Chenjunzhe County, Liang family.

Zhuge Jin and Liang Bin took more than a dozen entourage personnel, disguised themselves as drug dealers, and passed through layers of checkpoints. After six or seven days of running around, they finally arrived at the foot of Zhe County. They left their entourage waiting outside the city. The two walked into the city and came to Liang Xi's private house to visit.

Liang Xi is 25 years old this year, and has married a wife and has a son and a daughter. When Liang Bin knocked on the door, Liang Xi's wife Jiang was washing clothes for the children in the yard. Suddenly, she saw her uncle who had been out for half a year suddenly come back. She hurriedly got up and let Liang Bin and Zhuge Jin into the house to see the seats, and rushed to the tea to entertain him.

Jiang brought tea to the two of them, then sat aside and talked for a while. After talking for a while, he asked curiously: "I heard from your elder brother that you went to Hanoi to join the son of General Yuan Shao. He has been in the army for half a year. I wonder if my uncle has done anything now?"

After hearing Liang's wife ask this, Zhuge Jin immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to impress Liang Xi's wife. With her blowing a pillow in her ear, she would definitely get twice the result with half the effort to persuade Liang Xi to surrender. She hurriedly said, "Madam, you have underestimated your uncle's ability. He has become a military sage!"

Liang Xi was a minor official in the county government office and had many contacts with the officialdom. Moreover, Jiang had also read books and had some understanding of military positions. The military Sima was in charge of 400 people, which was roughly equivalent to the commander of the county town. It was nothing in the eyes of the gentry and wealthy families, but in the eyes of ordinary people, he was considered the number one figure.

"Oh, my uncle is so powerful?" Jiang was envious when he heard this, shook his head and sighed, "Oh... he is much better than your brother. He has been promoted to the army's Sima in just half a year and will continue for another year and a half. I'm afraid my uncle will be promoted to the lieutenant. Your brother has been doing errands in the county government for three years, and he is still just a civil servant!"

After hearing his sister-in-law's complaint, Liang Bin hurriedly hinted at her sister-in-law, signaling her not to talk much in front of outsiders, and then she said privately. Jiang knew it, so she stopped talking and picked up the teapot and filled the teacups for Zhuge Jin and Liang Bin.

"Sister-in-law, where has my brother been?" Liang Bin asked after taking a sip of tea.

Jiang replied, "I worked in the yamen and didn't come back until the evening. I have been busy with official duties recently. I am often busy with darkness and my salary has not increased much. My family's life is getting poorer and poorer!"

"Haha... I'm a little anxious along the way, it's easier to go to the toilet!"

Zhuge Jin smiled "hehe" and found an excuse to avoid it for the time being. Zhuge Jin knew that in front of him, the uncle and sister-in-law had some inconvenience to say, so it would be better to avoid it for a while.

Sure enough, Zhuge Jin had just left the house. Liang Bin leaned in front of Jiang and whispered: "Sister-in-law, do you know who this gentleman is?"

"Depending on his extraordinary demeanor, is he an official?" Jiang guessed hesitantly, wondering what the purpose of his uncle asking him this?

Liang Bin quietly lowered his voice: "This gentleman is Gongcao of Bingzhou, and his official position is even bigger than the prefect of our Chen County. This time he came to Zhe County in person to persuade his brother to go to Bingzhou to become an official!"

"Ah? That's great. Lord Gongcao actually came to invite him in person. You must let your brother be the county secretary, right?"

Jiang was very happy when she heard this, and her heartbeat suddenly increased a lot. The county government secretary was equivalent to the secretary-general of the county party committee department in later generations. This was already the highest official position she could imagine. Dalian would never dare to think about it!

Liang Bin said proudly: "It is not the intention of Lord Zhuge to invite his brother to serve as an official from Bingzhou, but the fourth son of Yuan Gong, the new governor of Bingzhou, and the general of Pingxi Yuan Mai. If Mr. Yuan was not busy with official business, he would almost have to come to Zhe County to personally invite his brother. Lord Zhuge was the one who took the recruitment of his brother on behalf of the young master. Before coming to Zhe County, the young master had already promised me that if his brother was willing to go to Bingzhou to be an official, he would immediately be granted the title of Jinyang Order!"

"Ah? The young master of the Yuan family wants your brother to be the county magistrate?" Jiang's mouth was so big that he almost couldn't close it.

Liang Bin looked outside the door. Before Zhuge Jin came out of the toilet, he continued to lower his voice and said, "No, our Liang family's ancestral tomb is coming out of the blue smoke, and his official career will be prosperous. There are 140,000 people in Jinyang, which is much larger than the Zhe County, which is 40,000 people. Even our Chen County, there are only 170,000 people!"

"Oh...it's so great. Wait, I'll go to the county government to find your brother back. Let's clean up and set off for Bingzhou. Big pies fell from the sky. If you don't go, you're a fool!" Jiang stood up excitedly, walked around the room, wishing he could fly to Jinyang.

"Mr. Zhuge is back. Sister-in-law, don't say much about it for the time being!" Liang Bin stared at the yard. When he saw Zhuge Jin walking out of the toilet, he hurriedly signaled that Jiang should be calm.

Zhuge Jin washed his hands and returned to the room to sit back and drink tea. Liang Bin accompanied him to drink a bowl, coughed, and pretended to say, "Sister-in-law, Mr. Ziyu is here to visit his brother. You can't let the guests wait for a long time. You go to the county government to get the brother back, and ask him and the government to ask for a leave of absence to delay!"

"Okay... Okay, you can treat Zhuge Da well... Sir!" Jiang had been unable to sit still for a long time, and he wanted to appear in front of his man and tell him the good news. After listening to his brother-in-law's order, he immediately went out excitedly.

Seeing the woman's passionate behavior, Zhuge Jin smiled secretly. I guess when he was away, the conversation between the uncle and sister-in-law was not much different from what he guessed.

Liang Xi was seven feet or eight inches tall, and was very tall and pretty. He was writing documents in the county government office. He heard the officer say that his wife had something urgent to look for him outside the government office, so he put down the brush in his hand and came out.

"My wife is not at home to take care of the children, so she ran to the county government to find me. What's the matter?" Liang Xi went out of the door, came to his wife, and asked in surprise.

"Go home with me quickly!" Jiang grabbed her husband's hand and walked back without saying a word.

"Don't mess around. I'm handling official business. How can I just leave?" Liang Xi hurriedly broke free from his wife's hand and said dissatisfiedly, "Isn't it a joke if I'm seen?"

Jiang hurriedly pulled Liang Xi into a corner, whispered in his ear for a while, and finally urged: "Enemy, come home quickly to entertain Lord Zhuge, don't neglect others. This is the matter of the ancestors' smoke. After passing this village, this shop will be gone. Why are you still busy with official duties? Don't even ask for leave, just quit directly!"

Liang Xi was also surprised and happy to hear that the son of the strongest prince today wanted to invite him to be the Jinyang Order and sent the Gongcao of Bingzhou to recruit him. Over the years, he has committed himself to the county government to seek opportunities to make a name for himself and become a successful person. However, the county magistrate has changed two terms, but no one has ever taken a fancy to him. He can only endure humiliation and continue to be a literary official. Unexpectedly, he has become today, and the Liang family is really going to be prosperous!

However, Liang Xi's knowledge was not comparable to women after all. After all, he calmed down immediately after being excited and whispered: "Duke Cao and Duke Yuan are hostile forces. The news that we are going north to surrender to Bingzhou must not be revealed, so as not to cause disaster. You go home to entertain guests first, and I will go to the yamen to ask a lie, and then go home to meet Mr. Zhuge!"

Since Liang Xi was interested in becoming an official, it was natural to recruit him to become an official in Bingzhou. He asked for leave from the county government office, and Liang Xi returned home to meet Zhuge Jin. After drinking for three rounds, Zhuge Jin expressed his intentions, and Liang Xi agreed with mercy. The three discussed and decided to leave Zhe County.

Zhuge Jin and Liang Bin went out of the city first to wait. Liang Xi and his wife packed up their fine and soft things, took their children, abandoned their other property, and went straight to the city gate. Shi Chang, who was guarding the city, was familiar with Liang Xi and asked him what he was going to do. Liang Xi lied that he would go out of the city to visit relatives and would not return to the city tomorrow, and he easily left the city gate.

After meeting outside the city, Zhuge Jin had sent people to buy a carriage and horses. The carriage carried Liang Xi's family and horses for Liang Xi to ride. It was divided into two routes. Liang Bin took several guards to escort his brother and sister-in-law north to Hanoi, and Zhuge Jin continued to go south with the rest of the guards, and his destination was Wolonggang, Longzhong, Nanyang, Jingzhou.

A few days later, Liang Bin and Liang Xi safely arrived at Wen County, the capital of Hanoi County, and came to the gate of General Pingxi to ask for a meeting. Yuan Mai learned about it and summoned him immediately.

"Grassman Liang Xi pays homage to the governor!" When he arrived at Yuan Mai's study where he handled official duties, Liang Xina bowed to him.

"Haha... Liang Ziyu came to surrender, it's my blessing!"

Yuan Mai already knew Liang Xi's words from Liang Bin, and immediately stood up enthusiastically to greet him, helped Liang Xi up in person, and praised him: "Through the letter you wrote to Ling, I can see that Zi Yu is a talent. This time I have been entrusted with the position of Jinyang Order, you can display your talents well. If you have any achievements, I will give you no stingy rewards!"

"Thank you for your kindness in support. For your kindness, you are so proud of your kindness. How dare you not repay me if you don't swear to death?" Liang Xi knelt down and thanked him again.

In order to win the hearts of the people, Yuan Mai stood up again and helped Liang Xi up and comforted him: "Zi Yu doesn't have to be too polite. Let's linger in the inn for a while. After Zhuge Ziyu returns from Jingzhou, he will go to Jinyang to take his post with me!"

Liang Xilingnuo and his brother Liang Bin retired. After Liang Xi came to join the team, he added a political talent. Yuan Mai was very happy and became excited when he was reviewing the documents.

At this moment, the envoy who went north to Youzhou to the high-ranking officials' autumn grain rushed from Jinyang to Hanoi and reported to Yuan Mai that the high-ranking officials had allocated 200,000 stones of grain and grass to Jinyang, but was robbed by the black bandits in Fanyang and could no longer get food and grass.

Yuan Mai has used the intrigue and deceitful strategy. After thinking for a while, he knew that this was a trick by a high-ranking official, and he couldn't help but slap the table and scold: "A high-ranking official is too bullying me. Do you really think I am such a foolish person?"

At this time, after all the localities were recruiting soldiers, the counties in Bingzhou had recruited more than 10,000 people. The issue of food and grass was urgent. Yuan Mai was very angry, and Tian Chou happened to visit and discussed it. Tian Chou offered advice to Yuan Shao in Yecheng to ask for food in advance, so as not to get out of the way and be caught off guard.

Yuan Mai thought about it and had no other choice but to ask for food from his father Yuan Shao. So he wrote a letter to Yuan Shao. In addition to asking for food, he also mentioned that he had no real wife and hoped that his father could make the decision and betrothed Zhen Mi to him as his wife. It was more than a year since Yuan Xi's death, and Yuan Mai felt that it was time to marry Zhen Mi.
Chapter completed!