Chapter 347: Unrest in the Northwest

Little Liu poured herself a bowl of tea and said as she drank, "My mother-in-law is still lying in bed, and she wants me and my third sister-in-law to serve her. I don't know where she learned this from, but she actually said that she would set up rules in the future and act like an old feudal lord, and ask us to pay our respects to her every day."

In the past, Mrs. Liu had never treated her daughter-in-law well.

Now the Qin family is acting even more arrogantly.

But old Liu's prestige had long been lost, and no one took her mentioning it seriously.

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

"Your second uncle and third uncle."

Little Liu started nagging again, "Earlier, your third aunt was not in good condition due to her pregnancy, and the doctor said she should not work too hard, so your third uncle asked her to go home and rest, and do some light work at home to take care of Erya. I also had a lot of things to do at home, and I couldn't handle it, so I just hired someone. Although I earn less, it is indeed much more relaxed."

"That's good too. Jiro and Saburo are grown up now."

Song Jin asked again whether Xiao Liu had seen the man.

Mrs. Liu became excited again and talked about the several families she had considered for Erlang. "The one I like, Erlang is not happy with it. I don't know what kind of girl he wants to marry."

"Don't worry, just look for it slowly, there will always be one that suits his taste." Song Jin knew that Erlang and Sanlang were now outside and had seen a lot, and their horizons were a little higher than those of the young men in the village.

Sit for a while longer.

Niu Niu came over again, saying that she wanted to play with her brother, and then asked Song Jin to play with her.

Xiao Liu had been gossiping for so long today that she stood up and said goodbye with satisfaction.

Song Jin lives a good life here in Huizhou.

It is already autumn, and the youngest son is still young, so it is not suitable for long journeys. Song Jin decided to wait until the weather warms up next year before setting off again. Since he has made this plan, he must wait until next spring at least.

With his children around, Song Jin felt that time passed very quickly.

I received Qin Chi's letters every month without fail. At first, he was very reserved, like lamenting that the weather was getting colder and he realized that his winter clothes were from last year. When winter came, he complained that the smell of the sachets on his body had faded. Later, he said directly that the house was too lonely.

He often hinted that Song Jin should go to Beijing.

Song Jin was not disrupted by him.

Qin Chi was not without work. On the contrary, he was appointed to the Dali Temple. As the saying goes, a new official starts with three fires. He did not start any fires, but he had a lot of things to do. The reason was the collapse of the Liu, Yang, and Yuan families this year, and their interests were quickly divided up by the forces in the capital.

It seemed as if some kind of loophole had been opened, and officials would have their homes confiscated and be exiled every few days.

Qin Chi is so busy that he has no time to rest all day.

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

"Is everything okay at home?" Qin Chi received a letter from Huizhou.

Shopkeeper Tao happened to be the one delivering the letter. "I heard that Madam had been away for a few days. We didn't know about it at first. It was Qin Qi who contacted the business in Honggu County..."

Thus, the news that Song Jin left home and took people to Huaxi Town, Honggu County in a hurry reached Qin Chi's ears.

The shopkeeper of Shunan Commercial Bank was very sensible and did not investigate what Song Jin was doing, but just cooperated with Song Jin. Therefore, Qin Chi knew what Song Jin was doing, but he was not clear about the inside story.

Shopkeeper Tao asked, "Sir, do you want to write to Madam?"

"No need. If there is something really urgent, Madam will take the initiative to bring it up." Qin Chi knew Song Jin's character well. He didn't send someone to inform him immediately, which meant that the matter was not urgent.

It is truly a matter of life and death.

Song Jin would notify Qin Chi without him saying anything.

Then Shopkeeper Tao said, "There is news from the northwest that the Oirat people there are showing signs of sending troops, and the Tatars are also not doing well."

In the early days of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Oirat gradually rose to become the biggest threat to the dynasty. The Oirat Grand Master Yesen invaded the Great Xia border many times, and Great Xia was not without defeat.

After the rise of the Oirat, the Tatars had been gradually declining. However, since the Tatars changed their Khan more than ten years ago, they became strong again and invaded the borders of the Great Xia Dynasty many times.

The northwest was not peaceful the year before last.

Currently, both sides are in the testing stage and have only had a few small-scale confrontations.

Qin Chi was out of reach of the frontline, but he had never been there to fight, but to stabilize the rear, provide food and weapons, etc. As long as the food continued to flow and no one made trouble in the court, Qin Chi believed that nothing would go wrong in the northwest with his grandfather in charge.

The only thing is that the rear is not very stable.

Qin Chi thought of the late crown prince again.

This man is very good at hiding. His people have been keeping an eye on him for such a long time, but still haven't found the whereabouts of the late Crown Prince and Yan Jiangnan.

"Where do you think he is hiding?" Qin Chi pondered over 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 puzzled.

Shopkeeper Tao said, "It would be best to ask Commander Hong about this matter."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

The Commander Hong he mentioned is Old Man Hong.

Qin Chi decisively called Old Man Hong over. As for the secret passage in the palace, Old Man Hong confirmed that it existed, but there was a coup in the palace when the previous emperor passed away, and later he heard that the secret passage had been sealed.

"I don't know the exact location, I need to check." Old man Hong thought that there were some old guys who were still alive from that time, so he could find one and ask him.

The three of them thought of the secret passage because they knew that the secret passages under the West City were interconnected.

The people arranged by Qin Chi have already figured out the secret passage.

It's not said that they had a complete understanding of the situation because after Qin Chi had sent people to infiltrate and kill people indiscriminately earlier, the Crown Prince and Mr. Yan had no idea of ​​Qin Chi and his men's background, so they withdrew their men in frustration. Naturally, they sealed some exits or secret passages in time before withdrawing.

It seemed as if the people in the open had also withdrawn.

For example, the family who set up a stall in Fengning Hutong disappeared. According to the neighbors, something happened in their hometown, so the family returned home.

That night, at a farm in the suburbs.

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

The two men were beaten to a bloody pulp, with their heads drooping and only their last breath left.

“Pah!”

Another whip.

Then he whipped the man several more times until he died.

"Bad luck! Drag the body away and throw it to the back mountain." The masked man threw the whip to his 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 himself.

Then push the tea bowl towards the masked man.

"My lord, have you calmed down?" Mr. Yan said helplessly.

They have suffered a series of defeats during this period, no wonder the other party is so irritable, not to mention that he has a bad temper to begin with.

Killing a few people would only help him to vent his anger.

The masked man picked up the teacup and drank it all. "What a bunch of trash! Why didn't I know they were so useless before? We chased them to Hongshi County but fell into the enemy's trap. We lost more than a dozen people in a row, and we still don't know who did it."

"It's a bit of trash."

Mr. Yan could not speak for the person who handled this matter.