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Chapter 9 Suzhou News
When Tian Wenjing heard this, he was moved and his confidence increased greatly. With the emperor behind him, he was not afraid of anything.

The trust and sincerity of the Tenth Master made him feel that a man would die for his true friend. Given the Tenth Master's status, he could tell him so much, which showed how much he valued him.

I am just a revolutionary, but I would have no regrets even if I die, as the Tenth Master values ​​me and entrusts me with important tasks.

Li Yan did not wait for Tian Wenjing to be secretly moved, and continued to instruct: "Also, the repair of the river bank cannot be delayed. Select some strong laborers from these disaster victims and start repairing the Yellow River waterway immediately. Work instead of revitalization. Don't let them complain. If they have nothing to do after eating, they will wander around and cause new troubles."

"Yes, Master Ten, I have already started working on it. I will begin in the next few days and there will be no delay." Tian Wenjing replied respectfully.

"Tomorrow I will set off for Suzhou and Hangzhou to raise money and food, so I'll leave the affairs here to you. I have made arrangements for Longkodo, so just focus on your work and don't worry about him. I'll also leave you the Imperial Sword, so if the people below don't obey, just chop them off, and if the officials go against you, lock them up, and I'll come back to deal with them when the time comes."

Li Yan instructed that officials should not be beheaded. It was a small matter to instruct the emperor. The most important thing was that he would offend his group of petty-minded brothers, which was not worth it.

This specific incident involved Tian Wenjing and Longkodo. One was his white glove, helping him to handle disaster relief matters and offend official figures; while Longkodo was his black glove, extorting wealthy salt merchants, helping him to offend rich people and make money from them.

What about myself?
As the tenth prince of Emperor Kangxi, he was dazzled by the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan when he went there for the first time. He traveled around Suzhou and Hangzhou under the pretext of raising funds and became obsessed with beauty. Isn't it normal?

A bright pearl is covered in dust, so it should be kept under a low profile to avoid arousing the jealousy and hatred of others.

In the following days, Tian Wenjing devoted himself to disaster relief and river embankment repair, while Longkodo, under the name of imperial envoy, dealt with officials of all ranks and wealthy salt merchants in Yangzhou City. He held banquets every day and lived a life of drunkenness and debauchery!
Li Yan took a dozen guards and crossed the Yangtze River by boat and arrived in Suzhou!
Jiangnan is good, and the scenery is old.

At sunrise, the river flowers are redder than fire, and in spring, the river water is as green as blue. How can I not miss Jiangnan?
The water town in the south of the Yangtze River, with flowing water under small bridges, the soft Wu dialect, endless dreams and inexhaustible beauty! The ancient town of Suzhou is full of blue bricks and black tiles, red walls and white towers.

Li Yan took the guard commander Aldo to tour this long-famous ancient city!

Suzhou is densely populated and very prosperous. Everywhere you look, you can see the scenery and the picturesque scenery. A winding river surrounds the ancient city, and there is an ancient stone bridge on the river. The stone bridge is simple and ancient, with mossy marks on the bridge surface. The bridge deck is built of large stones and supported by two stone pillars. Passing through the bridge hole are black boats full of Jiangnan feelings.

Influenced by thousands of years of cultural heritage, Suzhou is like a hazy ink painting, like a cup of light Longjing tea, like floating clouds hanging in the sky, and like a clear stream stranded on a rock, delicate and concise.

Looking around, the flowers, trees, houses, tourists and colorful lights along the river form a colorful picture.

The exquisite beauty of the southern scenery and the rough, desolate and heroic northern land are completely different in artistic conception and feeling. Li Yan really wants to take a small boat and go down the river in the Jiangnan water town. The long corridors on both sides of the river complement each other, and the smoke from cooking rises from the white walls and black tiles, disappearing in the sunset glow. It must be a different kind of charm!

"Master Shi, I didn't expect the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River to be so beautiful. It's completely different from our north. Before I left Beijing, I thought the whole world was the same," Aldo said excitedly.

"Swish"

Li Yan unfolded the folding fan in his hand and shook it gently, pretending to be cool, and said happily: "This is my first time in Jiangnan. I didn't expect the climate here to be so suitable and the scenery so beautiful. I really like this place!"

The two of them had been playing happily for a day. Just as they returned to the inn, the guard reported that Chen Pengnian, the governor of Suzhou, had been waiting for a long time. Li Yan cleaned himself up and said, "Send him in!"

Just as he turned around, an old man in official uniform and a red hat came in, bent down and knelt down: "Suzhou Governor Chen Pengnian respectfully greets His Majesty!"

"Saints!"

Li Yan's face became serious and he said seriously.

The previous courtesy was for the emperor. After asking for his blessing, Chen Pengnian performed the etiquette of meeting his superiors: "I kowtow to the imperial envoy, the Tenth Prince, and pay my respects to Prince!"

"Master Chen, please get up!"

Li Yan sat at the top, looking at the old man in front of him.

Chen Pengnian, courtesy name Beiming, was a native of Xiangtan, Hunan. He became a Jinshi in the 30th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. He was initially appointed magistrate of Xi'an, Zhejiang Province. Last year, he was promoted to prefect of Suzhou. He was famous for his integrity and was known as "Chen Qingtian". He was one of the few good officials among all the prefects of Suzhou, so Li Yan had a very good impression of him.

"Sir Chen, I know that during your tenure, you were the top tax collector every year, and your criminal cases were clean and innocent. You have a very good reputation both in the officialdom and among the people! Even the Emperor mentioned you, saying that the ministers and officials should learn more from you."

Chen Pengnian quickly folded his hands, facing the north, and said with admiration: "This is my duty. How dare the emperor care about me and praise me so much? I am flattered. I have not done enough to benefit the people during my tenure as an official." "Master Chen, please take a seat and don't be so reserved. I just arrived yesterday and was planning to rest for two days before visiting the government office."

"I didn't expect you to find this place!" Li Yan said with a polite smile.

Chen Pengnian felt Li Yan's kindness and relaxed a lot.

I have heard for a long time that the Emperor's Tenth Prince was sent as an imperial envoy to Jiangnan. I wonder what kind of personality he has. If he is unruly, it will be difficult to serve him. These royal family members and nobles are all arrogant, especially when they leave the capital and go to other places. Without the Emperor's restraint, they are like birds out of the cage and fish into water, and they are lawless.

Who dares to manage?
Fortunately, the Tenth Prince seemed easy to get along with, and he quickly smiled and said, "We have heard that the Emperor sent the Tenth Prince as an imperial envoy to tour the south of the Yangtze River, and we are all overjoyed. When we heard that the Tenth Prince had arrived in Yangzhou, everyone wanted to come and pay him a visit. However, without receiving an order from the imperial envoy, local officials did not dare to leave their posts without permission, so they had to wait for him. When we heard that the Tenth Prince had arrived, Chen Pengnian came to pay him a visit as soon as possible. I hope the Tenth Prince will forgive me!"

"I was the one who failed to inform you and came here incognito. How can I blame you?"

"The Yellow River in Anhui burst its banks, turning thousands of miles of land into a swamp and millions of people losing their homes. We should spend every penny on disaster relief. We should save as much as possible on the red tape of official reception and farewell! This time, Yin was ordered to go to Jiangnan mainly to deal with the disaster and raise silver and grain. Lord Chen, this matter still requires your cooperation!" Li Yan said solemnly.

Chen Pengnian nodded heavily, and then said, "To be honest with you, Master Ten, since I received your imperial envoy to Jiangnan, I have mobilized the wealthy merchants and officials in Suzhou to raise funds for this purpose. A total of 500,000 taels of charity money and 400,000 dan of grain were collected and were being prepared to be shipped to Yangzhou. It happened that Master Ten came to Suzhou, so I handed it over to you for review."

After saying that, he took out an account book and a dozen silver bills from his pocket. Li Yan took them and read through them carefully.

瞧.
This honest official is different. A good horse does not need to be whipped to run fast. The task is done before he even arrives!

Li Yan nodded at Chen Pengnian and said with a smile: "No wonder the emperor often praises you, Master Chen is indeed thoughtful and careful in his work."

Chen Pengnian was modest for a while, and then heard Li Yan say: "Master Chen, I will accept this banknote. This grain is exactly the life-saving material that is in short supply in the disaster area. I would like to trouble you to organize the people in Suzhou Prefecture to transport it to Yangzhou as soon as possible to relieve the emergency in the disaster area!"

"This is Chen Pengnian's duty. Don't worry, Master Shi. This batch of grain and fodder is being loaded onto the ship and will be shipped to the disaster area immediately!" Chen Pengnian knew that he would probably have to do this himself. He couldn't let the imperial envoy and the guards do this kind of thing, so he prepared everything.

Of course, Li Yan also knew that if the imperial envoy did not come, these supplies would naturally have nothing to do with the disaster area.

"Master Shi, the officials of Suzhou Prefecture have admired you for a long time. We have prepared a banquet in the government office. Please come and let us play the role of a good host!"

After discussing the serious matters, everyone started to entertain guests with food and drinks, and held banquets to build good relationships and serve the imperial envoy well. This was also the norm in official circles, so Li Yan did not refuse. If he really refused, he would really offend others.

That night, Li Yan and the officials of Suzhou Prefecture had a friendly and lively exchange of ideas. After the banquet, Li Yan and his entourage also moved from the inn to the imperial envoy's residence arranged by Chen Pengnian.

Humble Administrator's Garden.
The largest classical landscape garden in Jiangnan was originally the residence of the Tang Dynasty poet Lu Guimeng. In the fourth year of the Zhengde reign of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Xianchen, a Jinshi in the Hongzhi reign and a censor in the Jiajing reign, was frustrated in his career and bought it after retiring to Suzhou. He hired the famous painter Wen Zhengming, a representative of the Wumen School of Painting, to design the blueprint, and it took ten years to complete.

The sentence "This is also the way a clumsy person governs" in the poem "Idleness" by Pan Yue, a literati of the Western Jin Dynasty, was taken from the name of the garden, implying that he regarded watering the garden and growing vegetables as his (the clumsy person's) "political" affairs.

Li Yan had visited the Humble Administrator's Garden many times in his previous life, but the Humble Administrator's Garden in later generations had more commercial atmosphere and less natural beauty of the garden.

I didn't expect that the imperial envoy's headquarters arranged by Chen Pengnian would be here, but it's normal when you think about it. Li Yan is now an imperial envoy, touring the local areas on behalf of the emperor, which is equivalent to the emperor himself. If the best place is not used to receive the imperial envoy, and the news spreads to the capital, the local officials will be offended.

Li Yan was quite satisfied with this. It was different to have power in hand.

I am just an ordinary student in the real world and cannot deeply feel the charm of power. I didn’t expect to experience it personally in the mission world.

No wonder the ancients said that a real man cannot live without power for a day.

In the real world, this supreme enjoyment may never be obtained in a lifetime.

It's so wonderful.

(End of this chapter)