Not all the people from Shaodian Kingdom spent the night in Mengguo Posthouse. Two people got mixed up with Feng Run's men and came to Shaodianguo Posthouse without anyone noticing.
Compared with the newly established Mengguo Posthouse, the Shaodianguo Posthouse has existed for many years. In the past, Jiguo and Shaodianguo were allies after all, and this is still the case on the surface. Shaodianguo Posthouse has permanent officials.
The Youbang Posthouse is under the joint jurisdiction of the Senate and the Imperial Household. It has a Chancellor, a Lieutenant, a number of guards, and a number of handymen, which mainly depends on the funding of the Posthouse.
The official name of the Guan Cheng in our country was Qiang Wei. He came to Shouyang City as Guan Wei when he was more than 30 years old, and was promoted to Guan Cheng ten years later. It has been twenty years now.
"What? The eldest princess's entourage wants to see you?" Qiang Yi received a report from the officer Luo Yong.
"Although we have long heard that the queen has invited the eldest princess and the consort, no official letter has been sent from the country. Judging from the relationship between the prince regent and the eldest princess, hey, it will be difficult for us to be caught in the middle." He did not immediately
Decide whether to meet or not.
"Who says it's not the case?" Lieutenant Luo Yong also frowned, "But the eldest princess has a formal invitation to become a queen. We must receive her well and we can't hide from her." He hinted that we can't ignore the strong force.
He belongs to the Senate, Qiang Feng has a clan background, and they work together but have different stances.
"Do you want to meet me?" Qiang Yi asked Luo Yong.
"My subordinates believe that the eldest princess and the prince-in-law represent both the kingdom and the face of the clan house. We can't justify it." Luo Yong first defined Shaodian Luan and Ding Kui as people of the clan clan house.
"Who sent them?" Qiang Li did not dare to deny that the princess and the consort belonged to the clan.
"No one sent them, they came by themselves, or took the side door."
"Then please come to the secret room to meet me." Qiang Li made a decision. He might as well meet him secretly. He can deny it afterwards.
Those who came to the Shaodian State Post House were Liang Chong and Zeng Jian. They came on orders from Ding Kui and had to first solve the problem of food and accommodation in Shouyang City during this period.
They followed the slaves to a secret room, "Hey, the Guan Cheng here is very careful." Liang Chong took a look at the room and knew something.
Zeng Jian wandered around the room, looking here and there, and his behavior became more and more like a spy.
After a while, Qiang Li and Luo Yong came together. Luo Yong took the initiative to introduce: "This is the Guan Cheng here, strong man. I am Guan Wei Luo Yong. I don't know how to call you two?"
"Former staff officer of the 21st Army Corps, accompanied by the supervisor, Liang Chong."
"President of the Knights Guild of Juyang City and Prince Consort's personal guard, Zeng Jian."
"Oh, long time, long time! Please sit down, both of you." Qiang Li warmly greeted Liang Chong and Zeng Jian to take their seats.
"Come here, serve tea to you two adults." Luo Yong sat aside and observed the two uninvited guests calmly.
"Master Liang and Master Zeng are both official officials of the imperial court. How could they succumb to the eldest princess?" Qiang Li asked tentatively. The two opposite him must be the confidants of Shaodian Luan or Ding Kui, but I don't know.
What do they think of the post house?
"How can working for the prison country be called 'submission'?" Liang Chong's position was quite clear, "This place is far away from the kingdom, and the people of the country should unite and help each other, so I won't beat around the bush with you.
First of all, I have to warn you that your situation is not optimistic. It is an open secret that our country is colluding with the rebels. Maybe one day our country will send people to arrest you and replace you with people who rebel against the king.
Of course, things can still turn around, and inviting the governor to celebrate his birthday is a signal. They may not all turn to rebel against the king, and they may start cooperating with us right away."
At this point he paused deliberately.
Qiang Li's face was ugly, but Luo Yong's face was expressionless.
Liangchong continued: "If you have a problem, will Zhenjing City send someone to Shouyang City to help? Obviously it is impossible!
Have you ever heard that the Prince Consort led troops to plunder Yaonbei County? I can tell you clearly that Prince Consort Martin Kui will not give up any of his countrymen.
But there is a premise here, those who join the rebellion will not be treated as compatriots."
"We did not take refuge in the rebellion!" Luo Yong was the first to speak.
"My position was officially appointed by the late king, so why would I take refuge in rebellion?" Qiang Yi also rectified his name.
Liang Chong saw that the time had come, so he winked at Zeng Jian.
Zeng Jian took out two gold coin cards, put them on the table, and said: "There are two amounts of money here, one is the cost of the trip of the supervisor and the consort, and the other is the daily expenses of the post house this year."
The two gold coin cards are from Lu's Trading Company, and the amounts are both 100,000.
What Qiang Li and Luo Yong faced was a multiple-choice question, should they take one card or two?
Shao Dianluan will stay in Shouyang City for at least a month, and the post house will definitely incur a large amount of additional expenses. This money will either be paid in advance by the clan government, or brought over by the eldest princess. In short, it will not be included in the post house's annual budget.
It is in line with the rules to take one. Anyway, it will be spent on Shaodian Luan himself. Taking two means that the post house will surrender to the small court of Nanzhao Prefecture. All future expenses will be paid by the small court. Qiang Yi and Luo Yong will naturally He became a member of the small court.
On the surface, Zeng Jian gave them a choice, but in reality there was a trap. Shao Dianluan's monthly expenses did not cost one hundred thousand gold coins. There were two identical gold coin cards and there was a problem in choosing which one.
Qiang Zhen stared at the gold coin card, thinking about Liang Chong's words in his mind, and felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
Shaodianguo Posthouse is about to be unable to open the fire.
After the assassination of the late king Shaodiandan, everything went into chaos. The Fan family defected to the rebel king, the finances of the Government Affairs Council and the Senate were in a mess, and domestic affairs were still entangled, so how could anyone take care of the foreign agencies.
Qiang Li has not received any funds from the post house since last year. If it were not for the support from friends, he would not be able to survive now.
When he heard that Shao Dian Luan was coming, he had mixed emotions. He was worried that Shao Dian Luan would choose sides over him, but he was happy that someone was finally coming and the funding problem was expected to be solved.
Now that 200,000 gold coins are in front of me, I must take them.
"Lord Luo, please keep the gold coins and don't delay Her Royal Highness's arrival at the post house."
Qiang Yi made a decision, but there was a pitfall in this decision. He asked Luo Yong to collect the gold coins, but did not explain how many.
"Does a powerful person want to hand over the management of the treasury to his subordinates?" Luo Yong did not move.
He has been working with Qiang Yi for more than ten years. He knows very well what kind of person Qiang Yi is and has accumulated a lot of experience in dealing with Qiang Yi.
There was no money left in the treasury of the post house. He and Qiang Li both owed a lot of debt. The gold coin card on the table was no different from the treasury. If you take it, you would have all the money in the treasury. All the expenses of the post house would have to be asked for from him.
Qiang Li wanted him to decide how many to accept, so that he could pass the blame to him later. Faced with his boss, he had no choice, so he took the opportunity to ask for financial rights.
If Qiang Yi refuses to delegate power, he will have to collect the gold coin cards himself, and Luo Yong will not have to take the blame.
"Well, cough, cough, cough, I want to serve Her Royal Highness the Princess wholeheartedly, and you have to share more responsibilities." After weighing the situation, Qiang Li decided to hand over the management rights of the treasury.
"Yes." Luo Yong reached out and swept the two gold coin cards into his bag.
"May I ask where your Royal Highness the Princess is now? How many people are accompanying her? When will she move into the post house?" Qiang Li immediately entered his working role.
Liang Chong smiled slightly and said: "His Royal Highness is at the Mengguo Posthouse. He is not expected to arrive until noon tomorrow at the earliest. There are five people in his entourage, including me, including two personal maids. The other maids can be temporarily hired by Lord Feng of our country."
Qiang Yi gave the order: "Lieutenant Luo Guan, be sure to clean the entire post tonight. Purchase a new set of daily necessities tomorrow morning. Supplies for the entourage can be obtained from the warehouse. In addition, hire some cooks, gardeners, horsemen and other temporary workers. It has to be the best.”
"Yes!" Luo Yong resigned.
"Come, I'll bring the two adults to rest." Qiang Li wanted to receive Liang Chong and Zeng Jian in person.
"Wait a minute." Liang Chong raised his hand to indicate that he had to sit back in his seat, "It's still early, I didn't speak clearly just now, and the powerful man didn't seem to understand. I might as well continue talking."
Qiang Yi has been here for more than thirty years. He has never seen anyone or heard anything. How could he not understand what Liang Chong said? He was just pretending to be confused.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Master Liang, why don't we talk about it some other time."
"Are you sure? Let me tell you about our identities again. Although President Zeng is young, he is the Prince Consort's disciple and a student of the same Knights Guild. When I joined the army, I was in the same unit as the Prince Consort, and later we partnered to command the 201st Division. group."
The meaning of this passage is very direct, indicating that Liang Chong, Zeng Jian and Ding Kui have a very close relationship, they are just as close as wearing a pair of trousers.
"Master Liang, please tell me something." Qiang Li sat down honestly.
"The prince-in-law never treats his own people badly, and when one of his own is in trouble, he will help at all costs. For example, if your family is in trouble, we can send people to protect them and take them to a safe place." Liang Chong guessed. Have serious concerns.
"Really?" His strong eyes lit up.
The wife he married in Shouyang City and his children were also born here, but a few years ago he sent his wife and children back to Shaodian Kingdom. If he took refuge with Shaodian Luan, his wife and children in Zhenjing City would be in danger.
"Of course! The prince-in-law has sent people to Zhenjing City before departure. I believe they are near your wife and children now. As long as I send a secret message back, they will escort your wife and children to Nanqiu County." Zeng Jian immediately wrote on the paper. Write a line above it.
He took it over and saw that it was the address of his wife and children in Zhenjing City. What Zeng Jian said was true.
Ding Kui made a lot of preparations before setting off, and he naturally knew everything about the situation in the post house. At best, he sent people to protect Qiang Li's wife and children, but at worst, it was a threat, and Qiang Li could only be obedient.
"This villain is willing to serve the prison country." Qiang Li no longer hesitated.
How big of an official is Guan Cheng? Ding Kui's treatment is already beyond the standard. It is unlikely that other forces will be so strong in fighting against him. Following Ding Kui is helpless but not at a disadvantage.
"You won't regret it." Liang Chong showed a satisfied smile, "Now tell me about the nearby attractions."
"..."
Ding Kui was studying the map of Shouyang City. He didn't know that he had an extra subordinate at this moment. He wouldn't be surprised if he knew it, because he believed in Liang Chong's ability.