Section XXVI

Wu Ming was appointed governor of China and the West, and this news was like a hurricane, blowing all over the country. Nanning City is even more lively, from the nobles of the imperial court to the pawns of the peddlers, all of them are discussing and discussing this matter.

Since Liao Qing was promoted to the governor of China and the West, no one in the Eastern Han Dynasty has been awarded the position of governor for decades. In the newspapers sent by the imperial court to various places, although the word "line" was added in front of the governor's position, Wu Ming was already in charge of the military power in China and the West, and anyone could see that this was only a temporary title, and if nothing else, this young governor would have to turn positive sooner or later.

Unlike other new governors, Wu Ming had the support of the old family, the He family, which established a geographical advantage and a firm position. There are slightly smarter officials, who have seen that this is a signal of the rise of the third force in the imperial court. And it is better to burn incense in advance than to hug the Buddha's feet. In the past two days, in the name of congratulations, there are many well-intentioned officials who hint to Wu Ming, which makes him feel that he is too poor to cope.

The governor of Zhongxi was established, and all the generals under Wu Ming were promoted. Among them, Jian Feiyang rose the fastest, his title did not change, and he was still a rampage general, but the imperial court promoted him to the fourth grade. It's still one foot away from the door to the third grade. But he has real power in his hands, and he is more intimidating than those three-rank Beijing officials, so naturally no one dares to underestimate him. Therefore, Jian Feiyang became the well-deserved number one person under Wu Ming. After the post of commander of the guard battalion was relinquished, Ge Yi was also named the general of Huaiyi from the fourth grade by the imperial court, although his merits were not as prominent as Jian Feiyang, but he was the old man of the guard battalion. What shocked everyone was that Yang Yi, the former White Tiger of the Guards Battalion, was awarded the title of General Jingyuan, although he was only a positive fifth grade, but with Yang Yi's age and qualifications, his official position was not small. When Wu Ming reported this mention to the Ministry of War, Dai Yu was greatly dissatisfied and privately suggested to the prime minister, believing that Wu Ming "abused the military's power to open the government, wantonly promoted his cronies, and led the generals to be untruthful. ”

He is the secretary of the Ministry of War, and when he speaks like this, in fact, he is not only slandering Wu Ming, but also has elements of official business. The prime minister didn't want to compete with Wu Ming, but he was also afraid that what Dai Yu said would be true, so he didn't feel a little moved, so he also went to inquire about Sun Yunlong.

After returning to Nanning, the prime minister went to Sun Yunlong's military power in the name of dereliction of duty and neglect, and left him at home. With the victory of the Western Expedition, almost all the soldiers were promoted, but Sun Yunlong was unlucky. For his connivance with Wu Ming, the prime minister was very dissatisfied. But he knew better that because of the relationship between Liao Gang and He Xiaotian, Wu Ming really wanted to stand on his own feet in China and the West, and even if Sun Yunlong had the heart to stop it, he was afraid that he would not be able to make the trip, and he might even ruin the results of the Western Expedition.

The relationship between the two is special, and Sun Yunlong's ability is not bad, and it is impossible for the prime minister to really ask Sun Yunlong's head for this matter, so he has to leave him at home. However, this old man has a very good mentality, and he raises flowers and birds at home every day, so he is uncomfortable.

Although he was a little dissatisfied with Sun Yunlong, the prime minister also understood. This kind of person is impartial and always fair in what he says and does. When the prime minister inquired about Yang Yi, Sun Yunlong said: "General Yang Xiao is a young talent, and the siege of Camel Pass can be solved, which is the night attack plan he offered. And now he is a seventh-stage martial artist, a real civil and military master, Governor Wu uses him like this, it is to know people and make good use of them, how can he say that he is selfish? ”

After returning from Sun Yunlong's residence, the prime minister ordered Dai Yu to follow the permission, and Wu Ming should not be embarrassed by Yang Yi's matter. The prime minister said so, and Dai Yu had no reason to allow it, and immediately notified Wu Ming of the approval result. After learning the news, Wu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, although Yang Yi was both civil and military, he started too late and his foundation was shallow. Although he has the right to open the government, he must report to the Ministry of War for approval before it can be considered official. If the prime minister uses this excuse to make things difficult, it's really hard to say anything. Now it is the limit to be able to get a five-grade real job.

Everything was gathered together, and Wu Ming was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground. On August 16, Wu Ming sent Yang Xiong out of the gate, and the latter said with a smile: "Don't send the governor's seat." In fact, the so-called handover is just a passing scene. You're short on time, so let's get busy. ”

The second team of the Green Dragon and White Tiger listened to Wu Ming, and the second team of Xuanwu Vermilion Bird obeyed Yang Xiong's orders. Although both belong to the Guards Battalion, they do not belong to each other, and after Wu Ming was promoted to the governor of China and the West, the Second Team of the Green Dragon and White Tiger also followed him out of the Guards Battalion. But when it comes to handover, the two have nothing to do with each other, and there is really nothing to do. Wu Ming said with some emotion: "Brother Yang, we met in the Guards Battalion, and it is also fate. In the future, the Guards Battalion will be handed over to you, and you will definitely be more suitable than me to do this as the commander. ”

Taizu of the Eastern Han Dynasty founded the Guard Battalion, whose original intention was to protect the safety of the royal family. Wu Ming has been fighting in the south and north in recent years, and his days by the side of the Queen Mother have become less and less. Moreover, although he didn't know Xuanyuan's true identity, he knew that Xiao Tianzi had already been dropped. Emotionally speaking, it is impossible to be as intimate to the Son of Heaven as Yang Xiong. That's why I feel so emotional.

Yang Xiong also sighed: "Don't say this, my lord, it's actually ......" was about to continue, when there was a commotion in the distance. Wu Ming was taken aback, and when he looked up, he saw Lu Fang walking towards this side surrounded by a large group of people. Lao Yuan was shouting: "Wu Du, I'm here to bring you something good." ”

Yang Xiongben was a little hesitant, but when he saw this situation, he swallowed what he wanted to say, and said goodbye: "Governor, it seems that Lu Shilang has something to find you, and the last general will leave first." ”

Wu Ming had the intention to keep it, but after thinking about it, as Yang Xiong, if he stayed here for too long, it would inevitably arouse the suspicion of the Queen Mother, so he could only say: "Then General Yang will go slowly, and I won't send it." ”

Seeing that he got on the horse, he flew away with a few warriors. Lu Fang swayed over, looked at his back and whispered: "What's so good, if it weren't for Governor Wu back then, I still don't know what it would be." ”

Wu Ming was a little surprised, and said, "General Yang is high-spirited, and Lu Shilang seems to be very prejudiced against him?" ”

Lu Fang said: "There is no preconception, but in order to get the position of commander, this guy is the queen mother, and it is always a fact that he squeezes you away." ”

Wu Ming's heart sank, and he shouted: "Nonsense, who said this?" ”

Lu Fangqi said: "Now that it has spread all over Nanning, who else can say it?" ”

Naturally, this is not the case, and Wu Ming, as the party concerned, knows best. can Lu Fang's character, he will not make up a story to deceive himself, and there is no need for that. In this way, what he said is true. Thinking of Yang Xiong's appearance just now, he became more and more determined.

Yang Xiong is the number one general of the Great Queen, and the purpose of this rumor is nothing more than to alienate himself from his relationship, and at the same time achieve the goal of separating the Queen Mother. has this strength in Nanning, and there is this necessary rumor-monger, and he is just the prime minister. He sighed in his heart, "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop", after becoming the governor of China and the West, even if he wants to be peaceful for a while, it seems that he is delusional. Seeing his ugly face, Lu Fang was startled and said, "Governor, what's wrong with you?" You okay. ”

Wu Ming came back to his senses and smiled reluctantly: "Nothing? By the way, what kind of wind blew our Lu Shilang here today? ”

Lu Fang smiled and said mysteriously: "I, I'm here to give gifts today." ”

"Gift-giving?" Wu Ming was stunned and said, "What kind of gift?" Is it a big day? ”

Lu Fang still smiled and said: "This gift was not given by me alone, someone entrusted me to make it and give it to Governor Wu together." Speaking of this, he clapped his hands: "Come on, bring me something." ”

Several handymen of the Ministry of Industry sweated profusely and lifted a plaque out, Wu Ming looked at the red cloth on it, frowned and said, "What is this?" ”

"The Governor's Palace plaque." Lu Fang's face was like a flower, and he pointed to the door and said: "The governor is already a governor, and the word 'Commander's Mansion' is no longer worthy of the name, and it should be replaced." ”

Wu Ming couldn't cry and laughed, and said, "Whose idea is this?"

Before Lu Fang could speak, Zhu Xiaolong had already turned out of the crowd and said loudly: "Uncle, I asked Lu Shilang to do it, do you think it is still majestic?" As he spoke, he pulled back the red cloth that covered it.

It turned out that this kid entrusted Lu Fang to do it, no wonder. When the two first met, they were still stubborn, and they almost fought for Zhu Yuqing. Maybe they don't know each other if they don't fight, but now the two people who smell like each other are friends who talk about everything, and it is reasonable to wish Xiaolong to entrust Lu Fang to make this thing.

The flat forehead was opened, and three golden characters were revealed: "Governor's Palace!" Lu Fang's gaze was withdrawn from the palate, and he said triumphantly: "This is a piece of rosewood that I asked for after pestering Lord Tang of the household department for half a day, and then it took a few days and nights to carve it." Governor, you see, this word is in spirit, are you still satisfied? ”

Wu Ming looked at the words "Commander's Mansion" on his head, and then glanced at the flat forehead. I couldn't see anything special about these three words, and said, "Is there anything special?" I don't see it either. ”

"Alas, chickens talk to ducks." Lu Fang sighed loudly and continued to show off: "All wooden boards have textures, and the textures are different. If the texture is cut off, the strength of this piece of wood will be greatly reduced, and the broken place will be broken over time, so if you look closely at the old plaque, most of the words on it are somewhat deformed. And I chisel these three words, it is fully taken into account, every stroke is chiseled along the wood grain, a hundred years later, this word will not be deformed, as new as new. ”

Hearing him say this, Wu Ming was also moved in his heart. Although this kid is a little open-mouthed, as long as you are good, he will always be good to you. This kind of straightforward personality can be regarded as an outlier if he can be a waiter in the Ministry of Works. Probably only during the war years, when the court asked for him, could he shine. Thinking about it in his heart, he said, "I won't live here forever in the future, isn't this a big move?" ”

Since he is the governor of China and the West, he will definitely have to stay in China and the West in the future, and he may also be stationed in Nanning for a long time, Wu Ming said that he has done this more, which is exactly the case. Before Lu Fang could speak, Zhu Xiaolong had already rushed to say: "Uncle, Nanning is your family, won't you come to see me in the future?" ”