Originally, Tongcheng was not a city, let alone a state capital.
As a logistics supply transit for the frontier army, Tongcheng Dingkou continued to improve. In addition, the local nobles spent their own money to build Nahu. It gradually became Tongcheng and also had a prefecture.
The aristocratic family has never engaged in loss-making business. From a desolate place to Tongcheng, it is to strive for profits and common interests.
If there were no Tongcheng, there would be no Zhizhou capital. Without Zhizhou capital, there would be no officials. Without officials, there would be no representatives to fight for their common interests. That's why Tongcheng exists.
The officials in Tongcheng are basically from the enemy's family. It is not an exaggeration to say that they can cover the sky with one hand. The merchants who come and go, the people who live there, and the few officials who are transferred all all act based on the enemy's face.
At first, the frontier troops did not need to look at the enemy's face. Gradually, the frontier troops also became intimidated.
The border troops were frightened not out of fear, but out of necessity.
Generals know how to fight and kill enemies, but they always seem to be unable to defeat civil servants and noble families.
The first is the dispatch of grain and grass. If the frontier army shows off its enemies, the enemy will find ways to cause problems with grain, grass and ordnance.
This is one, and the other is that many relatives of the army live in Tongcheng. Many generals are not afraid that their enemies will cause trouble for them, but they are afraid that their enemies will cause trouble for their own relatives.
Thirdly, and most importantly, the family has "people" in Beijing.
These people can go to court and enter the government hall.
The idea of civil servants is simply that the duty of the military is only to defend the country and attack foreign enemies, and cannot interfere in any local internal affairs. If they want, they can use other tricks to throw dirty water on the border troops. In fact, even the emperor is afraid of the military interfering in local affairs.
Government affairs.
And the military generals who can speak for the border troops have long been suppressed by civil servants.
In short, for many reasons, the border troops, who fought for the country, were humiliated in every possible way by the local families.
The sky is high and the emperor is far away. The Supreme Emperor and Huang Laosi are more or less aware of this situation, but they can't solve it quickly.
Under the leadership of the guards, everyone arrived outside the Zhizhou Mansion.
There were originally two guards, one leading the way and the other running to report the news.
When they arrived outside the Zhizhou Mansion, Qiu Zhi, dressed in a purple official robe, was already standing at the door, with more than a dozen people behind him, including government servants and officials.
Qiu Zhi is very white, not the kind of fair skin, but the kind of sickly paleness.
He is thin and white, and looks like a skeleton inside his official robe. He is in his early forties and has ordinary facial features.
After seeing the official robe, he naturally knew who this guy was. Chu Qing looked up and down and marveled. The aristocratic family is indeed a famous family, and they all hang out at the border. The others are as tanned as charcoal. This guy is so white. He should be
Genetic issues.
Before they could get off their horses, Qiu Zhi led everyone to greet him. As he walked, he glanced at the faces of the two Fu brothers, seemingly confused.
When they arrived, Qiu Zhi was the first to salute and said: "I'm your official, Qiu Zhi, the governor of Tongcheng, has met the commander of Chu."
The two Fu brothers knew their lines by heart, but Qiu Zhi's heart skipped a beat when he said this sentence.
The same goes for Chu Qing, whose expression changed slightly.
Have you been recognized?
But the next second, Chu Qing realized something was wrong, because Qiu Zhi and other Tongcheng officials saluted the two brothers of the Fu family, not at a certain person, but between them. It seemed that he didn't know who to address.
salute.
Fu Yongkang turned around and looked at Chu Qing with a questioning look on his face.
This guy's brain is not strong enough to cope with the revised script.
Fu Baobao was worthy of being the eldest brother, but he was somewhat tactful. He asked in a snarky voice: "Which one is Chu Qing? I don't know who you are talking about."
"Commander of Qianqi Camp." Fu Yongkang reminded in a low voice and glanced at Chu Qing.
Chu Qing almost wanted to give Fu Lao Er a whip.
Qiu Zhi looked suspicious: "Aren't you Chu Qing, the commander-in-chief of Qianqi Camp?"
Chu Qing saw that the two brothers of the Fu family had no hope, and smiled slightly: "Master Qiu, you have mistaken the person. The two young masters of my family are named Cao."
"What?" Qiu Zhi suddenly changed his face and cursed: "Apart from the commander of the Qianqi Camp, there are still people who dare to be so arrogant and whip the city gatekeeper!"
As soon as Qiu Zhi changed his face, six government servants holding water and fire sticks ran up behind him and surrounded Chu Qing and his party.
"Who are you?"
Fu Baobao yawned: "It's you, a little magistrate, your little enemy, someone you can't afford to offend."
When it comes to other things, the Fu brothers may not be able to do it, but pretending, especially the kind of pretending that deserves to be beaten, is engraved in their bones.
Qiu Zhi's pupils shrank, looking at the Fu brothers, but he didn't dare to act rashly.
Just now, the guard came and said that a group of outsiders had arrived. Without saying anything, he gave the gatekeeper two whips, which was very arrogant.
Foreigners, arrogant!
Qiu Zhi's first reaction was Chu Qing, the commander of Qianqi Camp.
There were members of aristocratic families from all over Zhongzhou in the capital, so how could the enemy not know that Chu Qing was coming to the border gate, so they immediately changed their official robes and ran out with their younger brothers to greet him, but who knew that it was not Chu Qing.
It's not Chu Qing, these people in front of me are indeed quite arrogant.
A small magistrate, a small enemy, a small...
In fact, many times, it is not necessary to use the word "niang" when swearing at someone. Saying the word "小小" is twice as insulting.
But Qiu Zhi really didn't dare to get angry, because generally people who can say the word "xiaoxiao" must have seen the world, and they are generally unfathomable people.
Chu Qing turned over and dismounted, with a smile on his face: "Master Qiu, my two young masters came all the way here just to negotiate a deal with you."
"Buy or sell?"
"Is it possible? Let's go to the Yamen and discuss it in detail."
Qiu Zhi looked wary: "Who are you waiting for?"
"Cao."
"Which Cao?"
"Cao from the Ministry of Rites."
Qiu Zhi's expression moved slightly: "Lord Cao Wu Cao?"
Chu Qing smiled and said nothing, seeming to nod but not moving.
He and Qiu Wanshan learned this trick.
As expected, Qiu Zhi quickly stretched out his hand and made an invitation gesture: "Come into the Yamen quickly, come into the Yamen quickly."
It is better to believe that he is a person than to believe that he is not. If he is really a minister of the Ministry of Rites, Qiu Zhi will not dare to offend him easily. If he is a fake, he will just test him.
Fu Baobao and Fu Yongkang got off their horses, and so did everyone else. Although Qiu Zhi was still a little wary, he knew that if it was Cao Wu's people, he really couldn't afford to offend him, so he had to put on a smile first.
In this way, everyone successfully entered the government office.
It is said that officials do not repair yamen, but this is not the case in Tongcheng's Zhizhou Mansion. It looks ordinary from the outside, but once you enter the yamen, it looks very grand. The main hall also exudes a faint smell of lacquer ink, which must have been repaired not long ago.
After entering the main hall, Qiu Zhi did not dare to take the main seat and quickly asked the clerk to bring tea and water.
Everyone sat down, and Qiu Zhi looked at the two brothers of the Fu family: "You two young masters, Mr. Cao of the Ministry of Rites, are..."
Fu Baobao squinted his eyes: "My father."
Qiu Zhi looked confused: "I heard that Mr. Cao only has one son."
Fu Yongkang: "We are the sons of our little mother."
Qiu Zhi suddenly realized that Xiao San'er's child.
However, Qiu Zhi was still dubious, wondering what the illegitimate son of Cao Wu, the Minister of Rites, was doing here.
Fu Baobao followed the lines Tao Weiran taught him, being carefree and straight to the point.
"When buying grain, how much does your enemy have? I, the Cao family, can buy as much as you want."
