The Great Qin Empire---Qin Li

The daughter of the county magistrate is called "Zijin", which is a very Korean name. "Qingqing Zijin, youyou my heart" is from "Zheng Feng".

Her remarks that "you should not be ashamed of not having a family name, but should be ashamed of not having meritorious titles" helped Hei Fu out of trouble and also made everyone stop talking about surnames.

After she joined the party, the originally harmonious blind date began to slide to the other end. The sons of noble officials present were like stars supporting the moon, vying to show their courtesy to Zijin.

In terms of appearance, Zijin is not the most beautiful, and she is young and her body has not yet grown up. What attracts all men is her family background. Everyone knows that County Magistrate Teng has the final say in Nanjun, and he is young and strong, deeply trusted by the king, and has a good chance of becoming an important official in the court.

If they could marry into the Ye family, their future would undoubtedly be better. For a while, the male peacocks at the gathering were competing to spread their feathers, wanting to show their best side.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard they tried, their conversation was boring.

The way the officials and nobles in Jiangling trained their children was to follow the traditional aristocratic education, letting them master the six arts of etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics, and then read some Chu poetry and Central Plains poetry.

When the children were close to adulthood, they were allowed to enter the school as "officials" to learn Qin laws and decrees. After graduating, the children could enter the various departments of the county city as officials in two years or three years. In this way, they slowly polished themselves at the grassroots level for ten years. If they were lucky, they could make meritorious deeds on the battlefield. When their fathers died, they could naturally inherit the title and become the chief officials of various departments, continue to train their children, and start a new cycle...

This was the norm in the circle of nobles and officials in Nanjun, Qin State. Therefore, most of the young men in front of them were still students in the school. At most, they followed their fathers to hunt rabbits in the surrounding counties and towns, and never went out of a hundred miles. They were either competing with each other to see who got the most prey in the last hunt, or who in the school was praised by the teacher. In the eyes of the young girl who was influenced by her father and matured precociously, they were just a group of ignorant boys.

As for those who beat around the bush and quoted classics to praise her good name, they were pretending to know.

Zijin, isn't it just a collar? And it's a man's collar. Even the girl herself didn't know what was good about this name. If we put aside poetry and books and talk about the original meaning, being called "collar" doesn't seem to be much more elegant than "black husband".

Although Zijin was not rude, she was already a little impatient and could only smile helplessly.

Compared with her, the other women present were just green leaves in the background and were neglected, so they also began to attack the jade-faced gentleman Feng Jing. The party formed two centers on the left and right, and the hosts were a little tired of dealing with it.

Just at this time, a conversation came from a corner of the party.

"I heard that when Zuo Bingcao Shi was in Anlu County, he was a pavilion chief? And he also solved several major cases?"

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"Can Zuo Bingcao Shi tell me the details of those cases?"

The person who asked Heifu was called "Tang Jue", the son of the thief Cao Yuan. His family had been engaged in legal work for generations. Tang Jue learned to read by flipping through the files at home, so he still remembered several major cases that happened in Anlu County two years ago.

Heifu looked at this curious baby who asked questions with admiration. He did not hide his past from humble beginnings and admitted it frankly.

"On my first day in office, I received an anonymous letter..."

Starting from the tomb robbery case, Heifu Pavilion Chief slowly told the various methods of investigating the case to catch the thieves. Although Heifu looked taciturn, when he was willing to show off, he could also tell the story with ups and downs. Several thrilling experiences made people nervous. People on the side stopped talking and listened to his story.

Especially the case of the kidnapping in the blind mountain, because the victim was also a woman, the women on the opposite side also felt sympathetic. When they heard Heifu say that although they rescued several poor women, they were surrounded by hundreds of mobs, they screamed! They hurriedly asked what happened next, and when they learned that they were finally out of danger, they couldn't help but applaud.

For a moment, the women forgot who had just disliked Heifu for not having it.

In a gathering of peers, what is the most important thing? Family background? Appearance? Elegance? Heifu was not superior in these things, especially not Feng Jing, the son of a high-ranking official, but he was better than countless people present in one thing.

That was experience. Compared with Heifu, the young men present were just tender grass in spring.

With experience, there was something to talk about that could attract people, so that the party would not fall into a boring situation.

The son of Gongcao and the son of Juncheng, who wanted to show off in front of Zijin, were surprised to find that the goddess they cared about was no longer listening to their idle chat, but looking at Heifu. I don't know since when, the dark Zuo Bingcaoshi gradually dominated the topic and became the center of this Lantai party.

Because the things he talked about were so novel to everyone, far away from their daily lives.

After Heifu finished his police story, he talked about his military career. He talked about the tragic breakout of Yingyang in the battle against Chu, which made Tang Jue and others sigh and wish they were there at the time.

"The next time we attack Chu, maybe two or three of you can catch up."

Hei Fu encouraged them in this way, and mentioned the medical training he was doing...

"I will take care of this matter under the order of the county governor."

Hei Fu glanced at the county governor's daughter opposite. She had been listening with a smile, but she didn't act like other women, pretending to be coquettish and asking questions non-stop.

"I intend to recruit thirty or forty people in Jiangling. They don't need to know medical skills, but it's best if they can read and have a title. After two months of training, they will be sent to various counties in Nanjun. Each person will teach ten people. Before and after the autumn harvest, Nanjun can get hundreds of medical and emergency personnel, and the wounded will no longer have to worry."

Feng Jing also said: "If you are interested, there are still a few vacancies for centurions and garrison commanders among the medical and emergency personnel. Although their positions are not high, they can save lives and heal the wounded after the war, and they will not lose their merits."

This is what he and Hei Fu have discussed. Those children of officials who graduated from the school have low titles and are educated, which is just right for these positions. Of course, the premise is that they can endure hardships and are willing to accept first aid training.

However, the people who were still praising this system for the benefit of the country and the soldiers just now suddenly fell silent. Obviously, they think that the official position is too small and the work is dirty and filthy. Who is willing to serve a lowly soldier?

At this time, it was Zijin who solved the embarrassment again. She smiled and said, "Zuo Bingcao Shi, Feng Zushi, can women be medical and emergency personnel?"

"This..."

Zijin's words were shocking. Heifu and Feng Jing looked at each other in surprise. Although there were female nurses working in field hospitals in later generations, and their effects were even better than those of male nurses, it was impossible in the Qin army, which "had no women in the military market".

Zijin sighed upon hearing this and said, "I heard that when Tian Dan was defending Jimo, his wives and concubines were incorporated into the army to bandage the soldiers' wounds and provide them with food and clothing. It's a pity that as women, we can't do our best for the country..."

"It's really admirable that a lady cares about the country, but when Tian Dan was in power, Qi was about to perish, so she had no choice but to do it."

Hei Fu said sternly, "Now that Qin is strong, if the country is trapped in a dangerous city and women are incorporated into the army, wouldn't we men be too useless? If a lady wants to do something for the wounded soldiers, she can sew a few bandages with linen cloth while doing housework at home."

Zijin smiled and agreed, but her words just now made a group of young men blush, and Tang Jue and another person immediately said that they would apply to join.

"Is this a provocation?" Heifu saw this scene and couldn't help but think of the county governor Teng who liked to play tricks on people. He didn't know whether Zijin's words just now were true to her nature or intentional?

"Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes... Don't underestimate her just because she is young and weak."

This young woman spoke and acted in the style of Ye Teng. Although she seemed to be well-intentioned when she answered the question twice, it still made Heifu alert.

At this time, the kitchen happened to bring up the food for the party, including a small flat-footed tripod with meat, beans with meat sauce, a basket with fruits, and spoons, chopsticks and chopsticks. In addition, there were bronze wine cups and several "Yushang"...

This is a cup for drinking. It has an oval shape, a shallow belly, a flat bottom, and half-moon-shaped double on both sides. Because its shape resembles the wings of a bird, it is called "Yushang".

At this time, Qi Xia, the son of Gong Cao, who felt that Hei Fu could no longer dominate the topic of the party, immediately knocked the bronze cup with chopsticks and loudly proposed:

"How can we miss the flowing cups and curved water on the Shangsi Festival? How about using the circular flowing water of this Liushui Pavilion to have a Yushang with the flowing waves?"

It is said that 800 years ago, Duke Zhou built Luoyi and met all officials on the Luo River on the Shangsi Day of March. Because the flowing water was used to float the wine, there is a poem that says: "Yushang with the waves." Later, it became a traditional game for men and women to get together on the Shangsi Festival. Everyone shared a cup, without any distinction between men and women, just to liven up the atmosphere, and everyone agreed of course.

Qi Xia was obviously an old hand at this game. He said, "Listen to me, my friends, as I knock on the bronze cup. When the sound stops, the person who is in charge should pick up the cup, drink a full cup, and then say a poem, fu or ci on the spot. What do you think?"

Huang Tian, the son of the county magistrate, said, "Are there any restrictions on the poems, fu and ci?"

"Of course there are!"

Qi Xia smiled and said, "In the past, King Xiang of Chu visited the Lantai Palace. Song Yujing sent his attendants. A gust of wind came, so Song Yu wrote "Feng Fu". Now that a century has passed, we are gathered in the Lantai Palace again. The ancient poems, short fu or Chu Ci we say must contain the word 'wind'!"

After saying that, Qi Xia glanced at Hei Fu and thought to himself, "This colleague just stole our limelight. How hateful! Could it be that he is also interested in the daughter of the county governor? Although he has a rich resume, he has definitely not learned poetry, not to mention that he will not be able to utter a single word after being strictly restricted. Let's take this opportunity to use my strengths to attack his weaknesses and severely crush his prestige and make him lose face!"