When Tian Miaowen tidied up Woniuling and went to visit Yu Junting, Ye Xiaotian had already rushed to Ziyang County in Xing'an Prefecture by car. Ziyang is located in the upper reaches of the Han River, at the northern foot of Daba Mountain, blocked by the Qinling Mountains in the north and Bashan barrier in the south, forming a special climate without severe cold in winter and heat in summer.

There is a post in Ziyang County, in the afternoon, hundreds of officers and soldiers suddenly came to the county, and when they saw their armor, they knew that they must be the elite of the imperial court, but the post Cheng Xiang Hongchen did not pay attention to it, because the officers and soldiers did not need to be received by the post station when they crossed the border, and who thought that these officers and soldiers would come to the post house.

When hundreds of ironclad knights flocked to the pavilion, Xiang Yicheng was busy stir-frying in the kitchen. That's right, Lord Yicheng is stir-frying. Although it is said that the gentleman is far away from the kitchen, the old man with a bit of status has never had the habit of going to the kitchen, but Xiang Yicheng is an exception.

Speaking of which, Yi Cheng is an eight-grade official, a court official of the Eight Classics, and Xiang Hongchen is a Jinshi and has a dignified reputation. However, just as Tang Xianzu is fond of writing and singing, Xiang Hongchen's hobby is cooking.

Xiang Yi Cheng good food, this is to the influence of his family style. Because the old lady of Xiang Yicheng's family is a gourmet, Xiang Lao Lao has loved food all his life, never gets tired of eating, never gets tired of being fine, and is proud of his own food taste.

Mrs. Xiang is a northerner, once served as the chief bookkeeper of Jiangpu County, and passed away in office. Before he died, he took his son's hand and earnestly told him only one sentence: "Son, you have to remember that the buns must be steamed and eaten, the dumplings must be boiled in the pot, the soy milk must be sweet, and the tofu brain must be salty. Don't succumb to the locals! ”

With this excellent door style, it is understandable that Xiang Yicheng is obsessed with food. Xiang Hongchen was humming a little song in the kitchen, and was frying and cooking for fun, when a post guard suddenly ran over and said: "Master Yicheng, there are many generals at the door, our little pavilion post." Entertain a maximum of 100 people, but you can't receive so many people. ”

Xiang Hongchen just put a big Yellow River carp into the oil pot, and the frying squeaked. After listening to the post officer's report, Xiang Hongchen glared at him and said, "General? Our pavilion and those Qiu Ba have always been well water and do not interfere with river water, what are they doing when they come to our pavilion? ”

The post guard grinned and said, "Master Yicheng, the general who led the troops is a thousand generals, and the little one doesn't dare to ask." ”

Xiang Hongchen reprimanded: "Waste! Even if he is a chief soldier, he can't control our post station. What are you afraid of him? Xiang Hongchen snorted angrily: "Help me watch the fish!" With that, he strode out.

Pi Peng was waiting impatiently at the door, and couldn't help scolding: "This little post is also playing music, and he hasn't come out for so long, so I won't wait." ”

Pi Pengju turned to Ye Xiaotian and said respectfully: "Lord Ye, let's go in." ”

As soon as Ye Xiaotian was about to speak, Xiang Hongchen walked out of the pavilion post and asked in a loud voice: "Where did the generals come from, what are you doing in my pavilion?" ”

Mr. Pi turned his head and looked even more angry. Said: "Ho! The post here is really big, can you send a cook out to receive Lord Ye and General Ben? ”

Xiang Hongchen wore a coarse cloth of arrowroot, a grease and twist apron tied around his waist, and a small hat on his head. He also put a sweat towel on his shoulders and carried a claw fence in his hand, making him a cook.

As soon as he heard what Vice President Pi said, Xiang Yicheng was unhappy. His face sank and he said, "This official is the post man here, which one are you?" Look at the size but a thousand total. What qualifications do you have to call yourself a general. ”

This place has left Guizhou, and this kind of place is the world of civil officials. The status of civil officials is generally higher than that of military generals, and a five-grade prefect is to see a first-rank general soldier, and he is still arrogant, and nine times out of ten, the general soldier has to be polite to others. Because even if he can afford to provoke the other party, he can't provoke the group of civil officials.

The biggest problem is that no matter how powerful the tongue of ordinary people is, it is spitting spitting, which is useless, but the mouth and pen of civil officials are more powerful than thousands of troops, and they can really kill people.

Although Vice President Pi Qianqian has been in Guizhou for a long time, he is a general who commands the envoy and is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and the Shangshu of the Ministry of War has always been a civilian official. It's no problem to brag behind your back and say big things, but when you really see people, Pi Vice Qian will soften first.

Mr. Pi said with a smile: "Oh, Your Excellency is Lord Yicheng here?" Disrespectful and disrespectful, the post houses are all funded by the imperial court, how can Lord Yicheng personally cook and stir up the dishes, can't he even afford a cook? ”

Xiang Yicheng likes to cook, but he also knows in his heart that this kind of skill is not elegant, especially for a person like him who has a reputation and official status, it will only make others laugh, so he rolled his eyes and said: "I want you to take care of it, I will support it when I am full." Say, you Qiu Ba, what are you doing in our Ziyang Station? We don't accept you as soldiers here. ”

Mr. Pi said triumphantly: "Officials, the pavilion is responsible for reception, isn't it?" ”

Xiang Yicheng glanced at Mr. Pi Vice Qian with some surprise, and suddenly realized: "You are the newly appointed official?" Haha......"

Xiang Yicheng looked up to the sky and said, "Yes, the pavilion is responsible for receiving officials, but the grades are different, and the treatment is also different." Your Excellency is just a thousand presidents, and you can live in a hotel, but there is only one hall and a place to sleep, which can't accommodate so many of your generals. ”

Mr. Pi said with a smile: "What if it is to escort the official who is waiting for the crime to enter Beijing?" Does the imperial court stipulate that the convicted officials should live alone in the post house, and the escorts and others should settle down separately? ”

Of course this is not possible, the official who treats the crime is likely to be really guilty, what if he absconds in fear of crime? There is no reason for the post house to take care of you, and besides, the post guard is not professional, and it is likely that the prisoner who is awaiting trial will really escape.

Xiang Pawn was slightly surprised, and asked cautiously and strangely, "Are you a criminal official?" ”

It's not uncommon for officials to cross the border from time to time, but the problem is that there have never been so many people escorting prisoners, do you think you are Zhang Taiyue, Feng Baona and other big people? Hundreds of Iron Cavalry sergeants were required to escort them.

The person in front of him is just a thousand generals, and he actually wants so many people to escort him, and the military law can't sanction him, so he wants to escort the Beijing division to the imperial court for judgment, how big a background is this, or how much chaos has it caused? Xiang Yicheng didn't dare to be cautious.

Mr. Pi Vice Qian took a few sips and said: "I am a little Qianzong, how can I be qualified to be tried in the imperial court, and the official who is guilty is this ......."

Mr. Pi Vice Qian took two steps back to the side, bowed slightly, and solemnly introduced to Xiang Yicheng: "This is Lord Ye, the chief official of Tongren Woniu!" ”

Xiang Yicheng noticed Ye Xiaotian at this time, Ye Xiaotian was riding on a horse, dressed in brocade clothes, with clear bones, handsome eyebrows and eyes, no matter how he looked, he looked like a noble son who was taking a rich slave out to enjoy it, such a person, such a person, was actually a criminal official!

However, Xiang Yicheng immediately thought of the introduction of Vice President Pi: "Chief Lying Cow Chief!" Xiang Yicheng suddenly realized that the long official is a kind of official system among the local officials, and there is no place for the flow of officials, since it is a local official, it is all hereditary, and it is not uncommon for him to be an official at a young age.

Xiang Yicheng didn't expect that the second generation of officials in his eyes was a real official generation, otherwise he would have been surprised. However, Ye Xiaotian went from a jailer to a toast in just a few years, but it is nothing compared to Liu Bang's adverse luck of changing from a small pavilion chief to a founding emperor in just seven years.

Xiang Yicheng suspiciously asked Mr. Pi for the official document and read it, there was no doubt about it, and he couldn't help but feel helpless. The imperial court only restricted the treatment that transit officials could enjoy when they stayed in the pavilion and the number of entourage, so as not to rub the oil of the imperial court, but it did not stipulate that officials with undetermined crimes could only be equipped with a few escorts.

In desperation, Xiang Yicheng had to explain the situation to the deputy thousand households in the period of Ai Aidi, Ziyang County is too small, although there is a pavilion station, but the reception capacity is very limited, full of calculations, even the master and servants will receive nearly 100 people. There are more than 300 people in Pi Deputy Qianhu's group, and there are more than 300 horses, and the little Ziyang County Pavilion Station can't receive it at all.

Pi Deputy Qianhu grasped the reason now, and said domineeringly: "Xiang Yicheng, your hardships, the end will ...... Oh, I'm a small family, but I'm not worthy of being a general. The lower official understands, but the lower official is also ordered to do things. Look at these more than 300 people, how much does it cost to eat and feed horses? I eat yours and live yours, that is the responsibility of the court. If I go out to rent and eat on my own, who will I pay for this expenses? ”

Xiang Yicheng also knew that it was his attitude that offended him, so he had to explain in a low voice: "Pi Qianhu, Li'er is certainly this Li'er, and it is also appropriate to supply food to a certain person, but if you move in, will it be difficult to sleep in the yard?" Even if Xiang Mou gives up his own residence, so many people can't live there......"

Xiang Yicheng was talking, and a group of people and horses came in the distance. This group of people is the Zhanhu group who has always adhered to Ye Xiaotian like a dog skin plaster.

Zhanjia Zhanhu, Zhangjia Mudong, Caojia Guo Jianwu. Zhan Hu is the younger brother of Zhan Long, the current head of the Zhan family, Mu Dong is Zhang Yutong's brother-in-law, and Guo Jianwu is Cao Ruixi's brother-in-law. The three younger brothers followed Ye Xiaotian all the way, and they verbally attacked them whenever they had the opportunity, but they never made any substantive moves, and Mr. Pi Viceqian had gradually dispelled their vigilance.

In Pi Vice Qian's opinion, they just wanted to fight Ye Xiaotian all the way until they followed up the capital and watched him be punished with their own eyes. Of course, in the process of constant harassment, it can also make him have no energy to think about the situation in Woniuling.

But is that really what Zhanhu is going to do? From a distance, he could already see the large team of people at the entrance of the pavilion, and Mu Dong couldn't help but say to Zhanhu: "Brother Tiger, we have been following us for so long, do we really want to follow up the capital all the time?" ”

Guo Jianwu also said impatiently: "Didn't you say that you were going to send him on the road halfway?" When exactly are we going to do it? ”

Zhanhu sneered, glared at Ye Xiaotian in the distance, and said gloomily: "We don't need to do it!" I didn't come with him to do anything with him, I just wanted to see him die! Don't worry, Ziyang, this is his burial place! ”

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(To be continued......)