"Miss, I'm back."
Hearing Xiaoyao's words, Shengyuan, who was reading a letter at the desk, raised his head and smiled at her: "Isn't our sister Xiaoyao majestic today?"
Xiaoyao stuck out his tongue: "The slave fox is pretending to be the tiger's power!"
While she was talking, she came close to her young lady, looked down at the thick stack of letters, then looked up at the expression on Sheng Yuan's face, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Miss, isn't the way of guarding An City very bad? "
"Well, it's not too bad." Sheng Yuan looked at Xiaoyao with a smile, and waited until she breathed a sigh of relief before continuing, "It's just that in the past twenty years, the governors here have changed a little more frequently. Some.”.net
"..." Xiaoyao suppressed his blush and his eyes widened.
Sheng Yuan picked out a few pieces of letterhead that she could read and handed them over for her to read.
"Before the previous governor, there were three governors. One was assassinated and died while suppressing bandits. The latter fell ill and returned to his hometown shortly after taking office. The third did not want to serve the country after taking office. He stayed at home and did not do his job while intoxicated all day long. Finally, the inspector who came over for inspection took off his official hat."
Sheng Yuan spoke in an understatement, but Xiaoyao was greatly shocked when he heard: "Miss, the position of governor of An City is too..."
Just as she was about to blurt out her words, she remembered that her young lady was sitting in this position, and she immediately closed her mouth angrily.
"What's interesting is that the governor who was assassinated was once a civil and military talent; and the governor who returned home due to illness was always strong and healthy; the governor who didn't care about government affairs worked conscientiously when he was the magistrate of a county or a state in a foreign country." Sheng Yuan knocked. Knocking on the table, he chuckled and said, "I'm really curious about why Shou'an City is so special. It can change the appearance of a good official."
After Xiaoyao heard this, the superstitious thoughts that had just emerged instantly dissipated: "Could it be man-made?"
"The eight surnames in Shou'an City and the twelve families are united. It sounds huge, but they are just a group of merchants... Who gave them such confidence?" Sheng Yuan did not answer Xiaoyao's question directly, but asked Xiaoyao Suddenly.
"Just say they are not good people!" Xiaoyao reacted and cursed angrily.
Just after she cursed, she remembered what her young lady had just said, and chills came out from the back of her neck. She couldn't stand still: "Miss, let's move out!"
The inner yamen's back house is too close to the government yamen's office, wouldn't it be surrounded by spies?
That's all. Who knows if there are secret passages inside and outside the house behind the Yamen that we don't know about?
Just thinking about it, people have already done something to it, and Xiaoyao wants to jump: "Miss, what if they want to do something bad and go to the kitchen to add medicine? It's impossible to prevent it!"
"There's no need to worry." Seeing Xiaoyao's excitement and urgency, Shengyuan waved her hand to tell her not to worry, "There's no need."
"Ah? Don't you know what's going on in the inner office?" Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief as he remembered that his young lady had been busy non-stop since she entered the inner office.
"Counting the days, the second wave of manpower provided by the family is about to arrive." Sheng Yuan didn't mention anything else, just looked around with a smile, "At that time, we will borrow some manpower from Shouping City to handle this small area. The back house can be demolished and rebuilt, so what’s the point of being afraid of whatever settings, mechanisms, or secret passages you may have?”
Listening to these words, Xiaoyao was unknowingly shocked again.
how to say!
This idea is very much in line with my lady’s style!
Before everyone in the government office could expect a formal interview with the new governor, they received the news that a large-scale construction project was going to be carried out at the back house of the government office.
"Smashed, smashed, everything was smashed?" Tu Tongzhi, who was on duty, and Nantong Yan, who was also on duty, looked at each other in shock.
Although the back house is not big, it is a house with three entrances and a garden. Just smash it up?
Is this reconstruction or inspection?
I don't know, I thought it was not the new governor who came, but the commander of the inner guard!
"My lord Tongzhi, the governor's move is unreasonable!" Tan Tongpan wanted to scratch his head.
How could this superior, whom he had never worked with before, be so tormented!
Tu Tongzhi pursed his lips and said to himself, there are many unreasonable things happening in Shou'an City.
Well, there are not many new governors.
Although he was slandering, he did not show it in front of the general judge. Instead, he warned in a low voice: "Whether the governor's move is reasonable or not has nothing to do with us. Even if there is something wrong, it is also a matter for the patrol censor." Son, but the governor used his own servants to protect his house when he rebuilt the house, and did not mobilize troops to disturb the people, so I’m afraid it won’t have much impact.”
Tu Tongpan looked around uneasily and whispered, "I just looked at the people coming in and out. Some of them are actually disabled, and they look like they have the shadow of a sergeant."
"Hush!" Tu Tongzhi reminded him, "Some people here are acting like internal guards! Is this what we can say? Be careful with your words and actions, Brother Tan!"
"Sister Yuan, I'm afraid this project may not be completed in ten days and a half." After entering the study, An Yu looked out the window and muttered.
"Why are you in a hurry? Just take your time." Sheng Yuan stared at the hope and waved his hands carelessly, "I pushed a yard, checked the materials and then rebuilt it on the same spot. It won't take long, and the people who are affected by it will be affected. Disabled soldiers can no longer go to the battlefield, so it would be good to stay here to earn money and accumulate experience. If they can use both experience and savings, they can make a living after returning home."
Seeing Sheng Yuan say this, Anyu shook his head: "I know you are soft-hearted!"
"This has nothing to do with being soft-hearted. It's just the conscience that court officials should have towards disabled heroes who serve the country!" Sheng Yuan moved a chess piece and then looked at Anyu.
Seeing that most of her attention was on the chessboard, Anyu smiled and chatted with her: "These days have passed, and the heads of the eight surnames and twelve families are probably going to lose their temper. I think they are probably going to die soon." Come find you."
"Look for them, I will meet them too."
When Anyu saw Sheng Yuan relenting, he couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Meet them now?"
"You went out a few days ago, which was convenient for the inner guards and others to go out and explore. But now you have a better understanding of the general situation of guarding Anjo. It's time to meet them."
"What about the government officials? When do you plan to meet them?"
"They are just a bunch of puppets from eight surnames and twelve families. They are of little use unless the masters behind them are smoothed out."
Anyu heard the disdain in Sheng Yuan's words and couldn't help but remind him in a low voice: "There are many trivial matters in the city. Without these small officials and officials, it would be a mess! Although there are eight surnames and twelve families controlling this place, there are also small people. The way for little people to survive is that if the water is clear, there will be no fish! We can't just abolish and replace all the officials in the government office."
"Don't worry, I have an idea." Sheng Yuan always listened to the advice and pushed the white chess pieces forward, successfully harvesting five or six black chess pieces.
