Chapter 63
Hearing that the sage appointed Chen Qi as the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, and went to Jiangnan with the six princes to investigate the disaster relief case, some of the officials in the court were happy and some were worried, some were gloating, and some were helpless.
Zhao Yin and others were still glad that Chen Qi was far away in the capital some time ago, and he was blessed by His Royal Highness the Prince, even if the officials of Liangjiang hated him to the bone, they were beyond the reach of the whip. Therefore, he also moved the idea of asking Zhao Bihe to mediate and resolve grievances for the two parties. Before the words were dispersed, the shape had already turned straight down, and Zhao Yin and the others were stunned. I don't understand what a saint means, but I also know that Chen Jue's going here is tantamount to a sheep falling into the mouth of a tiger, it's like nine deaths!
Seeing this, Zhao Yin didn't feel embarrassed. Yibi sighed in his heart what kind of life Chen Jue was, it was easy to get some favor from the saints, but he had to exchange his life for it, and Yibi invited wine to practice for Chen Jue at the Zhao Mansion banquet.
Before the banquet, Zhao Bihe invited Chen Qi into the study, and analyzed the current situation in the Liangjiang officialdom for Chen Qi in detail, including the collusion of the Liangjiang officials with the governor of the river to embezzle money for the construction of the river - who is the mastermind, who is the subordinate, who is the most serious, who is light, who can win over, and who needs to be guarded...... In the end, he repaired a few letters and handed them to Chen Jue, making it clear that after Chen Jue arrived in Liangjiang, he could visit his protΓ©gΓ© alone.
Chen Jue heard them one by one, and took them as a guideline. I thanked Zhao Bihe again and again for taking care of him. Zhao Bihe waved his hand, and said with a smile: "This trip to Jiangnan, although there are many crises, there are great opportunities among them." Zizhang knows, why did His Majesty appoint you as the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, and go down to Jiangnan with the six princes to investigate the disaster relief case? β
Chen Jue was stunned when he heard this. He suddenly heard the will of the Holy Lord, and his heart was already in turmoil. And I'm busy packing up and heading south, where is the time to think about this? What's more, isn't this obvious, it must be that the six princes don't like him to calculate every time, so they just take revenge.
Zhao Bihe saw that Chen Jue was ignorant on his face, and knew that Chen Jue did not understand the deep meaning of the saint's move. Unconsciously smiled in his heart, and explained to Chen Jue in detail: "When I go to Jiangnan, I must focus on helping the victims of the disaster, pacifying the people, repairing the river, and cleaning up the officials. Among them, the thorough investigation of the collusion of the Liangjiang officials with the governor of the river to embezzle money is even more important. There is not only the Yellow River breach that ruined the people's livelihood in the front, but also the impeachment of the official and the imperial history in the back, and the matter must be conclusive. Therefore, the sage Long Yan was furious and ordered someone to investigate it strictly and thoroughly. However, the oracle is a holy oracle, and the people under him must also be measured in their errands. This case must be investigated, but how deep and how extensive the implication is, is it really necessary to turn the Liangjiang officialdom upside down, and cut off all the heads from top to bottom to ask whether the crime is not possible? If this is the case, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a dull face, His Majesty's face is not good-looking...... You must know that although most of the officials in Liangjiang are under the Prince's disciples, and the Governor of the River is also recommended by His Royal Highness the Prince, if there is no personal approval from the sage Yubi, one of these officials is counted as one, who can get to the post? β
ββ¦β¦ Now the impeachment of the officials of the two rivers for colluding with the governor of the river to corrupt the ink and labor funds seems to be the improper employment of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the crime of negligence and indulgence. But the person who pointed the sword at the prince never thought about it. Even if the prince is at fault, he is still the prince, just the prince. There's a real dragon on the head! β
Zhao Bihe said, stretched out his index finger and pointed to the sky with a smile. When Chen Jue heard these words, he suddenly realized that he was enlightened. When it comes to controlling the overall situation and gaining insight into the Sacred Heart, he is really not as good as Zhao Bi and such an old fox who has been immersed in the court for many years. Thinking of this, Chen Qi bowed to Zhao Bihe with joy and sincerity, and said in his mouth: "Listening to the words of the public, it is really better than reading ten years." Zhao Gong whipped into the inside this time, and the lower officials didn't understand, and they all understood it at this moment. β
Zhao Bihe was still smiling with a spring breeze on his face, waved his hand and said: "Zizhang, you have a smooth temperament, exquisite means, and you are also clever in trouble, and you have a good heart, and you are a person valued by His Royal Highness the Prince." The sage valued you for this, so he ordered you to go to Jiangnan. It can not only show that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince upholds the heart of righteousness, but also can leave a pulse of vitality with the Liangjiang officialdom. Even though the sixth prince is talented, selfless, and proficient in practice, he is afraid that he will not be able to grasp this degree if he investigates this case thoroughly! β
When Chen Qi heard this, he thought about the six princes' methods, and nodded again and again, gladly agreeing.
That's it, there's not much left to say. Looking at Chen Jue, when he is deeply trapped in the game, he can comprehend a few points and do a few points. As Zhao Bihe said, it is not difficult to guess the sage's thoughts, the key is that when he goes to Jiangnan for disaster relief and investigation, he must not only round the face of the saint and His Royal Highness the Prince, but also convince the officials and praise the people...... So the difficulty is how to grasp this heat.
Zhao Bihe thought about it, and finally only explained to Chen Qi the words "wearing guilt and making meritorious service, and the merits and demerits are offset", as for what to do...... Zhao Bihe also didn't know. After all, he is a military general, and it is not easy to think of this.
Chen Jue went to the Zhao family's practice banquet. When I went, I was worried and my face was as heavy as iron, and when I returned, I walked calmly and briskly. It's a pity that it's easy to see flowers and difficult to embroider, and everyone is still not optimistic about Chen Jue's trip to Jiangnan.
In the inner house of You Mansion, the third sister You also learned from Chen's mouth that her uncle Chen Qi had been appointed by the sage as the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, and would soon go south with the six princes to investigate the disaster relief case. In You Ziyu's mouth, this time going south is naturally full of dangers, and his life is at stake, and Chen listened to You Ziyu's long sigh, and he couldn't help but panic. In the evening, Zhang Luo will prepare a car to go back to his parents' house.
Seeing this, You Lao'an had no choice but to open his mouth to comfort him, and said angrily to You Ziyu: "You always tell your daughter-in-law about the affairs of the grandfathers outside. She is now pregnant with her brother in her belly, and she can't be frightened and worried. It's too late for us to hurry, you're still scaring her. If only it ......"
You Lao'an, in order to avoid bad luck, didn't dare to say the words below, and poked You Ziyu with a finger again, and said hatefully: "Look how I clean you up!" β
After You Lao'an finished scolding You Ziyu, he still turned around and took Chen's hand and smiled: "Don't be afraid, daughter-in-law." Your brother can be ordered by the saint, that is a great blessing for the saint, and others can't ask for it. When he went, it was obvious that he had made meritorious contributions, but he was afraid that he would have to be promoted when he came back. Won't you be a four-grade master at that time? What's more, he went down to Jiangnan with His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, and he didn't go alone. How dare those people dare to make a ghost in front of the prince? β
When Chen heard this, he felt reasonable, and slowly put his mind at ease. You Lao'an said, "What's more, it's late today. You are heavy now, and you have passed in such a flash, I am afraid that your in-laws will also be worried. Don't rest tonight, it's not too late to go tomorrow morning. The imperial court on the left and right wants to allocate silver, grain, herbs, and clothes to cover it, and it is not that they are waiting to leave tomorrow morning. β
Seeing this, Chen had no choice but to give up. You Lao'an also told Chen to take tocolytic pills, don't be in a hurry and be afraid of saving zΓ i in your heart.
Seeing that Chen was so frightened, You Ziyu also regretted it very much. Hurriedly followed the words of You Lao'an's words and said hundreds of thousands of words of comfort, and coaxed Chen to go back to his room to rest.
This third sister You also went back to the bedroom. But it's also restless. Restricted by the living environment of the past and present lives, Third Sister You couldn't think of the imperial power wrestling represented by Chen Jue's trip to Jiangnan at this time, but she knew that there would be a big epidemic after the catastrophe, and she was afraid that her uncle would go to Jiangnan......
Third Sister You lay on the couch and couldn't fall asleep over and over, so she simply got up in her clothes, ordered Zhen'er to study ink and lay paper, and opened the relevant books and strategies she had read on the bookshelf, and combined with the information she had read in later generations, but she wrote a few stacks of paper on post-disaster reconstruction, epidemic prevention and disease prevention. He also instructed his uncle to bring more imperial doctors and medicinal materials that were good at curing the epidemic and wrote them down on the paper one by one.
When I realized that there was no more detail to think of what I had to say, when I came back to my senses, it was already a rooster singing and the day was bright, and the third sister You had been writing hard under the window all night.
Zhen'er, who was waiting on the side, saw it, and couldn't help but smile and said: "The girl has this hard work to study, if she gives birth to a young master, I'm afraid that she can also take the top exam?" β
The third sister stayed up all night, but she didn't feel sleepy at this time, and still smiled energetically: "If you talk about writing an eight-strand strategy, I can't do it." This is just paper. β
After that, he cleaned up the pen and ink on the case, and ordered the little girl to scoop water and wash, and put it on again, went to the second sister's room to find the second sister, and went to the eldest girl's room to sit again.
After breakfast for a while, I sent You Ziyu to the court. Chen couldn't wait. He ordered the little maid on the second gate to prepare a carriage and take the two sisters back to their parents' house.
At that time, the whole Chen Mansion was also busy packing Chen Qi and preparing for the trip. The mother and daughter, brother and sister, have seen each other, and the Chen family has to pull the elder brother to ask a long and a short question. Chen Qi had already received Zhao Bihe's analysis yesterday, and he was at peace at the moment. I heard my sister ask, but I just picked the one I could go back. Left is just some good words that report good news but not bad news.
Third Sister You sat quietly beside her and didn't talk much. Only when his uncle looked at him, he quietly glanced at him. Chen Jue suddenly found an excuse for a while, and the two uncles and nephews hid in the small study. Third Sister You handed over a few stacks of post-disaster reconstruction notes written by herself to Chen Qi, who lowered her head and flipped through a few sheets, and smiled unconsciously. But seeing the handwriting on the paper, the dragon and the phoenix danced, opening and closing, except for the pen edge strength due to the lack of wrist strength and slightly soft, it was actually similar to his own handwriting.
The third sister smiled and said, "What does my uncle think, can I still see this word?" β
Uncle Chen was shameless, nodded and smiled: "Very good, very good." β
In the upper room of Chen's house, everyone talked for a while, and Mrs. Chen saw that her uncle and nephew were gone, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Seeing the ghosts and ghosts chirping in the sky, I don't know where to go to whisper." β
Old lady Chen knew that her granddaughter was different and had some knowledge, and when she heard this, she said disapprovingly: "Since the two of them are talking alone, it must also be about the court." I don't understand what I say to you. β
Because of this, he frowned at his grandson Chen Hua and said, "You are a young master, you should go and listen to it." When you come to Japan to make a fuss, it is better to have something to say than to pile up rhetoric. β
When Chen Huan heard this, he had to get up. I had to go out and walk to the small study. At that time, Chen Qi's uncle and nephew were talking about asking the imperial doctor to collect medicinal materials. Because it is said that the Yellow River burst the embankment this time is very wide, I am afraid that the imperial court will not be able to provide relief silver and two grain and medicinal materials, and we have to prevent illegal profiteers in the local and nearby states and counties from raising prices and causing riots, and we are afraid that the flood will block the official road and make it difficult to pass......
The third sister You asked Chen Jue if she could take the lead in contacting a few grain stores and medicinal herb shops in Beijing to see if she could collect rice grain and medicinal materials in the name of the imperial court at a lower price than the market price......
The two uncles and nephews discussed one by one. The methods that Third Sister You wrote up all night were some of the things that Chen Jue had already thought of, some of which she hadn't noticed at all, and some of which she didn't understand and had to ask clearly. There are even some that Third Sister You didn't expect and were added by Chen Qi. They were all dipped in notes one by one on paper.
Chen Qi thought of going to Jiangnan because of this, in addition to providing relief to the victims, he also had to check the affairs of the officials with the six princes and recover the wages of the greedy ink river, so he couldn't help but smile to the third sister: "Is there a good way to check the accounts?" β
When the third sister asked, she thought of an interesting story she had seen in the later life, so she smiled at Chen Qi and said: "No matter what the account, it is made by people, even if it seems seamless, there will be a discord in the end." It's just that most people don't understand it and can't see it. When the uncle audited the accounts, he only needed to bring up a few bookkeepers from the prison who had been imprisoned for making false accounts, and he would give him a treat. They know the way well, and they will be able to find out the clues. β
Chen Jue was stunned, then laughed loudly, pointed at Third Sister You and scolded with a smile, "It's a narrow ghost."
After the two uncles and nephews finished discussing for a while, Chen Jue wanted to visit the future sons and daughters' in-laws, that is, Hu Zhiyuan, the young owner of Jingzhong Yutai Commercial Bank, before he left.
In addition to trying to persuade Yutai Commercial Bank to help, it is also a share of meritorious service, and it is not good to cheapen the selfishness of outsiders.
The third sister You watched her uncle Chen Qi hurry away. When he was about to get up and go back to the room, he saw his cousin Chen Huan, who had been hiding in the study and had never spoken, looking at him with a look of respect and horror.
Third Sister You: "......"
Respect is enough, what's the matter with this face full of fear?