Given Xie Shaoling's personality, he would never tolerate the royal family and nobles in the capital.

If those people dare to use their methods against him, Xie Shaoling will definitely break off all ties with them.

All he had to do was suppress the memorials impeaching Xie Shaoling, occasionally defend Xie Shaoling verbally, and create the illusion that he trusted Xie Shaoling, so that the conflict between them would become more and more acute until it became irreconcilable.

In the past, when the late emperor was still alive, Xie Shaoling liked to meddle in other people's business. No matter which family's darling he was, if he caught him doing evil, he would be beaten, often to the point where even their own parents would not be able to recognize him.

At that time, people often went to the late emperor to complain, but the late emperor loved Xie Shaoling even more than he, the crown prince. Not only could the complainants not do anything to Xie Shaoling, but they would also be reprimanded by the late emperor. Over time, the playboys of the various families in the capital all avoided Xie Shaoling.

The late emperor has been gone for many years, and his influence has waned. If we were to stir up old grudges and new hatreds among those people from back then, the emperor would like to see who would still be able to protect Xie Shaoling!

The emperor suppressed all the memorials impeaching Xie Shaoling and reprimanded the officials who had impeached him.

Of course, this reprimand was just for show, it didn't really hurt, those who know him understand.

As for the memorials requesting praise for Xie Shaoling, he ignored them, but secretly made a mental note of them.

Whether they were impeaching Xie Shaoling or protecting him, most of them actually had no real purpose in Xie Shaoling, but rather in determining who would become the governor of Jizhou.

Whether from powerful families, noble families, or upright officials, everyone wanted to monopolize the coveted Jizhou Prefecture. Various forces vied for control, and a series of dramatic events unfolded before the emperor.

Meanwhile, in Jizhou County, Xie Shaoling took advantage of the time to lead his guards and troops to recount the population of Jizhou County, measure the land, redistribute the land according to the population, and stamp the land deeds with the county governor's seal to legalize them.

In addition, Xie Shaoling also liquidated all the remaining properties of the Jiang family and the prefect, and distributed the looted money equally among all the people in Jizhou who had been persecuted by the Jiang family and the prefect.

Originally, the people of Jizhou had given up hope of living, but after Xie Shaoling arrived, he not only returned their land to them, but also compensated them with real money.

Things they never dared to dream of suddenly became reality, and tangible benefits fell into their hands.

Xie Shaoling became a living bodhisattva in the mouths and hearts of the people of Jizhou County, and some people even took the initiative to build temples and statues for him.

What ordinary people ask for is actually very simple: enough to eat, enough to wear, and enough to sleep soundly. That's all.

In the capital, various factions vied for the position of governor of Jizhou for over a month, and in the end, the position actually fell into the hands of the Qingliu faction.

In Dae Awami, powerful families and nobles held almost all the key positions in the court. Scholars from humble backgrounds could squeeze into the court through the imperial examinations, but it was difficult for them to gain a foothold in the court.

In order to survive in the cracks, they banded together for warmth, which is why there is the saying of the "pure stream faction".

Of all the officials in the Qingliu faction, only the Minister of Justice held the highest position and was favored by the Emperor.

However, the position of Prefect of Jizhou was not obtained by the Minister of Justice.

In fact, Minister Zhang was also surprised by this result.

The infighting between the powerful families and the nobles was so ugly that it angered the emperor.

Just then, Su Jinqian, the newly promoted Vice Minister of Revenue, submitted a document on the allocation of land and collection of land taxes in Jizhou over the years at the emperor's request. The emperor was feeling troubled when he saw the well-organized document and immediately realized that Su Jinqian was a capable and pragmatic person.

However, to avoid further problems in the appointment of officials, the emperor was more cautious this time.

He privately summoned Su Jinqian several times, using that document as a basis to test him extensively, covering not only the Ministry of Revenue's own responsibilities but also matters concerning people's livelihood and development.

Su Jinqian's talent and ideas were recognized by the emperor, who immediately ordered him to be appointed as the governor of Jizhou and sent the imperial guards to escort him to his post.

The reason for having the Imperial Guards escort him was to ensure his safe arrival in Jizhou County.

From the moment the appointment letter was issued, Su Jinqian became a thorn in the side of many people, and even with the Imperial Guards escorting him, the journey was fraught with danger.

Fortunately, he eventually reached Jizhou County alive.

By this time, Jizhou Prefecture had been largely rectified by Xie Shaoling.

What awaited Su Jinqian was a Jizhou prefecture in dire need of reconstruction.

After Xie Shaoling finished his handover, it was time for him to return to the capital.

From the moment Xie Shaoling led his guards away from Jizhou County, the emperor began his countdown.

However, his countdown had only reached its third day when the guards encountered the remnants of the Jiang family's private army, which had fled from Jizhou County, while passing through the Taihang Mountains on their return journey.

The Taihang Mountains stretch for eight hundred miles, and thousands of men and horses can be hidden within them as easily as fish swimming in the ocean, making them very difficult to find. Xie Shaoling only stopped pursuing them when they reached the Taihang Mountains.

Who would have thought that on the way back to the capital, they would run into each other by chance?

For the guards, this was naturally a victory sent to their door by God, an incredible stroke of luck.

But for the Jiang family, it was definitely a tragic fate.

How much can the Taihang Mountains, stretching for eight hundred miles, conceal?

If the Jiang family hadn't explored this mountain range for hundreds of years, they wouldn't dare say they were familiar with it.

However, their carefully chosen treasure location was suddenly exposed to the guards due to an unexpected encounter.

In this battle, the guards were exceptionally brave. Although they did not kill many enemies, most of the Jiang family members still managed to escape thanks to their familiarity with the Taihang Mountains. However, most of the Jiang family's savings accumulated over hundreds of years were left in the Taihang Mountains.

Upon learning this news, the emperor had no choice but to suspend all his plans.

That's the foundation of a thousand-year-old family; who could refuse it?

In any case, the emperor cannot.

Therefore, Xie Shaoling must return to the capital safely.

After all, if something were to happen to him along the way, given the complex composition of the guards, by the time the emperor got his hands on them, perhaps only one-tenth of their resources would remain.

Therefore, the emperor even gave Sun Yan an order to secretly protect Xie Shaoling's life.

On the day Xie Shaoling returned to the capital, the emperor personally led all the officials to greet him outside the capital.

Of course, what he was welcoming was not Xie Shaoling, but the Jiang family's centuries-old wealth.

Leaving aside the rare books, scrolls, and manuscripts whose value is difficult to measure in monetary terms, the value of those boxes of gold and silver jewelry alone is incomparable to the tax revenue of Da Yuan over ten years.

The emperor never imagined that one day he would experience the feeling of becoming rich overnight.

Wealth and luxury are dazzling!

Because of those chests full of gold and silver jewelry, for the first time since breaking with Xie Shaoling, the emperor found him somewhat pleasing to the eye.