At noon, the whole team had arrived at the southern suburbs of Qingshan City. From a distance, they saw officials from all levels of Qingshan County coming out of the city to greet the team.
Someone from the capital wants to come to Qingshan County to build the cemetery of the fourth-grade wife of the current dynasty. The news of the previous officials at all levels in the county has been conveyed to the current governor of Qingshan County a long time ago.
For such an important matter, long before Shao Xi led the team to set off, the DPRK had already sent people to send relevant documents to Qingshan County. Therefore, in recent days, Qingshan County has been sending people along the way to inquire about the itinerary of the Kyoto people.
They had already met several fast-horse government officials sent by Qingshan County on the road before. Three days before Shao Xi and the others arrived at the southern suburbs of Qingshan City, the two parties had actually already contacted each other.
It's just that Shao Xi was always preoccupied along the way and didn't pay attention to these matters, while Lao Wu, Fu Biao, and Long Chitai had been dealing with these related matters with Xu Maocheng, Qiao Wu'an and others.
Now that the team has arrived at the southern suburbs of the city, the welcoming team from Qingshan County has naturally been waiting here for a long time.
For local officials, it was a big deal for Kyoto to send a large team of troops here. Officials at all levels in the county were naturally very nervous.
Before dawn, the welcoming team was already waiting in line on the outskirts of the city, fearing that there would be even the slightest flaw.
Despite the fact that except for Shao Xi, the officials in Shao Xi's team were not as high as Qingshan County Sheriff, a fifth-level official, but Qingshan County Sheriff did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.
This is the essential difference between local officials and capital officials. No matter how high the rank of local officials is, they will basically stay at this rank for the rest of their lives, and it is difficult to be promoted.
But the officials in the capital were different. They were in the imperial city, at the feet of the emperor, and they were extremely close to the center of power. As long as they made some achievements, they could go directly to the emperor. If they were lucky, they would rise to great heights overnight.
Therefore, no matter how low-ranking the officials from Kyoto are, in the eyes of these local officials, they are beings who cannot afford to offend.
What's more, the chief officer of this trip is a fourth-rank "Jingchengsi" inspector, and this person holds the imperial edict of the current emperor in his hands.
To a county guard, such a person is like a holy king coming in person, which naturally makes the whole county fearful.
Not to mention being negligent, even a small mistake would make them feel cold on the back of their necks.
Before the teams from both sides saw each other, the Kuai Ma Yamen already spread the news to the welcoming team of Qingshan County, and the entire welcoming team of Qingshan County quickly moved forward to greet them.
The mighty team of several hundred people looked very spectacular.
When the two sides saw each other, the two teams naturally stopped. Xu Maocheng, the doctor of Zuosi, Shangshu Province, who was the sole agent for this time, urged the horses to step out of the team.
The officials of Qingshan County across the street also dismounted from their horses and sedans as the county guards dismounted. They quickly walked to Xu Maocheng's horse and bowed in salute. Xu Maocheng also jumped off his horse and returned the salute.
This scene actually seems a bit ridiculous. The governor of Qingshan County is a fifth-rank official, while Xu Maocheng, as the Minister of Zuo Si Langzhong, is only a junior official of the fifth rank.
But from the attitude point of view, the county governor, a fifth-rank official, took the initiative to come to an official of the fifth rank to salute and greet him, while Xu Maocheng only returned the courtesy as a courtesy. It was clear who was in charge.
It has to be said that when officials in Kyoto come to this place, they are naturally one step ahead of others.
Shao Xi was currently in the team, with a dense group of black armor guards in front of him. He could only look at the person contacting Xu Maocheng in the distance from a distance.
At this glance, Shao Xi couldn't help but feel happy. He gave Old Wu a hand with his elbow, pointed forward and asked, "Old Wu, look! Does the current Qingshan County Sheriff look familiar?"
After all, Old Wu was getting older. Although his eyesight was not yet dim, his eyesight was indeed far inferior to Shao Xi's, so he set up a pergola and looked ahead carefully.
Looking at it, I couldn't help but feel happy.
"Isn't this Xing Wenxin, the county magistrate of Qingshan County a year ago? Unexpectedly, he took over the post of county magistrate of Qingshan County! But this man is a down-to-earth and steady person.
"When the two of us were here a year ago, we didn't find that this person was in league with Chen Mohuai and his ilk. I guess he was just like Cui Qi, the county magistrate of Yujiang County. It's true that he could survive alone in this muddy water. It’s very valuable.”
Lao Wu still agreed with Shao Xi's evaluation of Xing Wenxin.
A year ago, when Qingshan County invited the two of them to the county to help capture Ye Ziyuan, the "Flying Kite under the Moon", the two of them had cooperated with Xing Wenxin.
At that time, Shao Xi felt that this person was dedicated, steady and low-key. Although he was working as a county magistrate under Chen Mohuai, he didn't seem to have a high sense of presence.
Perhaps it was precisely because he refused to collude with Chen Mohuai and others that he was always marginalized.
Moreover, judging from the account books stolen from the secret cellar, Xing Wenxin was not among them, indicating that he was not involved in the corruption and perversion of the law.
It's just that he is not as strong as Cui Qi, the former governor of Yujiang County, and he is at odds with those corrupt officials, but this is understandable.
After all, Cui Qi still has his brother-in-law Sun Jue, who is a county lieutenant, to rely on. However, Xing Wenxin is just a civil servant with no power. Chang Jinhu, the lieutenant of Qingshan County, is Chen Mohuai's man. Even if Xing Wenxin wants to I am just powerless to do anything.
From this point of view, if you think about it, if you think about it, it was quite difficult for Xing Wenxin, the county magistrate, to be able to keep himself clean when Qingshan County was in chaos.
Since they were old acquaintances, they naturally had to go over and say hello, so Shao Xi and Lao Wu also rode out and came to Xing Wenxin and others.
At this time, Xing Wenxin was greeting Xu Maocheng. He looked up and saw Shao Xi and Lao Wu. Apart from a moment of surprise, his face showed more joy. He quickly walked to the two horses and bowed. salute.
He said: "It turns out to be Mr. Shao and Mr. Wu. Xing Wenxin, the lower official, is so lucky to finally see these two adults again after a year.
"If it weren't for these two adults, the people of Qingshan County don't know how long it would take for them to survive. I would like to thank these two adults on behalf of all the officials and people of Qingshan County."
As he said this, Xing Wenxin lifted up his robe and knelt down to bow. The officials behind him all knelt down and kowtowed when they saw the local chief official, and many of them knelt down as well.
This made Shao Xi unable to react for a moment, so he quickly jumped off the horse and stepped forward to help Xing Wenxin up.
"Why are you so polite, Lord Sheriff? You and I are old acquaintances, so why should we be so polite now that we are reunited?"
"Back then, I realized that Mr.
"At that time, I believed that Mr. Xing would succeed sooner or later. Today it looks really good, and it is really gratifying!"
Xing Wenxin hurriedly bowed and said humbly: "I am ashamed of myself! Seeing Chen Mohuai and his like doing evil things and preying on the people, I can do nothing but protect myself. I really feel ashamed of the trust that the Holy Lord and the people have in me. I have been doing this for a long time. The officer has always felt deeply guilty."
"Hey! Why did Mr. Xing say this? I was aware of the situation in Qingshan County back then. Not to mention Mr. Xing, even I was quite constrained in many things at that time.
"Fortunately, the Holy One is wise and has arrested these corrupt people and finally brought peace to the people of Qingshan County. From now on, Qingshan County will have to be managed carefully by Mr. Xing."
Speaking of this, Xing Wenxin showed a hint of pride on his face.
He cupped his hands and said to Shao Xi: "Since I took over as the governor of Qingshan County, I have always been diligent and diligent in my orders. I dare not slack off in the slightest, for fear of betraying the divine grace and the trust of the people.
"In the past few months, Xianguan has borrowed soldiers and horses from surrounding counties to wipe out all the bandits within the jurisdiction of Qingshan County. He has completely eliminated the source of trouble in Qingshan County. Now it can be regarded as useful to Master Shao. An explanation has been given.”
Shao Xi could hear the meaning behind Xing Wenxin's words. Back then, the governor of Qingshan County, Chen Mohuai, and a group of corrupt officials colluded with various bandits within the boundaries of Qingshan County to harm the local people.
This led Ye Ziyuan to steal the treasury and break into the county government, and finally ended up in a state of disgrace.
Xing Wenxin was naturally aware of Shao Xi's angrily breaking into the county governor's house. When Shao Xi buried Ye Ziyuan lavishly, Xing Wenxin had been secretly aware of it and secretly went to pay homage to Ye Ziyuan's grave.
From the inscription, Xing Wenxin naturally learned about the relationship between Shao Xi and Ye Ziyuan, so he said this to Shao Xi today.
Everything Ye Ziyuan did at the beginning was for the local people of Qingshan County, but now Xing Wenxin vigorously wipes out all the bandits in Qingshan County and returns peace to the people of Qingshan County, which can be regarded as fulfilling one of Ye Ziyuan's wishes .
From this perspective, Xing Wenxin is not only a conscientious official, but also a compassionate and righteous person.
Although he did not have a close relationship with Shao Xi, and had never even met Ye Ziyuan, it was really commendable that he could have such a chivalrous heart.
Shao Xi bowed deeply to Xing Wenxin and said gratefully: "I am really touched by Mr. Xing's friendship. I am here to thank Mr. Xing for the people of Qingshan County and also for Zi Yuan."
Shao Xi's gift made Xing Wenxin at a loss. He quickly bowed and returned the salute to Shao Xi: "I am so frightened, how can I bear this gift from Master Shao? This is what I should do. I only regret that I had to do it." We are so weak and unable to prevent this tragic thing from happening, how can we dare to accept this word of thanks from Master Shao?"
Shao Xi smiled slightly and said nothing more.
Now we happened to be traveling to the southern suburbs. Before entering the city, Shao Xi decided to pay homage to Ye Ziyuan's grave.
Leaving the large group of people on the official road, Shao Xi took only Lao Wu, Wu Qiu'er, Fu Biao and Long Qitai to the burial place of Ye Ziyuan.
When he saw Ye Ziyuan's stone tomb from a distance, the unbearable sadness in Shao Xi's heart surged like a tide.
"Zi Yuan, I'm back!"
