The southern border is remote and has always been a place of exile. The prefect and county magistrate here are already extraordinary officials.

The magistrate of Huizhou, the magistrate of Haifeng and other local officials lined up to greet each other in a relatively flat place near the harbor. On the periphery of the ceremonial guards, there were also many gentry accompanying the ceremonial guards and watching the lively people. Seeing the ceremonial guards, Zhao Xingde dismounted and walked. The magistrate Chen Kegang and the magistrate Zheng Yan quickly came forward to meet them.

"I was born in Huizhou magistrate Chen Kegang," Chen Kegang held the etiquette of his subordinates and bowed, "Add to Lord Zhao."

"Wuchang Hou Huzhu came," Zheng Yan also bowed and said, "How lucky is Huizhou to be like this?"

Zhao Xingde bowed and smiled, "Two masters, Zhao is ashamed."

He has become very familiar with these polite officialdoms. Zhao Xingde is well-known. Whenever he goes south, the local officials will summon local gentry and scholars to visit the port in person. Wherever Zhao Xingde passes, every word and deed are talked about, and the master is proud to have entertained the Marquis of Wuchang once. The navy wants to eliminate bandits, and the cooperation of various prefectures, counties and localities is indispensable. Therefore, Zhao Xingde does not avoid suspicion and makes friends with these local officials with all his heart.

The officers such as Zhou He, Feng Mi were above the prefectures and counties, and Zhao Xingde also introduced them to the two of them one by one.

Everyone started to greet each other, and then they realized that Chen Kegang was the disciple of Prime Minister Chen Dong, so they held the etiquette of Zhao Xingde as a junior.

Guangnan Road is a place where Chen Dong worked hard to manage. When the case was exposed, many Qingliu family were exiled to Lingnan, and many of them had been rushing to offer sacrifices under Chen Dong's disciples. However, as the saying goes, the law is not easily passed on, Chen Dong chose disciples very strictly, and there were still not many disciples like Chen Kegang. Chen Kegang seemed to be smart and capable, and Zhao Xingde couldn't help but wonder why Chen Dong didn't transfer him to Ezhou to help. Many Qingliu scholars were exiled to Lingnan, and since then, the court had immigrated to the South China Sea. He had only heard of it. Chen Dong was busy with all kinds of things in Ezhou, and he had never talked about much about the situation in the south.

"Mr. Chen said that the Prime Minister's disciples are not shortcuts in Zhongnan, but they have to go through more training to avoid the public's expectations. Therefore, except for two or three of us, who followed their mentors, the rest were in Guangnan Prefecture and County, and even in the Nanhai Reclamation Area." Chen Kegang sighed, "I'm not hiding that Mr. Zhao, I was harmed by traitors and exiled to Lingnan. When I first came here, I saw that the land here was humid, the Han people and barbarians lived in mixed with insects and snakes, and the human nature was light, and I didn't know how to dress, rituals and music. I dreamed of returning to Zhongzhou. However, over the years, I have seen with my own eyes that there are more and more immigrants in Zhongzhou, the population grew, the land was cultivated, and the rituals and music education have also achieved results. I was a little reluctant to leave here."

"What Mr. Chen said is," Zheng Yan nodded and sighed, "If it were time to go, the miasma in Lingnan would be a happy land." He suddenly remembered something and smiled, "The subordinates responded to the order and collected some goods from the county for the navy, such as tea, bacon, rice, cassava, etc. Although it was not expensive, it was just for Lord Zhao. If the navy went to Guangzhou and bought these things, the price would be 30% more expensive." Haifeng County had a large household registration and the granaries were not abundant, so Zheng Yan was only recruiting goods on behalf of the navy, rather than investing in rewarding the army. Chen Kegang and Zheng Yan came to pay their respects. Apart from the grand ceremony, they did not prepare any valuable gifts. The only things given to Zhao Xingde himself were only local products in Lingnan.

"Thank you, Lord Zheng, for your concern." Zhao Xingde nodded and asked, "I wonder how the court's grand ceremony is going?"

When he saw that Chen Kegang was Chen Dong's disciple, he must have been paying close attention to the news in Ezhou. As expected, he asked the right question. Chen Dong did not forget these close confidants who were far away in Lingnan. Chen Kegang would receive reports from Ezhou every day. According to reports, during the period when Zhao Xingde was on the sea, the great ceremony was progressing very smoothly. The public opinion changed the era of the era, which represented the people of the world to recognize Zhao Qi's true status again. Hou Huanyin, the political affairs officer of the minister, was sentenced to abandoning the land and misleading the people, and was removed from his official position. He was detained for fifteen years and was detained. The Ministry of Rites would establish a provincial courtyard to detain criminals like Hou Huanyin.

The court and prefectures and counties made great concessions, and the public agreement decided to elect another deputy school government in each state. From then on, two school government officials took turns to Beijing, one in the capital and the other in the state. In this way, it would not delay local affairs or delay the public discussion of major events in the court. However, the school government in each state also modified the plan of the court. In order to avoid the two school government officials and mutually constraining and misleading major events, the law stipulates that the two school government officials were not elected separately, but were elected by the provincial government officials. If the two had conflicts, they could only resign together, and the provincial government officials elected two school government officials who could work together.

The most concerned issue of the court was the prime minister's recommendation. After coercion and inducement, the academic and political leaders finally agreed not to directly elect the prime minister, but instead elected a "supreme wise man" from each state school, and the wise man elected the prime minister. The wise man is only a representative of the intention of the state school. The academic and political officials and the court ordered officials not to serve as "supreme wise man". In addition, the academic and political leaders no longer elected the ministers of the prime minister alone, but it was also clear that one person could not serve as the prime minister for more than ten years, and the academic and political leaders would also elect the censor and the minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The minister, like the other five ministers of the ministers, were appointed by the prime minister. In general, in this round of rebalancing of power, the central government of the court was slightly better. Although the academic and political leaders retained the power to impeach the prime minister, the situation of Hou Huanyin and Chen Dong competing for the throne to buy the academic and political man in order to compete for the throne will also alleviate.

Chen Kegang smiled and said, "From now on, the constraints and restraints of the center will be greatly reduced, and Mr. Chen can also let go of his work."

Zheng Yan also nodded and agreed: "Only by improving internal affairs can the court be able to use troops outside, recover Hebei, and continue the cause of the Northern Expedition."

The two of them were undoubtedly on the side of the imperial center. Zhao Xingde was not only Chen Dong's friend, but also used troops to quell the rebellion of the students in Ezhou's academic career. These officials who supported the imperial center all had a good impression of him. After the Ezhou Incident, many people felt that Zhao Xingde was decisive and could take on major tasks. This man was both civil and military, had military achievements and prestige. If he could prepare for the position and succeed as the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty after Chen Dong, the three towns of Hebei Road in Jingdong would naturally return to the court, and a great victory in the northern expedition in the future would be expected. However, Zhao Xingde was sent to the Nanhai Navy. In the eyes of many people, this was undoubtedly a disguised exile. It was intentional that Zhao Xingde did not enter the center.

Local officials who were once demoted in Lingnan and Nanhai were particularly sympathetic to Zhao Xingde.

After the prefectures and county schools elected local officials, the status of local pastors and guards was not inferior to that of the capital, and they even had a faint resistance. Although Zhao Xingde was appointed as the general of the left guard and was appointed as the Marquis of Wuchang, he could not force the local officials to go out of the city to welcome him. However, according to Chen Kegang, if Zhao Xingde was willing to abandon the ship on land in the Guangnan two routes, the local officials would definitely go out of the city to welcome him ten miles and send him ten miles. Some people might even wait at the border of the prefectures and counties before sending him to the border. As the journey went on, the gifts sent by officials from all over the country were really to be loaded with a large ship. Seeing that Zhao Xingde was disbelief, Chen Kegang smiled and promised that what Zheng Yan said was true.

"Kill Zhao like this," Zhao Xingde shook his head and smiled, "People's words are terrifying, and they are the governor of the navy, so they can't go by land."

"Mr. Zhao," Zheng Yan said in a strange tone, "You have great achievements, what can you do to be worthy of?"

Before Zheng Yan became an official, he liked to read Zhao Xingde's book the most. This time, Zhao Xingde was demoted to the Nanhai Navy. Zheng Yan felt quite aggrieved by him. He thought that the court was so arrogant, wouldn't he be afraid that the heroes of the world would be disappointed? Today, when he met Zhao Xingde, just like Mr. Zhao he imagined in the past, he felt like he was bathing in spring breeze. In commanding the navy's job, Zhao Xingde not only did not have resentment, but instead did his best to do his job conscientiously. Compared with the situation of fighting for power and profit in the court, Zheng Yan only felt that God was unfair, but as the imperial official, he acted in moderation. Even if Zhao Xingde was different from the top and bottom, if he told this truth, wouldn't Zhao Xingde feel that he was a villain who was competing with the dragon and the phoenix?

"Sir, are joking." Zhao Xingde shook his head, "Zhao, a reckless man, did something by chance. He is famous, but he doesn't think he is much smarter than others." He sighed and smiled, "To consolidate the coastal defense, Zhao originally wanted to write books for the two adults, but he didn't want the two adults to come here in person, but it was just right."

Zhao Xingde explained the location of the Daxingshan Fort. Chen Kegang and Zheng Yan nodded and said seriously, "The navy will destroy Haikou, it is easy to behead, but it is difficult to prevent harassment. If all prefectures and counties want to ensure safety, they must lock their doors. The coast of the Song Dynasty is long, and the whereabouts of pirates can be sieged at will. This is a trend of turning against the enemy as the main force. Now, we can build the fortress as the stronghold, look at the tower and watch the sea, boats as the tentacles, and then communicate with each other with the smoke of beacons. As long as the traces of pirates are found in one place, they will immediately respond to all directions, either set up a net to wait for the enemy or defend the enemy outside the door. We are the main force, the enemy is the guest, the gate is strict, and the leisure is waiting for labor, so the pirates cannot take advantage of the situation."

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In Ezhou, the second major ceremony has entered its final stage.

All issues have been reached, and three days later will be the day of oath. During this period, the Ministry of Rites was nervous and now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The Ministry of Justice borrowed Fan Changheng, a clerk from the Ministry of Rites, tried his best to inquire about the news that was unfavorable to the court every day, racked his brains to write secret reports, but it did not attract the attention of the big figures above. As the matters of the big rituals were settled, Fan Changheng was also transferred back to the Ministry of Rites.

For some reason, Fan Changheng was a little disappointed. He had just slept on the first day and had not had time to eat soup and tea on the road, so he hurried to the Ministry of Justice to serve as an acquaintance. He met his acquaintance Qin Sheng. "Changheng, where have you been these days?" Qin Sheng winked and smiled, "You should have been to capture the Jiangyang thief?" In fact, the people from the Ministry of Justice were secretly transferred away by the Ministry of Rites to listen. After a little careful investigation, they could find out that Qin Sheng was a clerk from his ancestors and knew these things. The reason why he said this was just a joke with Fan Changheng.

After Fan Changheng rolled his eyes, Qin Sheng asked mysteriously again: "Do you know the details of this big event this morning?"

"What big thing happened?" Fan Changheng asked in confusion, feeling a little inexplicably excited.

"Impeachment." Qin Sheng looked around and lowered his voice, "It was spread everywhere early in the morning. Lu Xuezheng of Chuzhou gathered more than 50 academic officials to jointly impeach Mr. Chen. You have helped the Ministry of Rites for so many days, but haven't heard any rumors?" He smiled and said without a smile, "Master Fan, why are you pretending to be in front of your brothers?"
Chapter completed!