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Chapter 555
into the night.

Gao Mingyue and Han Qiaoer ran to the front office holding hands.

Shuangshuang stood on tiptoe and saw that there were still two guards standing at the gate of the Yizheng Hall tightly guarding the door, obviously discussing confidential matters inside.

Gao Mingyue had never tried whether she could go in at such a time.

She doesn't want to embarrass others.

"Let's sit on the porch bench for a while."

"Okay." Han Qiaoer swayed back and forth with her toes still on the ground, poked her head and said, "The empty bowl is brought out, they've eaten it."

"Let's go."

"I really want to shout, 'It's time for you to come out'." Han Qiaoer whispered.

"It's okay, let me tie your hair, your bun is loose."

"Okay, look at Lin's sister-in-law's hair today."

"People can only tie it after they get married..."

The two sat there enjoying themselves and chatting softly. After a while, they heard voices coming from the other side of the meeting hall.

It was Li Xia and Han Qi'an who came out while talking.

"The autumn harvest is approaching. This is the first year that we will be exempt from land tax after recovering the lost land. The treasury can only receive land rent. This is already counted."

"I'm most worried about some officials taking advantage of rent collection, sir, please keep an eye on it."

"Don't worry, Aaron."

"I'm not here, there must be officials who dare to disobey your words, but I have explained to Shi Jun, Lu Xiufu and others, and you can cooperate with them in supervision."

"Yes, Shi Zhuanyun and others are all honest and capable people."

"They will only do better than me." Li Xia said with a smile: "I am relieved of the government affairs. In addition, I have transferred Huhu back, and the military power is still there. If there is something wrong, the master will deal with it..."

"Ah Lang, Madam and Qiao'er are over there."

"Okay, yes, it's the same sentence. When I leave, Mr. Han will definitely ask again. He is old, so don't tell him some things, just say a debriefing."

"Ah Lang is too much trouble...Qiaoer, you are too arrogant! How dare you let your wife comb your hair?!"

"Sir, don't scare this kid...you two, take your husband home..."

A few people stood and chatted for a while, and the three on Li Xia's side led into a row and walked to the backyard.

"Brother Li has been too busy recently."

"Of course you have to make arrangements before going to Lin'an to report on your work."

"Is Shu Shuai's debriefing once a year?"

"Not really, it depends on the person. In the past, Zhang Jun seemed to run around every year. If he ran a lot, the court would feel more at ease."

"Lin'an is really nice."

Li Xia smiled and said, "I also miss Lin'an's prosperity. Have you written down the gifts you want to bring?"

"I wrote it, we wrote three full pages." Han Qiaoer said: "Forget it, Sister Gao, it will cost more than 100 pens."

"It's okay, do you know what I'm doing in Lin'an?"

"Let me guess... want money?"

"Ah."

"That is to say, after writing so many memorials, the imperial court still didn't give me any money." Han Qiaoer said loudly, "Brother Li went to ask for it in person and emptied the treasury."

"Evacuation is not enough, but if I don't get money, I will never give up."

"..."

The two chatted happily, but Gao Mingyue, who was walking in the middle, was a little worried.

It wasn't until she returned to the room and turned off the lights that she hugged Li Xia and asked, "Is there really nothing wrong?"

"Huh?" Li Xia smiled and said, "Why is there something wrong?"

"You've been laughing more recently than before...like on purpose."

"I don't like my laughing." Li Xia frowned and said, "That's the best thing to do."

Gao Mingyue pursed her lips helplessly, and asked softly, "Can you take me with you?"

"I'm going to Lin'an, and I want to have a good time. It's too inconvenient to bring my family with me."

He joked like this, but Gao Mingyue could feel that he was hiding something and didn't want her to worry.

But she didn't say anything, lest he worry about her.

"Obviously there is still a beautiful Qiaoer hidden in the house, so I just want to think about it."

"I made an agreement with my husband today, and I will pay when I come back."

"Then...it doesn't matter if you are romantic, it really doesn't matter, the imperial court is generous, there must be a lot of rewards for you to enjoy more happiness, I am not jealous, as long as you remember... you should come back to see me sooner."

After all, she is smart, she felt something, so she warned her.

Li Xia stopped deliberately joking, turned sideways, looked into Gao Mingyue's eyes, and said, "I'm sure nothing will happen. We've been to Kaifeng together. In this regard, you should trust me."

"Did you lose your old business?"

"I practice hard every day, not just for the ability between the bed."

Gao Mingyue turned her back and said in a low voice, "I'm serious."

Li Xia has already posted it.

"Well, to be serious. You are my wife, help me take care of Hao Hanzhong, I care about this very much."

Gao Mingyue wanted to turn back, but couldn't.

"Don't worry, your wife's natal family has ruled the country for more than a hundred years, and she can take care of your home...don't worry about it."

"You too, don't worry, it's really not possible, I plan to go north to Shandong or Henan, and persuade the princes of the north to form an alliance with us. As long as we have allies, the imperial court will not dare to move me easily."

"it is good."

"In addition, you wait for my news. If I write a letter, you will take our confidant south to Dali. You remember, Aji has no official status. I left her in Hanzhong to obey your order. I ordered her to secretly Trained an elite team, also our private soldiers..."

"I made a note of it, there will be no mistakes."

"There are still many things, I will write a note for you, and then you will write it down and burn it. If you are afraid of forgetting, ask Qiaoer to memorize it."

"Okay, I will write it down with Qiaoer, don't worry, we are very strict with our mouths."

"Well, the worst result is nothing more than that. I can eat your soft food and always survive."

"Okay, I'll take you to the Erhai Lake for boating...um...it's so late today, I'm afraid you will be tired."

"Not tired, the soft rice is delicious."

"Well……"

~~
When she got up the next day, Li Xia saw Gao Mingyue's face was covered with tears, and hurriedly reached out to wipe it off for her.

"Still worried?" He smiled, no matter whether it was reasonable or not, it was another rhetoric.

"It's always better for me to apply to return to the court to report on my work than to be passively waited to be transferred back to the center by the court. After returning to the court to report on my work, I am still Shu Shuai. A paper transfer order from you arrived first. I have no name or name..."

Gao Mingyue didn't answer either, so she pursed her lips and listened to what he said.

"Huh? Are you still angry when you wake up?"

"No."

"Then you are still crying."

Gao Mingyue had no choice but to pull Li Xia, leaning into his ear, and whispered something softly.

"If I hold you that high...see if you cry or not..."

This complaint also seemed gentle.

"Seeing that you are working hard, I have to work harder."

"It really hit you."

"..."

"Relax?"

"I was at ease with you, but I just... can't bear it."

"There is still half a month left, at least this is also under our control..."

~~
Half a month is slow and slow, but fast and fast.

Li Xia tried his best to settle various affairs, including the emotions of the people around him, as well as the government affairs and military affairs under his rule.

He has completely recovered his previous calmness, and he is more confident and bold.

In addition, gradually, many people in Hanzhong and even in Sichuan and Sichuan heard a news.

"The commander-in-chief of Shu wants to return to Beijing to avenge the war last year, and ask for money and food to help the land of Shu..."

~~
"Really?"

"is not that right?"

In a teahouse, there was a sound of "slap", and a piece of wood was slapped on the table, which attracted many people's attention.

"How long has the Sichuan-Shu battle been fought? Is it too long? Since last year when the Mongols were driven away, Commander Li Jie has taken charge of Sichuan and Shu. He has vigorously built water conservancy projects and reclaimed acres of land. He wants to revive the vitality of the land of Shu!"

"Of course, of course!"

"Rejuvenate, what's missing?"

"Of course it's money!"

In this shout of harmony, the news spread farther and farther...

~~
On August [-]th, just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, more than [-] cavalrymen, each with three horses, had rushed along the Han River from the east to Hanzhong City.

"Shut up!"

Only arrived at Chenggu County.

An extremely exhausted horse rider wailed and fell to the ground.

"You...follow me to spread the imperial edict. Disperse the rest."

"Yes……"

A dozen or so riders dispersed and ran in all directions.

They will wait in various places for two days. If Li Xia refuses to return the imperial edict, they will contact Hanzhong officials and deliver a secret imperial edict.

"What is Wu Qi afraid of, the prefect of Gucheng?! The emperor is on business!"

"..."

"Wu Qiwei has seen an angel, so he doesn't know what to do."

"You must ask more questions, arrange a posthouse, and when the time is ripe, you will be dispatched yourself!"

However, the courier had only rested for half a day after entering the post, when he suddenly heard the commotion on the long street.

"..."

"It's true that the commander-in-chief is going to Lin'an to ask for money and food?"

"Lay bridges and build roads, build water conservancy!"

"Build another one in the workshop? I also want to find a job..."

"Farming cattle! Farming cattle! Can't rent a farming cattle..."

"Call to the riverside! Let the commander-in-chief hear..."

"..."

The messenger was furious and cursed these foolish people secretly.

Whether the imperial court has money and food to transfer to Shu is not discussed, even if there is, it is not such a random arrangement.

Backcountry, backcountry, just don't know the rules...

He strode out of the posthouse, followed the crowd towards the Han River, looked up, but was stunned.

I saw three big ships going down the river, and the flags flying on the bows were really "Jiedu Envoy of Zhenxi Army, Envoy of Sichuan Appeasement System..."

But counting the time, the imperial edict probably hasn't reached Hanzhong City yet.

Li Xia was...knowing that the messenger had arrived, he set off early and received the imperial edict on the way?
Why refused to follow the edict to return to court, Li Xia was eagerly looking forward to going to Lin'an.

"Bah! Officer dog, I'm looking forward to returning to Lin'an to seek a post as a Beijing official! I'm bothering grandpa to make a trip for nothing! Officer dog!"

(End of this chapter)