Deliberations in the army, the senior ones say first, the seniors say first, the two deputy envoys of the soldiers and horses are more senior than Yin Mu, and he should say it first, Zhao Hede coughed, cleared his throat, and was about to speak, but the general Shang He came but shouted: "Why bother, General Huang went to Xuzhou on a business trip, it was for us to fight for the benefits of the Qing Navy, there must be someone who didn't like it and killed him, as for who it was, everyone knew it, and he was clear about it, so why bother." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and the secretary of the military material institute shouted: "General Shang is cautious." ”

Shang Helai shouted nonchalantly: "Am I wrong, isn't it just that some people are worried that we will submit to the imperial court and interfere arbitrarily?" Deputy Envoy Yin Mu's face sank, and he reprimanded angrily: "General Shang, are you drunk, talking nonsense here." "How can he come to hear that Huang Rengu did drink a lot of wine after the news of his death, and what he just said was indeed wine, eating Yin Mu's drink, the tears of the bean were bursting, and he cried out loud: "Brother Huang told me before he left, he said that this trip to Xuzhou must be more auspicious, if he has three long and two short, let me take care of his wife and children......" He wiped his eyes, crossed his eyebrows and said: "Our brothers come in the sea of swords, not brothers are better than brothers, now brothers are in trouble, what should we do?" ”

Several young ten generals shouted in unison: "Ming Dao and Ming Gun fought with them!" ”

Yin Mu pulled out his knife and shouted, "Are you going to rebel? The generals didn't dare to agree, and the clerk said: "General Shang is drunk, help him down." The four ironclad guards came in a hurry, dragging Shang Helai and walking out, Shang Helai shouted all the way, crying and making trouble, and kept yelling.

Shang He came and went, and several ten generals also lowered their heads. When the matter came to this point, Yu Hualong could only end hastily, and said to everyone: "General Huang was killed for the future of everyone, and we have to find out about it in public and private, so I asked Deputy Envoy Zhao to make a hard trip and go to Caozhou to visit and understand." Although Zhao Hede was unwilling in his heart, he had no suitable reason to shirk it, so he had to go to class.

He also said: "I have been in the army for a long time and am not familiar with the place, so I pray that Li Mao will be sent to the city bureau to go together." ”

Yu Hualong said: "The envoy of the city bureau has another official business, except for the city bureau, the deputy envoy can order the general at will." ”

After the hall was dispersed, everyone rushed out, there were many discussions on the road, Li Mao lowered his head and walked violently, so as not to be caught by Zhao Hede again, just walked to the door of the military courtyard, a young general rushed over, stopped Li Mao, said that Yu Hualong was invited, Li Mao was stunned for a moment and turned back with the young general, and bumped into Zhao Hede halfway, Zhao Hede threw a meaningful smile. Intersecting nodded, but neither spoke.

Yu Hualong asked Li Mao to escort Wang Zhibang across the border, on the grounds that Li Mao had been an official in Chengwu County and was familiar with him.

Wang Zhibang is Li Shigu's nephew, transiting the prefecture and county, local officials sent people to escort, pick up wine and food, just a courtesy, the new Chengwu County commander Zhu Yong in the year of the catastrophe, the place is not yet peaceful as a reason, it is reasonable for the Qing Navy to send troops to escort it.

Li Mao brought Qingmo and Mo Qi's supernatural powers, and asked Feng Bu to send ten soldiers from the city defense camp to accompany him. After the formation of the city defense battalion was completed, Zhang Qi was appointed lieutenant, Xia Chun and Feng Bu were both lieutenants, and Feng Bu was also the head of the Simian Street Detective Department, which was a position tailor-made by Li Mao for Feng Bu, specifically in charge of the investigation of public security cases in the city.

Feng Bu has been operating in Chengwu County for many years, and there are acquaintances available in all townships, so it is naturally not a problem to escort a Wang Zhibang, not to mention that although the rebellion of the displaced people in Chengwu County has not completely subsided, it has become a climate, and I can't imagine that anyone dares to rob people with the courage to rob people halfway. Wang Zhibang, a native of Gaomi County, Mizhou, his family is only a middle-class family in Gaomi, and he has not been an official for three generations since his great-grandfather, but since his father married Li Shigu's half-sister, the fortunes of the family suddenly changed dramatically, and his uncle Li Shidao promised him that as long as he could make a slight progress in his fame, he would sponsor him to be the Gaomi County Commander.

With this dream, Wang Zhibang decided to go to Chang'an, along the way, the local government did his best to him, and all kinds of offerings were extremely rich, Wang Zhibang didn't feel a little fluttering, and heard that Li Mao was just a right-handed marquis, and he couldn't help but be a little arrogant. Li Mao heard that Li Shigu had a general relationship with this half-sister, but Li Shidao was very close to her, so he had a plan in his heart, and when he faced Wang Zhibang, his expression was extremely cold, and he had a businesslike posture.

Li Shigu and Li Shidao brothers fight the method, their faces and hearts do not match, Wang Zhibang naturally knows it, seeing Li Mao like this, he mistakenly thinks that he is Li Shigu's family, his arrogance suddenly disappears, and his demeanor is also restrained and cautious.

Caozhou's new thorn Shi Mi Rulong was once a servant Shaoqing, because he offended the prime minister and was demoted to the state secretary, depressed for ten years, and then was appointed by Li Shigu as the deputy envoy of Yingtian, and released the history of Caozhou Thorn, so he has always been classified as a figure in Li Shigu's lineage. What puzzled Li Mao was that when he learned that Wang Zhibang was coming, Mi Rulong actually put on a full guard of honor, went out of the city forty miles, and waited by the boundary bridge.

In Wang Zhibang's heart, he had already classified Mi Rulong into Li Shigu's lineage, just seeking a decent crossing, and it was beyond his expectation to greet him so warmly, so he asked his entourage: "What is the reason for Mi Rulong to slap me like this." ”

One of the entourages named Mao Xiong often walked around the third-level yamen in Yunzhou, and knew some inside information, so he teased: "He is an outsider, and he has no foundation in Ziqing, and he relies on the promotion of the marshal to get to where he is today." This person is ambitious and talented, and the governance of Caozhou is in a mess, and the marshal is not very satisfied with him, and intends to remove him, he is afraid that the official position will not be guaranteed, and this must be to change the court and go to Mizhou. ”

Wang Zhibang is a scholar who has not been deeply involved in the world, hearing this, he was in a happy mood, and said secretly: "Uncle often scolds me for being naïve, if I can help him accept Mi Rulong, wouldn't he have to be impressed with me?" Maybe you can recommend me as a prefectural magistrate right away. He thought to himself wisely: "Whether Mi Rulong is true or false to me, I should test him." ”

Thinking of this, Wang Zhibang's compliments and dedication to Mi Rulong were all accepted, and he put on the style of a noble son, swaggering all the way through the market, and out of the limelight. Looking at Mi Rulong again, he still accompanied each other with a smile and was as respectful as ever.

Li Mao said goodbye to Mi Rulong on the boundary bridge, but was retained by Zhangye, who was mixed up when Hu Rongyu was the assassin, and after Hu Rongyu went to the official, his life became more and more difficult. Mi Rulong was born in Jinshi, and he has never been very kind of an official like Zhang Ye who relies on the shadow of the door to enter the office, and because he is a confidant of his predecessor, he is even more wary of it everywhere. Zhang Ye had nowhere to pour bitter water in his stomach, and when he saw Li Mao, the old man, he held on, firstly, he poured bitter water, and secondly, he saw that Li Mao could mix it up, and concluded that he had some big backer, so he thought about stammering and stammering.

Out of etiquette, Mi Rulong did not let Li Mao go, and the group drove into Caozhou City with great fanfare.

That night, Mi Rulong held a banquet and invited Wang Zhibang and Li Mao and his party. During the banquet, Wang Zhibang was pushed to sit on the main seat, which was originally just a meaning, and Wang Zhibang, who didn't want to think that he had seen through Mi Rulong, accepted it honestly and unceremoniously, Shi Shiran sat on the main seat, but squeezed Mi Rulong, the master of the assassin history, into the guest seat, and the shocked officials were dumbfounded.

During the banquet, the prostitutes raised by Mi Rulong presented songs and dances, and the guests and hosts were staggered, and they were happy. Wang Zhibang has relied on Li Shidao's relationship in recent years, and he has eaten very well in Gaomi County, and he can be regarded as seeing some scenes, but Gaomi is a small place after all, and he is from a low-level family, and he has little knowledge of singing and dancing. ”

These words were extremely harsh in Mi Rulong's ears, and he greeted Wang Zhibang with a big gift, originally wanting to show favor to Li Shidao, but the reason was not that he couldn't get along with Li Shigu, he just considered that his foundation in Ziqing was still shallow, and he didn't dare to offend Li Shidao, and the etiquette used was only a little higher than the usual practice, far from reaching the point of deliberately stammering.

It was Wang Zhibang who preconceived and classified him into Li Shigu's first line, lowered his expectations, and because of Li Mao's suppression, he had even more illusions and regarded Mi Rulong's enthusiasm as a knot.

Wang Zhibang's sitting on the main seat has made Mi Rulong very unhappy, but this face was thrown by Mi Rulong on his own initiative, no wonder others, Mi Rulong was red-faced and remorseful because of this, but Wang Zhibang said such things again.

Mi Rulong was born as a scholar, thinking that he was proficient in music and rhythm, and his appreciation ability was superior to others, and he was humiliated in public by an ignorant post-born boy. After a while, a new singer came down from the singing and dancing field, twenty-eight years old, with bright eyes and bright teeth, graceful posture, looking forward to it, a hundred styles, and a thousand charms.

Wang Zhibang's eyes widened suddenly, he didn't know singing and dancing but he understood women, such a beautiful woman with a beautiful country, just one glance made him fascinated. Mao Xiong, who was pouring wine for him on the side, also widened his eyes, and he opened his mouth and stared at the pearl girl with his eyes, until the wine was filled with wine and overflowed into his body. Wang Zhibang swallowed his saliva and asked Mao Xiong: "Who is this little lady?" ”

Mao Xiong hurriedly inquired and ran back to report: "Her name is Mingzhu, and she is the concubine of Mi Rulong Xinna, who is from Yangzhou." Wang Zhibang stared at Mingzhu's small waist with hooked eyes, and sighed: "The woman in Jiangnan is really a water spirit. Mao Xiong smiled: "It's a pity, the good meat fell into the dog's mouth, otherwise I could have taken it over tonight and tasted it." ”

Wang Zhibang was stunned when he heard this, and slapped Mao Xiong in the face: "You scolded me for being a dog?" ”