Dao fruit.

"Is Pan Zhi crazy?" Qiu Yan was slightly taken aback.

Pan Zhi is exactly the name of Third Young Master Pan.

At first hearing the news, Qiu Yan was slightly surprised, but after thinking about it, he understood the reason——

"That's right, Tang Lai passed on to Third Young Master Pan a set of Taishang Demon Attraction Art. This technique is difficult for many monks to master, let alone an ordinary person. When you practice it for the first time, you may be refreshed, but after a long time , deep-rooted demons, too many distracting thoughts mixed in thoughts, thoughts swell, how can we not go crazy? However, it is really surprising that the second young master of the Pan family has come back. It's probably the Second Young Master who came."

Pan Yuanwai has three sons in total. The eldest son and the second son are all officials. One was awarded Jinshi, and the other was recommended.

Two years ago, the black-faced gentleman came to power to preside over the reform, but there were not many people available in the court, so he had to entrust the limited manpower with heavy responsibilities. The Pan brothers seized the opportunity at that time, and gradually became the backbone of the new party. Later, Pan Yuanwai died unexpectedly. According to the law of etiquette, the Pan family brothers should return to their hometown to guard the system. However, the New Party lacks talents, so they were taken away, which shows that they value it.

However, Qiu Yan also had a new question in his heart——

"I didn't come back when I was guarding the system, but now I came back suddenly, and suddenly became the commander of the capital, controlling the guards of the three prefectures, and responsible for appeasing and calming the marsh people. Is Junzhen in charge of appeasement?"

The commander of the capital is actually a military post in the former dynasty. It was considered a temporary establishment in the Darui dynasty. It was the position of the leader of the army. Stable power, can be counted in the whole Jiannan Road.

However, although the commander of the capital has the title of commanding the military affairs of the three prefectures, he cannot extend his hand into the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi.Strictly speaking, Jiedushi is an army commander, commanding the military and government of a city, and his authority seems to be smaller than that of the capital commander, but when it comes to the combat effectiveness of the army, it is much stronger than those garrison soldiers stationed in the city.

Zhang Yunling seemed to see Qiu Yan's doubts, and said: "I know a little about this matter. I heard that it was caused by the ineffective implementation of the new law in Jiannan Road." When he said this, he kept silent, but what he said The information revealed is enough.

The implementation of the new law in Jiannan Road is not effective, although Qiu Yan has not investigated this matter.But it can also be seen that those few new laws touch the interests of the gentry, and of course they are not welcome, and the government of Jiannan Road is not controlled by the new party. Difficult to distract him.

"Pan came here. It should be that the New Party wants to use this excuse to break the situation in Jiannan Dao. Strictly speaking, this Second Young Master Pan is also a gentry in Jiannan Dao. But instead, he came here as a leader of the New Party I don’t know what plans to implement the new law.”

After thinking about it, Qiu Yan took his thoughts back.

"It's useless to think too much. Since the second young master Pan has become the commander of the capital and is in charge of the guards of the three prefectures, his purpose of mobilizing the guards is just to gather energy and blood. Now that the ghosts have retreated, the copper furnace is no longer there, and there is no threat. , I happened to invite me over again, and I made some remarks, which should dissuade him, this person is by no means a fool to be the backbone of the new party, and he should be aware of the danger behind it."

With this in mind, Qiu Yan stopped delaying, greeted Mr. Zhang, resigned the other party's proposal to send someone to follow him, and then followed the servants of Pan's residence and walked towards Pan's residence.

Pan's residence hasn't changed much. A few months ago, Qiu Yan had a soul wandering at night and dreamed of Pan Zhizhi.However, compared with before, Qiu Yan came here this time, and the reception he received was completely different——

The red-lacquered front door of Pan Mansion has been opened, and there is a young man in dark clothes standing beside the door.

Looking from a distance, Qiu Yan could feel a heroic spirit from this person, and this posture and aura made Qiu Yan guess his identity immediately.

"This person should be Pan Xiang, the second young master of the Pan family."

When this person saw Qiu Yan and the servants leading the way, his face showed joy, and before the servants went to report, he rushed up to greet him, clasped his fists and smiled: "This brother has an extraordinary look, he should be Qiu Yan, Brother Qiu, and I am in Xiapan To, there is a long way to welcome."

Pan Xiang's words and deeds, warm and thoughtful, and courteous, give people a feeling of spring breeze, even Qiu Yan can't help but feel good.

"This person looks different from his younger brother. He doesn't have the pretensions of a family member. He should be easy to deal with. Later, you may wish to persuade him bluntly. Since he is here for the new law, if the order of Yuanning is disturbed due to the invasion of the marsh people, it is very important to him. Same disadvantage."

Qiu Yan had previously discovered the plan of the marsh man through the divine thoughts of the gods, but the power of one person is limited after all, and the god himself cannot interfere with the common people at will. Pan Xiang has the position of commanding the soldiers, so he is undoubtedly an ideal candidate.

Accompanied by Pan Xiang's enthusiasm, Qiu Yan entered Pan's mansion with him, went straight into the main hall, and was invited to sit down.

After the two sat down in order of priority, there were servant girls watching tea and serving cakes.

"Speaking of which, brother Qiu and my Pan family still have some connections. My aunt and sister-in-law take care of brother Qiu. My brother is young and heartbroken because of the loss of his father. He has offended me so much. Brother Qiu, please don't take it to heart. .”

As soon as he sat down, Pan didn't wait for Qiu Yan to ask, he took the initiative to talk about Liu Shi and Pan Rongniang's affairs, his tone was easy-going, and there was a taste of letting things go.

"This is a distraction. It is right to take care of my aunt and cousin. Why should I thank you?" Qiu Yan shook his head, inadvertently circling around, and got straight to the point after a few words of greeting, "The Commander called Qiu over here this time, what can I tell you? "

Pan Xiang frowned slightly, but his smile remained the same: "Actually, this matter is simple to say. I heard that brother Qiu can use words to suppress evil spirits, and two words cured the magistrate and all the elders. To be honest, my brother A few days ago, I got a cold and fell into madness. I also invited doctors to treat me and Taoist priests to treat me. They all said that it was caused by external demons, so I have a heartless request. I want to ask brother Qiu for a word to calm down the evil spirit."

"Ask for words?" Qiu Yan frowned when he heard the words, and thought in his mind, "The news spread so quickly? It only took half a day, and it has already spread? But Pan Zhi is not possessed by evil spirits, but attracted foreign demons, The last time I entered his dream, I noticed that he had a sign of imminent catastrophe, so I presumably responded to it."

Having said that, Qiu Yan knew it was hard to shirk, after all, there was the relationship with his aunt Liu.

Mrs. Liu is Pan Yuanwai's concubine, and her son is a concubine, let alone a daughter. Pan Yuanwai had no status when he was alive, but now he is picked up from Qingchang with great fanfare. It seems that he is given preferential treatment. Favors exist, of course it is not easy to shirk.

While the two were talking, suddenly a servant came in with steady steps.

Although this servant was dressed as a servant, he had an extraordinary aura. He had a strong physique, a full sky, two temples protruding high, and a bright light in his eyes. He could tell at a glance that he was a person with a successful destiny.

Qiu Yan glanced at this person and understood.

"This person should be disguised and followed Pan Xiang to protect him."

The man also glanced at Qiu Yan, then frowned slightly, then walked to Pan Xiang's side, lowered his head, and spoke, but the voice was condensed into a line, and it was directly transmitted to Pan Xiang's ears, without leaking at all.

Seeing this, Qiu Yan was secretly amazed and couldn't help paying attention.

"Huh? It came so suddenly?" Hearing what the man said, Pan Xiang's complexion changed, he got up and smiled apologetically at Qiu Yan, "Brother Qiu, I'm really sorry, I wanted to talk to you, but I didn't expect to come to the military affairs suddenly. "

"Business is important." Qiu Yan stood up and cupped his hands, taking the opportunity to say, "However, Qiu has something to ask. I heard that in order to stabilize the prefecture, the Lord transferred the guards from the surrounding counties, leaving the defenses of several cities empty. I was in Wuxin before. The city has seen the prince of the marsh people, and has a little idea of ​​how the marsh people behave, if they know about this, they may be suspected of taking advantage of the fire, please think again."

He communicated with Pan Xiang for a while, feeling the emotions and thoughts scattered by the other party, knowing that he is a person who seeks stability, so he no longer hides it, and directly expresses the words in his heart, saving extra trouble.

He didn't say this very clearly, but after waking up, Pan Xiang would take precautions in the future.

"Oh?" Pan Xiang's heart skipped a beat when he heard Qiu Yan's words, but the expression on his face remained the same, "Brother Qiu also had contact with the Marsh people? Taking advantage of it? I was a little negligent, but the Marsh people seemed to be Vicious, in fact, it is a loose sand, dare not take risks to offend the heavenly court, but it should not be taken lightly, if there are scattered soldiers who infiltrate the defense line and hurt the people, it will be bad, after all, they are all the people of Darui, and human lives are at stake."

A strange color flashed in Qiu Yan's eyes, he nodded and said no more, turned around and was about to leave.

Unexpectedly, Pan Xiang recruited someone: "Come here, take Brother Qiu to the wing to rest, and then go and inform Jiu Yiniang that after I finish my work here, I will have a banquet for Brother Qiu."

After the words fell, a young servant came to guide Qiu Yan.

Qiu Yan glanced at Pan Xiang: "If you have any trouble, I will command you." Then he left with others.

Looking at Qiu Yan's back, Pan Xiang squinted his eyes, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "This Qiu Yan, it seems that he not only writes well, but also has some knowledge. It's a pity that you are too close to the old party, so you have to guard against it."

Behind him, Kong Wu's powerful servant came forward and said in a low voice: "I heard that this person has some friendship with Wen Anguo. Now that he has doubts about the marsh people, do you want to..." He didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but The strong murderous intent has fully revealed the meaning.

But Pan Xiang shook his head: "Fighting in court is different from vendettas in Jianghu. If you do it rashly, you can only leave a mouthful. There is a saying that you want to cover it up. I will take it seriously. Besides, Qiu Yan is only a scholar, so he has insight and has limited influence. , there is no need to make a fuss, they are all loyal to the country, but their ambitions are different."

The burly servant nodded and said: "Sir, you are right, Wugang has been taught."

Pan Xiang then smiled and said, "Okay, let's not say more, where is the messenger of Fat Xin? Let him in."

Outside the house, a faint, thin smoke slowly drifted into the house. (To be continued..)

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