A few days later.

Li Ke looked at the bronze mirror, carefully examined his clothes, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, he showed a slight smile and said to the attendant beside him: "Is Qin Mubai here?" ”

"Back to His Highness, General Qin has arrived in the main hall and has been waiting for His Highness for a long time."

"Bastard, why don't you report it early?"

After scolding, Li Ke strode out of the bedroom and went straight to the main hall, and when he saw Qin Mubai sitting there drinking tea, he laughed: "Mubai, you are here!" ”

"It's really refreshing for people to be happy on happy occasions, Your Highness, you are really red today." Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"Is there one?" Li Ke smiled happily and sat down, and said, "I went to the capital, and all the important military and political affairs of Xiangzhou will be entrusted to you." I'm going to have to work hard for you for a while before I come back! ”

"It's fine. I called Pang Fei's kid back to take care of the military mansion. As for myself, I can temporarily take your position as the assassin of the palace and live the addiction of sitting in the court. Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"Haha!" Li Ke laughed and smiled very heartily.

But before today, Li Ke was very entangled and depressed.

After coming out of the underground palace, Qin Mubai never asked him what he saw on the jade bed, and he didn't go up to see it. But judging from Li Ke's expression, he should have been shocked, so his mood became a little unstable.

It's no wonder that no one thought that there was such a huge secret hidden in Xihecao, and this secret was somewhat related to Li Ke. Can he not be excited?

Finally, Li Ke was also very hesitant about how to deal with the jade seal. First, he may have a little selfishness, and second, he always feels that he has obtained a hot piece of mountain stick, and he is not hiding it. Before finding Yang Guang's body, he thought more clearly that he should dedicate the jade seal to the emperor.

But after seeing Yang Guang's corpse, he seemed a little hesitant. Qin Mubai didn't ask and knew what he had to worry about - taking the things he found in his grandfather's mausoleum to flatter his father, it seemed to be a little embarrassing to be reasonable. Moreover, the one who gets the jade seal is the true son of heaven who is "ordered by heaven". He Li Ke came from Chang'an, and by mistake got the jade seal "left" to him by his grandfather in a place like Xihecao, but he could only give it away with his eyes, and he was somewhat unwilling in his heart.

Speaking of which, Qin Mubai clearly knew that it was Li Ke's demons and ambitions that were causing trouble!

The appearance of this jade seal has unprecedentedly nurtured Li Ke's desire and inflated his ambition. Seeing this, Qin Mubai certainly had to find a way to persuade him to dispel this desire and ambition. So he gave an example of the Three Kingdoms period - Sun Jian obtained the jade seal and hid it privately, and died of random arrows before he could brew the hegemony; Yuan Shude became the emperor under the expansion of Yuxi's ambitions, but he was condemned to death by the whole world, and the end was even more bleak.

The jade seal is a symbol of imperial power and the mandate of heaven, which is true, but if it is a person who has no strength and is not rightful to take possession of it, it is the way to take trouble.

Hearing this, Li Ke suddenly became enlightened - the jade seal is just a symbol, a symbol, it does not bring the magic of imperial power and hegemony, it can only be an assistance and recognition after getting imperial power and hegemony. It is better to dedicate it to the current emperor and show loyalty to get a reward, which is really worth the loss!

Therefore, Li Ke decided to go to Beijing in person to offer the jade seal, and reported the matter of leaving the palace and Yang Guangzhen's body to his father, Emperor Li Shimin, and let him know everything.

"Your Highness, are you all ready?" Qin Mubai asked.

"Almost, nothing to prepare." Li Ke said, "It's just that I am a little worried about the princess and daughter, and I ask you to take more care of it." The princess, in particular, was more seriously ill. ”

"yes, I see." Qin Mubai nodded, "Yuwen Hongtai has taken the royal palace soldiers to guard the mausoleum, I will transfer Xue Rengui to the mansion to sit in the town, so that you will feel at ease." ”

"It's fine. Anyway, it's all up to you. I'm relieved to have you there. Li Ke nodded and smiled with satisfaction.

"Then don't delay, let's go!" Qin Mubai said, "Travel lightly and gallop quickly, the sooner you arrive in Chang'an, the sooner you can offer the jade seal, the better, so as not to have too many dreams at night." I've selected fifteen of the best riders to escort you all the way, so you can be sure that you will have a safe journey. ”

"Okay, then I'll leave at once. Hurry up and whip up 300 miles a day, and rush to Chang'an within five days! Li Ke got up and stepped forward, patting Qin Mubai's arm vigorously with one hand, "Thank you, Mu Bai." Everything here is also entrusted to you. ”

"Go ahead!" Qin Mubai nodded and smiled.

Li Ke nodded heavily and strode out of the main hall. In the courtyard, fifteen heavily armed hundred cavalry soldiers, each led three horses, escorted a cart, and stood by.

Qin Mubai walked out and said loudly: "Hundred horsemen listen to orders!" ”

"No!"

"Escort His Highness to the capital, if there is any mistake, all of them will come to see you!"

"No! ——”

Li Ke nodded with satisfaction: "True mighty teacher." With a hundred riders by my side, I am completely relieved. Let's go, Mu Bai, see you later! ”

"Go and go back quickly, sitting in the hall is really not particularly suitable for me, I have no choice but to make it difficult, don't think I really like it." Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"Come on, I don't know about you yet." Li Ke smiled and boarded the car. The hundreds of horses mounted neatly and drove away, and soon the dust was gone.

Qin Mubai finally breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head, and said secretly: Fortunately, I persuaded Li Ke that there was no private jade seal messing around. Otherwise...... The consequences are unimaginable! In the feudal era, things like jade seals really had the magic of messing with people's minds. Fortunately, I am from the 21st century, and this kind of thing is an antique in my opinion, at most a seal, an official seal. It's really not worth it to lose your life for an "official seal".

While thinking about it, he walked into Li Ke's study, that is, the office, and saw a set of official clothes that Li Ke had left here, Qin Mubai couldn't help but smile. Picking up the assassin's robe and gesturing it on his body, he smiled to himself: "Yes, let's be the mayor for a while, and have a good time." ”

"Someone, change clothes!"

"Yes."

Several servants hurriedly came in, and helped Qin Mubai change into a crimson assassin robe, which fit quite well. Then, he swaggered to the palace of the Assassin's Mansion, and those other adjutants and priests Cao Zheng were already taking care of their official duties. Li Ke had already confessed, so it was not surprising that they saw Qin Mubai today, but they came to visit him with the gift of assassination, and reported on various work requests and cuts.

Qin Mubai is also not polite, although he is an acting assassin history, he has to do it early, take the idea of what should be the idea, and approve the decree when he should approve the decree, all regard himself as the real assassin history. Anyway, Li Ke also said it first, and entrusted Qin Mubai with full power, from this time on, he is the king of Wu, and he is the assassin of Xiangzhou.

It's just that these officials of the Assassin History Mansion have some drums in their hearts: a military attache is sent to act as an agent for the Assassin Historical Affairs and the people's livelihood, which is too child's play! Friendship is friendship, King Wu is really a bit nepotistic this time, there are so many adjutants in the Assassin's Mansion, it is better to pick one at random than to get a military attache who doesn't understand civil affairs to be in charge, right?

But at the end of the day, all the officials were stunned and convinced by Qin Mubai.

They didn't expect that Qin Mubai would be so good at taking care of people's livelihood and government affairs. Although he is relatively unfamiliar with the area of people's livelihood and government affairs, he can always understand quickly after listening to his subordinates' explanations, and draw inferences from each other to put forward his own ideas and make decisions. In contrast, Qin Mubai was able to listen to the advice of his subordinates later than Li Ke, and these subordinate officials were more willing to put forward their own opinions and let Qin Mubai learn from them.

Sensitive, open-minded, listening, strategic, and decisive - this is the impression and feeling of the officials on Qin Mubai.

As for the promotion of the court to ask the case, it is Qin Mubai's forte. Whether it is a big case or a small case, Qin Mubai's trial is interlocking and reasonable, and he knows the provisions of the law even more well, which makes Chen Tang and the legal secretary stunned. As for the criticism of the case, it was also reasonable, the plaintiff and the defendant were all convinced, and the people and gentry who were watching often burst into cheers and applause, and gave a thumbs up to praise each other.

"It turns out that sitting on the board is also quite fun. If you continue to mix like this, wouldn't you want to get a 'Qin Qingtian' plaque to hang up? Qin Mubai couldn't help but laugh secretly.

In the past few days, Li Ke has been trapped by the jade seal, and the already somewhat piled up government affairs have been wasted, so it will take some days to deal with these backlogs. At the end of a busy day, Qin Mubai really felt a little tired, the meals were all solved in the case room, and at night, the biggest thought was to fall into bed and sleep well.

When he was about to leave the Thorn History Mansion to go to the inn to rest, Su Lianqing found him and said, Princess Wu is invited.

"What did the princess call me?" Qin Mubai asked her.

"How can a servant of mine know about the affairs of the master's family?" Su Lianqing rolled her eyes and said vividly, "Want to get news from me?" There are no doors! ”

"Look at your posture, do you want to ask for some benefits?" Qin Mubai smiled, "Tell you, there is no door." ”

"Iron Rooster!" Su Lianqing smiled and scolded angrily, "Hey, my sister is gone, aren't you lonely again?" ”

"Could it be that you want to seduce me again?"

"Not really!" Su Lianqing pursed her lips and said with a smile, "I just want to know if a majestic man like you is just as fierce when he arrives on the bed!" ”

"Die, that's not what it means!" Qin Mubai shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, "I'm too lazy to pay attention to you, I'll go see the princess." ”

"Haha!" Su Lianqing laughed wickedly and said, "Go quickly, the princess is waiting for you in the main hall of the back mansion." ”

When she arrived at the main hall in the backyard, Qin Mubai saw Princess Wu Yang sitting on the side seat from a distance, and when she saw Qin Mubai coming, she also asked Yahuan to pick her up and get up to greet her.

Qin Mubai hurriedly stepped up and arched his hand: "The princess should be sitting in the right position, how can she get up to greet her subordinates?" Capital offense, capital offense! ”

Yang was born very beautifully, but because of his heavy illness, he appeared to be weak in qi and blood and pale, just like a delicate flower withered a little bit and lost a lot of brilliance. But the natural extravagance in her body is lingering, and people can't help but feel a little awe.

General Qin was serious. The general and His Royal Highness are irreversible friends, enough to talk about brotherly friendship, and not to treat etiquette with dignity. In this way, the general is the uncle of the concubine's family. The concubine greeted each other, which was justified and reasonable. Yang said with a pale smile on his face, and said weakly.

"Well, the princess doesn't have to be like this. You're sick, but you're still sitting still. If there is a training, just say it. ”

Qin Mubai finally asked the maids to help her sit down. Yang coughed a few times, and indeed looked extremely weak. After relieving her breath, she smiled sadly: "The concubine is sick, so it's a long story short." Stand down, y'all! ”

"Yes...... all the maids and maids withdrew and closed the door.

"Your Royal Highness, what do you want to say?" Qin Mubai asked, with the same curiosity in his heart.

Princess Wu Yang, who also has the noble blood of the former Sui royal family, is still a relative of Li Ke. This marriage was made by Li Ke's mother, the former princess of Sui, and it can be regarded as a match made in heaven. Qin Mubai has also heard a lot about this respected princess, but she has always been gentle and elegant, knowledgeable, and a typical famous lady, extremely respected. But I have never been in contact with it, and I have not even met it officially.

"General Qin, you can sit too!" Yang waited for him to sit down, and then said, "General Qin is not an outsider anymore, and the concubine will speak directly if he has something to say." The concubine knew that she was sick and had little longevity. I have a last wish, I want to entrust it to General Qin, I wonder if General Qin is willing to help me with this? ”

"What?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but be taken aback, "Your Royal Highness, don't say that. You are in the prime of your youth, and now you are just having an illness, and you can be cured in a few days with some decoction, how can you casually say such a bad thing? ”

"Nope. I know my body. Although neither King Wu nor the doctor would tell me about my condition, and he may not have disclosed it to the public, I knew it in my heart. Yang smiled, his voice was weak, but he said more seriously, and said leisurely, "General Qin, don't you want to hear about the concubine's last wish, what is it?" ”

Qin Mubai frowned and nodded, and said, "Of course you can help if you want to, but I don't think this is any last wish." If Her Royal Highness the Princess, if there is a curse, please say it! ”