Chapter 64

back to Beijing

In the spring, Li Yuechuan went north to fight against the Hu people. Qin Bian finally gave up the idea of personally conquering, and sent envoys to deal with the Yuan people in Jindi with all their strength.

Sitting in the box, Qin Jun frowned and listened to the scholars talking about this matter. They all said that Li Yuechuan had won the true biography of Li Yezhen and would definitely win a big victory.

Xiaotao was excited: "That's great, princess!"

Qin Jun had no choice but to knock on Xiaotao's head with a folding fan, "Is there a letter from Master Yun Xuan?"

Xiaotao shook his head.

Qin Jun said, "Some things are just listenable, they are not credible."

Xiaotao looked at Qin Jun wonderingly: "Princess..."

Qin Jun twirled the beard on his face, "How many times have I told you, I should be called Young Master."

Qin Jun is dressed in men's clothes, and now she has grown a bit taller, and she doesn't look awkward in that men's clothes. Jin Xiu's disguise technique has become more and more superb. Although Qin Jun still looks ugly, Qin Jun has an extraordinary demeanor, and his gestures are chicFree and vague, people can ignore her ugly appearance in men's clothing.

In addition, in order to prove the identity of Mr. He, Qin Jun would go in and out of tea houses and restaurants in disguise from time to time after spring, and take Ji Si to and from sensual places, which deepened the impression of everyone.

Mr. He, a Capital person, his hometown is Jiangnan, his ancestors were businessmen, and he came to prominence with the help of the Liu family in Jiangnan the year before last. He mainly sells goods outside the customs. He came to Central Capital to find land and grow medicines.

Such a young talent, even the county guard didn't look down on him, and he became a celebrity in Central Capital for a while, and the matchmakers never stopped from the new year to the spring.

It's a pity that "Mr. He" has been doing business all year round, and the lady in the mansion takes care of things, and the matchmaker also came to say goodbye to the lady, but Jingyuan's family education is very strict, so she refused to go back.

So far, people in Zhongjing will always look forward to this mysterious merchant when they see He's carriage going in and out.

Qin Jun and the others returned to Serene Garden from the restaurant. Today is the day when Chu Zhi came to pick up Chu Xiao from the courtyard.

Chu Xiao was born prematurely and her body was weak, which would inevitably leave her with deficiencies in the future, so she was raised in Serene Garden for a hundred days.

"It's a shame that I can't bear it." Xiao Taozi put Chu Xiao's little clothes and trousers into the bag, and sighed.

Xiaotao pursed her lips, signaling Qin Jun to look at Jin Xiu.

Qin Jun looked sideways, and saw Jin Xiu standing in front of Chu Xiao's small wooden bed, staring at Chu Xiao with her arms folded.

"It can be seen that someone is also very reluctant." Qin Jun teased Jin Xiu, and looking at it, Ji Si was very happy.

"What's the matter?" Sensing Qin Jun's gaze, Ji Si put down her work and walked towards her.

Qin Jun: "What are you laughing at?"

Ji Si pursed her lips, "When did you laugh?"

Xiaotao scoffed and said, "The bride must be thinking, Xiao Xiao'er is gone, and there is one less thing to distract the princess. In this way, I can cling to the master again."

Qin Jun: "..."

Ji Si curled her lips, her smile was as warm as a spring breeze, "Xiaotao is right."

Qin Jun: "..."

Qin Jun thought of OS in her heart: I'd rather count you and be even more shameless...

Everyone was busy, for some reason Xiao Xiao'er burst into tears, Jin Xiu couldn't coax her well, when she was preparing someone to invite Song Wenzhou, the porter replied in front of the screen wall, "Miss, Guard Chu hanged himself."

Qin Jun's smile disappeared.

In April, after the Qingming Festival, it was heard that Li Yuechuan fought to Heermengluo Mountain hundreds of miles outside the canyon pass, and then the whole army disappeared.

In a letter from Yanyun Villa in Jiangzhou, Xing'er said that the second salt well has been dug, and the salt production has doubled. This time, the salt, various silks, and spring harvested tea to Yanbian have increased to 60 cars.

The caravan headed for the Eternal Border in a mighty way, and the waterway was unimpeded. Because of the prominent reputation left by a woman in white on this trade road, the water bandits did not dare to attack, and even escorted the caravans of He and Liu.

Qin Jun smiled, and began to open the second letter, which was sent by Li Yuechuan, who urged Qin Jun many times to return to Jiang Prefecture as soon as possible if she had enough fun.

The third letter is a letter from Li Wuduan. After several months, Li Wuduan finally has time to write a letter. The letter contains many common words that Qin Jun was tired of before but couldn't help but smile.

After turning over two pages, Li Wuduan finally finished his vernacular and mentioned the business. He wrote in the letter: King Jin's forces will be wiped out, and Yuan people will be less likely to go to the city to respond. They should live in peace for a while.There are still unexpected gains in this inspection of the border - five.

Qin Jun paused slightly: "What do you mean?"

Ji Si took the letter from her hand, glanced at it, and said, "Fifth Prince."

Qin Jun suddenly realized that Qin Bian's five unfavored sons were sent to the frontier fortress to endure hardships because they offended Qin Bian.It means that he found Qin Xian and brought him with him.

Ji Si asked: "Master Biao also wants to compete for the imperial city?"

Qin Jun smiled: "How could it be, the people of the Li family can lead troops, but playing tricks is really not what they are good at."

Ji Si nodded, put away the letters for Qin Jun, studied ink for her, and watched Qin Jun write letters one by one.

How to manage the property of the villa, how to settle the accounts, and the sudden increase in the number of people in the villa mentioned by Xing'er. The palace people who had Qin Jun's spring break a few years ago all returned to Jiangzhou. Because of Qin Jun's promise, many people really delayedThe family rushed to Jiangzhou with their mouths, young and old, how to arrange so many people.

Qin Jun rubbed her wrist and asked Ji Si to write the letter back, saying: "The villa has a lot of land, those who can't read can enclose the fields and cultivate the land, and those who can read can come to Zhongjing a few times, and let Xiaotao or Song Wenzhou arrange a job."

Ji Si: "When will the shop start?"

Qin Jun said: "The summer batch of goods does not need to be sent to the Eternal Border. A separate layer is sent to Central Capital. The goods brought in from the Eternal Border do not have to be distributed on the road. All of them are shipped. That street,We are making preparations, and we will open together during the autumn harvest this year."

When Central Capital entered the summer, Qin Jun continued to open on a street under the Central Capital market. Stores such as grain, rice and oil shops, silk fabrics, medicine and medicine shops, ready-to-wear embroidery, gesture jewelry, etc., accounted for half of the bustling Central Capital city.

Central Capital has a small population. At this moment, Qin Jun is sustaining these shops and manpower with a daily loss of tens of taels of silver. Before midsummer comes, Qin Jun has passed her sixteenth birthday.

"Yanyun Mountain Villa puts 200,000 catties of corn into the warehouse, and a catty of corn costs the equivalent of money. The total can be collected... Yanzhuang went out of the customs three times in spring and summer, and sent a total of 10,000 yuan of refined salt..."

Qin Jun pressed her dizzy forehead and waved her hand: "Tell me the total."

Xiaotao pursed her mouth: "The money storehouse has four thousand taels of gold, six thousand taels of silver, more than twenty pieces of poetry, calligraphy and painting, and antique vases..."

Ji Si wrote down the notes, and casually waved to her side, "Reward."

The palace servant waiting next to him handed Xiaotao a red seal, Xiaotao accepted the reward, turned around and left without even looking at it.

Ji Si: "Next."

A drug farmer in gray clothes and gray trousers came in tremblingly and knelt on the ground: "Miss, I have harvested a bunch of herbs, and I wrote a white note to western Sichuan drug dealers last year. I lost 800 taels..."

Qin Jun: "A loss?"

Ji Si said concisely: "The reason."

The visitor replied: "It... it rained after autumn, and for some reason, the roots of the herbs were all broken in the mud when they were harvested... Of the two hundred acres of sunflower herbs planted, only a few dozen acres are usable."

"Others... are pretty much the same. Mr. Song guesses that it's the soil quality. Miss, please allocate some more money. He will go to Xiyue to buy some more seeds and cultivate them again. There will be a bumper harvest next year..."

Qin Jun held her forehead: "..."

Ji Si stood next to Qin Jun with a pen and paper, and recorded the situation with a flustered expression. After listening, she said, "Call Song Wenzhou to receive the punishment, next."

The visitor respectfully retreated, and then a half-grown girl came in, knelt with a book in her hand, and began to read aloud: "The heaven and the earth are mysterious and yellow. The universe is wild and wild. The water, the sun and the moon are full, and the dust and places are arranged..."

Qin Jun: "..."

Outside the door, all the villages and shops were still waiting to report their revenue for the spring and summer seasons. Hearing the recitation in the hall, they looked in curiously.

Qin Jun: "..."

Ji Si listened carefully, and waited until the girl had finished reciting the thousand-character prose before saying: "I made a mistake in one recitation, and I will be fined to copy it ten times when I go back."

Qin Jun propped up her chin and nodded her forehead. When Ji Si finished her homework, she suddenly woke up and asked Xiaoba, "Why did you come here to memorize?"

He Shiba's voice has not yet faded, and he heard the words: "Because Lady Pin has to do business for the young lady, she has not been to the family school for 20 days. The master said, today is the day when all shops report their revenue, and I will definitely see Lady.Pin asked Xiao Ba to remind Lady Pin, saying, "Although the master needs to serve, you also need to read the books. The water control literature that I ordered you to hand in has already been more than a month in arrears. Does Lady Pin not take me seriously!""

Qin Jun: "..."

Ji Si's smile remained undiminished, her smile was like a spring breeze, but her eyes flashed with a dangerous light, and she said with a smile, "Old man."

Qin Jun: "..."

Qin Jun put her fist on her chin, started laughing, and said to Xiao Ba: "Go back and tell Master, within three days, it will definitely be handed over."

Xiao Ba hugged the book and said: "The master also said, 'If Miss is free, why not write a copy, lest Miss help Lady Pin cheat and be caught by the old man'."

Qin Jun: "..."

Ji Si curled her lips and waved Xiao Ba back, "Got it."

Qin Jun said weakly: "Next."

"The annual tribute of the villa is 600, and people have already sent it to the government. In addition, the revenue from the shops in Jiangnan has to pay taxes..."

The corner of Qin Jun's mouth twitched: "I have to pay again!?"

He Twelve knelt on the ground and reported to Qin Jun with the account book in his hands, saying: "Not only Jiangnan has to pay, but Central Capital also has to pay. The imperial court has no money, so they can only collect taxes. The county guards have to collect all taxes.", and had to find local merchants... Calculated that the tax rate was 20% higher than last year, and..."

Qin Jun waved her hand and said silently, "That's all, it's all for my family..."

Ji Si stopped smiling, raised her eyes sadly, and saw Jin Xiu flashing past behind the screen, followed by a servant with a sad expression.

Ji Si suppressed her smile, bent down and said to Qin Jun, "Master."

Qin Jun was at a loss: "Tired? Then go and rest."

Ji Si pursed her lips and took her to the back hall. A servant dressed as a domestic servant had red eyes and knelt down when he saw Qin Jun, "Miss, uncle, uncle is gone!"

Qin Jun flickered and was caught by Ji Si.

Junhe twenty-nine years, autumn.

A letter came from the north, and the Hu people sent their troops southward, broke through Hermengluo Mountain, and approached the canyon pass.

Li Yuechuan was defeated.

Meanwhile, Jindi's pent-up illness finally erupts.

The leader of the Yuan people, Helen Mu, changed his hesitant attitude in the past, and decisively marched westward, blowing the bullhorn in the Hengshan Mountains.

Qin Jun stood on the top of the mountain, overlooking the official road in the distance from the cliff.

During this period of time, the number of people leaving the capital has increased significantly. Just as Xiaotao said half a year ago, the nobles who left Beijing were really fleeing.

Qin Jun: "Everything is the same as before."

No one answered her, the wind on the cliff continued to howl, blowing across Qin Jun's side, as sharp as a blade.

King Jin has been removed, why did the Yuan people still send troops?

She prevented the prince from dying, but sacrificed Li Yuechuan?

Yun Xuan's voice resounded in my ears: "In the dark, everything is God's will."

Qin Jun coughed out a muffled sound, a fishy sweetness appeared in her mouth, and a warmth gushed out from the corner of her mouth.

Qin Jun was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously raised her hand to wipe it away, and she coughed up blood.

"Princess?" Ji Si stood ten steps behind Qin Jun.

Qin Jun lowered her head in panic and said, "I'm fine."

Ji Si frowned, strode forward, grabbed Qin Jun's wrist, and turned her to him forcefully, "Master..."

Tears flowed from Qin Jun's eyes, and the blood stains on his jaw were stained everywhere.

"Why hemoptysis?" Ji Si asked, her tone implied anger, "Why!"

Qin Jun was so frightened that she was stunned, and even more aggrieved, "What's wrong..."

Ji Si closed her eyes tightly, and then opened them again. The raging anger in her eyes had been suppressed. She took out a silk handkerchief, wiped Qin Jun's tears carefully, and then wiped away the blood, saying, "The slave is just angry. The master's body is justYou should not wantonly hurt."

Qin Jun's chin was lifted, and she met Ji Si's dark eyes. It had been a long time since she had seen Ji Si's frightening expression.

At this moment, the female general sitting on horseback in the dream seems to overlap with Ji Si at this moment.

Qin Jun showed a look of fear.

Ji Si was slightly stunned, first surprised, then angry again, pinching Qin Jun's chin with her fingers.

Qin Jun's jaw hurt, and she quickly explained: "I..."

"Don't talk," Ji Si said with a tense expression, carrying Qin Jun down the mountain, guarding Jin Xiu at the mountain pass, "I'll call Song Wenzhou."

Qin Jun was sleeping soundly in Ji Si's arms.

Jin Xiu took Qin Jun, looked at the back of Ji Si driving away on horseback, and wondered, if it was normal, Ji Si would only ask her to find Song Wenzhou, why did she leave Qin Jun today.

"Put me down." Qin Jun said suddenly.

Jin Xiu lowered her head and put Qin Jun on the ground, "Pretending to be sleeping?"

Qin Jun pursed her lips, turned her head and climbed into the carriage, poured a cup of tea to rinse her mouth, and then leaned against the window to meditate.

Did Ji Si remember?

If she loses the battle in the future, will she hate herself?

Can she still trust Ji Si?

All kinds of thoughts flooded into my heart in an instant, and Qin Jun burst into tears before she knew it.

"Why are you crying?" He put a hand into the compartment.

Qin Jun forced a smile, took the flowers from Jin Xiu, "Thank you, Aunt Xiu."

The people of Capital began to flee south sporadically, and the merchants and nobles, who could find a reason to leave Beijing, were also looking for a way out.

Qin Jun drank the medicine and glanced at Xiaotao who was crying so badly, "Why are you crying... eh!"

A candied fruit was forcefully stuffed into her mouth, and Ji Si took away the medicine bowl.

There was only Xiaotao crying in the room.

Qin Jun sighed and said, "Did you snatch the body back?"

Jin Xiu shook her head: "I don't have a clue."

Qin Jun nodded: "Cousin..."

Jin Xiu was silent, and Qin Jun's eyes were red.

Xiaotao wiped her tears, choked up and said, "Song Wenzhou said that the princess should not be worried."

"I'm fine," Qin Jun said with a pale face, quietly looking at the autumn scenery outside Serene Garden, "Time flies so fast."

In the next few days, Central Capital can be seen everywhere talking about the situation of the war. The more people in the north who cannot escape, the more people will be in panic all day long.

"No matter what, the Hu people's army can't cross the Zhongjiang River!" The sheriff came.

Qin Jun was dressed in men's attire and was received in the main hall.

Sheriff: "Don't worry Mr. He, Central Capital is bounded by the huge river, so it must be safe!"

Qin Jun nodded.

Ji Si said: "Young Master will not leave." Then she lightly turned her right hand and said to the outside: "Come here."

Ji Si: "This is a little thought from the young master, thank you for the message, my lord."

The county guard hurriedly got up, thanked Qin Jun in a hurry, and stepped back.

As soon as the person left, Qin Jun immediately began to rub the fake skin on her face, "It's a little itchy."

Ji Si glanced at her, wanted to stay still, but couldn't help it, and bent slightly in front of Qin Jun to remove her face.

Ji Si: "Go back to the room."

Qin Jun jumped forward fiercely, wrapped around Ji Si's neck, "carry me back."

Ji Si unconsciously rolled up the corners of her lips: "Here."

"You..." Qin Jun gritted her teeth, "I haven't spoken for a few days, do you just like Bengong to order you!"

"Yes," Ji Si said, "I like it very much."

Qin Jun: "..."

Ji Si's logic is really weird, Qin Jun thought to himself, closed his eyes and let Ji Si wipe her cheek with a wet cloth, and when he opened his eyes again, his expression could not be restrained in the future, and Ji Si looked at her.

Ji Si smiled sarcastically: "If the slave is useless, how can he serve the master?"

The other eye was covered with a wet handkerchief, and Qin Jun closed her eyes. At this moment, she thought about it many times later. She didn't know whether she was guilty or acquiesced. She didn't answer Ji Si's question that day.

After autumn, Li Yuechuan's body was still not recovered.

The imperial court issued an order to use Li Yezhen. Li Yezhen was nearly 70 years old. Qin Bian was furious and refuted the memorial.

Another request was made to call back General Ji who was in Jindi, and he was scolded bloody by the ministers in an instant.

Everything was as expected by Sun Zhong. When there was no general in the court, the third prince asked for orders to go north.

"Fly to the assassin." Ji Si let the eagle fly and looked back at Qin Jun.

Qin Jun was standing on the porch, behind her Jin Xiu was packing her bags.

"I just hope it can give me the answer." Qin Jun murmured, recalling the plot in the book, what it was, and put the derailed plot back on the right track.

Qin Jun cheered up and said, "Get ready, it's time to go back."

Xiaotao sobbed, handed the luggage to Ji Si, and said, "Burn some paper for me for uncle."

Ji Si smiled docilely, "Yeah."

Inside the house, Jin Xiu picked up another bag, "Let's go."

Qin Jun and Ji Si sat on the black stallion horse, followed by Jin Xiu, and left the Zhongjing City with the dark guard.

"How many people are there?" Qin Jun asked.

Ji Si leaned against Qin Jun's ear and said, "Eight."

Qin Jun said: "One will report to the father."

Ji Si: "One goes to Jiang Prefecture to report to the prince."

"Let's go for a few more days, when they are far away, then..." Qin Jun withdrew her words.

Ji Si nodded, and continued to ride the horse forward with an unsteady expression.

One night, a group of people were in a corner of a small town. Before the night's rest, the hidden guards were not there, so Qin Jun informed Jin Xiu of her plan.

Jin Xiu: "..."

Qin Jun tugged at Jin Xiu's sleeve: "Aunt Xiu."

Jin Xiu has violated Qin Jun's wishes only a few times. In Qin Jun's memory, the last time Jin Xiu insisted on killing Ji Si failed.

Qin Jun laughed, with a girlish voice: "Thank you, Auntie Xiu."

Ji Si blew out the candle and fell asleep with Qin Jun in her arms, "The medicine will take effect for a while, go to sleep."

The next day, the hidden guards were stripped of their clothes and thrown in the inn. When they woke up, they searched for clothes everywhere.

There was a letter on the table, and the dark guard turned the letter over, revealing Qin Jun's handwriting.

——If you dare to report the letter secretly, you will be punished for the crime of negligence.

Dark Guard: "..."

"One person will go to Capital to report to His Majesty, one person will go to Jiang Prefecture to report to His Majesty, and the rest will find each other separately!"

"Here."

Two days later, Capital officially said.

Jin Xiu dragged a man into the bushes and looked at Qin Jun and Ji Si who were roasting hares speechlessly.

"Treat the dark guard like this..."

Ji Si tore off the rabbit's leg and gave it to Qin Jun: "How?"

Qin Jun shrugged: "Anyway, nothing will happen."

Jin Xiu: "..."

Ji Si: "You can't let him go."

Qin Jun thought for a while, nodded and said: "Let him go, as long as he will send a message to others, we can stop one messenger, but we can't stop seven or eight!"

The next day, at dawn, Qin Jun was carried into the carriage and drove on the road drowsily. The secret guard had his acupuncture points pressed and was tied to the horse's back. Jin Xiu set off with a jolt.

Half a month later, Qin Jun quietly arrived at Capital.

The gates of the capital city were heavily guarded, and countless people who wanted to leave the capital were stopped by the army. The people wailed constantly, and the wives and daughters of the officials yelled at the officers and soldiers, "I am the imperial wife!"

Soldier: "The imperial court ordered that from today onwards, you can only enter the capital!"

"No wonder..." Qin Jun muttered to himself.

It's no wonder that Qin Jun has seen more and more checkpoints along the way starting from Youzhou, the capital's governor.

It's no wonder that the official roads are fortified everywhere, and only pedestrians going north can be seen, but no common people or nobles fleeing south.

Ji Si reined in Xuan Zhi's horse, and Xuan Zhi stomped his feet and wandered outside the city. Only then did Qin Jun know that Capital was in a predicament.

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