Chapter 582: A County's Infamy
On September 11, the 11th year of Guangde, Sun Shaozong, together with his generals, inspected the military equipment of their troops.
On September 13, Liu Xianglian got married.
On the same day, a pre-war mobilization meeting chaired by He Tai, the right vice minister of the Ministry of War , was successfully held and concluded.
On September 14, the Ministry of Personnel issued a written order, officially removing Sun Shaozong from his post as governor of Shuntian Prefecture.
On the same day, Qiu Yunfei skipped his rank and took up the position of Criminal Law Supervisor, and Zhao Wuwei took over the position of Procurator.
On the same day, military equipment and supplies began to be transported to Datong Bridge Wharf and were approved and inspected by Xu Shouye and Lu Jianxing.
On September 15, the vanguard of the anti-bandit army of 1,500 people marched to Datong Bridge one after another.
On the same day, the Ministry of Revenue mobilized 27 grain ships with a capacity of 1,000 tons and loaded all the military supplies and equipment on board.
On the same day, Jia Yucun got his wish and was promoted to the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture.
September 16th is a good day to travel but not to get married.
The Datong Bridge Wharf was packed with people, with more than 30,000 people, both old and young, coming to see him off.
Except for some relatives and friends of the soldiers, the vast majority of the people came for Sun Shaozong's reputation as a good official.
Unfortunately, there has never been any such thing as "Umbrella of All People" or "Legally Loved Boots" in the capital city. In addition, the dock has been temporarily blocked, so the people just bid farewell from afar, which made Sun Shaozong miss a good opportunity to show off his acting skills.
Whether it is the troops going to war or the people spontaneously seeing them off, it is a rare scene in the capital in recent years. It should have occupied the streets and alleys for a long time.
However, this grand scene with tens of thousands of people was overshadowed by the names of three people within just a few days.
On September 20th, the court discussed rebuilding the tomb of Emperor Taizu.
Dai Quan, the eunuch in charge of the Daming Palace, was appointed as the chief supervisor, Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch in charge of the six palaces, was appointed as the deputy supervisor, and Lu Hui, the pacification envoy of the Northern Pacification Office, was appointed as the assistant manager.
When the news came out, the world was shocked.
Countless people inside and outside the court were speculating as to why the retired emperor and the emperor's confidant were demoted at the same time.
Only Sun Shaozong was enlightened after hearing the news - no wonder Dai Quan lost power but not favor, it turned out that he was used as a pawn to replace Xia Shouzhong!
It seems that when Prince Yi Zhong died, Xia Shouzhong also saw something he shouldn't have seen, but he was, after all, the confidant of the retired emperor who had been trusted for decades.
If they just silenced him and let Dai Quan go, how would the emperor agree?
That was why the emperor had to reluctantly send them both to supervise the construction of the imperial mausoleum.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong became more and more curious about the cause of Prince Yi Zhong's death.
Of course, even if we want to find out the truth, that is a matter for later.
Right now, he has no time to care about what is going on in the court...
——The long-lost dividing line——
October twenty-seventh.
Xuzhou Prefecture, Yibin County.
This place is the water gateway of Huguang, bordering rivers and lakes, with developed water transportation. It is known .
As the dock was really overcrowded, the open space in the northwest of the county town had always been the first choice for shops to temporarily store goods. Many times, the piles were higher than the city walls.
However, since October 15, the open space has been temporarily cordoned off and merchants are no longer allowed to use it - it is said that it is to be left for the imperial army to set up camp when they come south to quell the rebellion.
When the news first spread, the local people were eagerly waiting for it.
Although the rebellion at the end of July did not affect Yibin County, many victims came to Yibin County to visit relatives and friends.
Who hasn't heard the tragic scenes of the Han people in Jingxiang being slaughtered and humiliated by those mountain barbarians?
Therefore, everyone hoped that the government troops could put down the rebellion as soon as possible, so that the barbarians would not taste the sweetness and plunder again, or even come to Yibin, which was famous for its wealth.
But in the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed, and more than a hundred tents had been standing on the open ground for about eight or nine days, but the local people had already turned from their initial expectations to disgust and contempt.
As for the reason for this disgust and contempt...
Naturally, it is closely related to the rumors that have been circulating in the city recently.
According to rumors, although the soldiers from the capital were under the banner of vanguard, they were actually some incompetent young soldiers. The reason they came to Huguang this time was to follow the tens of thousands of border troops in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou and gain some merit without any cost.
Who would have thought that when they arrived in Huguang they heard that the border troops were delayed due to some issues.
Without the support of the border troops, how could these young soldiers dare to go to Wuxi to die?
Therefore, they stayed in Yibin County under the pretext of rest and refused to move forward.
They looked forward to it so much, but what they got was a bunch of cowards who are afraid of the enemy like a tiger. It would be strange if the people had any good impression of them!
Not to mention the common people, even the county magistrate of Yibin County was extremely angry about this. He went to the camp every day to urge the troops to advance, but he was repeatedly turned away.
Just after noon that day, a convoy of vehicles poured out of the Yibin County Government as usual , left the county through the north gate, and headed straight for the military camp.
However, this time, the size of the convoy was much larger than before.
Those who had been to the provincial capital and seen the world immediately noticed that this team included not only the county magistrate, but also the prefect of Xuzhou Prefecture.
Obviously, these were the reinforcements invited by the county magistrate!
After the news spread, common people followed out of the city to show their support, and surrounded the military camp, pointing and spitting at it.
When the few soldiers at the camp gate saw this scene, they naturally lost their previous dignity. When they heard that it was the prefect in person, they dared not to stop him.
He could only beg Prefect Lou to be patient while at the same time sending people to report inside.
Not long after, a general in helmet and armor came out, claiming to be Xu Shouye, the commander of the bandit-suppressing army. He respectfully invited Prefect Lou into the big tent.
Seeing this, the magistrate of Yibin was about to follow in, but unexpectedly, the prefect Lou turned around and ordered: "Magistrate Li, take people to appease the people outside first, and don't let them be instigated by the bad guys and cause any trouble."
Although County Magistrate Li wanted to borrow the prestige of the prefect to vent his anger at being turned away.
But the prefect's considerations are not unreasonable.
If the people under his rule get excited and accidentally start a quarrel with the troops in the capital, wouldn't he be the first one to suffer?
So he nodded quickly and led his men outside to maintain order.
As soon as Magistrate Li's men left, Prefect Lou immediately changed his expression and solemnly bowed to Xu Shouye and said, "General Xu, may I ask where Lord Sun is?"
"Wait a moment, Prefect Lou. I will go and invite Captain Sun out right away."
As Xu Shouye was speaking, he was about to step out of the tent when the door curtain was suddenly lifted and a tall man came in. Who else could it be but Sun Shaozong?
He bowed to the prefect Lou and said, "Prefect Lou, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
The prefect of Lou hurriedly returned the greeting and shook his head, saying, "Councilor Sun is clearly a superior, how can you call yourself a subordinate?"
Although Sun Shaozong resigned from his post as governor of Shuntian Prefecture, he still held the title of Right Councillor of Hebei Xuanfu Mission.
Although the councilor is only of the fourth rank, in a sense, he can be regarded as the superior of the prefect.
That is why Prefect Lou said this.
In short, intellectuals are troublesome. They spend a long time arguing over a title.
Finally, after much discussion, they addressed each other by their official titles, regardless of rank. Sun Shaozong then found an opportunity to ask about the real matter: "Excuse me, Prefect Lou, has the governor's office of your province sent the person I want?"
"nature."
Prefect Lou said, "The guides sent by the governor's office total eight people, and they are all waiting outside the tent for dispatch. There is also a box of mountain and river maps of the province for Councillor Sun to verify with each other."
At this point, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Councilor Sun's plan is so thorough, I think it will be a success, but now it's hard for you to bear the infamy of this county."
"No problem."
Sun Shaozong said decisively: "As the saying goes, if you want to promote someone, you must first suppress him. If you dare not bear the bad reputation of a county, how can you fight for the good reputation of the province in the future?"
