On the official road from Arashi City to Izumo, tractors, carriages, and pedestrians flocked endlessly.
Since the road was built, it has brought vitality to these two areas. It is not an exaggeration to call this road the aorta of the giant Dayao.
At this time, a group of Baiqi was rushing on the wide road, passing a tractor carrying a large amount of goods from time to time.
This new type of transport is now gradually replacing the previous ox carts and horse carts.
And this trend is getting faster and faster.
Because although the cement road is flat, it is very labor-intensive.
People here don't know the effect of force, but they understand that the road is too hard, and the horses need to rest after running a few times on the concrete road.
Every two hundred miles on this road, there is a so-called post station, which can not only rest, eat, but also sell biodiesel, and inspect and repair tractors.
This makes everyone feel convenient and at ease.
It was getting dark, Baiqi stopped in front of a post station.
The location of the inn is beside the road, and an area of several thousand square meters is expanded. A row of two-story small buildings with brick and stone structures are erected. Like the new buildings in Lancheng, they have a completely different style from the previous buildings.
The red brick wall is covered with plants, which also looks quite delicate.
The tantalizing aroma of food is emanating from a small building near the edge.
"Stop, get off your mount, and rest."
Following the leader's order, the hundred riders stopped one after another, jumped off their mounts, and tied the mounts to the animal enclosure on one side.
A hundred jumping sheep were brought in, but they only occupied one-third of the place.
When everyone entered the post station, they saw a row of electric lights hanging above the lobby. Like the street lights in Lancheng, they didn't need grease or other burning materials, and there was no choking smoke. They were clean and bright.
The lobby is very large, with dozens of wooden tables, and most of them are filled with people. An ancient tractor driver in animal skin shorts, an Izumo businessman in silk gauze, and an Izumo guard with a solemn look are sitting in the corner. The low-key people of the Jing clan sat together in this lobby, accompanied by the occasional delicate female voice.
After the hundred people came in, they attracted the attention of many people, but after seeing the clothes of the people, they turned their eyes away one after another.
The word Ducha was written on the clothes, but the saber at the waist was the flying cavalry's standard long saber, which was three points longer and one point wider than the swords of ordinary ancient army troops.
I don't know what kind of new department this is. Dayao often has some new departments, such as the Department of Commerce, such as the newly established Department of Transportation, such as the Department of Prices.
Although they don't know what department it is, everyone can tell that these people are all from flying rides. When they go out, their eyes must be bright. These businessmen who have been on this road all year round know this truth very well.
The first one was a woman with a scorpion tattoo on her cheek, and nearly a hundred men were also full of fierceness, and they always seemed to be provocative and joking when they looked at people.
A hundred people sat at ten tables, ordered barbecue, vegetable broth, baked potatoes, and drinks, and began to eat in silence.
But when eating, he also pays attention to his surroundings.
Soon, the hands of several people on the food stopped, and they looked up to one side.
A man in splendid clothes walked towards the crowd.
"Dare to ask, is this Lieutenant Hua?" The man clasped his fists at the woman leading the team and smiled.
"Who are you?" Hua Qinghua raised her head and glanced at the other party.
"The last time I was in front of the bank, Captain Hua was able to save me, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance to see him again. I met you by chance today, so I wonder if I could invite Captain Hua to have a drink with you all? Thank you so much, my heartfelt thanks!"
"Finished?" Hua Qinghua looked at the barbecue in front of her without moving her eyelids.
"Um, it's over."
"You delayed my meal." Hua Qinghua's meaning was obvious, you are in the way, get out of here.
There was no surprise on the middle-aged man's face. Although he was a little embarrassed, he still bowed his hands to Hua Qinghua in a demeanor: "Then I will take my leave. Thank you Captain Hua for what happened last time."
Hua Qinghua didn't say a word, and continued to greet the barbecue in front of her.
The middle-aged man returned to his seat, laughing at himself.
"It's deflated!"
The person at the same table as him was a wealthy businessman of about the same age.
"As expected." The middle-aged man said.
"The people of the ancient tribe are all rocks! The kind that don't allow oil and salt." The wealthy businessman laughed softly.
Middle-aged people think so.
However, he was still a little concerned about the "Ducha" clothes on Hua Qinghua and the others.
When Hua Qinghua was waiting for someone to come, everyone heard the direction of the hoofbeats, and they were heading towards Izumo.
Don't know what to do.
…
This incident was just a small episode, Hua Qinghua and others rested at the inn overnight and continued to set off.
Two days later, everyone arrived in Pingdu.
First, according to Ren Baqian's instructions, he got some information from the guards in the Captain's Mansion, rested overnight and asked some questions, and then went straight to the Guard's Mansion.
After spending some time, Hua Qinghua finally saw Zi Donglai.
Zi Donglai is a rather heroic man who looks to be in his thirties.
His face was like a knife and an axe, with sharp edges and corners, and his eyes were extremely energetic.
If it is said that Zi Donglai is the number one handsome guy in the ancient clan, there must not be many people who would object.
Even Hua Qinghua lost her mind for a moment after seeing Zi Donglai.
"Duchasi? I haven't heard of it. Why are you here?" Zi Donglai sat at the head and said calmly.
Hua Qinghua looked solemn when she heard the words, and took out an edict from her bosom, to the effect that the Metropolitan Procuratorate was responsible for the inspection of the conflicts and contradictions between the ancient tribes in the Izumo District and the Izumo people, as well as the inspection of the soldiers of the Northeast Metropolitan Government's harassment of the people.
When Zi Donglai heard the words, his eyes flickered and he became a little colder.
"Is this the meaning of His Majesty, or the meaning of Prince Zhao?"
"Your Majesty wrote it with his own hands, so it naturally has His Majesty's meaning." Hua Qinghua turned over the edict and showed Zi Dong a look.
"Izumo is newly established, and the people are rebellious." Zi Donglai said with a cold face.
In fact, Zi Donglai always had a cold face.
"It's one thing to rebel against the party, but it's another thing for the guardsmen to harass ordinary people!" Hua Qinghua pulled out another piece of paper from her waist: "On September 11th, Captain Tie Fengbao beat the locals after drinking in a brothel." Merchant Li Jingwen was seriously injured!"
"September 19th birthday, Captain Qin Huya's soldiers were bumped into by someone on the road, provoked and injured local people Huang Qu, Shen Du and other thirteen people were all seriously injured."
"On October 6th, Captain Xu Sanhua led his soldiers to beat four scholars including Yuan Qing and Liu Dong in a restaurant, and left their names behind, causing a bad influence..."
"October eleventh..."
"Enough, you are well prepared. They are all soldiers under my command, what do you want to do with the inspector?" Zi Donglai waved his hand to interrupt Hua Qinghua's words and said coldly.
"In the past three months, in Pingdu alone, there have been thirteen attacks and harassment of the people, and countless cases in the entire Izumo area. According to His Majesty's order, these people must be subject to military law, and they must be punished in a conspicuous place in the city as a warning. Xiaoyou!"
"It's right to be subject to military law, and to be punished in a conspicuous place in the city. Even if it's His Majesty's order, Ben Duhu refuses to obey!" Zi Dong stood up after finishing his speech: "You can step back yourself."
"Guardian Zi! Are you going to resist?" Hua Qinghua stepped in front of Zi Donglai who wanted to leave.
"Presumptuous!" Several guards in the tent were furious.
"You dare to stop me?" Zi Dong looked at Hua Qinghua with dangerous indifference in his eyes.
"Captain Azusa, the order is from His Majesty! I am here to inspect these matters!" Hua Qinghua stopped there without retreating at all. "If you want to disobey orders, His Majesty will definitely be angry!"
"I, Zi Donglai, and the many officers and men of the Duhu Mansion have made great contributions in Izumo, but there are some slight flaws, and it is impossible to punish them in public here. Your Majesty's order, the Duhu refuses to accept the order, you can report back , if His Majesty wants to punish me, I will accept it willingly!"
Seeing that Zi Donglai had made up his mind, Hua Qinghua gritted his teeth immediately.
As soon as I came here, the Zi Duhu refused to obey the order. This job is really not easy to do.
I was secretly angry in my heart, and felt a strong force pushing myself away.
Zi Donglai stretched out his hand and waved her out of thin air, making her take several steps back.
Once Hua Qinghua came back to her senses, Zi Donglai was out of account, and Hua Qinghua rushed to catch up.
"Stop!" Zi Donglai's many guards stopped Hua Qinghua.
"I have His Majesty's warrant, so I can go without hindrance, who will stop me?" Hua Qinghua took out the warrant from her bosom with a sneer on her face.
All the guards froze immediately.
Zi Donglai glanced at her, snorted coldly and ignored her, and left straight away.
However, what he didn't expect was that Hua Qinghua followed him step by step.
Whether he was eating or sleeping, Hua Qinghua would always appear by his side, and would take out the empress' orders and read them out from time to time.
If it were someone else, Zi Donglai would have slapped him to death long ago.
But Hua Qinghua has the empress' warrant after all.
After a while, he was quite annoyed, he couldn't beat her, couldn't drive her away, so he simply signaled the guards to yell at Hua Qinghua, trying to force her to retreat.
Unexpectedly, Hua Qinghua scolded so many guards that they were ashen-faced and unable to speak.
However, Zi Donglai couldn't follow the edict anyway, let the soldiers receive the military law in the street, and be watched by the Izumo people.
This is the stubbornness of a general.
No matter what they have committed, they are all soldiers under my command, how can they be humiliated in front of others
The two sides have been deadlocked like this.
When Ren Baqian received the news, he was quite helpless.
Hua Qinghua's dog-skin plaster tactic was hinted at by him. After all, Zi Donglai's reputation is extremely high, and his contribution is also great. Even the empress would not touch him easily.
But if these matters are not dealt with, the Izumo people will always hold hostility towards the ancient people.
If one wants to absorb a country as a part of Great Glory, one must combine toughness with softness and fair rewards and punishments.
He also made such a bad move out of desperation.
Now just wait and see how long Zi Donglai can endure it!
Ren Baqian pressed the button in advance and waited for Zi Donglai's reaction.
I still have too many things to be busy at hand, and it is impossible to put too much energy on it.
…
A year later, the two are still deadlocked.
Hua Qinghua lived directly in the Duhu Mansion, like Zi Donglai's shadow every day.
Even Zi Donglai's bodyguards and the generals of the Protectorate's Mansion are used to his presence.
And Hua Qinghua never forgot her duty, and she never forgot to read His Majesty's edict to Zi Donglai almost every day, and at the same time, she asked her subordinates to bring the news of the new attack by soldiers of the Imperial Guard's Mansion to harass the people.
I don't know if it's due to her efforts, but in the past six months this kind of thing seems to be less.
…
Two years have passed, and Ren Baqian almost forgot about it sometimes.
Just after watching the newly produced phone sample, Ren Baqian asked Hua Qinghua about her current situation by the way.
Unexpectedly, Zi Donglai could stand in a stalemate for so long, which made Ren Baqian quite helpless.
"Your Highness, I just got the news that Zi Duhu will marry Huaducha in three months' time!"
Ren Baqian:? ?
Ren Baqian's face suddenly became extremely exciting.
I felt depressed for a while, and didn't know how to speak.
That kind of feeling is like a dog.