The wives of the concubines are empresses

In a mansion in Yunzhou Prefecture, Wang Qing returned home after finishing his work.

Butler Li hurried forward to greet him: "Big brother is back."

Wang Qing nodded slightly: "How is the mansion?"

Butler Li chuckled, "Everything is fine. I've helped them get back to their normal lives."

Why should they be a rat crossing the street when they can live in the light? What's more, their new master is the empress's person.

Wang Qing sat in the main seat and took the Dongting tea brought by the maid.

"Not bad here, Qingxiang. How's training going, brothers?"

The people under him are all loyal and righteous. After discussing with them, everyone decided to follow him.

The emperor's letter told him to recruit useful people, which would be more beneficial to their great cause.

In the past few months, he has accepted about one hundred people in Yunzhou Province, including people of all ages, some who are good at martial arts and some who are not, and some who are good at literature.

After sitting down to rest for a while, he went to the training ground to see the results of everyone's training.

"Big brother."

"Big brother."

……

"Hello brothers, how is your training going?" Among them, more than 20 people are skilled in martial arts and have good strength, but they have no rules.

"How about we have a competition?"

Butler Li nodded: "Brother, it's feasible."

"Okay, let's have a competition between two of you, and let me see." The emperor has just ascended the throne and is in need of talents. He has to send a group of people to her quickly.

At the gate of Yunzhou Prefecture, a carriage entered the city.

Jiang Chengkun lifted the curtain and looked at the Yunzhou provincial capital at the border.

After years of war, the economy of Yunzhou Prefecture was depressed and the streets were sparsely populated.

"It's so..." miserable here, even worse than his hometown county.

Thirty-year-old Master Zhou sighed softly, "After years of war, this is what it is like."

I just don't know what the place they are about to arrive at will be like.

At the official inn, the guards completed the check-in procedures and went upstairs with their luggage.

Jiang Chengkun opened the window and looked around. There were not many people on the huge street, which showed that the economy was in recession.

He stood by the window quarter after quarter of an hour passed until a light rain began to fall from the sky.

In order to save money, Master Zhou shared a room with him.

"Sir, you've been standing by the window for too long. It's easy to catch a cold, which is not good."

Young people all have the idea of ​​doing something for the people, but the road ahead is full of hardships and it is not easy to succeed.

"Master Zhou, how long will it take us to get there?" Along the way, his heart was always in turmoil, and he kept thinking about the situation in that place.

Master Zhou sat down and poured two cups of tea, one for each person.

"The fastest it will take is three days, and the slowest is maybe five days."

This young man frowned all the way, and I believe he will be a good official in the future.

"Rest today and set off tomorrow." You need to be well rested.

Master Zhou nodded: "Yes."

The two of them took a nap for an hour before going downstairs to have lunch.

Because the street was sparsely populated, their group of thirteen stood out.

In a restaurant, there were no diners, and the owner was dozing on the table. When several people arrived, they heard a light snoring.

The attendant Sheng Bai called out softly, "Boss."

The boss suddenly woke up: "Hey."

When he looked up, he found several unfamiliar faces looking at him.

"Sir, are you guys eating?"

Jiang Chengkun lifted up his coarse cloth robe and sat down: "Please, boss, prepare food for thirteen of us. Please make it better."

They will have to eat less for the rest of the journey, so it’s better to have a good meal this time.

The boss burst into laughter when he heard this.

"Okay, guests, please take a seat." After waiting for so long, the guests finally arrived.

Wang Qing brought two of his guard brothers to a restaurant for dinner.

"Boss, what can I eat?"

"Hey, here we are. Please wait a moment, sir." The boss was holding a plate of vegetarian dishes.

The three of them sat down. Wang Qing looked at the sparse crowds on the street and shook his head.

"Brother, do we really need to recruit workers?" Yunzhou is too poor.

Wang Qing was helpless: "What can we do if we don't recruit workers? Someone has to do the work."

The boss was a middle-aged native man, and he was stunned when he heard this.

"This gentleman is looking for workers?"

Wang Qing and the other two looked up in confusion.

"What's the matter, boss?" Wang Qing didn't understand what the boss meant.

"I don't know what kind of work I can do. Do you think I can do it?" He could hardly support his family.

The three of them looked at each other. Is this boss crazy? He would rather work than run a good restaurant?

A guard sneered: "Boss, are you kidding?"

The boss shook his head and sighed, "That's not true. To be honest, it's hard for our shop to have customers even if it's open all day. Things like today were only a few months ago."

So, Wang Qing and the other two understood.

Jiang Chengkun was surprised: "Is it really this bad?"

Isn’t the situation in Jiamusi County even worse?

At this time, Wang Qing and the other two looked at the next table. There was a handsome young man with clear eyes, which were full of shock.

Wang Qing bowed and said, "This brother doesn't look like he's from Yunzhou."

Jiang Chengkun cupped his hands and said, "I'm definitely not here. I'm just passing through."

Wang Qing raised his eyebrows: "I wonder if you are doing business or looking for relatives?"

Master Zhou was more cautious: "Brother, I'm sorry, it's not convenient to tell you."

Wang Qing was not angry even though he was rejected.

One of Jiang Chengkun's guards repeatedly looked at Wang Qing, causing Wang Qing's two brothers to whisper a warning.

"Brother, there's a man over there who keeps looking at us."

Wang Qing frowned; he saw it too.

The guard walked towards him and bowed respectfully.

"I pay my respects to Commander Wang."

Everyone was stunned. What was going on?

For a moment, there was a strange atmosphere in the small restaurant.

Jiang Chengkun asked puzzledly: "Do you know each other?"

Wang Qing shook his head. The other party called him the commander, so he must know him.

He asked doubtfully, "Who are you?"

The guards bowed and said, "The twelve of us are following Master Jiang's orders."

Now Wang Qing and the other two understood, and Wang Qing stood up and walked in front of Jiang Chengkun.

"Brother Jiang, since you are the master's man, let's eat together."

Several people put the tables together and sat around them.

Jiang Chengkun knew that his identity should not be exposed too much to the outside world, so he also called Wang Qing his brother.

"I don't know your name, brother."

"My name is Wang, nice to meet you here."

Everyone greeted each other, and the boss was stunned when he saw several tables were put together.

"This……"

Wang Qing explained: "We hit it off right away and ended up sharing a table together."

The boss understood: "I understand. Then you all eat first, I will continue to cook."

Everyone nodded.

Wang Qing looked at Jiang Chengkun and sighed: "The situation over there is more serious than here, Brother Jiang, you must be prepared."

Jiang Chengkun was silent for a moment and said, "Master trusts me, no matter how difficult it is, I must face it head-on."

Even if his life is lost, he has to do his job well.

Wang Qing pretended to be relaxed and smiled brightly: "Okay, come, I wish Brother Jiang a bright future. If you need help in the future, you can send these brothers to me. If I can't help with other things, maybe money can help a little."

Jiang Chengkun thanked him solemnly: "Thank you in advance."

The two of them drank a glass of wine in one gulp, giving off a feeling of a hero cutting off his own arm.

After this separation, Jiang Chengkun and others returned to the post station to rest.

The attendant Sheng Bai poured tea for his master and his advisor, and Jiang Chengkun asked him to sit down with them.

"Brother Wang, do you two know each other?"

The two looked at each other and shook their heads, and Master Zhou spoke cautiously.

"There used to be a lot of people in the master's house, and we didn't know them all."

Jiang Chengkun pursed his lips in thought.