Chapter 207

Qin mubai called Yuwen Hongtai in and said to him, "sunspot, now your highness should go to the censor's palace. You should go too. There should be a good banquet waiting for you. Tell your highness that I won't go to the assassin's Palace today. I will go to meet him after I finish my work. By the way, please call Pang Fei and his party for me. Tell him to send some people to the city, hire a carriage, find a quiet place, and bring in the best doctor in the city

Yuwen Hongtai listened attentively, clapping his fingers and grinning: "brother Qin I can't remember so many things! "

Qin mubai and Chen Yan are both amused.

"Go and call Pang Fei!"

"Oh, I'll go." Yuwen Hongtai chuckled twice. He looked up and down at Chen Yan curiously and wondered, "brother Qin, this is your friend. How come I've never seen him before? What a pity. How did you make it this way? "

"No nonsense. Go

Yuwen Hongtai left in a hurry, and Chen Yan said with a smile: "this big black man is really straightforward and interesting. Mubai, why did you leave Baiqi and transfer to Xiangzhou? "

"It's a long story. Let's talk about it later." Qin mubai calls the Gaozi to remove the shackles for Chen Yan, saying that he wants to take people away.

The prison leader made a difficult decision and muttered timidly: "the general wants to take away the criminals. The villain dare not stop him. But Wang Fasen is strict, and villains are also responsible. If the superior asks, how can the villain reply? "

"Do you want me to write you a note?" Qin mubai sneered.

"Well I dare not! It's just that there's a note that the villain can reply to the Shangguan. Please also understand the difficulties of villains. " The head of the prison said with a cautious and flattering smile.

"Face, reach out." Qin mubai hooked his finger at him, reached into his arms and took out his official seal. Ha a breath.

The prison head's face twitched a few times. He didn't know what Qin mubai was going to do, but he didn't dare to resist. He had to stick his head out and face him sideways.

"Pa", Qin mubai printed the official seal heavily on the prison's face, and said with a smile, "well, as long as you don't wash your face, no one will embarrass you. In Xiangzhou, no one but his Royal Highness the king of Wu dares to gossip about the general. If you have to ask for a written proof, you have to do as you wish. "

The prison head and pain and angry grin, dare not say a word, disheartened back out.

Chen Yan shakes her head and smiles, and says, "I haven't seen you for a few days. You've got a long way to go. What's the matter? Is it because I became the emperor's son-in-law that my airs have gone up? "

"Ha ha, your ability to make fun of people is growing with each passing day." Qin Mu Bai smiles, "don't listen to that sunspot's nonsense, I haven't been the son-in-law yet!"

Chen Yan said with a smile: "I can't imagine that you finally got together with the little princess. Where's your mistress? "

Qin mubai laughed at himself: "it's a long story. Why don't you hurt at all, and feel in the mood to chat with me? "

"I'm used to wandering in the rivers and lakes. This injury is nothing." Chen Yan's face is still as pale as paper.

Qin mubai knew that she was holding her tongue. After a while, Pang Fei finally came with 30 soldiers. Although Yuwen Hongtai was familiar with himself, he was a bit rough in his work, and he was a member of the Wu palace, so it was inconvenient for him to give orders. Pang Qiji is smart, and he is always the one who makes Qin mubai's heart.

So he ordered some trifles to go down, and Pang Fei took care of them one by one. A moment later, Qin and Chen got into a carriage, left the prison under the escort of a group of soldiers, and came to a secluded Inn in the south of Xiangyang City. The doctor also invited to come, and immediately began to treat Chen Yan.

Fortunately, Chen Yan did not suffer any fatal injury. She just bled too much, and some of her Qi and blood were deficient. She could recover after a few days of conditioning. It's just that the skin wound on the body is a little troublesome. Although the wound was carefully cleaned and tied with the panacea that the doctor claimed to be used for healing, I'm afraid it's hard to guarantee whether it will leave scars in the future.

Fortunately, those scars are not on her face, otherwise Chen Yan is afraid that she can't accept this fact.

When the doctor prescribed medicine to wash the wound, Qin mubai was in the next room, writing three letters with an oil lamp.

One is written to Cheng huaibi, deputy envoy of Baiqi, asking him to help him make a report on Baiqi's military status. Of course, it's for Chen Yan. Baiqi was separated from the regular army of six rates and twelve guards in the Tang Dynasty, and was subordinate to the Ministry of war in name, but the actual personnel deployment was controlled by himself. Although Qin mubai left his post for a while, he was still a school inspector and a hundred cavalry envoys. In this way, the statement that Chen Yan is a "hundred riding secret envoy" will become an established fact.

The second letter was to my mother and little sister. Of course, it was for peace. Naturally, the letter also mentioned two elder brothers and Wu Meiniang, and Shuanger would naturally talk to them.

The third letter was to Princess Gaoyang. The girl, waiting for her own news, is afraid to wait until the heart.

Then Qin Mu Bai called Pang Fei in and said to him, "here are three letters. You immediately send it to the official department and send it to Chang'an. ""Yes, master." Without saying a word, Pang Fei came down and said, "when are you going to go to the barracks? Just now in the governor's mansion, the generals of the military mansion have also arrived. I guess they are still waiting for their mentor! "

Qin mubai was silent for a moment and said, "it doesn't matter if you hang them for a day or two. However, you can call two people for me to ask questions. One is Zhou Laojiu, the head of the county government, and the other is Zhao Chong, the commander of Zuoying in the military government. Remember, don't disturb others. Call them separately. "

"Yes

"Go to work, it's hard for you!"

After taking care of the food, Qin mubai sighed, and there was a loud cry in his stomach. He called the little two to order the meal and let him come into the room to eat.

After a short time, the doctor took care of Chen Yan's wound and left the medicine stick. Chen Yan bathes and changes clothes in her room for a long time. When the food came, Qin mubai knocked on her door.

"Come in!"

Qin mubai and Xiao Er go in together and see that Chen Yan has taken on a new look. After washing away the dirt and changing her clothes, Chen Yan's face is still pale and weak, but her natural beauty is radiant again.

"Better? You must be hungry. Let's have something to eat Qin mubai comes forward to help her, but Chen Yan smiles and avoids. She sits down and looks at him with a smile, but she doesn't speak.

"Why are you looking at me like this?" Qin mubai couldn't help laughing.

"Nothing." Chen Yan smiles slightly. "I just feel It's kind of like a dream. I was in hell just now, and now I feel like I'm in heaven. This time, you are my Savior. I owe you

"Don't exaggerate?" Qin Mu Bai laughed and picked up the chopsticks, "come on, eat! I've only been in prison for a day and I'm starving. You must be more hungry than I am

"Why not?"

"What are you waiting for? Eat! Eat it all

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Half an hour later, Qin mubai accompanies Chen Yan and walks slowly in the backyard patio of the inn. Chen Yan takes a deep breath from time to time, enjoying the fresh air almost greedily.

"I thought about what you said. Some things have not been lost, will not realize that it is important and beautiful Chen Yan sighed with emotion, "I've been in prison for more than ten days. Now I realize the value of freedom! "

Qin mubai said with a light smile: "in other words, I haven't heard from you since I said goodbye to you in Jishan that day. I thought you would go to Chang'an, but I didn't expect you to go south. "

"I thought about going to Chang'an, and then Let it go. " Chen Yan just a smile, timely stop the conversation, no longer say.

"Well. It's not necessarily a bad thing to meet again in Xiangzhou. " Qin Mu Bai said with a smile. "By the way, there's one thing I did without your permission. I hope you don't mind."

"What's the matter?"

"That's right. I'll set up a military register for you." Qin mubai said with a smile, "if there is no accident, it won't be long before you become a hundred riders."

"What?" Chen Yan is surprised at first. Then smile, "you are too funny! Have you ever seen a female Baiqi? Or are they female captains, female yamen servants, female soldiers, female generals

"No Qin mubai turned his lips indifferently, "but the female Baiqi I said it can be, but it must be. "

"Ha ha, you are so funny!" Chen Yan was amused, "only you can do such a ridiculous thing. How to use women in the Royal Guard

Qin Mu Bai raised his eyebrows: "there is no military order for Baiqi. Women are not allowed. In fact, Baiqi has been working in the harem all the year round. It's good to absorb some female soldiers. It's just that you are one of the best women in the world! ——Ha ha, don't worry. It's just a military household file, just like I'm a school inspector. It's just a name. I won't really let you go to the palace as a messenger. "

"In that case, didn't I change from a thief to a soldier?" Chen Yan said with a smile.

"Who said you were a thief?" Qin mubai also laughed, "don't forget that Princess Gaoyang wanted to worship you as her teacher and learn martial arts from you! Maybe one day you'll become her master, and you'll be a hundred times as much in an instant. What's a hundred horsemen? It's no harm to give you a five grade guerrilla general as a casual military officer! "

"Ha ha, I'm joking." Chen Yan shook her head and said with a smile, "I've never thought of climbing the dragon to the Phoenix. Mubai, I know you are dedicated to my good, but I really don't want to have anything to do with imperial officials, officialdom and yamen. "

"I know." Qin Mu Bai nodded. "To put it bluntly, this military household file is just a piece of paper to confuse the public. It's just for my own convenience. You don't have to take it seriously."

"Well, good..."

As the night gets deeper, Chen Yan is weak and tired. Qin mubai tells her to go back to her room earlier to have a rest. When he was young, Pang Fei called Zhou Laojiu, the Yamen sergeant, and they met in Qin mubai's room.

Zhou Laojiu already knew Qin mubai's identity. When he met him, he knelt down and kept making amends."Just get up! I don't blame you for not knowing. " Qin Mu Bai called to rise body, also saw tea to give a seat. Let Zhou Laojiu is flattered, some slight shivering on the body.

There is no official position or rank, even a fixed salary, for the governor. He is only employed privately by the Yamen at all levels and lives on the reward of the Yamen. To put it bluntly, he is a temporary worker serving the bureaucratic system. People like Zhou Laojiu face Qin mubai. It's like a temporary urban management worker, facing the commander of the provincial military region. It's strange if he's not in a panic.

"Zhou Laojiu, I have a few questions to ask you. Will you answer me truthfully?" Qin mubai's way of calmness.

"Excuse me, general, the villain knows everything and says everything!" Zhou Laojiu stood up in a hurry and bent down nervously.

"Don't be nervous. You sit and talk Qin mubai was smiling and said casually, "I see you are a kind of smart and understanding person, so I came to ask you. If you answer well and help me, it's good for you. If you don't answer well or cheat me... "

"I dare not deceive the general!" Zhou Laojiu was nervous and fell to his knees in a hurry.

Qin mubai gently picked the corner of his mouth and slightly laughed. He tapped the table with his knuckles. He said, "good. I'm very satisfied with your attitude. Although you have offended me before, I don't care with you. Now you get up and answer some of my questions

"Yes, villain

"First question: what kind of people are the water ghosts in Xihe Cao? Who is their leader and where is their stronghold? " Qin mubai asked.

Zhou Laojiu seriously replied: "the water ghosts in the West River Channel refer to a group of green forest strongmen and idle men on the other side of the river. They usually hide in the Water Lane forest, or hide in the counties and villages. They rarely appear in groups in public and act in secret. According to this, it is the water channel of the Xihe River, which is in the water pool of the Duijiang river. The government and the military government have sent people to suppress them several times. However, there are many reeds in the river. On the one hand, they can't find their way. On the other hand, they are scattered because of the slightest disturbance. All of these people are very good at water. Although they can stay in the water for a long time, they are very difficult to catch. It's said that touling's surname is song, and he is called "Cao Zhu of song". I'm afraid few people know who it is. "

Qin Mu nodded and asked, "well, these water ghosts robbed the official salt and food. There must be a way out. Is it hard to keep them in Chengdu? How do they sell it? "

"Well The villain is not very clear Zhou Laojiu shook his head. Suddenly, his eyes brightened and he said, "but the villain guessed that the song Cao Lord might have a very close relationship with the salt owls in Xiangzhou!"

"Are there many salt owls in Xiangzhou?" Qin mubai asked, "is there a tight organization?"

"Organization I've never heard of that. " Zhou Laojiu shook his head. "The wharf in Xiangzhou transports the official salt to Jiangnan Road and Lingnan road. Therefore, private salt is also very lively. There are all kinds of salt owls who drive horses to pick up the smugglers, but there is no shortage of time to catch them. The salt they sell is half cheaper than the official salt, so many people buy private salt, and they can't stop it. "

"No reason..." Qin Mu Bai twisted his eyebrows in bewilderment. "How can the salt owl sell such a big brown salt and grain just by walking alone?"

"Well The villain is not too clear Zhou Laojiu shook his head.

Qin mubai thought silently for a moment and nodded: "are you interested in doing things for me in the future?"

"General, but there is a task to punish, villains go through fire and water!" Zhou Laojiu was a little excited.

Qin mubai nodded with a smile: "very good. You can rest assured that this will be the official of the imperial court. What you do is aboveboard and aboveboard. You will never commit crimes, and you will not take most risks. If you do well, I'll make sure you wash the foundation of the Yamen and go to the army to eat military food. "

"Thank you, general!" Zhou Laojiu was overjoyed and fell down again.

Yam Chai is not a glamorous job. It has no social status and is even discriminated against. The law of the Tang Dynasty even explicitly stipulated that yamen servants and their descendants under three generations were not allowed to take part in the imperial examination or be generals. Qin mubai guarantees Zhou Laojiu to "eat military provisions" in the army. The implication is to give him a small officer to do it. For Zhou Laojiu, it's like a salted fish turning over and glorifying his ancestors!

"Go back first, and don't tell anyone about today. In the future, you'll pay attention to everything related to the water ghost, and I'll send someone to contact you from time to time. " Qin mubai said.

"Yes. The villain said goodbye... " Zhou Laojiu stepped back carefully. Just after he left the door, he couldn't hide a look of ecstasy and ran wildly.

Qin mubai stayed in the room to meditate, thinking: the water ghosts have no fixed place to live, so he rashly sent troops to encircle and suppress them. It's estimated that most of them are drawing water from bamboo basket. If we want to wipe out these people, we must start from the core point. The so-called core point is that they have got so much official grain and salt. How can they sell them?

"Official grain? Official salt Qin Mu Bai's heart suddenly brightened, "isn't it Is that so? "

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