Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 710 Su Zhe takes office
Early the next morning, Su Zhe came to the Privy Council. Yesterday Fan Ning asked him to report to the Privy Council early this morning.

There were two officials standing at the gate of the Privy Council. Seeing Su Zhe approaching, one of them rushed up to greet him and asked, "Is your Excellency Professor Su?"

Su Zhe is still Professor Chen Zhou, so he is naturally called Professor Su.

Su Zhe nodded, "I am!"

"Fan Xianggong went to Zhongshu Province, let me wait here for Professor Su, please come with me."

Su Zhe followed the official into the Privy Council, and the official introduced with a smile: "In Xiacheng Town, it's Fang Sima in the north of the Privy Council. I'm in charge of handling various entry procedures for you."

"Then trouble Cheng Sima!"

Entering the official room, Cheng Zhen invited Su Zhe to sit down and served tea to the tea boy. He took out a stack of paperwork and said with a smile: "Although the governor of the military-controlled state is directly appointed by Fan Xianggong, the necessary procedures still have to be done. After all, it is the official Appointed Chief."

Su Zhe leaned forward and said, "I can understand. I am willing to cooperate with Cheng Sima to handle various procedures."

Cheng Zhen smiled slightly, "First of all, I want to explain that Governor Su is affiliated to the Grand Marshal's Mansion of Beizheng. Now that Sima Zhangyou of the Grand Marshal's Mansion is still in Kunzhou, I will handle some daily affairs on his behalf. Governor Su and the Privy Council have no what relationship."

"I understand!"

Only then did Su Zhe realize that the appointment of him as the governor of Yingzhou had nothing to do with the Privy Council, but was under the jurisdiction of the Marshal's Mansion of Peking University. The Marshal's Mansion of Zhengbei University is currently in Youzhou, and some affairs in the capital are handled by the Privy Council.

Cheng Zhen put several documents in front of Su Zhe, "Governor Su needs to fill out these documents, sign and pledge, and then I will say something."

It was only then that Su Zhe noticed that the top document was the "Registration of Calling and Appointing Officials of Marshal Zhengbei's Mansion".

He was promoted and quickly filled in the contents, which were nothing more than name, age, place of origin, imperial examination status, current official position, specific resume, etc. Su Zhe signed and marked at the end.

Cheng Zhen took the form and looked at it, and filled it in the box for any position, 'serve as the governor of Yingzhou'.

After filling out the form, Cheng Zhen said with a smile: "Before the stamp takes effect, I must explain something to you. If you think it is dangerous, then this document can be voided."

Su Zhe nodded, he was fully prepared.

Cheng Zhen then slowly said: "Yingzhou belonged to the Liao Kingdom one and a half months ago. More than a month ago, the Song Army took back Youzhou. Currently occupied by the Song army, Yingzhou currently has three counties, one is Jincheng County, the prefectural seat, the other is Heyin County, which is the county where Heyin was changed in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the third is Hunyuan County. The prefecture has a total population of 3000, including the Han, Khitan, and Qiang clans, as well as the Dangxiang, Xi, and Bohai peoples. The structure is relatively complex, and the Han people account for about [-]%, making it the largest ethnic group in Yingzhou."

Seeing that Su Zhe was listening attentively, Cheng Zhen continued: "Yingzhou and Datong Prefecture are both located on the same plain, and the cavalry of the Liao army in Datong Prefecture can sweep south at any time. There is no advantage in terrain defense. Only the city wall of Jincheng County can defend, but At present, the Song Army has 2 troops stationed in Ying County, led by General Yang Wenguang, while the Liao Army in Datong Prefecture has only [-] troops. If there is a war, the Liao Army should be on the defensive. In a word, Ying County is still at war status, so it was not handed over to the imperial court, but was directly appointed by the Grand Marshal's Mansion."

After Cheng Zhen finished speaking, he took out another statement and said with a smile: "If Governor Su has no objection to what I said just now and is willing to continue serving as Yingzhou Zhizhou, then he can sign here, and then I will stamp it. Officially appointed, in the afternoon Governor Su can take the letter of appointment to the Ministry of Officials for dismissal, and then we will make an appointment for departure, and I will send someone to send Governor Su to Yingzhou to take up his post."

"Can I see Mr. Fan again?"

"Of course I want to see you. It's still early when Su Xianggong's official department finishes the formalities. Why don't you accompany you to the official department now? I'll finish the formalities this morning."

After finishing speaking, Cheng Zhen asked Su Zhe to sit down for a while, and he hurried to stamp the seal.

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At noon, Cheng Zhen brought Su Zhe to Fan Ning's official room. Fan Ning came out and asked with a smile, "Have the procedures been completed?"

Cheng Zhen bowed and saluted and said, "The report to Mr. Xiang is all done, and the Ministry of Officials went very smoothly."

Fan Ning smiled slightly and said, "The Ministry of Officials has been devastated by the placement of officials. We have a place for them. Of course they want it very much."

After speaking, Fan Ning asked Su Zhe again, "Has Ziyou had lunch?"

Su Zhe shook his head, and Fan Ning said with a smile, "Then let's go together and chat with you about Yingzhou's affairs."

Fan Ning didn't invite Cheng Zhen, and Cheng Zhen left knowingly. Fan Ning brought Su Zhe to Zhulou. Fan Ning didn't want to go to the elegant room, so the shopkeeper found them a good seat by the window on the second floor.

Su Zhe was a bit restrained. After all, yesterday they were talking and laughing freely, but today Fan Ning became his boss, which made it hard for him to get used to it.

Fan Ning saw his restraint, so he smiled and said: "I went to the East Palace yesterday, and found that the East Palace was still lifeless, maybe only the time when we were in the East Palace was the time when the East Palace was most alive. In the blink of an eye, six or seven years have passed. Well, time flies so fast."

Fan Ning's reminder suddenly reminded Su Zhe that Fan Ning was also his boss when he was in the East Palace!

His mentality immediately calmed down, and he smiled self-deprecatingly: "At the East Palace, many people envied us, saying that we belonged to the Dragon School, and after the emperor ascended the throne, we would be able to achieve great success just around the corner, but in the end I turned into a professor of Chenzhou."

Fan Ning waved his hand, "You shouldn't have such a mentality. The setbacks in the past few years have been wealth to you, and you should be grateful. Moreover, the reform of the imperial court system, although you have served as Professor Chenzhou, but your qualifications are still high, you are still a six-year-old. It’s not surprising that you went to the Ministry of Officials this year, how could a professor from Chenzhou become the governor? This is because of your qualifications and rank, so it’s no problem to be the governor.”

Su Zhe nodded silently, and Fan Ning said slowly, "I didn't ask you to go to Yingzhou because I didn't have a feverish mind. Actually, I've been thinking about you for a long time, but I didn't make it clear whether I should let you go to Pingzhou or Yingzhou? Yesterday I just figured it out and let you go to Yingzhou."

Su Zhe asked cautiously: "Can Mr. Xiang tell the humble official why going to Pingzhou is not suitable for me?"

Fan Ning shook his head and smiled: "It's not that Pingzhou is not suitable for you, but it is not suitable for all civil servants. Pingzhou is not stable and safe, and military control must be strengthened. I don't want to hear that the new governor is on the street. The news of being shot with a crossbow arrow, of course, this is just a joke, but it is really not suitable for governance with a peaceful heart, which is why I did not consider letting you go to Pingzhou."

After finishing speaking, Fan Ning picked up the jug and poured a glass of wine for himself and Su Zhe. Su Zhe's mind was obviously not on drinking, and he didn't even realize that he should be pouring wine for his boss.

He bowed his head for a moment, then asked again: "What should I do in a humble position?"

"Yingzhou is the same as other Liao regions, with Han people and Khitan people in half. Before that, the Khitan people were at the top and the Han people were at the bottom. Now that the Song Dynasty has recovered Yingzhou, the Han people are at the top and the Khitan people are at the bottom. This is not the imperial court. What I hope to see, after you go to work, you only need to do two things. First, the Han people and Khitan people live in harmony and equality, and the Khitan people regard themselves as Song people; second, develop agriculture and education to be self-sufficient in food. I hope that the first Khitan imperial examination scholar in the Song Dynasty came out of Yingzhou."

"Humble job will definitely do its best!"

Fan Ning still shook his head, "It's not about trying your best, but you must do it. This is a rare opportunity for you. Once you manage Yingzhou in an orderly manner and become a model for the original Liaotong area, it will become your greatest political opportunity." The capital, needless to say, will be promoted to the fifth rank, and you will benefit a lot in the future, and it will even become the cornerstone of your appearance."

"Humble job understands, will definitely do it!"

(End of this chapter)