After wearing a sick and weak cannon fodder as a prince

Qin Xuechuan grabbed his hand: "Stop talking nonsense, let me go first."

Xiao Yu just refused to let go at the moment, he continued to smile: "Your Highness really...it seems like I'm forcing you every time, it's really boring."

Qin Xuechuan let go of his words when he heard what he said, he sneered and said, "I haven't seen you for a few days, you are good at fighting, and you are even better at speaking than before."

Xiao Yu laughed when he heard this: "Naturally, I have developed all these skills for Your Highness. I have worked so hard to get myself into His Highness's eyes. How come Your Highness doesn't know how to feel sorry for me? And I When fighting with those vicious and vicious people, His Highness is watching the fun, do you really want to let His Majesty die?"

Qin Xuechuan said that he was getting more and more energetic: "What? If you don't go up to fight, do you still want me to go up for you?"

Xiao Yu shook his head: "No, Your Highness is the most precious thing in my heart, I am reluctant to let His Highness go down to fight those barbarians, and after His Highness ascends to the throne, there will be more chances for me to fight, then I will see you in the future It will be difficult, Your Highness."

After Qin Xuechuan heard what he said, he suddenly laughed: "You really know how to plan for yourself. Don't you know that the most taboo thing for the father and this palace is that foreign ministers lead the army? Now your Xiao family has a handhold A heavy soldier, do you still expect me to hand over the military power to you?"

"Your Highness said this too early. If Your Highness doesn't let me lead the army, then who can be around you? And I dare to guarantee that in this world, except for Your Highness, there will be no one who treats you like me." A sincere person." He said while stroking Qin Xuechuan's long hair.

Qin Xuechuan was about to say something, but he swallowed it when the words came to his lips.At this moment, he changed the subject: "Tomorrow we will go to Ning'an County, you should think of a way to catch those bandits."

Xiao Yu's expression became complicated when he heard Qin Xuechuan say this, and he said at the moment: "Who doesn't know that those bandits on Longhu Mountain in Ning'an Prefecture County are good people who rob the rich and help the poor in the eyes of the common people. The minister leading the army just wants to let the minister bear the burden of these stinky things together. From my point of view, there are many bandits in the bandit village, and according to our remaining soldiers, it will definitely not work if we fight hard."

After hearing what he said, Qin Xuechuan suddenly turned around and looked at him: "Could it be that you want to persuade him to surrender?"

Xiao Yu smiled at this moment: "Your Highness really has a tacit understanding with me, and His Highness can guess what is going on in my heart."

"This Jia Changsheng has occupied the top of Longhu Mountain for ten years. He is a king of the mountain. If you want to persuade him to submit to the court, it will be difficult. Moreover, we don't know what kind of person Jia Changsheng is, and we don't know who he is. Knowing his preferences, how can we persuade him to surrender?"

Xiao Yu seemed to have expected that Qin Xuechuan would ask him such a question, at this moment he smiled, and then continued: "Your Highness, you don't have to worry, I have already thought of a way."

Qin Xuechuan frowned slightly after hearing what he said: "I hope your method is useful."

"Could it be that Your Highness doesn't believe me anymore?" Xiao Yu wrapped his arms around Qin Xuechuan's waist after speaking, and Qin Xuechuan bumped into his arms.

"you……"

Xiao Yu looked at him with a smile at this moment: "You have to try to find out whether the method works or not. These days, all the soldiers have been exhausted from suppressing the bandits. We can go home after we have dealt with the bandits on Longhu Mountain. Yes. The imperial court couldn’t produce food this year, so it went to grab the food of those bandits. In the past, the imperial court was not so active in suppressing bandits. Now this move is no different from those bandits. If it weren’t for the soldiers guarding the border, His Highness thought Am I going to take this crap?"

Qin Xuechuan laughed softly when he heard him say this: "Sure enough, everything you do is profitable, and you never do things that are disadvantageous."

Xiao Yu said with a smile: "That's because His Highness taught well. Without His Highness's teaching, then even if I want to take advantage of it, I won't be able to take advantage. After all, my reputation outside is not that good, and I have carried this scapegoat for the royal family." , and I would like to."

Qin Xuechuan heard his words with a slightly wronged tone, so he turned around and patted Xiao Yu on the shoulder: "After this matter is completed, I can satisfy you with one thing."

Xiao Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, he pinched Qin Xuechuan's waist: "I don't know what reward Your Highness will give me?"

"It's up to you, as long as I can afford it."

Xiao Yu was slightly taken aback when he heard what he said, then he smiled and said: "Then... I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

After finishing speaking, he hugged Qin Xuechuan, Qin Xuechuan was suddenly stunned, he subconsciously wanted to push Xiao Yu away.And Xiao Yu said softly at this moment: "Your Highness, don't make a sound, there are people not far from here, if His Highness makes a movement to attract people here, then the two of us will be unable to argue."

Qin Xuechuan heard that he threatened himself with this, so he sneered: "Do you think I will be afraid of this?"

Xiao Yu said with a smile at this moment: "Of course I know His Highness is not afraid, but if others see His Highness's flushed face, I will be jealous."

After speaking, he carried Qin Xuechuan into the forest, and finally Xiao Yu carried him to a small stream, where a fire was lit beside the stream, and Dai Qing was roasting two skinned wild rabbits .

When Dai Qing saw Xiao Yu coming, he quickly put the roasted rabbit on the wooden rack, then got up and said, "This subordinate will take his leave first!"

After seeing him leave, Xiao Yu put Qin Xuechuan down. Just now Qin Xuechuan had been buried in his arms and did not want others to see him like this.

At this time, Xiao Yu sprinkled some condiments on the roasted rabbit, and he continued: "At the beginning, it was all my fault, and I had to be complacent to make His Highness follow. His Highness has suffered all these years in vain, and there is something lacking on the way. , I feel lighter than last time when I hugged you. Today, I happened to be free and went to the mountains to hunt two hares, and I gave them to Your Highness."

After finishing speaking, he broke off a rabbit leg and gave it to Qin Xuechuan.

Qin Xuechuan squatted aside and didn't take it, Xiao Yu suddenly smiled when he saw his childish tantrum: "Is your Highness afraid that I will poison you here?"

After finishing speaking, Qin Xuechuan still ignored him, Xiao Yu started to eat the rabbit leg when he saw this, he took a bite and handed it to Qin Xuechuan: "Please look, Your Highness, I have already tasted it for you, it is not poisonous, if Your Highness does not dislike it If so, just eat it."

Qin Xuechuan glanced at him from the corner of his eye at this moment, and then gave the rabbit's leg to eat.

The roasted rabbit was charred on the outside and tender on the inside. He really hadn't lived a pampered life like he had in Fengdu in the past few months. At this moment, he felt that the roasted rabbit was delicious.

Xiao Yu saw Qin Xuechuan eating bites like a kitten cautiously, then walked to his side and pulled a rabbit leg: "According to the way your Highness eats, the rabbit will be cold sooner? Eat it Shouldn't the meat be big mouthfuls?"

"I'm afraid that if you eat too fast like you, you won't choke to death."

Xiao Yu burst out laughing suddenly after hearing his words.

When Qin Xuechuan was full, Xiao Yu suddenly took his wine bag from his waist and handed it to Qin Xuechuan.

Qin Xuechuan said again at this moment: "You know, I don't know how to drink."

Xiao Yu laughed a little after hearing what he said, and then said: "This is sweet-scented osmanthus brew. It's sweet and not strong. You won't get drunk."

Qin Xuechuan reached out to take his wine bag after hearing it, and he opened the lid and took a sip.The taste of this wine is indeed not strong, and the smell of sweet-scented osmanthus makes people feel intoxicated.

Qin Xuechuan is too strong to drink, so he doesn't drink often, but he prefers the feeling of drinking, and feels that his whole body is much lighter.At this moment, he suddenly lay on the grass by the stream and looked at the mountains rising and falling in the distance. There were a few stars on the top of the mountain, and he suddenly blushed and smiled: "Xiao Yu, have you ever been to Qinchuan?"

Seeing that he was a little drunk, Xiao Yu walked up to him and sat down, he said: "Qinchuan is a battlefield, many people died there, but I'm not afraid of those rumors, I haven't been there yet."

"My biological mother was buried in Qinchuan. If I have a chance this time... I want to go there and have a look." He fell asleep while talking.

Xiao Yu approached him at this moment and kissed his forehead lightly: "I'll take you there."

***

The forest was very quiet, those soldiers camped outside the forest, and at this moment someone was hiding behind a tree and watching what happened in front of him, his face was a bit dark, and he looked a little scary in the night.

In the early morning of the next day, the army set out in full gear.

Just before noon, the army entered Ning'an County.As soon as Qin Xuechuan's carriage entered the city gate, he heard a woman crying. He frowned slightly at this moment, and then opened the curtain to look outside.

At this time, he saw an old woman kneeling at the gate of the city wearing mourning clothes and crying: "My daughter, you dog official who was struck by lightning today, even if I die today, I will not let you go!"

The city wall guards saw her crying and shouting to make trouble here, so they wanted to hang her up and throw her out.

When Qin Xuechuan heard this, it seemed that it had something to do with the prefect of Ning'an Prefecture, so he winked at the person next to him.The palace servants around Qin Xuechuan have all changed, but they are much smarter than the previous ones. At this moment, the palace attendant walked up to the two soldiers: "Bold!"

Seeing this, the two soldiers looked up at him: "Who are you?"

As soon as the words fell, the palace man showed Qin Xuechuan's warrant to those people.When those people saw the warrant, they immediately knelt down.

After laughing, the palace man brought the old woman in mourning clothes in front of Qin Xuechuan: "Your Highness, this slave brought me here."

Seeing this, Qin Xuechuan waved at him: "You step back first."

"Yes!"

The old woman could tell that the man was dressed luxuriously, so he must be a high official, so she quickly knelt down in front of him and said, "I beg you to be the master of the old woman!"

After hearing her words, Qin Xuechuan hurriedly stepped forward to help her up: "Old man, please speak slowly if you have anything to say, Bengong..."

Just as Qin Xuechuan was about to speak, he swallowed the words again.This time the imperial court suppressed the banditry and did not remind the officials in various places. First, they were afraid that some officials would collude with the bandits and ran away early, and second, they were afraid of scaring the snake.So Qin Xuechuan and the others were very careful along the way, not daring to leak any news.

At this moment, he coughed and said again: "I saw you were wearing mourning clothes, and you were talking about your own daughter. What's going on?"

The old woman was crying at the moment and said: "Your Excellency, I don't know something... The old woman lost her husband when she was young, and there was only one daughter in the family. The old woman is sensible, clever and filial, no worse than that son. My daughter He is good-looking, and he learned some stitching skills from embroiderers from other places. He usually makes a living by selling embroidery products. The old father and his daughter lived an ordinary life. But... but this Ning'an County The dog officer actually dedicated my daughter to those bandits in Longhu Mountain."

Qin Xuechuan frowned after hearing what she said, and he asked again: "Is this the prefect of Ning'an Prefecture who dedicated your daughter to the bandits?"

The old woman continued to wipe her tears and said: "Yes...the old woman still wants to marry her daughter to a good family someday, but my daughter was sent to the bandit's den by them. My daughter is suffering!"

After hearing her words, Qin Xuechuan's expression became complicated: "Old man, if what you say is serious, I will definitely make the decision for you. Now you can follow me to confront the prefect."

After hearing what he said, the old woman quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

***

Qin Xuechuan ordered someone to take the old woman to the mansion of the prefect of Ning'an Prefecture.The prefect's name is Li Jia, and he has been guarding Ning'an Prefecture for at least seven or eight years, and the banditry in Longhu Mountain began more than ten years ago.

Li Jia has guarded here for so many years, but the bandits have never committed any crimes. Maybe there is something ulterior in this.

As soon as Qin Xuechuan arrived at Li Jia's mansion, Li Jia quickly dressed neatly and hurried out and knelt down in front of him: "I don't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, and I'm far away from welcoming you. I hope His Highness will forgive me!"

Qin Xuechuan took a look at Li Jia, he had a beard and was only about forty years old, so he was not very courageous.Qin Xuechuan raised his hand at this moment: "Get up."

When Li Jia heard this, he got up quickly and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Crown Prince!"

Qin Xuechuan walked straight to his main hall at this time, and then sat down.And Li Jia stood there sweating coldly as if he had done something wrong.

Seeing this, Qin Xuechuan laughed: "What's the matter, Mr. Li? It's not hot today, why are you sweating so much?"

After hearing his question, Li Jia quickly replied: "His Royal Highness is here, and the officials are in awe. If there is any impoliteness, please forgive me."

Qin Xuechuan laughed again: "Before I came here, no one notified my lord in advance, and it doesn't matter if my lord is not considerate. It's just that when I first entered the city today, I found an old woman under the city gate. Crying for her daughter, this old woman said that her daughter was sent to Longhu Mountain by you, is there such a thing?"

When Li Jia heard Qin Xuechuan asking him this way, he was suddenly so frightened that he couldn't stand still.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Qin Xuechuan waved his hand towards the people outside, and then the old woman entered the main hall.

When she saw Li Jia, she was very emotional. She wanted to strangle the man in front of her immediately, but when she was about to pounce on him, someone dragged her back.

Li Jia's head was covered with cold sweat at the moment, but he still did not admit the crime, instead he pointed to the old woman and said, "His Royal Highness, she is the one who slandered the lower official, and the lower official is the parent officer here, how could she flatter those bandits? "

At this moment, the old woman knelt down and kowtowed three times after hearing the words "His Royal Highness" from Li Jia's mouth: "His Royal Highness! The old woman begs Your Highness to return the old woman and the old woman!" You are innocent!"

After Qin Xuechuan heard this, he looked at Li Jia again: "Since you said you didn't do this, why would this old woman slander you for no reason?"

Li Jia was trembling all over at this moment, and the word "guilt" was almost written on his face.At this moment, he still denied it: "Your Highness, please be clear, the official has never done such a thing!"

The old woman raised her head at this moment and said: "Your Highness, if you don't believe me, you can ask the people on the street where the old woman lives. Those people have seen the government take away the old woman's daughter. Please, Your Highness, Give the grassroots justice!"

As soon as the words fell, Qin Xuechuan called the people outside: "Come on, follow this old woman to her residence."

Qin Xuechuan came suddenly, and he didn't inform the prefect here in advance, so if Li Jia wanted to do something, he didn't have the chance.

As soon as the words were finished, Li Jia suddenly knelt down in front of Qin Xuechuan with a "plop", and begged for mercy: "Your Highness, please forgive me for the death penalty, this matter was indeed done by me."

After the old woman heard his confession, she wanted to hit him, but was stopped by the people beside her.

Qin Xuechuan rubbed his forehead with some headache at this moment, he said: "Old man, everything is up to you, you don't have to be so anxious."

After hearing what he said, the old woman quickly knelt down and said, "His Royal Highness, Cao Minxin, will definitely give Cao Min justice!"

After hearing what she said, Qin Xuechuan ordered someone to take her down.At this moment, he looked at Li Jia: "Just now you said that you, as a parent and official, would not flatter those bandits, but now you admit that you deceived me and harmed the people here. I can have your head immediately."

He spoke softly, but these words made people feel extremely frightened.

After Li Jia heard what he said, he quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Your Highness, please spare me! I also have unavoidable difficulties!"

Qin Xuechuan raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing what he said: "If you have any difficulties, please tell me."

Li Jia said hurriedly at this moment: "My... Since I took office, I have known that there are bandits on Longhu Mountain in Ning'an County, but I have no choice! Those bandits on Longhu Mountain are really too powerful. I sent people to suppress them several times, but there was no result in the end, the officials were really afraid of the power of those bandits, so they had no choice but to attach themselves to them."

When Li Jia said this, two lines of tears suddenly rolled down his face as if he had real feelings, and he continued: "The bandit leader Jia Changsheng is the most lustful, and he likes to torture those good-looking virgins the most, so our county Li will give him a young and beautiful woman every six months, so..."

When Qin Xuechuan heard this, his face suddenly became gloomy. He lowered his voice and said coldly: "So you sent countless young and beautiful women to the bandit village to be abused by them?"

"Your Highness, please be enlightened! Your Majesty has no choice but to do so. If it wasn't for the sake of protecting the people of Ning'an Prefecture, your Majesty would not have made such a bad move! Moreover, over the years, your Majesty has already handed over dozens of memorials to His Majesty." , but no one pays attention to the banditry here!"

Qin Xuechuan frowned slightly after hearing his words: "Do you mean to blame His Majesty for not sending troops to wipe out the bandits?"

Li Jia was shocked when he heard this, and quickly kowtowed: "Of course I dare not! How can I blame Your Majesty?"

"Since you dare not, then why did you mention this matter just now? Isn't it using the guise of the court to offend yourself? If the banditry here is really so serious, you can report it truthfully. Presumably there will be no one in the court. No matter, but in recent years, I have heard that the court has not received any memorials about the bandits in Longhu Mountain, Li Jia...you are so brave! How dare you come to lie to me!"

Qin Xuechuan knocked down the teacup in his hand in a fit of anger, and the teacup fell to the ground with a "bang" and fell to pieces.

Li Jia was about to lose his courage, he quickly said: "The lower official is guilty, please punish him, Your Highness!"

When Qin Xuechuan looked at his face, he felt a little disgusted in his heart, but he couldn't kill this person now, after all, he still had value to use now.

Qin Xuechuan asked again at this moment: "Li Jiaben asked you, have you ever met that Jia Changsheng?"

Li Jia froze for a moment after hearing his question...

Seeing that he didn't speak, Qin Xuechuan ordered the people outside: "Come here, take him down and chop him up!"

As soon as the words were finished, Li Jia suddenly raised his head, and he kowtowed several times in a hurry. His head was cut from the kowtow just now.At this moment, he said in fear: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Highness!"

After Qin Xuechuan heard his words, he waved his hand at the guards outside the door, and then those people withdrew.

Li Jia confessed honestly at this moment: "I have indeed met that boss Jia several times, but only when I went to deliver the things he wanted."

Qin Xuechuan heard him say this a little vaguely, so he asked again: "Aside from a young and beautiful woman, what else does he want?"

Li Jia continued to answer: "It's just some gold and silver treasures. By the way...he also bought some iron ore. The iron ore in Ning'an County is usually dug by ourselves and reported to the court. But the group The bandits threatened the officials that if the iron ore was not handed over to them, they would go down the mountain and slaughter the entire state and county."

"Xiaguan, Ning'an County is a small place, but there are tens of thousands of people! Those bandits are so powerful that even the imperial court can't do anything to them. Xiaguan had no choice but to agree to their request for the sake of the people of the county. , and handed over the fake iron ore mining memorials made over the years."