Chapter 191 Mantis Catches Cicada

Oh, this is really, different from ordinary people.

Xu Yaowen complained in his heart, and finally understood why Lian Qisheng had never eaten with others. If it was announced like this, wouldn’t it be easy for people to mistake him for a monster.

[Although Lian Qisheng’s daughter is the concubine of Prince Yu, Prince Yu does not like her. In addition, she is arrogant and domineering in the mansion, and has no children, which has already made Prince Yu dissatisfied and ready to divorce her. ]

Xu Yaowen: "!!!"

This is really a coincidence. If Prince Yu really wants to divorce his concubine, Lian Qisheng must be busy with his daughter, and he will not care about Liu Zhijie.

Good news came one after another, Xu Yaowen's face was flushed, and his face was shining with a different kind of brilliance.

Zhiyu is indeed a lucky star. With her around, everything can be solved easily.

"By the way," Jiang Zhiyu recalled, and remembered what Qingyi said before: "Qingyi said that Liu Zhijie would send money and women to the nearby bandits every month. According to the time, they should come. We can just find an opportunity to catch turtles in the jar and catch all these bandits in one fell swoop."

Xu Yaowen frowned slightly. It was not that simple to suppress bandits. These bandits occupied the mountains and were very familiar with the routes in the mountains. Every time the officers and soldiers of Jinzhou chased them to the middle of the mountain, they would lose them. If they were not careful, they would be defeated by the terrain.

It was precisely because of this that Liu Zhijie gave up the use of force and signed an agreement with them instead.

But this is only a temporary measure. The officers and soldiers have retreated, and the bandits have tasted the sweetness. They are all greedy people. In recent years, their appetites have gradually grown. It is time to put the issue of suppressing the bandits on the agenda.

As he was thinking, he suddenly exclaimed.

Jiang Zhiyu raised his eyes, and Xu Yaowen said, "When we were distributing porridge outside the city, I saw a group of people moving strangely on the hillside outside. They must be bandits who came to investigate the situation."

"I even made eye contact with one of them, I wonder if he alarmed the enemy."

Hearing this, He Yanting said softly, "I guess not, it's just a glance, the bandits won't be that alert. The news of Liu Zhijie's death couldn't have spread that quickly. They must have heard the news that the prime minister was coming to Jinzhou, so they came to investigate."

He chuckled, "I don't know if they are so greedy. If they are, then the matter of suppressing the bandits will be a piece of cake."

Xu Yaowen raised his eyes and licked his dry lips, "You mean, using Jiang Zhaorong as bait to catch these fish?"

He Yanting nodded.

"They know Jiang Zhaorong's identity, so they will not dare to take his life. If they do, it must be for money. They will definitely find out Jiang Zhaorong's route in advance and wait for an opportunity to act."

He Yanting stopped talking. There was no need for him to explain the next plan in detail. It was nothing more than a mantis stalking a cicada while the oriole waited behind.

Xu Yaowen thought about it for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

"Then let's do this. I will send someone to follow Jiang Zhaorong secretly."

Jiang Zhiyu shook his head: "Not secretly, but openly."

Jiang Zhaorong was able to become the prime minister. In addition to the help of the Xu family, he must have his own abilities and excellent anti-reconnaissance ability. If ordinary guards were sent to follow him secretly, it would only increase his vigilance and ruin the plan.

If he followed openly, Jiang Zhaorong would not be suspicious.

"Okay, then send a few more people. No matter how Jiang Zhaorong sends them, we must ensure that one person is by his side."

After discussing, they returned to their own rooms. He Yanting opened the door, and a man in black immediately jumped down from the beam, knelt on one knee, and presented a letter in both hands.

"Master, he found it, but he didn't suspect anything."

He Yanting took the letter from him and sneered: "The ambition of the prime minister, the orphan of the previous dynasty, is greater than I thought."

The man in black kept silent. He Yanting opened the letter and read it quickly. When he saw the middle, his eyes paused and he chuckled.

Then, he placed the letter on the candle and watched the flames engulf the letter, with the fire in his eyes flickering.

…

Jinzhou’s winter is colder than Shengjing’s. Even though there are five smokers in the room and a hot spring wrapped in quilt, Jiang Zhiyu still feels like she has been hit by frost and can’t lift her spirits.

She is really afraid of cold, not to mention that there is no sun today.

Jiang Zhiyu wrapped herself up like a cocoon in the quilt, ready to have a good sleep.

Just as she was thinking about it, a hurried shout came from outside the door: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, the prefect wants to see you!"

Jiang Zhiyu sighed deeply.

This family cannot be separated without me!

In the lobby, Jiang Zhaorong sat up straight and looked at Xu Yaowen in confusion: "Now that the matter of Jinzhou has been settled, there is naturally no need for us to stay here. We should set off as soon as possible and report back to the emperor. Why is Governor Xu blocking us?"

Xu Yaowen narrowed his eyes: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, you don't know that there are many people in Jinzhou, and it is inevitable that there will be fish that slip through the net. I have sent people to check every household, but it will take time. During this period, I still need to rely on your Excellency Prime Minister."

Jiang Zhaorong: "..."

He hesitated to speak.

These words, coupled with the look in Xu Yaowen's eyes, made him feel numb.

Why did Xu Yaowen seem to have changed overnight, looking at him as if he was looking at a hot commodity.

Jiang Zhaorong's heart suddenly sounded alarm bells, and he spoke cautiously: "The epidemic has been controlled, the traitor has been eliminated, and the antidote is in the hands of Prefect Xu. If it is really found out, I believe that Prefect Xu's methods will definitely solve it."

What is he planning?

Jiang Zhaorong said all the words, and Xu Yaowen narrowed his eyes slightly. When the two were on the verge of a fight, they heard a beautiful female voice: "Prime Minister, this is wrong. The matter in Jinzhou has not been resolved yet."

Xu Yaowen's eyes suddenly lit up.

The savior is here!

Jiang Zhaorong frowned slightly, and there was a hint of impatience on his face.

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Zhiyu was too lazy to look at him: "Prime Minister, the truth about the epidemic in Jinzhou and the helpers who spread the epidemic in Jinzhou have not been found yet, how can we go home so easily?"

Helpers?

Xu Yaowen and Jiang Zhaorong frowned at the same time.

Jiang Zhaorong had a question mark on his head: "Isn't the real culprit who spread the epidemic Boer from Mobei? Moreover, the epidemic spreads very quickly and is hard to prevent. Why do we need help?"

He is not a fool. Bol only needs to pass on the virus to one person, and then he just needs to wait. What kind of help does he need?

"That's not right," Jiang Zhiyu raised the corner of his lips. "Tianqi has a large population, why did Bol choose Jinzhou? And the epidemic certainly can't spread throughout the city overnight, right? There are many sick people in Jinzhou, and the herbs in the clinic are in short supply. It's so abnormal, but no one in Jinzhou noticed it?"

Jiang Zhaorong lowered his eyelashes, covering the deep thought in his eyes.