Chapter 509: Worry-free people will eventually get worry-free, and Xu Fengnian’s realm has increased sharply.
Xu Fengnian returned to the general’s residence, but Song Yan and Wang Xihua have not returned to their residence. At the end of the Yi River, these two high-ranking officials in Lingzhou who were temporarily transferred to Youzhou did not directly interfere in specific matters, but were more presided over by the Youzhou chief officials, General Huangfu Ping and Governor Wang Peifang. Xu Fengnian didn’t know how their political enemies could get together. At that time, he made up his mind to call this powerful man to Youzhou, intending to let Song Yan serve as the second guard of Youzhou and assist the new governor Hu Kui, who was born in a military general. It’s not that I believe that Hu Kui, who made outstanding contributions in his tenure as the governor of Liangzhou, is that in the future, the complementary and balanced civil and military affairs of the four prefectures of Beiliangdao will be inevitable. This trend is not limited to the superficial positions of general and governor. As for Wang Xihua, who is outstanding in Beiliang, his writing and knowledge are a bit like “joking” for Youzhou, which is constantly tragic, and Qinglu Cave Academy also needs to be a master of literary world that can be used to make outstanding contributions. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and scholars go to Liang, and it is impossible for them to be stuffed into the officialdom of Northern Liang at once. This is a relatively gradual process. Moreover, there are many scholars who are just a fool. They will first dry and shake it off in the sieve of the academy to get a roughly accurate level. Xu Fengnian sat in Huangfu Ping’s extremely simple study. Not only did he mention a few books, but he even had decorative decorations. It was a light and cold house, which was indeed similar to Huangfu Ping’s personality.
The sound of footsteps approached, and the visitor stopped at the entrance of the study. Xu Fengnian was reading a book that was not good at reading. Seeing this, he said without raising his head, “Come in.”
The person who entered the house was surnamed Liu, and he was the spy leader of Yihe City. He reported to the King of Beiliang that he collected today, all of which were fragmentary conversations between Song Yan and Wang Xihua. It turned out that after witnessing the bloody blood in Youzhou, these two people knew the reason and had no objection to the handling of the Huang family in Yihe. However, the two had serious differences between the restaurant listeners’ house search: Wang Xihua insisted that the 65 people who heard about the storytelling, whether the people or the gentry, were not punished by the King of Northern Liang so severely. Song Yan, who has always advocated the Legalists, thought that everyone was guilty of being punished. The two rushed to Youzhou. If nothing unexpected happened, Song Yan was the other leader of Youzhou, and Wang Xihua was in charge of the academic affairs of a state. The two had a dispute, so they made a bet. If Wang Xihua wins, the two would exchange official positions. Song Yan actually said that he would win and his official positions will be the same in the future. However, when Wang Xihua saw him in the future, Song Yan would have to follow the etiquette of the superiors to pay homage to the superiors.
Hearing this, Xu Fengnian put down the book and smiled, “The two adults are really leisurely and elegant. Could it be that 65 people will check it out one by one?”
Liu Jizi said softly, “It’s not that true. Wang Xihua only chose three people.”
Xu Fengnian nodded and said, “The scholar is angry because he is afraid of winning. You continue to say, which three people have you chosen.”
The Yihe spy, who is not astonishing, respectfully said, “There are Cao Sheng, a son of the Cao family in Yihe, Qi Fengnian, the shopkeeper of Qi Ji Silk Shop, and Han Laicai. Among the three, Cao Sheng is the old guest of Jingyixuan Restaurant. Among the three, Cao Sheng is the old guest of Jingyixuan Restaurant.The Cao family is the last stream of the Yi River general planting portal. Qi Fengnian is a son-in-law who has a good reputation on Yihexi Street. Han Laicai pretended to go to the building to buy wine, but in fact he was short of money and hid behind and took the opportunity to listen to the storyteller. After Song Yan and Wang Xihua made a bet on these things, they carefully read the files. Wang Xihua selected three people in a stick of incense, and Song Yan nodded in approval. “
Xu Fengnian stood up and said, “Wang Xihua believes that human nature is good, and everyone has compassion. What Song Yan learned is that human nature is evil. The dispute between the two is not a dispute between moral articles, but a dispute between human nature outside books. I have to guess that losing is certain that moralist Wang Xihua lost, but the old fox Song Yan won the victory. If it were replaced and looking for good deeds from the pile of evil people, the one who lost will naturally be Song Yan, but Song Yan would not agree to such a bet. “
The spy leader named Liu hesitated for a moment, and still plucked up the courage to say, “In the eyes of Beizhi, Song Yan is not a victory. In addition to Cao Sheng’s two murders, the wealthy Jia Qi Fengnian and the rural Han Laicai should have been imprisoned according to the law. “
Xu Fengnian shook his hand, “We are in Beiliang, where chivalrous spirit is heavy, but chivalrous spirit may not be heavy. It is easy to commit a crime, but it is difficult not to commit a crime. “
The spy went silent.
Xu Fengnian smiled and said, “This time, many families in Yihe City are busy making money. Liu Jingxing, you might as well cut some gold and silver from them as rewards for your brothers. There is no reason why you are working hard and those who do not do anything can take advantage of it. I would not dare not let go of your mouth and spit out some fat meat. But I have agreed with you in advance that this time is just an exception, not a new rule for you to do things in the future. ”
Liu Jingxing grinned happily, but still had no cunning as a smart spy that outsiders remembered. He became more and more honest and simple, not like a cold spy who called Song Yan and Wang Xihua’s names. Xu Fengnian continued to pick up the book, and Liu Jingxing said goodbye with tactfulness. When he crossed the threshold and closed the door gently, he caught a glimpse of a little girl from the corner of his eyes, which scared him. From beginning to end, Liu Jingxing didn’t notice it. Such a girl. Her head was tilted, and she squatted beside a half-person-high celadon bottle, looking at Liu Jingxing. Liu Jingxing quickly converged her gaze, lowered her head, and closed the door completely. Not long after Liu Jingxing left, Song Yan, who was still a different driver in Lingzhou, knocked in. Xu Fengnian held the book and pointed to the chair opposite the table. Song Yan sat down calmly. Xu Fengnian joked, “Our Wang Gongcao really crashed into your trap by himself. “
Song Yan was not surprised that the spy knew about today. During this period, Yihe City was full of eyewitnesses, and he and Wang Xihua were eye-catching, which was reasonable. Song Yan said helplessly: “Wang Xihua was originally a relatively well-rounded civil servant on Beiliang Road. Even so, it can be seen that the governance of Beiliang has a long way to go. “
Xu Fengnian smiled at the Haha girl and said, “I’m sorry to bring two pots of wine.” “
The girl left quietly and really brought back two pots of green ant wine. Xu Fengnian and Song Yan each had a pot ofXu Fengnian sighed: “I used to know the reason why it is difficult to be the head of the family, but only by truly sitting in this position can I understand how it is difficult to be the head of the family. Fighting with people, fighting with evil people, like the Huang family in Yihe, and fighting with good people, such as Huang Shang and Wang Xihua. I also have to fight with the sky. In the past, listening to the rain and enjoying the snow were all fun, but now I have to consider the harvest in the jurisdiction. I now have a stack of secret letters to deal with. Some say that the manager of the royal family colluded with officials to compile and revise the genealogy for his nephew. The Lu family’s children embezzled fertile land and were exposed. There was also an elder of the Lu family who bought calligraphy and paintings at a high cost, but it turned out to be fakes. If you can’t return or exchange, you will cause trouble. A young master was drinking in Liangzhou, jealous of the seeds. The latter called for someone to beat him up, and the former killed him. Both sides were not good things. Logically speaking, it would be worry-free if both were killed. In addition, the young son of Wei Tieshan, the deputy commander of the infantry army, moved to his neighbor Hezhou with property. Just the violation of the rules, he packed eight or nine boxes and was detained by the soldiers of the patrol. Soon, the border soldiers insulted the daughter-in-law of the deputy commander of the Wei. There was also a young commander who was valued by Gu Dazu, who was beaten to death outside the pass for no reason. “
Song Yan said calmly: “As long as you bring your family, there will be conflicts, and there will be gaps between father and son, let alone such a big Beiliang.”
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: “In the future, all the government affairs in Youzhou will be handed over to you, Hu Kui and Huangfu Ping. The strategy makes the adults stand up for you, saying that Song Yan has magic power, but there is no place to use his skills. I hope that after you get you to Youzhou, you can have some place to use his skills.”
Song Yan nodded and said, “You should devote yourself to your work.”
Xu Fengnian did not pick up the wine pot with most of the remaining wine pot, stood up, walked out of the study with Song Yan, and Song Yan said goodbye. Xu Fengnian found Wang Xihua, who was temporarily living in a side courtyard of the General’s official residence, and told him that he was going to meet someone. Wang Xihua was confused and walked out of the mansion, got into a carriage, left Yihe City and came to the suburbs. There is an irrigation ditch here, which raises a relatively lush reed marsh. The reeds that are of poor use have become golden grass. There are several small villages near the reed marsh that gather by the river. The cool breeze is blowing and the spring sunshine is warm. Walking on the narrow mud road, the air is filled with the fragrance of green reeds. There were groups of children from the village picking tender buds. Xu Fengnian and Wang Xihua slowly came to a small ferry by the river. Clusters of reeds snuggled gracefully, which was a rare tender and charming scenery in Beiliang. Xu Fengnian had an empty stem of green reeds in his hand, which looked like a rough reed flute. Xu Fengnian sat on the pebbly ferry, blowing the reed tube and sobbing quietly. Wang Xihua did not sit down and stood by the river, thinking in his heart that it was probably because the young vassal king was dissatisfied with why he had made a bet with Song Yan and why he questioned his actions in Youzhou. It was just because he was still half a confidant, so he did not use the usual official power to deal with him.