There is no moon in the sky, the dense stars hanging on the sky blink, as if the eyes of a naughty child. Xu Ping sat in the night, looking at the stars in the sky in a daze.

The ninth year of Tiansheng is about to pass. It has been more than four years since I left my hometown. My daughter, who has not met her, can walk, and even learned to say a lot, call her mother, call her Empress Weng, but she can't call her father. The manor in Zhongmu is even more prosperous, and the farmer Lin Suniang can't control her. She rented some familiar land out and only kept more than 200 people at home to concentrate on reclaiming wasteland. She raised horses in the farm, and returned from the Qingtang peddler, and sold them in the farm. The mare could also give birth to some good horses, but not many.

Xu Ping missed home. The more quiet the night it was, there was not a single person around him, and the more he thought.

After finishing this post again, he had to leave Lingnan no matter what, and there was no reason to be an official in such a place for a lifetime. He had to go back to Beijing to report his duties after one term, but Xu Ping was cheated here and was dismissed from the process. There was no reason to cheat him again after the second term.

At the end of November, the birds are still singing and the flowers are fragrant in Yongzhou. The cold wind this year has not come yet. At this time, it is still like late spring weather, and you can’t wear thicker clothes.

It’s already snowing in Kaifeng. When Xu Ping remembers the excitement of people going to the suburbs to watch the snow, he is a little fascinated. There is his own home, his own relatives, and the blooming red plums planted by himself.

Sighing, Xu Ping forced his thoughts back to reality.

The little Yanei of Menzhou was no different from Wei Zhaoji. He also made an excuse to say that his father could not come in person, he could not appear tomorrow, and he expressed his awe for the court, and even the gold he took out was fifty taels. Xu Ping also did not bother him and sent him back with kind words.

But in Xu Ping's mind, Menzhou and Su Maozhou are different after all. They cannot be a place outside the world, but a gateway between Song and Jiaozhi. As long as possible, they must be held in their hands.

After solving the Zuojiang Road area, Xu Ping felt that his mission in Yongzhou was completed. As for Jiaozhi and Guangyuanzhou, it would be too tiring to do it with just one hand and concentrate on dealing with it. The term of office of the Yongzhou Tongzong is less than three years, and it is too tight to do such a large amount of time, so it is better to do the best of your ability.

When Menzhou came to his door, Xu Ping aimed at this place and built the road from Yongzhou to Menzhou during his term of office. Once the road arrived there, it would inevitably be the territory of the Song Dynasty. After several years of hard work, Yongzhou to Guizhou also built a road from Yongzhou to Guizhou. The waterway of Guizhou can be reached to Jingnan and is completely connected with the mainland. With this road, Lingnan is unbreakable and can be quickly pacified even if there is riots.

Not far away, Tan Hu stood in the dark with two personal soldiers, and pedestrians outside disappeared. The night was extremely quiet. Everyone living here in Qianlongdong, all the people who lived here were waiting for tomorrow's arrival.

On November 25, 2018, the sun had not yet risen, and just as the sky was getting dark, Tan Hu took Xu Ping with his soldiers to set up a ceremony at the Zhizhai Yamen. From the door of the Chief Officer's Hall, the fully armed soldiers stood in two rows to the gate of the Yamen. Outside the hall, two shelves were placed with large and small sticks with torture.

As soon as the hour of the year arrived, before the sky was dawn, Tan Hu started to beat the drum outside the yamen. This was not a normal way to open the yamen to watch matters. Without taking any hesitation, Tan Hu beat hard for more than a dozen times before he stopped.

The first person to come in was the little Yanei of Shangsizhou. Gao Daquan held him under his armpit, and he was carrying the head of Huang Zongxiang that had been dealt with. He walked straight to the innermost part of the arranged seat. Gao Daquan pressed the little Yanei on the stool, and the head of Huang Zongxiang in his hand was "bang" on the table, shouting sternly: "Today is not as good as ordinary days. Be careful, if something goes wrong, I will reunite your father and son!"

The little Yanei had a pale face and his body was like a sieve. He could not speak, but just nodded.

After Gao Daquan finished speaking, he glared at Xiao Yanei, turned around and left the hall door.

Hearing the sound of drums, local officials scattered in the village quickly got up, washed up and cleaned up, and rushed to the magistrate's yamen, fearing that they would be too late to cause trouble.

Luo Baihuang lived close to the county magistrate and was the first to arrive. When he arrived at the yamen, he was surprised to see the soldier holding a knife and gun. He had never seen Xu Ping take such a posture before.

When I entered the yard, I saw the big and small sticks on the shelf at the entrance of the hall. My heart skipped a beat and my legs were a little out of control.

When he entered the hall, although the light was a little dim, he could see clearly the little Yanei in Shangsizhou, who was sitting in the innermost part, and the head of the person on the table in front of the young Yanei. When Huang Zongxiang was caught by Gao Daquan, he was buried under the ruins, his face was blurred, and now he could not tell the difference, but the outline of the Huang Magistrate recognized it.

Seeing this scene, Huang Magistrate felt that his legs were not his own. He was trembling and could no longer walk, so he could barely hold the door frame beside him.

At this time, there were only two people in the official hall, Huang Magistrate and Xiao Yanei, who were terriblely empty. Huang Magistrate's teeth were fighting up and down, and the voice was heard very clearly in the empty official hall.

Why bother to come so early? Huang Magistrate was secretly complaining in his heart. If he had known that Xu Tong had set up this formation in the official hall, he would have come with everyone, so why would he be frightened by this?

Following the wall, Huang Magistrate trembled his legs and barely touched the outside table. He let out a sigh and sat down on the stool behind the table, still in shock.

The second person who came in was a thick man. He walked in with his head held high and his chest raised. He glanced around and didn't notice the innermost little Yanei. He just saw Huang Magistrate Huang, turned around and walked over and sat down next to Huang Magistrate Huang.

"Well, who is the local official you are? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Huang Magistrate said tremblingly: "In Xia Luobai Magistrate."

The man clasped his fists: "I have seen Wei Liancheng, the ancient Zengdong Zhidong! Your Luobai County seems to be right next to Taiping County, right?"

Huang Zhixian nodded: "No, it's only a few dozen miles apart, and it's all a good road."

"Good place! I heard that Taiping County has been very prosperous in the past two years. When will it take a fun and come to your place by the way!"

After hearing Wei Zhidong's words, Huang Zhixian just smiled bitterly: "Welcome, welcome."

I didn't expect this guy to be familiar with it, but I didn't know where the ancient Zeng Cave was located, so why did he be relied on it? Unlike the Taiping Village area, Yongping Village has all the mountains and is on the border between the two countries. There are many mixed small towns in Xiaozhou and small towns, which are not the locals, and they can't figure it out.

As he spoke, more local officials arrived, and most of them saw the little yamen in Shangsizhou sitting at the innermost part. They were so scared that they didn't dare to say anything, so they found a place far away to sit down.

Some are like Wei Zhidong, who are used to being careless and not seeing anything unusual. They finally met so many big people and talked enthusiastically around.

For a moment, some people in the official hall were frightened, while others were full of enthusiasm, exuding a strange atmosphere. Especially those in Jiangzhou Wei Magistrate and Luo Baihuang County Magistrate, who were even more afraid of being trembling all over.

It was not until the sun rose and Xu Ping had drunk tea that he felt refreshed, so he adjusted his official robe and transferred from the back yamen to the official hall. This is the rule of being an official. The biggest official finally came on the court, and if anyone who came late would have to beat the board.

Tan Hu stood in front of the case and shouted loudly: "The official in Yingxidong affairs were brought up!"

All the local officials stood up one after another and bowed: "See the superiors for the job!"

Xu Ping looked at it and saw that even the little yamen in Shangsizhou stood up and saluted, and waved, "Sit down, there is no need to be polite!"

After saying that, he sat down on the chair after the desk.

After Xu Ping sat down, all the local officials were seated one by one.

Seeing everyone sitting down, Xu Pingcai said: "Since I am also in charge of Zuojiang Daoxidong affairs, I have never had time to meet you. I have a rare opportunity to have this opportunity today. Everyone knows each other."

"I have the honor to see Shangguan Zunyan!"

The sounds below were uneven. There was no way to do this. No one taught these local officials how to speak. Many people heard others say it and followed him, and they had not learned it yet after everyone finished speaking.

After being polite, he got to the point. Xu Ping pointed to the little Yanei of Shangsizhou sitting in the front and said, "You have all seen it. Huang Zongxiang, the former governor of Shangsizhou, was rebellious and did not obey the laws. He killed the messenger of the Tijuan. His actions were tantamount to rebellion! Huang Ni had been executed, and the court was generous and allowed his son to take over the control of Sizhou!"

The little Yanei sat in his seat, holding back his tears, his lips moved, and wanted to say anything to thank Shangguan Kuanda, but he couldn't make any noise.

Xu Ping then said loudly: "The court asked you to be the officials, and you should report the grace of the court, so as to appease the people, be harmonious and live and work in peace. From now on, we should take Huang Zongxiang as a warning and never do such a traitor. Otherwise, the official law will be like a furnace, and we will definitely beheaded!"

Everyone below kept making noises and suddenly became quiet. This silence was not about the sound of no sound, but the noise was gone, and only the sound of talking was left. Dozens of people were sitting together, one was shifting their butts, the other was scratching their heads, and someone coughed, even if no one spoke, it was messy, but now it was quiet.

Xiao Yanei looked around and saw that there was not a single person around him, so he was even more afraid.

When arranging seats, there are more stools, and according to the version, how can such documents be updated in real time? Many Tuzhou and Tuxian counties on the version have long disappeared. Many of them have been annexed by Guangyuanzhou in recent years. How could they fill up the seats? Everyone has been far away from Shangsizhou, an unlucky person.

Tan Hu held a stack of accounts and placed them on the table. Xu Ping picked them up and flipped them out.

This is the food and grass brought by each state. Remember the actual amount paid and the fixed amount of Xu Pingyuan.

After turning a few pages, Xu Ping whispered: "Can Zhuodong know the cave be there?"

A fat, white and middle-aged man in his fifties stood up and saluted: "The emperor is here!"

"Where are the food and grass you brought? Why didn't you pay it?"

The middle-aged man said: "Our place is small and sparsely populated. Shangguan is also considerate and only asked to pay 80 kilograms of rice. But Xiaguan came alone, and he really couldn't carry the 80 kilograms of rice here. He had to exchange it for others halfway. He originally thought that he would buy it when he arrived at the place, but the time was too tight."

Xu Ping said: "Chu Gong packed the turtle, although the goods were light, the gifts were heavy. If you have any inconvenience, you should report to the Tijuan Office in advance. Now you say that you just don't take the judiciary order seriously and have to punish you. Come on, take it out and beat it twenty times, and then make up for the shortage of food and grass!"

The middle-aged man wanted to say something, but before he could speak, the two sergeants stepped in, held him from left to right, straight out of the hall, pressed him on the steps, and slapped his butt with a small staff for twenty times.

There is nothing wrong with putting a stick in court, it can only be considered unlucky.
Chapter completed!