On the bank of Dongyang River, the county dock.
Two middle-aged officials wearing light blue official robes and black hats stood in front of the dock with serious expressions. Behind them, a dozen police officers were scattered around, standing in silence.
Behind everyone, in the distance between the streets, at dusk, some people were quickly laying down the loess, while others were sweeping the streets.
On the contrary, the dock that was supposed to be busy became deserted at this time, and the many awning boats that usually docked nearby disappeared.
Under the doors and windows, I don’t know how many people were looking curiously, and how many people had worries in their eyes.
The officials on the dock could not see behind them at all. They all looked nervously at the end of the vast Dongyang River on the east side.
Something seems to appear at any moment.
At this moment, the sound of rapid footsteps came from behind everyone.
Everyone turned around and saw an old official in his fifties, wearing a light blue official robe, with dark red rosacea, wrinkles on his face, and gray hair, staggering from the dock.
The official uniform seemed to have been put on haphazardly. It had not been neatly arranged before, so it could only be tidied up while running.
Soon, the visitor came to the front of the crowd. He stopped for a moment and said, "I have met Gu County Cheng and Kang County Lieutenant."
The two people standing at the front of the dock were Dongyang County Prime Minister Gu Tan and County Lieutenant Kang Yao.
The two of them raised their hands to return the greeting at the same time: "I've met Mr. Li."
Li Dingyi, chief bookkeeper of Dongyang.
After the three people had finished their greetings, Li Dingyi took half a step forward, turned sideways and cupped his hands towards the county magistrate Gu Tan, saying: "Brother Qinghe, what's going on now? Wasn't the King of Nanchang still in Hangzhou last night?"
"Li Weng, you said it yourself last night, and today the prince has arrived in Dongyang. Why not?" County Prime Minister Gu Tan glared at Li Dingyi angrily, and then said helplessly: "Li Weng Brother, did you drink too much again at noon?"
"Drink too much?" Li Dingyi smiled confidently, patted his chest, and said proudly: "Will the old man drink too much? Unless he waits until the old man dies, this kind of thing will never happen."
County Magistrate Gu Tan rolled his eyes at Li Dingyi angrily, then turned to look to the east with a solemn expression.
At this time, Li Dingyi muttered: "Obviously we can go directly from Hangzhou to Wuzhou City conveniently, but we have to come to Dongyang first. Our Lord Bijia is really hard to understand. He is coming here this time." Dongyang, I’m afraid it’s not that easy.”
Among the people present, only Li Dingyi, who was about to retire, dared to complain casually without caring about anything.
"Li Weng, people are here." The county lieutenant Kang Yao on the side pulled Li Dingyi's arm, and then looked to the east.
At this moment, at the end of the line of sight, a two-masted ship suddenly appeared, with numerous figures visible on it, and swords and guns flashing.
"That's the warship of the Navy. The King of Nanchang is so arrogant. He even mobilized the warship of the Hangzhou Navy as a guard, hehe." Li Dingyi was still looking weird.
"Shut up." Gu Tan, the county magistrate, finally couldn't bear it any longer. He turned around and shouted coldly: "Don't speak again, Master Li. Nanchang is not only the king of the royal family, but also the king of this state. He really wants to deal with you." , it couldn’t be easier, don’t blame me for not asking for mercy when the time comes.”
"Don't drive in this state." Li Dingyi smacked the corner of his mouth slightly, and finally closed his mouth completely, took a half step back, and stopped talking.
Not long after the Hangzhou Navy's two-masted warship appeared in everyone's sight, another two-masted merchant ship appeared clearly in everyone's sight, with more than a dozen small speedboats mixed in between the two ships.
These ships seem to be scattered, but if something happens, they can immediately form a battle formation.
At this time, even the county magistrate Gu Tan was a little surprised.
The ostentation of the King of Nanchang is really too big.
There was a low noise behind him, but at this time Gu Tan didn't care anymore, his eyes were always staring at the river in the distance.
Three official ships, slightly smaller than the two-masted ship, quickly jumped into everyone's sight.
From a distance, one can see the flags fluttering on the official ship, scattered figures, sharp swords and guns, and murderous intent.
There was no telling how many people were standing on the deck at the moment.
The Dongyang officials on the dock were immediately stunned.
The Prince of Nanchang's behavior is already quite arrogant. What is he thinking?
The previous noise completely disappeared at this moment, and everyone looked at each other in confusion.
Then everyone saw another two-masted merchant ship behind the official ship, as well as more large and small clippers accompanying it.
The ships did not dock immediately, and most moved on.
Only the leading one among the three official ships sailed towards the shore quickly.
The speed of the official ship was very fast. With the flags fluttering, dozens of Qianniu Guards in red clothes and golden armor stood on the deck, holding the hilts of their swords majestically.
The huge official ship docked at the pier, the ship's planks fell, and a dozen Qianniu Guards immediately rushed down from the ship and quickly stood in the center of Dongyang officials and the surrounding policemen and soldiers.
Seeing this scene, County Magistrate Gu Tan, Chief Secretary Li Dingyi, County Lieutenant Kang Yao, Judicial Officer, Chief of Staff and Treasurer Shenjun, etc., had increasingly suspicious looks on their faces.
Later, Li Xuan, who was wearing a light crimson official uniform and a noble look, slowly stepped off the official boat.
A string of green jade hanging on his waist made a low and crisp sound as it swayed slightly, which attracted attention.
Stopping, Li Xuan raised his head and looked into the distance. The scattered city in the distance clearly appeared in front of his eyes.
This is Dongyang.
Looking away, Li Xuan's face began to become solemn.
His sharp eyes swept across the faces of everyone present, and his insightful gaze seemed to penetrate everyone's hearts at a glance.
Behind Li Xuan, Qiu Zhenmu and Yu Ze followed on the left and right respectively.
Qiu Zhenmu was wearing red clothes and golden armor, holding the handle of the knife with one hand, standing on the right side of Li Xuan, staring at everyone eagerly.
The fierce look in his eyes made everyone think that the Thousand Ox Sword in his hand would be slashed down at any time.
Yu Ze was wearing light green Xuan Yilang's uniform, holding a brown wooden box in his hand, and followed Li Xuan to the left with a solemn expression.
"Officials of Dongyang County, please welcome Chief Shangzhou Biejia to Dongyang." County Magistrate Gu Tan stepped forward, led many officials of Dongyang County, and at the same time bent towards Li Xuan and handed over his hands.
Yu Ze's eyes immediately shrank.
"I've seen you all!" Li Xuan waved her hands back, looked at everyone, and nodded slightly: "Everyone, please get up!"
"Here!" Many Dongyang officials present stood up immediately.
"Gu Tan, the Prime Minister of Dongyang County, reported back to Shangguan. Hot water and tea have been prepared in the post house to help Shangguan wash away the dust." County Magistrate Gu Tan took a step forward again and held his hand towards Li Xuan, with a slightly nervous look on his face.
Li Xuan's eyes passed over Gu Tan, and then quickly passed over everyone's heads.
Suddenly, the look in his eyes suddenly turned cold.
His eyes flashed quickly, and Li Xuan looked at Gu Tan again, waving his hands calmly: "You're not busy, Gu Xian Cheng, I'm here to introduce you to you, this is Zuo Qianniu Wei Qiu Beishen, responsible for investigating the governor. Regarding the assassination of your lord, this person is Yu Xiuzhuan, a member of the royal family, who served in Wuzhou with the late king many years ago."
"I've seen Qiu Beishen, I've seen Yu Xiuzhuan." Many Dongyang officials present saluted Qiu Zhenmu and Yu Ze at the same time.
Although Yu Ze and Qiu Zhenmu are very inconspicuous in the huge Luoyang, in this Dongyang County, their status is higher than that of other officials.
Li Xuan looked at the crowd and did not give up. She moved her left hand slightly backward.
Yu Ze's eyes froze for an instant, and his right hand that had been placed behind him turned out, and Yu Ze placed a black box in Li Xuan's hand.
"Everyone, this is the governor's order of arrows from the governor. I have been given full authority to handle Dongyang affairs. Do you have any objections?" Li Xuan's voice was cold, and with a solemn expression, he handed the box containing the governor's arrows directly to Gu Tan. Then stared into his eyes
Gu Tan's brows jumped immediately. The person behind him
The officials in Dongyang looked at it with different expressions.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, but Gu Tan still took a step forward, gritted his teeth and raised his hand to Li Xuan: "Please forgive me for offending, sir."
"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded slightly, and Gu Tan immediately stepped forward, pressed his hands on the black wooden box, and then opened the wooden box with some trembling.
A black gold arrow lay silently inside the wooden box.
Gu Tan took a step back and looked at Li Dingyi. Kang Yao and Kang Yao nodded slightly and confirmed the authenticity of the governor's golden arrow. Their expressions immediately tightened.
According to the regulations of the imperial court, Li Xuan, who was a farewell official in Wuzhou, was supposed to arrive at the prefectural city of Wuzhou, meet with the governor, hand over to his predecessor, and then receive a farewell seal letter and meet with the officials of the prefecture before he could start. The right to drive without permission.
But it would be inappropriate to put this matter on Li Xuan.
Because Li Xuan's special post was abolished many years ago and then turned into a long history.
Now that the position of Biejia has been suddenly restarted, Li Xuan's official seal is not in Wuzhou, but in the Ministry of Personnel.
When he came to Wuzhou this time, he already had the official seal of Wuzhou Biejia in his hand.
Now he has the governor's order in his hand. He is the second most powerful person in the state, and his authority is equivalent to that of the governor of half a state. He can fully act as the governor on his behalf.
What's more, there are Qianniu Guards by his side.
"So, why is Dongyang Justice joining the army?" Li Xuan's eyes quickly passed over everyone, and a middle-aged official with an ordinary face wearing a light green official robe walked out quickly.
"Huang Ziming, a member of the Dongyang Judicial Army, has met Shangguan." Although Huang Ziming's face was ordinary, his expression was very stable.
Li Xuan nodded lightly and asked in a deep voice: "It was you who checked Sihu's death while joining the army more than ten days ago and determined that he died of illness." Chinese website
"Yes!" Huang Ziming's heart suddenly tightened, and he immediately raised his hands and said, "The official personally inspected the scene, and then he inspected the body, and finally determined that he died of illness."
"But now, the Wuzhou Law Cao has determined that Dongyang Sihu joined the army to murder someone else. What can you say?"
"Ah!" Huang Ziming's face was full of shock. He didn't know whether he was shocked that Dongyang Sihu joined the army and was murdered by others, or he was shocked that no one informed him of such important news.
His face twitched slightly, Huang Ziming said with shame: "The lower official neglected his duty. I hope the upper official will forgive me. The lower official will definitely re-trial seriously and clear up Brother Hao's grievances."
"Let's forget about the retrial." Li Xuan waved her hand directly, then stared at Huang Ziming, and said with a serious face: "I heard that you are now serving as a household cao. In this case, I will suspend your position as a legal cao today. You can concentrate on being a good household cao. Regarding the Cao Cao matter, if there is no problem with the Cao Cao harvest in Dongyang this summer, I will reinstate you as the Dacao Cao. If something happens with the Cao Cao harvest in the summer, don’t blame me and report to the court to have you imprisoned."
Huang Ziming's face suddenly turned pale, but he didn't know what he thought of. His face softened for a while, and he cupped his hands and said, "I accept my order."
"Where are the soldiers from Dongyang joining the army?" Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the crowd.
A middle-aged official in his early thirties came out, cupped his hands in front of Li Xuan and said, "I have met Shangguan when I joined the army to study."
"From today onwards, you will be temporarily responsible for inspecting the affairs of the school's Fa Cao. Are you willing to do anything about Dongyang's imprisonment?" Li Xuan stared at Xi Ying carefully.
Without any hesitation, Xi Ying immediately raised his hand and said, "I will accept your order."
Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction, then looked at everyone and said directly: "That's it, let's go to the county government immediately."
