Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 24 Ningxia Clouds
  After a round of banquets, Zhang Xiao returned to his residence, picked up a pen and paper and prepared to write something. He just wrote a few words, then crossed out the words on the paper, and sat quietly to think.

"Dong dong dong!" There was a knock on the door.

"Who?" Zhang Xiao suddenly cheered up.

"It's me, Li Rusong."

"Please come in!" Zhang Xiao quickly opened the door.

"Why did Governor Li drink so much? Do you have to rush in from outside the city for something urgent after drinking so much?" Zhang Xiao quickly handed over the kettle.

"It's just a little drink. When I was a teenager, I drank a lot with my father and I don't know how much. I'm just sorry to disturb Mr. Zhang late at night." Li Rusong took the kettle and drank a few mouth.

"How about it? What did you talk about while drinking with Kuai Bai and his son tonight?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"Kui Bai looks mature, but Kuai Cheng'en has already started talking nonsense, which is quite arrogant. I didn't expect that Ningxia Town, as one of the important towns on the nine sides, would have civil and military conflicts to such an extent. What is that Dang Xin doing? Yes, forget it if you don’t have the ability, you are still adding fuel to the fire." Li Rusong said angrily.

"It's okay if you can still drink. Ningxia Town is so noisy right now that it's hard to make big moves now. You have to give Commander Ma some time. Commander Ma has been the Commander-in-Chief of Ningxia for ten years, and he has great prestige. There are still some." Zhang Xiao said.

"Hey, that's all. But Kuai Bai and his son can no longer stay in Ningxia. Mr. Zhang, what do you think?" Li Rusong asked.

"Kai Bai and his son still have three thousand servants under their command. These servants are also rebellious and are now dissatisfied with the court. Now they can only take advantage of the name of rewarding the army and selecting elites to keep an eye on those who are unhappy and unhappy in the army. People who confuse people with their evil words. Kuai Bai and his son are still very talented. They can't be replaced in Ningxia. In other places, they are still powerful generals in the imperial court. To deal with Japanese pirates, we still need elite cavalry like them." Zhang Xiao said.

"I'm just afraid that Kuai Bai and his son will be dissatisfied and there will be any setbacks." Li Rusong hesitated.

"There is no way, things have become so ugly. Governor Li has been working hard these days to keep an eye on the armies in Ningxia, and I am also responsible for keeping an eye on and beating Dang Xin and his gang. Ningxia Town is the Ningxia Town of the imperial court, and it cannot be because of divorce. As long as the capital is far away, you can be lawless," Zhang Xiao said.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm going back too, please take care of yourself." Li Rusong drank the remaining water in the kettle.

"Do you want to go back to the military camp so late? How about taking a rest in the city." Zhang Xiao asked.

"I'm really worried. I'd better go back." Li Rusong stood up and left in a hurry.

At this time, Dang Xin and Shi Jifang looked at each other in the governor's mansion.

There were no official documents placed on the desk. Instead, there were several books written by Zhang Xiao, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Song of Xide".

"Futai, do you still want to read these novels now?" Shi Jifang asked.

"There is no way. We know too little about Zhang Xiao. I also specifically asked my friends in the capital. They had never heard of this person before. Suddenly he was reused by the emperor. They also said that the emperor took a fancy to him. He used his writing style. We can't find any other articles by him, so it's good to have these books. If it doesn't work out, it won't do any harm to praise Xiaoxiao's books when the time comes. Such a rising star It’s very troublesome how to deal with it, and it’s hard to even find a middleman to talk to.” Dang Xin said helplessly.

"Futai..." Shi Jifang opened his mouth, then stopped in embarrassment.

"What's wrong? Is there anything you can't say in front of me? Say it quickly." Dang Xin said impatiently. "Futai, I think the imperial court's visit this time is to reward sergeants and test officials. But no matter how simple Zhang Xiao is in the emperor's heart, even if his highest official position is the censor of Qiandu, he is only a fourth-rank official. As for Zhang Xiao, Do you dare to come so far with an army of three thousand people with great fanfare? The Holy One must be dissatisfied with our civil and military officials in Ningxia Town, and I boldly guessed that this was Zhang Xiaojin's words. So I boldly suggest that you You might as well talk to Envoy Zhang Qin as soon as possible. If Kuaibai and his son of the province come up with any excuses later, you can blame Futai." Shi Jifang continued.

"You also know that Zhang Xiao is a fourth-rank official. How can he, a censor of the capital, be able to overthrow me, a governor? I can't be a governor. I have to condescend to go to him and listen to his lectures." Dang Xin interrupted Shi Jifang directly.

"Futai, isn't this a special situation now? Zhang Xiao is here to represent the emperor." Shi Jifang continued to persuade.

"Well, why don't you go explore the way for me first? Go to Zhang Xiao's office tomorrow morning and see if there is anything else needed there and see what he will say." Dang Xin said.

"Okay." Shi Jifang nodded helplessly.

The next morning, Shi Jifang hurried to find Zhang Xiao.

Zhang Xiao has already found a room not far from the governor's residence to work temporarily. Shi Jifang naturally knew the location of this place.

As soon as he walked nearby, Shi Jifang saw a large poster and a large mailbox. There were several sergeants guarding the area.

"I have specially ordered the imperial envoy to travel to the imperial study room, specially dispatched the censor of Qiandu, and the editor of the Hanlin Academy Zhang Xiao to inform the entire city of Ningxia. This imperial envoy will be on official duty in Ningxia for one month from now on. Any opinions, suggestions or reports from the soldiers and civilians should be sent to mailbox."

After Shi Jifang read the announcement and the mailbox, her heart skipped a beat, she took a few deep breaths, and then walked forward. But as soon as he reached the door, he was stopped.

"Excuse me, is this Shi Bingbei?" the soldier at the door asked.

"Yes, I am Shi Jifang, deputy envoy of Ningxia Town Military Preparation. I will report special matters to Zhang Qin." Shi Jifang replied, taking out the voucher.

The soldier at the door looked at the voucher and let me go.

Someone in the house had already reported it, and Shi Jifang was led all the way to Zhang Xiao's office.

"Shi Bingbei is busy with business, why do you have time to come here? Please sit down, please sit down." Zhang Xiao said politely when he saw Shi Jifang entering.

"Chief Zhang, before I came in just now, I saw a list of papers and a mailbox. Are you trying to collect slanderous letters?" Shi Jifang asked.

"It is the duty of the censor of Qiandu to listen to rumors. Setting up such a mailbox is also to facilitate everyone to provide opinions and give some clues. If there are any subsequent problems that need to be handled by Ningxia Mansion, we will summarize them here for you. . Regarding untrue statements, we will not make false claims and hurt the hearts of our colleagues." Zhang Xiao explained.

"Zhang Qinqian represented the imperial court and opened up the world. He is truly a role model for our generation." Shi Jifang praised.

"That's not the case, it's just that we are here for the first time, and we also want to hear the voices of the soldiers and civilians in Ningxia Town. By the way, what is Shi Bingbei's business here for today?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"Yesterday Envoy Zhang Qin mentioned that you wanted to reward the army, and that Ningxia would also provide money and supplies. Futai sent me here just to ask about the specific regulations." Shi Jifang explained.

(End of this chapter)