This is the first time I have seen the four princes since the epidemic.

Xia Mingche lightly clenched his fist against the tip of his nose, coughed slightly, and his handsome face was a little pale, indeed looking like he had just recovered from a serious illness, but he did not get all better, "Your Highness, why did you come here, your illness is just right, it is better not to go out and walk around often, in case you get infected with the epidemic again, it will be dangerous." ”

Seeing that he was panting when he spoke, the speculation in his heart was slightly put down, and he said casually: "I can't keep stuffy in the house all the time, I heard that your situation has improved, so I came to take a look, thanks to you before, I was saved from being hit by the victims." ”

Xia Mingche hurriedly said: "I don't dare, but I didn't expect His Highness to still be infected with the epidemic, these days I heard that many people have drowned on the dam, my uncle and Zhang Qinggui are busy every day, but I hate that my body has been procrastinating, and I can't help ...... anything."

Zhang Ruiqing's expression is Qinggui, the fourth prince listened to it, and smiled faintly, Zhang Qinggui is his own person, and the account book was also the first to be discovered by him, and then transferred to his own hands, otherwise this time he would not have taken Qin Bohou so smoothly.

Xia Mingche looked at the look on the faces of the four princes quietly, usually when it comes to political affairs, the four princes always talk about their own opinions, but this time he was silent, he didn't know what he was thinking, Xia Mingche's heart sank suddenly.

A few days ago, two urgent documents were sent out from the General Military Mansion, but the direction of going was different, and people had to guess what kind of inside story Qin Bohou had with the four princes, so that they would be so peaceful and calm.

He continued: "In recent days, the eldest uncle has found some clues about Qin Bohou's greed for ink, and I don't know if there can be any results. ”

The fourth prince seemed to notice Xia Mingche's gaze, and frowned slightly, "Although I impeached Qin Bohou, I didn't have any solid evidence in my hands, the account books sent by Lord Xie were all superficial running accounts, which were of little use, and if you want to cure Qin Bohou's crimes, you need to find the account books of his dealings with Fujian officials," he said, looking at Xia Mingche, with a gentle smile on his face," Jin Yu doesn't have to worry about these things, the left and right father has already sent officials to investigate this matter, I believe it won't take long to find out, and the most important thing for you to take care of your body now. ”

Knowing what he was talking about, the fourth prince still talked about him like this, which made Xia Mingche even more suspicious.

The four princes sat for a while and left.

Xiao Qing walked out of the side hall, saw Xia Mingche's puzzled face, and couldn't help but say: "The fourth prince is a little strange today, it seems that he is not as enthusiastic as before. ”

Xia Mingche suddenly heard her say this, and raised his head, "You can see it too." ”

Xiao Qing nodded: "The second brother once read to the crown prince, and when he talked about the four princes, he said that his temperament was not as bad as the rumors outside, at least he could survive, and he was valued by the emperor, he should not be careless, especially in dealing with political affairs, but today he never mentioned his impeachment of Qin Bohou, or did you say that he just took the opportunity to talk about it, there is definitely a problem here." ”

Hearing her say this, Xia Mingche was even more sure of his thoughts, called Wei Qing in, and said, "You go to the river and see Lord Xie Jianning tell him, just say that what he has been looking for may not be in the Qin Bohou Mansion, or it may be in the hands of the Four Princes." ”

Only with important things in his hands can he have the conditions to negotiate with others, especially for a person like the fourth prince who is unprofitable and can't afford to be early, if he doesn't have someone else's lifeline in his hand, I'm afraid it won't be as leisurely as now.

……

Walking along the river, the dense houses that were originally built on the bank of the river have now been flooded, and they are scattered and scattered, and a large piece of broken walls is broken and broken on the bank, and the water along the river has not all receded, and there are ditches everywhere.

Xie Jianning walked with one foot and one foot shallow, the thick-soled boots under his feet had already been soaked, the weather was hot, and the dark official uniform was wrapped around his body like an impermeable felt blanket, and the sweat soaked his clothes was even more unbearable.

But he didn't care about the discomfort on his body, and looked at the ruins in front of him like a coast, and his eyes couldn't stop deepening.

Even the main rivers were washed away by the floods, not to mention the inconsequential riversides, which must have been even more miserable.

During his three years in office in Fujian, although there were floods every year, there was no year like this year, when the embankment mouth of the entire river was like paper paste, and the rain in the sky was too much, so it would not be able to drain from time to time, and the result was that the people on the bank suffered.

And when the people saw that these officials did not gather around to ask questions as before, they just looked at them with a silent expression, and then turned their heads to look at their dilapidated houses, and some women holding young children patted the children's backs numbly, and there was no light in their eyes, as if the hope of the whole world had been destroyed.

He sighed heavily and lamented: "The people are innocent, the people are innocent!"

Zhang Ruiqing listened to his heavy sigh, and couldn't help but sigh, Xie Jianning is indeed a good official, just from what he has seen and heard since he came to Fujian, he can know it, otherwise with his dignity as the son of the eldest princess, he would not risk his life to stay in this place where plagues and floods are rampant.

It's a pity that even if Xie Jianning wants to be a good official, it depends on the right time, place and people, Fujian has long become a quagmire, unless there is a major rectification, it is just a small fight in a small place, and it really can't become a climate.

He said softly: "Lord Xie's dedication to serving the people is admirable, but there are too many people affected by the disaster, and the imperial court has limited materials, so it is inevitable that there will be ......."

Before he could finish his sentence, he saw a man riding a horse in the distance, and the sound of horses' hooves resounded in his ears.

"Lord Xie!" Before the person arrived, a handsome voice came, "The official document of the court has come down!"

Xie Jianning was stunned for a moment when he heard this sentence from afar, and hurriedly looked at Zhang Ruiqing, and said while turning his head and walking back: "Quick, let's go back and see if the disaster relief materials declared this time have been distributed." ”

Although the flood stopped, there were too many people affected by the disaster, and the materials were very limited, so Xie Jianning wrote several times in a row to ask the emperor to distribute disaster relief materials.

Back at the Yamen, there were no officials like last time, only a man with a white face and a brocade robe sat on the chair, saw Xie Jianning, and smiled, "Lord Xie, our family is ordered to take the Fourth Highness back to the palace." ”

Xie Jianning was stunned, it turned out that it would be an internal servant, not a disaster relief material, the eagerness in his eyes gradually extinguished, and nodded, "Father-in-law, wait a minute, I will send someone to invite the Fourth Highness." ”