Almost overnight, the news that Qiao Zhun, the county commander of Qianyi County, was about to be promoted to Jinshi by the Admiral and served as the governor of Duanzhou Mansion, spread all over the yamen of the Health Department. In addition to lamenting Qiao Zhun's good luck, people also speculated that what did this surnamed Qiao do that happened to be in the mind of the Admiral, so that he could be so appreciated and promoted?

At the same time, the words that Shang Cheng said when he was consulting with the Pastoral Government and the Inspection Department on the personnel of Duanzhou Governor were also spread. Almost everyone opened their mouths wide in surprise when they heard this. Ha, if the pastoral government doesn't use Qiao Zhun as the governor of Duanzhou, if the inspection department dares to interfere in this matter, then it will "not only live up to the trust of the imperial court, but also live up to the expectations of the gentry of the people of Yanshan"? Ah, can you say such a thing?

After many people reacted, they immediately shook their heads in disbelief. Especially those officials who often go in and out of the Admiral's Mansion and have contact with Shang Cheng said bluntly that the people who spread this word must have ulterior motives! The Admiral would never have said such a thing!

But those who preached it were all conclusive, and claimed that it was the Admiral's own mouth. They even put forward clear evidence: after the meeting and consultation that day, many people in the public office at that time saw that Di Xu's face was blue when he went out, and he also reprimanded a small official of the Admiral's Mansion on the spot at the door, on the grounds that he did not wear the head of a scholar. He is a dignified inspector, and when he coughs, half of the Yanshan officialdom is about to catch a cold, why did he run to find trouble with other people's officials? It's not because he has suffered a belly in the public office and has no place to vent his grievances, so he picks his nose and eyes at other people's officials. It is especially worth noting that Di Xu's thorn is that the little official has lost his identity as a scholar without wearing a scholar's head, and the profound meaning of this is very interesting to think: the little official did not wear a hat, so Di Xu said that he did not look like a scholar, and the implication seemed to mean that even if someone wore a hat, he was still not a scholar......

But those who have made this speculation say that it is just a joke and is not worth taking seriously!

Some people who are more active in their minds also see something from other things.

As we all know, Lu Bofu, the patriarch of Yanshan, has always been cautious, and it is impossible to hand over such an important position as the Duanzhou magistrate to an unknown person! And before this incident, how many people in Yanshan knew Qiao Zhun Qiao Yunping? Is he a good official, or is he a great politician? In addition, according to the usual practice, after the Health Department makes a decision to recommend, it is usually the pastoral office that informs the recommended official, but this time it is the Admiral's Office that notifies Qiao Zhun. This shows that although the pastoral government jointly signed the official document recommending Qiao Zhun, they actually did not agree with it in their hearts, but they could not come up with a more suitable person to persuade the admiral, and finally had to agree against their will. The pastoral government was reluctant to delegate the post of Duanzhou magistrate to Qiao Zhun, so he could only use this method to show his attitude. Both of these seem to prove from the side that Shang Cheng was likely to say something heavy at that time, so that Lu Ji and the Mu Mansion couldn't help but bow their heads......

Of course, it has also been pointed out that the above speculation is nonsense. Yes, Di Xu reprimanded a minor official of the Admiral's Mansion, but that was ten days ago, and it had nothing to do with the exceptional promotion of Qiao Zhun. As for the Admiral's Mansion coming forward to find Qiao Zhun, it was because of Lu Ji's request; Lord Lu has been in poor health recently, and he has not sat in the government office for several days, so he recommended the candidates for the promotion of the Duanzhou Mansion, and he also invited the two adults Shang Di to his home for deliberation and discussion.

Just before people could figure out who was right and who was wrong, another piece of news came out of the Admiral's Mansion: Jiang Luan, the "first document" of the Admiral's Mansion, was called by the Admiral to point his nose and scold him for sending an official document by mistake. It is said that the adults even dug out the old accounts in West Malaysia, saying that Jiang Jian has always had the problem of dereliction of duty and neglect of official duties; Wei Wei Bao Kan tried his best to persuade him, but he was also scolded bloody......

At this time, everyone dared not spread the rumors anymore. Everyone had never heard of the Admiral's anger at any point, and they immediately focused on their official duties. Because he was afraid of accidentally angering the admiral at this moment, when the official document of the imperial court commending Huo Shiqi for "being sensible and flexible first" was delivered two days later, there was no discussion in Yanzhou City.

At the same time as Huo Shiqi's commendation order, there was also the final conclusion of the imperial court on Yanshanwei's in-depth operation in the grassland in late spring and early summer. Although this battle was an undefeated situation, the imperial court still gave a relatively high evaluation, and the officers and soldiers participating in the war had different promotions or rewards according to the size of their military achievements; Some civil officials who worked diligently in the field of conscription or military defeat were also commended by the imperial court, and a few outstanding people were also promoted for a long time......

A small number of attentive people immediately found something unusual from the two documents: in the documents, the imperial court's title for Shang Cheng was still "Yanshan Fake Governor", and he was still a fake governor!

Soon, everyone noticed the problem. In the face of this news, people's hearts are filled with all kinds of emotions and thoughts, incomprehension, disappointment, regret, indignation, and anger...... Of course, there is also schadenfreude and snickering. A lot of people have mixed feelings. As officials of the imperial court, they had to accept the decisions of the imperial court. But they could not understand why the imperial court decided to continue to leave Shang Cheng in his post. The blind man did so many things for Yanshan, why was the imperial court still unwilling to hand over Yanshanwei to him? Could it be that by appointing a new admiral, he can do better than the blind man? Some people tactfully expressed their thoughts in front of the four court officials who were about to leave Yan, questioning the rights and wrongs of this matter, and some people simply directly doubted the fairness of the court and the blind man's ability was not good, so the court should remove him; If the blind man is capable, then the court should promote him! It is ridiculous and ridiculous to have a fake job like this for two years!

Unlike the situation of the middle and lower-level officials in Yanzhou City, the leaders of Yanshan's civil and military affairs, Lu Ji, Di Xu, Zhang Shao, Guo Biao, as well as Zhou Xiang and Pan Lian, the prefect of Yanzhou, were surprisingly silent. They have already guessed the concerns of the imperial court: Shangjing has refused to give Shang Zida the post of Yanshan Governor so far, which must be related to his strange origin!

But the stakes are so high that they can't express any opinion at all. They could neither question the imperial court, nor defend Shang Cheng, let alone dissuade those officials and soldiers who were unhappy for Shang Cheng. The only thing they can do is to keep their heads down and do things silently. How they want to tell those who are indignant because of the unfair handling of the imperial court: Quick, while the imperial court has not yet made up its mind to transfer Shang Zida, while he is still in Yanshan, everyone should do a little more!

As for the businessman himself, he doesn't seem to have any opinion or idea about this matter. As in the past, he went to the yamen before dawn every day, and was busy meeting with officials to review official documents as usual, and every day he was busy until dark before going home from the yamen, and then reading official documents at home to meet with officials...... Everything seems to be the same as ever.

But everything is definitely different from usual.

Some people have sensitively noticed that since returning from Yan Zhongbei's inspection at the beginning of this month, Lord Admiral's mood has always been very bad, and he has become a little less funny when meeting people to talk about official business, and he is not as kind as in the past. The people who work beside him can often see him sitting in the public hall in a daze, or he will walk around the room with his hands shaken, and some small mistakes of the people below will also cause him to lose his temper. Even Lu Ji and Di Xu have also been sarcastic and sarcastic by him. If in the past, like recommending Qiao Zhun to be the governor of Duanzhou, he would definitely discuss with them with good words, lay out facts and reason, and strive for their support, instead of forcing them to obey with heavy words as he did a few days ago. And as time went on, his temper grew, and the person became more and more silent, and he had a gloomy face all day long. This undoubtedly frightened everyone who came to do half the thing. In the past, when there was nothing to do, I would come to the Admiral's Mansion to take a look around, and there were many fewer people who were familiar with it.

The troubles of the Admiral will naturally attract people's attention. Some people cleverly linked Shang Cheng's depressed mood with the Hu Nu incident and the fake governor incident that spread some time ago. They were amazed to find that the three things fit well in time. Ah, it seems that the Admiral has really moved his mind this time! But think about it, there are bumps in the career, and the relationship with Hu Nu has not been settled, and two unpleasant things have happened one after another, no one can be calm, right?

The opportunity is rare, and many people have the idea of adult beauty. But with those two stupid smashing things in front of them as a lesson, no one dares to curry favor with the Admiral easily.

Who knows if this time the horse's ass will be slapped on the horse's hooves?

It's a pity that this opportunity is ......

Later in the day, when Shang Cheng was pacing back and forth in the ear chamber with a dark face, Bao Kan came in and reminded him that the hour was almost up, and it was time to go to the West Garden of the Teaching Workshop to attend the farewell banquet of the four Qincha.

Shang Cheng remembered that there was such an incident. Now that Uncle Seventeen's lawsuit has been understood, several Qincha have no reason to be in Yanshan, and after today's farewell banquet, they should send the four adults back to Beijing tomorrow. He asked Baukan, "What time is it?" ”

"It's not the first moment."

"So early?" Shang Cheng looked suspiciously at the white and dazzling sunlight outside the window. He thought the party wouldn't start until after the shift. "What about Lao Jiang? You tell him to come over now. ”

"Lao Jiang has gone to the Inspection Department to do something." Bao Kan said. This is still the arrangement that Shang Cheng made before noon, why did he forget it in a blink of an eye?

"Really?" Shang Cheng muttered. He arranged the stack of documents on the table, placed them in a conspicuous place on the table, and said, "I have already used the seals of these documents, and when he returns, let him send someone to send them over quickly." Several counties in the north are hungry this year, and if the pastoral government does not make preparations for opening warehouses and releasing grain as soon as possible, I am afraid that there will be a famine. ”

Bao Kan carefully wrote down the location of the paperwork and said, "As soon as he returns, I will tell him." Don't worry, I'll tell him carefully. Then he asked, "Do you ride to the workshop, or do you walk there?" ”

Shang Cheng's mind didn't seem to be on this, so he paused for a moment before saying, "I'd better walk, go through the back door." It's not a long way to go anyway......"

Bao Kan immediately called a few guards on duty and asked them to follow Shang Cheng.

He kept sending Shang Cheng to the back door of the Admiral's Mansion. He also told Shang Cheng on the way that a few guards saw others making meritorious contributions and promotions in front of the battle, and their eyes were hot, and they wanted to go down to the battalion to lead the troops. Originally, this was a trivial matter, and he could make up his mind, but two of them were people who were picked by Shang Cheng and single-mindedly, so he had to ask for instructions first.

"If they want to go down, you can arrange it and let them report to the Wei Mansion, what they can and can't do, the Wei Mansion has the final say." Shang Cheng said. Not all of the things he is optimistic about can be successful, the key is to rely on themselves. At first, almost half of the more than twenty guards with him have been released, but most of them are just a chief; There is only one Tian Xiaowu in the official ranks, and now it is just a camp school. As for the battalion lieutenant of the stone, he did not count. The stone is not a soldier that he is optimistic about.

While the two were talking, Guo Biao rode a tall horse along the long sandwich road.

Guo Biao jumped off the horse and said, "How is it?" How about my new horse? He patted the horse's neck affectionately. It's only four hundred and seventy thousand, and I've taken a big advantage. A real Dawan horse! ”

Shang Cheng had little interest in horses. He glanced at Guo Biao and ignored this big Sima who didn't do his job every day. Bao Kan also likes good horses, seeing that this horse has a tall skeleton and a graceful posture, big and round eyes, slender limbs and strong tendons, he can't help but praise: "It is indeed a good horse!" ”

"Hah!" There are like-minded people who praise him, and Guo Biao is even more interested. Seeing that Shang Cheng wanted to leave, he grabbed him and said, "Zida, you are also a general guarding one side now, if you can't even tell the difference between good horses and horses, and if you don't tell the jokes when you say it, you will also teach others to laugh at us Yanshan Wuxiang people." Come, I will tell you how to discern the good of this horse. Look at this horse, with a rabbit's head, eagle arms, a straight back, and round hooves, it is the knowledge of a good horse. Its eyes are large and round, and its spirit is overflowing; Its ears are small, pointed, and agile; The head is like a rabbit, the neck is like a crane, the nose lines are visible, the mane is like silk, the straight ridge is flat and flat, and the ribs are without meat......"

Shang Cheng pursed his lips and listened to him recite the horse scripture at length, but in the end, he couldn't bear the anger in his heart, and interrupted him: "No GPS (Global Positioning System)? ”

"What, what?" Guo Biao was suddenly interrupted by him, and immediately opened his mouth.

Shang Cheng sneered, left Guo Biao and Bao Kan and led a few guards away.

Guo Biaoleng paused for a long time, then turned his head and asked Bao Kan: "What did he just say?" What what orange and what silk? ”

Bao Kan grinned, indicating that he didn't know. He could only be sure that it was definitely not a good word, most likely Shang Cheng was mocking Guo Biao's Da Wanma, but that's it.

Guo Biao muttered a foul word and asked Bao Kan: "What medicine has he taken recently, why does it look wrong?" ”

Bao Kan glanced at him and didn't say anything. Although the level difference between the two people is more than ten levels, he doesn't want to deal with this person. He is not blind, can he not know what the purpose of Guo Biao came to Yanshan? This matter is obvious, he is just waiting to succeed Shang Cheng as the governor, or the imperial court will not send a four-rank admiral like him to Yanshan for the sake of a few small soldiers who are studying the army. Some time ago, it was okay, he and Zhang Shao could still do something together, but now there is no war in Yanshan, and the post-war sweep has come to an end......

Guo Biao didn't know that his identity had already been recognized. He frowned and thought for a moment, and said, "He shouldn't be worried about that bearded girl, right?" It's easy......"

Bao Kan swallowed and said, "I still have something to do, so I won't accompany you." He saluted, turned around and left. He shook his head as he walked, feeling worthless for Guo Biao. Alas, in fact, this person is really good, but he was unlucky, he was assigned an unlucky errand by the imperial court, and he was sent to Yanshan to be a big Sima. Now that everyone knows what is going on with him, basically no one wants to deal with him. It is estimated that after a while, there will not be any remaining nod friendship......

Guo Biao handed over the horse to his own soldiers, caught up with two steps and asked, "Where is he going?" ”

"Go to the workshop. One by one, I said, why don't you go now? ”

"Didn't you say that there was a feast at the time of the unitary? It's just too late......"

Bao Kan's eyes narrowed. The little official of the pastoral house said clearly and clearly, that is, it is not time; Why did you suddenly change the time of unitary?

"Where is the reason for not having a feast from time to time......"

Damn! Bao Kan scolded. This must be the little official's mistake!

Go chase Shang Cheng back?

Sort of! He immediately dismissed the idea. Shang Cheng rarely took a break......