Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 479 Encounter on the road
Zhao Guangyuan had a long secret talk with King Lu. Since King Lu was willing to devote all his efforts to help him, he helped him a lot.

King Lu himself was ill and no one would regard him as a threat. He could help Zhao Guangyuan do something without being obvious or attracting attention.

Zhao Guangyuan also really needs someone from the royal family to help him secretly.

Although Prince Qi supported him and was willing to help him, as the only living prince of the emperor's generation, Prince Qi had his own way of doing things. It is human nature not to want to risk the life of a family.

After all, the status of Prince Qi is there. No matter how much he does, it is impossible to give him a title of King of Yizi or make him a regent in the future.

There is no way to seal it.

King Lu gave Zhao Guangyuan one million silver. Although Zhao Guangyuan said he was not short of money, he still accepted it.

This is trust, entrustment, and another form of surrender.

I don’t feel relieved if I don’t accept King Lu.

"I also want to do something for the people." King Lu said.

Zhao Guangyuan nodded and accepted it.

After talking secretly with King Lu for a long time, Zhao Guangyuan went to see Jiang Xiang again.

Zhao Guangyuan's trip out of Beijing this time was full of dangers. It is an opportunity but also a huge challenge.

In order to consolidate his position, the prince fought against the King of Qin, secretly wooed officials from various places, and promised them various benefits, which encouraged the greed of officials from various places.

This time, the prince deducted half of the 8 million taels for water conservancy construction, leaving 4 million taels. If these residents take away the funds, how much will be left?
If he really found something, Jiang Xiang could already foresee that those people would take risks in order to save the official life.

At that time, the king of Yue will be in danger.

"Otherwise, Your Majesty, it's better not to go. Instead, tell your confidants to make secret visits along the way?"

The King of Yue had been lying dormant for ten years, and the night was about to pass, but Jiang Xiang could not imagine falling into a more dangerous situation.

"Don't worry, sir, I will be fully prepared."

Jiang Xiang's heart was pounding, and he was very nervous. No matter how well prepared the prince was, he was still worried about what might happen.

"I have to do this myself." In order to get the prince's handle, it was one thing to prepare for the next step. The most important thing was that he wanted to gain some reputation.

In the past ten years, he has still been away from the people and the court for too long.

Jiang Xiang couldn't persuade him to stop, so he had to warn him again and again. He wanted his two sons to follow him so that he could be taken care of, but he had no reason to leave the capital. Just keep your heart in mind.

After Zhao Guangyuan had a secret talk with Jiang Xiang, he made arrangements with his close aides and officials before telling his wife and children that he was leaving Beijing.

Lin Zhaoxia knew that he had something to do these two days, so she didn't bother him. But unexpectedly, I heard the news that he was leaving Beijing.

"I want to go with you."

Zhao Guangyuan was stunned, thinking about this possibility.

"You were sent to the imperial mausoleum to think about your regrets. As your wife, shouldn't I accompany you?"

We should share joys and sorrows. He also wanted her to be by his side. But……

Finally he shook his head.

"You are the princess now, and I have to entrust the entire palace to you. Besides, summer vacation is about to begin, and he will go to junior high school. You have to go back and help with some things. There are many things in and outside the palace that cannot be separated from you. ”

Lin Zhaoxia glared at him dissatisfied, "But I want to be with you, so let's bring Chang Zhi with me."

"No." Zhao Guangyuan refused, "I still have schoolwork."

Lin Zhaoxia immediately wanted to ignore him.

Zhao Guangyuan coaxed again in a low voice, "In addition to worrying about your safety, I am also afraid that if you leave the house, problems will arise with the time and space gate again." It's not that he is afraid that Lin Zhaoxia will not be able to come back, but that he is afraid that if Lin Zhaoxia goes back, he will never be able to come back again. .

He is afraid.

He was more afraid than he was worried about something unexpected happening during this trip.

Holding Lin Zhaoxia in her arms, she whispered in her ear: "You know, I don't need anything, but I can't live without you."

Lin Zhaoxia sighed and hugged him back tightly. "Me too, I can't live without you."

"Don't worry, I will be careful. With you and my son waiting for me at the house, I will be back soon."

The next day, Zhao Guangyuan was scolded by Emperor Zhizheng at the court meeting. He refused to listen to the persuasion of Jiang Xiang and other officials and insisted on sending him to the imperial mausoleum to think about his mistakes. Before anyone could react, Zhao Guangyuan had already walked away.

After the dynasty dispersed, I heard that the King of Yue had left the capital to go to the imperial mausoleum.

I heard Jiang Xiang scolding the emperor, saying that he didn't care about flesh and blood and family ties, and his mind was as sharp as a needle. The prince and King Qin felt a little baffled.

But after careful consideration, I found no problem.

"The king of Yue collided with the emperor?" How? "Have you heard clearly? What did Liu Qi say?" the prince asked his confidant.

Not only the prince asked the emperor's attendants what happened, but also the King of Qin and the King of Jin.

Liu Qi, the attendants around the emperor, and even the maids and guards guarding the emperor's palace had a lot of money stuffed in them.

But I don’t know whether the news is true or not. They only say that the King of Yue entered the imperial study twice, and his face was dark every time he came out.

When the King of Chu heard that Zhao Guangyuan had left the capital for the imperial mausoleum, he was very happy and said, "Brother Huang, what are you worried about? It's true that he has good intentions. Could it be that my father can still cooperate with him in acting?"

Since the return of Lao Qi, his father's attitude towards him is confusing. Even if he says he is not good to him, he will often be rewarded. If he says he is good to him, he will be thrown to the Si Nong Division to farm, and he will never see him again. Summon him into the palace.

King Qin was thoughtful.

He has determined that there is someone in Lao Qi's hands, and his return to Beijing has a purpose, and the purpose is extremely clear. Lao Qi may be going to the imperial mausoleum for something, but will his father cooperate with him in acting?

Or is it about what the father told Lao Qi?
The king of Chu did not take it seriously. "What can Father tell Lao Qi? Even though the father and son get along well, Lao Qi has resentment and hatred towards Father. As for Father, he is also wary of Lao Qi."

Will tell Lao Qi something important.

My father has so many sons.

"Besides, didn't he say he went to the imperial mausoleum? It wouldn't be that difficult to send someone to have a look at the imperial mausoleum."

When the two brothers and the prince sent people to inquire about the imperial mausoleum, they found that Zhao Guangyuan was wearing a simple short jacket and went to the fields to plant vegetables.

Everyone put the matter aside.

While Zhao Guangyuan's substitute was planting vegetables in the imperial mausoleum, Zhao Guangyuan had already led people to various places to check the condition of the dams.

The officials from the Ministry of Revenue have not yet left Beijing.

On this day, Zhao Guangyuan and his party arrived in Luocheng.

It was already the tenth day of June, and the rice in the fields was filling. The sun was shining brightly at noon, and several farmers were sitting in the shade of a big tree to take shelter.

An old man raised his head, looked up at the sky with squinted eyes, lowered his head and grinned, "The sun is beautiful, but if it rains a few times, the crops in the field will not be able to survive. I'm afraid the yield will be reduced." One person agreed, "No. The weather is good this year, and there is no shortage of water in the fields. We can get a few more kilograms of grain at home this year."

The whole family can eat a few more meals and fill their stomachs, which is better than anything else.

A few people were chatting about the crops in the field, completely unaware that the group was approaching.

Zhao Guangyuan and his party arrived here. Since they had been eating dry food on horses these days, they decided to go to the forest to see if there were any living animals. They could kill a few to sacrifice their teeth.

As a result, when I came out of the woods, I heard a few farmers hiding in the shade and chatting.

"My father-in-law." Zhao Guangyuan walked over.

Several farmers saw the group of them. Although their faces looked dusty, they were dressed in an imposing manner that showed wealth. Each of them led a tall horse. They couldn't help but squat down and pick up hoes, shovels and other farm tools and hugged them in their arms. "You are who?"

"Don't be afraid, old man." Zhao Guangyuan comforted the leading old man.

"We are from Fucheng. We were passing by here and wanted to go into the woods to hunt some prey to satisfy our hunger. But I don't know whether it was because the weather was too hot or because there were too few prey here. We didn't even catch a single pheasant."

Seeing his kindness, several farmers loosened their farm tools in their arms, but they still refused to let go.

The leading old man smiled and said: "There are no wild animals in our forest. If there are any, they have been hunted by the boys in the village."

Originally, he was listening to a few farmers talking about digging ditches to build a dam, and wanted to ask a few questions. Seeing that they were cautious, Zhao Guangyuan touched his stomach and said, "We have run out of dry food when we get here. I don’t know where to buy it. I wonder if the village can sell us some food?”

Several farmers looked at the leading old man.

Zhao Guangyuan also saw that this old man seemed to be a leader, "Could it be that I am Li Zheng or the village chief?"

"He is the mayor of our village."

"Nice to meet you."

The village chief named Liu Dachuan waved his hand, "Everyone in the village thinks highly of him."

He took another look at Zhao Guangyuan and his group, and saw that there were about ten people in front of him, all of whom looked weak. He was afraid that they were all from the training family, and if they were bad guys, they would cause trouble for the village.

Zhao Guangyuan winked at Zhang Zhi beside him, and Zhang Zhi took out his wallet from his arms and walked towards those people. Each person stuffed a dime of silver in his hand. It looked like they all had several coins. The one in the village chief's hand was a little heavy. A little more.

Several farmers rarely had the opportunity to see silver, so they were a little excited when they touched the silver coins in their hands, and they all looked at the village chief.

Liu Dachuan squeezed the silver in his hand and looked slightly struggling.

"Village Chief Liu, we are not bad people. We are just hungry, tired and tired. We want to find a place to buy some food and rest before we continue our journey."

Zhao Guangyuan added, "The village chief can find someone to take care of the horses we are waiting for, and feed them some water and fodder, which will be calculated together with the meal money."

Give the horse to the village?

Having said that, and seeing that they did not have any ill intentions, Liu Dachuan nodded and put the hoe on his shoulders, "Then come with me."

When several other farmers heard this, they also hurriedly followed.

Outsiders don't often come to the village, but so many came when they came, and they were so generous that everyone rewarded them. You can't get so much even if you dig in the fields for a whole month. And if you help cook and feed the horses later, you might even get a reward.

Everyone went off guard and just wanted to make some more money from this group of noble people.

Zhao Guangyuan and his party followed into the village road. It was quiet all the way, no one moved. Maybe it’s a hot summer day and everyone is hiding from the cool weather. When we entered the village, we saw a group of old people and children sitting under a big tree enjoying the shade.

Seeing such a group of people, they all stood up in shock.

Some old people even held young children in their arms.

"village head?"

"Nothing." Liu Dachuan waved his hand, "Those who are passing by, come to our village to rest."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhao Guangyuan and his party.

Liu Dachuan added: "If anyone has meat at home, please bring some to my house. These noble people will pay for it. If there are edible vegetables in the vegetable field, they will also pull some."

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up and they stopped looking at people, "My family has meat!" "My family also has it, and there are vegetables in the fields!"

"Would you like eggs?"

"Yes!" Zhang Zhi grinned, "Our group ate a lot and lost weight from hunger along the way. If the aunts and ladies have some at home, send them to the village chief's house, and we will pay for them."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw several old ladies running as fast as flying and running towards home. Those who couldn't run pushed the grandchildren around them and asked them to run home to get vegetables, meat and eggs.

"Don't leave." Liu Dachuan shouted again, "Whoever has extra people at home, please come and help feed the horses."

The few farmers who followed Liu Dachuan each stepped forward to take one. I want to make money, but I don’t dare to hold on to the money. I am afraid that the horse will have a bad temper and may not be able to handle it.

It turned out that there were still several horses that were unclaimed.

The younger children stared at these dozen tall horses with envy and did not dare to get close. Cows are rare in the village, let alone horses with shiny coats. Only the older ones responded: “I’ll feed you, I’ll feed you!”

Fearing that the horses would not obey his control, Zhao Guangyuan left two people to look after the horses, and the rest followed them to the village chief's house.

The women in Liu Dachuan's family had already heard that he had brought someone back and were standing at the door to watch.

"Hurry up and cook for the noble man."

"Please ask my aunt to help pack some food out. It'll be good if you can fill your stomach." As soon as Zhao Guangyuan finished speaking, Zhang Zhi walked over with a wink and stuffed a purse into the hands of the village chief's wife.

Touch it and weigh it, you must have at least four or five taels.

The village chief's wife had a big smile on her face and said, "I'll leave it to the noble man." She dragged several daughters-in-law to the kitchen and asked others to pour tea.

Soon, people from the village who delivered meat, vegetables and eggs also came.

The village chief's wife and several other women were busy in the kitchen, and quickly prepared a table of dishes.

"Rural craftsmanship, noble people should not despise it." Liu Dachuan greeted.

Zhang Zhi touched his belly and said, "It smells so good!" He gave a thumbs up to the village chief's wife, "It smells delicious. I'll have to eat three big bowls in a while."

Someone next to him kicked him, "It seems like the master has wronged you." Look at this.

They were all transferred from Changping Mountain and followed their master all the way south. The people in the house were not easy to use, and they were afraid of being recognized, so they were transferred from the mountains. In addition to the twelve of them who followed the master openly, there was also a team following the master secretly.

Although the journey was hard, the master did not treat them harshly. Before coming, I gave each of them one hundred taels of silver.

The village chief's wife laughed happily when she heard this, "Country craftsmanship cannot be put on the stage." These noble people seemed to have seen the big world, and they just hoped that they would not dislike them.

As a result, everyone smelled the aroma of rice, dug their heads into it, and filled their stomachs with hot food. They felt satisfied after eating. The village wife looked relieved.

Zhao Guangyuan asked Zhang Zhi to give her two taels of silver as hard-earned money.

"How embarrassing." He smiled and stopped.

Those who give are generous and those who receive are happy, so when Zhao Guangyuan and others chatted with them, they didn't hide anything from them, and Zhao Guangyuan also got a lot of information.