His Royal Highness, who had just stabilized his position as Lingzhou's general, left. The entire city was in an uproar.
This made the provincial officials whose ranks were lower than Zhou Fulu's stand outside the general's residence and look at each other. They were extremely vexed. These officials really had a stomach full of bitterness of not being able to find a temple to worship Bodhisattva. Fortunately, there was still a Lingzhou Provincial Governor and a guest temporarily living in the general's residence. It was a pity that the new Provincial Governor, Xu Beizhi, had put on airs in broad daylight and refused to see any guests. Only a few scattered officials who had waited bitterly until dusk refused to give up. They were told by the residence's head steward, Sun Fulu, that they could enter the residence for a chat. This made these people excited like they had been injected with chicken blood. They all felt that the ancient saying, 'where there is sincerity, metal and stone will open' was true. However, there was only one congratulatory gift in their hands. Once the master of the general's residence left, even though the Provincial Governor's rank was a full rank lower, he was a local snake. They really did not dare to slight him. Fortunately, the young Provincial Governor was understanding and waited outside the hall with the guest, Song Yan, for everyone, giving them enough face. The congratulatory gift was naturally given to His Royal Highness who had already left the provincial capital. That Provincial Governor Xu was truly worthy of being His Royal Highness's most trusted aide. He joked that when he had a Provincial Governor's residence, he would ask for a gift from everyone and would not be lenient. Everyone looked at the calm and reserved Xu Beizhi and felt like they had eaten a large calming pill. As long as this person did not use His Royal Highness' power to start a massacre in Lingzhou and followed the rules to become an official, then everything would be fine. Right now, no one dared to cause trouble. Since everyone had accepted their fate and submitted to His Royal Highness, then they had a way out. They did not need to worry about being the first to be cut. They could go help the new master of Lingzhou pass firewood and make the flames burn a little higher. They saw that Provincial Governor Xu and Song Biejia did not seem to be united on the surface but divided at heart. They spoke many times and seemed to have a tacit understanding. This made everyone feel fear. Even though they did not know what Administrator Li Gongde's plans were, as long as these two worked together for a period of time, even if they were newlyweds, they would still be separated. However, if Sir Li wanted to stir up trouble at this juncture, the General's residence would at least be able to put up a fight at the very least. They would not be completely helpless. As for the situation in Lingzhou, that was a matter for the future. The group of fifth, sixth, and seventh rank officials would just deal with it as they saw it.
After sending off this group of guests, Song Yan raised his head to look at the sky. He smiled and said, "Provincial Governor, looking at the situation, it is going to snow again. Let's drink a little wine and wait for the snow together?"
Xu Beizhi shook his head and said with a smile, "I just handed over the matters in Lingzhou to the neighboring side. It is a mess and there is not enough manpower in the residence. I am someone who cannot sit still, so I will not drink wine and admire the snow with Sir Song. If there is really a day when we are free, we will make up for it together. At that time, Sir Song will not be able to escape even if you want to. "
Song Yan smiled and nodded. Looking at Provincial Governor Xu Beizhi's lonely back, he thought to himself, Is Xu Beizhi going to be like Zhao Youling in the Liyang Temple, a lonely official who is' favored by both civil and military officials'?
Hsu Fengnian left the capital of Lingzhou and had already arrived in Green Snake County. He did not travel in secret this time. Instead, he brought along 600 Lingzhou elites. The number of captains with real power in Lingzhou could be counted on one hand. For example, the Yue Cavalry Captain Dong Hongqiu was Zhong Hongwu's trusted aide, so it was not easy for him to move around. However, in such a large granary of Beiliang, it was impossible for Zhong Hongwu to cover the sky with one hand. The wooden man beside Hsu Fengnian was named Huang Xiaokuai. After his father died, he made an exception and inherited the position of captains with real power. It was a rare title, Pearl Captain. It originated from the war during the Spring and Autumn Period. After Huang Xiaokuai's father broke through the city, he strung up thousands of heads with ropes and hung them all over the city walls like bloody pearl curtains. This was to welcome the enemy's reinforcements and to show the enemy that he was willing to fight to the death. Later on, he even performed meritorious service in defending the city. He was promised by Xu Xiao that no matter what rank he was, as long as he was an officer under the Xu family's iron cavalry, his descendants would be able to inherit his meritorious service. As expected, Huang Xiaokuai successfully took over the position of Pearl Captain two years ago. However, he was always pushed aside and isolated in Lingzhou. He was the weakest of the captains with real power. After Hsu Fengnian chatted with Huang Xiao Kuai for a while, he knew that there was a reason why Huang Xiao Kuai was not popular in Lingzhou. Huang Xiao Kuai was too stubborn and did not know how to adapt. Even when he saw him, a person who had resigned from the position of Lingzhou General and was still a member of His Royal Highness, Huang Xiao Kuai was still the same. Compared to Wang Zhi who was also a descendant of meritorious service, the difference was like heaven and earth. However, Huang Xiao Kuai did not know how to curry favor and only knew how to manage the army. This made Hsu Fengnian admire him from the bottom of his heart. In Lingzhou, he had seen many slippery and two-faced officials. When he saw Huang Xiao Kuai, it was as if he had tasted table after table of greasy delicacies and suddenly brought a bowl of refreshing white porridge.
The six hundred cavalrymen galloped east on the relay road. During this time, there were constantly spies and scouts reporting back with military intelligence. Even Huang Xiao Kuai, who was a rigid military officer who did not know how to climb up the ranks of the bureaucracy, was surprised. It turned out that not only were the six hundred cavalrymen under his command rushing to the border between Green Snake County and Eastern Wind County to await orders, there were also a few troops from other counties who had heard the news. It seemed like they were going to spread a net to surround the master and servant pair. Using several thousand troops to deal with two people, wasn't His Highness a little too much? However, Huang Xiao Kuai did not dare to comment on this. He originally thought that it would be difficult for His Highness to do anything alone in Lingzhou. Who would have thought that with one palm, the entire bureaucracy of Lingzhou was lying on the ground, not daring to even breathe loudly. Huang Xiao Kuai, who had never had much talent in the bureaucracy, admired him even more. Behind Hsu Fengnian was the Lingzhou Deputy General Han Laoshan. In the cavalry, there was a carriage. Huyan Guanyin had already been sent to the Prince's Mansion on Mount Qing Liang. Only Pei Nanwei, who was still wandering around, was left. From time to time, she would lift up the curtain and look at the person galloping forward. Pei Nanwei's eyes were gloomy. If this was three years ago, when the Crown Prince of Beiliang made such a big fuss in Lingzhou, in the eyes of the old foxes in the bureaucracy, it was like a child playing house. It was a childish act that would invite ridicule. But now, not many people dared to have such an arrogant attitude. Most of them secretly felt that this future King of Beiliang, even if he could not compare to Minister Chen, who would probably leave the capital in the future to become a vassal of Western Shu, the difference was not too far off.
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