But the bright moon shines on the ditch

An Jiujiu had an aide named Zhou Yuan. He was said to be an aide, but it could also be understood as An Qian's spy at Xiaojiu's side. From time to time, he would pass news to the capital behind An Jiu's back.

However, Xiao Jiu has always behaved himself, and An Qian feels at ease with him. The order given to Zhou Yuan is also to assist Xiao Jiu and use all Jiang You's connections.

So when Zhou Yuan heard that Xia Ying unabashedly praised the Anqing kiln when he inspected the folk kilns, and asked the major folk kilns to learn from his unified management of top-down results and to follow his Bao Qing rate, he understood Xia Ying's intention.

In addition, Zhangji Kiln and Luding Kiln were cooperating from the side. Yesterday's incident could be said to have been planned for a long time. It suddenly disturbed the morale of the military and made the people of the civilian kiln uneasy.

He analyzed with An Nineteen that Xia Ying probably wanted to elect An Qing Kiln as the boss of the private kiln, so as to check and balance his own power.

An Jiu had many intentions to win over Zhou Yuan, but considering that he was sent by An Qian, he was somewhat repelled. Hearing this, he said angrily: "How can I not know? How do you do things with so many people watching?" , can the Anqing kiln jump over the Hutian kiln?"

What are the checks and balances? When it comes to An Jiu, it is a clear demonstration.

Xia Ying took office suddenly, the situation in Beijing was unclear, An Qian was too busy to take care of himself now, he could only fight alone, An Nineteen had a headache when he thought about the situation surrounded by tigers and wolves, and unconsciously increased his tone to Zhou Yuan, "You were entrusted by godfather Given the heavy responsibility, if you can't bring down Xia Ying in one fell swoop, how will you explain it to your godfather?"

Zhou Yuan's ancestral family was considered a prominent family in the previous dynasty, but was implicated in political party disputes. The late emperor was displeased and the entire family was exiled.His family was in a state of decline, and he had to devote himself to the officialdom to live an ignoble existence. When An Jiu had an attack, he did not defend himself, but kowtowed and confessed.

An Jiujiu was beaten up by Xia Ying several times before he lost his temper. After he calmed down, he personally stepped forward to help Zhou Yuan up and lamented: "I said something harsh in a moment of impatience. Please don't blame me sir." .”

Zhou Yuan quickly declined and said he didn't dare.

An Nineteen was really worried: "Xia Ying took the initiative to win over the Anqing Kiln. It seems that other folk kilns will turn against each other. The situation is not good for us. What is the master's way to resolve it?"

Just as he was talking, the concierge announced that Xu Zhiliu had arrived.

Zhou Yuan and An Jiu looked at each other, stopped talking, and collected their thoughts.

When Xu Zhiliu entered, An Jiu immediately asked people to take a seat.Because he was so diligent and came to greet her in person, he was stunned when he saw Xu Zhiliu's slightly embarrassed appearance as he approached.

Xu Zhiliu's clothes were torn and there was a large mud stain on her chest.The hair on the temples must have been recombed. At first glance, it looks neat, except for the bun that is slightly crooked.

"What's the matter?"

Xu Zhiliu said casually: "There was an accident on the road, it's not a big deal."

An Jiujiu did not doubt that he was there, and asked someone to bring clean clothes. Xu Zhiliu went to the inner room to change into them, and then came out to talk to them.

During this period, An Jiujiu had learned from the boy what happened in front of the county government office, so he scolded the groom heavily and said to Xu Zhiliu: "This damn slave has no eyesight in broad daylight! He actually caused the young master to fall out of the carriage. If I get bumped into someone, can you bear it?!"

The groom was so frightened that he was shaking like chaff and repeatedly begged for mercy.

Xu Zhiliu said he was fine, and wanted to make amends for the groom, but An Nineteen gave the tall and short guards a look without saying anything, and one of them stepped forward and dragged the groom down.

The groom seemed to have anticipated his own outcome and struggled to look at Xu Zhiliu. Before Xu Zhiliu could speak, An Jiu raised his hand to interrupt him.

Not long after, a shrill scream was heard from the groom, and a line of sparrows flew up in the backyard.

The crowd followed.

Today is a cloudy day, and there is smog in the early morning, making the whole Qiongyu look gray.An Nineteen's voice resounded abruptly in this strangely cold courtyard: "It's a waste to keep a useless slave."

After this incident, both Zhou Yuan and Xu Zhiliu held their breath and felt uncomfortable during the subsequent conversation.

An Jiu asked for tea and a few casual words. Xu Zhiliu was about to mention Xia Ying's inspection of the kiln yesterday when he saw An Jiu change the subject and suddenly asked: "Didn't the young master have a good relationship with that little god in the past?" Are you serious? How about we win him over? If the Anqing kiln loses the little god, I’m afraid it won’t be qualified to challenge the Hutian kiln, right?"

The Little God can be said to be the pinnacle of Anqing kiln, and also the confidence for Anqing kiln to dominate.An Jiu certainly didn't think that Liang Peiqiu could be easily manipulated, otherwise those private kilns would have gone crazy and it might not be Wang Yu's turn.

I only looked at his private dealings with Xu Zhiliu and heard a lot of rumors about them going in and out together, so I asked this question.

Unexpectedly, Xu Zhiliu just revealed it gently: "I'm not afraid of telling the truth to my father-in-law. It's not that I haven't had the intention to win over him. But to Wang Dadong's family, he is just like me and my uncle. Outsiders can't get involved. Besides, before, I had a relationship with him. My father-in-law had some misunderstandings. The Anqing kiln was interested in making friends with the Hutian kiln, so we started to move around, but it was just a joke."

An Jiu frowned: "Really?"

Thinking of what the groom had said just now, that Xu Shaodong's family was knocked out of the carriage, the little god almost rushed over immediately, didn't it look like he was just trying to take advantage of the situation?

Xu Zhiliu saw An Jiu's doubts, picked up the tea, and said casually: "If father-in-law doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate."

Although he cut the beginning and the end of what he said, none of the words were false, and he was not afraid of An Nineteen's investigation.

On the surface, he and Liang Peiqiu "met" on the night of the Nuanyao God Singing Opera. Due to the excitement outside, the guests at the banquet were distracted, and the little rabbit was frightened by him and ran away in a hurry.

In the eyes of others, this is undoubtedly because of what he said or "too much bullying". It is not surprising to think that Hutian Kiln and Anqing Kiln have been at odds for many years.

After that, every opportunity he and Liang Peiqiu had to get along in public was ingeniously related to An Jiu.An insider, An Jiu, knows this best.

He thought about it carefully, and really couldn't find any loopholes in Xu Zhiliu's words. He was a very suspicious person, and if he had his thoughts in mind, he would not rest assured until he found out the truth.

So he didn't say anything, just nodded and let it go, but he had a plan in his heart.

Then they talked about the situation in the town. Seeing that Anqing Kiln had climbed up to Xia Ying's side, and Xia Ying was a local official who acted directly and was difficult to bribe, so An Jiu asked Xu Zhiliu and Zhou Yuan to give them ideas.

Thinking of how Xia Ying gave Zhang Wensi a strong blow as soon as she took office and pushed Zhang Wensi to the position of county magistrate, which was tantamount to emptying his authority and destroying the nineteen arms.In this case, why not repay him in his own way?
Zhou Yuan leaned over and said something. An Jiu's eyes lit up, he put his hands on his hands and laughed.

"Very good, doesn't he want to use the Anqing kiln to put pressure on me? I won't let him get what he wants."

If Xia Ying is the shield and Anqing Kiln is the spear, then Liang Peiqiu is the poison-quenching spearhead.An Jiu immediately turned to Xu Zhiliu: "He's an old acquaintance of yours who is making fun of you! Young master, I leave this matter to you. Don't let me down."

**
At the same time, Liang Peiqiu sent a blue and white chi'er bottle to the county government and met Xia Ying, the legendary southwestern official.

Xia Ying is nearly forty years old. She has a simple and unpretentious appearance. She has become ill due to years of overwork and has thin bones. She looks extremely slender. However, she is born with a pair of lively eyes and is full of energy whether she is smiling or not.

If such a person is walking on the street, if his identity is not revealed, no one will associate him with the words "cruel official from the southwest."

Wang Yu had already sent people to the southwest to inquire about it. He heard that his methods were cruel and ruthless. Although he was honest and upright, his style of doing things was completely different from that of Yang Gong's conservative school who paid attention to etiquette. Xia Ying belonged to the radical school. , put the overall situation first in everything, regardless of small details.

There were mixed reviews and criticisms for him in the court, with some appreciating and others belittling him. There was once a quarrel over his taking over Jingde, which gave the emperor a big headache.Now that he has issued a military order and came to Jingdezhen, he will naturally achieve some results.

Wang Yu had interacted with Xia Ying several times, and through Xia Ying's intentional or unintentional revelations, she had some idea of ​​his next plan.

This time Liang Peiqiu came with a mission, and first handed over the porcelain smoothly. When Xia Ying took out a document and handed it to her, she was not too surprised. She only paused for a moment and took it.

Xia Ying said: "This is an important document. You can read it here and speak out if you have any thoughts. When you leave the county office, just pretend you haven't seen anything."

Liang Peiqiu nodded in agreement, and opened the document with a heavy and uneasy feeling. What she saw was the four words "Baicai Reform".

Below are the detailed provisions on the reform of the porcelain industry. She read them one by one, and she couldn't help being surprised that Xia Ying has been in Jingdezhen for less than a month, and she knows all the shortcomings of the porcelain industry, and all the reform directions proposed hit the point.

Of course there are many projects related to the interests of eunuchs, but more of them are problems with the porcelain industry itself.To get rid of chronic diseases directly through the appearance, it is almost impossible for laymen to see through it, unless they are experienced experts who have been deeply involved in the porcelain industry for many years.

How does Xia Ying do it?Does he have someone in Jingdezhen?Did you get advice from an expert or did you receive higher instructions from Beijing?
Liang Peiqiu is considered immature in the porcelain industry and party struggles, and only thinks about these possibilities. However, for her, reforms that are beneficial to the porcelain industry are a good thing. After going through it twice, she put forward some opinions and communicated them one by one with Xia Ying.

Xia Ying listened attentively, nodding in agreement from time to time, and finally praised: "There are many talents in this generation, and the little god is worthy of being the best in this generation."

"Mr. Xia, you are exaggerating. I don't know much about the porcelain industry. I hope I can find some rough ideas that will be useful to you." "Very good. You have worked hard today. Please eat some simple meals at the county government before returning."

Liang Peiqiu wanted to refuse, but seeing that Xia Ying had already got up and went to the door to call for someone, she didn't refuse anymore.Wang Yunxian has been waiting for her in the side hall, seeing her coming out, he rushed forward to meet her.

A few people chatted about daily life, and Wang Yunxian teased the poor from time to time, which made Xia Ying laugh.

Zhang Wensi was also at the county government office today, watching everything in the dark. When a group of people entered the inner hall to have dinner, he immediately summoned Wang Jin to report to Anjiu.

This was the first time that Xia Ying allowed someone to eat at the county government office, which showed how much he valued Anqing Kiln.If the news spreads, those private kiln managers will not step through the threshold of Anqing kiln?

Under Zhang Wensi's instruction, Wang Jin specially added fuel and vinegar to the offering porcelain, talking about it until An Nineteen's scalp tingled and upset.

Unable to wait for Xu Zhiliu to take action, he summoned Zhou Yuan to give him some instructions.

Liang Peiqiu went back to the kiln factory to help in the afternoon. It was already dark when she returned to Xiaoqingyuan after finishing her evening meal.After running around for a day, she was exhausted. After loosening her hair and combing it with a wooden comb, she briefly washed herself and sat back by the window.

It was early autumn, and the evening was slightly cool. She picked up candle wicks with one hand and played with the clay rabbit on the dressing table with the other.

The little rabbit was originally in the shape of brown clay. The ears and limbs of the rabbit were slightly angular due to insufficient polishing. These days, she held it in her hand and looked at it morning and evening. The mud brown was stained with sweat, and the color gradually deepened. The texture also becomes warmer and moister.

Looking under the candle, I can see that it is seven parts pottery and three parts porcelain, but it shows an unusual charm.

Her thoughts flew away for a moment, remembering the scene in the morning.

When Xu Zhiliu fell out of the carriage, she was really frightened. Without thinking about the embarrassing situation between the two of them, she immediately rushed forward.He didn't mention the missed appointment that day, and she didn't want to ask. She just looked at him from beginning to end with concern.

Seeing that he seemed a little thinner than before, traces of heartache flooded his chest.

She asked him if he was hurt, and he politely took a step back and said nothing happened. He thanked her for his kindness and got back into the carriage with the help of the groom.She hadn't left at that time, so she stood by the car and looked at him.

The curtains were blown high by the wind, and they looked at each other across the car.

He seemed to want to say something, but stopped.

She also had something to say, wanted to ask him how he was doing, and wanted to ask him if he knew he had encountered a mudslide and why he didn't go see her?I also think that he has been working hard to fight for the territory between Huang Jiazhou and Suhu Guild Hall. Do you know how the outside world is talking about him now?
I thought a lot, and then I thought about that day at Mingquan Tea House, he was clearly behind the scenes, and when he heard such a story, he did not defend himself or refute, as if he had completely thrown himself into the quagmire and gave up on himself. Not only that, he also talked and laughed with the eunuch. Yan, momentarily flustered, angry and anxious.

At this moment, the carriage passed by.

She subconsciously chased him for a few steps, only to wake up when Wang Yunxian called out to him.

Wang Yunxian said: "In just a few days, he seemed to have changed."

She sighed inwardly.

Even someone as slow as Yun Xian could see it, why couldn't she?Wang Yunxian added: "Don't think about him anymore, okay? From now on... you need to keep a distance from him and be careful to avoid suspicion."

Now they and Xia Ying are in the same place, and Xu Zhiliu and An Jiu are in the same place.

Xia Ying and An Jiu didn't deal with them.

The two of them can only be rivals.

He and she can only be rivals.

Thinking of this, a cold wind suddenly came, and the stamens of the flowers in the courtyard fell. Liang Peiqiu couldn't help but shudder, and her heart was still worried. Is it true... is it true that she can't go back to the past?

A few days later, it happened to be the Buddha's birthday of Empress Guanyin. Liang Peiqiu put the porcelain that Xia Ying had inspected into a custom-made box, said hello to Wang Yu, left the Anqing kiln, drove to Jingde Avenue, and took Xia Ying's porcelain. Ying's letter sent the porcelain to Guanyin Temple.

When passing through the birch forest in the suburbs, I was suddenly surrounded by a group of masked men in black clothes.

The leader shouted: "Are you the little god of Anqing Kiln?"

Liang Peiqiu subconsciously wanted to deny it, but she was afraid that breaking the offering porcelain would be unlucky, so she hurriedly took the box into her arms and then spoke stutteringly.

Seeing her hesitation, the other party guessed that she had not admitted her mistake, so he sneered a few times and approached her: "Do you know who you have offended?"

Liang Peiqiu waved her hands hurriedly: "Heroes, please spare your life, the common people don't know anything."

She spends all day in the kiln with the stove, and whenever she has the chance to offend someone, the other party has the ability to bribe a group of killers, so she is obviously a big shot.With a little thought, she guessed the other party's intention.

Even so, she continued to deny it.

The other party didn't want her to talk nonsense and said directly: "Go back and tell your boss to take care of your own land and don't stir up muddy waters that shouldn't be stirred up. Be careful not to lose your wife and lose your troops!"

After that, he waved his hand, and two men in black behind him came forward and unfolded the sack, apparently wanting to teach her a lesson.

Soon enough, as soon as the sack was put over his head, a sharp arrow pierced the palm of the man in black.

A scream sounded, and the other man in black immediately flashed back, only moving a little slower, and was hit by an arrow in his calf.

The leader reacted very quickly. Before the two men in black could react, he flew forward and spread his arms to capture Liang Peiqiu himself.Another sharp arrow flew from the darkness and collided with the long sword of the leader. When the arrow hit the ground, the man also spun around and was forced to take a few steps back.

He no longer attacked blindly. After looking around, he asked loudly: "Who is coming?"

Birds fluttered in the birch forest, and suddenly there was a silver light.

The man in black and others subconsciously avoided it.When they realized that the silver light was just a deceptive smoke bomb, Liang Peiqiu's figure was no longer in front of them.

Liang Peiqiu had gathered her strength early, and when the man in black was unprepared to dodge, he wrapped the box in his chest, grabbed the reins and ran away.

Ta Xue seemed to smell the dangerous atmosphere in the forest, and he ran at an unprecedented speed with the master on his back. He was so heroic that he could only hear the wind.

The man in the forest suddenly chuckled.

The man in black thought he was being sarcastic, and was very annoyed. They hurriedly searched around, but only heard one sentence: "Go back and tell your master that she is not someone you can touch. If there is a next time, it will not only be broken limbs. "

……

It was night, Xu Zhiliu stood in front of the window, and a crescent moon hung upside down on the treetops.He stared at the vast sky for a long time before moving his eyelashes and lowering his gaze.

There is still the inconspicuous and ugly Five Blessings Button on the desk.

At this time, the sound of pigeons cooing was heard in the distance. He gathered his thoughts and went out to investigate.It was almost midnight, and even Shi Nian, who was usually able to stay up late, had gone to bed. The courtyard was silent and empty.

When the pigeons stopped by the window and pecked for food, Xu Zhiliu returned to the house and took out the bamboo tube from under its feet.

Open the note.

There is a sentence written on it: Reform is bound to bleed, and those who achieve great things will not stick to trivial matters.
Don't blink next, the process is whizzing~