As soon as he left, Zhou Xian saw the road ahead was rolling yellow smoke, as if a large army had arrived.

Sun Bao led a team of soldiers to speed out on horseback. After a while, he made a safe whistle. Then he brought Peng Shiqi and several other Yanzhou civil and military officials to the front.

Zhou Xian frowned slightly, his face a little ugly, "Master Peng, why are you here? Didn't I tell you to wait for us in Qufu?"

Peng Shiqi bowed slightly, "The Supervisor is a body of thousands of gold, and every little thing is important. If you come to Yanzhou, if something unfortunate happens, then the official will be responsible for even a thousand deaths. Besides, it is only one day before the Chinese yang is gone, so the Supervisor does not have to worry about delaying any matters."

Zhou Xian shook his head gently, and looked at his sweat all over his head. He knew that he was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to say anything. He turned to Sun Bao and said, "Go and make a basin of clean water and wash your faces."

In the tea shop, Zhou Xian sat in front of a square table, drinking tea slowly. Seeing Peng Shiqi coming, Zhou Xian pointed to the only remaining seat opposite and said, "Master Peng, sit down!"

Peng Shiqi gently bowed to Li Yan and Hong Niangzi sitting on both sides, and then sat down.

Zhou Xian raised the teapot and poured a bowl of tea, handed it to Peng Shiqi, and said helplessly: "I originally wanted to use me as a temptation to lead to some hidden fine works before leaving Shandong."

As he said that, he pointed to the thousand soldiers sitting in front and said, "If you have such a big fanfare, they may not dare to act even if they want to take action."

Peng Shiqi's face changed slightly, "The commander came to Yanzhou for this."

Zhou Xian shook his head, "I'm not that idle yet, I just do it casually. Shandong has been so peaceful for a while, which makes me feel very bad. So I secretly revealed my whereabouts and wanted to test it out to see if there are any unobstructed people who jump out of their eyes to cause trouble. But they didn't come, you came first."

Peng Shiqi was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Supervisor, the official thinks it is not wise for you to do this."

Zhou Xian raised his eyebrows, "Oh, what do you mean?"

Peng Shiqi said: "What big waves can one or two thieves cause in Shandong? But you are different. You are the pillar of Shandong and the hope of the world in the future. If something happens to you, what can you do if you kill all the things in the country? It is really not wise for a gentleman to not stand under a dangerous wall and take risks with his own life."

Zhou Xian looked at Peng Shiqi and was a little stunned. He was recommended by Gao Mingheng. In the magistrate of the Ninth Place, he and Zhou Xian were not close. Now that he said such words, Zhou Xian was a little surprised.

"I am talking nonsense, and I hope the commander will forgive me for his crime."

Zhou Xian waved his hand and said in a very gentle tone: "What are you talking nonsense? There are so many false rituals. Now that this is the case, there are no need to say more about this matter. I came to Yanzhou this time. One is to go to Qufu to worship the two saints of Confucius and Mencius to eliminate the gap between them and Confucian students. During the period when I went to Liaodong, Shandong must maintain stability, which is what I told you in my letter. Is the second?"

Zhou Xian paused and continued, "Yanzhou spans both sides of the canal, with a vast territory, but there are not many troops stationed. Since you took over as the prefect of Yanzhou, you have been doing very well, but recently there have been bandits in Fei County and Pingyin area. Although it is not a big deal, it is still a hidden danger. I want to transfer troops from Xuzhou to directly eliminate them. I wonder how many soldiers you think are better to transfer?"

Peng Shiqi frowned slightly and said for a moment: "The commander-in-chief, Yanzhou is currently only in Dingtao on the west side. Cao County is directly connected to the rebel army, and most of the troops stationed there are concentrated there. Although not many, it is sufficient at present. Xuzhou has to deal with the rebel army in the west, Longwu army, and in the south, it must be guarded against the Southern Ming army. Although the troops are large, it is only barely enough. Feixian and Pingyin are in the two places, the mountains are numerous and dense forests, which are easy to hide. Even if a large army is sent, it may be difficult to pacify it in a short time. The subordinate officials still focus on recruiting and suppressing as the auxiliary. After all, they are all civilians who cannot survive. In fact, the subordinate officials have already started to deal with this matter, please rest assured."

Zhou Xian pondered for a moment and sighed, "If it were just some bandits, it would be fine. I was worried that they would be tempted by other forces and eventually lead to a disaster. Since you said that, just follow your ideas! But don't you really need some support from Xuzhou?"

Peng Shiqi shook his head, "There is no need for soldiers. Some thieves can be dealt with by local townsmen. But the officials did have one thing to bother the commander."

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "You said."

Peng Shiqi said: "In the past, Wang Jun, the king of Jiushan, had been rampant from the nine mountains around Fei County. Now these bandits mainly roamed the areas occupied by Wang Jun in the past. Now Wang Jun has surrendered to the commander, and many of his subordinates must have served in the army. If some troops who are familiar with the local terrain can be called and there are officials in the future. Whether it is to suppress them or recruit them, they can achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Zhou Xian nodded, thinking about Peng Shiqi intimately, but his mind was meticulous. He thought for a while and said, "Wang Jun led most of the Keji Camp to Liaodong. There are probably only some left in Linyi. I will write a letter to Qingzhou later and ask the local army to cooperate with you to transfer some here."

Peng Shiqi looked happy and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, the Governor."

The four of them talked about the leisurely sky and unconsciously talked about something.

In order to win over northern scholars, Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty held the imperial examination. Some students who could not bear the loneliness and perhaps felt that this was their chance, went to take the exam one after another.

In Shandong, there are not many, but some. They ventured across the canal, went through hardships, and headed north all the way, but most of them were stopped.

After Zhou Xian learned about this, he was furious.

He had his own set of talent selection rules, so he didn't care about them. The impact was not great, but it was very insulting. These people would rather take the risk of going north and surrender to the Manchus than stay in Shandong to serve him.

This was equivalent to a slap in Zhou Xian's face. In anger, he locked dozens of them into prison. He also added soldiers on both sides of the canal, and no one was allowed to go north.

This move attracted opposition from Wan Ji and others, but Zhou Xian did not obey. He only said that he would lock them up first and then deal with them after he came back.

After hearing Peng Shiqi mention this matter again, Zhou Xian raised his eyebrows slightly, "Why, do you object to me doing that?"
Chapter completed!