One City Spring Lane

Chapter 13 Please enter the urn
The tombs of Jimoyan and Azhan's father and son are on the same mountain, far away from the military camp.Huo Qing originally intended to go to worship in person, but Huo Bandi felt that it was too risky and tried his best to dissuade him. Finally, he set up a table in the camp and worshiped in front of the mountain.

Shi Yu knelt in front of the case for a full two hours, his mind was full of the scene of Jimo Yan's dying words and sentences, and now looking back, there is no words to express the self-blame and frustration in his heart.

Huo Qing persuaded from the side: "This is the end of the matter, don't blame yourself on behalf of the city lord, the next step is to get Mo City back."

Shi Yu finally moved his body: "That's right, I still want to avenge Ah Zhan and save Jimo Wubai."

Huo Qing has mixed emotions towards Jimo Wubai. Although he admires him, he has always been on guard against him because of his status as Azhan.Now that Ah Zhan is dead, thinking that he is the only remaining relative of the old city lord, the previous feelings of resistance have also disappeared a lot.

"What do you think of the acting city lord?"

Shi Yu got up and looked in the direction of Mocheng: "Qiao Dingye has planned for a long time, and the foundation is hard to shake. If you want to completely bring him down, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort."

Huo Qing frowned: "The acting city lord might as well speak out."

Shi Yu was a little hesitant. After thinking for a long time, she finally shook her head: "Let me think about it again."

The wind carried the scorching heat and ravaged the entire land of the Western Regions.The sun at noon looks like a fire drenched in oil, so hot that it almost roasts people.

Suyuan got a piece of ice from nowhere and put it in Shi Yu's tent to cool her down from the heat.Since she vomited blood that day, it seems that the depression in her heart has healed up a lot. The effect of drinking the medicine is much more obvious than before, and her complexion is getting better, but she still needs to take a good rest.The conditions in the army are difficult, and it is not easy to get a piece of ice.

There was a sound of soldiers and horses being drilled outside the tent, a soldier suddenly ran in to report, and a person who claimed to be Taichang Shaoqing's personal attendant came to ask to see him.

Shi Yuben was sitting and recuperating, when he heard the words, he quickly ordered him to come in.

As expected, it was Du Quan who came. He walked in in a hurry, his eyes were red and swollen, before he could speak, he knelt down with a plop: "Master, my son, he..."

Shi Yu couldn't help standing up: "What happened to him?"

Du Quan couldn't stop crying: "He was killed."

Shi Yu looked at him in amazement: "Impossible..."

Du Quan sobbed and said, "It's absolutely true. Things spread, saying that he was trying to escape from prison and was accidentally killed by the guards on the way. I asked Ms. Qiao to check on her behalf, and it has been confirmed..."

"..." Shi Yu's mind went blank, and she walked out of the tent in a daze. The scorching sun was scorching, but she didn't feel anything.

It wasn't until Huo Qing came over after hearing the news, stood in front of her and called her several times, that she became conscious, and her fingers clenched into fists one by one.

Qiao Yueling kicked open the door of Qiao Dingye's room. He was standing by the window with a cup of tea in his hands. He looked very relaxed when he came over.

"Why, I have sent Shi Yu away, what are you dissatisfied with?"

Qiao Yueling's eyes were cold, and he suddenly drew out his long sword and pointed it between his eyebrows: "You actually killed Jimo Wubai!"

Qiao Dingye's face turned cold: "I know you are for him! What's so good about him that it's worth your sword against me for him?"

Qiao Yueling sneered: "He is not good, so you wanted to marry me to him at the beginning? He used me as bait when he was useful, and got rid of him when he was useless. This is my good brother."

Qiao Dingye slammed the teacup in his hand: "Then you kill me to avenge him! You and my brother and sister have depended on each other for so many years, and I have worked so hard to give you a life without worrying about food and clothing. You are so ignorant! Jimo Wubai died of a crime, and even His Majesty didn't say anything, what kind of hero are you?"

Outside the window, the branches and leaves of poplar trees rustled softly in the wind, and Qiao Yueling's wrist trembled slightly.She remembered the willow branch that Qiao Dingye broke off in front of her when he was still a teenager when he went out to study at night.

He once promised that he would become an official in the future and return home in rich clothes.Later, he did it, making her the enviable daughter of the rich.

It is said that the eldest brother is like a father. They lost their parents when they were young, and they have supported them all the way to this day.He entered the officialdom and made great progress, and he himself regarded him as the most admired person and never disobeyed.I thought he was still the aspiring young man who was parting from the willows back then, but he didn't expect that with the passage of time, he already looked like this.

Qiao Yueling dropped her sword, took two steps back, and calmed down unexpectedly: "It's true that I was too naive, but it's a pity that after so many years, I can't change it even if I want to change it. We don't agree with each other, let's say goodbye, I just hope Brother, think about it for your family, don't go on the road of no return."

Seeing her turn around and go out, Qiao Dingye chased after her and asked, "Where are you going?"

Qiao Yueling stopped and glanced at him: "It doesn't matter where you go, I don't have a lot of clothes and food, but I feel more at ease."

Qiao Dingye's face was livid: "Okay, don't come back after you leave!"

Without saying a word, Qiao Yueling turned around and left without stopping.

In the tenth year of Jiaxi, at the end of May, Taichang Shaoqing Jimo Wubai died in Mocheng.

When the news entered the capital in mid-June, Emperor Jiaxi threw a memorial in front of all the officials, and all the officials bowed down and pleaded guilty.

Emperor Jiaxi didn't say much, and the officials didn't know whether he was angry because he learned that Taichang Shaoqing tried to escape from prison, or because he was angry at Qiao Dadu's murder.

Afterwards, the old prime minister asked Yuqian privately, now that Jimo Yan's direct relatives are no longer in the world, should he strictly follow the blood relationship order to choose the new city lord?

Emperor Jiaxi had secretly discussed with him for a long time, but no conclusion was reached.According to the order of blood relatives, other members of the Jimo clan are too distantly related to Jimoyan, and I am afraid that I have no trust in people, and I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public.In the end, Shi Yu, the adopted daughter, was the most competitive, but she didn't know her attitude.

If the order of blood relationship is not followed, Qiao Dingye will naturally take over, which would be a slap in the face, after all, the order of blood relationship was promulgated by Emperor Jiaxi himself.

The prime minister suddenly said: "Now there is a person sent by Mocheng on behalf of the city lord to ask for an audience. May your majesty pass it on?"

Emperor Jiaxi was taken aback by the sudden arrival, "Oh? Shi Yu actually sent someone here?"

The prime minister nodded: "The person here is the eldest son of General Huo Qing. To keep it secret, he asked to see the old minister first. Entering the capital at this time is a big matter. The old minister thinks that His Majesty should also summon him secretly."

Now that the power of the court is concentrated in the hands of the emperor, the prime minister actually doesn't interfere with the government affairs very much, and he is extremely stable.Now that he made a special suggestion, he must have been moved by the conversation during the meeting, so Emperor Jiaxi agreed after a moment of consideration.

The doors and windows of the imperial study room were closed. Huo Bandi walked in from the outside. He was eight feet long and had a handsome face. Even though he was wearing ordinary clothes, he still had the demeanor of a general.

After Emperor Jiaxi looked him up and down, he felt very uncomfortable, good soldiers are easy to get, but good generals are hard to find.There are not many generals in his central court, but there are so many generals who are good at fighting in a small Mocheng, so I am not reconciled...

Thinking of this, he seemed to have a feeling and said: "General Huo's name is good, Weishi Yidi. It's a pity to be a small general in Mocheng. In my opinion, the command of the three armies Serving the country is enough to show your ambition."

Huo Bandi did not smile, and cupped his fists: "Your Majesty's words are very true, the last general who came here today is determined to serve the country."

"Oh?" Emperor Jiaxi was a little excited when he heard the words, and almost couldn't hold back and got up from behind the case.

Huo Bandi said: "The last general was ordered by Shi Yu, the lord of the city, to come and ask His Majesty to take over Mocheng."

"..." Happiness came so quickly, Emperor Jiaxi couldn't turn the corner, and was stunned for a moment.

Huo Bandi went on to say: "The acting city lord was injured too badly, and it is difficult to heal up to now. Now the city lord and Taichang Shaoqing have passed away one after another, and the old city lord has no close relatives. The acting city lord himself has more than enough heart and power, so he proposes that someone else take over as the city lord." , to govern Mocheng for His Majesty."

The words "govern Mocheng for His Majesty" are simply too pleasant to hear.Emperor Jiaxi felt comfortable physically and mentally, he settled down and said, "Then I wonder if Shi Yu has a suitable candidate to recommend?"

Huo Bandi said: "The Governor of Anxi, Qiao Dingye, is competent."

Emperor Jiaxi pondered over this proposal slowly, his heart like a mirror.

It is impossible for Qiao Dingye to take over Mocheng immediately. The people of Mocheng have already engraved the concept of blood connection between Mocheng and the Jimo clan. Now that they have lost two members of the Jimo clan, they rashly announced that Qiao Dingye would take over. It is not a wise move.

Emperor Jiaxi discussed repeatedly with Huo Bandi and the old prime minister, and finally decided to temporarily let Qiao Dingye take over Shi Yu's management of Mo City's affairs, and he will be the city lord when the time is right.

Afterwards, Mo City will be merged into the Anxi Protectorate, and everything will be logical.

Qiao Dingye soon learned of the news. Shi Yu voluntarily surrendered Mocheng to him. There could only be two reasons. One was that he was sincere to him, and the other was that Jimo Wubai's death had aroused her alarm. She deliberately showed weakness, and never mentioned the matter of sharing Mocheng again.

Of course, he selfishly felt that the second one was more likely.

He wrote a letter to Ningshuo, expressing his lovesickness, and promised to marry her as soon as the dust settled. He was even willing to divorce his main wife and help her to be his wife.

But before the letter was sent, Shi Yu returned to the City Lord's Mansion.

Qiao Dingye went to greet him at the gate of the mansion in person, as if he had turned against the guest.Shi Yu didn't care about it, and approached step by step along the steps. Although she was dressed in white filial piety, she was interviewing Fendai, her face was radiant, as if she had spent a good time in Ningshuo,

Qiao Dingye was a little blatant, and stretched out his hand to support her wrist and said, "Why are you so happy and laughing all the time?"

Shi Yu leaned closer to his ear: "I am naturally happy to see you, I have something good to show you."

"Oh? What is it?"

"The treasure of Mo City." Shi Yu blinked at him mysteriously, took a step back, and raised his hand to greet him.

Qiao Dingye has always heard that Mocheng is rich and that Jimoyan must have hidden treasures, but it is all treated as gossip, never thought that such a place actually exists.

"Why did you tell me?" He asked Shi Yu with a smile.

"Only the city lord knows this kind of place, why do you say?" Shi Yu gave him a coquettish look, and walked down the steps first.

Qiao Dingye has always acted cautiously.Shi Yu's proposal is extremely tempting. Now that she has lost Mo City and no longer has any backing, but he is still on guard, and he has brought enough people for this trip.

Shi Yu was in the same car with him, and on the way he talked about the origin of the treasure. It turned out that it was the wealth that Jimo Yan had accumulated in order to recruit soldiers and buy horses to strengthen Mocheng.Therefore, it has been kept secret, and only the city lord knows.

She leaned on Qiao Dingye's knee, and sighed: "Now those who know and those who are entitled to know are almost dead. I just said it to save my life. Most guards should understand what I mean."

Qiao Dingye caressed her cheek: "How can I not be willing to touch you, don't scare yourself. If it wasn't for your poor health, you would have become my person long ago, so why bother?"

Shi Yu rolled his eyes at him: "Fortunately, you are a gentleman, otherwise my injury wouldn't be able to heal well?"

Qiao Dingye laughed heartily, the two of them whispered ambiguously in the car, and arrived at their destination before they knew it.

It is located on the hilltop in the northwest of Mocheng, not far from Jimoyan's cemetery.After Qiao Dingye got out of the car, he looked around and was very surprised. The terrain here is so ordinary, how could it be chosen as a place of treasure?
Shi Yu knew what he was thinking, pointed to the top of the mountain and said, "Do you see the difference between the top of the mountain over there and this side?"

Qiao Dingye compared them carefully and found something unusual.It turned out that it was still a sunny afternoon here, but the hills over there were gloomy and could not see the sun, as if hidden in the night.

"It's so strange, it's really unprecedented."

Shi Yu said: "Now you understand why you chose this place, right? Look over there is the cemetery of the old city lord, and he is guarding this place by himself."

Qiao Dingye was quite shocked in his heart, raised his hand and said: "So, I really can't wait."

Shi Yu laughed and led the way forward.

According to her idea, the large group of people should follow behind, and they should not get too close, lest this place be known by too many people.

Qiao Dingye followed her all the way to the mountain wall, and was thinking about where the entrance was, when Shi Yu walked towards the mountain wall in front of him and walked in so easily.

He approached and tried to put his arm in. It turned out that it was a cloud of green smoke that had lingered here all the year round. If he didn't look carefully, he thought it was a mountain.

Inside is a cave, so dark that you can't see the way.Shi Yu took the torch on the mountain wall and lit it with ease, only then did he find a way.

Qiao Dingye left all his subordinates outside the cave, instructed them carefully, and followed Shi Yu in after making sure everything was safe.After a short distance, he believed Shi Yu's words, because the road under the firelight was extremely smooth, and the mountain wall was narrow but smooth, and it looked like it had been dug by hand.

All the way to the end of the passage, there is a thick stone door with a smooth interface, which cannot be opened at all.

In front of Qiao Dingye, Shi Yu stretched out his hand and touched the surrounding organs, only then did Shimen show signs of loosening.Qiao Dingye kept her technique in mind, and stepped forward to push open the stone door.

The first thing I saw when I entered was a stone statue. It was Shi Yu's first time here. When I raised my eyes, I saw a tall humanoid thing in front of me, and I screamed in shock.

Qiao Dingye embraced her, took the torch in her hand and looked at the stone statue carefully, and found that it was the image of a majestic general, holding a sword in both hands and standing on the ground, with the word "Zhou Yuetong" written on the sword.

"Zhou Yuetong? Isn't this the anti-general who followed Jimo Yan in the South and North Wars, and later raised his troops to rebel?" Qiao Dingye frowned: "Why is there a statue of the anti-general in this place?"

Shi Yu said: "What's so strange about this, but it will be fierce, and it is the most suitable for guarding the treasure."

Qiao Dingye thought it was reasonable, so he didn't ask any more questions. Holding the torch, he walked forward, looked around, and suddenly opened his eyes wide.

How to describe this scene?One after another, the boxes were piled up on the surrounding shelves, occupying all the surrounding space row by row.

Most of the boxes were still intact, just dusty.Some of them had their mouths open, and things fell out of them. The gold and silver were shining brightly, and the jewels were shining brightly, making people dizzy.

It's hard to imagine the scene after all the boxes are opened...

"How?" Shi Yu put his hand on his shoulder: "These are just a drop in the bucket, except for a hard-to-open stone door and a statue of Zhou Yuetong, there is no mechanism, which means that all the good things are behind."

"Is there any other place?"

"That's natural." Shi Yu walked over the statue to the back, Qiao Dingye quickly followed, and at the end of the road was another stone gate.

This time Shi Yu searched around for a long time before finding the mechanism to open the door, while explaining to Qiao Dingye: "This place was cast by the old city lord who visited the masters. There are three doors in total, and each one is more complicated than the other."

Qiao Dingye understood it, so the things inside became more and more precious.

When the second door was opened, there was indeed a stone statue, taller than the first one, twelve feet high by visual inspection, with a mighty armor, holding a spear in one hand, and looking forward, majestic and mighty.

Qiao Dingye approached to take a closer look, and saw the words "Shi Ziguang" written on the gun.

He couldn't help frowning, Zhou Yuetong in front was the rebel general, and Shi Ziguang was the leader of his rebellion.This person was listed as Jimoyan's right-hand man along with Huo Qing at the beginning, and he was also a good hand when the Taizu fought the country.Later, Jimoyan became dissatisfied when he got Mocheng, and he instigated several generals to rise up. At first, he intended to seize the city, but later he rebelled against Yu, and even took refuge in Ruoqiang.

Speaking of which, it was the only time Jimoyan and Taizu worked together to deal with the same thing after becoming the city lord of Mo City.Because of this, this person became famous, but it was deliberately concealed by the court of Yu Kingdom, and now only people in the Western Regions still have an impression.

Qiao Dingye glanced at Shi Yu: "There are statues of two anti-generals here one after another, could it be Mocheng..."

Why didn't Shi Yu understand what he meant, and said with a smile: "Mocheng is not rebellious, Qiao Dadu don't misunderstand. I have said that since he is a rebellious general, he is a fierce person, and it is suitable to guard the treasure here. "

Qiao Dingye suddenly laughed: "You can say Zhou Yuetong that way, but Shi Ziguang is not right."

Shi Yu's face changed slightly, and he frowned.

Qiao Dingye held a torch and looked around. Sure enough, there are more treasures here, and there are many ancient relics that have been lost.There are even many treasures that he has seen in the imperial palace, but the ones here are more precious and larger than those in the imperial palace, which really makes people dumbfounded.

He made a rough calculation, and the wealth in the two gates here is already immeasurable. I don't know what the emperor would think if he knew that there was such a place.With so many years of hard work accumulating the national treasury, how could there be a place comparable to the national treasury in Mocheng.

Shi Yu looked at him lingering around coldly, with an obsessive expression, but said with concern: "Don't rush to touch the things here, it will touch the mechanism."

Qiao Dingye nodded, he was cautious and would not take any risks, but seeing Shi Yu being so sincere, his defenses eased a little.He walked from behind the statue to the end: "How to open this last door?"

Shi Yu sighed: "I brought you here today, which is also related to this. The thing in the last door is the most important. The old city lord just used me as a tool to protect his son. How could he tell everything? He only told me I said half of it, and the other half of the mechanism secret key was told to Jimo Tan. His original intention was that Jimo Tan and I would work together to open this place together, but unfortunately Jimo Tan is dead now, so I can’t open it alone.”

Qiao Dingye frowned: "Then what should I do?"

Shi Yu thought about it carefully: "Huo Qing has raised Jimo Tan for so many years, maybe he knows the secret. He doesn't have military power now, but he is just a very old man. I will send someone to invite him to go with me to worship the second son. A city lord. You send troops to ambush and capture him here. You and I persecute him. Are you afraid that he will not tell the truth?"

Qiao Dingye thought about the feasibility, and didn't rush to reply directly, only said: "Let's talk about it when the time comes."

Shi Yu curled her lips: "You don't want the things from the third gate, but you can share some of the things from the first two gates with me. I don't want to return empty-handed."

When she mentioned this, Qiao Dingye couldn't help but waver again. The things in the first two doors are already so tempting, and the things in the third door add up, I'm afraid they will really be rich.

Qian Ketong ghosts and gods, with these, the DPRK and the central joint can be opened up, and all factions and departments can cultivate confidantes. Do you worry about being uprooted in the future?

"Okay, since that's the case, let's make a decision." Qiao Dingye reached out and pulled Shi Yu into his arms, and touched her chin: "Only with a good wife like you can share Mocheng with me."

Shi Yu smiled coquettishly: "Is it just Mocheng? There are so many towns under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate, in my opinion, you can be regarded as the master of half of the country."

Qiao Dingye covered her mouth with a smile: "Don't say that, I want to live a few more years."

After leaving the mountainside, it was already night.Shi Yu asked to return to Ningshuo on the pretext of being afraid of being discovered by Mocheng officials.

Qiao Dingye readily agreed, and after sending her out of the city, his subordinates reported that they found a Mocheng guard army near the treasure. It seemed that they had guarded the place for many years, and Ge Ben led an army stationed nearby.

Qiao Dingye sneered, knowing that Shi Yu would not be so quiet, so he was still guarding against him.It's a pity that playing tricks with him is still a little tender.

"The guards are guarding the treasure, so they can't stay. As for Ge Ben, his followers should protect Shi Yu, and he should be expelled, so as to save her some face."

The subordinate said yes, and immediately went to transfer troops.

The weather turned cooler at night and the camp was very windy.Sitting in the big tent of the Chinese army, Shi Yu put on a cloak, and said to Huo Qing beside him, "It's the first time I've been to that place, I didn't expect that there was a statue of the anti-general inside, why did my father show his determination like this. "

Huo Qing glanced at her: "Does the castellan care about Shi Ziguang's portrait?"

Shi Yu's face was not very good: "I really mind, Qiao Dingye seems to know something."

"So what if you know, even if the relationship between you and Shi Ziguang is revealed to the world, the old man will block the rumors for you."

Shi Yu glanced at him gratefully: "Thank you, Uncle Huo, but thinking about it the other way around, maybe it's a good thing that these two images of anti-generals exist."

Huo Qing sighed: "This old man always feels uneasy. If Qiao Dingye doesn't follow the plan, wouldn't this act be a loss for my wife and a loss of my army?"

Shi Yu shook his head: "Qiao Dingye is very greedy by nature, that's why he pursued Mocheng so hard, why didn't he follow the plan? I deliberately arranged for Ge Ben to be discovered by him, and he will definitely not trust me now , will definitely open the third door in advance.”

Huo Qing nodded: "It's a good thing if you can get revenge, but I don't know if it's worth it."

Shi Yu looked at the dancing candles with a dazed expression: "Azhan is gone, what's the use of keeping those?"

"But the acting city lord is so desperate, I'm afraid it's not just for Ah Zhan, right?"

Shi Yu lowered her eyes: "That's right, it's for Jimo Wubai. The deceased is gone, so I have nothing to hide."

The emperor's letter of command arrived in Mocheng within a few days, appointing Qiao Dingye to succeed Shi Yu as the acting city lord of Mocheng.

On the same day, Qiao Dingye moved into the main courtyard where Azhan lived, and he seemed to be the third city lord.

Despite this, there were very few officials from Mexico City who came to visit, and most of them claimed to be sick or asked for leave, which made the scene very embarrassing.

In order to win people's hearts, Qiao Dingye promulgated several decrees one after another, all starting from the lenient treatment of officials and people in Mo City.In order to make friends with the Western Regions, the ban was specially lifted, and even Ruoqiang merchants were allowed to enter the country to continue trading.

But Mexico City's response was flat.The common people remained silent, the officials remained indifferent, and Mocheng, famous for its freedom and unrestrainedness, suddenly became a dumb city.

Qiao Dingye was naturally angry, but the image of a refined gentleman he had cultivated for many years could not be destroyed just by destroying it. He even endured facing Shi Yu, let alone the common people.He could only wait patiently for Mocheng to accept him as the acting city lord with a different surname.

It's a pity that things backfired, this seat is really not easy to sit in.In just a few days, without knowing where to start, there were rumors that Qiao Dingye had treasonous intentions.

In the beginning, the news was just a harmless joke in twos and threes, but later it became more and more detailed and true.At such a juncture, it is not a good thing to have such rumors.Qiao Dingye sent people to search for sources of news in Mexico City, but found nothing.

Immediately afterwards, rumors began to spread in the market, saying that someone saw the ghost of the city lord Jimo Tan wandering in the city with his own eyes, probably because he was dissatisfied that Mo City fell into the hands of people with different surnames.

Qiao Dingye couldn't bear it anymore.Pretending to be a ghost, there must be someone behind the scenes.He sent more people to investigate, but even his own men said they saw Jimo Tan's ghost with their own eyes, and they were so frightened that they couldn't get sick.

So the rumors became more and more irresistible.

Emperor Jiaxi, who was far away in the imperial court, also received the news, and within a few days, he sent a secret order. The original plan to merge Mocheng into the Anxi Protectorate was changed when the time came, and Qiao Dingye was required to directly invite the imperial court. Directly under the jurisdiction of Mexico City.

Obviously, Emperor Jiaxi was already impatient to let others handle it, so it was better to directly manage it.Even if it is located in the frontier, the exchange of news takes a long time and they can't take care of it.

If it was before, Qiao Dingye must have complied with the emperor's order and wrote the memorial in time, but at this time, he delayed as long as he could, because Mocheng could not be handed over right now.

In the middle of the night, the guards in the city lord's mansion mobilized layer by layer, and the subordinates knocked on the door of the room.Qiao Dingye got up, put on his military uniform, and went out with his sword in hand.

The night is as black as ink, and you can't see your fingers.He fastened his cloak, walked out of the house quickly, and straddled his horse to lead the way.

The large group of people quietly walked around the streets of Mocheng, chose a shortcut, and headed towards the tomb mountain of the city lord of Mocheng.

The officers and soldiers in charge of the four cities are all subordinates arranged by him, so there is no need to worry about walking in such a stately manner in the city. Qiao Dingye didn't want to disturb the people and cause trouble.

Arriving at the destination, Qiao Dingye left a small group of people to guard the pass, and led most of them towards the mountains where the treasure was hidden deep.

This mountain is inside the city of Mocheng, but it is connected to the outside of the city. The front is flat and does not look steep, but the back is very steep, as if it was cut out by a knife.

The two city walls of the east gate and the south gate of Mocheng were built according to the situation and connected here.The previously discovered treasure guards were also in ambush near the back of the mountain.

There is no star or moon tonight, and the mountains lie dormant like a black beast.Qiao Dingye got off his horse, ordered someone to light a torch, looked around vigilantly, and said to his confidantes: "The mountains here look ordinary, but there are treasures hidden there. Send someone to guard the abdomen and back carefully, and don't let others get in."

A subordinate said: "Why didn't the chief protector wait for the city master? Didn't she make an appointment with you to capture Huo Qing before going in? She must be more familiar with this place than us, if you go in rashly, if you touch the mechanism..."

"Don't wait for her." Qiao Dingye interrupted him: "Shi Yu is not trustworthy, we will go in early by ourselves."

The subordinates could only hug their fists and say yes.

A team of ten people went in to explore the way first, and came out to report after a while, saying that there was nothing unusual inside.

Qiao Dingye could tell at a glance that their waists were bulging, they must have carried a lot of treasures, and they entered the mountainside with torches without revealing them.

Passing through the two doors smoothly, it is still the same as when Shi Yu brought him here.It seems that he was too cautious. After Shi Yu's men were driven away by him, there was no sign of outsiders entering here.

Before reaching the third door, he remembered Shi Yu's method of opening the first two doors, but no matter how he touched the mechanism on the nearby stone wall, there was no response.

A group of subordinates huddled in front of the door thinking about it, not knowing what to do.

Qiao Dingye frowned and thought about it for a while, without a clue, stepped back a few steps and said: "If it doesn't work, open it by force."

A subordinate persuaded: "What if the agency is triggered?"

Qiao Dingye couldn't help hesitating, but the third door hides so much more than the first two doors, so the things inside are precious.

The more curious he became, the more excited he became. He pursed his lips, turned his head and said loudly: "Soldiers in our army, anyone who voluntarily stepped forward to break the door will be promoted to the first class. Among them, ten pieces of property can be taken at will. ?”

One or two things from the two doors in front will be enough to eat and drink for a lifetime, let alone the ten things in the third door.

As soon as these words were said, five or six bold people rushed forward, and one of them was the deputy general beside Qiao Dingye.

After that, more than [-] people came one after another.Qiao Dingye retreated to the second door with the rest of the people, waiting for the news that they broke open the door.

Those twenty or so people were really barbaric, using everything from swords, guns, swords and halberds to gunpowder.Qiao Dingye felt that it would be dangerous to use this method in the middle of the mountain. Just as he wanted to stop it, he was almost knocked down by the bang. When he stood still, he heard cheers in front of him. Finally, the third door was blown open.

That being the case, he didn't blame these people anymore, but he still criticized a few words in the past tense.It would be bad if such a big movement disturbed the people of Mo City.

Everyone retreated, and the two confidantes pushed the door to clear the way, and asked Qiao Dingye to go in after confirming that there was no mechanism.

The door was a gap that was forcibly blown out, so it was very low. Qiao Dingye bent in, raised his head and raised the torch, and was suddenly stunned.

There is no treasure at all, but there are dense weapons, excellent knives, guns, axes, armor and harnesses, all of which are equipment for combat.

The subordinates were very flustered, and they searched around but couldn't find any gold or silver debris: "General Protector, this is full of ordnance."

Holding a torch, Qiao Dingye walked around carefully, and suddenly saw a stone statue standing in the middle, looked carefully, and saw that the stone statue was wearing a dragon robe, and looked closely at its name, he was shocked, the dragon His name was engraved on the robe's knee.

"It's been tricked! Get out!"

He left a few people behind to destroy the stone statues, and was about to lead them out of the gate, but he saw that the guards of the Dao were all dead and wounded, and everyone was shot with deadly poisonous arrows.

The sound insulation on the mountainside is solid. These people were kept outside to guard. Could it be that something happened and rushed in to report the news?

Qiao Dingye didn't dare to delay, drew out his sword, and quickly ran towards the second door, but saw a large group of elite soldiers from Mo City rushing over, squeezing the narrow passage tightly, so he couldn't help but stop.

Huo Qing pushed aside the soldiers and strode towards them with heavy armor, and the long sword in his hand was still dripping with blood.

"Qiao Dingye, the governor of Anxi, hoarded a large number of weapons in the mountains, intending to rebel, and the veteran Huo Qing came here to arrest him!"

Qiao Dingye's face changed: "The old general has no proof, don't spit blood!"

"Without proof?" Huo Qing snorted coldly: "Then why don't you hand over Mocheng to His Majesty? What's the matter with the gold, silver, treasures and armaments here? There are two anti-general statues inside, one of you as the emperor Statue, how to explain it?"

Qiao Dingye was about to burst into tears: "Sure enough, I got your way! Where's Shi Yu? Let her come to see me!"

Huo Qing said: "The acting city lord has no time to see you, she is waiting outside with the prime minister, and Qiao Dahu will see her when he goes out to confess his crime later."

"Prime Minister?" Qiao Dingye seemed to be shocked by an electric shock. It took a long time to get here from Chang'an, but the prime minister was already here. This shows that the emperor knew everything already, and it turned out that the emperor also wanted to get rid of him.

His resentment was unbearable, and he was no longer refined and polite: "Stop talking nonsense! I have never turned back!"

Huo Qing was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and shouted loudly: "Everyone listen to the order! The evidence of Qiao Dingye's rebellion is solid. If the guards of the capital intend to surrender, they will not die. If they still follow the rebels, they will be punished on the spot!" After finishing speaking He waved his hand behind him, and the army rushed up immediately.

The night wind blew across the hill, and the prime minister, accompanied by Shi Yu, had just paid homage to the two city lords and returned from the top of the hill to the foot of the hill.

There were four city guards kneeling beside the road, all of whom were captured by the emperor's own army after they opened the city gate.They didn't know what happened at all, why the emperor would suddenly send a large army into the city and take them, they couldn't figure it out.

The torch meandered all the way, and Ge Ben led his subordinates to escort the surrendered guards to the front, and Wu Yaya knelt down on the ground.

Seeing this, the prime minister sighed: "Since the founding of the Yu Dynasty, there have been several civil strife, although not serious, but there are losses, which is not good for the country."

Shi Yu smiled: "My lord Prime Minister's words are wrong. This time to suppress the traitor and seize his private treasures and weapons, the gains outweigh the losses."

The prime minister's expression moved slightly, and he couldn't help wondering how much wealth was hidden in the mountain.

The army in the distance poured out from the mountainside, carrying heavy treasure boxes and weapons to the carriages, one by one, and a whole convoy hadn't finished loading.

Huo Qing escorted Qiao Dingye to the front.That personable and refined Anxi Chief Protector who is the most elegant in the world is now being held down and kneeling in front of the prime minister. He is in a mess, with a disheveled bun, and he hangs his neck unwillingly and stares at Shi Yu under the firelight.

Shi Yu returned him with a soft smile.

The prime minister stood with his hands behind his back: "Qiao Dingye, Your Majesty regards you so highly, but you have different ambitions, what should you do?"

Qiao Dingye raised his head and laughed loudly, "If you want to commit a crime, I will admit it, as long as your majesty can feel at ease."

"Stop being rude!" the prime minister scolded angrily, and ordered him to be imprisoned and sent to the capital for trial tomorrow.

When Qiao Dingye was dragged up, he glanced at Shi Yu: "City Master Shi thinks he has won?"

Shi Yu raised the corner of her mouth: "I only know that you have lost."

Qiao Dingye sneered twice, broke away from the soldier's hand, and walked forward by himself, but his expression did not admit defeat.

The movement near the city lord's cemetery in the middle of the night could not be hidden from the ears of the common people.During the daytime, everyone was talking about it, and everyone was terrified when they thought about the return of Jimo Tan's wronged soul.

Soon someone found out the news and spread it widely in teahouses and restaurants.Only then did everyone know that it was Qiao Daduhu who was taken down for treason. It was unexpected and reasonable, and the rumors turned out to be true.

All the guards in Mo City were taken over by the Mo City army, and the City Lord's Mansion was restored as before.The first thing Shi Yu did when he returned to Mo City was to lead the officials to re-organize the funeral ceremony and enshrine Jimo Tan's tablet into the temple.

She was busy until nightfall, when all the officials retreated, she knelt down alone in front of Jimoyan's tablet to confess her crime.

"Shi Yu is incompetent, ashamed of his father's will, failed to support Ah Zhan to become king independently, and even failed to save his life. Now he has handed over all the supplies that Mo City has accumulated over the years to the emperor. From now on... Mo City will only I'm afraid it will be hard to be independent..."

Her forehead was on the ground, and she didn't lift it for a long time.

A few days later it was the day of the routine meeting.The officials gathered in the meeting hall. Although Shi Yu is now unknown to Mo City, compared to Qiao Dingye, they are still willing to recognize him as the master.

Shi Yu got up early, went to the conference hall to meet everyone, and without any nonsense, said: "The person who followed Qiao Dingye before came to see me." Turned around and left.

In the afternoon, sure enough, several people went to see her tremblingly.Shi Yu directly dismissed their posts and sent them to guard the tombs of the two city lords.

Huo Qing felt that it was not appropriate to act so vigorously just after returning to Mocheng, so he stayed alone and advised her.

Sitting behind the case, Shi Yu frowned tightly: "Qiao Dingye looked wrong when he was taken away, I'm afraid he has some tricks behind him, I can't leave Mo City with any trouble."

Huo Qing carefully recalled Qiao Dingye's performance, and felt that it was just a dying struggle. Just as he wanted to comfort her, the prime minister's personal attendant walked in from the door, followed by several sergeants.

"At the order of the prime minister, I am here to ask the city lord to go and ask questions."

Huo Qing was taken aback: "What are you asking?"

The attendant glanced at Shi Yu: "Qiao Dingye testifies that Shi Yu, acting city lord, is the successor of Shi Ziguang."

"..."

Shi Yu sighed and stood up: "It's really fast."

Shi Ziguang's name has not been heard for many years, and he did not expect to hear that it is related to the generation of the city lord.

And Shi Yu didn't come back for a few days after going there.Mocheng officials were moved by the news and visited Menhuo Mansion one after another to inquire about the matter.

Huo Qing was also extremely anxious, seeing all the officials here, he suddenly had a plan, and asked all the officials to jointly sign a letter, pleading for Shi Yu's life, even the governor who pretended to be ill and still hadn't recovered could not be spared.

The old prime minister also had a headache. He came here on order to deal with Qiao Dingye. He never thought that Qiao Dingye would bite Shi Yu after he was imprisoned.

In fact, when Shi Yu was humiliated as a dancing girl by Ruoqiang's right minister in Chang'an, the emperor also investigated her life experience, but found nothing at all.

Qiao Dingye has been in the Western Regions for many years, but he has a wide range of contacts. Obviously, he has already held this handle.He claimed to have a piece of evidence, which was a letter written by Shi Ziguang to Jimo Yan. In the letter, he said that he had a lover of a Kanguo dancer living among the people.

The most troublesome thing was that as soon as something happened to him, someone from the Ningshuo Protectorate's Mansion sent the letter to the palace and presented it to His Majesty.

Counting the days, His Majesty has either already received the letter, or is about to receive it. Anyway, it is absolutely unreasonable for the Prime Minister to ignore this matter at this time.

The prime minister was walking back and forth in the hall of the official office with his hands behind his back, and Shi Yu was sitting beside him right now, dressed in white mourning, with thin cheeks, looking pitiful, but he didn't say anything.

The old prime minister also didn't want to think that she had anything to do with Shi Ziguang.That murderer committed a crime of treason. It was a serious crime when the Taizu personally ordered the extermination of the nine clans.

"Master City Master, you haven't said a word for several days, do you really have nothing to say?" The prime minister didn't think she was here to pretend to be pitiful and sympathetic.

Shi Yu put down the cold tea in his hand, and said with a smile: "Master Prime Minister, it is because I have nothing to do with Shi Ziguang that I have nothing to say. Think about it, if I am really Shi Ziguang's descendant, the old city lord of Jimo How can you tolerate me? Let alone a letter, who knows if it was forged by Qiao Dingye?"

The prime minister nodded: "It's reasonable, the prime minister will definitely report these words to His Majesty. However, how to judge this matter depends on His Majesty."

Shi Yu nodded with a smile, and gently stroked the edge of the table with her fingers.

Mo City has been overthrown, although the treasure was planted to Qiao Dingye, but the location is in Mo City, Emperor Jiaxi will not be innumerable.If he intends to kill two birds with one stone and make Mocheng completely a city without an owner, it is not impossible.

There was silence in the hall for a while, when the prime minister's attendant suddenly came in from the door and whispered something in the prime minister's ear.

The old man's face suddenly changed, his gray beard trembled a few times, obviously very angry.

Shi Yu had a panoramic view of his face: "What's the matter, Prime Minister? But what happened?"

The prime minister flicked his sleeves angrily: "Master City Master, I have to say that the people of Mocheng are too unrestrained. The truth is just asking you to come and investigate for a while. Before there is a conclusion, they will start to criticize the truth."

Shi Yu's eyes rolled slightly: "Oh? How do you say this?"

"Hmph, now the truth is spread in the city because Qiao Dingye took advantage of it to cover up his crimes. That's why he didn't send him to the capital for trial. Instead, he began to investigate you, acting city lord. This, this is really..." He said angrily I can't go down.

Shi Yu raised her eyebrows, this remark was really timely.

The old prime minister sat down opposite her, calmed down, and expressed her feelings: "When I was in the court, I thought that the matter of Mo City would be easy to solve, but now I know that I made a big mistake. The people slandered, and the officials put pressure , Mocheng is really difficult, no wonder even the scheming Qiao Dingye can't do anything about it. Alas, the truth is, I really hope Taichang Shaoqing is still alive, this place is only able to live with his temper."

Shi Yu reluctantly pulled the corner of his mouth: "Yeah, I also hope that he is still alive..."

The prime minister didn't notice her expression, he waved his hand and said, "Master, please go back for the time being, I will report to His Majesty, and ask him to send another person to take over and thoroughly investigate this matter. Drowned by the saliva of the people of Mo City!"

Shi Yu laughed aloud and got up to leave.

After leaving the official office, Su Yuan was waiting by the car. When she saw Shi Yu coming out, she looked grateful to God, and raised her umbrella to cover her from the scorching sun at noon: "The city lord can be counted out. If you don't show up again, Old General Huo I'm going to bring someone to rush to the official office."

Shi Yu didn't understand her jokes, got into the car with a heavy heart, and suddenly asked: "Why haven't I seen Du Quan these days?"

Suyuan climbed into the car and shook her head: "I don't know, it's been seven or eight days since I saw him last time. He seemed to be in a better mood then, and even took the initiative to say hello to me."

Shi Yu frowned: "No matter what his mood is, he will send someone to look for him. He is Wu Bai's closest person. If something happens, how can I be worthy of his master."

Only then did Suyuan realize the seriousness, and nodded repeatedly.

The carriage was ordinary, passing through the street did not attract much attention.

Shi Yu lifted the curtain a little bit and looked out. Foreign business travelers passed by from time to time on the road. She saw many Ruoqiang people among them, and she was secretly annoyed.

Qiao Dingye didn't care about Mocheng's future at all, but cared about his own power, and now Mocheng is still open to bans in this form.Fortunately, Mo City did not fall into his hands, otherwise it would be unimaginable.

The carriage soon arrived in front of Shaybake's gate, and the guests inside were laughing loudly, and some were arguing.

Shi Yu ordered to slow down, and listened to the intermittent words, and it was indeed consistent with what the prime minister said, and the people were discussing her life experience.

Some people directly denied this. Shi Ziguang had intended to seize the city, and unless he was stupid, he would ask the old city lord to take care of his daughter. Isn't that sending sheep to the tiger's mouth?

Someone at the side immediately echoed, saying that there was no rumor about this matter before, and Qiao Dingye was publicized as soon as he was arrested. It must be Qiao Dingye's trick to divert attention.

Some people thought about it even more, and yelled: This is a trick. It is definitely to lure His Majesty to take action against Daicheng. When Mocheng is in chaos, the government and the people will have no masters, and the Western Regions will have an opportunity to take advantage of it!
The businessman from the Western Regions in the inn beat the table to protest, we are all friendly, okay!
Suyuan was afraid that Shi Yu would feel uncomfortable, so she leaned in and said, "City Lord, go back, why listen to these plain-headed people gossiping."

Shi Yu looked stunned: "Do you think these remarks are something ordinary people can think of? This method of guiding public opinion is exactly the same as that of Ruoqiang's rumors."

"Huh?" Su Yuan was puzzled.

"Send someone to check the source of the news, dig three feet to check!"

Su Yuan was taken aback by her tone, and suddenly saw her fingers trembling slightly, as if she was extremely excited.

The minister sent by Emperor Jiaxi to take over the investigation arrived in Mocheng in about half a month, and there was only Wei left in the summer.

The old prime minister had a good face, so he couldn't stay any longer. The minister had just entered the city gate, and he couldn't wait to escort Qiao Dingye to leave, so he didn't have time to say goodbye to Shi Yu.

The street was full of people, Qiao Dingye in the prison car had a disheveled bun and looked embarrassed, with his eyes closed and not saying a word.

In order to show that he is truly selfless, the old prime minister announced Qiao Dingye's crimes on the street before leaving. In addition to the serious crime of treason, he also included raising Shatuo mercenaries; holding the acting city lord Shi Yu; killing the city lord Jim Motan; Shaoqing killed him and silenced him and so on.

Qiao Dingye opened his eyes, and sneered again and again: "Is there evidence for me to kill people?"

The old prime minister was about to scold him coldly, when a carriage approached slowly, surrounded by imperial guards on both sides.He immediately recognized the emperor's special minister.

The curtain of the car was lifted, and the person inside leaned out, standing tall, with the same crimson official uniform as before: "I don't know if I am a witness, does it count as evidence?"

Qiao Dingye's eyes widened, and he was furious: "So you're not dead!"

Surprises were heard all around, and the old prime minister also had a look of astonishment: "Taichang Shaoqing?"

The visitor got out of the car slowly, and saluted all around: "Oh, I'm sorry, I scared you all."

But after a while, the sound of horseshoes came from the end of the street, and the common people gave way in time. A fast horse galloped towards Shi Yu, who had no time to put on the veil.

She held the reins tightly, looked at the figure from a distance of several feet, her chest heaved and fluctuated due to her slight panting, and she couldn't say a word.

So he really didn't die...

It took a long time to get on the horse, and she looked at him carefully, and just when she found something to say, her eyes seemed to be extinguished suddenly, and she suddenly lost her emotions, turned around and left.

The latter quickly caught up and grabbed her by the rein: "Hey, why are you leaving?"

Shi Yu reined in his horse and leaned closer, his voice soft but extremely cold: "Mr. Xing's move is too much. If there is another time, I may kill you."

She snapped back the reins and rode away.Xing Yue touched his neck silently.

It seems that you can't make fun of Jimo Wubai...

In the imperial study room, after Emperor Jiaxi sat in the case, holding a list of handed in materials in his hand, he felt restless for a long time.

Jimo Yan was really scheming, but fortunately, all these things were now in the national treasury, especially those sophisticated weapons.If these things are still in Mocheng, the consequences are really unimaginable.

He put the list aside, and looked up at the person standing in front of him: "The prime minister handed back the memorial, saying that Mocheng is now in order, and the speech is more beneficial to Shi Yu. Even the identity of the nine clans that should have been punished can be justified , it’s really a skill.”

"Whether you can justify yourself or not depends entirely on Your Majesty."

Emperor Jiaxi laughed: "Then you will give me a reason to tolerate her self-justification?"

"Mocheng seems to be open but in fact it is xenophobic. Frequent changes of city owners can easily arouse public resentment and give the Western Regions an opportunity to take advantage of. The existence of Shi Yu can stabilize the hearts of the officials and the people. Why don't your majesty continue to use her? Anyway, Mocheng is the same today. It’s an empty city, what else is there to worry about?”

Emperor Jiaxi smiled brightly: "It's true, I finally waited until this day."

With the departure of the old prime minister, it seemed that even Xia Ri had gone away.Mo City was still bustling, and the news of Taichang Shaoqing's resurrection spread all over the world, and everyone who heard it was amazed.

As for the instigator, Xing Yue, he was frightened by Shi Yu, and he has obediently hid in the official office, not daring to show his face again.

After that, he asked a few people in the official office to show that he was investigating Shi Yu's life experience.

Of course, he can't be expected to really investigate anything, he just came here to let the prime minister escort Qiao Dingye back to the capital as soon as possible.It has already made Shi Yu unhappy, and if she messes up something in her life, she will not be able to skin it off.

Shi Yu happened to have no time to take care of him these days.She sorted out all the government affairs of Mocheng, and in the name of acting city lord, she ordered to abolish all the orders issued by Qiao Dingye, and refilled the city guards, and ordered the four gates to be strictly guarded, and outsiders were not allowed to enter or leave easily, especially the Ruoqiang people.

The autumn wind swept across the frontier overnight, and the sky in Mocheng was so gloomy that it made people panic.

The people's enthusiasm for gossip has not subsided in the slightest, and recently they have begun to discuss the relationship between Shi Yu and Qiao Dingye in private. It is said that the two had an affair in the city lord's mansion, and Shi Yu was slapped by Qiao Dingye's sister because of this, saying There are noses and eyes.

This kind of thing is obviously more attractive than status or something, gradually everyone put Shi Yu and Shi Ziguang's relationship behind.

The trial of Qiao Dingye's case in Chang'an seems to have taken a lot of time. Now that it has come to an end, no one has mentioned Shi Yu's identity again, let alone asked "Taichang Shaoqing" how the investigation is going. .

In August, Emperor Jiaxi seemed to have finally remembered Mocheng, and the minister who had been sent to Ningshuo to temporarily act as the guardian of Anxi took the imperial decree and knocked on the gate of Mocheng before dawn.

The news was sent to the city lord's mansion and the official office immediately, and Shi Yu and Xing Yue, who pretended to be Taichang Shaoqing, rushed to the gate of the city to receive the imperial edict.

People who got up early on the street shook their heads and sighed, Mocheng is no longer proud. If it was before, there would be no need for the city lord to come to the city gate to listen to the emperor's orders.

Feelings are emotions, people still have to kneel down and listen to the decree respectfully.

The imperial army blocked the road, and an official with soap boots and leather belt came out of the car, glanced at the back of his head hanging down, and read the imperial decree in the street.

Emperor Jiaxi mentioned Shi Yu's meritorious deeds in defending the city lord Jimo Tan, and also mentioned her hard work in stabilizing Mo City, but did not mention her identity, and still pretended not to know anything.Then it was announced that she would be canonized as the city lord of Mocheng, and she would be in charge of all affairs of Mocheng.

Shi Yu raised her head in astonishment, and suddenly looked at Xing Yue beside her.

Xing Yue looked back with that Jimo Wubai face, and asked in a low voice with trepidation: "What's the matter, Master City Master?"

"Why is this?"

Shi Yu didn't understand, if Jimo Wubai was alive, why would it be her turn to be the city lord?But if Jimo Wubai died, then who is the person who secretly helped her?
"Master City Lord, accept the decree and thank you. From now on, you and I will be colleagues, and we should share the worries for His Majesty and be loyal to the country." The official Ku stood awkwardly, so he had to say a few words in a high-sounding manner, and took the initiative to hand over the imperial decree to her. .

Shi Yu kowtowed, raised his hand to take it, and said in a blank voice, "Thank you, Lord Long En."

Mocheng finally ushered in the third city lord, and the first female city lord.

According to the old practice, the officials and the people have fun together, the whole city is amnesty, and they are paraded through the streets in full costumes.

The City Lord's Mansion is busy setting up banquets to entertain officials from afar and the "Taichang Shaoqing" who sits here.

It's not too late, the sun is about to fall.Shi Yu was wearing a long-sleeved gown worn by the city lord, with a majestic crown, standing under the porch of the city lord's mansion, overlooking the ink city soaked in the sunset.

After all, this place still belongs to her, but it's a pity that things have changed.

"Master City Master, I heard that you are looking for me?"

Shi Yu turned her head, and Du Quan stood behind her, neatly dressed and looking energetic.

She was quite surprised: "I thought you were lost, and I was thinking about how to explain to your son in a hundred years."

Du Quan was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry for the trouble, the city lord."

Shi Yu withdrew his gaze: "It's fine if you're fine, if you have nowhere to go, follow me from now on, I will never treat you badly."

Suyuan suddenly rushed out from the corner, extremely excited: "Why keep him! It would be nice if the city lord had a servant to serve him alone!"

Du Quan gave her a white look, and when he turned his head to look at Shi Yu, he smiled again: "Du Quan dare not accept the kindness of Master Shi. I am not here for a while because I went back to Chang'an, and this time I am with you." The Chief Protector Ren is here. By the way, why don’t you go and meet the new Chief Protector?”

Su Yuan had a big opinion on him wanting to steal her job, so she said angrily, "What did you see? It's not like I haven't seen it before? The imperial decree was read out that day, and all the people in the city saw it. You're the only one who is troublesome!"

Shi Yu stopped Su Yuan: "You have a bigger temper than me."

Suyuan shrank her neck and stepped aside.

Shi Yu smiled reassuringly at Du Quan: "You're right, Mr. Zhang came to deliver the decree for His Majesty, and maybe he brought something else with him. I should see him well. Where is he now?"

Du Quan smiled strangely, raised his hand to invite her, and took her there.

Shi Yu was afraid that Su Yuan would fight with him again, so she told her to prepare the dinner, and followed Du Quan through the corridor.

Walking all the way to Mr. Chuuxue, Du Quan stopped and asked her to go up.

Shi Yu glanced up along the steps, frowned slightly, this Mr. Zhang really doesn't regard himself as an outsider, even here.

Lifting the hem of his clothes, he climbed up the steps, glanced down, and suddenly remembered the scene with Jimo Wubai in the attic a year ago, and couldn't help but sigh.

Pushing the door and entering, the curtains fluttered, and the last slanting sun on the ground dragged upwards until it reached the window.There was a person sitting behind the case, with a wide-sleeved Confucian shirt spread on the floor, his back was clear, and when he turned his head, he could only see his side face against the light, slightly thin, with clear eyebrows and a smile on his lips.

Shi Yu thought it was a hallucination at first, but the floating light and shadow really looked like a dream.Then she became angry again, feeling that Xing Yue had really gotten worse.It has been said that if he dares to pretend to be Jimo Wubai again, he will die, but he is really not afraid of death.

"Where is Master Zhang?"

"Aren't you here to see me?"

"I'm here to see the acting Chief Protector of Anxi."

"I am."

Shi Yu was also patient, staring at him coldly, waiting for him to confess.However, she soon realized something was wrong, stepped forward quickly, looked at him carefully, and even thought that she was hallucinating.

"Oh, I haven't seen you for a long time, and Madam doesn't know her husband anymore." He got up and walked to the front.

Shi Yu raised her hand to touch his face, and finally found some sense of reality.

"Really you?"

"Yes."

"Jimo Wubai?"

"It's me, aunt." Jimo Wubai looked at her with a funny face.

Shi Yu was a little dazed for a while, and was speechless for a long time.Jimo Wubai took advantage of the situation and pulled her into his arms, it was rare to have this moment of tenderness, peace of mind.

Shi Yu's emotions finally calmed down completely, and he suddenly pushed him away, opening his mouth to question: "What are you doing here? And what kind of tricks are you planning to play with Xing Yue?"

Jimo Wubai waved his hands again and again: "This matter is purely a misunderstanding. I just instructed him to come to Mo City to stabilize the situation first. Who would have thought that he would take his anger out on me after being frightened by you. Now he refuses to exchange identities with me desperately. Up to now, I am still sitting in the living room talking and laughing happily with everyone. I don’t even have a chance to see you, so I can only hide here from a distance, otherwise, wouldn’t it be too scary to be bumped into two Jimin Wubai by others?”

A familiar smile appeared on Shi Yu's face again, and he was about to melt into water gently: "It deserves it."

"..."

When she walked to the door, she saw Du Quan standing, and snorted coldly: "I have never seen your young master in trouble. At first, I didn't believe that he was really dead. It was you who kept saying that he was gone. When I believed it, you You deliberately did not tell me the news of his life, you are really a good pair of master and servant."

Du Quan sneered: "Master, don't get me wrong. At that time, I really thought my young master was dead, and I didn't know he was still there until I returned to Chang'an. But today... it was indeed intentional..."

Jimo Wubai chimed in: "It's a long story, and I really can't blame Du Quan. I'll explain it to you later."

Shi Yu pursed her lips, and waved to Du Quan: "Today, I will succeed the city lord, and the whole city will be amnesty, so I will not pursue it. Now go tell Xing Yue, let him behave, and I will go to the banquet with your young master right now." meeting guests."

Du Quan ran to bully Xing Yue as if he had received an amnesty.

Shi Yu turned to look at Jimo Wubai: "Let's go."

Jimo Wubai followed her: "Actually, it's inconvenient for me to show up with you now, after all, everyone knew about the marriage at that time, why don't you go to the living room first, I'm a step late."

Shi Yu walked to the bottom of the steps and stopped beside a flower and plant: "Everyone has already said enough, there is no way to avoid it, why do you pretend to be so considerate?"

Jimo Wubai nodded with satisfaction: "Forget it, since you have accepted this fact, I am relieved, even if you almost die, it is worth it."

"..."

In fact, Jimo Wubai's survival this time is all due to Emperor Jiaxi.

Qiao Dingye was like killing the dark horse in the forefront when the horse race was about to be decided, which was beyond Emperor Jiaxi's pre-control.

He didn't want another Jimoyan to appear, so while conniving at Qiao Dingye's behavior in Mocheng, he brought out Jimo Wubai from the prison.

The conversation that night had already shown his determination. He intended to eliminate the threat, and Jimo Wubai fully supported him.

If there is an internal response placed by Emperor Jiaxi in the Imperial Guard Army who attacked Jimo Wubai, although the knife seems to be a heavy blow, it is not the key point.

Jimo Wubai was sent to Chang'an overnight, while Xing Yue was taken out of prison and secretly disguised the body of a death row prisoner who had just been executed to look like Jimo Wubai.

Mr. Xing is a skilled but timid liar, and this matter has left an indelible shadow in his heart, so it is understandable for him to be full of resentment towards Jimo Wubai himself.

When Jimo Wubai and Shi Yu talked about this, the banquet was almost over.

Xing Yue was startled by the words Du Quan brought, and ran away long before they came.

Mr. Zhang who came with Jimo Wubai was the only one who knew of Xing Yue's existence. He acted with him for a long time, but when he suddenly saw him leaving with Du Quan in a panic, he guessed a thing or two.Seeing Jimo Wubai and Shi Yu walking into the hall side by side, he was not surprised at all.

The others didn't notice anything unusual, thinking that Taichang Shaoqing just went to change clothes.It's just that it's a bit subtle to come with Shi Yu when I go out this time.

Today's protagonist is Shi Yu, Jimo Wubai is able to sit next to her on top because he is acting as Anxi's chief guardian, and the two of them have the opportunity to quietly talk about their previous experiences.

This whole day, Shi Yu felt like he was dreaming. During the day, he drove through the streets and saw Jimo Wubai at night. Sitting in this hall, the lights are dazzling and the voices are full of people, but he feels even more dazed. I took a few more glances at Jimo Wubai, worried that everything in front of me was just an illusion.

After all, Jimo Tan had just passed away, and the celebrations were all over, and the officials left one after another not long after.What's more, both Shi Yu and Jimo Wubai have old injuries and need more rest.Especially Shi Yu, who has been exhausted all day and has already looked tired.

Jimo Wubai walked out of the hall together with her, and asked in a low voice: "How come you have nothing to say after hearing about how I was rescued?"

Shi Yu shook her head: "It's not that I have nothing to say, but I just feel that the difference is only a tiny bit, and it is extremely dangerous. After this incident, I know that human life is like nothing, and it is really fragile."

Jimo Wubai was also quite touched for a while, and fell silent.

The two walked side by side without any entourage, and when they arrived at a quiet place in the corridor, Shi Yu suddenly asked, "You were the one who spread Qiao Dingye in the city before and had the intention of rebelling?"

Jimo Wubai said "Yes", "It's indeed me."

Shi Yu's tone was puzzled: "Could it be that you had predicted that I would frame him for treason? Otherwise, why did your rumor spread before I attacked him?"

Jimo Wubai stopped on the porch, leaning half of his body in the shadows, one shoulder soaked in the moonlight, shaking his head: "Actually, the reason why I spread this story is because I hope you will accuse him of treason."

Shi Yu frowned: "Are you trying to force me to hand over all of Mocheng's wealth?"

"Right?"

"Why?"

Jimo Wubai took a step closer, holding her face in his hands: "For righteousness, I don't want Mocheng to have a chance to stand on its own, and for selfishness, I don't want you to go on the road of no return. Of course, I also don't want to let Jimoyan's good deeds succeed. ?”

Shi Yu took his hand away: "As you wish, Mocheng will never be able to achieve anything in the future."

"Then I'm at ease." Jimo Wubai smiled, turned his head away, and sighed lowly: "I don't know what you think, regardless of your own life experience, but you would rather guard Jimo Yan's silly dream until Now, he is just supporting you, so why bet on his extravagant hopes with his life?"

Shi Yu said: "There are many things you don't understand. Jimo Yan didn't just support me. Although Shi Ziguang was a hero, he did commit the crime of killing the nine clans. It was Jimo Yan who saved our mother and daughter. I have never even seen Shi Ziguang's face, and I have no feelings for him, but he gave me a dead end, so what's wrong with me being grateful to Jimo Yan, who raised me and taught me?"

Jimo Wubai was silent, he was also shocked when he learned of Shi Yu's life experience, and finally understood why she cared so much about being laughed at as a dancing girl.She didn't want to be dug out of her relationship with Shi Ziguang.

Bringing up the past will only add to the sadness.Jimo Wubai didn't say anything else, called Du Quan, stepped out of the corridor and said, "I have to go to Ningshuo in two days, so I won't stay in the city lord's mansion, just go to the government office for resettlement, you take a good rest, I will See you again some other day."

Shi Yu followed two steps, there was no reason to hold back, and watched his back gradually leave under the moonlight until it merged into the condensed night.

(End of this chapter)