Chapter 146 Finally gone!

When Yu Shouguan followed the Jinyiwei into Yaoyuan County, he saw the willows, painted bridges, green curtains, and shabby houses lining the streets, and even the scale of the brothels in the county were much larger than those in other counties.

When Yu Shouguan saw this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that his junior fellow student in the academy was truly an amazing person!
When they arrived at the military camp, Ou Zanghua and his officers had already prepared everything.

The person who came to read the imperial edict this time was Wei Bin, the eunuch in charge of the Silijian. After Liu Jin's death, Wei Bin, one of the Eight Tigers, took over the Silijian.

Lu Fang had already returned to the capital. Judging from the time, Lu Fang arrived at the palace just as Wei Bin had left.

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: Ou Zanghua, the editor of the Imperial Academy and the deputy censor of Jiangxi Province, is generous, kind, gentle, respectful, and able to convince people with reason. He has put down the rebellion of Yao Yuan, devoted himself to the court, and made the people live and work in peace. I am pleased with him and promote him to the position of Minister of the Honglu Temple. I hope you will be upright and conscientious in your duties."

"The Poyang Lake navy collapsed at the sight of the enemy. The general neglected his duty and was afraid of fighting. I order Ou Zanghua, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, to take over the Poyang Lake navy and reorganize the military affairs. I decree this!"

"I accept your order. Long live the emperor!"

Ou Zanghua took the imperial edict in a daze. The Minister of Honglu Temple was equivalent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in later generations. How could he have deserved such a position?
At this moment, Ou Zanghua had only one sentence in his mind: he had reached the peak of his life.

Will I be able to lie flat from now on?

Seeing Ou Zanghua in a daze, Wei Bin reminded him, "Sir Ou, please hand over your work as soon as possible, and then go with me to Poyang Lake to take over the navy. Don't let Qiao Zhongyou get away!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister Wei, for the reminder." Ou Zanghua came back to his senses and immediately thanked Wei Bin.

Wei Bin smiled. No wonder Lu Fang spoke so highly of Ou Tanhua. He was indeed a kind and approachable man.

After arranging Wei Bin's accommodation, Ou Zanghua met Yu Shouguan.

The senior from Shigu Academy looked at his junior who had been promoted to the position of Junior Nine Ministers, and bowed with sincere admiration, saying, "I am Yu Shouguan, thank you Lord Ou for your advice."

"Brother Yu, don't waste your time!" Ou Zanghua pulled Yu Shouguan towards the central army camp: "You don't even know how long I have been waiting for you."

"Lord Ou, this is against etiquette." Yu Shouguan said with a wry smile.

"This is called special handling of special matters!"

As he said that, Ou Zanghua pushed Yu Shouguan into his seat, handed him a meter-thick land deed document, and stuffed the county magistrate's seal into his hand: "Brother Yu, work overtime today."

"No. I just arrived in Yaoyuan today!" Yu Shou said in shock as he looked at the thick document.

"I know, but you also saw that Wei Zhongxiang is still waiting for me!" Ou Zanghua spread his hands and suggested helplessly: "How about you go and talk to Wei Zhongxiang and let him rest for two more days?"

"It's just a stamp, it's no big deal." Yu Shouguan immediately sat up straight, picked up the deed and started stamping it.

Ou Zanghua sat aside and explained to Yu Shouguan the origins of these land deeds and some of the current situations in the county.

Yu Shouguan was doing two things at once, stamping the seal and listening at the same time.

"I will take Wang Chenger away, and Wang Haoba, Yin Yongshi, and Hong Ruiqi will stay in Yaoyuan County. Wang Haoba is thoughtful and tactful, and can be trusted. Yin Yongshi and Hong Ruiqi are simple and brave, and Wang Haoba can control them."

"Yaoyuan County had a lot of work to do. I formulated some policies to encourage people to learn agriculture and sericulture, and to reform the county school and community school."

"I have negotiated with the surrounding counties of Anren, Yugan and Leping, and we can share what we have."

Neither of them left the military camp that night. When they felt sleepy, they lay down and took a nap, and then continued their conversation when they woke up.

Zuo Lengchan also guarded the two of them for a whole night. After everything was explained clearly, it was already dawn.

Ou Zanghua exhaled, washed up simply, then looked at Yu Shouguan and said, "I will stay in Poyang County for a while. If you have any trouble, you can send someone to find me."

"Thank you for your teachings, Lord Ou!" Yu Shouguan stood up and bowed to Ou Zanghua. "Then I'll leave this to you, Brother Yu!" Ou Zanghua smiled and stood up and walked out of the central army camp.

Wang Chenger had already changed into a thousand-householder outfit and was sitting at the entrance to the camp. When he saw Ou Zanghua and Zuo Lengchan coming out, he bowed and asked, "Sir Ou, can we start now?"

Ou Zanghua's eyes fixed, and he said, "Pull up the camp, and march out with all your troops!"

"Yes!"

As the army set out, the people of Yaoyuan County also received the news. They came to the outside of the county and watched the military camp being dismantled bit by bit. Then rows of soldiers stood still and began to move following the dragon flag.

The people stood on both sides of the road. They were silent at first, but then they started to talk, and their voices gradually became louder:
"Are you leaving now?"

"Yeah. Why did you leave?"

"Will you come back in the future?"

"Master Ou, please stay here for a while longer!"

"Yes, Master Ou! One year, two years, three years, anything is fine!"

Ou Zanghua sat in the carriage, listening to the noises outside with a very calm expression. He was thinking about what strange things he would encounter after arriving in Poyang County.

Behind the army were Wei Bin's Jinyiwei. He also heard the discussions outside and couldn't help but lift the curtain to take a look. The expressions of these people were indeed full of reluctance.

Wei Bin was a little surprised. It had only been two months since Ou Zanghua led his troops into Yaoyuan County, but the people already remembered and loved him. It seemed that this Ou Tanhua was even more sincere than what was written in the memorials!
Ou Zanghua's relatives were placed at the end of the team and were specially protected by experts.

Qu Feiyan sat in the car, listening to the shouts outside, and said happily to Liu Qing: "Sister Qingqing, listen, a lot of people like the young master!"

Liu Qing smiled gently. Whether in Anren County or Yaoyuan County, she could feel the people's love for her husband. Many people loved her husband as well and were full of respect for her, Mrs. Ou.

Among the general public, the happiest people were the gentry from the surrounding counties. After learning that Ou Zanghua had finally passed away, everyone couldn't help but drink two glasses of wine early in the morning to celebrate.

This kid is really stubborn and even made up a legend about a fallen girl. Those of them who have read books know that Lord Ou is deliberately trying to disgust them, so they naturally don't believe it.

There is something about the goddess of Luohua Cave who chooses a husband every hundred years and leads the men around her into the cave. If they pass the goddess's assessment, they can become the goddess' husband. If they fail the assessment, they will become extremely weak, uncomfortable with the light, and be plagued by bad luck. Only by doing good deeds can they get rid of bad luck.

Even though it was such an outrageous story, those uneducated peasants believed it wholeheartedly.

Because when they came out of the cave, they were extremely weak and couldn't feel comfortable seeing the light. The first two were proven to be effective, so the last one naturally couldn't be false.

In this regard, the gentry wanted to tell them that no matter who it was, if they went hungry for three days without seeing the sun, they would become extremely weak and would not feel comfortable seeing the light.

Now the cave is surrounded by smoke, which is caused by the peasants burning incense.

It is understandable to pray for peace and health, but praying for marriage is a bit too much.

As for the new magistrate?
Those young people have nine ways to pull the other party into their camp.

Those divided fields will soon return to their hands.

But before he finished drinking the wine, he heard that Ou Zanghua had actually become the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Suddenly, the group of gentry could not help smashing their wine glasses and bursting into foul language.
　There is a legend about the girl who fell into the cave in western Hunan. According to the legend, there were some unmarried girls in the tribe who had not found a man to spend their lives with at the right age. They became like wandering in the world, with a complexion as bright as peach blossoms and eyes as bright as stars. According to local sayings, this was the will of the cave god (the person who was doomed), and no one dared to touch the forbidden food of the cave god. The villagers and their families selected an auspicious day and sent her into the cave to offer her to the cave god for marriage.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)