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Yangzhou is gorgeous and picturesque under the night sky, and it can be called a big city. Compared with this, places like Jingxian are like remote and remote areas.

As a major prefecture and county, Yangzhou has a governor's office, three-level yamen, and six major departments have been established in the central government of the court, namely: official house, household house, ritual house, military house, punishment house, and workshop.

The governor of a state, a chief official in the border, holds the power of the entire county, and the three levels of yamen below have the position of "prefect" and is responsible for civil interrogation. As for the six ranks, each performs his duties. It can be said that the political system has been quite perfect. To use words to punish the heart, a large prefecture and county are almost equal to a small court.

In the past, the power of the governor was not so great, and he restricted each other with the prefect. It was only later that the court declined and the emperor was weak and the governor was weak, and the power of the governor gradually expanded and became a separatist trend - the most prominent point is that the position of the governor now has signs of hereditary signs.

What does hereditary mean?

It means that this prefecture and county are basically from a certain family, with father passing through son and son passing through grandchildren...

There is a proverb: Is the great world the king's land? If the prefectures and counties lose their rules and become China, then this dynasty is not far from being destroyed.

Yangzhou Yamen, Prefect's Council.

The prefect of Yangzhou was named Wang, with the name "Pu" and the name "Yingzhi". He was 42 years old this year and was very young and strong.

The entire Yangzhou was run by Yuan Wenchang like an iron barrel, so Wang Yingzhi was naturally also a confidant of the Yuan family, so he could hold an important position.

Every night, he would review official duties at the board office, and then select some important ones to submit to Yuan Wenchang for review and approval.

"Hmm? Is this actually happening?"

He suddenly spoke in surprise and held a volume in his hand: "Scholars and men are both civil and military, and bravely captured people and slaughter the coachman..."

After reading, his eyes gradually lit up: "Chen Daoyuan, a scholar in Jing County, sounds very familiar... By the way, did Master Zhengyang mention it last time? As long as Chen Daoyuan comes to the prefectures and counties, he will send someone to the Taoist temple to notify..."

"This guy came very early."

He had no intention of reviewing other papers, so he got up and started to pace - this was his habit of thinking.

"I'm just an ordinary scholar. Why does Zhengyang value it so much? Could it be that Chen Daoyuan has something unique..."

"The Major General respects Zhengyang as the 'Daofu', which is not a minor matter. The Lord once expressed dissatisfaction with this title. Although the Major General is the smartest among the three sons, the Major General is the most wisest. He is regarded as the candidate for the future governor. But... it is the choice for the future, not the present."

Thinking of this, he made a decision: "You must report this matter to the Lord and then notify Zhengyang."

Wang Yingzhi has been immersed in the officialdom for many years and is well versed in the ways of power. In this regard, the so-called brothers and sons, these relationships are not reliable, and may become a disaster. Yuan Wenchang is not aware of vigorously cultivating Yuan Ge Shu, but if Yuan Ge Shu is anxious, goes beyond the rules and cultivates his own wings and minions without restraint, then Yuan Wenchang may feel unhappy, and even thinks that this son wants to seek power and usurp the throne.

After all, I am still in good health and don’t want to delegate power and abdicate. You are in a hurry to come up as your son. Don’t you want to rebel?

It is natural for father to pass on his son to pass on his family business, but before it was officially passed on, as a son, he could not reach out to ask for it. If he robs it, he would be a traitor and should be killed!

The higher the position and the more powerful the person, the deeper the attachment to the position and the more taboos it will be. There have been basically emperors deposed and even the killing of princes in all dynasties. The root cause of this is the source.

Wang Yingzhi felt that the current Yuan Wenchang was in full swing in the spring and autumn, and at least he would still hold power for several years. If he was in a hurry to go to Yuan Geshu, he was just committing a big taboo.

"It's decided so. I'll investigate Chen Daoyuan and put it into a sect and submit it to the adults for reading."

Wang Yingzhi did not know the real reason for why Taoist Master Zhengyang paid so much attention to Chen Sanlang. He subconsciously believed that it was because the major general wanted to win over talents.

...

After a night, I first arrived, so I naturally had to stroll around. At this time, there was not much time left before the August provincial examination, and the effect was not great. It would be better to go out for a walk in the past few days. Otherwise, if I don’t even know what the prefectures and counties look like in Yangzhou, I won’t be in vain?

A person who is proficient in human feelings is proficient in writing, but a person who is proficient in world feelings is proficient in officialdom.

During breakfast, I asked the waiter about some good places to go to Yangzhou.

The waiter smiled: "Young Master, the most fun place in Yangzhou is of course the Qinhuai River. If you don't go to the Qinhuai River in this life, you will be in vain to claim your own wind."

Ten miles of Qinhuai, ten miles of Fengyue, is indeed famous all over the world. A long time ago, when Chen Sanlang heard this name, he could hear a cocoon in his ears. In Nanyang Prefecture, there is a water bay called "Little Qinhuai", but there is no less than the main one.

The prosperity of Qinhuai is unparalleled, and it is also a gold-selling cave that can eat people without spitting out bones. Throughout the year, literati often go there, be amazed and lingering, and indulge in it day and night. When the last penny is squeezed out and worthless, they will be driven out by old, turtle slaves and wandered on the streets, without even the cost of traveling home, and even dying in a foreign land. This is common.

Chen Sanlang inexplicably remembered two poems: "A dream of Yangzhou for ten years has won the green light, and he is lucky to be famous."

Although this Yangzhou is not the same Yangzhou, it is surprisingly consistent in many aspects.

He smiled and said, "Is there any other place besides Qinhuai?"

The waiter said: "The ten scenic spots in Yangzhou are led by Qinhuai, and there are nine scenic spots." He then said with his fingers one by one, and he was quite careful: Shouyue Lake, Shanse Tower, Twenty-Four Bridges, Feilai Peak...

Chen Sanlang knew the reason for his hard work, and after listening, he threw out a bunch of money.

The waiter took it and smiled. In fact, he didn't have much monthly salary when he was running in the inn, but the extra rewards from the customers were more generous. When he met a generous owner, he threw a ingot of silver out, which would be equivalent to his salary for several months.

After listening to the ten scenic spots in Yangzhou, Chen Sanlang was quite interested in the Skinny Moon Lake among them, so he decided to go there today.

Shouyue Lake is a lake in the city, covering an area of ​​more than ten acres. The water is living water. The water quality is clear. There is a circle on the shore and willows are planted everywhere. On the water surface, there are continuous lotus flowers. When the flowers bloom, the flowers are charming and beautiful, so they are known as "three autumn osmanthus and ten miles of lotus flowers".

In fact, there are three scenes in the ten scenic spots in Yangzhou that are inseparable from the Skinny Lake, which is equivalent to being connected together, such as the mountain tower, the Twenty-Four Bridges, the Feilai Peak, etc.

As I asked about the road, after walking for more than half an hour, Chen Sanlang came to the lake and looked around and saw the rippling blue waves and lotus flowers blooming - isn't the current season the flowering season?

The red and green are as if the poem says: the lotus leaves are endless and green, and the lotus flowers are red in the sun!

Chen Sanlang was refreshed and happy to see it, and it was really worth the trip.

Walking along the lake shore, I unconsciously walked out a long distance and saw an ancient pagoda standing in front, 18 floors high, with the spire of the tower like a needle, piercing the sky.

The Xia Yu Dynasty re-speaked the family, so many towns built pagodas and temples, but it was rare to see such a tall one.

Mountain Pagoda.

There is an allusion about the origin of this tower. When building the tower, there was no need for blue bricks. The main building materials were all monks digging rocks on the mountain peaks outside the city, and then polishing them into bricks one by one, and then using stone bricks to thoroughly use them.

This process is a process that is extremely difficult and cannot be tortured by humans, and it cannot be achieved by those who have great perseverance.

It took ten years to build the pagoda. Because it kept the color of the mountains and rocks, and the wind and rain were not invaded, it was difficult to get rid of time, so it was named "Shanse Pagoda".

Behind the Shanse Tower, a mountain peak flashed. The peak was a bit strange in shape, with a straight oval and aloofness on the lake.

Feilai Peak.

The story of Feilai Peak is even more mysterious. Many years ago, there were snake demons in the Shouyue Lake, causing trouble, and eating countless people. This matter was known by the gods in the sky, so they threw out a mountain, shattered the void, and directly suppressed the snake demon.

That mountain peak is the Feilai Peak later.

Because of this story, Chen Sanlang was more interested in Feilai Peak. He stood on the shore and looked at it for a long time, but no matter how he looked at it, the mountain was the mountain peak and he couldn't see any clues.

Following the corridor, I came to the mountain tower and climbed up the stairs. At this moment, there were many pilgrims coming to the tower to burn incense, including men, women, young and old, rich and poor...

There are monks in charge of the pagoda.

When he entered the tower, Chen Sanlang looked around, thinking that the tower was too noisy and noisy, and felt that it was useless and was about to step out.

"Amitabha, please stay, this donor."

Suddenly, a Buddha's yelled in his ears, and it was surprisingly loud, as if it was ringing in his heart.

Chen Sanlang was startled and looked back and saw an old monk. The monk was tall and thin, with a skinny body, and a gray monk robe that looked particularly wide. He had little flesh on his face, his eyebrows and eyes were deep in, and his chin was sparse and a few beards... This image was completely incompatible with the so-called "eminent monk".

"Uh, this master, you call me?"

Chen Sanlang found it strange.

The old monk grinned, with few teeth in his mouth, and said, "That's right, I believe that the donor has wisdom, and a circle of light behind my head is hidden but not revealed. These roots and bones are destined to be with me. Why don't you let me slap you and enter my empty door?"

Chen Sanlang was stunned for a moment. Some people had wisdom, some circle of light behind their heads was hidden without revealing. How could it sound like they were telling stories? He even spoke up to want to become a monk himself. Is this old monk a madman?

"Master, I just came to take a look. I left after watching it. I was hungry and rushed to have lunch."

The old monk smiled slightly: "You can eat anytime, but if you miss the opportunity, you won't come again."

In an instant, his smile was warm and bright, and his image changed and became kind; his words were endless and he heard it in his ears, which was so comfortable that it made people feel uncomfortable that he could not feel any doubt. No matter what request he made, he was willing to nod and agree.

Buzz!

The sword box in his arms moved slightly, and the confused look in Chen Sanlang's eyes disappeared in an instant, and he lowered his head: "Master, I'm really hungry."

As he said that, he ran out of Shanse Tower without looking back.
Chapter completed!