Horse on the World

Chapter 192
After eating in the county government office, and hearing Jiewei’s reciprocal report on a matter in Chongxian County, when Li Qing walked out of the county government office, it was almost two o’clock, the snow had stopped, and the ground was thinly covered with snow. Stepping on the first floor, there is a soft creaking sound, and when the cold wind blows, the body that has just been warmed by the charcoal fire in the room shiveres shiveringly, but there is also an indescribable refreshing feeling. Look refreshed.

"Master Jie, it's not far from the old general's mansion, so you don't have to see him off, go back early to rest, there are still a lot of business waiting for you tomorrow, let's go to Jiming Ze early, you don't have to worry about us. "Li Qing said to Jie Wei with a smile.

If another commander-in-chief is changed, Jie Wei will definitely insist on sending him to the land, and will accompany him all the way tomorrow, but for Li Qing, Jie Wei knows that it is better not to do these empty tasks, if he puts down a lot of things in the county Running to accompany him will make him unhappy instead. It is both lucky and unfortunate to have such a master. Fortunately, as long as you do things well, you will not be afraid of not being rewarded. Unfortunately, this master has eyes There is no sand in it.

"Yes, Commander!" Jie Wei stood at the gate of the county government office, watching Li Qingshang Haibo and his party leave.

Li Qing and Shang Haibo walked side by side, Lu Dabing and Tang Hu led a group of personal guards a few steps behind, the front and surroundings had already dispersed, and they were not afraid of any danger.

"Mr. Shang, although the County Magistrate Jie was born as a petty official, he is actually very capable. He managed Chong County in an orderly manner. I was worried that Chong County would go downhill after Xu Yunfeng left. Now it seems that I am overwhelmed. "Li Qing said with a smile.

Shang Haibo smiled slightly, "The imperial court selects officials based on whether you read well or not. In fact, reading well does not necessarily make you an official. Like Jiewei, I think he is better than his predecessor Xu Yunfeng. When the county magistrate, we were all still in Chong County, the commander-in-chief gave orders from ear to ear, all he had to do was follow the orders, and the victory was in the implementation, which was in line with his temperament. But when it comes to smooth and silent means, Jie Wei Stronger, look at him. In the past year, our base camp has left Chong County. It is reasonable to say that Chong County should not be as good as before, but now it is getting stronger and stronger. It is only slightly inferior to Fuyuan in the whole prefecture, but Chong County The conditions of the county cannot be compared with Fuyuan!"

Li Qing said with a smile: "Mr. Shang is very optimistic about Jiewei. I feel the same way. It seems that this person can be promoted. How about letting him go to Fuzhou? It’s a waste of money to the fat man, we have to start from scratch and run it well, if Dingzhou is our barracks, then after Fuzhou it will be our money pot!”

Shang Haibo paused, turned to look at Li Qing, and said: "The commander-in-chief wants to talk about the selection of this civil servant, but he wants to ask the meaning of the old road. I am just expressing my personal point of view here, and it is only for the commander-in-chief's reference. , Jiewei is not suitable to go to Fuzhou!"

"Why? Didn't Mr. Shang still say that he is a competent official just now? Fuzhou needs competent officials now!" Li Qing said in surprise.

"Fuzhou is different from Dingzhou. Fuzhou is a place where merchants gather. Because there is salt, rich and powerful gentry abound. The New Deal, and the basis of the New Deal is based on the downfall of these rich and powerful gentry. If Jie Wei is sent to Fuzhou, if he forcefully implements the Dingzhou New Deal, it may backfire and cause these people to backlash, Marshal, Fuzhou is already yours, if we destroy it and build it again, it will be of no avail to us! Besides, we don't have time!"

Li Qing nodded silently, "You're right. The decisive battle with the barbarians is just one or two years away. We really don't have time. It seems that it is more appropriate to mention Jiewei to a certain position in Dingzhou. Let him go to Fuyuan. It's time for Xu Yunfeng to mention it, and Lao Lu should help a real prefect, so let Xu Yunfeng be a co-prefect, and Jiewei be transferred to Fuyuan, how about it?"

"You have to discuss this with the old road!" Shang Haibo firmly guarded his bottom line and never crossed the line. Li Qing smiled, knowing that Shang Haibo was avoiding suspicion, but being with him made him very happy. Comfortable.

But who will be sent to Fuzhou?Li Qing racked his brains to go through the capable officials under him, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought of a person, "Luo Daoming, magistrate of Xinyang County!"

"Luo Daoming?" Shang Haibo is not familiar with this person, but he only knows a little bit that this person was originally promoted and appointed by Xiao Yuanshan. After the general took office, because of his outstanding achievements and reputation, he has not been moved.

"Marshal, this person was promoted by Xiao Yuanshan, can you believe it?" Shang Haibo asked with some concern: "This time the candidate to be sent to Fuzhou is very important, not only for now, but also for Princess Qingcheng in the future." Finally, if there is no absolutely loyal person to look after Fuzhou for us, I am afraid it will be very troublesome in the future!"

Li Qing smiled, "The Department of Statistics and Investigation has conducted a detailed investigation on officials like Luo Daoming. We have basically replaced those who have no relationship with Xiao Yuanshan in the past year. This Luo Daoming is indeed talented. , and Xiao Yuanshan is only a subordinate relationship. This person is in charge of government in Xinyang and implements our Dingzhou policy. He is not as drastic as Xu Yunfeng. What he implements is more like a mild reform policy, which is far from the actual situation in Xinyang. It is consistent, and the situation in Xinyang and Fuzhou is similar, let him go, we can carry out our Dingzhou New Deal silently, and it will not cause any big backlash."

"The appointment and dismissal of officials is decided by the commander-in-chief. As long as the commander-in-chief thinks it is satisfactory, then it will be fine." Shang Haibo said.

Li Qing said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Shang, I rely on you very much. I have always regarded you as my number one adviser. Why do you shirk like this? Appointment of personnel is the biggest and most important job. If there is a mistake, it will cause great harm! You Why can't you just talk about the candidate in your heart?"

"Otherwise!" Shang Haibo shook his head and said, "Commander, each performs his or her own duties and does his own work. If he is not in his position, he does not plan for his own affairs. I will mainly be responsible for military affairs and diplomacy for the commander. It's about the appointment and removal of generals in the army, so I can speak freely, but now the general is asking about internal affairs and people's livelihood. This is the mess of the old road. It won't give him any face either."

Li Qing was silent, knowing that Shang Haibo's words meant something else, "I understand!"

The two walked and talked, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the old general's mansion. They climbed up the steps, and the guards had arrived earlier, lit the lamps, burned the kang, and stood up on several watchtowers. Vigilant guard.

The two walked into the hall, seeing that the hall was still decorated with the old decorations, Li Qing couldn't help laughing and said: "Jie Wei really put his heart into it, but it's a pity that such a big house, if the county needs to use it in the future, it will be Let them take it, don't keep it for me."

Looking back at Tang Hu, he said with a smile: "Hu Zi, do you still remember that in this hall, you and Yidao were beaten up by Mr. Shang?"

Tang Hu blushed and shouted: "Marshal, save some face!" Li Qing and Shang Haibo couldn't help laughing. Although Tang Hu was reckless and had limited knowledge, he followed Li Qing the longest and was loyal , and now he has been promoted to be a general. As Lu Dabing's deputy, he is in charge of thousands of soldiers in the personal guard battalion.Only Lu Dabing stuck out his tongue and looked at Shang Haibo. A trace of fear flashed in his eyes. He couldn't tell that even the commander-in-chief's confidant was mercilessly beaten by him. It seems that he should be more careful Otherwise, he would grab the pigtails, strip off his trousers and beat him up in front of everyone, and he would just fall down in pain, but it would be too embarrassing to say that.

Everyone chatted and laughed for a while, then split up to rest, and returned to the previous bedroom. Tang Hu had already prepared hot water for Li Qing to burn his feet. Li Qing sat on the chair and took off his heavy clothes, which were soaked in snow. He soaked his feet in the steaming water and moaned comfortably.Squinting his eyes, he enjoyed the bursts of warmth from the soles of his feet.

Tang Hu took out a pair of cotton shoes from his bag. Li Qing looked familiar, and couldn't help but wonder: "Huzi, isn't this..." Tang Hu grinned, "The commander said it was comfortable to wear, and I I brought a pair with me."

Li Qing smiled, looked at Tang Hu, the guard who had been with him the longest, and said: "Huzi, Yidao is now the leader of the battalion. You are in charge of the side, and you have been following me. Even though you are an official, you have served me well." My deed, do you have any thoughts in your mind?"

Tang Hu laughed, "Commander, how many catties and taels of my cub are you? You don't know yet. If you really want me to go out to lead troops to fight, it will kill people. I can only be a fierce general who charges forward , instead of a general commanding thousands of troops, now I am very satisfied, I can stay by the commander's side every day to protect the commander's safety, what is this called, oh, yes, Mr. Shang said, make the best use of everything .”

Li Qing couldn't help laughing, pointing at Tang Hu, "You boy, you really don't have any ambitions, you really are destined to be a soldier!"

"There are many excellent generals around the commander, so Tang Hu is willing to be a soldier and serve the commander for the rest of his life!" Tang Hu said seriously.

Li Qing's laughter stopped abruptly, and he looked at Tang Hu for a while, "You, you, Huzi, find a wife, you are quite old, find a wife, give birth to a bunch of children, and you will have children when you go home. Personal bed warmer!"

Tang Hu grinned: "After the Marshal got married, Hu Zi also found a wife and gave birth to a son early so that he can accompany the Marshal's young master."

Hearing Tang Hu's words, Li Qing couldn't help being moved and a little sad, wiped his feet, put on cotton shoes, stood up, "Huzi, let's go for a walk!"

Tang Hu was taken aback, and said: "Commander, it's getting late, it's windy and snowy outside." Seeing Li Qing's resolute expression, he changed his tune and said: "Then I'll call some guards. "

Li Qing shook his head, "Forget it, just the two of us, walking around here, is it possible that I am in Chong County, is there any danger for me?" He lifted his foot and walked out.Tang Hu had no choice but to follow closely.Seeing the direction Li Qing was going, Tang Hu couldn't help but suddenly realized that the commander was going to the place where Director Qingfeng lived before.

Although Tang Hu is not smart, he is the clearest about the unhappiness that has arisen between the commander-in-chief and Director Qingfeng during this period of time, because the two of them don't avoid him very much, and sometimes he is also very strange. My gentle lady, why has she become so powerful now? It seems that Brother Yidao and General Lu Dabing are afraid when talking about her in private.

(End of this chapter)