Chapter 132: Arriving in Liangzhou
After speaking, before leaving, he also specially told Wei Qing, "If I find out that you are disrespectful to Lord Heng and Mrs. Heng again, I will deal with it with military law!" ”
Sure enough, after being taught a lesson by Song Siyi, Wei Qing really restrained a lot, and his attitude towards them along the way was also a 180-degree turn, and Wan Bingyu suddenly became very interested in this young general.
It seems that he is different from sergeants like Fan Qin and Wei Qing, and he has the demeanor of a chivalrous warrior.
After another day, I finally arrived outside Liangzhou City.
"Master Heng, we're in Liangzhou."
Wei Qing shouted politely outside the carriage.
The two got out of the car, and suddenly a bleak cold wind blew, mixed with fallen leaves on the ground, and the bones of the people who blew were a little cold, and they were stunned when they looked at it.
This is like a town, clearly an unmanaged slum, not to mention the garbage all over the ground, and the people walking on the street are all in tattered clothes, full of anger, and there are people arguing at the end.
Wan Bingyu grabbed Heng Xinyuan's arm with some fear, and asked in a low voice, "Is this Liangzhou?" That's too backward......"
"After all, Liangzhou is the most northwestern town in Jiang Country, and it has been fighting for many years, and the economy is naturally backward, so let's go back to our hometown first." Heng Xinyuan comforted her.
Wei Qing took them a few blocks around to the prefect's gate, the original magnificent mahogany gate had lost its paint, the stone lions at the door had also become dilapidated, and several officials were sitting on the stone steps outside, yawning with a depressed face.
"Hey, hey, hey, get up, Master Heng is here!" Wei Qing stepped forward and shouted to wake them up.
The officials asked casually, "What Lord Heng?" Which Heng Lord? We know that a horse has just died, where did this come from? ”
"You! Look at you if I don't fight, your skin is open! Before the words fell, Wei Qing angrily raised his horsewhip and waved it at him, and several officials changed their faces and quickly stood up.
"Wei Qing, don't get excited." Heng Xinyuan stopped him and smiled kindly at several officials, "I am Heng Xinyuan, the newly appointed prefect of Liangzhou." ”
The official was shocked, "You are Lord Heng?" The little one has eyes but no beads, please forgive Lord Heng......"
"It's okay, please take me in to familiarize yourself with the environment." Heng Xinyuan has always maintained an approachable attitude, so that those officials can't be cold anymore.
"Master Heng, then I'll go back first." Wei Qing said.
"Commander Wei, rest for the night before leaving."
"No need, thank you Lord Heng for your kindness, I'll go back and deal with military affairs."
"Then I won't send it."
sent Wei Qing away, and several officials took Heng Xinyuan and Wan Bingyu into the mansion, which was also in the same dilapidated and depressed, without the appearance of an official mansion at all, the trees were all dead, and the sheep intestine path was also muddy.
"This ...... This is the government of the prefect of Liangzhou?? Wan Bingyu complained while walking cautiously, "This is too different from the Governor's Mansion in Liangyuan, isn't it......?"
The official explained on the side, "Fan Dudu is a general of the imperial court, how can a place like ours compare with Liangyuan?" ”
"You can't say that, although Liangzhou is remote, it is the northwest gateway of Jiang Kingdom, which is the top priority and cannot be ignored."
As he was walking, Wan Bingyu suddenly let out a scream behind him, "Ah! Over here! Over here! ”
Heng Xinyuan hurriedly looked back, and in the grass beside the road, there was a white paper piercing man, which looked eerie and terrifying, which startled Wan Bingyu.
"I'm sorry...... I'm sorry," the official hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the paper figure and explained in a casual tone, "This is a white business in the house a few days ago, maybe I don't know which person accidentally forgot here, which frightened Mrs. ”
"White ...... Explain? ”
"Hey, yes, just last month, our last prefect, Lord Ma Yinglong, somehow, suddenly got seriously ill and passed away."
"Did Master Ma die of a serious illness?" Heng Xinyuan was a little shocked for a while, the news he got before was that Ma Yinglong, the prefect of Liangzhou, was beheaded for committing corruption, how could he become sick again.
"This ...... I don't know if it's a little one, so it seems. The official led them forward while laughing, and after a while, he arrived at a courtyard, and he smiled, "Lord Heng, this courtyard is where you and your wife live, but it's just ...... The housekeeper and the servant have not received any news that you are coming to work, so they have not yet had time to clean up...... Otherwise, you should go around first, and the small ones will be cleaned up immediately. ”
Heng Xinyuan waved his hand, "No need, I don't see much in it, let's just clean it ourselves, by the way, how many servants and miscellaneous servants are there in the house, how many servants are in the palace, give me a detailed list of their personnel." ”
When the official heard this, his face immediately became a little embarrassed, and he touched his head and said, "This...... The little one doesn't know how many people there are in the ya, and since the death of Master Ma, some of them have ...... I ran away on my own......"
"Ran away? It's a joke. Heng Xinyuan sneered, "Then what's your name." ”
"Little Xu Liang is the foreman of the yamen."
"Then you are responsible for immediately transcribing a copy of the list of people who are currently in office, and in half an hour, send it to the court." As Heng Xinyuan spoke, he pushed open the courtyard door, and a pungent smell came to his nose, and there were piles of miscellaneous wood inside.
Xu Liang hurriedly said, "The little one is going to ......be cleaned up soon."
"Hmm."
Heng Xinyuan's face became more and more gloomy, Wan Bingyu didn't say a word, the two of them pushed open the door, the room was cleaner and tidier, and there was no shortage of furniture, so they were a little relieved.
"Alright, you go get busy first." Heng Xinyuan said to Xu Liang.
After he left, Wan Bingyu began to complain endlessly, "I'll just say that Fan Dudu doesn't look like a good person!" Sure enough, I didn't have a good heart! Say it's up to you to choose, and you see what kind of place this is arranged! This is to let you be the prefect, it is simply a frontier! ”
Heng Xinyuan accepted the status quo very calmly, and comforted her lightly, "It's mine to let Mrs. suffer, but this place is not so bad, I think ...... It's interesting......"
"Interesting? It's a shame that you still said such things, if you want me to say, we should go back to Liangyuan now, and ask that Fan Dudu, how did this Liangzhou City become like this? Did the previous prefects eat rice? ”
The more Wan Bingyu spoke, the more angry she became, and she sat on the chair, tilting her head and holding her mouth.
Heng Xinyuan threw down the burden on his body, walked behind her with a smile, and rubbed her shoulder, "Madam, the situation in Liangzhou is different from other places, it can be said that it is the most chaotic border town in Jiang Country, and almost no officials dare to come to take up their posts." ”
"I know, you must be holding your breath in your heart, and you want to make some achievements, don't worry, I will definitely support you and will not hold you back." Wan Bingyu smiled sweetly, "Do you want to take a break first?" ”