Xin Qiji, who was leisurely and leisurely, originally wanted to go to South Korea to take part in the imperial examination. Unfortunately, he was late and the imperial examination had ended. He didn't know when it would be held. He wanted to leave, but suddenly he found that other than South Korea, there was no other country for the imperial examination.

The cold door is open.

Desperate, he was in no mood to do anything else. He had no choice but to focus on the mountains and rivers and wandered to Qixian County. At this time, he looked at the busy people and asked curiously: "Old man, what are you doing?"

The old man was lean and lean, with slightly dark skin. It was obvious that he had been working a lot. He had a very happy smile on his face. He looked at Xin Qiji and said, "I have nothing to do. I'm just doing work."

Xin Qiji was surprised. You must know that in the Warring States period, people performed military service and military service for free. It was a kind of obligation. The rulers especially collected and issued military service during the farming season. If the farming season was delayed, the people were particularly resistant. Therefore, peasant uprisings in ancient times were all because of

In this way, now is the farming season, and instead of resisting, the people here enjoy it with relish.

Xin Qiji was curious: "Old man, aren't you delaying the farming season? That is your livelihood."

The old man smiled and said: "No delay, no delay; we only work for half a day here every day. We get up early in the morning and come here to work. We work for half a day every day and get a penny. In the afternoon, we can go to farm work. If we can make money, we won't delay.

It’s farming season, why not do it?”

"Then why are you harvesting grain now? Isn't it too early to harvest now?" Xin Qiji asked puzzledly

"We don't want to either! It's a pity that Mr. Wu Qi said that the Chu Kingdom might be about to attack Qixian County, so now he is working from dawn to dusk to collect the grain first and then strengthen the city wall. After all, there are not many such good officials," the old man sighed.

When Xin Qiji heard what the old man said, he knew that the people of Qixian County were now loyal and politically clear. But when he heard about Wu Qi's reputation, he quickly said: "The Wu Qi you are talking about is Wu Qi, one of the two dragons in the imperial examination."

The old man thought for a while and said, "I heard from others that Mr. Wu participated in the imperial examination and won the first place in the martial arts examination. However, I have to say that the king has a sharp eye for pearls."

Xin Qiji took a look and said, "Thank you very much, old man." After saying this, Xin Qiji left.

The scene in the city was prosperous, and Wu Qi also led his soldiers to check around. Sometimes he could see some children sitting on the ground with knives in their hands, constantly whittling arrow shafts. Although they were not that flexible, they could still make sharp arrows.

There is a big lid, and the rest is given to the woman next to you.

Wu Qi looked at the child, stroked his head and said, "How old is the child?"

"I'm eight years old." The child has a natural look on his face. He doesn't know what he is doing. He only knows that he is a parent who can help him.

Wu Qi looked at the child and said, "Be careful not to hurt your hands." He looked at the soldiers behind him and said, "Pass this down, any child under the age of twelve who works will be given one penny and two steamed buns."

"Sir, there are 100,000 people in the city, 60,000 households, and more than 30,000 children alone. If that happens, the financial pressure will be too great," the petty official next to him said worriedly.

Xin Qiji was also watching Wu Qi nearby, and he also wanted to meet this top-ranked man.

Wu Qi took a look and said: "Food is the first priority for the people. The people work hard and even use their children for the sake of our country. When I took office, the king emphasized on three occasions that we should put the people first. If you don't do it yet, why don't you do it?

What are you doing here?”

"Yes." The clerk also looked helpless.

"Master Xie," the people around him quickly knelt down and worshiped. Now the soldiers and civilians of Qixian County are one, and they are gathering in all directions. Lei Mu.

Wu Qi looked at the people's aspirations and began to feel happy. After all, his efforts were bearing fruit.

A dark figure walked slowly on the avenue, at an unhurried pace. Looking at Wu Qi who was busy everywhere, he flashed the sword in his hand.

"Sir, be careful." The grateful people around him hurriedly reminded him when they saw someone attacking Wu Qi.

Wu Qi turned around and saw dozens of people led by a black shadow. The guards behind Wu Qi swung their swords forward to block the assassins. However, these guards were very ordinary. Wu Qi randomly brought a few guards from the palace for administrative convenience. They were experienced in many battles.

All the soldiers went to drill and defend the city.

Wu Qi didn't have to think about these assassins. Apart from those sent by the Chu State, who else could they be? As soon as he died, the Chu State would effortlessly capture Qixian County, and then drive straight into South Korea. By then, the Eastern Song State would be decisive.

If you don't let go, if you are cut off here, then Han Xin and Han Qinhu will be isolated and helpless, and the conservative forces in the country will definitely make a fuss. The imperial examination system will probably be over, and the poor people in the world will have no way out.

Seeing the assassin coming, Xin Qiji quickly slashed with his sword with quick eyes and hands. He looked at the assassin and said, "How can the majestic state of Chu be so unscrupulous and use these small tricks?"

"Since your Excellency knows that I am working in Nanchu, why don't you step down?" the leader said scornfully. It was obvious that Xin Qiji knew his identity, but he didn't care at all.

"Here comes the one who is not afraid of death."

The assassin glanced at Xin Qiji and said, "I think you are impatient, come on!"

Several assassins joined forces to kill. Xin Qiji took one look and quickly picked and killed the attacker with three quick moves. Just as one of the assassins was about to leave, Xin Qiji struck back with a sword and saw blood sealing his throat until he died without resting in peace.

The assassin looked at Xin Qiji with fear in his eyes. Everyone knew from his previous actions that Xin Qiji was a master, so he waved his right hand and began to retreat.

Xin Qiji also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, there were still five or six big men on the other side. It might be okay to kill him, but it would be too much to protect Wu Qi.

Wu Qi looked at Xin Qiji and said quickly: "Thank you brave man for saving me."

"It's okay, if you see any rough patches on the road, draw your sword to help," Xin Qiji said with an upright look on his face.

"I see that your Excellency has great military strength. I wonder if you have any plans to join the army?" Wu Qi asked probingly.

"To be honest with you, sir, I originally planned to take part in the imperial examination, but was delayed due to the long journey, so I am still in vain."

When Wu Qi heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "Can such a strong man serve as a centurion in our army? I will meet the king someday. That's great."

When Xin Qiji heard this, he said: "No problem, but can you tell me what's going on?"

"It's like this. Shan Xiongxin has been stationing troops here for a year. The first three county magistrates were all killed by his formation. It turns out that this place is already the territory of Chu State, but General Yuwen of Chengdu saw that this place was a gateway, so he took Shan Xiongxin to

When Xiongxin returned to the court with an empty army and regained his life, he captured it in one fell swoop and sent me to guard it. I have fought with him several times in the past few days, but their strength was twice that of mine, so I could only defend it.

Lord." Wu Qi also had a pained face, but there was nothing he could do.

"Now that the Chu State has sent people to assassinate the general, I'm afraid they have already made some small moves," Xin Qiji analyzed.

"Yes, in half a month, Xiang Yan, the tiger of Western Chu, will lead his troops to kill him. In the past few days, I have been working hard to send people to Yangdi. I believe that the king will send troops soon," Wu Qi said seriously.
Chapter completed!