Wearing a county magistrate to build infrastructure

The residence behind the county government.

Shumo and Shuqi left the room after serving tea to the two new guests.

Only Tang Zisheng, the general and counselor Zhang were left in the room, and even Shen Yiran was just waiting outside the door.

"Young talent, I thought that the person who wrote me such an invitation would be 27 or [-] years old, but now I see that he underestimated the magistrate Tang." Jing Huan praised the young man proudly after looking at the young man.

"The general's reputation is too high." Tang Zisheng smirked, everyone is a thousand-year-old fox, what are you playing in Liaozhai, he bet that after General Jing received his letter, he must have sent someone to investigate him.

It's just that the news from Nanzhou doesn't match his actions. General Jing probably suspects that he is a fake.

"Whether it's good or bad is up to me. I say if you deserve it, then you deserve it."

"If that's the case, then I will be impolite. The general has not responded to the letter sent to Nanzhou before. I don't know what I said. Maybe the general will give me an answer now?"

Jing Huan let out a muffled laugh. It seemed that the young man was impatient, but in fact he wanted to take the initiative. This Tang Zisheng is not a person who is controlled by others, "I have the answer, but I want to ask a question now. If the answer is no What do you think, what do you plan to do?"

"Since it's cooperation, it's not enough to find the next partner. Although the general is the best candidate, it's not without backup."

Tang Zisheng said so blatantly that he was preparing for a spare baby, Counselor Zhang who was standing beside him raised his brows and thought that he was very brave.

"Then besides me, who do you plan to choose?" Jing Huan was not angry, but was ready to ask the bottom line.

"General Jing, please make amends. I can't say who this person is." Let him show his cards as soon as he said it. Jing Huan is not a reckless man, and he is also good at manipulating people's hearts.

"In this case, I have crossed the line, so I won't ask any more. Now, as your ally who is about to cooperate, I have passing questions that I want to ask. What skills do you have to protect the stability of the northwest in two years?"

"Maintaining one side's stability in troubled times is nothing more than military strength. As long as I have [-] troops within two years, I can protect the peace in the Northwest."

"Fifty thousand?" Jing Huan shook his head, "Do you know how many Northwest troops are in the Northwest City? 5 people can't protect the Northwest City."

"Then I also want to ask how many people are in the hands of King Xin Huai and the crown prince?" In Tang Zisheng's opinion, it is impossible for the 10,000+ Northwest Army to be transferred back to Nanzhou.

Jing Huan understood what Tang Zisheng meant and found it interesting, "King Xin has 7 troops in his hands, and so does King Huai. On the surface, the crown prince only has the Forbidden Army of the Imperial City in his hands, with 10,000 generals. Southern tune, I'm afraid we won't win this battle."

"It's impossible for Prince Xinwang and King Huai to join forces, isn't it? There is only one seat, and the three of them want to sit, even if their goal is the general first.

But they will also be suspicious of each other when they cooperate. After all, the general has 10,000+ troops. If they want to win, they will lose a lot. I think the three of them will want the others to suffer heavy losses. In this way, whoever saves the strength after the general's chaos Whoever is strong will be able to sit on the throne. "

"But what if they are bound to take me down first?" The fighting between brothers is internal fighting, but they also understand that it is impossible to deal with him if they don't join forces.

"The general's counselors are not easy to eat. It is impossible for them to have an unbreakable trust. As long as the general's side is calm and suspicious, the alliance will break down."

"Well said." Jing Huan slapped the table, "Since you guessed that I would not transfer all the troops back to Nanzhou, I think you have counted the 5 soldiers, then I will ask you again, how can you make a living in Nanzhou?" Gather [-] horses in two years without being discovered?"

"There are few people in Xizhou, and it is not easy to gather [-] soldiers and horses. But after the chaos in Nanzhou, there will only be a steady stream of people coming. This is an opportunity, and there is another one, that is, the general soldiers of Xizhou also have Soldiers and horses, as long as I can take these soldiers and horses for my own use before the war breaks out, fifty thousand soldiers and horses will not be difficult."

"The Xizhou commander-in-chief is loyal to the imperial court, how can you make his subordinates obey you?"

"Grain, because of several years of drought in Xizhou, the grain harvest is not good. Now Nanzhou is also troubled by internal and external troubles. Even if the general soldiers of Xizhou have money, it is difficult to buy grain. I think the general also knows that the imperial court transports grain to Xizhou and Northwest City. People have always been short of food, and when the Xizhou General Soldier can no longer feed the soldiers under him, that is the time for me to make a move."

Xizhou General Soldier is actually Tang Zisheng's second candidate for cooperation.But that was the election, and the election was still a general. If you choose the general, the Xizhou General Army will solve it, and annexation is the only choice.

"Yiran said that you have the trump card in your hand. It seems that food is your trump card. The soldiers under Xizhou General Soldier have also been fighting all year round. Direct annexation saves even the steps of training. You can directly send troops to the battlefield, which is easy to calculate. "

Tang Zisheng thought that the general would ask him where the food came from, but he guessed that the food was his trump card. The general should not be underestimated at all.

"The general is rude."

"I agree to your covenant, but I need you to promise me one thing. After the war is settled, I will not only protect you from worries, but also improve your current status."

"I don't know what conditions the general has?" Tang Zisheng had a bad guess in his mind.

"I want you to marry Yiran." Jing Huan's tone was calm, as if he had planned this for a long time, but the two people involved couldn't stay calm.

Outside the door, Shen Yiran was so frightened that his sword fell to the ground. Inside the door, Tang Zisheng twitched the corners of his mouth and looked away, really afraid of something.

"Sorry general, I'm already engaged. Besides, when the matchmaker came to me not long ago, my future father-in-law made an agreement with me. If I marry someone other than Qingcheng in the future, I will leave the house completely." Tang Zisheng flatly refused.

Jing Huan didn't expect that Tang Zisheng was already engaged. There was no mention of engagement in the previous news. It must have happened recently. He himself was the one who was beaten with a stick, and he understood the pain, so he would not be such a villain.But this matter can be used to test Tang Zisheng's character.

So Jing Huan's expression became serious, "Do you know what you have lost by refusing this matter? If you don't know, let me remind you, I only have Yiran as an adopted son under my knees, wait for me for a hundred years, who do you think should belong to the world you have won now?" ?”

"Of course it's the general's child." It's impossible to belong to anyone.

"Now as long as you marry Yiran, you will have the world at your fingertips, don't you feel tempted?"

"I'm already engaged." Under Heaven, Tang Zisheng thought in his heart, if he really had this idea, he wouldn't be sitting with the general calmly now, and he might have already planned how to benefit him, a fisherman, when the snipe and the clam are fighting.

"Do you think I'm talking empty words now? Yiran is not suitable for that position, and I don't feel at ease handing over the position to other people. You and I appreciate it very much. If you don't believe me, I can write a secret order now and wait until later When I win, I will tell the world."

"I'm already engaged."

……

Jing Huan frowned so much that he was about to join together. Although he was satisfied with the answer, it was a bit perfunctory, "You only know this sentence?"

"I appreciate the general's kindness. The position of emperor is a great responsibility. I have been sloppy since I was a child, and I can't afford the expectations of the common people. What's more, the person I like is my husband who has never been married. It is for that position that I promised the general to marry Mr. Shen. I'm afraid the general will regret it on the spot, even the allies can't do it, so I ask the general not to try."

Tang Zisheng is really good at calculating people's hearts, but it doesn't mean he likes to calculate people's hearts. The current situation has to be like this. When the world is peaceful, he still thinks it would be good to be an idle city lord.

"Okay, very good, I had some doubts before, but now it seems that you are indeed a responsible person. Since you promised in front of me that the only person you like is your fiancé, Ying, and you will never marry again in the future, I will write it down. If you don't do it after that, then I will be the only one who asks you."

Jing Huan is affectionate, and naturally he also likes affectionate people. Tang Zisheng's impression of this person is a little bit more aggravated by Jing Huan.

"Then trouble the general to supervise." Tang Zisheng is not afraid of this, but he still wants to say, "However, general, please forgive me for taking the liberty. If you want to marry Mr. Shen, I think Mr. Shen is willing "Don't do to others what you don't want done to you, the general should understand this truth."

Is this teaching him to disregard Yiran's wishes?Jing Huan shook his head with a smile, "Of course I want to respect Yiran's wish. Even if you agreed just now, if Yiran doesn't agree, I won't agree."

So your old man is writing me a bad check?

Tang Zisheng's heart is dangerous, but luckily he has no big ambitions.Otherwise, wouldn't this be played by General Jing?

"Yiran, come in." Jing Huan called his adopted son who had scared off Jian from outside. He hadn't discussed with Yiran before, and what happened just now might have shocked Yiran.

"Father." Shen Yiran has returned to normal. Although his father was very concerned about his marriage, he did not force him. It's just that he doesn't care about love affairs. Compared with men, weapons are more pleasing to him.

"Yeah." Jing Huan took a good look at Yiran's appearance again. Apart from being a bit stubborn, his appearance can be said to be top-notch. Such a status did not shake Tang Zisheng, but he suddenly had a crush on Tang Zisheng's favorite brother. A little curious, where did his brother lose, "Boy Tang, does your fiancé look as good-looking as my brother?"

"Yes." Tang Zisheng returned without even thinking about it. It's hard to say anything else, his appearance is as good as anyone's.

Beauty is in the eyes of beholder?

"In terms of appearance, I really can't compare with Brother Xu." Shen Yiran finished speaking honestly, fearing that his father would talk nonsense again, he added, "Brother Xu saved me when I was in trouble in the mountains, otherwise I wouldn't be able to see you now. Here comes father."

"There is still this layer of relationship. From this point of view, this brother is your savior. Then, as a father, I still have to pay a visit. Thank you very much."

Jing Huan figured out the relationship, since they all came to Cang'er County, he still wanted to pay a visit to Yiran's savior.

Shen Yiran thought about it, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it. At that time, he was penniless and had nothing to repay Brother Xu, so he owed this kindness all the time, "Yes, when does father want to go?"

"Tomorrow, I have to prepare a thank you gift today anyway. For the grace of saving my life, I must prepare a big gift."

Tang Zisheng had no choice but to stand aside as a background board. Don't you need to ask his fiancé Lang for his opinion?Is this reasonable?

Forget it, I'll send someone to deliver a letter to Qingcheng when I go out later.Otherwise, it would be bad if the general came to scare Qingcheng.

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"Ah——" Xu Yingle sneezed. He looked up at the sky. Although the sun was not shining brightly in September, it was not as cold as winter. How could he catch a cold while sitting outside?

"Daddy, but it was blown by the wind again, so I told you to come in." Xu Qingcheng put down the small hoe in his hand and hurried over.

"Nothing, it's probably because the nose was disturbed by bugs." Xu Yingle said, and a bad premonition seemed to come to his heart, as if something was going to happen.