Yanlouchun

When Jiang Yujin arrived, everyone was there.

The group set off like this.

Jiang Yujin lifted the curtain and glanced at Zhang Peng standing at the gate of the city, then sat back down.

Shen Zhiyun laughed at him, "Are you so afraid of Master Zhang?"

Jiang Yujin sighed, "I was the one who was looking for trouble by the Ministry of Punishment, not you. Guan Zhong has been released, and Mr. Zhang still doesn't say good things about me every time he sees me."

"So I fulfilled your wish by transferring you from Beijing?" Shen Zhiyun asked with a smile.

"Get lost, I'm avoiding Zhang Peng like this, it's thanks to you." Jiang Yujin was speechless.

Shen Zhiyun denied it, "I didn't ask people to get involved in Guan Zhong, so what's the use of blaming me."

"When I went out of Beijing to investigate, I just fell from one pit to another." Jiang Yujin narrated the facts plainly.

"You are full of reluctance now. When you go back and finish the school work, and return to Beijing to reward you, you will be full of reluctance." Shen Zhiyun exposed the illusion of his reluctance to investigate, "How many people begged me to recommend it when I went south? where are they."

"You thought of a reward before you even started the search, you're not ashamed to say it." Jiang Yujin shook his head.

Shen Zhiyun smiled indifferently, "If Xuetian doesn't manage well, I won't have to stay in the cabinet."

If things are not done well, the protection of His Majesty and Ningshou Palace will be lost, and the cabinet will also suffer.

But she recommended Jiang Yujin over Yang Shilin, which already made Yang Shilin unhappy, if she doesn't get rewards when she goes back, she will suffer from the enemy.

Shen Zhiyun exaggeratedly sighed, "I only annoyed Yang Shilin by recommending you over the cabinet to help you get promoted and make a fortune!"

Jiang Yujin sneered, "It really puts gold on my face."

Shen Zhiyun thought of Hua County, which was checked first, which was located in Linzhou.Earlier, she checked the local customs and habits. In recent days, the local people in Linzhou would offer sacrifices to Empress Xianhui, and give each other small clay objects to pray for safety.

There are those who make flowers, animals, and people with good craftsmanship, who can make people beautifully. The clay sculpture craftsmanship over there is also famous all over the world.

In order to make it more lively, people from all cities and counties will go to the main city, that is, Yicheng, to get together and have fun.

"Did you know that there will be a Xianhui Festival in Linzhou in a few days?" Shen Zhiyun asked.

"I reckon that when we arrive in Linzhou, the common people will be lively during the festival." Shen Zhiyun was thinking.

In Beijing, there are no big festivals, but unlike the small festivals with different customs in different states, she is still very interested in Linzhou's clay sculpture craftsmanship.

"Empress Xianhui?" Jiang Yujin asked, he had never heard of this festival, but when he heard the word "Xianhui", he remembered Empress Xianhui.

"Yes, it's a festival to sacrifice to Empress Xianhui to pray for blessings." Shen Zhiyun nodded.

"I don't think it's very popular in Beijing to offer sacrifices to Empress Xianhui," Jiang Yujin said.

"That's right, most of the statues in the homes of the people in the capital are Guanyin Buddha, or the God of Wealth and Martial God." Shen Zhiyun said.

"When?" Jiang Yujin asked.

"The fifth day of next month." Shen Zhiyun said.

"That's true, when we get to Linzhou, we can almost catch up." Jiang Yujin paused, and then said, "But don't you want to go to Hua County first? The main city of Linzhou is Yicheng."

Shen Zhiyun sighed helplessly, "I can't help it, I'm on business and I can't keep up."

"But Hua County will do a little bit of it." Shen Zhiyun expected.

"Maybe, then I can buy some clay sculptures for my daughter-in-law, and pray for safety." Speaking of his wife, Jiang Yujin showed a gentle smile on his always calm face.

Shen Zhiyun choked, what should he do if he was accidentally shown a wave of affection by his colleagues?
Escorted by a group of soldiers, the official road is very conspicuous on the road, the team is mighty, and no mountain bandits dare to make trouble.

In fact, the local state government has rectified it in advance, and if the imperial court orders officials to have troubles in any territory, that person's head will be lost.

Every time they pass by the state capital, the magistrate always wants to let them rest. Of course, they are on official business, so it is impossible to agree. It is just some polite words of local officials to curry favor with the court officials.

It is getting farther and farther away from Beijing, and closer and closer to Linzhou.

When they were about to enter the border of Linzhou, the group planned to spend the night at the post station outside the state.

When he was about to arrive at the post station, he passed a tea stand. Shen Zhiyun glanced at the waiter in the tea stand. The man serving the tea was tall and thin, wearing a straw hat. It's easy to hold, hold the bottom of the bowl with both hands before serving it slowly to the guests.

Seeing Shen Zhiyun lift the curtain, Jiang Yujin stretched his neck and glanced, "What's wrong?"

The team had already passed the tea stand, and it was out of sight. Shen Zhiyun thought about it, but still didn't say anything, "It's nothing, just take a look."

When they arrived at the post station, Shen Zhiyun got off the car. Officers and soldiers from Linzhou came to guard the post station in advance, and Zhen Ye, a colleague of Linzhou, was also waiting here in advance.

"The next official is a fellow acquaintance from Linzhou, Zhen Ye. The adults are exhausted, and it is getting late, so it will not be too late to enter the city tomorrow." Zhen Ye said with a hand.

Seeing that Shen Zhiyun had no objection, Deng Changchun said, "Master Zhen has a heart. Okay, let's rest here tonight."

He turned around and told his servants to fasten the carriage and make arrangements for the escorting soldiers.

"May I ask how many adults are..." Zhen Ye asked tentatively.

Deng Changchun was about to introduce Shen Zhiyun, but Shen Zhiyun spoke first, "I am the assistant minister for this investigation, and my surname is Shen."

Zhen Ye bowed, "I've met Mr. Shen." Then he smiled flatteringly and said, "Mr. Shen is really young and promising."

Shen Zhiyun smiled and nodded.

Then several other adults were introduced.

"This is Mr. Deng, Minister of Education and Political Affairs, and this is Mr. Luo, Minister of Education and Political Affairs, and Mr. Jiang..."

Shen Zhiyun adjusted the positions of the adults and himself. The three were all human spirits, their expressions remained unchanged, and they accepted their new official positions according to Shen Zhiyun's introduction.

Zhen Ye bowed to each other one by one, "Adults, let's talk in the post."

Zhen Ye welcomed them into the post station, and said as they walked, "It's a good time for adults to come. Recently, there was a temple fair in Linzhou to sacrifice to Empress Xianhui. The main city, Yicheng, has been booming these two days. People from other cities and counties But they all go to Yicheng to book a hotel, and stay and have fun."

Deng Changchun was curious, "What's so lively about this temple fair?"

Zhen Ye introduced, "People will give clay sculpture products to each other..."

"Carve paint..."

"There are people who pray for peace, and there are also many people who pray for marriage..."

During dinner, Zhen Ye was tactful and eloquent, he told all the fun things about Linzhou, and everyone listened with great interest.

After drinking some cold wine, Shen Zhiyun stood up and said that he was a little dizzy, and went outside to blow some air to cool off.

Zhen Ye also stood up and asked, "Is Mr. Shen okay? Do you need some people to accompany you?"

Shen Zhiyun waved his hand, "No, I'll just go for a walk in the yard and not leave the station."

Deng Changchun looked up at Shen Zhiyun, Shen Zhiyun pressed his hand on Deng Changchun's shoulder without leaving a trace, Deng Changchun understood, raised his wine bottle and said with a smile, "Master Zhen, this Linzhou custom is really interesting, and Tell us something interesting, you know, the capital is very tight."

Zhen Ye sat down again and started talking to the adults, but from the corner of the eye he watched Shen Zhiyun go out before taking it back.

Luo Zengwen was seldom talkative, Deng Changchun was cunning, Jiang Yujin was indifferent, Zhen Ye wanted to talk for a long time and his mouth was dry, and the three adults on the opposite side only listened to the excitement.

The guard at the gate of the post station was the government soldiers brought by Zhen Ye. He said that the soldiers in the capital had been walking all the way and were too tired. He asked them to rest for a while, and there were soldiers from the Linzhou government guarding them.

Shen Zhiyun agreed, and let the soldiers of the North Camp go to rest.

When she walked to the gate, the guard at the gate was a little panicked.

Shen Zhiyun seemed to ask casually, "Are you all soldiers from Yicheng?"

The guard replied, "My lord, some people came here from Yicheng with Lord Zhen, and some of them are like the little ones, they are the city guards of Qingcheng."

Qingcheng is the closest city to the border of Linzhou, and they will go to Qingcheng when they enter the city tomorrow.

Shen Zhiyun asked again, "Then you are a native of Qingcheng?"

He sounded drunk and was slurring his speech.

"My lord, yes." The guard replied politely.

"The customs of Linzhou are really interesting. I heard that there was a temple fair recently..." Shen Zhiyun seemed to be unable to remember.

The guard reminded, "Xianlin Festival."

"Yes!" Shen Zhiyun said affirmatively, thinking about how to formulate the words.

She also casually asked about the customs of guarding Linzhou, which was pretty much the same as what Zhen Ye said.

While talking, Shen Zhiyun seemed to be tired, squatting down against the wall and talking intermittently.

After talking too much, the guard also felt that Shen Zhiyun had no airs, he had been very rigid with Zhen Ye these days, but now that he relaxed, he talked more.

"The folk customs in Linzhou are good!" Shen Zhiyun sighed.

Who doesn't like to hear people praise their hometown, and the guard happily answered, "Yes, the locals are very enthusiastic."

"When our group came to the post today, there was a tea stall on the road. Are all the tea stalls local people?"

The guard thought for a while and said, "The tea stand less than an hour away from the post station."

Shen Zhiyun said "yes".

"That tea stall has been around for a long time. It's been ten years. When I was young, I went out of the city to play. This tea stall was opened by a widow. When I was young, my husband went to conscript and couldn't bear it. He died in the training ground at the school. "

"Widow? If you open a tea stall outside the city, you won't be afraid of creating gangsters." Shen Zhiyun said.

"Damn, that woman is very hot, and no one can bully her."

"Don't have a son or hire a male buddy?" Shen Zhiyun asked.

"I don't have my son, my buddy...nor do I. The tea stand outside the post station is not busy, so hiring a buddy would be a bad thing." The guard said.

Shen Zhiyun thought of that tall and thin guy who poured tea so slowly that the guests who came sat there were dying of thirst, so they served it slowly.

……

After everyone inside had eaten and drank enough, they all went back to their rooms. After all, they had to get up early tomorrow to go on their way.

Shen Zhiyun went to find Deng Changchun, knocked on the door and asked, "Master Deng."

Deng Changchun opened the door slightly surprised, "What's the matter, Mr. Shen?"

"Please come in and talk first." Deng Changchun stepped aside slightly, letting Shen Zhiyun in first, and then closed the door.

"Tomorrow we will enter the border of Linzhou." Shen Zhiyun said.

Deng Changchun nodded, "Does Master Shen have anything to arrange?"

He hasn't figured out what Shen Zhiyun wanted to see him at night.

"Leaving tomorrow, I plan to ask you to bring a group of people into the state first, and go to Yicheng first." Shen Zhiyun said.

Deng Changchun was puzzled, "Why? Didn't you say to go to Hua County first?"

Before the cabinet discussion, the order and location of the investigation were determined in advance.

Shen Zhiyun shook his head, "Our journey is mighty, and wherever we go, someone will pass it on to the next state capital. Lin Zhou probably thought we would go to Yicheng first, and if we diverted to Hua County, Yicheng would get the news immediately , I’m ready, when I go to Hua County, I can’t find anything, so it won’t be able to deter.”

"What's more, we didn't even enter Linzhou today, and the colleagues from Yicheng came all the way to meet us, which means that Linzhou is not going to give us a chance to investigate thoroughly this time." Shen Zhiyun said.

"It's true, I haven't entered Linzhou yet, and the prefects have come out of the state to welcome them." Deng Changchun agreed.

"The whole journey is full of Linzhou's eyeliner, and they are very clear wherever we go." Shen Zhiyun said.

The tall and thin guy at the tea stand today is so unskilled in pouring tea, he is probably Linzhou's eyeliner.

"You and Luo Zengwen take people to Yicheng first, first to attract attention, so that I can raid Huaxian here, and secondly, you hold the magistrate there, even if he gets news of Huaxian later, he can't leave Yicheng. It's Huaxian." Shen Zhiyun said.

Deng Changchun thought about it for a while, then nodded, "Yes, where will the Bank of China be escorted?"

Shen Zhiyun said, "The Bank of China was escorted out of Beijing a day earlier than us. I have already informed General Lin who escorted the Bank of China. It is safer for the Bank of China to be sent to Yicheng and then distributed. Just do these things in the Ministry of Households, he will follow you, and when you arrive in Yicheng, you should check the Bank of China first, and don’t let anyone else do it.”

"Okay." Deng Changchun asked again, "How many soldiers from the Northern Camp do you want to keep tomorrow?"

"Ten people." Shen Zhiyun said.

Deng Changchun frowned, "Could it be too few? The county is closed and the locals are barbaric. If something happens, ten people can't guarantee your safety."

"No, the soldiers are physically strong, and they are too conspicuous when there are too many people." Shen Zhiyun said.

"Tomorrow morning, let's go into the city together first, with my carriage walking behind. There are many people in the city, and then we will ask a dozen people to follow me and Jiang Yujin to Hua County."

Deng Changchun nodded, "Okay, Zhen Ye thought that you, Mr. Shen, and Mr. Jiang were all assistant ministers, and the focus was on me and Mr. Luo. When Zhen Ye finds out that you and Mr. Jiang have left, I will tell you to investigate and deal with them wherever you want. He can't do anything, and he doesn't know that you went to Hua County."

Separately investigating the school fields in two ways fulfilled Deng Changchun's wish.He had received Yang Shilin's order earlier, and he still wanted to check the relationship between the local family and the aristocratic family in the capital. It would be much more convenient for him to act separately from Shen Zhiyun.

The important task of investigating and prosecuting starts from the county seat. If there is no chaos in Shen Zhiyun's side, the investigation will not be chaotic.

Shen Zhiyun said, "I'll let someone notify the soldiers who will follow me tomorrow, so you don't have to worry about the troops behind."

"Okay, then do that."