In the inn room, Tang Ning looked at Xu Qingyang and asked, "If I remember correctly, Brother Xu should have been at the Yushitai before, right?"
Xu Qingyang smiled and said: "About a year ago, I offended the powerful in Beijing, and then I was transferred here to be the county magistrate."
At this time a year ago, Tangning, as a wedding messenger, was still fighting wits and courage with the second prince of the grassland and the crown prince of Chu in the Chu Kingdom. She didn't know much about what happened in the capital.
Although he made a point of learning about the major events that took place in the capital during that time after he came back, Su Mei would definitely not care about the fact that a low-level official at Yushitai was transferred to the south of the Yangtze River, so Tang Ning did not see it in the information she collected.
This one.
Anyone who can stay in the capital after the imperial examination will be better than officials who are sent abroad. If Xu Qingyang can stay in Yushitai and work, his future will naturally be better than being a small county magistrate in Jiangnan. The promotion process of the two is completely different.
He looked at Zhang Yansheng again and asked: "Brother Xu, it's because he offended the powerful, Brother Zhang, what's the reason? You stayed well at the Ministry of Industry, why are you here?"
Zhang Yansheng said angrily: "Brother Xu, as a royal censor, has the responsibility of supervising the powerful officials in the capital. Just because he spoke uprightly and redressed the grievances of the people, he was transferred indiscriminately. What's the use of such a court?"
I mean, I couldn't get angry for a while, so I asked myself to be transferred to Dingyang..."
Tang Ning looked at him. Maybe Xu Qingyang was transferred here because he offended the powerful, but he wasn't sure whether Zhang Yansheng was angry for a while...
After all, if it is a coincidence once or twice, it cannot be a coincidence every time.
He forced himself to be healthy and simple in his thoughts, looked at Xu Qingyang, changed the subject and said: "Which powerful person did you offend?"
Before Xu Qingyang could speak, Zhang Yansheng immediately said: "It's Princess Yiyang. Princess Yiyang indulged her subordinates and oppressed the people. Brother Xu brought this matter to the court. Your Majesty severely punished Princess Yiyang's slave and reprimanded her. Yiyang
The princess held a grudge and used her strength secretly, so Brother Xu was transferred here."
Princess Yiyang, that shrew, is feared by everyone in the capital. If she really wants to embarrass a small official, the officials will not deny her the favor.
Tang Ning looked at him and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, don't worry, with your tone, I will help you out as soon as I get back to Beijing."
"Absolutely not." Xu Qingyang looked at him and said, "Although Princess Yiyang has many misdeeds, she is still a royal princess after all. If Brother Tang offends her, the consequences will be disastrous."
Tang Ning smiled and said, "Brother Xu, don't worry, I have dealt with Princess Yiyang quite a lot."
Before leaving, he took the time to bleed Princess Yiyang. Now that she saw him, she turned pale. She was either pretending to be sick or pretending to be a visit from her aunt. Tang Ning was ordered to bleed. She was the only one hiding her share. How could she dare to take revenge?
…
When Xu Qingyang saw him talking about Princess Yiyang, his face was calm, and he seemed to realize something in his heart. He stopped speaking, but the expression on his face became more complicated.
The three of them were once the top three in Lingzhou's state examination. Before the state examination, both students and people in Lingzhou generally believed that the Jieyuan that time was either him or Zhang Yansheng.
But who would have thought that during the state examination, Brother Tang would appear out of nowhere and leave the two of them far behind with a hopeless gap.
Later, when they arrived in the capital, he and Zhang Yansheng realized how high the sky was, how thick the earth was, and how many talented people there were in Jiangnan and the capital. The two of them were still far behind them.
But when facing Tang Ning, the experiences of the talented people from Jiangnan and the capital were exactly the same as them.
The first place in the provincial examination, the first place in the palace examination, the first three-yuan champion in more than ten years, first entered the Hanlin Academy, and was specially appointed to serve in the six departments. Step by step, he has reached today. He is now Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang General and the official minister.
But the two of them could only live in a small county in the south of the Yangtze River, with one serving as county magistrate and the other serving as county captain. Under the suppression of the county magistrate...
Zhang Yansheng had the same expression as him. They were friends in the past, but within two or three years, the gap had become so huge, which really made people feel uncomfortable.
Tang Ning looked at them and smiled: "Brother Xu, brother Zhang, don't worry. When I return to the capital this time, I will transfer you back."
Zhang Yansheng looked at him and said in surprise: "Is this okay?"
For those who grew up in the north, if they could stay in the capital, who would be willing to come to Jiangnan?
The poem only says that the south of the Yangtze River is good, but does not say that the cockroaches in the south of the Yangtze River are several times bigger than the ones in the north. The clothes are not dry after half a month of drying. The clothes at home alone require more than ten sets. His salary last year was all
Dedicated to cloth shops and tailors...
Tangning nodded and said with a smile, "Okay."
The examination and transfer of officials in the south of the Yangtze River were previously under the control of Fang Hong, the left minister. As acting minister, Tang Ning, except for the word "dai" in his name, had even greater authority than Fang Hong before. Two officials were transferred back to Beijing.
, it’s just a matter of adjusting the order.
Zhang Yansheng seemed to have thought of something, his face fell again, and he said: "No, if Brother Xu returns to Beijing, wouldn't he fall into the hands of Princess Yiyang? It's safer to stay here. If Brother Xu doesn't go back, I won't
not going back."
Xu Qingyang said: "Go back. You can't get used to the climate in Jiangnan. The capital is more suitable for you."
Zhang Yansheng waved his hand and said, "If you don't leave, I won't leave either."
Tang Ning stroked the goosebumps on her arms and said, "Don't worry, I won't break up the two of you who are suffering... The two of you are suffering brothers. Princess Yiyang left it to me. When you return to the capital, you just want her to visit in person."
You can apologize..."
Based on Chen Huang's attitude towards Jiangnan, it will definitely not be easy for local officials in Jiangnan to be promoted in the future. If the two of them stay in Jiangnan, their lives will probably be wasted.
Xu Qingyang thought for a while, smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Tang."
Zhang Yansheng also clasped his fists and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Tang!"
Meeting old friends in a foreign country is naturally a joyful thing, especially when they meet two people at once. Tang Ning asked Chen Zhou to prepare wine and food and have a few drinks with them before the dust-free banquet in the evening.
After a few glasses of wine, Zhang Yansheng was already a little drunk. When he talked about the incident in Lingzhou, he hooked Xu Qingyang's neck, patted the table and said: "I knew at that time that Brother Tang was different from us. Qingyang, you
Tell me if..."
Tangning looked at them, nodded slightly and said, "It's different..."
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At the dust-washing banquet in Quzhou, the atmosphere was different from that in Ezhou.
In fact, since Ezhou, other officials of Jiangnan West Road, even the governor of a state, have always spoken softly to the official Xiao Zhanggu. As for the Hongmen Banquet, they have never encountered him even once.
Don't reach out to hit the smiling person. In this situation, Tang Ning should not go too far. As long as it was not related to money, he would turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye to some innocuous minor flaws.
Quzhou is not a big place, so if nothing happens, the exam can be completed in two days.
During the banquet, Tang Ning and the governor of Ezhou made an agreement to begin the assessment of the counties in Ezhou tomorrow. The governor of Ezhou made some arrangements for this. During the banquet, the guests and the host had a great time and dispersed after the banquet.
When Tang Ning returned to the inn and was about to wash up and rest, Chen Zhou knocked on the door, walked in, and said, "Sir, the governor of Quzhou wants to see you."
While at the banquet, Tang Ning noticed that the governor of Quzhou seemed to have something to say. She was not surprised at this moment, so she put on her coat and said, "Invite him in."
After a while, he looked at the Quzhou governor who came in from outside and asked: "Prisoner Sun came here late at night, but what is the important matter?"
The governor of Quzhou took something out of his sleeve and put it on the table.
Tang Ning took a look and saw an envelope on the table. The seal on the envelope was very familiar to him. There was a similar pattern on the secret letter that Emperor Chen gave him.
The governor of Quzhou bowed his hand to him and said: "I reported to your majesty the news about the rebels in the south of the Yangtze River. Your majesty sent a secret message a month ago and ordered me to cooperate with Mr. Tang to thoroughly investigate the matter. Today I finally finally
