On the next two days, the ninth and tenth days of November, Yunxi stayed on Hainan Island for two more days, not only to instruct local officials on how to implement his will, but also to see how poor the local people were and to experience the real situation.
public sentiment.
Of course, after Yunxi succeeded to the throne, he would not engage in private visits except in the capital. It was too unsafe; he always pretended to be mid-level and low-level officials, and brought a number of bodyguards who matched their identities but were top experts in the city or in the city.
Patrolling the countryside. Sometimes he even hid his true identity from the local magistrates.
Yunxi successfully deceived the local magistrate in Chengmai, making him think that he was really the emperor's general secretary, and that he came out to inspect on behalf of the emperor. Although he faced people who were equivalent to the "special commissioners" sent by the central government
The magistrate will not tell the truth completely, but he will tell more or less the truth, and will not expend great efforts to cover up the problem. Yunxi can still see the real situation.
After staying in Chengmai for more than half a day, Yunxi came to Lingao County on the morning of the eleventh day of the lunar month. He had heard of Lingao for a long time. A fairly realistic time travel story in later generations was based on Lingao. Yunxi liked it very much in his previous life.
What you see is that the protagonists have traveled through the past eight years and are still wandering around Guangdong...
In any case, Yunxi had great expectations for Lingao, and he inspected Bairen, Bopu and other places with great interest to see what the place chosen as the base was like. Not surprisingly, he saw a deserted area, without any trace of it.
There are no traces of artificial construction, but the location is really good.
He was patrolling Bairen when suddenly a guard approached him and said: "Your Majesty, someone is coming. There are more than ten people in total. The leader is wearing the uniform of a seventh-grade civil servant, another one is wearing the uniform of an eighth-grade civil servant, and the rest are
They are all wearing the clothes of government officials. Judging from the way they walk, there are two government officials who are skilled in martial arts, while the rest of them are not skilled in martial arts."
"Yamen servant? Oh, that's right. When I changed the police department, I only changed the prefecture and Zhili prefecture. Even the prefecture under the jurisdiction of the prefecture was not changed, let alone this remote Lingao County."
"This must be because Lingao Zhixian County knew that I was pretending to be the General Secretary for inspection and hurriedly brought the local government servants here; Bairen is not far from Lingao County, so it wouldn't be troublesome for him to come here." Yunxi also turned around.
He took a look and said.
Since a local official wanted to come over to talk to him, although Yunxi originally planned to go to the next inspection place, he decided not to leave for the time being. He picked a large stone with a suitable height, wiped it, sat on the stone and talked with the guards.
Talk and wait.
"Qingshu, how old are you this year?" Yunxi asked.
"Your Majesty, I am already twenty-five years old this year." Song Qingshu replied.
"Twenty-six, you are not young yet, one year older than me. I remember that your wife and children are all in Wudang Mountain and have not moved to the capital. Why, you are not planning to return to Wudang Mountain to become a Taoist priest after you stop working as a guard with me. I don't want to
Be an official in the court?" Yunxi said.
"I also ask your Majesty to forgive me for my sin. I know that it is okay to be a bodyguard by your Majesty's side, but if I go to the guard station to serve as a general, I will not be able to do it. I only know martial arts and cannot fight. If I serve as a general, I am afraid that it will implicate the three armies; besides, I do
He likes Taoism, Taoist classics, and advocates seeking immortality and seeking immortality, so he plans to return to Wudang Mountain to practice Taoism in the future." Song Qingshu explained.
"Being a general can be learned and practiced. Except for a few geniuses, most people's ability to fight with soldiers is acquired. If you want to learn, I can arrange for you to study in the martial arts hall in a few years." Yun Xi
Suddenly the conversation changed and he said: "But since you are willing to become a Taoist priest, I won't force you."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Song Qingshu bowed and said.
"Actually, you should stay in Guangzhou to protect Concubine Hui this time. Master Zhang is still near Guangzhou, so you can study with him. I know that Master Zhang has rarely returned to the mountain in recent years, and many third-generation disciples have never been seen.
If you can study with him for a few days, you will benefit a lot." Yunxi said again.
Song Qingshu himself thought this way: Zhang Sanfeng had not returned to the mountain gate for many years, and he was very upset when he finally saw him this time but could not follow him; but no matter how low his emotional intelligence was, he knew that he could not show his annoyance in front of the emperor.
, then what he returned to Wudang Mountain would probably be ashes, so he said: "My ancestor is still strong, but I can only protect His Majesty for a few years. I am not upset."
Yun He smiled. He knew that what Song Qingshu said must be a lie, but he couldn't expose it. Moreover, such words sounded really pleasant to his ears, and he was very happy to hear them.
Yunxi thought for a while and said: "In that case, I will give you a big gift when you return to Wudang Mountain in the next thirty years."
Song Qingshu really wanted to ask what the gift was, but he knew he couldn't ask, so he just said: "I thank your Majesty for your kindness." As he said this, he bowed and saluted.
But this time Yunxi stopped him. "Don't salute. The Lingao County Magistrate and his party over there have already come over, but we can't let them see the flaw." He still wanted to use his disguised identity, but
Can't let them see it.
Song Qingshu immediately straightened up his already bent waist and stood next to Yunxi. The two of them talked as if they were of similar status.
But Yunxi's purpose of concealing his identity failed to be achieved. When the Lingao County Magistrate came over, Yunxi immediately stood up to greet him. When the man saw Yunxi, he didn't even look at his face carefully, so he bent down and saluted:
"Han Yike, Lingaozhi County, met Sun Tongshi."
Yunxi also bent down and saluted and said: "Sun Lin, the Tongshisheren, has met Han Zhixian." Although the actual status of Tongshisheren and Zhongshusheren is higher than that of the seventh-rank magistrates, they are also in the seventh rank.
, so they greeted each other with courtesy.
'But why do I feel like I've heard the name Han Yike before? It's a bit familiar.' Yunxi thought.
The two bowed to each other a few more times. Han Yike straightened up and was about to say a few words. After seeing Yunxi's face clearly, his expression suddenly changed. He raised his hand and said, "This, this, this," but
He didn't finish his sentence for a while.
Yunxi looked at him and immediately understood that he recognized his identity. He stretched out his hand to hold him, and said, "Brother Han, what's wrong with you?" while pulling him aside; the county captain and yamen servant behind him wanted to
He came over and was stopped by Song Qingshu and others: "We, Tongshi Shen, and your county magistrate are old friends. We have some personal things to say, so you'd better not go with us."
These people felt that the way Han Yike saw Yun He just now did not look like he was seeing an old friend. Although they should indeed know each other, this excuse sounded like a lie. However, although this excuse was full of loopholes, they did not force their way through. They would not be offended.
If you look at the Ouchi guards blocking the road in front of you, they can crush them to death with just one finger; not to mention that since they are officials of the imperial court, they cannot harm the magistrate's life, and they don't have to worry about their own jobs.
So the county lieutenant led several government officials and bowed respectfully to Song Qingshu and others and then said a few words. He was not annoyed at all when he received no response and just stood aside and waited.
Yunxi pulled Han Yike to a few feet away, held the pulse on his arm tightly with his left hand, stared at him and said, "Do you know me?" Yunxi recognized him from his expression just now.
Out of myself.
"Your Majesty, I do recognize your Majesty." Han Yike hesitated for a moment and then said.
"Why do you recognize me?" Yunxi asked again.
"Your Majesty, I was an official in the capital before and met Your Majesty in court." Han Yike said.
"No wonder, no wonder I heard your name as if I had heard it somewhere before. It turns out that you once served as an official in the court." Yunxi was a little surprised and continued: "How many years have you been the magistrate of Lingao County?"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, Hongwu moved to Kochi County in the 31st year of his reign. It has been four years since then." Han Yike said.
"He came here as the county magistrate in the 31st year of Hongwu. He was probably the last official who was criticized by the emperor during his lifetime. During the Hongwu period, officials were often blamed. It was normal for him to be demoted from a Beijing official to a local official. He may not have made a big mistake." Yun
Xi tried hard to recall Han Yike, but he couldn't remember anything except that his name seemed familiar. He didn't have anyone from Zhongshu She with him now, so no one could ask him, so he could only guess like this.
He was thinking that Han Yike had returned to normal and wanted to bow to him and perform the courtesy of the emperor.
Yunxi immediately stopped him and said, "I'm still hiding my identity. Just think of me as a general manager, not an emperor. Although you have recognized me, these people you brought don't know me yet."
face."
Yunxi gave him a few more instructions and took him back to where he was. The county lieutenant immediately brought the government servants over to salute him, and Yunxi returned the salute.
Afterwards, Yunxi took him with him, using the government servants he brought as a guide, and walked into Lingao County for inspection. While inspecting, Yunxi chatted with him. Somehow, the topic came to the war against Annan. Yunxi
Said: "Annan is a small country. The Ming Dynasty sent 600,000 troops this time. It is said to be one million. How many people are there in Annan? How can it resist the heavenly soldiers? What's more, the Annan navy is very weak, and all the sea power is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. This battle will be inevitable.
win."
"So, we are probably going to land and fight on the Annan Sea?" Han Yike asked.
Because Yunxi had used a landing battle before to counter the rebellion, it was not surprising that he guessed this and said: "Your Majesty will probably want tens of thousands of soldiers to land at the seaside. Annan's territory is small, but it is very long."
The coastline is very suitable for a landing battle; besides, the Annan people do not have enough soldiers to defend such a long coastline, and the landing will never fail. After landing, the army will go straight to the east and west capitals of Annan. It is estimated that the war against Annan will be ended before the end of this year.
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After hearing this, Han Yike paused and said, "It would be great if it can be ended before the end of the year."
Lingao County was very small, and he saw it all in a short time, so Yunxi followed him to Lingao County and asked how the situation in Lingao had been over the years.
In the county government office, Han Yike sat down and explained everything in detail, introducing the past and current situation of Lingao in great detail.
After listening to his introduction, Yunxi immediately felt: 'This is a very capable official!' He had also read the information about Lingao County when he was in Qiongshan County before, and knew that this was a very poor place. If
There are statistics on poverty-stricken counties in this era, so Lingao should undoubtedly occupy a place on it.
But in the past few years he has been in power, although he has not helped the people of Lingao County get out of poverty and become rich - even if a god were to be the magistrate of the county, he would not be able to do it unless he could create mountains of gold and silver. He has not even made the living standards of the local people reach a moderately prosperous level.
standards, but he also did a lot of practical things for the local people, repairing water conservancy, regulating rivers, and building embankments along the coast. Basically, he did everything a county magistrate should do.
At this time, Yunxi recalled: after listening to his instructions just now, he did not show his high status at all along the way. He talked to everyone as usual and was very restrained.
Yunxi suddenly felt that it was a pity for such a person to be the magistrate of a small place like Lingao. Such ability was at least as good as that of a magistrate.
"Pass," Yunxi almost blurted out that Han Yike was promoted to an official position. Fortunately, just as he said the word, he remembered that he was still playing the role of a general manager and had no power to issue orders; although he could also disclose his personal information.
Identity, but Cosprey was probably addicted and decided to play out his identity to the end, so he stopped after saying only one word, and signaled Han Yike to stop talking to continue the introduction.
After he finished the introduction, Yunxi encouraged him: "The magistrate Han is very capable. He has managed this small Lingao County very well and has done a lot of practical things for the local people. I will definitely tell the truth about Han in front of your majesty.
Due to the achievements of the county magistrate, I believe that Han Zhixian will be promoted soon."
But I don't know if it was his misunderstanding, but the expression that flashed across Han Yike's face the moment he heard his words was not happiness, but an indescribable expression.
But in an instant, before Yunxi could see his expression clearly, Han Yike's face was already full of joy. After a few snaps of his fingers, he calmed down and said: "Thank you very much for Sun Zhongshu's kind words."
Already."
Yunxi was stunned for a moment and realized that Han Yike's face was already full of joy. In addition, he didn't see it clearly and thought that he was dazzled just now. Then when he heard this, he subconsciously said: "We will be sent to patrol the place by your Majesty."
, just to fill in the gaps for the imperial court, it would be a pity for Han Zhixian to be a county magistrate with his talents, of course we will give advice to His Majesty."
Han Yike complimented a few more, looked at the sky and suddenly said: "Sun Zhongshu, it's getting late now, Zhongshu wants to..."
"I have to rush back to Hainan Fucheng overnight. Time is urgent, so I won't eat here." Yunxi said.
"In this case, I won't keep Mr. Zhongshu any longer," Han Yike said. Then Han Yike took him to the dock outside the county town, exchanged a few words with him, and then turned around and left the dock after he got on the boat.
After getting on the boat, Yunxi immediately asked Chen Jidao, who was coming over from Zhongshushe, "Have you ever heard of Han Yike, the current magistrate of Lingao?"
"I heard this before."
"How is this person?"
Chen Ji hesitated for a moment and said: "It is said that Feng Feng has a very good reputation in Shilin. As for the rest, I don't know."
"Forget it, I won't go back to inquire. Since he has a good reputation and is capable, I will appoint him as the magistrate of Danzhou when Danzhou becomes vacant." Yunxi said.