Jinlin Garden, inside the study.

Nie Zheng and Jia Xiufang sat opposite each other.

After several days of traveling day and night, Jia Xiufang's eyes were bloodshot and her expression looked very tired, which made Nie Zheng feel a little upset.

But there was no way, a few days ago, because of the rebellion in the seven counties, Nie Zheng had to send Shi Zheng to send 1,500 men and horses to the seven counties to quell the rebellion, resulting in an empty army in Yangzhou City, with a total of less than 2,500 people.

In order to ensure the strength of Yangzhou's city defense, Nie Zheng could only order Jia Xiufang to lead 700 men and horses from Linjiang to rush over.

Although Jia Xiufang's expression looked a little tired, his eyes were still as wise and bright as usual, faintly, and Nie Zheng also sensed a trace of excitement and excitement in his eyes.

Obviously, after learning that Nie Zheng led the four thousand dragon and tiger army to successfully occupy Yangzhou City, Jia Xiufang's heart should be very happy.

Nie Zheng slowly picked up the teapot, poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Jia Xiufang, and sighed softly: "The past few days and nights have made Xiufang tired. ”

Jia Xiufang shook her head and said with a smile: "The handsome man is serious!" ”

After that, he picked up the teacup and took a sip lightly, and said: "I heard that after the marshal led the army to break through Yangzhou City, all the soldiers and horses of Dayue withdrew from Yangzhou, it seems that their reaction is very fast." ”

Nie Zheng nodded and said: "Indeed, the people of Dayue suddenly withdrew all the horses in Yangzhou, which I did not expect, especially as soon as the people and horses of Dayue withdrew, the rebellion of the seven counties broke out under the rule of Yangzhou, which shows that the hands and feet of the people of Dayue are indispensable." ”

Jia Xiufang pondered slightly for a moment and said, "Dashuai, it seems that these Dayue people have occupied Yangzhou for decades, and their foundation here should not be underestimated. If the subordinates are not mistaken, in the territory of Yangzhou City, there must be a lot of Dayue spies, maybe these local Han people, there are also the eyes and ears of the Dayue people, in the next time, we must stabilize the situation in Yangzhou as soon as possible, and try to uproot all the insects and ants hidden in the shadows, and completely cut off the eyeliner of the Dayue people, otherwise, there will be hidden dangers in Yangcheng. ”

What Jia Xiufang thought was exactly what Nie Zheng was worried about.

Nie Zheng gently lifted the lid of the pot, added a handful of tea leaves to it, and said lightly: "What you just said, I know very well in my heart, but do you know why I summoned you to Yangzhou City in such a hurry?" ”

Jia Xiufang smiled slightly: "Could it be that the marshal is worried about the officials left behind by the Dayue people in the Si Ya Factory, they are not trustworthy?" ”

Nie Zheng nodded, stared at Jia Xiufang's eyes with a bright eye, and said, "Before the situation is completely stable, except for our own people, the rest of us cannot be trusted. ”

Jia Xiufang's heart was shocked, and she said in a deep voice: "So, what does the marshal want his subordinates to do?" ”

"Do what you have to do, you do it!"

After speaking, Nie Zheng suddenly stood up, came to the desk in the study, and took down the yellow seal box containing the Yangzhou City seal.

I saw him holding the seal box in his hand, looking at Jia Xiufang with a serious expression, and said lightly: "Jia Xiufang, listen to the order!" ”

Hearing this, Jia Xiufang's expression perked up, and he hurriedly left his seat, walked quickly to Nie Zheng, bowed his body, and slowly knelt on the ground, only to see him bow his head respectfully, and his eyes flashed with extremely excited and fanatical light.

Nie Zheng looked at him sharply, and said slowly: "From today onwards, you will be appointed as the city supervisor of Yangzhou to oversee all government affairs in one state and eight counties, are you willing?" ”

Jia Xiufang took a deep breath and tried her best to calm her mood, "Subordinate Jia Xiufang, I am willing to take on this important responsibility!" ”

Nie Zheng nodded and said, "That's very good, let's take the seal." ”

"Thank you for your love!"

Jia Xiufang bowed her hand and made a big salute, and then took over the Jianzhou Yinxin, which was in charge of eight counties in a state, from Nie Zheng's hands with great respect.

After he took the city seal, Nie Zheng waved his hand and said, "It's not too early, you have been traveling day and night along the way, hurry up and go back to rest, in the next few days, there are many things waiting for you to be busy." ”

Jia Xiufang bowed again: "Thank you for your care, my subordinates, and I'll retire." ”

After that, he held the city seal like a treasure, and walked towards the door with an excited expression. After not taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, turned around and came to Nie Zheng again.

Seeing this, Nie Zheng asked curiously, "What's the matter?" ”

Jia Xiufang pondered for a moment and said, "My subordinates just remembered that there was still a very important matter that had not been reported to the marshal. ”

Hearing this, Nie Zheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, what's the matter?" ”

Jia Xiufang said: "My subordinates came to Yangzhou this time, and there was another person who followed me on the way. ”

"And one more?"

Nie Zheng asked curiously, "Who is that person?" How can you value it so much? ”

Jia Xiufang took a deep breath and said, "It's the strange person who presented the method of breaking the formation last time." ”

As soon as these words came out, Nie Zheng couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and hurriedly said, "The strange person who helped me break the formation is also here?" It's really good, I was still thinking on the night of the break, if I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely go back to visit him and thank him in person, and now that he has come to Yangzhou, I must go to see him. By the way, where is this strange man now? Now that we have arrived in Yangzhou, we must treat him well, and we must not neglect the strange person. ”

Seeing that Nie Zheng was so interested in this strange man, Jia Xiufang said with some hesitation: "Dashuai, after that strange man followed his subordinates into the city, he went to the Five Leaves Temple in Dongcheng. ”

"Five-leaf view?" Nie Zheng was stunned for a moment and said, "Could it be that this strange person is a Taoist priest?" ”

Jia Xiufang shook her head and said, "No, he's a loose person." ”

Nie Zheng asked curiously, "Sanren, who is it?" ”

Jia Xiufang lowered her head and muttered, and then patiently explained: "Sanren is some Taoist who has escaped the constraints of Taoism and wandered around the world to cultivate, and generally can be called Sanren, usually some capable people with real skills, like this kind of person, they have long put aside worldly fame and fortune, and are only dedicated to seeking immortals and asking questions, exhausting their life's strength, just to comprehend the legendary road to heaven' The Gate of the Other Side', they are a group of very special people, although they have unique skills, they never fight in the rivers and lakes, nor do they meddle in sectarian affairs, in short, they are a group of people who are outside the world. ”

Nie Zheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Since this scattered person never asks about worldly affairs, why did he offer the method of breaking the formation last time to help us break the formation?" It seems that rumors are rumors, and there are many times when they are not necessarily true. ”

Hearing this, Jia Xiufang shook her head and said, "According to the subordinates, this matter is not simple. ”

Nie Zhen was stunned and said, "Could it be that Xiufang thinks that the scattered people suddenly appeared to help me break the formation, but in fact, there are other plans?" ”

Jia Xiufang nodded and said: "That person calls himself Wu Sanren, his expression and demeanor are a little unfathomable, that **** suddenly came to the county office, and offered the timing of breaking the formation, his subordinates already have some doubts in their hearts, this time his subordinates came to Yangzhou at the order of the marshal, and the Wu San people actually came with his subordinates, and he must have a purpose in doing so." ”

Nie Zheng lowered his head and thought for a while, "Xiufang suspects that this Wu San person is harmful to me?" ”

Jia Xiufang shook her head and said: "That's not true, it's just based on the intuition of his subordinates, this person seems to have come specifically for you." On the way to the state capital in the past two days, his subordinates had several conversations with him, and from the few words he revealed, his subordinates faintly felt that this person seemed to have a request for you. ”

"Do you want me?"

Nie Zheng's heart moved, and he said suspiciously: "He is a Jiesan person, I am the leader of the reckless, the two are not related, I am no different from ordinary people in terms of martial arts, what can he ask me?" Besides, since this person can offer a plan to break the great array of city protection, he must be a strange person with ability, and logically speaking, if you really want to ask for something, it should be me to ask him, not him to ask me. ”

Jia Xiufang deeply agreed with what Nie Zheng said, "The handsome man is reasonable, and his subordinates are also deeply strange, but they can't think of a reason in their hearts." ”

Nie Zheng pinched his chin and said thoughtfully: "Did this Wu Sanren reveal on the way, saying when he would come to see me?" ”

Jia Xiufang said: "That's not true, he just mentioned it inadvertently, saying that he was very curious and admired the handsome, and hoped to have the opportunity to meet him." ”

Hearing this, Nie Zheng fell into deep thought.

This Wusan man said that he admired himself very much, is this strange? Did he know himself before? Or did your previous selves know him?

The last time he had just attacked outside Yangzhou City, when he was struggling with the big protective array outside the north city gate, this Wu Sanren suddenly appeared and presented Jia Xiufang with a method to break the formation, and the timing was also very critical.

This is indeed intriguing.

Thinking of this, Nie Zheng pondered slightly for a moment, and said, "Xiufang, you just said that this Wusan person, after he entered the city, what Taoist temple did he go?" ”

"Five-leaf view."

"What kind of sect is Wuye Guan?"

Jia Xiufang thought for a while and said: "The subordinates are not very clear, there are countless large and small sects in this world, except for the world-famous big sects such as the Heavenly Master Sect, the Yellow Turban Sect, and the Red Eyebrow Sect, this kind of unknown sect is estimated to be familiar to few people. ”

Nie Zheng frowned and said: "Last time, did he offer a method to break the formation, to help us break the formation, it means that we owe him a favor, and it is reasonable, I should personally go to Wuye Temple and visit to thank you." However, since the origin of this Wusan person is unknown and unfathomable, I have to be careful to take precautions. ”

Jia Xiufang nodded and said: "Dashuai is right, no matter whether he is harmful to you or not, you must not go to Wuye to see him, if he really asks you, as long as you stay in the county government, he will come to see you sooner or later." ”

Hearing this, Nie Zheng took a deep breath and said lightly: "Okay, you go back to rest first, for this Wusan person who has entered the city, I will send someone to keep an eye on it." ”

"Dashuai, that subordinate retired first!" ……

(To be continued.) )