"Commander Xia, I am originally from Quanzhou. I have always known about the Zhao family's use of the forbidden army, and I wanted to discuss with Commander Xia this time. The Left Wing Army is the front division of the palace, and it is responsible for pacifying the localities. The bento is to arrest thieves and eliminate criminals. ”

There are two people sitting in the Yamen of Quanzhou Zhizhou, one is naturally Zhao Jiaren of Quanzhou Zhizhou, and the other is Xia Jing, the commander of the Left Wing Army. Xia Jing listened to the young Zhizhou speaking unashamedly here, with a somewhat embarrassed and helpless expression on his face.

Zhao Jiaren didn't care so much, after he finished telling his thoughts, he asked the other party's opinion, "Commander Xia, I don't know what you think?" ”

When asked by force, Xia Jing hesitated and said, "This ...... The forbidden army originally had an errand to serve as a guard for the clan......"

Hearing Xia Jing say this, Zhao Jiaren said with a smile: "If Commander Xia says this, you might as well gather the brothers of the Left Wing Army and ask Commander Xia to say this to them in public." Oh, as the governor of Quanzhou, I also had an errand to moderate the Left Wing Army. I have come to tell my brothers in the Left Wing Army that I don't think they should be served by the Zhao clan. ”

Originally, Xia Jing tried his best to maintain a polite expression on his face, but Zhao Jiaren's words made the commander of the left-wing army completely change his face. He said angrily: "Zhao Zhizhou, do you want me to make a fool of myself in public?" ”

Zhao Jiaren originally wanted to make things clear, but in the face of Xia Jing's criticism, Zhao Jiaren replied with a straight face: "If Commander Xia himself knows that the brothers of the Left Wing Army don't want to be enslaved, then why pretend that no one will be offended?" As the saying goes, sugar cane can't be sweet at both ends, either offending the Zhao family or offending the brothers of the Left Wing Army. You have to choose one or the other. ”

At this time, Zhao Jiaren's name had spread on Fujian Road, and Xia Jing knew that this young civilian official was proficient in military affairs, especially in the navy. During the Battle of Ezhou, he slaughtered the Mongol army on the Yangtze River. There were also rumors at the headquarters of the Left Wing Army in Jianning Province that the relationship between Zhao Jiaren and the Pu family was quite hostile, and the two sides had conflicts at sea. The Pu family clearly did not have the upper hand.

Looking at Zhao Jiaren carefully, Xia Jing felt from Zhao Jiaren a feeling that only a guy who had killed someone with his own hands. And this young Zhizhou has a thin sword hanging from his waist. For decades, Xia Jing had never seen Zhizhou personally carry a sword. Since the other party is not a literati who can fool casually, Xia Jing is not willing to ask for trouble, he put away his dissatisfied expression and flinched, "Quanzhou Zhizhou has always controlled the Quanzhou Left Wing Army, and at this time, I would like to ask Zhao Zhizhou to come out and talk to the brothers of the Left Wing Army." ”

"Since Commander Xia is so polite, I'm not welcome." Zhao Jiaren's wish was fulfilled, and he was quite happy.

Xia Jing refused Zhao Jiaren's invitation to lunch and left the Zhizhou Yamen. The young Zhao family is so disgusting, and the Zhao family who served the Left Wing Army as their escort was just trying to put on a show. Zhizhou Zhao Jiaren is much more hateful than the Zhao family, and he has used the system to enforce his control of the Left Wing Army. The imperial court had agreed several years ago that the Quanzhou Governor would control the Left Wing Army in Quanzhou, and Zhao Jiaren was the first Quanzhou Governor to really want to use this power.

The headquarters of the Left Wing Army was not in Quanzhou, but in Jianning Province. It's just that the army of this palace division was divided into three, one part was stationed in Jianning Prefecture, one part was stationed in Quanzhou, and one part was stationed in Tingzhou, each of which was controlled by the local governor. Xia Jing couldn't manage the left wing army in Quanzhou very well, and Zhao Jiaren was so domineering, Commander Xia just wanted to go back to Jianning Mansion early to rest.

Xia Jing led the guards to the city gate, and one person came down from the city gate, it was Zhu Qi, the deputy general of the left wing army in Quanzhou. Zhu Qi stepped forward to salute, and then said, "Commander Xia, the last general will also invite the commander to have a meal together." After speaking, he took two steps forward and whispered to Xia Jing: "The cruise ship on East Lake is singing, and the last general has long remembered to go to watch it. ”

The troupe in Quanzhou is very developed, and the Zhao family is not poor, and they have to talk about pomp and circumstance. Every big family has its own opera troupe, and there are even more folk troupes. He has developed a variety of repertoire repertoire, which is very famous throughout Fuzhou.

Hearing that his subordinates are so knowledgeable, Xia Jing naturally will not refuse. During the lunch meal, Xia Jing said to the deputy general Zhu Qi with a mocking tone: "You are blessed." Today, Zhao Zhizhou told me that the Zhao clan was not allowed to serve in the forbidden army. ”

Zhu Qi's face changed after hearing this, and he said a little hesitantly: "Could it be that Xia Tong took the lead in mentioning this matter?" ”

As soon as Xia Jing heard it, he knew that Zhu Qi had something to say, and he wanted to capture the old man and said, "Don't you often talk about being envoyed by the Zhao family, and the soldiers are miserable?" ”

"This ...... The Zhao clan regarded the brothers of our Left Wing Army as slaves, and of course everyone was angry. It's just that the Zhao family also gave some money and rice. The brothers can finally subsidize the family. Zhu Qi chose to tell the truth.

"Oh?!" When Xia Jing heard this, his heart immediately became happy. Zhao Jiaren, the governor of Quanzhou, left a deep bad impression on Xia Jing, and learned that Zhao Jiaren's actions were just stepping into a trap. Commander Xia Jing couldn't be happier.

Picking up the wine glass, Xia Jing said: "I can only do what I am ordered, don't think so much, let's do this glass." ”

After eating at noon, take a break in the afternoon. In the evening, Commander Xia was accompanied by Adjutant General Zhu Qi and went to East Lake. East Lake is 4,000 acres in size and has a vast water surface. It was only in the evening that I saw that there were already many pleasure boats on the lake. These boats are different from the painted boats on Liangzhejiang Road. Many stages are set up on the shore of the lake or on large boats in the lake. Pleasure boats are used to carry spectators to moor outside these stages to watch the plays.

When I got to the shore, I saw that there were already people waiting next to the pleasure boat. Without Zhu Qi's introduction, Xia Jing knows Pu Shougeng, the richest man in Quanzhou. stepped forward to hold Pu Shougeng's hand, Xia Jing smiled: "Pu Yuan, I haven't seen you for a long time." You can see more clearly. ”

Pu Shougeng also smiled: "Commander Xia smiled, this time I learned that Commander Xia was coming, so I rented a boat and wanted to accompany Commander Xia to watch the play." ”

"But I'm tired of the Pu Yuan." Xia Jing said happily. Pu Shougeng seems to have asked Xia Jing, and Xia Jing feels that the time has finally come.

There were already women waiting on the cruise ship, and Xia Jing was dressed in civilian clothes and sat on the boat. The woman poured tea and water on both sides and sent snacks. When Xia Jing teased them, professionals naturally knew how to flatter. Watching the play in front, there were people waiting next to him, Xia Jing didn't have to do anything, the women took chicken legs, snacks, and wine glasses and sent them to him.

There will be no such treatment in Jianning Mansion, Xia Jing has a big heart. The unhappiness brought to him by Zhao Jiaren, the governor of Quanzhou, flew away from the clouds. After watching a few plays, Pu Shougeng signaled slightly, and those women became interested in the side. Only Pu Shougeng, Xia Jing, and Zhu Qi were left to talk together.

Pu Shougeng said: "Commander Xia, do you know that Zhao Jiaren let his subordinates make a living as pirates? ”

When Xia Jing heard this, he felt that he saw a lot of money in front of him. The Pu family's hands are not clean, and the upper echelons of Quanzhou have heard of it. It is not clear whether Zhao Jiaren is a pirate or not, and the upper echelons of Quanzhou know that Zhao Jiaren has a bad relationship with the Pu family. No matter what the Pu family wants, they have to take the money out first. Xia Jing doesn't have to do anything if he takes the money, since the Pu family has offended Zhao Jiaren, the governor of Quanzhou, they dare to offend Xia Jing, the commander of the left-wing army?

Thinking of this, Xia Jing smiled and asked, "I don't know what Pu Yuanwai is referring to?" ”

On the shore of East Lake, someone has been staring at Xia Jing and his party. Seeing that the boat seemed to have begun to talk about something, the man said to the people around him: "You go and tell Zhizhou that Pu Shougeng has started talking to Xia Jing and Zhu Qi. ”

There were two people next to him, and one of them left immediately. Another asked, "What are they talking about?" ”

When the speaker heard this stupid question, he replied unhappily: "It's so far away, if you can hear it, you can listen to it yourself." Don't pull me! ”

These words did point out the problem, so the two continued to stare at each other and no longer discussed what Pu Shougeng might be talking about.