Today, it is the 52nd birthday of Xu Fengqing, the prefect of Guangyuan, early in the morning to greet the guests, the incense car BMW is endless, the prefect of Xu is wearing the pattern of pine crane plum birthday Weng, smiling and standing on the high steps of the second hall to greet the guests in person, like a blessing baby.

In Xu's house, they are really rich and rich, and there is no white ding, and after a while, all kinds of precious gifts are piled up in the gatehouse and the long case of red under the corridor on the left and right sides of the second hall. Governor Xu is good at dancing with long sleeves, and he smiled when he saw the guest: "Oh, Old Feng, there is a lot of work." Oh, Du Juren, the etiquette is heavy. Oh, Luo observed, can't make it, can't make it, now the official family is conquest of the Northern Han Dynasty, is leading the army to fight hard with the Khitan reinforcements, Xu Moujie literati, unable to go into battle to kill the enemy, defend the rear, not an inch of merit, as a person who eats the king's Lu, it is already extremely ashamed, a small birthday, how dare you be such a generous gift? ”

The congratulatory guests could not help but compliment him, praising him for operating the rear, being well organized, all kinds of materials, constantly transporting, and effectively supporting the front-line war.

When the guests were almost here, a feast was set up in the Xu Mansion. It has always been the rule of large families, the front hall is a loose seat, the middle hall is a VIP, and the back hall is a female guest. Xu Zhifu is a literati, this house is very delicate and elegant, the atrium is a large pool, the rockery vine in the pool, the small pavilion curved bridge, the blue lotus in the water into a piece, the koi carp fluttering, look up, the branches and leaves are luxuriant and reveal a corner of the red mansion in the back house, it is really like a fairyland on earth.

There is more than one small pavilion in the pool, arranged in the shape of plum blossoms, a pavilion in the middle is the largest, each pavilion is set up with a wine banquet, entertain all the friends and nobles, everyone has sat down, congratulate the old birthday star, then the cup is staggered, the wine has passed three rounds, the ears are hot and the face is hot, there is silk and bamboo Yale under the corridor, but do not feel the suffering of the hot summer.

Xu Fengqing was complimented a few times, drunkenly raised his glass, and said loudly to the guests in each pavilion: "Friends, friends, and listen to Xu's words." ”

The guests in each hall of the atrium stopped their chopsticks and wine cups, and looked at him, Xu Fengqing held the cup in one hand, stroked his hair with the other, and said with a smile: "Everyone, my Guangyuan defense envoy Cheng Shixiong Cheng is leading the Guangyuan men to follow the holy drive to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty, and the hard work is high." Xu and General Cheng were one article and one martial arts, and they herded Guangyuan together, and General Cheng fought in the north, and Xu missed it very much. Here, Xu proposed, we raise a glass and wish the official family a great defeat of the Khitan, the pacification of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the indispensable martial arts of building and expanding the territory. I wish General Cheng the service in front of the emperor, a victory, success, and promotion, step by step. ”

"Please, please, please, ......", the guests listened to the roaring response, stood up one after another, walked to the pavilion facing the north, raised a glass in hand, looked solemn, and solemnly followed the Xu prefect to congratulate him, this greeting was not finished, just listen to the moon gate for a while, everyone looked at it in surprise, and saw seven or eight unkempt beggars rushing in, the welcoming family wanted to stop, was pushed by one of the tall beggars, and fell into the lotus pond, the green lotus leaves shook for a while, and when he stood up, A frog crouched above his head.

Xu Fengqing was shocked and angry: "How can this be reasonable, where did the beggars come to this mansion to make trouble?" ”

The war in the north was fierce, and some of the displaced people had already arrived in Guangyuan, which was a city developed from a military town, and although it could not accommodate too many residents, some of the displaced people were still able to take care of it. Xu Fengqing had a birthday today, and he intended to set up disaster relief sheds and soup porridge in the city, firstly, it was a merit, and secondly, to avoid troubles among the homeless people.

I saw those beggars break into the middle hall, and without saying a word, they went straight to the big pavilion in the middle where the Xu prefect's mansion was located, and the old housekeeper of the Xu mansion appeared at the door of the moon, staggering, seeing that the middle hall was in chaos, and couldn't help but rub his hands in a hurry.

The seven or eight beggars came and took their seats, without raising their heads, but like wolves, they stretched out their hands and grabbed the food, and ate it like a cloud. They were covered in mud, and one of them was curled up like a chicken's paw, and only one hand was available, but he was much faster at grabbing things than the others.

Guangyuan Tong sentenced Zhang Shengyi to be furious when he saw it, and shouted loudly: "How can this be reasonable, where did this beggar come from to disturb the life banquet of the prefect, come to someone, come to someone, and arrest these bold beggars to the official and punish them severely." ”

One of the beggars lowered his head, regardless of whether there were thorns in the fish or bones in the flesh, he just swallowed the food, and when he heard Zhang Tongjuan say this, he grabbed a pot of fine wine, raised his neck and poured it "coo-dong", untied a burden on his shoulders with one hand, and threw it in front of Zhang Shengzhi with a "dang" sound.

As soon as the burden landed, it spread out, revealing two things inside, a bamboo pole-like thing, and some animal hair was still tied on each section, and the dirty one could not see the original color of the animal hair, and the other was an ax that was broken off a long pole, yellow and clear, and the axe was engraved with delicate and exquisite patterns.

Du Zhiwen Du raised his head and looked down, and said in amazement: "What is this?" ”

Zhang Tongju recognized it, he saw the delicate and exquisite Pixiu pattern on the brass axe, he couldn't help but be surprised, hurriedly leaned over and grabbed it to take a closer look, and then picked up the short bamboo pole with animal hair, and then recognized it, and immediately exclaimed: "This is the Qinchajieyu?" ”

"What?" Xu Zhifu listened, his heels were like two springs, and he flashed from the edge of the pavilion to Zhang Tongjuan in a swish, and the kung fu of "changing shapes and shadows" was breathtaking, he took a closer look at the things in Zhang Tongjuan's hand, and turned to the group of beggars in surprise and said, "You...... You...... Who are you? ”

He jumped up, and a glass of wine was poured on the placket, but Xu Zhifu didn't realize it. I saw a beggar with a disheveled head and a muddy face across from him tearing a bite of chicken, drinking a sip of wine, and then throwing the chicken bones, his oily mouth was squirming like a chicken butt, and he raised his hands to put the long hair that was draped in front of his face like a curtain from side to side, and smiled vaguely: "Lord Xu, it's been a long time." ”

"You...... Who are you, and do you know this officer? Xu Fengqing looked at the beggar's thin, stubble, muddy face, and asked in amazement.

The man ignored Governor Xu, and said to the left and right first: "Everyone eat less, we are very hungry, and if we eat too much, our stomach will not be able to stand it." ”

Only one of these people was an old beggar with a calmer look, and he didn't eat much, he only ate a few bites, drank a few glasses of wine, and then put down the glass, and when he heard the beggar's words, he nodded slightly, and he was about to open his mouth to remind him. The old beggar was also unkempt, and a robe was torn into a fishnet.

The beggar urged several times, and the beggars who came with him reluctantly stopped, but a pair of hungry eyes still stared at the wine and meat on the table, and refused to take a look away. The man smiled bitterly, parted the long hair on his face from side to side, got up and hugged his fists, and said, "Lord Xu doesn't recognize me?" I'm Ding Hao in Bazhou...... Oh, my original surname was Ding, and now I have changed my surname to Yang with my mother's surname, in Xia Yang Hao, I have known adults a few times, and adults can remember that the little son of General Cheng's family was kidnapped by gangsters last winter......"

Xu Fengqing jumped up with an "ah", pointed at him and said in surprise: "You are Ding Hao, no, you are Yang Hao, this official knows, of course this official knows, the holy edict has already been issued, and the state and government are told, and the official knows that Lord Yang Hao and Lord Yang moved the people of the Northern Han Dynasty back to the Song Realm by the holy decree." But you...... How did you get here and still look like this? ”

"It's hard to put it into words, Lord Xu, now every time I delay for a moment, I don't know how many people will starve to death on the wasteland, I really can't wait, Yang has already shown the Qincha Jieyue to the adults, and the adults know that I am the Qincha. Let's walk, let's talk as we go......"

Yang Hao walked over, grabbed Xu Fengqing's hand and walked out, Xu Fengqing said in surprise: "Yang Hao, ah no...... Lord Yang, where is this going? ”

Yang Hao walked headlong and said, "Go to the official warehouse of Guangyuan Mansion!" ”

The other guests at each table saw a group of beggars break in and occupy the chairman, eating and drinking for a while, and before they could figure out what was going on, they saw one of the beggars jumping up and pulling Xu Zhifu and leaving, Zhang Tongju and a group of officials and guests at the same table did not stop them, they all followed them in a chaotic manner, and the beggars with their hair scattered surrounded Xu Zhifu and went out, and the guests couldn't help but be surprised and surprised, and hurriedly left their cups and chopsticks and followed. For a while, the clever little girl ran to the back hall to report, and when Mrs. Xu and Miss Xu hurried to the atrium with a group of noble ladies, they saw that the cups and plates were in disarray, and there was no one left.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ there was a rare scene on the street of Guangyuan, the prefect was surrounded by seven or eight beggars with disheveled hair, and hurriedly walked forward, while walking, the prefect Xu was still talking to the beggar next to him with a heavy face.

Behind them was the very dignified Judge of the Judge, who was holding an axe in his left hand and a feather duster in his right hand, panting and trotting.

Behind them are a few soldiers carrying guns in front of the door of the Xu Mansion, and at the back are a group of high-ranking officials, rich gentry and erudite Confucians, among whom the old ones are out of breath, and the fat ones are sweating like rain, but they are still chasing after each other and refuse to fall.

The people were inexplicable, and they asked each other and no one knew what to do, so they also ran after them. Vendors with carts, women with children, old ladies shopping, more and more unsuspecting people joined the marching army, and marched straight ahead.

Yang Jincheng Yang Zhutou is patrolling the city, the weather is hot, Yang Zhutou is listless, he just hid in a tea shop to ask for a sip of tea to drink, as soon as he looked up, he saw hundreds of people running happily on the street, he was so frightened that he "poof" and sprayed a sip of tea on the opposite patrol.

He jumped to his feet and shouted in a panic, "What has happened, but the homeless people are in trouble?" ”

Yang Jincheng looked at it, and hurriedly sent the eldest Lao Jia back to the yamen to call people, seeing that the people were crowded, Yang Zhutou was scared half to death, and told him to quickly transfer the three classes of officials, the patrol of each room, and the people and strong archers to listen to it, and then go to the city guard general to report a message, and he himself took a few patrols with knives to follow the people behind the people to catch up.

Xu Fengqing listened to Yang Hao tell him the ins and outs, and gasped and complained: "Oh, Lord Yang, this official has already received an order from the imperial court, and the local government should try to make it as convenient as possible. But...... There is really not much grain stored in Bazhou Mansion. The newly expanded treasury warehouse has only just been built, and grain has not yet been stored. The grain stored in the old treasury was escorted to the Northern Han Dynasty a few days ago, and the remaining grain is now only enough for the people of the whole city to eat for half a month, and the grain team in Bazhou has not yet arrived, if the adults take all the grain away, in case the grain convoy goes wrong like the last time, this Guangyuan City will have a food shortage......"

Yang Hao intercepted and said: "My lord, if you see the misery of the migratory army, you will definitely not hesitate to take out the grain." This is life-saving food, there is no delay, first load the grain and let me take it away, and then Lord Xu will urgently buy it from nearby towns or on credit, or second, in order to meet the urgent needs of Guangyuan. ”

Xu Fengqing was also helpless, since Yang Hao had already come to the door, he had no way to stay out of the matter. If these tens of thousands of people were allowed to starve to death, how could the court's officials and scholars and the imperial history observers from all walks of life not participate in the impeachment of him, and at that time, he would not be able to get rid of it anyway, so he just agreed with a bitter face.

But he thought about it for a while, and said worriedly: "It's still not possible, Lord Yang, how many truckloads of grain for tens of thousands of people to eat?" The car escorting grain and grass to the Northern Han Dynasty has not returned, and now there are few cars available in the treasury. ”

Yang Hao's heart sank when he heard this, he suddenly remembered the Ye family car dealer he had been to when he first arrived in Guangyuan last time, and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "I can't take care of that much, this official is a Qincha, and he has the right to requisition and transfer people's cars and people's husbands, without further ado, our soldiers will be divided into two ways, Lord Xu will go to the treasury to count the grain and grass, and order someone to pack it and prepare for shipment immediately." The official went to the Ye family car shop to borrow a car and borrow someone. ”

He just turned around, and suddenly stopped and said: "No, where do those ordinary people know what Jieyue is, Lord Xu, you still have to borrow me as an official, and borrow a few soldiers to strengthen your reputation." By the way, there's another Taoist here......"

Yang Hao pulled the old Taoist in front of him, Xu Fengqing looked at it, and it was clear that he was a beggar dressed in a fishing net, where did he look like a Taoist. Yang Hao said: "There are already signs of plague among the refugees, and they urgently need some medicines, and I also ask my lord to send someone to collect some medicinal materials with this Taoist leader, so that they can be transported to the Meridian Valley together." ”

Xu Fengqing hurriedly turned around and ordered: "Zhang Tongju, you quickly follow Lord Qincha to the Ye family car shop to borrow a car, and recruit the civil servants to listen to it." Several of you, all go with Lord Qin, and those who dare to resist the decree will all be imprisoned. Master Chai, you go with this Taoist chief to collect medicinal materials, but what medicinal materials are needed, the major pharmacies must not resist, and all the medicinal materials are recorded, and the official will ask the imperial court to issue silver, allocate salaries, and then make reimbursements. ”