Dai Jingbin introduced Liu Yan to the military attachés of Qianhusuo City one by one. Baihu Tian Huixu, who was almost fifty years old, was the clerk of Qianhusuo City and was in charge of the operations of Qianhusuo City in Xiahe Village. , inspecting the army, and patrolling things. This man was as skinny as a stick, looking a little like he was not awake yet, with two big eyes hanging on it.
I saw him rubbing his sleepy eyes, saluting Liu Yan and saying: "Xia Guan Tian Huixu pays homage to you, Your Excellency. You are so young and promising, and you will definitely have a bright future in the future."
Next is Baihu Chi Xu, who leads a hundred soldiers from Qianhusuo City. Chi Xu is about forty. He is lean, but his eyes are shrewd, and he seems to be a slick man. There are people from the city. He looked at Liu Yan carefully, and Liu Yan's youth was beyond his expectation.
Then there was Huang Wenxian from Baihu, who was in his thirties but extremely fat. When he saw Liu Yan looking at Liu Yan, he nodded and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Huang Wenxian, I have seen Mr. Defensive. I have heard of Mr. Defensive." His reputation is so great. It’s a great honor to meet you today. Your Majesty is so powerful that you are even more famous when you meet him!”
Liu Yan smiled and nodded to him, followed by Wang Yichuan, the governor of Qianhusuo City, who was nearly forty years old. His face glowed with an unhealthy yellowish tinge. He looked at Liu Yan carefully for a long time. Dai Jingbin introduced him, and he came forward to salute Liu Yan. Liu Yan's first impression was that he was a rather cold person.
Finally, there was Zhang Xueyi, the official. Liu Yan said a few words to him. He was a typical officialdom veteran. People say that officials are as slippery as oil. Maybe he was referring to this kind of person.
In front of him were a group of senior officials among the military attachés of the Thousand Households of Xiahe Village. To be honest, Liu Yan felt very disappointed when he looked at these subordinates. Liu Yan felt that there were not many talents in Qianhusuo City, and the atmosphere of decay was too strong. In the future, the number of people he could use in Qianhusuo City might not be as many as in Wangjiazhuang.
However, the people in front of him will be his subordinates and colleagues from now on, so he can't do it now. Liu Yan smiled and exchanged greetings with everyone and made some scene remarks.
While everyone was exchanging greetings, the thousand-and-hundred-strong armored army behind Liu Yan remained motionless. Only some horses stirred a few times from time to time, raised their voices and snorted a few times. Judging from their stern appearance, they exuded an intimidating aura, and there seemed to be a blood-eating smell hidden in that aura. It was the power that was revealed unconsciously after a bloody battle with the Qing soldiers.
This power made the senior soldiers in Qianhusuo City look scared. The officials in Qianhusuo City in front of them also felt palpitations. Everyone was secretly frightened by Liu Yan's strength.
The former defense officer of Qianhusuo City, Mr. Zhang Hailin, did not have such powerful servants, and there were only more than a hundred servants under Mr. Zhang. There are hundreds of Liu Yan's servants in front of him. I really don't know how he trained them. It is precisely because of such strong servants that Liu Yan can achieve so many military exploits and be promoted to defense officer. of high position.
At this time, there were many people watching on both sides of the city gate. They were pointing at the armored soldiers. They heard exclamations from time to time. Dai Jingbin said with a smile: "My lord has come a long way to work hard. I am waiting for you in the Drum Tower." Let’s have a banquet, my lord, let’s go into the city now.”
Tian Huixu, the official of Baihu, also said: "Yes, yes, come into the city, my lord, please come into the city."
Tian Huixu was seen rubbing his two big bubble eyes. Seeing that he seemed to be awake, Liu Yan suspected what he did last night.
Then Liu Yan led his troops into the city. Surrounded by the army and Dai Jingbin and other military attaches, Liu Yan rode his horse through Nanguanbao City. Liu Yan led the army from Ying'en Gate into Qianhusuo City. After passing the Political and Educational Square, it was Xiahe It’s South Street in Qianhusuo City.
This South Street is the prosperous place of Qianhusuo in front of Xiahe Village. Both sides of the street paved with bluestones are densely packed with restaurants and restaurants. Even though the scale is far less than that of Lingshan Acropolis, Qianhusuo City is still quite large. Now, on the street, there are many ragged military and civilian households among the men and women, as well as beggars and homeless people everywhere, with various accents. This is the city where thousands of households live in Xiahe Village.
When Liu Yan led his army into the city, the streets were lined with onlookers. Looking at these rolling armored troops, it seemed that the streets could not be seen at a glance, and the voices of fear and exclamation never stopped. Everyone was pointing and talking, with a hint of fear in their eyes, and a hint of curiosity mixed in with their conversations.
Someone said: "Look, that's the new defender Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu looks so young, as if he is not yet thirty years old. Gee, he is really young and promising."
One person said: "I heard that Master Liu is extremely brave. He led the army to behead more than 130 people. Even Master Yan, the governor of Shandong, was full of praise for him."
There was another round of admiration. Everyone lamented Liu Yan's good luck. Why didn't Mr. Futai come to appreciate him?
Someone else said: "No, how come I heard that Mr. Liu had beheaded more than 200 levels?"
Another person said: "Nonsense! Mr. Liu clearly beheaded more than 800 people."
In this way, this group of people started to quarrel among themselves, and then someone shouted: "It would be great if Mr. Liu came. His soldiers and horses are so strong, and they can make the Tatars flee. He has an old man who can control thousands of households." If the city is safe, everyone will feel at ease."
A group of voices echoed: "What this little brother said is absolutely true."
Let's talk about Liu Yan leading these thousands and hundreds of elite armored soldiers into the city. Although these soldiers all look very fierce and make them feel intimidated, the presence of such strong soldiers also enhances the sense of security of the people. , As long as these troops are not too greedy, do not go too far, and can protect the safety of thousands of people in the city when they need it, then these simple people will be satisfied.
Sometimes people's demands are so simple, so simple that people can't believe it, but it is true.
At this time, hearing the discussions around them, the marching soldiers at various posts in Wangjiazhuang held their heads high and chests high, trying their best to look more majestic. Even Wang Yue put away the flattery on his face and became He became serious, and he sat on his horse without squinting. People who didn't know his temperament thought he was a calm young man.
The people behind Liu Yan also rode in silence. Liu Yance looked at the Qianhusuo City in front of him with some emotion. Once upon a time, he had to look up at this city, but now he has become The master of this city.
Dai Jingbin had the honor to walk side by side with Liu Yan. Listening to the murmurs on the street, Dai Jingbin sighed: "My lord beheaded more than 130 people. This matter has spread, and even ordinary people know about it. Under the power of your lord, Under the situation, those slaves and thieves fled. Now there are adults leading troops to guard the city of Qianhusuo, and the soldiers and civilians in the city feel much more at ease." 33
Liu Yan glanced at Dai Jingbin and said with a smile: "Old Dai, you are very good at talking."
Liu Yan naturally changed his name to Dai Jingbin, and Dai Jingbin took it for granted. I saw Dai Jingbin saying repeatedly: "These are the words from the bottom of my heart, words from the bottom of my heart."
The group of people soon came to the intersection of South Street and East Street. There was a large market square at the intersection. This was the "Chengen Square" where thousands of households in Xiahe Village lived. On the opposite side of the street, there was another high-rise square. The towering Drum Tower, nearly ten meters high, is the Wenchang Pavilion of the Qianhusuo City of Xiahe Village. From the upper floor, you can clearly see the situation of the entire Xiahezhai Qianhusuo City.
Last year, when Liu Yan and others came to Qianhusuo City, Chen Xun praised the delicious food and wine inside. Unfortunately, he did not go upstairs for a drink. This opportunity did not come until he served as the defense officer of Qianhusuo City in Xiahe Village. Achieved.
A group of officials from the Thousand Households in Xiahe Village hosted a banquet for Liu Yan here, at the intersection of this street. It has been heavily guarded for a long time. In order to welcome the new defense master, this area has been cleared since early morning and is strictly guarded by officers and soldiers.
Liu Yan stood up and dismounted, and Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, and Shen Tuo also dismounted. Then each sentry officer led the way with people from Qianhusuo, and rushed to the military camp in the city to garrison.
There is a military camp and a school ground in Qianhusuo City in front of Xiahe Village, but the scale is not very large. After the battle on Yaoshan Mountain Road, the military strength of Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village was greatly reduced. However, there were still hundreds of people stationed in the city at this time. In addition to the more than a thousand people brought by Liu Yan, the military camp and Houses within the school grounds are sure to get very crowded.
However, there is nothing we can do about it. We can only make do with it for the time being, and wait until Liu Yan settles down, and then allocate some houses to house the soldiers and horses.
"Haha, please come in, adults!"
Liu Yan looked up at the tall Drum Tower, and then looked around. He saw that there was no one on the streets here. It could be seen that Dai Jingbin and others had done their best to clear away all the people here, leaving only The two clerks from Wenchang Pavilion were standing at the door and bowing to Liu Yan with smiles on their faces.
Ever since Liu Yan led his troops into Qianhusuo City, he saw Dai Jingbin and others accompanying him all the time, and most of these people were flatterers, which made Liu Yan feel disgusted.
But this is also the norm at this time, and Liu Yan also warned himself in his heart: Just get used to it.
Accompanied by Dai Jingbin and others, Liu Yan walked up to the Drum Tower and stood at the top looking out the window. I saw the entire Qianhusuo City in sight. Looking to the east, I could even faintly see the Nanhe River shaped like a jade belt.
In front of Xiahe Village, Qianhusuo City is surrounded by flat fields. Only a few miles to the north are large mountainous areas such as Tiechu Mountain. In the plain land on all sides, there are densely packed military forts and forts. What a great place, Liu Yan said to himself. Thinking that this place would be under his control from now on, he felt proud again.
At this time, the Drum Tower was fully decorated. Not only was there a theater troupe playing and playing music, but there were even a few delicate official prostitutes singing ditties to the sounds of brocade and silver instruments. Sure enough, the city of Qianhu was different. Where had Liu Yan and others seen this kind of extravagant style in Wangjiazhuang?
Looking at the scantily clad official prostitutes, they were casting their flirtatious glances one by one. Wang Yue, who was behind Liu Yan, had his eyes almost bulging from the sight. These sultry and coquettish women were attracted by The shock to Wang Yue was too great. After all, he was just a man in his late teens or early thirties, a hot-blooded man who couldn't stand teasing.
Wang Bo, Shen Tuo, Miao Shao, and Xu Ming also blushed. After meeting the eyes of these women, they immediately blushed like ripe peaches and lowered their heads and did not dare to meet their eyes.
Only Liu Yan and Chen Xun looked normal. After all, they were experienced. Liu Yan, in particular, had no regard for official prostitutes of this level. Later generations had seen many scenes that were a hundred times more revealing than this. He just looked at these official prostitutes with a slight appreciation of art. Then he turned his attention elsewhere.
But Wang Yue still stared blankly at those official prostitutes, his eyes motionless, and his soul was lost.
Liu Yan glared at him and still didn't know. Looking at Wang Bo and Shen Tuo, they were not much better. Liu Yan couldn't help but shook his head. These people were all unmarried, so they should be married as soon as possible. When you have a daughter-in-law, wine and sex wear away people's hearts. Gentle Township has always been a tomb of heroes. A man of steel will turn into a man with turtle feet when wine and sex wear away his heart. After having a wife, it can calm down a few people's minds.
Then the military attachés came up one after another, and everyone sat down according to the honorable order. Liu Yan naturally took the host position. Chen Xun, Wang Bo, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Shen Tuo, Wang Yue and other officials from hundreds of households occupied the host and guest seats. Dai Jingbin also sat at the same table as Tian Huixu, Chi Xu, Huang Wenxian, Wang Yizhuan, Zhang Xueyi, etc. This table can be said to be the largest here. With more than a dozen people sitting down, they did not feel crowded at all.
As for the remaining officials, they sit in separate seats according to their official positions.
Some people died, but not completely...
