Pang Zhong and his entourage came to the county mansion, only to feel that this county mansion is different from other officials' mansions, and it is not that they have never seen a bigger official or a smaller official than this first, but their mansions are often built to be chic, or exquisite or luxurious. Just say that this Jin County Order's mansion is antique but small and chic, and the plaque is just a simple "County Order" three big words. I can't help but have some admiration for this Jin County Order in my heart, but it is rare for a good official who can be so indifferent and unprofitable in this big granary and dedicated to the people.

As soon as the three of Pang Zhong arrived at the door, there was a housekeeper guarding there, and after seeing the three of them, he asked, "Is it Steward Pang?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Pang Zhong replied in a hearty voice: "It's under the order, I don't know where the county order is?" ”

As soon as the housekeeper saw that the tall man in front of him was Steward Pang, although he wondered how the old man had ever befriended such a person, he didn't think much about it, so he continued: "Steward Pang is here, the master has been waiting in the main hall for a long time, please come in, please come in quickly." ”

Pang Zhong and the three of them immediately turned over and dismounted, Zhao Cang and Tong Biao stood on the left and right, Pang Zhong was about to step into the mansion, suddenly thought of something, and turned around to see that the guard was looking at him nervously at this time, a face full of expectations and worries.

This Pang Zhong had already seen his careful thoughts, walked over with a smile and patted him on the shoulder, and then said: "Trouble little brother, I will enter the city at night, it will really bring trouble to the little brother, don't worry, I will definitely say a few kind words in front of the county order." But I hope that the little brother will keep this secret for us. As he spoke, a pair of eyes were fixed on the guard.

The guard was worried about whether he would ruin the big thing of the county order, and when he heard Pang Zhong's words, he was naturally grateful, so he hurriedly bowed to Pang Zhong and said enthusiastically: "Where is this, since it is an urgent matter of the county order, then it should be like this, everyone do things first, I will go first, I understand the rules, and I will definitely not say it." The guard smiled and walked away.

After dealing with this matter, Pang Zhongben took the first step and strode into the county mansion, and the two people next to him quickly followed without saying a word.

The situation in the county order is also as seen on the surface of the mansion, very simple, walking along the promenade of the hand, passing through the gate of the east courtyard and passing through the garden to the main hall, this Jin county order is sitting in the main hall at this time, and has already prepared tea waiting for tonight's guests.

As soon as Pang Zhongren stepped into the hall door, he saw Jin Ren sitting on it and looked at him, this Jin Ren was about forty years old, slightly fat, but there was not much beard on his face, he was not like an official, but like a young master of a family, it was hard to imagine that such a person who seemed to have a big belly and a shiny face turned out to be a clean and honest official who was diligent and loved the people.

This Jin Ren was also looking at Pang Zhong, and was very sure that this person had never seen him before, but judging from the letters he received, the person who could escort this letter was by no means a simple idle person, so Jin Ren did not dare to slack off, and said to the housekeeper and the slaves on the left and right: "You all go down, I have important matters to discuss with this lord." After saying that, he waved his hand and let the left and right go down.

When Pang Zhong saw this scene, he knew that this was the rhythm of going straight to the point, and he didn't say much, but just glanced at Zhao Cang next to him, who understood and knew that there must be something important to discuss, so he pulled Tong Biao's sleeve and retreated.

Tong Biao was about to shout something, but saw this Zhao Cang say in front of the subordinates who had not yet gone down: "Steward Pang wants to talk about business, what do you know as a groom?" Hurry up and step back with me, so as not to disturb the business negotiations. After speaking, he glared at Tong Biao.

Although this Tong Biao was a little dull, he was not stupid, and he knew that he was afraid that there was indeed something important to discuss, so he didn't say anything more, so he followed Zhao Cang and retreated and stayed at the door of the hall.

As soon as Jin Xianling saw everyone going out, he was about to say something to Pang Zhong, Pang Zhong suddenly raised his hand and put it in front of his mouth and said "shhhh ”

When Jin Ren saw this scene, he also bowed his hand to Pang **, and said: "Then I can call you Mr. Pang, Mr. Pang, I don't know where this letter came from?" After saying this, he also stared at this face suspiciously, trying to see the expression on his face clearly to judge his inner thoughts.

Pang Zhong smiled, and then said: "Don't worry about the Jin County Order, I am the messenger of the fake exchange." Since the Jin County Commander asked this, then the Jin County Order must have known who this letter came from. ”

When Jin Xianling heard this, he hurriedly cheered up and said: "The ink used on the cover of this letter is all available to ordinary people, and there is nothing special about it, but this ink has a unique fragrance, which is the fragrance emitted by rue herbs, which can only be distinguished by careful observation. ”

Pang Zhong looked at Jin Xianling with a smile, only nodded occasionally with his words, and did not say a word.

Seeing this, Jin Xian Ling continued very worriedly: "But does that lord really want to do this? ”

Pang Zhong said with a straight face: "Now that the front line is constantly fighting, Lin Yi has led the army to break through the three passes of Qishan, Maoxian, and Hulukou, and is approaching Yancheng, Mr. expected that Yancheng would inevitably become Lin Yi's meal on the plate in ten days, so Mr. asked me to hurry over to tell the county order that it was time to dispatch." After saying this, a pair of eyes stared at Jin County Order.

Jin Xianling continued to ask uneasily: "But I heard that the leading general of the Jin Kingdom on this front line is Zhang Yao, and that lord does not seem to have interfered in the battle of Jin Liang this time. So that's ......"

Pang Zhong immediately explained: "Although Mr. is not leading the troops this time, Zhang Yao is a disciple of Mr., and he has won the trust of Mr. for many years, and Mr. expects that after this defeat, Emperor Xuan of Jin will inevitably order Mr. to go out to support Zhang Yao, so Mr. will definitely go to the front line to fight, but this is a secret, and there are not many people who know about it." ”

Although Jin Xian Ling heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he was still a little uneasy, so he said: "Then how do you want to be an official?" Xiaguan is far away in the rear of Jianghuai, and he does not actually govern the front-line counties, so he can't directly help the adults. ”

"Eh, Jin Xianling doesn't have to worry, we don't have to help Mr. in the war, but we can help from other aspects." Pang Zhong said with a smile.

Pang Zhong didn't wait for Jin County Order to speak, so he raised his hand to interrupt him, and then his face was gloomy, pacing back and forth in the room, as if he was thinking about something, after a while, the room was quiet and even the sound of water droplets could be heard, this Jin County Order knew that this matter must be extremely dangerous, and one wrong step would be doomed, so he didn't dare to make a sound, waiting for Pang Zhong to come up with an idea.

It didn't take long for Pang Zhong to stop walking, turned to Jin Ren and said, "I heard that this Huang family seems to be at odds with the Lin family?" ”

Jin Ren knew what Pang Zhong wanted to do in an instant, and showed a surprised expression.

Pang Zhong beckoned Jin Ren to come over and whispered, "We can ...... like this"

The sky has gradually darkened, Yongqing County, a small county town at this time, is peaceful and peaceful, a pleasant scene, most of the ordinary people go home to rest, even the scholars are also their own houses, Yongqing County is waiting for another dawn to rise. As everyone knows, the undercurrent is always carried out in a peaceful atmosphere on the surface......

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Yongqing Huangjia Huangfu

If you want to say that the county order at this time is an undercurrent, then the same is true for the Huang Mansion at this time.

Compared with the county mansion, the Yellow Mansion is really the difference between a sparrow and a phoenix. This county government is very simple and simple, small and chic; And this Huangfu can be called resplendent and full of pride, and the area alone is not smaller than that county mansion. Looking at this Huang Mansion, it is quite a bit of a prince and nobleman, in fact, the mansion of ordinary scholars is not so luxurious, but who called this the mansion of the branch family of the Huang family in the capital? So it's not surprising that it looks like this.

The owner of the Huang Mansion is called Huang Meng, who is the distant nephew of Huang Desheng, the prince of Dingguo, and his age is estimated to be in his forties. Like his son, he is also thin, bearded, and looks very thief-eyed, such a person looks like a merchant rather than a scholar, which is the complete opposite of Jin Ren.

Huang Meng was checking the account books at home in the study at this time, he was a greedy person, so he had to check the account books himself every night, and only after making sure that they were correct could he sleep with peace of mind, otherwise his heart would always be unsteady, for fear that someone else would cheat and embezzle his property.

The night is like water, and the moon is full of sky.

After Huang Meng checked his account book three times, he repeatedly made sure that it was correct, and was about to pack up the account book and go back to the room to sleep, when he heard Huang Ji's voice coming from outside the door.

"Daddy, Daddy, I'll come in and tell you something." This Huang Ji didn't wait for Huang Meng's consent, so he opened the door directly and broke into the study, and when he entered the room, he saw that his father was still tinkering with the account book, so he said with a smile: "Dad, how many times have I said it, no one will or dare to embezzle our family's money, and he doesn't weigh our family's weight?" ”

Huang Meng glanced at his son and said in a low tone, "It's always right to be careful. While talking, he also sorted out his account book, which made Huang Ji can't help laughing. He knew that his father's money-loving problem had been around for so many years, and it wasn't that he could change it if he wanted to, so he didn't say anything, and took a book from the bookshelf and began to flip it through.

When Huang Meng saw Huang Ji's appearance, he knew that there must be something hidden in Huang Ji's stomach, after all, since he was a child, Huang Ji had to turn the book whenever he encountered something, and the book was not to read, but to think about things.

So he smiled and turned to his son and asked, "Tell me, what's going on?" Why are you coming to me again? ”

Huang Ji laughed awkwardly, put the book on the desk and said, "Dad, I met three people today." ”

"What's so strange about meeting someone, your father and I have been traveling north and south for so many years, when don't you meet some people, what is so strange about me saying this?" Huang Meng squinted and said.

Huang Ji's face remained unchanged, and he continued: "If you want to say ordinary people, it's not strange, it's strange that I found that the leader had a special fragrance on his body, and then I deliberately walked up and sniffed it carefully, guess what?" ”

Huang Meng finally stopped sorting out the account book at this time, looked at Huang Ji suspiciously, and waited for him to say something.

Huang Ji continued: "I smell this smell, it seems to be like the fragrance of rusa, you know, the fragrance of rue is relatively difficult to find, once you walk in, its fragrance is very strong, I didn't notice this person from a distance, and I only found it when I walked in." ”

After hearing this, Huang Meng said thoughtfully: "This rucus is not produced in my Liang land, it is native to the Jin Kingdom, and it is said to be very valuable, and it is a spice that only some princes and nobles can enjoy. Although my Liang Kingdom disdains this thing, but the owner is not nothing, what if it is the son of a famous family who comes out to play? ”

Huang Ji clapped his hands, and then said, "Look, Dad, I went with you, so I asked what this person's surname was and what he was going to do." The man said his surname was Pang and his name was Pang Zhong, but he wouldn't tell me anything else. I heard his accent, not like a local, but a little bit of a Jin accent. ”

Huang Meng gradually paid attention to this matter at this time, pondered for a while and wondered: "Jin people? This country and the Jin State are at war, this Jin State is still a nobleman, what are you doing in Yongqing at this time? ”

"That's why I'm more confused, you said that if he is really from the Jin Kingdom, then why did he come to my granary? Again, it is this sensitive time during the war. ”

Huang Meng was also very puzzled at this time, what he didn't understand was the purpose of this Jin countryman's coming, and what he didn't understand was what it had to do with the war between the two countries at this time, and there were many doubts in his heart, but he knew that it might not be simple at this time.

When the father and son were pondering, they suddenly heard a voice from the housekeeper outside the door, and only then the housekeeper said: "Master, son, tomorrow Jinxian will hold a banquet in Jiuxianglou to invite all the scholars of Yongqing to the banquet, and the master is also on the list of banquets. ”

Huang Meng was even more puzzled, and couldn't help but let out an "oh", and then told the housekeeper: "I know, so I will tell him that I will definitely come to the banquet at noon tomorrow." ”

It is expected that this matter is a little strange, this Jin County Commander never conducts this kind of social activity on weekdays, how can he suddenly have a banquet for the scholars at this time, after closing the door, Huang Meng sat on a chair made of mahogany, closed his eyes and whispered: "It's not simple, it's not simple......"