Hussar General's Mansion, each Cao Guan's house.

"Xiaozhi, I said that after you entered the office, you changed the normal and worked hard, but I didn't expect that this house was still very sloppy, you see that the snow blowing on the door and window has not been swept away, and the snow will melt after a while, I'm afraid it will not be frozen."

Today, it was Meng Da's turn to rest Mu Shake off the snowflakes on his body outside the door, raised the pot of wine in his hand, and said with a smile.

"These servants who have their own cleaning of the official house are worried, I rarely take a break, and with this idle time, I might as well read more books."

Wrapped in the futon, Fa Zheng, who was lying on the couch, shrank his head, did not get up, and said indifferently, until he saw the wine jug in Meng Da's hand clearly, then he said "Huh", lifted the futon, and jumped up.

"It turns out that you also brought such good things, hurry, warm wine and serve!"

As he spoke, Fa Zheng had already started to find the warm wine bottle in his room, put it on the brazier, and warmly beckoned Meng Da to sit down for warm wine.

Meng Da saw Fa Zheng, whose attitude had changed greatly, and he didn't think it was angry, laughed, and also entered the table freely and began to warm the wine.

Fa, who had already replaced the book with a wine spoon in his hand, was staring at the wine jug, sniffing the wine greedily, and only then did he slowly shift his attention to the owner of the wine, Meng Da.

"Zijing, this wine is Xinfeng Aging, right? Hehe, there is a large army transfer in the new general's mansion, aren't you greedy for the army? ”

"Whew! Nonsense, although the official wine is expensive, I can still afford it. Why, can't I pay for you to drink? ”

"Cheng Cheng Cheng, come, I'll have a drink first."

Fa Zheng couldn't wait to scoop out a spoonful of wine from the wine bottle that had not yet been warmed, and inhaled it into his stomach with his mouth open, feeling the short-term stimulation of the wine in his taste buds, which made him exclaim refreshment, and then asked Meng Da:

"Zijing, since the beginning of winter, the general's mansion has been busy, and your Cao family has a lot of documents, so it's rare to take a break, why do you think of looking for a drink?"

"Isn't it?" Meng Da smiled and did not answer Fazheng's question directly, but said leisurely:

"Originally, I thought that after the war of annexing the state, the officials in the government would be able to have a little time. Unexpectedly, there was a series of chaos one after another, Ma Mengqi in Chang'an City made a big fuss in Yanfu and caused a big disaster, not to mention, Liangdi also had an accident, Ding Linghu invaded, Lu Shuihu rebelled, and General Anxi, who went out of the fortress, heard that he was also defeated and returned, so there was a matter of the third lieutenant going to Liangzhou to quell the chaos. ”

Fa Zheng nodded, there are indeed a lot of things happening this autumn and winter. He nodded, stretched out his spoon, and drank a spoonful of wine in a muffled voice in front of Meng Da.

Seeing Fa Zheng's greedy and anxious appearance, Meng Da laughed, pointed at Fa Zheng and scolded with a smile:

"Filial piety, filial piety, look at your appearance, no wonder you will be slandered for not doing anything. But if you want me to say, if you want to drink, I'm coming to you this time, and there is a good place to drink. ”

"Oh, where?" When Fa Zheng heard this, he also stopped the wine spoon and cheered up.

"You should know that Yang Kongqu is about to be transferred to Chang'an Order, right?"

Fa Zheng nodded, "Strong Order!" Could it be that the place where you drink is the banquet for Yang Jun to catch the wind and wash the dust? ”

"Exactly!" Meng Da clapped his hands and laughed, and then asked, "How?" ”

"I'm not the only one, right?" Fa Zheng stared at Meng Da and asked.

Meng Da suddenly smiled awkwardly and said:

"Naturally, not only me, but also some colleagues from famous families in Guanzhong, this Yang Kongqu was originally from Wannian County, Fengyi County, and this transfer to Chang'an Ling can be regarded as a return to his hometown, and everyone at the banquet can just talk about the friendship of fellow villagers."

"Huh." Fa Zheng also laughed, shook his head resolutely, and said:

"Don't go!"

"Ah, why is that?" Meng Da's eyes widened and he asked in surprise.

Fa Zheng closed his eyes and said slowly:

"Those who are ministers are not pro-party, and they are not better than Zhou. Sima Boda walked in Chang'an City, and there was a Yang Kongqu, you and I went to the banquet party one after another, I don't know, I thought it was the officials from Guanzhong who were forming a party for personal gain, and celebrating each other. ”

"Ridiculous!" Meng Da scoffed at this reason, and he sneered and said:

"You are filial piety and don't care about the criticism of your colleagues on weekdays, how can you go to a banquet to catch the wind and wash the dust, but you are worried about these things!"

"The gentleman's trip, through the melon field does not tiptoe, over the Li Garden is not crowned. How I do things and how I make decisions is my own business. As for how others criticize and misinterpret it, that's their business. ”

"Then you don't want to go!"

"Indeed." Fa Zheng opened his eyes, and no longer drank, but said to Meng Da with some persuasive tones:

"Zijing, I know that you are talented, but the shortcut you think of in your heart is probably not the right way, you have been getting too close to some people who shouldn't be close recently."

"That's enough." Meng Da's face darkened, he waved his hand to stop Fa Zheng's words, and then sighed and said:

"After Yan Wenze, there are Yan Gongzhong, Li Xiaoyi and others, some relationships you can't avoid, and some people you can't avoid. Filial piety, in terms of intelligence, I am not as good as you, and in terms of officials, you are not as good as me. ”

"Haha, Zi said: 'Rather than being modest, you must also be crazy!' , and the cloud 'the mad are enterprising, and the ruthless are not doing anything. 'This cover is lost in the way of thoughtfulness, but there is something that is not done, and there will be something that must be done; While the cloud is enterprising, there will also be some who will not take it. In this way, Zijing, I take the way of madness! ”

After listening to Fa Zheng's words, this time Meng Da raised his wine glass and began to drink silently, Fa Zheng didn't say anything more when he saw this, laughed, raised his wine glass, and said with a smile:

"Come on, come on, talk too much, it's all in the wine."

···

A few days later, the hussar general's mansion wing.

"Kong Qu, don't be polite, let's take a seat!"

Yan Xing waved his hand to stop Yang Pei from saluting, and invited him to sit down with him with a smile.

"Thank you, General!"

Yang Pei bowed his hand respectfully, and then sat down at the table.

"I haven't seen it for a long time, if it's someone else, I'm afraid I don't want to drink the three bottles first, but I know Kong Qu's thoughts, and I specially asked the slave to change the soup, come, give it a try."

Yan Xing looked at Yang Pei, who was sitting majestically, laughed, stretched out his hand and lightly pointed at the soup in front of him, and said with a smile.

This kind of drink, which is very different from honey water, cheese, wine, and syrup, as a dietary habit, has slowly spread among the upper class in some places in Guanzhong and Sanhe, and even the Xiongnu nobles in the grassland have gradually come into contact with this kind of drink.

But Yang Pei didn't pick up the soup immediately, but said solemnly:

"There will be good ones above, and there will be bad ones below. Guanzhong, like Sanhe, has issued a ban on alcohol, and it is hoped that the general can set an example, abide by the law and discipline, and change the act of serving the soup, not only to be Pei alone. ”

"Haha." Yan Xing smiled when he heard this, Yang Pei's temper didn't change at all. He nodded, looked at Yang Pei with a clear face, changed the topic and said:

"Kong Qu, do you know what happened when you were transferred to Chang'an City as Chang'an Order?"

"I don't know, please make it clear to the general!"

"You really don't know? Then Lone asks you, how is Chang'an? ”

"Husband Chang'an left Kunhan, right Longdi, where the golden city is located, block three sides and defend, and control the enemy with one side, which can be described as the land of Longxing."

"What Lone is asking about is the current security in Chang'an!"

As Yan Xing's tone intensified, Yang Pei was silent, and after a while, he said slowly:

"The general needs to forgive his subordinates for their innocence first, and Pei Fang dares to speak."

"Lonely sinners, speak!"

"According to what Pei has seen in Chang'an, Chang'an is quite undisciplined under the rule of the department, and there are seven disadvantages and seven losses, which is not as good as Henan!"

"Oh?"

"The first drawback, Chang'an has the disadvantages of arrogant soldiers, the army is a scoundrel, wanton and violent, in the name of military law, the officials are not allowed to ask. Those in power are not sympathetic to the soldiers, but they are cruel to the people. The second disadvantage is that Chang'an has the disadvantages of the wealthy people, and the children of Wuling have many illegal things, but they either use the goods to get famous in the military, or collude with the small officials to replace the exculpation, and the superior is lost in the migration of the people to enrich the city, but there is no way to cure the cunning and extravagance. The third disadvantage is that Chang'an has the disadvantages of Hu and Han, Hu and Han are mixed, the household registration is not clear, the Han people make profits and smuggle Hu slaves, Hu Er gathers people to plagiarize, and the superior is lost in the name of the household, but there is no real ······ of the people"

"Good, good." Yan Xing didn't laugh angrily, he asked:

"If Gu takes you as the Chang'an Order, it is just to let you govern the tricky place of Chang'an for Gu, are you willing to take on this heavy responsibility?"

"The will is not easy, the matter is not evaded, and the position of the minister is also, Pei should serve the death and do it."

"Haha." Yan Xing smiled, "Lone doesn't need you to die, Sima Boda has the ability to prosper all industries, but he doesn't have the courage to eliminate the evils, so Lone asked you to do the Chang'an Order, as long as you prosper and eliminate the disadvantages, do you have a good plan?" ”

"The minister has no good plan, he can only do his best to promote the law."

"Okay, then Gu wants you to preach the law!"

Speaking of this, Yan Xing put away his smile, looked at Yang Pei and said earnestly:

"Governing Chang'an is not an easy task, public and private, can you please do it?"

"The minister does ask for something."

"But it doesn't hurt to talk about it."

"Surrender to personal feelings, and ask for nothing. In public affairs, no matter how big or small, all are determined by the law, but the effect may not be short-term, the minister only has one request, that is, the general during this period, can grant the minister full authority to govern affairs, the overlord above the rate, the general leads by example, selfless plea, no authoritarian interference, and does not listen to the slander of villains. ”

"Yes! Your request was granted by Lone, even though he let it go. In addition, your wife and children all went to Chang'an with you? ”

"It's in Chang'an."

"Okay, just now you said that you have no selfish invitation, but I heard that you are an official in the past, and you don't mind it for personal purposes, and you don't want to be a nobleman. Is there such a thing? ”

Although Yang Peiqing's face did not change, his beard still trembled slightly, and he could only arch his hand and say:

"Minister—"

"Well, you don't have to say more. If you want to be an honest and honest person, how can you be a cold and unkind king. Lone doesn't reward you, but he also wants to favor your wife and children, and Lone gives you three hundred silk horses in the house, so don't refuse. ”

"Pei, thank you for the reward!"

Yang Pei was grateful, and hurriedly got up and left the table, thanking Yan Xing.

"Alright, get up." Yan Xing gestured and asked at the same time:

"Kong Qu, when you came this time, passing through Hongnong, have you ever seen the auspiciousness of purple qi in Hongnong Tongguan?"

"The minister came here in a hurry, and he didn't pay much attention to it, and he didn't have the opportunity to see auspicious things."

Yang Pei got up and re-entered the seat, his body still straight.

Yan Xing nodded, not caring either.

Yang Pei's transfer to Chang'an Order, in fact, also involved a series of personnel transfers, the original Chang'an Order Sima Lang will serve as Hongnong Trial Shou, Yan Xiang will also serve as Huxian Commander, and the former Hongnong Taishou Jia Kui will be transferred back to Chang'an to obey orders, and have another mission······

And at the moment of this personnel handover and transfer, Hongnong's officials went to the palace to report the appearance of purple auspiciousness in Tongguan.

Some people say that this is the spirit of the emperor, which indicates that in today's troubled times, there will be a new emperor in the West.

Retracting his thoughts, Yan Xing looked at Yang Pei again and suddenly asked:

"I also heard that after you arrived in Chang'an, there were many banquets among your colleagues, and you refused them one by one, why, did you return to your hometown in fine clothes, and you are still close to your hometown?"

Hearing Yan Xing's question, Yang Pei's heart moved, and he said:

"The minister was appointed to take office to govern Chang'an. During the banquet, it is inevitable that some old friends will ask for personal affairs through the friendship of their fellow villagers, so they simply refuse to go to the banquet one by one, so as not to hurt the friendship of the villagers in front of them at the banquet. ”

"Besides, the minister thinks that if he is softened by the wine first, then when it is time to enforce the law impartially, he will not be able to lift the European knife."