Chapter 80

Chu Ming knew that as long as he dared to say a word, he would definitely not be able to get out of the gate of the main hall today, which was obviously irrational, and it was expedient to meet Chu Zheng's request at present.

After Chu Ming pretended to be thoughtful, he calmly replied: "My son is willing to gallop by his father's side and conspire with this great country. ”

Chu Zheng only expected it, and said: "Although you have already expressed your heart, everything needs a time limit, five days later is my Chu Dynasty Spring Festival, I want you to get the Spring Thunder Secret Recipe before that, so as to shock the Quartet on top of the Spring Festival, can you do it?" ”

"The sons must do their best to hand over the secret recipe of spring thunder to their father before that." Although Chu Ming answered neatly, he actually had no bottom in his heart, he thought quickly, but he failed to think of a foolproof way to protect Tang Xiaoshi.

"Then you can go back."

Chu Ming retreated, and walked out of the main hall only to find that his palms were full of sweat, he was annoyed that he had no power to parry under Chu Zheng's control, and for the first time he felt that the strength he had accumulated over the years was actually completely vulnerable in front of the emperor, like hitting a stone with an egg.

What does sweaty palms represent? The palms of your hands are sweaty, and the long tassels in your hands are unstable, so you can't use your greatest strength to kill the enemy with one blow, which is fatal on the battlefield where either you die or I die.

In Chu Ming's opinion, it was cowardice and incompetence, and he hated this feeling of powerlessness, just like he was powerless to rescue his mother who was imprisoned in the palace many years ago, and now that his beloved was threatened, he had to respond to the emperor's request.

Chu Ming pulled out his handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his palms, and clenched his fists.

Outside the hall, Gonggong Zou was playing with the newly arrived Diancui hairpin in his hand, and when he saw Prince Jing walking outside the palace, the sharp-eyed Gonggong Zou saw Chu Ming's hands clenched under his sleeves, smiled proudly, and whispered to himself: "There are really a lot of interesting things in this palace. ”

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College.

In the study, at this time, Han Shi Niang was holding a book and carefully reading the statistics of the number of displaced people recruited this time: "Since the notice was posted in the palace, 10,300 people have signed up to become tenants of the palace in three days, including more than 9,000 homeless people and more than 1,000 farmers in the city, a total of 3,782 households, of which 10 households have a security chief, 100 households have a mile long, and 38 li chiefs are all recommended and selected from the homeless people, all of whom are literate and understand basic arithmetic.

Yesterday, after being notified by us, these displaced people had found a piece of flat land in the southern corner of the dry land bordering Beizhuang, and began to build a simple grass hut to live in temporarily.

In addition, the two princes had already distributed the last batch of national grain to the refugees in the city yesterday, and I carefully estimated that if it was mixed with some wild vegetable bran, this batch of grain would be enough for them to eat for half a month.

Some time ago, the Japanese Academy purchased a total of 1,500 carts of grain from the major grain merchants, and the silver earned by the Dark Fragrance Pavilion was consumed eighty percent, and there were still two percent left, and most of these grains were stored in the granary of Beizhuang, which was guarded by the Jingwang Mansion and the farmers of Beizhuang. The food could feed the refugees for two months.

A total of 523 sets of new farm tools, and the materials for the three waterwheels have also been prepared, just waiting to be carried to the West River for installation, and all of them are prepared according to Mr.'s instructions. ”

After listening to Han Shi Niang's report, Tang Xiaoshi was very satisfied, the number of people recruited and the amount of grain stored were almost the same as expected, and the preparation of farm tools was timely.

But as for when the construction will start, Tang Xiaoshi replied: "As for the construction, there is no hurry, wait a few more days, and we will start construction on the day of the spring festival of the imperial court." ”

"Sir, why is that?" Han Shi Niang asked anxiously. The base of 10,000 people is not small, and if the spring plowing is delayed for one more day, the academy will have to raise that group of displaced people for one more day.

Tang Xiaoshi said mysteriously: "You don't have to ask about this matter, just do what I say." didn't answer Han Shi Niang's question positively, it's not that Tang Xiaoshi can't believe Han Shi Niang, it's just that any mistake in any detail may lead to the failure of her plan, and she doesn't dare to reveal too much.

At the end, Tang Xiaoshi said: "Bring those thirty-eight lieutenant chiefs over tomorrow, I have something important to tell them." ”

"Yes." Han Shi Niang retreated in response and hurriedly sent someone to inform the lieutenant chiefs.

Tang Xiaoshi walked out of the study and walked around the courtyard of the academy, the students had already followed Mr. Han Ke to hide in Ah Kuang's private house, where it was safe, and the richest man in Jiangnan would not let his son be threatened in any way.

Facing the empty courtyard, there is no immature reading sound in the past, to be honest, Tang Xiaoshi is really a little unaccustomed. However, only in this way, by transporting the students to a safe place, can she let go of her fists and feet to do this thing.

This time, her enemy may be very strong, because the spies came, and Chu Ming had already been summoned into the palace.

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"Old lady, you eat some first, the prince enters the palace to face the saint, and I am afraid that he will not be able to come back for a while." Uncle Fu persuaded.

At this time, the woman who was sitting in the lobby and looking out from time to time was Chu Ming's mother, and she replied, "Take it all away, I'm not hungry." "My child was summoned to the palace for no reason, how can she eat?

She was very worried, she had been reunited with Chu Ming for so long, she was afraid of leaving her son again, she kept guessing in her heart, why did the emperor summon Ming'er in? Could it be that the emperor found out that she had escaped and wanted to punish Ming'er? Or is there another war in the northwest, and the emperor is going to send Ming'er to go on an expedition?

As a mother, obviously, neither of these outcomes is what she wants.

If she is arrested and returned to the palace again, how can she endure those times when she can't see her son? If her son goes on a war and the battle is dangerous, she will definitely be afraid of her son every day.

At this time, the door creaked open, and a familiar figure walked in, it was Chu Ming, but his face was very bad, his eyes did not blink, and he could feel the anger on his body from a distance, and after the door was closed, he only heard Chu Ming order to Uncle Fu: "Recall the people of the palace immediately, and no one is allowed to leave the Jingwang Mansion for half a step within five days." ”

When Uncle Fu heard Chu Ming speaking in the tone of an order in the army, the whole person became vigilant as if he was a conditioned reflex, because the prince would only speak in this tone in wartime, rational and decisive. This shows that the situation is very serious.

The woman had a bad premonition in her heart, so she hurriedly greeted her, untied her somewhat damp cloak for Chu Ming, and asked nervously, "He...... What are you looking for? ”

"Mother, let's go in and talk."

At this time, the sky was already dark, and the lights in the house were already in hand, Chu Ming and his mother sat on their knees, Chu Ming took his mother's hand and asked seriously: "Mother, if a man wins the world, will all the women in the world fall in love with it?" ”

The woman realized that all the women in the world that her son said in his mouth probably just wanted to include Tang Xiaoshi, and she replied: "Ming'er, what can make a woman admire is his person and his heart, not what he has." ”

Chu Ming smiled coldly, and with his slightly red eyes, the woman felt that her son had changed in a trance.

The woman hurriedly asked, "Ming'er, what happened?" Don't scare your mother. ”

Chu Ming asked again: "Mother, if I fight against the world for her, will she fall in love with me?" ”

As soon as Chu Ming's words came out, the woman looked at Chu Ming in surprise, and said with empty eyes: "You...... You're going to fight against your father? ”

She was just a little palace maid, and if it weren't for that night, she would have become an old palace maid like the other palace maids, and then die in the palace. But after giving birth to Chu Ming, everything was different, and she had a thought, whether it was because of Chu Ming or because of something else, her body had already been branded with the traces of the supreme and unattainable person.

So when Chu Ming said that, her heart was like knocking over the five-flavor bottle, and she couldn't tell what it was like.

Rebellion is the killing of father and son, and it is to kill the head.

Chu Ming hugged his mother and said, "I'm sorry, mother, the child has to do this." ”