Chapter 105 Going too close to the Jianghu forces will not end well
"This is....."
Looking at the wooden box opened by Shen Jin, Li Mo's eyes were filled with surprise.
I saw a seven-petal snow lotus lying quietly inside, as white as jade. As expected, this should be the legendary thousand-year-old snow lotus.
"Sir, this is the Millennium Snow Lotus."
Shen Jin's answer confirmed Li Mo's guess.
"how....."
Li Mo came to the wooden box and looked at it carefully.
It is said that he just brought up the Thousand-Year Snow Lotus matter to Shen Jin yesterday. He thought it would take several months or even longer before there would be any news. Unexpectedly, it had only been a day.
A thousand-year-old snow lotus was placed in front of me.
"My lord, it is a coincidence that after your lord told your subordinates about this matter, they immediately passed the news to the headquarters, and it didn't take long for the news to come."
When it comes to this thousand-year-old snow lotus, Shen Jin also looks happy.
Sometimes things just happen by coincidence,
This Thousand-Year-Old Snow Lotus was presented by a private merchant in order to curry favor with a bronze-medal delinquent who had an official status. Later, the bronze-medal delinquent gave this thousand-year-old snow lotus to a silver-medal delinquent.
After several rounds of gifts, the thousand-year-old snow lotus finally came into the hands of the bad handsome man.
If this matter hadn't been related to Yibo Tower and Li Mo was still a descendant of the Li family, the bad handsome man might not have taken out this thousand-year-old snow lotus.
"Well! If you have this thousand-year-old snow lotus, you will definitely be able to make friends with the Mengshan people!"
Closing the wooden box, Li Mo nodded.
The fragrance of this snow lotus is overflowing and refreshing. You can tell it is genuine at first glance.
It should be able to cure Meng Haoran's hidden illness.
However, this incident can also show the overall strength of the bad guy from the side, which is far beyond what the current Yibo Building can match.
"Sir...waiting for your good news."
Shen Jin nodded heavily.
"Okay! Tomorrow, the Japanese officials will send the thousand-year-old snow lotus to Yuntianzhuang. Once there is news, I will inform you as soon as possible."
"yes!"
"By the way, sir, my subordinate has sent an official document to Ruyang County today, saying that you will take up the post in three months..."
Just when Li Mo put away the Millennium Snow Lotus and was about to leave, Shen Jin suddenly thought of something and said hurriedly.
"Three months?"
"Well, three months is already the longest time for an official to wait. If it is longer, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble. Chief Xu Ning seems to have some rift with you because of the matter at Yibo Tower. He has been secretly looking for trouble."
"Three months is three months!"
After thinking for a moment, Li Mo nodded.
According to the current progress, three months of brewing should be enough.
"Sir, do you want Xu Ning to tidy up?"
After a pause, Shen Jin continued.
Although he hasn't touched Xu Ning now, it's because Xu Ning hasn't really affected Li Mo's plan in Yibo Building. If it does, don't blame him for turning his back on him on the spot.
"Don't worry, Xu Ning is still useful. After all, he is the son-in-law of the Minister of Rites. It's good that the situation in Dongdu remains as it is."
When Xu Ning was mentioned, Li Mo shook his head.
The focus right now is how to balance the three parties' forces so that Yibo Tower, Qingfeng Pavilion and Zhao Hai can take advantage of the opportunity to rise.
There's really no need to deal with a small character like Xu Ning, and besides, he doesn't have the qualifications.
"My subordinate understands!"
Hearing this, he bowed deeply to express his understanding.
"Well, prepare the sedan!"
"yes"
.........
The moonlight shines over the lotus pond, and the sound of frogs croaks.
In the back garden of Changshi Mansion, Xu Ning was sitting under the pavilion drinking wine. Zhou Yuqing and Zhou Yujiao were at the stone table.
"Ms. sir, stop drinking..."
Seeing Xu Ning drinking one glass after another, clearly drunk, Zhou Yuqing couldn't help but feel distressed.
Originally, her husband-in-law wanted to unite with Zhao Hai after he suffered a disastrous encounter in the Governor's Mansion.
Unexpectedly... when I went to find Zhao Hai, they didn't even let me in.
Moreover, because of the Yibo Building incident, Xu Ning has been isolated by the entire officialdom of Luoyang without knowing it. How can Xu Ning not feel depressed like this?
"Hahahaha, ridiculous! Really ridiculous..."
Xu Ning glared at Zhou Yuqing but still didn't stop.
"Brother-in-law, why don't we forget it this time... don't compete with Li Mo anymore. After all, this is not Chang'an. If we were in Chang'an..."
Zhou Yujiao's face on the side also looked ugly.
This time, she originally came with her eldest sister to enjoy the unique meal at Yibo House, but... she didn't get the meal and was very angry.
What's even worse is that after arriving in Dongdu, Li Mo even made me feel sick.
However, although Zhou Yujiao is arrogant, she also knows the pros and cons.
In Dongdu, Li Mo was obviously not someone they could offend.
"Forget it? Haha, do you think I'm worried about Li Mo?"
Hearing this, Xu Ning smiled coldly.
"Husband..."
Zhou Yuqing and Zhou Yujiao glanced at each other subconsciously. If it wasn't because of Li Mo, then what was the reason?
"I just feel that the chief official of the Eastern Capital is incompetent. He may achieve nothing here and find it difficult to realize his ambitions. I'm afraid there will be no hope of promotion in the next few years!"
Xu Ning grabbed the wine bottle and drank a few gulps.
"As for Li Mo...getting too close to the Jianghu forces will not end well at all. Sooner or later, he will become a pawn of the Jianghu forces. And Li Mo is very likely to be unable to protect himself in the future, and there is no need for us to take action."
"Ah? Li Mo can't protect himself?"
The two girls have a meal.
"Well, I checked the official documents today and found out that Ruyang County, where Li Mo is going, is very complicated. The previous three county magistrates either died in accidents or were seriously ill and returned to their hometowns. Obviously, there is a dark hand behind the scenes in Ruyang County."
Xu Ning smiled coldly.
I don't know why, but I felt a lot better after seeing that document today.
Li Mo is very impressive in the East, that's because Yi Bo Lou protects him, but once he goes to Ruyang, will Yi Bo Lou send someone to protect him?
Not really.
"So it's like this...Li Mo, isn't it..."
It was okay not to listen, but when he heard it, Zhou Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief for no reason.
Li Mo and Zhou Yurou have become a big stone weighing on her heart. The people she originally looked down upon changed places and now they are weighing heavily on her head. How can she feel comfortable?
Perhaps only Li Mo's death can eliminate this shadow.
"At most half a year! He will definitely die after half a year!"
Xu Ning nodded.
"Brother-in-law, Li Mo is very lucky... He was lucky enough to avoid the fatal situations in the past few times. What if it happens this time..."
Seeing Xu Ning's determination, Zhou Yujiao couldn't help but whisper.
"Don't worry, even if Li Mo escapes a certain death situation, he will not be able to escape the officialdom! The people in Ruyang County are extremely poor, and it is not an exaggeration to describe the people as having a hard time making a living. Therefore... as long as you read a book,
Does he still want to be promoted?
Humph, there is only the fate of being demoted."
Xu Ning snorted coldly.
This is what he did when he was promoted to the governor of the Eastern Capital. By then, even if Li Mo really had some ability to govern Ruyang well, as long as he made a few changes in the memorial,