The person who promised behind the door was upset by his kicking, raised his voice and scolded: "Death! Didn't I tell you, our state pastor has an order: the people in the city ......"

Qiu Yi's anger didn't come anywhere, and immediately interrupted his words and said loudly: "I'm not a commoner, I'm an official soldier, and I'm here to help in the war!" ”

After he finished speaking, there was no reply behind the door, as if he was discussing with others, and it took a long time to push the door open a gap, and half of his face poked out of the crack in the door, and looked up and down at Qiuyi, and then said, "Where are you from the officers and soldiers?" I've seen all the civil and military officials up and down Mingzhou, why don't I know you? ”

Qiu Yizhi thought to himself when he heard this, if he reported his name as "Shanyin County Order", not only would it cause trouble, but also with his reputation as a "-stirring stick" in Jiangnan Province, he didn't know what kind of dispute would arise, so he opened his mouth and lied: "I am a local regiment training in Mingzhou, and when I heard the news, I rushed to help in the war." ”

The so-called "local regimental training" is not the official army of the imperial court, but the army that the local gentry and the elders spontaneously recruit and train to protect their neighbors. It has been a long time since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the original military system has gradually become corrupted, and the combat effectiveness of the officers and armies, especially the Jiedu armies in various localities, has gradually deteriorated.

Therefore, the person who opened the door saw that Qiu Yizhi and his personal soldiers were all powerful, and at first glance they were an elite, so they didn't dare to underestimate it, and opened the door and said: "Since you are here to help in the war, then come in first, wait for me to report to the state pastor, and then wait for him to arrange the delivery." ”

Qiu Yizhi agreed, then led everyone into the mansion, and said to the gatekeeper: "There is another matter, on the way here, I caught a Han man who followed the Japanese to act together, and this matter is not small, and I also ask this eldest brother to report it to the state pastor." ”

This person said yes and ran away as fast as he could, forgetting even where he told Qiu Yizhi and the others to rest, and walked briskly all the way to the depths of the mansion.

Qiu Yizhi saw him leave, and saw that the Mingzhou Mansion was already in chaos, and there were soldiers sitting on the ground, lying on their backs, or patrolling around, but there was no organization to actively prepare for war, which seemed to be both messy and lax.

Before Qiu Yizhi could sigh, the gatekeeper who went to report the news came back and made a salute: "This son, our state pastor has an order, so please speak in the back hall." Remember to bring that fake wakako with you. ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded, and beckoned Lin Shuhan and Wei Chi Jiming to escort the fake widow to the back hall of the mansion.

Along the way, Qiu Yizhi and the others happened to pass by the lobby of the Mingzhou Mansion, and saw that the spacious and bright hall was very messy - in addition to the sergeants on the garrison, there were also many men and women dressed as civilians who took refuge in it. Most of these people are neatly dressed and gorgeous, although they are in refuge, their words and deeds have not lost their law, and they are the families of officials at all levels in the Mingzhou Prefecture. It's no wonder that the state pastor of Mingzhou wants to arrange to see Qiu Yizhi in the back hall.

Bypassing a few more buildings, I saw a small building in the distance, surrounded by heavy guards. The janitor pointed to the building and said, "The Governor is over there." ”

After saying that, he took a few steps forward, led Qiu Yizhi to the door of the small building, knocked on the door, and reported: "Lord Qiqi, the Xiangyong who caught the fake widow has been brought, and please show me." ”

A response came from inside the door, "Bring them all in." ”

The janitor nodded to Qiu Yizhi and the others, gently pushed the door open, and let them in, but he didn't go in, and quietly closed the door from the outside.

Qiu Yizhi entered the door and saw that there was indeed an official around forty years old, sitting on the bookcase, although he had a bookish face, he was wearing heavy armor, which looked very incongruous. But I heard the official clear his throat and say in a tone of voice: "Where are you a village warrior?" Why don't you worship when you see your parents? ”

Qiu Yizhi didn't think about this critical juncture, and when he heard such a sentence in his first ear, he was immediately angry.

He raised his eyes again and looked at the Mingzhou Governor, and saw that his face was very unfamiliar, and then he remembered that the Mingzhou Pastor had been assigned to the army by His Royal Highness Zheng Xin for corruption, and now the official who was sitting behind a few cases should have been transferred from the central government or other state roads recently.

Qiu Yi's heart is high, and there is a holy oracle of "seeing officials and not worshiping", but he doesn't want to tear his face with Mingzhou Mu now, so he arched his hand and saluted, and said: "The villain just fought with the Japanese and injured his knee, so he can't kneel, please forgive me." ”

"Whoa!" Qiu Yizhi stretched out his hand and dragged the fake widow in front of him, and said, "This is the fake widow caught by the villain, don't dare to deal with it without authorization, and ask the adults to send it down." ”

In fact, with Qiu Yizhi's identity and power, no matter how he deals with this fake widow, it is not too much, it is just a person who was arrested on the boundary of Mingzhou, and asking a local official is also to give this Mingzhou governor a little face.

Unexpectedly, Mingzhou Mu did not ask about this fake widow, but said: "The intermediary does not worship, but worships for it - this righteous man is quite ancient, but he has not lost his manners." ”

(Taken from "The Book of Rites: Qu Lishang".) ）

Qiu Yizhi didn't have time to listen to him drop his bookbag here, so he quickly introduced his words to the topic: "This fake widow has been preliminarily examined below, although he is rebellious and evil, he also seems to have some hidden secrets of the widow. Adults who have read the books of the sages at a glance may wish to ask again, so that they can 'know themselves and know their opponents', and can quickly quell this rebellion. ”

Na Mingzhou Mu raised his eyes and glanced at this fake widow who was tied up like a dumpling by Wuhuada, and asked, "Are you really Han?" ”

The fake widow hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "The little one is a native of Mingzhou, he was confused for a while, and he took refuge in the widow when he was desperate......

He was babbling and begging for mercy, but he heard the state pastor say: "Zi said, 'I have heard of those who have changed with Xia, and those who have not heard of change from razor'." Since ancient times, how can there be Han people who wear Yi clothes and do things for Yi people? I think it's a Japanese who has learned Chinese Chinese and come to deceive this righteous man, right? It's useless to keep this widow, it's better to kill it. ”

(Mencius Tengwen Gong I)

After that, the shepherd of this state shouted and said: "Come on, come on, pull this widow down for me, and punish me with the canon!" ”

Qiu Yizhi was just about to stop it, but he heard the door behind him "squeak" open, and a person walked out of the door, his face was very familiar, and he couldn't help but shout: "Wu Changxi!" Are you Wu Changxi, General Wu? ”

Qiu Yizhi's words did not fall, and he already regretted it in his heart: now that he recognizes Wu Changxi, his identity will inevitably be broken, and he doesn't know how much trouble he will cause, so he just looks at this inspector named Wu Changxi and does not recognize himself.

When the general heard this, he looked Qiu Yi up and down several times, and then he was surprised and said, "It turns out that Lord Qiu is here." How? When you come to my Mingzhou, I don't know what you are doing? ”

It turned out that a few months ago, when Yin Chengliang, the former assassin of Jiangnan Province, led the army to besiege Qiuyi in order to cover up his crimes, this Wu Changxi was also among the conscripts. Although he was an enemy of Qiu Yizhi at that time, he was deeply moved by the courage of his troops, the tenacity of his style, and the nobility of his style. Therefore, when Qiu Yi was outnumbered and fell into the hands of Wu Changxi, Wu Changxi could also treat him politely.

Therefore, Qiu Yizhi also has a good impression of this extraordinary Wu Changxi, but the real reason why he went deep into Mingzhou was that he couldn't tell him, so he casually lied: "This...... This one...... In the past few days, I have been on rest in the next round, and I have nothing to do, and I heard that I can see merchants from all over the world, so I came to meet foreign meat, but I happened to encounter the ravages of Japanese pirates, so I had to do it with them. ”

Mingzhou Governor heard it clearly, and asked rhetorically: "Zi said, 'Therefore, the name of the gentleman must be spoken, and his words must be feasible. The gentleman is not reluctant to do anything about his words'. Since Lord Qiu is famous, why do you want to pretend to be a village warrior? ”

(The Analects of the Confessions)

Qiu Yizhi scratched his head, and when he opened his mouth to lie, he came: "It was a few of my own soldiers, like brothers and sisters with me, the lower officials came out to play, and I couldn't bear to leave them to sit in the county office, so I ordered a few to come over." However, according to the law of the Han Dynasty, the soldiers stationed in the garrison were not allowed to go out at will, and the lower officials were afraid that they would be known by the upper peak and demoted, so they concealed it. ”

As soon as his words fell, Wu Changxi, who was beside him, immediately said: "Lord Qiu really loves soldiers like children, and he has such a little benefit, and he doesn't forget his subordinates." If you can have such a leading army, it is no wonder that when you were in Shanyin County, you were ...... in the face of hundreds of times the siege of the official army."

Wu Changxi was halfway through his words, and Lord Nazhou immediately interrupted: "It turned out to be Lord Qiu, I have really admired the name for a long time." However, there is a saying that 'a gentleman can't think of his position', Lord Qiu has his own responsibility, so why interfere with my Mingzhou's affairs? ”

(From The Analects of the Constitution.) ）

Qiu Yizhi was angry when he heard the words of this state pastor, but he didn't want to confront him head-on on top of his words, so he said slowly: "I don't know what the state pastor Taifu is called? Xia Guan did not mean to interfere in the affairs of your government, but he just felt that he was eating with the king and was unwilling to stand by when he encountered such a major event as the Japanese rebellion, so he came to help the war. ”

"Don't dare, the subordinate Ye Shengyu is a Jinshi of Mu Zong for ten years, and he has been compiling in the Hanlin Academy, and he was only transferred here a month ago......" This state pastor named Ye Shengyu had a smug look on his face when he reported his resume.

(Ye Shengyu - Ye Mingchen.) ）

Qiu Yizhi also knows it: it turns out that listening to this person's resume, he has never served as a practitioner, so it is no wonder that he always cites scriptures when he speaks, and he is pedantic like this.

So he hurriedly interrupted Ye Shengyu's words: "It turns out that Lord Ye is a well-educated person, and he must be familiar with military books, so please ask your lord, at present, the Japanese are rampant, and the people of Mingzhou are suffering." As the saying goes, 'If there is a people in the four realms who are uneasy, it is also the duty of the shepherd'. I don't know what the adults will do. ”

Ye Shengyu listened, shrugged his shoulders very comfortably, bared his teeth for a long time, and then replied: "Not in his position, not in his politics." Lord Qiu is not a subordinate official of my Mingzhou Mansion, and although this official has a good strategy to quell the rebellion, he does not need to explain it to his lordship. ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he suddenly remembered that he still had the "Gold Medal Order Arrow" awarded to him by Emperor Zheng Rong, as long as he showed this thing in public, then this Ye Shengyu and his subordinate soldiers could be used for their own purposes, and they could organize the pacification of the Japanese under their own unified promotion.

However, this "gold medal arrow" is a token of the emperor, and its origin is too big, if it is easily displayed to the public, the trouble caused may not be less than that of this Japanese invasion.

So Qiu Yizhi took a hard breath, pouted helplessly, and said: "Whether it is in its politics or not, this widow must be calmed." The lowly party has already said it, but he just wants to use a few sergeants under his command to help the adults and serve the dogs and horses. Thank you for your understanding. ”