Tongguan is located in the north of Tongguan County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, bordering the Yellow River in the north and the mountainside in the south. "Notes on the Book of Water" contains: "The river flows south of Tongjiguan Mountain in the Guan, because it is called Tongguan. "It was founded in the first year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Tongguan is the east gate of Guanzhong, has always been the place where soldiers must fight, ranks second in China's top ten famous passes, known as the reputation of "the first pass", Emperor Taizu traveled through the great rivers and mountains of the empire, as far as this, he can't help but feel the precipitousness of Tongguan, and leave the gilded imperial book of "the first pass" on the banner outside the city tower.

Tongguan was located at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the Guancheng was built on the loess plateau, the Sui Dynasty moved south for several miles, and the Tang Wu Dynasty moved north to the lower part of the plateau, forming the old site of Tongguan City today. Tang placed Tongjin County, set up Tongguan Guard, and attacked it today. Because Tongguan is located at the crossing of the Yellow River, it is located in the three provinces of Jin, Shaanxi and Henan, and it is the key to enter and exit the three Qins, so it has become the necessary place to enter the Central Plains in the east and the Guanzhong and the Western Regions in the west since the end of the Han Dynasty and the key pass of the pass.

Now the Central Plains is naturally peaceful, so the role of this Tongguan in foreign wars is obviously a lot less, such as the Anshi Rebellion in the past An Lushan led the army to attack Tongguan, trying to go west into Chang'an, basically will not happen, and this dynasty includes all the land of the Western Regions, the west of the West Sea, there are thousands of miles away from Tongguan, even if the Shangri-La country was in turmoil in the past, the land of Tongguan is also undisturbed and has no impact, but this place has nothing to do with military influence, but the key is still about political factors.

Tongguan is close to Luoyang, and stuck Luoyang westward place, is the royal power attaches great importance to the important place, so the emperors of the past dynasties, learned the lesson of the former dynasty's central armament, outside the western suburbs of the camp, set up the Shangluo section to manage Tongguan and train a town of male soldiers here, this male soldier is not to say that you can boast and boast enough, but to fight. The Dayue army is once in five years, and the elite of Tongguan of Shangluo Jiedu envoy, if it falls out of the top five, the Jiedu envoy will be immediately removed from office and questioned, if it is the top five, no reward or punishment, and the first place will be won, and the official will be added to the knighthood. But where is this first place so easy to take, most of the Shangluo festival degree envoys, generally just can get the top five without reward or punishment is very powerful, many of the festival degree makes hollow out the mind is to think about winning the championship in the five-year competition, or it is the Shangluo festival degree to step on the soles of the feet, happy to see the world's first section of the degree to eat deflated, so this Shangluo festival degree makes the world regard it as a hot potato, and the people who dare to take over are really a few.

Although Shi Nai thinks very highly of himself, it is obviously impossible to accept such a difficult position as soon as he is on an errand, and he is not a fool, hearing Wang Ziteng say this, his face can't help but change color, "Lord Shangshu, this is deliberately embarrassing me!" ”

"Embarrassing you?" Wang Ziteng sneered again and again, "Thinking that I was put from the position of a waiter to the outer court, the first errand was to do the rebellion of the southwest to pacify the Shangri-La country, and at once I commanded thousands of troops and horses, crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, and went all the way to the ends of the earth to pacify the Xiangguo, and I didn't think that someone was difficult for me!" I just feel that I have such a heavy responsibility, I am energetic and fearless! How did I come to you, the responsibility of the first section of the world has been entrusted to you, and you think I am embarrassing you? ”

Wang Ziteng has such qualifications, and with such confidence to say such things, Shi Nai will be blocked and speechless for a while, Shi Ding is older, and it is not that he doesn't know how to round the field, "The third brother decided not to mean this, he just wanted to be an errand, step by step, where is such an important errand as soon as he gets started, it would be a shame for himself, but if he loses the face of the second brother, wouldn't he be incompetent!" When the time comes, if you delay the second brother's plan, you will be a sinner! Third brother," Shi Ding said to Shi Nai, "Why don't you hurry up and apologize to the second brother?" That is, in the Wang family, let's be close to each other and the second brother will not blame you, if it is changed elsewhere, I am afraid that I will invite you out immediately! ”

Shi Nai was very unconvinced, but Shi Ding looked at him like this, and he stood up unwillingly, and slammed towards the prince Tengzuo, "It was originally mine, please forgive the second brother." ”

Wang Ziteng snorted coldly, Xue Pandu's face seemed to have eased a lot, so he came over and personally helped Shi Nai, "The third uncle is really, why should your family care about this, hurry up and please take a seat." ”

Shi Nai sat down, but still didn't say a word with a gloomy face, Xue Pan thought for a while and said to Wang Ziteng, "There are so many guests coming from outside to visit one by one, and my uncle shouldn't stay here all the time, the new army is moving to the town, and my uncle is short of manpower, so it's better to hand it over to our own relatives and relatives than to others." ”

When Shi Ding and Shi Nai heard Xue Pan speak like this, their eyes suddenly became like fire, and they looked at Wang Ziteng with a blazing look, Wang Ziteng raised his eyebrows and said unhappily, "How can the official affairs of the court be set in a private place!" ”

Shi Nai was about to say something, but was stopped by Shi Ding's look, "Second brother, you know our two brothers, although this talent is not enough to look forward to the second brother's footsteps, but only this word of loyalty, I still remember it clearly, if I can be an errand, no matter what the errand is, in short, I will never disappoint the second brother, and naturally I will never live up to the saint!" ”

This last half of the sentence was to the point, Rao is prince Teng was very displeased, and at this time he couldn't help but ease his expression, but he didn't want to say anything to these two people, he snorted coldly, got up and said, "I won't talk nonsense with you, Wenlong, you will entertain the two of them for a while, if you are willing to stay, then stay for dinner, if you don't want to, you will serve tea and send guests!" ”

The prince flicked his sleeves and left, and Shi Nai slapped the table, "Bisheng is a big shelf like Lord Shangshu!" ”

"Don't worry," Shi Ding said, "Let's listen to what Wen Longxian's nephew has to say." ”

What can Xue Pan say, could it be that he is endorsing something instead of Wang Ziteng at this time? Xue Pan is not such a disproportionate person, and he will not say such a thing, he can interject in the right way, it is indeed because he said that Wang Ziteng was moved before, this military department transfers troops, and it needs manpower the most, and if it is in an inconsequential position, first put some people who he thinks are reliable to try it, this is also a way to use people, the reason why Wang Ziteng did not get angry on the spot is also related to this, but he is arrogant and unwilling to say these things to these people who seem to be collecting debts.

But Xue Pan couldn't say nothing, he smiled and said, "Why should the third uncle be in a hurry, didn't Uncle Shicai say it, this new army moved to the town, naturally many people have to be released, and the officials who have been released have to go to Beijing on errands. My uncle is cold-faced and kind-hearted, and he says a lot of ugly things, but doesn't this heart help? Definitely not. ”

After such a flicker, although he was thrilled to hear it, Shi Ding refused to let go of Xue Pan: "Wenlong Xian nephew, what you said is very true, but this cheeky face to beg the second brother, just don't want any face, thinking that it is good to find an errand, the words of the virtuous nephew are good, but if there is no accurate letter today, our two brothers will no longer care about any face, and we will have to wait for the second brother to say a happy word." Wenlong, since this second brother Wang wants you to help entertain our two brothers, then we have no choice but to pester Wenlong's nephew today. ”

Mom, I gave you this happy word, and besides, there is such a rule, you can't find the main master, and you don't dare to find the main owner to get angry, but you are coming to me for trouble! Xue Pan secretly complained in his heart, "Third Uncle," Xue Pan smiled dryly, "You really don't think about the position of the Shangluo Jiedu envoy?" ”

"Wenlong, are you teasing me?" Shi Nai was displeased, "I just want to be an errand, but I don't want this net worth and my life!" ”

Since he is an official who wants to be a martial artist, isn't it justified that his net worth and life have been abandoned? When I came to you, I wanted to make progress and want furniture again, Xue Pan secretly complained, but his face was not revealing at all, "The third uncle is very worried." ”

It's just that Xue Pan really has nothing to promise, could it be that the position of the envoy of the festival was promised to the marquis of the two historians at once? I'm afraid that Xue Pan wouldn't dare to do such a thing even if he is Wang Ziteng's biological son, the yamen is so arrogant, and Yan Shifan, the son of Yan Song, has such a prestige in the past, Xue Pan thought about it, there is really no way, and he is about to quietly sneak out while the two of them are not paying attention, but at this time, the housekeeper came in and handed Xue Pan a note, Xue Pan opened it suspiciously, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Second uncle, third uncle, don't worry, uncle has already made it clear, please go to the Yamen lobby of the Ministry of War tomorrow to discuss matters, Discuss a new errand for two! ”

Shi Ding Shi Nai originally didn't believe it, Xue Pan showed Wang Ziteng's handwriting, which was naturally believed, Xue Pan smiled again, "This is a good day for my aunt, my uncle is afraid that he doesn't have the heart to talk about these official affairs, since this has been promised, I'm afraid that there will be some arrangements tomorrow, the second uncle and the third uncle might as well go back to the military department tomorrow, how about it?" ”

Get Wang Ziteng's handwriting, naturally it will be fine, the two of them got up and left satisfied, before leaving, Shi Nai happily patted Xue Pan's shoulder, "Today, I got the help of Wenlong's nephew, the third uncle is really grateful, and if he gets an errand in the future, he will definitely come to Xie Wenlong. ”

Xue Pan smiled bitterly, "Thank you so much Third Uncle." ”

Shi Ding is a little more reliable, "I'll go to the house when I'm free, although it's not as comfortable as the Rongguo Mansion, but the four of us are all together, and we should move around each other more." ”