Return of the Swallow

After Gao Delai's words fell, the seaside became quiet. When the people in the distance heard these words, they were relieved to know that the other party would not attack civilians. Some people were still nervous in the face of the powerful army, and some were afraid that they would not keep their promises. More I'm worried about my family members who are in the military.

They have lost a lot of their families and homes because of the war. Now they are facing a powerful opponent. With a few against the majority, there is no chance of winning.

Miyo Ishikawa's team also knows this.

They were wary and unconvinced when facing the landing of foreigners. On the other hand, I was looking forward to Ishikawa Miyo's decision.

Ishikawa Mio noticed that everyone was looking at him, and his face turned purple.

Is it for face and reputation, or for life?

But looking at the current situation, even if he risked his life immediately and fought hard, his reputation would not be good if all his men died. When the other party occupied Shuize Country, wouldn't they want to publicize what he had done back then?

Don’t say whether the people will believe it or not.

The right to speak is always in the hands of the strong!

Ishikawa Mio thought that his life and face had been lost, so it would be better to save his life and look forward to the future.

However, he has always been known as a brave man. If he surrenders directly in front of others, it will still be difficult for him to speak.

The hot sweat on the top of his head slid down the gaps in his armor. The golden light of the setting sun in front of him made him unable to open his eyes. The more than a thousand people standing in the forest with their backs to the setting sun were still posing in silence. Ishikawa Miyo's heart suddenly felt cold.

He even wondered a little at a loss, why did he get to where he is today?

Is it just because of what happened to Hideaki Sakurai back then?

Qin Yining said: "Ishikawa Daimyo, how do you decide?"

Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Ishikawa Miyo's face.

Ishikawa Miyo's lips trembled and he couldn't say a word.

Qin Yining raised his hand and made a gesture.

The royal guard commanders lined up on the pier immediately shouted: "Ha!"

Immediately, more than a thousand guards all made preparations and shouted loudly: "Ha!"

This uniform roar brought a strong shock,

The people of Shuize Kingdom were so frightened that they hugged together. Among the more than 200 soldiers of Shuize Kingdom, some of them were young and even sat down on the ground on the spot. body

Ishikawa Sansheng trembled and almost fell from his horse. In a panic, his inner decision blurted out.

"The first one, the first one, I choose the first one!"

Gao Delai translated Ishikawa Mio's words to Qin Yining. Qin Yining smiled and said, "Okay, then I will abide by the agreement, and I ask you to abide by the agreement. Tomorrow morning, you bring your men and family to greet Sakurai in person. I ask you Summon the people of Mizusawa Country, with at least one person from each family present, to attend Sakurai Hideaki’s funeral!”

Want him to kowtow to Sakurai and confess his guilt in front of the whole country?

Ishikawa was furious and said with an angry look: "Don't push yourself too far!"

In answer to him, the palace guards roared loudly again.

Ishikawa's horse was frightened and paced uneasily. It took a lot of effort for him to stabilize his body.

In the face of absolutely powerful force, he had no right to choose at all, let alone any room for reason.

Ishikawa Mio felt extremely embarrassed for a moment and just wanted to escape from this place. Before he had time to think about it, he turned his horse's head. Regardless of whether there was anyone else in front of him, he rode out and headed straight for the mansion. It seemed like there was a ghost chasing behind me.

The warriors and nobles also rushed to catch up.

Seeing that the daimyo and the samurai had all run away, the two hundred soldiers from the Mizusawa Kingdom immediately dispersed as they had no fighting spirit.

Qin Yining smiled sarcastically, thinking that Sakurai was exiled by such a despicable villain, and then he let out a cry full of misery, and a burst of sadness and regret.

"Leader, it's so refreshing this time!" Liao Zhibing and Gao Delai burst into laughter. This feeling of using only scheming, open swords and guns to crush the opponent with strength is so satisfying. Got it!

At this time, a small boat slowly docked. Xu Weizhi and Xie Yue walked onto the pier with the support of the guards.

Qin Yining also got off the boat. When he saw the two of them, he smiled and said, "The timing of these two gentlemen is just right. Sooner or later, the threat to Ishikawa Mio will be halved. It's really hard on you two gentlemen."

"The princess's signal came in time, otherwise our journey would have taken some time."

Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi looked around with a smile. They turned back and forth twice and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since I have my feet on the ground. After getting off the boat, I feel like I am swinging when I walk now."

Qin Yining chuckled, "I was like this when I first got off the ship, and I still feel unsteady when I walk. I think it will take some time for us to get used to it after we go back."

Qin Yining turned around and told Ji Dashun and others: "Tell the brothers to set up camp where they are and make a living. If we have a rare chance to go ashore, we won't live on the boat. There is a helmsman on the boat, right?"

"Princess, don't worry about keeping people." Xie Yue said, "Since the princess just told that Ishikawa Mio that she would not disturb the people, our team should not enter the city."

"I think so too, but the food and fresh water on the ship should be replenished. We will leave a small number of people to transport water, and then take others to buy rice and grain."

"That's good." Xu Weizhi agreed, "The prince is strict in running the army, and he never disturbed the people during wars in the past. If we maintain this style, our team can develop good habits in the future. The princess just said something Very good, war is a matter between soldiers and has nothing to do with civilians, women and children."

Qin Yining smiled and said, "These are what the prince often talks about. I am just influenced by him."

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

After arranging everything, Xu Weizhi said: "I don't know how the prince is doing now. He returned to Beijing with the Holy Master. I don't know if everything went well."

Qin Yining thought of the slap Pang Xiao received, and the smile on his face faded.

"Life is fine, I think. The Holy One will still keep the prince to question the whereabouts of the treasure. But suffering is inevitable. Going to sea this time is also a helpless move. Since it is about Sakurai, why not to avoid the limelight? Everything. Once everything is settled, let’s go back.”

Qin Yining was completely worried about leaving Pang Xiao to support himself in Beijing.

Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi also nodded. Seeing Qin Yining's brows furrowed, they smiled and comforted: "Princess, don't worry too much. First of all, the prince has a strong ability to adapt to changes, and he has guards around him to protect him. Self-protection is enough. Secondly, things may not be as bad as we suspected. Besides, our trip went well and we will return soon. When the time comes, soldiers will come to stop us and water will come to cover us. As long as we work together, there will be nothing we can't solve."

Qin Yining nodded in agreement.

She thought so too.

Although the truth is simple, it is impossible not to worry about Pang Xiao.

But at this time, Pang Xiao, who was worried about Qin Yining, was actually not as bad as she imagined.

After Li Qitian returned to Beijing, he followed Pang Xiao's suggestion and stationed himself outside the city. After all the officials respectfully welcomed the emperor, he was completely restrained by government affairs for several days.

He was busy cleaning up the remnants of the Lu family, had to deal with the famine after the flood, and was also rushing to find the treasure. He was so anxious that he couldn't tell what night it was.

As a result, Li Qitian naturally had no time to deal with Pang Xiao.

Pang Xiao returned to Yuci's mansion. There used to be a large family, but now he was the only one at home, so he naturally felt empty.

Fortunately, he knew that Qin Yining would return soon, and the whole family could live peacefully in Xiyue, so he felt a little better.

In addition, Ji Zeyu often visited him quietly, and the two of them exchanged experiences and suggestions during the court, and occasionally chatted, which made Pang Xiao feel better.

At night, Ji Zeyu still avoided the guards and came to the study room in the outer courtyard.

As soon as he opened the door and entered the house, he saw that wine and food were already prepared on the table next to the window in the side room. Pang Xiao sat cross-legged on one side, smiled and pointed to the opposite side: "I knew you would come at this time."

Ji Zeyu smiled slightly, his fair and handsome face reflected in the dim light like the finest flawless jade.

"Is your injury feeling better today?" As he spoke, he sat cross-legged opposite Pang Xiao, first picked up the wine bowl and took a few bites.

"It's all healed. It's just a skin injury." Pang Xiao poured wine for Ji Zeyu and said, "Don't drink on an empty stomach. Let's just chat and eat more food. This roast chicken was specially made according to your taste. .”

Ji Zeyu has a sweet tooth, and the roasted chicken tastes sweet.

Pang Xiao pulled off two chicken legs and placed them in Ji Zeyu's bowl.

Ji Zeyu was not polite. He took the chicken leg and took a big bite. After a while, he sighed again, "My people found that there are more and more hungry people along the river today. We have roast chicken to eat, but they can't eat porridge." Not enough to eat one meal a day.”

After saying that, he put the chicken legs down and sighed heavily.

Pang Xiao put down the wine bowl and said in a deep voice: "You also know that Sister Yi has some business in her hands. To be honest, Sister Yi had already ordered the big shopkeeper who accompanied her to go to the south for disaster relief more than a month ago. At this moment, all the money in his hands has bottomed out. It’s just that so many mouths can’t be supported by one person’s financial resources. It is inevitable that I also took the money to fill it up with Sister Yi, but my power is limited after all. . To do such a thing, the best thing is actually for the Holy Spirit to take action. "

What follows is touching enough without going into detail.

Where is the Holy Spirit in the mood to take action? He was going crazy for the treasure. Even if it was targeted at the Lu family, it was because of the treasure incident.

Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu both knew that Li Qitian's thoughts were not on the people at all.

The two were relatively silent for a long time before Ji Zeyu remembered another thing.

"By the way, I heard some news. The spies around the Holy Lord were released before you returned to Beijing. I heard that they were going to track down the whereabouts of the Qin family. Do you have enough people left with the Qin family? If you encounter What chance does the Holy Spirit's spy have of winning?"

When Pang Xiao heard this, his brows furrowed tightly.

"The Holy One made arrangements for me before I returned to Beijing?"

"Yes. The eldest princess said it while chatting. She heard it from the Queen Mother when she entered the palace. I don't know whether the news is true or not. But you also know that the topics when women chat with each other are irrelevant, but they always talk about it. Something we don’t even know.”