Chapter 98 Everything is done

Wang Cong was full of confidence and took Pan Yun to the county government to handle the formalities the next day.

Pan Yun had been here once before. Last time, he asked about the procedures and materials needed to build the mountain temple. He even waited in line for quarters of an hour before he could see the chief clerk.

This time, Wang Cong took her directly to see the county magistrate.

Mingxuan, the magistrate of Yushan County, was about thirty years old, with a small mustache. He was sitting in the lobby leisurely reading a book.

The yamen runner led Wang Cong in, and before he even arrived, he opened his mouth and said loudly, "Your Excellency, Mr. Wang Cong is here."

The book in Mingxuan's hand fell over, revealing half of his face. Seeing Wang Cong, he immediately dropped the book and stood up laughing, "It's really you, hahahaha, I guessed you'd be back soon, when did you return to the county town?"

Wang Cong bowed and said with a smile, "I arrived home yesterday and I'm here today."

When Mingxuan heard this, he glanced at Pan Yun, shook his head and smiled, "You came in such a hurry, it seems that you don't come here for no reason."

"I can't hide it from the county lord. I came here to ask for a favor."

Mingxuan turned around and sat back in his chair. "Then I'll listen to it and then decide whether to get up and reminisce with you."

Wang Cong smiled and introduced Pan Yun to him, "This is my junior uncle. My third and fourth uncles met her by chance when they were out, and found that she had great talent for cultivation, so they redeemed her and brought her back to the mountain. Now, like my father, she worships the mountain god Pan Gong as her master, obeys the mountain god's order, and takes the master's surname Pan. This time she came to see the county lord, one is to change her name and leave her nationality; the other is to build a mountain god temple."

Mingxuan pondered and said, "It's really not a difficult matter. I can do it for you. There's just one thing. You still have to go out to do business next year. Don't you want to take the imperial examination?"

Wang Cong shook his head and smiled, "I have no interest in a career in politics."

Mingxuan was very unhappy and shook his head, saying, "You, whether it's Taoism or business, they are all minor things, far less promising than a career in politics. How can a man only care about himself when he is born into this world?"

Wang Cong: "Now my business has 56 employees, which means that I have supported at least 56 people. I am very satisfied. In the future, my business will grow bigger and bigger and support more people. How can I only care about my own comfort?"

Ming Xuan: "But with your talent, you can obviously be a local official and benefit more people."

Wang Cong shook his head, "Not necessarily. I think most people in the officialdom are not in control of their own will. In terms of their contributions to the people, I am afraid they are not as good as a merchant like me. It is really like what you said. I can neither be a real man nor be at ease. Why bother?"

Mingxuan choked, and after a moment he said, "You worry too much. Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and we still have a good chance to realize our ambitions."

Pan Yun sneered and added with an ambiguous tone, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful?"

Mingxuan looked at her.

Pan Yun also raised her eyelids, stared at him with her bright eyes, and asked, "Is Wang Zhen still favored now?"

Mingxuan's face turned red instantly.

Wang Cong laughed loudly, patted his shoulder and said, "Don't mind, Brother Ming, my junior uncle is a bit straightforward, but this is exactly the question I wanted to ask you."

Mingxuan shook his hand off in annoyance and said, "Just say this to me, don't spread it around."

The black cat squatted under the eaves, silently stepped over the threshold, and asked her: [Why did you provoke him for no reason? ]

[Since you want to redress your wrongdoing, the officialdom is an obstacle you cannot avoid. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. In Yushan County, is there anyone who knows more about officialdom than the county magistrate? ]

Pan Yun replied in his heart, "He can tolerate me evaluating the emperor in this way in front of him, which shows that he has a high tolerance. If we can establish a good relationship, it will be more convenient to collect information from the court in the future."

Pan Xiaohei was speechless. He was about to step forward with a cat-like gait when he heard Mingxuan exclaim, "Where did this wild cat come from?"

Pan Yun picked it up and said, "It's not a wild cat, it's our Sanqing Temple's spirit cat."

Ming Xuan: …

He turned to face Wang Cong, "You Sanqing Temple is really becoming more and more weird."

Pan Yun, who was about to promote his talisman to him, immediately shut his mouth, held the cat and smiled at him obediently.

This is an atheist.

She didn't want to promote her talismans to atheists. It would be a waste of time and would only make her feel bad.

Wang Cong did not force his friend to believe what he believed. He changed the subject and said, "Okay, let's not talk about state affairs, let's talk about the common people's affairs. I wonder if the county magistrate can help me with this small matter?"

Mingxuan stood up and took him to the household room, and asked, "Have you come with a name?"

Wang Cong: "Yes, it is named Yun."

"Bamboo is noble and pure, which is a good symbol," Mingxuan said after looking at Pan Yun, "I hope she can live up to your wish."

Wang Cong took out Zhang Xiaomei's household registration page and the indenture contract that she had bought.

No one knows whether this indenture contract is real or fake. Anyway, Mingxuan took a look at it and couldn't tell whether it was real or fake, so he used it as if it were real.

"Where to settle down?"

Wang Cong hurriedly said, "They settled down in Sanqing Temple on Sanqing Mountain." Ming Xuan frowned slightly, "I remember that there are already two little Taoist children without parents and family living in your Sanqing Temple."

"My two junior sisters were abandoned babies. My father and my uncles picked them up on the road and raised them from childhood. The county lord can't let them not settle down, right?"

Mingxuan said, "The court has regulations that abandoned babies like this should be sent to orphanages. You, Sanqing Temple, are violating the regulations by raising them privately. Moreover, you are a Taoist temple, and the court has strict management over monks and Taoists. Your Sanqing Temple is just a small temple."

Wang Cong smiled and said, "If my two sisters hadn't been picked up, they would have either starved to death or frozen to death, or been eaten by wolves and dogs. County Master, there are still countless beggars on the streets of Yushan County. If the Charity House is useful, will those beggars have nowhere to go?"

Ming Xuan: "You! Look at you, as soon as I said that your Sanqing Temple violated the rules, you scolded me."

Wang Cong: "It was you who cursed my Sanqing Temple first. Besides, I was just pointing out the facts. If the facts cursed you, shouldn't you reflect on yourself and correct your mistakes?"

Pan Yun interrupted, "I know where there are beggars in the county who need help. Does the county lord need me to lead the way?"

Mingxuan: "I can see that you two came here to irritate me today."

Wang Cong laughed and said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. I even brought you a gift. Just do my thing first and I'll give it to you later."

The head clerk and the secretary in the household office wished they could cover their ears, shrink their bodies, and disappear on the spot.

But this is impossible.

Wang Cong called the chief clerk and registered Pan Yun on the spot.

The booklet clearly records where the person was originally from and why he settled in Sanqing Temple on Sanqing Mountain. Both his original name and current name are clearly recorded.

However, the household registration page could not record everything, and it only had the current name, Pan Yun.

What Pan Yun wanted was this household registration page. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and her eyes lit up as she held the household registration page. With it, it would be much more convenient for her to go to Datong to find her father and brother in the future.

Wang Cong also took the opportunity to complete the procedures for building the mountain temple.

Mingxuan stood aside and looked through the things he brought, saying, "I've said it before, the mountain temple in Sanqing Mountain should have been repaired a long time ago. The county government can also contribute part of the money, and with some kind people raising funds, it won't be a problem to build a mountain temple."

"It's not for anything else. It's more interesting to see other Taoists come to Sanqing Mountain to comprehend Taoism during the Sanqing Festival every September," Mingxuan shook his head and said, "but you are so rigid that you refuse to accept the government's allocation of money or to raise donations."

Wang Cong said, "I've already said that this is the order of the mountain god. He only wants my father and junior uncle to contribute money to build the temple. Not to mention other kind-hearted people, even if I, his disciple, want to contribute money, He won't allow it."

Wang Cong was telling the truth, but Ming Xuan didn't believe him and kept shaking his head, "Humph, you're just trying to fool me. You don't even want the free money."

Wang Cong smiled and said, "We know the county lord's good intentions. We can't repair the temple, but we can repair the road."

He said: "The road from Yushan County to Sanqing Mountain is still too narrow, and the mountain road is difficult to travel. If it rains during the annual Sanqing Festival, the road will be even more difficult to travel. If the county magistrate wants to develop the economy of the Sanqing Mountain area, it would be better to repair the road a little better. In addition, the bridge from Fenshui Village to the foot of the mountain can also be made wider."

"Don't mention that," Mingxuan said, "The county government only wants to give you 100 taels to build a temple, but you want me to pay 10,000 taels to build a road. Even if you empty the county government's treasury, I can't come up with that much money."

Wang Cong: "Why would that road cost so much money?"

"There are dozens of miles of mountain roads that need to be widened and protected from falling rocks. You still want me to build a bridge. Is it possible that I don't need it?"

Mingxuan interrupted him and said, "Where's the gift? I've already completed the formalities for you. Where's the gift you brought me?"

Wang Cong smiled and took out two pieces of paper from his sleeves. "This is the article Wang Xingjian wrote when I passed by the capital. I asked someone to copy it and brought it back to you from thousands of miles away. Take a look."

Mingxuan was very surprised. "Minister Wang's article? I have to read it carefully."

Bookkeeper and Clerk: ...

I can't understand it, I really can't understand it. They thought it was a banknote.

Mingxuan opened it on the spot and read it with great interest.

The chief clerk and the secretary looked away together, very confused. It was just an article, how could it be compared with a silver note?
The chief clerk handed the completed form to Wang Cong and said with a smile, "Mr. Wang, do you have any other questions?"

Wang Cong took a look and immediately bowed to express his gratitude, indicating that it was no problem.

He casually placed a small purse next to the chief clerk.

The chief clerk took a quick look at Mingxuan and saw that he was reading the article seriously and not looking here, so he immediately put the purse into his sleeve.

Wang Cong folded the list, put his arm around Mingxuan's shoulder and walked out. "Come on, come on, I'll treat you to a meal at the restaurant. Let's eat and watch. I tell you, I've learned a lot from this outing."

"Oh?" Mingxuan immediately put away the article and walked out shoulder to shoulder with him. "What did you learn?"

"Let's talk about it after we get to the restaurant."

"Why go to a restaurant? Let's go back to my house. Your sister-in-law has already prepared the food. Call your sister-in-law and we'll eat together. After we're done, I'd like you to appreciate my calligraphy. My calligraphy has improved a lot this year."

　Today's lucky number is the number ending in 9, as shown in the screenshot
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