On this night, there was one person who did not go back to the yamen to sleep, and that was the veteran Xu Guangzu. After he got off the ship, he asked a soldier to take his luggage to the chief yamen for him, and he slipped away. It was not until the next morning that Xu Guangzu was carried back to the chief yamen by several Huai'anwei soldiers, and it is said that he drank with people in Huai'anwei and drank for a whole night. As for who he was drinking, several Huai'anwei soldiers didn't dare to reveal it, while Xu Guangzu himself was already drunk into a puddle of mud and couldn't speak at all.

Su Hao has always had great respect for Xu Guangzu and did not interfere in his affairs. Seeing that Xu Guangzu was sent back, Su Hao instructed He Bencheng and others to take him back to the room to rest, and he took Ma Yu and Jiang Yida out of the main yamen and went to the Huai'an Prefecture to visit the Huai'an Prefect.

The prefect is a magistrate, and the head of the Ministry of Industry is a Beijing official, as the saying goes, a strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, Su Hao wants to make a difference in Huai'an, and it is not possible without the cooperation of local officials. With this in mind, as soon as Su Hao arrived in Huai'an, he had to visit the prefect of Huai'an and other local officials as soon as possible to find ways to cooperate with them.

After going out, Su Hao realized that he needed to recruit a group of soaps quickly, several of them were unfamiliar with each other, and just asking for directions in Huai'an City was a troublesome thing. The Huai'an dialect sounds so strange that even those who can curl their tongues to speak official dialect are difficult to understand. There are few people around who are familiar with the local situation, and they can be described as difficult to move an inch.

Finally, the three of them came to the Huai'an Prefecture. Su Hao bore the brunt of the attack, and stepped forward and said to the official guarding the door: "Lao Jia, may I ask this eldest brother, can Governor Li's Mansion be in the government office?" ”

"Governor Li?" The official raised his eyes to look at Su Hao, who was wearing an official uniform embroidered with a heron pattern, showing that he was a six-rank civil official. The official hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "Back to this lord, the previous Governor Li has left office, and the current prefect's surname is Han, and he is the Governor of Han, do you still want to see him?" ”

"Oh? Governor Li left? Su Hao felt a little surprised. Before leaving the capital, he specially asked someone to learn about the situation of Li Yuanling, the prefect of Huai'an, and knew that he was from Huayang, a classmate with so-and-so, a fellow villager with so-and-so, and so on. prepared a lot of information, and as soon as he arrived in Huai'an, this person left office, which was really a waste of feelings.

"Han Governor's Mansion is Han Governor's Mansion, please inform my eldest brother for me, and say that Su Hao, the director of Huai'an River in the Ministry of Industry, asked to see him, and he was accompanied by the main and deputy of the camp." Su Hao said, as he spoke, he stuffed a small cloth bag with dozens of loose money into the hand of the official.

"Why are you embarrassed to accept the adult's door respect......" The official smiled awkwardly, but still put away the money and ran in to report.

After a while, the official came out again, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter, and he said to Su Hao: "Master Su, the Han Governor has an invitation, and he also said that he would invite Ma Suozheng and this ...... The deputy lord also went in with him. ”

"How do you know he's Ma Sozheng?" Su Hao was surprised, he remembered that he did not introduce Ma Yu and Jiang Yida to the officials, but only said that they were the principal and deputy of the camp, but the officials actually called Ma Yu's surname in one mouth.

The official smiled but did not answer, only led the way in front, led Su Hao and the others into the government office, walked through the long courtyard, and came to the lobby of the government office in the center, which was the place where the prefect worked.

The layout of the lobby is no different from other government offices, facing the door is the official office of the chief official, there are chairs for guests or subordinates to sit on both sides, and there is a coffee table in the middle of every two chairs. Directly below the public case is an open space, and when the prefect asks about the case, the parties are standing here.

Su Hao walked into the lobby with Ma Yu and Jiang Yida, stood down five or six steps away from the official case, raised his hand and saluted: "Su Hao, the director of the Huai'an River of the Ministry of Industry, meet the prefect." ”

The prefect, who had been immersed in reading the dossier, raised his head and said with a smile: "It's changed, there are also Duwen, Jingxi, quickly exempt from courtesy, please sit down." ”

"Lord Han!"

When Su Hao and the others saw the appearance of the prefect, they couldn't help but shout, the prefect of Han in front of them was the original Fengcheng Zhixian Hanwen, a real old acquaintance.

"Haha, I didn't expect it, we actually met again in Huai'an." Han Wen stood up with a smile and motioned with his hand for Su Hao and the others to sit down. Su Hao and the others politely said a few words, and then sat down, and there was already a servant serving tea on the side.

"Lord Han, how could it be you? Xiaguan ...... Oh no, it's like a dream. Su Hao said with emotion.

Because of such a relationship with Han Qian, Su Hao often thinks of Han Wen, and has pondered many times about how to go back to Fengcheng to propose marriage. He never thought that Han Wen would go from a seven-rank county to a four-rank prefect in one step. What is even more unexpected is that Hanwen would come to Huai'an to be the prefect, and he would have to work with Hanwen again.

"Speaking of the promotion of this official, it is still your blessing. By the way, Duwen and Jingxi, what you have done has also helped the official a lot. Han Wen said.

"I don't know what the students have helped Master Han do, and I ask Lord Han to make it clear." Ma Yu and Jiang Yida said together.

Han Wen said: "This official has been in Fengcheng as a magistrate for three years, and his official reputation is acceptable, and he also has some slight political achievements. Previously, I had already heard from me in the same year that I was in the Ministry of Officials, saying that after the examination, the Ministry of Officials would promote me to one level and go to a certain government to be a general judge of six grades. While I was waiting for the notice from the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry suddenly sent several officials to Fengcheng and asked me to explain to them the construction of the Luoshan Reservoir, as well as the improvement of Han's stove and red soil.

You all know these things. The construction of the reservoir is the beginning of the reform, and the independent text and the scriptures have made great contributions. The improvement of Han's stove and red soil is all the result of change, and this official has no credit at all......"

"Lord Han is too modest." Su Hao said, "The students just came up with some ideas and ran errands in these things, and without the full support of Han Daren, how could these things be done?" ”

"This official can be regarded as greedy for heaven." Han Wen said, "After the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry inspected it, they decided that they had done a very good job in these things, and the benefits to the people were also very considerable. In the summer of this year, the prefectures and counties of Jiangxi were plagued by torrential rains, but only Fengcheng County was not affected by the rain because of the flood storage of the Luoshan Reservoir. ”

Ma Yu and Jiang Yida hurriedly said: "This was originally due to the foresight of Lord Han, and the students are just doing things on behalf of Lord Han. ”

"These things will be kept in mind." Han Wen said to a few people.

"And then?" Su Hao asked.

Han Wen said: "Then, after another half a month, I received a notice from the Ministry of Officials that I would be promoted to the third pole in a row and promoted to the prefect of Huai'an." Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has been rare for officials to be promoted in this way. I heard that this is an order personally issued by the cabinet Wang Cifu, and the deep meaning of this is changed and separated, you may realize it? ”

"I see." Su Hao nodded and said.

In fact, the matter is very clear, Wanli and Wang Xijue intended to reuse Su Hao, but they were resisted by the cabinet, and finally appointed Su Hao with the position of director of Liupin, and sent him to Huai'an to control the water. Wang Xijue knows very well that Su Hao has no power to rely on, and if he does things in Huai'an alone, he will not be able to do anything.

When Wang Xijue went to inspect Su Hao and others, Su Hao and others once mentioned to him a series of things they did in Fengcheng, and also specifically mentioned Hangul's support for them. Wang Xijue had an idea, and immediately instructed the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household to go to Fengcheng to inspect the achievements of Han Wen, and on this ground, Han Wenshu was regarded as a typical example of an accomplished official, and was rewarded with three poles in a row.

Subsequently, Wang Xijue instructed the officials to send Han Wen to Huai'an as the prefect, so that Su Hao and others had a strong backer in Huai'an, which was enough to remove many obstacles.

The difference between Han Wen and Su Hao is that he was born as a scholar, and he is not labeled as a eunuch, and he is an acceptable figure in the Ming officialdom. The promotion of Han Wen is not as sensitive as the promotion of Su Hao, since it was Wang Xijue who spoke, the officials did it directly, and it did not cause any criticism.

Huai'an Mansion has had frequent disasters over the years, and being an official in Huai'an Mansion is no longer a good errand. If Han Wen hadn't seen that he had been promoted to the top three poles, he might not be happy to take on such a mess. Of course, no matter how bad this stall is, it is a four-grade official hat after all, so what would Hangeul refuse?

Before arriving in Huai'an, Han Wen told him all the causes and consequences of his promotion in the same year of the Ministry of Officials, and Han Wen knew that he was stained with the light of his prospective son-in-law Su Hao, and also knew that Su Hao, Ma Yu and others were about to go to Huai'an to take office. These days, he has been waiting for Su Hao and others to come to the door at the government office, and it was not until today that everyone met.

"Change, you are the head of the Ministry of Works, and the emperor and Wang Cifu won it for you, this is a great matter of the emperor's grace. The emperor sent you to Huai'an to control the river, if you can do a good job, your future future should be a vast one, maybe this official can follow you again. Han Wen said.

Su Hao said: "The kindness of the emperor and Wang Cifu will never be forgotten by the students. With Han Daren sitting in Huai'an Mansion, the students have more confidence in governing the river. In any case, the students must also make some achievements and report to the imperial court and the people. ”

"Okay, change it, write it alone, and make it scripture, and we teachers and students will work together to repay this emperor's grace." Han said. Su Hao and Ma Yu are all Xiucai in Fengcheng County, Xiucai had to participate in the children's examination back then, and the first exam was taken in the county, and the county magistrate was the legal examiner, so it can be said that he was the teacher of all Xiucai. Hangul says that teachers and students work together, which is a more literary and artistic statement.

"Students follow the teachings of Master Han!" Su Hao and the other three responded in unison. (To be continued)