Yu Dazhong didn't say it, Xu Liang didn't force it, and still left Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian in the governor's yamen, taking care of food and housing, and entertaining them very thoughtfully.

Although Xu Liang was curious, he was not in a hurry at all on the surface, and for most of the first half of the month, he wandered around Pingliang, Xi'an, and Hanzhong Mansions, taking advantage of the Spring Festival to comfort those local prefects in Shaanxi, and by the way, take a look at the situation in various places.

When Xu Liang set off, Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian, the two guests of the governor's yamen, actually insisted on following, and when they arrived at the prefectures, Xu Liang met with the local prefect, Tongzhi, and Zhizhou, and Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian walked around the prefectures and cities, walked east and west to see, and looked very curious.

The Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month arrived, and Xu Liang rushed back to Chang'an City to prepare for the Lantern Festival. Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian couldn't wait, so they deliberately ran to Xu Liang's study to prepare for a showdown with Xu Liang.

"Hehe, Brother Xu, Wang Xian and I have been with you for more than half a month, what should be watched, what should be learned, we can also watch, and we have learned almost. Now it's time to show Xu Liang your intentions for the two of us. Yu Dazhong rubbed his hands, his expression a little embarrassed.

Xu Liang sat for a long time, squinted at Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian, crossed Erlang's legs, and said proudly: "Finally I can't help but say it?" Oh, you want to say now, I don't want to hear it yet. After that, Xu Liang buried his head in looking at a travelogue on the table, reading it with relish, and he didn't lift his eyelids.

Wang Xian was dumbfounded, Yu Dazhong was anxious, squeezed over, bowed to Xu Liang, and begged for mercy: "Brother Xu, Brother Xu, Governor Xu!" Wang Xian and I were sent to Shanxi by Xu Ge in order to quell the turmoil in Shanxi as soon as possible. But you also know that Xu Ge sent the two of us over, but he didn't give the soldiers, and the second didn't give money! Even if we are good women, it is difficult for us two to cook without rice. ”

Xu Liang snorted softly in his nostrils, "What does this have to do with me?" ”

Yu Dazhong had a flattering smile on his face: "Brother Xu, you are always in charge of Shaanxi, and now my brother and I are in charge of Shanxi, we both have Western characters, and we are neighbors!" Now that your neighbor and friend are in trouble, can you bear to watch from the sidelines? Not ready to pull a brother? ”

Xu Liang raised his head, looked at Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian, and saw that both of them were looking at him expectantly, so he pointed to the north and said, "This is easy to do, who sent you, and who will you go to if you are in trouble?" ”

Yu Dazhong had a bitter face, Wang Xian pursed his lips, and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother Xu, don't mention it, Xu Ge Lao doesn't even want the position of the first assistant in order to get me and Yu Dazhong to Shanxi." Now Xu Ge himself is very busy, where do you have the heart to take care of us. ”

Xu Liang snorted lightly and scolded: "When you talk about this, the official will be angry!" How much effort did we exert back then to put Xu Ge Lao in the position of the second assistant, and now Zhou Yanru's departure from the court is basically a foregone conclusion, a great opportunity, Xu Ge Lao, an old bastard, actually said to give up and gave up?! If you want me to say, Xu Ge is always confused, so he would do such a stupid thing! ”

Xu Liang blushed and scolded Xu Ge Lao, Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian lowered their heads and listened silently. In the final analysis, Elder Xu Ge made such a big sacrifice, which had something to do with them.

Yu Dazhong stepped forward, refilled a cup of tea for Xu Liang with his own hands, brought it to Xu Liang, and said with a smile: "Come on, Brother Xu, you can dissipate your anger." ”

Xu Liang snorted and took Yu Dazhong's tea angrily.

Yu Dazhong sighed and said to Xu Liang as if explaining: "Brother Xu, you have been away from Jingshi for a long time, and you don't know much about things in the court. Alas, today's court can be described as a plate of scattered sand. The emperor was dissatisfied with Shoufu, Wen Ge Lao fanned the wind on the side, and Wang Guoguang, the secretary of the ministry, recently carried it with Qiao Yunsheng, the secretary of the Xingbu Shangshu. The daily pilgrimage meeting is either for this or for that! A small quarrel for three days, a big quarrel for five days! No one paid attention to the affairs of the court, and in the General Administration, there was a backlog of twists and turns in various places...... Alas, the one who really worries about state affairs has been in the court several times, and there is only Xu Ge alone! ”

Xu Liang listened, thinking about what Yu Dazhong said, it is indeed the truth, Xu Guangqi, the old pavilion, is indeed very hard, according to the report of Jingshi Qingyiwei, Xu Ge Lao almost every day reviews and folds until late at night, and a few times fainted in the cabinet room, fortunately, Si Shilang found it early, otherwise his life would be worried.

Yu Dazhong glanced at Xu Liang deeply and said, "There is really no way for Elder Xu Ge to make such a big sacrifice. Shanxi has become a mess of porridge, and if he doesn't deal with it, Shanxi will be finished. ”

Xu Liang was still angry, and rolled his eyes and shouted: "Then there is no need to give up the position of the first assistant!" ”

Yu Dazhong explained in a low voice: "The emperor is very dissatisfied with Xu Gelao's insistence on taking down Lu Zhigao, the governor of Shanxi. If Elder Xu Ge did not obtain Wen Tiren's support and use the opinions of the cabinet to sway the emperor, it would be impossible for Wang Xian and I to appoint him. Alas, Brother Xu, you also know that for Wen Tiren, in addition to the position of the first assistant, Xu Ge is honestly difficult to come up with other conditions to impress him. ”

Xu Liang is silent, Wen Tiren's despicability, Xu Liang has long been taught. After pondering for a while, he raised his eyes and asked Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian: "Say, what help do you want from me?" ”

Yu Dazhong smiled straightly, rubbed his hands more vigorously, and smiled with folds on his face, "Before Wang Xian and I came to Chang'an, Elder Xu Ge specially explained to the two of us that if you want to quell the rebellion in Shanxi as soon as possible, you can only use Brother Xu's Shaanxi soldiers." Therefore, this time, after Wang Xian and I got the appointment of the Ministry of Officials, we didn't even enter Taiyuan City, so we rushed to you directly. We want to...... Looking for Brother Xu, you can borrow tens of thousands of soldiers and horses for ......"

"Huh?" Xu Liang's face twitched, he looked at Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian with a smile, and scolded: "I've heard of borrowing money and food, or the first time I've heard of borrowing people?!" You don't want money when I am a soldier in Shaanxi? Borrow if you say borrow? Borrow tens of thousands of people? ”

Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian listened, their faces were embarrassed, Wang Xian stretched out his white and chubby hand, and arched his hand: "Brother Xu, we know that you sent He Huchen and He Renlong to lead the troops to Turpan a few years ago, and there are not many troops left in Shaanxi. If tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are very difficult, borrow 10,000 or 20,000. ”

Yu Dazhong nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, that's what I mean." ”

After speaking, the two looked at Xu Liang blankly.

Xu Liang looked at the two of them speechlessly, shook his hand angrily and said, "Don't say one or two thousand, don't borrow one or two thousand!" ”

Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian immediately widened their eyes, Yu Dazhong thought about it, weighed it in his heart for a long time, trembled and stretched out a slap, begging: "Brother Xu, let's not borrow more!" 5,000 soldiers! Just 5,000 soldiers are enough! ”

Xu Liang refused, and waved his hand resolutely: "The soldiers of my Liang army are all elite teachers that my Xu Liang has worked hard to accompany!" Besides, now is the time to use troops with Turpan, where can I spare troops to lend you?! It's not negotiable. ”

"Brother Xu......" Yu Dazhong begged with a blank eye.

Xu Liang shook his head firmly.

"Brother Xu!" Wang Xian called out all the titles that he hadn't used for a long time.

Xu Liang still shook his head, seeing that Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian seemed to be relying on themselves, and if they didn't agree, the two of them were not ready to leave. Xu Liang sighed and said, "Two, it's not me Xu Liang who is stingy. If you want to borrow money, it's easy to borrow food, but when it comes to borrowing soldiers, please don't open your mouth. ”

Xu Liangxin said: What are you kidding? The soldiers who have been trained hard by the generals of our Liang army are borrowed to Shanxi to accept the command of the Shanxi generals? After a year or two, will the soldiers who were lent out still want to come back? Doesn't that mean that you have worked hard, and all of them are cheaper than others?! Especially thinking of the generals who led the troops in Shanxi, most of them still had Zuo Liangyu, who was slashed on the wrist by himself, and the governor yamen in Taiyuan City actually wanted to take away his own weapons! Xu Liang was angry when he thought about it.

Seeing this, Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian took turns begging for a while, Xu Liang bit his mouth tightly, but he didn't let go. The people from the governor of the yamen came in to report the matter, and Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian had no choice but to withdraw.

For several days in a row, Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian did not ask Xu Liang to borrow troops again, and of course, they had no intention of leaving the governor's yamen. Xu Liang was also happy, as long as Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian didn't mention the matter of borrowing troops, Xu Liang still treated the two of them very well.

At the end of the first month of the sixth year of Chongzhen, the expeditionary force, which had rested in Chijin City for more than a month, began to pack up and prepare to enter Tulupan again, conquering the old nest of Sutan in Tulupan in one fell swoop.

The battle of Turpan was about to begin, and Xu Liang ordered people to pack up and prepare to rush to Chijin City in person to supervise the battle on the front line. In the compound of the governor's yamen, the Tsing Yi guards who were arranged to accompany him were inspecting weapons and dry food, and the subordinates of Xu Mansion carried some of Xu Liang's commonly used daily utensils, such as cushions, brocade quilts, and kettles, one by one to Xu Liang's special black carriage.

Xu Liang stood in the courtyard, and explained some of the arrangements after he left Chang'an, with Wang Qinian, the Shaanxi political officer, Luo Baiguan, and the Inspector Tietou of the Patrol Department.

"After I leave, the affairs of the governor's yamen will be handled by Wang Qinian, and if there is anything that cannot be decided, it will be sent to Chijin City through the Tsing Yi Wei and handed over to me." Xu Liang Dynasty Wang Qinian explained.

Wang Qinian held a pen and paper in his hand and meticulously wrote down Xu Liang's arrangements.

Xu Liang finished explaining everything he should have confessed, and when he turned around, he saw Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian, like two dissatisfied women, standing on the side of the corridor, with their necks shrunched, their hands wrapped in thick sleeves, and they looked at Xu Liang from a distance with a resentful expression.

Xu Liang finished explaining the work of Wang Qinian and the others, thought about it, and strode over, the cowhide boots creaking in the snow.

A few steps away from Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian, Xu Liang stood still, tilted his head and looked at the two of them playfully, sighed, and said: "Two, I remember that the official newspaper said that the two of you, one is the governor of Shanxi, and the other is the prefect of Taiyuan. Both of them were important officials in Shanxi Province, but they ended up staying in my governor's yamen for more than a month. Now that I'm heading to Chijin City, do you plan to stay in the Governor's Yamen, or do you plan to return to Shanxi? If you go back to Shanxi, for the safety of your best friends, I can send a team of men to escort you to Taiyuan safely. ”

Yu Dazhong smiled bitterly: "I can't borrow soldiers, even if I go to Shanxi, I am only a bare-pole commander, in this case, instead of suffering in Shanxi, it is better to stay in the Shaanxi Governor's Yamen!" At least it's safe here, and it's a good meal! ”

Wang Xian looked at Xu Liang with small eyes, and said faintly: "You borrowed some troops from us, it was really out of the safety of your best friend...... Brother Xu, discuss again? ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he rolled his eyes and directly ignored his words. He arched his hand at the two of them and said loudly: "In this case, the two of them will have a good time in the governor's yamen of the official for a few days, and when the official comes back from Chijin City, he will find the two brothers to drink and talk together." ”

When Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian heard this, they smiled bitterly and bowed their hands to Xu Liang with regretful expressions.

Xu Liang turned around and walked to the carriage, walked to the side of the carriage, and was about to get into the carriage when he suddenly paused, and watched in surprise as Duan Zhigang hurriedly walked into the governor's yamen, with a dusty face.

Duan Zhigang saw Xu Liang, walked straight over, and said, "Subordinate Duan Zhigang see your lord." ”

Xu Liang nodded and said, "Zhigang came back from Jingshi so soon?" It's been a hard work. "A few years ago, after Xu Liang received an urgent letter from Huang Daozhou that Xu Ge was going to give up the position of first assistant, he arranged for Duan Zhigang, the head of the Tsing Yi Guard Detective Department, to personally enter Beijing to investigate the cause of the incident, and now Duan Zhigang has just returned to Chang'an City.

Duan Zhigang looked at the group of Tsing Yi guards around the carriage who were busy preparing to leave, and asked Xu Liang in surprise: "My lord, are you going to go far away?" ”

Xu Liang nodded and said, "Yes." This New Year is over, and the grievances between us and Turpan Sutan should also be over. In Chijin City, He Huchen and He Renlong were already ready to go, and the official decided to personally go to Chijin City to supervise the battle. ”

Duan Zhigang thought about it for a while, and then said: "There is something that my subordinates are about to report to you, after you listen to it, you can decide whether to go to Chijin or not." ”

Xu Liang only thought that Duan Zhigang wanted to report the results of his investigation into Xu Ge Lao's abandonment of the position of first assistant in Jingshi, so he waved his hand heartily and said: "Zhigang, do you mean that Xu Ge Lao took the initiative to give up the position of first assistant?" Well, you get into the official's carriage, and we'll talk about it in detail in the carriage. ”

Unexpectedly, Duan Zhigang shook his head and said, "My lord, after my subordinates investigated the matter of Xu Ge Lao, they were delayed for a few days in Shanxi due to other matters. Unexpectedly, he got an important piece of information, and his subordinates felt that the matter was not trivial, so they rushed back non-stop to report to the adults. ”

When Xu Liang heard this, his expression became serious, he stared at Duan Zhigang, and said in a deep voice: "What kind of information, you say." ”

Duan Zhigang looked around, leaned into Xu Liang's ear, and muttered quietly for a while.

Xu Liang stared at Duan Zhigang in surprise and asked in a deep voice, "You read that right?!" ”

Duan Zhigang said affirmatively: "When my subordinates used to be on an errand in Jinyiwei, they were the first people from the Thousand Households in the inner city of the capital, and they were very familiar with the honor guards of the royal nobles, and they would definitely not look away!" ”

Xu Liang was stunned for a long time, and then he was like a monk who was confused, and muttered in surprise: "Why did she leave the palace?" (To be continued.) )