Chapter 824 A Gamble with You

We soon arrived in Qingzhou.

The governor, Mr. Zheng, led the people to greet them.

These officials all have their own channels of information. Ever since the Crown Prince went to the south of the Yangtze River and the Sixth Emperor's grandson Yan Shirong went to Guanzhong, they have all been pragmatic. So when Lord Zheng went to greet them, he did not dare to do anything fancy. By measuring the expressions of these people, Lord Zheng knew that this was the right move.

After entering the post station, Yuan Shenjue changed his clothes hastily, sat down directly, and said, "Excuse me, gentlemen, have you made any arrangements in the past few days?"

Lord Zheng exchanged glances with the others.

Before they came, they must have sent someone to inform us, but there was only two days left and they didn't know the details, so how should they make arrangements?

So Lord Zheng said, "We have already arranged the personnel to follow the Duke's orders."

"Okay," Yuan Shenjue said without any hesitation, signaling his servants to pass down the maps and details.

These maps have been redrawn, with a separate copy for each province, and the only one they have is the one for Qingzhou.

A few people looked at it and thought, isn't it all already booked? There is no intention to discuss it with them at all? This style is too strong.

The provincial officials present were the Governor, Lord Zheng, the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, Lord Liu, and the Commander of the Garrison, Lord Xiao. Their deputies and the local county magistrate also came, but none of them had a say, and certainly no one else had a say.

After a brief silence, Yuan Shenjue said, "This matter is too urgent, so we drafted a detailed plan on the way. You gentlemen are familiar with local affairs, so if you have any opinions, please feel free to speak up."

Everyone was silent again, not knowing whether he was just going through the motions or if he really meant it.

Then Lord Xiao said, "There is one thing I don't understand. After all, it hasn't happened yet. If we do it all at once and make such a big deal...what if it doesn't snow in the end?"

Yuan Shenjue looked straight at him and asked, "Master Xiao, have you ever read the imperial court bulletin?"

Lord Xiao said, "I have seen it."

"Since you have seen it, why can you still say such a thing?" Yuan Shenjue said, "It is understandable and even reasonable to ask such a question before the locust plague; but to ask such a question again after the locust plague is either stupid or has ulterior motives. To put it bluntly, we have come here by order, and the Tiger Guards have arrived at the city. Lord Xiao and all the lords do not need to consider whether this will happen or not. Instead, you must firmly believe that this will definitely happen, and then for the sake of this impending danger, for the country, the king, and the people, we must do our best to avoid it."

He looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, and all the other princes are so convinced. Do you think they would be aimless? Did we come all this way at the cost of our lives just to have a gamble with you?"

Lord Xiao was stunned by what he said, and then bowed in frustration: "I have absolutely no such intention."

Good fellow! Zheng Daren and his companions exclaimed in their hearts, "Good fellow!"

Really, I never expected that this person would have this style of painting.

Although he worshipped Yuan Xiang as his father, everyone knew his true background. The title of the youngest Duke sounded good, but his foundation was very weak. And when he came out this time, everyone thought that he was a little older, so he wanted to get rid of the influence of the little princess and start his own business...

Then you have to build relationships and make friends? But this person is so... resolute? ?

In fact, although Yuan Shenjue is taciturn, he is not completely incompetent when it comes to socializing with others.

But firstly, the matter was urgent, and secondly, he really didn't need such "connections" at all.

Even if he doesn't serve as Xinbao's personal protector in the future, he will be an official like Xiang Xiaodong, so such connections are not useless to him. They are completely useless, so of course he will do it as quickly and effectively as possible...

The sooner you finish your mission, the sooner you can return to the capital.

Yan Shisheng stood up with a smile, helped Lord Xiao up, and tried to smooth things over, "Lord Xiao, this matter is urgent. We have been worried all the way. No matter how we calculate, there is not enough time. Shen Jue is carrying the responsibility, so I spoke bluntly. Lord Xiao, please don't be offended."

Lord Xiao said he dared not.

This Lord Xiao had a strange name, Xia Xiaoxiao, who was about forty years old. He looked very honest and simple, without the slickness of an official.

But to be able to hold the position of the commander of the guards in a place like this, he can't be a stupid person.

In a large province like Qingzhou, the garrisons have sufficient military personnel. Generally speaking, a garrison has five thousand-household units under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of about 5,600 people. These people still need to be used well.

Everyone quickly accepted Yuan Shenjue's style, quickly got into the state, and began to discuss how to implement it.

The next day, Xinbao received a letter from his wife from Yeye.

She quickly found the key point: "This person's name is so interesting, Xiao Xiao Xia? Xinbao has never seen such a name before. If it is named like this, then shouldn't Hua Shi be called Hao Hao Chi Hao? Or Hao Hao He? If there is a person with the surname Zhang, shouldn't he be called Zhang Zhang Zui?"

Emperor Mingpei: “…”

Every sentence he speaks is about food.

She read it back and forth twice, and then said to herself: "Xinbao needs to pickle the pickles quickly, and make the dehydrated vegetables quickly so that he can send them to his wife quickly. He also needs to make ginger powder, chili cubes, and refine medicine. There are so many things to do!"

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Hao Huashi said: "Master, there is a blizzard over there, little master."

Xinbao nodded: "Yes?"

"Blizzard," Hao Huashi repeated, "Blizzard, before the snow, everything was fine. What food was missing? How could the great Qingzhou let him starve?"

Xinbao was stunned, scratched his head and said, "But...but..."

Emperor Mingpei said calmly: "But it's his turn in the queue again, there's nothing we can do about it."

Xinbao: “…”

She quickly said, “No, Xinbao can be given to Big Brother first!!”

"It's not easy," Mingpeidi said, "You still remember your elder brother."

Xinbao was not convinced: "Of course Xinbao missed Big Brother! Xinbao just didn't want to mention so many names every time, so he used his wife to replace these two groups of people!"

Emperor Mingpei nodded and did not argue with her: "So that's how it is."

Xinbao passed the test smoothly and breathed a sigh of relief: "Xinbao just thinks that he should do more things while his wife is away... Only very powerful people like Yeye and Daddy can take care of both and do everything well. Xinbao is not that powerful, so Xinbao can only do his career when his wife is away."

For the first time in his life, Emperor Mingpei did not accept the flattery: "Thank you for the compliment. Yeye is not as good as Xinbao."

Xinbao scratched his ears and declined completely: "Well, then Xinbao will go to work."

Emperor Mingpei said, "Go ahead, be careful."

She spread her legs and ran away like the wind.

The Eighth Prince always complained about being busy, but today, he had been waiting there with his hands behind his back for a long time. When he saw Xinbao coming, he rushed over with a smile on his face, bowed quickly, and then stood up and said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are here. Uncle Eight has been waiting for you for a long time."

(End of this chapter)