After getting the infected dagger, Xu Tian returned to the carriage and sat down.

When they came to the city gate, there was no one but the two groups of soldiers on the left and right who were guarding the city gate.

These soldiers were strictly controlling the entry and exit of people, not to mention discovering their illness, and they did not allow outsiders to enter the city without special reasons.

And the people in the city, unless they find that they are infected will be moved out of the city, and they are not allowed to go out of the city, so as not to infect the outside world.

Fear of death is fear of death, but it stands to reason that when Lord Shilang of the Ministry of War came, the local bureaucrats such as the prefect of Hangchuan still had to come out to greet him, but because Xu Tian's entourage was dead, no one went to report in advance, so no one knew that he had arrived.

Xu Tian doesn't have any official authority, even if he does, he can't investigate the reason for the incident.

Seeing this magnificent carriage coming, the soldiers at the gate of the city were on full alert.

As soon as the carriage approached, an official with a knife at his waist stepped forward and raised his hand to make a stop gesture.

"Dare to ask who is coming?"

Seeing that Xu Tian's carriage was arrogant, the official was not sure of the identity of the owner, and his tone was not as tough as when facing civilians.

Xu Xiangxiang, who was in charge of driving, said in the tone of a maid: "In the car is Lord Xu Tianxu, the squire of the military department who is about to take over as the vice principal of Tianzun Martial Arts School. ”

The officers and soldiers were shocked.

The official also frowned.

There was only one carriage, not a single retinue, and the driver was still a maid.

What about the pomp and circumstance?

If he wanted to say that this was Lord Squire of the Military Department, he really didn't believe it.

But the scene in the novel where the little character ignorant is fearless and brainless offends the protagonist did not happen, and the official asked cautiously: "Is there any evidence?" ”

The curtain on the car was opened, and Xu Tian took out his official seal and holy decree: "This is my ...... The official seal of the official and the holy decree. ”

Seeing that this so-called squire of the military department was actually such a handsome young man who had not yet taken off his childishness, the official was even more confused.

Looking at the trouble, there are all kinds of official seals and holy decrees, but ...... Is there such a young soldier in the army?

Looks younger than my son...... The official muttered in his heart, and after thinking about it, he returned the official seal and the holy decree with both hands, and then bowed very conservatively and said: "Please don't be impatient, the villain will go back and report to the prefect!" ”

"Go ahead."

Xu Tian lowered the curtain again.

He didn't have pomp, it was normal for people to be suspicious, and it was also a process to go through to report, so he didn't need to embarrass these officers and soldiers.

"Yo, it's quite like an official, it's like that!"

Inside the carriage, Lu Su joked with Xu Tian with a smile.

Xu Tian replied with a smile: "I haven't eaten pork, haven't you seen a pig run?" I've always watched TV series. ”

"What is a TV orange? Is it tasty? ”

Lu Su questioned, saliva was involuntarily.

Xu Tian: "......"

If you guess correctly, this Miss Lu Su should be a foodie.

No wonder it's so big and so well developed, it should be just from a snack.

After a long time, the pot-bellied prefect rushed over with a black gauze hat.

Mom, no one has come to inform you in advance when Lord Squire is here.

Just now I heard the official guarding the city describe Xu Tian's youth, he knew that it was the real Lord Shilang, yes, I thought there must have been an accident, and the people around Lord Shilang were gone, so he was alone.

The key is that no one dares to pretend to be an official of the imperial court these days.

Therefore, as soon as he came over with all the officials in the car, and got off the carriage far away, the prefect rushed to the gate of the city on foot, and bowed down directly: "Xiaguan Hangchuan Prefect Cong Zhongzhi, meet Lord Shilang!" ”

The officers and soldiers on both sides knelt on the ground in unison.

Xu Tian cleared his throat and said, "Lord Cong is exempt." ”

"Thank you, sir!" The prefect wiped away the sweat that seeped out from his head because he was nervous or because he was running too fast, and said, "My lord, I don't know that my lord is here today, and I hope to forgive my sins!" ”

Xu Tian said: "It's okay. ”

After all, it was his entourage that died, and no one reported it in advance, so it's no wonder that people didn't know it.

What's more, he has delayed a lot of trips on the road, and the difference between him and the estimated arrival time is too big, so people naturally can't estimate when he will come.

"Thank you, Lord forgiveness!" Seeing that Lord Shilang did not make trouble, the prefect Congzhong Zhichang breathed a sigh of relief, and a flattering smile appeared on his face full of meat, and said: "I respectfully invite Lord Shilang to enter the city, first move to Tianfeng Tower, the lower official has already prepared wine and food there, and will wash the dust for the adult." ”

"Hmm."

The carriage slowly drove into the city, and Cong Zhongzhi humbly followed the carriage on foot.

The empty street was empty, this was not because the prefect had specially cleared the road to welcome Xu Tian, but because few people dared to go to the street.

"That ......," Cong Zhongzhi hesitated, "dare to ask Lord Shirou, why don't you see your entourage?" ”

Xu Tian said truthfully: "I met a group of bandits on the road, and they all died heroically in order to protect me. ”

Cong Zhongzhi's face changed, and his eyes, which were so small that there were almost two slits left, suddenly doubled in size, and became as thick as two slits: "There is such a thing!?" How's the waiter-sama doing? Nothing happened, right? ”

Xu Tian said: "If Lord Lao Cong is worried, this official is fine. ”

"It's okay, my lord, you're okay." Cong Zhongzhi patted his chest and sighed, and then said angrily, "What kind of thief dares to be so bold and rob and kill my court officials?" Dare to ask where Lord Squire was robbed? If it is in the jurisdiction of the lower officials, the lower officials will definitely punish them severely, and they will exterminate this gang of thieves at all costs! ”

Xu Tian said: "Lord Lao Cong is bothered, we met the bandits in Pu County, but this gang of bandits has been ...... by the official's maid Hiss...... Exterminate...... Annihilated. ”

When the word maid was spoken, Lu Su, who was sitting opposite him, quietly pinched the soft flesh on his waist with his jade hand, and then twisted it down fiercely!

Cong Zhongzhi sighed: "Thanks to Lord Shilang, Hongfu Qitian......"

Xu Tian asked, "How is Lord Shangshu?" ”

The Lord Shangshu in his mouth, the grandson of Shangshu of the Military Department, who was then the principal of the Tianzun Martial Arts School, gave Xu Tian's first impression of this name was very strange, why did someone use the word Hou as a name.

Cong Zhongzhi said: "Lord Hui, Lord Shangshu is all right." ”

Xu Tian nodded: "When I go back, I have to visit his old man's house first, and wait for him to instruct work." ”

After all, I want to do things under others, so I have to say hello to show respect.

People are sophisticated.

Cong Zhongzhi smiled: "That's very good. It's all up to the adults. ”

In the special county town of Hangchuan, the holy land of martial arts, the prefect is not the highest official, because the military department Shangshu and the military department squire sent by the imperial court are all working on his territory.

As the highest-ranking official in the county administration, he still has to look at people's faces.

Even a sixteen-year-old hairy boy came, and he, an old man over half a hundred years old, had to grovel.