Chapter 244 Interesting people are interesting everywhere
Feng Zhengmin was so angry that his beard bristled.
"You...you old scoundrel! You can't even clean up your own mess of debts, yet you dare to come to my door and yell at me! You'd better get rid of all the lice on your body before you come out here!"
"Oh, so you're worried about me being involved in this lawsuit and afraid of getting implicated if you're too close to me, right? I'm telling you, you old stubborn fool, you're as stubborn as a rock in a latrine. Whether you're implicated or not, your future is still the same. What are you afraid of? Even if we take a step back and say..."
Feng Zhengmin could no longer tolerate it.
"roll!"
The door shook three times.
Zhao Ziyuan rubbed his nose. "Alright, I know you're so poor you're about to sell your pants. Asking you to go out is hard on you, but brothers should be generous. I'm doing you a favor, so remember it!"
As he spoke, he took out two silver notes from his pocket, then put one back after thinking for a moment, and stuffed the other one into the crack under the door.
Feng Zhengmin was so angry that he felt like his soul had left his body. He felt extremely humiliated. He quickly went to the door and saw the silver note being stuffed in. He immediately felt a surge of anger and squatted down to quickly stuff the silver note back in.
"Zhao Ziyuan! Get out of here! Get out!"
In the end, Zhao Ziyuan left with regret.
He thought to himself, at least I've had my fun with the old geezer, and life won't be so boring anymore.
When Zhao Youchen heard about these things, he felt that he was better off not going home.
They've completely disgraced the Zhao family!
However, it is truly rare for an official like Feng Zhengmin, who quietly and honestly stayed in the post station, to rise to the position of prefect, a high-ranking official in a region.
Feng Zhengmin, who has always kept a low profile, became popular again in Nanhua because of Zhao Ziyuan after Zhao Ziyuan was accused of embezzling state taxes.
Xiao listened and laughed heartily, and so the two major officials of Yingzhou registered with her.
Sometimes, people are forced to be interesting.
In comparison, the memorials from Langzhou were not very interesting.
Langzhou is quite special.
Because Langzhou was the fiefdom of the Prince of Lang, military affairs there had always been personally managed by him. The only person who came was Prefect Fan Shengping. He and his entourage slowly set off from Langzhou, and were among the last to arrive in Nanhua.
Another official who was in charge of state military affairs but had not yet arrived in Nanhua was Wang Zheng, the governor of Jiangzhou.
Jiangzhou and Yizhou are separated by a river and have been bordered by troops for many years, making the situation tense. Wang Zheng dared not take it lightly, so he only submitted a memorial to the emperor, kowtowed and apologized, and did not dare to leave Jiangzhou.
Beiming was originally a union of grassland tribes with a smaller population than the Central Plains. Even though it occupied a large area of ​​territory north of the Xiao River, established a dynasty and system, and governed the country by imitating the culture of the Central Plains, employing many people from the Central Plains, it maintained extremely strict control over the army. The generals guarding the border were all from Beiming, and even if not all the soldiers under their command were from Beiming, their dominance was beyond question.
Xiao Qing glanced at the memorial he handed over and thought to himself that the writing reflected the person, and this prefect must be a taciturn fellow.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Youchen recounted an interesting story from Nanhua City.
The protagonist of this story, Xiao Qing, is no stranger to him; he is none other than Xiao Chongle, the Earl of Dinghai, and Yu Zaiting.
Xiao Qing remembered Xiao Chongle. He was a legitimate member of the royal family and had even lived in the palace back then. Three years ago, he was known for his outspoken and decisive nature, so when he said he was going to Jiangzhou, he actually went.
He was already a member of the imperial clan with a title, and the Great Xiao Dynasty had never had a tradition of appointing members of the imperial clan to substantive official positions. Therefore, Xiao Chongle insisted on going to Jiangzhou, but the people of Jiangzhou only treated him like a deity and did not give him any official duties.
However, Xiao Chongle himself was someone who loved excitement and getting involved in things.
When he went to Jiangzhou, he didn't go straight there. Instead, he used the excuse of finding the Grand Tutor to travel all over Jiangzhou, Yuzhou, and Yaozhou. Finally, after resigning himself to missing the opportunity to meet the Grand Tutor, he returned to Jiangzhou.
What Xiao Qing found strange was that Xiao Chongle, a person with such an unconventional personality, actually had a good personal relationship with the mature and serious Yu Zaiting when they were in Jiangzhou.
She expressed her doubts.
"The Earl of Dinghai and Lord Yu traveled together. After arriving in Nanhua, the Earl of Dinghai took Lord Yu with him wherever he went. Lord Yu visited his mentor and accompanied the Earl of Dinghai to various social events. He even went into Feiyan Residence twice."
Xiao Qing smiled and said, "Yu Zaiting's behavior is quite different from before."
When Yu Zaiting was still the Minister of War, he was very cautious in his dealings with people and didn't have many close friends. He always considered the opinions of his mentor, Wang Xiang, before making any statements.
However, they later fell out, and Yu Zaiting was demoted to Jiangzhou. It seems that things couldn't stay the same.
As long as one's heart is upright, the methods and approaches sometimes don't need to be so serious.
The two talked for a while longer, and a palace servant peeked out from the doorway.
Ma Hong understood and went out, then quickly came back in to report: "Your Majesty, Prince Yan has arrived."
I haven't seen this kid for a while.
Zhao Youchen took his leave, and Xiao Qing nodded, saying, "On the day of the winter hunt, Commander Zhao, please come along as well."
Zhao Youchen responded and left.
As Xiao Qing watched Xiao Yan walk in, she felt that the child seemed to have grown taller.
Moreover, whether it was her imagination or not, her younger brother was starting to look more and more like her.
They look more and more alike as they grow older.
This suggests that whether it was Xiao Qing, Xiao Yan, or Xiao Yan, their appearances likely resembled those of the Heavenly Emperor.
This is my biological child.
Xiao Qing stood up, walking while supporting her elbow with one hand and slowly stroking her chin with the other. When she reached Xiao Yan, she circled around him.
Xiao Yan was puzzled, and a look of wariness appeared in his eyes.
Xiao Qing burst into laughter.
She stood next to Xiao Yan and smiled at Ma Hong, saying, "Ma Hong, do you think I look a bit like my younger brother, Xiao Yan?"
Xiao Yan was startled, and his expression darkened.
Ma Hong couldn't help but take a few more glances and said with a smile, "Your Highness Yan has resembled His Majesty since childhood, but His Majesty is more refined and approachable, while Your Highness Yan has a more aloof temperament. They feel different."
Xiao Yan quickly replied, "Chief Steward Ma is too kind. My brother and Your Majesty are brothers, and we may look alike, but how can the light of a firefly compete with the sun and moon? Even if we do resemble each other, it is only by a very small margin."
Xiao Qing was speechless, then patted his shoulder, wanting to roll her eyes. "How can you be so boring at such a young age? Boys your age outside are at the age of being lively and reckless. Climbing roofs and picking peaches from trees are nothing to them. You and I are brothers, even if we look exactly alike, it's still a funny thing. What, you're disgusted?"
Xiao Yan was speechless after being rebuked, and stood there stunned, forgetting why he had come there in the first place.
Xiao Qing pulled him to sit down beside her. "Don't you have classes today? What brings you here?"
Xiao Yan said, "It has been many days since I last paid my respects to my elder brother. I came to inquire about your well-being, and secondly... I have a request to make."
Xiao Qing asked curiously, "What is it?"
The last time he asked for a favor, it was to go to the He residence to pick up two kittens.
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