bastard seizes tang

Chapter 369
"There are thousands of birds singing in the New Year, and poplar flowers are flying all over the road in February."

Yangzhou is in the south, warming up much earlier than Chang'an in the north. Li Ke returned to Yangzhou after two months. The original frost-white willows on both sides of the canal have turned light green.

On the willow trees, snow-white, fluffy catkins are flying all over the sky in February in Yangzhou against the gentle breeze. Sometimes falling into the water, they are as crystal clear as snowflakes floating on the river.

Today, however, the Yangzhou Jiangdu Ferry, which used to be bustling and bustling, is particularly quiet. Even the merchant ships that used to come and go have disappeared, and the water that should have been crowded has become very open and busy. Out of the whole pier, because today the gentle city of Yangzhou is waiting for his master to sail south.

"The Great Governor is here, the Great Governor is here." Not far from the ferry, an official ship gradually appeared, and the crowd who were standing quietly waiting on the ferry suddenly became lively. The boats on the water in the distance said one after another.

Zhu Cong, the newly promoted governor of Yangzhou, and Sima Zhou, governor of Yangzhou, looked at each other, raised their hands in courtesy, and walked forward.

In the middle of last year, Ma Zhou was promoted by Li Ke as the Sima of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of Yangzhou because of Li Ke's contribution to stabilizing Huainan after he was taken into captivity. Quite a few, but Ma Zhou is Li Ke's confidant. He is in Yangzhou to represent Li Ke's authority, and he is in charge of Yangzhou's military affairs.

A moment later, when Li Ke's official ship docked, Ma Zhou and Zhu Cong stepped forward together, and bowed to Li Ke who disembarked face to face: "My minister, Zhu Cong, governor of Yangzhou, and my minister, Ma Zhou, pay homage to the governor."

Ma Zhou is Li Ke's confidant, so Li Ke and him naturally don't have to be very polite. After the assassination case in Luzhou, Zhu Cong also joined Li Ke's family, but Zhu Cong is also a party member after all, Li Ke must not neglect.

Li Ke stepped forward in person, raised his hand to help Zhu Cong, and said with a smile to Zhu Cong, "Inspector Zhu has a heart, please hurry up."

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief." Zhu Cong responded, and stood up. After Zhu Cong got up, all the people who were worshiping behind him also stood up.

"Is Zhu Cong still used to staying in Yangzhou?" Zhu Cong stood up and walked half a step behind Li Ke. Li Ke glanced at Zhu Cong beside him and asked Zhu Cong.

Zhu Cong replied cautiously: "When I first came here, I was not familiar with the government affairs of Yangzhou, but with the help of King Bin, I asked for advice a few times, and gradually became familiar with it."

Zhu Cong's words seemed to be grateful to Ma Zhou, but in fact he was showing his loyalty to Li Ke.

He Xiu, the former governor of Yangzhou, did not buy Li Ke's account, and seemed to be close to Li Ke, but was transferred away by Li Ke under the pretense of flood control, and Zhu Cong came here. Ma Zhou was Li Ke's confidant, and Zhu Cong asked Ma Zhou for advice. It was nothing more than asking Li Ke what he meant, and Zhu Cong was telling Li Ke that he, the governor of Yangzhou, was not like He Xiu, and he should follow Li Ke's order and obey.

Li Ke heard the sound and knew Ya, smiled, and said to Zhu Cong: "The Zhu governor has a heart."

After hearing Li Ke's words, Zhu Cong said respectfully: "I am the subordinate of the governor, and it is only today that I have received the grace of the governor. The governor calls on me to use my official name, and I will never be able to be worthy of it. In the future, the governor will only call me to express my name." yes."

Yangzhou is the root of Li Ke. Li Ke transferred Zhu Cong from Luzhou to Yangzhou. It is self-evident that Li Ke wanted to use Zhu Cong as his confidant. Zhu Cong said this.

Li Ke also knew what Zhu Cong meant, and said with a smile: "Haha, what Wei Zhen (Zhu Cong's character) said is very true, but this king is out of touch."

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At the Jiangdu Ferry, Li Ke was still exchanging greetings with Zhu Cong, but Li Ke didn't know that at a teahouse not far from the ferry, a woman was quietly staring at him through a half-open window. .

If Li Ke was here, he would definitely be able to recognize this person, because this woman is no one else, but Xiao Yuexian who has been entangled with him for a long time.

After the Huai River flood, Xiao Yuexian took Li Ke and fled to Jiangling, but he deliberately escaped Li Ke on the Honghu Lake with the help of water bandits attacking a boat. After disappearing for half a year, he returned to Yangzhou.

"It's Zhu Cong's good luck. Li Ke was assassinated in Luzhou, so he got the job of escort in a daze, and became the governor of Yangzhou." Xiao Yuexian looked at Zhu Cong who was following Li Ke on the ferry, and lightly snorted.

Qing'er, who was standing behind Xiao Yuexian, heard the words, glanced at Zhu Cong who was following Li Ke from a distance, and said disdainfully: "The governor of Luzhou and the governor of Yangzhou are both governors on the left and right. I don't want Zhu Cong to be so powerful. You, for the sake of this mere half-rank, are willing to be Li Ke's lackey."

Yangzhou is Shangzhou, and the governor of Yangzhou lives in the third rank, while Luzhou is Zhongzhou, and the governor of Luzhou lives in the fourth rank. The distance between the third rank and the fourth rank is indeed no more than half a rank.

But Xiao Yuexian shook his head when he heard Qing'er's words, and said with a smile: "Qing'er, you don't know, although the governor of Yangzhou and the governor of Luzhou are only half a grade apart, they are worlds apart.

Not to mention that the governor of Yangzhou is located in a dangerous place, Zhu Cong has Li Ke in the court to look after him, and in the future he will be promoted to the position of Jiuqing if he is promoted. The power of carrying can't do it.Zhu Cong has no military achievements, it is rare for him to be able to reach this stage at his current age. "

Qing'er was surprised when she heard the words, she never thought that this promoted official who appeared to be only a third rank on the surface would have such interests behind him.

Qing'er said: "In this way, He Xiu has left, and Zhu Cong is used by Li Ke again. It will be even more difficult for us in Yangzhou."

Xiao Yuexian heard the words, looked at the people on the ferry, but inadvertently cast his eyes on Ma Zhou behind Li Ke, Xiao Yuexian said: "Although Zhu Cong has talent, but that's all, what really disturbs me is the person behind Li Ke. Ma Zhou, this person seems ordinary, and his reputation is not obvious, but last year was flooded, he was ordered in danger, and he was able to stabilize the southeast when Li Ke disappeared. It is really amazing, and I don't know where Li Ke got it This class of cadres."

Qing'er looked at Xiao Yuexian's worried face, and comforted her: "Young lady, don't worry, although Li Tang has such a pillar of officials as Ma Zhou, but there are also worms who steal the country and eat the country, and they are by no means monolithic."

Xiao Yuexian heard "the moth of the country" from Qing'er's mouth, suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Li Ke has arrived in Yangzhou. Is there any news about the transaction at the Suzhou Arsenal. If it drags on for a long time, I'm afraid the night will be full of dreams."

Qing'er said: "Don't worry, little lady, there has been news from the Gusu Commander's Mansion that the swords, bows, guns and all the weapons are ready, Immortal Master Zuo has already gone to pick them up in person."

Xiao Yuexian said: "That's good, I hope this matter is safe, don't make any mistakes."

(End of this chapter)