My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 65 Conspiracy
The sky was pitch black, with a few stars scattered across it.

Inside a luxurious mansion, the lights are on full display and songs are playing continuously.

Zhao Yuanshu sat in the seat of honor, flanked by many local celebrities. Dancers danced gracefully, their movements alluring and suggestive. Zhao Yuanshu drank heartily, her face flushed with laughter, her gaze fixed on the dancers.

The scholars before him were also drunk, spouting vulgar and obscene words.

Just then, someone walked in and whispered a few words in Zhao Yuanshu's ear.

Zhao Yuanshu stood up unsteadily.

"You guys keep drinking! Keep drinking! I need to go rest for a bit!"

Zhao Yuanshu greeted everyone, then, ignoring the many drunkards present, staggered out the door and into a slightly dimly lit side room. As soon as she entered, the drunkenness on Zhao Yuanshu's face disappeared.

He was exceptionally clear-headed.

He strode into the house and had the door closed.

Inside the house, seven or eight samurai were waiting for him.

After Zhao Yuanshu sat down, these people quickly surrounded him.

If Li Xuanba were here, he would recognize these people at a glance. They were the mysterious local soldiers that Li Xuanba had encountered in Wild Buffalo Mountain. These people had changed their clothes and had a very different temperament. They all looked sharp and powerful, not inferior to the warriors around Li Yuan.

The leader, the dark-faced fellow, bowed slightly and said, "Lord Zhao, we couldn't find those bandits, but the Duke of Tang couldn't capture them either. It seems that the bandits had already learned of our arrival and escaped."

"what?"

"Anyone else?"

Zhao Yuanshu frowned. "Can you find out the other party's identity?"

"When we went up the mountain, we encountered a group of people who claimed to be hunters. They should have been the messengers, but the Duke of Tang's army was already very close, so we dared not delay or follow them."

"hunting?"

Zhao Yuanshu narrowed her eyes again. "With the city gates tightly closed, how can we go hunting?"

He suddenly laughed again, "It seems there are others in this city who are also at odds with Li Yuan."

"Li Yuan didn't get any credit, well, that's good."

Zhao Yuanshu nodded and asked, "Did you find anything else?"

The warrior hesitated for a moment before replying, "We also discovered that the Duke of Tang has an excellent reputation in Xingyang, especially among the common people in the countryside, as if he is deliberately building up his popularity."

"Oh??"

Zhao Yuanshu was overjoyed, "Really?"

"This is what we heard from the local people. They said that the Duke sent his own son to help them, which is a great act of kindness and righteousness."

Zhao Yuanshu scoffed, "What nonsense about benevolence and righteousness! Li Yuan is a cunning and despicable scoundrel, all he knows is how to put on an act."

He was about to curse when he noticed that the warriors in front of him had changed their expressions, staring at Zhao Yuanshu with hostility in their eyes.

"Haha, anyway, it's a good thing for us."

Zhao Yuanshu changed her address.

"It seems this banquet should come to an end. Starting tomorrow, we'll head to the countryside and take a stroll around."

Several warriors bowed their heads and agreed.

After the warriors left, Zhao Yuanshu's expression changed, and she muttered unhappily, "Warriors from beyond the Great Wall."

The next day, just as dawn broke, Zhao Yuanshu went out with her entourage.

He was ordered to go and observe the farming and sericulture activities of the people.

Wang Zanwu was also ordered to come and 'assist' him, accompanying him to various places to check the situation.

Wang Zanwu came from a distinguished family; he was a member of the Wang clan of Taiyuan.

Although Li Yuan appeared very impolite to him, he took good care of him in private, and the two had a very close relationship. He was one of Li Yuan's confidants in Xingyang. He had served as an official in many places, and when facing a high-ranking official like Zhao Yuanshu, he was not flustered at all, and answered fluently and appropriately.

Zhao Yuanshu said she wanted to see something, so he took her to see it. Zhao Yuanshu said she wanted to hold a banquet, so he found someone to hold a banquet for her. In any case, even if Zhao Yuanshu wanted to deliberately find fault with him, she couldn't find anything wrong with him. As usual, Zhao Yuanshu first checked this year's spring planting documents, and then he suddenly suggested that he wanted to go outside the city to see the farmland and farmers.

Wang Zanwu agreed without hesitation.

Then, under the protection of a large number of local militia, they left the city in a grand procession.

Wang Zanwu stayed close to Zhao Yuanshu, introducing him to the situation in various places.

Zhao Yuanshu seemed to be aimlessly moving forward, and finally arrived at a village.

Upon arriving in the village, Wang Zanwu sent someone to inform them, and soon the village head and the village chief, along with the village's elderly residents, came to pay their respects.

Zhao Yuanshu dismounted and asked them about the farming situation with a smile.

"This year's spring planting went quite smoothly, and the government provided enough farming tools."

The village chief spoke first, and then the other farmers hurriedly stepped forward to answer various questions.

They answered fluently and fluently.

Zhao Yuanshu suddenly asked, "How is the local prefect?"

"I haven't seen it before, but the officials in the city are all very dedicated to their duties."

Zhao Yuanshu suddenly looked at Wang Zanwu, who was smiling broadly, and said, "Wang Zanwu, the farmers here are truly extraordinary. They are illiterate, yet they can answer fluently and appropriately no matter what you ask, as if they had been taught beforehand."

Wang Zanwu's expression was solemn. "Now that the world is ruled by a sage, even the most foolish farmers have been educated and have come to know many principles."

Upon hearing Wang Zanwu mention the sage, Zhao Yuanshu quickly became serious and nodded, "You're absolutely right!"

"The sages of today value education and moral guidance, which is something that even the wise rulers of the past could not match."

Wang Zanwu immediately added, "What an achievement it was that the sage established the imperial examination system, extensively repaired the Confucian Temple, organized classical texts, and collected books!"

Zhao Yuanshu quickly echoed.

Afterwards, Zhao Yuanshu suggested going to other places to see, and Wang Zanwu did not object. He took him to many places, but no matter where Zhao Yuanshu went, there was always someone waiting for him, and no matter what questions Zhao Yuanshu asked, the other party answered fluently.

As soon as Zhao Yuanshu raised any questions, Wang Zanwu would immediately begin to talk at length about the wisdom of the sages.

Zhao Yuanshu was completely under their control. He spent the entire day trying to figure things out, but to no avail. It wasn't until evening that Wang Zanwu sent him back to his residence.

Back at her residence, Zhao Yuanshu was furious!

That guy surnamed Wang is fucking despicable!

Like Li Yuan, he wasn't a good person either!

Fortunately, although Zhao Yuanshu didn't find anything here, his warriors uncovered quite a bit, including the dispute between Li Yuan and the Zheng family over the canal transport profits, as well as Li Yuan's efforts to win over the people by sending his son.
Although Zhao Yuanshu felt that these things were nothing, they were better than nothing, so he could only have the warriors temporarily send these messages back.

Li House.

At this moment, Wang Zanwu was standing beside Li Yuan, telling him about the events of the day.

Li Yuan frowned, feeling increasingly uneasy as he listened.

"If the sage is determined to deal with me, why send him to find some crime?"

"The Sage clearly just wanted me to know he was somewhat displeased, so he sent this guy surnamed Zhao to warn me. But this fellow is actually looking for evidence against me? Does he dare to lay a hand on me?"

Li Yuan was completely bewildered. Zhao Yuanshu's behavior that day was as if she was desperately looking for her own crimes and was no longer hiding them.

If a sage truly wanted to punish himself and sent people to find his crimes, it's unlikely he would hold Zhao Yuanshu responsible, right?
Who is Zhao Yuanshu? And who am I?

He thinks he's qualified to arrest me?
"Keep an eye on it. I'll send a friend in the capital to inquire about this Zhao Yuanshu. I have a feeling this guy isn't as simple as he seems."

Wang Zanwu said confidently, "Your Excellency, rest assured, Zhao Yuanshu will not be able to find out anything. Even if he knows some things, he will not be able to produce any evidence. It can only be rumors. In addition, the people watching him said that there are several strangers who frequently appear near him. I originally thought they were people from the local area who wanted to befriend him, but now it seems that he may have brought others with him. I will arrest these people."

"Alright, we still need to be cautious. If he wants to investigate, let him investigate, let him investigate to his heart's content."

"The bandits from Qingzao Village suddenly escaped, and Zhao Yuanshu is behaving so strangely. Ha, could it be that someone is deliberately trying to make trouble for me?"

(End of this chapter)