Qu Chang's indifferent attitude made the county magistrate very anxious. At that time, he was sitting in the last seat and couldn't speak, so he could only chase after him.

Qu Chang said: "Don't worry, Master Zhu will come and invite me to see him later."

After finishing speaking, he saw that the other party was startled and did not explain, so he turned around and said, "Please come in."

Inexplicably and nervously, the county magistrate followed Qu Zhang into the front hall, sat down and drank three cups of tea, and the servant next to Zhu Chengluan came over.

All this was similar to what Qu Changlu had expected, just now at the banquet, Zhu Chengluan finished his provocative words, and it should be time to give him sweet dates to comfort him.

Sure enough, the boy said politely after saluting:

"Master Qu, my lord knows that you are here for the matter of Suzhi County. Let me let you know, sir, please rest assured that Suzhi County is fine."

Qu Chang said: "Really?"

"Yes, Su Zhixian is still in prison for the time being, because the adults are worried that if he is released, other officials will follow suit and open warehouses to release food, so it can only be used as a warning."

Qu Chang said: "If you don't kill him, don't let him go, maybe you want him to die of old age inside."

The young man said: "You are joking, my lord invited the younger one to pass on the message, just now at the banquet, Mr. Qu understood his difficulties, and never made any embarrassment, my lord will naturally reciprocate and let you go smoothly."

He slightly lowered his voice: "The refugee issue will be resolved by itself. At that time, Su Xuan can let Mr. Qu handle it."

Qu Chang negative was slightly taken aback, but only in an instant, his expression adjusted: "That's very good. I wonder if you can let me see him?"

The boy said: "This... shouldn't be a problem, but I still need to go back and ask my lord for instructions, please forgive me."

Qu Chang said: "Go."

The county magistrate of Xiangyuan County was originally worried that Qu Changlu didn't want to take care of Su Xuan at all. Seeing that he had predicted things like a god, he was truly convinced. After seeing Zhu Chengluan's servant leave, he thanked him and left happily.

As soon as he left, Qu Changlu said to Jing Qianjiang: "Zhu Chengluan has no good intentions."

This was the first sentence Qu Changlu said to Jing Qianjiang after the kiss on the carriage.

Jing Qianjiang felt a little embarrassed, and wondered what kind of emotions he could deal with himself, and said a little weakly: "I feel the same way. I always feel that Zhu Chengluan has found a way to deal with refugees."

Qu Zhang negatively sneered: "Isn't that simple? If you're dead, you don't need to be resettled. Just find a bunch of 'bandits', 'rebellious troops', or new 'vagrants' to kill each other. Isn't that kind of people It's a trivial matter, if new people die, they dare not come to Huiyang."

He was afraid that Zhu Chengluan would take such a method, so he didn't urge the other party to release the food.

Jing Qianjiang frowned, what else was there to say, Zhu Chengluan's servant had already returned, and told Qu Changlong that he could take him to see Su Xuan.

Qu Chang was about to leave, but Jing Qianjiang pretended to be obedient at the side, and hurriedly said: "My lord, it's dark in the prison, let me accompany you, my little one."

The young man smiled and said: "Suzhi County is held alone, if this brother is worried about Mr. Qu, he can naturally follow him."

Qu Chang negative said indifferently: "Let's go."

It was dark and cold in the prison, only one candle was lit outside, the flame above it flickered tremblingly, and the shadows reflected in all the unreal corners were very gloomy.

Su Xuan only wore unlined clothes and sat on the ground. Under such circumstances, he still looked calm, just like before.

Such a long night is always desolate and sleepless. He has no intention of falling asleep. Holding a branch in his hand, he slowly draws a picture of frost, snow and moon on the ground.

In the past, Su Xiang's calligraphy and painting were the best in Beijing. Although after his rebirth, his official position had to be mixed up again, but his skills did not fall behind.

Under the sky, on a moonlit night, under light snow, a poor boy who was down and out, met a mean and cute young man in a fancy dress.

The other party threw away his carefully written policy, but quietly placed a box of gold under his broken bed.

——In his previous life, he accidentally learned of Le Youxia's true identity by accident.

I don't know if it's because of his naturally thoughtful temperament, or because of his destiny, Su Xuan is always easy to discover many secrets that others can't perceive.

After discovering that he was reborn in this life, the first thing he did was to wait for him at the gates of the Grand Master's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion, and sure enough, he met him as he wished.

According to normal rules, after Su Xuanzhong was promoted, he should directly enter the Hanlin Academy. He asked himself to be transferred here as a small magistrate. He originally tried to remind and investigate the Song family's army, but found that there was no problem with the army in this life.

This made Su Xuan very puzzled, but no matter what the reason for the change was, it at least proved that the development of all things can really be different after reliving the whole life.

A gust of wind whimpered and blew in through the crack of the broken window, as if chilling even the cracks of the bones, Su Xuan moved his fingers that were almost frozen.

He hasn't revisited this feeling of poverty and desolation for many years, but the chill on his body is nothing, but the coldness in his heart can't be dispelled no matter what.

He missed Qu Changsheng very, very much, but he didn't dare to stay by his side and get along with him for a long time.

I don't know when, all the despair and regret will be able to find a chance to make up for it.

The whole painting was almost finished, so Su Xuan slowed down his movements, and finally used that twig to trace carefully the eyebrows and eyes of the handsome young man.

At this moment, the flames outside shook violently, and someone came.

Su Xuan withdrew the gentleness on his face, looked outside, but heard the voice of the cell boss say flatteringly: "Master Qu, please slow down and be careful of your steps."

The branch in his hand fell to the ground and destroyed the whole painting. Su Xuan stood up abruptly.

He saw Qu Zhang negative stepping in, and another person dressed as a servant followed behind him, holding a white gauze lantern in his hand.

The light was like water, flowing from his end to his own, entangled with the tenderness in his heart.

Su Xuan moved his lips and said in a low voice: "It's you."

The voice was very soft, except for the attendant staring at him from Qu Changshou, no one else seemed to pay attention.

The jailer said to Qu Zhang: "Then Master Qu will chat slowly, and the younger one will leave first."

Qu Changcheng didn't look at him, looked around, and said casually: "Let's go quickly. This place is cloudy and cold, and no one would like to stay for a long time."

The jailer froze, and immediately apologized with a smile: "I didn't vacate the vacant room before, and tomorrow Suzhi County is going to change places."

Qu Changlu didn't speak, his jaw tilted slightly, and the jailer stepped back.

Su Xuan said hoarsely: "...Master Qu."

Qu Chang said: "It's damp and cold in the prison, is Suzhi County infected with wind and cold? Take care of yourself."

Su Xuandao: "Yes, this cell is a bit cold, sir, please don't stand by the window to avoid catching cold."

Jing Qianjiang frowned when he heard this, and put the cloak he took before going out on Qu Chang's shoulders.

Qu Chang said: "Suzhi County has suffered. I came here to review your guilt. Could you please tell me why you disregarded the order and released food to help the hungry people?"

Although he knew that Qu Zhang should have no impression of him at the moment, but hearing his completely unfamiliar tone, Su Xuan was still a little disappointed.

He paused, and said with a gentle smile: "At that time, the city was not yet closed, and hungry people had already flowed into the city. Firstly, it was really sympathetic, and secondly, if it was ignored, it would also cause turmoil. It is really a last resort for the lower officials to do this." Of."

"is it?"

Qu Chang negative raised his eyebrows aggressively: "Haven't you ever thought that food is limited and the city is not closed, so that more refugees will be attracted and the situation will escalate?"

Su Xuan paused, and said apologetically, "It's the lower officials who are short-sighted and didn't think about all this."

Qu Zhang negative sized him up, and said with a faint smile, "Short-sighted... Suzhi County really doesn't look like this kind of person."

Su Xuan's heart jumped, and he always felt that his tone seemed a little subtle: "My lord, think highly of me."

Qu Chang said negatively: "The so-called what can't be broken can't be built. You obviously want to use this method to cause turmoil and alarm the court. If you didn't come out like this, I'm afraid the situation here will still be covered by Zhu Chengluan, and it will be difficult to see the light of day. "

He smiled slightly: "Gentle and elegant, old and cunning, he is really an irreversible scheming. Oh, Mr. Su?"

After a while, Su Xuan said: "Is there a flaw?"

Qu Changcheng said: "Master Su has always been the smartest. Before you deliberately went to block me at the gate of the Grand Master's Mansion, you must have known that Qu Changcheng is Le Youxia. So I thought that if you saw that the Song family army was safe, you would just leave me alone." You should have guessed that I, like you, carry the memories of my previous life."

Su Xuan twitched the corners of his lips, as if he wanted to laugh, but he didn't laugh anyway, he just said: "I thought about it, but I just can't believe it."

He looked at Qu Zhang and said: "I see that your body seems to be better?"

Qu Chang said: "It's much stronger than before."

These two irrelevant reminiscences were already too much for him. After finishing speaking, he said: "You want someone from the court to come, and here I am. But what do you want to say?"

Su Xuandao: "Yes, I have something to say, I, I am..."

He settled down, regained his thoughts, and said in a low voice:

"Shortly after I took office, I discovered that there were a lot of bandits in this place. They didn't often rob the people, but they were stationed on the mountain and killed several groups of hunters who wanted to hunt game. The government sent troops several times to encircle and suppress them. Expulsion, but in the end they all returned without success.”

Qu Chang said: "Returning without success, is it because the bandits are too powerful, or because the government is not dedicated?"

Su Xuan said with a gentle smile: "You still speak like this, hitting the nail on the head."

He swept his gaze over Qu Chang's face, then lowered his eyes and said:

"I don't dare to say if I'm not sure, but there are bandits in the world who don't go down the mountain to loot, but only kill those who offend the territory? Are they not afraid of starving to death? From this point of view, these people don't seem to want to occupy the mountain as king , it seems to be keeping some secret, afraid of being noticed."

Qu Changcheng and Jing Qianjiang looked at each other, and they both remembered the bandits that Lu Yang met in the mouth of King Changding before.

At that time, Lu Yang was also kidnapped by them in this area, and through this opportunity, they reached a cooperation in reselling military salaries. A large part of the reason why Qu Changlu came here this time was to understand this matter.

Both of them are smart people, and after listening to the information provided by Su Xuan, they have already vaguely guessed some clues in their hearts.

Su Xuan also followed Qu Chang's gaze to look at Jing Qianjiang, paused for a moment, but didn't speak.

Qu Chang said: "Very good, now that the fog has not cleared, please trouble Master Su to stay in prison for a few more days. When you regain your freedom in the future, I believe your official career will also be promoted to a higher level."

Seeing that he came prepared, he actually pulled out a plain white handkerchief and an eyebrow pencil for women from his sleeve, and handed it to Su Xuan: "Can you draw that mountain?"

Su Xuan took it over, weighed it in his hand and pondered for a moment, but smiled and said: "This handkerchief is really finely crafted, let me keep it."

He calmly folded the handkerchief and put it in his sleeve, then tore off a piece of material from the hem of his clothes, picked up the eyebrow pencil, and drew on it.

Jing Qianjiang was listening to the two of them talking, and seeing this scene again, took a deep and slow breath.

Su Xuan's drawing skills are excellent, and his memory is also good. He almost didn't pause, and soon drew out what Qu Changhong wanted, looked at it himself, and then handed it to Qu Changhong.

"The local roads are tortuous, and the time it takes to make this map is limited. I'm afraid it can't be exhaustive. When you go, bring more people, don't be careless."

Jing Qianjiang suddenly raised his hand, passed over Qu Chang, and took Su Xuan's cloak, and said coldly, "Thank you, Magistrate Su, for your concern."

Su Xuan's fingers tightened, but he did not let go, but his face was smiling as before. Jing Qianjiang looked back with deep eyes, and after the indifferent expression, there was a sharp and cold look.

The confrontation between the two was only for a short moment, and then Su Xuan let go of his hand without any trace, allowing Jing Qianjiang to take the map away.

He saluted, and said kindly: "It's been a year since His Majesty King Jing changed his appearance, but his temperament and temper remain the same."

Jing Qianjiang sneered slightly, raised his hand to remove the disguise on his face, and nodded to Su Xuan: "Su Xiang, long time see you."

Everyone in the court knew that Prime Minister Su had one thing, that no matter whether it was a person or a thing, as long as he had seen it, he could firmly remember its unique characteristics in his heart.

Even if he and Jing Qianjiang didn't get along very well, they had been in the same dynasty for many years, and seeing that Qu Changshou treated this attendant very specially, he already had a faint guess in his heart.

Su Xuandao: "Just now, during the conversation, I mentioned the theory of the previous life flawlessly, but I didn't see His Highness surprised. It seems that there are quite a few people who got this opportunity."

There is something in his words: "Being able to be born again, especially congratulations to His Highness."

There seemed to be some mystery behind these words, Qu Changshou was listening beside him, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Jing Qianjiang said with his hands behind his back: "However, since we can start all over again, what everyone wants to do is to make up for their regrets. There is absolutely no reason why one time is worse than the last time, so—"

He changed the subject: "In the previous life, Prime Minister Su went directly to the Imperial Academy after he was elected, and then his official career was prosperous, and he was on the same level, but now you don't go on the road, and instead transferred out to be a county magistrate. I don't know why?"

When he said the words "what does this mean?", his voice raised slightly. Although his expression seemed calm, his aggressiveness was about to emerge.

Su Xuan still had that indifferent and gentle look: "Mingguang Dao may not lead to good results, Xuan, this life's ambition is not in official career."

A sharp light flashed in Jing Qianjiang's eyes, and after a while, the corners of his mouth relaxed, revealing a slightly contemptuous smile: "Su Xiang, with all due respect to the king, sometimes the results are good or bad, it depends not on your path, but on Who is walking?"

His eyeliner curled up, with a hint of anger and sarcasm: "Whether you can get what you want, I will wait and see."

"The reunion of two old friends, inseparable and inseparable, is really touching. But there are still important things at the moment, please talk about the old days at another time."

Qu Chang negative finally said slowly: "His Royal Highness, please cover your face, let's go out."

What Qu Chang negative said was too embarrassing, if it didn't come out of his mouth, I'm afraid he would have been beaten on the spot.

Jing Qianjiang and Su Xuan had weird expressions when they heard the words "inseparable and inseparable", and they didn't know who should be more disgusting.

They didn't want to talk to each other immediately, and the verbal confrontation finally stopped.

When he came out of the prison, Qu Zhang asked Jing Qianjiang: "What's the matter with you and Su Xuan?"

Although Jing Qianjiang and Su Xuan didn't show their temper at first, they didn't have such a big hostility, but now they have a bit of tit-for-tat hostility.

Qu Changsheng didn't know, but it was because after his death in the previous life, Su Xuan joined forces with the Qiang people to rebel.

No one expected that Su Xiang, who has always been gentle and refined, would be so unscrupulous when he became crazy. It took Jing Qianjiang a lot of effort to calm down the battle.

At that time, Qi Hui had already set up a tomb for the dead Le Youxia to bury, but Su Xuan thought that the body had been found, and even led troops to dig the grave.

In order to stop him, Jing Qianjiang fought him in front of Qu Chang's grave.

In the end, the war was settled, and the ending of the two was that Su Xuan disappeared, while he committed suicide.

Jing Qianjiang didn't know much about Su Xuan at first, but after going through those battles, the two had completely opposite positions and cognitions, and only then did they deeply understand each other's obsession and madness.

Su Xuan looks gentle on the outside, but he is actually a very extreme person, so when they came back from this life, when they saw each other, they felt extra wary in their hearts.

Although Qu Chang negative didn't know exactly what happened, but the anomaly between them naturally couldn't be hidden from him at all.

But these too heavy and depressing past, Jing Qianjiang does not want to let Qu Chang negative know.

He smiled and said, "It's just some old grievances from different political views later on."

Putting the matter down in one sentence, Jing Qianjiang asked Qu Changnegative again: "When are you going to visit those bandits?"

Qu Changlu was thoughtful, but he didn't press the question, and answered Jing Qianjiang's question: "It's better to hit the sun..."

He smiled lightly: "Go back to sleep first tonight."

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