The news of Wang Xu's return quickly reached the ears of all the officials and generals, and everyone also breathed a long sigh of relief.

Since some time ago, the imperial court sent someone to send an edict, saying that Wang Xu had been promoted to the general of Zhennan and the governor of Jingnan, everyone was really happy and worried. Of course, Wang Xu is promoted, and after the opening of the government, a large number of officials will inevitably be promoted. The worry is that he has not returned for a long time, and Sun Jian and Cao Yin have already reported the details of the county government after receiving the notice from the imperial court. Without him, Yiqiē would not have been able to proceed in an orderly manner at all, and there were more and more problems piling up, and the whole Jingnan was in chaos.

Therefore, at the reception banquet in the evening, everyone did not eat and drink much at all, and from beginning to end, all the things on each person's table were intact, and there was no festive meaning at all. On the contrary, it is quite heavy, everyone has things that cannot be reported, it is not handled here, what should be done there, gossiping, and in the end, even Wang Xu was stunned, his head was blank, and he didn't know anything.

It's not that they are incapable, it's just that they can't carry out most things at all, especially those related to Changsha and Wuling counties, and none of them has the authority to interfere. And even if the decree was conveyed to the past, without Wang Xu's big seal, Sun Jian and Cao Yin would not be able to pay attention to it.

But despite this, Wang Xu still asked Wang Kai to record everything one by one, and then slowly studied it at night. In the end, when everyone's affairs were about the same, the time was not early, and thinking that he would have to stay up all night to review the official documents, Wang Xu also let the banquet end hastily. As for Guo Jia, since he was introduced to everyone and asked each other's names, he couldn't interject at all. If it weren't for Zhang Jing and Zhou Zhi who accompanied him enthusiastically, he might be the most embarrassing person.

After everyone left, Wang Xu didn't waste time, and immediately returned to the study and read all the questions that Wang Kai had written down. Although Wang Kai has tried to be as concise as possible, the things he wrote down are all the key points, and Xu Shu is on the side to help sort out and classify them, but after reading it, it is already midnight.

With a long sigh of relief, he picked up the tea that Xu Shu had just re-brewed and took a sip gently. Only then did he slowly turn his head to look at Xu Shu, who was sorting out the books, and shook his head with some tears and laughter: "Wife, there are really enough things here." And the most annoying thing is that none of them are good news, not to mention Guiyang and Changsha, even Cao Yin came to cry poor, and asked me to allocate money, food and materials to him, what is this! ”

"Huh! That's for sure. They were originally a county guard, holding military and political power, and were directly responsible to the imperial court. But now a top boss has appeared out of thin air, and he is restrained everywhere, of course he is unhappy, and it is normal to stumble. Smiling without looking back, Xu Shu put away the bamboo slips in her hand neatly, then clapped her hands and continued: "Actually, I know everything about Jingnan, and I have also discussed it with Tian Feng. But in the end, we can't do it, because we don't have the Great Seal, and if you don't come back for a day, you can't do anything. ”

After speaking, Xu Shu couldn't help but gently snuggle up next to Wang Xu, and said with a smile: "Actually, I have already sent someone to investigate, Sun Jian should not be too cheating, and the situation in both the military and political aspects handed over is not much different from the reality." He is really a loyal minister now, and he loves the people very much, and Changsha is also governed well. However, the problem on Cao Yin's side is very prominent, this person is a corrupt official, and there are two accounts of the county government, one true and one false, and what he gave us is 100% false. It's just that this person is quite cautious, so it is difficult to gather evidence in a short period of time. ”

"Hmmm! In that case, what do you think should be done with him? The four counties of Jingnan must be completely held in the palm of my hand. Wang Xu asked.

"I have discussed this with Tian Feng, Tian Feng means that the past will not be investigated, give him a verbal warning, and send someone to keep an eye on it. Once there is something deviant, immediately report it to the court and punish him! Xu Shu frowned.

"And what if he doesn't make mistakes again? Wouldn't it be necessary to wait until the world was in turmoil to receive the real power of Wuling? Wang Xu shook his head and said.

Hearing this, Xu Shu suddenly laughed: "Husband, you think the same as me, I also said the same thing to Tian Feng at that time, but he didn't agree." And I think he has the best idea! ”

"Oh? What's his opinion? Wang Xu suddenly asked curiously.

"According to Tian Feng's meaning, it is your next decree to ask them to hand over half of the existing money and materials in the government treasury, and the governor's office will allocate them uniformly. And every quarter in the future, you will also have to pay half of the income of the current quarter. In addition, militarily, they should also be allowed to reduce the number of county soldiers, limit the number of soldiers, and send the rest home except for the necessary garrison forces. In fact, these collected materials are not only to be left to be handed over to the imperial court. We used all of it for the development of Gyeyang and Lingling, and we recruited troops within the four counties to expand our strength. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Shu raised his head to look at Wang Xu with burning eyes, and waited for him to think for a while before he continued: "Actually, I think Tian Feng's idea is right, isn't the reason why we want to take Wuling and Changsha counties is to have more funds, materials and soldiers?" And we can get all of these justifiably, and we can also pass the guò decree and let Cao Yin and Sun Jian help us govern the two counties, so why bother? If it is if they do not listen to orders and disobey the yang, then it is even better. Just say that they disobeyed the order, aren't you worried that you can't find evidence of the crime? Moreover, as long as their troops and material reserves are greatly limited, when the world is in turmoil in the future, it is not up to us to decide when they want to take back their rights, and the effect will be the same after all. ”

With Xu Shu's words, Wang Xu's frowning brows gradually relaxed, and after a while, he couldn't help but smile: "Hehe! It's a good idea, but it's a little bit of a loss, but I like it. ”

As he spoke, he paused slightly, and then said: "It's just that the supervision must be strict, otherwise they are likely to cheat, raise soldiers privately or falsely report material income, etc." We will have a lot to lose when the time comes. ”

"Of course, I think it is necessary not only to appoint the officials who supervise it openly, but also to let the spy people operate secretly." Hearing this, Xu Shu also echoed with a smile.

"Huh! Good! Since this is the case, then listen to Tian Feng, and the general direction in the future will be in this direction. Wang Xu is not a grinder, he thinks this is very good, and immediately agrees.

The biggest worry is solved, Wang Xu doesn't think about those trivial matters anymore, anyway, he just knows the general situation, and after the officials are appointed tomorrow, they will naturally deal with it.

slept easily, and early the next morning, Wang Xu got up to prepare. listed the official positions one by one, and then carefully considered it, and filled in the names of several henchmen he liked next to each other. It's just that this position is not easy to appoint, and it is very challenging to be able to convince the public, and to allow everyone to do their best.

It wasn't until Xu Shu came in and called him that everyone had arrived in the council hall that Wang Xu made a final decision. quickly ran to the guest house, called Guo Jia, who was already reading, and rushed to the conference hall with Xu Shu.

"See the lord (general)!" As Wang Xu stepped into the door of the chamber, the originally noisy chamber suddenly fell silent, and everyone got up and saluted.

"Huh! You may be seated! Wang Xu replied with a smile, did not procrastinate, and walked directly to the first place and sat down.

After slowly scanning everyone, he suddenly smiled and said, "Everyone, now that time is pressing, I won't be verbose." Let's put it bluntly, I have read all the problems that everyone said last night, and as for the resolute method, I also have a rough idea, but the specific handling still depends on you. Therefore, it is imperative that the Governor's Mansion play its role, and this is one of the most important things today! ”

With Wang Xu's words, all the civil officials and military generals did not say a word, and sat quietly in their respective positions.

Smiling slightly, Wang Xu did not hesitate, even when he unfolded the official list on the table. He quickly glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Because the conditions are limited and the funds are not sufficient, it is not suitable to build a special governor's mansion." Therefore, from today onwards, Lingling Taishou Mansion is the Governor's Mansion! In the future, all the other courtyards in the front yard of the Taishou Mansion will be used for office purposes. With the central council hall as the boundary, the western courts are used as the offices of the governor's office, and the eastern courts are the offices of the officials of the Taishou Mansion. If there is not enough room, then immediately renovate it, remove some unnecessary landscape flower decks, and use it to build a house. The reasonable planning in this regard is fully entrusted to Huanjie! ”

"No!" Huan Jie immediately surrendered his hand.

"Hmm!" Smiling at Huan Jie and nodding, Wang Xu immediately turned his head and said with a solemn face: "Because the government affairs of the Governor's Mansion is the governor of the four counties of Jingnan, therefore, the officials placed are the same as the state pastors, so I won't explain more." ”

As he spoke, Wang Xu paused, and then looked at the official list he had listed. "Tian Feng was appointed as a special driver to lead the affairs of the four counties of Jingnan. He was appointed as a member of the Zhizhong Rank, in charge of the selection of ordinary officials in the four counties of Jingnan and the record of meritorious service. He was appointed as the bookkeeper and in charge of all the money and grain books. The appointment of the public enemy is called Bing Cao, who is in charge of the military affairs of the four counties of Jingnan. As for the ministries and counties of the four counties of Jingnan, Tian Feng and Huan Jie's discussions will select four people for me. But it is necessary to choose a loyal and upright man, who has no real power, but who is responsible for supervising the counties, and is a vital position. ”

"No!" As Wang Xu's words fell, the four of them immediately gave up.

"Good!" Nodding, Wang Xu turned around again and continued: "Next is the Lingling County Mansion. Liu Xian is the commander of Lingling County, in charge of county affairs. With Pang Ji as the five senses, assist Liu Xian. With Liu Qi as the merit Cao Peng, he was in charge of the selection of officials and meritorious records of Lingling County. Due to the transfer of Tian Feng and others, and the vacant Cao Peng, the original deputy position was promoted, if not, then the outstanding ones were selected from the officials below. ”

"No!"

Seeing that the three of them happily surrendered their orders, Wang Xu smiled slightly, and then slowly closed the official list in his hand, and turned to look at the generals in the army sitting on the left......