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As the delicate spring breeze blows through the land of Sanjin, the originally dry yellow earth also gives birth to green, and after May, the weather becomes hot, and the pedestrians on the road begin to increase.

Today, located in the southwest of Taiyuan City, forty miles at the top of Longshan Mountain, ushered in a group of guests, this line of about forty or fifty people, most of them are wearing red and black soap robes, most of them have a Yanxiang knife hanging from their waists, the movements are agile, from time to time to look left and right, between the eyebrows are all capable colors, and they are surrounded in the middle of two small sedan chairs, the sedan chair is wrapped in dark green silk, can not see who is sitting inside.

The group came to the outside of the Longmen Grottoes and stopped and began to get off the sedan chair, and two people came out of the sedan chair. For a middle-aged man in his fifties, he has a good appearance, and a non-angry and self-authoritative look jumps out between his eyebrows, this person is Xu Dingchen, who is the governor of Shanxi.

The person who came out of the other sedan chair was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a royal blue robe and a white beard.

After seeing it, the middle-aged man looked around and said to Xu Dingchen with a smile: "Lord Xu, although our family has just come to Shanxi, we have also heard of the name of Longshan Grottoes. ”

The middle-aged man's voice was much sharper than that of ordinary men, and ordinary people might sound a little weird. But Xu Dingchen seemed accustomed to it, and saw him look around with his long beard in his hand and said with a smile: "Gonggong Wei lives in the capital all the year round, what kind of scenery has not been seen, although the Longmen Grottoes are good." But for you, it may just be normal. ”

It turned out that this middle-aged man with a white face and beard was the newly sent Shanxi town guard eunuch Wei Tonghe. The rights of the eunuchs in the late Ming Dynasty were not small. These eunuchs had the authority to supervise military generals, assist in military operations, and rectify military discipline and border defense.

It stands to reason that Wei Tonghe, as a eunuch guarding the town, should stay in the military town of Datong Mansion, but Wei Tong and this person thought that Datong Mansion was too close to the border, so they found a reason to report to Chongzhen and transferred their station to Taiyuan. Although Xu Dingchen was very unhappy about his arrival, he didn't dare to offend these eunuchs, as an old man in the officialdom, Xu Dingchen knew very well that although these eunuchs may not be able to help you succeed, if they want to harm you, it is a matter of one sentence. Therefore, today he specially chose a time to accompany Wei Tonghe to visit the Longshan Grottoes.

Wei Tonghe looked at the solemn scenery around him, but his eyebrows were slightly raised, and he felt that the surrounding scenery was too monotonous, so he walked towards the grotto. But when Wei Tonghe entered the grotto, he was shocked by the simple, concise, and solemn statues inside.

At this time, Xu Dingchen, who was following behind, introduced on the side: "Gonggong Wei, there are 66 Taoist stone statues in this grotto, 8 relief cloud dragons, double phoenix caisson wells, cranes and many other stone carvings, all of which were carved during the Taizong period of the previous dynasty. The statue is quite exquisite, and it is a rare treasure! ”

Looking at the statues that exuded a simple and dignified atmosphere, Wei Tonghe couldn't help but nod and said: "Yes, if you don't see it with your own eyes, our family really can't believe that this is such a ingenious thing, it's a pity." It would be nice if the emperor could also come and appreciate it. ”

Xu Dingchen laughed: "The emperor is in charge of all the opportunities all day long, worrying about the world's major affairs, how can we have time to come here to play, but as courtiers, we can't share the emperor's worries." What a shame for the emperor! ”

The two chatted for a while, and then walked around the grotto for a while. Wei Tonghe, who came here for the first time, was amazed by the lifelike statues from time to time, and after about half an hour, the two walked out of the grotto.

At this time, an entourage had already set up a low table and two stools on the flat ground at the top of the mountain, and a pot of steaming tea was placed on the low table. Xu Dingchen and Wei Tonghe sat down and drank tea while enjoying the scenery around Kang.

Wei Tonghe took a sip of tea, and said to Xu Dingchen with a smile: "Lord Xu, I heard the emperor praise you before our family came, and the emperor said that the reason why the Shanxi Liukou was able to calm down quickly was thanks to two people. One is Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda, and the other is Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi. ”

Hearing Wei Tonghe mention Zhang Zongheng, a trace of displeasure flashed in Xu Dingchen's eyes, but it soon flashed away. He chuckled and sighed: "The emperor has won the award, the old man is just doing his job as a courtier, and besides, I Xu someone is just a governor, and there is no soldier in his hand, how can I quell the rogue." ”

Xu Dingchen's humble words are actually complaining, how can Wei Tonghe not hear it, no matter any dynasty, there are only two places that are the most dangerous and dirty, that is, Ouchi and the brothel, Wei Tonghe who came out of the palace has long practiced a good ability to observe words and feelings, and Xu Dingchen's fleeting resentment naturally can't escape his eyes.

I saw Wei Tonghe smile and said: "Lord Xu is too modest, as far as our family knows, that Zhang Zongheng sent Yang Guozhu to clean up the Liukou, although Yang Guozhu is also a brave general, but he is also powerful and invincible, before his arrival, Gao Yingxiang and others connected several cities such as Daning, Xizhou, Zezhou, Shouyang Zhuzhou, etc., and then attacked Yingzhou Capital, but was repelled by the Yingzhou army and people, and the thieves were defeated by this, and their arrogance was suppressed, which is the work of adults! ”

The last time the Liukou entered the country, Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to Zhang Zongheng and Xu Dingchen, ordering the two to exterminate the Liukou within a time limit, and divided the defense area for the two. But almost all of Shanxi's military power is in the hands of Zhang Zongheng, Xu Dingchen is so aggrieved, and Yingzhou Mansion is Xu Dingchen's defensive area, and the great victory under Yingzhou City is naturally counted on Xu Dingchen, Wei Tong and this sycophant really made Xu Dingchen's heart warm. I saw him smile and say: "Father-in-law Wei has won the award, this is just the unity of the military and the people of the state government, and the soldiers use their lives!" But I don't hide it from Father-in-law Wei, Yingzhou can have this great victory, thanks to one person! Otherwise, let alone a big victory in Yingzhou, it is difficult to say whether it can be saved! ”

"Oh, what is this person's surname, and what is his official position?" It was rare to hear a governor praise a person like this, and Wei Tonghe also became curious.

Xu Dingchen smiled and said: "This person's surname is Yue Mingyang, the word is Zhenghong, a person from Wuli Village in Yingzhou Prefecture, and he has a talent and fame, when the rogue was raging, this person resolutely led five hundred regiments to rush to Yingzhou Mansion to rescue, and broke tens of thousands of thieves outside the city, Zhang Xianzhong This thief also had to flee with wolves, which solved the siege of Yingzhou!" ”

"Oh, there are still such loyal people in my court?" Hearing this, Wei Tonghe couldn't help but be taken aback.

I have to say here that Wei Tong and this person are indeed like ordinary eunuchs, greedy for money and afraid of death, but he also has an advantage, that is, he is quite loyal to the emperor, after all, his interests have long been firmly linked with the emperor, so when he heard that there was such a talent, he couldn't help but be moved by his love for a while.

"Lord Xu, if this person is really talented, why don't you recommend him to the imperial court? Now that the emperor is thirsty for talent, he will definitely reuse this person! ”

Xu Dingchen shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Gonggong Wei, don't forget, although Yue Yang is famous, but after all, he is just a talent, how can Xu recommend him to the emperor, so he has no choice but to appoint him as the integrity officer of Yingzhou and let him guard one side, which is also the greatest ability within Xu's authority." ”

"Tsk, it's a pity, it's a pity!" Wei Tonghe shook his head, and couldn't stop crying out pity.

The two took another sip of tea, and Wei Tonghe asked slowly: "Lord Xu, this time our family came here to take office, and the emperor asked our family to pay attention to the movements of Liukou, there is one more thing for our family to do." I don't know how Lord Xu has done this? ”

Xu Dingchen sighed in his heart, and secretly said that he was finally going to come. He put down the teacup and said with a wry smile: "This matter is not said by Gonggong Wei, Xu someone also wants to make it clear to the emperor, the emperor asked the provinces to clean up the accumulated salt and silver, and his original intention is excellent, but everything has priorities, and the matter of accumulating salt and silver is already an old accumulation, but the emperor wants me to wait for a few months to clean it up, this is really ......" Xu Dingchen did not continue, but shook his head gently.

Wei Tonghe gritted his teeth and said: "If you can't do it, you have to do it, otherwise we won't have a good life under the emperor's anger." ”

Xu Dingchen said angrily: "But how to collect this silver?" Father-in-law Wei, you also know that if you want to collect money from those salt merchants, it is like burning their house, although this official is the governor of a province, he does not dare to risk the disapproval of the world to rob it! ”

"What then? Is it possible to wait until the deadline is reached, and then wait for the emperor to issue a decree to blame? Wei Tonghe is also anxious, as a town guard eunuch, in addition to helping the emperor supervise the local officials, it is also one of his responsibilities to help the emperor look at the money bag, if this matter is not done well, it will affect his score in front of Chongzhen.

Xu Dingchen sighed lightly and shook his head, at this time, he could only pin his hopes on Tang Xueying, who had just been gone for a few days.

While the two of them were frowning, the sound of horses' hooves sounded from a distance, and soon they were getting closer and closer, and soon a man in a soap robe appeared at the foot of the mountain on horseback. I saw that the official jumped off his horse and ran towards the top of the mountain, and the guards around him probably knew the official, and when they saw this, they did not stop him, but let him run up.

After running all the way to Xu Dingchen, the official knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "The villain has seen Lord Xu, and the villain is ordered by Master Tang to transfer this letter to Lord Xu!" After speaking, he took out an envelope sealed with beeswax from his arms and handed it to Xu Dingchen with both hands.

Xu Dingchen took the envelope, and after a cursory inspection of the seal, he quickly tore open the envelope, and he read the letter in ten lines at a glance, and his face immediately showed a trace of irrepressible joy!