In Liu Rufeng's room, Xiao Chen sat on a chair and looked at Liu Rufeng quietly.
"The purpose of others working for the imperial court is to gain promotion, become famous, and then return home in glory. It's better for you, after arriving in Dongchang, you will be happy to guard a small magic machine and be content with Shu. You can't be like others and have
Do you have lofty ambitions? The deputy commander of Jinyiwei is not only more senior than the commander of Dongchang Shenji, but he also holds a high position of power in the capital, everyone is in awe, and everyone wants to sit in the position. Why are you so willing?
Nestled in the royal guard, being buried like this?"
Looking at Liu Rufeng in front of him, and then thinking about Duan Tianming and Du Shaoqin, Xiao Chen couldn't help but shake his head.
The atmosphere in Dongchang is good, everyone gets along like brothers.
However, the biggest shortcoming is that there is no "motivation" at all.
It's not that everyone doesn't work hard, but they seem to be indifferent to fame.
No one has ever asked the factory boss to improve his position even though he is a popular figure in front of the emperor.
If things go on like this, people from Dongchang will always be able to stay in Dongchang and cannot spend money in various important departments of the imperial court.
This is not good, at least it is not good for the growth of Dongchang.
Liu Rufeng rolled his eyes: "Dongchang just stay here and feel comfortable."
"Comfort? If you could just resign and go home to stay with a few acres of fertile land and a hot bed, wouldn't it be more comfortable?"
"But, I really don't like the atmosphere in Jinyiwei. There are intrigues, calculations, and cliques. When I was in Jinyiwei, I was squeezed out everywhere. I really don't want to go back."
Liu Rufeng said quietly like a resentful woman.
Thinking of his old days in Jinyiwei, Liu Rufeng was really filled with emotion.
Although I don't bother to go against others, there are always a few people who deliberately go against me. It's like suppressing myself can lift them up.
He hated Jin Yiwei from the bottom of his heart and disdained to be associated with him again.
"This time, instead of asking you to adapt to the Jinyiwei, I will hand over the Jinyiwei to you and let you change them. You think about it."
With that said, Xiao Chen stood up and planned to leave.
"Can't we arrange for someone else?" Liu Rufeng also stood up and asked again.
"Others, please tell me, who else is more legitimate than you? Most of the current Jinyiwei military attachés have been captured. As the former Jinyiwei, Qianhu is one of the best, both in terms of personal skill and leadership ability.
Only you are more suitable to sit in the position of deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, restrain them, discipline them, correct the bad atmosphere among the Jinyiwei, and make them become an organization that truly works for the imperial court and become a good helper of Dongchang."
Xiao Chen stopped and looked at Liu Rufeng, his face filled with high hopes.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to do it."
"I'm afraid." Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows, "In terms of decision-making, we will discuss it with Xu Kaiying. In terms of execution, if we encounter people who are disobedient to discipline, we will clear out the Jinyiwei team."
"Cleaning up? I'm afraid this won't be easy. These people are hereditary." Liu Rufeng looked troubled.
"Those who disobey discipline and do not abide by the new decisions should be left in Jinyiwei to support them in their old age? Or should we wait until a grain of mouse droppings ruins a pot of soup before we regret it?" Xiao Chen said expressionlessly, "This kind of person
, give him the label of being lawless and behead him."
Liu Rufeng couldn't help but be startled: "This, is this okay? The family members in the guardhouse will come and make trouble."
"Eradicate the roots, kill everyone who has anything to do with him, including his family members, and see who else will make trouble? Failure to govern the military strictly will bring disaster to the country and the people. Think about it, and let me know if you think about it. I will go back with Xiao Lizi first.
, help him clean up."
With that said, Xiao Chen walked out of the room.
The lights on the street outside were already flickering. The bustling crowds and the sound of fist-fighting and drinking games coming from the street pubs all showed that the nightlife in the capital had just begun.
At this moment, in Gongchang Mansion, three thousand miles away, the entire town was already dark. The occasional lights were like stars in the night sky, twinkling and flickering, and it was unusually lonely.
Compared with the capital city, this place is indescribably deserted.
Except for Gong Changwei who was stationed here, the lights were brightly lit and people were crowded, and the whole street was deserted.
Zhang Xing, the commander of Gong Changwei, sat on a chair in the hall with a sad look on his face.
The tea bowl on the table next to it was completely cold, and there was no trace of drinking.
In the yard, there were several carriages parked, filled with cloth bags full of corn.
More than a dozen guardsmen, sweating profusely, continued to load corn into the last carriage.
Next to the carriage, a man from Qianhu stood, looking towards the gate of the guardhouse from time to time. Occasionally, he turned back and urged: "Hurry up, hurry up."
After loading the last bag of corn onto the carriage, the thousand households hurried to the gate, looked outside for a few times, and then hurried back.
"Send these corns to Shouyang Town overnight and distribute them to the local people before dawn. Go back as soon as possible."
"Yes." The lieutenants responded urgently, jumped on several carriages, waved their whips, and drove the carriages out of the gate of the guardhouse.
It wasn't until the creaking of the wooden wheels of the carriage could no longer be heard that the thousands of families turned around and walked towards the hall of the commander's office.
Stepping into the threshold, he hugged his fists and said to the commander Zhang Xing who was sitting on the chair with a sad look on his face: "Sir, the corn shipped to Shouyang Town has already set off."
"The drought is severe in Shouyang, and people starving to death can be seen everywhere on the streets. At the gate of our military camp in Shouyang, thousands of people line up to beg for food every day. Half of the food supplies in the camp have been distributed to the victims. I just hope that
These corns can temporarily relieve their urgent needs."
Sitting on the chair, Zhang Xing looked helpless.
Zhang Xing is in his early forties, neither tall nor short, with a well-proportioned body. From the first glance, he looks like a man who has practiced martial arts all year round and has not indulged himself just because he is stationed in one place.
Back then, when Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty raised troops to quell the disaster, he also fought in the army under his command.
Facing the enemy's thousands of troops, it would be a lie to say that he was not afraid. However, even if he was afraid, he never flinched.
However, a person who has come through such a bloody storm is already calm in the face of death. But seeing more and more victims in Gongchang struggling between life and death due to hunger, Zhang Xing felt a deep feeling in his heart.
A deep sense of powerlessness.
"With this kind of drought, Gongchang Mansion should have reported it to the court. The court's disaster relief food funds should be allocated soon." The Qianhu said words of relief with his body slightly bowed.
"Gongchang Mansion, if Gongchang Mansion is reliable, the court's disaster relief food funds would have been in place long ago." Zhang Xing raised his head and reached out to brush back a strand of hair hanging on his forehead, "According to the past, in early March,
So we started sowing seeds, and it is already mid-May. If Gongchang Mansion is serious about it, even if it takes such a long time, the news has been sent to the capital."
The thousand households also lowered their heads: "The Gongchang Mansion has done a really unsatisfactory job of being considerate of the people's sentiments. For so many years, the imperial court has not said that it would conduct an on-the-spot investigation and remove him from his post."
"Why didn't you investigate? It's not like the Chief Secretary of Shaanxi Province is stationed in Gongchang Mansion. It's not like there are no officials stationed there. Who asked me to let my father be the Marquis of Dingxi who was personally named by Taizu? Even if he is a commoner, this situation can really come to the attention of the emperor.
In the ears?”
After saying that, Zhang Xing let out a long sigh.
"Sir, when it comes to this, my subordinates are really a little worried. We sent the corn to Shouyang Town like this. If the Gongchang Mansion knew about it, would they accuse us of overstepping our authority? After all, we are just the army, the local government
It's up to others to decide what happens." Looking at Zhang Xing, the Qianhu family frowned.
"What should we do? Let's just watch the victims starve to death at the gate of Shouyang Station? His Gongchang Mansion can refuse to provide disaster relief, but I, Gong Changwei, want to watch the victims starve to death at the gate of the guard station. I, Zhang Xing, can't do that.
." Zhang Xing said, straightening up.
"The military and government families all work for the local people. If we get into trouble with the Gongchang Mansion because of this incident, it will be a bit embarrassing to get along with each other in the future."
"What's wrong with me, Gong Changwei, sending some supplies to my Shouyang Institute? Can't I, Gong Changwei, make the decision on my own regarding Shouyang Institute's affairs, and do I need his Gongchang Mansion's approval?" Zhang Xing's tone became sharp, as if he didn't want to talk anymore.
Continue to be patient.
If he hadn't been worried about the Marquis of Dingxi, whom Taizu personally appointed, Zhang Xing would have wanted to report the Gongchang Mansion to the emperor.
But when he thought of Ding Xihou's strength, Zhang Xing couldn't help but faint again.
