Whether it is the Great Wei or the Great Zheng, the number of post pavilions is large, the distribution is extremely wide, there are post houses, according to the rules of the imperial court, the officials themselves can rest and stay in the post pavilions, and requisition cattle and horses.

Horses must be military, so ox carts can be requisitioned, and Su Zizhi is treated from the sixth grade, but it is also an observer, which can be doubled.

Twenty people drove ox carts, close to each other, forming a small convoy, heading for Thuan An Mansion.

Because I didn't have to pass by the city of Mingde Mansion, I walked all the way from the official road, and I had to take a small road and cross the mountains and mountains, so I bought some food and water before, prepared to eat on the road, and was also prepared to stay in the wild overnight if I didn't catch up with the hotel.

When they reached Guyang Road, it was a surprise to find an inn in front of them at night.

"I didn't expect that there is an inn in this sparsely populated place! Look at the lantern still on, someone must be open, my lord, let's check in in front!"

The chief of the guard glanced at it and proposed to Su Ziji.

Being able to stay in a hotel, Su Ziji naturally didn't want to sleep in the open, so he nodded: "Yes." ”

The people on the ox cart that followed behind looked at each other with a happy look, and some were simply happy that they could finally relax on the soft bed.

When looking at the sky, the rain is sprinkled sporadically, which is slightly cool.

The shopkeeper greeted him early, and when he saw the people and cars coming, he hurriedly greeted him, and he was smiling, but when he saw that it was an official, he immediately knelt on the ground and muttered: "It turned out to be an official, and the villain asked the adults to ...... peace."

"It's nothing, let's all get up. Su Ziji knew the scruples of the shopkeeper, and said gently: "You are the shopkeeper, I am a guest, come here, reward ten taels of silver first, settle our people for one night, serve wine and hot water, and then tell me if there is less." ”

Seeing that an ingots were lost, when the boss took it, it was ten taels of official silver, the bottom was white and deep, and his eyes were squinted with a smile: "Please come in, guys, clean up the room quickly, and kill a pig raised with fresh ingredients." ”

At this time, the price is about ten to twenty yuan a night, and more than 20 people are about 500 yuan, and a fat chicken is only 30 yuan, and the high-quality pork is 20 yuan per catty.

At that moment, someone moved the water tray to wash everyone's face, and after a moment of chaos, Su Ziji said to Shi Chang again: "You take people, tie the ox cart firmly, don't get lost." ”

"Yes!" the chief led the people to clean up the chores, and the guards naturally went in first.

At this moment, a boy with a girl, all unkempt, looking like an eleven or twelve years old, came in and begged: "Ladies and gentlemen, give me something to eat, my sister hasn't eaten for a day." ”

Giving a bite to eat, people can't help but sigh, this thing of meeting a beggar in a hotel, even in this wilderness, can actually happen.

The guy frowned at a glance, scolded and drove away, but Xun Sichen, who came in first to check the environment, stopped the guy: "No need." ”

He walked to the side again, took a steaming steamed bun that had just been served, and threw it into the beggar's arms.

"Let's eat!"

Su Ziji walked in one step back, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help laughing.

"Master Su, it's rare that there is a cubicle there, why don't we go and sit there?" was about to sit down in the lobby, Xun Sichen pointed to a table with a screen in the corner and said.

It's said to be a cubicle, but it's actually in the lobby, but there is a screen separating it, and I don't know where the owner learned the elegance.

Xun Sichen explained: "You and I eat here, but they can't let go." ”

Su Ziji glanced at the people who came in one after another, and nodded: "Then go inside." ”

Experienced people had already inspected the place, and the tea was checked, and there was indeed no problem, and everyone sat down in a staggered manner.

Zhang Sui had acquaintances in the team, so he didn't go to the cubicle at the invitation of Su Ziji, but sat in the lobby.

Because they checked in late, although they killed pigs and chickens, they didn't eat much, only steamed buns, sauce meat, tea, and wine, and the guards didn't dare to drink when they were in a hurry, so as not to make a mistake, and the tea was enough for free.

Everyone talked and laughed, ate and drank, and soon finished eating.

It still takes time to clean up the empty house in the back, and while the shopkeeper and his men are busy in the back, everyone is drinking tea and resting in the front.

Cen Rubai went out just now, and at this time, he didn't know where to take a roll of things and handed it to Su Ziji.

"What is this?"

"Childe, this is the situation in Shun'an Mansion, I summarized it on the ship before, take advantage of it now, you can take a look. ”

Cen Rubai said: "Shun'an Mansion has indeed lost 700,000 taels, and now the prefect is Qi Hongxin, who is newly transferred, and he is also anxious about this matter." ”

"These are not hidden things, you can know immediately when you go, and now you know in advance, you should think about how to start in advance. ”

Su Ziji didn't care about the deficit, and was shocked when he heard the name "Qi Hongxin", and asked: "Qi Hongxin, but you have been a Beijing official?"

Cen Rubai seemed to see a little, but he didn't show anything unusual, and nodded: "More than ten years ago, he was a Beijing official, and later he became a county guard and a prefect. ”

In the previous dynasty and this dynasty, the county is also divided into several grades, the big county magistrate is the county order, from the sixth grade, the second class jinshi was born, and the small county magistrate is called the county magistrate, from the seventh grade, lifting people to do.

The same is true for counties, where large counties are called prefects and small counties are called county guards.

More than ten years before Qi Hongxin, he either served as the county guard of a small county, or was moved to a large county to be the prefect of a prefecture, in short, he was always dangling in the same rank, no matter how many things happened, he had nothing to do with promotion.

After receiving an affirmative answer from Cen Rubai, Su Ziji pondered for a moment.

"Qi Hongxin happened to be my last target, the emperor transferred him to Shun'an Mansion as the prefect, and also sent me to Shun'an Mansion to get together with him, what is the intention?"

"What I did before, I shouldn't be able to hide it from this emperor, this is a chance for me to take revenge?"

"Or is it to observe me?"

Seeing that everyone was talking and laughing, Su Ziji was stunned, and a crisp sound suddenly sounded in his ears.

Looking at it, it turned out that Xun Sichen's face was pale, and he directly dropped the teacup and drank: "Do it!"

The guards who sat staggered with the soldiers directly drew their knives and stabbed at the people sitting beside them, the cold light was cold, but the people who were suddenly attacked by them reacted faster than the guards, and they all gave way first, and then drew their knives.

"You...... Ahh

The guard's face was full of disbelief, and he opened his mouth, but a mouthful of blood spurted out and fell.

The two teams of people who were originally partners actually fought each other, and in an instant, there was a miserable cry in the lobby, which was terrifying.