This page looks best with JavaScript enabled
Chapter 75
Chapter Seventy-Five
golden crow
Qin Jun slept on a thick tree trunk, and a thick bedding was laid under the tree to prevent her from accidentally falling off.
"Princess, there is a letter." Xiaotao stood under the tree and looked up, "Princess, are you awake?"
Qin Jun opened her eyes, looked down, yawned lazily, and climbed down the tree trunk, "Whose letter?"
Xiaotao: "I don't know. The ones sent by the station were first sent to Jiangnan He's family, and then our people sent them back."
There were two letters in total, Qin Jun nodded, opened one of them to read, and muttered: "What letter, it smells delicious."
"It's Mei Niang!" Qin Jun said happily, "It seems that there is good news."
Xiaotao took a closer look, "What is written?"
At the beginning of the letter, Meier still did not forget to tease Qin Jun, and after a few sentences, she began to get to the point.
——Our sisters have established a firm foothold in the Yuan Dynasty. Although that beauty is beautiful, she is not as capable as we are.When we served Lord Helian...
Qin Jun: "..."
Xiaotao: "..."
Qin Jun turned the page and went directly to the second page.
——Master Helian loves us very much, and has agreed to He Jiaguang to open the door of convenience, so that nobles can come here to do business.
After reading the letter, Qin Jun put it away and started the second letter.
Xiaotao said excitedly, "This must be a letter from Shi Shi."
Sure enough, the second letter was the information obtained by the disguised caravan of He Twelve and He Shiyi in Helen Muzhi.
Eight out of ten loyal people around Helen Mu have gone, only Mu Zi remains.
Muzi has no wife and no children. In the past, he joined the Helian clan and made a great wish to grow the Helian clan throughout his life. As a result, the Helian clan made many reforms in the Yuan Dynasty. Unfortunately, Qin Zhou and Xi Jiang were defeated a few years ago.Muzi's status in Yuan Dynasty plummeted.
Twelve: have made an inquiry on behalf of the Patriarch. If the old Mu is willing to take charge of the property in Xi Jiang for the Patriarch, will write again.
Xiaotao asked inexplicably, "Is our family's business going to Xi Jiang?"
"It's for Muzi to go to Xi Jiang Xiangguo." Qin Jun said.
Xiaotao: "...Is this possible?"
Qin Jun tidied up the letters and said, "A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a leader to deal with. It's up to Meiniang and Twelve. Let's go out."
It started to rain in the middle of the afternoon, and passers-by rushed to their homes. Shops and hawkers rushed to pack their goods. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, a few beggars took shelter from the rain under the eaves of a newly renovated house.
An oil-paper umbrella suddenly stopped in front of them, and the umbrella was raised, revealing Qin Jun's smiling face.
Several beggars looked at Qin Jun wonderingly, but one of them averted his eyes.
Xiaotao said to the beggars, "Go to another place to hide from the rain, and carefully stain the nobleman's eyes."
Beggars: "..."
Qin Jun whispered, "not shaken by poverty, give me some money."
Xiaotao pouted, and then threw some silver taels at some beggars. The beggars took the silver taels, nodded and walked away immediately.
Zhong Hui tried to get away quietly among the beggars, but she might as well be stopped by Xiaotao, "That beggar, you didn't get any reward, where are you going?"
Zhong Hui: "..."
Qin Jun smiled and said, "Lord Zhong."
Inside the inn, Zhong Hui was dressed in rags. He ate and drank wine and meat on the table as if he had been hungry for ten and a half months. Qin Jun quietly rubbed back to avoid splashing the noodles on her body.
After a while, the table full of food was swept away. Zhong Hui took the jug and poured it down in one go, let out a long breath, and then hiccupped.
Xiaotao looked disgusted.
Qin Jun coughed twice and asked, "Do you want more?"
Zhong Hui regained consciousness in an instant, and immediately kowtowed to Qin Jun, "Princess, spare my life, princess, spare my life, the criminal Zhong Hui has seen the princess, and the princess Jin'an!"
Qin Jun supported her face and nodded: "What crime did you commit?"
Zhong Hui was taken aback for a moment, and immediately sweated profusely, "Criminal, you shouldn't leave your post without authorization."
Qin Jun smiled: "You are capable. You were able to escape from Xijiang. The person who came to report to Xi Jiang this year said you were sick."
Zhong Hui said in embarrassment: "My lord, I have been hiding in Tibet for half a year in Xijiangdong, and I walked north through Wuhu... I was afraid that my wife and children would not want to come back, but I heard that it would be difficult to go to Beijing... I don't feel at ease, so I... tried every meansescaped back."
"Your wife and children are living well. Every time your family letter is sent to Capital, I send someone to help you deliver it to them." Qin Jun said.
Zhong Hui couldn't help nodding, "Yes, thank you, princess. I heard that Capital fell, and I was completely hopeless. I went to Central Capital with the refugees, and I met my wife and children after being a beggar for half a year...I...a criminal..."
Zhong Hui covered his face with his hands, tears overflowing from between his fingers.
Qin Jun wanted to pat Zhong Hui on the shoulder, but Zhong Hui's clothes were dirty and hadn't been changed in half a year at least, and they still smelled bad, so she stopped and winked at Xiaotao.
Xiaotao calmly opened the window wider to let in the gentle wind and light rain.
Xiaotao asked: "Isn't it good for you to be an official in Xi Jiang? Why are you running away?"
Zhong Hui choked, and explained: "He is an official, but not a pure official..." After taking a look at Qin Jun, he continued, "Back then, Da Sima intended to win over criminals and sent a lot of money overtly and secretly.He sent fake news to Capital...otherwise he will sue Capital to dismiss me in the name of accepting bribes for personal gain."
Zhong Hui glanced at Qin Jun nervously, and Qin Jun signaled him to continue.
Zhong Hui said anxiously: "At first I thought... I would be dismissed if I was dismissed. At worst, I would bring my wife and children back to my hometown to live... Who knows, Da Sima used the life of his family to make things difficult... I am afraid that I will try to get out if I get deeper and deeper.Those coins are all engraved with the imprint of the Xi Jiang court, I was afraid of leaving traces and would be spotted and wanted to escape, so I didn’t bring anything with me before I left, so I just escaped from Xijiang..."
The corner of Xiaotao's mouth twitched when she heard that, "You are really... nothing to fetch water from the bamboo basket,"
Zhong Hui: "...If you can't let go, I'm afraid you will die in Xi Jiang."
Qin Jun: "This shows that Mr. Zhong is not some kind of genius."
"Princess praises me, I dare not be a criminal minister." Zhong Hui said.
Qin Jun smiled, looked at Zhong Hui very satisfied, and said: "I have eaten enough, and I have drunk enough, Zhong Hui, I saved your life back then, and now I have saved your whole family, don't you?"Is it time to repay the favor?"
Zhong Hui wiped away his tears and nodded. Obviously, he knew for a long time that it was Qin Jun who pointed out the way of life for him in the current secret letter.
Qin Jun asked, "Do you want to meet your family first?"
Zhong Hui shook his head, "If we can make up for it...they are living a very good life now, and the guilty minister knows that it is the princess who helped him, so he is willing to sacrifice his life to serve the princess."
Xiaotao pursed her mouth: "You sneaked back to Xi Jiang and caused Capital to lose his eyes in Xi Jiang, and you gave so much false information to His Majesty. If it is revealed, I am afraid that you will be punished by the whole family! You are not willing to be loyal, you are not willing to be loyal."Be unfaithful!"
Qin Jun pretended to reprimand: "Xiaotao——"
Zhong Hui was frightened and kowtowed to Qin Jun again and again: "Princess Mingjian! Zhong Hui is really grateful for the family's escape from death this time! Don't dare to betray the master and Qin Zhou again, otherwise, the whole family will suffer.die!"
Qin Jun smiled in satisfaction, got up and solemnly helped Zhong Hui up, "Master Zhong."
Zhong Hui: "Princess."
The two looked at each other with tears in their eyes.
Xiaotao: "..."
Qin Jun twitched her nose, stretched out her right hand and beckoned to Xiaotao, who handed over a list.
Qin Jun unfolded it, handed it to Zhong Hui, and said to him, "Master, you know these people."
Zhong Hui wiped away tears, looked at the list, and finally said in amazement: "These are all Xi Jiang's... old minister!"
Qin Jun smiled: "I got this list half a month ago. Presumably, they are all old officials who were kicked out of Ye Di by Da Sima's design?"
Zhong Hui has been in Xi Jiang Chaotang for nine years, so he naturally knows a lot about Xi Jiang Chaozhong, "Yes, but what is the princess' order?"
Qin Jun asked, "Is there anyone among them who is loyal to Xi Jiang?"
Zhong Hui thought about it seriously, "This man, Feng She, had followed Ji Wuming to go on an expedition personally, and he was his deputy. In the past, Sima Cuo was in charge.Zhongda Sima was imprisoned for corruption, and all his followers were killed. Only Chen Ji was not deeply involved in the case, and Ji Cunnian was a veteran of the three dynasties, so he was allowed to resign and return to his hometown. The others...don’t know.”
"What does the princess mean?" Zhong Hui asked.
Qin Jun smiled, knocked on the list on the table, and said: "Isn't this very good, civil servants and martial arts, and then invite Muzi back, isn't it all right?"
Zhong Hui: "?"
Xiaotao asked: "Ask them to come to Qin and Zhou to be officials?"
Qin Jun said: "Qin and Zhou have prime ministers and grandsons. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. No one wants to come to fight against oneself with big ideas. They won't come. Of course, please go back to Xi Jiang."
Zhong Hui suddenly felt something was wrong, and looked at Qin Jun in disbelief.
Qin Jun said: "Master Zhong, I am sending you as an envoy to persuade these people to return to Xi Jiang."
After much deliberation, Zhong Hui never imagined that she escaped from death and left Xi Jiang, but she still wanted to go back, moreover...and...
"Princess." Zhong Hui said, "Are you really not joking?"
Qin Jun: "..."
In Serene Garden, Zhong Hui had already cleaned up, and was discussing with Qin Jun in the study. It was not until the mid-day of the moon that Qin Jun revealed all his plans.
Zhong Hui was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said in a daze: "Princess, you want Chen Ji and Feng She to recruit soldiers, and then enter the palace of Ye Di in the name of the Qing emperor?"
Qin Jun nodded.
Zhong Hui's expression was horrified: "Who knows..."
Qin Jun: "Sima Cuo."
Zhong Hui's feet went limp, and he swallowed his saliva, "Grand Sima leads the shadow guards of hundreds of assassins in Xi Jiang, we are afraid that we will be annihilated as soon as we revolt!"
Qin Jun said speechlessly: "There are not so many assassins anymore. The shadow guards only listen to the royal family. Sima Cuo is not the royal family. There will definitely not be many assassins willing to follow him... Don't be afraid, there are people in Ye Di who should cooperate with each other. Their eldest prince will go back."Got it, you know?"
"Tell Feng She and Chen Ji about this. Xi Jiang has made mistakes for a long time. Let them organize peasant uprisings, induce local coups, wait for the imperial court to send troops to suppress the bandits, and then persuade the army to surrender with the return of the eldest prince. Those who cannot be persuaded to surrenderKilling with the ground, cannibalizing the soldiers of the imperial court little by little."
Qin Jun asked Zhong Hui: "The plan has been thought out for you, when will we leave?"
Zhong Hui became even more dizzy when he heard the words peasant uprising, and murmured: "But when the army sets off all the way, it will definitely be reported to Sima Cuo by the officials along the way... How many people are there to respond in the city? At least 10,000 elite soldiers are needed, otherwiseFamous peasant soldiers face Ye Di's elite soldiers, I'm afraid they will..."
Qin Jun: "..."
"Yes, I'm sure, even in the city, there will be ten thousand soldiers and horses joining forces with you." Qin Jun said firmly.
Zhong Hui was still unsure, and walked around the room, saying, "I'm afraid that Feng She and others may not trust Wei Chen."
Qin Jun nodded: "I'll give you a token, this golden crow and jade pendant, do you remember?"
Qin Jun handed over a jade pendant, Zhong Hui took it, almost pouted it, and said: "Your Majesty's personal belongings are dragon-patterned phoenix feathers, golden crow and phoenix, from back then..."
Qin Jun said: "Back then, Xi Jiang took the initiative to submit to Qin and Zhou, and the royal family abandoned the dragon pattern and phoenix feathers to use the golden crow phoenix as a totem. This golden crow jade pendant was sent by the envoy after the death of the eldest prince Xijiang, whose body was unknown.The emperor gave it to me, guess why?"
Zhong Hui also knew about that matter, but... Qin Zhou knew it, it was just to perfuse Yuan people.
Qin Jun: "Empress Jiang gave birth to twins, each holding a golden crow and a phoenix. Later, the phoenix fell into my hands because of the marriage contract between my palace and the royal family of Ji."
Zhong Hui plopped on his knees: "Your Highness!"
Qin Jun: "You must be thinking about it, but you dare not ask, what is the purpose of this palace planning so much."
Zhong Hui didn't dare to answer.
Nine years ago, the Yuan people became more and more powerful due to the Muzi Reform, and they had the intention of going north to Qin and Zhou. Yuan soldiers attacked Jindi.Man, maybe we can make Qin Jin friendship with Helen Mu, exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk.
At that time, the sixth princess was only eight years old. Qin Bian was furious and refused to allow it. Unexpectedly, Helen Mu found out about this and sent someone to marry the sixth princess.
Qin Bian was furious, just as Xi Jiang's proton died, a golden crow jade pendant was sent to Qin Bian's eyes, he had a plan, sent a fake princess to make a marriage, delaying time, and gave the jade pendant to the sixth princess, declaring that the sixThe princess and the royal family of Xijiang had a long-standing marriage contract, and tokens can prove it.
When the false princess was revealed, Helen Mu was furious, saying that she would destroy Qin first and then Jiang.Qin Zhou took Xi Jiang's golden crow jade pendant and dragged him into the muddy water, and took advantage of the situation to send people to negotiate with Ji Wuming, uniting the strength of the two countries to fight against Yuan together.
Xijiang was tricked by a trick. Although he was displeased, he still agreed to Qin Zhou's proposal, because Xijiang was attached to Qin Zhou at that time, and at most he was considered a vassal state.Catching cicadas and orioles is the heart of the queen.
Ji Wuming colluded with the princes who entered Beijing before the Capital Yuan Festival, and wanted to counterattack when they were weak after the Qin and Zhou Wars... It's a pity that this last move was ruined by Ji Wuming's death on the battlefield.
Qin Jun took three wooden sticks, tied them into a triangle, and pointed to the three corners in turn: "This is Qin Zhou, this is Yuan, and this is Xi Jiang. The three kingdoms lack barriers, and only by checking and balancing each other can they remain stable.You see, if the balance is disturbed, all three countries will suffer from unwarranted disasters."
Qin Jun: "Now is the time when the balance is about to be broken. Qin and Zhou were attacked by barbarians. If they want to fight back, they must first stabilize the three countries without barriers."
"So, let's let the smart people go back to the court, and the smart people know whether this battle should be fought." Qin Jun knocked on the table, "Do you understand?"
Zhong Hui said: "But if..."
Qin Jun: "You want to say, Qin Mie Hu Qi, settled in the Central Plains is still the check and balance of the Three Kingdoms, right?"
Zhong Hui's face was full of blood, "I dare not!"
Qin Jun nodded: "You are right, so I have to get married, so that Feng She and others will trust you and me, and will be willing to restrain the Yuan people for Qin and Zhou after returning to the court, so that the army to conquer the north can go northDrive the barbarians out of Capital."
"Princess..." Zhong Hui was about to persuade her, but was interrupted by Qin Jun.
"Master Zhong, my uncle died at the hands of barbarians, but I don't complain," Qin Jun looked at the moonlight, "The Li family is willing to protect the people for Qin Zhou, and I am also a girl of the Li family."
Zhong Hui's expression was startled, he was stunned for a moment, and bowed to Qin Jun: "Yes, I take orders."
Qin Jun smiled: "The jade pendant is your token, don't lose it, if you lose it, someone will take your life."
Zhong Hui: "Yes."
The author has something to say:
Thanks to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated nutrient solution during 2022-04-12 18:41:35~2022-04-13 19:18:38~
Thanks to the little angel who threw the landmine: Leyi 1;
Thanks to the little angels of the irrigation nutrient solution: 20 bottles for one sheep; 10 bottles for Pippi of the Light and Candied Sweet Potatoes; 4 bottles for Tea Yanyuese Proprietress; 1 bottle for K Love;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!