Everyone mentioned their favorite courtyard tree, walked through the courtyard, and entered the hall. There is a screen in the hall, and there is a case in front of the screen. The rooms on both sides have been partitioned, three on each side. Everyone went in one by one, and each room was empty, with more or less construction waste remaining.
Push open the back door and enter the backyard. The backyard is not big and the weeds have not yet been removed; there is a main room at the end and a wing room on each side. There is a private toilet on the east side of the house.
Exit from the backyard and enter the east-west courtyard through the side doors on both sides. The main buildings in the east courtyard are two warehouses, which can store food and money. The west courtyard is a place for raising livestock. Currently, there are no facilities. There are only wing rooms on both sides for the residents of the stable.
The inn is further south than originally planned, mainly to borrow the old building foundation. The area of the post station is about three times the size of Xiaosi's official residence. The largest courtyard is in the north, close to Xiaosi's residence. It has a lobby in the middle, and there are independent houses on both sides. There are ten independent houses on both sides. ——These were built on old foundations, and probably the people who lived here were people with no status. The foundations of the houses were adjacent to each other, and there was almost no yard. Further south, through a gate, is a small courtyard with five rooms, which should be an office and/or residence.
The courtyard to the south is where the warehouse is. The warehouses here are much smaller than Xiaosi's, but six of them have been built, so more items can be stored. A private school room was built at the door for people to live in. The yard farther south is the livestock yard, which is also empty at the moment.
Xiaosi said: "This post is much better than Liangxi Post. If Liangxi Post is so victorious, why should I go to Guanyi?"
Brother Su said: "I just want to be a post official. Your home is close to the post office, so even if you are a post official, it will be difficult to live here for a long time."
Xiao Si said: "How could such a fate be so bad!" Everyone laughed.
Now that they have arrived in the south, everyone immediately turns to Zheng Anping's official residence.
As soon as you approach his residence, you can feel that the official residence is much more imposing than Xiaosi's residence. The most intuitive thing is that the courtyard walls are tall, the courtyard gate is tall, the area is wide, there is a screen wall in front of the door, and there are steps at the door. Brother Su said: "Guan Ling's house is very imposing and has the power of a city." Zheng Anping smiled and did not respond, but he pushed the door open with a "squeak".
Cao Bao said: "Guan Ling opened the ceremony gate, he must be a noble person."
Zheng Anping bowed deeply and said, "The princes are here, my house will be filled with splendor." Everyone laughed and entered through the ceremonial gate without any humility.
After bypassing the Xiaoqiang, the courtyard in front of us made people say "ah". The yard of Xiaosi's family is already amazing, but this yard is even bigger, but it doesn't look empty. At the end of the courtyard is a lobby with three levels of steps, matching the area of the courtyard; there are also wing rooms on both sides of the lobby. The wing rooms on both sides are also two inside and one outside, and are wider.
The lobby is three rooms wide, with five rooms on each side. The screen on the front is taller and the tables in front of the screen are thicker. Cao Bao pushed Zheng Anping and said, "Go and sit in the hall. Let's take a look at the majesty!" Zheng Anping was about to refuse, but was pushed down in front of the case by the other three. Zheng Anping had no choice but to sit upright in front of the case. When everyone saw it, they all cheered: "What a majestic and elegant person!"
Cao Bao said: "If you hold a slip in your hand and a sword in your waist, you will have the appearance of a true minister."
Zheng Anping stood up with a smile, and everyone looked at the rooms on both sides one by one. To the east side, Cao Bao said in turn: "Jiefu, literary officials, thief officials, meritorious officials, and planning officials." Turning to the west side, Cao Bao said again: "Yisi, Wei, Cheng, Zuo Huo, You Huo. "
Everyone said loudly: "We each live in our own rooms, hoping to see this scene in the future." Then they each entered their own rooms. When he was young, Cao Bao came out of the room and saluted Zheng Anping: "I know this plan, and I am willing to dedicate it to you!"
Zheng Anping returned the greeting and said, "Sir, please teach me, and I will respectfully accept it!" Both of them laughed. Everyone came out of their respective rooms. Xiaosi asked: "Who lives on the east side?"
Cao Bao said again: "Jiefu, literary officials, rogue officials, meritorious officials, and planning officials."
Xiaosi asked: "Where is he?"
Zheng Anping said: "Don't listen to Mr. Cao's words. I have misled you in many ways. If you are in charge of a small town with less than a hundred households, how can you have as many officials as you do!"
Cao Bao said: "The area under the jurisdiction of the governor is fifty miles. The households may be as few as five thousand, or as many as tens of thousands. How can you be a mere petty official?"
Everyone came to the back house together again. The backyard is not big, but the house occupies the entire width, and there are no other buildings such as the east wing on either side. The East Crossing Courtyard and the West Crossing Courtyard are the same as Xiaosi's, which are also warehouses and stables. Except that the area is larger, the layout is roughly the same.
Cao Bao asked: "When will the princes move into the new house?"
Zheng Anping said: "There are no bells and drums in the city, so it is difficult to gather when something happens."
Cao Bao said: "It's easy to hear!" Then he walked out of the door, pointed to his left and right, and said: "Set bells and drums outside the door, no matter who is in the door, everyone will be alerted."
Zheng Anping said: "That's all thanks to sir!"
At this time, Xiao Si suddenly said: "Someone is coming from the south!" Everyone looked out along the city gate and saw someone coming along the river. Except for people from Nanguan, almost no one comes along the river. So they came forward. When he got a clear look, he realized that what was coming was actually ten fully armed Korean soldiers. These five people were just dressed as Wei Shizi and did not have armored soldiers. It was difficult to avoid them, so they had to bravely attack them.
Han soldiers also came up to greet them. The leader saluted and said, "Where are you, gentlemen?"
Cao Bao said: "We, the gardening magistrates, saw people walking around in the abandoned city and were ordered to investigate. May I ask what you are doing?"
Han Zu said: "I also saw that the situation here is different, and I was ordered to investigate."
Cao Bao said, "May I ask, sir, what's the difference in your investigation?"
Han Zu said: "Maybe Lord Xinling granted this place and wanted to set up a lawsuit."
Cao Bao said: "There may be rumors, but I haven't seen him in action."
Han Zu said: "You haven't found a way to do it in the field?"
Cao Bao said: "I haven't heard of it."
Han Zu said: "What do you think?"
Cao Bao said: "But I saw new fertile fields outside the city, and the wasteland was burned."
Han Zu said: "How can I see it? Lead me to see it."
The five people suppressed their uneasiness, led the Han soldiers across the bridge along the river, and walked along the river to the vicinity of the small town. They pointed to the other side of the river and said: "Look, sir, the millet has already eared!"
Han Zushichang said: "The people in charge of the city often farm in the south of the city, how can they move to the north of the city?"
Cao Bao said: "Your Majesty knows how deep Guan Yi is. May I ask where the old fields are?"
He didn't dare to lead people through the city for fear of conflict, so he walked around the city from a distance. When he looked closer, he saw that the fields were also starting to bear ears.
Shi Chang said: "How strange! How can Guanyi cultivate twice as much this year? He is not in the south of the city, but he is reclaiming the wasteland in the north of the city?"
Cao Bao said: "Why do you have to farm in the south of the city to manage the people?"
Shi Chang said: "Guanyi has an agreement with Huayang. Anyone who cultivates the land must be in the south of the city to show his respect to Han. Now that we have regained the northern acres, do you want to regret it?"
Cao Bao said: "The governor of Guanyi is under the city. Now I respect the chief's order to go to Han, but I don't dare to hear it."
The commander did not accept Cao Bao's words, but said: "The right and wrong are beyond the scope of the soldiers. Now that I have found his love, I should go back and repay him." He led all the Korean soldiers and went south. After Zheng Anping's salutes, he quietly sneaked into the abandoned city, climbed onto the abandoned city tower, and watched closely until the group of Korean soldiers were completely out of sight.
Cao Bao said, "It's urgent! I'll return quickly. Brother, I'm wearing armor and leaning against the enemy. I'm afraid there might be some night thieves." The five people hurried back to the city. Cao Bao couldn't wait for dinner time, so he took off his sleeves and hurried away.
At dinner, Zheng Anping asked the city lord casually: "Are the Han soldiers here to cause trouble?"
The city lord said: "If the Korean soldiers don't come, the troops from the Great Wall will not come out. This is the agreement between the two countries. How can the Korean soldiers disturb us?"
Zheng Anping asked: "Is there any news about Brother Pig?"
The city lord said: "I haven't heard of it yet. Where's the news from Brother Pig?"
Zheng Anping said: "It's time to harvest the grain, for fear of thieves. Since there is no news about Brother Swine, there is nothing to do today. During the harvest season, there may be thieves, so don't slack off in the city."
The city lord said: "I respectfully obey the discipline order."
Zheng Anping asked: "How is the defense in the city?"
The city lord said: "Guan Yi is a small town. But there are whistles at the four gates. If there is a police officer, it will only sound gold and beat drums."
Zheng Anping said: "That's good!"
A few words were said without any clue, and the city lord could only mutter, wondering what news Zheng Anping and others got.
After dinner, Zheng Anping put on all the armor on his body, rearranged his halberd and hand halberd, straightened out his crossbow and arrows, and placed them in the most convenient place. Even Wu Wang and Wu'er noticed something was wrong. Wu Wang asked, "Is there a police officer at night?"
Zheng Anping said: "Be prepared."
At night, Zheng Anping and Wu Wang changed places, and he slept next to the door with his ears on the ground, half asleep and half awake all night. ——Nothing happened.
The next day, Zheng Anping asked the city owner to buy straw, drove it to the city, and put it all in his home. The four of them were fully armed, making the city lord feel that the situation was serious. He didn't ask anything, put the straw away as Zheng Anping said, and drove away. After the city lord left, everyone took turns to go up to the city to look out, while the rest carefully inspected the terrain of the city and discussed ways to defend it. Everyone's consensus was that if there was an intersection in the city, the four of them would be able to deal with a dozen or so people with the help of terrain and sneak attack cover, as well as leather armor protection. If the opponent's number exceeds this number, then Xiaosi will go to the Great Wall with the Jiefu to call the police and mobilize troops. The remaining three will try their best to deal with it, focusing on hiding themselves and destroying the enemy.
Throughout the day's discussion, Wu Wang and Wu'er were listening nearby. Seeing that they didn't take care of themselves at all, they felt slighted and said, "We can also contribute!"
Zheng Anping said: "If a war breaks out, you two should hide in the dark and avoid being seen by thieves, or you may save your lives."
Wuwang said: "My fathers have two halberds. If you give me one, I can kill thieves."
Zheng Anping said: "Battle is not easy, don't take it lightly. If you practice more in the future, you may be able to go into battle."
Nothing happened during the whole day. Zheng Anping asked Wuwang and Wuer to return to the city, drive all the livestock, and let them graze freely outside the city.
With the two warnings and the discussion of tactics, the soldiers felt more at ease. Those who were not on duty could just lie down in their "own rooms" and rest.
When it was dinner time, Zheng Anping returned to the city to eat.
