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After glaring at Chief Cui, Murong Yi yelled: "Get out!"
"Yes, sir, I will resign from my humble position. Sir, let's talk slowly. Let's talk slowly."
Manager Cui walked out grovelingly. Only then did Murong Yi regain his smile. He bowed his hands to Meng Ju and said, "Brother Meng, I'm so sorry. I was lax in my discipline and made you laugh."
"Wherever there are trees, there are dead branches. This kind of thing is inevitable everywhere."
Murong Yi smiled, obviously very happy to see Meng Ju. But seeing that there was another Ling Guard officer beside Meng Ju, he frowned slightly and looked at Meng Ju questioningly.
Chen Yunqing was so well-behaved that he didn¡¯t need Meng Ju to say anything. He stood up and saluted and said: "Your Excellency, Lord Assistant, Governor Meng, I have humbled myself to go out and tidy up the carriage, so I can't accompany you for the time being. You two, talk slowly!"
"Well, go ahead and wait for me outside for a while."
Meng Ju was very surprised when Murong Yi appeared wearing a crimson official robe. According to the regulations of the Northern Wei Dynasty, only officials of fourth rank and above can wear crimson official robes. From what Chief Cui said, Murong Yi seems to be the "Servant"?
"Brother Murong, have you become the minister of the Ministry of War?"
"The Minister of the Arsenal who was just appointed last month, from the fourth rank - I'm just kidding, I, the second generation ancestor, am just pretending to be the official. But Brother Meng, you are the one who deserves your title when you become the Governor of Dongping! I didn't expect that. Bai Wusha is so courageous that he single-handedly promoted you, a Chinese inspector, but he doesn't care and only promotes you based on your talents!"
"Ashamed, ashamed! It's just a fluke!"
Meng Ju suddenly realized: Even he, a Chinese commoner, could suddenly be promoted to the position of fifth-grade Tongzhi governor. Murong Yi, the orthodox descendant of the founding emperor, wouldn't it be more natural for him to be promoted?
"For today's matter, thanks to the help of the Master, I am so grateful that I really don't know what to do"
"Wait a minute -" Murong Yi made a serious face: "Brother Meng, what did you just call me? If you dare, call me again and see if I don't call the guards to drive you out!"
"ThisBrother Murong, I made a mistake."
"Haha, that's right! Brother Meng, you have been a life-saving grace to me. What's wrong with this trivial matter between us brothers? Speaking of which, I failed to discipline my subordinates and embarrassed you. It's the one who should apologize. I'm right! But if he hadn't gone in with the official document and saw your name, I wouldn't have known that you were already the governor of Tongzhi."
"Ashamed, I have no virtue and incompetence. Compared with the previous Governor Ye Zhen, I am really far behind."
"Brother Meng, when was the last time we met? It doesn't seem to be that long, right? In such a blink of an eye, I became the minister of the Ministry of War, and you became the governor of Dongping, taking Ye Canan's position - you know this If she has a soul in heaven, she will definitely be happy."
Murong Yi showed his deep affection for remembrance, and Meng Ju couldn't help but sigh, but he thought in his heart: "Master Minister, you are wrong. Knowing that I took her position, Governor Ye was not happy at all, and wanted to settle accounts with me all day long. Woolen cloth!"
The two recalled Dongping's past and chatted for a while. Meng Ju congratulated Murong Yi on his appointment as Minister of War and his entry into the ranks of senior officials of the Wei Kingdom. The latter sighed: "Forget it, Minister of Arsenal - this official sounds glamorous on the outside. But it¡¯s really not that interesting. I¡¯m suffocating to death by looking at the account books and warehouses and tapping on the abacus all day long. I¡¯m really not as good as when I was the deputy manager in Dongping. At least I can fight two battles with the demons. .¡±
Meng Ju smiled and asked, "No way? Brother Murong, although I have just arrived in Luojing, I heard that the Arsenal Office is very powerful and rich!"
Murong Yi waved his hand with an indescribably graceful expression: "The Arsenal Department is the department that brings in the money. That's true, but Brother Meng, do you think I am the one who cares about these things?"
Thinking about Murong Yi's background, Meng Ju had to admit: "Well, that's true. From your perspective, Brother Murong, you really don't look down on this little money."
"Actually, when I was first transferred back, I wanted to work as a minister in the Staff Department of the Ministry of War. The minister Hu there was about to retire and return to his hometown - but unexpectedly, I ended up in the Arsenal Department."
Meng Ju knew that the Ministry of War held the Fang Division, whose responsibilities were similar to those of the General Staff of later generations. It was responsible for formulating the overall defense and offensive strategies of the Northern Wei Dynasty, mastering the strength of the armed forces of the Northern Wei Dynasty, formulating combat strategies, and having the authority to issue military orders to local garrisons in the Northern Wei Dynasty. ¡ª¡ªThis department is exactly the opposite of the Arsenal Department. It has heavy authority, high pressure, but not much oil and water. In the Ministry of War, this position is regarded as a chore, not as affordable and hot as the Arsenal Division.
"Brother Murong, I have not been in Luojing for a long time, but I have also heard that among the three ministers of the Ministry of War, the Arsenal Department is the most popular, followed by the Martial Arts Department, and the Staff Department is the one that no one wants to go to¡ª¡ªYou can be the Minister of the Arsenal Department but not the Minister of the Staff Department? This is so strange! Who is causing trouble? "
Murong Yi sneered: "Who is causing the obstruction? Who else besides Jing Mu? When the plan was submitted, he swapped me with Gao Bin from the Arsenal Division. Gao Bin became the Assistant Minister of the Military Division, while I became the Assistant Minister of the Arsenal Division. , Hehe, there really is him!"
Meng Ju frowned slightly. This matter seemed ordinary, but the more he thought about it, the more meaningful it became. Those who wanted to go to the Staff Division to gain military power were transferred to the Arsenal Division, while those who wanted to get benefits from the Arsenal Division were transferred to the Staff Division - was Emperor Jing Mu's move unintentional or intentional?
Meng Ju murmured: "The emperor's mind is unfathomable. Brother Murong, you have to be more careful!"
"Haha, Brother Meng, have you noticed it too? It doesn't matter. The Tuoba family has been wary of us for more than a day or two. Tuoba Huang is really brave. He simply won't let me be the servant. I do admire him. But he doesn¡¯t dare! The Tuoba family only dares to do trouble behind their backs, you coward has no courage!¡±
Meng Ju laughed twice, but kept glancing outside the door, for fear that someone would pass by. He was horrified. In the official office of the Ministry of War, Murong Yi dared to say such treasonous words? Even though I have a good friendship with him, after all, I am still the newly promoted governor of Dongling Wei and a confidant of Bai Wusha - and Bai Wusha is die loyal to the emperor Tuoba Huang. How can he be so confident in himself? Why don't you tell the truth? If these words get out, he will be in bad luck - Emperor Tuoba Huang may not be able to do anything against the eldest son of the Murong family, but it is not difficult to deal with him, the governor of a small town.
"Brother Murong, walls have ears. You'd better be careful when you say something like this. The Ministry of War is a mixed bag, and it would be bad if people spread the word - Haha, maybe I will go and report it myself. Don't forget, I am His Majesty's personal A member of the army is the governor!"
Murong Yi smiled, with a rather disapproving expression. He smiled: "Brother Meng, you are in a difficult position, I know. But I don't believe you would go and report on your own."
"Ah? Brother Murong has so much confidence in me?"
"Haha, of course. What is our friendship? You have helped me save my life, and we are friends of life and death." Murong Yi said, with a sly smile on his face: "Brother Meng, how can I not believe it? What about you - actually, you don¡¯t have any good feelings or loyalty towards the Tuoba family, right?"
Meng Ju immediately denied it as a reflex: "Who said that? I am the most loyal to Your Majesty and to the Wei Dynasty!"
"Haha, brother Meng, you don't need to say anything. There are some things that everyone agrees on - don't worry, I have absolutely no ill intentions towards you."
Looking at Murong Yi's confident smiling face, Meng Ju was secretly frightened. He suddenly thought of something and asked tentatively: "I heard that in the past two days, His Majesty Jing Mu and our Dongling Guard's Chief Bai were attacked one after another. Brother Murong, do you know about the assassination?"
"Haha, of course I know about such a big thing."
"This mattercould it have anything to do with the Murong family?"
Murong Yi looked at him meaningfully, and he said with a smile: "Brother Meng, you can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense! If you say such a big thing about such a big matter, you must have a basis for it. "
Murong Yi did not admit it, but the ambiguous expression on his face and the weird look in his eyes could not express a clearer meaning - he did not even bother to deny it, but just said that Meng Ju had "no basis"!
Meng Ju was secretly frightened, and he asked cautiously: "Then, according to your opinion, Brother Murong, what is the purpose of the other party's two assassinations?"
Murong Yi glanced at Meng Ju and said calmly: "In my opinion, one of the two assassinations was false and the other real."
"Ah? Please tell me, Brother Murong?"
"The one against Bai Wusha should be true. The other party really wanted Bai Wusha's life; but the one against Emperor Jingmu should have been just a false shot - there were so many masters around the emperor, so he really wanted Bai Wusha's life. How could he just send five second-rate assassins there if his life was at risk? This is obviously just intimidation."
Meng Ju was frightened when he heard this. He could almost conclude that the Murong family was the instigator - the Yulin Guards had not solved the case yet, and the details of the case were not known outside. How did Murong Yi know that there were five assassins?
"Moreover, Murong Yi didn't do much to hide it: "This assassination was just a warning to Emperor Jingmu, just to scare him, not really wanting his life."
"Scare him? Why?"
Murong Yi said sincerely: "Brother Meng, some things are very complicated and difficult to explain to you. In short, you are right not to get involved in this matter."
"I am a Chinese town governor. I dare not and do not want to participate in this kind of thing, let alone go against anyone. I just??, I couldn't help myself at that time, if there was any offense. . . . "
Murong Yi patted him on the shoulder: "You happened to meet him, that's because you were unlucky. If you didn't resist, wouldn't the assassins also kill you? It's natural for you to kill them - don't worry, No one will blame you."
The two people spoke cryptically, and when they looked at each other, they understood clearly.
Chapter 158 Surprise
Murong Yi changed the topic. He looked at the official document and asked, "Brother Meng, are you here today to apply for armor for the Dongping Mausoleum Office?"
"Yes, it's a blessing that Brother Murong had your help in this matter, otherwise I would have brought back a bunch of dog-style fox-style battle armors. I really don't know what to do."
Murong Yi walked to the case, picked up the application form and the imperial edict and read it for a while. He raised his head and looked at Meng Ju with sharp eyes: "Three hundred and fifty battle armors? It's less than the equipment of a town! Is it enough?"
"It's so-so. I originally expected to have five hundred battle armors, so that we could form two divisions, one is a mobile division to support the mausoleums in various places, and the other is a garrison division to protect Dongping. But His Majesty only approved so many. Just make do with it.¡±
"Mobile division, garrison division?" Murong Yi's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his lips: "It seems that Brother Meng, are you really planning to do something big in Northern Xinjiang? Give a local mausoleum bureau an approval Kai Town - It seems that Jing Mu and Bai Wusha are planning to hammer down a nail in Northern Xinjiang to guard against that old man Tuoba Xiong?"
Meng Ju chuckled but did not answer.
Murong Yi frowned and said: "It's just that Jing Mute is stingy. He only has three hundred and fifty battle armors. What can he do? If anything happens, just fight with me and it will be over. Brother Meng, please wait for me. I'm very worried." Come back soon."
Within a quarter of an hour, Murong Yi came back. He smiled all over his face: "Okay, the matter is done. I'll add one hundred King Tiger-style and two hundred Leopard-style battle armors to Brother Meng, for a total of six hundred and fifty battle armors. When the time comes, you can take it with you." Just go to the treasurer to pick up the goods. I said hello and they didn't dare to do anything wrong."
Meng Ju was surprised. He and Bai Wusha had a hard time talking about it, and Bai Wusha went to the emperor again, and the imperial edict came down, and he finally approved 350 battle armors. And Murong Yi just gave himself three hundred battle armors with just a touch of his lips - the power of the Minister of Arsenal is too much, right?
"Is this going to be a problem? There are three hundred battle armors missing from the library. Brother Murong, will you be in trouble then?"
"Haha, it's okay. Brother Meng, please go back and submit another application in the name of the Dongping Mausoleum Office. Just say that there was a battle with the demons in Dongping, Northern Xinjiang, and the Doukai troops were seriously damaged. Please apply for a batch of parts to go back for repairs - or Do not understand?"
Looking at Meng Ju's blank eyes, Murong Yi explained: "The entire set of battle armor can only be allocated by Emperor Jingmu's imperial edict. I have no right to allocate it without permission; but for the scattered maintenance parts, as long as the garrison in various places writes an application Shan Lai is asking for additional information, but I, the Assistant Minister of the Arsenal Department, have the right to agree - otherwise, if His Majesty has to agree to repair every battle armor, wouldn't Jing Mu be annoyed to death?"
"But how are the parts and the complete set of armor the same?"
"Components are just dismantled finished products, and finished products are assembled parts. What's the point? Just cover it up when it's shipped out of the warehouse. At worst, just fill in a few numbers in the maintenance report at the end of the year, and the books will be smooth.
¡°Haha, Brother Meng, you are such an honest person. Now that you have become the town governor, you are still so stubborn! Anyway, brother, there is no need to worry. The previous Arsenal Department had done even more outrageous things. They sold battle armor to civilian gangs and even to people from Western Sichuan and Southern Tang Dynasties. I gave it to you. After all, it was given to His Majesty¡¯s pro-army. We are business to business. Check it out. Don't be afraid when you come out. They are all the troops of the Wei Kingdom. The meat will rot in the pot. What is there to be afraid of? "
Murong Yi explained, and Meng Jucai was relieved, and his gratitude to Murong Yi could not be greater - although the Murong family assassinated the emperor, it was an internal fight among the Xianbei people, so what does it have to do with him? From the perspective of the Yinghou of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the more fierce the Xianbei people fight, the better!
"I have been a life-saving benefactor to Murong Yi. If he becomes the emperor, maybe I will be able to live better!"
Meng Ju still had a few red envelopes in his sleeves for bribes. He hesitated for a moment and took them out: "Here, brother Murong, our friendship goes without saying. I know you don't care about these things, but rules are rules after all. , be careful and give your brothers some tea."
Murong Yi smiled faintly: "In this way, I will thank you on behalf of my brothers and sisters."
He took it and put it on the table, and shouted: "Come here, call Manager Cui."
Soon, Manager Cui hurriedly came from the outside with his body bent and broken steps.?He bowed to Murong Yi cautiously: "Your Excellency, Mr. Minister?"
Murong Yi pointed to the banknotes on the table: "This is what Governor Meng Zhen rewarded you with. Take it and share it with the brothers for tea."
"Ah, this, I really don't dare to do this in a humble position"
"Just take it if I tell you to, don't be so verbose! Thank you, Mr. Meng!"
Manager Cui gingerly took the banknote, nodded and saluted: "Ah, yes! Thank you, Governor Meng, thank you, Sir."
Murong Yi said solemnly: "From now on, when Mr. Meng comes to our Arsenal Department to handle matters, do you know what to do?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Minister! From now on, Mr. Meng's business is my own business, and I will let it go!"
"Then you have to remember it! Go down."
Manager Cui respectfully stepped back. Murong Yi smiled at Meng Ju and said, "There is nothing I can do. The Arsenal Department has had bad rules for a long time. I, the boss, can't do anything about it. It will cost you money. If these little officials don't pay Do them some favors, they will think that I ate it all by myself, and it will be troublesome to make things difficult for me in the future."
"Haha, the world is like this, no one can do anything about this kind of thing."
Meng Ju smiled, but in his heart he was thinking about how much benefit he should give Murong Yi afterwards. Those few red envelopes are enough to send to a few stewards, but if they are given to the Minister of War, it is really not very good.
As if he had guessed Meng Ju's thoughts, Murong Yi said: "Brother Meng, you don't have to worry about it anymore. There is no need for this between us. You know, I don't care about these things either. Meng I appreciate my brother¡¯s kindness.¡±
Therefore, they were familiar with each other. Meng Ju was not embarrassed and said with a smile: "No matter what, you have to show your appreciation? Brother Murong, you have helped me so much and I don't get a cent from it. That really doesn't make sense - you don't have to do it for me either." Worry, anyway, the funds are provided by the Dongling Health Administration, and I am just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha's thanks to public funds."
"Well, actually that's what I wanted to tell you."
Murong Yi's smile faded and his expression became serious: "Today I have allocated three hundred more battle armors for you. You'd better not let Bai Wusha or anyone from your headquarters know about this. When the time comes to pick up the goods, , you come here with your own soldiers, don't let the soldiers from the General Administration come to carry it."
"Ah, this is good news, why" As soon as the words left his mouth, Meng Ju understood: "Oh, I understand!"
"Well, Brother Meng, you have also thought about it, right? Your Mr. Bai probably has some opinions on me. I don't care, but if he knows that you have such a good relationship with me, I'm afraid it will be very detrimental to you." "
Meng Ju nodded and asked, "Brother Murong, I want to ask something. If you say something wrong, don't blame me."
"Haha, we brothers, you can say whatever you want."
"Brother Murong, since the relationship between your Murong family and the Tuoba family is not very harmonious, and you know clearly that the Dongling Guards are the royal soldiers, then you gave me so many battle armors to enhance the strength of our Tomb Guards. Isn¡¯t itisn¡¯t it"
¡°Isn¡¯t raising tigers a recipe for disaster¡ªBrother Meng, is this what you mean?¡±
Murong Yi laughed dumbly: "I didn't think so much. Brother Meng, you reminded me - yes, I changed my mind. I won't give you the battle armor, and Wang Hu and Leopard will also take it back! Brother Meng, I'm sorry, you Let¡¯s go back to Dongping with those piles of doggy style and fox style!¡±
"Ah, how is this possible"
Meng Ju was shocked, and Murong Yi laughed loudly: "It's just a joke, Brother Meng, don't take it seriously."
He stood up and bowed deeply to Meng Ju: "Brother Meng, I have something to ask of you. Please promise me!"
Meng Ju was startled and hurriedly supported him: "Brother Murong, how can I afford such a great gift? If anything happens, just give me your order and I will do my best!"
He was secretly afraid: Could it be that Murong Yi wanted to bring up the old matter again and ask him to join the Murong family? Or, let him work as an undercover agent of the Murong family within Dongling Guard? Now, the conflict between the two sides has become so intense that they want to send assassins. If you get involved, you will really die!
Murong Yi nodded, his tone was very low: "Brother, I will never forget the great hatred of Canaan! But now, I can't leave in Luojing, so I can only ask you. Brother, go back to Dongping and follow Tuo Ba, old man, do a good job and take care of that old beast together with me - can you?"
Meng Ju felt relieved. He said seriously: "In Governor Ye's blood feud, Shen Tu is definitely the murderer, and Tuoba Xiong is the instigator - I will not let go of either of them! Brother Murong, don't worry, I will not avenge this revenge, I, Meng Ju, swear Not human!"
"Okay!" Murong Yi looked cheerfulYang: "Brother, if you fight with Tuoba Xiong, just go ahead and do it. I will fully support you! I promise: if you destroy a battle armor with Tuoba Xiong, I will give you a new one. As long as you As soon as the report comes up, I will deliver the goods immediately. If I am short of money or people, just tell me!"
On the way back from the Ministry of War to the General Administration of Health in Dongling, Meng Ju sat on the carriage and meditated silently all the way. Halfway through, he suddenly laughed out loud.
Chen Yunqing said in surprise: "Lord Governor?"
"It's okay, I think of something and it makes me laugh. Haha!"
Luojing's political scene was turbulent and fierce. The Murong family was having a lively fight with the emperor, while the Ye family was watching coldly. The major forces were tit for tat, but when it came to their own issues, their stances were surprisingly consistent: go all out. He cultivates himself hard and looks forward to a life-and-death fight with Tuoba Xiong, the general of the six towns!
Meng Ju couldn¡¯t help but smile when he thought that he was carrying the expectations of so many people.
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