"You used to read books a lot, but since you went to Liangshan and established a relationship with your brother, you have often been thinking about how to stabilize your position. Because of my affairs, my brother asked you for your opinion. Why don't you think that your brother is shallow? I declined for fear of missing something big," Xu Wenfeng said a little disappointed.
Xu Youzhu's expression changed.
"Brother Wei knows that because of the changes in your family, you have lost your sense of security. You just want to seize every opportunity to enhance the strength of the Xu family. But you have to understand that your grandmother's teachings are of course important, but they are for ordinary women from wealthy families. , you are different, you are the future mistress of Liangshan. In addition to the knowledge in the inner house, you must always put Liangshan first and your brother first. You must not be nepotistic. Just forget it once. If you come here a few more times, you will have a future. "You have the right to be a house official." Xu Wenfeng said seriously and took out a book, "This is the Liangshan Chronicle compiled by the military advisors. If you read it carefully, you will understand that the most important thing for my brother is the rules. Keep close to each other, stay close to each other, up and down." Need to be clear.”
"There are hundreds of civil and military heroes in the village, and none of them is more senior than Brother Wei. If Brother Wei pretends to be friendly because of his identity as military advisor Gongsun and your cousin, and thinks he has it easily, it will only make him dissatisfied. I You are not qualified to marry my brother yet, and you should not take it for granted that I am in the position. This is my brother’s grace!!”
Xu Youzhu trembled, and his face suddenly turned pale.
"Youzhu, think about the faces of those government officials when we were assigned. When I saw the leader trying to offend you, I was so angry that I wanted to die with him. This was the first time I regretted why I didn't join the officialdom. Why? You deliberately gave up the scientific examination, because if you could go in for me and gain power, you would not suffer such grievances!!" Xu Wenfeng said with shame.
"Cousin, did you fail in that scientific examination on purpose??" Xu Youzhu said in shock.
"Yes, because I deliberately missed one question. Today's officialdom is too corrupt. Brother Wei would rather live in a thatched hut than go up. But this time, Brother Wei also knows that there is no pure land in troubled times." After Xu Wenfeng said, He said seriously: "Today, under the command of my brother, Liangshan has a strict system, just like a small court. Now it has even secretly taken over the Dongping Mansion. If you are not careful, what will happen to my Xu family when they are sent away will be If it happens again, it will be even worse!!"
"This..." Xu Youzhu's eyes were moved for a moment.
"Youzhu, you are the only one who sincerely calls me cousin. When my parents died and I came to Lingzhou, everyone except you treated me coldly and regarded me as a freeloader. Only you gave me If you give me my respect, the Xu family will not prosper because of me, but will only have the opportunity to reach the top because of you. My brother’s various arrangements have shown that he has great ambitions and has the ambition to hide in the dragon. Now the imperial court is mediocre and foreigners are like tigers. , Chaos is now here. If the storm really arises, I will send you up even if I try my best. What you have to do is to be sincere to the outside world and kind to the inside. My brother is a person with opinions. Even if you don't fight for some things, Brother will also take the initiative to give it to you." Xu Wenfeng looked at the shocked expression, stepped back respectfully, bowed, then turned and left.
When Xu Youzhu saw it, her face was filled with shame. She didn't expect that Xu Wenfeng had hidden so much, nor did she expect that he cared about her so much. In fact, she was just doing her duty as a younger sister.
Soon, a cloak hung on Xu Youzhu's shoulders, and Song Jiang was already at his side, saying warmly: "It's cold at night, go back and rest early."
"Brother" Xu Youzhu saw it and immediately felt guilty: "Youzhu has been ignorant of propriety during this period and interfered in the copycat affairs at any time. Please punish me severely!!"
When Song Jiang heard this, he smiled and said: "It seems that my cousin told you something, but you have done a good job."
"Cousin is a man who is talented but not showy, capable but not arrogant. He is both physically and mentally aware. Does he really not know the importance of population? He deliberately asked me to mention something. I would like to express my respect to you. , Awakened his heart for the world, Jin Lin is not a thing in the pond, the world is shocked by the situation." Song Jiang said with a sigh, Xu Wenfeng's excellence was indeed beyond his surprise.
After hearing this, Xu Youzhu said, "Brother, can you find a few people to accompany my cousin to Dongping Mansion?"
"It's not a search, it's a selection. My cousin is now my most important person in Liangshan. Let's go! I will personally take care of this matter," Song Jiang said.
"kindness!!"
. . . . .
The next day, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Liang Qiao, and Zhu Wu came to Song Jiang.
"Wen Feng should have gone to see you and tell you what you think?" Song Jiang said.
"Brother, Mr. Xu is as wise as he is foolish," Wu Yong said first in surprise.
"Not only is he wise, but he also has a far-sighted vision. The plan he proposed today to visually inspect Jingdong and Houqi Haiyang is more complete than the plan formulated by my brother. If he keeps waiting for the opportunity to come, he will eventually be passive and fear that the opportunity will be lost. If We, Liangshan, have sufficient reserves and can still send troops. After regaining the Jingdong area, no matter what the situation is, we should consider vigorously developing the sea navy. If we can get through Goryeo and the Japanese islands, then we, Liangshan, will have no worries!!" Liang Qiao praised. .
"He knows the situation over there??" Song Jiang was a little surprised after hearing this.
"Brother, although the officialdom of the Song Dynasty is corrupt, foreign trade is indeed very prosperous. He once met a tourist from Goryeo. He heard that the new king of Goryeo has ascended the throne, but he is too young to control the court situation, so now The internal chaos in Goryeo is an excellent opportunity. He said that no matter whether it is for the present or the future, Goryeo is also a containment of the Jin Kingdom. If it can be controlled, there will be no harm!!"
"Brother, this time I found a treasure in Liangshan, but now it's a bit far to talk about Goryeo," Zhu Wudao said.
Song Jiang nodded, looked at Gongsun Sheng and said, "Brother Gongsun, you personally recommended Wenfeng, do you think?"
"Brother, as I said before, Mr. Xu is definitely capable of serving as the guard of the prefect of Dongping Prefecture. As for the plan he proposed, it can be used as my preparatory plan for the future of Liangshan. But now my goal in Liangshan is only the Song Dynasty, and there are too many other variables. "Yes," Gongsun Sheng said.
Song Jiang smiled and said, "Okay, since everyone agrees, we will formally order Wenfeng to serve as the prefect of Dongping Mansion. In order to ensure confidentiality, from today on, he will be renamed Jiang Wenfeng, and he will be known to the outside world as Jiang Jing's younger brother."
"yes!!"
"Choose a few of the most loyal, capable, and unknown brothers to accompany you. You, the military advisor, will be responsible for this matter. I want to see for myself!!"
"yes!!"
"Everyone, starting from this moment, it means that our power in Liangshan has finally crossed the eight hundred miles of water. There will be a long road ahead. I hope you will work harder!!"
"yes!!"
"Liang Qiao, is there any news from Huainan?"
"Brother, not yet!!"
"Sanniang and the others should have arrived a long time ago. Nothing will happen, right?" Song Jiang frowned.
"Brother, please rest assured. Sanniang is calm. She is probably still inquiring," Gongsun Sheng comforted.
"You must always pay attention. Dongping Mansion is in the long term, but one million military rations are also very important. We must not relax at all. We must get them," Song Jiang said seriously.
"yes!!"
