Chapter 253: Focusing on the heart is in vain

Chapter 253: Focusing on the heart is in vain

Chapter 253: Focusing on the heart is a waste of wisdom

 Why do we need to ask about the number of members of the Qu family who are good at bow and horse?

Pei Xingjian just glanced at Qu Chongyu with a smile and said nothing.

Qu Chongyu came to his senses instantly and was silent for a moment before saying, "There are more than five hundred people." Wars are frequent in Xizhou, and high-ranking families will raise private soldiers in the name of tribes. However, the five hundred tribes of the Qu family are more private than ordinary ones. The soldiers are much more elite and fierce, but because they have not been used yet, few people know about them. Thinking that he had seriously planned to take advantage of the war to let them attack and kill Pei Xingjian, Qu Chongyu couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart.

Pei Xingjian didn't seem surprised, he just nodded and asked, "How is the combat strength?"

There was a hint of pride in Qu Chongyu's eyebrows, "Enough to fight with..." He wanted to say that it was enough to fight any elite soldiers, but he suddenly remembered Su Dingfang's personal soldiers, and his tongue suddenly became knotted, and he paused before saying, " It’s enough to fight against the elite soldiers of the Great Protectorate.”

Seeing that Pei Xingjian was silent, he couldn't help but ask, "What? Do you want..."

Pei Xingjian smiled and shook his head, "There is no need for it right now. This morning, I sent Bai San and others to the Kunling Protector's Mansion. In a few days, Fang Lie will send his wife and children to the west. Zhou, just in time to greet you."

The troops were launched in November, which was still more than a month away. Why did he send Bai San to pick up Fang Lie? Qu Chongyu looked at Pei Xingjian doubtfully. Seeing that he had no intention of explaining, and knowing his temper, he could only temporarily suppress the doubts in his mind, "This time Ariel can stay in Xizhou for a longer time, anyway. There is no meritorious service over there. If Su Dadufu returns to the city and massacres him twice, it will be nothing but bad luck."

Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "There is prosperity and death, but the Khan is here, so it won't be like this."

Ashnamishe, the Xingxi and deceased Khan who accompanied the army in this expedition, was a resolute and tolerant man and had always been prestigious in Western Xinjiang. Qu Chongyu naturally knew that what Pei Xingjian said was true, but he couldn't help but sneered, "I don't know who it is. I said, what does Su Haizheng dare not do!"

Pei Xingjian laughed and did not answer. He paused for a moment and then said, "There are a lot of chores these days. Don't waste time here. We should go back to the Governor's Mansion."

Seeing his peaceful expression, Qu Chongyu couldn't continue to ridicule him any more. He turned around and took a look, only to see that two groups of grain trucks had already returned after handing over the grain and rice, and the school grounds became increasingly deserted. His eyes slowly turned around these grain trucks, and a cold smile appeared on his face, "Let's go!"

Before the two of them left the school gate, they saw the attendant who had gone to get the wine glass running back out of breath. Seeing his sweaty appearance, Qu Chongyu couldn't help but feel angry and funny. He was thinking After scolding, the attendant shouted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, come back soon, the Governor, the Governor is sick!"

Qu Chongyu's face suddenly turned pale, he picked up his robe and rushed out. Pei Xingjian hurriedly followed up, but within a few steps, Qu Chongyu in front of him had disappeared. When he arrived at the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, he saw that there was silence inside and outside the courtyard. The slaves were standing straight with their hands on their hands. However, upon closer inspection, it was not difficult to find that many people had dirty hair and untidy clothes and had two faces. There are still bright red palm marks. When they saw Pei Xingjian, someone had already rushed in to report back. After a while, they came out and reported, "Your Majesty, please go directly to the backyard."

Pei Xingjian's heart sank, and he quickened his steps. When he arrived at the backyard, Qu Chongyu raised the curtain and came out. His face was gloomy, but his expression was calm. Pei Xingjian couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, "Is the governor okay?"

Qu Chongyu nodded, "Fortunately, my father has emergency pills that are commonly used. I told my subordinates to be careful early in the morning, and they were used in time. Now there is no serious problem."

Pei Xingjian nodded, "The governor is a lucky person and has his own destiny." Then he frowned and asked, "Who is it?"

Qu Chongyu's face suddenly turned frosty, and there was almost flames in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's that Director Lu. He just came over to invite my father to the banquet where Su Ziyu sent a letter, and he showed some 'care' "Food matters!" He had already ordered his servants not to mention outside matters in front of the governor. He thought that the high-ranking officials in Xizhou would not come to ask for trouble because they had no face to see him, but he did not expect that this one would. Can't wait to come to your door!

Pei Xingjian also frowned tightly. Looking at Qu Chongyu's face, he was about to speak when Qu Zhizhan's slightly weak voice came from the door, "Yulang, please invite Chang Shi in quickly."

Qu Chongyu hurriedly responded "Yes", and then the two of them walked into the room. But he saw Qu Zhizhan sitting on the screen bed in the west room, leaning on a few soft pillows. His face was a little grayer than usual. The round face lacked the usual smile, which made it look a bit disturbing. Strangely sharp. When he saw Pei Xingjian, he got straight to the point and said, "Chang Shi has come at the right time. Please help me to persuade Yulang. My body was a bit unsatisfactory and I was unprepared for a while. But now is not the time to act with emotion, otherwise I will hit the target of Su." His trap!"

Pei Xingjian bowed respectfully, "There is no need to worry, Governor. Yulang is just worried and angry for a moment. Since the Governor is fine, Yulang will naturally be relieved."

Qu Chongyu was silent for a moment and let out a long breath, "Don't worry, father, it will be until things calm down that my son can settle accounts with them! Father, just take good care of yourself, and Chongyu will deal with the things outside more often." After long-term deliberation, we will never act rashly.”

Qu Zhizhan's expression softened a little, "As long as you can see clearly, the Su family is trying to force us to fall out with those people, and it is best to form a life-and-death feud. How can you let him get his wish? From tomorrow on, I will After changing the medicine, I go to the Governor's Mansion to sit for half a day and deal with some chores. "

Qu Chongyu couldn't help being surprised, "Father, the doctor has said that your body should be rested! Some medicines can only be used for emergencies, but they are not good if used multiple times."

Qu Zhizhan said calmly, "If you don't need it now, do you want to keep it in the coffin? Let's survive this period first! As long as I don't fall, those people will not dare to stand on the Su family's boat with both feet!" He There was an unprecedented majesty in his expression. Qu Chongyu opened his mouth, but was unable to say the word "no".

The room became silent for a moment. Qu Zhizhan glanced at Pei Xingjian and sighed, "Honor, what happened last time was that I was wrong. I was too selfish. I always thought that you were a modest gentleman with a tolerant temperament. Okay." You helped me with a worry, but it turned out that I was worried about it in vain. If you say something, you should just pretend that I have never said it to you. Don't take it personally. "

Pei Xingjian hurriedly bowed and said, "The Governor's words are serious. It's just a trivial matter. It's not worth mentioning." Qu Zhizhan smiled and nodded, "Keep your promise, Mr. Qu owes you a lot. I only hope that I can repay you in the future." Before Pei Xingjian could speak, he said again. Waving his hand, "You don't have to be polite to me. I just want to ask, are you sure about the military rations this time?"

Pei Xingjian nodded affirmatively, "Don't worry, Governor. Xingjian will only prepare more grain, not less."

Qu Zhizhan turned to look out the window. He couldn't tell whether his eyes were filled with relief or sadness. He sighed softly, "I've kept my promise. You can go down first."

 He leaned back and slowly closed his eyes. Every wrinkle on his relaxed face was full of exhaustion.

Pei Xingjian and Qu Chongyu stepped back quietly. As soon as they walked out of the door, they saw Mr. Zhi standing in the yard. His clothes and hair were still neat, but the makeup on his face was no longer as delicate and calm as usual. His expression was filled with fear and worry. Anxious, he bit his lower lip tightly. When he saw the two people coming out, he hurriedly caught up a few steps and asked, "Is the Governor okay?"

Qu Chongyu stopped and nodded coldly, "Father has already gone to bed."

Zhishi breathed a sigh of relief, hesitated for a moment and then looked at Qu Chongyu eagerly, "Your Majesty, I wonder... how much grain and rice did the Zhi family pay today?"

Qu Chongyu glanced at her indifferently, "Only a dozen large cars came, no more than 400 dan."

Zhi's lips trembled involuntarily, his face turned gray, and the wrinkles on his forehead and corners of his eyes instantly deepened, as if he had aged several years. After a while, a bleak smile appeared on his face, "I used to What I should have thought of, what I should have thought of..." It turned out that overnight, I had become an outcast that they would no longer care about, and they didn't even think of sending someone to inform them!

Qu Chongyu's eyes couldn't help but slow down, and he pondered for a moment before saying, "Doctor Shicai has seen the governor and said that he is not seriously ill. He just needs to move more to recover faster. From tomorrow on, the governor will come to the mansion every day to take charge. For half a day, please take good care of his food and daily life. If anyone dares to bother the governor again with bad intentions, please use some means to scare Xiaoxiao!"

Ji's originally gray eyes slowly brightened up, and she nodded without hesitation, "Don't worry, Your Majesty!" She gritted her teeth, "As long as the Governor's health is better, I am willing to live a few years shorter. ! In the future... I will never listen to those people again, and I will never let the governor get distracted by them again!"

Qu Chongyu looked at her quietly for a while, "Don't worry, Madam, as long as Madam takes good care of the Governor, in a hundred years from now, if the Governor has Chongyu in Xizhou, you will have no worries. If Chongyu returns to Chang'an, the Qu family's Bai I will ask you to take care of Diefang, and Chongyu’s manpower left in Xizhou will also serve you.”

Zhi looked up at Qu Chongyu in disbelief, opened his mouth slightly, but could not speak. Qu Chongyu seemed unaware, but solemnly took a step back, hugged her hands and saluted, "As far as Yu Chongyu is concerned, , Nothing is as important as the Governor’s health, please Madam, don’t worry about it!”

Zhi nodded slightly, and the darkness between his brows gradually turned into a radiance, "Your Majesty, please be at ease. Although I am stupid, I can see clearly! I used to be a foolish woman who was ignorant and offended many times. I hope that Your Majesty and the Chief Minister will forgive me." !" She bowed solemnly, and without waiting for Qu Chongyu and Pei Xingjian to return the gift, she turned and walked towards the upper room, her steps becoming fast and steady.

Qu Chongyu watched her back disappear behind the door curtain with an indifferent expression, then turned and walked out, but heard Pei Xingjian sigh, "Yu Lang has good skills, I admire Xing Jian!"

Qu Chongyu glanced at him and suddenly laughed, "I'm very sorry. Just now I was so quick that I promised Baidiefang to my concubine. I forgot that your family still occupies 40% of Baidiefang. I wanted to keep my promise. Aren't you surprised?"

Pei Xingjian paused and looked at Qu Chongyu in surprise, "What 40%?"

Qu Chongyu was also surprised, "You didn't know?"

Pei Xingjian shook his head and said, "I haven't paid much attention to these things." Liuli was a restless person. She would draw patterns for the An family's Jiavalian shop, embroidery patterns for the embroidery shop, and draw calendar patterns every autumn. Come, it seems that he also deposited some capital in the drug store. Every year at the end of the year, several places send money, and Ayan collects it and records it in his account. He really has not thought about finding out which families gave how much. In terms of money, after all, the family's population was more than half less than when he was in Chang'an, and his salary and job income were enough to cover his expenses.

Seeing that Qu Chongyu still looked in disbelief, he couldn't help but wonder, "Is it possible that there are many?"

Qu Chongyu snorted angrily, "It's not much, just a few hundred gold per year! You are a humble gentleman who keeps your promise, how can these filthy things get into your eyes?"

Pei Xingjian laughed in surprise, "There are so many?" He shook his head and walked out the door, making up his mind that he would settle the accounts with that girl that night. She kept it secret so tightly. Was it because she was afraid that he would also steal her money? Scatter out? He didn't even think about it. He had exceeded his authority by being kind to the Ten Turkic surnames. Receiving such gold and silver maids was even more conspicuous. If he didn't disperse them immediately, would he keep them to make people jealous?

Qu Chongyu took a step behind and looked at Pei Xingjian's back. After thinking for a moment, a happy smile slowly appeared on his face: Pei Shouyue was smart in his life, but he didn't know what his wife was doing without telling him. Same!

   Thank you all for your pink, there will be more updates in the afternoon! Let the storms in Pink and West State come more violently... Roar.

　　

　　

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