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 Huai River, which runs through the gorges and valleys between Tongbai Mountains.

This basin has a steep terrain located on the north bank of the Huai River. There are nearly a thousand households in the streets of Huaiyuan Town, mainly distributed along the open valleys on both sides of the Baijian River above the Huai River.

In addition to the walking road that runs across Tongbai Mountain from Huaiyuan Town, there are four or five dirt roads extending to the depths of the mountain valleys on both sides. The Baijian River and the Huai River meet at the bottom of the valley, and the water surface is relatively wide. There are a total of six or seven ferry terminals connecting roads cut off by the river.

Huaiyuan did not have a county. Except for a small military camp built in the west of the street, there was no city wall built on the outskirts of the street.

The girl Wang Xuan sat in a carriage and entered the street market. Seeing the dense crowds of people on the main street of Qingshi and the roofs on both sides, she believed that Lu Xiong said on the way that Huaiyuan Town Prosperity was not under Xinyang City. It was hard to imagine that they did not meet several business travelers along the way.

However, it is not difficult to understand after careful consideration.

Huaiyuan Town is closer to Xinyang County, Guangzhou, but in different prefectures and counties have set up cards to pay taxes, and rural households are strictly prohibited from roaming around the county. Huaiyuan Town is naturally more closely connected with the Biyang County under its jurisdiction.

Even if there are bulk commercial goods coming out of the mountain and transported to Huainan West Road and County in the east, they usually wait until the Huainan water rises in late spring, and then it is carried by boats, which saves more manpower.

After passing through the street market on the east bank of Baijian River and coming to a ferry, Xu Wujiang called out a ferry and carefully pulled the carriage onto the boat, preparing to cross the Baijian River, which is more than 30 meters wide.

In addition to seven or eight ferries on both sides, there were also many ragged coolies waiting in piles to live.

This is mainly to go west to Tangzhou, Dengzhou and other places on Jingxi South Road. There is no waterway and the western section of the horse road is rugged and difficult to travel. However, the bulk commercial goods can only rely on the help of animal power, and even hire young and strong laborers to carry them on their shoulders and backs.

Crossing the river to the west bank is where the military camp is located.

In the stone city, which is three hundred steps in a square foot, the five words "Huaiyuan Inspection Office" are engraved on the gate of the village near the river; local people usually call this place military camp, and in the official letter, it is also called this place Huaiyuan Inspection Village.

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

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

The inspection department relies on the local government for everything, and Deng Gui would not be too strict with his subordinates such as Xu Wujiang, and there was no shortage of Xu Huai in the military camp to eat in one bite.

Now Xu Wujiang arranged for Xu Xin'an and Xu Huaixian to send Wang Bing and others to the post office:

"The post office is right in front of Xu Xin'an, you and Xu Huaixian send the prince and the others over, and wait until a certain family returns to the yamen to make a payment, and then pay a visit to the prince and the prince!"

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The inn covers a small area, about three acres of land, and there are weeds growing on the walls of the courtyard.

Entering through the gate, the first thing I entered the yard was Yicheng Gong.

The postmaster Cheng Yi was not in the yard, and only two elderly postmasters from wing soldiers sat in front of the corridor to bask in the sun. Xu Xin'an thought the postmaster was slow and left Xu Huai to help unload the car, so he ran to find Cheng Yi.

Wang Bing had no official position, but he was demoted to Tangzhou to stay and wanted to be surveilled. After all, he was not exiled or exiled to the army.

After he left Beijing, he had to report to Tangzhou within the deadline, and Tangzhou localities had the responsibility to supervise him and take care of his daily life; and on the way to Tangzhou, the inn would also take in and receive him.

The postmaster Cheng Yi was the one who was not a good-ranking minor official. He had to bear all the officials who were passing by at this time. However, he would not neglect the officials who were demoted to stay in the post.

Cheng Yi likes to drink a small wine every day, and no matter how long he spends, he puts a pot of tea, reads books, writes and draws, and takes a sip when he is free. He asks Xu Xin'an to come over and receives the official letter from Wang Bing first.

Xu Huai unloaded the car and parked it in the front yard. He was about to lead the horse to the stable behind the post office. He glanced at the official letter saying that Wang Bing was demoted for his crime of "disrespect", and was exiled to Tangzhou.

He was puzzled:

Before being demoted, Wang Bing was the chief censor, and was one of the few people in the world who were qualified to be called "Guan Gong". According to the truth, except for the officials who were sitting on the dragon throne, even if he angered the prime ministers and the kings of the current dynasty, he would not be labeled as "disrespectful".

The king could only offend the official or the empress dowager in his words and deeds, and he would be punished for being "disrespectful".

However, Xu Huai did not believe that the emperor of the dynasty would send assassins to hunt down Wang Bing. If he really wanted to kill him, there was no need to do this. After careful consideration, it should be that Wang Bing offended the powerful figure in the court and was caught and driven out of Bianjing.

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

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

With a thoughtful thought, Xu Huaicai returned to the front yard.

Just after noon, Xu Xin'an had already taken Wang Bing and others to a small side courtyard in the northeast corner of the inn to rest. The postmaster Cheng Yizheng ordered an elderly postman to arrange food for Wang Bing and others.

"Do you still have to give me wine?" the postman asked reluctantly.

Different officials pass by the inn and have corresponding reception standards:

When people with high power and high positions pass through the border, local officials, gentry and tyrants will come over to celebrate the banquet; when people who are demoted stay in the inn, they will only add a small bowl of pickles and rice to serve as rice.

The lunch arrangement arranged by the postmaster Cheng Yi for Wang Bing and others was not only a bowl of bacon, a bowl of vegetables, and half a fat goose, but also a pot of wine was given. How could the old man not be surprised?

Xu Huai also knew that the funding of the inn was allocated from the Biyang County Government. There were no other flowers in normal times, and some of them had to be deducted from Cheng Yi to drink. At this time, he received Wang Bing beyond the standard. No wonder the people below were reluctant.

"The King of Wang offended the Privy Councilor Cai Ying and was demoted to Tangzhou. All the scholars in the world felt sorry for you. You are a bastard who looks at others, but you are stingy with a pot of wine? At worst, I can quit drinking for two days so that you can smooth out the accounts." Cheng Yi cursed.

Cheng Yi was a minor official who was not a member of the ordinary, but was among the scholars.

Official correspondence between various places must be passed through the inn, but he was more clear about the situation of Wang Bing being demoted to Tangzhou than those of Xu Wujiang and other lower-level warriors.

Privy Councilor Cai Ying?

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

Xu Huai was not familiar with the affairs of the dynasty, but when he heard Xu Wujiang and the inspectors' soldiers bragging, he occasionally heard that he knew that the Privy Councilor was the master of the position of Shaozai and the Taizai, and Cai Ying was definitely a powerful figure in the dynasty.

When Cai Ying was in charge of the government's military and national affairs, he really wanted to use tyrannical means to eliminate political enemies. The dead soldiers who could use were definitely more abundant than the prime minister.

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

Deng Gui, the inspector, usually worked in the Huaiyuan Inspection Department, and was controlled by Tangzhou and Biyang County. However, all inspectors across the country were selected and promoted by military officers such as inspection envoys, but were directly controlled by the Privy Council.

In other words, under normal circumstances, Deng Gui could not get along with a person like Cai Ying, but if he was close to Wang Bing, he asked Cai Ying to notice that with a big stroke, he would be able to transfer Deng Gui to a place where there was a poor mountain, bad water, bandits or severe border troubles, it would be enough to make him die if he was not as good as death.

Deng Gui left anxiously, but it turned out that he didn't want to have any connection with Wang Bing.

In contrast, as the postmaster, Cheng Yi was an official in Biyang County and was not affiliated with the Privy Council system. He respected Wang Bing's character and treated him well.

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

Xu Xin'an walked over from the side courtyard at this time and saw Xu Huai asking in confusion.

Xu Huai spread his hands and said he didn't know.

Where can there be a girl like Wang Xuan with a beautiful appearance and temperament that is beyond the world in Huaiyuan Town?

Xu Huai could see that Xu Xin'an was a little fascinated, but at this time he couldn't find an excuse to stay here, so he was anxious to ask Xu Wujiang where he was?

Xu Huai spread his hands, but Xu Xin'an didn't expect him to answer anything, and complained: "Langjun Deng has told us to entertain Wang Xianggong and the others, why is the seventeenth uncle missing?" He took Xu Huai back to the inspection office to find Xu Wujiang...

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