The smoke curls up, the yellow and black dogs frolic in all directions, and some chickens and ducks that go out to forage also shake their bodies and go back to their respective homes.

Tranquility, peacefulness, is the theme of the mountain village.

Wang, Wang, Wang......

Suddenly, a dog barking sounded at the head of the village, which attracted the attention of some people in the village.

"Hmph, dead dog, get away and bark!"

Three sturdy men, with a big knife at their waists, and the clothes on their bodies are also like the government's fast hunting clothes, but if you look closely, you will find some differences. Hearing the dog barking, the man in the middle of the man snorted, and in a few words, he scolded the earth dog and ran away with his tail between his legs.

"Haha!"

The other two looked at the appearance of the earth dog and laughed. Then, the man on the left said, "Boss, you are still powerful, if you want to eat dog meat, keep it!" ”

The man on the right responded and said: "That's right, boss, as long as the leader makes a move, he will definitely be able to catch it." ”

The man in the middle said with a blank face: "I know how to eat, why don't you hurry up and ask if there are any strangers coming to the village." ”

"Yes, sir!" Seeing that the "leader" had a clean face, the left and right didn't dare to joke anymore, so they answered, and then they each walked into the village, apparently asking questions.

"Chief" nodded secretly, stopped, and did not enter the village, just stood at the head of the village and watched boredly.

It didn't take long for the two people who had left before to return: "Boss, I haven't seen any strangers. ”

"Hmm!" The "leader" replied, "Let's go, go back!" Today's mission is accomplished. ”

"Yes, sir!" The two touched their stomachs and said excitedly.

Immediately, the three of them went back and forth.

It seems that they are just routine.

"Boss, what's going on lately?" Halfway through the journey, one of them couldn't help but ask.

"Boss" shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

"Humph!" I didn't want to be the other person, but I snorted coldly and said, "Boss, I think, this is the new pavilion chief's brain is not normal, and he has to find something for us to do." ”

"Shut up!" "Chief" shouted, "The pavilion chief is also something you can discuss, if it reaches the pavilion chief's ears, I will see what you do, don't forget that there is still an old mother and children at home." ”

The man's face changed, and then he said, "Yes, the leader taught me." ”

The person who spoke first interjected: "Boss, I think what Lao Wu said is not unreasonable." ”

"Humph! Can't understand me? Or do you want to replace me? "Chief" said hatefully.

The two of them were immediately silent, not daring to say another half a word. The "leader" muttered in his heart: The pavilion chief is really full and has nothing to do, so he knows that he is blindly tossing us subordinates.

Along the way, they joined up with the other two people, adding up to ten people, which is exactly one. When he returned to the pavilion, the "chief" sent the other nine men to rest on their own, while he came to a room at the innermost part of the pavilion.

The "leader" saw that there was a person sitting above, as if he was dealing with official business, and said busily: "My lord! ”

The man glanced at him lightly and said, "Well, is there any news?" ”

"Lord Hui, my subordinates are incompetent, and I didn't find out the news." "Chief" replied respectfully.

The man waved his hand and said, "It's none of your business, continue tomorrow." Alright, that's it, you go down! ”

The "chief" opened his mouth to say something, but when he saw that the man was engaged in official business again, he finally replied, "Yes, my lord." ”

The "leader" left in response, but he secretly scolded himself for not having the courage in his heart, and he couldn't even say the words when he came to his mouth. However, I can't help but guess what happened, and I want to ......

The "head" who was immersed in his heart didn't realize that not long after he went out, another person walked in.

"My lord, the old lady asks you to come over tomorrow to talk."

The man looked stunned and said, "I know, when you return to the old lady, you will definitely go to meet you on time tomorrow afternoon." ”

The visitor bowed slightly and quietly left, just as he had quietly arrived.

The man smiled and murmured, "Leopard, I wonder how you are now?" ”

That person was none other than Gongsun Yan, after separating from Gongsun Du that day, he came to Gaoyang, Hejian, inquired, found the Hou Mansion of the Confession Pavilion, and successfully became the doorman of the Hou Mansion. Moreover, he still uses his real name, and he also tells the truth about the evasion. There are temptations, and there are also reasons not to hide them, so as not to be suspicious in the future. After that, Liu Hong's mother, the real person in charge of the Marquis Mansion of Xie Du Ting, the Dong family, the old lady of Dong, arranged him to serve in Xie Du Ting.

Then he was ignored for months, and only today did he summon him for the first time.

The next day, Gongsun Yan finished his official business in the morning and rushed to the Hou Mansion after lunch. After more than an hour of galloping, Gongsun Yan arrived at the Hou Mansion before Shen Shi. The person who delivered the message yesterday was already waiting at the gate of the Hou Mansion, and he immediately went to the mansion without informing. Halfway through, he changed to the old housekeeper he saw last time to lead the way, and went straight to the backyard of the Hou Mansion.

"My lord, please come in, the old lady has been waiting for a long time!" The old housekeeper took Gongsun Yan to the gate of a large room in the backyard that was obviously different from the other rooms, and stopped.

Gongsun Yan arched his hand, pushed the door and walked in, sure enough, the Dong family was already waiting in the house, and there was still a maid next to him, Gongsun Yan's originally worried heart relaxed slightly. This is not to blame Gongsun Yan for being timid, in fact, according to Gongsun Du, Liu Hong will ascend the throne as the emperor in a few days, and the Dong family will also become the queen mother.

Dong didn't think about it so much, although she was called an old lady, but she was only in her twenties, yes, although she was a royal family, but at a young age, she was quite polite to Gongsun Yan, who had relieved the crisis of the Hou Mansion.

It is said that since he is a member of the royal family, what danger can there be. But since the development of the Han Dynasty, the royal family has been very large, and you don't see Liu Bei still has the name of the royal family, but he is only a weaver and a peddler. Liu Hong is still good, although his father Liu Chang died early, he still left the title of Marquis of Xie Ting, and now this ancestral house. However, the life of Dong and Liu Hong has not been easy in recent years, if there is no Gongsun Yan and no emperor, I believe that it will not be the same as Liu Bei in many years.

"Gongsun Yan visits the old lady!" Gongsun Yan didn't mean to take credit, and directly bowed to him.

Dong Shi hurriedly said: "Lord Gongsun, please get up quickly!" She wanted to step forward, but fortunately, she thought of the difference between men and women, and did not make drastic moves.

"Old Madam Xie!" Gongsun Yan got up, and then said, "If you can't delay the Hou Mansion, you can't be called an old lady." The old lady can call Yan's name directly. ”

Dong is also a person who can buy people's hearts, or a person from the royal family is born with it, and immediately said: "Lord Gongsun doesn't have to mind, now Lord Gongsun is the head of the Jiedu Pavilion, and he deserves to be called an adult." It doesn't have to be much. ”

Gongsun Yan said helplessly: "Yes, old lady." ”

Seeing Gongsun Yan agree, Dong couldn't help but smile on his face, and then seemed to remember something, and said, "What happened today?" I heard that the pavilion guards in the pavilion inspect the villages every day, but is there such a thing? ”

Gongsun Yan understood after thinking about it, there must be someone who couldn't endure hardship and chewed his tongue behind his back, but he reacted very quickly, and immediately replied: "Back to the old lady's words, Yan heard that there were strong people flowing to Gaoyang, so he called the people below to inspect Duoduo in order to prevent accidents." ”

"Strongman?" Dong exclaimed.

Gongsun Yan said: "That's right, I heard that I came from Fanyang County on the back." The old lady doesn't have to worry, there are people below who will patrol more, and I believe that when the other party sees this situation, an accident will inevitably occur and he will take a detour. ”

Dong Shi was relieved at this time, but then remembered that she didn't have to worry if she lived in Gaoyang City. Then he talked about the topic of this time: "Lord Gongsun has made great contributions to the Hou Mansion, I don't know what to ask for, but if the Hou Mansion can do it, Hong'er will definitely not refuse Lord Gongsun." "The Dong family also knew the current situation of the Hou Mansion, so they simply didn't mention the reward.

Gongsun Yan looked at the maid beside Dong's side, and secretly said that he was fortunately prepared. Then he took out the letter and said, "Yan is a little bit of a request, but if the old lady doesn't agree, it's nothing." ”

Dong didn't know what dumb riddle Gongsun Yan played, but he also understood that he didn't want anyone else to know, and then after the maid brought the letter to her hand, he motioned for her to take a few steps back, and then read it.

Call~

As soon as he read two sentences, Dong's breathing was heavy, his face became flushed, and the hand holding the letter trembled, which made the maid wonder what was written on the letter.

After a long time, Dong calmed down the excitement on his face, stared at Gongsun Yan and said sonorously: "Okay, as long as it is true as Gongsun said, this matter is just a trivial matter, and the old man should do it for Hong'er." ”

Gongsun Yan nodded and didn't say anything.

Dong also understood the reason, and also did not say anything.

Then Gongsun Yan left, and the Dong family immediately drove away the maid and burned the letter directly, but his heart was still not calm: My son really has a ninety-five life?

(The location of the pavilion is difficult to determine based on the information.) One is located in Hejian country, between the north and south branches of Huangshui, roughly west of Gaoyang County, near the junction of Hejian and Zhongshan and Anping; But another theory is to explain that the Duting Pavilion is located in Raoyang, and Raoyang is not in Hejian Country, but in Anping County, although the two are next to each other, but they are not a county in the end. Some people may want to say that this Jiedu Pavilion Marquis is a title, and Jiedu Pavilion is just a fief, and will not necessarily stay in the fief, however, according to Dugu's knowledge, in order to maintain stability, that is, to prevent some people from rebelling, these people who have been feuded as marquises, except for those who have served in the imperial court, can only stay in the fiefdom and cannot run around at will. Of course, this is Dugu's one-hole view, and it cannot be used as a guideline, but in this book, the former is written as a standard.

In addition, let's talk about the problem of the pavilion, the pavilion is not an administrative unit, it is a public security agency set up on the traffic artery, which is not equivalent to the current toll station, but the management scope is much wider, there are pavilion guards, there is the duty of catching thieves, and the pavilion is also a hotel for resting and eating along the way. The jurisdiction of the pavilion is about ten miles, which is about a thousand households and a population of 10,000. However, it is only the scope, and does not have the right to manage these people, and they are still managed by the township. It's almost the equivalent of a police station! ）