July.

Lei Shaoxuan said goodbye to Xijing and led everyone to Beichuan.

The Beichuan Road, the grass is green, the scenery is beautiful and long, like Lei Shaoxuan's mood.

Lei Shaoxuan led thirty-six personal guards, and Gongsun Qian personally selected ten servants and four maids to accompany him.

originally wanted to travel lightly, but unexpectedly, MSI wanted to follow, even if he didn't want to put hundreds of thousands of taels worth of Guanghan Palace shares, Lei Shaoxuan had no choice but to agree, in addition, there were Luo Hao and others who accompanied him.

The beauty of Guozijian taught Su Min to go south to go south, so she asked Lei Shaoxuan to prepare a horse, which was called the last lesson to Lei Shaoxuan on how to adapt to the new life of officialdom faster and better, and also followed Lei Shaoxuan to the south.

After walking for more than ten days, I saw the Broken Bridge Pavilion outside Beichuan City from a distance.

At this time, outside the broken bridge, there was a group of people standing, dressed in various official mansions, and there were several yellow umbrellas standing in the crowd.

Beichuan knew that Chen Guo was in the crowd, and he was very depressed.

Zhang Yinong, the former prefect of Beichuan, was promoted to serve as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and he has been acting as the prefect of Beichuan for three months.

In the past three months, his family has spent countless silver taels to go to Xijing for activities, thinking that the promotion to the prefect is a certainty, but the king of Wei appointed Lei Shaoxuan as the prefect, and he wasted a few months of hard work, how can he not be depressed?

The new prefect, Lei Shaoxuan, is still a hairy young man who was born in the military and does not understand local affairs at all. It is said that he was forced to appoint Lei Shaoxuan because his mother was deeply favored by the Empress Dowager Gongsun, and the King of Wei could not resist the empress dowager.

Chen Guo, as a student of Guozijian, has graduated for more than ten years, has served as a county magistrate, general judge, Tongzhi and other positions, and has served quite conscientiously in Beichuan, thinking that no matter the qualifications, ability, merits and popularity, etc., he is enough to be promoted to the prefect, I don't know how many times stronger than the newcomer Lei Shaoxuan.

Helplessly, the officialdom does not pay attention to qualifications, ability, merit and popularity, and the appointment at the prefect level needs the approval of King Wei, so he can only continue to wait.

"Lord Chen, it is said that the new Lei Zhifu is young and promising, how should we work under his leadership?" The speaker was Hu Gang, the county magistrate of Qingxian County, who was also a student of Guozijian and graduated five years ago.

As he spoke, Hu Gang's eyes flickered, and everyone looked at Chen Guo, who had been an official in Beichuan for more than ten years and belonged to the old seniority.

"The affairs of a county include salt, grain, fishing and piracy, river defense, river engineering, water conservancy, civil registration, military affairs, etc., and the affairs are complicated. Lei Zhifu is a newly graduated student of Guozijian, speaking of which is my junior brother, but he has just entered the officialdom and has no practical experience. ”

"Exactly, they are both brothers and sisters of the country, and they want to help each other. Hexian County Commander Liu Yuan echoed.

He is also an old student of Guozijian, and he served as the county magistrate of Hexian County for six years.

Everyone suddenly realized that these people wanted to set up Lei Shaoxuan, and they responded one after another.

"Eat the king's fortune, bear the king's worries, we are naturally only the head of the adult horse. ”

"In order not to miss something, let's take care of it more. ”

"Hahaha......"

“......”

The students of Guozijian belong to the elite of the imperial court, and most of them have a bright future in the future. Official positions above the prefect level will not be awarded to students who are not national superintendents.

In Beichuan Mansion and the six county governments under its jurisdiction, only Chen Guo, Hu Gang and Liu Yuan are the genuine Guozijian students, and everyone is naturally led by them, and they don't recognize their lives, as long as they don't make mistakes, Lei Shaoxuan can't do anything to himself.

If you offend Chen Guo, you won't have good fruit to eat, Chen Guo has been an official in Beichuan for more than ten years, and he is deeply rooted, and the Chen family is also a wealthy family, and his background is not bad.

In the distance, I saw a young man wearing a brocade and purple belt Jin Wuwei costume, riding a tall horse, walking towards the Broken Bridge Pavilion, followed by a large group of people.

"It's coming, it's coming! Governor Lei is here. A servant hurriedly came to report.

Chen Guo led everyone forward.

No matter how dissatisfied you are, you must not give face, otherwise you will tear your face, and no one will dare to tear your face with your boss easily, unless you don't mix with officialdom in the future.

The boss doesn't give face, who can he mix with in the future?

"Chen Guo, the lowly governor of Beichuan, led the officials of Beichuan Mansion and the six counties under its jurisdiction to welcome the arrival of Lei Zhifu in Beichuan. Chen Guo saluted.

"Lord Chen is too polite! How can Shaoxuan dare to greet you from afar?" Lei Shaoxuan arched his hand and said, "Your Excellency has worked hard. ”

Chen Guo did a good job of face, introduced the officials of Beichuan Mansion one by one, and accompanied him by the proprietors of the ten largest businesses in Beichuan.

Lei Shaoxuan saw Shen Xiaobao again, and he was very happy.

Shen Xiaobao gained weight, and among the several brothers who stayed in Beichuan that day, Shen Xiaobao and Cao Aoran were among them. In just two years, Beichuan Baoxing, distant shipping and Ruyi cargo flow have become among the ranks of Beichuan giant businessmen, which can only be described as a miracle.

But when you think about it, it's not too surprising. Although the Northern Wei Dynasty was mainly agricultural, the business was very developed, Beichuan was the thoroughfare, and the Beichuan Baoxing, distant shipping and Ruyi cargo flow business belonged to innovation and was in a monopoly, and the monopoly was easy to explode growth.

"The lower officials and others have set up a banquet in Wangjiang Tower to catch the wind for the adults. Chen Guo said.

"How dare you spend so much?" Lei Shaoxuan said lightly, "With such a big scene, will there be any rumors?"

Lei Shaoxuan faintly felt that Chen Guo arranged such a big pomp to welcome him, most of them were uneasy, but the prefect took office, so there was no need for such pomp.

But the matter is a foregone conclusion, and what he wants to change by himself is just to ruin everyone's interest.

"Your subordinates have a sincere heart, and your Excellency may wish to follow suit, so as not to disappoint everyone's good intentions. Chen Guo said calmly, his heart was secretly refreshed.

Everyone is here, the law is not responsible for the public, what can Lei Shaoxuan do? In such a pomp to welcome the new prefect, all the rumors and rumors had to be carried by Lei Shaoxuan alone.

"That being the case, it is better to be respectful than to obey fate. Lei Shaoxuan smiled dumbly.

Little trick, Lei Shaoxuan didn't take it to heart.

Lei Shaoxuan is also from a big family, and the scene is quite familiar, virtual and real, and he quickly chats and laughs with everyone and mingles.

In Beichuan City, the street leading to Wangjiang Tower has been cleaned.

The gong sounded all the way to open the way, quite grand, Lei Shaoxuan felt fresh and excited at first, but the monotonous gong sound and shouting soon made him feel bored, and he rode on the horse and pondered.

Although he is the supreme governor of Beichuan, if his subordinates do not have the same heart as him and are as cautious as Chen Guo, then it will be difficult for him to carry out some work smoothly.

The southern expedition is about to begin, and he has no more time to rectify officials at all levels in Beichuan, and he must take the top and bottom of Beichuan into his own hands as soon as possible, otherwise the southern expedition plan will be delayed.

Seeing Wangjiang Tower from afar, Lei Shaoxuan breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

When I left Beichuan from Wangjiang Tower, I didn't expect that as soon as I returned to Beichuan, I would come here, and I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, the world is impermanent.

Just as he was about to get off the horse, suddenly, in a corner behind Wangjiang Tower, a woman came to the front of the building with two children in her hands, blocking the way.

"Lord Prefect, wronged!" the woman and the two children knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing.

The servant who opened the way was taken aback, and hurried forward, surrounded the women and children.

Beichuan sentenced Qin Mingyi, flashed out from behind Lei Shaoxuan angrily, rushed forward and shouted: "Who are you? If you have a grievance, you can go to the yamen to complain." What kind of crime should be committed when the street blocks the officials? Someone comes, quickly drag them away!"

The local public security is precisely in charge of the general judgment, and it is obvious that he is derelict in his duty to make such a mistake; moreover, on the day Lei Shaoxuan took office, he blocked the road and shouted an unjust complaint, and it was considered that he was deliberately embarrassing Lei Shaoxuan.

Everyone looked at Lei Shaoxuan, their expressions were complicated, some were gloating, some were jealous, some were concerned, and some were disapproving......

"Stop!" Lei Shaoxuan stepped forward and stopped the servants who were about to set up women.

This is a young woman in her twenties and thirties.

A child of about three or four years old and a child of seven or eight years old, also wearing white filial piety clothes and pigtails, looked frightened, and grasped the skirt of the young woman's clothes tightly with their immature hands.

Lei Shaoxuan's heart tugged.

"Zhou Wanqing, a native of Hexian County, and her husband's surname is Xu Mingquan, who is a foreigner in Langzhong, and opened a pharmacy in Qingshi Lane, Hexian County, called Herentang. The business is very good, and he was taken by He You, the young master of Beichuan Hefu, and ordered the housekeeper Zheng Cai to lead the family to make trouble, beat my husband to death, and occupy the ...... of Herentang"

"My lord, the case has been decided, but Zhou is not convinced and has repeatedly sued. Qin Mingyi said embarrassedly.

This matter also made a lot of noise in Beichuan, and Qin Mingyi naturally knew about it.

"Now that the case has been decided, why are you not convinced?" Lei Shaoxuan asked curiously, faintly angry in his heart, most of the complaints of such a weak woman are strange.

"My lord, I saw Zheng Cai beat my husband to death, but he sentenced another person to death, and then said that the murderer died in prison, and the body was obviously a homeless man in the city, how can people be convinced?" Zhou Wanqing sobbed.

"Didn't He Fu pay you five hundred taels of silver?" Behind Lei Shaoxuan, Liu Yuan, the county commander of Hexian County, flashed out.

This case was judged by Liu Yuan, and the compensation of 500 taels of silver was a huge amount of money.

Zhou Wanqing Huo Ran raised his head and said angrily: "Compensation me five hundred taels of silver, but every day I send ruffians and hooligans to the door, wantonly insult and smash, force that five hundred taels of silver is the purchase of Herentang, and threaten to snatch my two children if I don't do the transfer papers." At the beginning, we spent 1,000 taels of silver to buy Herentang, and the rare medicinal materials were more than 1,000 taels, but we were forced to seize it with 500 taels of silver. ”

Liu Yuan's face was flushed, and he looked at Lei Shaoxuan and said with a little emptiness: "I don't know about this matter." ”

Lei Shaoxuan looked at Zhou Wanqing's weak body and the two weak children, and his heart tingled.

After returning from the bitter sea, Lei Shaoxuan was already as cold as iron.

However, this is the people under his rule, his own people, such a weak little woman, with two weak children, being bullied to such a desperate situation.

"Step aside. Lei Shaoxuan said in a harmonious voice.

Lei Shaoxuan's face was gloomy, and he looked at Qin Mingyi and Liu Yuandao, "What the hell is going on?"

Liu Yuan was a little afraid to look at Lei Shaoxuan, and explained: "He Fu is the largest medicinal herb merchant in Beichuan, and his eldest son He Tao is now the servant of the Ministry of Officials. On the same day, the housekeeper Zheng Cai came to the door, I don't know who was too heavy, and accidentally killed Xu Quan, because many witnesses had already identified the murderer, so he arrested the murderer, and then died of illness in prison. ”

Lei Shaoxuan looked at Liu Yuan coldly, and Liu Yuan said in a humble heart: "People are dead, it is useless to pursue too much." People can't be resurrected after death, and I thought that the Zhou family was pitiful, so I sentenced He Fu to pay 500 taels of silver. ”

Lei Shaoxuan suddenly understood that Liu Yuan was looking at the face of He Shilang in the Ministry of Officials, and he was unwilling or afraid to investigate the real murderer, but asked He Fu to compensate for the matter. As for the murderer who died in prison, there is a good chance that he found the body of a homeless man instead.

As a death row inmate, how could Lei Shaoxuan not know about these deeds?

The compensation of five hundred taels of silver is not low, but unexpectedly, He Fu bullied people and forcibly occupied Herentang.

To say that Liu Yuan didn't know anything about the rest of the matter, Lei Shaoxuan didn't believe it at all.

"How many taels of silver did you collect?" Lei Shaoxuan said coldly.