In mid-September, Qin Shi Huang had already finished his short tour in Nanchang and went to Hengshan County with a mighty caravan. After sending the emperor away, the hundred officials and officials of Yuzhang County were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, and the county guard gave everyone who had been nervous for many days a holiday and a day off.

And the Linglixian family in Nanchang County set up a feast on this day of rest, and asked his son Licang to go to the door early in the morning to guard.

Li Cang is no longer the dirty little baby when Heifu visited Lixian's house many years ago, a weak-crowned boy of thirteen or fourteen years old, like a well-educated official, but he is dressed in Gebu clothes, soap-colored clothes, although decent, but it is really a little simple, and it is not obvious that he is the son of the county order.

After a short wait, a richly decorated carriage stopped at the gate of the mansion, and a middle-aged man with a crown on his head stepped on the back of a slave, he was very thin, his beard was sparse, but his clothes were extraordinarily broad, and he looked a little funny—like a thin monkey wearing human clothes.

"Uncle Ji."

Li Cang didn't dare to slack off, and took a few steps forward, this person was Ji Ying, the "superintendent of postal posts Cao Peng" in Yuzhang County.

Cao Peng, the superintendent of postal services, was a new position in the county after the emperor adopted the suggestion of the Jiaodong County Shouhefu last year, and was used to govern the county's postal and post system.

Yuzhang is a new county, there are only eight counties, set up 8 postal assistants, each postal assistant, under the management of 12 postal personnel, which means that a township has to rely on less than three postal personnel to maintain the government's clerical information exchange. In addition, Cao Peng, the superintendent of the post, also had to manage the post stations and roads, and his authority was not heavy, but his rank was low, only three hundred stone officials.

Ji Ying started as a postman ten years ago, and there was no more suitable person than him, but with his title, it was a little insufficient to be a county Cao Peng, and finally got this position under the recommendation of Lixian and the permission of the county lieutenant Yin Tong.

Li Cang once heard his mother complain to his father, saying that this season of the baby is lustful, and his behavior is not very proper on weekdays, and he often does not choose to speak.

Li Cang wanted to avoid it at the time, but his father stopped him, perhaps thinking that he was not young and that he should know some things, so he said something meaningful to his mother in front of him......

"Our Anlu Township Party, the biggest leader, is Wei Jun, Wei Jun is here, Ji Ying and others have small mistakes, as long as they don't make big mistakes, who dares to treat us? In Wei Jun's absence, even if he is as conscientious and diligent as Xiao Tao, he will inevitably lose power. ”

To use his father's metaphor, the people of Anlu are like monkeys on a tree, one is prosperous and the other is lost. At present, "Wei Jun" is thousands of miles away, and it is impossible to protect them in everything, so everyone has to hold a group below, so that Yuzhang County Guard and Wei have to rely on them to govern the county.

At present, the main residents of Yuzhang County are probably immigrants from Nanjun, Chu people, and Yue people, each accounting for 30%. The county guards, lieutenants, cheng, and prisons were transferred from the Central Plains, and the local officials were mainly from the southern counties.

In this reckless southern Xinjiang, the soldiers and civilians of Tuntian below trust the old commander far better than the new feudal officials.

As a result, the mud-legged poor boy in Anlu, Nanjun in the past, turned into a local snake in Yuzhang ten years later......

In this group of people, Nanchang Ling Lixian is the principal, Fanyang Wei Dongmen Leopard is a fierce general, Ji Ying, the superintendent of the post is responsible for contacting everyone, and Shanggan Wei Xiaotao is the most reliable link.

In short, no one can do without it, so after my father was transferred to Nanchang County two years ago, every time the "uncles" below came to the county government to do business, they had to call everyone to gather.

And this "Uncle Ji Ying" is a frequent guest at every banquet, he is good at wine and lust, and his speech is also witty and good, at this time, seeing Li Cang waiting at the door, after praising the handsome young man, he laughed at him:

"Waiting here early in the morning, aren't you waiting for your wife?"

Li Cang was suddenly a little ashamed, his father two years ago, and Fanyang County Wei Dongmen Leopard, who gave birth to five daughters in a row, married, the eldest daughter of the Dongmen family Xu gave Li Cang, and she could get married in a few years, Ji Ying, as a matchmaker, always laughed about it.

Said that the east gate and the east gate arrived, and not long after, there was a bearded man in a martial arts suit who rode a horse, and it was the future wife of Licang, Weng Dongmen Leopard.

Dongmen Leopard jumped off the horse, and after coming over, he didn't say a word, and first patted Li Cang on the shoulder, his hand was as heavy as a bear's paw, and Li Cang gritted his teeth before he fell.

But Dongmen Leopard frowned, disgusted that Licang was too literary, how to behead meritorious service in the future?

Ji Ying smiled and sneered: "Ah Leopard, if it is peaceful today, you have not fought for many years from Luling to Fanyang, and you have a big belly and a thick waist, where will you get your son-in-law?" ”

In the past, in Luling, he could still suppress Yangyue in the mountains, but when he arrived in Fanyang, he could only catch thieves.

After being idle for a long time, Dongmen Leopard is indeed a lot fatter than in the past, but he raised his eyebrows and glared: "Although there is no foreign war, if Chu Di is also like Qi Di not long ago, there are traitors, and the pavilion chief summons us to quell the chaos, Naigong can still carry the halberd and rush into battle, as for you Ji Ying, you can only pull the baggage!" ”

Pavilion chief is the private name of "Wei Jun" in the old department of Anlu, and only the four of them can shout.

In this way, the two began to talk and quarrel.

The two of them were in their thirties, but they were like children, and when they met, they were not noisy, and they were used to it, so they let them go in to inform their father, and he led them into the inner courtyard.

Liham was also waiting at the middle gate, the three of them were comrades in life and death, and they didn't have to be polite, they laughed and laughed, and they were brought to the table.

There was already a banquet in the hall, but because no outsiders were invited, there were only three seats.

The guests came, it was not dark yet, there was no need to rush the meal, the three of them sat down to drink, gossip, and Li Cang was left by his father to add wine.

After laughing at Dongmen Leopard He Feiruo for a while, and after talking about the recent situation in Fanyang County, Lixian began to talk about the reason why he invited the two to get together today.

"I have two messages."

Li Xian looked at Ji Ying and Dongmen Leopard and said with a smile: "The pavilion chief is in chaos, he has made great contributions, he has won the title of the eldest concubine, and he is only one step away from being crowned marquis!" ”

The two of them were stunned for a moment, and then they were overjoyed, and Dongmen Leopard was even more happy to drink on the spot, but then he was a little sad: "It's a pity that the north fights the Huns, and the rebels are suppressed, these two big battles have nothing to do with us, it's a pity, it's a pity!" ”

Ji Ying smiled a little embarrassedly, and then asked Lixian: "Gong Ao him...... Did you make a contribution this time? ”

Although Gong Ao also joined their robe very early and rushed through the front with blood, he was not from An Lu after all, and in private, the small circle of An Lu and the four still regarded him as a latecomer.

But this guy is not only brave in battle, but also stubborn and stunned, when Wei Jun got married, he actually resigned from the Nanchang fake lieutenant on the spot, and ran to drive the deputy car for Wei Jun. After that, he stayed by Wei Jun's side as a doorman, fighting the Huns and leveling the chaos, and he didn't miss it. Listening to Liham, he also killed the "great general" of the rebels in Pingyuanjin, and he became famous.

Li Xian took a sip of wine and said lightly: "I have made meritorious contributions, and now I am the fifth doctor." ”

"Five Doctors......

Dongmen Leopard was a little stunned, he had the merit of capturing the flag, after the destruction of Chu, he had the highest title among the subordinates of Heifu, but in the past seven or eight years, he has only been promoted by one level, and now he is just a doctor, Gongao was only a doctor back then, but now he has rushed to him.

In small groups, there is also competition and comparison with each other, and this feeling of being overtaken by others is not very good, not to mention that Dongmen Leopard feels that his ability is stronger than Gongao.

"So, when we say goodbye, we're going to salute him?"

Ji Ying laughed a few times, he also had a similar feeling, the four of them were the most trusted subordinates of the "Pavilion Chief", and they were the first to follow. I only hate that the court has a system, and when officials take office, subordinates are not allowed to follow, unless they are doormen who only serve as temporary positions.

Gong Ao and Chen Ping, it was this flaw that they followed from the north to Jiaodong, the little white-faced Chen Ping, it is said that he also became a public doctor, and he entered the Huns alone, and separated the Huns from the father and son, which made people listen to the case!

There are so many major events that are enough to become famous in the world, but Dongmen Leopard and Ji Ying have missed them all.

Ji Ying also went to participate in the pavilion chief's marriage that year, why didn't he remember to resign at that time?

But there are also advantages of not resigning, Yuzhang was really bitter in the early years, and he opened up the wasteland every day. But in recent years, Nanchang has been a household registration, with the increasing prosperity of cane sugar, the earliest people who planted cane have also made a lot of money - the sugar mill of the pavilion chief's family, and they will also give them a lot of "dividends" every year, which is also the reason why everyone has no worries about food and clothing for many years, and does not need fish and meat for the people, and is corrupt and bribed.

Ji Ying was satisfied with such a life, but Dongmen Leopard, who was happy when he heard the war, was sullen and sighed:

"Ten years ago, the pavilion chief once said that the prince will be the prime minister, would you rather have a kind? Now the pavilion is only one step away from the marquis, but we are still standing still, and we are really ashamed to kill me! ”

As he spoke, he kept pouring wine into his stomach.

Liham got up and stopped him, and put the wine cup upside down on the table: "Don't drink it yet." ”

Dongmen Leopard was unhappy in his heart, and the wine was strong, and he immediately got up, and his forehead was bruised: "It's a good Lixian, Naigong gave you face and promised you a family affair, but you are not even willing to let me drink wine?" ”

The sound was like thunder, Li Cang was startled, Ji Ying went up to persuade him, but Li Xian had long been used to it, wiped off the spit Xingzi that was sprayed on his face by the Dongmen leopard, and sneered:

"You sober up first, after listening to the second thing I want to say, I'll get drunk with you!"

Dongmen Leopard was still angry, his chest was rising and falling, and his fists were pinched, as if he would hit Lixian at any time, but in the end, he still withdrew his hand, glanced at Licang, and muttered:

"If it weren't for the pavilion chief who said before leaving, Lixian is old and steady, and let us listen to you more in the future, Naigong won't drink with you!"

Having said that, he sat down angrily, and when he had calmed down, Liham said:

"The day before yesterday, after Your Majesty left Nanchang, the county lieutenant Yin Tong found me and said that he had strongly persuaded His Majesty to conquer Baiyue, and His Majesty had moved his intentions, and after returning to Xianyang, he would make the ministers discuss."

"Yin Tong hopes that I can send a letter to persuade the pavilion chief to come forward at that time to support the proposal of the Southern Expedition!"