More than ten servants brought thirty or forty craftsmen to the Shili Changting. These craftsmen were holding shovels, tile knives, ink pots and other tools in their hands, and looked unwilling and slow to move. Those officials often used whips.

The leader of the school lieutenant came to Shilichang Pavilion and shouted, "All the wine shops and tea stalls can be moved away, and all the businessmen and travelers will get out of here!"

Someone asked, "Sponsor, what are you going to do?"

The man said nothing and whipped it with a whip, sucking a blood mark on the man's body, and said coldly, "The government has requisitioned this ten-mile long pavilion, and you can only move it out of one stick of incense, otherwise you will be punished as a rebellion!"

When everyone heard that they were just resting here, and even the charge of treason was released. They dared not stay there, so they stood up and left the Changting. The tea shop owner was panicked. He had been operating here for several years and had a lot of profits. When this order was issued, he was at a loss. He thought that these people were here to fight Qiufeng, took out two hangings of money, and secretly gave it to the captain.

"Staff, the young man has been operating here for several years. Do you think you can be more comfortable?"

The captain refused to take the copper coins, glared and said, "Tongrong? The order from the prefect Cao personally issued, you are very capable, go find himTongrong yourself?" After that, he pointed to the pavilion and the surrounding shops and said to everyone, "Dropping them all for me!"

The officials rushed up, took swords, guns, sticks, and began to drive them away.

"Which is going to do this?"

The lieutenant said, "To be honest, a big man is coming to the capital. He wants to pass by our Yinyang City. This is a blessing that our Yinyang City has been built for a hundred years. The prefect Cao ordered that a Jingchengtai be built here and a temple for him will be built!"

"What big man?"

"Have you heard of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty's title of Duke Anguo and the Grand Governor of the West?"

When the owner of the wine shop heard that it was Yuwen Tianlu, he looked disdainful and muttered, "I think I am an amazing person. When the Lord of Jindao City was there, this guy didn't even dare to come in Yinyang City! Now, why not build a temple for that guy, hum."

Almost all the older generation of Yinyang people experienced the battle between soldiers and soldiers. Yuwen Tianlu fought south and north, swept across the north and south, making the people of all countries frightened. In Western Chu, they could even stop children from crying at night, but the only people in Yinyang were not interested in him.

Because there is a golden sword Li Qiuyi in Yinyang City. The people of Yinyang have always been proud of this.

The captain was originally brought by the prefect Cao, so he naturally didn't understand the pride of Yinyang people. When he heard the owner of the wine shop talking nonsense, he shouted, "Old guy, don't you want to live anymore, be careful with your skin!"

In a short while, the place was cleaned up and those who were unwilling to cause trouble chose to leave. There were also many people standing not far away and talking. Lao Niu was originally a gossiper, so he naturally refused to leave and insisted on seeing it here.

A craftsman stepped forward and said timidly, "My cousin, it's not a big problem to build a Jingchengtai within ten days. It's okay to build a sacred temple. But if you want to make a statue of An Guogong, no one has seen An Guogong look like this, which is probably a bit difficult."

Another person also said, "Only the prefect of our entire Yinyang City has seen Duke An Guo, why not ask the adult to draw a portrait?"

The lieutenant was collecting taxes at the city gate and did a good job. He was sent by the prefect to do such a thing. He was already angry and cursed when he heard this, "When the prefect met Duke An, he didn't even dare to raise his head. Is there anything useful to ask him?"

Then he thought, Lord Cao wanted to flatter Yuwen Tianlu, so naturally the more grand the construction, the better. So he said, "If you really don't know how to do it, just do it as Guan Erye. The key is the plaque at the door. The Anguogong Temple must be grand and monumental. Do you understand?"

He said to everyone again, "Time is tight and the task is heavy. Why are you still standing there? Work!"

It turned out that half a year ago, the Yinyang prefect Cao Dewang received a letter of reprimand from the manager Yuwen. The letter was full of blame. He didn't know what had happened. He sent someone to send 300,000 taels of silver to the capital, but it was returned intact. This scared Cao Dewang. He thought that the position of the prefect was not guaranteed, but after half a year, there was no movement in the capital.

Until a month ago, Yinyang City received a letter that Governor Yuwen came to the west to patrol the border, and during this time he passed by Yinyang City. This prefect Cao regarded it as an opportunity to please Yuwen Tianlu.

He found out from a noble young man named Jin that Yuwen Tianlu didn't like women, but liked to show off. This young man Jin was very famous. It is said that he was a royal relative. Cao Dewang spent a lot of money to learn about the news. Many disciples of the Grand Governor of Jiangnan and Guandong built shrines for the Grand Governor. After the inspection, the Grand Governor was very pleased, so he ran to the city lord's mansion to discuss with Li Xiancheng.

Li Xiancheng looked down on Cao Dewang in his heart, but after all, the imperial court sent officials in Yinyang City. He has been quite obedient over the years, so he used a big pen to allocate 30,000 taels of silver to build a sacred temple for Yuwen Tianlu in this ten-mile long pavilion.

First, the scenery here is beautiful, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the feng shui is excellent. Second, the terrain here is extremely high. It is built here with a ten-square-meter Jingcheng Platform. Climbing up high allows you to see Yinyang City. In addition, he also put some thoughts on some roofs of Yinyang City and inserted many colorful flags. Looking from Jingcheng Platform, it happened to form four words: Jingcheng Rende.

"Jingcheng" is the face of Duke of Anguo Yuwen Tianlu.

Xiao Jinyan looked at the busy scene of everyone and said, "I really don't know what it would be like if Yuwen Tianlu learned that someone had built a ancestral hall for him."

The middle-aged Confucian scholar said, "Cao Dewang is an official and does not do his job properly. He will make all his fame and deserve to be killed."

Xiao Jinyan smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to say such words."

The middle-aged Confucian scholar asked, "What do you think I should say?"

"I thought you would say something."

The middle-aged Confucian scholar Taoism, "When Wei Yang defected to Qin Xiaogong, talked about the emperor's way for three days. Xiaogong was not happy, and talked about the king's way for three days. Xiaogong was still not happy. In the end, he was desperate and talked about the domineering method with Xiaogong, and finally became respectful and a guest of honor for Xiaogong."

Xiao Jinyan didn't understand why the middle-aged Confucian scholar suddenly told this allusion and looked at him with some confusion. The middle-aged Confucian scholar said lightly, "In troubled times, we should use heavy rules. For incompetent officials, killing one to warn a hundred is not worth cherishing, and killing everything is the right way."

Xiao Jinyan smiled and said, "But from my understanding, the capable officials in the world are often corrupt officials."

The middle-aged Confucian scholar laughed and said, "You are still too young. Are you under the world the king's land? All over the world are the king's ministers, and the silver of corrupt officials is also silver. If you get fat, find a reason to kill them. Aren't these silver the imperial court's silver? Moreover, they can also win the praise of the people, get silver and win the hearts of the people. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

He also said: "A person is not afraid of being an official, but the ones who seek fame are those who seek fame and not serve the people for the sake of so-called reputation and integrity. These people are the worms of the Ming Dynasty!"

Xiao Jinyan was speechless, "I don't dare to agree with your theory."

The middle-aged Confucian scholar said lightly, "If you don't have the position, don't just do your own politics."

Several officials came to drive away everyone, and Lao Niu said, "Let's go, I can't get to Yinyang City before dark, and I'm going to spend the night outside the city again."

The ox cart was trapped, Xiao Jinyan looked at Lao Niu innocently. Lao Niu felt soft and sighed, "Get on the car, but you offended the young city lord. If he causes trouble for you, don't blame me for driving you out of the car."

Xiao Jinyan thanked repeatedly.

Two hours later, the ox cart came to Yinyang City.

Yinyang City is known as the first city in the western frontier. The city wall is five feet high and is made of huge stones. The huge rocks in the city wall are mottled and ancient, and the traces of fire, the holes smashed by the trencher, and the dark red texture after the blood stain of the walls all show that the city once suffered from war.

Five hundred years ago, when the 72 countries were in chaos, Yinyang City was also called Yin Kingdom. After the separation of the Three Kingdoms, Yinyang City was independent of the Three Kingdoms and was also called Yinyang Nineteen City with the other 18 cities.

Because it is located at the junction of the Three Kingdoms, it has gathered many refugees and fugitives. Since ancient times, the Yinyang people have been famous for their barbaric and toughness. There are many gangs in the city, and the mixed fish and dragons. In addition, the cultural differences between various countries have formed a unique folk custom.

It was not until thirty years ago that Li Qiuyi emerged as the lord of Yinyang City, unified the power of the nineteen cities, and used his influence to become a trading city among the Three Kingdoms. Twenty years ago, the Ming Dynasty soldiers surrounded Yinyang City, and Li Qiuyi led the people of Yinyang to defend the city for three months. In the end, Yuwen Tianlu returned without success. At this moment, Li Qiuyi opposed the opposition and led the nineteen cities to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

This move was criticized by everyone. Some people said that Li Qiuyi was greedy for life and death, while others said that he was greedy for wealth and honor. Only Yuwen Tianlu knew that the Ming Dynasty was determined to win Yinyang, and only Li Qiuyi won could have the qualification to negotiate with the Ming court. If he lost, he would probably have the same fate as Dingzhou.

After surrendering, Li Qiuyi refused to be rewarded by the court, left with a knife, and lived in seclusion in Suzhou. Under the leadership of Li Xiancheng, Yinyang City had made great progress in its economy and influence. All of this stemmed from the far-sighted vision of the golden sword Li Qiuyi.

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The gatekeeper on duty today is named Li Bufan. This young man who grew up listening to the story of King Jindao was a fanatical admirer of Li Qiuyi.

On the ninth day of September last year, a strange phenomenon suddenly occurred on the Hanging Knife Pavilion. When the Golden Knife flew away, he witnessed this scene with his own eyes. Not long after, news of the King of Golden Knife's death came from the Central Plains, Li Bufan fell seriously ill and almost lost his life. Last month, he had just recovered from the serious illness and returned to the city gate guard.

Li Bufan is a branch of the Li family. His family is in decline and he is considered a neighbor to Lao Niu. Over the years, Lao Niu has taken good care of the Li family. Now Li Bufan has become a gatekeeper and has turned a blind eye to Lao Niu's attracting guests.

"Uncle Niu, this trip has been quite a long time."

Lao Niu smiled and said, "It's hard to make money and shit is hard to eat. This day is getting harder and harder."

Only then did Li Bufan notice Xiao Jinyan, a middle-aged Confucian scholar in the car, asked, "What are these two?"

Lao Niu said, "Travelers who came to Yinyang to visit relatives and friends. By the way, they are new to us. Can you find a place to stay for them?"

Seeing that the two of them were quite friendly, Li Bufan said with a smile, "The inn in Yinyang City is not cheap recently. If you don't dislike me, I still have five dilapidated houses in my house. How about it, why not stay at my house temporarily?"

It doesn’t matter to Xiao Jinyan. Li Qingcheng and Zhao Langjiang’s grain team will take several days to arrive. It’s good to have a place to settle down.

The middle-aged Confucian scholar asked, "How to calculate the house money?"

Li Bufan is a person who is not particular about the details and said, "Come from afar, you will be friends, what money should you raise? If I go to the Central Plains in the future, you can treat me."

He saw Xiao Jinyan wearing strong outfit and asked, "Are you a man in the martial arts world?"

Xiao Jinyan nodded.

Li Bufan smiled and said, "That's better. I'm also a knife practitioner. If you have time, please give me some martial arts skills. As for this scholar uncle, it's also great to teach me how many words you can tell me."

A middle-aged Confucian scholar said, "I have also learned martial arts and can pass on you a few martial arts moves."
Chapter completed!