Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

"I don't have any other choice."

Wuheya said with a wry smile.

There was a hint of tremor in her words, even a faint cry.

Qin Ji didn't know what the other party was thinking, maybe it was the fear of his threats, maybe it was anger at the ruthlessness of his former best friend at the moment, of course, it could also be the grievance that his relatives didn't care about him... ....

Qin Ji was silent for a long time, he looked at the friend in front of him, and then turned his head a little unbearably:

"sorry."

He still couldn't make up his mind in the end.He is not the original Qin Ji, and does not have the ability to completely freeze his heart.

"You don't have to apologize to me." Wuheya closed her eyes, "Qin Ji, I...I wish I was born as a man. If I were a man, maybe my brothers and sisters would not Treat me as an outsider, at least, don't discard me as a pawn."

"What the hell am I doing wrong?"

The girl's tone gradually calmed down, but no one could tell whether that overly restrained calm was the last moment before going crazy.

Qin Ji stretched out his hand to her, but his hand paused in mid-air for a moment.

In the end, he still hesitated and put his hand on her shoulder.

"Wuheya, let's leave them alone." Qin Ji suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "I do my own thing, they are not worthy of your continued efforts...I... If the people in the country you will manage in the future are all such bastards, then I'd rather you leave like this, I have other ways to solve it."

"And then? What are you going to sacrifice this time? Reputation? Innocent people? Or your status in Great Xia?"

Wu Heya asked softly.

She sobbed softly, then suddenly rushed forward and hugged Qin Ji.

"Qin Ji, we are not children anymore...don't really get angry. I will go back and finish my task."

Chapter 71 work

When he walked out of Wuheya's residence, Qin Ji's expression was not very good.

"Master, shouldn't I..."

Lingyan asked hesitantly.

If she hadn't handed over the general situation to Qin Ji without hesitation just now, maybe the two of them could have a good talk here.However, because he handed over the information to Qin Ji on the spot, Qin Ji couldn't control his emotions for a while.

"No, it's not your fault, this matter will be discussed sooner or later." Qin Ji sighed, and then let his expression return to normal, "Fortunately, our task has been completed, Wu He Ya agreed to our request, and at the same time gave us the promise we wanted, so I will be able to deal with His Majesty."

When he said this, he didn't look at Lingyan, because he felt that if he looked at Lingyan, his inner anxiety would be noticed.

"Young master, you are always like this, always telling me 'it's not your fault' and 'it's not your fault'," Lingyan said in a low voice, "What do you think of me? A child who won't grow up? ?”

"This has nothing to do with you."

"This is your business, young master, how could it have nothing to do with me."

Lingyan shook her head.

Lingyan is very clear about Wuheya's situation. Even though she is not a political person, at least she can see it emotionally. Qin Ji is walking on a contradictory path. A person becomes a pawn, and he does not want the overall situation to change unexpectedly because of him.

He felt sorry for his friend, but he had to continue to use it.

But the guy in front of him would not complain to himself, and always put on the look of "no problem, just leave it to me".

She held up Qin Ji's face, almost forcing him to look at her.

"Master, sometimes you may have to think more about yourself."

Qin Ji remained silent for a while.

Lingyan's eyes are very special. Although they are dark brown that is often described as "black" by Daxia people, they can see a little light in them. Qin Ji is very familiar with these eyes. When excited or fighting , the pupils of these eyes will emit a faint light like gems.

"I see."

Qin Ji said.

"That's good."

Lingyan let go, then folded the military report that Qin Ji handed back casually and put it in her bosom, then said: "Maybe I have to tell His Majesty about this matter, young master, do you plan to go by yourself or take me with you? "

"Let's go together, intelligence matters are not completely irrelevant to you."

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The consultant's first stop was Hexi County.

This year, Hexi County can be said to be the most concerned county in the entire Great Xia. Due to the severe famine, many people in Hexi County starved to death this time. , I am afraid that the entire Hexi County will at least say that three or four adults will die.

Now that Hexi County has been restored, it is finally taking a breather from the disaster, but even so, for this important grain-producing area in Daxia, the consultant Cheng does not dare to slack off in the slightest.

The plains here have fed countless Daxia people, so, at the first stop, Advisor Cheng set his sights on this place.

During the disaster, Hexi County was visited by countless officials, even His Majesty himself, which made the officials here and the local gentry relatively clean and honest.

But that was just an illusion created for the emperor.

As soon as Advisor Cheng arrived in Hexi County, the sheriff of Hexi County lined up with a group of officials to greet him. Faced with his will, the officials also respectfully saluted. Then, the sheriff proposed to invite the consultant Cheng went to the county mansion to have a meal, which was considered a welcome.

Consultant Cheng thought about it carefully. Since the other party had already put on such an enthusiastic look, he would not refuse and followed these officials to the county mansion.

The two sides sat down respectively as the guest of honor, and then the county guard congratulated the consultant Cheng on his arrival.

Consultant Cheng glanced at the meals on the table.

A large pot of corn, a plate of fried tofu, a stewed chicken, a few vegetarian dishes, other than that, there is no other food.

"Ah, please forgive me, Mr. Gu. Now that the people of Hexi County have just recovered from the disaster, if it is as usual, it is natural to entertain you with a high standard, but... there is a lack of supplies to support you. People's life is not easy, if my county government eats and drinks too much at this time, I'm afraid it will be hard to convince the people."

The sheriff is not young anymore, at least in his 50s, he said to the consultant Cheng with a wry smile on his face.

"Well, it's okay, it's better to say that you did a very good job."

Consultant Cheng nodded, his eyes flicked across the dishes on the table, and then retracted without a trace.

"Master Gu condescends to come here with His Majesty's will, what is his order?"

After the county guard toasted the wine, the county magistrate asked.

"According to His Majesty's will, in order to prevent serious disasters in some areas of the country, it is necessary to transfer some of the grain storage in various places to areas where catastrophes may occur. I am here this time to investigate the current situation in Hexi County and find out where the grain storage in Hexi County is. number, and make adjustments according to the situation.”

Advisor Cheng said with a smile.

"This is a major matter related to people's livelihood. For such a major event, it is right for Mr. Gu to come here in person. Although we in Hexi County now have food that was allocated by the previous court, I have to find out with you. Now Hexi County In fact, there is not so much food."

"Why?" Advisor Cheng frowned.

"Master Gu, think about it. Before the catastrophe, there was almost no harvest in Hexi County. In order to relieve the disaster, the fire was imminent. The previous county guards went to several nearby counties to borrow some food. Now that the food is distributed by the court, it is natural It is to make up for the grain that was borrowed before. Therefore, in fact, there is not as much grain in the warehouse as we said to the people."

"What about the court?"

"Of course I reported the truth to the imperial court. His Majesty even approved a note for us about this matter, so that we can suspend the food supplement and give priority to preparing emergency food."

"Since His Majesty has already approved it, there should be no problem." Advisor Cheng waved his hand indifferently, "As long as the amount of food is correct, then it's not a problem. I'm here to check the food, not to ask for it. Yes. Whether to supplement Hexi County’s grain or transfer grain away, we have to investigate and report to His Majesty before making a decision.”

"Master Gu said so."

"Come, come, respect your lord for a drink!"

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night.

Consultant Cheng took out a crystal-clear stone from his pocket, read a few words in a low voice, and the stone lit up.

"How is it? How are you treated by the people of Hexi County?"

Qin Siyue's voice came from it.

Consultant Cheng told Qin Siyue what he heard and saw today while drinking tea.

"Well, from now on, it seems that there is no major problem. Did you find anything unusual?" Qin Siyue asked with a smile after listening.

In this situation of communicating without meeting the other party directly, she can at least speak.

"No, but, I'm skeptical of them."

"Intuitive?"

"To be precise, they don't have the 'temperament' of the common people," Cheng Cheng recalled the people he met, and then said, "A person who would rather risk offending the imperial envoys for the sake of the common people should at least get along well with the common people." It's close, but I can't smell any dirt."

"Your nose is so sensitive? This can't be used as evidence, can it?"

"As you said, it's just intuition. They don't seem like people who will stand with the people-I would rather my intuition be wrong."

"how about you?"

"I'm a farm boy."

"If you say that about yourself, aren't you afraid of being called old-fashioned by others?" Qin Siyue was absent-minded when she said this, and it sounded like it was just teasing.

However, he is very serious:

"Reading the books of sages is to have the heart of a sage and do the deeds of a sage, not to pretend to be a sage and to be noble. Miss Qin, is reading just to be superior to others? It is to step on others' heads and say something about others by reading Old-fashioned? In this way, this book is more suitable as a kind of fire."

"If reading is just to step on other people's shoulders to climb up, to win more glory and wealth, how is it different from animals that bite each other for food?"

Chapter 72 Blocking

Watching his sister and the other party end their brief conversation, Qin Ji put away the spirit stone that had lost its luster.

It is not difficult to use spirit stones as energy sources to carry out sound transmission spells.As long as both parties carry the same spell divided into two, the long-distance dialogue can be completed.Of course, even if it can be reused, this thing is still relatively expensive.It's not that the raw materials are expensive, but the magic circle is expensive.

"The situation in Hexi County may really be wrong." The words of consultant Cheng undoubtedly made Qin Siyue suspicious of the situation in Hexi County.

"Normally, even though the catastrophe caused so many deaths, some officials and gentry in Hexi County still have people who only think about their own wallets. Such people will always exist."

On the contrary, Qin Ji felt accustomed to it.

Qin Ji knew about Daxia's situation. In Daxia's current state, the overall atmosphere in the officialdom is not bad, but if you look closely, there will inevitably be some unpleasant things for people.

"Next, I think our Mr. Gu will investigate carefully."

Speaking of this, Qin Ji turned around: "How is it, Your Majesty? It seems that the consultant Cheng is indeed worthy of a great job."

Yes, right now, in Qin Ji's study room, it's not just Qin Ji's brother and sister, but there is also an "honored guest"—Xia Yuxiao.

At this time, Xia Yuxiao was tasting the milk tea brought by Qin Ji, which Qin Ji brought over from Wuheya.