The servant said, "Sir, when you first took office, officials came to visit and brought generous gifts. However, this time around the New Year ceremony, some officials who visited last time only handed over greeting cards and did not give any gifts. →, ↓o≥”
Xu Tong frowned and said dissatisfied, "These people don't understand etiquette at all, how to be a good official."
Zhang Wenhe on the side agreed, "My lord's words are reasonable. There is no reason to come to visit you empty-handed as the New Year is approaching. I really don't understand etiquette. Such an official will definitely not be reused in the future."
"Forget it, I just arrived here, so I won't bother with them." Xu Tong waved his hand, and then said to the servant, "Write down the names of these officials who came empty-handed."
"Don't worry, sir, the housekeeper has taken note of everything."
Xu Tong nodded with satisfaction.
The last time an official visited him, he had just taken office. It was appropriate for officials from all over the country to send tributes to Zhi. This time it was the New Year's Day. Although it had only been a few days since he took office, he could not send even a single gift. few.
Zhang Wenhe said, "Sir, Lingqiu's Tiger Flag is a well-known large business in Datong. It's the end of the year, so I'm sure he will come to visit with generous gifts."
"Well, what you said makes sense." Xu Tong nodded, turned to look at the servants beside him, and said, "Go and get the gift list for these two days."
"Yes, sir."
The servant bowed and left the room.
I heard Zhang Wenhe say, "I think Liu Heng, the proprietor of the Tiger Flag, should know about your relationship with your lord, the Xu family in Lingqiu. He is a white businessman and knows that he has offended you, so he wants to prepare an extra generous gift to apologize to you." That’s it.”
"snort!"
Xu Tong snorted coldly and said, "Even if the Xu family is not involved, I will punish them severely for the activities they did under the Tiger Flag. Even confiscating the family and exterminating the clan is a light one. ↙, ※o◇"
"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Zhang Wenhe said with a smile, "Since that Liu Heng has sent you such a generous gift, your Majesty will naturally accept it. This does not conflict with putting away the Tiger Flag. One is private and the other is public. Your Majesty is not The kind of person who forgets his official duties for personal gain."
"That's natural." Xu Tong twirled his beard and said, "Under my rule, bandits like Tiger Character Banner who are causing trouble in this place will never be allowed to continue to run rampant."
Zhang Wenhe smiled and said, "Your Excellency is Master Qingtian, and you are here to benefit the people. Otherwise, the imperial court would not send you to be the governor of Datong."
"Haha!" Xu Tong twirled his beard and laughed contentedly.
What he was most proud of as an official was sitting on the position of governor.
At that time, he was ranked low in the second class of the imperial examination and was not qualified to be selected into the Hanlin Academy. He was sent directly to the county magistrate. After many years of hard work, he got the governor's position by chance.
The local officials had reached this level. He knew that there was no hope for the six ministries and the cabinet. Even the Donglin Party itself was not enough, let alone a local official from the Jin Party.
"Master, this is the gift list sent from various places in the past two days."
The servant came in from outside and came closer with the gift list in hand.
Xu Tong took a sip of tea and said calmly, "See if there is a tiger-character flag inside. What kind of things are there?"
The servant said, "Sir, I asked before I came and there was no gift list from the Tiger Flag. Moreover, I specifically asked the concierge. He said that no one from the Tiger Flag has ever visited the master."
"How could it be!" Xu Tong frowned and said, "Will it be left behind? Let's see if it's included in the gift list sent by Lingqiu?"
Tiger Character Flag is a famous business name in Datong. Now he is the governor of Datong. The reason why he did not take action against Tiger Character Flag before the New Year was because he was waiting to receive the generous gift from Tiger Character Flag.
When he thought about it, Liu Heng, the proprietor of the Tiger Flag, had to prepare a generous gift that would satisfy him even if he wanted to apologize.
The servant looked through the gift list for a while, then finally raised his head and said, "There are two gift lists from Lingqiu. One is from Lingqiu County Magistrate Guo Binchang, and the other is from Lingqiu Guard Huang An. Only there is no gift list with the tiger character flag."
Xu Tong's face sank when he heard this and asked, "Is there anyone left behind?"
The servant shook his head and said, "I checked three times, but I didn't see the gift list for the tiger character flag, not even the greeting card."
"Sir." Zhang Wenhe looked at Xu Tong.
Snapped!
Xu Tong raised his hand and threw the tureen in his hand.
The tureen fell to the ground and fell into pieces. The remaining tea inside flowed all over the floor. The lid of the tureen was not broken and rolled down to Zhang Wenhe's feet.
"Sir, please calm down." Zhang Wenhe advised, "In the future, when Liu Heng dies, everything about the Tiger Flag will naturally still be yours, but now it's just a little later."
Xu Tong said coldly, "I have long heard that the tiger-character flag in Lingqiu caused harm to the local people and made the local people complain. As a local governor, I have to maintain the stability of the place and make the people Live and work in peace and contentment, and will never tolerate banditry under the banner of business like Huzi Banner. I will send General Zhang Huai to send troops to Lingqiu to suppress the bandits."
Even though he had already decided to get rid of Liu Heng and take away everything in the Tiger Flag, Liu Heng's failure to pay tribute to him as the governor still made him furious.
Zhang Wenhe asked, "Didn't your Excellency say that you are planning to take action against the Tiger Flag after the new year?"
"I can wait until after the new year, but the people of Lingqiu have been oppressed by Liu Heng for a long time, how can I wait until after the new year!" Xu Tong said angrily.
Zhang Wenhe hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, the new year is approaching. At this time, General Zhang may not be willing to send troops to Lingqiu to suppress the bandits. Moreover, students have heard that the General Military Mansion and Tiger Character Banner have always been in contact."
The biggest difference between the general soldiers of the border towns and the general soldiers of the inner towns is that the general soldiers of the border towns are all generals. Although they are subordinate to the governor, they may not give the governor face. Even if the court blames them, they will continue to be the general soldiers in another place.
"Is it possible that I, the military sect of Datong Town, can't appoint him as a general soldier?" Xu Tong's face sank.
Zhang Wenhe hurriedly said, "Sir, please calm down. In fact, it is not necessary for General Zhang to send troops to deal with Liu Heng."
Xu Tong looked at Zhang Wenhe in confusion.
Zhang Wenhe continued, "Lingqiu County Magistrate Guo Binchang has a teacher-student relationship with the previous governor. Your Excellency can leave the matter to him. It is his duty to arrest Liu Heng. If he cannot catch Liu Heng, your Excellency is just right." In this way, he was removed as the county magistrate."
"Well, just do as you say!" Xu Tong nodded in agreement.
He was able to become a Jinshi and served as an official for many years. He knew in his heart that Zhang Huai, the commander-in-chief, and Hu Ziqi were not clear about each other, so he might not be willing to send troops to Lingqiu, and would most likely find other reasons to shirk it.
If he opens his mouth but Zhang Huai does not send troops, it will bring disgrace to him as a newly appointed governor.
If the county magistrate below arrests people, there won't be this problem. If Lingqiu County Magistrate dares not to arrest people, he has countless ways to deal with them. 11166 views
