The night when Chen Xi arrived at Wuchang Prefecture City, he slept so sweetly that he didn't even have a dream.

However, Wuchang Prefecture and the entire Huguang Province were not at peace.

Chenxi showed great majesty when he first met local gentry when he arrived at Wuchang Prefecture.

In the eyes of officials and gentry, it is no longer a question of Chen Xi's kindness and power. Now it is like a prelude to a bloody storm. It seems that Chen Xi is preparing to launch a major purge of Huguang and Jianggan officialdoms. As for how many families and families will retain them after the storm, it depends on whether Chen Xi is merciful.

On February 19th, Chen Xi arrived at Wuchang Prefecture in the morning. He had just gotten up, and Ma Jiu and Yang Wenzhao were already waiting in the yard.

Chen Xi lazily put on her clothes, came out of the room to prepare to wash and have breakfast, and Ma Jiu came over to tell the story of what happened yesterday and this morning. Chen Xi only realized that the people who came to give the gift had surrounded the yamen.

Ma Jiu said: "Master, there are too many people outside, and the streets in front of the governor's yamen are blocked. Do you need to go out and take a look in person?"

Chen Xi took the face wash handkerchief handed over by Yun Liu, hurriedly wiped his face, and then said without hesitation: "What do you think? I came to give gifts with such a big fanfare. I am stupid enough to accept them. The court will take off my official hat tomorrow... Are the people in this place all have no brains?"

"You take people out and drive those guys away. If you want to leave things alone, just lay them on the street and let the people get the bargain!"

Although Ma Jiu felt that it was inappropriate to do this, Chen Xi was very determined and had to take the order in a hurry.

Yang Wenzhao didn't know what he should do, so he secretly glanced at Yun Liu. Seeing that Chen Xi ignored him, he had to go out with Ma Jiu to do business.

Yang Wenzhao had little experience in doing things, and Chen Xi asked him to learn from Ma Jiuduo. However, after this period of observation, Chen Xi found that Yang Wenzhao was too simple in dealing with people and lacked the decision and responsibility to deal with things, and was still useless.

If Yang Wenzhao and Shen Yongqi are unable to get into the role for a long time, and Chen Xi has no one to use, he can only keep Ma Jiu and all plans have to be re-arranged.

After the two left, Chen Xi was not in a hurry to go out for the office, so he yawned and went to the back hall. Yun Liu followed him and asked, "Sir, are you going to the vassal department and the vassal department?"

"I won't go anymore. I'm just here for the first time. I'd better take care of my yamen first... This place is a world of difference compared to the governor's yamen in Wuzhou Prefecture. It's worthy of being a few big cities along the Yangtze River. The vassal officials sent people to clean up well, but now there are fewer people!"

Chen Xi said, and brought Yunliu to the back hall. The first thing Chen Xi did to sit down was to give breakfast.

A brother from the chariot and horse gang came over and said, "Sir, there is no special servant in the governor's yamen. Please take care of it first..."

As he said that, several brothers brought the simple white porridge and salted radish. Chen Xi was a little hungry and was about to pick up the chopsticks to eat. Suddenly, he remembered that there was no one who really had a stomach full. He waved his hand and asked, "What are you still doing? Why don't you go and get a few white flour steamed buns?"

One of the brothers had a bitter face and said, "Master, there is no flour in this yamen..."

Only then did Chen Xi realize that he looked glamorous and others were very flattering to him, but when it comes to real necessities of life, no one cared about it. Now it would be good to have white rice porridge and pickles. Fortunately, there were rice and pickles on the road, otherwise they would have hungry.

After taking a few bites, Chen Xi found Yunliu still watching. Chen Xi said to the brothers of the carriage and horse gang who were waiting, "I remember after breakfast, I went out to buy some food, rice, oil and salt. I have some scattered silver on my body. I will give it to you later!"

The brother of the carriage and horse gang was a little embarrassed: "Master, how dare the villain use your money casually?"

"What you have to spend is yours and mine!"

Chen Xi responded casually, raised his chin to Yunliu, and signaled, "Sit down and have dinner together. Then remember to take out the silver in my room, you don't have to buy it yourself!"

Before, Ma Jiu had the most status around Shen Xi, and Yang Wenzhao was a little weaker. Shen Yongqi did not take the initiative to fight for anything because of his cowardly personality, so he simply did not have the chance to show his face.

But at this time, Yunliu became the most important person in front of Chen Xi, because Chen Xi basically brought Yunliu with him when traveling. Many people think that Chen Xi has some "special habits", but even if they complain inwardly, they have to respect Yunliu, the upstart who suddenly appeared.

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Chen Xi did not go out in the morning. Until noon, there were still people outside to give gifts, but they were all sent by Ma Jiu and others.

Chen Xi was too disturbed, so he wrote a notice on the bulletin board in front of the yamen, and no one was allowed to enter the governor's yamen for no reason, otherwise he would be treated as "harassed Shangguan".

Even so, the people who came to give gifts were not completely driven away.

The front door was congested, and Chen Xi's men had to go out to purchase from the back door. Although the governor's yamen was luxurious and comfortable to live in, the food and drink cost was a little annoyed. They spent twenty taels of silver to buy everything they should buy. People all the way south were welcomed by local governments, but who would have thought that when he came to the place, he had to be responsible for the food of dozens of people under his command.

As noon approached, smoke from the governor's yamen was raising smoke, and the kitchen in the side courtyard finally opened, and everyone could eat hot soup rice.

Chen Xi is arranging cooking and starting work here. Guo Shaoheng, the governor of the government, brought people with him. This time he sent a "meeting gift" to Chen Xi, saying it was a daily condolence, but not a gift of firewood, rice, oil and salt, but some fabrics, tea, and local specialties. Even if they are not very expensive, they are considered high-quality. They are carried by more than a dozen people, and they are worth hundreds of silver.

Chen Xi looked at Guo Shaoheng and asked, "What is Guo Guanzheng doing? I didn't say that I am missing this thing!"

Guo Shaoheng smiled and explained: "Mr. Shen, look at what you said... You are a new place and are not familiar with the place. There are not many people around you who can use it. You have to send it to you no matter how you use it for basic life. By the way, I told you something. The news I just got was that Lord Fantai arrived in Wuchang Prefecture in about six or seven days later!"

Chen Xi knew that the "Master of the Fantai" mentioned by Guo Shaoheng refers to the new left governor of Huguang, Ma Tianlu.

Chen Xi had calculated Ma Tianlu's itinerary before, and thought it would be great that Ma Tianlu could be in place before the end of the month, and it was impossible to arrive at Wuchang Mansion within six or seven days. Guo Shaoheng came to inform him, but in fact he just found an excuse to flatter him and talk about the matter of asking for gifts.

Chen Xidao: "I have no friendship with Ma Fantai, so he stopped to welcome him that day. If there is any official exchange in the future, it will not be too late to visit him again!"

“Yes, yes!”

Guo Shaoheng responded, but thought to himself, of course you don’t have to greet Ma Fantai specifically, because you have a high official position and there is no reason for the superior to welcome the subordinate. You can wait for Ma Fantai to visit in the mansion.

Suddenly, there was a little noisy in the yard. Guo Shaoheng looked towards the window and saw someone carrying things, all of which were sacks and baskets. He looked carefully and it seemed that they were rice bags, flour bags, firewood, vegetables, etc., and there were jars containing oil. They should be daily necessities that Chen Xi sent to buy from outside.

Guo Shaoheng's face changed and he was secretly upset: "I just said I forgot something. It turned out that I forgot to prepare daily expenses for the Governor's yamen. Now Governor Shen pays for the purchase by himself, which probably costs a lot of effort... Alas, I'm not happy for the yamen of the vassal again!"

Guo Shaoheng quickly said: "Mr. Shen, what else is missing from the governor's yamen? Please tell me the officials, and the officials will find someone to prepare for you."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "No need, I have enough staff, and what should be purchased is ready. Guo Guanzheng, please go back and take the balance account book of the local treasury to show me. These Japanese officials don't have much work to do, so let's take a look at these old accounts first. I have an understanding of how many possessions the opponent has. This is also convenient for doing things in the future!"

Guo Shaoheng became more and more distracted when he heard this: "Mr. Shen wants to look at the accounts... According to the convention, when he first took office, he checked the accounts. He was either corrupt officials, who were greedy for money in disguise, waiting to collect the remaining money in his sacrificial amount, or he was just a straightforward person to borrow the account to find trouble."

"This Lord Shen is a corrupt official? Of course not! If the corrupt official can achieve his official position within a few years, the Ming Dynasty would have been destroyed long ago... It was broken, and he wanted to check the accounts and find trouble in the local area. What should I do now?"

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ps: The first update is here!

The temperature suddenly changed, and the emperor caught a cold and had a fever. I guess there were only two updates today! Sorry!
Chapter completed!