Chapter 142 Fishing
After such a brief contact, he didn't even know what Zhao Xing's attitude towards Kaifeng Prefecture would be next.
Just then, his master came in and saluted, saying, "Sir, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has left."
"Leaving now?" Guo Zixuan was stunned when he heard that.
They came out from Zhao Xing's place, and after they parted, he returned to the public housing. Before he could even sit down, Zhao Xing left.
"Master Shao Yin has sent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince out. Would you like to go and see him off?" Master Jin said.
"Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't notify me, why should I rush over?" Guo Zixuan shook his head.
"President Guo!" a shout came from outside.
Upon hearing the voice, Guo Zixuan nodded to Master Jin, and Master Jin went over and opened the door.
Outside the door were the judges and several prosecutors of the Kaifeng government.
Apart from the prefect, the highest-ranking officials in Kaifeng Prefecture include the Tongpan, the judge, and the Tuiguan.
"Why are you all here together? What happened?"
Guo Zixuan asked someone to bring tea and sent the people away, looking at them with pretended confusion.
The left judge He Yu'an smiled and said, "Why does Judge Guo ask questions when he already knows the answer? The prince left not long after he came. It's obvious that he doesn't want to ask about the affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture. From now on, Judge Guo will be in charge of Kaifeng Prefecture."
"Yes, Judge Guo has to treat us to a meal," the others echoed.
Guo Zixuan's face darkened and he said, "You are too polite. Even if Your Highness doesn't care much about Kaifeng Prefecture's affairs, the Shao Yin still makes the decision. How can it be my turn to make the decision?"
"Is Pan Guo willing to listen to Shao Yin's orders?" He Yu'an asked with a smile.
"Judge He, be careful with your words!" Guo Zixuan said with a gloomy face, "Sheng Shaoyin is the Shaoyin appointed by the government, so we must obey his orders!"
Guo Zixuan was naturally unwilling to accept this. He was the Tongpan (a deputy magistrate) and had been the second in command of Kaifeng Prefecture when Chen Tingwen was in office.
Now that Zhao Xing took over Kaifeng Prefecture, there was an additional Shao Yin, which meant that he went from being the second in command to the third in command.
Sheng Hong originally held a lower official position than him, but now not only has he surpassed him in rank, he is actually his superior. How could he be willing to accept this?
However, he was not stupid. Although Zhao Xing now seemed to be unwilling to interfere in the affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture, this was only the first day.
It is still unknown what Zhao Xing’s attitude is.
Even if Zhao Xing didn't care, Sheng Hong's son was the prince's companion and his daughter was the prince's concubine, so he didn't have the courage to compete for power with Sheng Hong.
He Yu'an and his companions seemed to be following his lead. Didn't they just want him to be the first to take action and test Zhao Xing's attitude?
He's not that stupid.
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Zhao Xing returned to the East Palace and learned that Yu Yanran was playing in the garden, so he went to the garden.
From a distance, Zhao Xing saw Yu Yanran scattering fish food into the pond beside the pavilion.
Xing'er, the maid behind Yu Yanran, saw Zhao Xing coming over and said, "Miss, the prince is here."
"Xing'er, you are teasing me again. Today is His Highness' first day in office. He has only been gone for a short time. How could he come back?" Yu Yanran said angrily.
"Girl, what I said is true, look there." Xing'er nodded in the direction where Zhao Xing was coming.
Yu Yanran turned around and was startled to see Zhao Xing walking towards her. She quickly put down the wooden box of fish food and walked towards him.
"Greetings, Your Highness!" Yu Yanran waved her hand.
"No need to be polite." Zhao Xing waved his hand, walked into the pavilion, and said with a smile: "Feeding the fish again."
"I was bored, so I came here to bask in the sun and feed the baby at the same time." Yu Yanran said.
Zhao Xing came to the pavilion and looked into the water. He saw a group of fat koi gathered together and swimming slowly in the water below the pavilion, waiting to be fed.
"Feed less, don't let them eat too much to death. Since you came, they have become fatter and not as pretty as before." Zhao Xing said.
"I think it's quite beautiful. Don't koi look better when they are a little fatter? And how can a fish die of overeating? Your Highness is teasing me again." Yu Yanran said coquettishly.
"I'm not lying to you. As the saying goes, greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. These fish are very greedy. If you keep feeding them, they will keep eating and eventually you will starve yourself to death." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"No way?"
Yu Yanran's eyes widened in disbelief, "If you're full, you won't be able to eat anymore, how could you eat yourself to death?"
"Haha, the food desire of these fish is just like human greed. Even if they are full, they will not feel full and will still eat." Zhao Xing said as he grabbed a handful of fish food from the fish food box on the table and scattered it down.
In his previous life, he had raised koi fish and had looked up methods to learn how to do it. He then learned that koi fish have no sense of fullness and have a desire to keep eating. As long as someone feeds them, they will keep eating.
Of course, it’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that it’s starved to death, because when it can’t eat any more, it naturally stops eating.
However, eating too much can easily cause stomach bloating, which can lead to death.
In Zhao Xing's opinion, this is the same as human greed.
Some people want one hundred thousand when they have ten thousand, and one million when they have one hundred thousand.
When you reach your goals, you want more.
In fact, many people can get away with it if they stop doing something early.
But he could not control his greed, and eventually died from his greed.
"Didn't Your Highness say that fish would die if they were fed too much? Why are you still feeding them?"
Yu Yanran did not hear the hidden meaning in Zhao Xing's words, and believed what Zhao Xing said. Seeing him feeding the fish again, she thought that she had already fed the fish a lot, and was a little worried that the fish would be stuffed to death.
"I just want them to die of starvation." Zhao Xing thought to himself.
"Haha, I won't feed you anymore." Zhao Xing clapped his hands.
"Your Highness, isn't today your first day in office? Why are you back so soon?" Yu Yanran asked puzzledly.
"I'm fishing." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
He went to the Kaifeng government office, but did not stay long, just to reassure the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture and many people who cared about him.
If he showed that he was going to do something big as soon as he took over, everyone would behave themselves.
Zhao Xing didn't have time to play hide-and-seek with them.
He acted indifferent, and those people might be suspicious at first, but after a long time, they would feel that he really didn't want to get involved in the affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture.
This is also normal. When the crown prince of each dynasty served as the prefect of Kaifeng, most of them were just a figurehead and did not interfere in specific affairs.
When Yu Yanran heard this, she thought he wanted to go fishing, so she asked someone to get a fishing rod.
Zhao Xing did not stop him after hearing this, because today was his first day as the prefect of Kaifeng, and his father had not even asked anyone to deliver the bundle of paper to him.
There is nothing to do now, so it might be nice to go fishing for fun.
When the fishhook was brought, the eunuch put the bait on it for him.
Zhao Xing was lying on the rocking chair, pulling Yu Yanran to sit in his arms, holding Yu Yanran in one hand and holding the fishing rod in the other, looking so leisurely.
Yu Yanran was not used to this kind of intimacy at first, but over time, she gradually adapted to it.
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For several days, Zhao Xing didn't even go to the Kaifeng government office.
The officials of Kaifeng Prefecture have different thoughts. Does Zhao Xing really not intend to interfere in the affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture?
Not only officials of Kaifeng Prefecture but also the government paid attention to Zhao Xing.
Ever since Zhao Xing took over as the prefect of Kaifeng, the emperor had never sent any letters to the Eastern Palace.
He felt that after Zhao Xing took over as the prefect of Kaifeng, he would be quite busy at first as he needed to familiarize himself with the affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture, and he did not want to make Zhao Xing too tired.
The emperor was still waiting to see what Zhao Xing would do after taking over, but he didn't expect that except for going there on the first day, he didn't go to the Kaifeng government office for several days.
After some inquiries, it was discovered that Zhao Xing was hanging out with Yu Yanran every day.
This made the officials very angry.
It would be fine if Zhao Xing was really obsessed with women, but it could be considered as his effort to expand the Song Dynasty.
However, according to Nanny Feng, Yu Yanran was still a virgin and had not lost her virginity at all.
The emperor even had the urge to call Zhao Xing over and give him a good scolding.
Fortunately, the government held back in the end.
Generally speaking, he was still very satisfied with his son. Moreover, Zhao Xing himself had taken the initiative to propose the position of prefect of Kaifeng two years ago.
If Zhao Xing really didn't want to take care of it, there was no need for him to ask for it at that time.
The emperor thought that Zhao Xing must have some plan, and he wanted to see what Zhao Xing was planning to do.
(End of this chapter)