Xu Xiuping, the governor of Xining Prefecture, Liangzhou, is 53 years old this year. For an official of the fifth grade of the imperial court, fifty-three years old is not young. Zhao Chengwen's younger brother, Zhao Chengming, the former waiter of the Ministry of Works, is only 52 years old this year, and he has been an official of Zhengsanpin.

It can be seen from this that it is not that the older you are, the greater the official. But if you really want to compare, the squire of the Ministry of Industry of Zhengsanpin may not necessarily have the power of the feudal officials of Wupin Zhizhou.

At least in the state capital of the party where the governor is the official, he basically has the final say. Especially in a place like Xining, where the emperor is far away, Zhizhou is even more like the emperor.

The county that broke the house, and the Zhizhou who destroyed the door. This is not a boastful statement, but a real thing. Otherwise, why would a dignified son of Zhizhou let out his words, and no one in the entire Xining merchant son dared to pursue Zhao Wan'er?

That's because Xu Xiuping really copied his house, when Xu Xiuping first arrived in Xining Mansion three years ago. There is a big family surnamed Ma who bullied Xu Xiuping's new appointment, had no foundation, and disobeyed him.

Later, when Xu Xiuping attacked Liangzhou through the Mengxi coalition army, he said that the Ma family and Mengyuan colluded to raid the house for treason. Afterwards, a letter of collusion with Meng Yuan was indeed found in Ma's house, but anyone with a discerning eye knew what was going on.

It is precisely because of this incident that the people of Xining Mansion know what kind of person Xu Xiuping is, that is, a jackal who eats people and does not spit out bones. If you don't have a little background and backing, it's best not to do anything with him.

In the entire Xining, it is estimated that the only one who can be afraid of Xu Xiuping is the Zhong family, who is the Duke of Xiliang. And Xu Xiuping is also very interesting, and he never offends the people of the Zhong family.

There is no direct conflict between the two families, and the Zhong family will turn a blind eye to him, after all, if the Zhong family interferes too much, it is easy to arouse the suspicion of the imperial court. Zhong Gang, as Emperor Xia's minister, naturally would not do such a thing.

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Su Ziheng squinted his eyes slightly, staring at Xu Xiuping who walked in from the door. Since the last attack, he has begun to investigate Xu Xiuping's information and learned a lot about his deeds.

One of the things that surprised him the most was that Xu Xiuping was born in a poor family, studied hard for ten years, and was admitted step by step from Xiucai to Juren and Jinshi, and later went out to Zhixian County, and it took 20 years to climb step by step to the position of today's Zhizhou.

In this process, I did not rely on any external force, but relied on my own personal efforts. Perhaps it is precisely because of his poor background that he has developed his desire for money and greed.

But he is a very smart person and never does anything beyond his ability. I never eat alone, and I make a lot of dots every time I go up and down. Although he encountered several risks in his career, he finally survived without danger.

"So, it's a tough guy to mess with. If possible, it's better not to be his enemy. But if he clings to himself, hum! Su Ziheng sneered, he is not muddy, he can let others bully.

As soon as Xu Xiuping stepped into the gate of the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Chengwen carried Su Ziheng to greet him, as the master of the Zhao Mansion, there must be no rudeness.

Xu Xiuping is wearing a red Luo shirt and official uniform today, with a white pheasant embroidered on it. He looks dignified and looks extraordinary, and he doesn't look like a person in his fifties, but about the same as a person in his forties.

Su Ziheng pursed his lips, he didn't expect this guy to be a handsome old guy, but it was a bit unexpected by himself.

Zhao Chengwen laughed and said: "Xu Zhizhou's visit today is really brilliant." ”

Xu Xiuping showed a bright smile on his face: "Zhao Yuanwai shared the worries of the imperial court and held such a disaster relief bazaar, Xu, as an official of the imperial court, naturally wanted a lot of support." ”

Zhao Chengwen said: "Since Xu Zhizhou has found time in his busy schedule, then he will tell you a few words." ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone in the courtyard suddenly quieted down and looked at Xu Xiuping one after another.

Xu Xiuping looked around, and when he saw everyone looking at him eagerly, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Originally, this official was just passing by and taking a look today, since Zhao Yuanwai is so enthusiastic." Then the official will say a few words casually. ”

Xu Xiuping coughed lightly and said in a deep voice: "I think you also know that my Xining Mansion is currently in the stage of internal and external troubles. There are constant homeless people inside, and there are Mengxi coalition troops disturbing the border outside. And the imperial court is currently preparing for the Northern Expedition in the coming year, and there is no time to look at my Xining for the time being. ”

"Today's grand event, for the relief of the displaced people, held a fundraising and charity sale, for the court to share the worries, this official in mind, will definitely write to His Majesty, for the public to ask for credit."

As he spoke, Xu Xiuping turned to the east where Kyoto was located, clasped his fists, and congratulated Emperor Xia from afar. Immediately, he turned around, faced everyone, bowed, and said: "This official is here, and I would like to thank you for your generosity to save the people of Li from fire and water." ”

Xu Xiuping's move is not entirely a show, you must know that yesterday he was still worried about the homeless people outside the city. Under the circumstance that the official granary of the imperial court was not allowed to be misappropriated without authorization, the only way he could think of was to let the big families under his rule donate some rice and grain to tide over the current difficulties.

If they don't agree, it's a big deal to promise them some good. Anyway, after this year, he has served in Xining for about the same time, and he has to be transferred to another position. What does it matter to him that these promises he made were to be fulfilled by his successors?

But before he could take action, Zhao Chengwen took a step ahead of him to do a disaster relief fundraising charity sale, how could this not surprise him? You must know that the relationship between him and Zhao Chengwen is not good, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there is even a grudge.

Zhao Chengwen: Will the old fox be so kind to help him out of the siege? Xu Xiuping thought about it and felt impossible. Therefore, after receiving Zhao Chengwen's invitation, he decided to come to the door today to see what kind of medicine Zhao Chengwen sold in his gourd.

When everyone saw Xu Xiu's big gift, they hurriedly said: "I don't dare to take such a big gift from Lord Xu, and share the worries of the court, it's our honor." ”

In this era, people are not all rich and unkind, they take their family's reputation very seriously, especially in the local area, and will do some good deeds from time to time, such as building bridges and paving roads, and giving porridge to disaster relief refugees every winter. If it is a disaster year, it will reduce rents and lend money for free, so that their bankers can tide over the difficulties.

On the contrary, people like Xu Xiuping, who are officials in other places, in addition to cherishing some good deeds made by their official reputation, also take special care of the local people from time to time. They never thought of being officials in one place for the rest of their lives, so naturally they didn't have to think about their children and grandchildren, as long as they reaped their own benefits.

Xu Xiuping stood up straight and said kindly: "It's windy outside, why don't I wait and talk in detail in the hall." ”

Zhao Chengwen took the lead and smiled: "Lord Xu is reasonable, please do it for thousands of kilometers." ”

As the owner of the Zhao Mansion and the initiator of this disaster relief fundraising charity sale, Zhao Chengwen naturally wanted to greet everyone. When Zhao Chengwen walked into the hall, he was followed by many family principals.

Of course, not everyone can enter, except for those juniors who are specially promoted by the head of the family, other juniors are not eligible to enter.