Tongguan City, Wangyun Tower.

Ma Shiyao and Taoist Niu sat opposite each other, with a sad face.

On the Lantern Festival, the two of them went all night but both returned in a miserable way.

The sentry who was in charge of inquiring about the news came back in the morning to report that the people in the city were unaware of what happened that night, but instead talked about it. There were also many news and anecdotes circulating in the market.

The first is Sandezi, the guard of the Supervisor's Office, who may have felt a little reckless, so he took the initiative to admit his mistake and took out the Roujiamo he had treasured for two days to apologize to Mr. Lanshan, but the Mr. Lanshan pinched his nose and refused sternly.

In addition, the Dashun Army under Wushanbo was not panicked when encountering trouble. The young general Ma Xier discovered the chaos at the gate of the Supervisor's Office and immediately dispatched his own military camp to control it, calming the chaos and causing no stampede.

The personal military camp also took the initiative to clean the blood stains and filth in front of the Supervisor's Office. The people of Tongguan praised Wushan for his good manners and leniency.

During this period, the young general Ma Xier seemed to fall in love with a girl and fell in love with her at first sight. She even knelt in public and confessed her feelings to her, but unfortunately she was separated by the little girl's father.

Finally, there is the story of the Dashun Army and the heroes living in harmony and celebrating the festival together. However, there is no hot topic in this matter, and it is far less interesting than the previous two things, so the people will just talk about it casually.

Although the Dashun Army's reputation in Tongguan City was getting louder and louder, things were in a deadlock. After Ma Shiyao and Taoist Niu told each of their stories last night, they were silent for a long time and could not find a way to break the situation.

Tongguan is only a hundred miles away from Chang'an. After receiving the documents from the Tongguan victory, Emperor Li Zicheng would definitely send an imperial envoy to Tongguan to check the truth. In terms of time, it is estimated that the imperial envoy sent to Tongguan by Chang'an at this time was already halfway. He would also be in Tongguan City in the latest one or two days.

But now the Supervisor's Office has become a deadlock, and this situation cannot be broken. The two of them are just lying about military affairs and should be killed on their crimes.

"Fight - it's definitely not possible." After hearing Ma Shiyao's entire journey last night, Taoist Niu felt that he would probably have no hope of winning by force. Just relying on Sandezi's purple gold whip is far beyond the reach of manpower. For the sake of this, it is no longer a way to find a way to get rid of the heroes. But how can we get along with them and live in Tongguan City with them for a long time.

Taoist Niu has been pondering for a long time and said, "I heard the rumors in the market. It seems that the people's hearts may be useful. We will find ways to do some articles on this. Yesterday I demolished a lot of houses. This matter cannot be delayed. It is not surprising that people will die of freezing. If we do not handle it well, we may change the people."

Ma Shiyao nodded. Although his troubles yesterday did not hurt people's lives, he demolished many people's houses. Now there are still a group of people cursing outside the military camp.

He said that destroying houses and walls was to "prevent fires before they happen", but this sentence deceived the ignorant people. If it is heard by the heroes, it is difficult to explain. Therefore, if the people suffer losses, they will lose money and build houses. They must be handled as soon as possible, but they cannot be delayed.

Taoist Niu said again: "We got a lot of war horses in the battle of Tongguan, and most of them were brought by the heroes. Although they were thrown on the battlefield and picked up by us, this matter is not easy to talk about.

If it was before yesterday, we might have pretended to be ignorant. But now the situation has changed. It seems that we will live with the heroes for a long time in Tongguan City. We must discuss this matter. Otherwise, there will be problems sooner or later."

Ma Shiyao thought for a while and said, "What you said makes sense. In fact, I am not greedy for these war horses. But we don't even know who the heroes are. Even if we want to return the war horses to them, we have no idea how to start."

Taoist Niu said, "I have thought about this carefully. Have you seen the Li Ji pawnshop next to the Supervisor's Office? The pawnshop was newly opened after the battle in Tongguan. I asked someone to ask carefully. The pawnshop owner and the clerk were both innocent, and they were definitely not natives from Tongguan.

Moreover, the heroes frequently come in and out, and have a close relationship with this pawnshop. I thought about the preciousness of these war horses, and it would definitely not work if they were left behind. I would have to share half of them for the heroes.

However, these horses were not stolen by us, but were all hard-working on the battlefield. We can't just return them in vain. So even if we return the war horses, there must be an explanation.

I have been looking at it specifically these two days. Behind the pawnshop is a forage yard, which covers a huge area. I think we might as well bring the horses to Li Ji’s pawnshop.

In this way, we won some money, and it would not be a waste of effort. Their war horses and animals return to their original owners is a matter of course."

After hearing what Taoist Niu said, Ma Shiyao was so old that he was a man of the country. However, in the current situation, he picked up the wine glass and poured a glass of wine for himself. After drinking it all, he sighed, looked at the governor's office downstairs and asked:

"What should we do about this government affairs?"

Taoist Niu frowned and there was no good prescription for a while.

At this moment, a guy from Wangyue Tower came up and said, "Master Ma, yesterday you fell down a lot of wine pots and bowls on the second floor of the shop. There were a total of three cents of silver. Do you think you were keeping the account or would you settle it?"

Ma Shiyao was worried and worried, but he could not hear this. He immediately slapped the table and said, "Grandpa took care of your business every day, can you still give you a few broken wine pots and bowls? How did you do it? Call your shopkeeper for me."

In fact, the shopkeeper was right beside him. He asked the young man to do this. Ma Shiyao took care of the restaurant business every day, but he always brought more than a dozen or twenty people with his gaze and aloof to serve him.

The people were afraid of causing trouble. If he came, no other guests would dare to sit and have a meal on the second floor. It was like Ma Shiyao opened a banquet, but booked the entire restaurant.

So the shopkeeper always wanted to discuss with Ma Shiyao for so many days, but he didn't know how to speak. Ma Shiyao came to have a meal, but he didn't give him any money, so he couldn't chase him out.

This time, I took advantage of yesterday's excuse and wanted to tell me a little bit. When I heard Ma Shiyao's call, I rushed over immediately. I bent down and saluted, saying:

"Master Ma, you are a lot of adults, and this child can't speak. I will go back and teach him. But I really need to remember the wine pots and bowls you smashed yesterday. I am also hired by someone to visit the store. Don't be too embarrassed about some of these things..."

"Hey, I said why is this guy talking nonsense? He is in your opinion. By the way, you, the shopkeeper, don't you want to do it anymore? Believe it or not, I will buy your restaurant directly tomorrow, and let you roll the bed and go home, and squat down to the city to beg for food!"

Ma Shiyao slapped the table so loudly. However, the shopkeeper lowered his head and said nothing, and no matter how angry Ma Shiyao got, he didn't interrupt.

When Taoist Niu saw this, he suddenly stood up and said to the shopkeeper: "Go back and talk to your Wang Shiwai. He said that we, Mr. Ma, bought this restaurant and asked him to prepare a land deed to protect the deed."

"Oh... I'll say old cow." Ma Shiyao was stunned when he heard the words of Taoist Niu, and was about to say something, but was stopped by Taoist Niu.

The shopkeeper was stunned. How could he lose his job after saying a few words? He wanted to say a few words, but he was blocked by Taoist Niu and said:

"I have the final say in this matter. Just go and tell Wang Yuanwai the truth. There will be no shortage of money or anything else, but the speed will be fast. You don't have to serve here anymore, go down."

After saying that, he waved his hand and rushed down the shopkeeper. When the two of them walked far, Ma Shiyao whispered:

"Old Niu, why are you crazy? I even worry about the armor, food and salary of my brothers every day, so I don't have the spare money to buy this restaurant! I just said something casually, just looking for face, you're fine..."

Taoist Niu smiled but did not answer. After Ma Shiyao finished talking a lot, he slowly said:

"Ma Shuai, I was just interrupted by the shopkeeper's distraction, and I suddenly felt so happy that the key to breaking the situation this time should be in this restaurant. Do you know whose industry is Wangyun Tower?"

When Ma Shiyao heard that Taoist Niu had a way to break the deadlock, he was happy and said, "Isn't this restaurant opened by the king's house in the city? Everyone in Mantongguan knows it. Can he have a way?"

Taoist Niu waved his hand and said, "This matter has nothing to do with Dama Wang. And what you are talking about is now. Do you know whose industry it is in the past few years?"

"In the past..." Ma Shiyao thought for a while and said, "It is said that it was bought by Shanxi Governor Ding Qirui when he was in Tongguan."

Taoist Niu clapped his hands and smiled, "This is true. If it weren't for Ding Qirui's property, who would have dared to open this restaurant directly opposite the Supervisor's Office? How dare he build this door so generously, how much better than the Supervisor's Office opposite?"

The Ding Qirui mentioned by Taoist Niu was the governor of Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty. He had been in Tongguan for many years. He was a self-righteous official and was unwilling to do things that were competing for profit with the people. However, sometimes those who came and sent him to the public would have to spend some money.

So several servants in the family "carried" Ding Qirui, but didn't know that they secretly opened the Wangyun Tower opposite the governor's yamen.

Later, Ding Qirui was defeated by Li Zicheng and was punished by Emperor Chongzhen. He was given a job to the end. When he left Tongguan, he dealt with some industries to the local Wang Dajia, including this restaurant.

"Then what do you mean by saying that this breaking solution is right in this restaurant?"

Taoist Niu pointed to the plaque in front of the yamen of the Supervisor's Office downstairs and said, "Ma Shuai, what words are written on it?"

Ma Shiyao is not well-educated, but he still recognizes his words. He followed the direction of the finger of Taoist Niu for a long time before he said, "It seems that he is writing about 'Jinglei Fangcheng'."

"Then what do you think if we make a big plaque of 'Ziyang Shize' and replace that 'Jingli Fangcheng'?"

Ma Shiyao was confused and couldn't understand the mystery that Taoist Niu was fighting here. He knew that there were some rules on the plaques on the door, both in the government and in private houses. He could not just hang the name on it.

For example, the Supervisor's Office would not directly hang the big words "Super's Office" on their own door, which would be too unconventional. So now the four words "Jinglei Fangcheng" are hung. As for what the sayings are said and what are the considerations in this plaque, he has no idea.

Taoist Niu knew that Ma Shiyao didn't understand, so he dipped his hands in the wine glass and drew a map for Ma Shiyao to show.

This time, Ma Shiyao understood that Taoist Niu was drawing this map at the gate of the Supervisor's Office, but he still didn't understand what Taoist Niu meant.

Taoist Niu pointed to a recessed place on the map and said, "This is Wangyun Tower. When Ding Qirui built this Wangyun Tower, in order to show his luxury, he deliberately recessed the restaurant into an arc shape.

A large piece of open space was left outside for VIP parking vehicles and horses. If we buy this Wangyun Tower, we can build a circle of walls outside and modify the layout slightly. This Wangyun Tower is much more luxurious than the Supervisor's Office."

Ma Shiyao was still confused by the monk: "Old Niu, what did you want to say after talking about it? Why can't I understand?"

Taoist Niu twisted his beard and whispered to Ma Shiyao: "We can't rob these heroes of this governor's office. But no one has ever stipulated that this office cannot move!"

"Ah?" After hearing this, Ma Shiyao was stunned. He didn't expect that this could be done in this way.

"Then...will these heroes agree to move?" Ma Shiyao actually didn't understand very much.

Taoist Niu hated his stupidity and kept shook his head, saying, "It's not that we really want to move. We can use a trick to "change plaques", which is equivalent to moving. Come on, I'll tell you in detail.

In fact, the wonderful thing is that the word "Jinglu Fangcheng" is listed in the four words "Zhenglu Fangcheng" in the Supervisor's Office. Ding Qirui was the governor of Shaanxi on behalf of Sun Chuanting. It can be said that the name is incorrect and the words are not smooth.

After coming to Tongguan, he was afraid of being criticized by the court, so he was diligent and respectful in everything. He did not dare to hang the plaque in the governor's yamen too big, so he forced himself to mention the four words "Maintain the Fangcheng". Thinking of being in trouble for a year or two, he changed his position.

Unexpectedly, this position has been in the past ten years. It was originally just a temporary assignment, but who would have thought that by chance, he was the governor, and his official position became bigger and bigger, and he was finally promoted to the Supervisor. The plaque of "Maining Fangcheng" is not very suitable.

However, these four words were written by him. If he deliberately corrected them, it would be a bit ugly, so he just put them in this way.

Later, when Hong Chengchou and Hong Jingluo opened their mansion in Tongguan, a servant said that this "Jingluo Fangcheng" was inappropriate, should it be changed to "Jiyue Shaanxi and Henan".

But you know that Hong Chengchou is just a serious person. He severely scolded the proposed subordinates, saying that he should focus on military and national affairs and not always work on these storefronts. So the plaque has not been changed.

In other words, the plaque on the mansion has already been replaced, but by accident, it has been dragged down until now. Now that Tongguan has won such a big victory, it makes sense to replace the plaque."

Ma Shiyao thought for a while and said, "Then you said you wanted to change it to Ziyang or something. What does that mean? Why does it sound like the name of a Taoist temple?"

Taoist Niu shook his head and said, "This Ziyang is actually Zhu Xi's nickname. When the former Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the top, he wanted to rewrite Zhu Xi into his genealogy. The words "Ziyang Shize" have excellent meanings, but they are not something that the government should have."

Ma Shiyao became more and more confused as he heard it: "Why is this related to Zhu Yuanzhang again?"

Taoist Niu shook his head and said, "You think, why can't we solve this situation now? It's because they are powerful with their force. We have no choice but to follow them everywhere, for fear of causing trouble.

The two gates at the gate of the Supervisor's Office are so coaxing. But after we changed the plaque, if there is a person who is familiar with writing and writing among the heroes and find something wrong, it is inevitable that something will happen. How can we live in the same city together?

I have also been thinking about the origin of these heroes these days. First of all, it is not Jianlu. The Daxi Army and ours are as powerful as water and fire, so these heroes are not from the Daxi Army. Then the rest is the Ming Dynasty.

So we changed the plaque to "Ziyang Shize". If they could understand it, they would not be able to find fault. After all, this principle makes sense to praise Zhu Ming Shize. Even if they think it is inappropriate, they will change the plaque at most. They will not cause any trouble to change the plaque and will not make a fuss with us.

What if they can't understand? The imperial envoys sent by the emperor are all knowledgeable people. Once the plaque of "Ziyang Shize" is hung, we know that it means a private house. We have added many places to mediate in it."

Ma Shiyao sighed heavily. After all, his back was not strong, and his strength was not as good as these heroes. So he was afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back. He was afraid of a mistake. He made the heroes pick out the fault. In the end, he couldn't even live in a city.

This matter is also difficult for Taoist Niu to run out of the idea of ​​stealing the "plaque". If the martial arts are not good, they will come to the literary world and want to win with culture.

Ma Shiyao thought about it for a while and thought that this might work. After all, these young golfers probably don’t study, and their cultural level is probably not much higher than that of themselves. What they can’t understand, these heroes shouldn’t understand, so they continued to ask:

"Then what words should we write on the plaque after we buy this Wangyun Tower? 'Assisting government and safeguarding the people'?"

Although Ma Shiyao did not understand the twists and turns in this plaque, he had a lot of experience in traveling around the world. He remembered that many of the plaques in the government office seemed to have these four words written on them.

Taoist Niu looked around and hurriedly blocked Ma Shiyao's mouth and said, "Sir, be careful.

"Assisting government and ensuring the people" can only be used by one party's chief officials. We can't use this. I thought about it and changed it to "Assisting affairs and guiding the people".

Don’t underestimate the words between the lines. One word is different, but many markets are different. As for the auxiliary staff, we are helping heroes to do things, such as burying corpses and guarding the city gates.

The word "guidance of the people" is even better. For the people in the city, we have clarified the management powers, and for the heroes, it means being cautious. It clarified the relationship between who is the leader and who is the second most important in the Tongguan city. No hero comes, he will not be able to find out the problem of the plaque!

We must recognize our position in Tongguan City.

Now we are doing the method of getting along with each other.

On the side of the heroes, we are the "officials" who help them govern Tongguan.

On the side of the court angels, we are the "officials" in the city
Chapter completed!