Thief Emperor

Chapter 704: Sharing the Pot
"Brother Juzhong."

In the Jinling Secretariat, Du Qian took the document that had just been sent back from the front line and handed it to Yao Zhong with a smile on his face.

"Look, look, the superior is in Yuzhou, defeating the Shuofang army!"

Yao Zhong quickly took it with both hands, glanced at it, and took a general look. A smile appeared on his face, and he said with a smile: "Mr. Du, this is a great thing. It should be printed and distributed to all the prefectures and counties in Jiangdong for widespread publicity."

Du Qian's face was full of smiles. He said with a smile: "Not only should this be sent to the prefectures and counties in Jiangdong, this news should also be printed and distributed, and let the people of the Nine Departments spread it all over the country, and all the more than 300 prefectures and counties in the country should announce it widely."

Yao Zhong nodded his head and said yes.

Du Qian pulled him to sit down, then smiled and said, "When the superior left this year, he talked to me in detail. The superior meant that once the battle on the front line goes smoothly, our focus cannot be limited to Nanjing, and political affairs cannot be handled only in Nanjing City. We need a backbone, with a group of civil servants, to follow the superior's headquarters, handle local political affairs and deal with local problems on the spot."

"In short, it is a small imperial court that follows you wherever you go."

At this point, Du Qian looked at Yao Zhong and said, "Now, Shannan East Road has been completely controlled by us Jiangdong, and the upper position has also established a firm foothold in the Central Plains. I think the time is almost right, Brother Juzhong."

Du Qian looked at Yao Zhong and said softly, "One of us should stay by your side and help you handle your affairs. At the same time, we should take over the prefectures and counties that the Jiangdong Army passes through."

At this point, he smiled and said, "Brother Juzhong, do you think it is more appropriate for you to stay in Jinling, or for me to stay in Jinling?"

There is no need to consider this question.

For now, the rear base in Jinling is obviously more important, and it must be more comfortable to stay in Jinling. After all, both of their wives and children are in Jinling.

Wife and children are on the hot bed.

Of course, the comfortable things should be left to the leaders.

Yao Zhong barely hesitated and immediately said, "Mr. Du, if one of you really has to go, then I will go."

"After all, the matter in Jinling is important, so Lord Du should stay here to take charge of the affairs of the government."

"and…"

Yao Zhong smiled bitterly and said, "If Lord Du goes to the higher-ups, and I stay to take charge, the subordinate states and counties of Jiangdong, as well as some people in Jinling, will probably not obey me, and that would be bad news."

This is the truth.

There were also civil servants who had followed Li Yun earlier, such as Zhuo Guangrui and Xu Ang, who were better than Yao Zhong in terms of qualifications and other aspects.

You, Yao Zhong, come from a literary background and have never fought with the rulers to conquer the world. What right do you have to give orders in Nanjing?

The key to the problem is that no matter what decision the person in charge makes, it will never be fair and just, and there will always be some people who will not accept it.

Once they can no longer be controlled, these people will come out to cause trouble.

Only Du Qian can keep the situation under control no matter what.

Du Qian nodded slightly and said, "Well, then you and I will jointly write a letter to the superior and see how the superior decides. If the superior nods, then Brother Juzhong will leave immediately and work beside the superior."

Du Shouyi paused and continued, "I am in Jinling, only in charge of the political affairs of Jiangnan Road, Huainan Road, Shannan East Road and the subsequent prefectures and counties. Brother Juzhong will handle it all and then report to the higher authorities."

After hearing these words, Yao Zhong's expression changed slightly.

In Jinling, he was the second prime minister, but he was just helping Du Qian and hardly made any decisions. But if he did as Du Qian said and went to Li Yun, he could at least be in charge of the Shannan East Road!
even more!

Yao Zhong looked up at Du Qian and said with a wry smile, "In Jinling, with Lord Du in charge, I feel confident no matter what I do. If I really have to let my subordinates take charge on their own, I would feel a little uneasy."

Du Qian shook his head and said seriously: "Brother Juzhong's talent is not inferior to mine. If he is with the superior, he will definitely be able to show his talent."

He sat down, looked at Yao Zhong, and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, if the business here in Jinling wasn't so big, I would have wanted to work for the superior. Brother Juzhong, you should know that this mission of yours will have many more students and former officials in the future."

Yao Zhong's breathing became a little faster.

He knew that what Du Qian said was absolutely right.

Li Yun is developing new territories. If someone goes to Li Yun's side to govern the country at this time, he means he will be the prime minister of the new territory. At that time, all the officials in the new territory may eventually become his, Yao Zhong's, disciples.

And if Li Yun succeeds all the way and even occupies the Central Plains, the importance of this position in the future will be far greater than being the prime minister in Nanjing!

Yao Zhong's breathing stopped for a moment. He looked up at Du Qian, then his eyes shifted away.

He thought of someone.

Du Qian's student, Zhang Sui.

Zhang Sui had already been following his superior for a long time. If he went there again, any movement would definitely be known to the eyes of Lord Du!

Thinking of this, Yao Zhong stood up, bowed his head and said, "If you want to talk about disciples, I can say that I am Mr. Du's disciple. I am going out this time just to do my job. I will never, and dare not, have any other thoughts."

Seeing him like this, Du Qian quickly helped him up and shook his head, saying, "Brother Juzhong, you can't do this. You and I are colleagues, and you are older than me. We are learning from each other. How can there be a disciple or not?"

"and…"

Du Qian said this and chuckled, "Jiangdong is getting bigger and bigger."

He did not continue.

A smart person will not give others room for criticism, and will not make his words too clear.

If the other party is also a smart person, then there is no need to explain it too clearly, and if the other party is not a smart person, there is no need to explain it clearly. Yao Zhong is naturally a smart person, and he has heard some of the meaning in Du Qian's words.

Jiangdong's territory is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people come to eat there.

Now, everyone is still eating from the same pot, and Li Yun is the "pot master" of this pot, but in the future...

I'm afraid we'll have to share the pot.

Even now, there is already a hint of the flavor of a small pot.

And Du Qian is now the culprit for the blame for the civil service incident.

As for Yao Zhong...

Du Qian wanted to train him to be the pot master of another pot!
Yao Zhong suddenly came to his senses. He looked up at Du Qian and murmured, "Mr. Du..."

Du Qian smiled at him and said, "No matter what, you and I are both working under the superiors, so we just need to do our best."

"I understand...I understand."

Yao Zhong paused and continued, "After the document is written, I want to leave immediately to meet the king and report the matter to him."

Du Qian nodded and smiled, "In an emergency, we can do this. It was decided at the beginning of the year anyway, and the higher-ups shouldn't object."

"Besides, the superior is probably short of manpower at this moment."

"Then Brother Juzhong, go back and prepare, and set off."

"Yes."

Yao Zhong lowered his head and said, "I will go home and get ready."

"it is good."

Du Qian bowed to Yao Zhong and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Juzhong."

Yao Zhong quickly bowed his head in return, "Mr. Du, you are too kind to me."

He bowed respectfully and left. Du Qian escorted him out of the library. After watching him leave, he murmured softly, "I don't know..."

"Can you grow up?"

…………

After the two prime ministers of Jiangdong finished their discussion, they quickly wrote a document, signed their names on it, and left Jinling with Yao Zhong.

This Prime Minister Yao was also very ruthless. He was born into a poor scholar family. Unlike the aristocratic children like Du Qian, he was not very good at riding a horse. However, in order to save time, he rode a horse and, with a few guards, rushed all the way to Chenzhou where Li Yun was.

It took Yao Zhong ten full days to travel this distance. By the time he arrived in Chenzhou, a layer of skin had almost fallen off the inside of his thigh and the pain was unbearable.

He limped all the way to the gate of Li Yun's office. As soon as he entered, he ran into a middle-aged man in his forties.

The middle-aged man, dressed in the uniform of a provincial governor, bowed and asked, "Are you Mr. Yao?"

Yao Zhong returned the greeting and asked, "I am Yao Zhong. I dare not call you sir. Who are you?"

"Your subordinate Liu Zhiyuan."

The chubby middle-aged man smiled and said, "I was the governor of Chenzhou in the old Zhou Dynasty. Now I have surrendered to Your Majesty. Your Majesty still appoints me as the governor of Chenzhou. I was just meeting Your Majesty to report something. When Your Majesty heard that Mr. Yao was coming, he asked me to go and greet him."

He turned sideways and said, "Please come in, Mr. Yao."

Yao Zhong then looked him over, bowed and said a few polite words, then followed him into the headquarters, and soon met Li Yun inside.

"Your Highness, I, Yao Zhong, pay my respects to His Majesty."

Yao Zhong knelt down and bowed.

Li Yun put down the brush in his hand and smiled: "Get up quickly, get up quickly."

"Zhang Sui, help Mr. Yao up."

Zhang Sui, who was standing by, immediately stepped forward and supported Yao Zhong.

Yao Zhong glanced at him, stood up, handed the document in his hand to Li Yun, lowered his head and smiled, "Your Majesty won a great victory in Yuzhou. After discussing with his subordinates, Lord Du felt that he should send his subordinates over to assist the king in his work."

"I have come all the way here."

"It should have come a long time ago. It should have come a long time ago."

Li Yun asked Zhang Sui to help him sit down, and said with a smile: "If one of you two doesn't come, I will send people back to catch you."

"These miscellaneous things are really..."

Mr. Li rubbed his temple.

"It's so busy."

(End of this chapter)