Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

Feng Yutang is still in the establishment of the Imperial City Division, and what he does is also the same as the Imperial City Division. The people under him are currently independent, but sooner or later they will belong to the Imperial City Division.Now Shi Shiwen is promoted in the imperial city, and Ping An is not willing to exceed his authority.

However, Feng Yutang looked at him stubbornly, "These things are all arranged by the adults, and I am naturally only responsible to the adults."

Ping An felt a little helpless, but also a little happy.In all fairness, no one who has been trained by anyone would want him to favor others.Feng Yutang put himself in front of Shi Shiwen, and Ping An felt that it was wrong intellectually, but he was quite happy emotionally.

Thinking about it again, the matter is urgent, and now the news is sent back to the capital and then fed back, it really is that the day lily is cold.

So Ping An thought it over, and said, "I'm glad you have such a heart, but the rules must not be messed up. I also made the rules, and I can't break them myself." Feng Yutang's expression was gloomy, and then he changed the subject, "But now you are in charge of intelligence gathering near Xinzhou, so you can be regarded as someone from the Northwest Road. Your immediate boss is here."

He pointed to Qian Cheng, "Just tell him if you need anything."

Feng Yutang understood what Ping An meant when he thought about it.It is still necessary to tell the matter in front of everyone, but reporting to Ping An is completely different from reporting to Qian Cheng.Although this is also a loophole, but at least it is impeccable on the surface.

So he nodded and turned to Qian Chengdao, "Now my men are spread all over the borders of Zhuozhou, Xinzhou and Qizhou, and go deep into the grasslands. Basically, any information in these three word places can be known in time. Your Excellency What to ask?"

Qian Cheng looked at Ping An and asked, "How's the battle going?" He came here because he wanted to help Ping An, but if he could get some credit for the Imperial City Secretary, he wouldn't think too much of it.This incident just happened to happen, Feng Yutang just came, and Ping An handed over the credit to him, and Qian Cheng naturally understood his kindness.

His relationship with Ping An didn't need to be seen outside, so Qian Cheng immediately put his mentality in order and began to ask about the situation on the front line.

Feng Yutang said, "After the autumn, the Rong people really crossed the border to raid the grasslands. Due to the natural disasters in the grassland this year, life is difficult, so this time it is not like in previous years that a small group of troops bypassed the city and plundered the village, but was led by the leader of Xirong himself. Nearly [-] people broke through from Xinzhou. What we wanted to do was to rob the granary of the state capital. Fortunately, we had already prepared to use Xinzhou City as a bait to contain the main force, and troops from other places rushed to help and surrounded the Rong people. Under the city of Xinzhou, fight head-on."

"Our army won a complete victory in this battle. The Rong people suffered heavy losses. They were defeated and fled in all directions. The Xinzhou Army, Qizhou Army and Zhuozhou Army followed behind and pursued them. They have now crossed the border and entered the grassland."

After preparing for this battle for nearly two years, winning is a matter of course.Even so, Qian Cheng also showed a smile on his face, and continued to ask, "What about the situation after arriving in the grassland? I think the land that should be occupied has already been occupied?"

Feng Yutang thought for a while and asked, "Do you have a pen and paper?"

Ping An went to fetch it immediately, and Feng Yutang drew a simple map.

The goal of Dachu this time is to push the national border forward to a place, and enclose a large area with lush water and grass into Dachu's territory.Specifically, it is the place where Qizhou and Zhuozhou in Xinzhou expanded forward by nearly one state at the same time.

Feng Yutang's memory is very good, and he drew the map of the three states with a few strokes, together with the connected map of Xirong.Then he marked it, "The armies of the three states did not march forward at the same time, but marched steadily in the middle to support the two wings. Therefore, the armies of Qizhou and Zhuozhou marched faster. According to the latest information, they came here and here respectively. Here. It is very close to completing the set goal."

"That's information from a few days ago, and I'm afraid it's gone somewhere now." Xu Wenmei added.

Qian Cheng immediately became happy, "So, this war should be easy?"

"That's not the case. In fact, the real difficulty is to build the city after arriving at the place, and successfully defend Xirong to counterattack. Otherwise, the advantages established before will be useless." Feng Yutang explained.

After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Ping An, but saw that he was still staring at the map, but his brows gradually frowned.

Feng Yutang's heart tightened, and he quickly asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Ping An looked at it for a while, then shook his head, "There is nothing wrong with it, I just think it is good to support the two wings in the middle, but if the Western soldiers are divided into two groups..."

If both wings encounter the Xirong army, which side should the middle support?If Xirong finds out about this arrangement, drags one of the roads, and attracts the attention of the middle road, then the other road will become a lonely army to go deep!

Hearing Ping An's words, everyone's faces turned serious, especially Feng Yutang.Because he is most familiar with the terrain here, he quickly pointed out that there is a place on the route taken by the Qizhou Army that is actually very suitable for setting up an ambush, and the location is very dangerous.If Xirong occupies this place, it can indeed contain the Qizhou Army and the Xinzhou Army at the same time!

And the Zhuozhou Army is the one that has gone the farthest so far. If they cannot learn the situation in time, they may lose all support from the rear.Wouldn't it be surrounded by the Xirong people?

"It shouldn't be so unlucky, right?" Qian Cheng was startled, and subconsciously comforted himself, "How did Xirong know about our arrangement?"

After he finished speaking, he found that Ping An was staring at him, and suddenly felt guilty for no reason, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

"Did you know that there is a saying: If something has the possibility of going bad, no matter how small the possibility is, it will always happen." Ping An raised his forehead, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that Murphy's Law would appear in This kind of place!

"These evil sects?" Qian Cheng still couldn't believe it.

Feng Yutang thought for a while, and said, "Is it true, let's have someone check it out."

Now that this possibility is considered, it is only natural to investigate.There is no reassurance for everyone, and if there is, you can prepare as soon as possible.

It is not difficult for Feng Yutang, who has been operating here for two years, to check what's going on in Xirong.Even if you don't know the specific course of action of the army, you can always find some clues from other aspects.

He immediately wrote a letter to Niu He, who was active in Qizhou, and set off for Xinzhou himself.

Ping An personally sent him out and prepared things for him on the road.It is always melancholy to be separated after reuniting just now.But business is important, and there will always be opportunities for pleasantries in the future.So Ping An just patted him on the shoulder in the end, "Thanks for your hard work."

"It's nothing to worry about. My lord understands what your lord means." Feng Yutang looked at him, "Raise a soldier for a thousand days, and use it for a short time. It's just that I didn't listen to your lord's teachings."

He sent Xu Wenmei here, but if he didn't want to see Ping An, he didn't need to come in person.As a result, the stools were not warm enough to sit on, and we had to set off again. I felt regretful.

"It's good that you know." Ping An couldn't help but said, "Actually, I have nothing to teach you now. How you go in the future depends on you."

Seeing Feng Yutang's expression of disapproval, he smiled and said, "However, if there is anything, we can talk about it and discuss it together. One person counts the short, and two count the long!"

Feng Yutang nodded heavily.In his heart, adults are always adults, but it is good to keep these words in his heart, there is no need to say them out.After saying goodbye to Ping An, he got on his horse and rode away with his whip.

After sending him away, Qian Cheng also left.The reason why he came here was because Feng Yutang found the office of the Imperial City Division in Qinzhou City, so he personally sent him here.Now that Feng Yutang is gone, Ping An and Xu Wenmei obviously want to talk about the old days, so naturally he will not stay.

Besides, knowing that the situation of the war may change, he naturally has to go back and make arrangements to keep the news in his hands in time.

There were only two people left, and Ping An lost his scruples, so he hurriedly asked Xu Wenmei, "How is Master? Are you used to it here?" It was exposed, he only received news from Xu Wenmei once, and it was Feng Yutang who wrote in code words to send In the intelligence of the capital.That was only a few words, to confirm that Xu Wenmei arrived safely.As for the specific situation, it is not known.

As he asked, he looked at Xu Wenmei.He looked darker, presumably because he walked around a lot outdoors.Her spirit was much better than when she was in the palace, and she was full of vigor from top to bottom, she was no longer the lazy look she was in the palace.Apparently, he's doing well.

Xu Wenmei herself was also quite touched, "You're right, the outside world is so big, you should come out for a walk." He said, "Now I just feel that all my previous decades were wasted."

With Xu Wenmei's affirmation, Ping'an was even more happy, "Yes, building a car behind closed doors won't work. Even I, on this trip, have seen many things that I didn't know before. I can't think of it just by thinking about it. The old saying makes sense ,'read more, walk more.'"

"Don't underestimate yourself, you are already better than most people." Xu Wenmei said, "After I got here, the more I looked at the lives of the common people, the more I felt that what you said before was very reasonable. If it can be done, it will be a good thing for thousands of years.”

"I can't do it on my own." Ping An shook his head, "Take your time."

Speaking of this, he had a new question, "By the way, I thought Master, you have gone to Jiangnan, why are you still here?"

"I heard from Yutang that you predicted that there would be war within a few years? After hearing the news, I naturally want to stay and take a look." Xu Wenmei said with a look of sadness on her brows.

Ping An understood how he felt.

How do you write a poem?Why don't the men take the Wu hook and collect the fifty states of Guanshan.

Fighting on the battlefield, shrouded in horse leather, is the wish of many men.Mention the word war, as long as there is a little bloody man, his blood will boil.In the past, Xu Wenmei lived such a life in the palace, that's all, it's useless to think about it.Now that I have come to the frontier, I naturally don't want to miss it.Even if it's just for watching, if you have the opportunity to participate in it, then you will have no regrets.

Ping An agrees with this very much.Although he had read a lot of documents, this was the first time he had experienced a real war.Look at these more, know what you are doing, and you will not go astray in the future.

Thinking of this, he said, "Since Master is here, let's take a look at my factory. Give me some pointers."

"I can't give you any advice." Xu Wenmei smiled, "You don't know what you're pretending to have in your head. It's really amazing to have all kinds of ideas one after another. But I have to admit that your ideas are all good. "

Speaking of this, Xu Wenmei's face became serious, "Ping An, since you have thought about the path you want to go, then go on. Master, I also want to see where you can go. Of course, if Whatever is useful to me, just speak up."

Nodding in peace and satisfaction, "Master, don't worry, there are quite a lot of places where you can be used."

Xu Wenmei looked at Ping An for a while before asking, "There is something I don't know whether I should ask, but... how are you and that Seventh Highness doing now?"

Zhao Can?Ping An glanced at Xu Wenmei with a guilty conscience.If he said that he had a falling out with Zhao Can because of Xu Wenmei's matter, Xu Wenmei might feel guilty, so he said vaguely, "What else? It's almost the same as before."

"Didn't you lie to me?" Xu Wenmei stared at him suspiciously.

Ping An thought about it, and felt that it was appropriate to confess, and said, "Well, he already knows about Master."

Xu Wenmei's complexion changed slightly, but she quickly calmed down.Since Ping An is still here, it means nothing is wrong, at least Zhao Can should be on their side.It's just... "I heard that you were relegated to the rank of clerk, and then went to the military bureau. Is it because of this? Your Majesty knows?" He said the last few words very without confidence.

Pingan hesitated for a moment, then admitted, "Yes."

Then he said, "But master, don't worry, they don't know where master has gone. Although there is no king in the world, but Dachu is so big, it is not so easy to find someone."

What's more, Xu Wenmei still has the heart to hide, and it is even more difficult to find him.

Xu Wenmei also knew this.Before leaving the palace, the emperor is the sky, able to control everything, giving him the illusion that there is no way to escape.However, once you leave and see the outside world, you will find that the world is so big, and people are too small in it. It is really too difficult to find a person among the tens of thousands of people in Dachu.

"But you are still in the palace, so be careful." Xu Wenmei had no choice but to say.

Pingan smiled and nodded, "I know, Master, don't worry..."

"Ping'an!" Youtai's voice suddenly sounded outside the door, startling Ping'an and interrupting him.He glanced at Xu Wenmei, stood up quickly and opened the door, "What's wrong?"

In this winter day, Youtai was sweating all over his face, obviously very anxious.

Fortunately, he still remembered not to say anything, so he grabbed Ping An's arm when he reached the door, and said anxiously, "News from the mine, an iron furnace exploded!"

Ping An was stunned for a moment before realizing what he was talking about, and hurriedly pulled him into the room, "What's going on, tell me clearly, why did it explode?"

"I don't know, I came to you when I received the news. But..." Youtai was stunned when he saw Xu Wenmei at this point, and stared at him with wide eyes.Firstly, it was because they didn’t know there was anyone in the safe room, and secondly, it was also because Xu Wenmei’s appearance was intimidating enough, even a “well-informed” person like Pingan was taken aback when he saw him for the first time.

"This is my master, it doesn't matter, you can just say it." Ping An said.

Youtai came back to his senses, "It is suspected that someone made trouble there."

As for who the troublemaker is, Ping An can immediately find out the suspect: the Liu family.

The iron mine was handed over, but the Liu family is not Wang Shunzi, their roots are in Qinzhou, where their ancestors have lived for generations, and it is impossible to move away.As for the iron mine, because there was no one who could take advantage of it for a while, the people left by the Liu family were still used, but the person in charge was replaced.

In this way, it couldn't be easier for the Liu family to do anything in it.

But Ping An still has a problem, is the Liu family really so stupid?Knowing that Ping An is targeting them, but still doing this kind of thing?You must know that they have a deep foundation in Qinzhou, and although they can easily make Ping An suffer, once Ping An makes a move, they will not be able to escape at all.

People don't fight with officials, even if there is a prince behind them, but after all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, it is impossible for the Liu family to provoke Ping An at this time.

"What's going on?" Xu Wenmei asked seeing that Ping An was silent.

Youtai glanced at Ping An, saw that he was still in deep thought, and thought that Ping An did not shy away from Xu Wenmei, so he told the story from the beginning.

After all, she has been immersed in the palace for many years, and I am very familiar with this kind of conspiracy and intrigue, and even got involved in it, so Xu Wenmei quickly came to a judgment after hearing Youtai's words, "Ping An, you are hesitating because Don't you believe the Liu family would do such a thing?"

Ping An nodded, "Yes, this kind of aristocratic family usually knows the rules of survival well, so you shouldn't provoke me at this time." Even if you are not reconciled, you should lie dormant and wait for a better opportunity.For the family, ups and downs are too normal. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Ping An cannot stay in Qinzhou forever, and it will not be too late to start after he is gone.

"But what if others gave them the courage?" Xu Wenmei said.

Ping An turned to look at him, and soon realized who he was referring to.In this city of Qinzhou, apart from Liu's family, the three eunuchs who could deal with Ping'an were the three eunuchs who followed him.They each have backers behind them, and they haven't seen any changes before. Who knows if they will take this opportunity to encourage the Liu family to deal with him?

"It makes sense." Ping An slowly let out a breath and calmed down, "Now is not the time to investigate who did it, the most important thing is the iron mine. Master, I have to go and have a look first."

Ping An has already regretted it. The bow and arrow factory is not safe. If he had known that Xu Wenmei was coming, he should have cleaned it up early.

Xu Wenmei understood what he meant, nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll stay here."

"Kaiyang!" Ping An shouted.

At first he would look up at the beams or windows when calling for someone, but later he found that Kaiyang appeared in a different way every time, so he gave up.It's enough to yell aimlessly like now.

The next moment Kaiyang fell lightly from the roof, both Jiang Youtai and Xu Wenmei were startled.

Ping An said to Xu Wenmei, "Your Majesty the Seventh Prince." Then he asked Kai Yang, "Can you take him out without alarming others? Just place him in Qinzhou City."

Kai Yang nodded silently.He doesn't talk much, and doesn't speak unless necessary.

Xu Wenmei sized Kaiyang indistinctly, she seemed taciturn and had a weak sense of presence.Being able to hide on the head for so long without being noticed is obviously very capable.The fact that Ping An can keep Zhao Can's people by his side shows that the relationship between the two is very good, at least Ping An absolutely trusts Zhao Can.

Before he knew he left Beijing, Ping An was on guard against Zhao Can.But in two years, the relationship has become closer.

Ping An must have something else to hide from him, but if he doesn't say it, it's hard for him to ask.

Kaiyang took Xu Wenmei away, while Pingan and Youtai rushed to the iron mine.At this time, the cause of the explosion has been found out. The iron ore was mixed with sulfur and saltpeter. The person in charge didn't find out, so he added the ore, and an explosion occurred after burning.

The iron-making furnace was completely destroyed, and all the nine workers who were around at that time died, and even the corpses were burned to the point of wreckage.In addition, fragments from the explosion splattered, injured more than a dozen people, and smashed another nearby stove.

"Pensions first." After learning about the situation, Ping An immediately made a decision, "Have the families of these workers been found? First, the pensions will be distributed, and the funeral will be handled as well."

"The family members already know." The person in charge said in embarrassment, "It's just crying all the time, it's hard to communicate."

"Go and have a look." Ping An said.

Some accidents will inevitably happen in the mine, so it is handled in a timely manner. The corpse has been collected in a thin coffin and temporarily parked in an empty house.When I went there, I passed the place where the explosion was, and the ground was full of wreckage and charred. I am afraid it will take a lot of effort to get it right again.

The whole mine seemed to be filled with the smell of burning, and Ping An was also suppressed by some emotion, his face darkened.

When we got to the place where the coffin stopped and saw the family members supporting the old and the young and weeping silently, this emotion became even stronger.Ping An is very clear and deeply aware of what kind of responsibility he is shouldering now.Many people put their lives in his hands, and he dared not and could not let them down.