That night, Shi Qing held a banquet in the main hall of the county guard mansion to entertain Zhao Jun.

The banquet is extremely rich, all kinds of melons and fruits are in season, delicious dishes are available, of course, drum music, singing and dancing are indispensable, for a while, it is not lively.

In addition to Shi Qing on the side of Dongjiao County, there was also Li Xun, the county prince, and several other officials to accompany him, and there was originally Yuchen, but Zhao Jun only brought Kuaiche here, and Hu Hai and Bo Lang stayed at the place where they stayed.

In the banquet in the main hall, although Shi Qing is the landlord, Zhao Jun is the main seat, standing in the center of the north, the left is Zuo Qing and Li Xun, and the other three officials are under the right Kui Che.

Shi Qing picked up a glass of wine and said, "Come, everyone, hold up the wine glass, pay respects to the gods Wu Hou and Mr. Kuai, it can be regarded as our cleaning for the Hou Ye." ”

"To the Marquis." When Li Xun and several officials heard this, they all raised their wine glasses and faced Zhao Jun from afar.

Zhao Jun picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Everyone is polite, and drink together." ”

Hearing this, Shi Qing and the others turned their wine glasses to Kui Che Yaoyao, who smiled and returned the salute.

Finally, the crowd covered the wine with their left hands, put it in their mouths, and drank it again.

Then Shi Qing slapped his slap again, and the musicians leaned against the wall on the left and right played salute music again, and six beautiful and enchanting women entered the hall, twisted their waists and swung their hips, and danced.

Everyone enjoyed singing and dancing, drinking and having fun, and seemed to have a good time.

After three rounds of wine and a full meal, Shi Qing retired from the music officials, dancing girls, and subordinates.

Zhao Jun smiled, and without waiting for Shi Qing to speak, he said first: "Lord Shi understands the righteousness, and he expressed his position in public today, which really makes Ben Hou admire, since Shi Junshou understands the overall situation, then Ben Hou will not be verbose, and Dongjiao County will still be governed by adults in the future, but this Hou will apply to the court for the assistance of officials, and the soldiers, horses, and materials will be managed in a unified manner, so my lord has no opinion." ”

"Eh" Li Xun and the others were stunned, they didn't expect Zhao Jun to take the lead and say things so bluntly.

Shi Qing's face turned red, and he almost couldn't hold back his anger on the spot, Zhao Jun is really a good calculation, he wants to ** when he comes up, who do you think you are, Lao Tzu is not as good as you want, what are you capable of me?

Sinking down, Shi Qing said the words he had thought of before, hugged his fists and said humbly: "It's not that I don't want to help Hou Ye, it's just that the people of Dongjiao have little food and scarce food, and they can't compare to the Linzi clan, it's really difficult to do, it's better for Hou Ye to give him a grace period of half a year, I promise to send Hou Ye 3,000 soldiers and horses, 5,000 stones, grain and grass at that time, and I will also find a way to raise weapons and armor for Hou Ye, but the officials don't worry about Hou Ye, and there is no shortage of officials in Dongjiao County. ”

Shi Qing's good idea is to procrastinate the word, and second, to secretly change the concept and use a small number of soldiers, horses, grain and grass to support Linzi, so that he will not fall into the hands of others, and the people will be easy to explain.

Zhao Jun was angry in his heart, half a year? At that time, the daylilies were all cold, and the three thousand soldiers and horses had five thousand grains and grass, and what about the ones who asked for food? This is clearly prevarication and perfunctory.

At this time, although Zhao Jun was angry, his face was silent, but he brought a trace of coldness when he looked at Shi Qing's gaze, and said lightly: "Master Shi, Dongjiao is close to the sea, the fishery is developed, and the agriculture and water conservancy irrigation are convenient. ”

Shi Qing smiled proudly in his heart, but said with a straight face on the surface: "So that the Hou Ye knows that although the official has not made great achievements in his reign, he has been conscientious, Dongjiao County and the people's livelihood are living, and the government naturally does not have so many soldiers and horses. ”

Zhao Jun glanced at Shi Qing coldly, this product seems to be a tendon, and he wants to fight himself to the end.

Shi Qing stiffened his neck, but he didn't avoid Zhao Jun's gaze, there seemed to be a sense of abuse in his eyes, what if I just perfunctory you, haha, weren't you very majestic when you entered the city?

For a while, the atmosphere in the hall fell into condensation, several officials bowed their heads and were silent, Li Xun went out under the pretext of going out, no one spoke, and the quiet needle drop could be heard.

After a while, Kui Che suddenly smiled and said, "Hehe, after so many years, Master Shi still hasn't changed at all." ”

As soon as Shi Qing heard that it was Kui Che who spoke, he immediately said to Kui Che: "Haha, I didn't expect that after a few years, Mr. Kui became the guest of honor of the Hou Ye, which is gratifying." ”

"Where, Master Hou is wise, I don't have to work as a dog and horse." Kui Che waved his hand again and again, and the atmosphere in the hall became lively again.

At this time, Zhao Jun got up and said: "Since the two of you are old acquaintances, you might as well talk about the old ones first, and then go out for a walk." ”

With that, Zhao Jun left the table and walked out of the door, and at the same time, when he passed by the table of Kuaicher, he gave him a vague look, and Kuaiche nodded imperceptibly to indicate that he knew.

"Master Hou walks slowly." Shi Qing and others arched their hands.

Zhao Jun nodded with a smile on his face and walked out of the door, he was creating an opportunity for Kui Che to convince Shi Qing that if he was there, it would be inconvenient.

Out of the door, Zhao Jun walked around, and those county guards saw that it was Shenwu Hou, and no one dared to stop them.

The county guard mansion is built tall and majestic, with winding corridors and high houses, which conforms to the architectural characteristics of the Qin Dynasty and at the same time, it also has a trace of charm of Qidi.

Just when Zhao Jun walked to a remote corridor, suddenly, a voice sounded in front of him.

"Meet Master Hou?"

Zhao Jun was stunned for a moment, only to see Li Xun walking out of the corner, he had seen Li Xun outside the city before, and Li Xun went out under the pretext of going out at the banquet, but he didn't expect to meet him here.

"Master Li, hehe, where did you go just now?" Zhao Jun smiled.

Li Xun took a deep look: "Hou Ye smiled, he went out to Gong just now, in front of Hou Ye, the lower officials don't dare to be called 'adults'." ”

"Mr. Li, you're welcome, where are you from? Listening to your accent, it seems to have a bit of a Kannai accent. ”

Zhao Jun felt that Li Xun was not a simple person, and he was much better than Shi Qing in terms of singleness and cultivation, and when he saw that he was polite, he started talking.

Li Xun smiled: "Hou Ye's eyes are like torches, and he is indeed an old Qin person in the Guannei." ”

Zhao Jun nodded and asked, "Then what is the relationship between you and Prime Minister Li Si?" ”

"This" A trace of sadness flashed in Li Xun's eyes, and finally sighed: "Don't hide it from the Hou Ye, I was originally from the Prime Minister Li family, but my mother had a low status, and later I was expelled from Xianyang for committing a crime, and I haven't been able to go back all these years, and I was also expelled from the Li clan." ”

Speaking of this, Li Xun's eyes were more full of regret, Zhao Jun looked at his face, and suddenly said: "Mr. Li, what do you think about the matter of Ben Hou uniting the three counties to fight against bandits." ”

"Ah" Li Xun was stunned for a moment, a little difficult to adapt to Zhao Jun's jumping thinking, and finally muttered: "I don't dare to say more about such a big fact as a subordinate." ”

"It's not that I don't dare to say more, it's not that I don't have ideas, and it's okay to talk about it." Zhao Jun's eyes stared at Li Xun with burning eyes.

Li Xun looked embarrassed, and finally said in a low voice: "This joint fight against the enemy is indeed wonderful, but I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to implement." ”

Li Xun only said half of what he said, but the meaning was also very clear, that is, I was afraid that the imperial court and Shi Qing would not be able to deal with it here.

Zhao Jun saw that he didn't want to say it and didn't force it, but said bluntly: "For the sake of righteousness, for the great Qin country, Ben Hou is willing to overcome obstacles, if the millions of people in this Qi land can't be protected, how can Ben Hou have the face to see the emperor." ”

"Hou Ye Gaoyi." Li Xun hugged his fists, his eyes flashed with admiration, judging from today's contact, Shi Qing is like a difference between Zhao Jun and clouds, and even said that he is not even worthy of lifting shoes.

Of course, it was just admiration, Li Xun still remained silent on this matter.

Zhao Jun smiled and said meaningfully: "Mr. Li, if the wind is surging today, when it is the time to ride the wind and turn the dragon, Mr. is not shallow in knowledge, is he willing to stay in the position of a county official for the rest of his life?"

Don't hide it, Mr. Li and I are good friends, if Mr. can help Ben Hou complete the task of this trip, help me protect the country and the people, Ben Hou only needs one sentence, you can return to the Li family in style, and as long as Ben Hou is here, your future will never stop at the county guard. ”

Li Xun's expression moved after hearing this, this is a naked promise and wooing, but it is said in his heart, although he knows that his talent is not as good as that of celebrities, but he thinks that he is not a mediocre talent, let alone a mediocre official, and it has always been his wish to return to his clan openly, Li Si once supported Zhao Jun, and he also knew that what Zhao Jun said was indeed not a lie, so he was really tempted.

In the end, Li Xun thought that if there is a big chaos today, the lord of the second emperor has shown a weak image, and Zhao Jun is the eldest son of the first emperor, and the soldiers are strong and strong, and he will inevitably be the lord of Daqin Zhongxing.

As for Shi Qing, he is just a mediocrity, and he is really unbearable.

Thinking of this, Li Xun did not hesitate, and said deeply: "Xun is willing to die for the Lord." ”

"Haha, well, you won't regret your decision today." Zhao Jun picked up Li Xun and said, "But at present, you still need to follow Shi Qing's side, act when the opportunity arises, and I will tell you what to do when necessary." ”

"Yes, my lord." Since Li Xun decided to settle down, he didn't hesitate.

In the end, Li Xun and Zhao Jun returned to the lobby after a few quarters of an hour, but Zhao Jun saw that Kui Che's face was not very good, and Shi Qing's attitude did not change, so he knew that things were not going to happen.

Zhao Jun didn't say much when he saw this, and under the pretext of being sleepy, he went back with Kui Che, and a wine banquet broke up unhappily.

After Zhao Jun left, Shi Qing snorted coldly: "Hmph, if you want to subdue me, no way!" ”

Li Xun smiled beside him and said: "My lord is smart, you are the first person to make Shenwu Hou deflated, presumably not long after, he learned of the difficulty and retreated." ”

"Yes, my lord, he's going to slip away." Several other people also patted themselves one after another.

Shi Qing laughed proudly, but he didn't notice the trace of contempt that flashed in Li Xun's eyes.

In the end, everyone dispersed, but Li Xun went to contact several other officials, and tried to find that in addition to a few inconsequential ignorant officials in the entire county, as well as the Yuchen who had been rectified by Hu Hai before, the other officials were almost all biased towards Zhao Jun.

Li Xun couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat after discovering this situation, but fortunately he took refuge in Zhao Jun in time, otherwise he didn't know how he died.

However, I just don't know what Zhao Jun will do to deal with Shi Qing next. (To be continued.) )