Song Yi

Chapter 326
Wang Chaoyun said solemnly: "Qin'er, what should a person in the officialdom have? I think it's arrogance and backbone, and justice."

Pang Yuqin said: "Sister Yun is right, but look at him now..."

Wang Chaoyun smiled, raised his hand and lightly poked Pang Yuqin's forehead, and said, "You still say you believe him, you know better than me what kind of person he is, you don't even believe him Now, should I also suspect that he is really using his power for personal gain and accepting bribes?"

"No, no, Mr. Xiang doesn't know how to do it. It's just...just, I heard people say this about him, and he still enjoys it all day long. I really don't know what kind of medicine he's selling in his bones."

Wang Chaoyun put his feet away and placed them comfortably on the warm stone slab that was baked by the sun, and then said to Pang Yuqin: "Things will always be revealed to the world. What you have to do now is to concentrate on finding it with me." The wild fruit I was talking about."

After hearing this, Pang Yuqin said, "Is it really true?"

After putting on the shoes, Wang Chaoyun said: "Of course, put on the shoes quickly. Let's go find a piece of bamboo each. The fruit is buried deep in the mud by the river, so we have to find something to dig it up." , I was in a hurry just now, and I didn’t bring anything with me, so it’s good to find a piece of bamboo.”

After Pang Yuqin put on her shoes, she heard Xue Fei'er's voice not far away, so she also called her name loudly. Soon, Xue Fei'er and Lian'er came out of the woods, and the breeze blew, and the blue hair fluttered slightly: " Second Madam, Elder Sister Qin, why are you here?" Xue Fei'er's face was blushing, and she held Pang Yuqin's hand affectionately and said, Lian'er on the side seemed a little bit older, she just stood obediently and carried a bamboo basket , smiling without saying a word.

Wang Chaoyun joked, "Your elder sister Qin is in a bad mood. I asked her to accompany me out for a walk. We were going to find wild fruits. You happened to be there too. Let's go together."

Xue Fei'er heard Wang Chaoyun's words, and quickly looked at Pang Yuqin nervously, leaned in front of her and asked in a low voice, "Sister Qin, what's the matter with you?"

Pang Yuqin was a little embarrassed, and said: "No, don't listen to the second lady's nonsense, okay, let's go, let's dig wild fruits."

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Du Wenhao has been so busy these days that he hardly ever sees him.

Now the reconstruction work in the city has been basically completed, and the homeless have all lived in bamboo buildings. Under the call of Du Wenhao, the rice merchants in the city have provided some old rice to cook porridge for disaster relief, alleviating the urgent need .

The defense work is also going smoothly. The multiple medical teams sent have implemented Du Wenhao's epidemic prevention ideas very well, and the typhoid fever has been basically controlled.

Du Wenhao began to focus on three-dimensional agriculture.

He first found a farmer with a pond outside the city, and established three-dimensional agriculture according to his own idea.Soon, the models he conceived were established. After all, these models are relatively simple, as long as you think about it, they can be effective.

The eyes of the farmers in that experiment were all round. These were tricks that they had never thought of. Now that they saw it, they realized that it is actually very simple, but it has a lot of benefits. It is estimated that the harvest in the coming year will not be bad.

After completing the pilot work, Du Wenhao gathered all the experienced farmers in the city and gave demonstrations at the farmers' homes.

The effect of on-site explanation is much more convenient than reading a book. All the farmers were itchy and wanted to go back and try it out according to the appearance. There was such a harvest.
Three-dimensional agriculture is one of the most important development paths of mountainous agriculture. Du Wenhao paid special attention to this, so he was busy in the farmland from morning to night, guiding farmers to develop three-dimensional agriculture.

However, a bad news was reported to General Han Jiang.

Han Jiang called Du Wenhao and Su Shi to his Chinese army tent, and unfolded a secret security for them to see.

When Du Wenhao saw it, he was taken aback. The security guard said that the neighboring tribes of Xishan began to gather troops on the border, and they had an attempt to retake the Xishan tribe.

After some discussion, Du Wenhao said blatantly: "It's too late to report to the imperial court to mobilize the forbidden army. It's still the old way - to recruit troops on the spot, expand the army, and resist the Tubo army!"

Han Jiang thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Yuyu Du, recruiting troops and buying horses requires the emperor's imperial decree. What the emperor fears most is the self-respect of the frontier generals, so he has adopted various methods to suppress them, and has already issued strict orders. Those who expand the army without authorization, that's true." The death penalty of exterminating the family!"

Su Shi also said: "Yes, brother Yunfan, last time we recruited troops and bought horses along the way to expand the army by tens of thousands. Although it was unavoidable and it was to expel the Fan army, it still violated the imperial court's prohibition. If we expand the army without authorization this time, it will violate the law. Once the Overwatch Council takes part in our copy of the Emperor Taizu's ban, I'm afraid it will be very difficult, even the emperor won't be able to protect us!"

Du Wenhao said: "Then what do you think we should do? Right now, our army that can fight in Xishan is only [-] forbidden troops. The rest of the newly recruited troops, although there are tens of thousands, have not undergone systematic training and have not undergone much battle baptism. Yes, and the Tubo army has repeatedly fought in Tubo's internal battles, and its fighting power is far stronger than our army. Now that several tribes are coveting Xishan at the same time, I'm afraid we can't resist it!"

Han Jiang said: "That's what I said, but, Doctor Du, there is a saying that is not very pleasant to hear, but at this time, the old man can only remind the adults,-the holy order is hard to break."

"Really?" Du Wenhao stood up in a hurry, "I also know a word - generals are away, and military orders are not accepted! General Han and Su Zhizhou are afraid of trouble, then I will take care of it! I must not just sit and watch The Western Mountain was taken back by the Fan Army! You don’t know, don’t you——the emperor has already said, take down the Western Mountain and make me the king of the Western Mountain!”

When Han Jiang and Su Shi heard this, they glanced at each other, stood up, looked at Du Wenhao, and bowed: "I would like to listen to my lord's instructions!"

According to Song Shenzong's account, the future of these two people was facilitated by Du Wenhao, and what they heard from Du Wenhao was indeed reasonable, so why didn't they listen, that's why they made such a statement.

"That's good! Immediately recruit soldiers and horses, and at the same time report the emergency military situation to the imperial court and ask for reinforcements!"

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Next, the whole of Yazhou was moved. In the city and in the countryside, banners of recruiting troops were erected everywhere.

In days of natural disasters and man-made disasters, as long as the people have something to eat, they will recognize them even if they put their heads in their belts, so tens of thousands of soldiers were quickly recruited.

The newly recruited soldiers were taught to Li Pu for recruit training.

Perhaps it was because a steady stream of soldiers broke into the Xishan and Yazhou frontier defenses, and the neighboring tribes of Tubo did not dare to act rashly, so it has been calm.

This made Du Wenhao feel a little more at ease, and put his main energy on the reconstruction of the city and the three-dimensional management of agriculture.When I get busy, sometimes I eat and live at the construction site.

On this day, Monkey came to the construction site and said that something was wrong. He was surprised when he saw Du Wenhao. He came out of the room dark and thin, holding two steamed buns in his hand.

Du Wenhao called the monkey to sit down at the stone table under a big tree, handed him a steamed bun, and then chewed a mouthful.

The monkey took the steamed bun, squeezed it, and found that it was as hard as a rock, and it also gave off an unpleasant smell. The monkey didn't care at all. He had eaten much worse food than this, so he took a bite. Slowly soak your mouth with saliva until it softens before eating.

The monkey said vaguely: "My lord, do you eat this every day?"

Du Wenhao nodded with a smile, and said: "Very good, this thing can withstand hunger, and two of them will be full. By the way, what do you want from me?"

Monkey: "I found out."

"What did you find out?" Du Wenhao asked.

"My lord, you forgot in a hurry, didn't you ask me to check the matter of that house?"

Du Wenhao remembered it now, patted his forehead, and said: "See, I really forgot, what did I find out?"

"Uncle Li's granddaughter used to work in Ke's house in Shanzhuang, but she left because she got married, but she worked for a long time, so I asked her, and she took me to find some workers who worked in their house at that time. Man, I probably know what's going on, so I'm here to find you."

Du Wenhao couldn't swallow the hard bread, so he walked to the side of the well, scooped a scoop of water in the bucket with a ladle and poured it a few mouthfuls, then turned around and said, "Okay, let's talk about it." .”

The monkey came over and said, "The Ke family was originally a rich man in Yazhou. I heard that they can do any business. Of course, I heard that they are all legitimate businesses. The head of the Ke family is called..."

Du Wenhao interrupted Hou Zi: "You don't need to give me their family tree, I've seen the money too, so tell me, is there anyone in this house?"

"It should have been."

"Nonsense, I also know that there are."

"Hey, I mean, after the Fan army was wiped out, there were still some."

"Oh? Then where were the people when you went?"

"I heard from a person who has been working as an old lady in Ke's house that she left Ke's house three days before we went. At that time, because the house we found was another house of Ke's house, they usually lived in the city. The houses in the city were burned down by the Japanese army, and they moved their family into the deep mountains and old forests."

"They are quite prescient, well, you continue."

"At that time, the old man of the Ke family was sick, probably out of anger. He said that there was a daughter-in-law in the Ke family who was ruined by the Fan army. The daughter-in-law later hanged herself and was pregnant in her stomach. The old man was so angry that he fell ill. , and died not long afterward.”

"Ugh!"

"The Ke family has a large population. It is said that there are dozens of people. Mr. Ke has five wives, all of whom have children. In the second generation, there are eleven children. Later, among the eleven children, [-] children stayed at home. Four, and then..."

"Okay, it's getting far away again, I'm confused by what you said. Keep it simple!"

The monkey said: "Oh, I heard that they lived under the same roof for five generations. When the Japanese army came, the Ke family lost three lives in a row. By the way, I heard that a member of the Ke family named Ke Ming killed his wife, concubine and three brothers." a child, and then committed suicide himself.”

When Du Wenhao heard it, he couldn't help but let out an ah, and said, "They're all dead?"

Monkey: "I heard that he was the eldest grandson of the eldest house, but the old man did not hand over the power of the family to him. Anyway, the matter was complicated. He probably got angry, so he killed everyone in his room."

Du Wenhao was a little horrified when he heard this, and said, "What about the other living people?"

Monkey: "It is said that they went to the middle of Sichuan. They have a big family and a big business, and they don't care about this house, but I heard that there are some people who stay and don't want to leave, but they don't live in the house anymore. By the way, the grain in the granary of the house More than you can imagine!"

Du Wenhao's heart moved. What he needs most now is food. After thinking about it, he said, "Go and find out who is left behind. Can you sell him food to us?"

Monkey smiled complacently: "I've already thought about it. After more than ten days of searching, everyone has everything they say. They said that Ke Ming should have four children. He only killed three, and there should be one more. It should be that one, and some people said that they all left. Later, I overheard the old bustard of Le Yao Yuan say that they had a new stunning person named Ke Yao, who was said to be from the former Ke family. So I went back and told my wife, and my wife asked me to take a few guards to take a look, because I was relatively young and worried that I would not be allowed to go in."

Du Wenhao laughed.

The monkey felt a little embarrassed, and blushed and said, "Master, don't laugh."

"I'm just laughing. How could such a rich family be reduced to doing such a disgraceful thing? It's just a stunt made by the bustard, and you actually went to see it."

The monkey nodded seriously, and said: "I really went. Because the girl has not been there for a long time and she is still young, she hasn't picked up the guests yet. Instead, she invited a master to call her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. See you, the bustard didn't dare to say a word when we reported your name, so let us meet directly."

Du Wenhao patted the monkey's head hard, and the monkey groaned. Du Wenhao said: "Little brat, you dare to report my name. You will definitely be a master who seeks flowers and asks Liu in the future."

The monkey rubbed his head hehehe: "You don't know that girl named Ke Yao, she looks like a porcelain doll, I was shocked when I entered, that appearance, tsk tsk tsk..., that's a beauty."

Du Wenhao spat and said, "You little brat, do you know what beauty is?"

The monkey stuck out his tongue: "But you should go and see. I heard that she is only 14 years old. She is tall and has a cold face. She doesn't smile when she sees anyone. I heard that the old bustard gave her a name. What is it called Leng?" Moon, it doesn't sound good."

Du Wenhao: "I don't think it sounds good either."

The monkey's eyes lit up and said, "Really?"

Du Wenhao stretched out his hand to hit again, the monkey dodged away, Du Wenhao said with a smile: "What's the truth, I asked you to check the house, you are better off, go to the brothel, it's time to fight!"

The monkey approached cautiously, and said softly, "Don't hit me, I'll go up and ask that Leng Yue directly, do you know Ke Ming? Guess what she said?"

"I don't know.?" Du Wenhao said.

"How do you know?" The monkey didn't understand.

Du Wenhao stood up with a smile, and said, "Okay, how could you think of a kiln sister? If she is really Ke Ming's child, Ke Ming will kill them all for no reason, except for not killing her. If she is really kept, the Ke family will not leave her alone in Yazhou. Taking a step back, even if she really stays, she will not be ashamed to go to a brothel for a joke. pregnancy."

The monkey felt that what Du Wenhao said was reasonable, so he said, "Then I'll check it out."

Du Wenhao: "Go, don't go into that kind of place in the future, it will be short-lived."

Monkey was still young, so naturally he didn't understand what Du Wenhao said, so he just nodded and left.

Du Wenhao got up and was about to go back to the room when he heard the soldier guarding the door running over and reported, "My lord, someone is looking for you outside the door."

Du Wenhao looked outside the door, only to see a seductive woman in brightly colored clothes standing there facing him with a face full of smiles.

"I don't know this person." Du Wenhao said
The soldier snickered and said, "It's the owner of the Le Yao Courtyard in the city, and he said he invited you and General Li to dinner."

Du Wenhao thought to himself, these people really have a way, dare to come to the barracks to find someone, what to eat, didn't they invite you to visit the kiln?Ke Yao, yes, it seems that the woman named Ke Yao is in this Le Yao courtyard, huh, it would be better to catch up sooner than later, Du Wenhao thought for a while, and said to the soldier: "Let her go back first, we and Li Pu will be there soon."

After packing up, Du Wenhao took Li Pu out of the house.

In the west of Yazhou, most of them are fireworks and willow alleys, known as Yazhou Red Street, where willows are planted along the banks of the pond, and there are buildings and brothels all over the place.Maybe they all do this kind of business. It's strange that the fire of the Fan army didn't burn this place down. In the whole city of Yazhou, only this place is still a bustling scene. place!

After all, the old bustard is a businessman, and she is thoughtful everywhere, and rented two sedan chairs to wait not far from the barracks, so that no one will know that Du Wenhao and the others are visiting the kiln, and it will not embarrass Du Wenhao and the others. The people who went to lift the sedan chair went around a lot of alleys with twists and turns, which gave people the feeling of "a small path leading to a quiet place".

Du Wenhao heard Li Pu say that this kiln also has a lot of attention. It is best to have willows in front of the door, which means "accommodating people"; it is best to have running water outside the window, which contains "endless" feelings.The architecture of the house is also very elegant.The hall should be wide, the courtyard should be beautiful, with flowers planted in the front and back, strange rocks erected in the left and right, fish swimming in the pool, and curtains hanging in the pavilion.The interior furnishings are even more exquisite, with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, pens, inks, paper and inkstones. It looks like an "elegant place for self-cultivation", not a "butcher's shop".Entering such a place, first of all, it will make people feel refreshed, and the aura of illness, bad luck, and fatigue will be swept away.Secondly, dishes, snacks, fruits, tableware, wine cups, and teacups must be very delicate and clean.It is said that Leyaoyuan is the best brothel in Yazhou, even the cooks are invited from the capital, and the service is extremely thoughtful.The dishes are light, the wine is pure, the tea is fragrant, and the utensils are clean, and they are brought over by pairs of slender hands, and the birds are singing and swallowing, and the guests are entertained, without the yelling and drinking at the banquet of ordinary people. [-]. Isn't it a special enjoyment to scream wildly?
I think it was ordered by the old bustard before, so the bearers directly sent Du Wenhao and Li Pu to the side entrance of Leyao Courtyard, instead of directly entering the main entrance. Money, you can eat a few glasses of flower wine in Leyao Courtyard, no one will be stingy with this money, but if you don’t come to accompany the best girl, the girls in this brothel are also divided into three or six grades, and the money is less Yes, girls are naturally inferior, but being able to step into this door is an expansion of a man's vanity.

After getting off the sedan chair, Du Wenhao looked around. It was a deep alley, and he saw no one. This was the first time he saw such a place. Du Wenhao was naturally not so confident. He looked down on this kind of place from the bottom of his heart, so the person who entered At that time, he lowered his head slightly, but Li Pu did not, and followed Du Wenhao carelessly, looking around curiously.

"Hey, Du Gouguan is here, honored guest, Tweety greets you and General Li here." The old bustard was wearing a pink thin blouse, with drawstrings on both sides of the skirt loosely tied in front of the chest, The remaining double straps hang down freely, dancing in the wind.Although she looks like she is in her 30s, her eyebrows and eyes can still be seen as handsome when she was young, and there is no heavy makeup, just a little rouge on her cheeks, which is not annoying to look at.

The old bustard spoke and walked to Du Wenhao's side, but before he put his hand on Du Wenhao's arm, he opened it.The old bustard smiled resentfully, seeing that Du Wenhao had no expression on his face, he didn't dare to put his hand on it again.

The bustard directly let Du Wenhao and Li Pu go to the second floor on the east side, and entered a room called "Nuanshe". When they entered, they could smell a fresh fragrance. The layout of the room was fresh and elegant. There is a picture of a lady hanging on the way. On the way, the female middle-aged woman is plump and wearing revealing clothes. She holds a small fan in one hand and half covers her face. When it came down, it happened to land on the maid's bun. The layout of the front and back paintings is compact and reasonable, and the painting is exquisite.

Du Wenhao stepped forward to take a look, and saw the seal on the painting: Yan Liben. He couldn't help being a little surprised. Even if it is a fake, it should be worth some money. It seems that this old bustard named Tweety is really willing to spend money.

After sitting down, the bustard called two beautiful women, and it was not annoying to see them, but Du Wenhao didn't care about it, so naturally he didn't show any expression. , Li Pu was annoyed, and his face darkened. Seeing this, the bustard hurriedly signaled the two women to go out before Li Pu opened his mouth, then walked carefully to Li Pu's side, and asked in a low voice with the smiling face: "General Li, Look, what kind of girl is suitable for Mrs. Du?"

Li Pu snorted, and said: "Since you are inviting our Master Du, why should you let the top oiran of your Leyao Academy serve you?"

The old bustard was a little embarrassed, Li Pu thought it was because the old bustard didn't want to, so he said loudly: "You are so stingy, what kind of guests are you inviting? Mrs. Du is busy with work, so how can I have time to have a drink with vulgar fans here, go, go, go, no Man, let's go."

The old bustard was in a hurry, peeking at Du Wenhao's expressionless expression, neither drinking tea nor eating snacks, thinking to himself, no wonder he became such a fat job at such a young age. , it seems true, such a calm young man is really rare.

(End of this chapter)