Chapter 347: Unrest in the Northwest


    Mrs. Liu poured herself a bowl of tea and said while drinking: "My mother-in-law is still lying on the bed and wants to ask me and my third brother and sister to serve her. I don''t know where she learned it. She actually said that she must set up rules in the future. , put up the record of the old prince, and asked us to go to pay her respects every day. "


    Mrs. Liu never treated her daughter-in-law well before.


    Now the Qin family is even more serious about it.


    It''s just that the old Liu family''s prestige has been wiped out a long time ago, and no one really takes her mentioning it seriously.


    Song Jin had a good temper and listened to Xiao Liu''s complaints. Until her son woke up, she was busy coaxing him, "Second Aunt, who will take care of the business of your shop?"


    "Your second uncle and third uncle."


    Mr. Liu started nagging again, "Earlier, your third aunt''s pregnancy was not going well, and the doctor said she shouldn''t work too hard, so your third uncle asked her to go home and rest, so she can do some light work at home and take good care of Erya. I also have a lot of things to do at home and I can’t keep up with the work, so I just hired someone. Even though I make less money, it’s really much easier.”


    "That''s good. Erlang and Sanlang are also older."


    Song Jin asked Xiao Liu whether he fell in love with her.


    Xiao Liu became excited again and chatted about the companies she was considering for Erlang, "I am interested in the ones Erlang is not happy with. I don''t know what kind of girl he wants to marry."


    "Don''t be in a hurry. If you keep searching slowly, there will always be someone who suits his liking." Song Jin knew that Erlang and Sanlang were outside now and had more experience. Compared with the young men in the village, their horizons were a little higher.


    Sit for a while longer.


    Niuniu came over again. One moment she said she wanted to play with her brother, and the next she asked Song Jin to play with her.


    Xiao Liu, who had been gossiping for so long today, stood up and left with satisfaction.


    Song Jin lived very well here in Huizhou.


    It was already autumn, and his youngest son was still young and not suitable for long journeys. Song Jin decided to wait until the weather warms up next year before setting off. Since we have this plan, we have to wait until next spring at least.


    With her children by her side, Song Jin felt that time passed very quickly.


    Every month, I received a letter from Qin Chi without hesitation, and he wrote it very implicitly at first, as if he was lamenting that the weather was getting colder, and he just discovered winter clothes? Still from last year. When winter came, he mentioned that the smell of the sachet on his body had faded, and later he directly said that it was too deserted to write about his home.


    Song Jin often hinted at going to Beijing.


    Song Jin was not disturbed by him.


    It was not that Qin Chi had nothing to do. On the contrary, he went to work in Dali Temple. As the saying goes, the three things to do when a new official takes office, he did not set the fire on fire, but he had a lot of things to do. The cause was the collapse of the Liu, Yang, and Yuan families this year, and their interests were quickly divided among the forces in the capital.


    It seemed that some gap had opened up, and every now and then, officials would confiscate their homes and send them into exile.


    Qin Chi was so busy that he had no time to spare.


    However, he still did not forget to write letters home.


    "How is your family?" Qin Chi received a letter from Huizhou.


    Shopkeeper Tao happened to be the one who came to deliver the letter, "I heard that my wife had been away for a few days. We didn''t know it at first. It was Qin Qi who contacted the trading firm in Honggu County..."


    Therefore, the news about Song Jin leaving home and taking people to Huaxi Town in Honggu County reached Qin Chi''s ears.


    The shopkeeper of Shun''an Trading Company over there was very measured and did not check what Song Jin was doing. He just cooperated with Song Jin. Therefore, Qin Chi knew what Song Jin was doing, but did not know the inside story.


    Shopkeeper Tao asked: "Sir, do you want to go to Mrs. Xin?"


    "No, if there is something really important, Madam will take the initiative to mention it." Qin Chi knew Song Jin''s character and did not ask anyone to inform him immediately, which meant that the matter was not important.


    It''s really a matter of life and death.


    Song Jin would inform him without Qin Chi opening his mouth.


    Then Shopkeeper Tao added: "There is news from the northwest that Oala over there is showing signs of sending troops, and the Tatars are not too restless either."


    In the early days of the Great Xia Dynasty, Wala gradually emerged and became the biggest threat to the dynasty. Grand Master Wala also invaded the border of Daxia many times, and Daxia was not without its defeats.


    After the rise of Oara, the Tatars gradually declined. However, since the Tatars changed to a khan more than ten years ago, the Tatars have become stronger again and have repeatedly invaded the borders of the Great Xia Dynasty. The year before last, the northwest was not peaceful.


    Both sides are currently testing the situation and have only had a few small-scale confrontations.


    When fighting on the front line, Qin Chi was beyond his reach, but he was never there to fight, but to stabilize the rear and provide food, grass, weapons, etc. As long as there was constant food and grass and no one was stirring up trouble in the court, Qin Chi believed that nothing would happen if his grandfather was in charge in the northwest.


    Only the rear is not stable.


    Qin Chi thought of the former prince again.


    This man was very good at hiding. His people had been paying attention for so long, but they still couldn''t find the whereabouts of the late prince and Yan Jiangnan.


    "Where do you think they are hiding?" Qin Chi pondered this matter.


    Shopkeeper Tao said: "As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is also the safest place. Could they be hiding in the palace?"


    "Is there a tunnel in the palace?" Qin Chi was surprised.


    Shopkeeper Tao said: "It''s best to ask Commander Hong about this matter."


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    The Commander Hong he spoke of was Old Man Hong.


    Qin Chi decisively recruited Old Man Hong. As for the secret passage in the palace, Old Man Hong definitely said that there was a secret passage in the palace. However, after the palace incident occurred after the death of the late emperor, he later heard that the secret passage had been sealed.


    "I don''t know the specific location. I need to check it out." Old Man Hong thought that there were some old guys who were still alive back then, so he might as well find one and ask.


    The three of them thought about the secret passage, and they also knew that the secret passage under the West City extended in all directions.


    The people arranged by Qin Chi have already explored all the secret passages.


    The reason why I didn’t say they were completely clear is because after Qin Chi had earlier sent people to sneak in and kill them randomly, the former Crown Prince and Mr. Yan couldn’t figure out the details of Qin Chi and others, so they reluctantly evacuated them. Naturally, before they evacuated, Some exits or secret passages were sealed in time.


    It seems that the people on the bright side have also withdrawn.


    For example, the family that ran a stall in Fengning Hutong disappeared. According to neighbors, there was something going on in their hometown and the family returned to their hometown.


    That night, in a village in the suburbs.


    A man wearing a ghost mask and black-patterned brocade clothing was whipping two prisoners tied to wooden stakes with a long whip.


    The two were beaten to a **** pulp, with their heads drooped and only breathing.


    "Crack!"


    Another whip.


    Then there were several more whips until the person on the stake was exhausted.


    "Bad luck! Drag the body down and throw it to the back mountain." The masked man threw the whip at the subordinate next to him, turned around and strode to the tea table where Mr. Yan was sitting not far away.


    Mr. Yan poured the tea with his own hands.


    Then he pushed the tea bowl towards the masked man.


    "Lord, have you lost your temper?" Mr. Yan said helplessly.


    During this period of time, they had been losing continuously. No wonder the other party was irritable, not to mention that he had a bad temper to begin with.


    Killing a few people would only make him feel better.


    The masked man picked up the tea cup and drank it in one gulp, "A bunch of trash! Why didn''t I know they were so useless before? But when I chased them to Hongshi County, I fell into their trap and lost more than a dozen people in a row. I didn''t know it was... Who did it?"


    "It''s a bit rubbish."


    Mr. Yan cannot speak for the person who did this.