With the words, an old man in a green robe strode into the courtyard, and wherever the old man went, the soldiers of the Yanai and the soldiers of the Zhangwu Army brought by Gao Shaoji retreated one after another, not daring to be without the slightest feeling.

It is Li Bin, the observer judge of the Yanzhou Festival, and the supervisor of the imperial history of Bianliang Yushitai.

Gao Shaoji was caught off guard, and hurriedly jumped up from the chair and bowed: "Some little things, why did you alarm Uncle Shi?" ”

is also a seventh-rank official with a humble rank, Gao Shaoji can not take Qin Gu, the lord of a county, in his eyes, but he does not dare to be rude in front of Li Bin.

Institutionally speaking, among all the civil and military officials in Yanzhou, only Li Bin is an official who does not belong to the jurisdiction of Gao Yunquan. In the late Tang Dynasty, the system was disordered, the power of the festival town skyrocketed, and many of the restrictions at the beginning of the establishment of the festival degree were in vain, which led to the special phenomenon of the late Tang Dynasty feudal towns and even the frequent change of power among the princes of the five dynasties and ten countries.

The system of observation envoys, which appeared at about the same time as the Jiedu envoy system, actually represented a kind of restraint and control of the central court over the local feudal towns, and the initial Jiedu envoy only had military power and no administrative power and supervision power, and the power to supervise the state and highway was in the hands of the observer envoy, so the observation envoy once became the supreme administrator of the local administrative region in the Tang Dynasty for a while. The power of the Observer was greatly weakened after the Celestial Envoys began to encroach on the administrative power, and the eventual decline of the Observer Envoys, who represented the supervisory power, also marked the rise of powerful local feudal towns.

There are two sides to everything, and although the monopoly of power by the Temperance Envoy has gradually made the establishment of the Observation Envoy gradually disappear from the establishment of the magistrates, it cannot completely erase all traces of the administrative supervision duties of the civil bureaucracy at the local level. The system of observing the judge is an extension and continuation of the observation system under the framework of the system of the festival. The judges of each town are generally of low rank and do not pose a threat to the power of the Jiedu envoys, but they are relatively independent within the power system of the Jiedu envoys, and have the administrative supervision power jointly granted by the central court and the Jiedu envoys.

Generally speaking, if the appointment of an observer judge is not recognized by the central court, it means that the appointment of the observer judge is invalid, and if an observer judge does not receive the title of supervision of the central imperial history platform, the judge will not be recognized by the central government, and any official documents sent to the center of the court will also be considered invalid. At the same time, this also means that the feudal town has lost its restraint in the eyes of the imperial court, and the issue of cutting the feudal domain needs to be seriously considered.

In the same way, if the observation judge unilaterally appointed by the central government is not approved by the temperance envoy, he will not be able to carry out his work, and an observer judge who is not respected by the temperance envoy will not be able to fulfill his administrative supervision duties, so the result of the imperial court forcibly appointing the observer judge may lead to the feudal town being directly forced to rebel or no longer respect the imperial court's orders, which is also very serious.

Therefore, for any feudal town, the proper selection of its own observer judge is the first priority, which is not only related to the relationship between the local government and the imperial court, but also related to the distribution and compromise of power within its own feudal town.

Li Bin's superb diplomatic talent and his inextricable ties with the Bianjing civilian clique were the main reasons why he had been a judge of Jiedu for nearly two decades. Without him, Gao Yunquan, who had a solid foundation in Yanzhou, would have lost a direct channel for communication and coordination with Bianliang, and without him, Gao Yunquan would not be able to grasp the political dynamics of Bianliang and the attitude of the imperial court towards him anytime and anywhere, so Li Bin's existence was indispensable for Yanzhou Domain, and his presence was a sign that Bianliang judged that Yanzhou Domain was a local government that obeyed the orders of the central government.

Therefore, although in the Yanzhou Domain Town, within the civil official group in Yanzhou, Li Bin's title is only seven grades all the year round, but he is regarded as a banner by the civil officials of the nine counties, even if the five-rank festival judge sees Li Bin, he must respectfully perform the disciple salute, and never dare to rely on his official position to be arrogant and rude in front of him.

Therefore, although Gao Shaojigui was the commander of the Yanei, when he saw Li Bin, he immediately jumped up from his chair and saluted.

Although Li Bin's official is small, he is the No. 2 person in Yanzhou below Gao Yunquan.

Regardless of the real power, Gao Shaoji must recognize Li Bin's status on the surface. Because Gao Yunquan once warned him very clearly: "After my death, whether the imperial court will allow you to take over my position Shizhen Yanzhou, Li Wenzhen's attitude is the key, and his sentence is more effective in the princes of the Tao than the ten sentences of the father......"

So at this moment, he, Gao Shaoji, could sit proudly in front of Qin Gu of the seventh grade, but he had to stand up and salute obediently in front of Li Bin, who was also of the seventh grade, and his face could not show the slightest dissatisfaction.

Li Bin twisted his beard and smiled: "What, there is a meaning in the service to dismiss Qin Zijian's county order?" ”

Gao Shaoji hurriedly said: "The little nephew and Brother Zijian are laughing, Zijian is a treatment material trained by his father, how can he be easily deposed?" Besides, it is deposed, how can my father hide it from my uncle? ”

Li Bin nodded, and he looked back: "Then what are you doing with these many soldiers to the county office?" ”

Gao Shaoji's reaction was extremely fast, and he said with a smile: "I came to discuss with Brother Zijian about the resettlement of the proclamation, Uncle Shi knows that the Jiedu Judge's Office has issued a notice, and Xicheng has begun to implement the new resettlement measures for displaced people, but there is no movement on the side of Fu Shi, there are nine counties in the state, and Fu Shi is the first county, and if Zi Jian does not take the lead, everyone will wait and see." Isn't the judge's proclamation a null and void? Therefore, Judge Qiao of Xifu asked his little nephew to come to Dongcheng to persuade Brother Jian not to be stubborn. The little nephew just came over, the matter is not big, the little nephew is afraid that the uncle will not be respectful, this is not communicated in advance, I wanted to finish the work, and then pass away from the uncle's mansion to say hello, who knew that as soon as I entered the door, Brother Zijian misunderstood, and thought that I was here to seize the seal...... Hehe...... This misunderstanding is a big one......"

Li Bin glanced at him: "I've read the notice of the Jiedu Judge's Office, it's appalling...... As soon as this article comes out, Shizhong is bound to become the finger of Qianfu, not only because the imperial court can't say it, but also because I am afraid that within the nine counties of Yanzhou, the first to rebel will be. Besides, the judge of Jiedu is in charge of government affairs, not local civil affairs, he is not a assassin, the director of the bureau has already exceeded his authority, and it is even more nonsense to issue such a notice, Zijian's disobedience is in accordance with the system. In Yanzhou, as long as it is not the Jiedu proclamation in the servant, Zijian can ignore it......"

Speaking of this, he looked up at Gao Shaoji again: "...... They are messing around, you don't want to mess around...... Bring good soldiers for the servants, control the army, and don't make trouble, this is the right thing, although it is a troubled time, but these army mutinies are frequent, right? ”

Gao Shaoji nodded again and again: "Uncle Shi's lesson is that the little nephew also feels that Meng Lang has come today, so he will make amends to Brother Zijian, he will buy wine in the mansion every day, and then collect the surprise ......for Zijian."

As he was talking, an officer broke in recklessly and disheveled, and crawled and knelt down in front of Gao Shaoji while screaming: "Yanei...... Yanai is not good...... That...... The ...... surnamed Li It's ...... the other way around."

A foul smell emanated from him, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on his placket, Gao Shaoji immediately covered his nose and scolded: "You killing talent, what's wrong, who is against it?" ”

The person who came was none other than Chen Ye's team, who was coerced by Li * and released all the displaced people.

Chen Ye was stunned for a moment, only then did he realize that even Li Bin was present, and suddenly his neck shrank, and he stood up: "That's it...... It was Li from Team C who led the troops out of the city a month ago......"

As soon as the words came out, Li Bin's heart was suddenly shocked, but his face was silent, as if he didn't hear it.

Gao Shaoji's eyes lit up, he glanced at Li Bin, but said to Chen Ye in his mouth: "You tell me carefully-"

Chen Ye cried: "He...... He robbed the prisoners in the hands of the lowly and returned ...... He almost injured his life......"

"Criminals?" Li Bin suddenly turned his face, "When did the Ya Internal Affairs Department start to sit on the Yali case?" ”

Seeing that Chen Ye was stunned, Li Bin sneered: "Where is the case file?" ”

Chen Ye opened his mouth, and he didn't know how to answer.

Gao Shaoji was angry and anxious on the side, seeing that Li Bin, the old horseman, had a protective face, but he couldn't openly tear his face, so he had to smile: "It must be the person they just arrested, and they haven't filed a case yet......

"Oh, that's the suspect, it's not a human ......," Li Bin twisted his beard and muttered, "What's the suspect's name?" Who? How old is it? What crime was committed? ”

Gao Shaoji had calmed down at the moment, and he knew in his heart that Li Bin was simply pretending to be deaf and dumb and wanted to muddy the waters. At this moment, he already knew that his resettlement plan this time was extremely difficult to implement in Dongcheng, and this matter could only be stopped. It's better to shake this matter away, but you can take the opportunity to pull out the nail that was wedged into the army by Li Bin. Losing the east corner and harvesting the mulberry elm is also an unexpected gain.

At that moment, he kicked Chen Ye: "What the hell is going on, don't you stumble, tell the truth-"

Seeing Gao Shaoji's serious look, Chen Ye immediately talked about the situation and described the situation one by one.

Li Bin listened to it, and secretly felt relieved in his heart, but saw that Gao Shaoji's face was getting worse and worse, obviously annoyed and angry.

Gao Shaoji was not resentful of Li * at the moment, but hated Chen Ye's incompetence in his heart, lost an adult in vain, and let go of the women and young men who had already arrived.

Silently listening to Chen Ye finish the matter, he immediately said to Li Bin: "Uncle Shi, this matter has made the little nephew embarrassed. Although the resettlement measures were inappropriate, Chen Ye acted on the military order, and he was not guilty, Li resisted the military order to let the displaced people go, not to mention, he actually hijacked his comrades and added them with sharp blades, which was already a conspiracy. Although he is an old man from the Observation Mansion, he is not tolerated by the military law in the little nephew's army, but the little nephew is not good at openly losing the face of his uncle, so he can only report to his father, remove Li's name and remove his nationality, remove him from the rank of lieutenant, and send him back to the uncle's mansion to send ......"

He said it confidently, and Li Bin was speechless to refute it.

Sure enough, Li Bin pondered for a moment and sighed: "You have a point, the rules in the army cannot be abolished, so I will accompany you to see the servant, and then let's go......"

He was so happy, Gao Shaoji hesitated, not knowing what this old fox was doing.

He quickly calculated in his mind, and couldn't think of any idea that Li Bin had to keep Li * in the army, so he couldn't help but say tentatively: "A little thing, is it worth the labor of Uncle Shi?" ”

Li Bin smiled indifferently: "Li is just a slave, how can the old man work for such a trivial matter?" I will not ignore military law for ......"

He paused, and glanced at Gao Shaoji meaningfully: "I went to see the servant, and I have a big report......

Somehow, being swept away by Li Bin's pair of eyes, Gao Shaoji's heart suddenly became weak again, and he hesitated and asked, "I don't know what a big deal it is?" Can Uncle Shi reveal a little bit to his little nephew first? ”

Li Bin said with a smile: "Originally, I couldn't tell you according to the system, but since you are in the warden mansion, it can be regarded as having something to do with you at this time, so it doesn't hurt to tell you first......

He paused, and said in an accentuated tone: "The envoy of the Bianliang Mansion sent a report from the imperial court, and the Zhongshu and the Privy Council have jointly issued a notice to China and foreign countries, and they can worship the service for a long time, and lead the envoys of Xuanyi, Baoyi, and Jingnan to the three towns of Jiedu, and the generals will come to Guanzhong to sit in the town, and the edict says that the soldiers and horses of Guanzhong Jiezhen will follow their dispatch to prepare for the southern invasion of the difficult army......"

Hearing this, Gao Shaoji only felt as if he had been hit in the chest, and suddenly there was a burst of qi and blood in his chest, and the Venus in front of him was chaotic, and he couldn't say a word for a while......

From Ruan's name, the feudal towns in Guanzhong have been admired for a long time, this person has been sitting in Fuzhou for many years, and in the face of the threat of Khitan iron cavalry, he refuses to be a minister. Even in the more than a year that Yelu Deguang went south to the Yellow River and became the ruler of Bianjing, the Fuzhou Zhe clan never bowed to these alien barbarians. The Khitan cavalry was brave and sharp, and there were almost no soldiers in the Central Plains, only the Fuzhou family was never afraid. Over the years, the Khitans have repeatedly exchanged troops, but the Khitans have not even bargained for half a cent in the hands of the Zhejia army.

Once such a strong and famous general comes to Guanzhong, and has the name of the soldiers and horses in the general Guanzhong, where will there be a good life in a small feudal town like Zhangwu Army?

What's more, although Zhecongruan came in the name of guarding against the invasion of the party, the ghost only knew whether this was a step by the imperial court to cut the feudal domain, and there was an army of the Zhe family on the side of the couch, whether it was the Gao family in Yanzhou or the Feng family in Shuofang, no one wanted to be able to sleep soundly. After all, the Feng family is far away, and the soldiers and horses in the headquarters are strong and capable of fighting, so they will not be too threatening for the time being. But the Zhangwu Army, which has few soldiers and few soldiers who can't fight, is completely different, and if the Zhejia Army really wants to do it, I'm afraid that it will be able to clean up the two thousand men and horses in Gao Shaoji's hands without much effort......

Gao Shaoji endured his fright, and asked in a dry voice with a gray face: "...... But I don't know...... Zhefu Prefecture is here...... Is it good or bad for me to Yanzhou? ”

"It's a broken servant-" Li Bin reminded calmly, "This person has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he has quite a prestige in the Hedong area, and with the strength of the Khitan, he doesn't dare to brush the tiger's whiskers." The year before last, his granddaughter married with the Yang family of Linzhou, and the old man once went to congratulate him. With him behind his back, the clown of the party should not dare to cross the south of Fenglin......"

Gao Shaoji immediately heard the point: "It turns out that Uncle Shi also has a friendship with the servant......

Li Bin smiled: "I can't talk about friendship, but generally, a big man like him may not be able to remember me......"

Hearing this, Gao Shaoji didn't understand anything, and immediately bowed down and said: "This is indeed a big deal, the little nephew doesn't dare to bother Uncle Shi with the trivial things in the army, so he will resign and go back, on the side of the judge of Jiedu, Uncle Shi doesn't have to worry, it's all wrapped up in the little nephew, and he will definitely be able to persuade him to take back the notice, and Uncle Shi must be worried......"

Li Bin twisted his beard and muttered: "However, military law cannot be abolished after all......

Gao Shaoji smiled dryly: "After all, Li didn't really hurt the life of Officer Chen, and the army has been fighting each other for a long time, but it's just a joke, and it doesn't take it seriously, besides, Li is a person who has made meritorious contributions to quelling the chaos after all, and this fault is nothing in the first place, and there is no reason to chase after it in the face of Uncle Shi." I don't think Chen Ye will take it seriously, right, Team Officer Chen? ”

Chen Yewu knelt there in a daze, he didn't understand what Li Bin and Gao Shaoji said, and when he saw Gao Shaoji staring at him viciously, he shuddered and couldn't speak.

Li Bin smiled: "Even so, it can be regarded as the old man owes you a favor, thank you for the virtuous nephew......"

Gao Shaoji hurriedly thanked him: "How dare you be an uncle with a word of thanks?" The little nephew disturbed Brother Zijian and Uncle Shi for half a day, and it was time to leave. ”

After saying that, he waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to withdraw from the county office, and he turned around and saluted Li Bin again, and then turned around and resigned.

"I'm afraid that this Yanei will not give up after all-" Qin Gu, who had been silent throughout the process, finally relaxed at this moment, put his sword back in his sheath, walked to Li Bin's side and looked at Gao Shaoji's back and said.

"These warriors who use soldiers as their private property are unreliable after all," Li Bin said with a sneer......

Qin Gu looked at Li Bin: "Wen Qiangong, the service is in one day, we still have room to turn around, what about after serving for a thousand years?" ”

Li Bin sighed: "If you don't have any soldiers in your hands, you can only rush and take advantage of the situation." If we want to prolong the governor's long-term peace and stability, we must also have a trustworthy soldier in our hands. ”

Qin Gu smiled bitterly: "The lieutenant recommended by Wen Zhigong to go to the left camp is to divide the military power in the high office, right?" Wen Qiangong is not afraid of raising tigers, and has cultivated a warlord to come out? ”

Li Bin pondered for a moment and said, "It's not enough at this moment, how much can a team be right?" Besides......"

He paused, and said in a somewhat hesitant tone: "Although this person is brave when he is in battle, he is not as vulgar and unliterate as an ordinary sergeant, he can read scriptures and history, and he is coarse in writing, unlike a warrior who only knows how to kill." ”

Qin Gu listened silently and did not interject, and when Li Bin said this, he said with a little melancholy: "There are many martial artists in the troubled times who have the courage and a little knowledge, and those feudal towns in the Central Plains are probably like this. Being able to read the scriptures and history can only say that this warrior has great ambitions, and it is definitely not a thing in the pool, but he can't determine whether this person's ambition is a blessing or a curse in this chaotic world and suffering——"

Speaking of this, his spirit was shocked: "However, this Deputy Lieutenant Li's actions today made his eyes shine, this matter should not have been arranged in advance by the Minister of Civilization, right?" ”

Li Bin smiled bitterly: "Where do I have such a clever plan? He did it himself, and I didn't know about it. ”

"Although it is reckless, it is a kind and righteous heart-" Qin Gu praised with clear eyes.

Li Bin nodded and said: "Yes, if it weren't for him, these more than 100 homeless people, young adults and women don't talk about it, the old people and children would never have escaped today's catastrophe, this person was silent when he was in the house, but I didn't think he still had such a compassionate heart......"

Qin Gu nodded and said, "This person is different from ordinary soldiers, he is quite chivalrous. ”

He paused and said, "I would like to meet this person, maybe this person will be the one who turns the tide in Yanzhou in the future—"