Xu Liang led the army back to Zhenyuan from Chu County, and walked on the road for two days, and the battalion owner Wan Wenshan found Xu Liang and reported three times. The reason is said to be that Lou Xian'er is too noisy, and Liang Jun vaguely knows that this Lou Xian'er seems to be his own adult's old acquaintance, and there are some unclear relationships in it, although Wan Wenshan obeyed the order to lock up Lou Xian'er's master and servant, he didn't dare to be too embarrassed.

Lou Xian'er has been clamoring to see Xu Liang since she left the county. The master of the Wan camp asked for instructions twice, but Xu Liang didn't think much about how to face her, so he kept dragging on. Seeing that Wan Wenshan came over again with a bitter face, Xu Liang was still groaning, and Dai Yingying on the side snorted twice and spoke: "Xu Liang, you should go and meet this pair of master and servant, otherwise, we are afraid that we will not be able to be quiet all the way." ”

Xu Liang was embarrassed, thinking about Lou Xian'er's sharp voice, the entire Liang army team was no stranger in the past two days, so he came to the carriage specially used to hold Lou Xian'er's master and servant, the soldier unlocked the door and opened it, Xu Liang looked inside, saw the scene in the car clearly, couldn't help glaring at Wan Wenshan who was accompanying him, and said happily to the car: "This official remembers that you two are also prisoners, why do you look like Xu's guests now?" ”

Lou Xian'er in the car was neatly dressed, pinching the dim sum in front of her with her white fingertips and sending it to her mouth, and she couldn't spit out words clearly: "Hmm...... Well, if you don't come to see me again, I'll shout not only during the day, but also at night, so that you can't sleep well, hum. ”

Xu Liang couldn't help crying and laughing, waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't shout in the future." Say, what advice do you have for me in a hurry? ”

Lou Xian'er swallowed the snack in her mouth, and was just about to speak, when she saw that her fingers were sticky, she put her fingers in her mouth and licked them twice, and the small finch tongue rolled two rolls around her lips, and then hid back. With such an action, I saw that the mouth of the Liang Army soldiers outside the car door was dry.

Lou Xian'er didn't care about this, she asked, "Hey, Xu Liang, Lord Xu, you won't really take me as a hostage, right?" ”

"You were originally a hostage." Xu Liang said.

Lou Xian'er was anxious, glared and said, "We are friends, and Miss Ben also saved your life!" If you bully me, you are not a good person, you are called ungrateful, you will take revenge, shameless! ”

Lou Xian'er said very solemnly, for fear that Xu Liang would forget the kindness she had given Xu Liang silver to treat his illness two years ago, and described the past briefly and solemnly, and then looked at Xu Liang with a blank eye.

Wan Wenshan, who was accompanying Xu Liang, had already reacted halfway through Lou Xian'er's speech, and hurriedly excused himself to flash people, yes, Xu Liang was only one person in front of the car door for the time being.

Xu Liang said helplessly: "Anyway, within this month's time, I have to wronged you, become a hostage, and when I get Suqin back, I will naturally let you leave." ”

Lou Xian'er begged twice more with a bitter face, Xu Liang was relieved, he didn't let go, and told her to stop shouting, so he was ready to leave.

Seeing this, the soldiers of the Liang army standing by the carriage cautiously asked, "My lord, is this carriage still locked?" ”

Xu Liang paused, glanced at the soldier, and shrunk his neck in fright, and when Xu Liang walked away, the soldier was still struggling with whether to lock it or not.

In the carriage, Lou Xian'er sat on the cushion angrily, and in a blink of an eye, she saw Yahuan Lu'er, who was sitting on the side of the carriage, reaching out to grab a snack to eat. Is there still a bit of consciousness to be a hostage? Sit honestly! ”

Lu'er shrank her head aggrievedly and looked at her young lady, and when she saw Lou Xian'er count for a while, she threw a piece of dim sum into her mouth as soon as she changed her hand, and her eyes suddenly widened.

The team entered the territory of Pingliang Mansion, and the camp owner of Wanwen Mountain led the army back to the camp of Jitou Mountain, and Xu Liang led the guards of Tsing Yi Wei and Dai Yingying, Tietou, Hu Chenggong, Lou Xian'er and other servants to return to the original county seat.

Entering the territory of Zhenyuan County, I saw that most of the fields on both sides of the road had been turned over and ready to sow seeds, and I saw the people who drove cattle to turn over the land, weeded the fields, and cut down the mountains and open up the wasteland.

When the group arrived at the city of Zhenyuan, Huang Daozhou, He Cheng, Xing Zhongshan and others, who had already received the news, rushed to the city gate to greet them. On the occasion of greetings, Xu Liang saw the faces of the three green-robed officials, and Huang Xiancheng took the opportunity to introduce the identities of these three officials to Xu Liang.

The three of them saluted respectfully, Xu Liang nodded slightly, and entered the city first.

Back to the Xufu compound, a group of former subordinates followed closely, in the Xufu meeting room, Huang Daozhou first reported some of the progress of Zhenyuan's government affairs after Liang left, Huang Xiancheng spoke in an orderly manner, and everything was handled very appropriately, Xu Liang nodded with satisfaction, and when Huang Xiancheng rested, Xu Liang asked: "What's the matter with the three newcomers?" ”

Huang Xiancheng said: "The new chief secretary Guo Tianxu was sent down from the Yamen of the Pingliang Prefect, and it is said that he is the protégé of Lord Hong Chengchou. ”

"Why didn't you hear anything beforehand?" Xu Liang asked strangely, it stands to reason that it seems that such an additional assistant official and miscellaneous officials should be explained to himself, the magistrate of the county.

When Huang Xiancheng heard this, he smiled bitterly and said: "On the third day after the adults left, Xingwen arrived at the county office, and on the fourth day, these three people went to the town together to take office, and it was too late for the lower officials to inform you." ”

Xu Liang sneered: "In the past, the official asked the court to fill the vacancy, and no one was willing to come if it was delayed again and again, but now it's good, three will come as soon as they come." It seems that some people are not at ease with this official. ”

Everyone in the hall changed color slightly when they heard this, and the new camp owner Xu Qing said with a grin: "My lord, we have someone in our hands, what are you afraid of it!" ”

Huang Daozhou frowned, glanced at Xu Qing, and said, "My lord is also reasonable. However, there is one thing that has not yet been reported to the adults. ”

"What's the matter?"

Huang Daozhou raised his hand and pointed to the north, and said with a solemn face: "Father-in-law Wei's case has eyebrows. ”

Everyone was shocked, obviously they could hear what kind of case Huang Daozhou was talking about, Xu Liang got up and urged eagerly: "Lord Huang, tell me quickly, what is the situation above?" ”

The eyes of everyone in the hall all fell on Huang Daozhou, concentrating and calming, and his focused expression was a hundred times more serious than when he was a child who read and read.

Huang Daozhou walked two steps, bowed his hand slightly towards the north, turned to Xu Liang, glanced at the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "According to the letter from a friend of the lower official in the Hanlin Academy, on the eighth day of the third month, two hundred and sixty-one people, including Wei Zhongxian, Cui Chengxiu, and Xu Xianchun, were convicted, and the crimes were divided into seven degrees. The decree has been issued, and it should not take long for the court's mansion to arrive in Zhenyuan. ”

Everyone couldn't help but gasp. Emperor Chongzhen overthrew more than 260 court officials in one go, which can be described as a big deal. Xu Liang thought about it in his heart, the court was compiled, and there was generally only one Shangshu in the six departments, and there were four divisions, each division probably had one person in the middle of the court, one person outside the staff, two people in charge, and there were more institutions in the Xing Department and the Ministry of Households, and there were only thirteen divisions, plus there were more than 150 people in the Great Yamen Supervision Institute and the imperial history in various places, and the entire Beijing court had no more than 800 officials at most, and more than 260 people were overthrown at once.

Before everyone could recover from the shock of this news, Huang Daozhou broke the news again: "Our Shaanxi Governor Hu Tingyan Hu has been removed from his post and investigated because of the sixth rank of criminals and his friendship with the second class of close servants. At present, the government affairs of Shaanxi are in charge of the trilateral governor, Lord Wu Zhiwang. ”

"Huh?" Xu Liang was shocked, and then reacted, this Governor Hu himself has only heard of it, and he has not even seen it, when he took office in Shaanxi in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, he went to the Yamen of Xi'an Mansion to meet him, and Governor Hu happened to go out and did not meet Xu Liang. The governor who has never even seen him in person, he can't fight with his eight poles, so if he withdraws, he will withdraw, what kind of strength are he? asked Hong Chengchou, the prefect of Pingliang who was related to his vital interests: "How is the Lord of Futai?" ”

Huang Daozhou thought for a while and said, "The letter didn't mention Lord Hong's name, so it's okay." ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed. Based on his feelings, Xu Liang felt that this Hong Chengchou had some benefits, his eyes were too poisonous, he didn't rub sand in his eyes much, and it was a little difficult to mix under him. If Hong Chengchou also ends up with Governor Hu, it will be a happy thing.

Xu Liang didn't speak, and Shi Hecheng asked suspiciously: "Lord Huang, what do you say have to do with these three newcomers?" ”

Huang Daozhou smiled slightly and said: "Originally, others were reluctant to come to our town to be officials, first, there were few defenders in the town, and they were often attacked by thieves, and most of them were worried about their lives. Huang Daozhou looked at Xu Liang and raised his voice and said: "But now it's different, it's cool and up, who doesn't know that there is Lord Xu in Zhenyuan City?" Who doesn't know that there are 6,000 Liang troops in Zhenyuan City? Moreover, now that Father-in-law Wei's case has finally been concluded, the adults who were originally worried and trembling have also had time to install their cronies and protégés. Zhenyuan County Ya can come to three officials at a time, and the lower officials are not surprised at all. ”

Everyone looked suddenly enlightened. Xu Liang looked at Huang Daozhou, and felt more and more that this bearded Huang County Cheng was not simple, skilled in government affairs, and had a vicious vision, and was a rare talent.

Such a high-level talent is actually working as an errand under my Xu Liang, and I feel fortunate when I think about it. Xu Liangzheng thought proudly, and the butler of the Xu Mansion entered the hall and arched his hand: "Young master, the kitchen has prepared wine and food, and it is ready for dinner." In addition, Mr. Dai Fengdai, who came from Jianchang, arrived at the house a few days ago and waited to see you in the study. ”

Xu Liang got up suddenly, overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Dai is here?" Good. Saying that, Xu Liang beckoned to everyone in the hall and said, "You will go to the living room to eat and drink first, and when the official sees the shopkeeper, he will come immediately." After speaking, he walked eagerly towards the study.