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It is not uncommon for someone to find Guan Lan.

Ever since the quarrel between them before and after Yu Shaomiao's funeral last year, there have been various reports of people looking for Guan Lan and wanting to arrest Guan Lan.It was already a common thing during this period of time, but Hong Fei's anxious look was not right at the moment.

Xun Er asked suspiciously: "Haven't I been looking for it all the time? When I was arrested, I saw a reward at the gate of the Yamen."

"That was in the past." Hongfei said quickly, "Let me tell you, the orders from the imperial court to arrest your sister-in-law were chaotic. Sometimes they said that they must be arrested, and sometimes they said they only wanted a reward." That's good. The servants below don't know how to do their duties. They simply took a portrait and went to patrol the streets as a routine. It's fine if it doesn't work. What's more, we are a fake official and a real bandit! He was originally a An errand asking for money. But I have heard a lot of rumors these days that I need to conduct a thorough investigation again. I don’t know if it has something to do with the fact that the Northern Frontier Army went south. Besides, there are several groups of people looking for it besides the people. The portraits are all sent We are in the village."

Hearing it on Xun Er, I felt very horrified. Logically speaking, the official ship was looted by pirates last year, and those who knew the inside story thought Guan Lan was already dead.Suddenly looking for a dead man with such great fanfare, do you know that he is not dead?

Xun Er suddenly didn't know what to say.In fact, this year, she has grown up a lot. From learning some self-defense skills with the people in the village, to trekking all the way from south to west, she is no longer in the nameless inn on the Lijiang River. A little girl playing the pipa.She can make up her mind, and she can help.But at this moment, after hearing so many confusing news without clues, she suddenly felt that she was still the same as last year.Apart from burying the corpse of the deceased and playing a few pieces of pipa like catharsis, I can't think of anything, and I can't do anything.

If it was the past, she might not think about it anymore, it's a big deal, there is still Yu Sha and Si En ahead.Even during the days when she was among the refugees, Mu Yao had thoughtful plans for her.

She just followed them, never having to find a way by herself.

"Only if you decide on your own, you can willingly bear any consequences." Xun Er muttered a sentence, which was what Guan Lan told her when she ran out from the refugees and met Guan Lan .That's when she first learned how to use a weapon.

Hong Fei didn't understand, and asked in confusion, "What?"

"It's nothing." Xun Er quickly pulled out of his thoughts, and said to Hong Fei: "Sister Hong Fei, can you tell me, what news is there in Daocheng and nearby?"

"Oh... oh, okay." Hong Fei was taken aback by Xun Er's suddenly firm eyes, and quickly replied after the shock: "Come with me, I'll tell you."

When Xun Er got the news from Hong Fei, Yu Sha and Guan Lan had already pretended to be together again and went to the street to find someone.

They found a teahouse in the middle of the downtown area and took a seat on the second floor, where they could see the main road leading to their inn and hear the chatter of various people in the teahouse.

"We need to make peace." Yu Sha looked at another group of officers and soldiers passing by, and gleaned such a possible message from the news heard from various places in the teahouse. "The imperial court sent people to negotiate with General Guan. They have already arrived in Daocheng, and they are ready to discuss with General Guan. With Liao Dingguan as the boundary, allow the northern border to stand on its own?"

Guan Lan took a sip of tea and replied casually, "My mother won't agree."

Yu Sha nodded, thinking that I think so too.

The Guan family has been entrenched in the Quehuo Plain all year round, and it has long been a country within a country.Even though the imperial court issued documents and dispatched ministers every year with rhetoric such as restraint, everyone knew that it was just a superficial effort, and the actual power north of Liaoding Pass was Guan Jingyue.

Yu Sha dipped his fingers in water and sketched the current situation on the countertop.The imperial court is now troubled both internally and externally.Zhai Su was stationed in Fengcheng and confronted Guan Jingyue, but the rebellion of the refugees in the southeast had not been completely suppressed, and the court had now reached a juncture where it had to make a choice.

"Now there is a problem. Is the imperial court going to deal with General Guan first, or suppress the bandits first." Yu Sha raised his eyes to Guan Lan, "There will definitely be a war in the north. The question is when and for what reason."

Guan Lan finished his cup of tea and said, "What do you think? What is the court's plan?"

Yu Sha pondered for a moment, without saying a word, thinking of Qin Kailian's Paradise of Bliss, stretched out his hand and drew a few more strokes further south, which was exactly the shape of the Lijiang River.Come and stay in moxibustion. 2 Loose moxibustion to save meat|

"Although on the surface, the momentum of the refugee army seems to have weakened. But the refugee army is not just refugees and bandits. Among the leaders of the refugee army is Mu Yao, and behind him is Yu Wangling." Yu Sha Looking at Guan Lan: "Do you still remember when we escaped from the official ship and encountered water bandits on the river? I felt at that time that even if Yu Wangling wanted to subdue ten times at once, if he gave me medicine, he would only let Song Fushun and Zhu An are escorting you, even if you are sure that you will come. How can he guarantee that we will not escape?"

Guan Lan said: "That's why there are water bandits robbing the ship."

Yu Sha nodded: "Jiang Xin fell into the water, if it wasn't for Sister Lan, we should be dead by now."

Yu Sha wrote a character Yu on the tea table, and then wrote the characters Song and Zhu, encircling the two characters Song and Zhu, "The official ship was robbed, Song Fushun and Zhu An both perished, for Yu Wangling In other words, the connection between Jinzhan Pavilion and the imperial court has also been dealt with."

Yu Sha explained to Guan Lan: "If these two people are dead, even if the imperial court sends people to monitor the Lijiang River, they will not be able to find anyone who is as familiar with the customs and customs of the Lijiang River as they are. It will be very convenient for Yu Wangling to do whatever he wants. The imperial court Even if you want to control the Lijiang River, it is too far away, and there is no reason for it. Song Zhu’s death was all blamed on the water bandits, and Yu Wangling was clean. But such an approach cannot last long. If the court has spare power, it will definitely find a way to clean it up. Calendula Pavilion."

Guan Lan heard the words clearly, and suddenly remembered something wrong, and said: "Since this is the case, Lijiang and Dingzhou have lost contact, and the chain of interests of the Bliss Party has also been broken. At this time, the imperial court sent people to the northern border to make peace. Suppress the bandits first?"

Yu Sha didn't say a word, but wrote "Qin" and "Ji" on the desktop again.Connect the characters Qin and Yu.

Seeing that he wrote these two, Guan Lan said, "Do you think that the line of blissful prescription in Yu Wangling's hand is not passed through Song Fushun and Zhu An's private exchange with the imperial court, but through the Qin family?"

"No." Yu Sha quickly denied, "Last year I used Xie Jingrong to force Zhai Su to clash with Jinzhan Pavilion in the dark alley. Song Fushun used the Iron Armored Army's military resources to force Zhai Su to retreat. The line of Bliss Fang, Song Zhu The two must be in it, and the Zhai family must be behind it, that's for sure."

Yu Sha's finger paused slightly on the Qin character.The feeling of being manipulated that he felt in front of Qin Kailian's prison reappeared.Since the bliss party is making huge profits, it is normal for others in the court to want a share of the pie, which can also explain why they did not follow Yu Wangling's path.So this is only a matter of Dingzhou, the interests of Dingzhou and Lijiang have been cut off, and the imperial court is going to suppress the bandits first?

But it's really just like that?He thought of Li Da.Li Da went on a dry road and unexpectedly ran into a bandit and disappeared. Is this also Yu Wangling's plan?The Li family has already left the poker table, what is Li Da doing in Yu Wangling's possession?

Yu Sha couldn't think of a clue for a long time, so he had to temporarily put this clue aside and think about other things first.

He turned his gaze back to the north, to see the northern battlefield where Zhai Su and Guan Jingyue were confronting each other.

A doubt arises spontaneously in his heart.

It's easy to understand that Zhai Su stayed in Fengcheng. Now he is under the enemy's back and forth in the imperial court, and he has not yet made a decision, and he occupies a large area of ​​the Central Plains.It is also affordable to farm and raise soldiers.But what is Guan Jingyue waiting for?

Guan Jingyue marched south, behind was the Quehuo Plain. Although the territory was vast, the products were not abundant, and the logistics supplies must be very tight. Since he decided to march into the Central Plains, of course, the sooner the better.Even if you want to wait for the imperial court and the refugee army to fight internally, with such a large area of ​​land in between, wouldn't it be faster to attack from both sides? Anyway, if the situation continues to develop, everyone must use the Wei River as the boundary to divide the river and rule, or the northern border army will face each other sooner or later. Yu Wangling's.

Thinking of this, Yu Sha looked at Guan Lan in front of him with a slightly complicated expression.

The reason why Guan Jingyue sent troops out of Liao Dingguan was that Guan Lan disappeared. Guan Lan and Ye Wanwan escaped together by the Lijiang River. Since Ye Wanwan returned to the northern border, Guan Lan disappeared for nearly a year.It is not difficult to guess where Guan Lan was when the official ship on the Lijiang River had an accident.She could have sent her army south to avenge Guan Lan on the grounds that the imperial court did not do enough to suppress the bandits, resulting in the death of the eldest son or simply murdered, but she did not.

There may be many other reasons why she is holding back now.But among them, maybe, there is a reason.

She was waiting for Guan Lan to go back.