There are lush vegetation on the mountain, and there are also many mosquitoes. After Qiu Yizhi walked all the way back to his residence, he had been bitten by blood-sucking mosquitoes with more than a dozen bulges, large and small. It was really itchy and scratching his ears and cheeks.
Seeing that Wen Lingjiao was the only one in the room, reading an unknown book by the light, he took off his shirt, revealing his white flesh dotted with red bumps, and said, "Lingjiao, come here and give it to me." Scratch.”
Wen Lingjiao smiled after hearing this, put down the book, and walked up slowly. She put a pair of jade hands behind Qiu Yi's back, causing the muscles on Qiu Yi's back to involuntarily shrug, and said: "You are also true. Now poisonous insects are all here." Come out, this is a nice house, I sent people to light wormwood around it, and there are no mosquitoes. You chose to work in the pavilion, and you deserved so many bites..."
Qiu Yizhi frowned and said: "I originally thought it would be a little cooler on the mountain, but unexpectedly it's not much cooler than the city of Luoyang. On such a hot day, the house is already stuffy, and if it is lit again, can it still be inhabited? "
Wen Lingjiao sighed softly and said, "It would be great if He'er was here. She knows how to mix a potion and sprinkle it on the door and window frames of the house. No flies or mosquitoes dare to come in. But she doesn't know where she is now. At…”
Qiu Yizhi saw that Wen Lingjiao's eyebrows seemed a little sad, so she smiled and said, "Didn't I follow your instructions and promise her to Li Shengjie? She is following Li Shengjie now, whether she is enjoying herself at sea or in Japan. She is happy, she only has others to serve her, and she will never serve others again. This is a perfect destination, why are you dissatisfied?"
Wen Lingjiao said quietly: "She has been liberated. It's too late for me to be envious, so how can I be dissatisfied? You, on the other hand, agreed to live in seclusion with me in the countryside, and now you live in this mosquito mountain, working non-stop every day. You are doing business and seeing people, do you want to fool me like this?" As he said that, he slapped Qiu Yi on the shoulder.
Qiu Yiyi reached out, held Wen Lingjiao's hand, and said: "I have deceived many people in my life, but I have never deceived you. I also want to be a happy hermit, but I was a substitute for my adoptive father. , Third brother took revenge and offended too many people. If he retired without proper arrangements, he would not be a carefree hermit, but a frightened fugitive. "
Qiu Yizhi's words did make some sense. After hearing this, Wen Lingjiao bit her lower lip with her thin white teeth and asked, "I just don't know how to properly arrange it?"
Qiu Yizhi said thoughtfully: "I have almost made arrangements for the military and political affairs. Of the eighteen bandit soldiers under my command, eleven have survived, and one hundred and fifteen of the two hundred village warriors have survived. I have promoted them all. , serving as officers in various places, which is enough. Lingnan Road sent General Wei Hu of the left to guard the two places. Wei Hu was senior, although he did not completely obey my orders. Fortunately, Zheng Xin did not offend him. Qing, it is very safe to send him. The troops on Youyan Road are currently empty. I plan to disorganize the soldiers and horses that Zheng Xin raised in Shanshan and arrange them to be sent to Youyan Road, and let Zhao Chengxiao take command. , This will not only solve the problem of the confidant, but also strengthen the troops in Northern Xinjiang, and get the best of both worlds. Zhao Chengxiao is one of our own. After we retire, we might be able to live in Youyan for a while... "
Wen Lingjiao couldn't stop hearing Qiu Yizhi talking about Youyan Road. She was silent for a moment and suddenly asked: "Where is the son that Princess Yiran gave birth to you? Do you want to take him to Youyan Road too?"
Qiu Yizhi was a smart man. He tasted the sourness in Wen Lingjiao's words. He also knew that it was more difficult to eliminate the jealousy between women than to win a few big battles, so he just pretended not to hear the meaning in her words. He thought to himself and said: "Dali Khan thought that by holding Yiran and her son in his hands, he could blackmail me and lend me his troops and horses with peace of mind. But he did not expect that his 20,000 elite cavalry had already They have become my hostages. Now I am supplying the food and grass for the Bohai Cavalry. As long as they are without food for three days, they will have to kill horses to feed themselves. At that time, Dali can only exchange Yiran and his son for the 20,000 horses. . Although these cavalry are his own, it is quite worthwhile to exchange a pair of women and children for these 20,000 powerful cavalry."
Wen Lingjiao was still a little jealous at first, but when she heard what Qiu Yizhi said, she felt a chill in her heart: One was his childhood sweetheart who grew up with him, and the other was his only son in the world, but he was also used as a bargaining chip. It would be a little too cruel to exchange things back and forth.
Qiu Yizhi, however, continued eloquently: "I came from a military background, so I naturally don't have much problem with military equipment, but my foundation among civil servants is too shallow. Scholars are too meticulous, and some have soft bones. , Some of them have tough bones. Except for Mr. Lin, I can't control any of the high-ranking officials now. I think that after the emperor ascends to power, he will open a new imperial examination and let Mr. Lin be the examiner to recruit new scholars into the court. No matter how fast we are promoted, it will still take three or four years. In this time, we can only use the old people from the previous dynasty. "
He opened his hands and counted them again: "Zheng Tinghang is a good person, but he is a bit too upright. He may not be convinced by me. I will promote him first and use him. When I have a suitable candidate, I will find a way to force him to resign and retire, or find a free job." Raise him up. Huang Wangang was recommended by me. After serving as governor for a year and a half, he could be promoted to governor, minister, etc. Xu Rong was originally a disciple of Zheng Xin, but he was loyal to me on the surface. , but I don’t know what kind of heart he has. This person cannot be reused, nor can he be punished at will. Just find an opportunity to transfer him to a casual job with no real power. I despise Shi Liangzhi the most, but right now. There are still arrangements for the funeral of the adoptive father and the enthronement ceremony for the new emperor. He is indispensable. We can only use him first and wait until someone can replace him. See how I deal with him. Yang Shangzhang cannot stay in Lingnan Road. I want to put him away immediately! He was transferred to the center, and his son Yang Jin is still in my hands. If he reunites his father and son, he should be somewhat grateful to me, right? Most of the people in the deceased third brother's house are of the same mind as me. It can be used, but you can't be completely assured. It's difficult... It will take another three or four years to screen all these people and then place them... "
"It will take another three or four years..." Wen Lingjiao sighed, "After this period of time, I will probably be able to resign and go into seclusion, right?"
Qiu Yizhi said, "At that time, all the officials in the imperial court and the civil and military officials will be my people, and I will depose Zheng Qi."
"What? What did you say?" Wen Lingjiao was shocked. "You said you wanted to depose the emperor?"
Qiu Yizhi nodded and said: "That's right, Zheng Qi is Zheng Xin's son after all. He hates me so much that he hates me to the core. It's just that he doesn't have military power in his hands and no close followers around him. Once he reaches the top, he will Arrange a wedding for him, give birth to a son, and hand him over to Mrs. Xiao Qin to raise. In another three to five years, I will find a reason to depose him and make his son the emperor, so that we can... "
"Three years later... Another three years... Another three years... As soon as you said it, I don't know how many years have passed. By then, I really don't know what will happen..." Wen Lingjiao's tone was light and cold, as if A bowl of mountain spring water just followed.
Qiu Yizhi was speechless, her thoughts slowly drifted to three, six, and ten years ago, thinking that she was still there at that time...
He gradually fell into trance, as if his soul had been taken away from his shell. He even forgot to light the candles that were close at hand, and the darkness slowly spread and filled the air. After a while, it swallowed up all the light in the room. Clean.
over.