"Where did the ruffians and hooligans come from, they dared to pretend to be reinforcements from the court!" Xu Liang was furious, pointed at the three high-spirited sergeants and scolded, "What is the place where I am a dignified Pingliang prefect's yamen!" Come on, get out with a stick! ”

Immediately, seven or eight officers on duty rushed in from outside the second hall, pressing the handle of their swords with their hands, their eyes showing a fierce light, and they stepped forward to take down the three sergeants.

The sergeant was dumbfounded, he was obviously a serious soldier of the Beijing camp, how could he inexplicably become an impostor in the eyes of this young Pingliang prefect?

The chief soldier sent these three to come, but they came to ask for money and food, if they were driven out of the Pingliang prefect like this, they would have a meal after they went back.

Cold sweat broke out on the sergeant's forehead, and he hurriedly put away his arrogant posture, bowed his head and arched his hands, and said anxiously: "This ...... My lord, it is indeed the subordinate of the chief soldier Wang Pu, and this time I ......"

"Don't try to deceive this house!" However, Xu Liang didn't listen to the sergeant's explanation at all, and swept out like a fly, "Drive out!" ”

When the official heard this, he yelled, and couldn't help but say, and after setting up the three of them, he went out.

Seeing that the official was really coming, the sergeant was also anxious, and struggled and shouted sadly: "Lord Futai, the small one is really ......"

Xu Liang turned a deaf ear, and the sergeant's shouts faded away.

Lu Tongzhi and Huang Tuiguan looked at each other, and Huang Tuiguan sneered: "Futai, most of these three people are really from Jingying. ”

Xu Liang's face sank, and he glanced at Huang Tuiguan lightly, "Lord Huang, have you heard what the sergeant just said clearly?" ”

“…… He said that Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp, asked us to prepare grain, grass, and silver, and ......, "Zodiac Zhoudao."

"Then do we still have grain, grass and silver in our warehouse?"

Huang Daozhou touched the tip of his nose embarrassedly, and said helplessly: "This...... Not really. ”

Xu Liang snorted and said, "Then these three people are fakes!" ”

“……”

Xu Liang's meaning is simple. The Yamen of the Pingliang Prefect is so poor that he doesn't even have the silver in the backyard, where can he take care of the so-called Beijing camp officers and soldiers!

Xu Liang was not familiar with the general soldiers of the Beijing camp at all. Why tighten your belts to raise these people? People are not called by Xu Liang, whoever calls them will provide for them!

Lu Tongzhi and Huang Tuiguan left with a wry smile. Xu Liang held his chin in his hand, thinking about the desolate situation in the backyard of the mansion, and thought about it.

The prefect's yamen is too short of money, and it seems that the well salt business has to speed up. I don't know where they are in the Liang Zi period, so I have to ask Feng Suqin when I go back.

Well, it's real money, and you have to keep an eye on it.

Xu Liang sat in the second hall of the prefect's yamen for a while, feeling that he couldn't conjure up silver while sitting in the room. He planned to go back to Xu's Mansion to ask Feng Suqin.

Slowly and quietly, as soon as he walked out of the gate of the second hall, the chief cattle catcher of the Yamen of the Pingliang Prefect greeted him with a smile on his face.

"I've seen Lord Futai."

"Hmm." Xu Liang nodded, squinted at the cow catcher, and said, "Something?" ”

Niu Zhutou smiled more and more sincerely, and said respectfully: "A murder case that occurred in the eastern suburbs of Pingliang a few days ago is already a bit eyebrow-raising, and the bitter lord has sued him several times in the yamen, and asked the Lord Futai to open a court to try it. ”

Speaking of the homicide case in Liujiazhuang in the eastern suburbs, Xu Liang suddenly had some impressions, and remembered that Niu Zhutou had mentioned it to him once. Then he asked: "But the case of the husband who came home from a long away home and the brother-in-law died at home?" ”

The cow catcher nodded repeatedly.

In fact, this case happened two days before Xu Liang was promoted, and on the day of the crime, the bitter master also carried the corpse to the Pingliang County Ya, and Guo Tianxu, the county magistrate, saw that it was a homicide. He didn't dare to take it lightly, and reported directly to the prefect's yamen. In the following days, Xu Liang and Hong Chengchou were promoted together, and they were busy preparing for several days to meet the officials of various prefectures and counties who rushed to visit them after hearing the news. The case dragged on.

Now that the old matter of cattle hunting is revisited, most of them have definite evidence in their hands. However, Xu Liang is now full of things about the well salt business. I didn't want to bother to try this folk case at all, so I waved my hand and said, "Such a trivial matter." It will be handed over to Huang Tuiguan to deal with. ”

The cow catcher stared.

Seeing this, Xu Liang patted Niu Zhutou on the shoulder cordially, and gave him an encouraging look, "Niu Zhutou has been investigating the case, and I have worked hard these days, I will go back and talk to Lu Tongzhi and give you a rise in silver, ah, let's do it first." With that, Xu Liang left in a hurry.

Seeing Xu Liangtou leaving the prefect's yamen without looking back, Niu Zhutou muttered with a smile: "I, I didn't say that I wanted to raise the silver." ”

Xu Liang has always believed that his energy is limited, and he is the prefect of Pingliang and the head of a government, so the things he pays attention to on weekdays must be the big things on the stage, such as the army, such as city defense, such as suppressing bandits and quelling chaos, and then such as the well salt business...... Obviously, the murder of the little uncle that Niu Zhutou is very interested in is not within the scope of major events approved by Xu Liang.

Feng Suqin knows everything about Jing Yan. According to the terms of the contract between the Liang and Xu families, the Xu family and the Liang family jointly developed and discovered five brine wells, and at present, according to the report of Wu Side, who is in charge of the well salt business, three brine wells have been built to boil salt, and more than 30,000 stones of well salt have been taken.

The well salt business was stuck on the salt lead, and Xu Liang felt that this Hong Chengchou official was too big, so he didn't take the affairs of his old subordinates to heart.

Gou is rich and noble, and there is no forgetfulness. Most of this sentence has no market in front of Governor Hong.

Xu Liang was very annoyed, feeling that Governor Hong was deliberately cutting off his financial route, and Governor Hong had returned to the Governor's Yamen of Xi'an Mansion for several days, so why was there no news of the matter of Yanyin! So that night, he wrote a sincere, grievance-filled, and slightly accusatory letter to the new governor of Shaanxi, Hong Chengchou, by candlelight, and sent it to the yamen of the governor of Xi'an Prefecture, and he must be personally delivered to the hands of the governor of Hong.

Before Governor Hong's reply had arrived, the troublesome man came to the door.

In the lobby of the Yamen of the Pingliang Prefect's Mansion, Xu Liang looked at Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp, who was dressed neatly on his mount, but his face was sinking like water, and then glanced at the row of murderous guards behind Wang Zongbing, who pressed the handle of the knife with their hands on the handle, Xu Liang suddenly found that the three sergeants who were ordered to be driven out of the palace by Xu Liang that day were among them, glaring angrily at Xu Liang.

Xu Liang couldn't help but ask Dai Feng, the deputy general soldier of Pingliang on the side, it was Dai Feng who brought this general soldier Wang into the yamen of the prefect's mansion.

"How many people did Mr. Wang bring this time? Where to station. Didn't go into town with you, did you? ”

Dai tilted his head slightly, and replied in a low voice: "There are five or six thousand people." Mr. Wang wanted to bring it into the city, but the old man didn't agree. This will be stationed in the East Camp outside the city. ”

Xu Liang asked again: "So, the subordinates brought into the city by General Wang are the people behind him?" ”

Dai Feng nodded.

Xu Liang suddenly relieved himself.

It's good if there are fewer people, if there are fewer people, there will be a real conflict and a fight, and Xu Liang will not worry about suffering.

"Nothing to say!" Xu Liang was whispering to Dai Feng, the scene was warm, and Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp with a sinking face, finally said coldly, "If Governor Xu has anything to say, you might as well say it out loud in front of this general." Let General Ben listen to it, too. ”

Xu Liang suddenly had a smile on his face. Said enthusiastically: "General Wang personally led the army of tigers and wolves in the court, thousands of miles away, rushed to Shaanxi to quell the chaos, such a righteous act, the government greatly admired. Fang Cai's mansion is discussing with General Dai which restaurant should be held for Mr. Wang's banquet at night, so that he seems worthy of Mr. Wang's specifications! ”

Saying that, Xu Liang sighed slightly and said, "I'm ashamed." In the desolate place of the northwest, the dishes are rough, and if you want to entertain distinguished guests, there is really nothing you can handle. He looked at Dai Feng. said with a smile: "Why don't you kill two fat pigs in Dongdaying tonight, and give a radish stew to the general soldiers and soldiers who came from afar?" There is both oil and water. Can you manage enough? General Dai, what do you think? ”

Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp, suddenly turned black as if he had been coated with charcoal. Holding back his anger, he glared at Xu Liang, behind Mr. Wang. A platoon of pro-soldier guards glared angrily.

Dai Feng is a real person in the end, seeing that Wang Zongbing's face is about to come, he nodded slowly with a smile, and bowed his hand to Xu Liang, "I listen to the arrangement of Lord Futai." ”

Xu Liang chuckled, ignoring General Wang's dark face, and said apologetically: "General Wang, the hospitality is not good, and I also invite General Haihan Haihan." ”

"Enough!" Wang Zongbing was finally angry, he was not a fool, Xu Liang said very sorry on the surface, but in fact he was wantonly ridiculing. His face turned from black to red, and he said angrily: "This general is ordered by the Holy Lord today to lead the army to Shaanxi to quell the chaos, and the Holy Lord has a decree, and all the prefectures and counties in Shaanxi have full cooperation!" Lord Xu, General Ben personally came to ask you today, two days ago, General Ben sent his own soldiers to ask Lord Xu for food, grass, salaries, and silver supplies, but Lord Xu not only did not allocate it, but drove the people sent by General Ben out of the yamen! Did Lord Xu ignore the will of God and intend to disobey it? ”

That's too harsh. Pingliang, who was sitting in the lobby, knew Lu Yifa, and Pingliang's official Huang Daozhou hurriedly got up and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang's words are serious, this, this is all a misunderstanding." ”

"Misunderstanding?" Wang Zongbing sneered.

Xu Liang's face was full of surprise, his eyes widened and he asked, "Could it be that those three people are really General Wang's subordinates?" ”

Wang Zongbing snorted coldly, raised his head backwards, and immediately three personal soldiers came out of the crowd and stood in front of Xu Liang.

Xu Liang looked at these three people carefully, and suddenly stroked his palms and sighed: "Alas, it's these three!" Xu Liang hurriedly said apologetically to General Wang Bing: "Misunderstanding, this is really a face-to-earth misunderstanding." ”

"Lord Xu, how can such a big rebellion as not obeying the decree be cleared up with a mere misunderstanding?" Wang Zongbing sneered again and again, staring at Xu Liang.

This old thing is still unforgiving! Xu Liang was annoyed in his heart, and beat his chest and said: "It's only that these three little brothers rushed to the mansion that day, with their nostrils facing to the sky, and they looked like no one was beaten in their eyes, which was very different from the image of the Beijing soldiers who were gentle and elegant and respectful to the officials in the eyes of the mansion. Ahem, Mr. Wang has been in Beijing for a long time, and he can't imagine the fierce folk customs on the ground in Shaanxi. Hey, why is Mr. Wang's face so ugly? ”

Wang Zongbing gasped, if it weren't for the crimson official robe in front of him, and this place was Xu Liang's territory, Wang Zongbing would have slashed over with a knife. Thinking about his dignified Beijing battalion commander, a military general of the second rank in the court, but now he is being sneered at by the prefect of a remote town in the local area, it is really unreasonable!

"Enough!" Wang Zongbing said categorically and coldly, pressing the handle of the knife with his hand, his eyes were not good, "General Ben doesn't care whether Lord Xu was deliberate or misunderstood in the past, General Ben asked Lord Xu a word today, my officers and soldiers in the Beijing camp are now out of food and salary, will Lord Xu pay or not?" ”

"Give!" Xu Liang agreed very happily, and said categorically: "Don't say that the Holy One has a will, even if the Holy One does not make a will, for the sake of General Wang's soldiers who have traveled thousands of miles and enthusiastically helped me to quell the chaos in Shaanxi, my Shaanxi officials have absolutely no reason not to help each other with all their might." ”

After saying that, Xu Liang turned to Pingliang and ordered in a deep voice with Lu Yi, the same acquaintance: "Lord Lu, you will take General Soldier Wang to the treasury and granary in a while, as long as we have it in the yamen of the Pingliang Prefect's Mansion, General Soldier Wang can take it if you can see it!" ”

"Huh?" Lu Tongzhi opened his mouth wide, looked at Xu Liang, and then looked at Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp, who was suppressing his anger, with a difficult face.

"Ahh Xu Liang shouted: "Our Pingliang Mansion is poor, but no matter how hard and poor we are, we can't wronged the court officials and soldiers who came from afar!" Just go. ”

"Uh, yes." Lu Tongzhi reluctantly surrendered.

Wang Zongbing looked at Xu Liang suspiciously, Xu Liang's attitude changed too quickly, so that Wang Zongbing couldn't help but wonder if there would be any problems in this. General Wang groaned, stared at Xu Liang, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Xu, you only need to help open the door of the warehouse, carry grain and grass or something, don't bother Lord Xu, General Ben personally led people forward." ”

Hmph, General Ben wants to see with his own eyes, what kind of trick is Pingliang Mansion going to play!

General Wang asked with bad intentions, Xu Liang agreed more cheerfully, spread his right hand, and said with a smile: "General Wang, please." ”

Wang Zongbing choked for a while, looked left and right, and didn't see what trick Xu Liang was playing. Xu Liang was so cooperative and so refreshing, so that Wang Zongbing's perception of Xu Liang finally improved, and he stiffly arched his hand and said, "Thank you." ”

Seeing Lu Tongzhi accompany the high-spirited General Soldier Wang to the direction of the treasury, Xu Liang suddenly turned his head to Dai Feng with a smile and said: "General Dai, the city defense battalion is ordered to strengthen patrol and vigilance, and heavy troops will be deployed in the direction of the east city gate. Alas, the officers and soldiers of the Beijing battalion came from afar, and they are not familiar with the place, so don't cause trouble. ”

Dai Feng choked and thought thoughtfully.

Xu Liang smiled at Pingliang and said with a smile: "Dao Zhou, this official has suddenly felt dizzy recently, maybe he has been too tired for a while, he has to rest for a few days, and the affairs of the government are entrusted to you and Lord Lu, the two of you will have to worry a little more, don't cause trouble." ”

Xu Liang mentioned twice not to cause trouble, as if he knew that there would be trouble. After that, Xu Liang straightened his sleeves, Shi Shiran left the mansion, boarded the carriage, and headed in the direction of Xu's mansion.

Huang Daozhou and Dai Feng stared at each other for a while, and Huang Daozhou suddenly jumped up from the chair and sneered: "I heard that Niu Zhutou said that there is new evidence in the homicide case in the eastern suburbs, and this official has to go and see it in person." With that, he arched his hand towards Dai Feng, hurriedly ran out of the lobby, and shouted loudly: "Cow catcher!" Cattle catchers! Where did the death go......"

Dai Feng smiled bitterly, followed closely behind, and hurriedly left the house.

Not long after, in the Pingliang Mansion, Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing Battalion, and a group of his own soldiers faced the rat feces all over the ground in the mansion, smelling the smell of dust, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar: "Xu Liang, you dare to bully me like this!" (To be continued......)