Red House Shoufu

Chapter 180
"The four kings with foreign surnames have had a faint intention of self-reliance since the founding of the country. At the beginning, Taizu had no choice but to grant the king's title for the stability of the country. In terms of merit, which one of the Ningrong and Rongfu is not as big as the four of them?"

The emperor sneered, and continued: "That year, the Northern Expedition clearly had a great advantage, and we only needed to advance steadily. However, the Shui family suddenly crossed the Mu Us Desert alone and was defeated by the enemy. Fighting? Just show it to your father."

Gao Yongheng doesn't understand the art of military formation, but he knows this group of nobles better than anyone else.The Shui family is also the family of Wu Xun, so how could it be possible that they don't know how to use soldiers.That defeat back then was indeed a bit inexplicable.

The emperor looked at the thoughtful Gao Yongheng, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Ninth brother, help me keep an eye on the movements in Beijing, especially this group of martial arts. If there is any news, go to the palace in time Speak to me."

Gao Yongheng clasped his fists and replied, "Don't worry, Brother Huang, I will go back and make arrangements for you, Brother."

When parting, Gao Yongheng turned around hesitantly and asked: "If Wan Zhen really did something rebellious, can you leave a bloodline for elder brother?"

The emperor sitting behind the dragon case looked gloomy, and said quietly: "Go to work, whether he can save his life is up to him, not me. If there is really a rebellion, the people in the court will not allow him to live ?”

Gao Yongheng sighed: "The younger brother knows. The younger brother will leave!"

"Lonely, really lonely..."

Sitting in the deserted Qinzheng Hall, the emperor laughed at himself: "Brother, what should I do?"

……

The rain in the Daming Mansion finally stopped, Lin Shu was buried in the case files, and Jia Zheng hurried in.

"Jinyu, I'm afraid there is not enough food, what should I do?"

Lin Shu raised his head in surprise, only to see that Jia Zheng's official uniform was covered with dirt, completely different from the refined scholars in the capital.

He asked: "Didn't five thousand shi of grain be brought in three days ago? It's gone so soon?"

After Jia Zheng sat down, he picked up the tea on the table and drank it. After taking a breath, he replied, "More and more refugees are gathering, not only near the capital, but also in many surrounding counties. There is food in the government, and they come here one after another. The remaining food is only enough for about five days."

"It's strange, I have asked Cai Jinwen and the others to bring food back to the disaster relief, why are there more and more people in Fucheng?"

After Lin Shu found out that Cai Jinwen and others were not in the same boat as Li Jiamao, he immediately asked them to return to their posts with enough food to help the victims.

Logically speaking, it is difficult to leave the homeland, and if the common people have something to eat, they will not leave their hometown and come to Fucheng to seek a living.

He shouted outside the door: "Old Xu..."

Following Lin Shu's shout, an old man with gray hair walked into the hall.He was Xu Linwei, the former Sizheng Seventh Rank in Fucheng, and he was the only clean person who did not participate in Li Jiamao's affairs.

As soon as Xu Linwei entered the door, he greeted Lin Shu and Jia Zheng first, and then asked, "What do you want me to tell you, my lord?"

Lin Shu asked bluntly: "Which one has the most food in the city? Can you buy some? It's okay to pay more money."

"If we talk about food, the Ma family, Liu family, and Zhang family in the city are all from grain merchants, and they have a lot of food in their hands. But..."

Xu Linwei took a peek at Lin Shu's face, hesitated for a moment before continuing: "My lord, merchants have been chasing profit since ancient times. In a catastrophe, the price of food is several times the usual price. The silver in the treasury is not enough to buy two thousand shi of."

At the beginning of the year, one tael of silver in the capital could buy two stones of rice. If the price doubled, relying on more than 1000 taels of silver in the treasury alone would not be able to buy much grain.

Damn Li Jiamao, he actually moved the treasury of the Daming Mansion clean.

Lin Shu cursed secretly in his heart, and told Xu Linwei: "Go and tell the principals of these three families that I will buy it at a price of one stone and one meter and seven silver coins, and each family will pay [-] stone. Within two days, send the grain to Chang Closing position."

Xu Linwei seemed to have something to hide, he stammered and bowed and said, "But... but... my lord, seven coins, I'm afraid they won't agree."

"You can tell them that I'm not discussing with them, it's an order. Seven qian silver is enough for them to earn a lot of money. Greed can easily cause trouble, don't let me talk to them with a sword!"

Lin Shu snorted coldly, Xu Linwei was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak anymore, so he had to obey the orders and leave the main hall.

"Second Uncle, this person is useless. If he is not familiar with the situation in the city, this old and mediocre person would have let him go home long ago."

Lin Shu stood up and poured a cup of tea for Jia Zheng: "Second Uncle is more capable than others, please keep an eye on the purchase of grain. As for the money, I will have someone send it to Second Uncle in a while."

Jia Zheng has been an official for many years, whether it is Lin Shu or Du Zimu these days, he is constantly assigned work.

At the beginning, he was in a hurry and felt miserable, but gradually he fell in love with this busy life.

No one has ever valued himself so much. He felt that his talents were finally put to use. The harder he worked, the harder he worked.

Hearing Lin Shu's words, that those who can do more work, Jia Zheng didn't even drink the tea, got up immediately, straightened his robes, and left in a hurry.

Lin Shu looked at the background of Jia Zheng's departure, smiled and returned to his seat to continue reviewing the documents.

When Tan Mingming came back, Lin Shu immediately asked him to arrange manpower to investigate the reason why refugees continued to gather in Fucheng.He felt that there must be a special reason for this, and maybe a certain force was behind it.

That night, news came from the city gate that Jia Lian had arrived at Daming Mansion with a thousand dragon guards.

Lin Shu ecstatically went to greet him, seeing the dragon guards in a thousand armors and full of knives and guns, he finally let go of a lot of uneasiness in his heart.

"Cousin Lin, make arrangements quickly, the brothers have been running non-stop for three days and three nights..."

Jia Lian got off his horse and almost fell to the ground.Lin Shu hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and at the same time told Tan Mingming: "Hurry up, hurry up, arrange for the brothers to go to the city to rest, have hot water meals prepared, and soup and medicine, don't let the brothers get sick!"

After everything was arranged properly, Jia Lian hula hula ate a hot meal, and then he recovered.

He took out a bundle from his chest, opened it respectfully, and revealed the imperial decree embroidered with golden dragons.

"Lin Shu, Du Zimu, and Jia Zheng accept the order!"

As Jia Lian raised the imperial decree, the three of Lin Shu knelt down and shouted long live.

Just listen to Jia Lian opened it and said: "I heard that the prefectures in Henan are suffering from constant floods and the people are displaced. There are many illegal things in Henan from the chief minister to the prefectures and counties. Lin Shu, a scholar of Hanlin, was specially appointed to inspect the military and political affairs of Henan in Fengtian. Minister Wailang Jiazheng, Censor Du Zimu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Fengtian Deputy Envoy of the Henan Military and Political Affairs Inspection. Hereby!"

　Let’s stop here tonight, and try to update one chapter in the afternoon and two chapters in the evening from tomorrow.

　　
　
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