Chapter 2604 New Arrival
The new governor of Qizhou was transferred from Yunzhou. Although it was a transfer at the same level, Qizhou was located on the edge of the capital and was much richer than Yunzhou, which was at the foot of the Great Wall.
The political achievements made here are more likely to be noticed by others.
Tang He sat cross-legged on the couch and said to Bai Shan, "This governor's surname is Yu. My father and I asked about him before we came here. He is a governor who acts rather tough. His Majesty specially transferred him back from Yunzhou, obviously because he felt that Qizhou should be cleaned up."
"People like him don't like others making decisions for him, and they don't like being forced. So when we meet, you should follow my lead." Tang He looked up and down at Bai Shan, whose hair was wet, and smiled slightly. "Since your original intention is to serve the people in this area, you shouldn't care too much about your reputation, right?"
Bai Shan raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "I am new to the officialdom and don't care much about these things."
Tang He nodded. "That's right. You'll be sent out again in the future, so don't worry too much about your reputation. As long as you can get things done, it doesn't matter what the reputation is. You can learn from your senior brother Yang in this regard. Don't be fooled by his elegant appearance. When he gets shameless, he can be really shameless. Alas, he only has a good face, so even when he's shameless, he doesn't seem shameless."
Instead, the people around him are often injured by mistake.
Tang He mourned for himself inwardly for a moment, then said to Bai Shan, "He should be here today. I wonder if he got delayed on the way. It looks like he'll be a little late. Ask Daji to pick out some elegant clothes for you. In short, dress elegantly. You're still young. Is it okay to pretend to be a kind-hearted young man from a noble family who has no real skills?"
Bai Shan was stunned for a moment and then nodded.
Tang He patted his shoulder happily and said, "Great, great. If you pretend well, we can not only rent land for these one hundred households for a few more years, but also for other tenants."
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said, "Brother Yu, do you mind if all the credit goes to you?"
"Hey, what good do I need this achievement for?" he said. "I've just been promoted. If I can redeem the land and quell this peasant rebellion, I'll have achieved great success. As for the rest of my achievements, we've all eaten meat, so we should share some with others."
"The two imperial censors..."
Tang He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. They are here to supervise us. We have to make the decision on how to do things. Even if they don't want to, they can't say it in front of Governor Yu. Besides, there is my father."
Tang He felt refreshed when he said this, because he had finally benefited from his father's influence.
Bai Shan thought so too. All the censors in the world were subordinates of Lord Tang. This one was Lord Tang's son after all. The son had taken the initiative to give up the credit to the governor. What else could they do?
So Bai Shan rummaged through the box. He was a little distressed. This time, he brought a total of four sets of clothes, including what he was wearing. For convenience, one set was official uniform, and the others were casual clothes for easy entry and exit.
Because he knew he was going to the village and might have to deal with fights, he brought only lightweight, narrow-sleeved clothes. Two sets were made of fine linen, and one was made of satin. The colors were either sky blue or royal blue. The brightest set was actually his official uniform, so he wanted to look younger...
Bai Shan tossed around several sets of clothes and finally decided on the light red official uniform.
He has two kinds of official uniforms, one light red and one dark green, all because he has a title and is rewarded by His Majesty.
Mrs. Liu made two sets of each kind for him, and together with the ones distributed by the gift office, there were four sets in total.
This time, because he wanted to put pressure on others, he specially brought a set of light red official uniform.
Tang He walked up with his hands behind his back. After taking a quick look, he remembered that this was not the capital. How could Bai Shan find such suitable clothes?
So his eyes also fixed on the official uniform.
"Forget it, you should just wear your official uniform. We'll all wear them when the time comes."
After making this decision, Tang He remembered something. He stroked his chin and thought, "You and I are both light red, and the two censors are both dark green. Not bad, not bad, let's wear official uniforms."
So Bai Shan put on his official uniform, combed his hair, and waited.
Of course, they didn't just wait there. The two of them went to meet with Censor Ren and reviewed what had happened in the past few days.
When they finished their work and looked outside, the sun was about to set, but the new governor had not arrived yet and Censor Liang was also silent.
The three of them looked at each other and couldn't help but frown. "The capital is not far from Qizhou. Didn't they say that the new governor and his men left the capital yesterday? They should have arrived today, right?"
Tang He stood up and walked out, calling a clerk from the Governor's Mansion, "Let's go to the city gate and see if the new Governor has arrived yet."
"yes."
"Wait a minute," Tang He stopped them. After looking around, he asked, "Your Chief Secretary Sima and the Magistrate of Guo County haven't returned yet?"
"Yes, they all went to the city gate to pick up the new governor early in the morning."
Tang He frowned slightly, glanced back at Censor Ren and Bai Shan, waved the clerks away, and then walked back, "How about we eat first?"
Otherwise he was afraid that he would be hungry again tonight, and he always felt that something was going to happen.
Bai Shan nodded repeatedly, but how could Censor Ren eat it?
Shouldn't we rush outside the city to see what's going on?
It is impossible to see it. The situation in Qizhou is complicated. When they arrived, the Chief Secretary was newly promoted and the Sima was a replacement. Oh, the former Chief Secretary and Sima are now in prison together.
Therefore, things in the Governor's Mansion were in chaos, and there was no one to do some things. Otherwise, why would the four of them go in and out together? There was really no one in the Governor's Mansion who could help them.
But it is too dangerous outside, and they are afraid that they will die outside if they are not careful.
Tang He and Bai Shan immediately asked the kitchen to serve their lunch. They quickly ate two bowls of rice before putting down their chopsticks. A burst of hurried footsteps came from outside...
Bai Shan and Tang He looked at each other. Sure enough, something happened, right?
Censor Ren, who had been frowning and worried so much that he couldn't eat, said: ...
He immediately stood up, and the clerk had already rushed in, shouting breathlessly: "Sir, something terrible has happened..."
Tang He was already sitting calmly and asked, "What happened?"
"The new governor has killed someone!"
Tang He stood up in shock. Bai Shan was also startled and asked in unison, "Who was killed?"
The clerk's face turned pale as he said, "Three people were killed: the second master of the Zhu family, the eldest son of the Chai family, and the third master of the Zhang family."
Tang He exclaimed, "Wow!" These three were all great choices, as they were all the main persons in charge of the public land listed in the case files.
He and Bai Shan looked at each other and asked, "Apart from these three, there is no one else?"
"They say they're gone, gone," the clerk said, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "They say the new governor wanted to question them, but not only did they refuse to be summoned, they also spoke ill of them. When the new governor sent men to arrest them, they resisted stubbornly, so his officers and soldiers accidentally killed them in self-defense and also injured many of the servants of the three families."
"Were any tenants injured?"
The clerk shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. He only found out when he arrived at the city gate. How could he know whether the tenants had participated in the battle?
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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