"Is it possible that Mr. Tan likes the excitement as much as Mr. Guo and has made a special trip to Hailong to stock up on New Year's Eve dinner? Hahahaha!"

Looking at Sichuan Governor Tan Xisi in front of him, Wang Bing couldn't help but laugh with a teasing look on his face.

In fact, with the precedent of Guo Zizhang, how could Wang Bing not know that the purpose of his coming here was just to gain control over this fat piece of Bozhou.

Speaking of which, Wang Bing was really speechless about the Ming Dynasty civil servants' habit of fighting with their generals and generals, fighting with the emperor, and at the same time fighting among regional factions within the civil service.

Although the officialdom is essentially a wrestling ground for various political factions, and factions have been fighting for power and interests since ancient times. However, the Ming Dynasty civil servants, who mostly fought purely for the sake of "competition", were really disgusting.

Therefore, with the arrival of Tan Xisi, even Guo Zizhang had no choice but to follow suit.

"Haha, uncle Guo has put down the Bozhou rebellion in less than a month. It's such a happy event, so the official will naturally come to bask in the joy. By the way, I will also give my uncle Guo some advice on how to deal with the aftermath of Bozhou, and what to do?

of……"

Unlike Guo Zizhang's previous roundabout approach, Tan Xisi came straight to the point, which actually changed Wang Bing's impression of him a lot.

"I tell you two adults, although Bozhou is a piece of fat, in the final analysis it is also the imperial court and the land of the Ming Dynasty. You two cannot only focus on Sichuan and Guizhou just because you are the governors of Sichuan and Guizhou.

Save the land, right?”

Seeing that Tan Xisi opened the skylight and spoke frankly, Wang Bing was naturally not polite at all.

"Uncle Guo, as the saying goes, 'in his position, he seeks his own government'! Since I am the governor of Sichuan, I naturally have to work for the benefit of the people of Sichuan, haha!"

Regarding Wang Bing's slightly accusatory words, Tan Xisi was as "upright" as he had been before, without any intention of hiding it.

"Master Hou, Brother Zicheng is right. If the official is the governor of Sichuan at this time, the people he is plotting will naturally be the people of Shu!"

Well, seeing that Tan Xisi was so "explicit" in fighting for the governance of Bozhou, Guo Zizhang had to put aside his previous roundabout ways and ended up rolling up his sleeves.

"Master Marquis, Bozhou is located in the hinterland of Guizhou. Geographically speaking, it should have been under Guizhou. Otherwise, Emperor Sejong would not have assigned the military jurisdiction of Bozhou to the Chief Secretary of Guizhou..."

"Brother Xiangkui, although Bozhou is geographically closer to Guizhou, since Taizu established the Xuanwei Department, it has always been under the jurisdiction of the Chief Secretary of Sichuan. If it is now placed under Guizhou, wouldn't it..."

Well, for the ownership of this fat piece of land in Bozhou, two high-ranking officials from the border areas are also fighting for it at the moment. If you talk about geography, then I will talk about history; if you move out Shizong, then I will move out Taizu. In short, who is it?

He also refused to give in.

"Both of you, as the saying goes, 'If you don't plan for the eternity, you can't plan for a moment; if you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region'! Both of you are officials from one side, so how can you have such a vision? Hahahaha!"

Seeing that the two feudal officials were fighting like black-eyed chickens over the governance of Bozhou, Wang Bing couldn't help laughing.

"Well, I wonder what Uncle Guo means?"

Hearing Wang Bing's laughter, the two frontier officials who had been fighting like black-eyed chickens just now looked at him in unison.

"Haha, the terrain of Bozhou is difficult, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In order to prevent others from causing chaos in the future, according to my original idea, it was to be divided into two, with Sichuan and Guizhou each governing half. But now

Well..."

When it came to the key point, Wang Bing looked at the two expecting people with a joking look on his face.

"Now, I have changed my mind. This Marquis of Bozhou will submit a letter to His Majesty to set up a separate municipality, er, Zhili Prefecture, directly under the imperial court!"

In the eyes of the two frontier officials with expectant looks on their faces, Wang Bing drew on the "concept of municipalities directly under the central government" of later generations, and with a wicked smile expressed his idea of ​​setting Bozhou as a "Zhili Prefecture" directly under the imperial government.

"Uncle Guo, this, this... Bozhou Xinfu, if..."

Hearing the words 'Zhili Prefecture' pop out of Wang Bing's mouth, Tan Xisi and Guo Zizhang were immediately dumbfounded. They felt regretful in their hearts! The two of them had been arguing for a long time about their feelings, but they got the best of them.

The meat is gone.

"It is precisely because Bozhou was newly restored that the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court can better bring the people back to their hearts. At the same time, it can also serve as a model for the center to promote the policy of reforming the land and returning it to the surrounding areas!"

Before the two of them could finish their feeble rebuttal, Wang Bing immediately came up with a reason that the two of them could not refute at all.

In fact, Wang Bing originally wanted to directly divide Banzhou into two according to Li Hualong's old method in history.

However, the struggle between Tan and Guo suddenly gave him the idea of ​​using Banzhou as a demonstration site and base for the reform of the Southwest.

Of course, this is just a preliminary idea, and specific implementation measures must be carefully planned.

"Hey, brother Zicheng, let's call it clever and be fooled by cleverness, right? You and I are fighting with each other, but it is the fisherman like the Marquis who has benefited! It seems that we can only hang out here after drinking and dinner.

Everyone has gone back to his own home, haha!"

Hearing the reasons given by Wang Bing, Guo Zizhang couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile. Sichuan and Guizhou had been fighting for the governance of Bozhou for so long, but they didn't expect that because of their 'greed', they would end up like a snipe and a clam.

The result of fighting is that the fisherman will gain.

There was no way, although this Zhili Prefecture was just an idea that Wang Bing had not reported to the imperial court, but with his general management and strategic control over the military and political affairs of Southwest China, as long as he reported it, the emperor would not approve it.

What's more, setting Bozhou as a Zhili state will only benefit the imperial court and cause no harm at all. Not to mention the emperor, even a civil servant in the imperial court will definitely not have any possibility of objection.

Therefore, when the three words "Zhili Prefecture" came out of Wang Bing's mouth, Bozhou was destined to have no relationship with Sichuan and Guizhou.

However, what the two of them didn't expect was that since Wang Bing planned to set up Banzhou as a "direct municipality", how could they make their trip in vain?

"Haha, don't worry, you two adults. I can still afford food and wine. You two adults can stay here as long as you want. Didn't Master Tan just say that he would contribute to the aftermath of Bozhou? It's just right.

Although Bozhou is deeply Chinese, its future governance still requires strong support from Sichuan and Guizhou!"

Looking at Tan Xisi and Guo Zizhang with wry smiles on their faces, Wang Bing laughed and immediately planned to 'draw blood' from Sichuan and Guizhou.

"Master Marquis, I've only heard of people robbing the rich to give to the poor. I've never heard of people robbing the poor to give to the rich. The land of Guizhou is already barren and not as rich as the land of Shu. How can you still have the energy to 'support' Bozhou?

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