Chapter 3216: Court situation

Zhou Man and Bai Erlang shook their heads together, "No news received."

Tang He: "Qingzhou has made a lot of achievements in the past two years. Not to mention the salt transported out of Qingzhou by the Salt Transportation Department every year, the Longchi Wharf and the popularity of new rice seeds alone are enough for Guo Governor to be promoted."

"However, although Qingzhou has developed well, it is still far behind the capital. Otherwise, Wang Rong would not have disliked it as a lower state and refused to take office." Tang He said: "Since he has the opportunity to return to the capital, he will naturally return to the capital.

good."

Zhou Man thought about it, "This is a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster. Judging from his response in the past few days, he has done his best and helped Changshou County a lot. He has fulfilled his responsibilities as governor. Why should he be afraid of my senior brother?"

Your book?"

Tang He smiled broadly, "You think I am a fair person, but some people don't think so."

Zhou Man sighed, "It seems that Governor Guo has a misunderstanding about Senior Brother, how about I explain it to you?"

Tang He nodded with deep understanding, "But you don't have to say anything for us. You probably don't know that he was dismissed from his post in the early years because of my father's involvement with him."

Zhou Man's eyes widened.

"Oh, by the way, the vacancy vacated in the capital this time is the position of right minister of the Ministry of Industry. He was involved in a case of embezzlement of Jiangning river embankment repair funds. This case was supervised by me."

Tang He shook his head and sighed: "This vacancy has been vacant for more than two years, and now there is news that someone is to be selected. It seems that Your Majesty has already decided on the candidate. Since Governor Guo thinks it is him, he must have got the exact news."

"Guo Cheng is this person," Tang He shook his head and said, "He doesn't have any other big problems. He just loves money very much and is not a gentleman, so the way to get money is not appropriate. He must think that we, father and son, will prevent him from returning to Beijing.

, so you are avoiding me."

Zhou Man asked curiously: "Will Senior Brother Tang stop him from returning to Beijing?"

"Why am I preventing him from returning to the capital?" Tang He smiled, "As far as I know, the position of right minister of the Ministry of Industry was my father's quota. It is better for such a person to stay in the capital than to stay in the local area.

good."

He shook his head and said: "At the feet of the emperor, under the noses of the ministers, with so many censors staring at him, he is greedy, but his greed is limited."

"It's different in the local area. The governor of a state can almost cover the sky with one hand." Tang He looked at Zhou Man, "I think Bai Shan's life has not been so easy in the past few years.

?Even if he has a background and the princess and Bai Er are here, some due etiquette must be fulfilled."

Zhou Man thought for a while and then said: "It's okay. In addition to being greedy for money, Governor Guo is also afraid of death. Every year on his birthday and some major festivals, we give him mostly medicines, and he is very happy to receive them."

Tang He: "...Medicine?"

"Yes, I make all kinds of patent medicines, but most of the medicines I give him are maintenance medicines, such as Ginseng Yangrong Pills and the like," Zhou Man said, "Although they are not cheap, I made them myself.

, it saves a lot more money than buying all kinds of precious gifts outside.”

Tang He looked at her blankly and gave her a thumbs up for a while, "That's awesome."

Zhou Man chuckled, "I also learned something today. It turns out that people like Governor Guo should be kept under my nose, but..."

"But what?"

"But, isn't a person like Governor Guo considered a sycophant? If he is placed in the capital, wouldn't he be worried about confusing His Majesty?"

Tang He: "Your Majesty knows his true nature, and he is not a fool now. Even if he likes to listen to nice words, he will not do things stupidly. The princes in the court are not just decorations."

Zhou Man nodded, "So it's certain that Governor Guo will return to Beijing?"

Tang He: "It's probably the same as ten."

"Then who will be the next governor?" What Zhou Man is most concerned about is this. Both she and Bai Shan have to deal with the governor's office, especially Bai Shan, whose immediate superior is the governor.

Tang He touched his chin and said: "There are many people vying for this position. I don't know who your Majesty prefers. You also know that when I am away from home, news always lags behind."

Zhou Man: "...much better than us, and we don't know anything yet."

Tang He waved his hand nonchalantly and said: "That means the position of Qingzhou governor has not been decided, otherwise the prince will definitely tell you."

Tang He paused and then said: "His Majesty decreed that the emperor's eldest grandson be canonized. Do you know about this?"

Zhou Man and Bai Erlang nodded together, "I know, we even went to a restaurant to celebrate together that day."

Tang He: "...Your Majesty conferred the title of the emperor's eldest grandson. What are you celebrating?"

"That's Mingda's nephew. It's a good thing, so why not celebrate it?"

Tang He raised his head and said, "I mean, your Majesty has conferred the title of the emperor's eldest grandson, and the crown prince's succession is a certainty. Unless the crown prince rebels, there will be no more changes. All officials will try their best to assist the crown prince in order to stabilize the government.

As far as I know, the prince now handles more than half of the state affairs every day."

Zhou Man and Bai Erlang nodded together and continued to look at him, "What then?"

Tang He couldn't hold back, raised his hand and patted Zhou Man on the head, "And since you and Bai Shan are from the crown prince, you can actually have a say in the selection of Qingzhou governor."

Zhou Man covered his head and whispered: "We are actually His Majesty's people."

Tang He glanced at her, "Chang Bo and I naturally know that you and Bai Shan were moved forward by the situation. However, since you cured the prince's illness and obtained the emperor's grandson, you entered the Chongwen Pavilion many times.

Help the Crown Prince fight against Prince Gong; Bai Shan will accompany the Crown Prince to read the book again, and you will be firmly branded with the imprint of the East Palace."

"You will both be prosperous and suffer losses," he said, "Chang Bo and I didn't mention it before. First, because of your common sense. If something happens to the prince in the future, even if you can't escape unscathed, you will be less implicated; second, you will be less involved;

Come on, you were young at that time, so you just need to study hard and do your errands well."

"But now that the dust has settled, if you are still outside, it is equivalent to pushing away the braised pork that is reaching your mouth," Tang He lowered his voice and said, "Do you know how many people are surrounding the East Palace now?

Do you want to show your face in front of the prince?"

Bai Erlang clapped his hands and lowered his voice: "I understand, Senior Brother Tang, do you want Bai Shan to be the governor of Qingzhou?"

Tang He: "...You really dare to think that, I don't even dare to think so. He is now the seventh-rank county magistrate, and he wants to be the fourth-rank governor of the prince. Do you believe that all the officials in the court first participated in his treacherous slander?

What I am saying is that you can express your opinions on the candidates for the governor of Qingzhou and choose the one who is most beneficial to you."

"You are the prince's people, and the prince has always valued you. The prince will probably adopt your suggestions."

Zhou Man touched his chin and started thinking, and after a long time he said, "Actually, I really want to let nature take its course, but I don't know what Bai Shan thinks. I'll ask him later."

There was no need for Zhou Man to ask, because Bai Shan was opening the letter from the prince at this time. He was the candidate for the new governor and wanted to ask Bai Shan for his advice.

By the time Zhou Man finally finished the disaster relief work and returned to Beihai County with Bai Erlang and Tang He, his letter had been sent for two days.
Chapter completed!