Everyone wore the moon and stars all the way, and the sun was parallel, and the road was halfway through, and Qiu Tongmian slowed everyone down.

In order to let Xue Fu know his itinerary, he specially took a trip to Wushi, Hubei, which is adjacent to Anqing Mansion, obeyed the wishes of Ji Xiaolan and others, and did not go in person, and one of Xiao Jian's subordinates of Qiu Tongmian took his own news and a letter to Master Xue, and walked for himself.

The content of the letter informed Master Xue that he was already a high school champion, but the emperor sent an urgent errand to him, and he wanted to go to Yungui, and he was afraid that he would only be able to go to the mansion next year to marry Miss Xue, and he hoped that Master Xue would not have to worry about himself. and listened to Xiao Jian's suggestion, bought two pairs of jade bracelets in Hangzhou, one was given to Xu Yingying on the spot, and the other was handed over to the next person, and sent to Xue's mansion with the letter.

Xu Yingying was very angry when she learned that the maid was killed that day, but she also knew that it was for the good of everyone, and she was afraid that Qiu Tongmian would do it to Sister Li again, so she discussed with Qiu Tongmian that it was better to release it halfway.

Qiu Tongmian and Ji Xiaolan said Xu Yingying's thoughts, and Ji Xiaolan smiled, "Let me talk to the three of them for a few words, and then let them go." ”

Ji Xiaolan said to the three people, "Do you want the adults to let you go?" ”

Sister Li has not had a good time these days, riding around all day, rarely resting for a while, seeing that Ji Xiaolan intends to let her go. Anxious replied, "Of course, don't worry, my lord, I have also seen the fate of that maid, you let me wait out, and I will definitely not leak half a sentence." ”

Ji Xiaolan pretended to be deep and said, "I'm afraid that if I let you go, it will be a dead end for you to return to the capital." ”

On the side, the turtle man asked, "Why do you say this?" ”

Ji Xiaolan said, "I know about Xu Yingying, only everyone in Yijia Courtyard, and the three of you disappeared in the capital for five or six days, if I am from the Pearl Mansion, I am afraid that I would have suspected that the matter was done by you, even if he does not doubt you, I am afraid that there will be no good fruit to eat when I go back, Xu Yingying's matter is that you shake it out This matter can't be faked, I look at the maid in the Pearl Mansion before, a little beautiful, and listen to her tone, and the relationship with the eldest son of the Pearl must be extraordinary, plus her death, you go back this time, but there is no life." After saying that, he looked at the three of them and gave them time to think.

Sister Li is a shrewd person, and after listening to Ji Xiaolan's analysis, she also felt that it made sense, so she said, "My girl is also following you adults, I will not betray you, besides, the old body also knows that what you said is true, since this is the case, please also ask Mr. to inform the adults, let me and others leave, and the three of us will definitely not go to Beijing to die again." “

The other two also nodded their heads again and again.

Ji Xiaolan saw that the effect was achieved, so she said something to Qiu Tongmian, Qiu Tongmian also nodded in agreement after hearing it, saw Xu Yingying looking at herself eagerly, and took out the 100,000 silver tickets given by Soltu from her arms, counted out two 10,000 silver tickets, pulled Xu Yingying, came to Sister Li, and handed it to her.

Qiu Tongmian said, "Sister Li is a smart person, Mr. Ji has no last resort, you must listen to his words, you take this money, it is Yingying's dowry, the three of you had better go to Huizhou Mansion to do some business, he will take Yingying to visit you when I go back." After finishing speaking, let Xu Yingying and Sister Li stay alone for a while.

The two shook hands and cried and were reluctant to separate, and after a long time, they parted and left.

Everyone crossed Hubei, all the way to the west, into Hunan, this place has been close to Guizhou, the road robbers began to run rampant, Xiao Jian also lost several people, several times fell into the siege of robbers, Qiu Tongmian also personally went into battle to slash and kill.

It was only 30 years since the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and the further they went to the southwest, the weaker and more chaotic Qiu Tongmian found that the power of the imperial court became. Some places were looted by robbers, and the robbers set fire to them, and Qiu Tongmian and others could see the flames soaring into the sky from dozens of miles away, and when they rushed there, there was no one alive, and the people were miserable.

Qiu Tongmian is not without pain, where did the Kangqian prosperous era come from, history is written by the victors. In addition to Jinghuai and Zhili and other places, you can also see that robbers from all over the country occupy the mountains as kings, how numerous. It's not that the imperial court is unwilling to send troops to suppress, but it's powerless, the Manchu Eight Banners are less than 200,000 people, scattered in various places, and the Han court alone is not at ease, and it is expected that the three feudatories will suppress the bandits in the south to quell the rebellion, but they don't contribute to the money, soldiers, and the rebels of the former Ming Dynasty and the robbers from all over the country have become their food and clothing. As a result, the three feudatories are getting stronger and stronger, and Qiu Tongmian once remembered that it was said in history that the three feudatories were raised for half the world, which meant that it took half of China's national strength to be able to afford the three feudatories.

Put away his thoughts and said to everyone, "The imperial court only gave me documents before, and there was no follow-up, I'm afraid that I will have to go to Guiyang to meet the governor of Guizhou." ”

Two days later, everyone came to Guiyang, which is a mountain city, Guizhou is mountainous, the temperature changes abnormally, and it is mostly rainy days.

Zheng Banqiao stood on the parapet wall in the city, looking at the majestic mountain city, a good time, the sky is lovely, the mountain is like a dream, and it is beyond the world. Qiu Tongmian also looked down, the entire mountain city was built on the mountain, which really gave people a feeling of detachment from the world.

After everyone played, they went to find an inn to rest, and Qiu Tongmian took Ji Xiaolan and Xiao Jian to the governor's yamen.

When the governor heard that it was an alternate magistrate of Zhengjiupin, he was a little perfunctory, but after seeing Soltu's letter to Qiu Tongmian, he became enthusiastic, and asked people to go to the restaurant to prepare a table of dishes, and beckoned everyone to eat and talk.

At the wine table, the governor was a little puzzled and asked Qiu Tongmian, "When did the imperial court have the magistrate of Jiupin?" ”

Qiu Tongmian didn't understand it at all, and he hadn't thought about it before, so he shook his head and said, "Xia Guan doesn't know either." “

Ji Xiaolan said with a smile, "My lord, I have waited all the way, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the city is very prosperous." But it deliberately diverted the topic.

The governor blushed a little when he heard Ji Xiaolan's words, raised his glass and saluted them, "Mr. Ji doesn't mention it, don't mention it, there are many ethnic minorities here, it's not easy to educate, and it is handed over to Yunnan, and the people's feelings are worried." ”

Qiu Tongmian saw that this governor was a good talker, and he was willing to be modest to him as a nine-grade sesame official, so he moved the idea of making friends and asked, "In this way, why don't you send troops to suppress bandits, this is a real political achievement, I think the people here are fashionable, but there are too many robbers from all walks of life." ”

The governor sighed, "I call you a virtuous nephew in the letter of Lord Suo, presumably the relationship is extraordinary, I will tell you the truth, don't look at my provincial governor of five products, but the place that can be managed, only half, Pingxi King Wu Sangui has been operating here for a long time, the power is not trivial, many officials only recognize the king of Pingxi instead of the emperor, only recognize the military order of the king of Pingxi, not the military order of the military department, I have this heart to suppress bandits, and there are no soldiers in my hands, you took office this time Yao Zhaonian, the magistrate of Linxian County, is Wu Sangui's person, this person is not a good person, you are an alternate magistrate, But don't act impulsively, sit quietly for two years, and return to Beijing with the old man. “

Qiu Tongmian was already prepared in his heart, but he didn't expect this place to be so dangerous, looking at Ji Xiaolan, Ji Xiaolan shook his head slightly and said, "Your Excellency doesn't have to worry too much, your adult is also an official of the imperial court, as long as you don't violate the law and discipline, and you don't hinder him Yao Zhixian, as long as you don't find an excuse for him, it's not unimportant." ”

Qiu Tongmian nodded, the governor was still on the table, and it was inconvenient to say more. After everyone had eaten and drunk enough, before leaving, Qiu Tongmian took out a silver ticket of 10,000 taels and handed it to the governor and said, "I still have a smile on my lordship, I have just entered the officialdom in my humble position, and if there is anything I don't understand in the future, I hope that my lord will give me some advice." ”

When the governor saw the silver handed over by Qiu Tongmian, he asked his entourage to accept it, and said with a smile, "The virtuous nephew is polite, and he will come to the house more often in the future." Seeing that Qiu Tongmian thanked him very politely, he appreciated it very much, paused for a moment, and then continued, "If you want me to say, don't go to Nalin County, and stay with me for the end of your term of office." With me, I can still keep you safe. ”

Qiu Tongmian smiled and said, "Thank you for your love, there is the emperor's order under you, there is no other way, this Linxian is a must-go." ”

When the governor heard Qiu Tongmian say that the emperor's order was in his body, he wondered, "Oh? ”

Qiu Tongmian didn't explain much, and said goodbye.

Qiu Tongmian got the official uniform and documents, and after rounding with Xu Yingying and others, he set off on the road.

A day later, everyone finally saw the city gate of Linxian County, the city gate was not high, dilapidated, the moat was overgrown with grass, but there was no water, and it was in disrepair for a long time.

Seeing the long queue at the city gate, everyone was waiting, Qiu Tongmian gave the carriage to Xu Yingying, but he rode all the way, everyone was tired of saddle horses, running all the way, seeing the old queue in front of him, when would he be able to enter the city.

Qiu Tongmian greeted Xiao Jian, and the two of them stepped forward to ask, only to know when they walked in, it turned out that it was the official at the city gate who collected the toll at the city gate, which caused the team to move slowly into the city, and there was a burst of fire, and they were ready to question.

But before he got close, he was stopped by an officer and soldier drawing a knife, and shouted to Qiu Tongmian and the others, "Who is in front, the city gate is heavy, and you dare to ride a horse to collide." ”