"I am the governor of Yangzhou, He Xiu, and his ministers from all over the four counties of Yangzhou, pay homage to His Highness." Li Ke had just walked off the boat with his feet on the dock, and He Xiu hurried forward and leaned over to worship Li Ke.

Seeing He Xiu bowing in front of him, Li Ke stepped forward and helped He Xiu up and said to He Xiu: "Governor He asked him to come up quickly. The Governor was the Tang Dynasty and worked hard for the father and emperor, and it was really not easy to stabilize the southeast."

He Xiu heard this and said modestly: "Yangzhou is an important town. The governor of Yangzhou is just trying his best to do it, for fear that he would be dereliction of duty and hurt Your Majesty's wisdom."

Li Ke smiled and said, "In the Yangzhou governance, the people live in peace and merchants enjoy their business. I have heard of it. He governor He made an indelible contribution. He governor He's words are too humble."

Li Ke first came to Yangzhou and his feet had just landed. I heard that He Xiu might be a figure in Huainan, but no matter how famous he is, how could he spread to Chang'an? It could be heard in the ears of such a noble man as Li Ke? Therefore, He Xiu knew that Li Ke's words were mostly just scene words.

Although Li Ke was young, he had heard of his name He Xiu. In front of Li Ke, He Xiu did not dare to regard him as a teenager in his teenage years.

He Xiu looked at Li Ke with a light and tentative expression, saying to Li Ke: "I know that my talent is not good at learning, so how dare I say that I live and work in peace and contentment? In the past, when I was governing Yangzhou, I was afraid that I would not do well and I was often worried and could not sleep at night. Now that the palace is down, I have your highness in charge of Yangzhou, so I feel relieved."

He Xiu has been an official in Yangzhou for several years and has a lot of power in the Yangzhou officialdom. Li Ke is a little afraid of him, but Li Ke is like this, so He Xiu is not the same. He is even more afraid of Li Ke than Li Ke is ten times more serious than Li Ke.

Li Ke was the governor of Yangzhou, while He Xiu was the governor of Yangzhou. According to the rules, the governor was in charge of the army, and the governor was in charge of the people, and they were not subordinate to each other, which was originally unrelated. But this statement was also ordinary, while Li Ke was not an ordinary minister.

Li Ke was the King of Chu, so how dare He Xiu take it lightly? In the past, the two countries had wars and chaos, and there were not many important officials in the court who were appointed as the governor of the border states and were also the governor, let alone a prince like Li Ke, who was deeply favored by the emperor.

If Li Ke really couldn't tolerate him and wanted to be the governor of Yangzhou, and if he wrote a letter to Beijing, it would be different whether he could be the governor of Yangzhou. Therefore, He Xiu's words also mean to test Li Ke. He wanted to try whether Li Ke had the intention to take power and whether he could tolerate him.

Li Ke went south like a dragon crossing the river. He was not the only one who was uneasy in his heart. When Li Ke listened to He Xiu's words, he seemed humble, but in fact he had a hidden sense of temptation. He had already guessed it.

Li Ke said to He Xiu: "Governor He is serious. Although I have served as the General of the Right Guard in the capital, I have never served as an official in the prefectures and counties, and I am not familiar with local government affairs. Governor He originated from the prefectures and is very familiar with local affairs. I have first arrived in Yangzhou and still have many unknown points to ask for advice. At that time, I hope Governor He will give me advice."

Li Ke's words were heard, and He Xiu's heart that he had originally held finally let go.

Since Li Ke said this, at least it means that he has not yet touched his intention. The reason why he hopes that he will give advice is nothing more than to tell him the difference between the current situation in Yangzhou and not to make things difficult for him.

King Li Ke of Chu was the governor of Yangzhou and went south with the stern tribute. He had already steadily over He Xiu. Although Li Ke was a newcomer and was not familiar with the place, He Xiu never thought of competing with Li Ke.

He Xiu's ancestral home is not from Yangzhou. For the powerful Yangzhou family, he is also an outsider and has no background. The only thing he occupies is the connections from all over the yamen in Yangzhou. Although connections are useful, they are sometimes very weak. How dare he not be able to get along with Li Ke on the surface?

He Xiu bowed and said, "Your Highness, you are polite. Your Highness has given you an order. With just one word, I will go to Linjiang Palace to obey the orders."

After all, there are only a few people in the world who don’t know how to advance or retreat. He Xiu heard what Li Ke meant, and his answer was also quite satisfied with Li Ke.

Although Li Ke had the intention to take over the power of Yangzhou, Li Ke was young and had insufficient background. Except for Cen Wenben, no one else had enough qualifications to serve as the governor of Yangzhou.

Instead of trying hard to remove He Xiu and replace him with someone he is not familiar with, it is better to leave He Xiu behind. At least for now, He Xiu is still quite sensible.

Li Ke smiled and said, "Since this is the case, there will be more trouble for the governor of Laohe in Yangzhou in the future."

He Xiu heard this and hurriedly replied with a smile: "Your Highness is so serious. Since I am a minister of the Tang Dynasty, I should do my best. This is my duty."

Li Ke said: "He governor He said very well. If all the officials in Yangzhou have the intention of reuniting the governor, I will be relieved."

Li Ke said, gently patting He Xiu's arm. He said this not only to Yu He Xiu, but also to officials from various prefectures and counties in Yangzhou.

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As soon as Li Keren appeared at the dock, news that the Grand Commander had arrived in Yangzhou quickly spread, and for a moment, the entire Yangzhou city seemed to have changed.

"The King of Chu who appeared on the pier today was the boy you saw in the Chuzhou tavern that day?" Jiangdu County is the capital of Yangzhou, and Jiangdu City is also the main city. In a large mansion east of Jiangdu City, Chen Yan, the head of Chuzhou Salt Walker, was standing in the main hall, staring at the salt walker who was rushing into the door, and asked.

This servant is not someone else, but his subordinate who was in a dilemma with Li Ke in the tavern. Today, he came to Yangzhou with his master Chen Yan to break up the matter.

The servant replied: "Just looking carefully just now, His Highness the King of Chu on the pier was the boy in the tavern that day."

"It's true that you can't be wrong?" asked the middle-aged man who was about 40 years old and had a majestic face in the hall.

The servant replied: "Although the villain is far away from the pier, he can still see clearly that it is not only the young man, but even the few people who were by his side that day were on the pier."

The servants had already said this, and they would not be suspicious anymore. But after they were sure, their faces became even more ugly.

The middle-aged man said to Du Yan: "So, it is undoubtedly His Highness the King of Chu who was guilty of your crime in Chuzhou that day."

Du Yan was in Chuzhou, and even the county magistrate wanted to see him, but in front of the middle-aged man, he did not dare to take advantage of him at all, but instead was a little afraid.

Du Yan was afraid that the middle-aged man would be angry, so he quickly leaned over and said, "The people below me are not good at doing well, and I have caused trouble for my brother and salt. I deserve to die."

Fortunately, although the middle-aged man looked ugly, he did not show the rage that Du Yan imagined.

The middle-aged man said to Du Yan: "The King of Chu has not attacked the spot, which means he has no intention of fighting with my salt gang. The King of Chu's intention is still unclear, so we should not act without action."

Du Yan asked, "What does brother mean?"
Chapter completed!