Shang Cheng said that he wanted to have a drink with the officers who came to the meeting, but as soon as he sat down and brought up the wine cup, his "confidential secretary" Jiang Yan said that Lu Ji and Di Xu had something to look for him, and they were already waiting in the West Cross Courtyard.

Shang Cheng did not hesitate, explained to Zhang Shao, put down the wine cup and went back to his public office with Jiang Shao. Lu Ji and Di Xu, two people who don't have the end of a chicken and a dog, would get together to find themselves at this time, no need to ask, something terrible must have happened.

When he saw Lu Di and the others in the main room of the West Cross Courtyard, he knew that the matter was neither about civil affairs nor hindering military affairs, but a personnel transfer of officials, Tao Qi would probably be transferred away soon, and the imperial court would appoint another Yanzhou prefect to Yanshan. Because Tao Qi, the prefect of Yanzhou, had made great achievements in urban governance and transformation, the imperial court would soon transfer him to Shangjing to serve as the governor of Pingyuan, and fully preside over the transformation of the old city in the capital.

After listening to the two of them, Shang Cheng first asked, "How do you know?" "It's really strange, such a big thing as the personnel change in the capital of Yiwei, he, the admiral, has neither heard the slightest rumor nor received an official letter from the imperial court, Lu Ji and Di Xu knew about it first. Where did they hear about it?

"It's mentioned in the letter from Shangjing." Lu Ji and Di Xu said vaguely. They went on to explain that Shangjing was hastily built on the basis of the old city of Luoyang at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and was restricted by the natural environment and the situation at that time, and the gas pattern was insufficient. Tao Qi has made outstanding achievements in urban governance and transformation in the past six months, giving the old appearance of the ancient Yanzhou City a new look, which happened to be the right mind of the imperial court, which made the imperial court move the mind of transferring him.

Lu Ji said: "Yanzhou is the capital of Yanshan, and the prefect of Yanzhou is also the position of attention of the officials of the whole guard, after Tao Mengchang is transferred, we should recommend a shrewd and capable person to the imperial court to take over this position." ”

Di Xu also means something about the same. Although the official documents of the imperial court have not yet come down, it is best for the Health Department to have a plan in advance, so as not to be in a hurry and undisciplined.

Shang Cheng frowned and said nothing. Since Lu Ji Di Xu said so, it seems that the news is still reliable, and it is estimated that the order of the imperial court will soon arrive in Yanshan. He had no opinion on the transfer of normal officials, but the imperial court did this, obviously without taking into account the actual situation in Yanshan. There are many contradictions between Lu Ji and Di Xu, if there is no respected person like Tao Qi to act as a buffer in the middle, and wait for the Wei Mu Mansion and the Inspection Department to start a lawsuit, then I don't know how much it will be delayed. In addition, Tao Qi is also a representative of Yanshan Shizi, and many times, his opinions are almost the opinions of the Yanshan intellectual class, that is, the small and medium-sized landlord class, and the Health Department also needs to consult his views and win his support when formulating and implementing some policies. Moreover, Tao Qi has served in Yanshan for a long time, and he has a high prestige in both the officialdom and the people, and many officials regard his approach as a weather vane for advancing and retreating.

In fact, he now realizes that trouble has come his way. Obviously, it is impossible for Lu Ji and Di Xu to discuss in advance and then find them together; It is more likely that both of them received a letter from Shangjing, and then invariably came to him to discuss the candidate for the prefect of Yanzhou to succeed Tao Qi. They must all hope that they can be on their side and help them fight for the position of the capital of Yanshan.

He rubbed his bruised face, which had been bruised and wooden, and put aside the thorny personnel problems first, and asked, "Have you eaten?" ”

Lu Ji and Di Xu glanced at each other and shook their heads. It came so suddenly, they all hurried to the Admiral's Mansion after receiving the letter, and no one noticed that it was now noon.

"Then eat whatever you want." Shang Cheng went out and instructed Jiang Jian to prepare some food, and when he came back, he continued, "Let's talk while eating." ”

This talk is an hour; And nothing has come out yet. If it weren't for Ximen Sheng and Li Shen, who came to the meeting, to come and resign, he would still have to endure the unhappiness and impatience in his stomach and continue to listen to the two civil officials sarcastically tearing each other down. He sent the two generals out of the Admiralty's Palace, and gave them many words, until he watched them mount their horses and leave, and then turned back.

Lu Ji and Di Xu haven't left yet. The two of them didn't talk, sitting silently on the left and right, sipping a bowl of tea in their hands. Obviously, they are arguing on their own, and they are all waiting for his statement and support.

Scratch your head. It's really scratching my head. He was not at all enthusiastic about being a commander because of these things. Since he became this fake commander, I don't know how much time has been wasted on meaningless and endless personnel disputes. Alas, if these people can use all the energy of fighting on official business, he doesn't know how much worry he can save. It was also for this reason that he asked Wang Yi to help him with his activities and transfer in the capital. Instead of wasting his energy and time on this, he really had better find a place to train, train a strong army, bring out a strong army that could not be defeated, and then pull it to the grassland to compete with the Turks. Compared with the fake admiral who can't live in peace all day long, he wants to be a general who eats and drinks heartily......

He tried not to reveal his unhappiness, and said to Lu Ji and Di Xu with a smile: "Otherwise, anyway, the official document of the imperial court has not yet arrived, take advantage of this time, the two of you will discuss a suitable candidate first." When the official document arrives, we will jointly recommend it to the imperial court. As for how Lu Ji and Di Xu discussed, he didn't care. It's best if the two of them can agree on the same opinion, and if they can't agree on it, then he can't help it. If the Health Department really can't find a suitable candidate, then it can only ask the imperial court to send another prefect over.

It seems that this is the only way to go......

After Lu sent them away, he called Jiang Jian to write down some of his thoughts and opinions on the grain storage after the autumn harvest and the collection of autumn taxes. He said to Jiang Jun: "You sort out these things, and then hand them over to the pastoral mansion, and let them find more people below to consult and consult." If it is feasible, it will be written as soon as possible, and it will be sent to the local government as soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival is over. ”

Jiang said he would do it right away.

"Wait a minute." Shang Cheng called him down and said, "You go and see if Huo Gong is gone." If he doesn't leave, let him come, I have something to say to him. "What he wants to talk to Huo Shiqi about improving farm tools. When he returned to Yamen yesterday afternoon, he already knew that Huo Shiqi was back. He originally planned to visit Uncle Seventeen after leaving the government in the evening, but Ximen Sheng and Li Shen rushed back back on their feet, and the three generals Sima who rarely got together talked about military affairs, and talked until the rooster crowed, and in the end he couldn't go to the Huo Mansion in Wuyi Lane. The meeting was a formal occasion, and the two of them didn't have a chance to speak.

Jiang Yan agreed to go.

Before I finished reading an official document, Huo Shiqi came.

Shang Cheng hurriedly stood up. He first invited Uncle Seventeen to sit, poured a bowl of herbal tea and handed it to Huo Shiqi, sat down on the side, and then said, "I thought you would come over after sitting there for a while." Don't you feel a little awkward when a civilian official sits with a bunch of military men and drinks wine and eats meat in a big bowl? ”

Huo Shiqi smiled as he held the tea bowl. He said, "What's awkward. I'm a rough soldier now......"

Shang Cheng was stunned. He immediately remembered that at the morning meeting, it had just been announced that the transfer envoys of the three major depots had been awarded the rank of lieutenant to Germany, and although Huo Shiqi was still on an errand as a transfer envoy, he was indeed not a civilian official now.

Huo Shiqi took a sip of the cool tea, and said, "Originally, I said that I wanted to come over earlier, and Ge Ping had two things to report to you; In addition, I also have a clue about the high-concentration liquor you said last time, but whether it can be successful or not, you have to decide in the end. But just after looking for an excuse and sneaking out, he was stopped by Sun Huan and Zhongshan before he left the courtyard......" He stopped talking and picked up the teacup to drink water again.

Shang Cheng knew that this was Huo Shiqi deliberately hiding his words and selling Guanzi, so he smiled and cooperated, and asked, "Oh? What are they stopping you for? ”

"Zhongshan is a native of Dingjin Weiping, Sun Huan is a native of Shangchuan in Dingjin, the two of them are fellow villagers and have the same surname, the more they climb at the dinner table, the closer they become, I don't know how to say that they want to exchange incense for the deed of the joint sect. No, I have to be an elder witness. ”

Shang Cheng's mouth opened wide in surprise. He couldn't even comment on his own Captain Sima. You said that this Sun Huan, if you want to have military merits, you have to have qualifications, you have to have the ability to do things, why don't you do so many things all day long, and you know how to change your way to please yourself? Send two boxes of good tea today, and send a few imperial tribute silks tomorrow, or sit in your study, holding a cup of tea. Where do you have so much time to take care of him? But Sun Huan is in his forties after all, and it's not good to pull down his face and pull it out...... He had a headache at the thought of it. Alas, Sun Huan really wants to pat himself on the back, why don't you get Lu Jijia's "63 Post" to give it to himself?

Huo Shiqi narrowed his eyes, as if he was thinking back to the scene when Sun Huan and Sun Zhongshan exchanged the joint sect, he smacked his lips twice and said with a smile: "General Sun Huan is a sincere person." ”

Shang Cheng lifted his eyelids and glanced at him, and asked happily, "Of course Sun Huan is a sincere person. …… What did he give you? ”

Huo Shiqi raised his head and laughed, and said, "I know I can't hide it from you." Sun Huantuo bought a kabuki that talks about the Three Kingdoms in Shangjing's inner fang, and sent me three maids and a single-door single-family house outside Nanshi. One by one, I said that I was congratulated on my promotion to the seventh rank captain. ”

"You took it?"

"Accepted." Huo Shiqi nodded. Although this gift is heavy, he can't accept it one by one, and Sun Huan can't be down-to-earth in his heart. He looked at Shang Cheng with a solemn face and said, "...... After all, he is not Zhongshan Qian's third child, and his time with you is too short. ”

Shang Cheng couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head. It seems that even if he doesn't become a general, he will always be unable to get rid of the intricate personnel relations. Human beings are always living in all kinds of interpersonal relationships, as if they are trapped in a net, with ropes and fetters in front and back......

The two of them soon talked about Ge Pingzhai's two official duties, and then Huo Shiqi mentioned the matter of steaming wine. He said he wanted to leave it to Hollen.

Shang Cheng thought for a while and said, "If the sixth uncle is willing to take over the matter of steaming wine, then leave this matter to him." You tell him that the liquor used in the army must be high in concentration, high enough to be lit with an open flame. If it doesn't work to steam once, steam it twice, and if it doesn't work twice, steam it three times. I don't care how much he spends, as long as he makes high-strength alcohol, and the sooner the better. He doesn't have to worry about money and food, this money is out of the guards; You give as much as he wants. ”

"Okay, I'll write to him when I get back." Huo Shiqi said. He glanced at the sky outside and said, "It's time to go down......

"You go back first. I still have some official documents to read. Shang Cheng said apologetically, "I was supposed to have a meal with you, but things are always in a pile......"

Huo Shiqi was also a little difficult. When he went out in the morning, his mother-in-law repeatedly told him that he must invite Shang Cheng over, but the word "please" is easy to say, and things are difficult to do.

A brilliant idea occurred to him.

"That's right," he said with a look of regret on his face, "Lu Ji's wife sent a book sticker just the day before yesterday, and I also said that I would watch the ...... of "63 Stickers" with you."

As soon as he heard that Uncle Seventeen actually had the "Sixty-Three Stickers" in his hand, Shang Cheng immediately asked, "Is it really "Sixty-Three Stickers"?" Seeing Huo Shiqi nodding, he immediately said, "Then I'll steal back to laziness today...... No, I'm going to have a festival for my aunt! ”