The Founding of the Red Chamber

The situation in Quanzhou City was beyond the expectations of Governor Kong and Zhifu Xie. In this year, Quanzhou City was looted twice by Japanese bandits, and countless soldiers and civilians were killed or injured. Even though it is a prefectural city, some of the current situation of Quanzhou City can be expected.However, when Governor Kong and the officials from the Prefect Xie arrived at Quanzhou City, Quanzhou City was defeated, but the life of the people had returned to order, not to mention that a new round of recruiting for General Quanzhou had already begun.

Moreover, a banner was displayed at the gate of the city, with a large line of black characters on a white background: recruit recruits, avenge blood, drive out Japanese bandits, and bring peace.

Governor Kong quickly reacted, held Tu Xiaosan's hands affectionately, and said repeatedly, "General Lin (Tu Xiaosan) really deserves his reputation, this is very good, very good!" Then he said, "I am on the way here. I'm still worried, Quanzhou suffered two disastrous defeats this year, and I'm worried about the safety of the people in our city. With General Lin as a general, I can rest assured."

Tu Xiaosan said humbly, "My lord has passed the general, it is all the responsibility of the lower officials."

Magistrate Xie also praised his disciple Xiaosan, and even Fang Tongzhi, who came out to greet the Shangguan, was also praised by Magistrate Xie.

Tu Xiaosan's grade was above that of the prefect Xie, and he asked Governor Kong to enter the city first with a hint of respect. Governor Kong took Tu Xiaosan's hand and said, "Today's fight against the Japanese in Fujian requires us to be of one mind, civil and military, and up and down. Only then can we avenge the blood revenge of the Japanese bandits in Quanzhou, and return the people of Fujian to the Empress Dowager. General Lin will enter the city with me, and I am inquiring about something."

As soon as Governor Kong said that there was something to do, Tu Xiaosan went into the city with Governor Kong.

What Governor Kong asked was nothing more than how many troops Tu Xiaosan brought, and how many people he planned to recruit this time.And Zhifu Xie, who followed the governor's official driver, asked Fang Tongzhi about the current government affairs arrangements in Quanzhou City.

The two adults arrived on the same day, so naturally they have to take the wind and wash away the dust.

Lin Jing also had the honor to participate in the wine reception of the two adults. Although his position is low, he is Tu Xiaosan's confidant. Fang Tongzhi also told the magistrate Xie that the general affairs of Quanzhou City these days are largely due to Mr. Li (Lin Jing) ) place.Knowing that Lin Jing has a reputation as a scholar, the magistrate Xie thought he was someone like Tu Xiaosan's staff when he saw that he was also a scholarly gentleman.Prefect Xie smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li."

Lin Jing said, "It's nothing more than the handover between the army and the government, and it's all for the students."

Xie Zhifu said, "I think Mr. Li is already a scholar at such a young age, he can be called a young talent, why didn't he continue the imperial examination? It's a pity that Mr. Yi is talented." Indeed, Lin Jing was born with a tender face, so he Some adjustments were made to his face, and he is not that old-looking.Prefect Xie saw that he was only in his twenties, and already had a reputation as a scholar, so he couldn't help asking more questions.

Lin Jingdao, "All the students' families were killed by the Japanese bandits. The students swear that they will kill all the Japanese bandits to avenge their parents."

Zhifu Xie hurriedly comforted Lin Jing, thinking that Li Xiucai's life experience is quite pitiful.

At the reception banquet, the Governor of Kong Xie Zhifu showed the demeanor of a high-ranking official, and the other officials were all gentle and amiable. As for the government affairs, he was not in a hurry to take over, so let's continue to deal with whatever is going on now.

Lin Jing looked at the harmonious and happy appearance of Kong and Xie, lowered his head, picked up a piece of food with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and chewed slowly.

After the welcome banquet, the group first sent off the governor, and then Tu Xiaosan took people to say goodbye to the prefect Xie, and returned to the barracks with Lin Jing.After returning to the camp, Tu Xiaosanfang said, "I remember that when we went to Beijing, you said that the Kong and Xie families were not in harmony, but now it seems that the two families do not seem to be reconciled. Governor, the Xie family is the magistrate, could it be that the Kong family is above the Xie family in the court?"

Lin Jing smiled, "Third brother also saw it."

Tu Xiaosan said, "It's too harmonious." The two walked together on the road and entered the city at the same time, including the performance when receiving the wind and wine, they were too harmonious.Tu Xiaosan believes in a truth, there is no perfect appearance in this world, if it is too perfect, it must be an illusion.

"It's a pity that we don't have good news about the capital, and we don't know what the capital is like now. However, the two of them are not compatible, so it is not harmful to us." Lin Jing said, "Since the two adults have arrived in Quanzhou City, let's go The matter of recruiting soldiers from other states can be mentioned."

Tu Xiaosan looked sideways at Lin Jing, "Is this the right time? As soon as the adults arrive, we will go out to recruit troops."

Lin Jing looked back at Tu Xiaosan, "Is there a better time than now?"

Tu Xiaosan couldn't help laughing, "That's also reasonable."

Even though Lin Jing was not very well informed about the news in the capital, he always believed in himself.Governor Kong looked at the houses in the garden with obvious signs of repair and the newly replanted flowers and trees in the garden, and he couldn't help sighing a few times.

Mr. Yang, his staff member, said, "Quanzhou City has been defeated several times, and this government office has also been plagued by Japanese bandits."

"Who said it wasn't?" Governor Kong said.

Mr. Yang said, "It would be too much of a grievance for your lord to live in such an official office. Why don't you call some craftsmen to repair this back office."

Governor Kong patted the newly painted pillars under the porch with a smile in his eyes, and said, "You think I can't sigh because of this yamen?" As he spoke, Governor Kong's face was solemn, and he said, "The governor's yamen Now, we can see the situation of other yamen. I heard that General Quanzhou’s mansion was set on fire, and now General Lin lives in the barracks. Quanzhou was looted twice, and now it’s a waste of time. The yamen is nothing more than a residence. There is something else to sigh about.”

Mr. Yang knew it without thinking about it. Seeing that Kong Fanyu, the son of Governor Kong, brought tea, Mr. Yang quickly stepped forward to take it, and said with a smile, "Young Master, please bring the tea yourself."

Kong Fanyu said, "I heard that my husband and my father were talking in the small garden. I happened to be here, so I brought it along. This is white tea from Fujian. Father and my husband have a taste."

Mr. Yang personally offered one to the master, but Kong Fanyu took one himself, and Mr. Yang did not need to give it up.Governor Kong took a sip of the tea and felt that the taste was not bad. He said, "How did you get this white tea?"

Kong Fanyu said, "I bought it at a tea shop when I was passing through Minzhou. My father was in a hurry to come to Quanzhou, so he didn't expect to try it. I saw that my father had a lot of wine today, so I ordered someone to cook some. Go drink too."

In such a situation in Quanzhou City, Governor Kong didn't even bring his wife here, because he was afraid that Quanzhou would not be peaceful, but he brought this son, which shows the status of this son in Governor Kong's heart.Kong Fanyu said, "I used to hear people say that Quanzhou City is richer than Minzhou City. I don't think so, but now it is so dilapidated." Then he looked at the small garden and said, "I heard that several places in the city were robbed. The yamen, including our governor’s yamen, were all repaired by General Lin after he arrived in the state capital. Now that he himself lives in the barracks, it is his heart to repair the government yamen first."

"Yes." Governor Kong nodded, "I was thinking about going to the barracks tomorrow to see the generals under General Lin. He is a tiger general in Zhejiang Province and has a good reputation."

Mr. Yang asked, "Do you want to inform the magistrate?"

Governor Kong took a sip of tea and said calmly, "There are also general affairs in this city that I need to trouble the prefect, so let's just leave it at that."

Mr. Yang went down to make arrangements.

Lin Jing originally thought that the two of Kong and Xie were at odds with each other, but Lin Jing really did not expect that the two of them have become estranged so far.Governor Kong enthusiastically came to the barracks to watch the military training, but the prefect did not accompany him.However, no one would talk too much about this, and Tu Xiaosan just took Governor Kong around the camp, watched the soldiers being trained, and praised the soldiers for their bravery and hard training.Anyway, although what Governor Kong said was extremely sincere, he could tell a layman just by hearing what he said.For example, Governor Zhang served Haiyan in a low-key manner, what kind of armor the soldiers used in battle, and what kind of rules and regulations were in the army.Governor Kong, the praise is a sincere compliment, but the layman is also the real layman.

Tu Xiaosan is very good at dealing with Shangguan, he is born with a sincere face, and he is also humble.Governor Kong is now eager to make some achievements in fighting against the Japanese. Seeing that although Tu Xiaosan is a general, he also knows some principles of being a low-level official, so he is satisfied with Tu Xiaosan.Governor Kong said, "Although I have only been here for a short time in Quanzhou City, I also know that the city has gone through wars and is waiting to be rebuilt. However, if we want to revitalize Quanzhou City, we must return the people to peace. Only our Quanzhou City is peaceful. Only then can the common people live in peace of mind.”

What Governor Kong said was quite emotional, what is rare is that instead of just saying some polite words, Governor Kong also asked Tu Xiaosan if there was any difficulty.Tu Xiaosan told Governor Kong the truth, and he didn't have to worry about anything else, just recruiting soldiers. After two wars in Quanzhou City, there were too few young and strong people in the city, and the situation of recruiting soldiers was not very optimistic even though they were promoting "revenge of blood" .What Tu Xiaosan meant was that he wanted to go to other places in Fujian to recruit some young adults.

Governor Kong immediately said, "This is also reasonable. General Lin already knows where to recruit troops."

Tu Xiaosan said, "This official is also a newcomer to Fujian. I heard that Fujian Province has always been prosperous. I thought, go to Fujian Province and have a look. It would be great if we can recruit some young and strong people to come here. I don't know what you mean?"

Governor Kong smiled and said, "Look at my governor's yamen, there is not even a single yamen soldier who runs errands, which is a good thing. Our Quanzhou, because of the sea, has been frequently harassed by Japanese pirates. Good. I'm still waiting for General Lin to train a strong army to avenge the blood and hatred of the people of Fujian."

Tu Xiaosan said seriously, "How dare you live up to your lord's expectations!"

Governor Kong took Tu Xiaosan to tell him about the conscription, and asked him if he had enough money, Tu Xiaosan said, "I came from Quanzhou, because of the recruitment, the Governor allocated [-] yuan for the recruitment, which is still acceptable at the moment. It's just that when the soldiers are full, the amount of money seems to be too much, and I'm afraid it won't last long."

Governor Kong said softly, "You don't have to worry about the money, just worry about recruiting soldiers, other trivial matters, I'm up to you."

Tu Xiaosan was grateful for Governor Kong's promise.

Governor Kong's eyes became more gentle, he encouraged Tu Xiaosan a few words, and he resigned without staying in the army.On the way back to the Governor's Yamen, Governor Kong asked his son, "This General Lin, what do you think?"

A smile appeared on Kong Fanyu's gentle face, "He is a very smart person."

Governor Kong smiled, "I wish he had the same intelligence in warfare as he does now."

Although Governor Kong didn't want to admit it, seeing that Tu Xiaosan managed Quanzhou City in an orderly manner before he entered the city, he felt a little relieved, but he didn't completely like it.The other party is the governor of Fujian, and it is better for Quanzhou City to be in his hands.

In particular, as soon as he got the position of governor, the Xie family couldn't wait to arrange for a family member to be the magistrate.

He really needed this General Lin to leave Quanzhou City for a while, it would be best if he smoothed out the inside and outside of Quanzhou City, and General Lin would come back soon!

Even Zhifu Xie, when he learned that Tu Xiaosan was about to go to Fujian Province to conscript, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly, rubbing a white and smooth cloud between his fingers, and looked at Zheng Yun, the aide who came to report, "This Jiangnan It's not the same, a warrior is so cunning."

It's not easy for Zheng Yun to comment on this, but Miss Xie, who was sitting opposite the magistrate Xie, said, "When my father and I entered the city, I only felt that the rules in the city were neat and orderly. I heard that it was all due to the work of General Lin. It’s a great situation, so let’s let it go?”

Xie Zhifu was only forty years old, and he was born with delicate eyebrows and eyes. Hearing what his daughter said, Xie Zhifu smiled, "I know it, but I don't know why."

Miss Xie couldn't help but look at her father, "What do you say? It's not easy to get ahead of this one step. It's a good situation. Isn't it a pity to let go?"

Prefect Xie looked at Zheng Yun, and the two in charge couldn't help but smiled at each other. Prefect Xie said, "Ayun, please talk to Han'er."

Zheng Yun saluted, and Fang said, "Girl, how do you know that General Lin knew that Governor Kong and our adults had different political views, so he avoided going out on purpose?"

Miss Xie looked at Zheng Yun with bright eyes, and said still, "But I still say the same thing. Although he avoided the cleanliness of his eyes, I am afraid that in the future, Quanzhou City will not be his decision. .”

Zheng Yun thought for a while and said, "He is a military general, so he has to rely on civil servants."

"Wrong!" Magistrate Xie dropped the white piece in his hand steadily, and said, "During the Taiping period, civil servants were naturally more noble than military officials. But in this kind of wartime, whether I or Governor Kong, we will have to rely on military officials in the future to be safe." The peace of Quanzhou City. Now, it is not he who relies on us, but we rely on him. Therefore, he can go out and hide, because this General Lin knows in his heart that no matter who wins or loses between me and Governor Kong , the person who will be used in the future must still be him!"