Hsu Fengnian felt a headache coming on.
Xu Beizhi said carelessly, "Alright, alright, whoever started the trouble should end it. This saying doesn't make sense when it comes to family matters, so I acted on my own initiative and went to the Wang Fu … the Wang Fu of your future father-in-law. I found Wang Linquan and had a good drink. As for resentment, there's definitely resentment. Speaking of the Wang Family, they died earlier than the Lu Family. In the first half of their lives, they served the Great General as a pawn. In the second half of their lives, they accumulated such a large family business in Qingzhou. With a wave of the Xu Family's hand, the entire Wang Family brought boxes and carts of gold and silver into Beiliang. Furthermore, the Wang Family didn't ask Mount Qing Liangshan for an official position, nor did they ask Mount Qing Liangshan to open a back door. All they did was do the most difficult business. What were they after? Wasn't it all because they wanted their daughter to be the Principal Consort, and not the Secondary Consort?"
Xu Fengnian sighed softly. No matter what, this was the right thing to do.
Xu Beizhi continued with a smile, "After Wang Linquan drank too much, he let it slip. Even if Chu Dong's daughter doesn't have the fate of being the Principal Consort, as long as that woman surnamed Lu is also the Secondary Consort, the two of them are Secondary Consorts without any difference in rank. Chu Dong won't be wronged. What's going on now? Wang Linquan's words implied that the Lu Family's group of good-for-nothings, from the arrogant Lu Dongjiang to the spoiled and arrogant Lu Family's children, how many of them were good people who sincerely considered the Xu Family's situation? Isn't it just because they read a few more books? In the end, they're all so arrogant, wishing they could occupy Beiliang's officialdom. Only then would they be worthy of their noble status. A group of people who don't know the immensity of heaven and earth! "
Seeing Hsu Fengnian turn to look at him, Xu Beizhi grinned and said, "The last few words were naturally said by me. Even if Wang Linquan drank a few hundred catties of Green Ant Wine, he definitely wouldn't dare to reveal his true thoughts like this."
Hsu Fengnian said helplessly, "I know you are angry with me because of the matter with the transport of grain, but that's enough. Do you really think I'm a clay Bodhisattva who won't get angry?"
Xu Beizhi snorted coldly and said, "Let me put the ugly words first. Qi Yanglong is Qi Yanglong, and the imperial court is the imperial court. Since Zhang Julu's death, an irreparable crack has appeared in the imperial court. The days when the monarch and his ministers were compatible are gone forever. The Zhao Family's Son of Heaven had sent Wen Taiyi and Ma Zhongxian, one in civil and one in martial arts, to Jing 'an Road in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Together with Zhao Xun, who was overseeing Qingzhou and Xiangfan, what kind of good intentions could these three people have? I don't know what the atmosphere was like at the small court meeting in the capital at that time, nor do I know if Qi Yanglong, the Grand Secretary, and Huan Wen, the Second Secretary, raised any objections at that time. But since Wen Ma had already left the capital to take up his post, when the time came, the transport of grain would be bumpy, and the Emperor would be far away. How difficult would it be to casually find an excuse to deal with the Ministry of Revenue? Qi Yanglong is the head of the secretariat, not the minister of the Ministry of Revenue! Huan Wen is in Menxia Province, not the minister of the Ministry of Appointments! "
Hsu Fengnian clutched his chest and pretended to be in pain. "Aiya, after the successive battles in Great Peace City, my internal injuries are very serious. My chest hurts, and my head hurts. No, I have to go back to the carriage and lie down."
The great Northwest Vassal King and martial arts grandmaster had slipped away.
Chen Xiliang's mouth was full of smiles.
Xu Beizhi turned his head and laughed coldly. "If you have the ability, then lie down all the way to the new city outside the pass!"
After Hsu Fengnian ran away, there was a moment of silence. Xu Beizhi glanced at Chen Xiliang, who was riding like he was walking, and said self-mockingly, "When it comes to riding, I'm not as good as you. Right now, my inner thighs feel like they're on fire."
Chen Xiliang smiled and said, "Liu Zhou is vast and sparsely populated. The two courier routes from Liangzhou to Qingcang City have just been started. Thus, I had to ride a fast horse for everything. At first, I wasn't used to it. Other than the pain in my waist and back, when I finally fell asleep on the bed, I felt like the world was spinning around me like a drunk person. I was clearly lying down, but it still felt like I was moving up and down on the back of a horse. It was very torturous. But now it's different. Even if there's nothing going on outside the city, if I don't ride a horse for a few dozen li, I feel that something is wrong. "
Xu Beizhi's expression was indifferent as he said softly, "After going to the capital, that fellow seemed to have untied a lot of the knots in his heart. In the past, he definitely wouldn't make empty promises. Most likely, he does have some confidence in the next battle of Liang Mang. Since that's the case, why don't we think of things in a positive direction? For example, Liu Zhou is already part of Beiliang's territory. The better the world is, the higher Liu Zhou's position in Beiliang will rise. Perhaps in the future, a fifth or sixth Zhou will be established in the vast Western Regions. As the bridge between Beiliang and the Western Regions, Liu Zhou will definitely be in high demand. In terms of the military, with Xu Longxiang's Long Xiang Army, even the veteran Liangzhou Border Army would probably be too embarrassed to go and fight for territory. However, it's hard to say about the positions in the Liu Zhou Provincial Governor's Manor. Let's not talk about things that are far away. Let's talk about the Lingzhou I just left. Whether it is reputation or merits, logically speaking, Huang Yan, who should have been able to climb up a level, didn't he not become the new Lingzhou Provincial Governor? From now on, especially when the war is not so tense, that fellow will only have more things to worry about, not less. Chen Xiliang, you've finally opened up a position in Liu Zhou. Whether it's for your own future or for the situation in Liu Zhou, you should move your position forward. A county official is not as good as a current official. Even if you become the Deputy Administrator, it won't be as useful as being a low-level Provincial Governor in Liu Zhou. "
Probably influenced by Xu Beizhi's honesty, Chen Xiliang also said bluntly, "I understand the reasoning. In reality, on this trip to Qingliang Mountain, I've thought about it a lot. As long as the war ends, not only will Liu Zhou be able to stand on equal footing with the other three provinces in Beiliang, it might even become the most important place in the eyes of the Liyang imperial court."
Xu Beizhi nodded and said in a low voice, "Yes! This is the reasoning. Once Northern Mang cowered back, no longer daring to send troops to the northwestern border, then the imperial court might just send a civil official to Liu Province to help Li Yang oversee the border. At that time, Yang Shenxing wouldn't be able to keep her position as obedient as she was when she assumed the post of Jiedu Vice Envoy. This move seems preposterous, but there are precedents that can be followed. Putting aside the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Xu Gong, who patrolled the two Liao provinces, with so many Regional Governors and Administrators spread out from Great Peace City, which one of them is easy to deal with? Wang Xionggui, Lu Baijie, Yuan Guo, Han Lin, Wen Taiyi, Ma Zhongxian, if we don't consider their positions, they can't be considered mediocre. "
Chen Xiliang frowned and said, "I'm just afraid that when the time comes, the imperial court will send the Imperial College's Left Chancellor Yao Baifeng to Liu Zhou. Chancellor Yao is originally from Beiliang. Even if he is in the imperial court, he has always been close to Beiliang. If this Confucian Grandmaster enters Liu Zhou, no matter if it is the Imperial Residence or the bureaucracy, they will be happy to see this happen."
Xu Beizhi quickly followed up, "Yes, just like how Zhang Julu is in Liyang, he might not be willing to consider everything for the Zhao family. Master Yao's personality is similar to Bi Yan 'er's. When he returns to Beiliang, he will most likely have to think about the imperial court."
Chen Xiliang smiled bitterly and said, "It looks like I should fight for the position of Liu Zhou's Guest Emperor."
Xu Beizhi narrowed his eyes and said, "To prepare for a rainy day, I think it's best to take in the provincial governor as well. I think the imperial court won't have the face to ask Yao Baifeng to return to Beiliang to be the Guest Emperor of a province, right?"
Chen Xiliang smiled and said, "Being the Administrator of a province is perfectly justified."
Xu Beizhi curled his lips and said, "Being the Administrator of Mount Qing Liang? Wouldn't he be eaten up by Song Dongming and the others? Besides, if he didn't go to Liu Zhou, how many Liyang officials would dare to follow Yao Baifeng to Beiliang Palace to be an official? Wouldn't they have to wake up early every morning and rub their necks, thankful that their heads are still on their shoulders? "
Chen Xiliang held back his laughter and nodded. "That's true."
Suddenly, someone shouted from behind them, "Ju Zi, Xiliang, I suddenly feel better. Why don't you take the carriage and I'll be your coachman?"
The white horses near the carriage all smiled knowingly.
Xu Beizhi turned to look at his peers and asked, "What do you say?"
Chen Xiliang said in all seriousness, "Sure."
The two riders turned their horses around at the same time.
The King of Beiliang, Hsu Fengnian, who was sitting in the coachman's seat, watched the two Beiliang strategists slowly approach.
He suddenly raised his eyes and gazed into the distance.
There was a withered scholar from the Tide-listening Pavilion. After his death, he didn't have a grave, so his ashes were scattered outside Beiliang Pass.
Jiangnan, Jiangbei.
South of Nanshan, North of Beiliang.
Jiangnan was in the south, three thousand miles long.
Beiliang had a gravestone, three hundred thousand.
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