Shuzhou is remote and desolate, in the extreme west of Jingguo, and has only five small counties under its jurisdiction.
Yong County is located in the southwest of Shuzhou and is the last inhabited place to the west of Jingguo.
Fifty miles outside the county seat of Yongxian County, there is a large river more than 100 feet wide. After crossing this river, you officially enter the territory of Qi State.
Because it is far away and remote, it is even poorer.
The poorer the place, the more chaotic it becomes, and the more chaotic the place, the poorer it becomes. This is an endless cycle with no solution.
Therefore, Yongxian County is full of bandits and the public security is extremely chaotic. Fortunately, they are all small groups of bandits. They only dare to wreak havoc in the villages around the county seat and do not dare to get too close to the county magistrate. The real terror is a hundred miles south.
, it belongs to the junction of Qi State, Jing State and Wu State. It is an area ignored by the three kingdoms. The mountains are stretching. The bandits and bandits in it are more arrogant than the government. There is often no one living within a hundred miles. It is truly deserted.
From a distance, the city wall is quite thick, but the guards at the city gate are all listless and bored.
Although this place is bordered by Qi State, and the relationship between Jing State and Qi State has always been tense, the Qi State army will not climb over the mountains stretching for dozens of miles, and then cross the river to reach this place. The unique geographical advantage is
Yongxian County was not allowed to suffer from war again.
Due to the existence of the Governor's Mansion and the Prince of Shu's Mansion, the security in Yong County is more stable than in other counties.
Several carriages drove slowly from a distance, accompanied by nearly a hundred people. Most of these people were wearing blue or yellow clothes. They looked organized and disciplined. The soldier guarding the gate was trembling all over, and one soldier was about to retreat.
He went inside the city gate and shouted from a distance: "Stop, who are you!"
A figure hurriedly ran from behind, slapped him on the head, and cursed: "You blind bastard, this is an important guest of His Highness, get out of here!"
Behind him, a man in purple hurried forward, walked to the front of the first carriage, and whispered: "Your Majesty, the protector has been waiting in the city for a long time."
Behind, a long yawn came from a carriage.
Then a young voice came from inside the carriage: "Why did you stop? Do you want to eat?"
A man in yellow next to the carriage had an expression of admiration on his face. He had lived for thirty years and had never seen such a lethargic person. The admiration in his heart could not be described in words.
The man in yellow shook his head and whispered: "It's not about eating, it's about the arrival of Shuzhou."
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Yongzhou County Government.
It can be seen that this county government office has been around for many years. The exterior walls have begun to peel off, and the paint on the door has also faded.
A government official ran into a certain room in a panic and shouted anxiously: "Sir, it's not good, it's not good, another village is causing banditry!"
The napping young man who was leaning on the chair was startled, his eyes opened suddenly, and then an angry look appeared on his face, and he smashed an inkstone on the table.
"You bastard, didn't you tell me not to disturb me when I'm taking a break?"
"I'm sorry, sir!" The government official avoided the inkstone and immediately bowed and said, "But those villagers reported to the county government, and the county magistrate ordered you to investigate the case!"
"I know, I know, go right away!"
Jiang Zian stood up from his chair with some annoyance. A new scholar in Jinghe's year was appointed to be a county captain in such a remote place. What's the difference between this and being assigned?
The thought of having to deal with those trivial matters again filled his heart with deep resentment.
Two years ago, because he said something wrong in Prince Ning's palace, his career was affected, and his bright future was gone. Seeing that his career was going smoothly in the same year, leaving him far behind, he was naturally worried.
He finally managed to reach the King of Shu through his connections, but before he had time to rejoice, the King of Shu was expelled from Beijing the next day, so he followed him and became a small county captain in the most remote place in Jingguo.
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County Captain, is this what scholars do?
After dealing with trivial cases all day, he finally found a major case that allowed him to make some small achievements, but that time he vomited when he saw the scene, and the achievements were gone. After that, he didn't eat for a whole month.
Meat - he, Jiang Zi, An Hanchuang, has been studying hard for more than ten years, is it just to suffer this crime here?
There aren't even any high-end brothels here. The so-called famous prostitutes are all so crooked that it's difficult to see them. He dreams of going back to Qing'an Mansion, Jinfeng Tower, and the girl from Qunyu Courtyard is called Shui Ling...
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Sometimes he really wonders in his heart whether the King of Shu is His Majesty's biological son, the eldest son of the emperor, and his fiefdom is in such a place where birds don't shit...
This time, I'm afraid I followed the wrong person...
Another government servant came in from outside and said: "Sir, the servants of the royal palace have sent an invitation. His Royal Highness the King of Shu is hosting a banquet at the palace tonight..."
Jiang Zian said quickly: "Just say that I will arrive on time."
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"What is this?" At an inn in Yong County, Li Yi took the box handed over by the Taoist nun and looked at her and asked.
The middle-aged Taoist nun looked at him and said calmly: "You and I will go to the Prince of Shu's Mansion tonight. In order to avoid being recognized by others, wear this."
Li Yi glanced at her, opened the box, and couldn't help but be slightly startled.
He took out the contents of the box with a look of surprise in his eyes.
This was a mask. It didn't look much different from the human skin masks seen on TV. It was very thin and soft to the touch. As if he had thought of something, Li Yi quickly threw it into the box.
Li asked, "Isn't this thing made of human skin?"
"No." The Taoist nun said simply, turned and left.
Li Yi picked it up again and observed it carefully. This thing really didn't look like human skin, and it didn't smell anything strange. He didn't know what material it was made of. There was such a delicate thing in this era.
, it’s really surprising.
A moment later, looking at a blurry shadow in the bronze mirror, Li Yi touched his face, feeling both surprised and surprised.
If you observe carefully during the day, there may be some flaws, but at night, after wearing this thing, there is absolutely no trace of PS, and I don’t know how it was made.
After a while, Li Yi carefully took it off and put it away, and then looked at the candlelight on the table in trance.
Along the way, he did not have enough opportunities to leave clues, and he was not sure whether Ruyi and the others could get the news.
Beyond Shuzhou is the State of Qi. After entering the territory of the State of Qi, it will become even more troublesome to get rid of them.
However, at the moment, this Taoist nun doesn't care about him very much. She even takes him with her to the King of Shu's banquet. There are not many opportunities to escape. At the moment, she can only take one step at a time.
In a room somewhere upstairs in the inn, a young man in a Chinese robe smiled and said to the Taoist nun: "Auntie, through this period of contact, I found that this King of Shu is an out-and-out idiot. I am just a fool."
With a little trick, he gained his trust, and this person can make great use of it.
"Although this person is stupid, he has a profound background. Even the powerful Cui family is standing behind him, and he responds to everything in the court. When the time comes, with his power in the court, it will be easier for us to do things. On the surface,
You can borrow his hand to do things, and be the fisherman who makes the profit in the end." The smile on the young man's face was a bit proud, and when he talked about the "King of Shu", his face naturally showed a sarcastic look.
"I told you not to get too close to someone named Li." The middle-aged Taoist nun frowned at him and said, "Have you forgotten how you and I were the only ones left in the Fang family?"
"My Fang family and the Jingguo royal family are inseparable. Naturally, I dare not forget this grudge. I will make sure that the Li family watches the destruction of Jingguo as long as I live!"
The young man gritted his teeth and said something, and then said seriously: "It's just that before that, for the sake of important things, you must have the necessary forbearance..."
[PS: The official account posted a photo of a small ring hand-drawn by a reader. I am going to the teacher’s house in the evening on Teachers’ Day, so the second update will be very late.]
