At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 253 Angry Xie Peiyao

"Shameless."

In the end, the second daughter of the Zhenbei Marquis could only weakly utter this curse.

She admitted.

I underestimated how shameless Xiao Han was.

"You'd better not break your promise."

Xie Peiyao said bitterly: "Otherwise I won't let you go."

"rest assured."

Xiao Han patted his chest, looking like a real gentleman.

It only took a few days to come to Qingzhou, but it took nearly half a month to go back.

After all, they had to transport food and fodder, so they wouldn't return to Shuiyun Mountain until mid-April.

Xie Peiyao returned to her guest house with a sullen face.

"what happened?"

Ning Xi teased: "Husband, how did you offend the second young lady?"

"who knows."

Xiao Han waved his hand. "This woman, I just said that we would send troops later, and she kept a cold face all the way."

"Giggle."

Several women covered their mouths and laughed.

However, when Da Meir came out of the carriage, their faces looked extremely strange.

"Who is this?"

Qingyao looked at that beautiful face and seemed to have some memory, but she was not sure.

"Husband, who is this?"

Ning Xi recognized it, but did not reveal it, he just asked.

"This is my new slave, Da Mei'er."

He said, "The Marquis of Qingzhou was afraid that you would be too bored in the Marquis' Mansion, so he sent her to me to keep you company and relieve your boredom."

"From now on, Da Mei'er will enter your Ning Xi Garden and stay by your side."

"This servant has met the mistress."

Da Meir got out of the car, bowed slightly, and was extremely respectful.

Da Meir's existence was insignificant to the huge Shuiyuanshan Xilianghou Mansion. No one noticed it except a few people who knew about it.

In April and May, spring plowing in the five counties of Youzhou, Xiliang, and Xia Pi County had come to an end, leaving only Shangdang County still busy.

Last winter, Gao Li and Gu Yun fought a great battle in Shangdang, and wiped out the surrounding miscellaneous Hu tribes at a speed as fast as autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

As a result, this year Shangdang reclaimed a large amount of land on the wasteland that had been reclaimed before.

For this purpose, Pan Yuanshao also recruited a group of refugees from the five counties of Youzhou to settle in Shangdang.

After the spring flood, tax grain from several major rivers such as the Yellow River and Shule River was extremely abundant.

Coupled with the heavy rains of half a month, it is clear that the harvest in the eight counties will be good this year.

Suddenly, May has come to an end.

Last night’s heavy rain caused the water level in Guanyu Lake to surge, the sky was gloomy, and drizzle continued.

In the morning, the cool breeze blew, causing ripples. Outside the pavilion by the lake, a young man wrapped in a green robe sat cross-legged with a fishing rod in his hand. He fished while listening to Guo Tu's report on recent events.

"Seven days ago, the provincial government sent a letter to the river management offices in various places, ordering them to inspect the rivers in various places and clear the silt and strengthen the embankments."

Guo Tu spoke eloquently: "The rice in the five counties of Youzhou has been planted in the fields. Most of the canals dug last autumn and winter have been put into use. The number of fields irrigated has almost doubled compared to previous years."

"Send an official document to Liao Huan, Zhang Wenxuan and other county governors, urging them to lead the garrisons of each county to work in the fields more often."

"Especially Liao Huan and the Northern Army."

Xiao Han said: "This is the old rule of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. No one should forget it, and no one should break the rule."

"Also, speed up the construction of official roads within the five counties. Whether it is a county road, a county road, or a village road, the length must not be lower than the size set by the provincial government."

"Violators will be beheaded."

"It just so happens that the spring ploughing is over, and the people in the five counties are free. The provincial government will provide money and grain, and the county governments will cooperate."

"promise."

Guo Tu nodded.

"By the way, how is the war in Jizhou of the Northern Wei Dynasty going?"

“It’s intense.”

Guo Tu stroked his beard, "The Northern Wei seems to have made up its mind to exhaust Jizhou, relying on the Jubei City to send reinforcements intermittently."

"However, after Zhu Jian escorted a million dan of grain and fodder into Jizhou, the situation in Jizhou was temporarily stabilized."

"Didn't Zhu Jian leave?"

Xiao Han raised his eyebrows. "No."

"The scouts reported that this person is still in Jizhou, and it seems that he is following the emperor's order."

"If you don't want to leave, then don't leave."

He shook his head and looked towards the lake. Beneath the ripples, several fish were jumping around and circling around the fish, but they just wouldn't take the bait.

"It seems that the imperial court will slowly begin to suppress Xiliang."

“It’s inevitable.”

Guo Tu said, "Yesterday, an envoy from Jizhou came and urged the Marquis to send troops, but he was turned back by Madam."

"Haha."

Xiao Han laughed: "Madam really wins my heart."

"By the way, please find time to send someone to Qingzhou and urge the Duke of Qingzhou to deliver the deposit as soon as possible. The first batch of war horses in the stable will be ready for sale soon."

"Tell the Armoury Department to prepare 8,000 sets of horse and man armor, and then give them to Rabdan's men to transport to Qingzhou."

"promise."

After reporting many things, Guo Tu left.

The float on the water suddenly moved, and Xiao Han showed a happy expression, "That's enough."

Gently lifting the fishing rod, a two-foot-long fat fish rushed out of the water, struggling constantly, and the lake water splashed by its tail.

"Qing Yao."

Xiao Han shouted, "Come quickly, we have pickled fish tonight."

"I'm coming."

Qingyao, who was planting vegetables in the vegetable garden, immediately moved when she heard the words. She was as slender as a willow, and crossed the lake surface of several dozen feet. She stretched out her hand to catch the lake fish and dropped it into the pavilion.

"So fat."

She looked at the struggling fish in her hands with her beautiful eyes and smiled from ear to ear.

"Take it to the kitchen quickly."

Xiao Han urged, "If I'm lucky, I can catch it later and give you some fish soup."

"Ten cents for the processing fee."

Qingyao stretched out her hand and asked for money.

"Give, give."

Although he said he was disgusted, he still took out a few copper coins from his sleeve and threw them over, which were caught steadily by Qingyao.

"You're not saving up a dowry for yourself, are you?"

Xiao Han teased.

Qingyao's pretty face turned slightly red, and she said unhappily, "Why do you care so much?"

After saying that, he carried the fish to the kitchen.

"This girl."

He watched Qingyao's back gradually go away, and finally disappear around the corner. Then he withdrew his gaze, smiled, and continued fishing.

There are gusts of cool breeze, willows swaying, and ripples spreading across the water.

"Xiao Han."

"Get out!"

Outside the courtyard, Xie Peiyao's voice was heard again. The second daughter of the Zhenbei Marquis wanted to break in with a sheathed sword in her hand.

But he was stopped by two guards.

"Go away."

Xie Peiyao's expression was cold, with anger and murderous intent in her eyes.

"Second Miss, stop."

The guard refused to budge, his right hand resting on the hilt of the knife at his waist.

"roll."

"Pfft."

The long sword in Xie Peiyao's hand was unsheathed, the blade was cold and flashing with a hint of cold light.

She raised her sword, pointed at the two guards, and threatened, "If you don't get out of here, I'm going to kill you."

"I'm sorry to have to obey."

The guard shook his head, ready to draw his sword at any time.

"You shrew, here you go again."

The burly Tiger Chi walked out of the yard with his eyes wide open, pushing away the two guards. In his eyes, the long sword in Xie Peiyao's hand was no different from a toy.

(End of this chapter)