"Just entered the industry? You are so powerful, shouldn't you be a famous hero in the rivers and lakes?"

"You don't have any questions about your next plans or anything like that?" Bai Yilan listened impatiently, and under the effect of alcohol's heartburn, she was even more upset, and she had to hold her temples to relieve this irritability, "Why don't you eat in peace, okay?"

"Oh," Da Zhuang raised his head again after taking two bites of rice in the bowl, "Then what are your arrangements next?"

"Okay, okay, I said you just listen. ”

In the final analysis, both of them are leaving their safe house for the first time, no one is more experienced than the other, Bai Yilan can be above others, and he only relies on the resources given by the family to be far higher than ordinary people, and if he is a little smarter, it is very remarkable in Da Zhuang's opinion. But after all, neither of them has seen the outside world, and this trip to the county is actually a blank. Bai Yilan can only rely on sufficient book knowledge to do what he thinks is right.

"Generally speaking, in a county, the only people who can completely control the official post are the county order, the county officer, and the master in the county office...... These people can do it. And I heard your father say that Jurong County has never set up a master, and the county here has been boiling for more than ten years, it is said that he has survived three generations of county orders, and he is still a county commander, and he is always parachuted down and grabbed the seat of the county order. Therefore, it is possible that he jumped over the wall in a hurry, and wanted to use bandits to frame the county order to govern the county, and the county order here is even more coincidental, appearing at the same time as the bandits, and the suspicion is even greater. All we need to do is start from these two clues and find out who is colluding with the bandits. ”

"So...... How do you check it exactly?"

"Well, you just sit here and watch. Bai Yilan really didn't want to pay attention to Da Zhuang anymore, so she turned her head and beckoned the shopkeeper to come over.

"Little Er, how far are we from the county seat?"

"Oh, it's not far away, it's only about five or six miles, I see that you came on horseback, if you don't stay in my hotel, I guess you've entered the city by now." Xiao Er saw that Bai Yilan was asking some ordinary questions, so he took off the towel on his shoulder, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and prepared to turn around.

Before he could take a step, he was called back by Bai Yilan, "Wait a minute, I still want to ask a few questions, I don't know if I can delay it, sit down and talk?"

The shopkeeper adheres to the principle of customer first, "You don't need to sit, you can ask directly if you have anything to ask." ”

"That's the case, our brothers have just arrived and want to do some business in Jurong and the capital, but I heard that you are seriously troubled, is this route from the capital to here safe?"

"Oh, you said this, don't worry, although there are always thieves here to rob the house, but the road in front of our store is the only way for the county to enter Beijing, but there has never been an accident on this road. ”

"Is it? Could it be because there's nothing to rob on this road?"

The shopkeeper was very surprised, he didn't understand why the other party asked like this, and in his opinion, Bai Yilan was different from ordinary businessmen, so he subconsciously became vigilant.

Bai Yilan also realized the vigilance of the other party, and hurriedly explained: "I mean: Look at the current tax reduction policy in Jurong, the grain trucks that pay in every month must not be as much as in the village? ”

"You can rest assured that although we have reduced our taxes, the monthly grain we pay has remained the same as before, and there has been no reduction. And, yes, it's this road every time. ”

Bai Yilan was also a little confused, and had a calculation in her heart: the tax cut means that the source of food has been halved, but the monthly payment is no different from before, so she can't make ends meet for five years, I really can't believe how this Kong County Order is done.

Having no clue for a while, Bai Yilan had no choice but to give up and sleep well, just waiting for tomorrow to enter the city. Bai Yilan has not had a good rest for a long time, two days in the water, in order to suppress the anger can not rest at all, when there is a chance to breathe, and discuss with the village chief for a night, fortunately, Bai Yilan's body can withstand it, otherwise he would have been the same as Zhou Da, and he couldn't afford to be sick......

The next day, the two took advantage of the freshness of the morning and hurried to hurry. But this road was very comfortable, Bai Yilan and Da Zhuang made him shut up when he was on the road, and the shopkeeper took a fancy to their horses, and exchanged them for fifteen taels of silver just to use as funds, so that he could not hear the sound of horses' hooves. Bathing in the breeze with dew, feeling the scenery on both sides of this avenue, it is completely different from the deep ravines of Wanjian Mountain, there are many more populated people here, and there are stories where there are people, Bai Yilan was originally after the coronation ceremony, he was ready to wander in the most prosperous places in the world, listen to and create wonderful and moving stories.

Five or six miles of road, before noon, the two of them have already arrived at the east gate of this Jurong County, this city gate seems to be a tunnel shuttling between the two worlds, and it is full of attraction to Bai Yilan and Liu Dazhuang, who have never seen what the bustling city looks like. From the moment you step through the city gates, you are completely immersed in the architectural, economic and cultural atmosphere of the city. Jurong County's city walls, markets, ticket numbers, dart bureaus, pawnshops, county offices............ These things that Bai Yilan used to only read in books, now continue to move forward with the two of them on this bluestone road. They all appeared in front of me one by one, and the countless passers-by were a hundred times more lively than I imagined. Even walking into an ordinary alley, unintentionally walking into a courtyard and talking to the owner for a few words, can also make the two deeply emotional. If it weren't for the time constraints, maybe I would have spent a day walking along the city walls.

Of course, Bai Yilan will not really wander aimlessly, he has already learned some information during the visit: the county order is named Kong Hui, and I heard that he was originally an important minister of the imperial court in the capital, but because he reminded the emperor in the letter, saying that the taxes in Jiangnan are too heavy, the people have complained and asked the emperor to reduce taxes. But he didn't want to anger the emperor, so he was wronged and relegated here for no reason. Therefore, when he took office, he was deeply loved by the people, and now he has ordered a reduction in taxes, which is a charcoal to the people of Jurong. And the name of this county is Dong Chun, who has always been unknown and only does his own work. I haven't heard of him caring for the people, but I've never seen him do anything that causes the people to be angry. is decent, of course, it will not be taken seriously by the imperial court. On the surface, there is no problem with the two of them, and there is no negative image in the hearts of the people at all. It's just that Wei Rong, the commander of Jurong's defenders, has always looked at this Kong County order unpleasantly, no one knows why, and he has military power in his hands, even Kong Hui himself can't do anything about him, but when he ordered to suppress bandits, Wei Rong was also duty-bound, but other times, the two basically had no intersection.

Bai Yilan felt that this was a good breakthrough, maybe Wei Rong had already begun to doubt this Kong Hui, if so, it would have the best help.

After some inquiry, the two found the barracks where Wei Rong was, and as soon as the two arrived outside the barracks, they heard bursts of shouts and killings inside, it is said that this is an important military town, and the defenders of this sentence exceeded 20,000. This is also to ensure the safety of the capital at all times.

"What kind of person, actually trespassing on a military place!" Two spears were set up in front of Bai Yilan, and the soldiers guarding the camp were dressed in iron armor, with the majesty of a soldier, giving the barracks the most natural protective shield. And full of confidence and fearlessness.

Such a sonorous and powerful voice really frightened Da Zhuang, and he instinctively hid behind Bai Yilan. But Bai Yilan couldn't see cowardice at all, he said with a smile with sincerity: "I'm here to find Commander Wei, and the trouble will be passed on." ”

"Commander Wei is going to train recruits today, and he doesn't have time to receive idlers, so you can go back. ”

"This can't be done, I have something very important to discuss with Commander Wei, why don't you share it?" Bai Yilan knew that it would definitely not be so easy to meet Wei Rong, and he was ready to fight a protracted battle with the other party.

And the soldiers guarding the camp were expressionless from beginning to end, only the iron spear that glowed with cold light in front of Bai Yilan represented an undoubted refusal.

Bai Yilan didn't think about breaking in, looking in from here, he could still see that on the high platform, silver helmet and bright armor, belt and sword, stood out among many soldiers, a man about forty years old, majestic and heroic, controlling the whole scene. But he never glanced at Bai Yilan, but the archers on the arrow tower had already drawn their big bows and aimed at Bai Yilan.

In this way, it is impossible to see Wei Rong directly like this, and it is still necessary to do something to make him take the initiative. Bai Yilan thought like this, so she didn't do too much entanglement in the barracks, and took Da Zhuang to find another way......

As soon as the two left, the man on the high platform appeared at the gate of the barracks and asked the two soldiers Bai Yilan's intentions, but he didn't care, "Looking for me? ”

Along the way, Da Zhuang was a little puzzled, so he asked: "Bai Daxia, why didn't you beat them down just now, so you went in directly." ”

Bai Yilan shook her head. Really doubted Da Zhuang's IQ, "I really want to know how you have survived like this until now, if I had just made a move, before we could see Wei Rong, the two of us would have been killed by random arrows." Especially you, you can't run. ”

"So what should we do now?"

At present, these are all within the emergency events planned by Bai Yilan, so this encounter did not cause him any trouble, he only needs to take a short rest to find the next breakthrough, plus everything around him is new, and his mood is also extremely relaxed. Throwing away the load, his thoughts became clearer, "Let's go, if Wei Rong can't see it, then go see the next one." ”

"Who?"

"Dong Chun, and this time we are not visiting in a bright way, let's meet in another way............"

Dong Chun, the county leader, has taken root here all the year round, and has his own social circle, Bai Yilan has already inquired clearly, every once in a while, Dong Chun will make an appointment with friends and eat and drink in the Rejuvenation Building. In this way, the ways to meet naturally become richer.