Chapter 199
Cui Pei noticed something was wrong, and Kinoshita asked with concern, "Boss, has something happened in Anyang?"
Pei Lingjun handed the letter to Cui Pei, who read it and had a complicated expression.
"The case of Cai Hui's embezzlement has already been closed, and the Anyang Prefect Wen was just an inconspicuous link in this case. Why would he be secretly investigated?"
Cai Hui is dead, and the evidence is conclusive. Not to mention that continuing the investigation to overturn his case is wishful thinking, even if we could find some clues, what difference would it make?
Pei Lingjun frowned, trying to unravel the myriad clues behind this. Suddenly, a doubt flashed into his mind, but before he could grasp what it was, it disappeared into his thoughts.
"Let's hold back for now and see what they're up to."
Cui Pei nodded, but did not leave after speaking. He continued, "Tu Wen, Tan Deyou, and the others have already entered Shanzhou City. I have arranged for them to stay at an inn."
Pei Lingjun nodded, already understanding the situation.
On the table lay the Jijing Gazette. Pei Lingjun's gaze swept over it several times. Hearing that Tu Wen and others had arrived in Shanzhou, it meant that Wenji and his group would soon head north, and the border area was not peaceful recently.
"A letter from Jijing said that His Majesty has promoted several military generals, ordered the three armies to be on high alert in the garrison camps, and allocated a lot of silver from the Ministry of Revenue for military supplies."
He casually leaned back, his gaze naturally falling to the floating, drifting objects in the air, and then settled on them. "It seems like war is about to break out..."
Anyone could see that His Majesty had worked diligently to eliminate corrupt officials like Cai Hui, and naturally wanted to make great strides. For many years, the people of the desert had been harassing the borders of Dasheng, and His Majesty had tolerated it for a long time.
Cui Pei remained silent. Going to the border to fight was a matter for the military generals, and it shouldn't have much to do with them.
Cui Pei was unaware, but Pei Lingjun was.
In his previous life, the people of the desert invaded the border several times. Although Cai Hui died at that time, the generals who held important positions in the army were not implicated. Those battles with the desert were considered narrow victories.
But now, things are very different. Most of those military officers were implicated by Cai Hui and were dismissed from their posts. Those who were unlucky are now just skeletons.
With a severe shortage of military generals, it would be unwise to send troops to fight in the desert at this time.
After all, the previous Great Prosperity was only a Pyrrhic victory.
Pei Lingjun looked at the densely packed lines of text on the official gazette and felt a slight headache.
At the beginning of the hour of You (5-7 PM), Wen Shu would normally stay in the shop a little longer, but she had something to do and needed to go home as soon as possible.
Wen Shu led Han Xiang into the carriage, and only after returning to the courtyard did she realize that there were many burly men in the courtyard today.
The boy in the courtyard, with his thin back and a sword in his hand, slashed at the group without saying a word.
The courtyard instantly descended into chaos, with the burly men dodging and howling in their distinctively loud voices.
"Young Master Wen! Young Master Wen! Please have mercy!"
Wenji didn't care about any of that. He immediately drew his sword and stepped forward. The burly man was caught off guard and had no choice but to draw his own curved sword.
With a clang.
The voices were clear and melodious. The two were entangled in a fierce battle. They moved with incredible speed, exchanging several moves in just a few breaths, and were evenly matched.
Wen Shu stood stunned at the courtyard gate. She had never known that when she watched Wen Ji practice swordsmanship, those moves were actually more thrilling than they usually were when applied to close combat.
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