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The newly appointed governor of Pingzhou, whose surname was Huang, was originally a seventh-rank censor.

The position of the Censor was lowly but powerful. A seventh-rank Censor was sent out to be a governor of a state, which was a promotion in terms of official rank. This was undoubtedly a great blessing for Censor Huang.

For Prime Minister Wang, choosing Huang Yushi to fill this fire pit was also a matter of repeated consideration. That's right, when Nanyang County actually controlled Pingzhou, the post of Pingzhou Governor was a fire pit. It is easy to imagine that the Nanyang County Lord has the final say in Pingzhou, and Lu Cong, the Liaoxi County Governor, is the actual Pingzhou Governor.

However, Prime Minister Wang could not give up, because at least he had the upper hand. After snatching the post of Pingzhou Governor, Prime Minister Wang found that no one under his command was willing to go. He had no choice but to choose Huang Yushi, who was bold and obsessed with power.

Huang Yushi set out from the capital in high spirits. He brought dozens of skilled servants with him, and played the ceremonial guard of the Pingzhou governor. At the beginning, it was relatively smooth, but when he was halfway through the journey and entered the north, there were more and more refugees and bandits on the road.

After being attacked by two groups of bandits and killing several servants, the complacent Huang Yushi began to tremble with regret and even thought of turning back immediately.

No matter how high the official position of the Pingzhou Governor is, he has to save his life to be able to serve as an official!

Unfortunately, once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Since he had already received the imperial document, no matter how dangerous the journey was, he had to bite the bullet and continue to Pingzhou.

Huang Yushi was trembling with fear, praying day and night that he would not encounter refugees again. However, what he feared came true. After entering Xiangzhou, a group of more than a thousand bandits appeared from nowhere and rushed over like locusts.

Dozens of servants were washed away and disappeared without a trace.

Huang Yushi was trampled by the bandits, bleeding from all his seven orifices. At the moment before his death, he cried out: "Prime Minister Wang has misled me!"

The bandits who attacked the imperial officials did not panic. They looted all the gold, silver and food that Censor Huang had brought with him, and fled, leaving behind dozens of horrific corpses.

This major case immediately shocked the imperial court.

The unfortunate governor of Xiangzhou immediately submitted a memorial to plead guilty. Emperor Taihe was furious and immediately ordered the Ministry of Justice to send people to investigate the case. Minister Dai of the Ministry of Justice had a sullen face and immediately summoned all the people in the Ministry of Justice to ask who was willing to go to Xiangzhou to investigate the case.

With the lesson of Censor Huang, who would dare to go to Xiangzhou? Everyone just kept their heads down and kept silent.

Minister Dai's eyes fell on Minister Tang: "Minister Tang, take someone with you."

Under the Minister of Justice were the left and right assistant ministers. Assistant Minister Tang was the left assistant minister, and the left was the highest among court officials. In other words, Assistant Minister Tang was above Assistant Minister Yang.

To Minister Tang, nothing is more important than his life. He frowned and sighed, "I should have gone there for this matter. But two days ago, I had an old illness. My knees swelled and hurt unbearably after walking a few steps. I really couldn't stand the long journey."

Minister Tang refused to go, and we couldn't ask a sixty-year-old minister of the Ministry of Justice to travel thousands of miles. So only Minister Yang could lead the Ministry of Justice to investigate the case.

Minister Dai glared at Minister Tang who refused to shirk his responsibility. Minister Tang shrank his neck and acted like a quail. In desperation, Minister Dai had to turn around and look at Minister Yang: "Minister Tang is not feeling well and should not travel. I will trouble Minister Yang."

Minister Yang did not refuse but straightened his back and accepted the offer.

On the next day, Minister Yang set out with several people from the Ministry of Justice.

When Prime Minister Wang learned about this, he was very angry. He immediately called Dai Shangshu and Tang Shilang over, pointed at Tang Shilang's nose and cursed: "Shilang Yang has been secretly flirting with Nanyang Wangfu for a long time. What can he find out if he investigates the case?" "Why don't you go? Are you afraid that Princess Nanyang will secretly kill you?"

Minister Tang thought to himself that Imperial Censor Huang was already dead, not even a complete corpse was found, isn't that enough to scare me? No one can tell whether the bandits were instructed by someone. But I can't give up my life just for the sake of your reputation, Prime Minister Wang!
You have to be born with a good fortune to enjoy wealth, honor, fame and a future.

Prime Minister Wang scolded Minister Tang and vented his anger. He then submitted a memorial to the emperor, asking him to send another person to Pingzhou as the governor.

Emperor Taihe nodded and agreed: "This matter will be decided by Prime Minister Wang."

Prime Minister Wang drew a circle in his bowl and picked Doctor Tan.

Doctor Tan had been a disciple of Prime Minister Wang for more than ten years, and had risen from a seventh-rank chief clerk to a fourth-rank doctor. A few years ago, he had made great contributions in collecting grain from Jiangnan. The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works had been ill for a long time, and Doctor Tan had been waiting eagerly for the position of Right Vice Minister!
I never thought that I would be suddenly sent to serve as the Governor of Pingzhou.

This is so unexpected and exciting.

Doctor Tan was worried and sighed in his study all night. The next morning, Doctor Tan, with blue eyes, accepted the order with gratitude. After receiving the documents from the Ministry of Personnel, he quickly packed his luggage and set off.

Who would have thought that just two days after leaving the capital, he accidentally fell off his horse and broke his leg. He could not go to Pingzhou, so he had to return to the capital to heal his leg injury.

Prime Minister Wang went to visit the Tan family in person. He found out that Tan Lang's broken leg was genuine and fair. Prime Minister Wang could do nothing but sigh inwardly and feel unlucky.

The gloating Duke of Anguo asked Prime Minister Wang in a hypocritical manner at the court meeting: "The governor of Tan injured his leg and needs to recuperate for at least half a year. During this half year, the position of governor of Pingzhou is vacant. What should we do?"

Prime Minister Wang replied expressionlessly, "Let County Magistrate Lu take charge of Pingzhou affairs first, and wait until Governor Tan's leg recovers before he can take up his post in Pingzhou."

Duke Anguo watched a good show and was in a good mood. After returning to the Duke Anguo's mansion, he smiled and said to his son Zheng Chen: "This time, Prime Minister Wang really suffered a great loss of troops and generals, which was extremely embarrassing."

Zheng Chen's face showed no joy. He looked at Duke Anguo and said slowly, "Father, Minister Yang went to Xiangzhou to investigate the case. He couldn't find out where the bandits came from. In the end, he closed the case as refugees and bandits attacking officials of the imperial court. Father, you don't think this is just a coincidence!"

Duke Anguo raised his eyebrows: "What else?"

Everyone knows that this matter is not simple, and it is most likely related to Princess Nanyang.

The Empress Dowager in the palace did not care, and the Emperor Taihe on the dragon throne said nothing. Who would investigate the matter for an insignificant Censor Huang?

Zheng Chen looked a little unhappy, and after a while he said, "Pingzhou has fallen into the hands of Jiang Shaohua. She is ambitious and wants to take over the imperial court. Father should remind the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to be more cautious."

Duke Anguo raised his eyebrows again: "Don't forget, you and I both have the surname Zheng, and we are relatives by marriage. Jiang Shaohua's surname is Jiang, and she is the Princess of the Jiang family. In the eyes of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, she is more reliable than you and me."

Zheng Chen remained silent.

Duke Anguo sighed and whispered, "Princess Nanyang is ambitious and resourceful, and she is trusted by the emperor. It is not appropriate to fall out with her." (End of this chapter)