"Since it is to deal with the tiger-character flag, I can go to the memorial with General Ma and ask the court to distribute food and salary." Pei Hong clasped his hands in fists, raised them above his shoulders, and cupped his hands in the direction of the capital.
Li Guangyi, who was sitting in the main seat, frowned when he heard that Pei Hong was willing to help General Ma.
However, General Ma on the other side did not expect that Pei Hong would help him, which can be said to be an unexpected surprise.
Immediately, he said to Pei Hong with a smile on his face: "Thank you very much, Pei Xun."
The rank of the censor is not high, but he can go up to heaven to listen. With Pei Hong willing to help, his weight is not much worse than that of the governor of Datong. In one respect, the effect is even better.
"You don't need to thank me. I'm not doing this to help you, but to deal with the tiger-character flag. As long as you deal with the tiger-character flag, I will help." Pei Hong said in a straightforward tone.
He had suffered losses from Liu Heng several times and wanted to get rid of Liu Heng quickly. Now that the imperial court was thinking about dealing with Tiger Flag and Liu Heng, he, as the censor of Datong, naturally had to help.
Not only can he get rid of Hu Ziqi and Liu Heng, and relieve the hatred in his heart, but he may also get into the eyes of the emperor because of this matter.
In Datong, he was the patrol censor, with a low and powerful position. However, he could only stay in Datong for one year before returning to Beijing to report on his duties. At that time, he would be just an ordinary censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He might be able to establish a position in Datong. With great merit, he might be promoted to the imperial censor of Qiandu in one step. Even if he is not able, he might still have the opportunity to become a Yuanwailang in Liubu.
"Even Inspector Pei is willing to help you. I can't just watch. Let's do this. I will report to the court with you and ask the court to allocate food and salary." Li Guangyi saw that Pei Hong, the inspector and censor, took the initiative to agree to report to the imperial court. The general asked for food and salary. As the governor, he couldn't just ignore it, so he could only agree to submit the memorial together.
"I would like to thank the governor first, and thank Inspector Pei." General Ma stood up and raised his hands to Li Guangyi and Pei Hong respectively.
With the support of these two people, he believed that the court would soon distribute the food and salary.
Li Guangyi waved his hand and said with a smile: "It is a good thing to add a battalion of troops to Datong. This governor is not doing this entirely for you, but also for the stability of Datong."
"What the governor said is absolutely true." Ma Zongbing followed the words and responded.
Li Guangyi put the bowl to his mouth and took a sip. After putting it down, he said to General Ma: "I heard that General Ma and Tiger Flag are very close. Is this possible?"
As he said that, he looked at General Ma.
"Liu Heng, the proprietor of Tiger Character Banner, was once a guerrilla general on Datong East Road. He worked under Xiaguan, so some interactions were unavoidable. But to say that he was close to him was unreasonable." General Ma shook his head and said.
Li Guangyi smiled softly and said: "If it is really like what Mr. Ma said, it would be great. For someone like the tiger-character flag to do some treacherous things under the banner of a business name, Mr. Ma would be better off doing something treacherous. Some interactions are good.”
"I must remember the governor's instructions." General Ma bowed to Li Guangyi with a grateful face.
Li Guangyi had already agreed to help him petition the court to ask for food and wages, which solved his big trouble, so no matter what Li Guangyi said at this time, he was willing to follow Li Guangyi.
Pei Hong on the other side said: "I have long seen that Liu Heng has a traitor in his head. Unfortunately, the previous governor Liu protected this person at every turn. This gave the Tiger Character Banner the opportunity to plot against the Tumote Department, which led to my great Ming Dynasty. There was a rift with Mongolia."
General Ma on the side felt cold when he heard this.
Unexpectedly, Liu Hong had retired and returned to his hometown, and Pei Hong was not ready to let him go. His words clearly meant to punish Liu Hong.
"Even if Governor Liu was at fault, he must have been deceived by Tiger Flag. It seems that he didn't know that Tiger Flag had done such a treasonous thing." Li Guangyi defended Liu Hong.
As both governors, even though he knew in his heart that the entanglement between Liu Hong and Hu Ziqi was definitely not simple, at this time, he was unwilling to delve into Liu Hong's sins.
It's time for everyone to retire and return to his hometown, and no one can guarantee that he will be clean in office. If he retires and returns to his hometown, everything will come to an end. He also doesn't want someone to catch him and hold on to the things he did while in office.
"It's an advantage for him." Pei Hong snorted.
When he came to Datong and took office, the governor of Datong was Liu Hong. When he wanted to deal with Hu Ziqi and Liu Heng, he was suppressed by Liu Hong. Naturally, he hated Liu Hong in his heart.
But now that Li Guangyi said he would not pursue Liu Hong's matter, it was hard for him to say anything. There was no need to argue with Li Guangyi over such a small matter.
After all, if he wanted to deal with the Tiger Flag, he needed the support of Li Guangyi, the governor of Datong.
However, he also knew in his heart that if Liu Hong overturned the Tiger Flag one day, the court officials would naturally make a final decision on whether Liu Hong should be held accountable, and the words of Li Guangyi, the governor, would not have much weight.
Li Guangyi held the tureen in one hand and the cup lid in the other. He looked at the two people around him and said: "The imperial court has no clear intention to deal with the tiger-character flag, so there are some things that I hope you will do after you leave." Don't talk nonsense, if because you two are lax, Huziqi suddenly does something he shouldn't do and damages the layout of the court, don't blame me for not reminding you."
"Don't worry, Governor, I will never say another word after I leave through this door." Ma Zongbing was the first to speak and promised.
Pei Hong also said: "I promise that I will never talk nonsense."
"It's good that you two know what's going on." Li Guangyi picked up the bowl and took a sip of tea, and then said to Mr. Ma, "Is there anything else, Mr. Ma?"
Upon hearing this, General Ma understood that Li Guangyi was going to see off a guest.
Immediately, he stood up and said: "I've finished talking about the official affairs. I won't disturb the governor anymore. I will leave now."
Li Guangyi nodded.
Mr. Ma straightened up, turned around and walked out.
As a military commander, he walked very fast and walked out of the house in a few steps.
"Sir Governor, General Bing Ma has a very close relationship with Tiger Flag, can you trust him?" Pei Hong said to Li Guangyi after General Bing Ma left the house.
Li Guangyi glanced at Pei Hong and said: "Since you know this, why do you still help him ask for money and food from the court? Do you know that with money and food, his power in Datong will become stronger."
He could try to win over Mr. Ma from Datong, but it was not worth his while to help him.
"The governor has misunderstood. I am not helping him, but for Deputy General Yang." Pei Hong mentioned Yang Guozhu, another deputy general in Datong.
Li Guangyi frowned slightly when he heard the name and said, "What's the matter with Yang Guozhu here?"
