"Drive!" Jiang Fan whipped his whip and galloped wildly.
The wind roared in his ears, but the confusion in his eyes became deeper and deeper. No one heard him murmuring in his heart:
...Why...I always feel that this world...seems to be raising worms...
——
Jing'an County Sheriff's Mansion.
Jiang Fan sat upright at the table, and Yan Dazhi carefully poured the food for him.
"Mr. Jiang... Xiang Chen must have left Jing'an County. Where will I go now?"
Jiang Fan picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "You know what's going on."
Yan Dazhi smiled bitterly: "I should go back to Moling to plead guilty."
Jiang Fan looked at him: "Apologise? No, you should claim credit and reward."
Yan Dazhi thought for a moment: "That's right. I never let Xiang Chen pass. Xiang Chen took a detour from outside Xiangzhou to attack Xia. As a result, he was defeated and tried to flee from Jing'an. I resisted with all my strength, but was unable to defeat him and was eventually defeated." Xiang Chen broke through the barrier and left, but he killed 10,000 elite soldiers and himself... suffered no damage."
Jiang Fan raised his thumb and said, "Not bad. But there is still one thing missing. How do you explain Zhou Anshi and Lai Baoer's pursuit of Xiang Chen across Jing'an?"
Yan Dazhi thought for a moment and tentatively said: "I discovered that Xiang Chen failed in his sneak attack on the Xia Navy and was pursued by Anshi's army that week. However, Xiang Chen was rude and dared to attack Jing'an with the intention of escaping. This move offended our Jin State. Majesty, I simply let Zhou Anshi go through the border to pursue Xiang Chen... What do you think?"
They are all old people. Jiang Fan couldn't help but sigh: "Sure, you can make it up yourself. Anyway, Sima Jing and Sima Ji will tell you the truth. No matter what you say, it's true."
"Yes...it's all Master's clever plan."
He was also really horrified. This little-known girl Jiang actually did great things. She single-handedly controlled the Three Kingdoms and defeated Zhang Yi. He had heard that she was a bit smart but didn't take it seriously. What great things could a woman do? Eighty percent of it was just a reason Sima Jing made up for wanting to take a concubine. Even after being taught by Jiang Ruochen, he still felt that it was probably Sima Jing who wanted to win over him, but he did not point it out due to his own considerations.
After experiencing this, he truly realized that Miss Jiang was indeed the most powerful one, and Sima Jing absolutely obeyed her words.
I just don't know why she can still make Sima Jing, who is incompatible with Sima Jing, cooperate honestly.
It's absolutely terrible.
Now, how can Sheriff Yan dare to look down upon him even a little bit?
"You managed to deal with the two princes without getting hurt. From now on, you will be the Sheriff of Jing'an County. I should congratulate you, Lord Sheriff."
Yan Dazhi smiled coquettishly: "It's all the young master's advice... But, this Jing'an County Sheriff, I..."
"What? You don't want to be?" Jiang Fan looked at him with a smile.
Yan Dazhi looked at his expression, his mind suddenly moved, and then he fell into deep thought.
Under such circumstances... there will be no better candidate for the county guard than himself, but between the two princes, he can have both sides... he has a promising career!
suddenly see the light.
Yan Dazhi immediately clasped his fists and bowed sincerely: "Yan Dazhi thanks you for your advice."
Jiang Fan smiled: "I didn't say anything."
Yan Dazhi immediately said: "Master, Yan Dazhi still has something to ask, I hope you can tell me."
"Oh? Tell me?"
Yan Dazhi thought for a while: "... How should I handle myself as a low-ranking official?"
Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "You want to have both sides, and then get promoted..."
Yan Dazhi gritted his teeth and said seriously: "Yes."
"It's not easy to stand on two boats." Jiang Fan drank tea slowly and did not rush to reply.
Seeing this, Yan Dazhi suddenly bowed to the end: "Yan Dazhi sincerely asks for advice and will... live up to the master."
Jiang Fan then chuckled and said: "Yan Dazhi...you are really ambitious. Well, I will give you eight words. Please remember them clearly——"
Yan Dazhi hurriedly took two steps forward and listened attentively.
"Relocation, up to... Tianting."
Yan Dazhi was stunned for a while and then said: "Master, please make it clear."
Jiang Fan looked at him: "You really don't understand?"
Yan Dazhi pondered for a long time, with a gloomy expression on his face: "If the official thinks well, the young master wants me to listen to the eldest prince in Jing'an, and to the second prince in the court and the public, but...but I must always be loyal to Prince Jin."
"Look, you don't understand very well?"
"But..." Yan Dazhi hesitated: "It's so end-to-end... I'm afraid it's unacceptable."
Jiang Fan chuckled lightly: "You just want to do both ends. This is where your value lies. If you don't use your greatest value, what else do you want to do? Don't you understand?"
Yan Dazhi stood blankly for a long time, and then gradually showed a look of astonishment.
Yes, a person can only climb up if he recognizes his greatest value, and his value happens to be that he can be able to have a good relationship between the two princes from now on. The court, especially the King of Jin, needs this the most. No one else has this condition.
Therefore, the two princes knew that he was treading two boats, so they would tolerate him as long as there were no issues of principle.
Loyalty to King Jin is the ultimate foundation for a life. No matter how the two princes fight, as long as they have the trust of King Jin, they can ensure their own safety.
But he soon had an idea and bowed down for the third time: "In the future, I would like to ask Young Master Jiang to help me a lot..."
Very wise, Jiang Fan suddenly realized that this guy was really not stupid at all. Obviously, Mr. Jiang is the one who can really balance the dispute between the two princes. He relies on King Jin at the top and Mr. Jiang at the bottom. As long as he, Yan Dazhi, does not act recklessly, he can be safe and even... have a prosperous official career.
"...It seems that you have figured it out."
"Your Majesty, I have figured it out. From now on, Yan will obey Mr. Jiang's orders."
Jiang Fan looked at him: "Okay, I want to see your sincerity..."
Yan Dazhi said: "Please give me your instructions, Master."
Jiang Fan had a strange expression on his face: "Go and help me with something... prepare a grand ceremony to welcome Prime Minister Qilin of the Xia Kingdom to visit... Jing'an."
Yan Dazhi gasped.
This guy... is really cruel.
Zhang Yi came here with a conspiracy and couldn't see the light of it. And this person has to make things clear. In addition to blocking Zhang Yi's possible backhand, he also puts Zhang Yi on the fire. After all, if the news gets out, just Xia Guochaotang's doubts were enough for Zhang Yi to drink a pot of wine.
Jiang Fan tilted his head and looked at him: "What? Are you afraid of something?"
Yan Dazhi suddenly trembled and secretly cursed himself as a waste. Since this person asked him to do this, he was sure that it would be fine.
"How dare I disobey my orders!"
Jiang Fan then sat up straight: "Well, that makes sense. Don't worry, Zhang Yi can only be mute and eat Coptis chinensis, and it will be difficult for him to cause trouble from you from now on."
Yan Dazhi immediately understood what he said. This was to make Zhang Yi stop messing with Jing'an's ideas in the future, and he could live a relaxed life.
"And...if you don't do it, this big mess will be enough to make you drink a pot sooner or later."
Yan Dazhi was suddenly startled, and after thinking about it carefully, he finally came to his senses.
For such a big matter, someone must investigate afterwards. If it is discovered that he and Zhang Yi were conspiring, it would be a big trouble.
Only by welcoming Zhang Yi publicly did he show that he had no evil intentions. This was to show the Jin court.
