At noon, Gan Xingfan arrived in Ruihe Town from Guangyang County.
"County Magistrate Gan." The two men shouted in unison after seeing Gan Xingfan.
"Haha, you two are still the same as before!" Gan Xingfan rolled off his horse and greeted them.
After not seeing him for many days, Lin Tongxi discovered that the former mayor's temperament had changed. He became more tactful and even his hair had turned a lot whiter.
The two first took their superior to the Fulai Inn to rest for a while.
Originally, the two planned to let Gan Xingfan rest for a day. After all, he was exhausted from the long journey and started the inspection work as soon as he arrived in Ruihe Town. He was really tired.
Unexpectedly, Gan Xingfan didn't care about these and insisted that the two take him to see the results they had achieved this month.
"In that case, I'll take you to the yamen to look at some information after lunch, and then we'll go to other places the next day. What do you think, Lord Gan?" Chen Yunxuan asked tentatively.
"Yes, sure." Gan Xingfan nodded, and then explained the reason for this trip.
It turned out that Lord Ding Nanjing saw the outstanding political achievements of Ruihe Town, especially the successful escort of Ding Yunyi back, and the praise from the Wen Family Army and Chengtian Academy, so he planned to come to Ruihe Town in person to meet Lin Tongxi and Chen Yunxuan.
It's said to be a meeting, but in fact it is an inspection.
After Gan Xingfan took a sip of tea, he began to remind the two of them.
"Tongxi, Chenxuan, this is a good opportunity, you must seize it."
"There have been many battles in the east recently, and many soldiers have died in Chutian County."
"I heard from General Wen that Lord Ding Nanjing intends to transfer me to Yunmeng County in the east to serve as the prefect to resist Xie Wenzhou's attack."
"If it is true as General Wen said, then the position of Guangyang County Magistrate will soon be vacant."
"Chen Xuan, as the mayor of Ruihe Town, you are one of the county officials in our county and have the opportunity to succeed the county magistrate."
"Whether you can succeed him depends on how Lord Ding Nanjing judges your achievements."
After hearing Gan Xingfan's words, Lin Tongxi and Chen Yunxuan immediately thanked Gan Xingfan for his advice.
"By the way, didn't the letter mention that those evil gentry of the Pang family made things difficult for you? The letter was too brief. Now that it's rare for me, the county magistrate, to meet you, you might as well talk to me in detail." After Gan Xingfan finished speaking, he started eating the peanuts on the table.
Seeing that the other party was so interested, the two of them told Gan Xingfan the story of how they had fought against the evil gentry in recent days, and supplemented each other's stories.
Among them, the most eye-catching move was asking Chengtian Academy to arrest three lunatics.
Before Chen Yunxuan became the mayor, countless mayors did not dare to take action against the Pang family easily.
There is no other reason. The Pang family has someone in the upper echelons, named Pang Xiang, who is one of Ding Nanjing's core advisers.
While he was advising Ding Nanjing, he was also one of the nobles in Xiangzhou and was in charge of the underground society in Xiangjiang County.
As for the underground society in other places in Xiangzhou, it is more or less related to Pang Xiang.
Having said that, Pang Xiang was not completely in control of Xiangzhou, and many people were targeting him and attacking him.
For example, General Wen and Mao Dehui were both waiting for the other side to reveal a flaw, and even Peng Ziliang, who was also one of the counselors, was keeping a close eye on Peng Xiang.
Peng Ziliang was once a prominent family in the Central Plains. It is said that the Night Crow Manor represented by Wei Zhuangzhe was secretly sponsored and established by the Peng family.
After the turmoil of the Red Dynasty, the Peng family chose to move south to Xiangzhou, but the influence of Yeya Manor still existed and even slowly expanded to the whole country.
Therefore, Peng Ziliang gradually became Ding Nanjing's dependent.
It was also because of this that Pang Xiang and Peng Ziliang gradually became at odds with each other. After all, they were from the same family and were both counselors.
Pang Xiang looked down on the other party because he was from the north, while Peng Ziliang looked down on Pang Xiang because he had low knowledge and culture.
In short, the Pang and Peng families do not get along.
Gan Xingfan also noticed this point, so he left Wei Zhuangzhe's connection to Lin Tongxi so that he could fight against the Pang family.
The Pang family is a well-known local gentry in Ruihe Town. Many mayors dare not offend them, so they were a little more obedient when Gan Xingfan was around.
After all, Gan Xingfan is General Wen's confidant, and he has a high reputation and can summon the heroes of the world to serve him.
But as soon as Gan Xingfan left, Pang Ling of the Pang family started to have evil thoughts, especially since Lin Tongxi and Chen Yunxuan had once cheated him.
Fortunately, Wei Zhuangzhe played a role and found Mr. Zeng to escort Lin Tongxi to Chengtian Academy.
"This kid, I originally planned to use him as a bodyguard to protect the safety of you two. Unexpectedly, this guy outsourced the business." Gan Xingfan complained about Wei Zhuangzhe's behavior. He even gave him a lot of silver and asked Wei Zhuangzhe to ensure the safety of the two of them.
Judging from the results, the two were indeed not in any danger of life, but Wei Zhuangzhe's attitude was a bit perfunctory.
"Hey, next time I make him drink three cups as punishment at a drinking party!" Gan Xingfan said, and then took a sip of soup.
As several people talked about this, many dishes were served.
"My lords, this is the last dish. Please enjoy it slowly." Bai Yunshan, the owner of Fulai Inn, personally brought the dishes, fearing that he would neglect these distinguished guests.
After Bai Yunshan left, only Lin Tongxi, Chen Yunxuan and Gan Xingfan were left in the room.
Lin Tongxi continued to talk about what happened next, which was to use the villagers of Qingshi Village and the children of Anjifang to collect evidence of the crimes of the three evil gentry, and finally join forces with Chengtian Academy to strike at them.
"That's right! When your strength is low, you should lie low for a while, waiting until you have enough energy before unleashing your sword and striking with a single, fatal blow!" Gan Xingfan applauded the two's actions and shared his recent insights: "General Wen once said I wasn't well-educated, so he urged a rough-and-tumble person like me to read. After reading, I found that the books contained many useful principles."
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