Returning to the meeting hall, Deng She immediately ordered that Fang be promoted from Zhejin to Yidu to be divided into provinces and left and right departments, and to be the head of the guest house.

The so-called "entering" a certain official means being promoted. The head of the guest house is the eighth grade, although the provincial left and right divisions are in fact half a level lower than the provincial left and right divisions, but in name, the rank is still the same as the provincial left and right divisions, which is from the seventh grade. The so-called "line" means part-time job, and refers to a part-time job that is lower than the original job.

Deng She's appointment, in layman's terms, is to say: Promote Fang Congzhe to be the provincial capital, and at the same time still be in charge of the affairs of the guest house.

Although Deng She and Fang Congzhe had not been talking for a long time, his impression of this person was still good and profound. In front of a full house of high-ranking officials, he met Deng She for the first time, and he was neither humble nor arrogant, and his demeanor was down-to-earth and generous, which showed that he had courage. Analyzing the general trend of the world, the language is simple to understand, and the few metaphors used are very vivid and appropriate, so that people unconsciously accept his point of view, indicating that he has eloquence.

Most importantly, his analysis of who the ultimate survivor of the world is very accurate.

Maybe Yan Zhixi and the others will only think that his analysis is reasonable, but Deng She knows the historical trend. Chahan is a change, not to mention it for the time being, but Zhu Yuanzhang's successive victory over Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng is unmistakable. How could he not be surprised by this, thinking that he was a genius?

As he said at the time, "A true sage can see the subtleties." ”

Although Fang Congzhe is originally from western Zhejiang, he has traveled all over the country earlier, and compared with Yan Zhixi and others, his understanding of the situation in Jiangnan may be more in-depth and comprehensive. However, he can deduce the correct conclusion from the personalities of Zhu, Zhang, Chen You and others, the style of handling affairs, etc., from these small things and details, but he has to say that he is a sage.

Fang Congzhe claimed that he had two talents, one in the rules and regulations, and the other in the vertical and horizontal. What is his knowledge of the code, Deng She still doesn't know, at least his vertical and horizontal skills, and even the strategic vision of analyzing the trend of the world, can be vaguely compared with Hong Jixun.

Just when listening to Fang Congzhe's eloquent talk, Hong Jixun, Ji Zongzhou, Yan Zhixi and others knew that this person would definitely be promoted. Therefore, at this time, it is actually not surprising that they have given Deng She this promotion appointment. However, judging from Fang Congzhe's ability, although he can take on the heavy task of envoying to foreign countries, he is only in the province, and the weight is not enough, and it is difficult to take charge on his own.

Deng She thought about it, made a decision, and said, "Luo Guoqi's last envoy was very much in line with my heart. The task was successfully completed. In this way, this envoy, Taizhou Fang Guozhen's office, will be handed over to Yang Xingjian. As for Zhang Shicheng, Luo Guoqi is still the main one, and Fang Congzhe is the deputy envoy. Guys, what do you think? ”

There was no objection from the crowd.

Luo Guoqi originally came to Yidu with Deng She, and his current official is also the governor of Yidu Province. It's just that before Chahan's attack, Deng She sent him to escort Xiao Mao Pingzhang to Haidong. Haven't come back yet. That's why Dunsha didn't take him into account in the emissary's choice at the beginning. Now that there is Fang Congzhe, who is very eloquent, the original decision can be changed because of this. Deng She immediately issued an order and ordered him to come quickly.

He was in a good mood and said happily to everyone: "Three talents in one day." Good, good. To tell you the truth, today is even happier than the day I learned of the withdrawal of the troops from Chahan. Ji Gong, you recommend talents for merit, and I will reward you greatly. ......, what do you want? Although. ”

Ji Zongzhou said modestly: "The minister has no talent, and he will not give up the lord, and he can occupy the position of the right minister of the province. has been a vegetarian meal for a long time, and I have long been panicked. Although he recommended a talent to the lord because of luck, how dare he try to reward him?

"The minister does not want to receive the reward of the lord, but hopes that my Haidong can become more and more prosperous. The sage can get his position, and the talented can be at his disposal. If there is something that the minister wants, this is what the minister wants. ”

Deng She smiled: "Ji Gong's wish is also my wish." He groaned slightly, and said, "If you have merit, you won't be rewarded, and you won't be able to see it." You don't want anything, but I have to reward you. Not to reward you for recommending talents, but to set an example for others. "It's not to reward Ji Zongzhou, but to use this to tell the ministers of Haidong and encourage them to recommend talents. instructed the guards and said, "Ji Gongya is good at Han Mo, a stroke of Yan Ti Kaishu, and the crown is the best of the best." Take the paperweight I use every day and reward it to Ji Gong! "Don't appreciate treasures and goods, reward commonly used paperweights, not about value, but more about intimacy.

Ji Zong bowed down and thanked him. During the siege of Chahan, Deng She once gave him a look on his face, he had been restless for many days, and his heart seemed to be pressed by a boulder, heavy. At this point, it can be regarded as a little relaxed.

Deng She looked at Hong Jixun again and said with a smile: "Gong Ji has the merit of recommending Congzhe, and Mr. Hong also has the merit of recommending Jiyin and Li Lan." Mr. is good for tea and good for piano. It's just that Mr.'s favorite Xiangyang tea, but I don't have it here. "Command the guards," "Take a good harp with you,......, well, just take the one that is in my room." Obtained from the treasury of Shicheng. According to Ah Shui, it was made by a famous artist and was made by Zhu Zhiyuan of Akagi. I don't know the piano, and the pearl is secretly cast. I sent it to Mr. ”

"Chungniqin" is a style of harp. There is a Yuan generation, after all, Yidi entered the Central Plains, and the style of piano-making is far less than that of the Tang and Song dynasties in the previous dynasty. However, there are also quite a few famous piano players. Zhu Zhiyuan was a famous luthier at that time. The qin made by it not only has the macro quantity of the Tang qin, but also accommodates the fineness of the Song qin, and is simple and clumsy. Each piano is worth hundreds of thousands of gold, and people get it when they get it, and they are all treasures.

Originally, Deng She was surprised and forcibly recruited Hong Jiyin and Li Lan as officials, but when he said this, Hong Jixun took the initiative to recommend him.

Since last night, Hong Jixun's heart has been very unhappy. When Ji Zongzhou recommended Fang Congzhe, he once repeatedly belittled him; When he saw Fang Congzhe, he was embarrassed by one after another, in addition to being arrogant and not being able to see others covering his limelight, it was not that he did not mean to use the topic to play. After seeing Fang Congzhe, Deng She also specially asked him for his opinion. Fang Congzhe is indeed talented, and his pride does not allow him to tell lies in his heart. The anger of the nest fire has become more and more intense.

At this time, hearing Deng She say this, his mood can be imagined, and it is getting worse and worse. But after all, he still understood that he had a relationship of dignity and humility with Deng She, so he held back his anger, put on a straight face, and said, "Thank you for your kindness." "Thank you, without saying a word, and return to your original position.

He lowered his head and thought to himself, "After the banquet was dispersed last night, I went back to the mansion and told Li Lan and Jiyin about the decision to appoint the lord. The two of them had some opinions on this. Combined with the fact that the lord hinted at the night banquet that the ministers knelt down to serve wine and me, Li Lan thought that this was the lord expressing his dissatisfaction with me.

"I also heard Jiyin say that Li Shousheng of the General Administration Department has been sneaky in the past few days, and I always see his subordinates moving around my house, and I don't know what to do.

"'The lord has expressed his displeasure with me'? What am I doing wrong? Loyalty, dedication, for Haidong, for the Lord. Without me, would Haidong be where it is today? 'A big husband can't be without power for a day', as a man, growing up in troubled times, and wanting to have power, isn't it just for the sake of being happy?

"Don't I want to recommend a few old Shicheng people now? What did you do wrong? Why humiliate me again and again in front of the ministers! At the night banquet, Deng She hinted that the ministers knelt down to serve wine to him, and reversed black and white just now, saying that Hong Jiyin and Li Lan were recommended by Hong Jixun, all of which he regarded as Deng She's humiliation to him. Holding the folding fan, he was furious.

He pressed down on the anger and thought again, "That's it." Li Lan is also right, 'It is difficult to guess what the king wants'. What does the lord think, I just need to do what I have to do, with a clear conscience. ”

Deng She didn't realize it, waited for the guards to take the paperweight and the piano, and rewarded Ji Zongzhou and Hong Jixun with his own hands. Looking at the sky outside the hall, it was already afternoon. He had already agreed with Yan Zhixi that he would go out of the city in the afternoon to take a look at the countryside and inspect the people's conditions. In a few words, the matter of the envoy was decided, and the specific operation was handed over to Hong Jixun and Ji Zongzhou to coordinate and handle. No longer waiting for Fang Congzhe and the others to come over, Deng She waved his hand and directly announced the end of the discussion. The ministers called Chitose and bowed down to retire.

When everyone retreated, he only took Yan Zhixi, Zhao Guo and a few others, drove lightly, left the palace, walked through the east city gate, bypassed the local county seat, and went to the countryside.

Looking out of the city, the sky is high and the clouds are light, the cold wind is blowing, and the trees on the roadside are all bare. Except for a slight amount of snow on the mountain tops in the distance, the ground has long been clean. Looking from afar, I saw the endless plains. The horse's hooves stepped on it, and the "dong dong" sounded, but the weather was too cold, and the ground was frozen.

Tens of thousands of troops of Chahan besieged the city, causing great damage to the outskirts of the city. Along the way, there were broken walls everywhere, although for several days, there were people and soldiers cleaning the battlefield day and night, in the end, the scope of the battle was too large, occasionally you can see broken arrows, as well as gun handles, knife heads half buried in the soil. There are also black traces of the beach, which appear on the road from time to time. These are all traces of blood left by the battle. In less conspicuous places, such as the bottom of a ditch or a river bay, some corpses can often be seen. Judging from the clothes, some are soldiers of the Yuan army, and some are innocent victims.

Deng She traveled all the way, but fortunately, he didn't see any of Haidong's soldiers in the wilderness. This is what he has repeatedly told and explained. Each battalion leader, how many people were originally and how many people were killed in battle, must be clearly reported to the superiors. After they find enough bodies of fallen soldiers, they will be inspected and buried by their superiors. Born and buried, die and be buried. It can also be regarded as a means to show benevolence and cohesion of the military.

Nearly 20 miles out of the city, he passed by the old camp of Chahan. Now there are reinforcements from Haidong temporarily stationed.

Deng She did not alarm the generals in the camp, but just reined in his mount, stopped at a high place, and watched from a distance for a while. Under the pale white sun, the red flags in the camp were displayed. At the gate, the soldiers were heavily guarded. Layers of tabernacles, obscuring the view. I saw that there was smoke and dust billowing from the location of the small school field, and the sound of shouting and killing could be faintly heard. You don't have to think about it to know that this must be the daily drill of the garrison.

Deng She asked Zhao Guo and said, "Why are the people stationed here?" Who will be the school? ”

"The troops stationed in the east of the city are all subordinates of General Chen and Yang. In this camp, the temporary residence is General Yang's headquarters, which should be the C-shaped battalion in the Anliao Army. Hu Subei, a thousand households in the C-word camp, broke through from Jinan, was seriously injured and has not yet recovered. Now the one who is temporarily in charge of the affairs of thousands of households is Fang Mihan of 100 households. ”

"Fang Mihan?" Deng She seemed to have some impressions, if I remember correctly, this person was Guo Conglong's first official when he joined the army. Hu Subei is the old man of Haidong. He asked: "Hu Subei is seriously injured, what about the deputy Qianhu and Zhenfu below?" Why do you let a hundred households temporarily take charge of a thousand households? ”

"When breaking through from and from Jinan, the C-shaped battalion was the vanguard. The casualties were the heaviest. Hu Subei was fine, but he was seriously injured. The subordinate and lower subordinate thousand households, the suppressor and other positions, were all killed. One hundred and one of the hundred people in the team was also killed. Fang Mihan is a hundred households in Team B. According to and in accordance with military law, they may take over and temporarily manage the affairs of thousands of households. ”

Before the battle, if the officers are killed, the remaining officers will be replaced in order, which is an important law in the Haidong Military Law. However, according to military law, this replacement is only in wartime. As soon as the war is over, it should be canceled. Either formally appointed, or someone else is chosen.

The reason why the war with Chahan ended for many days, Fang Mihan still temporarily managed thousands of households with 100 households, is no more than two reasons.

Or because the losses of Yang Wanhu's department were too great, there were few senior officers left, and there was no one to send, and no one could be found to take over the Thousand Households of the C Battalion. Or because Yang Wanhu has decided to promote Fang Mihan to the Thousand Households of Camp C, but until now, the work of rewarding merit has not been completed, so Fang Mihan is still waiting for the official appointment.

Deng She didn't ask any more questions, rode down the heights, and said lightly: "After the big battle, there is no slackness. The camp is heavily defended, and the school field has not stopped training. This square Mihan, not bad. ”

Regardless of whether Yang Wanhu intentionally promoted Fang Mihan or not, with Deng She's praise, Fang Mihan's position of a thousand households can be regarded as implemented.

Zhao Guo understood, echoed two sentences, and said: "Liu and Liu Qi rebelled, and General Yang pursued them in the battle of ten thousand armies and beheaded them. At that time, Fang Mihan's 100-man team was also accompanying him, and he had a lot of credit for standing and standing. He glanced at Deng She, and said, "Only, it's just that before the fight against South Goryeo, Fang Mihan made a mistake, and His Majesty was not strict." He was punished by his lord. He smiled and said, "Yes, yes, he will be a hundred households at that time." He was jointly degraded and fined one level. It's just that because of his meritorious service in the battle of South Goryeo, he captured the king of Goryeo from the dragon, and he was rewarded by the way, and the official was reinstated. ”

Deng She smiled and said, "If a person is not a sage, who can be without fault?" If there is a mistake, it will be punished, and if there is merit, it will be rewarded. As long as he can correct his mistakes, he will be very good. ”

"Yes, yes."

In the Haidong Army, there are not many people who have been demoted from 100 households to 10 commanders, and it is even less common for them to be re-promoted to 100 households because of their merits after being demoted to 10 commanders in a short period of time. Because of the merit, he was re-promoted to 100 households, and in the following war, he made great contributions, and it was even more difficult to find those who were enough to be promoted to 1,000 households. Deng She thought to himself: "Fang Mihan." "Unlike the last time I was in Pyongyang, this time, I remembered the name firmly.

The group galloped past the barracks. After walking another three or four miles, he came to a village.