"So, I'm sending you there now. Clifford, your resourcefulness is the only one I have seen in my life, to be honest, I am over fifty years old, and I have been in the officialdom for decades to have this status today, this life can be said to have read countless people, what kind of people have been seen, ask yourself no matter what kind of person you are, as long as you walk two laps under my nose, I can touch him to a seven, seven, eighty, eight, but I have never been able to see through you as a young man, I can't see through your hole cards, I can't see through your mind. However, these things are not important to me now, the most important thing for me now is money, which is why I sent you over to fight those people, and I don't think you will let me down. With that, he raised his eyes and glanced at Clifford meaningfully.

Colifor's tiger body was shocked, Nima, this old fox is really not simple, he has not completely assured himself until now, and he still keeps a hand on himself, and his heart suddenly seems to have fallen into an ice cellar for ten thousand years, pulling out the cold, and the cold hair on his body has also straightened up because of excessive tension.

He originally thought that after such a long time together, coupled with the fact that he had helped him so much, Governor Taylor would have regarded himself as a confidant a long time ago, but now it seems that he is still too young, and there is no henchman in the power field, even father and son will guard against each other, let alone teachers and students?

Fortunately, he also kept a hand, did not fully believe Taylor, and always wanted to rely on his own strength, so he took the opportunity to ask for a price, and said: "Teacher, I think the reason why Senior Brother Hogg fell into the sand, in addition to the fact that he was too benevolent, there is a more important reason, that is, he went to take office alone, and when he arrived there, he did not have his own team, so he could only rely on the cunning officials who were inextricably linked with those profiteers. They are watching and constraining them everywhere, which is what has led to today's disaster. ”

"What do you want to say?" Taylor secretly raised his eyes to look at Clifford, as if he already knew what Clifford was doing, sat on the chair, and said expressionlessly: "Let's just say it." ”

Clifford stood up, bowed to Taylor, and said solemnly: "Teacher, I ask to bring my own people, especially those soldiers I have recruited, without them, I would not be able to complete my mission even if I have three heads and six arms, please understand this." With that, he bowed to Taylor again, looking very sincere.

Are you really looking for an opportunity to reach out, Taylor snorted coldly in his heart, according to the rules of the kingdom, a county order cannot lead troops, and only the governor has the power to control soldiers and horses in the locality, and a county order wants to bring soldiers over, so who will take care of you when you become the governor?

However, after thinking about it, what Clifford said was also the truth, the most important thing about Hogg's failure before was that he had no team in Heihe County, and after he arrived, he could only be at the mercy of others, although Clifford was much smarter than him, but it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and if he was also alone, he would inevitably end up with the same fate as Hogg.

The thought that his two best disciples would have to fold there made Governor Taylor's heart ache, and Hogg felt sorry for him, and if Clifford was in it, he was afraid that he would never find someone to use it again.

Out of love for the students, Governor Taylor began to hesitate, whether to give Collie the title of coastal defense envoy, so that he could rightfully lead the army, and the three northern counties have been harassed by pirates, pirates are all from the bitter cold land in the north, extremely strong, so Heihe County, located in the northernmost part of the northern peninsula, is the most seriously attacked by pirates, and it makes sense to give him the title of coastal defense envoy.

Seeing that Governor Taylor began to hesitate, Clifford knew that the time had come, and at the same time he also knew what Governor Taylor was afraid of, wasn't he afraid that he, a resourceful man, would sit big and not be under his control? Seeing that the matter was already on the line, Clifford bowed respectfully to Taylor, and said sincerely: "Teacher, students want power not for themselves, but for the sake of doing a good job for the teacher, and collect the taxes that should be collected. Students may tell lies to others, but they will never dare to tell lies to the teacher, because the students have already offended the eldest prince, the second prince, Pol and other powerful factions of the kingdom, if it were not for the protection of the teacher, the student would never survive today, even if the student has no conscience, he will not dare to deceive the teacher. The tone was very sincere.

This sentence reminded Taylor, yes, this kid has offended all the powerful factions in the kingdom, and now there is no other way to go except to hug his thighs tightly, this person, he can hold him in his hands, and he is not afraid that his wings will harden and call himself.

With him, just two words: rest assured!

What's more, part of the reason he offended people so hard was also to seek himself the position of governor of the three northern counties, which is well known to everyone, if he treated him poorly, then who would be willing to serve him in the future? Thinking of this, Governor Taylor's heart suddenly brightened, and the corners of his mouth showed a slight smile, originally, let the family sell your life to you, and charge in front of you, you have to give people a certain amount of capital, this is a matter of course, besides, this person can still be completely held in his hands, what else is there to worry about, this is a sure deal, what are you hesitating about?

Governor Taylor's face spread with a kind smile, as if Clifford had just lent him two million silver dollars, walked up to Cliffor, patted him on the dust, and said, "All right, Cliffor." I know your difficulties, and as your teacher, I can't turn a blind eye to the difficulties you face. I agree to your request, and at the same time appoint you as the county commander of Heihe County, and appoint you as the coastal defense envoy of Heihe County, you can take all the militia you have recruited with you, and I will immediately give you a letter of appointment. ”

Clifford was overjoyed, not only because with these hundreds of militiamen, he had more confidence in his heart, but more importantly, with the position of coastal defense envoy, he could justifiably expand his army in the name of guarding against pirates. He bowed deeply to Taylor and said loudly: "Thank you, teacher, thank you for your cultivation, the student did not follow the wrong person, it is a great honor for the student to be your student in this life." ”

Although this last sentence is for sycophancy, it is also a bit sincere, after all, no matter what the purpose of Taylor, it is an indisputable fact that he has been promoting and helping him, and Cliffor's kindness has always been grateful, and he is grateful from the bottom of his heart for Taylor's kindness.

Taylor smiled slightly, helped Coolford up, and said gently, "Okay, Coolford." Why are you and me talking about this? You have done so much for me, and now you have to go to that Longtan tiger's den alone in order to clean up for me, if I, as a teacher, don't give you some support, then what will others think of me? Go back and prepare, and instead of verbally thanking me, you should repay me with results. ”

"Yes, Teacher." Coolford nodded heavily, people are in good spirits on happy occasions, Taylor agreed to his request, which made him feel more confident, and the whole person was more confident, pursed his lips, and promised with a resolute face: "Please rest assured, the students will not let you down, this time to Heihe County, you must let those local tyrants and giants who eat fat will spit out all the taxes they should pay." ”

Taylor was very pleased in his heart, he did not doubt Coolford's ability, and now he gave him a certain amount of capital, believing that he would not mess up, for this student, Tyler is more and more fond of it, and has the heart to make Clifford his indispensable right-hand man, patted Clifford on the shoulder, and said kindly: "Clifford, I know your ability." However, I still have to tell you, when you get there, don't be brutal, if things really can't be done, then wait and see, everything is safe as the first priority, I have lost Hogg, an excellent disciple, I don't want to lose you, a better disciple than him. ”

This is said to be Coolford's heart warm, the old fox's means of buying people's hearts is really unusual, just a few words affected Coolford's emotions, but unfortunately, Cliffor's is destined not to let Taylor wish, Taylor wants him to be his own disciple forever, to be his assistant, to help himself in his career to avoid all kinds of dangers, go farther and farther, and Clifford's purpose is to claim the throne himself, rebuild the Sicilian Countdom, and carry it forward, and build it into a force that the prince and the king dare not despise, How could he marry Angela, the princess in his mind, with the attitude of a strong man, be willing to be a counselor for Taylor forever? Now condescending to others is nothing more than a stopgap measure. I hope that when I fly solo in the future, I can try to avoid friction with this teacher.

No matter what, Taylor's words still moved Cliffor, he could feel that Taylor valued him very much, and he treated me as a countryman, and I repaid him with a countryman, since Mr. Taylor valued him so much, then he would definitely not let Mr. Taylor down, nodded heavily, and said, "Thank you for your concern." Please rest assured, I will be careful, and I will work hard to complete the tasks given to me by the teacher. ”

"Hmm." Taylor patted him on the shoulder again, nodded with a slight smile, and said, "Go and do a good job, although I brought a lot of people when I was the governor of the three counties in the north, most of them were forced to squeeze in by various connections, and they were not my favorite candidates." In my heart, I believe in you students the most, and you are the best person among my students, as long as you do this errand beautifully, then I will have a reason to promote you, and when the time comes, I still need you, a young and strong man, to help me manage the three counties in the north. Hehehe. ”

This sentence said that Cliffor's heart was beating wildly, Taylor is a well-known old fox, no matter who he talks to, he is covered in clouds and mountains, and what he says is universal, no matter how he explains it, he will never dissect his heart like today, so as not to give people a handle, but today he is so heart-to-heart with Clifford, he is definitely not drinking high in this way, there is only one reason, that is, to train Clifford to be his successor.

Cultivating successors is the old tradition of the officialdom of the Rhine Kingdom, in the officialdom, raising children can never prevent old age, the better the son, the more you have to avoid suspicion, and even some sons give up a good future for the stability of the official position of the Rhine Kingdom, in this case, in order to ensure that they are not liquidated by political enemies after retirement, they can still enjoy special treatment, they have turned their heads to train their favorite apprentices as successors, and the teacher-student relationship has become one of the most reliable relationships in the officialdom of the Rhine Kingdom.

The reason why Governor Taylor trusted Clifford so much was this, Clifford was his disciple, and according to the tradition of the time, he must not betray him, otherwise he would not be able to gain a foothold in the Rhine Kingdom. All the officials of the Rhine Kingdom will suppress him in order to maintain the loyalty of their disciples.

This is the same reason that the nobles of the Rhine Kingdom joined forces to suppress commoners and slaves without asking any questions.

However, there are many disciples of a high-ranking official, but there is only one successor, and that person is the best disciple of this high-ranking official, Taylor also understood at this time that among his disciples, the most promising one in the future is this Clifford, so he told him early that he wanted to train him as a successor, so as to envelop Clifford and leave a broad back road for himself, which is really worthy of the true character of the old fox.

Although Cliffor's goal is not to be a great official of the kingdom, but to build a country that can compete with the kingdom, or even be stronger than the kingdom, but after hearing Taylor's words that meant that he should train himself to be his successor, his heart was still excited. Students have been following the teacher all their lives, and I hope the teacher will not dislike it. "You have to say the kind words you have to say.

Sure enough, hearing Cliffor's direct confession to him, Taylor was also moved in his heart, and smiled gently: "Okay, if you are sensational, let's wait until you return triumphantly." It is not too early, so go back quickly, and tell your servants the good news that you can take your troops with you, and let them rejoice for you, and save them from worrying for you. Anyway, that Sophia has also made great contributions, and you shouldn't worry her. ”

Sophia's courage to get rid of the bandits has long been spread in the high-level of the three northern counties, and there is such a beautiful and powerful little maid, everyone envies Clifford's great fortune.