high official

Chapter 882

The conversation was divided into two parts, the imperial envoy went to the gate, beside the Pearl Spring, it was getting late, the tables and chairs had been removed, Wang Xian was still sitting by the spring and meditating.A pair of slender hands gently put on the cloak for him.

Without looking back, Wang Xian knew who was coming, he lightly pressed that hand, and sighed: "It's difficult..."

"Officer," in the mansion, Gu Xiaolian resumed her women's attire. She was wearing a long green dress, which made her skin whiter than snow, and her face as beautiful as a flower. "Didn't you already subdue those three guys?"

"It's not that simple..." Wang Xian said bitterly: "From my observation, these three people are more afraid of the White Lotus Sect than they are of the imperial court. Under such circumstances, it may be unrealistic to expect them to provide much help. .”

"If you don't rely on them, who else can you rely on?" Gu Xiaolian understood Wang Xian's state of mind, and raised her hand to gently rub the temples on both sides for him.

"Yes..." Wang Xian laughed at himself and said, "Aside from them, who else can we rely on?"

"Rely on yourself." Gu Xiaolian said softly: "Officials, these people can only be used as tools, and important things have to be done by themselves!"

"That's right, that's why I said, it's difficult!" Wang Xian closed his eyes slightly and said, "This pool in Shandong is really too deep..."

"Why don't I let my concubine go to investigate on behalf of the officials," Gu Xiaolian volunteered, "How can I say that, I used to be the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus."

"You are now a disgraceful traitor who committed himself to the leader of Jinyiwei," Wang Xian shook his head, smiled and took her slender waist into his arms, and leaned his head on her: "I let you go, wouldn't it be meaty buns beating dogs?"

"Official..." Seeing him making fun of herself again, Gu Xiaolian twisted her body and refused to follow.

"Don't move." Wang Xian closed his eyes slightly: "This posture is good for my thinking..."

Gu Xiaolian smiled helplessly, and had no choice but to remain still as his human pillow until it was completely dark, when Wang Xian stood up abruptly, which surprised Gu Xiaolian.

"Officer, do you have it?" Sensing Wang Xian's emotional changes, Gu Xiaolian asked hastily.

"How come there are officials?" Wang Xian smiled wickedly, and touched Gu Xiaolian's chin: "I should ask you."

"Official..." Gu Xiaolianjiao was angry and refused, so Wang Xian had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender, and said softly, "Give it a go!"

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The next day, Wang Xian secretly summoned Zhou Gan and ordered him to determine the location of the Buddha's mother.Zhou Gan confirmed that what Liu Ben said was correct, the Buddhist mother is connecting the congregation county by county, but not in Jiaodong, but in Qingzhou.

"Closely monitor her every step and accurately grasp her movements!" Wang Xian was overjoyed. What he was most afraid of was that the Buddha Mother would not be able to hide, and finding a needle in a haystack would be hopeless.As long as she stays on the water, no matter how difficult it is, there is always hope of catching her!
"Yes!" Zhou Gan replied in a deep voice, and wanted to say something, but hesitated for a while.

"Just say what you want to say, why are you hesitating?" Wang Xian scolded with a smile.

"Yes." Zhou Gan took the order and left.

After Zhou Gan left, Wang Xian said to Ling Xiao who was bored playing with the little bird in the courtyard: "Change your clothes, I'll take you out to play."

"Okay!" Ling Xiao was exhausted for a long time, and when he heard the sound, he threw the millet in his hand, and ran back to the room to change clothes.

Hearing that Wang Xian was going out, Zhou Yong immediately said with a frowning face, "Your Excellency, it's better not to leave the mansion easily. If you really want to go out, you must bring enough guards!"

"What?" Wang Xian frowned slightly: "Someone wants to kill me?"

"According to reliable information, the White Lotus Sect has listed adults as the number one target to kill, and the King of Han has also sent many people to Jinan..." Zhou Yong said with a bitter face: "These people are all here for adults. Yes, we have too few people in Jinan, adults must be careful."

"Understood." Wang Xian nodded, but still went his own way: "I will change my appearance so that no one will recognize it."

"That's still too dangerous..." Zhou Yong persuaded.

"It's safe for me to stay in this garden all day." Wang Xian couldn't do anything about this two-pole, so he could only patiently say: "But my eyes are darkened, and I can't see anything outside! I came to Shandong to recuperate ?!"

"There are Zhou Gan and Shi Wan who will help you inquire, and there are officials from the third department, what will your lord not know?" Zhou Yong disagreed.

"Stop talking nonsense, with so many of you around, I still have to poop and eat by myself!" Wang Xian ran out of patience and stared roughly, Zhou Yong had no choice but to stamp his feet and go out to prepare.

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After the cup of tea, Wang Xian pretended to be a merchant, and Gu Xiaolian and Lingxiao pretended to be his companions and servants. All three of them were skilled in martial arts. The courtyard wall left the palace of imperial envoys.

Zhou Yong climbed over the wall helplessly, and followed behind depressed.

The three of them came out of the alley and went to the main street of Quancheng.Wang Xian took a closer look and saw that there were many shops on the street, covered with signboards from all walks of life. Both the sellers and the customers who bought goods were well-dressed and looked very prosperous.

But Wang Xian always felt that something was weird. First of all, there were too few pedestrians. It was hard to imagine that such a small amount of traffic could support so many magnificent stores.When he threw the question to the second daughter, Ling Xiao smiled and said: "You think this is Nanjing and Beijing, how can there be so many people?"

"Then there shouldn't be so many shops." Wang Xian shook his head slightly, searching the crowd.Gu Xiaolian also observed attentively, and covered her mouth and chuckled after a while.

"Sister, what are you laughing at?" Ling Xiao looked at Gu Xiaolian puzzled.

"I'm laughing at the officials from Shandong, they are really generous." Gu Xiaolian leaned into Lingxiao's ear with a smile, and said softly, "So many people have been hired to act, and they will earn a lot of money just by taking care of food this day." Bar."

"Acting?" Ling Xiao was surprised: "You said these people are not doing business, but acting?"

"That's right." It was Wang Xian who answered, he nodded, and said with annoyance in his tone, "Chu Yan and the others are playing a monkey show for me!" As he spoke, he pointed to a few pedestrians not far away and said: " When they passed by outside, I clearly heard a few of them complaining, wandering around here every day, I don’t know when this day will be the end!”

"That's right, those shopkeepers who sell things are only chatting with customers, and no one has any intention of buying or selling." Gu Xiaolian said with a light smile: "And the pedestrians on the street are all empty-handed, I wonder if they are afraid of getting their new clothes dirty? "

"Really..." Let them talk, Ling Xiao also noticed that all the people on the street were indeed acting, and none of them really wanted to do business.Can't help but confused: "Why is this happening?"

"It's just whitewashing the peace!" Wang Xian snorted.

"There are also safety considerations." Gu Xiaolian said softly, "If I guess correctly, these people are all selected officials, so that we can ensure that the imperial envoy's actions are safe."

"Let's go farther away," Wang Xian snorted again, "I don't believe it, the whole city of Jinan is full of actors!" After finishing speaking, he walked away angrily, Ling Xiao and Gu Xiaolian looked at each other, the former vomited Tongue, quickly follow.

Zhou Yong and others were originally hiding in the dark, thinking that there was no danger in the vicinity of the Xingyuan, and the adults went back after wandering around casually, but seeing Wang Xian go away, they couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and hurried to catch up.

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Wang Xian walked out of five or six streets in one breath, and the situation in front of him suddenly changed. He saw that the pedestrians on the street were densely packed, and most of them were dressed in rags and their faces were disheveled. Compared with bad pottery, brown rice and vegetables, compared with Xingyuanwai Street, it is the difference between New York and Somalia.

Looking at the streets full of sewage and rubbish, those beggars crowded at the base of the walls, and the numbness and resentment on the faces of the common people, Wang Xian understood that this is the real Jinan City.

"Why is it so stinky?" Ling Xiao covered his nose and wrinkled his face.

Gu Xiaolian shook her head, signaling Ling Xiao to stop talking, because the three of them had already attracted the attention of others.I couldn't see it on Xingyuanwai Street just now, but now in this real street, the three of them stand out from the crowd no matter in terms of their attire or their expressions...

Wang Xian didn't pay attention to these, his eyes fell on the black and white letters pasted on the lintels of those shops - he saw that the eight seal characters of "vacuum hometown, lifeless old mother" were all written on them.In the past, Wang Xian would not know these eight characters, but his current job is to investigate the White Lotus Sect. He is familiar with all the information about the White Lotus Sect. How can he not know that these eight characters are the teachings of the White Lotus Sect? !

Back in the capital, when he searched the homes of those craftsmen, he had seen the same eight characters several times!
And look at those shopkeepers, before talking to customers, they all raise one palm and bend two fingers, and the other finger points to the chest, that is clearly the etiquette of the White Lotus Sect!

Wang Xian also saw that many passers-by wore a piece of red cloth on their heads despite their ragged clothes, which was the color of the Red Scarf Army!

On the street full of people coming and going, Wang Xian's mind was buzzing, and he didn't know where he was for a while...

"Official man." Seeing his distraught appearance, Gu Xiaolian hastily tugged at his sleeves to bring Wang Xian back to his senses.

Wang Xian nodded, quickly left the street, and stood still when he reached a deserted place, panting heavily.

"Xiao Lian, do you feel like you've returned to Guangling County?" Wang Xian's forehead was soaked in sweat, and his voice trembled slightly.

"Like." Gu Xiaolian really felt the same way, nodded and said, "Everything is so similar."

"But this is Jinan, the provincial capital!" Wang Xian said in fear, "How could it be like this?"

"This means..." Gu Xiaolian's voice trembled, "There are already white lotuses everywhere..."

"Is the government blind? Let the White Lotus Sect be so crazy!" Wang Xian gritted his teeth with hatred and said: "The chief envoy, the inspector, and the commander are all in Jinan! What will it be like in other places? I dare not Imagine!"

"Yes..." Gu Xiaolian said softly: "Everything here is very similar to before the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi, but it seems to be many times more serious..." He said softly: "Officer, let's go back Well, this is not a place to stay forever."

Wang Xian nodded.

(End of this chapter)