Lu Ji welcomed Tao Qi to the upper room, and personally held the fragrant tea to the old prefect, and before he could say a few words, the chief housekeeper came over to him again, saying that the inspector made Master Di Xu come, and brought a six-grade pusher from Duanzhou.

Lu Ji frowned slightly. He knew that the Duanzhou prefect had suffered an arrow wound a month ago and had been sick in bed and could not be a director, and the Duanzhou Yamen had always been acting for Zhou Xiang, the official of the Duanzhou Yamen. Now that the war has just passed, the local government doesn't know how many important aftermath matters are waiting to be dealt with. And he is still with Di Xu all the way, is there another secret in this? After thinking about it, he put down the teacup and said, "Hurry up and invite the two adults to come over." As he spoke, his eyes seemed to be casually brushing over Tao Qi's face, and when he saw Tao Qi casually bowing his head and drinking tea, he was a little stunned, and he already knew in his heart that tonight's events were no coincidence! It's just that the intention of the three people was incomprehensible in a hurry.

After a while, I heard the footsteps of the tree, the curtain of the door was lifted, Di Xu squinted a pair of small eyes in front, followed by a middle-aged man in his forties with a black face, and entered the upper room one after the other. Lu Ji got up and gave up the seats for the two of them, and waited for the next person to offer tea and withdraw, and he was not polite, and asked bluntly with a gloomy face: "Wenlong, what happened in Duanzhou, and you want you, the pusher, to go to Weizhi in person?" ”

Before Zhou Xiang could speak, Di Xu said first: "Don't blame Wen Long, Patriarch, he is no longer a Duanzhou magistrate. ”

"Oh?" Lu Ji snorted lightly, glanced at Di Xu, and then at Zhou Xiang who was sitting in protest, thinking about the intention of the two people in his heart, holding the tea cup and gently blowing away a few grains of ginger floating on the tea soup surface, but he didn't drink it, raised his head and asked with a smirk, "Inspector Di, how did you say this?" The magistrate of the first government was removed from the errand, why didn't I, the Wei Mu, know anything in advance? Did he make a mistake in judging the case, or was he corrupt in office? He didn't believe it. Zhou Xiang is a very capable person, and his official performance is also excellent, and his performance is first-class every year, how can he do such a thing?

Di Xu said slowly: "Neither. ”

Lu Jiqing's face was expressionless, and he quietly moved his gaze to Zhou Xiang.

Zhou Xiang arched his hand towards Lu Ji in the chair, and said in a loud voice: "Patriarch Lu, this matter has nothing to do with Master Di, it is an errand that Li Sima did not handle well, and was dismissed by Li Shoude. The lower official was not angry, so he ignored his military orders and ran to Yanzhou to complain to the adults. ”

Lu Ji was stunned, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhou Xiang stared at the green bricks under his feet, sneered and said slowly: "What else can it be?" On the 11th of this month, General Li issued an order to the government office, limiting the time limit to prepare 150,000 catties of charcoal, 50,000 catties of wheat, as well as 300 sheep and 50 head of cattle, saying that he wanted to use them to reward the soldiers. The soldiers have worked hard and deserve to be rewarded, but the adults know the situation in our Duanzhou, in order to cope with the war and help the victims, several grain depots have already scraped the ground clean, not to mention raising 50,000 catties of wheat in five days, even 5,000 catties can't be scraped up. The lower officials approached General Li and hoped that he would understand our difficulties. Saying that, he smiled contemptuously, "I finally saw General Li, and after a few words, the general was furious, and on the grounds of disobeying the dispatch and disobeying orders, he dismissed the official on the spot, and let me go home and wait for the punishment......"

Lu Ji's needle-like gaze approached Zhou Xiang, and he sneered and cut off his words: "So you came to Yanzhou?" ”

Zhou Xiang was unmoved, nodded with a straight face, and replied: "The lower official did not obey General Li's previous order, because the poor fact of raising grain could not be done, but the latter order could be done, and my family was in Yanzhou, so I came back to investigate." ”

Lu Ji sighed. He now knew what was going on in Duanzhou. Li Shenxin made great contributions, and knew that the current camp appreciated him, so he was naturally arrogant and forgot to be cautious and restrained, and as a result, he made the mistake of being arrogant and arrogant, first asking for money under the pretext of rewarding soldiers, and then relying on the military and political rights of Prime Minister Yandong to belittle Zhou Xiang to establish prestige, as a result, Zhou Xiang returned to Yanzhou in a bad mood, and happened to meet Di Xu who was running around to prevent Li Shen from being promoted to commander. Among the two people, Di Xu and the Li family have a vendetta, and Zhou Xiang is even more at odds with the Li family for a long time, so they naturally hit it off.

This Li Shen! …… Shaft!

Lu Ji couldn't help but feel a wave of resentment in his heart. Why is this person so reckless that he doesn't know what to prioritize? At the moment, he hasn't become a commander yet, so he will cause trouble for himself first, and find a lot of enemies?

His eyelids were lowered, and he didn't know what to do with it for a moment. Zhou Xiang's official reputation is extremely high, and he has a great influence among officials at the state and county level; Di Xu is the inspector of the hundred officials, and he has the right to do things directly, and no one dares to despise what he says, both of them stand up against Li Shen, so it will be difficult for Li Shen to go further. And both of them are strong-minded and not easy to shake, if they want to convince them, Lu Ji is not half sure. He glanced at Tao Qi, who had been silent, and said slowly with a deep groan:

"General Shoude acted Meng Lang, but it was not completely unforgivable. He has always cherished the soldiers, pushing clothes and food meticulously, it is really the legacy of the ancient generals, in addition to the great victory, but also concerned about the soldiers, can not bear to let them suffer from cold and hunger, Wenlong also has to understand his love for soldiers like a son of sincerity. In this way, I will repair a letter to General Shoude to resolve this misunderstanding for you, and ask him to reclaim his fame. Wenlong, do you think this is feasible? With that, he looked straight at Zhou.

Zhou Shen sat still as if he hadn't heard his words at all. Looking at Di Xu again, Di Xu was staring at the tea cup in his hand, as if he was interested in the steaming tea soup. He sighed secretly in his heart, turned his gaze to Tao Qi, and asked after considering the words: "Meng Changgong, you are highly respected, and you are the capital of Yanshan, what should you do about this matter?" ”

Tao Qi brushed the neatly groomed gray beard under his chin, stared at Lu Ji, coughed lightly and slowly asked, "Do you know that Bo Fu has been visiting relatives and friends in Yanzhou City these days?" ”

Lu Ji was silent. Of course, he knew the little tricks that Li Shen had done. In order to take the position of commander, not only did his own close confidants all find reasons to return to Yanzhou to move around, but even Li Wei's family, who was dormant and sheltered from the limelight, was also ready to move. Why don't these people have a little heart? Don't they know how many people Li Wei has offended in the officialdom guarding Yanshan? Alas, these bunches of fools! If they don't move, others are entangled in business, and they can't take care of the trouble with them for the time being, maybe Li Shen will have a chance, but if they make such a fuss, others won't be able to pay attention to them, and they will inevitably attack them in groups, even if Li Shen has a chance, the surging anger can only come to naught.

But he still holds out a glimmer of hope. If Tao Qi doesn't pick out his attitude and opposes it, then he, Chen Pu and Xingying together can still push Li Shen up......

"Li Shen is so happy, arrogant and stubborn, greedy and excessive, if he becomes a commander, it will definitely not be the blessing of Yanshan."

Lu Ji pursed his lips, shook his head in disappointment and smiled bitterly.

Could it be that he could only wait for the imperial court to send his opponent to be the governor of Yanshan? Waiting for the opponent to press him? That's impossible! A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said slowly: "What Meng Changgong said also makes sense. However, we have just experienced two wars, and half of Yanshan is a piece of rubble, and civil, government, and military affairs are all a mess. If we don't nominate Li Shoude to take over this mess, we can only wait for the imperial court to appoint us. Not to mention that the appointed new admiral will not be able to take up his post until February at the earliest, let's just say that how to deal with these thorny things at the moment, 11.3 million people are waiting to be fed, and the camp is not allowed to move military rations, Chen Zhuguo can't be the master, what should be done with the food? He looked around, saw that everyone was frowning and shook his head slightly, his heart was wide, "Li Shoude has agreed, he will work with Ximen Sheng and Shang Zida to suggest to Xingying and Chen Zhuguo that they first open a few large warehouses to save the emergency." What's more, when a new official takes office, there is always a process before he can officially act in affairs, but what we lack now is time, food is a thing, and there is a spring famine and spring ploughing later, if it is like a few years ago, then we have to deal with the summer drought...... These are important things that cannot be overlooked. ”

All three officials were silent. Don't let Li Shen be the commander, no matter how you say it, they have their selfishness. On the one hand, they are selfish, and on the other hand, they are saving hundreds of thousands of Li people, and compared with the two, they can't make up their minds for a while.

In the silence, Tao Qi said in a low voice: "Li Shen can't sit in this position, it doesn't mean that others can't sit ......"

Lu Jiyi said: "Ximen Sheng is Xiao Laoshuai's favorite general, and the court will not agree to recommend him." ”

"And Shang Zida."

Lu Ji was stunned and laughed, and was stunned for a moment before saying, "Meng Changgong said that he was laughing. The blind man has only been an official for a few days? He, a vulgar and reckless man who only knows how to fight, how can he entrust a Yan Shanwei to him? Does he know how to deal with civil affairs? Do you know how to act as an agent? ”

"It's okay not to know, as long as he can agree to open the warehouse and release grain." Tao Qi said. He stared at Lu Ji deeply, and said slowly, "Bo Fu, vulgarity has the advantages of vulgarity, and reckless men also have the advantages of reckless men. Even if Shang Zida is bold and reckless, with our help, he will not make much of a mistake. Besides, letting him take over Yanshan is always better than the imperial court re-appointing someone we don't know the details of. ”

Lu Ji didn't speak for a long time, chewing Tao Qi's words in his heart. Obviously, Tao Qi already knew the candidates for the two Yanshan governors that the imperial court was considering, and he knew the concerns in his heart, which was to wake him up that the blind man was not only not his opponent, but also a reckless guy who did things recklessly. is vulgar and reckless, indicating that this person is shallow-minded; If you are bold and reckless, the problem of food will be solved; If you are an official, it is naturally impossible to set off any waves...... Thinking that he already had an idea, he turned his face to look at Di Xu and Zhou Xiang, and asked with a smile: "Inspector Di and Wen Long also have the same thoughts as Meng Changgong?" ”

Both nodded. Di Xu said: "Not only us, but most of the officials in Yanzhou mean this, as long as the surname is not Li, anyone else can be the commander." ”

Lu Ji nodded slowly. He frowned and thought about it, and suddenly asked another question: "It's only a bad thing, one by one, Shangzida is a newcomer after all, even if there is a recommendation from a civil and military official of Yanshan, the imperial court is afraid that it will not agree." ”

Di Xu smiled: "That's okay. Recently, I went with Pan Shilang of the Ministry of Officials and Cao Shilang of the Ministry of War to investigate and screen, and I also consulted them about their intentions. They thought that if the admiral we recommended was a temporary 'fake post', and the situation in Yanshan could be stabilized, the imperial court might not consider sending someone to take over for the time being. ”

"That's good." Lu Ji said, "I recently found an opportunity to talk to Chen Zhuguo about this. In addition, please note that this matter must not be spread until the verdict is reached. ”

The three officials nodded together.

How could they preach it? Naturally, nothing will be said.