Chapter 1314 1314: Whose food should I eat? (Part 1) [Please vote for me]
When luck comes, it is really unstoppable.
Including good luck and bad luck.
As the commotion outside the camp grew louder, it became brighter.
After a simple breakfast, Luan Xin personally took Miao Ne to see Shen Tang. Since Miao Ne was willing to let go and enter the court, he struck a solid matter while the iron was hot to avoid further troubles. He helped Miao Ne on the matter of asking for pardon and sealing. It would be safer to intercede.
"Ximin is finally willing to come back?"
I received the news of Miao Ne's return in the middle of the night yesterday, and I was really relieved. With the death of the late leader of Qi State, the Southwest Allied Forces completely fell apart, and the situation in the Southwest Continent was completely chaotic. Although Miao Ne had some means to help him, but after all, he was If a scribe, not a warrior, is surrounded and beaten, there is also the risk of capsizing.
The journey of several days was delayed by Miao Ne for more than two months.
Shen Tang was really afraid that something would happen to her.
The war was in chaos, and I couldn't get in touch with him even if I wanted to.
Hearing Shen Tang's words about holding sticks and sticks, Miao Ne winced and said, "It's a common man who worries you, the Lord."
She had only met Shen Tang a few times, but she had spent a lot of time with the Avatar Wu You, so she knew that Shen Tang had always been soft-spoken. As long as principles were not involved, it was absolutely right to take a step back.
"I think your hard work has paid off, so I won't argue with you this time. Remember, I won't be the same again." Shen Tang didn't really want to hold him accountable, so he just gave Miao Na a half-truth and half-false warning to make Miao Na's memory long, "You don't want to think about your teacher either." How worried must your Lord be about you..."
However, Luan Xin's reaction was slow.
If you worry for too long, you can hold it in yourself.
Miao Ne was quite surprised and observed Luan Xin's expression out of the corner of his eye.
She had previously said to Xiang Zhao that she was only half a classmate, and that Luan Xin was half her senior. It was not that she deliberately alienated her, but she really thought so. Miao's past events made her feel inferior deep down, and she deserved Feels below average.
Be the personal disciple of the Minister of Civil Affairs?
A truly genuine concern?
Miao Na didn't dare to hope too much. She always believed that Luan Xin's care was partly because of his regret for Miao Shu. Although he and Miao Shu had the title of master and disciple, they failed to fulfill their teaching responsibilities, so they gave this care away. Compensation was given to Miao Ne, a fellow member of Miao Shu.
Luan Xin's gaze responded simply: [What else?]
How can parents and teachers not worry about their children traveling thousands of miles?
Miao Ne was relieved to be doing justice and chivalry outside.
Receiving Luan Xin's eyes, Miao Ne felt inexplicably on pins and needles, unable to sit still. Heat spread from her neck to her brain, and through her tempered face, a little bit of shyness and blush emerged. She had not been shy like this for many years.
"It's because the students are not good, so Master Luan is worried."
Noticing her change of title, Luan Xin's lips curved upward.
Shen Tang interrupted the warm interaction between teachers and students in a puzzled manner: "The resistance here in the southwest is no longer something to be afraid of. All obstacles will be cleared in March. Does Ximin have any plans for the future? Do you plan to keep things as usual, or do you want to go into trouble?" Do you want to help your teacher share your worries?"
The staff is extremely busy.
With the inclusion of southwest China into the territory, the number of officials will at least double.
I can't imagine how much workload there will be in the personnel assessment. Even if the fourth division of the personnel department is expanded, it will still be busy. If Miao Ne comes back, Luan Xin's pressure will be greatly reduced. Her ability has always been In the wild, it is somewhat wasteful.
You can go to Shen Tang without going to the official department.
Mainly engaged in secret investigation, assisted in supervising civilians.
Miao Na was greatly touched by Shen Tang's attention and recognition of him: "I thank you for your kindness, but the common people still feel that their qualifications are not enough. Joining the fourth division of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is not enough to convince the public, and it will also bring shame to Master Luan." Carrying the stigma of nepotism..."
Luan Xin offered help at this time.
Lest the Lord misunderstand that Miao Ne was refusing.
"I plan to let Ximin go to the prefecture and county first."
"That's okay. Where are Ximin going?"
Shen Tang gave Miao Ne the choice.
This kind of treatment is almost top-notch.
Who becomes an official without racking his brains and sharpening his head?
The royal family is not our own, so how can we go wherever we want?
"The southwest is not suitable." Luan Xin believed that the Lord knew the reason better than him, "Isn't Yuan Fu's place just right?"
"You mean Yuan Fujun?"
Shen Tang dug out the relevant information about Yuan Fu from his mind.
He said angrily: "How can you be a teacher like this? Wouldn't transferring Ximin to Yuan Fu make her suffer?"
It's not that she didn't know Luan Xin's plan.
It's just that the situation in Yuan Fu is not very optimistic.
Nominally, Yuanfu County is under the jurisdiction of the Kang State, but in fact it is an enclave restricted by the central forces. This enclave can be traced back to the last time the Zhen Kingdom was annihilated. At that time, the Kang State took over all the territory of the Zhen State. , relying on some beatings to make nearby forces fearful and not dare to easily launch troops against Kang State, which had just experienced a war.
As time went by, the tensions were eased, and the people's demands for the resumption of commercial exchanges were very loud. In order to ensure smooth trade, Kang State and the central forces agreed to set up a border crossing in the disputed area, that is, the enclave.
There are central forces in the enclave that are causing trouble. As a result, the officials sent out are unable to fully control the local power. They are hampered at every turn, and they all failed in their three consecutive terms. It is lucky that the three of them did not die in office, but it does not mean that there was no assassination secretly.
The greater the friction between Kang Guo and the central government, the more frequent assassinations became.
Now I am completely torn apart.
There were two coups in Yuan Fu territory that were secretly instigated by others.
It would be too risky to appoint Miao Ne there at this juncture.
Luan Xin looked at Miao Na: "What do Ximin think?"
"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask my ears."
Shen Tang looked at the pair of teachers and students who were singing together, and suddenly guessed that they had discussed it long ago to accept Yuan Fu's appointment: "Since Ximin is so insistent, I can't refuse anymore. But you have to think carefully about whether you will go here or not." If anything happens, you will never come back!"
“Please Lord, please make it happen!”
Shen Tang could only agree.
Miao Ne said shyly: "I have another unkind request. If you want to stabilize Yuan Fu, you will need people. But the common people are short of money and have not saved much in these years. I am afraid that the county's regular salary is not enough. Can your Majesty be accommodating? Give more batches to the grassroots?"
If you want to take office smoothly, you need to take care of things.
It's definitely not necessary under normal circumstances, but Yuan Fu is special.
Shen Tang: "..."
She pressed her temples. She couldn't sleep last night because this year's fiscal budget deficit exceeded the standard. Xun Zhen added fuel to the fire by submitting the last budget for rebuilding the existing land in the southwest. If it was fully implemented, it would have to be overdrawn for at least the next five years. Years of profit. Xun Zhen also squandered the private treasury she finally saved with a surplus. Now her private treasury is poor and the national treasury is even poorer.
Miao Ne's words were even more of a critical blow.
Shen Tang even wanted to lie down and die.
Tell her that asking for money doesn't cost her life!
However, for the sake of the prestige of the leader of a country, Shen Tang could only swallow these tears of blood: "Of course, there is still some time before taking office. You go back next spring and choose some smart people to follow you. Everything will be based on you. Safety comes first.”
It's not long since spring left.
Miao Na said: "The common people already have a candidate in mind."
"Oh, who is it?"
"He is the teacher's new student, junior sister Xiang Lailu." The teacher said that Xiang Zhao is very talented, and she should be able to open up the Dan Mansion and gather the literary heart before she takes office. Miao Ne is from an orthodox college background and has teaching experience, so she can tutor Xiang Zhao. Recruiting is no problem at all.
Shen Tang looked a little strange: "You mean Xiang Zhao?"
"Yes, junior sister agreed." Shen Tang: "..."
She doesn't have to worry about Miao Ne at all.
Focus on feeling sorry for your wallet.
Miao Ne didn't know Shen Tang's financial situation, but Luan Xin knew it all. He couldn't find any other emotion except sympathy. But after sympathy, he should do what he should do. It is impossible for a minister to be poor because of his master. And take the initiative not to receive salary.
Lord, if one person is well fed and the whole family is not hungry, he has a family to support.
So, I can only sympathize.
Shen Tang: "..."
Does Zhengyi think he can't read the look in his eyes???
Among the three, only Miao Ne was the happiest.
She was about to lament her good fortune recently, but soon she stopped laughing when an urgent message suddenly came from outside her tent.
The current new leader of Qi State passed away.
Since being forced to be trapped in the isolated city, the voices in the city have been divided into two groups. One group wants to know the current affairs as heroes and simply surrender. The other group would rather be broken than destroyed and are ready to fight to the last man. The final decision was made by Qi Guoxin. host.
The new owner himself is not a very courageous person.
Seeing that the situation was over, he had long since given up on struggling.
The only idea is to use surrender as a bargaining chip to exchange for as much benefit as possible with Kang Guo to ensure his prosperity and wealth for the rest of his life. Wu Zhaode of Gao State and Shen Tang have been fighting like this for many years, so there is no reason why he didn't have time to offend her. I can't do it myself. But this idea cannot be promoted easily, because the Death Fighting Faction already controls most of the defenses in the city.
If they were to find out, the new owner's life would be at risk.
When we were at a loss, the news somehow leaked out.
Naturally, the Death Fighting faction was filled with grief and anger, but they still held back and prepared to test the true attitude of the new master. During a banquet that was supposed to be open and honest, I didn’t know who suddenly dropped the cup, who drew the sword first, and who moved the knife first. Both sides felt that It was the other party who did it.
The scene was full of killings with heads rolling around and rivers of blood flowing.
During the fight, the new master died.
The soldiers and horses of the Kang State outside the city invaded the city at this time, and captured the prisoners who should be persuaded to surrender. The body of the new leader of the Qi State was transported to Shen Tang, including the national seal that was not yet in his hand. Shen Tang knew it as soon as he heard it Someone is up to something in there.
"Who is responsible for escorting?"
The guard said: "It's Cui Xiong of the Cui family."
Miao Ne felt a chill run down his spine when he heard this, and subconsciously turned to look at the teacher.
Should she avoid it now?
Luan Xin said slowly: "What are you afraid of him doing?"
The Cui family is still a role in the southwest, but in Kangguo, they are inferior to others. What happened to Cui Xiong having a maternal grandfather named Cui Xiao? His student also had a teacher from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Ministry of Civil Affairs was his territory, and before he resigned and was transferred , Ms. Cui also has to tuck her tail between her legs.
It wouldn't be a waste if they really fought.
Miao Na said with a smile: "It's not that I'm afraid."
Just a little guilty.
Cui Xiong was already waiting outside the tent, and Miao Ne would encounter him when he went out now. If he used the spirit of speech to conceal his body and was discovered, there would be three hundred taels of silver in this place. She pursed her lips and could only show her calmest expression. expression, forcing myself to let go of my mind.
After not seeing each other for more than two months, Cui Xiong lost twice as much weight.
There is almost no flesh on the cheeks, which is irritating to the naked eye.
Cui Xiong didn't notice the people around Luan Xin. He lowered his eyes slightly, as humble and polite as usual. It was also the first time for Luan Xin to see the eldest son of the Cui family. Judging from his appearance, he was quite satisfied with his demeanor. Impeccable, worthy of everyone's background.
It's just that the sound sounds a bit hollow.
When Cui Xiong presented the piece of national seal, Shen Tang took one look at it to tell whether it was genuine or not, waved his hand to absorb it into the Dan Mansion, and asked sincerely and concernedly: "Cui Lang's voice is not good, but is he sick?"
Cui Xiong saluted again before replying.
He was not sick, but suffered internal injuries and poisoning.
Fortunately, I saved a small life and is no longer seriously injured.
How to get injured and poisoned?
Of course it was the civil unrest.
Cui Xiong was still frightened when he talked about this, and he looked like an unlucky guy who had been innocently affected. If he hadn't been lucky, he would have drank the hot Meng Po soup. Luan Xin looked on with cold eyes and concluded that Cui Xiong was lying, at least not telling the truth. talk.
Why are you so sure?
Cui Xiong's heart was quiet.
This is one of the characteristics of high alertness.
_(:з ∠)_
Use mind-reading to spy on the voices of outsiders, and you will still be noticed when you meet a master. Gu Chi's way of being a scribe does not have such worries. Although Luan Xin does not like Gu Chi, he can use his way of being a scribe easily.
Cui Xiong sent the imperial seal of Qi State, and Shen Tang couldn't be stingy. He said good things first and then arranged for Xinglin doctor to treat him. Young people can't just rely on their good health to come here blindly, as they can easily leave hidden dangers.
Cui Xiong saluted and thanked him again.
As for the body of the new master of Qi State sent by Cui Xiong?
He has only been in office for more than two months, and the royal tomb has not yet been laid. It is difficult to squeeze into an underground palace with the previous leader of Qi State, and Shen Tang will not pay to build him a mausoleum suitable for his status. He might as well find a nearby place with beautiful scenery and feng shui. The treasure was buried on the spot.
Erecting a monument will also make it easier for future generations to pay their respects.
Because it was a thin burial that was popular in Kang State, outsiders could not criticize Shen Tang harshly, and Cui Xiong would naturally not refute anything.
Of course, this is not the real purpose of Cui Xiong's trip.
The body was only sent along the way, and the national seal was just a certificate of prominence. The real purpose was to test Shen Tang's words - the system in Kang State was completely different from that in the southwest. The most obvious point was local taxation, which also related to the interests of various local families.
Cui Xiong actually didn't want to come, but he had to come.
Others pushed Cui out just to be the leader.
He just raised his head and was pushed down by Shen Tang.
"Don't mention this beforehand."
Cui Xiong pursed his lips twice, bowed his head and left.
Teachers and students Luan Xin did not stay in the camp for long.
When they came out, they saw the young man who was supposed to leave standing not far away, looking past Luan Xin and landing on Miao Ne behind him. Miao Ne realized something was wrong when he saw this look.
No, she didn't say a word.
The last bit of luck dissipated in Cui Xiong's greeting: "How have you been, Baojun, in the past two months?"
Miao Ne gave up the struggle.
But her disguise was given by Qi Zhongshu, so she wouldn’t be seen through at a glance, right? What’s more, Cui Xiong, who couldn’t even tell the color of his lipstick, said, “Who told you my true identity?”
Cui Xiong looked at her and chuckled, his tone a little more bitter than usual: "It's been three years, I can recognize your scent."
"Your name is Cui Xiong, but you are not a bear?"
I never thought that the scent would reveal my identity.