That night, after Liu He came out of Lu Zhi's house, he went to the Yang family, the Yuan family, the Cao family, and some Taixue classmates. Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others talked to him for a while, and agreed to come back tomorrow morning to see each other off, and they each resigned.

The next day, when it was dawn, Liu He was woken up by the neighing of horses outside the window, got up in his clothes, pushed the window to watch, and saw that it was Ah Xia and Ah Ren who were packing up, putting on the bridle and saddle the mount.

Although sleepy, he didn't want to sleep anymore. Of course, it is a good thing to be an official, but my shoulders are also heavy all of a sudden. Can you take this official well, and can you do what Lu Zhi requires: love the people, and at the same time beware of the hidden arrows of political enemies?

This time I went to Youzhou, and Xiao'er went with him. She also got up early, cooked his meal, dressed him, and then the family had breakfast.

At the East Gate Station of Luoyang, the Yuan family brothers, Cao Cao, the Bao family brothers and others came one after another, in addition to them, there were more than a dozen Taixue classmates who heard the news.

There is no need to say more.

In the end, Cao Cao held a thin willow in both hands, shook it to the end, and said: "Jun Xing Yan Zhao, I will often ride in the future." The road is long and long, and there are many risks. Always be cautious when walking. ”

Liu He replied: "Peace will be cautious. ”

"Say goodbye to you today, and give you a word."

"Please."

"'The road is long and obstructive, and the meeting is safe. May the king worship virtue and work hard to add food'. ”

Liu He Zhengse said: "Meng Deliang's words, and he must be remembered. After speaking, bow to everyone. Men bow back.

The servants stepped forward and took their parting gifts. It is also the custom of the world to give some money to make a strong appearance when parting. Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Bao Xin each sent 100 yuan, and the rest of them were all 10 yuan, and Yuan Shu alone had the most and sent a piece of gold cake. Liu He didn't shirk it, and when the servants collected the money, he turned over and got on his horse, and immediately arched his hand and said, "All the kings stay and go." Cherish! ”

The two guards got on their horses, and Xiao'er sat in the car. Three rides and one car, in the eyes of everyone, greeted the morning light. Liu Yu, Tian Feng and Fu Zhu took their team and waited for each other in the Shili Long Pavilion. The two will meet, go northeast along the official road, and rush to Youzhou.

On the way, Liu Yu, Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Liu and the four chatted.

"Son! How did you get to know Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde? Liu Yu looked at Liu He.

"Coincidence." Liu and Yingnuo.

"I've heard about some things about the Yuan family, but I always feel that Yuan Benchu is just relying on the family's reputation, and he is not a smart person."

"Father! You don't know, but there is something wrong with it. We have a great relationship! I hit it off with Benchu and Mengde at first sight. ”

Liu Yu's old face flushed: "I'll say it casually, there is no intention of separation, don't go to your heart." However, although Cao Mengde's appearance is not as good as Yuan Benchu, he does have a bit of a heroic atmosphere, but I have heard that some people have criticized him, hey! Born kills. ”

"Father, there is a way to be a hero who doesn't ask where he comes from! Wei Qing is a slave, Huo Quai's illegitimate son can still make contributions...."

"Young master! The words are not coarse. He nodded.

"Lord, I'm afraid I'm going to Hanoi County ahead, right?" Tian Feng opened the curtain and looked at it.

The number of pedestrians on the official roads gradually increased. The fields on the roadside are endless, the manor stands in the distance, and dozens or hundreds of peasants, slaves and maids are scattered in the fields. A big slave wrapped in a green curtain stood on the ridge of the field on the side of the road with his chest protruding, and was directing a few small slaves to hoe and water the grass, and he glanced at Liu Yu and his party at a glance, and only glanced casually and turned his head.

Tian Feng sighed: "The secluded land is not as good as the Central Plains! A big slave on the edge of the field can treat more than ten of our people as ordinary things. "They are a group of more than a dozen people, more than ten horses, three cars, most of them carry bows and swords, this should be placed in a place like Youzhou, which has long aroused the frequent attention of passers-by, and this big slave only glanced at it and stopped looking, it can be seen how many chariots and horsemen usually come and go here, as far as the eye can see, and the prosperity of the Central Plains can also be seen.

As more and more pedestrians move forward, it doesn't take long for Yingchuan City to appear in front of you.

A wide and deep moat goes around the city, and in the twilight, the waves are sparkling. After crossing the moat, you are faced with a majestic city gate. Flags fluttered on the city gate, county guards patrolled on it, and more than a dozen men with spears and armor stood on both sides of the city gate. After passing through the urn city, and passing through another city gate, before the dimness under the city gate has eased down, countless noisy and lively sounds have been heard in the ears.

They entered from the West City Gate, and the market of Hanoi City was in the southeast.

I saw a street straight and magnificent, enough to accommodate seven or eight carriages in parallel. Passers-by line on both sides, and cars gallop through the center. The roadside ditch stone barrier, the outside of the ditch is forced to the side. The high-rise building faces the street, and the cyan wine flag is raised high, sometimes some people go in together, and sometimes some people shake out drunk. Among the pedestrians, there is no shortage of high-crowned scholars; Riding on the galloping car, many nobles in gorgeous clothes.

Liu Yu opened his mouth and said: "The Taishou Mansion is in the northeast of the city, and there is still a distance from here. This way has come for more than ten miles, everyone is tired, and then work hard, visit the Taishou earlier, and change the road to lead the customs defense. ”

All the people answered the promise, and they gathered around him, and walked into the streets.

When I walked up, I found that the street was as tamped as hard earth, and the road surface was paved with river pebbles, and the horses' hooves clattered on it.

The streets were bustling, and from time to time cars and cyclists passed by them. The cars are mostly chariots, luxuriously decorated, there is a shelter outside, you can't see the people inside, and occasionally the fragrance of a woman wafts out of it, every time at this time, the team of guards under Liu Yu can't help but look at it twice. Liu He had to remind them again: "Concentrate on walking, don't look left and right." ”

Liu Yu changed the way to guide the guard, and everyone entered the post station to rest, just as Liu He was about to fall asleep, in a trance, as if he heard bursts of crying. At first I thought it was a hallucination, but the crying became louder and louder, and later it was mixed with shouting. Liu He couldn't sleep anymore, got up and put on his clothes, and went out to see. By the hazy moonlight, I saw a few ragged people, crying at the door of the official post, and a soldier of the post house was dancing a leather whip there to reprimand and drive away.

"Stop! What are you doing? Liu He drank him.

"It's some people who want food, don't pay attention to it, go back and rest." The soldier prevaricated casually. Liu He saw that they were all in tattered clothes, their faces were gray, their hair was scattered, and there were people barefoot in such weather, so he felt compassion and said to the soldiers: "The summer night is cold, don't freeze people, let them in." ”

"This, this...... Unruly. ”

"Can rules trump human life? Give them something to eat and find a place for them to spend the night. If not, I'll give you money! Liu He glared at him.

The official post is not a private store, and even if you give money, it is not in accordance with the rules. But the soldier also knew that Liu He was meticulous, and he knew that he couldn't afford to be guilty? only patiently persuaded: "You are kind, who is not born in flesh and blood?" It's not that I'm ruthless as a soldier, it's just that there are too many such things now, and you can't control it. ”

"It's just what I can't meet, and if I do, I have to take care of it! Call them in. ”

After getting this sentence, seven or eight Huazi staggered in, knelt in front of Liu He and kowtowed to thank him. There was no room to fit, so they had to call the slaves and soldiers to get firewood and light a fire, and everyone sat casually in the courtyard. Liu He and Yi Cheng both brought dry food with them, but they still had little to eat, and they asked the house slaves to go to various houses to ask for some from the officials.

After Tian Feng and Fu Zhu learned about it, they secretly admired it in their hearts.

After all, there were still a lot of well-wishers, and after a while, all the thick and large cakes were brought, and these beggars saw that the food was like life, and they snatched it all in an instant.

Liu He saw that most of these people were not old and weak, but young men in their twenties, and among them there was a woman holding a child, they spoke with a Jizhou accent, and they were very surprised, and asked: "You are young, why don't you farm at home, and leave your hometown to come to the land of Three Rivers to do something?" ”

If you don't ask, you will cry a lot, and a man will reply: "We were arrested to repair the emperor's garden." ”

It was a few years ago, when the emperor ordered the reclamation of wasteland in the west of Luoyang City and the construction of a better garden, the West Garden, at a great expense.

Liu He was shocked: "You have worked for two or three years, and you haven't been paid?" ”

"Where is the salary? You don't know, noble, those overseers are not people! The iron-clad man wiped a handful of tears, "They want to divert water from the Yi River to build a pond, and send more than 400 people to dig a ditch with a whip, and when the river is dug through, a burst of cold water hits down, and many people are drowned alive." Check it out! As he spoke, he took off his shirt, only to see that his skinny body was covered with whip marks, the longest was more than two feet long, with red blood marks, "I can't eat enough, I can't dress warmly, I still have to work and be beaten, and if I continue to do it, I will torture them to death sooner or later, and we will all escape!" ”

The woman holding the child cried again: "I am from Tang County, slave family. The man also went to repair the garden for the emperor's house, but he had no skills, so he asked the people in the county to arrest him. After half a year, there was no news, and my mother and son were not found, so I went to Luoyang to find him. How do you know the child's father...... Killed! "After that, he howled when he grabbed the sky and the ground, and the child was still young, and he cried when he saw his mother crying.

Adults crying and children make trouble, which makes Liu He more and more irritable: "Harsh government is fiercer than tigers!" I didn't expect that there would be such a rampant conquest so close to the Beijing Division. ”

An official standing next to him who spoke in a soft tone of Wu Nong interjected when he heard this: "Presumably you are a Beijing official, and you don't know much about the current situation. The land of Gyeonggi Sanfu is quite good, but the people of the prefectures are not as good as them! I came from Yangzhou Huiji, not only the common people can't afford to pay taxes, but those local tyrants are also staring at the fields. Yamagoe riot! If you are not afraid of losing your head, there is no way for the government to force the people! ”

An officer over there who spoke Youzhou dialect also sighed: "The border county can't even mention it." Since the failure of the Northern Expedition of the Xianbei people in the sixth year of Xiping, the border defense pressure of Daijun, Shanggu, and Yuyang has been huge, and Xianbei has led troops to harass our northern Xinjiang all day long, robbing grain, livestock, and women, and the people have suffered greatly. My family Youbeiping is too conscientious and conscientious, wanting to repair the border defense and protect the territory, and has written to the court several times, asking for money to start construction, but the emperor turned a deaf ear. I'd rather spend the money on repairing the garden than repair the city defenses! ”

"These guys who are afraid of power but not virtuous." Liu He gritted his teeth.

The Youzhou officer said: "I heard that the emperor sent an assassin this time, and asked Liu Yu to go out of Youzhou, I don't know if it can be done?" ”

Liu He looked up carefully when he heard this, and saw that the man was wearing a Fan Yang felt hat with a red tassel sprinkled on it; He wore a seven-star nailed soap robe, a civil and military double-strand crow green silk tied around his waist, and a pair of eagle claw leather four-seam dry yellow boots. Born with a round face and large ears, a straight nose and a square mouth, and a beard on the cheeks. With a length of 1.75 meters, broad shoulders and strong body, he knows at a glance that he is a border general.

Liu He stepped forward and greeted: "Dare to ask Your Excellency's surname?" ”

The man saw that Liu He spoke a little bit, and Shun had a good impression: "The surname is Xu Mingrong, and the word Boyu." A native of Liaodong, he is now the history of Cao Peng, a soldier of Beiping County. Today, he was ordered to enter Beijing to deliver urgent mail to the border gates. ”