Late early summer. Plantains are divided into green with window screens.

In the elegant flower hall in the front yard of Jiafu, the lights are bright, reflecting the houses with carved beams and paintings. Jia Huan and the famous ministers of the national dynasty and the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou sat opposite each other under the table. The tea bowl on the sandalwood high table is fragrant.

Jia Huan and Qi Chi are old acquaintances!

In the flood in the summer of the ninth year of Yongzhi, the minister appointed by the imperial court for disaster relief was the governor of Qi. Jia Huan's first official position was appointed by Qi Chi: Deputy Envoy for Disaster Relief in Western Beijing. The reconstruction of Dongzhuang Town, presided over by Jia Huan, absorbed a large number of victims in western Beijing. It added a lot of money to the political achievements of the imperial history of Qi at that time.

After that, the governor of Qi helped him boast his reputation in Beijing: the day of fame in the world is not far off. It can be regarded as a senior to promote a junior! After that, the interaction between the two sides was intermittent.

However, with Jia Huan's status rising steadily, the two sides finally have a love affair. Especially during his trip to Jiangxi in the winter of the fourteenth year of Yongzhi, Jia Huan met Hu Chi, the southwest money king of Qi Chi's money bag, in Jiujiang City. The connection is slightly stronger.

At the end of March of the fifteenth year of Yongzhi, Qi Chi returned to the southwest, passed by Jinling, specially invited Jia Huan to eat wine on the Qinhuai River, and invited Jia Huan to serve in the southwest to serve the country. Jia Huan did not agree.

After the first month of the seventeenth year of Yongzhi, Jia Huan sent his disciples to serve in the Western Regions and the Southwest. Letters to Niu Jizong and Governor Qi respectively. Seven of the disciples of Wendao Academy served in the Southwest Army and were taken care of.

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In the flower hall, the atmosphere is quiet. Jia Huan sat quietly with a calm expression.

After a few words of greeting, the entourage all went outside the door. Governor Qi put on a posture of secret talk. How did he speak first?

Let a powerful court minister deign to wait for him for an afternoon, and the trouble he encounters must be extraordinary! He's not an immortal, so he's sure he can handle it?

Qi Chi square face and long beard. Dressed in a fine casual dress in gray. The magnanimity is deep and the mountains are high. This is the unique temperament of the big guys. Sipping fragrant tea lightly, seeing that Jia Huan was calm, he smiled and said, "Ziyu must be muttering in his heart, why did this official come to the door." ”

He specially instructed Jia Lian not to send someone to inform Jia Huan to come back. Instead, waiting in Jiafu is to be a good person.

Jia Huan smiled and said, "Dashuai Mingjian." I'm worried about not being able to do it. "They're all smart people, and you don't have to go far to talk. In a few words, they expressed their attitudes.

Qi Chi smiled slightly. Jia Huan's attitude is still willing to help. Said slowly: "The Son of Heaven urgently recruited me into Beijing. Intend to send me to the Western Regions to clean up the mess. The defeat of the Western Regions was ostensibly a command error by Niu Jizong, but the fundamental reason was the lack of money and food!

What is the current situation of the imperial treasury, Ziyu must know it in his heart. When I go to the Western Regions, it is impossible to get too much money and food. Ziyu has the talent of the world and is quite unique in raising money. I don't think I'm worried about money.

I would like to recommend Ziyu Qifu to serve as the chief of the army and lead the left senator of the Western Regions. ”

After speaking, he looked at Jia Huan with blazing eyes.

Governor Qi is quite accurate in looking at the problem. He was aware of the problem of money and food. There is no shortage of elite soldiers and good generals, and the dynasty is not lacking at this time. He has a large number of experienced generals under him. But if there is no money and food, what kind of war will be fought?

Jia Huan's scheduling and co-ordination skills; The ability to solve the economic crisis, which was proven in a chain of events. For example: Jingxi Disaster Relief, Huaiyang Disaster Relief, Jinling Corruption Case, etc.; For example: silver dollar implementation, polo betting. He relied on Jia Huan's ability to raise money and food, as well as public opinion warfare.

In the system of the dynasty, the governor and the governor were all independent officials. The subordinates are all officials and staff. Assist the chief officer in handling a variety of specific matters.

The chief officer is the assistant officer (staff) who is in charge of the documents under the chief officer. This is the most central location in the Doge's Palace. The price offered by the Governor of Qi to Jia Huan was very high. However, as Jia Huan's two list of jinshi, how could he be a staff member for the governor of Qi?

He's not a down-and-out literati! Xu Wei, one of the three great talents of the Ming Dynasty, served as a strategist in the shogunate of Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhizhejiang, and made miraculous achievements. The background is: Xu Wei responded several times, but failed to pass the township test.

Therefore, Qi Chi said another official position: the left senator of the Western Regions. This one is from the official position of the fourth grade. Jia Huan was promoted to the rank of the fifth grade, and later because of the meritorious reform of the silver coin, he did not give marriage, but was promoted to a level of loose official: from the fourth grade.

Generally speaking, it is still very difficult to recover from the scattered officials of the fourth grade to the actual shortage of the fourth grade. Uncle Qi is very sincere.

Jia Huan understood the doorway as soon as he heard it, sighed with a wry smile, bowed his hand, and said, "Thank you for your handsome blue eyes." In the matter of raising money and food, with Hu Xingzhai here, why should the marshal worry? I will give another advice to the commander, but I can keep the money and food safe. However, it is enough to go to the Western Regions to serve again. I am in the period of filial piety. ”

Hu Xingzhai is the money bag of the governor of Qi, Hu Chi, nicknamed the king of southwest money. With his financial support, it is enough to gallop together to fight a big battle.

In addition, the issuance of treasury bonds and the use of minerals in the Western Regions as collateral must be willing to buy many wealthy businessmen!

As for keeping filial piety, it is a pretext. He waited in Jinling for the Yongzhi Son of Heaven to hang (drive) and fall (collapse), and the dynasty entered a new era. At this time, he didn't want to take the lead and attract the attention of the Yongzhi Emperor.

It's unwise!

Qi Chi stared at Jia Huan for a long time, then raised his head and smiled, nodded at Jia Huan, and said with a smile: "Ziyu, you are fooling me!" I know everything about Beijing. Revenge, I personally said to the Son of Heaven when I faced the saint. If that doesn't work, how can I see you?

Moreover, the Western Regions are thousands of miles away from the capital, and you and I will go here, and there will be no possibility of returning to Beijing without five years! You don't have to worry! ”

The Son of Yongzhi wanted to kill Jia Huan and put Zhu Hongfei in prison, and Qi Chi knew about it. The Governor of Qi was known as the famous minister of the dynasty and had a good reputation. His political level is naturally very high. He was well aware of Jia Huan's concerns.

But how far is the Western Regions from Beijing? I can't come back for three or five years. At that time, the son of Yongzhi is afraid that he will have died.

This is very clear. Jia Huan couldn't laugh or cry.

They are all smart people, and there is no point in denying it. Admittedly, of course not. His friendship with the Governor of Qi did not reach this point!

However, it did dispel some of his concerns. As long as he doesn't dangle in front of the Yongzhi Emperor, his name is not in the recital sent to the capital. How much is the difference between Jinling and the Western Regions?

Qi Chi said again: "Ziyu chose to transfer the scholars of Wendao Academy to the army, presumably for the future. Decades later, when you join the Wenyuan Pavilion, the support from the army will make your waist harder. And going to the Western Regions at this time, isn't it a good opportunity to make friends with the generals? I will wait another day in Jinling and hope that Ziyu will give me an answer. ”

With that, he got up and walked out of the living room. The retinue greeted him.

Jia Huan sighed in his heart and sent Qi Chi out of Jiafu. He didn't say anything on the spot. The barrel of the gun is out of power. These are the wise words of the President. When people have to do it, they have to resist! Is it to be killed like a weak chicken?

This is the purpose of his cultivation of the academy system in the army. When you go to the Western Regions, you can socialize with military generals openly. This is a great opportunity!

But the risk is that if the governor of Qi wants to persuade the Son of Heaven to take revenge on him, will it arouse the Son of Heaven's disgust towards him? His impression of the Son of Heaven was not good. If you leave a legacy to "deal with" him, it will be a lot of fun.

Jia Huan watched Qi Chi's convoy disappear into the night of Jinling, and turned around and walked into Jiafu.

Jia Lian greeted him and said, "Brother Huan, the master is waiting for you in the study." ”

Qi Chi came to visit, and Jiafu shook. That's the weight of the big guys. Jia Zheng wanted to ask Jia Huan what he was talking about.

Jia Huan nodded slightly, and the moonlight fell on his moon-white robe. The breeze blew at the corners of his clothes. Fluttering clothes.

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In the summer of the eighteenth year of Yongzhi, on April 14, the right capital of Yushi, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Annan Boqichi, arrived in the capital within the deadline of the Son of Yongzhi.

That night, in the hall in the south of the city, Xing You, the commander of Jinyiwei, personally sent a large number of materials about the war in the Western Regions.

Early the next morning, the Son of Heaven summoned Qi Chi alone in the West Garden to ask about the battle strategy. 1910