Wei had two capitals built side by side, and the state capitals along the Grand Canal - Huai, Xu, Lin, and De - were actually the throats between the north and the south.
The important departments that manage and regulate food security in the two capitals now stand in front of Xu He.
When I first arrived at Caodu Yamen, the clerk had become familiar with Xu He's face in the past two days.
Seeing Xu He, he immediately put on a smiley face, stepped forward and said arrogantly: "Hey! Mr. Xu is here, why didn't Mr. Gong accompany you today?"
Xu He smiled slightly: "I don't dare to bother Chief Gong all the time!"
The man was stunned in his heart and thought to himself: "This stupid hammer was fooled around by the chief surnamed Gong, and now he is still kept in the dark!"
So he smiled again and said: "Which lord does Mr. Xu want to see today?"
Having said this, he stretched out his hand, the meaning couldn't be more obvious, where is the door bag? You're a tough guy.
Unexpectedly, what Xu He handed over this time was not a door bag but a name card.
When the disciple saw this, he immediately lost his smile. He looked at Xu He coldly and said, "Where did you find these names of cats and dogs? You really don't have any eyesight. After all, they came from a small county in Xiaozhou to do business. Humph~"
But when he got the huge gold-gilded name card, his expression suddenly froze, and he said in a trembling voice: "Received the title of Prince Shaobao, became a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, and joined the cabinet to participate in machine maintenance, Shen!"
Seeing this, he hurriedly wanted to hand the name card back to Xu He, but he saw Xu He standing in front of the door with his hands behind his back, smiling and saying nothing.
Only then did the disciples realize that this person had come with the name card of that important figure in Songjiang to ask for an audience with the Governor of Cao.
So he immediately changed his face and said to Xu He with a shy face: "Master Xiucai, wait a moment, I will report to the army immediately!"
The Cao Governor supervises military affairs and can naturally be called a military gate.
After the doorman left, Xu He sat in the concierge drinking tea. A group of officials waiting to be summoned by Ma Liangbi saw that a young clerk asked the concierge to make a special trip, so they all became curious about Xu He's identity.
One Taoist asked him out of curiosity: "Which counselor or principal is the little brother meeting?"
Xu He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "See Ma Junmen!"
Na Daotai took a breath and said: "Little brother, whose path did you follow? How come we can meet you right now? I have already submitted the post and waited for two days. I drink tea and water here every day before dawn. We’ve all had enough to drink, and we haven’t seen Ma Junmen summon us yet!”
Hearing this, the surrounding officials nodded in agreement, with impatient looks on their faces.
But at this time, the concierge of Caodu Yamen came back. When he saw a group of fourth- and fifth-rank officials, he scolded him as if he was lecturing his son: "Ma Junmen has a lot of things to do every day. How can I see you when you want to see me? If you are impatient to wait, , Just go there and save me the trouble of wasting tea!"
The seventh-ranking official in front of the prime minister's door, how could the officials dare to offend this domineering concierge, so they quickly flattered him, and some even took out money and gave it to the concierge in front of everyone, saying it was money for tea.
But the porter spat and didn't take the official seriously at all. He turned around and said to Xu He with a smile: "Master Xiucai, go in by yourself. After passing the atrium, behind the official hall on the east side is Donglin, where Ma Junmen entertains guests. Bookstore, someone will pick you up there to meet the military!"
Xu He no longer had the smile of the previous two days. He just nodded to him, lifted the hem of his scholar's shirt, and walked in as a carriage.
An official from behind asked the concierge out of curiosity: "Which family is this young man from? How could he be like this..."
The doorman glared at everyone: "The man's surname is Xu, but he is holding the name card of Mr. Shen Ge of the Shen family in Songjiang. If any of you have it, I will let you in immediately!"
"Ah...it's the one from Songjiang, no wonder!"
"I just don't know whether it's the elder Shen Ge or the elder Shen Ge?"
"Is there any difference? My son and I are both bachelors. Which one of us can't be used to speak?"
"That's true!"
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Xu He walked out of the concierge and walked fifty steps forward. When he looked up, he saw three archways erected in the huge square.
The one in the middle has four words written on it: "Important Minister Manager", and the east and west are "Total Shangguo" and "Autocratic Central Plains" respectively.
"So majestic and elegant, no wonder it's so hard to meet Miss Ma!" Xu He had seen the world, but when he saw these three towering archways, he still felt that he was really insignificant.
After passing through the gate, the second gate, there is another large square, but this time there are the lobby, the second hall, the Grand View Hall, and the Huaihe Festival Tower in front of it.
To the east is where the government offices and scribes work.
After asking someone, Xu He just walked around the official hall and came to the Donglin Bookstore at the back. He saw several buildings with plaques hanging on the side, namely Zhengzhuang Hall, Shuitu Temple and Yilan Pavilion.
"who?"
Just as Xu He was looking around like a curious child, a loud shout pulled his eyes back.
I saw two sergeants, wearing Fan Yangli and "Cao" uniforms on their chests, staring at Xu He eagerly.
Xu He hurriedly said: "The student Xu asked to see Ma Junmen!"
One of the sergeants said coldly: "Wait!"
After saying that, he entered the courtyard of Donglin Bookstore.
After a while, he returned to his post and said to Xu He: "Go in!"
Xu He always felt like Lin Chong at this time, and Donglin Bookstore was Gao Qi's White Tiger Festival Hall. This was the time when something was going to happen.
However, Xu He was quite surprised when he saw the great Wei Cao governor.
I saw that Ma Liangbi was a middle-aged man with a very kind face. His long eyebrows were lowered, making his already round face look more kind.
"Why did you come to me with the name card of Mr. Songjiang Shen Ge?" Ma Liangbi held the scroll in his hand and smiled lightly at Xu He.
this……
It won’t happen anymore!
Xu He simulated the scenario of catching the old thief Ma countless times in his mind, but this scene was something he never expected.
Before Xu He could speak, Ma Liangbi said: "I've heard of you, your name is Xu He! You are the first Xiao Sanyuan to pass the imperial examination since the founding of Nanzhi, right?"
"Mr. Gong, if you say you are innocent, I will chop your head off!" Xu He cursed in his heart!
However, he still did not dare to make a mistake in front of this feudal official. He bowed respectfully and said, "I'm reporting this to the army. This is true, but I'm just lucky!"
Ma Liangbi smiled and was noncommittal about what he said. Then he put down the book and said, "Tell me why you want to see me?"
The real owner has seen it, so let’s say it in person with gongs and drums.
Xu He recounted the story of the great hunger of the refugees in Hailing, but he also said something like begging the Caodu Yamen to allocate food.
After hearing the words, Ma Liangbi pondered for a moment, and then said warmly: "You haven't transferred it yet? The people below are not reliable in their work. It is really against the imperial court's compassion for all living beings to let a county be in such a difficult situation."
Xu He was overjoyed and said that Ma Liangbi's nickname "Ma Buddha" was indeed true. The meaning of this sentence was quite compassionate!
really. Ma Liangbi said: "In this case, when you go to Chang Yingcang, just say it was me who told them not to wait any longer. The grain that should be allocated to the state and county should be loaded on the ship immediately!"
When Xu He heard this, he didn't expect that the matter would be resolved like this in the end.
He bowed to the ground sincerely: "The survival of the people of Hailing depends entirely on the military gate. After the great disaster, every family in Hailing will enshrine the name of the military gate!"
Ma Liangbi smiled and said: "It's over, it's over! Go, I have something else to do!"
Xu He quickly bowed again and went out happily!
