Horse on the World

Chapter 625 Two Ways

As the big shopkeeper of Heishuiyang Company, Long Sihai insisted that he must go with the navy to take a look at the other side of the sea, to have a look at the sea, and to do things this way with confidence and energy .Of course, Li Qing did not refuse, except that what Li Qing expected was that Qiyu, the former barbarian nobleman and now the largest fur merchant in Dingzhou, also insisted on following him.This guy who has been lame on a horse all his life has never been on a boat, let alone such a big sea boat.

Of course, there was no problem with Qiyu going, but it was another request made by Qiyu, or a request that made Li Qing hesitate.Qi Yu asked He to avoid Timo.

"Commander, when I entered Luofeng City to persuade Diemo to surrender, I guaranteed that he would be fine, but after the Dingzhou rebellion subsided, Diemo was sentenced to ten years in prison by the military court. Commander, I feel very uncomfortable. I can only take Dimo's family to my house to eat and drink. Commander, this time we are going overseas, I beg Commander to give Diemo a chance and let him go with me, even if it is a big Shuai rewarded me with a guard."

Unexpectedly, Qiyu is still such a loyal and righteous person. Li Qing feels that he has underestimated this former barbarian nobleman. Since Qiyu entered Dingzhou, he has been obedient and law-abiding. Besides, this request is not too much, and it is not a big deal for Dimo ​​to let it go.

"Okay, Boss Qi, this time I will give you a face, but remember, this time is not an example. Die Mo can go with you, but his identity must remain in prison, unless he is involved in this overseas business. You can only be exempted if you make great contributions to Zhongli, if you make a mistake, hehe, then come back and go to the prison by yourself!" Li Qing said.

"Thank you, Commander, thank you, Commander!" Qi Yu was overjoyed and let out a long breath.

When Deng Peng returned to the state, Li Qing saw him off in person. Deng Peng and his entourage were all flattered by the high standard. Li Qing had never personally sent that person out of Dingzhou City before the general went out. It can be seen that Li Qing treated Deng this time. Peng had high expectations.

Looking at the backs of Deng Peng and his party gradually disappearing, Li Qing thought to himself, this is the first step of colonization. It is conceivable that the overseas business of Heishuiyang Company will definitely encounter troubles in the near future. It went so smoothly at first, tea, silk, porcelain and other items that are not available locally will not cause much loss to the local economy, but when a large number of other products start to be dumped overseas, it will inevitably lead to the bankruptcy of the local industry, which will cause confrontation and confrontation , and eventually developed into force.This created the best opportunity for the Dingzhou Navy to intervene by force.

The excuse, of course, is to protect the life and property safety and legitimate trade rights of domestic businessmen.There was a smile on the corner of Li Qing's mouth.

"Marshal, let's go back!" Li Wu walked to Li Qing's side and bowed.

Li Qing got on his horse and said, "Go to Taoyuan Xiaozhu!"

"Taoyuan Xiaozhu?" Li Wu was stunned, seeing that Li Qing had galloped away, he dared to follow closely, behind him, the personal guards followed behind with whips on their horses.

Qingfeng returned to Dingzhou in early April, but Li Qing was too busy in April. The Qingcheng funeral scheduled on the fifth day of April brought together heroes from all walks of life. Li Qing would like to post to everyone who deserves his post However, some of the people who received the post did not dare not give Li Qing face, and some came to Dingzhou with other ideas. have.

After being busy for a while, Li Qing was able to relax a little bit. Qingfeng's problem could no longer be delayed. Although the action of purging her core confidants and generals had already begun, if Qingfeng's strength was limited to Therefore, Li Qing would not have to make such a difficult situation.Qingfeng's hidden strength is invisible and intangible, but it actually exists. If this problem is not solved, it will always be a major hidden danger in Dingzhou.

At this point, Li Qingcai had to re-examine his relationship with Qingfeng. Unknowingly, Qingfeng had developed such a powerful force, with omnipresent influence, and this happened while he was vigilant.Can't go on like this, Li Qing said to himself, he had to make a choice, and Qingfeng also had to make a choice.

In the Taoyuan Xiaozhu, most of the peach blossoms have faded away, and the rice-sized fruit hidden in the branches and leaves can be vaguely seen, but there are still a lot of flowers on the trees, and the petals are blown by the wind. Fluttering.

Qingfeng sat among the falling peach blossoms, concentrating on playing the ancient song Gaoshan Liushui.Wearing a long white dress, with a light red belt around her waist, revealing Qingfeng's slender waist and towering chest, a lot of peach blossoms fell on her head, and the golden steps inserted in her temples swayed with her Her body swayed and swayed endlessly, her slender fingers brushed over the strings like running water, and the tinkling sound of the piano spread in the peach blossoms.

All the personal guards, including Li Wen, Li Gan and others avoided far away. Li Qing walked slowly into the depths of the Taoyuan in the zither sound alone, and approached step by step the one who was flying among the peach blossoms. White clothes.

A song of high mountains and flowing water finally played to the end, Qingfeng slowly withdrew his hands, placed them gently on his lower abdomen, closed his eyes and meditated for a moment, and said, "General, are you here?"

Li Qing stood behind her, "How do you know it's me?"

Qingfeng turned around and smiled, "The sound is from the heart, but the sound of the zither is different. Naturally, someone has come. Who else can come to me, except you, General?"

Li Qing shook his head, and walked up to her step by step, "Qingfeng, you still don't know, in order to get Tang Hu's forgiveness, Zhong Jing abolished her martial arts, Doctor Huanxi tried her best to save her, but she just made her no different from ordinary people from now on. "

When there was a strange sound, it was the sound of Qingfeng's hands resting on the strings of the qin. Hearing Li Qing's words suddenly, he buckled his fingers and broke the strings.The slender fingers also started to bleed immediately.

"I killed her!" Qingfeng lowered her head.

"Wang Qi led his troops into the grassland ten days ago to wipe out the palace guard army led by Qin Ming." Li Qing continued.

"Did he bring a special brigade of more than 200 people?" Qingfeng asked in a low voice.

"No, he asked me for [-] prisoners from the two battalions of defending the might and defending the army, and I gave them to him, and gave them the most elite equipment."

"I thank the general on behalf of Wang Qi. With more than a thousand people, Wang Qi may be able to succeed!" Qingfeng raised his head.

A sneer appeared on Li Qing's face, "Qingfeng, why do you thank me for him? Wang Qi is a general of the Statistics and Investigation Department, and he is also a general of my Dingzhou. He is my subordinate. He equips my subordinates with the best equipment." Good weapons, the best horses, let them win the battle for me, but suppress the rebels, it is my duty as a commander, why do you thank me?"

Qingfeng showed a wry smile on his face, looked at Li Qing, "General!"

"Qingfeng, you think they belong to you, so you are very sorry, sorry for them, right?" Li Qing looked at Qingfeng closely. "So, do you think that the officials and merchants who gather around you are just your people?"

"The Department of Statistics and Investigation, the sharp weapon of the country, has become your private property. It was supposed to fight for our great cause of Dingzhou, but at the most critical moment, you just sit idly by and even contribute to the flames, just to achieve your ulterior purpose? "

"Don't tell me you haven't done anything, you've done a lot. The Statistical Investigation Department is monolithically run by you, and it's impossible for external forces to penetrate. In the Statistical Investigation Department, I'm afraid you are only known as Director Qingfeng, but not me, Dingzhou. You are handsome!" Li Qing said sharply.

"When you give an order, Zhong Jing, Wang Qi and other generals in Dingzhou obey their orders. All the branches of the statistics department under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou are silent. Ji Sichen, the deputy director of the statistics department, can be forced by you Drink the poison, tell me, what else are you afraid to do?"

"Guo Shanfeng, Deng Peng, Lu Dalin, these generals with heavy soldiers have you looming there, do you think I am deaf or blind, don't you really know? Let me tell you the truth, every time you talk to them, every time you A meeting with them will be organized into documents and sent to me! It’s just that I put him aside and ignored it.”

"Qingfeng, I have always trusted you so much. You and Shang Haibo are intriguing, playing tricks, and you and Qingcheng are secretly wrestling. I just don't know it, because I think you will never betray you at any time. I will never do anything that harms my interests, but the facts have given me a heavy slap in the face, making me wake up like a dream, but the price for waking me up is too high, it is the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers Qingfeng, tell me, what exactly do you want to do?" Li Qing looked at Qingfeng closely.

With tears streaming down her cheeks, Qingfeng knelt down in front of Li Qing, crying, "General, I never thought of betraying you, nor did I think of damaging your foundation."

"Really?" Li Qing sneered, "Then what about the matter in Shenzhou and the coup d'etat in Dingzhou?"

"I'm afraid, General, because I'm afraid!" Qingfeng said loudly with a hoarse voice, sitting on the peach blossoms on the ground.

"Scared?" Li Qing was surprised, "What's so scary about you? Is there anything else in this world that can scare you?"

"General, I am afraid. Whenever I wake up in the middle of the night, I am sweating profusely. The painful past makes me unable to extricate myself. General, I thought that with you, I would usher in a new life, but the reality gave me a hard blow. , I’m still me, that dirty, nameless woman who came back from the grassland, you don’t see me that way except the general, they all see me that way, Qingcheng, Shang Haibo, and even your Li clan, And my own grandpa, my biological parents."

"It's fine if I don't have power, but the power in my hands is getting bigger and bigger, and I want to wrap myself with power more and more frantically. If I don't have power in my hands, I don't have a strong influence, I'm afraid One day, I will be beaten back to my original shape. General, you will abandon me, and everyone will abandon me!"

Li Qing looked at Qingfeng curled up on the ground with some distress. He never thought that Qingfeng's heart would be so paranoid, "How could I abandon you? After so long, you still don't understand me?"

Qingfeng smiled bitterly and said: "General, even my biological parents will abandon me, and I'm just a woman with a bad name like you. One day, I think you will definitely make the same decision as you did when you married Qingcheng."

"You have such an idea, so you continue to manage your own power, keep making the Statistics and Investigation Department your private use, and even extend your power to every corner of Dingzhou, Qingfeng, I have to Said, you did succeed, the network of influence you created is so large, even if I want to move it, I have to throw a mouse, but have you ever thought about it, the more you do this, the farther you will go with me!" Li Qing heartbroken and genuine.

"You are the first woman who walked into my life after I came to this world. How can my feelings for you be cut off so easily? If there is one person in this world that I cannot part with, That is you. I know that you are powerful on the outside, but weak on the inside, so I tolerate that you have great power, but I cannot tolerate this kind of power drifting out of my control."

"Now you are not like my lover, but more like a political partner of mine!" Li Qing stared at her. "A political ally who intrigues and intrigues with each other."

Qingfeng's tears were blurred, and he shook his head again and again, "General, I don't want to be like this, and I don't want to be like this, but I don't know why, but I have come to today step by step."

Li Qinghuo turned around, turned his back to Qingfeng and said: "Qingfeng, now you have two choices for you. First, be my woman, a simple woman, and stay away from politics and power from now on. I will protect you for a lifetime, forever I will not let anyone hurt you. Second, to be my political partner, your ingenuity is indeed amazing, and Shang Haibo is not as good as you. If you help me ride the world, I will reward you accordingly, but The fate between you and me ends here. From then on, there is only a naked interest relationship."

After saying this, Li Qing turned around and walked out.

Behind him came Qingfeng's loud voice, "General, you don't need to choose, I will be your woman."

Li Qing stopped in his tracks, with a smile on his face. If Qingfeng still hesitated and needed time to think about it, then Li Qing would also come to a big cleansing even if he wanted to hurt Dingzhou's vitality.Qingfeng chose the first path without hesitation, which meant that she still ranked first in her heart.

He turned around, walked towards Qingfeng, gently helped her up, and Qingfeng cried and threw herself into his arms, "General, I will hand over all my powers, to the Statistics and Investigation Department, and I will hand over all the powers around me. I will return all the power to you, and from then on, there will be no white fox Qingfeng in the world, only your woman Lin Yunxi."

Gently patting Qingfeng's back, Li Qing said: "Qingfeng, no, Yunxi, from today onwards, you will restore your surname, no one dares to say no to this, not even your family. From today, Taoyuan Xiaozhu is your home. Rest well and stay away from things that make you miserable."

The wind blew, the branches swayed, and the petals fell lightly. Li Qing, who embraced the breeze, closed his eyes slightly. This was the best result. The only one who was sorry was the innocent soldiers who died in Shenzhou, but for the sake of Dingzhou Stable, that's all.

Deep down in his heart, Li Qing vaguely knew that he chose to do this, and more importantly, he really couldn't do without Qingfeng.

(End of this chapter)