Tie Siye was pleasantly surprised when he heard this, and said: "Next year will be the year of the big exam, and the eldest young master Xu Jiang has studied hard for the past two years, and he wants to participate in the autumn festival again." ”

Xu Liang was stunned. Xu Jiang, the eldest young master of the Xu family, that is, Xu Liang's eldest brother, was originally the most promising person in the sixth year of the Apocalypse, although he failed to reach high school in the end, Xu Jiang's knowledge foundation is still very good. The autumn of the Ming Dynasty was held once every three years, and after the Chinese New Year, the second year of Chongzhen was the year of the autumn festival, and it seemed that Xu Jiang was going to fight again.

Xu Liang groaned, frowned and said: "Jiangxi's autumn festival is carried out in Nanchang Mansion, I have already left Jianchang, and it has nothing to do with Jiangxi Province. ”

Tie Siye said: "However, most of the examiners were sent down from the capital. Now that the third young master is also a high-ranking official in a red robe, the adults in the capital always know a few. ”

Xu Liang thought about it for a while, and said with a wry smile: "Fourth grandfather, you are wrong, most of the adults in the capital I don't know, even if I know a few people, they are mostly enemies." ”

Tie Siye glared and asked in surprise, "What's going on?" ”

Xu Liang sighed and said, "A three-year-old child has no mother, so it's a long story. So he briefly said the previous grievances between himself and Cao Yubian, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, Qiao Yunsheng, the Shangshu of Xingbu, and Zhang Nianyun, the imperial history of the capital.

Tie Siye listened straightly, he didn't expect Xu Liang to have a grudge against such a big man. After thinking for a while, Tie Siye's face showed a little hope, and he said hesitantly: "I remember that in the former Jianchang Zhi County, Lord Wang Xian Wang is now in the Ministry of Literature and Selection, he has been in the capital for a long time, can Lord Wang help?" ”

Xu Liang rolled his eyes. Said: "Wang Xian is a secretary of the ministry, and he can't control the affairs of the Ministry of Rites. ”

Tie Siye's expression was slightly dark. He muttered, "What can I do?" Is there no other way? ”

Xu Liang shook his head regretfully and asked, "Since Brother Xu Jiang has studied hard in the past two years. That should be able to pass the test. The most important thing for exams is to rely on strength and relationships to go through the back door, after all, it is not the right way. ”

Tie Siye said: "Normally, the old lady and the eldest master are not worried about Young Master Xu Jiang, but every time they are in autumn, they say that they are fair and strict, but there are always people who will get some cats out of it." According to the old lady's meaning, you don't need San'er to help Young Master Xu Jiang through the relationship. As long as San'er can manage to ensure that no one embarrasses him, he will do it. ”

Xu Liang said helplessly: "I have no choice. ”

Tie Siye was stunned for a long time, sighed, and walked away on crutches.

Xu Liang was still standing there, not moving. Thinking about his relationship with Jingli, since the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Xu Liang seems to have offended Xingbu again, and when it comes to the relationship with Jingli, only Wang Xian in the Ministry of Literature and Selected Shilang is good to Xu Liang. In the past, there was also the commander of Jinyiwei to make Luo Yangxing, but since Li Xinbei's true identity was exposed. Luo Yangxing was beaten outside the noon gate, and his subordinates participated in the pursuit of Wei Zhongxian's Jinyiwei either died or were distributed, injuring Yan Zhan, and Jinyiwei had already cut off contact with him. What is Luo Yang's attitude towards Xu Liang. Xu Liang didn't know the bottom of his heart.

Thinking about it, Xu Liang found that he was so alone, and he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was hearty. Chicken, duck and fish, meat and vegetables are properly matched. The cooking skills of the two cooks invited by the Xu Mansion are really good. Xu Liang opened a large round table and brought the three ladies. Aunt Feng Shi, Tie Siye and Tie Tou, the eldest girl Huan Chun'er, and Dai Feng, the Pingliang guerrilla general who had been seriously injured, called together and had a lively Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

As soon as the change of time passed, the first year of Chongzhen was officially announced, and the second year of Chongzhen quietly began.

A heavy snowfall occurred in the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The snow is rare to see, and it is not appropriate to say that the goose feathers are snowy, and the snowflakes falling in the sky are like clumps of cotton, and in less than an hour, the entire Pingliang City is covered with a thick layer of white.

In the house of the third lady Lou Xian'er, Lou Xian'er looked at the snow scene outside the window, and sighed with a rare sigh: "Ruixue is a good year." ”

As a result, Xu Liang sneered: "Fart's mega year!" With such a sudden snowfall, the refugees in Pingliang City must have been caught off guard, if they can't deal with it, how many people will have to freeze to death?! ”

Lou Xian'er's face was ruddy, and she was happy that Xu Liang could stay in her house at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve, and she was not annoyed by Xu Liang's teasing, and chuckled: "People just sigh." ”

Xu Liang pouted and said, "Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back." ”

After speaking, Xu Liang walked outside the house, Lou Xian'er was dressing up in the mirror at this time, and shouted when she saw this: "Xianggong, where are you going?" I called to come over early. ”

Xu Liang's voice came from the courtyard, "Don't eat, I have to go to the city first." ”

In the Xu Mansion, Tietou and a group of Tsing Yi guards were already ready to standby. Xu Liang waved his hand, took the iron head and four Tsing Yi guards out of Xu's mansion and went onto the street.

The snow in front of Xu's house has been cleaned up by the Xu's house, and some straw bags have been spread on the ground.

A few dozen meters further on, it is rare to see the road on the street, with large and small messy footprints imprinted on the thick snow. Xu Liang lifted his robe, stepped into the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and walked in the direction of the Yamen of the Pingliang Prefect's Mansion.

Along the road, I saw people who opened the door to clear the snow, and there were also refugees who fell to the ground, and their whole bodies were arched like shrimps.

The prefect's yamen, which can usually be walked in two quarters of an hour, was walked for almost an hour because of the snow. When he arrived at the gate of the prefect's yamen safely, Xu Liang's brand-new cowhide boots were filled with a lot of snow particles, which melted into ice water under the influence of Xu Liang's body temperature, and creaked on his feet, which was very uncomfortable.

In the prefect's yamen, a group of officials were also busy clearing the snow, and Zhang Fengqi, the prefect of Pingliang, stood under the eaves with his hands behind his back, watching the officials move the brooms.

Xu Liang walked towards Governor Zhang's mansion, ignoring Governor Zhang's suddenly darkened face, and said in a deep voice: "This snow is too big, there are many refugees in the city, we must collect and treat them in time, otherwise, it will be difficult for refugees to survive." ”

Zhang Fengqi was silent for a while, looked at Xu Liang and said inexplicably: "Lord Xu will look at it." ”

The voice grew colder, and it sounded a little weird.

Xu Liang ignored him, turned around and went to summon the officials, and asked Tsing Yiwei to go to the Pingliang guerrilla general's camp to transfer the Liang army to help clear the snow together, so that the officials would naturally not object.

At this time, Pingliang Governor Huang Daozhou and Tongzhi Lu Yifa came together. The cotton shoes of the zodiac were all wet, and it was hard to imagine whether the zodiac could withstand the cold under the soles of the feet.

At that moment, Xu Liang took Huang Daozhou and Lu Yifa with a large group of servants, holding the temporary snow clearing tools, and started the cleaning task in a mighty way.

Xu Liang swept the broom for a while, and then handed it over to the official of the prefect's yamen. Xu Liang naturally wouldn't have been clearing the snow by himself. Signaling Pingliang to know Lu Yifa to arrange these people, Xu Liang called Huang Daozhou to the side, and said in a deep voice: "Check things for me." ”

"Your Excellency, please speak."

Xu Liang got closer and said softly: "When the incident happened to Huang Ziren, the former commander of Anton Zhongwei, there were still his wife Feng Min'er and his soldier's mother Feng Shi in the city, but now the Huang Mansion has also been sealed, Feng Min'er's whereabouts are unknown, and the Feng family has no place to live, so they can only live in a dirty and smelly cow and horse shed. You go and check whether Feng Min'er is locked up in the prison of the Pingliang Prefect's Yamen. ”

Huang Tuiguan asked: "What do you mean, do you want to return the seized mansion in full?" ”

Xu Liang shook his head and said, "Huang Ziren conspired to rebel, and the house should be sealed." I want you to check, that is, to find out whether Feng Min'er is in Pingliang City. You don't have to worry about the rest. ”

Huang Daozhou nodded and agreed.

In the distance, Pingliang guerrilla deputy general Long Feng led thousands of officers and soldiers to clear the snow on the road, and thanks to the addition of the new force, the main roads in the entire Pingliang City could be cleared quickly.

Zodiac Zhou's work efficiency is extremely high. Xu Liang let out a message in the morning, and Huang Tuiguan went to Xu's mansion in the afternoon to report the results.

Xu Liang listened, didn't speak for a long time, sighed deeply, and asked, "Are you really not in prison?" ”

Huang Tuiguan said affirmatively: "Not in prison." Xia Guan personally went to the prison to check the list of prisoners, and went to each cell to check again, but indeed found no Feng Min'er. ”

Xu Liang said: "Then let's find out how the Huang Mansion was seized." ”

Huang Daozhou obviously came prepared, and when he heard Xu Liang's order, he didn't make any moves, and said respectfully: "It's been checked, and the seizure of the Huang Mansion is an order from the prefect." As for the arrest of Feng Min'er, it was the hand of the head in the yamen. (To be continued......)