Chapter 1021: Prefect Liu Yineng
After resting for a night at the Chenzhou Prefecture Post Station, Sun Shan got up early the next morning and reported for duty at the yamen.
Because I have experience in "reporting to the provincial government", I don't seem so nervous about "reporting to the prefecture government".
The prefect of Chenzhou Prefecture was named Liu, also known as Yineng, 45 years old, from Fengyang, and was born a scholar. He was later recommended to the Imperial College.
After graduating from the Imperial College, he participated in the selection of officials and worked his way up from county magistrate to prefect of the fourth rank.
Sun Shan checked the information given by President Chen. This Liu Yineng's grandfather was of great ancestry and was well-known in Daqian.
It is said that the late emperor's parents died in a great epidemic. The family was poor and had no land, so they asked the landlord to lend them a piece of land to bury their parents. The landlord disagreed and severely humiliated the late emperor.
The landlord's brothers could not bear to see this, so they cleared a piece of land from their own land so that the emperor's parents could have a burial place.
As the world fell into chaos, the late emperor led a group of brothers in an uprising and became a great leader. He then had the manpower and resources to search for his lost friends and relatives.
After searching for a while, he found the son of the benefactor who had buried his parents there.
The late emperor was grateful for the gift of land, so he took the benefactor's son to his side and took good care of him.
After that, the late emperor became emperor and thinking of his parents in his hometown, he asked his benefactor son to go back and repair the imperial tomb.
Finally, the deceased benefactor was named "Yihui Hou", which means "the marquis who is benevolent, righteous and beneficial to our family", which is a recognition of Yihui Hou's contribution.
Yihuihou became the only "amateur" without any military achievements, but was conferred the title of "Marquis" by the previous emperor.
The late emperor gave the Liu family a special mission: their descendants would be responsible for the management, sacrifices, and maintenance of the imperial mausoleum, and their marquis titles would never be demoted.
After the death of the first Duke of Yihye, his son naturally became Duke of Yihye and the guardian of the imperial tomb.
The first generation Marquis Yihui was the grandfather of the prefect Liu Yinen, the second generation Marquis Yihui was his father, and the current Marquis Yihui is the third generation and Liu Yinen’s elder brother.
Liu Yinen was the second son, and the title of marquis was inherited by his eldest brother, so he had to find another way out. He passed the imperial examination to become a scholar, and then entered the Imperial College to study, and after graduation he was selected as an official.
Sun Shan took a look at Magistrate Liu's resume. He was born into a noble family, a scholar, and a graduate of the Imperial College.
His family background was not high among the dukes and marquises of Daqian, and he was considered a third-class official. However, due to the special nature of "guarding the imperial mausoleum", ordinary people did not dare to neglect it.
Moreover, the Liu family is a rare family of nobles whose titles have not been lowered, which is a very unique existence among the dukes and marquises in Daqian.
Guarding the imperial mausoleum is a good job. You don't have to get involved in the intrigues, intrigues, and life-and-death struggles of the court.
If you take good care of the imperial mausoleum, you can live a life of wealth and glory.
As long as Daqian is not destroyed, "Marquis Yihui" will not be destroyed.
Sun Shan guessed that the Yihuihou family probably wanted to play it safe.
The prefect Liu Yinen should be the type who just takes things as they come.
No matter how hard he tried, the Liu family still had to guard the imperial mausoleum according to the emperor's order. If he did something ridiculous, he would be cut off by the Liu family and thrown out to be killed in no time.
Sun Shan thought that if he were the prefect Liu, he would do things in a proper manner and stay away from work until retirement.
Sun Shan didn't know what kind of person Magistrate Liu was.
I went to the yamen early in the morning and delivered a visiting card.
Afterwards, the official told him to come back tomorrow because Magistrate Liu was busy with official duties and could not spare the time.
Sun Shan had no objection to this. It would be abnormal if things went too smoothly in Changsha Prefecture. The correct way to proceed was not to be summoned immediately after arriving in Chenzhou Prefecture.
After sending the visiting cards, Sun Shan took Gui Ge'er, Sun Dingnan, and Sun Heitan for a walk.
I must be familiar with Chenzhou Prefecture, because we will have intersections here in the future. Throughout the year, I always come to Chenzhou Prefecture to hold a meeting and summarize my work.
Moreover, the scholars under Sun Shan's rule also had to go to Chenzhou Prefecture to take part in the provincial examinations. If they did well in the examinations, they might be invited to the government office to talk about their success stories.
Chenzhou Prefecture is located in western Hunan, with Yuezhou to the north, Changde to the east, the Yuan River running through it to the south, and Yongshun to the west.
Chenzhou City is surrounded by water on three sides and mountains on one side. The city is bustling with people.
Chenzhou dialect is a branch of Hunan dialect. Sun Shan was walking on the road and listened to what was being said, but he couldn't understand what they were saying even by guessing.
Gui Ge'er said quietly: "Brother Shan, I don't understand what they say, what should I do? Will it be difficult to learn?"
Sun Shan and Gui Ge'er had no talent for languages. They had been in Changsha for two years but still could not speak Changsha dialect. Now that they were in Chenzhou, they were overwhelmed when they heard the local dialect.
Well, writing is one thing, and language is another. If you don't understand, it will be difficult to carry out your work in the future.
In this world with a very high illiteracy rate, you cannot do your job well just by writing. You must understand the local language to know what everyone is thinking.
If you don't understand anything, you can still smile even when being scolded in person.
It is better to lose the battle than the fight. Even if it is difficult to learn, we should say it is easy to learn. Sun Shan patted his thin chest.
He said confidently, "Brother Gui, don't worry. As long as we stay long enough, we may be able to speak the local dialect. When we get to Yuanlu, we will find a local to teach us the local dialect."
Gui scratched his head and said in distress: "Brother Shan, do you still need to learn the local dialect? Otherwise, you can just learn it and I will just listen to your instructions."
Gui Ge'er doesn't want to make any progress. He just wants to stay with Sun Shan, take care of him, and then live a good life.
It’s so difficult to learn things. I don’t want to use my brain at all.
Sun Shan glanced at Gui Ge'er unhappily and said coldly, "No, everyone must learn. Anyone who refuses must go back to Sun Village."
Gui Ge'er and Sun Dingnan were relatively good, at least they could read and speak Mandarin.
Sun Dali, Sun Heitan and other guards of Sunjia Village were much more miserable. They could not read and could not speak Mandarin.
Sun Shan said that he would open literacy classes to teach them how to read and speak, and now he has added another course to learn the local dialect.
This is a challenge from hell.
He was not very smart to begin with. If he had been, he would have taken the imperial examination with his extraordinary talent, and would not have needed to farm at home.
I can't believe that at my age, I have to start from scratch like a kid, and the workload is so heavy.
Sun Dali is fine, he always wants to make progress.
Hearing what Sun Shan said, he agreed: "Master is right. We should not only be able to read and speak Mandarin, but also understand the local dialect. Haha, Master, it's great that you invited a teacher. I want to learn."
Gui Ge'er, Sun Dingnan, Sun Heitan: ...
All three of them believed that Sun Dali did not really want to learn, but was just trying to please Sun Shan and saying he wanted to learn against his conscience.
Tsk tsk~ This flattery is so loud and has no "bottom line"!
Sun Shan was very happy that Sun Dali was willing to learn. He always liked to be a teacher and liked people who loved to learn. It was never too late for Sun Dali to start learning now.
Encourage: "Uncle Dali, you are right. We should not be lazy and idle. We must have ambitions and make progress. Uncle Dali, you must work hard and learn well."
Sun Dali smiled innocently: "Well, Master, I will work hard and will not let you down."