The sky had not yet turned white, and Zheng Pu, dressed in official uniform, arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After walking slowly into the palace and finishing the Mao ceremony, he sat quietly in his own room, waiting for Shangguan Ma Zhong to arrive and arrange specific matters.
But after waiting for nearly an hour, Ma Zhong was still missing.
Moreover, the last time I sat down to see Ma Zhong, there should have been many low-level generals, commanders, and assistants waiting in front of the office. Today, there is only one soldier standing guard with a sword and a halberd.
Zheng Pu was impatient and felt that the scene was outrageous, so he walked out of the office, looked for the soldier and asked, "This halberd man, has the time when Governor Ma came to the office changed recently?"
Hearing this, the soldier stiffened his neck and spoke out with slight dissatisfaction, "Back to Zheng Shuzuo, Governor Ma strictly disciplines himself! He also binds his subordinates with military laws. The official's hour has not changed! Today is not here, but it was three days ago.
, I went out on the orders of the Prime Minister."
"Captain Ma is not in the Prime Minister's Mansion?!"
Involuntarily, Zheng Pu opened his eyes slightly and made a sound of surprise.
"Well, I'm not here. I don't know the specific reason why Governor Ma is out. However, he warned us before leaving. Now the superintendent's office is temporarily controlled by Ju Lu. If Zheng Shuzuo has anything to do, he can go to the military camp and school grounds.
Inquiry."
Well.........
As soon as he heard this, Zheng Pu was speechless.
The soldier in front of me has been on duty here since early morning. He is the person who has been waiting in the room for so long to see him coming, but he did not inform him immediately...
Alas, he is so worthy of this burly body that he has even developed muscles in his brain!
"Well, thanks for letting me know."
Nodding slightly, Zheng Pu turned around and strode towards the military camp.
He was afraid that if he left too late, he would not be able to help but feel angry.
Perhaps, due to military integrity, the director of Jufu and the place where he stayed overnight were both in a military tent.
The military tent curtain was raised high to the right with a hook, so that people could see him sitting upright in front of a desk without getting close, writing and sketching. From time to time, he would bite the penholder in his mouth with a frown on his face.
It seems that he wants to vent his resentment on the pen.
Quite a smile.
call..........
Seeing this, Zheng Pu breathed out the anger he had just felt.
He waved his hand again, so that the soldiers on duty did not need to inform him, and walked in without warning. He joked with a smile in his eyes, "If Xiaoxing wants to get more ink in his belly, he might as well bite the other end of the pen."
Hearing the sound, he raised his head and eyebrows, and smiled when he saw it was Zheng Pu.
He didn't get up to greet him, he just put down his pen and frowned, pretending to be angry, "Well, Zheng Zijin! As soon as you take up the post, you dare to make jokes! Be careful, I am also responsible for military affairs, and I will take responsibility according to the law.
you!"
Having said that, before Zheng Pu could react, he laughed before he could hold it back.
Immediately, he waved his hand again and said, "Zijin, please sit down and wait for me for a moment."
"Okay, Xiaoxing and busy."
Zheng Pu nodded slightly, and without being polite, he took two steps forward and took out a bed, and sat facing outside the military tent.
Outside the tent, there were still soldiers patrolling in units of corps. Many of them were busy, and everyone looked solemn and walked in a hurry.
Perhaps, such a busy scene is the reason why Bashu has become vibrant again in just two years!
Zheng Pu thought to himself and lowered his eyes slightly to rest.
After a while, Jufu put down his pen again and called out a false assistant to come in.
After the fake assistant left with a document in his hand, he shrugged his shoulders and twisted his neck in an imageless voice, saying, "I asked Zijin to wait for a long time. Well, Zijin knows that Governor Ma is not in the Prime Minister's Mansion now.
Bar?"
"Of course."
Zheng Pu nodded, leaned forward again, and asked, "When Governor Ma leaves, can you tell Xiaoxing if you have anything to ask me?"
"Of course there is."
Ju helped him stand up and stretched out his hand to pretend to lead his colleagues to pay the bill, "The governor knew that Zijin has been here to do business in the past few days, so he asked me to tell him that Zijin should go and work with Master Hu for a month."
After saying that, he looked around for a while, then turned his head and lowered his voice, "This is what the Prime Minister conveyed to the Governor."
Um?
I am a subordinate supervisor, why am I transferred to the supervisory department?
Raising his eyebrows in surprise, Zheng Pu paused slightly before continuing to follow.
He also moved his head closer, lowered his voice and asked, "Xiaoxing, do you know the reason for this?"
Unexpectedly, Jufu immediately glanced sideways and said angrily, "Zijin, please don't laugh at me. How can I know what the Prime Minister is thinking?"
"Ah, that's not what I meant. I was just eager for the moment, so..."
Zheng Pu quickly spoke out to explain, but was interrupted by Ju Fu waving his hand.
"It's okay, I know what Zijin means."
Immediately, he continued to whisper, "Well, Governor Ma went to the east of the city to set up a new military camp, prepare armor, weapons, and food and fodder storage and other trivial matters. After the autumn harvest is completed, the governor's army will conduct martial arts exercises. Within a few months, it is estimated that there will be no
Return to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
The military governor performs martial arts?
Could it be that it was to prepare for the southern expedition?
Well, it should be so. Calculating the time, if there is a southern expedition next year, martial arts exercises after the autumn harvest this year will also be inevitable.
But, didn't he say it clearly ten days ago that the Prime Minister intended for me to train in the army? Now, why didn't he let me go with him to the army, instead of assisting Lord Hu in his affairs?
In an instant, Zheng Pu's mind was racing with thoughts, and he was squeezing his beard with his hands while thinking.
Jufu, who was walking side by side, saw that he was silent and couldn't help asking, "Zijin, I'm just thinking, why doesn't the governor take you to Chengdongxie?"
"Um."
Not hiding his thoughts, Zheng Pu nodded in response, "I think Xiaoxing must have known about it, and the governor made it clear that he intended for me to join the army. Therefore, I am puzzled."
"Ha, what's so unclear about this?"
Hearing this, his eyebrows were raised, but his voice was still very low, "As soon as Zi Jinfu agreed to his fate, he was kept by the Prime Minister until midnight to talk. Who doesn't know the importance of respecting him? What I am thinking is that the Prime Minister deliberately let Zi
Jin needs to get in touch with more affairs first so that he can be supported in the future. After all, if he goes to the east of the city with the governor now, it will be all trivial matters, just a matter of diligence."
Hey, there is some truth in what you say...
Zheng Pu's heart moved slightly and his eyebrows stretched.
I was about to say a few words of humility, but I was overtaken by another sentence.
"We're here. This is the residence of the prime minister, Bo De. I'll send it here, and Zi Jin can find it on his own."
"Okay, thank you for your work. If I have some free time, I will go talk to you again."
He thanked him with his hands and turned around to leave. Zheng Pu straightened his clothes and then walked to the front of the office. "I am Zheng Pu, the assistant secretary. I have been ordered to come to find Lord Hu. I can help you, the halberd man, to take my place."
Please see you inside."
"Zheng Shuzuo, wait a moment."
The soldier on duty nodded lightly in greeting and turned around to enter.
When he was young, a man nearly eight feet long and about thirty years old strode out.
He has a dignified face, a narrow and straight nose, and two deep and long nasolabial lines. It is obvious at a glance that this person has an upright and self-denying temperament.
Sure enough, he was worthy of being praised by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang as a critical friend, someone who could be compared with Cui Jun, Xu Shu and Dong He!
Zheng Pu's heart was slightly awe-inspiring. He took a step forward and bowed his hands in salute, "I have met Lord Hu Bo. I am your assistant, Zheng Pu. I am here to handle matters on the orders of the chief officer, Governor Ma."
