mtl008 Chapter 172 The General is Sleeping
Chapter 172 The General is Sleeping
After sleeping in a dilapidated temple for a night and traveling for a day, Jiang An and his companions finally saw the city wall of Maozhou Prefecture!
Maozhou and Chongzhou are not far from each other and are both in the north.
The scenes in autumn are mostly similar. Occasionally, there are black-armored soldiers riding horses returning from the outskirts of the city. They have small flags on their bodies. They are scouts patrolling the border.
The fields along the road are just like those in Chongzhou, with scenes of good harvest everywhere.
The old teacher of Chongzhou School sent a letter to the governor here about bringing his students to Maozhou for study.
Firstly, he respected the old master, and secondly, the eldest daughter of the Zhenguo Palace was also in the team, so he brought his men to wait at the city gate early.
"The governor is here!"
The yamen runner pointed in the direction the carriage was coming from, and Governor Zhao straightened his official hat and asked, "Is this officer inappropriate?"
The yamen runner gave a thumbs up and said, "The governor's official uniform is very neat today!"
Zhao Qin scolded him with a smile, then walked towards the stopped carriage.
"Master!"
The old man is old after all, and his eyesight is not very good. He squinted his eyes to identify it himself. He didn't remember teaching this person before?
Besides, it is clearly written in the Nan Shang law that the chief official of each state and county can only be an outsider, and it is impossible for him to have taught the governor of this state.
"Does the governor know me?"
Zhao Qin was wearing an official robe, so it was inconvenient for him to salute someone who did not hold an official position, but his eyes were extremely bright.
"Students have recited your poems and articles in the Wangjing Tower in Kyoto..."
"You are like a teacher to your students!"
The Master laughed twice. This governor was not very old, probably in his thirties. I didn't expect that his poems were still in Kyoto today...
No wonder Zhao Qin was transferred here to be the governor. How could someone who shared the same mind as him get used to the officialdom?
Old Master: "I didn't expect that the Governor and I would have a connection... I dare to ask you to be friends, not teacher or student."
Zhao Qin shook the Master's hand and said excitedly, "That's great... great!"
The young boys behind the teacher stood there with their eyes wide open. The more lively ones had already stretched their necks to look towards the city, their hopeful eyes could not be hidden at all.
The enthusiasm gradually faded, and Zhao Qin above finally remembered that he still had a little ancestor.
Chubby little girl...
The little girl...
Round...
He searched among the young boys according to the description given by Wen Shoushi, the governor of Chongzhou.
In the middle of the team, there was a little girl wearing a school uniform, being well protected by other students. She had fair skin and a pair of bright eyes. She was an exquisite beauty, but...
This hair is somewhat...
Check it out!
In this regard, Jiang An could only say: There is no way.
The Master is already gray-haired, and is still alone. The rest, including Huo Changming, can't even take care of their own hair.
Only Li Xingsang had combed his sister's hair, but his skills were not very good...
Zhao Qin stood still and bowed to Jiang An, "Your subordinate greets the young lady."
Jiang An waved his fat paws, "No need to salute An An~"
"I am here to study, Governor, just treat me as a student~"
She is not arrogant because of her talent, nor is she the spoiled daughter of a noble family.
But from the fact that Jiang An was willing to study and endure the hardships with the Master, she left an unusual impression on Zhao Qin.
Zhao Qin smiled and said to the elementary school students: "I'm sure you students are tired..."
"I have prepared Maozhou cuisine and side rooms at the government office..."
The young boys swallowed and looked at their teachers.
Master: "Why don't you go and queue up to enter the city?"
After that, cheers rang out at the city gate.
……
On the second day after Jiang An left, a group of people holding the imperial concubine's order came to the south gate of Chongzhou.
After receiving the news, Xie Yunshan stood up from the recliner.
This is one day earlier than what the prince said...
It seems that the Concubine Dowager told the Prince the wrong time, probably because she was worried that her son would do something tricky.
Xie Yunshan made two "tsk tsk" sounds.
Don't mention it~ Jiang Jichen and Taifei know each other well...
But the prince is still more skilled, because he has me as his helper!
He called Yun Yi, his eyes sparkling, "Come and have a look with me~"
Yun Yi: "Young Master... is at odds with the Concubine..."
This concubine has such great abilities even though she is in the Huguo Temple. Is it really a good idea to make trouble for her?
Xie Yunshan was fearless. "The Xie family has always had a grudge against the imperial concubine. If there are too many lice, then they won't be afraid of itching~"
Before the Empress Dowager entered the palace, she was the legitimate daughter of the Xie family. If you tell them that these two previous champions of the palace fight have no grudge against each other, no one would believe it.
The corner of Yun Yi's mouth twitched. Why don't you say that a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water!
The door to the Zhenguo Palace was tightly closed. No matter how hard the eunuchs knocked, the door would not open...
The old eunuch holding the imperial eunuch's order almost fainted and shouted loudly in a hoarse voice.
"Open the door, I am the chief eunuch of the Queen Mother, and I am here to issue an order to the Prince of Zhenguo!"
Seeing that still no one opened the door, the old eunuch took a deep breath and was about to punch the door.
"Open... Ouch!"
The door suddenly opened and the old eunuch lost his balance and fell forward.
Xie Yunshan took a step, moved sideways, and let the guy fall heavily on the bluestone.
The young general raised his eyebrows, not able to hide the gloating in his eyes.
"Father-in-law..."
"Are you okay..."
Two maids came up and helped the eunuch up.
His face turned black, and he pushed the maid aside, looking at who the person was, pointing his finger at her nose and started to curse, "You beast... beast..."
Xie Yunshan stood there, his eyebrows raised, and his words were chilling, "What did the father-in-law say?"
The old eunuch knew the second son of the Xie family.
But how did he get out of the King Zhenguo Palace?
The old eunuch thought he was being very subtle and glanced at the plaque hanging on the wall. He was sure he had come to the right place...
He forced a smile that was uglier than crying, and said sarcastically, "It turned out to be Second Young Master Xie. I thought it was some blind servant..."
Xie Yunshan: "I think you are quite blind. Didn't you see that the door is closed? Why are you knocking?"
When the old eunuch heard this, he quickly straightened up and said, "How can we wait outside the palace in the name of the Concubine Dowager? We can wait, but we can't wait for the Concubine Dowager's order!"
Yo yo yo, this flattery is for you~
Xie Yunshan secretly rolled his eyes.
"This is the State Palace of Zhenguo. I am a general of the first rank of the National Defense Army. If important military information is delayed by your knocking on the door, even if the Queen Mother is here, she can't protect you!"
The military rules are very strict, and the old eunuch was actually frightened by Xie Yunshan for a moment.
"The general was discussing military affairs with the prince just now?"
He even took a step back.
Xie Yunshan's eyes flashed with a wicked smile, and he shrugged, "No, the general is sleeping."
Old eunuch:?
What did you say
He is really going to faint from anger this time!