On the 9th and 10th days of November, Yun Xi stayed on Hainan Island for two more days, not only to instruct the local officials on how to carry out their will, but also to see how poor the local people really were, and to see how the real people really felt.

Of course, after Yun Xi succeeded to the throne, he did not play the set of micro-service private visits except in the capital, which was too unsafe; He was disguised as a mid- and low-level official, and patrolled the city or countryside with guards who matched their numbers but were all top experts. Sometimes he even hid the local magistrate from the local magistrate and governor, not letting them know his true identity.

Yun Xi successfully concealed the local magistrate in Chengmai, making that person think that he was really a messenger by the emperor's side, and came out to inspect instead of the saint. Although the magistrate will not tell the truth completely in the face of people who are equivalent to the 'commissioners' sent by the central government, he will tell the truth more or less, and he will not spend a lot of effort to cover up the problem, and Yunxi can still see the real situation.

After staying in Chengmai for more than half a day, Yunxi came to Lingao County on the morning of the eleventh day of the new year. He has heard of Lingao for a long time, and a very realistic crossing in the later generations is based on Lingao, and Yun Xi liked to watch it in his previous life, that is, the protagonists have traveled through the past eight years and are still only spinning in Guangdong......

In any case, Yun Xi had great expectations for Lingao, and inspected Baijian and Bopu with great interest to see what the place that was selected as the base was like. Not surprisingly, he saw a barren area, without any traces of man-made structures, but the location was really good.

He was patrolling with a hundred blades, when suddenly a guard approached him and said, "Your Majesty, someone has come, there are more than ten people in total, among which the leader is wearing a seventh-grade civil official uniform, another is wearing an eighth-grade civil official uniform, and the rest are wearing the clothes of a servant. Looking at the way they walked, two of the officials had martial arts, and the rest of them did not know martial arts. ”

"Servant? Oh, yes, the police have only changed the prefecture and Zhili Prefecture, and even the prefecture under the jurisdiction of the prefecture has not been changed, not to mention this remote Lingao County. ”

"This must have been the fact that Kochi Prefecture knew that I was pretending to be a messenger and hurriedly brought the local officials over after inspecting it; The hundred blades are not far from Lingao County, and it is not difficult for him to come over. Yun Xi also glanced back and said.

Since a magistrate was going to come and talk to him, although Yun Xi was going to go to the next place to inspect, he also decided not to leave for the time being, and chose a large stone of the right height, wiped it and sat on the stone while talking to the guards while waiting.

"Qingshu, how old are you this year?" Yoon-hee asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister is twenty-five years old this year." Song Qingshu replied.

"Twenty-six, I'm not too young, a year older than me. I remember that your wife and children are all in Wudang Mountain and have not moved to the capital, why, after not being here as a guard, you plan to return to Wudang Mountain to be a Taoist priest, and you don't want to be an official in the court? Yun Xi said.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to forgive the sins of your ministers. The minister himself knows that it is okay to be a guard by His Majesty's side, if he goes to the guard, it will not be successful, the minister can only martial arts and will not fight, if he is a general, I am afraid that it will affect the three armies; Besides, the minister really likes Taoism, Taoist classics, and advocates the matter of seeking immortals and asking questions, so he plans to return to Wudang Mountain for cultivation in the future. Song Qingshu explained.

"For the sake of what can be learned and practiced, except for a very few geniuses, most people's ability to use soldiers to fight wars is learned, if you want to learn, I can arrange for you to go to the martial arts hall to study in a few years." Yun Xi suddenly changed his words and said, "But since you are willing to be a Taoist priest, I will not force it." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Song Qingshu bowed and said.

"Actually, this time I should have left you in Guangzhou to protect Concubine Hui. Zhang Zhenren is still near Guangzhou, you can learn from him. I know that Zhang Zhenren has rarely returned to the mountain over the years, and many third-generation disciples have not seen him much, so if you can study with him for a few days, you will not be able to use him. Yun Xi said again.

Song Qingshu himself thought the same: Zhang Sanfeng hadn't been back to Shanmen for many years, and this time he finally saw it once but couldn't follow him, and he was very annoyed; But even if his EQ is low, he knows that he can't show his frustration in front of the emperor, so he may be ashes when he returns to Wudang Mountain, so he said: "The minister's ancestor is still strong, and the days when the minister can guard by His Majesty's side are only a few years, and the minister is not annoyed." ”

Yun Xi smiled. He knew that what Song Qingshu said must be a lie, but he couldn't debunk it, and besides, such words did sound pleasing to the ear, and he was very useful to listen to.

Yun Xi thought for a while and said, "In that case, I will give you a big gift when you return to Wudang Mountain after the thirtieth year in the future." ”

Song Qingshu wanted to ask what the gift was, but he also knew that he couldn't ask, so he just said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." As he spoke, he bowed.

But this time, Yun Xi stopped him. "Don't salute. The Lingao County Commander over there and his party had already come over, but they couldn't let them see the flaws. "He also wants to use his disguised identity, but he can't let them see it.

Song Qingshu immediately straightened up his waist, which was already about to bend down, and stood beside Yun Xi, and the two of them spoke as if they were people of similar status.

But Yunxi's purpose of concealing his identity failed to achieve. After the Lingao county commander came over, Yun Xi immediately got up to greet him; When the man saw Yun Xi, he didn't look at his face carefully, so he bent down and saluted: "Han Yike of Kochi County, I have seen Sun Tongshi. ”

Yun Xi also bent down and saluted: "Sun Lin, the general secretary, has seen Han Zhixian. "Although the actual status of the Tongshi Sheren and the Zhongshu Sheren is not known to be higher than the Zhixian of the Seven Grades, the grades are also the Seven Grades, so they meet and salute each other.

But the name Han Yike, how do I feel that I have heard it? Somewhat familiar. Yun Xi thought.

The two bowed to each other a few more times, Han Yike straightened up, and was about to say a few words, but after seeing Yun Xi's face clearly, his face immediately changed, and he raised his hand and said, "This, this, this," but he didn't say all the words for a while.

Yun Xi looked at him, and immediately understood that he recognized his identity, reached out and grabbed him, and pulled him aside while saying, "Brother Han, what's wrong with you?" The county lieutenant and the official behind him wanted to follow, but they were stopped by Song Qingshu and others and said: "We are old friends with you and the county, and you have some personal things to say, so it's better not to follow the past." ”

These people felt that it was not like they had seen Yun Xi when Han Yi saw Yun Xi just now, although they should indeed know each other, and this excuse was a lie when they heard it. However, although this reason was full of loopholes, they did not force their way through. They can't afford to offend the guards in front of them, and they can pinch themselves to death with a single finger; What's more, since they are officials of the imperial court, it is impossible for them to harm the lives of the magistrate, and they don't have to worry about their jobs.

Therefore, the county lieutenant led a few officials to respectfully salute Song Qingshu and the others and said a few words, but he was not annoyed at all if he didn't get a response, and stood aside and waited.

Yun Xi pulled Han Yike to a few feet away, his left hand tightly clasped the pulse on his arm, stared at him with both eyes and said, "Do you know me?" Yoon-hee had already recognized him from the expression he had just seen, and he recognized himself.

"Your Majesty, the minister does recognize Your Majesty." Han Yike hesitated for a moment and said.

"Why do you recognize me?" Yun Xi asked again.

"Your Majesty, the minister was an official in the capital before, and he once met His Majesty in the court." Han Yike said.

"No wonder, no wonder I heard your name as if I had heard it somewhere, it turns out that you used to be an official in the court." Yun Xi was a little stunned, and continued: "How many years have you been in Lingao Dangzhi County? ”

"Your Majesty, it has been four years since Chen Hongwu moved to Kochi County in the thirty-first year." Han Yike said.

'Hongwu came here in the thirty-first year to be the magistrate of the county, and most of them were the last officials to be degraded by the emperor's grandfather during his lifetime. During the Hongwu period, officials were often to blame, and it was too normal for him to be demoted from a Beijing official to a local official, and he may not have made much of a mistake. Yun Xi tried to recall Han Yike, but couldn't remember anything except that his name was somewhat familiar; He didn't have any Zhongshu with him now, so no one could ask, so he could only guess.

He was thinking that Han Yike had returned to normal, and he wanted to bow down to him and perform the courtesy of the emperor.

Yun Xi immediately stopped: "I am still hiding my identity, you just treat me as a generalist, not as an emperor; Although you have recognized me, these people you have brought with you do not know my face. ”

Yun Xi instructed him a few more words and took him back to the place just now. The county lieutenant immediately brought the official to salute him and returned the salute.

After that, Yunxi took him, with the official he brought over as a guide, and walked into Lingao County to inspect; While making rounds, Yun Xi chatted with him. Somehow, the topic came to the war against Annam. Yun Xi said: "Annan Ronger is a small country, the Ming Dynasty sent 600,000 troops this time, claiming to be one million, how many people are there in the whole country of Annan, how can they resist the heavenly soldiers?" What's more, the Annan Navy Division is very weak, and the sea power is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, so this battle will be won. ”

"So, most of the time it's going to be a landing operation on the shore of Annan?" Han Yike asked.

Because Yun Xi had used a landing battle in the previous counterinsurgency, it was not surprising that he guessed this, and said: "Your Majesty will probably let tens of thousands of soldiers land on the seashore. The territory of Annam is small but has a long coastline, which is very suitable for landing warfare; Moreover, with such a long coastline, the Annamite simply did not have enough soldiers to defend it, and they would never have failed to land. After the landing of the army, it will go straight to the east and west of Annam, and it is estimated that the war against Annam will be ended before the end of this year. ”

Hearing this, Han Yike paused and said, "It would be great if it could be finished before the end of the year." ”

Lingao County is very small, he will see it all in a while, so Yun Xi followed him to Lingao County and asked how the situation of Lingao has been in these years.

In the county office, Han Yike sat down, and introduced the past and current situation of Lingao in great detail.

Yun Xi listened to his introduction and immediately felt: 'This is a very capable official!' He had also read the information of Lingao County when he was in Qiongshan County before, and knew that this was a very poor place, and if there were statistics of poor counties in this era, then Lingao should undoubtedly occupy a place on it.

But in the past few years of his administration, although he has not let the people of Lingao County get rid of poverty and become rich - even if he changes to a god to become a magistrate, he can't do it unless he can conjure up gold and silver mountains, and he doesn't even let the living standards of the local people reach the standard of being well-off, but he has also done a lot of practical things for the local people, repairing water conservancy, renovating rivers, and repairing embankments along the coast.

At this time, Yun Xi recalled again: after he listened to his instructions just now, he did not show his status at all along the way, and he talked to everyone as usual, and he was very self-contained.

Yun Xi suddenly felt that it was a pity for such a person to be the magistrate of a small place like Lingao, and such an ability was at least a prefect.

"Biography," Yun Xi was almost about to blurt out the promotion of Han Yike's official, but fortunately, as soon as he said a word, he remembered that he was still playing a general and had no power to make orders; Although he can also disclose his identity, it is probably because Kauspree is addicted to it and decides to play his identity to the end, so he only said one word and stopped talking, and Han Yike, who signaled to stop talking, continued to introduce.

After he finished his introduction, Yun Xi encouraged him and said: "Han Zhixian is very capable, he has managed this small Lingao County very well, and has also done a lot of practical things for the local people, I will definitely tell the truth about Han Zhixian's achievements in front of His Majesty, presumably Han Zhixian will be promoted soon." ”

I don't know if it was his delusion, the expression on Han Yike's face that flashed in an instant after hearing his words was not happy, but an indescribable expression.

But in an instant, Yun Xi hadn't seen his expression clearly, Han Yike's face was already full of joy, and he continued to flick his fingers a few times before he retracted it and said, "Then thank you Sun Zhongshu for your kind words." ”

Yun Xi was stunned for a moment, and found that Han Yike's face was already full of joy, and he didn't see it clearly, thinking that he was dazzled just now; Immediately when he heard this, he subconsciously said: "We were sent by His Majesty to patrol the place, just to fill in the gaps for the imperial court, it is a pity that Han Zhixian can be a magistrate, of course we have to make a statement to Your Majesty." ”

Han Yike complimented a few more words, looked at the sky and suddenly said: "Sun Zhongshu, it's getting late at this time, and Zhongshu is going to ......."

"I have to rush back to Hainan Mansion overnight, and the time is urgent, so I won't eat here." Yun Xi said.

"In that case, I won't stay any longer." Han Yike said. Then Han Yike sent him to the dock outside the county seat, exchanged a few more words, and only turned around and left the dock after he got on the boat.

When he got on the boat, Yun Xi immediately asked Chen Jidao, a member of the Zhongshu House who greeted him: "Have you heard of Han Yike, the magistrate of Lingao now?" ”

"I've heard of it."

"How's this guy?"

Chen Ji hesitated for a moment and said, "It is said that the stroke in Shilin has a very good reputation, and as for the rest, the minister doesn't know. ”

"Well, I'm not going back to inquire. Since he has a good reputation and has the ability, he will be appointed as the governor of Danzhou after the vacancy in Danzhou. Yun Xi said.