The Golden Age Chapter 61: People who can’t afford to offend

In the three states in the south of the Yangtze River, each state has a governor to take over the important tasks of the local military and government.

Suzhou consists of four counties. The land is not vast, but compared to the vast Xiling, it can be described as an inch of gold.

The government office of Suzhou Governor is in Suzhou City.

Today is a good weather, sunny, and there is a man-made pond in the backyard of the Suzhou Municipal Government. In May, the lotus leaves in the pond are verdant, and the light of the morning sun shines on the water. It looks good.

In the octagonal pavilion by the pond, an official over fifty is sitting on a chair, surrounded by several officials.

This year, the old official has thick eyebrows and straight nose, and his look looks a little serious. The lines on his eyebrows are deep and narrow, and the star-spotted hair on the temples shows old age.

"Old man, don't worry." A black-robed official said respectfully: "The people have already been dispatched. The two people from Beijing showed up in Yuquan Tower yesterday. Their residence should be nearby. Just send someone nearby. Inquire about those inns in the country, and you should be able to find them."

"Rational, reasonable!" The old man nodded slightly.

This official is Suzhou Assassin Pan Weixing, who was sent to Jiangnan from Kyoto three years ago and is not a local.

Jiangnan is the sphere of influence of Princess Musk Moon, so the governors of the three states of Jiangnan are all promoted and dispatched by Princess Musk Moon, and the saint has always acquiesced to this.

The truth is actually very simple.

The sage is afraid of the financial resources of the Jiangnan family, but they are not indispensable. After all, nearly half of the taxes in the empire are from the three states of the Jiangnan. Therefore, the attitude of the sage towards the Jiangnan family is always the main reason for appeasement, and the saint In terms of stability, Jiangnan’s stability trumps everything.

Xiahou Guoxiang naturally wanted to extend his hand to the south of the Yangtze River. For this reason, he also wanted to send his trusted officials to the post, but in the end it all failed.

In the final analysis, the saint does not want the power of Xiahou's family to penetrate into Jiangnan.

In addition to not wanting the Xiahou family to be too powerful, the most important thing is that the Jiangnan family is dissatisfied with the Xiahou family. After all, it is Xiahou Guoxiang who replaced Cheng Guogong Zhao in charge of the household department.

If the people of Xiahou Guoxiang come to Jiangnan, they will inevitably have friction with the Jiangnan family, and this is what the saint does not want to see.

The Jiangnan family only recognizes the princess, and the officials sent by the princess can at least get along with the local forces in Jiangnan.

Pan Weixing doesn't even need to be too conspicuous in Suzhou. He wants to get along with the Qian family in Suzhou without getting too close. Not everyone can do this.

The land under the Suzhou governor is not big, but the world knows that the governors in the three states of the south of the Yangtze River are all fertile. This is the richest place in the empire, and there is no need to reach out for money. No matter who, the location of the governor in the south of the Yangtze River After staying for five years, the body will be covered with gold.

"My lord, what do they want to do?" A tall official has a ugly face, his complexion is like the bottom of a pot, he is very dark, and his temper is not very good: "Since I have arrived in Suzhou, why not When I came to the governor’s office to meet the adults, I went to live in an inn?"

"Ma Changshi Shenyan." Pan Weixing said immediately: "They do it, naturally they have their reasons."

The prefectures of Datang set up a provincial governor, under which there is a Biejia and a Changshi. Biejia mainly assists the governor in handling local government affairs, while Changshi is responsible for the local military and public security. The public security in Suzhou city is convenient. It is under the jurisdiction of Changshi, and the soldiers and horses of the Suzhou camp must also be mobilized in accordance with Changshi.

Ma Changshi’s stature is sturdy, so it looks like

Get out of the ranks.

"My lord, I'm a rough person. I always like to be straightforward." Ma Changshi said rather unceremoniously: "That Qin Shaoqing came to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect the case. He is a third-grade Shaoqing. It’s from the second-grade member, when I arrived in Suzhou, the first thing I should do is to come and see the adults. What is it going to be hiding in the inn? If the prefect of Liang hadn’t come to report last night, we didn’t even know that he had arrived in Suzhou." /

The provincial governors of Datang are all local officials, and most of them are in the third grade. However, some special state governors are from the second grade. The three states in the south of the Yangtze River are important places, and they all receive the second grade salary.

"Ma Changshi doesn't need to be impatient." The black robe official who had spoken earlier laughed: "That Qin Shaoqing is not alone, there is an official from the Purple Clothes Supervisor. People from the Purple Supervisor came to Suzhou and talked to Dali Temple. It’s unusual for Shaoqing to stay together. Maybe they took the will. They came to Jiangnan to patrol the case, but there are other missions secretly."

In addition to Pan Weixing, there are four other officials in the pavilion. These are the brains of Suzhou officialdom, and they are all trusted officials under Pan Weixing, so they are not too taboo to speak.

Almost half of the Jiangnan officialdom are Jiangnan natives, but high-level officials have always been appointed from Kyoto. This is the case for Pan Weixing, and the same is true for Ma Changshi and the other three officials.

"What's the errand?" Ma Changshi asked hurriedly.

The black robe official shook his head and said: "Since it is a secret errand, I naturally can't know. Ma Changshi, this Qin Shaoqing is not a simple person. I heard that he used to be a small official in Xiling, but he was hacked somehow. General Yu liked it and became the Black Feather Night Crow. After the Xiling rebellion, this person entered Beijing to report news, but he caused a lot of things. Fan Wenzheng, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and many officials can be said to have died in his hands." /

"Not only that, the nobleman who was sent to our Tianchi Mountain in Suzhou a while ago is Mrs. Chengguo, the sister of the saint." An official on the side said: "The old man also received We were going to visit, but we were blocked at the foot of the mountain. We couldn't even go in and see. This is not easy. The lady Chengguo might not have come to Suzhou for a tour of the mountains and water. Before Mrs. Chengguo was sent to Suzhou. , I heard that Qin Xiao killed the seven guards of the Guogong Mansion, and changed to anyone, daring to become a hair of the Guogong Mansion's guards, that would definitely die, but this Qin Shaoqing had great magical powers, not only was he unharmed, but also suffered. A saint’s reward.” Lowered his voice and said: “Mrs. Chengguo was sent to Suzhou, which may be related to this matter.”

Local officials have never dared to take the situation in Kyoto lightly, and are always paying attention to the movement in Kyoto. Qin Xiao, who has been in the limelight in Kyoto for a while, has naturally been paid attention to by these officials, and he has tried every means to inquire. Information about this person.

The black robe official nodded and said: "I heard that this person was very young, but he was highly regarded by the saint. He was originally a sixth-rank official at first, but in a blink of an eye, he was promoted to the third-rank Shaoqing. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it can be said that very few people have been able to achieve such a promotion in this short period of time."

"Master Wei, in this case, is this surname Qin really respected by the saint?" Ma Changshi's tone was much more relaxed.

The black robe official smiled: "That's natural."

"However, Fan Butang of the Ministry of War was executed, and this person cannot be separated." Ma Changshi frowned and said: "As everyone knows, Fan Butang is the person promoted by the princess. After Fan Butang fell, Dou Yan sat down. In the position of Shangshu, the despicable villain showed his tail. He is the spy of the state minister in the Ministry of War. Now that the Ministry of War has fallen into the hands of Xiahou's family, how can the princess be happy? The princess must hate this surname Qin. It's very, everyone, we are all the princess's hand-drawn people, this kid has offended the princess, should we sell him?"

"Ma Changshi has a clear grudge, I have always admired it." The black robe official said: "But this person leaves Beijing, the princess naturally knows that if the princess wants us to fix him in Suzhou, he will definitely give us Here is news, we can’t act rashly without the princess’s orders."

"Does the master have to tell the master to share worries?" Ma Changshi snorted coldly.

Pan Weixing coughed and said slowly: "Don’t forget, although he offended the princess, he is a person appreciated by the saint. He really wants to embarrass him. When this person returns to Beijing, he will tell us in front of the saint. If the princess has an order, we should obey it. Since the princess has no instructions, we still don’t mess around. Tranquil, Xingguo, especially the two of you, Qin Xiaozai You must take good care of these days in Suzhou and don’t neglect."

Master Governor said, the black robe officials and Ma Changshi both said yes.

"Don't have any opinion on him." Pan Wei said earnestly: "Just as an ordinary Beijing official came, let's accept it according to specifications, that is, what he needs, we will provide what he needs, and send him away smoothly and smoothly. Exactly."

"My lord, it would be fine if he stays for two days and then leaves, but after a long time, the official is worried that there will be trouble." Weibie whispered: "Qian Guiting sent Qiao Shenggong to the prefectural office last night. He also sent the boy and girl around him to the prefect’s office, telling Qin Xiao that he had to interrogate Qiao Shenggong’s murder. What happened in Yuquan Tower, Qin Xiao and Qian Guiting forged a big feud."

Ma Changshi sneered and said: "Qian Guiting was also unlucky. He wanted to clean up the Taihu pirates in Yuquan Tower, but who knew he ran into Qin Xiao who was eating there. Qin Xiaoming knew the identity of Qian Guiting. , But didn’t leave any face, he just made him kneel and salute. Qian Guiting was on the ground in Suzhou, who would dare to provoke him, and has never been so humiliated? He is a character who has a grudge against him. He and Qin Xiao’s account will never I will forget it easily."

"Xingguo, you really have to keep an eye on this matter." Pan Weixing frowned and said, "If Qian Guiting is just teaching Qin Xiao a little lesson, we don't know it. The past is over, but Qian is going to the court. If you really want to be cruel, we can't remain indifferent. Qin Xiao is highly regarded by the saint, if something happens on our ground, we can't explain it to the saint, you must send someone to keep an eye on it and pay attention to the days when the money returns to the court. 'S movement."

Ma Changshi arched his hands: "Don't worry, your lord, you know what to do."

"My lord, how should you decide on the Taihu Pirate case?" Wei Buie asked softly.

Pan Weixing thought for a while, and then said: "Qiao Shenggong is from Linghuxuan. If he kills the Qian family, he will not survive. When Liang Jiangyuan reported the matter yesterday, the old man felt that the matter was tricky, and the prefect's government really wanted it. Qiao Shenggong was sentenced to death, and Qiao Shenggong was slashed. The Taihu Pirates will definitely resent us." A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Now Qin Xiao is going to hear this case. Xiao was tried and sentenced to the death sentence of Qiao Shenggong. After the Taihu Pirates knew about it, they would only resent Qin Xiao, and it had nothing to do with us. Taihu Pirates and Qian's family were incompatible with each other. For us, it is not a bad thing." Looking towards Ma Changshi, said "Xingguo, tell Liang Jiangyuan, Qin Xiao wants to try this case, and the prefect’s government will cooperate fully. If Qin Xiao has any instructions, just let Liang Jiangyuan do the same."

Ma Xingguo handed his hand: "Don't worry, your lord, I will send someone to talk when the next official turns around."

Pan Weixing nodded slightly, frowned randomly, and murmured: "The people from Dali Temple are here, and the people from the Ziyi Supervisor are also here. If they really have another errand, what will it be? There is more in Suzhou. What major event does the old man do not know?"