After such a bloody battle, Qiu Yizhi's vitality was greatly damaged, and he had no energy to care about anything for a while, so he handed over the tasks of cleaning up the battlefield, sweeping away the remnants of the enemy, and reorganizing the team to Dai Luanxiang and Zhao Chengxiao, and he took a few cronies and puppet emperor Zheng Qi to return to the capital Luoyang under strict guard.

Before returning to Beijing, Qiu Yizhi also specially instructed that the Bohai Iron Cavalry, who wanted to go south to help in the war, should return to Tongguan, and the old camp should be stationed under Tongguan to rest, and the supply of grain and grass should be limited to three days.

Unexpectedly, after returning to Luoyang, there were ten times more miscellaneous things than outside.

Now that Zheng Xin is dead—no matter what kind of death it is, in short, it's dead—then no one inside and outside the Han Dynasty dares to challenge the authority of the current emperor, that is, Zheng Chao. All of a sudden, the civil and military ministers from all over the Han Dynasty, just to ask for peace, say hello, express determination, and be familiar, piled up flashy rhetoric, regardless of whether it was well-founded or reasonable, and sent it to the center of the court and to the emperor. All kinds of other music instruments were sent over like snowflakes.

And now this emperor is just a puppet, and the one who is really in power is Qiu Yizhi, who has received the title of superintendent.

Qiu Yizhi originally had the intention of retiring to the mountains and forests after the matter was completed, but he was unexpectedly busier than before, and the strife and war in the past few years had already exhausted his energy, and he was even more interested in these complicated and mundane affairs. So he simply left the capital, encircled a large piece of land next to Longmen Mountain outside the city, settled down on the mountain, and handed over the government affairs to Lin Shuhan.

Lin Shuhan's talent is first-class, and even the old emperor Zheng Rong regards him as the best candidate for the next prime minister; However, he is a person with an extremely loose temperament, and like Qiu Yizhi, he is unwilling to waste his time because of the work of the case. Therefore, seeing that Qiu Yizhi had come to live on Longmen Mountain, he also moved over with his beautiful woman Wu Ruofei.

Although the two of them intended to escape, they would not let them go in the big things in the world - ordinary and small things Liubu Jiuqing can still be self-controlled, and when it comes to major affairs involving the overall situation, they still have to ask Qiu Yizhi and Lin Shuhan.

In just a month's time, Longmen Mountain, which was originally clean and peaceful, became bustling again, as if a small court had been opened outside the capital, and in addition to Qiu Yizhi, Lin Shuhan and their family servants living on the mountain, there were many more guards, clerks, and heralds.

None of these people don't know that Qiu Yizhi has the authority in the world, and they always want to curry favor with this powerful minister, and no matter how strict the mountain defense is, it is not as good as the palace, so even if Qiu Yizhi wants to do something serious, he is often disturbed by these people.

Fortunately, Longmen Mountain is a beautiful scene, there are a lot of pavilions and grass houses on the mountain, Qiu Yizhi ordered people to clean these places, meet people here today, and go there to do things tomorrow, not only in order to hide quietly, but also to often change the outlook and change the mood in the heart.

On this day, Qiu Yizhi was talking and drinking tea with Lin Shuhan in the pavilion next to a mountain spring, but saw Wang Lao Wu holding a box in his hand and walking up from the mountain path.

Qiu Yizhi knew that the box in Wang Lao Wu's hand must be a piece sent from the capital, so he felt that it was very boring, and before Wang Lao Wu approached, he said loudly: "Okay, you Wang Lao Wu, the tea in my bowl with Mr. Lin is not yet warm, so you sent such a lot of things up, and it was in vain to waste such a good weather and such a good scenery here." ”

Wang Lao Wu smiled and said: "These are all a few adults in the capital, saying that they are all urgent and important matters, and they must be checked immediately." The little one couldn't resist them, so he sent them up the mountain......" As he spoke, Wang Lao Wu gently placed the box on the stone platform in front of Qiu Yizhi, and bowed down half a step back.

Qiu Yizhi pushed the box to the side, didn't open it immediately to check, but said, "Wang Lao Wu, don't I know what you are?" Did you accept the benefits of being an official before you sent the concerto? ”

Wang Lao Wu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, his face turned red, and he said, "My lord is really discerning...... The officials in the capital must stuff money for me, so they say that it is for me to climb the mountain and rest and eat tea...... I don't dare to deceive adults, I also spent some of the money they gave me, and if the adults think it's inappropriate, I'll make up and pay it back......"

Wang Lao Wu was originally a farmer, and he had been a broker in the lawsuit of the county government for a few days, but now he was arranged by Qiu Yizhi to be responsible for delivering documents to and from the capital, and he was suddenly in the center, so it was impossible for him not to take it.

So Qiu Yizhi said: "Taking some money from officials is more or less incorruptible, and it doesn't matter." You're working hard, you can't send me paperwork for the rest of your life, right? Save this money well, and buy a few acres of land, which can be regarded as leaving a way out for the future. ”

These words really stood in Wang Laowu's position and considered him for him, which made Wang Laowu very moved, and the person who was originally very good at talking also became speechless: "Thank you, my lord...... Just by these few words of adults...... The fifth child will have to wait for adults in his next life......"

Who knew that Qiu Yi's words changed sharply, and asked again: "Then let me ask you, what do you think about Yang Ying'er that you said before?" ”

Yang Ying'er is a folk woman whom Qiu Yizhi met in Shanyin County, and through her moved to Shi Yin Chengliang, an old assassin who covered the sky in the south of the Yangtze River, and then caused a lot of twists and turns. Although Yang Ying'er has lost her husband, her appearance is very beautiful, Wang Lao Wu had a good impression of her before, and she also hinted at her wish to marry her several times in front of Qiu Yizhi.

However, when Qiu Yizhi asked in person today, Wang Lao Wu muttered, and said, "Ying'er is good...... There are many people who miss her. The small ones look at the 'iron-headed Jiao' and 'Yangtze crocodile', which seems to be a little interesting...... Adults, don't promise Ying'er how they ......"

"Fart!" Qiu Yizhi scolded, "I think you are a little promising, so you forgot about it?" Does it look like Ying'er is a widow and is not worthy of your hot character? Let me tell you, Ying'er's matter is what I promised, you can't marry if you don't want to! ”

Wang Lao Wu was broken by Qiu Yiyi's words, his rough face suddenly turned red with shame, and he lowered his head and didn't know what he was muttering.

But I heard Qiu Yizhi say again: "You not only have to marry her, and after marrying her, you must also be obedient to her." Ying'er has a very good relationship with Mr. Lin's non-girl and Miss Wen, if I hear that she has the slightest grievance here, see how I teach you to walk around without eating! ”

Wang Lao Wu's future, honor and disgrace, net worth and life are tightly held in the palm of Qiu Yizhi's hand, so even if Qiu Yizhi let go of his words, Wang Lao Wu is a thousand dissatisfied, ten thousand uncomfortable, and he doesn't dare to say half of the word "no", so he can only come out of a few "yes" words between his teeth.

Qiu Yizhi saw Wang Lao Wu's unlucky appearance, suddenly "poofed" and smiled, and said to Lin Shuhan: "Mr. Lin, people are this virtue, and when they are a little more developed, they begin to look down on people. However, Wang Lao Wu is still quite cautious and cautious in doing things, can you see if you can give him an official? ”

Lin Shuhan also smiled: "It's still adults who think carefully." Although Wang Lao Wu is only responsible for sending orders and reporting news, he still has some military merits. I think it's quite appropriate to give him a four-grade lieutenant general. ”

Lin Shuhan's proposal was indeed not excessive, and Qiu Yizhi immediately nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Yilin." I wrote a document to the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, asking them to do so. ”

As he spoke, he casually pulled a piece of paper, wrote a few words, signed his name, did not stamp it, gently dried the ink, and said to Wang Lao Wu, who was stunned on the side: "What are you doing stupidly?" Why don't you hurry up and thank Mr. Lin for his promotion? ”

Wang Lao Wu reacted at this time, and he didn't salute anymore, so he simply knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Shuhan a few times, and said: "Lord Qiu is kind to the little one, and Mr. Lin is kind to the little one." Wait for the little one to serve Lord Qiu in this life and the next life, and then serve Mr. Lin as a cow and a horse in the next life......"

Lin Shuhan is a generation of Confucianism, of course Wang Lao Wu's vulgar flattery can't reach his ears, he unfolded the folding fan and fanned it a few times, and then said: "Okay, you step back first, I still have something to talk about with you Lord Qiu." ”

Wang Lao Wu listened, and said many words of thanks, and then withdrew from the pavilion.

Qiu Yizhi sent Wang Lao Wu to retreat, pulled the box in front of him again, took out a bunch of keys from his arms, picked them, took out one of them, opened the lock on the box, and turned the lid up, but saw a huge box full of chapters.

Seeing this, Qiu Yi slapped the lid firmly and scolded: "Why are there so many pieces today? It's overwhelming! ”

When Lin Shuhan heard this, he also smiled bitterly: "It's just a matter of the adult's case, but he still refuses to let me go, and wants me to suffer together." Alas! Adults always say that they want to retire after success, but I don't know when it will be realized? ”

Qiu Yizhi lowered his head and sighed: "Only in today's situation can I truly understand the truth that life is not free. There are so many things to deal with, and the people used inside and outside the court are not trustworthy. The generals are still good, and I can still promote some pro-corps training and serve as generals and envoys in various places. It's a little more difficult for civil officials - I asked Mr. Lin to see what talents are available in the imperial court, I wonder if Mr. has helped me pay attention? ”

Lin Shuhan shook his head helplessly: "I have seen some of these officials in the court, the twilight is too heavy, the rotten qi is too heavy, and they are all too much to use. Only after the ceremony of Emperor Neng's ascension to the pole is held, the imperial court will open a new imperial examination, and a few useful people will be selected. But ten years of trees, a hundred years of people, how can talents be so good? He sighed and said, "I don't think adults should be entangled in this anymore, just retire, whoever likes to clean up this mess will clean up!" ”

Qiu Yizhi knew that Lin Shuhan's last half of the sentence was angry, so he didn't take it to heart, but sighed: "Having said that, but the foundation of today's Han Dynasty, after all, was accumulated by his father-in-law and the emperor, and he still has the grand ambition of implementing the new policy and creating a prosperous era has not been realized. ”

With that, Qiu Yizhi sighed again, opened the closed box full of music, and began to read it casually.

After Qiu Yizhi and Lin Shuhan completed the review and approval of the chapter, a round of red sun has fallen below the horizon. Due to the busy official business in the past few days, Wu Ruofei specially prepared dim sum for Qiu Yizhi and Lin Shuhan to eat, Qiu Yizhi hastily ate a few bites of ready-made dim sum in the pavilion, then said goodbye to Lin Shuhan, and slowly paced towards his residence along the darker and darker mountain road.