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"Man, go and see what's going on outside. Firecrackers started setting off early in the morning. Is someone's shop open?"
Behind the counter of a grocery store, the middle-aged shopkeeper gave instructions to the clerk working in the store.
"I haven't heard of any new shops opening nearby."
The waiter muttered, but still put down his work and went to the street.
In the direction of the street, a group of governors' honor guards appeared first, followed by the sound of gongs and drums.
"The new governor has entered the city and has taken office."
On the street, many half-grown children gathered around the governor's ceremonial guard and shouted loudly, and some idle people on the street also ran over noisily.
The sergeant leading the way on horseback walked at the front of the honor guard, followed by an umbrella canopy and other attendants holding various types of weapons. A red-topped official sedan carried by eight people was crowded in the procession.
There were at least a hundred people walking through the street. Even if the governor used so many etiquettes, he was going beyond the rules.
But in Datong City, apart from the acting king who cannot travel easily, the governor is the most important. Naturally, there will be no unscrupulous people to find fault with the new governor in this matter.
"This is to go to the Yamen to receive security."
The waiter standing outside the door heard the voice of the shopkeeper behind him. He turned around quickly and found that the shopkeeper was half leaning against the door.
The governor is an official in the capital. He carries out constitutional affairs in the local area and is in charge of local military and political power. It can be said that he has a strong grasp of local affairs, has heavy powers and responsibilities, and is powerful.
The only person who can check and balance the governor is the inspector, but the official position of the inspector is low and usually changes in less than a year. They can only act as a check and balance, but they rarely get involved in local military and political affairs.
"Shopkeeper, our newly appointed governor is making things quite lively." The waiter turned around and said to the shopkeeper in front of the door.
The shopkeeper was noncommittal and just said calmly, "Okay, don't look at it. Come back and continue working. There are still so many goods in the shop that have not been put away and they all need to be sorted out."
Back in the shop, the shopkeeper closed the door and whispered to the waiter, "Go out through the back door and send back the news that Xu Tong has arrived in Datong."
The man nodded and left through the back door of the shop.
"It's going to be troublesome from now on," the grocery store manager sighed in a low voice.
The decline of the Xu family in Lingqiu can be said to have been orchestrated by Liu Heng. Even most of the property left by the Xu family fell into the hands of Tiger Flag.
Xu Tong, as Xu Youcai's younger brother, now came to Datong to take over as governor, and Lingqiu was under the rule of Datong Mansion, that is, under Xu Tong's direct governance.
It can be said that it is a very easy and trivial matter to destroy a county magistrate and destroy a magistrate, and to deal with a white businessman as a governor. In the eyes of many people, it is as simple as reaching out and crushing an ant.
At this time, the side door of the grocery store's backyard opened, and someone took out a green Mongolian horse from the stable and galloped out of the city.
Xu Tong brought many followers. After arriving at the governor's office, he and Governor Liu sat across from each other and drank tea, waiting for the people below to complete the handover matters.
Some things related to money and food are done by the staff around the two people.
The two governors of Datong, two former governors of Datong, sat across from each other, drinking tea and chatting about some interesting things in the court and local affairs.
Governor Liu needed to go to the capital to meet the emperor. Xu Tong, who had just returned from the capital, told him about some good restaurants and some convenient places to live.
The handover in the governor's Yamen yard lasted for almost an hour. The servants of the two people came to report separately, and the handover was completed.
Governor Liu pointed to a long customs defense on the table and said with a smile, "Mr. Xu, if the customs defense is here, we have completed the handover."
Xu Tong stared at Guan Fang greedily, pressed it with his hand, and said with a smile, "Guan Fang will accept it now."
Taking over Guanfang was equivalent to officially taking over as the governor of Datong. From then on, the governor of Datong was transferred from the hands of Governor Liu to him.
Governor Liu nodded with a smile, stood up immediately, and said, "Now that the handover has been completed, I will take my leave. The New Year is approaching, and I need to return to Beijing early to meet the Holy Spirit."
"I will give you one as a gift to the boss."
Xu Tong stood up and walked out with Governor Liu.
When he reached the door, Governor Liu suddenly stopped, turned sideways, looked at Xu Tong and said, "I personally tried the case of Xu Shunqing. The evidence is conclusive. It is true that he lost his fortune due to gambling and has nothing to do with anyone else. If Mr. Xu If you don’t believe me, you can read the case files at that time.”
Xu Tong paused when he heard this, and then smiled and said, "Don't worry, sir. I know that this matter has nothing to do with you. However, I heard that bandits are frequent in Lingqiu area and the people are miserable. After I took office, I We will take action to rectify it. Under my rule, such lawless people will never be allowed to exist, and we will definitely restore a peaceful world to the people."
Before coming to Datong, he was prepared to deal with the Tiger Flag, and he planned to take action against the Tiger Flag as soon as he took office.
Governor Liu frowned slightly.
It could be heard from the voice that Xu Tong was determined to deal with Lingqiu's Tiger Flag.
One is a second-grade governor, and the other is a businessman with a white body. The two sides make a judgment. The difference in strength between the two people is huge, and there is no comparison at all.
However, when the Tiger Character Flag was involved in smuggling, all parties received benefits and created a good network of relationships. It was not easy for Xu Tong to deal with the Tiger Character Flag.
Now that he had finished speaking, it was not as if he had taken the Tiger Flag's money in vain. Xu Tong couldn't help it whether he listened or not, so he immediately handed it over and left.
After exiting the second courtyard gate, the huge courtyard was bustling with people. There were nearly a hundred relatives and subordinates brought by Xu Tong, and there were also many large and small wooden boxes. They were spread out, and there was almost no place to stay in the courtyard. .
Governor Liu frowned.
I was not happy with Xu Tong's grand ostentation, but this was Xu Tong's own business, and he was just the governor of Datong who had just resigned, so naturally he had nothing to do with Xu Tong.
It's just that the pace of leaving is a little faster.
After going out, Du Wanyuan whispered, "Sir, Governor Xu may cause chaos in Datong, and the stability you have maintained for many years may end."
Governor Liu glanced back at the governor's office, shook his head slightly, and said, "This is a matter for the court and has nothing to do with you or me."
After getting on the sedan, Governor Liu opened the side curtain of the sedan and said to Du Wanyuan, "I heard that you are very close to Mr. Zhao of the Tiger Flag. Please remind him about this. It can be regarded as the official's failure in the past half year." Their benefits are in vain.”
Du Wanyuan said, "Don't worry, sir, they already know about Governor Xu at this time."
Governor Liu said, "In the conversation just now, I saw that Xu Tong had a strong desire for revenge. I'm afraid they may not be able to understand this."
"The adults are still kind-hearted." Du Wanyuan said, "The students will send someone to Lingqiu to convey the adults' words to their proprietor."
Governor Liu said, "That Liu Heng knew that I was about to leave office, but he still sent me a lot of money. I knew this, so this can be regarded as repaying his favor."
