To The Land of Nevernight

Li Jingde is not an idler, he only came to the posthouse because Tang Shenchu ​​came to Youzhou, and he came to see him specially.After chatting casually with Tang Shen, he didn't specifically inquire about what Tang Shen was going to do, but said, "Last month, I received an order from the Holy Majesty. Whatever you want to do, just do it. Even It's not a big deal if you blame it on the Generalissimo for what you did wrong."

Hearing this, Tang Shen was indeed a little surprised, he was silent, and said, "Thank you, General Li."

After not staying for long, Li Jingde left.

Li Jingde said that he was a rough martial artist, but how can someone who can become a second-rank marshal be a fool.Although he didn't know the real purpose of Tang Shen and Su Wenyun's visit to Youzhou this time, he sensed that what the two of them had to do was not an easy one, so he asked Tang Shen to give it a go.

The so-called great wisdom is like a fool, probably so.

Just after noon, there was another visitor from the posthouse.Tang Shen met the visitor in the middle hall.

I saw a middle-aged man in armor standing upright in the house, and eight guards stood straight in the yard outside the house.Sen Leng's silver gun was covered with a layer of blood shadow knife light, and the eight people stood like green pines and hard rocks, without a trace of shaking.When Tang Shen stepped into the courtyard, the eight people all pressed their hands on the spears, and after seeing clearly that it was Tang Shen, they moved away calmly.

Tang Shen walked into the room, the middle-aged man looked up at him with sharp eyes.His voice was like a bell: "The last general, Lu Shen, has met the imperial envoy."

Tang Shen came to Youzhou in the name of an imperial envoy. On the surface, he came to supervise the construction of the Yinyin Division.

Tang Shen: "So it's General Lu, sit down."

Lu Shen took a look at Tang Shen, walked to the side and sat down in silence.

Tang Shendao: "I was supposed to come to Youzhou in February, but I made General Lu wait for a month."

"The imperial envoy is too serious."

Tang Shen: "What has General Lu done in the past month?"

Lu Shen: "After receiving the imperial decree, the general led his troops to the Yin Yin Division. First, to protect the safety of the Yin Yin Division, and second, to supervise the Yin Yin Division for the adults."

Tang Shen was a little surprised: "General Lu has already been to Yinyin Division?"

Lu Shen's voice was cold: "Yes."

Tang Shen frowned slightly, and glanced at Lu Shen.

Lu Shen said: "The General Mo brought eight soldiers to see the Imperial Envoy, and left ten of them in the Yinyin Division. To be honest, General Mo suddenly received the order a month ago, and he didn't know exactly what he was going to do. Please The imperial envoy made it clear."

Tang Shen said: "I have to discuss this matter with Mr. Su before I can make a conclusion. General Lu should go back today."

Lu Shen was silent for a moment, he stood up and cupped his hands towards Tang Shen, then turned and left.

As soon as he left, Tang Shen had a headache and sighed heavily.

This Youzhou city is no less than the Cizhou back then, and it is also a dragon's lake and a tiger's den!

Tang Shen is now a member of the Fourth Rank Zhongshushe, and he is no longer the living man of the past. Not only has his official position been promoted, but more importantly, he is the emperor's confidant who works in the Palace of Qinzheng.When he came to Youzhou again, he was not sent by the emperor to serve as an eyeliner and a shield, unlike when he went to Cizhou back then. He was sent to do things.Of course, it was impossible for Zhao Fu to let him single-handedly break through the empty door again, but he issued an order to start from Youzhou University.

Ying transferred an assistant to Tang Shen.

The person who came was none other than Lu Shen, the sixth rank ginseng general of Youzhou Daying Camp.

When Tang Shen saw Lu Shen for the first time today, he could immediately see that Lu Shen seemed quite dissatisfied with himself.This fact is strange, Tang Shen met him for the first time, and the two had no enmity, but Lu Shen was hostile.Tang Shen thought hard, and could only think: "He doesn't want to take on this job?" Tang Shen smiled wryly and shook his head.

Who knows why, when he first came to Youzhou, he didn't get along well with his subordinates!

But Tang Shen didn't make him wait long. In the evening, someone came to visit Tang Shen at the posthouse.The person who came this time was no longer the most military officer in Youzhou City, but a real civil official.When the visitors saw Tang Shen, they first bowed and saluted, and then said with a smile: "Xiaguan Yinyin Division Secretary Zheng Lin Xu, I have met Mr. Tang. I heard that Mr. Tang has arrived, but Yinyin Company is busy with work, and Xiaguan is only now. I have free time to come and see the adults."

Tang Shen was surprised and said, "It turned out to be Master Lin. Why did Master Lin come here?"

If Li Jingde came to see Tang Shen because he had known Tang Shen for a long time, then Lu Shen was forced to come to see Tang Shen.But Tang Shen didn't know why Lin Xu came here.

Lin Xu smiled slightly, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "When I was an official in Shengjing, I visited Wang Xianggong."

"The Right Prime Minister, Wang Chuan, Wang Xianggong?"

"Shangshu of the Household Department Wang Qin Wang Xianggong."

Tang Shen's lips moved, and he looked at Lin Xu in surprise, not knowing what to say.

Lin Xu said with a smile: "Before Master Tang came, the officials heard the news. I just thought that the Lord arrived yesterday, so yesterday there was a banquet in the city to welcome the Lord. Today, the Yinyin Division received a new batch of military pay I'm so busy that I can't go to the gate of the city to pick up my lord. I really can't escape the blame. My lord is new here. If you don't know anything about Youzhou City, I can show you around and explain it to you. some."

When Lin Xu said that he was Wang Qin's man, Tang Shen directly believed him [-]%.Because Lin Xu dared to say that, he must be, otherwise Wang Qin would never let him take the position of Yinyin Division.

Tang Shen thought for a while and asked, "Do you know Lu Shen?"

Lin Xu showed a strange expression: "Naturally."

"Why, what's wrong?"

"General Lu Shen Lu has been stationed in our Yinyin Division with about twenty generals, and he has been there for a month!"

Tang Shen coughed, and he told about Lu Shen's visit to him earlier, "...Does Master Lin know who this Lu Shen is?"

Naturally, Wang Qin's subordinates are also good people. Although Tang Shen didn't say it clearly, Lin Xu understood that Tang Shen was asking himself why Lu Shen wanted to be hostile to him.Lin Xu knew it clearly, and he said: "Master Tang doesn't know about this. It is normal for General Lu to do this. Your Excellency, do you know that he is not from the Song Dynasty, but from Guizheng!"

Tang Shen frowned, looked at Lin Xu calmly, and nodded slightly: "Is he actually a reformed person?"

"Exactly. Youzhou City is no better than Shengjing, no more than other prefectures in the Song Dynasty. Youzhou City has the most civil servants, but military generals. Among these generals, the Guizheng people are the most. Then Lu Shen is the most Guizheng people. A famous stabbing head." Lin Xu explained, "Before the Yinyin Division was founded, the subordinate officials were officials in Youzhou City, so they knew these military officers quite well. Lu Shen is in his forties this year, because he is big and powerful, He was promoted to rank six general. It’s just that he has more than bravery but not enough strategy, so he is not reused. It’s just that he is very famous because he is one of the few reformed people who doesn’t like civil servants!”

Tang Shen: "Don't you like civil servants?"

"It's a long story, so I won't talk too much with Mr. Tang. Lu Shen hasn't dealt with the civil servants in Youzhou City very much these years, and there have been many conflicts between the two sides. To be honest, the lower official also had a lot with this Lu Shen fought several times. Because Lu Shen used to be in charge of guarding the city gate. There are two reasons why he didn't like the lord. First, he didn't like civil officials, especially civil officials from the Song Dynasty; Youzhou City has been guarding the gates for many years, and the officials don’t need to say much about how much money the gate guards have, as adults understand. So..."

That's all Lin Xu said, and all the internal reasons are silent.

Tang Shen didn't mention this matter again, he sighed and said, "Master Lin, can you take me to Youzhou City?"

"Of course, my lord please."

The two left the posthouse together.

Youzhou City is located in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, with yellow sand all over the sky and no blue sky.

Tang Shen was walking in the city of Youzhou, he saw mostly passers-by with their hair wrapped in sackcloth on both sides of the road, regardless of gender.There is too much yellow sand in Youzhou. If you don't wrap your hair in sackcloth, your hair will be full of sand in less than a day.When Tang Shen first came to Youzhou, he was completely unprepared. After being reminded by Lin Xu, he reached out and stroked his hair. Sure enough, his palms were full of rough sand.

Lin Xu took Tang Shen to stroll around Youzhou City for a long time, when it was dark, the two returned to the post house.

Lin Xu: "Master Tang, can you visit Yinyinsi tomorrow?"

"I'm going."

"Then the next official will wait for your lord at the Yin Yin Division."

The two exchanged pleasantries.

When Tang Shen returned to the posthouse, the lights had already come on and the moon was full in the sky.In the huge post house, I saw two servants bending over to clean the ground; another official wearing a sackcloth was holding a watering pot to water the shrubs in the yard.In a place like Youzhou, if you don't clean up much, the ground will soon be covered with a thin layer of sand.

Tang Shen passed by the yard, he was about to enter the house, when suddenly he stopped.

Tang Shen turned to look at the guard who was watering the trees in the courtyard.

The guard was more than five feet tall, with a thin body, wearing a thick linen cloth on his head, and wrapped his face in the linen cloth, only his eyes were exposed.At this moment, he was lowering his head and concentrating on watering. He never looked at Tang Shen's side at all. The roots are clear and there is no mess.Because he kept his head down to water, and the night was dark, he didn't attract attention.

However, his back was straight, and his waist was not as thick as the other two sweeping servants.

Tang Shen stood in front of the door, looking at the guard's back.

After a long time, he said, "When did Master Su come?"

The watering officer paused, turned around, smiled, and asked, "When did Master Tang find me?"

Tang Shen bowed and saluted expressionlessly: "Your Majesty Tang Shen, I have met Master Su."

Su Wenyun casually threw the watering kettle aside, and the kettle turned a few times on the ground.He didn't tear off the sackcloth covering his face and hair, but walked directly to Tang Shen's door, meeting Tang Shen's eyes.Su Wenyun said: "Of course I came last month, unlike Mr. Tang, who stayed in Shengjing for an extra month for some reason. Mr. Tang is indeed a holy family, and he can always do some unexpected things. "

Tang Shen ignored his sarcasm, and said, "How does Lord Su make such a dress?"

Su Wenyun didn't return him, but clapped her hands, turned around and wanted to go back to her room.

Tang Shen was silent for a moment, then said loudly: "Could it be that Mr. Su is monitoring the lower officials?"

Su Wenyun stopped, turned to look at him, and asked in surprise, "Why do you think so?"

Tang Shen said in his heart: Who doesn't you Su Wenyun know?If it weren't for monitoring me, you would be a dignified third-rank court official and the emperor's confidant, and you would be closer to the emperor's heart than me.Can you wear this kind of rags and water the yard?