() In the side hall of the county magistrate's mansion, the county magistrate's face on the seat was as dark as a dark cloud, since the prince's palace came down, the county magistrate has been upset and irritable, and he will be furious at every turn, and no one in the mansion dares to approach at will, for fear of touching the scales.

At this time, under the hall, there was a man in black who was half-kneeling.

I only heard the county commander order in a deep voice: "This mission, you must complete it as soon as possible, and you must not let the second person know your whereabouts and purpose, if you fail, do you know what this official will do, understand?" ”

He threw a letter on the table, which was a request written by him, as long as his subordinates arrived in the capital and handed over the letter to the person who handed over it, even if most of the task was completed, and then when the people over there found out, he would come back quickly to report the letter, which did not seem to be difficult.

This man in black is the most literate among the county commanders, of course, this literacy refers to business strength, more complex or important things, and the county orders will always be handed over to him to do, so that he is deeply used, and he is also a little arrogant.

The first time he took on this kind of task just running errands, the man in black was inevitably a little reluctant, but he didn't show it obviously, but tentatively made a suggestion: "Dare to ask, my lord, why don't you use carrier pigeons to pass on books, carrier pigeons are faster than people." ”

The county commander narrowed his eyes and was displeased, but he still endured his anger for the sake of the task: "Hmph, you think I don't want to?" So tell me where I'm going to find a carrier pigeon that knows how to return? ”

If it was put when he was a new official, he did bring back a few carrier pigeons from the capital that recognized the road to the capital, but he had served here for many years, and he almost didn't care much about this small county town, otherwise he could be so rampant and arrogant?

There is almost no communication with the capital, those carrier pigeons have been shelved for a long time, and they have long lost the ability to accurately send letters, and the people who sell carrier pigeons around, where are there any left? has long been bullied and oppressed to the point that he can't do it anymore.

If you don't send someone, there is really no other better way, and the county order considers that someone may maliciously stop it, so it chooses the most effective subordinate to deal with the danger that will be encountered.

Hearing that the county order was really concerned about this matter, the man in black didn't say anything else, and bowed his head to receive the order: "It's the subordinates who are ignorant, don't worry, the subordinates will complete the task as soon as possible, and you won't be disappointed!" ”

Coming out of the side hall, the man in black was still a little lazy

Slowly, he secretly slandered in his heart: "What letter is so important that I have to send it, is this county order idle to do?" ”

couldn't help but complain a few words, but he knew that the content of the letter was not something he should read, so he didn't think much about it, and went to the horse house to lead a fast horse and set off according to the requirements of the county order.

Not long after the man in black left, the county magistrate ordered someone to prepare a lot of wine and snacks and send them to the courtyard where Gu Ziyuan was, and then went over to offer them to divert his attention, he couldn't let them find out that they had sent someone out.

The county magistrate knew that these two people were very smart, not only were they not easy to fool, but they were also cunning, and they must not be slackened.

With a smile on his face, he went to Gu Ziyuan's room and found that he was playing chess with Bai Rong, with a delicate fruit plate on the side, and the two were playing against each other.

Bai Rong glanced at the dog official and ignored him.

The county commander greeted him with a smile: "Your Royal Highness, today Xia Guan asked people to buy a lot of food from the best store in the city, what happened the day before yesterday, Xia Guan is reflecting on it, and I guarantee that I can give His Royal Highness an answer within a few days." ”

The people served the dim sum to the table one after another, and it was really a dazzling array of delicacies, exquisite and tempting.

Gu Ziyuan pinched up a chess piece, knocked lightly on the edge of the table, and said slowly: "This reply is not from you, it is from you to those ordinary people, you owe them justice and peace, since you have woken up, I will also consider giving you a lighter punishment." ”

"Huh?" The county commander Tengdi's eyes widened, and he seemed to be surprised by his words, "No, it's not that as long as the lower officials agree to suppress the bandits, this matter will be ......."

The next few words, the county order didn't dare to be sure, thinking that this prince wouldn't also plan to bite back.

Gu Ziyuan sneered: "Do you think that if you suppress the bandits, you can write off the past and do it all at once?" ”

His eyes were cold: "You think about beauty, have you ever seen a person who has committed a sin at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and has there been a person who has retreated?" Giving a light hair is already the greatest mercy to you, if you don't want to accept it, don't blame His Highness for being ruthless. ”

The county commander was frightened into a cold sweat when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "No, no, No, Your Highness is angry, and the lower officials are just confused for a while, and the punishment will set off, and His Royal Highness will say whatever he wants, and the lower officials dare not think otherwise." ”

He secretly said that it was not good

, It turned out that Gu Ziyuan never intended to let him go, which made the restlessness in his heart begin to surge. Don't want to accept it? He is naturally unwilling, he has been a majestic official for so many years, and if he says no, he will not be willing!

After the county order left thoughtfully, Bai Rong put down the chess pieces and had no intention of playing again, she frowned slightly: "This county order deliberately came to us, it seems that it has already made a move, I don't know if the people can go smoothly." ”

"I can only trust them now." Gu Ziyuan said.

On the other side, on the road in the forest, a fast horse was galloping, and suddenly the horse tripped over something, and although the man in black had practiced martial arts, he was also caught off guard and fell into the mud and dust.

"What's going on!" The man in black was annoyed, worried that the horse would not be able to move on, and was keenly aware that something like a rattan was buried in the sand.

Oops, there is an ambush.

The man in black subconsciously wanted to get up and run away, but suddenly a large fishing net came all over the sky, trapping him so that he could not break free, and a group of men rushed out of the grass to surround him.

They shouted, "Beat me, beat me hard," but after a while, the man in black was beaten until he fainted, and the "mountain bandits" stopped and carried the man in black back into the forest.

Bringing the man in black to a hidden abandoned ancestral hall in the mountains and forests, the "mountain bandits" talked angrily.

"What now, just lock him up here? Would he have recognized us if he had woken up? ”

Someone was more excited: "Why don't you kill him directly, that dog official's people are not a good thing!" ”

"You can't kill it yet." A quiet male voice came from outside.

Gu Ziyuan walked in, and Bai Rong behind him immediately comforted the turbulent county residents: "Everyone, don't be anxious, it's useless to just kill him, you have to find a way to get the real culprit off the horse, so that the town can usher in peace." ”

"And what are you going to do with this person?" A county resident asked.

"Listen to me, come." Bai Rong approached them, whispered out the plan, and then chose one of them, asked him to pretend to be running for his life, and went back to tell the county order about it.

Tell him that his people were taken by bandits.