But Yuchi Jiming said happily: "Uncle, this precious sword is really powerful. With this thing, there is nothing to be afraid of when traveling in the world. Why don't you give me this sword as a gift?"
Qiu Yizhi was shocked when he heard this, and quickly snatched the knife from Yuchi Jiming's hand, saying: "It's not that I'm stingy, I can give you anything you like, but it's this precious knife... Not to mention you, even your father and even the current emperor asked me for it, but I was reluctant to give it to you!"
Yuchi Jiming was a little girl after all. When she heard Qiu Yizi's refusal, she immediately felt embarrassed and pouted, saying, "It's rare for me to see something I like, so I shamelessly asked my uncle for it. But my uncle refused to give it to me and even told me that he was 'not stingy'. I think you are stingy!"
Seeing her throwing a childish tantrum, Qiu Yizi quickly smiled and said, "Okay, I get it. I really can't give you this precious sword. If you like good weapons, I will definitely ask the emperor to choose one for you. If you think the weapons in the Central Plains are too fancy, I will ask someone to go to Bohai to buy one and give it to you, okay?"
After Qiu Yizhi coaxed him for a long time, Yuchi Jiming's mood improved a little, but he still looked dissatisfied and said, "Then you must keep your word and give me a good weapon."
As they were talking, they saw Cai Min leading the defeated General Xu, walking towards Qiu Yizi angrily.
Qiu Yizhi had just defeated more than 300 government troops with only 18 of his personal soldiers. He was very proud of himself. He smiled and waited for Cai Min to come to him. He smiled and said to his immediate superior: "Master Cai, everything can be discussed. Why bother to start a war and hurt the harmony?"
Cai Min was so angry that he was furious when he saw Qiu Yizi's frivolous appearance. He cursed: "Qiu Yizi! You dare to fight against the government troops. What do you mean? Are you trying to rebel?"
Qiu Yizi sneered and said, "Lord Cai sent the government troops, but aren't these people under my command the same? They are the real old Youyan Army. They followed the emperor to fight against the Tianzun sect rebels and experienced the rebellion. They worked hard and made great contributions, so they were sent to Jiangnan to recuperate. What do you mean by being an enemy of them?"
In the Han Dynasty, the military officers were generally afraid of the civil officials. And the civil officials? They were afraid of the generals who held the military power and were born in the imperial examination system. These people had soldiers to command and had a relationship with their teachers and peers in the court - they were called "iron porcupines". If you pissed them off, they would use countless tricks to deal with you, both openly and covertly. In addition to his relationship with Zheng Rong, Qiu Yizi was such an "iron porcupine" who led the military officers.
Cai Min was seen breathing heavily through his nostrils for a long time, but finally he was helpless. He glared at Qiu Yizi and said, "Okay! Okay! Okay! I, Cai, am of low rank and can't do anything to you. I will report to Lord Yin and see how he will deal with you!" After that, he turned around and left without looking back.
General Xu behind him seemed to have something to say, but when he saw Cai Min go down angrily, he didn't want to stay any longer. He just glanced at Qiu Yizi and followed her down.
Seeing that there was no one around, Zhao Chengxiao asked Qiu Yizhi: "Sir, why are the government troops so weak? I think they are not much stronger than those rioters of the Tianzun Sect."
After hearing this, Qiu Yizhi sighed and said, "I think the same thing. It is said that the military forces in various places are not well trained, but I didn't expect that the Jiangnan army would be so vulnerable. I will definitely report this to the emperor and master so that they can also know the drawbacks."
He changed the subject and continued, "Jiangnan is a place of luxury and laziness, no wonder these troops have lost their morale over time. You can't learn from them and train hard every day. I see that Yuchi Jiming is very skilled in martial arts, so you can learn some martial arts from her."
This is considered a military order.
After hearing this, Zhao Chengxiao quickly saluted Qiu Yizi, which meant he agreed.
As the two were talking, Wang Laowu ran out of the cell in a hurry and said to Qiu Yizi, "Sir, that thief nun said she wanted to talk to you."
Hearing this, Qiu Yizi raised her eyebrows and asked, "What does she have to say to me?"
Wang Laowu replied, "That's what I asked. She said that even if she told me, I wouldn't understand. She just asked me to come over and talk to the adults."
Qiu Yizi laughed and said, "You old bachelor, you seem to be very mature in your speech, but I didn't expect you to listen to her. You don't look like an old sly guy who used to work in the county government."
Wang Laowu scratched his head and said, "I understand the truth, but this thief nun is too powerful. She stared at you with her eyes and made you feel uncomfortable. I can't do anything about it."
Qiu Yizi had also seen the power of Miao Zhen. At first, he almost lost control and fell into her trap. After thinking for a while, he said to Wang Laowu, "You were not bewitched by her and came to report to me. You are clear-headed. Look at Miao Zhen. She can kill more than a dozen men silently just by relying on her beauty. You can see how vicious she is."
Wang Laowu felt a little embarrassed when he heard Qiu Yizhi's praise. He smiled and said, "If it was in the past, I might have been deceived by her. But this time, the master took me to Jinling City to see the world, and I even carried Miss Wu Ruofei on my back. Miaozhen's little beauty is nothing in front of Miss Wu. Speaking of this Miss Wu, ah... It's really..."
Seeing that he was almost drooling while talking, Qiu Yizi interrupted him and said, "Don't talk nonsense to me. Since Miaozhen let me in, you can lead the way." Then he turned to Yuchi Jiming and said, "Jiming, you come with us."
The cell was much cleaner than before after some tidying and cleaning because Zhao Chengxiao and others had moved in there before. However, Mr. Miaozhen was still being held in a single cell at the innermost part.
She saw Wang Laowu leading Qiu Yizhi in from afar, so she supported herself and stood up, smiling and greeting him, "Master Qiu, how are you?"
Before Qiu Yizi left Shanyin County, she was afraid that Miaozhen laywoman was very skilled in martial arts, and without Yuchi Jiming in the county, she would have difficulty escaping from the cell. Therefore, before leaving, she specially brought Yuchi Jiming to dislocate her ankle bones to eliminate her fighting ability.
Therefore, even after more than ten or twenty days of rest, her legs and feet were still not very flexible. She could only hold on to the iron bars of the cell with one hand and barely stand and talk.
Seeing her like this, Qiu Yizhi felt pity for her, so she ordered Wang Laowu to open the cell door and said to Yuchi Jiming, "You are here, so you don't have to worry about her escaping. Just help her straighten her bones first."
Yuchi Jiming agreed, and asked Miaozhen to sit half-lying down. He fumbled around her ankles for a while, then suddenly exerted force with both hands, stood up and said, "All right!"
After the treatment, the pain in Miaozhen's foot seemed to be relieved immediately. He stood up again in a hurry, with a more natural smile on his face, and said, "This young lady from the Yuchi family is really extraordinary. My ankle is no longer painful."
Yuchi Jiming said, "You can walk, run and jump normally with these two feet, but you will never be able to perform martial arts again in the future." There was a hint of embarrassment in her words, and she didn't even dare to look at Miaozhen.
When Miaozhen heard this, her expression froze for a moment, then she smiled again but couldn't utter a word.
Qiu Yizi said: "For a lewd person like you, having your martial arts skills destroyed is a blessing for the people of the world as well as for you!"
Miao Zhen smiled and said, "It seems that Lord Qiu really cares about me, otherwise he would not have given me such advice, and he would not have started a war with his superiors and the government troops for me." After that, she used her hands to tidy up her slightly messy hair, looking very charming.
However, Qiu Yizi would never be fooled by her little tricks, so she said, "Don't confuse right and wrong here. I fought against the government army just because I don't want you to get away with it. I must punish you in my hands! I advise you to take this opportunity to read more Taoist scriptures and stop doing these futile things!"
Miao Zhen laughed again after hearing this and said, "Your Excellency said that my efforts were in vain? Don't you know that your Excellency is just trying to hit a rock with an egg? Your Excellency is indeed powerful. You even drove away the prefect. I just don't know if you can deal with the governor Yin? And I don't know if you can make an enemy of the entire Jiangnan officialdom?"
If it was when Miaozhen lay Buddhist was just captured, Qiu Yizi would definitely be curious after hearing her words and would have to get to the bottom of the matter.
However, he had already learned the whole cause of the incident from "Mr. Bansong" Lin Shuhan, and he knew even more about how many dirty things this coquettish "Miaozhen Laywoman" and her inconspicuous "Liaochen Palace" had done for officials at all levels in the Jiangnan officialdom.
Qiu Yizi smiled back, and then said contemptuously: "Don't think you can be fearless just because you hooked up with some corrupt officials. Let me tell you, I am an upright iron bean. If you want to eat me, you must have good teeth, otherwise you may break your teeth instead of eating the bean!"
Miao Zhen originally thought that with her connections with officials at all levels in Jiangnan, Qiu Yizi, a small and newly arrived county magistrate, would definitely not be able to do anything to her.
However, Qiu Yizi was not an ordinary seventh-rank official. He was a well-connected person, and this time he went to Beijing with the emperor's explicit support. Not to mention that she was a little-known Taoist nun, any official in Jiangnan Road, even the governor Yin Chengliang, was not in his eyes.
Miao Zhen, who was imprisoned, certainly didn't know the secret. She thought Qiu Yizi was just young and hot-tempered, and was just trying to be tough, so she smiled and said, "It's rare for Lord Qiu to have such a sharp spirit, but it's much better than being dead. However, for your sake, I still advise you to release me now. With my friendship with Governor Yin, I can mediate and maybe this storm can be resolved, and your future will not be hindered. After all, no matter how sharp the blade is, it can't compete with the iron pestle. If you force it, it will be broken before it is destroyed."
Qiu Yizhi sneered, and with a clang, he drew out his precious sword and chopped it hard on the iron tongs that were placed randomly. The iron tongs were not made of any fine materials, and after being chopped by such a unique sword, a corner was indeed cut off.
So Qiu Yizhi proudly sheathed his sword and said to Master Miaozhen: "Who says a sharp blade can't fight against an iron pestle? We should give it a try. It may not necessarily lead to both sides being destroyed!"
Seeing that Miao Zhen still had a smile on her face, but it was obviously a little stiff, he became more and more proud and said to her: "I think that although you have committed heinous crimes, you are not a stupid person. Look at the knife in my hand, and then look at this undoubtedly outstanding Miss Yuchi, you will know that I am not an incompetent rat who can be slaughtered at will. What's more, I am right now. As the saying goes, 'The righteous way of the world is vast and mighty, those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish'; and 'Those who have the right way will have many supporters, and those who lose the right way will have few supporters'. In my opinion, even if Yin Chengliang personally comes, he may not be able to do anything to me!" (To be continued)