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Chapter 279 Entering Suzhou City

Qin Ming sighed softly. If these people hadn't forced their way through, perhaps there would not have been such a large number of casualties. He felt a little guilty in his heart, but at this point, Qin Ming had to treat some poisoned soldiers first.

A group of soldiers walked on the plain dejectedly, no one was excited, and so many brothers were killed and injured before fighting the enemy.

Along the way, Zheng Dahai also knew that Qin Ming was not in a good mood, so he didn't speak.

Suddenly there was dust flying in front of them, and a group of cavalry came from far and near, setting off a cloud of dust.

All the soldiers were vigilant, but the group of soldiers who came closer was a group of more than [-] people. The first person was a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes with a sturdy expression.

The young man immediately rode his horse to a distance of two zhang in front of Qin Ming and Zheng Dahai, took a look at Zheng Dahai, and then glanced at Qin Ming beside Zheng Dahai. He didn't know Qin Ming, and Qin Ming was wearing the clothes of ordinary soldiers. Clothes, such a young man can't be General Zhennan, and only Zheng Dahai fits the bill. Looking at Zheng Dahai, he said loudly, "Song Biao, the general in Suzhou Mansion, is General Qin sent by the imperial court in front of you?"

Zheng Dahai clasped his fists and said, "The one next to him is General Qin."

The young man was stunned, Qin Ming was so young, he looked only in his twenties, he hurriedly cupped his fists towards Qin Ming and said, "I have seen General Qin, my lord heard that the imperial court sent a large army to come, and he has ordered the humble officer to wait here for a long time .”

Qin Ming said indifferently: "There is no need to be too polite. My soldiers were ambushed in the forest. Many people were injured. They need to go to Suzhou City for treatment. You can make arrangements."

"What? Someone ambushed the general." Song Biao was shocked.

"General, please, I will send someone to treat the soldiers immediately." Song Biao said hastily.

The city of Suzhou is full of prosperity, there are many restaurants and tea shops, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians coming and going.

When Qin Ming and his party entered the city, the people on both sides of the street were frightened to avoid them.

In front of the yamen of the prefect of Suzhou, a yamen servant rushed into the family building of the magistrate behind the yamen in two steps.

Zhou Yao, the prefect of Suzhou, is fifty years old, but he is full of energy. This year, he married an eighteen-room concubine. He is lying on the teacher's chair, humming a little song, and the two maids beside him are helping him massage his legs.

"My lord, the imperial army has arrived." The yamen servant stumbled and ran in.

Zhou Yao opened his eyes suddenly, frowned and said, "What did you say?"

The yamen servant repeated: "My lord, I said that the imperial court's army has arrived in our city of Suzhou."

Zhou Yao waved his hand, the two servant girls stepped aside, and he sat up straight from the teacher's chair.

A pair of thick eyebrows frowned together: "So fast."

"Yes, my lord, they are almost arriving at Suzhou Mansion now." The yamen servant nodded.

Zhou Yao stood up and said to the maid behind him, "Undress me quickly."

Qin Ming saw the prosperity of Suzhou, and the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is more graceful.

In front of the yamen of the prefect of Suzhou, the floor is paved with blue bricks, and the white powder walls are made of Panlong jade.

There were two huge stone lions in front of the yamen, and some of them held knives in their hands, and the fast-eyed policemen stood there, scanning everyone who appeared in front of the yamen.

Qin Ming left most of the soldiers to treat them in the city, and brought Zheng Dahai and a dozen soldiers to the front of the government office.

Song Biao led the way, and Song Biao said: "General, please come inside."

Zhou Yao stepped out of the yamen with a group of yamen servants, but Qin Ming still didn't change his clothes.

The first thing Zhou Yao saw was that he thought that the new general was Zheng Dahai. After all, Zheng Dahai was tall and strong, and his eyes were shining brightly.

Just as Song Biao was about to introduce him, he saw Zhou Yao approaching Zheng Dahai very affectionately, and hurriedly saluted: "General Qin is here, and I'm sorry to welcome you, I hope you will forgive me."

Song Biao looked a little embarrassed, and Zheng Dahai stood there without saying a word.

Zhou Yao noticed that there was something wrong with the expressions of the crowd, Song Biao showed a trace of astonishment, laughed dryly, leaned close to Zhou Yao's ear, and whispered a few words.

Zhou Yao's complexion changed, only then did he realize that something had happened, and the handsome young man in front of him was Qin Ming.

This Zhou Yao has been in the officialdom for many years, and his face is not for bragging. Turning to Qin Ming, his face turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile: "I have seen a general in a humble position, but I can't think that the general is so young and handsome. Once you stand there, it is dazzling, and you can see the general in a humble position. The admiration for the general is like a torrent of rivers, endless, and the general"

"Okay, Governor Zhou." Qin Ming interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and cast a contemptuous look at the old boy. This old boy's words are really not bragging, so shameless.

Zhou Yao quickly turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation: "Please come inside, general."

Qin Ming and Zheng Dahai walked in first, with Zhou Yao at the side to accompany them.

Zhou Yao winked at Song Biao, and Song Biao walked down immediately.

Arrange Qin Ming and Zheng Dahai into the hall, with Zhou Yao as their companion.

A maid had already handed over tea.

Qin Ming took a sip of the tea, the tea was fragrant on the lips and teeth, and the fragrance was overflowing, but it was good tea, so he put down the teacup gently.

Zhou Yao heard the news about the army being ambushed, he is experienced and cunning like a fox, how can he not open which pot and carry which pot, so he pretended not to know, and said with a smile: "General, this is the best West Lake Longjing, my lord Have a good taste."

Zheng Hai said: "This time the general came here, one is for disaster relief, and the other is to wipe out the traitors in the south of the Yangtze River. I heard that the mob rebelled recently, and there are quite a few of them."

Zhou Yao's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, the court really came prepared this time.

Qin Ming glanced at Zhou Yao, and said indifferently: "Master Zhou, I see that Suzhou City is prosperous, why are there so many hungry people on the streets? Since ancient times, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have been the world's granary, even if it is a year of famine. There are many riots by hungry people, and the amount of food and silver allocated by the imperial court is not a lot, how do you explain these things?"

Zhou Yao broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, and quickly said: "The general doesn't know, the food allocated by the imperial court is just a drop in the bucket. In order to help the victims, the humble official opened up all the government's granaries. The humble official swears that he will never fill his own pockets. "

Qin Mingdao: "The general didn't say that you filled your pockets, but there should be an account to check the whereabouts of the silver and grain. How about this, you hand over the account to me."

Zhou Yao's expression changed, he coughed dryly and said: "General, this matter cannot be handled by one person with a lowly position, how about this, tonight I will prepare a banquet in the Chunfeng Building to welcome the general, and some gentry, distinguished families and colleagues will come together To welcome the General."

Qin Mingdao: "Your Majesty Zhou, don't panic. This general is here mainly to clear up those disorderly people and stabilize social order."

Zhou Yao nodded and said, "I understand."

(End of this chapter)