Seeing that Kong Yinjing was so sure, the prefect Chang Xu said: "Chen Shizheng is the one who decides everything in the army. I really didn't know there was such a thing. So Mr. Kong suddenly appeared in Qufu for this army." Are the cavalry here?”
"Yanshenggong also hopes that this is a misunderstanding." Kong Yinjing said, "My niece married to Datong and became the wife of General Liu. With the relationship between the two families here, such a misunderstanding is really unacceptable. It should happen.”
Hearing this, the prefect Chang Xu nodded in agreement and said, "Mr. Kong is right. Your family and I are indeed closely related. We can even be said to be one family."
"Since we are a family, isn't it inappropriate for you to send the cavalry to Qufu?" Kong Yinjing looked at the prefect Chang Xu.
Magistrate Chang Xu nodded in agreement and said: "It is indeed inappropriate."
After hearing this, Kong Yinjing breathed a sigh of relief and was secretly happy at the same time.
In his opinion, the prefect in front of him was obviously easier to contact than Chen Xunping, and his status as a civil servant made him feel closer to him.
Just when Kong Yinjing breathed a sigh of relief, the prefect Chang Xu said again: "I also hope to solve this problem and prevent the two families from getting divided over a trivial matter. Unfortunately, I can't intervene in military affairs and can't help Mr. Kong." .”
"Why can't I help? You are the prefect of Yanzhou!" Kong Yinjing's face turned ugly, and the good impression he had just now completely dissipated.
He didn't think that the other party couldn't help him, but that he was unwilling to help him or help Kong.
Seeing Kong Yinjing's ugly face, the prefect Chang Xu explained: "I am really powerless. As a local official, I have no right to interfere in military affairs. Civilians control military generals. This is our tiger character." The flag doesn’t exist.”
However, Kong Yinjing didn't believe it.
In his opinion, it is normal to use civility to control military force. He thinks that the other party is simply shirk.
It's a pity that even if he knows that the other party is trying to shirk him, there is nothing he can do. This is the helplessness of asking for help.
When the prefect Chang Xu saw that Kong Yinjing was silent, he said again: "I'm really sorry that I didn't help Mr. Kong this time. If Mr. Kong has anything else to do in the future, I will definitely help if I can."
"I will have to trouble Changfutai in the future."
Regardless of whether the other party refused or deliberately shied away, Kong Yinjing understood that the cavalry in Qufu might have ill intentions towards Kong.
As for what step Hu Ziqi would take against Kong, he couldn't think of it yet.
"It's all about perseverance. Mr. Kong doesn't need to be seen outside. If you have any problems in the future, just come to me." Magistrate Chang Xu said enthusiastically, as if he didn't see Kong Yinjing's ugly face.
"Definitely, definitely." Kong Yinjing said casually, but he was thinking about how to deal with the cavalry with the Tiger Flag outside Qufu.
There has always been such a cavalry with no clear purpose, which made Kong family feel like a thorn in their backs.
Seeing that Kong Yinjing was thoughtful, the prefect Chang Xu said, "I have just come to Ziyang to take office and have many things to do. If Mr. Kong has nothing else to do, should he go back first?"
The words were very kind.
And he didn't lie to Kong Yinjing. He really couldn't interfere with matters in the army, let alone matters related to the Kong family. It was too late to hide, so how could he get involved.
"Then don't disturb the mansion." Kong Yinjing stood up from his seat.
If you don't get the results you want from Chang Futai, there is no point in continuing to stay. It's better to go to the Wei Commander's Yamen to explore the situation.
After coming out of the Hou Yamen, the Yamen servant named Wu Liu was waiting outside and personally sent Kong Yinjing out.
Naturally, someone reported Wu Liu's behavior to the prefect Chang Xu.
The prefect Chang Xu didn't take it too seriously.
Given the status of the Kong family in Shandong, it is normal for some people to turn to the Kong family. Moreover, the Kong family has been standing for many dynasties, so it is not uncommon for government officials to want to find the Kong family as a backer.
However, in Chang Xu's heart, such people become non-reusable, and it is even possible that such people will be eliminated from the tolerance team one day after the staff is replenished.
Tolerance under the Tiger Banner does not remain a tolerance for life. As long as you work hard, you may be promoted, and you may even become an official.
In the territories that were first controlled by the Tiger Character Banner, such as Shanxi and Shaanxi, many government officials eventually became mayors of the towns below because of their bad intentions, and one even became a county magistrate.
In the Ming Dynasty, petty officials remained petty officials all their lives, and their ancestors had been petty officials for generations, including military households and craftsmen households. The tiger-character flag broke this class solidification.
Anyone who supports the Tiger-Character Banner can pass the assessment to become an official of the Tiger-Character Banner, and the fast-moving yamen officers in the yamen are the easiest places to become officials.
Because these people themselves are often exposed to government affairs, and some are even better at handling government affairs than some of the county magistrates appointed by the Ming Dynasty, so as long as they work hard, there will naturally be opportunities for promotion here in Huzi Banner.
Except for a few government officials with special brain circuits, basically as long as they stay in the government offices under the rule of the Tiger Banner for a period of time, they will immediately become good police officers dedicated to serving the people.
These policemen had no chance before under the Ming Dynasty, so they could only serve as petty officials for a lifetime, and then they were passed down from generation to generation. Now that they have the opportunity to become officials, everyone naturally competes for them.
No one who wants to be an official wants to be a petty official all his life.
Kong Yinjing, who walked out of the government office, looked back at the government office behind him, then turned to the boy waiting outside the government office and said, "Let's go to the guards and commander's office again."
The cavalry group outside Qufu was not solved, so he could only go to Chen Xunping again.
"Sir, Commander Wei, didn't the guard at the door say that the person is not here? Let's just go there. If the person is not there yet, wouldn't we have missed the point again?" The boy said at the side.
After hearing this, Kong Yinjing hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I have to go even if I'm not here."
The opponent's cavalry has already appeared in Qufu, so he has to go there regardless of whether he is in the former guard commander's yamen or not.
Even if the people of the Tiger-Character Banner could not withdraw the cavalry from Qufu, she still had to find out the attitude of the Tiger-Character Banner towards the Kong family, so that she could go back and let the Kong family prepare in advance.
After getting on their horses, the two of them returned to the Commander-in-Chief's Yamen in a short while.
This was the command office of the Ming Dynasty City Guards. However, after Chen Xunping moved here, it was changed into a temporary military command post.
The reason why it is temporary is because the army will not stay in Ziyang City for too long.
"Master, it seems that the guards here have been replaced!" The boy looked at the guards outside the Yamen, looked sideways at Kong Yinjing and said.
When Kong Yinjing arrived with his servants, it was just as the changing of the guard for the previous shift was completed.
"Go over and ask if the person we are looking for is there?" Kong Yinjing asked his servant to go forward and ask questions. He was worried that he would lose face if he asked someone to come back.
Having had previous experience, he knew that these guards would not receive special treatment because of his surname Kong.
