Government Road Reborn Leads to the Top of the Ridge

  Preface

  A headache, but not just an ordinary headache.

  It's been many years since Liu Shuangxi drank so much wine, still with 7 parts of intoxication, looking at the place in front of him, it seems to be a suite in some hotel, with a few classical flavors. Looking outside, the sky is still a bit dark, and I don't know how long I've slept.

  Which buddy saw that I drank too much and sent this to me? Thinking back to the previous class reunion on October 6, 2025, coincidentally Liu Shuangxi's 49th birthday, several buddies had a few more drinks, plus thinking about my own unfulfilled ambitions over the past twenty years, usually just drinking 8 liang of white wine, before I lost my memory, at least drank 2 jin...

  I am the well-known dividing line

  Here, we will introduce our protagonist Liu Shuangxi. It can be said that Brother Shuangxi is a standard red second generation (how red will be introduced in the main text). With an IQ several percentage points higher than average, he was admitted to Huaxia People's University at the age of 15 and started from the grassroots after graduation. At the age of 28, he had already become the county magistrate of a certain county in Northeast China. Unfortunately, his family declined, and he suffered setbacks from colleagues in the officialdom. Just as he was about to make a big show, he was transferred to the Huaxia Policy Research Office and spent 20 years before becoming an inspector.

  I am a divider, I walk alone

  "Master, you're awake." A clear voice of a young boy awakened Liu Shuangxi who was still somewhat dazed.

  What's going on? Young master, haven't I traveled through time or something? Now what dynasty is this? Tang and Song are fine, Ming is also tolerable, but please don't let it be the Qing dynasty. As for me, I'm more familiar with modern history, and I've done some research on economic culture and rural issues, and I have a rough idea of political party building, but what's this about glass and gunpowder? I have no experience with that stuff, how am I supposed to get by?

  "Master, now that you're awake, let's go see the old master. He has been waiting for you for a long time."

  "Huh? Old master, which old master, what dynasty is it now?"

  "Hehe, young master, just follow me and you'll see."

  Shuang Xi Ge had no choice but to follow the young man, who looked like a shop assistant, as he wandered around in a daze. After seven or eight turns, they arrived at a large hall, where a middle-aged man in his 40s was sitting and drinking tea.

  "Master, young master has arrived..."

  "Hmm, Double Happiness, still recognize me?"

  "Ah! Old man? You? Looks a bit familiar." Liu Shuangxi looked at this middle-aged man and felt that he knew him, but for the time being, he couldn't quite place him.

  "It's okay, as long as you recognize me. However, you've never seen the real me before. I'm your father-in-law, Zhao Hui's dad, and Liu Xiaoshuai's grandfather."

  Dizzy, really dizzy. Liu Shuangxi's first thought was that she hadn't sobered up yet, her second thought was that she was still dreaming. She secretly pinched her arm, it hurt, this seemed to be real.

  "Dad, what's this?"

  "Alas, look at you, with such a lack of accomplishment, it's already been 20 years and you still can't make a success of yourself. At least you used to be able to take care of Xiao Hui and her mother properly. Now, you're so useless that you can even drink yourself to death! If it weren't for Xiao Hui burning incense for me and muttering a few words, your life would have been gone!"

  "Dad, I've seen you grow old, is this life still worth living?" Liu Shuangxi was now completely sober and also recognized the person in front of him as his late father-in-law whom he had never met before. He naturally understood what situation he was in.

  "Hmm, not bad, not bad at all. It's worth calling you 'Dad' this time. If you had died a year or two later, I really wouldn't have been able to save you. Yan Wang is attending a meeting in Heaven with several judges, and as for me, I'm handling some minor matters now. As long as it doesn't violate the principles, I can still bring you back to life." Old Man Zhao said, looking at his son-in-law with a hint of disappointment.

  "Can I still come back to life? Wouldn't that be a fake resurrection or something, who knows if they've already cremated me by now?" Liu Shuangxi asked with a hint of melancholy. To be honest, knowing that I'm dead actually feels kind of liberating psychologically, these past few years have been too suffocating.

  "In theory, we can't. As officials in the underworld, we have heavenly rules to follow, and the first one is that we cannot use our power to help our direct descendants get ahead unfairly. However, there are some loopholes in this rule. Can you figure out what's going on?" Old Master Zhao asked Liu Shuangxi with a smile.

  "Loophole? Not giving direct relatives backdoors? Am I not considered your relative just because I'm your daughter's husband?"

  "This also counts. However, hehe... never mind, it's not convenient to tell you too much. I have a secret book here, take a good look at it over the next two days and make sure to memorize it. Also, there's another matter that I want to discuss with you."

  "Dad, whatever you want me to do, just tell me, I won't dare disobey." Liu Shuangxi looked at his father-in-law, starting to feel a bit resentful. It's true, the old man could even bring him back from the dead, what else would he dare not listen to?

  "Uh, it's not a big deal for me either. You know I died young and our family only has Xiao Hui as the child. Our Zhao family will be extinct with my generation. When you come back to life, can you have another child with Xiao Hui and take her surname?"

  "Alright, as long as I can make it back alive, having two more kids is fine." Liu Shuangxi also opened up at this time, isn't it better to live a miserable life than to die?

  "Haha, no need for that, just one more and it's settled. Besides, I'll let you go back alive, you must do a good job, and I can also explain myself well on this side. After all, when Yan Wang returns, he will definitely know about it. I arranged it like this because the ghosts and monsters in this world have been making a mess for years, and with Yan Wang going to Tian Ting for a meeting for half a year, the world has been chaotic for nearly 200 years."

  "It's like heaven and earth are a thousand miles apart!"

  "Uh, even if I wanted to tell you more, I couldn't. For the next few days, focus on reading that book I gave you and memorize everything in it, then I'll arrange for you to go back."

  ... 7 days later ...

  "Dad, I've memorized this secret recipe. It should be a technique that can control our family's ancient mirror to see people's past. It also has the effect of strengthening the body, curing diseases and saving lives. However, it seems that only children can learn it, but I'm already 50 years old, so I won't be able to learn it either? Moreover, it takes 20 years to practice."

  "Don't ask so many questions, come and have a drink with me. Practice your drinking capacity here first, don't be so pathetic that you can get drunk to death. About time I should arrange for you to head back."

  Not long after, our Double Seventh brother got drunk again...