges. The two envoys were the governors and the observer. Because the governors of the Tang Dynasty were generally also the observer, and all the governors of the Jiedu Prefecture were called the two envoys, and there was no particular distinction between them. Another position was the chief secretary of the Jiedu. In the Song Dynasty, the duties overlapped with the observation and the governors. Those with backgrounds were appointed as the chief secretary of the Jiedu Prefecture, and those without backgrounds were the observation and governors.

During the Song Dynasty, local prefectures were divided into levels according to the number of household registrations, and those that followed were also divided into state ranks, governors, military governors, defense, and regiment training levels. Both of them would affect the treatment and salary of local officials. At this time, Guizhou was the governor state, but Yongzhou was the governor state, and it had not been promoted yet.

After Zhou Tianxing introduced the two envoys, Li Yonglun, the officer in charge of the military, introduced other officials, namely Du Yan, the officer in charge of the military, and Cheng Qinan, the officer in charge of the military.

They were called officials of the Cao Cao, and they originated from the subordinates of the governor of the Tang Dynasty. There was also a judicial officer. Because the affairs of Yongzhou were not complicated, they were not settled and were led by the record officers and military officers.

The responsibilities of the officials of the Ministry of Justice and the officials of the Ministry of Justice overlap, but they were both set up in parallel in the Song Dynasty and also meant to supervise each other. They did not work together. The office space of the Ministry of Justice was a signing hall, while the officials of the Ministry of Justice were in the prefecture court.

After the introduction of these officials, three more officials came up to salute Xu Ping.

The Tongzong has his own office space, the Tongzong Hall. These three people are Xu Ping's direct subordinates and should be in the three main subjects of the Department, Gouyuan and Mokan Department.
Chapter completed!