Crossing the grassland, the rough general, please set me free

The leader saluted Lin Shu and said, "Greetings, Queen Consort. My master has instructed that you must open these boxes yourself."

"Who is your master?"

"You will know when the Queen opens the box." The man made a gesture of invitation.

Lin Shu was about to go up, but was stopped by Yan Lie beside him. He looked serious and said, "Shu'er, how about letting me go?"

"Oh, it's okay, it's just a few boxes! Could there be any hidden weapons inside? So many people were sent to deliver a few boxes just to harm me? It's not worth it."

After saying that, Lin Shu opened the box directly.

What comes into view are piles of neatly arranged books.

"this..."

Seeing this, Yan Lie stepped forward and opened several other boxes. He found that they were full of books and scrolls. He picked up a book at random.

He recognized the words on it: "Records of the Counties of Yunzhou."

He picked up another book, "Chongzhou County Chronicles."

I looked through the nearest boxes and found that they were all things from Qi State, and seemed to be quite complete.

Just when I was about to tell Lin Shu, I found that she was holding a letter in her hand, with a stiff expression.

"Shu'er, what are you looking at?"

Lin Shu looked at Yan Lie, then lowered his head to glance at the letter in his hand, "Yan Lie, let's go back first."

Seeing that she looked unhappy, Yan Lie did not ask any further questions. He just nodded and signaled his followers to take all the things away.

Once back in the tent,

After the attendants put everything in place and left,

Lin Shucai took out the letter in his hand,

"The things were sent by Bumutai."

"What? Him again?" Yan Lie took it over immediately. This bastard was really idle and had nothing to do. He was thinking about other people's wives all day long.

"Shu'er, the county annals and maps of all the prefectures and counties of Qi are all here. Also, there have been frequent conflicts on the border between Qi and Chen recently. Qin Yue's visit to the Balin tribe may be related to this. I wish you all the best. Bumute."

"Just talk about the matter. Why are you saying everything is fine and my woman is fine? Why does he have to worry about this? Whoever wants his things can take them all out and throw them away."

Yan Lie slammed the letter on the table.

The loud sound made Lin Shu's heart tremble. Thinking of the last incident with the bird's nest, he knew that this guy was probably jealous again. But right now was the time when he needed these things. He cleared his throat and

"Ahem, that's right, that's right. Why does he bother with that? It's so annoying."

Yan Lie saw her angry face and quickly went forward to hug her, "Shu'er, you're pregnant, don't get angry. Don't get angry."

"No, I want to throw all these things out. What is he trying to do? Is he deliberately coming here to show off and drive a wedge between us?"

"Ah? To alienate? Shu'er, don't worry. Your husband won't be fooled by him."

"Well. Of course, I love you the most. Can anyone so easily separate us? Tsk, who are you looking down on? Throw these things out right now. Aren't they just a few books? If you can't find them, then you can't find them. At worst, we can go find Qin Yue and explain it to him ourselves."

When he heard that she was going to find Qin Yue, he thought of their discussion.

The anger that Yan Lie had been holding in his heart just now dissipated halfway in an instant, and he regained his sanity. Looking at the entire grassland, it was indeed true that only Bumtai had the most complete range of these things.

He felt even more guilty towards Lin Shu. It was all his fault that he hadn't protected her well before. Now that she was pregnant, he had to worry about the affairs of the Bahrain tribe.

"Shu'er, why don't you just leave these things behind."

"Stay? I don't want to. I've just thought it through. I'll go find Qin Yue when the time comes." Lin Shu looked at him and thought he must have figured it out, but he still had to pretend.

She had seen these things of Bumtai in the Soha tribe before. They could indeed be used as reference materials and were much more valuable than those collected from other tribes.

Seeing that she still looked unhappy, Yan Lie said softly, "Shu'er, in the entire grassland, only Bumutai is closest to Qi State, so his things should be useful."

"This..." Lin Shu looked embarrassed and scratched his head. "Oh, forget it. Since you said so, I'll accept it reluctantly. I want to see what's so special about his things."

Lin Shu decided to quit while he was ahead. He opened a box, picked up a book and flipped through a few pages.

"He said in his letter that there are maps. Let's find them first. They'll be a good opportunity to see the topography of Qi."

"it is good."

The things in the boxes were all classified into categories, with county chronicles paired with local maps. One of the boxes contained all the records of the capital and a complete map of the State of Qi.

It is also the largest of all maps.

"Wow, what on earth does this Bumutai want to do? Why does he have so many maps?"

The two of them spread out all the maps on the ground, occupying half of the tent.

"These maps are very detailed. Even the rivers in the counties are clearly marked." When I was with Helian Tao before, I had only seen maps of the border with the grassland. This was the first time I had seen such a complete map.

Lin Shu looked up the location on the map and found the corresponding county annals, which recorded the local population, farming, and merchants...

I also looked for other local county annals and found that the records were similar.

"I really didn't realize that Bumtai was so concerned about Qi's affairs. What is he trying to do? He knows so much about it, could he even want to conquer the Central Plains? It's such a waste of effort."

After hearing her words, Yan Lie looked at the map again and said in a deep voice,

"Shu'er, maybe it's just as you said. Look, these places, Bumtai should have marked them all. Judging from the terrain, these locations are easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Lin Shu looked in the direction he pointed and sneered.

"Then he is simply dreaming. There is no way the Central Plains will surrender to foreigners."

Thinking of the history he had learned, he continued,

"Even if there's a chance for them to flourish briefly, breaking up and uniting, uniting and breaking up again, the Central Plains will still return to the hands of the Central Plains people themselves."

"Well, we're all going to leave in the future anyway, so when the time comes, we'll find a beautiful place and live a good life as a family of three."

Lin Shu finally realized that when he said this, he had shown contempt for the people here, so he quickly tried to make amends.

"Yan Lie, I don't mean to curse the grassland tribes. It's just that everyone has different cultures and lives. You're good at conquering the world on horseback, but you can't rule the world on horseback. Just like in the court, there are civil officials and military officials, each with different strengths. So, it's best for us to live in peace. It's the people who suffer in war. The rich flee, and the children of the poor go to the battlefield. Just like when I gave you weapons, it was so you could protect yourself, not invade others."

Normally, they would talk in a cheerful and cheerful manner, but this was the second time Yan Lie heard her say these things. He felt a little unbelievable. How developed was the place where she lived that even a woman could talk about matters related to the court?

A sentence that Bumtai once said came to my mind: I am the only one who understands you best.

Suddenly I understood why this bastard was so persistent.