Back Off, Let Me Come

"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 belly wine jar from Shen Tang.

The size of a palm, the amount of a dozen mouthfuls.

People who are not very good at drinking can also have a drink.

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 did he take that risk?"

On the verge of a critical moment, he remained silent.

This is very unreasonable!

Gu Chi's words seemed like idle chatter.

Shen Tang is only an audience and does 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 the line of sight locked on Gu Chi, his eyes lit up suddenly.

He ran forward quickly, without even having time to catch his breath: "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 place.

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 awakened. I ran out without telling the county guard. I'm here." It's a mistake. Please lead the way. This is the end."

The servant was flattered: "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 hoo, 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. . This news should have come by no means..."

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 and was replaced by a frosty expression——

She naturally knows what happened in Lingzhou.

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 so many delays coming and going, given 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 quick message 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--

Beimo and Shiwu teamed up?

Even if it is not a joint venture, there must be 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 a few jars of aged wines in my house." , get someone to send it to Mr.

Inwardly, he rolled his eyes secretly.

Gu Chi has a sickly look on his face, and instead of taking good care of himself, he is addicted to alcohol. He doesn't know how many more years his body will 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 can always make him uncomfortable.

Gu Chi didn't seem to hear the governor's duplicity, and he cupped his hand seemingly casually, thanking him without any sincerity.

The sheriff didn't take his faux pas to heart either.

He came to Gu Chi this time to discuss something.

About that batch of tax money.

He wanted to delay, but the imperial court pressed him.

Although Zheng Qiao lost the hearts of the people, he was still a long way from being overthrown. The county governor still relied on his guidance, so naturally he did not dare to slow down his work too much, and even prepared extra rare treasures to take care of them.

Since it is to be delivered, it must be delivered safely.

What worries him is that he is seriously short of people now.

There are two reasons.

For one thing, Sibao County was not safe either. In order to ensure the safety of tax dollars, several fake teams were formed to confuse the public. Although the items transported by the fake teams were fake, the escorting troops 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.

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 this problem, he wanted to borrow their private club from the local aristocratic family in Sibao County, but in the end, hey-those old foxes with their own plans, their talk is better than anything else, but they really put it into practice. One retreats faster than the other.

The county guard's attitude was slightly stronger, but they were not afraid. They had many ways to disgust him - they either complained about being poor or weak, saying that these private soldiers were not that powerful and at most better than the government officials on duty. They wanted to Caretaker.

If there is no private tribe, there will be worries about unruly people and chaos.

In short, I say a thousand words and ten thousand, but I don’t want to borrow.

The county guard had no choice but to find another way - for example, asking the brothers Zhai Huan to serve as foreign aid.

One is civil and one is military, the two work in perfect harmony.

The two brothers' ancestral home is in the southeast, and they only travel to the northwest. Their roots are not here, and they have no connection with all the forces in the northwest. The possibility of guarding and stealing is extremely small, so it is more secure to use.

Not long ago, the county magistrate paid a private visit incognito and secretly discussed with Zhai Huan. The result of the conversation was quite satisfactory.

Now, there is only one last step left.

The county guard said: "Shiwu and Beimo are allies. They should help each other and seek win-win results. Do you think so, sir?"

All he had to do was tell Gu Chi not to stab him in the back in Beimo.

There must be no accidents with this tax money!