At dusk, the simple wooden shed on the edge of the Kunming pond, such a wooden shed can be seen everywhere in Guanzhong, there are for pedestrians to take shelter from the rain and rest on the roadside, and there are also convenient for the people to rest in the farmland; Pergola by the water...... Naturally, it is convenient for fishing.

Zhuge Qiao and Guan Ping visited the horse farms, cattle farms, vegetable farms, and forest farms around Pingxing during the day, and did some simple work research.

That is, to study the goals of the establishment of these official places, but also to study their internal operating mechanisms, so as to facilitate the follow-up, study, and improvement of the relevant departments of the imperial court in the future.

Zhuge Qiao had the intention to travel around Guanzhong County to conduct a serious, careful, large-scale, and in-depth investigation and study of Tian Xin's governing measures.

At present, there is only one ruling general in the Han Dynasty, which can be distributed to all prefectures and counties in the world, but there are six government hubs.

They are Tian Xin of the four states of Guanlong; Prime Minister of Yizhou and Nanzhong; the general of Jingzhou and Lianghuai regions; Guan Xing and Zhuge Jin in Jiangdong region; Zhang Fei, the great Sima of the four states of Kanto; and the Lu Yi in Lingnan.

The governing styles are different everywhere, but the closest ones are Tian Xin and the prime minister; Everything is directly in my hands, and Tian Xin is directly staring at the operation of government affairs in each county; The prime minister didn't even let go of the trivial things around him.

They are all hard-working models in handling government affairs, and there is almost a competing honesty and efficiency under the rule.

It looks the same, similar, but there is an essential difference, and now the investigation is clear, it can be said that knowing oneself and knowing the other is a very important measure.

Then as a competitor, Guan Long will definitely obstruct their normal research.

Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to obtain Tian Xin's consent...... In response to this matter, Zhuge Qiao himself had no choice but to consult Guan Ping.

The question is indeed a bit heavy, and Guan Ping fell into deep thought, weighing the risks.

Offending Tian Xin is not necessarily dead, the worst thing is to destroy all the plum trees, flowers and plants he planted, no matter how big it is, he will destroy his paintings, and it will not be to punish him.

can offend the vast number of Beifu military officials, these guys from the Wei army and the Wu army can't overestimate the lower limit of doing things.

When Guan Ping was thinking about a possible breakthrough point, Xiahou Xian came over with a pair of bamboo tubes, and his face was not very good.

Zhang Ji's face was ugly when he handed him the scroll, and it was estimated that things were hopeless, and perhaps it also caused Guan Ji's dissatisfaction.

Therefore, Xiahou Xian didn't have a good face, and brought this painting to see Zhuge Qiao.

Guan Ping was worried about the plan to get out, and hurriedly greeted him enthusiastically, and when he approached, he saw that Xiahou Xian's face was not good: "Brother Yuan Jing...... What's wrong? ”

"It should be as Dingguo expected."

Xiahou Xian suppressed his unhappiness, his tone was sullen, and handed the scroll to Guan Ping.

When Guan Ping was shocked, Zhuge Qiao himself pounced on him and hurriedly took away the scroll, and he knew that the paper he painted was of good quality, and he couldn't help but sink in his heart.

He took it to the simple wooden table, cut the lacquer seal with a short dagger with him, and spread out the scroll.

In the painting, there are three big lotus leaves and two small lotus leaves in the pond water, and a budding lotus flower is drilled out.

If you look closely, a dragonfly with translucent wings rests on the pink and white lotus flower bones.

There is an inscription poem on one side, typical Tian Xin Xingkai: the spring is silent and cherishes the trickle, and the shade of the tree shines on the water and loves the sunshine; The little lotus showed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly had already landed on its head.

There is also a letter, which reads 'Answer to the question of my brother Guan Dingguo, in the afternoon of May 24, the sixth year of the Xia calendar, Changle Slope', and then also stamped Tian Xin's own two private seals, namely 'Hanke Chen Xin', and the new private seal 'Nanshan Sanren'.

At the same time, there is also a slightly smaller, handsome private seal, Zhuge Qiao, who is holding his breath, studied it carefully, and finally recognized the inscription 'Xiahou Pingle' in the sunset.

Pingle, is it her maiden name?

What does this mean?

Zhuge Qiao's head is full of dullness, but there is a single-threaded logic running at high speed.

This shows that when Zhang Ji went to inquire yesterday, Guan Ji and Xiahou Ji went to Nobunaga Lepo together, and Tian Xin made a statement at this time; This painting may have been sent to Ping Optimistic last night and this morning, and after Xiahou Ji used the seal, it was re-painted, and Zhang Ji and Xiahou Xian handed it over to themselves?

His head was dull, and he felt like he was on fire, and he was faintly in a state of extreme anger, as if he could shatter Kunming Pool with one punch.

Guan Ping and Xiahou Xian came up to see the painting, and Zhuge Qiao suddenly copied the painting and wanted to tear it open, but the paper was tough and didn't tear it open for a moment.

Suddenly feeling remorseful, he turned his back to Guan Ping and Xiahou Xian, adjusted his breathing and slowly rolled up the painting.

After the scroll was folded, Zhuge Qiao took out a ribbon woven with five-colored threads from his arms, tied the scroll, and then exhaled a long breath of turbidity, took two or three steps back in a daze, and sat down on a willow stump.

The trunk of the tree has been felled, and dense new branches have grown around the stump, and the branches and leaves are green and fresh.

Guan Ping wanted to ask something, but Xiahou Xian reached out and pulled Guan Ping's cuffs slightly, and Guan Ping stopped. I was very worried to see the Kunming Pond where the clouds were reflected in the sunset.

It seems that it is necessary for me to have a good talk with Tian Xin; Being too deeply involved with the Xiahou clan and maintaining such a deep friendship may cause unnecessary suspicion and estrangement among the old ministers in the court.

Thinking about it, he let out another long sigh, distressed.

Xiahou realized it later, and only felt that he seemed to be in trouble, otherwise Zhang Ji would not have given himself such an ugly face.

looked at Guan Ping, who sighed for a long time and worried about the country and the people, and looked at Zhuge Qiao, who seemed to be a defeated soldier, and he became inexplicably irritable.

Although he knew that Xiahou Aya probably didn't look down on Zhuge Qiao, he just wanted to be a favor.

But it seems to have affected his wife...... This seems to involve interfering with Tian Xin's inner house and marriage, if he is hated?

Xiahou Xian had a retreat in his heart, and decided to stay away from Zhuge Qiao, and many words of consolation that squeezed his throat also made him swallow it hard.

Guan Ping was always worried that the Xiahou clan would become bigger, and he got the opportunity of Tian Xin to lift the ban, so he was able to take charge of the military and become a high-level member of Guanlong.

Many Beifu Yuan came from the investigation background, and almost all of them have some relationship with the Xiahou family, so the Xiahou family has a natural and deep network foundation in Beifu.

In this way, there are three sisters of the Xiahou clan inside, more than a dozen backbone pillars of the Xiahou clan outside, plus the old department on the periphery, which is enough to shake the status of his sister.

Even, there is the possibility of coercing Tian Xin.

Xiahou Xian and Guan Ping each have their own thoughts, where is the extra energy to care about Zhuge Qiao?

Zhuge Qiao stood up in a daze, only to feel that his body was slippery, as if a thick layer of mucus wrapped himself, cutting off his breathing and communication with heaven and earth, and the feeling of suffocation came from the depths of his body and mind, which was almost unavoidable.

Disillusioned and bored, he got up and put the scroll he was holding on the table, and walked towards Kunming Pool without stopping.

Guan Ping and Xiahou Xian only thought that he wanted to relax, and it was too late when they reacted.

I saw Zhuge Qiao's arms outstretched, and the whole person poured into the Kunming Pool with a pop like a toppled cross, splashing a splash.