Xue Mi poked his head out, looked at Qiu Ge's wandering, and couldn't help but shout: "Brother Qiu, where are you?"

Qiu Ge glanced up at him, lay down again, and said in a rambling voice: "I am an idle person, an old horse, a broken car, I can go wherever I want, and I go at will." ”

Xue Yu shook his head helplessly, there was a little envy in this helplessness, a few years ago, he was like this, he walked casually, arrogant, and had no scruples.

The world knows, the style of celebrities!

Xue Mi thought about it, took off his coat, changed into a linen shirt, and then asked the coachman to go home, and told the accompanying guards to ask them to go to Shangshutai to ask for leave, and said that he was sick and asked for a day off.

The four guards looked at each other, and one of them hesitated and asked him where he was going? Xue Yu smiled and jumped into Qiu Ge's carriage, Qiu Ge closed his eyes.

"I said Master Xue, Lord Xue, Xue Chongchen, what are you doing in my car!

The carriage was a little bumpy, Xue Mi was a little uncomfortable to sit, and kicked Qiu Ge, Qiu Ge moved to the side, Xue Mi sat down cross-legged, and his remaining three guards exchanged glances and decided to follow behind to protect his safety.

It is not safe near the imperial capital, and the homeless people and beggars in the four fields are the most dangerous things for them.

The carriage did not go very fast, and the old coachman snoozed from time to time, and the old horse stopped and stopped, and finally stopped at the edge of a small grove, and did not go at all.

The three cavalry guards watched from a distance, did not dare to come up, Xue Mi opened his eyes, looked around, since he got into the car, he didn't walk for long, he closed his eyes, let go of his thoughts, and only shook with the car.

Without waiting for him to understand, Qiu Ge sat up, looked around, and praised Lao Ma: "Not bad, not bad, much better than last time, how quiet it is, I'm very good at finding a place." ”

Saying that, he jumped out of the car, his upper body was naked, and walked to the depths of the forest, Xue Mi hurriedly followed, the small forest was not big, and after a while, they walked through the woods, walked outside the forest, and looked at the gentle river.

Qiu Ge lay down on the grass at the edge of the forest, and Xue Yu was also leaning against a tree, his legs spread out, lazy.

"You will take the court for nothing. Qiu Ge is still the same lazy appearance.

Xue Mi didn't speak, looking at the quiet river, the boats on the river, the osprey rising and falling, the white sails dotted, and it was peaceful.

"This Princess Jingming is also interested in court politics. Xue Mi suddenly said, Princess Jingming often holds such gatherings, and the discussions at the meetings are all hot issues in the imperial court, in the past, Xue Mi was rarely invited to such gatherings, but since he arrived in Shangshutai, he has been invited to participate three times.

Before, he didn't think about anything, but today he had a strange feeling, is this Princess Jingming too keen on these things.

"What," said Qiuge lazily, "let's be bored, just like we are now." ”

Xue Mi thought about it for a while, and felt that it might be like this, this Princess Jingming has been doing this for a day or two, and the first emperor was like this when he was there, perhaps, it was just to kill time.

Speaking of which, this Princess Jingming is pitiful enough, she is widowed at a young age, and she has no children, and she doesn't even have someone to say intimate words.

"You drank last night when we discussed the new tax system, do you think the articles proposed by Wang Fen are feasible?"

"How do I know," Qiu Ge rolled his eyes at him: "What you important ministers of the court do, I will wait for the small people, then it is worth talking about." ”

"Come on, you're not a small citizen, you have a court official position. Xue Mi smiled.

When Qiu Ge was only two or three years old, he was given a loose official by the imperial court who only had an official position and no money, although he did not have a money, but after all, he was a quality official.

"Pull it down, a nine-rank official who doesn't enter the stream, it's nothing. Qiu Ge said disappreciatively, paused, and suddenly said: "That Wang Fen, hehe, it's just an embroidered pillow, his few strategies, it's okay if they are not implemented, if they are really implemented, I am afraid that the world will be in chaos in a short time." ”

Xue Mi was taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "Why? Now the soldiers of this city guard army and county are poorly trained, poorly equipped, but have a lot of troops, and they have consumed a lot of food and salary for the imperial court, so what is wrong with going to the weak and retaining the strong?"

"Also, the internal guard is abolished, this internal guard can be cut, of course it's good. Xue Mi whispered, and looked around in fear, for fear of being heard by others.

"Okay, of course it's good, is it possible?" Qiu Ge picked up a small pebble and threw it into the river, splashing a wave in the water, and then looked at the other side: "Look over there." ”

Xue Mi looked up at the opposite bank, the opposite bank was a barren sandy land, and at this moment, several shacks had been built on the sand, and several figures were busy near the shacks.

"How many of these homeless people are there in the vicinity of the imperial capital? tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands," Qiu Ge said: "These people used to be honest croppers, so most of them did not dare to take risks, even if they were homeless."

Wang Fen wants to cut off some of the city guards and county soldiers, after these people are laid off, they will lose their livelihood, they will join the homeless people, these people are not the same as those honest croppers, they are trained soldiers, they can wield guns and sticks, they can kill people, when the time comes, they will be cornered, what do you say they will do?"

Xue Mi thought about it for a little and broke into a cold sweat, what can he do, kill people and sell more goods, and even ,.. , gather the crowd to rebel!

"This Wang Fen, damn it," Xue Bi gritted his teeth and scolded, he figured out a little, Wang Fen deliberately said this last night, it is very likely that he wanted to borrow his mouth to tell Shang Shutai or the emperor, and then Pan Lian pushed it in Shang Shutai, but the problem is that the Achilles heel of this suggestion must not be hidden from Qiu Yun and Zhang Meng, so this suggestion will definitely not pass.

After thinking about it, why did Wang Fen do this, and what good did it do him to put himself in?

Xue Mi turned countless circles in his mind, and the more he turned, the more chaotic he became, Qiu Ge continued: "Actually, whether this suggestion can be accepted or not is not the key, but it can take the opportunity to set off a political dispute. ”

Xue Mi suddenly realized, he understood Wang Fen's actions a little, he was too worried, Wang Fen didn't want to talk about it by himself at all, but to build momentum, he believed that in two days, this strategy would be sparse, and then spread all over the world.

At that time, the central government, Shilin, and the masses rose up to force the emperor to make concessions.

But will the emperor give in?

A political dispute is coming.

"I said, Brother Qiu, it's a pity that you don't enter the imperial court. Xue Mi was a little jealous, he just felt that there was something wrong in a trance, but Qiu Ge had already thought clearly, this talent, among the people he had seen, I am afraid that Liu Han could be compared, no, Liu Han may not be able to compare.

"Pull it down. Qiu Ge said in a disdainful tone: "This is actually nothing big at all, those old things in Shangshutai, who is not an old fox, Wang Fen's trick, can't hide it from them at all." ”

Xue Mi couldn't help but smile bitterly, the old fox of Shangshutai, is he an old fox!

He was a little embarrassed, but he had already put down a stone in his heart, and he barely smiled: "By the way, I haven't seen Lu Fan in the past few days, why didn't I see him yesterday?"

"How could Brother Lu be able to look at Jingming's tea party, a few days ago he went to the Longmen Halloween Temple to say the Dharma. Qiu Ge said that Lu Fan's interest in seeking immortals and visiting the Tao is getting stronger and stronger, and with the power of the Lu family, he is not afraid of Princess Jingming at all.

The gate valve of the Shi family also has a size, and the Lu family is a first-class gate valve family on a par with the Wang family, and the ordinary royal family is not in their eyes.

"Alas, I really envy you," Xue Mi said half-truthfully, not entering the imperial court and not knowing the complexity of the court, just looking at their scenery. For more than a year, Xue Mi has seen the cruelty and darkness of the political struggle.

"Envy us?" Qiu Ge looked up at him, revealing a hint of mockery: "I can't believe how majestic you are now." ”

"I don't know if I don't enter the court, the affairs of the court, alas, how difficult it is to do one thing. Xue Mi smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"That's right, I'll just look at you, it's annoying to look at, but it's better to be comfortable now. Qiu Ge teased: "Otherwise, you just tell the emperor to get old, and our brothers will have a good time together." ”

Xue Mi smiled bitterly: "The master is not yet thirty, how can you tell the old, you are an official of the imperial court for fun." ”

Saying that, he sighed and said with envy: "General Qiu is blessed, two sons, one literary and one martial, both civil and military, your Qiu family should be prosperous." ”

When Qiu Ge heard this, he scoffed, but when he mentioned the eldest brother, he couldn't help sighing, the imperial court preached the great victory in Liangzhou, but from the report of the imperial court, he knew how thrilling this battle was and how much risk the eldest brother had.

"Tubo should not attack Liangzhou this year and next, you don't have to worry about the danger of your eldest brother. Xue Mi saw Qiu Ge's concern and comforted him.

"The general will inevitably die in battle, and I am not worried at all. Qiu Ge said, Xue Yu nodded: "Yes, I heard that your eldest brother Qiu Ge has a grandmaster cultivation, a white horse and a silver spear, and a powerful Liangzhou." ”

"What kind of megatron Liangzhou, but a false name, I hope he is unknown," Qiu Ge looked at the sky and said coldly, but the look in his eyes showed worry.

The black panther commanded by Qiu Ge once again shined in this battle, and the black panther became more prestigious, but this reputation was too great, and the next time the Tubo people would target him, his danger would be even greater.

"Let's be distracted, this matter of government affairs, you should talk to others. Qiu Ge lay down lazily again, with a look of rejection.

Liu Han was far away in Yangzhou, and Lu Fan went to alchemy to find immortals.

Alas, lonely!

Qiu Ge sighed in his heart, in his heart, Liangzhou is nameless, the emperor has Lu Fan and Liu Han, and the rest of the sons are all busy, and it is difficult to enter his eyes.

Xue Yu was not surprised, his relationship with Qiu Ge Lu Fan was not a day or two, and he knew the temperament of these guys, but today, Qiu Ge impressed him.

He regretted the days of fooling around in the past, looking at Qiu Ge, and then thinking about Liu Han, who was almost the same in age, but the talent of others.

"I said, brother, with your temperament, why did Princess Jingming invite you to drink?" Xue Mi asked with a grin, this was his last question last night.

Qiu Ge rolled his eyes, and said half-loudly: "What's strange about this, I can't figure out such a simple thing, I said you just forget it, just be so stupid, mix in a place like Shangshutai, sooner or later, there will be no bones left for people to swallow, and it will affect the Xue family." ”

Xue Mi was slightly stunned, thought for a while, looked at Qiu Ge, and suddenly understood, it turned out that the drunkard was not meant to drink, but General Qiu, such a simple thing, he actually thought about it for so long, it was really fucking stupid!

Xue Mi patted his cheek with some annoyance, and couldn't stop muttering: "Stupid!

Qiu Ge opened his eyes and looked at him, but Xue Mi's expression was very happy, he stretched out his hand and called the nearby guards, asking them to get some wine, and sincerely invited Qiu Ge to drink.

Looking at Xue Mi's busy appearance, Qiu Ge somewhat understood why Liu Han was willing to associate with Xue Mi, this guy has a little benefit, that is, he is not jealous, and his heart is so thin.

Alas, Brother Liu went to Yangzhou for a year, and he didn't know when he would be able to come back, Qiu Ge suddenly missed the days with Liu Han.

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The sun shines on the lake, the painting boat walks beautifully, the piano sound is soft, and the beautiful woman sings.

Liu Han sat in the first place, Lu Qiao, Yuwen and Zhang Ying sat in the prime minister's company, and the four of them were accompanied by beautiful women.

After the song was finished, the beautiful woman playing the piano got up and was blessed, and Lu Qiao applauded gently.

"Purple smoke girl, worthy of Yangzhou Oiran, good piano, good song, beautiful people. ”

Purple smoke wears a white dress, like a blooming orchid, quietly independent of the magnificent painting boat.

The painting boat is not the painting boat of Jinselou, but the private painting boat of the Lu family, today, Lu Qiao specially invited Ziyan to come.

Lu Qiao's hospitality is naturally Liu Han.

Sheng Huai's case was closed, Liu Han soon became invisible, Hu Benwei received an order from the palace to go north and return to Beijing, and the forbidden army left in Yuan Yingkou went south to take over Hu Benwei's work.

For Liu Han, this is a good thing, Hu Benwei is not his person, at least he thinks so, and the forbidden army of Yuan Yingkou has been subdued by him and can be used as his own person.

After receiving the order, Cheng Jia acted very quickly, and it took only fifteen days to rush from Yuanyingkou to Yangzhou, report to Liu Han, and at the same time take over the defense of the Qinchaxing battalion.

After more than a year, this forbidden army, which originally consisted of only 260 people, is now fully staffed, a full 500 people.

After Cheng Jia led the team to arrive, Liu Han spent three days checking the whole song, and the results made him more satisfied.

The morale of the troops is very high, after all, compared with Yuanyingkou, the gap between Yangzhou and Yuanyingkou is too big, it can be said that one is in the sky and the other is underground.

After inspecting the troops, Liu Han asked in detail about the situation of the year, including the origin of the soldiers, these soldiers were not recruited in Yuan Yingkou, but in Xuzhou, recruited from the homeless people, among which there were more than ten disciples of small sects.

Peng Yu formed a team of twenty people, ostensibly to maintain military discipline, but in fact to supervise Quanqu, carrying out the orders that Liu Han gave him to keep an eye on everyone, and he secretly had a warrant from Liu Han, which authorized him to take over Quanqu's order at a critical moment.

The change of guard of the new unit seems simple, but there are actually many problems, especially Liu Han has been away from the army for a year, which is a few months shorter than his previous time in the army, so he has to refamiliarize himself with the army, but fortunately, the vast majority of the officers are still the original ones, only a few newly promoted captains, and he is not familiar with it.

Facing Liu Han, Peng Yu was a little nervous, after the expansion of the troops, Cheng Jia made some adjustments to the officers, and he did not stop him, after all, the expansion of the troops was doubled, and there were not enough grassroots officers.

But Liu Han didn't say anything, there was nothing wrong with Cheng Jia doing this, at least it was good for the troops.

After Lu Qiao Yuwen came back from Wu County, he always wanted to get closer to Liu Han, and invited Liu Han to the banquet several times, but Liu Han pushed it back.

It wasn't until things were almost straightened out that Liu Han agreed.

Liu Han didn't expect that Lu Qiao actually invited Ziyan to come, and also opened the painting boat at home, in addition to Ziyan, he also invited a few famous prostitutes in Yangzhou Qinglou who were good at singing and dancing to accompany him.

There are four people in the cabin, Liu Han, Lu Qiao, Yu Wen, and Zhang Ying, for Zhang Ying, Liu Han has relatively little contact, and there have been several contacts, but in the end, they are not very pleasant, but this time they met, Zhang Xing's posture was relatively low.

After the song was finished, Ziyan stood there, staring at Liu Han with beautiful eyes, Lu Qiao saw it, and after a turn of thought, he smiled and said: "I have long heard that Ziyan loves the poetry of the Liu family, and I respect the Liu family very much. ”

Liu Han already has a girl by his side, according to Lu Qiao, it is the top brand of Yangzhou Cuixiang Garden, and it is also the flower exploration flower of last year's Oiran Competition, and the flower name is the pearl.

This pearl is born round and jade, the complexion is fair, the face is charming, and she plays the pipa well, and is quite famous in Yangzhou, but today's star is Ziyan, in the past two years, Ziyan's fame has become bigger and bigger, and many literati and ink writers have inexplicably visited her, and asked her to play a song and sing a song, and she will have to pay hundreds of taels of silver.

Ziyan looked at Liu Han, his eyes were full of expectation, Liu Han nodded after thinking about it slightly, and said with a smile: "Then trouble Ziyan girl." ”

Ziyan was full of joy, bowed slightly to Liu Han, and then walked to Liu Han and sat down.

After the Jiangnan meeting, Lu Yuzhang organized a group to go to Wu County, expanding the family power to Wu County in one fell swoop, and completed the family's wish for more than a hundred years.

Previously, the Lu family and Liu Han fought each other, but the Lu family never won, and the second son, Lu Kang, also went to prison, and he has not been released yet, but Lu Qiao is the head of the Lu family, and if he can master such a big family, of course he knows the trade-offs.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhang Xing smiled and said: "Lord Liu, the second son of the Lu family is still in prison, this kid is reckless and has been taught a lesson, is it okay..."

Liu Han smiled slightly, turned his head to look at Lu Qiao: "This is what Mr. Lu meant?"

Lu Qiao smiled bitterly, feeling a little uncomfortable, but still said: "The child has been pampered since he was a child, alas, I hope he can learn a lesson this time, Brother Liu, this child... , alas, as a father, I still hope that he will suffer less. ”

Liu Han nodded: "This matter is not in my charge now, at the beginning, I was just assisting Lord Mo in trying the case, you also know, the matter of Yangzhou, the main thing is Lord Juju and Lord Gu Wei Gu, I am a bodyguard, at the beginning, Lord Ju was seriously ill, Lord Gu was patrolling in the county below, I had to take a responsibility, now, Lord Ju Gu is here, Mr. Lu, you are looking for ,....me for this matter."

Liu Han shook his head, Lu Qiao's expression remained unchanged, he just sighed slightly, according to the news he got from the Qincha camp, it was indeed as Liu Han said, the sentence was well, after Gu Wei came back, Liu Han returned all administrative power to them, and he was only responsible for the safety of the Qincha camp.

Zhang Xing didn't give up, and said to Liu Han with a smile: "Brother Liu, if you want to say something, Gu Wei should listen to it, if you want to say something, the second son will be able to get out of prison." ”

Liu Han frowned slightly, this Zhang Ying looks like a bad person today.

(End of chapter)