Chapter 345 Weird Napo County

A fast horse sped towards the king and his party. Immediately, a strong man in his forties. When he was about to come to everyone, he shouted, "Who is in front of me?" The strong man hugged his fist and asked, "This is the team where the king of Zhennan escorted the prince to Dali."

Zhe Kejun looked him up and down and felt that this person was a little familiar: "Exactly, please get out of the way." The strong man jumped down from the horse: "This general is the guard commander of the prime minister of Dali. Please tell me that I have something urgent to see the prime minister Gao and the king of Zhennan." Zhe Kejun suddenly remembered that when Wang came to Yongzhou, he held a banquet in the palace. It was this person who came to Gao Zhisheng that day.

Wang and others saw that the team in front of them stopped and were about to send someone to ask the reason. A soldier ran over and told the matter in front of the team. Wang looked at the county town not far ahead: "Let him go." The soldier took the order to go back, and after a while, he brought the strong man to the king,

"Your Majesty, this is my bodyguard commander Ying Darong." Gao Zhisheng saw that the person came and hurriedly introduced to Wang. Wang had heard that Gao Zhisheng had mentioned this person. After Ying Darong saluted the two of them, Wang asked, "General Ying has worked hard all the way. Why don't you wait in the city?"

Ying Darong replied, "I know that the prince and the prime minister are going to pass through this place, so I came to report that Yang Yizhen's army is hiding here. I have visited for a long time. As far as I know, if the traitor gathers here, there will be three or four thousand troops, and there are many nests of bandits in the mountains, Baiyun Mountain, Tongtianling and other places. The acupuncture point, and Yang Yizhen's whereabouts are very strange, and there is no way to judge the law of his entry and exit.

Zhao Yu's hands sweated. He thought that Yang Yizhen had hidden so many people here. This was the territory of the Song Dynasty. He looked nervously at Wang, and Wang's side did not look back, but he seemed to see Zhao Yu's thoughts. He smiled: "General Lao Ying, but in my opinion, Yang Yizhen will not be big for a while. Song is not good. It's better for us to wait and see what happens. It's getting late. Let's go to the first city.

At the king's command, a soldier took Ying Dayong's horse. Ying Dayong turned over and followed the team next to the king on the road.

They went all the way to the west, and the places they passed were getting more and more desolate. When they were in Jingxi last time, the wall of Jingxi County was dilapidated. There were not many decent houses in the city. The magistrate's government office looked like a house. I guess they still knew that Wang Bian and others had been deliberately decorated, and even so, they could not see the yard. A few bricks, and even the public case in the magistrate's lobby, were mottled and dilapidated. The king thought that Napo County might be a dilapidated look. It was really not easy to think about these local officials. After ten years of cold windows, the official luck was not good. For example, the county magistrate in Jingxi suffered until she was forty or fifty years old, but Being sent to such a place,

Zhao Yu urged the horse a little faster and followed Wang's side and asked in a low voice, "Brother Wang, since Yang Yizhen has such a strong strength, he doesn't see that he is not good for Yongzhou. I don't know what he means. Do you think he will have a bigger conspiracy?" His words interrupted Wang's thoughts: "Oh, this is not simple. Yang Yizhen is here to preserve his strength. He still has a deep foundation in Dali. Yongzhou told the Song Dynasty that it used to be chicken ribs. Do you understand chicken ribs?" Wang Bing specially aggravated his tone, emphasizing that in the past, after all, it is different now, because now he wants to make a earth-shaking change in Yongzhou.

Zhao Yu said disdainfully, "There is no need to ask. It's a pity that it's useless to leave it away."

"Yes, if Yang Yizhen takes the chicken ribs, she will be attacked as he said. Besides, you have seen that it is difficult to look like this place if it is well planned in a few years."

"Oh." Zhao Yu said oh, and he was also a little uncomfortable. After all, this is the territory of the Song Dynasty, which has become a chicken rib that even thieves are lazy to grab. What makes him more uncomfortable is that he thought that his father sincerely gave Wang a chance, but he let him take this hot potato. Compared with those who have seen it, Wang and them The difference is that the king came with money, and the king did have some power from some angles.

The team stopped again. This time, they have come to the outside of Napo County. What makes the king a little gratified is that the city wall of Napo's county is actually towering. The two inscriptions of "That Broken" in the gate tower are clearly visible. There are soldiers guarding the city. The county magistrate of Napo outside the gate is in charge of the township, and those who manage the affairs of the countryside. The public car is waiting outside the city,

Seeing this scene, Zhao Yu was a little relieved. At least this was the last county at the junction of the Song Dynasty and Dali, and it looked more or less like a county. Wei Lin, the magistrate of Napo County, approached the county, settled down, and held a banquet in the government office. Naturally, there were polite words in the officialdom.

After three rounds of drinking, Wang asked the Wei county magistrate, "How long has the Wei county magistrate been here?"

Wei Lin hurriedly got up and returned respectfully: "I have been here for more than a year."

The king nodded. When he entered the county today, the situation in Napo County was somewhat unexpected. Not only was the city wall repaired, but the situation in the city was also orderly.

"Well, I think this city has been well repaired. Presumably, Weizhi County has done a lot of things after taking office. I will definitely come again when I have a chance in the future and discuss the governance of this county with Weizhi County."

What Wang said is not against his will. After all, this is the last county on the border of the Song Dynasty.

The county magistrate Wei Lin was about fifty years old, and his fat body made the county magistrate's official uniform look tight. He heard what the king said. He just sat down and immediately got up. His action made everyone worry about the workmanship of the clothes and whether he would be opened from his armpits at any time. He saw him smiling and his eyes narrowed into a seam. He said, "With the blessing of the prince and the prince, Wei has no ability. This place has been taken special care of by General Nan. I just did my best. Fortunately, there are large households in the county, and there are some silver to sponsor the county, so that the two of you can see it today."

"Oh." Wang was surprised that what kind of big family would like such a border place, and even Zhao Yu shook his head strangely,

"Then what do you usually rely on to maintain in your county, and what about the livelihood of the people?" Wang asked with concern,

When Wang asked, the county magistrate of Wei had to give in again. This problem made Wang feel very uncomfortable, especially Wei Lin's smiling face, which made Wang think of some extremely flattering people. He waved his hand: "Just sit down and reply."

"Thank you, my lord. There is nothing else in our county, that is, there are many mountains and trees, and there are many herbs. Dali merchants often come and go here, and most of them will buy herbs. In the past, people relied on picking herbs and logging for a living. However, in the past two years, the county has come to large households, sponsoring some in the county and recruiting some labor. After digging stones into the mountain, the people finally don't have to worry about their livelihood.

Wang thought to himself that only mining would dig stones. Mining was nothing more than ironmaking and steelmaking. Seeing that this person's financial resources were not what ordinary large households could do, he saw that Zhao Yu was looking at himself with doubts, Wang's heart moved: if it was mining, it was mostly made of iron. Copper, but according to the law of the Song Dynasty, private mining is not allowed. Obviously, Weizhi County does not understand the law. Looking at the appearance of Weizhi County, it is not like a scholar. Most of them are officials who spend money to donate,

In front of Gao Zhisheng, Wang Zong no longer asked. He saw the county magistrate call for the singing prostitute to help the banquet. Although the level is far worse than Lin Xiuxiu in Yongzhou, let alone the singing prostitute in the capital, the process is also very good.

A man who looked like a master came to Wei Lin during the banquet and whispered a few words in his ear. Wei Lin's face looked embarrassed. The two muttered for a while. All this was seen by Wang, which made Wang have to raise his vigilance.

When the banquet dispersed, everyone returned to the county magistrate's residence behind the government office. Wang Bian ordered Kejun and others to guard it carefully. For some reason, he always felt that the situation in Napo County was a little strange. The king walked out of the room and toured the courtyard. Zhao Yu's room had turned blackened. It seemed that the prince had worked hard all the way. After a rest, after all, Zhao Yu lived in the deep palace for a long time, which was not as strong as that of Wang and others. Through the courtyard where the guard was, it was the place where Gao Zhisheng went to bed. Wang went to the gate of the courtyard and saw that the light in Gao Zhisheng's room was still on, and the two figures were talking about something in the room.

The king just wanted to turn around, but suddenly he felt something was wrong. There seemed to be something on the roof of Gao Zhisheng's room. Through the moonlight, he faintly looked like a figure, hanging upside down on the eaves to look into the room.

"How bold." Wang snorted, and the shadow on the roof disappeared. Gao Zhisheng obviously heard the movement in the room. He blew out the candle first. When he touched the door and looked out along the crack of the door, Wang was standing in the yard under the moonlight and looking at the roof of his room,

Zhe Kejun and Zhang Ping followed when they heard the sound: "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

Hearing Wang's words, Gao Zhisheng opened the door: "Brother Xian, I'm here. What's the matter?" Ying Darong also flashed out after Gao Zhisheng,

"There was someone on the roof just now. It's going that way." Wang said with his hand, pointing to the direction of the figure disappearing, "I'll go and have a look." Zhang Ping said, his toes also went up to the wall, ran in the direction of the king's fingers, and Ying Darong also followed,

Everyone looked around the courtyard. Gao Zhisheng quickly walked to the ear room, opened the door and saw that Yan'er Huan'er had been clicked and fell into the room.

The king ordered Zhe Kejun: "Get together and strengthen your guard."

Gao Zhisheng said to Wang, "Brother Xian, I was just talking to Ying Darong about Dali. That place seems to be troublesome. This must be the work of Yang Yizhen."

The king hummed and remembered the look of the county magistrate at the banquet. He turned to the bodyguard behind him and said, "Come on, go and bring me the county magistrate."