Delong

In the early morning of summer, the mist on the river was lingering, and the corridor of the public house at Sikouguan Ferry was here. Before the three groups of people and horses were about to separate, plus many leaders and officials here in the east, they were eating under the corridor as a routine.

Besides, eating under the corridors of public houses is a system inherited from the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is very common in the army and in the yamen of the Eastern Capital. It is regarded as the basic benefit of being an official and a soldier. The reason why Dugong Niu was beheaded by Zhang Longtou was because that guy had withheld Fu Longwei's porch meal when he was in Dongdu, and was hated by people like Zhang Longtou and Wang Zhen.

The joke is naturally a joke, but it can also be seen that ordinary officials and civil servants attach great importance to the dining in the corridor.

As for the Chulong Gang, it is probably because a large number of Wei local officials and public facilities were preserved from the beginning, so this system was continued early and further deepened—because of Zhang Xing’s persistence and habits, all kinds of The chief officials and leaders followed suit, often participating in the corridor meals, and formed the habit of discussing politics before and after meals.

In fact, there is a saying in the Chulong Gang here, called Langxia Wuji, which means that if you say something that is difficult to say, dare not say, or has no chance to say on weekdays, you will get the understanding of your superiors and colleagues if you say it at this time. Those who are tall can also use this to blow the wind and observe the trend.

Turning back to the present, the atmosphere of the porch meal this morning was inexplicably tense.

Without him, Zhang Dalong scolded Chief Xu angrily last night. Although he excluded others, how big is the public housing area at the ferry?Zhang Longtou didn't deliberately cover it up, and he didn't seem to have the ability to cover it up with real energy, so some rumors spread, especially the core personnel around and those with advanced cultivation bases knew it well.

"Let me tell you the truth. There is a person here who is completely outrageous. If we don't deal with it, the great cause of destroying the Dragon Gang will be difficult."

Just when everyone was cautious, afraid of what would happen, Zhang Xing, the leader of the left wing sitting in the middle, suddenly put down the half-eaten pancake and opened his mouth. What he said made everyone stop in the corridor. meal.

Sitting under the corridors of the main hall on both sides of Zhang Xing were Wei Xuanding, Xiong Bonan, Chai Xiaohe, Bing Yuanzheng, Zheng Detao, Chen Bin, Cui Suchen, Xie Minghe, Yan Qing, Zhang Jinshu, Dou Lide, Xu Shiying, Lu Dayue, all of them The thirteen leaders had different reactions and expressions. They all turned to look at Zhang Xing who was talking, and their faces became tense.

On the opposite side of them and on both sides, many officials from the north and south, clerks, accompanying law guards, local rudder masters, and deputy rudder masters also looked up in surprise.However, after saying this, Chief Zhang didn't say anything more, just continued to eat with his head down, eating his own pancakes and drinking his own millet porridge openly, as if he didn't know what earth-shattering words he just said.

When this happened, the big leaders and leaders beside Zhang Xing almost instinctively looked at Xu Shiying. At this moment, the rest of the middle and lower ranks of the Dragon Clan who were present also looked at the big leader Xu suddenly.

Xu Shiying's face was not good-looking, and there was even obvious astonishment and panic.

The atmosphere was tense to the extreme.

After a long while, Xiong Bonan still came to ask seriously: "Longtou, who are you talking about?"
"Speaking in the corridor, you can't count it." Zhang Xing smiled while holding the millet porridge with only two mouthfuls left. "If anyone is to be dealt with, we must investigate clearly with our own eyes, prove the crime, and then deal with it..."

Xiong Bonan frowned slightly, and instinctively wanted to argue, but he didn't know where to start, especially since Xu Shiying was his brother-in-law. However, the other leaders around him also reacted at this time, quite a bit People are ready to ask, or have a discussion.

But at this moment, Zhang Xing finished the millet porridge in one gulp, and then gave a serious order: "From today onwards, the big leader Xu Shiying will accompany me, and he will not leave without my words."
This is almost roll call plus semi-house arrest.

And after saying this, Zhang Dalong got up directly: "I'm busy with business, everyone leave quickly, don't delay the business."

But he left without giving the rest of the people a chance to "talk in the corridor".

Looking at the leader's back, Lu Dayue, Zheng Detao and others, I don't know how many people turned pale with fright.

A small episode in the hallway has a huge impact.

It must be known that the summer is scorching, and Hebei is slightly safe, Zhang Xing, Wei Xuan

Ding and Xiong Bonan went south with the Hebei permanent team. Of course, they did not want to engage in any kind of connection or do some political preparation activities, but as the leader, the chief, and the big leader in charge of military discipline and gang regulations, they came out to make routine inspections of the local area. , the check works, and that's it.

However, the others, from Zhang Xing's subordinates who accompanied him to the people who greeted him, including the leader who took the ferry in the middle, seemed to have misunderstood it, as if they believed that Zhang Dalong was crossing the river this time to eliminate dissidents.Now that he is in charge of a county, Xu Shiying, whose actual status in the east border is only comparable to that of Li Shu and Bai Yousi, has been placed under house arrest since he came up, which seems to confirm this point even more.

Only many people think that Xu Dalang has always been powerful and capable, and he can be said to follow Zhang Longtou's step by step, but he still suffered this bad luck, which inevitably made many people terrified and even unbelievable.

Therefore, for a while, the entire east and west seven counties were in turmoil, and many leaders were communicating in series. Naturally, testing and observation were unavoidable.And soon, the relevant information was further confirmed - not only the many people who participated in the verandah eating confirmed the authenticity of the matter, but more importantly, Zhang Dalong headed westward and went straight to Puyang after entering Dongjun. Starting to check the accounts is to carefully check the taxation of this year's spring.

In Zhang Longtou's words, he wanted to investigate county by county, from spring tax to household registration to granting land to personnel affairs to criminal cases to commercial affairs, to find out whose Dongjun was Dongjun?
The words became more and more serious, and the direction became more and more obvious.

At the same time, Xu Shiying also accompanied him all the way, and failed to return to his old nests, Baima and Weinan, who were close at hand, honest and quiet like a quail.

However, after checking the accounts for two or three days, Puyang did not find too many moths. The reason could not be simpler. Puyang is Niu Da's territory. In the defeat of Chanyuan, more than half of its troops were lost, and all its military resources were lost. These people He Wuduo came from Puyang, including Guan Xu, the leader who was directly in charge of the place, who had just been released. The matter was already a mess, and everything you found was normal, and you couldn't find the person responsible.

So three days later, Zhang Dalongtou and his group declined Niu Da's request for escort, and only a few dozen people left Puyang, continued westward, and entered Weinan City. At this time, the atmosphere became more subtle and tense, because Weinan County Before Shiying's rebellion, the gate was located, and now the county magistrate here is still his father Xu Wei.

In other words, Zhang Sanqing entered Xu Da's lair, and then began to check various affairs, preparing to deal with Xu Da.

At this point, someone finally couldn't sit still.

"Why are you so restless?"
In the side courtyard of Jiyin Cangcheng, Zhang Daxuan and Zhang Shizhao, the senior protectors of the Dragon Gang, became obviously impatient. "You want to jump into such an obvious trap? I have to go to Cangcheng to count the spring tax! Get out of the way!" Li Shu smiled wryly for a while, but he stood at the gate of the courtyard and said, "Of course I know more It’s a trap, but Mr. Zhang, this trap is more or less a flaw that someone sells. If I move at this time, there is still a possibility, but if I don’t move, isn’t it also the result of bloodletting with a blunt knife?”

"What chance do you really think you have this time?" Zhang Shizhao became more and more speechless. "What's the use of the flaws in the moves? The body's true energy is hanging! And I've said it all, your real chance is at the back. His temper will definitely hit the wall, and he will hit it soon. At that time, you must have a Previously, opportunities similar to his in Lishan depend on whether you can grasp what you have to care about doing here?"

Li Shu responded seriously: "I really don't have a chance this time? Xu Shiying and I..."

"Who are you with?" Zhang Shizhao was dumbfounded. "Do you think Xu Shiying is on your side? Or think that he has been humiliated this time and has become angry, so he might get angry and go away with you just in case?"

Li Shu was stunned, obviously flustered: "Isn't it?"

"Who do you think Xu Dalang is?" Zhang Shizhao was completely helpless. "What do you think Xu Shiying is?!"
Li Shu was stunned for a moment.

"He is a son of lawlessness and power, a leader of the underworld, smooth, cruel, realistic, and utilitarian, but he is also born with talent, and he has hit a bit of luck!" Zhang Shizhao seemed to have a headache from anger. "To put it bluntly, he is a thief! A cunning thief! A murderous thief! A scoundrel thief! Although it is caused by the world, it must have developed some of his problems and temper. His reputation and morality are nothing in his eyes! You want to understand this It should be

I know that Zhang San used him as a trap this time, and he himself participated in it in all likelihood. "
"If you say that..." Li Shu's face turned pale. "If you say that, did Xu Shiying overthrow Zhang Xing when she came up?"
"Why doesn't he fall down?" Zhang Shizhao lost his temper, turned back to the courtyard, and asked while sitting under the shade of a tree in the courtyard. "Zhang Xing won the battle in Hebei. He has a strong army, a strong horse, and a strong heart. He is such a utilitarian cunning thief. Why should he bet with you? After the strength and weakness are distinguished, as long as Zhang Xing does not show cowardice, it is impossible for these tyrants to really follow you Even if Zhang Xingzhen beat them, they didn't dare to really turn against them. They are used to this in their bones. If you have such a leisurely mind, don't win the hearts of the people and the army in Jiyin, and don't unite those scholars who are naturally close to you, but also talk more about family background and morality. With the local officials, what are people like Xu Dalang thinking about?"

Li Shu was silent, and only sighed after a long while: "This is a conspiracy. I participated in it, so I took advantage of me and dealt with me openly. If I don't go, Xu Shiying will be alone, and Zhang Xing will really bring it to me." Liwei, and Xu Dalang, the local tyrants in the eastern border have to be honest after cleaning up. What I will do in the future, instead, I will be alone. The key to success or failure here is what you said, Mr. Zhang, these tyrants and cunning thieves are just like this. ! Mud cannot support the wall, seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, fear the strong and bully the weak!"
Zhang Shizhao shook his head and said sincerely: "They can fight, guard the land, have money, food, and people! A good leader should endure them when fighting, and suppress and divide them when not fighting! Don't forget, you deposed How did the Dragon Gang be established? Moreover, all powerful scholars are just talking about it in general, and it depends on the specific person in the end. Zhang Xing's method is wonderful because Xu Dalang himself has always been shameless and doesn't care about his face. Another way, what does it mean that Wang Shuyong simply doesn’t use it? It means that Zhang San is always paying attention to these people, and you can’t do it.”

Li Shu thought about it for a while, and was inexplicably surprised: "Mr. Zhang, you mean that Zhang Xing seems to be under the influence of someone?"
"Yes." Zhang Shizhao glanced at the other party, as if he had already seen through this person's mind. "Do you think that you are of high birth, have a high natural vision, and know what is a master and what is a minister? But this thing is out of experience. A person, especially a smart person, just doesn't know how to let him go. In the corresponding position, you will gradually have some thoughts and ideas, and you will have wings to attach you. The biggest problem is that you always want to take shortcuts and do whatever you want, and you don’t know where the problem is. It's been two years, and I haven't seen you run this place like an iron bucket."

Li Shu was restless, and asked again: "So, Mr. Zhang only said that at this time, what can we do?"

"I told you, you are afraid that you will doubt me again, and think that I am helping Zhang Xing to stabilize you." Zhang Shizhao obviously became impatient again. "If I were you, I would just go to Dongjun without hesitation, and help Zhang Xing suppress Xu Shiying. First, put on an air of selflessness to let everyone know that your behavior is clear; second, in turn, teach Xu Dalang a lesson so that Xu Shiying can be suppressed." He cares about eating but not beating; the third is to let that fellow Zhang Xing become negligent towards you."

Li Shu thought for a while, but didn't respond.

Zhang Shizhao was completely helpless: "Believe it or not, at this time there have been countless tyrants from the Eastern Realm who have expressed their loyalty and are going to deal with Xu Dalang for Zhang Xing... Let me go, don't delay me to settle the score."

As he said that, he walked past the other party directly.

Almost at the same time on the same day, in Weinan City, Dongjun County, Wang Shuyong, who had crossed the river together before and just got home for a few days of vacation, arrived early, but he was also pulling Zhang Xing to talk under the shade of a tree in a compound somewhere in the city .

"Brother Zhang, as the so-called son of a thousand gold, if you don't build a dangerous wall, how can you easily get to Weinan? What if someone jumps over the wall in a hurry, what will you do here?"

Zhang Xing laughed immediately: "Who jumped over the wall in a hurry? Xu Shiying? So what?"

"I've always known that third brother is a respectable person who follows the rules." Wang Wulang said earnestly, but he didn't answer the words directly. "But some people have always been dishonorable, I have been with him for many years as a neighbor, don't I know his methods?
Of course, I also know what the third brother is capable of, and I am not afraid of anyone, but in case there is always something dirty, I am in the south, so I will naturally come here, so that the third brother will not get his hands dirty. Could it be said that at this moment, rumors are full God, do you want me to pretend to be deaf and dumb?If it weren't for the third brother, I would just be a foreigner.

Huang Yi is just a local tyrant. "
Surrounded by cicadas buzzing, Zhang Xing was silent for a while, before finally nodding his head: "Wulang has a heart."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the person who was sitting cross-legged in the porch, it was Xu Dalang who was meticulously cultivating the immortal qi, the latter heard that the green python with zhenqi on his body remained motionless, as if he had fallen asleep.

"Third brother, look, this person is really dishonest." Wang Wulang went to see Xu Dalang together. After watching it, he seemed to witness something, and became more sincere.

PS: I'm really a little Calvin... I'm so sleepy... Good night everyone