There has always been a saying in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty that the southwest is an official and should be exiled. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info just because in that corner of the place, the power of the liuguan sent by the imperial court is too small, but there are too many forces that can suppress you and you can't move, none of which you dare to offend, being an official there is simply a torment, don't say what achievements, you can spend a term in peace, and when this official is transferred, you have to burn high incense to reward God.

Therefore, every year when the officials are elected, the appointment of the southwest officials has always been a big problem, which is a very offensive business. As long as there are some doors, I will definitely say hello to the people of the Wenxuan Division in advance to avoid being sent to the southwest. You must know that going there to be an official, not to mention what the prefect of the county is, is to give you a governor, and it is just an angry little daughter-in-law who needs to clamp her tail and be a person.

However, there are always exceptions to everything, at least in Banzhou, Sichuan, it is much better than other places. Although the Yang family, the most powerful local toast, is also powerful, but the head of the family, Yang Yinglong, is very sophisticated, and will hardly embarrass the local officials, and even take care of the face of the officials in some things, so that they can deal well with the imperial court and show some political achievements.

In this regard, He Cheng, the current prefect of Banzhou Liuguan, has a deep understanding. Although there are not too many things that he can really do in the past few years, under the governance of the Yang family, everything in Banzhou is so orderly, and the taxes stipulated by the imperial court are also handed over in time, so that he has received a first-class evaluation in the merit book for three consecutive years, which makes him very satisfied.

Although when dealing with the Yang family, the He Governor still had the identity and etiquette of his subordinates, although many things once the Yang family spoke, he, the nominal governor of Banzhou, had to obey and obey orders, but so what? As long as you can make a good impression on the court, you won't suffer much. What's more, this year is the sixth year that He Cheng has been an official here, as long as this year's examination is still superior, then there is no reason for the imperial court to continue to let him be an official here, and Gao Sheng's promotion is just around the corner, and he will be able to leave the southwest and go to a place where he can better show his ambition and ability to work for the people and serve the imperial court.

As soon as he thought of this, He Zhifu, who was reading the poetry book in the second hall a little leisurely, showed a determined smile on his face. A gentleman should be like water, and only by following the local people's conditions can he truly do practical things for himself and the local area.

At this time, one of his cronies came to the door: "My lord, Yang Tusi suddenly sent someone to come, saying that there is something important to ask your lord to come over to talk about it." ”

"Oh?" The prefect of He, who was proud of the authentic poem, was stunned at first when he heard this, and then smiled faintly, Yang Yinglong had not invited him to discuss things before, although generally speaking, the other party only informed him, and he did not have the right to be the prefect, but this feeling of being respected was still good, at least it was much stronger than those toasts in some places who pushed things on, but the officials were still in the dark.

Therefore, he did not slack off, and immediately put down the scroll in his hand, got up, and walked out. But because he was in a hurry to go, he touched the table, and the teacup on the table fell to the ground along with the book. However, Lord He didn't stop much, anyway, the subordinates in his own mansion came to clean up.

Yang Tusi's mansion was not very far from the prefect's yamen, and there was no need for the prefect to sit in a sedan chair, so he took two or three servants and walked over in peace. As soon as he came to the door of the mansion to report, he was quickly invited inside, and saw Yang Yinglong smiling with a spring breeze on his face in a side hall in the front yard.

Seeing the other party's appearance, He Cheng's heart was even more certain, it seemed that Yang Tusi invited him over this time to have something good to say. What could it be? I heard that the second son of his family fell in love with the daughter of a certain family in the city before, did he want to ask me, the prefect, to be a matchmaker? If this is the case, Governor He will definitely not refuse, and it will be beneficial to be closer to Yang Tusi's family, even if he will no longer be an official in the southwest in the future.

Although he thought so in his heart, He Cheng was not in a hurry to ask, but just greeted Yang Yinglong according to the rules, just like an old friend for many years. This is also where He Cheng feels that he is extremely lucky, don't look at Yang Yinglong is a big toast in the southwest, but he has almost no domineering and rudeness of an ordinary toast master, but he is like an ordinary scholar, not only gentle and polite, but also very gentlemanly in dealing with people.

After sitting down with each other and talking a little bit of gossip, he felt that it was almost over, and He Cheng cautiously asked tentatively, "I don't know what Yang Tusi summoned the officials to come to today?" Although the other party has always shown him to be very respectful, he still puts his identity very correctly knowing that the relationship between the two parties is the master, and he does not dare to have the slightest bit of grandeur in his title.

It was only at this time that the smile on Yang Yinglong's face narrowed slightly, and he said as if unintentionally: "Why, there has been such a big incident in the southwest recently, don't you know that Governor He?" ”

"Please also ask Yang Tusi to make it clear." He Cheng was a little puzzled, he really didn't know what was going on in the southwest. He is a person who knows each other, and he usually doesn't ask much about the affairs of the government, so even if there is really any official document, the first person to know must be Yang Yinglong, which is exactly how he thinks he can live today.

Yang Yinglong still had a faint smile on his face, but there was a trace of contempt and disdain in the depths of his eyes. But soon, this expression was covered up by him again, and he said softly: "This matter is really not small, you He Zhifu, as an official of the imperial court, still don't know that there is really something wrong." ”

"Yang Tusi's lesson is that Xia Guan has been a little slack recently. After returning to the government later, the lower officials will definitely read the official documents carefully. He Cheng was busy admitting his mistake very humbly.

"It doesn't have to be, just let me tell you what happened." While Yang Yinglong was talking, he picked up the teacup and took a sip gently, and made a gesture of invitation to the other party.

He Cheng naturally didn't dare to refuse the other party's kindness, and hurriedly picked up the teacup and took two sips, only then did he look up at Yang Yinglong again and listen to him continue to speak.

"Just about half a month ago, there was a sudden chaos in the city of Guilin, Guangxi, and the governor Tang Guangchen and the same officials actually arrested many Tusi leaders in the city......

"Huh?" As soon as He Cheng heard this, he was stunned in his heart, and secretly said that the officials there were crazy, and they dared to do such a thing in the southwest, so they were not afraid of causing big trouble? Immediately, he felt a slight discomfort in his lower abdomen, as if he had eaten something unclean before. However, in front of Yang Yinglong, he naturally didn't dare to be rude, so he endured it, just looked at the other party intently, and waited for the next words.

Glancing at He Cheng with a surprised expression, Yang Yinglong continued like a roundworm in his stomach: "Presumably Governor He will be worried that there will be some chaos in the place like this." Yes, this matter did cause great problems, and in just a few days, many Miao Zhuang villages and tribes near Guilin City blatantly launched a rebellion because of this, gathering a full 50,000 or 60,000 people, and the troops were directed at Guilin City. It is said that in the past two days, there have been several confrontations with the officers and troops in the city, and many people have been killed and wounded. ”

"Ah......" He Cheng exclaimed in surprise again, even in front of Yang Yinglong, he couldn't take care of it too much. The reason why he was so rude was not only because the news he heard was so terrifying, but also because he felt the pain in his stomach worse than before, as if many needles had been pierced into it and pricked.

In the face of He Cheng's screaming and obviously distorted appearance, Yang Yinglong didn't see it, but continued to state the facts with an indifferent expression: "After that, many Tusi in other prefectures and counties in Guangxi have also erected anti-flags, not only killing local officials, but also quickly occupying cities one after another. It can be said that Guangxi is no longer under the control of the imperial court. ”

"How...... How so? But how is this good? He Cheng's face was pale, and there were already large beads of sweat on his forehead, and he pressed his lower abdomen with one hand, a little hard.

"Of course, this is because the court is unreasonable, and it is the perverse behavior of the government, which forced me to pick up swords and guns to defend myself." A cold smile came out of the corner of Yang Yinglong's mouth: "In fact, not only Guangxi, but every Miao Zhuang person in the three southwestern provinces of my country has been dissatisfied with the government for a long time. Our people work hard every day, and all they get is three meals a day, and you officials, who don't have to produce, can live a good life, and even have countless wives and concubines, but even so you are still insufficient, are we really Miao Zhuang people so easy to deceive? Speaking of this, a pair of his eyes had already revealed a heavy killing intent, shooting directly at the face of the He Governor's Mansion.

He Cheng's body was still shaky at this time, and sweat continued to slide down his face, but after hearing his words, he even forgot the pain in his body for a while, and just looked at Yang Tusi, who had changed his polite appearance in front of him, with an unbelievable gaze: "You...... What do you mean by that? ”

"What do you mean by me?" Yang Yinglong's gaze suddenly turned cold: "Since the court is unkind first, don't blame us." Originally, I could spare your life, but thinking that you were a rogue official sent by the imperial court after all, it would be a disaster to stay here after all, so I had to send you away first. ”

"You...... You're going to rebel...... Wow......" At the same time as he said this, He Cheng's mouth opened and immediately spit out a large mouthful of black blood, and it was only at this time that he thought of a reason, pointed at Yang Yinglong and said tremblingly: "You...... You poisoned me? ”