Chapter 177: The dispute over the selection of Liaozhou governor

Who will take his place?

Fang Yuan fell into deep contemplation on this issue.

As Zhang San and others left, news of the emperor's decree spread.

In this imperial edict, only four people, Fang Yuan, Li Danqiu, and Xue Bowu, were appointed officials.

Others give verbal praise, or reward some money, etc.

In fact, it's not that they don't grant titles, but that the imperial court only grants titles to important people, and Fang Yuan rewards the rest.

But Fang Yuan is now seriously injured and is in bed, so the promotion and salary increase for others have been postponed for the time being and can only be discussed after Fang Yuan recovers.

As the news of the imperial edict spread, every aristocratic family in Liaozhou City was shocked, knowing that Fang Yuan was going to be promoted to Chang'an as a county magistrate!

Although it sounds like a demotion when a governor becomes a county magistrate, it is an order from Chang'an. The county magistrate is under the control of the emperor. You only need to obey the emperor's orders.

With this status, those second-rank ministers, third-rank ministers, fourth-rank ministers, etc. in Chang'an City, and even the emperor's relatives have to give Chang'an Order a little face.

The most important thing is that the officials can no longer control Fang Yuan’s promotion!

He is not the fourth grade, but he has the privileges and glory that are only available to the fourth grade.

"Master, every aristocratic family in the city wants to congratulate you. Do you want to invite them in?"

Hong Xu came in to report.

The aristocratic families in Liaozhou are not Zhang San and others, and they don’t just want to see Fang Yuan.

They can only enter Fang Yuan's hall and wait until Fang Yuan is sure to see them before they can come in.

"Let them in."

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said calmly.

Hong Xu left, and soon Liu Yongshou, Xue Wenbo and others came in.

"Prefect Fang, congratulations!"

"Once you enter the imperial city, you will be able to fish into the sea, and your future will be limitless!"

Liu Yongshou and others congratulated.

They never expected that Fang Yuan would be promoted.

He was promoted from a small county magistrate to the governor of Liaozhou, and less than a year later, he was promoted to the magistrate of Chang'an again.

With such a fast speed, throughout their family, there has never been such a fast promotion speed, setting a record in the Tang Dynasty.

"Thank you."

"Please forgive me for not being able to get up to greet you."

Fang Yuan smiled slightly and said softly.

"It should."

"We understand."

"Prince Fang should pay attention to his health."

Everyone spoke one after another.

Even the small room was almost packed with people.

Not only local aristocratic families such as Liu Yongshou and Xue Wenbo have arrived.

Foreign aristocratic families such as Ye Chengmin and Zhao Yuanzhi also all arrived.

I don’t know if it’s a tacit understanding or if they came together and worked together.

"I heard that you all gathered together yesterday. What did you talk about?"

Fang Yuan said with a half-smile.

The meetings of these aristocratic families are very strict, and people from Fang Yuan cannot eavesdrop on their news.

But with so many aristocratic families meeting together, Fang Yuan can still grasp this information.

Judging from their urine, they probably talked about leaving Liaozhou again.

"At that time we discussed whether to organize people to support you."

"Unexpectedly, I heard the explosion and then won the victory. I was very excited."

"Chief Fang is really a nobleman of our Liaozhou. Having you in Liaozhou is really a blessing to our Liaozhou!"

Liu Yongshou smiled and flattered him.

Except Xue Wenbo turned his head away, everyone else followed suit.

Naturally, after the war is won, they will not admit that they wanted to escape from Liaozhou City before.

After this time, Liaozhou has completely established its reputation on Hedong Road, and Liaozhou City will definitely become better in the future.

What's more important is that Fang Yuan is about to leave, so they can slowly take control of Liaozhou's resources and become theirs.

If you offend Fang Yuan at this time, it would be a great loss if Fang Yuan drives him away as if you are happy to hear about the Pei family.

"Haha, what do you want from me?"

Fang Yuan didn’t believe their lies.

But he did not continue to pursue it.

There is no point in holding on to such a trivial matter.

"No, I mainly want to check on you."

Liu Yongshou and others looked at each other and finally said.

In fact, they all have small thoughts, but there are too many people.

"Since you have nothing to say, I have something to say."

"Please go out first. I need to speak to Governor Fang alone about my words."

Xue Wenbo said hummingly.

After saying that, he walked directly in front of everyone and drove them out.

"You, how can you do this?"

Liu Yongshou was immediately dissatisfied.

But Xue Wenbo didn't care about him and drove everyone out rudely.

Everyone just said that there was nothing wrong, and they were too embarrassed to force themselves to stay, and were eventually kicked out of Fang Yuan's room.

Xue Wenbo closed the door smoothly, returned to Fang Yuan's bed and brought a stool to sit on.

"President Fang, I guess you know that I am a very forthright person, so I will speak out."

"Do you have a candidate for the position of Liaozhou governor? Can you sell me the Fenyin Xue family?"

"You can ask for money. In addition, when you go to Chang'an City, my Fenyin Xue family's branch in Chang'an City can be your ally and help you with anything except rebellion."

Xue Wenbo said directly.

As he spoke, his eyes stared at Fang Yuan.

This time, he and other aristocratic families came here because they actually wanted to be the governor of Liaozhou.

Liaozhou is different now, with the foundation laid by Fang Yuan and the community being developed.

After their publicity some time ago, all the refugees who moved in wanted one.

This is equivalent to them not even starting to sell, but they are already sure that they can sell out and make a profit.

Among them, there are 40,000 to 50,000 refugees in Liaozhou. If we can earn all the money from these people, it will be a great fortune.

Naturally, Liaozhou now has far more than these, there are also cement roads, etc., which will also be the possibility for Liaozhou to become the center of Hedong Road in the future.

The more important thing is naturally the position of Liaozhou governor.

It is equivalent to one person in their family being promoted from county magistrate to governor, which greatly enhances the family's strength.

Because Fang Yuan wiped out thousands of Eastern Turks and guarded Liaozhou in trouble, the imperial court would consider Fang Yuan's meritorious service and recommend him without any hindrance.

"I will take Mr. Xue's words to heart."

"If I choose Mr. Xue, I will definitely tell Mr. Xue."

Fang Yuan did not refuse, but he also did not agree.

I believe that besides Xue Wenbo, there will be others who also want to trade like this.

If you can't find a suitable person to arrange it for you, then it's okay to sell it.

"Okay, then I won't disturb your rest."

Xue Wenbo nodded heavily and stood up to leave.
To be continued...