234. Wu's banquet)(1/2)
Near Pingyang Prefecture City, Wang Qilin rode a horse to step on a hill and looked out at the city ahead.
I am finally a big city!
He has been to Yunzhou Prefecture and has seen the prosperity of Jiuzhou, but Pingyang Prefecture and Yunzhou Prefecture are completely different. There are many mountains here, so the city has to be built on the mountain. It does not build a city with a mountain like some mountain cities, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
It is a city alliance.
Pingyang Prefecture is among the mountains, and the city is a city of mountains, scattered into seven small cities.
The seven small towns correspond exactly to the seven stars in the sky, so each has the name of one star and the word "Zhen". Among them, Tianshu Town is the core of the seven towns, and the yamen, offices and other institutions are all in this town.
The seven towns are all built on the mountain, snuggling with each other and relying on each other. When one side is in trouble, all directions will support each other.
Naturally, there is no way to uniformly enclose such a scattered city wall. It only has intermittent sections of the city wall, but the city defense forces frequently patrol, and patrols with neat armor and sharp swords and guns are patrolling around the small city. In this peaceful era, no large armed forces can pose a threat to such a city.
In wartime, there will be no city walls that will make it easy to attack and difficult to defend the city. However, by the same token, you can't stand the enemy's capture and cannot defend it. The military strategists have always known that Pingyang Prefecture is not easy to defend, so although it is considered a fortress of transportation, few military strategists are willing to launch bloody battles here.
In addition, the name Wu Pingyang is not for nothing. Pingyang Mansion has a strong custom and brave sons. Regardless of whether men and women put down their swords, they are the people, and when they pick up swords, they are officers and soldiers. They are very good at fighting scattered battles and are familiar with the local mountain shape, so any army that dares to invade Pingyang Mansion will suffer a great loss.
When this dynasty overthrew the previous dynasty, the Wu family of Pingyang Prefecture took the initiative to rise up and join the rebel army, which led to the previous dynasty's loss. Otherwise, when Emperor Taizu captured the county, he planned to bypass Pingyang Prefecture.
The city defense forces are heavily guarded. The small city has no walls but not no defense facilities. They have a circle of moats on the outside, so if you want to enter the city, you still have to take one of the few roads in the same city.
Wang Qilin and his group entered the city, and officials and tax collectors came to check the crowd very strictly.
The official army's eyes were very poisonous. After seeing Luoluo's fish covering, he immediately pressed his waist knife and shouted: "What's going on with this girl? What is your identity? Take out the waist card quickly!"
This dynasty has been in peace for many years and encourages economic circulation, so it has issued a low-key brand to the people.
But there are still many villagers who do not have a badge, so they cannot walk around at will, otherwise they will be arrested as refugees.
Wang Qilin was about to take up a job at the post office, so he didn't have to go to the city with anonymity, so he took out the iron seal and handed it on it.
Seeing the official and tax collector's face turned aright and said, "Are you the Iron Weir from the Listen School?"
The captain of the official army pulled out his waist knife and put the official seal up, and the iron seal was immediately firmly attached to it. This is the way to prove the iron seal.
Seeing this, the group immediately knelt down and saluted. The captain of the official army knelt half-kneeled and said, "Mei Bazi, the patrol officer of the Beizhi City, has seen Lord Tiewei. Please forgive me for not being able to give the full tribute!"
Wang Qilin took back the Iron Wei Shi Seal and said, "You are kind to you, please come up. I am a new official and I am not familiar with Pingyang Mansion. I wonder if I can arrange for one person to take me to the post office in the city?"
Mei Bazi clasped her fists and said, "I would like to forgive my sins. My brothers and I have the responsibility to inspect the city defense and dare not escape. Therefore, I forgive my will and I will ask my elders to find someone else to lead the way."
This answer surprised Wang Qilin. His response just now was very polite, and Mei Bazi, a poor city patrol officer, was quite rude to him.
He is now the Iron Guard of a city of a mansion. Although his official rank and real power are not as good as the prefect, he is also one of the most senior officials in this city. However, the officer and soldier did not give him face and refused to even arrange a guide.
Xu Da immediately shouted angrily: "Bold, you are so arrogant!"
Mei Bazi saluted and said, "Please punish me! But the humble position is indeed..."
"Mr. Mei is so serious," Wang Qilin interrupted him with a smile. "Mr. Mei is responsible for his duties and deserves praise. It is because my official request is too unreasonable."
Mei Bazi saluted him again: "Sir Xie Hai Han, Lord Tie Wei, if there is no need for anything, I will continue to inspect the city defense."
Wang Qilin smiled and waved his hand, and Mei Bazi led the team away with a stern face.
Xu Da scratched his chin with a horse whip and said, "Master Qi, it seems that the opening of his mother's path makes sense. You are really not easy to mess around in this city. Even a small patrol captain won't sell you face."
Yu Mengmao said carefully: "Maybe he is doing his duty?"
Everyone looked at her, and she quickly added in a low voice: "What Master Qi said."
Wang Qilin raised his hand and gave her a brain breakdown, saying, "If he performed his duties conscientiously, he would arrange a subordinate or ask a commoner to help us lead the way, but he did not do so, which means he did not take me, the Iron Weir seriously."
Yu Mengmiao nodded suddenly, then comforted him and said, "It's okay, don't be sad."
My mother!
Wang Qilin was confused, why am I sad?
Yu Zhaomao said, "I'll go and ask for directions for you. I've been asking for information for the past two years. I've had experience in this area."
After saying that, she jumped like a big rabbit and really went to find someone to ask for directions.
The fish cover has the sweet and sweetness of the next sister. When she squints her eyes and smiles, her eyes will turn into crescent moons, making it even more cute, so she easily asked someone to find out the news.
This made her feel that she had made contributions, and she raised her chest and waved: "Come with me, I know how the inn has left."
Several men swallowed together. Wang Qilin was embarrassed to peek at the other people's reaction, but saw Ma Ming also peeking at him in embarrassment.
Chen Yi and Xu Da looked at it openly, these are two rhodium cesium beryllium.
Xie Hata shook his head and smiled: A group of scumbags, women are just a bunch of flesh and blood.
When she arrived at the gate of Tingtianjian Inn, even the fish cover began to swallow her saliva. She turned her head in difficulty and looked at Wang Qilin, unable to help but want to comfort him again.
The office is too ragged.
The location is remote and the building is simple. With a circle of mud walls, two rows of wing rooms and a two-story building, Wang Qilin was stunned to see the scene when he went to Fulong Township to report on the Qingming Festival.
"Life is a Tai Chi, we are back, Wuliang Tianzun." Xie Hama said with a bow.
Wang Qilin murmured: "I wish you would run away for half your life and still be a small seal when you return?"
Ba Meow was very happy. It jumped onto the horse's head, pressed the horse's head with its front paws and raised its head and whistled, then jumped away.
Soon it came back, with a mouse in his mouth.
Jiuliu, who was carried in the bag by Wang Qilin, couldn't wait to scream. It kept struggling behind and demanded to continue fighting side by side with the little brother.
Wang Qilin put it down, and then Jiuliu found a mouse hole to dig it out.
Seeing the soil splashing, Wang Qilin vaguely saw the figure of Hei Dou again.
After summarizing it up, he vaguely saw the scene of Black Bean digging a mouse hole at the entrance of Fulong Township.
But that happened several months ago, and he was still a small seal at that time!
Xu Da sat on the saddle and asked, "Master Qi, is this our future territory? The post office in the city? Isn't that right? Why is the post office in Yunzhou Prefecture a high-gate with a large family, with a court, an Yin Prison, and many big houses. You, tsk!"
He smacked his lips and couldn't bear to continue talking.
Wang Qilin said: "It seems that the Wu family is indeed strong, and Tingtianjian has no match for the place here."
"What should I do?"
"What should I do? Since I come, I will rest assured, dismount and place it! I am here to protect the people of the city, not to enjoy life, so it doesn't matter what the post house is like, as long as there is a place to stay!" Wang Qilin slapped his saddle and jumped down, directing Xu Da to open the door.
The gate of the office was closed and locked.
Xu Da kicked up, the door opened, and the plaque on the door fell off. A swallow flew away in panic and fell down a mud nest. Several young swallows with fresh hair opened their yellow mouths and chirped.
Fish mask hurriedly went up to pick up the little swallow. She reached out to comfort her. The little swallow magically calmed down, snuggled together tightly and rubbed her hands with her little forehead.
When the eight meow saw the little swallow getting excited, it ran out and threw away a mouse, and meowed at the little swallow with malicious intentions.
Fish cover hugged the little swallow to his chest and waved to it: "Go to go, Ba Meow, Ba Meow can't eat birds!"
Ba Miao was even more angry: That was Miao Ye’s territory!
Wang Qilin was watching happily. At this time, a small cottage opened opposite the street, and someone came out with a plaque. When he saw him, he suddenly laughed: "Brother! Brother Wang!"
Bag big.
He was about to hang the plaque with the fifth flavor. When he saw Wang Qilin, he happily threw it away and came to talk to him.
Wang Qilin was surprised when he saw him and asked, "You moved here?"
Bao Dada laughed and said, "Haha, yes, my wife said there are many empty houses here, so we bought a house opposite you. In the future, it will be a neighbor and it will be convenient for anything."
After hearing this, Wang Qilin said tactfully: "Brother, since Sui Sui is not your wife, don't call her wife. Can you call her the boss lady?"
Bao Da touched the back of his head and laughed, turning back and shouting, "Boss, who are you here?"
The lady Sui Sui, who was wrapped in a green gauze scarf, looked curiously, then patted the flour on her hands and walked out and smiled: "Uncle, are you here? Where are grandpa and grandma and Heidou? Why haven't you seen them?"
"They are still behind, and it will take a few days to arrive," Wang Qilin explained, and then said, "Suisui, don't call me uncle, I'm not your husband's brother."
Xu Da said: "Sui Sui..."
Wang Qilin glanced at him sideways, and he had to change his words: "Madam, why did you wrap a green turban on your head?"
The lady Sui Sui glanced at the fish cover with a smile and asked without answering, "Who is this beautiful girl? She has a little face when she met for the first time."
Wang Qilin introduced: "Her name is Yu Zhaomao, which is a case, well, the victim's family."
The lady Sui Sui immediately asked no more questions, and she said, "We have packed up the store today. You can come here to have dinner later."
"Okay." Wang Qilin responded happily, "I will go to your place to eat every day from now on."
The lady Sui Sui smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, I will make delicious food for you every day, steam and fry, I will have many tricks."
Xu Da curled his lips and said, "It's so sour, my wife, is the jealous jar in your store falling down?"
Sui Sui Lady smiled and said, "I'm afraid Mr. Xu has a taste problem? I just opened a jar of old wine that has been crafted for ten years. You should smell the smell of wine."
Hu Tu called her in the room, and she called her and turned around and walked away.
Yu Zhaomao said enviously: "This sister is so beautiful, even in our Miaoyin Pavilion, she can rank among the top few."
"The first few people?!"
"Yes, I didn't exaggerate it. She looks so good."
To be continued...