The large city of Nanzheng is 12 miles away. There is a small city in the city. It is connected to the south and north by Huan Pheasant and Jin Yong's lacquered well.
The current Taishou's Mansion is located in the north of the city. It occupies a wide area and is several levels deep. It is next to the Hanzhong Governor's Mansion.
In the past, when Wei Yan concurrently served as the prefect of Hanzhong, he did not live in the government office but worked in the governor's house. Therefore, this time he took the post of prefect without making room for Yang Qing, which saved the officials below a lot of work.
"I've seen you, Mr. Fu. The hot soup is ready. Please take a bath with Mr. Fu." In the backyard of the prefect's mansion, a maid walked up to Yang Qing and bowed.
Yang Qing nodded and followed the maid to the inner room. He had to take a bath. In the evening, all the officials in Hanzhong would greet him as usual. It was estimated that Wei Yan, the biggest official in Nanzheng City, would also attend. He met the Governor of Wei.
"Sir." Wei Zhang quickly walked in and called out in the martial arts arena of Wei Mansion.
Wei Yan, who was practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard, did not respond immediately. Instead, he finished the entire set of swordsmanship. After a while, he sheathed his sword, walked over and said, "I'm back, I see Yang Qing."
"Yes, sir, Governor Yang has settled in the backyard of the government office. Feng Juncheng and the others will host a banquet for him in the evening." Wei Zhang took the kerchief from the waiter and handed it to Wei Yan.
Wei Yan took it and wiped the sweat from his face while saying, "What does Zhang'er think of Yang Qing?"
"My child, I don't dare to make any judgments for the time being. However, although Governor Yang is only a few years older than my child, he is very experienced in dealing with others and has no airs about subordinates. He does not act like a young man who is arrogant when he succeeds." Wei Zhang He recalled the situation in the morning and then said.
Wei Yan hummed, and threw the handkerchief to the waiter: "If Yang Qing can be valued by the Prime Minister, he is naturally capable. He has such a stronghold at a young age, so he seems to be better than Yang Yi. But. That’s all. If you fight some southern barbarians, you will be ranked as a general, and the general will become more and more worthless!"
Wei Zhang knew that his father had always been resentful about being ranked behind Yang Qing in the class, and he did not dare to say anything when he saw him complaining. He had to change the topic: "Sir, tonight the county government will send someone to pick up the wind and cleanse the dust of Governor Yang. I have sent you an invitation, do you want to go to the banquet?"
"You can just go on behalf of my father. A junior is not worthy of being greeted." Wei Yan thought for a moment and said nonchalantly.
Wei Zhang said: "My lord, after all, Yang Qing is a new noble in the court. If you don't go to the reception banquet, it will be talked about. It's better to show your face."
"Brother, what you said is wrong. What kind of status is my father? There is no reason to cater to a white-faced scholar. Let me say that Yang Qing, a junior in the army, should come to see his father first. How can he let his father take the initiative to see him? ?" Before Wei Yan could respond, a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old suddenly walked out of the backyard and interrupted.
This young man has a handsome appearance, and ordinary people would be heartbroken when they see him, but the arrogant look on his face is evident in his words, which always makes people feel uncomfortable when he speaks.
It turned out that this person was Wei Zhan, the second son of Wei Yan. When he came over, he happened to hear that his brother asked his father to attend Yang Qing's reception banquet, and he immediately objected.
"What Zhan'er said is absolutely correct. Yang Qing should come to see me first. How could there be any reason for me to go see him first?" Wei Yan nodded and said, "Zhang'er, if you go tonight, you are already giving Yang Qing face. I don't expect him to say no." What happened?"
Wei Zhang guessed that this would be the result, so he helplessly replied: "Yes, sir."
That night, a banquet was held in the county governor's house, specially to welcome Yang Qing, the new governor of Hanzhong. The main officials at the county and county levels, as well as numerous noble surnames in the city, were all invited.
Yang Qing met each other. He first expounded the emperor's benevolence, and then encouraged them to defend Hanzhong for their merits. The atmosphere of the entire banquet was harmonious and joyful.
"Master Fu, I have a humble saying, should I say it or not?" The banquet was over, and Zhou Xing accompanied Yang Qing to enjoy tea in the back garden.
Yang Qingqi asked: "Why is it so difficult to talk about it? It doesn't hurt to just say it."
"Master Fu, I feel that Governor Wei is a bit too rude. Tonight is a reception banquet for you. It's fine if Governor Wei doesn't come. He doesn't even have a decent explanation. It's really a bit too much." Zhou Xing did not Said angrily.
Yang Qing smiled and said, "Is this what you are talking about?"
"Yes, the official position of Governor Wei is only slightly higher than that of Fu Jun. In terms of military positions, he is not as high as Fu Jun. He actually got such a high position. Everyone in the lower rank is quite angry. I think that Governor Wei Is this done on purpose? Didn't Mr. Fu notice it?" Zhou Xing saw that he didn't seem to take it seriously and was a little confused for a moment.
Yang Qingdao: "Really? Didn't he let his son come? I think Governor Wei is quite polite. I'm a newbie here, so I can't cause trouble suddenly. I know this well, so don't worry about it. Hurry up. The first thing is to be familiar with the situation in Hanzhong."
Of course he knew that Wei Yan was trying to show off his power, but he didn't expect Wei Yan to make no secret of it. He didn't even show off when he arrived in Nanzheng.
He knew that Wei Yan was difficult to work with, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult. It seemed that he had to find a way to kill this person's prestige. If he just showed weakness, he might make Wei Yan look down on him even more.
"Yes, I understand." After fulfilling his duty of reminder, Zhou Xing felt relieved. He knew that his own master had a good plan to deal with it.
In the next few days, Yang Qing did not go anywhere. He only rested in the backyard of the county government office. All political affairs were handed over to the county magistrate Feng Xian and others according to the rules. Some worried officials felt relieved when they saw this. The whole Nanzheng City seemed to be at a loss. There was no turmoil due to the change of prefect.
Of course, Yang Qing was not just resting these days, but had people bring in a lot of documents and files for him to study carefully. Hanzhong County is related to the safety of the country. He would not have a full understanding of the people's livelihood in Hanzhong. It is easy to change the current policy strategy.
Today, due to the loss of the three eastern counties in Hanzhong, only seven counties are left: Nanzheng, Mianyang, Chenggu, Baocheng, Nanxiang, Xingshi, and Huanghuang.
Among them, Nanxiang and Xingshi were separated from the original Chenggu County, while Huanghuang County was separated from Anyang County when Cao Cao occupied Hanzhong. The former emperor did not withdraw after he captured Hanzhong, and still maintained the status of Huanghuang County. Establishment.
Hanzhong County, which used to have a population of 450,000 people, is no longer there. After the loss of Dongsan County, the county government checked the household registration and found that the number of households was about two-thirds less than the 100,000 households in its heyday, and the population was only 12. There are about 10,000 people. Of course, this is the registered population of the government. The people scattered in the mountains and forests were estimated by the county government last year to be about 20,000 to 30,000 people.
However, the number of households in Hanzhong has increased this year. The relocation of tens of thousands of Qingqiang tribesmen from Nanzhong at the beginning of the year has increased the popularity of Hanzhong. This is the largest population inflow in Hanzhong in recent years. The driving force behind it is Yang Qing himself.
Just as Yang Qing was sitting firmly in the backyard of the county government office, Wei Yan, the governor of Hanzhong on the other side, couldn't sit still. He thought that Yang Qing would take the initiative to visit him in the next few days, but he didn't expect that Yang Qing paid him a visit and ignored him. When he doesn't exist.
This made Wei Yan a little angry and confused. If Yang Qing came to see him first, he could take the opportunity to gain the upper hand. From now on, he would have the final say on the ground in Hanzhong. But now that Yang Qing is so calm, he doesn't know what to do next.
"Zhang'er, my father is going to review the army at the school grounds tomorrow. Please ask Xie Changshi to bring a message to Yang Qing and ask him to participate together tomorrow." After thinking for a moment, Wei Yan had an idea and ordered the eldest son in the hall. .
Although Wei Zhang didn't understand why his father suddenly wanted to review the troops, the military order had been issued and he could only accept the order with cupped fists: "Promise."
