For five days in a row, Li Mu didn't see Li Siwen's shadow.

On this day, Li Mu had smelted all the iron ore in the house, and the iron slag had been refined, and he had obtained a total of more than 100 taels of silver and seven copper ingots. He couldn't take the copper ingots with him, so he learned a few patterns, made these copper into copper mirrors, copper locks and other small things, and brought them out in his arms when he got off work. After five days, they all went back to their homes.

In the evening, Li Mu finished smelting the last iron ingot, and was about to go to receive the salary, and by the way, he discussed with the old iron head what work to do tomorrow. Li Siwen suddenly appeared, pulled Li Mu and ran out. Li Mu shouted for wages, and Li Siwen didn't seem to hear it, and pulled him outside the armory prison door before letting go of his arm.

"Brother Siwen, what's so in such a hurry, I haven't received my salary yet!"

"That's a little bit of money! Look what this is! Li Siwen's face was full of red light, and he took out a piece of yellow silk from his arms and handed it over. Seeing this color, Li Mu guessed eight points. Looking at Li Siwen's face again, eight points turned into ten, it seems that this guy's thing has been done!

Sure enough, Li Mu opened the yellow silk, and what was written on it was the appointment of Li Siwen as the county magistrate of Dingxiangcheng. It's just that there are two more words, 'temporary', and the handwriting on this yellow silk doesn't look like a formal decree, but rather like a casual handwriting.

Li Siwen looked at Li Mu's face, guessed what he was thinking, and explained: "This is indeed not an official book, just an edict from His Majesty. But don't underestimate it, it works. His Majesty's edict is equivalent to the decree of the Middle Order, ordering me to temporarily take the post of Xiangcheng County Commander and resume production and trade. Saying that, he pulled up a shelf, coughed, and said, "This official is about to take office soon, and there is a lack of a county official in the ya, how about it, let's do it with me?" ”

Li Mu couldn't help but laugh, how did this sound like a tone that encouraged people to fall into the grass. But this matter is exactly what he thinks in his heart, and there is no reason to refuse. If the trade in Dingxiang City can be restored as soon as possible, it will be much easier to obtain supplies. What he really hopes for now is only the system, nothing else matters, as long as the skill level is improved, he is not afraid of wherever he goes.

Seeing Li Mu readily agree, Li Siwen was very happy and said, "Then it's decided, you come to the camp tomorrow to find me." There are still many things to discuss. ”

Seeing Li Siwen's unreliable appearance, Li Mu felt unsteady in his heart, and asked, "Lord County Commander, how many people are there in the government now?" ”

"It's just you and me!" Li Siwen climbed onto the horse, and his tone was relaxed: "I came to you when I got the news, the county order is me, the county is you, tomorrow we will find a few more people from the camp to be the officials, and pick a pleasing one to be the county lieutenant, isn't this all together!" I am very familiar with the affairs in the yamen, and when I was in Chang'an, I often went to the county yamen. ”

Li Mu said curiously: "How often do you go to the county yali?" Why go? ”

"Gee, you have to get to the bottom of it...... I was arrested for fighting with the old Cheng family! It's all about when I was a child, so don't mention it! Come early tomorrow! Li Siwen raised his horsewhip, kicked his horse's hooves, and disappeared into the street facing the sunset. Li Mu looked at this man drowning in the afterglow of the sunset in a daze, and really didn't quite understand where his optimism and confidence came from.

Li Mu shook his head, turned around and went back to receive his salary, and then found Lao Tietou to tell him about the matter, just as his original work was finished, Lao Tietou didn't say anything to keep it, just a few polite words.

Back at home, Li Mu told Sun and Bai Qiaoqiao about it. Both of them were very happy, in their eyes, the county was a serious official. When he was in Mayi, the county had to take a sedan chair when he went out. The structure of officials at the county level in the Tang Dynasty was as follows: below the county order, there was one county chief and one county lieutenant. The county official is a civil official, assisting the county order and government affairs. The county lieutenant is a military attaché and is in charge of miscellaneous matters such as investigation and arrest. Dingxiangcheng is regarded as a middle county, and the county order of Zhong County is on the seventh grade, and Li Siwen is the acting county order, and he has to be demoted by one grade according to the rule, so his grade is under the seventh grade, which is exactly the same grade as his original record of joining the army. The rank of the county in Zhongxian is from the eighth rank, and the county lieutenant is from the ninth rank, both of which are among the ranks of the imperial court, and the official appointment must be written by the official department. Li Siwen did not have the qualifications to appoint officials, so Li Mu did not have an official status as a county official. However, in Dingxiang City, as long as the officials did not appoint personnel to come, Li Siwen's words as a county order would still be counted. Of course, regular counties will not arrange personnel in this way. It is only Li Siwen, a swinger, that can do such an unreliable thing.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Mu came to the Tang Army camp early, and Li Siwen got up earlier than him and was already waiting. Behind him stood eleven Guanzhong men, each with a Mo knife in his hand, but looking at the outfits of these people, they clearly looked like cavalrymen, which was incomprehensible. Li Siwen introduced the leader of this team to Li Mu and said, "Li Mu, this is my father's personal soldier, surnamed Wang Minghu. is older than you and me, just call him Brother Wang! In the future, he will be the county lieutenant of Dingxiangcheng, and this team of people will be the officials of Dingxiangcheng. What do you see, this momentum! Mighty enough, right? They are all warriors on the battlefield! ”

Li Mu only glanced at it and understood what was going on. In the end, Lao Tzu is still worried about his son, this Wang Hu is obviously the person sent by Li Ji to protect Li Siwen, otherwise Wang Hu, as Li Ji's personal soldier, is now undecided in the battle ahead, and he is not injured, how can he appear here. Li Mu saw that a cold glint flashed in the eyes of these people from time to time, and he didn't dare to underestimate them, so he greeted them one by one and exchanged their names.

Li Siwen asked someone to lead the horse, and also got one for Li Mu, and a group of fifteen people rode a tall horse, lined up in formation, and occupied the road. Li Siwen occupies the center, Li Mu on the left, Wang Hu on the right, and ten people behind him as two rows, five people in each row, full of rows. Li Siwenzhi was full of pride and sighed: "If one day I can cross the street like this on Chang'an Street, this life is enough!" ”

Wang Hu said coldly: "Childe, don't be delusional, this is impossible." ”

"How could it be impossible?" Li Siwen retorted unconvinced: "When I defend the city and make immortal achievements, you open my eyes and take a good look at it, how did your young master and I cross the horse and parade the streets!" ”

Li Mu was speechless for a while, it seems that Li Siwen has told people a lot about the section of 'defending the city'. The corners of his mouth just twitched, Li Siwen turned his head and asked, "Li Mu, what do you think?" ”

Li Mu hurriedly suppressed his smile and said seriously: "I don't think there is anything impossible. ”

"That's right!" Li Siwen heard this as an affirmation, strengthened his conviction even more, pointed the horsewhip to the middle of North Street, and said: "The county order has been decided, and the yamen will be chosen here!" ”

Wang Hu glanced at it and reminded: "Childe, there is the Turkic Khan's whereabouts!" Something seems to be wrong! ”

"What's wrong, it's a waste that this house is empty here, and it is impossible for Your Majesty to come and live. I've dismantled all the things that have gone over, so there will be no problem? Don't worry, nothing will happen, let's set the yamen of Xiangcheng here! ”