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Chapter 96 Li Yunrui: No, for Ye Zheng
Ye Zheng's journey to his new post was very smooth. There were no blind pirates to hijack his ship, and no officials from all walks of life to present treasures or gifts. It was just... ordinary to the extreme.

This is probably the path most officials take to office.

He read and practiced calligraphy every day, played games with young ladies, and occasionally played golf.

Thankful for the era without new energy, the resources now are really good.

He used a special fishing rod that he had made in the past, selected a special kind of wood, and applied several coats of glue on it. The fishing rod, which weighed more than five kilograms, had more than a dozen lines stretched across it.

We harvested dozens of grass carps weighing more than ten kilograms, the heaviest of which weighed more than twenty kilograms. The key point is that this was not the catch of several days, but the catch of one day.

The young lady was a little tired of eating fish with pickled vegetables.

In her words, even when having sex, you can still smell the fishy smell.

How can it affect the life of couples?

He resolutely put away his fishing rod!
The young lady was considerate of him, and from then on, he would have the beauty reading with him every day, with her fragrance adding a certain charm.

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Xinyang
Imperial Villa
On the suspended corridor, Li Yunrui held the railing and looked down.

"What a beautiful scene."

A female official came hurriedly and stopped two steps away from Li Yunrui, "Your Highness, Ye Zheng will arrive in Hangzhou in another three to five days."

Li Yunrui's eyes flashed with coldness, then a smile appeared on his face again. He nodded, "Okay, call Mr. Yuan."

Not long after, Yuan Hongdao arrived, "Your Highness."

"Sir, I have an important matter to entrust to you. Please go to Jiangnan." Li Yunrui said without even looking at him.

"Jiangnan? For the three major districts?" Yuan Hongdao asked.

Li Yunrui shook his head, "No, for Ye Zheng."

"Ye Zheng, Ye Chong's second son?" Yuan Hongdao frowned.

When he was in Kyoto, he did hear that there was some entanglement between the eldest princess and Ye Zheng.

Ye Zheng also had a share of the credit for the eldest princess being driven out of Kyoto.

Li Yunrui nodded, "Sir, can you explain the duties of a judge?"

"The Tongpan is in charge of assisting the Qing army, patrolling, grain transportation, water conservancy, military farming, horse herding, prison litigation, river and sea defense, etc. There is no fixed position, and the duties vary depending on the state." Yuan Hongdao said very familiarly.

"Then, sir, what do you think the Tongpan of Hangzhou Prefecture should be responsible for?"

"Hangzhou Prefecture, now... no, the former Hangzhou Prefecture Tongpan is also a student of Lin Ruofu. Yuan does have some knowledge of him. He should be in charge of the army, water conservancy, military farms, taxes, grain transportation, prisons, lawsuits, and river and sea defense. If there are any changes, Yuan will not know."

Li Yunrui smiled with satisfaction, nodded slightly, and continued to ask, "Sir, do you think the duties of the Tongpan and other government offices overlap?"

"Of course, but... Your Highness, the Tongpan is only an assistant official. In fact, he is the governor of a prefecture. He can report directly to Your Majesty. It may not be smooth to make trouble for his job." Yuan Hongdao didn't know what Li Yunrui was thinking, so he nodded and expressed his refusal in a tactful way.

What is a Tongpan?
Any decree that the prefect wanted to issue had to be signed by the Tongpan.

The greatest role... Your Majesty’s ears report to God!
He had heard of Ye Zheng, a martial arts genius, very brave, and had some political talent. Most importantly, his great uncle was the grandmaster Ye Liuyun, who lived in Jiangnan. With his status, it was not easy for him to provoke such a person.

"Are you worried about Ye Liuyun?" Li Yunrui revealed what he was thinking.

Yuan Hongdao was stunned for a moment, then he cupped his hands and praised, "Your Highness has a sharp eye."

He admitted it frankly.

This is human nature.

Who would want to provoke a grandmaster?
"Don't worry, Ye Liuyun will never attack you." Li Yunrui said.

A thousand thoughts suddenly raced through Yuan Hongdao's mind.

This means...she has the ability to command Ye Liuyun?
"In that case, it's up to your Highness to command." Yuan Hongdao felt that this was an opportunity, so he agreed.

"Sir, do you think that this arrangement of water conservancy and river transportation, river and sea defense and pirates is feasible?" Li Yunrui's tone was light, full of murderous intent.

Yuan Hongdao didn't quite believe that the princess didn't understand the duties of the officials in Daqing, and she didn't explain it clearly, so it was hard to figure it out!

"Your Highness, we can do something about river and sea defense and pirates. Water conservancy... the Tongpan is in charge of water conservancy, including water diversion for irrigation and drinking water within the territory. River transportation... strengthening embankments to resist floods, repairing rivers and building bridges, etc. The prefecture..."

He suddenly stopped and looked at Li Yunrui.

The latter raised the corner of his mouth.

Yuan Hongdao immediately understood.

After a while, Li Yunrui seemed to be in a happier mood and said, "Take your time to arrange it, don't rush, and make things difficult for him from time to time. In the end, he will be imprisoned for a serious crime and taken back to Kyoto." Yuan Hongdao bowed, "Yes, Your Highness."

When he said goodbye and was about to leave, Li Yunrui suddenly said, "I tell you not to worry about Ye Liuyun. You will know when you get to Hangzhou."

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Hangzhou Government Office
After breaking into the Hangzhou city gate and handing over the pass and documents, the people in the government office knew Ye Zheng's itinerary.

"Tongpan, I've been waiting for you for a long time." The middle-aged man who stretched out his hand and pulled Ye Zheng's arm was the prefect.

"My lord." Ye Zheng bowed politely.

"Greetings, His Excellency the Magistrate."

These are the officials such as the Tui Guan, Zhi Shi, Zhao Mo, etc., followed by all the clerks.

For all these, Ye Zheng just bowed slightly.

"President, please take your seats. The welcoming banquet has already been arranged."

It is inevitable that such banquets will be extravagant and wasteful, and a 99% chance that they come from the people's money.

And most importantly, this is a way for these officials to test the waters.

If you are willing to come, everything can be negotiated, and you can get a share of the money made later; if you are not willing to come, this official... is afraid that you will not be comfortable in your job.

Ye Zheng bowed his hands and said in a clear voice, "Mingsong, you all are so kind, I shouldn't refuse you, but there is an elder from my clan living here, and since I have paid my respects to you, I should just go and pay my respects to the elder."

Tang Qianlu's expression darkened, and he said sternly, "It's time to pay a visit to the elders. Why don't you wait until the judge has finished paying his respects, and then come to the banquet."

"I'm afraid that the elders will stay for dinner, and I'm even more afraid that you will wait for a long time."

"Mingsir, everyone, I will invite you to a banquet and have fun tomorrow. Is that okay?"

Ye Zheng’s attitude.

The expression is a bit vague.

Tang Qianlu could guess a few ideas, but it was not easy to confront the grand master.

"Well, let's wait for the wine from the judge." Tang Qian Lu Yi expressed his opinion.

Why don't the rest of you follow suit?

"My Lord, walk slowly~"

Under the gazes of the government officials, Ye Zheng bowed and got on the carriage.

The carriage moved slowly along the ancient blue brick road.

Outside the carriage house, there are white walls, green tiles, and horse-head walls, and everything in sight is Jiangnan.

"It's indeed unique." Fan Ruoruo slowly lowered the curtain and said with emotion.

Ye Zheng nodded.

He doesn't have a deep understanding of architecture.

Beauty is beautiful.

If you don't want to exaggerate, he really can't do it.

Copying poems...Yes!

The carriage went into the south of the city, passed through several alleys, and stopped at the entrance of an alley.

Ye Zheng helped the young lady out of the carriage.

Two maids followed with two boxes in their arms, while the rest stayed behind to look after the carriage and luggage.

Not far away, there is a small courtyard.

The courtyard seemed to be quite old and no one took care of it, so it looked a bit shabby.

Ye Zheng knocked on the door.

"Enter."

Fortunately, my uncle did not go out today.

(End of this chapter)