Chen Xi came out of the workshop, and there were already carriages waiting outside. .

Gao Ji rushed forward and asked, "Sir, are you going back to the government office?"

Chen Xi looked at Gao Ji: "Why is Gao Gong so concerned about his whereabouts? Gao Gong Gong was in the mood to chat with him here, why didn't he go back early and find out who among his subordinates had an affair with the Southern Barbarians, so as not to destroy his reputation for many years?"

"If the Gaogong believes that the official entering the city will cause some trouble to the gentry in the city, I will say sorry here. As for the more requests, I will be unable to help... Please come back!"

Chen Xi expressed his attitude and did not negotiate with Gao Ji on "war economic control". Of course, he had no intention of breaking up with Gao Ji, because Gao Ji had been an official for many years and had no bad record.

After all, Gao Ji is a free official and needs to continue to be an official in the local area, so he naturally has to protect the interests of local gentry. Chen Xi is different. All his purpose is to win the battle. Once he wins, he will leave and ignore those gentry. The two have different positions and their views are naturally different.

Chen Xi could not have had a deep conversation with Gao Ji because what he did, such as setting prices for grain in the city, sending officers and soldiers to seal the granary of gentry, and if Goji uses the court system to talk about things, Chen Xi could only make a mistake. And once Gao Ji spread the matter openly, Chen Xi would have to bear the bad reputation of "knowingly committing it."

Chen Xi has done a lot of things that violate the rules of the court in recent years. In the past, he used to rely on credit to cover up his unreasonable behavior, but now as his status increases, the pressure from the civil servant group increases, and every move is being studied under a magnifying glass, so he can only avoid causing great turmoil in the local area as much as possible.

Gao Ji had no way to communicate with Chen Xi, so he could only watch Chen Xi's car leave.

As soon as Chen Xi left, a official sedan chair hurried over, but a woman came down from the sedan chair. The woman was probably in her twenties, with a smart and capable face on her face. She came to Gao Ji and asked directly: "Have you negotiated with Lord Shen?"

This woman is not someone else, but Gao Ji's daughter-in-law Gao Ning.

Gao Ji was originally from Jiangxi and was an official in Guangxi. He not many people were around him, only his eldest son and his family were his family.

The Gao family is considered a scholarly family. Gao Ji's eldest son Gao Wanhong had already rushed to the capital to participate in the next year's examination. Now he is by his daughter-in-law and eldest grandson.

When Gao Ji went out by himself, he usually just rode in a carriage and did not choose to sit in a sedan chair. However, his daughter-in-law was a woman after all, and the city was under martial law, so riding in an official sedan chair was also convenient.

Hearing Gao Ning's question, Gao Ji's face turned pale: "Shangshu Chen doesn't listen to me at all. This boy is arrogant and domineering, exactly the same as the rumor. He does not follow the rules, so that I can't get out of Taiwan!"

Gao Ji seemed embarrassed to say this in front of his younger generation.

If it was someone else, Gao Ji would definitely cover it up to avoid embarrassment. However, Gao Ning has always been a think tank of the Gao family. This woman is far-sighted and acts as an aide. Since Gao Ji took office as the prefect of Nanning, she has basically made suggestions by her side. Therefore, when Gao Ji encountered difficulties, he immediately discussed with Gao Ning.

Gao Ning nodded slightly: "Don't be angry, my husband, don't you guessed that this situation would happen before you came to see Lord Shen? Lord Shen was young and energetic, and he was a self-confessed person. Liu Shiyong's first-class practical minister. If he had not been a civil servant, he would have been granted a title of marquis and Duke. He came to the southwest to pacify bandits, and he was already resentful. How could he listen to the words of your master, the governor of a remote place, in his words..."

Gao Ji looked at his daughter-in-law and asked, "What do you think should you do?"

Gao Ning raised his head and looked in the direction of the government office. A hint of cleverness appeared in his eyes: "I have a request, please allow my family to agree... I want to go to the government office in person to pay homage to Lord Shen and state his interests. He did not see his family because he was afraid that his family would not be able to resist the court's law, but he would never think of the purpose of my visit. As long as I move with emotion and understand the reason, I believe that Lord Shen will choose a compromise method..."

"How to compromise?" Gao Ji frowned.

Gao Ning said: "My family members should not ask too much. In order to calm prices and protect the interests of the people, Lord Shen made serious moves to make the gentry in the city embarrassed. If Lord Shen completely abandoned his previous orders, it would be difficult to accomplish anything. Why would he ask Lord Shen to talk to the gentry? The annual tax acres will be used as compensation. This will not only allow Lord Shen to solve the difficulties in the city, but also allow the gentry to accept it. I wonder what the family members think?"

Gao Ji looked cold and thought for a long time and finally nodded: "Go away. If he doesn't agree, don't say too much. This matter must not be told by outsiders. I don't want to be told that when something happens, you little woman..."

Gao Ning saluted: "I will remember it!"

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Shen Xi returned to the government office and was about to sort out the information about Jiaozhi soldiers and horses collected in the past few days. Suddenly, the guards came to report that an official sedan chair was visiting in front of the government.

Shen Xi frowned and waved his hand, "Go and tell Gao Zhifu that I don't have time to see him for the time being, so I will come back another day!"

The guard captain Ma Jiu led the troops in charge of the security work of the government office.

After Ma Jiu led his troops alone to guard Liuzhou Prefecture, his behavior became more mature and steady, but he had few soldiers and Ma Tai, and the Jiangxi soldiers and Huguang soldiers were completely under the control of Su Jingyang and Wang He. Shen Xi asked Ma Jiu to serve as his guard captain for convenient dispatch. If you have any errands on the front line, you can assign Ma Jiu to take on important tasks at any time.

The guard went out, and after a while, Ma Jiu came in and reported: "Master, the person who came was not Gao Zhifu, but a woman. He was just unwilling to come down in the official sedan chair, saying that he wanted to meet with the master in person to discuss!"

Shen Xi was stunned. After entering the city, he had investigated Gao Ji's situation and learned that Gao Ji and his eldest son Gao Wanhong had come to Nanning Mansion with him, and his eldest daughter-in-law Gao Ning and Changsun were with him.

Gao Wanhong is a scholar from Jiangxi, and the next year is the year of the imperial examination. Logically speaking, Gao Wanhong is going to Beijing to take the exam. At this time, if Gao Wanhong's wife Gao Ning does not go to Beijing to accompany her husband, she will definitely stay in Nanning Prefecture City. Then the person who comes is probably Gao Ning.

In this era, ethics and education are so strict that Shen Xi could not think of a reason for Gao Ji to ask his daughter-in-law to come and see him. Unless Gao Ji was at the end of his life, he had to be able to give the female sensation to him.

After thinking for a while, Shen Xi felt that Gao Ning's visitor was not good, and shook his head and said, "What the hell is Gao Ji? I'm going to talk to me about it. Could it be that he wants to take the opportunity to threaten me? But... it's not very good to stay outside. Let's do this. Please invite the person to the back hall and say that I have something to do and meet again after the handling is done!"

Ma Jiu saluted respectfully: "Yes, Master!"

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Besides, Gao Ning, when he learned that he could enter the mansion and wait, he happily entered the mansion with his maid and servant.

Gao Ning is familiar with every tree and every tree in the government office because this is where she lives and lives. Gao Ji came to Nanning Mansion City and has always lived in his official residence.

Gao Ning arrived at the back hall, where she and her husband often went in and out. They sat down and waited, and found that no one came up to offer tea.

The servant suggested: "Madam, if Lord Shen doesn't leave for a long time, it's better to go back early to avoid worrying the Lord of the Mansion!"

Gao Ning said, "Butler Lin, there is nothing you have to do here. Take Xiaohuan outside to wait. I will stay and wait for Lord Shen to come!"

Butler Lin was worried about Gao Ning, but seeing that his attitude was firm and did not dare to disobey, he took the little maid out of the back hall. When he arrived at the door, a guard led the way and escorted the two of them, and the only one left in the back hall was Gao Ning.

Gao Ning was calm and composed. She sat there without looking sideways, like a statue, looking very arrogant.

Ma Jiu stayed at the door and looked at it. He confirmed that the woman was not in danger, so he went back to report to Chen Xi.

When he arrived at the study, Ma Jiu realized that Chen Xi had left the government office and said he had gone out to inspect defense.

Ma Jiu was a little confused: "Didn't the master say that he would meet the visitors after handling the matter? Why do he do something else now? Or is the master not meant to meet at all, just finding a reason to swear?"

Until sunset, Chen Xi did not come back. Ma Jiu received news that Chen Xi would spend the night in the military camp that night and would not return to the government office.

After receiving this news, Ma Jiu had to go to the back hall of the government office to see Gao Ning and ask him to come back another day. Gao Ning was not resentful and stood up and asked, "I wonder when will Lord Shen return tonight?"

Ma Jiu hesitated a little. Although he felt that he shouldn't tell the woman about the specific situation of Chen Xi, he still thought that a weak woman should not wait for a long time, so he said, "Sir, won't come back tonight!"

Gao Ning asked curiously: "Is Lord Shen hiding from me?"

Ma Jiu was stunned and said, "Madam, don't think so. I've been busy with military affairs these days and I don't go back to the government office to spend the night most of the time, so it's futile for you to stay!"

Gao Ning sighed lightly: "This general is bullying me and I don't understand the situation of Nanning Mansion? The bandit army is at least a hundred miles away from Nanning Mansion. How could it endanger the safety of the city? How could Lord Shen say that he is busy with military affairs?"
Chapter completed!