Liu Hong has been an official for many years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has matured with age.
Just listening to Liu Heng's words, he understood what Liu Heng meant, and immediately said: "I don't have any objections. Naturally, I hope that a familiar person can go to Xinping Fort. However, this kind of thing is not my decision. After all, it still depends on the opinions of the Military Beidao and the General Military Mansion. As for the Ministry of War, Datong will mostly let Datong make its own arrangements."
"With these words from the governor, I will feel relieved." Liu Heng said with a smile.
However, Liu Hong understood.
The relationship between Bing Beidao and the General Military Mansion should have been established by Liu Heng. The reason why he wanted to mention this to him was just because he didn't want him to block it and cause more twists and turns.
In this way, there was no need for him to offend Liu Heng, as well as the people from Bingbei Road and the General Military Mansion over such a trivial matter.
Having achieved his purpose of meeting Liu Hong, Liu Heng did not stay long and took the initiative to say goodbye.
After Du Wanyuan saw Liu Heng off in person, he returned to Liu Hong's study.
"Students really didn't expect that Liu Heng was so tough-tempered that even a close official of the emperor like Wei Wei could not suppress him." Du Wanyuan said with emotion on his face.
If it were an ordinary businessman, when he heard that Wei Zhongxian wanted something, he would just hand over what he asked for, just to get Wei Zhongxian's attention.
Although Liu Heng was still a guerrilla general on Datong East Road, he only had a few days left to wear the black gauze hat on his head. As soon as the official document from the court allowing him to resign came, he was just a businessman in white.
Liu Hong took a sip of tea and said in a calm tone: "Officer Wei was too greedy this time. If it were me, I would be reluctant to give up a business like Tiger Flag, which is making a lot of money every day."
"There are no eunuchs in the palace who are not greedy for money. These people have no children and only one fortune. Liu Heng's actions can be regarded as completely offending Wei Zhongxian." Du Wanyuan said.
Liu Hong sneered and said, "Do you think Liu Heng is afraid of Wei Zhongxian? Or is the tiger-character flag afraid of Wei Zhongxian?"
Hearing this, Du Wanyuan choked up.
Then he sighed and shook his head.
Ordinary shops are naturally afraid of Wei Zhongxian, but Tiger Flag is very different from ordinary shops. To be precise, Tiger Flag does not look like a normal firm at all.
"What I'm worried about is that Datong will become troubled from now on." Liu Hong sighed and placed the tureen in his hand on the table beside him.
Du Wanyuan frowned lightly and said, "Is Dong Weng worried that Wei Zhongxian won't get his things and will take revenge on Liu Heng?"
"There have been few ambitious eunuchs in the past dynasties. It is not normal for Wei Zhongxian to want to deal with a disobedient person like Liu Heng. Unfortunately, Wei Zhongxian does not know the true strength of the tiger character flag. Once Liu Heng is cornered, I am afraid that Another war." Liu Hong sighed.
He could see clearly that if Wei Zhongxian really wanted to deal with Liu Heng, Liu Heng would never sit still and wait for death. In the end, Datong would probably become a battlefield between the two sides.
Du Wanyuan twirled the beard on his chin, frowned and said: "Liu Heng offended not only Wei Zhongxian, but also the Donglin Party. The patrol censor of Wei was sent by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. People, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate has always been controlled by the Donglin Party."
"Pei Hong is nothing. I can suppress him at any time. What is really worrying is Yang Guozhu. He holds the troops of two large battalions. He has been secretly collecting evidence of Tiger Flag's crimes all the time. I want to eradicate the Tiger Flag." Liu Hong snorted.
Du Wanyuan frowned and said: "As far as the students know, Deputy General Yang is also involved in the smuggling of Tiger Flags. It is unreasonable to say that he dealt with Tiger Flags."
"Hey, the more such a person is, the more ruthless he is. He takes your things and makes you think he is one of his own, but secretly plans to deal with you. This is really scary." Liu Hong chuckled.
What Yang Guozhu did could be concealed from others, but it was difficult to conceal it from him, the governor of Datong.
As for why Yang Guozhu wanted to deal with Liu Heng and Tiger Flag, he could guess to some extent, but it was a pity that he was old, otherwise he might join forces with Yang Guozhu.
Du Wanyuan said thoughtfully: "If we have the two battalions of Deputy General Yang, we might be able to deal with the Tiger Flag."
"It's not that easy." Liu Hong waved his hand.
Du Wanyuan said: "As the guerrilla general of the East Route, Liu Heng only has one battalion of soldiers and horses in his hands. On the other hand, Deputy General Yang has two large battalions. He is roping in a few generals to make up three large battalions. It’s difficult, can’t the three battalions combined be able to deal with one of Liu Heng’s soldiers and horses?”
"How do you know that Liu Heng only has one battalion of soldiers and horses in his hands?" Liu Hong asked back.
Du Wanyuan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "At that time, the Tiger Character Banner was recruited, and the court only allowed Liu Heng to leave one battalion of soldiers and horses, and at most three thousand troops."
"It's true that Liu Heng is nominally in charge of a large camp, but how do you know that he doesn't have soldiers and horses hidden in other places? Don't forget, the Tiger Character Banner dispatched tens of thousands of troops, and three thousand soldiers and horses were just among them. No one knows where the remaining soldiers and horses are, but one thing is that the Tiger Flag has been extended for dozens of miles and a fort has been built outside. The soldiers and horses mobilized are not in his hands. That camp of soldiers and horses." Liu Hong said calmly.
Having been the governor of Datong for many years, he has many people who can inquire about information.
Although he didn't know how many soldiers and horses there were in the Tiger Flag, he was sure that it would never be less than the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at the beginning. After so long, there would only be more.
Only then did Du Wanyuan realize that he had thought too simplistically.
The Tiger Flag was hidden far deeper than he knew. Before, he was optimistic that Yang Guozhu could subdue the Tiger Flag through force. But now it seems that it is not that simple at all.
"We can't stay in Datong any longer, hey!" Liu Hong sighed.
He was asked to resign and return to his hometown, but he was reluctant to part with his current position, but if the situation continued, he was worried that Tiger Flag would do something bad and implicate him.
Du Wanyuan asked: "Is it possible that Dong Weng is planning to resign?"
It is even more difficult for a local governor to move to a good position, especially for an official who suddenly wants to leave office. He may not even have a position and can only hang in the staff department.
Rather than waiting for a vacancy in the capital, it is better to resign and return home.
"I do have this idea, but, hey, I can't be as pure as Liu Heng." Liu Hong shook his head and sighed.
Du Wanyuan, who was standing aside, understood clearly.
I know that my boss is worried that the tiger-character flag will disrupt Datong and take responsibility for it, but he is reluctant to bear the black gauze hat on his head.
At this moment, a yamen servant appeared in front of the study door.
