The food was simple and quick to eat, and soon the three of them put down their bowls and chopsticks and drank tea to rinse their mouths.

Then he talked about another matter, "Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, I have one more thing I want to discuss with you. Senior Brother was previously placed in Suzhou by me. Now Tongchen Zhengtong of Shaolin Temple is leading a hundred thousand new troops to attack the Jianghuai Festival.

Du envoy Sun Ru, and the base camp of the Japanese in China is also in Jianghuai. Suzhou is too close to Jianghuai. It is not very safe for senior brother to stay in Suzhou. I want to bring him here and stay with you.

I can also take care of you."

"I agree." Li Zhongyong nodded.

Chen Liqiu nodded in agreement, "I don't have a good brain. It's easy to be plotted outside. Moreover, the relationship between us is no longer a secret. Now the Japanese regard you as a thorn in their flesh. They don't dare to attack you directly.

Maybe to take advantage of the boss."

"Yes," nodded, "I am also worried about this, so I want to take him over."

"If you are in a hurry to leave, forget about this and go about your business. I will pick him up." Chen Liqiu said.

He shook his head and said, "I will definitely not leave before the year. Except for me, they are all injured. I will stay in Shuzhou to celebrate the New Year with you, and they can also recuperate from their injuries."

"Who did you fight with?" Chen Liqiu asked casually.

"The four major villas," he said, "all the owners of the four major villas were killed by us, and not a single one of the more than 60 people who were traveling with him was left."

Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu were sitting lazily, but when they heard the words, they both sat upright at the same time, "The owners of the four major villas all seem to have purple energy cultivation."

"Yes, they are all Purple Qi Cave Abyss," he pointed to the outer room proudly, "the four of them are all deep blue caves. Not long ago, I was promoted to the Light Purple Residence Mountain."

"You have advanced to the Purple Qi?!" Chen Liqiu did not hide his surprise.

"Lavender." Corrected.

Li Zhongyong on the side said, "Lao Wu is gifted with extraordinary talents and is able to practice the Hunyuan Divine Art. Unlike you and me, we have poor qualifications and can only participate in half the volume each."

"Second Senior Brother is too modest," he said, "You and Third Senior Brother's Chiyang Divine Skill and Xuanyin Divine Skill are enough to dominate the world and run rampant. By the way, what are your cultivation levels now?"

Chen Liqiu raised his hand, revealing a dark blue complexion. Li Zhongyong followed suit, also dark blue.

He was not surprised when he saw this. Although the two of them practiced yin and yang respectively, their speed of practicing qi was far beyond that of ordinary mental methods.

"The Deep Blue Hole is really not slow anymore," Zhengse said, "With the blessing of Chiyang and Xuanyin magical skills, the ordinary purple energy is no match for you."

"It's not as exaggerated as you said, but it's true that I'm not afraid of anything I see." Chen Liqiu said casually.

When the three of them reunited after a long absence, they naturally had endless things to say, but when they heard the voices in the outer room becoming less and less, Li Zhongyong said, "Since those friends of yours are

If you are injured, please take a break early and rest. We have already arranged your room, and you will stay in the backyard of the government office."

Nodding in agreement, the three of them stood up together, came out of the inner room, briefly exchanged a few words with everyone in the outer room, and then went to the backyard to check in and rest.

If it were someone else, he would have to talk by candlelight after a long absence, but he didn't do that. Firstly, he had plenty of time, and they would stay in Shuzhou for the next few days. Secondly, he knew Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu, and both of them liked to be alone.

, when I traveled around the world with my master, as long as conditions allowed, everyone would have a room when staying in a hotel.

When he came here, he finally no longer had to worry. Since Datou and others were all injured, he was worried that the enemy would take advantage of the opportunity to attack, so he did not dare to relax and be careless. He was always vigilant and took precautions everywhere. There were Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu in Shuzhou, and the enemy would not come again.

No fool would come here to sneak attack.

The next morning, I got up early, wrote a memorial, and reported to the emperor the recruitment of Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu. His words were humble and his tone was frightening. It would be fine if Chen Liqiu killed a few officials. It would not be difficult to deal with setting fire to Pingkangfang.

The most difficult thing is that he killed the emperor's uncle, which was not within the scope of recruiting him. His recruitment will definitely hurt the emperor's face, and he has to let the emperor know that he feels deeply for him and feels guilty and guilty.

The most important thing in life is to know what you are doing. You cannot be helped by others and receive only a third of the favor. This will inevitably make the person who helps you feel disappointed. The person who helps may not necessarily repay the kindness, but he will benefit from it.

However, people cannot be careless and despise kindness.

Miss Bai had always been pampered before. This time she was overworked and not in good spirits. But everything has to be adapted. After writing the memorial, he ordered Datou to take Miss Bai to the military camp besieging Pingzhou and seal the memorial in wax.

Let them rush it to the court.

Since Datou had previously purchased grain and grass from Jiangnan under his instruction to support Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu, he had to go to Jiangnan this time. There were many Ni family industries there, and there was no shortage of food at the moment.

A large amount of grain and grass can be purchased and shipped to Jiangbei.

At the same time, Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu also withdrew all the troops stationed in other cities to Shuzhou and returned the eighteen previously occupied cities to the imperial court, leaving only one city in Shuzhou.

Since Datou and others were all injured, they had no choice but to rush to Suzhou in person to pick up Batulu. When he was traveling with his master, Chen Liqiu had been to Suzhou and knew that it was rich and prosperous, so he offered to go with him.

Naturally, he would not refuse. The self-riding black master temporarily lent Shi Xuanming's sweat-blooded horse to Chen Liqiu, and Yu Yi's sweat-blooded horse was also taken away, so that Batulu could ride it back.

After setting out on the road, Chen Liqiu immediately felt the majesty of the sweat-blooded horse. It was as fast as flying, fast and steady. Out of curiosity, he asked about the origin of the sweat-blooded horse. When he learned that a sweat-blooded horse was worth fifty

After ten thousand taels, my jaw almost dropped, and I immediately felt that money is important, as it can control ghosts and summon gods.

He has never denied the importance of gold and silver. A large part of the reason why he and Datou and others are so powerful is because of the huge help and powerful blessing of money.

Shuzhou is not far from Suzhou. The two set out in the morning and arrived at Suzhou in the afternoon.

As the New Year is approaching, the city of Suzhou is very lively. There are many stalls on both sides of the road, and passers-by of old and young people rub shoulders with each other.

Instead of going to the governor's office, I went to the chief official's office, because Su Pingcuo was the governor of Suzhou, not the governor. The governor is the chief official of a state, and the chief official is his deputy.

The custom of giving gifts to superiors during festivals has been around since ancient times. As the New Year was approaching, there were many carriages and horses outside the chief official’s house. He was eager to see Su Pingcuo, so he walked straight to the gate and said to the concierge who came out, "I am Li.

Let Su Pingcuo come out and see me."

Since Su Pingcuo was transferred back to Suzhou for selfish reasons, he tried to keep a low profile after he came back. Therefore, the servants did not know who he was, and he was not wearing a green dragon cloak at this time. However, the concierge did not look down on others and was malicious.

Instead of blocking and extorting money, he responded repeatedly and ran all the way to report.

In fact, there are not that many people in the world who are not discerning. Those who can serve as concierges naturally have enough brains. You can roughly judge a person's identity and status by looking at their clothing, demeanor, and speech. Even if you can't tell their identity, you can still tell.

At this level, as long as you have a little more brains, you won't deliberately make things difficult and ask for trouble.

Not long after, Su Pingcuo hurried out of the courtyard, his face full of joy. When he came near, he knelt down and worshiped, "Su Pingcuo, the governor of Su, pays my respects to the prince. The prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

"You don't have to be polite, please get up." He waved his hand.

Even when he spoke, Su Pingcuo still knelt three times and kowtowed in a solemn manner, and the servants in the house also knelt down when they saw this.

After the ceremony, Su Pingcuo stood up straight and turned to look at Chen Liqiu, "Your Majesty, who is this?"

"My second senior brother." He introduced casually.

Hearing the words, Su Pingcuo knelt down again and said, "Greetings to the Second Master."

"Hahaha, get up quickly, how come you are such a flatterer?" Chen Liqiu stretched out his hand and pulled Su Pingcuo up.

Su Pingcuo was re-employed precisely because of his voluntary surrender. He was always a shameless person, but Chen Liqiu pretended not to notice the ridicule in his words. After he stood up, he smiled all over his face and said, "My lord, my wife is pregnant."

I'm here, so I won't welcome you from far away. Please forgive me for my sins."

"We're not here to see your wife," Chen Liqiu said with a smile, "Where's Batulu?"

"I asked the second master, he is not at home, he has gone to the county." Su Pingcuo replied.

"What is he doing in the county?" he asked casually.

At this time, there were many horsemen and coachmen outside the door, and many servants in the yard.

After looking around, Su Pingcuo raised his hand sideways and said, "There are many people here, please invite the prince and the second prince to take a seat and serve tea."

Before he could speak, Chen Liqiu waved his hand and said, "We have to rush back, so we won't go in. You will take us to find Baturu immediately."

"Okay, okay," Su Pingcuo nodded repeatedly and shouted to the servants in the courtyard, "Quickly go get the horse."

"You can also ride a horse?" Chen Liqiu was a little surprised.

"Going back to the second master, I was originally a military attache on the border. I was able to return to my hometown to serve with the support of the prince." Su Pingcuo did not conceal his gratitude to him. "The prince is the benefactor of our family."

"Okay, okay, stop filming," Chen Liqiu waved his hand to interrupt Su Pingcuo, "We are rushing back, so don't ride your own horse, ride ours."

Seeing that Su Pingcuo wanted to refuse, he said, "Let's go, we are in a hurry."

Hearing the words, Su Pingcuo didn't dare to delay. He hurriedly followed the two of them down the steps and got on the empty horse.

"Does my senior brother have any luggage at home?" he asked. "If so, pack it all and we won't come back."

"No, no, I am running around outside every day and don't live much at home." Su Pingcuo replied.

After nodding, he shook the reins and went ahead, followed by Chen Liqiu and Su Pingcuo.

Being in a troubled world, it was inconvenient for him to gallop on his horse, so he took the opportunity to say to Su Pingcuo, "You must have heard that I have relieved myself from the errands of the Ministry of Finance and the Yushitai. Before leaving Beijing, I also contacted the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

If you say hello, you can be an official here with peace of mind, and no one will cause trouble for you."

After saying this, Su Pingcuo couldn't help but burst into tears of gratitude and thanked him profusely.

"How is my senior brother doing here?" he asked casually.

"Back to my lord, I'm living a good life here," Su Pingcuo said. "Every day I do heroic deeds and enjoy grudges."

"Walking chivalry and doing good deeds? Doing good and grudges?" He frowned in confusion, "Suzhou is a prosperous place with few bandits and bandits. Where can he do chivalry and do good deeds?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know something," Su Pingcuo smiled awkwardly. "My uncle is upright and hates evil. He beat up all the ruffians in Suzhou city. After that, he had nothing to do, so he went to the county again."

"Are there evil people in the county?" Chen Liqiu asked with a smile.

"Originally, there was one, but it was gone this morning." Su Pingcuo said.

"Then what else is he doing in the county?" Chen Liqiu asked.

"The case was settled," Su Pingcuo smiled awkwardly, "The uncle was often dissatisfied with the county magistrate's handling of the case, so he personally sat in court to redress the grievances of the people."

"How can he solve the case, so you just let him mess around?" Frowning.

Su Pingcuo smiled bitterly.
Chapter completed!