The lights are shining.

Chen Xi was reading books alone in the backyard of Guanyi, and his figure was stretched long under the dim light. He was alone outside and could not help but feel lonely. After all, he was not alone. He had a wife and children but could not take up his post together. He felt lonely at night, but he didn't want to fall asleep so early, so he couldn't help but read more books and write some things by the way.

Since Chen Xi has not yet officially performed his duties, all he can write is martial arts novels and diaries.

I won’t mention martial arts novels. If it weren’t for making Zhu Houzhao’s naughty child happy, Chen Xi wouldn’t want to spend this energy. As for writing a diary, since the family’s economic conditions improved, Chen Xi often used words to deepen his impression of his memory of his previous life, but in order to avoid being discovered by others, he usually wrote it down and read it a few times and burned it. The top scorer passed the exam and entered the Hanlin Academy. Chen Xi mostly wrote diary records to record daily trivial matters. For example, what he wrote was various speculations and response methods for the troubles he might encounter after taking office.

There were many people giving gifts that night. Ma Jiu took people out to greet him, and all refused mercilessly. In the middle of the night, he could still hear someone outside the inn talking loudly, and from time to time the "squeak" sounds made by mules and horses neighing and the wheels of carriages crushing the ground.

In order to avoid being harassed by these noises, Chen Xi specially chose a room in the backyard of Guanyi. If someone gave gifts without intention, setting fire or assassination, he could jump out of the window on the second floor and run away at any time.

In Shen Xi's opinion, it is always good to be prepared for any eventuality.

As midnight approached, the lights in Chenxi's room were still on. Just as Shen Xi yawned and was about to go to bed to rest, Ma Jiu came over with a gentle knock on the door and Ma Jiu's questioning came: "Sir, have you rested?"

Chen Xi knew that when Ma Jiu called him "adult", there must be outsiders present. In private, Ma Jiu was called "master".

Chen Xi asked, "What's the matter?"

Ma Jiu did not dare to push the door directly and answered respectfully: "Master, someone is here to visit!"

Chen Xi knew that Ma Jiu would not bring people here casually, so he put down his paper and pen and came to the door. When he opened it, he saw that in addition to Ma Jiu, there was also a familiar figure at the door... When this person was in Tumu Fort, he often went to and from the command post and his room, which was of great help to his work and life.

This person was Yunliu, who was sent by Chen Xi to Wuchang Prefecture to investigate the situation a few years ago.

Yun Liu was dressed in the costume of a literati, with a little tired look on her face. It can be seen that she was very attentive in her work and suffered a lot in this trip.

Chen Xi did not ask about Yun Liu first, but turned his head to look at Ma Jiu and asked, "Lao Jiu, everyone outside has left?"

Ma Jiu said: "Yes, sir, after we repeatedly insisted that we did not accept gifts, those people eventually left unhappily... What else do you have to give?"

Chen Xi nodded slightly and said, "Strengthen the guards around the inn, and then you can go back and rest. We will set out tomorrow morning and change to travel by land!"

Before, Chen Xi only proposed the idea of ​​taking the land route, but after dinner and returning to the room, he thought about it carefully and his mind on taking the land route quickly became firm.

I won’t say that I am walking slowly against the current. It is not safe to sail on the Yangtze River. The river is turbulent and the ship is not big. If I encounter strong storms, the possibility of overturning is high. If I unfortunately encounter water bandits, the situation will be even worse. It is easy to destroy corpses, but it is better to go on land to be safer.

Anyway, I have arrived at the south bank of the Yangtze River, even if there are river blocks during the journey and need to cross the boats, it will not take a few days.

After Ma Jiu retreated, Chen Xi brought Yunliu into the room and closed the door.

Chen Xi returned to the desk and sat down. Yun Liu told the details of what she and Xier had found after arriving in Wuchang Prefecture, including the Huguang Administration and the Censorate Office, the Commander Office, the specific officials of the specific departments of the yamen of the commander office, the local officials, gentry and the people's reactions to Chen Xi's performance as governor, and the imperial court's previous appointments and removals of local personnel, which were difficult for Chen Xi to know on the way south.

Yunliu said: "...Huguang Fans' Office is vacant because of the left governor's rank. Now there is no detailed plan for your arrival of Lord Shen. However, the prefectures and counties that you may stay on the river and the governor's office have made detailed arrangements. If you walk on the water, can you be more stable and leisurely?"

Chen Xi sighed lightly: "What I am seeking now is not about stability and leisure, but about peace. At most, I encounter bandits on land. When I encounter a water ghost and are sunk by a ship, I have to feed He Bo!"

Yunliu didn't expect Chen Xi to say such a bad thing. She frowned slightly before she understood the meaning, Chen Xi had already asked: "Where is Xi'er?"

Yun Liu said: "Xi'er will stay in Wuchang Prefecture for the time being to investigate the situation. Because she is too impatient and is afraid that she will have any omissions in the report, she came to report to Lord Shen in person!"

"Um."

Chen Xi nodded slightly and said, "It's cold and fog. Since you're here, don't leave for the time being. Let's go with the team to Wuchang Prefecture. Tomorrow we will continue to rush, and take the land from Ruichang to Xingguozhou, Xianning to Jiangxia. It won't take much time to go on the way. If there is anything on the way, I'll let you do it for the convenience of sending you!"

Yun Liu did not dare to violate Chen Xi's orders and saluted respectfully: "Yes, Lord Shen! I will give up now!" However, although she said "retreat", she stood still and did not move, as if she had to wait for Chen Xi to give a clear instruction before leaving.

Originally, Chen Xi had no intention of leaving Yun Liu, but after all, he had promised that if he could escape safely from Tumu Fort, he would take Yun Liu and Xier to the door. This promise also became the motivation for Yun Liu to work hard all the time.

At this time, the night was dark, and Chen Xi went south and did not bring his family, but he did not accept gifts from local officials and gentry. He was very careful along the way, which gave Yun Liu the opportunity to show his attentiveness.

Chen Xi had already lowered his head and began to sort out the information he had learned from Yun Liu's mouth. After a while, he suddenly found that Yun Liu was still in the room.

Although Yunliu didn't say anything, Chen Xi could guess what she was thinking.

Chen Xi thought for a moment and waved his hand and said, "The room next door is empty. You go and rest first... Forget it, wash and tidy it up, and come and accompany me!"

When Yun Liu heard this, she seemed to have received a great approval and was extremely excited. However, she was afraid of misunderstanding the meaning of Chen Xi's words, so she saluted and asked: "I am not sure what is the meaning of my uncle?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "You are tired from the journey. First, go back to your room to wash away all the dust. I have given you a promise of belonging, so naturally I have to fulfill my promise. Today is a good day. But first, I will not accept you in a short time. You still have to help me with my subordinates. Is it okay?"

For Yun Liu, she didn't mind the status at all, because she knew that she had her origin and origin, and she couldn't talk about it. She saluted respectfully, with a sigh and emotion on her face, and was excited that she finally got Chen Xi's recognition.

She said with tears in her voice: "Sir, I'm humble. Let's take my leave for now..."

"Um."

Chen Xi nodded slightly, and saw Yunliu exiting the door, her eyes also had a bit of sigh.

Chen Xi knew that it was not a good idea to let a daughter always work hard outside, especially this woman was a delicate beauty. But now Shen Xi was really short of people at hand, so she could only let Yunliu and Xier take over. Only when her subordinates had more talents in the future would she consider letting the two women put down their work and return to the inner house.

No matter what, Yun Liu and Xier met her in a vain and suffered hardships at Tumu Fort. There was no emotional obstacle at this time, so it would be natural tonight.

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Chapter completed!