Fu Shanhe

Chapter 78 Fighting
"Are you blind? You saw Lord Xu's motorcade and why didn't you come out to greet him?"

Master Hou Huaichang stepped forward and started to attack.

Having been away from the capital for such a long time, the local officials along the way showed great enthusiasm, and many of them went ten miles outside the city to greet him.

But when they arrived in Yangzhou City, they ran into trouble.

Not to mention coming out to greet them in advance, even the officers and soldiers guarding the city stood still, as if they didn't see the plaque being held high.

"What are you yelling about? You don't know any rules!
I have been guarding the city gate in the capital for so many years, and I have seen a lot of ministers, princes and nobles in the court.

I have never heard of the soldiers guarding the city going out to welcome them.

In this world, the only one who is worthy of our kneeling down to greet him is the current emperor! "

Zhou Chuanfa's voice was very loud and everyone could hear it clearly, and the scene suddenly became awkward.

Typical sneak exchange concept.

Under the feet of the emperor, everyone has to behave themselves.

The soldiers guarding the city represented the imperial power, so even if they were willing to come out to greet us, no one dared to accept them.

When you get to the local level, the situation is different.

As the imperial commissioner, Lord Xu represents the imperial power.

Although the high-level reception given by local officials may have been seen as flattery, it was generally correct.

At this time, Zhou Chuanfa was acting like a soldier, pretending not to know the rules, and as soon as he opened his mouth he compared Lord Xu with the emperor.

Ordinary people would regard such heart-piercing words as sarcasm, but it sounded completely different to Xu Wenyue.

Wanting to receive the same treatment as the emperor is extremely disrespectful.

When it comes to talking nonsense and making accusations, he is a professional. How could he not see the other party's purpose?

Arguing with a soldier guarding the city gate will only lower your own status.

If you ignore it, it will be just the nonsense of a soldier.

A strong person does not need to bother with ants.

"Enter the city!"

Xu Wenyue said without changing his expression.

Before coming, he knew that this trip would not be smooth.

The trees were planted and carefully watered by others, and when the harvest time comes, you just go and pick the peaches. It would be strange if they didn't feel resentful.

However, to get along in the officialdom, one needs to fight, grab and seize.

If he had not been this evil guy, all the Qingliu Party officials in the Huaibei and Huainan regions would have been wiped out.

There were no members of the Qingliu Party among the officials appointed by the court subsequently.

Local gentry would also cut ties with them politically for the sake of their own interests.

"Lord, they are too presumptuous, simply..."

Before Hou Huaichang could finish his words, Xu Wenyue glared at him.

"Shut up!
Didn't you hear what I said? Enter the city!"

It's getting late now. If we delay any longer, it will be time to close the city gates.

The defenders simply closed the city gate and they had to spend the night outside.

Under normal circumstances, no one would dare to lock a senior official like him outside the city.

It would be hard to say what would happen if we met those daring guys from the Wucheng Bingmasi.

The convoy moved forward slowly, and looking at the prefectural government office in front of it, Lord Xu's expression gradually became gloomy.

When we were outside the city, it was possible that the other party blocked the news and no one in the city knew about it.

He has been in the city for such a long time, even if the reaction is slow, the officials and local gentry in the city should have received the news.

So far no one has come to greet us, and there is only one explanation: someone has given us a heads-up in advance and is not allowing them to come out to greet us.

Marquis Wuyang's control over Yangzhou exceeded his expectations.

Officials' power comes not only from above, but also from below.

No matter how high his position and power as an imperial envoy is, he still needs the people below to be obedient to him.

If the people below don't do their job, they are just a decoration.

The kind of thing where someone is dragged out and beheaded because of a disagreement is just a plot in opera.

In the Dayu Dynasty, there were many procedures to follow to take down an official.

When superiors are dissatisfied with their subordinates, they will simply make things difficult for them by assigning them more dirty and tiring tasks, and they can just ignore the situation and deal with it. As long as they don't make mistakes of principle, they cannot be removed from their positions.

This is checks and balances!

Even an imperial envoy must abide by the rules.

When it came to the case of treason, Marquis Wuyang only placed the person under house arrest and did not directly order anyone to be killed.

The biggest reason why the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were hated in official circles was that they could arrest people by breaking the rules.

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"Please forgive me, sir. The people below were ignorant and actually stopped you at the door. Please forgive me.

The Marquis is holding a military meeting, please go to the back hall and take a rest!"

After hearing what the butler said, Xu Wenyue was not surprised at all.

In the power struggle, one step back means falling into the abyss.

Since we are destined to confront each other, we naturally cannot be afraid of offending others.

No one else was allowed to come out to greet them, let alone Marquis Wuyang, the leader.

"Lead the way!"

Deep down in his heart, Xu Wenyue kept reminding himself not to be angry, not to be angry!

No matter how powerful a military general is, he is still a military general after all.

In the Dayu Dynasty, governing the local area was the job of civil servants. Due to the special circumstances above, Marquis Wuyang could take charge of the affairs of Yangzhou.

With the arrival of this imperial envoy who was a civil servant, Marquis Wuyang had to hand over the administrative power of the local area.

Including the criminals detained in the city, all of them will be transferred together.

Once the transfer of power is completed, the current embarrassing situation will be gone forever.

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"Your Excellency has come a long way, but I am sorry that I failed to come out to greet you.

However, the war ahead is urgent, and I dare not delay for even a moment. I beg Elder Xu to forgive me!"

Looking at the Marquis Wuyang in front of him, who kept apologizing but had no trace of shame on his face, Xu Wenyue was speechless.

He is so shameless that he has become as shameless as those old foxes in the court.

Sure enough, everyone is making progress.

The young relative of the emperor who had no sense of existence in the past has matured after working in officialdom for seven years.

"The war is more important. I am just an old man, so you don't need to worry about me, Lord!"

The seemingly plain response is actually full of hints.

Among the several cabinet ministers, Xu Wenyue is considered young, so he naturally cannot be old.

"Don't worry about it" is even more of a joke. If one dares not to take a cabinet minister seriously, one must be extremely arrogant.

It’s almost like saying, “Stop talking nonsense, it’s time to hand over power.

I know you are unhappy, and you don't have to care about what happened before, but the power must be transferred.

If you continue to make trouble and cause trouble, it will be embarrassing for everyone!"

His confident expression made Marquis Wuyang very dissatisfied.

But the rules of the court are here.

Even if he is the king's uncle, he will be in big trouble if he breaks the rules.

"You are in your prime, so you shouldn't say such discouraging words.

Your Majesty still needs you to contribute to the country, you cannot refuse.

Commander Rong will lead the vanguard tomorrow, and I will also lead the troops the day after tomorrow. I will trouble you to take care of the affairs of Yangzhou!"

Marquis Wuyang said unhappily.

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and Yangzhou City cannot accommodate two imperial envoys either.

He did not have the ability to subdue Lord Xu, nor did he want to be inferior to others, so leaving was the best option.

This straightforward statement confused Xu Wenyue. His intuition told him that something must be wrong.

Making such a big fuss just to embarrass him is too petty.

He knew there was a problem, but he didn't know where it was, which made him very distressed.

(End of this chapter)