The impressive appearance of Chapter 160

Qin Lei lifted the lampshade, put the thin letterhead in his hand on the candle flame and lit it, the orange flame rose to the ground, and in a short time, it swallowed the piece of paper that recorded the true situation of last night. Feeling the burning sensation from his fingertips, he sighed softly.

No one knows how many people disappeared in Jingzhou City that night, and it is estimated that in the future history books, there will only be an ominous mention of the Zhennan Army's overnight hunting of the whole city and the search for Maitreya disciples. It won't even be mentioned, because in the Scarlet May, the night doesn't stand out. The tone of the whole month of May is killing, the first half of the month is Maitreya Sect killing, and the second half of the month is the Zhennan army killing.

On the day that the Zhennan army landed in Shannan, it fought with the 'Maitreya Apologetic Warriors' armed with swords, guns, sticks, and wearing leather armor and straw sandals. Since the fraternal troops had already fought against this group of fanatics twice, they were mentally prepared for the enemy's undaunted fear of death in the battle formation, and they were not as helpless as the previous two times, and abandoned their martial arts.

One thousand to ten thousand seventeen, this is the ratio of the first day of the confrontation between the male lion in the south of Daqin Zhennan and the Maitreya cultists. In fact, after adapting to the fate of the Maitreya cultists, the Zhennan army, which was at the forefront of the Great Qin army, still had a very good way to deal with this group of armed peasants.

Crushing this group of Maitreya disciples who intended to intercept them, the Zhennan army entered the already empty Zaoyang county town. According to the prior request, two battle reports with the same content were sent to the Zhennan military camp by the river and the Qingcui Villa at the foot of Cuiwei Mountain.

Jingzhou in May is already a little hot, but the beautiful Cuiwei Mountain blocks the humid heat blowing from the south, and the mirror-like Qingchuan Lake brings a burst of coolness to the village courtyard below the mountain. Even on dog summer days, you won't feel a little hot when you live in a mountain villa surrounded by greenery and babbling water.

Go inside along the main entrance, through the three-story courtyard, you can see the 'Ning Cui' pavilion surrounded by a wave of clear water, and look east along the small pavilion, you can see the three-story hanging corner painting building that stands half on the water and half falls on the shore. The small red building is not high, and it is not conspicuous in the grand and spacious mountain villa.

But this small building, which is not unusual, has completely become the place of the military and political head of the entire south after the arrival of Qiao Yuanshan, the governor of Shannan. There is no other reason than that the king of Longjun and the governors of the two provinces are working in it.

The military, government and people gathered in Qingcui Villa like a stream, and the subordinate officers and staff who worked in several large rooms on the first floor sorted out and summarized the more important affairs and sent them to their respective chiefs on the second floor. If it is not important, reply directly, and only archive the results for future reference.

The second floor was occupied by four governors, Lu Yanwu and Qiao Yuanshan were in the two suites near the lake and Chaoyang, and Zhuo Wenzheng and Xu Tancheng had to settle in the back suite. The documents sent from the first floor went into the rooms of the four people, and the four senior officials in charge of the military and political affairs of the two provinces decided these important matters. Except for the big things that they don't dare to specialize in, basically they can get the final answer at their level. They only need to go to the third floor in turn to report the results every day.

The entire third floor is Qin Lei's territory, even if he is so delegated, he is still too busy to withdraw: he has to pay attention to the progress of the counterinsurgency of the Zhennan Army day and night, he must always keep an eye on the actions of all forces in the two provinces, he has to repeatedly consider the bidding meeting for the revival of the Yamen, and even he must plan in advance for the layout of the south after the war. All of these things need to be supported by a large amount of intelligence data, and they also need to continue to research and think about it in order to sort it out. In the last few days, in addition to his daily exercise routine, he has even slept in this place.

Relying on his youth and hard work, he didn't show a trace of fatigue, which made Qiao Yuanshan, who came up to report, envious.

Qin Lei had a very good impression of this middle-aged official who Emperor Zhaowu ordered to be protected. Not to mention personable, he is also very witty, and he has never seen his own wrist, and he is not as afraid of himself as the other three. The two quickly got acquainted with each other and got along very well.

Qiao Yuanshan sat on the leisurely chair, drinking tea, and reported to Qin Lei slowly: "According to the prince's intentions, the Shannan Guards have all been driven out of the city and joined the ranks of the Zhennan Army to suppress bandits. It's just that the training of these old soldiers is lax and the military discipline is corrupt, which is really useless, and the subordinate officials are afraid that they will hinder the pace of the Zhennan army. ”

On the easy chair by the terrace, Qin Lei chuckled: "Qiao Gong is pretending to be confused, you don't care about the conquest." As soon as the bidding meeting for the revival of the Yamen is over tomorrow, the Council will hold its first meeting. You Shannan have 20% of the right to speak, have you and Lord Xu elected representatives? ”

The biggest thing in the south now, apart from suppressing bandits, is this revival yamen. Since Zhuo Wenzheng announced the start of the bidding seven days ago, more and more gate valves have realized the huge energy contained in it, and more and more have signed up, and even many valve owners who have fled to other realms have risked their lives to pass through the control area of the Maitreya Sect and rush to Jingzhou Mansion. In order to allow these people to also participate, Qin Lei specially postponed the start time by four days.

The government of each province naturally has 20% of the right to speak on affairs, and if it can be mastered, and the part won by the family, it is very likely that it will be elected as the chairman of the council, although the specific rights have not yet been voted on by the council, but it is certain to become the first person in this huge institution.

Qiao Yuanshan, as the son of Qiao's family, naturally has to compete with Xu Tancheng in this matter.

Qiao Yuanshan said with a smile: "Xiaguan and Master Xu are very humble, let them come and go, and they haven't let them come for a reason until now." ”

Qin Lei smiled faintly and said, "Report to the council at noon tomorrow at the latest, otherwise you will be absent." ”

Qiao Yuanshan nodded with a smile, and then said with some worry: "When the two provinces are pacified, where will our wartime yamen go?" Will the Prime Minister watch us fight against him in the south? ”

Qin Lei looked at Qiao Yuanshan and said firmly: "Leave the affairs in the court to Gu, what you have to do is to unite and support Gu." At least until this yamen has no legal existence, no infighting is allowed. ”

Qiao Yuanshan knew that the prince was taking the opportunity to beat himself not to abolish his father-in-law for personal reasons, so he hurriedly straightened up and said, "The lower official obeys the order." ”

Qin Lei knew that he didn't need a heavy hammer to ring the drum, so he got up and said with a smile: "Let's go, go into the city with Gu." ”

Since the rebellion of the Maitreya Sect, because of the 20,000 Zhennan Army of Cuiwei Mountain, Jingzhou Mansion has become the only piece of paradise in the two provinces. The people and gentry from all directions came to vote one after another, and the inns, hotels, wine shops, tea houses, and Qinglou Chu Pavilions were extremely prosperous, making the Jingzhou Mansion, which was already somewhat depressed, more prosperous and even more prosperous than the canal more than ten years ago.

If you walk into a tea shop or tavern, you will see a full number of customers sitting there drinking tea and chatting. There is nothing to do in the chaos, and it is really a good choice to sit together and pass the time by grinding your teeth.

There must be topics to talk about, but fortunately, these people come from all over the world, and each person has their own story, so there is never a shortage of topics. But in the past few days, no matter what people start to talk about, they will go around one thing without saying a few words, that is, the bidding meeting for the revival of the yamen.

Whether it is how much money will be raised by the forty percent of the power at that time, or which gate valves can be qualified to enter the council, or who of these gate valves is stronger, it will be widely and hotly discussed.

Of course, His Royal Highness the King of Longjun, who advocated the establishment of a revival yamen, has also been discussed countless times. Only then did people discover that this young prince, who will only turn eighteen years old next month, was the sad highness who had been committed to Daqin for sixteen years, and they couldn't help but have a good impression of him. Gradually, Qin Lei's brother received the Beishan Ranch, beheaded the Tiance Archers on the street, and shot the Tiance General with the halberd of the main hall, and even many half-truths and half-truths were spread by people with a secret heart, shaping Qin Lei into a kind and brave, witty and loyal, and a young hero who wanted to turn the tide. As more and more people learned about Qin Lei's deeds, people's feelings for him became more and more cordial, and they couldn't help but regard him as an idol-like figure.

So when people knew that this morning, the prince was going to go to the city to personally hold the last preparatory meeting before the bidding meeting, they finally couldn't sit still. They poured into the streets, surrounding the three-mile-long avenue from the city gate to the yamen of the governor's palace, wanting to witness the demeanor of His Royal Highness the King of Longjun, who is said to be descended from the gods.

A commotion came from the city gate, and people thought it was the prince's procession, and you pushed me forward and squeezed forward. But after a while, the crowd fell silent again, for they saw two heavily armed groups of Zhennan troops running in from the city gates. Although it is in the nature of people to forget the pain after the scar is healed, it is only seven days away from that nightmare night, and there are still scattered blood stains in the streets and alleys.

The 4,000 soldiers of the Zhennan Army were divided into two groups on the left and right of the avenue, separating the crowd of onlookers from the avenue. There were also countless guards under Shi Kang's men, mixed in with the crowd, vigilantly watching anyone with a strange look, and if they felt the slightest mistake, they would quietly lean up and clear them.

After a quarter of an hour or so, a group of black-clad knights appeared at the gate of the city, skillfully holding the horses under them with one hand, and the other hand holding the crossbow in the black cloak, looking extremely cold and majestic. Immediately compared the soldiers of the Zhennan Army on both sides.

The onlookers on both sides were immediately attracted by this dazzling team of black-clothed guards, and they started to talk about it, and some aunts said: "It's scary to wear a black mask!" As soon as this statement came out. immediately attracted the refutation of the man on the side: "The old lady doesn't know how to talk nonsense, that's called face protection, how majestic!" And the hot-blooded ones immediately sounded: "What kind of troops is this?" How to recruit people, I have to sign up. A knowledgeable sneered: "This is the prince's black-clothed guard, who is not a brave and invincible warrior who tears tigers and leopards alive, just your small body, let's go back and make soy sauce for your mother." ”

The ridiculed descendant was about to refute, but found that the surroundings were quiet, and he hurriedly looked in the direction of the city gate, only to see a team of guards who were also black horses holding golden melons, axes and other imperial guard of honor slowly walking. After this team passed, another group of black horsemen holding the honor guard of the king of Baoguero umbrella came over.

After all the guards of honor had passed, people saw a handsome young man dressed in a black embroidered gold robe, sitting on a chariot drawn by four pure black horses, surrounded by black knights, appeared at the gate of the city.

The king of Longjun finally came, and the officials and people on both sides of the avenue knelt down and said loudly: "Your Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose......"

Qin Lei on the king car smiled and said loudly: "Everyone get up......" The loud voice immediately spread throughout the audience, making people smell like a spring breeze.

"Your Highness Xie......" The officials and the people rose up in gratitude, and they couldn't help but have a good impression of Qin Lei. In the past, the governor crossed the street, and the people had to kneel until there was no one. But this indescribably expensive prince was so easy-going, and he immediately let him get up. In addition, Qin Lei did not hide his face like other dignitaries and nobles, and his approachable image of being close to the people was immediately established in the hearts of the people.

Of course, Qin Lei's guards inevitably had to complain a few words in their hearts, the prince was too Meng Lang, and he simply wanted to scare us to death. In fact, not only them, but even Qin Lei was also worried in his heart. As he has been in a high position for a long time, he is more and more afraid of death, and he easily refuses to show his face, even if he goes out, he must be under strict protection. He tried not to do things like this that exposed himself to the air openly.

But sometimes it's still risky. In order to form an unquestionable authority in the hearts of the people of the South, he had a series of plans to carry out. And this image project is an indispensable part of it. After all, if such a good image is not used, I am really sorry for giving birth to my own Concubine Jinniang.

The guards kept changing formations, using their bodies to block out all possible directions of the bow and crossbow weapons, until the chariot drove into the Doge's Palace.

Qin Lei also breathed a sigh of relief, and Lu Yanwu was already waiting below, welcoming him to the back hall to rest. When he arrived at the back hall, a guard brought a basin of water and asked Qin Lei to wipe his face. Qin Lei wiped his face, and said vaguely to Koji Yanwu, who was looking blaming: "Koji Gong, Koji Gong, this king is wrong, and it can't be done, don't take an example, don't take an example." ”

Lu Yanwu sighed and said, "Lord Wang, the lower officials don't dare to blame you, but this time you really don't think about it." ”

Qin Lei handed the towel to the guard and said with a smile: "For this appearance, Gu's subordinates have been preparing for three days, and every detail has been repeatedly scrutinized. As he spoke, he said as if offering a treasure: "Don't look at the lonely king's body exposed, but my guards have blocked all possible routes that may be attacked. He didn't say it, in fact, that night's cleaning also meant to remove nails for today's trip.

Lu Yanwu was a little depressed and said: "The prince has spent so much trouble, is it just for people to see?" ”

Qin Lei's eyes widened and said, "Isn't it important?" The lonely king has been here for more than 20 days, but the people of Jiangbei have not seen it. The lonely king felt very sorry. "Qin Lei first came to Chadao, and he couldn't live in the depths, so in the hearts of the people, he naturally did not have a clear image of those century-old patriarchs and shepherds. Seeing that as soon as the Fuxing Yamen was established, the bigwigs from all parties were about to take the stage to sing, plus the next bandits. If he still quietly messes around from above, he will not be able to become a hero who can turn the tide in the hearts of the common people and lower-level officials.

And such a pretentious act is to make the people feel that he, Qin Lei, is the boss of the entire south, and all the achievements made in the south in the future are inseparable from him. Coupled with the follow-up design, Qin Lei hoped that when he left, he would already have several halos on his head, such as 'the savior of the southern people' and 'the future planner of the two provinces'. These things are people's hope, and accumulating more is people's hearts. If you want to make the south your rear, these ethereal things are indispensable.

Lu Yanwu knew that Qin Lei didn't tell the truth, but as a subordinate, he was not easy to ask. had to change the topic and said: "Everyone is here, waiting for the prince to come at any time." ”

Qin Lei nodded and said with a smile: "Then go over, don't make everyone wait for a long time." ”

Today is the last preparatory meeting before the bidding for the Fuxing Yamen, and the 200 companies that signed up for the bidding and paid a deposit of 10,000 taels after the preliminary selection were notified to participate in the meeting. In fact, no one will be absent without notice, because today, the initiator of everything, the military and political kings of the two provinces, Qin Lei, will come to personally answer the questions of the bidders present.

The main hall of the Governor's Palace today removed all the partitions and connected the hall with the two side halls, which made this room where the southern elite gathered not so cramped.

Although there were many people, there was no loud noise, and people were holding shelves and whispering to each other to greet each other, lest they lose their dignity.

With a sound: "His Royal Highness the King of Longjun to the ......" The people stopped talking and got up to greet the king of the south.