Beauty is sick

Pei Zhe suppressed his smile, and stared at Wei Duo and others who came running from down the mountain.

At this time Yun Wuyang also ran over, seeing the serious expression of the guards, he silently shut his mouth and followed behind Pei Zhe.

There were people all around, Wei Duo's yell just now attracted many people's attention, Pei Zhe raised his hand to stop him from continuing: "Go down the mountain first."

Wei Duo nodded, escorting people with the imperial guards around him.

Pei Zhe considered it carefully and said, "Ninth Young Master, can we continue at another time?"

Jin Lingjiu nodded: "See you later."

Pei Zhe and his group quickly walked down the mountain, Jin Lingjiu glanced back, and met Mu Jiao who was walking over: "Have you been following for a long time?"

"Not long." Mu Jiao endured and endured, but couldn't hold back, "I didn't find my brother in the Buddhist temple, so I asked someone and went to Taolin."

Tao Lin made Jin Lingjiu think of something, his heart tightened, and he looked away: "Well, let's go."

"..." Mu Jiao scratched her heart, waited for him to ask, and then took the opportunity to ask him and Pei Zhe what charades they were playing, but Jin Lingjiu didn't ask, which made her very depressed.

The two walked down the mountain, and Jin Lingjiu stroked the Buddhist beads on his wrist with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Before arriving in Yecheng, he saw Zuo Ping who had rushed back after receiving the letter.

Not seeing each other for a few days, Mu Jiao saw Zuo Ping from a distance, and waved excitedly: "You are finally back!"

Mu Jiao has a lively personality and talks a lot, but Jinling Jiu doesn't talk much, so she won't chat with her. These days when Zuo Ping is not around, she can't hold back talking to herself.

Zuo Ping had a serious expression: "Master Jiu, I have something to do—"

Jin Lingjiu thought of the report he had heard before, and he understood it, glanced at the excited Mu Jiao, and interrupted him: "Go back to the inn first."

With a look from him, Zuo Ping understood the meaning, and immediately shut up.

On the way back, Mu Jiao had a good time, like a five or six-year-old child, she finally found her playmate, she dragged the left screen and chanted endlessly, making Jin Lingjiu's brows slightly furrowed.

Mu Jiao said ten sentences, and Zuo Ping replied two. Although the chat was not heated, it lasted a long time and never stopped.

When he arrived at the inn, Jin Lingjiu said to the human-shaped magpie who had been screaming non-stop: "Didn't you say you want to write a letter to Master? Go out and buy paper and pens. Take a stroll and buy some local specialties in Yecheng. When the time comes." I'll have someone send the things and the letter to Jiangyang."

Mu Jiao's eyes lit up: "Okay! Zuo Ping will accompany me!"

"He just came back, let's take a rest first." Jin Ling said nonsense without changing his face, "You have gone out, so you must leave someone to protect me."

Mu Jiao thought so too, and happily went shopping.

Jin Lingjiu and Zuo Ping entered the room.

Looking out of the window and seeing Mu Jiao walking away, Jin Lingjiu sat down: "What's going on with Baihua City?"

Zuo Ping replied: "I led people to chase after them. They entered Baihua City. It has been seven or eight days now and they haven't come out."

Jin Lingjiu: "Have you gone in to investigate?"

"No." Zuo Ping shook his head, "I had inquired about Baihua City in Ye City before, and I was afraid that there was something strange inside, so I didn't take people there hastily, and only stayed outside."

Jin Lingjiu thought for a moment and asked, "How many people are there?"

Left screen: "Without adding me, there are seven in total outside Baihua City."

Jin Lingjiu didn't make a sound, Zuo Ping waited for a while, and asked proactively, "Does Master Jiu want to enter Baihua City?"

Jin Lingjiu didn't hide anything: "What do you think?"

"The subordinate stayed outside Baihua City for a few days, and paid special attention to the people entering and leaving the city. There are not many people entering the city every day, sporadic, and occasionally encounter caravans, there will be more." Zuo Ping paused. After a pause, he said in a deep voice, "But no one has ever left the city."

Jin Lingjiu frowned: "Only going in and out?"

Left screen: "Only in and out."

"If you just can't get in, there must be something wrong in Baihua City."

Pei Zhe said with a trace of solemnity between his brows.

Wei Duo nodded: "Since I came to Yecheng, I have made people pay attention to the affairs of Baihua City. When the Grand Tutor was here, he also said that he should focus on Baihua City."

Pei Zhe heard other meanings in his words, and asked kindly: "What do you think?"

After Wei Duo chatted with him last night, he returned to his room and thought for a long time: "Your Excellency is right, if you enter Baihua City rashly, you may not be able to get out, but I have thought about it carefully, and I can't do anything about the abnormal situation in Baihua City." Ignore it."

Pei Zhe continued, "You still want to bring someone into Baihua City?"

"It's not me, and it's not my thought." Wei Duo took out a letter from his pocket, "I found this in my room this morning, and it wasn't signed. I opened it and looked at it. After deliberation, I should give it to the adults .”

Pei Zhe took the letter, opened it, and his expression became serious: "Apart from this letter, what else did you find?"

Wei Duo shook his head: "Only this letter."

Pei Zhe looked down at the letter with a heavy face.

There are not many words in the letter, just a few sentences: I heard that the deputy commander is coming, and I specially invite you to come to Baihua City to have a gathering and enjoy the heaven-sent treasures brought by the Yecheng caravan.

Wei Duo said: "I don't know the situation of the local caravans in Yecheng. I have already sent someone to check with Mr. Liu. I think there should be a result soon."

Pei Zhe asked: "What do you think of the person who sent this letter?"

Wei Duo replied: "Judging from the handwriting and diction, it looks like someone from Fanbang."

Pei Zhe put the letter on the table, and tapped the ink on it with his fingertips: "The handwriting is scribbled, and the writing is very unfamiliar. It should be that he is not familiar with the structure of the characters, and there are certain problems with the grammatical structure. It stands to reason that the person who wrote the letter should be from Fanbang. .”

Wei Duo heard the reserved meaning in his words: "Should?"

"Too deliberate, but traces will be exposed." Pei Zhe pointed to the word "Deputy" on the letter, "You have never left the capital, and my official position is different from that of Fanbang. It is difficult for them to be meticulous to this level. In my opinion See, even if this letter was sent by people from Fanbang, people from the imperial court must have participated in it."

Wei Duo was startled: "What does your lord mean?"

Pei Zhe's eyes were cold, like a cold blade on a winter night: "I'm not sure yet, I'm just guessing."

A guess uncontrollably popped up in his mind, Wei Duo said with a difficult tone, "I hope not."

Both fell silent.

Wei Duo had never done business with Pei Zhe before, and the two of them were not too familiar with each other. If Jun Shuci was here instead, he would definitely be able to react. The guess that Pei Zhe can say is about [-] to [-] percent sure. .

Pei Zhe looked at the letter, but had more thoughts in his heart.

This letter appeared to be an invitation on the surface, but it was actually a kind of coercion. They used the people from the Yecheng caravan as bargaining chips to force Wei Duo and others to go to Baihua City.

If the story of the caravan is true, no matter what, Baihua City must go.

The imperial army came back soon, and brought Liu Xun with them.

Liu Xun was full of anxiety, and was not surprised when he saw Pei Zhe.

I was checking the situation of the caravan, but I didn't expect Liu Xun to come with me. Wei Duo was stunned: "Master Liu, why are you..."

Liu Xun greeted the two of them. In terms of official position, he was lower than both of them: "To tell the truth, even if my lord doesn't look for me today, I will come to my lord."

Pei Zhe sighed secretly, already thinking about it: "Is it serious?"

Liu Xun nodded: "Nearly ten caravans, large and small, have disappeared, and most of them are from Yecheng. Their families have been reporting to the government one after another in the past few days. We can no longer ignore them. Your lord will send someone Before we went to find me, we just checked briefly, and all these caravans went to Baihua City."

Wei Duo was taken aback: "Why are there so many caravans missing?"

In his opinion, the haunting of Baihua City is well known to everyone, no matter what the caravan is, they will not send it to their door by themselves.

Liu Xun was older, so he knew what he was thinking at a glance, and explained: "It's my fault too. I was busy with the case of the Nephrite Jade Hall before and didn't find out in time. There are new rumors circulating among the caravans recently that someone A priceless treasure was discovered in Baihua City, caravans are profit-seeking by nature, and there are too many rumors, it is inevitable to be blindfolded, and the recent rumors that Baihua City is haunted have been deliberately suppressed, and there are more people who are ready to move."

Wei Duo clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "This is premeditated!"

The matter was more serious than expected, even without that letter, Bai Huacheng would still be going.

Pei Zhe's face was not very good-looking, but he was thinking about another thing.

Now that the disappearance of the caravan has alarmed the government of Yecheng, Liu Xun is bound to take countermeasures. At this time, the other party just needs to sit back and wait. This letter sent to Wei Duo is obviously superfluous.

In this way, there was only one plausible explanation left - this letter was deliberately sent by someone, with the purpose of leading the imperial army to Baihua City.

Just like what he said to Wei Duo last night, the Forbidden Army represents the imperial court, and if it is not handled properly, it will cause disputes between the imperial court and foreign nations.

The sender has ulterior motives!

Both Wei Duo and Liu Xun looked at Pei Zhe, waiting for him to make up his mind.

Pei Zhe squinted his eyes, and slapped the letter with his palm: "Since someone has invited you, why not go!"

Wei Duo's heart moved: "My lord, I'm going to integrate the imperial army, and I can-"

"No need." Pei Zhe stood up and stopped him, a chill flashed in his eyes, "There is no need for the imperial army."

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