Invincible son

Chapter 235 234 [Please enter the urn]

The wonderful person in Pei Yue's mouth refers to Qin Xu, the first superintendent of Charcoal Temple, who also served as the imperial envoy for this trip.

He used to be the secretary of the Guozijian, and his rank was from the fourth grade. He was an official under the Guozijian's sacrificial wine, and he was in charge of the administration of Confucianism and teaching.

Now being transferred to the Charcoal Temple is actually a promotion, because the Charcoal Temple is compared with the specifications of the Nine Temples, and the official rank of the temple supervisor is the third grade.

Qin Xu was born in a famous family. His ancestor was Qin Siyuan, a master of calligraphy in Daliang.

Qin Siyuan's calligraphy is fast and majestic, especially good at cursive script and running script, the authentic works are hard to find.Shen Danmo is well-known in Kyoto for her calligraphy. The calligrapher she admires and respects the most is Qin Siyuan. There is a painting of Qin Siyuan's calligraphy hanging in the study. This is a gift specially prepared by Mo Moyun on her 12th birthday. It is one of the few acts of selfishness by the bigwigs in Taige.

Qin Xu himself can only be considered to have a very high level of appreciation in calligraphy. The reason why he can serve as the Secretary of the Imperial Academy is not because of the legacy of his ancestors, but because of his own profound knowledge and high attainments in many Confucian classics. There are some similarities.

Apart from commenting on the scriptures and studying, Qin Xu has no interest in officialdom, and only loves beauties and wine in his life.

It can be said that Luo Ting took great pains in choosing him to be the supervisor of Charcoal Temple. This person has a clean background and a clear history, and has no connection with any forces in the court.Coupled with his generous and informal personality, as long as he doesn't interfere with his romantic affairs, he won't have conflicts with others, which is conducive to Pei Yue's overall grasp of the overall situation.

Over the past six months, the cooperation between the two has been very tacit and smooth.No matter in Yongzhou or Yunzhou, Qin Xu was in charge of the official entertainments, and he never refused to come to the banquets and literary meetings. With his elegant conversation and profound knowledge, he won a very good reputation.The practical operation is in the hands of Pei Yue, so that up to now not only the soldiers in that city, but even the officials of Charan Temple only obey Pei Yue's orders.

Qin Xu didn't care about this. In fact, he knew that he was just a decoration, and he knew it from the moment he left Beijing.

Although he is not interested in officialdom, it doesn't mean that he is an ignorant kid who can't even understand Luo Ting's simple intentions.The reason why he agreed so readily was that he would not compete with Pei Yue for power along the way, but that each of them took what they needed and enjoyed themselves.

Hearing Qin Xu's voice drifting from far to near, Pei Yue got up and greeted him with a smile: "Master Qin, why are you so panicked?"

Qin Xu was seven feet long, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and was born with a handsome appearance and a good skin.

He saw the joke in Pei Yue's eyes, and smiled helplessly: "Brother Pei, don't worry, just listen to me in detail."

"Please sit down." Pei Yue stretched out his hand and saluted.

After the two sat down, Qin Xu first took a look at the simple furnishings in the living room, remembering that he had spent all his time here all the way, and all the important responsibilities were on the shoulders of the young man in front of him. He coughed twice and said, "Brother Pei, is there any difficulty in Lingzhou?"

Pei Yue nodded and said: "I wanted to discuss it with Mr. Qin, but now it seems that you have the ability to predict the future, and you can guess my mind in advance."

This made Qin Xu feel even more embarrassed.

Pei Yue accepted it as soon as he saw it, and cut to the point: "Master Qin, have you ever heard of the Dongqing riots in Lingzhou?"

Qin Xu hesitated and said, "I heard some rumors."

Pei Yue got up and took a map of Lingzhou territory from the study room, put it on the table, then drew a circle somewhere on the map, and said indifferently: "My lord, please look, this is Dongqing Mansion. The civil disturbance here is said to be caused by A group of Ma Hu Xiao gathered together, the leader was Chen Meng. From July of the fourth year of Kaiping, he led a group of brave people to become bandits, occupied Qingyu Mountain for a generation, and the government sent troops to encircle and suppress them several times, but they were defeated. "

Qin Xu's expression gradually became solemn. Daliang was far from the time when Haiyan, Heqing, and the world were peaceful. There were some grassroots bandits in various state capitals, which was why he didn't take it seriously before.However, hearing what Pei Yue said at this moment, this group of thieves were able to repel the officers and soldiers, which shows that they have become popular, so they cannot be taken lightly.

However, after careful consideration, he looked at Pei Yue with some doubts and asked, "Brother Pei, it's not that I don't sympathize with the sufferings of the people, but what does this civil disorder in Dongqing have to do with us?"

Their duty is to build mines, lay channels for selling briquettes, and establish an effective monitoring system.As for the chaos in this place, it obviously has nothing to do with them, and the governor of Lingzhou has a headache.

Pei Yue shook his head, drew a line on the map, then tapped the desktop and said: "Chen Meng has developed for nearly a year, and we don't know how many people he has in his hands now, but the Qingyu Mountain area they occupy is not far from Linqing County. It’s far away. These people are horse households themselves, and they have been raising horses for the imperial court all year round. After the incident, they kidnapped a large number of horse households in Dongqing Mansion, so they cannot be regarded as ordinary bandits.”

Startled, Qin Xu got up and looked down at the map.

Among the nine prefectures of Lingzhou, Dongqing Mansion itself is a big mansion, located in the northwest direction of the map, forming a straight line with Linqing County and Xingyang City.Linqing County in the middle belongs to Guangping Prefecture, which is closer to Dongqing Prefecture in the northwest and farther from Xingyang City in the southeast.According to the meaning implied in Pei Yue's words, if the horse bandits from Dongqing Mansion were bored in Qingyu Mountain and gathered a large number of horse teams to head straight for Linqing County, the surrounding Xiang army would not be able to react at all.

"If you want to build a mine in Linqing County, you must first solve the civil unrest in Dongqing Mansion. Otherwise, once the mine is built, the miners start working, and the horse thieves come from Qingyu Mountain, we can't afford such a loss." Pei Yue is decisive. said.

Qin Xu felt a little headache when he heard this, and said hesitantly, "Although you and I are imperial envoys, I'm afraid it's because we are powerless if we want to command the governor of Lingzhou."

Among the thirteen prefectures of Daliang, the status of Lingzhou is absolutely second to none, not to mention that the governor was originally a feudal official.The governor of Lingzhou is the first-rank official, and at the same time leads the Bachelor of Baowendian, which is the only one among the governors of the thirteen states.It is necessary to know that the Bachelor of Palace Pavilion is only a title prepared for the ruling and meritorious veterans of the Eastern Mansion. Simply put, it is a symbol of status.

Although Pei Yue and Qin Xu are imperial envoys, trying to drive the governor of Lingzhou based on their qualifications and identities is tantamount to nonsense, and they can't even utter a reminder.

Pei Yue said sternly: "Master Qin, this is not a matter of willlessness. If the Dongqing riots cannot be resolved for a day, our affairs cannot be arranged. What's more, there are also problems in Linqing County, just to take back the coal mine It's a little difficult."

Qin Xu's toothache was getting worse and worse. He came today just to take Pei Yue to a banquet. He never thought about facing these difficult problems.However, his life in Yongzhou and Yunzhou was very comfortable before, and because the name of Zhengshi took credit for nothing, he couldn't be tough when facing Pei Yue, so he could only say with a bitter face: "Brother Pei, please tell me."

Pei Yue was amused in his heart, but his face was calm, and he briefly explained the information reported by Deng Zai.

"Master Yan is from Linqing? Oh, come to think of it, he is indeed from Guangping, Lingzhou. This is a bit troublesome. He is the head teacher of the Luo administration, and he is also the former right administration. There is a lot to say about Luo's ruling and taking over the position."

Qin Xu frowned deeply. He must be more familiar with these things in the court than Pei Yue, and he didn't need to look for information temporarily.

Pei Yue looked at him quietly, and suddenly smiled and said, "Master Qin, why don't you go talk to Mr. Yan?"

Qin Xu vaguely felt that he jumped into a big pit on his own initiative today.

(End of this chapter)