In early autumn in Anhua County, the nights are dreary.

Even if there is no known hissing, the frog that has been hidden in the puddle all day unceremoniously declares its existence. Rao's voice is clear, but it still makes people irritated. Shen Yun lay down until midnight, but he still couldn't sleep. I could only put on my clothes and sit on a big rock to see how bright the moon was.

When sleepiness came, he turned back to sleep, and slept until dawn.

It is said that sleeping until you wake up naturally, counting money until your hands cramp. Shen Yun has one now, but in his heart, he can't be happy.

Jiang Ji has not yet returned, and Shen Yun is not in a hurry to set off. He instructed the soldiers to make breakfast and eat some hastily. When the time came, Jiang Ji's figure appeared in Shen Yun's sight. Shen Yun, who was already anxious, hurriedly stood up to meet him.

"Has it ever been done?" Shen Yun's voice was full of expectation, and Jiang Ji obviously did not live up to his trust, nodded, and replied with a smile: "Please rest assured, the person entrusted this time will definitely be able to guarantee that he will act according to the entrustment of the county." I have made an appointment that if I do not go to him for three days, he will do as you tell him to go. ”

"That's fine. That's fine. Shen Yun nodded again and again.

In fact, the most important thing about sending people to complain about grievances is not for himself. What Shen Yun didn't tell Jiang Ji was that once he and Jiang Ji were arrested at the same time, then the final result was likely to be that he was alive and Jiang Ji was dead.

It's a harsh reality. The status of civil officials, especially when he is still a member of the current department, is much higher. Even if he led 5,000 people to plant all of them in the hands of the Western Xia people in this war, at best, he would only end up in Qiongzhou. When encountering the world's amnesty, you can still come back.

But Jiang Ji is different. Even if Jiang Ji was beaten to death in prison, no one would say a word for him.

Shen Yun didn't want the team he had built up to fall apart like this, so he came up with such a trick. The first mover made Lee Gyu-fu have some scruples. Then try to keep your side as manpower as possible. In the future, he cleared his grievances, and there were people available under his hands, instead of letting Jin Changling and others stand up.

patted Jiang Ji, and Shen Yun turned over and got on the horse.

There was no worry in my heart, and the speed of the journey was much faster. But for more than an hour, the city gate of Anhua County was close in front of him.

And when he arrived at this place, Shen Yun's horseback riding speed also slowed down. When they arrived at the city gate, they were the first to dismount. The people who entered and exited the city gates had already discovered this procession. There was nothing urgent to stop and watch Shen Yun and the others walk to the city gate.

Soldiers are generally not allowed to enter the town, so Shen Yun ordered Jiang Ji to take these 700 soldiers to be stationed not far in front of the city gate, but he said to Jiang Ji: "Once I enter this gate, I will swim between life and death." If someone in the city wants to arrest you, don't resist. But they give you any guilt, and you must not admit it. After a while, we will naturally be safe, is it clear? ”

The words are very similar to serial confessions.

However, Shen Yun had to explain.

Jiang Ji's bones are not hard, he doesn't know very well in his heart, and now, he needs a hard-boned Jiang Ji to hold on until everything falls out. It won't be long, but it's not short either. At least, it will be when the entrusted person will hand over the letter to the Shaanxi Road Shuaisi, and then send someone down to investigate.

Jiang Ji nodded silently.

Shen Yun smiled, and led the horse straight into the city, and ran straight to the state office.

What Shen Yun didn't expect was that Li Guifu, whom he had always regarded as a great enemy, was now like an ant on a hot pot. It turned out that two days after he sent Yao Ji out, the messenger who went to Dashun City reported that the Western Xia soldiers and horses had besieged Dashun City again, this time it was surrounded by water, and there was no way to send even letters.

Lee Gyu-fu was scared when he heard the news. He was afraid that Yao Ji's men and horses would fold in again, and he would not be able to wash it at all.

The mouth grows not only on his side, but also on the Tangut people. What started as a small fight turned into a big fight. When it comes to peace talks between the two countries, no matter how good Lee Gyu-fu says, the facts will not be able to hold back. At this time, he secretly hated Li Xin for being incompetent, and even more hated Shen Yun for burning 5,000 Xixia people to death outside Dashun City.

Now it's really going to be endless.

When the messenger reported that Shen Yun came back to hand over the order, Li Guifu couldn't help but scold: "It's not a son of man, what does he Yao Ji eat, even Shen Yun can't look at it." The misfortune of Dashun City, he Shen Yun is the culprit, and now he still has the face to give me a life. Someone, tie him up for me and put him in a prison in the state capital. ”

Li Guifu finished talking for a long time, but found that the errand still did not move. The anger in my heart was even greater: "Why don't you even listen to me now? You wait for the bastard who should be killed, don't go quickly. ”

The servant had a bitter face: "Fuzun, that Shen Zhixian is a civil official, and we little people don't dare to touch him at all." ”

A sentence reminded Li Guifu: "Bastard thing, don't call him in yet." Since you don't dare to take him, let this house come in person. ”

Shen Yun, who was waiting in front of the door, was quickly called in, and in the Tongju duty room not far from the back office, Wu Tongju also got the news of Shen Yun's coming.

For Shen Yun, Wu Tongju has always had some expectations. He knew early on that Li Guifu wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble, but he had been waiting for an opportunity. Originally, he thought that this opportunity was when Shen Yun was escorted back by Yao Yu, but now it seems that his estimation is still wrong. Shen Yun was not arrested by Yao Ji at all.

"Our Li Zhizhou, I'm just afraid that I want to attack Shen Yun in person at this time. You send someone to keep an eye on me, and if there is any movement, call me directly. This is a good opportunity, and we will definitely be able to pull Shen Yun to our side. ”

Wu Tongju pondered for a while, and then instructed the people below.

When Shen Yun was brought to Li Guifu, Li Guifu was reviewing the official documents. Shen Yun bowed down and said: "The subordinate Shen Yun, who was ordered to escort the grain and grass soldiers to garrison Dashun City, is now succeeded by Yao Ji, the inspector of Gyeongju, and has come to Zhizhou to return his life." ”

Li Guifu did not answer, but continued to correct the official document. Shen Yun was silent for a long time, and bowed again. It's just that seeing that Li Guifu still looks like he loves to ignore him, Shen Yun understands. This is a deliberate attempt to give himself a dismount. Judging from the meaning he figured out, Li Guifu must have taken the opportunity to make trouble.

Sure enough, when Shen Yun worshipped for the third time, Li Guifu "snapped", threw the pen aside, got up and shouted at Shen Yun: "Shen Yun, are you guilty?" ”

"Shen Yun doesn't understand the meaning of Zhizhou, please make it clear." In the face of Li Guifu's reproach, Shen Yun was neither humble nor arrogant, and asked indifferently.

For Li Guifu, this is purely Shen Yun's provocation to him. The already angry heart, burning anger surged into his throat at this time, and there was a posture of smoking: "You are so bold. This government let you defend Dashun City, and never let you take the initiative to fight. You are good, you are good at killing 5,000 soldiers and horses in Western Xia, and now they are besieging Dashun City, you talk to this government, what should you be guilty of instigating a war between the two countries without authorization? ”

As soon as he heard this, Shen Yun understood that Li Guifu was now purely and forcefully.

"There is no excuse for the sin you want to add." Shen Yun swallowed slowly, looked at Li Guifu word by word and said, "Xiaguan has already said it clearly in the Tang newspaper. This killing was purely providential. Li Zhizhou seemed to have forgotten that there were only less than 1,500 soldiers in Dashun City at that time, how could he kill 5,000 people in Western Xia? ”

"Hmph, isn't it true that you set fire to the Tangut people and burned them to death?"

Shen Yun glanced at Li Guifu like a fool, shook his head and said, "Since Li Zhizhou thinks that the lower officials are guilty, then he will write to the officials and Dali Temple." At that time, the lower officials will be escorted to the capital and tried by the three divisions. But before that, the lower officials still had the right to return the order of the governor. What I want to do in Anhua County has been done. ”

This answer made Li Guifu completely speechless.

According to the law, the state government can only convict the fault of the official cane, and in order to take revenge on Shen Yun, Li Guifu can give Shen Yun a charge of provoking a war. This category is going to be exiled or above, and if you don't admit it according to the system, you should be posted. The Criminal Department and Dali Temple agreed to arrest him, and he Li Guifu was qualified to be arrested.

Shen Yun took out the arrow that Li Guifu had given him earlier and sent it to Li Guifu's desk very respectfully.

Only then did he bow down: "The government is diligent and hardworking, and the officials will not bother." After returning to the government today, the affairs of Anhua County are still handled by Jin County, and the lower officials are waiting for news from Beijing. ”

After finishing speaking, Shen Yunhou exited the door. Watching Shen Yun's figure go away, Li Guifu was anxious.

However, after going out and walking a short distance, before he reached the front office, he didn't want to hear Wu Tongjuan's voice: "Shen Zhixian, and stay." ”

Wu Tongju's sudden call made Shen Yun wonder for a while. He and Wu Tongju saw that Ping Su had no contact, and this was the third time he had seen him. With a puzzle in his heart, Shen Yun hurriedly greeted him, walked closer, and bowed again: "Xiaguan Shen Yun, meet Wu Tongju, I haven't seen you for many days, don't come unharmed." ”

Shen Zhixian was polite, but he heard that Shen Zhixian came from Dashun City and wanted to ask about the battle on the front line. Moreover, I heard that Li Zhizhou was going to arrest Shen Zhixian, and I also wanted to come and take a look, if there was no big fault, I also wanted to intercede for Shen Zhixian. ”

Wu Tongju's words were obviously close, and Shen Yunden understood what he was thinking. After smiling, Shen Yun replied very blandly: "But Li Zhizhou made some mistakes, and I think that after a while, the truth will be revealed, and everything will be fine." However, in order to avoid suspicion, the lower officials decided not to act in government affairs for the time being. Wu Tong judged that if he had time, he might as well go to the county together for a visit another day. ”

The euphemistic refusal made Wu Tongju stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Since this is the case, then don't stay in Shen Zhixian anymore." After a while, Wu asked Shen Zhixian to have a few drinks. ”