More than ten messengers came to the Shili Long Pavilion with thirty or forty craftsmen, these craftsmen held shovels, brick knives, ink pots and other tools in their hands, with a reluctant face, and their movements were a little slow, and those officials were often whipped.

The first lieutenant came to the Ten Mile Pavilion and shouted, "All the wine shops and tea stalls can be moved, and the merchant travelers will give me a fuck!"

Someone asked, "What is this about?"

The messenger didn't say a word, a whip came over, and a blood mark was drawn on the man's body, and he said coldly, "This ten-mile long pavilion has been requisitioned by the government, and you are limited to moving all of them within a stick of incense, otherwise you will be punished as a conspiracy!"

When everyone heard this, they just stopped here, and even came to charge rebellion, where did they dare to stay, they got up one after another, and left the long pavilion. The owner of the tea shop panicked, he had been operating here for several years and was very profitable, and as soon as this order came out, he was at a loss, and thought that these people were here to fight the autumn wind, took out two pieces of money, and secretly stuffed it to the captain.

"Poor people, the small one has been operating here for several years, can you see if you can be accommodating?"

The lieutenant refused to accept the copper coin, glared, and said, "Accommodating?The order personally given by Governor Cao, you have great ability, go to him to be accommodating?"

The officials rushed up, armed with knives, guns and sticks, and began to drive the crowd away.

"Which battle is this battle going on?"

The lieutenant said, "I won't tell you, there is going to be a big man in the capital, and he wants to pass by our Hidden Yang City, this is the blessing that our Hidden Yang City has cultivated for a hundred years, and the Cao Governor instructed that a Jingcheng platform should be built here and a shrine for his old man!"

"What big shot?"

"Emperor Ming Qin Feng An Guogong and Governor Yuwen Tianlu of the Western Metropolis, have you heard of it?"

When the owner of the wine shop heard that it was Yuwen Tianlu, his eyes showed a trace of disdain, and he muttered, "What kind of great character should I be, when the Golden Sword City Lord was here, this guy didn't even dare to come in Hidden Yang City! ”

The older generation of Yinyang people almost all experienced the battle of the soldiers surrounding Yinyang, Yuwen Tianlu fought in the south and the north, swept the north and south, and made the people of all countries frightened, and even stopped children crying at night in Western Chu, but only the Yinyang people were not interested in him.

Because, there is a golden knife Li Qiuyi in Hidden Yang City. This point has always been proud of the people of Yinyang.

The lieutenant was originally brought by the Cao Governor's Mansion, so he naturally didn't understand the arrogance of the Yinyang people, and when he heard the nonsense of the owner of the wine shop, he shouted, "Old guy, don't you want to live, be careful of your skin!"

After a while, the place was cleared, and those who didn't want to cause trouble chose to leave, and there were many people standing not far away, talking about it. Lao Niu is a person who loves gossip, so he naturally refuses to leave, so he has to take a look here.

A craftsman stepped forward and said resignedly, "Poor master, build a Jingcheng platform within ten days, it's not a big problem, and it's no problem to build a shrine, but to give a statue of An Guogong, everyone has never seen An Guogong's appearance, I'm afraid it's a little difficult." ”

Another person also said, "In our entire Hidden Yang City, only the prefect has seen An Guogong, why don't you find an adult to draw a portrait?"

This lieutenant was supposed to collect taxes at the city gate, and he did a good job, but he was sent by the prefect to do this kind of thing, and he was angry in his heart, and he scolded when he heard the words, "When the prefect visited An Guogong, he didn't even dare to raise his head, and asked him if he had a fart?"

After thinking about it, Lord Cao wants to shoot Yuwen Tianlu's fart, and naturally the more magnificent the construction, the better, so he said, "If you really don't know how to get it, just do it according to the appearance of Guan Erye, the key is the plaque on the door, and the Anguo Ancestral Hall must be magnificent, brush gold powder, understand?"

He said to everyone again, "Time is tight, the task is heavy, why are you still stunned, work!"

It turned out that half a year ago, Cao Dewang, the prefect of Yinyang, received a letter of reprimand from the chief steward of Yuwen, which had no beginning or end, and the language was full of blame. He didn't know what he did wrong, so he sent someone to the capital to send 300,000 taels of silver, but it was returned untouched, which frightened Cao Dewang, who thought that this prefect's position was not guaranteed, but who expected that after half a year, there would be no movement in the capital at all.

Until a month ago, Yinyang City received a letter that the Governor of Yuwen would come to the west to patrol the border, passing by Yinyang City during the period. This Cao Governor took it as an opportunity to curry favor with Yuwen Tianlu.

He heard from a noble son surnamed Jin that Yuwen Tianlu doesn't like women, but he likes pomp. This Jin Gongzi is very big, it is said that it is a relative of a certain emperor, Cao Dewang spent a lot of money, only to learn the news, Jiangnan, Kanto many protégés of the governor, have built a shrine for the governor, the governor of the capital after the inspection was very pleased, so he ran to the city lord's mansion to find Li Xiancheng to discuss.

Li Xiancheng looked down on Cao Dewang in his heart, but after all, it was the imperial court that stationed officials in Yinyang City, and I was quite obedient over the years, so with a stroke of the pen, I allocated 30,000 taels of silver to build a shrine for Yuwen Tianlu in this ten-mile long pavilion.

First, the scenery here is beautiful, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the feng shui is excellent. Second, the terrain here is extremely high, and the ten-zhang Jingcheng platform is built here, and you can have a panoramic view of the Hidden Yang City when you climb the height. In addition, he also took some careful thought on some rooftops of Hidden Yang City, planted many colored flags, and looked at it from Jingcheng Terrace, which happened to form four words: Jingcheng Rende.

"Jingcheng" is the expression of Anguo Gongyu Wen Tianlu.

Xiao Jinyan looked at the busy scene of everyone and said, "I really don't know, if Yuwen Tianlu learned that someone built an ancestral hall for him, what would he feel." ”

The middle-aged Confucian said, "Cao Dewang is an official who does not do his job, and he should be killed if he makes some false names." ”

Xiao Jinyan smiled, "I didn't expect you to be able to say such a thing." ”

The middle-aged Confucian asked rhetorically, "Then what do you think I should say?"

"I thought you would be the only one to say. ”

Middle-aged Confucian said, "When Wei Ying defected to Qin Xiaogong, he talked about the emperor for three days, and the filial piety did not like it, and he talked about the royal road for three days, and the filial piety still did not like it. ”

Xiao Jinyan didn't understand why the middle-aged Confucian suddenly talked about this allusion, and looked at him with some doubts, and the middle-aged Confucian said lightly, "In troubled times, you should use heavy canons, and it is not a pity to kill incompetent officials, and it is the right way to kill them all." ”

Xiao Jinyan said with a smile, "But as far as I know, the capable officials in the world are often corrupt officials. ”

The middle-aged Confucian laughed and said, "You're still too young." The whole world is not the king's land, and there are kings and ministers in the four seas, and the silver of corrupt officials is also silver. After fattening up and finding a reason to kill it, hasn't this silver become the silver of the imperial court? Moreover, it can also win the people's applause, and get two silver taels and win the hearts of the people, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

He also said: "A person is an official, greed is not terrible, what I am afraid of is those who sell their fame and reputation, for the sake of the so-called reputation and integrity, do not do things for the people, these people are the moths of the Ming Dynasty!"

Xiao Jinyan was speechless, "I don't dare to agree with your theory." ”

The middle-aged Confucian said lightly, "It's just that if you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government." ”

Several officials came over to drive everyone away, and Lao Niu said, "Let's go, I won't be able to catch up with Hidden Sun City before dark, and I'm going to spend the night outside the city again." ”

The ox cart was set, and Xiao Jinyan looked at the old cow with an innocent face. Lao Niu's heart softened, and he sighed and said, "Get in the car, but you offended the young city lord, if he makes trouble for you, don't blame me for driving you out of the car." ”

Xiao Jinyan thanked him again and again.

Two hours

After the morning, the ox cart came to the city of Hidden Sun.

Yinyang City, known as the first city in the west. The walls are five feet high and are made of huge stone barriers. The walls are mottled and ancient, and the traces of fire, the holes smashed by trebuchets, and the dark red veins of the blood-stained walls all indicate that the city was once suffering from war.

Five hundred years ago, when the seventy-two kingdoms were in turmoil, Yinyang City was also called Yinguo, after the separation of the Three Kingdoms, Yinyang City was independent of the Three Kingdoms, and other eighteen cities, and called Yinyang Nineteen Cities.

Because it is located at the junction of the three countries, gathered a large number of displaced people, fugitives, since ancient times, the Yinyang people are famous for barbarism and fierceness, and there are many gangs in the city, mixed fish and dragons, coupled with the cultural differences of various countries, forming a unique folk customs.

Until thirty years ago, Li Qiuyi was born and became the lord of Yinyang City, unifying the forces of the Nineteen Cities, and with the help of his influence, he became a major trading city among the Three Kingdoms. Twenty years ago, the Ming Dynasty soldiers besieged Yinyang City, Li Qiuyi led the people of Yinyang to defend the city for three months, and finally Yuwen Tianlu returned in vain.

This move was criticized by everyone, some people said that Li Qiuyi was greedy for life and afraid of death, some people said that he was greedy for wealth and nobility, only Yuwen Tianlu knew that the Ming Dynasty was determined to win the hidden yang, and only if Li Qiuyi won the victory, he would be qualified to negotiate with the Ming court, if he lost, I am afraid it would be the same fate as Dingzhou.

After returning to obedience, Li Qiuyi refused to be rewarded by the imperial court, hung up his sword, and lived in seclusion in Suzhou. Under the leadership of Li Xiancheng, Hidden Yang City has made great strides in its economy and influence. All of this stems from the foresight of the golden knife Li Qiuyi.

......

The gatekeeper on duty today is surnamed Li Bufan. This young man, who grew up listening to the story of the Golden Sword King, is an avid admirer of Li Qiuyi.

On the ninth day of September last year, when the vision of the Hanging Knife Pavilion suddenly appeared, and when the golden knife flew away, he witnessed this scene with his own eyes. Not long after, after the news of the death of the Golden Sword King came from the Central Plains, Li Bufan fell seriously ill and almost lost his life. Last month, after recovering from a serious illness, he returned to the city gate guard.

Li Bufan is a side branch of the Li family, his family is ruined, and he is a neighbor with Lao Niu. Over the years, Lao Niu has taken good care of the Li family, and now Li Bufan has become a gatekeeper, and he also turns a blind eye to Lao Niu soliciting customers.

"Uncle Niu, this trip is not a short time. ”

Lao Niu smiled, "Money is hard to earn, is hard to eat, these days, more and more sad." ”

Only then did Li Bufan notice Xiao Jinyan and middle-aged Confucian students in the car, and asked, "Who are these two?"

Lao Niu said, "Travelers who come to Yinyang to visit relatives and friends, by the way, they are new to the city, see if you can help them find a place to live." ”

Li Bufan saw that the two of them were quite kind-hearted, and said with a smile, "The price of the inn in Hidden Yang City is not cheap recently, if the two of you don't dislike it, there are still five dilapidated houses in my house, why don't you live in my house temporarily, how about it?"

Xiao Jinyan doesn't care, Li Chengcheng and Zhao Lanjiang's grain teams will take a few days to arrive, and it is good to have a place to settle after all.

The middle-aged Confucian asked, "How to calculate the house price?"

Li Bufan is an informal person, and said, "If you come from afar, you are friends, what kind of money to mention." If I go to the Central Plains in the future, you can entertain me. ”

He saw Xiao Jinyan dressed in a strong outfit and asked, "Are you from the rivers and lakes?"

Xiao Jinyan nodded.

Li Bufan smiled, "That's better, I'm also a sword practitioner, if you have time, you can instruct me on a few martial arts." As for this scholar, it's also very good to teach me a few words. ”

The middle-aged Confucian said, "I have also studied martial arts, and I can pass on a few martial arts tricks to you." ”

Li Bufan waved his hand, "No need, you are not a master at first glance." ”