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Chapter Five: The First Military Village of Chu Mountain on the Huai River

The Baijian River gathers many streams from the depths of the valley of the main vein of the Nanling Mountains of Tongbai Mountain. It flows downstream through a gentle and open valley basin, and finally merges into the river from the west.

To the east, in the Huai River that passes through the gorge and valley between the Tongbai Mountains.

This basin is located on the north bank of the Huai River. The terrain is steep. There are nearly a thousand households in the market in Huaiyuan Town. It is mainly divided into open valleys along both sides of the Baijian River above the Huai River.

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In addition to the horse trail that crosses Tongbai Mountain and passes through the market in Huaiyuan Town, there are also four or five dirt roads that extend deep into the mountains and valleys on the left and right; the Baijian River and the Huaiyuan River

The water meets at the bottom of the valley, and the water surface is relatively open. There are a total of six or seven ferry terminals connecting the roads cut off by the river.

Huaiyuan did not have a county. Except for a small military village built at the west end of the market, there was no city wall built around the market to protect it.

The girl Wang Xuan entered the market in a carriage. When she saw the Qingshi Main Street was crowded with people and there were many shops on both sides, she believed that Lu Xiong said on the way that Huaiyuan Town was prosperous.

What Yangcheng said is true. It is hard to imagine that they set out from Xinyang without meeting a few business travelers along the way.

However, it is not difficult to understand if you think about it carefully.

Huaiyuan Town is closer to Xinyang County, Guangzhou, but at present, there are cards to collect taxes between different states and counties, and rural households are strictly prohibited from traveling across counties at will. Huaiyuan Town

The town usually has closer ties with Biyang County, which is under its jurisdiction.

Even if large quantities of commercial goods are shipped out of the mountain to be transported to Huainan West Luzhou County in the east, they usually wait until the Huaihe River rises in late spring and use boats to carry them, which saves people.

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After passing through the market on the east bank of the Baijian River and arriving at a ferry, Xu Wujiang called for the ferry and carefully pulled the carriage onto the boat, preparing to cross a distance of more than thirty feet.

The wide Baijian River.

On both sides of the ferry, in addition to seven or eight ferries, there were also many ragged coolies piled in small groups waiting for work.

This is mainly for Tangzhou, Dengzhou and other places heading west to Beijing South Road. There are no waterways, and the horse trail in the western section is rugged and difficult to navigate. Large quantities of goods can only be transported by animal power.

They even hired young laborers on the spot to carry the goods on their backs.

Cross the river to the west bank, where the military camp is located.

The stone city is three hundred paces square, and the gate of the village facing the river is engraved with the words "Huaiyuan Inspection Department"; the local people call this place a military village, and the official documents also refer to it as a military village.

It is called Huaiyuan Inspection Village.

In addition to inspecting the yamen and barracks, the post office is also in the military camp.

Xu Xinan is two years older, and Xu Huai is still two months away from turning sixteen, but Xu Wujiang is still with him.

Everything in the Inspection Department relied on the local area, and Deng Gui was not too harsh on Xu Wujiang and other subordinates. There was no shortage of food for Xu Huai in the military camp.

At this time, Xu Wujiang arranged for Xu Xin'an and Xu Huai to send Wang Zhen and others to the post:

"The post is right in front, Xu Xin'an. You and Xu Huai will send Wang Xianggong and the others there first. After a certain family returns to the Yamen to pay their errands, you can then pay your respects to Wang Xianggong!"

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The post house occupies a small area, about three acres, and there are weeds growing on the walls of the courtyard.

Entering from the gate, the first courtyard you enter is the Yi Cheng Gong House.

Cheng Yi, the postmaster, was not in the yard. Only two old postmasters with military backgrounds were sitting in front of the porch to bask in the sun. Xu Xin'an thought that the postmasters were slow, so Xu Huai was left to help unload them.

car, he ran to find Cheng Yi.

Wang Zhen did not hold an official position, but he was demoted to live in Tangzhou, which meant he was under local surveillance. After all, he was not exiled or exiled from the army.

After he left Beijing, he had to rush to Tangzhou to report within the deadline, and Tangzhou local authorities had the responsibility to supervise him and take care of his daily life; and on the way to Tangzhou, the post office also had to

Give shelter and receive.

Cheng Yi, the postmaster, was in charge of welcoming people and sending them off. He was a low-ranking official. Those officials and gentry who passed by at this time were all showing off their power, so he had to suffer; and he was demoted.

He would not neglect officials staying at the inn.

Cheng Yi liked to drink a little wine on weekdays. He would put the wine in a pot of tea regardless of the time, read, write, and draw. He would take a sip when he was free. He asked Xu Xin'an to find him.

Come, first take the official notice from Wang Zhen.

Xu Huai unloaded the cart and parked it in the front yard. He was about to lead the horse to the stable behind the post house when he glanced at the official notice stating that Wang Cun was beheaded for the crime of "disrespect".

After being demoted, he was driven to Tangzhou.

He was confused:

Before Wang Zhen was demoted, he was the censor Zhongcheng. He was one of the very few people in the world who was qualified to be called "Xiangong". Logically speaking, except for officials who sat on the throne, even if he was

Anyone who offends the rulers and kings of the dynasty will not be labeled "disrespectful".

Wang Zhen could only be punished with the crime of "disrespect" if he offended officials or the empress dowager in his words and deeds.

However, Xu Huai did not believe that the current emperor would send assassins to hunt down Wang Zhen. If he really wanted to kill him, there was no need to do anything extra. After thinking about it carefully, it should be Wang Zhen who had offended the court.

The powerful figure was caught and driven out of Bianjing.

Although most of the memories in his mind have been forgotten, Xu Huai can think about the problem like this now, and he doesn't think it should be the thoughts of a sixteen-year-old boy.

dimension.

Maybe I am really a lonely soul from later generations who came to the present world inexplicably?

After thoughtfully leading the horse to the stable and adding fodder, Xu Huai returned to the front yard.

At this time, it was just after noon. Xu Xin'an had already taken Wang Zhen and others to a small side courtyard in the northeast corner of the post house to rest. Cheng Yizheng, the postmaster, ordered an old postman to

Wang Zhen and others arranged the meals.

"Do you want some wine?" the postman asked reluctantly.

Different officials passing by the post have corresponding reception standards:

When people with high power and positions pass through the border, local officials, gentry and wealthy people will come over to hold banquets to curry favor with them; those who are exiled and demoted will stay in the post house and have nothing but coarse grains to eat.

In addition, add at most a small bowl of pickles to accompany the rice.

The lunch that Cheng Yi arranged for Wang Zhen and others included a bowl of bacon, a bowl of vegetables, and half a fat goose, but also a jug of warm wine.

How could you not be surprised?

Xu Huai also knew that the funds for the post came from the Biyang County government. He usually had no other expenses, so he had to deduct some to support Cheng Yi's drinking. At this time, the request was exceeded.

No wonder the people below are reluctant to wait for the king's report.

"Wang Xianggong offended the Privy Councilor Cai Qing and was demoted to Tangzhou. All the scholars in the world felt sad. You are such a scornful bastard, but you are stingy with a bottle of wine? Yes, you are big

If you don't want me to stop drinking for two days, you can smooth out your accounts." Cheng Yi scolded.

Official correspondence from various places had to be delivered through the post house, but he knew the situation of Wang Zhen being demoted to Tangzhou better than low-level warriors like Xu Wujiang.

Privy Councilor Cai Qing?

Only then did Xu Huai know who Wang Zhen had offended and was demoted to Tangzhou.

Xu Huai was not familiar with the affairs of the current dynasty, but he had heard Xu Wujiang and the inspector's military officers brag about it, and occasionally heard from hearsay that he knew that the Privy Envoy and the junior officer were

Both the left and right of the Prime Minister and the Great Prime Minister were equally respected. Cai Qing was definitely a powerful figure in the current dynasty.

As for Cai Zheng, who was in charge of the court, military and state affairs, he really wanted to use brutal means to eradicate his political opponents. He would have enough dead soldiers to use, even the prime minister.

No wonder Deng Gui left the military camp in a hurry.

Deng Gui, the inspection envoy, usually works in the Huaiyuan Inspection Department and is controlled by Tangzhou and Biyang County. However, all inspection envoys in the country have inspection envoys and other military attachés.

The selection and promotion of officials are directly controlled by the Privy Council.

In other words, under normal circumstances, Deng Gui would not be able to compete with a figure like Cai Zheng, but if he calls Cai Zheng's attention because he is close to Wang Zhen,

So, with just one stroke of a pen, Deng Gui could be transferred to a place with poor mountains and rivers, bandits or border troubles, and it would be enough to make his life worse than death.

Deng Gui left in a hurry. It turned out that he didn't want to have anything to do with Wang Zhen.

In contrast, Cheng Yi, as Yi Cheng, was an official in Biyang County and was not affiliated with the Privy Council system. He respected Wang Zhen as a person and did not hesitate to treat him favorably.

"Why hasn't Uncle Seventeen come here yet?"

Xu Xin'an came from the side courtyard at this time and asked Xu Huai in confusion.

Xu Huai spread his hands and expressed how he knew.

Where in Huaiyuan Town could there be a girl with Wang Xuan’s exquisite appearance and unworldly temperament?

Xu Huai could see that Xu Xinan was a little obsessed, but he couldn't find an excuse to stay here, so he anxiously asked Xu Wujiang's whereabouts, right?

Xu Huai spread his hands, but Xu Xin'an didn't expect him to answer anything, and complained: "Deng Langjun has told us to entertain Wang Xianggong and others well. Seventeen

Why is uncle missing?" He took Xu Huai back to the Inspection Department Yamen to look for Xu Wujiang...

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