The staff member surnamed Sun said: "Xu Gongzi can go upstairs and wait first, the prefect will come later, and he shouldn't let you wait for a long time." ”

Xu Xian didn't say much, followed this person upstairs, as far as he could see, it was those rooms with red flowers, but the place where this person took him was a hall without hanging flowers, open the door, the person let people aside, Xu Xian looked inside, there was already a candle lit inside, and he couldn't say what kind of place this was, there was a feeling of a silk hole.

"Please!" The staff surnamed Sun said.

"Hmm." Xu Xian nodded slightly, and then entered it, and after he entered it, the staff surnamed Sun closed the door from the outside.

Xu Xian was alone in the room, looking at the layout of the room, except for the tables, chairs and benches, it didn't look special.

Xu Xian thought to himself: "I thought that the largest place in Hejian Mansion should have some beautiful atmosphere of wind and snow in it, but who knew that it would be like this, just like an ordinary wine shop......

He glanced inward, but saw a screen with stools and a piano table, which seemed to be for the girl's performance.

In the room, Xu Xian couldn't find any dead ends, he couldn't see any hiding places, and as for whether there was a secret door leading to other places, he couldn't judge.

"What kind of fame does this surnamed Liu want to do? Invite me here, just set up such an empty city plan for me? Xu Xian was also puzzled in his heart, "The staff surnamed Sun looks very arrogant, but in fact, what he did seemed to be what the old bustard should do, he came out to greet me, so where did the person from Wangxiang Tower go?" ”

Xu Xian first went to the window to check the situation outside, and observed the path he was going to leave here first, so that even if he evacuated, there would be a direction, and then he sat down at the table.

There was tea on the table, but he wouldn't drink it.

He found that there were still figures flickering outside the window paper at the door, he didn't know who it was, but he knew that these people must be related to Liu Youkuan.

"Invite me here, he doesn't show up himself, but looks like me, is this afraid that I will escape?" Xu Xian frowned, and then he thought of something.

At this moment, I heard what seemed to be a commotion downstairs, and then I also heard the words of the previous staff member surnamed Sun said loudly: "Lord Prefect, you are here!" Upstairs please! ”

This voice seems to have been deliberately said to Xu Xian.

Xu Xian stood up, he was about to go to the door to greet him, and then he heard the sound of someone going upstairs, and there were many people who went upstairs listening to the footsteps, Xu Xian did not approach the door, and then the door was opened, and the staff surnamed Sun opened the door, and behind him was a middle-aged man in civilian clothes, this person Xu Xian said that he was strange and unfamiliar, and he was not familiar with it, but he knew that this was Liu Youkuan, the prefect of Hejian Mansion.

Behind Liu Youkuan, there were also many people, and Song Huazhu, the same governor of Hejian Mansion who had seen him before, was also among them, in addition to a large number of entourage.

Xu Xian thought to himself: "You Liu Youkuan also brought so many entourages when you went to a green building, do you want people not to know your identity?" ”

Liu Youkuan came in with a wide body and a big belly, and there was a lot of horizontal meat on his face, he didn't look like a good person, and he still had a tired look on his body, Xu Xian didn't know why this person was tired.

As a subordinate, Xu Xian also knows the etiquette in officialdom, he stepped forward and saluted: "Xu Xian, the magistrate of Yanshan County, Xiaguan, has seen Governor Liu's mansion. ”

"Haha!" Liu Youkuan laughed, his eyes were almost invisible with this smile, and the flesh on his face was piled up, and said, "Isn't this Chinese?" This official has high hopes for you, among so many counties in Hejian Prefecture, it is said that you Xu Hanwen is the most capable, and it has only been a few days since he took office, and he has actually governed Yanshan County impressively, which is impressive! ”

The words were compliments, but Xu Xian could hear that Liu Youkuan was very hostile to him.

Xu Xian didn't say much, invited Liu Youkuan to go inside, Liu Youkuan also introduced the entourage to Xu Xian, in addition to Song Huazhu, there is also an official position above Xu Xian, who is the sixth grade of the Hejian Mansion Tongju Huaizhong.

At first glance, this Huai Zhong was a treacherous person, with a thin figure and a sinister look on his face.

Xu Xian thought to himself: "These people are officials in Hejian Mansion, the emperor is far away, and it can almost be said that he is the emperor of the soil, and the emperor's order here is not as big as their order, even if it is a grass and human life in the place, no one can manage it, these people are naturally so virtuous!" ”

"Hanwen, sit!" Liu Youkuan also looked a little polite to Xu Xian, and waved his hand and said, "Since they are all officials of our Hejian Mansion, this official is no longer with you, you see how old you are when this official is false, and you became an official earlier, and you can be regarded as your senior, but others should also envy you, in the end, you can win the champion, but it is not comparable to ordinary people...... Come on, let's all sit together! ”

In the hall, which was originally quite spacious, there were more than 20 people who came in at once, and it seemed crowded when they landed.

Except for Xu Xian, Liu Youkuan, Song Huazhu and Huai Zhong, the rest of the people have to stand in the back, these people are all the entourage of the prefect's yamen, Xu Xian can't say whether these people are subordinate officials or entourage, or the thugs brought by Liu Youkuan, but seeing that these people are all standing with their hands in their hands, surrounding the table, this posture is like a Hongmen banquet.

After Xu Xian sat down, they didn't offer tea to each other, and Liu Hekuan said: "Hanwen, you just came to Yanshan County, what do you think of the local area?" ”

"Governor Liu, the lower officials have just arrived in the locality, and they only know that the local bandits are in trouble, so they want to rectify the local military affairs and pacify the local bandits...... As for the people's livelihood, there is no time to implement it yet. Xu Xian said.

"Yes." Liu Hekuan said, "In addition to the bandits, the ordinary people in the local area have basically moved to places with city fortresses, even if they are people living in clusters, they have to build fences, and there is not much difference from the mountain bandits, it is not easy for you to have twenty or thirty thousand people left in Yanshan County now......

Xu Xian was also sighing secretly in his heart, what Liu and Kuan said was not bad.

In addition to a place in the county seat of Yanshan County, there are still many residents, and the residents outside the city have basically migrated away, even if there are a small number of residents, they are all stationed in the village, so it can be regarded as a certain defense, and can deal with the bandits, even so, those small villages have been almost wiped out by the bandits.

Liu Youkuan said again: "Before, Hanwen, you sent someone to the official to ask for money and food, and you received the reply from the official?" ”

"Roger." Xu Xian said, "Xiaguan just wanted to see if Hejian Mansion could provide assistance, if it couldn't help, then Xiaguan wouldn't force it, and the theft in Yanshan County still had to be solved by Yanshan County itself." ”