When the messenger came in, Lei Yuan saw that he was an old acquaintance he recognized in the mountains.
The two of them exchanged a few greetings, and Lei Yuan asked the messenger to rest and slowly unfolded the letter.
The letter briefly said: I haven't seen each other for several months, and I miss you very much. The last time I brought the army to Le Township, I heard rumors that your arm injury has not yet healed. I just met an ulcer doctor in the public security city. If you have time, you might as well come to the public security for a few days. In addition to seeking medical treatment, you can also be familiar with the customs and characters of Jingzhou.
At the end of the letter, he seemed to have mentioned inadvertently: Because the Gong'an City is so narrow, Duke Xuande has already expanded a huge house in Chanling for Mrs. Sun to live in. This is to comfort Lei Yuan. If he goes to the Gong'an, there is no need to be embarrassed by running into the arrogant mistress.
In fact, there was no such letter, and Lei Yuan also intended to go to the police.
Previously, all Lei Yuan's energy was concentrated on various construction and rectification in Lexiang. However, in recent months, the Lei clan has established a firm foothold in Lexiang, and then he only needs to follow the steps. The affairs in the county were handled in an orderly manner by Jiang Wan. Therefore, he began to fully fulfill his duties as a captain of the Jingman Empire and expand his influence to various parts of southwest of Jingzhou.
In this process, there must be places where coordination with the military and prefectures are required, and there must be places where the officials of Xuande Duke and local officials in various places need support and cooperation. It is not possible to just do it. For this reason, as a newcomer who has been under Xuande Duke's command, Lei Yuan should also ask the relevant personnel to understand their personalities and habits.
As for the injury to the arm...
Previously, when He Yan, a good doctor in the Left General's Mansion, also diagnosed and treated Lei Yuan several times. He Yan was good at using Lingshu acupuncture techniques to regulate various miscellaneous diseases. He used acupuncture and moxibustion to Lei Yuan, and provided some ointment with suspicious smell, allowing Lei Yuan to apply it on the wound. The ointment was applied for a while, and the injury seemed to have improved slightly now, but Lei Yuan suspected that it might be related to the warming climate, and it may not be all the medicinal stones.
The warriors who have been on the battlefield have more or less long-term injuries. When they are young, they can still persist with their vitality. When they are old, all kinds of injuries will die once they break out... Lei Yuan is not afraid, and hopes to avoid this situation as much as possible. After all, He Yan is a disease doctor, that is, an internal medicine doctor. If there is indeed a surgical ulcer doctor with superb skills in the police city, it is really worth a trip.
Since this was the case, Lei Yuan did not delay and replied to Zhao Yun on the same day. He was a local official and was allowed to leave his jurisdiction without permission. So he submitted an application to Liu Bei, saying that there was nothing wrong in the surrounding area recently, and he planned to choose a residence in the public security city to temporarily stay in order to seek medical treatment and medicine to regulate his health.
The next day, Ma Su replied to the letter that General Zuo’s mansion had arranged a residence for Lei Yuan and asked when Lei Yuan would come so that he could invite someone to welcome him.
Since he knew there was a place to stay, Lei Yuan did not delay and set off for the police that day.
The group of people kept hitting horses, and they only had a short rest in two post offices along the way. Jingzhou was wide in the territory, which was different from the Central Plains. The distance between the two counties was more than a hundred miles. Thanks to the fact that the Lei family in Lujiang had many good horses, the group was equipped with light chariots with horses and the chariots were also light horses, so that they could move so quickly.
Even so, by the time we arrived at the police, it was almost dusk and we were almost locked outside the city gate.
Everyone rushed the horse forward.
Although the number of people in this group was small, they were all holding bows and arrows and long swords. They were all fierce and imposing. The two teams of halberd guards at the city gate noticed each other from a distance and came over vigilantly.
Li Zhen took out the talisman from his arms, and when he was about to respond, Lei Yuan called him.
"I'll do it."
It’s the first time I came to this Jingnan Prefecture, I’m kind and respectful, and it’s always good.
Lei Yuan got off the horse and handed the Fu Xin to the guards of the halberd.
A guard leader wearing armor, short moustache and very majestic appearance took Fu Xin, opened it and found that it was opened by Lexiang County. He looked at Lei Yuan's appearance and immediately remembered: "Can you be the Captain of the Hujingman and the leader of the Lei Clan in Lujiang?"
“That’s right.”
The leader of the guard gave a polite salute: "Gen. Lei has been here for a long time. I wonder where you are going? I'll guide you."
Lei Yuan quickly returned the gift and said that he had an appointment with Ma Su.
The leader of the guard thought for a while, and he waved his hand to call another leader of the halberd: "I will lead people to the left general's mansion, so you can guard the city gates, don't slack off."
The halberds said in unison: "Yes."
He turned to Lei Yun, raised his hand and said, "General Lei and everyone who is accompanying you, please come with me."
Seeing that this person was very polite, but his words and deeds were polite and did not seem flattering, he couldn't help but feel a little favor. After following him a few steps, Lei Yuan asked, "May I ask Brother Zun's name? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, and I don't know when I saw Brother Zun."
The leader of the guard said: "I am Fu Xun, a native of Yiyang, whose courtesy name is Bosi. A few days ago, I went to Lexiang to mourn, so I met General Lei."
It turned out that this person was Fu Zun, the leader of Liu Bei's accompanying army.
What Lei Yuan didn't know was that the previous city gate lieutenant of Mrs. Sun's order and failed to close the city gate in time, which caused Liu Bei to be furious and demoted several relevant officials to the army to become small soldiers. In recent days, the city gate lieutenant has been in charge of Wei Yan and Fu Hu in turn.
Lei Yuan quickly apologized: "It's rude, it's rude. I'm so confused that I thought I had seen it before, but I forgot it later."
Fu Hu led Lei Yuan and his party to the Public Security City.
Although the city is not big, the walls are both high and thick and very strong; the lifangs in the city are also built in an orderly manner. On the spacious road, there are many pedestrians, and their faces are still rosy and their clothes are neat. To be honest, it seems that their complexion is much better than the people controlled by the Lei clan of Lujiang. Seeing the knights walking along the road, the pedestrians were moved calmly and had no fear.
Lei Yuan understood that the people would be like this if they had a full sense of security in their hearts. They believed that all actions in this city must have rules, and they also believed that these rules would protect themselves. They could make the people under their rule safe in troubled times. This kind of benevolence and righteousness imposed on ordinary people cannot be deliberately pursued. They must think about the people for a long time before they can be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Mencius once said that with a heart that cannot bear others, he will do politics that cannot bear others, and govern the world with the help of fortune. This is true for Duke Xuande. Everyone knows that Duke Xuande's talent is probably far inferior to Duke Cao, but he can stand in the face of difficulties and never shake it until now, and these people in front of him are his basis.
At the same time, Fu Hu looked at Lei Yuan, smiled and nodded, showing a look of honor.
Not long after walking, he went to the Zuo General's Mansion in the north of the city. Fu Zuo asked Lei Yuan if he would accompany him to meet Duke Xuande. Lei Yuan felt that since he had no official duties here, he came to the door rashly, which was not polite. Moreover, since Ma Su replied to the letter to make an appointment, he should have met Ma Su first. So he politely said that Fu Zuo only needed to inform Ma Youchang on his behalf and waited outside.
There were also two teams of halberd guards at the door of General Zuo’s mansion. Fu Hu asked them to take Lei Yuan and his party to the ear room next to the mansion gate to take a break.
Lei Yuan looked at the door of his ear room and saw several officials waiting to be summoned to tidy up their robes and clothes, and some people were sweating and whispering, probably reciting a certain data. Lei Yuan thought about it and thought that he should not go in and affect the state of the officials, so as not to make enemies.
He took a few steps back and waited with his entourage under the stone gulf at the door.
The climate in Jiangnan was humid and hot, and the group rushed to the road under the sun for most of the day. Everyone was covered in sweat, and their clothes were soaked in sweat. Before, they rode the horse and carried the wind with the wind, but they felt a little better. Now they were standing off the horse and stood up, feeling so boring that they couldn't breathe.
Fortunately, not long after, Fu Hu ran out, but Ma Su was not seen.
Chapter completed!