At the gate of the southern city of Huangsha County, Gu Xuan, who had just stepped out of the carriage, looked up at the city wall above that was seriously damaged, and even most places were still stained with black blood, and sighed helplessly, it was really a veritable mess.

"The city walls are all broken like this, and no one has come to repair them? If this king remembers correctly, as long as the repair of the city wall is reported and verified, the court will allocate funds. ”

Gu Xuan turned his head to look at the people behind him, and asked with a calm face.

Ma Mingze and Ma Erhu, a man from the same village who came with him, also carried their bags, looked up at the dilapidated city wall full of holes in front of them, and grew their mouths in shock, not knowing what to say, I had heard that Huangsha County was a sinister and dilapidated place, but I didn't think it would rot like this.

Even Jing Long, who was holding the sword and following behind, was a little uncomfortable when he looked at the scene in front of him, can this broken city wall stop people? What is the difference between this and letting the fifth prince come to send him to death?

Lu Dengyun, the young general of the Tiger Army, suddenly touched his head a little embarrassed, just through the helmet, it was a little funny, along the way he was familiar with the king of Hedong County, all the way to talk to each other, the other party's conversation and heart he admired very much, not only did not hold his own identity and command, but often praised himself, praised the merits of the border army, the relationship between the two is excellent, and now the other party is so asked, although the city wall is broken This kind of thing is not his problem, but in the end it is on the border of Youzhou, even with him is a little embarrassed。

Lu Dengyun hesitated for a moment, and then cautiously stepped forward and said: "Lord Wang, this, the last general has heard of it, I heard that the local magistrate secretly put all the money down, this person is said to be a relative of the general, plus it happened in this kind of place that no one cares, so no one reported it." ”

"Bastard, you dare to be greedy even for the money to repair the city wall, what's the difference between this and careless human life?" Gu Xuan was furious, ignoring Lu Dengyun's embarrassed face next to him, and pointed ahead and scolded loudly.

There was silence behind him, and no one dared to respond.

And at this moment, the soldiers on the city tower finally found the group of people below, two poor soldiers who were not even fully armored, but were just wearing torn cotton clothes at random, holding on to the helmet that was obviously one size larger on their heads, and shouted down in a loud voice.

"Whoever comes, report your name!"

Lu Dengyun hurriedly stepped forward, raised his head and replied upwards: "Lu Dengyun, the military captain of Huben in Xiayouzhou, this is your 。。。。。。 from Huangsha County ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly froze, because he himself didn't know how to introduce this, say it's the prince, but the prince who uses a county as a fief, he really hasn't seen it, don't say it, even if he has never heard of it, but if it is said that it is another position, it is not suitable, although he is not a smart person, but he also knows that once he says the wrong thing, it will also hurt the heart of this little prince, right?

Instead, Gu Xuan stepped forward generously and said: "I am the Xinzhi County canonized by the imperial court! Come and hand over!

The two soldiers on top listened to it, and neither bothered to hold the obviously ill-fitting helmet on their heads, and they looked at each other, both of them seeing shock in each other's eyes.

"Really, is this the new magistrate?" a soldier hid himself behind the battlements and whispered to his companion next to him, his eyes full of disbelief.

No wonder he was so cautious, for if he was not careful in such a place, he would not only lose his own life, but also the lives of all the people in the city.

Another soldier also hunched his back, hid behind, and replied in a low voice: "I don't know if it's true or not, but the general next to him who said that he was the captain of the Huben Military Academy, I think it does look like a person from the Youzhou Army, and that kind of momentum should not be able to be pretended by ordinary people." ”

The man who spoke earlier said with a worried face: "But the magistrate has given a death order not to open the city gate, and you and I can't afford to be responsible for anything that happens." ”

The other soldier's eyes rolled, he patted his head, and said, "I have a way." ”

After speaking, he stood up, carefully leaned out his upper body, opened his mouth and shouted loudly down: "Please forgive me, the garrison in the city has suddenly withdrawn in the past few days, the people are panicking, the thieves are rampant nearby, and the small ones don't dare to open the city gate at will, so please allow me to wait for a report or two, and open the door for you as soon as you confirm that it is correct!"

Saying that, regardless of whether the other party agreed or not, he hurriedly ran down from the city tower, and then went to the county office where the county master was located.

Gu Xuan's face was gloomy, and he stood in place with his hands in his hands, without saying a word, just waiting silently.

After about half an hour passed, the dilapidated city gate finally slowly opened to the outside, and two middle-aged men with different characteristics walked out slowly under the protection of a group of guards, with their hands behind their backs, and only after seeing Lu Dengyun standing next to Gu Xuan, did they speed up their pace.

"General Lu's sudden arrival in the local area is really flattering. ”

Xu Sanjin's thin cheeks, which were few taels of meat, piled up an unappetizing flattering smile, and the wind was blowing under his feet, and he hurriedly walked over, and hurriedly took the initiative to come forward to greet him.

"Lord Zhixian doesn't need to be so polite, I didn't come today because of you. ”

For the man with a mustache in front of him, Lu Dengyun, who knew a lot of inside information, was obviously not so polite, and the other party took the initiative to say hello, but he just replied coldly and stopped talking.

Xu Sanjin put a cold ass on his hot face, but he didn't dare to attack, although he was nominally a relative of the general, but in fact, the relationship was very weak, just an ordinary distant relative, but he knew this, this is the most dazzling new star in the Youzhou army in recent years, and he is very valued by the top, that is the real official fortune and the career is open, not comparable to people like him who beg his grandfather to sue his grandmother and have no way to send money.

The road here was impassable, so Xu Sanjin looked at the young man next to Lu Dengyun.

Cut, it's true to be a magistrate at a young age, but to be able to be transferred to this kind of Jedi where birds don't to be a magistrate, it must have offended too many people, I just don't know how to get involved with this Lu Dengyun, but that's useless, officers and civilian officials, in the end, are not a system, not to mention that Lu Dengyun himself is just a little captain for the time being, boy, you can ask for more blessings.

Thinking so in his heart, Xu Sanjin naturally didn't take Gu Xuan seriously, but just regarded him as an unlucky guy who had offended someone and was going to die here in a few days, and even his tone of voice was a little unpolite.

"You're the new magistrate?"

As he spoke, he twisted the mustache on the side of his mouth, and looked at the young man in front of him proudly, and he was extremely proud in his heart, hey, we are the magistrate of Dahe County, which is what you kid can compare?

The other party was so frivolous, but Gu Xuan was not angry, but smiled slightly, and said, "Under Gu Xuan, it is the one who came to hand over, well, the magistrate." ”

This is the emperor's surname, Xu Sanjin reacted very quickly in this aspect, glanced at the other party suspiciously, and secretly exchanged glances with Chen Anmin, the chief bookkeeper next to him, and his mouth was a little more restrained, and he quickly coughed twice, and said: "Then, uh, please go to the county government with this official to hand over." ”

Gu Xuan nodded, then turned his head to Lu Dengyun with a smile with the etiquette of a martial artist: "Thank you General Lu for sending him all the way, I am grateful, I am very attached to the general, and I also want to keep the general here for a few more days, but I expect that things are busy at the border, bandits are rampant, and I can't miss the general, so I don't dare to continue to bother, if I have time in the future, please come to Huangsha County for a gathering, and I will sweep the bed and wait, and then talk with the general about wine and drink, and have a long talk!"

Such sincere words provoked tears in the eyes of Lu Dengyun, a rough man, and he hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "Wang, well, Lord Gu, I will definitely come to visit again another day, but the time given by the general to us is only a few days, so we have to hurry back to report on our work." ”

Gu Xuan stepped forward and put his hand on the other party's shoulder, patted it gently, and said solemnly: "General, take care!"

Lu Dengyun also hugged his fists and said: "Take care!"

Seeing this group of cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army riding away, the doubt in Xu Sanjin's eyes became even stronger, good guy, you Lu Dengyun, the magistrate of Dahe County, who is about to take office, are too lazy to take care of it, why is this kid so enthusiastic with you? Is there anything wrong with it?

After Gu Xuan saw Lu Dengyun go away, he turned around, looked at Xu Sanjin with a puzzled face, and said, "Lord Xu, let's go." ”

"Ah, ah, good. ”

Xu Sanjin, who reacted, hurriedly walked in with Chen Anmin, the master bookkeeper, and at the same time did not forget to ask the guards next to him: "You go to pick up Mrs. out, don't close the city gate first, and I'll leave right away." ”

Jinglong's fists clenched violently, making a 'gurgling' sound, startling Ma Mingze, a young man who accidentally saw this scene next to him, and he didn't know what happened to this adult.

"Well, the gates are still closed. Gu Xuan followed behind, put his hands behind his back, and said slowly with a smile, "Otherwise, something will happen, how bad it will be." ”

Xu Sanjin turned his head to look at Gu Xuan, his face full of impatience: "Didn't you hear? Lord Ben is about to leave, close and open, how troublesome!"

He didn't want to stay in this kind of place for a moment, of course, the sooner he left, the better, and after handing over the papers, official seals and other things, he had to leave immediately, and then wait for the city gate to open, it would take a long time, he didn't want to wait any longer.

Gu Xuan had a fake smile on his face and said, "I'm just afraid that adults won't be able to leave today." ”

Xu Sanjin turned his head and looked around vigilantly, then glared and said angrily: "Why can't you go? Could it be that there are horse bandits and those black ghosts attacking again?"

Gu Xuan pursed his face, waved his hand lightly and said, "Where is it so serious, it's just that I want the adults to stay here, because I just want to borrow something from the adults." ”

"What's that? Let's talk about it first, there's no money. Xu Sanjin said with a straight face, if it weren't for the face of Lu Dengyun who left just now, he would have had a seizure, a young descendant who was born here is yin and yang, what is it? After speaking, he continued to walk inside, "An Min, go." ”

But he didn't want all the people behind him to suddenly stop, and a biting chill hit from behind.

Gu Xuan still had that warm smile on his face.

"It's not a valuable thing, it's just something around the neck of an adult. ”