The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 328

Governor Hou nodded and said, "This governor also means the same thing."

"The famous local families include the Guo family, the Xu family, and the Chen family. I don't know which family the Fuyuan master should start with first?"

Xie Shen said quietly.

Governor Hou's eyes sharpened and he said, "Of course it's the Guo family."

Xie Shen secretly praised in his heart.The Guo family is the most established family in Shanxi, and touching the Guo family showed Governor Hou's attitude.In this way, those local wealthy families who want to fight against Governor Hou will have to weigh it carefully, whether it is worth dying or not.

Xie Shen coughed and said, "The Guo family's talents have withered over the past few decades, and Guo Huai, the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, is the only one in the court to take the lead. Master Fuyuan doesn't have to worry about the Guo family's revenge."

Governor Hou frowned and said, "Why, do you think that the governor chose Guo's family because of their weakness? To be honest, the situation in Shanxi is already in dire straits. If you don't take action against these people, it will not only be bad luck A place in Shanxi."

Xie Shen is sweating at that waterfall.It's really not easy to be a good person, so he could only half-jokingly said: "Whatever orders the Fuyuan Master has, the subordinate officials must follow."

"Okay!" Governor Hou said with emotion: "This Governor really did not misunderstand the person."

He paused for a while and continued: "This time, the old man is not only going to collect food from the Guo family and the Chen family, but also from the wealthy families in other prefectures. These things will naturally fall on the governments of the prefectures."

Speaking of this, Governor Hou looked at Xie Shen fixedly, as if saying that Lu'an's rich family will be left to you to pick up.

Xie Shen felt helpless.

Could it be that he acted too high-profile before, and punished two wealthy families in succession, which made this Governor Hou have the illusion that Xie Shen was a combative person who just happened to be a pawn?

"When the other prefectures arrive, I will tell you to go down, and these Shanxi rich families don't even think about running away!"

Xie Shenzhi gasped, this Governor Hou is even more ruthless than him.

The weather at the end of May was already a bit hot, Governor Hou clapped his hands, and a servant brought melons, fruits and tea.

"This is sour plum tea chilled with ice cubes, Xie Futai has a try."

Xie Shen took the teacup, took a sip and felt very refreshing.

"Master Fuyuan's iced sour plum tea tastes very delicious, and the lower officials are so happy to leave."

Governor Hou didn't take Xie Shen's joke to heart, but said indifferently: "The summer is hot, the officers and soldiers are guarding the front line, but we can live in the mansion and drink this sour plum tea. If we don't care about serving the soldiers If you fight for your breath, wouldn't you become a shameless person."

Xie Shen agreed: "Your Majesty Fuyuan is right, the generals and generals are of the same mind is the right way to fight against the enemy."

There is nothing wrong with Xie Shen saying that.

The status of the military attache in the Ming Dynasty was too low, and the commander could not hold his head up in front of the governor.

There has been a long history of civil servants suppressing military officials, not to mention that the governor already has the power to lead the military and administration, so it is absolutely no problem to say that Governor Hou is handsome.

"Commander Wang, what does Xie Futai think about that matter?"

Talking about the incident of Wang Yu rushing in to chase the Tatars not long ago, Xie Shen felt very helpless.

Anyway, Wang Yu is also an old fritter who has been guarding the border for many years. How could he be deceived so easily by the treacherous scheme of the bandit chief?

The little prince pretended to be defeated, and tempted Wang Yu to lead his army in pursuit, thereby ambushing and severely injuring the Ming army.This kind of routine should not be invisible to an old Jianghu.

"The lower official thinks there must be something hidden about this matter."

But Governor Hou snorted coldly and said: "There can be some hidden secrets. From the old man's point of view, it's Wang Yu's greed for merit and reckless advance that led to the disastrous defeat."

"It's true that Wang Yu is greedy for meritorious deeds. But has Master Fuyuan ever thought about it? Commander Wang's subordinates are all elite soldiers and strong generals, all of whom are well-trained. Even if they are ambushed, the entire army cannot be wiped out. But in the end only Wang Yu Don’t you think it’s strange that the commanding officer escaped and ascended to heaven?”

Governor Hou frowned and said, "Xie Futai means that someone is behind the scenes?"

Xie Shen nodded and said: "Your Majesty heard that Commander Wang sent a sergeant to break out of the siege for help after being ambushed, but in the end there was no reinforcements to respond, and as a result, my Ming soldiers were chased and killed by the Tatars for several miles."

"Where's the sergeant?"

"If the officer guessed correctly, this sergeant should have been silenced."

Governor Hou was silent for a long time.

He didn't ask Xie Shen how he knew the news, because it wasn't important.

Xie Shen's hypothesis explained why none of Wang Yu's soldiers came back.That's what matters.

Of course, these details of Xie Shen are also obtained from the unofficial history of later generations, and official history will not record these details.

However, after repeated scrutiny, he felt that this assumption was indeed logically tenable.

What could be more covert than killing with a borrowed knife?

No need to do it yourself, using the hands of the Tatars to kill Wang Yu is definitely what his enemies would most like to see.

But this person probably didn't expect that Wang Yu was so fateful that he survived.

"Then in the year of Yixie's residence, how should I deal with Wang Yu?"

Governor Hou was obviously a little embarrassed.

Although Xie Shen's hypothesis is very logical, there is no evidence to directly prove that Wang Yu was framed.

But someone has to be responsible for the defeat, and Wang Yu couldn't escape.

"You can ask Commander Wang to perform crimes and make meritorious deeds, and tell the Fuyuan all the colleagues who have quarrels with him."

Governor Hou was puzzled and said: "What's the use of this? Wang Yu has offended quite a few colleagues, and I can't tell who did it."

Wang Yu is the commander of the avant-garde army in Datong, a third-rank official, and among the military officers in Shanxi, only the commander of the Shanxi capital is older than him.

Xie Shen wouldn't believe it if someone among the military officers framed him.If he is not a military officer, then this person must be a civil servant.

There are only a few people who are capable of stumbling the king's command.

Hou Xun, the governor of Shanxi, can already rule it out, as long as he compares it with the list provided by Wang Yu, he can find clues.

"Your Majesty Fuyuan can hand over this matter to the subordinate officials, who will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

Xie Shen was full of confidence in this, and patted his chest in response.

Governor Hou was naturally happy, so he nodded and said: "Okay, I will let you Xie Futai take care of this matter."

"I don't know where Commander Wang is now?"

Xie Shen asked lightly.

Governor Hou snorted and said, "This fellow knew he was guilty of a serious crime, so he came directly to Taiyuan and asked the old man to lock him up, and he is now in the Taiyuan government prison."

Xie Shen was dumbfounded.

Directly detain the court's third-rank military attache?Governor Hou is too courageous.

Only at this moment did Xie Shen truly understand what it meant to be a civil servant and a military officer cheap.

Governor Hou is a third rank, and Commander Wang is also a third rank.But Governor Hou could throw the defeated Wang Yu into the prison without hesitation.

Hey, luckily I chose the right path to take the imperial examination.

The man is afraid of entering the wrong line of work, there should be no line of work that is more reliable than being a civil servant in the Ming Dynasty, right?
(End of this chapter)