The City Lord's Mansion, which was the name of thousands of years ago, is now called the County Commander's Mansion, the official residence of each county commander, and now it is the official residence of Xinyang Ling Lu Yuan.

Wang Mang looked at Lu Yao so excited, his expression was inexplicable, Wang Mang thought at the moment that Lu Yao and Lu Yuan were both surnamed Lu, and before that, Lu Yao could command the officials of Xinyang County, and couldn't help but guess whether Lu Yao had any connection with Lu Yuan.

Niu San naturally didn't know these situations, although he was also curious about the reason why Lu Yao was excited, but at this moment, Niu San was thinking about how to get out of Wang Mang's place, and when he heard Lu Yao's question, he immediately replied: "Yes, it is the City Lord's Mansion, and now Xinyang Ling Lu Yuan's mansion." ”

"Why are you in the City Lord's Mansion?" Lu Yao frowned.

"Have you forgotten, the ancestor of the Lin family once lived in Xinyang City, I, no, it was Li Hei who checked the Xinyang County Chronicles and found that there was once a city lord surnamed Lin in Xinyang City, Li Hei guessed that this city lord surnamed Lin was the ancestor of the Lin family, and the evil sword The Lin family suffered a great change, and after the inheritance was broken, many people of the Lin family appeared near Xinyang is also a corroboration. Niu San paused, and then said: "In addition, Li Hei searched according to the map and found that the treasure map of the evil sword he got from that slut, the texture of the mountains and rivers painted on it was the terrain near Xinyang City, and even further discovered that the core area shown in the treasure map was where the city lord's mansion was located. ”

"This Li Hei is indeed a capable person! It's a pity that he doesn't want to serve the country. Wang Mang sighed, he had found that Li Hei had a very good set of people in the mountain temple, but unfortunately he had such a method, but he was a thief, if he enlisted as a soldier, I am afraid that he would have a good future.

Niu San saw that Wang Mang sighed for Li Hei, and couldn't help but think of himself, shook his head and said: "Why don't you take Wu Hook with the man, the villain naturally understands what the son said, but where is it to serve the country, I and other small people can serve if they want to serve." ”

"Why do you say that?" Wang Mang said curiously: "As far as I know, there are still many ways for the imperial court to accept words and talents, and to serve the country. ”

"Today, the Son is indeed the Son of Heaven. Niu San shook his head and said, "It's a pity that I didn't live at the right time, and I haven't encountered this era, if there was a current policy back then, how could we be a bandit." ”

"It's all justification. Wang Mang shook his head and said.

"Not a reason. Niu San sighed and said: "Childe was born extraordinary at a glance, it must be born in a wealthy family, where do you know the pain of our low-level people, as soon as Childe is born, the future is doomed, presumably as long as Childe wants to enter the court as an official, he must be able to enter Chang'an as an official at any time, and if he wants to join the army, he must also start from a position above the team, where can Childe understand that we people ask for a small official and can't get it, where can we understand the narrow way out of our people, we people, even if we want to serve the country, we must have a way!"

Wang Mang was speechless for a while, he knew that Niu San was just a reason, but Wang Mang, as the emperor, knew that what Niu San said was indeed the truth, and now the depth of the court's shortcomings has made people shudder, and the family almost controls all the positions in the court, almost cutting off all the ways of rise of all the children of the Han family, and the so-called children of the Han family who have emerged in the court in recent years are either the son-in-law of a certain family or the godson of a certain family, and the children of the Han family in the real sense can be counted on one hand.

The sage said: Flowing water does not rot, and the hub does not beetle.

The water that flows often does not stink, the door shaft that often rotates is not eaten by insects, and people can only live longer if they exercise regularly.

From the old point of view of the imperial court system, only by maintaining the activity of the upper and lower circulation at all times, can there be vigorous vitality, if the upper and lower are not connected, the left and right are not connected, then the imperial court system will inevitably fall into a deadlock of rigid and conservative thinking, and once it falls into such a situation, even if the saint is reborn, it is impossible to save this rigid and rotten imperial court.

Fortunately, although Daqin has accumulated a lot of shortcomings, it has not been long since he fell into such a situation, and he can still change it through changing the law, if it is completely ossified, then Wang Mang can only leave the throne and quickly flee for his life.

Wang Mang thought of the chaotic court, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, looked at Niu San and said, "Li Hei has a helper in Xinyang City, right?"

"Huh?" Niu San was taken aback, and said with an exclamation on his face: "When I saw Gongzi, I knew what it meant to be superior in wisdom, that's right, Li Hei did have a helper in Xinyang." ”

"Who is it?" Wang Mang said.

"I don't know who it is. Niu San shook his head and said, "I only know the joint code and the location of the joint, I suspect that Li Hei is going to dig a pit to bury me, so I didn't dare to go to the joint." ”

"That's right, with what I know about Li Hei, he must know who Xinyang City's own ambush is. Wang Mang nodded and said: "The reason why I didn't tell you and sold Guanzi must be ill-intentioned, and it was correct that you didn't go to the joint." ”

"I knew it would have been better to go to the joint. Niu San sighed.

"Why?" said Wang Mang with a smile.

"At this point, will you still let me go?" Niu San looked at Wang Mang with a resigned face, and said, "Although I don't know much about you, I'm sure that you will never let me go." ”

Niu San has already let Wang Mang let go of himself without any hope, as a thief, Niu San understands the truth of survival of the fittest, valuable people can live longer, and worthless people will not live long.

I thought that I could keep some secrets and live under Wang Mang, but now it seems that the secrets I have hidden have long been under the eyes of the son in front of me.

For Wang Mang's origin, Niu San can't imagine, the aristocratic son he Niu San has not seen it, and he has killed a lot, but it is the first time to see Wang Mang's demeanor, Niu San even thought, if the noble sons of the world are like Wang Mang, then where does a low-level civilian like him have a chance to get ahead.

Wang Mang smiled at Niu San, asked Niu San one last question, and then left in stride.

Behind Wang Mang, Niu San slowly fell to the ground, slowly closed his eyes, and the moment his eyes were about to close, Niu San looked at the blue sky for the last time with some nostalgia, and suddenly thought of the scene when he and Li Hei grabbed the Lin family's mother-in-law, the sky that day was as blue as today.

Why bother!

Niu San let out a long sigh and finally closed his eyes.

Lu Yao glanced at Niu San with a complicated expression, and then followed Wang Mang out of the courtyard, the matter here will naturally be dealt with by someone, and it will never have anything to do with the two of them.

At the city gate, as soon as Yan Hao appeared, he was stopped by the housekeeper of the Yan Mansion who had been guarding here for a long time.

"Butler, don't bother me if it's not important, I have important things to do. Yan Hao looked at his housekeeper with a displeased face.

The housekeeper looked at Yan Hao with a blue nose and swollen face, and cried: "Master, there is nothing important, and the old slave does not dare to stop the master!"

"What the hell is going on?" Yan Hao frowned as he looked at the wound on the butler's face.

"It's the young master. The housekeeper looked at Yan Hao with a sad face and said, "The young master let people beat him!"

"What?" Yan Hao immediately roared angrily: "Who dares to bully my Yan Hao's son!"