This Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing belongs to Yan Shubai himself. The small courtyard at the third entrance is very elegant, with lush trees and colorful flowers.
Two kilometers away from this courtyard is Baiyun Temple.
Song Jiuxi and Yan Shubai entered the village directly. There were housekeepers and servants in the village, and they happily greeted them as soon as they came in.
"General, madam."
Yan Shubai said: "We can stay here for two days at will, you don't need to make special arrangements."
"Okay." The butler smiled and nodded, looking at Song Jiuxi constantly, and then said enthusiastically, "General, there are local chickens and fish we raise in the village. I asked the kitchen to prepare some for Madam to try.
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Yan Shubai nodded, but Song Jiuxi felt that the butler's looking eyes were too strange.
Song Jiuxi asked: "Are all your people here?"
"Well." Yan Shubai said, "Most of these people are the remnants of Xiao Yiwei and their family members. With Zhuangzi here, their lives are relatively worry-free."
Song Jiuxi was stunned. The Xiao Yiwei was created by Yan Shubai. Each Xiao Yiwei could fight one against three. Moreover, the Xiao Yiwei were brave and not afraid of life and death on the battlefield. They often killed the Northern Qi people.
He took off his armor and retreated steadily.
But such a heroic army also suffered casualties, and even suffered more casualties than ordinary soldiers on the battlefield.
But Song Jiuxi didn't hear anything bad about the remnants of Xiao Yiwei in these years. Before the establishment of Dayan, they had been fighting for seven or eight years. After the establishment of Dayan, various places fought against rebellions and fought wars with the Northern Qi people, so they withdrew.
I don't know how many remnant soldiers came.
When these remnant soldiers returned to their hometowns, they often lived miserable lives without the bodies to earn money to support their families. The pensions issued by the court were simply not enough to support their families.
But here at Xiaoyiwei, Yan Shubai made arrangements for their families.
Song Jiuxi looked at Yan Shubai with complicated eyes. If Yan Shubai really died, Xiao Yiwei would become ownerless meat.
Everyone will want to come up and take a bite.
Whoever Xiaoyiwei falls into in the end will become a pawn in the party struggle.
From this point of view, Song Jiuxi did not want Yan Shubai to die. Yan Shubai was a good general. Under his protection, people like Xiao Yiwei lived a stable life and their sacrifices would not be in vain.
Now that Yan Shubai has found a way to solve Qishangxue, Song Jiuxi will protect Yan Shubai's life during the Flower Festival.
Even if Yan Shubai was going to die, he couldn't die in vain due to the capital's conspiracy.
The housekeeper was right. The chickens and fish raised in the village are very fresh, and the chefs in the village are so good.
Song Jiuxi's eyes were bright and she couldn't help but said: "Yan Shubai, I want to discuss something with you. Can you give me your cook?"
Yan Shubai glanced at her and said with a faint smile: "The one you marry is yours."
Song Jiuxi rolled her eyes, she didn't mean that. She wanted to take Yan Shubai's cook away when she wanted to make peace.
Yan Shubai's cooks cook so deliciously. If she leaves the Duke of Yan's mansion and goes outside, where will she find a cook with such skills?
"Since Madam likes it, everyone in Zhuangzi will reward you with two taels of silver today."
After hearing this, the housekeeper immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes, and raised his hand to Song Jiuxi: "Thank you, madam."
Song Jiuxi raised his head: "???"
It’s not like she rewarded you with the money!
But the housekeeper had already happily gone out to tell everyone in the village, so everyone came to the door and knelt down to thank Song Jiuxi.
"My lady has a kind heart and my servants thank you."
"Madam is good-looking and good at martial arts. Our general finally has someone to marry."
"If Madam still wants to eat after she returns, I will deliver it to Madam's house."
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Song Jiuxi was confused, these people were too enthusiastic towards her.
Song Jiuxi looked at Yan Shubai, who waved to them: "Okay, okay, I know you are looking for an excuse to see my wife. Now that you have seen it, can you go back?"
The butler said with a smile: "General, my subordinates have heard that the general is getting married, but they haven't met his wife yet. They are curious for a moment."
Yan Shubai smiled and said, "I know, let's go down."
Yan Shubai waved them away and Song Jiuxi breathed a sigh of relief. These people were so enthusiastic that she couldn't resist them.
Yan Shubai explained: "These retired soldiers are straightforward and speak without blocking or blocking, so you don't need to pay too much attention."
Song Jiuxi suddenly became curious. He came closer and asked, "Are your Xiaoyiwei very powerful?"
Yan Shubai glanced at her and said, "You are not as powerful as me. Madam, do you want to challenge me?"
Song Jiuxi: "...You should live first."
Yan Shubai nodded: "That's right."
After eating, Luo Feng and Duan Chang were waiting outside the door with swords in their hands, and Yan Shubai also changed into a set of black clothes.
"You want to go out?"
Yan Shubai smiled and said, "I'm going out for a trip and I'll be back soon. Madam, please remember to leave a light for me."
Song Jiuxi rolled her eyes at him. Yan Shubai wouldn't think that she was a young lady who could light a lamp and wait for her husband to come back at night, right?
If Yan Shubai really thought so, Song Jiuxi would make him regret thinking so.
After Yan Shubai came out of Zhuangzi, he stood up and asked in a deep voice: "Where is he?"
"Master, it's in a farmyard six miles away."
Yan Shubai nodded and took Luo Feng and Duan Chang straight to the farmyard six miles away.
Arriving outside the farmyard, Yan Shubai suddenly stopped his horse and raised his hand to signal the people behind him to stop.
Luo Feng and Duan Chang immediately stopped behind Yan Shubai. Duan Chang asked: "Master, what's wrong? Aren't we going to arrest him?"
Yan Shubai's voice was cold: "It smells of blood."
Luo Feng's expression changed: "Is there anyone one step ahead of us?"
Duan Chang said: "Master, let me go and find out."
Yan Shubai got off his horse, and the two people behind him also dismounted, and the three of them approached the farmyard quietly.
Gently pushing open the half-open door, a pungent smell of blood hit my face, and then I saw three corpses lying in the small farmyard.
Duan Chang and Luo Feng went to check separately, and then came back and shook their heads at Yan Shubai: "They are all dead, and there are no survivors."
Duan Chang said angrily: "Who killed him? Just before we came? Someone was watching us?"
Luo Feng said: "The wounds on the necks of these three people are one foot long. They should be injured by the army's crossbow machine."
Yan Shubai's eyes were heavy and he looked at Luo Feng: "It's the Imperial Army."
Duan Chang asked confusedly: "Then the Governor of the Forbidden Army is not from the Xiao family? Why did the Xiao family kill Xiao Teng's parents and younger brother?"
Yan Shubai sneered: "Xiao Teng fled from the north to the capital two years ago and has been hiding here. Unexpectedly, he was found by King Duan some time ago. King Duan wanted to use Xiao Teng to please me, but he was afraid of Xiao Teng.
It's the Xiao family, so much so that I misunderstood that Xu Tian's betrayal was instigated by him, so I staged an assassination scene with Xiao Teng in Hongyan Pavilion to clear up the relationship."
Luo Feng frowned and asked: "Master, do you believe that what happened back then has nothing to do with King Duan?"
"What a coincidence." Yan Shubai said, "It was the Xiao family who teamed up with Xu Tian to poison me. Two years later, Xiao Teng appeared in the capital again, and King Duan also escorted people over to please me. Now Xiao Teng's
My relatives were killed by the Xiao family’s imperial guards again, it’s all such a coincidence.”
Luo Feng said: "Everything points to King Duan, then there is a problem."
Duan Chang frowned: "Then how can we investigate? If it's not Prince Duan, then who on earth poisoned the master with Qishangxue?"
Yan Shubai sneered: "Don't forget that there is also my good father here."
Luo Feng asked in confusion: "But the Duke of Yan has never been involved in party disputes. Isn't that why the Holy Spirit trusts the Yan family so much?"
"You are mistaken," Yan Shubai raised his lips and said softly, "Maybe my father just simply wants my life?"
Luo Feng and Duan Chang felt shuddered at the same time after hearing this.