Episode 3

In March of the 13th year of Tianbao, the capital Chang'an was still chilly in spring, and the summer in Lingnan was already in its incomprehensible state. Zheng Ping'an brought the dog to Gaozhou, Lingnan. They were so hot that they were sweating profusely and didn't have time to rest, so they rushed to the governor's mansion. Zheng Ping'an didn't want to explain too much, so he let the dog beat him whenever he saw someone. The guard guards at the door were confused and knew that they were not easy to mess with. Zheng Ping'an and the dog entered the governor's mansion smoothly.

Zhao Xinmin, the chief secretary of the governor's office, rushed over after hearing the news. Zheng Ping'an pretended to be a popular man next to Ma Guiyun and took out the token of Pan Bao to Ma Guiyun - the jade ring. Zhao Xinmin picked up the jade ring and looked at it carefully. He and Pan Bao had agreed in advance that if they were willing to take out the token, they would secretly break the token off.

When Zhao Xinmin saw that there was a missing piece of jade ring, he couldn't wait to find out why Pan Bao had not come back together. He interrogated Zheng Ping'an carefully. Zheng Ping'an resolved it one by one with his three-inch tongue. He didn't want to talk to Zhao Xinmin, and he just wanted to see He Youguang earlier. He got the evidence of He Youguang collusion with the right and returned to the capital to report. Zhao Xinmin lied that the governor He Youguang was not in the mansion when he went out for something.Zheng Ping'an explained the purpose of this trip. As long as He Youguang wrote a letter of loyalty to the right prime minister, he would hand over the military talisman to He Youguang himself.

Zhao Xinmin did not dare to delay and immediately came to report to He Youguang. He Youguang had been entrenched in Lingnan for more than ten years. He only wanted to get the military talisman to mobilize the troops in Lingnan. He Youguang wanted to write a letter immediately. Zhao Xinmin advised him to think twice. That letter would become a handle for the right prime minister, but He Youguang disagreed. He firmly believed that the right prime minister would not betray him, so he asked Zhao Xinmin to arrange for him to meet Zheng Ping'an tomorrow.

Li Shande traveled day and night, sleeping in the open air, and finally arrived in Gaozhou, Lingnan. He was exhausted and immediately came to the governor's mansion to find He Youguang and handed him the documents for transporting lychees.He Youguang believed that Li Shande was a liar. Last time, a man claimed that a coconut messenger came to Lingnan to cheat. He was cheated so miserably. Li Shande explained repeatedly and took out the waist card from Shanglin Bureau. He Youguang didn't believe it at all. From Lingnan to Chang'an, the shelf life of fresh lychees is only a few days, and no one can complete this task. He Youguang ordered Li Shande to be beaten to death on the spot.

Zhao Xinmin was worried that He Youguang would kill the wrong person and advised him to act cautiously. In desperation, Li Shande had to say that he knew Pan Bao, and that Pan Bao fell into the river and drowned because of drunkenness.He Youguang and Zhao Xinmin were both dumbfounded. Pan Bao’s visit to Beijing this time was nominally giving the emperor a rare tree, but in fact he was asking the right prime minister for the war fish talisman. This was a secret mission. Zhao Xinmin asked in detail about the cause of Pan Bao’s death, suspected that he had been killed. He Youguang explained the interests of Li Shande. Even if he gave the lychees to Li Shande, Li Shande would not be able to transport them back to Chang'an as scheduled. He would still die at that time. Li Shande knew that he would die, and he did not want to implicate his daughter Xiu'er.

Zhao Xinmin suspected that Ma Guiyun deliberately concealed the cause of Pan Bao's death and advised He Youguang to find out the truth before talking about it. He Youguang asked Li Shande to stay first.The sky gradually darkened, and Li Shande looked ruthless in Gaozhou. He had nowhere to go and wanted Zhao Xinmin to find him a place to live. Zhao Xinmin went to Qifeng Pavilion to drink, so Li Shande had to go to Qifeng Pavilion to find him.

Zhao Xinmin invited Zheng Ping'an to Qifeng Pavilion to drink, and asked the boss's wife Lan Yu to accompany him to drink. Lan Yu tried every possible way to inquire about Pan Bao's situation from him. Zheng Ping'an claimed that he and Pan Bao had drunk several times. Lan Yu clearly stated that Pan Bao was injured and could not drink at all. Zheng Ping'an claimed to be the attendant minister, and no one could resist his persuasion. Lan Yu asked Zheng Ping'an that came to Lingnan after twenty-five days. They learned from the lychee envoy from the capital that Pan Bao had died the day before.

Zheng Ping'an's face changed drastically when he heard this. He forced himself to calm down. Zhao Xinmin suspected that the right prime minister wanted to be loyal to Xin because he wanted to threaten He Youguang with this. Zheng Ping'an was immediately angry and wanted to return to Chang'an with the sword talisman. Lan Yu tried hard to keep Zheng Ping'an. Zhao Xinmin also apologized to Zheng Ping'an. He asked Zheng Ping'an to wait for a few more days and the truth would be revealed to the world. Zheng Ping'an felt a little sad.

Li Shande hurried to Qifeng Pavilion. On the way, he saw five men bullying the girl Ah-selling girl, Ah-selling, and stood up to help Ah-selling, and sent the five people away in a few words.Li Shande learned from Ah Dun that this was a precocious lychee, March red. Because it was too sour, it could only be used to make wine. Li Shande bought a few kilograms on the spot and asked Ah Dun about how to preserve lychees. Ah Dun could do nothing.Zheng Ping'an went out and suddenly saw Li Shande coming to Qifeng Pavilion. He thought he was confused, so he followed Li Shande. Li Shande came to the private room to find Zhao Xinmin and gave him the lychees he had just bought, begging him to find a place for him, but Zhao Xinmin flatly refused.

Zheng Ping'an guessed that Li Shande was a lychee envoy and was worried that his identity would be exposed. He hurriedly stepped forward to say hello to Li Shande and asked the dog to take Li Shande away. Zheng Ping'an lied that Li Shande was a liar, and Zhao Xinmin was half-believing and half-doubting.After the banquet, Zheng Ping'an couldn't wait to return to his residence. He repeatedly emphasized that he was Ma Guiyun now, and asked Li Shande to pretend to be afraid of him. Li Shande was puzzled. Zheng Ping'an didn't want to explain too much and drove Li Shande away directly.

Li Shande had nowhere to go, so he bought the dog and lived next to Zheng Ping'an.Zheng Ping'an brought Gou'er to the joints at Zhengwenzhai. He asked the clerk to find a very scarce book - % Cheng Weishilun. The clerk heard that this was the secret message of the joint, so he took him to meet the boss's wife Yun Qing. Yun Qing was a spy who was trapped in Lingnan by the left prime minister. She promised to help Zheng Ping'an complete the task, but if there was a mistake, she would kill Zheng Ping'an. Yun Qing agreed to confirm to He Youguang that Zheng Ping'an was Ma Guiyun. As long as it proved that Li Shande was lying, Zheng Ping'an couldn't say anything. He knew that Li Shande was stubborn, and Yun Qing advised him to persuade Li Shande.