Xiao Jie took the list and opened it to see that there were 18 names densely recorded on it, from Cui Yin, the deputy governor, down to the magistrate of a county, and even Chang Shi Fu Kuang, who had just been busy with himself, was impressively listed.

Xiao Jie felt a little funny for a moment, when his own people just came to Jiaozhou, did so many officials want to drive him away?

Xiao Jie folded the list carefully, and put it in his sleeve, Song An couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw it, he knew Xiao Jie was accepting his "good intentions".

"Anyway, I'd like to thank Song Sima for reminding me." Xiao Jie smiled and thanked Song An again.

Song An seemed a little overwhelmed, and quickly got up and made another big gift to Xiao Jie: "His Royal Highness is willing to serve you."

The two chatted a few more words without saying a word, and Song An got up to leave.

From the beginning to the end, Xiao Jie never asked Song An where the list came from, nor did he ask him why he gave the list to him, nor did he ask what benefit he wanted from doing all this.

There are some things in the officialdom that are meaningless if they are explained thoroughly. Maybe it will make it difficult for everyone to step down.

After Song An left, it was almost dark, but Xiao Jie didn't bother to eat dinner, so he called a servant from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and walked around the city to an unremarkable place. In front of the house.

"Your Highness, this is where the Qilin Guard Jiaozhou Division is located." The guard lowered his head, not daring to look in the direction of the gate, as if there were some shady monsters hidden behind the gate.

Seeing that he was afraid of being like this, Xiao Jie asked him to go back first. As if the guard had been pardoned, he thanked Xiao Jie and ran away.

Xiao Jie shook his head speechlessly, stepped forward and patted the door, and after a short while, an impatient voice came from inside the door: "Who, do you have any sharp eyesight, didn't you see that it was getting dark, it's a big deal Can't wait until tomorrow?"

Xiao Jie was not angry, but just smiled and announced his name: "I am Xiao Jie, the governor of Jiaozhou. I have just arrived in Panyu, and I am here to visit Captain Zhao."

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Xiao Jie didn't wait outside the door for a long time, as soon as the door opened, Captain Zhao Ming personally led all the staff of the Jiaozhou Department to go out to welcome Xiao Jie.

But Xiao Jie smiled, shook his head and said: "Captain Zhao, I just came to your Jiaozhou Secretary for dinner, so there is no need for such a big battle."

Seeing that Xiao Jie was so approachable, Zhao Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then apologized with a smile: "Your Highness is joking, His Highness is willing to show you face on the first day you come to Panyu, and we are giving us face by Jiaozhou Secretary. We are too late to be happy, let alone lose it." Courtesy."

Zhao Ming welcomed Xiao Jie into the mansion. As soon as the two of them sat down, a servant soon brought wine and food. There were all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, and a large table was filled to the brim.

Zhao Ming personally filled a glass of wine for Xiao Jie, and said apologetically, "Your Highness, please forgive me, Panyu is a small place, the food and drink are not comparable to those in the capital, and the food and drink are poor, so I have wronged Your Highness."

Xiao Jie smiled and clinked glasses with Zhao Ming, calling Captain Zhao for being polite.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Xiao Jie took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Zhao Ming, and said with a smile, "This is what Commander Zhang entrusted me to hand over to you when I left Luoyang."

Zhao Ming took the letter, stuffed it into his arms without even reading it, smiled and continued to exchange glasses with Xiao Jie, as if nothing had happened.

But in fact, Zhao Ming's heart is like a mirror. He doesn't have much friendship with Commander Zhang Chu, otherwise he would not have been assigned to the Jiaozhou Division with the worst conditions. He has been there for nearly ten years. What is written in this letter? The content is not important, but the meaning of handing it over to me from Qi Wang Xiao Jie in front of me is completely different.

He also wouldn't naively think that Xiao Jie's visit at night was just to have a meal, and nine times out of ten he wanted to ask him something, no matter it was the face of the king of Qi or the face of the commander Zhang Chu, he would always give it to him. .

"Your Highness, I have been in Jiaozhou for nearly ten years, and I have some understanding of the ups and downs of Jiaozhou. If your Highness encounters anything you don't understand in the future, just ask. As long as you can help, I will definitely help you with all your might." Zhao Ming seemed to have drunk a few too many cups, his eyes were blurred, and his words began to be a little overwhelmed.

Xiao Jie smiled secretly in his heart, what he was waiting for was your words.

"Having Captain Zhao's words proves that my trip was worthwhile. To tell you the truth, I really want to ask Captain Zhao something."

Zhao Ming secretly felt that this king of Qi was really not polite at all, but he still had a smile on his face and said: "Your Highness just asks, but the lower officials still say the same thing, as long as the lower officials know, they will know everything. "

Xiao Jie smiled slightly: "I want to know how Captain Zhao thinks of Sima Song'an."

Zhao Ming laughed out loud, playing around: "I guess Song Sima must be the first to visit His Highness today, otherwise, why would His Highness ask such a question!"

Xiao Jie also laughed: "It seems that Song Sima has a bad reputation with Captain Zhao."

Zhao Ming drank the wine in his glass, shook his head and said, "It's not that I, Zhao Ming, have a bad reputation, but the whole Panyu city has a bad reputation."

"How do you say that?" Xiao Jie was also a little curious for a while.

The corner of Zhao Ming's mouth clearly curled up with a hint of sarcasm: "Who doesn't know that Song An is a well-known scumbag, whichever way the wind blows, he will fall wherever the wind blows. His Highness came to Jiaozhou to serve as the governor. If you want to come, this Sima Song will be the first to come to curry favor with you." Bar."

Xiao Jie knew it well, no wonder the system gave Song An a low moral rating.

As if he was afraid that Xiao Jie would not believe it, Zhao Ming continued to add: "Of course it's okay if he's just a fool. What's more, when he gained power, he became rampant, and at the beginning, relying on the support of Li Dadu, no one gave him any good looks, even the deputy governor Cui. "

Xiao Jie also understands why Song An is so eager to help him deal with Cui Yin. Presumably, he has offended Cui Yin a lot after following Li Rui all these years. The hands of the new governor helped him deal with Cui Yin.

Zhao Ming seemed to be drunk and sleepy, but he was also watching his words and expressions. He saw that Xiao Jie had some understanding, and he was secretly happy in his heart.

Song An is the official Sima, and his position in Jiaozhou is second only to the chief and deputy governors. Although he is directly under the imperial court, he is not afraid of Song An, the Sima, but in the officialdom, he pays attention to his behavior and stays on the front line. I really want to see him in the future. If nothing happens I don't want to offend him for no reason.

It's just that the situation is different now, Xiao Jie came to ask for advice in person, and he had a letter from his immediate superior on his body, so he had to sell one of his face no matter what, so he deliberately complained to Song An through his drunkenness, so that Xiao Jie Recognize him as a human being.

Besides, he believed that, compared to offending a small Sima, selling a big favor to a prince was a good deal no matter how you looked at it.

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