In the three states in the south of the Yangtze River, each state has a governor to take charge of local military and political affairs.
Suzhou has four counties. The land is not vast, but compared to the vast Xiling, it can be said that every inch of land is valuable.
The government office of the Suzhou governor is in Suzhou City.
Today is a nice day, the wind is bright and sunny. There is a man-made pond in the backyard of Suzhou Governor's Mansion. In May, the lotus leaves in the pond are green, and the light of the morning sun shines on the water, sparkling and shining, which is really beautiful.
In the octagonal pavilion by the pond, an official in his fifties was sitting on a chair, surrounded by several officials.
This old official has thick eyebrows and a straight nose, and his expression is somewhat serious. The lines between his eyebrows are deeply sunk and tight, and his hair with dots on his temples is a sign of his age.
"Don't worry, sir." A black-robed official said respectfully: "People have been sent out. The two people from Beijing appeared in Yuquan Tower yesterday. Their residence should be nearby. As long as people are sent out at the nearby inns
If you ask around, you should be able to find them."
"That makes sense, that makes sense!" The old man nodded slightly.
This official was Pan Weixing, the governor of Suzhou. He was sent to Jiangnan from Kyoto three years ago and was not a local.
Jiangnan is Princess Sheyue's sphere of influence, so the governors of the three states south of the Yangtze River are all promoted and dispatched by Princess Sheyue, and the saint has always acquiesced in this.
The reason is actually very simple.
The Saint is afraid of the Jiangnan family's financial resources, but these people are indispensable. After all, nearly half of the empire's taxes come from the three states in Jiangnan. Therefore, the Saint's attitude towards the Jiangnan family has always been to appease the family. To the Saint,
Jiangnan's stability trumps everything else.
Naturally, Prime Minister Xia Hou also wanted to reach out to the south of the Yangtze River for a time. For this reason, he also wanted to send his trusted officials to take up the posts, but in the end they all failed.
In the final analysis, the saint did not want the Xiahou family's influence to penetrate into Jiangnan.
In addition to not wanting the Xiahou family to become too powerful, the most important thing is that the Jiangnan family was already dissatisfied with the Xiahou family. After all, it was Xiahou who replaced Zhao, Duke of Cheng, in charge of the household department.
If the Xiahou Prime Minister comes to Jiangnan, there will inevitably be friction with the Jiangnan family, which is exactly what the saint does not want to see.
The Jiangnan family only recognizes the princess, and the officials sent by the princess can at least live in harmony with the local forces in Jiangnan.
Pan Weixing didn't even have to be too conspicuous in Suzhou. He had to live in harmony with the Qian family in Suzhou, but not get too close. Not everyone could do this.
The land under the governor of Suzhou is not large, but everyone knows that the governors of the three states in the south of the Yangtze River are all fertile. This is the richest place in the empire, and there is no need to stretch out one's hands to make money. No matter who is in the position of the governor of Jiangnan,
In five years, you will be covered in gold.
"Sir, what do the two of them want to do?" A tall official with an ugly face, his complexion was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and his temper didn't look very good: "Since you have arrived in Suzhou, why don't you come to the governor's Yamen?
When you meet an adult, you go to stay in an inn?"
"Ma Changshi speaks carefully." Pan Weixing immediately said: "Of course they have their reasons for doing that."
Each state in the Tang Dynasty had a governor, under whom there was a Biejia and a Changshi. The Biejia mainly assisted the governor in handling local government affairs, while the Changshi was responsible for local military and public security. The security in Suzhou City belonged to the Changshi.
The commander-in-chief is under the jurisdiction of the commander-in-chief, and the troops and horses of the Suzhou camp must also be mobilized by the commander-in-chief.
Ma Changshi has a stout figure, and he appears to be walking out of the ranks.
"Sir, I am a rough man and I always like to speak directly." Ma Changshi said rather rudely: "That Qin Shaoqing came to Jiangnan to patrol. He is a third-rank Shaoqing. Even if he is a Beijing official, your Excellency is from the second rank.
Mr. Pin, when you arrive in Suzhou, the first thing you should do is to come over and see your Majesty. What's the point of hiding in the inn? If Magistrate Liang hadn't come over to report last night, we wouldn't have even known that he had arrived in Suzhou."
The governors of various states in the Tang Dynasty were all local officials, and most of them were of the third rank. However, some special state governors were of the second rank. The three states in the south of the Yangtze River were important areas, and they all received the second rank salary.
"Ma Changshi, don't be impatient." The black-robed official who spoke before said with a smile: "That Qin Shaoqing is not alone. There is also an official from the Purple-clothed Prison beside him. The man from the Purple-clothed Prison came to Suzhou and stayed with the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.
Together, this is unusual, maybe they have received the order, and they are here to patrol Jiangnan, but secretly they have other missions."
In addition to Pan Weixing, there were four other officials in the pavilion. They were all the brains of Suzhou officialdom, and they were all Pan Weixing's trusted officials, so they were not too taboo about what they said.
Nearly half of Jiangnan's official circles are Jiangnan natives, but high-level officials have always been appointed from Kyoto. This is the case for Pan Weixing, and the same is true for Ma Changshi and the other three officials.
"What's the errand?" Ma Changshi asked hurriedly.
The black-robed official shook his head and said: "Since it is a secret mission, I naturally have no way of knowing. Ma Changshi, this Qin Shaoqing is not a simple person. I heard that he used to be a minor official in Xiling, and later he was seen by General Black Feather for some reason.
After the rebellion in Xiling, this man went to Beijing to report the news, but caused a lot of trouble. Fan Wenzheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, and many officials could be said to have died in his hands."
"Not only that, the noble lady who was sent to our Tianchi Mountain in Suzhou a while ago is Mrs. Cheng Guo, the biological sister of the current saint." An official on the side said: "After the boss knew about this, he also led us to prepare.
I went to visit, but was blocked at the foot of the mountain and couldn't even go in to visit. This is not an easy matter. I'm afraid that Mrs. Cheng Guo didn't come to our Suzhou to enjoy the mountains and rivers. Before Mrs. Cheng Guo was sent to Suzhou, I heard that Qin
Xiao killed seven guards of the Duke's Palace. Anyone who dared to touch a hair of the guards of the Duke's Palace would be certain to die. However, this Qin Shaoqing had great magical powers. Not only was he unscathed, but he was also rewarded by a saint.
." He lowered his voice and said, "Mrs. Cheng Guo was sent to Suzhou, which may be related to this matter."
Local officials have never dared to take the situation in Kyoto lightly and are always paying attention to what is going on in Kyoto. Qin Xiao, who has been in the limelight in Kyoto recently, has naturally been paid attention to by these officials, and they have tried every means to find out about this person.
message.
The black-robed official nodded and said: "I heard that this man was highly regarded by the saints despite his young age. He was originally a sixth-rank official at first, but in the blink of an eye, he was promoted to a third-rank young minister and founded the Tang Dynasty.
So far, it can be said that there are very few people who can be promoted like this in this short period of time."
"Master Wei, if you say so, this man named Qin is really highly regarded by the saint?" Ma Changshi's tone was much gentler.
The black-robed official smiled and said, "That's natural."
"But Fan Butang of the Ministry of War was executed, and this person has something to do with it." Ma Changshi frowned and said: "As we all know, Fan Butang was promoted by the princess. After Fan Butang was dismissed, Dou Wei became the minister.
He is a spy placed by the Prime Minister in the Ministry of War. Now that the Ministry of War has fallen into the hands of the Xiahou family, how can the princess be happy? The princess must be very disgusted with this person surnamed Qin.
Everyone, we are all promoted by the princess. This boy has offended the princess, why should we sell him?" "Ma Changshi has a clear sense of grudges and I have always admired him." The black-robed official said: "That's all.
After leaving Beijing, the princess naturally knows that if the princess wants us to deal with him in Suzhou, she will definitely give us news. Without the princess's instructions, we cannot act rashly."
"To share the worries with the master, do you still need the master to tell me clearly?" Ma Changshi snorted coldly.
Pan Weixing coughed and said slowly: "Don't forget, although he offended the princess, he is a person appreciated by the saint. If we really want to embarrass him, when this person returns to Beijing and accuses us in front of the saint, we will
But we can't afford to go around in circles. We can't afford to offend this person. If the princess has an order, we should obey it. Since the princess has no instructions, we should not do whatever we want. Tairan, Xingguo, especially you two, Qin Xiao is in Suzhou these days
, you must take proper care of me and don’t neglect me.”
When the governor opened his mouth, the black-robed officials and Ma Changshi both bowed their hands and said yes.
"Don't have any objections to him." Pan Wei said earnestly: "Just treat him as an ordinary Beijing official. We will receive him well according to the specifications. We will provide him with whatever he needs and send him away smoothly."
"Sir, it would be fine if he stayed for two days and then left, but if the time is too long, I am worried that something will happen." Wei Biejia said in a low voice: "Last night Qian Guiting sent Qiao Shenggong to the prefect's Yamen, and he also
The guy next to him who was both male and female also sent it to the magistrate's office and told him that it was Qin Xiao who ordered him to personally interrogate the murder case of Qiao Shenggong. Magistrate Liang came over overnight to report, and the lower official also sent someone to find out what happened at Yuquan Tower last night.
What happened, Qin Xiao and Qian Guiting formed a big feud."
Ma Changshi sneered and said: "Qian Guiting is also unlucky. He wanted to deal with the Taihu thieves at Yuquan Tower, but he unexpectedly bumped into Qin Xiao who was eating there. Qin Xiaoming knew Qian Guiting's identity, but he didn't know anything about it.
Without saving any face, he forced him to kneel down and salute. Qian Guiting was on the ground in Suzhou. Who dared to provoke him, and had he ever suffered such humiliation? He was a character who must avenge his revenge, and the debt between him and Qin Xiao would never be settled easily.
Already."
"Xingguo, you really need to keep a close eye on this matter." Pan Weixing frowned and said, "If Qian Guiting just gave Qin Xiao a small lesson, we just pretend we don't know and let it go. But Qian Guiting really wants to do it."
We can't remain indifferent, ruthless. Qin Xiao is highly regarded by the saint. If something happens on our ground, we won't be able to explain it to the saint. You must send someone to keep an eye on Qian Guiting's movements in the past few days.
"
Ma Changshi cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, sir, I know what to do."
"Sir, how should we decide the Taihu Robbery case?" Wei Biejia asked softly.
Pan Weixing thought for a while and then said: "Qiao Shenggong is a member of Linghu Xuan. If you kill a member of the Qian family, you will not survive. When Liang Jiangyuan reported the matter yesterday, I felt that the matter was difficult. The prefect's Yamen really wanted to sentence Qiao Shenggong.
If we kill Qiao Shenggong with the death penalty, the Taihu bandits will definitely resent us." A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Now that Qin Xiao is going to try the case, that's the best thing. No matter what the verdict, Qin Xiao will judge it.
, sentenced Qiao Shenggong to death. After the Taihu pirates find out, they will only resent Qin Xiao and have nothing to do with us. The Taihu pirates and the Qian family are incompatible, which is not a bad thing for us." He looked at Ma Changshi and said: "Xingguo
, you tell Liang Jiangyuan that Qin Xiao wants to try this case, and the prefect’s Yamen will fully cooperate. If Qin Xiao orders anything, just ask Liang Jiangyuan to do it."
Ma Xingguo cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will send someone to tell you when I get back."
Pan Weixing nodded slightly, frowned slightly, and murmured: "The people from Dali Temple are here, and the people from Ziyi Prison are also here. If they really have another errand, what kind of errand will it be? What other major events are there in Suzhou?