Early the next morning, Wang Kefan's fleet left Shaozhou Mansion and turned to Nanxiong Mansion in the northeast, where a messenger from the Yamen, the governor of Huguang, chased after him from behind when Nanxiongfu abandoned the boat and landed and was about to enter Jiangxi.

After the messenger saw Wang Kefan, he presented an official document from the Yamen of the Governor of Huguang, and his staff member Cheng Wen stepped forward to take it and inspect the moving seal on it, but after only glancing at the cover on the box, he frowned, turned around and sent the unopened official document to Wang Kefan.

"Qiqi Junmen, Huguang Governor Yamen sent a 'note', it is not in accordance with the etiquette system, is it returned as it is?" Cheng Wen's voice was very low, and he stretched out a finger and pointed to the cover of the official letter, on which the two red characters of "Note" were very conspicuous.

"Note" is a kind of official document in the Ming Dynasty, used between the official offices that are not subordinate to each other, generally used by the higher status of the yamen to the lower status of the yamen, there is the meaning of the quasi-descending official documents, the Huguang Governor Yamen sent a "note", as if it was a superior organ.

"It's sent from afar, let's take a look first." Wang Kefan smiled slightly, tore open the seal with a stab, and took out the official document inside.

With a sweep of his eyes, this official letter seems to be the master's handwriting, the whole text is in a business-like tone, and there is a faint condescending taste, and the end is stamped with the official seal of the governor's yamen, neither He Tengjiao's signature nor his private seal.

Small belly chicken intestines! Wang Kefan muttered in his heart.

This official document obviously put a lot of thought into the format, coldly maintaining a sense of distance, and obviously holding a shelf, as if in this way it can maintain the authority of the governor of Huguang and give Wang Kefan a disadvantage...... Putting all his energy into this kind of intrigue, it's no wonder that He Tengjiao can't do anything big.

Looking at the content of the official document, there are three main ones.

The first is the notice of the meeting. Fifteen days later. That is, in the first month of the New Year of the third year of Longwu, He Tengjiao presided over a military meeting in Changsha and invited Wang Kefan and Wang Sheng to participate.

The second is the rebuke of the Gongyi Battalion. After the Gongyi battalion left Guangdong, it returned to the area of Chongyang and Tongcheng in Huguang, where it was now garrisoned by Lu Ding's troops.

Thanks to Lu Ding's timely confession. With the troops to withdraw from Chongyang and Tongcheng, and cede the territory to the Gongyi battalion, this avoided the real fire, and he couldn't afford to provoke the strong Gongyi battalion, so he had to report this matter to He Tengjiao. Then retracted to the Yuezhou Mansion.

He Tengjiao pointed out in the official document that it was very wrong for Gongyi Camp to do this. Everyone is a friendly army. What can't be discussed?

The Gongyi battalion was originally stationed in Chongyang and Tongcheng, and after they went to Jiangxi, Lu Dingcai entered the army to maintain local law and order, and came to help with good intentions, but was driven out as a thief. made the soldiers very chilled, hoping that Wang Kefan would severely punish the murderer and give Lu Ding an explanation.

The third is the arrangement for Wang Kefan's station. Since Wang Kefan has been appointed as Caojiang, it is a question of where to open the government and set up a government. He Tengjiao directly demarcated a piece of land in the official document - Yuezhou Mansion.

If Wang Kefan agreed, he could set up the Caojiang Yamen in the Yuezhou Mansion, and He Tengjiao promised to withdraw Lu Ding's troops and give the Yuezhou Mansion to the Gongyi Battalion. Administratively, the Yuezhou Prefecture is still under the jurisdiction of Huguang, and its prefect, Tongzhi, and county officials are all appointed by the Hunan side, and there will be no change.

After Wang Kefan read it, he handed the official document to Zhang Jiayu and others to circulate, waved his hand to the messenger, and ordered him to go down to rest.

Zhang Jiayu read it silently, and handed it to Cheng Wen again, turning his face and frowning a big pimple, Cheng Wen finished reading it at a glance, stretched out his hand and patted it lightly on the table, angry and uneasy.

"He Dufu is also too domineering! Didn't the bullying Cao Jiang Yamen open the Yamen? It's better for the military gate to send this 'note' back as it is, and don't pay attention to him, otherwise you will bow your head and be controlled step by step! ”

Cheng Wen, as Wang Kefan's staff, is dedicated to safeguarding the interests of the Caojiang Yamen, and the Caojiang Yamen has not yet opened, He Tengjiao will point fingers, clearly to seize a strong position, and to suppress the Jiangjiang Yamen everywhere, if such a thing becomes a convention, in the future, you will have to look at the face of the Huguang Governor Yamen.

The Caojiang Yamen is in charge of the defense of the Yangtze River, and the governors of the provinces along the Yangtze River have to deal with each other, and their functions and powers overlap with each other.

Wang Kefan was noncommittal, turned his head and asked Zhang Jiayu: "Brother Xuanzi (Zhang Jiayu), what do you think?" ”

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate to fight back as it is, the military situation in Huguang is urgent, and the military gate must participate in the Changsha military conference, otherwise it will give people a handle." Zhang Jiayu has been repeatedly excluded in the officialdom, has touched countless nails, eats a trench and grows wise, and is very familiar with the tricks of all kinds of yin people, and can see He Tengjiao's intentions at a glance.

He Tengjiao used some small means that could not be put on the table to deliberately block Wang Kefan in the normal exchange of official documents. For example, he should have sent a parallel official document, but he just sent a "note", and for example, Wang Kefan had just come to Huguang to take up his post, and in his capacity as the commander of Caojiang, He Tengjiao should write a handwritten letter, at least with his own name, but he asked his master to write this letter, and his tone was very arrogant, which was very impolite.

But He Tengjiao occupies the righteous name of resisting the Qing Dynasty, although his tone is a little arrogant, what he says is reasonable, and he thinks about Wang Kefan everywhere, if Wang Kefan is vindictive with him, he seems to be too calculating, and he doesn't know how to respect his predecessors in the officialdom, no matter who he talks to, it seems that Wang Kefan is at a loss.

Zhang Jiayu was young and vigorous, and he suffered a big loss in this regard, he had a conflict with someone in the officialdom, and was provoked by the other party a few times and hurriedly fought back, but he was seen through by others, and inadvertently isolated himself.

This kind of small means has no substantial harm, and everything is always done to provoke the other party, and it is often used against young people to miraculous results. Of course, young and vigorous, he cares most about the attitude of others, does not steam steamed buns to fight for breath, and is unwilling to bow his head no matter what, even if he knows that there is a big pit in front of him, he must resolutely jump down...... But the strange thing is that Wang Kefan can calm down and seems to be not affected by those small means at all.

"Yes, a qiē attaches great importance to state affairs, and the Changsha Military Conference will definitely participate, but how to reply to this official document, I have to ask the two of you to help you refer to it." Wang Kefan nodded to Cheng Wen as a sign of comfort and encouragement. As a staff member, Cheng Wen does not have to be consistent with him at all times, but to analyze the problem from another angle, verify each other, complement each other, and finally make a more thoughtful decision.

"In this case, when you return to the 'message', written by the late students, please use the official seal of Caojiang!" Cheng Wen is still lingering and wants to get back to the field.

The "message" he referred to was a parallel official document of the Ming Dynasty, which was dedicated to high-ranking officials and offices, in response to the "note" of the Yamen, the governor of Huguang, and was a powerful counterattack.

"Very well, that's it!" Wang Kefan smiled and nodded.

"The three things He Dufu said can't all come down." Cheng Wen was encouraged and actively offered advice: "Can you participate in the Changsha Military Conference, punish the murderer, just give him an explanation indiscriminately, and the matter of entering the Yuezhou Mansion, please think twice!" ”

He Tengjiao mentioned a total of three things, the first thing was that Wang Kefan went to Changsha for a meeting, which was no problem.

The second thing is that there was friction between the Gongyi battalion and Lu Ding's troops, He Tengjiao asked to punish the murderer, this can be promised to investigate first, and then slowly pull the skin, anyway, the person has been killed, but two small soldiers died, He Tengjiao will not turn his face with Wang Kefan for this.

The third thing is more sensitive, He Tengjiao let the Gongyi Battalion enter Yuezhou Mansion, no matter how you look at it, it has bad intentions!

Yuezhou Mansion is the northern gate of Hunan, and if the Qing army wants to attack Hunan, it must first attack Yuezhou Mansion. Kong Youde led an army of more than 100,000 troops to Huguang with great momentum, and at this sensitive time, He Tengjiao asked Wang Kefan to open a government in Yuezhou Mansion, obviously wanting to use the Gongyi Battalion as cannon fodder!

"Brother Xuanzi, should you want this Yuezhou Mansion?" Wang Kefan asked Zhang Jiayu.

"In my opinion, don't! The Hunan soldiers themselves don't guard the Yuezhou Mansion, why do they want us to work hard? Zhang Jiayu was obviously angry.

He took the Dongguan battalion thousands of miles to the north, it was to support Huguang, but he was given a cold reception by He Tengjiao, seeing that the Qing army was pressing, He Tengjiao withdrew his descendants to Hunan, and pushed the Gongyi battalion and the Dongguan battalion to the front line.

"Well...... let me think about it again." Wang Kefan gently tapped the table with his fingers, clicking, clicking, the rhythm was rapid and slow, and suddenly stopped with a click, and made up his mind.

"Since He Dufu is so generous, why not? Let's take down the Yuezhou Mansion first. Wang Kefan instructed Cheng Wen: "You draft a reply, I agree to all three things, but there is one condition, the Gongyi Battalion and the Dongguan Battalion have just been transferred from Guangdong, and there is a shortage of food and salaries and weapons, please ask He Dufu to solve it together, well, according to the establishment of 20,000 people, please ask for three months' military salaries, plus the ordnance of 10,000 soldiers, as long as these food and ordnance arrive, the Gongyi Battalion and the Dongguan Battalion will immediately settle in Huguang!" ”

Kong Youde's army of more than 100,000 entered Huguang, and He Tengjiao was under great pressure, since he wanted the Gongyi battalion to top the tank in front, he had to let him bleed and help Wang Kefan raise troops.

As for the development of the battle situation later, it is not up to He Tengjiao to have the final say, the strength of the Ming army is already weak, the hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers in Hunan don't want to stay out of the matter, Wang Kefan will not deliberately set the enemy into Hunan, but he will not fight hard with the Qing army.

Who is cannon fodder, let's see! (To be continued......)