Mo Qingyun, the second best in the imperial examination in the seventh year of Renxuan, was first appointed editor of the Hanlin Academy, and stayed at the Hanlin Academy in the first year of Kaiping. If he followed the normal trajectory, he could have stayed in the Imperial Academy, an aristocratic yamen, and waited for the opportunity to be directly promoted to the rank of Minister of the Sixth Department.

, and then release one governor, and then you can wait for the vacancy to enter the Dongfu.

The top civil servants in Daliang will probably follow this official path, with the only exception being Luo Ting over the years.

In the second year of Kaiping, Mo Qingyun took the initiative to apply for a foreign magistrate. The post of Linqing County Magistrate happened to be vacant, so he came to the west to take charge of the area and worked here for three years. The Hanlin Academy's editorship of a foreign magistrate was indeed slightly lower.

The specifications are usually shared by the same government, but after all, Linqing is different from other places, so it doesn't mean it is an insult to the second place.

In fact, there are many people who want this official position. Mo Qingyun was able to get it without any suspense. Many people think that this is inseparable from his background.

Dongfu Zuo was in power, and Mo Haoli, the elder of the Four Dynasties, was his clan elder.

Therefore, in front of Mo Qingyun, Yu Zheng never dared to show off the reckless military style. He stood by the road and waited respectfully: "Your Majesty, it should be Pei Qin who is here."

Mo Qingyun is thirty years old this year, six years younger than him. He has a handsome face and strong features, with a short beard on his chin. He glanced at him approvingly and said concisely and concisely: "Yu Youyi, please follow me to see the imperial envoy.

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Yu Zheng felt a little bitter in his mouth. He thought that this young and promising magistrate would take the initiative to find trouble for Pei Yue, but he didn't expect that he would still be unable to get away in the end. But he could only say a few words, after all, as a resident

The commander-in-chief of the Xiang Army in the city had no excuse to refuse Mo Qingyun's proposal.

"You don't need to bring your subordinates, just you and me can go."

Mo Qingyun said lightly and walked away first.

Yu Zheng sighed in his heart, gritted his teeth and followed.

The scholars and the common people were driven together, and many of them were already dirty. The common people were okay. They were wearing coarse clothes, which didn't look obvious. The scholars were all wearing clean white gowns.

, even though there was some dust on them when they were watching the third team, they still generally maintained their demeanor. At this moment, they looked almost the same as refugees, and many of them even had their crowns and ribbons scattered and their hair messy, looking very miserable.

Mo Qingyun didn't squint his eyes, ignoring the expectant looks of those people at all, and walked around in a big circle and finally came to the back of the entire team.

Here, he and Yu Zheng finally met the famous imperial envoy Pei Yue.

Surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers, flanked by three hundred cavalry guards, the young dignitary rode a tall horse with a very majestic momentum.

Mo Qingyun looked calm, walked straight to Pei Yue's horse, bowed and said: "Linqing County Magistrate Mo Qingyun, join Pei Imperial Envoy."

Yu Zheng also hurriedly followed to greet him.

Pei Yue put his hands on the horse's back and said calmly: "No need."

Mo Qingyun straightened up, looked up at Pei Yue, his eyes were as sharp as a sword and said: "I dare to ask Imperial Envoy Pei, are you going to rebel?"

Yu Zheng almost bit his tongue.

Pei Yue did not get angry. He chuckled softly and said indifferently: "Mozhi County, since you left Beijing in the second year of Kaiping, you have never mentioned your relationship with Governor Mo, for fear that others would suspect that you were ranked second in the rankings.

Moisture, you are even more afraid that people will say behind your back that you relied on Mo’s power to stay in the Hanlin Academy, right?"

Mo Qingyun's complexion changed slightly, and his awe-inspiring aura stagnated.

Pei Yue recalled the information about this person sent by Qi Min in his mind, and said with great interest: "You don't want to be pointed out by others all your life, but you can't lose this surname. So you don't want to be a noble official in the Hanlin Academy?"

I want to go to the west to become a county magistrate. I want to make some political achievements with my own ability. In the future,

Enter the government in a dignified manner. I think you are very ambitious, but you seem to have chosen the wrong place. Before you came, Linqing was a first-class county. In terms of population, people's livelihood and taxation, it ranked high in the entire Daliang. You

I've been here for three years and everything is going in a good direction, but how much credit do you have for this?"

Mo Qingyun's eyes narrowed slightly and he said slowly: "Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, it seems that this official and you are meeting for the first time."

Pei Yue nodded and said in a complicated tone: "Although this is our first meeting, I know Mozhi County fairly well. If I were you, I would never choose Linqing. I would at least choose an inferior county to do my job there.

Isn’t it easier to gain recognition from others by making achievements? I understand that there are some reasons that you are not allowed to do, and being able to strive for external release is already the limit of your ability. Without relying on Mo’s reputation as the ruler, why do you interfere with the arrangements of the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs? "

He leaned forward slightly, his eyes gradually becoming colder: "I heard that Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel is a student of Mo Zhili, and he happens to be in charge of the Literature and Selection Department, so how could you be assigned to be an official in a bitter and cold place? Mo, Jianglu, Yuzhou

Although our family is a wealthy family, it seems that we have not produced many talents in recent years. You are the most promising young leader of the Mo family since Mo came to power. How can he let you take risks?"

Mo Qingyun's hands hidden in his sleeves trembled slightly. He felt like he was being stripped clean by the words of this young powerful man, as if he was naked in the ice and snow.

Pei Yue sighed and said calmly: "Why do I know you so well? Because I came to Lingzhou on a mission, which happened to be in Linqing County under your jurisdiction. How could I turn a blind eye to the descendants of the family that Mo Zhizong is very optimistic about?"

Mo Qingyun suppressed his shame and anger and said: "Your Imperial Envoy, what exactly do you want to say?"

Pei Yue looked directly into his eyes and said coldly: "Maybe you are really capable and courageous, but you are definitely not the kind of stubborn minister who only cares for the people, so don't put on airs in front of me. Do you understand?

?As the head of a county, you can't even control the scholars and people under your rule, allowing them to besiege the imperial guards. Now you still have the nerve to ask me if I want to rebel?"

His tone suddenly became stern, and he reprimanded: "Go back and ask that Mr. Yan to come out. I want to see if Linqing is still the territory of Daliang. You are so cowardly that you dare to tease the imperial envoy!"

Mo Qingyun's face turned pale and he could hardly stand.

Upon seeing this, Yu Zheng hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and then looked at Pei Yue with a flattering smile.

"Is this Yu Youyi? Could you please help Mozhi County back?"

Pei Yue said indifferently, waved his riding crop lightly and said: "I'll give you one more time to burn incense. If Yan Linchuan doesn't come, I will peel off the green collar of these scholars and rush into the mine with all the common people."

Digging for coal!”

"Your Majesty, please calm down. There may be some misunderstandings here——"

"roll!"

Pei Yue shouted fiercely, and more than ten soldiers behind him drew their swords at the same time.

Yu Zheng was so frightened that his legs went weak. He dared not argue, so he quickly led Mo Qingyun back in panic.

Pei Yue looked at them indifferently.

He carefully recalled all the processes from yesterday's receipt of the emergency report to the present. After repeated deliberation in his mind, he always felt that something was wrong. Of course, the Linqing coal mine must be taken down, but compared to other problems, this matter can be left alone.

He had to do it last, so after leaving Xingyang yesterday, he had been thinking about the real reason for this incident.

Why did Yan Linchuan suddenly make such a childish move?

Did he really think that relying on these scholars and common people could force the imperial envoys to retreat?

Although he took the initiative to give up his position as the right governor to Luo Ting, he had been an official in Kyoto for decades, and this old man who was nearly 70 years old should not be so simple.

Just as Pei Yue was frowning and thinking, smoke billowed from wolf smoke fifty miles northwest of Linqing County.
Chapter completed!