AWB Chapter 143 Bai Yuanqing
Chapter 143 Bai Yuanqing
Chapter 143 Bai Yuanqing
"Okay, I've said everything I wanted to say. General Gu also knows what to do next. Let's go."
After Qi Yunjin said this, he placed his hand on Gu Junqing's shoulder, patted him, and then quickly put his hand down.
Gu Junqing opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but when he saw that the emperor had put his hand down, he thought about it and finally did not say anything.
After all, she was not used to the emperor's sudden closeness, but saying it out loud would make her seem a little ungrateful.
But now that Qi Yunjin had finished speaking, he simply said goodbye to the emperor, then mounted his horse with Qinghe and the others and headed out of the city gate.
As he got further away from the city gate, Gu Junqing looked back for some reason. On the city wall, a group of ministers and common people were watching him leave.
The emperor stood straight in the middle of the crowd. The cold north wind was blowing fiercely around him, making Qi Yunjin's brocade robe rustle. She was too far away to see the expression on the emperor's face.
Turning around, Gu Junqing withdrew his gaze and stopped looking closely.
Southern Fujian is neither far nor close to the capital, and it only takes four days to reach the vicinity of Southern Fujian.
Although he encountered several teams that came to assassinate him on the way here, Gu Junqing would not let down his guard regarding the assassination. He just dealt with it as easily as eating and drinking. After all, he had encountered such things so many times that he was not surprised.
The closer we got to southern Fujian, the colder it got. There were heavy snowstorms on the road, and the trees could not bear the weight of the snow and were crushed. As we got closer to southern Fujian, we wanted to rest in a nearby inn, but we finally saw a building, but it was another one that collapsed under the heavy snow. We had no choice but to endure the deep winter-like temperature and continue walking forward.
This place is really desolate because of the heavy snow.
This was Gu Junqing’s first thought after arriving in southern Fujian.
In fact, the emperor had communicated with the magistrate of southern Fujian a few days ago. So as soon as the group entered the gate of southern Fujian city, there were soldiers and guards standing there waiting for them, and the magistrate himself had come to wait for them.
The magistrate's surname was Bai and his given name was Yuanqing. Gu Junqing had known this person as early as when he was in the capital. He had secured the position of magistrate at the young age of 28, so he could be considered a promising and talented young man.
However, the current situation in southern Fujian really made Bai Yuanqing's hair almost turn white with worry, so he wrote a letter to the emperor, asking him to send people to deal with the matter, and to subsidize disaster relief funds and assist him as the county magistrate.
Gu Junqing looked at the young man in front of her and saw that the dark blue color under his eyes was even more conspicuous than her own. It seemed that Bai Yuanqing must not have had a good rest in the past few days. Seeing this, she couldn't help but respect Bai Yuanqing whom she met for the first time, and at the same time, she had a lot more good feelings towards him.
After the group entered southern Fujian, even though it was dark, they looked around with lanterns and were still shocked by the scene in front of them.
The snow on the ground was frozen, and there was still unmelted ice on both sides of the street. On the eaves of the buildings that had not collapsed, there were solidified needle-shaped ice blades hanging upside down. If they fell and hit someone, there would definitely be blood.
There is much more to it than that. On the rooftops, on the ground, on the scattered stalls, there are also bodies of people who have frozen to death nearby...
All of this is really unbelievable if you don’t see it with your own eyes!
"County Magistrate Bai, I wonder where you will resettle the people of southern Fujian?" Gu Junqing asked while being shocked.
After all, along the way, apart from a few scattered civilians and this group of people, there was almost no one else.
Bai Yuanqing glanced at Gu Junqing, then looked at the empty white street. This place was originally very lively.
He replied: "I arranged for those who had no place to live to stay in temporary thatched houses outside the city. After all, many places in this city were flooded by the blizzard..."
Yes, Gu Junqing looked at everything here and it seemed that this was the only thing he could do.
As they were talking, they soon arrived at the county magistrate's mansion.
Although the county magistrate's mansion seemed to be very solid like other streets, it was because Bai Yuanqing had renovated it a few months ago and added several layers of cement, so it was not collapsed by the heavy snow.
But it was still messed up by the wind and snow.
But Gu Junqing really had no time to take a closer look. After all, they were exhausted from the long journey, and they had hardly rested overnight. After all, the climate here was too harsh and coupled with the occasional assassinations, it was difficult for them to relax and rest. They just wanted to reach southern Fujian as soon as possible.
Now we have arrived. Bai Yuanqing's men have made all the arrangements for the group. It is now night and everyone has been running around for a long time, so now they go downstairs to rest.
Gu Junqing only has a courtyard, a few side rooms and a few slightly wider wing rooms.
It was just enough time for Gu Junqing and others to rest.
The secret guards arranged by the emperor were unwilling to live in the side rooms. Instead, they followed Qi Yunjin's orders to stay behind Gu Junqing at all times to protect Gu Junqing's safety.
This made Gu Junqing very distressed. After all, when they were heading to southern Fujian, time was tight and there were few places to rest such as inns on the road. They usually found a place outdoors to set up a tent. As the tent could not accommodate several people, the secret guards had to guard near the tent. Now... Gu Junqing sat on a chair in the room. He did not make tea. Gu Junqing just held a cup of hot water. As the water was too hot, Gu Junqing burned his mouth, so he had to drink it slowly. He just felt the breath of Pu Qing and Zhen Wei, who were hidden in the dark in the room and were sent by the emperor to protect him.
Gu Junqing put the teacup on the table, feeling an urge to curse.
After all, I have to take a shower later. Could it be that these two people are going to watch me in the dark?!
"You two, get out of here. I need to take a shower later."
"But the emperor has already said that even when the general is bathing, he must wait outside the general's room or in the dark back room. It's better to be safe than sorry."
These words were said by Pu Qing. At this time he emerged from the darkness, half-knelt on the ground, and said respectfully.
Oh, you think that moving the emperor out will help? You don't really think that you can't deal with these two people. "With my Qingyi and Qinghe by my side, why should I worry about anything else? No need to say more, you just need to stay outside the door. After all, when I bathe with my maid, I hate others watching me. I don't even want others to hear my voice..."
Look at what Gu Junqing said. It was as ambiguous and meaningful as it could be. Any man could understand the implication of Gu Junqing's words.
Pu Qing, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't hold back his expression, and there was a blush on the tips of his ears. It was obvious that he couldn't stand hearing such obscene words.