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

Yongxian is located in the southwest of Shuzhou, and is the last populated place in the west of Jingguo.

Fifty miles outside the county seat of Yongxian, there is a big river more than 100 zhang wide, and when you cross this river, you will officially enter the boundary of Qi country.

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

The poorer the place, the more chaotic, and the more chaotic the place, the poorer, this is an unsolvable endless cycle.

Therefore, Yongxian County is full of bandits, and the public security is extremely chaotic, fortunately, they are all small groups of rogues, who only dare to wreak havoc in the villages around the county, and do not dare to get too close to the county, and the place that is a hundred miles south is the real horror, belonging to the junction of the Jingguo and the Wu Kingdom of Qi, the belt where the three kingdoms do not care, the mountains stretch, and the bandits and bandits are more arrogant than the government, and often no one lives in a radius of 100 miles, which is the real desert.

From a distance, the city walls are thick, but the guards at the city gate are listless and bored.

Although it is considered to be a border with the Qi State, and the relationship between the Jing State and the Qi State has always been tense, the Qi army will not cross the mountains that stretch for dozens of miles, and then cross the river to this kind of place.

Because of the existence of the Assassin's Mansion and the Shu Wang's Mansion, the security of Yongxian County is more stable than that of other counties.

Several carriages came slowly from a distance, accompanied by nearly a hundred people, most of these people were dressed in blue or yellow, looking organized and disciplined, the soldiers guarding the gate were all overwhelmed, and a soldier retreated to the city gate, shouting from afar: "Stop, who are you!" ”

A figure hurriedly ran from behind, slapped him on the head, and scolded: "Bastard thing with no long eyes, this is an important guest of His Highness, don't get out of here!" ”

Behind him, a man in purple hurriedly stepped forward, walked to the front of the first carriage, and whispered, "Niangniang, the Dharma Protector has been waiting in the city for a long time. ”

Behind, a long yawn came from inside a carriage.

Then a young voice came from inside the carriage: "Why did you stop, is it time 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 he had never seen such a sleepy person, and the admiration in his heart could no longer be described in words.

The man in yellow shook his head and said in a low voice: "It's not for dinner, it's for Shuzhou to arrive." ”

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Yongzhou County Ya.

It can be seen that this county government has been around for many years, and the skin of the exterior wall has begun to peel off, and the paint on the gate has long since fallen off.

A servant ran into a certain room in a panic and said in a scorched voice: "My lord, it's not good, it's not good, it's not good, another village has made bandits!" ”

The napping young man leaning back in his chair was startled, his eyes opened suddenly, and then his face showed anger, and he casually smashed an inkstone on the table.

"Bastard, didn't you say that when the official is resting, you are not allowed to disturb!"

"I'm sorry, sir!" The official dodged the inkstone, and immediately bowed down and said, "However, those villagers reported to the county office, and the county commander ordered you to investigate the case!" ”

"Got it, got it, go right away!"

Jiang Zi'an got up from his chair with some annoyance, Jing He, a new science and technology jinshi, was appointed to such a remote place to be a county lieutenant, what is the difference between this and distribution?

The thought of having to deal with those trivial things again, his heart was filled with a deep sense of resentment.

Two years ago, because he said the wrong thing in King Ning's mansion, which affected his career, the originally bright and infinite good future was gone, and seeing that his career was smooth in the same year, he was far behind, and he was naturally anxious.

Finally, he climbed to the king of Shu in a relationship, and before he had time to rejoice, the king of Shu was expelled from Beijing the next day, so he also followed, and in the most remote place in this Jingguo, he became a small county lieutenant.

County Lieutenant, is this what a scholar does?

Dealing with those trivial cases all day long, there was finally a big and important case, which could make him have some small achievements, but that time he vomited when he saw the scene, and the achievements were gone, and he didn't eat meat for a whole month after that------ he Jiang Zi'an studied hard for more than ten years, is it just to suffer this crime here?

There is not even a high-grade Qinglou here, the so-called famous prostitutes, one by one crooked melons and cracked dates are difficult to see, he dreams of going back to Qing'an Mansion, Jinfeng Building, the girl of the Jade Courtyard, that is called a water spirit......

Sometimes he really wonders in his heart whether the King of Shu is born to His Majesty, the eldest son of the dignified son of heaven, and the fief is actually in this kind of place where birds don't......

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

Another official came in from outside and said, "My lord, the people of the palace have sent an invitation, and His Royal Highness the King of Shu will hold a banquet in the palace tonight......"

Jiang Zi'an hurriedly said: "Just say that I will arrive on time." ”

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"What is this?" In an inn in Yongxian County, Li Yi took the box handed over by the aunt, looked at her and asked.

The middle-aged Dao Gu looked at him and said lightly: "You go to the Shu King's Mansion with me tonight, in order to avoid being recognized by others, wear this." ”

Li Yi glanced at her, opened the box, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

He pulled out the contents of the box, a look of surprise in his eyes.

This is a mask, it doesn't look much different from the human skin mask seen on TV, it's very thin, soft to the touch, as if thinking of something, Li Yi quickly threw it into the box and asked, "This thing, it can't be made of human skin, right?" ”

"It's not." The Dao Gu said simply, and then turned to leave.

Li Yi picked it up again and observed it carefully, this thing really doesn't look like human skin, and it doesn't smell bad, I don't know what material it is made of, it is really surprising that there is such a delicate thing in this era.

A moment later, looking at a vague shadow in the bronze mirror, Li Yi touched his face, both surprised and surprised.

If you look closely in the daytime, there may be a little flaw, but at night, after wearing this thing, there is no trace of PS, and I don't know how it was made.

After a while, Li Yi carefully removed it and put it away, and then looked at the candle on the table.

Along the way, he didn't have enough opportunities to leave clues, and he wasn't too sure if Ruyi and the others could get the news.

Out of Shuzhou is the country of Qi, and after stepping into the territory of the country of Qi, if you want to get rid of them, it will become even more troublesome.

However, at the moment, this Dao Gu looks at him very well, and even has to take him with him to the banquet of the King of Shu, there are not many opportunities to escape, and at the moment, he can only take one step at a time.

Upstairs in the inn, in a certain room, a young man in a gorgeous robe smiled and said to that Dao Gu: "Auntie, through this period of contact, I found that this Shu King is simply an out-and-out straw bag, I just used a little trick to gain his trust, and this person can be greatly used."

"Although this person is stupid, but he has a deep background, even the gate valve Cui family is standing behind him, and he is even more responsive in the court, when the time comes, with his power in the court, it will be more convenient for us to act, and we can borrow his hand for things on the surface, and finally be the profitable fisherman." The smile on the young man's face was a little proud, and when he talked about the "King of Shu", his face naturally showed a mocking color.

"I said, don't get too close to the one surnamed Li." The middle-aged Dao Gu frowned and looked at him, and said, "Have you forgotten, how did the Fang family only have you and me left?" ”

"Our family and the royal family of Jingguo do not share the sky, this feud naturally dare not forget, in my lifetime, I will definitely let the Li family watch the destruction of Jingguo!"

The young man gritted his teeth and said, and then said, "It's just that before that, for the sake of big things, it is necessary to forbear......"

[ps: The official account sent a photo of the reader's hand-drawn small ring, and I want to go to the teacher's house on Teacher's Day in the evening, and the second one should be very late. 】