Fu Song

Chapter 211
"Xiao Cheng, the general judge of Qianzhou, has seen the transfer envoy!" Xiao Cheng, who was dressed in a regular sixth-rank official robe, bowed to the first old man in purple robe, and saluted solemnly.

Speaking of which, it was the first time he wore this blue official robe.

And this old man in a purple robe is the leader of Kuizhou Road, the transfer envoy Li Fang.

Li Fang, who is over [-] years old, has worked on Kuizhou Road for two terms, and he is a real person who speaks his mind on Kuizhou Road.Xiao Cheng was newly appointed, so naturally he had to come to see him first.

Kuizhou Road commanded a prison, three armies and ten prefectures. Li Fang was a senior official of the second rank, a senior official of the frontier, and a small sixth rank official. Normally, such a new official took office. Li Fang probably let other officials meet and dismiss the matter.

How precious is his old man's time!He has no interest in such boring things as meeting new officials.With this time, wouldn’t it be more appropriate to listen to the new poems and prose written by literati and poets, to appreciate the graceful figures of beauties or the eloquent singing voice?
It's just that the people who came this time were unusual and couldn't be dismissed casually, so Li Fang took some time out of his busy schedule to meet this new Jinshi.

First of all, this person is the son of Xiao Yu, the current treasurer. Although Xiao Yu is in danger now, as long as he is still sitting in this position, he can't be neglected in the slightest, otherwise he will be embarrassing You come, you are suffering beyond words.

Secondly, this Xiao Cheng is extraordinary, he is a person who is very good at making troubles.Last year, I hadn't been an official yet, but when I went to the northwest, it caused a lot of wind and rain, and the party Xiangwei's family in the horizontal register disappeared in smoke.

Ordinary people don't know the specifics of many things, and they can only believe what the court's mansion newspaper says, but a senior official like Li Fang naturally knows many secret things.

Some things, even if the officials want to hide them, they also have their own sources of information.

Li Fang doesn't like this kind of temperament that likes to make trouble.

Tranquility is the kingly way.

Kuizhou Road is no different than other places, but Qianzhou, where Xiao Cheng is going, is special.Although Qianzhou is just a lower state, it governs forty-nine Jisuo states.

These barbarians and barbarian tribes usually have nothing to do, and they are still thinking about making something happen. How to keep them from fighting and killing is the most troublesome thing for Li Fang all the time.

And someone like Xiao Cheng, if he doesn't wake up his mind in advance, maybe he will make some fools after he takes office.

When the Xiao brothers made a fuss on Shanxi Road, Ma Xing had to bite the bullet and come out to wipe their buttocks for them. It was also Ma Xing's luck that Xiao Ding finally won the battle and beat Li Xu to the ground.

And Ma Xing thus became the hero of the country's pacification of the Northwest, and he was able to return to Bianliang and enter the two mansions as soon as he saw it.

But Li Fang is not envious at all!

What if Xiao Ding had failed?Xiao Ding only has one head to lose, but Ma Xing, the infamy and responsibilities he has to bear are terrible.

How could such luck happen again and again?
Moreover, at his current age, Li Fang didn't want any accidents beyond his control to happen.Just be calm and quiet until you retire.

I am already sixty to three, and if my body can still hold on, I can become an official when I reach seventy.With his own merits, it would be an excellent thing for the officials to designate him as the Duke of a small country.

"Chongwen, Ma Liang, the magistrate of Qianzhou, is highly respected and has great prestige among the barbarians. When you go to Qianzhou, you must follow Ma Zhizhou's leadership in everything, and learn more about the way of being an official and the way of governing the local area." Li Fangyu earnestly said Authentic: "These things cannot be learned from books."

"Yes, I will remember it!" Xiao Cheng nodded repeatedly.

"The political affairs in Qianzhou are very different from the political affairs in those places you are familiar with!" Li Fang then warned: "Qianzhou itself only manages two counties, Pengshui and Qianjiang, but it also leads four counties. Nineteen Jisuo states, these Jisuo states do not know what ethics are, they have always been arrogant and do not know etiquette, and they are always fighting with each other. Over the years, the old man has spent a lot of effort to make those places The swords and soldiers are gradually dying down, where you go, you must remember that peace is the priority in everything, and tranquility is the best."

"Don't worry about the transfer envoy, you won't have to be an official!" Xiao Cheng looked at the wrinkled and lifeless face above, and nodded sincerely in agreement. "The next official will never seek trouble, and will never cause trouble. Everything will be done according to the old rules."

Hearing what Xiao Cheng said, a smile finally appeared on Li Fang's face, and he nodded in relief: "Well, that's right. I met Xiao Cai once when I went to Beijing last year, and in the blink of an eye it's another It's been a year, how is Xiao Caixiang?"

Xiao Cheng stood up and saluted with crossed hands: "Thank you for transporting my lord, my father has always been in good health, but there are too many things to do, and when he gets busy, he doesn't see anyone for three to five days."

"The treasurer of the country!" Li Fang smiled dryly: "The financial plan of a country is tied to your father. It has a lot to do with it. How can you not be busy? But your father is indeed the leader of the country. It is much more generous than when Zhou Ting was in power."

"It has always been my father's greatest wish to share the worries of the officials and serve the court!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile.

"Well, yes, why shouldn't we?" Li Fang smiled and picked up the teacup: "Come, drink tea, drink tea!"

After taking a sip of tea, Xiao Cheng bid farewell and left the house.

This is just a routine meeting, as for what Li Fang said about calming down, just listen to it.

How can Xiao Cheng stay calm?

The officials don't even want face, they throw him here in Qianzhou, they want to use the complexity of this place to wear down his spirit, and want to bury his youth in this place, if he doesn't come up with something, How can I be worthy of the painstaking efforts of the officials?
Walking out of the transfer mission mansion, Xiao Cheng looked back at the center of power that ruled the entire Kuizhou Road, just like Li Fang, the highest official here, depressed.

Wanting to make myself like them is really a dream.

Just wait, wait for me to make this lifeless Kuizhou Road resound with thunder, and then the storm, thunderbolt and lightning will sweep away all ghosts and snakes. I can't change the old look of this place, so what are you doing here?

Tilting his head back and laughing silently, he turned around.

"Hammer, let's go!"

The hammer who was always on call didn't respond today, Xiao Cheng looked up at the place where the horse was tied in some surprise.

He didn't see the hammer, but he saw a man in a moon white robe leading his big black horse, looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Yingxue, why are you here?"

Surprised and delighted, Xiao Cheng hurried forward and grabbed the opponent's hands.

That young scholar dressed in men's clothes and standing with a horse turned out to be Jiang Yingxue who went to Jiangnan a few months ago.

In the past two years, Xiao Cheng has been laying chess pieces in Jiangnan, but these chess pieces are still individual individuals. Jiang Yingxue's visit this time is to connect these individual individuals into a tight big net.

From the point to the line, from the line to the surface, such a major event, naturally, must be controlled by a person with a high enough status. Xiao Cheng believes that even with Jiang Yingxue's ability, it will take at least one year to complete this matter Small achievements.

"A few days ago, I arrived at Jinghu North Road and received news that you were going to Qianzhou. I thought you must be going to Kuizhou to meet the transshipment envoy, so you rushed all the way here." Jiang Yingxue smiled and said, "I just arrived today. , Fortunately, I caught up with you, if you are two days late, you will leave again."

"Okay, okay!" Xiao Cheng smiled so much that he couldn't mention how happy he was: "I haven't seen you for several months, and I really miss you. Hey, you have worked hard these past few months, and you have lost a lot of weight by looking at this." , the face is even smaller!"

Seeing Xiao Cheng reaching out to touch her face, Jiang Yingxue shrank back blushing, shook her head and said, "Erlang, this is on the street, people come and go, and you are wearing a sixth-rank official robe, you are going to let the people here Do you think you are masculine? Believe it or not, it won't take long for this news to spread back to Bianliang."

Xiao Cheng laughed loudly: "Let's go back to the post house."

"I booked an inn!" Jiang Yingxue said with a smile: "I went to see that inn. It was broken, dirty, small and messy. How could people live in it? It's not that you don't have money. !"

"The idea of ​​an official is not the same as that of a businessman!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "No matter how rich an official is, he will not use it to build government offices or post houses, so you often see that the government offices are dilapidated. It's rotten."

"It's all superficial!" Jiang Yingxue said disdainfully: "This time I have traveled a lot of places, and it is exactly as Erlang you said, but the houses these people live in are dilapidated on the outside, but extremely luxurious on the inside. And each of them is very good at enjoying, even more particular than the people in Bianliang!"

The two walked hand in hand and walked slowly along the stone street.

"Jiangnan is a rich place! After years of development, the political center of the country is indeed still in the north, but when it comes to the economic center, where the richest place is, it really has to be the south!" Xiao Cheng said.

"So Erlang has been silently deploying the south all these years, and wants to get a share here?"

"It's not just that!" Xiao Cheng shook his head and said, "This is just one of the goals. More importantly, if something happens, the north will bear the brunt of it. By the way, you have made a public appearance in the south this time. With your appearance , I'm afraid there are not a few people who covet you, so you didn't suffer, right?"

"Anyway, I still have the name of the county lord!" Jiang Yingxue giggled: "There are quite a few people who tried it, but after I was choked back, I stopped talking. I am rich and expensive now, and I still have a lot of money under my hand." A bunch of desperadoes, who dares to tease me? Erlang, are you jealous?"

Xiao Cheng smiled, but he tightened his grip on his opponent: "During your trip to the south of the Yangtze River, you have grown a lot more courageous. Do you even dare to make fun of me? But you are right, let you do this I really don't feel relieved that the beautiful woman is working hard in front of the public. Wait, a few years later, everything will be fine, and then you won't have to work so hard!"

"Then I'll just stay at home every day and make soup for Erlang!" Jiang Yingxue smiled sweetly.

If you have money, you can do everything easily!

The best inn in Fengjie was taken over by Jiang Yingxue.

To be precise, the money was thrown down.

The people who lived inside left the inn with several times the compensation. Of course, not all of them were unwilling to leave, but these people were thrown out by the neck.

The news naturally reached Li Fang's ears very quickly.

"The person who rented the inn, I heard that he is a businessman from Bianliang, and he is also an imperial businessman, he probably wants to please Xueshi Xiao!" The person who reported was very careful. "If you want to be an imperial merchant, you can't get around the third envoy."

"Then Xiao Chongwen lived in like this?" Li Fang asked without even raising his eyelids.

"Yes, I just moved in." The visitor said with a smile: "The son of Bianliang has always been spoiled and spoiled, and he can't bear hardships. With the conditions of our post house, he can live in it for a day, which is already quite remarkable. .”

"That's it!" Li Fang muttered in a low voice, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

This Xiao Chongwen also seems to be shallow, such a person is easy to deal with.

Xiao Cheng naturally didn't know, now Li Fang had already underestimated him several levels, and he just didn't take him seriously.But even if he knew, he could only be happy, and he would be remembered by the envoy who was transferred all the way. It is not a good thing to be on guard all the time.

It's inconvenient to do things!
No one cared about it anymore, he just happened to be able to do something, and when a thunderclap frightened these people, it was too late.At that time, everyone's nose will be led away by him.

Just like on Shaanxi Road in the northwest, Ma Xing, the majestic comforter, was not led by himself in the end?
In comparison, Li Fang still can't reach Ma Xing's level!

Ma Xing can be played by himself on top of applause, Li Fang, what is it?

Sitting in the luxurious room, looking at Jiang Yingxue's smiling yellow fruits on the plate, Xiao Cheng's eyes were as big as copper bells, and he stretched out his hand to take a fruit after a long while. Put it in front of your eyes and look at it carefully.

"Three years ago, Erlang said that by crossing oranges and grapefruits, a new variety called oranges could be produced. I asked people to try to plant them in the south. One garden, dozens of trees, and finally only two trees borne fruit. The taste of the fruit is not bad, and the rest can’t be eaten.”

"Spent a lot of money, right? Are you afraid that I'm just talking nonsense?" Seeing the familiar appearance of the fruit in front of him, Xiao Cheng was filled with emotion.

"When did Erlang start talking nonsense?" Jiang Yingxue said with a smile, "It is true that you spent a lot of money, but since you have cultivated a new variety, it will be easy to earn it back."

(End of this chapter)