Especially the villagers, seeing Liu Hu and Li Xiu among those returning home, there was an endless stream of people visiting. In fact, this is very common in rural areas. When people who leave their hometown return home rich and wealthy, the villagers will naturally visit their homes to congratulate them. Although there is no need to establish any friendship, it is still a kind of congratulation.
However, because he was worried about something happening to Huang Qiong, Liu Hu's attitude towards these uninvited villagers was somewhat indifferent. In fact, it's not that Liu Hu looked down on these poor folks now that he was rich. But right now, he was worried about Huang Qiong's safety and really didn't have the energy to entertain the visiting folks.
What's more, for Liu Hu, the more people come, the less safe it becomes. Who can guarantee that none of these fellow villagers will be bribed to assassinate Huang Qiong? In Liu Hu's view, the current period is special and it is better to be cautious. As for some things, I’ll explain them later. At worst, I will find a way to compensate the villagers in the future.
Huang Qiong, on the other hand, was very enthusiastic about the visiting folks. Not only every villager who came to visit was served tea. He also gave some cloth and money to everyone, and had a good chat with these people. From this year's harvest to the preparation of cold clothes for winter, from whether the food rations at home are enough, to asking how many people are in the family, whether the son is married, and whether the woman is married?
They even asked how many livestock there were in the house and whether they had any livestock. It can be said that everything is detailed and the inquiries are extremely careful. After learning that there were two households of villagers, one had a daughter who was getting married a year ago, and the other had a son who was getting married a few years ago. Huang Qiong also gave each of the two villagers two pieces of cloth, one piece of silk, and twenty pieces of money as congratulatory gifts.
You know, in this era when silk and satin can be used as money, these gifts are already extremely heavy for an ordinary family. The two households of villagers who were so moved that they were worried about dowry and betrothal gifts wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Huang Qiong. Only Huang Qiong stopped him from knocking his head off.
When Huang Qiong talked with these villagers, his tone was unusually kind. He gives the impression that he is a relatively wealthy scholar. And he was also wearing a scholar's outfit. Judging from the appearance alone, it is impossible to tell that the person talking to a group of ragged common people is actually the Ninth Prince, the King of England, and the current powerful envoy to Zhengzhou.
As for this young man who, despite being gorgeously dressed, seemed to have no airs, the villagers basically had nothing to say. Mokouzi also agreed to Huang Qiong's invitation to a banquet tomorrow night. However, when Huang Qiong asked the current governor of Mizhou about returning the land and reducing taxes, he was silent.
After seeing off these folks, it was completely dark. Behind them, looking at the backs of the departing villagers, Huang Qiong's face had long lost the smile it had before. Not only was his brows furrowed, but his face was also gloomy. The people here are very simple and their speech is very simple, but Huang Qiong felt something unusual.
But Huang Qiong hadn't waited for Huang Qiong to figure out what was wrong. A guard rushed over and reported to Huang Qiong that Yi Ying wanted to see him. After hearing the guard's report, Huang Qiong thought about it and decided to meet this woman. However, it didn't feel right to meet Huang Qiong in this living room. After instructing the guards to take her to the back house, Huang Qiong also turned around and returned to the bedroom in the back house.
When Yi Ying was brought into Huang Qiong's bedroom, Huang Qiong was sitting on a chair next to the bed, holding a book and reading with gusto. As for Yi Ying who was sent in, he didn't even look at her and acted as if he hadn't seen this woman. Huang Qiong's pretentiousness almost made Yi Ying angry to death.
Huang Qiong in front of her was silent, and she suddenly lost the desire to speak. Huang Qiong didn't say anything, intending to show off this woman, but Yi Ying was obviously competing with Huang Qiong. Neither of the two people wanted to speak first, and for a moment, a different kind of silence fell into the small bedroom.
However, after two full cups of tea, Huang Qiong still had no intention of speaking. Yi Ying, who couldn't hold back her anger at first, said, "What are you going to do with me like this? Don't want me to stay as your concubine. This girl has no interest in competing with other women for favor. Either you kill me, or you let me go."
Upon hearing Yi Ying's question, Huang Qiong did not look away from the book in his hand, nor did he answer her immediately. It was as if she didn't hear her question at all. Huang Qiong's silence once again stimulated Yi Ying. Yi Ying couldn't hold back her excitement and knocked down Huang Qiong's book: "You killed almost all of my classmates, so you should kill me too, so that you can eradicate the roots."
Looking at Yi Ying who was losing his mind, Huang Qiong picked up the book that had been knocked to the ground, dusted it off and did not get angry. Instead, he said in a calm tone: "Tell me what I want to know. Then, I will let you go. If you want revenge, I will be with you at any time. If you continue to avoid the important and take the easy, you will be with me." Just stay with me for the rest of your life."
Regarding Huang Qiong's clichéd reply, Yi Ying was filled with indignation at Huang Qiong's ignoring her actions just now. At this moment, she realized that she had come to talk to him, but her efforts were in vain, and then she turned around and left. But just as she turned around, Huang Qiong's voice came from behind: "I forgot to tell you that Princess Duan is still alive and has entered Beijing."
"I think Yi Youshi will be interested in this news. As for what consequences Princess Duan will bring after she enters the capital, Yi Youshi should be smart enough to understand. Therefore, I advise you not to make unnecessary struggles. Don't even expect anyone to come to save you. Because the master behind you is already exalting him by saying that he can't save himself."
"If you tell the truth, I will never embarrass you. Not only will I let you go, but I will also give you some money. But if you don't want to tell me, then just stay in the Prince's Palace honestly. When will you figure it out? When will you leave? Remember, don’t think about continuing to act in front of me. Otherwise, if I hand you over to Nanzhen Fusi, you won’t be able to have such good things as being by my side.”
After hearing the voice coming from behind, Yi Ying stopped. After being silent for a long time, he turned around and looked at Huang Qiong in front of him, and said coldly: "If I tell you the things you want to know, will you really let me go? You, this smiling tiger, will have So kind? Aren't you afraid that after I leave, I will find an opportunity to kill you for revenge? "
When Yi Ying said this, there was obviously an expression of disbelief. Huang Qiong smiled faintly and said: "What do you think is the benefit of my keeping you? When Princess Duan comes to Beijing, the master behind you will fall. As the saying goes, when the tree falls, the monkey will scatter. Without your master, he will fall apart." The forces that have worked so hard for so many years will probably disappear."
"If you want to take revenge, although your martial arts are pretty good, they are still far behind me. Without the master behind you to support you, what do I have to fear by you alone? If Speaking of beauty, your beauty is indeed not bad. But around me, there are people who are as beautiful as you. Besides, as the prince of the dynasty, what kind of woman do I want?"
"Why should I keep a woman with ulterior motives like you by my side? Once my father finds out, someone like you will definitely be severely reprimanded if you stay with me. Then it will be a big trouble for me again. I don’t want to hand you over to the North and South Town Fusi to do things that are not good for me, so why do I keep you by my side? Yi Youshi, don’t think too highly of yourself.”
Huang Qiong's answer made Yi Ying blush. Just thinking about the situation she was in, Yi Ying gritted her teeth and said: "I can guarantee that what I tell you is the complete truth. But you also guarantee that you will let me go after I finish speaking. Also, my... If a few of my subordinates want to leave with me, you must not make things difficult or stop them."
Huang Qiong answered Yi Ying's words directly: "There's no problem with that. As long as you tell the truth, I will never break your promise. But if you continue to deceive me with lies, or with Don't blame me for being cunning and avoiding the important and taking the easy. Now tell me the truth about your background and Concubine Shen's affairs."
Huang Qiong's reply made Yi Ying breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time he let out a long sigh: "The sect I belong to is called Duanrenmen. This Duanrenmen was originally a branch of Kongtong Sect. I just don't know why. , which caused a big conflict with the sect. A generation before my master and the others, they had already become an independent sect."
"In the third year after the King of Shu left the palace, the head master was invited by the King of Shu with a lot of money to join the secret guard formed by him. It was specially used as the personal bodyguard of the King of Shu, and to assassinate those officials who were not bribed by the King of Shu. But how can you keep your shoes wet if you stand by the river all the time? Although Duanrenmen has eliminated a lot of thorns in the eyes of the King of Shu, it has also suffered a lot of losses in recent years."
"Especially after the head master's uncle passed away from illness, several master uncles died, and they were all crippled. Only we, the third generation of disciples, were left, and we were gradually ostracized among the secret guards. The King of Shu took control of Queen Jing, and then We senior brothers and sisters were selected from among the secret guards and took over the Thirteenth Battalion of the Iron Guard originally created by King Jing."
"It is used to monitor, bribe, and even assassinate and assassinate high-ranking officials. Gao Tianliang is mainly responsible for the male subordinates in the camp, conducting surveillance of King Jing and assassination operations. I manage the female disciples in the camp, responsible for spying on intelligence, as well as bribery and assassination. *. Being transferred to Zhengzhou Prefecture, it seems that we have been put in a more important position, but in fact, I know that we have actually been squeezed out of the core."
"Because, to put it bluntly, the Thirteenth Battalion of the Iron Guard, who was just to frame King Jing and do things for the King of Shu, the Secret Guard is his core strength. The people of the Secret Guard are also his real hardcore Confidants. And this secret guard, when we first joined, had not developed much. At first, it was only active in the capital and Chengdu, the fiefdom appointed by the King of Shu."
"Later, as the King of Shu became more and more powerful, and with his heavy training, the secret guard became even larger. Until this incident, the secret guard had spread all over the place. However, the focus is still on Jiangnan. And the roads in central Sichuan and the southwest. On the roads in the north, the main purpose is to spy on intelligence."
"It was through these secret guards that the King of Shu became allies with the four princes of Dali and the Tubo monks. I only know so much about the secret guards. The King of Shu has always been very cautious in this regard. No one is allowed to have access to too many secrets at the same time.”
"If it weren't for the fact that Dali and Tubo masters came to Zhengzhou this time and I was in charge of the activities, I wouldn't know about these things. Of all the people around the King of Shu, only Lu Wentao has more control. The rest of the people, even if they are trusted by him People can only control what they are responsible for. Just like how many hidden lines there are in Zhengzhou now, I don’t know.”
"I used to be in the Secret Guard and served as the master of the Se Hall. The main tasks of this Se Hall are basically the same as those of the Mei Camp. The difference is that they just choose ordinary private beauties for training, and they are not as demanding as the Mei Camp. The Broken Blade Sect After taking refuge with the King of Shu, the King of Shu once sent people to invite famous prostitutes from the capital and Jiangnan to provide special training for some of our pretty female disciples."
