The next day, Xu He couldn't think about it anymore and decided to clarify Zhong Xiang's guess.
Xu He knew that Xu Song knew about the Zhu family.
But Zhu Houcong, a side branch of King Xingxian, succeeded to the throne, which happened in another time and space.
I couldn't explain it to Xu Song directly.
So, he thought of a way and said to Xu Song and Xie Kun: "Uncle, uncle, a while ago, the coastal defense camp escorted the people who had collected silver from Prince Ji's Mansion to Beijing, and he told me some news!"
"oh?"
"He said that he had captured a prisoner when he was in Hefei. He heard that he was from Zhongxiang, Hubei Province. According to the prisoner's account, it is said that many young people in his hometown have joined the anti-thief team!"
"So I guess that there are probably anti-thief activities in Zhongxiang. They can inspire so many local young people to rebel. Even if their home base is not in Zhongxiang, there must be anti-thief leaders in the local area, even the Zhu family..."
Xu Song was surprised when he heard this: "This is serious!"
Xu He nodded, and Xie Kun asked: "Where is the rebel? Where is he now?"
"He was seriously injured and died soon!"
"Dead?" Xie Kun slapped his thigh and said regretfully, "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier!"
Xu He said [ashamedly]: "I didn't think much about it at the time. I only remembered this when I saw the place Zhongxiang on the map today!"
Xie Kun wanted to say more, but Xu Song waved his hand and said: "I would rather believe that this matter is true than that it is not true."
He turned to Xie Kun and said, "Ziyu, you have a good memory. Who is the Jingxi Branch Patrol Road and Mianyang Military Preparation Road?"
Xie Kun blurted out: "Fu Xiyue, courtesy name Shangzuo, was born in Gaotang, Shandong, and was a Jinshi in the second place in the 17th year of Zhizheng!"
Speaking of this, he whispered: "Qin Yan's people!"
Xu Song nodded.
The Mianyang Military Preparation Road generally serves as the Jingxi Branch Patrol Road. This official position manages the military preparations in all parts of Jingxi, and also governs the two prefectures of Jingmen and De'an as well as eight neighboring counties such as Jiayu.
The station is located in Mianyang Prefecture to the south of Zhongxiang. Mianyang Bingbeidao also has naval forces. If Zhongxiang really changes his mind, he can reach Zhongxiang in one day by going north from Xiangshui River.
Xu Song called his servant, wrote a note in his hand, and asked him to deliver it to the cabinet and give it to Qin Yan.
Before, he had made a lot of arrangements for Huguang, and the Mianyang Army Preparation Road would naturally be no exception.
But if you want to focus on one place, you need to give local officials a little more intensity.
The best way to increase his strength is to ask his backer Qin Yan to write the letter in person.
When Qin Yan saw the note handed over by Xu Song, he didn't look like the bad guy in the movie. He grabbed the note, sneered, and threw it away.
Qin Yan was not a fool. Xu Song was the most knowledgeable person in the court.
Since he wrote a special note to remind him, it means that Zhong Xiang is indeed very dangerous.
No matter what the consideration is, Qin Yan will pay attention to it.
He quickly wrote a letter to Fu Xiyue, emphasizing the matter, and asked him to send someone to Zhongxiang to visit Zhongxiang quietly to prepare for any eventuality.
After writing the letter and asking someone to rush it eight hundred miles away, Qin Yan sat on the table feeling melancholy.
The relationship between him and Xu Song is almost incompatible.
Apart from official interactions, the two rarely spoke in private.
The reason is naturally because of Xu He's matter.
But disrupting Qin Yan's subsequent plans was the main reason for his dissatisfaction.
His original hope of tying up the Xu family and protecting the Qin family was shattered, and now he is in panic every day.
Of course, the emperor was the initiator of this matter, and the Xu family only brought disaster to Chiyu.
But he just couldn't let go, or didn't dare to let go.
In the matter of Xu He, Princess Shang, could the emperor deliberately win over the Xu family?
No one can say for sure.
Winning over the Xu family means telling him not to get too close to the Xu family. If he gets too close, he will naturally deal with one of you.
As for who to deal with?
After Princess Xu Heshang, this object is self-evident.
So now not only can he not get close to Xu Song, he even has to turn against the Xu family.
This is the result the emperor most wants to see.
But……
In this way, after he becomes an official, who will protect the Qin family?
Nowadays, this is a big problem.
…
Xu He did what he should do, and the rest was not determined by his sixth-grade sense.
After canceling his vacation, he entered the boring time of clocking in and clocking out every day.
Now he returns home every day, talks to the princess and Sister Gu, writes poems, and his life is pretty good.
It's very comfortable at home, but it's terrible in the yamen.
Nowadays, because of his status, there is a lot of gossip in the yamen.
Don't think that men don't talk nonsense, especially scholars. There are many people who mess with others in secret.
Zhang Tengxiao reminded him more than once that he must be careful in his words and deeds in the yamen, and many people were watching.
What to wait and see?
The first is to see if the young champion and prince-in-law will make any mistakes.
Everyone wants to see Xu He's joke about becoming a major or minor at a young age, and becoming a princess.
On the other hand, they are also waiting to see how the court will arrange Xu He.
Logically speaking, unless the emperor trusts and favors his consort, others should be sent to be idle officials and raised.
They were waiting to see if Xu He would be transferred to another yamen, such as Wu Xianzhi, or if he was still working in the Hanlin Academy.
Of the two, the former, Xu He, is considered useless.
The latter, how many pairs of eyes are you watching? The exam is held every three years, and something has to be rectified so that you can be a top-notch official and not compete with us junior officials for jobs.
Xu He knew what these people were thinking, so he went into the Yamen every day. Even if he had a rest, he would only relax in the yard and never go to other people's territory to make irresponsible remarks.
But this alone was not enough, and there were more and more gossips. Later, Xu He simply relaxed and just pretended that there was no such thing.
It's human nature to be jealous.
In his spare time, he also went to Luocheng to visit Tan Lun and Su Yaoguang.
Although there were no guards around the two of them, they did not leave.
A gentleman is a gentleman. Xu He gave him Tan Lun's trust, and Tan Lun gave him a plum and a peach in return. He would not leave if he refused.
Perhaps this is the reason why many gentlemen are bullied.
But when Xu He asked about Zhong Xiang, the other party still didn't know anything about it.
Obviously, a piece of ice has not been melted yet and is still being rubbed by water.
Tan Lun is a very interesting person.
Now I only study some operas and singing tunes every day.
Xu He once asked him: "Have you given up the idea of scholars helping the world now? Why do you really just sing opera every day?"
Tan Lun said extremely seriously: "Whatever position you are in, you have to do something. If you think too much about it, it will be unsightly. For example, I am a prisoner. Although I have been greatly favored and have not been shackles, I don't want to think wildly and walk like a carriage. Every day Wouldn’t it be nice to have some rest during the day?”
When Xu He heard this, he felt more and more that Tan Lun was a great person.
