The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 989 The Royal Gold Medal, Shang Fang’s Sword

Gu Chengyu put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, no matter what, Gu Chengyu got a big advantage for the promotion, so he quickly thanked him!
"I obey the order! I must do my best to handle this matter properly." Although Gu Chengyu felt a little embarrassed, he was not afraid.

"Zhong Aiqing, you should go to the Ministry of Officials to handle the matter right now. The promotion document will be drafted by Master Zhang of the Imperial Academy himself."

The emperor wished that Gu Chengyu would set off for Jiangnan now, but he also knew that there must be room for preparation.

He hesitated for a moment, then tore off a token from his waist, "Gu Aiqing! This is the gold medal I gave you. Seeing the gold medal is like seeing me! If the local officials refuse to cooperate, I will order you to be severely punished. If necessary, Cut first and play later!"

Seeing this, De'an was so startled that his hands were trembling, this is the gold medal that the emperor carried with him!
Gu Chengyu was overjoyed, with this gold medal, it would be much easier for him to do things.This gold medal is different from the one he went to Hejian Mansion back then, and has more authority.

Then the emperor ordered De'an to take out Shangfang's sword and hand it over to Gu Chengyu.Even if she was as calm as Gu Chengyu, she couldn't help being excited at this moment.

However, after a moment of excitement, he thought of one thing.

"My Majesty, Mr. Hu took the officials to Jiangnan as an imperial envoy before, and now I am also going as an imperial envoy..."

Gu Chengyu's unfinished meaning was understood by everyone present.In fact, there is no need to ask. With the golden monk Fang Baojian bestowed by the emperor, when he arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, needless to say, those officials knew who to listen to.

But after all, Hu Maoshen set out before Gu Chengyu, so he must have arrived in the south of the Yangtze River at this time.

People are preconceived, if Gu Chengyu goes there as an imperial envoy, those officials will have to hesitate, not knowing who to listen to.After all, they can't afford to mess with any official!
Furthermore, Gu Chengyu's rank was lower than that of Hu Maoshen after all, and when the two met, Gu Chengyu, who was also an imperial envoy, couldn't be too airy.

"I personally wrote a handwritten letter, and you take it to Hu Aiqing! This flood in the south of the Yangtze River is under your control. Hu Aiqing's duty is to assist you, you just let go and do it!"

Gu Chengyu received the emperor's personal consent, and with so many guarantees, he has a lot of confidence in this trip to the south of the Yangtze River.

In fact, when the imperial court sent imperial envoys to inspect places, most of them would send generals to accompany them.The imperial envoys are civil servants, if there is any accident on the road, wouldn't it be a loss to the court?Moreover, another imperial envoy has to be sent there, not to mention the trouble, and it will delay major events.

It's just that the emperor didn't know whether he forgot or didn't mention it on purpose.Naturally, Gu Chengyu wouldn't mention it, he was already good at martial arts, so he didn't need a general to accompany him at all.

With outsiders around, he will inevitably feel constrained in doing things.

Gu Chengyu selectively forgot, but all the ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony did not even mention it.

They were still arguing about whether Gu Chengyu wanted to be promoted just now, but at the moment they felt a little unclear about Gu Chengyu, so naturally they wouldn't bother.

If you want to say something, it is actually jealousy, but will these officials admit it?of course not!
"How about the head of the family? Are those villages really flooded?"

In a farmhouse, a woman held her child in one hand and pulled a man's sleeve with the other, asking anxiously.

"Dead! All dead! Those flooded villages were covered by the river. When I went to see it, there was no village. There was water everywhere. Many people came from other places and cried by the river. shouted, but no one came out of the water at all, and they must all be dead!"

The man looked excited and terrified. When he went to see, those who were shouting on the shore were very sad.

All of these people had their relatives swallowed by the river, and there were only pots, pans and other sundries floating on the surface of the vast water.

"What? What about my eldest sister's house? Where are they? Have you seen it?" The woman immediately panicked when she heard this.

The man shook his head with a sad expression, and then put his arms around the woman's shoulders.

"Ah! Eldest sister! Baogen!" The woman burst into grief, and she was about to faint from crying as she tugged on the man's sleeve.

"Stop crying, pack up your things quickly, let's get out of here first."

At this moment, the man can't care about grieving for those relatives who drowned. In the face of life and death, it is more important to save the life of himself and his family.

The woman looked up in shock, "What's wrong? Are we leaving here?"

"Yes! Didn't you see that the river embankment collapsed as soon as it said it? Who knows if it will be our village's turn next? It's better to pack up your things earlier and leave here."

"But we only have five taels of silver, where can we go?"

There is only so much food in the house, and if you bake it into pancakes and bring them with you, it won't last long.

If there is no food, you have to spend money to buy it, but what is five taels of silver enough for?
"I'll think about it later, let's leave here first. Lizheng said, let's all go to the north, and first go to Hangtian Mansion to take shelter. There is no food, let's go to the government, can the government ignore us?"

He said so, but the man had no idea in his heart.Li Zheng said that everyone should go north.When there are too many refugees, the government has to take care of them even if they don't want to.

The man urged the wife to tidy up the things, and then looked around the room sadly.

Min Feng hastily knocked on the door of Hu Maoshen's room, they are now staying in an inn in Yingnan Mansion.

As soon as Hu Maoshen opened the door, he saw an anxious Min Feng outside the door. Of course he knew why Min Feng came!

"Master Hu! I heard that the Changtian Mansion burst its embankment again, and the disaster is serious. Is it true?" Min Feng followed Hu Mao into the house, and immediately asked eagerly.

Hu Maoshen frowned. He had sent someone out to inquire about the news just now, and it was exactly as Min Feng said.

"The official has sent people out to inquire about the news just now, and the information they inquired about is exactly the same as what you said. The situation is not optimistic!"

In fact, this matter has already spread throughout Yingnan Mansion, and everyone in the streets and alleys is talking about it.

Yingnan Mansion is not far from Changtian Mansion, it is normal for the people of Yingnan Mansion to get news.

Moreover, Yingnan Mansion is also adjacent to the Tianya River. After the people knew about the disaster in Changtian Mansion, they were all terrified.

I'm afraid that the river embankment in their Yingnan Mansion will also collapse, and they, the common people, will all suffer.

So in the past few days, the common people have spontaneously organized, selected strong laborers, and waited outside the yamen for orders from the magistrate or the magistrate.

This is not the time to care about wages, it concerns the lives of the people in the whole city, and no one wants to be ruthlessly swallowed by the river like the people in Changtian Mansion.

"My lord! What should we do now? Should we go to Changtian Mansion?" Min Feng heard that Changtian Mansion was flooded, so how could they go there?

Hu Maoshen felt that this matter was very difficult, and his mind was in a mess now, and he didn't have any good ideas.

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(End of this chapter)