The group of people soon arrived at the county governor's mansion. The official officials of Yunzhong County had already arrived, and even Jian Taiding was waiting there in advance.
It stands to reason that his master's cultivation level and the power of his family are actually above Sang Hong's, but before he went out to the city to greet him, and now he waited in advance, it really gave the imperial minister face, and he obviously hoped that Sang Hong would reciprocate his favor in the future.
Give him the title of Duke of Yunzhong County as soon as possible.
Zuo Su and Jian Taiding, the governors of Yunzhong County, welcomed Sang Hong and his entourage inside, introducing them to the corresponding officials along the way. After all, it was too hasty outside the city before, and only a few people showed up.
"This is Master Xu Yuxu."
"I have admired you for a long time!"
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Zu An looked carefully and saw that Xu Yu was a middle-aged man with a purple face and a Chinese character face. He looked more like a good official than the pot-bellied Zuo Su.
Biejia is the deputy of the county magistrate, and is also responsible for supervising the county magistrate and local officials.
Because of his high status, he did not ride in the same carriage with the county governor, but rode in a separate carriage, so he was called Biejia.
"This is Lord Zhizhong Yuxuan Qingyu."
"It turns out he is Lord Zuopushe's clan brother. I have admired him for a long time!"
Zhizhong was almost the third most powerful person in the state and county, in charge of the selection of state and county officials and various matters. Although he was a high-ranking local official, Sang Hong, who was an imperial envoy, did not take him so seriously.
The reason why Sang Hong was so polite was because the old man in front of him was from the Yu family. The Yu family mainly had two houses, one of which was an official in the center of the court. The head of the family was Shangshu Zuopushe Yu Xuanchong.
The other person is in charge of Yuan Shi's family business at the Yunzhong County headquarters. This old man is also from the Xuan generation, and is obviously Yu Xuanchong's brother.
It's just that compared to Yu Xuanchong, the Yu Xuanqing in front of him is far behind in terms of cultivation and ability.
The patriarch of this lineage in Yunzhong County died young, and now the family is controlled by his legitimate daughter Yu Yanluo. However, she is a woman after all, and she is too beautiful. She is often inconvenient to show up, so many family matters have to be left to several clan uncles.
Take care of it, the Yu Xuanqing in front of you is one of them.
"This is Yunzhong County Governor's Mansion Sima Yuxuansu."
"I have admired you for a long time!"
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This Yu Xuansu is also one of the uncles of the Yuyanluo clan. Looking at these two old men, Zu An fell into deep thought. The power of the Yu family is really great. They have people in the top military and political positions in Yunzhong County. It is said that they are
It is not an exaggeration to say that one hand can cover the sky.
Zu An looked around, originally expecting to see Jade Yanluo, but unfortunately, when he looked around, the beautiful figure in his memory was not there.
At this time, Sang Hong seemed to be thinking about him, and found an opportunity to ask: "Hey, why don't you see Mrs. Yu?"
Of course, he is not greedy for other people's beauty, but because Yu Yanluo is now the head of the Yunzhong Yu family, and the investigation this time is about her husband's disappearance, he wants to take the opportunity to ask him about many things.
This is the mustache. Jian Taiding said with a smile: "Sister-in-law has been feeling cold recently and is not suitable to go out to meet guests. I hope Lord Sang will forgive me."
Sang Hong smiled and said, "Of course it's because of my health." He quickly changed the topic.
Next, Jian Taiding took Sang Hong to introduce the remaining officials to him, and the others began to greet other people in the mission.
Gao Ying and Pei You were the busiest in front of them. After all, one had the Liu family behind him and the other had the Pei family behind him. They were both top-notch families in the capital.
Local officials like them naturally have to find ways to make friends with the children of such aristocratic families.
As for Zu An, everyone just said a few polite words and ignored him. Such an official who came from a humble family has never been looked down upon by these powerful families.
The biggest weakness of the rise of a poor family is that it can only rely on the emperor's temporary favor. Once the emperor is not happy one day, it will collapse.
The family is different. There are countless children in the family serving as officials in the court, and their strength is so intertwined that even if the emperor does not like it, it is difficult to easily change them.
"It's quite realistic." Zu An naturally didn't take this to heart. Instead, he took this opportunity to secretly look at other people, especially Pei Shao.
This guy seems to have the intention of bringing his daughter and Prince Qi together.
He noticed that there was a young man following Pei Shao. He had angular eyes and some deer-headed eyes. Naturally, such a person could not be introduced to Sang Hong. However, he vaguely heard some low-level officials flattering Pei Shao. This man seemed to be Pei Shao.
Son Pei Xing.
"Da Manman's younger brother?" Zu An frowned, is he really his biological son? Da Manman is as beautiful as a flower, how did his younger brother have such virtue?
Soon a group of people came to the hall. Because of the cold weather, a blazing bonfire was burning in the middle, with various cattle and sheep on it. The golden oily light exuded an alluring light under the candlelight.
The air is filled with the exotic flavor of spices and barbecue.
"Master Sang, please take a seat!" Soon it was time to take a seat. Sang Hong was an imperial envoy, so naturally he had to take the main seat.
Sang Hong glanced around and saw that everyone had arranged Pei You and Gao Ying next to him, while Zu An was further down.
Having lived in official circles for a long time, he naturally understands the meaning. Every seat is not a random one. It is a tacit understanding formed by the various major families fighting and compromising each other for hundreds of years.
Although the official positions of Gao Ying and Pei You are temporarily lower than those of Zu An, their family power far exceeds that of a poor family like Zu An.
With the operation of family resources, Gao Ying and Pei You will be able to occupy a high position in a few years, so it is reasonable to arrange their seats in a more grand manner.
It's reasonable, but Sang Hong is dissatisfied. On the one hand, he himself comes from a poor family, and he suffered a lot of this kind of injustice back then. On the other hand, his relationship with Zu An is now closer than an ally, so naturally he doesn't want him.
Feeling wronged, he said calmly: "Azu, sit next to me."
Zu An naturally did his part, and Jin Dao Da Ma sat down next to him.
The people in the Yunzhong County officialdom felt a little nervous, thinking that they seemed to have underestimated the weight of Zu An before.
At this time, the county governor Zuo Su was a little worried. He had only arranged two seats next to Sang Hong, one for Gao Ying and Pei You. Now, one seat has been occupied by Zu An. What will happen to the remaining two people?
He knew very well that the children of such aristocratic families valued face the most, and no one would want to do it. When the time came to argue, what should he do?
No matter how you distribute it, you are destined to offend the other family.
However, he soon felt relieved. The position was occupied by Zu An. Even if they wanted to hold grudges, they would most likely hold grudges against the one named Zu.
If you meet someone with a bad temper, you might have a conflict with Zu An on the spot.
For aristocratic families, family reputation is more important than anything else, and even the words of an imperial minister may not be easy to do.
Many officials present had similar thoughts, waiting to see conflicts among themselves. After all, everyone knew that the imperial envoy was here to investigate them, so everyone wanted their team to start fighting among themselves.
But what surprised them was that Gao Ying and Pei You had no intention of competing with Zu An at all. They naturally crowded in front of another table, as if this was a natural thing in their minds.
Noticing this scene, Jian Taiding narrowed his eyes and looked at Zu An again.
After the imperial envoy took his seat, others also took their seats one after another.
At this time, there was a commotion not far away, and a tall man with a beard pointed to an empty seat in the front row: "Who is this seat assigned to?"
In the layout of the hall, Sang Hong is naturally the leader in the center. There are two rows of seats on the left and right, with Jian Taiding taking the lead on one side and Zuo Su taking the lead on the other, which is consistent with their respective statuses.
There are not many seats in these two rows, and every seat is occupied by senior officials from Yunzhong County. After them, there are several outer rows, and those officials are obviously one level lower.
Therefore, whether you can sit in the left and right rows is also a reflection of honor and status.
Listening to the introduction just now, it seems that this bearded man is a general in the Dudu Mansion. Although he is not as good as the Chief Historian, Sima and other positions in the Dudu Mansion, he can still be regarded as a high-level person in the Dudu Mansion. Sitting in these two rows is theoretically barely possible.
Qualified.
At this time, he was angrily glaring at Xu Yu, pointing to an empty seat next to him and asking.
Apparently he found out that he was assigned to the back and was very unhappy, so he immediately got into trouble.
Sang Hong and Zu An looked at each other. The conflict between Yunzhong County's officialdom, the Governor's Mansion and the Prefect's Mansion seemed to be greater than expected.
Xu Yu said calmly: "I have an old friend who visited recently, and this is for him."
"May I ask what his official position is?" the bearded man replied angrily.
Xu Yu frowned and finally replied: "No official position."
The bearded man burst out laughing: "Since he has no official position, what qualifications does he have to sit here? I want this position!"
After saying that, he sat down and drank from the wine glass on the table.
Xu Yu's face darkened, and he looked directly at Jian Taiding on the other side: "Master Jian, this is the position in our county governor's office. Who do we assign to it? Do we need the approval of the people in your governor's office?"
Jian Taiding smiled slightly: "Master Xu, what you said is wrong. We are all officials of the imperial court, so why should we be divided between you and me? The people of Yunzhong County are fierce, and the soldiers regard honor as their life. General Dian has always been straightforward in temperament. I also advise
I can’t help but, if I have offended him, I hope that Sir Xu will forgive him because of his repeated military exploits.”
Zu An curiously sent a message to Sang Hong Yuanqi: "Uncle, even if there is a grudge between them, they would not cause such a quarrel on such an occasion? How is this unbecoming in front of the imperial envoy?"
Sang Hong replied: "They are deliberately trying to intimidate me. Xu Yu is an official sent by the central court, and he represents the court just like me. Jian Taiding's lack of mercy is obviously an insult. He has also shown this before.
He has shown his friendly side to me, and now he is showing his fangs. The subtext is that if we understand our interests and cooperate, he will be friendly enough to us; if he does not understand our interests, I am afraid that Xu Yu's dilemma is what we will encounter in the future."
"I'm afraid this Xu Yu is destined to lose all face today." Zu An sympathized with him, because he subconsciously didn't like Jian Taiding very much because of what happened with Mingyue Chengjiao.
Sang Hong smiled: "That's not necessarily the case."
This chapter has been completed!