Chapter 1217 Returning Home in Glory, the County Magistrate Welcomes Him

The next day.

Su Mingzhe took the imperial edict and went to the Shaofu to meet Fusu, thank him for his recommendation, and say goodbye.

The governor of Daqin County had a silver seal and a blue ribbon, and his rank was two thousand stones.

In the county, except for the county magistrate, the supervising censor and the county lieutenant, all other officials, big and small, and even those with titles below the rank of "Five Great Officials", can be decided by his single word.

This is the true frontier governor.

Su Mingzhe was naturally very satisfied with this.

On the contrary, Fusu felt a little embarrassed when facing Su Mingzhe's resignation:
"Sir, you have great talent, but now you have to live in a small county. Fusu is ashamed!"

"You are too polite, sir. I am so happy that Su Song can return home in glory!"

Su Mingzhe first expressed that he had no complaints, let alone resentment, and then said seriously:

"This time when I return to Sacheon County, Su Song will do his best to implement what I said to you a few days ago. No matter what the results are, I will report them to you on time!"

"Thank you for your hard work, sir!"

Fusu smiled with relief when he saw that Su Mingzhe had not forgotten his original intention.

He is not like a talented person like Su Mingzhe who is disloyal.

When Su Mingzhe left, Fusu was so happy that he gave him a lot of gifts, including thirty slaves, twenty elite warriors, ten retainers who were proficient in Qin laws and arithmetic, one hundred pieces of brocade, one hundred pieces of silk, ten pairs of jade disks, one hundred kilograms of gold, one thousand kilograms of silver, one thousand kilograms of pure gold, etc.

Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, 'gold' was the golden gold of later generations, 'platinum' was silver, and 'red gold' was copper.

Due to the difficulty in mining and smelting metals, whether it is gold, platinum, or red gold, they are all extremely rare.

As the Shaofuqing who was in charge of money, Fusu naturally had no shortage of money.

However, giving so much at once is still a great gift.

The reason for giving Su Mingzhe such a valuable gift was, on the one hand, to win over people's hearts, and on the other hand, to place some people there.

After all, anyone who has studied the art of ruling knows that the principle of "trust those you employ, and don't employ those you don't trust" is not inconsistent with "always be on guard against others."

Late May.

After Su Mingzhe got the seal and official robe, he led everyone on the journey back to Pei County.

Different from the dusty look when I came here.

On the way back, Cao Wushang and Zhou Bo took turns holding Su Mingzhe's talisman and set off in advance to greet the officials along the way and ask them to prepare hot water and food early.

As the Zuo Shuchang and county governor, Su Mingzhe deservedly enjoyed these treatments.

Even if the censor heard about these things, he couldn't say anything.

While on the road, Su Mingzhe was not idle either.

Whenever he had free time, he would find an opportunity to talk to the slaves, retainers, and warriors, and "persuade" them to be loyal to him.

In a blink of an eye, a month passed and Si Shui was in sight.

The team's thoughts were finally unified.

There were a total of six Iron Eagle Swordsmen from the Black Ice Platform in the team. They all pledged their allegiance to Su Mingzhe and said that they would help Su Mingzhe find other Iron Eagle Swordsmen stationed in Sacheon County by the imperial court.

After eliminating the hidden danger, Su Mingzhe finally had the mind to think about his own affairs.

When leaving Pei County last year, the magistrate of Cao County acted as a matchmaker and persuaded Lu Gong to marry his three daughters to Su Mingzhe in exchange for Su Mingzhe's escort labor.

We had agreed at the beginning that I would be back in four to five months at the latest, so I would be able to come back and get married in May or June.

As a result, he was temporarily drafted into the army. Although he wrote a letter to his family, he broke the promise after all, and he didn't know how the Lu family would react.

Fortunately, although he failed to keep the promise this time, he did not waste his time. He went to the border and upgraded his title by three levels, and also got a position as a county governor.

I believe that after the Lu family knows the details, they will not pursue the issue of breaking the appointment.

Boom, boom, boom!

Su Mingzhe was drinking wine accompanied by sisters Yu Shu and Yu Rong. When he heard the noise outside the window, he put down his glass and asked calmly:

"what's up?"

Cao Wushang stood at the window and reported in a low voice: "Master, Zhou Bo just sent someone to report that the master personally drove a boat to meet you in Hexi!"

"My eldest brother has come to Shanfu County?"

When Su Mingzhe heard this, he immediately got off the carriage.

Cao Wushang quickly led Su Mingzhe to the ferry, and sure enough, he saw Su Da personally driving the boat over.

Su Mingzhe hurriedly took a few quick steps, with a happy look on his face, and said with a smile:
"Brother, why did you come here in person?"

When Su Da saw his brother, he also laughed and said:

"Not only me, but also the county governor, county lieutenant, county chancellor, and thirty-four county magistrates of Sacheon County are here! However, they can't cross the river, so they can only wait for you on the east side of the river!"

Without waiting for the ferry to stop, Su Da jumped to the shore, walked to his brother and asked anxiously:
"Second brother, they all say that you are now the left minister and have been appointed as the governor of Sacheon County by the court. Is that true?"

"It's indeed true!"

Su Mingzhe didn't expect that someone had already passed the news back before he arrived in Sacheon County.

However, this is also a good thing. Even if I can’t give everyone a surprise, it can give everyone some time to buffer.

Su Mingzhe took out the imperial edict and seal and showed them to Su Da.

After Su Da confirmed that everything was correct, he happily pulled Su Mingzhe and kowtowed several times towards the ancestral grave of his parents in Hedong.

"Brother, since the county magistrate and the others are waiting, let's not waste time!"

Seeing that Su Da looked excited, Su Mingzhe was afraid that he would ask more questions, so he pulled him directly onto the boat.

As for the others, they, their luggage and horses had to wait patiently for the next batch of ships to arrive.

With Su Da personally steering the boat, it was as fast as an arrow and arrived at the east bank of Si Shui in just half an hour.

The Si River served as the boundary between Dang County and Sacheon County.

The former county governor, county secretary, county lieutenant, and the county magistrate of the county could only stay on the east bank of the Si River and wait for the welcome because of their responsibilities to guard the land.

The greetings were over.

Former County Magistrate Dong Yang clasped his fists and said with a smile:

"I often hear people say that a wise man's way of dealing with the world is like a needle in a bag, the tip of which is immediately visible! Su Erlang is a young hero with extraordinary talents. Now, he has only been to the border and has been strongly recommended by Prince Fusu. Your Majesty has given him a name. I am afraid that we will be left far behind in the future!"

"Liu Bang is ashamed of what you said, Governor!"

Su Mingzhe first clasped his fists humbly, then smiled and said:
"Your Excellency is going to Xianyang, and Liu Bang would like to wish you great success in advance!"

People carry people in sedan chairs.

County Magistrate Dong brought everyone to welcome Su Mingzhe, which was a way of giving face.

According to an Iron Eagle Swordsman, this County Magistrate Dong was nominally recommended by Prime Minister Li Si to be the county magistrate, but in fact he was a disciple of Confucianism and was loyal to Prince Fusu.

Now, Su Mingzhe can also be considered as a guest of Fusu, so in this sense, they are all family members.

While Su Mingzhe was chatting and laughing with County Magistrate Dong, he introduced them to the other county magistrates, county chancellors and county magistrates one by one.

After everyone got familiar with each other, the manor's housekeeper came to report that the banquet had been prepared.

Su Mingzhe immediately invited everyone to a banquet at Juxian Manor.

Naturally, no one would refuse.

After a banquet.

Su Mingzhe also knew that the reason why County Magistrate Dong came to greet him out of respect was that he actually wanted to entrust his trusted aides, such as the County Magistrate and the County Lieutenant, to Su Mingzhe.

This is to avoid the situation where a new emperor appoints new ministers.

Su Mingzhe naturally had no choice but to agree to this.

After all, in his eyes, as long as they are talented, they are his.

Since it is yours, you must make good use of it.

After the banquet, Su Mingzhe and County Magistrate Dong agreed to go to the County Magistrate’s office tomorrow to take over and then send everyone away.

(End of this chapter)