The transfer and appointment of Yuezhou officials are not as simple as imagined. The families behind them have deep backgrounds, and their power is enough to affect the fate of local officials. It can be said that the fate is intricate.
There will be many issues involved behind this, and if not handled well, Yuezhou may be shaken.
But after the appointment was issued, the transfer of officials of all sizes in Yuezhou went smoothly and calmly.
It seemed to come naturally, there was no commotion at all, it seemed to be a natural thing.
Some thoughtful people who knew the inside story had some guesses in their minds.
This time, the transfer and replacement of Yuezhou officials should have reached a consensus in private.
Now the only person in Yuezhou who has this ability is probably Yue King Su Kang. Originally, the people of Yuezhou were very dissatisfied with this war.
As for the Dongshan Marquis, he hinted that he wanted to change the Yuezhou officials' blood.
It's just that no one took the Dongshan Marquis seriously at the beginning, and the war was not over yet. The change of officials was tantamount to making Yuezhou, which was already mired in war, even more chaotic.
Therefore, this matter was put on hold for the time being.
As for the subsequent development of the war, everyone knew that Dongshan Hou served as the commander-in-chief of the Yuezhou war, and finally conquered Black Wind Island, turning the tide of the war in one fell swoop, allowing Su Kang and Xie Cang to destroy the invading pirates without any scruples, and Yuezhou The war was successfully settled.
After this battle, Su Qi'an, Xie Cang, and even Su Kang had a high reputation among the people of Yuezhou.
Therefore, whether it was to repay Su Qi'an's favor or the King of Yue himself wanted to clean up Yuezhou's officialdom, it just so happened that he took advantage of the current popularity and public opinion to replace Yuezhou officials.
Although Yuezhou is maintained by many local aristocratic families and has great weight, it is under the surging public opinion.
These aristocratic families had no choice but to compromise and reach an agreement with Su Kang.
As for what agreement the two parties reached behind this, this is not something they can know.
On the contrary, the change of officials in Yuezhou is still good for these people, at least they will not bully the people as unscrupulously as they did before.
With this exchange of blood, the strength of the local aristocratic families has been obviously suppressed and their strength has shrunk.
In Su Qian's view, in Yuezhou today, the local aristocratic families and Su Kang are truly evenly matched. No one can gain the upper hand over the other and is in a stalemate.
This stalemate can be regarded as a stabilization for Yuezhou after the war. After the change of officials in Yuezhou, the next arrangement is to deploy troops in various counties in Yuezhou.
To Su Qi'an, Su Qi'an was not concerned about this. This was considered Yuezhou's internal affairs and had little to do with him.
But as long as Su Qi'an knows about it, he can probably guess that behind these major events that caused a sensation in Yuezhou is the game between Su Kang and the local aristocratic families.
The final result can also be seen. Both sides took a step back to retain Xiang Yan who could still command the Yuezhou military, but at the cost of reducing it by half from before, in exchange for a change of blood among Yuezhou officials.
Perhaps this is the agreement reached by both parties.
It's just that these have little to do with Su Qi'an. Now he has resigned as the commander-in-chief of the Yuezhou War.
After all, when Su Qi'an was invited to come to Yuezhou, his only purpose was to help Su Kang put down the war in Yuezhou. In order to put down the pirates as quickly as possible and facilitate command, Su Qi'an became very tough and asked to be the commander-in-chief of the war.
Now that the war in Yuezhou has calmed down, it is meaningless for him to continue to serve.
Moreover, if he does not resign at this time, if he continues to retain his position, he may be targeted by some people.
After all, Yuezhou is the fiefdom of the local aristocratic family and Su Kang, and the fighting is their internal conflict.
Su Qi'an is just an outsider. If he wants to take advantage of the internal fighting to make plans for Yuezhou, Su Qi'an is sure that he will not be able to leave Yuezhou.
Jiaozhou's taking power will give Su Qian a headache. If Yuezhou is added, it will only bring trouble to Su Qian.
Su Qi'an is not so ambitious now. He knows that the food must be eaten one bite at a time and the road must be walked step by step. If he is carried away by the desire in front of him, he will not know how he will die later.
Will
After handing over the commander-in-chief of the war, Su Qi'an lived a leisurely life. As for the matter of Yuezhou, Su Kang and the others were left with a headache.
When Su Qi'an returned to Shuixiang City, he basically stayed at his residence. Matters in the city were under the jurisdiction of the newly appointed county magistrate.
This new county magistrate was very sensible and basically never disturbed Su Qi'an. Su Qi'an only sent his guards to help the new county magistrate and train the government officials. Su Qi'an didn't care about anything else.
Su Qi'an, who had just arrived in Shuixiang City, originally wanted to run Shuixiang City, but after seeing the political situation in Yuezhou, he restrained his thoughts.
Whether it is the local aristocratic family or Su Kang, they are not fools. How can others interfere with their own territory?
No matter how many spies Su Qi'an left in Shuixiang City, or how good the business was, once Su Qi'an left, everything Su Qi'an left in Shuixiang City would definitely be uprooted.
It is guaranteed that there is no trace left by Su Qi'an. In this case, Su Qi'an will naturally not cause trouble for himself.
Since he couldn't run the business, but he met some good seedlings, Su Qi'an planned to take them away with him.
Senior craftsmen like Xiao Si and others who built ships were like treasures to Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an currently does not have a naval fleet in hand, and judging from the current situation, he does not need one.
But who can predict what changes will happen in the future? Now we have collected some talents to prepare for future unforeseen needs.
Not only these shipbuilders, Su Qi'an also found some sailors in the prison of Shuixiang City.
These sailors made mistakes during the previous war and missed the opportunity to fight, so they were imprisoned.
Not only that, these sailors are unruly and disobedient to discipline. Even if they are released, they will not be welcomed.
Su Qi'an had many ways to deal with these ruffians. The prisoners he had taken in Kyoto before, such as Er Meng and Song Biao, were more unruly than the last.
But under Su Yong's two or three feet, the people who were governed were obedient.
Get them out now, you have enough time, and discipline them well. Su Qian's removal of these ruffians will be a great favor to the new county magistrate.
These ruffians, whose crimes were not serious enough to warrant beheading, were arranged to perform corvee service in Shuixiang City. After one day of corvee service, they were imprisoned in the Yamen Prison.
These soldiers are not good people. Even if they stay in prison, they will not live in peace. It is not an exaggeration to call them rogues.
Hit him, but don't hit him too hard. If you kill him, you will be punished by the superiors. Hitting him lightly will only make these soldiers more arrogant.
It can be said that these guys in the prison gave the new county magistrate a headache. He didn't expect Su Qian to help him solve the pain at this time. How could he not make the new county magistrate grateful?
No matter what, a banquet will be held to entertain Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an couldn't resist, so he had to go to the banquet. At the banquet, both parties had a good meal and drink. At this moment, Su Qi'an's guard company commander ran over and whispered something in his ear.
Su Qi'an was startled, then offered his hand to the county magistrate, and left on the pretext that he had something to do. The county magistrate was very sensible and did not hold back much. He sent Su Qi'an out of the county office with a few words of instructions.
Su Qi'an left the county government office without stopping and headed north of the county seat without stopping.
Behind him, in addition to the guard company commander, there were also direct teams such as Tong Zhan and Wang Yan.
With solemn expressions on their faces, they headed all the way towards the north of the city. To be precise, it was a ruined temple that had been abandoned for many years in the north area of the city.
The news brought by the guard company commander this time was very important, about the mysterious assassin who had previously assassinated Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an was not careless about the mysterious assassin. According to his calculation, it was impossible for the assassin to leave Shuixiang City quickly after being injured.
Moreover, there was no trace of that person in the list of people leaving the city in those days. In other words, it was very likely that the person was still hiding in Shuixiang City.
Therefore, before Su Qi'an set off, he left a platoon of guards in the city. Under the leadership of the guard company commander, they secretly explored Shuixiang City in order to catch this person.
After unremitting exploration, the guard company commander finally determined the location of the assassin's activities. That location was the abandoned wasteland in the north of the city.
Abandoned ruined temple.
After hearing the news, Su Qi'an rushed towards the ruined temple as quickly as possible. Along the way, he listened to the report of the guard company commander.
The ruined temple is now surrounded by guards. Xie Cang has rushed there in advance and is now waiting for Su Qi'an to join him.
After walking for about a stick of incense, Su Qi'an finally arrived at the ruined temple in the north of the city.
Although it was night, outside the ruined temple, soldiers from the guard were holding torches, surrounding the ruined temple with water.
Seeing Su Qi'an arriving, all the soldiers saluted. Su Qi'an nodded and then walked into the ruined temple.
Inside the temple was a dilapidated courtyard. Xie Cang was standing in the courtyard, surrounded by a large group of soldiers.
Xie Cang turned his back to Su Qi'an and looked at the dilapidated house in front of him. There were faint movements inside the house.
As if sensing Su Qi'an's arrival, Xie Cang turned around, walked towards him, and said.
"Brother Su, our hard work has paid off. We finally found this person's traces."
Su Qi'an nodded and looked at the ruined temple in front of him.
I have to say that this assassin is very discerning in choosing the location here.
Who would have thought that someone would be hiding in a place like this, this ruined temple, and Su Qi'an probably knew about it.
It has been abandoned for many years. Because of its age, the temple is in danger of collapse at any time. Even beggars will not spend the night here.
Moreover, the surrounding area is desolate and almost uninhabited. It is just a forgotten place. It is difficult for anyone to think of this place for a while.
Moreover, according to Xie Cang, there is actually a mechanism inside this abandoned ruined temple. There seems to be a secret room. He has sent people into the temple to crack the mechanism.
Hearing this, Su Qian was a little surprised. He was not surprised that the assassin chose this location, but that there would be a dark room in the ruined temple.
It seems that the darkroom has been around for a long time. It was built in an abandoned temple in a county town.
What is the purpose of this assassin? To be more precise, is there a bigger background behind this assassin?
But I don't know much about this. I just hope that when the darkroom is opened, maybe the confusion can be clarified.
