The reconstruction of Yongyang is important, so Lin Fan's appointment this time is not as fanfare as Gao Wensheng was last time, under his insistence, the officials and gentry in Yongyang did not hold any send-off banquets for him, and they also insisted on accepting the expensive gifts sent by everyone and returned them one by one.

And when Lin Fan left, he didn't alarm too many people, it can be said that he was a light car, except for An Ning, Chen Fangshu and others to follow, only a few sergeants were selected from the Inspection Department as escorts.

Shen and Anzhou are adjacent to each other, and it is also difficult to be a brother in this thief rebellion, and the road is not too far. It's just that although there are official roads between the two states, most of them are mountain roads, which are narrow and difficult to travel; And after Zhang Fenger and others were exterminated, some of the thieves were able to escape the pursuit of officers and soldiers and escape into the mountains and forests, entrenched on the top of the mountains and became bandits. Therefore, thieves are rampant in the mountains and forests, and they specialize in robbing homes and houses.

But fortunately, Lin Fan and the others have a lot of people, and they have all seen the big scene of thieves attacking the city, where would they be afraid of those little thieves. Moreover, the group, including Zhou Yuanzhi, are all wearing armor and holding soldiers, so they don't look like bones that are easy to gnaw.

Besides, after the first battle of Yongyang, those bandits have been frightened by the officers and soldiers, and in order to avoid the encirclement and suppression of the officers and soldiers, they are generally not willing to blatantly provoke the officials' families, so there are no long-sighted thieves eyeing Lin Fan and them along the way.

The road was safe, and the group hurried to Shenzhou Prefecture in three days.

After entering the state city, Lin Fan asked the others to go to the post house to rest first. He took An Ning, Wang Hu, and Chen Fangshu to the Zhizhou Government Office to meet the prince of Zhizhou.

The four of them led the horses to Xu Xing, not only to enjoy the scenery in the city, but also to relieve the fatigue of the road, relax their mood, and go to Shangguan in a better state.

Shenzhou and Anzhou are not far apart, and the customs are roughly similar. But for Lin Fan, who was new to the city, especially Chen Fangshu, who left the jurisdiction of Anzhou for the first time, many things here were quite new to him, and there were some interesting things on the street that they had not seen before.

It was close to noon, and the streets were full of people, and the shops on both sides of the street were doing good business, and from time to time there were shops soliciting customers on the street.

It's just that now Shenzhou City has just been recovered from the thieves, and many of the influences left by the thieves are difficult to completely erase in a short period of time. If you put your mind to it, you can still occasionally see some traces left by the war.

However, in two months, it was not easy to do this step, at least it was much better than the bleak scene that Lin Fan and the others saw in the city when they passed through Anzhou City.

Shenzhou City is much bigger than Yongyang, but it is not a big city in the end. Therefore, although the four of them did not walk quickly, they soon came to the gate of the Shenzhou Government Office.

The war is still not far away, and the people in the city are uncertain, and in this case, it is most likely to cause chaos, and the government will inevitably keep a close eye on the people who come and go in order to maintain the stability of the city.

In order to avoid some unnecessary checks and troubles on the road, Lin Fan and the others changed into official uniforms before entering the city. It is precisely because of this that they can come to the gate of the government office unimpeded.

Lin Fan led the three of them up the stairs, ready to step forward to show their identity.

If the officers of the government office can be sent to watch the gate, their eyesight will not be bad, and they will see the official uniforms of several people early.

Seeing a few people coming straight to the government office, I knew that these people were going to the government office on business. Without waiting for a few people to report to their homes, the porter hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to a few people: "The little one has seen a few adults, dare to ask a few adults what happened to the state government office?" But do you want to report it to the youngest? ”

Although the porter said

There are a few, but his respect is mainly for Lin Fan, who is the leader.

In his eyes, the rank of the three Anning officers was just a low-level military attaché, and it seemed that they should be the escort of this young civil official.

If Lin Fan wasn't there, the porter might not have taken a straight look at them. Low-level military attachés like them have seen a lot of porters, and if they are not summoned by the officials, how can they be qualified to step into the gate of the government office every day.

And the six-grade official robe on Lin Fan's body is different, there are many officials in a state, but there are few who are qualified to wear this.

In fact, if you want to talk about it only in terms of official position, it is still Lin Fan's other identity that is higher in grade. The general is a five-rank official rank, a serious general title, which is two levels higher than his sixth-grade official position in Shenzhou.

It's just that the five-rank military attache looks high, but the status may not be so, it is very good, and it has no impact and not much. And whether Lin Fan has the identity of a six-grade civil official or not, it is a world of difference.

If not, then even if he just saw an ordinary seventh-grade county order, he, a fifth-grade military attaché, still had to nod his head, and he couldn't talk about dignity at all, which was why Lin Fan didn't wear a higher-grade military attache uniform.

Lin Fan didn't pay attention to the porter's dishes, he said kindly: "Lao Zun drove to report, and said that the new Shenzhou general judge Lin Fan asked to see Lord Zhizhou." ”

As soon as he heard that the person was the new general judge, the porter was more respectful, and even the three of them were a little more polite to An Ning.

"It turned out to be the newly appointed Lord Lin, and the villain has seen the adult! The adults are too polite, but don't bother the villain anymore, the villain can't afford the adult's hard work, the adult waits, I'll go and report. ”

As the so-called county officials are not as good as the current management, the same is true in officialdom.

is the same as the six products, how can a passing official compare to the general judgment of this state. The passing officials are just passing by, even if they are attentive and attentive, as soon as they are waiting to leave, they will not benefit from the people below.

The officials in this state are different, if they can leave a good impression in front of the general judge, and the general judge will take care of them a little in the future, he will be inexhaustible in his life.

Lin Fan didn't care about the excessive enthusiasm of the porter, they were sent all day long, and seeing the wind and making the rudder was the basic skill. However, he would not reach out to hit the smiley man, but still thanked: "It's trouble!" ”

"It should, it should!" No matter how much the porter wanted to get into a relationship with Lin Fan, he didn't dare to delay his business, so he hurriedly went in to report.

did not let Lin Dan wait for a long time, and Wang Ziliang, the governor of Shenzhou, quickly met with Lin Fan.

Since Wang Ziliang only met Lin Fan alone, a servant led An Ning and the three of them to the side hall to wait.

"Xiaguan Lin Fan has seen an adult!" After entering the door, Wang Ziliang was already waiting there, and Lin Fan bowed and saluted.

"Lord Lin doesn't need to be polite, please take a seat!" Wang Ziliang quickly looked at Lin Fan and said.

Then he said to the servant who led Lin Fan into the door: "Serve tea to Lord Lin." ”

"Thank you, sir!" Lin Fan sat on a chair in the direction of Wang Ziliang's hand.

"I heard that Lord Lin was injured a lot last time when he fought with the thief, but now his injuries are getting better?" Wang Ziliang obviously had a certain understanding of Lin Fan and asked.

"I've been raising it for a while, and now it's much better, thank you for your concern! The lower official was late due to injury, and asked the adult to punish him. Lin Fan thanked.

"What is the responsibility

If the punishment is not punished, it is also a proper thing to recuperate from injuries. However, the official is envious of Lord Lin's leisure, and the official and several other adults have been busy for more than a month! Wang Ziliang made a joke.

Although it was a joke, what Wang Ziliang said was not a lie, Zhang Feng'er was in chaos, Shenzhou was the first to fall into the hands of thieves, and the damage was the greatest.

From the previous governor's office to the downwards, officials at all levels either died or surrendered. The thieves only knew how to loot but did not know how to govern, and after the officials and soldiers recovered Shenzhou from the thieves, they left behind a big mess of troubles.

After this turmoil, Shenzhou's officialdom was swept away, and officials could only be recruited from various localities to supplement it. Wang Ziliang was originally appointed as the governor of Shouzhou, and he was a good official, but he was also transferred to the rescue and was promoted to the governor of Shenzhou.

During this time, he and other officials who were transferred were trying their best to maintain stability and restore order in Shenzhou, and it was not easy to improve a little.

And Lin Fan happened to arrive at this time, so it's no wonder he teased Lin Fan with this.

Wang Ziliang still has a lot of official business to deal with, and he doesn't have a lot of time. After laughing with Lin Fan, he began to get down to business: "There have been too many troubles recently, and I really can't pull out people's hands, and some things have dragged on to the present." Especially in military affairs, I and several other adults are not familiar with military affairs, and Lord Lin has not arrived, so it is inconvenient for us to interfere in many things, and military affairs have been delayed again and again. ”

"It's good that Lord Lin is here now, Lord Lin is from a soldier's background, and he has just won a big victory, and his prestige and ability are enough. What's more, Lord Lin also has the official position of a general, so it is very suitable to take care of military affairs. Leaving the defense of Shenzhou to Lord Lin in charge is not only my plan, but also the meaning of the above, what does Lord Lin think? ”

"The subordinate obeys!" Lin Fan replied.

Although Lin Fan's opinion was not important, seeing that Lin Fan agreed so happily, Wang Ziliang's favor towards him increased a few points. "That's good. At present, although Shenzhou has been recovered, it has not yet been completely pacified, bandits are rampant, and defense is the top priority. The burden on Lord Lin's shoulders is not light, if you encounter any trouble, tell me, and the state will find a way to solve it. ”

"Thank you, sir!" accepted Wang Ziliang's empty promise, and Lin Fan thanked him.

In fact, today's result is not unexpected, Lin Fan knew that it would be this result before he came. From the time the imperial court appointed him as a general of Shenzhou, he knew that the above wanted him to lead the troops, not to manage the government.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or deliberate on purpose, in addition to the generals, Lin Fan also became the Shenzhou general judge that Gao Wensheng failed to be.

But his general judgment is not the same as Gao Wensheng's general judgment, the reason why he was asked to do this Shenzhou general judgment is because this official position with a very important status in a state, but not much authority, is most suitable for him.

The official positions of a state, and the general judgment also have the governor and the same knowledge, and these two official positions are enough to govern the locality.

Obviously, from the very beginning, the above did not intend to involve him in local government affairs, and it was impossible for the imperial court to hand over the military and political power of a state to the same person, which was too dangerous.

As for giving him this status, it is just convenient for him to control the battalions in Shenzhou. If it weren't for his official position as a battalion general, he would definitely not be able to manage the rest of the army.

The above hoped that he would be in charge of the army, but Lin Fan was too young and could not give him too high an official position, so with the status of a civilian official, he could justifiably take over the military affairs of Shenzhou.

The meaning of the imperial court is very clear, the military and government in Shenzhou are separated, the prince is in charge of the people, and Lin Fan governs the army.

Nominally, Lin Fan still has Tongzhi and others, but in fact, except for Wang Ziliang, no one in Shenzhou can control Lin Fan.