Chapter 878: The Prefect of Fanyang County, Wang Junlin
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For example, officials at the county level can just ask the corresponding official to receive them. If a prefect at the county level passes by, the local prefect will come out to receive him attentively. However, Li Yuan also warmly received officials with lower official positions than him, and would also greet them.
Giving a gift can be said to be a mess of a good person.
Sitting next to him, Li Xuanba, the third son of the Li family, is now twelve years old. He is very thin, his face is as yellow as paper, and he is obviously lacking in blood. His mother was pregnant with him just after giving birth to Li Shimin, so he is a bit born with disadvantages.
He is only half a head taller than Li Yuanji, who is five years younger than him, but this is mainly because Li Yuanji is tall, strong, dark-skinned, and appears to be full of strength. He is clearly a good talent in martial arts.
Next to Li Xuanba is a girl of about thirteen years old, with a kind of heroic spirit between her eyebrows. She is Li Xiuning, the eldest daughter of Li Yuan. She is looking out the window in a daze with her chin in her hands, as if she did not hear what her younger brother said.
The last one is thirteen-year-old Li Shimin, who is strong and handsome, wearing a white satin brocade robe, a small gold crown on his head, black leather boots, and piercing eyes.
At this time, Li Xuanba was yawning and said nonchalantly: "Fourth brother, there are officials passing through Loufan County every month, and dad will entertain them, so what's the point?"
Li Shimin did not speak, but he was a little curious in his heart, because he knew that since his brother Li Yuanji said this, it meant that the prefect who came here must be somewhat special, but he did not ask questions, because he knew that Li Yuanji would rush to say it himself.
Sure enough, Li Yuanji glanced at his brother Li Xuanba, who was five years older than him, with contempt, and then said with some excitement: "This Lord Prefect is the famous Poison General. You know who the Poison General is! That's right.
I can’t remember the name of the legendary poisonous general who drank human blood every day and poisoned tens of thousands of Turks with just one bucket of water.”
"Idiot, the poisonous general is Duke An of Qin, and his name is Wang Junlin. But I heard that he is the commander-in-chief of the Blue Guard Mansion. How could he go to a certain county in the east to be the prefect?" Li Xiuning was brought out of his daze by the word 'poisonous general'.
Waking up with a start, he casually hit Li Yuanji in the head and said with a smile.
"I'm not a fool, third brother is the fool." Li Yuanji became unhappy and pointed at Li Xuanba and said.
"Fourth brother, don't be rude to your third brother." Li Shimin, who had been silent for the whole time, scolded.
Because Li Yuanji was young and the most favored by his mother, he was not afraid of Li Shimin at all. He made a face at Li Shimin and ran out to play by himself. During this process, Li Xuanba had a silly smile on his face, and was not afraid of his younger brother Li Yuanji's rudeness.
Don't care at all.
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"From Daxing City to Fanyang County to take office, you should pass through Hedong, Liyang, Jibei, Linzi, and go all the way to Fanyang. Why did the governor of Fanyang County choose to go far away and pass by our Loufan County? Moreover, Tang Guogong actually greeted him personally and asked for
I know that when the governor of Jiangdu County passed by our Loufan County last month, Tang Guogong only sent his eldest son to greet him at the city gate."
"You don't know something about this. The prefect we are welcoming today is no ordinary prefect."
"Oh! There must be something special about the Grand Administrator today. Could it be that he is a direct descendant of the Li clan in Longxi?"
"That's not true, it's just that the person today is really special. He is the only one in the world."
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At noon, Li Yuan, the governor of Loufan County, led some officials to wait in person at the south gate of Pei County. Behind him, the officials and the people of the county and city were whispering and discussing in secret.
Li Yuan and his eldest son Li Jiancheng, who was standing next to him, also had some doubts in their hearts. Li Yuan knew that Fanyang County was the largest county in the original Chongzhou, with the sea to the east, Hejian County of Youzhou to the north, and Chongzhou to the south.
To the west is Donglai County in Chongzhou, and to the west is Boling County in Chongzhou.
It is one of the easternmost counties of the Sui Empire, and it has a large population, with more than 100,000 households and a population of 7 to 8 million! Although it is not as large as Shangluo, Jiangdu, Linzi and other super large counties with a population of more than one million
, but it can be considered a large county, with a population more than five or six times that of Zhangye County where Wang Junlin once stayed!
Moreover, the economy of Fanyang County is also good. It is rich in mountains and seas, and is rich in salt and iron. It is the main producing area of sea salt and fish in the Central Plains. However, I heard that pirates and thieves have been breeding along the coast recently, which has caused a lot of trouble. As for the local people, the trade routes are actually controlled by powerful families.
, even county officials have to look at the faces of wealthy families to make decisions. Although Li Yuan is in Loufan County, thousands of miles away, he has heard a little bit about what happened in Fanyang County.
"That's why my cousin sent strong men like Wang Junlin to govern it. Perhaps in my cousin's eyes, governing Loufan County is secondary, and the real purpose is to deal with the Fanyang Lu family for him..."
Li Yuan thought so.
Although there is little news these days, Wang Junlin's reputation is too great, and there are many things that can shock the world. From word of mouth, Li Yuan knows all about Wang Junlin's deeds, not to mention the Longxi Li clan of the Li family.
The relationship between the family and Qin An Gong is a bit complicated!
In short, in the impression of Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng and his son, Wang Junlin is the kind of person who cannot be offended and is the kind of person who makes every effort to make friends with him.
While he was thinking about it, Xiao Shi, who was sent to wait ten miles away, galloped back on his horse out of breath. As soon as he got off his horse, he shouted loudly: "Your Excellency, Mr. Qin An, the governor of Fanyang County, is less than two miles away from the west gate!"
Except for Li Yuan, everyone else quickly tidied up their clothes, and Li Jiancheng ordered people to prepare drinks to catch the wind and wash away the dust.
Although Li Yuan is not inferior to Wang Junlin in terms of official position or title, and he is a veteran nobleman and a relative of the emperor. In terms of qualifications, he is even much higher than Wang Junlin. In any case, Wang Junlin has nothing to do with Li Yuan, so there is no need
So polite and welcoming.
However, Li Yuan was well-informed and knew that Wang Junlin was a favored minister of the emperor and the founder of the Blue Guards. Although he was no longer the commander of the Blue Guards, he believed that a figure like Wang Junlin had great influence on the Blue Guards.
The influence is definitely huge.
Of course, another reason is that Wang Junlin's illustrious deeds gave him a bad reputation. Even Li Yuan did not want to make grudges with such a vicious person for no reason. What's more, Li Yuan had some ambitions deep in his heart and intended to be good to others.
Try your best to accept and make friends with the world's heroes. How can you miss the top people in the world like Wang Junlin?
Not long after, hundreds of knights appeared on the road, all riding horses of the same color from the Western Regions. Although they were dressed in civilian clothes, just by looking at the swords hanging on their waists, the crossbows on their backs, and their extraordinary momentum, one could tell that they were knights.
Not an ordinary person's bodyguard.
The knights galloped to the city gate and left in separate groups, revealing the fleet behind them, either carrying items or attendants. The largest of them was a four-wheeled carriage that Li Yuan had never seen before. It had a purple cover and the barriers on both sides were painted red.
, this is a color that can only be used by officials above the fourth rank of the imperial court.
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