Gu Baiyi had to go back to Kyoto Mansion on an errand at night, Qin Xiao knew that he hadn't rested well, and he didn't delay him for too long, so after eating, he said goodbye, wanting Gu Baiyi to seize the time to rest for a while.

Gu Baiyi followed everything with fate, Qin Xiao said goodbye, he didn't stay, sent Qin Xiao out of the door, and went back to the house to rest by himself.

From the day Qin Xiao entered Beijing, he booked three rooms at the Changle Inn in Sipingfang, and after Du Hongsheng and Han Yunong were detained, the rooms have not been returned.

Qin Xiao has a huge amount of money, and it is easy to buy this Changle Inn, so naturally he will not care about the price of the house for a few days.

The inns in Kyoto are also very particular.

One hundred and eight squares, although they are all in Kyoto, there are also high and low.

For example, the shops where the dignitaries lived, everyone naturally called the official fang, the place where the yamen of each ministry ran errands was called the public square, and some places with many shops were called the city square, and the place where the people lived was naturally called the people's square.

In addition to the largest trading markets in Kyoto, the East and West Markets, there are also many markets that do some business, after all, Kyoto Castle is so big that it may not be possible to walk from the east to the west of the city for two days, and it is naturally impossible for the people to go to the east and west to buy all the living expenses they need.

Therefore, often a few private squares around the city, the center is set up as a market square, allowing all kinds of business, singing and dancing music workshops and inns and restaurants will be concentrated in the market square, and in the private square, this kind of business can not be operated, can only operate some essential commodities such as oil, salt, rice shops and pharmacies.

Qin Xiao wanted to find the inn in the gray clothes workshop, but he couldn't find it, so he could only return to the Changle Inn in Sipingfang.

Although Han Yunong told him to leave Kyoto as soon as possible, even Gu Baiyi meant this, but Qin Xiao thought about it and decided to stay for a few more days, after all, Han Yunong was still in the Criminal Department, if there was really anything wrong, except for himself, it would be impossible for anyone else to run for Han Yunong.

He was thinking about staying for a few more days, waiting for the Criminal Department to announce the results of this case, and if Han Yunong really had no problems, he would consider leaving Kyoto at that time.

Gu Baiyi's words can be said to have made Qin Xiaodai empowered, realizing that the imperial court may send a team of soldiers and horses out of Jiayu Pass to enter Xiling to make a show, but it is absolutely impossible to really use troops on Xiling.

This made him both angry and helpless.

Even if Han Yunong can retreat in the major case of the Ministry of War, with the status of the two of them, it is impossible to have the slightest impact on the decrees of the imperial court, since the adults in the court have given up Xiling, he and Han Yunong will not be able to reverse the situation at all.

Some of Gu Baiyi's words were very direct, but there was one thing Qin Xiao knew that Gu Baiyi still didn't say directly.

Most of the officials in the DPRK and China opposed the use of troops by the imperial court, not only against the march into Xiling, but also continued to delay the conquest of southern Xinjiang, without any enterprising spirit, in the final analysis, of course, this could not be the mind of the courtiers who influenced the Son of Heaven, but only the courtiers saw the heart of the Son of Heaven, so they would follow the wishes of the Son of Heaven.

It is the Son of Heaven who really does not want to use soldiers.

If the Son of Heaven is thinking of the hardships of the people and is unwilling to make the people's lives more difficult because of the use of soldiers, then he is naturally the King of Virtue, but in Qin Xiao's opinion, today's saints are probably not in such a mind.

Whether it is Xiling or Southern Xinjiang, it is the territory of the empire, as the Son of Heaven, not only to enjoy the worship of the subjects of the world, but also to shoulder the mission of an empire.

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To prove the unification of the territory and eradicate all the forces that split the territory and divide the territory, even if it is a heavy price, as the Son of Heaven, he still has to fulfill his responsibilities.

An empire may not expand externally, but it will never allow its borders to be divided.

But how many people in the world can change the minds of saints? At least Qin Xiao is self-aware, even if there really is a character who can change the mind of the saint, it can't be himself.

He returned to the inn with a heavy heart, and was about to go back to his room when he heard a voice shouting, "Qin Xiao! ”

The voice was very familiar, Qin Xiao followed the prestige, and saw that there was a person in the main hall tea room of the inn waving to him, seeing that person, Qin Xiao said happily: "Lord Du!" ”

Changle Inn is a very famous inn in Sipingfang, originally chose to live here, because this inn looks clean and comfortable, a total of three floors, there is a corner on the first floor and a tea room is also prepared, so that people come to visit the guests can wait in the tea room.

At this time, it was Du Hongsheng who entered Beijing together.

Qin Xiao and Du Hongsheng had both been in Guicheng for a few years, but Du Hongsheng had stayed for a longer time, and he was able to be sent to Xiling as an official by the imperial court, but in fact, they were both officials who were excluded in the court, and there was no difference between them and the border passes.

However, although the two of them came out of Turtle City, they had almost no contact when they were in Turtle City.

After all, one is a county guard of Zhen County, and the other is a prison jailer, and their identities are very different, and it is difficult to have any chance to be together.

Turtle City was lost, Du Hongsheng became a prisoner under the stairs, if it weren't for Qin Xiao using the identity of Cao Cao official Lu Siyuan to enter the prison and rescue him, Du Hongsheng might not have survived to this day.

On the way to Beijing, the two of them can be regarded as sharing weal and woe.

It's just that after entering Beijing, Du Hongsheng went to the ministry the next day, and there was no news, at this time Qin Xiao saw that Du Hongsheng was safe and sound, and his heart was really happy.

He and Du Hongsheng don't have a deep friendship, but in this unfamiliar Kyoto, Du Hongsheng is one of the few people he knows, after all, he also has the experience of sharing hardships and hardships, and he is naturally very happy to see Du Hongsheng.

He stepped forward quickly, only to find that there were two other errand officers at the table, staring at Qin Xiao with strange eyes.

"My lord, are you alright?" Qin Xiao didn't care about the two of them, stepped forward and arched his hand: "Seeing that you are safe and sound, my heart is steady." ”

He has a shoulder injury, but he has already applied the wound medicine, and Qiu Niang has also bandaged him, so as long as the activity is not too vigorous, there will not be much of a problem.

Du Hongsheng looked at Qin Xiao, his face was also full of joy, he actually reached over, held Qin Xiao's wrist, and said gently: "I'm leaving, before leaving, I want to come and see you." You're not in the inn, I'm thinking I'll wait a little longer, and if you really don't make it back, we won't see each other. ”

"Going?" Qin Xiao was stunned and wondered, "My lord, where are you going?" ”

Du Hongsheng didn't speak yet, but an official sitting at the table said lightly: "There is an order from the Ministry of Officials to transfer the former Xiling Zhen County Keeper Du to Xiangjun County in Liuzhou in southern Xinjiang to serve as the county guard, and he will leave for his post on the same day." ”

Qin Xiao was stunned and said in surprise: "Southern Xinjiang? "I wondered in my heart, isn't Southern Xinjiang the territory of Murong Tiandu, the king of Zhennan? How could the imperial court send officials there?

Du Hongsheng seemed to see that Qin Xiao was puzzled, but he was very calm, and said with a smile: "Situ is already in the hall."

After asking the sage for a will, and also issued an order, Xiang County's current Niu County Shou is very old, and the Ministry of Officials has already discussed who is more suitable to send to take over, this time I just entered Beijing, Situ Butang decided to send me to replace Niu County's envoy. Qin Xiao, I've worried you these days, Han Duwei is in the Criminal Department, it's not good for me to say goodbye to him, if I leave without even saying hello to you, I'm a little reluctant to go, so I came over to see and say goodbye to you. ”

"Master Du, there is a restaurant next door, I wonder if I can toast you with a farewell drink before leaving?" Qin Xiao was a little disappointed, but he still smiled: "I don't know when I will see you again this time." ”

Du Hongsheng glanced at the two officials, Qin Xiao understood, already had a smile on his face, and said to the two people: "Two big brothers, there is a restaurant next door, it is quite magnificent, you have to go on the road, I want to be a host, how about having a light meal together?" ”

The two officials glanced at each other, and one of them smiled: "It's okay, it's okay to eat and go on the road." It's still early, so I won't delay getting out of town. ”

At that moment, a few people did not delay, to the restaurant on the side, just on the second floor, Qin Xiao had already stuffed a piece of silver into the hands of the two officials, and they were also four or five taels, these two officials were small officials of the Ministry of Officials, this time they were arranged to escort Du Hongsheng to Southern Xinjiang to take up his post, in fact, it was only two or three taels of silver a month, and the silver he got at the moment was more than a month's salary, so he was naturally happy.

Although he was only a small official, he didn't understand the rules when he ate in Kyoto, so he put away the silver and said in a low voice with a smile: "You are about to separate, naturally you have something to say, we won't bother on the side, you are free, we will wait outside." ”

Qin Xiao asked for a private room, and also asked for one for two officials, and served food in two rooms.

After waiting for the wine and food to be served, Qin Xiao went over to close the door, came back and sat down beside Du Hongsheng, and asked in a low voice, "Lord Du, is this ..... What the hell is going on? ”

"Qin Xiao, the matter is almost over, the overall situation has been decided, and it is fortunate that we escaped death." Du Hongsheng sighed softly: "I didn't expect to go to Beijing to report the military situation, the Ministry of War actually wanted us to shoulder the responsibility, I heard that if you didn't go to the Criminal Department to beat the big drum, and the Criminal Department took advantage of the situation to get involved in this case, Captain Han Duwei might have died in the Ministry of War." I have been staying in Xiling all these years, although the Zhen family is rampant, they are still a little jealous, and I have lived a few idle days. Maybe I stayed in Xiling for too long, and when I first returned to Kyoto, I forgot the sword and sword shadow under this prosperity, and I was careless and almost died here. ”

Qin Xiao knew that Du Hongsheng was inevitably controlled as a chess piece in the Ministry of Officials these days, and Du Hongsheng was obviously frightened for many days, what did he go through, Qin Xiao didn't want to ask much, so he could only ask softly: "My lord, why did the Ministry send you to Southern Xinjiang?" ”

"Han Duwei testified that Fan Wen is being arrested, and this time Fan Wen is in a catastrophe." Du Hongsheng said softly: "From the beginning, the Ministry of Officials was worried that the Ministry of War would pull them into the water, and they left me in the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials, just in case, because they wanted me to prove that Yao Duhu and many officials in Xiling were fighting against the rebels until the death, so as not to put the blame on Yao Duhu and others, so as to pull the officials into the water." However, since the criminal department has taken action, the ministry will be safe, and there is no need to worry about Fan Wenzheng making trouble with the ministry again. My pawn is useless now, and it may still be a problem to stay in Kyoto, so Situ Butang sent me away as soon as possible. ”

"But why Southern Xinjiang?" Qin Xiao frowned and said, "The Eighteen Prefectures of the Tang Dynasty, where can you be accommodated, why did they send you to Southern Xinjiang?" Moreover, southern Xinjiang is not controlled by the Murong family, why can the imperial court send officials there? ”