Xu Liang glanced at the four men in black and asked, "Have they recruited them?" Who is the Lord's messenger? ”

The captain of the Tsing Yi guard stepped forward and replied respectfully: "Back to my lord, my subordinates are worried that there will be too much movement during the interrogation and disturb the rest of the adults, so the interrogation has not yet begun. However, looking at these four stiff and powerful, most of them are from the military. ”

Xu Liang nodded, and said to the captain: "Take it back to Pingliang, let the brothers in the garrison interrogate it well, and see who is so anxious to kill this official." ”

After that, Xu Liang yawned, walked out of Yicui Building first, boarded the carriage, and saw the Tsing Yi guards escorting four black-clothed people, the black-clothed people's hands were tied behind their backs, and their arms showed a strange amplitude, drooping, obviously broken. Xu Liang chuckled lightly and cast an approving look at the captain of the Tsing Yi Guard: "I have grown a lot, and I have learned this way of taking people." ”

When the captain of the Tsing Yi guard heard this, he didn't dare to take credit, walked to Xu Liang's carriage, and said softly: "My lord doesn't know, these four assassins were actually not captured by our Tsing Yi guard. The one who broke their hands was Miss Yicuilou. Tsk, I can't imagine that the young lady is first-class, and her kung fu is not weak. ”

Xu Liang's expression moved, and he looked back at the vermilion gate of Yicui Building behind him, thinking slightly.

Miss, who is soft and weak, is still a master! This was something Xu Liang did not expect.

Xu Liang Sixu only stayed on his body for a while, and then turned to the matter of who was the mastermind behind his assassination. I went through the civil and military officials in Shaanxi Province in my mind, although there was no definite evidence. But Xu Liang still targeted Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp.

The Governor-General's reception banquet has already been eaten, and today, it is the civil and military officials who bid farewell to Yang He, the Governor of the three sides. The day of returning to their respective yamen.

After Xu Liang said goodbye to Governor Yang, he left the Governor's Mansion and met Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp, unexpectedly in the aisle.

Although Mr. Wang politely surrendered his hand, Xu Liang still found a trace of panic in his forcibly calm eyes. As a result, Xu Liang determined a few points for Wang Zongbing's suspicion.

Several leading generals in the inn were originally going to return to their respective barracks early in the morning, but Xu Liang did not return last night. The generals waited in the inn, and when Xu Liang returned to the inn after bidding farewell to Governor Yang, the generals surrounded Xu Liang.

For the new governor of the three sides, Yang He actually issued an absurd order to strike the army and truce. The generals were very disapproving. Naturally, there was a conflict with the execution of the edict.

This kind of thing is contrary to the yang, except for the officialdom leaders such as Qingyang Garrison He Renlong who don't care about the impact, all the generals are hesitant. Xu Liang is urgently needed to come up with a unified idea.

Xu Liang's room is the Tianzi room on the second floor of the inn. Sitting north and facing south, the location is bright. At the gate of the inn and the staircase on the second floor, soldiers were arranged to guard them, and the shopkeeper and men of the inn were also politely invited out of the inn by Tsing Yiwei and expelled to the tea stall opposite to drink tea.

He Huchen, He Renlong, Luo Rucai. Wan Wenshan and other generals who led the troops outside all sat around Xu Liang, waiting for Xu Liang to set the tone. Mind.

However, Xu Liang felt sour and tired at the moment, yawned for a long time, and poured three glasses of water in a row before he finally had some energy.

"Yang He's new official took office, and the first order for us to disobey the yang and the yin, this matter will always offend Governor Yang." Xu Liang stroked his forehead with his hand and said in a deep voice, "We are all officials on the ground in Shaanxi, and we are still under the control of Governor Yang in name, so if we can not offend Governor Yang, we will not offend." ”

"What do you mean, my lord, that we will obediently obey the order, give up the purge, and stop here?" Luo Rucai shouted.

"It can only be said that it is to temporarily sell a few thin noodles to Governor Yang." Xu Liang said in a deep voice, "On the surface, we can't take the initiative to attack, but secretly, we still have to strengthen our vigilance and be ready to go into battle at any time to quell the chaos." There are so many thieves in the northwest, there are so many chaotic troops, we can ignore the others for the time being, but Gao Zilin's people, we must strictly guard against it, and it is best to suppress it in one fell swoop. ”

Xu Liang's face looked a little hideous, his gaze slowly swept over the faces of the four generals, knocked on the table, and said solemnly: "Gao Zilin is a person with many tricks and strong martial arts, if you don't take advantage of this great victory to completely suppress Gao Zilin's group of people's army, once he is given a chance to breathe, he will make a comeback at any time." Ladies and gentlemen, Gao Zilin's terrible, everyone must have experienced it, if you don't want to wake up in the middle of the night and Gao Zilin's assassination to the door, Gao Zilin must get rid of the evil. ”

After hearing this, the generals deeply agreed with Xu Liang's words, and were really frightened by Gao Zilin's assassination. Now that the generals are fighting, they all let the junior lieutenant lead the troops first, and they are under the heavy protection of their own soldiers, for fear that in the chaos, Gao Zilin suddenly came out of which corner and asked for his own life.

If Gao Zilin does not die, the generals will always have a knife hanging over their heads, and they will not be able to sleep well.

"Master Xu, what should we do?" He Huchen, the chief soldier of Yansui, has always been old and serious, and he acted steadily with soldiers, he stared at Xu Liang and wanted Xu Liang to take a plan.

Xu Liang thought for a while and asked, "Where are Gao Zilin's militiamen and horses gathered now?" ”

He Huchen said: "In the southeast of Hanzhong City, in the mountains near Xixiang County. ”

Xu Liang stroked his palms and said, "That's good, General He Bing, He Garrison, Luo Xianxian, Wan Battalion Lord, and the chaotic army on the side, you will ignore them, and the soldiers will be divided into four ways to form an encirclement of Gao Zilin's men and horses. ”

He Huchen nodded, but He Renlong frowned and said: "Lord Xu, my Lao He's men and horses are still near Wudu Mountain, Governor Yang ordered a truce to strike the war, Lao He is going to rush to the vicinity of Xixiang, will the movement be too big?" I'm afraid that Governor Yang will find out, and he won't agree. ”

Luo Rucai also followed and said, "My lord, there is still me." Hanyin City, where I led the army to garrison, can't lead troops to Xixiang City without authorization? ”

Xu Liang listened, nodded at Luo Rucai and He Renlong, and said quietly: "This official is only responsible for making a plan, how can the four of you join forces under the nose of Governor Yang, that is your business!" If you think about it, there is a way. ”

The generals got the idea and said goodbye to Xu Liang. Each returned to his camp.

Xu Liang and a team of Tsing Yi guards returned to Pingliang City, and a string of four black-clothed assassins were pulled behind the carriage, swaggering all the way through the city. Extremely high-profile entered the Xu Mansion near the north gate of the city.

The butler of the Xu Mansion and the head of the Tsing Yi Guard learned that Xu Liang had a rare sleep and was almost assassinated, so he couldn't help but scold the four guards in Tsing Yi in front of Xu Liang, and angrily ordered the four assassins to be escorted into the dungeon. The iron-headed ghost came over with a sneaky look.

"I heard from the people below, young master, did you put the top card of Yicui Building to sleep with Miss? Gee. What does the number one brand taste like? Is it very different? ”

Xu Liang glared at him, and scolded with a smile: "You're a good iron head, if you don't do your errands well, you can manage it quite widely!" ”

The iron head looked around. There was no trace of the eldest lady and the third lady of the Xu Mansion. The smile became more and more arrogant, "Young Master, Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Lou in our house are all first-class beauties, young master, why are you still interested in sleeping green, what about Lou?" Is it really like what people say, a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as stealing. It's better to steal than not to steal? ”

Xu Liang was suddenly angry, "What a mess." Iron head, you are becoming more and more impure! Who said that? Sue Master Sù me, I'll tear his mouth apart! ”

Tietou chuckled, looked at Xu Liang, and said ill-intentionedly: "Young master, this is not what Ah Tie said, it was said by the third lady Lou Xian'er!" ”

"Huh?" Xu Liang choked, stared at the iron head, snorted angrily for a long time, and held back a sentence: "It's too unusual!" How can she teach you this, Ah Tie, you haven't married yet! ”

The iron head laughed straight, Xu Liangdeng was angry, kicked over, and shouted: "Laughing so lewdly, slut!" Get out! ”

The iron head screamed exaggeratedly, and ran and jumped out.

"Wait, come back!" Xu Liang stopped the iron head again.

"Young Master, what's wrong again?" Tietou turned back again, stood in front of Xu Liang, and asked.

Xu Liang cautiously glanced around, pulled Xu Liang into the corner of a walled courtyard, and lowered his voice an octave: "Well, what, do a private matter for the young master......"

The two of them were like underground party joints, nesting in the corner, whispering.

After a while, I heard the scream of the iron-headed monster, and his head shook like a rattle: "No! I don't do it! ”

"Gotta do it! This is the young master's trust in you! Xu Liang's voice was very fierce.

Tietou cried with a sad face, and his eyes were full of tears: "Young master, if I do such a filthy thing, I will not be able to marry my mother-in-law for the rest of my life......"

"Nonsense! I'll ask the eldest lady to help you find one! ”

“…… Even if you get married, you will hinder the heirs......"

"Look for three! And I promise they're all big butts and easy to bring! ”

"Young master, don't lie to me......"

……

In the corner, Xu Liang and Tietou argued for a while, so that they could talk badly, even coax and deceive, plus threats, Xu Liang stuffed the square silk handkerchief into Tietou's hand, and saw that Tietou was carrying an explosive bag in his arms, and walked out of the gate of Xu's mansion with a tragic face, looking for someone to verify the authenticity of the bloodstains for Xu Liang. Xu Liang whistled easily, strolling leisurely in the courtyard of Xu's mansion, sighing in his heart: Tietou is worthy of being a brother who grew up with him, and at critical moments, he never drops the chain!

Leisurely moments always can't last long, Xu Liang sat on the railing of the small pavilion in the garden of Xufu with a lazy look, and talked with the third lady of Xu's mansion, Lou Xian'er, and Lu Yifa and Huang Daozhou of the Pingliang prefect's yamen rushed over.

Although Xu Liang has not been away from Pingliang for a long time, as an old man in the officialdom, especially Huang Daozhou and Lu Yifa, who regard themselves as Xu Liang's confidants, ask for instructions early and report late are already basic skills.

Lou Xian'er knew that the two adults came over to discuss business with Xu Liang, so she smiled with Huang Tuiguan and Lu Tongzhi and left on her own.

Lu Tongzhi presided over the construction of the Pingliangcheng Dam, and the progress in the past two days was smooth, and the more than 1,000 people who had been summoned were very enthusiastic about their work, and the progress of the project was much faster than expected. Xu Liang listened to Lu Tongzhi's report one by one, and was still very satisfied with Lu Tongzhi's work, and listened with a smile.

Compared with Lu Tongzhi's good news, Huang Tuiguan's report was more disturbing.

Although the construction of dams and the storage of water is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and the local government and the people are united and energetic, the expenses that should be incurred are not indispensable at all.

The wages of the people were paid in advance with the taxes they came to see, the tools for building the dam, the timber, the stones, and the three meals a day for the people were all guaranteed, and the preparation of these things cost money in the final analysis.

According to Xu Liang's plan, Huating, Chongxin, Jingzhou, Pingliang, Zhenyuan and other five cities are close to the river, these five places should build dams at the same time, five cities at the same time, the daily cost of reporting to the Pingliang prefect Yamen, that is also a lot of money. The Yamen of the Pingliang Prefect was so poor that it was tinkling, and this month's wartime tax and silver had already been arranged, and it should not be used lightly. Several magistrates at the bottom found Huang Tuiguan and reached out to ask for silver.

The treasury was empty, and the always calm Huang Tuiguan was also numb. Hearing that Xu Liang had returned home, he hurriedly pulled Lu Tongzhi over to ask Xu Liang for advice.

A penny is difficult for a hero, Xu Liang doesn't want to use Xu's money to subsidize the government, and there is no good way for a while. He, Huang Tuiguan, and Lu Tongzhi stared at each other for a while, and suddenly saw the housekeeper of the Xu Mansion, who was also the head of the Tsing Yi Guard, walking over with a red face, and whispered something in Xu Liang's ear.

Xu Liang looked like this, and asked in a low voice, "Is this true?" Don't bend into a trick again. ”

Tietou chuckled, "These four assassins are very ignorant of lifting, and they don't listen to good advice, and the people below are all short-tempered, and it is inevitable that they will be rude, but the matter is absolutely true, and there is no slightest hint of bending into a trick." ”

A trace of murderous aura flashed in Xu Liang's eyes, and he looked up to see Lu Tongzhi and Huang Tuiguan still sitting with sad faces, their shoulders drooping, and they looked listless.

Xu Liang's eyes rolled slightly, and he smiled strangely at the two of them: "Don't worry, the two of you have fallen for the dam!" ”

Two days later, Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp, who was originally preparing to support Governor Yang's stinky feet in the Yamen of the Governor of Guyuan Prefecture, suddenly had a dark face and entered Pingliang City in a very low-key manner with a few personal guards. After entering the city, General Wang did not go to the prefect's yamen to note the officials of Pingliang Mansion, and ordered someone to inquire about the location of No. 17 Changle Street, and a group of more than ten people quietly rushed there.

No. 17 Changle Street was originally the property of the Han Wangfu, it was a big mansion, affected by the rebellion of Zhu Zijian, the son of the Han Wang, Emperor Chongzhen ordered the old Han Wang and his wife to enter Beijing, and the Han Wangfu should be owned by the court. No. 17 Changle Street is now the industry of the Pingliang Prefect's Yamen.

Xu Liang is already the prefect of Pingliang in the fourth grade, and it is not unusual for him to appear in the mansion to which the prefect's yamen belongs.

And Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp, entered the gate of the mansion at No. 17 Changle Street, and was not surprised to see Xu Zhifu sitting in the newly cleaned living room.

A group of personal soldiers scattered left and right, protecting General Wang's soldiers tightly, and Governor Wang carefully sat diagonally opposite Xu Liang, staring at Xu Liang with a calm face.

"Tsk," Xu Liang sighed, "Mr. Wang is also from the capital and has seen the world." Why did you get to my small Pingliang Mansion and get in and out so nervously? Isn't it that General Soldier Wang has done a lot of bad things on weekdays, worried about retribution? (To be continued......)