Although Du Shiyi didn't care about it, the Yunzhou Governor's Mansion, as the façade of Yunzhou, under the repeated insistence of Princess Gu'an, Wang Han and others, it only took less than half a year for the place to go from the initial dilapidated to the current magnificent atmosphere. In the Lifang where the Yunzhou Governor's Mansion is located, all the people who live in it are strictly screened, and the rammed earth wall of the Governor's Mansion is nearly two zhang high, and there must be no buildings higher than its walls around.

And several newly baked official offices in Yunzhou City are now also located in the Yunzhou Governor's Mansion, one is the Anti-Smuggling Bureau, the second is the Municipal Yi Division, and the third is the Yunzhou Arrest Bureau. It is precisely because of the gathering of these multiple government offices that there is an endless stream of people coming in and out every day, and many businessmen who come to Yunzhou to look for business opportunities want to meet the youngest governor of Yunzhou in history, so the cross street in front of the Governor's Mansion can be described as full of traffic, and special people are needed to be responsible for maintaining traffic order. Even so, traffic jams are still commonplace.

In just half a year, the residents of Yunzhou City were approaching the 6,000 mark, and the people who gathered in the Li Fang where the Governor's Mansion was located during the day to ask for an errand, from the master and the entourage, were at least one or two hundred

At this moment, Hou Xiyi finally turned his horse from the crowded carriage and horses to the front of the Governor's Mansion, and couldn't help but look up at the vigorous and powerful characters on the plaque. It's been eight years, and it's been eight years since he first met Du Shiyi, who was still the head of the new department. In the past eight years, he has achieved nothing, and he has helplessly wasted his life and passion in Yuguan, and Du Shiyi is famous whether he is in the court or abroad, and now he has dominated the party. This time to Yunzhou, three days to remove horse thieves, less than two months to suppress the price of grain, he came all the way from Hebei, and also met a lot of people who wanted to come to Yunzhou to find a way to live

He took a deep breath before jumping off his horse and stepping forward. The well-trained guards in front of the door were about to stop and interrogate people, when they suddenly heard a voice from behind them: "Are you ...... Hou Xiyi? Good boy, Lady Yue has just come back, you are coming quickly"

Hou Xiyi unexpectedly thought that he had already been recognized before he could be named. However, when he saw clearly the big man who came forward with a hearty smile, he couldn't help but feel an irrepressible surprise.

"Uncle Chibi"

"When Twenty-One Lang went down to Jiangnan before, he asked you about your current situation, so after Lord Lang arrived in Yunzhou, he planned to invite you over."

Chibi looked Hou Xiyi up and down, and saw that the immature young man had already shown a little depth, but the excitement at this moment covered the vicissitudes on his face, which reminded him of the unlucky boy who was beaten by Wang Jun's military stick because he jumped too much in the past. He snatched the reins from Hou Xiyi's hand, threw it to the curious guard next to him casually, and pulled Hou Xiyi directly into the governor's mansion. Behind the two of them, many of the people who had sharpened their heads and wanted to enter the place let out exclamations, and many more wondered who this young man really was

Although this is the first time to come to Yunzhou and the first time to step into this Governor's Mansion, he can follow Chibi all the way in, and see that the officials who come in and out are wearing white shirts, and the errand servants and miscellaneous servants at the bottom are soap shirts, black and white are neat and tidy, Hou Xiyi can't help but feel a little nervous. When he found that he seemed to be getting deeper and deeper into the interior of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Chibi, where are you taking me?" Isn't Du Changshi looking at things in front of him? ”

"In front is the place where the Anti-Smuggling Bureau, the City Yi Division and the Arrest Department are located, and Lord Lang receives people in the back study most of the time. Don't look at the number of people waiting outside the door, most of them can't see Lord Lang no matter how many times they come. At this time, Lord Lang should be discussing military affairs with General Wang and General Luo, and the kid from Nanba is listening, this is your old job, it's just right to go to see Lord Lang. ”

As soon as these words came out, Hou Xiyi was even more taken aback: "When I first arrived, my eyes were black, how could I disturb Du Changshi's assembly?" ”

"This is what Lord Lang has ordered a long time ago, you will bring him to see him as soon as you come, so you don't have to push back

Chibi dragged Hou Xiyi without saying anything, and when he arrived at a corridor, he saw that in addition to the two parts guarding the door, there were also the two followers beside Chen Baoer, and he couldn't help but stare at the two of them meaningfully for a moment. Sure enough, Tang Xiu, the girl in the maidservant costume, lowered her head in fright, and her body trembled slightly, while the young man Tang Zhen gritted his teeth and tried his best to straighten his body. Seeing this scene, Chibi let go of Hou Xiyi with a smile, and said with a smile: "You should remember that those two people are the old people who obeyed Lord Lang in the past." These two were originally Xi slaves, although they have Tang blood, and now they are following Chen Xiaolangjun, a disciple of Lord Lang, who can only speak Xi and not understand Chinese. ”

Hou Xiyi himself has half Goryeo blood, and when he heard that this pair of young boys and girls were Xi slaves, he didn't have much discrimination, but nodded very kindly. At this moment, he only heard a voice from the study: "Who is outside?" ”

As the door of the study was opened by a young man who was very unfamiliar with him, Hou Xiyi saw three people coming out one after another. The first thing that caught my eye was a young man in a scarlet robe, although the official robe of this color would be worn on middle-aged officials in their forties most of the time, but at this time, Du Shiyi was wearing it, but it exuded an aura that was not commensurate with his age. The young man on his right was about two or three years younger, but he had a square face, and he only glanced at him, and he felt a sense of oppression. As for the young man on the other side who was about the same age as himself, he felt a little familiar at first, but then he remembered it.

This is not the little monk beside Du Shiyi back then?

But now he is no longer allowed to calmly sort out his memories, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Hou Xiyi has seen Du Changshi"

"Xiyi?" Du Shiyi's eyes lit up, and then he hahadaxiao, and then helped Hou Xiyi up with both hands, "You are so fast, Yue Niangzi just arrived yesterday, I didn't expect you to follow closely, I am worried that there is still a lack of a deputy envoy in the Arrest Department, you will act for me for a few days."

Hearing this, Wang Zhongsi couldn't help but look at Hou Xiyi in surprise. If it weren't for Du Shiyi's first arrival in Yunzhou to persuade Bai Mountain, and then a trap to wipe out the horse thieves, and then gave him the power to govern the army and train the army, and even won the battle of grain prices, he would not be convinced by Du Shiyi at all. Therefore, now Du Shiyi said that he was the Yunzhou Guardian Envoy, but in fact, he was the real person in charge of the Capture Agency, and he couldn't help but be curious and puzzled about this young man who was about to become his deputy as soon as he came.

Although Du Shiyi put his heart in the letter, Hou Xiyi rushed to Yunzhou without saying a word, but he was still a little confused about his future. At this moment, Du Shiyi's words made people feel like a spring breeze, and the kind of trust that let go made him feel even more guilty. He almost didn't want to break free of the other party's hands, took a step back and bowed deeply: "How can Xiyi be so trusted, Xi Yi didn't know anything when he first came to Yunzhou, and he was willing to be Du Changshi's pawn."

"Everyone goes from ignorance to ignorance to ignorance, and then to ease with ease"

Du Shiyi stretched out his hand again to help Hou Xiyi up, and then said to Wang Zhonghe: "General Wang, thanks to your months of unhindered training, the Yunzhou army and horses have the combat strength they have today, however, with your ability to take charge of the troops in Yunzhou, it is really wronged, and the saint will definitely not let you stay in Yunzhou for too long." Xiyi was met by chance when I watched the wind in the north, he was appreciated by Zhang Chengxiang, transferred from Pinglu to Youzhou, but he didn't like it for the head of the household, so after King Xi rejected the three, General Pei asked for credit for him and let him go back to Pinglu. Since Yunzhou is only set up to guard and capture, the soldiers are expensive but not too expensive, so I thought about it and learned that he was wasting his days in Yuguan, so I invited him to come. Not to mention anything else, Xiyi is proficient in Xi, Turkic, Goryeo, and Qiuci, and his martial arts are also quite good, which is rare among military attachés. ”

It's one thing to ask Li Linfu to solve the transfer, but it's another thing for him to need Hou Xiyi and Luo Ying to take over Wang Zhonghe's class, and for Wang Zhongsi to hand over this army well. Therefore, he would rather be more attentive to Wang Zhonghei than to make people feel guilty. Sure enough, when he confessed, a smile immediately appeared on Wang Zhonghe's face.

"With such a talent, it's no wonder that Du Changshi is happy to see the hunt. However, Du Changshi should also take precautions, I am afraid that I will not be able to stay in Yunzhou for a few days, I received a letter from Beijing, Bixia probably wants me to go to Hexi. ”

The biggest enemy of the Tang Dynasty now is Tubo, not the Turks who have gradually entered a period of strategic contraction, and Wang Zhonghei is originally a Helong family, of course Du Shiyi believes this. He was about to speak, when he saw a servant outside trotting over, and when he approached, he saluted and reported: "Wang Facao has returned, saying that there is an urgent military situation."

"Invite him in." Du Shiyi immediately put all the chores behind him for the time being, and said in a deep voice, "General Wang, General Luo, stay for a while, Xiyi, you also follow me into the study to talk."

Hou Xiyi was supposed to be humble, but when he saw Chi Bi glaring at him again and again, he finally gritted his teeth and followed. When he arrived in the house, he saw Du Shiyi sitting in the middle, Wang Zhonghei Luo Ying sat in the first and second places on the right, and the young man who opened the door at the beginning was standing beside Du Shiyi, when he was hesitating, just another young man he didn't recognize moved the seat to Luo Ying, and respectfully asked him to sit, he was slightly stunned, and after thanking him, he stepped forward and sat down.

Soon, he saw the door of the study open again, followed by a middle-aged man with a fierce face. After saluting as if no one was beside the other party, he said in a deep voice: "Du Changshi, Bai Dengshan sent a message that the Dao is adjacent to Yunzhou, and the nomadic Yu Shooting Department, the Art Loss Department, and the Bei Du Department are located near the Ninety-Nine Springs, and they plan to plunder Yunzhou in the near future. ”