high official

Chapter 876
During the Yongle period, there was a proverb in the official circles, "If you don't cultivate in your previous life, you will be an official Qilu".Shandong has suffered a lot since the Jin and Yuan Dynasties. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the heroes were fighting for hegemony, Shandong was the main battlefield, which was even more horrible.In the present dynasty, Jing Nan was caught up again. Shandong is the main battlefield against Zhu Di’s southern invasion. Under the leadership of the chief envoy Tie Xuan, Shandong’s army and people fought bravely. Zhu Di suffered a lot and was forced to die several times. .

Later, Zhu Di had no choice but to lead his troops to bypass Shandong and go straight to Jinling. In fact, he gave up the back road and made a desperate fight. As long as the provinces along the way try their best to stop them, or if there are not so many traitors in Nanjing, they can defeat the Yan army. Zhu Di basically and they are defeated.However, no matter whether it is the fate of fate or Jianwen is too good, Zhu Di made this seemingly hopeless gamble and took down the capital city of Jinling!
As soon as the capital fell, Emperor Jianwen disappeared in the fire in the palace. It depends on the state and county in the world. Zhu Di actually sat on the dragon chair like this and became the emperor of Ming Dynasty!The soldiers and civilians in Shandong who were loyal to the imperial court and bravely defended against the enemy turned into a tragic rebellion in one fell swoop!After Zhu Di seized the throne, he personally led the army back to the north to attack Jinan again, killing everything he passed, leaving no blade of grass behind.The army besieged Jinan, and Tie Xuan refused to surrender. However, due to being outnumbered, the city was captured and Jinan was massacred...

Tie Xuan was escorted to the capital, and when he saw Zhu Di, he couldn't stop cursing and stood up without kneeling!An angry Zhu Di had his ears and nose cut off, cooked them and stuffed them into his mouth, and asked him how it tasted?Tie Xuan sternly said, what's wrong with the meat of a loyal minister and a filial son?In the end, he was executed by Ling Chi, the whole family was made slaves, his wife and daughter were sent to the Jiaofang Secretary as prostitutes, and died of torture...

After venting his hostility, Zhu Di's hatred for Shandong has not subsided. Excessive taxation far surpasses that of other provinces. Dredging canals and building Beijing all fall on Shandong's strong men. Hundreds of thousands of strong men go out every year, and half of them will come back. That's it... Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that the elders in Shandong hate the Ming Dynasty and the emperor far more than any other province!
It is conceivable how sad it is to be an official in such a harsh environment.The annual tax and food will definitely not be collected in full, bandits are rampant in the territory, and civil unrest is frequent, and the annual performance evaluation will definitely fail. It is commonplace to be dismissed from office, and it is not uncommon to be convicted and killed.Therefore, officials regard being an official in Shandong as a daunting path, and those who have some connections have avoided it. A bunch of hopeless wretches.

These Shandong officials were already precarious. After the fire in the three halls, the imperial court identified the chief culprit as the Shandong White Lotus Sect, and Shandong officials were even more panicked all day long.The three military and political officials in Shandong, Chu Yan, the chief envoy, Liu Ben, the inspector, and Ma Zhong, the commander of the capital, discussed all day long and came up with a countermeasure... It is the responsibility of the inspector to investigate and deal with the case of the White Lotus Sect; But the White Lotus Sect hides soldiers among the people, and the chief envoy is also duty-bound; if he wants to deal with the White Lotus Sect members all over the province, it is absolutely impossible without an army, so the commander is also inseparable.

Fortunately, the yamen of the third department is in Jinan Prefecture, so it is convenient for the three adults to meet. They have discussed and discussed, but before they can come up with an agreement, another thunderbolt from the blue sky hit the three adults on their heads——the emperor sent the king As an imperial envoy, Xian came to Shandong to investigate Bailian and arrest the Buddha's mother!This scared the three adults enough, who is Wang Xian?That is the world's number one murderer who went to heaven and earth to kill gods and Buddhas!Over the years, there have been too many legends about Wang Xian, true or false, some not, officials and common people of Ming Dynasty can say a few paragraphs, all in all, all in all, this guy is extremely difficult to deal with!
How difficult is it to deal with?Anyone who opposes him, no matter Hanwang, Ji Gang or Shanxi's nest, all end in disastrous defeat... Now that Wang Xian is the governor of Jinyiwei, he has countless aids from the court, China and Austria, let alone local officials like them who can compete!

"We can't afford to offend such an imperial envoy..." After taking a breath for a while, the chief envoy spoke out the feelings of the three of them.

Liu Ben and Ma Zhong nodded vigorously after hearing this, right?For so many years, no one who fought with him ended well. Ji Gang, who went out of Shandong, was ransacked and exterminated!The invincible King of Han was also deprived of his military power, and he is nesting in Shandong!
"Fantai, you are the chief, and you set the tone." Although the three divisions are separated and do not belong to each other, there is no doubt that the chief envoy in charge of civil affairs has the greatest power, which is what Liu Ben and Ma Zhong said.

"We must show the greatest enthusiasm, provide the best conditions, pay the highest respect, and make them feel at home and satisfied!" Chu Yan pondered for a while and gave his opinion.

"Well said!" Ma Zhong is a martial artist, and he spoke directly, and he was overjoyed when he heard the words: "It is said that you don't reach out and don't hit the smiling face. Let's all kneel down and lick his... the upper of the shoe, he can't still be on our head Step on two feet?"

Chu Yan Liu Ben frowned secretly when he heard what he said was vulgar, but after thinking about it carefully, isn't it just a matter of time?So Liu Ben asked directly: "Then what should I do?"

"When will Uncle arrive?" Chu Yan asked.

"It is reported that the date of leaving Beijing is February [-], and the capital is [-] miles away from Jinan." Ma Zhong pinched his fingers and said, "If you ride a horse, you should arrive in half a month." After a pause, he said: "However, Not sure, it is said that this master traveled from Nanjing to Beijing in three days."

"That's to save you," Liu Ben said, "You don't have to hurry to take office in Shandong, do you?"

"If you're not afraid of [-], you're just in case." Chu Yan thought about it, and said: "Let's arrange the stall in the provincial capital as soon as possible, and we will go to Dezhou to meet the imperial envoy in seven days!" Dezhou belongs to Jinan Prefecture and belongs to Shandong and Hebei. Provincial boundaries... Oh yes, Hebei has now been changed to Beizhili.

Liu Ben and Ma Zhong had no objection to going to the provincial border to meet the imperial envoy.

"Nowadays, we all have to get busy!" Chu Yan thought about it, and gave specific instructions: "From Jinan City to the border of Dezhou Province, all the paths passed by imperial envoys must be paved with loess, and no rubbish is allowed. Yes, it is the season of spring famine, and the official roads are full of beggars fleeing the famine, let all the prefectures and counties mobilize, lock up all these people, and make sure not to dirty the eyes of the imperial envoy!"

"Success." Liu Ben nodded and took over the task.

"Outside of the provincial capital, the imperial envoys are just passing by after all, and let people clean up their faces and make superficial things. The most important thing is Jinan City. Our Jinan is a good place. Sebanchenghu', we must take advantage of this advantage, so that the imperial envoy can live well, eat well, play well, and everything will be fine."

"The food is fun and simple. Although Shandong is poor, it's no problem to feed and drink for an imperial envoy! Aunt Taishan is famous all over the world. Let's pick some of the most beautiful ones to serve the imperial envoy and take care of him." Ma Zhong said: "It's just that the imperial envoy is going away That's the most important thing, where should it be located?" When he said this, he glanced at Chu Yan.There is a public case here. Although Jinan Prefecture is known as a city with mountains and half a city with lakes, the real essence is Daming Lake, Baotu Spring, and Pearl Spring. In the Yuan Dynasty, these beautiful scenery belonged to Zhang Rong, the Duke of Jinan at that time. .When it came to the Kingdom of China, the original Jinan palace became the official office of Shandong Province. Later, in the ninth year of Hongwu, the province was withdrawn and the chief secretary was changed, and the three divisions were divided. The judicial power and military power originally attributed to senior officials were distributed to He appointed the inspector division and the command division.Since these two departments are at the same level as the chief secretary, they will naturally move out of the original provincial government office.So far, the chief envoy has monopolized half of the beautiful scenery of the city!
Every time Ma Zhong came to the chief envoy's yamen with the beautiful scenery here, he would feel out of breath for a while, and when he went back to look at his small government office, he was even more suffocated and indescribable.Based on the principle that he can't live in it and can't make the other party happy, he deliberately said: "I'm going to free up my yamen to serve as the imperial envoy."

"It's better to spare me." On this matter, Liu Ben agreed with Ma Zhong, and immediately understood: "At any rate, my place used to be a garden, and the Black Tiger Spring is also famous, and the imperial envoy should like it. "

Hearing the two people's run on each other, Chu Yan felt bored for a while.Now that we are talking about vacating the yamen, it is natural to give the best to the imperial envoy. Otherwise, when the imperial envoy visits the mansion and sees that the governor's yamen is far superior to his own, the two bitches will add fuel and jealousy, and I don't know what will happen. blame.Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's spare me. Since you are entertaining imperial envoys, of course you must use the best ones."

"Fan Tai's words are very true!" Ma Zhong said happily, "I'm here to look for Aunt Taishan."

"Leave the chef's meal to me." Liu Ben also smiled.

"Okay." Chu Yan trembled with distress, and nodded with a forced smile.

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In the next few days, the three adults worked together to clean up the appearance of Jinan City, repainted all the houses facing the street, and pulled out all the unsightly beggars and refugees from Jinan City. Street inspections, so that emergencies can be dealt with in a timely manner.The three of them tried their best to inquire about Wang Xian's relevant information, from his likes and dislikes to habits, and even the followers around him, as long as they could get information, they would study it all, just to be sure.

Chu Yan also vacated the chief envoy's yamen as expected, and even removed all the plaques and replaced them with a newly made "imperial envoy's office" plaque.All the gardens in the yamen have been tidied up, and even the residences of the people around Wang Xian have been replaced with new furnishings.As for Wang Xian's residence, it was even more elaborately designed. Every decoration is not seeking the best, but only the most expensive. Anyway, the chief executive is in charge of the treasury, just bloom it!
During the conversation, it was the eighth day of February, and the three adults took their officials to the north of Dezhou in a mighty way, and came to the junction of Shandong and Zhili, looking forward to the arrival of the imperial envoy!
(End of this chapter)