During the day, the front door of the Governor's Mansion was wide open and was usually guarded by officials. The back door was closed most of the time, but there were also people on duty inside the door. Since it was part of the inner court affairs, it was mostly handled by Chang Suining's personal guards in rotation.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. A guard from Wuhu Mountain opened the door and glanced at the people who came: "...Who are you?"
Meng Lie, who was accompanied by a servant, raised his hand and said, "My surname is Meng, and I have come to see Governor Chang."
The guard asked cautiously, "Where are you from? Why do you want to see our governor?"
"I received a letter from Governor Chang inviting me here." Meng Lie has always been cautious and did not want to reveal too much about his identity to a guard. "This trip is secret and should not be made public. You just need to go and tell him that someone named Meng wants to see you, and Governor Chang will definitely know."
The guard frowned. If he was really an acquaintance of the governor, why didn't he know that the governor was not in the governor's mansion at the moment? He also knew how to be cautious and didn't say much about his master's affairs. For a moment, he just looked at Meng Lie, who was speaking vaguely, with a wary look.
It wasn't that he was deliberately making things difficult, but there were too many people who wanted to see his governor. He had seen all kinds of tricks and excuses. There were even people who thought they were handsome and stood where the governor passed by, reciting poems and showing off, creating an encounter or something like that.
There is no way. Although their governor's office now has a very complete policy to recruit talents, there are always people who want to take shortcuts.
Seeing the strict guards, Meng Lie, who was anxious, had no choice but to say, "...I came from the capital, and I am the governor's half-father. Please go and tell him quickly, but don't make it public."
Although he had no contact with Chang Kuo and others over the years, he also held the girl in his arms when the prince picked her up. In terms of seniority, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was half-father in a temporary manner.
Meng Lie knew how to manipulate people's hearts. When the guard heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise. His expression was indeed much more polite. He had heard many excuses, but he was the first one who dared to call himself "half-father". I guess no one would dare to fake such a thing, right? "Then please wait a moment, I will pass it on!" After the guard finished speaking, he closed the door with a "bang".
"..." The servants beside Meng Lie were stunned. They were half the father of the governor, but they couldn't even be invited in to drink tea and wait for the news?
Although Meng Lie was anxious, he could also understand the guard's actions. There were countless eyes watching this Jiangdu Governor's Mansion, so it was a good thing to have strict security.
From this we can also see that the girl from the Chang family is good at governing.
While Meng Lie was waiting anxiously, the guard found the outer study room where Wang Changshi and others were and explained the matter.
"...half father?" Wang Changshi was startled. What did this mean? As far as he knew, the governor had four fathers in total, one of whom had just passed away not long ago, and now there were three left alive. But what was this half father? Luo Guanlin showed a look of disapproval under his mask.
"You say your surname is Meng and you came from the capital?" Yao Ran put down his pen and asked seriously.
The guard nodded quickly.
Yao Ran thought for a moment, then stood up and said to Wang Changshi: "Changshi, I will go to see this person. The governor gave instructions before he left--"
Yao Ran did not say much about the specific instructions, but Wang Changshi knew that she was trusted by the governor, so he did not ask any more questions at this moment.
Yao Ran left the study and said to the guard, "Please take the person to the side hall."
The guard agreed and left quickly.
Yao Ran went to the side hall, thinking deeply. The governor had told her alone before he left that in addition to the urgent and important matters in the governor's mansion, there were two other things that she needed to pay attention to in time. One was the news brought back by Chang Ren and others, and the other was the reply from Mr. Meng of Dengtai Tower in the capital.
So, now he has not received a reply yet, but the person has come to visit him personally? Yao Ran soon met Meng Lie.
When she was in Beijing, although she had few opportunities to go out due to her mother's strict discipline, she had been to Dengtai Tower and occasionally met Mr. Meng.
But the person she saw now was very different from what she remembered.
He was dressed simply, looked dusty, thin, and had gray hair.
Meng Lie did not recognize Yao Ran. First, he could not remember every guest who had been to Dengtai Tower, and they were all girls, not those powerful officials who deserved his special attention. Second, Yao Ran was wearing a scholar's robe and dressed as a female historian, which was completely different from her previous image.
Yao Ran raised his hand to return the greeting and said, "You must be the Meng Dongjia from Dengtai Tower. The governor had told me about this before he left."
"That's right." Meng Lie revealed his true identity at this moment and asked hurriedly, "Madam, do you mean that Governor Chang is not in the palace?"
Yao Ran nodded: "My Lord went to the army more than ten days ago."
Meng Lie couldn't help but frown: "When will she be back?"
"It's hard to say for sure." Yao Ran didn't reveal much about the war situation, but only said, "If Manager Meng is anxious, you can write a letter first and have someone send it to the army for your review."
Meng Lie asked, "I wonder if I can go to the army and meet Governor Chang in person?"
What he wanted to confirm could not be explained in just a letter.
Yao Ran hesitated for a moment, looked at Meng Lie with anxious eyes, and after a moment, nodded.
Normally, she should have let someone inform the master first, and then allowed to go after the master's approval. But since the master had told her about this matter before he left, and gave her the right to act at her own discretion, she should have responded to various events flexibly according to the importance of the matter, saving the master time and unnecessary trouble. If she just followed the old rules and only knew how to do things rigidly, she would not be worthy of the master's special use.
"Mr. Meng can rest in the mansion for one night. We will set out before dawn tomorrow and arrive at the military base in the evening."
The army camped on the bank of the Yellow Sea, 300 miles away from the Jiangdu Governor's Mansion, and the army's fast horses could reach the site in one day.
"No need to rest, we can set off now." Meng Lie raised his hand: "Thank you, Madam, for arranging this for me."
Upon hearing this, Yao Ran did not say much to dissuade him. He nodded and called people over.
"Qinghua, take a group of people and escort this distinguished guest to the army to meet the master." Yao Ran glanced at Meng Lie and said to Qinghua: "Be sure to act carefully and don't make any mistakes."
Qinghua understood that Ms. Ran's words "be careful" not only meant that they should ensure the safety of this distinguished guest, but also that they should be more cautious and make sure that the handover is done properly when they arrive at the military, so that this distinguished guest is within a safe and controllable range.
Qinghua clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Madam!"
Yao Ran nodded and watched Meng Lie leave quickly.
At this moment, in the outer study, Wang Changshi heard that the household official was coming and hurried to meet him.
After the implementation of Jiangdu's policy of attracting talents and encouraging them to settle down, the results were quite good. The Household Department suddenly became the busiest of the seven departments.
The Household Department not only had to deal with a large amount of tedious paperwork, but also had to make field visits, collecting household information from door to door, and handling the resettlement of new populations, etc.
Therefore, more than half of the talents who have passed the assessment of the Governor's Office have been temporarily assigned to work in the Ministry of Revenue, and all government orders are being carried out busy and intensively in the process of being coordinated and practiced by everyone.
In the process of implementing many government decrees, many new problems that cannot be predicted in advance are inevitable. When problems arise, they will be passed on to the governor's office layer by layer, and the governor's office will make decisions and instructions.
Although there are a lot of small problems, fortunately there are not many big problems, most of which can be solved by Wang Changshi, Luo Guanlin and officials from various places.
In addition, Yao Ran would make a written summary of various issues and progress every three days and have someone send it to the army to present to Chang Suining.
This was also one of the reasons why Chang Suining chose to take Lu Xiucai away to work as a clerk in the army, and left Yao Ran in the governor's mansion.
For Chang Suining, no matter how much she trusts Wang Changshi's stance and relies on Luo Guanlin's ability, she still needs a person who is truly "her own" to balance the situation and indirectly supervise all affairs of the Governor's Mansion.
Moreover, as a woman, Yao Ran is destined to be able to make more acute judgments and responses when faced with possible problems that may arise during the implementation of those special decrees targeting Jiangdu women.
Luo Guanlin could naturally sense the many reasons why Chang Suining kept Yao Ran, and Chang Suining also gave Shen Sanmao the power of steward of the inner courtyard.
Luo Guanlin sneered at this, secretly complaining that Chang Suining always said that she was important to him, but in fact she was always on guard. But at the same time, he had to admit that she was rigorous in her actions, seemed to have a natural keen sense of control over power, and did not feel any effort in strategizing. In this small outer study room of the governor's mansion, there was already a sense of checks and balances in the officialdom.
If this is the case for a study room, let alone for the officials in various places under the jurisdiction of Jiangdu, it is impossible for her not to pay attention - and therefore, although everything is busy now, and even many new faces are unfamiliar, they can still maintain order in the chaos and maintain just the right balance and mutual restraint.
Luo Guanlin saw that all this depended on the perfect mechanism that Chang Suining had laid out early on. In the process of assigning the newly recruited talents, she made cuts and additions to the original job framework and adjusted the number of positions in various places according to the current needs of Jiangdu.
The construction of the mechanism is complete. Even if problems are inevitable in the process of moving forward, the overall framework will not be scattered, so all problems are controllable.
And if you follow those controllable lines, layer by layer, upwards, you will find that these lines slowly converge into one, and the end of this line is only wrapped around the fingertips of the girl sitting high up, even though she is in the army at this moment.
After Wang Changshi left the study, Luo Guanlin handed a pile of documents to Luo Ze and a chief clerk to distribute. As soon as Luo Ze left, Wang Yue came looking for him.
Only after the guards outside the door informed Luo Guanlin was Wang Yue allowed to enter.
"Wangshan, you've come just in time." Luo Guanlin, who was writing, said without even looking up, "You can help me sort these documents."
Wang Yue: “…”
Here we go again!
Every time he came to Luo Guanlin to discuss whether to stay or leave, the other party would always give him a lot of official business! After half a month, the problems he cared about were not solved, but he did a lot of work! What does the official business of the governor's mansion have to do with him , Wang Wangshan! "I won't do it." Wang Yue sat down next to Luo Guanlin and said angrily.
Luo Guanlin said calmly: "Then wait until I finish what I have on hand before we talk about other things."
Wang Yue looked at the piles of official documents in front of him. He felt dizzy for a moment. He stood up anxiously and walked back and forth in front of Luo Guanlin's desk: "...Yesterday, the Qiantang tribe sent someone to deliver a letter. The King of Yue sent someone to visit again. As the saying goes, three times the limit, you..."
Luo Guanlin raised his hand to interrupt him, frowned and said: "Wangshan, I am busy with official business, let's talk about this later."
Wang Yue gritted his teeth and pointed at him. After a moment, he threw his hand down heavily, sighed angrily, picked up a pile of official documents, and sat down behind a small table nearby.
Just when he was finally about to finish sorting the documents, Luo Ze came back from outside with a pile of new official documents. When he stepped forward to salute Wang Yue, he naturally and respectfully placed the official documents on the small table in front of Wang Yue.
Wang Yue: “…”
Who taught this child to be so "sensible"?
But then again, he had seen everything he should and shouldn't have seen these days... Could he really get away? Looking at his friend who was lost in thought, Luo Guanlin looked calm.
You can't blame him for using any means necessary. I've said everything I should have said and advised, but my friend is still hesitant. In that case, I might as well try it first and talk later.
Wang Yue felt extremely nervous, as if he was a rat trapped in an oil tank, unable to get out.
By the time he and Luo Guanlin left the study, it was already after dark.
"Qiantang's family affairs cannot be delayed. Make arrangements tomorrow and bring them to Jiangdu as soon as possible." Luo Guanlin said to Wang Yue on the way back to their residence.
"You..." Wang Yue opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. In the end, he just sighed and asked, "Is it really feasible to stay here?"
Luo Guanlin: "Through the official business you have handled these days, you should have some understanding of Jiangdu today."
Wang Yue said nothing, and walked for a while. Suddenly he stopped, held Luo Guanlin's arm, and asked in a low voice in the darkness: "...Guanlin, in your opinion, does this Governor Chang also have rebellious intentions?"
Luo Guanlin looked at him and did not answer directly: "She has a father and brother above her—"
After a moment, he lowered his voice even more: "I have some understanding of General Chang's character. He is loyal to the late Crown Prince. If he is not forced to do so, he will never want to see the country change its surname... Therefore, if the Li family has a wise leader again in the future, you and I may still be able to persuade General Chang to surrender."
He added: "Now that the Japanese soldiers are approaching, she can't take care of other things for the time being... Wangshan, you should know that you don't have a safer choice now."
Having said this, thinking of the situation at Qiantang's home, the last bit of struggle in Wang Yue's heart began to falter.
After a long while, he finally asked the last question: "So, for helping you with official business every day for the past half month, will you pay me?"
Otherwise, wouldn't he have worked in vain? ...
Under the escort of Qinghua and his group, Meng Lie traveled all night and arrived at the military camp at dawn.
Chang Kuo had taken medicine last night and had a very deep sleep. When he woke up, he saw Meng Lie being brought into the tent. He was a little confused for a moment. Did he wake up too quickly? Why did he seem to see Old Meng Lie 20 years later? After taking another closer look, Chang Kuo was surprised. He raised his hand to dismiss the soldiers in the tent and said, "... Old Meng, what happened to you? Why did you suddenly come to Jiangdu in person? And your hair is much whiter than mine?"
Meng Lie did not answer, but walked straight to Chang Kuo, showing the two halves of the token in his hand, and asked in a low voice, "Before His Highness left for Beidi, he split the token into two, leaving half to me and the other half in His Highness's hands... But how could this thing suddenly appear in Sui Ning's hands after more than ten years?"
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