Chapter 36: He's a Little Trickster at Buying People's Hearts

In fact, Qi Mo knew very well in his heart that Song Lingyue was the benevolence of a doctor.

But I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, seeing Song Lingyue guarding in front of other men's beds, and knowing that my personal guards and her were innocent, but in my eyes, I felt unhappy.

"I didn't expect Dr. Yu to have such a high opinion of a village doctor, and I think this person is just too famous, a little villager. This king thinks that maybe Doctor Yu thinks highly of her. ”

"Uncle Chen, I remember that the emperor gave the palace a hundred-year-old ginseng before, and went back and ordered the kitchen to stew it for Liu Liang." Not planning to continue the topic of Song Lingyue's medical skills, Qi Mo instructed Uncle Chen to make up for Liu Liang's body.

"Lord Wang! Liu Liang didn't dare to be! This is what the emperor rewarded you, how can there be a reason for the slave to drink, and the ginseng is so precious, isn't it a waste to give it to the slave, the slave can't afford it! As soon as he heard that Qi Mo was so generous, Liu was taken aback in his conscience, he was just a guard, how could he be a guard!

Liu Liang immediately lifted his robe and knelt down, begging Qi Mo to take back his life.

"Well, you don't have to be so alarmed." Qi Mo gave Uncle Chen a look, and Uncle Chen immediately helped Liu Liang, who was about to kneel.

"You are so seriously injured this time, in the end, it is for the emperor's order, it is for the royal service, there are many things rewarded by the emperor in the palace, just a ginseng, which is also placed in the warehouse, it is better to take it out and use it in the right place. This thing is just right to replenish blood qi, and you have been so badly injured this time, it's just right to use it. So there's no need to panic. ”

"This king has nothing to reward you, these two days obediently drank the ginseng soup, take care of your body, and the day after tomorrow we set off to return to Jibei Prefecture, or you have to go to inquire about the situation. You have followed this king for so many years, and you have worked hard, and you can afford this king. Don't talk too much. In the last sentence, Qi Mo put his hands behind his back, and the aristocratic aura on his body unconsciously appeared.

"But I, Lord Wang, Liu Liang really ......" Liu Liang wanted Qi Mo to take back his life, but he didn't know what to say.

"Okay, the prince said that he would reward you, you, don't shirk. You still have to shirk the character that our prince said, where does this make the prince's face go? Uncle Chen looked at Liu Liang and wanted to excuse himself, so he came out to persuade him.

"Yes, Liu Liang thanked the prince!" It was impossible for Qi Mo to take back his fate, and Liu was very grateful to Qi Mo in his conscience, and at the same time silently vowed in his heart to serve the prince more.

"Okay, I'll send the doctor out of the house. Uncle Chen will arrange the rest. Lunch is for the king in the room. After speaking, Qi Mo strode towards his study.

Today, tomorrow there are still two days to stay in the capital, Qi Mo pondered, there is nothing to do in the capital, in the afternoon, in the room in the room, let's study the map of Jizhou Mansion, the king of Jibei's rebellion must not be a day or two, if there is really a fight, how important it is to grasp the enemy's terrain Qi Mo is clear.

As for tomorrow, I will go out of the house to go around, and I am afraid that I will have to stay for a few months when I go to Jizhou Mansion, so I still have to go out to see what else I have to prepare, and I should relax and relax when I go out for a walk.

Almost having an arrangement, Qi Mo calmed down and carefully studied the map of Jibei Prefecture in the room, and from time to time he held a brush to mark on the map.

And here, Uncle Chen arranged the matter and returned to his room. He closed the door and clapped his hands gently, not knowing where a shadow guard came out.

"Uncle Chen, do you have orders?" Ying Wei's voice was low and emotionless, and he lowered his head and waited for Chen Yu to speak.

"Go to Jizhou Mansion to check a woman named Song Lingyue. Find out as soon as possible. Chen Yu also spoke without the slightest emotion, this is clearly two people in the usual housekeeper Chen, and it is related to the safety of the Qi Mo people, Chen Yu sees it very important.

Chen Yu's maternal grandfather, that is, his old master, has given himself to Qi Mo since the death of the young lady, and he must not live up to the expectations of the old master.

For lunch, according to Qi Mo's instructions, Steward Chen arranged some light meals for his subordinates to bring to Qi Mo's room.

Four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetables, because Qi Mo doesn't like to waste, so there are not many of them, but they are full of color and flavor, and the chef of the palace was accidentally encountered by Qi Mo when he was traveling outside before, and then brought back to the palace. Therefore, this chef on the rivers and lakes cooking is very in line with Qi Mo's appetite.

Qi Mo is very elegant when he eats, the royal family has been educated since childhood, even if it is the emperor, the dishes he likes are also superficial, and if he eats one more bite, it is called "greed", which is a violation of royal etiquette, so even if the emperor eats, he only tastes a few bites, but now he is not in the palace, so he is not extravagant.

It's not too fast, it's not too slow, Qi Mo finished his lunch one bite at a time, called someone to come in and clean up the table, thinking that after eating, he had to turn around and eliminate food, Qi Mo got up and walked to the garden, just to go out to breathe and bask in the sun.

In the garden during the day, under the sun, there are many flowers, and in the tail of winter, the flowers are rushing to absorb the warmth of the sun. Cherry blossom viewing can always make you feel relaxed and comfortable. After walking for half an hour, Qi Mo felt much more comfortable, returned to the study, and continued to study the map of Hebei Prefecture.

Looking at the map, Hebei Prefecture is in a basin. The plain in the middle is exactly where the villagers live, and it is surrounded by high mountains, and the mountains in the north are higher and steeper, so there are many wild beasts infested there, and it is sparsely populated, and it is an uninhabited place.

The mountains to the south are better than those to the north, and although there are wild beasts on the mountains, the vegetation is varied and the humidity is not so high, so there are still some mountain people who do not want to go down to live in the town, but there are not many of them.

The mountains on the east and west sides are similar to those in the south, and the mountain people live in the mountains, but the main villagers are still concentrated in the towns, after all, vegetables and melons can be grown in the plains.

And the conditions of the plain are much better than the environment on the mountain anyway, and although the king of Jibei has the intention of rebellion, but this has nothing to do with the villagers after all, under the governance of the king of Jibei, the development of Jibei Prefecture is not bad, everyone can go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables at any time, and there are many medicinal materials of wild mountains on the mountain.

Therefore, the villagers of Jibei Prefecture live and work in peace and contentment, and it is also a harmonious scene now

Qi Mo looked at the map, if the emperor wants to sanction the king of Jibei before he starts, according to the topography of Jibei Prefecture, if he does not blow up the surrounding mountains or seal the mountain roads, once he does not catch the king of Jibei, then he has been in Jibei Prefecture for so many years, and he must know more about the mountains of Jibei Prefecture than their people, and if he can't catch him, he is very likely to make a comeback, which is undoubtedly to let the tiger return to the mountain.

Moreover, blowing up the mountain is obviously a 100% impossible thing, the villagers are living at the foot of the mountain, living comfortably and peacefully, once the mountain is blown up, such a big movement will definitely startle the grass and snakes, and it is impossible for the king of Jibei not to find out.

In fact, blowing up the surrounding mountains is a very arduous and almost impossible task, the grievances and grievances between the emperor and the king of northern Hebei involve innocent people, Qi Mo has good thoughts, even if the war really starts, he is not willing to sacrifice too many innocent villagers.

Qi Mo thought about it a little and rejected this idea.

Also, the King of Jibei has lived in Jizhou Mansion for so many years, and since he planned to recruit and train soldiers in private placement, it is impossible not to think about leaving a way back for himself. So according to the analysis of the behavior of the king of northern Hebei, it is very likely that there is an underground secret passage leading to the surrounding areas in the northern Hebei king's mansion.

"Lord Wang, Lord Liu asks to see you." Just as he was thinking, the servant knocked on the door of the study and said that Liu Liang had come to look for him.

"Ahem. Let him in. Qi Mo cleared his throat and said.

"Lord Wang." Liu Liang saluted.

"What's wrong? Looking for this king? Qi Mo put his hands behind his back and stood tall in front of the desk. The expression on his face was very grim.

"I heard that the prince was in the study, and I guessed that the prince might be in the study to deal with the affairs of Jibei Prefecture, so I came to find the prince without authorization, thinking that I could discuss the affairs of Jizhou Mansion with the prince." Liu Liang expressed his intention.

"Oh, so that's for this. Can you drink ginseng soup? ”

"Thank you Lord Wang for your concern, Steward Chen's arrangement is very proper, and the slave has already drunk it. I heard that the prince was in the study, so I came over with my opinion. I hope the prince will not blame. Liu Liang came on his own initiative, so he was also worried that Qi Mo would blame himself for his unauthorized assertions.

"It turned out that it was because of this matter, and it was out of the way. This king originally wanted to ask someone to come to you, thinking that you were not in good health, so this king studied it alone. ”

"Since you are here, this king is studying the terrain of Jibei Prefecture, you can come and take a look." Qi Mo called.

Hearing that Qi Mo didn't blame himself, Liu Liang hurriedly stepped forward, and the two of them studied the map together.

"This king just studied, if the emperor really fired with the king of northern Hebei, the king of northern Hebei will definitely run to the mountain, this king originally thought, if the king of northern Hebei goes up the mountain, then we will blow up the mountain, but think about it, the amount of work to blow up the mountain is huge and the people and money are lost, so after thinking about it, it is better to give up."

"This king now suspects that the king of Jibei must have a route to the mountain at home, you worked in the home of the king of Jibei before, did you find anything suspicious?" Qi Mo looked at Liu Liang solemnly.

"I used to work in the Jibei Wangfu, and I found that the Jibei King was actually a very careful and careful person. There is a very set set of governing the palace, and his methods are not very violent, but the rewards and punishments of the northern Hebei palace are clear, according to my observation, the king of northern Hebei is actually very good at buying people's hearts. ”

"Buying people's hearts? What did he do? ”

"During that period of time in the house, there was a second-class subordinate in the mansion, and there was an old mother with a broken eye at home, and the old mother of this subordinate had a fever and was sick for several days, because she only had one child from this subordinate, so this subordinate had to go home to the palace every day and run at both ends of the palace. Because the housekeeper of the house accused him of delaying the work of the house, he punished him, and as a resultβ€”"

"That day, the king of Jibei returned to the palace early, and when he saw this scene, he was about to cry when he saw this subordinate, so the king of Jibei went up and asked the housekeeper about the situation. After the housekeeper made it clear, the king of Jibei actually granted this subordinate a few days off, and also instructed the housekeeper to give him two taels of silver to treat the old mother. ”