Mr. Xiang teases her husband every day

"Master, we found it. The cargo ship finally docked at a sea island near Jiangnan Mansion. The boatman was responsible for unloading the cargo. A pair of ten people carried grain bags into the island. Because the island is strictly guarded, there are patrols all around. My brothers from the Luan Water Sanitation Station and I didn’t dare to show our heads, we were sure that the cargo ship had dropped off the cargo on the island, so we rushed back to report.”

Xiang Yuan nodded: "You are right. The more you are at this moment, the less you can startle the snake. It is a great achievement to determine the position."

Niu Er was praised, and a smile blossomed on his dark face.

"However, master, I don't know if I misread it. I found out that those who are in charge of patrols always seem to be a little different."

Xiang Yuan's expression froze, and he asked anxiously, "It's different? Tell me more specifically."

Niu Er scratched his head, not knowing how to describe it.

"It just feels different, and it looks a little awkward."

Xiang Yuan squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "Is the demeanor similar to the soldiers of the Luanshui Guard?"

"Yes, yes, the master is the master. The little one thought about it all the way, but he couldn't figure it out. It is true that they are very similar to the soldiers in the barracks, but they don't seem to be the same."

At this time, Xiang Yuan was basically sure that these soldiers might be more like dead soldiers.

"Compared with the soldiers of the Luanshui Guard, don't they look like normal people?"

"Yes, that's right! I've watched it for a long time, and to tell you the truth, Niu Er is quite frightened. I always feel like they have been seduced by something."

After Niu Er went down, Li Qiqian, who had been holding back his words just now, said eagerly: "Could it be that we really guessed that he raised private soldiers on the island? Uncle Qing, is he really going to rebel?!"

After hearing this, Xiang Yuan didn't answer immediately, instead he sat at the table, frowning in thought.

When he was in Tongping Mansion, Qin Mian exchanged an extremely important secret for Zhou Qinglin's future.And this extremely important secret is about him, about his survival trajectory in this world.Although Qin Mian only gave a rough outline, after he figured out that Qin Mian was probably reborn, whenever he had free time, Xiang Yuan pondered over this framework carefully.On the basis of the existing experience, combined with his own temperament, he slowly added details to it.

Qin Mian said that when he was not in the capital, the greatest achievement he had made in the local area was when he served as the governor of the three prefectures, he rectified the administration of officials, eliminated corrupt officials, and restored the sanctuary of the three prefectures, which was highly respected by the people. He was appointed as the lecturer of the East Palace and the secretary of the household department at the age of nine.

Such age and political achievements, looking at the entire girder and even the previous dynasties, are unprecedented.

Xiang Yuan tapped on the table lightly, and his mind was spinning rapidly; if he only arrested a few corrupt officials in the local area and was supported by the people, he would never be able to be a lecturer in the East Palace in his early thirties.Lecturer in the East Palace, more than just one side or two forces are involved. Even if there is any movement, it will trigger a game among the upper-level forces in the capital.

And he did it, so it can only be said that his political achievements are far more than what he advertised on the surface.

King Qing.

The fifth younger brother of today's sage, it is said that even though they were not born to the same mother, they were raised by the Queen Mother together in the same palace, so they are no different than brothers from the same mother.

In Qin Mian's memory, there is no impression of King Qing plotting rebellion. From this point of view, there are two possibilities for this matter.First, King Qing did not seek rebellion, and there are other secrets about this matter; second, King Qing did rebellion, but the sage did not want this matter to be revealed to the world, but instead concealed it a lot.

Li Qiqian waited patiently for half a cup of tea. Seeing that Xiang Yuan still hadn't come back to his senses, he was a little anxious and said, "Whether it's King Qing's private soldier or not, he's intercepting officials' salt without permission, and he's likely to meddle in the taxes of the three governments. Can't be tolerated."

Xiang Yuan woke up from his contemplation, looked at Li Qiqian, and shook his head: "Whether it's official salt or taxes, we have no evidence."

"I took people to the Luanshui Guard Station and asked Zhou Shichang to point out Qi soldiers and kill him on the island when he was unprepared. It's not easy to get evidence!"

Xiang Yuan looked at him and raised his eyebrows: "You really think so?"

Li Qiqian opened his mouth, but didn't make a sound, and finally lifted his robe and sat opposite Xiang Yuan, and said irritably, "Forget it, just pretend to be me and talk about it."

Xiang Yuan smiled, Li Qiqian said it easily, but in practice, there are many unstable factors.Not to mention that Gao Minxing will definitely guard against them now, even on that small island, who knows how long the private soldiers have been raising and how strong they are?If one is not good, it will scare the snake away. Not only will they not be able to catch conclusive evidence, but they will also fall into it themselves.

Spreading out the map, Xiang Yuan found the small island that Niu Er mentioned, observed carefully for a while, and then spread out another piece of rice paper, grinded the ink, Xiang Yuan held the pen with his wrist hanging, and said lightly: "Be safe, don't be impatient, you can eat when you are impatient." No hot tofu."

One stroke at a time, relying on the shape of the island that was forced into his mind just now, it took a whole hour for Xiang Yuan to draw the enlarged map of the island.

The island is surrounded by water on all sides, and there is a concave gorge on the east side. Scaled proportionally, the channel is about [-] meters long.If the calculation is not wrong, this is probably the port for transporting soldiers.

Li Qiqian clenched his fists and yawned, picked up the steaming sweet soup that Zhao Shen had just brought over, and ate several mouthfuls in one go, only then did he feel that his stomach was no longer growling.Seeing that Xiang Yuan stopped writing, Li Qiqian put down his bowl and hurried over to look at it.

"Wow, I didn't expect Mr. Xiang to have such a skill, it's amazing!" After boasting, Li Qiqian looked at it carefully for a moment, and said: "Based on this scale, this small island is almost as big as a Hejian Mansion."

Xiang Yuan nodded: "Indeed, the size of the island is not small. If you line up troops, tens of thousands of people are enough to accommodate them."

Li Qiqian's face suddenly became gloomy.

Turning his head and seeing the sweet soup on the side, Xiang Yuan couldn't help showing a smile.After eating most of the bowl, Xiang Yuan felt a little distressed when he thought that his daughter-in-law was probably still waiting for him, and the distress was mixed with deep guilt.

Pregnant twice, the life of the daughter-in-law is not good.The first time she was pregnant, she ran around with him, worrying about planning, and then encountered a natural disaster, almost losing her life.But this time the situation was even worse, and he couldn't even raise the baby properly.

Why don't you discuss it with your wife and send him back to Li Zhongxiang's house for a while?

Unexpectedly, as soon as this proposal was spoken, before Xiang Yuan analyzed the pros and cons for him, Zhao Shen immediately rejected it.

"I won't go back, but I'm strong enough to send it back."

Staring at Xiang Yuan's eyes, Zhao Shen said again: "Actually, I have been planning for the past few days. I want to take people to Jiangnan to have a look."

Xiang Yuan grabbed Zhao Shen's hand at once: "No way!"

"Don't worry, listen to me first." Zhao Shen moved forward, put his forehead against Xiang Yuan's, and said, "I've been thinking about it, I can't help you with anything else, but I'll go find out for you. It’s still possible to post news. You don’t need to mention that you still have followers. None of your followers are in business. How can you find out the hidden information in the market? Don’t forget, turn to business means , I, Zhao Shen, can be considered a strong player!"

Xiang Yuan smiled wryly: "I know you are powerful, but this matter is not trivial, and you are in a special situation now, so I am really worried."

Zhao Shen lowered his eyes and said a little disappointed: "I see you frowning all day long, tossing and turning, but I can't help you a little bit, and I feel really uncomfortable. I'm really afraid that if things go on like this, we will gradually grow up. The walk is getting farther and farther away, and there is nothing to talk about." Speaking of this, Zhao Shen was silent for a moment, then raised his eyes again, staring at Xiang Yuan with sparkling eyes: "You said, I hope I can stand by your side, You stand side by side, so don't stop me, let me help you, okay?"

Xiang Yuan opened his mouth, wanting to comfort Zhao Shen not to think wildly, but touched his shining eyes, thinking about his last words, he swallowed the words again.

Yes, what he has always emphasized to Zhao Shen is that he will obey Zhao Shen's wishes, let him do what he wants to do, and never limit him with the demands of the housewife.But what he is doing now is precisely restraining Zhao Shen in the name of caring.Ask yourself, if Zhao Shen is not a little brother, but a real man, will he consider it when he asks for help, will he open his mouth to persuade him not to pay attention?

Thinking of this, Xiang Yuan couldn't help being startled.

Self-important, self-satisfied, thinking that he can solve everything for his daughter-in-law, so he unconsciously wants his daughter-in-law to live according to her own wishes under the banner of love.Doing so would be a big mistake.

Due to the influence of the environment in which he lived since childhood, Zhao Shen's character is both proud and sensitive, and as the person next to him, how could he not notice the subtle changes in his attitude?

If you don't change it, this estrangement will brew unbearable consequences sooner or later.

"Since the daughter-in-law wants to help so much, it seems that the husband has no choice but to agree."

As soon as Xiang Yuan finished speaking, Zhao Shen's eyes lit up suddenly, and then a big smile bloomed on his face without hesitation.

"Don't worry, Congzi, I will definitely take care of myself, so I won't worry you."

Xiang Yuan thought for a while, got up, laid paper and rubbed ink, and wrote a letter.

"This is for Bai Cheng. When you arrive in Jiangnan, take the time to hand over the letter to him. You don't need to say anything else, so as not to be seen by others."

Zhao Shen carefully collected the letter.

"I have asked someone to prepare the luggage, and we will leave tomorrow." As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Shen immediately realized that he was not pretending to be self-inflicted, and immediately smiled flatteringly at Xiang Yuan.

Xiang Yuan helped his forehead.

The emotional daughter-in-law had planned for a long time, but even if she didn't agree, he would leave.The bags are all packed, this is planning to sneak away!

Hmph, I'm free some other day, so I have to teach those worry-free people below.The lord has a special body, so he can't be casual.They didn't say they came here to report the news, but they even helped him hide it together and begged for a fight!

On this end, Gao Minxing learned that Xiang Yuan and his party were heading towards the capital, his heart widened, and he began to think about how to write a letter to show his merits without any trace, so that the sage would approve him to live in the governor's office as soon as possible.

Who knew that the excerpt had just been written and hadn't had time to polish it. When he looked up, he saw King Qing standing in front of him at some point.Gao Minxing trembled in fright, turned around quickly and came out, plopped, and fell to his knees neatly.

"Gao Minxing kowtowed to the lord. He didn't know that the lord visited late at night, and he was far away. He hoped that the lord would forgive him."

"Get up."

Prince Qing looks very good, some male and female, but his voice is not feminine.He seemed to be looking at the room casually, casually.

Gao Minxing was trembling with fear, his mind was full of thoughts, and he couldn't guess the purpose of King Qing's coming here late at night.

After strolling around casually, King Qing sat down on the head seat with a golden sword, and said indifferently: "Have you seen the half-grown boy that Xiang Yuan brought with him?"

Gao Minxing frowned and recalled, and replied cautiously: "We have met a few times, but the impression is not deep."

laugh!King Qing snorted lightly from above, not much, but showing disdain.

"You really don't know gold and jade!"

Gao Min broke into a cold sweat after walking.

"Do you know who that boy is?"

Gao Minxing shook his head, vaguely feeling that things might get worse.

"His Royal Highness, you have never kneeled before, shouldn't you be proud?"

As soon as these words came out, Gao Minxing's face changed drastically, cold sweat rolled down his forehead, his face was as pale as a ghost.

"My lord, I beg my lord to save the official's life!"