Tome of Troubled Times

Chapter 74: Qinghe

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Qinghe and Beimang have the same name and similar status as in the modern world. The geography of Beimang is strangely to the north, but the geography of Qinghe is very consistent with the current world. When Zhao Changhe escorted Cui Yuanyang, a joke came up in his heart: I Come to HEB Province.

The location of the capital is also very close to the current capital, but Beimang went further north. Therefore, Cui Yuanyong once said, although my family did not pass by the capital when I went to Beimang, it was not a long way off.

I don’t know how this phenomenon came to be, and how it is related to the real world... Regarding the Era, maybe this time I can really ask Cui Wenjing, Yang Yang may not know this.

Walking on the streets of Qinghe County, the streets are extremely spacious, with a constant flow of traffic, the sound of hawking from the stalls on the left and right, and various palaces and pavilions everywhere.

This is the first prosperous big city that Zhao Changhe has seen in this life. It is many times more prosperous than the city where he stole clothes before. I wonder how the weather in the capital compares

What Zhao Changhe has been experiencing, the bloody massacres of his entire family, the chaos of bandit plunder, the treacherous turmoil in the rivers and lakes, the scenes of bandit rebellion and alien killings among the scenes that the blind man once showed, all seem to be very far away from such a place. It's so far away that it doesn't even seem like a world away.

If we talk about a pure land in troubled times, it would probably be a place like this.

The governor of Qinghe County is a member of the Cui family, not Cui Wenjing himself, but his younger brother Cui Wenjue. The Cui family has many other clansmen, in-laws, disciples and former officials, who are spread throughout the states, counties and even the army. They are truly a first-class force in the world that connects states and counties.

This is Qinghe Cui.

Cui Wenjing himself had no position in the imperial court and remained aloof, ranking ninth in the world. Xia Longyuan must also respect such a person and such a force.

In the eyes of most people in the world, the image of the head of the Cui family is different from the old fox father Zhao Changhe had seen. He was really a god with no head or tail, who was as high as a god in the clouds, majestic and gentle at the same time. .

With modern knowledge, we clearly know that there is extreme ugliness behind this prosperity. Land annexation alone can displace many people. Most of the dynasty cycles come from this. The aristocratic family is the absolute villain here. Others who bully men and women, talk about mysteries, ignore Chao Gang, or even collude with foreigners, etc., are all gay. The reason why there are troubled times is that the aristocratic families have to bear a large part of the blame.

Therefore, Zhao Changhe has always had feelings of resistance and even contempt for the aristocratic family in his heart. Yangyang is cute, but he is just an individual, and an individual cannot represent a class. But at this moment, seeing the prosperity and peace that is completely different from the outside world, I still have to admit that my previous impression was not that objective.

Things have two sides, at least at this moment, this is indeed a pure land.

The Cui family manor is located in the east of the city. It occupies an endless area and has a solemn atmosphere. The road outside the door is full of spring willows, small bridges and flowing water. It adds a bit of leisurely elegance to the solemnity. In fact, it is better than the previous one in the back garden of the Wei County magistrate. The garden is full of spring colors, which makes it more stylish.

Cui Wenjing didn't take Zhao Changhe with him, so he didn't know where he had gone. It was Cui Yuanyang who happily brought her brother Zhao into the house. Just from entering to her boudoir, Zhao Changhe felt that the road was farther than his mother's three laps around Beimang Village. There were no villagers pruning flowers or grass on the road. There are more people than copycats.

Really rich lolita.

Cui Yuanyang could see his envy and hatred, and said with a smile: "Let Brother Zhao come here early. If we ask about the marriage again, will Brother Zhao stay here and never leave?"

Zhao Changhe said honestly: "Most of them would say rich woman, hungry, hungry, rice."

Cui Yuanyang imitated him in a rough voice: "I, Zhao Changhe, don't eat soft food."

"Hey, have I ever said this in front of you?"

"Why bother showing it? You can guess it."

"I feel like my image in your mind has been blindly elevated... If you give me money, I really want it, really..."

"Have you ever said anything like this?"

"… have."

"Then it's not lifted up?" Cui Yuanyang smiled and took his hand: "Let's go and show you my room. It's very cute..."

"Miss." A maid next to her finally couldn't help it anymore: "Mr. Zhao is not suitable to go to your boudoir..."

These maids and maids have been following behind for a long time. They all looked like Chi Xiang when they saw the young men and women flirting.

At this time, Zhao Changhe was a toad who wanted to eat swan meat and was rejected by his master, so he made a three-year agreement. This matter has not been spread to the outside world, but it has begun to spread within the Cui family... In fact, no one in the Cui family felt that You have really been on the list of people in the past three years, which means that this marriage can be announced.

I asked you to come as a guest because you were regarded as the lady's benefactor and I didn't expel you. That's the magnanimity of the master. You still rely on me and you still want to enter the boudoir? What do you want to do in there? hold head high

So Cui Wenjing thinks that this proposal will make Zhao Changhe's reputation very embarrassing. He really does it for Yangyang's face and doesn't care about his own face. Cui Yuanyang knew what she was doing. The more this happened, the more she couldn't stand others talking about Zhao Changhe like this. She turned around and put her hands on her hips and angrily said: "It's my business who I want to bring into my boudoir. My father doesn't care about it. How can you control it?"

The maid advised: "The master has so many things to do, so he doesn't have time to explain these things. The young lady should love herself. I left home without permission this time. Isn't the lesson painful enough..."

Another person said: "Yes, look at this man asking for money. This is so... I have never seen anything like this. He is really a gangster."

Zhao Changhe laughed dumbly.

Cui Yuanyang was so angry that he laughed at this sentence. He took out a piece of gold from his arms and stuffed it into Zhao Changhe's hand: "If he wants money, I will give him money. Who cares?"

Then he stood up on his toes and tried to kiss Zhao Changhe's face: "I'm still kissing him, you ask my father to take care of it!"

Didn't get a kiss, too short.

Cui Yuanyang stood on her toes, jumped slightly, and was pressed on the head by Zhao Changhe.

Cui Yuanyang looked at him angrily, and Zhao Changhe said with a smile: "Take advantage of the opportunity, right?"

"Huh." Cui Yuanyang tilted her head and avoided his big hand: "Let's go, ignore them."

A group of servants and maids were all stupid, and they were kissing each other in broad daylight...

That's it. After going out for a while, the young lady really looked like the bandits. She looked like a lady who ran to the village and said she was a villager. I'm afraid...

I vaguely heard Zhao Changhe say from the front: "Well, it is indeed inconvenient for me to live in your boudoir. Our agreement was originally for the sake of your reputation. Don't ruin it yourself again. Your father and I will both have a headache."

Cui Yuanyang pouted, knowing that he was overly excited and regarded this matter as an engagement in his heart. In fact, it could not be regarded as a serious matter, but it was a sign of "falling out".

I can't willfully destroy the hard work of my father and Brother Zhao.

She sighed sadly: "Oh... then come with me over here..."

"where?"

"Hiding the military room." Cui Yuanyang said, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Zhao Changhe's wine gourd that never left his body. When the storm came, even Zhao Changhe himself didn't know when the knife was cut open, and the wine gourd unexpectedly turned out to be unexpected. The ground was well protected, but it was getting older and older, but he was reluctant to throw it away.

She glanced over and said seemingly unintentionally: "Brother Zhao's knife is broken. I want to find the best knife for you so that you can always carry it with you!"

"If you cut too many times, how can there be a knife that never cuts..."

"You... are talking nonsense, there must be!"

Zhao Changhe didn't know that the little girl's thoughts were already in the Shura field. At this time, the desire to change to a good knife really surpassed all interests. At this moment, even if a naked girl came lying in front of her, she didn't bother to care: "Okay, okay, I'm talking nonsense." I'm talking nonsense, show me the knife!"

The Cui family's military storage room is actually not one room, but a group of buildings, which are heavily guarded. There is another road behind the house, leading to a slightly higher hill. A small hall made of pure copper can be vaguely seen above. I don't know what treasure is inside.

Cui Yuanyang personally brought people to hide the weapons room, but the guards did not stop him. Of course, the daughter of the family head had the right to take most of the weapons at will. Cui Yuanyang had no intention of going to the Copper Palace on the hill. He just pulled Zhao Changhe to the room on the right and said with a smile: "This is a place specially designed to hide knives."

Zhao Changhe looked away from the Copper Palace and asked in a low voice: "What's over there?"

"On the hill, behind the Bronze Hall, is our family's ancestral temple. Now my father is interrogating people in it..." Cui Yuanyang lowered his voice unconsciously: "As for the Bronze Hall, it is the Qinghe Sword, the most precious treasure of my Cui family. place. Oh, by the way, there is also a famous sword given by His Majesty, which I treasure."

Zhao Changhe, who had read hundreds of novels, instinctively felt that something was going on here.

Transition chapter, don’t worry... Thanks to the two big guys Lan Zao Bu Zao and Chen Se for joining the alliance~

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