Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 243
One layer of autumn rain and one layer of autumn, but this year's autumn rain seems to be a little more. Li Tian stood on the porch, staring at the slightly heavy rain curtain outside the porch. Little, it didn't stop for a while.Li Tian sighed worriedly, looked down at the stack of newspapers in his hand, then slowly turned around and sat on the rocking chair in the corridor, slowly flipping through the newspapers that he had read several times.Since the beginning of autumn, she has ordered the shops and Zhuangzi in various places to report the harvest situation in each place every ten days. During this period of rain, there has been a lot of rain, and she even used the homing pigeons that were prepared for emergency use.

The autumn harvest is approaching in most places in Lianghuai and Huaihe Rivers, and it rains nonstop for half a month. The autumn floods in Liangjing Road are severe, and several embankments have burst. The Liangjiang Road in Liangzhe is also flooded. Li Tian slowly arranged the letters and newspapers into a map. Fortunately, Ninggan The flood situation in the mansion is not too serious, so that's good, the grain stored in the capital is transferred to various places in the south, and the army rations for the northern expedition can only be allocated by Ninggan Mansion.

Fortune and misfortune are intertwined in this way.

In the continuous autumn rain, it was getting dark very early. Li Tian had just looked around in a soft sedan and returned to the main courtyard. The fifth prince's face sank like water, and he strode into the upper room. As soon as he came in, he waved his hands and pushed everyone away, looking at Li Tian. The first sentence: "Ninggan Mansion said that the autumn floods were fierce, and the embankment has burst."

"The embankment broke? What about Yongjing County?" Li Tian's first reaction was the Yongjing County grain depot. The corners of the fifth prince's eyes twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said, "The breach is in Yongjing County!" Li Tian was stunned, and it took him a while to blurt out Said: "This is a man-made disaster!"

"Well, Leng Mingsong is missing, and Ding Jin sent it to Leng Mingsong in a hurry. He put all the responsibility for Di on Leng Mingsong, saying that Leng Mingsong had absconded in fear of crime, and asked the Ministry of Punishment to issue a sea arrest document to arrest Leng Mingsong." The fifth prince patted the couch heavily. , the more he talked, the angrier he got, Li Tian's face turned pale, and Leng Mingsong disappeared?Is he missing, or has he been murdered by Ding Jin?If Leng Mingsong is dead, it will be difficult to explain this matter clearly.Li Tian stared at the fifth prince in a daze, the fifth prince lowered his head, took a deep breath after a while and said: "The news was uploaded to the capital this morning, I discussed it with Mr. Fan Xianggong and others discussed that the grain stored in various warehouses in the capital had already been released from the warehouses a few days ago and sent to various places in the south for relief. Yao Xianggong meant that if the relief was insufficient, there would be a civil uprising. , is a catastrophe, I can’t refute him, the best thing to do is, according to the idea I discussed with Mr. Guan, we will exchange salt, tea, and wine for the next year in exchange for grain stored by wealthy families in the north for military use.”

Li Tian heaved a sigh of relief. If there are these three things, the grain and grass in Beizheng can last until the end of the year at least. He agreed, but there is almost nothing left for next year's three quotations, and the three quotations from the year after next year will be used to make up for it at the earliest. There is money." The fifth prince's eyes flickered: "The Ministry of Household Affairs said that the autumn tax has already been paid, and there is really no money left."

"Then what do you mean?" Li Tian's heart moved slightly, and he took the initiative to ask, the fifth prince's words were stuck together and he could hardly speak: "I wrote a note and sent it to the palace, but if the household department says there is no money, it is Dad It's also difficult, besides, I still don't know what daddy means, I'm afraid we have to find ways to raise the money by ourselves."

"How much silver do you want? Have you estimated the amount?" Li Tian asked calmly as he counted his dowry silver, and the fifth prince nodded, "At least a million taels." Who settled this for her?Such a coincidence?She could indeed afford the million silver, but if she took it all out, her family would be completely wiped out.

"I have a total of 60 taels of silver in the box, but I'm afraid it won't be enough." Li Tian made the calculations, and first talked about his dowry silver. 60 taels is enough." Li Tian raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the fifth prince, who chuckled and said, "You can't get a white wolf with an empty glove, but with this 60 taels, it's very easy to get more than a million taels, Tian Tian Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back the money!" Li Tian breathed a sigh of relief, pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Of course my money is also your money, the one who borrowed the money is the Ministry of Finance, if you want to pay it back, the Ministry of Finance will also pay it back."

"Your words are very reasonable. I will go look for Xiang Yao tomorrow. No matter what, the Ministry of Household Affairs will give you an IOU!" The fifth prince had a big embarrassment, and his mood was obviously much relieved.

In the front yard of Jin'an County Prince's Mansion, Guan Tong was sitting alone on the couch, facing the dense autumn rain outside the window, squinting his eyes, enjoying the hot rice wine bit by bit.

I don't know whether the fifth master and the princess have made an agreement. For a transparent white person like the princess, the pros and cons of this can only be understood by turning his eyes half a circle.Guan Tong drank the wine in the glass loudly, picked up the pot and filled the glass again, and exchanged 50 taels of silver for a favor from the next official, um, a huge favor, this business is very cost-effective.Guan Tong's small eyes narrowed into a thin slit. The princess has no roots and no family to rely on, but if she has this merit, she is a smart person, and she will be free from worries for the rest of her life. This person is much more difficult than fifth master.Guan Tong wanted to express his emotions, saying that in the eyes of a sage, there is no distinction between beings and beings, and that the concubine treats the Yao family with admiration... Guan Tong's thoughts gradually drifted away, his alcohol became stronger, he seemed drunk, he shook the wine pot, and let out a sigh Let go of your breath, you can't drink anymore, there are countless important things tomorrow.

At the back corner gate of Xu Mansion, a middle-aged man covered in mud and water, with a very tired expression and sunken eye sockets got off his horse, took the rein and stepped forward a few steps, cupped his hands, and said in a hoarse voice, "Please tell me, I'm from the north. Please see Xu Qiye." Although the concierge looked down upon the man in distress, he heard that he was looking for his seventh master, so he didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly stood up and took the umbrella, pointed to the concierge and said, "Look at you. You are dressed in muddy water, go ahead and enjoy the fire, and be careful not to dirty the ground." The middle-aged man bowed his hands in thanks and was not too polite, tied the horse to the horse stake outside the corner door, entered the gatehouse and stood by the door, watching the corner door vigilantly movement outside.

Not too long later, the concierge ran in quickly, smiling all over his face, and bowed to the middle-aged man repeatedly: "Master, our seventh master has an invitation, please come this way, our seventh master originally said that he would come out, but he was afraid of being too alarmed What is your surname, sir? Please..." The concierge led the middle-aged man to the moon gate with great hospitality, handed it over to the servant next to Xu Sihai, stood watching the two go away, and then touched him. That piece of silver, which was more than half a tael, was full of smiles, and the half tael of silver was a trivial matter. It is truly honorable to get a few compliments from Master Qi today. there's a few?The more the concierge thought about it, the happier he became, his chest involuntarily puffed up.

The middle-aged man followed the young man, and rushed into Xu Sihai's yard. Xu Sihai was already waiting anxiously at the door of the upper room. When he saw the young man leading the young man in, he hurried up a few steps to meet him. , waving his hand to screen the boy away, staring at the man in his prime and said, "Did you pass by the north? Which north?"

"Go in and talk." The middle-aged man looked extremely cautious, Xu Sihai said 'hmm', turned around and strode into the room, turned around and stared at the middle-aged man, the middle-aged man slightly cupped his hands, and said bluntly: "Qi Ye, my surname is Chang, if you call me Chang Da, our Ninth Master sent our brothers to Yongjing County with the army before the Northern Expedition, and I rushed back from Yongjing County." Xu Sihai's eyes brightened, he stepped forward and asked anxiously : "Where is Leng Dalang? How is Dalang? Is he still safe?"

"It's pretty safe." Chang Da said cautiously: "Uncle Leng was ill before I came back, and the illness was not serious." Xu Sihai's joy did not fade, and his face turned pale again, Chang hurriedly added: "Ninth Master, don't worry, doctor Having said that, although Mr. Leng said that he is seriously ill, it is not a serious problem, and Mr. Pan also knows medical skills, and he also said that although it is serious, it is not a serious problem." Xu Sihai finally breathed out, took two steps back and sat down, pointing The armchair gestured to Chang Dao: "Sit down and talk."

"Yes." Chang Da did not refuse, sat down with his back straight, looked at Xu Sihai and said straight to the point: "Our ninth master told us before leaving that if there is anything in Yongjing County, we will come directly to find Qiye. Xu Sihai nodded hurriedly and said, "Just tell me, what's going on in Yongjing County?"

"The embankment bursting in Yongjing County is a man-made disaster." Chang Da's words are extremely straightforward: "Ninggan Mansion's autumn flood this year is not too big, and the dikes around Yongjing County are the strongest in the entire Ninggan Mansion. Uncle Leng arrived After taking office, he paid great attention to the embankment, which had just been strengthened in spring, and it was Ding Zhifu who secretly sent people to dig the embankment."

"Is there any evidence? Ding Zhifu secretly sent someone to dig the embankment. Is this a guess by Leng Dalang, or did he find out? Is there any evidence?" Xu Sihai was astonished, and immediately thought of the most important thing, Chang Da calmly said Nodded: "That day, Mr. Pan and I were patrolling the embankment with Uncle Leng. I saw it with my own eyes. On the way back quietly, I was spotted by the dike diggers. I caught the one who chased me the most. He was the confidant of Ding Zhifu. Then, Uncle Leng took off my clothes and shoes, and let me take off my long-sleeved clothes and shoes, and told me to jump into the river with my clothes and shoes, sneak three or four miles, and throw the two people's clothes and shoes on both sides of the bank, pretending to be the easy-going Uncle Leng fell into the water and died together. The magistrate Nading first went to Yongjing County to declare that Uncle Leng had absconded in fear of crime and took control of Yongjing County. Uncle Leng was weak and fell ill after being exposed to the rain and frightened."

Xu Sihai's expression became more solemn as he listened, and Chang Da looked at him as usual and continued: "Mr. Pan originally persuaded Mr. Leng to go back to Beijing to clarify the matter, but Mr. Leng refused, saying that even if he went back to Beijing sneakily, he could clarify the matter of the dike breaking. But a person who leaves his post without authorization cannot escape, and there is no hope for his official career, after Mr. Pan discussed with Uncle Leng, he sent me back to find Master Qi to find a solution."

(End of this chapter)