There are only a thousand people in Shiling Town. The well-known local squire handles the chores. If there are criminal cases, they are reported to Pingnan County. The government office is located in Pingnan County. Small towns have a culture of human relations. Most of the local clans are related to each other. Therefore, Many things can be covered with one hand. As long as the people below are not reported, the people above may not know. Xie Jue and Fang Chuning went to Pingnan County.

Pingnan County was not far from Shiling Town. It was an hour's journey by carriage, and the journey was extremely smooth. Fang Chuning kept in mind that he was afraid that the waiter in the town would report the news to the robbers, so he deliberately took the small road instead of the official road. Pingnan County is extremely lively and is already the size of a small town. The government office is the Jiupin County Magistrate, whose surname is Zhou and whose single name is Yuan.

After Xie Jue arrived in Pingnan County, he went straight to the government office. Without revealing his identity, he reported the robbers in Shiling Town and the loss of property, intending to investigate the implementation of the decree in Pingnan County.

He and Fang Chuning reported a loss of nearly five hundred taels, which was already a huge amount. In such a small county, it was a major case, and the county magistrate would definitely come forward in person. However, what Xie Jue did not expect was that the county magistrate did not show up. It was a master who came forward, took notes and asked them to go back and wait for news. The county government would definitely catch the robbers and let them calm down.

The master had a beard, was tall and tall, and had a slightly fierce face. Fang Chuning saw his perfunctory tone and her face darkened slightly. She wanted to argue with him, but Xie Jue was very polite and said, "Okay, let's wait for the news."

He pulled Fang Chuning away, and Fang Chuning said in a deep voice, "He doesn't look like he can handle this matter. Is Pingnan County also harboring these robbers?"

"We'll find out later." Xie Jue turned his head and glanced at the Yamen of Pingnan County. The master had long since disappeared.

Fang Chuning said, "Pingnan County government office, there should be more than 100 government officials, and there are only more than 20 robbers. The people in Shiling Town know the whereabouts of the robbers. There is no reason for Pingnan County not to know. If they want to solve the problem, , it has been solved long ago.”

"What I'm worried about now is another thing. We are not the only travelers who have been robbed. Some people have also reported it to the government before. How are they handled later? This matter needs to be clarified. How does Pingnan County deal with the northern barbarians and the local people? I also want to know about the conflicts. In places like Shiling Town and Pingnan County, most of the neighbors know each other. If we ask directly, we can’t find out anything. Now we just wait to see what they do. The local government left the robbers like this For a long time, there must be a reason for everything. If you find out the cause, the matter can be solved." Xie Jue said calmly.

Fang Chuning did not stop him from doing anything he wanted to do. Xie Jue solved people's livelihood problems along the way and would compile them into reports and send them to Kyoto, and the cabinet would also send people to deal with them. Xie Jue has always had doubts about whether the implementation of the New Deal will cover towns and villages. After the New Deal was successfully implemented in Kyoto, he was busy going to Sangnan for peace talks. Later, Fang Chuning was in danger. In the past six months, he was not focused on government affairs and ignored many issues. Along the way, Fang Chuning went north. In addition to searching for his memories, he also investigated the implementation of the New Deal in remote areas and the entry of northern barbarians into the country. How did the government resolve the conflict? The actual situation was worse than Xie Jue expected. He was afraid that there was still a secret that he didn't know about. Therefore no identity was initially identified.

The permanent population in the county is not large. Even if the government oppresses the people, and there are those who benefit from the clan, the people will rarely reveal the actions of the local government to outsiders. After all, outsiders only stay in the local area for a short time, but they have to live with their ancestors for generations. In this land, you must not offend the clan or the government, otherwise there will be no place for you, and Xie Jue has no intention of embarrassing the people.

Fang Chuning nodded slowly, and suddenly said with a subtle expression, "My lord, we have to solve an urgent problem. Do you have any money with you?"

Xie Jue, "..."

They were completely robbed, and there was only some dry food and beef jerky left on the carriage. There was no penny left. Xie Jue had never been worried about lack of money since he was a child. He is a general official in the mansion, but outside he is in charge of the property, shops, business, etc. of the marquis mansion. The money he handles starts from a thousand taels. Even after the fall of the Hou Mansion, he had never been short of money. After all, Feng Yu was rich and supported the two brothers. She had no worries about food and clothing, and she was also picky about food.

The worst, the worst was when he was in the Northern Barbarians, with a meager amount of money, but he was a counselor and didn't need to worry about his livelihood. After getting married, Fang Chuning spent money like water. If he travels alone, there will be a shadow guard by his side, who will provide him with food, clothing, housing and transportation along the way. The second young master has always said three words since he was a child, there is no shortage of money!

Xie Jue was stunned. Like Fang Chuning, he had no money left. Fang Chuning asked sincerely, "Where will we live? What will we eat? What will we drink? We won't beg along the way and sleep in the carriage at night, right?"

Xie Jue was silent!

Well, he has no money!

Fang Chuning took aim at the jade hairpin on Xie Jue's crown. The robbers took away all the jade pendants on his waist. Maybe they forgot, but they even left him an accessory. Xie Jue had already tied his hair and wore a crown, and there was a A hosta, simple and elegant in style, without unnecessary patterns, but of excellent quality. If pawned, it can be exchanged for silver.

Xie Jue's face was expressionless, "It's impossible!" Fang Chuning spread his hands, "Then there's nothing we can do!"

Fang Chuning also tied up his hair, but not so much. He didn't use a crown or hairpin, but a hairband. He didn't have anything valuable on him. Their robes were worth some money, but the pawn shop didn't receive.

"Master Xie, are you hungry?" Fang Chuning asked with a smile.

Xie Jue, “I’m not hungry!”

As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach growled, reminding him not to tell the truth. Xie Jue blushed rarely, and Fang Chuning asked, "Can that hairpin be used as a hairpin?"

"no way!"

"Okay!" Fang Chuning gave a thumbs up and sighed carelessly, "We can only go hungry."

……

The street corner in Pingnan County is sparsely populated and quiet. A carriage is parked under the shade of a tree. Two young men from Zhilan Yushu sit silently at the front of the carriage... gnawing on dry food!

Xie Jue is wearing a jade belt and a jade crown. He has a cool and distinguished temperament. He looks rich or noble at first glance, but he is holding a hard steamed bun in his hand. The steamed bun is dry food, not a fresh steamed bun, which is hard and dry. I don’t know how long I have been gnawing, and I haven’t eaten half of it. It’s still like ants gnawing. I gnaw on dry food and beef jerky at the same time. Beef jerky is made from self-raised cows and dried beef. The beef jerky made in this way can be preserved. It's been a long time, but it has a shortcoming, it's very hard!

Xie Jue's cheek hurt from biting it, and he couldn't even chew a beef strip. He looked ahead with a rare expression of numbness, feeling hopeless.

Fang Chuning ate happily and poked him with her elbow, "Your Majesty, is the beef jerky delicious?"

Xie Jue was silent.

Fang Chuning said, "Your Majesty, are the steamed buns sweet?"

Xie Jue didn't want to talk.

Fang Chuning said, "Your Majesty, which inn at the corner of the street smells like meat? Are you hungry?"

Xie Jue not only didn't want to talk, but also moved his body farther away from Fang Chuning.


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