In danger, he traveled through time to save her, and the black-bellied prince doted on her

The silk ribbon on his forehead was a little old, so Mu Jinan specially made a new red ribbon with a red agate inlaid with a crystal clear pearl. It was tied around his forehead, and it was as stunning as red plum snow and rose dew.

Xie Chibei has grown a bit taller recently. This year, Mu Jinan might also grow taller, which would make him more intimidating when he goes into battle and kills the enemy.

Seeing that she didn't want to get married, Xie Chibei pushed him out of the house. He had written a letter to Mu Chen on the day he came to Youzhou. Mu Chen agreed to their marriage, and he even wrote a letter to Mu Jingyi.

Mu Jingyi said that when they get married, he will definitely attend the wedding.

But Mu Jinan was reluctant to agree.

Xie Chibei held an umbrella for her and they returned to the inner hall. Mu Jinan had already prepared luggage for him, a full bag that also contained his favorite osmanthus wine. It seemed that she had planned to let him go to Heyuan.

"Yao Ruo, wait until I come back."

"Jin Chong, I'll wait for you."

Before leaving, Xie Chibei left a letter for Gu Wenxuan and others, and instructed all his death warriors to protect Mu Jinan well. He also reminded Doctor Xue more than ten times.

When he left, Mu Jinan did not come out of the mansion to see him off.

Yan Wangyou ran in the drizzle of Youzhou, heading towards the two states of Heyuan in the west.

At noon on the second day, Alinchu came to the inner hall to report to Mu Jinan on recent inspection matters. She used to be a death soldier, but now she has a military position as a centurion. She has more than fifty male and female soldiers under her.

A'linchu was a woman who had been on the battlefield and killed Yang Zhaowei, so all the soldiers respected her.

She has become somewhat famous on the streets of Youzhou. Anyone who bullies a widow will be sent to the yamen for interrogation. Now that she has made a warning to others, even petty thefts have become less common.

When Mu Jinan first arrived in Youzhou, in addition to providing good farmland to the people, he also thought it was extremely important to maintain order and stability in Youzhou and prevent people with ulterior motives from inciting public anger.

A few days ago, there was a storyteller in a teahouse, saying that she had killed the Xuanzhou soldiers in the past, and now she wanted to atone for her sins by dividing a few acres of land and coaxing the children to read for two days. This was really a fairy tale.

Three people make a tiger. If you hear rumors too many times, everyone will believe them.

Mu Jinan had no choice but to strengthen the defense, and the storyteller in the teahouse had been replaced.

A Linchu said, "Your Highness, as you ordered, we will recruit women with strong physiques and the talent for martial arts. I will teach them martial arts every day. After they have been selected and their conduct has been assessed, we will allow them to join the army or government offices and give them a formal position, doing things like patrolling the streets."

Seeing that A Linchu didn't feel any hardship at all and was concentrating on the selection and patrol, Mu Jinan was happy for the girls:

"Now that Dasheng has its first female official, it can have a second one. Ah Linchu, Prime Minister Yuan is here to teach. You are good at martial arts, and you can't fall behind in literature either."

"You may not have a beautiful face like yours in the book, but there must be a golden soft knife for you to learn how to command."

Alinchu knew that Mu Jinan had good intentions. In many cases, outsmarting others would yield much greater rewards than brute force warfare, and it could also avoid losses. If she could lead her troops to kill the enemy, even if it was just an ambush and assistance, she would be a famous heroine in Youzhou.

A Linchu bowed and smiled, "Yes, Your Highness, ever since Qi Qige disappeared for a night and came back, I have always felt that she is a little strange. After all, she is a foreign woman. Your Highness trusts her, so you have to ask her clearly."

As soon as Mu Jinan heard it, he knew it was Xie Chibei who told him about this. Qiqige said she went to get kumis for Xue Xiang, and disappeared for no reason. Everyone was looking for her.

When she came back the next day, she just said she was lost.

Mu Jinan did not believe this, and Gu Wenxuan did not ask the reason.

Mu Jinan was flipping through the account books in the house. After a while, Qiqige brought tea, fruit and fruits, and handed a bowl of duck porridge to Mu Jinan: "Your Highness, take a rest and drink the porridge before reading."

Alinchu took the porridge and carefully tested it for poison with a silver needle. After a long time, she let Mu Jinan drink it.

Qiqige's face looked a little ugly.

Mu Jinan didn't want to spend too much effort on trivial matters, but she vaguely felt that this matter was not trivial. Qiqige was not as talkative as before, and it was obvious that she had met someone.

A man walked into the courtyard and came into the house after reporting. Yuan Ming did not see Xie Chibei. He explained everything about the arrest of Mu Yun. In short, "Mu Yun and Xie Ming may have escaped from Youzhou."

Seeing Yuan Ming covered in mud, Mu Jinan said, "He's escaping like this? How should we punish the guards who are not diligent enough?"

Yuan Ming knew that Xie Chibei had already asked the guards to accept the punishment. Mu Jinan asked this just to see whether he was truly loyal or had ulterior motives.

He had been in the army for many years and was well aware of Mu Jinan's speculations.

Yuan Ming had met Yuan Qinghe before. He was completely different from the tall and capable prime minister uncle in his memory. Yuan Qinghe and Xie Chibei had some friendship.

For now, as long as he behaves himself and completes Mu Jinan's tasks conscientiously, he will be better than Centurion Alinchu.

Yuan Ming lowered his head and bent his waist while speaking. The scholar's integrity and the soldier's iron will that he cared about the most were all drooped in front of Mu Jinan: "There are drugs in their food. It's not the guards' fault. I think the punishment of military sticks is enough to make them remember the lesson."

If Mu Jinan heard him say that he had killed several people, she would be careful and beware of this person. Even a person like Zhao Qianhong is shrouded in mystery.

What’s more, he is Yuan Ming, a young man from an aristocratic family who has been on the list and was influenced by the Lu family?

Mu Jinan is not suspicious, nor does he trust others easily: "Alinchu also needs help on patrol. Starting tomorrow, you will go to the yamen with her."

When Yuan Ming gave up literature and took up military service, he was willing to start as a sentry. But at that time he was a young man who believed that he would have a bright future. Now he has gone from a general to a minor official in the government, which is a huge gap.

Fan Zhaoyang can also guard the city gate, which represents trust, but Mu Jinan always treats him in an ambiguous way.

Alinchu saw that Yuan Ming didn't say anything. She was a straightforward person, and she couldn't stand Yuan Ming's nobleman attitude. What was wrong with being on the list? Wasn't it still colluding with foreigners and attempting treason?

A Linchu said unhappily, “Mr. Yuan, if you feel wronged, go and measure the land with Deputy General Gu.”

Yuan Ming felt that the government office was more respectable, so he replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

Emperor Hui had already demoted Lu Shenghe, so why did Mu Jinan still keep Lu Shengji? Among all the teachers in Youzhou, why did she let Lu Shengji teach?

Yuan Ming lowered his eyes and met Mu Jin'an's eyes, which were as quiet as a cold pond. Just now he felt that he could see through her thoughts, but at this moment he felt that Mu Jin'an was like a tiger that had made up its mind. When it crawled or leaped, it would not give any prey a chance to escape, but would give him a chance to jump.

The bone-piercing chill pierced his three-point dignity and seven-point life-threatening mind. Yuan Ming glanced at Mu Jinan, whose brows were darkened by dark clouds, and put the arrow on the bowstring in the dark. It would be effortless to kill him.

When Yuan Ming left, Alinchu also went out. Sometimes she would be afraid when standing next to Mu Jinan. She was more in awe of Mu Jinan than Xie Chibei.

It was not the oppression of royal power, but the madness of a huge beast tearing its prey apart. She was more cautious when acting next to Mu Jinan than when following Yun Ting.

Mu Jinan thought: "Youzhou is bordered by Yanzhou to the south, Zhuozhou to the southeast, and Lingdu Sea to the east of Zhuozhou, facing the Xilu tribe across the sea."

"Zhuozhou is a major northeastern sea trade port. Zhuozhou's financial situation should be good, but the taxes reported by the Zhuozhou governor are either in arrears or inadequate."