One morning, he walked through the yamen in the palace city, and in the afternoon, Li Xi turned around and came to the Yin Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to visit his nominal boss, Pei Yaoqing, the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion and the Jianghuai transfer envoy.

"In fact, when it comes to this transfer envoy, there are many people in the court who are more suitable than the official, but since His Majesty has named the official, he can't refuse, presumably His Majesty thinks that in the battle of the Northern Expedition to the Khitan last year, the official served as the deputy general, and the overall affairs of grain and grass are still effective, so he appointed this errand again. However, although my name is called a righteous envoy, in fact, it is just a name, and the specific transfer matter is still to be borne by you, Master Li, and my big deal is to pick peaches and share some of your credit! ”

Sitting in Yin's office in Jingzhao Mansion, with a cup of tea, the room was full of books, Pei Yaoqing talked about everything, and people were easy-going.

Li Xi smiled when he heard this, of course he already knew about the imperial court's northern expedition to the Khitan last year, after all, it had only been long since this matter, and it was still very legendary when it came to it, and until now, the streets and alleys are still hotly discussed.

Last year, when the imperial court marched north to the Khitan, Emperor Xuanzong appointed Pei Yaoqing as the deputy general of Li Yi, the king of Xin'an, and ordered him to coordinate logistics affairs such as grain and grass to support the army. At that time, Xi was also an enemy of the Khitan, and Emperor Xuanzong wanted to thicken the chief Xi to increase his strength, so he allocated 200,000 horses of silk to Pei Yaoqing to distribute the meritorious Xi chieftain.

After Pei Yaoqing was instructed, he was afraid of accidents, so he first sent someone to make an appointment with the chiefs of Xi, and then rewarded them separately, and finished the matter in one day. At that time, the Turks, Murwei and other departments adjacent to Xi had ambushed their troops and tried to rob property, but due to Pei Yaoqing's strong plan, they waited in vain.

This matter was transmitted back to Chang'an through word of mouth, and for a time the court was full of praise, and Pei Yaoqing was soon called into Chang'an and served as the high-ranking Jingzhao Mansion Yin.

However, listening to what he said was quite joking, Li Xi couldn't help but say: "If Pei Gong is willing to pick peaches, it will be an honor for the lower officials, then at least it proves that there are peaches to pick!" The lower officials are afraid that their abilities are weak and they will not be able to take on heavy responsibilities, and when the time comes, they are only afraid that Pei Gong will not be able to pick peaches, but will be itchy all over your body! ”

Pei Yaoqing laughed when he heard this.

Hearing the sincerity in Li Xi's words, he did not hesitate to guide, and Quan Zuo did something as the Jianghuai transfer envoy. So after a few words of laughter, he took out a simple map of the Tang Dynasty - of course, it is very simple, even in Li Xi, a person who is accustomed to seeing the standard maps of satellite surveying and mapping in later generations, this map is simply unsightly, but in the Tang Dynasty, this map is not something that anyone can see, either, it is from the six departments, or it is a member of the imperial court, or, it is some generals who have had a military life, Pei Yaoqing Yunwen Yunwu, which identity is not bad, he naturally has no shortage of this map.

His fingers fell on the location of Chang'an City, Pei Yaoqing said slowly: "Chang'an is short of grain, to the west and north are poor places, I can't count on it, in the northwest, Hedong Road is quite rich, but what is produced there is corn and wheat, you have not been in Chang'an for a short time, and you have been an official before, so you should know that the military food and official salaries, which are the largest expenses of the imperial court, are paid for in rice, so Hedong Road obviously has no food to adjust, and in fact, Hedong Road is not rich......

As he spoke, his finger fell to the south of the Yangtze River, the mouth of the Yangtze River, and said: "The real grain-rich area of my Datang is here, in the radius of Yangzhou, so if you want to transfer rice and grain to supply Chang'an, you must choose Jianghuai." ”

His finger clicked hard at the mouth of the Yangtze River on the map, but he sighed again and said, "It's just that it's not easy for Jianghuai rice to be sent to Chang'an." You see, in previous years, the grain is in Yangzhou Huiqi, thousands of boats, through the canal, into the Huai River, from the Huai River, to the Bianhe, from the Bianhe River, into the big river, into the big river to the west, through the danger of the three gates, and then into the Wei River, finally, to reach Chang'an, this way over, the road is winding, three thousand miles! ”

He sighed, threw away the map and sat back, and said: "From Jianghuai to Luoyang, although the road is far away, and there are all kinds of problems, but in the end, the road is smooth, it is quite easy, the most difficult is Luoyang to Chang'an, the difficulty of the 800-mile transfer, no less than Shu Road!" ”

"So, in the official's opinion, after you take office, you can put other things aside first, collecting grain, organizing ships, and organizing transportation capacity, these are all trivial matters, and the most important thing is how to go from Luoyang to the Wei River!"

"Since ancient times, the solidity of the letter has been famous all over the world, and it is not impossible to take the land route, but the cost is too great, and the freight is almost twice the price of grain, not to mention that the people can't bear it, even the imperial court can't stand it! At best, it can only be regarded as a supplement, and it cannot be used frequently. So, the only way is to take the waterway, but this waterway ...... It's hard! ”

Speaking of this, he lowered his voice and said, "There is something that maybe you don't know yet, right?" On this section of the Sanmen waterway, dozens of people die every year, all because of carrying grain up the river, and eventually the boat capsizes and dies. The folds handed over by the local government only said that a few people had died, but in fact, it was also a helpless move. ”

"One is a big matter of grain, it is related to the food problem of the people of Chang'an, no one dares to stop, not even Your Majesty, even if it is dead, it still has to continue to be transported, and the second, if the people know the real data, I am afraid that the people's hearts will be stirred! In fact, there are so many people who die every year, not only the household department and local officials know about it, but even His Majesty knows it, but he can't help it! And this, it depends on whether you have a good way in the future! ”

………… After chatting in Pei Yaoqing's office for a whole afternoon, Li Xi got up to say goodbye.

Seeing that he asked for advice so modestly, and the questions he asked were often more unique and important, so Pei Yaoqing felt that although Li Xi was young, he was also pragmatic, if he was still quite resistant to Emperor Xuanzong appointing himself to take the lead for Li Xi before, now he is beginning to have a little more expectations.

Seeing Li Xi say goodbye and leave, he stood in the courtyard and remembered that as soon as Li Xi came, he couldn't help but complain to him about whether to pick peaches or not, which was a little ridiculous, and his answer was much more interesting than his own.

Picking peaches? Or back to the black pot?

Pei Yaoqing smiled, thinking that this son was so calm at a young age, he didn't look like a ten-year-old man, and he had a great talent, so he would definitely have some achievements in the future, so if he carried a black pot, he would carry a black pot.

Besides, maybe you can really get some peaches?

The next day, he was busy writing a recital, asking for people and money, but Li Xi still didn't go to his yamen to see things.

It wasn't until early on the third day that Li Xi officially took office.

When I first came to the Yamen of the New Jianghuai Transfer Envoy Si Si in the palace city, I found that the location of this yamen was indeed quite remote, and it was not as lively as the Liubu, Taifu Temple, Taifu Temple, etc.

Li Yifeng jumped off the horse first, helped Li Xi hold the reins of the horse, and saw Li Xi looking left and right, as if he had guessed his mind, so he smiled and said: "Although the position angle is more remote, in the end it is also the main government, and our Jianghuai transfer envoy is also subordinate to the yamen of the political hall. ”

Li Xi laughed when he heard this, and while kicking off the horse, he said with a smile: "Even if you go down to the state to assassinate the history, it is also a high-ranking official under the fourth grade, and people are not willing to change it with me!" On the ruling side, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, how comfortable it is, but it is much more relaxed than my errand! ”

Li Yifeng smiled when he heard this, and said: "After a few years, who dares to guarantee that this little Jianghuai transfer envoy will not be able to come out of the yamen?" ”

Li Xi was stunned when he heard this, he didn't know that this Li Yifeng actually had such expectations for himself?

Xianggong, who is qualified to be called Xianggong, is the prime minister!

Maybe in a few years, he will be qualified to be the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty above 10,000 people under this person?

Thinking of this, I don't think it's just a heat in my heart, but immediately, Li Xi couldn't help but smile bitterly, the conversation with Pei Yaoqing yesterday is still in my ears, and I haven't even figured out a clue about the current mess!

Handing over the horses to the entourage, Li Xi walked in and whispered: "Don't talk nonsense about this in the future, if you listen to it, you may not know how to laugh off your big teeth, how old am I, I have only been an official for a few days, how dare I think about this!" ”

Li Yifeng smiled and didn't speak, but he thought in his heart: Don't rely on grace, don't go through the imperial examination, enter Chang'an at the age of eighteen and become a famous man in the world between the ten months, and get the trust of Emperor Xuanzong, without roots and no foundation, he directly took up the official position under the six products, and presided over a door, and, perhaps, whether for His Majesty Emperor Xuanzong or Li Xi himself, the current official position is just to test the waters, and there is a bigger thing, Emperor Xuanzong is still waiting for Li Xi to do it for him...... If such a person does not worship the prime minister in the future, what does it matter?

The two of them walked in side by side, Li Yifeng was half a shoulder behind, and as he walked, he introduced to Li Xi again the officials in the Jianghuai transfer envoy who had arrived yesterday.

In addition to Li Xi, the deputy envoy, and Li Yifeng, there is another person.

This person's name is Wei Yue, and he is the original official of the household department, and the household department has four divisions, namely the household department, the degree branch, the gold department and the warehouse department. This Wei Yue was originally the head of the Ministry of Water, and Emperor Xuanzong newly set up the Jianghuai Transit Envoy Yamen, because Wei Yue was in charge of Cao Yun in the Ministry of Water before, so after the establishment of this Yamen, he was directly transferred and served as one of the eight governors.

When I heard that the deputy envoy was coming, the officials inside hurriedly came out, but there were three people walking in front.

At first, an old man who looked nearly sixty years old, Li Xi looked puzzled, but Li Yifeng had already hurriedly walked to the front to introduce Li Xi, and said, "My lord, this is Yang Shenyu Yang who you deliberately played yesterday. ”

(To be continued)