"Sir, Mayor Jia is here." The leader of the team came to the carriage.
Liao Wenguang said to Sun Chuanting who was in the same car: "Brother Boya, do you want to come with me to meet Mayor Jia?"
"But the culprit is an official in Shanyin County?" Sun Chuanting asked curiously.
The last time he came to Shanyin County, he only brought a few followers with him. When he arrived in Shanyin County, he only met a few villagers from nearby villages, and then went directly to Shanyin County.
As a native of Daizhou, I was very familiar with the neighboring Shanyin County, so I never thought that the rebel bandits would obtain an official position like a town mayor in Shanyin County.
Liao Wenguang nodded and said: "This person is the mayor of the nearby village. He is lower than the magistrate of Shanyin County. He can be regarded as a miscellaneous official!"
"Isn't a junior official worthy of a fourth-grade official like you, Councilor Liao, to meet you in person?" Sun Chuanting asked in confusion.
Although it was beyond his expectation that the rebel bandits got a mayor in Shanyin County, it was even more unexpected that Liao Wenguang went to see an official in person.
In the Ming Dynasty, assistant officials were only slightly better than officials. They were not considered orthodox official positions. They did not have much future prospects and were far from being comparable to officials with formal Jinshi origins.
Liao Wenguang explained: "We are under the eaves. If we want to enter Shanyin County safely, we must go through Mayor Jia. Otherwise, there are so many of us and the road may not be smooth. Since Brother Boya is not willing to go, then I will go alone." People go.”
After saying that, he bent down and got out of the carriage.
At this time, Sun Chuanting also followed.
Facing Liao Wenguang's puzzled gaze, Sun Chuanting explained: "I just happened to meet Mayor Jia."
"Then let's go together!" Liao Wenguang walked towards the front of the team.
Sun Chuanting followed.
The two people walked side by side and came to the front of the team.
"Mayor Jia, we meet again." Liao Wenguang took the lead in greeting Mayor Jia opposite.
Mayor Jia on horseback saw Liao Wenguang and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Senator Liao would come to our Shanyin County again. Is this time the same as last time?"
"Yes, the same." Liao Wenguang nodded.
Mayor Jia on horseback glanced at Sun Chuanting, who was standing side by side with Liao Wenguang, and asked, "Who is this gentleman?"
"I am the counselor's staff, not an important person." Sun Chuanting made up an identity for himself.
Mayor Jia, who was on horseback, chuckled lightly and said, "Since Mr. Liao is a staff member of Councilor Liao, I won't ask any more questions. Councilor Liao, you don't need me to explain the rules anymore, right?"
He moved his eyes away from Sun Chuanting and looked at Liao Wenguang on the side again.
"Clear." Liao Wenguang nodded, then turned to the commander on the side and said, "As Mayor Jia said, hand over all the weapons you have."
Because they had been here once, all the soldiers in the total team handed over their weapons one by one without any resistance and piled them on the ground.
Several people from Mayor Jia's side came out and picked up all the weapons on the ground.
"Mayor Jia, can we leave?" Liao Wenguang asked with a smile.
Mayor Jia on horseback nodded and said: "Let's go, I will take you to the county seat with me."
Sun Chuanting, who was standing next to Liao Wenguang, said nothing except introducing himself, but the expression of surprise was written all over his face.
Returning to the carriage, he finally couldn't help asking Liao Wenguang, "Counsellor Liao, what's going on? Why did you hand over all the weapons? If they do something, wouldn't they have the ability to resist at all?" No."
"Even with those weapons, what do you think we can do?" Liao Wenguang asked back.
Sun Chuanting was stunned when asked.
Just listen to Liao Wenguang continue to say: "Brother Boya, there is no need to say that he is my staff just now. The other party's expression was obviously disbelief. It is better to tell the truth. Although these people are traitors, they have their own rules and will not do it without reason. What to do to us."
"No way, a traitor can recognize me?" Sun Chuanting asked doubtfully.
Although he was recognized last time he came to Shanyin County, he didn't believe that any traitor could recognize him.
"I may not recognize your identity, Brother Boya. I probably don't believe that you are an aide, Brother Boya." Liao Wenguang said, "You and I were standing together just now. The other party should have noticed this. After all, no aide and Dong Weng Stand side by side.”
"So it's my fault. I should be more cautious."
Sun Chuanting suddenly realized.
The carriage started moving, and the team began to move forward on the road.
Sun Chuanting heard movement on the roadside, reached out to lift the curtain on the car window, and looked out.
However, after just one glance, his brows furrowed.
"Are these peasant soldiers?"
Liao Wenguang, who was in the same car, glanced out the window and nodded.
Sun Chuanting said: "The peasant soldiers are not only armed with long guns and firecrackers, but also tiger squatting cannons. I'm afraid the elite soldiers around Xu Thief will be like this."
"If you had seen the elite rebel bandits, you wouldn't have said that." Liao Wenguang replied to him.
Sun Chuanting lowered the curtain on the car window and sighed: "If even the peasants and soldiers are like what they are outside, this bandit in Datong is extraordinary."
"If it were easy, they would have been wiped out by the imperial court a long time ago, and there would be no need for me to come to Datong Town several times." Liao Wenguang smiled helplessly.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage suddenly stopped.
"Sir, Cai Zhizhou is here." The general manager rode to the outside of Liao Wenguang's carriage to report.
Sun Chuanting said: "Since everyone has come here, let's meet him!"
"Brother Boya, will you come with me to meet Cai Zhizhou?" Liao Wenguang invited Sun Chuanting to come with him.
Sun Chuanting shook his head and said: "I'm at home, I'm just an ordinary citizen, so I won't go to see him, so as not to embarrass each other."
"Okay, let me go and see you." Liao Wenguang walked out of the carriage alone.
Cai Zhizhou, who was coming from the front, saw Liao Wenguang, ran forward quickly, raised his hands and said hello: "I'm here to see Councilor Liao."
"Okay, no need to be polite." Liao Wenguang made a gesture of support and said at the same time, "I didn't want to disturb you at first, so I arranged for the people below to go on the road after breakfast, but I didn't expect that you would catch up with me. ”
Cai Zhizhou in front of him smiled and said: "Since Senator Liao has arrived in Daizhou, I should fulfill my duty as a landlord and ask Senator Liao to move. I have already prepared a table of food and wine in the back office to see off Senator Liao."
"You can guess where I'm going. We won't be delayed on the way. When Cai Zhizhou comes to Taiyuan Fucheng, I will personally prepare a banquet for Cai Zhizhou." Liao Wenguang shook his head and rejected the other party.
Cai Zhizhou saw that the other party had no time to attend the banquet, so he did not force him.
The two people talked for a few more words beside the carriage before they separated. Cai Zhizhou stood on the roadside and watched Liao Wenguang and his party walking along North Street towards the city gate.
