Li Qi frowned, but shouldn't professional workmanship be difficult to detect even among soldiers or civilians?

These two people came to the ancient city with great fanfare. Do they want to play a game of "the virtual is real and the real is virtual"?

Considering the grain requisition, the ancient city did not hand over the rice grain in full. Could it be that the officials were sent to investigate?

Li Qi, the fake magistrate, had to be careful in dealing with him, so he ordered Zhang San to change into civilian clothes and search for the two men in the ancient city to find out more about them.

In the evening, Li Qi was drinking with Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao on the stone table in the backyard, and happened to see Xia Houjuan next door passing by.

Li Qi greeted: "Sister-in-law, have you had dinner?"

As a man in his twenties, Li Qi felt it was quite awkward at first to call a teenage girl his sister-in-law. But there was no other way. At this time, all the red tapes had to be followed.

Xia Houjuan saluted Li Qi and said, "I've eaten."

Li Qi thought for a while: "How about... come and sit for a while?"

Xia Houjuan was alone at home without a maid or anything to accompany him, so it was too boring.

Xia Houjuan was a little embarrassed. Regardless of her married status or her age of thirteen or fourteen, she had nothing to talk about with Li Qi and the other rough guys, right?

However, when he lived in someone else's house and Li Qi extended his warm invitation, Xia Houjuan didn't know how to refuse.

At this time, Zhang San came to report that the two suspected craftsmen were in the market asking about harvests, taxes, people's livelihood and other matters. The people all gave the county government a thumbs up.

After hearing this, Li Qi felt uneasy.

If something is done well, it is better to make it appear normal.

What those two people learned in the city was definitely different from the past in the ancient city. If the other party was really sent by the authorities to conduct a secret investigation, this would be extremely detrimental to Li Qi.

Li Qidao: "Brother Zhou, please bring a few soldiers to arrest those two people for collaborating with the enemy."

At this time, Li Qi was a little confused. If he ignored them and allowed them to leave, the higher-ups would definitely accuse him of murdering an official of the imperial court. If they were captured and killed, no one from the higher-ups would come back to resurrect him. The same was true.

It will arouse suspicion. Covert investigation will not work. Maybe the higher-ups will send officers and soldiers to suppress it.

I only have two generals, Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao, with less than a thousand soldiers on my side. They are composed of bandits and refugees. How can they withstand the regular army that looks like tigers and wolves?

"Hey!" Li Qi sighed.

Xia Houjuan next to him asked: "Is the county magistrate worried about his identity?"

Li Qidao: "Exactly."

Xia Houjuan said: "The county magistrate's affairs can only be concealed for a while, but how can they be concealed forever? Since the county magistrate loves the people like a son and is on good terms with her husband, why not let the slave family write a letter to make my uncle look good in front of Sikong?"

Just a few words, what do you think?"

It would be best if Xia Houyuan could speak for Li Qi.

But what Li Qi has never figured out is how Zhang Fei married Xia Houjuan? Is Xia Houjuan now sincerely marrying Zhang Fei without any complaints?

That’s fine;

If not, asking Xia Houjuan to edit Xia Houyuan's book will undoubtedly make her tell Xia Houyuan: I have been robbed, come to the ancient city to save me!

The troubled times and officialdom made Li Qi extremely cautious.

In the end, Li Qi asked Xia Houjuan to edit the letter, but he thought that before sending the letter, he had to read it secretly.

Although it is unethical, you still have to be cautious when it involves your life.

After a while, Zhou Cang and others captured Jiang Gan and his book boy. Jiang Gan showed no fear in the face of Li Qi and cursed: "Traitor, I am Cao Sikong's guest Jiang Gan and Jiang Ziyi. What do you dare to do to me?"

This spirit of disregarding death is truly worthy of someone who dared to go to Jiangdong to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender!

Although Jiang Qian's stealing of books has become a joke for thousands of years, no one with a lasting reputation is an insignificant person.

It’s just that his opponent that time was Zhou Yu.

Li Qi smiled and said, "You said you were Cao Sikong's guest. What proof do you have?"

"This..." Jiang Qian came here as a spy to find out the truth. How could he have any official certificate with him?

"Sikong is currently stationed at Guandu. Since you are the guest of Sikong's curtain, why are you coming to my ancient city if you don't go out with the army?"

Before Jiang Gan could answer, Li Qi asked again: "What is your intention in going to the ancient city to inquire about the harvest, economy, and people's livelihood? And you also said that you are not a spy sent by Yuan Shao?"

Just as Jiang Gan opened his mouth, Li Qi said again: "Come on, pull me down and let me report to the court and then punish you!"

The history books commented that Jiang Gan was eloquent, so Li Qi did not let Jiang Gan say the second sentence.

Let's look at Xia Houjuan's letter. If he can get Xia Houyuan's protection, I understand that Jiang Qian can't do anything to Li Qi;

If Xia Houjuan's letter was not reliable, Li Qi would have to find a way to escape from Cao Cao's sphere of influence, and naturally he would not care about offending another Jiang Gan.

The next day, Li Qi tried his best to get Xia Houjuan's letter. The letter mainly had three meanings: one was to thank Xia Houyuan for his kindness in raising him over the years; the other was that he was willing to marry Zhang Fei and asked his uncle not to read it; the third was that the county magistrate of the ancient city He oppressed the people and was killed by Li Qi. However, under the governance of Li Qi, the people of the ancient city lived and worked in peace and contentment. Li Qi treated himself well, so he asked his uncle to arrange it properly.

After careful observation, there were no other hidden signs, so Li Qi asked Xia Houjuan's family letter to be sent out.

I heard that Xia Houyuan still loved his niece very much.

However, Jiang Gan had to be imprisoned for a while first, and he had to wait until Xia Houyuan's attitude was clear before he could be released.

However, it is said that the sales of new agricultural tools in Gucheng are very optimistic after being promoted by Meng Gongwei's connections.

In fact, the new farm tools invented by Li Qi can indeed help improve production efficiency, and they are definitely popular items on the market. However, ordinary farmers have limited purchasing power, and they are scattered and scattered, which is not conducive to timely sales.

Meng Gongwei's connections are different. Basically, big families buy in bulk for their own use or resell to individual customers. Although the price is lower, the payback cycle is fast!

While Li Qizheng and the county magistrate were happily calculating production profits, Zhou Cang ran back to the county government angrily and said that he would deploy troops to fight.

Li Qi asked in surprise: "What happened?"

Zhou Cang said: "When I was patrolling around the ancient city today, I encountered a robber on the road who wanted to take away my horse. I fought with him and was shot several times. How could I give up and give up?"

Li Qi hurriedly asked: "What does that person look like? What is his name?"

Zhou Cang said: "Extremely majestic, I don't know his name."

Li Qi: "..."

Does this sound familiar?

Li Qi asked again: "Does he want to steal your horses, or do you want to steal each other's horses?"

Zhou Cang: "Ah this..."

Li Qidao: "It's not that I don't trust Brother Zhou, but the brothers in Woniu Mountain are used to being bandits and have gone to the suburbs to rob passers-by during their shifts. Although I have repeatedly dissuaded and severely punished them, they can't control them for long.

But the old disease has relapsed. It’s not okay to go on like this! If we don’t win the support of the people, how can we find a place to live?”

Zhou Cang then confessed: "It is true that some brothers have taken a fancy to the white horse that the other party is riding. Let's consider it our fault, but our brothers in Woniu Mountain cannot be bullied in vain!"

Li Qidao: "Brother Zhou is a righteous man. This matter can be discussed later. I will go with Brother Zhou to have a look first. That person shouldn't be far away, right?"

Zhou Cang said: "Not far away, Pei Yuanshao and his brothers have surrounded him."
Chapter completed!