the enlightener says

Qin Ke came back to his senses, and hurriedly said: "How could it be! I think you must be tired these days. After all, such a big public loser is counting on you to take care of it. The people of Jinzhou have to live and work in peace and contentment, and the city defense must be strengthened. Even we I don’t know when you and Wang Xuanwei weaved such a big plan to build ships and transport troops for Jingwu... Although I took some risks when I went with the army, I am a man after all, and it is not too difficult to fight with one sword and one sword. You really work harder than me."

"Yeah." Gongshu Yinxue sighed slightly in her heart, couldn't help pressing her face tightly against his chest, sniffing the reassuring masculine breath on his body, feeling the warmth, just feeling something Worry is no longer important.

She put her arms around his waist subconsciously, and her voice was very soft and slow: "In their view, since I have taken over the public losers and Jinzhou, I should do everything for granted, but if I make a wrong step, That is an unforgivable crime and irreparable. Sometimes I regret that I fought for the position of the head of the family. During your absence, I often couldn't sleep all night long. All the cases piled up on my desk, I... I can only take them and read them all, and I don't even have time to study with Xiao Yu... Maybe I should be the big lady of the public loser, so that I can feel at ease. Accompanying Xiaoyu to study and practice martial arts, and occasionally going horseback riding and hunting outside the city with my fourth uncle, and...with you...with you..."

Speaking of this, Gongshu Yinxue clenched her lower lip, and the back of her ears gradually became warm.

"What with me?" Qin Ke asked suspiciously when she heard that she hadn't finished speaking.

Gongshu Yinxue stomped his foot and gave him a hard hammer, then raised his voice and said, "Are you really not understanding or are you pretending not to understand?"

"I..." Qin Ke was at a loss for words for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Holding Gongshu Yinxue's soft body, the heat was far hotter than the fire, and penetrated into his skin continuously through his clothes. If he really didn't react at all, then he couldn't be considered a normal man.

Vaguely, he could of course feel Gongshu Yinxue's feelings for him, but he was not so willing to let him speculate on a girl's thoughts without any basis.

Because there was a trace of timidity in his heart, he was worried that if that affection was real and so hot that he couldn't avoid it, what would he do?How should I respond?Promise her, accept her?still……

Just when Qin Ke was having a headache, there was a sudden rush of footsteps downstairs, and soon, Xiaodie shouted nervously at the door: "Miss! Something serious happened!"

Almost subconsciously, Gongshu Yinxue pushed Qin Ke away, quickly arranged his clothes and hair, stood up straight and said, "Come in."

Although Xiaodie knows that this is the time when she should not be disturbed, but the matter is too big, she can only bite the bullet and push the door open, but the expression of Gongshu Yinxue she saw has returned to calm, looking at her with a bit of a smile. She was very far-reaching and inquiring, and she no longer had any worries and hesitation.

"Miss, you are from Jicheng, and it is said that you have a purpose." Xiaodie said in a low voice.

Gongshu Yinxue looked calm, walked towards her closet, and said to Xiaodie: "I'm going to change my clothes and touch up my makeup. You ask the butler to welcome the envoy into the main hall quickly. By the way, remember to use the bag that uncle left behind. Cans of tea specially for envoys..."

"Yes."

"Also, go to the old mansion and call all the elders who can come over, and inform them that there are people from Jicheng."

"Yes."

Qin Ke stood at the door, watching Gongshu Yinxue's back disappear into the corner, inadvertently felt the moisture on his chest, sighed slightly, and followed Xiaodie out of the study.

For the public losers, Jicheng has not sent envoys for many years, and at most it is just some routine official documents and correspondence, and there has never been any special treatment.

The entire Mohist court seems to be deliberately forgetting about this family, and even after the giant himself used the court staff to shut up the court, he never took the initiative to mention Jinzhou again. The humiliation had to be endured silently.

But this time, why did Jicheng send envoys to come across thousands of mountains and rivers?

Breaking the established rules is not necessarily a good thing, and sometimes it may herald a disaster.

The forgotten public loser is about to receive Jicheng's attention again, but who knows whether there is appreciation or a sharp knife behind this attention?

Outside the hall, all the veterans of the public losers tensed up, and some old people were even a little unsteady in the cold wind. They were all quietly waiting, waiting for the arrival of the backbone.

Gongshu Yinxue changed her clothes again, but this time she did not follow the plain and elegant style, but a complete set of dark skirts from inside to outside, and even the accessories showed the elegance and luxury that they should have.

Her expression was very dignified, her hands were folded in front of her body, her wide sleeves were swaying in the wind, she kept her gaze leveled all the way, and she didn't even say a word to Xiaodie behind her.

Under the gaze of everyone, the hostess of the loser walked all the way to the small courtyard outside the main hall, then turned her head, glanced at everyone indifferently, and said calmly: "What are you afraid of? My loser always abides by his duty, I am cautious, I have not made any mistakes, and I have no small braids that can be pulled by others...The elders follow me in and obey the orders."

Chapter 561 Intention

One sentence is said firmly and resoundingly.

Afterwards, Gongshu Yinxue walked into the main hall resolutely with his head held high.

Seeing the spirit of Gongshu Yinxue, the old people of the public loser couldn't help but cheer up. Those old people with unsteady legs also gently pushed away the attendants who were supporting them, and straightened their backs.

Although Gongshu Yinxue is a serious and serious patriarch of Gongshu, but after all, he is young and a junior, so he doesn't know where he got the courage.The old people claim to have lived for most of their lives, seeing all kinds of things in the world, the ebb and flow, of course they would not be willing to shrink behind a woman at this time. Thinking of this, the old people have a sense of pride in their chests, and they also walked in .

As soon as they stepped into the hall, everyone saw the back of the envoy. Surprisingly, the man was not drinking tea according to Gongshu Yinxue's guess, and he didn't even touch the tea bowl on the coffee table. The hot tea gradually cooled down like this.

The envoy's gaze stayed on the post that Wang Xuanwei had praised at the beginning, and the line "Trembling, like walking on thin ice" was still vivid, reflecting the bright white background, like ink dragons.

The man soon heard the footsteps of a group of people behind him, but he didn't turn around in a hurry, but instead gave a slight admiration: "Good calligraphy, although you can't be considered a scholarly and unrestrained style, but you have a dignified spirit, which is enough to be called a gentleman." gone."

However, Gongshu Yinxue heard some hints, but he was still not sure, but he didn't stop on his feet, he still stepped forward calmly, and said respectfully: "My lord has praised me, but I dare not be a gentleman. This is just what Yinxue expects from me." That's all."

"Okay, very good." The man nodded, as if he was a little satisfied, and then turned his head.

Then everyone was startled suddenly, it turned out that the appearance of this envoy from Jicheng was completely beyond their expectations, not only was he not as crowned as jade and heroic, he was not even ordinary in appearance.

Very ugly, very ugly, some old people even thought in their hearts that they had never seen such an ugly appearance in their life...

The messenger is tall and has a big head. Although the thin and dry hair can be seen to have been carefully combed, it still looks disheveled and disheveled. Coupled with the extremely deep eye sockets and high cheekbones, it makes people feel a little sinister , I don’t know how such a person was recommended as an official. After all, when it comes to selecting an official, whether it is the Mo family, Jing Wu, or even the whole world, there are requirements for the first impression of appearance.

If a student is tall and tall, with a beautiful tree facing the wind, which can make people's eyes shine, then from the township to the county to the county, most officials in charge of recommendation will take a high look.

And if a student is extremely ugly, with roe-headed mouse eyes and short stature, then most of the officials in charge of recommendation will not bother to look at the person's file or even his name.

Or he will put his case file at the bottom, and only dig it out when there is really a shortage of people in the future.

No one expected that after decades of lapses, that magnificent city of Ji would finally send an envoy carrying the will of the giant, but it was such an ugly person.

Does the giant really not care about the face of the court?Or, is the public loser not worthy of his treatment?As the old people of the public losers whispered in private, many people were even a little disheartened, and even no longer had any good expectations for Jicheng's will this time.

However, Gongshu Yinxue didn't respond at all. Facing such an envoy, her etiquette can be said to be very decent, and she even adjusted the speed of her speech, just to allow the envoy to talk more fluently.

Because she knew better than anyone else that although the giant had aged and lost his ambitions, he was not a fatuous king, and even had his own uniqueness in employing people.

Leaving aside the old ones, let’s just talk about the few talents who have been promoted over the years: General Wang Xuanwei, Master Zhong, and Doctor Shang, which one is not amazingly talented?

The system of selecting officials has not changed, but this person who looks so ugly can still be ordered by the king to carry the will all the way to Jinzhou. He cannot be a mediocre person. He must have his uniqueness. Judging people by their appearance will only make people unhappy .

The two actually didn't talk much, most of them were the ugly envoy asking questions, while Gongshu Yinxue answered like a pair of teachers and students taking homework exams, after about a quarter of an hour, the ugly envoy finally stopped asking questions, She just clapped her hands lightly, and sighed: "She is indeed a strange woman, it is not in vain that I begged the giant for this job."

Hearing these words, Gongshu Yinxue felt a little strange and wondered who this envoy was?Can you talk to the giant directly?And more importantly, why did he want to be this envoy?Could it be that the public loser had an aristocratic family in the past?

However, the envoy himself answered the question in her heart, and he just smiled and said: "Do you think it's strange? In fact, I don't take care of things very much, and I don't have any definite official position. My daily work is just for the giant. Come up with an idea. This time I also heard that there is a strange woman in Jinzhou who can take on such a big public loser, and even take on Jinzhou's government affairs. , I am now interested and want to see it with my own eyes. After all, I am also a daughter, so I am relieved to hear such things."

Daughter body?There is a saying that the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.When they knew that the envoy in front of them turned out to be a woman, most people's eyes widened, and even Gongshu Yinxue's eyes flashed a strange color.

But thinking about it carefully, she did feel that the envoy's voice was too high-pitched, not as thick as a man's. It's just that the envoy came all the way, travel-stained, undressed, and wearing men's clothes. That's why people ignore this.

"My surname is Zhong, Zhong Lichun." The envoy grinned. Looking at her this way, she really looked like a woman, but she was still too ugly.

"So it's Master Zhong." Gongshu Yinxue bowed slightly with his knees down.

Although she was far away in Jinzhou, she had also heard that Juzi had an aide named Zhong, but unfortunately, no one had seen him before, but seeing it with her own eyes now was an eye-opener.

Zhong Lichun clapped his hands lightly, and said with a smile: "Okay, now that the gossip is over, it's time to talk about the business."

As soon as the word "business" was mentioned, everyone in the room was silent.

She took out a box from her bosom, slowly opened it, and there were two rolls of bamboo slips inside, but one was tied with a white ribbon, and the other was tied with a black one.

Then, without thinking, she stretched out her hand, took out the bamboo slips with black ribbons, and began to read them.

Her voice was not particularly loud, but Gongshu Yinxue and everyone from Gongshu's family who were kneeling on the ground could hear her clearly.

But the more they listened, the more frightened the crowd became. At the back, even Gongshu Yinxue, who had always been prudent, widened his eyes, as if he had heard something unbelievable.

"Let me be the sheriff of Xingzhou?"

Gongshu Yinxue only felt that his mind was in a mess.

Jinzhou is not as important to the Mohists as Xingzhou. Although Jinzhou is rich, it is not a battleground after all, but Xingzhou is the most important fortress from the northeast to the west of the Mohist family. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, making it always stand tall , after two generations of giants, it has not changed its color, and it has already become a strategic place of Mohism.

The former governor of Xingzhou, Guo Kaishi, was Master Chengzhong, and he was also an important minister of the court. Although he almost lost Xingzhou because of his greed and rashness, and made a mistake, he is not qualified to succeed him by simply bringing someone in. of.

But now the giant sent someone to say, let the young patriarch of the public loser take over this place?

No matter how it sounds like a fantasy.

But Zhong Lichun's expression was serious, and the hand holding the bamboo slips was as stable as a mountain, which made Gongshu Yinxue deeply understand that the staff of the giant in front of him was not joking, and that the giant really planned to hand over this burden to her. superior.

In this way, doesn't it mean that the public loser is about to rise again?

Gongshu Yinxue sighed inexplicably when she thought of this, she just felt that the burden on her body seemed to be a lot heavier, almost making her unable to breathe.

Zhong Lichun finished reading the bamboo slips, but he was not in a hurry to hand them over to Gongshu Yinxue, but smiled and said, "Does Patriarch Gongshu have any doubts?"

Gongshu Yinxue lowered his head and said, "No."

"Then, why don't I seem very happy to see you." Zhong Lichun smiled again.

Gongshu Yinxue suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhong Lichun, as if he wanted to say something, but stopped abruptly and continued to lower his head.

Zhong Lichun continued to smile and said: "Are you afraid that you won't be able to be the magistrate of Xingzhou, or do you have other things on your mind and you really don't want to be?"

After a pause, she continued: "If you don't want to be one, you can also tell me. I have two scrolls of bamboo slips in this box. Do you want to know why?"

Gongshu Yinxue shook his head, and said: "This...please express it clearly, my lord."

Chapter 562 Selection

Zhong Lichun nodded, gently stroked the bamboo slips tied with white silk ribbons in the box, and said, "In this case, it's okay for me to tell you. Before I left Jicheng, the giant gave me two orders, that is, Of the two scrolls of bamboo slips in the box, this one is tied with a black ribbon, you have heard it before, and you know what it means."

Gongshu Yinxue also nodded: "If you think about it, the problem lies in the roll of the white ribbon."

Zhong Lichun said indifferently: "But the purpose of a roll of white silk ribbon is completely different from that of a roll of black ribbon. This is also the power that the giant gave me to make changes on the fly. He is willing to let me come. On the one hand, he can't stand me. The request, on the one hand, is to let me come and see you. If you really think you can be of great use, I will open the roll of the black ribbon and canonize you as the prefect of Xingzhou, while still retaining your power to manage Jinzhou. But if You are just a young talent, so I should open this roll tied with a white silk ribbon. In it, you are not canonized as the prefect of Xingzhou, but you are justified to take over the position of Gong Shuren, and at the same time reward you with the title and gold, to reward you for your contribution in this war."

Gongshu Yinxue still lowered her head, and finally understood what Juzi meant, but judging from what Zhong Lichun said, it was obvious that Juzi didn't ask her to tell the meaning of these two scrolls of bamboo slips, but why did Zhong Lichun do this?

"Strange, isn't it?" Zhong Lichun looked down at Gongshu Yinxue, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said, "Actually, I shouldn't have told you the contents of these two volumes, but since the giant gave me the power to make decisions, I will It's nothing to say. As for the reason... we are both women, even though we met for the first time, we are still closer than others."

Zhong Lichun slowly helped Gongshu Yinxue up, held her hands, and said gently: "In this case, I will naturally understand you. I look at you, it seems that you don't want to be the governor of Xingzhou, if you If that’s the case, at worst, I’ll go back and report back and say, I gave you a roll of the white silk ribbon, and that doesn’t count as your disobedience.”

"So that's how it is." Gongshu Yinxue's heart warmed, and Zhong Lichun's hand tightened a bit.

"Then, what do you think? Do you choose black or white?" Zhong Lichun looked very approachable at the moment, and spoke with a bit of playfulness, "No matter which one you choose, it is your own choice after all. will not interfere."

Won't you interfere?

Gongshu Yinxue carefully looked at the two scrolls of bamboo slips in the box. In fact, whether it was the one with the white ribbon or the one with the black ribbon, the grace given by the giant this time was enough to make people overjoyed.

Although the territory of Jinzhou is decided by the public loser, but to truly control Jinzhou in a legitimate way, it still needs the consent of Jicheng. Even if Jicheng's answer is not satisfactory, the public loser has already declined. Rebellion failed?

As for Xingzhou Sheriff... it is almost like a gold nugget falling from the sky.

If she can serve as the county guard of Xingzhou, not only will Gongshu Yinxue herself skyrocket, she will be able to connect with the center of the court from now on, and even hold a heavy army in her hand.

For the public loser, the position of Xingzhou prefect is even more significant, which proves that the giant has planned to reactivate their gradually declining family. The previous shame is not good either.

After the public loser was reprimanded, the several patriarchs worked hard to pursue such a result?If she can do it, even her father and uncle will smile at Jiuquan, right?

Thinking of this, Gongshu Yinxue almost stretched out her hand, but in the middle of the air, she stopped again.

This Xingzhou Sheriff, can she really accept it?

Even though she has now secured her position as the head of the Gongshu family, the feasible state and the court are far more complex than the Gongshu family. If she really intends to be the sheriff of the Xingzhou, the people who welcome her will inevitably be one after another. challenge.

Although the bamboo slip is lying peacefully in the box, it only needs a little strength to pick it up, but there is a weight like a mountain behind it, and this weight will eventually fall on the back of the person who picks up the bamboo slip. After walking with her, we can never be separated again.

But is this really what she wants?

She turned around suddenly, everyone was watching her, and she saw Qin Ke's figure behind her.

Some things...maybe can only be chosen once, and once she chooses one of them, she must give up something.

At this time, an old man finally couldn't bear it, knelt in the crowd and said in a low voice: "Yinxue, what are you waiting for? Why don't you hurry up and take the bamboo slips to thank you?"

The old man is now at the end of his life, but he still remembers the grand occasion of the public loser in Jicheng, with tears streaming down his eyes, "How many years, how many years, have my public loser had such a chance..."

"Yes... Yinxue, take it quickly, this is a gift from the giant..."

Countless voices converged and entered Gongshu Yinxue's ears one after another, but it seemed like a sledgehammer, hitting his heart continuously, making her complexion paler, and the bitten lips were too hard, slowly A stream of blood flowed down.

yes.She is now the owner of the public loser, inheriting the position from her uncle, and even accepting the responsibilities he gave before his death. In this case, how can she selfishly put all these aside and pursue the seemingly insignificant relationship between her son and daughter long?

If that was the case, how would she face her fourth uncle, how would she face her deceased uncle, and how would she face these old people who wanted to revive the family?

"Sister." At this moment, Gongshu Yinyu's voice came from outside the door. The little guy was still holding a slip of paper in his hand. He probably just finished his morning class and was eager to report to her the results of his morning class, so he held on all the way. When the snow came, a lot of snow particles fell in the hair, almost forming a piece of silver frost.

But obviously he didn't expect this kind of scene in the hall - the old people of Gongshu family knelt there, crying bitterly at Gongshu Yinxue in the hall, as if something big happened.

Gongshu Yinyu was a little flustered and dared to stand there stupidly.

Gongshu Yinxue suddenly laughed, and called softly: "Xiao Yu, come here."

When Gongshu Yinyu heard her sister's call, she felt a lot of courage in her heart. She walked through the crowd with her head held high, walked up to Gongshu Yinxue, and saluted, "Sister, my morning class is finished."

Gongshu Yinxue gently stroked his head, took the letter and slowly put it aside, bent slightly to look at Gongshu Yinyu, and said: "Xiaoyu, my sister has something to ask you, please answer me honestly, okay?" good?"

Gongshu Yinyu didn't know what Gongshu Yinxue wanted to ask, but seeing her seriousness, he nodded vigorously, patted his chest and said, "Sister, you can ask, no matter what you have learned or not, I will recite it! "

"It has nothing to do with schoolwork, my sister just wants to ask you, have you ever heard of Xingzhou?"

"Xingzhou?" Gongshu Yinyu blinked, nodded immediately and said: "Of course I have heard of it, not only have I heard it, I have also debated with my husband about the people's livelihood and business conditions in Xingzhou. I passed by the prefect of Xingzhou, and I went to Jicheng later..."