Governor Lu Yun seemed to be in his sixties, probably because he had been in the military all year round, and he looked a bit chilly.
Li Zhijie, as the county magistrate, stepped forward and bowed.
Even Li Zhijie had to bow his head when facing the chief minister in charge of the military affairs of the five southeastern provinces.
Xu He watched from a distance, and it seemed that Lu Yun was quite satisfied with the battle arrayed by Li Zhijie. The two briefly chatted, and Lu Yun turned to Xu He's uncle Xu Song.
Facing Xu Song, the minister no longer felt the faint sense of alienation he had towards Li Zhijie just now.
I saw him holding Xu Song's hand with excitement and saying, "Brother Zhongwang!"
Xu Song was also moved and held Lu Yun's hand and said: "Master Bu Tang!"
Hearing this, Lu Yun was slightly shocked, and finally sighed and said: "Brother Zhongwang and I are separated!"
When Xu Song heard this, he sighed and said, "Don't ask the wise brother!"
When Xu He heard this, he realized that it turned out that the name of this army sect was "Mo Wen", which probably came from the line in Wang Wei's poem "But don't ask again, when the white clouds are endless".
The dock was not a place for conversation, so everyone simply said hello and headed to the city in front of the Governor's guard of honor.
The other officials in the township all smiled when they saw Lu Yun.
Even Xu Dai and his son wanted to come forward and have a chat.
But it was a pity that Lu Yun didn't even look at those people. Instead, before getting on the sedan, he called Xie Kun to the sedan and asked him to follow on horseback.
Only then did everyone realize that Xie Kun, who was wearing a round-collared robe and shirt, seemed to be no ordinary person.
Lu Yun's ceremonial guard beat all the way into Hailing County and went straight to the inn.
Hailingyi is not a big place, and so many people came at once that no one could get in.
Li Zhijie asked Hu Xian Cheng to come forward to make arrangements. Hu Xian Cheng first invited the two men of the Xu family in. Xu Luan was about to follow when he was stopped by Hu Xian Cheng.
"What do you mean?" Xu Luan suddenly felt unable to get off the stage.
Hu County Prime Minister said with a smile: "The eldest master only invited Uncle Xu and Second Master Xu to accompany him!"
When Xu Luan heard this, he immediately lost his temper and had no choice but to snort and duck aside to wait for his uncle and father to come out from the feast and go home together.
Hu Xian Cheng smiled and didn't look at him again. He turned around and invited several local sages who were seventh grade or above before becoming official to accompany him.
Just when everyone thought that all the guests had been invited, County Magistrate Hu came to Xu He: "Mr. Xu, the county magistrate has invited you!"
As soon as he said this, the people around him suddenly looked incredulous.
Xu Luan even shouted: "Hu Xiancheng, did you remember it wrong? Did Mr. Xu invited by the county magistrate mean me?"
Everyone nodded after hearing this. This Xu Luan, Mr. Xu, is Mr. Xu’s favorite, the most precious boy of the Xu family. County Magistrate Li invites [Mr. Xu]. It can only be him. What does that poor boy have to do with? ?
There was a trace of disdain hidden in the corners of Hu Xian Cheng's lips, and he still said with a face like Maitreya Buddha: "The one the eldest master invited is Young Master Xu He and Xu! I remember correctly!"
"Ah~~~~~" Everyone was in an uproar and looked at Xu He.
Xu Luan's face was livid and he looked unhappy.
Xu He didn't pay attention. He smiled slightly at Xu Luan who was standing by the door: "Brother Luan, I'll go in first!"
After Xu He followed Hu Xiancheng away, Xu Luan gritted his teeth and cursed: "Xiao Zongzi, let me let you be proud for a few days, but don't come to beg me after a few days!"
On the road, there were many people and Xu He asked Hu Xian Cheng in a low voice: "Master Hu, what happened tonight..."
Hu Xian Cheng smiled and raised his chin towards the inn kitchen: "The people from Xiaohuchun and Huibin Building are already busy inside. Let's wait and see if it will work in the evening!"
Xu He nodded and asked: "Tonight you and the horse owner Bo..."
Hu Xiancheng looked around: "The chief is all sitting down!"
Xu He felt confident.
Here, the two of them had just entered the lobby. Hu Xian Cheng smiled and said to Lu Yun and Lu Bu Tang: "Master Bu Tang, all the sergeants have been arranged, and the guests invited by our county magistrate are also at the table. You see Please give way to the table!"
When Lu Yun heard this, he glanced at him and turned his head, waving his hand and saying: "Don't be busy yet!"
It turned out that at this time, the Lord of the Ministry was talking to Xie Kun, who was sitting next to him: "I am going to the southeast. Can Ziyu teach me?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Xu He looked at his uncle in surprise. He had heard from Magistrate Li and Xu Song that Xie Kun was very famous, but he really didn't expect that the governor of the five provinces, the minister of the Ministry of War, The dignified second-grade boss was so polite to Xie Kun.
Everyone in the room thought that Xie Kun would talk freely and try to show off in front of Lu Yun.
Xu He even knew that Xie Kun had a good impression of Lu Yun, and he had just praised him as a capable scholar among Xu Song and Qin Yan's subjects.
But what surprised everyone was that Xie Kun smiled slightly and replied dryly: "Nothing!"
The atmosphere suddenly cooled down because of these two, and the faces of several generals brought by Lu Yun all turned cold.
Xie Kun didn't seem to notice, and was playing with the folding fan in his hand.
Lu Yun was quite embarrassed at first, but he soon regained his composure and said with a gentle smile: "Still the same bad temper!"
Xie Kun looked at the generals who were filled with indignation just now, smiled coldly and asked: "If I guess correctly, you all followed the army sect from Xuanda University and Shanxi Frontier Army, right?"
Lu Yun nodded: "Yes, these are the military officials above the general level that I brought from Xuanda and Shanxi. I also brought their soldiers, more than 8,000 of them."
Xie Kun smiled and said: "More than eight thousand soldiers are still guest troops. They eat horses and eat them, and waste a lot of money. How did the Army Sect convince Qin's chief minister to transfer them over?"
Lu Yun narrowed his eyes slightly: "Ziyu, tell me what you have to say, don't make all these meanderings with me."
Xie Kun folded the fan in his hand when he heard the words: "The five southeastern provinces have vast stretches of sea, and Japanese pirates are everywhere. Even if one of the eight thousand guest troops is equal to ten, they can't take care of them, right?"
"There are frequent natural disasters in the country, and the national treasury has long been at its bottom. Does the army want the local government to be responsible for the pay, silver and rice of these eight thousand guest troops, or should the imperial court allocate them?"
Lu Yun had already made plans in his mind: "Of course, the Ministry of Household Affairs will allocate part of it, and the local government will raise part."
"Is this the cabinet's agreement on Mingfa's charter, or is it something our chief minister promised you with all his heart?" Xie Kun said with a joking smile.
"This..." Lu Yun frowned and said nothing.
In fact, before he set off this time, he had approached his chief minister more than once about military expenses. He also wanted the cabinet to coordinate and clarify where the support for these eight thousand people would come from.
But Qin Yan shied away in every possible way and only said that he would ask for orders in a few days.
Lu Yun originally had doubts about this, but after Xie Kun said this, he became even more sad.
Xie Kun smiled: "Of course, what I asked just now was just a casual comment, and I did not mean to disbelieve the adults in the court. Our chief minister has far-reaching plans, and what is in his heart is definitely not something that we and other people in the world can figure out. We are joking and joking. , just listen to the army sect and treat it as a joke!"
Lu Yun forced a smile and continued to ask: "Ziyu, when I get the chance to return to the capital, I will tell Mr. Chief Assistant about you. It would be a waste for people like you not to come out to do things!"
Xie Kun waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't, don't! I'm used to taking things easy, and I can't be an official under Chief Qin!"
Lu Yun knew that he and Qin Yan had deep rifts, so he stopped trying to persuade him.
Seeing this, Xu He couldn't help but be curious. His junior uncle was really a bit awesome. How much confidence did he have to directly attack the chief minister of the cabinet in front of the current chief minister?
I don’t know what Master Xie’s family background is.
Otherwise, no matter how famous someone is, they would not dare to be so confrontational!
