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Having pissed off his father to death, Gu Tingye basically drove himself to a dead end because of his frivolity and rebelliousness.

If it weren't for Gu Tingye's elder brother Gu Tingyu, who is now the head of the Gu family.

He is a wise and smart person who knows how to do things well and leave a way out for himself and his wife and daughter.

In order to prevent Gu Tingye from being lost, the three members of his family were persecuted by his stepmother, Xiao Qin, and Gu Tingye was left as a target for Xiao Qin.

Otherwise, the reason of angering his own father to death is enough for Gu Tingyu to expel Gu Tingye from his clan and his family tree.

Now it's nothing but driving Gu Tingye out of the Gu family, not wanting Gu Tingye to live in the Hou's mansion.

If the genealogy was cut off, the relationship between Gu Tingye and the Hou Mansion would be severed from a legal point of view.

Although Gu Tingye can still be surnamed Gu, he has no relationship with the Gu family of Ningyuan Hou Mansion.

Without the background of the Hou Mansion, Gu Tingye's grandfather, Mr. Bai.

Dozens of salt farms left to Gu Tingye, millions of inheritance.

For Gu Tingye, the wealth that can rival a country has completely become a disaster.

A person's wealth is more than a season's tax from the imperial court.

How could a commoner be qualified to own such a large property, and a child holding gold and walking in the downtown area is too much to worry about, and it is tempting others to grab it.

"Zecheng, I didn't leave the capital because of my reputation. I wouldn't dare to face the rumors and gossip about leaving Bianliang. I came to Xuzhou this time, not to play and cultivate, but to ask for your help?"

Gu Tingye said that going out of Beijing this time was not to avoid the limelight.

A person who has lived in the "headlines" of Bianjing since he was a child is not afraid of being talked about.

The condemnation of public opinion is ineffective against Gu Tingye. Gu Tingye has a strong heart and is not a person who cares about outside evaluation.

"If you have something to say, I will do my best."

Sheng Changbai didn't dare to say anything. Since Gu Tingye didn't come to Xuzhou to avoid the limelight, Sheng Changbai had a premonition of what Gu Tingye was going out of Beijing this time.

"...Mannia left Bianliang with Brother Chang. It is fine for Mannia to leave, but Brother Chang is my son, and I must find him back."

It's not uncommon, Mannia is an actress, and she is willing to be Gu Tingye's concubine, just to show her identity as the son of Gu Tingye's marquis.

The picture shows that the nobles of the Hou Mansion have the status and wealth for generations.

Gu Tingye was driven out of the house by the clan members of the Hou Mansion, and Gu Tingye was not allowed to attend the funeral held by Gu Yan.

It can already be seen that Gu Tingye has lost the backing of the Hou Mansion.

It's nothing more than losing his status, Gu Tingye at least gained a rich character.

But although Gu Tingye keeps saying he loves Mannia, he doesn't care about his family background.

In the bottom of my heart, I still look down on and be wary of Mannia.

Although he was rich and held millions of dollars in the Bai family's wealth, he didn't tell Mannia at all.

Mannia always thought that Gu Tingye was a poor man who had to rely on the Marquis Mansion to live, and all the money came from the Marquis Mansion.

Of course Mannia thought that Gu Tingye had completely lost his status and money.

Except for the foreign things brought by his birth, Gu Tingye really has nothing to do with him.

Otherwise, Gu Tingye wouldn't have been unable to marry a wife of comparable status.

Although Mannia is just an actor, after Gu Tingye lost his foreign object, Mannia also looked down on Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye has lost the foreign object, and the person himself is not worth it, so Mannia naturally has no reason to commit herself to Gu Tingye.

After Mannia sold some valuable items in the outer room that Gu Tingye had bought for her, she prepared to leave without warning.

But I didn't expect Gu Tingye's nanny to guard against Zhu Manniang.

After the nanny reported on Mannia, the result was that Gu Tingye and Mannia had their faces torn apart.

Unable to leave openly and honestly, Mannia could only take her son and sneak out of the outer house bought by Gu Tingye, and then secretly left Bianliang.

Now there is no news, not even my son can be found.

Gu Tingye had said earlier that he had millions of dollars, so Mannia would not run away with her son.

Gu Tingye knew that he was useless, yet he fantasized that women could like him.

Gu Tingye didn't even prove his ability to support women and children.

How dare Zhu Manniang hang herself on a tree like Gu Tingye.

"Zhonghuai, you want me to help you check, has Mannia brought the child to Xuzhou, or passed through Xuzhou?"

"That's exactly what I meant. I expected that Mannia would take the child and go south by boat. After coming out of Bianliang, she would rush to Zecheng for you."

It is true that Gu Tingye has no personal relationship after leaving the Hou's mansion.

There used to be a group of prostitute friends, but in recent years they have lost contact.

Even if they haven't broken contact, most of the noble children are very realistic, and they may not be willing to help the current Gu Tingye find someone.

Gu Tingye ran directly to Sheng Changbai for help, and it seemed that there was nothing unexpected.

"Liu Tao, go find some painters and help me draw more portraits." Sheng Changbai first expressed his support for Gu Tingye with actions, and then continued to say to Gu Tingye: "Tomorrow morning, I will arrange for people to go to the various docks and gates. , help check at the intersection."

With the current conditions in this era, it is quite troublesome to find someone.

Although the household registration system of the Great Zhou Dynasty was considered complete, the regulations regarding population migration were not strict.

For the prosperity of industry and commerce, the population flow was considered large throughout the feudal society.

Although there are some registration regulations for migrants, the more remote the area, the less strict the enforcement.

Finding someone privately is looking for a needle in a haystack, even using government power to find someone is not so easy.

That is to say, considering that Zhu Manniang is just a helpless woman with a child.

Official roads are considered safe only by water, and there is still some possibility of finding someone.

"Zecheng, can't we arrange for people to go door-to-door to check?"

Gu Tingye was obviously dissatisfied with the standard interrogation.

"During this period of time, the archers in the yamen have been arranged to suppress the bandits. There are really no idle people in the yamen. You can stay here with peace of mind. When the work of suppressing the bandits is finished, I will send out the people to help with the investigation. .”

Speaking of this, Sheng Changbai thought that Gu Tingye was a good thug, and continued: "If you really can't wait, Zhonghuai, why don't you help too, the bandits will be broken faster, and those who are free can also be faster. So I can start helping you find someone as soon as possible?"

Gu Tingye was born in a family of generals, born with supernatural powers, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, his family has a long history, and he is familiar with the art of war. Sheng Changbai has long wanted to see what skills he has on the battlefield.

If it's just to fight a civil war, it won't be of much use, it's time to pull it out for a walk.

"If I can help you a bit, I'm willing."

Without hesitation, Gu Tingye directly agreed. It can be seen that Gu Tingye is still interested in military affairs.

"Okay, then Zhonghuai, don't drink too much wine today, I will take you into the camp tomorrow."

If no drinking is allowed, the banquet will end quickly.

Sheng Changbai didn't have singers and dancers at home, so he couldn't prepare any singing and dancing performances.

The reception banquet prepared for Gu Tingye ended in a hurry.

"Zhonghuai, have you seen that, 50 people ride horses, 100 people carry bows, and 300 people all wear armor. There are still a few bandit villages left in Xuzhou, half a month is enough for you, right?"

Although there are basically no war horses in these fifty batches of horses, they are all pack horses.

There are a hundred archers, and their archery skills vary, and generally they are not very good.

But the [-] paper armor, the defensive power is still real, and it is also a guarantee that the archers will be crushed by the combat power and the casualties will be small since the bandits were suppressed.

Paper armor sounds like a poor defensive power, but in fact it has a very high defensive power.

The surface of the paper armor is lined with paper or silk cloth, and the inside is not simple. The paper is beat on a wheel, folded to a thickness of three inches, nailed with four nails per square inch, and then cut into armor. After being soaked in rain, it is very flexible. Arrows are difficult to penetrate.

The most important thing is that paper armor is much lighter. Compared with a pair of iron armor that weighs fifty or sixty kilograms, paper armor is a load that ordinary archers without long-term training can bear.

Sheng Changbai gave Gu Tingye so much time, mainly because he considered the reason for the journey.

"Zecheng, you have only been in Xuzhou for half a year, and it is really rare to be able to train such a militia."

These archers who have been trained in the queue, in this era, are still very bluffing when they practice. Their movements are uniform, and orders are prohibited. On the surface, they look like elite soldiers.

"Then I'll prepare the celebration wine at the state office, and wait for your good news."

Sheng Changbai is still confident that Gu Tingye can successfully suppress the bandits.

Gu Tingye was born in the family of generals, and he has been around the general Gu Yankai who has been guarding the border for many years.

It must be no problem to wipe out some low-level bandits.

When Sheng Changbai looked at Gu Tingye's quality, he mainly looked at the time and method of Gu Tingye's defeat of the enemy, and the ratio of the enemy to our side's battle damage.

"Young Master, Second Young Master Gu came here to ask you to help find someone, why did he help us suppress the bandits now?"

"Sharpening knives does not make mistakes in woodcutters. I asked Gu Tingye to help suppress the bandits. I also hope that the state government can free up manpower to help him find someone as soon as possible. Gu Tingye stayed in the city, and the unfamiliar place is not very helpful for finding people. , it is better to let him go to a place where he can play more role."

As long as Zhu Manniang doesn't foolishly come to the border of Xuzhou to throw herself into the trap.

Sheng Changbai didn't have much hope of finding Zhu Manniang.

Gu Tingye can entrust Sheng Changbai to help find people, and officials in other state capitals will not give Gu Tingye face.

Gu Tingye is just messing around wherever he is, so why not make some contributions on Sheng Changbai's side.

After Gu Tingye left, Sheng Changbai continued to stare at the matter of digging and building rivers.

Although the construction site is not used, Sheng Changbai has been staring at the project.

But now the specific waters of the whole state, the treatment plan has not yet come up.

Of course, Sheng Changbai is not yet free.

Although Sheng Changbai does not have a lot of experience in flood control and dike and dam repair.

But Sheng Changbai still knows the basic principles of flood control and drought relief.

According to the existing conditions, what can be done is to build high dams, clear river silt, consolidate dams, narrow river channels, speed up water speed to wash away river sand, and build river flood areas.

Sheng Changbai is still clear about the Yellow River silt that has been treated for thousands of years.

You don't need to be able to do it yourself, as long as Sheng Changbai can make requests and clearly distinguish whether the governance plan is good or bad.

Sheng Changbai is a chief official, and he doesn't need to do everything himself. If he doesn't know how to do it, he can find someone who can do it. If he is not familiar with Xuzhou's hydrology, he can find someone who is familiar with it.

A single order is enough to gather all the water conservancy talents from the whole state.

These are basically local people living in Xuzhou, who have suffered greatly from the floods in Xuzhou.

People of insight, and even generations of families, have been pondering how to deal with floods in Xuzhou.

After Sheng Changbai called the people, he got a lot of various governance plans one after another.

Take the essence and discard the dross. When Gu Tingye came back from suppressing the bandits, Sheng Changbai basically sorted out his thinking on governance.

Because the Yellow River flows through the Loess Plateau, and the Weihe River flows into the Yellow River with a large amount of sediment. The water of the Yellow River flowing to the middle and lower reaches has become half water and half sand. With the current conditions, it is definitely unrealistic to want to complete it once and for all. .

After checking some prefectural and county annals of Xuzhou, you can also learn about it.

Every time Xuzhou flooded, it was because of the last years of the dynasty, the country was in turmoil, officials were corrupt, and various reasons led to the long-term lack of dredging of the river.

The sediment coming from the upper reaches makes the river gradually rise.

When the river reaches a certain height, a few torrential rains will cause the water to flow over the embankment and cause flooding.

After the river course is higher than the embankment, the water will naturally flow down and rush out of a new river course, which is why the Yellow River often diverts its course.

A simple dredge, of course, can solve the temporary problem.

It should be repaired and repaired. As long as there is no flood in the upper reaches, most officials can guarantee that there will be no problems during their tenure.

But since Sheng Changbai wants to repair it, of course he still hopes that one repair can last for decades.

Every large-scale flood control is a huge investment of manpower and material resources.

The state's finances and people obviously cannot afford such frequent investments.

After Sheng Changbai made a preliminary plan, Gu Tingye also came back from suppressing the bandits and returned to Pengcheng where the state government is located.

"Zecheng, is there any news about Mannia and Brother Chang?"

After Gu Tingye came back, he was still anxious about Zhu Manniang and her son.

It is impossible to say how anxious Gu Tingye is to Mannia right now, if only one Zhu Mannia ran away, Gu Tingye might not even care about it.

Gu Tingye's attitude towards his illegitimate child is not bad, he has a bit of true love, just like Gu Tingye in this era, it is rare that he can't let go of an illegitimate child like this.

Gu Tingye is not too old, he has no hope of having children.

With so much time and energy, Gu Tingye went home to find Rong Feiyan, maybe a new son was created.

"There is no news yet, but I have sent a message to the upstream and downstream states and counties, asking them to help find people."

Sheng Changbai's own influence can only affect nearby counties.

In other farther regions, Sheng Changbai sent a message, and no one would save face.

Sheng Changbai still walked a little faster, and those who are close to him in the same year have not yet made their mark in the officialdom, and they can't borrow much strength.

"Thank you for your help." Gu Tingye saluted with cupped fists.

People will indeed grow after being hit. After so many things in Bianliang, Gu Tingye has obviously become more stable.

"Why do we have to thank you so politely? You also helped us get rid of the banditry in Xuzhou. Do I also want to thank you, Zhonghuai?"