Songcheng County is the seat of Yingtianfu and Jingdong Road, the level is Chi County, with a population of one million, a vast city, extremely developed commerce and education, and is the third largest county in the Central Plains after Bianliang County and Luoyang County.

At night, two fast horses galloped into the south gate of Songcheng County, until they stopped in front of a large official mansion, and the two riders turned over and dismounted, and ran up the steps.......

This mansion is the official residence of Yang Du who was sentenced by Tianfu, Yang Du was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Qingli, originally served as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and was a proud protégé of Jia Changchao, and was reappointed as Ying Tianfu through the operation of Jia Changchao two years ago.

Yang Du is very strong, in just half a year to empty the prefect Zhao Zhinian, although Zhao Zhinian also belongs to the same faction that supports the king of Langya, but still can not resist Yang Du's offensive, after being caught by Yang Du three handles, had to obediently hand over power, and was willing to be hollowed out for two years, until he was transferred back to the capital in March this year.

After two years of operation, Yang Du's operation in Yingtianfu has been deeply rooted and has become a powerful force to support Jia Changchao.

Yang Du is not very old, only about thirty-seven or eighteen years old, it is when he is in the prime of life, his goal is to enter Beijing as the chief official of the ministry after the expiration of his term of office in Tianfu, he thought that after Zhao Zhinian was squeezed out, he would take over the position of prefect, but he did not expect that the imperial court actually descended a Fan Ning from the sky, which suddenly made him nervous.

In the study, Yang Du looked contemptuous, pacing back and forth in the room with his hands in his hands, and next to him stood his confidant Wang Yue.

"I knew that Zhao Zongshi would arrange someone to enter Yingtianfu sooner or later, but I didn't expect to arrange a hairy boy who had not dried up, what local governance experience did he have, and he actually served as the chief political officer of Nanjing, the court is simply nonsense!"

Wang Yue said cautiously: "The general judgment must not be underestimated, this Fan Ning is said to be very important to the Son of Heaven......

"I know he's got the weight of the Son of Heaven!"

Yang Du interrupted him impatiently, "I know his details very well, the boy is the first, the young man is ambitious, opens up overseas territories, and caters to the good deeds of the official family, how can he not be valued, but what did he actually do, he stayed in Taixue for three years, nominally as a school inspector, but in fact he continued his studies, and then went directly overseas, and after returning to the court, he worked as a doctor for a few months, and Ding Wei went home for nearly three years, this is his qualifications, it is nothing more than a little harder backstage, and Han Qi supports him, But he is actually a twenty-three-year-old young man, with no experience in officialdom struggle, no experience in governing local areas, he is alone, and Ying Tianfu has no allies for him, what will he do to fight with me? ”

At this time, someone outside the door reported, "Enlightenment is sentenced, and the capital is urgent!" ”

Yang Du was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Let the messenger come in!" ”

Walking in quickly outside the door, Yang Du immediately recognized that the person who came was Jia Changchao's henchman, and the messenger made a salute, handed the letter to Yang Du, and said: "All the words are in the letter, Jia Xianggong has no other orders!" ”

Yang Du nodded and ordered: "Take twenty taels of silver and give it to the messenger, and take him down to rest!" ”

"Thank you Yang Tongju!"

The messenger saluted and went down.

Yang Du opened the letter and read it carefully, and said to Wang Yue: "Jia Xianggong said that this Fan Ning was sent by the King of Julu in order to seize the dominance of Ying Tianfu, and Jia Xiang Gong ordered me to suppress this Fan Ning in Ying Tianfu, completely empty him, and not give him any chance to seize power." ”

"That's why the lowly position persuaded the judge not to despise him, the Giant Deer King sent him, he must have something extraordinary."

Yang Du sneered, "Then you might as well give him a dismount!" ”

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After two days of sailing, in the early morning of the third day, the big passenger ship slowly docked at the Bianhe wharf outside the city, Fanning was still the first time to come to Songcheng County, giving people the first feeling that the prosperity here is similar to that of Bianliang in Tokyo, with various shops on both sides of the road outside the city next to each other, pedestrians on the streets, and ox carts, donkey carts and rickshaws carrying goods coming and going.

The cargo ships on the river were one after another, without stopping, and both sides of the river were full of boats.

Fan Ning's four guards have very distinctive names, called Zhu Long, Zhu Hu, Zhu Leopard, Zhu Ying, they are all in their twenties, with big shoulders and round waists, strong martial arts, grew up in the Zhu Mansion since childhood, and are loyal to the Zhu family.

Fanning's carriage and horses would take two days to reach Yingtianfu, and they could only rent their leg power for the time being.

Fan Ning instructed Zhu Long, and after a short time, Zhu Long rented four ox carts, and everyone got into the carts, and the four ox carts headed towards the county seat.

The county is also very prosperous, the north-south central axis is Songzhou Street, stretching for more than ten miles, the streets are spacious, and there are large shops on both sides. ”

Aya agreed, and took a little maid to the money shop, they entered the money shop, only a moment, and saw a middle-aged man who looked like a big shopkeeper to send them out, Aya got into the cattle lane: "A total of 30,000 taels of silver, has arrived!" ”

Of course, Fanning is considering buying a house, if the official mansion can satisfy himself, of course, it is the best, if the official mansion is not satisfied, then he can only buy a mansion first, and then sell it in the future, Fan Ning has inquired before, the main official mansion behind the Yingtianfu Ya, which should have been lived by the chief official, was sentenced to live by Yang Du, and it is said that it was let by the former prefect.

Fanning will either live in a slightly smaller official residence or find a house on his own, which will be the first test for Fanning.

At this time, Fanning saw an inn with a large area called 'Liangzhou Inn', and he immediately ordered, "Just stay at the inn in front." ”

Four ox carts slowly stopped in front of the inn, and the innkeeper hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile: "Welcome to the guest officer?" ”

"Is there a separate courtyard?" Fanning asked.

"Yes! The shop has four separate courtyards, one large and three small, and currently only one courtyard has customers, and the other three are empty. ”

Fanning smiled happily: "Then go to the biggest courtyard!" ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly ordered the men to come and help with the luggage, and he personally led Fanning into the inn.

"The small shop is one of the three major inns in Songcheng County, although the area is not as good as the Songzhou inn, but it is cleaner than it, all kinds of services are in place, there is hot water supply at any time, and the food provided is also delicious and cheap."

At this time, Gongsun Xuance stepped forward and whispered to Fan Ning: "It is recommended to live separately, so that we can go to the city to understand the situation." ”

Fanning nodded, "Then the two of you will go to stay at the Songzhou Inn, and come here in two days to concentrate." ”

Gongsun Xuance and Zhang Bo hurried away, and Fanning led everyone to the largest single courtyard, which was quite large, consisting of six guest rooms, and there was a big tree in the courtyard.

The shopkeeper introduced: "This is the best single courtyard of the small shop, and the room price is a little more expensive, 500 yuan a day, and the meal fee is calculated separately." ”

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "It's not expensive, such a courtyard will cost at least two yuan a day in the capital." ”

"Of course it can't be compared with the capital, what is the price of land in the capital, we are a small place here, and the guest officer is from the capital?"

Fan Ning looked around the house and was quite satisfied, so he nodded and said, "Just this courtyard, prepare the necessary things, and we have stayed." ”

Everyone hurriedly carried their luggage into the courtyard, they had not eaten breakfast, they were a little hungry.

Fanning asked, "Is there breakfast?" ”

"Yes! Today's breakfast is meat buns and rice porridge that have just come out of the cage, you can go to the canteen to eat, or you can ask the guy to bring it over. ”

Fan Ning said to the four guards: "You go to the canteen for breakfast first, and after eating, Zhu Long will go to the mansion to submit a book." ”

The shopkeeper heard that they were going to the government to submit a letter, but he didn't know what their identity was, so he hesitated and said: "If the official is an official status, he can go to live in the official post, the conditions are good, and there is no need to spend money." ”

"No, just live here."

Fan Ning took out ten taels of silver and handed it to the shopkeeper, "This is the deposit for the house money, and finally settle the bill inside." ”

The shopkeeper was overjoyed, and took the money and went to register.

Fanning asked the man to bring breakfast, and everyone sat down to eat.

After breakfast, Aya and a few handmaidens packed their luggage, while the tea boy Gui Ge'er took out the tea stove sencha, and Fanning sat in the room reading a book.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and I saw Zhu Long hurriedly walking in with an official.

The official came in and bowed to Fan Ning and said, "The humble position is Zhang Qi, the head of the Heavenly Mansion, see Fan Governor's Mansion!" ”

The director of Ying Tianfu is an eight-rank petty official, which is equivalent to the director of the office, and Fan Ning asked people to go to the official office to submit a letter, but there was only one eight-rank official, which is really a big joke in the world.

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