Liang Ziqi's understanding of Loujiabao was limited to this, and if Xu Liang wanted to ask something else, he didn't know. Despite this, Xu Liang was still overjoyed, it is better to have news than no news.

After sending Liang Ziqi away, Xu Liang couldn't wait to go to Hanzhong Mansion to check it out. Xu Liang gathered the main generals of the Liang army and the subordinate officials of Zhenyuan County together and talked about his intention to go to Hanzhong Mansion in person, but everyone unanimously objected. Among them, Huang Xiancheng and He Dianshi opposed the loudest voices and the most nonsense reasons.

According to the words of Huang He and the others, if the magistrate of a county is not on official business, he is not allowed to leave the jurisdiction at will, even if he wants to leave for a short time, he must report to Shangfeng for approval and the prefect's yamen for approval, otherwise, if he leaves without permission, he will be regarded as contempt for the court, and he will be dismissed from the government at the least, and exiled from the army at the worst.

Xu Liang didn't expect that there would be so many twists and turns in going to Hanzhong Mansion, and he heard everyone shouting, so he had to give up.

Secretly, Xu Liang sent Hu Chenggong, the head of the Tsing Yi Wei Detective Department, to go to Hanzhong Mansion to investigate and secretly visit.

Huang County Cheng only when Xu Liang can obey the will of the people, give up the idea of going to Hanzhong Mansion, after the Lantern Festival, I heard the report of the officials, Liang army of 6,500 people entered the city, built a camp on the ground of the original Han Wang Courtyard, prepared to set up camp, and after two days, Xu Liang ordered the towns and towns under the jurisdiction of the town to form a patrol and defense team, which was managed by the chief of each mile and the head of the workshop, and formed a joint defense line between the towns and towns, and heard the report of Mao Yujie, the head of the house, that a large number of grain and grass had entered the city recently, and all of them were stationed in the newly built camp of the Han Wang Courtyard.

Huang Xiancheng felt more and more uneasy in his heart.

On the 26th of the first month, Xu Liang suddenly summoned Huang Xiancheng, He Dianshi, Xing Zhongshan, the deputy general of the Liang army, Xu Qing, and Wanwenshan, gathered in the hall of Xu's mansion, saying that they had important matters to discuss.

In the hall, Xu Liang sat on the main seat, without a smile on his face. On both sides of the hall stood two rows of Tsing Yi guards. Seeing such pomp and circumstance in the hall, everyone secretly said that it was not good, and looked at Xu Liang with anxiety.

I only heard Xu Liang shouting solemnly: "Zhenyuan County Cheng Huangdao Zhou stepped forward to listen to the order. ”

Huang Xiancheng beat a drum in his heart, stepped forward, and arched his hand: "The lower official is here." ”

"Well," Xu Liang coughed lightly, stroked his forehead, frowned and said: "This official has occasionally felt cold recently, and his headache is unbearable, and he has been unable to handle Zhenyuan County affairs normally. ”

As soon as Xu Liang said this, everyone in the hall was shocked, and they didn't expect Xu Liang to suddenly take leave. Huang Xiancheng looked at Xu Liang, but saw that his face was ruddy, and he was full of anger when he spoke, where did he look half sick, and then thought of Xu Liang's recent actions, he thought that Xu Liang's illness was fake, and it was true to take the opportunity to go to Hanzhong Mansion.

Thinking of the battle report I received a few days ago, there are thieves in Qingyang, Lintao and other places, besieging the city, it is difficult to guarantee that the thieves will not target Zhenyuan, without Xu Liang, the official of Zhengyin, guarding Zhenyuan, wouldn't Zhenyuan be dangerous? Thinking of this, Huang Xiancheng was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "Adults, don't do it!" ”

Before Huang Xiancheng's words fell, suddenly two rows of Tsing Yi guards on both sides of the hall shouted in unison: "Your Excellency speaks, without asking, you must not make a noise!" ”

The two rows of guards shouted in unison, the sound was deafening, and everyone was in a state of distraction. Huang Xiancheng trembled, glared and said angrily: "Even so, the lower official still has to say!" ”

Xu Liang pointed at Huang Xiancheng and shouted: "Bold Zodiac Zhou, this county has lectured, and I haven't asked you, so I can't say much." This official reads that you are the second official of a county, and if you are offended, I don't care about you, and I don't retreat quickly! ”

Huang Xiancheng stiffened his neck, bowed his hand, and did not say a word, wanting to fight silently. Shi Hecheng, the original canon of the town next to him, persuaded Huang Xiancheng to the side, and whispered: "Lord Huang, the county still has an order to promulgate, and after the county lord finishes speaking, let's talk to the county honorable again." ”

Huang Xiancheng listened, glanced at Xu Liang, flicked his long sleeves, and stepped aside.

Xu Liang stopped looking at him, and said to Xing Zhongshan: "Xing Zhongshan, the deputy general of the Liang army, stepped forward to listen to the order. ”

"The last general!" Xing Zhongshan stepped forward.

"I order you to lead the Liang army of 6,000 towns to defend the original city of Zhenyuan, assist in the defense of the surrounding towns and towns, and the official will go...... Ahem, during the period of this official's recuperation, you are responsible for all the affairs of the Liang army. The first task is to defend Zhenyuan City! ”

"Yes." Xing Zhongshan responded, and asked hesitantly: "May I ask my lord, what should I do if Shangfeng orders the Liang army to go out of the city to fight?" ”

Xu Liang cut off and said, "Liang Jun only needs to hold Zhenyuan City, don't pay attention to the rest!" ”

Later, Xu Liang and several others explained some matters. After everyone had finished explaining, Xu Liang stopped to drink tea, and Huang Xiancheng suddenly stood up again, and said loudly: "Lord Xu, there are rules in the court, and whenever the chief official of a county goes out, he needs the approval of Shangfeng before he can make the trip." Before the lower officials and others saw Shangfeng's instructions, they did not dare to follow the instructions of the adults. ”

"Hey," Xu Liang was angry, spit out a piece of tea powder under the table with a bang, and glared at Huang Xiancheng, who was in the middle of the hall like a stubborn old man, and scolded: "Lord Huang said this, don't you don't believe what the official said?" ”

"Don't dare." Huang Xiancheng said in a stiff tone: "Xiaguan and the others, as the second official of a county, are responsible for assisting and supervising the duties of the county, and the responsibilities are located, and the lower officials also act according to the rules." ”

"You!" Xu Liang glared at him, angry, people with a discerning eye knew that his arrangement was to take the opportunity to go out of the city to do private work, and the other people in the Liang army saw that they had made up their minds, and they no longer objected. Everyone in the hall looked at Xu Liang and Huang Daozhou, and saw that Xu Liang was so angry that his face was red and his neck was thick, while Huang Daozhou was holding his neck and standing with his hands down. He Dianshi stood beside Huang Daozhou, and saw that Huang Daozhou hit Xu Liangding very lightly, and repeatedly looked at the envoy of Huang County, but Huang Daozhou turned a blind eye.

In the hall, Xu Liang and Huang Daozhou stared at each other-for-tat, and after a long time, Xu Liang lowered his eyebrows, exhaled a long breath, and said angrily: "Then according to Lord Huang's opinion, what should this official do?" ”

Huang Xiancheng saw Xu Liang say this, and knew that Xu Liang was temporarily subdued and gave him a step. Huang Daozhou also didn't want to make the situation unstoppable, and knew that he would accept it when he saw it. He said: "Please also ask Lord Xu to stay for a few days, and when Shangfeng's approval arrives, the lower officials will naturally comply." ”

Xu Liang nodded slowly and said, "Okay, just Lord Huang." After that, he waved his hand at everyone and said, "That's it for today, the big guys are all scattered." ”

Zodiac Zhou, He Cheng bowed his hand and prepared to withdraw. Xu Qing in the Liang army, Wan Wenshan and the others stood without moving, Xu Qing relied on the fact that he was the second brother of Xu Liang's hometown, so he grinned and said, "My lord, do you think this hour is not early?" Isn't it...... Belch? ”

Usually, Xu Liang summoned everyone to Xu's mansion to discuss matters, and asked the kitchen to prepare lunch. Everyone also knows this rule, and the food made by the chefs of Xufu is at the level of a big restaurant, and the food is much more delicious than that of ordinary restaurants.

Xu Qing's words asked everyone's hearts, and everyone suddenly paused slightly, listening to Xu Liang's reply attentively.

I saw Xu Liangjian raise his eyebrows, slapped the table and scolded: "What, do you still have to rely on Lao Tzu for lunch?" Get out, get out of here! ”

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly hugged their heads and ran out of Xu's mansion in a swarm.

Huang Xiancheng left Xufu, and he didn't even have time to return home, so he found a carriage and rushed to Pingliang Mansion. When Huang Xiancheng saw the prefect Hong Chengchou in Pingliang City, explained the situation, and was willing to ask the Hong prefect to withdraw the note approving Xu Liang's vacation, Huang Xiancheng hurried back to Zhenyuan again, the time was already the beginning of February, Huang Xiancheng went to Xu Mansion to inquire, and his nose couldn't help but be crooked.

On the twenty-sixth day of the first month of Xu Liang, he became angry and blasted everyone out of Xu's mansion, and overnight he took the housekeeper Tietou and Dai Yingying and more than a dozen guards out of the city in disguise.

It is a remote small county in the southwest of Hanzhong Province, with Dingjun Mountain in the southeast and Feixian Ridge in the northwest, which is the only way for Hanzhong Province to lead to Feixian Ridge and Baishui Town.

Xu Liang and Dai Yingying, Tietou and others rode fast horses, rushed all the way from Zhenyuan, arrived at Hanzhong Mansion in early February, rested in Hanzhong Mansion for one night, and successfully converged with Hu Chenggong, the head of the Tsing Yi Guard Detective Office who arrived in Hanzhong Mansion in the early stage, and the group of people marched towards Chu County.

Unfortunately, the road was delayed for some time, and when it arrived outside the county, the time was approaching, and the gate of the city had already been closed. Everyone was helpless, but fortunately, the spies of Tsing Yi Wei had already figured out most of the territory of this Hanzhong Mansion, and at the moment the scouts of Tsing Yi Wei led the way, and everyone knocked on the door of a small inn on the side of the official road about ten miles outside the city of Chu County.

The shopkeeper who opened the door yawned for a long time, and saw Xu Liang and more than a dozen other people, maybe he was used to seeing the guests who cast the store in the middle of the night, and he didn't make a fuss, rubbing his eyes and saying: "A few guest officers, the shop has long been closed." ”

Hu Chenggong put one or two white flowers of cash into the small second-hand hand, and said: "Trouble the little second brother, a few of us missed the hour to enter the city, so we can only stay in your store for one night. ”

Xiao Er saw the real silver two, smiled at the moment, hurriedly welcomed everyone into the store, and woke up another guy who was leaning on the counter and dozing off, and asked him to go upstairs to prepare the guest room first, and he smiled and carried a pot of cold boiled water to pour water for Xu Liang and others to drink.

The store was lively, I saw the door of the store being kicked open from the outside, two young men in sackcloth wearing cloth hats one after the other, looking like master and servant, strode in, looked at Xu Liang and others in the room, and didn't care much, picked up a table and sat down, and shouted to the shopkeeper first: "Little Er, warm the pot of hot wine for my son, and then serve a plate of cooked beef, two roast chickens, hurry up, starve my son!" ”

The shopkeeper was giving Xu Liang a lot of courtesy, and he was called unhappy, and he saw the door of the store open, and the cool breeze swished into the store, blowing the candle flames, and he hurriedly stepped forward to close the door of the store, and tied it tightly, so he reluctantly walked to the table of the two, squeezed out a little smile and said: "Two sons, I'm really sorry, you see it's too late, the shop has already closed, and even the stove door is closed......"

Syllable! Before the shopkeeper could finish speaking, he saw the young man get up, and pointed his finger at the door of the little er's face and scolded angrily: "What kind of bastard is this!" If the door is sealed, it can't be opened again? Oh, your father is dead, and your mother doesn't know how to remarry, so she has to stay a widow for the rest of her life?! Go and make a fire to cook, and then chirp crookedly, beware of angering my son, and burning down your black shop! ”

This boy scolded quickly and urgently, and his voice was moving, sounding like a string of pearls dripping on a jade plate, Xu Liang and the others all looked at him in shock, they couldn't imagine that the people in Hanzhong Mansion were so fierce, and even those who cast the store in the middle of the night were so bullish.

The little two were trained to be colorless, knowing that he had encountered a hard stubble, and he didn't dare to fight back, so he rushed to the backyard kitchen to make a fire to cook.