Zhou Man and Bai Erlang shook their heads together, "I haven't received any news."
Tang He: "Qingzhou has made a lot of achievements in the past two years. Not to mention the salt transported out of Qingzhou every year by the Salt Transport Department, the Longchi Wharf and the popularity rate of new rice seeds are enough for Guo Inspector to be promoted."
"However, although Qingzhou is developing well, it is still far behind the capital. Otherwise, Wang Rong would not have thought it was a lower state and would not have come to take office." Tang He said: "Since he has the opportunity to return to the capital, he will naturally return to the capital. good."
Zhou Man thought about it, "This time it was a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster. Judging from the response in the past few days, he has also done his best and helped Changshou County a lot. It can be regarded as fulfilling the responsibility of the governor. Why should he be afraid of Brother Xue?" Your booklet?"
Tang He smiled all over his face, "You think I am a fair person, but some people don't think so."
Zhou Man sighed, "It seems that Governor Guo has misunderstood the senior, how about I explain it for you?"
Tang He nodded approvingly, "But you don't have to speak up for us. You probably don't know that he was dismissed in the early years because my father joined him."
Zhou Man widened his eyes.
"Oh, by the way, the vacant position in the capital this time is the post of the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, because he was arrested for participating in the embezzlement case of Jiangning river embankment repair funds. I supervised the handling of this case."
Tang He shook his head and sighed: "This vacancy has been vacant for more than two years, and it is only now that it is announced that a candidate will be selected. It seems that His Majesty has already confirmed the candidate. Since Governor Guo thinks it is him, he must have obtained definite news."
"Guo Cheng," Tang He shook his head and said, "He has no other major problems, but he loves money very much, and he is not a gentleman, so the way to get money is not proper. He must think that our father and son will prevent him from returning to Beijing. , so avoid me."
Zhou Man asked curiously: "Will Senior Tang prevent him from returning to Beijing?"
"Why am I preventing him from returning to Beijing?" Tang He smiled, "As far as I know, the position of the right servant of the Ministry of Industry is still my father's quota. For such a person, staying in the capital is better than staying in the local area good."
He shook his head and said: "Under the feet of the Son of Heaven, under the eyes of all the ministers, with so many censors staring at him, even if he is greedy, his greed is limited."
"It's different in different places. The governor of a state can almost cover the sky with one hand within this state." Tang He looked at Zhou Man, "I think Bai Shan's life has not been so easy in the past few years, right? ?Even if he has a background, the princess and Bai Er are here, but some etiquette must be done."
Zhou Man thought for a while and said, "It's okay. In addition to being greedy for money, Governor Guo is also afraid of death. Every year on his birthday and some major festivals, we mostly send medicines, and he is very happy to receive them."
Tang He: "... medicine?"
"Yes, I make all kinds of proprietary medicines, but most of them are medicines for maintenance, such as ginseng Yangrong pills," Zhou Man said, "Although they are not cheap, but I made them myself , It’s much cheaper than buying all kinds of precious gifts outside.”
Tang He stared at her blankly, and gave her a thumbs up for a while, "Amazing."
Zhou Man chuckled, "I also learned today that people like Guo Cishi should be kept under my nose, but..."
"But what?"
"But, isn't someone like Guo Cishi considered a sycophant? Don't worry about him confusing His Majesty in the capital?"
Tang He: "Your Majesty knows his true nature, and he is not a foolish emperor. Even if he likes to listen to good words, he will not act foolishly. The princes in the court are not just a show."
Zhou Man nodded, "So the matter of Governor Guo's return to Beijing is a certainty?"
Tang He: "Eight or nine is not far from ten."
"Then who is the next governor?" Zhou Man is most concerned about this, whether it is her or Bai Shan, they have to deal with the governor's office, especially Bai Shan, whose immediate superior is the governor.
Tang He stroked his chin and said, "There are quite a few people competing for this position, and I don't know who His Majesty prefers. You also know that when I'm away from home, the news always lags behind."
Zhou Man: "...much better than us, we don't know anything yet."
Tang He waved his hand indifferently and said: "That means the position of the governor of Qingzhou has not been decided, otherwise the crown prince will definitely tell you."
Tang He paused and said: "Your Majesty ordered the canonization of the eldest grandson of the emperor. Do you know about this?"
Zhou Man and Bai Erlang nodded together, "I know, we went to a restaurant to celebrate that day."
Tang He: "... Your Majesty canonized the eldest grandson of the emperor, what are you celebrating?"
"That's Mingda's nephew, it's a good thing, why not celebrate it?"
Tang He raised his forehead, "I mean, His Majesty canonized the eldest grandson of the emperor, and the succession of the crown prince is already a certainty. Unless the crown prince rebels, there will be no further changes. All officials will try their best to assist the crown prince in order to stabilize the court. As far as I know, the prince now handles more than half of state affairs every day."
Zhou Man and Bai Erlang nodded together, and continued to look at him, "And then?"
Tang He couldn't hold back, and raised his hand to pat Zhou Man on the head, "Then you and Bai Shan belong to the crown prince, and the candidate for the governor of Qingzhou is actually something you can talk about."
Zhou Man covered his head and whispered: "We are actually His Majesty's people."
Tang He glanced at her, "Chang Bo and I naturally knew that you and Bai Shan were trapped by the situation, but since you got the emperor's grandson for the prince's medical treatment, and you entered the Chongwen Hall, many times Helping the prince to fight King Gong; Bai Shan is the prince's accompaniment to study, you have already firmly imprinted the mark of the Eastern Palace on your body."
"You all prosper, and you all suffer," he said, "I didn't mention it with Chang Bo before, because I was thinking about your common sense, if something happens to the crown prince in the future, even if you can't get out of your body, you can be less implicated; Come on, you were young at the time, you just need to study hard and do errands well.”
"But now that the dust has settled, if you are still wandering outside, it will be equivalent to pushing away the braised pork sticking out of your mouth." Tang He lowered his voice and said, "Do you know how many people are surrounding the East Palace now? Do you want to show your face in front of the prince?"
Bai Erlang clapped his hands and said in a low voice: "I see, brother Tang, do you want Bai Shan to be the governor of Qingzhou?"
Tang He: "...you really dare to think, I didn't even dare to think so, he is now the county magistrate of the seventh rank, and he wants to be the governor of the fourth rank with the crown prince, believe it or not, all the officials of the court will take part in his treacherous slander? That is to say, you can express your opinions on the candidates for the governor of Qingzhou, and choose the governor who is most beneficial to you."
"You are the prince's people, and the prince has always valued you. The prince should accept your suggestions."
Zhou Man rubbed his chin to think, and said after a long time: "Actually, I really want to let nature take its course, but I don't know what Bai Shan thinks. I'll ask him later."
There is no need to ask Zhou Man, because at this time Bai Shan is opening the letter from the crown prince, he is the candidate for the new governor, and wants to ask Bai Shan for advice.
When Zhou Man finally finished the disaster relief and returned to Beihai County with Bai Erlang Tang He, his letter had been sent for two days.