Chapter 2886 News
There is no way they would be interested in salted fish. They brought cotton silk with them. How crazy must they be to be interested in something as smelly as salted fish?
Zhou Man was sorting medicinal materials in the medical office. She had been persistently going to the countryside to provide free medical services during this period, and she had consumed a lot of medicinal materials, and her reputation had also spread.
She was overjoyed to see Wen Tiandong arrive. She immediately took him to the backyard and pointed to the two cleaned-up rooms. "These two rooms are for you," she said. "You can live in the hospital. If it's inconvenient, you can rent a house outside."
Wen Tiandong immediately said, "The students live in the medical department."
The Wen family has been studying medicine for generations, and his great-grandfather has been a doctor. However, the medical skills were lost when they were passed down to his father's generation. His family was not very wealthy, so he naturally would not live outside the house provided by the Medical Bureau, as it would cost too much money.
Wen Tiandong introduced his wife to Zhou Man, "Sir, this is my wife, Chen."
Wen Tiandong was very close to Zhou Man and said directly, "Her nickname is Zhenniang."
Manbao welcomed her warmly. After letting them put down their luggage, he said, "Please pack up first. Come to my house for dinner later. I'll welcome you home."
Wen Tiandong readily agreed. He also wanted to talk to Zhou Man about the Medical Bureau during dinner.
Manbao ran back to see Zhou Liwei first.
Both the aunt and the nephew were very happy to meet each other. Zhou Liwei was older than Zhou Man. He had raised his aunt since childhood, so they had a good relationship.
Zhou Liwei took out the things first, and Old Zhou only brought a message. Qian made a bundle of underwear for Zhou Man, and Little Qian prepared a lot of food for Zhou Man, including pickles in jars, pickled meat, and dried vegetables. They were delicious when soaked in water and fried with meat.
Then he took out a stack of letters and showed them one by one, "This is from Mr. Zhuang, this is from Old Madam Liu, this is from Master Yin, and this is..."
"By the way, the second young master gave me a box. I don't know what's inside, but it looks very valuable."
Bai Shan and Zhou Man sat on the chairs and began to open the letters. The first one was from Old Lady Liu, which contained some words of advice to them, and then told them that the governor of Qingzhou had been replaced by Guo Cheng.
In the letter, Old Lady Liu told Bai Shan that the previously appointed Qingzhou Governor Wang Rong was from the Wang family of Chenliu County and was a shrewd and capable man.
However, the Wang family of Chenliu is far inferior to the Wang family of Taiyuan. I heard that some of the clan members have been communicating with the Taiyuan side, and the two clans want to unite.
Guo Cheng was from the Xuyang Guo family, and coincidentally, he was from the same clan as Minister Liu's wife.
Madam Liu had obviously researched Guo Cheng's background and said to the two of them, "Well, after all, our two families are relatives. Guo Cheng is the nephew of Madam Liu Shangshu. Liu Huan should call him his cousin, and Manbao is of the same generation as him."
Manbao saw this line of words and said, "My cousin."
Bai Shan: "...He is much older than you. Even if they are cousins, he should be your brother, right?"
Manbao said, "Didn't I call that from my in-laws?"
Liu Huan's father is slightly older than Guo Cheng and is his cousin. If they follow the in-laws' way of addressing him, he would naturally be his cousin.
Manbao was secretly delighted, and Baishan remembered something and also felt secretly delighted. They both lowered their heads and looked at each other with stars in their eyes.
After opening Mr. Zhuang's letter, he mainly encouraged them and also mentioned the matter of the Qingzhou governor.
He said, "Guo Cheng is like a fence-sitter, leaning towards whoever benefits him. Such a person cannot be trusted. Therefore, we can cooperate with him, but we cannot be close friends."
He continued, "This man is greedy. As a county magistrate, you should be honest and upright. If you can persuade your superiors, then do so. If not, it is better to be submissive and leave it to the censors to evaluate. However, although this man is greedy, he is even more power-hungry. I heard that the county magistrate of Yidu County is a shrewd and capable man, and he is also honest and upright. If he and Guo Cheng fight in Qingzhou City, you can survive in the cracks."
Yin Huo was even more direct, telling Bai Shan in his letter, "Guo Cheng was previously dismissed from office because of corruption and greed. Your Majesty was angry at his ability to play both sides between the Crown Prince and Prince Gong, so he was dismissed. However, this man is shrewd and capable, and has a good way of governing the local area. My father said that not only Your Majesty often praises his talents, but even Lord Wei and Old Lord Tang in the court often say that he has talent. It's a pity that his moral character is not good. Therefore, he can be used, but not valued. You don't have to be too afraid of him. Compared to him, His Majesty will definitely trust you more."
"However, it is a taboo for officials to offend their superiors in the officialdom, so it should be avoided if possible," Yin Huo said. "Guo Cheng is rarely reinstated, so he should be diligent in his duties this time. We should be cautious."
Bai Shan handed Yin Huo's letter to Man Bao and said, "This governor is quite interesting."
Manbao also handed him Liu Huan's letter and said, "Liu Huan said that he would ask his cousin to take good care of us when he comes to the capital."
Bai Shan: "Do you believe it?"
Man Bao nodded and said, "I trust Liu Huan, but not Guo Cheng. The officialdom is like a battlefield. When interests are aligned, brothers will naturally be friendly and respectful to each other, and fathers will be kind and sons will be filial. But if interests are not aligned, there will be no father and son on the battlefield."
Bai Shan nodded, stood up and said, "Calculating the time, he should be here in a few days. I think I have to go to Qingzhou City to meet with County Magistrate Lu."
Manbao looked at him in surprise, "Why do you want to see him?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Before Governor Guo arrives in Qingzhou, transfer the prisoners to the main prison in Qingzhou."
Manbao: "Why would County Magistrate Lu help you?"
"Of course it's because I'm worthy of help," Bai Shan said. "Don't worry. Judging from the arrangements made by County Magistrate Lu in Beihai County, although he is a bit domineering in officialdom and doesn't want people to set foot in his territory, he is indeed a good official who serves the people. He has fought the Song family for so many years, and I can consider this as a result for him."
"Once the Song family's salt works collapse, the county government's finances will collapse immediately. They can't control the county government's finances, so naturally they can't control the county government either. As for the issue of privately occupied farmland, we can deal with it slowly in the future."
Manbao nodded.
After discussing this matter, the two opened Bai Erlang's box. Inside was a thick stack of papers covered with words. Bai Shan knew at a glance that this was the manuscript of Xixing's biography.
He picked it up and found a letter underneath, so he opened it and read it.
Bai Erlang vividly wrote down everything that had happened during this period, including many things that happened in the court. At the end, he also mentioned the matter of the Qingzhou governor. He said frankly to Bai Shan, "I asked Mingda about it. She said Guo Cheng is not a good person. The Empress does not like him very much. But she also said that Guo Cheng can be used."
Bai Erlang said, "Mingda also said that Guo Cheng is a man who knows the current situation very well. Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's position is stable, His Majesty has handed over many government affairs to the Crown Prince this year. For this reason, Guo Cheng will be very polite to you."
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