After Yuzhu stayed in Ganzhou for half a month, he boarded the ship again and set sail, leaving Poyang Lake and heading westward up the Yangtze River until he arrived at Wuchang Prefecture.
After the two lakes were separated, Dongting Hubei was called Huguang Province, and Dongting Hunan was called Pianyuan Province.
At the official ship dock of Wuchang Prefecture, Huguang Governor Man Pi and Huguang Governor Zhang Liandeng jointly led officials from the whole province to greet Yuzhu.
The current governor of Huguang, Zhang Liandeng, was born in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province.
Zhang Liandeng did not become an official through the formal imperial examination, but like Li Wei, he was born in a donation class.
Born in Zhenban, in the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, it was almost synonymous with alternative, and was quite marginalized by fellow Jinshi.
As soon as Yuzhu appeared from the bow of the ship, Man Pi and Zhang Liandeng hurriedly bowed to see him.
"Slave Manpi, please be safe, Your Majesty."
"Zhang Liandeng, who holds a humble position, pays homage to the auxiliary king."
Just from the title, we can know that although Manpi is a bannerman, he also knows that the Eight Banners are gone.
Yuzhu walked slowly to Man Pi and suddenly said: "Before coming to Wuchang, Ninth Brother once asked me to thank you for your donation of 60,000 taels of silver for the garden construction on behalf of Fourteenth Brother."
When Manpi heard this, he was immediately paralyzed with fear.
The Jiu Ge mentioned in Yuzhu’s mouth is naturally Lao Jiu.
Although Man Pi is Lao Jiu's disciple, he can only be regarded as a fringe member of the Ba Ye Party.
As the old emperor grew older, governors from various places also lined up to place their bets.
As for Manpi, he first bet on Lao Ba to win. Later, when it became clear that Lao Ba was in trouble, he bet on Lao Fourteen again.
Speaking of which, it was actually Lao Jiu's intention to provide money to build the garden for Lao Fourteen.
However, Lao Jiu was stingy and did not want to bleed, so he took Man Pi as the victim.
Since he was Lao Jiu's best friend, how could Yuzhu be polite? He just ordered, "Come on, pick off the flower feathers on your head and hand them over to the Ministry of Punishment for serious consideration."
"Yes." The guards swarmed up, like an eagle catching a chick, they raised their arms and dragged him out.
Last time, during the meeting of the Political Affairs Office, the poisonous snake Laojiu openly shouted that Yuzhu is a ball?
Yuzhu considered that it was obviously not appropriate to attack Lao Ninth just after killing Lao Fourteen, so he chose to tolerate it temporarily and pretended not to hear anything.
Anyway, if you can run away from a monk, can you run away from a temple?
As long as you want to settle accounts after the fall, there will be plenty of opportunities.
However, a moment of forbearance does not mean nothing.
Since Man Pi is Lao Jiu's disciple, why should Yu Zhu be so polite?
Well, as soon as Yuzhu arrived in Wuchang, he took care of the governor of Huguang. The Huguang officials present immediately fell into a state of danger.
Speaking of which, the old emperor really became old and confused in his later years.
Since the old emperor did not want to establish Lao Ba, he indulged Lao Ba's gang members all over the world.
What is shocking is that among the seven governors in the world, three of them are the disciples of Lao Ba, Lao Ninth and Lao Fourteen.
If this is not an old fool, what is it?
Yuzhu scanned the whole place for a week and found that all the officials in Huguang had pale faces and were frightened.
Hmm, obviously, the effect of killing the monkey and showing it to the chicken is beyond words!
The way to control one's subordinates has always been to give both kindness and power.
Yuzhu then walked up to Zhang Liandeng, the governor of Huguang, and asked him gently: "I heard that you presided over the reconstruction of the Yellow Crane Tower and wrote several popular poems?"
The famous Yellow Crane Tower has a long history.
In the earliest days, when Sun Quan, King of Wu, ordered the construction of Xiakou City, he built a lookout tower at Huanghuji in the southwest corner of the city. This was the prototype of the Yellow Crane Tower.
Later, the fate of the Yellow Crane Tower was really bad. It was burned down, rebuilt, burned down, and completely destroyed too many times to count.
Since the Qing troops entered the country alone, the Yellow Crane Tower has been burned down four times.
The most recent renovation of the Yellow Crane Tower was presided over by Zhang Liandeng.
Zhang Liandeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly explained: "I am too ashamed of my humble position and love for fame."
Because he couldn't figure out Yuzhu's approach, Zhang Liandeng simply followed the old routine in officialdom, first relegating himself to the dust, and then looking at Yuzhu's attitude.
Yuzhu, who has been a man for two generations, has already visited famous buildings all over the world.
Among the so-called four famous buildings, from the Yellow Crane Tower with an elevator to the reinforced concrete Tengwang Pavilion, which one has he not seen?
"Where is the headquarters located?" Yuzhu automatically skipped Zhang Liandeng's false politeness.
Zhang Liandeng quickly replied: "Back to the auxiliary king, your temporary headquarters will be located in Beizhi's office. However, Beizi also prepared a small villa on the shore of East Lake. The villa is also called Plum Garden.
Although the scenery is average, there are hundreds of plum trees planted in the garden, so when the plum blossoms are in full bloom, there is something to enjoy."
As Yuzhu, according to custom, his office is either located in the Governor's Mansion or in the Governor's Yamen.
However, in an official-oriented society, receiving your superiors is never a small matter.
Zhang Liandeng was obviously prepared for both things, but he was worried that Yuzhu would get tired of living in the government office and wanted to change his taste.
The plum garden is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Various varieties of plum blossoms are in full bloom on the branches. The flowers are like a tide and the fragrance is overflowing. It is known as the "Snow Sea Fragrance".
Zhang Liandeng did not dare to say this sentence.
Because he still doesn’t know what Yuzhu’s temperament is. What if Yuzhu doesn’t like plum blossoms?
Unexpectedly, Yuzhu asked Zhang Liandeng with a smile: "Is the other courtyard built on Meiling?"
Zhang Liandeng was caught off guard. How did he know where Meiling was?
However, since Yuzhu asked, Zhang Liandeng must join in the fun, otherwise, he would be too ignorant.
"To be honest with you, Prince Auxiliary, Meiyuan is indeed known as Meiling." Zhang Liandeng was just talking nonsense.
However, after Yuzhu heard the word Meiling, he was in a very good mood and said casually: "Then live in Meiling... or No. 2!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name." After flattering him, Zhang Liandeng quickly changed his title.
At first, Zhang Liandeng did not know the details of Yuzhu and did not dare to pretend to be the king.
Now, since Yuzhu fell in love with Meiyuan and named it Meiling No. 2, Zhang Liandeng was inspired and dared to change the name.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After accompanying Yuzhu to the main entrance of Meiling No. 2, Zhang Liandeng stopped in time.
Even if Zhang Liandeng ascends to the rank of governor of a province, Yuzhu's temporary carriage must be stopped.
The rules are the rules, no one is allowed to enter without being summoned.
Standing on the jade pillar at the garden gate, he felt somewhat proud in his heart. He couldn't help but think of that sentence: the place of white clouds and yellow cranes.
Yuzhu stood in front of the garden gate with his hands behind his hands, and his heart was fluctuating along with it. Just when he was about to step in, his heart strings trembled violently, and he blurted out: No matter the wind or waves, it is better than strolling in the garden, I have more to spare today."
Zhang Liandeng is quite talented in poetry. When he heard these words, he guessed that Yuzhu was in a good mood.
Isn't it right? After Zhangbei's great victory, the 300,000 Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces of the Fourteenth Army had been wiped out.
Lao Si and Nian Gengyao's remnants of Shaanxi and Gansu were surrounded in the big ravines in southern Jiangxi. It was obvious that the rabbit's tail could not grow.
Let me ask you, who in the whole world is worthy of being Yuzhu’s opponent?
When Yuzhu walked slowly into the garden with square steps, he suddenly turned around and asked Zhang Liandeng: "I will treat you to fish when we visit Fan Lake tomorrow."
Zhang Liandeng was startled at first, and then felt a burst of ecstasy. He quickly bowed down and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you so much for your grace, Your Majesty. Even though I have been devastated, I can't repay you."
Yuzhu said, "My king treats you to fish, which is equivalent to telling Zhang Liandeng clearly that I am very satisfied with your arrangement. Let's go on a tour of Fan Lake with you tomorrow."
Anyone who has ever hosted a reception knows that when a distinguished guest takes the initiative to ask you to accompany him tomorrow, it shows a high degree of recognition of your reception skills.
How could Zhang Liandeng not be overjoyed?
After sending Yuzhu off to Meiyuan, Zhang Liandeng sent for the magistrate of Wuchang and Jiangxia while still on his way back to Fuya.
In Huguang Province, if you ask which official is the most difficult to become, it must be the magistrate of Jiangxia County.
In Wuchang City, there are also the governor-general's office, the governor's office, the feudal lord's office, the governor's office and the Wuchang magistrate's office.
In addition, Wuhan Huangdao, which governs Wuchang Prefecture, Hanyang Prefecture and Huangzhou Prefecture, and its Daotai Yamen are also in Wuchang City.
As the county magistrate of Jiangxia, the provincial capital of Fuzhou, it is full of evildoers.
It is worth mentioning that Wuhan City is named after the Wuhan Zodiac.
After returning to Fuya, Zhang Liandeng did not bother to wash his face and change clothes, but directly called the Wuchang and Jiangxia magistrates into the Donghua Hall.
“What are the specialties of Fanhu?”
Zhang Liandeng hated eating fish because when he was a child, he almost died from fish bones.
Although Wuchang Prefecture is the capital of Huguang, the current governor of Wuchang is a bannerman with little culture.
This guy is good at making money, but he can only stare blankly when talking about the past and present.
However, the current magistrate of Jiangxia County was born as a second-ranked Jinshi. He was quite talented in poetry and was favored by Zhang Liandeng.
However, to receive Yuzhu within the jurisdiction of Wuchang Prefecture, it was a bit unreasonable not to ask the Wuchang prefect to come over to discuss it together, so Zhang Liandeng called him together.
In fact, what Zhang Liandeng really wanted to see was the only person Wang Si, the magistrate of Jiangxia County.
Wang Siwei loves fish most in his life, especially the specialty fish of Fan Lake - "Tuantou Bream", which he never gets tired of eating.
After Zhang Liandeng asked the question, the Wuchang prefect could not answer the question at all and could only stare in silence.
After suppressing his disgust, Zhang Liandeng turned to look at Wang Siwei.
According to the rules in the officialdom, if the prefect does not speak, the county magistrate cannot speak either.
Although Wang Siwei was appreciated by Governor Zhang, after all, the water was so strong that it could still overwhelm the boat?
He didn't dare to offend his serious immediate superior easily, so he lowered his head and pretended to be stupid on purpose.
As soon as Zhang Liandeng saw this situation, he knew that he was wrong and should not have brought in the incompetent bannerman prefect with him.
Fortunately, there was still a chance to remedy the situation, so Zhang Liandeng served tea to the guests.
Guessing that the bannerman prefect had gone far away, Zhang Liandeng ordered someone to ride a fast horse and called Wang Siwei back.
There were only two people in the Donghua Hall, so Wang Siwei dared to speak.
"Brother Wang, does Fanhu have any specialties?"
"To be honest, Mr. Zhongcheng, the most famous specialty of Fan Lake, also known as Liangzi Lake, must be the Tuantou bream, also known as Wuchang fish."
It was only then that Zhang Liandeng suddenly realized that it was Yuzhu who wanted to eat Wuchang fish when I asked you to eat fish!