Chapter 070 – Nothing but favors

This night Xu Fengyen under the lead of Yang Guangdou, strolled all over the large and small government offices of Liuzhou assassin’s residence, a scene of hard work of picking lamps and staying up all night, a young face far from old and worldly, a large number of elite postal pawns coming in and out of this heavily guarded residence, it would make people feel that this place is glowing with a kind of unusually vibrant weather. Xu Fengyen and Yang assassin most of the time will not disturb the government officials to deal with political affairs, very casually walk around, more is to comment on the North Mang side of the deployment of troops, the new king of the South Court Dong Zhuo nominally already in charge of the power of this fat man, although there is Murong empress to support this fat man, but within a short period of time may not be able to integrate the South Dynasty soldiers and horses, the Spring and Autumn legacy of the old man to the South Dynasty to bring the perfect ritual culture of the Central Plains, for the tiger to add wings, but also brought a lot of the North Mang side of the army. And brought a lot of North Mang has not had many bad habits, luxury style is better than the North Liang, do not look at the North Liang heard of war, Lingshou territory of the gentry and giants ten to go three or four, the North Mang South Dynasty to the north to run the road to the dignitaries have been fewer? Tend to profit and avoid harm is the nature of man, and the North Mang North-South confrontation pattern is deeply rooted, has always been sharp, the South Dynasty rich people so tossed, have to rely on the north of the prairie dignitaries, inadvertently fueled the flames of the North Court, weakened the South Dynasty is weak in the words of the right to Dong Zhuo the fat man is estimated to lose several pounds of meat.

Xu Fengyen and Yang Guangdou thought of what to talk about, unknowingly to the dawn, Yang Guangdou this is the third grade of the border officials every morning and evening to open a chief of deliberations, today a plainclothes of Xu Fengyen obediently participate in the audience, did not sit in the main seat, the flow of the state of the position of the special driver is still vacant, Xu Fengyen sat in this position, the rest of the state of the important officials have been complete, these seats are not anyone can sit on. These seats are not for anyone to sit on, all of you here can no longer be young people who are still young, they are all officials who have received superior evaluation in the old three states of Youliangling, most of them are in their forties and fifties, although they are destined to be less sharp than young people, but they are familiar with their respective government affairs, and the old horse driving can first ensure that the new Liujiu state, which has been created from the grass, will not have any major mistakes. These seven or eight officials in the fourth and fifth grade guys, no one has seen the young feudal king before, this is no wonder they are not well informed, after all, before promotion rank is not high, and are civil officials, in the past where there is an opportunity to enter the Qingliang mountain royal residence to see the great general Xu Snapdragon and the son of his highness Xu Fengyen, in this news blocking and for the honored one to keep his name secret in this world, the common people in Beilang, I’m afraid that the vast majority of the people do not know the new king of liang name. What is his name? Beiliang really called women and children know and can report the name of the character, this decade, Xu Snapdragon needless to say, after Chen Zhi Bao and Chu Lushan similar, Yuan Zuozong’s reputation can be Yan Wenluan Zhong Hongwu and other veteran generals, in addition to this, it will be the turn of the talent of the northern Liang Wei Xiong, as well as the newest daughter-in-law of the Xu family into the Liang Wang Chudong. Xu Fengyen looked at those puffy eyes but hard to hold on to the officials sitting in the chair, the natural energy of age, Liuzhou heavy affairs, but also in the eyes of Yang Guangdou such an old fox as an official, coupled with the entire Beiliang officialdom are staring at this side of the old guys really get up earlier than the chicken sleep later than the dog. Xu Fengyen listened to each person’s slightly trembling report, did not make any comments on their political affairs, but joked: “Most of you have been tired all night, do not treat your buttocks, relax and sit well, how to be comfortable how to come, boldly leaning against the back of the chair is. Our Northern Liang is not the same as the officialdom in Liyang, there is no such thing as having to have half of your buttocks fall out of the chair when you are facing a superior.”

Yang Guangdou took the lead and kicked his boots, simply sat cross-legged on the chair and laughed: “This official was pulled by the king for the whole night, and his two old legs are sore.”

Anyway, there is the Lord Assassin made the bird out of the forest, the rest of the officials suddenly relaxed a lot, although not yet dare to be as indulgent as Yang Guangdou, but also dared to put the buttocks solidly affixed to the surface of the chair, there are a few coincidentally back against the chair to breathe a long sigh of relief. Xu Feng Nian smiled, continued: “In the past, Liu Yuan Ji, Tie Shan and this group of old generals went to Qingliang Mountain to pay their respects, the situation of their meeting with Xu Snapdragon, you have not seen it, especially when they sparred for wine, it was no different from the city’s rascals, this king also feels that there is nothing wrong with this. In the future, I will often come to Qingcang City to visit, so don’t be so formal. By the way, Liu Dianxue, this king here to give you a fight ah, more than a thousand monks into the flow of the state, need to be placed through your hands, this matter is a great responsibility, but temporarily set up the ceremony room side of the people are like a stepmother, which guy is you crowded out near the toilet of the place? Speak up, this king will help you scold him a few times.”

Liu Zhen, who was engaged in Liuzhou’s canonical studies, froze for a moment, his eyes subconsciously glancing across the room at his two colleagues, but he didn’t dare to make a sound. In Liuzhou, he this canonical school engaged in almost the same as the virtual title, and not a few real power, who is unfortunate to follow him, that is really down on his luck. Completely unable to be compared with the rule of the middle engaged in Gong Cao engaged in these hands holding the power of the authority of the red man, of course, the competition for the territory will not be able to compete with them, so far he has not been able to find should be with his partner to dispose of a state of the academic government of the persuasion engaged in, there is no way, who would be happy to hold the book of the sages to go with the displaced people to deal with? Liu Zhen glanced at the two officials, immediately fidgety, in front of the young feudal lord who seems to be gentle to anyone, that is said to pack Zhong Hongwu to pack off the Lord of Beiliang, even Yan Wenluan this group of border army big brother were tamed, Beiliang army restructuring, from beginning to end are smooth, and when Xu Beihao jumped seven or eight levels to serve as the assassin of the Lingshou State, captured the strategic make the adults of the Li Gongde refused to move the nest seat, and more directly is to make a positive and two of them, and the two of them, the two of them, are not the only ones, but they are the only ones. He was directly escorted by the three Lingshu generals, who would dare to say no? Who dares to say no? If you are stared at by such a profound prince, it is doubtful whether you can get out of Liuzhou alive.

Xu Fengnian smiled and said: ”Wang Bingcao, Huang DuJun, the two adults have sweated a lot ah, this day has not yet come out, and you feel hot? If you’re not feeling well, and you’re not used to the water and soil of Liuzhou, and you want to take a leave of absence while I’m at the assassin’s mansion, you don’t need the nod of the assassin, the king will allow it. I heard that the two of you are in-laws, back to Lingzhou have a companion, but not afraid of lonely road.”

Bing Cao Engaged Wang Xiucheng and Du Guan Engaged Huang Yucheng immediately sweated like rain, leaving their chairs and kneeling heavily on the ground. Yang Guangdou, who was sitting cross-legged, watched the scene with a smile, neither snowed in to help the two subordinates plead before the king, nor did he fall on his sword to say bad things about them. Xu Fengyen collected his smile, rested one elbow on the edge of his chair, and blandly said, “One of you is in charge of dispatching the troops stationed in Liuzhou, and one of you is in charge of supervising the hundred officials in the state, both of you are first-rate important positions in Liuzhou. The two of you together, not counting the calligraphy and painting treasures, give Li Gongde silver has 68,000 taels, which begged for a letter of recommendation, but the king then turned over your resume, but also checked your past performance, can be point, which agreed to come down, how, too distressed about the silver, so anxious to be in the flow of the state to scavenge the land? The two adults also do not know a little later to start? It seems to be that the official’s skill is not enough to be pure ah. Wang Xiuqing, your recommended Fufeng county lieutenant Yu Wanqing and Wenhui county magistrate Li Zhaoshou, as well as your Huang Yucheng promoted Wu Xiaoxian Hong Boshu two people, a total of six thousand taels of silver, the king did not say wrong?”

Xu Fengyen’s fingers gently tapped on the edge of the chair, the chair material is top quality yellow pear wood, it is a valuable object left behind by the old owner of Qingcang City, which makes people look at it and covet it. Xu Fengyen did not speak, the taller Wang Xiuqing who did not look like a civil official but rather like a martial artist hesitated, about to speak, his in-law Huang Yucheng secretly tugged on his sleeve, in the end neither of the two negligent new nobles of Liushu defended themselves with half a sentence. Xu Fengyen saw a burly military general walking into the courtyard, standing outside the door by his sword, it was the Lieutenant of Qingcang military town of Liuzhou, Wei Shi Lime, together with the leading Lieutenant of Lin Rumor military town, he was from Longxiang army. Xu Fengyen stood up and then said, “This king once told assassin Yang that he would be in charge of all the governmental affairs in Liuzhou, so if you have anything to say, you can say it to the assassin.”

Xu Fengyen walked out of the house, followed by Wei Shi Lime and a team of tough escorts out of the city, to meet Chen Xiliang at a place forty miles outside the city. Inside the house, a long time to drop a needle can be heard, Yang Guangdou coughed, put his feet down, stepped on the pair of official boots that just sent from the Lingzhou Witch Hazel Weaving Bureau side, said: “Wang Taoyuan Huang Taoyuan, all get up, the law is no more than a human being, the flow of the state of the state of the hundred of waste and waiting to be rebuilt, such a big mess, this official temporarily really can not find not to delay the great cause of the Northern Liang available talent, you even if it is to pay the price of merit, later if to make a merit, this is a good thing, I will be able to find a good person. If you can make some achievements in the future, I will help you to talk to the king again. But the king is in Qingcang this period of time, you still don’t show up.”

Wang Xiuzheng stood up, his face heavy. Huang Yucheng stood up shakily, wiped the sweat from his forehead, as if he had lost his life, even if the Lord Assassin gave them room to maneuver, but in the mind of the King has fallen into a bad impression, really think that it is able to make up for his mistakes? Huang Yucheng is not so naive, but ultimately grateful to Yang Guangdou’s appeasement, deeply bowed, stooped and bowed his head, when the corner of the eye glimpsed in-laws Wang Xiucheng still stupidly straight back, but also not good to add fuel to the fire, had to pretend not to see. Yang Guangdou smiled at a face of defiance of the military engaged, not angry, put on boots and stepped on the ground, laughed: “Wang Taoshi, is not think this is this official is singing white face red face with the king to come?”

The fierce nature of Wang Xiuqing is indeed so think, but did not expect the assassination of the Lord will be so blunt, the bottom of the heart is also some dismay, gloomy face faded a few points.

Yang Guangdu waved his hand and laughed: “That you also look down on this official, more underestimate the king, this official does not have the ability of the king, can not find out how much silver you send out, but also can not find out how much silver you bribed, in fact, in this room, everyone knows, Liuzhou is a barbaric place, where the official is a hard job, but the oil and water is less, to be able to put the ass in the house in the yellow pearwood Chair, this official rank is a real rank, even the court has recognized, we are everyone received the Ministry of the capital documents. This official, busy, a lot of things can be simple to think about not complicated to think, Yu Wanqing, Li Zhaoshou, Wu Xiaoxian and Hong Broken Shu these four people, this official more or less have heard of the point, with the two adults about the same, the family background is not thick, are the pot of iron only to get through the doorway, it is not easy to become an official.”

Words here, Yang Guangdou rubbed his chin, couldn’t help but say: “four people in the Li Zhaoshou, this official is most familiar with, a month ago also talked to him, this person is indeed full of learning, funny thing is, at that time, the weaving bureau only sent the official clothes, boots and what have not yet been sent, this kid is wearing a brand-new robe, hitched to a pair of worn out shoes, chatting with the official, and from time to time, to touch the Chest that piece of soft feel of the official patch, as touching the face of a handsome little lady like, see him happy. This official thought at that time, put Lingzhou creamy land under the county chief not to do, ran to Liuzhou as a magistrate, promoted the official but broke the fortune, such a figure, is after all a real scholar, the heart, finally still have the bones of the scholar.”

Yang Guangdou looked at Wang Xiuzheng, laughed softly: “know what you think in your heart, is nothing more than the old man to help people want an official, that is the first to look at their character and knowledge, the old man more silver in the money bag, but also to the north of the Liang discovery of talent, the best of both worlds, why do you north of the king of the Liang hold on to not let go? Wang Xiuzheng, is not so think?”

Wang Xiuzheng also honest and hard, said in a deep voice: “Not bad!”

Yang Guangdou shook his head and said: “Wrong, you or even this official of the third grade of the flow of the state assassins also, do people do things, that are not able to escape from their positions do not seek their own faults, for example, like the official hand available to the people are not much, everything is overstretched, you according to the law should have been removed from the official hat, rolled cover roll back to the lingzhou. But also have to help you wipe your ass, this is my Yang Guangdou only for the flow of the state of a state to consider the gains and losses. But if every military officer on the Beiliang Road is like you two adults, do not have to follow the rules, over time, mud and sand, this Beiliang officialdom will be completely chaotic. So that the law that this official said earlier is no more than humane, not all right, humane must speak, but humane this thing speak more, never a long-term plan. Lingshou officialdom’s previous experience, you a group of in there ten or twenty years failed to get ahead of the poor guy, must be more than this official know, you ask yourself, Liuzhou will not become the second Lingshou? This moment is about to go to war, we these even waving the flag do not have to go to do the officials, do not let the king so early to worry about this, when the time to destroy the North Mang, all of you here are close to the water, everyone to go to the North Mang to fish an assassin to get over the addiction, and then greedy for some silver, this official does not believe it, the king of the North Liang will still be with us to catty?!”

Wang Xiuzheng grinned.

Many of the officials here also couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Liu Zhen laughed playfully, “Then we, these old bones, must live for a few more years, or else the official hat will be bigger and bigger, and there will be nothing for us.”

Yang Guangdou reached out and pointed to the room in charge of Liuzhou money and grain book and also the youngest official, “Qin Tianxia, your kid is only in his early forties, you are the most advantageous, turn back to the quarterly salary is paid down, invite us to rub a meal.”

The man scratched his head and said with a bitter face, “It’s not that I can’t afford to give up this salary, it’s just that there’s a lion’s roar in my family, and if I don’t send my salary back to Youzhou, she’ll definitely think that I’m picking wildflowers in Liuju, and then I’ll have to pick her up, Sir Assassin, you should let Sir Zhou, the one who is the most well off amongst us, treat us to a meal, he doesn’t care about that salary. salary.”

An obese middle-aged official cursed, “Qin Tianxia, let your mother’s ass go! Yesterday, you told me that you had secretly saved more than forty taels of wine spending money!”

The hall roared with laughter and joy.

When Xu Fengyen saw Chen Xiliang, he almost did not recognize him.

This originally weak and scholarly looking chancellor had dark skin and lost more than ten pounds.