The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 59 Xue’s foundation
Shi Kuangwei set aside a room with a clear north-south view next to the lobby of the Jiedu Mansion as the secretary's office.

Lao Shi said that this would make it easier for him to visit during his free time, and also make it easier for Zhu Xiu to hold meetings in the lobby.

Zhu Xiu expressed disdain for this.

As Jiedu envoy and governor of Jingzhou, Shi Kuangwei actually didn't have too many government affairs to deal with, and he couldn't get involved. Except for the military power of Yajun, the civil affairs, finance, and personnel of Jingyuan Prefecture were all controlled by the Xue family. In the hands of brothers.

Most of what was reported to Shi Kuangwei Jiedu's office were trivial matters.

So Lao Shi usually said that he worked in the government office, but in fact he just slept on the desk. When he woke up, he went to the racecourse for a couple of laps, or went to the martial arts field to watch the men and women practicing.

Lao Shi was naturally unwilling to be reduced to a puppet, so he tried every means to place Zhu Xiu in the position of secretary-general, which was his first step to fight back against the Xue brothers.

Zhu Xiu attached great importance to his first independent office. He specially spent two thousand dollars and asked Guan Tieshi to find a carpenter in the county to tailor a set of tables and chairs. The chairs were square and stable Taishi chairs, and the table was a large office desk. Quite impressive.

Guan Tieshi led people to rearrange the office in accordance with Zhu Xiu's requirements, and asked the servants in the mansion to clean and scrub it. Zhu Xiu chose to officially move into the office on the last day of the twelfth lunar month.

Sitting on the master's chair, with a large table in front of him that smelled of new paint, Zhu Xiu swung his hips excitedly, enjoying the spacious office of more than [-] square meters to himself. This was an extraordinary treatment that he could not even imagine in his previous life.

It's just that the chair is a bit hard and it hurts my butt. I'll ask Ma San to go out and buy a cushion or something some other time.

"Zhu Shaolang, if you need anything else, just ask." Guan Tieshi smiled.

Zhu Xiu thought for a while and said, "Brother Guan, please help me find a flower pot and get some soil. If there are any flower seeds in the house, bring some over."

Guan Tieshi said: "It's not easy to grow flowers at this time of year. I have planted some winter jasmine in my back house. Why don't I transplant a few for you?"

"Very good, I have a big brother from labor."

Zhu Xiu thanked him, poured out a handful of coins from the purse on his waist, and stuffed them into Guan Tieshi's hand without any explanation: "Brother Guan, take this little money and treat the brothers to a good meal!"

Guan Tieshi lowered his head and glanced at the coins in his hand, and said hesitantly: "Zhu Shaolang, this"

"Brother Guan, please don't be polite to me! You and the brothers in the house have been helping me work for two days, so I should treat you to a big drink!" Zhu Xiu patted his chest proudly.

Guan Tieshi weighed the coins and said helplessly: "What I mean is that this money is too little. I can only eat mutton soup, but I can't afford wine."

Zhu Xiu was startled and subconsciously closed her purse tightly, with a face full of disbelief: "Twenty cents is not enough for the three of you to have a drink?"

Guan Tieshi said angrily: "Jingzhou is short of food and local wine making is strictly prohibited. All wine is trafficked from other states. Naturally, the price is exaggerated. A liter of Maochai Zhuojiu costs forty or fifty cents."

Zhu Xiu was speechless. After hesitating for a while, he rummaged around and took out five cents from his purse, stuffed it into Guan Tieshi's hand, and said seriously: "Dirty wine can hurt your health. It's better not to drink it but to drink tea!" Drink hot tea to warm up!”

Guan Tieshi rolled his eyes, took the coin and left with two soldiers.

Zhu Xiu walked around the office leisurely, sat back on the Taishi chair, and leaned back comfortably.

Shi Kuangwei rushed into the room like a gust of wind, slipped Zhu Xiuti away, sat down, patted the table with both hands, and nodded with satisfaction:

"Not bad! Not bad! Make me a set of this table and chairs as they are!"

Zhu Xiu pinched her nose and ran away. This black guy was covered in stinky sweat. He must have just come back from the martial arts field.

"You can do it if you want. It will be paid by Jiedu Mansion!" Shi Kuangwei said with a dark face: "You are so petty! How much is a set of tables and chairs worth? Why don't you give me a set as a gift?"

Zhu Xiu curled his lips, stretched out his hand and said: "I am the dignified Secretary-General, with a rank equal to that of an eighth-grade official. According to the system, my monthly salary is six guan of silver, three stones of lumi, and one foot and a half of silk. The rest is tea, salt, and charcoal." Subsidy money, wine supplements, etc. should be paid by the Jiedu Mansion, so bring it!"

Skuangwei's bull's eyes widened: "You boy live in my house, and still ask me for money?"

Zhu Xiu hummed: "One code means one code. I work for you and you pay me wages. It is only natural! As long as you pay your salary on time every month, I will pay your rent and food expenses, and give you a set of tables and chairs of the same style." !”

Skuangwei was speechless, coughed dryly and muttered: "Anyway, I don't come to sit in the hall often, so what's the use of tables and chairs? No need~"

Lao Shi never mentioned the issue of wages, but changed the topic: "What do you think about the Xue family?"

Zhu Xiu was angry and helpless that this guy continued to occupy his Taishi chair. He had to sit aside and said slowly: "Xue's influence in the Zhangyi Army is deeper than I thought."

Shi Kuangwei sighed and said: "The Xue family's ancestral home is Jincheng. After the Tubo people occupied Hexi, the Xue family moved to Jingzhou. When our historian first took charge of the Zhangyi Army, it was all thanks to the Xue family's strong support and supply of money, food, clothing and armor that the historian could quickly stand firm. heel.

Over the next many years, the two families have been in close contact. With the support of Zhang Yijun, Xue's business has grown bigger and bigger. Xue also provided food and salary for Zhang Yijun, and he can be called the God of Wealth of Zhang Yijun.

In the past, when the old man Xue Zhu was in power, the Xue family was quite respectful to my historian, and did not dare to mess around with matters concerning money, food, and wealth.

A few years ago, Xue Zhuo was old and weak, so he handed over the power of the Xue family to Xue Xiuming.Xue Xiuming had a reputation for talent since he was a child. After passing the Jinshi examination that year, he served under Fengxiang Jiedushi and Qi Wang Li Congyan.

He saw that Li Congyan was unable to control the Fengxiang Army, and the town of Fengxiang would be in chaos sooner or later, so he reported illness and returned to Jingzhou. Not long after, Li Congyan died in an unknown manner, and the Fengxiang Army was leaderless. It was not until Jiao Jixun led his army into the town that Calm down the chaos.

At that time, Li Maozhen and his son ordered Xiqi to be powerful and powerful in Longyou. They never thought that after Li Maozhen died, Fengxiang Town would be in disarray and no longer able to compete with the imperial court. "

Shi Kuangwei's face was full of sighs, remembering that when Li Maozhen was ruling the world, he was still a young boy and had witnessed the demeanor of King Tangtang Qi with his own eyes.

"Xue Xiuming was very ambitious and had outstanding abilities and skills. Under his operation, the Xue family had a legitimate daughter who married the youngest son of Fengxiang Jiedushi Jiao Jixun.

That party member Li Guangbo had a good background. He was a descendant of the Li family of the Dingnan Army and Xue Xiuming's brother-in-law.Xue Xiuming lost his wife a few years ago and married Dangxiang Li's daughter as his stepmother. That woman was Li Guangbo's sister.

Xue Xiuming wanted to insert Li Guangbo into the Zhangyi Army, but he wanted to use the hands of the party members to put pressure on Lao Tzu!Wang Bazi, I thought I couldn't see his tricks! "

Skuangwei cursed with a black face.

Zhu Xiu felt dizzy and his face twitched: "So, the two most powerful neighbors on the north and south sides of the Zhangyi Army are both relatives of the Xue family?"

Lao Shi smiled heartlessly: "Not bad!"

Zhu Xiu jumped to her feet and cursed: "Damn Hei Miantan! If you had told me earlier, I would kill me and not come with you in this muddy water! Do you want to kill me?"

Lao Shi spread his hands and said, "It's not too late to know now! You can't escape anyway! You can only follow me!"

Zhu Xiu gave him a sharp look. When he came, the black man kept saying that he would like to be a military advisor to advise the Zhangyi Army and help him regain the power stolen by the Xue family.

But they didn’t say that the Xue family was not only a wealthy family in Jingzhou, but also an in-law of Fengxiang Town and Dingnan Army!
Counting the two major vassal towns, one in the south and the other in the north, it would be a fantasy to defeat the Xue family without any bloodshed!
I was tricked again by that bastard Lao Shi!

　I really can’t go out during the holidays~~It’s blocking me~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)