In the same city of Shou, Lijun Qingqi led the central tent.
The old servant who claimed to be the envoy of Yongchang County Prime Minister Zhao Nanpeng quietly stepped back half a step, vaguely blocking the person behind him, but the latter stretched out a hand to push it away.
The man reached out and lifted his hood, revealing a face that was neither young nor smiling to himself. It was Zhao Nanpeng, the Prime Minister of Yongchang County! !
"I have long heard that the prefect is young and promising, and is unparalleled in wisdom and courage. When I saw him today, I realized that the rumors were not false." Zhao Nanpeng bowed deeply in the direction where Luo Chuan was sitting. Forgive me, Lord Prefect..."
Luo Chuan smiled slightly and raised his hand, and a soft fire lifted up Zhao Nanpeng. However, the moment he took action, a cold light flashed in the eyes of the old servant standing in front of Zhao Nanpeng. , it dissipates without a trace.
But Shadow and Qianxue, who were standing behind Luo Chuan, didn't even look at him.
Luo Chuan said calmly, "Although Mr. Zhao is a scholar, he is extremely courageous. He is worthy of being an extraordinary figure who has been in charge of the Yongchang civil servants for more than ten years. Mr. Zhao does not know Luo and wants to come here to meet him. It is only human nature. What's the crime?"
Zhao Nanpeng only felt that his arms were being burned by a hot steam, but his face remained calm. He straightened up and said with a smile, "Thank you, Lord Prefect. Your magnanimity is impressive," he said After glancing at the expression on Luo Chuan's face, he cupped his hands in the direction of Zhao Wuji and said, "This... must be the county captain Zhao Wuji, Lord Zhao, right?"
Zhao Wuji cupped his hand in return, looking a little cold, "It's Zhao."
Zhao Nanpeng didn't care at all.
The smile on his face even became more enthusiastic, "I know that the Zhao family of Lijun and I, the Zhao family of Yongchang, were originally the same family, but they were each their own masters. They had rarely interacted with each other for hundreds of years. Now... .You should get closer and closer."
Zhao Wuji said expressionlessly, "Zhao of Yongchang has this idea. Zhao should support it. After all, the two families are one family. This is true. However, as Mr. Zhao said, each family is now its own master. I'm afraid that not very convenient."
Zhao Nanpeng shook his head, bowed his hand towards Luochuan and said to Zhao Wuji, "Master Zhao, what you said is wrong. Originally, the two families were indeed their own masters, but that is not the case now. His Majesty, Emperor Dading, granted the title a few days ago. The prefect is the governor of Hanzhou, and all the counties in Hanzhou are subject to the governor. They are all subordinate to the governor and under the jurisdiction of the governor. Now you and I are all vassals of the governor, what's the inconvenience?"
Zhao Wuji raised his eyes and glanced at Zhao Nanpeng. When he met the latter's serious eyes, he slowly lowered his eyes and said, "What Mr. Zhao said is very good."
Zhao Nanpeng smiled and nodded, not embarrassed at all, and said to Luo Chuan, "I just ordered my servants to offer treasures to the governor. The governor once asked me what I want. I replied that I have nothing to ask for. If I ask for something, I only want to be the governor." Your Majesty drives us to do the work of dogs and horses. The Governor said that gold and silver mountains are not enough to be called sincere, and I also think so, so I prepared this thing."
He suddenly reached into his sleeves, took out a thin paper scroll, held it in both hands and bowed, "Please take a look at it, Lord Governor!"
This time it was Qianxue who stepped forward to take off the scroll, opened it and read it, then closed it again and turned around to hand it to Luo Chuan.
Pick up from Luochuan
Come over and slowly roll it out, you will see row after row of names written on this thin scroll in extremely beautiful small regular script!
Among them, the first name in the first column is Zhao Nanpeng, with the word "Jun Cheng" written under his name. After that, there are more than ten children with the surname Zhao who are officials. The first name in the second column is Sun. Miao, followed by several more people from the Sun family, and after that, there were more than a dozen surnames of Wang Cui, Lin Cao, and they were densely packed with civil, civil, and martial arts.
Luo Chuan read over each word without missing a word, his expression gradually becoming solemn. When he finished reading everything, he closed the scroll very slowly and solemnly, "I heard that the Meng family in Yongchang likes scholars, so Yongchang is a place where , there are also many civilians who study, and the children of aristocratic families, both men and women, are good at writing poetry. But I left the county to take the civil and military examinations, and there are not many scholars from Yongchang. Mr. Zhao, what do you think? reason?"
The smile on Zhao Nanpeng's face was also much lighter, showing a very solemn look, "Scholars have always been the easiest to change.
It is also the most difficult group of people to change. It is said that it is easy because loyalty to the emperor and respect for the elders are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The words of father and teacher Jun are like swords and mountains of fire. Scholars are also willing to do it. It is not easy to say because once some truths are deeply rooted in It’s extremely difficult to change people’s hearts…”
"So Mr. Zhao gave me this list," Luo Chuan raised the scroll in his hand, interrupted Zhao Nanpeng and asked, "It means that all the people in this list respect Mr. Zhao as a teacher. If one day they need to make a decision, Even if there are some unexpected changes, they will be able to comply with Mr. Zhao's wishes and seek changes in time?"
The smile on Zhao Nanpeng’s face
Rong instantly melted and hurriedly bowed and said, "The Governor has a high regard for Wei Chen. Wei Chen is definitely not as capable as Wei Chen. It's just that after all, Wei Chen has been a county magistrate for many years. In and around the court in Yongchang, There is still a bit of love, if one day the governor needs them to make some changes, Wei Chen will use up all the love he has accumulated over the years, maybe he can make most of them do something right."
Luo Chuan smiled, tapped Zhao Nanpeng in the air with the scroll in his hand, and said to Zhao Wuji, "This Mr. Zhao from Yongchang really has a good command of the propriety of his words. It can be seen that he can indeed manage chaotic affairs clearly. Talent, no wonder the two generations of Yongchang governors have made great use of Mr. Zhao."
When he saw Zhao Wuji nodding, he said to Zhao Nanpeng again, "Master Zhao, I don't doubt your ability in the civil servant system inside and outside the court in Yongchang. It's just Yongchang. It used to govern seven big cities and tens of millions of people. Now, now There are only two cities left. In my opinion, I am afraid that not many people will be needed. One of them. Furthermore, not every scholar understands the new dynasty and new atmosphere. Or if he understands it, he may not be able to do it. The meaning inside is simple, I think Mr. Zhao must understand it, but..."
Luo Chuan handed the scroll in his hand to Siqi and said, "But these things are not important." He looked at the obviously solemn look on Zhao Nanpeng's face and said lightly, "The most important thing to me is What matters is how quickly these two big cities can become my territory in Lijun, and in this process, what can Mr. Zhao and the people in your scroll do for me."
Zhao Nanpeng
This time he did not answer quickly, but thought for a moment and then said, "Yicheng... is the core area where the Meng family of Yongchang has been running for nine hundred years. Now Yicheng general Xu Lin is also... Meng Jiaoyang's people, coupled with the Shanshan Army, and the Mengshi army that only the Meng family can mobilize, it is indeed not easy to take over easily, but if the governor really wants to take over in a short time, It is not that there is no solution. As for Zhaoshui City, it is quite simple. The current general of Zhaoshui City, Sun Miao, is the father-in-law of the minister. He has already mastered the military affairs inside and outside Zhaoshui City. As soon as the governor's army arrives, he can lead the army. Go out of the city to welcome you."
Luo Chuan did not answer, but said, "I want to hear Mr. Zhao's approach to taking control of Yicheng in a short period of time."
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