At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 14
"Hey, it seems that a big customer has come to the door. It seems that Uncle Han is lucky today!"

Gao Bufan hurriedly stepped aside, the potbellied guy looked like he was dressed like a cook, he walked up to him slowly, first glanced at Gao Bufan sideways, then looked into the wooden barrel with his head, and immediately said with joy: " Great, there are such big live grass carp and river carp, hey, that... I want them all, and these two bastards and tortoises, all packed!"

Han Mancang was overjoyed, rubbed his hands and said with a silly smile, "All...one hundred Wen is enough, and the dead ones are free."

Unexpectedly, the fat cook rolled his eyes and said disdainfully: "My dog ​​won't even eat dead fish, let alone our adults." After speaking, he bent down to pick up those white-bellied river fish from the barrel and threw them away. on the ground.

Gao Bufan teased: "Actually, these fish have just died, and they are quite fresh. Your dog and adults are really particular about it."

The fat cook's IQ seems to be not online, and he didn't even hear the teasing, and said proudly: "That is, my lord is the young minister of the Taipusi, a dignified fourth-rank official, how could he eat dead fish, boy, you are taking advantage of it, pick it up!" Go back to Da Yazhai." After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked away with a flick of his sleeves. After walking a few steps, he turned back to Han Mancang and said, "What are you doing in a daze? Send the fish to the house. Is it impossible for me to carry it away by myself? to make?"

"Oh!" Han Mancang came back to his senses, and hurriedly picked up the bucket to follow. Gao Bufan's eyes flashed, and he followed from a distance, intending to see where this "Bi Mawen" from Luoyang, the eastern capital, lived. where.

The fat cook walked very slowly, staggering for nearly half a stick of incense, and came to the back door of the county government office, and then led Han Mancang straight in. Gao Bufan guessed immediately when he saw this, it seemed that In order to flatter Yu Wenhuaji, County Magistrate Zhou actually let him live in the county government office.

But it's not surprising, County Magistrate Zhou is a guy who is good at speculation, not to mention giving up the house to Yu Wenhuaji to live in, even if he sends his little wife to Yu Wenhuaji's bed, he must be happy.

Speaking of which, Feiying Racecourse can be regarded as a big taxpayer in Yu County. Gao Kaishan, the owner of the farm, has always been a guest of Zhou County Magistrate. The terrain layout is quite familiar.

On the north side of the county government office, there is an underground canal that leads directly to the pond in the backyard. It was dug specifically to bring running water into the pond. Know the existence of the culvert.Gao Bufan once followed his father Gao Kaishan to the county government office to celebrate the birthday of the county magistrate Zhou, and accidentally discovered this underground canal leading to running water. Out of curiosity, he sneaked into it once, and finally found that this underground canal was actually connected to the moat. .

Since Yu Wenhua and this birdman live in the county government office, it will be easy to handle. Gao Bufan plans to find an opportunity to sneak in at night to find out the truth. , so as not to suffer from boredom in time.

Gao Bufan made up his mind and turned around to leave. He bought some meat buns and pies on the street and returned to the horse market.

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It is said that although the county is small in scale, it is the hometown of Gao Huan, Emperor Wu of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Most of the people here have the surname Gao, and they all claim to be descendants of the Northern Qi royal family. However, if you really look into it, most of them are fakes. .

Of course, Gao Shilian is not a counterfeit, he is a serious Northern Qi clan, his father Gao Mai is the Northern Qi Shangshu Zuo Pushe, named King Le'an, and his grandfather Gao Yue is directly the cousin of Northern Qi Shenwu Emperor Gao Huan, Feng Qinghe King.

Therefore, Gao Shilian’s family background is still very forgiving. Unfortunately, the Northern Qi Dynasty was destroyed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Yang Jian, who was highly valued, was appointed as the governor of Taozhou, but later he was convicted and dismissed from office, and died in depression. As a result, the Gao clan in Ji County declined even more, and it was even more unbearable when Gao Shilian was born. Now there is only a small official who is as big as a sesame mung bean——Ji Reiro.

What is Jireiro?
Zhi Lilang is a minor official of the ninth grade under the Taichang Temple. His main duty is to maintain order at the sacrifices and court meetings.

Because of this, Gao Shilian's elder sister, the Gao family, was willing to marry Changsun Sheng, a man nearly 20 years older than her, as a continuation. .

Fortunately, Gao Shilian's elder sister was able to live up to expectations, and gave birth to a son and a daughter for Changsun Sheng, namely Changsun Wuji and Changsun Wugou, and both brothers and sisters are outstanding, and are deeply loved by Changsun Sheng.

Closer to home, let’s say that Changsun Sheng, Gao Shilian and his party abandoned their boats and went ashore yesterday, and walked into the county seat of Xing County, where they lived in the ancestral house of Gao Shilian’s family. , They all came to visit early in the morning.

Originally, Changsun was a powerful family in Luoyang, and Changsun Sheng himself was General You Xiaowei, a proper figure in power in the court, and not everyone could see it, but the purpose of Changsun Sheng's return to Yin County this time was to In order to lay a solid foundation for his son, Changsun Wuji, he would not refuse anyone who came, and he also specially asked Changsun Wuji to attend and sit with him, so that he could get acquainted in front of everyone.

The county magistrate of Yin County was named Zhou Shichang, and he was very good at speculative business. Naturally, he would not let go of the opportunity to hug Chang Sun Sheng's thigh, so he also came to visit him early in the morning, but Chang Sun Sheng did not give priority to meeting this young man. Instead, the county magistrate hung him in the side hall for a long time, and after meeting the local representatives of the Gao clan, he called County Magistrate Zhou to the living room to meet him.

Although County Magistrate Zhou was left alone for a long time, he was not dissatisfied in the slightest, and he did not dare to have any. After all, his little seventh-rank county magistrate was not enough to look down upon in front of Changsun Sheng.

"I have seen General Changsun, but I don't know that General Sun is coming to this county. I am not far away to welcome you." Magistrate Zhou flatteringly bowed to Changsun Sheng, then nodded to Gao Shilian, and finally his eyes fell on Changsun. On Wuji's body, his eyes lit up and said: "This must be Mr. Wuji. I have heard that Mr. Wuji is smart, studious, and talented. Now that I see him, he is indeed a talent."

County Magistrate Zhou is worthy of being an old-timer in the officialdom, he grasped the key point at once, and praised Changsun Wuji all the time when he caught Changsun Wuji. With spirit, red lips and white teeth, sitting posture, decent conversation, gentle temperament, it seems that he comes from a rich family.

Changsun Sheng smiled and said: "Master Zhou is absurd, sit down!"

County Magistrate Zhou accompanied him and said cautiously: "I don't dare, Xiaxian took the liberty to come to visit this time, and I purposely pleaded guilty to General Changsun."

Changsun Sheng and Gao Shilian looked at each other, and asked calmly, "Why did Mr. Zhou say that?"

County Magistrate Zhou sighed and said, "I heard that General Changsun's ship was attacked yesterday by a group of robbers in Gaojibo. Although most of Gaojibo is under the jurisdiction of Zhangnan County, there are also a small part of it under the jurisdiction of this county. Your Majesty, this county has such thieves out, and even attacked General Changsun, the officials are deeply terrified, so I have come here to plead guilty to General Changsun."

Changsun Wuji couldn't help but secretly scolded the old fox. The surname Zhou kept pleading guilty, but in fact he shifted the responsibility to Zhangnan County. How shameless!

Changsun Sheng frowned, and asked, "Who is that bandit leader Zhang Jincheng?"

County Magistrate Zhou immediately said: "This thief is originally from Qixian County. He has some martial arts skills. He is usually brave and ruthless. He has made friends with people of three religions and nine schools. Since Wang Bo from Zouping County in Qi County rebelled in Changbai Mountain, this thief also borrowed money from him. They gathered a group of desperadoes by chance and fled into Gaojibo to become thieves, specializing in robbing houses and doing all sorts of evil."

Gao Shilian couldn't help asking: "In this case, why not destroy it, but let it be a disaster. As a county parent official, Mr. Zhou is suspected of negligence."

County Magistrate Zhou immediately complained: "Master Gao doesn't know something. Gaojibo is located at the junction of several counties, and the area under its jurisdiction is vague. Moreover, Gaojibo is a vast area of ​​hundreds of miles. Most of them are swamps and lakes, and the reeds are overgrown. The strong thieves hide Among them, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. It's not that the county has never sent people to encircle and suppress them, but they are exhausted every time, and finally return without success. Moreover, there are no soldiers in the county, and only three classes of government officials and Minzhuang are no match for the robbers. Unless the imperial court dispatches troops, it will be difficult to accomplish anything."

Although Changsun Sheng understood that the county magistrate Zhou was suspected of pushing the blame, he also knew that it was the truth. He himself entered Gaojibo yesterday and knew the terrain inside. Without a regular army of more than a thousand people, it would be difficult to destroy the inside The thieves, it seems that when I return to the Eastern Capital, I have to report to the Emperor Ming to send troops to encircle and suppress this group of thieves.

"Master Zhou, please be careful, this general is not here to accuse you of crimes, but later you have to write a report explaining the situation of the thieves in this county one by one. I will report to you when the general returns to Dongdu. Your majesty." Changsun Cheng said in a deep voice.

Magistrate Zhou heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and quickly said: "It should be so!"

Changsun Sheng nodded: "Master Zhou, sit down, come and serve tea to Master Zhou!"

County magistrate Zhou thanked him, and then carefully put half of his buttocks on the chair, secretly glad that he had successfully survived the catastrophe.

"I heard that the eunuch Shaoqing Yu Wenhuaji is also here?" Chang Sun Sheng asked casually.

County magistrate Zhou couldn't help but raise his heart again, and explained cautiously: "Lord Yuwen is indeed visiting the racecourse in this county recently, but he drank too much wine last night, so he probably hasn't got up yet."

Changsun Cheng heard the words softly, but didn't say anything else. The relationship between Yuwen's family and Changsun's family is very ordinary. Well water does not interfere with river water, and they are not even close in terms of strength. price to find him.

At this time, Changsun Wuji couldn't help asking: "Lord Zhou, Wuji has something to ask."

County magistrate Zhou hurriedly said: "Don't dare to do it, please tell me, Master Wuji, the next official will know everything and say everything!"

"Is there any son in your county named Gao Bufan? He is taller than me and about the same age as me!" Zhang Wusun Wuji stood up and gestured.

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