Chapter 136 One thing drops one thing
After Li Ke and Quan Wanji left, Qin Mubai and Yu Suiliang took over the military and political events in Jiangzhou respectively, and continued to preside over the overall situation of disaster relief and the people. At the same time, they shouldered some people's livelihood and military affairs.
In fact, Qin Mubai did not do much more than before, and it was easier. Because it is almost winter now, and the flood is gradually subduing. Several previously dug flood ditches have also begun to play a role, and the disaster has rapidly subsided. The settling of the victims has also come to an end. Due to the strong national strength of the Tang Dynasty, a small range of states and counties suffered disasters and soon received strong assistance from the imperial court.
Before the beginning of winter, the flood disaster in Jiangzhou has been fully controlled, and the victims can spend the winter at ease. In addition, the emperor adopted a leniency policy of "relief", and the local situation was relatively stable, and there was no trouble of official mutiny or trouble.
Therefore, Qin Mubai is much easier now than before. Every evening after dinner, he will walk in the woods with Chen Yan and practice martial arts by the way.
Maybe every man has a martial arts dream in his heart. Qin Mubai is very interested in Chen Yan's martial arts and is also very happy to listen to her talk about some real interesting stories. And Chen Yan has no other familiar people here. During the day, Qin Mubai went to work and didn't even have a person to talk to. At this time, she was naturally willing to get along with him for a while.
After the two accompanying soldiers handed over towels to make them sweat, Qin Mubai said, "Chen Yan, I think we can go back to Luoyang in a few days. The situation here in Jiangzhou has stabilized. When I saw Zhen Suiliang today, I heard him say that the imperial historian and Dali Temple officials sent by the court carefully checked the bodies of Zhang Tianci, Cheng Songnian and Ma Kun, and determined that all three of them committed suicide and were not suspected of homicide. Then it was transferred out that the three of them jointly lost a large number of money allocated by the court to repair the lake, and murdered Zhu Chengwen, the magistrate of Jishan County. This case has been decided as an iron case, and the dust has been settled!"
"Well, officials really have the same way to do things." Chen Yan turned the corners of her mouth with disdain and sneered, "Is it true that you can't be an official without hypocrisy? Unfortunately, Zhu Chengwen, who has always been loyal and simple, was poisoned to death by this dyed officialdom!"
"Okay, let's not talk about it. I'm just telling you the news. Don't get excited, okay? Qin Mubai said with a smile.
"I only hate the three bastards who failed to kill them with my own hands to avenge Zhu Chengwen!" Chen Yan gritted her teeth and scolded in a low voice.
At this moment, a hundred-riding pawn galloped his horse from the edge of the woods. After settling down, he hurriedly rolled down his saddle and hugged his fist and said, "General, King Wu is coming!"
"What?" Qin Mubai was slightly surprised, "Why did he come back? Did something have changed? Where is the king of Wu?
"It's already here!" The pawn pointed to the edge of the woods and whispered, "There is also Princess Gaoyang..."
"Ah?" Qin Mubai was really a little stunned. He thought reflexively in his heart: It's a bad thing!
Chen Yan saw Qin Mubai's confused and surprised expression and said lightly, "What's the big deal? Isn't it just a pair of princes and princesses?"
"You don't understand. I can't tell you at the moment." Qin Mubai put down his knife and strode forward.
Li Ke held Princess Gaoyang in front of him and the two of them rode together. The horse was so tired that he foamed. Princess Gaoyang saw Qin Mubai from afar and couldn't help shouting, "Qin Mubai! You thief cademies, stinky man!"
Chen Yan couldn't help laughing: "So he was also scolded?" In a blink of an eye, he looked at the pawns next to him, and they were also laughing secretly. She couldn't help saying to herself that it seemed that this Princess Gaoyang and Qin Mubai were very familiar with each other, and even these military schools were not surprised.
As soon as Li Ke stopped, Princess Gaoyang was about to turn over and jump down. The horse was very tall and Princess Gaoyang didn't know how to ride. Li Ke quickly shouted to be careful. Fortunately, Qin Mubai quickly stepped forward and picked up Princess Gaoyang who jumped down.
"Bad man, you stinky man!" After Princess Gaoyang was picked up by Qin Mubai, she plunged into his arms with two small pink fists on his chest like drumming.
Qin Mubai was shocked and embarrassed, and quickly pulled her: "You still can't hold your hand?"
"Cough!" Li Ke jumped off the horse and walked to the two of them and said, "A lot of people are watching, Gao Yang."
"Ah?" Princess Gaoyang looked around and hurriedly stopped to get out of Qin Mubai's arms. Suddenly, her face changed again and she stretched out her finger to Chen Yan: "Who is this woman?"
Chen Yan held the sword in her hands and said indifferently, "I am me."
"Oh, you're still quite arrogant!" Princess Gaoyang suddenly became interested in her and walked towards her with a slightly embarrassed face. After looking up and down at her, she suddenly laughed: "Although her beauty is also good, she is an old woman. Hello, Qin Mubai! You hide in Jiangzhou and don't come back. Isn't it because she is with you?
"Ghost!" Chen Yan looked pale and shouted, her face quietly turned red, and her face became a little difficult to look.
Qin Mubai knew Chen Yan's nature. There was no difference between the common people of the royal family in her mind, which annoyed her. Everyone put it down with a sword. At this time, he was about to come forward to pull Princess Gaoyang back. Li Ke deliberately pulled him and gave him a look and whispered, "Let Chen Yan be embarrassed by Gao Yang's prestige. This girl is more and more arrogant now and dares to do anything!"
Qin Mubai frowned and asked, "What on earth happened? How did you go back and bring Princess Gaoyang?"
"This... is a long story!" Li Ke sighed and slowly spoke to Qin Mubai.
At this time, Princess Gaoyang was already enraged by Chen Yan like a little lioness. She almost pointed to Chen Yan's nose and scolded, "You are so bold! Do you know who I am? How dare you talk to me like this?
"In my eyes, people are people, animals are animals, and there is no difference between 'someone'." Chen Yan still looked at Princess Gaoyang coldly with her sword in her chest and said faintly.
"Are you scolding me?" Princess Gaoyang was angry, "Believe it or not, I'll let someone kill you now! - Qin Mubai!"
"Shut up!" Hearing a delicate reprimand, Chen Yan suddenly touched Princess Gaoyang like a phantom. At the same time, the sword in the scabbard flashed like the light of the box, shaking the flowers in front of everyone.
"How fast!" Everyone marveled in their hearts at the same time.
Princess Gaoyang only felt that the wind around her was clear and cold in her ears. She suddenly felt a shiver and reflex in her ear, and suddenly exclaimed, "Wow, my earrings!"
Chen Yan stood horizontally with her sword, and the tip of the sword was holding half of Princess Gaoyang's earrings, where she shook slightly and jingled.
In an instant, Princess Gaoyang's face turned white. She looked at Chen Yan in a daze, imagining the moment just now - if she didn't pick earrings, but her neck, then...
"I kill people faster than chickens." Chen Yan handed the sword forward slightly and said coldly to Princess Gaoyang, "So, don't mess with anyone. Also, if you want others to respect you, you have to learn to respect others. Don't think that if you are a princess, you can yell at others. Especially for me, or my friend."
"Qin and Qin Mubai are you, your friends and friends?" Princess Gaoyang staddled a little. Looking at the cold tip of the sword, she muttered.
"Not bad." Chen Yan handed the sword one more point forward and almost looked at Princess Gaoyang's eyebrows. She said, "Take back your earrings. I'm not interested in this kind of thing. Don't shout at me anymore, or let me see you arrogant in front of Qin Mubai. I have never been polite and merciful to anyone. Today, I will make a special case for the sake of the king of Wu and Qin Mubai.
Li Ke and Qin Mubai looked at the back for a period of fun, and they all said secretly in their hearts: It's really a thing. I didn't expect that Princess Gaoyang, the little demon, would also have a natural enemy!
"Thank you, thank you..." Princess Gaoyang took the earrings with trembling hands, hurriedly jumped back a few steps to hide behind Qin Mubai, and whispered nervously, "Qin Mubai, what does this woman do? It's so fierce!"
"She, she is a chivalrous man, she is amazing. It is estimated that ten Qin Mubai are not her opponents. So don't provoke her again, understand?" Qin Mubai pressed his smile and said very seriously.
"Okay, I know..." Princess Gaoyang nodded nervously, poked out half of her head from behind Qin Mubai and glanced at Chen Yan, and shouted in surprise, "Why is this woman like a ghost? It's terrible!"
"If you talk nonsense again, be careful that she really kills you." Li Ke shouted and scolded angrily, pulled Princess Gaoyang out of her from behind Qin Mubai, and cursed in a low voice, "What's wrong with you hiding behind him?"
"Oh, I'm used to it!" Princess Gaoyang stamped her feet and curled her lips to complain.
Qin Mubai shook his head helplessly and ignored the live baby brothers and sisters for the time being. First, he walked to Chen Yan and said, "Chen Yan, it may be a little troublesome to deal with now. Let's practice today?"
"I'm not used to your polite behavior. Just just let me go." Chen Yan smiled and said, "I don't think you can practice martial arts in the past few days. Well, I'll go to pay tribute to Zhu Chengwen and sweep his tomb.
"Okay, I'll be free in a few days, and I'll definitely go there to find you." Qin Mubai said.
"Farewell!" Without saying a word, Chen Yan held the sword and strode away.
Princess Gaoyang stared at Chen Yan's distance and whispered, "This woman is more popular than a man... Although she is a little fierce and annoying, her martial arts are indeed quite handsome and heroic! If only I had such a powerful martial arts as her, I wouldn't be afraid of being bullied by others!"
Qin Mubai came forward with a wry smile: "You don't want to learn martial arts from her again, do you?"
"Don't say it, I really want to..." Princess Gaoyang looked at Chen Yan's back, who was about to disappear in the distance, and muttered with blinking her eyes.
"Okay, it's over. It's time to get to business." Li Ke patted Princess Gaoyang on the shoulder and said to Qin Mubai, "Find a quiet place first, and then it's easy to talk. The time is still very urgent."
"Good!"