With a curved collar and large sleeves, a leather belt around the waist, and a brand new seven-grade green robe official uniform was placed in the room of the Bianjing Guild Hall.

Hebei East Road, Beizhou, Xinwu County, Zhi County.

Liu Ming sat in the room, looking at the official document in front of the table, and was in a very happy mood. He finally has an official body, and he is also the magistrate of the people. also left the Hanlin Academy, which was shrinking from his hands and feet, and the Lord Song.

At this time, most of the jinshi in the guild hall received their own orders and had to go their separate ways. Several Jinshi who were going to enter Hanlin also said goodbye to Liu Mingyi, saying something if they needed help in the future, they would send a letter over.

The warmth and coldness of people in the world are changing so fast. Despite the efforts of the Jinshi to cover it up, Liu Ming still sensed their alienation from him. The time when Lianzhong Sanyuan was held by the stars and the moon has passed. No matter how happy the conversation was before, now, according to the results of the Jinshi distribution, Liujing will naturally make friends with Liujing, and those who are released can only sigh with those who are released.

Liu Ming silently packed his bags, and his ears were full of those Hanlin Jinshi telling interesting stories about the Hanlin Academy.

"Liu Ming......" Liu Ming's shoulder was patted.

He turned around and saw Wang Anshi standing behind him, also holding a set of green-robed official uniforms in his hands.

"What state are you?" Wang Anshi asked.

"Xinzhi County, Bay Prefecture. What about you? ”

"Linyao County, Shuzhou." Wang Anshi said seriously, "Under the heavens, I only think that you can become a generation of virtuous ministers." I'm a first-class jinshi who has entered the bottom ranks, so it doesn't hurt to ask for an outsider. As a person who is connected to the three elements, you are brilliant, but you still give up your position in Hanlin, which is really admired by Wang. ”

Liu Ming thought to himself that he only asked to be released because he made the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites ugly, and he didn't want to eat and drink like an old master in Hanlin all day long, plus he wanted to investigate the assassination case at the post station. However, seeing that Wang Anshi said it sincerely, he was a little moved. He hugged his fists and said, "Liu was originally a casual and open-minded person, but now he is sent to the county, and he is also happy." ”

Wang Anshi sighed: "You are this that Anshi admires." obviously has great ambitions, but he is as modest and cautious as Liu Xuande, and is a corporal of courtesy. To tell you the truth, Wang Mou also has this ambition when he goes out to know the county. If you don't get the support of the saints, you will enter the Hanlin and become a minister, so what's the matter? Wang Anshi put his hands behind his back and looked at the sky, "It's just a corpse vegetarian meal." ”

Liu Ming was stunned for a moment and said, "Jiefu, do you want to use your own strength to study a set of methods to change the entire Jiangshan Society?" ”

Wang Anshi's eyes were as solid as a rock: "The Great Song Dynasty seems to be singing and dancing, but it is actually in danger." Now, Fan Gong, the only sober man, has been deposed, and the other Zaifu are just messing around with their eyes closed. In such a court, we, as scholars, must do our part. Even if you work hard and are covered in scars, you will not hesitate to do it. Jizo Bodhisattva said, "If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell!" ”

Liu Ming was shocked by these words, although it was later said in history that Wang Anshi's refusal to enter Beijing as an official was to sell his reputation, but now it seems that this is not the case at all. A hairy young man in his twenties decided to gamble his life and contribute to the reform of the Great Song Dynasty, what a courage!

Thinking of this, Liu Ming couldn't help but repeat Wang Anshi's words that shocked the ancient and modern, and couldn't help but say: "The sky is not enough to be afraid, the ancestors are not enough to be afraid, and the words of people are not enough to be compassionate!" ”

After Wang Anshi heard this, the whole person froze, and he was speechless.

"Liu Ming, what you said is so good, I will definitely write it down and study it when I go back." Wang Anshi quickly took out a handkerchief and dipped a brush in ink to write.

Liu Ming thought to himself, this is all your own words. He still wanted to recall the specific contents of the Qingmiao Law Recruitment Law and so on, and wanted to help Wang Anshi simply do it in one step. Helplessly, those are all high school history knowledge, and I really can't remember it.

That night in the hall, Liu Ming and Wang Anshi, Su Shi, and Liu Yong were drunk and rested. Everyone knows that tomorrow is about to separate, so there is no end to the conversation.

Heroes see heroes and sympathize with each other.

The four of them also have different futures, Wang Anshi and Liu Ming were released as magistrates, Su Shi stayed in Hanlin, and Liu Yong was removed from his reputation when he participated in the examination, and he was ready to take Xie Yuying to travel the world and enjoy the mountains and rivers.

Some people live in high-rise buildings, some people are in deep ditches, some people are bright, some people are rusty, there are thousands of people in the world, floating clouds do not go to seek, if people are rainbows, they know that there is above.

The fate is changeable, the gathering and dispersion are unpredictable, the wine is happy, everyone says goodbye affectionately, and the appreciation of each other is sprinkled in the moonlight, and the feelings of reluctance are turned into wine cups......

The next morning, when everything was silent, the first light of the eastern horizon shone on the thick and majestic rammed-earth walls of the Bianjing East Gate. On top of the city walls, archers patrolled back and forth, closely monitoring every movement outside the city. There are about 100,000 soldiers of the forbidden army, guarding the world's largest city with a population of more than one million.

Liu Ming took the scholar and walked out of the city with the customs clearance papers. The flowers and trees in Bianjing, one grass and one tree, with the accumulation of time for the two exams, made Liu Ming feel emotional.

He stood on the side of the road, waiting for the arrival of his own soldiers.

In the blink of an eye, seven or eight sergeants in armor stood in front of him in a line. Liu Ming knew that these personal soldiers were the forces that escorted him to Beizhou, and they would also be the ones who would escort him for a long time in the future.

It's just that Liu Ming just stood in front of everyone and was about to give a lecture, but he saw that those pro-soldiers were laughing and scolding each other, with some disdain on their faces.

Liu Ming was not annoyed at this time, and asked politely: "Fellow soldiers, everyone meets for the first time, and you will be my escort in the future." However, I find that you seem to be a little dissatisfied. Could it be that I, Liu Ming, did something wrong? ”

At this time, these pro-soldiers were no longer frolicking. One of the leading guards came out of the queue to call the iron pillar, and said with a somewhat proud expression, "Champion Lang, we are also veterans who have served several adults. Originally, Shangfeng told us that this time we were following Zhuangyuanlang. Originally, the brothers felt that they must have been lucky to follow the champion. Hanlin, Dali Temple, we are all the personal soldiers of the Beijing officials. But now...... Okay, let the county ......"

Several others also complained one after another: "yes, yes." Now we're going to go to the northwest where the birds don't. I said Zhuang Yuanlang, what do you think, if you don't do it, you have to be released? ”

Liu Ming's face was still unmoved, and he said with a smile: "Several people are right. I, the champion of the Yuanlang, on the spur of the moment, chose to be released, and let my brothers suffer. ”

When the iron pillar heard this, his heart was smooth: "Zhuang Yuanlang's words are quite beautiful, after all, he is a person who is connected to the three yuan." That's it, that's it, let's go with you to that shell where birds don't. However, the brothers' fortunes are still expected to be mentioned. ”

Liu Ming smiled: "Naturally, there is no problem, and I have to rely on you in the future." I'll go over there first, and I'll meet you later. ”

"Brother Tiezhu, do you think we're too horizontal?" As soon as Liu Ming left on his front foot, a personal soldier on his back foot asked.

Tie Zhu opened his shirt, revealing his round belly, and said, "What is the cross?" Let's be respectful, call him a county master, if you don't respect him, he is a pedantic reader. We are all soldiers coming down from the battlefield, if we don't control this scholar, we will have a better life in the future? ”

The pro-soldier next to him cocked his thumb and said, "It's still our Tiezhu brother who is domineering, and he easily cured this champion!" ”

Tie Zhu laughed: "Isn't there a saying, Xiucai met a soldier, and he couldn't explain it clearly." ”

After getting the customs clearance paperwork, Liu Ming suddenly asked the iron pillar: "Iron pillar, I heard what you meant before, in fact, I, the champion, mainly relied on the care and help of a few of you during the period of going to work, right?" Or in other words, if you suddenly leave me outside, I'm not helpless? ”

Tie Zhu tied the saber on his waist and said with a smile: "Master, it depends on how you understand this." However, the official who went to the post did not arrive in the jurisdiction, so he really had to be careful. Master, as long as you are worthy of our brothers, so that we can eat well, play well, prostitute well, and gamble well, we will definitely follow you with an iron heart. ”

Several pro-soldiers next to him also coaxed.

After Liu Ming finished clearing the customs clearance, he held it in his arms, his eyes flashed with a sharp light, "Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of you." ”

Liu Ming hired a carriage, Tie Zhu and a few people followed, and the group slowly walked towards the state.

Tie Zhu and a few others wanted to eat and drink well along the way, and Liu Ming also responded to all kinds of requests. This made several pro-soldiers even more intense, thinking that this was a soft tomato pinch.

The carriage and horses drove forward for dozens of miles, and gradually entered a barren mountain range, and the population gradually became scarce. The pro-soldiers all looked nervous.

"Brother Zhuzi, I heard that several gangs of thieves are rampant in the vicinity, and they do a lot of murder and goods, so let's be careful." One of the soldiers looked at the carriage and whispered in the ear of the iron pillar.

Tie Zhu swallowed his saliva, and after being on the battlefield, he only felt that the grass and trees on both sides of the road flickered, as if there were people accompanying him. He drew his saber and whispered to the side, "We're just doing an errand, don't take it seriously." If you encounter a thief, you can block it twice, and if you can't block it, you will run away. ”

"Ran away?" Another soldier looked at the carriage and wondered, "But the old man is still inside......

"Sir?" Tie Zhu said disdainfully, "I'm afraid that before I go to Beizhou, I will become a wild ghost." Let's not be the one who is wronged to accompany the funeral. ”

"Brother Zhuzi, let's see, is there anyone following us......" The soldiers looked at the bushes on both sides of the road.

"Don't make noise, shut up, and move on." Tie Zhu's face turned pale.

However, although Tie Zhu and the others pretended to ignore it, the sound in the bushes became louder and louder, forcing the convoy to stop.

Tie Zhu had no choice but to say loudly, "Which one is the hero, we have just entered the precious land, and we don't understand the rules, please understand." ”

With a bang, more than a dozen people appeared in the grass, all of them were masked in black, and they seemed to be vigorous.

When Tie Zhu and a few others saw it, they were frightened, and wondered if they had left Liu Ming in the carriage, and immediately turned around and fled.

These pro-soldiers, sighing in their hearts that they were unlucky, followed the champion to travel, and before they had taken a few steps, they met a strong man.

Who knows, at the last moment, the masked black-clothed men knelt on one knee and said in unison: "The subordinate Wude Si Xuanzheng Envoy is ordered to greet the defending champion here!" Please move the wagon. ”

"Wu Desi?" The soldiers were taken aback. This Wu De Division, but the spy agency of this dynasty, the dragon sees the head and the end. Now, he was ordered to protect a new science and technology officer, which is really a bit unexpected.

The Ming Dynasty's East and West Factories were full of power, which changed the color of the officials. Although the atmosphere of the Song Dynasty was more upright, there were still secret agencies, and it was this Wude Division, which was responsible for fighting corruption and purging officials.

"Who sent you?" Liu Ming opened the sedan curtain and asked.

"Reporting to the champion is Yan Xiang." A martial arts envoy kowtowed, "There are many military horses waiting for Champion Lang ahead. ”

Multi-way military horses?

Liu Ming raised his eyebrows and got off the sedan chair.

Under the guidance of the masked man in black, he didn't walk a few hundred steps before he saw flags fluttering on the side of the official road, and a convoy of more than 30 people on each side of the two roads was waiting next to him. Looking closely at this group of people, all of them are heroic, with swords tied around their waists, riding high-headed horses, waiting neatly and solemnly, giving people a sense of oppression.

"Zhou Hao, the criminal officer of Kaifeng Mansion, was ordered by Lord Fubi to lead a team to escort Zhuang Yuanlang!" A group of men shouted.

"Xuzhou Captain Zeng Ke, on the orders of Lord Wang Su of Zhizhou, led the Xiang army to escort Zhuang Yuanlang!" The other team also shook the sky.

For Liu Ming's long trip, Fu Bi and Wang Su were not at ease, and they respectively sent their own forces to protect them. Even Na Yan Shu, because of the dispute between the court, was worried that Liu Ming would have any accidents, and secretly sent someone from Wu Desi to protect Liu Ming.

When these sixty or seventy people saw Liu Ming, they made a sound at the same time, and the sound vibrated and the leaves swayed, and even the birds fled back to the sky.

Those military households on horseback saw Liu Ming stepping forward, rolled their saddles and dismounted, and knelt on the ground.

The iron pillar was already dumbfounded, thinking that this is a Jinshi trip, or a prime minister's trip? So many people to guard?

"Adults work hard......," a captain knelt down in the tunnel.

"It's not hard, it's not hard. There were so many loyal soldiers who followed. How could I work hard? Liu Ming turned to look at the pro-soldiers, and said in a yin and yang tone.

Tie Zhu and a few others looked at this formation, these three people, where do they still need to protect themselves? It's good not to bully yourself. Several pro-soldiers immediately knelt down and said, "Master, the little ones don't know Mount Tai with their eyes, and they don't know Mount Tai with their eyes." There was a lot of slackness along the way, and there was a lot of slackness......"

Liu Ming sneered, "Tiezhu, I remember that when I went out of Bianjing before, I once asked you, saying that if I was outside, would my life depend on you?" ”

Tie Zhu understood that he had to settle the account at this time, and he immediately slapped himself one by one, "The little ignorance, the little damn it!" The lord is a Wenqu star, how can the lord's life depend on us people? ”

"So be it." Liu Ming said calmly, "You are the personal soldiers assigned to me by the officials. However, I, Liu Ming, am quite dissatisfied with this. Please go back and tell Kaifeng Mansion Yin that I, Liu Ming, will bring my own guards to the jurisdiction. ”

Tie Zhu said with a bitter face: "Master...... If you had any objections, you should have said them earlier. This...... The little ones should report early. Now in this wilderness, let the little one go back and report ......"

Liu Ming didn't seem to hear Tiezhu's complaints, and continued, "Oh yes...... The swords on your body were purchased for you by the officer himself. Give it back to your own officials, or use the swords of the officials. ”

Tie Zhu's face collapsed and said, "My lord...... Our saber has long been thrown in Bianjing. ”

"Then I don't care. But you have to give me back what I have. Oh yes...... I heard that there were seven or eight gangs of thieves in this barren mountain and wilderness, and I have sent a message that there was a team of about seven or eight people, guarding a few boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry, and were heading here. After you give me back the knife, you can be careful and pick up some rocks on the side of the road or something, and defend yourself. ”

A martial arts envoy also smiled: "Yes, stones, pick up the bigger ones." ”

No matter how many soldiers begged for mercy, they still confiscated their knives. Everyone knows what will happen to a few bare-handed people in this place infested by thieves.

Liu Ming sat in the sedan chair of the guards of Kaifeng Mansion, closed the sedan curtain, and ordered, "Let's go!" ”

The pro-soldiers froze in place, although they showed pitiful expressions, but they were forced by the other party's deterrence, and did not dare to step forward to follow, but just stayed in place with a confused face.

A lieutenant who was familiar with Liu Ming came to the sedan chair and whispered, "Young Master Liu, don't worry." We've already said hello to a few of the thieves around us, and we're done with a beating of these soldiers. ”

Liu Ming's voice came from the sedan chair: "Do it...... Don't be too heavy. ”