Qingzhou trip

Xie Penglai stared at the little Wu Que'er who was held in the palm of the raccoon cat. It had gradually changed from struggling desperately to being helpless.At first she went to clear the snow in the courtyard, and then brought back the new charcoal from Zuo's shop from the front of the courtyard.In the blink of an eye, I saw a hunt and tease in this small courtyard.

These days she almost stays at the top of the city, and has no time to look after the raccoon in the courtyard.Look at its fierce back, it must catch mice and birds to feed itself.

Xie Penglai returned to the kitchen to burn charcoal, turned his head and scolded the raccoon, "Let go of that little sparrow, and don't eat it, so it's just messing around and fooling people." Raising its front paws, at this moment, the black sparrow came alive instantly, with its small beak raised and flapping its wings, it was several feet high, so anxious that the raccoon cat jumped up to catch it again. little bit.

"Come on." Xie Penglai picked up the back of the dazed Lihua's neck, "Eat yours." He placed the cat food bowl under its face, and it contained coarse grain rice mixed with boiled mutton.Seeing that the bird that had recovered its life didn't run away, it stopped on the kitchen eaves and chirped, as if it wanted to make up for the few sounds it had saved when it was still in shock and pretended to be dead.

Sha Hai's current situation is just like that black sparrow, and the people of Beixia are the raccoon cats that eat and rest.Xie Penglai watched it for a while, then turned and went to the kitchen to fan the charcoal stove.When the red sparks emerged from the red charcoal, they were put in a clay pot, and medicine was boiled in it.

This pot was originally intended to boil medicine for Lu Jinhua, but after taking down Shahai and rectifying it for a day, she hurriedly ordered her to withdraw.Before leaving, he also took 1 taels of silver from Zhao Yifang.Xie Penglai only saw her again at the gate of the city, and Lu Jinhua didn't have time to talk to her, so he first asked Li Suyue to take good care of Yun Bailu, "This little bastard is precious now." Then he smiled at Zhao Yifang.Finally came to Xie Penglai, "Northern Xia Yousan may harass the village, I have to kill them all." This "absolutely" also included Xie Penglai's promise to Zhao Yifang - to take Li Jixin's head.

Finally, Lu Jinhua whispered close to her for a while, Xie Penglai's eyes were full of worry and reluctance, and when he came back to his senses, Zhao Yifang seemed to have something in his eyes, but His Highness withdrew his eyes skillfully.Xie Penglai felt a tremor in his heart, feeling that he had offended Zhao Yifang again.She was afraid she could see it.

But King Jin became more calm after this battle.Although the old Baosheng army was initially determined, the Zhenrong army returned to the station, and the Deshun army did not meet at all.The most worrying thing is that the will of Jingli is not known whether it has crossed the Yellow River or not.In short, this temporary peace is like the black bird under the cat's claws, neither dead nor alive, unbroken and unestablished.

A few times, Xie Penglai felt that Zou Shiyan was about to tear his face apart from King Jin because of the change of luck, and the skin on his face would change his appearance at any moment—originally it was respectful and disdainful, but after it was torn off, it became righteous and awe-inspiring.It was only after Zhao Yifang killed the Beixia people in the inn that he was completely intimidated.

After sending Lu Jinhua away, Xie Penglai was busy writing letters for her in King Jin's Mansion, and sent them to Yanzhou, Weizhou, and Qinzhou capitals. Among them, the letters to the capital were the most difficult to write, so Zhao Yifang, Li Mei and Xie The three of Penglai discussed until midnight.

Li Mei said that the letter to King Ying should show weakness, talk about the warmth between brothers and sisters, cry a few more times, "life is hanging by a thread, and the remaining fears are not over", and confess to his brother by the way, saying that his bold behavior is due to the situation, and all the crimes are to blame. Take care of yourself.

Xie Penglai suggested that Zhao Yifang put all the blame on the officials and Beixia people who misunderstood the envoys and almost caused the enemy to sneak into the city and cooperate with others.As for the rest, write as you want."Gai Mo knows what is going on outside the city", and it is only after the enemy retreats that he knows whose help he has obtained.

One of the two of them focuses on talking, and the other focuses on reasoning.Zhao Yifang slapped him with a heavy stick, "I will think about it again." She said while glancing at Xie Penglai.

Everyone knew that this letter could not be delayed, but Zhao Yifang didn't seem to notice that the people around her were so anxious that they went to Nanshan to visit Baizhi's tomb again today, taking advantage of the clear weather.Xie Penglai was going to accompany him, but after the enemy soldiers retreated, she was caught by the wind and cold, and had been lying at home for half a day.

Grab the medicine by yourself and cook it yourself, the prescription was prescribed by Yun Bailu who was lying on the sick bed.The apprentice grabs the pen, Li Suyue grinds it, and Yun Bailu secretly looks at him while writing cinnamon twigs and licorice. He only regards Xie Penglai, who is dizzy and weak, as a transparent person.Li Suyue, who sent herself back, nervously carried the medicine bag, and finally said, "I want to marry Ah Lu."

"Does Ah Lu agree?" Xie Penglai asked.

"Ah?" Li Suyue frowned, "Is there...is there any disagreement?" The two were so happy that they almost poked that layer of paper. In Li Suyue's opinion, that piece of paper should be a marriage letter, written solemnly and clearly : Love each other, get married.

Xie Penglai thought so too, but after receiving soft nails from Zhao Yifang, she became more discerning, and also preached to Li Suyue to dispel doubts, "Girls' marriages are more cautious than ordinary marriages between men and women."

The magistrate Xie, who is familiar with the various departments of the classics and history collections and is able to govern the party with ease, said sternly, "It is not appropriate for two people to marry immediately if they are in love, and maybe they will be embarrassed."

Li Suyue asked Xie Penglai why he knew?

County magistrate Xie stopped talking, and only advised her to get along with each other for a while longer, and then talk about getting married when it is time to get married.

Li Suyue, who always rides the iron and rides the heat, became more serious after being taught by her, and nodded repeatedly, saying yes, "Ah Lu has injuries at the moment, and I suspect that I will take advantage of others' danger by rashly proposing marriage."

Could it be that he was taking advantage of others when he said that he was willing to marry King Jin last time?Li Suyue's words reminded Xie Penglai that during the half-day recuperating at home, she was thinking about King Jin's departure.I didn't even think of the regret of missing the deep talk with Lu Jinhua.

The soup in the earthenware pot began to boil, and the raccoon cat, which was sitting at the door and started licking its palms, jumped up again, knocked over the bowl, and jumped into the courtyard.Xie Penglai followed out with a palm-leaf fan in his hand, and found that the black sparrow came to the eaves again at some point, and bumped into the playful cat again.

It turned out that it was the dried vegetables that were now drying under the eaves to attract the sparrows, but the civet cats were behind.Sure enough, the cat, who was full and restless after eating, caught the bird again three or five times, still teasing it curiously and intently: release, hold down, release again, and catch again.

Xie Penglai felt like this sparrow, while Zhao Yifang was just a naughty civet cat.It would be great if there is something that can be seen and touched between the two lovers for people to press, so that there is no need to guess and then be puzzled.

After returning to the house, Xie Penglai slowly swallowed a bowl of medicinal soup, and then returned to the county government office to continue his work.As soon as the front foot stepped out of the alley, several horses galloped past on the side street.With a scribbled look, she recognized that the person in the middle was Zou Shiyan.There are three roads from his residence to the gate of the city, the one passing by the side street of the county government office is the closest.But Jin Wang Wan would not let him out of the city at this juncture, Xie Penglai didn't care about her, so he went back to the county government and led his horse to chase him out.

After walking for half an hour, sure enough, three or five personal guards of King Jin's Mansion had already surrounded Mr. Transit Envoy on the official road.Zou Shiyan was not panicked, and he clasped his fists openly on the horse, "The military affairs in Shahai are over, and I am going to Yanzhou to dispatch supplies. Is your highness worried about the safety of the king and sent someone to escort him?"

It was Ren Wu from Prince Jin's Mansion who took the lead, "Master Zou lost something." He took out the sealed silk book from his arms, and Zou Shiyan's face turned pale, "Your Highness, have you seen it?" I am afraid that I will be dropped without anyone noticing.

"Not yet. How could His Royal Highness have seen the most precious box in Mr. Zou's life? You didn't take it out to show off to Mr. Liao. Your Highness didn't know that you kept it." Zou Shiyan tightened his hand, secretly cursing the guts of Liao As small as a mouse, after reading the secret letter, he didn't dare to split up with him to go to Weizhou to rescue soldiers, and even went to Zhao Yifang's to bite him back.

"However, His Highness has copied all the letters sent by Mr. Zou." Ren Wu's words made Zou Shiyan almost flip over from his horse. In this way, how did the secret letters he participated in back and forth accuse King Jin of linking foreign countries? , There is no way to cover the sky with only one hand, and even unwilling to talk about peace and wholeheartedly seeking war did not escape Zhao Yifang's eyes.

After the old Baosheng army entered the city, he was even more aware of Zhao Yifang's intentions: to win over Lu Jinhua, the old general of the Baosheng army, to instigate He Sansheng, who was in command of the Zhenrong army station, and "coincidentally" to be assisted by the Deshun Army's Bandit Suppression Unit. Resolving difficulties all showed her determination to stand on her own in Sand Sea and Northwest China.

Zou Shiyan was so shocked that his teeth chattered, and he couldn't lose the face of being a political adviser in the future. "My king's secret notes are all based on evidence. On the contrary, it is His Royal Highness who violated the king's law by intercepting the secret letter." He turned his eyes and saw the following Xie Penglai, "Master Xie will go out in person?"

This woman suspected of having an affair with King Jin was actually a scholar. Zou Shiyan secretly sent someone to watch her, but he only suspected that she had a close relationship with King Jin.But I also learned that she was devoting herself to Shahai, trying to find a way out for an official and political career.

"Your Majesty just saw Mr. Zou hurried out of the city, so he chased him all the way because he was puzzled." Xie Penglai looked at Ren Wu, but he smiled faintly, "Mr. Xie, please go back. This is an errand entrusted by His Highness to Ren Wu."

"What errand?" Xie Penglai guessed a little bit, "Can you invite Master Zou to return to the city, and I will discuss the rest with Xie and His Highness?"

Ren Wu shook his head, "Lord Xie is still not familiar with His Highness's temperament." His eyes suddenly turned cold and turned to Zou Shiyan, "I was restrained everywhere in Beijing, and it was nothing more than being made up for crimes all day long. In the northwest, I was bitten by others. Back. There is no reason to let this biting cat go back."

"Bold!" Zou Shiyan became angry when he was scolded, "Do you know that I have the important task of managing the Northwest, and that His Majesty ordered me to supervise King Jin? If you dare to make such a mistake, I will definitely not let you go."

"Come on." Ren Wu let go of the rein and walked around Zou Shiyan, "Why didn't you take out that thing to His Highness when you had the guts to besiege the city in Shahai? Did you dare to see Li Jiyan being slaughtered by the old men?" Zhan Luan Yiping However, he immediately thought of recruiting troops to strengthen his courage, and wanted to relieve King Jin of his position in Shahai.

Xie Penglai listened to what Ren Wu said, and he knew better what King Jin was going to do.But acting like this at this time is tantamount to directly provoking that person from Wende Palace.Only then did she understand that the reason why King Jin didn't discuss with her was because she expected that she would object.

"I think your words are quite reasonable. Why are you so foolish to follow a woman to do things against the sky? If you vote for the official, a letter will help you find a check in front of the palace. What can you gain by following Zhao Yifang?" Zou Shiyan changed Seduced by power and position, "Sooner or later, Shahai will be cleaned up. Zhao Yifang will either get married or lose his title and go to prison. Why don't you take advantage of this to abandon the dark and turn to the bright?"

Ren Wu looked at his companions and laughed, "Abandon the darkness and turn to the light?" He drew out his knife, "My father's mothers are all subordinates of the King of Shang. They have been born and died for decades, and they have already done inspections in front of the palace."

His knife edge was outward, and the sunlight refracted by the knife edge hurt Xie Penglai's eyes, and she shouted, "Wait a minute."

After a few crisp assassinations, Zou Shiyan and the others rolled their eyes and fell off the horse.Only then did Ren Wu run towards Xie Penglai, cupped his fists and said apologetically, "I frightened Mr. Xie. I will bear His Highness's orders and dare not do anything wrong. Please forgive me, Mr. Xie."

Looking at the bloody corpse in front of him, Xie Penglai sweated coldly on his forehead, "This is going to ruin a big deal."

"It can't be broken, Zou Shiyan left without saying goodbye, and went outside the city to be robbed and killed by Bei Xia's stragglers. It will be too late for me to rescue." Ren Wu looked at the pale magistrate Xie, "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, Mr. Xie, please go back. "

Xie Penglai's mind flashed the civet cat playing with the bird, and he gritted his teeth for a while and headed towards the city.

Ren Wu looked at her back, and thought, "After all, I have ruined His Highness's business." He looked at the ground sullenly, "Take the path and wait for someone to collect the body."