"Huh? What about Yao Yuning? ”

Shen Wu didn't know Jiang Yanchi's thoughts, and she found that there was no movement in the lake halfway down the mountain.

She released her mental power and went down to inspect it.

On the surface of the lake, only a few ripples remained, but the people were gone.

Jiang Yanchi's eyes flashed with a hint of emptiness, but he said stiffly: "Xu is escaped!" Maybe it was an accident, I was entangled in water weeds, and I was knocked by a stone...... Sink down! ”

He said it very casually, as if something had happened to him, and it was normal.

Shen Wu looked at the lake, and then turned her head to look at Jiang Yanchi.

I always felt that something was not right.

However, she didn't want to pay attention to Yao Yuning anymore, and kicked Yao Yuning into the lake, avenging the original owner.

What kind of fate Yao Yuning will have after that, Shen Yu doesn't care.

Accidentally?

Good!

That's an accident.

"Now that we're done here, let's go back!"

Shen Wan nodded, glanced at Jiang Yanchi deeply, and then turned to leave.

Jiang Yanchi: ......

There was a slight chill on the back of her back, was the little princess angry?

Suck!

Jiang Yanchi sniffed hard.

The manic mental power is under control, but his drug addiction is still there.

Jiang Yanchi is now exhausted, always wanting to shed tears, runny nose, and yawn.

He can endure and not give in, but some physiological reactions are a little uncontrollable.

Shen Wu strode forward, and when she heard Jiang Yanchi's sniffing sound, her steps were a little stuck.

A haze flashed in her eyes.

Still, she didn't speak, and walked forward.

Jiang Yanchi: ...... Pretty sure! My Highness is indeed angry.

But, why?

Angry that I came back from Lizhou, but I was the first to come to see Yao Yuning?

That's right, Lizhou!

Jiang Yanchi's brain was racing fast.

When he thought of the word "Lizhou", he instantly had an inspiration.

He took the initiative to speak, breaking the somewhat stagnant atmosphere: "Your Highness, my trip to Lizhou this time is quite smooth. ”

Shen Wu heard Jiang Yanchi say this, although she was still angry with him, she knew that this was a business matter, and she should not be angry.

She let out a low "um" to indicate that she heard it, and motioned for him to continue.

Jiang Yanchi hooked the corners of his lips, and he knew that the little princess would not distinguish between public and private, and the severity was unknown.

"The surname of Lizhou Thorn is Zhou Mingli, and he is a person in Shuzhong."

Jiang Yanchi endured the pain like ants gnawing all over his body, and said slowly: "The Zhou family is a wealthy family in Shu, and it also has some influence in Lizhou. ”

"Fifteen years ago, Zhou Li was admitted to the Jinshi Department of the Imperial Examination in the capital and was selected into the sixth department by the Ministry of Officials."

"I have been an official in the capital for five or six years, and ten years ago, I was delegated to the local government."

First the county order, then the prefect, until three years ago, he was promoted to the history of the Zhili Prefecture.

“…… In fact, Zhou Li is nothing, and the real power is his advisor Su Zhihuan. ”

Jiang Yanchi is in Lizhou, but he is not just hiding in the guest room and taking Xiaoyao Pill.

He will also go to various local teahouses, wine shops, Goolan Washe and other entertainment occasions to secretly inquire about news.

In these places, gossip news is the most abundant.

Of course, these gossips are mixed, and there are many fabrications made up out of nothing.

It is necessary for people to distinguish the true from the false, and to separate the false from the true.

Jiang Yanchi has such an ability.

And he will not listen to biased beliefs, but will verify them in many ways.

In the end, he got some very useful information.

"Su Zhihuan, born in a poor family, is extremely talented, but his luck is not good enough, and when he participated in the imperial examination in the capital, he was accidentally involved in a dispute."

"In the midst of the fight, he was accidentally blinded in one eye."

When Jiang Yanchi said this, Shen Yan already understood a little: "With a glance, Su Zhihuan will have no possibility of entering the office!" ”

The Celestial Empire has had the habit of looking at faces since ancient times.

In ancient officialdom, appearance was especially important.

If you look ugly, you may lose your qualification to be an official, let alone have a disability.

Being blind in one eye and resting in the afterlife is really not too big a mutilation.

But in ancient times, it was a catastrophe.

No matter what kind of talent Su Zhihuan has, it is impossible for him to become an official.

Unless he is a military general, this heavy reward is also a merit on the battlefield, so it is possible to continue to stay in the court.

On the contrary, Su Zhihuan is not!

He was just a scholar to be examined, and before he got the ticket, he lost his qualification to enter the stadium forever.

"Your Highness, you are right, Su Zhihuan is indeed out of the possibility of entering the office."

Jiang Yanchi nodded, and then said, "But he is not reconciled, and besides, he also needs to make a living-"

Although he was born in a poor family, Su Zhihuan's family has a house and a field, but how can he live on his ancestral property.

"So, Su Zhihuan began to be a strategist for others."

Shen Wu can understand very well, and she even pointed out another important purpose of Su Zhihuan: "Being a strategist can not only support your family, but also use others to realize your dream of 'guiding the country'." ”

If you can't be an official yourself, and you can't realize your long-cherished wish of protecting the territory and the people, and governing one party, then you can assist others to achieve this.

If he chooses it right, he may be able to get all the benefits except his name!

Although the family of the Dasheng Dynasty has declined, the family is still full of officialdom from the court to the local government.

And these sons of the family are not all corpses and vegetarian meals, but there are also many "noble" people.

They only pay attention to some external things such as reputation and reputation, but they do not pay attention to the trivial matters of the ruling party.

This requires the help of a strategist.

Manage government affairs, be responsible for people's livelihood, reclaim wasteland, promote production, prosper commerce, maintain law and order, and adjudicate cases...... and so on, in many places, many times, it is not the parents and officials who are really responsible, but their advisers.

That is, what later generations called the master.

They don't have a real official position, they don't have a clear identity, but they are the actual controllers of the local officials!

"This time, I only saw Zhou Li, and I didn't see Su Zhihuan."

Jiang Yanchi is a pity.

However, this is also a helpless thing, because Su Zhihuan is not in the Assassination Mansion at all.

This Su strategist went to several counties under his jurisdiction to supervise the summer harvest and other matters.

It is estimated that he will not come back until the summer grain is put into storage and the Thorn Shifu receives enough grain.

“…… It's a good deal. ”

Shen Yu nodded in praise.

In such a turbulent time, to be able to think of holding the grain tightly in your hands is a manifestation of having a brain.

Jiang Yanchi didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

He thought that with this incident, His Royal Highness would pay more attention to all kinds of things in Lizhou, and forget to be angry for the time being.

He never expected that Shen Wu was not a person who was easily diverted by others.

I returned to Longmen Village and entered the main courtyard.

Shen Wu didn't go back to her yard, but walked straight to the courtyard of Jiang Yanchi next door.

Bang!

Shen Wu closed the door, and her face suddenly turned cold, "Jiang Sanqi, let's talk about it, what's going on with Xiaoyao Pill?" ”