The song stage is warm, and the dance hall is cold. A hundred turns of the spring breeze willow catkins, the wind is defeated but the warbler's hooves. Hundreds of miles of jade, the raccoon girl also wears splendid clothes. Apricot leaves, flowers, rain and spring, full of green moon and stars. Exquisitely warm people feel drunk, and the country is steep for a hundred days.

Sure enough, as expected, the Dongjiang City Mansion was full of small servants from all over the world early in the morning, holding a lot of gorgeous cloth and rare treasures in their hands, waiting for Chu Lingran and He Qiyu to hand them to them when they left the mansion for a micro-patrol, after Ma Fulong's death, they had no officialdom to rely on If the next official is honest and honest, they will be hindered in doing business in the future, but the two most powerful adults in the court are by their side, this is a great opportunity for them to get rid of their businessman status, and even go to the next level, they will definitely not miss it.

Chu Lingran went to the school outside the city early in the morning to practice, and the five thousand soldiers who were originally stationed in the city heard that they were opened by Chu Lingran, but they knelt for more than ten hours, and their legs could no longer stand. Listening to the rumors of the people, Qingfeng let them go back to their respective mansions to rest for a few days in the early morning, and it was not too late to go into battle with Chu Lingran to kill the enemy, who expected that these 5,000 people would stand motionless like iron souls, waiting for Chu Lingran to come to the school field and start a new round of training with the army. This not only aroused the souls of the original hundreds of thousands of generals, but even the people of Eastern Xinjiang couldn't help but wonder what kind of general could bring out such unbreakable soldiers, so the people around the school ground were crowded with people, wanting to see Chu Lingran's heroic posture when he practiced soldiers.

He Qiyu also got up early in the morning, since they left the capital, He Qiyu no longer hid his talent and skills, his wisdom is not inferior to Chu Lingran, although his martial arts are not as good as Chu Lingran, but he can be regarded as a dragon and phoenix among people, he will get up every morning, find a quiet place where no one is around, and start practicing his swordsmanship. Only Mu Ruoying was happy to be idle, and finally she didn't have to go with the army to fight east and west, she slept peacefully yesterday, and she got up quite late today. As soon as I got around, I saw a man who had finished practicing his sword sitting in the main hall quietly brewing tea, and the fragrance of tea seemed to be able to waft to the far end of the street, so that the impetuous creatures of the world could find a breakdown.

"Morning, Ying'er, would you like to have a cup of tea?"

He Qiyu saw that Mu Ruoying finally got up, at this time it was also the third pole of the sun, calculating the time, Chu Lingran should almost go back to the house, to deal with those little guys who had been lining up outside early in the morning, accepting the hypocritical smiles and flattery. And he, happy to be idle, made a cup of tea here, ready to watch a good show that he was originally involved in, but now he is out of the way.

"Okay, if His Royal Highness King Qi is not the prince, he will be famous all over the world as a tea farmer."

Mu Ruoying heard Ling'er say that the small servants from various wealthy merchants in Eastern Xinjiang outside had already lined up in a roaring queue outside, and they couldn't get rid of it, holding countless treasures in their hands, and wanted to invite He Qiyu and Chu Lingran to their master's mansion once. But they didn't stay here for more than five days, and at least fifty people came from outside the gate, and the merchants of some fame in the eastern frontier city gathered here, and some even brought their daughters outside the city lord's mansion.

"Ying'er can actually call me Qi Yu, are you sarcastically mocking me for being happy and leisurely, and letting Ling Ran face these fame and fortune?"

He Qiyu's temperament has always been like this, although they have become allies, although they are not considered to be heart-to-heart, but they are definitely friends who live and die together, but He Qiyu has made himself more and more distant, or... Mu Ruoying felt that the sense of distance was brought to her by He Qiyu.

"I heard Ling'er say that there are three or four girls standing outside, all of whom are the top beauties in the city, are you really not interested in taking a look?"

Mu Ruoying thought to herself that if Chu Lingran came back and dared to accept all the orders, she would ask the three or four girls to be counted on He Qiyu's head, so that he would look like he was out of the way.

"Hehe... Although I don't have a family, I can be regarded as a prince anyway, and I have seen all my flashy and beautiful faces since I was a child. ”

He Qiyu grew up in this palace since he was a child, and every year, a large number of beautiful women who are only four or five years older than him enter the palace and become the mothers of the palace, and those women who are now in their prime are in their prime, but they feel sorry for themselves in the deep palace, and their faces have passed away. So he never had any surprise at the beauty, but it was just a hundred flowers. Only... She is alone, the first time she saw her person, although she didn't see her face, but she was unforgettable like a beautiful jade under the moonlight, she was the only one who was independent, but she was really attached, but she was immediately sober, that person did not belong to him, so he withdrew all his thoughts, unwilling to get closer, for fear that he did not have enough self-control to grab a high and low with his best brother, he tried his best to suppress his inner desire and greed for the person in his heart. Even nowa... Just taking advantage of Chu Lingran's absence, sitting down with her and drinking a cup of tea is also greedy for a while, which is enough to taste tea.

Chu Lingran didn't take long to come back, and asked his subordinates to accept all the gifts, but he didn't say where he would go to the banquet tonight, what he wanted was not the treasure of a single family, he wanted the grease scraped from the people to be returned to the people without moving. As for those rich ladies, it seems that they were thrown out by Qingfeng, leaving no mercy... Thinking about it this way, Qingfeng did have some pity for Ling'er at the beginning.

"Why are you ......?"

He Qiyu and Mu Ruoying never thought that Chu Lingran would accept all the gifts given by those rich merchants, they thought that it was just enough to threaten them to spit out their belongings at the banquet in the evening.

"Do you know if all that he has handed over is really enough? Do you know how much these businessmen who are hundreds of miles away in the capital give gifts? Ying'er, this silk, I remember that Mu Jinghong seemed to have made a dress for He Xiyou in his own mansion, and there was never even one in the palace, but here I received three horses of the same silk, it seems that the emperor is far away this day, and we don't know what the splendid prosperity looks like. ”

Although Mu Ruoying has not been the lord of Rong'an for a long time, she has also learned the ability to distinguish all the treasures in the world, and roughly flipped through the gifts sent by these rich businessmen to envelop Chu Lingran and He Qiyu, how do they scrape off the last layer of skin of the people in order to collect these rare treasures, a small eastern Xinjiang, with a population of more than 10,000, and the people can't even eat a hot meal without water, but someone is bribing and accepting bribes to such an extent, and the hearts of the people in the world are really black like this?

"What are you going to do with the banquet in the evening?"

"Let the people go to prepare the carriage, and say that His Royal Highness King Qi and I will go to the Flower Pavilion in the evening to hold a banquet and entertain those guests who have come to give gifts. You will be mixed in with the attendants, and it will be time to come out and report me for the bribery of a protector general and the seven princes of the He Dynasty. ”

In the evening, Chu Lingran and He Qiyu took a carriage to the Flower Pavilion Terrace, and the wealthy merchants here had been waiting for a long time, ready to welcome the arrival of these two dignitaries, Mu Ruoying played an unnoticed role in the crowded crowd, although the flow of people entered the Flower Pavilion together. Mu Ruoying listened to those hypocritical praises from the ugly faces of those businessmen, and Chu Lingran and He Qiyu still pretended to be very happy and contented to be coaxed by them, and they couldn't help laughing. In the past, the prince who was high and the general who was invincible is now accompanied by a smiling face, because of the sentence "The prince is a real person and a dragon and a phoenix, and he can be a great cause." And laughed greedily.

"Guys, sit down. Thanks to your love today, I am here with King Qi today, and I have received a lot of your concern, and in the future, when you go to the capital to do business, I and King Qi can help, and we will never find excuses. ”

Sure enough, as soon as those people heard that Chu Lingran intended to make it convenient for them, an even more greedy gaze flashed in their eyes, people are like this, since they have benefits that can be exchanged, they want to get more... For example, when you enter the official career, please rely on your identity as a civilian, and from then on, you will soar. For this reason, they are willing to give up their entire wealth in exchange for a chance to jump into the dragon gate.

"General... We actually have one more request......"

Mu Ruoying hid in the shadows of the banquet, waiting for the opportunity to appear to push this scene to the most ** part, she looked at everyone, the light flashing in her eyes was so clear, just like Chu Lingran arranged, it was their own desire that sent them to the Infernal Hell, originally... Maybe they can have a prosperous life and a happy family. Chu Lingran would never let go of those who took advantage of the people, not to mention... In the future, he will definitely exchange the lives of those fifty people for the longing and gratitude of the people of Eastern Xinjiang.

"Oh? All of you are here for a banquet today, and you are all friends of me and His Royal Highness King Qi... Now that the whole country knows about the prince, and His Majesty has not yet dawned on other princes, His Royal Highness King Qi has a lot of power in the capital, if there is really any difficulty, we will help it. ”

"I want an official position, I don't need to be in the capital, just a place. It is a privilege to be able to meet His Royal Highness King Qi and the general today, and I know that if he sees him again in the future, His Royal Highness will not recognize us and other ordinary people. We are willing to exchange all costs for a chance to get closer to Your Highness, and I hope Your Highness can see our loyalty. ”

Sure enough, what they want is an official position, in this troubled era, an official position represents admiration, and that Ma Fulon is like this, cultivating the blessing of his ancestors in this Eastern Xinjiang for so many years as an idle official, and his ears don't hear anything outside the window, but that's it, there are still these people who are stammering him, and half of the money earned in a year is left in Ma Fulon's hands, just to be able to do it conveniently in the future. They feared and hated. But even so, they dreamed that one day they would be able to straighten their backs and knee bones, and no longer have to be such humble puppets of the lingering Marvon off-line puppet.

"But... The people who have been officials in the past generations have been selected by the court, how can so many official positions be born without the blessing of the ancestors? If this matter is known to my father, it will be difficult for you and me to get rid of the crime. Ling Ran, don't lose your father's dragon heart for some money. ”

He Qiyu looked hesitant but frightened, really like a cowardly prince who was afraid of the emperor's punishment. His worry is nothing more than throwing an outlet to the rich businessman, if there are not so many official positions, then one or two can still be arranged, in this way, it depends on whose sincerity can impress the two of them who are accustomed to seeing the world in the capital.

"There is a city in my house, which is white and flawless, but it is worth a thousand gold."

"How can jade get the eyes of the general and the prince? I have an ancient piano, I heard that hundreds of years ago, Fuxi Niangniang had a hand-brushed, I heard that His Royal Highness is a person who loves the piano. ”

"There is a Xuantie sword in my house, which was given to a farmer in the Western Regions by General Hong's expedition to the west, and I spent a lot of money to buy it when I was a businessman, and I am waiting for one day to give it to the general!"

“……”

It seems that this small Dongjiang city really opened Mu Ruoying's eyes, Fuxi Guqin, General Hong's sword, is priceless in the market, but it can be sold for thousands of gold, they prepared these for nothing more than to exchange for a new identity in the future, hearing this, if Mu Ruoying didn't know Chu Lingran and He Qiyu well enough, it would not be just a thought.

"I thought that General Chu and His Royal Highness King Qi were good generals and monarchs who loved the people, but now that I look at it, it really chills Your Majesty's heart."

The time is almost up, Mu Ruoying also stood in a conspicuous place from the crowd, this play is even more thrilling with Mu Ruoying's joining, and those businessmen thought it was foolproof, but when they heard Mu Ruoying's abrupt voice, they realized that this matter was not so simple.

"Are you ......?"

He Qiyu and Chu Lingran pretended not to know Mu Ruoying, and looked at Mu Ruoying with some annoyance, blaming Mu Ruoying for ruining their good deeds. Chu Lingran stood up from his seat, and the shooting shocked all the guests present, they knew that this matter was by no means controlled by Chu Lingran alone, and that uninvited guest was now in control of the overall situation.

"Your Majesty sent Weichen to follow His Highness and General Chu all the way, and observe whether the lives of the people along the road have been oppressed by the local government, and His Highness has entrusted the heavy responsibility to the two, but he wants to protect the officials and put the people in fire and water, but the two ignore it?"

Mu Ruoying made a decision to show the emperor to execute those rich businessmen and blame His Royal Highness King Qi. And Chu Lingran naturally cooperated to catch Mu Ruoying, who was about to leave, showing a panicked look. signaled that in order to save their lives, those rich businessmen must even buy Mu Ruoying as a way to save their lives.

"Stay, sir! We can discuss this matter from a long-term perspective, so why bother to the point of asking for it. ”

"What? Want to ask? ”

Those wealthy businessmen were frightened, they thought that as soon as today passed, they would be able to be reborn and start a dignified life, and be separated from the oppressed class, but they never thought that at this time, it was so serious that if the emperor's way was to behead him, he panicked and immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, hoping that Chu Lingran and He Qiyu would save their lives.

"Naturally, bribing court officials, I will not be like General Chu and put the people in such a situation. Qiu is not guilty of being an official, a general, and a monarch. ”

"Please general, prince save my life! I'm willing to exchange all my net worth for it! ”

Chu Lingran pretended to be embarrassed, and after a long time, he sighed, showing his helplessness and pity for not being able to bear to see them in different places.

"Can adults be accommodating?"

Mu Ruoying saw that the time had come, so she didn't hold on to it anymore, pretending to be loose, showing sympathy for those businessmen, with a look of resentment, I don't know how long she thought about it.

"Tonight, you'd better send all your net worth to the City Lord's Mansion for me to handpick, if I find out what I'm secretly hiding... I will write a secret letter with the emperor clearly, and the law enforcement officials in the capital will visit your house soon. ”