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On the tenth day of the sixth month, Qin Mo and Ye Bin finally rushed back to Hanling, and it happened that Liu Ce also happened to return to the city, so the two rushed to the "General's Mansion" where Liu Ce worked together to report what they had seen and heard in Yuanzhou in the past few days. Vertex Says X 23 U OM

When Liu Ce saw Qin Mo and Ye Bin coming back, he immediately greeted him: "Two gentlemen, it's been hard all the way, sit down and talk first." ”

After the three of them took their seats, Ye Bin saw that Liu Ce's face was full of red light, and there seemed to be something satisfactory to make him feel comfortable, so he couldn't help but ask: "Seeing that the general has an excellent complexion, is there anything worthy of joy, can you tell me and Brother Qin to listen to it, and also relieve the fatigue of the journey?"

Liu Ce said deliberately: "It's nothing, it's just that I haven't seen the two gentlemen for a long time, and I miss them very much, and now that the two gentlemen have returned and are safe and sound, I am naturally very happy in my heart." ”

Qin Mo and Ye Bin smiled at the same time, naturally knowing that what Liu Ce said was not sincere, but they didn't break it, but they just clasped their hands together and said, "Thank you for your concern, general." ”

"Okay, okay, save the polite words, and General Ben won't hide it from you." Liu Ce smiled and excused them, and then said: "It was my fault that I didn't go to Miss Jiang's birthday banquet with the two gentlemen that day, but I didn't mean to make things difficult for Jiang Mansion, but I really had important matters to deal with personally...... "Saying that, Liu Ce told Qin Mo and Ye Bin about his experience of making salt in Jinghai Fort.

When the two of them heard that Liu Ce could make refined salt from sea salt on a large scale, they were speechless in surprise. You must know that they have the impression that the production of refined salt must first be the kind of high-quality salt lakes or salt mines in salt wells with few impurities to be refined. And the salt made by seawater is bitter and hard to swallow, not to mention the people in the Great Zhou, even the Hu people who are extremely short of salt outside the Saiwai don't eat it, but Liu Ce can burn the sea salt into refined salt of hundreds of Wen a pound on the market, I have to be surprised that this young man has clever means, and what makes the two of them even more admired is that the price of salt is set so low, which is equivalent to a righteous act for the benefit of the people......

After listening to Liu Ce's story, Qin Mo and Ye Bin couldn't help but sigh with emotion, there are really fewer and fewer generals and eunuchs like this who are young but pay great attention to the livelihood of the people. Looking at Liu Ce's arrival in the past two months, he first swept away the bandits in the Han Tombs with lightning speed, and then vigorously reclaimed the barren land, and now he has solved the problem of salt products, which is indispensable for the livelihood of the people.

After a long time, Liu Ce said to the two of them: "Two gentlemen, you are tired all the way, go home first to rest and reunite with your family for a day, and then come back tomorrow to discuss matters." ”

Qin Mo said: "Don't worry, first show the general what you have seen and heard in the Jiang Mansion in the past few days......"

Although Liu Ce learned about what happened in Jiang's Mansion in Yuanzhou from Su Wencan, he only knew the general situation, and the specific details were more worthy of scrutiny from the mouths of Qin Mo and the others.

After Qin Mo finished speaking, especially when he heard that Jiang Xun wanted to let him surrender the bandits, Liu Ce couldn't help but feel funny: "This governor is too popular, and it is natural for me to be paid, but he actually wants to use this kind of thing to embarrass me and Jingwei Ying?" It's a pity that he doesn't know that my Jingwei Battalion itself started as a thief and fed the war with war?"

Ye Bin nodded in agreement and said: "That's right, this Governor Jiang doesn't take my Jingwei camp too seriously, and if he wants to use the military salary to control me, this abacus may really work if he wants to put it in the territory of other generals, but unfortunately, in front of the Jingwei camp, this kind of little trick is just a laughing stock." ”

Seeing Ye Bin say this, Qin Mo couldn't help but nod his head, and then said: "Although my Jingwei Battalion is currently self-reliant and unhindered, I must always guard against the covetousness of the major families in the Far East, especially the technology that the general can make refined salt, once it leaks out, it will definitely be taken by those warrior clan lords, please be careful." ”

Liu Ce nodded and said: "Mr. is right, but there is no impermeable wall in the world, sooner or later, those greedy people will learn about the existence of various exquisite skills in my Jingwei camp, what we have to do is to improve our strength to the point where they dare not look directly before this day comes." ”

Qin Mo Yebin felt that it was reasonable when he heard this, and got up and said, "What the general said is very true. ”

Liu Ce stopped and said, "Okay, the two gentlemen will go back to rest first, and the specific matters will be discussed tomorrow." ”

Qin Mo and Ye Bin arched their hands again and turned to leave, just when they walked to the door, Qin Mo suddenly remembered Jiang Ruoyan's entrustment, so he turned back to Liu Ce and took out the white jade pendant and handed it to Liu Ce: "I almost forgot, this is Miss Jiang asked me to transfer it to you, the general, with this jade pendant, you can freely enter and exit Heyang Tower, even if Miss Jiang can enter and exit the attic on the top floor at will, she very much hopes to see the general, so grateful for the gift." ”

Liu Ce took it and took a look, only to see that the white jade pendant was crystal clear, and the pattern seemed to be a white deer, which was not ordinary at first glance.

"Okay, I know, Mr. Qin should go and rest first." Liu Ce said as he put the pendant to the side at will, not paying attention to it at all.

Qin Mo couldn't help but shake his head secretly, others wanted to see Jiang Ruoyan and they couldn't wait to take off the stars in the sky and give them to her, so that they could win her heart. But this own general is good, people took the initiative to invite her to meet, but it was not a matter of fact, I really don't know what he thought in his heart?

With doubts in his heart, Qin Mo withdrew from the "General's Mansion" room and walked towards his house. As everyone knows, if Qin Mo knew what Liu Ce was thinking in his heart at the moment, he would definitely vomit three liters of blood.

"It costs 100,000 taels of silver to see her, and now I definitely don't have any good intentions when I take the initiative to see her, such a scheming woman is better to stay away from her, otherwise I don't know when I will be poor and can only ask for food." Liu Ce was talking to himself, and at the same time he threw the pendant into the box on the side of the case and covered it heavily......

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Outside the city of Yuanzhou, several horsemen and horses galloped towards the city gate with bursts of yellow sand, and the person who took the lead was none other than Li Suwen, the eldest son of the Li family, who was famous all over the world!

"Ruoyan, I'm here, I'll explain everything to you this time!" Li Suwen on horseback kept chanting Jiang Ruoyan's name, this time he came to Yuanzhou from the god capital thousands of miles away without telling the family and the royal family, just to see Jiang Ruoyan. The first is to relieve the lovesickness, and the second is to inform Jiang Ruoyan that no matter what, she will definitely fulfill her long-cherished wish to expel Hu Nu......

"Miss, let me see it again." In Jiang Ruoyan's boudoir, Wan'er couldn't help but beg Jiang Ruoyan to let her show her the vanity mirror, and when she saw this congratulatory gift for the first time, she couldn't help but be stunned, her appearance was clearly hidden in the mirror, which made her love it. After all, women like new things, and this world is no exception, especially this kind of mirror that can see their own appearance clearly, who wouldn't like it.

Jiang Ruoyan smiled: "I've been watching you for so long, aren't you tired?" ”

"Miss, let me see it again." Wan'er kept shaking Jiang Ruoyan's jade arm lightly, and said coquettishly.

Jiang Ruoyan really couldn't resist her, so he handed her the mirror box and said, "Okay, okay, don't shake it, just give it to you, remember not to break it." ”

"Thank you, Miss." Wan'er happily took the mirror box and hid aside.

"Alas~ It's really ......" Jiang Ruoyan could only shake her head helplessly when she saw her like this, got up and came to the piano case, and was just about to stroke the piano, but heard a familiar voice from outside the door.

"Ruoyan ......"

When Jiang Ruoyan heard this, her delicate body couldn't help but be stunned, and she sat by the piano case in a daze and couldn't say a word......

When Wan'er saw that it was Li Suwen, she was immediately speechless, put the mirror box on the side, and quickly knelt down and saluted: "Ah...... Slaves...... The slave maid visits Li Gongzi ......"

Li Suwen walked slowly behind Jiang Ruoyan, and just when he wanted to reach out and hold her fragrant shoulder, he saw Jiang Ruoyan suddenly get up and flash aside, and saluted Li Suwen and said, "I don't know that the master of the horse is coming to the cold house, and the little woman is not welcome, and she looks at Haihan." ”

Li Suwen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and saw that Jiang Ruoyan was even more beautiful than before, and his heart couldn't help but move, but when he heard her words, he suddenly felt extremely embarrassed.

"You go down first." Li Suwen said to Wan'er who was kneeling on the ground, Wan'er raised her eyes and glanced at Jiang Ruoyan, and when she saw that her eyelids flashed, she slowly got up and exited the door, leaving only Li Suwen and Jiang Ruoyan in the room.

Li Suwen had a bitter look on his face, and asked softly, "Ruoyan, why are you so unfamiliar with me?"

Jiang Ruoyan said: "Please sit down, and the little woman will pour tea for the master of the horse." With that, he turned and walked into the inner room.

Li Suwen saw Jiang Ruoyan's unhappy face, and his heart was also painful, and he said slowly: "Ruoyan, are you still blaming me?" ”

Jiang Ruoyan held the tea bowl, stepped lightly in front of Li Suwen, put the tea on the coffee table where Li Suwen was seated, and then said lightly: "Master Ma, please use it slowly." Then he sat down on the chair diagonally opposite Li Suwen.

"Ruoyan, listen to me, I know that you must hate me to death now, but you should know that this matter is not my intention, the emperor personally decreed the marriage, I can't help but obey it......" Li Suwen kept defending himself, and he just wanted to get Jiang Ruoyan's understanding.

Jiang Ruoyan heard this, the snow-white light shirt on his body swayed lightly, and said: "What the master said, of course Ruoyan knows, I have never blamed the master of the horse, I hope the master don't think about it." ”

"Ruoyan!" Jiang Ruoyan's sentence of "Master Horse" really annoyed Li Suwen, and he couldn't help but increase his tone, "When did the relationship between the two of us become so rusty?" Don't mention those three words again, do you know how bitter my heart is these days? You know what? Ruoyan! ”

When Jiang Ruoyan heard Li Suwen's words, she couldn't help but tremble in her heart and didn't answer.

I saw Li Suwen get up and say to Jiang Ruoyan, "Do you know how much I miss you these days? In order to fulfill your long-cherished wish, I and the group of high-ranking officials in the court have a daily void and snake committee, do you know how painful I am? It's all about rebuilding the Wild Goose Army to fulfill your long-cherished wish, do you know? Ruoyan! ”

Jiang Ruoyan lowered his head and was silent trying to restrain his emotions, and when he heard Li Suwen's words, he suddenly got up and said, "Then have you ever thought about my feelings?" Where were you when the people of the Far East needed you most? Where were you when I was most desperate and scared? Is this how you fulfilled my long-cherished wish? ”

Li Suwen said: "I said, I was forced, I need an army, I need the support of the whole family, I need the support of the whole Shi clan, and I need the support of the royal family to help you expel the Hulan people and achieve what you want!" ”

"I don't want to hear that!" Jiang Ruoyan said in a slightly trembling voice, "Is it that if there is no support, you can't expel the Hulan people and can't go to the battlefield?" As long as you are really willing to come to the Far East to fight for the hundreds of millions of suffering people in the Far East, even if no one supports you, I, Jiang Ruoyan, will always stand behind you and do my best to help you! ”

Li Suwen shook his head and said, "Ruoyan, you are too naïve!" An army without the support of the Shi clan in the Great Zhou will not be able to survive for a long time! ”

Jiang Ruoyan chuckled disdainfully: "So, this is the reason why you abandoned the people of the Far East and joined the royal family?"

"I ......" Li Suwen was speechless for a while, not knowing how to explain to her, and at the same time secretly said What happened to Jiang Ruoyan? I used to be obedient to what I said, why do I have such thoughts? Could it be that I'm still annoyed that I'm going to marry Princess Yuxiang.

Jiang Ruoyan said again: "Besides, even if the royal family forces the marriage, as long as the eldest prince of the Li family swears to the death, how can the royal family be too persecuted?" Although the rejection of royal marriages in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty is rare, it is also a lot, why did the descendants of the Tang Xiliang Chase Yan Army, and the new famous generals succumbed in front of the royal family like this? ”

Li Suwen's face was pale, and he was choked by Jiang Ruoyan at this time, and finally couldn't help but say: "Ruoyan, you don't understand!" I ......"

Jiang Ruoyan interrupted him and said: "That's right, I don't understand, I don't understand why the all-round talent of the Li family, whom I have admired since childhood, has become so timid, I don't understand why General Li Suwen, who keeps saying that he will help Ruoyan realize his long-cherished wish to marry me, will be about to marry the royal princess and ignore me, I really don't understand...... I really don't understand! ”

As he spoke, tears slipped down quietly between the two lines, and Li Suwen couldn't help but feel pity when he saw this, and slowly put his hand on her fragrant shoulder and said softly: "Ruoyan, don't worry, your Li family brother is still there, give me some time, I will definitely lead the army to expel Hu Lu......"

After finishing speaking, looking at Jiang Ruoyan's tearful face, that indescribably delicate face, and then looking at the bare jade skin from the neck to the upper chest, he couldn't hold her in his arms for a while and wanted to kiss her on the lips.

Suddenly, Jiang Ruoyan pushed him away, stepped lightly on the jade step and took a few steps back, and said, "Master Ma, please respect yourself!" Are you Ruoyan the kind of frivolous and casual woman! ”

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