"Official documents from the imperial court?"
Nie Chen frowned slightly and smiled,
"The imperial court is like this, and they are still sending official documents to the county governor below? Is it possible that they are here to collect taxes?"
Ouyang Ming laughed when he heard this
"The imperial court controls Gyeonggi County, and Gyeonggi County is a rich land. Although the tax revenue is not much, it can still support the officials. If taxes are required, your Excellency can evade it by saying that Weihu County is a barbaric land. The population is sparse, and we are attacked by barbarians one after another. We really cannot make ends meet, so we can just ask the court for money and food subsidies."
"Hahaha, okay, this is a good idea, military advisor."
Nie Chen stood up with a smile and led everyone outside.
After arriving at the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion, I saw the officials outside.
The official in the capital was also from the Ministry of Personnel, but he was not Mr. Zhao from last time, but a very small official.
It stands to reason that the emperor is a third-rank official. No matter how small his official position is, he can be promoted to three levels in a row at the local level. After all, people say that officials in the capital can talk directly to the emperor.
What's more, this is an official in the Ministry of Personnel, and those in charge are officials.
In the past, how could I wait at the door? The guards at the door had already nodded and bowed to invite me in for tea.
The official from the Ministry of Personnel sighed, "The world is declining. Now no one in the local area takes Beijing officials seriously."
"My lord, may I ask if you are from the capital?"
Nie Chen asked with a smile.
The Beijing official looked at Nie Chen, who was wearing a green robe, and said in confusion,
"I want to see Lord Nie, the county governor. Who are you?"
"I am Nie Chen."
Nie Chen smiled.
"Oh, it turns out that you are Mr. Nie. I am too blind to recognize you. You are not wearing official uniform, so I really didn't recognize you."
"It's okay, it's okay. Please come in. Your Excellency has come from afar, so please have a cup of tea."
After welcoming the other party to the mansion, the maids came up with tea. Nie Chen asked,
"My lord, may I ask your name and your position?"
"How dare you act like Lord Nie? What's the use of a low-ranking official? I'm a member of the Ministry of Civil Service, a foreign minister, a seventh-grade official, nothing more than a minor official."
He Yong said cautiously with a smile on his face.
"Well, where are the official documents?"
Nie Chen said directly.
"it's here."
He Yong immediately took out the official document and handed it to Nie Chen.
This is just a routine document, not an imperial edict, and there is no need to kneel down to receive it.
After Nie Chen opened it, he looked at it, then frowned and handed the official document to Ouyang Ming.
"The imperial court asked me to arrive in the capital before the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month to report on my duties. They also said that I would have a meeting and attend the imperial court's longevity banquet."
Everyone frowned when they heard the words, but they remained silent as they all speculated about the imperial court's purpose.
After Ouyang Ming thought for a while, he directly asked what the purpose was and said,
"Master He, may I ask what the imperial court means? We, Master Nie, have just taken office for less than half a year, and yet they request to return to Beijing to report on their duties. There is no such reason. It will take at least three years before he can report on his duties."
Because generally the county governors were appointed by the imperial court and departed from the capital, they were called back to the capital to report on their duties. The debriefing only meant returning to the capital to report on their work, rather than resigning or being transferred.
He Yong said quickly,
"My lord, please don't misunderstand me. The imperial court is not targeting Lord Nie. Instead, it has sent official letters to the four kings and all the governors of the thirty counties, requesting that they return to the capital to report on their duties and share the royal banquet.
Your Majesty has said that your ministers and ministers have been away from home managing the place and resisting foreign enemies. They have worked hard and achieved great results. It is really hard work, and because they are always away and rarely get together, Your Majesty misses them very much.
All princes and county governors are people of great merit, and this year happens to be His Majesty's fiftieth birthday. The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is His Majesty's birthday, and a longevity banquet will be held, so I invite all the county governors to participate.
In addition, the gathering was attended by members of the royal family, senior officials in the capital, and the most respected people in the capital.
Your Majesty has said that this time the whole world will celebrate and participate in this grand event.
In addition, it happened to be the end of the year, and it was time for the local officials to report their work. All good things happened together, so it happened to be done by the way. "
"Oh, that's it. Thank you sir."
Ouyang Ming smiled.
Afterwards, Nie Chen rewarded the man with one hundred taels of silver and asked a scribe to take him to dinner.
There is really no need to be friendly with such a small official. He is not even as good as Mr. Zhao last time.
"Ouyang, what do you think? Do you want to go?"
Nie Chen looked at Ouyang Ming and said.
Ouyang Ming smiled and said,
"It stands to reason that you should go. If you don't go, I'm afraid you will get a reputation as a domineering and disloyal person.
But there is still a lot of time, don’t rush, it is only the end of September, and tomorrow will be the first day of October, there are still two months left.
We set off from Weihu County, exited Hukou Pass, entered Jinchang County, and then went around to the capital. The journey took more than a month. If we only took the cavalry attendants and took the carriage, we could get there in more than half a month.
Let's not be in a hurry, let's take a look at the opinions of other counties and see if they will go?
By the way, isn’t the Lord on good terms with King Pingxi? You can ask King Pingxi about his attitude. If he wants to go too, then you can join him and go together.
After all, even if we go, we have to pass through the territory of King Pingxi of Jinchang County, and cannot pass through Hanzhong County controlled by King Andong. "
Nie Chen nodded when he heard this and said to Qi Huan,
"Qi Huan, contact Sister Juan's red-armored guards and ask them to ask King Pingxi about his attitude towards this matter."
"As you command!"
Qi Huan immediately went out to write a letter.
Zhou Ping frowned and said,
"Lord, I think it's better not to go. We can develop peacefully here without showing off our mountains and rivers. We won't get any benefits by going to the capital. On the contrary, there will be dangers. Who knows if the emperor has any evil intentions? What is the purpose?"
Liang Peng also said,
"Yes, my lord, I think the emperor must be harboring bad intentions. He gathered all the kings and county guards together, and he must have some crooked idea."
Ma Niubi also said,
"Yes, he probably wants to arrest all the county guards and behead them all at once!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone looked at Ma Niubi with fool-like eyes.
"What's wrong, am I right?"
Ouyang Ming smiled and said,
"The emperor is not so dizzy that he wants to start his own rebellion and behead the four kings and thirty county guards. Is he trying to overthrow the country of Da Feng?
If nothing else, General Ma, let me ask you, what would you do if your lord was beheaded by the emperor? "
"The one who must have killed him must have killed him with our 300,000 troops and killed that dog emperor!"
Ma Niubi said swornly.
"Yes, you can understand the truth, wouldn't the emperor not understand it?"
"Forehead……"
Lao Ma stopped talking and sat down again.
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"Ouyang, does it say in the official document that the Sixth Prince should also attend the longevity banquet?"
