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

Chapter 397 The assassin returns, trembling

In the early morning, the sun shines on the entire Wuzhou city gate, clean and straight.

Amidst the sound of wheels, a green-covered carriage stopped outside the State Yamen.

The curtain of the car was raised, and the two brothers Qian Zhe and Qian Ye got out of the car at the same time.

At a glance, they saw a row of carriages parked in front of the state office.

The Shen family, the Yang family, the Teng family, the Jia family, the Luo family, etc., people from the big and small families in Wuzhou all came.

A guard behind caught up from behind, and a note was stuffed into Qian Ye's hand.

Qian Ye glanced at it, then pinched the note in his hand, crushed it, then leaned close to Qian Zhe, and said in a low voice, "Brother, here is a secret message to report that Zhang Canjun didn't come home last night."

Between Li Xuan and Zhang Yi, Qian Ye chose to stay close to Zhang Yi.

After all, Zhang Yi was born in the Zhang family of Wu Xing, and he is the second most important person in this state besides Nanchang.

In addition, everyone is a family. Although they are different in size, they have the same fundamental interests and the bottom line of doing things is similar, so it is easier to walk together.

Qian Zhe glanced at Qian Ye, nodded slightly, and didn't say much.

Qian Ye is still young and has just returned from studying in Suzhou, so he is quite superstitious about the rights of the major families in the land of Wuyue.

For a while, he wanted to say that he would wake up, but it was impossible.

"Don't worry, they must have been busy last night. After my family's affairs last night, everything will be over." After speaking, Qian Zhe strode forward.

The most important reason why Li Xuan was able to successfully ambush the members of the Tianyin Sect last night was the secret armory left by Qian Zhuo.

Zhang Wanyu and the others thought they had found the real secret armory, but they had no idea that the secret vault was in the hands of the Qian family from beginning to end.

If it wasn't for the Tianyin Sect to take the bait, they would never have found the secret vault.

They didn't even realize that the key parts of the weapons there had already been replaced.

But this matter can't be brought out, after all, it involves the crime of collaborating with the enemy of the Qian family.

But this matter has been completely settled, it is impossible for the Qian family to be associated with the Tianyin Sect again, and the guilt on his body has been completely washed away.

Today, it's better to travel light.

Qian Ye sent someone to wait for Zhang Yi, just to get a result from him.

……

Not far ahead, I saw Wuzhou officials, headed by Zhang Yi, who joined the army, waiting at the gate of the state government.

"I've seen Zhang Canjun, I've seen you all!" Qian Zhe clasped his hands in a bow, and the Wuzhou officials present, as well as the elders of the aristocratic families, all returned their greetings politely.

Qian Zhe asked subconsciously: "Everyone, I don't know that the prince summoned me, but there are other things, why are you waiting here?"

"Just wait for Qian Sikou, there is no need to ask any more questions." Zhang Yi replied to Qian Zhe with a cold face.

"Here!" Qian Zhe returned the salute obediently, without any displeasure because of Zhang Yi's unsightly complexion.

Qian Ye on the side frowned slightly.

A few days ago, when they visited Zhang's house, Zhang Yi didn't have such an attitude.

All the people present saw this scene in their eyes, some sneered at the corners of their mouths, some looked indifferent, and some were full of doubts.

At this time, a black carriage, escorted by several thousand bull guards, came from a distance.

The carriage stopped, and Li Xuan lifted the curtain and walked out.

Looking at the people waiting in front of the state government office, he cupped his hands slightly, and said with a gentle smile: "I'm sorry, everyone, I wrote several memorials overnight, and I delayed a little time, please forgive me."

"My lord, it's hard work!" All the people present hurriedly bowed and saluted without daring to neglect at all.

The King of Nanchang will send a memorial to the Tai Palace every three days.

When Li Xuan first arrived in Wuzhou, everyone didn't know about it, but today, no one knows that Nanchang King's memorial will not only be sent to the palace of the crown prince, but will even be sent to the desks of saints and queens.

For this royal county king who is favored by both saints and queens, don't drive in this state, who dares to neglect.

Not to mention, in the short period of more than ten days, the foundation of Tianyin Sect in Wuzhou was beaten to pieces by him, making it a mess.

Even last night, the hundreds of elites of the Tianyin Sect were nearly wiped out by the King of Nanchang.

The thousands of believers who echoed in the city were also suppressed to death.

This kind of method, this kind of credit, who would dare to pierce him face to face.

"My king is going north to Lanxi today, and I came here deliberately to bid farewell to you all." Before Li Xuan finished speaking, everyone present couldn't help raising their heads at the same time, looking at Li Xuan with surprise on their faces.

Some of them had their eyelids twitch, and waves of anxiety appeared on their faces.

They have guessed something.

"As for the affairs of the state city!" Li Xuan turned around, waved her hand, and signaled Li Zhu to pull the black carriage aside, then looked at the long street on the west side, and then said softly: "Of course it will be handled by the envoy." .”

The envoy, the governor, Wang Fanglin, the governor of Wuzhou.

Li Xuan's words resounded through the crowd like thunder.

Before everyone could react, the sound of a carriage sounded again at the end of the long street.

Then, under the escort of a group of Qianniu Guards in red and gold armor, a deep crimson carriage slowly drove up from a distance.

Everyone's faces were filled with astonishment, and then they immediately stood in silence with their hands folded.

Li Xuan stood in front of the crowd, watching the carriage drive to the state government with calm eyes.

Li Xuan stepped forward and opened the car curtain in person.

Immediately, Wang Fanglin appeared in front of everyone wearing a dark scarlet official robe, a black uncut hat, and a slight paleness on his face.

None of the people present dared to be negligent in the slightest, and bowed their heads at the same time: "I pay my respects to the envoy, but I don't know that the envoy will return, and I hope that the envoy will forgive me before I can meet you."

"It's okay, everyone please stand up." Wang Fanglin nodded gently, followed by another person who leaned out from the carriage, and together with Li Xuan, helped Wang Fanglin out of the carriage.

This person is none other than Sima Qinming of Wuzhou.

Wang Fanglin stood firmly on the ground, Li Xuan stood behind him on the left side, and Qin Ming stood behind him on the right side.

The three top officials of Wuzhou Prefecture Yamen appeared in front of everyone at the same time.

Qian Zhe's face was calm, but it was Qian Ye behind who couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Originally, it was expected that after the king of Nanchang went north, Zhang Yi, the recorder and enlisted in the army, would become the top leader, but he did not expect that the governor Wang Fanglin would come back again.

And Sima Qinming, don't be king of Nanchang, Zhang Yi's status has dropped to fourth in an instant.

And the most troublesome thing is that the Qian family's grievances have come again.

The Qian family had just settled the crime of privately selling the weapons of the Tianyin Sect. Now that the assassin Wang Fanglin came back, the assassination of the assassin was immediately placed heavily on the Qian family.

……

"Everyone, go in." Wang Fanglin nodded politely, and then took the lead to walk towards the state office.

Li Xuan walked on the far left behind Wang Fanglin, and Qin Ming followed on the far right.

Cang Cao joins the army Li Yuanyi, scholar Cao joins the army Feng Hua, and the inspector Cao joins the army Xu Jian follows behind Li Xuan.

Recorder Zhang Yi joined the army, Hu Cao joined the army Han Jiang, and meritorious Cao joined the army Wang Qin followed behind Qin Ming.

The other doctors and officials followed behind their chiefs.

Seeing this scene, Qian Ye's eyes jumped wildly.

All the power structures in Wuzhou were clearly displayed in front of his eyes at this moment.

After a moment.

Wang Fanglin sat down under the plaque hung high in the mirror with a solemn expression, and Qin Ming solemnly put the governor's seal into the seal box.

In an instant, Li Xuan, Qin Ming, and many officials present, as well as the patriarchs of the aristocratic families, saluted Wang Fanglin at the same time: "I have seen the envoy."

"Everyone, please stand up!" Wang Fanglin cupped his hands gently.

However, none of the people present dared to be rude at will.

Such a powerful family in Wuzhou had to use assassination methods to deal with the assassin, and his methods in every aspect were terrifying.

Now that he has returned, not only the Qian family, but everyone who was involved in plotting to kill him at the beginning felt a wave of uneasiness in their hearts.

Wang Fanglin didn't give everyone time to talk and think, and said directly: "This time, the Tianyin Sect rebellion in the prefecture can be quelled in a way that will cause the least damage to the people of this prefecture. Don't worry about it. Don't worry about it. The prefecture has already submitted a letter to the central government, and don't worry about it." Please credit."

"Thank you envoy!" Li Xuan took a step forward, with a solemn expression, and bowed his hands together!
"However, there is one thing that Benzhou needs to mention. Your lord's handling of Lanxi's affairs is still somewhat inappropriate... Lanxi is also a citizen of Wuzhou, so he should treat everyone equally, so why should he be treated differently?" Wang Fanglin warned. He looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan immediately responded sincerely: "Your Majesty's words are true, the matter of Lanxi is indeed a matter of poor consideration by the lower officials, and I hope you will forgive me."

"There's nothing wrong with it. Mr. Lang has done his best within the scope of what he can do, and Benzhou is just checking and filling in the gaps." Wang Fanglin smiled gently.

"Thank you for your reminder!" Li Xuan bowed again and retreated among the crowd.

Wang Fanglin's gaze fell on Zhang Yi, and he sighed with emotion, "Zhang Canjun has worked hard. Benzhou is recovering from his wounds in the mountains, and the King of Nanchang is on another expedition. During this period of time, the state affairs are not in chaos, thanks to the hard work of joining the army."

"Don't dare, this is the job of a subordinate." Zhang Yi quickly took a step forward, bowing his hands and saluting.

In fact, many people can't see Zhang Yi's contribution.

How could the important military and political affairs of a state only revolve around the Tianyin Sect?

During these days in Wuzhou, Li Xuan's actions against the Tianyin Sect have disrupted many normal affairs in the state.

Now that these things can be done without problems, and even greatly supported Li Xuan's actions in Wuzhou, Zhang Yi has a lot of credit for this.

At this time, Li Xuan turned sideways very neatly, saluted Zhang Yi, and said sincerely, "Thank you for your hard work in joining the army."

"Don't dare, dare not." Zhang Yi hurriedly stood sideways, he still didn't dare to accept the gift from Li Xuan, the current county king and part-time official.

Wang Fanglin waved his hands and said, "You don't have to be like this. In the future, you will have to work with each other, help each other, and tolerate each other."

After finishing speaking, Wang Fanglin's eyes fell on Han Jiang, and he asked in a deep voice, "Brother Qu Shang, where is the state's tax collection now?"

"Reporting to the envoy, Jinhua County's tax and grain harvest has been completed, Yiwu County has completed half, Wuyi is almost half, and other counties are slightly worse, but generally more than ten days faster than usual, only Lanxi, Lanxi It's a little slower, but it's two or three days faster than in previous years." Han Jiang just returned from the Lingdong a few days ago, and he has a comprehensive grasp of Lanxi's data.

Today's Lanxi, although all aspects have been controlled by the Tianyin Sect, but on the surface it is still the Lanxi county magistrate.

Although there are quite a few Tianyin believers below, these people did not rise up to make trouble after all.

The only thing that can show that there is something wrong with Lanxi is that Lanxi's tax and food are never shipped to Zhoucheng.

That is to say, Li Xuan started to harvest Lanxi's tax and grain from Lingdong to the north some time ago, otherwise, they would not be able to collect Lanxi's tax grain at all.

"Yes, I see." Wang Fanglin nodded.

His gaze immediately fell on Du Bixing, who was the procurator of the school and joined the army: "Mr. Du, although the king of Nanchang recommended you to join the army, the procurator of the school and the judiciary, but the state also agreed to him, but there is a backlog of some civil cases lately. You need to focus on this as soon as possible."

"I will obey the order!" Du Bixing saluted respectfully.

Li Xuan stood aside, watching calmly, without any change in expression.

Du Bixing is the emperor's man, Wang Fanglin and Li Xuan both know this clearly.

If the two of them expected it right, Du Bixing would probably be the governor of Wu Prefecture in the future.

The two positions of Biejia and Changshi coexist. Once Tianyin is in charge, the real power will eventually be transferred to Changshi.

This is also the reason why, Yu Ze and the others are sure, Li Xuan will not stay in Wuzhou for long.

And Li Xuan's easy-to-use knife, the emperor would not let it rust.

It is precisely because of this that during this period of time, Li Xuan dared to carry out his own governance in a drastic manner.

There will be no such good opportunities in the future.

Now that Wang Fanglin is back, all rights will naturally return to Wang Fanglin's hands.

However, the strange thing is that Li Xuan didn't feel displeased at all.

Qian Zhe, who was standing behind, looked at this scene, feeling puzzled in his heart.

What exactly is this for?
(End of this chapter)