Happy Little Scholar

Shuzhou is remote and desolate, in the extreme west of Jingguo, and has only five small counties under its jurisdiction.

Yong County is located in the southwest of Shuzhou and is the last inhabited place to the west of Jingguo.

Fifty miles outside the county seat of Yongxian County, there is a large river more than 100 feet wide. After crossing this river, you officially enter the territory of Qi State.

Because it is far away and remote, it is even poorer.

The poorer the place, the more chaotic it becomes, and the more chaotic the place, the poorer it becomes. This is an endless cycle with no solution.

Therefore, Yongxian County is full of bandits and the public security is extremely chaotic. Fortunately, they are all small groups of bandits. They only dare to wreak havoc in the villages around the county seat and do not dare to get too close to the county magistrate. The real terror is a hundred miles south. , it belongs to the junction of Qi State, Jing State and Wu State. It is an area ignored by the three kingdoms. The mountains are stretching. The bandits and bandits in it are more arrogant than the government. There is often no one living within a hundred miles, which means it is truly deserted.

Looking from a distance, the city wall is quite thick, but the guards at the city gate are all listless and bored.

Although this place is bordered by Qi State, and the relationship between Jing State and Qi State has always been tense, the Qi State army will not climb over the mountains stretching for dozens of miles, and then cross the river to reach this place. The unique geographical advantage is Yongxian County was not allowed to suffer from war again.

Due to the existence of the Governor's Mansion and the Prince of Shu's Mansion, the security in Yong County is more stable than in other counties.

Several carriages drove slowly from a distance, accompanied by nearly a hundred people. Most of these people were wearing blue or yellow clothes. They looked organized and disciplined. The soldier guarding the gate was trembling all over, and one soldier was about to retreat. Going inside the city gate, he shouted from a distance: "Stop, who are you!"

A figure hurriedly ran from behind, slapped him on the head, and cursed: "You blind bastard, this is an important guest of His Highness, get out of here!"

Behind him, a man in purple hurried forward, walked to the front of the first carriage, and whispered: "My Lady, the Protector has been waiting in the city for a long time."

Behind, a long yawn came from a carriage.

Then a young voice came from inside the carriage: "Why did you stop? Are you about to eat?"

A man in yellow next to the carriage had an expression of admiration on his face. He had lived for thirty years and had never seen such a lethargic person. The admiration in his heart could no longer be described in words.

The man in yellow shook his head and whispered: "It's not about eating, it's about the arrival of Shuzhou."

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Yongzhou County Government.

It can be seen that this county government office has been around for many years. The outer walls have begun to peel off, and the paint on the door has long since faded.

A government official ran into a certain room in a panic and shouted anxiously: "Sir, it's not good, it's not good, another village is causing bandits!"

The napping young man who was leaning on the chair was startled, his eyes opened suddenly, and then an angry look appeared on his face, and he smashed an inkstone on the table.

"You bastard, didn't I tell you not to disturb me when I'm taking a break?"

"I'm sorry, sir!" The yamen servant avoided the inkstone and immediately bowed and said, "But those villagers reported to the county yamen, and the county magistrate ordered you to investigate the case!"

"I know, I know, go right away!"

Jiang Zian stood up from his chair with some annoyance. A new scholar in Jinghe's year was appointed to be a county captain in such a remote place. What's the difference between this and being assigned?

When he thought about having to deal with those trivial things again, his heart was filled with deep resentment.

Two years ago, because he said something wrong in Prince Ning's palace, his career was affected, and his bright future was gone. Seeing that his career was going smoothly in the same year, leaving him far behind, he felt naturally anxious.

He finally managed to reach the King of Shu through his connections, but before he had time to rejoice, the King of Shu was expelled from Beijing the next day, so he followed him and became a small county captain in the most remote place in Jingguo. .

County Captain, is this what scholars do?

After dealing with trivial cases all day long, he finally found a major case that allowed him to make some small achievements, but that time he vomited when he saw the scene, and the achievements were gone. After that, he didn't eat for a whole month. Meat------He, Jiang Zi An Han Chuang, has been studying hard for more than ten years, is it just to suffer this sin here?

There aren't even any high-end brothels here. The so-called famous prostitutes are all so crooked that it's difficult to see them. He dreams of going back to Qing'an Mansion, Jinfeng Tower, and the girl from Qunyu Courtyard, who is called Shui Ling... …

Sometimes he really wonders in his heart whether the King of Shu is His Majesty's biological son, the eldest son of the majestic Emperor, and his fiefdom is actually in such a place where birds don't shit...

This time, I'm afraid I followed the wrong person...

Another official came in from the outside and said: "Sir, the servants of the palace have sent an invitation. His Royal Highness the King of Shu is hosting a banquet at the palace tonight..."

Jiang Zian said quickly: "Just say that I will arrive on time."

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"What is this?" At an inn in Yong County, Li Yi took the box handed over by the Taoist nun and looked at her and asked.

The middle-aged Taoist nun looked at him and said calmly: "Tonight you and I will go to the Prince of Shu's Mansion. In order to avoid being recognized by others, wear this."

Li Yi glanced at her and opened the box, feeling slightly startled.

He took out the contents of the box with a look of surprise in his eyes.

This is a mask, which looks no different from the human skin mask seen on TV. It is very thin and feels soft. As if thinking of something, Li Yi quickly threw it into the box and asked, "Is this thing made of human skin?"

"No." The Taoist nun said simply and turned away.

Li Yi picked it up again and observed it carefully. This thing really doesn't look like human skin, and it doesn't smell strange. I don't know what material it is made of. It's really surprising that there are such exquisite things in this era.

After a while, looking at a blurred shadow in the bronze mirror, Li Yi touched his face, surprised and surprised.

If you observe carefully in broad daylight, there may be some flaws, but at night, after wearing this thing, there is no trace of PS at all, and I don't know how it was made.

After a while, Li Yi carefully took it off and put it away, and then stared at the candlelight on the table in a trance.

Along the way, he didn't have enough opportunities to leave clues, and he was not sure whether Ruyi and the others could get the news.

After leaving Shuzhou, it is Qi State. After entering Qi State, it will be more troublesome to get rid of them.

However, at present, the Taoist nun is watching him closely. She even takes him with her to attend the banquet of the King of Shu. There are not many opportunities to escape. At present, he can only take one step at a time.

In a room upstairs of the inn, a young man in a gorgeous robe smiled and said to the Taoist nun: "Aunt, through this period of contact, I found that the King of Shu is simply a complete straw bag. I just used a little trick to gain his trust. This person can be greatly used.

"Although this person is stupid, he has a deep background. Even the Cui family stands behind him. He is even more powerful in the court. At that time, relying on his power in the court, it will be more convenient for us to act. We can borrow his hands for things on the surface and finally be the fisherman who benefits. "The young man had a proud smile on his face, and when he talked about the "King of Shu", his face naturally showed a mocking look.

"I said, don't get too close to the surname Li." The middle-aged Taoist nun frowned and looked at him, saying: "Have you forgotten how the Fang family only had you and me left?"

"My Fang family and the royal family of Jingguo are sworn enemies, and we naturally dare not forget this hatred. In my lifetime, I will make the Li family watch the destruction of Jingguo!"

The young man gritted his teeth and said, then said seriously: "But before that, for the sake of big things, we must also have the necessary forbearance..."

[ps: The public account posted a photo of the small ring hand-painted by readers. I have to go to the teacher's house on Teacher's Day in the evening, so the second update should be very late.]