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A Tsing Yi county official shook his head: "Then how do you explain the fact that Wang Tingshi disappeared as soon as he left Luoyang?" This is from the history of the three-grade thorn, how can you say that it is gone? ”

"This is not something that I can speculate on, although it is said that it will be today, but now Wang Thorn Shi has not appeared, maybe something on the road has delayed."

"I heard that this time Wang Tingshi's appointment is also a little different, he did not come with the big change of officials in the mid-year official assessment, but was appointed separately as the Yingzhou Assassin Shi, and he was asked to take office on the same day without delay."

"Shhh, be quiet, it doesn't seem appropriate for me to talk about Shangguan like this, if I listen to Wang Tingshi, I will be unlucky."

"What Brother Li said is very true, let's stand up obediently and wait for Wang Tingshi. Since the emperor wants him to leave on the same day, then today is the day he must come to Yingzhou, otherwise the counselors and attendants of Menxia Province will know, but they will write a letter to impeach the king and assassinate the history. ”

The whispers of these county orders were heard clearly by Han Shige, he is a person who practices martial arts, and his ears and eyes are far brighter than ordinary people, after hearing this, he turned around and shouted: "You are all officials of the imperial court, you can't stand it after standing for two hours, chewing the root of your tongue like that rural village woman, and you are not ashamed?" How could Wang Tingshi even get the wrong time of taking office? If you want to say more, beware of the history of this assassin and report to the emperor what a few of you said today! ”

Those county orders were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak anymore, and after a few accusations, they stood like green pines one by one. The atmosphere did not dare to take another breath.

Han Shige himself stood a little sore. This time after roaring a few county orders. Feeling a lot more relaxed, the stuffiness in his chest disappeared all of a sudden, he moved his legs and feet, and looked at Hu Sizheng, who was looking at the lonely Hu Sizheng beside him, and Li Jing, who was standing with his eyes closed, and said, "What do you two think about this matter?" Do you have to wait any longer? ”

Hu Sizheng smiled slightly and said, "Han Tingshi himself said just now, Wang Tingshi must be a punctual person, and today is the time when he should come to Yingzhou to take office." There will be no mistake, it's only two o'clock in the afternoon, and it's not yet the next time of the unitary time, so let's continue to wait here. ”

When Li Jing heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he opened his eyes, and his clear eyes revealed a sense of confidence: "If Li Jing's expectations are not bad, Wang Tingshi should already be in this Yingzhou City." ”

Before Li Jing's words fell, a hearty response came from the direction of the city gate behind him: "Pharmacist, don't come unharmed?" ”

Han Shige was shocked when he heard this, and quickly turned his head. And Hu Sizheng's face changed slightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched. Turning around, Li Jing smiled slightly, spun his heel backwards, and the civilian, official and military generals also followed the movements of these three people, turned around in unison, and looked back.

I saw a thirty-two-thirteen-year-old, sturdy man, with a high nose and deep eyes, standing at the gate of the city with a smile, he was wearing a purple official uniform and hanging a goldfish bag, could it be the new Yingzhou Thorn Wang Shichong?

Next to Wang Shichong stood Wei Zheng, who was wearing a cloth shirt and a lupine scarf. And Zhang Jin, who was dressed as a thousand cows, said that he was heroic, standing behind Wang Shichong with a waist knife. As for Anjiatuo, like those county commanders, he wore a six-grade dark green official uniform, standing side by side with Zhang Jincheng.

Han Shige took a few steps forward, saluted Wang Shichong, and said: "Wang Tingshi is here, Han has missed the welcome, and I hope that Wang Tingshi will not care." ”

Wang Shichong shook his head with a smile, returned a salute, and said, "Brother Han is really too polite, it should be Wang to make amends." According to the laws of the imperial court, Wang should have taken the official road, lived in the hotel, and sent people to inform the itinerary all the way, but Wang Mou took a few entourages all the way to the mountains and rivers, which violated the laws of the imperial court, which caused you to wait here for a long time. ”

Han Shige laughed and said, "Brother Wang, you and I are both from the army, and we have been friends for so many years, so you don't need to be so polite, come, Han will introduce you to our talents in Yingzhou." ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "I can't ask for it." ”

Han Shige first pointed to Hu Sizheng on the left side behind him, and said: "This is our Yingzhou Changshi Hu Sizheng, Brother Wang, you should have heard of the name of Hu Si Changshi, Han Mou in the past few years in Yingzhou, thanks to the blessing of the first emperor, and with the help of Hu Si Changshi, it will be a little bit of political achievements, Hu Changshi is familiar with the state situation, and he will definitely be able to help Brother Wang in the future." ”

Hu Sizheng smiled and said, "Han Thorn Shi is too humble!"

After he finished speaking, he turned to Wang Shichong, a standard official, and said respectfully: "Xiaguan Governor Shi Hu Sizheng, welcome Wang Assassin Shi." ”

Wang Shichong hurriedly replied and said: "Hu Si Changshi is exempt from courtesy, Wang has just arrived, and he will rely on Hu Si Changshi more in the future." Hu Sizheng nodded, took a few steps back, and stood back in the queue of officials.

Han Shige pointed at Chen Ling again and said, "This is the Sima of Benzhou, and Chen Ling, the hussar general of Benzhou. ”

Chen Ling's expression was calm, he took two steps forward, the nail leaves on his body clanged, his right hand was clenched into a fist, attached to his chest, he took it away, performed a standard military salute, and said loudly: "The last general, Chen Ling, see Lord Thorn Shi." ”

Wang Shichong smiled and replied: "General Chen is a hero, Wang is not talented, and he has been on the battlefield several times, today I look at the generals of Yingzhou City, all of them are majestic, no wonder there is nothing to do here, not even thieves, it seems that it is all thanks to General Huwei, and I will ask General Chen to continue to support Wang in the future." ”

A smile appeared on Chen Ling's face: "The last general, the last general should do his best, Wang Thorn Shi Wei is famous, please give more advice to the last general in the future." With that, he also fell back into the column.

Han Shige pointed at Li Jing again, and when he was about to introduce, Wang Shichong smiled and waved his hand, and said, "The pharmacist won't bother Brother Han to introduce it, we have known each other for a long time!" Pharmacist, why did you come to this Yingzhou after being a good soldier? ”

Li Jing smiled and said, "It has been rare to have a war there in the past two years in the military department, and now the world is peaceful and the bandits are extinct. Li was also very bored there. It just so happens that Han Tingshi is Li's cousin. invited Li to come to Yingzhou for a walk. By the way, find out how it should be managed at the state and county level. ”

Wang Shichong let out an "oh", pretending to be a slightly surprised expression, and said, "Resign like this and come to Yingzhou?" I don't blame you. ”

Li Jing waved his hand and said, "There is no problem in this regard, except for Li, among the six departments under Shangshu Province, there are officials who have been on sick leave for a long time. For example, Yang Xuangan, the general of Shangzhu State, as far as Li knows. It is also a long-term leave, and he does not walk in the military department. The emperor has not punished him for this, and with his precedent, it is naturally not good to embarrass us again, as long as we don't miss the right thing. ”

Li Jing glanced at Wei Zheng behind Wang Shichong, and said with a smile: "But Li still has to bend his waist for five buckets of rice, after all, he can't be as free and easy as Mr. Wei, and he can completely come out and travel the world." "Wei Zheng's name is extremely loud in Hebei, and Li Jing had heard about it from Wang Shichong before he resigned, but the two had never seen it.

Wei Zheng smiled. came up and saluted Li Jing and exchanged greetings.

When Wang Shichong heard Li Jing mention Yang Xuangan. With a move in his heart, he wanted to continue to ask Li Jing about Yang Xuangan's recent affairs, but after thinking about it, it was now in public, and it was not appropriate to say this, so Wang Shichong rolled his eyes and smiled: "Having said that, I am afraid that the pharmacist's career will suffer some losses, is there no problem?" ”

Li Jing said: "Brother Wang knows Li, Li's ambition has always been at the border, men should make meritorious contributions, and fight for fame on the battlefield. When Li Jing said this, he shook his head and sighed.

Han Shige's face also showed a trace of annoyance: "Yes, the emperor originally issued an edict at that time to requisition and transfer the government soldiers in the Jingxiang area to quell the rebellion, and I waited less than half a month to urgently requisition 5,000 government soldiers and 50,000 stone of military rations, Han was also ready to lead the army with General Chen and Li Yi to do their best, but I heard that Yang Liang had been defeated halfway through." Hey, if you miss this opportunity and want to make contributions on the battlefield, you don't know that you will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey. ”

When Han Shige said this, he glanced at Wang Shichong meaningfully and said, "General Wang has caught up with this big battle!" Next time you have such a good opportunity, you must bring Han. ”

Wang Shichong laughed: "Certainly, definitely." ”

Han Shige then introduced the directors of the six departments of the state yali, eight county commanders and four or five military attachés above the rank of lieutenant to Wang Shichong, and after Wang Shichong met these people one by one, Han Shige welcomed Wang Shichong and his party to the state government.

Wang Shichong and his entourage followed Han Shige all the way to the state government, and found that the official residence of the Yingzhou state government was very simple, the red lacquer door was full of brass rivets, and there was a drum outside the door for the common people to beat the drum and voice their grievances, and there were two officials holding wind and fire sticks at the door, holding the stick in one hand and standing at the waist with the other hand.

As soon as you enter the public gate, you will enter the courtyard, and the lobby facing is the place where the assassin Shi ascends to the hall every day to decide the case, and a large plaque with the words "Mirror hanging" is hung on the main beam of the lobby, and in the signing room and the duty room on both sides of the lobby, the officials and officials are in their own affairs.

Han Shige led Wang Shichong to enter through a small door on the side of the lobby, and arrived at the second courtyard of the mansion, which was much wider than the previous one, with more than 20 small rooms on both sides.

The group walked to the lobby of the second courtyard, which was the back office of Han Shige's special handling of official business, and the Great Seal of the Assassin was placed on the copywriting that could be seen at a glance, which was particularly conspicuous. There were more than a dozen tables on both sides, and more than a dozen subordinate officials were working hard to write and handle official business.

Han Shige waved his hand, signaled everyone to go back to deal with official business, and then took Wang Shichong and others to the back of the screen behind the Houya's assassination of Shi Wen, where there was also a door that led directly to the backyard of the state government.

As soon as Wang Shichong walked out of the small door, his eyes suddenly lit up, the backyard of the Yingzhou Mansion is a small pond, and now it is May, and there are already some small lotus in the pond that have begun to show sharp corners, and the eyes are blue-green, and the faint fragrance oozing out of the lotus pond is even more refreshing, pleasant and cool. There are a few rockeries with strange rocks piled up by the pool, which has the taste of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

Wang Shichong fought with Xiao Mizhi for a long time last night, and discussed the future with Wei Zheng for a long time, and got up early this morning. He also sent Shan Xiongxin and Wang Renze and others out to do errands. Just this way. Quite a little heavy-headed, lack of energy, just now when Han Shige introduced the operation of the various departments in the state government, they were a little unable to listen, but now when they arrived in this backyard, they were stimulated by the lotus incense, and they immediately became clear and clear again, and their thinking became active.

Wang Shichong stood by the pond. Pointing to the lush greenery of this area, he smiled at Han Shige and said: "Brother Han is really a blessing, the scenery here is pleasant, and there is no cave." In addition to handling official duties, if you can come here for a while, it will be a great pleasure in life. ”

Han Shige smiled and said, "Before Han took office, this was already the case here, and I don't know which predecessor made it, but it is indeed as Brother Wang said." The environment here is beautiful, and even rough people like Han often linger here. Isn't it, Hu Si's long history? ”

Hu Sizheng smiled and said, "That's true. ”

Wang Shichong knew that this Han Shige rarely handled official business, most of the time he was riding a horse outside the city and hunting, or practicing martial arts in the backyard, and it was Hu Sizheng who really came here all day long to handle official affairs in the back hall all day long. Thinking of this, Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng glanced at each other and smiled knowingly.

Wang Shichong and his entourage walked around the promenade on the edge of the pond, which is the backyard of the entire state yamen, where the chief officials of each department, as well as Han Shige, Hu Sizheng, Chen Ling and other chiefs all live here, while the other subordinates have residences in the city, and they come to the yamen to work every day when they go to work, and they return home after the yamen.

Han Shimo's residence is in the deepest part of this backyard, where there is a separate yard fifty or sixty steps square, and there is even a stable next to it, and the horses in it are extraordinary at first glance. Wang Shichong was born as a military general, and has always been very interested in war horses, and after seeing it, he praised Han Shige for being really blessed, not only living in an elegant place, but also having such a good war horse in the stable.

And Han Shige responded with a smile, saying that he had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and even if he became a assassin, he couldn't change this habit, not only did he have a few war horses in the stable, but he also put a weapon rack in the yard where he lived, so that he could practice martial arts every day to strengthen his body, so as not to pull down his kung fu.

Wang Shichong talked and laughed with Han Shige along the way, and Wei Zheng also mingled with Hu Sizheng and Li Jing, talking and laughing.

Although Wei Zheng is now just a common man in cloth, his talent is famous all over the world, and Hu Sizheng does not dare to underestimate him, and his attitude towards Wei Zheng is very polite.

The group walked and came to a pavilion near the courtyard of Han Shige's residence, Han Shige smiled and said to Wang Shichong: "Brother Wang, you must be tired all the way. Han is not talented, and set up a thin banquet to talk about the heart, but it is not a respect. ”

Wang Shichong also felt that he was a little hungry after walking for half a day, so he laughed: "The guest changes with the host, then thank Brother Han for his hospitality." ”

Han Shige led Wang Shichong into this water pavilion, Wang Shichong looked at it, only to see that there were two floors inside the water pavilion, and there were three tables of wine and food in the hall below, full of big fish and meat, delicacies from the mountains and seas, more than ten servants in green clothes and small hats stood in the hall with their heads bowed, and when they saw Han Shige entering, they bowed their heads in unison and saluted.

Han Shige glanced at the food on the table, his face changed slightly, and he turned his head to the appearance of a housekeeper at the door, with a round face and small eyes, and an old man dressed in silk and black, and said, "Steward Song, what's the matter?" The food is cold, and you can see that the soup is not even steaming. ”

The Song steward replied respectfully: "Master Qiqi, now noon has passed, it is already the time, this meal is prepared by the master in the morning, without your instructions, the small one is afraid of mistaking the master's business, so I dare not replace it casually." ”

Han Shige sighed and said, "Then hurry up and change a few new tables." Be quick!"

Wang Shichong waved his hand and said: "Brother Han, there is no need to be like this, the first emperor is a thrifty person, and even the silver utensils in the palace are reluctant to use, and every meal is mainly vegetarian, even if the new emperor ascends the throne, he also said that he wants to be thrifty, and this time the construction of the eastern capital is an edict to the world, and the province is the first, it is a pity to waste so many dishes here, it is better to heat it up and serve it again, I don't know what Brother Han wants?" ”

Han Shige clapped his hands and laughed: "It's still my brother who thinks about it thoroughly, so I'll do what you say." Steward Song, did you hear clearly? ”

The Song steward replied "yes", with a smile on his face, and hurriedly beckoned the servants to bring out all the wine and food.

Early this morning, Han Shige instructed the cooks in the state government to make a high-grade banquet for the newly appointed Wang Shichong.

Because Wang Shichong came a little late, the meal was a little cold. So Han Shige instructed the cooks to take the dishes and revisit them first. By the way, I took Hu Sizheng, Li Jing and Chen Ling. Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng were invited upstairs, while Zhang Jincheng and An Jiatuo waited downstairs with a group of county officials.

Han Shige, Wang Shichong and others sat down around the table, the window of the water pavilion was open, and bursts of faint lotus fragrance were sent in with the breeze of the lotus pond, which made people feel extremely comfortable.

Han Shige said: "Brother Wang, please forgive Han for being abrupt, may I ask when you arrived in our Yingzhou City?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Don't hide it from Brother Han, Wei arrived last night." However, it was already night, Wei was afraid of disturbing Brother Han's rest, but he found an inn to stay for one night, due to some fatigue on the road, he overslept this morning, causing Brother Han and everyone to wait at the city gate, I am really sorry. ”

When Wang Shichong said this, he picked up a glass of wine in front of him, poured it up, and drank it all. Put down the wine glass and said, "Wang will punish himself with a glass first!"

Han Shige smiled: "The elder brother is really a man of temperament, and he is resolute. is not dragged in the mud and water, it is really worthy of being born in the army, happy!"

Wang Shichong had long known that Han Shige was so straightforward, and laughed: "Brother Han is the real heroic and dry cloud, Wang admires!"

Han Shige was overjoyed, drank a glass of wine, and looked at Wang Shichong and laughed.

Han Shige looked out the window and sighed: "Brother, we have been old friends for many years now, and Han Mou is not unhappy when he says something." Since you came yesterday, you didn't make a call from Han Mou early, so Han Mou was not prepared, and Han Mou couldn't get off the stage today. ”

Wang Shichong was about to speak, but Wei Zheng's voice rang out: "Han Tingshi, the lord just wanted to take a walk in this Yingzhou city yesterday. After all, no one in the city recognizes us now, but after today's official handover, it may not be easy for the lord to make a private visit to Weifu. The idea of this lodge was devised by me Wei Zheng, and I should punish myself with three cups. ”

When Wei Zheng said this, he also drank all the wine in front of him, then poured himself a drink, and drank three glasses in a row. He didn't drink too much, and he drank three glasses in a row when he didn't have any snacks, and after putting down the glass, even his face became a little black and red.

Hu Sizheng said with a smile: "I didn't expect Mr. Wei to be famous all over the world, and he was so bold when he drank wine, no wonder he could be so fateful with Wang Tingshi." ”

Wei Zheng settled down and said: "Brother Hu Si is diligent in political affairs here, and the people of Yingzhou praise him, and the lord will be an official here in the future, and he will rely more on Brother Hu Si. ”

Hu Sizheng's face changed slightly, and he immediately returned to normal, and said with a smile: "Where, in this Yingzhou City, official affairs are handled by Han Tingshi, and Hu Si is just a fighter." Mr. Wei is famous all over the world, and Wang Tingshi's tiger power is known to everyone in the world. ”

Han Shige waved his hand and said, "Hu Si, the two of you are not outsiders, there is no need to deal with the above set of rhetoric." ”

When he said this, he turned to Wang Shichong and said: "Don't hide it from my brother, my surname Han has a lot of strength, if you say that you are charging into battle and making contributions on the battlefield, Lao Han still has this ability, but if you deal with the official affairs of this state and county, persuade the farmers to pay taxes, Lao Han will be big when he hears it, and he can't do it." ”

Han Shige sighed and continued: "The reason why Han Mou's official reputation and political achievements here in the past few years are all due to the long history of Hu Si, and all the official affairs here are handled by him. , Han just practiced in the backyard every day, and from time to time went out of the city to hunt on horseback, so that his kung fu would not be put down. ”

Wang Shichong smiled: "Brother Han is really straightforward, in fact, what you said just now, we knew it before we came to Yingzhou." ”

Han Shige was slightly stunned and said, "How did Brother Wang know?" ”

Wei Zhengzheng said: "Han Tingshi, you must know that the ears and eyes of my lord are all over the world, and after returning from the rebellion, there are rumors inside and outside the government and the opposition that my lord may be transferred to Yingzhou, so before the official appointment is issued, we have already sent someone here to investigate secretly, and we also know a little about this matter." (To be continued......)