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Chapter 337 Returning to Qiqian Village

Hearing Li Chongjiu's plan to attack Youzhou, Ji Chuan was the first to break the silence and said, "Mr. Shanggu, right now Li Yuan is occupying Guanzhong, and his power is strong. If we pluck his beard at this time, I'm afraid it will offend him."

Li Chongjiu heard the words and said bluntly: "If we don't attack Li Yuan, wouldn't Li Yuan attack us?"

Seeing Li Chongjiu's determination, Ji Chuan fell silent.

Wei Zheng also said: "If the cost of sending troops is very high, Wei originally wanted to suggest that in the counties of Zhuo County, the major merchants should raise most of the funds, and the government would come forward to host the rest of the funds, and then go to each county to raise funds. Run three elementary schools, invite Confucian students to teach, and print books, so that more children from poor families can read and write."

Hearing this, Li Chongjiu expressed his heart to let more children learn to read and write, and enlightened them to study, so that knowledge is not monopolized in the hands of the gentry.

Li Chongjiu couldn't help but said: "Wei Junshou, this is a good idea."

Wei Zheng sighed: "However, if the county guards use troops, and if the township soldiers are recruited, this year's taxes will not be enough, and this matter cannot be done."

Li Chongjiu was silent for a while, Wang Mahan said: "Why don't you fight, I don't like Li Yuan, I can't hold back if I don't take this opportunity to mess with him."

Wei Zheng and Ji Chuan heard what Wang Mahan said, and thought of the grievances between Li Chongjiu and Li Yuan. They also knew that Li Chongjiu treated them with respect, and sometimes even asked them to speak out without reprimanding them, but on this matter, they dared not speak again. .

Wei Zhengyan said: "Since this is the case, I will think of a way when I am humble."

Ji Chuan also said, "Not bad."

Seeing that Wei Zheng and Ji Chuan retreated, Li Chongjiu immediately said, "Let's discuss this matter again. As for the establishment of Mengxue, I will find a way to make more money. You should also mention it more and I will think of a way."

Ji Chuan and Wei Zheng saw that Li Chongjiu had no intention of scolding the two of them, and decided to send troops alone, and they couldn't help but feel that Li Chongjiu valued their opinions.

The two said together: "No."
Taiyuan County, Shiai County.

The mountain of Qiqianzhai is still shrouded in clouds and mist.The folk songs of the woodcutter and the beautiful girl are still incessant.
"General, please!"

On the side of the mountain road, there was a county government officer running rampant in the county, but at this moment he actually picked up a machete and went up the mountain to open a road, cutting down thorns along the way.

After the arrest, the county magistrate, county magistrate, county lieutenant, and Liu Cao officials all wore official uniforms.They all smiled at the side, attentively serving the man in white in front of them.

The man hung a long sword at his waist, held a scroll of Zuo Zhuan, and wore a Lin Zong scarf on his head. He could tell at a glance that he was a man with both civil and military skills, and his bearing was even more extraordinary.

The white-clothed scholar looked at the parents and officials of Shiai County, and said calmly: "Zeng Ming Mansion, this visit is just to revisit the old place, you don't have to send me to the mountain."

The county magistrate surnamed Zeng, hearing what the other party said, hurriedly stepped forward to apologize and said with a smile: "General Yin, what is the matter, I heard that you once served as the local county magistrate, and now you are serving as an official here with a humble position. What a humble honor."

The white-clothed man is Yin Kaishan, the general manager of Taiyuan Road.

Hearing the county magistrate's flattery, Yin Kaishan smiled and said: "It's serious, since that's the case, the county magistrate should come together."

Hearing Yin Kaishan's agreement, everyone was overjoyed.

The county magistrate Zeng whispered to the county lieutenant at the side: "You have to serve this general Yin for a while. This is the king of Tang, the confidant of Duke Qin. Once the king of Tang proclaims himself emperor in the future, this person will be the founder of the country. We must Take good care of me, my future is limitless."

The county lieutenant said: "Please don't worry, the county magistrate, I will definitely do it."

So everyone climbed up the mountain together, the mountain road was originally stepped by woodcutters, but now the county policemen opened the way ahead, so it was not too difficult for everyone to walk.

Not long after, everyone came to a cliff like a screen, but in front of them was a vast land of several acres, with ruins on it, and the old houses were crooked and collapsed.

The county magistrate Zeng came to the side of Yin Kai Mountain and said: "General, the scenery of Qiqianzhai Mountain is very beautiful, and there are often fishermen and woodcutters going up the mountain. It's just that a group of robbers ruled the mountain a few years ago and sealed off this place, and the people are all affected by it. pernicious influence."

Yin Kaishan nodded and said with a smile: "When a certain former county magistrate came here to suppress bandits, he flattened this cottage."

Hearing what Yin Kaishan said, the magistrate Zeng immediately exaggerated his surprise and said: "It turns out that you are the general, and you are really doing a big harm to the local area, and you don't take your name for a big event. You are really high-spirited."

The county magistrate also complimented and said: "General Yin followed the Tang king this time, and defeated the enemy's army and Wei Xiaojie. His martial arts are world-class. When he came here to fight the bandits, it was just a small test."

The county lieutenant at the side also joined his head and said: "That's right, a mere bandit dares to act presumptuously in front of General Yin, just like a clown."

"Jumping beam clown." Yin Kaishan sneered in his heart, if they knew the true identity of the former thieves, they would probably be shocked.

Yin Kaishan didn't speak at the moment, but sat here silently, saying: "Go back, I'm here alone."

Everyone was taken aback when they heard this, and County Magistrate Zeng wondered if what he said just now offended the other party.

"go back."

The county magistrate Zeng was about to speak, seeing what Yin Kaishan said, he immediately resigned, and at the same time he was filled with slander, thinking that this person had a weird temper.

At this time, the dense fog on the mountain gradually dispersed, and Yin Kaishan was only here with a few attendants.

Soon there was a sound of pulling grass from the foot of the mountain, obviously someone came up the mountain again.

Yin Kaishan's guards saw Yin Kaishan sitting silently on top of the mazha, looking at Zuo Chuan in his hand with his sword pressed, and immediately said: "This place is confiscated by the government, and idlers are not allowed to go up the mountain."

"What kind of government, why do you want to requisition this barren mountain?" A woman's crisp voice came.

Yin Kaishan put the book aside and said: "Let them come over."

Not long after, two women dressed in Tsing Yi disguised themselves as men came over, followed by a woman in Tsing Yi, with a kerchief on her head, a wide robe and long sleeves, she seemed unspeakably suave. Beauty, if she puts on women's clothes, she must be the color of the city. Her long eyebrows that fall into the temples, and her eyes are full of gods. It is obvious at a glance that this woman has a decisive personality, full of opinions, and is not easy to be shaken.

After Yin Kaishan saw the person behind him, he stood up from the saddle, walked forward, and said, "Your Highness, don't come here without any harm."

After hearing this, several guards were startled, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Highness, the villain has poor eyesight, please forgive me."

"If you don't know if you're guilty or not, get up." The woman in Tsing Yi put her hands behind her back and said, "General Yin, my father ordered you to be in charge of military affairs in Taiyuan. Why do you have the time to come here and you know I'm here?"

Yin Kaishan smiled and said: "I happened to pass by Shiai County, and I heard that the princess is also staying here. I was going to visit the posthouse, but I didn't know that Her Royal Highness was not there. I thought I would come here to meet you. I bumped into an opportunity, but I didn’t expect it to happen.”

The other party was Li Zhiwan. Hearing what Yin Kaishan said, he nodded and said, "So that's it. I'm just walking around. General Yin, please do what you want."

Yin Kaishan saw that the other party wanted to go down the mountain, and immediately said: "His Royal Highness, please stay. The Tang King ordered us two to assist Duke Qi and guard Taiyuan. A letter has been sent several times, asking Your Highness to come to Jinyang, but Her Highness has been delayed. No, now that a relative is here, I wonder if Her Highness the Princess can talk about it now."

Li Zhiwan heard this, frowned slightly, cupped her hands and said: "General Yin, please forgive me, today I am here purely for private matters, I don't want to talk about business matters, I will arrive in Jinyang tomorrow, how about we discuss it later?"

Yin Kaishan shook his sleeves, and said with a forced smile: "Okay, I'll leave now, but Your Highness, Yin has something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."
Li Zhiwan frowned and said, "Then let's talk about it in Taiyuan tomorrow."

At this time, everyone could see that Li Zhiwan's voice was slightly cold and displeased.

"Haha," Yin Kaishan laughed twice, and said, "Since you are the princess, and you hate Yin, could it be that I burned down the Qiqian village in the first place?"

Li Zhiwan paused when she heard the words, and said: "Brother Yin in the past was all about saving each other, how could I blame you?"

Yin Kaishan's expression softened when he heard this, and he said immediately: "His Royal Highness..."

Li Zhiwan said: "Why bring up the past again, after all, I once..." Speaking of this, Li Zhiwan couldn't help but think of the incident with Li Chongjiu in the bridal chamber, the two people's wariness at that time, their swords drawn, and their slow treatment of him afterwards. Slow and annoying, turned into admiration, guilt because of copycat things and so on.

The past flashed by in front of her eyes, Li Zhiwan showed a smile on her face, and said softly: "I just came here to have a look, I just occasionally think about what happened back then."

Seeing Li Zhiwan smiling like that, Yin Kaishan knew that the smile was not for himself, and he had never seen her smile for anyone, so it could only be for another person.

Yin Kaishan couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and said: "It seems that what I heard is true. Her Royal Highness really cares about that person, so she can't let him go. It's just that Chai Shao suffered."

After hearing this, Li Zhiwan turned around and said: "Father once told me that nothing should be said to others, but this is my private matter, why should General Yin speculate. I have no interest today, Jianxue, let's go!"

"Yes, miss! Huh!" Jian Xue snorted to Yin Kaishan, followed Li Zhiwan down the mountain, leaving only Yin Kaishan behind.

Yin Kaishan looked up to the sky and smiled wryly, feeling the pain in his heart, he said silently, the love of his life is so close and unattainable.
He suddenly thought that when he was ordered to go to Taiyuan, he had paid a visit to Duke Qin's mansion before leaving Beijing.

At that time, in the backyard of Duke Qin's mansion, King Qin Li Shimin was admiring flowers with him.

Qin Gong suddenly said something to him, saying: "Brother Yin, you like my sister, don't you?"

I remember that I was taken aback at that time, a bit flustered, after all, no one in the world knew about this matter, even Li Zhiwan never revealed the slightest bit.

Qin Gong smiled and said: "Brother Yin, you don't have to admit or deny it. If I'm wrong, just treat it as nothing. I've always held you in high esteem, and I've always trusted you, Li Shimin. This step is someone worthy of my sister's entrustment for the rest of my life, and there will be no mistakes."

(End of this chapter)