After a few days passed peacefully, people began to go out.

Some patrolling military officials can still be seen on the streets, still reading out orders repeatedly.

Sure enough, things are different. Military officials have been replaced at the gate of the city. Their attitude is not gentle. They no longer ask for money, and they no longer go out of their way to embarrass people coming in and out. The inspection is just stricter. If you can't prove your identity, you won't be able to leave the city.

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The farmers were the first to leave the city. They still had crops.

Next came some bold merchants, who plucked up the courage to reopen the market and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make more money.

Yecheng recovered little by little and returned to its normal state little by little.

It was at this time that Kou Liu finally led his army to Yecheng.

Kou Liu rode his war horse and looked at Yecheng in the distance with mixed feelings in his heart.

When he was living a hard life in Cheng'an, he never thought that such a day would come.

Some order has been restored inside and outside the city, and just like in the past, everyone is struggling for life.

The farmer was still busy on the barren land, watching the soldiers passing by, trembling with fear. However, his own hunger and the children at home defeated this fear, so he pretended that he had not seen anything and gave up.

I thought of escaping and continued to work hard.

The woodcutter in the distance was carrying a heavy load of firewood. When he saw the oncoming army, he was so frightened that he crouched aside.

It wasn't until these people gradually disappeared into the distance that the woodcutter stood up tremblingly, chanting the names of various gods and Buddhas, thanking himself for today's luck, and picked up the heavy firewood without daring to walk too hastily.

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The two armies finally joined forces.

Gao Mai stepped forward to greet them with a smile, and they all returned to the Yecheng magistrate's office.

Without much refusal, Hu Changcan took the upper seat without hesitation, and Gao Mai and Kou Liu sat on either side of him.

"All the governors, governors, and unqualified officials in the north have been sent to Pingcheng. The only ones sent are the officials from the Qing capital."

"Liu, you will start catching people and send them to Pingcheng together."

Hu Changcan looked at Kou Liu, who hurriedly stood up, took the order, and then asked: "Mr. Hu, what should we do with the many important ministers in the court?"

"Where is the imperial court here?"

"Sent to Dahangtai, North Road for trial."

"only."

Kou Liu walked out quickly. Kou Liu was not responsible for government affairs, he was only responsible for arresting people and killing people.

Yecheng is no exception. When it comes to people-eating ghosts, Yecheng ranks very high. Those famous villains from all over the world are all unknowns in Yecheng.

This is where the real big ghost lives.

Kou Liu had a kind smile on his face, holding the handle of the knife firmly in his hand, smiling proudly.

Gao Mai watched the other party leave and asked with some concern: "General Kou won't kill too many people, right?"

"I heard that he beat the governor Gao Ji in Dingzhou. Is this true??"

"Fake."

Gao Mai breathed a sigh of relief, "Let me just say, how could a person like General Kou do something like beating up the princes and kings? They are all just rumors."

"I did it."

Hu Changcan said calmly.

Gao Ma made a sound and looked at Hu Changcan in shock, "You hit me? Why?"

"If you are disrespectful on the stage, humiliate the general, and humiliate the soldiers of the three armies, I will punish you with twenty lashes for the crime of gross disrespect."

Gao Mai was stunned for a long time.

Hu Changcan said seriously: "Ye City is full of evil spirits. It would be better to let the bandits kill more."

"This time we set out from Sizhou and successively pacified the states and counties north of the river. Except for Bingzhou, the rest are all under the control of the general."

"This is similar to what Zu Jue and others predicted. Zu Jue even made arrangements with the officials in the Qing capital, as if he could predict the future."

Gao Mai narrowed his eyes. Of course he didn't believe the lies of the prophet. He asked: "Does Mr. Hu think that the emperor's outing has something to do with Zu Jue?"

"I think Zhao Yanshen and Zu Jue are in the same group."

Gao Mai's eyes widened, "Is Zhao Yanshen a member of the general?"

"No, I just suspect that he is from Zu Jue."

"Zu Jue secretly colluded with Zhao Yanshen? I remember that the relationship between Zhao Yanshen and Zu Jue was very bad."

"Zhao Yanshen used to be extra cautious. He refused to show his face no matter what happened. He never treated officials with intimacy and never neglected his duties."

"But since Zu Jue began to gain power in the North, Zhao Yanshen suddenly became more active. I felt something was wrong about Gao Rui."

"Zhao Yanshen cherishes his feathers very much, why did he deal with Gao Rui for Hu Changren??"

"If he had to choose between Hu Changren and Gao Rui, would he still choose Hu Changren?"

"Later on, Hu Changren's appointment, from the governorship of the ten northern states to the promotion to general, and even the Daxingtai of Beidao, none of these matters had anything to do with Zhao Yanshen, and many things were even detrimental to him, yet he actually

You can still do it, why?”

"The last thing is to take the emperor out this time and go to Jinyang."

"He didn't let Duan Shao send troops, didn't let the south send people to respond, and didn't make any plans to defend the city. He didn't even think about letting Duan Shao come over, but wanted to go there himself."

"Let go of the entire Qing Dynasty, and force the two forces with many differences into Jinyang."

"In my opinion, it is definitely not a good idea for the emperor to come to Jinyang. The emperor today is not the original Emperor Xiaozhao, and the people in Jinyang are not the same nobles as before."

Gao Mai listened very carefully and waited until the other party finished speaking before he nodded, "If Mr. Hu said this, then many things can be explained clearly."

"Zu Jue can see through the temple's ideas every time and can even prepare in advance."

"Is it all because someone in the temple is secretly helping him?"

"Zhao Yanshen is the best at saving lives, but he has repeatedly opposed the general because he defected to Zu Jue very early?"

The absurd and disorderly things that happened in the past few months were connected in Gao Mai's mind. Are Zu Jue and Zhao Yanshen?

Seeing the solemn look on Gao Mai's face, Hu Changcan said again: "Don't worry too much about these."

"These are just my guesses. In any case, it has nothing to do with us."

Hu Changcan's eyes looked at Gao Mai much softer, "I have already reported to the general, requesting that you be appointed Yin of the Qing capital."

"ah??"

Gao Mai was even more shocked than when he heard Hu Changcan beating Gao Ji.

"Shall I be the Yin of the Qing Dynasty?"

"But I never did"

Gao Mai was subconsciously afraid. Qingdu refers to the capital area, and Qingdu Yin is the governor of the capital area, but his status is higher than all the governors.

Thinking of his age and qualifications, Gao Mai suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Hu Changcan laughed, "Don't worry too much. Qingdu is just a name now. The situation here is complicated and it's hard to leave it to anyone else. You are just right."

"Besides, you boy is different from other clans. There is no shortage of wise men in the Daqi clan, but most of them have obvious shortcomings. But you are the only one who has good abilities, a stable character, neither arrogant nor arrogant, neither humble nor overbearing, nor too weak.

Not too tough.”

"I think you will be very promising in the future. Perhaps you are more suitable than Gao Jun to serve as the prime minister to govern the world."

"Prime Minister"

Gao Mai's eyes widened. Gao Mai had great ambitions and had thought of doing great things, but being the prime minister of the world was still slightly beyond his ambition.

Hu Changcan was very optimistic about this young prince.

"Being a governor is not that difficult, you don't have to be afraid."

"In the future, your subordinates will no longer be the losers they are now. There may be evil people, but mediocre people will be rare."

"I can teach you how to govern Qingdu well."

"Please inform Mr. Hu!"

Hu Changcan said seriously: "If you want to govern this place from now on, don't keep an eye on the people, don't keep an eye on the petty officials, just keep an eye on those high officials."

"The purpose of the governor is to investigate one party, not to govern one party. Governance matters can be handled by a few orders from Qingdu. You only need to keep an eye on them and prevent them from doing evil or violating the rules. As long as you can

If you keep an eye on them, they will be able to keep an eye on their subordinates, then you, the governor, will be successful."

"While you are young, look more, stare more, and ask more questions, and you will be like an evil ghost, haunting these high officials, making them restless, making them feel that everything they do is being watched, and making them dare not act recklessly.

Let them not dare to indulge their subordinates."

Gao Mai rubbed his hands, feeling a little excited.

"Should governors be appointed everywhere?"
To be continued...