In June, the days passed a little faster. The weather has also entered the rainy season, and it is hot and humid at the same time, and it rains from time to time. The capital is as calm as ever.

Qi Rui accepted the former fief of King Qin and stayed in the northwest for several years. Speaking of which, although the emperor did not trust the princes, he still treated the king of Qin well, but in Qi Rui's generation, he only gave the title of the king of the county, but in exchange for the freedom to continue to take over the northwest. Other princes, although they are rich and noble, are under the eyes of the emperor, and their actions are quite unfree.

In particular, Qi Rui often moves between the northwest and the south, although Qi Ming knows it, he doesn't ask. Such a contrast made King An, King Ning, and King Jingjun in the capital a little dissatisfied and even unwilling.

There were once four princes, but now there are only two left, and King Jing was also the title of the prince in the early years, but he was demoted by the emperor by mistake. And the princes who originally had fiefs were also recovered, except for the northwest, which is now under the jurisdiction of Qi Rui.

Everyone knows that the emperor did this as compensation for the deceased King of Qin, and secondly, the northwest land, which is barren and bitter cold, really needs a reliable person to garrison. It's only as Qi Rui becomes more and more favored, and it is inevitable that his heart will gradually become unfair.

Today, the situation looks solid

On this day, it was rainy in the south.

Qi Rui came down from the northwest to Yunnan a few days ago, and he and Han Yun had not been together for many days, so he came to disturb his brother because the affairs on this side of Yunnan had already been started.

In the yamen of the commander's envoy, Han Yun and Qi Rui stayed in the hall, waiting for the rain to stop.

Qi Rui walked around the hall a little unwillingly, or looked at the sky outside.

"Alas, I've only been playing for less than two days, and this day is against me, and finally nothing in the northwest is really unfulfilling."

Han Yun sat on the Luohan bed in the center of the hall, and on the yellow rosewood table in the middle was the Yunnan Pu'er that he was used to drinking in recent days. The tea soup is rich, just right for rainy days.

"Even if you stay here for more than a month, the emperor won't say anything about you, so impatient thinks you are really a conscientious person."

"How am I not? If it weren't for the emperor's vigilance, would I be able to change my character like this? In any case, I am also the one who governs the northwest, and the people in the northwest are also very grateful to me. Qi Rui turned around and went to the Luohan bed.

"The northwest is vast and sparsely populated, and you don't seem to have much to govern. Aren't all the talented people in the palace helping you with your daily affairs, what do you have to complain about. Han Yun didn't care, and drank tea by himself.

Qi Rui snorted and said, "Those people were sent by the emperor, so I just used them generously, and I have nothing to lose anyway." It's you, I think there are a lot of people in the yamen who are dissatisfied with you, even if the emperor doesn't ask, it's hard to guarantee that no one will put small shoes on you. ”

"I don't care, the emperor's purpose of sending me here has been achieved, those people can toss as much as they want, just like you said, I won't lose anything anyway."

Accompanied by the light sound of rain, the voices of the two were a little abrupt, and Han Yun's answer was even more cold.

Feeling that he couldn't wait for the rain to stop, Qi Rui simply got up and said: "Forget it, let's go back to your house, although this place is also clean, but after all, it is the back hall of the office, and it is not suitable to stay for a long time." ”

After a while, the next person brought two umbrellas, Han Yun and Qi Rui took them, and the two walked out of the back door one after the other.

There were few pedestrians on the street, and there was no one around them, so they walked on the wetland in ordinary civilian clothes. Occasionally, someone in a hurry would inevitably stop and take a look at the two of them, all because their temperament was not ordinary mortals.

"It's a bit humid in the south, but it's cool." Qi Rui held an umbrella and walked while admiring the current rainy day.

Han Yun walked slowly behind Qi Rui, seemingly careless, but his ears did not dare to slack off for a moment.

Qi Rui saw that the person behind him didn't say a word, a little strange, glanced back, and saw his friend's expression. He said in a very low voice: "Could it be that you always have someone to follow you when you go out on weekdays?" ”

Han Yun said: "Occasionally, not every time, I don't know who it is, they never show up, and they never disturb my life." ”

"So you don't care? Can't find it? ”

"You also know that this place has the eyeliner of the imperial court, why should I waste that energy to investigate."

"That said, what if the tiger still has a nap, what if it is a dangerous person?" Qi Rui suddenly said in a hurry.

"I'm just worried about them disturbing my life, and nothing else." Han Yun said.

"Are you worried that your future daughter-in-law will be disturbed when she comes?" Qi Rui rolled his eyes and said.

Han Yun didn't deny it, the two of them talked in a whisper while walking, and they didn't know how long they walked, and the gate of the Han Mansion appeared in front of them. Different from the capital, most of the buildings here are exquisite in the style of southern gardens, and compared with the houses in the north, they have lost their atmosphere.

Qi Rui always has to say, "It's not as big as my house in the northwest."

"But there are a lot of pavilions and pavilions in your courtyard, don't look at the small area, the corridors are one after another. I think you are also trying to please your future daughter-in-law, alas, after two days, I suddenly realized it today. ”

Just enter the gate is the eaves passage, eliminating the need to play umbrellas, in such a courtyard is convenient to walk through on rainy days.

The two put away their umbrellas and walked straight into the clean corridor.

The subordinates in the house are very well-behaved, from the porter to the steward, they just do things quietly. The second door is a passage that leads to the upper room of the main courtyard. Most of the people live in houses outside the second gate, and they can't enter casually from within the second gate.

Han Yun arranged for Qi Rui to be in the east wing of the main courtyard where he currently lives, leaving only Xiao Si and a girl to wait for the dispatch. And he himself brought only two retinues.

Further inside is a courtyard from an independent small building, surrounded by rockery lake during the period, and the backyard is a courtyard again. The distribution of the whole mansion is irregular, and the two corners of the backyard are independent courtyards of the same size. In this way, each building has its own style, but it has the taste of a garden.

As soon as they entered the main courtyard in the middle, the two went back to their rooms to change their clothes. Then he returned to the hall and sat down.

Qi Rui finally couldn't help but let go: "Tell me quickly, who is the person who follows you?" This place is so far away from the capital, it shouldn't be the emperor's person, he directly ordered the officials to quietly monitor you. ”

Han Yun still had the same attitude and tone as before, and said: "It's hard to say, I don't know how many aliens I have killed with my troops to fight, and the Han family army has suffered heavy losses, maybe they are here to seek revenge." ”

"Don't use words to bluff me, don't think that I don't know that you have gone to the desert, these people are looking for you to have something." (To be continued.) )