When he first arrived in Xuzhou Mansion, among the three most powerful governors of the government, Chen Xunzhou was a local, and he was supported by the Chen family, no matter what he said or did, he looked confident and confident; And Yan Zhengqian has been operating locally for many years, and before that, Pu Tingnan was on top to protect him, and he was also fearless.

Only Gu Yunji himself, with his wife and daughter, came all the way to this Xuzhou Mansion, he had no relatives, he was a stranger wherever he went, and he stumbled and stumbled when he started official business, and he was not less excluded. If it weren't for the fact that there was a cousin of the criminal department who was deterred from afar, so that Yan Zhengqian and the others did not dare to make a mistake, he would not know what he would be like.

In the three years in Xuzhou Mansion, every time he hit a wall in his work, Gu Yunji felt aggrieved in his heart, but he couldn't help but feel a little envious of Chen Xunzhou - if he can also be an official on his own territory, someone will support him, not to mention bullying people according to this, at least it should be very smooth when doing things, and a lot of unnecessary troubles can be avoided.

Now that this wish is really going to come true, to be the prefect of Shaoxing Mansion, that is, to return to the base camp of his wife's mother's house, who would dare to secretly stumble on him?

Seeing Gu Yunji's proud look, Xu Shuhua snorted and was amused by him, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but remind: "Don't be too happy, although Shaoxing Mansion is indeed better than Xuzhou Mansion in terms of economy and agriculture, and it is still my maiden family, but your prefect is not so easy to do." ”

"If nothing else, let's just say that the coastal plague has become more and more serious in recent years. Shaoxing Mansion is one of the most seriously disturbed state capitals by the Japanese invaders, and even my relatives in my hometown often write to complain about their grievances, and they are disturbed by the Japanese invaders so that they can't do business, and from time to time they will have a small area of chaos, and there is no peace in the southwest. ”

"That is to say, our Xu family is powerful, and there are many clansmen, and they are tightly hugged together, so that they can survive unharmed in the frequent wars of the Japanese invaders."

Speaking of the Japanese Invaders, Gu Yunji's expression gradually became solemn: "I also know something about the Japanese Invaders, and I used to have a quarrel in the court every once in a while. It is nothing more than a group of people who feel that the problem is serious and that they cannot be suppressed, so it is better to completely block the maritime trade and let the people along the coast retreat inland and not interact with the outside world. ”

"What about the other group of people, and they are reluctant to make money from the sea trade, over the years, the silk and tea in the Hangzhou Prefecture have been sold particularly well in Europa, and a large amount of silver flows into the treasury every year, and they wish that the sea trade would expand a little more, how could they agree to the blockade."

The two groups of people quarreled and argued like this, and in the end they could only transfer the contradictions to the outside, and unanimously questioned the local administrative and military governors' ineffectiveness in resisting the Japanese. The local officials concerned could not speak of their sufferings, but it was a fact that they were in serious trouble, and they could not find a reason to defend themselves, so they could easily be dismissed from their posts by finding the wrong place, and the coastal magistrates were replaced several times. ”

Xu Shuhua's eyes welled up with sorrow, and he sighed: "Speaking of which, although it is a military matter, after all, it is the people who suffer, and the administrative governor cannot escape his responsibility. I don't know exactly what the situation has been like over the years, but if you think about it, you can know that after you go to Shaoxing Mansion, I'm afraid it won't be so easy. ”

Hearing this, a huge anxiety rose, and Gu Yunji's eyebrows were furrowed together: "I'm not afraid of difficult official business, anyway, as long as you take your time, there will always be progress." What I'm afraid of is that I have to deal with complicated official relations, which is really a headache when I think about it. ”

"In the final analysis, the fight against the Japanese depends on the military governors, and as the chief executive, I will inevitably have to contact them. Among the military commanders, some are hereditary military positions, some are low-level soldiers who have risen through military merits, and some are martial artists and martial artists who have passed the martial arts examination. ”

"They come from different backgrounds, have different levels of education, have different concepts, and the internal relationships of the officers themselves are all a mess, and they are accustomed to looking down on civilian officials who are grinding their mouths, and I don't know how much trouble I will encounter when I go."

In Xuzhou Mansion, Gu Yunji mainly dealt with two officials, one was Yan Zhengqian, the prefect who was born as a person, and the other was Chen Xunzhou, a fellow intellectual, who was born as a official and was a famous prisoner.

That's just it, Gu Yunji doesn't know how many pieces he touched, from the surface of kindness at the beginning to the tearing of his face at the back, the basic face is difficult to maintain, it can be said that he has failed to deal with this interpersonal relationship.

If it weren't for him to be promoted, if it weren't for Chen Xunzhou and Yan Zhengqian's successive falls, if he and the two of them had been staying in Xuzhou Mansion like this, Gu Yunji wouldn't know how much suffering he would have to endure at their hands.

In terms of managing official relationships, Gu Yunji is about to have "sequelae of mental trauma". At the thought of leaving Xuzhou Mansion, but going to Shaoxing Mansion, where the relationship was more complicated, and dealing with military attachés, his joy was gone, and his heart was full of anxiety about the future.

Xu Shuhua smiled: "If you are worried about not being able to handle interpersonal relationships in officialdom, then you are too worried." Because the most powerful military and political governor in the whole of Zhejiang, the governor, will definitely try his best to help you. ”

Gu Yunji was puzzled: "Why?" ”

In order to strengthen its control over the localities, the imperial court would send governors and governors to oversee government affairs in addition to officials such as political envoys and envoys, and the governors had slightly greater power than governors, and were the de facto supreme governors in charge of important military and political affairs in a province.

The official of the governor is the second grade, and he is the real feudal official, who enters the imperial court and is the head of the military and political government. On a certain level, the status of the governor is similar to that of Gu Yuanhui and others, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Gu Yunji doesn't understand why such a party leader must be towards him.

Xu Shuhua smiled slightly: "Because Mei Feng, the governor of Zhejiang, is my father's eldest disciple and your fellow senior brother." ”

Hearing this, Gu Yunji suddenly realized.

He is not Xu Chengyu's only disciple, just the youngest closed disciple, before him, Xu Chengyu also received several disciples, all of whom are dragons and phoenixes among people, and now they are either in the court or in the locality, all of them are noble.

And Mei Feng, as Xu Chengyu's eldest disciple, had already worshiped Xu Chengyu before he went to Luxi Academy, and he personally taught him, and now he is less than forty years old, and he has become a governor with great power.

Xu Shuhua said with a smile: "Senior Brother Mei is only two years older than my brother, and when I was still very young, he worshipped my father as a teacher, and he often had contacts with our family and took care of me. Speaking of which, our relationship with him is closer than most of the Xu family's relatives. ”

Later, he was sent to become an official, and there were fewer opportunities to meet. Although you haven't seen each other, you are Daddy's closed disciple and my husband, and now you are an official under him, how can he embarrass you? ”

Gu Yunji's heart was relieved, and he laughed again: "It turned out to be my fellow senior brother, as you said, it is indeed not necessary to worry about bad contact." Since the relationship with us is so close, it seems that after arriving in Shaoxing Mansion, we still have to pay a good visit. ”

Knowing that he still had such a relationship with the governor of Zhejiang, Gu Yunji's hanging heart was slightly relaxed, and he had more confidence in his next official career.