A Luo River flows through Luoyang City from west to east, dividing it into two parts, the south and the north.
North of the Luo River, the imperial city and palace city occupy the northwest corner, and there are twenty-nine squares in the northeast corner;
South of Luohe River, there are seventy-eight squares.
In the early days of Tianbao, "Dongdu" was changed to "Tokyo", and people still used to call Luoyang "Eastern Capital".
There is one Dongdu Mu, who is led by the prince from a distance. If the prince does not come to the post, the government affairs are actually handled by Henan Yin. There are also two Shaoyin, who are from the fourth rank and serve as Henan Yin's deputies.
The Henan Government Office is located in Xuanfanfang, south of Luoshui.
In mid-September, Zhou Xian hurried to the government office.
He is the magistrate of Luoyang County. Luoyang County is attached to Henan Prefecture, which is equivalent to Chang'an. Wannian County is attached to Jingzhao Prefecture. It's just that there is a center above Jingzhao Prefecture, but the Dongdu Mu does not come here, and the saint has been there for ten years.
Instead of coming to Luoyang, the Henan government should exercise its power more independently.
"Is Mr. Fox here today?"
"In the public house, Magistrate Zhou invites you."
Zhou Xian hurried to the first public room on the left side of the back office. He gave a pass outside the door, pushed the door open and went in. He saluted Linghu Tao who was sitting there and said: "Shao Yin, I heard that the saint sent envoys to investigate the disaster relief."
Already."
The Linghu family is a Dunhuang family. They served as governors of Dunhuang County for generations before the Pu Dynasty, until the Northern Zhou Dynasty General Linghu Zheng moved to Guanzhong. After that, the Linghu family served as officials in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and there were many people who held the position of public officials. For example,
The famous founding minister Linghu De.
Linghu Tao is Linghu De's great-grandson.
At this time, he was checking the accounts and said without raising his head: "Sit down, don't make a fuss."
Zhou Xian kept talking while sitting down, saying: "The saint appointed the imperial concubine's step-brother as Yan Shiwei. I'm afraid the person who came here is not good. It is said that some monsters and thieves came to Huaqing Palace and disturbed the saint."
Linghu Tao asked: "Where did you get the news?"
"Miao Jinqing was re-appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and told his subordinates when he passed through Luoyang on his way back to the capital from Wei County.
Linghu Tao stroked his long beard, shook his head and said: "Miao Jinqing comes from Weizhou, how do you know the details of the capital?"
Zhou Xian said: "Since the Right Prime Minister summoned him back to the capital, what did the envoy tell him?"
Linghu Tao asked: "Did he give you some advice?"
Zhou Xian said: "He said that if the problem is not in Henan Prefecture, then it is in Shaanzhou."
Just selfish.
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Linghu Tao knew the inside story. Miao Jinqing was born in a Confucian family. Her fame, demeanor, and qualifications were all extraordinary. If she hadn't been demoted for being the number one scholar five years ago, she would have threatened the right prime minister's position if she made further progress.
Now, he may not be willing to return to the court to preside over the official affairs department, but he may be eyeing the post of governor of Shaanxi County.
"He attacked Dou Tingzhi with just a few words, and you were taken advantage of by him?" Linghu said: "Dou Tingzhi has already given the saint an explanation.
Shi Gongning of Zhengjing used the imperial court to urgently collect grain. A team of tank cabins overturned when crossing the three gates of the Yellow River. The victims were temporarily recruited to transport the grain by land. After the grain passed Tongguan, the victims were recruited to dig up Mount Huashan. It had nothing to do with Shaanxi County."
Zhou Xian said in a low voice: "Then...Yanshi County Lieutenant Wang Yansiam?"
He committed suicide out of fear of guilt, the case is closed, what else can be said?"
"I'm afraid it was an open and covert investigation, otherwise how could the imperial concubine's sworn brother come to Yanshi?"
"You care too much about the affairs of neighboring counties!" Linghu Tao scolded, and then said: "Being a school secretary and a lieutenant are the most normal steps for promotion. Why do you have to worry about it?"
Zhou Xian said: "The lower official is worried that he will come to find fault...
Linghu said: "The problem is not in Henan Prefecture but in Shaanxi Prefecture. Doesn't Dou Tingzhi know this? If someone passes through his territory, how can he, an important official in his side, not handle it well?"
Zhou Mian understood as soon as he heard that, no matter how much they were at odds with each other, Henan officials all prospered and suffered losses. When a minor official came, Dou Tingzhi had no reason not to take care of it first. The whole novel????520.?
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Is Governor Dou angry with Shao Yin? When we get to Shaanzhou, we must first get him on board, so that the incident of disturbing the Holy Master is really over."
"Yes." Linghu Tao nodded, "Xue Bai has arrived in Shaanzhou, and Dou Tingzhi will send you a letter."
After the discussion was completed, Zhou Xian left.
When I walked out of the Henan government office, I met two people. One was in his forties and was wearing a red robe; the other was less than twenty years old, tall and handsome. Although he was wearing a green robe, he looked graceful.
Zhou Xian secretly said that the Henan government office did not know when such a person came, but he had heard that the number one scholar was coming.
Suddenly, he had a thought in his mind, stood still, and said, "Who are you two?"
27
Linghu Tao was writing a letter when a clerk came in and reported in a low voice: "Shao Yin, Du Youlin, the newly appointed deputy envoy for water and land transportation, and Xue Bai, the captain of Yanshi County, have arrived and brought Wu Huaishi's letter to Zhou Mian."
The brush was turning, and when he was writing the words "The New Year's Fu arrived as scheduled", Linghu Tao heard the word "Xue Bai", stopped his movements, and pondered: "Is there a letter from Shaanzhou?"
"Reply to Shaoyin, no."
"Is Wei Fuyin here?"
"Not here, Gong Cao asked, has Shao Yin seen them?"
Linghu Tao did not put down his pen, but said: "Let them stay for a while, I will meet them in the third hall."
"Here."
Linghu Rong continued to finish writing the letter in his hand, read and processed two more unimportant official documents, and then asked someone to ask Du Youlin about Xue Bai's reaction in the hall. He then slowly arranged his official robes and went over.
meet.
He knew about Xue Bai, the newly appointed captain of Yanshi, and how Xue Bai came to power by clinging to Mrs. Guo Guo. But Xue Bai was now far away from Chang'an, and was in a place where Yang's skirt could not cover him, so he became his
subordinate.
As a senior official, he cannot behave in a manner that lacks the majesty of an official.
Walking to the hall, Du Youlin and Xue Bai were about to salute. Linghu Tao had already smiled at Du Youlin and said, "No way. If Duke Du wants to hand over official documents, he should go to the Taifu Office in the Eastern Capital. If he comes to see me, he must not be seen."
outside."
In a word, his attitude was like a breath of fresh air. On the contrary, Du Youlin didn't know how to deal with a false official who had been working in the bureau for a long time, and his ability was far inferior to that of the local officials.
"You are too polite, Linghu Shaoyin. I first arrived in Dongdu and I was unfamiliar with official matters, so I laughed at you."
If Du Youlin accidentally admitted that he was "rogue in official matters", he would inevitably be criticized in the officialdom. If there were any mistakes in his affairs in the future, others would use this to blame him.
Linghu Tao understood immediately and knew that this was a good idea, so he recruited an official. Full novel ?????????.????
I took Mr. Du to the Taifu Office to hand over the official documents. After finishing the work, I was just in time to host a banquet to welcome him. "
"Here."
"Since we're coming, why don't you send someone to let us know earlier?" Linghu Tao said with a slight reproach, "It's so sudden, so there won't be a good feast."
Du Youlin quickly thanked him politely and was quickly taken to the Taifu Office.
However, Xue Bai could hear the implication of Linghu Tao's words and responded: "Don't blame me, Shao Yin. I am just Yan Shiwei, and I dare not bother Shao Yin with hosting a banquet."
He arrived at his appointment as normal and there was no need to inform him in advance.
Linghu Tao was still looking at Du Youlin's back, thinking in his mind... It's hard to tell whether Xue Bai took up the post of Yanshi according to the imperial edict to investigate Wang Yansiam's death, but if Du Youlin took up the post
The deputy land and sea transport envoy is like coming to check the king.
Although the appointment was issued by the right prime minister, how could it be so if the right prime minister had not received a hint from the saint?
"You are young and have great potential."
At this time, Linghu Tao looked at Xue Bai, praised him, and asked with the cordial attitude of an official: "You came from Chang'an, you have received the advice of the sage and right minister."
"The saints and right ministers have all told me that as a local official, I must put the people first."
This seemed like nonsense, but it also seemed to imply that Xue Bai had received the imperial edict. Linghu Tao asked, "Have you ever seen Governor Dou when passing by Shaanzhou?"
"No," Xue Bai said, "but I happened to meet Duke Miao at Tongguan Station. He was transferred back to the Ministry of Civil Affairs from the prefect of Wei County."
Linghu Tao nodded, and unexpectedly discovered that Xue Bai was very sophisticated in officialdom. After listening to Miao Jinqing's instigation, he immediately avoided Shaanzhou, which was quite scheming.
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Regardless of whether Xue Bai came under the Holy Order or not, it can be seen that it is difficult to control, but at least he is not impulsive and bites people in sight.
Unable to find out more for the moment, Linghu Tao changed his business attitude, dug out several documents, and handed them over one by one.
When you take office as Yanshi, I have to tell you a few things. The first is the Emperor's expectations. During the Kaiyuan period, the sage personally selected one hundred and sixty-three county magistrates to attend a banquet and wrote poems as gifts to the Yucheng magistrate. From then on, all the people in the world were magistrates.
Those who take this as a commandment are called the 'New Commandment', also known as the 'New Commandment of the Commander'."
Xue Bai took the "New Commandment" and looked at it. There was a poem on it.
I beg your commander to protect Liu's servants. There must be a reason why people are uneasy...
The poem is very long, full of expectations and sincere entrustments. It is about the saint asking local officials to care for the people.
If property is plundered and taxes are unevenly distributed, the people will be separated. County officials should reform bad habits and eradicate old customs, reform governance, educate and enrich the people, benefit the poor, be hands-on in everything they do, and be diligent in advising farmers.
Linghu stared and said: "The reason why prime ministers come from prefectures and counties, and when officials enter official positions, they should first care about the people. Emperor Taizong's water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it." That's right, if you serve as an official for one term, you can't
Let the people be displaced, but do not let the saints down."
"I will definitely keep these words in mind, Shao Yin's words."
"Okay, you should have such ambition."
Linghu Tao was full of praise and said: "Sit down, I will tell you about Yanshi County."
"Thank you Shaoyin."
"Yanshi is just east of Luoyang City, adjacent to Luoyang County. The Yanshi County Government Office is only sixty or seventy miles away, and it is connected to the Luoshui River. Tomorrow you can take a boat eastward and go down the river, and you will be there soon.
arrive."
Xue Bai responded: "Just in time to see the busy Luoyang water transport."
This place is the center of the Grand Canal." Linghu Tao was also proud of this, clapped his knees and sighed,
G Pass 1 Degree Tu Xin Fang Gathers the Tributes from the World After making a small statement, he continued to talk about Yanshi.
Ji 20 County, the capital of Henan Prefecture, has a total of 190,000 households and a population of 1.18 million, which is more than Jingzhao Prefecture. Yanshi Ji County has nearly 10,000 households and a population of 60,000. How to feed these people?
It’s not an easy task. This is Yanshi County’s annual tax and the list of escaped households. As a county captain, after you take office, you must assist the commander in collecting the taxes. Otherwise, when the exam time comes, don’t blame me for being ruthless. "
Yanshi borders Luoyang to the west, Gong County to the east, Houshi to the south, and the Yellow River and Luoshui to the north.
The Yishui River meets in the territory of Yanshi. Boats, merchants, and travelers traveling from south to north all pass through Yanshi. There are endless thieves, thieves, and fugitives. It is also the responsibility of the county captain to protect the neighbors and punish the bad ones.
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Luoyang City South, Daodefang.
There is an inn near Luoshui. There is a picture of vigorous calligraphy written on the whitewashed wall in the building.
The Goddess of Luo lives on the water bank, the peonies are flying thousands of miles away, and the fragrance fills the eastern capital; the wine fairy lies in the bamboo forest, and the sweet wine of Dukang spreads to thousands of households, and is famous throughout Zhongzhou."
The view from the sliding window of the upstairs room is excellent.
Luoshui is very wide, not even inferior to some sections of the Yellow River, but it is clearer and slower than the Yellow River. There are willows on the riverside, and boats on the river come and go, with thousands of sails flying.
That night, Xue Bai and everyone in the Du family stayed at this inn. Du Younja, who works at the Land and Water Transport Office, will show the Du family renting a house in Luoyang. Xue Bai plans to set off directly from Luoshui Wharf to Yanshi County tomorrow.
The only people he brought with him were his concubine Qing Lan, several staff headed by Yin Liang, entourage guards headed by Lao Liang, Jiang Hai, and Xue Xin, as well as their families.
Naturally, the Du sisters would not follow Xue Bai, including Du Wulang and his wife, who would also stay in Luoyang for a few days to help their parents settle down.
In the wing room on the second floor, Du Wulang bolted the door, stretched out and said, "Finally, I don't have to listen to my grandpa's snoring anymore."
What he was even more happy about was that he would hold his wife to sleep tonight.
Xue Yunniang was busy packing the bedding and asked, "I thought Yulang would want to go directly to Yanshi County with my brother."
I haven’t taken you around Luoyang City yet. Besides, I don’t want to work hard to get rid of my grandpa now. When I was in Chang’an, I was in Jinwu Prison, and the result is like this. I might as well do nothing.
Woolen cloth."
After trekking all the way, Du Wulang felt a little tired. After that, he spread his hands and said, "Give me a hug."
"Um."
The couple stood hugging each other in the room for a while.
suddenly.
"Dong dong dong!"
Suddenly there was a violent knock on the door outside the house.
When Du Wulang heard that the person coming was unkind, he immediately asked Xue Yunniang to hide. He walked to the door, lay down at the crack of the door and looked outside. There was no one outside.
I looked down and saw an extra piece of paper on the ground.
Du Wulang had no choice but to pick it up and bring it to the candlelight to look at it. He was shocked to see the words "Wang Xianwei did not commit suicide" written on it.
He quickly left the house, rushed to Xue Bai's wing, knocked on the door and said: "Xue Bai, look.
The door of the house was not bolted and opened with a snap. There was no one inside.
"problem occurs!"
Du Wulang was taken aback and hurried outside Du You's neighboring wing. Then he patted his head and thought that it would be better to find his grandpa than his sister, so he hurried to the third floor.
On the third floor lived the Du sisters, Liu Xiangjun's mother and daughter, and other female relatives. Qinglan was standing in the corridor talking to Liu Xiangjun. When she saw Du Wulang coming, she said: "Alang is in the lobby, go find him quickly."
"Ah good."
Du Wulang hurried to the lobby on the first floor, and happened to see a person walking out of the lobby with a strange figure.
He quickly shouted: "Hey, is this the note you gave me? Wait a minute."
"Chase." Xue Bai suddenly said from behind.
When he looked, he saw Jiang Hai chasing after him.
I saw the figure of the ghost quickly dodged into the crowd and quickly disappeared on Luoshui Pier.
Du Wulang was confused. He turned to Xue Bai and asked, "You were in the lobby just now. Did you see him?" He is five feet six inches tall and has a slight limp on his feet. He may be injured, but he is more familiar with the environment. Jiang should not be able to catch him.
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Xue Bai saw the man by the window of the wing room on the third floor. He was discussing matters with the Du sisters when the incident occurred.
I didn't expect that a messenger would suddenly appear, and that the messenger would be so timid.
I just arrived in Luoyang, so of course he can’t completely trust me yet. It doesn’t matter, I’m sure he will come again.”
"Wang Yansiam didn't commit suicide. I could guess it without him having to tell you." Du Dao said, "What I'm curious about is, why did he come to tell you? How did he infer that you might reverse Wang Yansiam's case?"
Xue Bai said: "Explain that there is a source of information in the place where he is hiding? In Luoyang City, those who suspect that I came to investigate the case under the Holy Order are none other than those few people."
There is another possibility." Du Xuan said, "Maybe he is not here to avenge Wang Yansiam, but maybe he is here to test you."
Xue Bai pondered: "That further proves that there is another hidden reason behind Wang Yansiam's death. Otherwise, why bother testing me?"
"I don't think it's a test." Du stood by the window and took a look outside, and said, "If so, I won't even be mistaken about which wing you live in."
"Then, this person probably really knows some secrets."
V7
The same night, Yanshi County.
There is a house in Sanguanmiao Lane not far to the north of the county office. It is not big or small, and it was found very tastefully.
Several porters were brought into the house.
"There's no need to go to such trouble...clean it up."
With this order, all the books and documents in the study were thrown into the brazier, the bed in the main room was moved away, and the dried blood on the floor was washed away.
Half a piece of paper floated out of the brazier and was spinning in the night sky, as if it was filled with resentment and did not want to be burned.
The leader, Caoyun Qushuai, stepped on it, then picked it up and looked at it. It was probably a very long poem.
He did recognize a few simple words and read them out casually.
