Chapter 229

The next day, when the sun was three.

Qin mubai and Chen Yan both came out of the small building. Qin mubai yawned and stretched out, laughing: "Yan, don't say, it's exciting to be an assassin, when the moon is dark and the wind is high and the night is dark, killing people and stealing goods. Through the beam transfer, cornice walk, come and go without a trace, ha ha! I won't be an official another day. I'll hang out with you! Let's go wandering in the Jianghu and be a pair of immortal chivalrous couples. "

"Nonsense. Let the princes and Marquises not do it, and go wandering in the rivers and lakes. " Chen Yan smiles and says, "how was your talk with Li Ke last night?"

"Well, almost." Qin Mu Bai breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "set a strategy to deceive those traitors, mainly to deceive them to trust me. Now I can understand the meaning that the dragon does not oppress the local leaders. These people are all Xiao Xiaos, and they are not worth mentioning. However, we, the so-called big men in the court, when we come here to fight with them, we really feel that our fists have hit the cotton, and some of them are not effective. So now we've changed our strategy. We can't work with them as aggressively as we used to, but we have to use some ingenious small means to deal with them. Yan, you are an expert in this field. You have to teach me. "

"OK," Chen Yan said with a smile, dragging her voice long. "Finally, there are some places where I can play a role. Can I not work hard? Let's go back to the assassin's mansion. I see how you and Li Ke act. "

At noon, the governor's office.

Qin mubai and Chen Yan enter from the main entrance of the governor's mansion, and they meet Zhou Laojiu, the leader of the Yamen.

Zhou laojiusha was surprised to meet him: "general Qin, you are back! Are you all right? His Royal Highness the king of Wu is in a hurry! "

"I'm fine. Do you think I have something to do? " Qin Mu Bai Wei smiles and pats Zhou Lao Jiu on the shoulder, "where is your highness?"

"It's in Houfu. The villain will lead you to it!" After that, Zhou Laojiu and Yin Qing lead the way.

Qin mubai and Chen Yan look at each other with a smile and follow him quietly.

Along the way, Zhou Laojiu seemed to have something to say. She looks at Chen Yan, but she wants to stop talking. Qin mubai then said, "say what you want. She is not an outsider."

"Oh, oh!" Zhou Laojiu smiles awkwardly, bows to Chen Yan and says in a low voice, "general Qin, you have been to huaniangzi mansion for three days. Can you get something?"

"Yes Qin Mu Bai nodded, took his shoulder and walked forward a few steps to avoid Chen Yan's hearing. He whispered with a smile: "Lady Hua, you are really coquettish!"

"Eh?" Zhou Laojiu was stunned and then laughed. "General Qin, you are really romantic, romantic, ha ha!"

"Keep your voice down, you're going to die!" Qin Mu Bai slapped him on the head and said, "do you have to let the whole family know that I'm going to have fun? By the way, go and call those two hundred riders for me. "

"Those two?" Zhou Laojiu blinked and made a daze.

"The two idiots I sent to protect Zheng Anshun!"

"Yes, the villain will go right away!"

Zhou Laojiu ran away. Chen Yan holds her sword on her chest and smiles coldly: "his skill of covering up is not very good."

"In the eyes of an old man like you, of course it's not so good." Qin mubai said with a smile, "now it's not who is smarter and more patient than who, but who is more able to cover up and cheat. Ah, when I knew I should be in Chang'an, I learned how to act with those pear garden children. "

"No master would accept a disciple like you."

"Why?" Qin mubai was stunned, "is my qualification really so bad?"

"Because They have nothing to teach you. " Chen Yan smiles and walks forward.

"Am I really that good?" Qin mubai shakes his head and laughs and follows him.

In the past few days, Li Ke, who was in a depressed mood, ignored government affairs and shut himself up in the back house of the assassin's mansion. He was either furious or drowned his worries by drinking. Almost everyone in his family knew that. Therefore, no one dares to hurt him at this time. At most, Quan Wanji comes to see him sooner or later to help him, but there is no help. Li Ke's mood is getting worse and worse, and he is often heard to scold and beat people after drinking.

When Qin mubai came to the back hall, he heard Li Ke roaring: "what do you eat for! What a big Xiangyang City, I can't find anyone! I order you to find the ruffian Qin mubai today! Even if we dig three feet to dry up the Hanjiang River, we should see the corpses when we see the dead! "

"Yes..." Yuwen Hongtai and Xue Rengui bow their hands to answer the promise with sad faces. Just as they turn around and retreat, they suddenly see Qin mubai and Chen Yan come over and exclaim in surprise: "Your Highness, your highness! General Qin is back! "

"Where is it?" Li Ke almost jumped up from his seat, rushed to the threshold and cried, "mubai, you're not dead!"

This voice roared really loud. The servants and maids who were walking around the house were surprised, and they all looked at it.

"I don't dare to die easily without your Highness's order." Qin mubai walked forward with a quick smile and arched his hand, "Your Highness, I'm back.""Good, good, just come back." Li Ke was so surprised that he took his hand and walked into the room, "tell Xiao Wang quickly, what's the progress? Is the princess and others all right

Chen Yan then stood under the eaves with her sword in her arms and snickered: these two men are really good at putting on airs. Needless to say, even Xue Rengui and Yuwen Hongtai have to be cheated. If I'm not an insider, how can I see through it? In this way, it is not difficult to cheat Zhou Laojiu and Zhang Tong.

Is muttering, two hundred riding under the guidance of Zhou Laojiu, came to the hall. Zhou Laojiu arched and said, "general Qin, I have been ordered to invite two hundred cavalry generals."

"Bullshit, what a general, two bullshit!" Then he heard Qin mubai roar loudly, "get out of here!"

Zhang Tong and the other hundred riders suddenly changed their faces, lowered their heads, and walked in tremblingly.

Yuwen Hongtai and Xue Rengui also stood outside the door, and they all looked shocked. Yuwen Hongtai said in a low voice: "brother Rengui, have you ever seen brother Qin get angry in public?"

"Never."

Yuwen Hongtai smacked his mouth: "he is really angry. I don't know where he went and what he did these days? I always want to ask, but I dare not speak. " After glancing at Chen Yan, he said with a smile: "Chen Nvxia, can I ask you a question? "

"No Chen Yan's face didn't return, cold way.

"Er..." Yu Wen Hong Tai a Leng, "I haven't opened my mouth yet!"

"You just want to ask, where did Qin mubai go and what did he do these days, right?" Chen Yan said with a bit of ridicule, but her face was still as cold as ice.

Yuwen Hongtai was stunned: "how do you know that? Do you know mind reading? "

"I don't understand." Chen Yan said, "it's just that the ears work better."

"What do you mean?" Yuwen Hongtai is even more stunned.

Xue Rengui grinned bitterly and quickly pulled Yuwen Hongtai back: "don't be shameful, come back quickly!"

"What's the hurry? Let me make it clear!" Yuwen Hongtai is at a loss.

At this time, the two hundred riders in the main hall had knelt down and dared not lift their heads.

Qin mubai stepped forward, raised his foot, and without saying a word, he gave them a little bit of each, kicking them to the ground on the spot. They didn't dare to say a word. They rolled on the ground and came back in a hurry. They knelt down in the same place and didn't change their shape.

"You are also called Baiqi?" Qin mubai sneered, "pack up and go back to Chang'an to marry a mother-in-law and nurse a child!"

"General! You know what's wrong with your humble job, you should die! But please give us a chance to atone for what we have done! " The two hundred riders were very anxious and begged.

"Go away! I don't need you guys like that! " Qin Mu Bai roared angrily.

"Mubai, mubai!" Li Ke quickly stood up and pulled Qin mubai. He said, "everything is easy to discuss. Why be angry? As the saying goes, an old horse still stumbles, let alone a man? They have been following you for some time. They have traveled thousands of miles from Chang'an to Xiangzhou. At least their loyalty is commendable! Although I made a mistake for a while, there is no need to kick them away. It's a little too unkind. "

"I'm fickle?" Qin Mu white eyebrow tip a pick, the remaining anger does not disappear of shout a way, "you ask them two people.". What's the first rule of Baiqi military regulations? "

The two hundred riders were stunned, and answered with bitter faces in one voice: "if a hundred riders take over a task, they are not allowed to fail. The offender is dismissed. "

Li ke a Zheng: "not so serious?"

Qin mubai said, "that's because Baiqi is different from other armies. In fact, all the tasks we take over can only succeed, not fail. If we fail, it means that the human life we protect is worrying. Your highness, think about it. Who will be the one protected by Baiqi? In this case, the punishment is light. "

"Ah, military regulations are dead, but people are alive!" Li Ke, still in front of the peacemaker, exhorted, "you send them to protect Zheng Anshun, but it doesn't mean he's lost Life is worrying! Now the most important thing is to find a way to save people, rather than busy punishing their brothers. I also know that you are strict in military regulations, but this time, how about taking it lightly for Xiao Wang's sake? Now it's time to employ people. Please think twice. "

Both of them knelt down and did not dare to move.

Qin mubai was silent for a moment. He hummed coldly: "thank you, King Wu!"

"Thank you very much, your highness King Wu. Thank you very much for your kindness." Two hundred riders were very surprised.

"All right, all right, get up." Li Ke lifted them up with a smile and said, "in fact, what your generals don't like most about you is your hard words and soft hearts - well, mubai, where did you just talk to me?"

"Oh, speaking of I'm in the flower lady's house. " Qin mubai said casually.

The two hundred riders obediently stood behind Qin mubai, as usual from the side of the guard. Qin mubai naturally did not drive them away, but sat down with Li Ke and began to discuss things.Qin mubai told Li Ke what happened these days. of course. The private affair with Chen Yan is naturally obscure.

Finally, Qin mubai said, "Your Highness, I have no choice. For now, it seems that we have no choice. In fact, since the water ghost has agreed to my two conditions, both to ensure the safety of the hostages and not to commit crimes in Xiangzhou in the future, and will be dissolved within one year. Let's compromise for a while, and I don't think it will hurt. "

"What did you say?" Li Ke raised his eyebrows in surprise and anger. "These thieves killed people and robbed the official ship. They also captured my princess. Take your officers and generals to coerce them. It's lawless to be so bold. Do you want to compromise with them? Where are you going to put me, king of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Ke? "

Qin Mu Bai was embarrassed and said in a low voice, "don't be angry, your highness. What's urgent now is to save people, isn't it? I am also out of helplessness! Several lives of the princess and the princess were in their hands. They only needed to move their fingers. That's a matter of life and death! Why don't we step back and save people first? "

Li Ke snorted coldly: "who can guarantee that they will disappear in Xiangzhou after they succeed? Will it be disbanded in a year? I'll tell you, it's hard to change. If they succeed this time by means of coercion, it is hard to guarantee that they will not succeed next time. This time we compromise, what can we do next time? Moreover, we compromise with thieves, which is the crime of connivance and shielding! I really don't know how I can be a governor in the future! Maybe when they are not happy, they throw a fold to Chang'an. I'm not going to be a king! "

Qin Mu Bai twisted his brow: "in your opinion. What about it? "

Li Ke clapped his hand on the table: "if we can't even deal with a few water bandits, how can we have a foothold in the future? If you don't say anything, you will never compromise! "

Qin mubai shook his head and sighed: "Your Highness, do you think I just want to compromise? What's the difference between breaking your teeth and swallowing them in your stomach? In the final analysis, it's not because of the human lives in their hands! "

"Qin mubai, when did you become so greedy of life and fear of death Li Ke suddenly got angry and pointed at Qin mubai and said, "I will never compromise! If they do harm to the princess and her daughter, I, I... "

"What will you do?" Qin mubai said coldly.

"I'll take it for granted that as early as a year ago, they both died of dystocia!"

Yuwen, Hongtai and Xue Rengui outside changed their faces. There was a chill in his face. Chen Yan looks like a smile, but lightly picks the corner of her mouth, still silent.

"King Wu..." Qin mubai took a deep breath and said, "I know you are just a matter of loyalty. No one cares more about the safety of their mother and daughter than you

"It doesn't have to be so beautiful." Li Ke's face suddenly became a little chilly, even a little sad, and said in a deep voice, "I have my bottom line and principles. I can't compromise with the bandits as a prince! Not to mention catching my concubine and daughter, it's impossible to put the knife on my neck! "

"I see what you mean." Qin Mu nodded and snorted coldly. Said: "compared with your throne and future, a woman, a little blood, is really nothing. Anyway, what you need most is women, right? "

"What did you say?" Li Ke suddenly burst into a rage, turned around and grabbed Qin mubai's skirt, clenched his teeth and said, "would you say it again?"

"Am I wrong?" Qin mubai looks at Qin mubai coldly, and uses some dark force to open Li Ke's hand. Leng snorted: "it's only today that I really see you. Maybe one day, I can sacrifice for you, right? Because compared with the princess and the princess, it's clear who's close and who's not! "

"Qin mubai, you are going to turn against me, aren't you?" Li Ke stares at Qin mubai with wide eyes, and his body trembles with anger.

Qin Mu Bai shook his head indifferently: "there is no face to turn, because I feel that I am shameless enough to stay here. Let's put it this way. His royal highness. I'm the Zhechong captain of Xiangzhou. If there are bandits under my rule, I'll take care of them. I don't need to worry about Shifu. "

"Qin mubai! How dare you Li Ke was furious and almost roared, "what do you mean? I don't care about you, do I?"

"You can understand it that way." Qin mubai said coldly, "always. The governor and the Duwei are military and political. You are in charge of your people's livelihood, I am in charge of my military affairs. The case of water ghost is a big one. It should be tried by your governor's office. However, it is the duty of our military office to clean up the bandits and control the banditry. You don't need to be a governor. After I've sorted out the water ghost case, I'll leave the offender to you for trial. Nothing else, please

At this time, Yuwen Hongtai, Xue Rengui and the two Baiqi in the hall were all shocked. They all wanted to come forward to persuade them, but when they saw Li Ke and Qin mubai, they were afraid to go forward.

"How could that be? How did the two of them turn over? ""As you say, I'm too busy?" Li Ke stared, surprised and angry, "do you mean that you insist on doing what you want? Compromise with the water devil and get the hostages back? "

"It's no use saying more." Qin mubai sighed a long time, then eased his tone and said, "Your Highness, I understand your trouble. But if things are done according to the way you say, they will surely add more blood and take on many lives. I can't do it if you're cold and heartless. If anyone wants to incriminate us with the crime of adultery and banditry, let me bear it alone. From today on, this case has nothing to do with you. You can be at ease in the governor's office and be your honest and upright governor! "

"You are presumptuous Li Ke picked up a cup of tea and smashed it on the ground. Suddenly, the cup broke and the water splashed. Everyone was shocked.

"Qin mubai, if you are stubborn. Don't blame me for being merciless! "

"Make yourself at home." Qin mubai said coldly, "you are just going to impeach me, report me to the censor, report me to the emperor, right? However, I'd like to see it for the sake of our friendship, for the sake of your loyal subordinate Yin Yang and those royal family soldiers at the bottom of the river, for the sake of For the sake of your dear princess and princess, do such things after the case is over. "

"Do you feel great?" Li Ke changed his face, smiling but not angry, and his expression was distorted, staring at Qin mubai. With exaggerated movements, "compared with this, Li Ke is a cold-blooded and merciless beast, and you are willing to test the law for your friends and family, isn't it?"

"Goodbye." Qin Mu Bai snorted coldly in his nose, arched his hand, shook his robe and strode out.

"Stop! ——Come on, take Qin mubai down! " Li Ke roared behind Qin mubai.

A group of Yamen servants and soldiers rush forward, but Xue Rengui and Yuwen Hongtai are stunned. They look at Qin mubai with straight eyes.

Chen Yan comes to Qin mubai with her sword in her arms. Cold scan in front of everyone: "go forward to die."

Yuwen Hongtai swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "general Qin Third brother Qin! What's the matter with you

"Yuwen Hongtai, how dare you resist? Get me some people! " Li Ke roared.

The two hundred riders strode to Qin mubai's side, holding the handle of the knife and looking at the sharp light.

Xue Rengui looked at Qin mubai with thick eyebrows for a long time and said, "you go, general Qin."

"Xue Rengui, what do you say? You can't do the opposite! " Li Ke roared angrily.

"General Qin dares to kill his head for benevolence and righteousness. Xue Ligan and his highness are willing to receive the punishment of killing and cutting!" Xue Rengui whispered this sentence to Qin mubai, then suddenly his eyebrows sank and he drank: "all the troops are scattered!"

At the command of Xue Rengui, the commander of Dianjun and Zhidi, who was a close soldier of the royal family, all the soldiers really scattered around.

"Your Highness, brother Qin! Don't be like that Yu Wenhong was so anxious that he jumped in and out like a child who had lost his candy and cried anxiously, "don't, don't! We, we are not all on the same boat! We should live and die together

"That was yesterday, Hongtai." Qin Mu Bai said with a smile, "Your Highness, the way is different. We don't plan for each other. You and I are so good at gathering and scattering. Why should we fight with each other? It's hard to see each other in the future? Although you and I are not friends, we are still colleagues. If you are dissatisfied with me, you can write to impeach me and let your people detain me in private. That is to say, setting up a court in private. It can't be justified by reason or law. "

Li Ke clenched his teeth and made a sound.

"Good, good. Now that you have said that, our friendship in the past will be written off. Qin mubai, from today on, you and I will not cross the river. Let's do business. " Li Ke gasped and said almost word by word. "From now on, I, Li Ke, don't know Qin mubai. I only know the" colleague "of Zhechong Duwei in Xiangzhou military mansion!"

"Your Highness is wise." Qin mubai gave a cold smile and strode forward.

The Yamen servants and the sergeants surrounded Qin mubai one layer after another in front of him. They stopped him or scattered him. They could only draw back with Qin mubai with swords and guns. They actually "escorted" him out of the palace like this.

After leaving the mansion, Qin mubai and Chen Yan rode on their horses and said nothing. He went straight back to the small building.

At this time, Qin mubai took a breath and wiped his forehead in a cold sweat.

"It's like that. Even I was almost cheated. " Chen Yan said with a smile, "those two hundred riders have been running behind our horses for a long time, and they dare not tell you to stop and wait."

Qin Mu Bai shook his head and wry smile: "I don't think it's enough. Because Xue Rengui seems to see the clue. "

"Not necessarily." Chen Yan said with a slight smile, "maybe he is showing his true feelings? I think he's a man with a real heart. "

"It doesn't matter." Qin mubai breathed and said, "the key is to I cheated Zhou Laojiu and Zhang Tong. Perhaps there are other spy eyes that are ambushed in the palace.

"What are you going to do next?" Chen Yan asked.Qin mubai thought for a moment and said, "I'm going to go back to the Junfu and tell you something. Then contact the water ghosts and arrange the stratagem shop. I think the water ghosts should trust me more now. "

"But you agreed, but Li Ke didn't nod his head, and you turned your face. Will they rest assured? " Chen Yan asked.

"The grain trade must be carried out on the water. Li Ke can't even manage it. What's more, I can explain that Li Ke's turn against me is only for the sake of his throne and future. Why didn't he care about the princess and the princess in his heart? If he doesn't turn his back on me, he is an accomplice. Now this kind of quarrel can not only avoid being dragged into the water by me, but also rely on me to help others. Isn't it both perfect? " Qin mubai said, "so, I will be able to convince the water ghost to start the trading plan boldly!"

Chen Yan shook her head with a wry smile: "is this the mental skill of your officials?"

Qin mubai laughed: "not as vicious and insidious as you think. At least, Li Ke and I are not. "

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