This night, under the guidance of Yang Guangdou, Xu Fengnian walked around the large and small yamen of the Liuzhou Thorn Mansion, the scenes of hard work of staying up all night with the lights on, the young faces who are far from being old and sophisticated, and a large number of capable postmen entering and leaving this heavily guarded mansion, which will make people feel that there is an unusually vibrant atmosphere here. Xu Fengnian and Yang Tingshi will not disturb the officials in the government most of the time to deal with political affairs, very casual to take a look, more to comment on the transfer of troops from Beimang's side, the new king of the Southern Courtyard Dong Zhuo has nominally been in charge of the power, although there is Empress Murong to support this fat man, but in a short period of time may not be able to complete the integration of the Southern Dynasty soldiers and horses, the Spring and Autumn Period relics to the Southern Dynasty brought a perfect Central Plains etiquette culture, for the tiger wings, but also brought a lot of bad habits that the Northern Mang did not have, the extravagant atmosphere is still better than the Northern Liang, don't look at the Northern Liang as soon as I heard that there is going to be a war, the gentry and giants in Lingzhou go to three or four, and the dignitaries and dignitaries of the Northern Mang and the Southern Dynasty who run to the north are lessIt is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and the pattern of confrontation between the north and the south is deep-rooted and has always been sharp, and the rich people of the Southern Dynasty are so tossed and attached to the prairie magnates in the north, which invisibly fuels the arrogance of the northern court and weakens the already weak power of the Southern Dynasty.

Xu Fengnian and Yang Guangdou talked about what they thought, and before they knew it, it was dawn, Yang Guangdou, the frontier official of the three grades, had to hold a chief meeting every morning and evening, Xu Fengnian, who was dressed in civilian clothes today, took the opportunity to participate in the audit, did not sit on the main seat, the post of Liuzhou Don't Drive is still vacant, Xu Fengnian is sitting in this position, and the important subordinate officials of the rest of the state are complete, these seats are not for anyone to sit on, and everyone here can no longer be childish young people, all of you are officials who have been evaluated in the old three states of Youliangling, most of them are forty or fifty years old, although they are destined to be inferior to young people, but they are familiar with government affairs, and the old horse drives, can first ensure that the grass created a new Liuzhou does not have major mistakes. These seven or eight official guys with four or five grades, no one has ever seen the young vassal king before, no wonder they are lonely and unheard, after all, before they were promoted, their rank was not high, and they were all civil officials, where did they have the opportunity to enter the Qingliangshan Palace, in the past, to meet the general Xu Xiao and His Royal Highness Xu Fengnian, in this news blockage and for the Venerable World, the common people of Beiliang, I am afraid that the vast majority of people still don't know what the name of the new Liang King of Ludao is. Beiliang is really a person who is known to women and children and can report his name, in the past ten years, Xu Xiao needless to say, after Chen Zhibao and Chu Lushan are on par, Yuan Zuozong's reputation can be side by side with veterans such as Yan Wenluan Zhong Hongwu, in addition, it is the turn of Xu Weixiong, who is the most talented Beiliang, and Wang Chudong, the daughter-in-law of the Xu family, who has recently entered the cold. Xu Fengnian looked at the officials in front of him who had puffy bags under their eyes but had to sit upright, they naturally lacked energy when they were old, and the affairs of Liuzhou were heavy, and they were officials under the nose of an old fox like Yang Guangdou, plus the entire Beiliang officialdom was staring at this side, these old guys really got up earlier than chickens and slept later than dogs. Xu Fengnian listened to everyone's slightly tremolo report, and did not make any remarks about their government affairs, but quipped: "Most of you are tired all night, don't treat your ass badly, sit relaxed, how comfortable you are, and boldly lean on the back of the chair." We Beiliang is not interested in the officialdom of Liyang, and if we don't face Shangguan, we have to pay attention to half of our butt falling outside the chair. ”

Yang Guangdou took the lead in kicking his boots, and simply sat cross-legged on the chair, and said with a smile: "This official was dragged by the prince all night, and his two old legs were sore. ”

Anyway, Lord Thorn Shi made a forest bird, and the rest of the officials suddenly relaxed a lot, although they didn't dare to be as indulgent and uninhibited as Yang Guangdou, but they also dared to stick their butts firmly on the chair, and a few of them coincidentally leaned back against the chair and breathed a sigh of relief. Xu Fengnian smiled and continued: "In the past, Liu Yuanji, Wei Tieshan, and these old generals went to Qingliang Mountain to pay New Year's greetings, and you haven't seen the situation when they met Xu Xiao, especially when they are fighting for wine, it is no different from the scoundrels in the market, and this king also thinks that there is nothing bad about this." In the future, this king will often come to Qingcang City to fight the autumn wind, so don't be restrained. By the way, Liu Dianxue, this king is here to give you a hug ah, more than 1,000 monks enter Liuzhou, all need to be placed by your hands, this matter is a great responsibility, but everyone in the temporary ceremonial room is like a stepmother, which guy squeezed you to a place close to the latrine? Say it, this king will help you scold him a few words. ”

Liu Zhen, who was engaged in Liuzhou Classics, was stunned for a moment, and his eyes subconsciously glanced at the two colleagues opposite, but he didn't dare to speak. In Liuzhou, his canonical engagement is almost equivalent to a false title, and he has no real power, and whoever is unfortunate to follow him in his later life is really a mold that has been poured for eight lifetimes. There is no way to compare with these powerful celebrities who are engaged in the power of the Zhizhong Gong Cao Engagement, and of course he can't compete for the territory, and he has not been able to find the persuasion of the school and politics that should have been his partner to deal with the school politics of a state, no way, who is willing to hold the sage book to deal with the homeless? The two officials who were glanced at by Liu Zhen immediately fidgeted, the young vassal king in front of him who seemed to be kind to everyone, that was the lord of Beiliang who said that he would clean up Zhong Hongwu and clean it up, even Yan Wenluan, a group of border army bosses, was tamed, and the restructuring of the Beiliang Army was smooth from beginning to end, and when Xu Beitong jumped seven or eight levels to serve as the assassin of Lingzhou, he took the seat of the master Li Gongde who refused to move the nest, and more directly let one of the two deputy three Lingzhou generals directly escort him, who dares to say a word? If he is targeted by such a deep prince of the city, it is estimated that whether he can get out of Liuzhou alive will have to be said.

Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "Wang Bingcao, Huang Duguan, the two adults sweated a lot, and before the sun came out, they felt hot? I heard that the two of you are in-laws, and you have a companion back to Lingzhou, but you are not afraid of loneliness. ”

Bing Cao engaged in Wang Xiuqing and Du Guan engaged in Huang Yucheng suddenly sweated like rain, and knelt heavily on the ground after leaving the chair. Yang Guangdou, who was sitting cross-legged, looked at this scene with a smile, neither sending charcoal in the snow to help the two subordinate officials plead in front of the prince, nor did he fall into the well to say bad things about them. Xu Fengnian restrained his smile, rested one elbow on the edge of the chair, and said indifferently: "One is in charge of the dispatch of the troops stationed in Liuzhou, and the other is responsible for supervising the hundreds of officials in the state, both of which are first-class and first-class important positions in Liuzhou. The two of you together, not counting calligraphy and paintings, gave Li Gongde 68,000 taels of silver, so he asked for a letter of recommendation, but this king turned over your resume at that time, and also checked your past political achievements, which is remarkable, so he agreed, why, I feel too sorry for the silver, and I am in such a hurry to loot the land in Liuzhou? The two adults don't know if they should start later? It seems that this official is not perfect enough. Wang Xiuqing, Yu Wanqing, the governor of Fufeng County, and Li Zhaoshou, the commander of Wenhui County, whom you recommended, as well as Wu Xiaoxian and Hong Poshu, who were promoted by your Huang Yucheng, have won a total of 6,000 taels of silver, has this king said something wrong?"

Xu Fengnian's fingers lightly tapped the edge of the chair, the chair was made of high-grade yellow rosewood, which was a valuable object left by the old owner of Qingcang City, which made people greedy when they looked at it. Xu Fengnian didn't speak, Wang Xiuqing, who was tall and not like a civil official but like a martial artist, hesitated, and was about to speak, when his in-law Huang Yucheng secretly pulled down his sleeve, and in the end, the two negligent upstarts in Liuzhou did not argue for themselves. Xu Fengnian saw a burly military general walk into the courtyard and stand outside the door with a knife, it was Wei Li, the captain of Liuzhou Qingcang Military Town, who came from the Dragon Elephant Army together with the leading captain of Linyu Military Town. Xu Fengnian stood up and said: "This king once told Yang Tingshi that all the government affairs in Liuzhou are in charge of him, and if you have anything to say, you can say it to Lord Tingshi." ”

Xu Fengnian walked out of the house, followed Wei Lime and a team of elite soldiers out of the city, and wanted to go to a place forty miles outside the city to see Chen Xiliang. Inside the house, a needle drop could be heard for a long time, Yang Guangdou coughed, put his feet down, stepped on the pair of official boots that had just been sent from the Lingzhou Golden Silk Weaving Bureau, and said: "Lord Wang and Lord Huang, get up, the law is nothing more than human affection, Liuzhou is in ruins, such a big mess, this official really can't find a usable talent who will not delay the great cause of Beiliang for the time being, even if you are guilty of meritorious service, if you make meritorious deeds in the future, this official will help you go to talk to the prince again." But during the time when the prince is in Qingcang, you still don't show up. ”

Wang Xiuqing stood up, her face heavy. Huang Yucheng staggered to his feet, wiped the sweat on his forehead, like a mourner, even if Lord Thorn Shi gave them room to maneuver, but in the eyes of the prince, they left a bad impression, can they really make up for it? Huang Yucheng is not so naïve, but after all, he still has to be grateful to Yang Guangdou for his comfort, deeply embarrassed, and when he bent down and lowered his head, he caught a glimpse of his in-law Wang Xiuqing in a daze and straightened his waist in a daze, and it was not good to add fuel to the fire, so he had to pretend not to see it. Yang Guangdou smiled and looked at the unconvinced soldier Cao Zhi, and he was not annoyed, he stepped on the ground after putting on his boots, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, do you think that this official is singing with the prince with a white face and a red face?"

Wang Xiuqing, who has a strong temperament, really thinks so, but he didn't expect Lord Thorn Shi to be so straightforward, and he was a little stunned in his heart, and his gloomy face lightened a little.

Yang Guangdou waved his hand and said with a smile: "Then you also underestimate the official, let alone the prince, the official has no ability of the prince, I can't find out how much silver you sent out, let alone how much silver you took bribes, in fact, everyone here knows that Liuzhou is a wild place, and it is hard work to be an official here, but no matter how little oil and water you have, you can put your ass on the yellow rosewood chair in this room, this official rank is real, and even the imperial court has recognized it, and everyone has received the documents of the Ministry of Officials in the capital." As for the official, he is very busy, many things can be simple and not complicated, Yu Wanqing, Li Zhaoshou, Wu Xiaoxian and Hong Poshu, these four people, the official has heard of it a little, it is similar to the two adults, the family background is not thick, they are all smashed pots and sold iron to open the door, and it is not easy to become an official. ”

Having said this, Yang Guangdou rubbed his chin, and couldn't help but smile: "Li Zhaoshou among the four, this official is the most familiar, and I talked to him a month ago, this person is indeed full of knowledge, the funny thing is that the weaving bureau only sent the official uniform at that time, and the boots have not yet been delivered, this kid is wearing a brand new robe, with a pair of broken shoes, and when chatting with the official, from time to time he touches the soft touch of the official complement on his chest, just like touching the face of the handsome little lady, and he is happy." At that time, the official thought that the county lord who put the anointed land of Lingzhou was not done, and came to Liuzhou to be the county commander, but he was promoted to the official but broke his fortune. ”

Yang Guangdou looked at Wang Xiuqing and laughed softly: "Zhilu Dao, what you think in your heart is nothing more than Lao Tzu helping people to be officials, that is to take a fancy to their conduct and knowledge first, Lao Tzu has more silver in his pocket, but he also discovered talents for Beiliang, the best of both worlds, why do you hold on to it Wang Xiuqing, do you think so?"

Wang Xiuqing was also honest and tough, and said in a deep voice: "Not bad!"

Yang Guangdou shook his head and said: "Wrong, you are good, even this official is a three-grade Liuzhou assassin history, being a man and doing things, it is not able to escape the problem of not being in his position and not seeking politics, for example, just like this official has not many people available at hand, everything is stretched, you should have been taken off your official hat according to the law, and rolled back to Lingzhou." But I have to help you wipe your ass, this is why I, Yang Guangdou, only think about the gains and losses of Liuzhou. But if every soldier and Cao Duguan on the Beiliang Road are like the two of you, you don't have to follow the rules, and over time, the mud and sand will fall, and the Beiliang officialdom will be completely smoky. Therefore, the law that this official talked about earlier is nothing more than human feelings, and it is not all right, and human feelings have to be talked about, but there is a lot of human feelings, and it is definitely not a long-term solution. The experience of Lingzhou officialdom, you poor guys who have not been able to get ahead for more than ten or twenty years must have a deeper understanding than this official, you ask yourself, will Liuzhou become the second Lingzhou? There is going to be a war soon, we officials who don't even have to wave the flag and shout, don't let the prince worry about this so early, when will Beimang be destroyed, everyone here is close to the water, everyone will go to Beimang to catch a thorn in the history and have a good time, and when the time comes, if you are greedy for some silver, the official will not believe it, and the king of Beiliang will still worry about us?!"

Wang Xiuqing grinned.

Many of the officials present could not help but laugh out loud.

Liu Zhen joked: "Then we old bones, we can live for a few more years, otherwise no matter how big the official hat is, it will not be our business." ”

Yang Guangdou stretched out his hand and pointed to the youngest official in charge of the Liuzhou money and grain books in the house, "Qin Tianxia, your kid is only in his early forties, you are the most advantageous, go back and send it down, please rub it together." ”

The man scratched his head and said with a bitter face: "It's not that the lower official is reluctant to give up this money, it's really that there is a Hedong lion roar at home, and if she doesn't send it back to Youzhou, she must think that the lower official picked wild flowers in Liuzhou, and when the time comes, it will be indispensable to pick up the dead, Lord Thorn Shi, you are good at your old business, let Lord Zhou, who has the thickest foundation in our family, treat you, this guy can't look down on that little bit of money." ”

An obese middle-aged official scolded: "Qin Tianxia, let your mother's stinky fart! Yesterday you told me that you had secretly saved more than forty taels of money for wine!"

The room was full of laughter and joy.

When Xu Fengnian saw Chen Xiliang, he almost didn't recognize it.

This Han Shi, who was originally a weak scholar, had dark skin and lost more than a dozen pounds.