Qiu Luoxue and Xia Zimo went to Lord Zhao's house together, and the latter warmly received them.

"Prime Minister Qiu, the lower official has something to say to you alone, can you move to the inner room?" Lord Zhao said to Qiu Luoxue.

"This is not an outsider, so let's talk about it here." Qiu Luoxue said after taking a look at Xia Zimo.

Lord Zhao said with a smile: "This subordinate also knows, but at this time, it is better to talk to Prime Minister Qiu alone." ”

Qiu Luoxue didn't know what he wanted to do, and looked at Xia Zimo with an inquiring eye. Xia Zimo nodded and agreed to Qiu Luoxue and Lord Zhao entering the inner room.

Qiu Luoxue then said, "Let's go." ”

After entering the inner room with Lord Zhao, he respectfully saluted Qiu Luoxue and said, "The Prime Minister has worked hard for disaster relief, and the lower officials have specially prepared a gift for the adults, and I hope the adults will accept it with a smile." ”

"Gifts?" Qiu Luoxue felt that it was suspicious for him to say this suddenly, but he didn't break it, and asked calmly: "I don't know what gift Lord Zhao has prepared for the original appearance?" ”

"Your Excellency, please take a look." As he spoke, Master Zhao opened the box on the table.

When Qiu Luoxue looked at it, it turned out to be a box full of silver. I was immediately surprised. Fortunately, there were a lot of gold and silver treasures in the palace and the prime minister's mansion, otherwise she would have screamed in surprise. However, since she often walks around the palace and the Prime Minister's Mansion, she has never seen so much gold at one time, not to mention that Zhao Xin is just a prefect, where did she get so much silver?

"Are these the so-called gifts of Lord Zhao?" Qiu Luoxue asked, her gaze looking at Lord Zhao.

"The lower official also knows that these are small amounts of money, and they can't get into the eyes of the prime minister, but this is a piece of the lower official's heart, and I hope the prime minister will accept it with a smile." Zhao Xin said, he looked very dog-legged when he laughed.

Looking at the posture Qiu Luoxue, he knew that Zhao Xin wanted to bribe himself with this money, but he didn't know what he wanted, so he asked: "So many silver taels, Lord Zhao will not give his true appearance in vain, let's say, what do you want?" ”

When she said this, Qiu Luoxue put on an official tone, walked to a chair not far away and sat down, looking at Zhao Xin with a look of arrogance and contempt.

When Zhao Xin heard him ask, the smile on his face became even stronger, he thought that Qiu Luoxue was already planning to accept this box of silver when he asked this. Originally, he still felt that this matter was a bit hanging, but after thinking about it, with so much gold, who would give up easily?

"Xiaguan has always wanted to go to the capital to be an official, but he has no connections, and I hope that the Prime Minister will look at this box of silver and promote one or two, and the Xiaguan will not forget the great kindness of the Prime Minister." Zhao Xin said respectfully.

Qiu Luoxue smiled and said, "It turns out that just for such a small matter, it really made Lord Zhao break the bank." ”

"Don't break the bank, don't break the bank, these are all here to honor the prime minister." Zhao Xin said.

Qiu Luoxue was smiling and grinning with Zhao Xin on the surface, and she had already scolded in her heart, but for the sake of the words, she decided to hold her hands and asked: "The matter of promotion is not a difficult matter, but what I want to know is where Lord Zhao got so much money?" A prefect, it doesn't seem to have such a high salary. ”

"Of course it's not the money that I got by it." Zhao Xin said, "The Prime Minister is not an outsider, so let the officials tell the truth." ”

Then Zhao Xin lowered his voice and said: "Actually, Xiaguan sold the grain in the granary, and during this famine, the grain was the most valuable, and of course he made a lot of silver. ”

Qiu Luoxue continued to smile, but there was already anger in her smile, and said: "I said why is the disaster in Connecticut so serious, it turns out that Lord Zhao is adding fuel to the fire." Thanks to Lord Zhao, Benxiang is coming to this poor country. ”

"The lower officials also know that the prime minister is working hard this time, so he specially prepared these filial piety to the lord." Zhao Xin said, he still didn't hear the meaning of Qiu Luoxue's words.

"Do you know why you have only been a prefect for so many years and have not been able to ascend?" Qiu Luoxue asked.

"Is it because the lower officials didn't spend money to make connections?" Zhao Xin asked.

"It's because people like you can't go up." Qiu Luoxue said that her face had changed from smiling to angry, and continued: "Only if people like you are not promoted, can the people live." ”

"What do you mean by that, Prime Minister?" Zhao Xin looked at Qiu Luoxue's face and asked a little puzzled.

"Meaning, from now on, you are dismissed." Qiu Luoxue left angrily after speaking.

Xia Zimo had been waiting for Qiu Luoxue in the hall, he didn't know what was being talked about inside, he only saw Qiu Luoxue come out with an angry face, so he asked, "What happened?" ”

"I just dismissed the post of Governor Zhao, let's talk about it after I go back in detail. This place is smoky, and I don't want to stay for a second. Qiu Luoxue said angrily.

Xia Zimo knew that to make Qiu Luoxue so angry, the other party must have done something very out of the ordinary, so he said, "Okay, let's get out of here first." ”

After Xia Zimo and Qiu Luoxue left, Zhao Xin walked out of the inner room, followed by another person, who was Jiang Zhuo, King Chen's henchman.

"Lord Zhao has to make a decision quickly, when they return to the mansion, things will not be under our control, and then Lord Zhao's official position will not be guaranteed, and it will be a big problem if the head is not guaranteed." Jiang Zhuo instigated Zhao Xindao.

Zhao Xin was a timid person, and he didn't dare to make a decision at will, so he said hesitantly: "But one of them is the prime minister of the dynasty, and the other is a person who holds the golden dragon token given by the emperor, if something happens to them, the emperor will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly, and I am afraid that we will not be able to get rid of it at that time." ”

"If you don't say it, I won't say it, who will know that Lord Zhao did this, when the time comes, if the above investigates, just find a scapegoat. As long as the person is dead, everything is easy to say. Jiang Zhuo continued, he went through a heart-wrenching process, trying to use other people's hands to kill Qiu Luoxue.

After listening to his words, Zhao Xin also quickly pondered the matter in his heart, and finally, his heart was crossed, and he said, "Okay, just do as you say." ”

Jiang Zhuo smiled sinisterly when he heard his answer. A chase and killing scene is about to be staged.

Xu Zhonghang has been very anxious when he heard the news that Chen Wang wanted to attack Qiu Luoxue, but there were too many eyes around him to go out to report the news, and when he was in a hurry, the doorman suddenly came to report that someone was looking for him.

Although Xu Zhonghang needed an excuse to go out to report the news, in order not to arouse the suspicion of others, Xu Zhonghang still said: "He still came to me so late, no matter who he is, let him come again tomorrow." ”

"Yesterday I looked like I was righteously trying to treat the victims, but today I turned away the patients, which is really fake." Fang Weibing deliberately provoked the middle channel.

"I'm pretending, you're ashamed." Xu Zhonghang left after speaking, and Fang Weibing's words gave him an excuse to leave.

After Xu Zhonghang left, Feng An and Fang Weibing glanced at each other and said, "Let's go too, the patients arranged over there should be enough for him to be busy for a while." ”

"You actually took the official food in exchange for money, you shouldn't just dismiss him, but directly ask for his life." Xia Zimo listened to Qiu Luoxue tell what happened just now on the road, and said very angrily. It is conceivable that if he had been there just now, he would have beheaded Zhao Xin on the spot.

"It's useless to behead him like this, it should be made public and a fair trial should be held, so that it can serve as a warning and make other officials dare not do this kind of thing." Qiu Luoxue said.

"It's rare you've thought so well." Xia Zimo looked at Qiu Luoxue and said.

Before they knew it, the two had walked to an uninhabited alley. The streets are rarely crowded at night in winter, and even fewer are due to the time of famine. On a night like this, if something dangerous happens, it can really hide people's eyes.

The people sent by Jiang Zhuo followed them all the way, watched them enter the uninhabited streets and alleys, and knew that the opportunity had come, so they took action. As soon as they appeared, Xia Zimo's guard Hanshan suddenly appeared and stopped them. Xia Zimo heard the movement behind him, and he also stopped and turned around.

"My lord, let's take the prime minister away first, and the subordinates here will take care of it." Hanshan said as he took out his long sword and prepared for a fight.

Xia Zimo didn't say anything, and left with Qiu Luoxue. In this case, his first thought was to protect the autumn snow.

Qiu Luoxue was pulled forward by Xia Zimo, and she had no time to care about the back, only hearing the sound of swords colliding from behind and the painful wails of people after being injured. Fortunately, there is no sound of Hanshan among these voices. Autumn snow is also a lot more relieved.

As soon as they walked out of the alley, they encountered a group of officers and soldiers, and they wanted to go forward to ask for help, but they heard the officers and soldiers who took the lead say: "It's them, arrest them." ”

"These officers and soldiers should have been bought, go, go back to the government first." Xia Zimo reacted quickly, and pulled Qiu Luoxue to run in a different direction. The officers and men were in hot pursuit.

I don't know when the snow floated in the air, fell on the ground, frozen, and the ground was slippery, and the autumn snow was already very tired from running fast, and I had no time to estimate the soles of my feet, so I fell a foot.

"Oops......" Qiu Luoxue accidentally crooked her foot, and the pain forced her to stop.

"What's wrong? Crooked feet? Xia Zimo stopped and asked with concern.

Qiu Luoxue nodded, looked back at the officers and soldiers who were getting closer and closer, and said, "I don't seem to be able to leave, you go first, go to the government to find helpers, and then come to me." ”

"I'll carry you, and we'll go together." After Xia Zimo finished speaking, he picked up the autumn snow and left. The moment he stood up after carrying Qiu Luoxue, Qiu Luoxue was extremely moved.

The snow was still falling, on the eaves, on the branches, on their hair, on their clothes. A thin layer of snow quickly piled up on the ground and spread it on the ground.

Han Shan swung his sharp sword, his sword moves were sharp and merciless, very similar to Nie Yuan's. As he swung his sword one last time through the neck of the enemy in front of him, red blood gushed out, and as the man fell, the ground was soaked in blood. After a closer look, he found that the enemy just now had all been knocked down by Hanshan, but he himself was unharmed.