Liu Hong frowned.
I heard that Wang Xinyi claimed to be the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but did not say that he was the inspector of Datong.
This made him understand that the newly appointed Datong inspector in front of him had no intention of keeping to himself and clearly had his own agenda.
It is definitely not a comfortable thing for him, the governor, to have such an unclear governor under his command.
In the whole of Datong, the only person who can restrain him is the Governor of Datong, and there is a lot of military and political power overlap between the Governor and the Governor. If the Governor is restless, it will be difficult for him to be the governor.
"Master Wang, please sit down!"
Liu Hong sat motionless on his seat, holding a tureen in one hand and pressing down slightly with the other hand, signaling Wang Xin to sit down.
"Thank you, sir."
Wang Xinyi thanked him, walked to the seat on Liu Hong's right and sat down.
There was only a square table between the two people.
Liu Hong, who was sitting on the left seat, frowned deeply.
It was completely unexpected that Wang Xinyi would sit on the seat on his right hand side.
The only person in Datong who is qualified to sit on the seat to his right is the commander-in-chief of Datong, and Wang Xinyi, the patrol commander of Datong, is not qualified enough.
"grown ups……"
Du Wanyuan on the side was about to ask Wang Xinyi to change seats, but he saw Liu Hong on the other side shaking his hand towards him.
The words that originally came to my lips were swallowed back into my stomach.
Wang Xinyi glanced at Du Wanyuan and said, "I know what you want to say, but I am patrolling the place on behalf of the emperor, so I am naturally qualified to sit with Mr. Liu."
"It was the student who was rude." Du Wanyuan bowed and cupped his hands to express his apology.
Liu Hong picked up the covered bowl, put it to his mouth and took a sip. After putting the lid back on the cup, he said: "Master Wang is new to Datong. He must be unfamiliar with many local officials in Datong. He should go to the various states and counties to take a look. After the provincial Lord Wang’s term of office expired, most Datong officials have never seen Lord Wang.”
"Don't worry, Governor. Once I'm settled, I'll go on a tour of the states and counties." Wang Xinyi responded with a smile.
Liu Hong nodded slightly and added: "Master Wang will only stay in Datong for one year before returning to Beijing, so there are some things that you can stay out of. Try not to get involved. Sometimes good intentions can easily lead to bad things."
"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Wang Xin said with a smile on his face, "When Xianguan first arrived, there were many things he didn't understand. However, Xianguan is the patrol commander of Datong. When the emperor patrols the place, he encounters injustice. You still have to take care of things, otherwise it will be a dereliction of duty on the part of a subordinate."
Liu Hong stared at Wang Xinyi and said expressionlessly: "So Mr. Wang must be involved in Datong affairs?"
"Could it be that you want to disobey your orders?" Wang Xinyi asked.
"Ha ha."
Liu Hong suddenly laughed and said: "A lot of things have happened in Datong this year. The most important thing now is that Datong is stable and does not cause trouble to the court."
"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Wang Xinyi agreed, and then added, "However, I heard that there is a group of extremely vicious bandits in Daliang Mountain, causing trouble to the place and killing the people. I wonder if your Majesty can hand this matter over to me. Let me take care of it."
Liu Hong picked up the covered bowl, put it to his mouth and blew it, but did not drink. He put the lid back on the cup and said, "Master Wang patrols the place on behalf of the emperor, but the military affairs of Datong can only be controlled by his own officials. Could it be that Master Wang thinks that his rank is too low?" , want to get a taste of the governor’s addiction in advance?”
"I don't dare, the official." Wang Xinyi bowed and said immediately, "The official is also dedicated to serving the public good and assisting you in governing Datong."
Liu Hong said calmly: "No need, I have left this matter to General Zhang to handle."
"It turns out that your Excellency has been prepared for a long time, but the lower official acted rudely." Wang Xinyi bowed his hand.
Liu Hong said: "Master Wang has just taken office. I think there are still many things to do in Yanghewei. Go back early. I will not keep Mr. Wang here."
The words didn't make any sense, so he issued an order to expel the guests.
As soon as Wang Xin stood up, he saluted and said, "I'll excuse you."
"Yeah." Liu Hong snorted, picked up the bowl, and took a sip of tea.
Wang Xinyi took a few steps back, turned around and walked outside the back office.
Du Wanyuan, who was standing aside, winked at an office worker in the back office.
The yamen servant took a few steps and chased Wang Xinyi. At the same time, he said, "Sir, walk slowly. I'll see you off."
Only Liu Hong and Du Wanyuan were left in the houya.
Du Wanyuan took a step forward and whispered: "Sir, our Lord Wang is very ambitious. As soon as he took office, he wanted to take away the military power from your hands."
"Datong is a border town, so it's not easy to get military power." Liu Hong sneered, and then said, "I don't even have much military power in the hands of the governor, let alone a seventh-grade inspector."
"That's what your Excellency said." Du Wanyuan nodded and added, "The student is just worried that Wang Xin will win over General Zhang's support, which will be detrimental to you, Your Excellency."
Liu Hong waved his hand slightly and said: "Don't underestimate those generals. With Wang Xin's 17th rank patrol, he still can't win over the Zhang family, let alone Zhang Huai's support."
"Nowadays, the Donglin Party is spread throughout both the government and the public, and Wang Xunjian is from the Donglin Party. If Jiangmen intends to get closer to the Donglin Party, you must be on guard against this." Du Wanyuan expressed his worries.
"No." Liu Hong shook his head and said, "Do you think I brought Liu Heng here just to see him? If I only have Eunuch Wei's care, I only need to look after him secretly."
"What do you mean, sir..." Du Wanyuan looked puzzled.
Liu Hong smiled lightly and said: "Zhang Huai has always been involved in the smuggling of Tiger Flags and profited from it, and Liu Heng is Eunuch Wei's man. As long as I can win over Liu Heng, I can win over Zhang Huai. No matter how powerful Wang Xinyi is, he can’t even hope to get Zhang Huai’s support.”
"Your Majesty, it's great." Du Wanyuan raised his hand in admiration.
Liu Hong stroked his beard with a smile on his face.
Wang Xinyi, who left the governor's yamen, had just walked out of the yamen. Before he could get on the sedan, he saw a second-grade military general wearing a scarlet robe walking out of the sedan.
Although he had never seen Datong Commander-in-Chief, when he saw the official robe, he knew that the person coming was Zhang Huai, Commander-in-Chief of Datong.
Then I heard him shout: "General Zhang."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Huai, who was about to step up the steps, stopped and turned around. He saw an unfamiliar civil servant standing in front of the sedan on the left.
And it was this person who just called him.
"My lord, are you calling me?" Zhang Huai asked.
Wang Xinyi took two quick steps and came to Zhang Huai. He cupped his hands and said, "I am the patrol inspector of Datong and have met Mr. Zhang."
"It turns out to be the Governor." Zhang Huai responded with a fist.
Wang Xinyi smiled and said, "Master Zhang, are you going to see the governor?"
Zhang Huai nodded.
"Since Mr. Zhang has something to do, let Mr. Zhang go and do his business first. I will wait here." Wang Xinyi took a step back and raised his hand to signal Zhang Huai to enter the governor's office.
