358 farewell

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After hearing Wei Qianhu's words, Li Zixiao replied modestly: "Lord Wei has won awards, and they are all for the service of the Holy Lord. ”

"Let's not be polite, we all know the purpose of Lord Li's visit today, it's better to get down to business first."

At this time, Qiu Guangming on the side spoke.

"Hehe, that's right."

Wei Qianhu smiled, stood up, picked up a brocade box from the case behind him, and solemnly handed the box to Li Zixiao after walking over.

Wei Qianhu said solemnly: "Lord Li, Wei is incompetent, and he has guarded the defense of Xuzhou for more than five years, but he has made no achievements, which has led to the defense of Xuzhou being in vain.

This official is ashamed of his trust in the emperor, Lord Li, here is the big seal of the commander of Xuzhou, as well as all the seals in the yamen, as well as the distribution and defense map of the two subordinate guards in Xuzhou.

Now, the official has handed them over to Lord Li, and from now on, the defense of Xuzhou will be bothered by Lord Li. ”

Li Zixiao stood up, took the brocade box, and said solemnly, "Please rest assured, Lord Wei, Li will definitely live up to your trust!" ”

After taking over this small brocade box, Li Zixiao was excited at the same time, but also felt a heavy pressure, from now on, his subordinates will no longer be a county.

It is a whole place, with more than 400,000 people, and it will also be his new starting point.

After handing over the brocade box to Li Zixiao, Wei Qianhu seemed to let go of a heavy burden on his body, and his whole body was a lot lighter.

He smiled at Li Zixiao and said, "Okay, this burden has finally been put down, and tomorrow the old man can easily go to work." ”

After Wei Qianhu said this, Li Zixiao couldn't help but ask, "Lord Wei, I don't know where you will serve?" ”

Wei Qianhu smiled and said with satisfaction: "The old man will rush to Changzhou to take office in a few days and take up the position of commander of Changzhou Mansion!" ”

"Yes, then congratulations to Lord Wei, Changzhou is a good place, it is a real land of fish and rice, close to Jinling and Suzhou, a prosperous place!"

At this time, Li Zixiao knew why Wei Qianhu had a smile on his face.

When it comes to prosperity, Changzhou is not as good as Suzhou and Jinling in the east of the east and west, but compared to Xuzhou, it is more than a step stronger!

Wei Qianhu was transferred from Xuzhou to Changzhou as the commander, it seems that his position has not been promoted, but he is just transferred, but Changzhou is much richer than Xuzhou, and naturally there is more oil and water.

But all those who are officials like to go to rich places to be officials, and few are willing to go to bitter cold places to suffer, so Wei Qianhu is actually very satisfied with this transfer.

"Hehe, this is also a blessing for the emperor and Lord Li!"

After finishing speaking, Wei Qianhu said earnestly and said to Li Zixiao: "Lord Li, from now on, you will be responsible for the defense of Xuzhou, and the old man has something to say to you before leaving." ”

"Lord Wei, please speak!" Li Zixiao suddenly bowed his hand solemnly.

Wei Qianhu stared at Li Zixiao and said seriously: "Master Li, you are a young man with ambition and suddenly ascended to a high position, it is inevitable that you will be a little complacent.

But you have to keep in mind that the water in Xuzhou is very mixed, Xuzhou is connected to the Huaihai Sea in the east, the Central Plains in the west, the Jianghuai in the south, and Qilu in the north, which is a place where soldiers have fought since ancient times.

Moreover, the big river (Yellow River) passes through this, and after Yang Guang opened the Grand Canal, Xuzhou has become the center of north-south transportation, located in the thoroughfare of five provinces, with great mobility of people and a large number of foreign personnel.

This makes the situation in Xuzhou very complicated, and after you take office as the commander, you only need to do your part.

Don't get involved in the civil affairs of Xuzhou, that is the duty of the Qiu Governor's Mansion, if the Qiu Governor's Mansion has something, you should also help each other.

Only by supporting each other can you manage Xuzhou well, and I hope that Master Li can listen to the old man's heartfelt words. ”

Li Zixiao relied on his own feelings and felt that what Wei Qianhu said might really be his heartfelt words.

But Li Zixiao also understood that Wei Qianhu was probably entrusted by Qiu Guangming to persuade him like this.

It seems that Qiu Guangming has a strong sense of crisis for me to join Xu, and he is afraid that he will take away his power! Li Zixiao thought in his heart.

Li Zixiao has his own thoughts in his heart, since he has come to Xuzhou, this is his territory, and he will definitely find a reason to meddle in Xuzhou's civil affairs in the future.

When the time comes, there will only be one voice in Xuzhou, and that is his order.

If by that time, Qiu Guangming can be more interesting and obedient and cooperative, Li Zixiao may be able to let him continue to be the prefect of Xuzhou.

Otherwise, don't blame Li Zixiao for being ruthless and setting it up at that time.

Moreover, Li Zixiao also knows that what Wei Qianhu said is also reasonable, and the geographical location of Xuzhou is indeed too important.

At this time, not only the north-south canal passes through here, but even the Yellow River flows southeast into the East China Sea, and the development of the water system even exceeds that of the Huai River basin.

At this time, in the north of the Yangtze River, there are two major river systems of the Yellow River and the Huai River, plus a canal connecting the north and south, which is simply the second Jiangnan.

It is precisely because of this that there are businessmen from all over the world here, and the forces are complicated.

This is also why Wei Qianhu has been commanding envoys in Xuzhou for five years, but he basically didn't do anything, and he felt a little inactive.

That's because he just wants to do something, and once it involves the interests of some forces, he will be resisted.

And Wei Qianhu is not like Li Zixiao, he has a strong team like the White Dragon Army, and it is difficult for him to make a difference in the face of the obstruction of some big forces.

Li Zixiao was in his heart at this time, what to do in the future, he had already had a general plan.

At this time, he was still sincere and said: "Master Wei's golden and jade good words, Li remembers in mind, and Li believes that the cooperation with Lord Qiu in the future will be very pleasant." ”

"Haha, that's good, that's good!"

After Li Zixiao finished speaking, Wei Qianhu said with a smile.

After handing over the official seal, Li Zixiao, as the commander of Xuzhou, officially held a banquet in Xuzhou's largest restaurant, Yiranju, and entertained Wei Qianhu and Qiu Guangming, which can be regarded as seeing off Wei Qianhu.

Those who participated in this send-off banquet also participated in the send-off banquet, as well as officials of all sizes in Xuzhou, as well as officials from more than 100 households in various health centers in Xuzhou.

The two guards under Xuzhou, Xuzhou Wei and Xuzhou Zuowei, all the officials of more than 100 households also came.

For these thousands of white households, today is not only a day to see Wei Qianhu off, but more importantly, an important day to meet Li Zixiao, their new boss.

From now on, they will have to work under Li Zixiao's hands, if they annoy their top bosses, Li Zixiao will give them small shoes in the future, which will be enough for them.

Moreover, what Li Zixiao did in Yongcheng before, Xuzhou is so close, many officials have heard of it.

It can be said that the big landlords who died in the hands of Li Zixiao did not have eighty, but enough for one hundred, and I heard that at this time, in the entire territory of Yongcheng County, there was not a single landlord Lao Cai, and they either fled or were killed.

In addition, the notice issued by the imperial court informed Li Zixiao's brilliant achievements in the first battle of the Northern Expedition, which was a killed Tartar, which shocked many people.

For such a ruthless boss who controls the strong soldiers in his hands, the thousands and hundreds of households in the two guards of Xuzhou, who dared to be lazy, all arrived on time, in order to please Li Zixiao.

In fact, after the news of Li Zixiao's appointment as the commander of Xuzhou spread, the most feared thing was not these officials, but the major businessmen in Xuzhou, and even those in Jiangnan and other places, who were also uneasy.

Because, in the face of such a strong and difficult general, they can't deal with Li Zixiao like they did with Wei Qianhu before.

Moreover, Li Zixiao's methods of dealing with businessmen before, how ruthless they were, the major businessmen in Xuzhou had already heard about it.

This made many big businessmen in Xuzhou, on the day Li Zixiao entered the city, they all hoped to find an opportunity to participate in the banquet in Yiranju, hoping to get in touch with Li Zixiao as soon as possible.

It's a pity that Li Zixiao only said that Xuzhou officials and officials should participate, and did not mention those businessmen.

Qiu Guangming didn't dare not to give Li Zixiao face, and Wei Qianhu would not take care of things anymore, so in the face of the requests of several major businessmen in Xuzhou who wanted to participate in the banquet, they were all refused.

On this formal occasion, Li Zixiao, who had the highest status, sat on the main seat.

Qiu Guangming and Wei Qianhu sat on either side of him, and the officials below the banquet all took turns to toast the three of them.

Wei Qianhu is fine, after all, he will be transferred to Suzhou tomorrow, but Qiu Guangming and Li Zixiao are different.

One of them was the prefect who held the civil power of Xuzhou, and the other was General Pingyuan, who was in charge of the defense of Xuzhou, Huai'an, and Yangzhou.

The officers of the guard and the tun army were all desperately trying to move forward in front of Li Zixiao, and they all wanted to leave a good impression in front of Li Zixiao.

The thousands of households who are currently in Xuzhou Wei and Xuzhou Zuowei are taking turns to toast Li Zixiao at this time.

Xuzhou Wei and Xuzhou Zuowei, the thousand households of these two guards, are called Huo Changzheng and Liu Guoping respectively, and the two of them are hereditary thousand households.

However, the age of both of them has entered the age of not being confused, and after Li Zixiao came into contact with the two, he felt that these two people were purely the standard officialdom old oilmen in the era of the late Ming Dynasty.

Whether it is speaking or doing, there is a unique oiliness and philistine of the old oilman of officialdom.

Li Zixiao is actually disgusted with this kind of official in his heart, especially since these two people are still in control of the guard, and they will be his main subordinates.

Li Zixiao didn't expect to use such subordinates to do things in the future, but at this time, he had just arrived, and it was impossible to get rid of these two people directly.

Everything has to be gradual, so at this time, Li Zixiao was also very polite to the two, and touched a glass with the two of them, just taste it.

Seeing that Li Zixiao was very face-saving, after taking a shallow sip, Huo Tianzheng and Liu Guoping both had smiles on their faces.

They don't dare to hope that they can enjoy the same treatment as the prefect and Wei Qianhu, and the command of the people will make the adults clink glasses with you, which will already give you face.

At this time, as long as Li Zixiao is willing to take a little taste in the face of the toast between the two, it will be regarded as accepting them.

When the officials came over to toast, Li Zixiao also carefully observed these subordinates.

Xuzhou commands the yamen, with two commanders from the three products, four commanders, and four products;

Zhenfu Division calms two people, from the five products; There is one person in the Division of Judgment, one person from the sixth grade, one from the seventh grade, the governor, the eighth grade, the official, from the ninth grade, and one deputy envoy of the ambassador of the warehouse.

There were dozens of officials, big and small, who came up to toast in turn, which made Li Zixiao a little dazzled.

Li Zixiao didn't care about these officials who were not directly in charge of the troops, and even planned to observe them for a period of time after taking office.

When the time comes, select the officials who can be used and continue to appoint them, and as for some incompetent people, they will be removed and replaced with their own people.

This banquet lasted until the end of the morning, and Li Zixiao, who was a little drunk, returned to the inn that had been prepared early to rest.

In the early morning of the second day, Li Zixiao led dozens of personal soldiers and hurriedly came to the south gate to bid farewell to Wei Qianhu.

When Li Zixiao arrived, he found that Qiu Guangming had already arrived first.

"How can Wei be, and I bother Lord Li to come over to see him off in person." Seeing Li Zixiao coming, Wei Qianhu's eyes lit up and he said movingly.

While Wei Qianhu was speaking, Li Zixiao took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Wei Qianhu with both hands.

Li Zixiao said sincerely: "Lord Wei will go to Changzhou to take office this time, and there must be a lot of expenses along the way, here is a little bit of Li Zixiao's preparation, please be sure to accept it." ”

After Li Zixiao sent someone to find out, he found that this Wei Qianhu was still a Qing official, sitting in the position of the commander of Xuzhou for five years, and he didn't take the opportunity to make much money.

Moreover, this person still has some ability, but during his reign, he kept the canal and the Yellow River unblocked, and the security in Xuzhou was also quite good.

For this kind of person, Li Zixiao has to woo him a little bit, handle the relationship well, and say that he will be useful one day in the future.

Inside the envelope, he contained a silver ticket of three thousand taels, three thousand taels was nothing to Li Zixiao, but it could bring him closer to Wei Qianhu.

Wei Qianhu stared at Li Zixiao for a while, finally took the envelope, and thanked him three times.

"Okay, you have to say goodbye to sending you a thousand miles in the end, Master Li and Lord Qiu, you can send it here, the old man is about to go on the road, and there will be a period later!"

"There will be a date later!"

"There will be a date later!"

Seeing Wei Qianhu's convoy drifting away, Li Zixiao also looked at Qiu Guangming and said, "Lord Qiu, let's go back." ”

"Okay."

The two rode back to the city.

On the way, Qiu Guangming looked at Li Zixiao and said, "Lord Li, in the future, I will leave this Xuzhou defense to you, I hope our cooperation can be pleasant." ”

"Well said, well said."

Li Zixiao could hear the meaning of Qiu Guangming's words, that is, let him handle the defense of Xuzhou with peace of mind and not interfere in the affairs of his prefect's yamen.

But how is this possible, after Li Zixiao has completely gained a foothold in Xuzhou, it is strange if you don't move, who made Li Zixiao a careerist!

"As for those elite soldiers under Lord Li, this official would like to meet those warriors who can defeat the Tartars." Qiu Guangming continued to ask.

"I asked them to set up camp from the north of Xuzhou."

Li Zixiao said casually, without going into details, the White Dragon Army is his biggest support, how can he casually tell outsiders.