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Liu Weizhiwo couldn't sleep all night in the side room, secretly thinking that it would take a few months to stay away from the fiefdom.
is already busy with the affairs of the victims, and with an even more headache King Jing, I really don't know how long my nerves can be tensed.
Xia Jingyu sneered and played with all kinds of ornaments in the house, and muttered in disgust, "Little sour rot, obviously only thirty years old, he is like a little old man, and he rarely has some broken books and ancient paintings......"
The folding fan in his hand was gently unfolded, Xia Jingyu admired it, and put it back in its place, saying in his heart that this Liu Weizhi is very good, but he is too stunned, and he is as boring as a piece of wood, but it is precisely because of this that he feels interesting to tease.
Up and down the government and the opposition, the military generals are rude, the civil officials are treacherous, and it is rare to find a few clean officials, who are either too upright or stubborn like a stone in a pit.
Many of the young and strong faction are not successful, and the city government is not deep and it is not suitable to participate in core political affairs. Those important ministers in front of the emperor's nephew, except for forming gangs and factions, are doing their own thing, if it weren't for the fact that there was no one available, Xia Jingyu wouldn't be able to get along with these old things.
Hey~ The sky will descend on the Si people, and he must first suffer his mind and be extremely bored, so that he can find such an interesting guy to relieve his boredom!
This time, he went to Jingzhou to receive the fiefdom, firstly, because this place was the hardest-hit area, and secondly, because Liu Weizhi happened to be working here.
The emperor's nephew felt that the new policy was difficult, and was afraid that his uncle would become the target of public criticism, so he sent him to a fief to avoid the limelight, so that the disaster would be far away, and the dissatisfaction of the courtiers would also be channeled eastward, and he would not be too resistant to the implementation of the new policy.
Whenever it comes to the interests of the powerful, these old ministers will jump out to make trouble, if it weren't for Xia Jingyu's divergence from jumping up and down, these poor and boring old things would definitely run to the emperor to find death and life.
Xia Jingyu is not an idle prince, how can he be so idle? He turned to the old minister's house all day long, in order to disturb the peace of the people, and he did not have the heart to pay attention to the implementation of the new policy.
All the outdated national policies that hinder the development of Great Xia are the driving force for the uncle and nephew to inspire the restoration, and Great Xia is not only the world of the Xia family, but also the country on which millions of people depend. Just to satisfy the interests of a few people and reject the entire Great Xia national fortune, it is not only against the Xia family, but also against the people of the world.
The uncle and nephew who have the same thoughts are really worried about the peace of the country, the people, but even if they are diligent in the government day and night, they can't resist natural disasters.
A single drought will delay the development of the country's fortunes for three years.
The treasury was empty, and for Great Xia, which was surrounded by powerful enemies, it was as dangerous as walking on a single-plank bridge. Be prepared for danger in times of peace, natural disasters are not terrible, and we can work together to get through it together, but sometimes man-made disasters are beyond our reach, once the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, up to the dignitaries in the DPRK and China, and down to the people of Li are not allowed to live in peace.
Before the founding of the Great Xia, there were seven years of war, and the lives of all people were in a turbulent era. Ordinary people are even more baptized by war, and the people are miserable all over the country. If it weren't for the ancestors who felt the demands of the people, they led the family to rise up until a large area of the country was laid, and the people of the first party could live in peace.
Xia Jingyu doesn't want to be famous in history, but only wants to see the prosperity of the Great Xia and the strength of the people in his lifetime.
Born in sorrow and dying in peace, as long as the children of the emperor's nephew are not mediocre, they will be able to fulfill their wishes that they have not been able to achieve in this life in the future.
Looking forward to the future, Fang Shi's uncle and nephew have worked hard so far, they have only taken the most difficult first step, as long as they persevere and carry out the legacy of their ancestors, it will not be difficult to give the people of the world a happy and peaceful era of prosperity.
Such a grand idea may seem nonsense, but as long as you don't give up your expectations, you will definitely realize it one day.
The emperor of the Xia family has never forgotten his roots, nor has he forgotten those founding heroes who followed his ancestors, just to achieve his original intention, so as not to pull out the moths and cut off the carrion, the first emperor was merciful and could not bear to erase the descendants of those heroes, but in the long run, relying on the merits of his ancestors for the disaster in the township, is it not sacrificing his roots to survive?
Xia Jingyu sighed, he was taught the ancestral teachings of the Xia family by his father Chunchun since he was a child, which is the baptism that every son of the Xia family has to accept since birth. There may be very few people who insist on their original intention not to be swayed by the world, and when it is passed on to their nephews, it will set off a bloody storm like nine sons seizing the heir.
Ignoring the legacy of the ancestors, brothers competed with each other, if it weren't for the father's power to override the public, the emperor's position would not fall into the hands of a ruthless nephew.
Recalling the three years of trouble, Xia Jingyu was haunted by the nightmare of childhood shadows, and when he thought of being worried by his relatives as the successor of the old emperor, he had to be frightened and suspicious of every servant who was close to him.
I can't eat and sleep, and I don't want to repeat my life of walking on thin ice for three years. He has always been the most favored son of the first emperor, and now that the heirs of the Xia family are withering, there are still many old ministers in the shadows who hope for orthodoxy, trying to pull the banner of the tiger and overthrow the emperor's nephew, and plot for the dwindling power.
If it weren't for the uncles and nephews, I am afraid that those slanderous rumors would be enough to estranged them. If the uncle and nephew turn against him, he will fall into the hands of the rebellious ministers and thieves.
In order to pursue vital interests, loyal ministers sometimes become vassals, and no one dares to guarantee that the growing power will not rebel against the people's hearts, and only by consolidating the imperial power can we prevent people with ill intentions from taking advantage of suspicions to divide Daxia.
Xia Jingyu got married at the age of seventeen, and she has not had a son and a half daughter for ten years, so what she wants is to eliminate all opportunities that can be taken advantage of. For this reason, the emperor's nephew also sighed and was sad, born in the royal family, and many things were involuntarily. There are three thousand beauties in the harem, how many daughters can make him sleep peacefully?
But the uncle sacrificed so far for the royal power, but it was not what he wanted to see. When she was young, Jingyu was so smart as Yuxue, and to this day, in addition to still seeing him differently, she is no longer as simple and intimate as she was a child.
In addition to supporting the new policy as always, it seems that he is alive to complete the ancestral training of the Xia family and live up to the last words of the first emperor. If it weren't for the fact that he was still childlike in front of the imperial grandmother, even he wouldn't dare to recognize this thoughtful and ruthless Jingyu.
In the early morning of the second day, Liu Weizhi got up early and waited outside the door to say goodbye, and the cold of the winter morning could not be resisted by the jacket.
After receiving the big sword handed by the servant, Liu Weizhi waved away a small servant, standing proudly like a green bamboo.
Xia Jingyu had a nightmare, and when she woke up, she rubbed her forehead and moaned. If it weren't for the clarity of his eyes, who would have guessed that such a posture was someone who had already been alert and had woken up since Liu Wei came?
Waving away the little slave who was kneeling in front of him, Xia Jingyu slipped to the window with a single coat, glanced at Liu Weizhi, and then climbed back to the bed and covered his head and fell asleep.
With this little stubbornness guarding outside, Xia Jingyu rarely slept a lot, and when he woke up, it was already past the time to get up, and he couldn't help laughing at himself, and got up to meet him.
Liu Weizhi froze outside for a full hour, and as soon as he entered the door, he slandered this bastard prince.
Yesterday I ordered you to come to me early, and I will sleep until this hour, if I don't deliberately make things difficult, what else can I be? But who made him the prince? He is only a courtier, and he can only obediently obey orders, and even if he is wronged, he can only be patient secretly......
took off the big coat and handed it to the servant, Liu Weizhi knelt on the ground to salute in a proper manner, until King Jing waved his hand and said lazily "Excuse me" before he dared to get up and stand up.
Jing Wang'an, who was dressed in a ferret, sat on the top seat, holding a cup of tonic and sucking loudly.
Liu Weizhi ran to say goodbye to him without breakfast, and his stomach was already empty at this time, and he saw King Jing, who was surrounded by a circle of snow-white mink fur, as graceful and luxurious as a noblewoman, and couldn't help but sneer secretly in his heart, "No matter how good the skin is, it is just empty on the surface"
The slender ten fingers gently knocked on the table, and King Jing was slightly impatient to recall the wandering officials. Liu Weizhi hurriedly retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes and reported the disaster situation in recent days to the prince.
I have long heard that the disaster situation in Jingzhou is severe, but seeing is believing, and I have been shocked by the tragic situation in various places along the way, and I have been frowning frequently, if I am not anxious, how can I connive at my subordinates to run horses in the city?
After carefully counting the disaster situation in Jingzhou, he also inquired if there was a solution.
Liu Weizhi perfected the strategy contributed by Chen Qing and made a decision with the prince, only to see that the person who had just frowned raised his eyebrows and bent his lips, and said with a playful face: "Oh? It turns out that you are not really stupid?"
Liu Weizhi was like a fish in his throat, reluctantly swallowing the scolding that he wanted to speak, and secretly warned himself in his heart that this was King Jing and he was the prince......
The corners of Xia Jingyu's mouth became bigger and bigger, and finally the corners of her lips converged boringly, and she muttered "boring ......"
This whisper-like whisper was captured by Liu Weizhi on the tip of his ear, sobbing his forehead and gritting his teeth to endure it, eating a trench and growing wise, if he is still stupid enough to be entertained for nothing, then it is really stupid......
"That is, there is no need to scruple, as long as the wind is released, saying that the king is coming to implore the people of the whole city to fight against the famine, if the rich families in the city are generous, the king will choose a day to feast......" Xia Jingyu's general order to give alms was not finished, and Liu Weizhi, who was on top, frowned frequently.
Even if he is the prince, such a style will only attract the villain who tends to be inflammatory, and the big family disdain such a favor, how can they donate their family property in vain, just to show their face in front of the prince? Unloading the mill and killing the donkey is not only a royal habitual trick, but the big family is even more thoughtful and knows the usefulness of this method, it will be too late to cover up, how can they be stupid enough to put the family in front of the prince?
"This law is not appropriate, King Jing is the prince, and he cannot surrender his identity to sit with the common people. According to the lower officials, it is only necessary to borrow the prince to rest in the fiefdom......" Liu Weizhi thought twice for a moment before he considered his mouth and persuaded him.
Xia Jingyu touched the corner of his forehead, tilted his head and sighed helplessly, "That's it, for your sake, the crime of dereliction of duty will be exempted, just do as you say, and in three days, this king will see 500,000 taels of disaster relief silver."
500,000 taels? This prince who does not know the suffering of the world must spend 10,000 taels of silver, and the imperial court only gives 200,000 taels for a state, and King Jing asks for 500,000 taels as soon as he exits, and even if the rich families in the city are willing to donate, they will not donate this lot of silver in vain.
Even if there is a reason for this, it is an expedient measure, and it is also a good idea to invite untouchables to consult, and in the end, he must not be blamed for his bad work, and he will only be recommended to the king.
Liu Weiyi thought that in the future in Jingzhou City, everyone would be the King of Daojing, and he would not hesitate to surrender his identity to raise money with the untouchables, and cold sweat slipped down his forehead. But apart from the rich man, where did he raise such a large sum of money?
Seeing that the little stubborn was embarrassed by the cold sweat, King Jing was in a good mood and slightly hooked the corners of his lips, his reputation had long been abandoned by him, this guy even kept his duty and scrupled about his name, and it could really be said that he was doing his best for Daxia.
It's hard for a loyal minister to be so heartless, Xia Jingyu deserves the word stubborn.
Liu Weizhi knew that the matter had been decided, so he had to accept the order in a deep voice, and he went to worry about raising money. Instead of reasoning with this stubborn prince, it is better to seek a solution in private, and it is better to be troubled than to argue with this guy, and in the end, in addition to being unreasonable, it will only end up useless.
Chen Qing rushed back to Qingping County overnight, and as soon as he entered the city, he received the latest developments in He Zhi County.
"How can he know that the county confiscated Liao Ji's family property?" Chen Qing hurriedly discussed with Liang Zixian as he walked.
"Exactly, most of the people who have saved silver taels in Liao Ji dare not speak out, and they wander at the gate of the yamen all day long to inquire about the news," Liang Zixian was even more worried that Chen Qing would make achievements here. Knowing that Lord Liu was willing to come forward to reply to the letter, he was pleasantly surprised, as long as it could be delayed until the end of the year, the Jingli branch would definitely be able to spare people to exonerate Zijun.
Chen Qing returned to the old mansion, first washed away his fatigue, and then hurriedly swallowed a few mouthfuls of food and rushed to ask someone to visit the prison.
The jailer took Chen Qing to meet privately with the cell boss, and stuffed heavy silver to be able to travel all the way.
The further he went, the more turbid the air became, and the smell of urine blended with the smell of rotting and moldy, how could it be described as a foul smell? Chen Qing frowned and covered his mouth and nose lightly, if he didn't go deep into the cell, how could he know about the disaster of prison?
The chest cavity was so smoked by the turbidity that he couldn't bear it, and the cell head saw that Chen Qing was so enduring, and praised with a smile, "We have been here on an errand for many years to get used to this smell, and many new jailers vomit as soon as they come in, tsk~ If you don't have to do it, who is willing to go deep into this death row?"
Chen Qing bowed and walked two steps, and did not forget to please the perfunctory sentence, until he came to the end, he had to be instructed by the head of the cell, "Young Master Liao and his family are divided into land, the time is limited, if you bring objects, we can serve, and you will not smoke for a while."
"Then thank you for the errand master" Chen Qing handed the burden of resistance behind his back to the cell leader, tightened the cloth bag in his arms, and begged softly, "I haven't prepared more when time is pressing, if the women and children have any needs, and forget to give you two more legs, if the silver is not enough, just send someone to ask for it"
The cell boss took a hundred taels of silver tickets and responded with a smile. The left and right are just some eating utensils, a few more leg trips, this hundred taels, he doesn't say and no one dares to ask, at least he can fish out most of it, since there is no reason to push the oil and water out.
After thanking the cell boss, Chen Qing walked a few steps quickly, grabbed the fence and called Liao Fanzhi lightly.
The gloomy cell occasionally ran into the yin wind, which shocked Chen Qing's hairs to stand on end, and a death row prisoner happened to be held next door, scolding and scolding in front of the fence, asking Chen Qing to ask for food.
Chen Qing turned his head and tried his best to see the man's face, his heart beating slightly, how could this guy with a withered shape and ragged clothes still have the slightest human appearance? No human or ghost can be regarded as a kind of praise for the humanoid monster.
The condemned prisoner had been imprisoned for several years, and he was already crazy and couldn't tell the time, so he asked Chen Qing what year it was, and then asked him if he had brought food in.
No matter how rational a person is, he can't guarantee that he won't be locked up crazy, except for the thirst for food, the only thing left is the yearning for freedom.
Chen Qing couldn't help but reach out to the cloth bag, wanting to take out a steamed bun and hand it to him. There was a faint sound of blocking in the cage of Yin Measurement, and the frightened Chen Qing's hand shook, so that he could not pinch the steamed steamed bun flat.
The light was dim, Chen Qing couldn't see the things around him clearly, he only faintly felt that there was a black thing in the cage, and he struggled for a long time before moving to him, panting and saying in a weak tone, "I can't give it, give one, and these guys around me can break people's ears......"
Chen Qing held Liao Fanzhi with his hand, lowered his voice and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
"Ahem...... Liao Fanzhi grabbed Chen Qing's outstretched arm and said with a smile, "It's hard to say, what's the situation outside? Where did the corrupt officials lock up my father and mother?"
"It's all like this, what are you worried about doing outside?, hurry up and eat something first......" Chen Qing pulled out the thin quilt from the cloth bag before reluctantly stuffing it into the cage.
"Don't be busy...... In the dark, Liao Fanzhi's eyes lit up, and a ghostly light flashed and asked, "And tell me what Brother Liang is going to do."
Chen Qing's throat tightened, and he looked at Liao Fanzhi, who had an indistinguishable face, and asked rhetorically, "If the Liang family is too busy to take care of themselves, will you pull Zijun to prison?"
"It's hard to say~" Liao Fanzhi chuckled, his tone couldn't tell whether it was teasing or serious, and he only looked at Chen Qing's slightly indifferent face playfully.
"Zijun believes that you won't betray him, but I'm afraid, so I'm here to ask you for verification, if you are willing to sacrifice your life to bear the crime, the Liang family will not let your family be ruined" Chen Qing skimmed away all the nonsense and went straight to the core.
"Huh...... In that case, why do you need to do more? You are not afraid that I will drag him into the water?...... After all, maybe I want to live more than a family?" Liao Fanzhi sneered.
"You won't," Chen Qing replied affirmatively.
"How can you see it?" Liao Fanzhi went through four days of hardship, and even he didn't believe in his own heart a little.
"That's what I think" Chen Qing replied proudly, that's what he thought, otherwise he wouldn't have come here to confirm at all.
"Huh...... This ghost place, let alone a lifetime, it is estimated that I will not be able to endure it for even a year, you are so sure that I will not pull Brother Liang to ask for guilt? After all, he has an official family to take care of, as long as he can get rid of the crime, I will be acquitted, and it is better to die than to rush to Huangquan alone......" Liao Fanzhi leaned his back against the fence, took out the wine jug in the cloth bag and took a sip, smashed his mouth and secretly said, "Good wine!"
"You're not that kind of person, if so, I, Chen Qing, don't bother to tell you here, just put all the blame on your head" Chen Qing replied conclusively, but he couldn't help but start beating the drum in his heart, if a person's spirit would be crushed after a few days of torture, he really didn't dare to guarantee whether the previous strategy could continue.
"Hey, hey, hey...... It's enough to have your words, tell Zijun, brother, Liao's family will have to take care of him, and there is no need to rebuild the family business, as long as they find a place to live and ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing...... Did you bring pen and ink?" Liao Fanzhi said with a self-deprecating wry smile.
"Bring it, if there is anything written to your family, I can transfer it for you" Chen Qing sighed secretly, thanks to this person's firm heart, if he hadn't gone through this experience, how would he know that this death row is such an abrasive place?
Liao Fanzhi shook his hands, did not hesitate to write a letter to his family, folded it and stuffed it into an envelope and handed it to Chen Qing, "It will be delivered to my grandmother and daughter-in-law"
Chen Qing took the heavy envelope and hesitated for a while before daring to say, "Actually, I didn't want to mention it to you, I'm afraid that it will give you hope and disappoint you again...... I respect you as a man, so I won't play these dumb riddles with you, if Zijun can get away with it, he will definitely try his best to get you out, but I don't dare to guarantee whether it can be ......"
Chen Qing hesitated and said, there is no hope, how can I be disappointed? I gave people the expectation that if they were beaten back to reality again, I was afraid that they would go crazy and shake everything out regardless of it...... For the sake of Liang Zijun, Chen Qing didn't dare to take a little risk, but Liao Fanzhi was so free and easy, and he couldn't be such a villain.
"Hahaha...... I have been friends with him for many years, how can I not understand his heart?" Liao Fanzhi's low voice shook Chen Qing's face was slightly hot, and he only opened his mouth and responded, "Well, I am far less familiar with you and Zijun."
"You come here with your ears...... Liao Fanzhi couldn't avoid suspicion, lay on the side of Chen Qing's ear and muttered for a long time, and finally patted Chen Qing on the shoulder, and said like a buddy, "It's up to you! I can trust Zijun, and I can also believe you, no matter whether you succeed or fail, the husband has no regrets in the world!"
"Don't worry, Chen Qing will keep his promise" Chen Qing clenched his fist and pounded his chest lightly, handing his fist to Liao Fanzhi.
Liao Fanzhi laughed, laughed hoarsely, and said loudly, "I like you guy!"
The two fists collided, sincerity and righteousness intersected.
There is no doubt that with him, Liao Fanzhi will entrust everything to Chen Qing, and Chen Qing will definitely live up to his expectations and will complete everything after his death.