The green-robed official was bluffed by the guards, although the Ming Dynasty was civil, but he was only an adjutant official, and he had no right to dispose of the military attachés of the fourth and fifth grades.

"Hugh is noisy again, where is Zhang Ge Lao at this time? Don't go to the pavilion, lead the way directly, Ben Shuai wants to meet the elder of the pavilion! ”

Li Xin looked at the green-robed official, and before he came to his senses, he ordered him to lead the way to Zhang Fangyan.

The green-robed official held back for a long time before replying: "The elder has prepared a banquet in his private residence to catch the wind for the town marquis, please come down!" ”

Several of Li Xin's pro-soldiers saw that the green-robed official was instigated, and they let out a contemptuous laugh. The green-robed official's face was even more ugly, and he was about to turn purple, so he had to pretend not to hear it after losing the battle. Even if he was embarrassed and angry, he was helpless, originally he was just loud and angry, and he wanted to give the other party a dismount, how could he think that these thieves were so tough, and what he did today would probably become a joke among his colleagues in the future.

He bowed his head and regretted it, secretly cursing Li Xin, cursing those god-killing thieves Qiu Ba.

Zhang Fangyan had already prepared a banquet in his private residence, just waiting for Li Xin to arrive. In addition to He Tengjiao, there was also Wu Zhen, the prefect of Yangzhou. And Zhang Fangyan was thoughtful, and also prepared a table of wine and food in the courtyard for Li Xin's personal soldiers. Kindness can't be flicked lightly, Niu Jinsong gave an order, and dozens of people who entered the city with Li Xin sat down one after another, but their waists were straight, and no one looked at the wine and food on the table, nor did they move a chopstick.

This kind of appearance made the soap in the courtyard smack his tongue, this is the first time he has seen such a strong soldier, but it's a pity...... Someone couldn't help but shake their heads in secret.

Li Xin entered the main hall in a sackcloth robe, and Zhang Fangyan, He and Wu only bowed slightly to greet him.

"The marquis of the town has worked hard from afar, and the old man has prepared a little thin wine to catch the wind and wash the dust, please sit down."

Zhang Fangyan's eyes were half-squinted, but his gaze seemed to be erratic, and he did not fall on Li Xin's face when he spoke. But there are only two people who have this kind of vision, one is ill-intentioned, flustered, and it is difficult to firm their gaze. The second is contempt and disdain to make eye contact with him.

Li Xin found that he had indeed underestimated Zhang Fangyan and his person. Zhang Fangyan, who was bullied by businessman Lu Jinji when he was in Taiyuan, Zhang Fangyan who was submissive to anyone when he was in Beijing, Zhang Fangyan, who was forced by himself on the Grand Canal in the south, and even Zhang Fangyan, who was in front of him...... For example, many Zhang Fangyan gathered together, which made the image of this old man more three-dimensional. As the saying goes, if you are wise and foolish, it is nothing more than that.

"The elder of the pavilion has an order, Li Xin dares not to do it! Haha......"

Li Xin was originally just joking, wanting to ease the seemingly tense atmosphere in the hall, which was like gunpowder on the verge of exploding, where it seemed that he was in charge of picking up the wind and washing the dust, but it was like Xingshi asking for guilt. Wu Zhen, the prefect of Yangzhou, replied without yin or yang: "Don't talk lightly, the old man has a life, can you really follow it?" ”

This sentence obviously means something, and it seems to be an ambush in advance. Li Xin had no choice but to sneer: "That's nature, that's nature." ”

Jiangdu is a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River at any time, but the wine and meat on this table are quite coarse, all of which are whole pots and plates of meat, and stoneware wine jars. This should be the slow treatment of the officials in Jiangdu, Li Xin thought, but he didn't say anything, but pushed the wine cup in front of him away regardless of it, took a large bowl and poured it full of clear amber wine, and drank it all without saying anything.

Li Xinshan also has a lot of tastes about the wine of this era, but he smacked his mouth but said in his heart: Old man Zhang finally has no discount on the wine, this wine is mellow, and the lips and teeth are fragrant, and it deserves to be of the highest quality. He looked at Zhang, He, and Wu again and looked at him stunned, so he smiled and said, "The three of you will not sit down soon, and Li Xin will eat all the wine and meat on this table!" ”

The expressions on the faces of the three people were different, and Zhang Fangyan's face was gloomy, and he couldn't see what he was thinking. And He Tengjiao was calm but a little surprised, obviously he didn't expect Li Xin to be so open-minded, if ordinary people must wait for others to eat wine and meat first, and confirm that they are non-toxic and harmless before they are willing to move the dishes and chopsticks. On the other side, Wu Zhen, the prefect of Yangzhou, had a look of resentment, and the dismount prepared for Li Xin failed to take effect, but was mainly transferred by him, so he was naturally unwilling, and sat down at the table with a muffled snort, but he did not move the wine and chopsticks.

Li Xin didn't pay attention to the expressions and inner thoughts of the three people, so he tore a piece of sauced beef and put it in his mouth and chewed it. To tell the truth, he was already hungry at this time, and if he didn't get enough to drink and eat first, he would have the experience to deal with the repeated bombardment of these people for a while. Li Xin had a hunch that he was only afraid that the ambition of the reception banquet was not in the wine and meat, but in him Li Xin and his people.

Sure enough, after a while, Zhang Fangyan said slowly: "I heard that there was a fire in Nanjing a few days ago, I don't know how much damage there is?" Although the old man is the governor of Zhejiang, he is very worried because he is entangled in military affairs in Jiangbei and cannot go to investigate in person. ”

Li Xin picked up the full wine bowl in front of him and drank it again, then raised his sleeve and wiped his oily mouth, and smashed his mouth with great enjoyment. Wu Zhen frowned in the face of such vulgar behavior, and he couldn't reprimand him, so he waited patiently for his conversation with Zhang Fangyan.

"The old man of the Tuoge Pavilion is blessed, only most of the tendon alley has been burned down, but there is no major problem in the whole city."

Li Xin's words are understated, which is dangerous, as long as you have been a parent official, you can guess one or two, especially in a big southern city like Nanjing, where the houses and houses in the city are overlapped, and once the fire breaks out, it will spread to the whole city if it can't be controlled.

But the fire in Nanjing is not the main theme of today's words, Wu Zhen was obviously a little dissatisfied and impatient with Zhang Fangyan's slow-paced opening remarks, so he cleared his throat and went straight in: "The world is not peaceful, and it doesn't count if there is a fire in Liudu, even the holy decree has been looted by thieves and thieves, which is really a great shame for my courtiers!" ”

It's just that the speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart. Although He Tengjiao was now transferred to Yangzhou by Zhang Fangyan in an official document to serve as a soldier in Huaiyang, after all, he had prepared for the soldiers of Jixi, and Jining, where the angel was killed, was within his jurisdiction. The words of shame and shame made He Tengjiao feel very ashamed.

Wu Zhen didn't seem to notice He Tengjiao's embarrassed expression at all, and continued to ask Li Xin, "I don't know what the Marquis of Zhenyu thinks about this?" Without waiting for Li Xin to answer, he added another sentence without yin or yang: "There are different opinions on this matter, I don't know which one of the statements does the marquis think is more reliable?" ”

Li Xinqing knew that Wu Zhen was deliberately making things difficult, and glanced at Zhang Fangyan again, and said in his heart that he was afraid that this question would not be what Zhang Fangyan wanted, so he stuffed a piece of beef into his mouth and said vaguely: "The rumors are not credible, and those who are officials must be based on empirical evidence. ”

With that, another bowl of wine went into the stomach.

Wu Zhen wanted to hit Li Xin's vital point, but he didn't want to be scolded back by Li Xin with a gun and a stick, and compared him to a reckless man in the countryside, saying that he disregarded the grace of the saint and was ashamed of the black veil on his head, which was indeed an unspeakable insult to a self-proclaimed loyal monarch and minister.

In this regard, Wu Zhen was willing to suffer a loss, and was about to ridicule each other, but he heard Zhang Fangyan say: "The things of chasing the wind and catching shadows are indeed uncountable, and the old man agrees with the statement of the marquis." Abandoning rumors and stabilizing the overall situation is the top priority! ”

It was only at this time that Zhang Fangyan raised his eyes and looked directly at Li Xin: "I don't know if the marquis of Zhenyu thinks so?" ”

"Pavilion elder Jin Yu said that it is imperative to stabilize the overall situation!"

Zhang Fangyan nodded with satisfaction with Li Xin's answer, and then sighed again.

"In the troubled autumn, it has made matters worse, and those who are ministers cannot share the worries of the Lord, and they are really shameless. This time the Grand Canal was broken, and the thieves were ravaging in the land of Qilu in Shandong, and the old man had sent people to make a tentative attack, but they all failed miserably. ”

Li Xin also looked directly at Zhang Fangyan, intending to see his true purpose from his eyes. It's just that there is too much content in those cloudy eyes, and it is difficult to tell for a while, which is true and which is bluffing. But after all, you can't follow Zhang Fangyan's words, that's right.

At this time, Li Xinrou had eaten enough, so he drank another bowl of wine to quench his thirst, but this unfermented rice wine was not very strong, and it was like drinking water.

"According to what the elder said, the top priority is to restore north-south traffic, I don't know if what Li Xin said is right?"

Zhang Fangyan nodded. Li Xin continued: "The thieves are so powerful that they cannot be suppressed in a day, but the north-south traffic cannot be interrupted in a day, so why not replace the canal with the sea route?" This is a solution to the urgent need. ”

Li Xin's statement was indeed unexpected by Zhang Fangyan, he looked at the burping general in front of him in disbelief, and secretly thought that it might be a good emergency to temporarily replace river transportation by sea. But he is not here today, so naturally he can't let Li Xin take the topic away.

"Shandong is an important place for the imperial court to connect the north and the south, and it is not allowed to stay in the hands of thieves for a long time, the old man wants to go north to expel the rebels, and intends to take the marquis of Zhenju as the handsome, I don't know ......"

Li Xin sneered for a while, I was afraid that this was not a poor dagger, and Zhang Fangyan must have a back-up move. So he was not in a hurry to express his position, but made a look of patient listening. Zhang Fangyan couldn't get a response from Li Xin, and actually asked something that made Li Xin very surprised.

"Does the Marquis of Zhenyu think that Huaiyang soldiers can create talents? Can you fight a thief? ”

This is the real picture of the poor dagger, until this moment, Li Xin finally figured out the fundamental purpose of Zhang Fangyan's order to come to the meeting, what he did was nothing more than before, he did not break the idea of plotting to seize the authority of the Three Guards, and this time not only to seize the military power, but I am afraid that he is still worried about the millions of stone rice grains of the Three Guards.

Li Xin's conjecture was confirmed in an instant, and Wu Zhen, the prefect of Yangzhou, said with a gloomy smile: "The elder plans to use the marquis of Zhenyu as the general army of Huaiyang, take charge of the soldiers and horses of Huai'an and Yangzhou, and enter Shandong to suppress thieves!" ”