Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 314 Verification, face-to-face questioning is the most effective
Shi Wenbo, Cui Jin, Ji He and others walked out of the main hall of the Weiwu Division one after another.

After walking for a while, Xue Yan, who was at the back, suddenly stopped and said to the people in front of him in a low voice: "My Lords, what do you think of this man?"

Shi Wenbo turned around and frowned when he saw Xue Yan asking a question, feeling a little impatient.

But when you think about the fact that he could have reached his current position, it was inseparable from the support of his father Xue Zhao.

When he left Kyoto, his father also asked him to take care of him, so he patiently asked, "Who is the nephew you are referring to?"

Xue Yan said, "Of course it's Shen Qing. I see that he is very accurate in what he says, and it's consistent with our investigation, but don't you think it's too smooth?"

He had a hidden meaning in his words.

It was my eldest brother Xue Bai who first came up with the idea for Yongzhou, but in the end it was my father who handed such an important task over to him.

It is obvious that they are more optimistic about him. In the future, the position of the heir to the Xue family may fall on him, so he came to Yongzhou with a purpose, and there must be results. He is not just here for fun.

Judging from the information we have learned so far, if we want to achieve any results, we cannot get around Shen Qing no matter what, and we need to start with him.

In his original idea, people of Shen Qing's age should be outstanding.

He never thought that Shen Qing was so patient and shrewd. He did everything perfectly and dealt with Shi Wenbo and others. He lost the space to profit and operate.

He was somewhat unwilling and wanted to guide them further, to focus other people's attention on Shen Qing and put pressure on him.

Swenber had never thought of this.

For them, being appointed as an imperial envoy to Yongzhou was purely a job, and it was better to have less trouble than more.

Shen Qing's cooperation was what he wanted and saved him a lot of trouble.

Shi Wenbo said solemnly, "What's wrong with success? This shows that our Great Zhou is full of talented people and your majesty is in good fortune. This is a blessing."

Ji He immediately said, "Master Shi is right. Shen Qing is indeed a promising talent."

“We feel the same way.”

Xue Yan's expression was slightly startled. He suddenly seemed to realize something and understood something. He immediately chose to keep silent and bowed his head and said, "You adults are right. It was me who was rude."

……

County Magistrate Dou Wenxi and County Supervisor Yan Xushou, two powerful figures in the county on weekdays, were now standing outside the gate of the Weiwu Division as nervously as children.

Their robes fluttered gently in the wind, and there was a barely perceptible glimmer of uneasiness in their eyes.

"Lord Dou, why did the imperial envoy come directly to the Ministry of Defense? Logically, he should go to the county government office first." Yan Xushou asked in a low voice, frowning, as if thinking about the hidden meaning behind this incident: "Is His Majesty dissatisfied with us?"

Dou Wenxi stroked his goatee and said, "I don't know about this either. However, since they chose to come to the Weiwu Division first, there must be a deep meaning. As local officials, we must treat them with courtesy and test their true colors first. Let's go in and take a look."

After saying this, he straightened his clothes and strode into the Weiwusi government office, with Yan Xushou following closely behind him.

As soon as the two stepped over the threshold, they saw Shi Wenbo and others walking out from the back hall.

Dou Wenxi and Yan Xushou looked at each other. Although they were confused, they quickly put on smiles.

"Your humble servant Dou Wenxi (Yan Xushou) respectfully welcomes the imperial envoy to Yongzhou!" The two of them saluted in unison, with great respect in their voices.

Shi Wenbo has been dealing with various local government offices for many years and is well aware of their practices.

He stepped forward and said with a smile: "Master Dou and Master Yan, you are too polite. We did not intend to disturb you this time." "No, no." Dou Wenxi and Yan Xushou were flattered and said hurriedly: "You masters have come from afar to serve His Majesty, and we should also try our best to cooperate. It is noon now. I have prepared some light wine. I hope you can take the time out of your busy schedule to come and let us welcome the Imperial Envoy."

Shi Wenbo agreed, "Since the two gentlemen are so kind, we will respectfully obey your orders and go to the banquet together to talk about our hometown."

"My lord, please!"

"please!"

At this time, Xue Yan stepped forward and said apologetically, "My lords, I am a little shocked. I still feel a little uncomfortable after the journey and want to go back to rest. I will not go to this banquet."

Several people understood and did not feel it was abrupt.

After exchanging some private words, Shi Wenbo and his party left Xue Yanyi alone and left the Weiwu Division in a mighty procession, heading towards the best restaurant in the county.

After separating from Shi Wenbo and others, Xue Yan did not return to the inn to rest as he said, but rushed straight out of the city.

After leaving the city, he found that there was no one around. He took a deep breath and the spiritual energy in his body surged.

He just tapped his toes lightly, his body became extremely light, turned into a black shadow, and quickly disappeared, heading straight for the wilderness outside Yongzhou city.

In just a moment, Xue Yan found himself in the mountains.

"That's almost it."

He stopped and looked around, and finally his sight stopped on a piece of wasteland. His face brightened and he rushed over quickly.

When he looked up and saw the scene clearly, his breath stopped.

In the distance, several towering mountains were completely razed to the ground by some unimaginable force.

The ground experienced violent turbulence like a dragon turning over, with gullies and cracks crisscrossing.

In the center of the ruins, there were signs that some mysterious force had violently impacted them.

Xue Yan could imagine that at that time, he was radiating outwards by an indescribable powerful force.

It was invisible and intangible, yet so real that it made him feel an unprecedented sense of oppression.

If you look closely, you can see countless grass plants stubbornly breaking through the cracks in the gravel. They are green and full of vitality.

The entire area is about six or seven hundred meters in radius.

A strong impulse surged in Xue Yan's heart: "Yes, this is it. The spiritual essence from outside the domain descended here. What father, elder brother and the others said is true."

He approached cautiously and felt the air carefully, only to find that the remaining spiritual energy in the air had completely dissipated. His face darkened.

Xue Yan pondered in his heart: "For such a large area of ​​spiritual energy, the spiritual energy contained in it must be huge. It is impossible for it to dissipate in such a short time. The only explanation is that the spiritual energy here was taken away by someone using a spiritual energy jade or similar vessel."

"What the merchant said is very likely true. Shen Qing is very likely to have obtained this spiritual essence. Even if he didn't get it, he must be related to it."

The intelligence clues Xue Yan obtained were verified once again, and he felt more confident.

"In that case, it would be most effective to confront him face to face rather than to try to cover it up. But before that, we need to make some preparations and not act rashly."

(End of this chapter)