"In other words, when you go over, the first thing he asks is if you've eaten …" In the spacious and luxuriously decorated hall, a middle-aged woman in red took a sip of tea and raised her head. "So you had lunch at his house."
It was afternoon, and the sun shone brightly from the courtyard. Under the eaves near the hall, there were female soldiers standing guard. The middle-aged woman was not beautiful. She was about 30 years old, but she was strong and tall. At this time, she was wearing a red dress like a battle robe, which made her look valiant and heroic. An Xifu, dressed in black, stood at the door of the hall and cupped his hands. "Uh … Marshal … yes."
"Just call me Aunt Baihua." This middle-aged woman was Fang La's younger sister, Fang Baihua. She was now the marshal of the northwest road in Fang La's army. She was highly skilled in martial arts. She was originally the saintess of the branch of Manichaeism led by Fang La. At this time, even as a woman, there was no lack of pressure and murderous intent on her body. But at this moment, there was a smile on her face, and she looked a little gentle. She put down the teacup and waved her hand. "I thought you would come at noon, so I asked the kitchen to prepare food. Xi … Qianqian also had something to do, so she couldn't come. What do you think of that person? "
"He is calm and doesn't talk much, but his temperament and demeanor are quite admirable."
"Qianqian thinks so highly of him, so he must be a good person. What did you talk to him about? "
"I … asked him about his views on the battle in Hu Province. If he was not injured and unconscious at that time, how would he deal with the following battle."
"His answer."
"He didn't answer directly. He only said that the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and he had done everything he could. If he couldn't kill all the enemies at that time, then he would just follow the prescribed order and try to survive to return to Hu Province."
Fang Baihua nodded. "That's right. What he did in Huzhou was just a risky gamble. It's not surprising that a desperate scholar would do such a thing. However, I heard that when he was in Hangzhou, his plan almost exposed Seventh Brother and the others. That's a great ability … Let's leave it at that. Since Qianqian wants to use him, you guys can keep an eye on him. Qianqian will not blindly follow people. I'm confident. "
She was a busy person, but because it was related to the Tyrant's Saber Camp, she just wanted to ask. After saying that, she didn't care anymore. "I'm going to see the Holy Duke later. You were supervising the war in Hu Province and didn't come back. I saw that the Promotion List only gave you the rank of Deputy General, so I plan to promote you a few more ranks. What do you think?"
"Thank you for Aunt Bai Hua's concern. Xi Fu will only lead three hundred Black Feather Guards. There's no difference in rank."
"The Black Feather Guard is in charge of military law and is an elite force. You are also one of my subordinates, so it is reasonable for you to have a higher rank. Moreover, there have been many things happening in Hangzhou recently. When your Black Feather Guard comes back, I plan to ask the Holy Duke to give you the position of Hangzhou's Patrol Inspector. Only with a higher rank can you manage people properly. "
An Xifu furrowed his brows. "Previously, regarding the matter of the Patrol Inspector, the Buddha gave Chen Fan to handle, and Chen Fan did a good job. If you give it to me, I'm afraid …"
Fang Baihua waved her hand. "Chen Fan is good at doing things, and he can manage the big picture, but he is too careless about the small details, and I'm afraid he will offend a lot of people. Now that the Holy Duke is the Emperor, it's time to address him as His Majesty. It's not good for Hangzhou City to let him continue killing people like this. There should be some decorum. "
An Xifu cupped his hands and said, "If it wasn't for Chen Fan, now in Hangzhou …"
Fang Baihua interrupted him. "You are different from Chen Fan. You are also brave, but you can always be gentler when you can. In fact, as soon as I came back today, someone had already told me about Chen Fan. Just now at noon, Dao Yi also came to see me. There are indeed some people under him who run amok, but if Chen Fan continues to kill people like this, I'm afraid he won't be able to control them. He has already made concessions on this matter, and Chen Fan should give him some face. "
As Fang Baihua spoke, she looked at An Xifu's expression and furrowed her brows again. "I also know what you think of Divine Master Bao. I also know him. He is a bit reckless, and he likes beautiful women and some money. But we kill people and rebel, who isn't like that? It's not surprising that there are some small mistakes. In the past, when people entered the city, they did not stop fighting for three days. They took what they should, and robbed what they should. Now that he is the Emperor, he should be more particular, but he has to pay attention to it slowly. "
Then she smiled and said, "I know Chen Fan. He is hot-tempered and seems to think nothing, but in fact, he is very smart. But … he asks for too much and thinks too highly of people. Now you see that he is beating up people under Divine Master Bao, and he knows how to restrain himself. But if he continues like this, I'm afraid he will really attack Dao Yi in a few days. When Seventh Brother comes back, he can talk to Dao Yi. If he does this, it will be a bit disrespectful. I have thought about it, and after all, you know what to do. After this matter is settled, think about how to treat the Hangzhou urban management. "
"… Yes." An Xifu cupped his hands and accepted the order. He more or less disliked Bao Daoyi, but he also knew the friendship between Fang Baihua and the others and Bao Daoyi. Bao Daoyi was originally the leader of the Mani Sect, and he was now one of the biggest leaders under Fang La's command. There were all kinds of people under his command, but in the Mani Sect, he had a life-and-death friendship with Fang La and Fang Baihua. Although everyone knew that he was not a good person, in Fang La's army, except for Fang Qifo and a few other people, no one could touch him.
He understood Fang Baihua's thoughts. Compared to Chen Fan, at least in terms of "not touching Bao Daoyi", he might be more suitable to maintain Hangzhou. No matter what, he couldn't touch Bao Daoyi. As for Chen Fan, although that guy would always tell him in his mind, "Don't touch Bao Daoyi", he might not be able to resist smashing a stone mill on Bao Daoyi's head. Although he really wanted to see such a scene.
After saying this, they exchanged a few more greetings as per usual. Fang Baihua asked about An Xifu's wives and concubines at home and said, "Xifu, I told you last time that my niece, Ah Qiao, has been admiring you for a long time. How about it? Find a time for you two to officially meet?"
An Xifu was expressionless. After a while, he cupped his hands and said, "I already have a wife and two concubines at home. I think it's troublesome and I can't handle it."
Fang Baihua smiled and said, "If a woman is suppressing a man, one wife is enough. If a man is suppressing a woman, it doesn't matter how many wives he has. If you think it's troublesome, just ask them to go away. What do you think? Ah Qiao is loved and respected in the army. Her subordinates … "
She had always been forthright. In the past, her Husband was a scholar. Fang Baihua was more domineering and had always been in charge of the family affairs. She was the former, but she was still gentle and virtuous to her husband. She took care of everything at home and outside. However, for ordinary families, it was a relatively common male chauvinism. For a truly capable man, it was natural for him to have three or four concubines. At this time, she introduced the benefits of her niece, as if saying, "If she likes you, you can casually take her back to be a concubine. You can beat or scold her as you wish." An Xifu listened for a while and replied, "She looks like a cow."
"Uh …" Fang Baihua thought for a while and said, "Let's talk about it later."
After a few more words, An Xifu was about to leave when Fang Baihua said, "As for Ning Liheng's matter, he can be considered as one of the Holy Duke's subordinates now. In a few days, there's no harm in arranging a seat for him at the Hundred Officials Banquet. On one hand, it will put an end to his thoughts of betraying us. On the other hand, I want to see what kind of person he is … You can go. If you think he's worth befriending, there's no harm in telling him about this matter."
*****
Without An Xifu's notification or Fang Baihua's arrangement, Ning Yi already knew about the Hundred Officials Banquet that would be held a few days later.
There was a seat for him.
Although the fact that he joined the Tyrant's Saber Camp was not too well-known, after Fang La established the embryonic form of the whole imperial court, Liu Guihua still arranged an official position for him. Naturally, the position was not high, and the official title was a little vague. It was said to be the Secretary of the Tyrant's Saber Camp. Originally, it was said that his official rank was Level Nine. Today, when Liu Guihua told him to prepare to attend the Hundred Officials Banquet in a few days, Liu Guihua changed it to Level Seven. In short, it was still a small official who could not be used to bully others.
At this time, this kind of official rank in Fang La's system was not counted, but the Hundred Officials Banquet on the 20th of August was relatively formal. It was said that now all the officials and generals in Hangzhou, big and small, had to attend. People like Liu Guihua could arrange their own people to attend. In the end, there would be about four to five hundred people. This was the first official banquet after Fang La ascended to the throne. If the imperial court had arranged spies here, the people at the banquet would probably be officially recorded.
This matter was quite serious, but for Ning Yi, it was actually a relief. He had been worried that if Liu Guihua wanted to make his joining a big deal, it would be difficult to clear his name in the future, and the whole Su family would probably be implicated. Fortunately, Liu Guihua did not do that. Now he could only feel lucky that Fang La had underestimated the power behind him. With the relationship between Kang Xian and Qin Siyuan, when the matter was suppressed to this extent, it should be able to be suppressed. If it was a few levels higher, it would be hard to say.
At noon, An Xifu had lunch with him. In the afternoon, he came to Liu Guihua's house. There were not many problems today. Liu Guihua asked him for a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and told him about the Hundred Officials Banquet. Then he gave him some things for the festival. Among them, there was half a jin of meat, a fish, and a few eggs. Nowadays, the Tyrant's Saber Camp did not have many resources. At least according to Ning Yi's understanding, Liu Guihua was also very thrifty. The meat and eggs were quite generous.
He took the things in the storeroom. When he passed by a side corridor, he suddenly heard a voice, "Qin Huai, my chess friend." The meat in Ning Yi's hand fell to the ground. He turned his head and saw that the door of a room next to him was opened a little. Someone was talking there. He took a breath and looked back when he lowered his head to pick up the meat. Maybe because everyone had gone to distribute things today, the small courtyard was temporarily empty. Now that he had joined the Tyrant's Saber Camp, Ah Chang, Ah Ming, and the others who used to follow him could not follow him like before. However, the Tyrant's Saber Camp had always been a relatively elite team in the Revolutionary Army. This person should not be one of them, but he did not know how he got in.
When he squatted down, he heard the person say, "There is no one here for the time being. You can talk. I am Wenren Bu 'er, and I have been ordered to rescue Young Master Ning."
It was not that Ning Yi did not think that someone would be sent from outside. However, if the other party chose to contact him in the courtyard where Ning Yi lived or on the street, it would be very dangerous. Although it was risky now, Ning Yi was more or less relieved. He thought quickly, "It is not possible for the time being. Not many people know about me."
"My superiors have given strict orders that I must do this in person. I can't jeopardize Young Master's situation because of a mistake. Therefore, only I know about it for the time being."
This was probably the work of experienced people like Elder Qin or Kang Xian. Ning Yi finally felt relieved. "Keep it a secret. Don't make any moves. Contact me at least one month later." He said softly and left quickly.
It was a good thing and a bad thing for someone to contact and rescue him. The last time he set up a trap to catch Fang Qifo and the others, he still remembered that a spy leaked the information after being caught. But this time, it seemed more reliable. However, the circle he had been in contact with recently was not big, and he had not really integrated into Hangzhou. It was impossible for the other party to rescue him, and it was also very dangerous for him to come into contact with them.
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