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In order to prove that what he said was true, Yuan Shang led Qin Mi around a little way to see the ship being built.

Seeing those small boats, Qin Mi, who was used to big boats, was a little surprised.

"Such a small ship can also fight across the sea?"

Yuan Shang laughed out loud. "Mr. Qin doesn't know that there is a current in the narrow sea from south to north, and the current is also stable. Our warship will sail south first, and then follow the current to the north, and then we can reach the opposite Japanese islands. As long as the timing is right, don't be afraid. It is said that such a warship, even a canoe, can land smoothly."

Qin Mi was skeptical. "Who is the forward general?"

"Jizhou famous general Zhang He."

Qin Mi nodded and said nothing more.

Along the way, he heard Zhang Xi's name mentioned many times, and he knew that he was a famous general with both wisdom and courage.He said that he can cross, there is a high probability that it will not be a lie, and it should be quite feasible.

Following Yuan Shang to Daying, Yuan Xi was already waiting, accompanied by some Confucian scholars.

According to the prescribed ceremony, the two met and sat down respectively.

Qin Mi cut to the chase and explained her reason for coming.

Yuan Mai's mother and son have been arrested, and none of the people involved has escaped. This time I came to Zhongshan to see who else was involved in the case, and for what reason, whether it was the individual behavior of some people, or whether it was someone else. organization's actions.

Yuan Xi didn't speak, a middle-aged Confucian scholar stood up.

"Dare to ask the envoy, Yuan Mai's mother and son have been pardoned before, and they are no longer sinners. Because they miss their hometown, why not return to the Central Plains?"

Qin Mi glanced at him. "Report your name and official position."

The middle-aged Confucian scholar was startled, and then his face turned cold. "Le'an Guoyuan, courtesy name Zini, studied under Beihai Zheng Kangcheng and avoided disaster in Liaodong. Now it's General Yuan's job."

"I only asked about your name and official position, and didn't ask about your alumni, so there is no need to report Zheng Kangcheng's name." Qin Mi said flatly, "Since he is Zheng Kangcheng's disciple, do you know Qinghe Cui Jigui?"

Guoyuan sneered. "Of course I know, but the ways are different and we don't conspire with each other. I haven't been in touch with him for a long time."

Qin Mi smiled. "You are indeed not in the same way. Cui Jigui devoted himself to the army and devoted himself to studying the art of war. Although you are in the army, you still consider yourself a Confucian scholar. I am very curious. If Cui Jigui is ordered to fight against General Yuan in the future, which one of your brothers will win? defeat?"

Yuan Xi's eyes narrowed slightly, the hand holding the wine glass shook, and the wine in the glass almost spilled out.

Yuan Shang's expression did not change, and he was even a little disdainful.

Guoyuan sneered again. "Is the envoy threatening us? We were ordered to conquer overseas, and we did not commit any act of rebellion. How can we talk about confronting Cui Jigui?"

"So you still know about the imperial edict." Qin Mi put away her smile and said coldly, "Although Yuan Mai's mother and son were pardoned, the imperial edict clearly stated that they were not allowed to return to the Central Plains. Why did you forget the fact that their actions violated the imperial edict?"

Without waiting for Guoyuan to speak, Qin Mi stood up and gave the knot in his hand a light meal.

"Here is the festival of the son of heaven. You should report the truth. Whether you committed the crime without knowing it, uttered lies, or committed the crime knowingly and despised the imperial edict."

Although Guoyuan was full of anger, when he saw the knot in Qin Mi's hand, he was short of breath and subconsciously glanced at Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi's complexion turned pale, and he didn't say a word, sweat dripped from his forehead.

After a while, Yuan Shang coughed, got up and left the table, came to Qin Mi with a smile on his face, and stretched out his hand to pat Qin Mi's arm, just as he was about to speak, Qin Mi raised his hand and interrupted him.

"Before the Son of Heaven's Festival, General Yuan please respect yourself and don't interrupt my questioning."

The smile on Yuan Shang's face suddenly froze, his cheeks twitched twice, and he glared at Qin Mi.

Qin Mi's face remained unchanged, meeting Yuan Shang's gaze with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. "General Yuan is a member of the west. He must know that Yizhou has been pacified. The Han navy equipped with new warships can cross the sea to fight at any time. Sun Ce, the rebellious general, will stand by. It depends on how General Yuan chooses."

Yuan Shang gasped, not daring to say another word, bowed his hands in apology, and stepped aside.

They have fought side by side with Sun Ce, so they naturally know how fierce the navy led by Sun Ce is, and they are definitely not something they can afford.

Qin Mi looked at Guoyuan again, and shouted sharply: "Join Guoyuan, answer my question!"

Chapter 1119

There was a dead silence in the tent, and even the most flamboyant Yuan Shang didn't dare to speak.

Guoyuan was tongue-tied, sweating profusely.

Qin Mi waited for a while, then waved her hand. "Take it, cut it off."

The entourage behind him was stunned, looking at each other in blank dismay, wondering if he heard it wrong.

Kill Zheng Xuan's disciples in front of Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang?Not to mention whether he could leave alive, even if he could return to the Central Plains alive, Qin Mi would be scolded by Confucian scholars, right?

Qianzhao was also taken aback, and took a step forward. "Jun Qin?"

Qin Mi didn't accept the greeting, walked out of the table, walked directly in front of Guoyuan, thrust the knot in his hand into the ground, and shouted sharply: "Kneel!"

Facing the shaky knot, Guoyuan gave a shock, his knees softened, and he fell to his knees subconsciously.

Qin Mi drew the saber backhand, and with a flash of light, the saber was placed on Guoyuan's neck.

"The great man belongs to the state of Zhongshan Zhengnan Zhonglang, who is under the command of Yuan Xi. Le An Guoyuan, defying the court's laws, defending fugitives, treasonous, and should be executed according to the law. Prove his integrity and execute immediately."

After finishing speaking, he raised the knife in his hand and dropped it, and the knife took his head.

Blood spattered and rushed out for more than ten feet.Yuan Shang couldn't avoid it, his face was splashed, he screamed, took two steps back, accidentally tripped by the desk, and fell on his back.

"Alas—"

Qin Mi turned her head to look, her gaze was like lightning.

When Yuan Shang saw Qin Mi and the long knife still dripping blood in his hand, his scalp went numb and he swallowed back the words that followed.

Qin Mi flicked the long knife lightly, shaking off the blood on the knife, put the knife back into the sheath, pulled out the knot, and walked back to her seat calmly.

"Okay, let's continue to discuss this issue. Does the general understand this matter? Who is the main messenger?"

Yuan Xi was dumbfounded, his lips trembling.

Yuan Shang on the side also got up quietly, but he didn't dare to say a word.

The others looked at Guoyuan's body lying on the ground, and the head rolled before Yuan Xi's case, smelling the hot smell of blood, and did not dare to say a word.

"It seems that you are not ready yet." Qin Mi stood up and brushed off her clothes slowly. "I'll give you three days to find out the matter and find the relevant people."

When you're done, turn around and leave.

The follower didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly followed.

Qianzhao had already reacted, stayed at the end, pressed the knife ring around his waist, looked around Yuan Xi and the others, nodded slightly, and slowly withdrew.

Yuan Shang jumped up suddenly, his face flushed, and he screamed, "How unreasonable is that, how dare he kill someone in front of my brother? Someone—"

"Shut up!" Yuan Xi growled and jumped up. "Do you want my Yuan family to be exterminated? The eldest brother, fourth brother and mother are all in the hands of the court. If you kill the court envoy, they will die."

"I..." Yuan Shang was speechless.

Yuan Xi got up, picked up Guoyuan's head, looked at it carefully, and said to Yuan Shang: "Look at the cut, it's so neat. Although this Qin Mi is an envoy, she has excellent martial arts skills, and..." He swallowed clearly. "The long knife in his hand is extremely sharp, and it is definitely not comparable to the weapons in our hands. It seems that the court not only has sea ships, but even the most common long knife is more than one step better than ours."

Yuan Shang came over, holding back his fear, and glanced at Guoyuan's broken neck, but didn't dare to say anything.

As Yuan Xi said, beheading is not an easy task, and it is even more difficult if the cut is so neat. Qin Mi not only has good martial arts skills, but also has a good knife.

An envoy can also be equipped with such a good knife. It can only be said that the imperial court's progress in ordnance has exceeded their imagination.If Sun Ce came to attack with a navy equipped with sea ships, they would not be able to stop them at all.

"Then... what should I do?"

"Let's find some people to take the blame." Yuan Xi said in a low voice, "You get someone to clean up, so that you can bury Guo Zini. I'll go and ask the envoy for the crime."

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Qian Zhao caught up with Qin Mi and said in a low voice, "Qin Jun, should we go or stay?"

Qin Mi looked back at Qianzhao. "I know that the general is good at fighting, but we have traveled a long distance and we are exhausted, so we cannot escape."

Nod your head. "In that case, I will fight with Qin Jun."

"It's work."

"The envoy is not polite, this is my duty." Qianzhao praised: "Unexpectedly, the envoy has such courage and skill, I was mistaken."

"It's all about blood and courage. The general doesn't know that. The Son of Heaven favors martial arts. There are many warriors who practice martial arts, such as cavalry, Langguan, and Shangshu, and many of them are masters. I just practiced for a few days, and I am not outstanding. To be able to succeed in one strike, nothing but luck Besides, it’s still sharp.”

"I've heard for a long time that the Son of Heaven emphasizes practical learning and the manufacture of ordnance. This knife must be one of the achievements, right?"

Qin Mi saw Yuan Xi approaching from a distance, and there was no one else behind him. Knowing that it was safe, Qin Mi couldn't help laughing, untied the long knife around his waist, and handed it to Qianzhao.

"It's just an ordinary long knife. Since the general likes it, I will give it to the general."

With the sword in hand, he saw Yuan Xi approaching, feeling a little embarrassed for a while.However, he immediately recovered, bowed his hands to express his gratitude, and at the same time sent his own knife over.

"Thank you for the envoy. Although my knife is not as sharp as the envoy's knife, it is also a gift from the king of Zhongshan. I gave it to the envoy for self-defense."

Qin Mi was also polite, took the knife and hung it on his body.

Yuan Xi saw this scene in his eyes, and didn't dare to have any thoughts.Qianzhao and Qin Mi are so close, it is not good for Qin Mi at this time, and Qianzhao will definitely not agree.If you can kill all the moves together, maybe you can't wait for the army of the imperial court, and Liu Bei's army will come.

Although he has an advantage in military strength, he doesn't want to fight Liu Bei.

For him, the most reasonable choice is to capture the Wa kingdom, then establish his own feudal kingdom, and continue the Yuan family's bloodline.

He rushed to Qin Mi and bowed down to apologize.

Qin Mi didn't take it personally, but just told Yuan Xi that this matter has been heard by the heavens and cannot be ignored, and must be thoroughly investigated to give the emperor a satisfactory explanation.Otherwise, not only will they be in danger, but even Zhongshan King Liu Bei will be to blame.

Yuan Xi was trembling and dared not say more.

Qin Mi's words made it clear that if he could not satisfy Qin Mi, Liu Bei would definitely not be reconciled to being implicated, and would stand on the court's side with a clear attitude and immediately declare war on him.

"Please rest assured, Xi will investigate thoroughly."

Qin Mi said a few more words of comfort, expressing her understanding that Yuan Xi was busy with military affairs and might not be able to worry about everything.After hearing this, Yuan Xi knew that the court had no intention of killing him, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and warmly arranged for Qin Mi to stay, and arranged for several fair-skinned and delicate-looking Korean female waitresses.

After Yuan Xi left, Qin Mi told Qianzhao that although the Yuan brothers had many soldiers and generals, he might not be the opponent of King Zhongshan.With the backing of the imperial court, as long as the king of Zhongshan can work hard to govern, the Zhongshan Kingdom can still last for a long time.It's just that this river valley must be withdrawn to avoid elbow and armpit problems.If possible in the future, it would be best to build a navy to control this narrow sea and limit the Yuan brothers overseas.

Take it for granted.

He felt that although Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang had different temperaments, neither of them surpassed Yuan Shao himself.In the final analysis, these two people are still high school students, and they don't have the courage to risk their lives in their bones.As for the young and Xu Confucian students under his command, they are also very powerful in their mouths, and they will not work if they really try their best.

He even had an idea that after returning, he would persuade Liu Bei to stay away from Qingxu Confucian students.

Chapter 1120 Lessons from the past

Yuan Xi quickly gave Qin Mi a list of all the people who had sneaked back to the Central Plains.

As for who went back to their hometown and who went to Bohai, he didn't know.

Qin Mi didn't look into it carefully either.

They were ordered to investigate this matter, mainly to punish those who fled back, and to stop those who still wanted to escape.As for who is the main messenger, they are all sinners anyway, and the imperial court has no interest and ability to track down them one by one, as long as they can do business.

With the generous gift from Yuan Xi, they set off on their way home.

Taking advantage of these few days, Qin Mi and Qianzhao looked around and learned a lot about the situation.

Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang seemed to have a lot of troops and recruited a large number of local tribes, but in the final analysis, they still used the same methods that Yuan Shao used to win over Wuhuan and Xianbei in the past. They mainly bought them, and their control was not strong.If there is a real fight, it is really uncertain whether those people will work hard for them.

Even so, Qin Mi still suggested that Zhuanzhao remind Liu Bei to strengthen his guard and complete the assimilation of the local people as soon as possible, so that Yuan Xi and Yuan Shangke should not take advantage of it.

The best way is of course the enlightenment used by the emperor.

The people are the foundation, and the tribal leaders must show both kindness and power. Those who can be won over will be won over, and those who cannot be won over will be killed.

Back in Zhongshan, Qin Mi reported the mission to Wang Jiang.

Knowing that Qin Mi killed Guoyuan in front of Yuan Xi, Wang Jiang was shocked.

What he was worried about was not Qin Mi's safety, but the impact of Guo Yuan's death.Guoyuan was a disciple of Zheng Xuan. He had avoided disaster in Liaodong and had a great influence among Qingxu scholars.Once this news got out, those Qingxu scholars who had been with Guoyuan would criticize Qin Mi verbally, and might even send people to kill Qin Mi directly.

He told Qin Mi to leave quickly, in the name of returning to court to report.

Qin Mi thanked Wang Jiang for her care, but refused to leave.

Although the Zhongshan Kingdom is overseas, it is already a vassal state of the great Han, and the King of Zhongshan is a clan. Can he watch the envoy of the emperor die in his country?

Besides, I am the envoy of the Son of Heaven, how can I run away because of fear.One person does things and one person is responsible. I killed the person. Whoever wants to take revenge will do it to me. I will never implicate the adults.

Wang Jiang beat her chest and stamped her feet, regretting it too late.

If I had known that this person was so reckless, I would not have brought him here.

But the matter has come to this point, he has no other choice but to let Qin Mi torment.

Qin Mi found Liu Bei and asked to hang up the head of Guoyuan brought back by him for public display.

Liu Bei had already heard the report from Qianzhao, and he was also surprised to know that Qin Mi killed Guoyuan.Hearing that Qin Mi was going to hang up Guoyuan's head for public display, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Qin Jun, why bother? A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. The man is already dead, why bother to humiliate him again? Do you have to stir up a crowd of Qingxu scholars to attack?"