More and more refugees poured into Dongshuanghe Town, where refugees would not be whipped and repatriated, but could still be relieved and survived.

Yu Xiang was chatting with the Red Lady and Miss Xu San to discuss the issue of refugee relief, and the three of them felt that Dongshuanghe Town alone would not be able to accommodate so many refugees anyway, and there would be more and more refugees, and the grain storage in the new village would become more and more tight, and once the food was cut off, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But the northerners can only migrate some people to the south, and there are difficulties in the financial and material resources of the large-scale migration of the new village, and they must also get the support of the imperial court. ”

Yu Xiang's eyes lit up, and he felt that the problem of refugee relief might have taken a turn for the better, and said happily: "Let's go!" Go out and check it out! ”

Yu Xiang and his entourage walked towards the entrance of the village, and heard the noise of drums from a distance, so lively!

When I came to the entrance of the village, I saw the flags waving, and the signs to avoid silence were like clouds covering the sun, and a large group of people had come to the gate of the new village to line up.

Governor Chen and Wang Chengen got down from the sedan chair one after another, both in official uniforms, but the official mansion of Governor Chen has been changed into a peacock suit and promoted to a third-grade official.

As soon as Yu Xiang saw that it was the prefect of Chen and the prince, he immediately bowed and paid homage.

Wang Chengen saw that Yu Xiang was dressed in simple clothes, and said with a pleasant face: "Mr. Yu Qian, bathe in a proper dress, set up an incense case, and prepare to receive the order!" ”

The red lady immediately ordered someone to set up an incense table in the council room, and Yu Xiang returned to the Yihe Hall to bathe and change clothes. Wearing thousands of general uniforms, Miss Xu San repeatedly checked for her, and after being decent, she came to the meeting hall.

In the middle of the meeting hall, there is an incense case, and there is a brocade box wrapped in yellow silk on the table, which is the emperor's imperial decree, Yu Xiang took the lead, and everyone present knelt in front of the incense case and kowtowed to the brocade box.

Wang Chengen opened the yellow silk package on the incense case, there was a vermilion lacquer painted gold plate dragon box inside, he carefully took out the holy decree of the yellow silk dark dragon envelope from the box, glanced at the people kneeling in the field, and said loudly: "Yu Xiang takes the order!" ――”

Yu Xiang kowtowed to the ground, waiting to hear the order.

Wang Chengen sang loudly: "Fengtian carries the emperor, the edict says: The bandits are in trouble with the country, the people are miserable, all my subjects are gnashing their teeth, the strength of thousands of Yu Xiang kills the bandits, the victory of the loess gang, the defeat of Zhang Xianzhong, the main force of the Zhang thief, the great merit, I am very relieved!" Promote Yu Xiang as the right governor of the Imperial History of the Ministry of War, Henan affairs, awarded the second rank, plus nine tin, fake Jieyue, Xinyang Jianya, Henan military administration, give Shang Fang a sword, gold box rhino belt, weaving gold chest back unicorn round collar one, one thousand taels of silver, ten pairs of silver medals, for the purpose of awarding merit before the battle, look at Yu Xiang, the day of receiving the order, immediately go to work, fight drought and robbers, and then build meritorious service, Qin this! ”

Yu Xiang shouted: "Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

After roaring, he stood up, respectfully accepted the holy decree with both hands, and took the gifts of Shang Fang's sword, silver, python satin and other gifts one by one, Wang Chengen handed over all things, and said to Yu Xiang with a smile on his face: "Governor Yu, congratulations!" ”

Yu Xiang asked in surprise, "Lord Wang, are you saying that I am the governor?" ”

Wang Chengen said with a smile: "Yes, you are now the governor of Henan, and you will take care of Henan's military and political affairs. ”

Yu Xiang heard that he was promoted, he did not feel happy, but felt that there was a sudden burden of a thousand catties on his body, he had no experience as an official, and suddenly was promoted from an unknown civilian to a feudal official, this kind of leapfrog change is really big, and, in the current troubled times, coupled with natural disasters, fighting bandits, rescuing refugees, such a heavy responsibility, Yu Xiang doubts himself, with his own strength, can he really afford it? Now that the decree has been made, what if you don't take responsibility?

Yu Xiang has no choice at the moment, if he refuses to accept it, it is disrespectful, his head has to move, and he can accept it, once it is not as good as Chongzhen's expectations, Chongzhen kills officials like killing chickens, and his head will also move, the current way of the world, if extraordinary means are used, it will offend those vested interests in the officialdom, these people may unite to deal with Yu Xiang, it is Yu Xiang who feels that he was suddenly put on a thin ice, under the thin ice, is a bottomless abyss.

Fate can really joke, in the future he wants to be promoted, improve his treatment, let his family, let himself live a better life, and have more room to play, but he can't do it. But in less than a year, from a refugee struggling to survive to a second-class ministerial-level official, swaying up like an elevator, he couldn't stop if he wanted to, and it was difficult to be an official.

Wang Chengen saw that Yu Xiang was sullen and felt strange, this was the first time he had seen someone who was so favored and sullen, this Yu Xiang was really different from ordinary people, he reminded: "Governor Yu, why are you sullen?" Why don't you hurry up and say thank you? ”

The official procedure still has to be left, and he said: "Please Lord Wang later, Yu Xiang will express his gratitude, and he will bother Lord Wang to bring him back to Beijing." ”

Wang Chengen said with a smile: "Of course, the sooner the better, but I didn't bring it back to Beijing, long live me to stay in Henan and help you fight drought and suppress bandits!" ”

As soon as Yu Xiang heard that the eunuch of the overseer army was Wang Chengen, his character was passable, and he was Emperor Chongzhen's confidant, and he would be of great help to Yu Xiang's work, he was overjoyed, and said to Wang Chengen: "Great, with Lord Wang sitting in Henan, it is really a blessing for Henan and a blessing for all the people!" ”

Wang Chengen has always had a good impression of Yu Xiang, and he has waived many courtesies, and the two communicate much happily. After Yu Xiang arranged for Wang Chengen to live in Juxian Hall, he asked about his father-in-law, Lord Chen.

Master Chen said: "I was promoted to the left squire of the Ministry of Officials and the governor of Henan, and I will temporarily stay in Henan to assist you in your work, and I can only go to Beijing to take up my post when everything is normal in Henan." Now, I have become a subordinate official. You can be sent at will. Governor Chen said frankly, without a little dissatisfaction.

After that, Lord Chen took off his robe, knelt on the ground, and bowed to Yu Xiang.

Yu Xiang was a little blindsided by the sudden situation in front of him, and he bowed to Governor Chen just now, but he didn't expect that the situation was reversed now, and he became the top boss of Governor Chen, this is the power of the system.

Yu Xiang hurriedly helped him up and said: "You don't have to be so polite to me, fortunately with your help, otherwise, I really don't know how to start, I don't know anything about officialdom, and I don't feel that if I have a thousand pounds of burden on my body, the pressure is not small!" ”

Governor Chen knew that what Yu Xiang said was true, Yu Xiang's promotion was unprecedented, he basically had no experience as an official, and he didn't know anything about balancing the delicate relationship between officialdom and how not to become an alternative to officialdom, not to mention that many people who had been immersed in officialdom for many years were planted on it, and for him who had been an official in officialdom for many years, he was always powerless, not to mention Yu Xiang, who was a newborn calf.

Out of Juxian Hall, Yu Xiang returned to the Yihetang worriedly, there were already masters, martial arts giants and the main personnel of the new village waiting for him in the Yihetang, these people were all together, smiling, and they were all happy for Yu Xiang. congratulated him on his promotion to a senior official, and everyone regarded Yu Xiang as their own in their hearts, and they all felt that they were stained.

Master Wuwei said to Yu Xiang: "Master Yu, now that you are in charge of Henan, I hope you can use what you have learned to benefit the common people." ”

Yu Xiang hurriedly replied reverently: "Yu Xiang will not forget the master's gift of Dan, and will not forget everyone's grace to Yu Xiang in times of crisis, I will definitely abide by morality, promote justice, be a good person, and be a good official!" ”

Everyone present was very pleased to hear Yu Xiang say this, and the chief of the foolish tea ceremony said: "Poor Dao knows a little about physiognomy, and Lord Yu has compassion in his heart, and there will be countless living people, if you have any requests, just ask, and Poor Dao will do his best to contribute." ”

Mu Renqing also said: "Learn literature and martial arts, and sell the goods to the emperor's family." This is what vulgar people say, we have always had nothing to do with the government, but if it is for the needs of Lord Yu, I am willing to let my beloved disciples use it for you, they are all excellent in martial arts, extraordinary skills, in the future you gallop the field, sway and kill the enemy, they will definitely help you. ”

Mu Renqing beckoned, called his three apprentices up, and said, "Come here and get to know the Governor." ”

Mu Renqing introduced Huang Zhen, Gui Xinshu, and Yuan Chengzhi in turn.

Yu Xiang looked at Yuan Chengzhi carefully, twelve or thirteen years old, he looked quite stocky, his eyes were shining, the child seemed alert and smart, Yu Xiang couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart, he was worthy of being a famous family, a master, and it was inconvenient to say it at the moment, so he thanked Mu Renqing.

Yu Xiang said loudly: "Now that I have taken up a new position, I urgently need the help of friends in Wulin Dao, if you are willing to follow me and become an official in the court, I warmly welcome you, now is the time for the court to employ people, and I will definitely make a difference in the future." ”

When the people present heard Yu Xiang say this, even the Emei sect Master Ran, who had always practiced pure meditation, expressed his willingness to hand over his beloved disciple to Yu Xiang to send.

Yu Xiang asked Shengying to write down the names of the people who were willing to follow Yu Xiang, and everyone dispersed one after another. After everyone left, he locked himself in the house and thought about the current situation, the way out, and the countermeasures.

Miss Xu San didn't knock on the door, pushed the door in, and saw Yu Xiang's serious expression and a sad face, and swallowed the words that were about to be ridiculed. The communication between them has always been carried out in the form of bickering.

"What's wrong? Others are promoted, celebrating and cheering, you are promoted, but you are full of sadness, which song is this singing? ”

Yu Xiang saw that it was Miss Xu San, and he didn't hide what he thought, and said: "In the past, I was a mountain king, guarding a corner, entertaining myself, annihilating Gu Batian, and fighting against Zhang Xianzhong, all of which were done as a last resort, but now, as the governor of Henan, I have to face the drought and countless victims. But the court doesn't give money or food, so how can I help these people? Those people in the officialdom are all extremely sleek, extremely smart, and powerful, on the surface, everyone is gentle and elegant, but if their interests are touched, these people will show their green fangs, pounce on you and bite you, they are thousands of times more terrible than mad dogs. Now they know that if they want to help the disaster, they have to take out the food from their pockets, how can they be willing, and now they are facing not only natural disasters, but also a huge bureaucratic system, extremely complicated. ”

Yu Xiang spoke his heart to Miss Xu San without reservation.

Miss Xu San is extremely smart, if these words are heard by outsiders and spread out, Yu Xiang is only afraid that she will incur the disaster of destruction, and now he said to her, it can be seen that she does not regard her as an outsider, this feeling of treating her as her own person made her very moved, and said emotionally: "Brother Yu, I believe you will do it, if it really doesn't work, we will go far away, didn't you say let me go to the West Fanbang, let's go together, take Sister Matchmaker and Sister Siyi, and live a clean life." Her words were full of tenderness.

Yu Xiang glanced at Miss Xu San gratefully, this was the first time he saw Miss Xu San's gentle side, Miss Xu San's words made him feel that his floating heart had a fulcrum. Yu Xiang stretched out his hand and held Miss Xu San's hand, and a warm current came from Miss Xu San's hand, hitting Yu Xiang's heart.

A red cloud floated towards Miss Xu San's face, and in those beautiful eyes, there was no usual arrogance, like a pool of spring water, which melted Yu Xiang's anxious mood and calmed him down.

Yu Xiang said to Miss Xu San, "Can you hug it?" ”

Miss Xu San nodded and agreed.

Yu Xiang hugged Miss Xu San into his arms, and a warm current came from Miss Xu San's body, which instantly filled Yu Xiang's body, making Yu Xiang feel extremely comfortable.

After a long time, Yu Xiang let go of Miss Xu San and said, "I know what to do, you go back, don't worry about me." ”

Miss Xu San's cheeks were red at the moment, her phoenix eyes were full of spring, she was shy, and she was pitiful, she obediently listened to Yu Xiang's words and walked out of the room.

Yu Xiang was alone, he thought for a long time, and finally, he slammed his fist on the bed, and he decided to do a big job, strictly speaking, a brutal one. In today's world, if you want to be a good old man with ten faces, it will only make him a mediocre talent, not only will it not help, but it will also worsen the situation.