Jiangpu is entrenched in three major families, and these three families control many aspects of Jiangpu, and it can even be said that except for the appointment of officials, they can't talk much, and everything else must be greeted by them, otherwise it is impossible to achieve any results at all.

Although Sun Heng knew this, he didn't have any good ideas for a while, not to mention that the current situation was not optimistic, and he didn't have much time to prepare.

At this time, you can only use some tough means, the most important thing is naturally to break the three alliances, as long as one is loose, he has a great chance, so the next thing he needs to do is to find an incision that can break this alliance in one fell swoop.

On the way back, Sun Heng thought a lot, followed him and inspected other places in the city that were doing restoration work, talked to those who worked, and only after taking the lead did some things before he went to the county office.

The scholar who followed him was a shrewd junior of his own family, called Sun Ke, fifteen years old, to say that the blood relationship was actually a little weak, but when people called him uncle, he also took him to see the world, which can be regarded as a little explanation of the clan.

After returning to the county office, the official in the front yard had already returned home, leaving only an old man who was cleaning the courtyard, and he was doing cleaning at this time. There was nothing dirty on the ground itself, and the old man must have been idle, and he had to sweep it many times a day.

The broom made of bamboo was scratched on the green bricks, the sound of the brush, the old man's ears were not very good, Sun Heng had a hard time talking to him on weekdays, and at this time they bumped together, the old man stopped the movement in his hand, and bowed to him, which was regarded as a salute, Sun Heng nodded to the other party, smiled and took Sun Ke back to the back hall.

There are only two people in the courtyard at the back, Sun Heng and Sun Ke, which seems a little deserted, especially Huang Xiao died here at the beginning, so the atmosphere here can be said to be very poor. Sun Ke has a childish nature, and he has always been afraid to come to such a place, but he can't resist Sun Heng.

Of course, staying here, Sun Ke stayed next to Sun Heng almost all the time, not daring to leave an inch.

Sun Heng is not so serious, because of some things, he also invited a few mages to come over and do Dharma before he came, and these are also for others to see. There are also advantages to staying here, and because of the taboo, it is rare for him to be able to do something here with peace of mind, basically after dusk, no one dares to come.

After living for a while, Sun Heng actually didn't feel anything, but Sun Ke pulled his face all day long. always said some messy things to him, he didn't believe it, but he was also tortured by Sun Ke.

In fact, it's really scary when people are scary.

It was night, and the wind outside was a little hurried, blowing into the house, and the candle on the bookcase was flickering and extinguishing, and even blew out several times.

Sun Heng tilted his head to read the book, after the candlelight went out, he put down the book, picked up the fire fold next to him, re-lit it, and then shouted Sun Ke a few times, but did not hear a response, he raised his head and turned over to look, Sun Ke was lying on the chair next to him, already asleep.

He chuckled helplessly, stood up, took the evil clothes next to him and covered Sun Ke, and then walked towards the window, and when he passed over there, the atmosphere was not a little wrong.

Sun Heng rubbed his eyes, looked from the window, there was a wall at the end of his sight, he seemed to see something, he quickened his pace, and when he reached the window, the cold moonlight was on the white wall, cold and cold, and he could vaguely see that it seemed to be a shadow emitted by a cloak.

The wind gusted, and he squinted his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was nothing on the smooth wall, followed by the sound of broken footsteps coming from the eaves.

Sun Heng closed the window, and when he turned around, he also felt a chill behind him, and after a few steps out, the candlelight went out again. Only frosty moonlight spilled in through the open doorway.

Sun Ke also seemed to be affected, woke up, sat up suddenly, his eyes were empty, and then looked at the door in fear, his hands trembling incessantly.

Sun Heng looked behind him and saw nothing.

When he looked at Sun Ke again, he saw that Sun Ke's forehead was already sweating a lot.

He patted Sun Ke and called, "Sun Ke."

Sun Ke shuddered, looked at him with dull eyes, and suddenly rushed towards him: "Uncle, ...... at the door."

I was so nervous that I couldn't speak.

Sun Heng looked back again, and there was nothing strange over there. Looking at Sun Ke's appearance, he was also a little hairy in his heart.

He re-lit the candle, and the room was filled with a yellowish glow. However, it can't warm the coldness in my heart, nor can I shake away the fear.

Sun Heng smiled and said calmly: "Don't scare yourself."

Sun Ke swallowed his saliva and nodded with difficulty.

Sun Heng said: "You go and rest."

Sun Ke looked at him in horror: "I'll still accompany you."

Sun Heng was helpless, Sun Ke didn't look like a fake, maybe he really saw something.

On second thought, maybe it's the child's eyes that make it better.

After thinking about it, Sun Heng let go of those thoughts, he didn't believe much in those ghosts and gods.

The wind suddenly rushed in, squeezing in through the cracks in all directions, and hearing it in the ears was indeed a little terrifying under some preconceived idea.

Sun Heng glanced at Sun Ke, who was holding his hand tightly, sighed helplessly, put down the book in his hand and said, "Sleep, I can't read you like this."

Sun Ke didn't say anything, and the panicked look didn't look like he could say anything, so after some tossing, the two fell asleep.

Naturally, the night was not at ease.

Early the next morning, Sun Heng got up helplessly with two dark circles under his eyes, and ate early under Sun Ke's trembling service, and the fritters in his mouth didn't have time to chew and swallow, so he was pulled away from the county government by Sun Ke.

When I arrived at the front yard, all the characters of the yamen had already arrived, and after the order, they were also busy going their own way.

The new head of Jiangpu is a chubby middle-aged man named Li Dingchun, who is also a member of the Li family, one of the three families in Jiangpu, with a fat face that looks quite affinity, in fact, according to Sun Heng's understanding, this is a person like a smiling tiger.

Li Dingchun saw that everyone was dispersed, came up, smiled, and asked with a little doubt: "Did the county lord sleep badly last night?"

Sun Heng rubbed the dark circles under his eyes, and said helplessly: "There have been too many things recently, and I slept a little late last night, so I would like to thank Lord Bo for your concern."

Li Dingchun said with a smile: "The county is polite, I am equal to working in the same hall, I don't have to see the outside ......world like this," and then persuaded with a little solemnity, "The county is in charge of a county at a young age, it can be said that the future is bright, when you pay more attention to your body, if a capable minister like the county is tired and collapsed in Jiangpu, I will be sorry for the court and the people."

"The county lord has something to do, so he will discuss with my subordinates and others, everyone will gather firewood and the flame is high, everyone will sit together and discuss, maybe it will be a good solution."

Sun Heng bowed his head: "What Master Li said is true."

After a few more pleasantries, Li Dingchun said goodbye and left, Sun Heng smiled and was silent for a long time.