The county horse is a medicine jar

On this side, Lin Sishen spent two days leisurely and peacefully with Shen Qingwan and Lin Juan, while Sun Wenqian in Dingxi City on the other side didn't have such a good time.

He never expected that Runzhu would lead so many people to rob and kill Lin Sishen and he would miss it.It was originally a matter of sure winning, but in the end, his plan was broken by a mysterious woman who suddenly appeared.

Not only did Lin Sishen arrive in Pingliang City unscathed, but even Runzhu was captured alive by Lin Sishen.

Runzhu had done many things for Sun Wenqian, so he naturally knew a lot of his activities. He was afraid that Runzhu would not be able to stand up to Lin Sishen's coercion and temptation, so he confessed to him.

Although Sun Wenqian thought he could cover the sky with one hand in Longyou, but Lin Sishen came from the capital, and the forces behind her were intricate, and he was not someone he could easily manipulate.

With this attack, Sun Wenqian also knew that he had completely offended Lin Sishen, and if he wanted to continue to be his chief protector in Longyou safely, he could not let Lin Sishen return to the capital.

Having been stable in Longyou for too long, Sun Wenqian regarded himself as the emperor of Longyou. He thought that as long as Lin Sishen was in Longyou for a day, he would have a chance to get rid of Lin Sishen.

Sun Wenqian wrote a secret letter, and asked someone to send it to the capital quickly to the second prince. The letter directly pointed out that Lin Sishen secretly colluded with the fourth prince. Not only did he want to thoroughly investigate the disaster relief and corruption case, but he also began to investigate the Longling incident privately. I hereby ask for instructions He wanted to completely wipe out Lin Sishen and his group in Longyou, and then plant them on the fleeing bandits.

Although the secret letter said to ask for instructions, Sun Wenqian would not wait for the second prince's appointment at all. As soon as the letter was delivered, he immediately dispatched several people to Pingliang City.

The white-bearded old man who managed to escape from Shen Qingwan that day emboldened Sun Wenqian by bragging about the skill of the woman in white, saying that she was like a fox fairy born out of nowhere, picking leaves and flying flowers to hurt people invisible.All the bragging is to shirk his guilt.

Sun Wenqian also guessed that he must be exaggerating, but at the same time he also knew the old man's skills, so he was extra careful this time, those who were sent to Pingliang City were no longer the reckless men who had nothing to do with brute strength last time , but a group of murderous dead soldiers he privately domesticated.

As for the Pingliang City, he also sent people to order in advance, ordering people not to disturb Lin Sishen and others for the time being, but to keep an eye on their movements day and night, and when the dead men arrived, they would join hands to annihilate them in one fell swoop.

That same night, Lin Sishen changed into her night clothes in front of Shen Qingwan. After everything was ready, she put on her veil and hood and said softly, "I'm afraid I will be late tonight."

After the voice fell, there was silence behind him, Lin Sishen didn't wait for Shen Qingwan's response, turned around and found Shen Qingwan's figure, stared at her and blinked.

Shen Qingwan was lying sideways on the bed, lazily propping her forehead, her eyes fluttered past Lin Sishen, the light in her eyes was dim, she seemed to be distracted, and she didn't know what she was thinking, did she hear what Lin Sishen said just now? .

Lin Sishen stared at her for a while, then took two steps forward, hurriedly asked: "The princess is so restless, what is he thinking?"

Shen Qingwan's eyes moved slightly, and her eyes finally fell on Lin Sishen. She opened her lips casually while thinking, "I'm thinking, it's time for me to return to the capital after tomorrow."

Suddenly hearing Shen Qingwan talking about leaving, Lin Sishen was immediately stunned. Although she knew that Shen Qingwan had to return to the capital, she still couldn't hide her reluctance, and her originally calm expression suddenly darkened a little.

Her thin lips trembled slightly, she nodded with a long sigh, and said quietly: "It is indeed time to count the days. The princess originally said that she would stay for three days, but today she has stayed for an extra day. If the princess has not shown up, It will inevitably be suspicious, it is better to go back earlier."

Shen Qingwan saw through Lin Sishen's duplicity at a glance, she narrowed her eyes slightly, and said with a half-smile: "Since your husband is so understanding, why don't I set off tomorrow."

"But didn't the princess say that after the day is over?"

Hearing what Shen Qingwan said, Lin Sishen couldn't help but speak hastily, and even bit the word "afterwards" very hard without concealing it.

Seeing Lin Sishen's eager gaze, Shen Qingwan smiled with satisfaction, raised her eyebrows and looked out the window, and reminded leisurely: "If you don't leave, it will be dawn."

It was already late at night, and if it dragged on, there might not be enough time, Lin Sishen lowered his shoulders helplessly: "Then I'll talk to you when I get back."

After speaking, Lin Sishen didn't procrastinate any longer, and under Shen Qingwan's watchful eyes, he jumped out of the window, quietly blended into the night, and rushed to the government office in Pingliang City.

Just like last time in Dingxi City, Lin Sishen had already sent someone to get a clear picture of the terrain of Pingliang City, so she shuttled through the streets and alleys with ease, avoiding the eyeliner hidden outside the official post, without alarming anyone. People quietly rushed to the official office.

This time, she wanted to go to the government office to look through the file of Chu Sima's treason case. She could take advantage of her position to check the file openly and aboveboard, so as to avoid such trouble.

But if she did that, the second prince would definitely know about it, so she could only investigate secretly.

After sneaking into the case files, Lin Sishen almost glanced through all the case files in the past five years. There are many cases in which anyone with a discerning eye can see that those cases where the punishment was obviously extremely perfunctory, almost the same as in Dingxi City, If you investigate carefully, you will be able to uncover many unjust, false and wrong cases.

After finding the file of the case of Chu Sima’s collusion with the enemy and treason, Lin Sishen finally read it seriously. As expected, the file did not record the details of the case, but only detailed details. Chu Sima was accused of collaborating with the enemy and conspiring against him.

Lin Sishen's gaze fell on the line at the end of the file, and he lowered his eyes quietly for a long time.

"The evidence and testimony of this case was submitted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and all those involved in this case were killed and no one was left alive."

This case file is useless at all, all the important material evidence and statements of the case have been submitted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Justice belongs to the second prince, so the case may not be investigated at this point.

Lin Sishen closed the file with a calm expression, she didn't seem surprised by this.But now she is also certain that the case of Chu Sima must involve the Longling mentioned by Shen Qingwan. The second prince and Sun Wenqian hid Longling so deeply, how could it be easy for people to follow the clues.

Although the clues to the Chu Sima case were broken, Lin Sishen could still start with Han Ce. This person has worked in Pingliang City for many years, so he will know some secrets.What's more, he had altered the account books, and even came to Lin Sishen, as if he wanted to tell her something.

After leaving the official office, Lin Sishen rushed to Han Ce's compound without stopping.

Although Han Ce is the magistrate of Pingliang City, his residence looks rather shabby, the stone walls outside the courtyard are mottled, and the inside of the courtyard can be seen at a glance. There are only a few old houses,

It was already midnight, but the courtyard was lit with candlelight, and Han Ce didn't seem to be resting.

Lin Sishen was not in a hurry to sneak into Han Ce's house, but went around the courtyard a few times to make sure that no one was following her, and then she climbed over the wall and entered with confidence.

As Lin Sishen thought, Han Ce did not fall asleep, he was wearing a thin coat, pacing back and forth anxiously in the study, frowning, as if he was upset about something.

Just when he was upset, the wooden window seemed to be knocked by something, and there was a light sound.His face immediately turned aside, and he took out a dagger from his sleeve in a panic and held it in his hand. He approached the wooden window cautiously, as if he was in danger.

After slowly moving to the window, Han Ce swallowed, and asked in a trembling voice vigilantly, "Who is outside the window?"

"Master Han?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Ce suddenly heard a quiet and cold call, which made him shudder and break out in a cold sweat in this silent night.

As soon as the sound came out, Han Ce's face was pale and his eyes were black. He tried his best to hold the dagger tightly and turned around slowly. Under his horrified gaze, a masked man in black stood in the middle of the room, with a pair of dark and deep eyes fixed on him. staring at himself.

He was the only one in the room just now, and in the blink of an eye, another man in black appeared. Han Ce is a thin and weak literati with a timid and timid temper. He broke out in cold sweat after being so frightened, and his knees almost went limp. Paralyzed to the ground.

The dagger in Xu Shi's hand gave him a little courage. He held the dagger in trembling hands and stood in front of him, asking in horror, "You... who are you?"

The man in black narrowed his eyes, and said with a sneer, "Master Han doesn't know who I am?"

Hearing this, Han Ce's face became paler and paler. He lowered his eyes and let out a low growl in pain, then resigned himself to his fate and dropped the dagger in his hand, knelt down and begged bitterly, "I haven't seen the imperial envoy again in the past two days. I dare not, I really dare not, I will not say anything to him. I beg you to let me go, let go of my wife and children."

The man in black snorted coldly, and said with a sneer: "If it wasn't for the protection of your father because he tried his best to save him back then, and wanted to promote and support you, do you think you can become the county magistrate with your ability? But you are fine, Not only does he know how to repay his kindness, but he also wants to betray Lord Duhu.”

Han Ce trembled, clenched his fists and said in pain, "I am the one who will repay the favor, and I am the one who is sorry for the protection of the Lord. But since the drought began, the people in Longyou have been starving to death, and countless people outside Pingliang City have starved to death every day. The [-] shi of relief food distributed to Pingliang City fell into my hands, and there was only less than [-] shi of bran left, I really couldn't bear it..."

The man in black frowned and interrupted him impatiently: "So you found an imperial envoy, and you wanted to report on the protectorate?"

Han Ce burst into tears and repented, knelt down in front of the man in black and kept begging for mercy: "I dare not, even if you lend me ten guts, I will not dare to betray Lord Protector again, please give Lord Protector When I replied, I said that Han Ce knew his mistake, and I hope that Lord Protector will spare the lives of my poor wife and two children because of the kindness my father gave his life to save them. They are innocent and they don't know anything."

The man in black bent down slowly, and looked down at Han Ce from above. Under the dim candlelight, his only pair of dark and beautiful eyes shone coldly with fragments of light.

"Don't worry, they're eating and drinking right now and they're being served, so they're safe and sound for the time being. But Lord Han, Lord Protector sent me here because he wanted me to ask Lord Han again, except for the fact that the relief food was replaced with bran." Besides, did you know something you shouldn't know?"