After a while, Li Zicheng's expression froze, and he suddenly said: "What you just said is right, there is not much time left for us, we must deal with all the things as soon as possible, solve the magnates in the city and those who are rich and unkind, withdraw from Qinzhou City, and return to the base area of Panzuka Mountain." ”

"Okay, boss, we will deal with everything as soon as possible and strive to withdraw from Qinzhou City within three days." The three of them glanced at each other, and Yuan Zongdi made a representative speech.

"Well, then I'm relieved, I can leave with peace of mind." Li Zicheng nodded.

For a while, the three of them heard other meanings from Li Zicheng's words, and immediately reacted, and Liu Fangliang even asked, "Boss, where are you going?" Don't you take us with you? ”

Li Zicheng smiled and did not answer immediately, but looked at the three of them one by one, and then said slowly: "In more than a month, two base areas have been established in a row, and they have reached the limit of our Li Jiajun, and it is impossible to establish other base areas in other places. ”

At this time, Liu Fangliang's face was eager, and he just wanted to ask something, but was stopped by Li Zicheng waving his hand: "Fangliang, you listen to me first." ”

"Fang Liang, Ruyi, Zongdi, I know your thoughts, and you want to follow me and conquer everywhere. However, this time I am leaving, unlike in the past, I am going to return to Mount Bit and Xinglong Mountain, and from there I will bring back some brothers, and by the way, corn, sweet potatoes and potato seeds. Of course, the most important thing is that I want Song Yingxing to go to the three new bases to guide the construction of some organs and water conservancy facilities, and to improve the base areas. ”

"So, I won't be away for long, maybe two or three months. Moreover, I discussed with Mr. Xu that I would temporarily leave Shaanxi in May and secretly go to Nanjing, Jiangsu Province to do some things. When the time comes, it is indispensable to bring you with me. ”

Hearing this, the three people who were originally a little lonely lit up, and their eyes lit up, and they suddenly became excited, Liu Fangliang waved his hand, slapped his chest, and said with a big stab: "Boss, although you leave with peace of mind, the affairs of Qinzhou City will be handed over to the three of us, and it will be guaranteed!" ”

"Yes, boss, you can leave with confidence!" Yuan Zongdi and Wu Ruyi immediately echoed and said in unison.

At the same time, far away in the east of Xi'an City, dozens of miles away, on an official road in Lantian County, a team of people and horses are moving slowly, one by one carriages are loaded with a mouthful of boxes, and there are more officers and soldiers who open the road in front of their heads, saddle in front of the horses and behind them, and look around to protect the left and right, it can be seen that this pedestrian is not simple, either rich or expensive!

In a carriage, there were two people, one of whom was dressed in Confucian clothes, but it was a Westerner, and the other was Xu Zhengming.

At this moment, Xu Zhengming looked at the Westerners, his expression was extremely respectful, and he said in a harmonious voice: "Your Excellency Tang Ruowang, this time I entered Beijing to report on my work, and the eldest uncle specially entrusted that the emperor attaches great importance to the compilation and formulation of the new calendar, not only let Qin Tianjian fully cooperate, but also recruited many foreigners from all over the country, such as Jinnige, Deng Yuhan, Luo Yagu and others, and almost all the foreigners who came to Daming with you live in the capital and compile the new calendar together. ”

The bearded Tang Ruowang just smiled, did not answer, but asked puzzledly: "Brother Xu, I really don't understand some of the customs of your country, it stands to reason that Lord Wang Wei is not only proficient in agriculture and machinery, but also has some knowledge of the astronomical calendar, and his achievements are not inferior to us foreigners, why didn't the emperor recall him back to the capital, enter the Qin Heavenly Prison, and participate in the revision of the new calendar?" ”

"This foreigner Tang Ruowang is really smart, it's not simple, he has only been in Daming for a few years, and he has learned my Han language, and he also understands some customs. Even the way of addressing and speaking among literati has become more and more handy, and it is easy to master it. ”

When Xu Zhengming thought like this, Tang Ruowang's voice just fell, and he also used the usual title, and then replied: "Brother Tang, do you know, whether it is my Ming Dynasty or the previous dynasties, what is important is to rule the world with filial piety, and when the parents return to heaven, they must go home to guard their filial piety and send their parents on their last journey." During the period of filial piety, they are not allowed to leave their homes, nor can they become officials. ”

"Oh... I see. Tang Ruo nodded clearly, his clothes suddenly realized, as if he had thought of something, and then said: "No wonder in those years in Beijing, there were always some officials who hurried home, it turned out that this is Ding's father or Ding's mother's worry, that is, the meaning of going home to keep filial piety, guarding at home or in front of the grave." ”

"That's right, Brother Tang, that's the reason." When Xu Zhengming was amazed, he added: "When the parents return to heaven, if they don't go home to worry, they will be regarded as filial piety, and they will be punished by the emperor, or they will be dismissed; At worst, there will be jail time. Moreover, if it is not very critical and important, even His Majesty the Emperor will not force these people to become officials. ”

At this time, Xu Zhengming no longer dwelled on this topic, and asked instead: "By the way, Brother Tang, I heard that Your Excellency has compiled a new book called "Wangjing Shuo", can you let you take a look at it below?" ”

Tang Ruowang was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly knew that Xu Zhengming should have gotten the news from Wang Wei, so he was not angry, but said calmly: "Of course, even if Brother Xu doesn't say it, when I arrive in Beijing, I want to print out "Wangjing Shuo" and circulate it to all adults." ”

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside, as well as the sound of fighting, and the noisy flag-waving shout, which made Xu Zhengming react immediately: "It's not good, Brother Tang, we met bandits!" ”

At this moment, the outside has already become a pot of porridge, and the mountains are full of bandits. However, there are some unusual things about these bandits, not only are they uniformly dressed, their movements are skillful and neat, but they are also clear in military discipline and well-coordinated, which is far from being comparable to ordinary bandits.

Moreover, the combat power of these "bandits" was extremely amazing, and in a few moments, all the officers and soldiers were killed, and only those who drove the handles and their entourage survived, but they were also trembling, terrified, full of fear!

More than a dozen carriages were surrounded, and one person slowly walked out of the bandits, it was He Zhen of the Li Jiajun, who guarded the Zhongnan Mountain base with Tian Jianxiu.

While walking, heading towards the carriage with a carriage, He Zhen waved his hand and said loudly: "Open all the big boxes, I want to see what is inside, and let so many officers and soldiers guard and escort them?" ”

Bang bang bang ...

The sound of a series of wooden boxes being opened suddenly sounded, one after another, and then the report of He Zhen's subordinates sounded: "Captain, there are some bottles and cans and books inside, there are no valuable things, it seems that we are doing it in vain this time." ”

He Zhen walked past the wooden box, glanced at the contents of the box, and did not show that disappointed look, but said lightly: "No matter, transport these things back first." Since the officers and men regard these things as so important, there must be something special about them, and maybe they will be useful to us. ”

"Yes, Boss!" One of the squad leaders replied and asked, "Captain, what about these coachmen and their entourage?" ”

"Bring it back, bring it all back, when we need labor there, it's a pity and a waste to kill it like this."

When He Zhen spoke casually, he got closer and closer to the carriage, raised his eyebrows, and asked faintly: "Hey, I said that the people in the car are all at this time, haven't you come out yet?" Shall we invite you down? ”

Soon after, Tang Ruowang and Xu Zhengming walked out one after another and came to the ground, looking very worried. Especially Tang Ruowang's appearance, Li Jiajun and everyone were very surprised, and He Zhen even said: "Oh, I didn't expect that there was a foreigner in the car, it's really surprising!" ”

At this time, Tang Ruowang took out something from his arms and walked towards He Zhen, which immediately aroused the alarm of the Li family, and a soldier immediately shouted: "Don't move!" ”

Immediately, Tang Ruosheng stopped, raised the thing in his hand, and said to He Zhen: "This leader, this is a telescope, in a flat place, with this thing, you can see things hundreds of miles away, worth a thousand gold, I hope you can let us go." ”

He Zhen didn't say anything, but glanced at Tang Ruowang, and secretly had some appreciation, so in this situation, he could still be so calm.

He Zhen walked over, took the binoculars, and didn't promise anything, but asked, "How do I use this?" ”