I'm a bully in troubled times

It rained a lot last night, and just after dawn this morning, Gongsun Ke's voice rang outside the door.

"It's terrible, my lord! There was a hole in the roof of the carriage last night, and the birthday gift dedicated to Marquis Jin was wet!"

Jiang Yu was ordered by the Marquis of Yan to go to the state of Jin to celebrate his birthday. Yesterday he arrived in Rao County, a small border city on the border of the State of Yan, and stayed at the posthouse in Rao County.It's just that in a small and remote town in Rao County, the post house is naturally not comparable to Jiang Yu's mansion in Beijing. In addition, he has been exhausted by traveling and traveling for several days, so he doesn't sleep comfortably.

Jiang Yu rubbed his forehead, woke up by Gongsun Ke's yelling, turned over lazily, his voice was lazily hoarse when he just woke up, and scolded: "It's so early in the morning, why are you making so much noise?"

Outside the door, Gongsun Ke's voice stopped abruptly, belatedly remembering this person's getting up, smiled sarcastically, and slowed down his voice: "My lord, it's three quarters."

"Well," Jiang Yu half-opened his eyes, looked at the hazy sky outside the window through the bed curtain, and yawned, "Come in, and change my clothes."

"Yes."

Gongsun Ke opened the door, and the room Jiang Yu lived in was naturally the best in the post house.After being cleaned by someone before moving in, it is still passable, spacious, bright, and has a good view.Looking out from the carved window, you can see clumps of green bamboos, which are gratifyingly green in the early spring of Yan, a small northeastern country.And bedding and other things are all made of high-quality silk and satin.

Gongsun Ke raised the bed curtain, and the morning light shone in dimly through the bamboo leaves outside the window, falling on Jiang Yu's face.Jiang Yu sat up with his left hand supporting the bed, the brocade quilt slid down, revealing the graceful curve of the man's neck, his black hair cascading down to his waist, like the finest black satin, soft and shiny.

Because he didn't wake up too much, Jiang Yu half closed his eyes, his crow feather-like eyelashes drooping slightly, and raised his hand to block the glare of the light.Gongsun Ke moved his body indistinctly to block him.

If it is said that the beauty is not in the skin, it is like Jiang Yu. Even if her appearance is not neat and her face is full of sleepiness, her elegance still shines through her bones.

"My lord." Gongsun Ke bent down and helped Jiang Yu get up.

While changing clothes, Jiang Yu seemed to have just remembered what Gongsun Ke said, and turned around to ask: "You said the congratulatory gift to Marquis Jin was wet?"

In just a short while, the sleepiness on his face was gone, and his eyes were clear.

"Yes." Gongsun Ke said.

Jiang Yu opened his arms and asked Gongsun Ke to put on a robe for him: "What's wet?"

Gongsun Ke: "Those gold, silver and jewels are all right, but a few pieces of brocade got wet."

Jiang Yu: "Calligraphy and painting are all okay?"

Gongsun Ke: "Calligraphy and painting are fine."

Jiang Yu felt relieved: "As long as the calligraphy and painting are undisturbed, they are all relics of the previous generation. If I cut off my head, I won't be able to pay for it. It doesn't matter if the brocade gets wet, just let it dry."

Gongsun Ke smiled helplessly: "My lord, you are joking."

"However," Jiang Yu asked again, "Why did the carriage have holes when it was in good condition?"

Gongsun Ke: "The county magistrate said that the carport has been in disrepair for a long time. Last night, the rain was so strong that the beams collapsed."

"Hey," Jiang Yu narrowed his eyes and smiled softly, "It's not in disrepair sooner or later, but it was in disrepair when I came? What about the county magistrate?"

Gongsun Ke: "Waiting outside."

Jiang Yu: "Wake up early enough."

After dressing and washing, Jiang Yu said, "Let's go meet the county magistrate."

The county magistrate of Rao County was named Yin Ping, who was over forty years old and only took office the year before last. In the past two years, Yan and Jin have enjoyed good relations, and there was no war on the border, so Yin Ping guarded this three-acre land and lived a very leisurely life.I don't want Suiyang Jun to stay overnight in the posthouse, and this happened. Yin Ping also wanted to cry without tears. After the posthouse came to report to him in the early morning, he didn't get sick from fright on the spot, so he hurriedly raised the matter. The pants came to the post house.

However, Sui Yangjun has not woken up yet.

Yin Ping was anxious, he couldn't wait for the left, he couldn't wait for the right, he looked forward to the stars and the moon, finally he heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind the screen, and in the blink of an eye, the man came out from behind the screen, with a jade crown and a black robe, Zhu Wearing red socks, the skirts are windy, and the end is unparalleled in the world.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Son of Heaven was the most respected, and the Zhou royal family ruled the vassal states according to the mandate of heaven. The Yan State was a vassal state in the northeast of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Compared with the big countries of Qi and Jin, its national power was not enough. Compared with Song Wei, etc. A small country, but a little bit stronger.It is a typical example of being less than the top and having more than the bottom.

And Suiyang Jun Jiang Yu is the senior official of Yan Kingdom, Suiyang Jun is his title, at only 25 years old, he has already become an extremely human minister, and as a son of an aristocratic family, he ranks first among the four princes in the world.Rumor has it that this Lord Suiyang is not only capable of both civil and military skills, but also handsome in appearance, and everyone in the entire Zhou Dynasty knew him well.

When ordinary people see Jiang Yu, they wish they could take a closer look, but Yin Ping, who has seen and seen Lord Suiyang, has no time to take a closer look at this moment. As if he saw a savior, he fell to his knees with a "bang", crying so hard that everyone who heard it Sorrowful, weeping on those who see:

"My lord, my lord Suiyang Lord! I know the crime, but it is also an unintentional mistake, an unintentional mistake! Please be magnanimous and don't report it to the monarch!"

Otherwise, his black hat will be lost.

Let him cry loudly, Jiang Yu remained motionless, glanced at Yin Ping, and sat aside with a flick of his sleeves.Gongsun Ke poured tea for him, Jiang Yu picked up the cup, took a sip to his lips, and found that the tea was extremely astringent, without any tea taste at all.Then he frowned and put down his chin, raised his eyelids, saw Yin Ping was still kneeling, and said slowly:

"What is the county magistrate doing? Get up, the ground is cold."

Jiang Yu was not as domineering as ordinary Shangguan, nor did he speak harshly, nor was he in a hurry, as if everything was well planned, which made Yin Ping inexplicably a little guilty, feeling like a clown, so he didn't dare to cry anymore .

Raising his sleeves to wipe away his tears, he didn't dare to get up, so he moved his knees a foot in front of Jiang Yu, and said softly, "My lord, I didn't expect such a thing to happen, it's just that the new year is just over, The post house has not had time to renovate, it rained heavily last night, look..."

Jiang Yu gave a faint "Ugh" and asked, "Are you sure the carport is really in disrepair?"

Yin Ping was taken aback for a moment, and said blankly: "Then... what is that?"

"Before I came, I went to the backyard to have a look." Jiang Yu paused, glanced at Yin Ping's expression, and continued, "I always feel that the carport is not in disrepair, but man-made. Didn't you Go check it out?"

Yin Ping was startled suddenly, and grabbed Jiang Yu's clothes with both hands, this time he was really scared to cry: "My lord, you are wronged!"

Jiang Yu's gaze fell on Yin Ping's hand, and he frowned unhappily.Gongsun Ke said in a timely manner: "Why are you crying, my lord hasn't said it's you yet."

"Ah?" Yin Ping held back his tears, raised his eyes to see Jiang Yu's impatient gaze, withdrew his hand embarrassingly, smoothed Jiang Yu's clothes, and said in a low voice, "Xiaguan, Xiaguan is dull... who do you think the lord is? made?"

Jiang Yu said: "This is your territory, why are you asking me?"

Yin Ping was in a dilemma: "This... Although Rao County under the government of the lower officials does not say that it does not close its doors at night, the rewards and punishments are strict. There are very few people who are robbing and stealing. I have never heard of such things. If someone did it deliberately, what is the reason? ?”

"That's right, you said this person ruined the congratulatory gift to the Marquis of Jin, what's his intention?" Jiang Yu bent down and straightened the county magistrate's black gauze cap with his hand, thinking, no wonder this idiot can only be a county magistrate in Rao County, "Recently the weather is bad, rainy and rainy, and the brocade is wet. It is bound to be stuffy when we arrive in Jin State. Let the Marquis of Jin see that the birthday gift from Yan State to him is such a virtue. What do you think will happen?"

In the past two years, Jin State faced pressure from Qin State in the west and Chu State in the south, and always wanted to make peace with Yan State, and Yan State was also happy to reach this alliance in order to fight Qi State.However, the relationship between the two countries is still in an ambiguous stage. If something goes wrong, Jin and Yan will turn against each other, and this alliance will not be able to continue.

"This... this..." Cold sweat broke out on Yin Ping's forehead, and he raised his sleeve and wiped it tremblingly.

"Okay, get up," Jiang Yu patted Yin Ping's shoulder, "Go and find out if anyone has been mixed into Rao County recently, and what strange things have happened, come back and tell me after you've checked."

The county magistrate took the order, and Jiang Yu didn't just sit there, but ordered someone to take out the wet brocade and hang it in the post house, so that people would pay attention to it all the time, and if there was any change, they would tell him as soon as possible.

Rao County is so big, as long as you have the heart, you can find it quickly.When Yin Ping reported to Jiang Yu, he said: "It is rumored that the Crown Prince of Qi has been exiled to this area of ​​the county recently."

Before waiting for the next word, Jiang Yu raised his eyelids: "It's gone?"

Yin Ping wiped his cold sweat and said, "Just, just this..."

Jiang Yu leaned against the back of the chair, tapped his index finger on the mahogany armrest, shook his head and sighed: "Master County Magistrate, this is the county under your rule, and it is definitely not a matter of one or two days for the Crown Prince of Qi to go into exile in this area. Why didn't you know before?"

Yin Ping smiled: "The lower official thought it was a joke earlier... I don't want it to be true."

Indeed, Qi State is a huge country, and the prince living in the countryside sounds unbelievable, but it just happened.

Jiang Yu: "Then I asked you to investigate in the past two days, have you figured out the whereabouts of Prince Qi?"

"This..." Yin Ping felt that he was sweating so much that he was about to run out of water, "My lord, I forgive you for offending me, what is the connection between the matter of Prince Qi and the matter of Marquis Jin's congratulations?"

Jiang Yu glanced at him with a half-smile: "Stand back, you are no longer needed here."

Yin Ping secretly breathed a sigh of relief, before he finished his relief, his heart hung up again, only to hear Jiang Yu say, "I'll call you again if I have something to do."

"Yes." Yin Ping said bitterly, he was just a small county magistrate.

After Yin Ping left, Jiang Yu remembered the few pieces of brocade that had been hung up to dry, and asked Gongsun Ke, "I let you watch it these days, did you find anything?"

Just as Gongsun Ke was about to say no, he heard a muffled sound from the second floor, like the sound of a human body falling to the ground.The two raised their heads at the same time, Gongsun Ke's complexion changed slightly, and he rushed up quickly without waiting for Jiang Yu's order.