This city is not majestic, but it was also a frontier in the era of the nations, so the foundation is still there, and with the surrounding dangers, it is still more large-scale than some cities in the hinterland of Middle-earth.

Now, above this city, there are wisps of smoke converging, which are presented in Qiu Yan's eyes, and they are turned into lines of words, constantly circulating.

For ordinary people, these smoke and words are imperceptible.

Not to mention, the smoke does not rise higher after it rises, but turns to the east, as if it is converging somewhere.

Looking at the trend, you can see the eastern horizon, the clouds and mist rolling, it is not composed of water vapor, but the mysterious and mysterious people's luck.

"Master Hou, let's hurry up the process, this official is waiting. ”

A figure on the side interrupted Qiu Yan's thoughts, and he followed the sound to see that what caught his eye was a square face with Chinese characters, and the beard on his face was quite neatly trimmed, giving people a sense of atmosphere.

This person is Yu Siyan, the prefect of Zezhou, as soon as he heard Qiu Yan's news, he mobilized the forces of one government and five counties to prepare, and this time as soon as Qiu Yan's men entered the territory of Zezhou, this prefect immediately greeted him.

When Yu Siyan came, he not only greeted, but also held a feast in the city, and mobilized people to congratulate along the way, which can be said to be a labor force.

"Since the prefect of Yu has been arranged, the official is also disrespectful, and it will only increase the cost, but the official didn't know about this matter before, since he came, there can be no more such a thing that consumes people's power, and he will not take it as an example. In the face of the warm invitation, although Qiu Yan accepted, he also warned and beat him, which made Yu Siyan quite awake and said yes again and again.

Secretly, he also realized that he was a horse's fart slapped on the horse's leg. didn't catch the temperament of this Dingguo marquis, which made the other party unhappy.

Speaking of which, although Yu Siyan, the prefect, is not closed to news, but he does not have too many connections in the court, and the news is not well-informed enough, plus Qiu Yan temporarily changed his itinerary a few days ago, and he came too suddenly, Yu Siyan received the news, where is there still time to understand Qiu Yan's personality and preferences in detail, and then do what he likes. can only be estimated, using such a method to show sincerity, but in the end, it is still self-defeating.

After receiving Qiu Yan's orders, Yu Siyan also did enough courtesy, and also lowered his posture, and even showed courtesy to those guards, and led many officials and officials to accompany him.

"If you look at this man's face, you will never see it. This is a flattering sycophant. Qiu An walked beside Qiu Yan's horse, and the former took the reins.

Although his cultivation is excellent, and he even has a great reputation among the southern soldiers, he has not left his nationality. He also has no official position, and in terms of status and personality, he is still a servant of the Qiu family, so he does not sit on a horse on this occasion. Don't talk about him, many of the guards themselves are from the Beijing camp, and even their family backgrounds are not simple. Now I have to dismount them all.

However, the words that Qiu An said were not loud, and only Qiu Yan and the two guards beside him could hear them.

The two guards obviously also looked down on Yu Siyan's flattering appearance, and when they heard this, they whispered: "Brother Qiu is right, this Zezhou prefect is a person who is good at seeing the wind and steering the rudder, and this Zezhou is under his governance, it is estimated that it will not be pleased." "The big brother Qiu in their words is, of course, not Qiu Yan, the marquis of Dingguo, but Qiu Anqi.

At this time, Qiu Yan said: "The water flows to a low place, and people go to a high place, and this person wants to take advantage of the opportunity to climb the peak, which is not necessarily a bad thing, and he can't be troubled because of others, because people who don't look down on him will deny his actions." ”

As soon as he said this, both Qiu An and the two guards restrained their expressions.

Qiu Yan said: "After I entered the territory of Zezhou, I was paying attention to the customs and customs along the way, and found that several new laws promulgated by the imperial court were obviously implemented quite smoothly here, and the faces of the people along the way were ruddy, showing that they were well nourished, and there was not much anger on their bodies, and now when they came to the city, many businessmen and people were mobilized by the laborers, and they did not see much impatience and disgust, let alone a strong face, so it can be seen that they do not dislike the order of the Zezhou prefect in their hearts, you may see the reason?"

The two guards didn't dare to say much, but Qiu An thought about it and asked, "Could it be the people's desire?"

"Conflict between the people may be distorted and influenced by many factors, but at least in terms of benefiting the people themselves, it is the most direct reference. Qiu Yan dropped such a sentence, and the people dismounted and passed the city gate.

The city is full of flowers, obviously carefully arranged, Yu Siyan on the side of the watch is very uncomfortable, obviously knowing that Qiu Yan doesn't like such a set, but time is pressing, he has no time to disperse, and if it is set up because of Qiu Yan's words to disperse, not only will it be more wasteful, but it will make himself more unbearable in Qiu Yan's heart, and it may affect Qiu Yan's reputation if it is spread out, which will greatly offend this Hou Ye.

In fact, this Yu Siyan is also a capable person, and his ability to govern the place is not small, but he is not good at standing in line in the officialdom, and after several political struggles, he has almost lost his qualifications for further progress, and now Qiu Yan is here, he is naturally regarded as a life-saving straw, and if he wants to fight, he already has the intention of taking refuge, so he will pay special attention to Qiu Yan's opinion.

On the other hand, although he initiated the arrangement of the city this time, several major families contributed a lot in it, and he didn't even need to talk too much, so he took the initiative to bear a lot of money.

Here, Qiu Yan entered the city, looked at the scene that had been specially arranged in all directions, and knew that it was not time to do other things, so he followed Yu Siyan to lead him into the mansion to participate in the banquet.

"Hou Ye can come to our Zezhou this time, it really makes our mansion shine," before the banquet, Zhaobi came to him, this Yu Siyan had a flattering smile on his face, and suddenly his words changed, "Hou Ye, the purpose of your coming this time, the lower officials know a little bit about it, and it is not a secret, this time the four major businessmen in Zezhou City have contributed a lot this time, but I think it is a glimpse in my heart, if you have any orders, the lower officials will carefully collect them, so as not to leave future troubles." ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Qiu Yan retracted his steps, squinted his eyes, and carefully looked at the prefect in front of him.

Now the position of the two can be said to be very ingenious, due to the restrictions of etiquette and status, there will not be many people behind the wall, and the officials and officials who follow behind do not dare to approach, so although they are in full view, it is not easy to be heard what is said.

Of course, if you have deep cultivation, or simply use your magical powers, you can still hear the content, but if you can't give up eating because of choking, otherwise you don't have to speak, but it can also be seen from this that Yu Siyan is really a bold and careful person.

Moreover, the meaning of his words is also quite profound, reflecting personal characteristics.

First of all, I guessed one of the purposes of Qiu Yandong's visit, which is not a very simple thing, because the purpose of Qiu Yandong's trip is to recruit an after all on the bright side, as for the excerpts he has on the side, it seems that he knows a lot of ministers, but most of them are the upper echelons of this dynasty.

Besides, this Yu Siyan has no backers in the court, and it is impossible for anyone to tell him these detailed information, most of which he speculated from the clues.

On the other hand, the prefect's ability to gain a foothold in Zezhou City is obviously inseparable from the support of those big merchant families, but now that he sees the shape, he immediately decisively betrays those families, and the timing is very good, and even ......

Qiu Yan looked back at the door, he knew that those big businessmen were also in the crowd outside the door at this time, and they would not come in until he and this Yu Siyan sat down.

"Betraying others in front of others, this Yu Siyan ...... It's a bit interesting, this time I came to Zezhou, the original intention was just to do some foreshadowing, and now it seems that there may be an unexpected gain. ”

Turning this thought in his heart, Qiu Yan nodded slightly at Yu Siyan, followed one after the other around the wall, and entered the courtyard.

Rows of tables and chairs have already been set up in this courtyard, and Qiu Yan has seen a lot of similar formations, and there will be nothing unaccustomed.

A quarter of an hour later, the banquet was opened, singing and dancing, a scene of harmony.

During the banquet, the officials of all sizes in the Zezhou Mansion had to come over to toast, and after the officials had passed it over, the wealthy families in the place would come over to set up.

There are also several local families in Zezhou, but most of them have declined in the war and can no longer grasp the local lifeline, and are replaced by the four ancient families.

When Old Man Na Lu led Lei Yuan and the others over, Yu Siyan immediately tightened his heartstrings, because he saw a strange and familiar figure in this group.

said that it was strange because he Yu Siyan had never really come into contact with this person, and the reason why he said it was familiar was because this person came to Zezhou twice before and after, and his behavior was quite suspicious.

This shocked him a lot, no matter what Yu Siyan was, he would not think that the anti-army could do anything, let alone risk his future with a few businessmen.

Shang Jia took risks for the sake of profit, but he Yu Siyan valued power more.

This is actually an important reason why he decisively abandoned the four major businessmen and eagerly took refuge in Qiu Yan, and planned to take these four major businessmen as his name.

Now, this prompted him to make such a decision, and he is approaching Qiu Yan with Lei Yuan and the others!

"They don't want to hold the Marquis of Dingguo hostage!" At this thought, Yu Siyan couldn't sit still, but just when he wanted to make a move, Qiu Yan spoke first-

"Huang Yan, I didn't expect you, as a wanted criminal in the imperial court, to dare to come to this official in broad daylight!" (To be continued......)

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