Chapter 71 Three fires when the new official took office
After Dazai Wang left, the guests came up to ask Xie Yuan one after another, but Dazai Wang made things difficult for him and asked him to leave with so much food.
Xie Yuan shook his head, took out the seal box with a smile, and opened it in front of everyone.
The diners who recognized the official seal: "!!"
Damn it!
Official seal!
The official seal of the governor!
Not only was the Lord not in trouble, but he was even promoted to an official position by Wang Dazai!
He even became governor directly!
Wait, where is the governor? Could it be a remote place?
"Where will my lord take office?" Huo Qubing asked everyone's opinions.
"Yangzhou."
"Yangzhou?"
"Yangzhou."
Huo Qubing opened his eyes wide in disbelief.
According to Wang Dazai's urinary nature, he would hand over the state capital so close to Jiankang to his lord?
There won't be a mess.
In fact, Wang Dazai really left a mess for Xie Yuan.
He doesn't like people from poor backgrounds, so of course he won't give him a lucrative job.
"Then Dazai Wang has never been used to children from a poor family, so why would he do such an errand with Xiao Yuan?" Qi Yan, who had just finished school, came over with a medicine box in his arms. Hearing everyone talking, he couldn't help but frown.
"He offered me the position of governor of Yangzhou in exchange for selling grain at the original price. I didn't want to agree, so he gave me the imperial edict."
Comrade Xiao Xie touched his nose.
He was quite surprised that he was demoted to an official position.
"Then my lord is really going to take office?" Huo Qubing frowned.
"Of course." Xie Yuan smiled and nodded.
Wang Dazai gave him the title of Yangzhou Governor, and with the words he said when gifting him the title, he could do something with this title.
If the gentry in the state are disobedient and want to cause trouble...
Then don't blame him for being rude.
night.
It was extremely cold in late autumn this year, so everyone gathered together to eat. Xie Yuan took out the hot pot ingredients that he had prepared long ago and took them to eat mandarin duck pot together.
This was the first time for everyone to eat spicy food. Qi Yan and Cui Xunzhi were so spicy that they drank several glasses of water in a row. However, Huo Qubing really liked the spicy taste.
In the dining room, Cui Xunzhi said in sign language to Xie Yuan: "Master, are you really going to be appointed as the governor of Yangzhou?"
"Yes. After I leave, I asked my brother to take care of Xinzhihe Academy for me." Xie Yuan nodded and looked at Qi Yan.
Qi Yan's face turned red from the heat and he was drinking water. Hearing Xie Yuan's words, he nodded immediately: "Xiao Yuan, just go."
Xie Yuan also told a few of his favored disciples that if they had something to do, they must repair the book and send it to him. If he was not free, he would repair the book and send it to the Cui family in Qinghe.
The diners responded one by one.
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On October 15th, Xie Yuan left the academy with several quarterly exams and a few outstanding disciples.
Huo Qubing packed his bags early, and after everyone gathered together, they left Kuaiji County together.
On October 20th, Xie Yuan rushed to the governor's residence in Yangzhou, handed over documents and seal boxes to the officials, and took office that day.
In the governor's mansion, the retainers had long heard that the new governor was a boy from a poor family. While they couldn't stand him, they were also very curious about what kind of boy from a poor family could make Wang Dazai order him to come to Yangzhou to take up his post.
However, because of Xie Yuan's background, these retainers all looked down upon him. On the day he took office with his retainers, they all chose to perform their duties and turn a blind eye.
Only a few servants with humble status came to greet Xie Yuan.
"I have seen my master, the governor Jin'an." The servant knelt down and kowtowed.
"No need to be polite." Xie Yuan said warmly, "Where is the long history left by the former governor?"
The former governor of Yangzhou was the governor of the state with the title of general, so he set up a chief historian, called the assistant governor of the governor.
According to the rules, the newly appointed governor of the state does not have the title of general, so there is no need for him to be the chief historian.
In other words, he has to change people.
"Going back to my lord, Chang Shi is ill at home and cannot see my lord." The servant thought for a moment and bowed.
Xie Yuan smiled and asked again: "Where are you?"
"Don't drive me home because I'm sick. I said I can't see my lord. I hope my lord will forgive me."
"This is not a sign of illness. It's obvious that I don't want my lord to take the position of governor." Huo Qubing saw through the hypocrisy on the faces of several people, folding his arms and laughing.
Cold sweat broke out on the servant's forehead, and he lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Xie Yuan said warmly: "Then let me wait for two days and go see them."
Servant: "??!"
There are also governors who visit subordinate officials?
When Xie Yuan left with his retainers, the servants looked at each other and began to whisper——
"This new governor is different after all. He looks young and good-looking, and he doesn't look like a tough persimmon."
"Xie Xie, the governor, comes from a poor family. The subordinate officials left behind by the previous governor are all from noble families. If you want to replace them, I'm afraid it will be a lot of trouble."
"But no, the gentry have always been unaccustomed to people from poor families entering official positions, and now a boy from a poor family has come to ride on their head - look at Chang Shi and Bie Jia, both of them are ready to take Qiao to show Governor Xie a bit of shame."
"Hey, I just hope that the new governor will be an easy-to-serve master. If he is as arrogant as the previous governor, we will have to wait for the hard days again."
"I see that he is easy to talk to, so I will try to fawn over him more in the future."
"Yes, maybe when the governor is transferred, he will take us away as domestic servants."
"Okay, stop talking and go do things."
"..." "..."
After setting up his luggage, Huo Qubing asked Xie Yuan: "Other officials are all in charge of the job, why don't you see the lord taking any action?"
"The time has not yet come. Have you brought all these official lists?"
"Bring it."
Huo Qubing handed Xie Yuan the roster he had prepared early, and Xie Yuan looked over it one by one.
They are all descendants of the gentry clan. No wonder when he went to take office today, all of them were sick at home and refused to come out.
Just to show off to Qiao.
Xie Yuanxiao: "Since everyone said that I'm sick, is there a doctor in the governor's mansion?"
"Every official's residence is equipped with a doctor, and when I came to the door today, I could smell the smell of freshly fried medicine." A guest who was studying medicine nodded.
"Go and ask the government doctor to follow me to visit the officials. Check the pulses one by one and make sure not to miss any." Xie Yuan smiled slightly.
Huo Qubing and the diners looked at each other in confusion.
I don't know why, but I always feel that the good days of these officials are coming to an end.
Changshi's Mansion.
Xie Yong was leisurely holding his beautiful concubine and drinking strong wine, when a servant ran in in a panic and knelt down in front of Xie Yong with a plop——
"Changshi, Changshi...The new Governor Xie has come to visit you with his people!"
Xie Yong choked and a mouthful of wine got stuck in his throat. He coughed and patted his chest and asked, "Then...where is the governor now?"
"We've arrived at the door of the mansion! We're stopping him right now, so let him in!"
Xie Yong immediately pushed the beauty away and walked quickly to his courtyard.
"Go get my pearl powder!"
"Open the door for Xie Yuan!"
"They say I'm lingering on the sickbed and can't see him!"