When the sun was about to set, the door of the house was pounding and thumping.

Mantong lived in a house that he entered, and the couple soon heard such a loud voice.

Seeing his wife get up, Mantong stopped her and said, "I'll go!"

When he opened the door and saw the visitor, Man Tong was surprised and happy: "Brother Qi, why are you here?"

Mantong and Qi Xiangdi met at Baitan Academy. They quickly became friends because of their similar temperaments. However, Mantong was not lucky and failed to pass the Jinshi exam three times. Later, Qi Xiangdi sent the two of them to communicate with each other by letter.

Qi Xiangdi smiled and said, "I happened to have something to come to Hezhou, so I'll come and see you."

Man Tong quickly called Qi Xiangdi in: "Brother Qi, you didn't write a letter to me before you came! Look, I'm not prepared for anything."

After saying that, Mantong quickly asked his wife to add a few more dishes: "Brother Qi, we haven't seen each other for 16 years, so we must have a good drink this time."

Qi Xiangdi shook his head and said, "I am still in the filial piety period, so it is not advisable to drink."

Mantong said: "Then let's drink vegetarian wine."

After the food was served, Mantong's wife went back to the kitchen. Hezhou's rule was that the visiting woman would not serve the table for dinner.

After two glasses of wine, Mantong asked in a low voice: "Brother Qi, tell me the truth, what are you doing in Hezhou this time?"

The main reason is that the imperial envoy arrived soon, and Qi Xiangdi came from the capital at this time and had to think more about it.

Qi Xiangdi did not hide it from him anymore and said, "Last month, the Censor Guan, submitted a memorial to the police, saying that he had collected a large number of weapons from the bandits of Hezhou."

Man Tong was shocked and reacted and angrily slapped the table and cursed: "He Meng is so brave that he dares to sell weapons in the army."

It's ironic to say that He Meng was promoted by suppressing bandits. At that time, the governor was still boasting about the Haikou in front of the Governor of Liangjiang, saying that there were no bandits in Anhui. As a result, there are now bandits everywhere in Anhui, which makes the people suffer.

Qi Xiangdi nodded and said, "Yes, the grandson was furious after receiving the letter. He called the Shaoqing of Dali Temple as the imperial envoy to investigate the matter that day."

Mantong put down his wine glass and looked at him and said, "Brother Qi, you came to Hezhou thousands of miles this time, and it won't be related to this Shaoqingfu of Dali Temple, right?"

Qi Xiangdi smiled and said, "Yes, I just went there for him. This child is my niece-in-law."

Mantong knew that Qi Xiangdi would not come to Hezhou for no reason, but after hearing this, he asked with confusion: "But I remember you only have two brothers?"

After talking about the origin of Qingshu and the Qi family, Qi Xiangdi said: "Although he is a niece, this child is actually like his daughter in my heart, and Jingen is like my son-in-law. This child has been promoted to level 4 within two years, and I don't know how many people are watching him. If this errand is done, he will definitely be criticized by those people after returning to Beijing."

After hearing this, Mantong smiled and said, "Not to mention the officials in the court, even many local officials were very resentful when they heard about this."

After studying hard for more than ten years, I was admitted to the Jinshi and entered the official career. As a result, I ended up 20 or 30 years and still stagnated at the fifth and sixth ranks. But what about Fu Jingen? I was admitted to the fourth rank for two years. They naturally became uneven after learning about this."

"This is also his ability and opportunity."

Man Tong became curious: "It was rumored that he protected the grandson and returned to Beijing and then promoted to three levels in a row. But I don't know the specific ones, let me talk to you."

Qi Xiangdi and he have been friends for many years, and there is nothing to hide about this matter. I will tell you in detail now. Of course, Fu Jingen protected the substitute and was hiding this part.

After listening, Mantong asked suspiciously: "His martial arts skills are really high?"

Qi Xiangdi said, "I have never seen him take action, but I heard from Shu that Duke Zhenguo once said that he was a martial arts genius, and that Duke Zhenguo's youngest son and daughter could not beat him."

This description is very vivid.

Man Tong said: "I didn't believe it when I heard this rumor before. I thought someone was deliberately beautifying him. Now it seems that your niece is really capable!"

The main reason is that everyone knows that Fu Jingen is the second place. When they hear that the second place, everyone subconsciously thinks that he is a weak scholar, so they don’t believe that he can really protect the grandson. Even Mantong believes that the so-called protection of the lord returns to Beijing was actually a reason the grandson was looking for to promote him.

In fact, Taisun not only promoted Fu Jingen to the official position, but most of the other civil servants and generals who followed Huashan to return to Beijing Anran were promoted. Of course, everyone was promoted to the first level and only Fu Jingen was promoted to the third level in a row, and his popularity overshadowed everyone.

Qi Xiangdi nodded and said, "This child is not only talented and highly conscious, but also very hardworking. But after he was second to second place, he stayed in Hanlin for two years. He was sent here to investigate the case less than half a month after entering Dali Temple. But he had never been exposed to the case before and had no experience. He was unsure of the grandson asking him to investigate the case. I have nothing to do at home recently, so I thought about coming over to see if I could help him."

It was the first time that Man Tong had seen him praise him so much in many years, and he wanted to see him: "So, he has arrived in Hezhou now."

Qi Xiangdi smiled and said, "He arrived in Hezhou half a month ago, but he just didn't show up. He will show up at the end of the day."

Man Tong smiled and said, "I wonder why the imperial envoy has not arrived for such a long time. It turned out that it was a micro-inspection private visit! I was not discovered after staying in Hezhou for half a month. It was really good."

This is not true, but that he will hide, but that Fu Jingen can calm down and secretly investigate He Meng.

The reason why he didn't like Fu Jingen at the beginning was because Fu Jingen was too young. Young means being impulsive in his youth, so how could he fight He Meng in this way? But now after hearing Qi Xiangdi's words, he has expectations.

Qi Xiangdi said, "This child is relatively calm, but no matter how calm he is, he is only twenty-two years old. He has not understood many things for two years in the officialdom. Mantong, I believe you should have a certain understanding of He Meng for so many years. This time I hope you can help the child."

Man Tong nodded without refusing, and said, "If you have something to do, just speak up. As long as I can do it, I will never refuse."

Qi Xiangdi was full of joy when he heard this and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to tell him now and let him come here later, let's discuss this matter well tonight."

He knew that Mantong was jealous of evil, and when he heard Fu Jingen say that he wanted to investigate the case in Hezhou, he thought of him. However, he hadn't seen him for so many years, even if he often communicated, he couldn't be sure whether Mantong was still the same as before. It was only after Fu Jingen checked and confirmed that there was no problem that he came here.

Man Tong said with a smile: "Okay, let me see what he looks like?"
Chapter completed!