He knew the Daming Mansion, and the former East Mansion Councilor Xia Jie Xia Zhiyan was a standard scholar-bureaucrat.

He was born as a Jinshi, first as a censor, then as a county magistrate, and then slowly rose to the rank of political advisor step by step. Although he was still one step away from being the Prime Minister of Dongfu, it was only such a small step.

There was a time when he thought he really had no hope.

Going to Hebei Road to let things go and accumulate more qualifications was what he thought was a wise choice at the beginning, but who would have thought that after taking this step, he would almost be in doom.

In those years, Daming Mansion was really in a state of ups and downs.

Who would have thought that the border troops here would be so disorganized?

At the most dangerous time, Xia Jie was ready to die for his country.

Whether you can reach the peak of being a minister in life or not, you have to make a name for yourself after death.

Fortunately, things did not go as far as they did in the end. The Liao people made a fuss, and that was it.

Then the imperial court transferred King Jing to serve as the pacifier.

Although he was ignored, Xia Jie, who was frightened, breathed a sigh of relief.

King Jing was transferred, but he was still placed in Daming Mansion. This was naturally meant to punish him, but Xia Jie didn't care much at that time.

There is nothing important except life and death.

In the past few years, as the situation in Northern Xinjiang got better and better day by day, Xia Jie's heart was filled with life and death.

King Jing is a capable man.

In the past few years, I have learned the lessons from the past. If I don’t understand something, I will not interrupt. I will act according to King Jing’s orders. I will be down-to-earth and do my job as a prefect diligently. I will work hard to serve King Jing.

Good logistics matters, but it also paid off.

King Jing is also a good person.

Whenever he achieves something, Xia Zhiyan must be brought along.

After going back and forth, the stains I had in my early years have been almost washed away.

Xia Jie also felt that he had learned a lot in the past few years, especially in the military field, and he no longer knew as little as before.

When I first came here, I always felt that I knew everything about astronomy and geography. It was just like the army fighting.

After suffering a big loss, I finally understood what it means to learn on paper only to realize it is shallow.

It's ridiculous that I used to be the Zhao Kuo who talked about military affairs on paper.

But things are different now.

King Jing is leaving.

The mountain weighing on my head will finally be removed.

I, who had been feeling out of breath, could finally take a few breaths of fresh air.

Who are Cui Ang and Cui Huaiyuan?

Where was he when he entered Dongfu as a counselor and political official? Was he working as a transshipment envoy in Hedong or Jinghu? No matter how prosperous he has been in the past few years, he is just a junior.

In terms of qualifications, he is far behind me.

If he comes to act as a comforter, can he put pressure on himself?

What a joke.

Xia Jie and Xia Zhiyan naturally had their own people in Beijing. He had already known in advance that although the imperial court appointed Cui Huaiyuan as the pacifier, at the same time, he also allowed himself to serve as the pacifier in the name of Zhidaming Mansion.

Hebei Road Transfer Envoy. This means that the financial power of the entire Hebei Road has been handed over to himself.

Building beds and stacking houses to control each other. Officials have always been very skilled at this.

If a newly arrived pacifier wants to compete with himself who has been operating on Hebei Road for many years, he, Cui Ang, is not that good.

If we know the secret, we will be good to each other. If we don’t know the secret, we will break up. If we don’t make you go back in disgrace, I will have wasted my time in Hebei for so many years.

What's more, now that King Jing has returned to Daming Mansion, the official's intention has been clearly expressed. If he and Cui Huaiyuan have a dispute, the official will definitely ask King Jing what he means. Is it possible that King Jing will still not help?

Yourself?

Anyway, we have been working together for several years, and in these years, I have been very flattering to King Jing. Among the achievements made by King Jing, I must have at least had some hard work.

To be honest, Xia Jie and Xia Zhiyan had no attitude towards the current conflict between the two kings.

His status and political background gave him the capital to stay out of the matter.

But now, he wanted to stand up to the two kings. Even if he didn't do it openly, it was still necessary to help him secretly.

If the second king really becomes the Eastern Palace or even becomes an official in the future, then it is very likely that Xia Zhiyan will return to Bianliang and become the first assistant.

Use it cooked rather than raw!

One day, King Jing will definitely believe that he will not go against his political strategy.

If the official family and the Dongfu cannot keep pace with each other, then the official family will be helpless in many cases.

If the eastern and western governments are determined to embarrass the officials, they will have to be ruthless to remove all the ministers and re-appoint them to the prime minister. But the political cost of doing so is too high, and even the officials cannot do whatever they want.

ah.

Of course, officials can also bypass the two governments and issue orders directly to local officials and generals.

But at this time, local officials and generals have to argue whether they accept the order or not.

Without the seals of the two governments, such a decree is illegal from a legal perspective. Officials have every reason to push back the official decree, and the officials have no choice but to do anything.

Local officials are not fools. They do things according to the imperial edict. If the result is good, of course everyone will be happy. If something goes wrong and a war breaks out in the future, can they still blame the officials? Of course they are the ones who have received the edict.

Someone has become the scapegoat.

The two governments will never show mercy at this time.

A word of flattery and trapping the king in injustice can completely kill your future. Moreover, if such a thing spreads, it will definitely ruin your reputation among the scholars.

Confronting and admonishing can gain a good reputation for yourself.

But flattery will definitely be looked down upon by others.

Therefore, the safest way is to directly repudiate the decree because it is inconsistent with the law. Anyway, it is impossible for the officials to really convict for such a thing. Even if they want to convict, will the two governments agree?

Xia Zhiyan has done things like this several times in his life.

"Changsheng, is Xiao Changqing gone?" Xia Zhiyan, who was receiving a massage from the maid, asked when he saw his guest Xu Hong coming from outside.

Xu Hong nodded, and without looking out, he directly pulled up a chair and sat across from Xia Jie, and glanced at the maid.

Xia Jie waved his hand, and the maid immediately retreated silently.

"After leaving, King Jing gave a lot of things. The guards who came back said that it should be a large amount of copper coins, at least tens of thousands of them." Xu Hong said.

"Xiao Changqing is a strong general. The key is that he has a good father and a good family background!" Xia Jie sighed: "We had such a strong general at that time. Why did we suffer such a big loss in the first place?"

"Duan Ming, even if Xiao Changqing came under your command, you would never have given him such great support."

Duan Ming called his boss.

Xu Hong bluntly exposed Xia Jie's wishful thinking. Xia Jie was not angry, but nodded with a smile: "You are right. King Jing will leave Northern Xinjiang now, but he still did not forget to deepen his knowledge."

What an influence.”

"The Xiao family was already tied to King Jing, and now that Xiao Yu and Xiao Longtu have become the third envoys, they naturally have to win over each other even more." Xu Hong said. "My father is the god of wealth, my son is a fierce general, and King Jing

How can you be willing to be a little negligent?"

"I'm afraid that Cui Huaiyuan won't like this Xiao Changqing!"

He's very determined! He's the kind of person who once he commits to something, even the nine-headed cow can't pull him back."

"Cui Huaiyuan always wants to give it a try when he first comes here." Xu Hong said: "Not only for Xiao Changqing, but also for his father Xiao Longtu! And Xiao Changqing is also the kind of person who doesn't shy away from anything as long as it's for official business.

As long as Cui Huaiyuan has no selfish motives and only serves the public, Xiao Changqing will definitely be his help."

"Then it all depends on Cui Huaiyuan's ambition!" Xia Jie laughed: "But judging from my understanding of Cui Huaiyuan, these two people will never pee in the same pot. Cui Huaiyuan's name is Huaiyuan. In fact

If you are narrow-minded and tight-minded, you will never be trusted by him if you are not his."

"What about you, Duan Ming?"

"Immortality has been with me for many years, so you should know me!" Xia Jie smiled and said: "I may not be the kind of person who is so open-minded, but I am still much better than Cui Huaiyuan. And I know Xiao Changqing! Like Xiao Changqing.

If you give him absolute trust, he will repay you several times. Unfortunately, the court doesn’t trust me after all. If I could take over all the dishes left by King Jing, let alone go further, at least

It can also maintain the status quo.”

"So Duan Ming doesn't think highly of Cui Huaiyuan anymore?"

"Not optimistic at all!" Xia Jie said seriously: "Just watch, once Cui Huaiyuan takes office, the first thing he will do is to clean up the generals."

"Won't Duan Ming stop it?"

"Why stop him?" Xia Jie sneered: "Only if he does something bad, the court will remember that the people on Hebei Road who can really take charge of big things now, and I, Xia Zhiyan, are also my chance to make a comeback. As long as I arrive

When the time comes, I can clean up the mess that Cui Huaiyuan created. Is the seat of the head of the East Palace still far away from me?"

Xu Hong clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Duan Ming, this is what I am talking about. I am also worried that when Cui Huaiyuan comes, you will show him some shame. If the two sides get into trouble, Cui Huaiyuan will sue him."

, you are the one who suffers."

"How could it be? I will support him very hard. As the magistrate of the Dai Ming Dynasty and the transfer envoy of Hebei Road, I will give him whatever he wants. In this way, if he really does something bad, he won't be able to blame me."
Chapter completed!