After passing Wenzhou Prefecture, the large ship quickly sailed into Fujian Province.
After the warships of the Fujian Navy, which had been patrolling the waters at the junction of the two provinces, discovered Yuzhu's large ship, they immediately sent a speedboat to deliver the imperial envoy's itinerary to the capital city of Fuzhou.
The imperial envoy's overland itinerary receipts are all delivered to the province on a prefecture-by-prefecture basis...
However, the sea itinerary was delivered directly to Fuzhou by the navy's clipper, instead of being delivered to Xiamen Island.
The Admiral of the Fujian Navy is stationed on Xiamen Island in Quanzhou Prefecture, not Fuzhou.
However, the news of Yuzhu's arrival had long been sent to the province by an imperial edict issued by the Eight Hundred Miles Ming Dynasty. The governor and governor's yamen copied the news separately and informed officials of all sizes in Fujian Province.
Therefore, the Fujian Navy Admiral had arrived in Fuzhou, the provincial capital, in advance to prepare for the imperial envoy.
In the Qing Dynasty, the rules of the officialdom were not only cumbersome but also hierarchical.
When the imperial envoy passes through Fujian, officials from all over Fujian Province, including prefects and above, as well as generals from Green Camp and above, must gather at the wharf of the provincial capital to greet him.
A few days later, Yuzhu's official ship, guided by the warships of the Fujian Navy, slowly docked at the Fuzhou official ship pier.
On the pier, flags were fluttering, officials gathered, and soldiers stood in large numbers.
Officials from the entire Fujian Province, led by Fuzhou General Chang Qing, respectfully welcomed Yuzhu's arrival.
In fact, Fuzhou officials are quite embarrassed.
Because there are three local officials nestled in Fuzhou city, namely the General of Fuzhou, the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and the Governor of Fujian.
In addition, there are Fantai, Naitai, and Fujian Green Camp Admiral.
There are as many as six provincial-level civil and military officials stationed in Fuzhou. Fortunately, the Fujian Navy Admiral is stationed on Xiamen Island, otherwise it would have been even more troublesome.
Wang Peng, the magistrate of Fuzhou, who was born in Juren, once complained privately to his master that he was full of evil and had attached great importance to Fuzhou.
On the pier, a colorful platform has been set up to welcome the imperial envoy.
The jade pillar, covered with a yellow mandarin jacket, just emerged from the official cabin.
The whole pier was immediately filled with drums and music, firecrackers went off wildly, and cannons were fired one after another.
Yuzhu walked slowly down the springboard with square steps, climbed onto the colorful platform to welcome the imperial envoy, and stood facing south and facing north.
"General Fuzhou, servant Chang Qing, respectfully greet my master!" This is a Manchu banner man.
"Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, slave Jin Shirong, respectfully greet the emperor!" This is the bannerman of the Han army.
"The governor of Fujian, my minister Li Siyi, respectfully greets the emperor!" This is Han Chen.
As Yuzhu stood still, all the officials in Fujian Province knelt on the ground.
In the presence of the imperial ministers, only the banner generals and the civil servants of the frontiers were qualified to declare their family status and pay greetings to the emperor.
In today's situation, even the Green Camp Admiral and the Navy Admiral of a province are not qualified to speak.
It can be seen from this how far the Qing Dynasty was noble in culture but low in military affairs!
"Holy greetings." Yuzhu clasped his fists and arched his head high to the left, answering for the emperor.
Just when Chang Qing and others thought they could get up, Yuzhu suddenly took out a yellow object from his sleeve and shouted sternly: "I entrust you with this imperial edict!"
Fuzhou General Chang Qing couldn't help but feel his heart tighten. The emperor was going to hold the people responsible for the civil uprising that broke out in Taiwan.
During the Shunzhi, Kangxi and Yongzheng dynasties, the governor-general of Fujian and the governor-general of Zhejiang in these three dynasties were divided and combined at different times, but the number has never been determined.
At this time, the Governor-General of Fujian and the Governor-General of Zhejiang were combined into one place, and they were officially called the Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang, not the Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang in later generations.
The current Governor of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jin Shirong, is from Zhenghuang Banner and Hanjun Banner. He has been an official in Fujian Province for decades and can be considered a Fujian expert.
Li Siyi, the governor of Fujian, was transferred to the governor of Fujian from Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate just two years ago. However, as a civil servant, he also had the right to control the land and water admirals of Fujian.
In today's Fujian Province, except for General Chang Qing of Fuzhou, who is only in charge of the Eight Banners Army and Fujian Customs, the scope of powers of Governor Jin Shirong and Governor Li Siyi actually overlap quite a bit.
Logically speaking, as the governor-general of Fujian and Zhejiang, Jin Shirong was in charge of the military. In addition to the Eight Banners soldiers, it was his duty to control the admiral of Fujian Green Camp and the admiral of Fujian Navy.
But the problem is that the governor of Fujian has the title of Right Minister of the Ministry of War as usual, and also has the royal flag. He also has the right to transfer these two admirals.
In the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, whenever there was an overlap in the scope of authority, it was common for them to argue with each other and pass the buck.
In the late Qing Dynasty, it was normal for governors to have unclear responsibilities and powers. Moreover, conflicts between governors were something the court liked to see.
If the governors were really of the same mind, it would arouse the suspicion of the court.
The mountain people in Taiwan gathered in a mass uprising and actually captured two county towns.
Now, although the civil uprising was suppressed in time, Jin Shirong and Li Siyi, both of whom had military power, accused each other of dereliction of duty.
The governors and governors participated in the impeachment of each other, and as usual, the imperial court sent important ministers to Fujian to investigate and deal with the case.
According to the imperial edict, the imperial envoy responsible for investigating this matter has not yet left the capital.
Who would have thought that Yuzhu, who was originally thought to be just passing through Fujian and going to Guangdong to preside over the provincial examination, turned out to be the imperial envoy responsible for investigating the matter.
Kangxi's imperial scheming is really frightening!
In fact, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, starting from Kangxi, had a good habit of investigating and punishing local feudal officials in the Western style.
The former governor of Jiangsu was secretly impeached by the acting Jiangning General Qingtai. He was suddenly captured by the imperial envoy who was ordered to inspect the Qiantang River Embankment while passing through Suzhou.
"Jin Shirong accepts the order." Yuzhu called Jin Shirong's name without any emotion.
"Slave Jin Shirong, listen respectfully to the edict." Jin Shirong's heart suddenly sank, secretly thinking that something was wrong, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and kowtow to accept the edict.
"The cabinet issued an order that Jin Shirong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, neglected the military and shirks the blame. He has handed it over to the Ministry of Punishment for discussion. I hereby express it!"
"Slave Jin Shirong, please accept the order and thank me."
Jin Shirong has already suffered great misfortune, but he still wants to thank him. This shows how powerful the imperial power is!
After Yuzhu issued the decree, Niu Tai, who was armed with a sword and a bow, took the initiative to step forward, took off Jin Shirong's crown, and led others to lift him down.
Just when Li Siyi had a look on his face and thought he had a chance to win, Yuzhu took another edict from his sleeve and shouted sternly: "Li Siyi accepts the order."
"Your Majesty Li Siyi...respectfully...respectfully listen to...the holy edict." Li Siyi felt weak all over and could not speak a single word in a trembling voice.
"The cabinet issued an order. Li Siyi, the governor of Fujian, was timid and fearful of the enemy. He refused to move forward in the face of changes and restrained his troops. He was in vain. He was ordered to remove all shortcomings and hand him over to the Three Justices Bureau for severe punishment. I admire this."
After the edict was issued, Li Siyi was also led by Baixing to pick off the top hat and captured it directly.
Seventeen-year-old Yuzhu, as soon as he appeared in the local government, captured two feudal officials at once.
After the news spread in the official circles, everyone said that this was the favored sycophant of the Holy One!
Fuzhou General Chang Qing listened from beginning to end and understood the emperor's thoughts.
Although Governor Jin Shirong was captured, he was only handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for deliberation. To be honest, as long as there are important ministers in the court to help him say a few solid words of good words in front of the imperial court, it won't be too bad.
The situation was different for Governor Li Siyi. He was handed over to the Sanfa Division for punishment and all his shortcomings were removed. This was very serious.
According to the usual practice, ministers who are handed over to the Three Laws Division for serious deliberation will almost never end well in the end.
There is no way, the Qing Dynasty is the Qing Dynasty of the bannermen. Although Jin Shirong was a bannerman of the Han army, he was also one of the Qing Dynasty's own people.
As for Li Siyi, although he was a feudal lord, he was an authentic Han Chinese. When governors and governors went to court against each other, between the banner ministers and the Han ministers, it often ended with the Han ministers suffering heavy losses.
A more obvious example is actually the Governor of Huguang in the Xianfeng Dynasty, and the bannerman official document.
Guan Wen is good at making money, but not good at doing serious business.
Hubei Governor Hu Linyi, one of the three ministers of Zhongxing and one of Hu Zengzuo, wanted to impeach the official, but was dissuaded by his aide Yan Jingming.
Yan Jingming believes that for Hu Linyi, Guanwen is the best candidate to be the governor. Although Guanwen is incompetent and greedy for money and lust, if Hu Linyi drives away Guanwen and brings in a capable person, the two will fight to the death. Hu Linyi
It will not be able to be freed up to manage local government affairs, which is not conducive to the development of Hubei.
Since the official is greedy for money, just give him tens of thousands of taels of silver a year to save worry and trouble.
Hu Linyi listened.
In official circles, opportunities are often particularly important for friendships.
When it was the birthday of Guan Wen's favorite fifth aunt, no one from the entire Hubei officialdom came to congratulate her.
At this time, Hu Linyi, the boss of the Hubei officialdom, came on the stage. Not only did he take the initiative to congratulate him, he also asked Guanwen's fifth concubine to worship Hu's mother as his godmother.
It is said that this concubine once enlightened the official and said: My brother Hu is a first-class talent in the world. What do you know? Let brother Hu do everything, so don't mess around.
The official documents followed the orders, and Hu Linyi had the final say over the whole of Hubei, thus leading to great rule of Hubei.
As a result, his official career also skyrocketed in the officialdom, and he was promoted to associate bachelor, crown prince, and first-class earl.
In the Qing Dynasty, "errand" was the abbreviation of "errand" or "errand". Temporary positions were called "errand". For example, Yuzhu's concurrent position as the supervisor of Chongwenmen was a type of "errand".
The official vacancy, also known as official vacancy, refers to the official position established by the imperial court. According to the provisions of the Huidian, official vacancies have always been one vacancy after another. There can be no more or less.
For example, the governorship of Fujian and Zhejiang held by Jin Shirong was a formal official vacancy.
After taking down the governor and governor at the same time, Yuzhu issued two more edicts.
Among them, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang is concurrently appointed by Fuzhou General Chang Qing. The governor of Fujian is appointed by Li Quanshun, the current chief envoy of Fujian and a bannerman of the Han army, who is responsible for the seal.
After finishing the serious errands, General Chang Qing of Fuzhou cordially invited Yuzhu to the imperial envoy's residence, Fuzhou West Lake Garden, which had been prepared in advance.
Fuzhou West Lake is indeed not as famous as Hangzhou West Lake.
However, Fuzhou West Lake has a history of more than 1,300 years as of the 45th year of Kangxi's reign, and is known as the pearl of Fujian gardens!
There are also eight sceneries in West Lake in Fuzhou, namely: the willow color on the fairy bridge, the sound of pine trees in the Great Dream, the setting sun over the ancient battlements, the crystal early moon, the late singing in the lotus pavilion, the dawn bells in the Western Zen, the spring rain in the middle of the lake, and the orioles at dawn.
Xin Qiji, a famous poet, praised in "Congratulations to the Bridegroom: Traveling to the West Lake in the Rain in the Three Mountains": It is better to be sunny in misty rain, probably because Xi Shi is not married.
After Yuzhu lived in the West Lake, he took his beautiful maid and played among the rockeries and rocks. How happy was it?
(PS: The update speed is indeed not fast, but you can’t have your cake and eat it too. There are two updates every day. I can’t say how good the quality is, but at least they are written with care. For the monthly tickets at the end of the month, I beg to be rewarded with sincerity.