Tangyuan plum.

It was nine o'clock in the evening. Except for dumplings and plums, all shops were closed. Although there were still tens of thousands of people queuing outside and some needed to buy a bowl of tofu pads, there were so many people that the timid Shang dared not open the door for too long.

Several companies that colluded with Chenghuang Temple sold sandalwood, candles and other items have long been closed. Of course, as merchants facing Chenghuang Temple, they must have arranged for people to stand on the second floor and stare at the square.

So, the guise of the trembling in the autumn wind and the light inside became more prominent.

Li Sigong put down a big bowl, a large bowl of chili powder and salted tofu, and the fifty-one-year-old seemed to be energetic. Due to the guards of Hanhai soldiers, the rest of the time except for the occasional voices of the people from outside the country were as quiet as a chicken.

"Everything is normal"

Li Sigong burped and put down a small banknote on the table, which said "fifty text" on it. Now, a silver coin from Daxia Kingdom is worth 500 copper coins, and fifty text is equivalent to 10% silver coins. This is the current price level of Daxia Kingdom.

He stood up and looked around. There was no one except him and a few personal soldiers. The boss Li Feng was also cleaning up the tables and chairs without anyone. It seemed that when they left, Boss Li was about to close.

Since being saved by His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom from the mouth of Kenavik, Li Feng has never told anyone about this. It is true that no one who has returned from America has made a fortune? Even if they return in a defeat, most of them will not return to their hometowns, but will go far away. They are unwilling to be embarrassed in front of their fellow villagers.

Li Feng was from Nanjing, so he returned here directly. At that time, he was still under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.

What is unique about the generals of the Hanhai Army is that senior generals do not just stay in the barracks all day long, and must participate in soldiers' training, patrols and other matters. This is what His Majesty the Emperor requires. Therefore, many people know General Li Sigong, who is located in a small school ground near the Imperial City (the barracks guarding the palace).

For the people, it is common for these people to buy things in their shops and eat, and they do not say anything about it with a smile on their faces.

Li Sigong waved to Li Feng and was about to leave with his personal soldiers.

"General Li"

Li Feng appeared at this time.

After seven or eight years, Li Feng also became a thirty-something man from the past young man in his early twenties. He admired generals like Li Sigong who abide by military discipline from the bottom of his heart. If he was still in the Ming Dynasty and had tens of thousands of elite generals like Li Sigong, he would at least be a general. As a general, he had his own cook and could do whatever he wanted.

If you want to eat something outside, just send the butler or servant to buy it. There is no phone number at this time. If there is one, the shop will be delivered to you happily.

But these situations are strictly prohibited in the army. Since the founding of the Daxia Kingdom, Nikan has been stricter in the management of military officers than civil servants, because for him, who was once a company commander of a certain army in later generations, it is irrelevant to a country's civil servants a little looser, but if the army passes, the crisis is imminent.

Of course, the slackness of civil servants is relatively similar. Compared with the many names of "Bingjing", "Canjing", "Yicheng" that were made public by the Ming Dynasty, the Daxia Kingdom strictly prohibited these names at least on the surface.

It was not that Li Feng did not accept Li Sigong's money, but suddenly thought of something. He had been observing this for several years, and every year he did not go to Daxia after returning from America, but returned to Daming, but he still recognized Daxia in his heart. He had never told others what was hidden in his heart. But today, a "high official" came and was still alone (in Li Feng's opinion, his personal soldiers were all his own people), and he decided to tell them.

"What's up?"

Li Sigong thought he was going to give him a free order and was about to refuse, but he didn't expect Li Feng to say the following words.

"General, this Chenghuang Temple is under the jurisdiction of which yamen?"

"Oh? It should be under the jurisdiction of the yamen under the governor's yamen."

In the official sequence of Daxia State, in the provincial-level yamen, the Ming system was basically continued, and the yamen of the governors were set up to manage political affairs. The governors then had left and right participation in politics. The left participation in politics was equivalent to a senior executive, and the right participation in politics was in charge of matters under the central government, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Commerce.

"Oh, then which yamen did Mr. Bu belong to Beidaying before?"

Li Sigong thought to himself, you are a little boss, just do your business well, and ask what these things are done. However, when he thought about the words "friendly and love the people" he said in his lectures when he was studying in Liaodong, he forced himself to hold back his dissatisfaction and said, "Mr. Bu is not an official, but he has a false title of senior senator in the yamen of the governor. What are the major matters in the province? Hey, what are you asking about these things?"

Li Feng dodged the sharp eyes that Li Sigong had developed for decades of joining the army, but he didn't stop. "No, I often see Mr. Bu's son often go to and from the City God Temple, and it seems that he has a good relationship with the host in the temple."

Li Sigong was stunned and then understood why he was talking about this.

Bu Shiren is now a well-known figure in Nanjing City. He is nominally the manager of dozens of properties and shops in the Bu family. In fact, he has a wide range of friends, and he is a member of all walks of life. For such a person, he is from the Marquis' Mansion. Li Sigong, who is still a third-class uncle, can't say anything. If he does business, he cannot communicate more widely?

But Li Feng didn't seem to realize this, and he was still talking nonstop.

"The head of the City God Temple, Taoist Yuan Wujiyuan, came here five years ago. When he appeared, he was very effective in divination and fortune-telling, so the business of the City God Temple became even better. Originally, only one thousand pieces of talisman paper were distributed in the annual sacred Guri Temple, and each piece was sold for only one hundred documents. Now it's good. Since Taoist Yuan showed his magical powers, the talisman paper has been mentioned at once, and each piece is sold for two silver coins. Be good, two pieces of paper will be sold for one tael of silver..."

Li Sigong took over the conversation, "Wrong, it was a piece of paper that sold for one tael of silver. They just raised the price again."

Li Feng showed an envious look on his face, and he continued: "This time of year is the most lively time near Taiping Street and the most lively time of the City God Temple. People from all over the mountains and five mountains gather in the City God Temple. At first I thought they came to the temple to ask for talisman paper, and brought many gifts and many people, but since last year I can see that these people are in the same group as the City God Temple!"

Now Li Sigong's expression became serious, and he naturally knew what the "Three Mountains and Five Mountains" in Li Feng's mouth was. With these characters, he originally wanted to leave his personal soldiers to continue to maintain order, and he also let go of his mind to go back to the camp to rest.

As for why the Chenghuang Temple, which is under the jurisdiction of the Right Sponsor, is mixed with the underworld, this is not something he wants to understand or doesn't want to understand. In his opinion, he is a soldier, just take care of his own affairs, so why bother to get involved in the struggle in the officialdom?

Li Sigong walked out of Tangyuan Li, originally going to visit the City God Temple, but when he came to the square where there was still a long line, a cold wind of late autumn blew from the north, and then he shivered, and he suddenly thought of Li Feng's words.

"Bu Shiren is not a good person at all. He has contacts with the three mountains and five mountains and government offices. That's all. If you want to do business, you have to do social engagements on these scenes. Even if the Daxia Kingdom is enlightened and prosperous, you are a well-known figure. Can you restrain yourself when doing these things? Li Feng can see him. He must have come in from the main entrance of the Chenghuang Temple. At the moment, the elders in the second hall are distributing talisman paper. Could he go to the backyard?"

When he thought of this, he, who was already fifty-one, suddenly became interested.

At present, he is located at the northern end of Taiping Street, and to the north is his Daying, to the north of the Daying, to the inner city wall, and next to the inner city wall is Xuanwu Lake.

In the southeast of Taiping Street is the palace, and to the north of the palace is Longguang Mountain, which is next to the inner city wall.

The wide place between them is the Chenghuang Temple and the square, and not far behind the Chenghuang Temple is the inner city wall and Taiping Gate. In addition to Taiping Gate, there are Xuanwu Lake and Zhongshan, as well as the Xiaoling Guard!

From the north of the palace to the vicinity of Xuanwu Lake, this section of inner city walls is Li Sigong's defense zone. He is very familiar with this section of the road. There is at least one hundred meters away from the back of the City God Temple and the inner city wall. There is a raised inner city wall there, which is where soldiers are hidden. In other words, even if an enemy breaks through the Taiping Gate, there are still ambushes on both sides, which will catch the enemy who is excited to enter the inner city off guard.

Of course, that was only effective when Nanjing City had sufficient military strength. When it was built in the early Ming Dynasty, the total strength of Nanjing City, Xiaolingwei, Zhenjiang, and Taiping Prefecture was as high as 500,000, so there were naturally sufficient military deployment. However, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the city's military strength was less than 100,000, and there were still 100,000 people who had excellent military strength. I am afraid that less than half of them would have the real combat power, and 50,000 people would not even think about protecting the outer city of 120 miles, even the inner city walls that covered the inner city of 70 miles were quite barely enough.

But the Daxia Kingdom has this confidence. At present, the Privy Council has only arranged three legions here, with 36,000 people stationed there. If it is placed in the Ming Kingdom, it will definitely be laughed at. However, for Daxia, those who can transport large numbers of troops to Nanjing can only come from the sea. Just talking about the power at sea, in this world, the Daxia Kingdom believes that it is second, but no one dares to recognize the first.

Therefore, three legions are enough.

Li Sigong rode his horse to the back of the City God Temple. It was already 9:30 in the evening, but the scene in front of him made him a little stunned.

The entire backyard was brightly lit, and there were teasing, scolding and screams from women!

When they came over on horseback, some men in black flashed out from the night, but when these men in black saw that they were cavalrymen in the city, they all shrank back.

"Is this still the Chenghuang Temple?"

Although in Liaodong, the City God Temple was a bit dirty before it fell into the Qing Dynasty, it was not as good as the mainland. Liaodong was still a border area of ​​the Ming Dynasty at that time. The City God Temple and Buddha Temple there were places where the local Han people were spiritual sustenance. Although there were some obscure things, it was roughly good. Unexpectedly, such a place appeared under the rule of the Daxia Kingdom.

"what to do?"

Li Sigong frowned.

Just as Li Sigong frowned, there was a small attic above the Second Entry Hall. At this time, someone was on duty there. This person also saw Li Sigong riding a horse to come here. After seeing this person, hesitated for a while, and went downstairs.

On the northwest corner of the palace, there is a city gate tower. Standing there, you can see the City God Temple to the north, Taiping Street to the west, and there is also a person standing there. He has a telescope in his hand, staring at the direction where Li Sigong is.
Chapter completed!