There are many treasures in this country

The war is tense and there is no delay.Shen Yan had helped the disaster, and in the afternoon he led the army to continue marching towards Quanzhou Prefecture.The road is scattered, full of refugees fleeing with their companions, and the concubines will have hair on their temples, the situation is very miserable.

Although he has the heart, but the strength is not enough, and he can't send all the food and salary to the scattered people.For the current plan, we can only go back to the source, and the right way is to quickly wipe out all these pirates who have caused disasters.

When I went to Fuzhou Prefecture this day, I saw that the outside of the city was densely covered with jacaranda flowers, reflecting the blue bricks and black tiles, which has a bit of the charm of Jiangnan.It's a pity that the streets and markets are deserted, people are sparse, and everything is desolate.

Shen Yan simply walked another way, and stationed troops in Jiangyin County along the coast, and ordered his lieutenant to send a letter to the Quanzhou General Army immediately, ordering him to take the local soldiers to set up defenses along the route, and then send a team of people to Pingtan County, which is isolated overseas. The garrison formed a three-sided attack.

With today's nautical capabilities, the pirates are just beating hay and catching rabbits, and when they see the right time, they will go ashore to plunder a ticket, and they will never go far.With such a defense, if they come to attack again, they will not be able to please.

Shen Yan himself took Eleven to the Jiangyin County Government for a meeting, and it was convenient to bow his head when doing things on the grounds of others.Unexpectedly, the county government office was empty, not even a single yamen servant guarding the gate, and the plaques of "Integrity and Integrity" in the hall fell to the ground.

I searched for eleven miles, but I didn't see half a shadow: "Could it be that the county magistrate of Jiangyin is so cowardly that he packed his bag and fled for his life?"

Shen Yan shook his head and said: "The local officials are responsible for guarding the land. Regardless of whether they are wrong or not, escaping is a death penalty. If you stay here, you can live for a few more days. You should not run away rashly. But where did this person go?"

Just as the voice fell, there was a "click" sound, which seemed to be the sound of objects such as wooden signs and sticks falling to the ground.With sharp eyes, Shen Yan suddenly saw a corner of moiré fabric exposed behind the pillars and under the desk.

He winked, and Eleven immediately stepped forward on tiptoe and pulled him out suddenly: "Who are you and why are you hiding here?"

The man was so frightened that his complexion was pale, his face was ashen ashes, holding a stick with chips in his hands, trembling: "Huangtian Bodhisattva, Tianyang Immortal, the youngest one is 70-year-old Gaotang, and the bottom is a three-year-old child, please forgive me!" Take the villain's life!" He muttered in his mouth, with white foam coming from the corners of his mouth.

Shen Yan glanced at him contemptuously, threw it on the ground and reprimanded him: "As the county magistrate of Jiangyin, you are so greedy for life and afraid of death, hiding under the desk, full of pleading, what's the reason?"

The man crawled to his feet, pulled his clothes and kowtowed: "Master Mingjian, the villain is really not the magistrate. Duan Zhixian forced the villain to wear this clothes, and took his family to escape! Please forgive me Little life, let the villain go!"

Shen Yan was surprised, pulled him to sit on the chair on the right side, and said: "You don't have to be afraid, this general was sent by the imperial court to suppress the bandits, not some great immortal. What happened here, please tell me in detail Know with this general."

Eleven added sharply: "If one sentence is not true, I will kill you on the spot!"

The man trembled all over, slipped out of the chair immediately, and kowtowed his head again: "I don't dare to lie when I meet the general, I don't dare!"

Shen Yan thought he was very funny, couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth, cleared his throat, and said, "Well, tell me quickly."

It turned out that there was an eclipse of the dog in August of the previous year, and a local man named Lian Su publicized it as a warning of destiny, implying the change of the dynasty, and said that he was proficient in Taoism and had been taught the heavenly book by an expert. Come to relieve the suffering of all living beings, and turn mortals into immortals.

Lian Su had learned juggling in his early years, and he was very good at playing tricks and tricks.In addition, the people in the southeast area have always been superstitious, and they really believe in such strange things.Therefore, within three months, a group of people gathered and called themselves Tianyang Sect.

At first they were just collecting money, preaching the teachings, and tricking more people into joining the association. Later, they colluded with bandits and thieves.

The people along the coast were deeply disturbed by it, but it was useless to report to the officials.Day after day, the people were unbearable and saw the benefits of joining the Tianyang Sect, so they cooperated inside and outside and joined forces with these pirates to plunder.

In two or three years, all the local people who could escape escaped, and most of the people who did not escape also became robbers at home, following the serious pirates to pick up leaks and make money.

On that day, these people were so daring and furious that they captured the county government office.

This action frightened the county's soul, and it was easy to get away. He immediately found a substitute for the dead ghost, packed up his belongings, and ran away with his eighth wife and concubine.

Shen Yan originally thought that they were only here to suppress the bandits, but who would have thought that these pirates and the local people have become a group of sympathetic people, which is really tricky.In theory, the law does not blame the public, and the fishermen cannot be held accountable; but in reality, if these fishermen are not punished, there will be no prestige, let alone suppression of pirates.

When he returned to the camp, he was still thinking about what happened today.After thinking about it, Eleven walked in: "Master, someone came outside and asked to see you, saying that he has a way to destroy pirates."

Shen Yan hurriedly asked to come in, and when he saw the face of the visitor, he was really shocked: "Why are you, how did you find this place?"

It was none other than the prostitute boy he rescued a few days ago.

Xiao Suo was imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for a few days. Seeing that he lost weight, he looked more and more desolate and pitiful.He probably didn't get a good price for his clothes, and the meals that the jailers sent these days were either steamed buns that were too dry to bite, or porridge that was too watery to fill.

I don't know whether it is morning or afternoon, he is sleeping wrapped in a quilt, trying to save some energy.Suddenly there was the sound of "tap-tap" footsteps in the aisle outside.

A jailer came to his door and shouted loudly: "Poor, someone is visiting the prison!"

Xiao Suo got up inexplicably, and saw that standing outside was Ouyang Xu who had been released from prison a few days ago.He was followed by another person, wearing a purple-black robe and a scarf.Xiao Suo also knew this person, it was Wang Tiezui who was storyteller at Chunyuan Teahouse that day.

"Brother Xiao, forgive me, this is my uncle." Ouyang Xu said apologetically, "I saw Brother Xiao walking with General Shen in front of the dragon gate, so I guessed Brother Xiao's identity. Later, I asked Brother Xiao to listen to my uncle's storytelling, and I also wanted to spread the word. The people around General Shen also came to listen to the gossip about the book, so as to attract customers. This is my fault, please don’t blame Brother Xiao.”

Xiao Suo blinked his eyes, and went through his words in his mind, so he said that when he chatted up with him in the Gongyuan, all the things he said about Shen Yan were intentional.Later, I went to find him myself, and listened to books with him in the tea house, which also followed his mind.This matter must have been spread by him with embellishments, and I don't know how to arrange him outside.

He frowned and nodded, trying to digest the matter, he was surprised and sighed in his heart-Kyoto is really not a good place to stay, the people he met were so scheming and the things he encountered were so twists and turns, even having a cup of tea or listening to a book, There are so many inside stories.

"Brother Xiao?" Ouyang Xu called him tentatively.

Xiao Suo belatedly said "Yes": "Ouyang...Brother, today you and Uncle Ling came to see me, why?"

Wang Tiezui smiled and said: "I am here to do Baoshan for Mr. Xiao at the request of Chu Ming. You have been locked up here for a long time, and you must be looking forward to being able to go out. Chu Ming said that you have no relatives in Beijing, so you have no Someone came to protect you, so I wanted to ask me to take care of this business."

Xiao Suo smiled lightly and said: "Thank you for your kindness, the students are very grateful. But Baoshan is fine, the students are still willing to wait here. This is not what the students did, and the imperial court will definitely clear my name."

Ouyang Xu and Wang Tiezui persuaded him a few more words, but Xiao Suo insisted on refusing.The two knew that he was probably annoyed at their use of him earlier, so they stopped persuading them and left angrily.

It was about luck today, Xiao Suo hadn't calmed down yet, another guest came outside to visit the prison.Xiao Suo had also seen this person before, it was Mr. Mei Qimei who had set up a banquet for Shen Yan when he first arrived in the capital.

He was wearing a water-red robe with a white silk skirt underneath, and held a handkerchief in his right hand covering his mouth and nose, as if there was a terrible plague in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Mei Qi came here in style, brought a food box, and nodded to him with a smile: "Young Master Xiao must still recognize you."

Xiao Suo cupped his hands across the fence: "I have never met Mr. Mei, but just by chance, Mr. Mei came to visit the student when he was imprisoned. I am really grateful. I don't know what you want to tell me about Mr. Mei's visit?"

"Young Master Xiao is straightforward, and I won't play around with it anymore." Mei Qi smiled, "I came here today at the order of the prince. First, I came to see Young Master Xiao, and second, I wanted to help a group of Young Master Xiao."

"Students are mediocre, how dare you worry about the prince!" Xiao Suo still remembered that this person wanted to win over Shen Yan at the beginning, so he was not a good person in his mind.

Mei Qi understood: "I know that Mr. Xiao is General Shen's treasure, so he naturally waits for General Shen to rescue him. But with all due respect, General Shen is currently in the southeast to suppress bandits. I won’t come back for a while. I might as well make it clearer, even if he can come back, it is the emperor’s intention to put you in prison, he will not and dare not violate the holy will, so he can only abandon you.”

Xiao Suo felt a stab in his heart, and said in a cold voice: "Mr. Mei, what is the meaning of this, why do you want to drive a wedge between me and General Shen?"

There was a cold wind blowing from nowhere in the prison, Mei Qi gathered her clothes together, and said, "Don't be annoyed, Mr. Xiao, I didn't mean that. It's just that the prince thinks that you are young and talented, and wants to help you, and he doesn't want you to be humiliated It’s all about blindfolding your eyes. General Shen’s reputation as a romantic is known to everyone in the capital. Perhaps treating the young master well today is just a whim, and it’s even more impossible to offend the emperor because of the young master. Young master Xiao’s imprisonment this time is to let the emperor eat There is nothing wrong with it. General Shen naturally guessed what the emperor meant, and he will definitely go along with the flow, fulfilling the emperor's wishes and sacrificing your son."

Xiao Suo remained silent for a long time, and said firmly: "I don't believe it, he is not such a person."

"Really?" Mei Qi sneered: "Then Mr. Xiao knows that General Shen is in Quanzhou and has already married a new lover!"