The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

And now, Zheng Zhi is like this.

The promotion of official positions in the Tang Dynasty is not determined by your seniority, nor is it determined by your merits, but by the people in the entire court.

Who you are and who you are not depends on whether you are useful or not, whether you can be used and other factors.

Even if the emperor Li Shimin wanted to separate Zheng Zhi and promote him to a certain prefecture to be a governor, he would definitely be hit back by the court officials.

The position of governor is the chief official of a state, and basically he can intervene in everything, and others like him can only be assistant officials. When the governor is not around, he will only exercise the post of governor.

Of course, they can do such things as Shangzuo. This is also for the purpose of supervision. It can't be that the chief officials of a state are the same.

"Return to the county, you are the governor appointed by the holy majesty. It is up to the county to decide the matter of benefiting the state. I am just a special post, so I dare not say anything casually." Zheng Zhi is a fine man, Hearing Zhong Wen's question, he immediately began to probe.

"Let's be honest, there's nothing you can't say. In the future, most of the affairs of Lizhou will be in your hands. I don't have so much time to deal with them." Zhong Wen's mind is not on the governor, but still monasticism.

However, Zhong Wen also understood Zheng Zhi's form of temptation.

It's just that everyone is an old acquaintance, so it's better to speak bluntly, so as to save a little more time to come out, otherwise, the matter of Lizhou is really in his hands, and it will probably be messed up again.

"Marquis of the county, this is not good." Hearing Zhong Wen's words, Zheng Zhi was obviously ready to let go, which made him very puzzled.

Governor of Yizhou, if you don't hold such a big power in your own hands, do you really want to share it with yourself?Zheng Zhi was really confused.

"Let's talk about it, we are all old acquaintances." Zhong Wen couldn't stand these official words, so he directly pointed out the key points.

"Yes, the county lord, at present, all the yamen in Lizhou are short of people. The most important thing at the moment is to select officials. The meaning of the sage is to let the county lords choose officials by themselves, and report to them when the time comes. But now , I have few scholars in Lizhou, so there are probably not many people available for the selection of officials."

Zheng Zhi heard what Zhong Wen said so much, so he didn't try any more, and directly explained the affairs of the various government offices in Qili Prefecture.

"Then let's choose the officials first. Tomorrow, you will make a list for me. List all the officials and officials who are lacking, and how many are missing, as well as some candidates in your mind. Let's discuss it."

At this time, Zhong Wen has also begun to enter the role, and even started to use the forms he used in his previous life.

There is a form and a form, which is clear at a glance, and you can check it when the time comes. Isn’t it more convenient? As for whether Zheng Zhi understands the form, Zhong Wen will not point it out for the time being. As for the ability to work, you have to hide it. How should I say it? , He is also a governor.

Afterwards, the two discussed the most important matters in Lizhou at the moment, and these important matters basically revolved around the officials.

On the other hand, they were not in a hurry, even the original governor He Zheng and Zhong Wen didn't bother to ask, they were all locked in the prison anyway, no one dared to do anything at this time.

That night, the two brothers and sisters were arranged to live in Zheng Biejia's mansion, and as for the next day, they would definitely go to live in the governor's mansion.

"Brother, what are you doing today?" After waking up in the morning, the brother and sister finished their morning exercises, and Xiao Hua began to ask Zhong Wen.

"I have something to do today. I'll send you to your grandmother's house in Ercun in a while. I may have to stay here in Lizhou for a few days. You should stay at your grandmother's house. It just so happens that you can also be with Xiaoying and the others. Play." Zhong Wen responded.

There must be a lot of things going on in Lizhou. It would be inconvenient for me to bring Xiaohua to work, so Zhong Wen thought, send Xiaohua to the second village, at least Xiaohua also has a playmate.

"Brother, I want to follow you. It's in Lizhou. I don't want to go to Ercun." Xiaohua doesn't want to go to Ercun. She thinks that playing in a city like Lizhou is better than Ercun.

"You, you, forget it, then you can follow." Zhong Wen was also helpless, reaching out to touch Xiao Hua's head.

Not long afterward, after Zheng Zhi came over, he took Zhong Wen and his brother and sister to the government office.

As soon as the three of them entered the government office of Lizhou, Zheng Zhi began to make a fuss. Moreover, the officials who he passed on to the counties yesterday basically rushed to Lizhou from the counties.

When the new governor arrives, the imperial decree needs to be announced, the ceremony is very important, otherwise, he would not have sent people to the counties in such a hurry yesterday to inform those officials.

Moreover, some of these officials are still a little far away, and they must arrive this morning, otherwise, the fruit will not be so delicious.

When the new governor arrives, if you, a small county magistrate, dare not come, then you will be dismissed. If you don't give face, who would dare to use you?

Therefore, all the officials in the seven counties under the jurisdiction of Lizhou have basically arrived, and those who have not arrived are all locked up in prisons.

The procedure of the ceremony was so simple that Zheng Zhi couldn't believe the new governor in front of him.

Zhong Wen just took the imperial decree and read it out, and handed the imperial decree to all the officials present. It was not the so-called grand ceremony before, and even the handover of official seals was as simple as possible. Free from all.

"You are all officials from the various counties and government offices in Lizhou. Although I, Zhong Wen, was temporarily appointed to be the governor of Lizhou, in the future, I need everyone to work together to build Lizhou."

"Today's Lizhou lacks too many officials. The first and foremost thing is to select officials. You have read the imperial decree. I think everyone understands it. Today, everyone will be listed together with Zheng Biejia. Print out the list of officials, and we will discuss how to choose after a while."

"The second most important thing is that you list out the details of the personnel, clans, merchants, farmers, etc. belonging to each county. I will use it when the time comes, and it will be completed within three months."

"The third most important thing, come here, let me take down the people from the Commanding Army Mansion."

The new official took office with three fires, Zhong Wen did not have three fires, and only one fire was prepared for the time being, and this fire was to burn the Tongjun Mansion in Lizhou.

Following Zhong Wen's order, all the yamen's servants had already rushed over, and directly took down dozens of officials in the commanding army's mansion, from the commanding army to the officials, not a single one was lost.

"Why do you take me down? I am the commander of the commanding army. You have no right to take me down. Only the Holy One has the right to do so. You are a governor, why dare you take me down."

At this time, the Commander of the Commander's Mansion was stunned by Zhong Wen's hand, and when everyone was knelt down on the ground under the custody of several yamen, they still didn't forget to shout loudly.

"Didn't you read the imperial decree? I have the right to govern the Commander's Mansion, even if you are the Commander, so what?" Zhong Wen looked at the Commander with dislike for a long time.

He didn't dare to do anything a few months ago because the governor didn't have this power, and it was also related to the government soldiers of this state. Now, with the governor's authority in hand, there is no need to worry about anything.

"Zheng Zhi, check, I will strictly investigate the entire Military Commander's Mansion. I will take down all those who are related to He Zheng and the others. As for those who are not related, I will keep them temporarily."

Zhong Wen's action was prepared after discussing with Zheng Zhi, and it could be regarded as the first fire of Zhong Wen's new governor, and it was these people from He Zheng's original line that were fired.

And as soon as Zhong Wen's words fell, the dozens of people in the Commanding Army Mansion basically shut up. They had already read the imperial decree, and of course they knew that this new governor possessed that power. Moreover, they I also know that this new governor is a county lord, a county lord who kills people like hemp.

don't shut up?

Waiting to die?They were horribly dead.

And the other officials were also shocked by Zhong Wen's hand.

Fortunately, they have already been investigated. There must be problems, but they are only minor problems. Moreover, as long as they have nothing to do with the people of He Zheng's family, Zheng Zhi basically turns a blind eye.

Who made Lizhou unavailable at this time? If someone was available, Zheng Zhi might have already started. As long as it wasn't for his Zheng Zhi's people, Zheng Zhi would not dare to let him be out of control.

"Okay, let's all get busy. Where are the civil servants? Prepare paper and ink." Zheng Zhi watched Zhong Wen leave with his little sister, and quickly shouted to the officials.

Everyone has to get busy. Selecting officials is one thing, and thoroughly investigating the military mansion is another thing. Next, it is estimated that the new governor will have many political orders.

Shangguan moved his mouth, Xiaguan broke his leg, this sentence can not be exaggerated in any era.

Chapter 3 inspects the counties to find out the bottom line

At this time, Zhong Wen did not stay in the government office. As for the place where the governor lived, according to the normal state capital, it must be behind the government office.

However, He Zheng, the former governor, did not take the usual path. Apart from having a place to live in this mansion, he also set up a mansion in Lizhou City.

Therefore, Zhong Wen took his little sister and left the mansion directly, not to the back of the mansion, but to He Zheng's original mansion.

Moreover, that mansion has already been sealed up and belongs to the Lizhou government office. Of course, as long as Zhong Wen wants it, it must belong to Zhong Wen.

"Lead the way ahead, to the original mansion of He Zheng." Zhong Wen gave instructions to a small official, raised his legs and followed.

"Brother, when did you become the governor of Lizhou?" Xiao Hua started to follow Zhong Wen into the government office, but she was so confused by what happened just now.

She really didn't understand why her brother suddenly became the governor of Lizhou again?

"This is the imperial edict, you can see for yourself." Zhong Wen directly threw the imperial edict in his hand to Xiao Hua, he was too lazy to talk about it.

Xiao Hua took the imperial decree that Zhong Wen handed to her, spread it out, and began to check it word by word.

"Ah, brother, are you really the governor of Lizhou? Why did the emperor appoint you as governor? Why didn't you tell me when you were at home? If my parents knew about it, they would be so happy."

After Xiaohua checked the imperial decree, she immediately jumped three feet high, waving the imperial decree excitedly, and she was so happy that she didn't know how to describe it.

"Okay, don't be so excited. You can be the governor. There are so many counties in Lizhou. If you want to manage them, there will be constant troubles. Also, don't spread this matter around, understand?"

Zhong Wen hurriedly pulled the girl back, so as not to keep her mouth shut and spread the word everywhere.

Originally, someone else must be happy to be the governor, but for Zhong Wen, he should try to keep a low profile, otherwise, there will always be some criticism.

"Brother, I got it." After Xiaohua was pulled back, she quickly shut up.

However, Xiao Hua's heart was extremely happy, even happier than when Yuan Zi thought she was the younger sister of the county lord.

This is the governor, but she has power, as long as she says something casually, I am the governor's younger sister, and no one will dare to do it again after thinking about it.

As for Xiaohua's little expression, Zhong Wen basically ignored it.

Zhong Wen didn't take this little coquettish girl to heart at all. Anyway, this girl was like that. I guess what he said just now was for nothing.

Following the guidance of the official, the two brothers and sisters came to He Zheng's original mansion, but the mansion had already been sealed.

Immediately afterwards, Zhong Wen walked over, stretched out his hand to tear the seal, and the seal was torn off.

"Go to Zheng Zhi and ask him to send some people over to help me tidy up this mansion and add some things along the way. From now on, this will be my mansion."

After Zhong Wen confessed to the official, he opened the door and went into the mansion.

As for whether to buy this mansion or what to do, Zhong Wen didn't need to think about it at all. The county marquis didn't have a mansion, but now it was in front of his eyes. Fortunately, this place will be called the county marquis' mansion in the future.

"Brother, this place is so big, can I live here in the future?" After Xiaohua entered the mansion, her eyesight was not enough.

This is a mansion she has never seen before. It is much larger than that mansion. Moreover, there are so many rooms that it can be said that it was completely designed and built according to the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River.

There are forests and trees, flowers and grass, towers and pavilions. Of course, there is no shortage of gardens, and there is no shortage of pools where fish can be raised, and they are not small.

According to Zhong Wen's estimate, this mansion is not less than ten acres of land, which is surprisingly large. It is not a governor's mansion at all, but a small garden.

"From now on, this is the County Marquis's Mansion, of course you can live here." Zhong Wen looked at the empty mansion and was very satisfied.

It's okay to be dissatisfied, such a big mansion, no matter what, you have to get it into your own hands, otherwise, the status of county marquis will be lost.

After a few days, Zhong Wen didn't go to the government office to do business at all, and was busy disposing of the County Marquis Mansion that now belongs to him.

A lot of things have been added, and a lot of things have been replaced. Although there are some original things, a lot of them have been destroyed.

As for the servants, Zhong Wen didn't have any for the time being. It is estimated that some servants may need to be hired in the future.

As for the matter of servants, Zhong Wen didn't think much about it for the time being. There are not many people who can believe it, and only the Taoists of Longquan Temple and some of their family members, plus his own family and his grandmother's family, so it can be used and trusted. Yes, that's all.

As for taking over the family and grandmother's house, Zhong Wen will not.

Zhong Wen is very clear about what kind of person his father and mother are. It is best to stay in Longquan Village. As for his grandmother's family, he will definitely go to Tagou Village to help him guard his fief.

Therefore, it is up to Zhong Wen to choose the servants in the mansion. Furthermore, it is impossible for Zhong Wen to stay in Lizhou City for a long time, it is just an extra place to stay.

In a few days, the selection of officials in the government office and the investigation of the personnel in the commanding army's mansion have long since come to an end.

But today, Zhong Wen came to the government office and began to issue various files to approve the selected officials.

As for who it is, what kind of ability it has, and what kind of relationship it has, Zhong Wen doesn't care about it for the time being. People with problems will always be exposed.

"Zheng Zhi, recently, the affairs of this government office are under your jurisdiction, and I need to leave for a while." After Zhong Wen signed and issued all the files, he said to Zheng Zhi who was on the side.

"Inspector, if you don't come to this government office every day to run errands, I don't have anyone to report to, Inspector, if you have anything, you can hand it over to the people below. "After Zheng Zhi heard about it, although he was happy in his heart, he was still as usual, and he was polite, which can be regarded as the style of a fine official.

"You have been in charge of Lizhou's affairs for several months, and you still need to report to me. I don't understand anything. With you here, I can rest assured. Besides, I have my own affairs to deal with, so that's it." Zhong After Wen got up, he pointed to the file on the case table, then lifted his legs and left.

Zheng Zhi wished that Zhong Wen would not come to this government office. These days, the power of the governor has made him feel refreshed.

If Zhong Wen was like He Zheng before, Zheng Zhi would probably hit a wall.

"Little sister, let's go, today I will take you to the grandmother's house in the second village. Recently, I have something to leave Lizhou temporarily, and go to other counties for a walk. You can't follow me anymore." Back to the county Zhong Wen from the Hou's Mansion helped Xiao Hua start packing some commonly used things, and explained to Xiao Hua.

"Brother, can't I go? I'm not afraid of getting tired, can you let me go and have a look too." Xiaohua seemed like a good-for-nothing person, and wanted to run out when she had the opportunity.

In the past few days, being in the County Marquis's Mansion every day has bored her to the core. This time, no matter what, she must seize this opportunity and follow Zhong Wen to visit other places.

"There are seven counties under the jurisdiction of Lizhou. In addition to Miantu County, there are six other counties. If you really want to follow me, you can't complain along the way. Otherwise, I will send you back when the time comes. go home."

Zhong Wen, the pet-sister madman, went online, so he could only casually confess a few words to Xiao Hua.

"Brother is the best, brother, I'll clean it up, you go and pack your things." After receiving the response, Xiao Hua jumped over, hugged Zhong Wen and kissed her, then packed her things by herself.

Just like that, the two brothers and sisters left the County Marquis Mansion, rode a donkey together, left Lizhou City, and headed west of the city.

With the departure of Zhong Wen's brothers and sisters, someone naturally reported to Zheng Zhi, besides, the new governor, who doesn't know the officials and servants in the current Lizhou City, if you really don't know, then you might be ruined Moldy.

"To the west of the city? To his fiefdom?" After Zheng Zhi got the report, he thought about where Zhong Wen was going.

To be able to go to the west of the city, according to Zheng Zhi's conjecture, it is nothing more than going to Tagou Village, otherwise, what can a governor do?

Afterwards, Zheng Zhi stopped paying attention to Zhong Wen, as long as he didn't make troubles, anyway, Lizhou's affairs had already been messed up by Zhong Wen, and if it continued, Lizhou might be over.

At this time, Zhong Wen, after arriving at Jialing River, directly hired a boat, headed downstream of Jialing River, and then diverted to Baishui, heading straight for Jinggu County.

Jinggu County is located in Shazhou Town, Qingchuan County, where Zhong Wen lived in his previous life. On this trip, Zhong Wen went directly from Baishui to Jinggu County.

This was the first stop of Zhong Wen's inspection. There were no officials or government officials to accompany him. There were only Zhong Wen's brother and sister, plus a donkey.

The inspection, of course, is a private visit by Weibo. If it really is the action of the governor, the movement must be very big, and you may not be able to see the problem.

It was not until noon on the second day that the ship arrived at Jinggu County.

Although Jinggu is not far from Lizhou City, the boat is very slow, going down the river is fast, but going upstream is laborious and time-consuming.

Fortunately, Zhong Wen asked Zheng Zhi for ten gold pancakes and some copper coins, otherwise, the boatman might not be willing to take this trip.