"Is there something wrong, Lord Inspector?" Zhang Huai asked.
Wang Xinyi smiled and said: "It's not an important matter. It's just that before I came to Datong, I was ordered to investigate the case of General Zhenguo. As the commander-in-chief of Datong, Mr. Zhang must know more about the case than me, so I want to Find a place to sit down with Mr. Zhang and talk in detail about the case of General Zhenguo."
"Although I am the commander-in-chief of Datong, I never intervene in local cases. If the governor wants to know about the case of General Zhenguo, it is better to meet with the governor together with me. Since the governor took office, he has been Let’s investigate this case.” Zhang Huai invited.
Wang Xin shook his head one by one and said: "I just met the governor, so I won't go in. If Mr. Zhang has something to see the governor, just go and do it."
Zhang Huai nodded slightly and said, "Then I will go in first."
After saying that, he cupped his hands towards Wang Xin, lifted up his hem, walked up the stone steps and entered the governor's office.
Wang Xinyi stared at Zhang Huai's back, watching Zhang Huai enter the governor's office, then returned to his sedan chair, and at the same time said to the sedan bearer: "Go back."
The bearer lifted the sedan chair.
His staff stood beside the sedan and whispered: "Sir, don't you wait for Mr. Zhang who just came in?"
Wang Xinyi snorted and said: "None of these generals are fuel-efficient. They are all masters who don't let go of eagles when they see rabbits. Go back first."
After saying that, he lowered the curtain on the sedan window.
The staff on the side said to the sedan bearer: "Get on the sedan and take your Excellency back."
Four bearers carried the sedan away from the governor's office, along the street, and disappeared around the corner.
Zhang Huai came to the governor's yamen, and a yamen servant ran to the yamen to report it.
After a short time, Du Wanyuan came out to greet Zhang Huai, bowed and saluted, and said, "I have met Mr. Zhang."
"No need to be polite." Zhang Huai waved his hand and said, "Is the governor free?"
"Commander, come with me, my lord is at the back office." Du Wanyuan greeted and walked in front to lead the way.
Passing through the corridor, we came to the back office.
"I have finally met the governor." Zhang Huai clasped his hands in fists when he saw Liu Hong.
Liu Hong said enthusiastically: "Master Zhang, please take a seat quickly. Come and serve tea to Master Zhang."
Zhang Huai walked to the seat next to him and sat down.
The yamen servant brought a cup of hot tea to Zhang Huai.
Liu Hong said with a smile: "Master Zhang comes to see me again in the future, just come in directly, there is no need to ask anyone to inform you."
"Although the general is a rough man, he also knows the difference between superiority and inferiority. How can he force his way into the governor's Yamen." Zhang Huai bowed and said.
Liu Hong did not talk about this topic again, but asked: "Master Zhang came to see me, is there any news from Daliang Mountain?"
"Reporting to your lord." Zhang Huai stood up from his seat, bowed and said, "The general is incompetent and failed to eliminate the banditry in Daliang Mountain."
Hearing this, Liu Hong frowned slightly and said, "Could it be that Daliang Mountain has really become a climate where even the border troops can't do anything to them?"
There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his words.
Zhang Huai said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's not that the frontier army is invincible. It's just that the Daliang Mountains are empty. After the East Route Commander arrived at the Daliang Mountains, not a single bandit was found."
"So there is no banditry in Daliang Mountain?" Liu Hong asked.
"Yes." Zhang Huai said with great certainty, and then added, "I'm afraid he learned that the border army was going to Daliang Mountain to suppress bandits, so he got the news in advance and fled Daliang Mountain."
Liu Hong tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
Zhang Huai stood aside respectfully.
"You sit down." Liu Hong gestured for Zhang Huai to sit down and said at the same time, "Since the bandits in Daliang Mountain are no longer around, this is all we can do for the time being. But you have to tell General East Road that if there are bandits again causing trouble in this place, I will He must be punished for his offence."
"The general has arranged for people to keep an eye on Daliang Mountain and not give the bandits a chance to harm the people." Zhang Huai said in response.
Liu Hong nodded and said: "You have served as the commander-in-chief of Datong Town for many years. I believe that you can do a good job in this matter and will not give the bandits from Daliang Mountain a chance to cause trouble in the place. Drink tea."
With that said, he raised his hand to signal Zhang Huai to drink tea.
Zhang Huai picked up the bowl, blew in the hot air inside, took a sip, and then took it away from his mouth and said: "At the end of the day, I saw the new inspector outside the Yamen. He stopped the general and asked him something. Regarding General Zhenguo’s case.”
"What did you tell him?" Liu Hong asked.
Zhang Huai said: "The general only told him that the case is being investigated by you, sir. If there is anything you need to know, you can contact me. The general is a military commander and does not care about the investigation."
Liu Hong nodded and said: "It is fake for our Inspector to ask about the case, but you are the real one to win over Mr. Zhang."
"ah!"
Zhang Huai was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Don't worry, sir, you have the final say in Datong after all."
"With your words, I feel relieved." Liu Hong said with a smile.
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As soon as Wang Xin returned to Yanghewei, before entering the mansion, he saw a carriage parked outside the gate.
He got down from the sedan, called the porter, and asked, "Whose carriage is this?"
The porter said respectfully: "Fan Yongdou from Zhangjiakou is here to pay homage to you, sir. He is in the study at the moment."
"Who let him enter my palace?" Wang Xinyi frowned.
The concierge said hurriedly: "It's Mr. Sun. He was also brought in by Mr. Sun. I didn't dare to stop him."
At this time, the staff member who was following him said, "Don't be upset, sir. Mr. Sun does things in a measured way. Since he invited Fan Yongdou in, I guess there is something going on."
Wang Xin's anger subsided a lot when he thought that Sun Yi was steady in his work and would not make random decisions, let alone bring people to the patrol yamen at will.
The staff member next to him said again: "Your Excellency, you'd better go in and meet this Fan Yongdou first. The student has heard of this man's name in the capital. He is a famous Shanxi merchant in the Xuanfu area."
"Let's go and meet him with me." Wang Xinyi stepped in.
The Inspector's Yamen is not as good as the Governor's Yamen, but it is also the third-in-class courtyard.
Walk into the yard and come to the study room in the backyard.
He usually used the study room to entertain guests, and usually visitors would be invited to the study room.
Stepping into the study, he saw a tall middle-aged man talking to his staff in the study.
"Students have met adults."
Sun Yi, who was wearing a long gown in the study room, saw his master coming back and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
The tall middle-aged man in the study knelt on the ground and shouted: "Fan Yongdou, a common man, has seen the Inspector."
"Get up." Wang Xinyi said lightly, walked to the main seat and sat down.
Sun Yi came to him and whispered: "Sir, Dongzhu Fan has brought a piece of news that can help you open up the situation in Datong."
Hearing this, Wang Xinyi glanced at Fan Yongdou.
Fan Yongdou had already stood up, with his hands hanging on his sides and his body slightly bowed.
