The eloquent memorial was finished, and Xu Boyi changed his draft nine times. He wrote the original intention and significance of his decision to implement the policy of changing names and surnames in Hu County. It expresses the meaning of His Majesty Wei Jia Tianxia. As long as the emperor is not illiterate, he must understand it. Of course, Emperor Wanli is not illiterate.
With Xu Boyi's level of literary talent, even though it was the first time he was writing memorials, the specifications and format were already clear to him, and there was no need to change them so many times. One of the important reasons why he changed his manuscript several times was: As long as they are officials appointed by the emperor, they are qualified to learn from the emperor, but there are very few examples of a small county magistrate directly writing to the emperor since ancient times.
For a small official, what reason does he have to bypass so many superiors and ask questions directly to the emperor? This is also a big taboo in the officialdom, not to mention that Xu Boyi is not the chief official of the county, but the second official, which is even more taboo. Therefore, the first thing Xu Boyi needs to confirm is whether or not to join hands with Hua Qingfeng.
Since the purpose of submitting the letter is to seek credit, of course he would not bring Hua Qingfeng with him. Hua Qingfeng is the seal official, as long as he is brought along, the first credit must be Hua Qingfeng's. How could Xu Boyi make a wedding dress for others? What's more, this person is still his opponent now.
But in this way, Xu Boyi needs to make it clear in the memorial why he did not pass the Zhengyin official. He can't slander Hua Qingfeng unscrupulously in the memorial, although he really wants to do so, but the gain outweighs the loss, and it will leave a bad impression on the emperor.
Fortunately, the court had heard about Hua Qingfeng's incompetence, so he only needed a little hint, and the emperor and the cabinet would understand what he had to do. It's not that he doesn't want to join hands with the magistrate, it's because the magistrate is too lacking in courage.
Next, he had to decide one more thing: whether to take Wang Ning with him.
He kept this matter from the beginning to the end, and now it is time to see the truth. Bringing Wang Ning has two advantages. Their alliance relationship can be more stable, and everything will be successful. You can get a promotion, but the disadvantages are also obvious: if someone divides the credit, it will inevitably weaken his credit.
What's more, although he and Wang Ning are allies, they are both under the Tian family, and there is still internal competition. In this case, leaving Wang Ning aside is the correct choice for him to maximize his interests. But in this way, success or failure has to be borne by him alone. What if he fails
This is the main reason for Xu Boyi's entanglement, so a memorial has been changed nine times, and it was not until this moment that he finally made a decision. Xu Boyi took a deep breath, he made up his mind, he wanted to fight, and he solemnly signed his name on the memorial: Xu Boyi, Prime Minister of Chenhu County!
Xu Boyi did not submit a letter through the post station. He was already wary of Zhao Wenyuan, the seemingly harmless master of the post station. However, some time ago, he stayed on the post station every day and met several generals of the Ming army who escorted the military funds back and forth. It is not difficult to bypass the post station and submit a letter through the military.
The memorial has been sent out, all he needs to do now is to wait, during this waiting process, he has to endure Ye Xiaotian's arrogance, but what does it matter? The person who laughs last is the ultimate winner! He must have the last laugh!
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Ye Xiaotian was laughing at this time, a guest came to the door, how could a host put on a bitter face. Ye Xiaotian smiled at Zhao Yicheng: "Brother Zhao, my younger brother has been taken care of by Xian and his wife during these days when I am not in Hu County. I am really grateful."
Zhao Wenyuan said: "Brother, you are welcome. You and I are both the same age and officials in the same county. We should take care of each other! Besides, although Zhuojing and Lingmei are much different in age, they have very similar temperaments. They can be regarded as a couple. It’s rare to forget the year.”
Ye Xiaotian glanced out the window, in the courtyard, Zhan Ning'er and Duo Ni were chatting with Qian Qingqing under the tree, the atmosphere was very harmonious. The three daughters are all beauties, one is slim, one is petite and exquisite, and the other is curvy, really pleasing to the eye.
Yaoyao, holding an umbrella, cautiously approached the teasing fountain. As soon as the intermittent fountain gushed out, she giggled and ran away immediately. Play with great interest.
Ye Xiaotian smiled slightly, turned his head and said to Zhao Wenyuan: "Yes, you and I are both the same age and colleagues, so we should take care of each other. So, there is something that I have to explain clearly to Brother Zhao, so that Brother Zhao won't misunderstand you. .Chang Zizai’s car and horse shop has a connection with Brother Zhao, and I know about it.”
"oh?"
Zhao Wenyuan was slightly taken aback, and the teacup he was playing with suddenly stopped. He came today, of course, to connect with Ye Xiaotian, but another important thing is to speak for Chang Zizai. Chang Zizai has attached himself to him and pays a lot of money every month to pay his respects. Now Ye Xiaotian has forced him to lose his business, so he can only live on his last breath. Of course he needs to come forward.
Ye Xiaotian said sincerely: "If you say you don't know that Chang Zizai's car and horse trip has something to do with Brother Zhao, then you are sincerely perfunctory Zhao brother. But even though I know, why do you associate Chang Zizai's car and horse trip with Xie Chuanfeng's car and horse?" Do you treat me the same way? My little brother really has other difficulties."
Zhao Wenyuan smiled slightly, and said: "Brother Yu is so forthright, so I don't want to hide it, that's right! Brother Yu came to the door this time for this reason. But I don't know what difficulties you have, Brother Yu, I would like to hear about it. detailed."
Ye Xiaotian poured a cup of tea for Zhao Wenyuan, and said with emotion: "Brother Zhao, the Luo Ligao Car and Horse Company has been squeezed out a lot these days when my younger brother is not in Hu County, you know that. The business of the little brothers, they are affected by the little brother, since the little brother is back, of course he has to give them justice."
Zhao Wenyuan nodded and said: "Naturally, it's just that during these days when Brother Xian is not in Hu County, Xu Xiancheng and Master Wang control the overall situation with one hand, and brother Yu is just a postman, who can only protect himself, and has no power to fight against them. He wants to protect Luo Ligao's car and horse riding is also powerless, this matter has nothing to do with Brother Yu..."
Ye Xiaotian sighed: "Brother Zhao, my younger brother understands the truth, but the problem is that those under my subordinates may not understand it. They only see one thing, that is, when Xu Boyi and Wang Ning were in power, they were always at ease. Chang Zizai’s car and horse shop was not affected in the slightest. When my younger brother came to power, Chang Zizai’s car and horse shop was still the same as before. Can their spirits be calmed? If so, they might as well vote under Brother Zhao’s sect and avoid me and Xu Boyi Wouldn't it be better to have a dispute? I can't ignore their feelings!"
Zhao Wenyuan understood that Ye Xiaotian was forcing him to express his opinion. For a long time, he has been in the dispute between Ye and Xu with a relatively detached attitude, and he has both ways. Now Ye Xiaotian doesn't want him to stay out of it.
Of course, the energy of a Yi Cheng is very limited, but behind Zhao Wenyuan is the Yang family of Bozhou, this energy is no small matter, no need for Zhao Wenyuan to do anything, as long as he is willing to stand up, it will be enough to strengthen Ye Xiaotian's momentum, and bring some people who are still alive The wait-and-see neutral forces came over to create more pressure on Xu Wang's faction.
"Maybe it's time to make a decision..."
The teacup in Zhao Wenyuan's hand turned again, and he thought to himself: "If I always stay out of it, although I can maintain my detached identity, I will never be able to blend in and have too much influence and interference in the government affairs of Hu County."
Although the task given to him by Yang Tianwang is to ensure that there are his people on the post road, and in the event of great changes, he can ensure that all or part of the post road is still used by him, but who doesn't want to have greater power? Zhao Wenyuan also wanted to become an important political figure in Hu County.
But, to stand with Ye Xiaotian? Can he stand still? Although Xu Boyi and Wang Ning suffered a dumb loss, they couldn't just admit defeat. If they counterattacked successfully, wouldn't they have to face great pressure at that time
Seeing that Zhao Wenyuan was silent, Ye Xiaotian couldn't help smiling slightly, took a sip from his teacup, and said slowly: "Of course, confession, it's just a confession, just to let my brothers see the difference between closeness and estrangement, let them understand , follow the younger brother, no disadvantages.
The oil and water on this post road is very thick, and a car and horse company can't handle it. Especially recently, with frequent wars and a large amount of military funds passing through the border, the transportation force of a car and horse company is even more stretched. After a while, their oil and water After earning enough, the resentment will be small. At that time, no matter how the younger brother distinguished Chang Zizai from Xie Chuanfeng, they had nothing to say. "
Zhao Wenyuan only had a wry smile in his heart when he heard that, the most profitable thing on the post road right now is the transportation of military funds, because the post road here is extremely dangerous and difficult to navigate, and the servants brought by the imperial court are not familiar with the terrain here, so transporting through them is not only dangerous, but also extremely fast slow.
In order to ensure the logistics supply on the front line in Yunnan, the imperial court could only requisition a large number of local civilian transportation forces, and the wages paid were several times higher than in normal times. Once the war subsided, the best development opportunity and the opportunity to make a fortune would be missed.
After passing this village, how can there be such a store? Chang Zizai following him is a combination of interests. If he can wait, can Chang Zizai wait? If Chang Zizai switched to Ye Xiaotian's sect, the strength he had just built up would be completely lost. What's more, when will some time pass? This sentence is too insincere.
"Xu Wang and the two are under the Tian family, and sooner or later they will be against me. I wanted to maintain my aloof status and let them fight Ye Xiaotian to the death, but now Ye Xiaotian is forcing me to express my position, and I have no other choice. In this situation I have made a choice and got involved in the internal affairs of Huxian County. I believe Lord Chieftain will not blame me! However, with my current status, I can play a very limited role in the struggle between the two factions. What is the purpose of pulling me over?"
Can't figure it out! I really can't figure it out! Ye Xiaotian has always been unconstrained in his work, and there are few clues to follow! If you can’t figure it out, then don’t guess, Zhao Wenyuan’s slowly turning wine glass stopped, he slowly raised his head, and calmly said to Ye Xiaotian: “If Brother Yu stands by the side of the virtuous brother from now on, can you let the virtuous brother fight against his subordinates?” Have you explained anything?"
Ye Xiaotian smiled very happily, and said happily: "If you and I become a family, how can we separate each other again!"
Zhao Wenyuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay! Then we'll be a family!"
The two touched the teacups, replaced the wine with tea, and drank it down in one gulp.