Xiao Duan was right, Feng Ziying was indeed busy during this time, and she didn't even have much heart to ask about the matter, anyway, she had already applied to the Ministry of Rites, which was a matter of going through the procedure.

He needs to have a lot of things in place before he leaves.

Everything that should be done has to be done, everyone who should be seen has to be seen, and what has to be said has to be said, although I can still control some things remotely through letters in the future, but many can only rely on their own impromptu play.

For example, "Internal Reference".

Fang Youdu entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Zheng Chongjian and Wang Yingxiong entered the Ministry of War, so the "Internal Reference" must be handed over to others three years after this day.

There are also a few suitable candidates, Xu Qixun, Chen Qiyu, Sun Chuanting, Fu Zonglong, Xue Wenzhou, these are all classmates of Qingtan Academy.

There is also a Ma Shiying, who ranked second in high school in the palace examination, and it is reasonable that this person should be the most suitable candidate.

Feng Ziying has been in contact with it a few times, and she treats people and things very stylishly, although she is only more than a year older than Feng Ziying, but after contact, it is like a spring breeze, and she didn't feel it when she tried it before, but as soon as she tried it, it immediately showed something extraordinary.

However, Ma Shiying came to Qingtan Academy from Guizhou to study after Feng Ziying and their subjects were already in high school, so they didn't have any dealings with Feng Ziying and the senior brothers who practiced state affairs for five years, so they couldn't talk about much friendship.

But although Feng Ziying knew that this person was very famous in the late Ming Dynasty in his previous life, he was quite controversial, and after contacting him so many times, he felt that this person was also more pragmatic in his speech and demeanor, which Feng Ziying also appreciated.

However, people like Fan Jingwen, Fang Youdu and others do not agree with handing over the post of editor-in-chief of "Internal Reference" to the other party, thinking that it is okay to hand it over to Chen Qiyu or Song Shixiang or even Sun Chuanting and Xu Qixun, after all, these people are more trustworthy.

However, Lian Guoshi agreed with Feng Ziying's opinion, believing that since he wanted to do great things, he should be broad-minded, and he could no longer blindly confine himself to regional views, but should have the spirit of embracing all rivers.

Wang Yingxiong, as a representative of the southwestern scholars of Qingtan Academy, also agreed that Ma Shiying should be the editor-in-chief, believing that Ma Shiying's style of work is down-to-earth, and the article has something to say, which is worthy of a great responsibility.

In the end, Feng Ziying and Lian Guoshi also discussed, and felt that the editorial department of "Internal Reference" could be reorganized and an editorial committee could be set up, which was composed of the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief, as well as three editors-in-chief, who were responsible for handling all the affairs of "Internal Reference", of which Ma Shiying served as the editor-in-chief, Chen Qiyu served as the deputy editor-in-chief, and Song Shixiang, Sun Chuanting, and Xu Qixun served as the editor-in-chief.

In this way, a southwestern scholar serves as the editor-in-chief? A Northland scholar as deputy editor-in-chief? And the remaining three editors-in-chief are two Beidi scholars and one Jiangnan scholar, which can be regarded as relatively balanced, and there is no advantage that the Beidi scholars occupy a dominant position? However, it has further enhanced the status of non-Beidi scholars among Qingtan students.

"Sit, Yaocao." Feng Ziying was demoted to greet her? Ma Shiying was also very excited.

He also knew that this legendary figure of the former Qingtan Academy was about to be released as an official and go to Yongping Mansion to serve as a co-governor, which also caused a lot of controversy in Qingtan Academy.

But what does Emas Shiying know and observe about Feng Ziying? He thinks that Feng Ziying may not be "exiled" because she "betrayed" the interests of the Beidi people, as some people say? Isn't it a disguised form of protection, as some people say? He felt more like Feng Ziying's proactive strategy and decentralized.

Feng Ziying said publicly that he would prefer to go down to the place to polish and exercise? Familiar with local affairs, Ma Shiying thinks that there may really be some factors in this regard? But there must be other, more important hidden reasons that go unrevealed.

In Ma Shiying's opinion, with Feng Ziying's current identity, he is willing to take the initiative to go to the place, if he really wants to polish himself and become familiar with local affairs, then it is really a big plan, and the goal is to directly target the future elders.

Although this sentence may not be completely applicable, if an official who has a resume in Fuzhou is undoubtedly more valued, and he is more naturally trusted by officials who have experience in Fuzhou and Prefecture.

Although Ma Shiying is also the top one in the current department, Ma Shiying is very self-aware, no matter from which aspect, he is inferior to the one in front of him.

Look at the group of elite talents of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the five years of Yonglong, which is known as the five subjects before and after, whether it is the leader in the north who practices state affairs, Yang Sichang, the outstanding man of Huguang, or Huang Zunsu, the elite of Jiangnan, all of them must let Feng Ziying one or two, just a strategy of opening the sea to promote the great changes in the imperial court is enough to make Feng Ziying famous in history, which is not comparable to other scholars at all.

"Yaocao has seen adults." In front of Feng Ziying, Ma Shiying didn't dare to slack off at all.

"Hey, they're all classmates, why do you say it?" Feng Ziying waved her hand again and again, motioning for the other party to take a seat, "Between you and me, we will be commensurate with each other, you can call me Ziying." ”

"How can this be done?" Ma Shiying was a little excited.

"It's all Qingtan family, Pingsuri Junyu, Fei Xiong, Ke Xuan, they are all commensurate with the word, Junyu is slightly older, we call it brother, the difference between three and five years old, it is best to be commensurate with the word." Feng Ziying said with a smile: "Come, try this is your Mengding tea in the southwest, the spring is early on the top of Mengshan Mountain, and the water in the Yangtze River tastes high." I can't make the water in the Yangtze River with this water, but the tea is authentic Mengding tea. ”

Ma Shiying happily took a sip of tea and nodded slightly: "Ziying is really an elegant person." ”

"Hehe, the appetite of the mouth, the saint can't help it, the southwest hinterland, rich in products, outstanding people, is a place that cannot be lost in the Great Zhou,......" Feng Ziying looked at Ma Shiying, "The first question in the examination of the current branch hall is how to solve the dispute of flowing soil, Yaocao is naturally more experienced, how to implement it and use it, where is the difficulty, Yaocao can have a good strategy?" ”

Ma Shiying's heart froze, he also knew what Feng Ziying's intention was to invite him today, and he hadn't figured it out for a while.

Unexpectedly, the other party directly mentioned a big question in the palace examination - the dispute over the flowing soil, obviously very concerned about the situation in the southwest, no wonder Wang Yingxiong said that Feng Ziying has always been very concerned about the situation in the southwest.

Well, in fact, the vast majority of scholars also put forward the strategy of suppressing and appeasing at the same time, but the emphasis on the latter is different.

Some advocate suppression, some advocate soothing, some advocate salute before soldiers, and some advocate suppressing first and then soothing, so as to suppress and promote appeasement.

Ma Shiying didn't dare to answer easily for a while.

Although the other party wants to say that he is now the predecessor of his academy, and he is still slightly younger than himself in terms of age, Ma Shiying has never regarded it as an ordinary classmate, and the other party's influence in Qingtan Academy and Beidi Shiren is not trivial, in Ma Shiying's opinion, even the current mountain chief Zhou Yongchun and the head of the academy Bi Ziyan may not be able to overpower the other party.

At this time, the other party wants to ask their own questions, which is more like an investigation and evaluation, and their answers may also directly determine their impression in the other party's mind.

After pondering for a while, Ma Shiying cautiously reopened his mouth: "Ziying, since you mentioned how to solve the dispute over the flowing soil, you must also have some understanding of the situation in the southwest, the year before last, Brother Fei Xiong has been very concerned about the activities of the Tusi in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan during the period when he was in the Ministry of War, thinking that the risk is extremely great, and I have also asked if there are any relatives and friends in Yaocao Guizhou, so as to understand the situation, I was very surprised at that time, this should be the responsibility of the Ministry of War or the Guizhou Qing Officials Department of the Criminal Department, how can I use personal relationships to understand the situation?" ”

Feng Ziying bowed slightly, but did not speak, no wonder people can stand out, sure enough, outstanding people are like a cone at the end of the bag.

Ma Shiying paused, "Yaocao heard that in order to strengthen the land of the nine borders, especially the defense of Liaodong, the DPRK intends to draw troops from Huguang and the southwest, and even the troops of Tusi, if this strategy is promoted, I am afraid that the southwest will be unstable, taking the Shuixi clan as an example, its family has been entrenched in Guizhou for thousands of years, and the local government has no way to do it, and the situation of the Song clan in Shuidong is not much different,......"

"There has been a plan for strengthening the defense of the Nine Frontiers, and the transfer of soldiers from the interior of the town has also been considered, but it has never mentioned that the troops of the Southwest Tusi will be moved. Feng Ziying frowned.

"Ziying, regardless of whether the imperial court has this strategy or not, but in the opinion of Yaocao, Tusi is also the territory of the Great Zhou, and the soldiers and civilians of Tusi are also members of the Great Zhou, if the imperial court needs it, then it must be obeyed, of course, the imperial court should also be determined according to the actual situation, and it cannot be exhausted, but if it is used as an excuse to refuse the imperial court's order, then the country will not be a country, and it must be seen and seen correctly."

Ma Shiying's attitude is deeply in line with Feng Ziying's intentions, and this level is passed.

"How do you think Yaocao thinks the hidden danger of the southwest drift soil should be solved?" Feng Ziying didn't expect a scholar who had just passed the Jinshi exam to come up with many practical and useful strategies, and he could roughly have a rough idea and see the other party's thinking.

Ma Shiying heard from the word "hidden danger" in Feng Ziying's words that the imperial court should have been a little worried about the southwest, Wang Yingxiong had asked himself two years ago, but this year Wang Yingxiong did not mention much, this is obviously not that the imperial court feels that the dispute over the southwest has cooled down and is safe, I am afraid that it is quietly preparing to deal with it.

"Ziying, this question is too big, Yaocao doesn't have the ability to answer it, but Yaocao thinks that if the battle over the flowing soil is going to break out sooner or later, it should be prepared as soon as possible. But Yaocao thinks that the reason why the Southwest Tusi can be independent of the imperial court is not how strong it is, but the key is that it occupies a favorable location and ,......"

Feng Ziying sighed secretly in her heart, I'm afraid it's not just the location and people, but also the time to add a day, the Jianzhou Jurchens and the White Lotus Sect in the North are all watching for opportunities, and the power of the White Lotus Sect in Yongping Mansion reported to him by Wu Yaoqing made Feng Ziying feel a little like pins and needles before he took office.