There are a variety of reasons for the water coming out of the wells, but it may be due to the melting of icebergs in the green ridge as the climate warms, seeping into the ground and raising the groundwater table, before gushing out of the dry wells. Although this is the most scientific explanation, there is no need to say so, it is one thing to know for yourself, and it is another thing to use it to make a fuss. Feudal superstition is a tool of the ruler, and this tool is used by everyone, and it is not impossible for him to borrow it.

And now that the examination class presided over by Huangfu Weiming is approaching soon after the interview with Longyoudao, the rumor that Geng Gongjing is coming out of the well may be a plus. What's more, I heard that if there is auspiciousness in the local area, the imperial court will reward auspiciousness as a local official's performance in the examination.

The news spread very quickly in Shule City, and the town guard envoy's mansion and the governor's mansion sent people to guard the wellhead so that there would be no accidents, and at the wellhead with red silk to pull a ball of flowers, in order to show the auspicious joy. It is said that the auspicious water coming out of this dry well belongs to Da Rui in the demarcation of the imperial court. Governor Pei Guoliang even said that he would raise funds to build an ancestral hall for this well, and he could come to worship every New Year's Festival, and maybe he could ask for a son or a marriage.

It was already dark when Li Siye returned to the house, and Yan Xiaosi was waiting at the gate of the courtyard, presenting a letter with both hands.

"An official document from the Metropolitan Protectorate?"

"No, this is a private message from General Gao."

He took the envelope and put it in his sleeve, walked straight into the main hall, sat down in front of the desk, lit the oil lamp with a fire fold, opened the envelope, pulled out the paper, and read the contents.

In addition to the greetings between colleagues, the content of the envelope is more important than the early warning of this big exam. Gao Xianzhi claimed that Huangfu only knew that this person was strict with himself and even more harsh with others, and this evaluation was carried out along the way from Hexi, Beiting, and Anxi, which made the officials of Longyou frightened and uneasy.

Huangfu Weiming has sent six notes to Chang'an along the way, and there are not a few officials who are evaluated as subordinates, and even pointed out that thirteen officials should be removed in the notes. His examination criteria are to magnify mistakes, reduce credit, and claim that the official position is placed there, and a person can make meritorious service if he goes up, how much is left of squeezing the water? If you find a mistake, you should dig deep, as long as you dig it, you can dig out all the details, and ensure that even the things you go out to do in the middle of the night can be dug out.

Even Fu Meng Zhongcheng and Gao Xianzhi were rated by him as upper and lower and middle respectively, like Ma Phosphorus, Cheng Qianli and others only won the middle and lower class.

Of course, these Gao Xianzhi did not mention it in the letter, but only reminded him to prepare in advance, it is time to clean the streets, or get some old squires to greet him at the city gate, clear out the beggars and other things that affect the city's appearance from the city, clean up the military appearance and military discipline, and try to show the best side in front of his superiors. In a word, deal with the inspection.

Li Siye closed the letter and began to think carefully, and from Gao Xianzhi's tone, it was difficult for this person to entangle. Since it is difficult to entangle, how can ordinary surface kung fu fool the past, in case the other party is secretly Chen Cang on the plank road, and there is a surprise attack, then he will have to slap himself.

Besides, what is fake is fake, no matter how much he disguises it, he can't be real, how can people who play fake boxing and fake football escape the eyes of professionals, it is better to be frank and let him investigate.

Of course, some superficial efforts must also be done, such as loess mat road, water purification splash street or something.

He folded the paper and stuffed it under the pages of the law of war, and just got up and picked up the oil lamp. The lady has walked in with another lamp, the oil lamps of the two are together, the side faces of the twelve mothers are reflected in the jump of the lamp, and the outline of the wall is like a slender shadow puppet vivid and amiable.

She tugged at his sleeve and said, "Li Lang, blow out your lamp, two people play two, it's too fuel-intensive."

"Uh," Li Siye was stunned for a moment, he wanted to make some intimate little gestures, so he had to secretly withdraw his claws, nodded and said, "Yes, it's too much fuel."

He held his hand against the shadow of the lamp and gently blew to prevent the oil from spilling out. The husband and wife stepped out of the threshold side by side, and he passed under the porch by the shoulders of the twelve mothers, and the shadows of the pillars expanded and became smaller, and the light gradually disappeared into the lattice of the window lattice, so that the foggy night filled in again.

……

The horse caravan on the Gobi Desert was marching slowly, and there were two wagons in the procession, one of which was stuffed with books, and in the other car, a middle-aged man wearing a purple robe, with a soft-footed head tied on his head, holding a book in his hand and leaning against the board of the box, the list on which was the Shule Geographical Chronicle.

"It's unbelievable that the huge Anxi Protectorate can't find a detailed map of the entire area under the jurisdiction of Shule Town. Fumeng Lingcha only knew that he was shrinking behind those few city walls, thinking that by firmly grasping those cities, he would control the entire moraine, and they were still far away. ”

The man who sat on the wheel and drove was wearing a light crimson shirt with a lack of crotch, and he turned around with a long reins and said: "What Si Nong said is reasonable, but my subordinates heard that the west of the Moxi is not as good as the west of the Longyou River, the land here is vast and inhumane, the desert is across the Gobi and the sky, if you don't walk along the trade road, you won't see anyone for thousands of miles, not to mention people in some places, even birds and beasts have become extinct." In such a place, it would be nice to have a geography book with a map showing the direction of the route. ”

Huangfu Weiming concurrently served as the secretary of the school in the court, and everyone called him Huangfu Sinong. The Tang people's habit of addressing them may be that they are respected by court officials, so the title of border town general is generally to call them the official positions that they hold concurrently in the court.

He habitually gathered his eyes, his brows shrunk into a ball, put down the book in his hand, and said in a slightly cold tone: "It is precisely because the sky is high and the earth is biased that these people think that the control of the imperial court is not enough, so they can slack off, just like the end of a strong crossbow, they can't wear Lu Min." The purpose of this Longyou examination is to tell them that no matter how far this official is from Chang'an, those who violate the discipline of the program will never be spared. ”

Sitting outside to catch the car was Huangfu Weiming's Jiedu Detention Ya Wang Sili, who obediently stopped the topic and reopened a topic: "At present, there is only one Shule Town and Khotan Town left, the two town envoys are the same person, and the subordinate deputy military envoys, the detention officials, Zhonglang generals, etc. are all visited and inspected by the subordinates.

"You know what." Huangfu Weiming knocked on the carriage with a scroll, and said: "The weight of the geography of the west of the moraine is in Shule, it is south of the green ridge to reject Tubo, west of Zhaowu Jiubang, Tocharian realm is adjacent to the big food, and the north is based on the Tianshan Broken Leaf River to control the Tuqi Shi." Once Shule is lost, only the second town of Qiuziyan will be left in the so-called moraine, so the examination of the town guards here must not be able to deal with things. If this town envoy ......"

He stuck his shell, poked his head out and asked Wang Sili, "What's it called?"

"Li Siye."

"Yes, if Li Siye is a mediocre and vegetarian person, then vacate this position as soon as possible, so as not to lose his territory like Gai Moumou and humiliate the country."

The horse convoy in front of it stopped, and it must have come to a post station. Huangfu Weiming did not get out of the car, and said to Wang Sili, who was standing in front of the car and bowed his hands: "You go and tell them that the horse team will rest here for three days, and you and I will change into another set of clothes and choose two horses to explore the road."

Wang Sili grinned, although his own Sinong's strategy was old-fashioned, it was tried and tested. For this examination, they prepared five or six sets of clothes, business travel, Hu clothes, and the costumes of officials at all levels. First patrol the micro-service, and then summon the horse team to reveal the identity after finding out the details, and catch the other party off guard.

If he encounters some arrogant officials who don't know the details, then they deserve to be unlucky, and directly step on that face under his feet, this process makes him very enthusiastic and refreshed.

"Whoa!"

Wang Sili went diligently to get the baggage, and the two did not enter the post station, let alone alarm the post chief. Directly in the carriage changed into robes, pretending to be dusty business travelers, each led a camel, and marched forward along the Gobi Desert.