Chapter 502 The imperial envoy and the emperor
The house of Xuelian’s house is a wooden frame with bucket style. The entire courtyard has six patios, but only two courtyards in front and back. Because four of them are built together with the main house, each patio is connected to a courtyard, and the entire courtyard is square, like a large seal. In Feng Shui, this is called "a seal".
This house was not the ancestral property of the Yang family. Xuelian's mother remarried her cousin. How could the Yang family give her the ancestral property as a dowry? This is a house bought by the couple after they got rich through business. The original owner of the house had been an official, but by this generation, it had declined. The Feng Shui house with "one seal" did not bless the descendants of this family to become officials and make money from generation to generation, and now it has become a merchant family.
Xuelian's biological father's surname is Chen and his name is Dayu. Chen Dayu bought this dilapidated old house and renovated the main house. Now the main house that enters the courtyard in the middle is his family's residence.
Xuelian led Yang Fan to tiptoe to the courtyard of the second courtyard. They went directly around the side courtyard. A servant from the family saw that Yang Fan was a stranger, but he didn't care if he saw that his lady was leading him.
Xuelian arrived at the courtyard of the second courtyard of the main house, and looked inside with the cover of the colonnade and the flowers and trees in the courtyard. She turned around and waved to Yang Fan, and Yang Fan quickly caught up.
There were several rattan chairs in the yard. From Yang Fan's perspective, he happened to see an old man wearing a white right-sided robe, a white turban, a white leggings wrapped in white leggings, and a red, yellow, orange and pink leather legs. The old man seemed to be old, his hair and beard were gray, his face was particularly thick, and his ears were decorated with two strings of red ear beads. As he spoke, his face was slimmer with wrinkles.
The girl Xun'er sat on the rattan chair next to him, looking around, not listening to her father's conversation, but she was probably scolded by her father for leaving the banquet without authorization. Although she looked impatient, she did not get up and leave. Xuelian's biological father Chen Dayu was sitting facing away from Yang Fan, so she could not see his appearance for a while.
When Yang Fan saw this leader, he was a little surprised. He was so old. Although he looked so energetic, how could his daughter be so young? At age, it was almost the same to say that Xun'er was his granddaughter, but when he thought of these leaders' attitude towards the more wives and concubines, Yang Fan felt relieved.
This old man in white is naturally the leader of the White Barbarians. Although he is old and not tall, his voice is extremely loud and he speaks a standard Chinese language: "Hey! The old man always thinks that the officials in this place are greedy and have a dark heart. He thinks that the angels who came from the court will be a little different. Unexpectedly, they are all the same guys, even more unscrupulous than them!"
The Baiman leader had a very loud voice. If he couldn't hear what he was saying, he would think he was quarreling with someone. He grabbed the teapot and drank a mouthful of tea. He turned his head and said to his daughter, "It would be too light to add some salt!"
The head man handed the teapot to his daughter. He turned to Chen Dayu again and said loudly: "The old man heard that the new governor Zhang is a good and honest official, but he had never dealt with him. He didn't see him when he went to meet the imperial envoy today. He said that he had not come back from the businessman in the state city. Now he guessed that he had not seen him. He must have a false reputation."
Chen Dayu said: "Why did Mr. Xun say this? This imperial envoy has just arrived in Lizhou. Today, it is another banquet for officials in Lizhou to welcome him. He will not ask Mr. Xun for property, right?"
The head man spat and said, "You, you can never think of the thick-skinned and dark-hearted officials. He just arrived in the state and asked the old man for bribery in front of so many officials who welcomed him. Not only did he ask for bribes, but he also asked for righteousness and openness!
The angel named Huang heard that the old man was a tribe leader in Yaozhou, and immediately smiled and said that he had heard that Yaozhou had a lot of sand and mountain gold. Today's empress worshipped Buddhism and was the birth of Maitreya Buddha. He asked me to cast a pure gold Maitreya Buddha back to Beijing to offer to the Queen. Bah! It sounds nice, but it will fall into his own pocket in the end."
Chen Dayu frowned and said, "It's hard to deal with him under such a guise. If he just wants it, it's okay to cast a little golden Buddha to him. Since he said he was offered to the queen, the golden Buddha would be less beautiful if it was cast small. This person was a little too greedy. Mr. Xun agreed to him?"
The old man said with a sneer and said, "If it's true, maybe the old man would agree to him. But how big is the golden Buddha he wants?"
The old man's hands were like holding Tai Chi, and he slashed out exaggeratedly, drew a very large circle, and said, "Here! That's so big! He said, just cast such a big golden Buddha, so that the old man would express his loyalty to the queen. The old man's tribe, digging in the mountains and cleaning in the sand, and if he had to save so much gold for five years, he really dared to ask for it!"
Chen Dayu said in surprise: "He wants such a big golden Buddha? God! He really dares to speak, then... Mr. Xun promised him?"
The old man glared and said, "Agree? How can I agree? The whole tribe of men and women do not eat or drink at all? Do they all go naked? Nanzhao, Tubo often attacks our tribe, and our weapons and weapons are not bought or built? The old man is willing to promise him that there will be ghosts! Without saying a word, the old man raised his butt and left!"
Yang Fan thought to himself: "It turns out that this old man is called Xunqi, Xun... It seems to be a big surname in the southwest."
Chen Dayu sighed and said, "Oh! Mr. Xun's temper is not tolerant after all. If he annoys him, he is afraid that he will not cause trouble for you. Mr. Xun's refusal to agree, so he should be more tactful. Now that you do this, he will embarrass him in public, and I am afraid that he will hate you very much and cause trouble for you in the future."
Xunqi sneered: "Why do you need to go in the future? When the old man heard what he said was not like human words, he lifted his legs and left. He immediately said something sarcastically, "Here is here in Jiannan, specifically to investigate and deal with the case of treason." When the old man couldn't hear that he was knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger?"
Chen Dayu became even more worried when he heard this, and sighed and complained that Xunqi had a very irritable temper.
Xunqi glanced at him and said indifferently: "You don't have to worry about the old man. The old man is the local emperor here! He is an angel of imperial envoy, but he is not enough. The old man gives him face and he is an imperial envoy, but he is a bullshit if he doesn't give him face!"
It seemed that Xunqi really didn't take Huang Jingrong seriously. After complaining, he brought the topic elsewhere. Seeing that there was no useful news to listen to, Yang Fan signaled to Xue Lian. The two of them quietly retreated.
Yang Fan thought to himself as he walked: "Huang Jingrong is really greedy. He is so forgetful that he is carrying the hat of the imperial envoy. These chieftains are all rebellious people, who would be afraid of you? However, if he only plunders and plunders under the guise of investigating misfortunes, it would be easier to do so. As long as he does not kill innocent people in vain, he can plan for other matters slowly."
Xuelian followed Yang Fan away, and saw his contemplative look on his face, and at first he was patient. When he arrived at Yang Fan's residence and didn't see him talking, Xuelian couldn't help but pull his sleeves and asked in a low voice: "Brother Yang, you have seen Uncle Xun's appearance. Do you think that if Sister Xun'er's little brother looked like him, would he be very handsome?"
"Hmm! Ah?"
Yang Fan reacted and nodded quickly and said, "It's not bad, it's good, it's good-looking! I can tell when I see the appearance of Uncle Xunqi. He must be handsome and handsome when he was young! If the elder brother of Miss Xun'er was handsome, Xiao Naifa, then Miss Xuelian must have found a son-in-law who rides the dragon, a good-looking man, haha..."
"Yeah?"
Miss Xuelian smiled and said, "Sister Xun'er said this, and Brother Yang said so. It seems that the person I want to marry is really good!"
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In the Governor's Office of the State Administration, Huang Jingrong picked up the hot tea and took a sip. It was so sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, and almost all the taste was tasted all at once. He frowned. He couldn't stand the taste of the tea, so he put it aside, and his expression was still a little disappointed.
Governor Luo smiled and said, "Censor Huang came from the capital. He didn't know the situation in this state. Those barbarian leaders were nominally subordinate to the court, but they were really like independent kings. They were used to being arrogant in daily life, and they didn't know the laws of the court and the majesty of the imperial envoy. Huang Jingshi should not be as knowledgeable as him."
Governor Luo is named Luo Shudao. He is a third-rank military general, more than one level higher than Huang Jingrong, the Censor. However, people who came out of the capital, no matter their official position, would not dare to offend foreign officials. Even if they were a seventh-rank official, they would often be around the emperor, and they might be able to hand the words to the front of the imperial court. The Censor's reputation is outside, so Luo Shudao dared not take it lightly.
Speaking of which, this lunar prefecture is a lunar prefecture, and Luo Shudao does not need to be so afraid of the officials of the court. Jimizhou means that it does not pay taxes to the court, and that local affairs are basically autonomous, but only the border prefectures that are subject to the administrative rule of the court. The Tang Dynasty has a large territory, and there are many such lunar prefectures, with more than 860, far exceeding the inland prefectures that the court can directly control.
The governors, governors and other local military and political chiefs of Mizhou were all served by local armed leaders who represented these places to join the court. They were later inherited from generation to generation and passed down from generation to generation, just like the chieftains. Luo Shudao is no exception. He was passed down from father to son, son to grandson, and from generation to generation to present. Most of these officials lack awe of the court.
However, the country has been under the jurisdiction for a long time and has been assimilated to a greater extent. Luo Shudao's family has long since disappeared from the ancestors, and was the commander of a tribal leader with many brave private soldiers. They have transformed into a thorough bureaucratic family, so they rely more and more on the court.
Not long ago, the governor of Lizhou passed away. Because he had no son, several nephews wanted to inherit the position. As a result, the court issued an order and airborne a liberated official named Zhang to serve as the governor. For the court, this was an attempt to send liberated officials to further control the Jimizhou.
Once this foreign governor is stationed, the hereditary governor here will become history, and every governor will be appointed by the court in the future. This infiltration is also a threat to the hereditary governor Luo, but he does not have the courage to fight against the court and take charge of the governor's family.
Now, Luo Shudao is a bit afraid of Huang Jingrong, the imperial envoy, and even pleases him. Seeing that Huang Jingrong's face was unhappy, Luo Shudao said: "Xunqi is a rough man in the mountains and fields, and he does not know how to educate him. Huang Jingshi should not take his offense to heart. The Censor has arrived in the state for a long time, so it is important to rest for the time being. For that Xunqi, this governor will ask him to apologize to you another day!"
"No need!"
Huang Jingrong suddenly calmed down. He smiled at Luo Shudao and said slightly: "I heard that Yaozhou is rich, so I had a strange thought. I wanted to persuade him to offer a golden Buddha to please His Majesty. It was a kind intention, so he would not accept it. This censor came here to investigate the case of rebellion among the miserable people, and asked Governor Luo to cooperate."
When Luo Shudao heard that he would no longer pursue the matter, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed. Huang Jingrong smiled slightly, and had already made up his mind: "I must arrange the ignorant Xunqi into the case of rebellion of the Liuren, and take the dog's head on his neck to eliminate this hatred!"
Huang Jingrong didn't know much about the situation in the southwest, and he didn't know how powerful these tribal leaders dressed like old farmers in the countryside were. In his eyes, these chieftains were no different from the rich people in the countryside. After the rectification of this period of fumigation, they could kill the chicken to scare the monkey. By then, gold, pearls and jade treasures would naturally roll in.
He was chatting and laughing with Luo Shudao. He seemed to have seen the heads of Xunqi land. Those country bumpkin-like toast heads cried and shouted to give him money and women...
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After Yang Fan settled down at Chen Dayu's house, he went around the street market to get familiar with the local customs and inquire about Huang Jingrong's movements.
The small town is not big, and the officials' farts can spread throughout the city within a moment and three moments. Huang Jingrong's reception banquet dispersed unhappily, and the news that the Xunqian's head left was spread. Many citizens talked about it, and Yang Fan also stood by and listened to them.
I heard that Huang Jingrong had been taken to the Governor's Office and settled it. Yang Fan predicted that nothing would happen today. Huang Jingrong had just arrived. No matter how anxious he was to do something, he had to communicate with the local officials first and get their assistance. Huang Jingrong only brought a few servants with him from the capital, and he could not do big things with them.
However, Huang Jingrong will not delay it for too long. With this cool and thunderous style, if there is no movement in the island for three days, it will prove that Huang Jingrong's tour is just for money and does not want to kill people. Because they have proved that the rebellion of the people is a matter of making a mistake out of nothing, and it is impossible to conduct a detailed investigation and find real evidence.
Yang Fan decided to stay here for three days. If Huang Jingrong didn't see any bloody actions within three days, he would leave immediately to see what the censor in charge of the Guizhou Dao Renren was doing.
Outside the side door of Chen's mansion, Liu Junfan returned. He had just chatted with the Chen's mansion for a while and found some news from the people in the hometown. He had already determined that Yang Fan was a liar in the world. Now that this liar appeared in such a remote place, it was obviously a crime and wanted by the court.
The words of the Chen family also confirm this. He is indeed a fugitive!
That's enough, can a fugitive who has no roots here escape his palm?
Liu Junfan left with a sneer. He made up his mind to impose all the humiliation and pain he had suffered over the years on Yang Fan one by one!
Chapter completed!