At the end of February in the fifth year of the Qingli period, the transfer order for Wang Chu, the governor of Yongzhou, had already arrived in Yongzhou. Because he knew about the incident but did not report it, he was demoted to the magistrate of Wuping County in Fujian.
However, before the new prefect arrives, he still has to complete the handover work and cannot leave for the time being.
So when he saw Nong Zhigao arrogantly entering Yongzhou City and the Huang brothers smilingly calling him "Wang Xianli", he almost got angry.
But there is no way.
This matter was discovered by the Imperial City Bureau. It happened that the court had dealt with the Western Xia and Liao Kingdoms, freeing up its hands to prepare to destroy the Yue Dynasty. As a result, this matter was discovered. If he didn't demote him, who would?
After Nong Zhigao entered the city, he became the Tongzhi of Yongzhou, and before the new magistrate of Yongzhou arrived, he became the temporary head of the government.
He did not make any arrangements immediately, but stayed in his own room and waited.
After all, his status was different now, and he had to think about his career. If he messed around before the new Guangnan West Road Transport Commissioner and Yongzhou Governor arrived, angering his superiors, it would be a big problem and detrimental to his career.
A few days later, Zhao Wenzuo, the former magistrate of Gaozhou, arrived first. After a smooth handover with Wang Chu, the magistrate and co-magistrate of Yongzhou were all present.
Nong Zhigao began to contact him, and the two worked together for more than ten days.
The reason why Zhao Wenzuo took office was not only because he served as the Tongzhi in a neighboring state and was familiar with the local conditions in Yongzhou, but also because he had outstanding political achievements and was very familiar with ethnic minorities in the border areas.
The imperial court sent a secret letter to Zhao Wenzuo, asking him to establish a good working relationship with Nong Zhigao, and also expressed the imperial court's determination to recover the southwest and severely attack Vietnam.
After learning the court's intention, he went in and out with Nong Zhigao during this period. Even when encountering problems, he would often discuss them with each other. In this way, the two quickly established a preliminary friendship and their relationship became increasingly close.
In early March, Yang Cha, the transport envoy of Guangnan West Road, finally arrived.
He originally served as the Tongzhi of Suzhou and was appreciated by Zhao Jun. He was promoted many times, first to the magistrate of Yingzhou, then transferred to the magistrate of Shouzhou, and then promoted to the Longtu Pavilion attendant and supervisory censor. Last year, he was also appointed as a Hanlin scholar and acting magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture.
Now Kaifeng Prefecture is basically governed by Bao Zheng, the co-magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, and Bao Zheng was officially promoted this year, so there was an unwritten rule for the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture before.
That is, the Kaifeng prefect was a transitional official. After serving for one or two months, he could often be promoted to the position of assistant minister in various departments.
But after Yang Cha became the prefect of Kaifeng at the end of last year, when he was about to be promoted to various departments, he was suddenly appointed to Guangnan West Road as a transport envoy. Although he was still a high-ranking official, his future was not as bright as that of a minister. For a time, many people in the court thought that he had offended someone and was sent out.
Only Yang Cha himself knew that this was an important task entrusted to him by the imperial court, asking him to organize and lead the southwestern military forces to completely eliminate the Yue Dynasty in the south.
So when he arrived in southern Guangxi, he did not stay in Guizhou, the capital of Guangxi, but went directly to Yongzhou.
March 9, outside Yongzhou City.
As the ancient capital of Nanning, Guangxi Province in later generations, Yongzhou's geographical environment was quite good.
The Yongjiang River runs through it, irrigating a plain area in the north and south. In addition, there are fewer hills, dense forests, and rich timber resources. It is located in the southwestern subtropical region and is suitable for cultivation and human habitation.
Yang Cha was riding on horseback, surrounded by the transport envoy's guards. In the distance, he could already see the city of Yongzhou, located on the bank of the Yongjiang River.
The city wasn't particularly large, and the surrounding plains were covered in fields and fields, with a few villages flourishing. But even more so was the vast sea of dense forests that stretched as far as the eye could see.
The southern part of Guangxi is indeed covered with jungles, so it is no wonder that there is so much miasma.
Although the imperial court has widely publicized the fact that miasma is spread by mosquitoes in recent years and encouraged the people in the south to launch a campaign to eradicate mosquitoes, Yang Cha still felt a little scared when he saw this endless subtropical forest.
After about twenty minutes, he finally arrived at the foot of the city.
Zhao Wenzuo, Nong Zhigao and other officials of all ranks in the city came over and greeted him.
"Zhao Wenzuo, Nong Zhigao, Huang Wei, and Huang Shimi greet the Commander-in-Chief."
Everyone bowed their hands.
"Well, no need to be polite, let's talk about it after we enter the city."
Yang Cha nodded slightly.
Many officials looked at him secretly.
I found that he was not very old, only 34 years old this year, and his face, which did not look old at all, looked quite mature.
Everyone was quite surprised. Huang Wei, the newly appointed Wuyuan County Magistrate, who was among the crowd, whispered to the Xuanhua County Magistrate next to him, "Brother Zhang, is the Commander-in-Chief really that young?"
The Xuanhua County Magistrate smiled and said, "Brother Huang, you may not know this, but Commander Si is a very promising young man. He passed the imperial examination in the first year of the Jingyou era. Although he didn't make the top three, he was still fourth. Furthermore, he has outstanding political achievements and is highly regarded by the court. He has a promising future and will naturally prosper in his career."
People only know that there were only three people in the first class, namely the top scholar, the second scholar, and the third scholar, but they don't know that this was during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Before that, in the Song Dynasty, there were five people in the first class, but only the top three had their own titles, while the fourth and fifth did not.
However, even so, those who can get the first place, no matter whether they are the first or the fifth, will have a very smooth career, especially Yang Cha, who took only seven years from the time he first entered the officialdom to becoming a transport envoy.
Eleven years have passed now. He should have been promoted to be a minister in various ministries, but he returned to the local area to be a fourth-rank transport envoy, which was considered an unsuccessful career.
Hearing the words of the Xuanhua County Magistrate, Huang Wei was filled with envy for a moment.
Although he was also a Jinshi, he was the last in the fourth class of Jinshi. His starting point was very low, and he had no connections. He was always in the selection status. He joined Nong Zhigao's team because he was not selected.
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