Don't ask where people go

Chapter 80
Ever since Fang Zilan asked Qi Yuming to register as a non-commissioned officer for Shangguanmin, she hadn't seen Qi Yuming for a few days. If it wasn't for Qi Yuming coming to her account every day to order a job, she would have thought that Qi Yuming was not under her account. up.

Is it really so troublesome to apply for a non-commissioned officer military status?Fang Zilan was puzzled, but after thinking about it, she still felt that since it had been explained to Qi Yuming, it was better for her to wait for the result and not interfere.

In the early morning of this day, just as Fang Zilan was tossing and turning the Chinese document over and over in boredom, but couldn't read a word, Qi Yuming suddenly lifted the curtain and entered, making her put down the document in her hand, and glanced up at the hurrying people in front of her. , asked like a routine, "Is everything done?"

"Not yet." Qi Yuming walked up to Fang Zilan and stood still, "Master Zhong asked me to tell you that this matter won't work, so you don't waste your time in vain."

"Then what have you been doing these days, is it a waste of effort?" Fang Zilan looked at Qi Yuming with a half-smile, and his unsurprised look made him shake his head, "It's not a waste of effort, at least I got a clear answer from Mr. Zhong .”

Qi Yuming's serious appearance made Fang Zilan a little helpless, she threw the document into his hand, "Forget it, you should take a look at this first."

"This is?" Qi Yuming was stunned for a moment, and the royal emblem that came into view suddenly showed the identity of the document. It was a seal from Qiankun Palace.

Qi Yuming took it without hesitation, went through it carefully, and then said slowly, "Your Majesty is going to build the Northern Protectorate on the former site of the Gilded City?"

"When I left Beijing, Zhuge Yu mentioned it to me on the sidelines." Fang Zilan said, resting his chin on the table, "He wanted me to know."

"Master Zhuge is kind." Qi Yuming put the seal letter in front of Fang Zilan, "Building the Northern Protectorate is not an easy task. From building the mansion to stationing troops, money, budget and personnel arrangements are involved. It is too reluctant for you to do it alone."

What Qi Yuming said was very to the point, Fang Zilan nodded in agreement, "You are right, not to mention that as the commander of the northern border, I don't even have military power, but I am just an empty puppet, I can't do this."

"Your Majesty knew that you couldn't do it, so I entrusted it to you." Qi Yuming's indifferent words made Fang Zilan chuckle, "It seems that you also guessed it. Your Majesty is testing me."

"In other words, Your Majesty needs an excuse to take back your position." Qi Yuming looked at the calm person in front of him, only to see her nod, "Not capable enough, this is a good excuse."

"Then, what are you going to do, Mr. Fang?" Qi Yuming bent down, looked directly into her eyes, but saw her smile became more and more sly, "Did I say that I will do this?"

"What does Mr. Fang mean?" Qi Yuming was stunned for a moment, but Fang Zilan suddenly stretched his waist, and wrote lightly: "I have been in the army these days and it's a bit boring. I plan to go back to Yanzhou City."

Qi Yuming shook his head disapprovingly, "Master Fang's intention to return to Yanzhou City at this time is too obvious."

Fang Zilan stood up indifferently, "The intention is obviously not important, the important thing is that the matter over there really needs to be resolved."

"Someone in Yanzhou City is going to kill you." Qi Yuming's voice sank a bit, and Fang Zilan couldn't help but smile when he heard the words, "You know?"

"You can guess what you can guess, why do you need to know?" Qi Yuming's expression was complicated, but Fang Zilan just smiled, "That's right. What else?"

"When you go back this time, you are going to face the nobles in the northern border. There must be many dangers in the open and in the dark." Qi Yuming said bluntly, Fang Zilan nodded, and said unconsciously: "Well, what else?"

"Lord Fang, what exactly do you want to do?" Qi Yuming's tone was normal, but his fingers hidden under his sleeves were clenched into balls.

Fang Zilan laughed softly, "Qi Yuming, you are even more impatient than I expected."

Qi Yuming sighed softly, "Sooner or later, I will ask Mr. Fang about this question."

Fang Zilan smiled, "But now is not the time to talk about these things. If I hadn't fought against the powerful people in Yanzhou City, or died in someone's hands secretly, before His Majesty sends someone else to take over the Northern Territory, the army I will leave everything to you and Lieutenant General Li."

Fang Zilan's words and casual expression as if explaining the future made Qi Yuming say seriously: "Master Fang can trust me?"

"You don't need to be suspicious of someone, you should be clearer than me about this." Fang Zilan looked at Qi Yuming leisurely, "If you can take on this task, then accept it. If you can't refuse it in person, I will choose someone else."

Qi Yuming didn't answer her, and there was a trace of regret in his expression, "You could have kept your own place and didn't have to do anything."

"Do you want to be a puppet?" Fang Zilan raised the corners of her lips helplessly, "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. It's not something I can get by just by keeping myself safe."

She said and pointed to the document in Qi Yuming's hand, "Even Your Majesty, who is thousands of miles away, has no intention of making me an obedient puppet, let alone the people in the northern border who are close at hand. Qi Yuming, you are a smart person, you can There should be no need to ask.”

The smile on Fang Zilan's face faded a little bit, and then he said seriously: "I will ask you one last time, I will leave everything in the military to you, can I rest assured?"

Seeing Fang Zilan's solemn expression, Qi Yuming stopped talking and bowed solemnly, "Vice General Li and I are responsible for everything in the army, Mr. Fang can rest assured to return to Yanzhou City."

"Have you thought about it clearly?" Fang Zilan couldn't help asking, "Now you are just a small document with no real power. If something really happens..."

Fang Zilan didn't continue, but Qi Yuming knew what she meant very well, and said solemnly: "Master Fang can still support the military affairs in the northern border without military power, and dare to face the dignitaries of Yanzhou without real power. Qi Yuming is a member of the army. In the old army, the personnel are familiar with the heart, so what is there to be afraid of?"

"If that's the case, I'll leave it to Master Qi." Fang Zilan didn't care about the teasing in Qi Yuming's words, her expression was cold and solemn, and Qi Yuming was stunned by this appearance, he had never seen her like this before.

Ignoring Qi Yuming's reaction, Fang Zilan immediately called in Lieutenant General Li to deal with the affairs that needed to be arranged in the army, and took A Wan and Vice General Cao back to Yanzhou City that afternoon.

It was early morning the next day when Fang Zilan and his group returned to the city, and before they had time to rest after arriving at the mansion, they heard a report from the steward, saying that several women from the Shangguan family had disappeared in the mansion recently, which made her feel very headache, and lightly reprimanded: " Everyone is missing, why didn't you report it to me?"

　Fang Zilan: I knew it, there was an accident again...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)