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Three days later, Chen Xu accepted the emperor's imperial decree and was ordered to return to Yi State to suppress the domestic uprising.Jing Hanyou led Fei Yunqi to send her to the border of Li Kingdom.

It was already early summer, the sun in the sky released its power, and the earth was scorched hot.

Tongling Pass.It is located on the border between the Yi and Li countries, as long as you leave the customs, you will be within the scope of the Yi country.

In front of the city gate, Jing Hanyou and Chen Xu stood opposite each other, staring at each other, but they didn't speak.After a long time, Chen Xu smiled and said, "I always have to go."

"Chen Xu, this is the last time I let you go." Jing Hanyou said firmly.

"I know. So I will cherish this opportunity very much, and will not leave any regrets for myself." After Chen Xu said, without hesitation, he turned and walked out of the city.At this moment, she also felt reluctance in her heart, the hardships and dangers of this trip were no less than those in the Li Kingdom, and it was unknown whether she would be able to meet again alive.

Walk out of the city gate and set foot on the land of Yi Country.She took a deep breath, but it was difficult to calm down in her heart.Thousands of miles of land, I will eventually regain it.

Yi country is still under the control of Li country, and at this moment, officials sent by Li country have prepared a carriage to welcome them again.

"Princess, I have been waiting for a long time under orders." An old man about 50 years old stood at the intersection, handing out his superior's letter and official certificate in his hand to prove his identity and purpose.

Chen Xu took it over and looked at it, nodded and said, "What's the old gentleman's name?"

"My minister Hong Governor Shi Wei Huaide. Uh... originally the governor Mr. Zhang was supposed to come to greet the princess in person, but just three days ago, a group of mobs assassinated Mr. Zhang on the road. Mr. Zhang is still recuperating in the mansion, so the special minister Come here, I hope the princess will forgive me." Wei Huaide explained with his head down.

"There are also rioters in this border area?" Chen Xu asked strangely.

"Yes, and it's very powerful. If Tongling Pass hadn't sent defenders several times to help suppress it, we wouldn't be able to take it anymore." Wei Huaide talked about this like a flood that opened the gate and couldn't stop.

Chen Xu didn't interrupt, but listened carefully.Although she has left many arrangements in Yi Country, after all, she has been away for more than half a year, and the situation here is changing rapidly, and she needs to get more news.

Wei Huaide talked for a long time, and was about to reprimand these Yi country people for their disobedience, when suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he remembered the identity of the princess in front of him.Isn't this princess from Yiguo?She is also the royal family of the Yi Kingdom, the princess of the first line.So when it came to his lips, he stopped abruptly.

"Master Wei, why didn't you say anything?" Chen Xu really didn't mind the other party's bad words.It's their own business, nothing to care about.

"Uh... It's my minister's slip of the tongue. Princess, it's hot here, get in the car quickly, let's go back to the government office." Wei Huaide gave up the carriage that had been prepared behind him.

Chen Xu took Lingyin and Linlang into the carriage.Wei Huaide gave an order, and a group of people set off for the Hongzhou government office.

Jing Hanyou, who was at the Tongling Pass, watched the carriage disappear from sight, and looked back at a man in black behind him. "Do you understand what I mean?"

"This subordinate understands that I will live up to the princess' trust." After speaking, the black shadow flashed, and the person had disappeared.

"Go back." Jing Hanyou sighed, and set off back to the imperial capital with Fei Yunqi.

Hongzhou Governor's Mansion.

The arrival of Chen Xu made the governor's mansion really lively.Zhang Gansheng, the governor of Hongzhou, had already ordered someone to clean the best yard for the shunen princess to live in.All the decorations were replaced with new ones, and five clever maidservants with clear eyebrows were selected to wait on them, for fear of offending this special princess.

Chen Xu entered the mansion, Zhang Qiansheng limped out to meet him with the support of a servant.Chen Xu saw that his face was pale, and hurriedly said: "Master Zhang is injured, don't care about these vain rituals, go back to your room and rest."

Zhang Gansheng naturally refused, and a group of people came to the main hall, Zhang Gansheng insisted on having lunch with Chen Xu, and then ordered his wife Zhao to settle Chen Xu well, and then limped back to the backyard.

Mrs. Zhao was born young and beautiful, and she couldn't help being secretly surprised when she saw Chen Xu.The face of the princess is not much better than that of his master, and it is even more painful to look at.

In fact, since returning to Yi Country, all the charm on Chen Xu's body has disappeared.This is her way of surviving in the imperial palace of the Li Kingdom. When she returns to the Yi Kingdom, what she needs is to kill decisively, and she no longer needs Israeli servants.

After settling everything and sending away Mrs. Zhao, Chen Xu really felt a little tired.The injuries on her body hadn't healed yet, and the carriage was bumpy along the way, and it was really hard work.

"Princess, I see that your complexion is much worse than yesterday, so take a rest." Lingyin asked the maid outside for hot water, and twisted the handkerchief to help Chen Xu wipe her face.

"Lin Lang, get your pen and ink."

Lin Lang fetched the Four Treasures of the Study, and Chen Xu wrote a letter to Lin Lang. "Go out of the government office and go east. There is a Li Ji rouge shop across Santiao Street. You give this letter to a woman named Li Caiyi."

Lin Lang is so smart, upon hearing this, she immediately understood that Chen Xu was going to contact someone, so she put the letter into her arms and went out.

Lingyin helped Chen Xu take off her clothes, untied her bandage and changed her medicine again. "Princess, why are you in such a hurry? Wouldn't it be better to wait until your injury heals before taking action?"

"My injury is not a problem. The sooner I return to the country, the sooner I will retire. This big responsibility is on my shoulders, and I will be tired too, you know?" Chen Xu cooperated with Lingyin's movements He put on a light shirt again.

After about a stick of incense, Lin Lang came back. "Princess, this servant has already handed over the letter to Li Caiyi."

"Thank you for your hard work. Go down and rest with Lingyin, I don't need to wait here, I will call you if there is something to do." Chen Xu also wants to sleep now.Although her injury gradually healed, her vitality was weakened, and her body was very weak at the moment.

Lingyin and Linlang went out, leaving Chen Xu alone in a drowsy state.His mind was full of his own arrangements when Yi Guo was still alive.At that time, I was just in case, but I didn't expect it to become true.

In the evening, Zhang Qiansheng held another big banquet as usual, but Chen Xu did not attend on the grounds that he was tired.Lingyin asked the kitchen to cook some jujube and lily porridge, and brought it over for Chen Xu to drink.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, a slight sound suddenly came from the yard. "Here we come." Chen Xu raised his eyebrows, motioning for Lingyin to open the door.

Outside the door, a woman dressed in black came in, and the light illuminated her beautiful face clearly.When the woman saw Chen Xu on the bed clearly, she shook her body, walked over a few steps and knelt down on the ground, "Please refer to Princess Chitose for your colorful clothes!"

"Get up." Chen Xu said. "Caiyi, I called you here because I want to know the current situation in Yi Country?"

Caiyi got up and sat on the chair brought by Lingyin. "Princess, for more than half a year since the country's subjugation, we Yi people have had a miserable life under the rule of the officials of the Li Kingdom. The officials of the Li Kingdom have continued to oppress us, and the tax burden has increased by nearly ten times compared to before. Drought, no rain for three months, no crops can be planted, but those corrupt officials still continue to collect young crops tax. The rations of the people’s homes have been confiscated, and the people really can’t live on, so they rose up to resist.”

The country of Yi has always governed the country with benevolence and righteousness.The common people are also lightly taxed, so the tax in the country of Yi is one for thirty.The Li Kingdom is just the opposite, advocating force and encouraging military exploits.Only in this way can it surpass the surrounding countries with the attitude of a powerful country.In order to maintain a deterrent to other countries, the Li Kingdom must maintain a large standing army at all times.The military expenditures required in this way will overwhelm the finances of all countries.The Li Kingdom sent troops to destroy the Yi Kingdom. Although there was a meaning of the scene, it was also a necessary move for the emperor of the Li Kingdom to increase taxes in order to expand the territory.

The domestic taxation of all countries has always been twenty taxes and three.After Yi State was ruled by Li State, in order to make up for the weakening of Li State's national strength due to the war between the two countries, Li State adopted a policy of ten taxes and three taxes on the people of Yi State.

"In addition, the officials of the Li Kingdom often framed people at will. As long as they offended them, they would be convicted of treason and executed directly. Originally, some law-abiding people were forced to become refugees after offending them." Caiyi blushed angrily when she said this.

Chen Xu nodded. "How is the current situation in Hongzhou? Who hurt Governor Zhang?"

"Because Hongzhou is on the border, the situation is actually relatively good. The assassins were a group of bandits twenty miles away. Before, a batch of tax money was to be transported to the country of Li. It was robbed. After hearing the news, the governor ordered Sima to take a team of officers and soldiers to quell the bandits. As a result, the bandits got the news and all withdrew and injured the governor while Hongzhou was empty. Now the people in Hongzhou call this The bandits are great heroes." Caiyi was dormant in Hongzhou to inquire about the news under Chen Xu's order, so she knew more about this matter.

"He has some brains. Do you know who the leader is?" Lin Lang brought in a bowl of medicine at this time, and Chen Xu frowned and drank the medicine.Caiyi saw it and hurriedly asked, "Princess, what's wrong with you?"

"I got hurt a little, and I'm almost healed." Chen Xu waved his hand, motioning for her to continue.

"My subordinates made many inquiries, and vaguely heard that the leader of the bandits was originally a soldier.

"Oh?" Chen Xu nodded with interest. "Caiyi, you need to inquire a little more, I want to meet this leader."

"Princess! This is too dangerous! Now that you have no martial arts, what should you do if the other party thinks badly about you?" Lingyin firmly disagreed.

"Princess, my subordinates have also heard that... your martial arts have been abolished by the people of the Li Kingdom. Princess, those people are all bandits. The princess has golden branches and jade leaves, how can she risk herself?" Caiyi shook her head like a rattle.

Seeing the two excited people, Chen Xu waved his hands. "It's worth taking the risk. Besides, didn't I ask Caiyi to investigate, and I didn't go up the mountain immediately. Are you afraid that I will be snatched by bandits?"

"Isn't it? I'm afraid you will be robbed by bandits to become Mrs. Yazhai." These words appeared in Lingyin and Caiyi's hearts.

The author has something to say: I slept in bed for a whole day today, dreamed about some things, and now I can’t remember whether these things are real or just a dream, I feel that my memory is a little confused.