After a long time, he asked, "I...... Is it troublesome?"

Kaoru Tandai nodded and pointed to his ear, "It's red." ”

Ye Chi held his forehead, stepped back a little, removed her outstretched hand, stared at her unremarkable eyes, and asked, "You...... Have you ever read The Four Books of Women?"

Kaoru Tantai looked at him and nodded: "I have read it, but I prefer "Four Killings". ”

“……”

"Do you want to see it?" she continued.

"......" Ye Chi shook his head.

It's simply impossible to communicate.

***

The next day, a rain fell early in the morning, washing away the previous miasma. Qinzhou has always been such a place, very small, very noisy, every time something big happens, the next day the city people start to gossip.

A small place has the benefits of a small place, and everyone is familiar with it, even if there is a fight every day, it does not hinder the conversation.

When Kaoru Tantai went to buy breakfast, the news of the arrival of the new governor had already spread in the city, and the troublemakers on the other side of East Street immediately stopped. After all, they are state pastors sent by the imperial court, and it is nothing if they are crazy, in case there is something else, they can't afford this responsibility.

The brawl was quickly quelled as usual, and the destroyed houses had to be paid for by the gangs themselves, much to Kaoru Kodai's satisfaction.

The gangs in Qinzhou always like to give names that sound very high-end and domineering, in the final analysis, for the sake of face, just as even if they suffer the loss of the yamen, they will pay for their own money to repair the house, but they are afraid that the gang will be too shabby and run away one after another.

There are actually too many of these gangs to count, and a few random people draw a flag or weave a dress to think they can stand on their own, but in fact, there are only dozens of people at most, and many names are made up. She felt very troublesome, too lazy to remember, and only used numbers to identify, and finally became a gang of one, two, three, and four.

The light rain was dripping, and the shouting along the street was getting louder and louder. Kaoru Tai was holding a bun and holding an umbrella, thinking that this point should not have arrived yet, but when he entered the hall, he saw Ye Chi and Changsu already sitting inside, and he was a little surprised.

"Childe, what did the Lord Regent's letter say?"

Changsu was not tall, and he looked at Ye Chi who was reading the letter with a radiant look, full of anticipation, but Kaoru Yutai was stunned for a moment.

The emperor of Wei was a ten-year-old boy, his grandfather and father died young, and the eldest uncle naturally became the regent. Because she was far away in Qinzhou, she didn't know much about the affairs of the capital, but she knew that the regent was very hard-working, because the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, and made many enemies.

"It's just asking if we're used to it. ”

Ye Chi smiled faintly, put the letter away, and when he raised his eyes, he noticed that Kaoru Yutai walked in, and was about to say hello, only to hear her say, "You were in Chaozhong before...... What does it do?"

Most of the people who were sent to Qinzhou were demoted rather than promoted, but he never expressed any regret, and he was very leisurely every day. Kaoru Tantai couldn't quite understand, thinking that he was either lacking in heart, or his previous official position was not much better.

But...... If you are in the capital, even if you are a seventh-grade petty official, your situation is 108,000 miles better than that of this Qinzhou Prefecture.

"It's just an auxiliary minister next to His Majesty. Ye Chi replied lightly, noticing her straight eyes, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Auxiliary ministers ......" Yutai Kaoru thought about it, the official positions of the people around the emperor are not low, ordinary officials were demoted from the imperial front to Qinzhou, at least three grades in a row, it is impossible for normal people not to react, so it can only be ......

"Eunuch?"

“……”

Ye Chi rubbed his eyebrows, but Chang Su smiled angrily.

"Lord Tantai, how can my son-in-law be ......" He felt ridiculous as he explained, and couldn't help but be a little annoyed, but Ye Chi waved his hand, signaling that it was okay for him.

Kaoru Yutai is still a little curious. The state pastor who wants to take office is just a squire of the Ministry of Works, but he has to brag about it everywhere he goes, and he is unwilling to say it...... It must be some kind of unspeakable official position.

Since it was difficult to speak, she didn't ask.

Her doubts immediately dissipated, knowing that Ye Chi was not familiar with this place, so she took a volume of documents, handed it over, and said, "This time it was the Ninth Gang and the Sixteenth Gang who made trouble and fought for a piece of land. ”

Ye Chi didn't understand her code name very well, and flipped through the booklet she presented.

The handwriting is beautiful, the writing is smooth, the words are concise and accurate, and every line is so standardized that he wants to praise it, and it is hard to imagine that it is from the hand of the girl in front of him.

He glanced up: she still had gloves on her hands.

As Kaoru said, the recent restlessness in the city is mainly related to a gambling house. The location is excellent, located in one of the busiest streets in the downtown area, and it is simply a cash cow. The owner of the gambling house had also mixed up in the road before, and in his twilight years, he felt that it was better to have a quiet life, so he decided to sell the gambling house.

As the second largest money-making place in Qinzhou City, this gambling house is naturally a treasure coveted by everyone, several gangs want it, and they have bids, but in the end it is all hard-earned money, too much and I feel that I will lose, and I am afraid that competitors will pay more.

The management of the country is very standardized, and it is clearly stipulated that bidding is not allowed in the purchase and sale of land, either the seller directly announces the price, or it is approved by the commercial house, and a time limit is given, and the buyer pays the price once and only once, and the seller takes the highest price from it, but the buyers do not know the price given by the other party.

The identity of the buyer and the seller cannot be revealed, and no one is stupid enough to disclose their price. Now that the deadline is nearly a month away, Kaoru always feels that someone is in the way, otherwise the conflict would not have intensified so quickly.

Chang Su said in disbelief: "Why can't they wait civilly until the end of the deadline?

Yutai Xun said quietly: "If that group of people can wait in a civilized manner, this is not Qinzhou." ”

“……”

Ye Chi roughly understood the situation, but he didn't seem to have any intention of continuing the discussion, and silently closed the booklet. Yutai Kaoru has seen a lot of this kind of thing, and knows that it will only get bigger and bigger in the future, if the government does not come forward to mediate, Qinzhou City is estimated to explode.

It doesn't matter if the gambling house is there, even if the sky falls, as long as they can make money, it doesn't make much difference to them. She went to the boss in person that day, wanting to ask for an early end to the bidding deadline, but she was closed.

"The casino has to spend money to issue a notice in the trading house, and the maximum price will not be determined if the deadline is not reached. Xiao Yukuai, who went with her, was also very melancholy, and returned to the court sullenly, "Merchants are all open-minded when they see money, and they are the same everywhere." ”

Kaoru Yutai thought for a moment, and his eyes suddenly flashed: "How much money do we have?"

The catchers didn't know what she meant, and said strangely: "Not much." ”

"Get together. ”

The notice of the offer is subject to the laws of the Patriotic Empire, and they have no right to interfere with it, only the seller himself can cancel it in advance. Since it's for money, it's a big deal for them to put some silver.

Yutai Xun found the catchers in the yamen, and more than a dozen hands stretched out, and a total of three taels of silver were collected, of which she gave two taels and nine hundred wen.

"You're still not from the Yamen?" she said.

One of the little catchers had a bitter face, pitifully took ten cents, and said, "My lord, just let me go, I still have more than a dozen younger brothers and sisters at home......"

Kaoru Yutai interrupted him: "Nonsense, you only told me yesterday that you are an only son." ”

“……”

Everyone then looked at Ye Chi together.

He was sitting on the sidelines making official documents, holding a cup of hot tea, and he had heard their conversation since the beginning, but he had not squeaked. At this moment, he was watched by a group of people, coughed awkwardly, and spread his hands: "I have no money." ”

No way. Kaoru felt that he only had money left in his body.

She stared at the moire wide-sleeved curved robe on his body, and the carved silver crown on his head, and her demeanor was also generous and steady, and she endured it for a long time before she took off his clothes, and finally decided to go directly to the gambling house. As soon as they mentioned that they were going to use force, several young catchers were a little excited in their hearts, and they were about to leave the yamen with weapons, but they were stopped by a soft voice: "That...... Don't go. ”

Ye Chi's voice was soft, but unmistakable.

"Why?"

There was a hint of elusiveness in his gentle gaze, and he said unexpectedly: "You are officials, not bandits. ”

Kaoru Tantai stared at him for a moment, then stepped forward and asked, "Do you have a better way?"

"Not yet. Ye Chi shook his head and said truthfully, "Although Qinzhou is a chaotic place, you can't fight in it, officials have the duties of officials." ”

Kaoru looked at him, thought for a while, turned around and walked out, and after a while he took a humanoid wood carving, which did not carve his face, but could only be seen from the outline that it was a man and placed it in front of him.

Ye Chi was a little puzzled, thinking that she was going to bribe him with a gift, but she grabbed the two legs of the little wood carving, and shook it in front of him, and then pulled it violently, and the poor wood carving was instantly broken in half from the middle.

“……”

The audience fell silent. The little catchers suddenly subconsciously hugged their legs and looked at ...... It's a bit of a pain.

Kaoru Yutai didn't say anything, just looked at Ye Chi for a moment, solemnly put the wood carving that was split in half from his crotch in front of him, and lightly tapped it with his finger, signaling him to take a closer look.

“……”

Ye Chi swallowed his throat, and saw that the little catchers opposite him were all deserted and fled, and said, "Even if you threaten me, I ...... I won't let you go. ”

Hearing this, Kaoru Yutai was not angry, but showed a little surprise, about the first time he met someone who didn't eat this set.

…… It's troublesome.

She settled down and said indifferently: "Qinzhou is different from your capital, and your solution may not work here." I grew up here and am much more familiar than you are. ”

Ye Chi said helplessly: "In other words, you won't listen to me?"

"Yes. ”

Although he knew that she had her own way of doing things, he didn't expect her to be so insistent. It's naturally okay to use her official position to press her, but ...... It's not quite like his style.

"Then how about we make a bet?" Ye Chi put down his pen and said calmly, "I allow you to solve this matter by yourself, but you are not allowed to take someone to copy the gambling house according to your ideas, and see who can solve it faster." If you lose, you have to listen to me all the time. ”

Kaoru Yutai seemed to be interested, and her eyes were bright: "Then what if I win?"

"Whatever you want, I try to satisfy. ”

"Good. For the first time, she smiled vaguely, as if it was the only thing that could make her care so much, "If I win, you will make me the state minister." ”

She spoke word by word, her eyes unwavering. Although Ye Chi didn't know why she was so persistent, she didn't ask much, just nodded and said, "Okay, no problem." ”

"If there is any repentance, it is like this carving. ”

"......," he paused, glancing at the wooden man who had died heroically, "...... Good. ”

***

It soon became dark. It was night, the moon was in the sky, and after Kaoru Yutai came back from the city, he felt a little tired. She stretched and decided to go for a walk in the yard and go to bed, only to notice a dark figure slowly groping its way from the other path.

Although Qinzhou is not peaceful, no one dares to trespass on the official mansion in the middle of the night, but the officials should have already returned home, so this person is......

With doubts, she walked gently towards the man, only to see that under the silver glow of the moonlight, a familiar figure was slowly walking towards her, dangling with her hands in front of her, as if she heard her voice, and called in a low voice: "...... Prime?"

The two were only a foot apart, and by the moonlight, Kaoru Tantai clearly saw Ye Chi, a long robe like frost and snow under the moonlight, calm and natural, while the other party didn't seem to know who she was, groping his way forward, looking at her with blank eyes, and not like he was looking at her.

"If you go any further, you'll touch me. ”

She didn't let out a cold voice, and Ye Chi took a step back, only to notice that his gaze had been staying on the side, and couldn't help but be curious: "You...... Can't you see?"

Ye Chi was calm, but his actions were still a little inconvenient, and his smile was a little helpless: "I'm ...... at night Without light, there is no seeing. ”