After nearly ten days from north to south, Guo Ye successfully returned to Yangzhou from Chang'an.

Three or two days after returning to Yangzhou, the holy decree from Chang'an came one after another, and the news about Guo Ye's transfer to Chang'an and his appointment as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites spread far and wide, and it was known inside and outside the government and all over the city.

The news spun like wings, and within three or five days, everyone in Yangzhou knew a fact, that is-

Guo Tingshi, promoted!

However, His Majesty Li Er gave Guo Ye a lot of face this time, although an edict transferred him to the Ministry of Rites in Chang'an, but also gave him a buffer period of nearly a month, allowing him to take advantage of the buffer period to arrange and solve the matters at hand in Yangzhou, and then return to Beijing to report on his work, and did not let him return to Chang'an as soon as possible.

Since leaving Chang'an is already an indisputable fact, Guo Ye simply used this one-month buffer period to arrange and solve his worries, he didn't want to give up Yangzhou, which was finally controlled in the palm of his hand, to the new assassin.

In this world, only Brother Guo picks up other people's melons and peachies, and no one can snatch the fruits of victory from Brother Guo.

In the following days, he successively found Chen Jitao, Guan Jiujiu, Liu Zhenxuan, Chen Lang and others to talk.

These people are the backbone of his stay in Yangzhou, and he must settle these people before leaving Yangzhou, otherwise, he would not think that Chang'an, which is thousands of miles away, can still control Yangzhou from afar.

A radish and a pit, he asked Chen Lang and Liu Zhenxuan to continue to build a team in the Zhichong Governor's Mansion, and held the power of the Yangzhou Mansion soldiers in their hands.

With the assistance of the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion, coupled with the cooperation of the Salt Gang and the surrounding gangs, Guan Jiujiu, the salt transport envoy, is basically as stable as a rock for the salt tax in Yangzhou, and no one can easily shake it.

Of course, Guo Ye also repeatedly instructed Guan Jiujiu not to be greedy for salt tax silver, don't stretch out your hand, you will be caught if you stretch out your hand!

Although Guo Ye loves money, he does not want to classify it as his personal money bag, because the richer the Yangzhou salt tax is, the more people are staring at the court. As long as Guan Jiu Jiu stretches out his hand, he will definitely be caught by someone.

Among several people, only Chen Jitao is the most difficult to place.

To tell the truth, he very much wants Chen Jitao to succeed him as the assassin of Yangzhou and continue to shepherd Yangzhou for him.

However, Chen Jitao's qualifications are too far away from the history of assassination, neither is he a protégé of the Son of Heaven of the Bachelor's Class, nor has he served as a county commander in the local county yamen, nor has he experienced gilding in the six yamen of Chang'an, but he has climbed up step by step.

In other words, the qualifications and background are too low, not to mention the history of Yangzhou Thorn, and even a remote and barren state capital Thorn history is difficult to inherit.

Moreover, from the holy decree of His Majesty Li Er, Guo Ye also heard that the imperial court intended to reappoint a new assassin to take over.

Therefore, although Chen Jitao is powerful, he did not have the life of assassination after all.

However, if Guo Ye wants to leave Yangzhou, he wants to firmly hold Yangzhou one acre and three lands in his hands, and he can't do without Chen Jitao sitting in the assassin's mansion to keep an eye on him.

is not only staring at the new assassin Shi, but also coordinating the team between Guan Jiujiu, Chen Lang, and Liu Zhenxuan for him, and at the same time stabilizing the hearts of the county commanders under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou for him.

Therefore, the existence of such a central hub as Chen Jitao is indispensable.

After thinking about it, he could only help Chen Jitao and let him go one step further from the position of the county leader, attack the position of Yangzhou and make him a veritable second-in-command in Yangzhou.

He once promised Chen Jitao to straighten him out, and Kong Yingda, the official in charge of the official hat of the world, also said hello, which is not difficult to do.

He weighed the left and right, and after ten days of exhaustion, he finally settled the situation.

Then after he leaves, another small circle will be formed in Yangzhou officialdom, which will be centered on Chen Jitao, with Liu Zhenxuan and Chen Lang in the military, and the salt tax will be controlled by doves, and the local counties will have county orders to return to him.

Of course, the core of this circle has always been inseparable from him, he is not only the backbone of these people, but also the support of these people's bright future.

Since then, once this circle is formed, then he can accuse from afar in Chang'an, and sit back and relax.

At that time, no matter how prominent the newcomer is, no matter how protégé the Son of Heaven is, he will not be able to snatch the plate he has beaten down in Yangzhou, nor will he be able to shake his right to speak in Yangzhou.

After all, everyone was busy with Guo Ye's operation, and finally sought benevolence, which lasted nearly 20 days, and everything was settled.

The moon sets and the stars sink, the sun rises in the east, the cycle changes, and time slowly passes day after day.

The buffer period left by His Majesty Li Er for Guo Ye is almost over, and he is about to leave Yangzhou in the near future.

On the third day after leaving Yangzhou, the new assassin appointed by the imperial court to Yangzhou finally arrived.

It's not that the enemies don't get together, the newcomer Yangzhou Thorn Shi Guo Ye also knows it, and it is actually the eldest son of the eldest grandson Wuji, the eldest grandson Chong.

Guo Ye secretly felt funny, it seems that the eldest grandson Wuji is still not giving up on the land of Yangzhou, to be precise, he should not give up on the salt tax in Yangzhou, and he doesn't want to give it to the Shilin Qingliu system.

This time, he actually made such a big investment, and even his most proud eldest son was sent down.

However, Guo Ye did not make much trouble for the arrival of the eldest grandson, on the contrary, he also handed over the matter with the other party in a harmonious and smooth manner.

First, he remembered that the other party was the elder brother of the eldest grandson Yumo; Second, he and Changsun Chong also had a friendship, especially when he was drunk and composed poems in the Wei Palace, the other party also copied the poems for himself.

The bridge returns to the bridge, the road returns to the road, the contradiction between him and the eldest grandson Wuji is always just a political discord, and the eldest grandson Chong has not been associated with him.

Although he knew very well that the other party went to Yangzhou this time to regain the territory and snatch the salt tax back into the hands of the Guanlong clan, Guo Ye still entertained the other party as the host and handed over the party smoothly.

Guo Ye's courtesy was also unexpected by Changsun Chong, and Guo Ye's treatment and handover was so smooth, it made Changsun Chong a little embarrassed.

Of course, the reason why Guo Ye is so generous, and his last reliance, is that when he stepped down, he had already made proper arrangements and plans.

As long as there is a small circle of Chen Jitao and others in Yangzhou, what is there to fear even if Changsun Chong takes over smoothly? As long as Changsun Chong crosses the slightest, he will always be isolated in Yangzhou.

No matter how strong the general is, no matter how strategic, it is useless if he has no soldiers in his hands.

The handover, which lasted three days, including the inventory of the treasury and the transfer of personnel, was successfully completed.

The grace period for resignation is coming to an end.

Guo Ye knew it was time to leave.

Early the next morning, he did not inform everyone who remained in Yangzhou, but quietly went out of the city with his wife Wu Xiuxiu, Wang Bajin, Zhang Jiujin, and nearly forty or fifty guards from the Yizhou Hou Mansion.

The last time he came to Yangzhou to take office, his whereabouts were low-key, and this time when he left Yangzhou, he also chose to have a beginning and an end and continue to leave in a low-key manner.

Whether it's scenery or scenery, low-key and obscure, it's all secondary to him. On the contrary, he felt at ease when he left Yangzhou, and he thought that this was the best.

The group walked five miles out of the city, arrived at the Dongmen Wharf ferry, got on the boat and was about to go north to Cangzhou Mansion.

"The wind is blowing...... Departure mile ......"

The captain of the ship raised his voice, and the helmsmen and oarsmen got out of the cabin one after another, and went about their duties.

Guo Ye and Wu Xiuxiu walked up to the bow of the boat, came to the deck, felt the breeze on their faces, and listened to the sound of hunting in their clothes......

The couple looked at the ferry terminal slowly offshore, and looked at the city of Yangzhou that was gradually moving away, and they were speechless to each other, silently staring into the distance......

Let's go, the next stop -

The imperial capital of Chang'an!