Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty-Six Gaoyou Prefecture
Piaotian Literature Magistrate Luo thought that Mr. Li was looking for an excuse to hide. When Jin Wanwan sent people to the county government, he did not see Mr. Li, so he had to leave a message saying "I will return to the city in a few days."
It was no longer very hot at the end of July. Li You sat lazily on the bow of the boat, casually browsing the surrounding scenery and feeling the cool air coming from the water. At this time, he was wearing a round sun hat and a lapel-straight jacket.
, with an ivory-handled fan in his hand, a silk sash hanging from his waist, and shoes that can climb into the clouds, he is a perfect literati when he goes out to dress up.
There was also a ship behind, and Wu Xianhan, the commander-in-chief of the Yangzhou Prefecture's garrison department, led a small group of soldiers as temporary personal soldiers to follow the escort. However, Li Zhenfu wanted to keep a low profile, so he did not show contact and just followed secretly.
His trip was nominally to inspect the Gaoyou Prefecture barracks, but in fact he planned to intercept Jiangbei's academic officer in Gaoyou Prefecture, and "persuaded" him not to go to Jiangdu County to steal his limelight.
If the Tixueguan is allowed to enter Jiangdu County, it will be too late for him to have all the skills. Therefore, Li You cannot wait in Yangzhou City and must defend the enemy outside the country. Gaoyou Prefecture in the north of Jiangdu County is the location he chose.
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When the academic officer wants to come to Yangzhou City, his starting point is Huai'an Prefecture and he must pass through Gaoyou Prefecture, a distance of two to three hundred miles.
Huai'an Prefecture is the territory of a foreign government, and it is inconvenient for Li You to block it. Gaoyou Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture. For Mr. Li, the general magistrate of the Prefecture and the head of the Defense Department of the Prefecture, it is half of his own territory. Everyone knows that in the
When negotiating on your own territory, you have a greater psychological advantage.
The reason why Li You wanted to meet with Tixueguan in person instead of writing a letter to convey it was because he wanted to speak some "spoken language" with the great master, which would be inconvenient to express in "written language". For example, "The official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is a small official."
"You are my friendly fellow countryman", "The Second Assistant to the Cabinet is my teacher", "You should consider it carefully" and so on.
The righteous brother who was born in the family is now the new squad leader and is still in the vanity stage of his youth. He accompanied Li You and said, "Why don't you show off your honor? That's very majestic."
"What do you know, kid! Learn more!" Li You scolded with a smile.
Master Hu, who accompanied Dong's family on their way north, explained to Yi Ge'er: "If Dong's visit is carried out with great fanfare, it will really put Grandmaster in a difficult position. If he shrinks back, he won't be laughed at by others for fear of power. Although this is likely to be the case. If
My boss secretly went to see me in disguise. If the master was sensible, he would have taken the initiative to retreat, and if he found an excuse like serious illness, no one else would be able to say anything."
Li You added in his mind. He had to pretend to be dignified as a county official in the county government. After a long time, he became tired. It was a rare opportunity to relax when he was out, so why bother himself with all the honors.
While talking, the ship arrived at Gaoyouzhou Chengnan Canal Terminal.
There are two post stations in Gaoyou Prefecture, one is Jieshou Post at the northernmost point of the state boundary, and the other is Yucheng Post outside the south gate of the state city. They are both one of the dozens of large post stations along the canal. If the academic official comes from Huai'an
On your way south, you will definitely stop at these two places.
Master Hu then went ashore and went to Yucheng Station to inquire about the news. Commander Wu on the boat behind him sent a soldier to the Gaoyouzhou barracks to report that Li Zhenfu had arrived.
Not long after, Master Hu returned to report: "The inn said that there is no news about the Grand Master. It seems that it has not arrived here yet."
"Then wait here for him. There is no need to go further north, lest you miss him on the way."
Master Hu went to the inn to arrange accommodation again. This time he came out to get the county government approval and checked in in the name of Jiangdu County's front station staff to welcome the Grand Master.
Yuchengyi is surrounded by Gaoyou Zhounan City. The streets are very busy and it is a prosperous place, but in Li You's eyes it is nothing. However, it is close to Gaoyou Lake and the lake is very famous for its fresh food, so Li You found a home.
Go to a good restaurant to satisfy your appetite.
We chose a seat by the window on the second floor. Li You, Master Hu, and Mr. Wu shared a table, and Brother Yi and the two guard sergeants shared a table.
While waiting for the dishes to be served, two people sitting next to them mentioned the word "Jiangdu County", which made Li You pay attention.
"Brother comes from the south. Has there been any interesting news in Yangzhou city recently?" asked the younger scholar.
Another middle-aged scholar replied: "There is nothing else to say, except that there is a very powerful county magistrate in Jiangdu. Recently, he has imposed an additional levy of silver on registers, which has caused a lot of discussion in the county, but most of them say that
Okay. If it can really be used by the people as he said, then he will definitely be an able minister and follow the officials."
The young scholar said disdainfully: "What's so great about this? It's just a way of robbing the rich and giving to the poor by relying on the courage of the county magistrate. I don't think there's anything strange about it."
What a young person's thoughts... The middle-aged scholar shook his head, but did not continue to say anything.
But when Li You heard someone belittling his political achievements, he felt dissatisfied. He suddenly asked the young scholar: "It's just robbing the rich and giving to the poor. That's putting it lightly. I dare to ask this husband, if you were in power, would you have the courage?"
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The young scholar turned around and saw that it was a scholar younger than himself, so he responded, "Why don't you dare?"
Li You asked aggressively: "How dare you? If three hundred salt merchants all refuse to pay, how will you deal with it? The Salt Transportation Department intercedes with you, do you dare not to listen? The government office asks you to hand over the silver, do you dare?
Don’t you dare to refuse?”
The young scholar was speechless for a moment when he was questioned by Li You, but he still said firmly: "Stand upright and benefit the people, of course you are not afraid of ghosts..."
Li You closed his fan with a swishing sound, pointed at the young scholar rudely and said: "It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous! You have no idea at all, just empty talk. If this is the case, you won't even be able to become an official.
Do you still want to do something? It is said that you are full of talk but have no plan in mind! You must have read the books of sages. Go back and look carefully at how to write the words "Easy to do, easy to do, hard to do!"
The young scholar's face turned red after being taught by Li You, and he could not defend himself. He really felt that he had suffered an unreasonable disaster. He had no face to stay here anymore, so he took the middle-aged scholar away and went to another place to eat.
The conversation continued, and within this short period of time, three or four festive processions passed by on the street downstairs. Mr. Hu asked the store strangely, "What a good day is today? There are so many weddings in Gaoyou."
Things."
"My guest doesn't know. The emperor wants to select a girl for his wedding. I heard that the imperial edict and the imperial envoy have arrived at Huai'an Prefecture, and they will come to Gaoyou Prefecture in a day or two. In these two days, who has a good daughter who is willing to send his daughter thousands of miles away?
The queen and concubine don’t dare to think about sending her to the capital, because there is no guarantee whether she will live or die. So we have to hurry up and get married, for fear that it will be too late!”
The draft had finally begun, and Li You was slightly stunned. If the people were disturbed, he, the person who made the decision, was probably the culprit. But there was nothing he could do, the emperor's wedding was always like this.