Chapter 972 Chapter 972, Appearance
As soon as the first month of the year was over, Xiao Yeyang received news from the capital.
Each of the nine guards in Xiliang had a government office, which was equivalent to adding nine prefectural governor positions. Under the government office were state and county offices. The list of officials who would be coming in February and March was densely written on several sheets of paper.
Xiao Yeyang didn't pay much attention, but he carefully examined the six prefectural governors. (The prefects for Ganzhou Guard, Jinwei Guard, and Lanwu Guard were already chosen: Dong Yuanxuan, Xue Yi, and You Kai.)
Of these six people, half were from aristocratic families and half were from humble backgrounds. All of them were successful in the imperial examinations and had served as officials for more than six years. They had received high evaluations during their tenure and showed good abilities.
It is obvious that these six people are here to do practical things.
Xiao Yeyang took note of these six people, and then began to look at the officials who would serve in Liangdu.
In the past, there was only one Duzhihuisi in Liangdu, but now there are more provincial governments and provincial judges.
Looking at the list of officials from the Provincial Administration Commissioner's Office and the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner's Office, Xiao Yeyang couldn't help but frown.
"father!"
Daozi ran into the study room holding a leather ball: "Daddy, play with me."
Daohua lagged behind a few steps. When she entered the room, she saw a lot of papers on the desk. Knowing that Xiao Yeyang was busy, she pulled her son aside and said, "Daddy is busy. Go find Grandpa Chu to play with you."
Daozi was a little reluctant. She glanced at Xiao Yeyang and saw that her father did not put down what he was doing to accompany her as usual. She knew that she could not get her father to stay this time, so she skipped and jumped with the ball in her arms to find Chu Lang.
Daohua quickly asked the maid and the old woman to follow. Seeing Xiao Yeyang's frown, she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Yeyang handed Daohua the list of officials sent from the capital and said, "The relatives of several princes have arranged people to come to Xiliang this time."
Daohua frowned: "Why are these people coming to Xiliang instead of staying in the capital?"
Xiao Yeyang sneered: "Xiliang is a border. What does the border have? Military power!" Who can do without military power in the fight for the throne?
Daohua frowned even more tightly. "Uncle Emperor's body shows that he will live a long life. Those princes in the capital passed away too early."
Xiao Yeyang: "The last time your elder brother returned to the capital, he heard some gossip that some people were secretly planning to jointly petition the Emperor to appoint the Crown Prince."
Daohua was speechless: "Are you courting death?"
Xiao Yeyang sneered: "The appointment of a crown prince is related to the fate of the country. Even if the emperor's uncle is unhappy, he will not punish the ministers for it. Everyone knows this, so they dare to be so bold. It's just a chance to test the emperor's uncle's attitude."
Daohua thought for a moment and asked, "Who do you think the Emperor's uncle has in mind for the crown prince?"
Xiao Yeyang was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know."
It is not so easy to guess what the emperor's uncle is thinking, but he has a hunch that the emperor's uncle will not prioritize the older princes.
Daohua actually doesn’t care much about this issue. No matter which prince becomes the emperor, as long as Prince Ping’s Mansion doesn’t make any major mistakes, they can live a good life.
After a while, Daohua's face turned worried again: "Those princes' relatives have come to Xiliang. Will we be dragged into some kind of alliance?"
Xiao Yeyang: "They will definitely try to win him over, but before the Emperor's uncle makes his stance clear, they dare not reveal too much."
Daohua snorted, "I hope the ladies from the families won't bother me. I'm too lazy to engage in intrigue with them."
Xiao Yeyang smiled: "You are the princess now. So what if the prince's in-laws are inferior to you? If anyone makes you unhappy, just fight back."
Daohua nodded with a smile. That’s right, she is the princess now. If she doesn’t want to see someone, no one can even enter the palace.
In mid-February, servants from various families arrived in Liangdu one after another.
The arrival of these people also made Liangdu City lively, and craftsmen renovating houses could be seen on every street.
By late February, a group of officials arrived in Liangdu to report for duty.
Xiao Yeyang met with the governor, the provincial judge, and several prefects, gave them a brief account of the situation in Xiliang, and hosted a banquet for these people in the palace.
Daohua knew that Xiao Yeyang was going to host a banquet for officials in the front yard, so she made preparations early. After asking the maid to serve tea and snacks, she chatted with Guo Ruomei about this group of new officials.
Guo Ruomei knew more about the people and affairs of the capital than Daohua did, and she explained to her in detail, "Governor Yu Shao is the brother-in-law of Prince Rui. His wife, Zhong, is quite a capable person, and all of Yu Shao's children are hers."
"Prince Rui is a royalist, and the Yu family's actions all depend on Prince Rui. You can interact more with the Zhong family as you spend more time together."
Daohua nodded: "Prince Rui is also very good to Xiao Yeyang."
Guo Ruomei smiled and said, "Yes, when Yeyang was stranded in Zhongzhou, King Rui went there in person." Then she talked about the Censor again.
"Censor Shi Yan and Prime Minister Yang were both Jinshi graduates from the same class. They were good friends. Shi was also a man of action. His wife, Ding, was a peasant girl he married before he passed the Jinshi exam."
"After Lord Shi became successful, many people were eyeing Mrs. Ding's position. Unfortunately, Mrs. Ding was a good fertile woman. She gave birth to four legitimate sons and one legitimate daughter for Lord Shi. All four sons were talented scholars."
"In this way, no one can shake the Ding family's position in the Shi family."
After hearing the backgrounds of the Provincial Governor and Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, Daohua smiled and said, "The Emperor's uncle sent Lord Yu and Lord Shi to Xiliang, which shows that he is very eager to govern Xiliang well."
Guo Ruomei agreed: "Yu Shao and Shi Yan are both neutral royalists. They won't get involved in any messy things. They can help Ye Yang govern Xiliang very well."
"As for the princes' maternal families, except for the Du family who are in the Provincial Surveillance Department, the others are in the Provincial Administration Department. The Provincial Administration Department is managed by Yu Shao, so Ye Yang won't have to worry too much."
"Don't be fooled by the fact that Prince Rui always smiles at everyone, but he is very cunning. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so favored by the Emperor."
"Yu Shao is a true disciple of King Rui. He is a true smiling tiger."
Daohua learned a lot about the new officials' backyards from her mother-in-law. In order to avoid being involved in the intrigues in the future, she also instructed Yan Shouhou to pay more attention to everything about these new officials.
At the same time, in the front yard, Yu Shao and Shi Yan were very polite when facing Xiao Yeyang.
Although they were of the same generation as Prince Heping, they really didn't dare to act like elders in front of Xiao Yeyang, who was crowned king at such a young age.
Especially on the way to Xiliang, many things surprised them.
The first thing to be affected is the road that is still under construction. It is said that the road is made of a material called cement. It is flat and solid, and easier to walk on than a bluestone road.
Then there are the smiles on people’s faces.
They are not young and have seen the appearance of many people in cold and bitter places. In a border exile place like Xiliang, the people should be numb, but along the way, they can clearly feel the vitality from the people.
If people have no hope, they will not have such strong vitality. This also indirectly shows that under Xiao Yeyang's governance, the people have seen hope.
He is good at fighting and has great governance skills. No one dares to underestimate such a young man.
Besides, although they are the highest leaders of the Provincial Administration Commissioner's Office and the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner's Office, the highest leader of Xiliang is Xiao Yeyang.
Before coming, the emperor issued an edict appointing Xiao Yeyang as the Governor of Xiliang, in charge of all administrative, economic and military affairs of Xiliang. In other words, they were also under Xiao Yeyang's jurisdiction.
By mid-March, almost all the officials had arrived, and the provincial government and the provincial judicial commissioner's office had officially begun their work.
(End of this chapter)
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