As soon as Zao Song's words came out, the scene suddenly became quiet, and he was still noisy a moment ago, so he turned his face to look at him.

"Who is Your Excellency? Why this statement? ”

In the crowd, an old man about fifty years old walked out, and two people supported him on the left and right, and the others gave way to him.

Huan Yi looked at this person, and clearly remembered that he was arguing with the county lieutenant just now, this person was standing at the front, and several other people were hoarsely reprimanding and shouting, but this old man didn't make much noise, and looked very calm, but every time he opened his mouth, the county lieutenant immediately responded, and bowed his head, looking very respectful.

Such a scene, of course, made Huan Yi understand that this person's identity is not ordinary, and among the squires and tyrants, I am afraid that he is also a worthy character.

It turned out that the noisy people gathered here were not Diao Min and Buyi, but the squires and tyrants of several clans in Guangchang County, who enjoyed a high status in the local area and had a high prestige, and there were a number of servants, tenant farmers, and family members under their names, which themselves represented several big surnames that constituted Guangchang society, all of which were the best in the clan.

Such a person, unlike those famous village elders in later generations, can guide local production and life, so they also hold authority.

Huan Yi and the others stood aside just now, as if they were watching the excitement, but in fact, they were observing the situation and roughly figured out the purpose of these people, so Zao Song would speak, but Huan Yi still felt that it was too much to invite him directly, and there was obviously a more tactful way, but the words had already come out of Zao Song's mouth, and he was not good at what he was saying.

"This elder is polite." Zao Song had already talked to the old man, and the first thing was to show his identity straight to the point, "Zao Song's name is Zao Song, but it is a messenger sent by Wang Da Sima, and this time I came to Dai County, I went to Dai County to see Chen Taishou, I believe that this identity should be able to make you understand that it is not a wild speech in Xia." ”

"Huh?" The old man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then looked the person in front of him up and down, and narrowed his eyes, "Your Excellency is the messenger of the great general?" Do you have a certificate? If there is still the meaning of relying on the old and selling the old in what I said just now, it has been much more polite at this time, indicating that the letter is a few percent.

Come to think of it, Daijun is subordinate to Youzhou, and pretending to be Wang Jun's envoy in Youzhou is not something ordinary people do.

Zao Song was not verbose, took out the token from his arms, took it out, and when he lit it up, everyone on the opposite side came to greet him, and the old man reported to his home: "The old man Guangchang Hongqian is the old man of Hongjia Village, and he has seen the general's messenger!" ”

As soon as he took the lead, others responded, and even the county lieutenant politely came over and saluted Zao Song.

This face fell in the eyes of Chang Xuan behind Zao Song, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, he couldn't help lowering his voice, and said to Huan Yi beside him: "These people are really respectful to Wang Da Sima, could it be that they didn't see the situation?" ”

The situation in his mouth is naturally the fact that Wang and Chen must have a battle.

Huan Yi lowered his voice and said with a smile: "Chang Jun, you are the heir of the historian, you see things naturally and accurately, you can see the small things, you can go from small to large, you can see the situation, this ordinary old man, it seems that he is in charge of many people, but in fact, his knowledge is limited, and he usually can't touch any books at all, and some people don't even know a few big words, that is, looking at the one acre and three points of land in front of him, where can he have far-reaching knowledge?" These majesty on their bodies are actually cultivated by their command, let them take a look at the situation between the two villages, it's okay, if you want to see the changes in a state, it's not easy, as for the county lieutenant, Wufuer, what insight can he have? I'm afraid I haven't read what the soldiers say. ”

"Is that so?" Chang Xuan was skeptical, but under the taste, he also felt that this was a bit reasonable, "That's right, if you don't read, you don't know the vastness of the world, or even the rivers and mountains of a state...... Well? ”

As he spoke, Chang Xuan's heart suddenly moved, and he felt that something was not right, and then he was shocked, turned his head to look behind him, and as far as his eyes could see, it was Zao Song's carriage, and there were many engraved books on the carriage.

Book......

Chang Xuan silently muttered these two words in his heart, thoughtfully.

At the same time, Zao Song, the main owner of the carriage, had already had a good discussion with the old man Hong Qian, while the county lieutenant had a wry smile on his face and occasionally made a sound, but he could also see that he was just talking about his obligations.

Sure enough, I soon heard that Hong Qian said with gratitude: "Since the jujube envoy has come forward to help, this matter will definitely succeed immediately!" I'll go back and organize the carriages and horses, and ask the envoy to accompany us to the village, so that we can entertain you. ”

"Then I'll be respectful and obey my fate!" Zao Song haha, arched his hand, and then beckoned Huan Yi and Chang Xuan to go together.

At noon that day, they dined in the village of the Hongjia family, eating wild game in the mountains, which was also quite flavorful, and Hong Qian and the children of the Hong family, as well as several other people from the big clans, accompanied them to drink.

Full of wine and food, Hong Qian and others retired first, organized carriages and horses, and prepared to go to Dai County with Zao Song and others, and with Wang Jun's envoy coming forward, even the county lieutenant didn't say much, but went back to report to the county, wanting the county order and others to take the idea, but this time, there was no response.

"The Guangchang County Order probably won't come, otherwise we will be in a dilemma, blocking us and waiting, it is equivalent to not giving Da Sima face, if it is too conniving, it will be even more difficult to explain to Chen Fujun afterwards, Taishou is in charge after all, he dare not offend, it is better to pretend to be deaf and dumb, just wait for us to take people away."

After taking a sip of wine, Zao Song's face was already a little drunk, but he was indulgent, and he commented: "If you want me to see, the county gentleman may still think it's a good thing, this group of squires are all because of the tenant farmers below, who were interfered by the government, and the industry in the clan was impacted, so they came forward to make a fuss, this matter is a dead knot, and the bullet can't be suppressed, if you don't let these people stretch their minds, they will keep saving, and finally have a change, I will wait for this to come out, speak out in the name of Da Sima, take people away, save Guangchang's troubles, and it is also justifiable, There is also a saying in front of Chen Taishou that for the officials in this county, it is a good thing, not a bad thing. ”

Huan Yi reminded: "Having said that, there is still a risk, if Chen Fujun misunderstands these people, then Your Excellency's errand will not be completed." ”

"It's okay," maybe it's a drunken relationship, or maybe it has literati feelings, at this time Zao Song spoke, a lot less restrained, "I came to the west this time, the original intention was to ask the king to rush back, but just to look at the weather in Guangchang, I know that the county is extraordinary, and the name of the Junxian of the Chen Mansion is gradually rising, which is a great benefit to the county, and for the general of my family, it is a big disaster, if it can damage its reputation, it is not worth the trip!" ”

"Be careful! Be careful! Huan Yi stood up and solemnly warned, and then let a few guards disperse, carefully probing the surroundings to prevent the word from spreading.