People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 313 Official residence in the state government office, don't drive to the fifth rank

The long street was empty, only the sound of horseshoes sounded slowly and rhythmically, and then echoed non-stop.

Dozens of red-clothed and gold-armored Thousand Bull Guards surrounded Li Xuan and Zhang Yihu and scattered in all directions.

Farther away, countless conscripts are in Jingjie.

Li Xuan was riding on a tall horse, looking sideways at Zhang Yi with a little worry: "Zhang Canjun, if you block a long street like this, it will appear that this king is too domineering."

Zhang Yi immediately cupped his hands and replied with a serious face: "I did this for the sake of the prince's safety. What happened two months ago must never happen again."

Zhang Yi joined the army as a recorder in Wuzhou, and joined the army as a recorder. He was in charge of the records of all Cao Wenbo, good and evil.

The matter of the books of Cao Wen is similar to the power of the master book, but it is the duty of supervision to judge good and evil.

The censor, the censor, the supervisor, the supervisor, the recorder and the army, these are the people in the imperial supervisory system.

In Wuzhou, Wang Fanglin served as the governor, Li Xuan served as the other driver, Qin Ming served as the Sima, and Zhang Yi joined the army as the recorder, all of whom had the right to report individually to the court.

For the current matter, if Zhang Yi really impeached Li Xuan to the court in the name of domineering, Li Xuan really couldn't stop it.

As long as the article is one-sided enough, sticking to the words, pinching the head and tail, and framing it, Li Xuan might really be in trouble.

So for Zhang Yi, he still has some fears.

"Yes, the situation in Wuzhou is serious, and it is indeed far beyond the imagination of the center." Li Xuan sighed with emotion, then smiled helplessly, and said, "That's fine, this king is here, your majesty and the queen, as well as the crown prince and the leaders of the center. Prime Minister, you can also understand the difficulties in Wuzhou."

Li Xuan's words caused Zhang Yi's expression to change slightly.

Seeing the sincerity on Li Xuan's face, Zhang Yi inexplicably saw bursts of sneer under the sincerity on his face.

The veins under Zhang Yi's forehead couldn't help jumping up.

At this moment, Li Xuan suddenly looked to the other side: "Yan Canjun, Captain Fan, what do you think?"

"Reporting to my lord, for the past two months, I have been trying my best to find the traces of the Tianyin rebels, but even if I almost turned the entire Wuzhou upside down, I still couldn't find any traces of those rats. It's because I refused to try my best , It’s really because they hid it too deeply.” Yan Tao and Fan Ze clasped their hands together on the horse, with wry smiles on their faces.

In the whole Wuzhou, the two of them are the two most eager to find out where the Tianyin Sect is, but they just saw a ghost.

Those people of Tianyin Sect don't know what kind of supernatural powers they have.

These people almost turned the entire Wuzhou City upside down, but they still couldn't find any trace of those people.

Li Xuan's face turned serious at the same time, this kind of problem was not limited to Yan Tao and Fan Ze.

Now it is him who is also entangled in such problems.

Looking past Zhang Yi, Yan Tao, Fan Ze, and other Cao Canjun troops in Wuzhou, the look of surprise in Li Xuan's eyes became more intense.

[Zhang Yi, Wuzhou recorded affairs and joined the army, was born in the Zhang family of Suzhou, Jinshi in the 23rd year of Zhenguan]

[Yantao, Wuzhou soldier Cao Canjun, a native of Youzhou Fanyang, general of Yanmen County Gongliang Jianfang]

[Fan Ze, Lieutenant of Wuzhou City Gate, native of Binzhou, father, Fan Bi, magistrate of Luohe County]

【…】

Zhang Yi, Yan Tao and Fan Ze, as well as other Cao Junjun in Wuzhou, although they also had hints on their heads, but the words Tianyin Cultists were not included in the hints.

After such a long time, Li Xuan already has enough understanding of the correctness of the prompt entries.

Therefore, among the people around him now, none of them belonged to Tianyin Sect.

Not only them, but even everyone who appeared on the pier today, as long as the prompt entry is displayed, this is the case.

How is this possible? Tianyin Sect has been in Wuzhou for such a long time, how could it be possible not to make a layout.

However, the fact is so, it can only be said that the people of Tianyin Sect are indeed hiding very deeply.

The situation was very serious, Li Xuan didn't relax at all under the vigilance in his heart.

If nothing else, just look at these people in front of you.

They may not be Tianyin believers themselves, but what about their wives, sons, lovers and friends.

Say no, who can guarantee.

……

Suddenly, Li Xuan seemed to have thought of something, and asked, "By the way, have you searched the ancient underground passages in the city?"

"Reporting to the lord, I have searched everything." Yan Tao cupped his hands slightly, and said: "After the official document from the court came, the lower official personally led people to find almost all the secret passages that existed in Wuzhou, but those secret passages have been closed for a long time. The water network in Wuzhou is dense, and those underground passages have long been eroded by groundwater, and it is difficult for a single person to walk through them, and the subordinate officials led the people through it for less than two miles, and they had to retreat back."

Li Xuan nodded slightly, indeed, he has been faintly aware of similar problems since Hangzhou.

Whether it is Hangzhou or the Tianyin believers in Dongyang, they rarely use underground passages.

Li Xuan once sent people to watch the exit of Dongyang's underground tunnel for three days, but no one came in or out during the three days.

"In the end, the next official can only destroy it completely, and at the same time prevent the groundwater inside from gushing out." After Yan Tao finished speaking, he sighed helplessly.

Two months ago, the assassin Wang Fanglin was assassinated. These Wuzhou officials almost searched the entire Wuzhou, but they still found nothing.

After the news from the center came, they immediately became excited.

Because they did ignore the underground tunnel in Wuzhou.

However, the final result disappointed them once again.

Wuzhou's underground tunnels are not usable at all.

"No matter what, the entrances and exits of these tunnels must be watched again, even if it takes a little manpower, they must be completely watched... Wait." Li Xuan paused for a while, shook his head, and said: "Forget it, if those If the authentic Tianyin sect really wants to use it, the people we sent out to monitor will probably be killed before the news spreads."

Yan Tao was taken aback for a moment, then nodded heavily.

Because what Li Xuan said is very likely to come true.

Although Wuzhou is a big city, the total number of conscripts under Yan Tao's command, even including those of the city gate captain, would not exceed four hundred.

It is not easy to find staff outside of normal duties.

"In this way, send people to sprinkle some caltrops and gravel inside and outside the exits of those tunnels, and then send people to smoke the holes every day. In this way, although the fundamental problem cannot be solved, it will be enough to delay until after the summer harvest is over. It's gone." Li Xuan thought for a while, and then came up with some weird tricks.

A weird smile appeared on Yan Tao's face immediately, and he cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I know how to arrange it."

"Small tricks are small tricks, but in the end we have to find out where they are hiding?" Li Xuan's eyes were slightly concentrated.

The entire city of Wuzhou is very large and has many people. It is very difficult to find all the Tianyin believers in it.

In almost every household in Dongyang, there are people who believe in Tianyin Sect lightly or heavily. How many such people are there in Wuzhou?

Gotta figure out a way.

……

"My lord, the state government is in front of you!" Zhang Yi kicked his horse a little, then turned to the west.

A huge official office is located in the middle of the long street. There are no pedestrians on the street at the moment, but there are many calligraphy, painting and antique shops opposite the official office, and people inside are carefully peeking inside.

Wuzhou Prefecture Government Office.

Li Xuan stopped her horse at the gate of the state government office, turned her head to look at the watching crowd behind her, her face became slightly solemn.

He didn't go into the state office either, turned around, and looked at Zhang Yi: "Zhang Canjun, the impact of today's incident may be more serious than any of us thought. In my opinion, it's better to hold a large-scale summer harvest festival." In the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the land, we invite Taoist and Buddhist families, as well as Nuo Huan, to come and teach and act for the people, so that the people can at least relax a little more, and don’t have to worry about the assassination of the king today.”

"What the lord said is very true, I will immediately follow through." Zhang Yi couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

Li Xuan was right, his assassination would indeed bring great uneasiness to the people.

Perhaps in other parts of Wuzhou, people don't know much about Tianyin Sect, but in the city of Wuzhou, I don't know how many well-informed people there are.

The assassination case of the governor of Wuzhou two months ago was already full of excitement, and now the new Biejia who just came to Wuzhou has already been assassinated before entering the city. filled everyone's mind.

At this time, it is indeed a good way to use some other means to attract the attention of the people and reduce pressure.

"My lord, please!" Zhang Yi took half a step back and made a gesture of extending his hand, with a respectful expression.

Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction, and then stepped into the Wuzhou government office.

This is his place.

Wuzhou Governor's Mansion occupies a vast area. Once you enter the courtyard, it is a huge courtyard.

Flower beds of various colors are planted in the flower beds on both sides.

The official buildings on both sides are still brightly lit, and many people are busy inside and out.

"Because of his injury, Wang Cishi recuperated in Guanzhuang by the Wujiang River in the western suburbs outside the city, and his family members also moved there. There used to be a resting place for Changshi in the state government office, but when he came there, it was rudimentary. , secondly..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yi cupped his hands slightly, and said to Li Xuan: "My lord, I have discussed with Sima, and rented a house for my lord in Xinchangfang on the east side. If my lord doesn't mind..."

"So, I would like to thank Zhang Canjun for his kindness." Li Xuan waved his hand, and while speaking, they had already arrived at the Governor's Hall.

But at this moment, the governor's main hall was empty.

Li Xuan stepped in, walked to the main hall koan, looked at a wooden box on the gongan, reached out and pressed it.

There is nothing inside.

This box is used to hold the governor's seal.

If Wang Fanglin was promoted to a council member, then his official seal of the governor would be placed inside.

Once he withdraws, he will also take away the official seal of the governor.

Now Wang Fanglin is not here, and the governor's seal is naturally not here.

Nowadays, if there is really something that needs to be sealed by the official governor, then someone will go to the western suburbs.

But now that Li Xuan is here, according to the regulations of the imperial court, Li Xuan's official seal can also be placed in this box.

Don't take the post, governor of Banzhou, it's not empty talk.

"Let's go, go to the king's official residence to have a look." Li Xuan walked out of the governor's official residence without any hesitation.

The Biejia official residence is just beside the governor's residence, but it was temporarily remodeled by the chief historian's residence.

"After Li Changshi was assassinated and died, the imperial court has not been able to send anyone to take over the position of Chang Shi. When the prince was appointed as Wuzhou Biejia and passed it to Wuzhou, it was already half a month ago. Everything was busy. Wait until I When I think about the official house, it’s too late to rebuild it, so I can only temporarily change the official house of the chief historian to the official house of Biejia, please don’t mind it, my lord.”

Zhang Yi clasped his hands to Li Xuan with a panicked expression, carefully watching the expression on Li Xuan's face.

"It's okay, it's all trivial." Li Xuan didn't pay much attention, and walked directly into the official residence.

In the center of the official building is a small low building, on which there is a small table with a pile of official documents.

Li Xuan sat down on the bench, glanced at the official documents, and looked up at Yu Ze who was beside him.

Yu Ze immediately came over to put away the official documents, and then stood to one side.

"This king is now in office, and the governor is resting outside the city, so except for the matters that need to be stamped by the governor, everything is discussed and handled by the king, Qin Sima, and Zhang Canjun. What the king said is correct, right?" .” Li Xuan looked up at Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi nodded directly without any hesitation: "That's true. In fact, from the moment the prince stepped into Dongyang, when the prince received the assassin's order arrow, the prince has already taken office."

"The formal procedure still needs to go through. I will visit some governors tomorrow." After Li Xuan finished speaking, she stood up directly, and said to Zhang Yi: "Joining the army, let's stop here today. Wang sees that it's getting late, let everyone go back and rest."

"The next official obeys the order!" Zhang Yi finally relaxed and laughed.

Before he knew it, Li Xuan's hostility towards him was not as deep as before.

"Then I will ask my subordinates to take the prince to Yongchangfang!"

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)