Chongzhen seven years, Chinese New Year's Eve afternoon.

The exterior of the yamen of the Yuanzhou Mansion is lit up, and the inside of the yamen is also very lively.

Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year, a good day for the New Year, and it is also the first year that Mo Qian's soul wears the Ming Dynasty.

Today, there are many people in the palace, and Cheng Zhidun, the magistrate of Pingxiang, came to his lord with a car of New Year's goods. Cao Guoqi of Fenyi Zhi County also brought a few jars of good wine from Fenyi.

Along with it, there was also the Fenyi County Lieutenant Qian Dayou.

The four major generals under Mo Qian were stationed by Mo Qian in Pingxiang, Wanzai, Fenyi, and the four counties of Fucheng Yichun.

With the exception of Yichun, the other three counties each garrisoned 1,500 troops to defend the city and the Liukou.

The remaining 2,500 people were placed around the county seat of Yichun.

Now all the officers and soldiers in the Yuanzhou Mansion have been collected or destroyed by Mo Qian, and there is no armed force of the imperial court in the entire Yuanzhou Mansion.

Now Mo Qian has become the true master of Yuanzhou Mansion.

Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, the day of the reunion dinner.

The garrison generals of various counties rushed to Yichun, the capital city, to accompany the lord for the New Year.

The dishes on Chinese New Year's Eve are very rich, not only wine and meat, but also a lot of seasonal vegetables.

It's not easy to see a little bit of green in the winter.

These vegetables are grown in Onyu Town, which has hot springs, and the hot spring water is used to water the vegetables.

The vegetables were specially brought by the vegetable farmers in the town early this morning with ox carts.

Mo Qian didn't want it, but the vegetable farmer was too enthusiastic to give him the vegetables, and he didn't want money.

There was no way, Mo Qian could only accept it, but in the end, he still asked the official of the government to deliver a cart of vegetable money to the vegetable farmer's home.

In the evening, the banquet was ready, and everyone was seated.

At this reunion dinner, not only the Wenchen generals under Mo Qian came, but Mo Qian also invited Wang Bingzhong, Shi Yansheng, Shi Guozhu, and several people who had been captured before.

In the past few months, although Mo Qian has still monitored them, he has not restricted their movements.

A few people can still walk around Yuanzhou Mansion at will, whether they are in the city or outside the city, but they must be accompanied by soldiers.

It has been more than three months since Wang Bingzhong was captured, and in these three months, he has traveled to almost all the towns and villages around Yuanzhou Prefecture.

Whenever he went to a village, he found that the villagers were telling about Mo Qian's Juntian policy and praising his merits.

Gradually, Wang Bingzhong also subtly changed his opinion, because in the past few months, he saw that under Mo Qian's jurisdiction, Yuanzhou Mansion had indeed undergone earth-shaking changes.

The faces of the people were shiny and smiling.

There is light because you are full, and there is a smile because you have a good life.

Isn't it the most basic requirement of a ruler to be able to feed the people well?

When Tian Younian and Zheng Qiuping governed Yuanzhou before, the people were all faces, and everyone had a bitter gourd face, and they couldn't see the slightest smile.

But now it's different, in just a few months, the people have undergone such a big change, Wang Bingzhong can't help but believe that this eighteen-year-old anti-king is really capable.

Today, I was invited to dinner by the anti-king, and I saw that my former colleagues were under the command of the anti-king, and I talked and laughed with the anti-king.

Wang Bingzhong couldn't help but ask himself: "Is he really wrong?" ”

As soon as this idea came out, Wang Bingzhong felt that he was very entangled in his heart.

I am an official of the Ming Dynasty, how could I start to be interested in anti-thieves.

But looking at the anti-Wang Mo Wen who was sitting on it, and then at his former colleagues Cheng Zhidun and Cao Guoqi, he began to struggle again.

To be honest, he really wanted to do something practical for the people, but he was embarrassed to surrender to Mo Qian.

I think that at the beginning, I would rather die than surrender, but now I take the initiative to surrender to him, and I can't hang up on this face!

Cao Guoqi, who was sitting next to him, saw that something was wrong with Wang Bingzhong's face.

He turned his head and asked Wang Bingzhong softly, "Lord Wang, but the food is not to taste?" ”

Wang Bingzhong hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, how can I be a prisoner of the first order who is qualified to comment on the quality of the food." ”

Cao Guoqi seems to have seen through Wang Bingzhong's heart.

He said: "Lord Wang, you and I have been colleagues in the land of Yifu for a long time, to be honest, I admire Lord Wang's knowledge and character very much.

Lord Wang has a noble character and is an honest official, and it is also widely spread in the local area.

It's just a pity that the talents of the adults are not favored by the imperial court, and there is nowhere to display their skills.

Now that my lord has a pair of four counties under his rule, but there is no one available around the lord, why don't you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, worship under the lord, and serve the people together. ”

Wang Bingzhong couldn't help but be a little moved when he heard this.

He said weakly, "How did I become your officer as soon as I took prisoners!" ”

"It's done, why can't this official do it, didn't I be a prisoner like an adult before, and I'm not good now that I'm also a good county."

Don't worry, adults, although you and I have had disputes, but I am not a private person, this Ming Dynasty, I think it will not be long before I die, and the one who takes the world must be my lord! ”

Wang Bingzhong was so excited when he saw what he said, and he was a little eager to try.

More than two months ago, they had quarreled together over whether to surrender.

At that time, Cao Guoqi had to surrender to the thief, but Wang Bingzhong vowed not to surrender.

At present, it seems that there is nothing wrong with Cao Guoqi's choice, and the anti-thief Mo Wen does have something special about him.

First of all, he was never merciful in punishing criminals, even if they were righteous soldiers in his own army, as long as they were traitors, they would be severely punished.

But he was unusually good to the people, had a good reputation among the people, and was deeply loved by the people.

In the past, as long as the people talked about the prefect, it was all a scolding, but now after Mo Qian took charge of the Yuanzhou Mansion in person, the people loved him.

Just when Wang Bingzhong was thinking about whether to serve the thief, Cao Guoqi had already stood up and spoke.

"My lord, since Shi Guozhu subdued the law, Wanzai Zhi County has been vacant, and he is willing to recommend a person to the lord to serve as Wan Zai Zhi County."

Mo Qian, who was eating meat, suddenly became interested when he heard it.

There are too few people under him who can engage in government affairs, and two of the four county towns have not yet known the county.

"Where is it sacred? Hurry up, please! ”

"Lord, this person is far away in the sky, close in front of him."

"Oh?"

"Lord, I recommend my former colleague Wang Bingzhong Wang, Lord Wang is an honest official, noble character, and has a very good reputation among the people.

"Oh? Is Mr. Wang willing to work for me? This is really a gratifying and congratulatory event, come, I salute Mr. Wang with a bowl! ”

Wang Bingzhong saw that he hadn't agreed yet, but he didn't expect that Wang Mowen would take the initiative to get up and come down to toast him.

He hurriedly picked up the bowl on the table and had a drink with Mo Qian.

"Please!"

The two of them drank the sake in the bowl, and after putting down the bowl, Mo Qian excitedly took Wang Bingzhong's hand and said: "I have always known that Lord Wang is an honest official, and I have also heard that Lord Wang has judged the case in Yuanzhou Mansion, and the people call Lord Qingtian. ”

Wang Bingzhong is a scholar, where can he withstand the horses of Mo Qian, who has been a man in two lifetimes.

As soon as I heard him compare himself to Song Renzong and compare himself to Bao Zheng, the idea in my heart suddenly changed.

"If you have to meet such a master, can you not follow it? Xingpu is willing to worship under the command of the lord today, make contributions to the lord, do his best, and die! ”

"Hahaha, I don't want you to die, not only do I want you to die, I want you to live well, I want you to see how I led everyone to lay down a big country and let the people live and work in peace and contentment!"

Wang Bingzhong was also very excited when he heard such bold words.

He has been promoted since the 40th year of Wanli, and in the second year of the Apocalypse, he was named Jinshi on the gold list, and he is nearly 50 years old this year.

According to his official resume, he has not yet been promoted to the prefect of Wupin at this age, and he has basically announced that his career has no future.

Originally, after being transferred to Yuanzhou as a magistrate, he thought that he could work in Yuanzhou until he retired, but he didn't expect a riot to disrupt his life plan.

Suddenly, a young descendant of seventeen or eighteen years old appeared, and he actually occupied the entire territory of Yuanzhou in just a few months.

This later life not only laid down the entire Yuanzhou, but even governed Yuanzhou in an orderly manner.

He has never been so excited after being an official for more than ten years.

Sitting back in his seat, Wang Bingzhong suddenly remembered someone, and he arched his hand to Mo Qian and said: "Lord Father, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and I want to invite a friend to come to this reunion dinner, I don't know if Lord Gong can be gracious!" ”

Mo Qian had no reason to refuse.

"Since he is Mr. Wang's friend, he is my Mo Qian's friend, I don't know where this friend is in the city, so I will send someone to invite him."

Wang Bingzhong waved his hand and said: "No, my friend is highly respected, and he needs to go in person!" ”

"Oh, if that's the case, then please Mr. Wang, go and come back quickly!"

"Yes!"

Wang Bingzhong got up and walked out of the mansion and walked towards the street east of the mansion.

After crossing three streets, Wang Bingzhong came to an ordinary house.

He gently tapped the hoop on the door.

"Is Yang Gong at home?" Wang Bingzhong shouted towards the house.

After a while, the courtyard door was pushed open from the inside, and a twenty-eight-year-old girl poked her head out to look at the people outside.

After discovering that it was Wang Bingzhong, the girl smiled and said, "It turns out that Lord Wang is here, please sit in the house!" ”

Wang Bingzhong entered the courtyard and saw a white-haired old man eating through the open door.

Before entering the house, Wang Bingzhong first saluted outside the house and said, "Yang Gong, I have come to see you!" ”

(Make up what you owe last night)