Ruyang is known as the throat of Nanyang, and consists of three counties: Ruyang, Yu'an and Yuyang. This Ruyang Mansion is not located in Ruyang County, but in Yuyang County. Strictly speaking, this Yuyang is the throat place.

When the Great Zhou Dynasty seized the world, it was Lin Yuan's ancestor, the first generation of Yasukuni Duke to lead the troops to capture it, and the tactic at that time was to encircle Nanyang instead of attacking, but to capture Ruyang. An army of 300,000 besieged Nanyang for more than a month, and finally the enemy surrendered without a fight.

Counting it, there is still an inseparable relationship between the Yasukuni Mansion and Yuzhou. Lin Yuan had already taken Liu Wei and Huang Min to Ruyang City at this time.

I glanced up, and the plaque hanging on the city tower had four big characters on it, "Guangji World", and it was written by Lin Shouyi.

This word is also after the ancestors of the Lin family captured Ruyang, left by the emperor's order, after the war, Yuzhou drought, Ruyang under the order of the ancestors of the Lin family, opened nearly 100 porridge fields overnight, mobilized military food to help the exiled people, and saved 300,000 people in Yuzhou. In one fell swoop, Yuzhou, which was about to be in turmoil, was stabilized.

After that, the ancestors of the Lin family returned to Beijing after the war to ask for guilt, and were pardoned by Emperor Taizu, and added officials to the knighthood, rewarded countless people, and even let the ancestors of the Lin family personally inscribe the four big characters of "Guangji World" on the tower of Ruyang City, which has been retained to this day.

Liu Wei glanced at the Yasukuni Gong beside him with some admiration, as a person from Yuzhou, who didn't know these four big characters on the upper floor of Ruyang City.

The four generations of the Lin family are all pillars of the imperial court, even the grandfather in front of him is no exception, if you want to say who the people of the Great Zhou admire the most, the Yasukuni Mansion is definitely among the best.

"Let's go into town." Lin Yuan looked up at the plaque and said after a long time. Liu Wei and the others also hurriedly followed, there was something important to do in Ruyang City today.

Ruyang Mansion

As a Nanyang barrier, such an important place as Ruyang, Zhou Emperor Li Yuan naturally would not give it to the Xue family, but the Xue family also attached equal importance to it, so the candidate for the Ruyang prefect became extremely special, as a protégé of the Xue family, but he was dedicated to the imperial court.

With such a strange collection, Lin Yuan naturally couldn't rest assured, and planned to come over to see it for himself, so as not to pay attention to it later and have any accidents.

At this time, in the mansion, Xie Ke, the prefect of Ruyang, was checking the file, not knowing that he was about to have ** troubles.

"Who are you waiting for? How dare you trespass on the ......?"

Before he finished speaking, the guard's official was imprinted on his face by Liu Wei holding a sign of the Zhenfu Division's yamen, interrupting what the other party said.

Seeing this, the other person's face changed instantly, and he drew his knife and was about to come up to stop him. It's just that before he took a step, he was slapped aside by Huang Min next to Lin Yuan with an axe. Then a group of people swaggered into the Ruyang Mansion.

At this time, the master in the palace happened to be passing by, and heard shouts from outside the door, and before he could react, he saw a group of people led by Lin Yuan knock down the officials and break in.

Suddenly, his face changed, and he shouted loudly: "Who are you waiting for?" Dare to forcibly break into my Ruyang Mansion, is it to rebel? ”

Liu Wei, who was beside Lin Yuan, saw that Lin Yuan didn't speak, but just gave himself a look. He instantly understood, stepped forward, grabbed the master's collar with both hands, and lifted him up.

"If you want to live, be obedient, in the Xiayuzhou Town Government Yamen Long Biao, where is your prefect, take us to meet people."

Listening to Liu Wei's fierce tone, the master's face changed instantly, and he was shocked in his heart, why did this town government secretary Yamen come to Ruyang? I also named those who wanted to find the prefect.

After hesitating for a moment, the master still decided to lead the way honestly. hurriedly said: "The official spares his life, the little one is just a master, so I will take you to the prefect." ”

"That's right. Lead the way honestly. Liu Wei put the other party down with a smile, and also tidied up the clothes for the master intimately.

"Several, come over here." The master was a little flattered, nodded and walked towards the backyard of the mansion with Lin Yuan and the others.

Walking through a garden, the master took Lin Yuan and the others to the door of a study before he stopped, and said with a flattering smile: "Several, the prefect is inside." He gestured to the study.

Liu Wei glanced at Lin Yuan and saw that Lin Yuan nodded, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door.

At this time, Xie Ke, who was checking the file in the house, frowned slightly, heard the sound of talking outside, followed by a knock on the door, hesitated, and said, "Come in." ”

As soon as the words fell, he saw that the door was pushed open suddenly, Xie Ke frowned, and was about to open his mouth to scold, when did the people in his house be so rude?

It's just that as soon as his mouth opened, he was stunned, and a trace of horror flashed in his eyes, who are these people, and why did they swagger into the backyard of their own mansion like this. No one stopped him?

Lin Yuan walked in, ignoring Xie Ke's shocked appearance, walked to Xie Ke's desk and took a look, couldn't help frowning, and said with a smile: "Lord Xie is really good Yaxing, he is actually reading the file, and it is still from the Divine Dragon period." ”

Xie Ke's eyes were cold, and he looked at Lin Yuan coldly and said, "Who are you waiting for, why did you trespass into my Ruyang Mansion without permission." ”

Lin Yuan ignored Xie Ke, and instead walked to the bookshelf, took out a scripture book from it, and flipped through it. But Liu Wei, who was behind him, opened his mouth at this time and said: "Master Xie, I am Liu Wei, the captain of the Yamen of the Yuzhou Town Government, and I ask you a word on the order of the Duke of Jingguo." ”

Xie Ke's expression changed, and he looked at Liu Wei with some surprise, he never expected that the people from the Zhenfu Division would come back, and he would ask questions on behalf of the Duke of Jingguo. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Say it." ”

"Okay, the first question, the country is in trouble, do you put the country before the family, or the family before the country?" Liu Wei asked.

"Naturally, the country comes before the family." Xie Ke said coldly.

"The second question, if the teacher does not cultivate his morality, will the adult kill his relatives in righteousness, or will he be embarrassed."

Hearing this question, Xie Ke was suddenly stunned, and then a bad premonition came to his heart, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Kill relatives with righteousness." ”

As soon as the words fell, Lin Yuan, who was reading the scriptures on the side, was suddenly stunned, and looked at Xie Ke with an ugly face at this time with some surprise, and couldn't understand for a while, how did the Xue family Xie Ke actually let the other party talk like this.

As soon as Liu Wei was about to speak, he saw that Lin Yuan waved at this time, so he bowed his head and bowed and stepped back.

Xie Ke also came back to his senses at this time, glanced at Lin Yuan with some surprise, and guessed the identity of the other party in his heart, why did this person from the Yamen of the Pacification Division listen to him so much.

"Lord Xie, in the Gonglin Yuan of Xiajingguo."

Lin Yuan looked at Xie Ke and said with a smile, but this smiling face didn't seem so warm in Xie Ke's eyes. Xie Ke looked at Lin Yuan with some surprise, and didn't know what to say for a while. After a long while, he bowed to Lin Yuan and said, "Xiaguan, meet the Duke of Yasukuni." ”

Lin Yuan nodded, then looked at Xie Ke and asked, "Lord Xie, what you just answered is true?" ”

Xie Ke frowned, and did not directly answer Lin Yuan's question, but asked rhetorically: "Dare to ask the Duke of Jingguo, is there something wrong with Nanyang?" ”

Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "It's really a strange person, no wonder when I went out of Beijing, there were many rumors about you in Beijing, but no one knew about Chen Wenjing, the prefect of Nanyang." At this time, in Nanyang City, officials at all levels are estimated to be still drunk and dreaming of death, but you, the prefect of Ruyang, are very concerned about that side. ”

The grandfather laughed, although the lower officials are only officials in Ruyang, but as officials, they naturally can't set their eyes within one state and one place, this Ruyang has a special geographical location, as a barrier in Nanyang, a throat place. Xiaguan Shijun Yulu naturally wants to care about Nanyang's affairs. ”

As soon as he said this, a glimmer of light flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes, this Xie Ke has something to say, but the meaning is always changing, he is the emperor's person.

Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment, and did not say anything about Shanheding, after all, the stakes were very high. Lin Yuan could only pick and choose and tell Xie Ke some things about the Xue family.

"Smack~"

After Xie Ke listened to Lin Yuan's words, he suddenly became angry, slapped the table fiercely, stood up and said angrily: "Heavenly Dao Zhaozhao, isn't this Xue family afraid of being punished by heaven when he acts like this?" ”

"Master Xie, you are a protégé of the Xue family." Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"The lower officials read the books of the sages, learn the words of the sages, and the gentleman stands between heaven and earth, so he naturally has to be worthy of the monarch's father, and the right parents, wives and children, but the teacher is endlessly virtuous, and he has been edifying the main, with the help of the sage's words, and he has won over the faction in the court, and the lower officials look down on this kind of thing and disdain to do it." Xie Ke said with a sneer.

"Lord Xie's words are good, and they are not in vain for so many years of cultivation by the imperial court." Lin Yuan said with a smile.

Xie Ke turned his head, looked at Lin Yuan, his expression was a little awe-inspiring, and asked: "Yasukuni Gong, the stakes are very high, we still have to make some preparations early, over the years, the Xue family has been soliciting and funding bandits everywhere in Yuzhou, so that Yuzhou, which is at the peak of my dignified literary style, has actually become a situation where bandits are everywhere." This thing has to be guarded against. ”

"Lord Xie is polite." Lin Yuan smiled slightly, it seems that this Xie Ke still did something, otherwise he wouldn't be so clear.

"It's just that the thieves are powerful, and the Xue family is afraid that they can easily pull up tens of thousands of people, but fortunately, a righteous man has recently appeared in my Ruyang, and this time the thieves in Ruyang have been swept away, and this person is anxious and righteous, it is said that the Xue family has not agreed to win over several times, it is said that the leader of the bandits, eight feet tall, holding two Xuanhua board axes, has a very loud voice, and ......."

I saw Xie Ke talking and talking, his eyes couldn't help but fall on Huang Min behind Lin Yuan, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and what he said gradually stopped.

After a while, he pointed to Huang Ming behind Lin Yuan and said, "Jingguo Gong, this person looks very familiar, dare to ask Grandpa, what is the name of this person?" ”

"Huang Min."

Lin Yuan smiled slightly, looked at Xie Ke who looked puzzled at this time and said with a smile.