The longevity of the heavens begins with Mingyu Gong

Chapter 11 Meeting
The establishment of governors in Guangdong and Guangxi began in the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty.

In the Qing Dynasty, the duties of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi were to rule the army and the people, comprehensively control the civil and military affairs, inspect and raise officials, and repair and seal the border, becoming a veritable official of the border.

The Governor's Mansion of Guangdong and Guangxi is located in the west of Guangzhou. It faces south and covers an area of ​​about [-] mu. .

The building on the middle road is the main part of the government office, the office of the governor, and the gardens, flower halls and other auxiliary buildings of the governor's office are distributed on the east and west roads.

Today, there was a rush of footsteps in the Governor's Mansion. Yang Wengan, Li Shizhen's confidant and aide, walked out of the Announcement Hall of the Governor's Mansion and rushed towards the building on the left.

Li Shizhen entered the officialdom at the age of 24. It took 30 years to go from a Hanlin Academy to a seven-rank review, and gradually promoted to the current second-rank feudal official, acting as a herdsman for the emperor, but it also means that the road to promotion is basically over.

After taking office, the old-fashioned Li Shizhen rejected any advanced technology and changes. Apart from handling official duties every day, he spent his leisure time drinking and enjoying himself in the garden of the Governor's Mansion.

On the west side of the Governor's Mansion, after walking in, there are mountains and rivers, flowers and trees planted, pavilions, ponds and small bridges, living in a busy city and enjoying the fun of forests and springs.

Among the faint grass and trees, Li Shizhen, who looks primitive and clumsy, is standing by the pavilion in his normal clothes, his fishing rod still in his hand, and his eyes are fixed on the lake not far away.

While the lake water was surging, a school of fish could be seen looming in the water. The fish floated, then stopped moving, and then sank violently. Li Shizhen raised the fishing rod calmly.

A golden carp struggling desperately in the sun.

The maid waiting behind hurriedly stepped forward to remove the koi from the hook and put it into the fish basket.

Li Shizhen put down his fishing rod in a state of disenchantment, went back to sit in the pavilion, and the maid brought the peeled lychee and longan again. Li Shizhen washed his hands in the sink next to him, took one from the plate, and put it in his mouth.

The sound of hurried footsteps came to my ears, destroying the quiet atmosphere at the moment, and making Li Shizhen frowned slightly.

When he looked up and saw Yang Wengan with a goatee and wearing a gray robe, his face calmed down, and he greeted, "Mr. Yang, why is he in such a hurry?"

Only then did Yang Wenqian slow down, saluted Li Shizhen and said: "Dong Weng, the student is here for the matter of Cangwu."

Hearing the word Cangwu, Li Shizhen waved his hand, turned away the maid, and signaled Yang Wenqian to come forward and elaborate.

Yang Wenqian took two steps forward, and said in a low voice: "Dong Weng, there is news from Cangwu that Zhou Youliang and his party failed to trap the white ape. In the hands of the traitor."

Hearing this, Li Shizhen frowned instantly.

"The news is true?"

"The students have already sent people to investigate again, but in my opinion, the news should be true."

"boom!"

Li Shizhen slammed the table down heavily, and said angrily: "Dozens of well-armed soldiers, plus people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, can be killed by mental calculations or unintentional. I can't forgive him either."

Yang Wenqian said quickly: "Don't be angry, the most urgent thing now is how to minimize the impact of this matter."

After the initial rage, Li Shizhen quickly controlled her emotions, and said in a deep voice, "In Guangdong and Guangxi, the imperial court still needs me to suppress bandits and rebels. A little scab is not enough for the imperial court to treat me."

"The rush to get rid of this white ape before was just to prevent it from falling into the mouth of political opponents, and people made a fuss."

Yang Wenqian said: "It turns out that Dong Weng has already made up his mind, but I messed up my position, ashamed!"

Li Shizhen continued: "Report this matter to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Their people died at the hands of the White Ape. With the strength of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they will definitely not let it go. Naturally, they will send other people to chase and kill the White Ape."

"Dong Weng Gaoming." Yang Wenqian flattered him a little.

At this moment, the housekeeper in the mansion took the card and walked up to Li Shizhen: "Master, there is a card from the House of Internal Affairs here, saying it is from the capital, please see the master."

"The capital?"

Li Shizhen and Yang Wengan looked at each other, a little strange, saying Cao Cao, when Cao Cao arrived, he couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd for a while.

"When I was an official in the capital, I had no contact with the House of Internal Affairs in the palace. Why did someone come here today?"

Li Shizhen took the greeting card from the housekeeper, and while talking to Yang Wengan, he opened the card and looked at the last signature.

Wei Enming paid homage to the doctor of Yusi, the capital of internal affairs.

Du Yusi Langzhong, seeing this position, Li Shizhen originally planned to refuse to see him, but also put it away.

The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is a second-rank official, and the ups and downs of the outside world are no longer enough to threaten his status.

What really controls his destiny is the queen mother's sense of him in the palace.

This Wei Enming, the official worshiper of Du Yusi, is the second person in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Such a person also has a certain right to speak in the palace.

That being the case, Li Shizhen couldn't be too negligent.

After a stick of incense, Li Shizhen changed into an official uniform, and met with a group of people from the House of Internal Affairs at the Governor's House.

In Guangdong and Guangxi, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also has an office in Guangzhou. The person in charge of the Guangzhou Ministry of Internal Affairs is Tiehu Yan Zhendong. He is short and fat, with a big head, a thick neck, and a fleshy face.

But this fat man, relying on his kung fu in an iron shirt, forcibly suppressed Nasutu and Jin Sanzu and became the number one expert in the Guangzhou House of Internal Affairs.

Li Shizhen had dealt with him before, and looked over his shoulder to the person behind Yan Zhendong.

The person behind him looked like an elegant Confucian scholar at first glance. He was over forty years old and seven feet tall, but his face was gray and blue, which looked a little weird.

Wearing a weft cap, a blue silk national shirt, a cool belt around the waist, and green satin felt-soled official boots, when he walked in slowly, the smile on his face made people subconsciously ignore his appearance.

"Master Li, this Shangguan is Mr. Wei from the capital."

After Yan Zhendong finished speaking, Wei Enming stepped forward to salute Li Shizhen, then stood up and said, "Master Li, I am here for official business, this is the Queen Mother's secret order."

Hearing that there was a secret decree from the palace, Li Shizhen quickly got up and walked up to Wei Enming to show respect.

"According to the decree of the Empress Dowager: Wei Enming, the governor of the capital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is ordered to investigate the rebellion. Officials at all levels below the Governor's Mansion of Guangdong and Guangxi must return to temperance and must do their best."

Li Shizhen felt relieved after hearing the order. Wei Enming came here to apprehend the rebels, and the palace ordered the Guangzhou government to cooperate.

The Boxer Regiment was gone, and the imperial court's confidant should be the active revolutionary party in the south. Wei Enming's trip to the south should be for this reason.

In the eyes of the conservative Li Shizhen, foreigners and the revolutionary party are both serious troubles to the imperial court and a threat to his position as a high-ranking official. Now that there is an order from the imperial court, they will naturally cooperate with Wei Enming.

"Master Wei, at such a young age, he is already a doctor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Presumably, he is highly regarded by the Queen Mother. With Mr. Wei coming out this time, those rebels will definitely be wiped out."

Li Shizhen smiled and got up to accept the secret order, and flattered Wei Enming.

Wei Enming was very polite, "Where is it? In Guangzhou Mansion, I still need a lot of help from Mr. Li. The rebels who are pursuing this time are cunning, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not have many people. You need to send a green battalion to assist in the search."

"It's easy to say, I will send an order to block all the main roads of Guangzhou Mansion, and the green battalion soldiers will also cooperate with you."

"Your Excellency, En Ming is here to thank you."

Wei Enming bowed to the end, looking extraordinarily humble.

Li Shizhen hastily offered her a hand, with a trace of hesitation on her face: "I don't know what crime Mr. Wei is chasing after this time, but even the Queen Mother was alarmed."

Wei Enming got up and said in a low voice: "This time, what I'm chasing after is a revolutionary rebel, who has a special status in the revolutionary party. In addition, according to the investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this person may also be a remnant of peace."

"what?"

Li Shizhen was startled, the remnants of peace, in the eyes of the current empress dowager, these words are Nilin, no wonder even the capital's Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent people this time.

(End of this chapter)