The establishment of governors in Guangdong and Guangxi began during the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty.
In the Qing Dynasty, the responsibilities of the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi were to manage the military and civilians, control civil and military affairs, inspect and promote officials, and repair and organize the territory, becoming a veritable official of the territory.
The Governor's Mansion of Guangdong and Guangxi is located in the west of Guangzhou Prefecture. It faces north and faces south. It covers an area of about fifty acres. It has a front-facing and rear sleeping structure. It is separated by two north-south corridors and is divided into three parts: east, middle and west. .
The building on the middle road is the main part of the government office, where the governor's office is located. The east and west roads are distributed with the gardens, flower halls and other auxiliary buildings of the governor's office.
Today, there was a rush of footsteps in the Governor's Mansion. Yang Wenqian, Li Shizhen's close aide, walked out of the announcement hall of the Governor's Mansion and rushed towards the building on the left.
Li Shizhen entered the officialdom at the age of twenty-four. It took him thirty years to go from a seventh-grade review in the Hanlin Academy to the current second-grade feudal official, acting on behalf of the emperor's herdsmen, but this also meant that the road to promotion was basically the same. It's over.
After taking office, the conservative Li Shizhen rejected any advanced technology and changes. In addition to handling official duties every day, his free time was spent drinking and having fun in the garden of the Governor's Mansion.
On the west side of the Governor's Mansion, after walking in, you will see mountains and rivers, flowers and trees planted, pavilions, ponds and bridges, and you will feel like a forest and spring while living in a busy city.
Among the secluded grass and trees, Li Shizhen, an ancient-looking man dressed in ordinary clothes, stood by the pavilion, motionless with the fishing rod in his hand, staring at the lake not far away.
As the lake surged, schools of fish could be seen looming in the water. The fish floated, then stopped, and then sank violently. Li Shizhen calmly raised the fishing rod.
A golden carp struggled desperately in the sun.
The maid waiting behind her quickly stepped forward to remove the koi from the hook and put it into the fish basket.
Li Shizhen put down the fishing rod with some disinterest, returned to the pavilion and sat down. The maid brought the peeled lychee and longan. Li Shizhen washed her hands in the basin next to her, took one out of the plate and put it into her mouth.
The sound of rapid footsteps reached his ears, destroying the quiet atmosphere at the moment, and made Li Shizhen frown slightly.
When he looked up and saw Yang Wenqian with a goatee and a gray robe, his expression slowed down and he asked, "Why is Mr. Yang so hurried?"
Yang Wenqian then slowed down, saluted Li Shizhen and said, "Dong Weng, the student is here because of Cangwu's affairs."
Hearing the word Cangwu, Li Shizhen waved his hand, turned away the maid, and motioned for Yang Wenqian to come forward and elaborate.
Yang Wenqian took two small steps forward and whispered in his ear: "Dong Weng, there is news from Cangwu that Zhou Youliang and his party failed to trap the white ape. Two masters from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as Zhou Youliang and the Cangwu County Magistrate, died. At the hands of traitors.”
Hearing this, Li Shizhen frowned instantly.
"Is the news true?"
"The students have sent people to inquire again, but in my opinion, the news should be true."
"boom!"
Li Shizhen slammed the table heavily and said angrily: "Dozens of well-armed soldiers, plus people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, can be killed by deliberate calculations or unintentional. Zhou Youliang did not do his job well. Even if he does not die, he will come back I can’t spare him either.”
Yang Wenqian said quickly: "Dong Weng, please calm down. The most urgent task now is how to minimize the impact of this matter."
After the initial rage, Li Shizhen quickly controlled her emotions and said thoughtfully: "In the important land of Guangdong and Guangxi, the court still needs me to suppress the bandits. A little scabies is not enough to make the court do anything to me."
"The rush to get rid of this white ape before was just to prevent him from falling into the mouth of political enemies and making people make a fuss."
Yang Wenqian said: "It turns out that Dong Weng had already made up his mind, but I was the one who messed up the situation. I'm ashamed!"
Li Shizhen added: "Notify the Ministry of Internal Affairs of this matter. Their people died in the hands of the White Ape. With the strength of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they will not give up and will naturally send others to hunt down the White Ape."
"Dong Weng is brilliant." Yang Wenqian flattered him a little.
At this moment, the housekeeper of the mansion took the greeting card and walked up to Li Shizhen: "Sir, there is a greeting card from the Ministry of Internal Affairs here, saying that he is from the capital and wants to see the master."
"Capital?"
Li Shizhen and Yang Wenqian looked at each other, a little strange, and said Cao Cao. When Cao Cao arrived, they were a little confused about what medicine was sold in the gourd.
"When I was an official in the capital, I never had any contact with the Imperial Household Office. Why would anyone come here today?"
Li Shizhen took the greeting card from the housekeeper, and while speaking to Yang Wenqian, she opened the greeting card and looked at the last signature.
Wayne Ming, a doctor in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, paid a visit.
When Li Shizhen, a doctor in Duyu Division, saw this position, he stopped thinking about turning it down.
The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is a second-grade official, and the ups and downs from the outside world are no longer enough to threaten his status.
What really controls his destiny is the Queen Mother's sense of him in the palace.
This Wayne Ming was a doctor in the imperial palace, and he was the second-ranking figure in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Such a person also had a certain say in the palace.
In this case, Li Shizhen cannot be too negligent.
After burning incense, Li Shizhen changed into official uniform and met with a group of people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the Governor's Office.
In the important place of Guangdong and Guangxi, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also has an office in Guangzhou. The person in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Guangzhou is Yan Zhendong, an iron tiger. He is short and fat, with a big head, a thick neck, a face full of flesh, and a smile like Maitreya.
But this fat man, relying on his kung fu in an iron cloth shirt, suppressed Na Sutu and Jin Sanzu and became the number one expert in the Guangzhou Internal Affairs Office.
Li Shizhen had dealt with him before, looking over his shoulder at the person behind Yan Zhendong.
At first glance, the person coming behind him looked like an elegant Confucian scholar. He was over forty years old and seven feet tall, but his face was gray and green, which looked a bit strange.
Wearing a weft hat, a blue silk national scholar's shirt, a cool belt around his waist, and green satin felt-soled official boots, as he walked slowly in, the smile on his face made people subconsciously ignore his appearance.
"Master Li, this Shangguan is Master Wei from the capital."
After Yan Zhendong finished speaking, Wayne Ming stepped forward to salute Li Shizhen, then stood up and said: "Master Li, I am here for official business. This is the Queen Mother's secret order."
Hearing that there was a secret order from the palace, Li Shizhen stood up quickly and walked to Wayne Ming to show respect.
"According to the decree of the Queen Mother of the Holy Mother: Wen Ming, a doctor in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is ordered to check for rebellion. Officials at all levels below the Governor's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi must exercise restraint and do their best."
After hearing the order, Li Shizhen felt relieved. Wayne Ming came here to arrest the rebels, and the palace ordered the Guangzhou government to cooperate.
The Boxer Rebellion has been destroyed, and the most serious problem for the imperial court should be the active revolutionary party in the south. This is probably why Wayne Ming came south this time.
In the eyes of the conservative Li Shizhen, foreigners and the revolutionary party were both a serious problem for the court and a threat to his high-ranking official position. Now that there was a decree from the court, he would naturally cooperate with Wayne Ming.
"Master Wei, at such a young age, is already a doctor in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I think he is highly regarded by the Queen Mother. With Master Wei taking action this time, those who rebel against the party will definitely be caught in one sweep."
Li Shizhen stood up with a smile, took over the secret order, and flattered Wayne Ming.
Wayne Ming was very polite, "Wherever, in Guangzhou Mansion, we still need Mr. Li's help. The traitor we are chasing this time is cunning, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not have many manpower. We still need your Excellency to send the Green Battalion to assist in the search."
"It's easy to say. I will send the order right away to block all the important roads in Guangzhou. The Green Camp soldiers will also cooperate with you."
"Your Excellency, I would like to express my gratitude to Enming."
Wayne Ming bowed to the end, looking extremely humble.
Li Shizhen hurriedly offered her help in vain, with a trace of hesitation on her face: "I don't know what the criminal is that Mr. Wei is after this time, but even the Queen Mother is alarmed."
Wayne Ming stood up and whispered: "What we are chasing this time is a revolutionary rebel who has a special status among the revolutionary party. In addition, according to the investigation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this person may be a remnant of the Taiping."
"What?"
Li Shizhen was shocked. In the eyes of the Queen Mother, these words were extremely unfavorable. No wonder even the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the capital sent people here this time.
