Chapter 220 New Officials Take Office

As the saying goes: there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. This sentence can be said in two halves. The first half is to compare Gangnam to paradise. The Tang Dynasty poet Ren Hua once chanted in the "Cursive Song of the Venerable Master Huaisu": "People say that you come from the south of the Yangtze River, and I say that you come from the sky!" This is the promiscuity that compares Jiangnan to heaven. Prior to this, Jiangnan had been called the 'beautiful land' because of its prosperity and abundance of beauties in the Southern Dynasties, and there was no precedent for comparing it to heaven. The name of 'beautiful land' continued in the Tang Dynasty, and there was a tendency to squeeze other places out of the ranks.

Hangzhou has a history of 2,200 years and is one of the eight ancient capitals of China. Hangzhou is famous for its water, located at the southern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the Qiantang River, which is famous for its big tide, runs through the whole territory, not to mention the West Lake in Hangzhou, although there is no Leifeng Pagoda at this time, there is no legend of the White Lady, and the West Lake is not called the West Lake but the West Lake. However, the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains of the West Lake reveals the grace of the south of the Yangtze River everywhere. On sunny days, the water is rippling, and on rainy days, the mountains are empty. No matter rain or snow, sunny or cloudy, no matter the morning glow or evening glow, it can change into a scene; In the spring flowers, autumn moon, summer lotus, winter snow each has its own beauty.

Before the Zhou Dynasty, Hangzhou belonged to the "domain of Yangzhou". Legend has it that when Xia Yu controlled the water. The country is divided into Kyushu, and the vast area south of the Yangtze River is generally called Yangzhou. Xia Yu toured the south, the princes of the conference in Huiji Mountain, that is, today's Shaoxing, Zhejiang, had sailed by boat through here, and gave up its 'Yuhang' here, so it was named "Yuhang". At that time, Yuhang was actually a boat...... Another theory is that Xia Yu built a ship here to cross, so the Yue people called this place "Yu Hang", and then, word of mouth, "Yu" was falsely called "Yu", and it was named "Yu Hang".

After this name was used for hundreds of years, Qin Shi Huang ruled the world, so Yuhang changed his name to Qian Tang. During the period of the Three Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was renamed Wuxing County, and the West Lake at that time was called Mingsheng Lake. The first time the name of Hangzhou really appeared was in the ninth year of the opening of the Sui Dynasty, when the title of Wuxing County was abolished and renamed "Hangzhou".

During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the official name was changed to "Yuhang County", but the folk still called it "Hangzhou". Yuhang County has jurisdiction over eight counties: Qiantang, Yanguan, Fuyang, Xincheng, Yuhang, Lin'an, Yuqian, and Tangshan, and the city of Zhisuo is located in Qiantang. Due to the communication of the canal during the Sui Dynasty, Hangzhou became a distribution center for goods from Jiangnan and even overseas foreign domains, and the social economy became increasingly prosperous, and the population gradually increased. According to the statistics of Zhenguan ten years, in the ten years of Zhenguan, there are more than 80,000 households in Hangzhou and 260,000 people.

It is such a prosperous place, but now, it is gnawed by a group of national moths. It is precisely because of this that Hangzhou, one of the eight ancient capitals, has become an acre and three points of land for Jiang Zhixuan since the beginning of September of the twelfth year of Zhenguan......

Hangzhou's predecessor Assassin Shi Fu's surname is Ouyang, and his name is Zihui, this Ouyang Zihui is not an ordinary person, he is the brother-in-law of Shi Chen Wenyuan, the current governor of Jiangnan Prefecture. And this Chen Wenyuan is the culprit who provoked the anger of His Majesty Li Er, Long Yan, together with Li Zemin, the deputy protector of the Huainan Metropolitan Protectorate, and is also one of the people who need to be monitored most during this trip by Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhixuan. Because these two people are the biggest backstage and behind-the-scenes bosses of the Suzhou-Hangzhou Yantie case in the impeachment recital!

The news of trusting the imminent appointment of Hangzhou Assassin Shi had spread in Hangzhou City half a month ago. However, the repercussions caused by the official and the private sector are very different. Ordinary people, when they heard that the newly transferred Lord Thorn Shi was the champion of the new department who talked and laughed, and caused tens of thousands of barbarians to be wiped out. When today's son is the most favored and valued protégé. They all clapped their hands and shouted to each other, bluntly saying that Hangzhou was saved.

However, the Hangzhou Assassin Mansion, including Shi Ouyang Ziming, the governor of the Hangzhou Assassin Mansion, nearly 100 officials from top to bottom, as well as the seven county orders under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou, were all terrified and walked on thin ice. As for why there are only seven county orders, it is because Feng Gongmin, the county commander of Qiantang County, was imprisoned by Ouyang Zihui, the assassin of Hangzhou, on the grounds of disobeying the orders of the officials, and his life and death are unknown......

However, whether you are frightened or walking on thin ice, the most important thing in the rules of officialdom is to usher in this one. Today is September 28 of the twelfth year of Zhenguan, ten days ago on September 18, just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, this cadre official was reluctant and anxious, set up a sumptuous banquet, prepared a rich ceremony, and sent away their former boss Ouyang Zihui. Now, the new Lord Thorn Shi has come according to the rules of officialdom, how can they not put up a full position to meet them

Why is it said that Jiang Zhixuan came according to the rules of officialdom, because according to the usual practice, officials should avoid the three months of New Year, May and September. Because according to the five elements of yin and yang, these three months belong to fire. Although the official is a shepherd, he is still a courtier of His Majesty the Emperor, and the word "minister". The ancient pronunciation reads "Shang", "Shang" belongs to gold, and fire is gold. In order to prevent the fire of the three months of 359, he restrained his own gold as a courtier, so as not to suffer a misfortune, so he must avoid these three months.

Of course, this crooked statement is just a high-sounding statement made by the newly appointed and outgoing officials, and even the court officials do not agree with it. In fact, the potential filth is that the third month of March is a good time of the year to collect taxes, and the new officials have to let the departing officials get the last handful before leaving, which is the essence......

However, the document issued by the officials demanded that Jiang Zhixuan take office on 1 September. Jiang Zhixuan was originally full of energy, and he wanted to listen to the arrangement of the Ministry of Officials to take office as soon as possible. On 2 August, they set out from Beijing, and from Beijing to Hangzhou, they were all riding horses or carriages, and in the last few days, they still took a boat down the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and it was easy to travel two or three hundred miles a day. The journey of more than 2,000 miles, even if you walk, should be there on the first day of the ninth month.

However, Jiang Zhixuan didn't know. Xiaoxiao read some records about the appointment of new officials from some miscellaneous history. After discovering this unspoken rule, she specially consulted her father Li Rusong and uncle Qin Yifeng. I learned that in officialdom, there is indeed such an unspoken rule, unless it is the kind of stunned second-pole new official, otherwise, everyone will follow the rules......

In view of this, when the team arrived halfway there, Xiaoxiao mentioned this matter to Jiang Zhixuan. Jiang Zhixuan naturally did not belong to the ranks of the stunned two-pole people, and almost without thinking, he agreed to his beloved wife's suggestion and ordered the team to camp in place. After resting for two or three days, he drove forward for several hundred miles. Then they set up camp again.

However, if you are so grinding, you must always have an explanation to the emperor Lao'er and the old turtles in the ministry, fortunately, the cavalry commander who accompanied the escort was Li Siye's life and death brother in Zuo Xiaowei. The commander of the royal guards is Qin Shuang, who is a brother and sister to Jiang Zhixuan. Both of them understand the rules of officialdom and know what Jiang Zhixuan is afraid of. So the two of them summed it up, and then played separately, saying that Jiang Zhixuan and the little couple, because they were in too much hurry in front of them, coupled with the fact that they were not accustomed to the water and soil, and they were infected with diseases, so they could only slow down the speed of the road and raise them while hurrying.

It is said that if there is one thing in the world that all officials want to hide from the emperor Lao'er, I am afraid that there is only this kind of unspoken rules of officialdom. Therefore, Li Shimin will not believe that the two people he trusts the most will join forces to deceive him. Although he was anxious about the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case, he was embarrassed to rush too much. On the side of Empress Changsun, I heard that the little family was very sick, and she was very anxious, if it weren't for Li Shimin's persuasion, maybe she would have sent an imperial doctor to catch up......

At the same time, Xiaoxiao sent someone to Hangzhou in advance to explain to the officials in Hangzhou, saying that the new Lord Assassin was slightly ill and could not take office on the first day of September. It is expected that the fastest time to take office is also the end of September, and I hope that during the period when Lord Assassin Shi is not in office, all my siblings will do their best to run errands for the imperial court.

The sender highlighted the beginning of September and the end of September. With such an obvious hint, a cadre of officials in Hangzhou naturally understood it and expressed their concern for the new boss to the person who sent the letter......

As soon as the messenger left, the officials began to talk about it. Some people say:

"Since this Master Jiang is so good, why don't we try to see if we can pull him into the gang. It doesn't matter if he is allowed to take the lion's share, after all, people's status is much higher, not to mention that no matter what, we still have to eat in other people's hands. ”

As soon as he said this, he said it. Someone immediately retorted:

"You don't have a scoop in your brain, how to win over people, what kind of person is a dignified Sanyuan Jinshi, the first protégé of the Son of Heaven. What is the backer of the people, that is the ...... in Beijing" said and bowed in the direction of Chang'an, the capital teacher, and then continued:

"You say, why did the one promote him so unusually, and that's why we're here for this! This Lord Jiang has no family ties, and there is no complicated relationship between the court and China, so he can only hold that person's thigh wholeheartedly. Such a person, what do you take to win over"

The man who spoke earlier retorted unconvinced: "Since you can see so clearly, then tell me, what should we do?"

The other man was short of breath: "I...... I don't know, take a step...... See...... Let's take a look......"

"Cut ......" Everyone raised their middle fingers one after another, even those with smaller official positions than him also stood up in their hearts......

Having said so much and pulling so far, it actually boils down to one sentence, that is, the top and bottom of the Hangzhou Thorn History Mansion, as well as the county lords of the seven subordinate counties, are very entangled in their hearts. Should the new boss be given a dismissal and let him retreat from the difficulties, or should he honestly accept the reality and face the unknown punishment......

But there is not so much time for them to entangle, although Jiang Zhixuan accepted his beloved wife's suggestion and postponed his arrival to the end of September, he can't keep postponing it like this, leave it to you for a month, let you get another handful, this is already an unspoken rule to abide by the limit of tolerance in your heart. Therefore, by September 28, Jiang Zhixuan's honor guard and escort team had already arrived at the post house 30 miles outside Hangzhou. Originally, it was still early when they arrived at the post house, so they could continue their journey. However, in order to give the officials in the city some time to prepare, and at the same time to test their attitude, Jiang Zhixuan and Xiaoxiao discussed, but still decided to rest in the post house for one night and enter the city tomorrow.

This ****, the officials in Hangzhou stayed up all night......

The next morning, Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhixuan were woken up by Cui Qiao. It is said that after arriving at this post house yesterday, the post keeper of the post house learned that this young man with a jade face and a bright face was the newly appointed Hangzhou Assassin Shi. Suddenly, it was like a land of drought and rain, and when he met a wanderer from abroad, he was as affectionate and respectful as if he had seen his parents. The most sumptuous food and wine in the history of this inn was arranged, and the Lord Thorn and his attaché were entertained. In addition, seeing that Lord Thorn Shi and his family members specially arranged the best independent room for Lord Thorn Shi and his wife to stay......

That night, after Xiaoxiao and her husband moved in, under the sudden change of environment, the freshness and excitement made the little couple quite excited, and they turned the phoenix upside down until almost dawn. The tiger head next door faintly heard the **** sound coming from the room of his father and mother, and his handsome shallow eyebrows wrinkled into a big pimple, and then he fell asleep again......

When Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhixuan finished washing, they each changed into their third-grade official uniforms and five-grade commandment clothes, and came out in full costumes. I saw that there were already people around from outside the post house, and the first person standing was a middle-aged man who was also wearing a four-grade official uniform, with a white face and a calm expression. Seeing Jiang Zhixuan and Xiaoxiao coming out, this person had a slightly surprised look on his face, and secretly thought to himself: It seems that His Majesty is really gracious to this little white face. Not only that, but when he was young, he lived in the third grade, and even his wife was already a five-grade pleasant.

"Shi Ouyang Ziming, the head of the Hangzhou Assassin Mansion, led the subordinates of the Assassin Mansion, and the county orders of the eight counties of Hangzhou, to welcome Lord Assassin Shi and his wife......"

Although Jiang Zhixuan, a young feudal official, was not taken seriously at all, he still had to do the official article. Therefore, after seeing Jiang Zhixuan come out, Ouyang Ziming still said the same, and as soon as his words fell, the officials behind him gave up their hands according to his words. This formation is clearly the people in the officialdom of Hangzhou, and they are all the only ones who are looking forward to Ouyang Ziming......

Jiang Zhixuan may need to think for a moment before he knows the intention of these officials' move. Xiaoxiao will immediately come to her senses, she has lived for more than forty years in her past and present lives combined, where can she not understand such a thing. smiled at the moment:

"Thank you for your kind welcome......"

Jiang Zhixuan had also come back to his senses, raised his head and smiled faintly, and nodded in a calm voice:

"Hehe, I have all my colleagues trekking to greet me, and my official is very uneasy. However, this Tian'er in the south of the Yangtze River is indeed different from the Jingshi, and the Jingshi has already won the sun at this time. At this time, Jiang Nan, just like the actions of your colleagues today, made this official feel warm and very comfortable......"

The officials in the field saw that although the new boss was young, his words were extremely standard, and they did not show any hostility, but faintly tried to win over. There was a burst of relaxation in his heart, but Ouyang Ziming's heart suddenly tightened: although this person is young, he is very sophisticated, not to be underestimated, not to be underestimated. If you're not careful, maybe because of this person, you'll ruin your brother and boss's big deal! A smile appeared on his face at the moment:

"My lord, madam, the lower officials and all my colleagues, in the city's century-old shop Liufuju slightly prepared a thin wine, for the lord and Mrs. to catch the wind and wash the dust, and hope that the lord and the lady will appreciate the light......" Every time he called the adult, he would continue to call him "madam", not only because Xiaoxiao was the edict of the imperial court, but also to remind the people behind him that they could find a way to find a breakthrough from this young lady of Thorn Shi. In his opinion, Mrs. Thorn Shi, who has a warm smile on her face and is delicate and graceful, cannot be as sophisticated as Lord Thorn Shi

The officials behind him heard the sound of the strings and knew what they meant, and they all spoke: "Please madam, my lord appreciates the light!" Without a trace, he put the little "lady" in the first place. Moreover, these people have made decisions in their hearts, and after they go back, they let the wives and concubines of the family try their best to get close to the young Mrs. Thorn. If he can seize the opportunity to get her handle on accepting bribes, then this Lord Assassin can only obediently comply......

Xiaoxiao noticed the change in the names of these people without a trace, and knew it in her heart, but there was a shy smile on her face, and she gently walked into Jiang Zhixuan's ear and said:

"Husband, since you are so gracious, let's go to the banquet."

The officials who were close to the scene heard what Xiao Xiao said to Jiang Zhixuan, and they were secretly happy in their hearts: This Mrs. Thorn Shi is really easy to talk to, and she has a door......

Jiang Zhixuan looked back at his beloved wife who was usually very stable in some surprise, and he didn't know why she was acting so frivolously today. But I saw my beloved wife's clear eyes like a clear spring, and the confident smile on my beloved wife's face. He was instantly relieved: his beloved wife must have discovered something. So he didn't say anything, and after pretending to be silent for a while, he smiled and said:

"Your colleagues are so gracious, wouldn't it be too hypocritical for this official to shirk it. It's okay, after the official has settled his family and accompanying guards, he will drink your banquet with all his colleagues, haha......"

As soon as his words fell, Qin Shuang, who had been waiting behind him, shouted loudly: "Let's go!! ”

Immediately, the drums rang out, and the first thing that came out was Jiang Zhixuan's honor guard of the founding father. This once again surprised Ouyang Ziming and the others: I didn't expect this person to be so young that he already had the position of earl, and it seemed that he had to pay attention......

These corrupt officials in the field didn't know that except for Jiang Zhixuan, the assassin of Hangzhou on the bright side, the founder of the country, what really wanted their lives was the lady who they thought was ignorant and easy to deceive, and was still bribing and threatening under the pretense of ideas, and ordered the two inspectors of Jianghuai - Xiao Xiaoxiao!