There were over a hundred armored ox carts escorted by a group of three thousand people. The grandiose sight caused the farmers on both sides of the road to stop and watch.
Fang Yun stood up from the pavilion and led the officials of Ning An County to welcome them.
The caravan stopped and a large number of officials alighted.
Fang Yun smiled as he scanned the crowd. At first glance, he saw many familiar faces.
Three Hanlin officials walked at the very front.
One of them was the Assistant Minister of Rites, Sai Zhixue, a fellow countryman of Fang Yun. Back then, when Fang Yun was given the title of "Model Scholar", he was the one who carried the Empress Dowager's secret order to deliver the reward. And now, he would be the Governor of Mishou!
Another was Yu Xingshu, the General of Jade Sea City. After watching Fang Yun's military confrontation, he finally broke through and became the Governor of Mishou.
The third person was Hu Yu, the disciple of the Minister of Wen. He held an important position in the academy. When Fang Yun was studying at the academy in the capital, he had met Hu Yu many times and had even received guidance from him. This time, he was here to take up the position of Lord of the Academy of Arts in Miszhou.
This meant that other than the Soaring Eagle Legion, all the other forces in Mishou would be taken over by the King's faction.
Unlike the other three provinces, Mishou only had four prefectures left. Thus, the Governor, Governor, and Governor had less real power. They were barely on the same level as the Transport Department's Commissioner and were lower than the Soaring Eagle Legion's General.
As for the four prefectures of Mishou, other than the Green Crow Prefecture's Prefect who was still Cai He, the other three prefectures' Prefects had all changed. As for the other four prefectures' Prefects, the Prefects and Governors had all changed.
However, the Soaring Eagle Legion's Generals who belonged to the military or the King's faction had all left. After all, the Empress Dowager and the Minister of Wen were powerless against the Soaring Eagle Legion. It was better to exchange for control of the local armies.
The only high ranking official in Mishou that had not been replaced was the Transport Department's Commissioner, Geng Ge. This was an important position that Mount Liu could not give up. Once he gave up on the Transport Department, the Soaring Eagle Legion would be at the mercy of others.
Fang Yun looked around. Not only did he recognize the three officials of Mishou, even the new Prefect, Prefect, and Governor were people he was familiar with or had met many times. Even his uncle Fang Shouye was there.
Other than the prefectural officials, there were also more than ten county magistrates who came along. There were almost forty counties in Mishou, and it would take some time for all of them to be replaced.
Fang Yun felt extremely gratified. It was he who had forced the power of the Left Minister from the entire Mi Province into the Soaring Eagle Army, and these important positions would definitely be coveted by countless officials. Especially for the positions of Jinshi, Si Zheng, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan Jun, Fu Yuan
However. The two of them resisted the pressure and only appointed Fang Yun's acquaintances, which meant that the favor belonged to Fang Yun. It also showed that the Imperial Court fully supported Fang Yun in the Court Examinations.
From this day onwards, Fang Yun's words were law as long as it was something that could be decided by the state and provincial governments.
The officials got off the carriage and stood in formation. The three Mishou officials stood in front, the various departments and prefecture-level officials stood in the middle, and the rest of the county officials stood behind.
After standing firm, everyone bowed deeply with their hands clasped.
"Greetings, Fang Xusheng!"
Fang Yun straightened his back. Lightly nodding his head, he accepted everyone's greeting.
After the greeting, Fang Shouye laughed, "Our Fang family of the Great Source House is still the most promising!"
"Are you talking about the one who is Fang Xusheng's advisor?"
Everyone laughed. Fang Shouye's son was an advisor in Fang Yun's residence.
Fang Yingwu rolled his eyes, too lazy to look at his father.
Fang Yun brought all the officials to the County Wen Yuan. After they had settled down, he set up a banquet and a literary meeting at noon in the county yamen.
Because it was the end of spring and the beginning of summer, it was the most common "Spring Welcoming Banquet". Not only were there officials from the capital. There were also people from the various palaces stationed in Ning An County, as well as local scholars.
Before, the scholars of Ning An County only respected Fang Yun, but now they respected and feared him. A mere substitute county magistrate had attracted the presence of four Notre-Dame Halls. In just a few months, he had taken away Mishou, which had been under the control of Minister Zuo for many years, leaving only Minister Zuo's faction with the Soaring Eagle Cavalry.
Fang Yun sat on the main seat and said a few words before the banquet began. He almost didn't say a word.
Banquets had always been a stage for young people. Fang Yun was younger than anyone else, but he could no longer be considered a young person. Even when young people wrote poems and asked for comments, they didn't have the right to ask Fang Yun.
In everyone's opinion, at least a poem from Mingzhou could make Fang Yun speak. However, it was already incredible for a mere Ning An County's literature banquet to produce a poem from the county. Even the Da Prefecture was difficult, let alone Mingzhou.
After the young people finished their poems, everyone began to drink and chat, moving on to the second topic of the banquet. The officials of Ning An County represented Mishou to welcome the new officials.
As Xusheng, Fang Yun naturally couldn't go on stage. Thus, Deputy County Magistrate Tao Dingnian went on stage and squeezed out a sincere smile. He introduced their superiors' superiors and their superiors' superiors to the officials of Ning An County.
Every time Tao Dingnian introduced an official, the hundred or so officials of Ning An County would stand up and greet them. In the end, they just stood there.
Fang Yun smiled from beginning to end. It was normal for local officials to welcome foreign officials, but for a group of Ning An County officials, who had been abandoned by Minister Zuo's faction, to welcome the new leaders of Mishou, it was obvious how complicated their feelings were. However, they could only hold their noses and greet them over and over again, calling them superiors. It took a certain amount of skill to not laugh.
Towards the end of the banquet, Fang Yun suddenly heard a minor official say something in a low voice. He held back his laughter, but Ao Huang laughed instead.
"Ah, I finally understand how Official Fang felt when he entered Mishou alone. We're definitely in the same situation as him."
The situation had completely reversed.
The nearby officials of Ning An County nodded their heads. This banquet was too terrifying. The lowest official was the new county magistrate of Ning An County, and his position was higher than all the other officials except for Fang Yun.
It was clear that the officials had purposely come together to give the officials of Ning An County a super show of strength. They wanted to let them know Fang Yun's true position and who was the true ruler of Mishou.
All the officials of the province should bow their heads in front of Fang Yun!
Although Fang Yun had gained power, he didn't do anything out of line other than smiling from beginning to end. He was still the same as when he first arrived, a low-profile county magistrate who was harmless to humans and animals.
As the evening approached, the banquet was coming to an end. As the head of the province, County Magistrate Sai Zhixue stood up to give his final summary and thanks.
After giving his final thanks, Sai Zhixue looked at Fang Yun and said with a smile, "Although you're Xusheng, you're only the acting county magistrate. Old Man's words won't carry much weight in Ning An County, right?"
Everyone chuckled and looked at Fang Yun. They didn't know what Sai Zhixue wanted to do, but it seemed like he wanted to ask Fang Yun to make a move, but he was afraid that Fang Yun would be unhappy.
The officials of Ning An County felt even more depressed. How was this the way a county magistrate would talk to a county magistrate? It was more like a county magistrate talking to a provincial magistrate!
"Old Man Sai, stop trying to be mysterious. If you have something to say, say it quickly. I want to go home and accompany my wife." Fang Yun's words caused another round of chuckles.
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