As soon as Zheng Tu left, Xu Huai wanted to talk to Liu Qiong'er for a while, but saw Zhou Jing walking in from outside.
Including the operation of the mule and horse market, Su Laochang was responsible for many trivial affairs, and Liu Qiong'er was specifically responsible for it. Liu Qiong'er looked at Zhou Jing who came to the courtyard through the window, and asked: "Is there anything else?"
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Although Zhou Jing also served as a general during the Jingsheng Army, he returned to Tongbai Mountain these years to look at the general affairs, and when he was transferred to Lanzhou, he was also in charge of the courtyard. Now he wears a green cloth robe, which is simply tied with a belt.
He was quite smart and capable. He walked to the corridor and told Liu Qiong'er and Xu Huai:
"For the night banquet, I originally wanted to follow the temperaments of the third and fifth masters and prepare a roast mutton dish with just a few fruits and vegetables. However, there was a steward named Zhu Fu next to Zhu County Ma who thought the preparations here were too crude, so he transferred the dishes from the back kitchen to the banquet.
After everything has been taken care of, I will hand over the manpower to his assignment and come over to tell me, Miss Liu."
"If they are willing to go through the trouble, let them do it."
Liu Qiong'er was just about to send Zhou Jing away when she thought of something and asked,
"There was no news about Mr. Wang Fanlang's secret envoy Chi Hu six years ago. This time he has to return to Bianjing and take up an important position. The return of Prime Minister Wang Chu is just around the corner. However, Mr. Wang Chu and Mr. Wang Fan don't have many people around them.
You can be used by others. With your talents, you can only serve as a small steward in Zhufeng Hall, but you are still humiliated. If you have ideas, we can recommend you to serve beside Mr. Wang Cun and Mr. Wang Fan. You
If I can serve them wholeheartedly in the future, I may not be able to expect great wealth, but it would be much better to stay in Zhufengtang!"
Zhou Jing stood silently in the courtyard for a while, then raised his head and said: "I think if I say that I am willing to serve Mr. Wang Zhen and Mr. Wang Fan, Miss Liu, the third master may be disappointed, but he will also
Would you recommend me to go there?"
After hearing what Zhou Jing said, Xu Huai turned around with interest and looked out through the window.
"... Xu Sheng and I were unable to stand up as resolutely as Xu Wujiang, Xu Wukun, Xu Wuliang and others during the Tongbai Mountain bandit turmoil. It cannot be denied that life has been relatively stable in recent years, and we have to worry about gain and loss in everything we do, but
We also don't want the Xu family to be broken up and everyone lose their shelter." Zhou Jing faced Xu Huai calmly and said with Liu Qiong'er's scrutinizing gaze, "Xu Wuqi went astray. He looked for me before leaving Huaiyuan.
If I wanted to be rich and powerful, I would have followed him then instead of running to Mr. Wang Tan to accept his mission!"
"Uncle Wu Qi did not go astray! Before the battle of Huangqiao Village, Xu Wufu and his son were unwilling to lose their clan soldiers to us. They informed the rebels and leaked our deployment. They were later killed by us and Uncle Wu Qi.
It’s all your own fault!” Xu Huaisurong said.
"How is that possible?" Zhou Jing suddenly heard Xu Huai talking about all this. He couldn't bear it for a moment and asked in shock, "Then why did Xu Wuqi go to Dong Cheng after Xu Wufu died?"
Liu Qiong'er also looked surprised. Even if Zhou Jing could use it, he shouldn't tell him such an important secret directly.
"I don't have time to explain too much to you," Xu Huai said, "Now there is something you need to do. You immediately take two people to disguise themselves and go south. When you find Uncle Wu Qi, tell them that things have changed. Cai Qing is about to lose power. We
There is no need to go to great lengths to get his head, I need him to come and join us as soon as possible..."
Xu Huai never knew when the first year of Jianhe would come, maybe ten to eight years, maybe ten to twenty years, so Xu Wuqi decided to go to Dong Cheng and wait for the opportunity to get close to Cai Qi, and he had no good reason to dissuade him.
He can now confirm that there are only four years left until the first year of Jianhe. According to the timeline, the Chihu people's cavalry will tear through Hedong and the Hebei Road defense line southward in three years at the latest.
This means that it is meaningless if they are still thinking of plotting to assassinate Cai Zheng and avenge the past.
If this northern expedition against Yan suffers a heavy setback, Cai Ting will most likely lose power; even if they really want to kill Cai Ting by then, they won't need to expend so much effort.
The storm is turbulent and the world is about to change. How can Xu Huai ask Xu Wuqi to take unnecessary risks and continue to lurk next to Dong Cheng?
Even if people around Cai Zheng suspected his life experience, Xu Huai didn't think there would be any big problem.
Of course, there were too many surprises in the delivery of letters in those days, and at this time Cai Ting and his group were still in power, so Xu Huai could only arrange for someone he could trust to find Xu Wuqi to deliver oral messages in person.
As for Su Laochang and Xu Wukun, they will immediately send people to deliver the message and mainly transfer the manpower of Zhufeng Villa to Kelan City. Su Laochang is in charge here, so Zhou Jing's temporary departure will not cause any problems.
"Is that okay?"
Although Zhou Jing's heart was in turmoil, he heard that this incident was related to the assassination of Cai Qing, and the current situation made Xu Huai decide that he needed to stop related plans immediately, and he also knew that he could not delay.
However, without tokens and letters, Zhou Jing was worried that finding Xu Wuqi would not be enough to win his trust.
"That's enough!" Xu Huai said, "You haven't been able to see through Uncle Wu Qi's true face all these years. If you explain the situation here clearly, Uncle Wu Qi will be able to tell the truth from the fake. No other tokens are needed."
"Okay, I'll explain it here and then we'll leave," Zhou Jing said.
"Take more horses with you. As long as people can carry them, don't compromise on horse power!" Xu Huai said.
It is more than three thousand miles from here to Biyang. If we ride horses as usual, it will be fast to go back and forth for two months. But in two months, the two groups of soldiers and horses attacking Yan should have entered the Khitan territory. Who can
Do you know how bad the situation will get?
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Zhou Jing hurriedly settled the matter here, and before leading the two of them to lead the horse south, he came over to speak to Xu Huai again.
After seeing off Zhou Jing, Xu Huai went to Wang Fan and Zhu Hang's yard to see if they needed their help for anything.
The Puyuan occupies a large area, with the front and rear houses facing the street and alleys; there are also gates between the spans of courtyards, and locks separate the three-span courtyard on the east side adjacent to Nanyu Lane, which is used as the residence of Wang Fan and Zhu Hang.
It can not interfere with each other with the Puyuan side.
Xu Huai and Liu Qiong'er walked over and saw a dozen or so servants surrounding a carriage with ornate carvings parked in Nanyu Lane. Zhu Fu, the steward next to Zhu Hang, was greeting a middle-aged official and a young man walking in.
"General Xu, Miss Liu, and Xun Langjun are in Lanzhou and have joined the army. They are also the disciples of my boss during his lifetime. This is Xun Langjun's son Xun Tingheng!" Zhu Fu is the confidant of Zhu Hang and his son, and knows that Xu Huai and the others are very worthy of the king.
In response to Xianggong's attention, he immediately stopped and introduced to them Xun Yannian and his son Xun Tingheng, who had joined the army in Lanzhou.
He recorded affairs and joined the army, ranking first among the chief officials of all states. He may not seem to be of high moral character, but he was considered one of the few among the officials in Lanzhou.
Today Wang Zhen rushed to the government office to meet Wang Fan and his son. Ge Boyi and Guo Zhongxiong introduced Xun Yannian and other officials to Wang Zhen. Xu Huai was also present at the time, but he did not expect that Xun Yannian had such a relationship with the Zhu family.
"General Xu Du, Mr. Zhu Laoxiangong, once taught Xun the meaning of the scriptures and laws with great care when he was still alive. Xun has a deep feeling of it and will never forget it." Xun Yannian bowed and said.
The grain incident almost caused the entire Lanzhou to explode. Of course, Xun Yannian had long known about the existence of such a fool as Xu Huai.
However, no matter how much he looked down on this fool, he knew at this moment that Wang Cunqi was about to return. Wang Xuan had the kindness to save Wang Cun in Tongbai Mountain. During this period, he relied on Wang Cun as his confidant in Lanzhou.
Xu Huai and others who stirred up troubles were actually more important than the prime minister's disciples in the ordinary sense.
Of course Xun Yannian would not be arrogant or indifferent in front of Xu Huai and Liu Qiong'er at this time, but he also emphasized that his relationship with the Zhu family was extraordinary and was not a master-student relationship in the ordinary sense.
Xu Huai said nothing, but looked up and down at Xun Yannian, Xun Tingheng and his son.
When Zhu Hang returned to Bianjing, he didn't know Wang Zhen and Wang Xuan's real situation in Tangzhou. When he saw that his plea to the officials failed, he stopped taking care of it, which was reasonable.
This Xun Yannian, now boasting that his relationship with the Zhu family is extraordinary, must also know the relationship between the Zhu family and the Wang family, and that Wang Xuan is Zhu Hang's direct niece. He had not communicated with him before, so he hurried over at this time.
Hello, you are really a follower of people.
"You fool, what are you doing?" Seeing that Xu Huai was too lazy to talk to the Xun family and his son, Liu Qiong'er reached out and pushed him, asking the Xun family and his son to go in first.
Xun Yannian had heard about Xu Huai's temper and temperament, and he could only smile awkwardly at this moment.
Wang Zhen was very excited today, and everyone was afraid that he would not be able to support himself, so they persuaded him to go to bed and rest in the afternoon, but he had not yet woken up. Wang Fan, Zhu Hang and his son sat in the hall and exchanged greetings with the Xun family and his son.
Xu Huai and Liu Qiong'er were talking to Wang Xuan in the next yard. After a while, Wang Fan sent someone over to ask them and Lu Xiong to come over and talk together.
There are not many upright and high-ranking officials in the Lanzhou Prefectural Court, but each Cao Si has a set of teams to do things. For example, under the jurisdiction of the Si Li joining the army, the Prefecture Si Li Yuan is in charge of the specific matters of punishment and prison.
Wang Fan, as the deputy envoy of the Military and Horse Supervisor of the Conquering Yan Army, actually assumed the important task of supervising the Western Route Army. The first thing he did after arriving with Ge Boyi in Lanzhou was to select secretaries to form the supervising army of the Western Route Army of Conquering Yan.
Missionary Court.
Xun Yannian and his son came to visit him. In addition to keeping in touch with each other, the more direct purpose was to hope that his son Xun Tingheng would be favored by Wang Fan and serve in the West Route Army Supervisory and Envoy Court.
With such an opportunity to gild, it would not be difficult for Ge Tingheng to find an official position in the future, even if he failed to pass the imperial examination.
Xu Huai was sitting in the hall, and seeing Wang Fan's attitude, he would not refuse to accept Xun Tingheng as his subordinate.
This is not difficult to understand.
Wang Zhen was too upright and disdained cliques, and even hated cliques. As a result, the censor Zhongcheng, who was the chief official, was demoted to Tangzhou. He only had the nanny Wang Xuan and his mother brought from the Zhu family around, but Lu Xiong still protected him from thousands of miles away.
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Wang Fan came back from all the hardships he had suffered outside the territory. No matter how upright his heart was, he could not follow the old path of his father Wang Zhen.
Xun Yannian also came from an official family. Although he was not very powerful or high-ranking, he had served in Lanzhou for three years and was familiar with the relationships up and down Hedong Road. Wang Fan needed to win over such a person in order to better fight against Guo Zhongxiong and others.
Cai clique's power in the West Route Army.
Of course, Wang Fan will not forget the people of Zhufeng Hall who followed his father Wang Zhen from Tangzhou.
In addition to having officials, the military envoy must also serve.
The Imperial Military Envoy has the power to monitor punishments, rewards, and report violations. The generals can be enlisted in the Imperial Military Envoy as soldiers. They usually do not have to do hard work and receive generous pay. They can also be superior to ordinary Imperial Army generals.
, absolutely a beautiful thing.
And when the attack on Yan is successful, the rewards for merit will never be short of those of the generals and officials who oversee the military envoys.
When Wang Fan went north, he thought of selecting a battalion of elite Imperial Guards from the Western Route Army's staff to serve as soldiers to oversee the military envoy. However, after learning about the grain affairs, five hundred prisoners had been officially incorporated into the Lanzhou Xiang Army.
, he wanted to transfer Xu Huai and 500 prisoners directly to the Imperial Military Commission as soldiers...
