After the welcome banquet, all the officials and gentry left one after another, and the four main officials of the Yamen, Hua Zhixian, Xu Xiancheng, Wang Zhubo and Ye Xiaotian, accompanied the two imperial envoys to the "house" where they lived.
There is no decent building in Hu County, and it would take too long to rebuild it, and they don't have the miraculous speed of Ye Xiaotian building a house on the mountain, so they can only borrow the house from the local gentry family, renovate it, and use it as a building. The imperial envoy went to the palace.
Hong Baichuan, a great benevolent person in this county, once offered to borrow his house, and Ye Xiaotian also offered to lend a courtyard in Ye Mansion, which is condescending and can overlook the scenery of the county. But these proposals were rejected by Xu Boyi without hesitation.
Let the imperial envoy live in Yefu? joke! Xu Boyi still understands the principle of being close to the water, so of course it is not feasible. The only son of the Hong family, Luo Daheng, and Ye Xiaotian were inseparable, so the Hong family was absolutely unacceptable, so the place where the two imperial envoys stayed would naturally become the Qi Mansion. Living in his concubine's house made Xu Boyi feel at ease, and he also had a better chance to get close to the two imperial envoys.
The four of them sent the two imperial envoys to the Qi Mansion. Two adjacent courtyards had already been cleaned up in the Qi Mansion, and the gates connecting the two courtyards with the main house of the family were also locked. The imperial envoys were scattered everywhere, guarding the surrounding For safety. The four of them sent Lin Shilang back to his residence first, and then Li Guojiu. After some courtesies, the four of them were about to leave when Li Guoshu suddenly called out: "Ye Dianshi, please stay!"
Hua Qingfeng glanced at Ye Xiaotian in surprise, feeling a little happy in his heart, the imperial envoy left Ye Xiaotian alone, obviously because he had friendship with him, now Hua Qingfeng and Ye Xiaotian are advancing together, their interests are closely related, and it is beneficial to Ye Xiaotian , Naturally, it is beneficial to him.
This man is really not good at human relations, and his emotional intelligence is too low. From the time they greeted the two imperial envoys to the current series of contacts, Xu Boyi and Master Wang have already seen that Uncle Li and Ye Xiaotian have a grudge, but he sees that Without raising eyebrows and lowering eyes, Ye Xiaotian and Uncle Li Guo are not only familiar with each other, but also have some friendship.
Of course, Huazhi County not only has a low EQ, but also seems to have a low IQ. Although he vigilantly concealed the hatred in his heart and continued to perform in his true colors, he wanted to use Ye Xiaotian to get rid of Xu Boyi and Wang Ning, and then put Ye Xiaotian to death, but it is really difficult for this vengeful god who has only determination but no ability to turn around gorgeously. expected.
Xu Boyi glanced at Ye Xiaotian calmly, while Master Wang gave Ye Xiaotian a look of "seeking good fortune", and they both bid farewell to Uncle Li Guo. After the three of them left, Ye Xiaotian said to Uncle Li, "I don't know what orders Uncle Guo has to keep the lower officials?"
Uncle Li Guo smiled and said: "Why don't you sit down and talk?"
Ye Xiaotian didn't hesitate, and walked over calmly, and with a flick of his robe, he sat down firmly.
Uncle Li Guo smiled slightly, sat down on the head, and looked at Ye Xiaotian with an interesting look, as if a cat was staring at a mouse struggling under his paws: "Uncle Li Guo came here on order, to Huxian All kinds of matters have the right to be arbitrary, and the appointment and dismissal of officials below the fifth rank has the right to deal with it cheaply. Reward those who are capable, and punish those who are mediocre, so as to show that my holy son of heaven clearly distinguishes between rewards and punishments. My uncle deliberately kept you, yes I want to remind you, you have to show something, otherwise, even if my uncle wants to take care of you, he won't be able to show favoritism."
If people who don't know that the two of them have a long history of grievances, after hearing these words, they really think that Uncle Li Guo cares about him, Ye Xiaotian can naturally hear the threat in his words, and replied with a smile that is not a smile: "Thank you, Uncle Guo. It’s just that… According to common sense, the right to be arbitrary should belong to Lin Shilang, right?”
Uncle Li Guo blushed, and said angrily: "Why, you think that my uncle is also an imperial envoy, so he has no right to consult and discuss business?"
Uncle Li Guo suffered a big loss in the hands of Ye Xiaotian, but he has been unable to get back to this place, and he is really depressed. Now that he has the power in his hands, he feels quite proud.
The imperial envoy is not a permanent post, but is often an official sent out on a special mission. However, the empire has a vast territory, and communication and transportation are inconvenient, so the imperial envoys who go on tour often have the right to inspect local people's conditions and assess officials.
In Xu Boyi's memorial, he specifically mentioned the reason why the magistrate and other Huxian officials did not act, and he had no choice but to write the letter alone. The young and vigorous Emperor Wanli was very dissatisfied with the Huxian bureaucrats. However, the young emperor who had been trained by Zhang Juzheng was more cautious in doing things. He first checked the situation in Hu County.
As a result, Wanli found that although Hu County’s political performance was mediocre in the past few years, there was really nothing remarkable about it, but there were two things that were done well last year. One was the year of severe drought. To solve the drought problem of the local mountain people, another thing is to wipe out the "one-stop" bandit gang that has been entrenched in the local area for many years.
Therefore, Wanli became cautious and did not make a rash decision. This is why Lin Shilang was granted the right to make decisions. This time, he was sent to Huxian. The main task was to complete the Yisu Grand Ceremony. Promote outstanding performers.
Of course, this power belongs to Lin Shilang, otherwise the civil servants will make trouble again, even if it is a temporary authorization, the power will be withdrawn as soon as the imperial envoy's responsibility is lifted, and the officials are not willing to let the emperor's relatives exercise this power.
But Uncle Li Guo, as one of the imperial envoys, of course can't be a display. Once he makes some suggestions, and there is a certain basis, Lin Shilang can't just get into a stalemate with him because of a small official. It is a matter of principle that the civil servants group together to prevent the royal relatives from interfering in politics and seizing power. It is political art and not contradictory to maintain a peaceful atmosphere between an individual official and a certain royal relative.
Ye Xiaotian smiled slightly, got up and said: "Yes, or not, it has nothing to do with the lower officials. The lower officials are very satisfied with the status quo, and they will not be punished even if they don't have much merit or fault. Uncle Guo has worked hard all the way. Let's take a rest early, and I will take my leave."
Li Xuancheng sneered and said: "I'm leaving now? Ye Dianshi, why worry, if you don't make any achievements this time, Ye Dianshi, I think you will have a lot of time to stay at home in the future."
Ye Xiaotian said with a smile: "Uncle Guo doesn't know, the official is just a newlywed. He has left his wife for too long, and he will be blamed when he goes back!"
Li Xuancheng's face turned pale immediately, and he lost his voice and said, "Newlywed? You... are you married?" For a moment, Li Xuancheng's voice trembled, and a terrible thought was about to come out.
Ye Xiaotian said with a pleasant smile: "That's right! Xiaguan is already married, Xiaguan's new wife, Uncle Guo, also knows her, Miss Xia Yingying, Miss Xia, Uncle Guo still remembers it?"
Li Xuancheng stayed there as if struck by lightning. Ye Xiaotian smiled at him and cupped his hands, turned and walked out. After Ye Xiaotian left for a long time, Li Xuancheng still stood there blankly, without any reaction.
Ye Xiaotian walked out of Xingyuan, thinking of Li Xuancheng's face just now, he almost laughed out loud. If he likes someone, he can use all means to pursue him. For example, when Yingying was imprisoned in the Zhenyuan Hou Mansion when she was in Jinling, Ye Xiaotian used methods such as climbing walls, drilling holes, and even flying into the sky.
But Li Xuancheng couldn't do it, he had too many scruples, he was even inconvenient to openly inquire about other girls' background and current situation, Ye Xiaotian thought it was very interesting to tease this hypocrite, he thought maliciously: "Tonight, the imperial envoy won't be able to sleep, right? "
When Ye Xiaotian returned to the mansion, Luo Daheng was waiting in the living room. Luo Daheng will be a father, and he has been in a stalemate with his father recently. A series of things have made him mature a lot, and he looks calmer than before. Unless he gets carried away when he is particularly happy, he will not be surprised at ordinary times.
As soon as he saw Ye Xiaotian, the tycoon jumped up from his chair and said with a smile: "Brother, you are back!"
When Ye Xiaotian saw him squeezed out of the chair, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "Big tycoon, if you continue to gain weight like this, you can become the magistrate of Tongren."
Luo Daheng was stunned, and wondered: "Can you become a magistrate if you grow fat?"
Ye Xiaotian smiled and said: "That's not true, it's just that the prefect of Tongren is extremely fat, two times fatter than you, every time you stand up from the chair, you have to be pulled out by two people, I see you getting fatter, There is also this trend."
Luo Daheng couldn't help but also laughed, and said: "I really rarely meet people who are fatter than me. Hu County is too small and it is difficult to continue to expand. My younger brother is planning to move the main store to Tongren. By then I really want to meet this fat magistrate. By the way, what's the big brother asking me to come?"
Ye Xiaotian's face turned serious, and he said: "Tomorrow Xu Boyi will gather the chiefs of the various tribes to hold a ceremony of changing customs. How is your contact with the two young village masters, Gao and Li? Don't make any mistakes at the critical moment!"
Luo Daheng said: "Brother don't worry, my younger brother has contacted them a long time ago, Gao Ya and Li Bohao, those two boys, naturally have one heart with elder brother."
Ye Xiaotian said: "But now the masters are the masters of the house, but the two village masters, Gao and Li, in their identities, will not consider things according to their personal temperament, but will only proceed from the interests of their own village."
Luo Daheng smiled and said: "What benefits can the surnamed Xu give them? The two villages of Gaoli and Li have received your great kindness, and the two village owners have expressed that they will cooperate with you wholeheartedly. Contact them again."
Ye Xiaotian nodded and said: "Be careful, there is no big mistake, you have to keep an eye on it!"
Xu Boyi's residence is next to the Qi Mansion, and the return journey is the closest. Xu Boyi came out of the palace of the imperial envoy, and after a short walk, he arrived at his mansion. He sat down on the grand master's chair and let out a tired breath. He had been making arrangements all day, and he didn't feel anything in front of the imperial envoy, but only now did he feel back pain, as if his whole body had fallen apart.
A pair of soft hands rested gently on his shoulders, and massaged him skillfully. Xu Boyi didn't look back, just closed his eyes and relaxed his body.
Mrs. Qi Qi gently massaged his shoulders. After a long while, Xu Boyi said slowly: "Hua Qingfeng and Ye Xiaotian will not give up easily. Especially Ye Xiaotian, this disaster, because of leading the canal to save the drought, has nothing to do with Gao Li Liangzhai has a close relationship, and if you want to transfer him away to prevent him from causing trouble, have you made arrangements?"
Mrs. Qi Qi gave a soft "um", leaned softly on his body, kissed him lightly on the forehead, and said softly: "Since you ordered me, the concubine has started to take care of it, and the time is fixed." Tomorrow, Ye Xiaotian must be transferred away, and it is best to let him die in the mountains, so as to fulfill the wish of the slave family!" When it came to the end, Madam Qi Qi's voice was already filled with deep-seated hatred.
Xu Boyi laughed softly, he gently wrapped his arms around Madam Qi Qi's soft waist, but gradually tightened his big hands on her plump buttocks, and said with a smile: "Why, you still miss Qi Mu?"
Mrs. Qi Qi was so painful and numb by him, but she didn't dare to show it, she just smiled coquettishly: "I'm already yours, do you still want to drink the jealousy of that dead ghost?"
Xu Boyi smiled and said: "If you belong to me, you can only miss me, even if you are a dead ghost, you can't."
Mrs. Qi Qi lowered her head, and said softly: "Yes, I remember it!"
Xu Boyi put his hand on Mrs. Qi Qi's shoulder, pressed down lightly, and said: "Master is tired, serve me!"
Madam Qi Qi squatted down gently, lifted his robe, and buried her head in his crotch. Xu Boyi's eyes seemed to be burning with two ghostly will-o'-the-wisps, and he said in a low voice, "This time, I will definitely defeat him!" As he spoke, he pushed forward with all his strength, and there was a muffled groan from his crotch, as if begging for mercy. sound.