Baoding, Zhili Governor's Office.

"The court faced enough difficulties."

Lu Xiangsheng sat on the official hat chair with a serious expression. He looked at the official letter in his hand and muttered: "The situation in Shanxi and Shaanxi is very unoptimistic. At present, Baoding and Zhending governments have resettled the civil service of disasters and civil service.

Continue.

The money consumed every month is not a small amount.

The governor of Baoding had accumulated so much deficit before. If he submitted it to the court, then his Majesty would have more difficulties."

Speaking of this, Lu Xiangsheng frowned slightly, showing a little tiredness. When he first arrived at Baoding Prefecture and stood in the Zhili Governor's Office, he encountered such a thing, which made him feel very tired.

deficit.

This is a very common thing in the current Ming Dynasty officialdom.

Either it is left by the person in charge, or it is left by the superior, and the new official will bear these deficiencies when performing his duties.

Whether the deficit continues to grow or shrinks depends entirely on the ethics of the new officials.

But in this corrupt officialdom, how many of them can truly stand up for the ethics that rely on moral constraints?

"Brother!"

Lu Xiangjin frowned and walked into the main hall quickly. After seeing his elder brother, he said, "This former governor of Baoding, Ding Kuichu, has a very ugly appearance."

"But eat empty salary and drink soldiers' blood?" Before Lu Xiangjin finished speaking, Lu Xiangsheng looked up and asked, "Even if the money in the treasury is missing a part of it?"

"Brother, you know everything?"

Lu Xiangjin said in shock: "Yes, this dog thief is really shameless, he knows..."

"Forget it, don't mention these."

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand and said, "The important thing is now. Stabilizing the order of Baoding Prefecture and finding out the lotus affairs as soon as possible is the top priority for this trip."

Lu Xiangsheng didn't want to be too distracted from what Ding Kuichu did. Everything happened and became a certain fact. Even if the lawsuit was brought to the court, what would happen?

Perhaps with the support of the emperor, he can win this lawsuit, but if he wants to firmly take up the position of governor of Zhili, it will probably become more difficult.

After all, the hot discussions between the court and the government have not stopped yet about the deposed position of the governor of Xuanfu, the governor of Baoding, and the establishment of the governor of Zhili.

The emperor is in charge of Beijing and helps him sort out the matter of protecting the capital. If he cannot take advantage of the White Lotus business and do it well, the follow-up matter will be even more difficult.

At that time, Lu Xiangsheng had just arrived in Baoding Prefecture to take office. He was not aware of the drought in Daming Prefecture and other places. If he knew about this, his pressure would only be greater.

"Governor, Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei, please see him."

Just as Lu Xiangsheng was thinking about how to investigate the possible remnants of the White Lotus under the rule of Northern Zhili, a personal soldier came to the main hall and bowed his fists.

"Please come in."

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he immediately stretched out his hand and said.

Just as he was thinking about the remnant of Bai Lian, the Jinyiwei came in a blink of an eye. It seemed that this problem might really exist under the rule of Northern Zhili.

When I think of the White Lotus Rebellion that broke out in Shandong during the Tianqi period, the movement caused by the thief leader Xu Hongru, it caused the National Dynasty to be seriously damaged.

Although the rebellion was finally put down, it had a great impact on all prefectures under Shandong's rule, including the canal transportation.

If the White Lotus Rebellion dared to appear in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Lu Xiangsheng would not even dare to think about it carefully under the current subtle situation.

Although many of the victims who fled from Shanxi and Shaanxi to Northern Zhili were resettled, they had no permanent property and were in a state of unstable condition. If Bailian incites them, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Xihou, you will return to the Tianxiong Army's headquarters immediately."

Lu Xiangsheng frowned and said, "The order of the original policing is passed on, and each department will perform its duties. Anyone is allowed to go out of the camp without reason. If anyone violates this order, he will be engaged in military law."

"Here!"

Lu Xiangjin immediately responded with his fists.

When coming to Baoding Prefecture, except for the Tianxiong Army, Lu Xiangsheng did not even have any subordinates. This Zhili Governor's yamen was just an empty shell.

If you want to do your job well, Lu Xiangsheng must try to open up the situation in Baoding, but local officials need to identify what can be used and what cannot be used.

"The commander of the Jinyiwei, I have met Governor Lu!"

While Lu Xiangsheng was pondering, Li Ruolian, wearing a common man, looked cold and walked into the main hall of the governor's yamen, clasped his fists and bowed to him.

"Mr. Li doesn't need to be polite."

Lu Xiangsheng smiled slightly and stretched out his hand and said, "I don't know why Li Chenshi came to Baoding and asked to see the apprentice, why did he call him a name?"

"Governor Lu, do you know that the drought is more serious in Daming Prefecture, Guangping Prefecture and other places?" Li Ruolian said straight to the point: "According to the investigation of our Jinyiwei, the White Lotus thieves took advantage of the disaster to incite public opinion and bewitch the people, and these White Lotus thieves,

It's just that we should teach the periphery."

"Daming Mansion, Guangping Mansion and other places have droughts?"

When Lu Xiangsheng heard about this, he frowned and said, "Chief Li, tell me what you know in detail about me. Even in Shandong, if there are any traces of the White Lotus thieves, I will also tell me."

Lu Xiangsheng was not aware of the drought in Daming Prefecture, Guangping Prefecture and other places in advance.

After all, he had just taken office as Baoding Prefecture and had not yet sat in the heat. Officials in these places had heard that the court had to dismiss the governor of Baoding and specially appointed Zhili. Therefore, after the disaster occurred under his rule, he did not submit it to Baoding Prefecture.

, but it was presented directly to the court.

This really fits the old saying: Don’t go out for good things, but don’t go out for bad things.

"According to the situation in the Jinyiwei, this white lotus thief is moving between Guide and Kaifeng."

Li Ruolian looked serious and explained in detail: "The religion is called Jin Chan, which is considered a branch of the White Lotus name, and it mostly wins over boatmen near the river basin.

Not only in Zhili, Shandong, especially in Yanzhou Prefecture, there are also many such thieves appearing in some places near the canal transportation.

Even these White Lotus thieves used the flood in Shandong to punish God and bewitched many foolish people..."

Listening to the situation introduced by Li Ruolian, Lu Xiangsheng's expression became more and more serious. Not only did the disaster occur in Zhili, but also in Shandong.

If this is the case, then the remnants of Bailian must be taken seriously. Once the local disaster cannot be cured in a short period of time, it will inevitably incite the victims.

‘The eventful autumn is really a matter of trouble.’

Lu Xiangsheng sighed secretly: "The rebellion in Shanxi and Shaanxi has not yet been achieved. However, in Zhili, Henan and Shandong, the remnants of the White Lotus have been discovered.
Chapter completed!