Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Making a wish is awakened by thirst.

Her throat felt dry as if it had been burned by fire. She subconsciously reached out for the water beside the bed. As soon as she raised her hand, she felt a sharp pain.

"hiss……"

Xu Yuan lay back down again and felt cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

Xu Yuan couldn't help but think of Bei Yao who was shot by an arrow before. His injury was more serious than hers, but he didn't see her in so much pain.

As expected, my body is still too weak.

Xu Yuan sighed softly and prepared to wait until the pain was over before drinking some water. The next moment, a bamboo tube was handed to her.

The bamboo tube is new and green.

The man's fingers were long and well-proportioned, tapping the cup lightly, the picture was extremely beautiful.

Xu Yuan looked up and saw Bei Yao's face hidden in the candlelight. When he saw her looking up, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Water."

Xu Yuan propped himself up and sat up, then took it with his left hand, saying, "Thank you."

Bei Yao said nothing, sitting down beside the bed, and said, "Ge Shuwang has already returned with the food, and General Xie will withdraw his troops tomorrow. Your brother has made great contributions in protecting General Xie, and he should be promoted to deputy general."

Xu Yuan was drinking water and was suddenly choked when he heard Bei Yao's words.

The water then overflowed and spilled onto the quilt.

Seeing this, Bei Yao took the cup from Xu Yuan's hand, handed over the handkerchief, and said, "Why are you so surprised? Isn't this what you wanted?"

Xu Yuan patted his chest gently, and after the coughing stopped, he spoke: "Didn't you say that I colluded with the Geshu tribe and committed treason?"

In the desert, Bei Yao said this when he captured Wei Chenggong and Cheng Tiankun, and he felt that what she said made sense.

Xu Yuan thought that was all.

Unexpectedly, Beiyao was ready to withdraw its troops so soon.

In other words, does Beiyao also approve of her behavior?

"It's just a business deal, not treason. I exaggerated before. However, as a subject, if the emperor orders an expedition one day, I will not refuse."

"I understand." Xu Yuan nodded, "But Mr. Shen, don't worry. In my opinion, the current emperor is kind and will not attack the Geshu tribe easily."

Now the emperor's benevolence is almost famous.

In his previous life, before Xu Yuan died, Tianqi had no plans to attack the Geshu clan.

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happened, Tianqi would definitely not attack Geshu's tribe.

Bei Yao said: "I hope so. It's getting late. You should continue to rest. I will ask Chen Shan to take you back tomorrow."

After hearing Bei Yao’s words, Xu Yuan wanted to say thank you again.

Beiyao seemed to know it in advance and said, "No need to thank me."

After saying that, he stood up.

Xu Yuan watched Bei Yao sit down on a chair beside him and picked up a book.

Having slept for most of the day, Xu Yuan couldn't fall asleep. Seeing that Bei Yao had no intention of leaving or resting, he asked directly, "What book are you reading?"

"I just picked up a collection of poems." Beiyao said, then he remembered something and asked Xuyuan, "Do you want a book?"

Bei Yao guessed that Xu Yuan probably couldn't sleep now.

She is so hardworking and self-motivated that she won't waste time.

In the past, Beiyao felt that many things on Xuyuan seemed very strange, but now Beiyao thinks it is normal.

If the Xu family had not met with misfortune, Xu Yuan would have been a noble lady in the capital now.

How could it have come to this?

Beiyao didn't know whether the Xu family case was a false accusation or a true one.

But considering that Xu Yuan disguised herself as a man and was willing to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor in order to take the national examination to overturn the verdict, the Xu family must have been wronged.

In Tianqi, there was almost no precedent for women serving as officials.

This is the only way to overturn the verdict.

At the same time, this is also the most difficult path.

Once the fact that a woman is dressed as a man is leaked, she will be guilty of deceiving the emperor. The punishment may be cancellation of the national examination results at the least, or even punishment of the entire family.

What's more... Xu Yuan's identity should be considered as the descendant of a criminal.

Whenever Bei Yao thought about it, he felt upset.

How did Xu Yuan manage to persevere all these years, walking alone?

"No need." Xu Yuan shook his head.

She leaned against the wall, looked around and asked, "Is this in the military camp?"

Bei Yao nodded, "Thank you for the tent, General."

General Xie was the commander-in-chief, so his tent naturally was the best. After Bei Yao arrived, Xie Xiaocheng gave up his own tent.

Xu Yuan nodded and said, "No wonder."

No wonder Xu Yuan didn't say anything afterwards. She just looked at Bei Yao and said, "Mr. Shen, are you going back to Beijing?"

Now it seems that the matter of Sishui County is over.

The end of the year is approaching, Shen Renyao should also return to Beijing, right?

Bei Yao nodded, "We originally planned to leave in a few days, but judging by the current situation, we will probably be delayed for another half a month."

"Why?" Xu Yuan frowned.

"The Wei Chenggong case is not over yet. Wei Chenggong is still the county magistrate after all. If he is dismissed, it will take some time for the new county magistrate to arrive, so we have to stay for a while."

Bei Yao finished speaking, and then he remembered something and said, "Xu Yuan, have you really thought about taking those letters to the capital?"

Xu Yuan thought for a moment, and then said, "Yes."

Bei Yao breathed a sigh of relief and reminded: "If that's the case, then you'd better go to the capital before the New Year. If you delay it until after the New Year, I'm afraid this case will be left unresolved."

"Before the New Year?" Xu Yuan was stunned.

There are only three months left until the Chinese New Year.

Although Zhang Yue has already made military achievements and Cheng Tiankun has been arrested, and the chances of him causing trouble are low, Xu Yuan has not thought about going to the capital in such a hurry.

She had always been thinking about leaving after the New Year.

"Yes, Tianqi officials' cases are usually tried by the Dali Temple. After the New Year, the Dali Temple will sort out the records of the past years and will not pay attention to such small cases. Moreover, if the things you hold in your hand are known by people in the capital, I am afraid that you will have a lot of trouble along the way. Therefore, the sooner you set out, the better."

After hearing Bei Yao's words, Xu Yuan fell into deep thought for no reason.

Beiyao is right.

There is more than one Wei Chenggong behind these letters.

There will be no shortage of people keeping an eye on her, and trying to snatch away the evidence.

She had to leave as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan said: "Mr. Shen reminded me of this matter. This matter cannot be delayed. After my injury is healed, I will set off immediately."

Bei Yao nodded, and seeing that Xu Yuan had no intention of continuing talking, he prepared to continue reading.

Xu Yuan looked at Bei Yao, and after hesitating for a long time, he said, "Mr. Shen, can I trouble you for something?"

Beiyao looked up and asked, "What?"

Xu Yuan sat up straight and said, "I know that the lowest official position in the court is the county magistrate, such as the county magistrate, and they are all appointed by the governor or the county magistrate. If I leave, I am afraid that my father will still be wasted. Can I..."

Xuyuan felt a little embarrassed to say the following words.

She knew that this was a bit too much to ask.

Bei Yao guessed, "Do you want your father to be the county magistrate of Sishui County?"

"Yes."

Xu Yuan nodded and said hurriedly: "You also know that Wei Chenggong is in prison, and we don't know when the next county magistrate will come. At this time, someone needs to check Wei Chenggong's previous accounts, and my father..."

"can."

Bei Yao interrupted Xu Yuan's chattering, stood up and said, "I will go and tell General Xie now that I can't make the decision on this matter, but he can."

"what?"

Seeing Bei Yao straightforwardly respond and leave, Xu Yuan was still a little slow to react.

"Is it that simple?"

Xu Yuan was stunned himself.