In the post room room, Tang Ning looked at Xu Qingyang and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, Brother Xu should have been in the Yushitai before, right?" ”

Xu Qingyang smiled and said, "About a year ago, I offended the powerful in Beijing, and then I was transferred here to be a county minister. ”

At this time a year ago, Tang Ning, as a wedding envoy, was still fighting wits and courage between the second prince of Chu and the grassland and the prince of Chu, and he didn't know much about what happened in Beijing.

Although after he came back, he deliberately learned about the major events that happened in Jingshi during that time, Su Mei would definitely not care about the fact that a minor official of Yushitai was transferred to Jiangnan, so that Tang Ning did not see this in the information she collected.

But those who can stay in Beijing after the imperial examination are better than the officials who are released, and Xu Qingyang can stay in Yushitai to do things, and his future is naturally better than being a small county in Jiangnan, and the promotion process of the two is completely different.

He looked at Zhang Yansheng again and asked, "Brother Xu is because he offended the powerful, why is Brother Zhang here, why are you here when you stay in the Ministry of Industry so well?" ”

Zhang Yansheng said indignantly: "Brother Xu, as the imperial historian, has the responsibility of supervising the powerful officials in Beijing, just because he spoke up and avenged the people, he was transferred out indiscriminately, what is the meaning of such a court, I couldn't be angry for a while, so I asked to be transferred to Dingyang......

Tang Ning looked at him, Xu Qingyang may have really been transferred here because he offended the powerful, but he was not sure if Zhang Yansheng was angry for a while......

After all, once or twice is a coincidence, and it can't be a coincidence.

He forced himself to think healthily and simply, looked at Xu Qingyang, and changed the topic: "Which powerful person did you offend?" ”

Before Xu Qingyang could speak, Zhang Yansheng immediately said: "It's Princess Yiyang, Princess Yiyang connived at her subordinates and oppressed the people, Brother Xu stabbed this matter to the court, His Majesty reprimanded Princess Yiyang's house slave and reprimanded her, Princess Yiyang held a grudge and secretly used her strength, and Brother Xu was transferred here." ”

Princess Yiyang, that shrew, is feared by everyone in Beijing, if she really wants to be a petty official, the officials will not give her this face.

Tang Ning looked at him and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, don't worry, you have such a tone, I will help you out when I return to Beijing." ”

"Never." Xu Qingyang looked at him and said, "Although Princess Yiyang has a bad record, no matter how you say it, she is also a royal princess, and Brother Tang annoyed her, and the consequences are unimaginable." ”

Tang Ning smiled and said, "Brother Xu, don't worry, my dealings with Princess Yiyang are not less." ”

Before leaving, he also took the time to bleed Princess Yiyang, she now saw that her face turned pale, either pretending to be sick or pretending to be a visit from her aunt, Tang Ning was ordered to bleed, only she was hiding from her own share, where did she dare to retaliate......

When Xu Qingyang saw him talking about Princess Yiyang, his face was indifferent, and he seemed to realize something in his heart, so he didn't speak anymore, but the expression on his face became more complicated.

The three of them used to be the top three in the Lingzhou state examination, and before the state examination, whether it was students or ordinary people in Lingzhou, it was generally believed that Xie Yuan was either him or Zhang Yansheng.

But who would have thought that during the state test, this Tang brother came out of nowhere, and left the two of them far away with a desperate gap.

Later, when they came to Jingshi, he and Zhang Yansheng realized that how high the sky was, how thick the ground was, and how many talented people there were in Jiangnan and Jingshi, and there was still a big gap between the two of them.

But when facing Tang Ning, what happened to Jiangnan and Jingshi talents was the same as them.

Provincial test first name, palace test first name, the first three-yuan champion in more than ten years, first entered Hanlin, and was specially ordered to walk in the six departments, step by step to today, he is already Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang general, the official department on behalf of the waiter, and the two of them, but can only be in the small county in the south of the Yangtze River, one person is the county Cheng, one person is the county lieutenant, under the suppression of the county order, barely survive......

Zhang Yansheng's expression is the same as his, he was a friend of the past, but after two or three years of hard work, the gap has been so big, it is indeed unpleasant.

Tang Ning looked at them and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, Brother Zhang don't worry, when I return to the capital this time, I will transfer you back again." ”

Zhang Yansheng looked at him and said in surprise: "Is this okay?" ”

For them who grew up in the north, if they can stay in Jingshi, who wants to come to Jiangnan?

The poem only says that Jiangnan is good, but does not say that the number of cockroaches in Jiangnan is better than that of the north, and the clothes are not dry for half a month, and more than ten sets of clothes are needed only for the clothes at home......

Tang Ning nodded and said with a smile: "Yes." ”

The examination and transfer of Jiangnan officials were previously under the control of Fang Hong, the left waiter, and Tang Ning, as the acting waiter, except for the word "generation" in his name, his authority was even greater than that of the previous Fang Hong, and the transfer of two officials back to Beijing was just a matter of transfer.

Zhang Yansheng seemed to think of something, his face fell again, and he said: "No, if Brother Xu returns to Beijing, won't he fall into the hands of Princess Yiyang, it's safer to stay here, Brother Xu doesn't go back, and I won't go back." ”

Xu Qingyang said: "You go back, you can't get used to the climate in the south of the Yangtze River, or Jingshi is more suitable for you." ”

Zhang Yansheng waved his hand and said, "If you don't go, I won't leave either." ”

Tang Ning stroked the goosebumps on his arm and said, "Don't worry, I won't break up your pair of hard-working ......, hard-working brothers, Princess Yiyang handed it over to me, and when you return to Jingshi, you just want her to come to the door to apologize in person......"

With Emperor Chen's attitude towards Jiangnan, the promotion of local officials in Jiangnan will definitely not be easy in the future, and if the two of them stay in Jiangnan, they will probably have to waste their lives.

Xu Qingyang thought about it, smiled, and arched his hand: "Thank you Brother Tang for that." ”

Zhang Yansheng also hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, Brother Tang!" ”

It is naturally a happy thing to meet old acquaintances in other places, especially if there are two of them, Tang Ning asked Chen Zhou to prepare wine and food, and had a few drinks with them before the dust washing banquet in the evening.

After a few glasses of wine, Zhang Yansheng was already a little drunk, talking about the incident in Lingzhou back then, hooked Xu Qingyang's neck, patted the table and said: "At that time, I knew that Brother Tang was different from us, Qingyang, did you say ......?"

Tang Ning looked at them, nodded slightly, and said, "It's different......

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At the dust washing banquet in Quzhou, the atmosphere was different from that in Ezhou.

In fact, since Ezhou, other officials in Jiangnan West Province, even if they are the assassins of Yizhou, talk to Xiao Zhanggu of the Ministry of Officials, they are also soft-spoken, and as for the Hongmen Banquet, they have never encountered it once.

Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, in this case, Tang Ning is not good to do too much, some innocuous little defects in the place, as long as it is not related to silver, he will pass with one eye open and one eye closed.

Quzhou is not a big place, and if there is nothing to do, the exam can be completed in two days.

At the banquet, Tang Ning and Ezhou Thorn Shi agreed that the Ezhou counties will be assessed tomorrow, and Ezhou Thorn Shi has made some arrangements for this, and the guests and hosts are happy during the banquet, and they will disperse after the banquet.

When Tang Ning returned to the post station and was about to wash and rest, Chen Zhou knocked on the door, walked in, and said, "My lord, Quzhou Assassin Shi asks to see you." ”

At the banquet, Tang Ning found that Quzhou Thorn Shi seemed to have something to say, and he was not surprised at this moment, so he put on his coat and said, "Please let him in." ”

After a while, he looked at Quzhou Thorn Shi who walked in from outside and asked, "Sun Thorn Shi came here late at night, but what is the important matter?" ”

Quzhou Thorn Shi took out an object from his sleeve and put it on the table.

Tang Ning glanced at it, and there was an envelope on the table, the seal on the envelope was very familiar to him, and there was a similar pattern on the secret letter given to him by Emperor Chen.

Quzhou Assassin Shi arched his hand to him, and said: "There is news that there are thieves in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is the official who played His Majesty, His Majesty came to the secret letter in January, and ordered the official to cooperate with Lord Tang to thoroughly investigate the matter, and today the official finally waited for Lord Tang......"