You Ziji was not happy at all at this time, this so-called Hong Duwei, a big old man was close to him, and his eyes like copper bells were staring at him deadly. You Ziji sighed secretly, it is a little difficult to go out to find out the origin of the porcelain piece now, although this stupid big man has done things a little, but after all, he is also a foundation building monk, so close to the eye, he can't get out at all.

"Brother Hong, why do you keep staring at me?"

"You're a newcomer, I can't trust you."

"Has anyone ever been an undercover agent here?"

"Not really, huh, why are you asking so much?"

You Ziji hesitated for a moment and asked, "Brother Hong, have you been staring at it all the time, don't you have dry eyes?" ”

Hong Duwei did feel that his eyes were a little dry and itchy when he heard You Ziji say this, and he unconsciously raised his hand and rubbed his red eyes, but when he opened his eyes again, he had already lost the figure of You Ziji, stood up suddenly, chased to the yard, and saw You Ziji pour the water he had just caught into the wooden basin, and handed him a towel, "Brother Hong, wipe it." ”

Hong Duwei's face was a little unnatural, but he still took it and washed his face. At this time, he felt that he was startled and made people look down on him, but he didn't pay so close attention to You Ziji, which made You Ziji breathe a sigh of relief.

"Brother Hong, I heard the housekeeper's grandfather call you Hong Duwei, what kind of official is that? Why didn't you see your subordinates. Seeing that Captain Hong didn't speak, he didn't care, his mouth still couldn't stop, and he continued to ask: "Your clothes now are much more beautiful than the one you wore when you were driving." ”

Hearing this, Captain Hong suddenly pricked up his ears, his face was a little ruddy, he was a little excited, and unconsciously raised his head and said: "This is the official uniform of the military attache Lieutenant, don't look at the fact that I don't have anyone now, if I have all the personnel, I can command a team of three hundred people, it is the Zhang family we went to yesterday, and the grade is only the same level as me." ”

You Ziji showed an expression of disbelief: "Don't lie to me, I've heard that the head of the Zhang Mansion is a general, and he can command three battalions of troops, which is three thousand people." ”

"general, he's not even a miscellaneous general. And our responsibilities are different, I belong to Tianfu Temple, mainly responsible for the safety of the county guards, people are out to fight, of course the number of commanders is different. ”

You Ziji seemed to understand, "Then why did you disguise yourself as a groom yesterday, why didn't you protect the county guard." ”

"It's also my duty to protect the county guard's family." Hong Duwei said angrily.

Only then did You Ziji understand that this was the county guard's mansion, and yesterday's young lady was the daughter of the county guard, but it was a little deserted here.

The two were speechless for a while, and for a long time, it was You Ziji who started talking first, and he came to Hong Duwei's side: "Brother Hong, who gave you the title of this official, you should have a very high status in this city." ”

"Of course, my official position is in the entire Zijun City, only the county guard and the two captains of Tianfu Wei are higher than me." Hong Duwei looked quite proud, but he didn't have that kind of domineering feeling, just like the big brother next door did something promising and showed off to the neighbors.

His smug expression only lasted for a moment before becoming bitter, "I can have such an official position, it is all the cultivation and promotion of Lord County Guard, and I will definitely repay Lord County Guard's kindness." Speaking of this, Hong Duwei's expression was solemn and firm, as if he was saying an oath.

"The county keeper must be a good man." You Ziji looked at Hong Duwei's expression and naturally said this.

Who knew that this slightly uncertain tone made Hong Duwei suddenly excited, and the big fan-like hand grabbed You Ziji's shoulder and shook it violently, and suddenly felt that his hand was heavier, and quickly let go, "You think so too, the people outside are saying that the county guard is a corrupt official and a bad official, how do they know the suffering of the county guard, I believe that as long as you stay by the county guard's side for a while, you will definitely be able to truly understand the county guard's personality." ”

……

The main gate of the county guard house is deserted, and no one has passed by for a long time. Today, however, a carriage came, and down came an old man with a white beard, dressed plainly, with an elegant temperament, like a master. He only brought a groom with him, and there were no other subordinates.

The gatekeeper was an old man in shabby clothes, with a big rosacea, and there was originally a serious official to take care of it here, which turn got this old man to be on duty. It's just that the reputation of the county guard is too bad in the local area, even if there is a high price of recruitment, the children of good families are not willing to come to the county guard to do work, if relatives and neighbors know that the child does things for the county guard, the family will be poked in the backbone. This old man didn't care, he was already disliked, he drank all day long, and he didn't have a livelihood.

The old man looked at the old man in front of him like an old pedant, his clothes were washed white, and the carriage was probably rented for money, and he was very poor. The mansion behind him lives in the county guard, that is a great official, how can he know such a poor ghost, the old man thinks that the old scholar in front of him is here to fight the autumn breeze, but he doesn't say hello, he sits on the steps with a big grin, waiting for the other party to talk.

The master got out of the carriage, thinking that the old man had come here to rest, and he didn't care, so he wanted to knock on the door, but he was stopped by the old man.

"Where are you from, what are you looking for my family?"

A smell of wine came to his face, and the old scholar hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover his nose, and felt that it was so rude, so he arched his hand at the old man and said, "Brother is a descendant of the Zhou Mansion?" I want to visit Lord Zhou, please let my brother know. ”

"Dude? You're older than me. This old man was a bastard, and when he saw that the master spoke politely, he became angry.

The master is not a pedantic person, so he took out a dozen copper plates from his cuffs and handed them over, just enough to beat a corner of bad wine. The old man immediately smiled, took it excitedly, and kept saying, "Master is really polite, I'll go to report, I'll go." ”

The old man opened the door and walked in, just as he met Steward Zhou, and before he could speak, he was reprimanded: "Why did you come in?" Don't have money to drink again? ”

"No, no, it's someone who wants to visit you."

"Someone's coming?" Steward Zhou didn't know about this pass, and who else could take the initiative to visit the county guard, so he walked out with the old man. When he saw the person who came, he hurriedly saluted, "It turned out to be Lord Juncheng, please come in, we didn't entertain you well and neglected your lord." ”

"It's all a trivial matter, take me to the county guard."

The old man heard the two of them speak, and his heart was about to jump out, obediently, the county is second only to the official position of the county guard, and he is worthy of the name of the second-in-command. The old man looked at the copper coin in his hand and felt that it was extremely hot, whether he kept it or not, and he didn't return it, so he was stunned on the spot.

Jun Cheng and Steward Zhou didn't pay attention to the old man's strange appearance, and walked towards the inner courtyard in a hurry, the road was deserted, although the courtyard was large, but there were no human figures, and the flowers and plants in the garden were also barren, and no one took care of them.

"The flowers and plants here are a lot messier than they were when we last met." Jun Cheng said for no reason.

Steward Zhou replied: "The flowers and plants here have always been taken care of by Miss herself, but in recent days, Miss has become ill and has become weaker and weaker, and she really has no energy. ”

"Niece Xian's illness is still not cured? Isn't Li Langzhong's medical skills good? ”

"Li Lang's traditional Chinese medicine skills recommended by adults are superb, and my young lady's illness has already improved a lot, but unfortunately Li Langzhong has something in recent days and can't get out, and it has worsened without timely treatment."

"When I go back, I will definitely visit Li Langzhong, and once he is free there, I will ask him to come over."

"Then the little one will thank you for the head of the family."

"You're welcome."

The two crossed the courtyard, and Steward Zhou led the person to a side room and knocked on the door, "Master, Lord Juncheng is here." ”

There was a chaotic sound in the room, and after a while the door was opened, but it was an elegant and handsome middle-aged man, with three locks of long hair hanging down, neatly dressed, but the eye sockets were deep-set, and a pair of panda eyes looked sluggish, perhaps bothered by trivial matters.

"Uncle Zhou, why don't you notify me first if you have a guest, how can you come directly to my study to entertain." At this, he suddenly remembered that there didn't seem to be many servants left in his house, so he couldn't leave guests out to dry. "Alas, Uncle Zhou will be busy first."

The old butler didn't say anything, and withdrew.

Zhou Junshou apologized slightly, turned sideways and introduced Juncheng into the house, and said, "The little brother's house is messy, and I ask Brother Wang not to dislike it." ”

"Mingzhi doesn't have to care, I don't pay so much attention to it."

This room is really as Zhou Mingzhi said, it is really a little messy, there are books and papers everywhere, and there is only some space next to the chair, I think it has just been cleaned up.

The two found a place to sit down, and Zhou Mingzhi picked up his teapot and poured a cup of herbal tea for the officialdom seniors in front of him. This Wang Lexian Wang Juncheng is his only friend in Zijun City, and the two are in a similar situation, but Wang Lexian has been through for a few years and has been slowly accepted by the locals.

"Have you contacted Zhou Weiming?" Wang Lexian asked, this is the main purpose of his visit.

"Of course, it's thanks to the way my brother gave me that I had an ally."

"So what are you going to do after that? When will you start implementing your plan? ”

"The preparation is not sufficient now, we are tentatively scheduled to be after the temple fair, after all, the Five Elements Orb was lost in my office, I must give an explanation to my father and fellow villagers."

"Confess? You're not trying to step down, are you? Wang Lexian was shocked.

"My brother is over 50 years old this year, and it took more than ten years to be recognized by the locals."

"You can boil it slowly."

"I can't do it, the family's resistance to me here is too serious, even if I want to endure it, the people won't be able to endure it for so long. After the temple fair, it will be up to you, brother, to preside over the overall situation, and you must exterminate the bandits and return the villagers to a stable hometown. ”