Turning back and looking at Shengzhou, Du Zhongxiao sighed secretly, and he was about to leave after all. Starting from Tanglong Town, this unexpected journey to the north brought him too many victories and honors. These victories laid the foundation for his future and also changed the country.

The Song Dynasty is now completely different from when Du Zhongxiao went north. Du Zhongxiao's various reforms on the West Jing Road have been pushed to the whole country, and a unified national market has been initially formed with the help of railways and rivers. In the military, firearms were used to replace cold weapons. Although all the equipment had not been fully replaced, there were already hundreds of thousands of troops trained. The entire court was thriving and no longer the frustration of just discussing peace with the Dangxiang.

If you grasp this era well, you can welcome a bright future. If you grasp it poorly, you may become a yellow flower of tomorrow.

After the train passed Hebin County, it slowly entered the valley. After passing Tanglong Town, it arrived at the Volcanic Army and crossed the Yellow River, and headed to Bingzhou, the capital of Hedong. At this time, the Hedong Road Marshal Pang Ji was the former prime minister. Du Zhongxiao, other local officials, could not see him and not get off the train, but it was not possible here.

At Bingzhou Railway Station, officials sent by Pang Ji had been waiting. They picked up Du Zhongxiao and sent him to the inn. Du Zhongxiao changed his clothes, cleaned up a little, and went to the Jingluo Mansion with the officials to pay homage to Pang Ji.

When Du Zhongxiao's troops were originally scheduled to go south to wipe out Nong Zhigao, but suddenly changed to going north to rescue Tanglong Town, Pang Ji was the prime minister. His support for Du Zhongxiao's decision was very important to Du Zhongxiao at that time. His many subsequent military achievements should have been due to his contributions.

Pang Ji was nearly 70 years old at this time and sat upright in the official hall. Du Zhongxiao came in and gave him a seat next to him after saluting.

After the tea was served, Du Zhongxiao invited tea. Pang Ji said, "Zhongcheng has been on Hequ Road for more than three years, and has made countless contributions and expanded territory. He is the first military meritorious person since the founding of this dynasty. He is willing to abandon martial arts and follow the literature and enter the court to be the censor. It is really admirable."

Du Zhongxiao said he didn't dare. It was not because of the times that if he had been a military general, he would not have a limited upward channel, but it would easily cause doubts about gaining military power. It would be unfavorable for him in the future, so he was willing to change his position to become the Chief Censor. What exactly does this Chief Censor need to do and what abilities he needs to have? He was actually confused and needed to start from scratch after going to the capital.

Looking at Du Zhongxiao, Pang Ji smiled and said, "Why should you be humble? You have been in Hequ Road for three years. No matter how civil and military achievements you have praised, they say that you are the most capable minister since the founding of the country. This time you entered the court as the censor, many people feel that your official position is too low."

Du Zhongxiao said: "How can you say it is low? Those who are higher than this position can only be the magistrate. I am not qualified and young, how can I be the magistrate? Being the Censor Central Committee is already a favor from the court."

Pang Ji nodded: "Although Zhongcheng is young, he is modest and cautious. He is not comparable to ordinary tyrants, and his future is limitless. I set up a banquet in the Houya to welcome Zhongcheng from afar. Let's rest in Jiaozhou for a day before going to the capital."

Du Zhongxiao bowed and said that it was. When he arrived here, Pang Ji couldn't say anything without entertaining him. This banquet should be a must.

There was nothing to say all night, Du Zhongxiao came to pay homage to Pang Ji on the next day. In the living room on the side, he put on tea. Pang Ji said, "Zhong Cheng entered the center in his thirties and took charge of the constitutional platform. He will definitely be a famous minister for the time in the future."

Du Zhongxiao bowed: "This is the wrong love of the emperor. I am so frightened that I dare not think about what will happen in the future."

Pang Ji smiled and said, "Why be humble? No one dares to underestimate the military achievements of Zhongcheng. I have been in the officialdom for decades, and I advise you as a person who has experienced it. You have not been an official in the court before, but now you have too much military achievements. This time you enter the court, the rest are trivial matters. The most important thing is to be familiar with and know each other with the emperor. If you are appreciated and trusted by the emperor, your future will be limitless. Otherwise, the emperor will always be wary of you and will not be able to do anything. The censor is Taixian, which is different from his official position. What is second to what you do, and you are trusted by the emperor is the fundamental reason."

Du Zhongxiao nodded and shook his head again: "Although the Censor is a supervisor, his dynasty is different from before, and he also has the position of admonishing the emperor. The measure between this is really hard to grasp."

Pang Ji said: "This matter is a thought in my heart, and it is enough not to violate my original intention. Is it good to the court and whether it is correct to advise me? I must believe that the emperor has a clear idea in my heart. When the state was first established, the censor required loyalty and honesty, and should not speak cleverly and be deeply remembered by the Chief Secretary."

Du Zhongxiao bowed: "Thank you for your announcement. I have been an official for many years and have been a foreign official and are really not familiar with affairs in the court."

Pang Ji only mentioned it and did not give it in depth. It is difficult to do the position of the Censor General. Because everything in the world is easy to do, the scope of supervision is very wide, and almost all the things in the world are in it. Since there is no real power, we can only suggest and cannot be punished directly. Unlike the local supervision system, it does not have that great deterrence to officials. The emperor obeys the rules, and then all officials are afraid. The emperor refutes a few times and loses authority. It is precisely because of this that the actual power is far smaller than the previous Sansi envoy, although his status is higher.

After chatting for a while, Pang Ji said, "I have a friend's son Sima Guang, who is now a judge of the group herder in the capital. If it is convenient for the future career, Zhongcheng can support him and be grateful for his kindness. I am old and lack energy, and I can't do anything big in the court."

Du Zhongxiao was shocked, but he didn't expect Pang Ji to entrust this matter to him. He did not dare to neglect and bowed down to say that.

Sima Guang is the son of Pang Ji's good friend Sima Chi. When he was young, he was at Pang Ji's family for a long time and had a deep friendship with Pang Ji. Sima Chi had long passed away, while Sima Guang was not famous. Now he can't see what his future career will be like. Du Zhongxiao is young and promising, and he will definitely have a future in the future. It will be of great benefit to him to be able to support Sima Guang at the right time.

Pang Ji is nearly 70 years old. He may not return to the court when he comes out of office this time. His descendants have no talent and hope is entrusted to Sima Guang. It is a good idea to have the opportunity to entrust a few words to the important officials.

Du Zhongxiao only worked with Sima Guang for a short time, and was not familiar with him, so he could support him. Pang Ji had no special friendship with him, so that was it. In the officialdom, there were many such things, so Pang Ji didn't say it without saying it, Du Zhongxiao naturally agreed.

After chatting for a few more gossips, Pang Ji said: "The fur business in Bingzhou was established here by the Zhongcheng when he signed the verdict, and it is very prosperous now. Most of the fur in the northern region is made here and sold to various places. If you have free time today, you can go to various places in the city to see. It was the place where I was an official back then. I am old, so I won't accompany you."

Du Zhongxiao hurriedly said, "Your Majesty can be in the General's Mansion, I can just take a walk around by myself. Speaking of which, I haven't arrived in Bingzhou for many years."

After saying goodbye to Han Qi, Du Zhongxiao left the general's mansion and looked around, he felt a special feeling in his heart. When Xia Shu came to serve as a guide to Hedong Road, he decided to be a judge, as if he was on Zuo Ri. Unexpectedly, seven or eight years passed, the old man was gone, and Bingzhou had already changed things.

He took his followers to wander around the city and unknowingly arrived at the fur market. After seven or eight years of development, Bingzhou's fur business has become a characteristic industry, and the fur market has also developed much larger. After Du Zhongxiao left, later officials slowly regained their official power. This place was already a private market and there was not much official intervention. The hall where the official participated in the past became the yamen for tax collectors.

Looking at the prosperous fur market, Du Zhongxiao felt infinite emotion. Many things he thought about were too much, and he started to start at that time, which did bring benefits to the local area, but in the end, it became a form that he could not even imagine. After all, people had to do things, and they could not unify their thinking. No matter how good they thought, they could not persist. Just like this fur market, he thought about the government at that time, and the government participated, and the government earned the most profits, and the people participated in the money. Now it has become the government and the government collects taxes, so they did not participate.

For the official, collecting taxes is the simplest and most rude method, and there are the least things to do. Direct participation requires more people and more things to do, which is far less comfortable than collecting taxes. In addition to the fur market, Du Zhongxiao doesn’t know how many careers he has started, and what will become after he has handed it to others for management.
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