Lu Qian's official residence was the king of the south, and the sixteen states of Yanyun were under his jurisdiction, and the area of Datong Mansion in Xijing Road and Dading Mansion in Zhongjing Road were also under his orders.

With his prestige, it was no longer convenient to live in a small tent, so he had to move into the palace. After a few days of seeing things, he felt dizzy and bitter, and when he saw that the southern privy envoy Neda Mogo was shrewd and skillful, and was familiar with government affairs, he handed over all the affairs to him.

However, there are also benefits to being a big official, there are countless valuable tonic drugs in the palace, and Wu Yizhi can use them as food. In this way, her internal injuries finally healed day by day, and in early winter, she was able to walk. She swam many times in the city, and then she was served in her room, and she also swam within ten miles of the city.

On this day, when the snow was clear, Wu Yi put on a mink coat and came to the mission hall where Lu Qian lived, and said, "Brother-in-law, I am suffocating to death in the city, you accompany me to hunt." ”

Lu Qian lived in the palace for a long time, and he was also bored, and when he heard her say this, he was very happy, and immediately ordered his subordinates to prepare horses to hunt. He didn't like to fight in a big way, so he only brought a few retinues to serve Wu Yi, changed into the sheepskin robe worn by ordinary soldiers, brought a bow and arrows, straddled a horse, and galloped west with Wu Yi out of the Qing and Jin gates.

The group was more than ten miles away from the city, and there were few wild beasts, only a few little rabbits were hit. Lu Qian said: "Let's go to the south and try it." Le turned the horse's head, turned south, and traveled more than twenty miles, only to see a roe deer running out of oblique thorns.

Wu Yi took the bow and arrow from the hand of his entourage, and when he pulled the bowstring, he didn't know that there was no strength in his arm, and the bow couldn't be pulled. Lu Qian's left hand circled behind her, grabbed the bow, and held her small hand with his right hand to pull the bowstring, as soon as he let go, with a whoosh, the feather arrow shot out, and the roe deer fell in response. The retinue cheered.

Lu Qian let go of his hand and smiled at Wu Yi, only to see tears in her eyes, and said strangely: "What's the matter, don't you like me to help you shoot beasts?"

Wu Yi burst into tears from his cheeks and said, "I'...... I'm a wreck, and I can't even ...... a light bow like this I can't pull it open. ”

Lu Qian comforted: "Don't be so impatient, you will slowly regain your strength." If it's really bad in the future, I'll teach you how to practice internal strength, and you will definitely be able to increase your strength. ”

Wu Yi burst into tears and laughed, and said, "What you said, don't count it, you must teach me internal skills." ”

Lu Qian said: "Okay, good, I will teach you." ”

Wu Yi smiled: "Then should I call you brother-in-law, or master?"

Lu Qian said: "If you are used to it, don't change your words!"

As he spoke, he heard the sound of horses' hooves in the south, and a large group of men and horses galloped from the snow. Lu Qian looked at the place where the hoof sound came from, and saw that this group of people were all southern officers and soldiers, but they did not carry flags.

The officers and men sang loudly and rejoiced, and many captives were tied behind their horses, as if they had returned from a victorious battle.

Lu Qian pondered: "We didn't fight with anyone, where did these people come from?"

Seeing that the group of officers and soldiers had returned to the city from the east, he said to his entourage: "Go and ask, which group of people is it and why are you here?"

The retinue answered the order and followed: "It's our brother who has come back from the grass valley." "The horses galloped towards the officers and soldiers.

He galloped closer and said a few words. When all the officers and soldiers heard that the king of the south was here, they cheered loudly, dismounted one after another, held the reins in their hands, walked quickly to Lu Qian, bowed and saluted, and shouted in unison: "The king is Chitose!"

Lu Qian raised his hand and saluted back, and said, "That's it!" Seeing that there were about 800 officers and soldiers in this team, the horses were full of clothes and utensils, and there were also 7 or 800 prisoners in tow, most of them were young women, and some young men, all dressed in Han costumes, all crying and crying.

The captain said, "Today it is the turn of our Black Latu team to come out and fight the grass valley, thanks to the blessing of the king, the harvest is really good." ”

He turned around and shouted: "Everyone has offered the most beautiful young women and the best gold and silver treasures, and asked the king Chitose to choose them." ”

All the officers and soldiers responded in unison: "Yes!" Pushing more than 20 girls in front of Lu Qian's horse, many gold and silver ornaments were piled up on a piece of felt. The officers and soldiers looked at Lu Qian, their eyes showing reverence and expectation, and they realized that it would be a great honor if the king of the south was willing to accept the women's jade silk they had taken.

On that day, Lu Qian was outside the Guan, and he had seen the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty capturing the people outside the Guan, and this time he saw the officers and soldiers outside the Guanwai capturing the people of the Tang Dynasty, and the miserable expressions of the captured were generally the same.

When he lived in the south for a long time, he already knew a little about the military situation in the south. The southern court did not provide grain to the army, nor did it pay silver, and the officers and soldiers were all robbed from the enemy as they needed, and every day they sent troops to rob the people of the neighboring countries of the Tang Dynasty, Western Xia, Jurchen, and Goryeo.

The officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty also "hit the grass valley" to the outsiders in retaliation. It is the border people, who are extremely poor, and they are worried every day, and the day is precarious.

Lu Qian has always felt that this method is cruel and unreasonable, but he did not plan to be an official for a long time, and he was perfunctory to King Hushan for a while, and then he wanted to resign and live in seclusion, so he did not put forward any proposition in any military affairs...... Called the Grass Valley?"

The captain said respectfully: "Tell the king, it is a grass valley outside Zhuozhou and in the area of Xiongzhou, the boundary of the Tang Dynasty. Since the arrival of the king, his subordinates no longer dare to collect grain and grass in the nearest state. ”

Lu Qianxin said: "Listen to him, they used to plunder the Han people in this state. A young girl in front of the horse asked in Chinese, "Where are you from?"

The girl immediately knelt down and cried: "The little girl is from Zhangjia Village, and I beg the king to be gracious and let the little girl go home and reunite with her parents." Lu Qian looked up at the others. Hundreds of captives knelt down, but there was a teenager in the crowd who stood upright.

The boy was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a slender face, a sharp chin, and a flickering expression. Lu Qian asked, "Young man, where does your family live?"

The young man said, "I have a secret matter to face the king. ”

Lu Qian said: "Okay, you come and say." ”

The young man's hands were tied with thick ropes, and he said, "Please stay away from your subordinates, this matter must not be heard by others." Lu Qian became curious and pondered: "What kind of confidential affairs can such a young man know?" Yes, he came from the south, maybe there is something about the military situation of the Tang Dynasty." ”

He is a Han Chinese, and he told the secret outside the gate, that is, he was a traitor, and he looked down on him in his heart, but he said that there was a major secret, and it didn't hurt to listen to it, so he rode out more than ten zhang and beckoned: "You come here!"

The young man followed, raised his hands, and said, "Please cut the rope in my hand, and I have something in my bosom." ”

Lu Qian pulled out his waist knife and slashed straight down, this knife slashed down the momentum, and it was about to split his body in half, but the falling knife was extremely accurate, and only cut the rope that bound his hands.

The young man was taken aback, took two steps back, and stared blankly at Lu Qian. Lu Qian smiled slightly, put the knife into the sheath, and asked, "What is it?"

The young man reached into his arms, touched something in his hand, and said, "You will know it when you see it." As he spoke, he walked to Lu Qianma. Lu Qian reached out to pick it up.

Suddenly, the young man threw the object in his hand into Lu Qian's face. Lu Qian's horsewhip swung out, knocking down the object, and the white powder splashed, but it was a small cloth bag.

The pouch fell to the ground, and the white powder splattered around the bag, turning out to be a quicklime bag. This is a despicable thing used by the three indiscriminate thieves up and down the rivers and lakes, if it is thrown on the face, the quicklime will enter the eyes, and the eyes will be blind.