"Well……"

The county magistrate didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Jiang Bin asked him to find a woman, and she was a mature and charming woman. The general meaning was to find a married woman. This was simply unacceptable for Confucian officials who had a profound idea of ​​accepting ethics and defense.

As officials, we must set an example, cultivate ourselves and cultivate our nature, and keep a distance from the temptation of beauty. Can the emperor ignore the laws of the Ming Dynasty?

Jiang Bin said: "You say the right thing, is it OK? If not, I will go back and ask Your Majesty to take down your position as a county magistrate!"

The county magistrate said with a bitter face: "General Jiang, why don't you go back first? The minister will make arrangements now, but he can't guarantee that he can satisfy himself... Oh, the minister remembers that there are several families in the city, so he can invite him to play the piano and sing music for His Majesty. I wonder what you think, General?"

Jiang Bin said angrily: "Since there is, why didn't you say it earlier? You have all the things you said to you before?"

Because it was not the first time Jiang Bin came to see the county magistrate, he was so slow and extremely dissatisfied with this person. He had already explained everything that the local government needed to do, but the other party did not show any signs of the rabbit and did not know anything about it. However, the county magistrate was very complimenting to him on the surface, but he refused to cooperate in a blink of an eye.

The county magistrate stroked his jaw and asked in surprise: "Your Majesty is the 195th emperor, and the harem is three thousand beautiful, how can you care about these women who have never seen the market in the people?"

Jiang Bin sneered: "You have eaten a lot of delicacies and occasionally you want to eat coarse grains to change your taste? Isn't this the case for Your Majesty? You must remember, don't leak the news about Your Majesty here. If it is known to outsiders and affects Your Majesty's safety, not only will it be unprofitable at that time, but there will be a risk of raiding the house and extermination of the clan."

The reason why Jiang Bin dared to threaten was that he could not tell the truth that this middle-aged county magistrate who was stupid in studying had no confidence to challenge him. Such a useless scholar would definitely not take risks like Zhao Yuan, and even dared to question the identity of Emperor Zhu Houzhao.

In this way, Jiang Bin can put pressure on him unscrupulously, and the other party will not be able to do things. At worst, he can teach more, and he will always push the local government to do things.

The county magistrate was frightened and bowed, saying, "The Lord, remember... I would like to ask the general to accompany His Majesty to return to the temporary residence. The Lord, let's make arrangements for His Majesty, do not get angry."

In the end, the county magistrate did not mean giving gifts.

Although Jiang Bin felt a little disappointed, he didn't care too much. He knew what was the most important thing at this moment. It was too early to make profits by relying on his identity as a close minister of the emperor.

As expected, with the strong cooperation of the local government, Zhu Houzhao finally got the best of her wish and found a relatively beautiful singer and dancer. Although there were only four people, there was a little more mood and atmosphere at the banquet. Of course, there was another factor that was that the wine at the banquet was much better than before. Among them, there was even the world-famous Xinghua Village wine, all of which were bought by the county magistrate from the homes of those wealthy families by the county magistrate.

"Your Majesty, local officials are not good at doing things, and they disturbed the emperor's carriage, so they specially prepared wine and food to apologize." Jiang Bin said with a smile.

Zhu Houzhao watched the two singers singing local tunes, and the two dancers danced gracefully. She looked at the male musicians playing next to her, and couldn't help but shake her head and sigh: "I don't even care about this kind of thing being placed in the leopard room, but when I arrived at this ghost place, I actually thought it was pretty good, just as I was hungry and I was eating at all!"

"Alas, after experiencing this, I have decided that in the future, I will go to those rich places and never suffer in such remote places."

Jiang Bin smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, it is mainly because there were rioters in the Central Plains. Otherwise, Shanxi would be quite rich... During the Hongwu period of this dynasty, Shanxi counted the population of 7 million, and Taiyuan Prefecture and Hezhong Prefecture were both famous commercial centers..."

Zhu Houzhao was already suppressing his anger, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but raise his voice: "What you said is the wealthy look like? Even if there are thieves, it will not be so depressed! To put it bluntly, the local governments are inaction and have never thought of taking the initiative to quell the chaos and improving people's livelihood!"

This time, Jiang Bin did not dare to take the blame. The situation in various places in the Ming Dynasty was not something that he, a general, could get involved.

Because Zhu Houzhao suddenly raised his voice and spoke, it disturbed the musician. Not only the singer, but also the dancer stopped singing and dancing, but even the musician's playing stopped, all of them looked here with surprise.

Zhu Houzhao was a little disappointed and pointed at the four women and said, "Come here to help me add wine."

Four musicians walked over slowly. They didn't know who the young man was in front of them, but they could realize that the young man was extraordinary, especially when he scolded people, and seemed to be the descendant of the official.

After drinking a glass of wine, Zhu Houzhao quickly became interested and hugged four women and got up in darkness.

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...

Zhu Houzhao's days in Lingqiu finally became comfortable, but unfortunately the good times didn't last long, and Shen Xi was about to arrive at this place.

This time, Shen Xi did not keep it a secret. In order to make Zhu Houzhao feel aware, he also leaked the news and asked the local government to inform Jiang Bin of the news, and then Jiang Bin told Zhu Houzhao.

When Zhu Houzhao learned of this emergency, Jiang Bin found that the master, who was usually not afraid of the world, was a little uncomfortable, with a deep brow, as if he had a certain fear.

"...Your Majesty, if you are found by Lord Shen, it may be a little trouble... It is reported that Lord Shen will arrive in Lingqiu tomorrow. If nothing unexpected happens, it is likely that he will arrive before noon." Jiang Bin reported in detail.

Zhu Houbao looked at the sky outside the window. It was completely dark outside now, and it was too late to leave the city now.

But thinking that Shen Xi would arrive in six or seven hours, Zhu Houzhao felt guilty and stared at Jiang Bin and asked, "What do you mean by saying this?"

Jiang Bin asked tentatively: "Or... Your Majesty, let's set off now and go out of the city to head west or south?"

Zhu Houzhao frowned even deeper. Thinking of the hard days before entering Lingqiu City, this was too miserable for him, who had been used to being rich and frugal since childhood, and his mind to continue to run away suddenly faded.

Jiang Bin said again: "You can prepare more things this time, and ask the local government to allocate some people to accompany you to escort His Majesty."

“No need.”

Zhu Houzhao suddenly waved his hand and said, "So what if Shen Shangshu comes? I will stay here and send someone to guard the door. Could it be that he can still break inside?"

Jiang Bin seemed very embarrassed: "Your Majesty, if Lord Shen really wants to break through, Xiaodi would not dare to stop him... After all, he is the Minister of War, and he can make Xiaodi lose his post in just one sentence. Look at him..."

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "You are afraid of Shangshu Shen, because you have to obey him, but if I give you power, you don't have to worry. This way, you will be at the door tomorrow. Whoever dares to break in will warn me that I will punish you and stop me at all. Even if Shangshu Shen wants to do something random."

Jiang Bin asked hesitantly: "Your Majesty, is this really OK?"

"I have given you power. You still need to think about whether it is feasible to do this? Be braver. What you have to do now is to do as you do. Why do you do so much!"

Zhu Houzhao seemed a little impatient, and suddenly thought of something, and waved her hand and said, "Oh, by the way, didn't you say you wanted to send a troupe to you before? I heard that it was the wealthy family in this city who raised it by themselves... I quickly urged the bullshit county magistrate to send the troupe to come. As long as he serves carefully, I will forgive him for his previous disrespectful crime!"

Jiang Bin suddenly realized that Zhu Houzhao was only responsible for talking, and the real trouble needed him to solve it, but thinking about it was nothing wrong with this. At least he could use the emperor's power to pretend to be a tiger's power, and immediately saluted: "Your Majesty, I'll do it now."

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...

Zhu Houzhao did not intend to continue to go south to escape, so he guarded Lingqiu County and deliberately waited for Chenxi to come.

The problem was thrown to Jiang Bin.

Jiang Bin has been thinking about how to deal with Chen Xi. With his current identity and status, he is almost seeking death to stop Chen Xi, so he doesn't have much confidence.

At this time, Chen Xi had already sent people to Lingqiu City to say hello to the local government, indicating that he would enter the city early in the morning. Before that, Chen Xi and his party had chosen a place to stay and rest, preparing to go early the next morning.

"...Mr. Shen, didn't you agree to slow down the road? Now we have not only speeded up, but also sent someone to inform the whereabouts of the officials in the city. If the news is leaked and His Majesty leaves first, what should we do?"

Xiao Guozi started to scream again, feeling that Chen Xi had deceived him. He said he wanted to accommodate him and didn't rush on the road, but it seemed that he did not slow down much speed along the way.

Zhang Yong said disdainfully: "Dude-in-law, just be content. You know how fast Lord Shen had marched on the grassland before? It is common to walk a hundred miles a day... At that time, our family followed the army every day and suffered enough? These few steps would not be exhausted."

For Qian Ning and Hu Lian, they were not very tired all the way. The worst situation among the group was the weak little twister.

Chen Xi nodded and said, "I would have continued to rush tonight. After all, now it is less than 30 miles away from Lingqiu County. If you seize the time, you can arrive in at most two hours. But at this time, the night is shrouded in the Lingqiu area, and the Lingqiu place is guarding against bandits. In order to avoid misunderstandings and cause unnecessary casualties, we will not enter the city overnight. This is also convenient for the father-in-law to rest well... Is there any problem with this arrangement?"

Xiao Zhuozi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "In that case, I should thank you Lord Shen?"

Chen Xidao: "There is no need to thank you. Everyone has the same goal. At this time, we should unite to overcome difficulties and do everything possible to persuade Your Majesty to return to Beijing."

While talking, the camp has been built.

Chen Xi lived in a larger tent alone, and Zhu Hong and other guards were responsible for guarding outside the tent.

Chen Xi was waiting for news from Lingqiu. After almost an hour, someone came to convey the information, but it was not someone sent by Yunliu, but Ma Jiu came to visit him in person.

Ma Jiu has not entered the city these days, but has been watching outside the city gates to guard against the emperor's sudden outing... After all, the city is martial law and it is not easy to go out of the city, and the goal is obvious. In this way, Ma Jiu and his group of men simply stationed in the houses next to the official road outside the city, and just need to send someone to keep a close eye on the city gate.

"...Sir, the young master has not come out of the city to play these days. There is a clear information that the young master is safe at present and there is no need to worry too much."

After seeing Chen Xi, Ma Jiu roughly explained the situation of following and protecting Zhu Houzhao in the past few days, and finally told the news he heard about the city.

Chen Xi nodded slightly: "Since Your Majesty is in the city and has the protection of officers and soldiers, I can rest assured... Thank you for your hard work, Brother Jiu!"

Ma Jiu said: "My lord is so proud of the villain. The villain actually wants to go to the city to protect his car at close range these days, but Yun Shiwei disagreed. The young master left Weizhou in Weizhou. It was because the villain was in Weizhou and closed his eyes and listened, so he had insufficient predictions on the matter. Fortunately, Yun Shiwei provided clues."

In his words, Ma Jiu was very sure of Yun Liu's ability. At this time, Ma Jiu realized that the position he occupied in Chen Xi's intelligence system was not the absolute core.

Chen Xi nodded and said, "Actually, I gave the order to stay outside the city by Brother Jiu. I just asked Guard Yun to tell you. Your Majesty is too casual in doing things. If you suddenly leave the city, it will be very difficult to find it temporarily. Guard Yun and others entered the city through some unconventional channels. To put it bluntly, it is a secret passage. If Your Majesty leaves the city urgently, they may not be able to catch up. It depends on you at this time."

Ma Jiu bowed: "The villain understands."

Chen Xi smiled and nodded: "Leaving the army to protect the Holy Garage, I'm afraid Brother Jiu can't sleep or eat? The latest situation today is that Your Majesty has no plans to leave the city for the time being, but you will know how to get into the city tomorrow. Go back quickly and let your brothers keep a close eye on the four city gates. If Your Majesty doesn't leave tomorrow, you can enter the city with me."

Ma Jiu was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly turn from the dark to the light. After a brief surprise, he quickly saluted: "The villain takes the order."

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...

Ma Jiu went back to arrange for the people sent by Yunliu to arrive until the second half of the night, which was Xier.

After Xier saw Chen Xi, she first reported the situation these days like Ma Jiu, but she reported it more, which involved the safety of Hui Niang and Li Jin. However, Chen Xi had seen the two daughters for a long time, but Xier didn't know it yet.

"Sir, that young man has been doing something wrong in the city these two days. If the senior sister had not ordered the obstruction, she might have committed adultery and robbed."

Xier said angrily.

Chen Xidao: "Then how did you stop it?"

Xier couldn't answer this question because Yunliu didn't tell her the specific arrangements. She only informed Chen Xi of what she knew, including sending people from Minxiang where Zhu Houzhao was about to arrive, and then notifying the government to inspect and catch the thieves.

Xier finally said: "Later, the local county magistrate found several actors to send them to the young master's residence, and it was only two days old. But the senior sister said that the young master might leave the city today, so she kept staring at it and did not dare to inform you about the news. Even now, I am not sure whether the young master is still at the base."

Although Chen Xi did not enter the city, it does not mean that he knew nothing about Zhu Houzhao's situation.

Although Yunliu's people were unable to enter Zhu Houzhao's residence to check the situation, Chen Xi was basically sure that Zhu Houzhao would not leave for the time being.

If Zhu Houzhao was about to leave, he would have left long ago. Living in a small county town where he couldn't find much fun or even had little fun in a harsh environment means that Zhu Houzhao was really tired and too lazy to leave. Or, Zhu Houzhao wanted to find a way to return to Beijing as soon as possible, but he did not take action due to face.

"Go and have a rest first."

Chen Xi ordered, "In another two hours, come to the city with me."

Xier looked at Chen Xi, then saluted respectfully: "Yes, sir."

She originally thought Chen Xi would keep her and rest together, but then she realized that Chen Xi was asking her to sleep alone. Chen Xi was very busy at this time and needed to do something overnight. Xier wanted to stay and see what Chen Xi was doing, but at Shen Xi urging, she could only go to rest first.

For her, who was busy running around the middle of the night, she was really tired and needed to rest.
To be continued...