Taipingchun

Xu Xiu waved his hand, he didn't want to talk about such a fruitless topic, time is running out now, it's useless to waste it here.

Practical action is the best, and he almost understood when it was time to do something, and said, "Right now we need to know what Zou Wang thinks, whether he really wants to bring down this county, and if he wants to wipe it out, he must Use different methods, if you just want the county to be obedient, be a low-ranking official honestly, and leave when it's over, then there are other ways."

The old scholar obviously had a different opinion, and said: "Don't think too well, just plan for the worst, people have already made you restless."

Xu Xiu whispered: "Sir, you asked me to go to Huairou earlier."

"It's just a test."

Xu Xiu struggled and said: "No matter what you plan to do, you must have good news. Now, if I go to the city, the city of Nanjing may understand."

The old scholar nodded and said, "Alright, it would be beneficial for you to go to the city to understand the situation for yourself."

"Let's prepare some disguises, let Bai Fei go with you, and Xu Yang don't go." Zhang Cong said.

"Alright."

……

The preparations didn't take too much time, Xu Xiu just changed into a very energetic ordinary clothes, but when he was about to step on Xiaomao's back, Xu Yang slapped him stopped.

I don't know why, the more Xu Xiu looked at this donkey, the more he disliked it, and he wanted to deal with it quickly, so he said speechlessly, "Why can't you ride it?"

Looking at Xiao Mao coldly, he said, "Since you can't ride it, why should you let it go?"

Xu Yang helped him straighten his hat and said, "Businessmen are generally reluctant to ride livestock." Following Xiaomao's back, Xu Yang whispered in its ear for a while, but without knowing what he said, Xiaomao turned to look at Xu Xiu, He snorted very unceremoniously, as if looking down on him.

This expression made Xu Xiu not even want to raise her eyebrows. The little beast has never liked him, and he doesn't like it either.

Compared to this master, servant, and animal, Bai Fei seemed much more indifferent, he took the lead to pull the rope of the little donkey, and was about to go out the gate.

Xu Xiu's insidious way of thinking made him very careful, and he quickly said, "Don't go through the front door, let's go through the back door."

In this way, facing the early morning sun, the two of them, one donkey, left the north gate and headed north all the way. I don't know if it is an ordinary road.

Xu Xiu had a lot of this kind of travel experience, but Bai Fei felt it was new. Although it was only a few tens of miles away, he couldn't control his eyes and looked around.The pollution-free environment outside the city is indeed beautiful, and Xu Xiu's mood has also improved a lot. Only when traveling, does he feel that he is in ancient times, which is not bad.

When they came outside the city, there were already a lot more people, which was even more exaggerated than the scene outside Huating City back then. Xu Xiu pulled Bai Fei to the side of the pier, and the condoms were close. Only they knew what was lacking in the city and what was not. , Gossip, the ordinary people may not know much less than the dignitaries.

You have your Tongtian Dao, and I have my mouse and cat road.

Xu Xiu asked for a pot of tea from the tea stall next door, and just passed one over and said, "Brother, sorry for the trouble."

He patted him on the shoulder casually, and didn't dislike the sweat mixed with mud stains. This behavior brought him some good feelings.

Seeing his refined appearance, the dock worker said casually, "Where is the little brother from? What are you doing here?"

It's good to be able to talk, Xu Xiu is satisfied with her performance, and said heartily: "Little brother, people from Shuntian Mansion, do some small business at home, so come to Nanjing City to see where there is a good place to make a fortune. Eldest brother works at the wharf. I must have some experience, right? Can you teach me a little brother."

Everyone was carrying the sedan chairs, and Xu Xiu's polite and nonchalant tone was very helpful to him, pointing him to get closer and saying: "You can go to Jiangning, where you can get rich right now."

"Ah, Jiangning is a small county, where is there any chance to make a fortune?" Xu Xiu was puzzled.

Listening to their conversation, some resting boatmen around them also joined in. It was a test of hearing ability, but Xu Xiu could roughly hear it. Listening to their chattering discussions, it seemed that there was no useful news. , but taking one or two out of it was enough to make his trip worthwhile.

After saying goodbye to this group of boatmen, Xu Xiu was about to go to the city. The gossip was after all a gossip, even if it was accurate, but it was mostly believed to be accurate in hindsight. Before the event, not many people would think it was accurate, and he thought so too. .

The two passed through the city gate without much fuss. Xu Xiu's authentic northern dialect satisfied the city guard and entered the city like this.

The scenery changes, and the popularity rises instantly. Inside the city and outside the city, it's like heaven and earth, two worlds. The outside of the city is bustling, and it's not as scary as the endless sight of rows of shops along the street inside the city.

Bai Fei questioned: "What are we here for, don't we have no money?"

"Without money, with money."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't have money, but the county government has money."

"This……"

"fine."

The two walked around the streets, leading their donkeys, and no one paid attention to them. It is normal for the big cities in Ming Dynasty to have such a situation. You know, here, there is no such thing.

Looking up, Duke Wei's mansion was right in front of him, Xu Xiu said softly, "Take my greeting card and vote for it, don't let others doubt it."

There are not many spies in front of Wei Guogong's mansion who is living with the country, so be careful.

"it is good."

Seeing him walking past with hesitations, Xu Xiu stepped back a few steps and shadowed into the alley next to him. She said in her heart that she was not nervous, but that would be a lie.

He doesn't know how much face he can use in Duke Wei's mansion, whether he can let them remember, whether they will still talk about him, this is unknown, if he is rejected, he may only go to Liu Tianguan for some news But there is no intersection with Liu Shangshu, and there are only a few words of oral introduction from Xu Jingong.

This is the helplessness of officials. They have no power and no money. When faced with certain things, they are doomed to fail. This is not a question of ability, but a question of position. To do work, you still need to find a way to find someone, trust someone, perhaps, in the case of limited resources, how to find a more suitable person to solve the problem is the right thing to do.

Up and down, Xu Xiu, who had no idea what to do, finally let go of a big rock in her heart.

When the servants of Wei Guogong's mansion welcomed him in, Xu Xiu understood that her face was still of some use in the Guogong's mansion, and she didn't need to express her gratitude in detail.The slightly trembling fingers were hidden under the sleeves.From the first time he stepped into the array of knives and guns in the Duke's Mansion, giving himself a disarm, to the second reversal of attitude, to this time being plain, if he could choose.

Xu Xiu hoped that it would be better to be like this time, without intimidation, without gratitude, and with some insipidity, so that it can be regarded as friendship.

It was not Wei Guogong Xu Yu who greeted Xu Xiu, but his son, Xu Xiu's old friend, Xu Pengju.Seeing him, Xu Xiu wanted to laugh. Based on what he knew of him, this master was a man of temperament, so it would be much easier.

Pressing down on her thoughts, she took a step forward, Xu Xiu bowed deeply and saluted deeply, and said with a bit of tears: "My lord, save me!"

Burying her head under her sleeves, she secretly touched the whites of her eyes with her fingers, and suddenly felt sore, and she shed tears.

Xu Pengju, who was confused by this picture, became nervous, and quickly dragged his arm and said, "What happened, Mr. Xu, don't scare me."

Holding his arm with her backhand, Xu Xiu didn't know that her touch was cruel and poisonous, and the result was red, but it was a mistake.

Sighed: "Hey, it's hard to say. My son, I'm afraid it's hard to continue in Junyi."

"Oh, tell me, what's the matter, Xu Pengju dare not promise anything else, there is nothing wrong with the Duke's Mansion in the southeast." The effect was unexpectedly good. The previous deliberate behavior was a bit inauthentic.

At the moment, he explained clearly what happened in Jiangning County. Having studied opera and read poetry books, his eloquence has also been tempered in the past few years. After changing it, it became a vernacular novel.

Finally, Xu Xiu said desolately: "Come here today, I have no choice but to understand to the death."

The two held hands, and they didn't know what was going on, they seemed to be old friends for many years, maybe Xu Xiu fit his temper, maybe Xu Xiu wanted Fu Niang to give up to Xu Pengju when he was fighting for the black gauze hat, maybe the previous behavior played a role, but The result is the result, and blindly investigating the cause seems superfluous.

Xu Pengju asked him to sit down, and walked around alone frowning, Xu Xiu said: "Thinking of the majesty of the young master at that time, Jun Xi still feels a little bit concerned, sitting facing the wall, haha."

After hearing his joke, Xu Pengju also laughed and said, "Master Xu is witty and generous, but at that time Duke Wei's mansion seemed stingy."

Seriously said: "Master Xu, are you sure it is the Zou family who are stirring up wind and rain in Jiangning?"

In this way, Xu Xiu also replied seriously: "It's absolutely true."

"Difficult."

"Even Duke Wei's mansion can't do anything about it?"

"It's not a question of whether it can be done, but..." Xu Pengju's face was not good-looking, and he gritted his teeth after a long time of embarrassment: "It's for you, there is no need to confront the Zou family."

Xu Xiu didn't mention the previous sentence about the southeast region, there is nothing that Wei Guogong's mansion can't handle, he understood.

Xu Xiujing sat on the side, and he could hear from Xu Pengju's words that he was sincerely for himself. The harshness that came out of his mouth was enough to show that he believed that he was his friend. On the other hand, it also showed that the Zou family could give The benefits they bring are far better than their own, and it seems to be a dead end situation?

What a joke!

Xu Xiu stood up with a jerk, grabbed his arm and said, "My lord, I just ask you to agree to one thing."

"just do you best."

"Okay, it's enough to have a young master."