In the eighth year of the Marquis of Jin, in autumn and September, on the official road outside the Shanyang Pavilion in Chengxiang, from north to south, a dusty convoy came.

At the front of the convoy was a simple and unadorned car, on which sat an elderly man with gray hair. He has a long crown and a jade pendant hanging on the bottom, but it is tied with a bowstring, this small detail is very unusual to the dress of a person.

A middle-aged household official on foot trotted over to report, respectfully. "Doctor Shang, the Fen River has been crossed, and after passing this small township, it is the boundary of the lower palace."

When the old man in the car heard this, he slowly responded, he put down the pen of the bamboo slip in his hand, rubbed his somewhat dizzy eyes, and looked at the surrounding scenery.

"I remember, this should be Chengxiang."

The official patted the horse and said: "Although the doctor has been away for two years, he still knows everything about the grass and trees in the lower palace, and this is indeed a township." ”

The elder in the car was the Zhao family's Jinyang doctor, who had been the Zhao family's head of the family for ten years before he was ordered to run the northern territory, and was naturally familiar with the surroundings of the lower palace.

Speaking of Chengxiang, he remembered a person, that is, the lord Zhao Ying, who would write to praise him every month, and seemed to be a minister in this township.

Dong Anyu remembered that when he was in the palace, he had met him twice, and at that time, he seemed to be just a silent and ordinary-looking child. Why did he rise like a bright star in this year's time, completely surpassing his brothers?

Watching the summer millet on the side gradually turn yellow and about to be harvested, there are also the people of the country who are full of joy and pride in the field. Dong Anyu felt that what Zhao Ying said was true, this was indeed a good townsman who could govern the people. His method of "stop obeying death". Dong Anyu has been in Jinyang for half a year in the name of Zhao Ying. It has attracted many savages to be grateful to the Zhao family, which can indeed be called a good governance.

Of course, although governing the people, enriching the people, and loving the people is a necessary quality for the head of the family, it cannot replace measures such as strengthening the army and strictly holding positions. Whether Zhao Wuxian is qualified for the position of the head of the family, Dong Anyu does not dare to evaluate it easily.

However, Zhao Ying said mysteriously in the last letter that when he returned to report on his work, let him meet with him. informed him of some follow-up measures in person, which made Dong Anyu look forward to this trip to the palace.

Dong Anyu guessed that when the time came, Zhao Ying would definitely consult him about the establishment of the world, as a self-aware retainer, he would naturally not interfere in the family affairs of the sovereign, but in his own heart, he must have a number.

He was thinking. The official came over again to report: "Doctor, not far ahead, there is a house, do you want to get off the car and rest." Take a sip of cool syrup water. ”

Dong Anyu looked at the sun that was about to set in the west, waved his hand and said, "I have been delayed a lot of time at the ferry, so let's rush to the lower palace before sunset." With the temperament of the lord, I must have arranged a grand pomp and circumstance for Yan Fang to wait for me. Those who are ministers should not let the lord be a prince for a long time. ”

Thereupon. The servants shouted at the convoy to speed up, and it was necessary to reach the lower palace before dark.

However, Dong Anyu and his entourage did not want to enter the house, but this house, which was now renamed the "local police station" of Shanyang Pavilion by Zhao Wuxian, did not allow them to pass through at will.

A small official in a soap coat and a red banner stood in the center, silently looking at the dust raised at the end. This person is the pavilion chief here, and behind him is the somewhat apprehensive and timid Pavilion Father.

The thief timidly dissuaded: "Chief Chengting, the one on the other side is Anche, it seems that his status is not low, he may be a nobleman, and he can't be stopped!" ”

The head of the Shanyang Pavilion is the son of the old man Chengwu, who made a contribution to Zhao Wuxian in the last "robbery" incident. After setting up the local unit of "Pavilion" in June, he was appointed as the first batch of pavilion chiefs.

Cheng Wu agreed very much with this move, and secretly instructed Er Cheng to say that Jun likes to do practical things the most, let him seize the opportunity and make some achievements.

Cheng Yan touched the mulberry wooden slip on his waist to register the passers-by, as well as the rope on his shoulder to arrest the thief, and replied: "Jun asked me to be in charge of the inventory and security here, and I must strictly check the identity of passers-by. If there is an outsider and the pavilion chief does not interrogate and stop it in time, he will be convicted! If you sit idly by, it is a trivial matter to punish Su Zhu and punish his duties, and if something goes wrong, he will be investigated and investigated, but he will be beheaded and abandoned from the city, and he can afford to suffer the crime? ”

The thief and the pavilion father did not dare to say anything, they also knew that the law of the Zhao family was strict. A few days ago, a village guard ignored military law and tried to go down the mountain to visit relatives without permission, but he was beaten to pieces.

The dwarf Cheng Yan looked ahead and said, "Therefore, I would rather be whipped by the meat eater on the cart than try Jun's ban!" ”

The thief and the pavilion father looked at each other, their heads shrunk, and they didn't speak, but they just held the wooden stick and hid behind the pavilion chief, nervous.

The convoy was getting closer and closer, and they could see clearly the people in the center, and the emperor and the household officials both shook their arms to drive away: "Get out of the way quickly, don't get in the way!" ”

Pavilion Changcheng didn't move, he asked the pavilion father and the thief to put a small tree in the center, took a few more steps forward, and stretched out his arms to stop the convoy from moving forward.

"Stop!"

It was so narrow that the emperor couldn't get around, and seeing that the carriage was about to collide, he had no choice but to strangle the two horses violently. This sudden braking made the car bump, and the doctor in the car also shook a few times, reached out to hold his high crown, and probed out to see what happened.

The officials and the royal servants were very angry, and rebuked: "Who are you to stand in the way and stop us from going!" ”

Cheng Yan raised his head and said loudly: "I am the head of the Shanyang Pavilion, please show the talisman and check the registration before you can pass through here and enter and exit Chengxiang!" ”

Hearing this, the official was furious, and he said, "What pavilion chief? The one sitting in this car is the doctor of Jinyang! If you want to go to the lower palace, if it's late, can you afford to eat the sin! ”

Doctor Jinyang! Doctor Dong Anyu!

Ting's father and Qiu Thief's legs were weak, and they knelt down directly behind Cheng Luan, and they couldn't stop looking at Anche. Obediently, this is the doctor who has been the head of the house in the lower palace for ten years, the first adviser of the Zhao family, and the folk rumors, even the head of the family has been able to learn from him, how can they not know?

But seeing that the pavilion chief Cheng was unmoved, he said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "It turned out to be the Jinyang doctor, the villain was rude, but the villain was the head of the Chengxiang Pavilion, and he only listened to the township Zhao Shijun, not the Jinyang doctor, please show the nobles the order, check the registration, and then pass here." ”

"You!"

The official was trembling with anger, and was about to summon the soldiers behind him to start fighting, but he heard the doctor on the car say slowly: "Forget it, show him the talisman." ”

Dong An Yu Xiao looked at the short, black and thin young man in front of him with interest, Pavilion Chief? It's the first time he's heard of this official name, is it set by the prince of Chengxiang himself?

As the saying goes, a glimpse of the whole leopard, from this little pavilion official, he may be able to understand in advance who the gentleman is without shirts! (To be continued......)

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