Zhang Xuan walked to the porch, and happened to meet Wei Yunqi head-on, Wei Yunqi glanced at Zhang Xuan, and pointed to a pavilion next to him, Zhang Xuan understood, and walked into the pavilion with him.

"Why did Xiao Huaijing come to Beihai County?" Jang Hyun asked first.

Wei Yunqi smiled slightly, "General rest assured, Xiao Huaijing is here for private matters." ”

Zhang Xuan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and as soon as his mind changed, he immediately reacted, "Xiao Huaijing is here for Zhang Jin's batch of treasures?" ”

Wei Yunqi nodded slowly, "The general is right!" ”

The treasure Zhang Xuan was referring to was a batch of Zhang Jincheng's private wealth that he seized in Wucheng County, there were as many as five large boxes, including gold jewelry and a lot of jade, he hadn't figured out how to dispose of this batch of treasures, but he didn't expect Xiao Huaijing to smell the smell.

Zhang Xuan thought for a while and said, "I can agree to his request, but he also has to make some expressions!" ”

"He just told me that the general is in charge of the affairs of the three counties, and if anyone reports to the imperial court, he can explain it for the general."

Zhang Xuan also laughed, this Xiao Huaijing is very shrewd, he saw the key to the problem at a glance, this is indeed Zhang Xuan's biggest weakness, although he is stationed in the form of a garrison in the three counties, but in fact he has begun to meddle in the affairs of the three counties, if someone is dissatisfied and quietly sues the court, he will indeed have a lot of trouble, so Xiao Huaijing's role is crucial.

"So be it! I'll send someone to show him around, and he can bring a box in, and I'll talk to him when it's over. ”

Wei Yun nodded, "That's fine, you can avoid embarrassment, I'll go and inform him." ”

Wei Yunqi returned to the guest hall, Zhang Xuan beckoned a personal soldier, handed him an arrow, and instructed a few words, the personal soldier nodded and walked quickly, while Zhang Xuan went back to his temporary official room first and waited for Xiao Huaijing to come back

The warehouse where the Sui army placed important materials was not far to the left of the county office. It is a large, airtight house made of bluestone, with no windows, only a few small ventilation holes, and is closely guarded by dozens of soldiers.

With Jang Hyun's special order arrow. The soldiers carried the lantern and took Xiao Huaijing into the warehouse, which was very wide, like a basketball court, with a few oil lamps lit inside. The light was dim, and the surrounding area was full of large iron boxes filled with copper coins, and there were as many as 200,000 yuan of money inside, all of which were transported back from Wucheng County.

There was also a small room inside, which was tightly locked by an iron door and iron lock, and the soldiers opened the iron door and handed the lantern to Xiao Huaijing, "I'll wait outside." ”

Xiao Huaijing took the lantern and watched his soldiers leave quickly, and he was the only one left in the entire warehouse. He slowly pushed open the iron door, the room inside was not small, the air circulation was very good, and he didn't feel depressed, Xiao Huaijing began to get excited in his heart, he didn't expect Zhang Xuan to be so bold, he let him choose at will, and there was no one around him, so that he could choose unscrupulously.

He looked around the room and saw seven or eight iron shelves in it. The shelves were full of all kinds of jewels and jade, and there was no number for the time being, so they were stacked at random, and he didn't panic to look at the treasures on the shelves. Instead, he opened an iron box, and inside was a large gold ingot, several boxes of gold amounting to at least ten thousand taels, and a dozen boxes of silver ingots, the value of which was inferior to gold, but it was not currency. Like gold, it is a treasure that can be exchanged for copper coins in a jewelry store or a mansion.

But Xiao Huaijing is not interested in gold and silver, he only likes jewelry, he carries a wooden box, which can hold hundreds of jewels, he walked back to the iron frame, lifted the lantern and looked at it, the jewels illuminated his eyes, he trembled and picked up a string of pearl necklaces, the pearls are as big as a dragon's eye, extremely precious, he exclaimed in a low voice, put the pearl necklace into the box, and quickly stretched out his hand to a sapphire the size of a pigeon's egg

An hour later, Xiao Huaijing's carriage returned to the county office, and a box full of jewelry was placed on the carriage, Xiao Huaijing came out of the carriage with satisfaction, and returned directly to the inner hall.

In the inner hall, Zhang Xuan was already waiting for him, and when he saw Xiao Huaijing walking up to the hall, Zhang Xuan greeted him with a smile, "Xiao Jianjun, we haven't seen each other for a long time." ”

"Yes! It's been almost two months, and I want to congratulate General Zhang on his defeat of the thief army, and his promotion is just around the corner. ”

Zhang Xuan's promotion is acceptable, but it is better to avoid talking about it, he smiled, "I have to ask Lord Jian Jun to say a lot of kind words in front of the saint." ”

"As it should be!"

Xiao Huaijing nodded to Wei Yunqi again, and the two sides sat down, and an entourage came in and served them tea.

"I don't know if there is any news from the imperial court recently?"

Zhang Xuan smiled: "Beihai County is too remote, and I can't hear any news. ”

"There is no news recently, or the saint will visit Yangzhou in the south in May, and it is said that he will not be able to come back until the end of the year."

"Then Luoyang is ruled by His Royal Highness King Yan?"

"Nope! No! King Yan is the grandson of the emperor, and he will definitely follow the saint's side, generally His Royal Highness the King of Yue is in charge, and the entire court will also follow the saint to the south, and take a big trip, but it won't work if you don't go, the north and south have been divided for hundreds of years, and the gap is too deep, and a trip to Yangzhou can be regarded as appeasing the south! ”

Wei Yunqi next to him smiled and said, "Didn't the prison army say that the imperial court was going to hold a hero meeting?" ”

A sentence reminded Xiao Huaijing, Xiao Huaijing smiled: "Don't say I almost forgot, before I left, Zhang Dashuai asked me to inform the general that the imperial court will hold a selection of generals in the world at the end of February and early March, if General Zhang or his subordinates are interested, they can also go to the capital to participate in the selection." ”

Zhang Xuan was a little interested, and asked with a smile: "Is it just a military selection?" ”

"That's not it, it's in the face of the world's heroes, of course the military can also participate, I guess the imperial court wants to encircle the world's martial artists, reduce rebellion and bandits in various places, maybe it is to recruit An, in short, this hero will be very large-scale, and the saint is also very sincere, and he will not only be awarded the general and dismiss the officer, but also get the real seal and enter the army."

After thinking about it, Xiao Huaijing said again: "In fact, a similar hero meeting was held in the tenth year of the emperor's reign, but it was only limited to the participation of the military. ”

Zhang Xuan nodded silently, this is indeed a very good plan, he himself also has a deep understanding, many bandit generals were once the low-level generals of the Sui army, just because there was no chance to get ahead and join the tide of rebellion, now the imperial court can select the world's generals regardless of their background, it can only be said that the imperial court has finally opened its mind and taken the first step of meritocracy.

"I wonder what restrictions there will be for participating in Heroes?" Jang Hyun asked with a smile again.

"It seems that I heard that as long as you are a general or below, you can participate, in fact, there is no limit, and the real general will not participate in this kind of selection, the marshal said, if you are interested in participating, it is best to go to Licheng County as soon as possible to tell him, as far as I know, Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin are going."

Zhang Xuan was also tempted, this is a good opportunity to enhance his reputation in the world, how can he let it go? He glanced at Wei Yunqi, Wei Yunqi understood what Zhang Xuan meant, and said with a smile: "General, don't worry!" Just after the big battle, the soldiers also have to rest for a few months, and I can take care of the daily affairs. ”

"Good! I'll take Yuanqing and the old lieutenant with me. ”

Three days later, Zhang Xuan took Pei Xingyan and Wei Chigong and hundreds of soldiers to escort hundreds of thousands of yuan to Licheng County.

"The guy with the red tassel on the top of his head in front!"

Zhang Xuan laughed and shouted, the hunting soldiers turned around one after another, the leader had a red tassel on his helmet, he was very young, only about sixteen or seventeen years old, when he turned back, Pei Xingyan also laughed, "It turned out that you stinky boy, you didn't say hello to me!" ”

The young general was Qin Qiong's son Qin Yong, and he recognized Zhang Xuan and his party at this time, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "It turned out to be the second uncle and the eldest brother Yuanqing, I didn't recognize it, don't be angry!" ”

Zhang Xuan also likes Qin Yong, smart and clever, with a very sweet mouth, when he sees people, his uncle and uncle shout nonsense, Zhang Xuan knocked on his head, "Didn't I say that you are not allowed to call me second uncle!" Am I that old? ”

Qin Yong scratched his head, looking embarrassed: "But the second uncle calls my father eldest brother, I call the second uncle the eldest brother, and my father will peel my skin!" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled dumbly, and he had to leave it to him, he looked at the prey, and said with a smile: "Since you call me second uncle, what kind of prey is there to honor the elders?" ”

"Yes!"

Qin Yong took a white fox and handed it to Zhang Xuan with both hands, "This is the best white fox I have ever seen, so I will honor my second uncle." ”

After hesitating for a moment, he asked aggrievedly, "When will the second uncle give me the war horse?" The second uncle can agree. ”

Qin made everyone laugh with an aggrieved look, and Zhang Xuan smiled and struck him on the head again, "Stinky boy, I can't forget it, I wouldn't have called you if I knew it." ”

Jao Hyun did promise to give him a good horse, and he turned around and waved, "Lead that horse up!" ”

Several cavalrymen brought up a white horse, Qin looked straight with his eyes, and asked in a trembling voice, "Second uncle, is this horse for me?" (To be continued.) )