Almost all officials in Shaanxi Province know that No. 13 Street in Chang'an City is an extremely special existence. Before Xu Liang took office as governor of Shaanxi, there was no No. 13 Street in Chang'an City.

After Xu Liang took office as the governor of Shaanxi, he demarcated an area in Chang'an City, relocated the people in this area, re-planned, and stipulated that ordinary people were not allowed to live in this area, and even passing through it was restricted, because there was only a newly opened street in this area, and both ends of the street were guarded by Liang soldiers, and people who were not in the area were not allowed to approach. And when naming this nascent street, Xu Liang casually said a No. 13 street, from which the name No. 13 Street came from.

It's the equivalent of a no-go zone. And the people stationed on No. 13 Street are also very special, stationed in the center is the Tsing Yi Wei Arms Department, on both sides of the Arms Department, on one side is the Liang Army Artillery Battalion, and on the other side is the Tsing Yi Wei Yamen Headquarters. Outside of No. 13 Street, next to it are the Patrol Division and the Governor's Yamen.

The Tsing Yi Guard Ammunition Department and the Artillery Battalion are the two places with the highest level of secrecy in the Liang army, even if the generals in the Liang army dare to trespass on No. 13 Street without approval, they will be severely punished!

Soon after Xu Jiang took office as the Tongzhi of Xi'an, he dared to go to No. 13 Street, and after being stopped, he dared to let Xu Changkun come to him to complain? !

Was he unintentional, or was he deliberately tempting?

Duan Zhigang, the head of the Tsing Yi Guard Detective Department, arrived, stood in front of Xu Liang and asked respectfully, "My lord, are you looking for me?" ”

Xu Liang nodded, and his voice was low: "Go and check carefully, Xi'an Mansion knows what Xu Jiang has done since he took office!" ”

Duan Zhigang was stunned for a moment, looked up at Xu Liang, and saw that Xu Liang had a serious expression, although he had some guesses in his heart, he quickly lowered his head and responded in a deep voice.

After waiting for a while, seeing that Xu Liang had no other instructions, Duan Zhigang was ready to retire.

Unexpectedly, Xu Liang said in a quiet tone: "Also, Xu Jiang's promotion speed has always surprised me, you sent someone to Liaodong to find out what great achievements my eldest brother has done in Liaodong!" In less than two years, he was promoted to the rank of a five-grade official in the DPRK and the Central Committee! ”

Duan Zhigang's heart was shocked! What did this Xu Jiang do to make the governor so angry!

Tietou heard from the Tsing Yi Wei that Xu Liang was investigating Xu Jiang's affairs, and came over with some curiosity, and asked hesitantly in Xu Liang's study: "Young master, I heard that you asked the Detective Department to investigate Xu Jiang?" Does Xu Jiang have any questions? ”

Tietou is Xu Liang's confidant, and he is also the head of Tsing Yiwei's stall, Xu Liang didn't want to hide it from him, nodded with a gloomy face, and said: "Xu Changkun came to me two days ago and complained that I didn't trust Xu Jiang enough!" Hehe, if he hadn't come to complain, I really wouldn't have known that Xu Jiang would actually go to Thirteenth Street. ”

Tietou knew the particularity of No. 13 Street, and he was also taken aback when he heard this, and said softly, "Doesn't Young Master Xu Jiang understand the particularity of No. 13 Street?" What is he going to do there? ”

Xu Liang sneered: "I have to ask Xu Jiang himself." ”

Tietou looked up and thought for a while, then asked hesitantly, "Young Master, are you worried...... Young Master Xu Jiang came to Shaanxi with ulterior motives? ”

Xu Liang sighed lightly and said in a low voice: "Maybe, I hope I think too much." ”

Xu Liang walked out of the study and walked outside, and several subordinates of the Xu Mansion saw it and hurriedly bowed down. Tietou walked out closely, stood next to Xu Liang, and asked inquiringly, "Do you want to send someone to monitor Xu Jiang?" ”

Tietou waited for a while, and saw that Xu Liang nodded imperceptibly, Tietou's heart sank, and he felt that the situation was serious, and he thought about whether to secretly give Xu Jiang a wake-up, and then decisively vetoed this idea, how to say that although Xu Jiang is the eldest young master of the Xu family in Ji'an Mansion, but over the years, there has not been much deep friendship between Tietou and Xu Jiang, the third young master Xu Liang is still the object of Tietou's loyalty, what is Xu Jiang!

Xu Liang stood under the eaves and watched from a distance as Lou Xian'er, the third lady of the Xu Mansion, with a few maids, was fishing for aquatic plants on the surface of the pond in the yard, and a subordinate next to him was holding a grass carp in his hand and ran ashore cheering.

"The heart of defense is indispensable! I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm just afraid of what happens! Xu Liang said slowly: "Regardless of whether Xu Jiang has a problem or not, before the results of the investigation of the facts come out, you ordered to go down, the Arms Department, the Artillery Battalion, the Taxation Department, the Patrol Division, the Tsing Yi Wei and other important places, without approval, Xu Jiang and Xu Changkun will not be allowed to enter." ”

Iron Head nodded. The several places mentioned by Xu Liang are the most important places in Xu Liang's power, and they can be said to be the root of Xu Liang's power. Anyone who dares to get involved will be severely punished by Xu Liang.

Xu Jiang felt that everything was not going well for a while, and after nearly two months of careful investigation, he had already realized that almost every month, a batch of goods was transported from the direction of Chijin City into Chang'an City, and then sent to the thirteenth street that he could not set foot on.

He once calculated the arrival time of the goods by virtue of the identity of the Tongzhi of Xi'an, and specially brought the officials of the prefect's yamen to patrol and wait at the city gate.

Xu Jiang greeted him, put on the most amiable smile, and asked the captain of the Tsing Yi guard who led the team with a smile: "Isn't this Captain Hu?" What is valuable in the car? Even bothering the Tsing Yi guard to escort him personally? ”

However, Captain Hu just glanced at Xu Jiang coldly, waved his hand, took the Tsing Yi guard and the convoy, and walked straight over, leaving Xu Jiang on the spot!

Annoyed and humiliated, Xu Jiang almost lost control on the spot!

Sitting in the wide prefect's yamen, Xu Jiang stared at an official document in his hand, but he didn't read a word of the content in the official document. He was thinking about some of his actions after coming to Shaanxi, and for a moment, Xu Jiang felt that he was so insidious, and he would agree to Sun Chengzong, the governor of Jiliao, that he would calculate his third brother, although this third brother had a very weak relationship with him!

The feeling of shame had just arisen, and it was soon stifled by Xu Jiang.

I'm doing this for the sake of my family! Besides, these things are not too big a loss for the third brother! To blame, you can only blame Xu Liang for having too weak a sense of belonging to the Xu family in Ji'an Mansion, as the son of the Xu family, if he can't get a high position as soon as possible, how can he protect the Xu family? !

Thinking about it like this, Xu Jiang suddenly felt justified.

threw away the official document, Xu Jiang called two scribes, and walked out of the prefect's yamen, the place he wanted to go to was the patrol department. Thinking of the Patrol Division, Xu Jiang couldn't help but sigh, Creation makes people, a few years ago Tietou was still a member of the Xu family, this person followed Xu Liang closely, and a few years later, he actually became the commander of the Patrol Division, holding 20,000 or 30,000 officers and soldiers! Tietou's powerful position in Shaanxi is incomparable.

Facing the fact that Tietou was once a member of the Xu family, Xu Jiang felt that he should walk around the patrol department more. Because, many of Xu Liang's things are arranged for Tietou, a hardcore henchman, to do it.

After turning two streets, Xu Jiang arrived at the yamen of the Patrol Division, and further on, it was the thirteenth street, and looked at the officers and soldiers guarding the thirteenth street like a benchmark with hatred, Xu Jiang snorted lightly, raised his feet and climbed the steps.

Seeing Xu Jiang step forward, the soldier stretched out his hand to stop him, and said politely to Xu Jiang: "Lord Xu stays." ”

Xu Jiang was stunned for a moment, and said with great dissatisfaction: "This official has something to discuss with your Admiral Tie. ”

The soldier laughed and said, "Lord Xu is a step late, and Lord Admiral went out early in the morning and has not returned yet." ”

"Then the official will go inside and wait for him." Xu Jiang waved his hand, raised his feet and continued to walk forward, but the soldier was still in front of Xu Jiang, and sneered: "I'm sorry, Lord Xu, there is an order from above, the patrol department is a military aircraft important place, without approval, outsiders are not allowed to enter." ”

Xu Jiang looked at him in surprise, pointed to the tip of his nose in disbelief, and shouted with wide eyes, "What did you say?" Alien? Am I Xu Jiang an outsider? Do you know who I am?! ”

The soldier laughed, "Of course, the little one knows the identity of Lord Xu, you are the Tongzhi of Xi'an Mansion, and you are the eldest brother of the governor!" Hehe, it's just that the above order is so, and please don't let the small one be difficult to do! ”

Xu Jiang's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "What if this official has to go in?" ”

The soldier was also very stiff, and when he heard this, he took two steps back, pressed the handle of the knife with his hand, looked directly at Xu Jiang, and said in a deep voice: "The military order is difficult to disobey, if Lord Xu breaks through, then you will not be polite." ”

Seeing this, the other soldiers approached together, stood in a row, pressed the handle of their knives with their own hands, and looked at Xu Jiang coldly.

Seeing this, the clerk of the Xi'an Prefect's Yamen, who came with Xu Jiang, hurriedly stepped forward and gently pulled Xu Jiang, and said: "My lord, I think most of the Admiral Tie went to the governor's yamen, otherwise let's go directly to the governor's yamen to find him." These brothers are also responsible, you have a lot of them, so don't embarrass them. ”

Xu Jiang raised his hand, pointed hatefully at the several soldiers of the Patrol Division standing in a row, and threatened: "This officer remembers a few of you!" ”

After saying that, Xu Jiang stomped his feet hatefully and hurried away.

The two scribes hurriedly followed, and after walking for a while, the two suddenly found that the direction in which Xu Jiang was walking was not the governor's yamen, and couldn't help reminding: "My lord, the governor's yamen doesn't seem to be this way......

Xu Jiang didn't stop, and shouted angrily: "Isn't it shameful enough!" Back to the Ya! ”

The news that Xu Jiang was stopped at the gate of the Patrol Division reached Xu Liang's ears the next day. Xu Liang and Lou Xian'er were enjoying the shade in the shade of the backyard of the governor's yamen, and the two maids were holding a long pole in their hands, driving away the knowledge of the tree. Tie Tou and Duan Zhigang walked over together.

Xu Liang waved his hand casually and motioned for the two to find a stool to sit on. Lou Xian'er ordered someone to bring some fruit snacks.

Tie Tou and Duan Zhigang sat down, and Tie Tou said: "Young Master, I heard that after Xu Jiang returned to the Yamen of the Xi'an Prefect, he scolded for a while in front of several subordinate officials, saying that he, the Tongzhi of Xi'an Mansion, couldn't even manage a street in Chang'an City, and couldn't even enter the gate of the Patrol Division......

Xu Liang couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

Lou Xian'er said with a smile: "Xu Jiang is also an official of the court and the fifth grade, why is he so impertinent in his speech?" Xu Liang glanced at her, "Where is he not measured, he obviously deliberately said it to me, the governor of Shaanxi." ”

As he spoke, Xu Liang waved his hand disappreciatively and said, "Don't pay attention to him!" As a five-grade official, he really treats himself as a dish! Then asked Duan Zhigang: "How are you doing in the past few days to investigate?" ”

Duan Zhigang sat up straight and respectfully reported: "My lord, the detective department has really found some problems. Since Xu Jiang arrived in Shaanxi, in addition to the general affairs of Xi'an Prefecture, he secretly checked the goods merchants who had entered and left Chang'an City in the past two months by virtue of his identity as a fellow governor of Xi'an Prefecture, and once specifically inquired about the goods of the Arms Department, but he was unable to check it because the escorted Tsing Yi Wei was present. His subordinates estimated that Xu Jiang's visit to No. 13 Street was by no means accidental, and most of it was related to the Arms Department. Also, a few days ago, Xu Jiang, as the same governor of Xi'an Prefecture, specially inspected the Swallow Fang in Chang'an City. ”

"Swallow Fang?" Xu Liang was surprised, "What's wrong with Yanzifang?" ”

Duan Zhigang said softly: "After the Arms Department moved from Pingliang Mansion to Chang'an, the families of the officials of the Arms Department also moved over, and basically settled in Yanzifang, and even the homes of Chen Yu and Wang Dazhuang were also settled in Yanzifang. ”

Xu Liang stood up suddenly, his brows furrowed tightly. Seeing this, Lou Xian'er guessed that Xu Liang would definitely talk to Tietou and Duan Zhigang about important matters next, so she got up and took away all the people around her.

The iron head was indignant, "Young Master, the matter is already obvious!" Xu Jiang came to Xi'an Mansion to take office, and it really had ulterior motives. He tried his best to contact the munitions department, most likely to find out the secret of Liangjun's gunpowder! It's just that...... I can't figure it out, why would he do it? ”

Xu Liang sneered, "It's not profitable, it's not early." The court faction suddenly sent him back to Xi'an, and I was a little puzzled. Now it seems that Xu Jiang really has different intentions. He must have been instructed to inquire into the munitions office. I can even guess who instructed him! ”

Xu Liang asked Duan Zhigang again: "How is the investigation going in Liaodong?" ”

Duan Zhigang shook his head apologetically: "Tsing Yiwei doesn't have many eyeliners in Liaodong, although his subordinates have already sent people over, but for a while, there has been no accurate news back." ”

Xu Liang walked a few steps, groaned, and said sure enough: "Xu Jiang has different intentions, and it is not suitable to stay in Chang'an City any longer." ”

Duan Zhigang asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Xu Lianggang wanted to say, but suddenly turned around and saw a guard from the governor's yamen walking over quickly, standing in front of him, and arching his hand: "My lord, Xi'an Mansion is the same as Xu Jiang, asking to see him." ”

Xu Liang, Tietou and Duan Zhigang listened, exchanged glances, Xu Liang sneered: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive!" Let him in! ”

After a while, Xu Jiang followed a guard over, and saw Xu Liang, Tietou and Duan Zhigang sitting casually under a big tree to enjoy the shade, and there were tea and snacks next to them, looking very leisurely.

Xu Jiang looked up to the sky and laughed: "Oh, third brother, you will still enjoy it!" With that, he picked an empty stone bench by himself, sat down, and reached out to grab a piece of mung bean cake.

Xu Liang, Tietou and Duan Zhigang didn't speak, and looked at him expressionlessly. (To be continued.) )