Jin Feng opened the curtains and looked outside, and sure enough he saw Wei Datong standing on the roadside with a group of people.
We haven't seen each other for a few months, and Wei Datong is thinner than the last time we met. He also has a lot more white hair. He looks a little swaying in his loose official uniform.
When he first met Wei Datong in Xichuan, Jin Feng realized that this was an official who wanted to do something. However, the official atmosphere in Dakang at that time was so bad that officials who sincerely worked would not only not be reused, but would also be ostracized by their peers.
Even suppressed.
After all, everyone is an official, and we don’t do anything. We only think about getting benefits, but you think about doing practical things with a clear mind, then you are unsociable.
What, do you mean you are capable, or are you planning to collect our evidence and make a small report?
Therefore, Wei Datong has never been able to be reused, and even suffered some mistakes. That is to say, after he reaches middle age, his edges are gradually smoothed out, and he still has some connections in the family, so he reluctantly becomes a small official as a transport envoy.
With.
The main job of a transshipment envoy is to transport grain, which is actually very profitable. After all, it is reasonable for some losses of grain to occur during the transshipment process.
In order to no longer be squeezed out and suppressed, Wei Datong could only go along with Guang and reap the same benefits as other transshippers.
So when she heard that Jin Feng was using Wei Datong, the Ninth Princess was a little worried at first, and secretly sent people to keep an eye on Wei Datong for a while.
Later, it turned out that the Ninth Princess was overly worried.
Wei Datong has been suppressed for so many years, but there are no benefits at all.
At least he understands the ways of being an official.
His former leadership colleagues liked to take benefits, so he followed them. Knowing that Jin Feng and Ninth Princess wanted to do practical things, after Wei Datong was reused, he took the initiative to ask Ninth Princess to apply for a confidant to manage the accounts. He himself did not touch the project at all.
money, just work.
Especially at the end of last year, with the increase in military expenditures in Sichuan and Sichuan, the Ninth Princess continued to reduce the financial support of work-for-relief projects. The construction of two water canals was almost completed, but they faced the problem of suspension of work.
In order not to delay the construction of these two canals, Wei Datong not only bought his old house, but also went to Xichuan to beg Qing Xinyao and Zhou Youda, and even went to Yuzhou to find Tang Xiaobei to cry out for poverty, and finally raised a sum of money.
Approved money and grain, and successfully delivered the two canals.
Perhaps Wei Datong did this for show, but even so, Jin Feng recognized him from the bottom of his heart.
After all, Wei Datong was doing things sincerely, and he was much better than those officials before Dakang who were just sitting there and eating nothing!
Now Wei Datong came to greet him in person, and Jin Feng opened the curtain and walked out of the carriage without any pretense.
"Wei Chen pays homage to Mr. Jin!"
Wei Datong bowed his hands towards Jin Feng and said, "Congratulations to Sir for defeating the Eastern Barbarians, and thank you for leading the army to fight and protect the people of Sichuan and Shu!"
I have to say that Wei Datong is not only good at being an official, but also good at flattering.
Jin Feng and his bodyguards fought desperately in Yuzhou and Xizhou. Although it was their duty, no one wanted to protect the people they desperately wanted to be a group of white-eyed wolves.
This sentence simply spoke to the hearts of Jin Feng and the surrounding escorts.
"Carrying a gun and going to a national disaster, treating death as if returning home, it is the duty of our soldiers to guard the border!"
Jin Feng said: "Master Wei has been working hard recently. I heard that the canals around Xichuan are well repaired!"
He hadn't looked carefully in the car just now, but now that he was in front of him, Jin Feng saw that Wei Datong's hands were covered with frostbite, and his face was also chapped from the cold. If he wasn't wearing an official uniform, he wouldn't be able to tell at all.
He is a scholar, but more like a hardworking old farmer.
The accompanying officials following him were all similar.
"No hard work, no hard work." Wei Datong waved his hands repeatedly: "Guarding the border is a soldier's duty, so building canals is my duty and what I should do!"
"Master Wei, are you coming from Dujiangyan?" Jin Feng asked.
"No," Wei Datong pointed to the canal in front of him and said, "This canal will be completed soon and will be opened to water. I came to check it out. I happened to hear that my husband was coming, so I wanted to wait here for two days and go with him.
On the way to Dujiangyan, if sir gives you any instructions on the way, I can correct them."
"Is the drain inspection finished?"
"It's still a little short, but we can arrange for Mr. Xu to lead the team." Wei Datong did not lie, and said truthfully: "Sir, don't worry, Mr. Xu has rich experience and is fully capable of taking on this responsibility!"
An official behind Wei Datong took a step forward and bowed respectfully to Jin Feng.
No matter what kind of general leads what kind of soldiers, Wei Datong has to do practical things, and the helpers he recruits are naturally the same.
Although it was the first time for Jin Feng to see Mr. Xu, when he saw the same look on his face and hands as Wei Da's, he knew that he was also doing something.
And he believed in Wei Datong's decision. If Wei Datong wanted to lie to him, he would have just said that the inspection was over.
Jin Feng nodded towards Lord Xu as a return gift, and then said to Iron Hammer: "Go and bring me a horse, and then I will ride to Dujiangyan."
"Sir, you'd better take a car. It's not safe to ride a horse."
Iron Hammer said with some embarrassment.
There are too many people who want to kill Jin Feng now, and those who dare to do it must be masters, and many of them are good at pretending.
Although there are scouts in front of the team to explore the route and airships in the sky to alert them, there are too many places to hide people on both sides of the official road, and Iron Hammer cannot guarantee that they will be able to find all the killers.
As the saying goes, it is easier to dodge an open gun than a hidden arrow. If the killer hiding in the dark suddenly rushes out and shoots Jin Feng with an arrow, they will not be able to stop him in time.
The carriage Jin Feng rode was specially made. Even if someone wanted to assassinate him, it would be difficult for ordinary swords to harm the carriage.
So riding a horse-drawn carriage is the safest option.
"Mr. Jin, you'd better listen to the hammer and take the carriage!"
Wei Datong also advised: "I'm riding next to your carriage. If you have anything to ask, just call me!"
Jin Feng's greatest advantage is that he can listen to other people's advice and does not dare to be careless about his own safety.
After thinking for a while, he finally nodded and returned to the carriage.
Wei Datong mounted his war horse and walked side by side with Iron Hammer on the left side of the carriage.
No one noticed that there were two people hiding in the woods on a hill a few hundred meters away, staring intently at the convoy.
"Go back and report to Mr. Qian that Jin Feng did not ride with Wei Datong, but took a carriage!"
One of them whispered.
"This Jin Feng is too cowardly," another person said angrily, "I have been squatting here for several days, but it was all in vain!"
"When you reach his level, you are still cowardly."
"Stop complaining, go back and report quickly, and let Mr. Qian find another chance!"
The person who spoke first patted his companion on the shoulder.
"Hey, I don't know when I can go back."
The companion complained again, turned around and went into the woods.