While they were talking, there were military recorders and supervisors outside who came to see them, and Wei Fufeng let them in.

The recorder was divided into two people, the left and right, who were in charge of military documents, including the entry and exit of military supplies, military information, and all other document-related matters.

There are three supervisors, who supervise the three armies and military consumption respectively, and show merit and punish crimes.

The five people walked in, first met with Wei Fufengjun, and then the three supervisors reported. It was nothing major. It was basically a routine report that everything was normal.

The three supervisors left, recording and reporting on many military supplies and the military information documents of the southern Sichuan messenger.

Wei Fufeng took the document and looked at it. After reading it, his expression was slightly surprised, and then solemn.

"How could this happen? Dongchuan Jiedushi Gu Yanlang died of illness, and his younger brother Gu Yanhui returned to Dongchuan Zizhou from Xichuan, calling himself the Dongchuan Jiedushi Liu Hou." Wei Fufeng looked at the document in disbelief.

"It's only been a long time since he died of illness. It's no wonder that after the Dongchuan Army failed to attack southern Sichuan, they were willing to stop fighting and compromise. It turned out that Dongchuan Jiedushi was seriously ill." Wei Fufeng guessed what happened.

"Gu Yanlang, the governor of Dongchuan, died of illness. Will Yang Fugong's forces in Bashu take the opportunity to seize Dongchuan?

Those who claimed to be Liu Hou were the leaders of the vassal town without the approval of the imperial court, and the imperial court could serve as the governor of Dongchuan.

If Gu Yanhui refuses to hand over Dongchuan, that would be rebellion." Wei Fufeng speculated on possible developments.

"We must not let Dongchuan fall into the hands of Yang Fugong's forces." Wei Fufeng felt anxious in his heart.

In order to hide his inner feelings, Wei Fufeng continued to read the following text.

The following is Baihutang's suggestion to build a garrison fortification. The Governor's Office and the Transportation Department unanimously approved the construction of several forts outside Luzhou.

Fifty officers and soldiers guarded the military fort, and were issued with newly made crossbows to hold on.

Wei Fufeng nodded. This is an active defense method. With the presence of the defense fort, it can not only contain the enemy's attack on the core, but also detect the enemy's movements in time.

Wei Fufeng's anxious mood was relieved, and he briefly read three more chapters, two of which were reports on the situation in Luzhou and Rongzhou, and one on the military situation in Xichuan.

After sending the recorder away, Wei Fufeng thought for a moment, turned to look at Mingyu, and said with a smile: "Have a good rest, we will go to Chang'an tomorrow morning."

Mingyu nodded lightly. She didn't know the pressure on Wei Fufeng's heart. Wei Fufeng would naturally not tell him about the crisis.

Early the next morning, Wei Fufeng and Mingyu took ten of their subordinates to go to Chang'an.

Last night, Wei Fufeng carefully thought about it a lot. After weighing it, he felt that it would be better to rely on his relatives. At least their relatives could help Jinzhou's actions.

In the afternoon, Wei Fufeng and his party arrived in Chang'an, stayed at an inn in Chongrenfang, and ordered his subordinates to search for Li Ding's mansion.

Wei Fufeng planned to visit before dusk and directly ask Lord Li Ding for an official position.

I took a shower at the inn and changed into a half-worn sapphire blue robe.

Wei Fufeng was worried that Li Ding would be offended by his bright robes, and he could not give Li Ding the impression of being a dandy.

The subordinate came back with gifts and information about Li Lei.

Li Ding was very famous in Chang'an. He was born as a Jinshi and was known as Li Shulou. It is said that his family had a collection of thousands of books. He was a literary talent with extensive knowledge of the past and the present.

Wei Fufeng felt a headache after hearing this. Although he also studied, he was definitely not a talented person, not even half a talent. He felt that it would be difficult to have a common language with Li Ding when he met.

As the saying goes, "obey authority when things are urgent", Wei Fufeng can only act eagerly and presumptuously.

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Visit, tidy up, take the gifts bought by your subordinates, take Mingyu with you, and arrive at Xinchangfang under the guidance of your subordinates.

Most of the people living in Xinchangfang are middle-level officials and wealthy literati.

Xinchangfang is close to Yanxing Gate of Chang'an City, and Qinglong Temple is located in it. Most of the heroines of wealthy families believe in Buddhism.

Wei Fufeng walked to the door of Li Ding's mansion. Li Ding's mansion was not considered a wealthy one. Outside the gatehouse with cornices, there were bluestone steps and no majestic stone lions.

The paint on the door is a bit mottled and peeling off. It is not as good as my grandfather's Changshi Mansion. There is only one slave standing at the door.

Wei Fufeng stepped forward, saluted and asked, "Excuse me, but I am from Lord Li Ding's house."

"Yes." The door slave was nearly forty years old, looked honest and honest, and responded politely.

Wei Fufeng told the story and asked to see Mr. Li Ding by name.

The slave didn't dare to neglect, so he asked Wei Fufeng to wait a moment and go to the door to inform the master.

After waiting outside the door for a moment, the servant came out and said respectfully: "Mr. Wei, my master has not come back yet. The old lady has something to say, and asked me to ask the young man to go to the West Courtyard to meet the third master."

Wei Fufeng was slightly startled. He thought about Li Ding not coming back, but why didn't the slave tell him before? Normally, when the master is not at home, the slave will directly tell the visitor the truth.

"Li Ding should be at home. He just doesn't want to see me. Maybe he thinks I'm not qualified to see him." Wei Fufeng guessed, feeling unhappy in his heart.

"Mr. Wei, the third master is your future father-in-law." Seeing that Wei Fufeng was silent, the servant quickly informed him.

"Oh, please help me lead the way." Wei Fufeng responded politely.

"Master, please." The slave said politely, turned around and led Wei Fufeng and Mingyu into the mansion.

After entering, turn left and go all the way to a courtyard wall. There is a moon gate on the wall.

There was a middle-aged slave standing in the Moon Gate. The slave said: "Old Zhao, this is Mr. Wei, the new uncle in the house."

The middle-aged servant nodded, bent slightly and said respectfully: "Master Wei, please, my master is waiting in the hall."

Wei Fufeng nodded and walked through the Moon Gate. After passing the Moon Gate, there was a courtyard planted with many flowers and trees. He followed Lao Zhao through the courtyard and arrived at a hall with wing rooms on both sides.

Wei Fufeng saw at a glance that there was a middle-aged man standing at the door of the hall, wearing a green robe and belt, with a face like a crown of jade, regular facial features, a neat three-inch beard drooping, a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and an elegance and kindness.

Wei Fufeng felt happy when he saw his father-in-law waiting at the hall door. This was a very grand way of hospitality and showed his respect for him.

Wei Fufeng hurriedly walked forward, stopped at the foot of the steps, and said respectfully: "Younger Fufeng, I would like to pay my respects to my uncle."

"Haha, I heard that my nephew has arrived, what an unexpected surprise." The middle-aged man responded with a smile.

"If I don't have something to ask for, Fufeng shouldn't have come unexpectedly. Please forgive me, uncle." Wei Fufeng explained respectfully and directly stated his purpose.

"Oh, my nephew is talking in the hall." The middle-aged man said calmly, turned around and entered, followed by Wei Fufeng and Mingyu.

After entering the hall and taking a seat, a maid served tea. After being polite, the middle-aged man looked at Mingyu who was standing beside him and asked, "My dear nephew, who is this?"

"The maid who serves the aunt. The aunt asked Fufeng to send her to the house to serve the young lady who is engaged to Fufeng." Wei Fufeng replied.

The middle-aged man nodded and ordered the tea maid in the hall to take Mingyu away to the back house.

They were the only ones left in the hall, and the middle-aged man asked, "What can I ask of you, my dear nephew?"

Wei Fufeng

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After considering the case, he replied: "Fufeng came to ask for an official position in Jinzhou on the order of his grandfather. My grandfather hopes that my father will be appointed as the governor of Jinzhou and Fufeng will be appointed as the prime minister of Xicheng County."

The middle-aged man frowned slightly, shook his head lightly and said, "What you want is probably not easy."

"Uncle, Jinzhou is under the control of the imperial court. The positions of chief historian and county magistrate actually have no real power." Wei Fufeng defended.

"It is precisely because they are under the control of the imperial court that it is not easy to obtain them. Although the powers of the chief historian and county magistrate are limited, they are official positions after all. There are many people who want to get them, so at least they can serve." The middle-aged man retorted.

"Uncle, there has been a flood in Jinzhou and the bandits have gathered, making it a state of poverty. Fufeng thinks that not many people want to be officials." Wei Fufeng argued.

"Since my nephew knows that Jinzhou is poor, why does he still want to be an official in Jinzhou?" the middle-aged man asked.

"To be honest with my uncle, Shangzhou was occupied by Han Jian. My ancestor wanted to find a way out. He couldn't wait until disaster came and had nowhere to go." Wei Fufeng prevaricated.

The middle-aged man frowned and said: "Webster's foundation is Chang'an. Your grandfather can come back to Chang'an."

"Uncle, my ancestor said that if the imperial court fails in its expedition to Hedong, Chang'an may be in trouble, and something similar to the Huangchao disaster will happen again." Wei Fufeng used the topic to put pressure.

The middle-aged man's expression changed slightly and he said, "Your grandfather thinks it is unfavorable to conquer Hedong?"

"Yes, my ancestor believed that the imperial army was a ragtag group of people. Even if they could defeat Li Keyong, they would still have to endure the rebellion of other coalition forces. Those vassal towns would not let Hedong fall under the rule of the imperial court. Once Li Keyong was defeated, the vassal towns would unite to attack the imperial court.

Military strength." Wei Fufeng continued to exert pressure.

The middle-aged man nodded and said with a sad expression: "There are so many stupid people in the court who don't know how dangerous it is to seek skin from a tiger."

Wei Fufeng was startled unexpectedly, but saw the middle-aged man turning his head and saying gently: "My good nephew has come a long way and is tired. I will go to rest first. I will go see your lord and do my best to ask for it."

Wei Fufeng stood up gratefully and bowed respectfully.

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Wei Fufeng followed a slave to the ear room next to the hall. It was impossible for him to go to the back house to rest.

After entering the room, he called his slaves to learn about his prospective father-in-law's family affairs.

The prospective father-in-law's name is Li Ji, the third son of Mr. Li Ding. He is a concubine and holds the official position of Doctor Taichang.

Mrs. Li Ji's clan daughter had two sons and two daughters. The youngest daughter was born as a concubine, and she was ranked as the fourteenth daughter.

"Thirteen years old." Wei Fufeng muttered to himself.

The biological daughter of a clan daughter is fifteen years old and is a direct descendant. The only daughter she can get married to is her younger daughter. Even though she is only thirteen years old, it is normal for her to get engaged.

As for the official position of the prospective father-in-law, Taichang Temple is one of the nine ministers.

Dr. Taichang was promoted from the seventh rank to an official position, and he was basically an empty official who was just doing nothing. Now that the court is in dire straits, he is afraid that he will not be able to get his salary.

After sending the maid away, Wei Fufeng waited patiently in the room for the letter. He proposed to obtain two official positions. In fact, it was not greed but a strategy to attack people's hearts.

Asked for two, Li Ding would give one even if it was difficult.

Wei Fufeng understood that since he was young and had no official background, his success rate in seeking an official position was very low.

Li Ding could have refused, and he would not think it would harm his relationship with Wei Zhaodu afterwards, so Wei Fufeng could only seek an official position on his father's behalf.

At present, it is impossible for Wei Fufeng to use his position as Marquis Fufeng to honestly seek cooperation with Li Ding.

Li Ding was an official of the emperor. Before Wei Fufeng gained stable strength, it would be foolish to seek cooperation with Li Ding.

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