The prince's expression gradually calmed down, he only knew that he had failed to stop Yun Shu from going to the epidemic area last time, and this time he would definitely not let her take another risk.

"Where is the Prime Minister today?"

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the prime minister just entered the palace today to face the saint."

At this time, Ji Jin happened to come out of the imperial study, and the emperor ordered him to leave for Kancheng as soon as possible, and he had to report the matter to the county lord of Yongji first.

However, as soon as he walked through the corridor, he saw the handsome young man standing at the end of the corridor, obviously waiting for a while, his face was indifferent, and his eyes, which always had a shallow smile, were actually flowing with faint anger at this moment, Ji Jin guessed the prince's intention at a glance.

Without waiting for Ji Jin to salute, Dongfang Xu took the lead in opening his mouth, "Why did the Prime Minister take the county lord of Yongji to such a dangerous place?" ”

"The prince is serious, this is what the county lord of Yongji himself meant." Ji Jin bowed his head and said.

This is...... What does she mean?

Ji Jin was silent for a few seconds, then looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in front of him so quietly, and asked tentatively, "The intention of the county lord of Yongji, can't His Highness guess it?" ”

The prince slammed in his head, could it be that Yun Shu did this to avoid himself?

A shadow floated in the distance, and Ji Jin looked at it from afar, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Princess Xiyue's golden body, after hearing so many rumors about the crown prince, it is inevitable that she will have some guilt in her heart. The county lord of Yongji did this in order to take into account the overall situation, and going to Kancheng could not only contribute to the Chen Kingdom, but also avoid those unnecessary gossip. Your Royal Highness, you see, is it admirable that the county lord is so knowledgeable? ”

There is a deep meaning in Ji Jin's words, he just wants to remind the prince that even Yunshu knows that the matter is important, and the peace between the two countries is imperative, if the emperor of Yi knows that the prince is ready to set up Princess Xiyue as the concubine, and he is entangled with other women, he will be unhappy in his heart.

He hoped that the young prince would be cautious in his words and deeds, but as a result, Dongfang Xu's face could not see the slightest realization.

But what the prince was thinking at this time was that he had agreed to make Princess Xiyue his concubine according to her wishes, why did she avoid herself like this?

Seeing this, Ji Jin sighed in his heart, and only said, "Please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince not to live up to the county lord's hard work", and then turned around and left.

He has already said everything that needs to be said, and the rest is the infatuated prince's own business.

Early the next morning, the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion arrived at the Changrong Marquis Mansion to wait.

The elegant woman appeared outside the Hou Mansion, Ji Jin stood on the side of the carriage, and the smile on her lips made people feel like a spring breeze, "This trip is low-key, so I only prepared a carriage, I hope the county lord of Yongji will not dislike it." ”

His voice was magnetic, with an imperceptible softness.

"There is Prime Minister Lao."

As soon as she sat down, Yun Shu felt a little strange, and at a glance, she found that there was a soft cushion in the carriage, so even if she encountered an uneven section, the people in the carriage would not feel obvious discomfort.

This made Yun Shu feel a little surprised, recalling Ji Jin's indifferent expression when the two met for the first time, Yun Shu inevitably felt that this person was really good.

The carriage drove forward, neither of them speaking again, and there was a subtle but harmonious silence in the carriage.

Before dawn, he got up to prepare, inevitably a little tired, so he took advantage of this time to close his eyes and recuperate.

Yun Shu took out the map around Kancheng and studied it carefully.

Kancheng is rich in materials, has a large population, and is located on the border of Chenguo, which is extremely coveted by other countries. What's more, this Kancheng is flat, easy to attack and difficult to defend, all in all, Kancheng is a piece of fat, and it is a piece of fat that is easy to hold, and there are definitely not a few countries that have the idea of Kancheng.

Yun Shuxiu frowned slightly, the geographical location of Kancheng is too sensitive, if something happens to Kancheng, the entire Chen Kingdom will be affected, and the consequences are unimaginable, no wonder the emperor is so anxious to let the prime minister investigate thoroughly.

Ji Jin closed his eyes lightly, but his mind fell on the woman opposite, so quiet, what was she doing? He opened his eyes slightly, and his gaze fell on that elegant face.

Yun Shu lowered her eyes and looked at the map, her long and thick eyelashes were obedient and low, trembling lightly with the occasional shaking of the body, her skin was fair and soft, the bridge of her nose was straight, her eyebrows and eyes were also delicate and exquisite, and her focused appearance was so beautiful and pure that people almost wanted to take their breath, Ji Jin couldn't help but look a little distracted.

Why didn't he discover that this arrogant and cold little woman had such a charming style?

Ji Jin began to think back to what happened in the Jiangnan area before, her decisiveness, strength, and bravery, gathered on Yun Shu like a halo at this moment.

When Ji Jin came back to his senses, he suddenly found that he was thinking nonsense, Yun Shu still lowered his head and looked at the map thoughtfully. He suddenly felt a little ashamed, and then withdrew his gaze and turned his head to look out the window.

The scenery outside the window is beautiful, the green hills stretch, Ji Jin looks at the greenery, feels that his morning fatigue is swept away, and the whole person is also refreshed.

Because the two chose a shortcut, the carriage arrived at Kancheng on the third day, and there was not much conversation along the way, but the atmosphere in the car was not cramped at all.

In the Kancheng County Government, Ji Jin asked the county official to bring up all the household registration information of the local people, sat at the table and quickly flipped through it, Yun Shu stood aside, but looked at the county official.

For the sake of convenience, she was dressed in men's clothes, and she was called the prime minister's master to the outside world.

This is a large city, but the county official is as thin as a monkey, his cheekbones are protruding, and his two fine eyeballs are deeply embedded in his eye sockets, he stands on the side and looks at the two people who are looking through the household registers, his expression is respectful, but his eyes are full of cunning and cleverness.

Yun Shu was the first to speak, "County official, how many people are there in Kancheng?" ”

"If you go back to the master, there are more than 101,200 people in Kancheng." The county magistrate still showed a smug expression after answering, obviously glad that he had prepared in advance.

As long as the prime minister feels that he is serious and rigorous in his work, the hope of rising to the top will be greatly increased.

"And what is this year's conscription?"

"Twenty thousand and one hundred in all."

"Don't you think it's wrong for the county magistrate?" Yun Shu looked at him indifferently, "According to the regulations of the imperial court, the number of conscripts in various places should be forty percent of the total number, but Kancheng only levied twenty percent of the soldiers. ”

"The subordinate officials understand the regulations, but the specific circumstances are not clear to the officials. The lower official only took office not long ago, and the matter of conscription was handled by the previous county official, and the lower official really didn't know what was going on. ”

The county official shirked his mouth, but his dark eyes revealed the true thoughts in his heart, and Yun Shu could see at a glance that this person was not telling the truth.

"Got it," Yun Shu retracted her gaze, "you go down first." ”

The county magistrate immediately retired.

"You know that the county official is lying, why don't you continue to ask?" Ji Jin was puzzled.

"What's the use of asking, we don't have evidence, and we can't do anything if he talks nonsense. The former county officials did not know where they had been transferred, and there were many people who had been involved in the conscription. It is impossible for 20,000 elite soldiers to say that they will not see it, and this matter can only be investigated by ourselves. ”

Seeing that her eyes were calm and her tone was firm, Ji Jin knew that this little woman already had her own idea.

"Will these 20,000 elite soldiers be hidden?"

"Of course it's possible. But," Yun Shu paused, "20,000 is not a small amount, since it is to be hidden, where will the rations for so many people come from?" ”

Yun Shu woke up the dreamer with a word, and Ji Jin's eyes lit up, "I understand!" ”

At night, a man in black quietly sneaked into the county government's study, and after rummaging, he took out a booklet from under the paperweight, quickly flipped through the contents of it by the light of the fire fold, and then put the booklet back in its place and left quickly.

Ji Jin and Yun Shu sat in the room, waiting for their guards to come in and report the situation.

The door was gently pushed open, and the man in black saluted, "Back to the prime minister, my subordinates checked the county government's study at night, and found the record of Kancheng's collection of grain and grass, and found that half of the grain and grass in the account book were detained, and they would be shipped out in batches on the first and fifteenth days of each month." ”

At this point, the two immediately looked at each other.

"This county official is really very problematic, and half of the grain and grass should be for the 20,000 soldiers who disappeared. So many rations must be delivered by a convoy, tomorrow is the fifteenth, we go out early in the morning, the convoy is moving a lot, we should be able to find ......"

"Follow that convoy and you should be able to find where the soldiers are." Ji Jin continued, "The city gate will be opened, and tomorrow will be dawn, you will go with me." ”

Ji Jin originally didn't want Yun Shu to take the risk, but after thinking about it, this was her idea after all, and she must have to be informed, and with her own understanding of her, needless to say, she would follow.

I don't know when, an invisible tacit understanding was formed between the two.

In the early morning of the next day, half an hour before the middle of the day, the two of them had already left the county official's mansion.

The convoy was soon discovered by Ji Jin's guards, and they immediately followed, and sure enough, they saw a convoy heading towards the city gate, and the two followed not far behind until they left the city.

However, the road was far away, and a little sweat had oozed from Yun Shu's beautiful face, Ji Jin couldn't bear it, and finally insisted on letting Yun Shu go back first and wait for the news, and he followed the convoy to continue to move forward.

In order to hide people's eyes, the convoy picked all small roads, and knee-high grass on both sides covered up the traces of their passing by very well.

When I followed the convoy to a mountain, I thought there was no way ahead, but I found that there was a cave behind a dense bush.

Ji Jin looked at the artificially dug mountain road, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly.

It's really scheming and well-intentioned.

After passing through the mountain road, my eyes suddenly opened up, and I stood at the exit, looking at the vast plains in front of me and the soldiers who were training, and I was suddenly full of emotion.

If he hadn't followed this convoy, he and Yun Shu might not have been able to find this place at all.

Ji Jin deliberately changed into coarse cloth clothes before going out, and blended into the crowd after the convoy stopped.

He wanted to get in and load and unload the grain and grass, but he looked at his slender white ten fingers, then shook his head with a chuckle, and turned and walked towards the middle of the camp.

A tall man in a military uniform appeared not far away, Ji Jin's eyes moved, and then he stepped forward.

"This general, I'm here to help transport grain and grass, and I got lost after walking around, can you bother the general to tell me where the grain and grass camp is?"

"Cheng, I'll take you there," the man smiled heartily, "but don't call me a general, where can I be a general." ”

"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier," Ji Jin followed behind, pretending to ask casually, "Anyway, which general is this subordinate to?" ”

"I don't know about that," the man shook his head, "someone brought us here after the conscription, provided us with food and clothing, and took us to training. You new guy doesn't know, right? We are elite soldiers selected by the officials of Kancheng County, and we are secretly trained here. Kancheng used to be the Yi Kingdom, and we, the elite soldiers, will defend the Chen Kingdom against foreign enemies in the future. ”

The man's eyes gleamed with pride as he spoke.

Ji Jin, who was following behind, sank in his heart.