Upstairs in Juxian, the largest restaurant in Fanjiazhuang, a man dressed as a scholar was holding a wine glass and talking loudly surrounded by a table of colleagues. As soon as he read a book
"To be honest with you, this student has been studying at Fanjiazhuang No. 1 Middle School for two years and has met many officials who came to take extra classes on public ethics. If nothing else, this information is well-informed!"
"I heard what a high-ranking official said, and this time, I can't be wrong! Li Xing, the younger brother of the Duke, is going to be the governor of Shandong, and will help the Duke manage Shandong, a large province with a population of tens of millions, and he will be the guardian of the whole province!"
The other colleagues at the table all showed the same expression.
A scholar said: "Although Shandong is only a province under the rule of the Duke, its population accounts for the vast majority of the Duke's territory. I think it is better to leave it to my younger brother to take care of it. Brother Nianxiong, I can't be wrong about this news!"
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The well-informed person who was called Brother Nian Xiong laughed loudly, took a sip of wine, and said: "The uncle of the Duke, Zheng Yuan, will be the governor of Liaodong! He will lead the 600,000 Liao people in Shandong back to their hometown.
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Someone asked loudly: "Which family will the governor of Tianjin fall into that day?"
"Brother Nianxiong" among the crowd took a bite of "chili chicken" and grinned from the spicy food, but did not answer his colleagues' questions.
Those colleagues were anxious and said, "Brother Nianxiong, tell us clearly. We will invite Brother Nianxiong for a drink tomorrow!"
"Brother Nian Xiong" laughed loudly, and then said: "Tianjin is the center of the rule of the Duke of the State, so naturally we cannot take it lightly. The Duke of the State has transferred General Zheng Hui, who is far away in Taiwan, back to Tianjin, and the outstandingly capable Zheng Hui will serve as the commander.
We will take good care of Tianjin and strive to bring Tianjin's construction to a higher level!"
Upon hearing the news, the table of scholars suddenly burst into applause. Zheng Hui's ability in reading is obvious to all, and his political achievements in Taiwan are impressive. Under Zheng Hui's governance, Taiwan has become a wealthy and educated country with a population of more than 300,000.
Let Zheng Hui come back to take care of Tianjin, and Tianjin's development will inevitably make even greater strides.
"What about Jilin and Heilongjiang?"
"Brother Nianxiong" took another sip of wine and said, "Jilin has confirmed that Li Dao, the second uncle of Jin Guogong, will be the governor."
"The situation in Heilongjiang is still unclear, but I heard from people that this position is likely to be taken by Cui Wending, the father-in-law of the Duke!"
As soon as Brother Nianxiong finished speaking, someone suddenly stood up at the table.
"My family and Cui Wending are family friends. If Cui Wending becomes the governor, I will definitely find a position in Cui Wending's shogunate!"
Brother Nianxiong said: "Okay, maybe you can train in the shogunate for a few years and become a county magistrate when you come out."
The scholars at the table laughed loudly and toasted to this "connected" scholar.
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With a "pop", a hare on the salt-alkali land was shot. The gray hare fell back and fell limply to the ground.
Three hundred meters away, Li Xing, holding a sniper rifle, looked at his prey through the scope and laughed.
He raised his rifle, waved it towards Jiang Chong beside him, patted the rifle with his hand, and said, "Jiang Chong, how do you like this sniper rifle?"
Jiang Chong knew that Li Xing was showing off his marksmanship, so he smiled and said: "The gun is just an ordinary gun, but the second general's marksmanship is really impressive."
Li Xing laughed heartily, put the gun on his back with great satisfaction, and rode towards the rabbit in the distance.
Jiang Chong, a native of Fanjiazhuang, is now the leader of the trapping division. Because of his outstanding abilities, he was recommended to Li Zhi twice by Zhong Feng, the commander of the trapping division. Li Zhi did not put Jiang Chong in high regard, but Li Xing was very fond of this commander who was said to be very capable.
I became interested and took the initiative to get to know Jiang Chong, and often took Jiang Chong out to hang out.
Jiang Chong also fell in love with Li Xing, and after going back and forth, the two became very close friends.
Jiang Chong rode up to catch up with Li Xing and asked: "This time, the Duke has obtained so many official positions from the emperor. I heard that the Duke intends to let the second general serve as the most authoritative governor of Shandong!"
When Li Xing heard this, he yawned boredly, as if he didn't bother to mention it a word.
Jiang Chong was stunned for a moment, didn't ask any more questions, and just rode forward with Li Xing.
After riding a hundred meters forward, Li Xingcai said boringly: "I really don't want to be such a bad official anymore. There are too many things to do. I don't even want to be the governor of Shandong or the governor of Fanjiazhuang. My eldest brother asked me to sit in Fanjiazhuang.
I'm exhausted from my work."
"In the past, when I was very motivated, I would go out at seven o'clock in the morning and come home at nine o'clock in the evening, working fourteen hours a day. Now I really have no motivation and am too lazy to spend so much time on official matters.
Let my subordinates do it. Now that Tianjin is strong enough, I can no longer find the sense of urgency that we had when we were surrounded by dangers."
"Even if my eldest brother and I do nothing, according to the current development momentum of Tianjin, no one can shake our rule in Tianjin. Even if we are lazy and go hunting, what will happen?"
"So I have no interest at all in the official position that my eldest brother has won this time. I would rather Fanjiazhuang is not in charge of me. I will just lead the selector. The selector trains me to spend half a day in charge, and the remaining half of the day
I can wander around and have a good time."
Jiang Chong smiled when he heard Li Xing's words.
The Duke of Tianjin, Li Zhi, has great ambitions, but his younger brother Li Xing is not so ambitious. For Li Xing, being a leisurely second general in his eldest brother's Tianjin is the most ideal thing. The outside world has speculated that Li Xing will do this this time
Promotion, in fact, Li Xing himself has no interest in promotion.
Li Xing added: "Moreover, Big Brother's supervision system is too strict. One of my subordinates, the head of Fanjiazhuang District, was interviewed by Big Brother's disciplinary inspection team because he invited two relatives to accompany him when he entertained official guests at public funds. What do you mean?
What’s the point of being an official? You can’t spend a penny of the public money except your own monthly salary.”
Jiang Chong smiled and said: "But even so, there are still many people who want to become officials."
Li Xing spat: "Those people are addicted to officialdom, which is different from ordinary people."
Jiang Chong was silent and said no more.
Li Xing looked at Jiang Chong and suddenly smiled and said: "I heard that Cuiyulou bought a top celebrity in the capital at a high price. He is stunningly beautiful and plays the guzheng beautifully. Shall we go and listen?"
Jiang Chong said with a smile: "Second General is visiting the brothel again. Aren't you afraid that your wife will be angry?"
Li Xing spat and cursed: "That woman, after giving birth to two sons, she became more and more arrogant and acted like a hero. I haven't talked to her for a month. Ignore her, let's go to Cuiyu Tower!"
Li Xing rolled his eyes and said: "To tell you the truth, I have met that card three times, and she seems to be interested in me. If my meeting with her today goes well, I will be her guest!
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Jiang Chong smiled and praised: "The second general is really a cool person!"
