After all, the mine was still at the boundary of Yicheng, and Yi Xiaodao led the army directly to Yicheng.

Ding Kai, the commander of Yicheng County, heard that there were 5,000 imperial army marching to the city, and hurriedly came out to greet him.

Yi Xiaodao also got off the horse early and greeted him: "Lord Ding hasn't seen you for a long time, how are you doing lately?" ”

"Oops! It's really easy to be a big man! I heard that there was a noble man in the capital, and even the emperor went to congratulate him on the wedding day, and later I heard that it was called Yi Xiaodao, and Lord Yi was so beautiful! Ding Kai praised.

Yi Xiaodao asked with a smile, "What else did Master Ding hear?" ”

"Heard? It's gone. Even the emperor has gone, so isn't there martial law all around? The people who saw it were all spreading, what the Yellow Dragon Flag, the Red Luo Umbrella, that pomp was big. Hey, what are you doing standing outside, walking, going into the city to talk, going into the city to talk. Ding Kai entered the city with a smile.

It was inconvenient for Yi Xiaodao's 5,000 sergeants to enter the city, so they simply camped outside the city.

In the Yazhong of Yicheng County, the guest of honor was seated.

Ding Kai looked at Yi Xiaodao and praised him: "At first glance, Master Yi is the dragon and phoenix among people, and he became a five-grade official at a young age, so how can he get it in the future..."

Yi Xiaodao took a sip of fragrant tea, raised his hand and said, "Lord Ding, don't make fun of me, you and I are old acquaintances, so polite words will be avoided." Has there been any movement in Jiacheng recently? Has the rich man Xu ever been here? ”

Ding Kai also interrupted his greetings when he heard Yi Xiaodao ask about business: "Recently, there has been no movement in Jiacheng, and there is no mention of the mine, of course, we don't dare to move, just wait for the good news from Master Yi." Xu Hong, but he has been here twice in person, and wanted to ask us if there was any news of Master Yi, but when I heard that there was none, I left, but I didn't bother a lot. ”

Yi Xiaodao nodded: "There is such a big thing in Nanhuai, there is pressure from all sides, if he still holds on to the mine, he will be too unsmart." ”

"Master Yi, the matter of the mine..."Ding Kai wanted to speak and stopped.

Yi Xiaodao pretended to blow the tea deeply, took a sip of the tea leaves, and smiled without saying a word.

Ding Kai saw Yi Xiaodao's behavior like this, he became even more anxious, got up from the chair and came to Yi Xiaodao's side, and said: "Lord Yi and the people of Yicheng are old acquaintances, and Yicheng did not contribute much for Lord Yi's sister." In the end, how did the court decide, Lord Yi gave a happy word! ”

Yi Xiaodao looked at him left and right: "For my sister? How do I remember when I first set off, the slogan was to seek justice from Ling Yue Pavilion? ”

"Oh, how can such a thing as a slogan be taken seriously? If we Yicheng shout as the sister of Lord Yi, won't we be laughed at and lose our big teeth? Master Yi, don't sell it, hurry up and talk about it! ”

Yi Xiaodao shook his head lightly and said, "Don't worry, wait a few days, if Lord Ding has any leisure, just inquire about the news of the Nanhuai family." ”

Ding Kai didn't understand: "What is there to inquire about their news?" Since the incident in Hangzhou, the old people of all ethnic groups have died, and the dead have died, although each ethnic group immediately elected a new patriarch and clan elder, but compared to those old guys, it is too far behind. Now that the various clans are languishing, and without Ling Yue Pavilion to support them, there is nothing to fear. ”

Yi Xiaodao stood up and said, "Let's inquire and hear the latest trends." By the way, how is Ling Yue Pavilion doing now? I heard that he was dismissed by the eldest prince, but he was all thrown into the door of Xiufanfang, but he still continued to provoke right and wrong? ”

At the beginning, Yi Xiaodao was forced to mediate in the middle for the sake of Xiang Lian'er, and for the sake of Lingyue Pavilion, he agreed with the king of Nanhuai and the family, but who knew that he was exploited by the beggar gang and attacked and killed the king of Nanhuai. At this time, he sighed at Lingyue Pavilion, Yi Xiaodao only felt that the pavilion master Liu Zhiyun was full of grace, he was indeed a strange person, and he had no other feelings.

When Ding Kai talked about Ling Yue Pavilion, he changed his impatient face just now, and showed a rare smile: "Since Ling Yue Pavilion joined Xiu Fan Fang, there were still some conflicts at first, and then Liu Zhiyun didn't know whether to say that she was tough or that she was weak. Expelled all the disciples in the Lingyue Pavilion who had a holiday with the Xiufan Workshop, and only then did they get a place to live. However, Li Hongying also gave her an explanation, announcing that she was the deputy head in front of the disciples of the whole family, and the two families are now no longer estranged. ”

"I heard that the two complement each other, Xiu Fan Fang teaches Ling Yue Pavilion disciples the medical skills, and Ling Yue Pavilion teaches Xiu Fan Fang disciples martial arts? What's the matter? Yi Xiaodao asked.

"Yes, the two are combined into one, and they are naturally interconnected, and now Nanhuai is dominated by Xiufanfang, which is like the sky. Fortunately, Xiufan Fang did not care about the heart of the rivers and lakes, all the female disciples in the workshop, and they only learned martial arts to protect themselves when walking the rivers and lakes, and everyone was happy to see it. Ding Kai is very satisfied with this result.

Yi Xiaodao nodded: "That's good." Okay, then don't bother. Lord Ding farewell! I've been in the barracks outside the city for the past few days, and if I have something to order, as for the matter of this mine, hehe, when Lord Ding finds out the news, let's talk about it when we want. After speaking, he went straight out of the yamen and went out of the city.

Ding Kai was a little annoyed, but he had no choice but to disperse his people and go to various families to inquire about the situation.

A few days passed quickly, Yi Xiaodao was roasting in the stove all day long, and he didn't go anywhere, Ding Kai and the wealthy businessmen in the city jointly invited him to make an appointment, and invited him to the appointment several times, but Yi Xiaodao only said that he was unwell and did not go to the appointment, and pushed it cleanly.

"General Wei, you're from the north, right? Can you adapt to the weather in the south? Yi Xiaodao was on fire and asked Wei Youming on the side.

Wei Youming also sat by the fire, and replied angrily: "The people of Yingcheng, the last general, are indeed not suitable for the climate in the south. ”

"Hahahaha, don't worry, in a few days, we will go to Donglu, and you will be used to it by then." Yi Xiaodao said lightly.

"Report, Yicheng County ordered to send someone to ask for a meeting." A soldier lifted the curtain and came in to report, and a cold wind rolled up from the curtain.

Yi Xiaodao used fire tweezers to stir the charcoal fire: "Don't you say it?" As long as I was invited to an appointment, I was always told that I was not feeling well. ”

"Someone said that he had found out the news from the family."

"Oh?" Yi Xiaodao became interested and said, "Go and ask first, where did the news come from." ”

The soldier came out of the tent, and soon, he returned: "The news is from the capital. ”

"It's finally here! General Wei is here for a while, and Yi will come when he goes. Yi Xiaodao rubbed his hands together and walked out of the tent with the soldiers.

In the Yazhong of Yicheng County, Ding Kai and Xu Hong sat in the position of the guest of honor, frowning tightly and not saying a word.

Yi Xiaodao walked into the house from the outside, and said with his hand: "Rich Lord Xu, I haven't seen you for a long time, why did you have time to come to Yicheng today?" ”

When the two saw Yi Xiaodao, they were about to stand up and ask, but they sighed and sat down at the same time.

"What's wrong with you, two? Why are you so melancholy? Yi Xiaodao asked knowingly.

Ding Kai took the lead and said, "Master Yi, don't tease me anymore." Brother Xu brought the news that His Majesty was going to collect some land money and grain from the family in Nanhuai to fund the imperial court, how could Lord Yi not know about this matter? ”

Yi Xiaodao nodded: "I naturally know this, but what does this have to do with the two of you?" Don't you want that? Is it better to be pressed on the head of those big families? ”

"If the money and grain of the family are still expropriated, how can this mine be spared? It turns out that Master Yi didn't say it a few days ago, it's really hard to speak, alas. ”

Yi Xiaodao smiled: "Just for such a mine? You're not going to have to do it, right? ”

"Ever? That... Alas. It's also strange that I was too worried in the past, and I wanted to monopolize the mine, if I discussed it with Lord Ding, why did I get to this step today? As the saying goes, harmony makes money, harmony makes money, as soon as I saw the mine, I forgot about it cleanly..."Xu Hong sighed again and again, hammering his thighs.

Yi Xiaodao laughed loudly: "Hahaha, you don't have to be like this. Let's tell you the truth, it is true that the mine is owned by the imperial court, but when Yi left Beijing, he had asked His Majesty for instructions, and His Majesty granted permission to allocate certain resources to the two cities as appropriate, as for how much, it remains to be discussed..."

Ding Kai and Xu Hong hurriedly raised their heads when they heard this, and looked at Yi Xiaodao at the same time.

"Then I hope Lord Yi has a few kind words! Have you ever sent a letter in the past few days? My Yicheng messenger Ma Jian is fast, familiar with the road, if there is a letter, my Yicheng can do it for you! Ding Kai stood up nervously.

Xu Hong's eyes rolled, and under his rugged appearance, there was a businessman's heart to weigh the pros and cons.

"If Lord Yi has something to say, if our two cities can really get a star and a half, then Lord Yi is the food and clothing parents of the people of the two cities, Lord Yi, but what is the matter, Xu Hong must be... Exert oneself. Xu Hong was not as excited as Ding Kai, but he also expressed his attitude.

Yi Xiaodao nodded and said, "It's good to say, Yi left Beijing this time because he had something important to do." To tell the truth, Yi is going to Donglu this time, no matter how much the two know about Donglu, don't tell Yi, so as not to affect Yi's judgment. It's just that the imperial court is short of finances, so it allocated me 5,000 people. Conscription. ”

"Conscription!?"

The two couldn't help but be surprised, the matter of conscription was not unusual, but in the past, the Nanhuai Wangfu sent people to recruit soldiers, and at this time, the imperial court ordered to come to Yicheng and Jiacheng to recruit soldiers, which was still an unprecedented thing.

Obviously, the two of them have not yet adapted to the withdrawal of the feudal domain.

"Not bad, conscription! The conscripted soldiers were trained, led by Yi, and went to Donglu to solve the matter of Donglu. Yi Xiaodao said categorically.

The two were silent for a moment, and Ding Kai took the lead in saying, "Lord Yi... But there are court documents..."

Yi Xiaodao's heart tightened: Oh no, I forgot to ask His Majesty for paperwork...

Ding Kai saw Yi Xiaodao's expression, and knew that he didn't have papers, and he didn't ask questions, but he didn't know how to answer for a while, and the scene was suddenly... It's embarrassing.

In the end, Xu Hong slapped his thigh: "That's it!" Master Yi, Xu believes in you! If the imperial court wants to recruit soldiers, let's recruit it! As long as the imperial court can divide some of our mine resources, what about conscription? As long as they can make money, Jiacheng people can do anything! Lord Yi rest assured, Jiacheng County Ling is my own brother, Xu also has some prestige in Jiacheng, let Xu go back and work hard, I will give Lord Yi an explanation! ”

Yi Xiaodao's heart was slightly relieved, and he stretched out a finger: "Mining resources, Jiacheng can get a share!" ”

"Well, without further ado, Xu took his leave. Master Yi will wait for a few days and wait for news from Xu! Xu Hong was an anxious person, and Yicheng was also expected by him, so he stood up and left at this time.

Ding Kai saw that Xu Hong had reached an agreement with Yi Xiaodao so quickly, and hurriedly stood up: "Yicheng is also easy to do, and it is easy to do." Xiaguan has preached to the people in the past few days, and he will definitely give Lord Yi a result! ”

Yi Xiaodao didn't take back a finger: "Yicheng can share the mine resources, one percent!" ”

Ding Kai was afraid that Yi Xiaodao would regret it, so he hurriedly left the conference hall and rushed to the outer hall of the yamen to give instructions.

Yi Xiaodao looked at his two fingers that were not stretched out, and smiled proudly: "It's really interesting to be an official..."