At this time in previous years, the nearly month-long autumn season had already ended. This year, it was delayed until this time because the emperor was worried about the affairs in the south and had not been able to make the trip.After Shui Rong returned to Beijing, the emperor immediately called him into the palace, and only after hearing him talk about his trip to southern Xinjiang did he realize that the situation had deteriorated to this point.

Among the southern barbarians, almost all live together in groups of tribes, and the patriarchs who are leaders and tribal leaders are the only people in charge, and the local government is simply unable to control these patriarchs and their clansmen.The new emperor has been trying to weaken the power of the tribes and promote national integration since he came to power, but there is no breakthrough.He sent Shui Rong to the south, but he pinned his hopes on him.

The cause of this dispute is that the son of the Taiwu clan chief and the prisoner in the prison are sworn brothers, because this person killed someone and was imprisoned, and the local chief planned to report it to the court.The patriarch's son felt that the murdered man was bullying men and dominating the world. He should have been killed. The criminal took away.That's all, what's confusing is that the officer actually detained several Taiwu people in order to threaten the Taiwu patriarch to hand over his son.

After Shui Rong went away, he released those Taiwu people who were detained, and personally interviewed the Taiwu clan leader, and only then did the matter come to an end.

After Shui Rong returned to Beijing, he still couldn't let go of the vague worries in his heart. Although the dispute was temporarily resolved this time, the culture of the Southern Man was different from that of the Central Plains, and they didn't understand the laws of the Central Plains. There will be a next time.

Even a considerable number of people in the Nanman regard the Central Plains as an invader, and the conflict between the two sides has already been very acute and has reached the point where it has to be resolved.

After listening to Shui Rong's report, the emperor fell silent for a long time.

But no matter how worried they were, Qiu Xi could no longer procrastinate, and even the Supreme Emperor sent someone to question him.

Two months earlier, officials had been sent to Iron Net Mountain to carry out preliminary arrangements.The day before the emperor's party arrived, they were exhausted, so they all rested for a day.The next day, the paddock became lively.

A platform was set up near the tent, and the emperor was seated on the honored seat. Below him were two gorgeously dressed concubines, and below him were the little masters of the palace, all with innocent and curious faces. His eyes were fixed on the crowd in the audience.Qingwen followed the eldest princess and took up a place not far from the high platform.

Qingwen didn't dare to look up, she couldn't even see the soles of the emperor's shoes from the corner of her eye, but she was sensitive to the bright or dark fiery eyes piercing towards her.She stared intently at the game on the field, with a look of concentration.

Off the court, there were some entertaining programs first. In order to show their faces in front of the emperor, the princes and princes eagerly signed up one after another.Among them, Qingwen only knew Wei Ruolan and Feng Ziying.The first match was archery, Wei Ruolan was eliminated after only one round of competition, but Feng Ziying persisted for a long time, until the last checkpoint, his arrows hit the heart with no misses, immediately won the first place and attracted the crowd .

The emperor smiled at Shui Rong who was standing behind him: "Which family is this boy, his skills are really extraordinary, and he has not lost the royal prestige."

Shui Rong replied respectfully, "It's the son of General Shenwu, Feng Ziying."

"Feng Tang's son, no wonder, the tiger father has no dogs." The emperor clapped his hands and laughed loudly, and shouted a reward, and naturally a eunuch ordered him to reward him.

Qingwen saw a group of people cheering around Feng Ziying from a distance, and she was also happy for him. At this moment, everyone's attention was attracted by the game on the field, she quickly glanced left and right, and vaguely saw the water-soluble station. Behind a person dressed in dazzling bright yellow clothes, she knew that he must be the most honorable person in the world, so she didn't dare to look more, so she quickly looked away.

If Shui Rong felt something, she looked in Qingwen's direction, her eyes flickering slightly.

I heard Concubine Zhou coquettishly smiling at the emperor, "Your Majesty, you only praise the newcomers but forget the old ones. You forgot that the one who won the first place last year was King Beijing."

The emperor smiled slightly, and looked at Shui Rong.

Shui Rong hurriedly withdrew his thoughts, cupped his hands and said, "Weichen is too old, he is not suitable to end up anymore, we should leave the opportunity to young people."

"I heard that the county king hasn't married yet, so why is he old? My lord, according to my concubines, the king of Beijing is young and promising. I'm afraid there are too many young girls in the capital who love the county king." Concubine Zhou laughed. Have a meaningful face.

The emperor followed Concubine Zhou's words, and looked at Shui Rong jokingly: "There is such a thing, it seems that I was negligent, and I should care more about your life's affairs for the old prince. Which girl do you like, just tell me "The emperor is in a good mood today, he will look happy this time, and he doesn't mind teasing Shui Rong.

He turned his head to look at Concubine Zhou Gui again: "Does Concubine Ai have a suitable candidate?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial concubine, the humble minister has not yet established a career and has no intention of starting a family..."

Just as Concubine Zhou was about to say something, there was a burst of commotion from the audience. It turned out that the next horse race had already started.The emperor stopped gossiping and turned his attention to the horse racing crowd.Concubine Zhou Gui also slowly withdrew her gaze and stopped talking.

Shui Rong was still standing behind the emperor, his face was as calm as water, and his eyes were calm, as if the conversation just now had never happened.

It was no longer Feng Ziying who won the horse race, but a young man Qingwen didn't know, wearing moon-white arrow sleeves and a golden crown on his head, with a heroic appearance.

The eldest princess noticed Qingwen's curious gaze, and explained: "This is the eldest son of Prince Zhongshun's residence."

"Zhongshun Palace?" Qingwen thought to herself, she only remembered that Jiang Yuhan seemed to have lived in Zhongshun Palace for a while.

"Our two families don't have any contact with each other on weekdays, as long as you know such a person." The Eldest Princess said indifferently, it seemed that she didn't like Prince Zhongshun very much in her words.

Qingwen said "Oh" and didn't speak again.After the horse race, there is also a game of shooting geese.Qingwen took a closer look and found that it was a combined competition of the first two events. People riding on horseback shot wild geese flying in the sky. They were only allowed to shoot at the eyes. Whoever shot the most shots would be the final winner. .

Qingwen raised Chicha for several years, watched it grow up, and has a natural affection for birds, so she couldn't arouse interest in the goose shooting competition at this time.Fearing that seeing the bloody scene would make her feel uncomfortable, she whispered to her grandmother that she wanted to go out for a walk. The eldest princess nodded in agreement and asked Shuangqin to follow her.

After walking out of the hunting ground, the noise of people gradually faded away, and Qingwen suddenly felt a little clearer.She exhaled slowly, with a pleasant smile on her face.

Shuangqin laughed and said, "Miss just likes to be lazy."

"Master Qinghe County." A soft call came from next to my ear.

Qingwen turned her head and saw that it was Wei Ruolan smiling at her, and hurriedly waved to him: "I've said you several times, don't call me the county lord, it's too natural."

"Etiquette cannot be broken." Wei Ruolan had a gentle attitude but still insisted on it.

Qingwen smiled helplessly: "Why did you run out?"

Wei Ruolan showed a wry smile: "Look at my body, I'm not that material, so I won't end up making people laugh."

"As long as you are supercilious, who dares to laugh at you, see if I don't beat him hard." Qingwen raised her fist.

Wei Ruolan suddenly showed a happy smile.

"Oh, why don't you just hide and cry when you lose the game." A noisy crow's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Wei Ruolan looked at the person, and her cheeks swelled with anger: "Liu Fang, don't talk nonsense."

The temperature in autumn was not high, and Liu Fang was shaking her fan. When he approached, Qingwen couldn't help but sneezed, wondering how much powder this man had put on him.

"It seems that I disturbed you. It turns out that Brother Ruolan is here to meet the beautiful woman." Liu Fang tilted her mouth, squinted her eyes, and looked up and down maliciously Qingwen, and let out a tsk-tsk admiration.

"It's a pity that I'm younger, but it has a different taste..."

"Liu Fang, shut up, this is not a place where you can play wild." Wei Ruolan interrupted Liu Fang viciously, but Liu Fang didn't respond, but his face turned red with anger, and his chest heaved violently.

"Presumptuous, don't talk about Huqin in front of Qinghe County Lord." Shuangqin stopped in front of Qingwen and sternly reprimanded her.

Liu Fang was followed by the butt bug Shi Wei, who rolled her eyes and probed her head and said, "What kind of county lord is she? She is just a maidservant of my cousin's family, and she dares to put on airs in front of Master Liu."

"The Lord of Qinghe County was appointed by the Emperor himself, Shi Wei, how dare you question the Holy Majesty!" Although Wei Ruolan was thin, she did not hesitate to block Shi Wei's gaze, and shouted at him.

"Oh, I'm so scared!" Shi Wei showed a mean smile, and sneered, "Don't label me indiscriminately, I'm afraid you won't be a sick child? You go, the Holy One is hunting You go and file a complaint, I want to see if you have the ability to reach the sky."

Qingwen looked at the duo in front of her coldly, but did not speak.

Liu Fang waved her fan, smiled maliciously at Qingwen, and said, "Master, don't hide from me, talk to me too. Could it be that I am no better than a sick child?" Laughing, he continued, "I heard that you served the Second Master Bao of the Jia Mansion, tsk tsk, I don't know how to serve him...I really envy him, such luck and blessing..."

Wei Ruolan was not good at arguing with others, so she was so angry that she couldn't speak at the moment.Qingwen secretly conjured two silver needles from the system space. Since the last upgrade, she has acquired a new skill. She has no other skills, and she still has a little bit of kung fu with needles.

"Where are the two wild dogs that ran out and are barking, let's ignore them." She didn't care about Liu Fang and Shi Wei, and didn't take their ridicule at all, she winked at Wei Ruolan , played the double piano, turned around and left.After walking a few meters away, she put her hands behind her back and pointed the two silver needles in her hands in the direction of Liu Fang and flicked them out quietly.

Look at my rainstorm pear blossom needle! ! ! ! !

Liu Fang was still chasing after Qingwen and shouting: "Don't go..." Before the words landed, he felt a sharp pain in his calf, and he howled like a pig, "Hey..." Holding his leg He rolled on the grass, completely embarrassed.

Shi Wei turned pale with fright and shouted: "There are assassins... there are assassins..."

The officers and soldiers stationed around surrounded the two of them one after another.

Standing in the distance, Qingwen looked at the distressed appearance of the two from a distance, slowly retracted her eyes, covered her mouth and smiled triumphantly at Wei Ruolan.

"It deserves it!" Wei Ruolan scolded Liu Fang a few words, then she felt relieved, looked at Qingwen again, and said apologetically, "It's all because of me that County Lord Qinghe has been wronged."

"Come on, call me County Lord again, and I won't be angry with you anytime you change your mind!" Qingwen stared with her big round eyes.

"Rites cannot be discarded, rituals cannot be discarded..."

"This old master is hopeless..." Qingwen shook her head helplessly towards Shuangqin.

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