Xu Fengnian returned to Qingliang Mountain alone, and Jiang Ni went to Wudang Mountain, saying that he missed the vegetable garden there, and it would be too late if there was still some spring rain. Probably thinking that Xu Fengnian would go to Jubei City outside the Liangzhou Pass, Xu Weixiong specially asked Fushuifang to send him a "letter from home", the meaning is very simple and clear, no matter how urgent the military affairs outside the pass are, you, Xu Fengnian, must go back to Qingliang first. Shan, this matter is not negotiable. Xu Fengnian couldn't laugh or cry at this, of course he understood the good intentions of the second sister, she was afraid that he would not dare to see Lu Chengyan from Wutongyuan, the official concubine of Beiliang Dao, because of mobilizing people to bring back the little clay figurine. In fact, Xu Fengnian didn't have the idea of "avoiding debts". Some things are a knot in his heart if he doesn't say anything, and there is a scar in his heart when he says it. How to face Lu Chengyan? It's not about saying that you, Lu Chengyan, will be Beiliang's concubine in the future, but three words. When Xu Fengnian walked out of Wutong Courtyard with her and walked to the Huxin Pavilion of Tingchao Lake, when she heard those three words, she smiled calmly and lightly threw a handful of bait into the lake. Then the young feudal lord who was not afraid of Wang Xianzhi, the king of Liyang, and the army of Beimang, and Xu Fengnian, who was not afraid of heaven and earth and even dared to kill immortals, sat beside her a little awkwardly. Lu Chengyan didn't speak, and he didn't know what to say. The two young tigers rubbed against him with all their might, Xu Fengnian gave him a hard look, and the two poor "little guys" ran out of the pavilion in fright. Reluctant to leave, she had to lie down under the steps and lazily bask in the sun, waiting for the master to change his mind.
Fortunately, there was Song Yu, the steward of the palace, who helped the Northern Liang king to rescue him, saying that it was Song Dongming, the Deputy Economic and Strategic Envoy, who had important matters to discuss. Feeling relieved, Xu Fengnian bid farewell and left. Lu Chengyan got up to see him off, and said softly, my lord, you should write another Spring Festival couplet later, and find someone to send it to Wudang Mountain. Don't say sorry in the future, it really doesn't matter. Xu Fengnian hesitated to speak, then smiled, probably this is the smell of a family. He insisted on sending her back to the Indus Court first, and casually asked about the old man Lu Dongjiang along the way, Lu Chengyan seemed to take it for granted, for the new Governor of Liangzhou, who had broken up with her father-daughter relationship, there was no deliberate in his words Xu Fengnian didn't know how to explain this, mainly because he was afraid that he would be superfluous, and it would be difficult for an upright official to break up housework, because the scale of reason and affection was too difficult to grasp. Logically speaking, the Xu family could be called Lu's family. He took care of everything, but obviously the Lu family still felt that the in-laws were not doing enough. They never thought that the family's unacceptable environment in Beiliang was their own fault, but it was regarded as the lack of support from Qingliang Mountain and Lu Chengyan's lack of comfort.
After Xu Fengnian sent Lu Chengyan back to Wutong Courtyard, looking at the slender and weak figure, he hesitated for a while, and finally made up his mind. Afterwards, he followed Song Yu to the densely stretched government office where Song Dongming was located halfway up. The latter was not as casual as before, and unexpectedly stood at the door to greet him. After the office hall was seated, Song Dongming didn't wait for the subordinates to bring tea and water, and straight to the point explained the reason. It turned out that after Lu Dongjiang was promoted to Liangzhou governor, he promoted a dozen of Lu's children to the governor's office at once, and several of them involved The appointment of a fourth-rank official should have been approved by the Economic and Strategic Council to take effect, but judging from the posture of the governor Lu, it is clear that he wants to cut it first and then play it. To be honest, Song Dongming previously resigned Tian Peifang, the former governor of Liangzhou. He and Lu Dongjiang filled in the vacancy, did not nod but did not shake his head, if he was an ordinary official, he should have roughly figured out where the bottom line of Vice-Emissary Song was. Xu Fengnian groaned silently. In the final analysis, the crux of the problem was not in Liangzhou officialdom who had just changed his parents, or even in Lu Chengyan and Lu Dongjiang, but in Xu Fengnian. In the past two years, his perception of the Lu family after going to Liangzhou was not very good. That's great, but he didn't make a clear statement on many things. Beiliang couldn't grasp his thoughts as a vassal king, so he could only give in and give in everywhere, especially in the matter of rejecting Beicheng. The officialdom naturally did not dare to underestimate the Lu family, especially this time Lu Dongjiang's extraordinary promotion, which undoubtedly fueled the Lu family's arrogance. Song Dongming's face was calm, but his heart was unavoidably a little gloomy. Originally, he still had friendship with Lu Dongjiang, but he never thought that this well-known Qingzhou celebrity in the Central Plains would be so aggressive that he might disrupt the situation in Liangzhou. How could Song Dongming not know that Bai Yu was responsible for Lu Dongjiang? There was an objection to the governor of Liangzhou, so Lu Dongjiang's move was tantamount to slapping Song Dongming silently in the face. Presumably Bai Yu was watching the fire from the other side at this time. Xu Fengnian sighed, and didn't say much to Song Dongming, only that the three appointments were temporarily put on hold at the Jinglue Shi's mansion, and he would go to Liangzhou governor's mansion in person. Then Xu Fengnian changed the subject and said with a smile that Li Gongde, the manager of the strategy, also submitted his resignation, only retaining the position of rejecting the North City Supervisor, and then Li Gongde recommended you Song Dongming to himself as the second manager in the history of Beiliang Dao make. Song Dongming did not agree, but only said that Beiliang still needs Li Gongde, a local official with sufficient reputation, who is old and prudent, to serve as an economic envoy. It can be said to make things worse, and it will inevitably make the local scholars in Beiliang feel resentful. Xu Fengnian didn't force it either, he just asked Song Dongming to take the exam again.
After Xu Fengnian left the government office, he drove lightly to the governor's residence in Liangzhou. Sitting in the carriage, Xu Fengnian subconsciously stroked the jade pendant with the tail of a dragon hanging around his waist with his fingers. It is not surprising why Song Dongming gave up his position as an economic officer at his fingertips. Bai Yu, who arrived in Beiliang later than Song Dongming, is now in a humble position in Qingliang Mountain As for the weight, this Mr. Bai Lian's official status is not prominent, but there are already a group of like-minded young talents around him, and Bai Yu is only one title away. Bai Yu was about to sit down without a doubt. Obviously, in Song Dongming's eyes, the position of the Vice-Commissioner was like a dangerous pass, and he must not be given up to the coveted Bai Yu, otherwise the latter would really rise in the official circles of Beiliang. Song Dongming Determined to sit on the seat of the Deputy Economic and Strategic Envoy for another two or three years, as long as the war of recklessness is over and the civil and military officials of Beiliang will reward each other for their merits, Bai Yu, who is not worthy of an official, will take a slow step. It would be difficult to become his confidant. Xu Fengnian smiled knowingly. He had no intention of exposing Song Dongming's selfish thoughts. In fact, this was a good thing. It meant that Song Dongming had already shown signs of taking root in Beiliang. As for whether he would treat Bai Yu badly, Xu Fengnian couldn't care less But then again, if Song Dongming can really arouse Bai Yu's desire to win, it will be a great thing for Beiliang.
When Xu Fengnian's figure appeared outside the gate of the governor's mansion, the petty officials were so frightened that they hurriedly opened the middle door to welcome the king of Beiliang who was coming. Surrounded by Lu Dongjiang who was wearing a purple robe, Xu Fengnian laughed it off. According to the law, the governor of Liyang is a third-rank official, and the official Buzi should also be an embroidered peacock. The half-rank, that is, from the second-rank official, this was reported to the official department of the Liyang court for a long time, and there was no fault at all, but none of the previous governors of Liangzhou in Beiliang dared to wear embroidered clothes in a fair manner. The official uniforms of the second-grade golden pheasant are all green after the first, second, purple, third and fourth scarlets. For example, the six ministers are of the second rank, and they are well-deserved purple-robed ministers, but most of the six ministers are third-rank, and they are still not allowed to wear purple clothes. From the second rank, after Xiangfu, not only the right servants of the two departments were also promoted to the second rank, but even the left servant of the Ministry of Rites was also promoted to the second rank this year, and it became the rule of Liyang. Lu Dongjiang can be regarded as the first governor of Beiliang Dao to wear a purple robe official uniform. This is also one of the few high-quality governors in the territory of Liyang. If Xu Fengnian remembers correctly, in today's world, there should be only Liangzhou of Beiliang Dao , Qingzhou of Jing'an Road, Tangzhou of Southern Xinjiang, and Yuezhou on the southern edge of Gyeonggi are Cong Erpin, so it is reasonable to say that Lu Dongjiang is the third civil servant of Beiliang Road with only one principal and one deputy. .
A sudden meeting, talking and laughing, talking very happily, whether it is the old face of Liangzhou governor's mansion, or the new face of the ten or so Zhang surnamed Lu, they are all relieved to see the young vassal queen with a gentle smile all the time . If Tai'an City is at the feet of the emperor of the Zhao family, then Liangzhou is the well-deserved gate of the Xu family. The governor of Liangzhou has been suspended for many years. Concurrently, Tian Peifang did not change anything after he was promoted from governor of Youzhou to governor of Liangzhou. It's a lot of movement. The two leaders in Liangzhou's military and government have turned upside down. How can the bright eyes of Liangzhou officials continue to be there? Fortunately, after the lord's conversation today, the two groups of governor's mansion officials expressed affirmation to the newcomer and the old one. He named seven or eight people by name and honored them. There are no sticks, only dates, and there is no favoritism. This makes the elders of the Governor's Mansion very grateful. They are really worried that after Lu Dongjiang becomes the master of the house, it is not enough to stuff the Lu family in the ten or so numbers. They have to push them all to sit on the bench. If even the princes acquiesce to this, even the gods will not be able to save their official careers.
I don't know why, seeing this prince with my own eyes today, the anger towards the Lu family, and even the older officials of the governor's mansion, who were also slandering Qingliangshan, disappeared in an instant.
Probably the appearance of the young prince sitting on a chair, talking and laughing happily, is so involuntarily awe-inspiring.
Xu Fengnian finally had a private chat with his father-in-law, Lu Dongjiang. Outsiders didn't know what the young vassal king said, but they only saw that the governor's face was getting more and more red with a happy face. Afterwards, Lu Dongjiang also took the initiative to withdraw several illegal appointments, and comforted those clansmen, promising that each of them would have a great fortune in less than three years. Not only that, but for the first time in history, Lu Dongjiang also solemnly told everyone, Let them restrain themselves more during this period of time, and must not insult the Lu family style. In addition to giving the family a reassurance, Lu Dongjiang also had three members of the Lu family who were removed from the family tree overnight. From that moment on, Lu Dongjiang only had the air of being the head of the Lu family.
When Bai Yu walked out of a secluded mansion drunkenly, he suddenly saw a carriage with the curtain lifted, he was stunned, strode forward, got into the carriage and sat in the carriage, facing the young man, Mr. Bai Lian remained calm.
Xu Fengnian, who came to the mansion of Deputy Jiedu Envoy of Beiliang Road to pick him up, jokingly said, "Mr. Bai Lian, aren't you afraid of provoking public anger?"
Because of his vision problems, Bai Yu habitually squinted his eyes to look at people, and said with a smile: "The hot stove can't be burned, and the prince won't allow me to burn the cold stove?"
Xu Fengnian couldn't help laughing, and changed the subject: "Li Gongde said that he would resign as the economic envoy, and Hu Kui, the governor of Youzhou, also wanted to join the frontier army. Does Mr. Bai Lian have any ideas? If so, you might as well just say so."
Without fear, Bai Yu said bluntly, "My lord, I'll talk about your thoughts first, and of course Deputy Song's thoughts."
Xu Fengnian also said bluntly: "My original intention is to let Mr. Song take advantage of the opportunity to be promoted to be the economic envoy, and you will fill in the deputy economic envoy. However, Mr. Song suggested that there are too many "foreign governors" in the current situation in Beiliang. One more foreign economic envoy."
Bai Yu lazily leaned against the wall of the carriage, and said with a sneer, "Oh? That's simple. After Li Jinglue resigned, Mr. Song will be his official envoy, and the new governor of Liangzhou, Lu Dongjiang, will be his deputy economic envoy. Jia Songyan, who is from Northern Liang, is the governor of Youzhou. As for the governor of Liangzhou..."
Having said that, Bai Yu stretched out his finger and pointed at himself.
Who else is I.
Xu Fengnian remained silent, Bai Yu said with a smile: "Beiliang Road's arrangement is to embarrass Mr. Song, but if I ask for a smaller official hat, I will go to Youzhou to be the governor, and I will no longer be an official under Mr. Song's nose." , but it’s just embarrassing the prince.”
Bai Yu restrained his smile, "Actually, the most suitable candidate to be the governor of Liangzhou is not Bai Yu, but Xu Beizhi, the former governor of Lingzhou. Don't worry, my lord, no matter what, I don't care whether it's the deputy governor or the governor. do it."
Xu Fengnian wondered: "Then how does the gentleman deal with himself?"
Bai Yu raised a corner of the car curtain and hung it on the hook. The breeze blows against his face, bringing some coolness to the car. Bai Yu sighed and said, "The key is not what I think, but how courageous the prince is."
Xu Fengnian became more and more puzzled, "What do you mean, sir?"
Bai Yu said in a deep voice: "Northern Liang is narrow, and it is the old Huangli. Now it is sitting on the vast western region including Liuzhou, the fourth state. Adding a fifth state outside Liangzhou Pass and using Beicheng as the fulcrum will be enough to achieve success." It's a big deal."
Xu Fengnian's heart trembled, and he said calmly: "Beiliang occupies the land of the five states together, and the imperial court will not agree."
Bai Yu smiled and said: "This is the end, do we need the court to nod and agree? I accidentally saw some hastily changed the deployment of the frontier army. Youzhou, which was originally destined to sit on the sidelines in the second battle, has once again highlighted its importance. Sex, why? Dare I ask Cai Nan Han Lin of Lianghuai, Wang Sui of Beimang, Gu Jiantang of Liangliao, how many people have met with these three groups of people led by the prince this time? How many people have negotiated with the Northern and Southern Dynasties?"
A series of questions made Xu Fengnian's face twitch slightly.
Bai Yu didn't expect to get an answer, as if he said to himself: "Someone has become the emperor, it's fine where I am Bai Yu, whether I am an official or not."
Xu Fengnian answered irrelevantly, "Our scholars in Beiliang want officials, and they want to be so confident. I'm very happy."
Bai Yu opened his eyes slightly, looked at the face that was still blurry, and said with a smile: "If my lord can make all the scholars in the world stop bowing down. I'm also very happy."
Xu Fengnian said with emotion: "I'm afraid that people in the world will be unhappy."
Bai Yu sneered and said, "The whole family is just unhappy."
Xu Fengnian was stunned.
Bai Yu said: "Perhaps the lord will wonder why I, Bai Yu, changed my original intention. It's actually very simple. I recently figured out one thing. When a certain person becomes emperor, he may only be in power for thirty or forty years, at most fifty or sixty years. But it may be enough to make the world peaceful for two hundred years, and the weather will be smooth for two hundred years, which is very impressive.”
Xu Fengnian looked at this handsome scholar in white.
Just like when Xu Xiao saw Zhao Changling back then.
Two people successively wanted to help the dragon.