In Pingyuan County, Jizhou, Zeng Yu and his party dressed up as a caravan and walked on the official road.

At this time, it has been more than half a month since Zeng Yu left Anping County, and when Zeng Yu summoned everyone to propose that he planned to travel, although Liu Neng and others were dissuaded, but under the joint persuasion of Zeng Yu and Guo Jia, everyone accepted his idea.

On this trip to Jizhou, in addition to Zeng Yu and Guo Jia, there were also Zhu Wen and Zhao Yi, and 50 personal soldiers accompanied by them. The route was planned by Zeng Yu himself, and they entered Jizhou from Wei County, and along the northeast direction, they entered the territory of Pingyuan County.

A friend of Zhao Yi's father used to be the county magistrate of Eping County, Pingyuan County, and this trip was to visit this person first. During the Qin and Han dynasties, Cui Yiru, a descendant of Ji Zi, served as the doctor of the Qin State (now Xianyang, Shaanxi) and was named the Marquis of Donglai. In the Han Dynasty, Cui Ye attacked the lord and lived in Qinghe. Cui Ye's younger brother Cui Zhongmou lived in Boling Anping, and later branched out from the Boling Anbungalow, Boling Dafang, Boling Second Room, Boling Third House and other tribes. This is the beginning of the Boling Cui clan.

Although they are both Cui families, the two families have been completely separated, and they are more alliances or hostilities between each other because of interests, and there is no initial kind of connection between clans. The Boling Cui clan's sphere of influence is mainly in Anping County and Hejian County of Jizhou, while the Qinghe Cui clan is mainly in Qinghe County and Guangping County.

Now that the majesty of the Han family is declining, some great families have begun to expand their power, Zeng Yu and they are going to visit is an example of the infiltration of the Boling Cui clan into Pingyuan County, and the former Anping County Commander who was driven away by Zeng Yu is the Qinghe Cui clan trying to break their own power into the state.

Zeng Yu and the others walked all the way along the official road, and there were not many stops in the middle, and now they have entered the territory of Eping County, Zeng Yu asked Zhao Yi, who was riding a horse and followed behind: "Zirou, did Uncle Zhao say the name of the elder who asked you to visit?" Wouldn't it seem abrupt for us to rush over to visit? ”

"Lord Qiqi, my father told me that this elder's name is Cui Yuan, and the word is Hengda. In the early years, when my father traveled abroad, I worked with him for a few years, you know that my father is a student of law, and this elder surnamed Cui also worships Han Feizhi, and the two have a great relationship with each other. At that time, when my father said that he wanted to hang the seal and return to seclusion, he kept it again and again, so when I left Qianlong Village this time, my father repeatedly told me to visit and greet his friends on his behalf. Zhao Yi replied.

"Oh, I didn't expect that there are still county orders that advocate legalism in this world, so we have to take a good look at it." Zeng Yu had asked people to inquire about who the county magistrate of Eping County was, and it was the Cui Yuan that Zhao Yi said. It's just that he originally thought that since this Cui Yuan came from a bureaucratic family, he should learn Confucian education, but he didn't expect this person to be so 'deviant' and have a soft spot for Legalism, which aroused Zeng Yu's interest.

After speaking, Zeng Yu clamped the horse's belly hard, and the war horse understood Zeng Yu's meaning, and ran with a neighing sound, and the others behind him immediately followed them closely. Thanks to the war horses purchased by Wukan, they traveled this time, including all the relatives and soldiers, on their way to the war horses, so they were able to rush from Shangdang County to the first stop in the plan in half a month.

"Lord, will we come to visit us later?" Zeng Yu didn't talk about the specific plan before, but just said their general route. Now that they have arrived at the gate of the county seat, Guo Jia took the lead in asking Zeng Yu.

Zeng Yu dismounted and stood outside the gate of Eping County, compared to the city wall of Anping County, which is nearly three zhang high, Eping County looks like a small courtyard, and the city wall is low. Hearing Guo Jia's question next to him, Zeng Yu said: "This is not in a hurry, since we have arrived in the county seat, let's find a place to live first, and then talk after inquiring clearly." ”

"Zirou, you have no problem arranging it like this, right? After all, Uncle Zhao hasn't seen this Cui County Commander for many years, and people's hearts are fickle, so let's understand it clearly before deciding what to do. Zeng Yu turned his head and asked Zhao Yi.

"I don't have an opinion, I listen to the lord!" Zhao Yi replied.

"Okay, let's go into the city and have a good meal first." After Zeng Yu finished speaking, he took the lead in walking to the city gate, they had been eating dry food when they were on the road, Zeng Yu was about to fade out of the bird, and now he arrived in the county seat, eager to pay tribute to his own temple.

Through the guidance of pedestrians, Zeng Yu and the others came to the largest inn in the county. The shopkeeper of the inn saw so many people Zeng Yu and knew that it was a big business, so he eagerly arranged for Xiao Er to help them lead the horses to the backyard and settle down, and then personally ordered them to pick their respective guest rooms. Fortunately, this inn is big enough, and their group of more than 50 people occupied almost two-thirds of the guest rooms and then stayed, Zeng Yu directly to the innkeeper for half a month.

Seeing this, the innkeeper was even more attentive, and asked Zeng Yu: "The guest officer can need wine and food, and our store can also provide wine and food in addition to accommodation, which are all customized from the best restaurants in the county and can be delivered to your guest rooms." ”

Zeng Yu thought for a while, and asked the shopkeeper to send forty-five people to drink and food, since he arrived in the county seat, there was no need to let all the pro-soldiers follow him at all times, he planned to go out for a stroll later, and arrange a few people to follow the pro-soldiers, and the others could let them arrange it themselves.

After explaining to the soldiers, it was agreed to return to the inn before seven o'clock in the evening, and then Zeng Yu and five soldiers left the inn, as for the place, of course, the first place to go is the restaurant, Zeng Yu has asked the boss about the place, and a few people went straight to the restaurant.

At this time, the meals were relatively simple, mainly just to be full, such as meat, that is, a large piece of meat was cooked directly and then sprinkled with salt, Zeng Yu has always looked forward to the delicious meals in his memory for future generations. But after eating dry food for more than ten days, Zeng Yu suddenly felt that these things were also quite delicious, and after the dishes were served, he began to eat them in large pieces.

Guo Jia and they are not polite, everyone is not only a lord but also a friend to each other, although Zhao Yi is still a little restrained, but as the dishes are sent by Xiao Er, they are gradually let go. For the five pro-soldiers, Zeng Yu called a table for them alone, and explained that although they let go of eating, they just had to control the amount of alcohol.

ate quickly, in less than half an hour, all the dishes were swept away, Zeng Yu specially ordered two pots of wine for Guo Jia, although it was not enough for Guo Jia's wine in the past, but it was just right. After he was full of wine and food, Zeng Yu called the shopkeeper and asked him, "Little Er, who is the county magistrate of this county now?" ”

Maybe it was Zeng Yu who ordered more wine and food just now, Xiao Er was very polite to Zeng Yu, and when he heard Zeng Yu's question, he didn't wonder why, so he replied directly: "If you go back objectively, the county order of this county is surnamed Cui, and the single name is a yuan." ”

"We plan to stay here in the county for a while, I don't know how the security in this county is?" Zeng Yu asked again.

"Objectively, if you are worried about law and order, then you can rest assured. Under the governance of the county magistrate, although the county can't do it at night, there are no chickens and dogs and thieves, and it can be settled in the county objectively, and I believe it will not disappoint you. The shopkeeper said proudly.