Thin flakes of snow flew past the eyes, confusing the eyes of passers-by in the cold wind. They seemed to have been standing outside the Inspectorate Hall for a long time, their umbrellas covered with a layer and a half of snowflakes thick. And the hands holding the umbrella stood still, as if they had just raised the umbrella.

The man standing at the front naturally didn't have an umbrella by himself, he was wrapped in a scarlet fur coat, and a pair of solid black cowhide fur boots under his feet, beckoning at Qin Fei and smiling: "Last time, I was waiting for you in the rain, and this time, I have to wait for you on a snowy day." Do I have to suffer if I come to you once? ”

The familiar voice that came into Qin Fei's ears was none other than the current Duan King, Chu Zhuo.

Qin Fei walked forward quickly with a smile and arched his hand: "His Royal Highness Duanwang, I'm really sorry, this time I made you wait for a long time." But why don't you have a letter delivered? I know that Your Highness has come down, and I will come out a little early, so that Your Highness will not suffer in the cold wind and snow, right? ”

Chu Zhuo said nonchalantly: "It's not cold, what's the point of waiting for a while?" I heard that for two days, Governor Yi will personally assess you, and if you pass, you will be the governor of Tongzhi Town. Xiao Wang congratulated Brother Qin first, the eighteen-year-old Tongzhi Town Governor, which is really rare. In the entire Prosecutor's Office, there are only two women who have this honor, one is the granddaughter of Governor Yi, so let's not talk about it. The other is Fanduo'er, a genius of potion weapons. ”

"Don't underestimate her, her talent in weapons and potions is as amazing as Brother Qin's talent in martial arts."

A cold wind blew, Chu Zhuo subconsciously shrunk his neck, and said from afar: "From here, go all the way to the south, walk three miles." There is a newly opened mutton restaurant, although the environment is very ordinary, but large pieces of mutton, stewed with spices and peppers, and served with the store's spirits. In such a snowy day, it is the most suitable. Last time, you invited me to dinner, this time, let me be Dong, please have a meal. ”

"It's fine." Qin Fei touched his belly: "I happened to be a little hungry." ”

Among the guards behind Chu Zhuo, one of them quietly walked behind Qin Fei and moved the umbrella in his hand to the top of Qin Fei's head to shield him from the wind and snow. Qin Fei smiled faintly and followed Chu Zhuo forward.

There is indeed a mutton restaurant to the south, which looks unremarkable, with only two big red lanterns hanging outside the door in the wind and snow, and the wine flag trembling in the wind. There were a lot of people in the restaurant, noisy and hot. The men who feasted on the mutton around the stove drank the liquor and shouted with their fists. The shopkeeper was busy running before and after, either adding charcoal to this table or adding meat to another table......

Qin Fei and Chu Zhuo lifted the curtain of the door and stepped into the door of the tavern, immediately attracting all the eyes of the hall. Although Chu Zhuo did not wear the service of the prince, his dress from head to toe all showed his extremely noble status. Scarlet full fur is by no means something that ordinary people can afford. Qin Fei was also wearing the official uniform of the Prosecutor's Office, looking heroic and extraordinary. Beside them, several guards who looked extremely difficult to mess with subconsciously looked at the full house of drinkers with a slight hostility.

The shopkeeper was startled when he saw that these two people walked in, for fear that the shopkeeper would not greet the distinguished guests, so he hurriedly ran over, nodded and greeted: "Official...... It is an honor for you to come to the shop to eat...... That ......"

Chu Zhuo smiled and stopped the shopkeeper from talking, he has been one of the most noble people in the world since he was born. There was naturally a hint of majesty in his words: "The shopkeeper, cut a leg of mutton, ask for a large piece of meat, stewed spicy and spicy." Bring two jars of wine, and ask for the best and most mellow in your shop. I'll open another seat with my entourage, and you can arrange it. ”

As he spoke, Chu Zhuo raised his hand and made a move, and the entourage behind him immediately took out a small piece of gold ingot from his pocket and put it in the hands of the shopkeeper.

"If it's not enough, just speak up. and if there is much, it will be thee. Chu Zhuo casually ordered to come down and pull Qin Fei to sit on a small platform against the wall.

Several guards sat next to each other, and their positions just separated Chu Zhuo Qin Fei from those drinkers. The shopkeeper was dumbfounded, thinking he was dreaming. The mutton restaurant is a neighborhood business, and it has a small profit, although it has made some fame, but a meal, no matter what, you can't use a gold ingot, could it be that the God of Wealth is here?

The shopkeeper came to his senses, opened his throat and shouted: "Give me the strength to clean up two pots of good meat in the kitchen......"

The shopkeeper was trembling in World War II with charcoal stoves, wine jars, and tableware...... Sent to the table in front of Qin Fei, he hurriedly retreated.

"You'll find out when you taste it later, I'm absolutely not wrong with the introduction." Chu Zhuo smiled faintly and said, "Today, I wish Brother Qin success and win the position of Tongzhi Town Governor." ”

"Then thank you, Your Highness King Duan." Qin Fei poured two bowls of wine, raised the bowl to signal, and drank it all.

"We're our own people, so I'll open the skylight and say something." Waiting for the hot mutton pot to sit on the charcoal stove, Chu Zhuo was busy stuffing the mutton into his mouth, and said vaguely: "I...... Looking for you, I have something to tell you. ”

Qin Fei also sandwiched a piece of mutton, and when he chewed it, it was really spicy, and the taste was all in the meat, mixed with the liquor in Fang Cai's mouth, which had a unique flavor.

Chu Zhuo's lips were already spicy red, and he drank two sips of wine before he exhaled and said, "The queen mother once proposed to take Guan Lingsi as the crown princess. This matter, the housekeeper directly refused, not only the official secretary Guan Zaide objected, but even the Jiangnan camp Guan Ping also wrote to the court, saying that his daughter was young and ignorant, and lacked education, and it was impossible for her mother to be a mother in the world...... In short, I just don't do it. To tell you the truth, I'm a little jealous of you! ”

"What's the red eye?" Qin Fei was also so spicy that his lips couldn't close.

"The prince chose a concubine, the first time he chose Tang Daier, but she threw the hydrangea to you. Second Election Guan Lingsi...... Hey, the whole Dongdu knows that that girl is determined to follow you. You say, dare to rob a woman with the prince, and rob it twice...... In the three hundred years since the founding of Great Chu, you are the first! Hahahaha......" Chu Zhuo laughed.

Qin Fei was very thick-skinned, biting the hot mutton in his mouth, and said with a smile: "If you rob it, you will rob it, even if you don't rob it." Today, you and I sit together to drink wine and eat mutton, if the prince knows, he will never have a good face for me. ”

Chu Zhuo nodded solemnly, and then said: "This is the purpose of my coming to you today, do you know that now there is a third candidate for the crown princess?" ”

"Who is it?" Qin Fei asked without raising his head, only which official eunuch girl it was.

Chu Zhuo sneered: "This time it is really interesting, Wu sent envoys to Da Chu, saying that he wanted to marry Da Chu as his sons and daughters." ”

Qin Fei was stunned for a moment, in today's world, the general trend of Chu and Wu competing for the world has been achieved. At this time, Wu Guo suddenly proposed to marry Chu Guo as his sons and daughters, which was unacceptable.

Chu Zhuo looked sideways at the noisy drinkers, lowered his voice and said, "The Great Chu Investigation Department has an enemy intelligence department responsible for investigating the dynamics in Jiangnan. Wu also has a Zhenfu Division, among them, the Southern Zhenfu Division is for their domestic affairs, and the North Zhenfu Division is dedicated to dealing with our Dachu. Although the queen mother was born as a housekeeper, she had a rift with the housekeeper, which was originally very tight. But this time the prince chose a concubine, and it was exposed, in fact, she and the housekeeper had already broken up. ”

"Beizhen Fusi has its own news channel, and in my guess, they quickly fed back the situation to Wu Guo. And Wu Guoren didn't have any good intentions. They proposed to marry the seventh princess to the crown prince, and once the family affair was formed...... Hahaha, I think it's so funny. The most powerful arm behind the crown prince has become the ...... of the people of Wu."

"However, who the prince marries doesn't seem to have anything to do with me, right?" Qin Fei asked rhetorically.

Chu Zhuo glanced at him, then remembered something, and said apologetically: "I forgot, you haven't passed the Tongzhi Town Governor assessment yet, so it's not surprising that you don't know." ”

"The envoys of the State of Wu came to the Eastern Capital, and after many discussions, His Majesty promised to let the crown prince take the seventh princess of the Kingdom of Wu as concubines. After the two countries became in-laws, you say, who will be the first to be unlucky? ”

Qin Fei's eyes were slightly cold, the biggest external threat to the Chu State came from the Jiangnan Wu State, and the biggest internal threat was the Yan King. If you use your children's in-laws to temporarily stabilize the state of Wu. The state of Chu will be able to free up its hands and use a large amount of military power at home. Although Emperor Chu knew that Wu Guoren was not happy to marry his daughter, for him, it was a rare and important opportunity to transfer a large number of troops from the south back to the north, and he had to seize it.

A big country like Wu Chu was at war, and without a few years of preparation, it was impossible to fight a large-scale fierce battle. Emperor Chu still has time, and after solving the domestic problems, he will come to clean up the state of Wu.

"I don't think King Yan wants to see this marriage. Of course, Wei Wushu and the former Tang nobles didn't want to. Qin Fei said coldly.

"Uh-huh, no, they don't want to." Chu Zhuo picked up the wine bowl, sold it leisurely, and said softly: "There are also many opposing voices within the Wu Kingdom. Therefore, the important task of escorting the seven princesses to the north this time was completed by the Suppression Department and the Prosecutor's Office. ”

"Two old enemies who have fought for life and death for 300 years are actually going to join hands?" Qin Fei shook his head with a smile. It is no wonder that Wu people will not believe in Wei people, and vice versa. Everybody's got to meddle in the matter of protection, which makes things extremely complicated.

"In the territory of the State of Wu, the escort is all done by the Ouchi Guards and the Zhenfu Division. After crossing the river, the guards of Wu Guoda withdrew, and the Prosecutor's Office sent someone to answer it, and the Zhenfu Division coordinated the escort. Until, send the seven princesses to the Eastern Capital. During this period, you may encounter the sniping of Wu Guoren, Tang Ren, Wei Wushu and Yan Wang and others, and the Prosecutor's Office has sent the escort list to the palace, I took a peek! Chu Zhuo restrained his smile and said solemnly: "Your name is among them." ”

"Also, you are the most outstanding young talent in Da Chu, and the first master of the young generation of Wu Guozhen Fusi will also come. Many people want to know, you two, who is the real genius! ”