The two people walked into Liu Hong's study one after another.
"The common people have seen the governor." As soon as he entered the study, Liu Heng clasped his hands and saluted Liu Hongshen.
Liu Hong frowned slightly and said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "How can you despise yourself as a grassroots guerrilla general on Datong East Road? As long as the imperial court does not remove you from office, you will still be a guerrilla general appointed by the imperial court."
"The governor taught you a lesson." Liu Heng bowed.
Liu Hong raised his finger and pointed to the empty seat next to him and said, "Sit down!"
"Thank you, sir." Liu Heng bowed his hands and then walked to the seat beside him and sat down.
Liu Hong then ordered the servants in the room: "Serve Mr. Liu tea."
The servant bowed and retreated.
"Thank you, sir." Liu Heng thanked him.
Liu Hong leaned back in his chair, put his hands on the armrests of the table and chair, looked at Liu Heng and said: "I heard about your resignation. To be honest, you are very disappointing to me. It's just a few things." Why should you keep it in your heart if it is something that does not exist? The princes of the imperial court will not believe some baseless rumors and convict a border town general."
"The lesson learned by the governor is that Xianguan is really not suitable for being an official. He has long planned to resign. This time it is just the right time to give Xianguan the opportunity to resign." Liu Heng said.
Liu Hong's face was serious and he said: "No one is born with the talent to be an official. After you have been an official for a long time, you will naturally understand. If you regret it now, I can intercede for you like the Holy One and let you continue to be an official."
"Xiaguan, thank you very much for the governor's kindness. It's true that Xianguan is not used to being an official and feels that it is more suitable for him to be a merchant." Liu Heng said.
Liu Hong stared at Liu Heng's face for a long time.
Finally sighing, he said: "That's all, since you have no intention of becoming an official, then I will still be your merchant. It's a pity that the court has lost a general."
"The governor has given you too much praise. I am just a small guerrilla general and cannot deserve such praise from the governor." Liu Heng replied modestly.
At this time, the servant brought the freshly brewed hot tea, gave Liu Hong a new cup of tea, and carefully placed another steaming tureen on the table beside Liu Heng.
Liu Hong picked up the tureen, blew the hot air inside, and then said: "You will not come to me easily. If you have something to do, just ask. As long as I can do it, I will not shirk it."
"I would like to thank the governor in advance." Liu Heng stood up and saluted Liu Hong.
Liu Hongxu pressed his right hand and said calmly: "You don't have to be so open-minded. If you have anything to say, sit down and say it."
As he spoke, he placed the tureen in his hand on the table beside him.
"This is a small gift prepared by me. Please accept it, the governor." Liu Heng did not sit back and took out a gift list from his sleeve and held it in his hand.
Du Wanyuan stepped forward to take the gift list, returned it and handed it to Liu Hong.
Opening the gift list, Liu Hong glanced at it, closed it and put it aside, saying, "I accepted it, tell me what you have to say!"
Liu Heng came to see him with a gift list and naturally asked for something.
"After Xiaguan leaves his post, it is inevitable that some young people will have the idea of raising the tiger-character flag. Xiaguan hopes that the governor can take care of the tiger-character flag." Liu Heng said.
Liu Hong's face turned red when he heard this.
Because he was the one who had the idea of raising the tiger-character flag. Now that he heard what Liu Heng said, he subconsciously put himself among the people of Xiaoxiao's generation.
Ahem!
Du Wanyuan noticed that Liu Hong was a little out of sorts and coughed as a reminder.
Hearing the cough, Liu Hong came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I am here to guarantee you that as long as the Tiger Flag is doing business openly, no one in Datong can have any idea of the Tiger Flag."
Liu Heng frowned slightly.
He was not particularly satisfied with Liu Hong's guarantee.
A large part of Tiger Flag's business is related to smuggling, which is against the law and has nothing to do with being upright. Such a guarantee can be said to be basically the same.
Du Wanyuan, who was standing aside, said with a smile: "If General Liu is worried that the Tiger Flag will be in trouble, he can find a backer. As long as the backer is strong enough, I believe no one will take advantage of the Tiger Flag."
Liu Hong, who was sitting in the front seat, said nothing.
It can be seen that he acquiesced in Du Wanyuan's words, otherwise he could have interrupted him verbally.
"Does the governor want to be the backer of Tiger Flag?" Liu Heng frowned.
He didn't expect that Liu Hong would be so greedy. He didn't care about getting a share of the benefits from the smuggling business, but he actually had the idea of a tiger-character flag, which also disappointed him.
With the strength of the Tiger Character Banner, how could a governor be able to occupy it.
He didn't believe that Liu Hong didn't understand the strength of the Tiger Flag at all. You must know that the soldiers and horses in Datong Town and Xuanfu Town failed to encircle and suppress the Tiger Flag army, let alone today.
Du Wanyuan answered and said: "General Liu misunderstood. The governor did not mean to do anything to the tiger-character flag, but was passing on a message for others. As for whether it will succeed or not, it still depends on General Liu's own wishes."
Hearing this, Liu Heng understood.
He also felt that Liu Hong could not be so unwise, and it would not be surprising if his idea of raising a tiger-character flag was to spread a message for others.
It is not difficult to guess the person behind Liu Hong, the governor of Datong.
Du Wanyuan glanced at Liu Heng and continued: "I believe that General Liu can more or less guess the identity of the person who sent the message, so I won't give in. The person who wants the tiger flag is the official Wei in the court."
really!
Liu Heng had a clear mind. There were many people who advocated the tiger-character flag, but only a few in the court could instruct the local governors to come forward.
Liu Hong is a member of Wei Zhongxian, and it is difficult for those in the cabinet to instigate Liu Hong.
Moreover, since he received the news from the capital that Wei Zhongxian had severed ties with the Tiger Flag, he had thought that Wei Zhongxian had the idea of occupying the Tiger Flag.
Wei Zhongxian may not care about the little money that Tiger Flag gives him every year, but he believes that Wei Zhongxian will never let go of a big business name like Tiger Flag with a steady stream of money.
"I feel that this time is also an opportunity. Although Dongzhu Liu will lose the tiger-character flag, he will not lose anything by being able to make friends with people like Shang Wei. On the contrary, he has a true god behind him, and he can earn money at any time in the future." Du Wanyuan persuaded.
Liu Hong was not suitable to come forward to say this. As a staff member, he could only say it on his behalf.
"What do you think of Official Wei, the governor?" Liu Heng asked Liu Hong without looking at Du Wanyuan.
Liu Hong didn't quite understand why Liu Heng suddenly asked this, but he still said: "The official Wei is the most favored eunuch around today. If the Tiger Character Flag can be supported by the official Wei, the business will only be better, and the money earned in the future will naturally be better." More."
Since ancient times, merchants love money, so they use money to make money.
