Gu Yunji was looking at Yuxi, and Yuxi was also looking at him, and said with a smile: "Lord Gu didn't expect me to be so young, and I also didn't expect that Lord Gu was not only young, but also good-looking and extraordinary. ”

Gu Yunji said modestly: "Xuanfu has an overreputation. ”

Yu Xi withdrew his gaze from Gu Yunji, lowered his eyes and picked up the teacup: "To be honest, the reason why I invited Lord Gu to come this time is also to see what the newly appointed general judge of Xuzhou Mansion looks like." ”

"Now that I see it, I see two points of familiarity in Lord Gu, Lord Gu's all-round style is quite similar to Lord Gu Yuanhui, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and he is worthy of being a blood relative from a family."

Gu Yunji's eyes flashed with surprise: "Xuanfu makes you recognize my cousin?" ”

Yu Xi smiled slightly: "When Song Lu rebelled, I dealt with the matter before the army of the imperial court counterinsurgency arrived, and some of the local officials who had colluded with Song Lu in the rest of the Xuanwei Division slandered me for killing my husband and seizing the throne, killing my husband, not to mention, and also buttoning him with the hat of a traitor." ”

"Because of my neat action and Song Lu's death without proof, many people in the court listened to their lies and questioned whether I killed the traitor or murdered my husband. It was Gu Shangshu who insisted on finding out the truth and came to the southwest to visit and collect evidence, which gave me a clean slate, and I was able to successfully inherit the position of Tusi. ”

"I heard that Gu Shangshu's nephew came to the southwest to take office, and I had already intended to invite me to meet, but the affairs of the Xuanfu Division were complicated, and I didn't take care of it. I never thought that before I could send out an invitation, Master Gu took the initiative to write to me. ”

Thinking that he had refused to communicate with the officials of the Xuzhou Government for many years, but he was willing to reply to Gu Yunji, there should be this reason behind it.

Gu Yunji didn't expect that Lu Xi and his cousin would have such a past relationship, and he couldn't help but sigh for a while, and after the greetings, he cut to the chase: "Since Xuanfu has a relationship with my cousin, we can find an opportunity to catch up with the old days in the future, but I came this time, mainly to talk to you about official affairs." ”

"Yongning Xuanfu Division is close to the jurisdiction of Xuzhou Prefecture, and for many years, there have been scattered Yi people who have come to our house to make trouble, go down the mountain to harass the people, steal food, and a few days ago it has reached the point of robbing in front of the face. The language and customs of the Han people and the Yi people are incomprehensible, and it is inconvenient for us and other officials of the Xuzhou government to manage it, so we still have to ask the Xuanfu envoy to come forward in this matter. ”

However, Yu Xi did not answer positively, and after taking a sip of tea unhurriedly, the topic changed unexpectedly: "I heard that Master Gu was born as a first-class jinshi and used to explore flowers in high school?" ”

Gu Yunji didn't understand why she suddenly mentioned this, but she still nodded, "Yes." ”

"Before coming to Xuzhou Mansion, you worked in the Hanlin Academy?"

"Yes."

Yu Xi smiled and looked at him: "Although I live in the southwest far away from the corner of the capital, I also know that the officials of Hanlin are noble, especially the first-class jinshi, who are all future prime ministers. As long as you have enough qualifications in the Hanlin Academy, you can enter the six ministries and enter the cabinet, and you will be a very popular minister. ”

"Master Gu Tanhualang was born and was originally a sure future minister, why was he transferred out of the capital and relegated to this remote Xuzhou Mansion as a magistrate?"

Gu Yunji said patiently: "No one is a sure future minister, the transfer of officials in the imperial court is measured by the Ministry of Officials and ruled by His Majesty. I have no way of knowing Your Majesty's holy will, just do a good job in the current affairs, whether it is in the Hanlin Academy or the Xuzhou Mansion, they are all officials of the imperial court, and there is no difference between Your Majesty's ministers in essence. ”

Yu Xi smiled meaningfully: "Lord Gu can see it clearly. However, in my opinion, Lord Gu is young and quite talented, and he should stay in the Hanlin Academy and the Sixth Department to play a greater role. ”

"Xuanfu makes this a shallow statement." Gu Yunji really couldn't listen to it anymore, and his face turned cold, "No matter how far away and remote Xuzhou Mansion is, it is also the state capital of my Great Xia Dynasty, with a population of more than 300,000 people in the jurisdiction, and I, Gu Yunji, are not arrogant enough to feel that I can't stay here." ”

"What's more, Xuzhou Mansion is close to the Yangtze River, the river transportation is prosperous, it is one of the most important ports in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and Fushun County under its jurisdiction is the best Zigongjing salt, which is not as remote and backward as Xuanfu said, and it is useless."

It is not for nothing that the magistrate is sometimes referred to as the parent magistrate. When Gu Yunji first learned that he was transferred to Xuzhou Mansion, he did have a short period of loss, but he quickly adjusted, thinking about how to be a good local official.

Not to mention that now that he has been in Xuzhou Mansion for a year, he has a little sense of belonging, and even has an emotion similar to "protecting the calf" - what is wrong with Xuzhou Mansion, he can say it, but outsiders can't say it, especially can't slander it at will.

It seems that he didn't expect Gu Yunji to maintain Xuzhou Mansion like this, and Yu Xi raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, but he was not annoyed, and said kindly: "What Lord Gu said is that Xuzhou Mansion has a port and well salt, and it is a developing state capital in the entire southwest, but I am biased and have a shallow understanding." ”

Hearing this, the anger in Gu Yunji's chest gradually subsided, and his expression eased slightly.

There was an unpleasant episode, but Yu Xi still had that smiling appearance and seemed to have a good temper, making it hard to imagine how she cut off Song Lu's dog head in the first place, and how she suppressed the rebellious remnants with iron and blood.

After going around in a circle, Yu Xi talked back to the issue of the local rebellion: "Regarding the scattered Yi people mentioned by Master Gu, after all, they went out from my Yongning Xuanfu Division, and I, as a Tusi, should be in charge of it in both a sense and a reason." ”

"These Yi people have been scattered outside for a long time, and they have been wandering to the nearby state capital all the year round to make trouble, and eighty percent have refused to obey my management. It's just that the southwest mountainous area is vast, and the traces of the Yi people are difficult to find, although we are familiar with their living habits, but it will take time to find their gathered tribes, and it will not be solved quickly for a while, so Lord Gu must understand us. ”

In any case, as long as Luxican agrees to manage it, it is already very good. It takes time and consumes time, and it is better than the Xuzhou government to fight and run, run and come, and the labor and money will never end.

A big stone in Gu Yunji's heart finally fell, and said: "We naturally understand this, if there is any trace of the Yi people found in Xuzhou Mansion at that time, we will also provide the news to the Xuanfu envoy in time." ”

"After Song Lu rebelled, the remnants of his old troops scattered and fled, and they have not been wiped out to this day, and we have not given up the pursuit. If the Xuzhou government accidentally catches the Yi people who committed the crime, please also ask Lord Gu to spare his life and hand it over to our Xuanfu Department to deal with, and we will definitely give you an explanation. ”

Gu Yunji nodded in response.

The main purpose of this trip was achieved, and Gu Yunji finally had time to talk about additional things: "I came to Yongning Xuanfu Division this time, and I also brought something I want to give to the Xuanfu Envoy." ”

As he spoke, Gu Yunji clapped his hands and asked Chen Peishi and Xu Dong to carry up a box that accompanied him.

Yu Xi looked at the round and round unknown object in this box, and asked curiously: "What is this?" ”

Gu Yunji smiled slightly: "This thing is called artichoke, and it is a crop that can have an important impact on Xuzhou Mansion, Yongning Xuanfu Division, the entire southwest, and even the whole of Daxia."

(End of chapter)