At the same time that Shen Zhezi left Shouchun to travel east, Xi Jian, who was in Huaiyin, had also begun to prepare to travel west.

Xi Jian is now in his seventies, although he has not yet reached the level of illness and bedridden, but he is already old and dizzy, and his energy is not as good as before.

If it is just an ordinary family, at such an age, it is already a good old age, making grandchildren happy, and counting the number of days to live.

However, as an important uncle in Jiangbei, Xi Jian naturally does not have such blessings, although since last year, most of his affairs have been let go, and the affairs that need to be handled by him have been extremely simple and very few. But in such a position, how can you be completely idle.

So especially since this year, Xi Jian has really persevered, and has sent letters to Huainan several times before, hoping that Shen Zhezi will officially take over Xuzhou as soon as possible, and he is indeed sincere, otherwise he is really likely to die of exhaustion in this position.

However, when it really comes to this moment, if you are completely open-minded and can let go intellectually, there is always a little reluctance emotionally. After all, this piece of land poured almost all of his efforts in the second half of his life, and placed a lot of feelings on it.

So as the agreed date approached, Xi Jian's mood became more depressed, fortunately, his two sons and some close relatives and friends have come to Huaiyin, day and night with careful companionship, a lot of care, plus many subordinates in the town and the township clan came to visit and say goodbye, so that his lonely mood was slightly comforted.

"The old father is in the king's order, governing the town for many years, although there is no special merit to praise the world, and there is no great good to benefit the people, but when it comes to all kinds of previous years, the only thing that can be praised is to do his best."

In the face of the compliments of his subordinates and a group of village sages, Xi Jian is not blindly humble, although he has his own public opinion on how to make his own merits, but standing in the position of this career near the end, looking back on the past, he is quite satisfied with what he has done in his life.

Among those past deeds, not to mention the role he played in the two rebellions of the Wang family and the Su Zu military disaster, it was the most satisfying achievement of Xi Jian's life to confine the people of Xuzhou under Wang Hua alone.

You must know that Xuzhou itself is not different from ordinary Fang Town, the vast majority of the people in this realm can be said to have fled, and the flow of people has no dependence on vitality, which can be said to be panicked. In the early years, Liu Yao relied on the great achievements of the people above the army leaders and the people, but once he died, the whole Xuzhou suddenly boiled like a boiling soup.

Although Xi Jian was born as a homeless handsome, he himself is not a strong person, and he is in Xuzhou, which can be described as a combination of grace and power, which not only blocks the poor attack of Zhao and Zhao, but also allows the imperial court to face up to and accept the power of these refugees in Xuzhou.

Although in his later years, he was not as eye-catching as Shen Weizhou, who rose to Huainan, but he was in such a position, which was enough to boast that he did not waste his time and did nothing.

Now that he is about to leave office, the people of Xuzhou Township have come to congratulate him, and Xi Jian is naturally more gratified by this, in addition to a little loss and a lot of reluctance, he thinks more about the arrangement: "Liang Gongshao year, heroic and magnificent, just a few years, raising a strong army, breaking thieves and slaves, there is a grand state of reorganizing the rivers and mountains, its majestic and heroic, all non-old and decrepit can be reached."

When you come to take refuge in your future, you will be able to do everything without worry, and you don't need to think of me, an old and faint man. As for me, after years of hard work, I feel a lack of strength, and when I get the people entrusted by the heavy responsibility, after crossing the river and recovering my life, if I still have a little rest of my life, I will continue to go north, if I am fortunate enough to return to the countryside, I can also laugh and walk in the Yellow Spring in the coming day, and I have no regrets! ”

Everyone present heard Xi Jian's emotion, most of them were already red eyes and even burst into tears, in addition to being reluctant to Xi Gongduo, they asked from their hearts, why not self-injury, feeling that if they come to this situation in the future, can they sigh without regrets?

But there are also some people who have a little reverie because of Xi Jian's emotion, and can't help asking: "I have been waiting for a long time to rely on the protection of Xi Gong, and the parting is imminent, it is inevitable to shed tears, and in addition to grief, it is inevitable to be afraid of the future and not know where to live!" Shen Dadu Ducheng is Yingmai in the world, and no one can match him, but after all, he was born in Wuxia and is powerful, and if he observes his subtle thoughts, he may not be able to feel the gloomy feelings of the people who have left his hometown......"

As soon as these words came out, the people in the banquet also mourned a little, and they all looked at Xi Jian.

As he said, Liang Gong Shen Weizhou's martial arts were very prosperous, and he had a superior background, and he was a young man with few flaws. With such a person continuing to lead Xuzhou, at least it can be less intrusive than the invasion of military disasters, and safety can be guaranteed.

However, the young man is prominent, and it is inevitable to forge ahead, especially Liang Gong has always been known for his fierce governance, once he officially enters Xuzhou, it is bound to be impossible to be like Xi Jian who is willing to be with the light and dust and be kind to others. And if these villagers want to ensure their own interests, they will naturally collide with each other.

"Recently, there have been rumors in the countryside, saying that Liang Gong is ambitious to look north, and there is quite a lot of idea of expelling the people on the riverside to fill the north of the ground. If that's the case, we'll inevitably have to travel on the road again, and it's hard to decide......"

Hearing these words, everyone in the banquet couldn't help but be even more awe-inspiring. It is true that everyone has homesickness, but in addition to the feelings, we must recognize the reality, Yongjia has been more than 30 years, and they have been away from their hometowns for at least ten years, enough time for a generation to grow up, and finally be able to gain a foothold in this situation.

If Liang Gong did not say that they would be repatriated to their hometowns after he became the master, it would be tantamount to erasing all their efforts over the years. Although Sang Zi is good, but after all, he has been harmed by the war for a long time, and now he doesn't know what it looks like, and many people really don't have the courage to give up everything in front of them and start from scratch in a different place.

When Xi Jian heard this, his originally calm old face also sank suddenly, and then he said solemnly: "Who spread this kind of stupid words?" Although Liang Gong is a young man, he has also been in charge of side affairs for a long time, and there is no lack of caution in addition to heroism. The choice of the country's warriors to deter the north and the south, will the thinking be less detailed than that of the rural soldiers? This kind of rumor, inciting the feelings of the masses, underestimating the princes and ministers, is an out-and-out evil voice, although I am about to leave office, but if I hear anyone raise this mess again, even if Liang Gong does not ask, I will never forgive! ”

When everyone heard this, they naturally didn't dare to speak out nonsense.

And Xi Jian's mood was not very good, and because of this, it was ruined, although Shen Zhezi's entry into Xuzhou was a long-standing consensus between them, and now it is a foregone conclusion.

But the stakes are too great, and there will inevitably be some undercurrents surging in private. As for these villagers coming to visit and say goodbye, in fact, the purpose is not simple.

Putting this completely unfounded rumor in public is nothing more than hoping to get more guarantees here in Xi Jian, so as to ensure a smooth transition of the situation in Xuzhou, and of course, the most important thing is that their respective interests are not damaged too much.

However, this kind of guarantee is not as simple as a few words of expression, once Xi Jian's guarantee conflicts with the policy that Shen Zhezi will implement later, it is very likely to breed disasters.

These villagers are trapped in their own selfish interests, and they do not have a clear understanding of the situation, and they think that Xi Jian's statement can give them a layer of protection.

Xi Jian knows very well what a strong person Shen Zhezi is, if he doesn't have these guarantees, it's just a matter of doing it, but if Xi Jian makes any guarantees and serves as a shield for the villagers, it will definitely become the focus of Shen Weizhou's attack! And Xi Jian will also become embarrassed because of the event.

Therefore, Xi Jian did not give these villagers a clear guarantee, which was good for them. He is now in his seventies, how many years do he have to live? And how much of an impact can it be left behind? Instead of annoying people by pointing fingers when he leaves office, it is better to choose to fully believe in Shen Zhezi.

In the next few days, Xi Jian also reduced the scale and frequency of his visits, focusing on taking stock of government affairs and sealing the treasury.

Because the Huainan Governor's Mansion has already taken over in this regard, there is no need to bother Xi Jian too much, and in the last bit of time, he mainly appeases the subordinate officials of the Assassin's Mansion, hoping that they can cooperate with Shen Weizhou to stabilize the situation in Xuzhou quickly, and not to cause too much turmoil because of this handover.

But sometimes, if you're afraid of an accident or an accident, an accident will happen!

"I counted the treasury last night, and there was a thunder crossbow missing!"

Hearing the trembling report of the subordinate officials of the government, Xi Jian was also shocked in his heart, and hurriedly summoned the sergeants of the government to control the treasury of the incident, and imprisoned all the officials involved.

The thunder crossbow is a sharp weapon, which is currently only produced by the Luojian base in Huainan, and the inventory in Xuzhou is also purchased from there. In order to avoid turmoil in the handover process and be used by treacherous evil, Xi Jian ordered someone to dismantle the heavy ordnance on the Huaiyin city wall and seal it in the warehouse, which can be said to have been very thoughtful, but he didn't expect this evil thing to break out!

In such a sensitive period, the meaning of the loss of such an important ordnance is unthinkable!

Therefore, Xi Jian immediately personally presided over the investigation, but he was dumbfounded after this investigation, because the access to this kind of equipment has been too frequent recently, in order to facilitate the personnel of the Huainan Governor's Mansion to enter the town to take inventory later, many county officials have been collected and stored in the government treasury during this time. Ordinary warehouses could not be stored, and some heavy weapons warehouses were also put into use.

Some of the warehouses that were originally forbidden places have also been frequently visited by people recently, and the warehouse where the accident occurred has reached more than 2,000 people in and out in just one day, and if you count the people they have come into contact with, the number of people involved will be an astonishing number.

Under strict investigation, it is difficult to ensure that the news is not leaked, and once it is learned from the outside world that such a heavy weapon has been stolen, no one can estimate what kind of variables it will bring to the situation!

And even if you are held accountable at the moment, there are certain difficulties. Because the current people in charge of the treasury are not only the simple subordinates of the Xuzhou Thorn History Mansion, but also some officials from Huainan. It is precisely because of this brief period of regulatory confusion that it is not even possible to determine exactly when the theft was stolen.

It is difficult to find out thoroughly in the short term, and Shen Weizhou will enter the Xuzhou governance realm in two days, Xi Jian has no idea for a while, so he can only convene his henchmen to discuss what to do? (https:)

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