"The clouds are rising in the stream, the sun is sinking in the pavilion, and the rain is about to come. The wind is filling the building... What does Mr. Gu want to remind me?" Shen Tang looked at Gu Chi with a half-smile, opened a jar of wine and handed it to him, saying, " I will convey Mr. Gu’s reminder to Yuan Liang for you.”
"It's not a reminder, Qi Yuan knows it in his conscience."
Gu Chi took the round-bellied wine jar handed over by Shen Tang.
It's about the size of a palm, enough for more than a dozen mouthfuls.
Even those who are not very good at drinking can drink a jar.
He said: "Based on my understanding of Qi Yuanliang, he never likes to do meaningless things. If there is no profit, why bother to come to Xiaocheng? The geographical location of Xiaocheng is destined to be unsafe in this place. , why would he take that risk?”
On the verge of a critical moment, he stopped moving.
This is very unreasonable!
Gu Chi's words seemed like casual conversation.
Shen Tang was only a listener and did not participate in the discussion.
Someone offered free drinks, and Gu Chi was not polite. He drank three or four jars of wine in a row. He was so drunk that he became dizzy and made his pale cheeks look a little more red. Shen Tang chatted with him for a few words, and in the corner not far away there was a boy dressed as a servant looking around.
When his eyes locked on Gu Chi's, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He ran forward quickly, and without even having time to catch his breath, he said, "Mr. Gu, why are you here? My master is looking for you everywhere. Please come with me."
Shen Tang felt that the boy's outfit looked familiar.
Take a moment and think about it, isn't this a servant of the county government? Last time, a servant from the county government bought a lot of wine from her. It was really a "big order". Isn't the head of the county servants the same county guard? When did Gu Chi get in touch with the Sheriff of Sibao County?
Shen Tang's face remained calm.
Gu Chi rubbed his brows, his eyes slightly drunk, smiled apologetically at his servant, and said good-naturedly: "I smelled the aroma of wine on the road, and the alcohol bug in my stomach was aroused. I ran out without telling the county guard. I'm here." It's a mistake. Please lead the way, and we'll get there."
The servant was flattered and said: "Don't dare."
He also helped Gu Chi pay for the drink with a wink.
Shen Tang accepted the broken silver with a smile.
Oh, what a windfall.
Gu Chi was originally invited to drink for free, but since someone was willing to pay for him, the money would be free of charge. Shen Tang smiled like a money addict, weighing the broken silver, feeling very satisfied.
Gu Chi made an excuse to ask his servant to get out of the way.
He asked: "Does Mr. Shen know about Lingzhou's affairs?"
Shen Tang raised his head in surprise: "Lingzhou?"
Gu Chi said: "The fake girl is acting as an aide to cause chaos in Beichen, and twenty groups of smoke and dust are rushing into the Purple Palace... Soon after, there may really be twenty groups of forces fighting endlessly... Tsk, Lingzhou is not close to here, but it is not too far either. . Soon, the news will come out..."
Shen Tang blinked in confusion.
"This, this...what do you mean?"
Gu Chi stood up and dusted off the non-existent dust on his clothes. There was still a hint of drunkenness on his face: "It's nothing, Mr. Shen, take care."
Shen Tang watched Gu Chi leave. Until his figure disappeared around the corner and was completely out of sight, the habitual smile on his face gradually faded away, replaced by a frosty look on his face - what happened in Lingzhou? , she naturally knows.
The ancestral home of Lin Feng's family is in Lingzhou. Because of the war there, the Lin family had to go south to seek refuge with relatives. These things happened not long ago. Urgent letters that had changed in various places were also accidentally intercepted by that group of bandits...
With the speed of information transmission in this era... Logically speaking, it should not have reached Xiaocheng yet. So how did Gu Chi know?
Or, he has a more secret and faster news channel.
Or, he is simply an insider of this matter.
After thinking about his last words, I basically concluded that it was the latter.
Qi Bushan has analyzed before that there are foreign forces acting as troublemakers in the northwest, either Beimo or Shiwu. It just so happened that the Sheriff of Sibao County was just a wallflower with a crooked buttocks, and Gu Chi was involved with him - and behind Gu Chi were the forces of the Northern Desert.
so--
Bei Mo and Shi Wu have joined forces?
Even if it is not a joint effort, there is definitely cooperation.
The servant invited Gu Chi back, and the county guard greeted him warmly. He could smell the faint smell of alcohol on his body and smiled even more: "Mr. Gu is good at wine? I happen to have several jars of aged wines in my house. , I will send it to you later, sir."
But he secretly rolled his eyes.
Gu Chi had a sickly look on his face. He didn't take good care of his health and became addicted to alcohol. He didn't know how many more years his body would be in ruins. If Gu Chi couldn't really use it, he wouldn't want to deal with him. It was really because Gu Chi looked so much like someone he knew before.
Those eyes always made him feel uncomfortable.
Gu Chi didn't seem to hear the governor's duplicity, and he cupped his hands casually, thanking him without any sincerity.
The Sheriff didn't take his rudeness to heart either.
He had something to discuss with Gu Chi this time.
About that batch of tax money.
He originally wanted to delay, but the court was pressing hard. Although Zheng Qiao lost the support of the people, he was still a long way from falling. The county guard also wanted to demonstrate his breathing, so naturally he did not dare to delay too much, and even prepared extra rare treasures to take care of.
Since it is to be delivered, it must be delivered safely.
What worries him is that he is seriously short of people now.
The reason is twofold.
First, in order to ensure the safety of tax money, several fake teams were divided to confuse the eyes and ears. Although the things transported by the fake teams were fake, the troops escorted were real. Secondly, in order to catch Gong Wen who had jumped to who knows where, the Sibao County garrison was ordered to arrest him. However, apart from Gong Wen appearing once in the mountains outside Xiaocheng a while ago, there has been no news since then.
If Gong Wen cannot be captured, the troops sent out will not be recovered.
The Sheriff can't sleep well these days.
In order to solve these problems, he originally wanted to borrow their private club from the local aristocratic family in Sibao County, but the result was predictable - a group of old foxes with their own plans, and their rhetoric was better than anything else. When it comes to implementation, one retreats faster than the other.
The county guard's attitude is slightly stronger, but they are not afraid, and there are many ways to disgust him - either crying about being poor or crying about being weak, saying that these private soldiers are not that powerful, and at most they are better than the government officials on duty. They want Housekeeper.
If there is no private tribe, I am worried that there will be trouble among the people.
In short, I say a thousand words and ten thousand, but I don’t want to borrow.
The county guard was forced to have no choice but to think of other ways - for example, to target Brother Zhai Huan.
One is civil and one is military, the two work in perfect harmony.
I am traveling in the southeast, and I am not in the northwest at all. I have nothing to do with all the forces in the northwest. The possibility of guarding and stealing is extremely small, so I feel more confident when using it. The governor's idea was also approved by Gu Chi.
Not long ago, the county magistrate, accompanied by Gu Chi, paid a private visit to Zhai Huan incognito. The result of the conversation was quite satisfactory to him, except for the last step.
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