The wonderful man in Pei Yue's words refers to Qin Xu, the first Superintendent of Shitan Temple and the imperial envoy for this trip.

He was formerly the director of the Imperial College, with a rank ranging from the fourth rank, and lived under the Imperial Palace. He was in charge of the administration of Confucianism, and was in charge of the seven schools of Imperial College, Taixue, Guangwen, Four Schools, Legal Studies, Shu, and Suanfan.

Now being transferred to Shitan Temple is actually a promotion, because Shitan Temple is in accordance with the standards of the Jiu Temple, and the official rank of the temple supervisor is the third grade.

Qin Xu came from a well-known family. His ancestor was Qin Siyuan, a great calligrapher in Daliang. He can be regarded as having a family history of poetry and calligraphy.

Qin Siyuan's calligraphy is fast and powerful, and she is especially good at cursive and running script. Authentic works are hard to find. Shen Danmo is famous for her calligraphy in Kyoto. The calligrapher she admires and respects the most is Qin Siyuan. A painting of Qin Siyuan's calligraphy hangs in her study. , this was a gift specially prepared by Shen Moyun on her twelfth birthday, and it was also considered one of the few selfish moves by the big shot in charge of Taishitai Pavilion.

Qin Xu himself can only be considered to have a very high level of connoisseurship in calligraphy. His ability to serve as the Secretary of the Imperial College was not due to the inheritance of his ancestors, but to his very profound knowledge and high attainments in many classics. He was not as good as Mo Haoli, the left-wing leader. Somewhat similar.

Apart from studying classics and studying classics, Qin Xu had no interest in officialdom. He only loved beautiful women and good wine in his life.

Luo Ting took great pains to choose him to be the supervisor of Carboniferous Temple. This man has a clean background and clear resume, and has no connection with various forces in the court. In addition, he has an open and informal personality. As long as he does not interfere with his romantic life, he will not have any relationship with him. Conflicts with others will help Pei Yue take full control of the overall situation.

In the past six months, the cooperation between the two has been very smooth. Whether in Yongzhou or Yunzhou, Qin Xu is responsible for the official entertainment, and welcomes all comers to banquets and dinner parties. With his elegant conversation and profound knowledge, Qin Xu has won many awards. It has a very good reputation and practical operations are in the hands of Pei Yue, so that now not only the soldiers of the capital, but also the officials of Shitan Temple only obey Pei Yue's orders.

Qin Xu didn't care about this. In fact, he already knew that he was just a decoration, and he knew it from the moment he left the capital.

Although he has no interest in officialdom, it does not mean that he is an ignorant child. He cannot even understand Luo Ting's simple intentions. The reason why he agreed so readily was that he did not compete with Pei Yue for power along the way, but just took what he had. Just enjoy what you need.

Listening to Qin Xu's voice coming from far away, Pei Yue stood up and greeted with a smile: "Master Qin, why are you so panicked?"

Qin Xu is seven feet tall, has sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and has a handsome appearance.

He saw the joking in Pei Yue's eyes and smiled helplessly: "Brother Pei, don't be anxious. Please listen to me in detail."

"Please sit down." Pei Yue extended his hand and said in salute.

After the two of them sat down, Qin Xu first took a look at the simple furnishings in the living room. He remembered that he had spent all this time playing and drinking, and all the heavy responsibilities were placed on the shoulders of the young man in front of him. He coughed twice and said, "Brother Pei, I wonder if there are any difficulties here in Lingzhou?"

Pei Yue nodded and said, "I originally wanted to discuss it with Mr. Qin, but now it seems that you have the ability to predict the unknown and can predict my thoughts in advance."

These words made Qin Xu feel even more embarrassed.

Pei Yue took it easy and cut to the chase: "Have Master Qin heard about the civil unrest in Dongqing in Lingzhou?"

Qin Xu hesitated and said: "I have heard some rumors."

Pei Yue stood up and took out a map of Lingzhou territory from the study, put it on the table, then drew a circle somewhere on the map, and said calmly: "Sir, please look, this is Dongqing Mansion. The civil unrest here is said to be caused by

A group of horse households roared together, and the leader was named Chen Meng. Starting from July of the fourth year of Kaiping, he led a group of brave men to become bandits and occupied Qingyu Mountain for a generation. The government sent troops to encircle and suppress several times and returned with great defeat.

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Qin Xu's expression gradually became solemn. Before Daliang came to Haiyanhe and the world were at peace, there were some grassroots bandits in every state capital. This was why he had not paid attention to it before. However, when he heard what Pei Yue said, these group of bandits were

The fact that the thieves were able to repel the officers and soldiers shows that they have become a traitor and cannot be ignored.

However, after he thought about it carefully, he looked at Pei Yue with some doubts and asked: "Brother Pei, it's not me who doesn't sympathize with the suffering of the people, but what does the civil unrest in Dongqing have to do with us?"

Their responsibility is to build a mine, then lay out channels for selling briquettes, and establish an effective monitoring system. As for the chaos in this place, it obviously has nothing to do with them, and the Lingzhou governor has to deal with it.

Pei Yue shook his head, drew a line on the map, then tapped the table and said: "Chen Meng has been developing for nearly a year. We don't know how many people he has in his hands now, but the Qingyu Mountain area they occupy is not far from Linqing County.

It’s not far off. These people are horse owners themselves. They raise horses for the imperial court all year round. After the uprising, they took over a large number of horse owners in Dongqing Prefecture. They cannot be regarded as ordinary bandits."

Qin Xu was shocked, stood up and looked down at the map.

Among the nine prefectures in Lingzhou, Dongqing Prefecture itself is the largest one. It is located in the northwest direction of the map, forming a straight line with Linqing County and Xingyang City. Linqing County in the middle is under Guangping Prefecture, and is farther away from Dongqing Prefecture in the northwest.

It is close and far away from Xingyang City in the southeast. If we follow the implicit meaning of Pei Yue's words, if the horse thieves in Dongqing Prefecture get bored in Qingyu Mountain and gather a large number of horse teams to attack Linqing County, the surrounding Xiang troops will not be able to do anything at all.

Can't react.

"If you want to build a mine in Linqing County, you must first resolve the civil unrest in Dongqing Prefecture. Otherwise, once the mine is built, the miners start working, and the thieves come from Qingyu Mountain, we cannot afford such losses." Pei Yue was categorical.

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Qin Xu felt a little headache when he heard that, and hesitantly said: "Although you and I are imperial envoys, if we want to command the Lingzhou governor, I'm afraid we are powerless."

Among the thirteen prefectures in Daliang, Lingzhou’s status is absolutely second to none, not to mention that the governor is originally a feudal official. The governor of Lingzhou is a first-class official, and he also holds the bachelor degree of Baowendian, which is the only one among the thirteen prefectures. What you need to know

Bachelor of the Imperial Palace is just a title prepared for the rulers of the East Palace and meritorious veterans. To put it simply, it is a symbol of status.

Although Pei Yue and Qin Xu are imperial envoys, trying to drive the Lingzhou governor based on their qualifications and status is tantamount to wishful thinking, and they cannot even utter reminders easily.

Pei Yue said seriously: "Master Qin, this is not a matter of weakness. If the civil unrest in Dongqing cannot be solved in one day, we will not be able to start arranging our affairs. What's more, there are also problems in Linqing County. Just taking back the coal mines

It’s a little difficult.”

Qin Xu's toothache is getting worse. He came today just to take Pei Yue to a banquet. He never thought about facing these difficult problems. However, his life in Yongzhou and Yunzhou was extremely comfortable before, and because of Zhengzhi's

He took all the credit in name, so he couldn't be tough when facing Pei Yue, so he had to say with a grimace: "Brother Pei, please tell me."

Pei Yue was amused in his heart, but his face was very calm, and he briefly stated the information reported by Deng Zai before.

"Mr. Yan is from Linqing? Oh, now that I think about it, he is indeed from Guangping, Lingzhou. This is a bit troublesome. He is the advisor of the Luo ruler and the former right-hand ruler. He retired and returned to his hometown for this reason.

There is a lot to say about Luo Zhengtong's position."

Qin Xu frowned deeply. He must be more familiar with these things in the court than Pei Yue, and there was no need to look for information temporarily.

Pei Yue looked at him quietly, then suddenly smiled and said, "Mr. Qin, why don't you go talk to Mr. Yan?"
Chapter completed!