Chapter 165: It’s all top enjoyment

The cicadas are singing in June and the fire is flowing in July.

Just in June, freshly unearthed cicadas hid in the shade of trees day and night, as if they were about to vent all the afflictions that had been buried in the soil for more than half a year. This kind of insect is almost everywhere, and it never stops all summer, which is really annoying.

However, in Qingcui Villa, the stilt painting building that had been named "Red Building" by Prince Long and written on a plaque written by Lord Qiao himself, rarely heard the croaking of such insects. Soon after, the absurd stories of Prince Long's power and the people of the cicadas began to spread.

The truth is actually very simple. Huang Zhao, who had just recovered from a serious illness, brought more than a dozen servants to sweep the cicadas on the trees around the Red Building with stickers many times. Because he found that the prince hated cicadas very much. But if you ask Qin Lei the reason, he couldn't say it. It was annoying that he hated it, and there was no reason.

Fortunately, no one dared to ask Qin Lei what, and he often asked others. At this moment, the governor of Shannan Qiao Yuanshan was waiting for Qin Lei's question. It was still the same place, and it was still the same time, but half a month had passed since the last conversation.

Qin Lei put his legs on the recliner, looked at Governor Qiao who was slightly fat, and joked: "It seems that his life has been good recently. You have looked much better than when you came here and have become fatter."

Qiao Yuanshan patted his slightly raised belly and laughed: "It's all good news recently. I feel naturally happy. I unknowingly ate a few more bowls."

Qin Lei leaned on the recliner with his body relaxed and said with a smile: "It seems that Duke Qiao is going to report the good news to me, let's talk."

Qiao Yuanshan couldn't help but excitedly said: "I just received a notice from the Zhennan Army that they have basically expelled all the mobs in Shannan and restored Shannan!" As the governor of Shannan, he was always looking forward to the arrival of this moment.

Qin Lei was also very happy when he heard this. He jumped up from the recliner and shouted, "Really? Restore the whole area in one month. It seems that Yang Wenyu really has a good idea!" He said loudly, "Shi Gan, take the jar of top scholar Hong! I want to celebrate with several adults." Shi Gan outside the door quickly responded and went to the backyard to find Miss Ruolan to ask for wine.

Seeing Qiao Yuanshan still standing there, Qin Lei waved his hand and said, "Go and call the three of them over, and then ask the kitchen to make some side dishes. Go quickly."

The dignified governor of the first province and a second-rank official were sent to him by Qin Lei like a young man. Moreover, the governor of Qiao agreed with excitement and went downstairs happily. It made people sigh that the senior official was crushed to death.

After Qiao Yuanshan went downstairs, Qin Lei turned around the house barefoot for a few more times, laughing and waving his hands, and all his calmness and calmness in the past were thrown away.

He wrote a letter to issue a military order, promising to pacify the two provinces in two months and to take the safety of 17 million people in the twenty-eight prefectures. It is indeed majestic and brave, but the pressure can be imagined.

Moreover, in the first phase of the battle plan he planned, because he had to deal with the matter of the Fuxing Yamen at the same time, Qin Lei, who was incompetent, could only hand over the command power to Yang Wenyu, the infantry general of Zhennan Army.

It really doesn't feel very good about handing over fate to others. Only he and Ruolan know how Qin Lei spent every night during this month.

At this moment, the first stage was finally completed on time, which made him feel relieved. The battlefield will be transferred to Jiangbei, and he will also go north with the 10,000 southern troops in the town to meet with Yang Wenyu's troops. No matter what the result is, he can participate in it personally and no longer have to suffer this kind of torture.

The sound of footsteps came from the entrance of the stairs. Qin Lei noticed that there were no shoes on his feet. While he was bent down to search, he caught a glimpse of the four governors each carrying two plates and walked in with a happy look on his face.

The four adults holding plates were stunned when they saw the prince bent over barefoot. The two sides looked at each other for a while, and then burst into laughter together. The five big men who were responsible for the South were indeed very happy.

Qin Lei pulled over the table and asked the four of them to put the plate down. He joked: "Although this table is full of cold-cut platters, the specifications are the highest in the world."

Qu Yanwu smiled and continued, "What do you say about this prince?"

Qin Lei pointed at the few people and joked: "The governor runs the hall, the governor passes the dishes, and the prince sets the table. This level is not comparable to the state banquet."

Several people nodded and said yes. If it weren't for a moment, these big men would never touch the dishes in their lives. Xu Dancheng smiled and said, "It seems that we are benefiting from the prince..."

At this time, Zhuo Wen was about to bend over to pick up Qin Lei's shoes from the underground of the recliner. Qin Lei waved his hand and said, "I won't wear it anymore, I'll be happy." As he said that, he sat on his head and waited for the four of them to sit down. Shi Gan also took the wine back.

Qin Lei asked him to put it on the table and smiled at the four people: "This is the top scholar for twenty years. Last time a hotel owner gave me a jar. Unexpectedly, there has been no festive things in the past six months. Today, we finally got the reason. Today we drink it."

Although the top scholar Hong and daughter Hong will make a brew of the family who are a little richer, there are many people at this time and they will not take it out until that day. At that time, there are many guests and they will not stay there, so they will always drink all of them. And they are afraid of sending away their children's blessings, so they will not give it to others.

So the few people here are also interested in this wine. Qu Yanwu smiled at Qin Lei and said, "There is a matter of Kaifeng. Only those who already have children and grandchildren can open it." Seeing Qin Lei nodding, he hugged him and patted the mud seal. The long-lost mellow fragrance spread in the air. Qin Lei shrugged his nose greedily and said, "Ginger is the spicy, wine is the aged fragrance, this is true."

Several old ginger nodded repeatedly, Zhuo Wenzheng smiled and said, "The wine of a hundred years is fragrant ten miles. This wine of twenty years is enough to be fragrant for two miles." This caused a burst of laughter. Qu Yanwu first said to Qin Lei: "That boss does have vision and courage. Giving his son's blessing to the prince will definitely be able to get ten times and hundred times the blessing."

Qin Lei laughed in his heart. His ancestral old shop was changed into a kiln, and he was really lucky.

After a few people filled the wine, Qin Lei raised the bowl and said, "To recover one from Shannan." After completely obeying these big shots, Qin Lei gradually revealed his original appearance. However, at this time, the four of them were already impressed by Qin Lei, and naturally ignored those negative things, and felt that the prince was generous and unruly and charming.

After drinking the mellow wine, Qin Lei smacked his lips and said, "This wine is really not bad..." What kind of wine will not be bad even if it has been stored for twenty years. Qin Lei nodded frequently when he saw several people, but Qiao Yuanshan's expression was a little desolate. Qin Lei said curiously: "Du Qiao Qiao, do you think of people when you see things?"

Qiao Yuanshan came to his senses and sighed: "The prince was clear and the official drank the top scholar Hong from someone else, but remembered that the last group of daughters, Hong, had been buried for seventeen years."

Qin Lei was a little surprised. At this time, the woman was sixteen years old and had a hairpin, which meant that she had reached the age of marriage. Her parents would often arrange marriages for her this year. Shi Yun was delayed because of her errands in the palace. A few days ago, Yongfu wrote a letter saying that many people came to the Li family to propose marriage, and Li Guangdi was already a little dazzled. If Emperor Zhaowu had not specially issued an edict to postpone Shi Yun's marriage for one year for Yongfu's body, Qin Lei did not go crazy.

But not everyone has the protection of His Majesty. He heard that Qiao Yuanshan’s youngest daughter was not married at the age of seventeen, so he was naturally a little strange. Xu Dancheng explained to his boss: “Du Qiao’s daughter was in poor health since childhood and was sent to a foreigner before being treated. Later, she followed him to practice and learn some magical skills, so it was a bit extraordinary.”

Qin Lei swallowed the foam hard, and before he could speak, he heard Qiao Yuanshan smile bitterly, "Dancheng doesn't have to hide it for me," and said to Qin Lei, "It's not that the old minister boasted, but my girl looks like a fairy, but she has a good idea. She is still living in the mountains when she is old and serves her master. She has called her several times but never listened. Last year, she wanted to tell her that she is a good idea, but she was afraid that she would not want to, so she sent someone to ask her to come back and have a look. Unexpectedly, she was stunned and her master said that this girl followed her senior brother down the mountain and said she had gone to do good."

At first, he was a little angry, but when he talked about it, he felt sad: "It's been almost a year since I went there. Except for sending a message in the middle, I didn't even see a person." This matter is not a secret. Except for Qin Lei, everyone here knows it, so Qiao Yuanshan will tell him.

Qin Lei cried wildly in his heart. I actually asked the daughter of a provincial governor to pour a chamber pot every morning. I was too extravagant. It turned out that Huang Zhao thought he had experienced the intention and arranged Yun Shang to serve Qin Lei. Since he was here, Qin Lei couldn't drive her away anymore, so he asked her to be a maid in the outside world. Cleaning and serving him every day was indeed much easier than before.
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