98 Chapter 98 County Magistrate

Although the Fourth Prince was arrogant, he had read a lot of military books since he was a child. Now that he was suppressed by the King of Huainan, he had no room to fight back, which showed the King of Huainan's means. In the face of crisis, everyone knew that only King Cheng could compete with him, so the whole court was in favor of King Cheng's expedition.

"Pass my decree, and the Fourth Prince Jingyu will immediately transfer the military power to Lu Zhanpeng, the general of Jiangnan, and King Cheng Jingshao will lead his personal soldiers to Huainan!" Emperor Hongzheng took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and issued a series of decrees, requiring Lu Zhanpeng to defend Pingjiang City before Jingshao arrived, and recalled the Fourth Prince to return to Beijing immediately, so as not to embarrass himself in front of the King of Huainan.

Jingshao just smiled when he received the decree, and asked General Duofu to prepare Mu Hanzhang's carriage immediately, pack up the two's luggage, and asked Hao Dadao to go to Qi County first and bring his personal soldiers to the south of the city to wait.

When Mu Hanzhang came back, he saw Jing Shao, who was ready to go, and the carriage was packed.

"Wow!" Of course, there was Xiao Huang in the carriage who wanted to go with him.

"Why bring a tiger?" Mu Hanzhang looked at the tiger lying on the jade mat covered with a blanket, and couldn't help twitching his mouth. Although Jing Shao and Gu Huaiqing had an appointment, this battle was just a show. Taking him to Jiangnan could be said to be on the way, so why bring a tiger?

"I heard that the King of Huainan has a fierce lion. I am afraid that I can't restrain it, so I brought a tiger to support the battle. Jing Shao said seriously.

Tiger? Mu Hanzhang stretched out his hand and poked the tiger's head. The tiger immediately turned out its white and fluffy belly and looked up at him. If you expect this guy to support the battle, it is estimated that the whole army will be wiped out...

Mu Hanzhang had to go to the palace again to explain that he and Jing Shao were going to Jiangnan. This time, the sea trade was just a test. There were not many officials to be sent. They had already gone to Jiangnan first, so Yi Mu Hanzhang was alone. Emperor Hongzheng didn't say anything, thinking that if this weak daughter-in-law followed Jing Shao, there would be no need to send someone else to protect him, which was a relief.

Because the war was tense, Jing Shao didn't even have the emperor to see him off, and he went straight to the camp in the south of the city with his soldiers.

The imperial edict in the capital was sent to Jiangnan in an emergency for 800 miles, and it reached the hands of the fourth prince within three days. When Jing Shao arrived in Jiangnan, the fourth prince had already left in disgrace, and Lu Zhanpeng personally resisted the attack of the Huainan soldiers in front of the battle.

"You are finally here." Lu Zhanpeng gulped down a sip of tea, and then he was relieved.

Jing Shao looked at the untidy appearance of Lu Niao, and couldn't help laughing at him: "Why are you the same as Jing Yu, and a Huainan King beat you to a pulp?"

"You are the same as Jing Yu!" Lu Zhanpeng rolled his eyes at him, "You don't know how incompetent that kid is, and how many troops he lost! When I took over this mess, the siege woods of the King of Huainan had already reached the gate of the city! "Thinking about the scene at that time, I still feel scared.

Mu Hanzhang took Xiao Huang around the house. This house was the new house that Lu Zhanpeng helped to buy. It was completely a Jiangnan scenery. There was a scene every five steps and a pavilion every ten steps. There were small bridges, flowing water, pavilions, waterside pavilions, bamboo forests and flowers. The layers were dazzling.

Xiao Huang took a fancy to the large garden with bamboo forests and rushed over to take it for himself, scaring the servants in the garden to scream.

After driving away the chattering Lu Zhanpeng, Jing Shao wandered into the garden to look for his own princess, and saw the gurgling water around the wooden waterside pavilion, and a green-clothed woman... The beauty leaned casually on the railing and read quietly. The black and yellow tiger lay at his feet, hugging a calf and sleeping soundly. The setting sun reflected on the handsome profile, which looked peaceful and beautiful.

Jing Shao walked over slowly. The wooden waterside pavilion was polished smooth and flat. There were no seats. There were a few cushions and a low table scattered on the ground. When he got closer, he found that his princess was sitting on the ground barefoot. One white and tender foot stepped on Xiao Huang's belly. The soft fur covered the sole of the foot, making the round toes look a little light pink.

"How is the war outside?" Mu Hanzhang put down the book in his hand when he saw him coming.

"It's getting late. The Huainan Army went back for dinner." Jing Shao said indifferently.

"Luzhou is only thirty miles away from Pingjiang. I will go there early tomorrow morning and can be back in the evening. "Mu Hanzhang moved his calf, which was sweating from the warmth of the tiger, away, and was immediately caught by Jing Shao and pulled to his side.

"No, wait two more days. I will accompany you when I drive Gu Huaiqing back ten miles." Jing Shao looked at the foot in his hand with interest, grabbed a soft furry paw, and gently scratched the tender sole.

Mu Hanzhang shrank back in fear: "There are officials sent by my father in Luzhou. If you go there, won't you be recognized?"

"I will pretend to be a servant and go with you for a day, and then ask them to move the affairs to Pingjiang," Jing Shao had planned it long ago, "The front yard of this house is still empty, just right for you to use it as a government office."

"But...ah..." Mu Hanzhang wanted to refute, but was carried on Jing Shao's shoulder.

"It's getting late, shouldn't Marquis Wenyuan fulfill his duties as Princess Cheng? "Jing Shao held down the man who was struggling to get off and slapped him on the butt.

The next day, Jing Shao repeatedly told Mu Hanzhang not to go to Luzhou, and he rode Xiao Hei to the front of the battle.

With nothing else to do, Mu Hanzhang took out a booklet to read. This was written by Ge Ruoyi when he was about to write the maritime trade charter. The Ge family has been doing maritime business for generations, so they naturally know a lot about the ins and outs of it. Originally, he wanted to bring Ge Ruoyi with him, but Lin'er was still young, and Beiweihou Mansion was not peaceful, so he had to keep her there.

Not long after, he heard the servants come to report that someone wanted to see Wenyuanhou.

"Do you know who is coming?" Mu Hanzhang frowned. He didn't know many people in Jiangnan.

"That man claimed to be the magistrate of Luzhou." The servant answered honestly.

Luzhou magistrate? How could a small magistrate be so well-informed? Mu Hanzhang stood up: "Tell him to wait in the main hall."

When Mu Hanzhang changed his clothes and went to the main hall to see the so-called Luzhou magistrate, he couldn't help but be stunned on the spot: "Brother Zhaoran!"

The person who came was none other than this year's new champion Qin Zhaoran. Since meeting him at the Qionglin Banquet, Mu Hanzhang had never seen him. He heard that he asked to be a parent official, but he didn't expect to be the magistrate of Luzhou.

Qin Zhaoran looked at him for a moment, then came back to his senses, concealed the bitterness in his eyes, and bowed: "This subordinate greets Wenyuan Hou."