Liu Zhenglong knew that this was the dissatisfaction of the official family with him, and it was obvious that the official family was extremely disgusted with the fact that he provoked the meritorious family to fight against the civilian official group. The reason why there is no severe punishment is that it is in the interests of the royal family to do so, but the means are a little too drastic and lack of gentleness.

Seeing Liu Zhenglong's face full of frustration, the official family looked very proud, it seemed that the seemingly powerful invincible general was still a hairy boy, and he still suffered from gains and losses, he said with a smile: "Do you think that if you are not allowed to go to the front line and stay in the capital, you will be placed under house arrest?" ”

"Don't dare, the minister never had this idea, but he felt that he was inexperienced, and he went to the ministry to take office, and he didn't know how to start, so he could only be blind." Where did Liu Zhenglong dare to express his dissatisfaction, he just didn't want to go to the ministry to report, but how could these be controlled by himself, he could only see the move.

"Not serving in the local government is the biggest shortcoming for you, and I want you to enter the political hall in the future, how can I help you pull out the seedlings? If you don't want to stay in the ministry, then you will be in the name of the ministry, go to know the affairs of Kaifeng County, and if you can do it, you will be able to make a name for yourself, and if you can't do it, you won't come up. ”

It seems that the official family has given Liu Zhenglong a great gift, and hopes that this guy will not live up to the grace of God. There are indeed not many such wizards in reality, and it is of great use to stay around.

Liu Zhenglong immediately knew what was going on, to put it bluntly, the evidence of rebellion concocted by the ministers of the political hall still had a certain impact in the hearts of the officials. Although the official family believes in themselves, they will definitely not let the tiger return to the mountain, it seems that it will be difficult to command the army in the future, and even the capital cannot be separated.

"The minister is sincerely afraid, but the minister is willing to benefit one party, and will not delay the matter of the salary of the Northern Expedition. It's just that. Liu Zhenglong didn't say anything, he looked at the official's house, moved his mouth, and didn't speak.

"Just what?"

"It's just Princess Yunluo, what about it? The minister already has three wives, and it is not appropriate to let the princess be a concubine, no matter how she deals with it, she will be attacked by the political minister, and the minister doesn't know what to do. ”

The official family smiled, he didn't expect that at this time, Liu Zhenglong was still a woman, and he still seemed to be young, much stronger than the old foxes in the political hall, but then again, this guy doesn't have to make money, he doesn't have to pave the way for his children and grandchildren, in this case, it's not wrong to chase beauties.

Since ancient times, emperors were not afraid of ministers making mistakes, not afraid of ministers being greedy for money and lustful, but afraid that ministers had no desires and no desires. Song Huizong Zhao Ji is a courtier who likes to reuse obedient ministers, which does not mean that he does not appreciate talent, and it does not mean that he does not attach importance to capable people.

The official family smiled and said: "I will give you a decree, allowing you to only have a wife and no concubines, as for whether they can become Mrs. Decree, it depends on your own performance, and I will not be extra gracious at this point." By the way, you promised me that you would cash out 10 million yuan, as long as it is in place, your current wife can become the lady of the six grades. Mrs. Sanpin can only be Pan Yun alone, this rule can't be broken, okay, you go down. However, my advice to you is to deal with those old men, otherwise you will be in big trouble if there is a fire in the backyard. In this battle of Western Xia, you didn't have the slightest reward, it was suppressed by me, you don't complain about the ministers of the political hall, as for the military exploits of those people you reported, I am the master to cash them all, of course, the reward is still yours. Zhi Yanzhi was appointed as the prefect of Xijing, and I also approved it, as for whether you can pass the level of the political affairs hall, you have to operate it yourself. ”

Liu Zhenglong left the palace after thanking him, he knew that the reason why the official family let him open the joints of the political hall, to put it bluntly, was that he still wanted to tie himself to the civil official group, of course, let himself be an undercover agent in the civil official group, and be a spy of the official family. Honestly being a civil official, and slowly cutting off from the meritorious group, this is the strategy of the official family.

Changing back and forth, Liu Zhenglong can be regarded as confusing the two brothers Pan Xu and Pan Jing, how can this young man's official position be changed back and forth, this has never been seen in the 160-year history of the Great Song Dynasty, it is really a long time to see.

Pan Jing was very happy, at least his daughter didn't have to be a concubine, and it could be regarded as an explanation to his wife, he said to Liu Zhenglong: "You have no experience in local governance, you are easy to make mistakes, and you are easy to be attacked by other officials." Kaifeng County is on the edge of the capital, and the forces there are intricate, and if you are not careful, you will offend people and cause big trouble. It is necessary not only to deal with the civilian clique, but also to deal with the meritorious family, after all, when interests are involved, it is clearly distinguished, and the so-called friendship is worthless. ”

Liu Zhenglong didn't think about it so much, after all, he was a protégé of the Son of Heaven and the son-in-law of the Pan family, as the magistrate of the county, as long as he didn't make trouble, how could the people below dare to make trouble?

Pan Xu sighed and said: "You only know one thing, you don't know the other, now the old man will briefly talk about the situation in Kaifeng County." The former county magistrate Xu Hong himself was a student of Taishi Cai Jing, and was dismissed because of his mistakes, but he himself was the head snake of Kaifeng County, and he still had a huge strength, the county governor Li Mingshan was Dazai Wang Huang's person, and the county lieutenant Han Chong was Li Bangyan's person, not to mention, you can straighten out the relationship with these, the key is that the local five wealthy families are basically meritorious families, and their ancestors have military merits, although they cannot be compared with the four major families, but they are still very powerful in the local area. ”

The Pan family saw that Liu Zhenglong was a little confused, so he added: "The most important thing is that there are three armies on the ground in Kaifeng County, two of which are forbidden armies and one box army, and they are not within your jurisdiction, but if something happens, it is your county order that is the one who is scolded, these things are complicated, and I can't say a few words." The most important thing for you to remember is one sentence, that is, the imperial court is staring at Kaifeng County, and now the civil official group is watching your every move like an enemy, to put it bluntly, even if something happens to you, the meritorious family will not and cannot interfere, otherwise it will only add more trouble. ”

Before he took office, the two fathers-in-law began to shake the pot. Liu Zhenglong said with a smile: "I am the magistrate of the county, I am the beneficiary of one party and the master of the people, how can there be a conflict with the army?" Besides, even the small Kaifeng County can't handle it, then I'm too wasteful, you can rest assured, I have staff to help plan, there will be no big problems. ”

"How can there be no problem, master, let's help you find it, you just need to remember to keep a low profile and try not to get involved with those soldiers, the official family is very afraid of these."

The two old men talked bitterly for more than an hour, and in the end, the two old men were drunk by Liu Zhenglong, the son-in-law. When Pan Xu and Pan Jing woke up, they found that there was an extra beauty beside them, both of whom had been mixed in the flowers for many years, of course they understood what their son-in-law meant, everyone was in the same way, so there was no need to make irresponsible remarks.

Back at home, after Pan Yun's careful explanation, Liu Zhenglong really understood why the two old men would explain to himself so hard, it turned out that there was a big pit waiting for him, of course, if he pretended to be confused, there would be no problem.

Three garrisons, the first one in Mu Huogang has the only horse farm in the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, raising 30,000 war horses, and the 10,000 forbidden troops stationed in it are not under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, because the commander is the right guard general Zhao Pingxiao, this guy is a descendant of Taizu, it can be said that he is the nephew of the official family, and he is directly under the jurisdiction of the official family, how can he put the magistrate of Kaifeng County in his eyes? The 10,000 forbidden troops stationed in Yuwangtai also mean this, all of them control Zhao Yunqi, who is also a royal noble, and is still not under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council.

The most depressing thing is that the 20,000-strong Xiang army turned out to be from the Wang family, Liu Zhenglong turned into a civilian official and served as the local magistrate, so for the meritorious family, it lost the meaning of existence, how could the Wang family, which was second only to the four major families, put such a small magistrate in his eyes.

Pan Yun saw that her husband was a little depressed, so she said: "Civilian officials are mainly responsible for local affairs, and there is almost no conflict with the military, you don't have to pay attention to them, and you don't have to worry about what impact it will have on you." ”

"Wife, do you know, this time the official family placed me in Kaifeng County as the magistrate, to put me bluntly, he put me under his nose, and I will never be allowed to get involved in the army." When he said this, Liu Zhenglong was a little frustrated, he said helplessly: "You don't know, Tong Guan is on the way back to the capital, once this guy leads the army to the north, it is destined to lose power and humiliate the country, followed by the Jin army to the south, more than two years later, the capital will fall under the Jin Guotie cavalry, and I, a small magistrate, will be under surveillance, knowing that the catastrophe is coming, but I can't do anything, in this case, how can I not be depressed?" ”

For a long time, Pan Yun didn't care much about the outside world, and she didn't care much about her husband's affairs, but she was convinced of every word her husband Liu Zhenglong said, and when she heard that the capital would fall in two years, this big beauty was also dumbfounded, she didn't think her husband was alarmist and worried, and she didn't want to know how this conclusion was reached, but she just wanted to know how to deal with it and where her family would go.

Pan Yun snuggled in her husband's arms like a human, and murmured: "Why is this happening, and how will we deal with it, does my father know?" ”

As for why such a situation occurred, it was still the same sentence, the Great Song Dynasty was strong and middle-class, and if it did not go out of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, the Jin State would not know the details of the Great Song Dynasty, and would not dare to rush south, and the incompetent performance after Tong Guan's expedition would completely slack the armaments of the Great Song Dynasty and the shortcomings of insufficient combat power to the Jin State. You must know that the Jin State is a nomadic people, and the battle itself is very adventurous, and it is normal to lead the army south, how can the Great Song Dynasty, which is unable to form an army, avoid the Jin army from approaching the capital? ”

Liu Zhenglong originally thought that he could go against the sky with his own strength, but he didn't expect that when the catastrophe came, he was still helpless. He can't tell everyone that he has traveled through time and knows the course of history, so the explanation of the Jin army's southward movement has always been pale and weak.

It was the Pan family who believed that the Jin army was going south, but when it came to next year, no one would believe it, and it couldn't be explained. At least Liu Zhenglong himself can't explain it.

Liu Zhenglong, who was a little depressed, didn't want to do so much anymore, and wanted to let Pan Yun have a son again. But Pan Yun was not in that mood at this time, she comforted her husband and said: "Things are man-made, people will win the day, isn't there still two years, it's not that there is no turnaround, why should you worry about the sky." Take 10,000 steps back, even if you really get to that point, you can take the opportunity to take the command of the 40,000 troops in Kaifeng County, and you can still ensure the evacuation of the people of Kaifeng. As for the fate of the Great Song, it is indeed not something you can control. ”

Liu Zhenglong's current problem is that his reputation is not loud enough, his official position is not high enough, and the resources under his control are insufficient. However, Pan Yun said this idea, he agreed, it seems that he should find a way to control the 40,000 troops, but not two years later, but the sooner the better.

Liu Zhenglong, who was in a cheerful mood, hugged Pan Yun and walked to the back room, the beauty was shy, and waved her pink fist to protest like a storm, but in the end she let her husband succeed.

Because the county government of Kaifeng County is not in the capital, although the distance is only a few dozen miles, Liu Zhenglong still decided to settle down in Kaifeng County, but he did not live in the official house, not how high this guy is, mainly because the former county magistrate Xu Hong has no intention of moving the nest, so he can't fight because of the official house.

Liu Zhenglong did not take office immediately, but took Wu Er, Yan Qing, Jiao Ting, and Bao Xu to Kaifeng County first, why did he take four, not because these four guys are excellent in martial arts, but mainly because these four guys have an amazing amount of alcohol, and everyone can drink happily together. Of course, Wang Gui was in charge and left three days earlier with the dragon scale guard.

Due to the restrictions of the imperial court regulations, only the three newlywed beauties of Pan Jin, Zhiyue Xian, and Liu Ruyan can accompany the three newlywed beauties, and the others must stay in the capital, and the children are even more prohibited, which is Liu Zhenglong's biggest constraint.

Many places in Kaifeng County are not like the capital, and the layout of the entire county is somewhat similar to Jingzhao Mansion, but it is much smaller, after all, the population is much smaller. The city wall is only two zhang five, there is no moat, there are only four city gates in the south, east and west, but there is a Jinsha River outside the east gate, so the water gate is added in the northeast corner. The water gate is not very high, it is very wide, and can only accommodate the entry and exit of ships under five hundred stones. Watergate's tax collection is a beautiful difference, and it has always been controlled by Han En, the brother-in-law of Xu Hong, the county magistrate.

Liu Zhenglong and his entourage of five people disguised themselves as wealthy businessmen and entered Kaifeng County by boat, and when they passed by the Water Gate, they encountered a tax, and the name turned out to be a poll tax, which was not a lot of 300 wen per person, but it was very unreasonable and illegal.

Bao Xu, an anxious man, almost fought with other people's servants for this money, but as a result, he was fined an extra five yuan, and he was so angry that this new god of death and murder had a new capital.

Wu Er was very calm, he grabbed Bao Xu and said: "The dog bites you, so you can't bite it back, besides, what is this money, don't forget what our mission is." ”

Bao Xu, who was so angry that he snorted, roared angrily: "Okay, Lao Tzu should be bitten by a dog, and this money will buy a coffin for this group of beasts." ”

Faced with Bao Xu's abuse. , The messenger was not happy, and the triangular eyes led by him said angrily: "Straight lady thief, how can you scold people? Come on, arrest this group of splashes and see the officials. ”

Hulala, dozens of errands surrounded him, and he was going to do it.

"Big fights, Lao Tzu has never been afraid." Bao Xu's fire came up, and this guy pushed Wu Er away and prepared to make a move.

Seeing that a fight was about to start, at this time, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy came out of the boat next to him, and he shouted loudly: "Presumptuous, how can you dogs and powerful things bully people, if you dare to call, don't blame the master for being polite." ”

Triangle Eye saw a young man yelling at him, and was about to get angry, the thin man next to him said: "This is Zhao Gongzi, you can't afford to offend, even the eldest man lost his official position because he provoked their family, you had better take a step back." ”

"It turned out to be Zhao Gongzi, rude, rude." The triangular eye fled in a hurry, and the servants under him didn't bother to collect taxes, after all, on the ground in Kaifeng County, few people dared to provoke Zhao Gongzi.

Seeing that he was relieved by a teenager, Liu Zhenglong walked out of the cabin, and he arched his hand and said, "Thank you, if you don't dislike it, come and have a cup of tea." ”

"No need, it's better for outsiders to come here to keep a low profile, you'd better not go into the city, those bastards won't let you go, if you are caught in prison, your life will be over." Zhao Gongzi's face was full of arrogance, and he ignored Liu Zhenglong at all.

Zhao Gongzi can ignore Liu Zhenglong, but Liu Zhenglong knows what is going on with this Zhao Gongzi, this young man is Zhao Yunhe, the only son of Zhao Pingxiao, the general of the right guard, this guy can be said to be young and old, very capable, but too arrogant and arrogant.

If you want to control Zhao Pingxiao, you can only start with Zhao Yunhe, how could Liu Zhenglong give up the opportunity to make friends? It's just that today is a private visit to Weifu.,I haven't taken office yet.,There's no need to make friends as soon as you come up.,Just pay attention to it.。

"Wu Er, you follow, remember not to startle the snake, and see what this young man is doing in the city."

"My subordinates understand."

Although it was unpleasant before entering the city, it did not affect the mood of everyone. Although Kaifeng County is not as prosperous as the capital, the people here live more comfortably, after all, the price level is much lower. The money to buy five acres of real estate in the capital can buy hundreds of acres here.

Although the water gate is remote, it is convenient for unloading and loading, so there are many shops on both sides of the waterfront in the city, and the traffic is busy, and the cries of selling are endless. For Liu Zhenglong and others, the only bad thing is that the place where they get off the boat is a vegetable gathering place, and the hawkers selling vegetables on both sides of the road are constantly shouting, and the smell of rotten vegetables is really bad.

It didn't take long to go, everyone came to the widest street in Kaifeng County, Gujing Old Street, it is said that the ancient well at the end of this street has a history of thousands of years, the well water can cure all diseases, but unfortunately this well is in the holy water concept, outsiders can not drink the well water.

"My lord, should we go to the Holy Water Temple along Gujing Old Street, or continue to walk towards the city?"

"Let's go forward, there is a four-archway in the city is very famous, it is the most prosperous place in Kaifeng County, the best restaurant is drunk, the fairy building is there, it just happens to be noon, we will continue to turn after eating."

Liu Zhenglong didn't really want to transfer to Kaifeng County, mainly because he wanted to know what the reputation of the former magistrate was, and he wanted to know where this guy got the courage to dare to occupy the official mansion and not move away, and he didn't exert his authority, he, an old boy, really regarded Lao Tzu as a soft persimmon.

Now Liu Zhenglong no longer has the previous impulse to go bravely, and he will not do things brutally, after all, he is a high-ranking official, and he still has to be a bit of an official when he does things, so as not to be the imperial historian.

Walking further, there were gradually more people, and it was really a bit of a feeling of rubbing shoulders, and suddenly Liu Zhenglong felt that he had been touched, and he knew that he had met a thief, he didn't speak, he made a look, and Wu Er and Bao Xu chased after him.

The four archways, it looks tall and majestic, in fact, it is a gatehouse with doors on all sides, carved decorations on all sides, and the four sides correspond to the four main streets of the southeast, northwest and southeast. The East Street side is a commercial area, with many shops and busy traffic, and the West Street is mainly an area where the wealthy live, there is not a single poor family in it, including the official residences are here, the North Street is the location of the official office, the military camp is also here, and the South Street is the place where the poor gather, it is very strange, even the tile shop is also here, it seems that those rich people are pretentious.

Zuixian Building is the second highest after the fourth archway, three floors, just at lunchtime, whether it is the hall on the first floor, or the private room upstairs is overcrowded. However, no matter how busy it is, there will be VIP rooms, which is the unspoken rule of the industry.

Yan Qing put a small piece of silver in the hands of the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper happily led everyone upstairs to the private room by the window.

Jiao Ting looked at the environment of the private room and said, "Money can make ghosts grind, it looks really good." ”

"Okay, don't say so much, let's order food first, everyone is hungry, drink less today, don't get drunk."

I don't know why, Liu Zhenglong always feels as if something big is about to happen, but he can't say what it is, so he doesn't let everyone drink heavily.

"Proprietor, can you drink more that night?" Jiao Ting's wine worm came up, he didn't drink, and he was uncomfortable.

"Free to move around at night, don't make trouble, and gather here tomorrow morning." Liu Zhenglong decided to go to investigate everything in Kaifeng County at night, so he let everyone move freely, he said with a smile: "Yan Qing, you work hard, see why Xu Hong, the old immortal, is unwilling to move the nest." It doesn't matter if I can't live in the official mansion, but the matter of the dove occupying the magpie's nest must not happen in Kaifeng County. ”

At this time, Wu Er and Bao Xu came in with a short head and a sharp-beaked monkey cheek, and as soon as Wu Er came in, he said: "The proprietor, this kid is not small, and he actually stole it from us." ”。

When this guy saw Yan Qing, he shouted, "Brother, Brother Yan Qing save me." ”

Yan Qing's face was extremely unnatural when he saw this guy, and he didn't know what to say, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "The proprietor, this person is a drum scratching the times, and he is my brother on Liangshan." ”