Nightwatcher

dinner? Well, the governor has been in the city for so long, it is impossible for the Yunzhou officials not to know that Xu Qi'an's mental state has improved a lot, and he can't sleep anyway.

"Okay, my lord, wait a moment."

He put on his boots, tied the gong on the head of the bed to his chest, hung the black gold long knife on his back, and opened the door of the room.

Governor Zhang stood outside the door, wearing a crimson official robe, with a straight figure and an imposing manner.

The two nodded to each other, went downstairs together, and waited in the lobby for a while before Jiang Lvzhong walked in from the yard and said, "The counting of the personnel is complete, let's go."

The luxury carriage stopped outside the post station, accompanied by 30 Huben Guards and 7 watchmen. The venue of this evening banquet is a compound facing the river.

The chief envoy's mansion is specially used to entertain officials, a mansion with four entrances and four exits.

Tonight, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and there is no wind. Although it is the middle of winter, it is suitable for a banquet in the back garden. As the core of this dinner and also a guest, Governor Zhang deliberately arrived a quarter of an hour late.

This is not only a show of official prestige, but also ample time for the master to prepare.

Arriving at the entrance of the mansion, it was already full of all kinds of carriages and sedan chairs, or gorgeous or simple cars, representing the elders with different official positions.

Led by the attendants, Governor Zhang and his party came to the front hall, and saw Yunzhou officials in all kinds of official robes, there were more than a hundred of them.

Among them was the prefect of Yunzhou that Xu Qi'an met today.

"Your Excellency Governor." Amid hearty laughter, an official in a scarlet robe and long beard greeted him.

"Master Chief Executive." Governor Zhang smiled and cupped his hands.

The chief minister is equivalent to a high-ranking official Xu Qi'an looked at the chief minister of Yunzhou. His cheekbones were slightly high and his eyes were long and narrow.

Ning is Song Tingfeng's long-lost father? By the way, if I remember correctly, this chief envoy is also surnamed Song Xu Qi'an's lips curled up.

Song Buzheng led Governor Zhang and introduced them one by one. Xu Qi'an followed with his eyes, keeping the officials present firmly in mind.

"This is Mr. Yang, the commander of our capital in Yunzhou." Song Buzheng came to a middle-aged man with the style of a Confucian general.

The surrounding voices suddenly became much quieter, and a pair of eyes stayed on Governor Zhang and Yang Chuannan.

The two court officials looked at each other for a moment and laughed in unison:

"Governor Zhang, I have admired you for a long time."

"Both command and envoy adults, look forward to it for a long time."

The atmosphere suddenly relaxed again, and smiles appeared on the faces of the officials.

Why do I have the illusion of a close call? For a moment, Xu Qi'an thought that the scene would freeze, or that the two sides would sneer with yin and yang, hiding needles in the cotton, which would fit the image of an old hermaphrodite in the officialdom.

The result is so harmonious?

"Your Excellency, the dinner is ready, shall we go to the backyard together?" the chief envoy said immediately.

In the land of a state (province), the three highest-ranking yamen are: the commanding department, the chief political department, and the criminal inspection department.

Among them, the Judiciary of the Procuratorate is affiliated to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so the Procuratorate is most like a dog's leg in front of Governor Zhang.

When we came to the backyard, all the officials were seated, and two interesting episodes happened at the main table.

First episode:

Governor Zhang beckoned and said, "Ning Yan, come to my side."

There are a total of ten seats at the main table, one spit and one nail, who should sit and who can sit, there are strict rules in the officialdom.

Everyone immediately looked at the young man named "Ning Yan". He was wearing a black uniform, a short cloak, a bronze gong with dark patterns on his chest, and a special slender saber that was different from the standard saber hanging from his waist.

People with sharp eyesight, just looking at this saber, realize that this Tongluo's identity is unusual.

No matter where you are, if you can find special people, you will not be ordinary people.

Many officials secretly paid attention to Xu Qi'an.

The second episode is that Yang Chuannan, the commander of the capital, blocked an official who was seated, pointed to the place beside him and said:

"A friend is coming."

The official was taken aback for a moment, then remembered something, slapped his head suddenly, and went to other tables without complaint.

A friend, not an adult, but a friend? Xu Qi'an sat upright.

"Ning Yan, the crossword puzzle we talked about today," Governor Zhang said in a low voice.

"Your Excellency Governor!" Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice, "It's actually very simple, you just need to change your thinking."

"How to say?"

"You are too serious." As the inspector and censor, Governor Zhang is a noble official in the capital. As for the official, he is naturally noble.

If you want to be replaced by an official bastard who is proficient in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, he would have understood it in seconds.

Governor Zhang was about to speak when, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a young female general in light armor. She was tall and slender, with perfect proportions and a high ponytail.

The beautiful and handsome military lady Xu Qi'an's eyes lit up suddenly, thinking that Yunzhou still has such a beautiful military lady?

This attire is much more attractive than jk, black silk, nurses, and stewardesses, and it is not of the same class.

The US military lady went straight to the main table and sat next to the capital commander Yang Chuannan.

Governor Zhang looked at Jun Niang, went through the list of people in Yunzhou officialdom in his mind, and found that he could not be seated according to the number.

"This is" he asked curiously.

Yang Chuannan laughed and said: "You probably haven't heard of Feiyan's heroine. Her name is Li Miaozhen. She is a cavalry general hired by the official. For more than a year, she has suppressed bandits everywhere and made many military exploits. If it is about meritorious deeds If the reward is given, the position of the commander of the capital will be handed over to someone else."

His words attracted all the officials to express their opinions, applauding the female general.

Governor Zhang didn't express his opinion, but just nodded.

The ranger general hired by Yang Chuannan, that is to say, has no establishment and does not belong to the regular court general Xu Qi'an looked at the American girl, and his heart moved.

No. 2 is also in Yunzhou, and she is also keen on suppressing bandits and complaining about Yuan Jingdi. She said that she is not a member of the court. I have also praised her for being chivalrous and courageous. And this handsome young lady is called Feiyan Nvxia, Feiyan Nvxia

When chatting on the canal, No. 2 stood up for Yang Chuannan, and she had a close relationship with him, could she be No. 2? Xu Qi'an drank tea calmly.

Don't worry, take your time and find a chance to try again.

In the Dishu chat group, it can now be confirmed that No. 5 and No. 2 are both girls.

Two rows of dancers in colorful dresses and bare shoulders entered the arena, dancing gracefully to the accompaniment of musicians.

There is no Layman Ziyang in Yunzhou, so everyone doesn't praise Xu Qi'an, and the topic revolves around the capital and Governor Zhang, bah, official entertainment is really boring and a waste of time.

Li Miaozhen looked at the governor and his party calmly, she focused on Jiang Lvzhong, knowing that he is a golden gong, a fourth-rank martial artist.

But what he is good at and what his personality is, he doesn't know at all.

He is not young, but his vitality seems to be at the peak. I don't know what weapons he is good at, what kind of "intention" he has developed, well, after the banquet, ask number three.

Li Miaozhen lowered his head and took a sip of wine, and immediately began to examine Xu Qi'an: his aura was restrained, and he couldn't see the depth of his aura, but warriors in the copper-skinned and iron-skeleton realm occasionally had divine light flashing on their bodies, but this person didn't, at most he was in the realm of refining gods

The tiredness in the eyes, the bags under the eyes are swollen, and he looks like he has been hollowed out by wine. This person is either a relative of a prominent figure in the prison guard's office, or a relative of Governor Zhang. The hospital is under the control of Wei Yuan, and it is reasonable for Governor Zhang to arrange his relatives to be watchmen.

The dinner came to an end in a harmonious atmosphere, and the servants brought up plates of dark-colored loquats, full and large.

Are there still loquats in this season? Xu Qi'an picked up a not-so-fresh loquat, peeled the skin, tasted it, it was sweet and sour, and the taste was very good. The most important thing was that there was no pit.

"Governor, try it. The loquats in Yunzhou are unique. They mature in late spring and early summer. You can't eat such refreshing loquats in the capital.

"After the loquats mature, they have been stored in the freezer, and the spoiled ones are picked every ten days. Now, there are not many left." Song Changfu and Song Buzheng enthusiastically grabbed a few loquats and put them in front of Governor Zhang.

Governor Zhang ate one, and his eyes widened in surprise: "There is no seed?"

Song Buzheng laughed without saying a word, and other officials also laughed.

Governor Zhang was quite surprised. It was the first time he had eaten seedless loquats. The experience was simply not very good.

"There are seedless loquats in the world, wonderful, wonderful."

What is this? If you want to eat seedless watermelon, won't you be moved to tears? Xu Qi said in peace.

"This seedless loquat is a special variety in Yunzhou? Why haven't I heard of it before?" Governor Zhang said.

"No, it's only because the loquat tree has been blessed by the incense of the Baidi Temple that it bears seedless loquats." Song Buzheng said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, this is me, Yunzhou Jirui."

"Yunzhou is a unique place, under the care of Baidi, the weather is good."

All the officials immediately flattered and instilled in Governor Zhang the idea of ​​"the auspicious land of Yunzhou", and they all united as one.

Governor Zhang fell into deep thought. He tasted the taste, but he couldn't figure out where the mystery of the loquat's seedlessness lies. Cautiously did not refute.

Song Buzheng peeled another loquat, handed it over, and asked with a smile: "Master Governor, do you think so?"

Governor Zhang said helplessly: "What Master Song said"

"Master Song's words are wrong." Suddenly, Xu Qi'an interrupted.

The officials at the main table and other tables looked over and stared at Xu Qi'an.

Li Miao, who bowed her head to eat the food, was very disdainful in her heart. She knew the reason, but she was standing on the official side of Yunzhou now, so she didn't expose Song Buzheng.

She raised her head and stared at the rude Xu Qi'an, wanting to hear what he would say.

Song Buzheng frowned, looked at Tonggong, who was almost ignored by him, and said with an unchanged smile: "What advice does this lord have?"

Xu Qi'an put down the wine glass, slowly chewed the food in his mouth, swallowed it, then picked up a loquat, and said with a smile:

"The principle is actually simple. You only need to pull out the center of the stamen during the flowering period of the loquat, and the resulting loquat will not have seeds.

"My lord, the chief minister, are you right?"

There was a sudden silence at the table, and the Yunzhou officials around looked at him with stiff faces.

Song Buzheng's expression froze suddenly.

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