"Madam Qian!"
Li Qiuchi folded his fan and bowed to Qian Qingqing casually. Before he could speak, Qian Qingqing turned his long legs and walked past him lightly, leaving only a scent of fragrance and a sentence: "I want to talk to Mr. Ye, please get out of the way!"
Li Qiuchi choked in his throat for the good reason he had found, and was stunned for a moment.
"Master Ye..."
Qian Qingqing walked into the small pavilion in the bamboo forest, and softly smiled softly: "I heard that the county magistrate is sick and can't take care of things. When you should be busy, how come you don't even have a big yamen recently..."
Ye Xiaotian asked very sensitively: "Uh, I don't know what rumor Madam Sister-in-law heard?"
Qian Qingqing giggled, cast a wink at him and said: "I haven't heard anything about it, I'm just curious. Since my lord is at leisure, how about going for a walk in the back mountain with my slave? That Pixiu has attracted several Pixiu to live with him, I want to see it."
As Qian Qingqing said, a fragrant and soft body approached Ye Xiaotian. She decided to go all out, anyway, the purpose of approaching Ye Xiaotian was to lure him into the bait with his lust, and take his life when his vigilance was lost, and she didn't care if there were any gossip outside.
Ye Xiaotian frowned and could only dodge helplessly.
Li Qiuchi was left there by Qian Qingqing, he tapped the bamboo fan on his palm, and thought to himself: "There is no reason, this Mrs. Qian has her own husband, even if she sincerely loves Dong Weng, she shouldn't be so blatant and unscrupulous." , this matter... there must be something strange."
Li Qiuchi rolled his eyes, turned around again, and raised his voice all the way: "Ah! Dong Weng, there is news from the front yard. Master Bai invites you to the county government to discuss important matters."
Ye Xiaotian moved on the stone bench, and Qian Qingqing immediately followed. Ye Xiaotian was so embarrassed that he couldn't help himself. Hearing this, he bounced up, and said to Qian Qingqing: "Mr. There is an important business, Ye Mou is going to the Yamen, and Mrs. Sister-in-law wants to see Pixiu, why not wait for Yaoyao to finish class and let her take you there."
Before the words were finished, Ye Xiaotian had already escaped from the small pavilion and left in strides. Qian Qingqing looked at his back, and just now he paused his jade feet angrily, Li Qiuchi came up to him shaking a small fan, and said with a cheap smile: "Li can also accompany Madam to the back mountain."
Qian Qingqing suddenly stood up, raised her chest and walked out, seeming to be intentional or unintentional, her elbow slightly turned, just touching Li Qiuchi's elbow holding the fan, Li Qiuchi's half of her body was numb immediately, "Ouch" , the folding fan in his hand fell to the ground.
Qian Qingqing returned to her residence, sulked alone for a while, and wondered in her heart: "Before Ye Xiaotian left Hu County, I deliberately teased him, he clearly rubbed my palm with his little finger, obviously moved, how do I avoid it now?" I'm like a snake and a scorpion, could it be... that's right, how can Ye Xiaotian avoid those rumors from the county government, so that he won't be alone with me anymore."
Qian Qingqing thought for a while, then stood up, closed the windows, and bolted the door, and took out a long package from the cabinet. The bag was opened, and inside was an exquisite bamboo crossbow, which was very small, and there were three crossbow arrows beside it, all of which were wrapped in oiled paper and tied tightly with hemp rope.
This is not a military crossbow, but a folk hunting crossbow. In fact, due to the ban on crossbows in the Yuan Dynasty, the bronze crossbow machine has been lost since the Yuan Dynasty. The firing mechanism of the military crossbow in the Ming Dynasty was much simpler than that of the previous dynasty. It was originally similar to the crossbow used by the mountain people in the southwest minority areas.
The pulling force and range of this crossbow are far inferior to those of the Tang and Song Dynasties. However, since the army has replaced crossbows with firecrackers and birdcables, it was not easy for her to get a military crossbow, so she spent a lot of time and money to buy only one hunting crossbow.
This hunting crossbow is small and can be held with one hand. Its own lethality is not great, but the arrowhead is smeared with blood-sealed throat poison. Even if it scratches a little skin, it can kill people immediately. She spent a lot of money, in fact, the precious thing is not the bamboo crossbow itself, but the poison quenched by the arrow.
Qian Qingqing carefully untied the hemp rope tied on the short arrowhead, opened the oiled paper bag, revealing the dark sharp arrowhead with a hint of blue and purple, and smiled coldly: "Since you are not willing to die in Gentle Township, then why don't you die?" ... I'll kill you with a poisonous crossbow! No matter how good your martial arts are, you probably won't be able to avoid the power of this crossbow, right?"
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Since Ye Xiaotian made an excuse to go to the county government to handle official business, he had no choice but to leave the mansion and go down the mountain. These days, Bai Hong acts as the magistrate's agent, but he does it very well. In fact, Bai Hong still has abilities, and he is not greedy. He had a bad reputation in the past, mainly because he was a cruel official, not a corrupt official.
To put it bluntly, Bai Hong's "professionalism" is too strong, he only wants to climb up, and he is overly obsessed with power and status, so he doesn't care whether he can benefit the people in Fangze. The only "indicator" he cares about is whether he can make his boss satisfy.
So when he was the county magistrate in Jiangpu, regardless of whether the people were poor or not, the amount of taxes issued by the imperial court could not be short even if you sold your sons and daughters. He also concealed the local flood and did not report it. Of course, he could not get the preferential policies of relief and relief, but the surrounding counties were hit by the disaster, but his Jiangpu County was safe and sound, which naturally shows that he has made great achievements in governing the local area.
That's why he aroused the extreme hatred of the local people. Now that he is acting as Hua Qingfeng's post, and there is Ye Xiancheng sitting in charge above him, it is naturally impossible to manage affairs according to the style in Jiangpu County. It doesn't matter whether it is dealing with government affairs or not, it is handled in an orderly manner with a fair heart, and I am satisfied in all aspects.
Not only the subordinate officials of the county government praised him, but also the people who received relief money or tax relief in a proper and fair way were also grateful to him. Master Bai had just sent away a group of elders, Lizheng, and seeing their expressions of gratitude, this official fan who originally only cared about the lives of the people, who only cared about the lives of the people, was deeply touched.
Master Bai was reminiscing about the past and reviewing his past mistakes, when he saw Ye Xiaotian walked into the signing room, Master Bai hurriedly left the case to greet him, cupped his hands and said: "Oh, the county magistrate has something to do, just call the officials to come in, how dare you Labor adults come here."
Ye Xiaotian was startled, and vaguely remembered that he had said this kind of polite words to Huazhi County, and also to Meng Xiancheng and Xu Xiancheng. He didn't want Feng Shui to turn around, and today it was finally someone else's turn to flatter him like this. Can't help laughing dumbfoundedly.
Master Bai asked Ye Xiaotian to sit down, ordered the boy to serve tea, and said respectfully: "I don't know what instructions your lord has, so please show me your lord."
Ye Xiaotian was stunned again, he didn't have anything to order, but he was disturbed by a beautiful woman and wanted to find a place to take refuge. Ye Xiaotian thought for a while, then rubbed his nose and said, "Uh... I wonder if Master Bai is free after leaving office today, how about you and I go to 'Taibai Residence' for a drink?"
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A light car drove into Huxian County under the escort of seven or eight guards. The curtains were opened, revealing a clean and thin face, gray hair, gray beard, and deep wrinkles on the face, as if carved with a carving knife.
But the old man's eyes are very energetic, and there is a kind of majesty naturally cultivated by those who have been in the superior position for a long time. This person is none other than Zhao Xin, Grand Amu of Bozhou, Chief Manager of King Yang.
This general manager is not the chief steward of a gentry family, but similar to the general manager Ma in the Han, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties. He was an important figure in the military and government. If Yang Yinglong is compared to the monarch of the country, then the great Mu Zhao Xin is The prime minister of the feudal country.
Zhao Xin swept the outside lightly, put down the curtains, and said in a deep voice, "Go directly to the station."
Zhao Xin rushed to the post station, Zhao Wenyuan rushed out to greet him, and when he saw Zhao Xin, he said happily, "Father, why are you here, old man?"
Seeing his son, Zhao Xin smiled kindly and said, "I passed by Tongren on business, so I came here to see you."
The father and son entered the small hall and sat down. Zhao Wenyuan personally brought a cup of tea for his father. Zhao Xin sipped the tea and asked Zhao Wenyuan about the situation in Hu County. Zhao Wenyuan always thought that he had a heavy responsibility in Huxian County. Of course, Zhao Xin knew that this was just Yang Tianwang Mingxiu's plank plan. Yang Yinglong would not entrust the real important matter to a young boy.
But Zhao Xin didn't need to tell the truth to hurt his son's confidence. Anyway, no matter whether Yang Yinglong regards Hu County as the focus of his business or not, his son's being an official is what really matters to him, and he is also relieved that his son does not have to bear a great deal of responsibility.
Zhao Xin said a few words of comfort, and then gave advice to his son, and suddenly remembered that he had not seen Qian Qingqing so far, no matter whether it was his identity as the grand amu of Bozhou, or the identity of Qianqing's father-in-law, Qian Qingqing did not avoid it. Not understanding the principle of etiquette, he asked, "By the way, where is Qingqing?"
"Well… "
Zhao Wenyuan faltered for a while, and said: "Qingqing, under the order of the chieftain, has been in close contact with Yaoyao. I went to see Yaoyao in Ye Mansion today. I should...stay overnight."
Zhao Wenyuan encouraged Qian Qingqing to seduce Ye Xiaotian because Qian Qingqing had no real relationship with him and he had no psychological burden. However, this is just the two of them doing things cheaply, some things are really hard to tell others, especially his biological father, so Zhao Wenyuan lied.
Zhao Wenyuan prevaricated to his father first, and then thought about sending someone to pick up Qingqing tomorrow. If his father came to Hu County, but his daughter-in-law didn't come to see him, it would make people doubt his "husband and wife" relationship.
The time for the yamen to release the yamen is actually quite early. According to the modern time, it was around three o'clock in the afternoon. Ye Xiaotian and Bai Hong arrived at Taibai Residence together. When the treasurer Sheng Long saw that these two big men had arrived, he immediately welcomed them wholeheartedly and was on standby the whole time. , and served the two great masters in every possible way.
During the banquet, Ye Xiaotian found that Bai Hong was a little afraid of him. No matter how easy-going he was, Master Bai always looked trembling and respectful. At dusk, the two broke up for the banquet.
Ye Xiaotian took six guards back to the mansion on the mountain, thinking in his heart that when he returned to the mansion, he would go to Douni's place to get bored. No matter how "spring is full of love" for the nympho Mrs. Qian, I believe she would not chase after Douni. When he arrived at the mansion, he didn't see Qian Qingqing wandering around as he did a few days ago, and entangled him as soon as he saw him.
Although Ye Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief, but... he immediately felt shamelessly that he felt a little disappointed in his heart, hey! It's not just women who are disrespectful if they are close, and inferior if they are far away.