"Hmph. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" noticed the small movements of the team, and Ye Saburo let out a cold snort.

"If you think you can fight, you can send all of you up, and after I have abolished you, I will remove your assassination history. When he said this, his tone was very flat, but everyone around him shivered.

The team suddenly remembered all kinds of legends about him, swallowed his saliva, and hurriedly said: "Ye Yushi misunderstood, our admiration for you is like a surging river, how dare we do it with you." ”

Ye Sanlang nodded, the blue light flashed in his hand, and the Longquan Sword suddenly disappeared, and the team breathed a sigh of relief.

There was a noise in the distance, and looking through the city gate, I saw a team of officials followed by an old man, hurrying over to this side, and it seemed that he was one of the governors of this state.

He rushed over at a trot and angrily reprimanded the team: "Chen Xiaotian, are you going to kill me?!"

After speaking, he immediately turned his head and smiled at Ye Sanlang: "The lower officials don't know that Ye Zhongcheng is here, it's really a long way to go, and he hopes that Zhongcheng will atone for his sins." ”

"Zhongcheng?" Chen Xiaotian hadn't reacted yet, he was only a city gate guard, and naturally he couldn't compare to this guy who had taken root here for many years in terms of news dissemination.

"This old gentleman, are you?" Ye Saburo asked.

"Hehe, the old man is the long history of this and the state: Zhou Yi. ”

Zhou Yi, also a familiar name, when he was in Yangzhou, because he was going to Jiannan, he looked through the files of these recent cities in the palace. Zhou Yi is the most recent governor of Hezhou, and this man is quite controversial, and his evaluation of him is mixed, it is said that he is usually quite good to his people, and often helps poor subordinates, but it is also said that he colluded with the corrupt government soldiers in the city, and also received protection money from the merchants in the city. He roughly analyzed that Zhou Yi had worked in Hezhou for many years, but he had not been promoted, so it is estimated that he also gave up currying favor with the guys above and began to develop in Hezhou.

"It turned out to be the history of Zhou Chang, and I heard a lot of beautiful news about the long history when I was in Yangzhou. ”

Zhou Yi's face changed suddenly, and he laughed dryly: "Hehe, Ye Zhongcheng really likes to joke, I guess all you hear are negative rumors about the lower officials." He shook his head.

"Nope. Ye Saburo said solemnly: "Maybe others don't know, but I can understand, that is, you don't want to bribe your boss, and you don't want the people to suffer, for the balance between the two sides, you don't hesitate to ruin your reputation and wander between them." This love for the people, even Ye Mou is willing to bow down, Zhou Changshi, I have suffered you. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yi's eyes suddenly moistened.

"No, Ye Zhongcheng, everything is worth it for the people, but you, the hero is a young man, he is not afraid of power at a young age, and he seeks the well-being of the people, and the officials really admire it. He smiled, it was a kind of admiration from the heart, not like the fake smiles of the guests at the big wedding in Yangzhou.

"But speaking of which, shouldn't you go back to Chang'an? How did you end up in this small Hezhou?"

"I have something to go to Jiannan temporarily. ”

"Jiannan, isn't it possible to go directly from Yangzhou to Jiannan by water?"

Ye Sanlang touched his head embarrassedly and said, "The people of Yangzhou are too enthusiastic, if you don't take a land route, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out." ”

Zhou Yi immediately understood: "That is to say, you came to me and the state to take a boat to Jiannan, I guessed correctly, right?"

Ye Sanlang nodded and said, "Zhou Changshi said a word, I won't tell you, I am indeed going to take a boat at the dock in Hezhou, go straight downstream, and go straight to Yizhou." ”

"Then you've come to the right place. Zhou Yi smiled. "It just so happens that a passenger ship from the Chamber of Commerce is staying in us and the state at the moment, and tomorrow they will leave for Jiannan. ”

Ye Saburo heard a familiar name, could it be that he said......

"Dare to ask Zhou Changshi, is there anyone on this passenger ship?"

"Yes, Xian Yu Fudong, the second son of Xian Yu's family, is on the boat, and the old man of Xian Yu's family will be seventy years old in a month, and he has to put aside the business in the Jiangnan area and run back. ”

Hearing that name, Ye Saburo was a little taken aback, but he didn't expect that guy to be on the boat at the moment.

"That dare is good, it's better to come early than to come by chance, so I bother Zhou Changshi to lead the way. He jumped off his horse and said.

Zhou Yi nodded, pulled Ye Sanlang and left, looking at his direction, it was to go to Hezhou Wharf. Seeing this, Lisi Han and Shuangyan also dismounted, leading the horses and following behind the two. After that, there was a group of officials and a bunch of ordinary people, and when they heard that the young man who looked to be about twenty years old was Ye Saburo from the famous town of Jiangnan, everyone's faces suddenly showed a look of surprise.

Along the way, Zhou Yi briefly discussed with Ye Sanlang about the current trend, which made Ye Sanlang have to admire, I am afraid that even Lu Yongming may not be as thorough as him. However, knowing that the military system of the Central Plains government had collapsed seriously, he couldn't do anything at all, and for the sake of the people, he couldn't fight against those people.

Suddenly thinking of something, Ye Sanlang suddenly asked: "Zhou Changshi, I don't know how many soldiers are stationed in Hezhou?"

Zhou Yi's old face changed color suddenly, and he said hesitantly: "Why are you asking this...... Actually, it's not much ......."

"Let me ask again, how many are there?" His face began to turn a little ugly, so judging from the situation just now, he also knew that the situation was very bad.

Seeing that it was inevitable, Zhou Yi sighed lightly and said slowly: "Alas, Hezhou should be regarded as Zhongzhou logically speaking, and the garrison generally has 3,000 people, but recently the land annexation has been serious, the government military system has collapsed, and there is no way to live as a soldier, and you have to pay for it yourself, who will do this stupid thing? If it weren't for the only remaining Yongye Field, who would still serve? It is said that there are 3,000 people, but in fact, the current garrison of Hezhou is less than 1,000, and the others have long run out, and most of the rest are locals.

Ye Sanlang's eyelids picked, this was indeed a big surprise to him, although he had long known that the military system in various parts of the Central Plains had collapsed seriously, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.

"Alas. He sighed and shook his head: "If the foreign invasion is at this moment, the border pass is okay, but if they break through the defense of the border pass and enter the Central Plains, what will my Tang Dynasty use to resist?"

Zhou Yi's face also showed a bitter smile at the same time, although today's Tang Dynasty, although it looks like a heavenly kingdom, it has long been rotten from the inside out.

Unconsciously, the group had come to the dock in Hezhou, and a passenger ship that looked quite huge suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

At this moment, there was a young man in gorgeous clothes standing at the bow of the boat, who looked to be the same age as Ye Sanlang, and he also noticed Ye Sanlang who came to the ship like a starry moon, and was suddenly surprised, and blurted out two words.

"Saburo?"

He also raised his head and responded: "Fudong, farewell to Chang'an, long time no see." ”

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