Hello Chang’an

Chapter 507: He is the governor of the world

The imperial envoy who delivered the decree went to Tanzhou first. However, as soon as he arrived in the army, before he could announce that Duke Han had accepted the order, he heard the news that Duke Han had planned to rebel in advance.

The imperial envoy was scared to death. He listened again and then wiped the sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, it didn't cause a big mess.

When they heard that Li Xian had fled to Yuezhou and had been captured, and that the plague in Yuezhou was under control, they hurried to Yuezhou again.

When entering the gate of Yuezhou City, the leading imperial envoy first asked: "Where is the rebel Li Xian?"

"Here." Shepard's Purse, who was just leading someone out of the city, raised her hand and pointed upward.

The group of imperial envoys stepped back, using their hands to block the dazzling sunlight after the rain, and took a closer look at the tower. They were almost scared out of their wits - where did the stench come from?

Two civil servants even turned around and retched.

The leading imperial envoy quickly asked people to put down Li Xian's body. Some people thought that this was not appropriate. After all, he was a dignified prince and the saint's nephew, so he should be taken back to the capital for disposal. How could he put his life to death? Hanged on the tower?

Looking at his appearance, it was obvious that he had suffered a lot of humiliation and torture before his death.

When it comes to the emperor's family affairs, there must be a little more dignity, and such a way to die is really unseemly!

Shepherd's purse had already left on horseback, and the leading imperial envoy asked the city gate guard displeasedly: "Who gave this order?"

The guard threw out a taboo without blinking: "Huainan Road Changjie Envoy."

"Huai..." The imperial envoy just opened his mouth and curled his tongue, trying to maintain the dignity on his face: "...Where is she at this moment?"

Then shouldn't Chang Sui Ning be in Mianzhou?

The guard replied: "It's in the city."

"..." The imperial envoy paused and said, "I understand. I will go see her now and ask her clearly."

They came from Tanzhou in a hurry and walked along official roads. There was no trace of ordinary people. They only knew that Li Xian had been captured by Yuezhou guards, but they had not heard the specific details. Only now did they know that there was such a giant Buddha in the city.

After meeting, Chang Suining told the reason why he chose to hang Li Xian on the tower in public, firstly to calm public anger, and secondly to deter people.

When it comes to quelling public anger, there is no more intuitive and visible way than this. The anger of the innocent suffering people needs to be vented. If it cannot be vented here, it will be turned elsewhere.

The evil deeds done by Li Xian set a very bad example in today's almost collapsed world. When laws can no longer restrain ambitions, people's moral bottom line will be quickly corrupted by "precedent". Every unscrupulous act of the predecessors will be an expansion of the evil thoughts in the hearts of those who come after us.

It is to let the world see the consequences and costs of the predecessors' actions, so that it can have some effect on reversing the bad effects, so that latecomers can weigh and think more before acting.

The group of imperial envoys nodded in agreement: "What Changjie envoy said makes sense..."

In this way, it is all for the sake of the imperial court and the overall situation...

People have explained it to them so patiently. If they continue to hold people accountable, wouldn’t it appear that they don’t understand the general situation?

As for hindering the other party's power...such a spineless thing, naturally does not exist.

After "handing over" Li Xian in this way, Chang Suining was ready to leave Yuezhou City.

Fang Ting, who came here with Chang Suining, could not leave. Fang Shilang had heard from the imperial envoy who came here this time that the saint would send a decree later, allowing him to stay and preside over the reconstruction of Yuezhou. He also vaguely revealed that there was not much money that the court could allocate for pensions.

Fang Ting felt bad, so he inquired carefully, and after getting an approximate number, his vision went dark.

Is this called "not much"?

This is the same as giving him a copper plate and asking him to buy two jugs of good wine, then go to Dengtai Tower to buy a good banquet, then buy a four-in courtyard in the best area of ​​​​the capital, and finally buy One hundred and ten slaves...what's the difference?

This is no longer something that a clever woman cannot do without rice. She doesn’t even have a stove.

Let him say that it would be more practical to use the money to buy a tribute table, get some tribute fruits, an incense burner with three green incense sticks, and invite a Taoist priest to come to Yuezhou to practice the ritual.

Hey, it can be seen that the imperial court is really poor to a certain extent.

Before Chang Sui Ning left, he vaguely learned about this incident. Seeing that the servant's face was more sad than before, he said a word of comfort: "Don't worry, the servant, there will be noble people to help when the boat arrives at the bridge."

The room attendant smiled bitterly, nodded reluctantly, and saluted Chang Suining.

What Chang Suining said was not empty talk. She didn't dare to say it to others, but under such circumstances, Princess Xuan'an would not ignore Yuezhou.

Therefore, who can say that the saint did not predict this precisely.

When Fang Ting and other imperial envoys sent Chang Suining outside Yuezhou City, they saw that the roads on both sides of the city were already surrounded by people waiting to see him off.

Most of these people described themselves as thin, and with tears in their eyes at this moment, they all knelt down to their well-deserved savior.

This kind of farewell also appeared outside Mianzhou, near the bank of Hanshui River, the next day.

There were more people this time. In addition to those people who were rescued in Yuezhou, there were even people from Mianzhou. The latter did not receive Changsui Ning Ende this time, but they were adjacent to Yuezhou, so they were also moved by this. Moreover, they felt lucky that Mianzhou was under the jurisdiction of such a Jiedushi. , and proud—

"This is our Jiedu Envoy of Huainan Road!" In the crowd, a group of children were saying to Xiaoyao and the others with pride on their faces.

Xiaoyao's face turned red with anxiety, and he said without hesitation: "...He is clearly the governor of the world!"

"that is!"

The group of Mianzhou children stuck out their tongues and made faces. The children chattered and chased each other noisily, but there was no liveliness at all. Zuo Yuanwai, who was being supported by someone, looked at this scene with a smile of hope rising in his eyes.

With these children, there is hope, and the person these children admire most now is Changjieshi... Therefore, Changjieshi must be safe. Only when the person the children admire is there can they grow up well, and only then can they be worthy adults. Wherever they can work, the world will slowly get better.

Zuo Yuanwai looked at the girl in green robe at the front, his old eyes eager for her to stand in front of others safely for a long time.

Vice General Ao, who was beside Xiao Min, also came here to see him off. He was dressed in regular clothes and was inconspicuous. He came to replace Xiao Min.

Another imperial envoy from the imperial court came to the army, and Xiao Min couldn't get away from him, otherwise he would have to come to see off his future lord.

In a low voice, Vice General Ao explained to Chang Suining the arrangements for the visitors from the DPRK: "...the sage ordered General Xiao to take over as the commander-in-chief, and appointed a young commander from the Forbidden Army as the deputy commander-in-chief, and appointed an internal attendant to hold the festival. Supervise the army and sit in the army."

Chang Sui Ning is noncommittal.

The emperor appointed another person as deputy commander, probably mostly for the purpose of training military generals. This move is understandable, but the power of the eunuchs to supervise the army is higher than that of the commander... which is to monitor and suppress Xiao Minming.

Xiao Min's previous act of disobedience to the Holy Will was carefully recorded by the emperor.

In addition, the empress probably already knew the fact that Xiao Min was too close to her, the Jiedu envoy of Huainan Province, so she wanted to use Xiao Min to fight, but she also had to take every precaution.

Vice General Ao said in a low voice: "The general asked me to convey my humble position to the envoy Changjie, so that the envoy does not have to worry about this. The general does not care about this."

Although he didn't know how his general did it...but the general's expression when he said this did not seem to care at all. Chang Sui Ning smiled knowingly: "I know."

Xiao Min just wants to finish his battle and fulfill his duties.

Chang Suining only asked: "Does the imperial court intend to send more troops?"

Ordinarily, on the surface, Bian Chunliang is at a disadvantage after being weakened by more than half of his troops, but in fact, he still cannot be underestimated. On the contrary, in the imperial army, apart from the lost troops, more than half of the soldiers were still ill or weak after illness. According to calculations, the actual number available was less than 60,000.

That's why Chang Sui Ning asked this question.

Vice General Ao said: "After supervising the army, 30,000 soldiers and horses are already on the way. They can reach Tanzhou in about ten days."

Chang Sui Ning nodded slightly and finally said: "Bian Jun is based on people's hearts, let General Xiao handle everything carefully."

The rats like Li Xian and his henchmen have been eliminated, and the plague has subsided. In any case, we can finally clear out Bian's army without any distractions.

Vice General Ao responded, cupped his hands and said, "Chief Changjie, please take care of yourself."

He heard that there was also chaos in Haizhou, and Haizhou was close to the border of Chuzhou on Huainan Road. Changjie envoy was in a hurry to return to Jiangdu, and he must have learned the news.

In this world, everyone who bears important responsibilities is busy repairing the world, and there is not much time for breathing and staying.

Vice General Ao admired such people from the bottom of his heart. This was true for his general, and even more so for the Changjie envoy in front of him.

No matter what the road ahead was, there was never any heaviness or haze on the face of the girl in front of her, and she always gave people a sense of lightness and calmness. Under the scorching summer sun, she neatly got on her horse and raised her hands to say goodbye to him and the people around her: "I'm here to say goodbye today. Please take care of yourself and see you soon!"

The horses' hooves galloped away, and the people sent them off again and again, until the group of people and horses went away together with the breeze by the river, completely disappearing at the end of the lush and green grass in summer, which seemed to be connected to the sky.

…

After learning about Chang Suining's departure from Mianzhou, the governors of other states in Huainan Road north of the Han River were calculating Chang Suining's route back to Jiangdu in preparation for meeting him on the way.

They asked people to go out of the city to meet her in order to confirm the time when Chang Suining passed through the various states. Chang Suining asked the person who came to meet her to go back and send a message. They just said that there was no need to make extravagant preparations, and it was not advisable to disturb the people along the way. When she passed by, she would come to her house for a simple meal. Just a light meal.

This statement quickly spread among the governors of various states. Everyone thought that they should at least arrange this "easy meal" in a decent way, so they all started busy preparing. Among them, the busiest group of people may be the cooks in various prefectures, who have to perfect their cooking skills day and night and make the spoons in their hands sparkle.

Chang Suining's thoughts are very simple. She doesn't like trouble and doesn't want to be delayed for too long on the way. She just wants to take a look at the situation in each state and the implementation of the New Deal, and keep in touch with the governors of each state - and the "family banquet" It has always been a good choice to connect with each other and enhance understanding.

Chang Sui Ning had just crossed the Han River, and his first "family banquet" was served at the Anzhou governor's house.

The current Anzhou governor was just transferred here after the former Anzhou governor Cao Hongxuan was executed for his rebellion.

The new Anzhou governor's surname is Cen and his given name is Daojian.

It had only been two months since he took office here, and he had not yet had time to adapt to his new identity or make friends with his neighbors. Just because he had just arrived here, he was forced to fall into the swamp of many affairs left by Cao Hongxuan. Now he will Will pull out a leg.

Therefore, this was the first time he saw the rumored Lord Shangfeng, but he came to his door for dinner.

But this Lord Shangfeng was an unexpectedly familiar person, and there was no awkwardness at all during the dinner meeting with a stranger. We chatted with him about some official matters, asked him if he had encountered any problems, and asked if he was lacking anyone under his command. Useful, responsible and caring.

Cen Daojian was a little scared.

But what’s really frightening is what’s behind—

After Lord Shangfeng finished talking about business, he asked about his family situation with concern. He paid close attention to his father, mother, wife and children. Even the watchdog in his front yard was praised for his power. Extraordinary.

That night, Cen Daojian, who was sleepless, thought about it, and the cold sweat on his back became more and more intense. He simply sat up and murmured: "This is not concern at all, it is clearly aimed at me..."

For an ordinary girl, he would not think so deeply, but this girl who can sit on the position of Jiedushi of Huainan Road is obviously an evil girl.

Naturally, what evil people say and do must be torn into pieces to understand.

Chang Sui Ning slept very well and did not worry about it at all - her concern was purely well-intentioned. If the listener insists on misinterpreting it, it can only mean one problem: the listener has a guilty conscience. It is not a bad thing for those with a guilty conscience to reflect on themselves.

This sounds a bit unreasonable, but it does apply here.

Cen Daojian came to Anzhou because he was personally appointed by the empress. His position was already complicated, so he was naturally uneasy about Chang Suining's arrival and couldn't help but delve into her every word and deed.

On the other hand, Ding Su, the governor of Shenzhou next door, gave a pure and sincere welcome to his Lord Jiedushi.

Ding Su prepared a fine banquet in his mansion. Considering the status of Ning Ning, he specially arranged for his wife to accompany him and had people play music to entertain him.

Among the group of musicians, there was a young woman playing the pipa, dressed in lavender gauze, with a slim figure and eye-catching appearance. Ding Su would clinch his hands in time with the music from time to time, and when his eyes fell on the woman, he would always express his undisguised expression. love.

Ding Su's wife saw this and secretly glared at her husband.

It was never a secret that Ding Su loved beauty. When Luo Guan rebelled against him, he kidnapped five beautiful concubines in his house.

After the song was played, Ding Su, who was three-thirds drunk, asked Chang Suining with a smile: "There is no very elegant music in the house. I wonder if it can be heard by Master Jie?"

Hearing these humble words, Chang Sui Ning smiled and praised a few words, and finally said truthfully: "Especially the sound of the pipa, it's wonderful."

Ding Su burst out laughing and said: "It seems that the envoy must be a person who is very proficient in music... To be honest, I took it back to the mansion because I admired the wonderful sound of the pipa in my hand."

As he said that, he looked at the woman in purple with a smile: "Ru Yue, why don't you thank the Master for your compliments!"

The woman in purple put down her pipa, stood up and bowed, then came to Chang Sui Ning's case and poured wine diligently.

She was wearing a loose gauze gown, and her movements of kneeling down and pouring wine were also pleasing to the eye.

The woman held up the wine cup and said in a soft and timid voice, "Please use the wine, Sir..."

Chang Suining looked at the drink she was holding and said with a smile, "I don't usually drink. The wine cup in front of me is filled with tea."

The woman in purple was startled for a moment and responded "Yes". Just when she was about to put down the wine cup, she heard the calm girl's voice saying: "You can't live up to the good wine, so let Miss Ruyue drink it for me."

4200 words update, good night~