Chapter 1,217 Returning home in fine clothes, the county governor welcomes him
The next day.
Su Mingzhe took the imperial edict and went to the Shaofu to meet Fusu, thanked him for his recommendation, and said goodbye.
The governor of Daqin County has a silver seal and a green ribbon, with a rank of two thousand stones.
In the county, in addition to the county magistrate, the censor, and the county lieutenant, other officials, big and small, and even the titles below the "Five Officials" can be determined at a glance.
This is a veritable feudal official.
Su Mingzhe was naturally very satisfied with this.
On the contrary, when Fusu faced Su Mingzhe's resignation, he felt a little embarrassed:
"You are a man of great talent, but now you have to live in a small county. Fusu is ashamed!"
"You're welcome, young master. I don't know how happy I am that Su Song can return home in fine clothes!"
Su Mingzhe first expressed that he had no complaints, let alone any resentment, and then said seriously:
"This time when I return to Sichuan County, Su Song will do his best to implement what he said to the young master a few days ago. No matter what the results are, he will report them to the young master on time!"
"Thank you for your hard work, sir!"
Fusu smiled happily when he saw that Su Mingzhe had not forgotten his original intention.
He is not like a great talent like Su Mingzhe, who is eccentric.
When Su Mingzhe left, Fusu was happy and gave many gifts, including thirty slaves, twenty warriors, ten retainers who were proficient in Qin rules and arithmetic, a hundred pieces of brocade, a hundred pieces of silk, and ten pairs of jade. , a hundred catties of gold, a thousand catties of silver, a thousand catties of red gold, etc.
Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, "gold" was the gold of later generations, "white gold" was silver, and "red gold" was copper.
Due to the difficulty of mining and smelting metals, gold, platinum, and red gold are all very rare.
As the young minister in charge of money, Fusu was naturally not short of money.
However, giving so much away in one go can be considered a great gift.
The reason why I gave Su Mingzhe such an expensive gift was, on the one hand, to win people's hearts, and on the other hand, to deploy some manpower.
After all, anyone who has studied the art of emperors knows that the principle of "employing people without suspicion, and using people without suspicion" is not inconsistent with "being on guard against others is indispensable."
Late May.
After Su Mingzhe got the seal ribbon and official robe, he led everyone on the way back to Peixian County.
It’s different from the dusty weather when I came here.
On the way back, Cao Wushang and Zhou Bo took turns holding Su Mingzhe's talisman and rushed on their way in advance, saying hello to the government buildings along the way and asking them to prepare hot water and food early.
As the chief of Zuo Shu and the county guard, Su Mingzhe should enjoy these benefits.
Even if the censor heard about these things, he couldn't say anything.
While on the road, Su Mingzhe was not idle either.
Whenever he had time, he would look for opportunities to chat with his slaves, retainers, and warriors, and "persuade" them to be loyal to him.
A month has passed in the blink of an eye, and Surabaya is in sight.
The team's thinking was finally unified.
There were a total of six Iron Eagle Swordsmen from Black Ice Terrace in the team, all of whom declared their allegiance to Su Mingzhe and said that they would help Su Mingzhe find other Iron Eagle Swordsmen placed by the imperial court in Sichuan County.
After eliminating the hidden danger, Su Mingzhe was able to think about his own affairs.
When he left Peixian last year, Magistrate Cao acted as a matchmaker and persuaded Duke Lu to marry his three daughters to Su Mingzhe in exchange for his kindness in exchange for Su Mingzhe escorting him to the corvee.
We promised at the beginning that we would come back in four or five months at the latest, and we could come back in May or June to consummate the wedding.
As a result, he was temporarily drafted into the army. Although he wrote a letter to his family, he broke the appointment, and he didn't know how the Lu family would react.
Fortunately, I failed to abide by the agreement this time, but it was not a waste of time. I went to the border, and by the way, my title was raised to three levels, and I also got a position as a county guard.
I believe that after everyone in the Lu family knows the specific situation, they will not pursue the issue of breaking the appointment.
Boom, boom, boom!
Su Mingzhe was having a drink in Yushu, accompanied by sisters Yurong.
Wine, when he heard the movement outside the window, he put down his wine glass and asked lightly:
"What's the matter?"
Cao Wushang stood at the car window and reported in a low voice:
"Master, just now Zhou Bo sent someone to report that the uncle himself is driving the boat to greet you in the west of the river!"
"My eldest brother came to Shanfu County?"
When Su Mingzhe heard this, he immediately got off the carriage.
Cao Wushang quickly led Su Mingzhe to the ferry, and sure enough he saw Su Da driving the boat over in person.
Su Mingzhe hurriedly walked a few steps quickly, with a happy face and said with a smile:
"Brother, why did you come here in person?"
When Su Da saw his brother, he also laughed and said:
"It's not just me, the county governor, the county lieutenant, the county magistrate, and the thirty-four magistrates of Sichuan County are here! However, they can't cross the river and can only wait for you east of the river!"
Su Da didn't wait for the ferry to stop, jumped to the shore, walked to his brother, and asked urgently:
"Second brother, they all say that you are now the concubine of Zuo and were appointed by the court as the governor of Sichuan County. Is this true?"
"It's indeed true!"
Su Mingzhe did not expect that someone would send the news back before he arrived in Sichuan County.
However, this is fine. I can’t give everyone surprises, but I can also give everyone a time buffer.
Su Mingzhe took out the imperial edict and seal ribbon and let Su Da take a look.
After Su Da confirmed that it was correct, he happily pulled Su Mingzhe and kowtowed several times towards the location of his parents' ancestral graves in Hedong.
"Brother, since the county guards and others are waiting, let's not waste any time!"
Seeing Su Da's excited expression, Su Mingzhe was afraid that he would ask questions again, so he pulled him directly onto the boat.
As for the other people, luggage, and horses, they were waiting slowly for the next batch of ships to arrive.
With Su Da personally steering the boat, the boat was like an arrow leaving the string, and it only took half an hour to reach the east coast of Surabaya.
Dang County and Sichuan County are bounded by Sishui.
The former county governor, county magistrate, county captain, and the county magistrate of this county, because of their duty to defend the land, could only stay on the east bank of Surabaya to wait for the reception.
Everyone saw the ceremony ended.
Dong Yang, the former governor of the county, cupped his fists and said with a smile:
"I often hear people say that the life of a wise man is like a cone in a bag, and you will see it immediately! Su Erlang is a young hero with extraordinary talents. Now he only has to go to the border and he can be recommended by Mr. Fu Su. Your Majesty Give me your name, and I’m afraid I’ll be beyond your reach in the future!”
"Liu Bang is ashamed of what the prefect said!"
Su Mingzhe first clasped his fists humbly, then smiled and said:
"The prefect is on his way to Xianyang, and Liu Bang would like to congratulate you in advance on your great achievements!"
People carry people in sedan chairs.
Sheriff Dong brought everyone here to greet Su Mingzhe. This was to give him face.
According to an Iron Eagle Swordsman, Governor Dong was ostensibly recommended by Prime Minister Li Si as the governor, but in fact he was a Confucian disciple and was loyal to Prince Fusu.
Nowadays, Su Mingzhe can be regarded as a member of the Fusu clan. From this point of view, everyone is one of his own.
While Su Mingzhe was chatting and joking with Governor Dong, he introduced him to other county magistrates, county magistrates and county governors one by one.
After everyone got acquainted, the housekeeper came to report that a banquet had been prepared.
Su Mingzhe immediately invited everyone to have a banquet at Juxian Manor.
Naturally, no one would refuse.
After a banquet.
Su Mingzhe also knew that the reason why Governor Dong came to greet him in a dignified manner was because he wanted to entrust his confidants, such as the county magistrate and the county lieutenant, to Su Mingzhe.
To avoid the situation of one emperor and one courtier.
Su Mingzhe naturally responded to this.
After all, in his eyes, as long as there is talent, it belongs to him.
Since it belongs to you, you must make good use of it.
After the banquet, Su Mingzhe and Governor Dong agreed to go to the governor's Yamen tomorrow to hand over the goods and then see everyone off.