Big Song Xiaohou Ye

Chapter 76
Usually when a new official takes office, the first thing he does is give lectures to establish his authority, and He Ruinian is the same.The officials who went to see Chen Yaozuo off were notified soon after their return to report to the Jinglue Mansion.

Li Ce was also notified. Although he was only a commander, he was in charge of the flood in Yizhou, so he was also summoned.

Now the Jinglue Mansion has changed owners, and the guards at the gate have been replaced by He Ruinian's own people, and even most of the handymen in the mansion have been dismissed.

Officials from the entire Hebei West Road have arrived, the transfer envoys, the Xing prison envoys, and the command envoys, including the magistrates and general judges of each prefecture, have arrived. There is a large crowd of people in the room. There are also thirty or so people.

Many officials have never met Li Ce, especially the magistrates and general judges of some states, but everyone saw that he was able to participate in today's meeting at such a young age, which shows that he is a young man with great promise, so they all Greet him politely.

Guan Yiqi also came, and was talking with Sun Zhi and Wang Youcai at this time, and did not see Li Ce coming in.

The current county magistrate of Yizhou, Zhou De'an, and Li Ce naturally knew each other. The previous county magistrate, Zhang Chucai, was dismissed, and Zhou De'an was promoted from county lieutenant to county magistrate, which was also due to Li Ce's contribution.

Seeing Li Ce coming, Zhou De'an hurried forward to greet him enthusiastically.

"Oh, so it's Mr. Zhou." Li Ce also bowed his hands in return.

"Brother Li, don't be in a hurry. I've been waiting here for almost an hour, and Mr. He is still missing. Alas, there is still a lot of work to do in Yizhou." Zhou De'an complained in a low voice.

"Then how is the flood treatment in Yizhou going?" Li Ce thought that he would soon have to deal with the flood, so he was secretly concerned.

"The construction period is being rushed, and it is estimated that it will be completed in half a month or more in a month. I heard that the relief supplies from the imperial court have arrived?" Zhou De'an said with his eyes shining.

"Well, it was brought by Mr. He." Li Cenun grumbled.

"I don't know who this new Master He will send to take charge of the flood in Yizhou?" Zhou De'an said to himself.

"Hehe, it's me, brother." Li Ce shook his head helplessly and smiled.

"Oh, it's Master Li? Then I'm relieved." Zhou De'an smiled with relief, showing his two front teeth.

"There is also a man named Xu Shan who belongs to Mr. He. He also went with me. We are jointly responsible." Li Ce added.

"Xu Shan? Well, is he... as pragmatic as Brother Li?" Zhou De'an pondered for a moment, then pulled Li Ce aside and asked in a low voice.

"This...hehe, let's talk about it when the time comes." Li Ce was not familiar with Zhou De'an this week, so he didn't dare to reveal his opinion too much, don't turn around and let others sell him, he doesn't know yet.

"Master He is here, Master He is here" someone shouted, and there was a sudden commotion in the hall, and everyone looked towards the door together.

I saw He Ruinian in a purple official uniform, a long-winged hat, and black official boots, with his hands behind his back, walking in the door with a wave of shaking, followed by several confidantes he brought from Beijing.

"Morning, colleagues." He Ruinian raised his hand and saluted everyone.

"Good morning, Mr. He." Everyone hurriedly bowed their hands to return the salute, but in fact they were cursing in their hearts, what a fart, it's already high in the sun, and my legs are numb from standing.

He Ruinian put on airs enough and began to lecture: This official is transferred from the capital for the first time, and he knows little about local affairs, so I hope that my colleagues will give you some advice when I am here.

Everyone hurriedly said: "Master He is polite, we will do our best in the future."

He Ruinian smiled complacently, as if he was more satisfied with the attitude of his subordinates. He waved his hand to signal everyone to stop, and then continued: "Don't think that you can lie to me. Don't think that I don't know the background of you people." , I don't pursue the past, and I have to follow my rules in the future, understand?
"This..." Everyone was a little surprised and hesitant.

"What does Mr. He mean by saying that?" an official asked.

"Hmph, what do you mean? Some of you know it yourself!" He Ruinian said disdainfully.Among the official dogmas he pursues, the first one is that new officials must stand up when they take office, no matter how they do it, they must make their subordinates fear him, so that they can be restrained.

He believes that all officials, like himself, will use power for personal gain and have shady activities, so he uses this to deceive them from himself and others, and many times the facts have proved that his approach is very effective Yes, referring to past experience, even that night there were people who brought gold and silver treasures to honor him, so he tried this trick time and again.

"My lord, please bear in mind your lord's instruction." The crowd had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept.

"I am a pragmatic person. I will conduct assessments on you from time to time. If there are any complaints, don't blame me for being ruthless." He Ruinian enjoyed the feeling that his subordinates obeyed him.

"Understood." The officials responded again.

"Okay, then tell me what you have to report. I have always been very open-minded." He Ruinian felt that he had established his prestige, and began to win people's hearts.

All the officials looked at me, I looked at you, and shook their heads. Everyone knew that this was just a formality.

"My lord, the flood in Yizhou is imminent. This time, because the Liao people knocked on the pass, it has been temporarily put on hold. Now that the Liao army has retreated and the city defense has been strengthened, shouldn't it be time to solve the Yizhou problem?" Li Ce stood up and said.He saw that He Ruinian didn't seem to take the matter of Yizhou seriously, and judging by the situation, if no one spoke, it might be time to end the meeting.

"Where is the county magistrate of Yizhou?" He Ruinian nodded.

"The next official is here." Zhou De'an hurriedly stood up and said back and forth.

"Tell me about the affairs of Yizhou?" He Ruinian had already sat down at this time, holding a cup of tea, slowly blowing and sipping the tea leaves.

"Um... I will follow Mr. Chen's previous arrangements. Yizhou Yiying's affairs are proceeding in an orderly manner. Now we are hurrying to repair the embankment and resettle refugees." Zhou De'an replied cautiously. He was born in a warrior and could not speak. When choosing words and making sentences, I am afraid that if I say something wrong, I will offend the new envoy in front of me.

He Ruinian was sipping tea with his head down, his brows were slightly frowned when he heard that, it was Chen Yaozuo again, why did Chen Yaozuo arrange everything, could it be that the only way for me to take office is to follow the route he planned?

"Where is Xu Shan?" He Ruinian put down his teacup and asked.

"The humble job is here." Xu Shan clasped his fists and replied.

"Well, you are in charge of Yizhou affairs, and Yizhou county magistrate and Li Ce are responsible for assisting you." He Ruinian originally wanted to make Li Ce and Xu Shan co-rule according to the agreement with Chen Yaozuo, but he was a little jealous of Chen Yaozuo just now, so at this moment Then he changed his mind and made Xu Shan the main one, with Li Ce and Zhou De'an as the assistants. In this way, Xu Shan was highlighted and Li Ce was suppressed.

"A humble job must not disgrace the mission." Xu Shan said loudly, then he glanced at Li Ce provocatively, and retreated proudly.

Zhou De'an hurriedly stated that he would do his best to assist, but Li Ce stood there alone and did not speak.

In fact, he was cursing secretly, you He Ruinian, you clearly agreed to the teacher before, asking me to take responsibility together with Xu Shan, but now why is it that I am assisting Xu Shan?You old fox, really insidious.

Seeing that Li Ce was silent, Zhou De'an quickly tugged at the corner of his clothes, signaling him to express his opinion quickly.

Li Ce raised his head and looked at He Ruinian. He Ruinian was still smiling, but that smile felt extremely hypocritical.But now is really not the time to conflict with him, even if it is for the people of Yizhou.

"Officer, take orders." Li Ce said expressionlessly.

"Hmph, boy, you're still not convinced. You thought you were on the wrong team when Chen Yaozuo was here. If you don't know what you're doing, you'll be better off in the future." Seeing Li Ce's angry face, He Ruinian snorted and thought to himself .

(End of this chapter)