Finally rushed to the Dongcheng Shrine before the curfew, Sui Sheng was anxious to behave, and rushed forward to greet him: "Stay..."

"Full, go elsewhere!" The man at the counter didn't raise his head and replied stiffly.

Lin Sheng was about to go up and make a rough move, but Lei Heng hurriedly roared in a low voice: "Stand down!" ”。 The two of them are loyal and brave, but they lack the opportunity to change, and this kind of meticulous work has to rely on their own lord, and their subordinates are short of talents!

Put a gold on the counter first, and Lei Heng politely asked: "I'm tired of looking for Steward Li, we came in from the Pingcheng Gate..."

The man pretended to sort out the accounts, and without leaving a trace, he drew a gold into his sleeve, and then replied in a low voice: "Go left in the lobby, turn right from the second mouth to the third room, knock five times...".

"Thank you..." Lei Heng turned around and instructed Sui Sheng to follow him into the inner hall, and the rest of the people were temporarily on standby in the lobby.

The three of them walked left and right according to the instructions and turned right to the door of a guest room, and saw Sui Sheng all the way surprised: "It's still the lord, this is too mysterious, it's all the same room, there is no room card, and it's all 'ten' distribution, you can't find it if you come in alone..."

Lei Heng said with a smile: "'Cats have cat roads, mice have mouse roads', since you do this forbidden thing, you must be careful to make a 10,000-year-old ship!" Go knock on the door and remember, five times! ”

"Boom... Boom... Boom... Boom... Boom..."

"Enter—" came from inside the room with a clean sound.

Lei Heng and Sui Sheng entered the house in response. It was a very simple room, with only one table, a charcoal fire, and a middle-aged man kneeling directly above the table. Lei Heng was just about to ask if he was in charge of Li, when he heard the man ask: "My surname is Li, where is the guest from?" ”

"Flat the gates."

"What do you hold?"

"The bamboo is here". With that, he took out a small bamboo board from his bosom and handed it to the man.

Hou Er recommended. What do you want? The man took one look at it and threw the bamboo into the brazier.

"Certificate of Receipt"

"The reason for coming and going, a few old and a few."

"Yizhou went to Luoyang to do business, two women and children, and ten men."

"Two gold for one person, pay twenty gold first, and pick up things at the counter in the lobby in half an hour."

Lei Heng directly sent twenty hardware and whispered: "I'm tired!" ”

The man glanced up at Lei Heng and muttered to himself: "It's cold outside, and if your body is thin, you have to go out less." ”

"Sending off!"

Lei Heng and Sui Sheng had to get up again, close the door, and walk to the lobby.

After turning the corner, Sui Sheng was indignant: "Lord, this person's heart is really black... A few words of effort cost us nearly thirty gold, and we didn't give anything ......! ”

Lei Heng persuaded: "As a general, you can't stick to one time and one place, you should consider it carefully!" ”

Sui Sheng was silent when he heard this, and followed Lei Heng back to the lobby. After waiting for a long time, a little guy came over and called Lei Heng: "Childe, please come to the counter!" ”

Lei Heng hurriedly followed the little guy to the counter again. It was still that man, who looked up at Lei Heng, and said: "The room fee is three orders, and if you have one gold, the official will not check it; For those who have a thousand dollars, once in the morning and in the evening; 100 money, strict inspection..."

"One gold.."

"There are three left!"

"All..."

"Pay ten gold first, and then settle the account in three days."

Lei Heng generously gave the man ten gold.

"At the end of the lobby on the right, there are three rooms of herringbone C, D, and E." He handed over a roll of bamboo slips, and bowed his head and said no more.

Lei Heng took the bamboo slip and found that it was full of small characters that looked like official books, and guessed that this was the so-called certificate of passing the house, but unfortunately he had never seen it, so he could only ask in detail when he returned to the drama zhi.

Lei Heng hurried back to the lobby, and it happened that Xi Zhicai, Dian Wei and a strange scribe came into the house. Lei Heng hurriedly led everyone to the room to settle down first, and then made plans.

First arranged for Hu Shi and Dianman to live in room C, and five officials to live in room D. Lei Heng, Xi Zhicai, Dian Wei, Sui Sheng, Lin Sheng and the scribes discussed in Room E.

After sitting separately, Xi Zhicai first introduced: "Lord, this is Zheng Gongye's brother, Zheng Hun, Zheng Wengong, is a rare talent in internal affairs." ”

Zheng Hun bowed and said, "Zheng Hun greets the lord." ”

Yes? What the situation... How many people took the initiative to join me? Lei Heng didn't react at once, he was stunned, Xi Zhicai secretly kicked Lei Heng, Lei Heng woke up, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Zheng Hun: "I have Wengong, like a fish in water, I can't help but be happy, so that I lose my mind." Forgive sins, forgive sins..."Secretly said: Liu Da'er, I'm sorry, I can't think of other words for a while, so I borrowed them first.

Originally, when Lei Heng was distracted and cold, Zheng Hun felt embarrassed and a little dissatisfied, and then heard the words "like a fish in water", he instantly felt a sense of encounter, and couldn't help but be more loyal to Lei Heng, and said humbly: "The lord praises falsely, and he doesn't dare to be honest." Hun was sent by his brother this time to report to the lord, and here he is here to listen to the lord's dispatch..."

It turned out that Pingchengmen Xizhi saw that Zheng Tai was extremely disappointed in the Han Dynasty and left in decadence, and realized that this was the best time to recruit, so he chased after Lei Heng without waiting for an explanation.

Xi Zhicai chased out nearly half a mile, only to see Zheng Tai from afar, and hurriedly shouted: "Brother Gongye, stay, please stay..."

Zheng Tai heard someone shouting for him, and followed the voice blankly, but it was the entourage of the person who helped him relieve the siege at Pingchengmen, thought for a while, turned around and walked towards Xi Zhicai.

Xi Zhicai ran out of breath, and panted Shi Li: "Brother Gongye... Yingchuan... Xi Zhong... Drama is polite.."

Zheng Tai also returned the salute recently: "But the Yingchuan opera prodigy? ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Friends praise falsely, I really don't dare to be..."

Zheng Tai said with a smile: "I also have contacts with the gentlemen of the academy, so I don't have to be too humble!" I don't know what advice I have to say? ”

Xi Zhicai decided to speak out, and said angrily: "Loyal to the ancestors of Zheng Gong is honest and upright, how can his great-grandson be filial piety and honesty, the three mansions, and the bus levy, are they all not enough, isn't it worthy of the ancestors?" I hope Brother Gongye will teach me..."

Zheng Tai was shocked when he heard this, but he quickly returned to normal, and excused: "Since Gaozu beheaded the White Snake Uprising and dominated the world, and continued the rule of Mingzhang in Guangwuzhongxing, it has been nearly four hundred years since the dispute between the eunuchs and the disaster of the party..."

seemed to be the answer to the question, but Xi Zhicai heard the voice outside the words, and bluntly said: "Jun is not 'Mingzhang', why is the minister 'Si Nong'..."

When Zheng Tai heard Xi Zhicai's words, he knew that his mind had been guessed, so he no longer was pretentious, and calmly invited Xi Zhicai: "This is not a place to talk, the two of them will go to the cold house to drink, I don't know what Zhicai wants..."

"If you want to, please..."

The three of them walked together to Zheng Tai's village outside Luoyang City.

After the guests and hosts sat down, Zheng Tai said bluntly: "Today, there is no way to be a faint king, the eunuchs are dictatorial, the government is corrupt, and natural disasters are repeated. ”

Xi Zhicai also echoed: "What Brother Gongye said is true, the Han family will not be in the world for long!" I don't know what Brother Gongye is going to do? ”

Zheng Tai smiled bitterly: "Why do Zhicai try again and again? But please be blunt..."

Xi Zhicai still didn't let go: "How is the person at the city gate of Gongye Guanping?" ”

"The inchworm bends in order to seek faith; The sting of the dragon and snake to survive also. Zheng Tai thought for a moment and gave an evaluation, and after groaning, he added: "I can judge the situation, and I have a black heart and a thick face!" ”

"Uh... Why? Xi Zhicai quite agreed with the previous evaluation, but he never thought that Zheng Tai would actually evaluate Lei Heng's "black heart".

"With such a wise man and a warrior, he can still flatter the prince; However, visitors from afar are preparing for the changes in Kyoto. From this point of view, it should not be a thing in the pool. Zheng Tai paused, and continued to explain with some embarrassment: "As for the 'black-hearted' person, it is strange that he deliberately did not save me, so that I was in a dilemma... Now I sent Zhi to visit me, isn't it because of my 'thick face'..."

Xi Zhicai hurriedly got up and tried to explain. Zheng Tai waved his hand again and again, and said with a smile: "Don't panic, this person 'judges the situation, can bend and stretch, has a thick face and a black heart', or is comparable to one of them." However, I have a question, please clarify your doubts! ”

Xi Zhicai didn't dare to say again: "Please teach Brother Gongye!" ”

"What do you think of this person?"

Xi Zhicai was stunned when he heard this, pondered for a moment, and replied: "Brother Gongye once said that the world of the Han Dynasty 'will change', and Zhong believes that this person is exactly this 'change'. ”

"That's a fitting metaphor!" Zheng Tai laughed: "Zhicai knows who I compare this person to?" ”

"Who's better?"

"Kill Liu Bang, the ancestor of the White Snake Uprising!"

Xi Zhicai was overjoyed and hurriedly asked: "Dare to ask Brother Gongye if he is willing to be Xiao?" ”

"A few years ago, I knew that the world would be in turmoil, so the Han court's expedition could not be stopped. Set up another village here, secretly make friends with heroes, and it is to wait for the master. Isn't it providential that this predicament has turned into an omen? Tai is willing to be a good official from it..."Zheng Tai stood up solemnly and said.

"My lord is very lucky, the world is very lucky, and the people are very lucky..."Xi Zhicai immediately thanked him, and introduced to Zheng Tai in detail the experience of meeting Lei Heng and the purpose of everyone going to Luoyang on this trip.

Zheng Tai nodded again and again when he heard this: "I can't wait for Zhicai's strategy, so I should do it quickly." I have a younger brother, whose name is Hun and who is good at internal affairs, and who is good at strategy, and who is ten times more talented than me, and I can let him enter the city to help him first, and when I have made all the arrangements, he will immediately visit the lord. ”

Xi Zhicai hurriedly thanked him.

Zheng Tai called Zheng Hun and said that he was determined to serve Lei Heng and would do his best to help. Zheng Hun has always admired his brother, especially believes in Zheng Taizhi's insight, so naturally he has no objections, so he and Xi Zhicai and Dian Wei found the Dongcheng Confession House, and after meeting with Lei Heng and others, they began to plan to buy officials.

Zheng Hun is familiar with the situation in Luoyang, and wants to show his talents in front of the new lord, so he took the lead in speaking: "Hanzhong County is just the land of Gaozu Longxing, its products are rich, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the north is close to the land of Yongliang horses, the belly of Sijing strategy in the east, and the country of Bashu Tianfu in the south, it is indeed the best foundation place, and the current Hanzhong Taishou Shan Yang, once served as Taishi Ling in the court, and served in the middle, quite famous, and must bribe Zhang with a lot of money to say that the Emperor of the Spirit can be replaced. Hun estimated that at least 1,000 gold would be needed to send Zhang Rang, and then 2,000 gold with Xidi would be able to get Hanzhong Taishou. ”

Lei Heng cast an apologetic look at Zheng Hun and explained: "Counting the savings of Zhicai, there are only nine hundred gold left in Heng's hand...... However, there are three methods that may be worth a thousand gold......"

"Lord, speak!" Zheng Hun asked eagerly, and everyone also looked at Lei Heng.

"First, a few months ago, a treasure chest was fished out at the bottom of the river, which contained several treasures such as rhinoceros armor; Second, Lin Sheng and I knew a little about the art of taming beasts, and they just trained a monkey soldier; Both can be offered to the nobles for help. Third, I have never met anyone...... Uncle ......"