The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 53 Drinking with the governor

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Taking the governor as an example, he has no rank in itself, but because he represents the will of the imperial court and has great power, the local officials try their best to please him.

Local governors are generally elected by the Ministry of Officials in conjunction with the Ministry of Households, and need to be discussed by the court.As for border governors, they were generally elected by the Ministry of Officials together with the Ministry of War. In the early days, they were mostly ministers of the Ministry of War. They were in charge of the government affairs of a province.

Of course, this system is also gradually changing from dispatch to localization, and the source of selection of officials has also undergone great changes. (Note 1)

It should be during the Jiajing Dynasty that the governor completely became permanent, but in the Chenghua and Hongzhi periods, this system has actually been improved to a large extent.Before the Chenghua Dynasty, the governor had to go to Beijing to discuss matters every year, but this rule was abolished in the 22nd year of Chenghua, and the governor had to bring his family to the post like other local officials, which was tantamount to recognizing the localization of the governor.

In the early days, the governor was set up temporarily, and the office was co-administered with the Chief Secretary. Later, due to the localization of the governor, mansions were opened one after another, and the governor's office became the center of a province's power.

The governor came to Shaoxing Mansion, which is a big event.No wonder Pei Qianhu was so careful that he personally came to the Zhuangyuan Residence to clear the place.

It has to be said that this Pei Qianhu is very good at being a man, and he inadvertently took the initiative and advantage. If Xie Shen doesn't back down at this moment, it will seem a little unreasonable.

As for Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi who were sitting on the side, when they heard that the governor was going to come to the Zhuangyuan residence for a drink in Shaoxing mansion, they were frightened and stupid for a moment, wishing they could come and pull Xie Shen away quickly.

"It turned out that it was the governor who came to Shaoxing, and it was Xie who was rude just now."

Xie Shen secretly scolded Governor Liu, why didn't he stay in Hangzhou, the provincial capital, why did he come to Shaoxing?

Although he was depressed, Xie Shen still said with a smile on his face: "In that case, let's take our leave first and meet Pei Qianhu again when we have a chance."

There was a look of approval in Pei Qianhu's eyes. The young man in front of him is sensible, knows how to advance and retreat, and has excellent literary talents.

In the Ming Dynasty, the status of military officials was much lower than that of civilian officials, and there were even cases where a third-rank general knelt down to a fifth-rank censor.

Although Xie Shen is just a child student now, in Pei Qianhu's eyes, Xie Shen will definitely pass the Jinshi examination, and if he is lucky, he may even be admitted to the Imperial Academy.

"Next time, Pei will host a banquet to apologize to the others."

Pei Qianhu cupped his fists at Xie Shen and said in a harmonious voice.

Xie Shen got up and was about to go downstairs, but he caught a glimpse of Yao Wuben's bright scarlet robe, the prefect of Shaoxing, and thought something was wrong in his heart.Could it be that the Governor has already arrived at the restaurant accompanied by Yao Zhifu?

Pei Qianhu's face instantly turned pale.Governor Liu came too fast, the whole restaurant has not been cleared yet, what should we do?
Not to mention offending the governor, even if he offended the prefect Yao, he, a thousand households, would have done it.

Pei Qianhu was at a loss, but Xie Shen reacted quickly, and immediately went to the screen at the entrance of the wooden ladder, waiting for Governor Liu and Zhifu Yao.

Looking from the side of the screen, Governor Liu has a high forehead, wide face, thick lips and big ears, which is a standard blessing.Coupled with his handsome face, he looked very handsome even though he was over fifty.

He was wearing a Shu brocade casual robe, and his hair was tied casually with a wooden hairpin, which was in stark contrast to Yao Zhifu who was wearing a scarlet official robe.

Governor Liu went up to the second floor, and he was quite surprised to see a young man standing with his hands tied as soon as he walked around the screen.The prefect Yao, who followed closely behind, was also a little stunned when he saw Xie Shen.

"Student Xie Shen pays homage to the governor and the magistrate!"

Xie Shen, however, was very generous and bowed to Governor Liu and Zhifu Yao.

He really doesn't have the habit of kneeling. Although he knows that he will have to kneel sooner or later in the Ming Dynasty, it will take a day if he can delay it.

Prefect Yao's reaction was relatively quick, and he immediately introduced to Governor Liu with a smile: "Your Excellency, this is Yuyao County's trial chief Xie Shen, who is quite talented."

Governor Liu coughed lightly and said: "Yimo, it is said that Shaoxing literary talents gather in Shaoxing, and Shaoxing literary talents gather in Yuyao. Today, I would like to see the talents of this Xie Xiaolang."

Yimo is the prefect name of Yao Zhifu, and Governor Liu's addressing the prefect Yao's name is actually telling the prefect Yao that today is a private banquet, so there is no need to be too restrictive about etiquette.

Prefect Yao was quite embarrassed, and could not help showing a bitter look.Governor Liu is coming to Shaoxing. As the prefect of Shaoxing, he will receive the whole process. If Governor Liu is served well, his official career may still be saved.

He knew that Governor Liu liked rice wine, so he specially booked this Zhuangyuan residence and planned to entertain Governor Liu here.Who would have thought that Pei Qianhu would be so unfavorable in his affairs, that he hadn't even cleared the place.If the person standing in front of him was someone else, he would have ordered his soldiers to go out, but this Xie Shen was the county trial leader, and he had just helped him uncover the case of Boshengji gambling house making money without permission.At this time, if Xie Shen was driven away, it would be unjustifiable both in public and in private, and if he spread the news, he might get a bad reputation.

What's more, Governor Liu has already said that he wants to test Xie Shen's knowledge. Can the prefect Yao object?

"Xie Shen, the governor has orders, so he is not here to accompany him."

Yao Zhifu inadvertently caught a glimpse of Xie Pi and Wang Shouwen standing not far away, but was furious for a while.

It's fine if Xie Shen is alone, why are there two more?What the hell is Pei Qianhu doing!

Seeing this, Xie Shen hurriedly turned his head and gave the two of them a wink, and then they quickly stepped back downstairs with Pei Qianhu and a few soldiers.
Prefect Yao let out a sigh of relief, and at this moment his affection for Xie Shen increased a bit.

Governor Liu was given the first seat in the elegant room, but Zhifu Yao picked up the jug and poured wine for Governor Liu.Xie Shen knew that he couldn't steal the limelight at such a time, so he stood with his hands bound.

"Sit down, today is a private banquet and you don't need to stick to etiquette."

Xie Shen glanced at Prefect Yao, and saw that Prefect Yao sat down respectfully.

"These dishes are specially prepared by the lower officials for the governor. Please taste the governor."

"Hey, there's no rush. I'm already tired of delicacies from mountains and seas in Hangzhou all day long. When I came to Shaoxing for an inspection, what I'm thinking about is this good wine. Don't hold my appetite."

Note 1: See "Minghuidian" Volume [-], "Ministry of War, Governor of Military Equipment" Since the Hongzhi Dynasty, the governors have been appointed as ministers and Shaoqings of temples in the two capitals, and ministers of Dali Temple. Shi, Langzhong, as well as the chief envoys, inspectors, and political envoys outside the country, the senior military deputy envoys, and high-ranking magistrates were promoted.The person with the former high position is the deputy capital censor, which is called the right deputy capital censor of a certain place of the governor;

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