Chapter 172: This Lin'an City man is really useless
"Xiaolan, what are you doing? Shouldn't I tell Zhao Bai that his mother is still alive? I even want to make an appointment with Mrs. Li for one night so that Zhao Bai can see his mother openly."
"Brother Qin, you must not do this."
Qin Shaobai gave Xiaolan a why look.
"Anyway, you must listen to me this time. Not only can you not let Concubine Li see the real Zhao Bai, you can't let Zhao Bai feel a little bit of information about Concubine Li's existence. In fact, one night, I and I When General Zhao talked about the current situation of the imperial court, I told General Zhao with certainty that Concubine Li is no longer here in Lin'an Mansion, and most likely has left this world."
"Xiaolan, how can you say this?"
Qin Shaobai said anxiously, "If you say this, then how sad Zhao Bai must be."
There was a look of horror on Xiaolan's face: "Actually, Zhao Bai, after General Zhao heard the news, he didn't react at all. His eyes were still staring at the bamboo forest where the big man was, and finally he just said One word."
"What did he say?"
"He said that she didn't belong here or in this world."
What a cold reaction.
Seeing Qin Shaobai's face showing discomfort, Xiaolan said nothing.
"Okay, it's past noon now, and you, the new prefect, should go to the government office to do some work."
"Xiaolan, do you think it would be great if Brother Xiao and the others were here?"
Xiaolan burst into laughter: "You, Xiao Shan and the others are here, so who will protect Nanyang County? I heard that the court has arranged a new magistrate for Nanyang County, and he is also the top scholar in the new subject last year, so don't worry .”
Qin Shaobai was a little frustrated. It took him more than half an hour to walk from the Qin Mansion to the Yamen.
Along the way, he saw the prosperity of Lin'an Mansion, and the people seemed to be living a happy life, especially in the Beiwa area, where various folk performances were being performed lively, with cheers, screams, and... There are artists who are constantly asking for praise.
This made Qin Shaobai feel more comfortable.
When I returned to the government office, before I could sit down for a cup of tea, Wang Ping already greeted me with a smile.
After Qin Shaobai knew that Wang Ping was Taifei Li's son, he had some understanding of Wang Ping's deception to go to the foot of Fenghuang Mountain, so he did not pursue the matter.
"Master Qin, I think there are too few people in the government office." Wang Ping naturally got the news about Concubine Li, and knew that Qin Shaobai was Zhao Bai, the king of Zhennan, and his attitude became more respectful, "This is really not good. It fits your status, sir. How about we recruit some more police officers?"
Qin Shaobai thought, what is my status? I don't know how many days I can be the prefect of Lin'an. Besides, these days, you people are doing nothing like me every day. I also think there are too many people and I need to streamline the army and streamline the administration. , it’s better for you. I still need to recruit a few more people. Do I need to recruit all of your white-headed troops to be my spies?
Thinking of the Pulsatilla troops, Qin Shaobai's heart trembled.
Mrs. Li led him into the cave and tapped a tunnel on the cave wall. The two of them walked along the tunnel and soon came to a place with clear mountains and rivers.
That place felt a little familiar to Qin Shaobai. After thinking about it, he found that it was very similar to the scene he saw when Jin Zhaoning was comatose and he was introduced to the mantra fantasy by Xiaolan.
If you guessed correctly, Zhao Bai should come here often.
Concubine Li asked Xue'er and Zi'er to stay under the waterfall, and she pulled Qin Shaobai and rushed into the waterfall.
Before Qin Shaobai came to his senses, he discovered that the two of them had broken through the water curtain and arrived at a cave behind the curtain.
Such a sophisticated arrangement had to make Qin Shaobai admire Mrs. Li even more.
Who knew that Qin Shaobai would open his mouth even more when he walked into the cave.
There is light in the cave, which comes from the cracks in the rocks on the cave wall.
There are obvious traces of hidden weapons digging into the walls in those gaps.
These subtle lights, coupled with the large torch placed in the corner, made the cave look like a sunny day.
That's where Qin Shaobai saw those white-headed men.
Their faces should all be young, but their complexions were pale, as if they had not seen the sun for a long time.
The most important thing is that their hair is all white.
"Warriors, who do you think is back?"
As soon as Mrs. Li shouted, the white-headed men who were practicing their own martial arts all fixed their eyes on Qin Shaobai.
Suddenly, someone shouted: "It's your lord, it's King Zhennan who's back, it's our God of War who's back."
All of a sudden, everyone rushed over.
However, they did not hug Qin Shaobai tightly, but surrounded him three meters away, forming a standard circle with Qin Shaobai as the center.
They kowtowed there, cried there, complained there, and stared at Qin Shaobai with almost obsessed eyes.
Qin Shaobai felt that the blood in his body was boiling, but he knew very well that he was afraid.
If these crazy fans of the God of War knew that they were now occupying their body, they would definitely die miserably.
Wait, what does it mean to occupy the body of the God of War?
Is this body originally my own?
No, this body is really not my own. My body should still be in 2021. Maybe it was left as a vegetative state in the hospital, maybe it has been cremated, maybe it was thrown into the wild by those people, it was really wild.
It was eaten by dogs and wild cats.
Thinking of this, Qin Shaobai felt sad in his heart and there were tears in his eyes.
When his eyes were dim with tears, he heard someone shouting: "Brothers, the God of War has us in his heart. He sheds tears for us. It is not in vain that we died for him overnight."
My head turned gray overnight!
Qin Shaobai couldn't help but shuddered. He had only heard that for himself and his family, it was possible to grow old overnight. He never thought that these people, these people in their prime, would grow old overnight for their leader.
"Master Qin," Wang Ping called softly, "Master Qin has some opinions on the recruitment of agents."
"I don't have any objections. I'll leave this matter to you, Master." Qin Shaobai shook his head and took himself out of the water curtain hole.
"Okay, I'm going to post the official document now." Wang Ping walked a few steps and then turned back, "Sir, if there is a woman who wants to sign up, is that okay?"
Xue'er and Zi'er immediately appeared in Qin Shaobai's mind.
Based on the level of the two of them, if they could work as spies in the prefect's Yamen, they would be more powerful than a dozen or twenty strong men.
"The imperial court is still very open-minded about people's employment. As long as they are talented and willing to serve the country and the people, both men and women are welcome."
When Wang Ping heard this, his eyes lit up.
After a while, Wang Ping came back and said that more than ten people had signed up in the yard.
This work efficiency is really unparalleled.
Most of the people who come to apply are young and strong young men.
Qin Shaobai felt a little disappointed when he saw that Xue'er and Zi'er were not in the queue.
He originally thought that Wang Ping's statement about allowing women to apply was specially prepared for those two girls.
However, I felt relieved when I thought that those two girls had to protect Concubine Li personally and had no time to do this little spies.
Since it is a selection, it must look like a selection.
Qin Shaobai asked Wang Ping to bring several large tables, and invited two general judges from the Yamen to prepare for a proper selection of agents.
The two Tongjian girls, who were leisurely chatting about Fengwu Tower, were suddenly summoned by the prefect and were startled.
When they ran into the yard in panic, they realized that they were just here to select some arrests. After letting out a big sigh, the two of them felt some resentment in their hearts.
This is obviously just a job for the headhunters, so why do we have to drag them here?
Qin Shaobai didn't care about their reluctant looks.
He had already sat down and told Wang Ping to get the candidates ready.
Unexpectedly, the men in Lin'an City are really useless.
The one who wanted to show off his immense strength would turn pale when he held up a stone tablet.
And the performer who was performing a hundred steps to pierce the yang was obviously only twenty-three steps away from the bowl, but he actually threw the dart twenty-three steps away from the bowl.
The most outrageous thing was the one who performed swordsmanship. He said that his swordsmanship was inherited from his ancestors, and also gave him a nice name, called Mandarin Duck and Butterfly Sword.
This name actually surprised the three sleepy adults.
The three people all stared at the young man with six eyes.
Unexpectedly, when he pulled out the sword, Qin Shaobai was first disappointed. The sword was far from the family heirloom sword the man said.
Seeing him holding the sword, his hand was still trembling. It was a complete lack of skills.
Qin Shaobai thought that if he stepped forward, he could knock this man down with just a few moves.
Anyway, these dozen or so people have all kinds of weirdos.
The more Qin Shaobai watched, the more he wanted to get angry, but the two general judges became more and more amused, laughing and joking, making those who came to apply also laugh intermittently.
"It's just nonsense."
Qin Shaobai stood up immediately, startling everyone.
Seeing their new prefect with such a fierce look on his face, none of them dared to joke anymore and stood aside tremblingly.
"Excuse me, are we recruiting agents here?"
Qin Shaobai and the others turned around and saw two figures, one white and one purple, floating towards them at the entrance of the courtyard.
Suddenly there was a faint fragrance in the air.
"My lords, the little girl Bai Ruxue and Ouyang Zi are here to apply for employment as agents of the prefect's Yamen."
The face with a smile like a flower and the voice as gentle as jade, like a ray of sunshine, swept away all the dullness in the yard.