How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

Shen Yuan grabbed his brows, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "What I mean is that the Jian'an Dynasty is short of troops, and bandits are rampant in the northern region. If we want to keep the people in peace and not be harassed by bandits, then recruiting them is imperative."

"Your Highness can only sleep well after the bandit problem is solved..." The man paused, suppressed his laughter and said, "Well, wouldn't it be better to sleep well if you hold the princess in your arms?"

Xie Chengze: ...

Then just speak frankly! Why are you beating around the bush and causing me to misunderstand?

Xie Chengze pouted and asked in dissatisfaction, "Why didn't you recruit the bandits in your previous life? And the leader of Qianjin Village is very skilled in martial arts, why have I never heard of his name? Could he have frozen to death in the mountains?"

"It was already hard enough to deal with the Second Prince in my previous life. Besides, many bandits did starve to death in Liaozhou. It doesn't make sense to recruit them." Shen Yuan shook his head helplessly. "As for the big boss, do you know who he is?"

Xie Chengze immediately perked up, "Who is it?"

"Before your mother got married, she studied under Murong Wuji, the number one master in Liaozhou, and he had three other junior brothers under him." Shen Yuan said slowly.

Xie Chengze glared slightly, thinking of something, "Could it be that one of them... is this big boss?"

Shen Yuan nodded, "The other two are Wuhen and Wuji."

Xie Chengze:!!!

"How did you know?!" Xie Chengze said in disbelief.

These are not written in the original book!

"Of course I got it from inquiries." Shen Yuan shared his own information, "The head master is only thirty years old, but his martial arts attainments are not worse than mine. It is obvious that he has a master who teaches him. He fought me to a draw before, and he was very optimistic about me, so he told me about his master."

"Wow!" Xie Chengze couldn't help but sigh. After all, which man doesn't want to be good at martial arts? It's a pity that he is no longer in the age of training bones and learning martial arts. He is also greedy and likes to sleep, so he can only envy, "So, the boss is my mother's junior brother!"

"Yes." Looking at Xie Chengze's bright and excited eyes, Shen Yuan couldn't help but lower his eyebrows and smile, and continued, "I was also confused, why I had never heard of his name in my previous life, so I asked the boss, if the court did not order disaster prevention, and the heavy snow blocked the mountains and there was no food or warm kang, what would he do."

His tone became slightly serious. "He said that Liaozhou was too cold. He heard that Pingcheng had a pleasant climate, so he had long wanted to take his brothers to Pingcheng to do some business and make a living. If the mountains were blocked by heavy snow, he would take his brothers to Pingcheng for refuge."

"Pingcheng!"

Xie Chengze suddenly cried out in a low voice, and looked at Shen Yuan, and everything was immediately clear.

In the 79th year of Jian'an, Pingcheng, Dezhou, encountered an epic earthquake, during which mountains collapsed, the ground cracked, and the sky and earth changed color. The surrounding Qingzhou and Qizhou were also affected. The powerful shock waves could be felt even in the south. Many counties were affected by this earthquake, which eventually caused deaths and more than people were affected!

Qianjinzhai escaped the snowstorm but not the earthquake!

Xie Chengze just felt goose bumps all over his body. He unexpectedly saved his mother's junior brother by accident!

After taking a deep breath, Xie Chengze calmed down and asked in confusion, "With all his martial arts skills, why didn't he take the martial arts exam and work hard for the court, but instead became a bandit?"

"Because Concubine Hua died of illness in the palace, he thought the emperor was incompetent and was unwilling to work for the court." Shen Yuan explained one by one, "Later, he went to the county government to work as a yamen runner. He witnessed the local county magistrate levying heavy taxes and colluding with local merchants to bully the people. In anger, he killed the county magistrate, then fled into the mountains and established Qianjin Village."

"This happened many years ago. Now that things have calmed down, he has come up with the idea of ​​going to Pingcheng to find another way to make a living," Shen Yuan explained.

Xie Chengze sighed for a moment, "No wonder the people say that the Black Tiger Village only robs merchants and not the people. There must be a reason for this."

"He admires Concubine Hua very much. When he mentions her, his words are full of reluctance and nostalgia. Therefore, if the head of the family knew that you were Concubine Hua's son, he would definitely be willing to accept the amnesty."

As Shen Yuan spoke, his tone gradually became playful, "He also mentioned you, saying that when he first held you, you were still a little ball that could be killed by his butt."

Xie Chengze: ...

There is no need to say this!

But... "Wuhen is good at knife, Wuji is good at sword, my mother is good at whip, and the boss is good at axe... It seems that Murong Wuji knows a lot of weapons?"

Shen Yuan couldn't help but agree, "Indeed, this kind of peerless master may only appear once in a hundred years."

After all, it is not easy for a person to master a weapon to perfection, and he heard that Murong Wuji can use more than just these four weapons, but even a spear and a meteor hammer.

It’s a pity that the master has passed away, and Shen Yuan is unable to meet him and receive his guidance.

Seeing Shen Yuan's regretful look, Xie Chengze was too embarrassed to tell him that the reason why Murong Wuji was so powerful was most likely because of the author's help, which made this person so gifted in martial arts and unrivaled.

Just like Shen Yuan also benefited from the author's help, for the development of the plot, even though he was an enemy of the second prince, he was not stabbed to death by Wuhen and Wuji.

"Alas, God is really partial." This God must be referring to the author. Xie Chengze couldn't help but chirp, "Some people are highly skilled in martial arts and are unrivaled in the world, while others are mediocre and can only rely on their looks to make a living. It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others."

Shen Yuan couldn't help laughing, "Your Highness's appearance is like Concubine Hua, but his bones are like..."

He paused, looked at Xie Chengze, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"I know I'm not the emperor's son." Xie Chengze said helplessly, "Are you trying to say that my roots are like my biological father who died young?"

People are always easily attracted to those who are the opposite of them, just like Hua Ning, who is heroic, loves to laugh, has a healthy physique, and is full of vigor. He doesn't know anything about music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, but he falls for the frail and talented Lord Shao Changqing.

Shao Changqing was once a tutor of Emperor Jian. His father was also from Liaozhou and was even good friends with Hua Ning's father. When their wives became pregnant at the same time, they would be betrothed to each other. If it was a boy and a girl, they would have an infant marriage.

Unexpectedly, Hua Ning's parents died unexpectedly at a young age, and the young Hua Ning was entrusted to Murong Wuji for adoption. Until she reached marriageable age, Murong Wuji rushed her to the capital to find Shao Changqing to fulfill the marriage contract.

However, Shao Changqing was already ill at that time and his parents had both passed away. He did not want to drag Hua Ning down, so he denied the marriage.

Hua Ning felt sorry for him, so she took care of him for some time. Unexpectedly, they both fell in love with each other. He loved her free and unrestrained spirit, and she loved his gentleness and delicacy. They both secretly had feelings for each other.

Emperor Jian had a very good relationship with Shao Changqing. When he saw that his brother, who was usually serious, was frequently absent-minded, he realized that he had a lover. With Shao Changqing's introduction, he met Hua Ning and fell in love with her at first sight.

She was too bright, like the scorching sun. Emperor Jian, who was overwhelmed by schoolwork and expectations, could only get a moment of relaxation with her. She even saved his life and was injured for it, even though she saved him only because he was the prince, a friend, or even a person.

He fell uncontrollably in love with this bright and free woman.

But at that time, Hua Ning's heart and eyes were filled with Shao Changqing. Emperor Jian knew that there was no hope and he could not promise her a lifetime, so he could only accompany and pay attention to her silently. However, the love in his heart deepened day by day and could not be dispersed.

It's like strong wine, the longer it's brewed, the mellower it becomes, and the easier it is to get drunk.

Until at least Chang Qing was seriously ill.

Hua Ning was a person with extremely pure emotions. She knew that Shao Changqing was weak and had an old illness. Even though she knew that he would not live long, she was willing to marry Shao Changqing and accompany him until the last moment of his life. She just didn't expect that she would be pregnant.

Their love continued.

Shao Changqing saw that Emperor Jian was truly devoted to Hua Ning, so he entrusted her to Emperor Jian and then passed away.

Hua Ning obeyed.

She didn't want Xie Chengze to be an orphan, because she knew how miserable it would be for a child to grow up without parents, and Emperor Jian had accompanied her through the most difficult times, so she was naturally willing to fulfill his wishes.

It's just that things change.

Hua Ning passed away due to illness before Xie Chengze came of age.