Rouge wrong

One autumn rain and one cold, when the torrential rain that had been brewing for a long time finally fell in the middle of the night, Wen Shi couldn't help but feel a chill.

As the Zhili prefecture of Liangjiang, Yuzhou is where the Sansi is located, and it is also the gathering place of the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River.

After arriving in Yuzhou, Wen Shi continued to put pressure on the local wealthy families. There were more than a hundred dudes, hawks and lackeys in prison alone.

The situation in Yuzhou was very tense in the past few days. Although there were political envoys and envoys who supported Wen Shi, the attitude of the envoys was very ambiguous.

Facing the imperial court's pressing step by step, the nobles are certainly uneasy and ready to move, but so far, the situation is not serious.

To compete with the imperial court, the Jiangnan gentry still lacked the most fundamental decisive power.

Commander Xun Jian was not born in the south of the Yangtze River, nor did he have a noble family background. Judging from the information currently available, the background seems to be very clean.

But it was precisely because he was too upright during Jin Yiwei's investigation, and his position at this time was too ambiguous, which made Wen Shi even more suspicious of his position.

If there is no handle in the hands of the gentry, then he himself is the central figure.

Wen Shi stood in front of the window looking at the darkness outside, with a trace of sadness on his brow.

"Master Wen, are you still resting?"

At this moment, a knock on the door suddenly sounded, and Huo Wutong's voice came at the same time.

"Indus, come in."

Huo Wutong is still wearing the flying fish suit, obviously he hasn't rested yet.Wen Shi noticed that her sleeves were covered with rainwater: "Are you still on patrol so late?"

"I don't know why, but I feel a little uneasy." Huo Wutong looked at the rainwater falling from the eaves outside the window, with a worried expression on his face, "These gentry have been too quiet recently, I'm afraid the next commotion will not be so easy to solve."

Wen Shi's ruthless tactics this time, the people who are not only arrested are some young people, or scapegoats who are separated from the family.

The families that couldn't sit still had already sent people to rob the prison, but they didn't get any benefits from the well-prepared Jin Yiwei who held firearms.

"I haven't pushed them into a desperate situation yet. Unless there is some decisive force to fuel the flames, these wealthy families should not make up their minds so quickly."

Wen Shi gently stroked the damp-soaked window sill with his fingertips, and analyzed, "I'm afraid that Bai Yan is holding some cards that can make these Jiangnan gentry make a big gamble."

Whether it is Baiyun Villa or the Jiangnan gentry, separation is not enough to justify.But with the combination of the two and Xun Jian whose position is unknown, the group of them did not have the confidence to retreat completely.

And if a large-scale battle occurs, the people who suffer the most will undoubtedly be the people.

Jiangnan is one of the most affluent areas in the Yan Dynasty. Whether it is in war or occupied by rebels here, it will be a huge blow to the Yan Dynasty.

The problem is that she still hasn't caught any evidence that can catch all these people——

Of course, if she had found it, there would be no peace before the storm.

"The emperor is unwilling to compromise no matter what this time. Judging from the development of our dynasty, this time is indeed a great opportunity to get rid of the evils. It's just that the people suffer..."

Huo Wutong was born in poverty, so he can empathize with him more.After returning to Jiangnan, she saw that under the actions of the court, the people lived a better life than before.

However, for the sake of the so-called overall situation, the superiors sometimes sacrifice the interests of the ordinary people without hesitation.

"The troops in the south of the Yangtze River are not enough to be feared. Most of the wealthy families have no ambitions and no integrity. They only serve the interests of themselves and their families. The reason for their rebellion is only to increase their bargaining chips with the imperial court.

It's just that literati are best at inciting people's hearts.Jiangnan and other places have suffered greatly from it, even if they are controlled by them for a short period of time, it will become a factor of uneasiness after the court receives and pays in the future. "

"That's why we have to kill this doomed mutiny at the initial stage. Only in this way can we bring them all to justice and avoid cholera in the south of the Yangtze River."

Huo Wutong has been following Wenshi for a while, at first she was suspicious because she was born in Tianming Sect and had a close relationship with Shen Cuo.

But after these days, she really felt the talent and heart of the other party.

Although the Tianming Sect is known as the Supreme Being, Shen Cuo is also arrogant in the sky and earth.

But Wen Shi could hardly see the influence of the two, and his temperament was more like that of a scholar who came out of Linxia Academy—except for his loyalty to the royal family and the court.

Huo Wutong could see that although Wen Shi did his duty, it was not out of loyalty to the imperial court, but out of love for the people.

"Now we can only trust the Eldest Princess to mobilize troops in time. As for Yuzhou, with the strength of the two divisions plus Jinyiwei and firearms, they should be able to hold on for a while..."

As Wen Shi spoke, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked sharply at the heavy rain outside the window.

"Master Wen, what did you think of?"

Seeing her sudden change of expression, Huo Wutong became uneasy.

"A firearm becomes unusable when it gets wet."

"Don't worry, the firearms are wrapped in oiled paper and guarded by special personnel, so there will be no problems with their placement.

Jinyiwei is equipped with thick coir raincoats, which can minimize the impact of rain on firearms. "

"But heavy rain can still affect the use of firearms, especially if it rains continuously for several days."

"It's autumn now, even in the south of the Yangtze River, there won't be so much rain."

Normally this should be the case, but there are also unusual times.

Wen Shi thought that the uneasiness in his heart had rapidly expanded, and said to Huo Wutong: "To prevent problems before they happen, go and check the firearms and rain gear, and also ask the Jin Yiwei to be more careful and careful in their actions, as long as there is any sign of trouble, they will be killed." report back."

Huo Wutong has already seen and heard the knowledge like a god, nodded and said: "I will do it now."

"Wait..." Wen Shi paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, lowered his eyebrows and said intently, "There are two things you need to do..."

Huo Zisu woke up when she heard the sound of rain, and couldn't fall back to sleep after that.The autumn cold is getting deeper, and with this rain, it is even colder tonight.

She put on her coat and walked to the window, hearing the sound of rain falling on the banana leaves, she couldn't help but recall the scene of that night in her mind.

"Wow-"

Because of the recalled scene, Huo Zisu's fair cheeks quickly turned crimson, and she even had to groan meaninglessly to reduce her shame.

She squatted down with her arms folded, buried her face in her legs, trying to escape that memory.However, the memory seemed to be against her, and it became clearer.

Both she and Huo Wutong are trying to whitewash the peace, pretending that nothing happened.But in fact, she never forgot what happened at that time.

She was the one who said she wanted to heal Huo Wutong, and she was the one who couldn't control it first, so it was her fault in the final analysis.

She didn't want to blame or threaten Huo Wutong with this, let alone alienate this junior sister.

But the truth is, since that incident happened, she found herself becoming more and more unable to face this junior sister.And the other party's indifferent attitude hurt her a little.

Even if that matter was not what Huo Wutong wanted, after all, she was the one who suffered, so why would Huo Wutong be dissatisfied?

What's more, she helped Huo Wutong to heal his wounds out of good intentions, even if he cared about this kindness, Huo Wutong shouldn't treat her like this.

"Damn it, it's all Shen Cuo's fault."

Because the whole matter was too difficult to talk about, she didn't even have the courage to question why Shen Cuo taught Huo Wutong to treat internal injuries like this, and she could only classify Tianmingjiao as a gangster here.

But at this time, it is meaningless to blame Shen Cuo, and Huo Wutong has indeed healed his internal injuries.

Not only that, but the skill has even gone a step further, the only side effect is that something that shouldn't have happened to the two of them.

Saying that it shouldn't have happened, Huo Zisu was more flustered and ashamed than remorse and disgust afterwards, and the first thought that came to him was even a little ridiculous.

In order to be able to find her mother, she agreed to her father's conditions and made a marriage contract with her elder brother Xin Changhong.

It's just that after such an incident, she is destined to no longer be able to marry Xin Changhong with peace of mind.Even if Xin Changhong didn't mind, she would feel awkward.

It's just that the first thought after "Red Apricot Leaving a Marriage" was to dissolve the engagement.

And without the slightest sense of guilt, this made Huo Zisu refresh his understanding of himself.She never knew that she was such a shameless person.

"Even if the engagement is broken, it's impossible to marry Wutong. What the hell am I doing?"

Huo Zisu has traveled the rivers and lakes all year round, and she is not completely ignorant of the things of breaking a sleeve to divide a peach, and grinding a mirror to eat.

It's not even unaware that I had some vague and ambiguous feelings for Shen Cuo.

But I don't know if it's because of guilt for what I did before, or because I know that I and Shen Cuo are destined not to be in the same world, Huo Zisu has never expressed affection for her, and has never had any hopes for her.

To be honest, she used to have a love-hate relationship with Shen Cuo.Just looking at Shen Cuo, she can't help being excited and enthusiastic, but after talking with Shen Cuo, she is often so angry that she can't control herself.

At that time, she didn't understand her own mind, but in the past few years, she gradually figured it out.

She does have an indescribable affection for Shen Cuo, but Shen Cuo obviously doesn't have the same friendship with her, and she vaguely understands this, which is why she is so irritable and depressed.

What about now?

Huo Zisu suddenly thought of Huo Wutong's face, and lamented weakly: "Do I only have feelings for women?"

It can be said that Huo Wutong and Shen Cuo have nothing in common. Shen Cuo was born to be the favored son of heaven.

Not only is she talented and beautiful, but she is also pampered and rebellious.

On the other hand, Huo Wutong not only came from a poor background and experienced ups and downs, but also has a forbearing personality and hard work.

If we really want to find out what they have in common, I am afraid that there is only one point where both of them are stronger than her.

Needless to say, Shen Cuo, and Huo Wutong, although backward, is also very talented. In just a few years, he has surpassed all the younger generation disciples of Qianzheng School, and her father places high hopes on her.

"Am I just Mu Qiang's mentality?"

Unlike Shen Cuo, Huo Zisu thought it didn't matter that Huo Wutong and Huo Wutong were in a relatively ordinary world before that incident happened.

After the relationship improved, she would not have so many complicated thoughts when facing Huo Wutong, and she would not be emotionally ups and downs because of Huo Wutong.

Rather, as long as Huo Wutong is with her these two years, all she can feel is peace of mind.

Although younger than her, Huo Wutong's martial arts is higher than her, his mind is more mature than her, and he is more experienced in dealing with things...

"Aren't I completely hugging my thigh?"

Huo Zisu found sadly that even leaving aside the question of admiration or not, she was hopelessly dependent on Huo Wutong.

"After I found my mother, I still became a nun—"

"Senior sister, are you still asleep?"

Just as Huo Zisu was leaning against the door and talking to herself, Huo Wutong's voice suddenly sounded outside the door, which made her stop talking immediately.

The room of the two is next door, which is an arrangement out of knowledge and understanding.

However, Huo Wutong left early and returned late, and Huo Zisu deliberately avoided it, so the two of them didn't see each other much in a day.

The first time he heard Huo Wutong's voice, Huo Zisu was in a mess.He tightly covered his lips, not even daring to take a breath.

Huo Wutong's martial arts are much higher than hers, and his hearing is also sharper. Huo Zisu doesn't know how much he has heard just now.

"Sister?"

Huo Wutong raised his voice slightly, Huo Zisu's heart was getting more and more agitated, and he didn't know whether to respond or not.

She is not the only one who avoids contact, but Wutong took the initiative to knock on her door in the middle of the night today, why is that?

Is it because I heard her talking to herself just now, or because I have something else to say?

But even if you have something to say, do you need to choose such a late night?

"Senior sister, senior sister, are you okay?" Just as Huo Zisu was thinking wildly, Huo Wutong's voice became more and more urgent.

He even started to knock on the door anxiously, "Senior sister, call me back if you're awake."

The two were so embarrassed before, what are they talking about now?

Huo Zisu didn't understand why Huo Wutong kept pestering her like this, she half opened her mouth to answer something, but she didn't know what to say.

"Senior sister, I'm sorry!"

While Huo Zisu was hesitating, Huo Wutong suddenly kicked the door open.

"what!"

Huo Zisu subconsciously leaned back, narrowly avoiding the sudden opening of the door, and fell to the ground in embarrassment, screaming uncontrollably.

Huo Wutong, who was about to jump into the room, paused, looked at Huo Zisu who fell on the ground, and asked in disbelief: "Senior sister, you... what are you doing?"

Huo Zisu was not only frightened, but also saw his embarrassing side, and immediately became angry: "What am I doing? It's obviously you! Why did you kick my door in the middle of the night!"

After hesitating for a moment, Huo Wutong walked into the room, looking around while reaching out to help Huo Zisu.

"I heard movement in your room, but you didn't answer when I called you, for fear that you would be hijacked by bandits."

Huo Zisu pulled Huo Wutong's hand to stand up, and said angrily, "Can't I just stay up all night?"

Huo Wutong had just completed the task of hearing and knowledge, and his whole body was still in a state of alert. When passing by the door of Huo Zisu's room, he noticed the breath and sound behind the door, so he was inevitably alert.

"I'm overwhelmed."