bastard seizes tang

Chapter 228 The Inspector of Yangzhou
"The governor of Yangzhou, He Xiu, together with the officials from one prefecture and four counties in Yangzhou, pay homage to His Highness." Li Ke just stepped off the big boat and put his feet on the pier. He Xiu hurried forward and bowed down to Li Ke.

Seeing He Xiu worshiping in front of him, Li Ke stepped forward to help him up, and said to He Xiu: "The governor, please get up quickly. The governor is the Tang Dynasty, and he has worked hard for the father, the emperor, and the guard. It is really not easy to stabilize the southeast."

He Xiu heard the words, and said modestly: "Yangzhou is an important town, the governor of Yangzhou is only trying his best, I'm afraid that he will be negligent and hurt your majesty."

Li Ke said with a smile: "The rule of Yangzhou is that the people live in peace and the merchants are happy. This king has already heard about it. He has contributed a lot to the governor. His words are too modest."

When Li Ke first came to Yangzhou, his feet had just landed on the ground. He had already heard about it. He Xiu might be considered a figure in Huainan, but no matter how great his reputation was, how did it spread to Chang'an, to a world like Li Ke? Huang Guixu's ears, so He Xiu knew that most of Li Ke's words were just superficial words.

Although Li Ke was young, he had heard of his name, He Xiu. In front of Li Ke, He Xiu did not dare to regard him as a boy in his teens.

He Xiu glanced at Li Ke, who was calm and calm, and tentatively said to Li Ke: "I know that I have little talent and learning, and how dare I talk about living and working in peace and contentment when governing the local area? In the past, when I governed Yangzhou, I was always worried because I was afraid that I would not do well. , so that you can't sleep at night, now that His Highness is here, and that His Highness is in charge of Yangzhou, I feel relieved."

He Xiu has been an official in Yangzhou for several years, and has quite a bit of power in Yangzhou official circles. Li Ke has a bit of fear of him, but Li Ke is like this, so why not He Xiu, even his fear of Li Ke is greater than that of Li Ke. Li Ke treats him ten times.

Li Ke is the governor of Yangzhou, but He Xiu is the governor of Yangzhou. According to the law, the governor is in charge of the army, and the governor is in charge of the people. They are not subordinate to each other.But this kind of statement is also common, but Li Ke is not an ordinary courtier.

Li Ke is the king of Chu, how dare He Xiu take it lightly, in the past when the two countries were in war, it was not uncommon for important officials in the court to worship the governor of the border states and also lead the governor, let alone a prince like Li Ke who was deeply favored by the emperor.

If Li Ke really can't tolerate him, and intends to serve as the governor of Yangzhou and enter Beijing with a letter, whether he can keep the governor of Yangzhou is still a matter of opinion. Therefore, He Xiu's words also mean to test Li Ke. He wants to give it a try. Whether Li Ke has the heart to seize power, can he tolerate him.

Li Ke went south like a dragon crossing the river. In the southeast, He Xiu was not the only one who felt uneasy. Li Ke listened to He Xiu's words, seemingly humble, but in fact he was hiding a tentative heart, and he already had speculation in his heart.

Li Ke said to He Xiu: "The Inspector He is serious. Although this king once served as the General of You Xiaowei in Beijing, he has never served as an official in the prefecture or county, and he is not familiar with local government affairs. The Inspector He started from the Ministry of State I am very familiar with the important things, I have just arrived in Yangzhou, and there are still many things that I don’t know and I need to ask for advice, I hope Governor He will give me some advice.”

Li Ke's words caught his ears, and He Xiu finally let go of the heart he was holding on to.

Since Li Ke said this, at least it shows that he has not moved his intentions at the moment. The reason why he is expected to enlighten him is nothing more than to let him distinguish the current situation in Yangzhou clearly, so don't make things difficult for him.

Li Ke, king of Chu, was the governor of Yangzhou, and he went south on the festival, and he was able to firmly overtake He Xiu. Although Li Ke was new here and was not familiar with the place, He Xiu had never thought about competing with Li Ke.

He Xiu's ancestral home is Hebei, he is not from Yangzhou, he is also an outsider to the powerful Yangzhou family, and he has no real background, the only thing he has is the contacts in various yamen in Yangzhou. Although contacts are useful, there are some The time is very empty, how dare he face Li Ke's troubles.

He Xiu cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness is being polite, but His Highness has orders, just one word, and I will immediately go to Linjiang Palace to obey orders."

After all, there are still a small number of people in this world who don't know how to advance and retreat. He Xiu heard the sound and knew the truth, so he understood Li Ke's meaning, and Li Ke was quite satisfied with his answer.

Although Li Ke had the intention of taking over the power of Yangzhou, Li Ke was still young and his background was still insufficient. Except for Cen Wenwen, no one under his command had enough qualifications to be the governor of Yangzhou.

Instead of trying his best to remove He Xiu and replace him with someone he doesn't know well, it's better to keep He Xiu, at least for now, He Xiu is quite sensible.

Li Ke said with a smile: "Since this is the case, Governor Lao He will have to worry about everything in Yangzhou in the future."

When He Xiu heard the words, he hurriedly replied with a smile: "Your Highness, you are serious. Since you are a minister of the Tang Dynasty, you should do your best. This is the duty of a minister."

Li Ke said: "The words of congratulating the governor are very true. If all the officials in Yangzhou have the heart to congratulate the governor, the king will be relieved."

As Li Ke said, he patted He Xiu's arm lightly. He said this not only about He Xiu, but also about the officials of all states and counties in Yangzhou.

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As soon as Li Keren appeared at the pier, the news that the governor had arrived in Yangzhou quickly spread, and the whole city of Yangzhou seemed to have changed for a while.

"The king of Chu who appeared on the pier today is exactly the boy you saw in the Chuzhou tavern that day?" Jiangdu County is the seat of Yangzhou, and Jiangdu City is also the main city. In the middle, Chen Yan, the head of the Chuzhou Salt Shop, was standing in the main hall, staring at the handyman of the Salt Shop who hurried in, and asked.

This handyman was no one else, he was the subordinate who followed Li Yue and was in trouble with Li Ke in the tavern. Today he came to Yangzhou with his master Chen Yan just to break up the matter.

The handyman replied: "The villain looked carefully just now. His Highness the King of Chu on the pier is the boy in the tavern that day."

"Are you sure it's not wrong?" Fang Luo, sitting next to Chen Yan, asked the dignified middle-aged man in his forties at the head of the hall.

The handyman replied: "Although the villain is far away from the pier, he can still see clearly. Not only the young master, but even the few people who accompanied him that day are also on the pier."

The handyman's words have already reached this point, and they will no longer be suspicious, but after confirming, their faces become more and more ugly.

The middle-aged man said to Chen Yan: "In this way, it is undoubtedly His Royal Highness the King of Chu who offended you in Chuzhou that day."

Chen Yan was so powerful in Chuzhou that even the county captain looked at him for face, but in front of this middle-aged man, he didn't dare to take it seriously at all, on the contrary he was a little afraid.

Chen Yansheng was afraid that the middle-aged man would be angry, so he quickly bowed down and said: "The people below my younger brother are not doing their best. They are causing trouble to my elder brother and the Salt Gang. My younger brother deserves death."

Fortunately, although the middle-aged man looked ugly, he did not show the fury Chen Yan imagined.

The middle-aged man said to Chen Yan: "Since the King of Chu didn't launch an attack on the spot, it means that he has no intention of fighting with our Salt Gang. The King of Chu's intention is not yet clear, and we must not act arbitrarily."

Chen Yan asked: "What does brother mean?"

The middle-aged man replied: "Tomorrow at noon, Yangzhou Inspector He Xiu will hold a banquet to welcome the King of Chu, and I shall go there then, and wait for me to try what the King of Chu wants."

(End of this chapter)