Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

Five days later, Prince Nuo and Princess Mier returned to Yingzhou City and the palace.

His Majesty the King summoned them both to his study alone.

Princess Mier reported her observations over the past month. "Father, Lu Suifeng, a disciple of the sage Liang Jizi, has done a lot for the county government in Yangshan County. He's leading the county's rapid development and has issued many new policies covering all aspects of life. Not only has he boosted the local economy, he's also helped establish various schools, chambers of commerce, built roads, and strengthened the military."

His Majesty the King flipped open a scroll of records and read: "The country is fortunate to have such a virtuous person. You have worked hard. Go and rest. Your father will read it carefully."

At the morning court on the second day, His Majesty the King had the stories written by Princess Mier brought to the court.

He said to Yu Shangshu: "Yu Shangshu, I later secretly sent people to investigate the matter of Yangshan County that you mentioned last time. It turns out that what you said is true. These are the records that the investigators saw and heard. Please pass them on so that everyone can see them."

Minister Yu stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise."

His Majesty the King continued, "Such a virtuous person is confined to a small county, and is somewhat overlooked. I believe we should invite him to Yingzhou to participate in state affairs and promote the overall development of our Southern Liang Kingdom. What do you think?"

Minister Yu agreed, saying, "I think it is entirely feasible."

Prime Minister Lu stepped forward and saluted. "Your Majesty, this is a small place. Even if there are deviations, it will not harm the overall interests of our country. However, if we allow him to participate in state affairs and change any policies or laws, it will affect the entire country. This is a matter of great importance. I believe that we should proceed with caution."

His Majesty the King asked, "What does the Prime Minister think?"

Prime Minister Lu said, "I think we should further examine him and let him take up his post in Baocheng Prefecture, where he can first try his luck."

His Majesty the King pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you all think?"

Ministers came forward one after another to offer their suggestions. Some even suggested transferring him directly to Yingzhou City, but the vast majority of ministers agreed with Prime Minister Lu's opinion, which was to take over a state and let Lu Xunhuan show his abilities.

Finally, after careful consideration, His Majesty the King issued three imperial edicts.

The first imperial edict was addressed to the governor of Baocheng Prefecture, promoting him to the governor of Yingzhou City, from the sixth rank to the fourth rank.

The second imperial edict was addressed to Lu Xunhuan, requiring him to depart for Baocheng immediately after receiving the edict and take up the post of the new governor of Baocheng Prefecture, enjoying the treatment of a sixth-rank official.

At the same time, he was asked to arrange the selection of a new county magistrate for Yangshan County before he left.

The third imperial edict was issued to Yangshan Lang County Magistrate, appointing him as the Tongzhi of Baocheng Prefecture to assist the new prefect, and his official rank was promoted from the seventh rank to the sixth rank.

This is equivalent to finding a helper for Lu Xunhuan, so that he won't be unable to command anyone after he goes there because he is unfamiliar with the place and has no connections.

In addition, His Majesty the King also ordered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go to Baocheng, on the one hand to take charge of the new governor, and on the other hand, to study and continue to investigate.

The king is already seventy years old and has many princes and princesses.

The Crown Prince, as the eldest son of His Majesty the King, is 52 years old and is considered an old prince.

Five days later, the imperial edict was delivered to Yangshan County. After it was read out, Lu Xunhuan suddenly became the governor of Baocheng Prefecture.

County Magistrate Lang was promoted and was going to Baocheng to be the Tongzhi.

After receiving the imperial edict, Lu Xunhuan discussed with Lang Tongzhi and promoted a more talented official in the yamen to serve as the new county magistrate.

Two days later, Lu Xunhuan, along with Mei Siya, Great Elder Yun Zhongzi, and Lang Tongzhi's family, officially left Yangshan County in a carriage.

The people in the city had already known that Master Lu was leaving, so they spontaneously organized themselves and lined the streets to see him off along the road out of the city.

The owner and his wife of Yangshan Restaurant squeezed out from the crowd, pulled Lu Xunhuan, and said many sad words with tears and snot, but they couldn't finish even after a quarter of an hour.

Lu Xun Huan didn't want them to cry anymore, so he whispered, "Stop crying, and go back to Baocheng to open a branch."

The owner and his wife of Yangshan Restaurant were waiting for these words. They immediately stopped crying and laughed, toasted, and let Lu Xunhuan go.

The carriage moved a few more steps, and the owner of Wangfuji Tailor Shop squeezed out of the crowd, holding a glass of wine and toasting Lu Xunhuan.

"Sir, our fate is destined by heaven. Without you, I wouldn't be where I am today. This is a small gift of wine as a token of my respect. I wish you great success in Baocheng."

Lu Xun Huan asked in a low voice, "Should the tailor shop be opened in Baocheng?"

The boss of Wangfuji smiled happily: "Think about it..."

The carriage moved forward a few steps, and the old maid of Yuanshenyuanqianlou blocked the road with many beautiful girls.

She bowed and said, "I bid you farewell, and I wonder if we'll meet again in this life. This glass of wine represents me, our Yuan Shen Yuan Qian Lou, the Yangshan County Chamber of Commerce, and the people of Yangshan County. I pay you my highest respects."

Lu Xun Huan looked at the huge crowd of people ahead and said, "Sister, I, the new governor, will remember your contribution to Yangshan County. If you want to develop in Baocheng, come find me."

The old lady in Yuan Shen Yuan Qian Building looked around and said, "Fortunately, the boss is not here."

Lu Xun Huan asked, "By the way, who is the boss of your Yuan Shen Yuan Qian Building?"

The old woman said, "I'll tell you when I get to Baocheng."

The people saw them off all the way. It was only a three-mile journey, but it took them more than two hours. By the time they got out of the south city gate, it was already noon.

Even outside the city, there were huge crowds of working people coming to see them off. Fortunately, Lieutenant Gao led the soldiers of the garrison battalion to form a human wall and stopped the people, which allowed the carriage to pass smoothly.

After the carriage had gone far away, the former county magistrate, now the deputy governor of Baochenglang, said with emotion, "I have lived for sixty years and have never seen such a touching scene."

His wife said, "You are not a great sage, so why would you witness such scenes? If Master Lu had not come to Yangshan County, your life would have been like that, waiting to abdicate and return home to retire."

Lang Tongzhi smiled awkwardly and said, "That's right, that's right."

Lu Xun Huan said, "Don't be so modest. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to realize my ambitions. This shows that you too have ambitions. You still hope to develop Yangshan County, rather than just occupying your position and living a lazy life, and you're not the kind of official who only cares about squandering money from the people."

Lang Tongzhi bowed and said, "Thank you for your praise, sir."

Two days later, at the Baocheng Prefecture government office, Lu Xunhuan officially took office holding the seal.

The only person he knew in the room was Lang Tongzhi, and the Great Elder Yun Zhongzi who was standing beside him as a guard.

The rest are strangers.

The prince sent by Your Majesty has just set out from Yingzhou City. If he walks slowly, it will probably take him ten or eight days to arrive.

He sat on the high platform and said, "I have got your list, but I can't match your names. Please introduce yourselves one by one."

One by one, the officials stood up, saluted him, and introduced themselves from the highest to the lowest rank.

Lu Xunhuan wrote down the names of all of them, especially the more important officials in the provincial government, such as Zhao Tongpan, Lu Sima, and so on.

After everyone finished introducing themselves, Lu Xunhuan said, "I have been taught by the sage Liang Jizi to uphold the rule of law and uphold integrity and justice. I hope that everyone will also care about the world, be concerned about the suffering of the people, be a truly good official, and contribute to the development of this state."

"It's my first day in office today, so there's not much to say. Everyone should do their job and everything should continue as usual. Just go about your business."

After everyone had left, he said to Lang Tongzhi, "We should do the same thing here as we did in Yangshan. First, call the county magistrates of all counties to Baocheng to study for half a month."

Lang Tongzhi nodded: "Okay."

Lu Xun Huan added, "As for me, I'm only temporarily serving as the governor of Baocheng Prefecture. This position will be yours in the future. You need to be more proactive in many matters, and I'll be less involved."

Lang Tongzhi was delighted but also worried when he heard this: "Sir, I have only a limited foundation here. If you leave too early, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you."

What he meant was that there were many people vying for the position of governor of the prefecture. The officials in Baocheng must have formed cliques long ago. If he didn't have enough time to lay the foundation, how would he be able to handle it after Lu Xunhuan left?

Lu Xun Huan said, "Let's do it first, and observe the rest slowly."