"I see, we are indeed neighbors." After thinking for a moment, Liu Yan, whose pseudonym was Huang Yan, twisted his beard and laughed. "Although Yingtao and Xiangguo belong to two counties, they are adjacent to each other. It is also our fate! However, you

It is enviable to be in the same position as me at such a young age..."

Then Li Jin quickly became more humble.

And just when the two of them reluctantly exchanged names and were about to continue talking, in a moment, an old man, supported by a young man, led a dozen or so powerful people from the back hall.

Zhong welcomed him out.

Needless to say, the leader was naturally Wei Song, and there were so many well-dressed people around him. Liu Yan could almost guess at a glance that they were probably local aristocratic, powerful, and wealthy families... It seemed that Wei Song was indeed here.

Seeing guests is not a deliberate act of neglect.

"I heard that the new local governor Xiang Guo has arrived. I am really disappointed to welcome you from afar." Wei Song immediately handed over his hands to apologize as soon as he went out. "We are really busy here. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"How did you come so fast, Chief Xiang?" Someone asked curiously, and it seemed that he was also the leader of a local clan. "It also caught us off guard... Oh, I am Li, the leader of the Li clan of the Zhao Kingdom..."

"Since we are the new Governor of the State of Xiang, we are not outsiders. Why don't we come in and discuss things together." Another person shouted in a hurry, which seemed a bit rude. "You must make up your mind before the prince returns to the army!"

However, since Liu Yan came for a private visit in private, why would he care about the powerful behavior of these noble families? He was eager to take the opportunity to see the true attitude of these people towards Gongsun Xun.

As a result, the "County Magistrate Huang Yanhuang" greeted everyone, and then, with the support of his son, he followed everyone into the back hall and sat down calmly. Even Li Jin, the Ying Tao Chief of Julu County, also got the honor.

He went in and occupied a high-backed imperial chair to listen... It's just that no one of these powerful people in Zhao paid attention to him.

"What are you talking about?" After a few words of greetings, 'County Magistrate Huang' asked curiously. "I probably know the prince, but it refers to the Handan Order, the Wurutinghou Gongsun County Lord, but why does he need to return?"

The army was decided before? How can Gongsun County Lord, a county magistrate, want to 'return to the army' again?"

"Well... it's actually easy to say." Wei Song reluctantly explained. "Didn't the Taihang bandits happen in Xiangguo recently? The Prime Minister of the country was so angry that he appointed Lord Gongsun to clean up the Taihang bandits. In fact, the country's

The situation inside the country is not bad...right?"

The powerful clan leaders of Zhao State immediately nodded and expressed their stance.

"The Handan side was originally wiped out by the Suppression and Control Bureau. The Taihang bandits in the Xiang Kingdom were also cleaned up because of the incident of sending the leader of the Xiang Kingdom to secretly liaise with the bandits. Later, most of them were lured to surrender due to lack of food. Only

The Taihang Mountain section in the northernmost part of Duzhao Kingdom and the southernmost part of Changshan Kingdom, commonly known as Black Mountain and Purple Mountain, has gathered a large wave of bandits. It was originally difficult to sweep away, but recently a bandit leader took the initiative to surrender, and many people tried to persuade him to surrender... So

, so..." Wei Song couldn't continue for a while.

"So the Commander of Handan in the southernmost part of the Zhao Kingdom led his troops to the Changshan Kingdom in the north to suppress the bandits?" Even though 'County Magistrate Huang' had been mentally prepared, he was speechless for a moment.

"Suppressing bandits is a good thing after all!" Wei Song tried his best to emphasize. "Chief Xiang, don't worry!"

County Magistrate Huang looked at the leaders of the famous Zhao clan who were nodding around, and was completely speechless.

"Then what is the matter that you are discussing?" After a pause, 'Magistrate Huang' finally calmed down and asked. "What needs to be discussed before he returns to the army? Could it be the matter of the front school?"

"That's not true," Wei Song said with a helpless smile. "Actually, I also want to see the kind of public school students that Wuyouhou mentioned. Not to mention that the master of the country, Han Gong, has also promised to join the school as a teacher, and the king is willing to provide financial support for the students.

...This matter has been agreed upon, and we will just wait until school starts in the autumn. As for what Mr. Zhang just said, it is... hard to talk about it."

"What's so unspeakable about this?" The person who had spoken just now, the former county magistrate Zhang Shu, immediately jumped into the case. "If you ask me, this matter is feasible!"

"I also think it's feasible, but the current situation seems to be beyond what we discussed before..." Another person said hurriedly. "It only needs one person, and if there is only one person, and the Wei family does not participate in this matter, our Handan family will naturally be the highest.

And the most suitable person.”

"That's enough, Mr. Handan!" Someone else simply shouted. "We know that Zhendu poured a basin of dirty water on you Handan family before he died. You are worried, but the king even accepted the bandit who had assassinated him that day.

He came down and said frankly that he has no doubts about employing people, let alone your family? Let me tell you, it’s still from our Wang family..."

"Then what the three princes, Lu Gong and Zhang Gong said are not selfish?" The man from the Handan family immediately refuted. "Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. This time the princes return to the army, the Taihang Mountains will be cleaned up.

Once it is clean, the first thing is considered to be done. The next step is to clean up the fields during the autumn harvest, and then take advantage of the opportunity to promote filial piety and integrity and build a public school... Are you so anxious not because you want to marry the monarch and try your best to make your own children

Are you more sure of getting this Xiaolian? With all due respect, since there is only one person, it will be difficult for the three of you to participate in this matter."

There was a sudden silence in the room, and the man named Zhang Gong shook his head and sighed: "Do you really have to send one person away?"

"Everyone," even though 'County Magistrate Huang' asked himself to be smart and clear, he was confused and confused at this time, so he couldn't help but ask, "What on earth is going on?"

There was silence in the room again. After a long time, someone finally told the truth: "Since County Magistrate Huang is going to share the joys and sorrows with us, it doesn't hurt to tell you... In fact, it is Handan Ling Wuyouhou who is in charge of the country.

The common people are all impressed by the powerful and powerful families, but he behaves in a ruthless manner. Although you are impressed, you are also a little afraid, so you have the idea of ​​​​getting married to him. What you just discussed is a discussion among the famous families in the country.

Which girl should I give to Wu Wuhou as my concubine?"

‘County Magistrate Huang’ twirled his beard and was dumbfounded for a moment. His son was also stunned and speechless for a moment. Even the honest man who had been listening carefully, Magistrate Li next door also had his mouth wide open.

This group of people are fighting over love, and what they are fighting over is giving their own girls to others as concubines?!

Of course, the well-informed ‘County Magistrate Huang’ reacted quickly... In fact, this is nothing!

On the one hand, given their birth status, it seems that the children of these people can only be sent as concubines; on the other hand, it is common for local large families to form closer alliances with powerful rulers through marriage...

In fact, not only did 'County Magistrate Huang' recover, but County Magistrate Li over there also recovered. The latter even secretly took a big peach from the high-leg table while no one was paying attention, and then buried his head.

Started chewing.

However, back to the topic, "County Magistrate Huang" has confirmed one thing, that is, no matter whether this Gongsun Xun has acted out of line or whether he has acted cruelly... at least, the local famous

All the big families recognized his governance level.

Lu Ziqian really gave himself a problem!

However……

"However," 'County Magistrate Huang' came back to his senses and continued to ask. "If there is a marriage, why can only one person be offered, and why do you want to get there before Lord Gongsun comes back?"

"This is going to talk about something that happened recently." Someone sighed. "Just when the monarch was leaving to recruit the bandits to the north, his wife happened to come over from her hometown in Liaodi with his family members...

"

"But the daughter of the Marquis?" "County Magistrate Huang" immediately realized. "I understand, since Mrs. Zhao has arrived, it is best to send someone to Mrs. Zhao while she is away to let her make up her mind.

Husbands and wives in the province are not harmonious over this matter..."

"That's exactly the truth."

"But why can we only give away one person?" 'County Magistrate Huang' couldn't help but asked with a smile. "Is it possible that Mrs. Zhao is jealous and has made it clear to you that she can only take one person? Or is Wuyouhou already a concubine?

Extremely many?”

The room suddenly became quiet again. After a long time, someone smiled bitterly and said: "It's not because of Mrs. Zhao, nor is it because there are so many Wuyouhou concubines... This time Mrs. Zhao only brought one Wuyouhou concubine here.

.However, does Governor Xiang know that Zhao Ping, the doctor in charge of our country, is the nephew of Huangmen Supervisor Zhao Chang?"

'County Magistrate Huang' shook his head slightly. He really didn't know, but he also reacted: "Since he is the nephew of Zhao Chang's clan, he is also the nephew of the Marquis clan... naturally he is a brother of Mrs. Zhao's clan?"

"Of course," Wei Song, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke. "Zhao Ping usually does a lot of wrongdoing in the country, but after Wu Wuhou came, he was like a donkey seeing a tiger, and there was no movement at all. And Mrs. Zhao

Now that he is here and Wujihou is not here, he naturally wants to show his courtesy and seek relatives... We don't know whether the relatives have met him, but he has brought back another message."

"What's the message?" 'County Magistrate Huang' had already noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere.

"Does Chief Xiang know that Zhao Ping once lived in Luozhong for a long time?" Wei Song stared at the other party and asked seriously.

"How does this old man know?" 'County Magistrate Huang' saw that the other person's eyes were wrong, and he knew that he might have acted too boldly, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when this person saw through some clues.

"Does Chief Xiang know Cao Jie?" Wei Song still stared at him and asked.

"I recognize them, but they don't recognize me!" 'County Magistrate Huang', who is also the governor of Jizhou, Liu Yan, pinched his beard and smiled. He was almost certain that Wei Song should have come from his own ambition that could not be concealed.

He felt proud that something was wrong with his identity, but Liu Junlang was confident after all, so he didn't care too much. "Isn't this the case with Duke Wei? Although this man is an eunuch, he is indeed the prime minister among eunuchs.

He has been in power for more than ten years and everyone in the world knows it!"

Wei Song also shook his head and laughed when he heard this, and then explained calmly: "When Zhao Ping heard about Mrs. Zhao's arrival, he went out of the city thirty miles to meet her and recognize her. Although he was driven back, he was still very excited, and couldn't help but tell his surroundings that he

The clan sister is Wu Wuhou’s wife, but the granddaughter of Cao Jie’s close relative is just a concubine of Wu Wuhou... Chief Xiang, tell me, among these famous clans in our country, who dares to send a bunch of gifts to Wu Wuhou?

How can a woman compete with her granddaughter who is in power?"

Liu Yan almost pulled his beard off... Lu Ziqian is such a good teacher!

"Cough!" At this time, the loyal and honest County Magistrate Li also spit out a peach stone stuck in his throat.

————I swallowed the dividing line of each peach pit————

"In the past, when Taizu of this dynasty was the magistrate of Handan, Liu Yan moved to be the governor of Jizhou. He drove a donkey cart to Handan with his son Fan in disguise. He wanted to visit and asked to stay in the Wei family garden. The Wei family pine in the Zhao state was the prime minister of the Lu state.

Ye, who is good at looking at people and knows what he is doing, talks about Taizu's achievements. Yan heard this and remained silent. At night, he was tossing and unable to sleep. When Fan asked him why, Yan got up and stroked his son's back and said: '
Chapter completed!