I Don’t Want To Be the Emperor

Chapter 208 Puzzled

Zhou Jiuling had three sons. The eldest son died tragically in prison. Today, only two younger sons survive, but even the youngest is 40-30 years old.

Three daughters, the youngest one committed suicide unjustly. The eldest daughter and the second daughter are both alive, but they are also in their forties. Two years of prison life have made them look haggard. Even though they are out now, their faces are still not very good-looking.

As for his grandson and granddaughter, as well as his concubine and daughter-in-law, they all ended up missing together.

 This made him very sad.

 His old Zhou family is very likely to be cut off from his roots!

However, this time He Jixiang asked him to take his family with him. Although he knew clearly that he was taking his family as hostages, he agreed without hesitation.

 The reason is simple, there is no choice.

Along with the Zhou family, the family members of Qin Anlu, the deputy commander of the Yuezhou Capital Commander's Department, an old lady and a child who was not as good as a weak crown, also got off the carriage.

 Different from Zhou Jiuling, Qin Anlu asked for it on his own initiative.

He is only in his thirties. He is not afraid of his wife’s death. The most important thing is his future!

 Ever since he saw the powerful Sanhe army, he suddenly felt a sense of ambition.

 He can definitely start over.

 What is the imperial court, what is Emperor Zhengchang, the most important thing at the moment is the trust with the prince.

 So, he proactively sent his mother and only son to Sanhe.

The old lady was holding the child in her hand and entering the inn. Suddenly, she felt like she was in another world.

 She has not seen such a lively scene for a long time.

 The people in the inn watched the group go upstairs, and then looked at the officers and soldiers sitting in the hall.

 “Hello, Brother He,”

Those with sharp eyes immediately recognized He Shundi among the officers and soldiers, "You are escorting people back. Who was that old man just now?"

He Shundi drank two pots of tea in big gulps, and said calmly in the expectant look of everyone, "Do you know what the secret is?

 Is this something you can ask? "

 “Hey, you boy!”

The old man who asked the question said angrily, "I am just old, otherwise I can go to war. How about this bandit suppression? Did you win?"

Before He Shundi could reply, the people next to him spoke up. A middle-aged man said, "Old Huangtou, no one wants to hear what you say. So many of us went out to win the war, otherwise we would have gone all the way out." what?

 It’s free! "

 “That’s right, that’s right,”

Others also chimed in and said, “We have so many big and small battles, are there any we can’t win?

Who the **** dares to fight with us Sanhe people?

If we really think of ourselves as vegetarians, we can’t kill him! "

He Shundi smiled and said nothing, lowering his head to eat his own.

Zhou Jiuling, who was sitting in the private room upstairs eating, listened to the different accents downstairs, looked at Liu Kan sitting opposite with confusion, and said with a smile, "Brother, if I guess correctly, after the conversation downstairs, There should be many people from Yuezhou.”

Although he is from Yuzhou, he has been an official in Yuezhou for ten years and has been in charge of the government. Naturally, the accents of Yuezhou people are very familiar. However, the people downstairs all call themselves Sanhe people, which puzzles him.

Liu Kan smiled and said, "Lord Zhou must also know that Sanhe was originally a remote place with sparsely populated areas. Outsiders rarely set foot in Sanhe, and they only call us barbarians.

He and the prince came to Sanhe to build roads, set up schools, and collect refugees. They became Sanhe people when they came.

 This is why Sanhe is as prosperous as it is today. "

Zhou Jiuling smiled and said, "I think my brother's conversational skills are extraordinary, so he must have a well-off family. Why should he be the leader in the army?"

Liu Kan said, "Master Zhou doesn't know something about this. All the people in Sanhe are soldiers. When they reach the age, no matter how rich or noble they are, they must join the army."

 “All the people are soldiers?”

After Zhou Jiuling thought about it, he nodded and said, "Sanhe is a young man. This is what we should do."

 There was a quarrel on the avenue outside the window.

He turned his head and saw two strong men quarreling with each other. Both of them carried broad swords behind their backs. Although the argument was fierce, no one drew their swords.

A big man in gray cloth locked his hands behind his back and shouted, "If you have the ability, come over here and see if I don't beat you to death!"

 Street boy!

 You are messing with me! "

 “If you dare, beat me to death!”

Another shirtless man also locked his hands behind his back and leaned his head directly towards the man in gray, "Come on, fight, fight!"

The big man in gray clothes was startled, took a step back quickly, and then spat on the shirtless man.

"Top you a lung!"

The shirtless man turned sideways and narrowly avoided the spit. In anger, he also spat at the man in gray.

 For a while, the two of them started to have a verbal spat. They ran out of spit and were both retching non-stop. They were going back and forth, and it was so lively.

 Zhou Jiuling looked puzzled.

Although he is a civil official, he is also a second-grade martial artist, and he knows a little bit about kung fu.

The two big men spat at each other and jumped and dodged. He could clearly see that the big man in gray had reached the third level, while the shirtless man had not yet reached the level of Qin.

If this were to start a fight, the big man in gray would be able to fight without any effort, but the bare-armed man was actually not timid and was still speaking quickly.

Liu Kan said with a smile, "Sanhe's laws are very strict. Fighting in the street will be punished, and no one will be spared."

 Even a fool would not do it by doing a forced labor camp for half a year just for the sake of quick success!

Especially those who have begun to disbelieve in evil and have already suffered this.

Everyone knows that reform through labor is not something ordinary people can endure.

 What's more, the prince and the emperor have already pointed out: Everything depends on money.

 In Sanhe, money is the boss.

Haven’t you seen that all the wealthy people in Baiyun City are guests of the prince?

 When he spoke to the prince, he spoke softly and harmoniously.

Zhou Jiuling nodded and said, "In troubled times, you should use heavy codes, and Prince He is indeed wise."

 It was dark the next day.

 The convoy of one hundred and ten people set off again and finally entered Baiyun City the next night.

The motorcade finally stopped at the Chief Secretary’s Yamen in Baiyun City.

Shanqi personally came out to greet him and said loudly, "Master Zhou, we haven't seen you for many years. It's really a joy to see you again now."

 “Good Lord!”

Zhou Jiuling leaned over and cupped his hands, then looked at Wang Qingbang and others, saluting one by one, "Master Wang, Master Chen, Master Xie, this is"

 When he looked at Xing Keshou, he was slightly stunned.

Xing Keshou smiled and said, "Master Zhou, you don't recognize me?"

 “I’m sorry for my blindness,”

Zhou Jiuling looked at it again and again, and finally shook his head and said, "Please enlighten me."

Xing Keshou smiled and said, "I am Xing Keshou."

 “Master Xing,”

Zhou Jiuling said apologetically, "You and I have not seen each other for decades, and Mr. Xing has become unrecognizable even to me."

Xing Jieshu sighed and said, "I'm really old. Mr. Zhou, it's better not to call me your lord. I am now a member of the army and have no official position or position."

 “Mr. Xing, you’re welcome.”

Zhou Jiuling naturally would not take this seriously. They have no official or position in Sanhe, but they have official rights.

 After all, they are all of the same faction as the prince.

Shan Qi smiled and said, "Everyone, it's better not to say hello outside. Mr. Zhou, please come in."

 Everyone welcomed Zhou Jiuling into the Chief Secretary's Yamen.

 There will be a banquet that night.

Lin Yi did not participate.

He said to Ma Gui in front of him, "Tell Mr. Shan that I don't see Zhou Jiuling in front of me. Let him live in Sanhe for a while and learn more about the rules. The laws of Sanhe must be clear. Sanhe is How the case is tried will be how Yuezhou tries it in the future.

　　Must be united in thinking. If he does not agree, I will not force him. "

Ma Gui smiled and said, "What the prince said is that Yuezhou must follow the same example as Sanhe from now on, otherwise it will be unseemly to continue in a mess."

Lin Yi glanced at him and said, "I heard that your parents and sisters, Chen Xinluo, have arrived in Baiyun City?"

Ma Gui smiled and said, "Tou Chen said he wanted to treat us to dinner tonight."

Lin Yi thought for a while and said, "It's not easy for him to carry fifty taels of silver for me."

As long as they are around Sanhe Anjia, he will subsidize them with thirty taels or fifty taels of silver.

　　Who makes these people close to him? There will be no merit but also hard work for him.

Ma Gui smiled and said, "Your Majesty is kind."

 Then he took the banknote from Mingyue.

Lin Yi continued, "How are your family members?

 Has the eldest son gone to school? "

Ma Gui smiled and said, "A young boy, a young boy, and a girl are all in the school. I have two girls, Mingyue and Zixia, to take care of them."

 There is another one who is still in his infancy.

Every morning is a mess. Those who go to school refuse to get up, and those who don’t go to school refuse to sleep. They all have to shout and curse at the top of their lungs to obey.

 “You have three other wives?”

Lin Yi suddenly asked.

"yes"

Ma Gui didn’t understand the meaning for a while and answered cautiously.

 “Blessed,”

　　When I think that I don’t have a wife yet, but all the people under me have two or three wives, I can’t help but feel sad, “It’s pretty good.”

 He realized that he shouldn't sympathize with them.

 The most difficult thing is yourself!

 They are poor, but they have many wives!

 I have money, leisure and status, but I am still single.

ˆ “.”

 Hand the prince suddenly turned to this topic, Ma Gui still didn't know how to answer the conversation, so he could only lower his head and remain silent.

Lin Yi continued, "Is there any news about Zhang Mian in Hongzhou?

 According to me, there are too few people to bring over, so don’t let others make dumplings for you. "

“Your Majesty, please don’t worry!”

Ma Gui knew how to answer this question, so he hurriedly said, "Although the number is a little small, the officers and soldiers brought by General Zhang are all masters. Even the civilian husband, Master He Jixiang, gave them with good hands, and many of them were transformed by strength." Yes, no matter what, there are still 2,000 people with Huajin and above.

 What's more, Ye Qiu and Shensuan also followed Mr. Zhang. "

With more than 2,000 Huajin masters, although it is almost impossible to defeat Ankang City, it is definitely more than enough to defeat a small Xunyang City!

Lin Yi said in surprise, "The blind man and Ye Qiu are also here?"

Ma Gui nodded and said, "Qi Peng said so."

 “That’s not bad.”

Lin Yi is a martial arts idiot.

 Now I finally understand the meaning of Ninth Grade and Grand Master.

 In fact, they are snipers on the battlefield. They specifically select the opponent's snipers to attack. If there are no snipers on our own side, the generals will not dare to show their faces.

 (End of this chapter)