On the wedding night, the villain husband cried and his eyes turned red

The trip to Mengzhou went much smoother than Xu Shihuan expected. She galloped all the way, fearing that she would lose time, but on the day she arrived in Mengzhou, she saw from a distance an old man with gray hair and a plump body among the people who came to greet her.

Xu Shihuan remembered what her father had told her before. The Mengzhou magistrate's surname was Yuan. He was fifty-eight years old. He was obese. Now he was just waiting to survive the last few years before returning home to retire.

Therefore, instead of being prepared for Xu Shihuan's arrival, he might actually welcome it. After all, now that Mengzhou has a young judge, it will be much easier for him to be the prefect.

Thinking of this, Xu Shihuan quickly dismounted his horse, saluted the old man standing at the head, and said respectfully:

"The lower official Xu Shihuan has met Magistrate Yuan."

Magistrate Yuan was a little surprised to see that Xu Shihuan was a woman. He had heard someone say that this year's Tanhualang was a woman, and he was still a little curious. I never expected that the young judge sent by the emperor this time would be the female scout.

"Xu Tongpan does not need to be polite. My surname is Yuan Mingqiu. You can just call me Mr. Yuan from now on."

Xu Shihuan bit his lower lip and spent a lot of effort to hold back the word "yes" from his mouth. Yuan Qiu? The name of the prefect is exactly the same as his figure.

After some pleasantries, Xu Shihuan followed Mr. Yuan back to Mengzhou Mansion. Here, Mr. Yuan had already sent people to prepare a banquet, hoping to entertain Xu Shihuan.

Seeing the beauties who had been waiting there for a long time, Master Yuan showed an embarrassed look on his face. He looked at Xu Shihuan and said hesitantly:

"How about asking these dancers to step down?"

Xu Shihuan saw the embarrassment in his eyes and quickly explained:

"It's okay, you're here, let's let them dance before we talk. Mr. Yuan, although I am a woman, I don't care if my colleagues have beauties around them. You can just be as usual."

After hearing this, Mr. Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and said helplessly:

"Master Xu, to be honest, at my age, even if I see the most beautiful woman, I still feel powerless. That's all, let them step down later when they finish dancing."

Not to mention, although Mr. Yuan is helpless in the face of beautiful women, he is really particular about food. Every dish he ate and every sip of wine he drank made Xu Shihuan admire him.

Seeing that he was almost done drinking, Mr. Yuan looked at Xu Shihuan with a smile and finally expressed his true thoughts:

"Master Xu, you have seen my situation. At my age, I can't get promoted. If there is a chance to make a fortune, I will not refuse it. I just want to get through these few years in a down-to-earth manner. It’s time to return to my hometown to retire.”

Xu Shihuan nodded, indicating that she understood what Mr. Yuan meant. Seeing her reaction, Mr. Yuan continued:

"The emperor sent you here this time because he wanted you to support the war in Hezhou. I didn't know it was you before, so I was a little worried. Now that I know that General Guan is your grandfather, I feel more relieved. ."

"If you need help over there in Hezhou, you can help me boldly without asking for my opinion. However, you have to promise me one thing, don't cause trouble. I just want to return to my hometown to retire in a down-to-earth manner. I can't stand it. So much excitement.”

After hearing this, Xu Shihuan picked up his wine glass, toasted Mr. Yuan with a glass of wine, and solemnly promised:

"Master Yuan, don't worry, I won't cause any trouble for you."

Yuan Qiu got the promise he wanted, and the big stone hanging in his heart finally fell. The two drank for a while, and then Xu Shihuan heard snoring next to him.

Master Yuan actually fell asleep while drinking.

Xu Shihuan summoned his servants and sent Lord Yuan back. She herself had just made up her mind not to go to the mansion arranged by Master Yuan, but to live directly in the Mengzhou Mansion.

Xu Shihuan knew in her heart that as soon as the war between Wanhua Kingdom and Suwu Kingdom ended, she would return to Yong'an City. At the moment, she doesn't have the time and energy to settle down in Mengzhou. She just wants to seize this opportunity and do some important things.

In front of Magistrate Yuan, Xu Shihuan swore that he would not cause trouble. But in fact, it was impossible not to cause trouble. What she wanted to do next was a big deal that would cost her her head.

When my grandfather wrote, he secretly conveyed the information in the letter in a way that only the two of them understood. It is not difficult to win a war with Suwu Country.

But the problem is that my grandfather doesn't want this war to end so soon. On the contrary, he hoped that the war would drag on as long as possible.

If it were just to repel Suwu Country, it would be very simple. But in a few years, Suwu Country will make a comeback. If you want to truly eliminate hidden dangers, you must defeat them completely so that they never have the chance to come back.

More importantly, Guan Jiajun has been waiting for this war for too long. The years of peace have made the country's tendency to value civility over military affairs more and more serious.

These soldiers stationed in Hezhou, they left their hometowns to stay here, but they did not receive the treatment they deserve, nor the attention they deserved. How sad this is.

Therefore, no matter which perspective you consider, this war cannot end easily. What Xu Shihuan wants to do in Mengzhou is not to help Guan Jiajun win, but to try every means to delay the war.

In addition to the reasons that Prime Minister Xu analyzed before, Xu Shihuan also had his own considerations in choosing Mengzhou. To the north of Mengzhou is the Meng Kingdom. Although the Meng Kingdom is not as powerful as the Wanhua Kingdom and the Siwu Kingdom, it has its own unique advantages.

The Meng people are nomadic people. They have no fixed residence and no habits such as farming. They rely entirely on naturally occurring animals and plants in the wild for their livelihood.

It's not that the neighboring countries have never had an idea of ​​​​taking Meng as their own. But the desolate land and the uncontrollable people are a huge trouble for other countries.

What Xu Shihuan was thinking about this time was the Meng Kingdom. She thought that the grain output of the Siwu Kingdom was not high, and in previous years she would secretly buy grain from merchants of the Wanhua Kingdom.

Now that the two countries are at war, even if their people are willing to buy food from Wanhua merchants, those merchants may not dare to make the money.

But the Meng people are different. If she can find a few reliable Meng people and use their hands to sell grain, fodder and other materials to the Suwu soldiers, she can not only prolong the war, but also save money. The treasury of the Suwu Kingdom.

When necessary, she can also get some shady things to make the soldiers of the Suwu Kingdom addicted to them, unable to stop, want to buy them but cannot afford them, and want to quit.

However, to do this, she needs the help of the Wen family.