Southern Xinjiang is remote and has always been a place of derogation, and the governor and county here are already great officials.

Local officials such as Huizhou Zhizhou and Haifeng Zhixian lined up to greet each other in a relatively flat place near the harbor, and on the periphery of the state and county honor guards, there were many accompanying squires and people who came to see the excitement. Seeing the Zhizhou honor guard, Zhao Xingde dismounted and walked, and Zhizhou Chen Kegang and Zhixian Zheng Yan saw this and hurried to catch up.

"Chen Kegang, the late Huizhou Zhizhou," Chen Kegang bowed down and said, "Participate in Lord Zhao." ”

"The Hou Hu of Wuchang is here," Zheng Yan also saluted: "Huizhou is so fortunate." ”

Zhao Xingde arched his hand and smiled: "Labor two adults, Zhao is ashamed. ”

He is very familiar with these officialdom politeness. Zhao Xingde is famous, and every time he stops at a place on the south, the magistrate must summon the squires and celebrities to visit the port in person. Everywhere Zhao Xingde passed, his words and deeds were talked about, and the master was proud to have entertained the Marquis of Wuchang once. If the sailor wants to eliminate the bandits, it is indispensable to cooperate with various prefectures, counties and localities, so Zhao Xingde did not avoid suspicion and made friends with these local officials with his heart.

Zhou He, Feng Mi and other officers are also above the state and county, and Zhao Xingde also introduced them to the two one by one.

Everyone greeted each other, and then they knew that Chen Kegang was the disciple of Prime Minister Chen Dong, so he gave Zhao Xingde a junior gift.

Guangnan Road is the place where Chen Dong worked hard to operate, and when the case was exposed, many Qingliu families were demoted to Lingnan, and many of them had been running under Chen Dong's door to confess. However, as the saying goes, the Fa is not passed on lightly, Chen Dong is extremely strict in selecting disciples, and there are still not many disciples like Chen Kegang. This Chen Kegang also seems to be shrewd and capable, Zhao Xingde can't help but wonder why Chen Dong didn't transfer him to Ezhou as a helper. At that time, many Qingliushi people were degraded to Lingnan, and then the imperial court had the initiative to immigrate to the South China Sea, he had only heard about it, Chen Dong was in Ezhou, and the situation in the south had never been talked about with Zhao Xingde.

"Master Chen often said that the prime minister's disciples are not only not a shortcut to the south, but they have to go through more training to live up to expectations, so we, Chen Xiang's disciples, except for two or three people who follow the teacher, the rest are in Guangnan Prefecture, and even in the reclamation of the South China Sea." Chen Kegang sighed, "Don't hide it from Mr. Zhao, he was killed by traitors in his later life, and his family was exiled to Lingnan. ”

"What Lord Chen said is," Zheng Yan nodded, and said with emotion, "If time passes, the land of Lingnan miasma will be a happy land. He suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "Xia Guan responded to the order and collected some goods from the county for the sailor, such as tea, bacon, rice, cassava, etc., although it is not valuable, but it is suitable for the use of Lord Zhao, if the sailor goes to Guangzhou to buy these things, the price will be more than 30% more expensive." "Haifeng County does not have many household registrations, and the warehouses are not abundant, so Zheng Yan is only collecting goods on behalf of the water division, rather than contributing to the army. Chen Kegang and Zheng Yan came to visit, except for the solemn ceremony, they did not prepare any valuable gifts, and what they gave to Zhao Xingde himself was only some Lingnan native products.

"Thank you Lord Zheng for your trouble." Zhao Xingde nodded and asked, "I don't know how the court's great etiquette discussion is going?" ”

He saw that Chen Kegang was a disciple of Chen Dong, and he must have paid close attention to the news in Ezhou, and sure enough, he asked the right person this time. Chen Dong has not forgotten these cronies who are far away in Lingnan, and Chen Kegang receives a newspaper from Ezhou every day. According to the Di newspaper, during the time when Zhao Xingde was floating at sea, the Great Rites Discussion went very smoothly, and the public discussion changed the Yuan to "Zhili", which represented the recognition of the people of the world and reaffirmed Zhao Qi's Zhengshuo status. Governor Hou Huanyin was convicted of abandoning the land and misleading the people, was dismissed from his official position, and was placed under the custody of the Ministry of Rites for 15 years. The Ministry of Rites will establish a provincial body court to detain prisoners like Hou Huanyin.

The imperial court and the prefectures and counties made huge concessions, and it was decided that each state school would nominate another deputy academic administrator. Since then, each state has two scholars, and the two scholars and politicians take turns to enter Beijing, one in Beijing and the other in the state, so that there will be no delay in local affairs and no delay in the central public affairs of the imperial court. However, the state scholars also made changes to the plan of the imperial court. In order to avoid the two academic politicians, mutual constraints and missed major events, the Great Rite Law stipulates that the two academic politicians are not elected separately, but are elected by the state school "together".

And the most concerned issue for the imperial court is the election of the prime minister. After coercion and inducement, the scholars finally agreed not to directly nominate the prime minister, but to elect a "wise man" by the state schools, and then the wise man elected the prime minister. The Magi are only the representatives of the state's willingness to learn, and the scholars and court officials are not allowed to concurrently serve as "Magi". In addition, Xuezheng no longer independently elects the governor to participate in the political affairs, but it is also clear that a person cannot serve as prime minister for more than ten years, and Xuezheng will also separately nominate the Imperial Historian and the Household Minister. Like the other five Shangshu, the Governor of the Council was appointed by the Prime Minister. In general, in this round of rebalancing of power, the center of the court has a slight advantage. Although Xuezheng retains the power to impeach the prime minister, the situation of Hou Huanyin and Chen Dong competing to buy Xuezheng in order to compete for the throne will also be alleviated.

Chen Kegang said with a smile: "From now on, the constraints and constraints of the center will be greatly reduced, and Master Chen can also let go of things. ”

Zheng Yan also nodded and agreed: "The internal affairs are clear, and the imperial court can use troops outside, recover Hebei, and continue the cause of the Northern Expedition." ”

The two of them were undoubtedly on the side of the center of the imperial court, and Zhao Xingde was not only a friend of Chen Dong, but also used troops to quell the rebellion in Ezhou. These officials who supported the center of the imperial court had a favorable opinion of him. After the Ezhou incident, many people felt that Zhao Xingde was decisive and could take on big things. If he can prepare the center and succeed him as the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty after Chen Dong, then the three towns of Jingdong North Road will naturally return to the imperial court, and the Northern Expedition can be expected to win in the future. However, Zhao Xingde was sent to the South China Sea Naval Division, and in the eyes of many people, this is undoubtedly a disguised exile, which is deliberately done by people who do not want Zhao Xingde to become the center.

Local officials in Lingnan and Nanhai who once degraded their backgrounds were particularly sympathetic to Zhao Xingde.

After the state and county schools elected local officials, the status of the local shepherds was not inferior to that of the Beijing teachers, and there was even a faint tendency to resist. Although Zhao Xingde was the general of the left guard, he worshiped the Marquis of Wuchang, and he could not force the magistrate to go out of the city to greet him. However, according to Chen Kegang, if Zhao Xingde abandoned the ship and took the land route on the Guangnan Road, the magistrate would definitely go out of the city for ten miles to meet him and send him ten miles away. Some people may even wait at the state and county borders before being delivered to the border. And along the way, the gifts sent by officials in various places are afraid that they will really be loaded in big ships. Seeing that Zhao Xingde's face was full of disbelief, Chen Kegang smiled again to ensure that what Zheng Yan said was true.

"Kill Zhao like this," Zhao Xingde shook his head and smiled, "People are terrible, and they are shy as the governor of the water division, let alone by land." ”

"Mr. Zhao," Zheng Yan's tone was a little strange, "you have a high merit, what should you not do?" ”

Before Zheng Yan came out, he liked to read Zhao Xingde's books the most. This time, Zhao Xingde was demoted to the South China Sea Naval Division, and Zheng Yan was quite aggrieved by him in his heart. The heart of the court is so slow, isn't it afraid of the chill of the world's heroes? When I saw Zhao Xingde today, just like Mr. Zhao in the past, I felt like a spring breeze in front of him. Leading the sailor's errand, Zhao Xingde not only did not harbor resentment, but was conscientious and conscientious. Compared with the situation of the struggle for power and profit between the DPRK and China, Zheng Yan only felt that God was unfair, but as an official of the imperial court, he behaved moderately. Even if Zhao Xingde is in person, there is a difference between the top and bottom, if this emotion is told truthfully, it will not make Zhao Xingde feel that he is a villain who climbs the dragon and attaches the phoenix.

"My lord laughed." Zhao Xingde shook his head, "Zhao is a reckless man, he has done something because of fate, and he has a reputation, but he doesn't think that he is much better than others." He sighed with emotion, and said with a smile, "The matter of consolidating coastal defense, Zhao wanted to repair the two adults, but he didn't want the two adults to come over in person, but it was just right." ”

Zhao Xingde explained the site selection of the Daxingshan Fort, Chen Kegang and Zheng Yan both nodded yes, and he said with a straight face, "The sailor exterminated Haikou, it is easy to behead, but it is difficult to prevent harassment." To keep one side safe, each state and county must lock its portal. The coast of the Great Song Dynasty is long, and the whereabouts of the Haikou are erratic, and you can choose any place to land and plunder, which is the trend of anti-guest. Nowadays, we can build a fortress as a stronghold, with a watchtower and eyes and ears, with a patrol boat as a tentacle, and then with beacon smoke to communicate warning signals. As long as the traces of the pirates are found in one place, they will immediately echo in all directions, or open a net to wait for the enemy, or keep the enemy out of the portal. I am the master, the enemy is the guest, the door is tight, and the sea can not take advantage of the weakness. ”

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In Ezhou, the second Great Rites Conference has entered the final stage.

All the issues have been agreed, and three days later will be the day of the pledge. During this time, the nerves of the ceremonial department were tensed, and now they can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Fan Changheng, a scribe borrowed from the Ministry of Rites from the Ministry of Rites, tried his best every day to inquire about news that was unfavorable to the imperial court, racking his brains to write secret reports, but he never attracted the attention of the big people above.

For some reason, Fan Changheng was a little lost, he actually slept past the hour on the first day, and he hurried to the criminal department on an errand before he had time to eat soup and tea on the road, and met his acquaintance Qin Sheng. "Changheng, where have you been these days?" Qin Sheng squeezed his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Shouldn't you go to arrest Jiang Yang's thief?" "Actually, the people in the Criminal Department were secretly transferred away by the Ministry of Rites, and with a little attention in the ministry, they could find out that Qin Sheng was an ancestral official, and he knew these things, and the reason why he said this was just to joke with Fan Changheng.

After Fan Changheng rolled his eyes, Qin Sheng asked mysteriously, "Do you know the details of this major event this morning?" ”

"What's wrong?" Fan Changheng asked puzzled, faintly excited in his heart.

"Impeachment." Qin Sheng looked left and right and lowered his voice, "Early in the morning, it was rumored everywhere that Lu Xuezheng in Chuzhou had gathered more than fifty Xuezheng to jointly impeach Chen Xianggong, you have helped the Ministry of Rites for so many days, haven't you heard any rumors?" He smiled and said, "Fan Daguan, in front of your brother, what are you pretending to be?" ”