Ten days later, on September 20, the autumn colors were already cold.

Seeing that early winter was approaching, looking at Lingyuan City, which was still flooded, the county guard of Huaxing County should know that he couldn't sit still!

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Before getting into the main topic, I have to mention the capital of Quzhou, Taihao City.

In order to better manage the territory of the Han family, the current emperor Liu Yan redrew Kyushu, set up two capitals and nine cities, as the root, extended vertically and horizontally, conveyed government decrees, and gave Wang Wei, these eleven cities gradually became an important pillar to support the Han Dynasty's nearly 10 million territory.

These two are the capital Chang'an and the attached capital Luoyang, the capital is the main administration, and the attached capital is the Han clan affairs. Since almost all of the Liu clansmen are gathered in Luoyang, in comparison, Luoyang's extravagance is far greater than that of Chang'an, but to put it bluntly, the prosperous attached capital Luoyang is like a huge cage, which confines most of the Han clansmen here, let them be clothed and fed, let them be lustful, let them gradually depressed in indulgence, and finally, quietly disappear in the long river of history.

This gentle method of handling greatly reduced the power of the Liu clansmen, avoided the phenomenon of the kings supporting their own troops and then rebelling and self-reliance, and enabled the empire to spend forty years peacefully.

The nine cities of the empire are the capitals of the imperial Kyushu, namely Fengzhou Xuanjia City, Qizhou Linyue City, Bozhou Poyu City, Yizhou Phoenix City, Liuzhou Taibo City, Quzhou Taihao City, Cangzhou Xuanning City, Muzhou Artisan City, and Mingzhou Anxi City.

Each of these nine cities was the political, economic, cultural, and military core of the empire's Kyushu. Different from the county guard in a county under its jurisdiction, this nine cities are the independent place of the state pastor of Kyushu, all ten miles square, or built in the military aircraft fortress, or standing in a fertile place, or by the mountains and rivers, or extending in all directions, extremely feng shui position, it is really a good city treasure, a strong city, the previous Mojia Juzi who helped the empire build nine cities once sighed: two capitals and nine cities, a difference of millions of households, is really the pivot of the empire, the loss of Kyushu, this nine cities are in, the Han people are endless.

The status and significance of the nine cities can be seen!

Forty years ago, the Qin and Han wars, the Han Empire expanded millions of miles to the north, in the northwest of the original Western Regions, established Fengzhou, in the north of the fertile land of water and grass, established Muzhou, in the northeast wooded land, established Bozhou, since then, the county from the border city to the inner city.

After the current emperor Liu Yan redrew Kyushu, considering the strategic position here, he built a large number of buildings and established Taihao City.

The current Taihao City, located in Huaxing, Fanggu, Dezhao three counties of the intersection of the place, is located in Heng Mountain, Taihang Mountain, Yanshan three mountains of the intersection of the main road, extending in all directions, convenient transportation, here can be used as the hub of the north and south, and can be used as a barrier to the south of the enemy, can be described as a strong city.

About the story of Taihao City and the Jiang family, let's talk about it later.

It is only said that this Taihao City is more than 500 miles away from Lingyuan County, there is no banditry on the way, the gallop is smooth, after four posts, a fast horse is 300 miles expedited, and it can be returned in five days.

Today, the tenth day has passed since the departure of the first cavalry sent by Ying Zhi, but there is still no reply. Most of the officials of the county guard government speculated that Mu Jiangfeng of Quzhou should have been very dissatisfied with Ying Zhi's disobedience to his own arrangement and changed the 'general' in the immediate battle, and deliberately delayed it, which undoubtedly annoyed Ying Zhi.

In the side room of the Huaxing County Shoufu, next to the warm cover stove of Qingyu's ears, he should know that he sat crookedly on the seat, raised his broom eyebrows, puffed out his triangular eyes, and his mustache flew up and down, and he scolded, "Jiang Feng, who was raised by a dog, you dare to delay again and again for such things that the people are anxious and anxious about?" Thou shalt help the wicked, and thou shalt destroy the clan! Phew! ”

Ying Zhi was not puzzled, and continued to scold, "Jiang Lao'er, no, phew, Jiang Laogou, the books are all on the ass, at this time, you have forgotten the truth that you are playing tricks and the people are not reckless?" There is also Liu Xing's cheap Jiang Lan, who doesn't understand the importance of family affairs and state affairs? Relying on the nine taels of meat on his chest, the fox is charming and disgusting. Phew! Jiang Feng, Jiang Lan, your brothers and sisters are really a pair of foolish and jealous women of the Jiang family, with you in charge of the Jiang family, can the Jiang family not die? ”

Where had the officials of the county guard seen the always elegant should know such rudeness, and they were all silent.

It should be known that he may be a little tired from scolding, after three teas, he leaned sideways on the seat, held the corner of the table, and slowly approached the double bird Chaoyang served on the table, inhaled gently, and the faint ink fragrance entered his brain through his nose, and his mood slowly calmed down.

After sucking a few times, Ying Zhi suddenly opened his eyes, he suddenly remembered that this thing was bribed by Liu Xing, and his heart was angry again, and he grabbed the colorful object with his left hand, got up and threw it out of the door, "Straight mother thief, these two good sons you gave birth to have a bad pot of porridge!" Bah! ”

People who are angry dare to be afraid of wind and thunder, and dare to perch on fire. This treasure of the world should be thrown away.

The moment he threw it out, he regretted it, and wailed "How can he be so violent", and he didn't care about the image, so he hurriedly chased it out.

Chasing outside the hall, Cao Zhi was barefoot, holding the pair of birds in both hands, and was looking at Ying Zhi stupidly.

Seeing this, Ying Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, then rolled up his sleeves and said 'viciously', "That's why you kid dares to be this bird." ”

Cao Zhi smiled flatteringly, "Hehe, what the adult said is, what the adult said is right, Xiaguan is just coming out, where do you dare to compare with your adult?" ”

Last year, after experiencing the Wangbei Tower, Cao Zhi devoted himself to studying, and was less resolute and more sleek than a year ago. Perhaps, this is called growth!

"Haha! You kid, when you have something, you are iron-clad, and when you have a bad stomach in your spare time, it suits my appetite. Ying Zhi still didn't hold back, looked at Cao Zhi, who showed two rows of white teeth, and laughed.

The officials of the whole province all breathed a sigh of relief!

When the two laughed at each other, outside the door, a fast horse galloped to the door, and one person dismounted and entered the hall, kneeling and saying, "My lord, the road met robbers, the horse did not dare to go, and was delayed in the middle of the road for four days. ”

It turned out that it was the cavalry who went to Taihao City to report the documents and returned.

Ying Zhi suddenly regained his spirit and bearing, he stepped forward, and saw that the horseman was tired and had a few knife wounds on his body, so he asked softly, "Where did you meet the robber?" ”

The cavalry was full of anger and replied, "Hui Yu Lord, the four small brothers, encountered robbers in the area of Jiafu Mountain near Taihao City, and the group of robbers intended to intercept and kill us, with the help of the four brothers, the villain went to Taihao City alone, although he did not see Jiangzhou Mu, but fortunately he did not disgrace his mission and retrieved the approval. ”

After speaking, the horseman shouted, "I hope that Lord Ying will avenge his brothers", and his wound burst and he passed out.

Ying Zhi was silent, his face was gloomy at this moment, and his eyes were steaming with anger, which was even more terrifying than the scolding just now.

After the county soldiers carried away the messenger cavalry, they immediately waded in the water and walked in front of Cao Zhi, and said in a deep voice, "Cao Zhi, summon officials of more than 500 stones, and discuss the matter in this hall in half an hour." and those who did not arrive, let them take twenty boards for themselves. ”

"No!" Cao Zhi took the order and left, returned in three steps, and asked tentatively, "My lord, such as Huang Yan and other people who are close to Liu, do you still want to call them?" ”

Ying Zhi clenched his fists, "Scream!" ”

Seeing Ying Zhi striding away, Ying Zhi nodded slightly, and then hurriedly chased out.

Oops! Cao Zhi, you leave Lao Tzu's bird behind!

No one could see through the mood of this Ying Junshou who was smiling and scolding on his face.

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The side room of the county guard's mansion is only for the county guard to know and rest every day, and the jade he loves is mostly displayed here, and the nephrite jade in the low hall, the fluffy thin blanket, the tea and light ink, and the jewels are discussed here, which is naturally more casual.

Due to the floods, some of the work that needed to be carried out could not be carried out, and most of the officials had to stay in the county guard office to work on their own, and the gathering was not as time-consuming and laborious as in the past.

After a while, except for Wang Dali, the head of the county guard, who was unable to participate in the discussion due to tolerance, the remaining fifteen officials of the county guard mansion with more than 500 stone were all present. In short, all kinds of things are exhausted, and there are many discussions!

After the plain shirt Ying Zhi arrived, everyone stopped talking, the officials sitting on the side of the chair and standing next to the desk got up one after another, and the officials standing on the side of the wall in front of the window turned their heads one after another, and bowed their hands in unison, "Lord Ying!" ”

After returning the gift, he began to roll call, and learned that more than ten ducks raised by the widow Zhang in Beicheng swam away with the water, and Wang Dali was chasing the water to find ducks, and after Wang Dali was looking for ducks, he should know that he laughed, "Wang Dali is a landlubber, landlubber looking for water ducks, interesting, interesting." Go back and tell Wang Dali that his board depends on the duck he retrieves, find a duck, and subtract two boards for him. Ha ha! ”

The atmosphere is much more relaxed.

After everyone took their seats again, they should know that there was no trace of procrastination, and they went straight to the point.

Seeing that he took out a package of flat oiled paper from his arms, after opening it, a yellow roll appeared in front of the officials, the head of the roll was sealed with a fire paint seal, and the seal was engraved with the special seal of the lord of Taihao City.

The officials stared intently at the yellow scroll, and they all wanted to know what kind of attitude the Quzhou pastor would have had after he had forcibly used Liu Desheng to control the flood in defiance of Jiang Feng's order.

It should be known that the scroll is slowly unfolded, the volume is empty, and there is only one seal at the end, and the four words "Quzhou Pastoral Seal" are clearly visible.

It should be known that after the collection of the scrolls, the expressions of the officials were different, contemplative, angry, and worried.

He slowly poured a cup of tea from top to bottom on the rising sun of the two birds, and the light fragrance soaked the house. Then, Ying Zhi pinched his mustache and said dryly, "What do you think of the secret scroll of the state pastor?" ”

Cao Huangyan, the subordinate of the door, was the first to speak, "Mo No, it's wrong?" Why don't we send someone to check it out? ”

Peng Guo Xiu slammed the table, and he yelled in a hurry, "Fart, isn't this clear to tell us, he Jiangzhou Mu wants money and no money, no one wants people, and there is nothing!" ”

The chronicler Peng Caozhi blushed, and added, "I think this is a move to shirk responsibility, the person selected by the Jiangzhou herd released the water dragon, and he naturally doesn't want to interfere too much in the following matters." Push everything to six two five, let us go and wipe his ass. ”

Shaofu Shi Ding Xinchuan immediately retorted, "Lord Cao's words are a little far-fetched, a county has suffered from serious floods, the people have no surplus food, and there is no fixed place to live, this matter must have reached the heavens, and he Jiangzhou Mu can't cover it!" ”

Seeing that Ying Zhi nodded slightly, Ding Xinchuan immediately paced in the hall and began to analyze the current situation, "In Jiangzhou Mu's opinion, the current Huaxing is a hot potato, and it can't be eaten or thrown away. No one thought that this good thing in the future would end so dismally in the first half of the journey. ”

Ding Xinchuan said in a deep voice, "Those who can sit in the position of state pastor have never been fools, and most of them are equal in strength and talent. How this Jiangzhou pastor became the state pastor of the first state in Kyushu will not be repeated below. ”

"In the intricate network of Jiangzhou Mu, the Lingyuan Liu family is his extremely important ruling asset and indispensable."

Speaking of this, Ding Xinchuan stretched out his index finger and pointed to the sky, "Whether the Lingyuan Liu clan is in the hands of the Jiang clan is directly related to whether Quzhou Mu Jiangfeng can go to the next level. ”

Cao Zhi said anxiously, "Could it be that he wants to tear the earth and seal the king?" ”

Ding Xinchuan smiled, "You said it, I didn't say it!" However, no matter who continues to lead this matter, as long as it is the Liu family, he Jiang Feng will not interfere too much from now on, and will definitely let it go, so the current Jiangzhou Mu, letting it go is actually in charge! ”

"Oh? What about last year...? Guo Xiu suddenly asked.

Ding Xinchuan continued to laugh and said, "The law is nothing more than reasonable, Jiang Feng looks at his own sister's face, and he has to insert a lever more or less!" ”

Ding Xinchuan reorganized his thoughts and said, "The Huaxing sluice gate is broken, I'm afraid the imperial court already knows, the reason why there hasn't been any movement is that it should be waiting for Jiang Feng to deal with it, I'm afraid, the imperial court also wants to wait and see Jiang Feng's attitude and decide on the next move." In addition to these, even if he applies for money and silver from the imperial court, he must also ask this justifiable Jiangzhou herd. Officialdom has always been subordinate to the first level, if the Son of Heaven directly issued an edict, our Jiangzhou Mu will be embarrassed. We have always known that Jiang Feng has an impatient temperament, and if His Majesty directly orders Huaxing County, Jiang Feng will inevitably not do anything out of the ordinary under his anger. ”

Cao Zhi got up, pointed to the yellow scroll, and continued, "So, he doesn't want to have a showdown with the imperial court, and he doesn't want to lose the help of the Liu family, and he doesn't want to manage it but has to manage it, so he can only use this method!" ”

Ding Xinchuan's face was clear and solemn, he sat down everywhere, and made a gesture of invitation to Cao Zhi, Cao Zhi nodded slightly, and then analyzed, "The "Han Law and Governance Chapter" once said that all kings, state pastors, and county guards must be issued in duplicate, and the manuscript should be kept for reference. I think that at this moment, the draft of this reply should also be blank. ”

Ying Zhi coughed lightly and said, "Jiangzhou Mu's meaning should be like this: implied its meaning, blank paper, ask you to write it yourself, and if it is properly handled, you will copy the written content for an archive." If it is not handled properly, I will find an excuse such as issuing the wrong state pastoral decree to prevaricate, and by the way, I will blame the crime of poor governance on my colleagues in Ying County and Huaxing. ”

"His heart can be punished! He can be punished! Cao Zhi said viciously.

In the side room, incense curls up, with the light fragrance of the two birds rising to the sun, leisurely.

After the last drop of tea drops, the picture seems to be still, and the officials fall into contemplation at the same time.

Officialdom is like this, there is never a confrontation, everyone has their own position and calculations.