didn't mention it later, but said that the banquet at the Yucheng Post House was still in progress. Lord Li is not famous for himself today, but "Li You sings poems, aiming at Yang Gong", and improvised a poem with the intention of drinking: "Spring lights are like snow soaking boats, and they don't carry the slightest sorrow in the south of the Yangtze River." Yang Gongman was involved in the drawing, and a tea and a side went to Yangzhou. ”

If the first song just now is cleverly subtle, and the second song belongs to the straightforward and enthusiastic style, then the third song is a change, and the shooting is elegant.

"Good!" Again, a full house of applause that sounded repetitive. Although it is repeated, it also has a hypnotic effect when it is repeated many times, and it immerses people in the atmosphere.

The ever-changing style pushes the joyful atmosphere to a new level, under the attack of Master Li's poetry, in the non-stop applause of the house, Yang Futai gradually relaxed his vigilance, and was immersed in the pleasure of the great poet's repeated praise.

But it doesn't mean that Yang Futai has lost his mind, a few poems can directly change his sensibility, but he can't change his rationality, of course, sensibility can affect his rationality. Generally speaking, the higher the official, the less the influence of emotion on reason.

Yang Futai's analysis of Li You had been firmly fixed in his heart long before the banquet, unless he encountered a major event, which could not be easily changed-

First of all, in the officialdom of Yangzhou City, Li You is an isolated character, and he is mutually exclusive with both the government and the salt transportation department. Presumably he is also looking forward to helping, so it is a suitable target for wooing, and the cost of wooing is very low.

Secondly, Li You's management in Yangzhou City is extremely good, and he has almost become a role close to the head snake. This characteristic is exactly what the governor's yamen needs, after all, the governor's position is too high, and the governor's yamen does not have internal subordinate officials, so it needs candidates who are good at direct affairs.

Third, Li You himself is talented and resolute. Another meaning is that if you take it, it will be very effective to use.

From the above three considerations, between Luo Xingye and Li You, Yang Futai is actually more inclined to Li You, not to mention that he just remembered that Li You also has the additional skill of "poetry fame".

In addition, there is Li You's background backstage, although this is not his priority, to achieve the level of governor, it is no longer possible to rely on a little favor from others, but it is better than nothing.

In the end, Li You's performance can be summed up in one sentence in Yang Futai's heart - this person is very good.

But that's enough! In a sense, Lord Li showed his attitude and let Futai see his sincerity, rather than really expecting a few poems to stun Yang Futai.

Of course, the more cheerful Yang Futai was, the more Luo drank in politics. He could see that if Yang Futai's wariness of Li You gradually decreased, it would be a sign that he was beginning to accept Li You, how could this not disappoint him?

How to solve the worries, only Du Kang.

Nearly midnight, the feast broke up. The governor went back to his room to rest, and Luo Shenzheng and Li Tongzhi were also placed in Gaoyouzhou in two courtyards on the other side of the post house.

A few lanterns led the way ahead, and Li You, who was slightly drunk but had a steady pace, and Luo Shenzheng, who was drunk and staggering, walked along the same stone road, but they were silent all the way.

When he arrived at the head of Li You's courtyard first, Lord Li bowed goodbye to Luo Shenzheng and turned around to enter the courtyard.

But Leng Ding was slapped on the shoulder, and Li You turned his head again. But I saw Luo Shenzheng, who was full of alcohol, pointing at his nose, an old face full of mottled branches and shadows, and shouting: "You! It's not authentic to be a man! You have so many backers! Who in Yangzhou has no choice but to get you! Tonight, I still compete with this official, not authentic! ”

Luo's long-term entourage was full of embarrassment, and he wanted to pull the master away.

Is this drunk and spit out the truth, it seems that he is the most vulnerable at this moment, Li You thought, then take advantage of his illness to kill him! ..., he pressed the Luo prefect's mansion with his backhand, and shouted to the Luo family: "I'll say a few words to your master, get away first!" ”

Then he whispered to Luo Zhifu, "Do you really want to know the reason?" Then I will speak to you. First, a second-grade feudal territory, and our boss, of course, is worthy of the efforts of this official, which does not need a reason. ”

"Second, there was a conflict between this official and Futai when they were in Xuyi, so this official must work twice as hard tonight to eliminate this mustard."

"Third, Futai's authority is extremely heavy, even if I don't need him, I can't give him to you or Yanyun Si for nothing! Otherwise, wouldn't it be like an enemy? So no matter what, even if it's useless to me, I have to fight with you, and it's never a bad thing to have an extra backer. ”

"Fourth, the Salt Transportation Division is not suitable for me, only with the power of the governor can we fight, and there is no other way!"

Except for the last one, Li You said it very thoroughly and explicitly, and at the same time, the hostility and contempt for Luo's participation in politics were clear in his tone. This was like a steel needle, piercing straight into the heart of Luo Zhifu.

Li You's tone became more and more sour, "What are you fighting with me?" Why did Yang Futai choose you? There is a saying that it is better to be an enemy with a god than a friend with a stupid pig! Compared with this official, you should be self-aware, you don't see, Yang Futai's tendency is so obvious tonight, so you should die early. ”

Desolate, hesitant, cowardly, aggrieved, mixed with all kinds of tastes, Luo has no ability to think critically when he is drunk, and he can't do the least refutation, so he can only let Li You keep instilling all kinds of despair into his brain.

Seeing Luo participate in politics and stumble back to the room with the support of his entourage, Li You sighed. This seems to be a little cruel to a fifty-year-old, but there is no way, and it would be a mistake to really keep his hand.

He really needs to borrow the power of Yang Futai, because only the governor's yamen in Jiangbei can confront the two Huai Salt Transport Divisions and the Nanjing magnates in secret.

Under the Jinghe Dynasty system, Nanzhili was divided into two parts, Jiangbei was under the jurisdiction of the governor of Fengyang, and Jiangnan was given to Nanjing.

That is to say, from the point of view of power, the Nanjing side is similar to the role of the governor of Yingtian or the governor of Jiangnan in the past, and is in charge of the Jiangnan region, which is the reason for strengthening the status of the capital.

In this sense, the authority of the governor of Fengyang and Nanjing was parallel, and the southern Zhili was divided equally, one in the north of the Yangtze River and one in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, Li You thought that only the governor of Fengyang in the Jiangbei region could compete with Nanjing and the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division.

And Li You also has a killer move, and the core places in the south of the Yangtze River are Suzhou Mansion and Songjiang Mansion. But Su Song's patrol is the old man Wang, and Su Song's patrol is Chen Yingzhen, the nominal division commander, and these two should be the internal response, and then pull the governor of Fengyang to fight against the Salt Transportation Division and Nanjing, and he is a little more sure.

Originally, he wanted to wait for the southern tour, but with the momentum of the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess of Guide, he thought of sorting out the Salt Transportation Division. But now that the governor has moved to Yangzhou and is directly in the same city as the Salt Transportation Division, he has the idea of starting early.

This has an advantage, which is equivalent to keeping a back hand, in case of unfortunate defeat, then there is Her Royal Highness the eldest princess to clean up the situation, and it will not be irretrievable.

The next day, the sun rose in the east, the weather was clear, and the patrol fleet, which had been in Gaoyou Prefecture for several days, set off to continue south.

Yang Futai's original intention of stopping in Gaoyou was to observe the situation, but now the two magistrates in Yangzhou have come to greet him, and the other two Yamen Salt Transportation Divisions and Sub-Patrol Road are impossible to come, so there is no need for him to continue to stay in Gaoyou.

On the way, Li You and Luo Shenzheng did not board their own boat, but accompanied Yang Futai in the cabin. As for the scenery on both sides of the canal, these staff, including Yang Futai, were used to it, but they didn't pay special attention to it.

The cabin is mainly chatting and talking about the situation of Yangzhou City. Luo Shenzheng looked gloomy and silent, and basically Li You introduced him to Yang Futai and the two governor's staff.

Near the end of the evening, the subordinate officials of the governor's yamen reported: "We have arrived at the junction of Gaoyou Prefecture and Jiangdu County, followed by Shao Boyi, who will stay here tonight." ..., Li You smiled and said: "After tonight, tomorrow the old Zhongcheng will be able to stay in Yangzhou City, and the official has already ordered the officials to sweep the couch and wait." ”

Suddenly, the boat stopped, and another subordinate reported at the hatch: "There is something ahead, dozens of boats have gathered on the river, blocking the way." ”

Yang Futai frowned and said, "Blocking the river? What is the situation? Hurry up and find out. ”

The ships blocked outside were afraid that there were no less than hundreds, and the governor's fleet forcibly docked, and under the escort of more than 100 people, Yang Futai, Li You, and Luo Shenzheng went to the shore embankment. Looking into the distance, I saw a dense crowd of boats of all sizes beating across the river, and connecting them with various ropes, blocking the canal waterway.

"Fortunately, this is not the season of luck, otherwise there would be such an accident..."Yang Futai said subconsciously, and suddenly remembered that he had been robbed of Hecao affairs now, sighed in his heart, and stopped talking, and others naturally pretended not to hear.

After a while, the governor sent to inquire about the news ordered the officers and soldiers to arrest five or six civilians and returned, and replied: "I saw that these people were calling for instructions on the shore, so I brought them back and asked the army for interrogation." ”

When these five or six people saw the official master, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed and shouted: "We are all people from nearby villages, it's not that we are waiting for us, we are really desperate!" ”

"Why?" Yang Futai asked.

Those people had no knowledge, and they could tell what officials were, and after calling the lord a few times, they explained: "From the autumn and winter of last year to this spring, there has been no rain, and the drought has not stopped. If this continues, the fields will be reaped! ”

Another person also hurriedly said: "There are culverts on both sides of the canal, and we want to open the culverts and release water to irrigate the fields, but the river officials don't allow it!" We were forced to block the river and beg for water. ”

Yang Futai and Li and Luo were silent when they heard this. They all knew that this area was not as dense with lakes as in the Gaoyou area, and the water volume of the canal would inevitably decrease when the weather was dry.

The canal is the lifeblood of the country, the object of unconditional protection, and the people want to open culverts to let the canal water irrigate the fields, but the river officials resolutely do not allow it, which is correct. If the canal is shallow and it can't be walked, the court is afraid that it will be angry.

Yang Futai sighed, "It's definitely not a good strategy to wait like this, let's disperse first and find another way, otherwise it will be a big crime to block the canal!" ”

Dozens of people came up, and one of them shouted: "My lord's words are so light, what else can I do, I am just dead on the left and right!" ”

The governor's guard stepped forward and shouted: "The governor's military gate is here, who dares to be presumptuous!" ”

The people knelt down in unison, but they were still entangled, "The governor is above, there is no way to live, I might as well die!" ”

Yang Futai felt slightly helpless, these people were really forced by the drought, and even his official authority as a dignified governor didn't work, and he was still here to die. Is it okay to let the officials and soldiers under the standard use the strong, but it's not impossible...

At this time, Luo Shenzheng suddenly took a few steps forward, pointed at Li You in front of the people and shouted: "This is your parent official Li Qingtian!" Do you dare to ruin his big thing here! ”

What the? Is it Li Qingtian? Dozens of people exclaimed in unison when they heard this, "If Li Qingtian is in front of him, we will forcibly block the river and block the way, and corrupt the national law!" ”

The governor glanced at Li You in surprise, it is really not easy for the magistrate to do this, he is subordinate to the states and counties of Jiangbei, he has never seen anything like this.

To the surprise of the governor, without further delay, the people dispersed on their own. After a few moments, the boats stuffed in the river untied their ropes and gradually dispersed. As the river reopened, the blocked ships restarted, and the scene was chaotic but orderly.

Although Yang Futai knew that Li You was extremely prestigious in Yangzhou City, he didn't expect it to reach such a level, and what was even more exaggerated was that until now, Li You had only stood here and didn't say a word.

The people only know Li You but don't know the governor....This has seriously damaged the balance of the relationship between the upper and lower levels, and with such subordinates, it is easy to have the consequences of the big tail. With this element of contingencies, then a lot of things really should be reconsidered. ..., after a short period of reflection, Lord Yang found that Li You's indulgent performance last night had indeed affected his ability to judge. Let him be intoxicated, and unconsciously attach too much importance to the benefits obtained by wooing Li You, and only Li You is left in his eyes, and he ignores others.

What's more serious is that he involuntarily generalized and ignored the negative effects of Li You. Was it useless for Luo Zhifu, who was forced by Li You to jump straight to his feet, to participate in politics? Will Li Youhui be a subordinate who can be used and used? Will it be a subordinate who does not obey his superiors? What happened in Xuyi County appeared in Yang Futai's mind again.

Heaven damn me... Li You, who didn't say a word from beginning to end, wanted to cry without tears, so he could only ask the sky speechlessly, all his hard work was in vain!

What is called a fool's thousand thoughts, there will be one, and this is it. But today I met a flash of inspiration surnamed Luo, it doesn't matter if he flashes, he has lost all his efforts!

These people are too simple, how can they be so simple, he would rather these people be tricky to the end. The ancients said well, the people are fearful, the people are like water, they can carry a boat or overturn a boat...

He knew that Diao Min was terrible, and today he knew that good people could be terrible, so he, the Qingtian parent official, capsized the boat inexplicably.

Back in the cabin, although Yang Futai couldn't see anything in his attitude, he obviously talked a lot less, and he was always thoughtful. Treating others with himself, Li You put himself in the position of governor and empathized, but he was afraid that he would not tolerate a subordinate who might ride on his head and make a fortune.