Han Xu knew that he did not control Jiannan Road, but when Li Mingyu was there, it was not obvious.
Li Mingyu is a kid who is really respectful to him as a teacher and an elder. Even if he disagrees with him, he will say that he doesn't understand and ask the adults to discuss it with the generals and civil servants, and then let him
Those generals and civil servants refuted him angrily... Li Mingyu would comfort him afterwards, saying that when the time was right, he would do as the adults said.
Now that Li Mingyu is gone, leaving behind a servant girl, her naked attitude makes Han Xu understand that not only does he not control Jiannan Road, but he is controlled by Jiannan Road.
Every order he issued and every decision he made had to be reviewed by this woman. She would only pass it on if she agreed. If she didn't agree... she would just throw it back to him.
In fact, these are nothing. Han Xu can tolerate it. After all, Jiannan Dao cannot do without him. As long as what he does does not harm the interests of Jiannan Dao, he will still obey his words.
What was unbearable was that this woman was always guarding him.
"Ms. Gui, after these documents have been dealt with, I will have them delivered to you." Han Xu said coldly, "You don't have to come here to wait."
Osmanthus was too lazy to look at him and stood beside the table: "Seeing and hearing some things are different. I'd better stay here with the adults. I can see what I should see and hear what I should hear."
While she was talking, officials from Shannan Road came in groups of three or three outside the door.
Han Xu would not argue with a woman in front of others. He would suffer a lot from arguing with a woman. Women don’t need to speak. As long as they cry, your words will become unreasonable no matter how reasonable they are. People will also make a lot of mistakes.
gossip.
Osmanthus didn't speak anymore. She rarely spoke, and sat down next to Han Xu's desk.
The officials were not surprised when they saw the woman sitting next to Han Xu. This woman was Li Mingyu's maid. She moved freely in the official office and had a place. She may have been there for the convenience of relaying the affairs here to Li Mingyu.
When they were discussing things, the woman never spoke, as if she didn't exist. They were used to it. When she mentioned a few things, Han Xu asked, everyone answered, and they discussed together.
Han Xu finally said: "Write a charter and submit it."
Everyone responded with a yes and could leave. They exited the door. Different from the solemnity when they came in, they were chatting and laughing leisurely as if they had finished a task. Some of them looked back at the palace...
"....Did Little Governor Li give the wet nurse to Mr. Han?"
"...If you want to give it as a gift, you should also give it to a young and beautiful maid."
"...Young and beautiful maidservant has no position in front of the young governor like a wet nurse."
"Hahaha, do you mean that the nurse took the initiative to stay with the adults?"
"Otherwise? What woman doesn't want to be by Mr. Han's side?"
They walked away, and Han Xu seemed to be able to hear their whispers, and his face looked very ugly.
"Ms. Gui, what do you want?" he said, "I, Han Xu, act openly and aboveboard. I will show you all the paperwork you want. You don't have to guard me so defensively."
Osmanthus looked at him: "Mr. Han, I have already said, I am not looking at you, I am listening to everyone talking about these matters."
Excuse, Han Xu smiled coldly: "What's the difference? I've written everything everyone said in the charter."
Osmanthus clenched her hands vigorously in front of her and said: "Master Han, when I was in Jiannan Road, even if I was giving someone a gift in return, I would not only look at the name list of the gifts, but also the names of the 26 prefectures, 5 armies and 18 villages in Jiannan Road.
I have personally seen and heard the envoys who come and go, and listened to their words with my own ears. Mr. Han, there is a difference between looking at words and looking at real people."
Han Xu said: "Are the matters in the Yamen the same as those in the inner house?"
Osmanthus frowned: "Isn't there a saying that governing a great country is like cooking?"
Han Xu couldn't help but laugh out loud: "That's called governing a big country, just like cooking small delicacies."
"It's all about cooking anyway," Gui Hua said.
Han Xu still wanted to laugh, but he held it back. This woman was deliberately trying to make him laugh, and she couldn't do what she wanted.
"Ms. Gui, you think too much." Han Xu said, "Today's affairs are not that complicated."
Osmanthus didn't want to say more to him: "I do things under the orders of the young master, and this is the way I do things."
In short, he had to stay by his side. Han Xu was annoyed and helpless, so he pulled out a letter on the table and changed the way: "You can get familiar with everyone. When I leave, I will leave this place to you."
The matter of Han Xu going to Linzhou has been revealed openly and secretly.
Your Majesty is about to return to Beijing and is worried about the unrest of the army and people in Linzhou, so he needs to find someone he can rely on to guard Linzhou.
Although His Majesty did not tell the world who this person was, Cui Zheng wrote a letter to Han Xu.
What else can I do to write a letter at this time?
Others don't know the content of the letter, but Guihua certainly knows it. She has read the letter with her own eyes.
She said: "No matter where you go, our young master will definitely not come back. Jiannan Road and Shannan Road, you can't ignore it."
What she said was true. The emperor would take Li Mingyu with him wherever he went. He would not, at least not let Li Mingyu leave until the world was settled.
Han Xu looked at the woman sitting on the chair. She didn't always smile when he faced him like other women, and she didn't greet him with concern. But she didn't smile and didn't ask, which made her even more aloof. You couldn't escape.
The arrogance and pride in my hands are revealed.
If Li Mingyu can't come back, Jiannan Road and Shannan Road will naturally belong to him, so this woman will still follow him, whether he goes to Linzhou or...
Han Xu stretched out his hand and pressed his chest. His thick winter robe was bulging, and there were more than one letter hidden inside, as well as a sachet wrapped in his hair...
"There is no need for the governor to come back," he said, "I just need to bring the soldiers and horses from Jiannan Road."
When it came to the soldiers and horses in Jiannan Road, Guihua immediately became vigilant: "There will be troops stationed in Linzhou, so I don't need you to bring troops there."
Han Xu looked at her and smiled calmly: "I won't go to Linzhou."
Osmanthus frowned: "Then where are you going?"
Han Xu said: "I'm going to Henan Road."
Guihua looked a little disdainful: "How do you get to Henan Province, sir? Has the governor of Henan Province invited you?"
Han Xu said: "It was Mrs. Chu who invited me."
After he said this, he was satisfied to see Osmanthus fragrans' arrogance and disdain disappear.
She looked a little surprised and uneasy: "Mrs. Chu...invited you? Why did Mrs. Chu invite you to Henan Road?"
Han Xu looked calm and arrogant: "This is a military secret, I can't tell you."
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I don't know whether it was because of military secrets or because of the word "Mrs. Chu". Guihua stood up and left without asking. She was in a hurry to tell Li Mingyu.
So what if I tell Li Mingyu? What can Li Mingyu do to Mrs. Chu? Not even the emperor can...
Han Xu rubbed his chest with his hand, thinking about the latest news. Zhongli said that Mrs. Chu Guo showed no sign of leaving in the capital. Not only that, there was also news that Mrs. Chu Guo was ill, and she was very ill.
Two adults from Linzhou are now in charge of the overall situation in the capital. The atmosphere is very tense, saying that the capital is not stable and His Majesty cannot return to the capital yet.
Of course, Han Xu did not believe this news, and Mrs. Chu would not be sick anymore. Just look at these heart-breaking letters she wrote!
This woman is pretending.
As Cui Zhengxin said, Mrs. Chu is probably unwilling to go to Linzhou.
How could that woman be willing to go if there was no benefit?
No, she immediately came to ask for benefits from him, saying that it was for His Majesty's sake so that he could do things for her, and then she would use this credit to ask for greater benefits from His Majesty and the court...
Someone walked in and asked, "Sir, do you really want to go to Henan Road?"
Han Xu looked up and saw that Zhongli was covered in wind, frost, and chill. He had obviously just returned from a run.
Zhongli pointed outside: "I just heard Lady Gui calling for someone to come and say that she wanted to deliver a message to Governor Li, so I eavesdropped on it."
The center is his eyes and ears. Han Xu nodded: "I think you can go."
Of course, he was not trying to avoid the nanny, and certainly not for Mrs. Chu's affection.
This matter is beneficial to the court.
"What did you see when you went to Henan Road this time?" he asked.
After receiving the letter from Mrs. Chu more than ten days ago, he asked Zhongli to go to Henan Road to find out whether something could be done. Of course, he would not listen to Mrs. Chu's nonsense. He had his own judgment.
Zhongli said: "It's different from when we passed by it."
After Han Xu was rescued on Xuanwu Road, he set out for Jiannan Road according to the set purpose. On the way, he passed through Henan Road and was turned away by the guards of a city. Bandits were rampant in the area, and the government soldiers and horses turned a deaf ear.
Asked, or did he force the government to suppress the bandits?
"Now, the cities in Henan Province are unobstructed." Zhongli said, "I specially wore military uniforms in several cities, and there were no guards to inquire and stop them."
Han Xu frowned. If the guards could pass through unimpeded, wouldn't the rebel spies be able to do it too?
Henan Road is an important place for His Majesty to return to Beijing and to protect the capital...
Zhongli made a sound and thought of something: "One more thing, I found a group of soldiers and horses in Henan Province. They seem to belong to the Jiannan Province Guards, but they are evasive and dare not mention their identities."
Is there such a thing? It has something to do with Jiannan Dao, but is it afraid of Jiannan Dao? Then he can use it. Han Xu asked curiously: "What's the origin?"