Chapter 183 Six Dukes

In Chongshanguan, in a very ordinary house.

Wei Cen sat carelessly in the main room, and in front of him stood a middle-aged scholar in a blue gown.

"Sir, it's not that I don't want to help, it's that~~"

The middle-aged scholar hesitated.

"I know you want to say that this is not the admiral's order, but my order!" Wei Cen said calmly.

The middle-aged scholar in front of him is also a member of the Secret Military Guard, and there are many types of personnel within the Secret Military Guard.

There were regular fighting armies, they were called Tiqi.

There are people who are responsible for investigating and spying, and they are called spies.

There are assassins who are specifically responsible for assassinations. They are called Blood Blades.

There are people who are responsible for guarding the imperial city, and they are called secret guards.

There are also spies lurking in the dark, they are called shadows.

Shadows are everywhere, and so are the Secret Martial Guards.

Wei Cen's team is a secret agent, mainly responsible for investigating and gathering intelligence.

The middle-aged scholar in front of him belongs to the shadow.

"Sir, please don't embarrass me!" the middle-aged scholar said with a grimace.

Wei Cen shook his head, and then he took out a token from his arms and said, "You don't have to be embarrassed. This is the Admiral's token. You are acting in accordance with the Admiral's order!"

"I will report to the Admiral afterwards!"

Although Wei Cen is only from a hundred households, he is a close confidant around Lu Hua and has a high status in the Northern Division of Miwuwei Town.

In name, he is not allowed to use shadow privately, but he has Lu Hua's token and has the privilege to act expediently.

The middle-aged scholar looked at the token in Lu Hua's hand and could only respond helplessly: "Young man, I obey!"

"Well, after the matter is done, I will repay you!"

After that, Wei Cen stood up and left in a hurry.

The middle-aged scholar had been struggling for a long time with a frown on his face. It was really difficult for Wei Cen to ask him to handle the matter.

"Why!"

He finally sighed and left the courtyard, heading towards the General Military Mansion.

"Mr. Lu!"

Entering the General Military Mansion, many civil servants and officers who met him bowed to him respectfully.

And he nodded absently in response.

Soon, he came to the study on the side of the lobby of the General Military Mansion.

In the study, Liang Chu was at his desk handling official duties, while Mr. Lu sat on the desk next to him with ease, and calmly picked up the documents on the desk to read.

That's right, he was Liang Chu's clerk and the scholar who grew up with Liang Chu.

However, few people know that he is the shadow of the secret military guard placed next to Liang Chu.

At this time, Mr. Lu had no intention of dealing with the official documents in front of him, and his mind was filled with the tasks Wei Cen had given him.

Although he was a shadow planted by the Secret Guards, in fact he had been with Liang Chu for more than thirty years and had never helped the Secret Guards perform any tasks.

The reason is simple. His duty is only to monitor Liang Chu. As long as Liang Chu has no other intentions, he does not need to perform other tasks.

Just when Mr. Lu was still struggling, Liang Chu suddenly raised his head and said, "Lu Shou, do you know Tan Jingtai, the commander of Songzhou Guards?"

Lu Shou was suddenly startled, "Master Hou, why do you mention this person?"

He was a little panicked, because the task Wei Cen gave him was to help Tan Jingtai be promoted to the commander of the Songzhou Guard.

Now Liang Chu suddenly mentioned Tan Jingtai, and he couldn't help but think about it more.

Did Liang Chu discover something?

Or maybe Liang Chu already knew his identity?

Liang Chu didn't notice anything unusual about Lu Shou. He just looked at the official document in his hand, frowned slightly and said, "Wang Bin recommends Tan Jingtai to be the commander of the Songzhou Guard!"

When Lu Shou heard this, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, his thoughts were spinning rapidly.

Opportunity, what a great opportunity!

He has always been worried about how to bring up this matter, but he didn't expect that Wang Bin would recommend Tan Jingtai.

"Master Hou, Tan Jingtai was born in Qizhou Guard Zuo Qianhu Station. In the ninth year of Taiping, he was transferred to Songzhou Guard as a commanding officer. In the sixteenth year of Taiping, he was promoted to the commanding officer. This person has been in Songzhou Guard for seventeen years. Year!"

"In the past seventeen years, although I have not made any great achievements, I can still be considered diligent. However, before Sha Pingchuan and the Songzhou Guard, Tan Jingtai did not want to join forces with Sha Pingchuan and has always kept a low profile."

Lu Shou slowly told Tan Jingtai's resume.

As a clerk around Liang Chu, he had a detailed understanding of the officials of all sizes in Chongshan Town. Although he had not paid special attention to Tan Jingtai before, he could generally remember Tan Jingtai's resume.

But he was obviously trying to put money on Tan Jingtai's face.

Diligence is nothing but inaction.

Hiding one's capabilities and biding one's time is just Sha Pingchuan's disdain for Tan Jingtai.

To be honest, Tan Jingtai is just a decoration in Songzhou Guard. Not to mention outsiders, even the Songzhou Guard officers rarely pay attention to him.

But after Liang Chu listened to Lu Shou's words, he suddenly felt that Tan Jingtai was very suitable for the position of commander of Songzhou Guard.

Songzhou Guard involved many officials because of Sha Pingchuan. At this time, the entire Songzhou Guard was in a state of panic.

Although Jiacheng still has the general Wang Bin in charge, Wang Bin cannot always be in charge of Songzhou Guard, so at this time Songzhou Guard needs a mature and stable person to take charge.

If an outsider is transferred to Songzhou Guard, it will take a month or two to figure out the situation. On the contrary, Tan Jingtai can control the situation of Songzhou Guard as long as he is promoted.

Thinking about it carefully, Liang Chu felt more and more that Tan Jingtai was very suitable for the position of commander of Songzhou Guard.

But~

Then he frowned and took out a letter from under the desk.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the contents of the letter.

This letter came from Kyoto and recommended someone to him.

Lu Shou didn't know the contents of the letter, but he could see Liang Chu's mood change.

He was fine just now, but now he frowned, which was obviously embarrassing.

"What is the embarrassment for the Marquis?"

Liang Chu sighed slightly and handed the letter to Lu Shou, "This is a letter from the young master of the Changguo Mansion. He recommended Wang Zheng, the grandson of Shouguo, as the commander of Songzhou Guard!"

"Son of Shouguo!" Lu Shou took the letter and read it.

There are six existing dukes in Darong, namely Ningguo Duke, Rongguo Duke, Changguo Duke, Anguo Duke, Xingguo Duke and Shouguo Duke.

Among them, Ningguo Duke and Rongguo Duke are first-class dukes who are hereditary, and Changguo Duke, Anguo Duke and Xingguo Duke are third-class hereditary dukes.

The Duke of Shouguo is quite special. The current Duke of Shouguo is the grandfather of Emperor Chengping. Ten years ago, the Queen Mother passed away. Emperor Chengping, thinking of the Queen Mother's kindness, conferred the title of Duke of Shouguo on the Marquis of Shouning, a third-class Duke!

In short, the Duke of Shouguo's Mansion belongs to the relatives of the emperor.

As for the Duke of Changguo, his power is certainly not comparable to the Duke of Ningguo's Mansion, but it should not be underestimated.

The position of the commander of Songzhou Guard actually led to two Duke's Mansions. It would be strange if Liang Chu didn't have a headache.

After reading the letter, Lu Shou's thoughts turned quickly in his mind.

He was thinking about Wei Cen's mission and guessing Liang Chu's thoughts.

Would Liang Chu be afraid of the Duke of Changguo and the Duke of Shouguo?

No, because Liang Chu is a very arrogant person, because the Marquis of Changping Mansion is a founding Marquis' Mansion.

Although in terms of title, the Marquis of Changping Mansion is only a second-class mansion, but the Marquis of Changping Mansion has been passed down for more than 300 years.

What Ningguogong and Changguogong are, they are just a hundred-year-old noble family. In terms of inheritance and background, among all the noble families in Darong, Changpinghou Mansion is unique.

Liang Chu has the qualifications and confidence to be arrogant, but he can't just ignore the two Duke's Mansions.

Lu Shou pondered for a while and said, "Marquis, I think you should put the overall situation first!"

"Your Majesty should have heard about the situation of Shouguogong Mansion. If the people of Shouguogong Mansion go to Songzhouwei, I'm afraid that Songzhouwei will never be peaceful again in the future!"

The overall situation is important.

What is the overall situation of Chongshan Town today?

Revitalizing Chongshan Town and destroying the Donghai Hu tribe is the overall situation.

Lu Chongde and Liang Chu have been working hard for this in the past two years.

And Shouguogong Mansion has a bad reputation in Kyoto.

Acting eccentrically, lawless, and reckless, these are the reputations made by the men in Shouguogong Mansion.

Let the people of Shouguo Mansion go to Songzhouwei, not to mention Songzhouwei, even Jiacheng will probably suffer.

Lu Shou felt that it was not enough, and added fuel to the fire, "My Lord, Wang Bin may not be able to suppress Shouguo Mansion. After all, Shouguo Mansion is not Ningguo Mansion, and the masters of Shouguo Mansion are not as reasonable as General Zhou Lan!"

At this time, he did not forget to bring Zhou Lan out for comparison.

Because of the favor of Zhou Lan before Liang Chu, Zhou Lan left Zhenbiaoying at the beginning, which was to give face to Liang Chu. If Zhou Lan was unwilling, Liang Chu would have no way to deal with Zhou Lan.

Don't forget that the left commander of the current Central Army Commander's Office is Zhou Lan's biological father, Ningguo Duke.

Liang Chu sighed, "You are right! The Shouguo Mansion is not the Ningguo Mansion!"

After a little thought, Liang Chu made an approval comment on Wang Bin's document, "Send this document to the Dusi Yamen and ask them to arrange Tan Jingtai's promotion immediately."

He can decide the position of Songzhou Guard Commander, of course, this matter must also be reported to the Central Army Dudu Mansion.

Seeing that the matter was done, Lu Shou was relieved.

He quickly responded and took the document, walked out of the study quickly, and arranged to send the document to the Dusi Yamen.

On the other side, in a three-entry courtyard in Jiacheng, Tan Jingtai was playing chess with his grandson.

Tan Jingtai is already 56 years old, with gray hair on his temples that cannot be concealed.

In his position, at his age, there is actually no future to speak of.

Originally, he was a mediocre person. Now that he was old, his strength was not as good as before, so he had given up the idea of ​​fighting for power and profit. He just wanted to return to his hometown to enjoy his old age and play with his grandchildren when he was old enough.

"Master, someone sent a letter outside the door!"

At this time, an old servant came to Tan Jingtai with a letter.

Tan Jingtai looked up in surprise, "Who sent it?"

He didn't have many interactions on weekdays. Except for a few fellow villagers, few people wrote to him.

If it was a letter from a fellow villager, the old servant would not take it, but would send it directly to the study, and he would read it when he was free.

"The person who came didn't announce his identity. He said that the master would know after reading the letter." The old servant said.

Tan Jingtai opened the letter in confusion and read it.

But after reading the letter, his mind was full of confusion, his eyebrows shrank into a ball, his eyes were narrowed, and he looked puzzled, puzzled, and a little surprised.

The complexity of the emotions on his face was really hard to describe.