As the first batch of Fuzhou and Guangzhou ships arrived in Dengzhou smoothly, the entire Dengzhou Water City became busy.
Under the command of the prefect Yuan Weitai, the floodgates of Shuicheng were opened, and more than a dozen warships sailed into Shuicheng to berth.
According to them, dozens of large sea-going ships will arrive one after another.
Taken together, the current Dengzhou Navy is already half the size it was back then.
Yuan Weitai was very happy about this.
Although he is only a prefect now, he is eyeing the position of Governor Denglai and wants to climb up.
The greater the power of Governor Denglai, the greater his attraction to Yuan Weitai, and the harder he worked to climb up.
Of course, Yuan Weitai is still very self-aware.
At least during the days when the new governor is in office, Yuan Weitai will behave extremely respectfully and fulfill his duties as a subordinate.
Now the governor's office has been renovated, and even the tables, chairs and tables have been replaced with brand new ones.
Yuan Weitai even spent his own money to buy a rockery and placed it in the small garden of the governor's Yamen for decoration.
In his opinion, there is no literati who is not elegant, and there is nothing wrong with doing this.
After everything was ready, Yuan Weitai breathed a sigh of relief.
Just when Yuan Weitai finally returned to the prefect's Yamen and was able to sit down and drink a cup of tea, the housekeeper suddenly came to report that the new Governor Denglai had arrived.
Yuan Weitai spit out the hot tea in one gulp, choking and making tears flow from his nose.
His tall and majestic image collapsed instantly.
The housekeeper hurriedly handed over a square towel, and Yuan Weitai took it and wiped it all over.
He didn't care to complain and asked quickly: "Why didn't you tell me what happened at that time?"
"Sir, the governor has just arrived and is now in Shuicheng."
It turns out we were traveling by water, no wonder it was so fast Yuan Weitai sighed secretly in his heart, quickly stood up, shook his robes, and hurried out.
Anywhere by sea is fine, but we can't predict in advance when the governor's ship will arrive.
Now that the governor has entered Shuicheng, Yuan Weitai did not greet him in time.
There is no guarantee that he will not be resented by the governor and think that he is deliberately neglecting him.
Yuan Weitai was so anxious that he wished he could get a pair of wings and fly to Shuicheng right now.
Originally, Yuan Weitai wanted to take all the officials from Dengzhou with him, but due to time constraints, Yuan Weitai temporarily ignored these subordinates and went to Shuicheng alone.
Dead Taoist friends are not dead Taoists.
Please let these subordinates take a step slowly.
Yuan Weitai arrived in a hurry, and Zhang Kentang had already had tea.
Although Yuan Weitai had never seen Zhang Kentang before, he didn't need to ask more questions as he only saw the red official robe, and he must be the new governor of Denglai.
Yuan Weitai had no time to think too much, so he walked up to him and pushed the jade pillar down from the golden mountain, then bowed to him.
"Yuan Weitai, the magistrate of Dengzhou, paid homage to Mr.
Futai.
I didn't know that Mr.
Futai was far away when he came.
I hope you will forgive me."
Yuan Weitai knelt down and kowtowed again, keeping his posture very low and showing sufficient etiquette.
It stands to reason that the Ming court did not stipulate that lower officials must kneel down to worship when they see the peak.
But a trend has formed in officialdom.
Especially in the late Ming Dynasty, this trend reached its peak.
The county magistrate will kneel down when he sees the magistrate, the magistrate will kneel down when he sees the governor, and the general soldier will kneel down when he sees the governor.
Of course, you can also choose not to kneel and be the pen holder.
But if someone gets tricked because of this, then you can’t blame others.
Zhang Kentang put down the teacup in his hand, raised his hand and said, "Prefect Yuan is too polite.
I came suddenly, and it doesn't matter if you don't know about it."
Kentang Zhang is a typical Confucian official.
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Although he is nearly fifty, he looks no different from his early forties because of proper maintenance.
He has a slender figure, a face like a crown jewel, and the goatee on his chin is trimmed extremely neatly.
Looking from a distance, it gives people a feeling of spring breeze.
Yuan Weitai stood up tremblingly and said respectfully: "I would like to thank Mr.
Futai for your sympathy."
He had never dealt with Zhang Kentang before, and he didn't know what the Shangguan's temperament was like, so naturally he didn't dare to take what Zhang Kentang said just now as true.
What if Mr.
Zhang just said it casually to save face?
Yuan Weitai thought he had not received Zhang Kentang well, and was eager to make up for it, so he asked with a smile: "The governor has been tired all the way, and I want to hold a banquet in Penglai Pavilion to welcome the governor.
I hope you can attend the banquet with honor."
The Penglai Pavilion that Yuan Weitai mentioned was not the Penglai Immortal Pavilion built in the sixth year of Song Jiayou's reign, but a restaurant in Dengzhou City.
However, this restaurant and Penglai Immortal Pavilion have one thing in common: they are high.
This restaurant is five stories high and is the tallest building in Dengzhou City.
Standing on the highest floor and looking out, you can not only have a panoramic view of Dengzhou City, but also the vast sea.
Yuan Weitai took great pains to choose this place to welcome Governor Zhang Kentang.
Zhang Kentang nodded slightly when he heard this and said: "In this case, I can't live up to the kindness of Magistrate Yuan.
Let's go to the Yamen to settle down first, and then go to Penglai Pavilion for the banquet after sunset."
Yuan Weitai was overjoyed when he heard this and said quickly: "It should be like this, it should be like this."
He had already renovated the governor's office.
It was a good time to offer his services.
How could he miss it?
"Why don't you lower your rank and lead Mr.
Futai to the Yamen?"
"That's fine."
Kentang Zhang said calmly.
Yuan Weitai then half-bowed his body and made a gesture of invitation, and Kentang Zhang walked in front without any pretense, putting his hands behind his back.
Yuan Weitai was very particular about his stance, falling half a body behind Zhang Kentang.
This will not appear to reverse the relationship of superiority and inferiority, and it will also make it easier to lead the way to the governor.
As for the entourage who should naturally clear the way to the rear of the palace, it is not strong to support them.
The two of them left Shuicheng and walked all the way to the city, surrounded by their entourage.
While leading the way, Yuan Weitai enthusiastically introduced the customs and customs of Dengzhou to Zhang Kentang.
In fact, Yuan Weitai took office not long ago, only a few months earlier than Zhang Kentang.
But when he introduced the history and customs of Dengzhou, he was as eloquent as if he were talking about countless treasures.
Zhang Kentang also listened with great interest, and unknowingly developed a good impression of Yuan Weitai.
The governor's office is located slightly north of the center of Dengzhou City, the best location.
It just seemed a little deserted because it had been idle before.
Seeing the large group of people approaching, the Treasury soldiers on duty in front of the gate of the governor's office were startled, and they quickly straightened up their chests and backs.
When Yuan Weitai and Zhang Kentang approached, the soldiers quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Greetings to the magistrate."
Yuan Weitai scolded: "You are so impudent.
Governor Zhang is here, why don't you bow?"
Those soldiers felt aggrieved and thought that we don’t know the governor either.
However, he still saluted Zhang Kentang.
Zhang Kentang was obviously in a good mood.
He raised his hand and said, "Those who don't know are not guilty.
Everyone, please get up
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