The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 180: Not Giving Any Face

The woman walked in, rolled her eyes at Qin Zheng, and said unhappily, "How did I get into this state? Doesn't your Excellency know?"

The person who came was Wu Xiaoyou!

"Hehehe..." Qin Zheng smiled awkwardly.

Very sorry.

He personally poured a bowl of tea for Wu Xiaoyou: "Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoyou!"

Wu Xiaoyou's pretty face was haggard. She picked up the tea bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Then he wiped his mouth and reported, "Sir, after careful investigation, we have uncovered all the locations of the Fu Zhen Cult..."

After hearing the report, Qin Zheng was delighted: "Good, very good. This is a great achievement. I will ask His Majesty for a reward for you."

Wu Xiaoyou rolled his eyes and said, "Sir, you are so stingy. Can't you give me some reward?"

Qin Zheng saw Wu Xiaoyou's eye roll, and his old face flushed. He said, "You've all worked hard. I'll ask the kitchen to make you a snack tonight. How about pork stewed with vermicelli?"

Wu Xiaoyou: “…”

Extremely helpless!

Oh, forget it, this is my master!

Qin Zheng looked at Wu Xiaoyou's tanned face and wondered, "Xiaoyou, isn't the sunscreen from Hongtong County working?"

"I didn't bring enough. Who knew we'd travel so far? I'd have used them up long ago." Wu Xiaoyou looked like he was about to cry but couldn't. "Sir, am I really ugly?"

Qin Zheng shook his head: "Nonsense, my Xiaoyou is the most beautiful, and she is beautiful even when she is black."

Wu Xiaoyou glared at Qin Zheng: "Really, sir? Otherwise, swear an oath?"

Qin Zheng's face changed: "Ahem, you have a good foundation. We have whitening cream. In half a month, it will be bleached!"

Wu Xiaoyou: “…”

The palace!

Xia Mochu was delighted when she received the pigeon letter from Qin Zheng.

"Uncle An, Qin Zheng's special forces are amazing!" Xia Mochu praised.

An Dehai's expression was stern. "How long has it been since Qin Zheng found out all the locations of the Fu Zhen Sect? We have spent years trying to find out so thoroughly. Your Majesty, if Qin Zheng is loyal, it is a good thing. If..."

Xia Mochu knew what Uncle An was worried about, and this was actually what she was most worried about.

At first, she thought she could control Qin Zheng.

Through observation during this period, she found that Qin Zheng was completely uncontrollable.

Even if he slept with her, even if she was the high and mighty empress, Qin Zheng would not completely listen to her. This guy has the right idea!

"Uncle An, don't worry, I won't let him hold such power!" Xia Mochu said.

Only when she controls the power in Qin Zheng's hands can she feel at ease.

That's what she said and she did.

At present, all of Qin Zheng’s positions do not actually have much power.

Even the prefect of Beicheng, who seemed to have real power, was actually just an agent, and the one who had the final say was still her, Xia Mochu.

Qin Zheng was just running errands for her.

An Dehai nodded. "That's very good. Your Majesty, now that we've discovered the Fu Zhen Sect's hideout, I suggest we act swiftly to avoid any further complications."

Xia Mochu smiled bitterly on her pretty face: "I want to, too, but, with Xia Bitu..."

An Dehai said sternly, "Raising a tiger will only bring disaster upon you. We don't need to do this!"

Xia Mochu's eyes narrowed slightly: "Who?"

An Dehai showed a cunning smile: "Qin Zheng!"

"Qin Zheng?" Xia Mochu's expression changed. "He's not afraid of offending Xia Bitu. However, he doesn't want to touch the Fu Zhen Sect. He feels the timing is not right."

An Dehai said, "Your Majesty, the art of war is cunning, and speed is of the essence. Previously, the timing was indeed wrong, because we did not have a complete grasp of their forces and could not wipe them out in one fell swoop. Now the time has come, and it is time to cut the grass and eradicate them completely! Your Majesty's decree, how dare Qin Zheng disobey? This is a good opportunity to test his loyalty."

Xia Mochu looked at An Dehai suspiciously. Why did it feel like Uncle An always targeted Qin Zheng?

"Uncle An, what's the difference between him attacking the Fuzhen Sect and us attacking the Fuzhen Sect? Both will anger Xia Bitu." Xia Mochu said.

An Dehai said grimly, "It will irritate him, but the effects of our attack and Qin Zheng's attack are different. Xia Bitu is not afraid of us, but Qin Zheng. Otherwise, he would not befriend Qin Zheng!"

Even if he wasn't afraid, would Qin Zheng passively accept the blow? Once the two tigers fought, Hongtong County's trump cards would be exposed. Now that we know Qin Zheng's trump cards, we can prepare for them early and reduce his threat.

The worst-case scenario is that both of them will suffer losses, but this will weaken their strength, which is still beneficial to us!

Besides, we now have the Sky Thunder Cannon, so we are not afraid of Xia Bi Tu's attack!"

Xia Mochu knew that Uncle An was doing this for her own good, and this strategy was the best one.

She also knew that Uncle An had never approved of her marriage to Qin Zheng.

It’s not that Qin Zheng is not good enough, but that he is too good.

So outstanding that it threatens the throne!

but……

"Uncle An, you can't fall out with Qin Zheng for now. The imperial capital is about to develop, and Liang Jin is waiting for him. He can't make any mistakes.

Although we have the Sky Thunder Cannon and are not afraid of Xia Bitu, this Sky Thunder Cannon can only protect the imperial capital city at present.

Don't forget, our enemy isn't just Xiabitu, there's also the Four Borders Army. Once the fight breaks out, we'll be surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Are you going to give up the entire world just to wipe out these remnants of the Fu Zhen Sect who can't cause any major trouble? "Xia Mochu's words rejected An Dehai's proposal.

An Dehai was not dissatisfied at all, he knew this would be the result.

He just didn't like Qin Zheng and wanted to suppress him whenever he had the chance.

He really did not approve of the Empress and Qin Zheng being together.

Qin Zheng is of humble origin, how can he be worthy of Her Majesty the Empress?

However, it is not necessary to kill Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng is still useful now!

However, An Dehai was extremely worried: "Your Majesty, we finally have the chance to wipe out the Fu Zhen Sect. If we miss it, and alert the enemy, and the Fu Zhen Sect moves away, it will be difficult to find them again."

How could I not know the end of summer?

She frowned and thought, but for a moment, she had no good solution!

In truth, she didn't want to give up this opportunity to completely eradicate the Fu Zhen Sect. However, Daqian was now under threat from neighboring countries, the Four Territory Kings commanding their own armies, and Xia Bitu, the cunning old fox. With internal and external troubles, she couldn't do that.

At least, she can't do it. But Qin Zheng can't do it either!

Suddenly, Xia Mochu's eyes lit up: "Uncle An, do you still remember why we overthrew the Dazhen Dynasty?"

An Dehai was stunned: "Of course it's because Emperor Dazhen is incompetent and the people are living in poverty..."

Suddenly, An Dehai stopped talking, his eyes widened:

"Your Majesty, you mean... those folk masters who helped us back then?"

Xia Mochu nodded: "What would these righteous men who hate evil do if they knew about this?"

"...Hahaha, Your Majesty is wise, I will do it right away!" An Dehai's old face was full of smiles, and he left excitedly.

Xia Mochu also smiled, feeling relieved...

At this time, in the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xia Bitu closed his eyes.

An old man in a black robe with a black scarf covering his face stood in front of him, reporting the situation.

Suddenly, Xia Bitu opened his eyes and was surprised.

His eyes were cold and gloomy: "Emperor Beichen, you refuse to release me?"

The old man said: "This is the news!"

Xia Bitu's face turned grim, and he snorted angrily, "Notify the King of the Northern Territory, no, secretly notify Tian Jiao, and use the excuse of training to advance the army a hundred miles north. I wonder if that old man is afraid!"

"Yes!" The old man in black robe turned and left.

"Old Emperor Beichen, you ungrateful bastard, do you really think I dare not touch you?" Xia Bitu's face was full of anger.

He didn't expect that Emperor Beichen would not give him face.

"Without my secret support back then, how could you have successfully usurped the throne and sat firmly on it? You ungrateful bastard!"

The more Xia Bitu thought about it, the angrier he became.

"Afu, prepare the car and go to the Young Master's Mansion!"

Xia Bitu already had a plan at this moment.

Originally, he wanted to stop Sun Tiezhu, the hostage, from taking back the throne of Beichen.

Now, not only did he not want to stop it, he also wanted to help Sun Tiezhu.

Since the old Emperor Beichen is unkind, then don't blame him for being unjust...

In the Shao Shi Mansion, Qin Zheng was speechless as he looked at Xia Bitu who was grinning at him in the next yard.

Nowadays, there are already many servants and maids in the courtyard next door, and the scene is much more grand than that of the Young Master's Mansion.

Besides, the decoration of the yard is also good.

The two courtyards are completely different.

Qin Zheng even regretted demolishing the courtyard wall!

The gap is too big.

His whole yard looked like the yard where Xia Bitu's servants lived!

Because of this, Xia Bitu always mocked Qin Zheng for not knowing how to enjoy life and being stingy.

At this moment, Xia Bitu was holding two night pearls in his hands and showing them off to Qin Zheng.

"My dear nephew, do you like it? I have a lot of night-shining pearls here, do you want some?"

Qin Zheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Isn't this rubbish just fluorescent stone?"

The material of the night pearl is fluorescent powder.

In the original world, fluorescent stones were not expensive, and night pearls were worthless and were just children's toys.

However, fluorescent stones are rare in this world.

Things are rare and valuable!

Xia Bitu didn't know what fluorescent stone was, but Qin Zheng always came up with new words, and he was used to it.

Xia Bitu suddenly twitched his nose. "Hmm? Sir Qin, do you smell something sour? Is it because you're jealous?"

Qin Zheng: “…”

Very speechless!

"Old fox, when will you go crazy? I'm ready." Qin Zheng asked with a smile.

Xia Bitu: “…”

He glared at Qin Zheng and said unhappily, "You're asking even though you already know the answer!"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Let's talk business. Haven't you finished your work yet?"

Judging from the time, it should be about the same.

Xia Bitu stopped making trouble.

Seriously said: "Come to my study, I have something to tell you."

Xia Bitu's study is filled with books and paintings.

Qin Zheng was speechless when he saw all these dazzling things.

So damn rich!

Last time, Xia Bitu gave him almost everything in the Prime Minister's study.

It hasn't been long and the study is full again.

However, there are many books that are not unique.

After all, there are too few unique copies.

Moreover, Xia Bitu will not live here permanently.

If you don't live here permanently, why are you doing this?

Qin Zheng didn't understand it at all. He just had a lot of money to burn and liked to show off.

But he would not object because this yard already belonged to him, including the study.

Including these books.

When Xia Bitu leaves, don’t even think about taking anything with you!

"Has the person been rescued?" Qin Zheng asked.

Xia Bitu's old face flushed slightly: "Beichen didn't give me face."

"I didn't give you face?" Qin Zheng was a little surprised.

Xia Bitu said he could rescue the people, so he must not be bragging.

Experts like them never brag.

Except jokingly, of course.

"What went wrong?" Qin Zheng looked anxious:

"You didn't rescue the person, but you alerted the enemy. You asked Beichen for the person, so why didn't Beichen suspect that you had some ulterior motive?

The best way is to protect Cao Qingzhi more closely, or to kill him."

"Things have changed! I'm old, and Emperor Beichen doesn't give me face anymore!" Xia Bitu was very embarrassed.

He really didn't expect to be slapped in the face. He thought Beichen wouldn't dare to ignore him, even though he suspected that he had an ulterior motive for wanting Cao Qingzhi.

Qin Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Uncle, you are amazing! I originally thought that you were just close friends with a senior official of Beichen. It turns out that you have such a good relationship with the Emperor of Beichen. I guess when Beichen usurped the throne, uncle, you must have made great contributions!"

Xia Bitu's expression changed drastically.

He forgot Qin Zheng's terrifying reasoning ability.

Too much talk will lead to mistakes!

But now that it's been exposed, there's no point in covering it up.

"I promised you, I will do it!" Xia Bitu neither admitted nor denied.

Qin Zheng frowned: "Since Beichen has refused, even if Beichen knows Cao Qingzhi's role now, they will not let him go. Unless..."

"Unless what?" Xia Bitu stared at Qin Zheng with his old eyes, his heart pounding.

Could it be that the little monkey could even deduce this?