Chapter 208 Chapter 207 Complicity

While the celebration in Fuchi disappeared silently in the night, Yang Ming was continuing to drink with the beauty in his arms at a Goulan in Anqing (the most common name for romantic places in the Ming Dynasty).

He was very relaxed and comfortable, not at all as nervous as when he went to Jiujiang last time.

He just arrived in Anqing yesterday, and he made a special trip to report his victory to Zuo Liangyu.

Although he arrived very late, the news of Qizhou's recovery was already widely known in Anqing, but Zuo Liangyu did not leave him alone like he did in Jiujiang. Instead, he summoned him that night, and was very pleasant, and at the same time he was on the spot.

He expressed that he would reward Li Ping greatly.

Then, everyone who met Yang Ming was no longer as indifferent and shy as they were in Jiujiang. Everyone was very polite and enthusiastic.

Of course Yang Ming knew why.

Fang Guoan had been dismissed by the imperial court as an official, and Li Ping had bucked the trend and achieved a brilliant victory in Qizhou despite the defeat of the government and army. Everything was completely different.

People are always realistic.

Although Li Ping's explanation for not being in a hurry to report his victory was that he was lucky to conquer Qizhou, it just so happened that the elite of the thieves moved westward. At present, our troops are weak and the thieves' strong forces have not changed at all, and thieves may appear at any time.

Ability to recapture Qizhou again.

If you rush to report victory, there may be a big joke that the messenger arrives and Qizhou is lost, and it is easy for the commander to report victory to you and become a laughing stock. Therefore, do not dare to report victory easily when Qizhou is not secure.

Yang Ming actually didn't believe Li Ping's argument, but he wasn't worried either.

During this period, as a scholar who has reached the edge of the upper class, with a good IQ and cognitive ability, he has already felt Li Ping's indifference towards Zuo Liangyu.

At the same time, Yang Ming has already understood the meaning of strength, and is even more aware of Zuo Liangyu's reality and reality. He even knows that the civil service system is generally dissatisfied with Zuo Liangyu. It is impossible for Zuo Liangyu to have trouble with Li Ping at this time.

Sure enough, Zuo Liangyu not only readily accepted the explanation he conveyed, but also praised him happily.

Currently, Yang Ming continues to stay in Anqing, firstly to obtain information from all parties, and secondly, to wait for the reward from Zuo Liangyu.

Just as he was preparing to recite a poem for his own enjoyment, the door of the room was pushed open without any greeting, and He Zhuzhu, chief of the munitions section of the Logistics Department who had come to Anqing with him, barged in from the outside with a glowing face.

This place was an appointment the two of them had made before.

Yang Ming pushed the woman in his arms away and let her escape for a while, then looked at He Zhuzhu with a smile.

But He Zhuzhu only glanced at Yang Ming, then focused his attention on the woman who was leaving. Then he sat down and drank a glass of wine, then picked up his chopsticks and opened his mouth excitedly.

Stuttered.

"Have you finished your work?" Yang Ming asked after waiting for the door to be lightly closed for a while.

"It's done, very smoothly. Mrs. Zuo even met me in person and said a lot of words of encouragement. She seemed very happy." He Zhuzhu said vaguely with a mouth full of food, without even raising his head.

He Zhuzhu was ordered to give gifts to Zuo Mengeng's wife this time, and he showed a lot of filial piety. Li Ping planned to continue to maintain this line.

He Zhuzhu's move caused Yang Ming to raise his eyebrows fiercely, and his face, which was flushed due to drunkenness, also changed slightly in color, but only for a moment, and then adjusted back to enthusiasm and kindness.

Yang Ming is the head of the propaganda section of the Education Department. Although he is at the same level as He Zhuzhu and is a scholar, his qualifications are quite different from those of He Zhuzhu. In particular, He Zhuzhu also has a close relationship with the silly big guys Liu Qiang and Liu Xiaohui, etc.

Ping has a long-standing personal relationship with the famous person around him.

This made Yang Ming look down on He Zhuzi, who was born as a clerk, and no matter how disgusted he was with He Zhuzi's rudeness and rudeness, he did not dare and could not show it.

He said with a smile on his face: "Oh? The deputy commander's wife showed up in person. It seems that your trip was worthwhile. The general will be very happy."

He Zhuzhu raised his head, looked at Yang Ming and smiled softly.

Then, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said proudly: "The general is happy because he is appointed. I have done this not once or twice. The deputy commander's house is very precocious inside and outside. I will do this, and the general will do it best."

Don’t worry. If I hadn’t come, Mrs. Zuo might not have been willing to show up.”

"Brother He, I have heard about your abilities and have always admired him very much. Come on, let me toast you." Yang Ming raised his glass and complimented.

He Zhuzhu only has a name but no words. This is the first time Yang Ming has used the name "He Laodi". In the past, it was usually He's assistant and He's chief. And it is normal for them to address each other by title.

He Zhuzi was stunned for a moment and then hurriedly raised his glass and said: "Yu...Brother Yukun, I can't help it. How can you toast me with wine? I need to toast you. Not to mention that you are older than me, if I had been with you before,

A great scholar like you is not qualified to sit at the same table. Moreover, when I come to Anqing this time, the general has also decided that you will be the leader and I will be the deputy, so we can't mess with the priorities."

"This is what makes a difference. You and I have not been dealing with each other for a day or two. You should know that I am not that poor. There are no outsiders here. We should only talk about friendship. How can we talk about other things? Besides, I am older

Can't I propose a toast to you?" Yang Ming pretended to be dissatisfied.

A smile quickly spread across He Zhuzi's face, and he said happily: "Brother Yukun, I just like to listen to you talk, much better than some people. If you can respect me, He Zhuzi, I recognize this brother. If you have anything to do in the future, just tell me

That is, I will try my best."

After saying that, He Zhuzhu drank the wine in one gulp, filled it immediately and then offered a toast to Yang Ming.

Yang Ming was also overjoyed.

The two immediately complimented each other and started drinking.

After drinking several glasses of wine, Yang Ming suddenly changed the subject and said, "Brother He, the guards didn't follow you, did they?"

He Zhuzhu glanced at Yang Ming with a smile and said, "Of course. Don't worry about this. I will let them go back first after they come out of the deputy commander's house. Everything has been given away, and there is no need for their physical strength.

He is alive, and no one in Anqing City dares to cause trouble for us now. They also know that it is not convenient to disturb our social interactions, and they do not doubt his presence. Tonight, Brother Yukun just wants to enjoy himself."

"That's good, that's good. Then Brother Lao He will take the trouble!" Yang Ming said happily.

"Don't worry while I do the work." He Zhuzhu promised, patting his chest.

Of course, Yang Ming and He Zhuzhu came to Anqing with special funds, and the expenses were quite generous, which included social expenses. In this regard, Li Ping was not stingy.

However, although the expenses are generous, they are limited to social use and necessary travel expenses, and cannot be used for personal luxury enjoyment. Although the review is not strict, you still have to explain the whereabouts of the expenses to the financial department when you return.

Moreover, although Yang Ming is the chief envoy, he also has the right to decide how to spend money, but the money is in the hands of the deputy envoy He Zhuzhu. If you want to spend money, He Zhuzhu will usually pay the bill. In special circumstances, you must explain and press the button from He Zhuzhu.

Estimate demand and expenditure to ensure mutual supervision and control.

In other words, not only are there the financial disciplines that should be in place, but they are also relatively strict.

When he left for Anqing, Li Ping's salary to his subordinates had not yet begun to be paid, so Yang Ming and He Zhuzhu should have had little private property. Of course, even if they had private property, they obviously did not intend to pay for it themselves.

Due to the nature of their work, the two have had some interactions and have tested each other many times.

Flies can often tell whether an egg has seams or not.

During this trip, the two of them hit it off early on the road and decided to take the opportunity to have a good time. Anyway, as long as they were on the same page, no one could find out.

"Let's ask the bustard to come in." Yang Ming decided to let go completely.

There are not many good times like this, and opportunities are rare, so we must cherish them.

But He Zhuzhu waved his hand and said, "Brother Yukun, don't worry, let's talk for a while. I have something unclear, please give me some advice."

"Oh? What's the matter? But it doesn't matter."

"Since we left Xiangyang, our general has not sent anyone to visit the deputy commander's house. You also know how difficult it is for us these days. But why is it that now that the general is so famous, he starts to use the doorway of the back house again?

, and then he showed so much filial piety. I am stupid and I really can’t figure it out." He Zhuzhu said confused.

He Zhuzhu had been holding this doubt in his mind for several days, and he couldn't figure it out. Today he suddenly wanted to talk about it. Moreover, the two of them were already like this, and it seemed that there was nothing else they couldn't talk about.

Yang Ming smiled and said: "It's not difficult to understand. I didn't move before because I didn't want to force it. I was afraid that not only would there be no good results, but it would also be easy to be manipulated. Now I continue to move because I want to conceal my edge and show sincerity.

, we are still the subordinates of Commander-in-Chief Zuo after all, and if we really form a grudge, it will only do a lot of harm to our general, but not a single benefit."

For all the major decisions Li Ping makes, Yang Ming will never let himself be unclear or be hindsighted. He will always figure out the situation as soon as possible.

As for why Li Ping wanted to take advantage of Zuo Mengeng's wife again, Yang Ming came up with half of it himself, and the other half came from Zhou Wen's analysis. As the only two literati in the upper echelon, the relationship between Yang Ming and Zhou Wen is still

Very well maintained.

However, He Zhuzhu didn't know that Yang Ming had only analyzed half of it. What he saw was that Yang Ming answered fluently and confidently, which gave him a sense of enlightenment.

"I see, I really admire you. I understand everything when you say it. Brother Yukun is indeed a great talent, but this younger brother is so stupid. I am so humbled! I am so humbled!" He Zhuzhu sighed with sudden realization.

"What's this? Brother He is so ridiculous." Yang Ming said modestly without blushing at all.

"Brother Yukun, there is no need to be modest. Your talents are no worse than those of Deputy Chief of Staff Zhou. It is a pity that you did not become the deputy director of the Education Department. I think you are much better than that Shi Leike," He Zhuzhu suddenly became indignant.

"Oh! Brother He is joking. My qualifications are still relatively low, so I don't dare to think that I am not worthy of my share. I think Brother He is not bad and has some qualifications. Then the position of deputy director of the Logistics Department should be yours.

That's right." Yang Ming looked at He Zhuzhu with a smile and said.

He Zhuzhu sighed, ignoring Yang Ming's precautions and caution, and just said depressedly: "Director Hu said that my knowledge is a little lacking, and I have not been at the top in the recent assessments. To promote me too much is to break the rules set by the general.

.But you have to know that my job is the busiest, so how can I have time to read?"

Although He Zhuzhu opened his heart and the two of them were indeed close friends, Yang Ming still didn't know how to answer the question.

Even if others have seen through this kind of thing, it is generally not suitable to criticize it. Moreover, he has not seen through it for a while, so after thinking for a while, he just said: "In the future, we brothers should help each other more."

"Yes, let's help each other more." He Zhuzhu said happily without thinking too much. In fact, he was just complaining, and he didn't have the courage.

"Shall we call you Madam? Let's have fun for a while. Don't think about those troubles." Yang Ming said hurriedly.

But He Zhuzhu stopped Yang Ming again and said, "No hurry, we have to wait. There is one more thing!"

"What else is there?" Yang Ming was very surprised.

He Zhuzhu laughed and said: "If you can find out any news during the day, especially if there is any important news, you have to let me know first. After you go back, you can say a few words to explain to others. Otherwise, you will drink too much."

I'm afraid I won't be able to remember what you say anymore. It wouldn't be nice if the people around us have doubts about us."

Yang Ming was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "It's me, Meng Lang, who has thought everything through. However, I really found out something big."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"The commander-in-chief recruited Liu Hongqi, a local bandit from Henan, and gained a hundred thousand men under his command, ordering him to fight against thieves."

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