Ping An Biography

Zhang Ning casually asked Wang Yu and Liang Yan to be "consultants", and asked them to go back and prepare to come to the signing room in two days.They also don't know what the authority of the "counselor" is. The literal meaning seems to be to participate in the discussion, which is probably equivalent to the position of a counselor?At first glance, it was a very suitable job, because Wangzhi County was obviously not good at fighting. At the beginning, he led one or two hundred people to defend the city bravely. In the end, he only injured Zhang Ning and was defeated and lost the city. The level can be imagined.

Two days later, the two came to the signing room. Seeing that Zhang Ning was very busy, they didn't pay much attention to them.Later, Zhang Ning arranged for them to organize a bunch of messy finger accounts into a file.Wang Yu didn't say anything, and immediately took Liang Yan to set up a table in the signing room, and started to do things.

This pile of accounts is very troublesome, not only the issue of money and food, but also the materials and utensils that need to be allocated by a certain general, military pay and rewards, etc. The key point is that many notes are not written in a standard way, and there is no seal certificate...to distinguish the authenticity from the false There is only one way, refer to the inscribed name on the note, and check the general's previous handwriting.Moreover, there are some things that are not available in the government treasury, and it is necessary to arrange for the officials of the county government to recruit minding to raise and produce them, and it is necessary to describe in words how to handle what things.In short, it is quite cumbersome.

Fortunately, Liang Yan is a good hand at sorting out money and material receipts and expenditures. Before Wang Yu became an official, he was the chief shopkeeper of several shops in the Wang family.

But some things are related to military affairs, which is not easy to handle.Wang Yu wanted to ask Zhang Ning some tricky things, but seeing that Zhang Ning had no time to answer him.There is always someone talking to Zhang Ning, and when there is no one, the little girl surnamed Xu is also playing with him on the note on the wall.When Wang Yu saw this, he knew it was not good to disturb him... because many difficult things were actually trivial matters, and he didn't have any important things in his hands. [

In Wang Yu's eyes, Zhang Ning had a characteristic that impressed him deeply.Zhang Ning is not an ordinary patient. He was entangled with all kinds of cumbersome and complicated things from morning to night, but he was able to deal with them calmly and always satisfied everyone who came in to look for him. And go; he can still say a few words of comfort to some generals who come in to complain.

The rebel warlords who attacked the city and conquered the land were so virtuous, which was beyond the expectation of Wang Yu and others.

Zhang Ning spoke very fast, but he articulated clearly, his tone was low but well-founded, gentle yet sensitive.It was as if the person had never had any emotions.

By the end of the night, I finally survived an unpleasant day.The officials and guards in the signing room all stood up, raised their left arms, stomped vigorously, and performed a strange etiquette.Wang Yu and Liang Yan were in a daze for a moment, so they had to bow their hands and say goodbye.

Wang Yu and others dragged their exhausted bodies out of the county office, and went to the mourning hall to burn incense when they returned home.He seemed dissatisfied with his new position. He had hoped to be regarded as a counselor, but was treated as an official.

In the Ming Dynasty, officials and officials were separated. Officials actually handled government affairs, and officials held decision-making power.Obviously, it is better to be an official. You don't have to do so many trivial things, and you have power.What Wang Yu is doing now is obviously what an official should do.

Wang Yu had some criticisms, but Liang Yan persuaded him after hearing this: "At present, I think the situation is very good."

"Mr. Liang is saying that His Highness is testing us by leaving us around to do trivial things?" Wang Yu pondered.

Liang Yan said: "The test is not necessarily the case. The third prince must believe that it is impossible for us to turn against the court. On the contrary, I think he really wants to use us again. The young master also saw it today. The third prince is involved in mundane affairs and must do everything by himself. Why? He has no one around him. There are only a few generals who can be used as civil servants; now he is very short of manpower, and he is eager to seek talents... It's just that the third prince is different from Duke Zhou and Cao Cao, so the matter of seeking talents can be passed down as a good story."

Wang Yu rubbed his chin: "Mr. Liang's words are indeed somewhat reasonable. In this way, it is actually better to vote for someone like His Highness the Third Highness. Meng De's generation is good to people when they are good, and it is easy to fall in love; It’s better to be a person like His Highness the Third Highness.”

"Really, what the young master said is wonderful." Liang Yan smiled, and then remembered that the mourning hall of Wang's family was still in the yard, so he hurriedly suppressed his smile, "Aside from reading and learning, the only thing we can really do is to be a magistrate. The official has only been a county magistrate in Shimen County for a few years. The third prince did not let you continue to take charge of the local power, maybe he wanted to train you to be reused, because in places like Shimen County, officials below Wang Dianshi can be competent. The third prince Putting Wang Dianshi in charge of the government affairs of Shimen County, does he really believe in Wang Dianshi?"

Wang Yu's face showed contempt: "This kind of villain has the ability to intrigue and fight, how can he be trusted?"

Liang Yan said calmly: "Exactly. The third prince can let us stay in the center where orders are issued. After a long time, he will be able to know about their military plans. If he doesn't believe us, he will never arrange this way. Besides, if the lord The people around you are so close that it is convenient for them to speak out, and given time, they will definitely be important ministers."

The two discussed it, Wang Yu was in a better mood, and just sighed: "It's just that some trivial matters are too difficult to deal with."

Liang Yan smiled and said: "Since the third prince clearly asked us to do it, we have to weigh it. If we do something wrong, it is justifiable, so we must be too careful."

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The next day, Wang and Liang went to the county government office to sign the custody room as usual.

Big and small things are a lot.At noon came an urgent report that Wei Bin's men had captured Lizhou.King Huayang fled with his family and guards before, and the Suzaku army occupied the palace and captured twenty or thirty young court ladies.Zhang Ning ordered: the unweds in the army are asked to voluntarily select them in order of military merits, and the maids are rewarded to the soldiers as wives, so as to offset the silver rewards for the military merits; Discuss.

The soldiers who stayed in Shimen County learned of this order and complained that they were not allowed to participate in the war.Because there are gossip rumors that the maid of the king of Huayang is a beautiful girl selected from Chengdu and Huguang... The soldiers who attacked Lizhou got beautiful wives for nothing, and they didn't even spend a dowry, which really made those who didn't get it very envious . [

In the afternoon, Chen Maocai, who went to Chenzhou to communicate with the Miao people, returned to Shimen County. Those who came back with him, except for the accompanying attendants, were all safe, and they also brought the Miao people's envoy and entourage. It is said that the envoy is a woman.Zhang Ning ordered the envoy Haosheng to be accommodated first, and immediately summoned Chen Maocai to meet in the signing room.

There is a room in the signing room, where Zhang Ning occasionally sleeps and rests, and it is also used as a reception room for secret meetings with important people.He, Lao Xu, and Hou Mao were waiting for Chen Maocai in the reception room. Xu Wenjun was also present, and she was busy serving tea and water.But when delivering tea, everyone would thank her politely, and no one regarded her as a maid. This girl was not only the granddaughter of Zhang Ning's confidant Lao Xu, but also inseparable from Zhang Ning.

When Chen Maocai walked into the reception room, he looked calm and calm, and greeted everyone one by one. During the greetings, he and Hou Tanzhu seemed to know each other. Hou Tanzhu even made a joke: "It was said before that Mr. If you want to play tricks on men, dare you really take down the daughter of the Miao people who are in power?"

Others said that he was handsome and unrestrained, but Chen Maocai didn't mind, and he stroked his temples with his hand, with a narcissistic gesture, and said with a smile: "Master Hou Tan was joking, although the Miao envoy who came over is a woman, Her original identity was just a maid. Her master has some background, she is the daughter of an old man who proclaimed herself King Miao."

Hou Mao said with a smile: "The maids are here with you, there is a lot to do."

Chen Maocai said: "It's a pity, Bai Fengjiao, the daughter of King Miao, has already recruited a son-in-law to start a family. The old man has a daughter and a son, and Bai Fengjiao is the eldest daughter. His younger brother is only twelve or thirteen years old and has a weak temper; so Bai Fengjiao is very important to King Miao. , very powerful. After I got there, I figured out the joints, gave Bai Fengjiao a heavy gift, and I was able to make friends. Fortunately, compared with other Miao people, she did not have much hatred for the Han people. I was also very interested, so I sent some calligraphy and paintings, and talked with him about the elegant diction..."

Zhang Ning said: "The old man's son-in-law should also be an important person?"

Chen Maocai said disapprovingly: "This man is the son-in-law who came to visit, and I forgot his name. In short, he has no status and power in the Bai family, so I have to spend too much time on him. But Long Dachong, who was born in Zhenxi, is worth making friends with. People set up troops in Zhenxi, the old man is the king of Miao, and he himself is very powerful among the Miao people with a large number of people; but because of the tight schedule, I couldn't find a chance to contact him."

Zhang Ning nodded and said: "Mr. Chen's trip has fulfilled his mission. Let us build a bridge of communication with the Miao people. The mission has been completed."

Chen Maocai sighed: "Your Highness has a clever plan, and it is not bad. At present, we can only reach this level of relationship with the Miao people. According to my judgment, the Miao people don't pay much attention to us. They may think that our strength is too small. Later, they inquired about His Highness. After defeating the Yongding guards and capturing the two counties of Cili and Shimen, the attitude changed slightly, and that's all. As for forming an alliance, they just sent someone here to form an alliance, but I don't think it is practical; the Miao people's idea is that they The situation in Chenzhou is in dire straits, and it’s better to be able to provide more rescue, just want to use us.”

"We should be happy if we are useful." Zhang Ning said with a smile, "We have a relationship with Miao Rensu, and we can only talk because we belong to the people who rebelled against the imperial court. Their purpose of using us is obvious, and it is reliable to cooperate. If some strangers want to help us without knowing the destination and what they want to do, then it will be a little dangerous."

Everyone agreed one after another, thinking it was such a reason.

Zhang Ning said again: "Treat the Miao girl who is the envoy with courtesy, and don't despise her because of her humble background. Although this person is a maid, she is close to the important person Bai Fengjiao. Relations between the Hmong people in power have deteriorated."

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