Chapter 174
"Miss, what are you looking at?" Su Mu looked at Mu Qingge puzzled, she lifted the curtain from time to time to look, and there was obvious worry on her face.
There was a sound of horses' hooves from far and near, Mu Qingge put down the curtain of the car, and smiled: "I'll see if the people in Shiguangzhai are trustworthy." ”
Su Mu and Poria glanced at each other and looked at Xia Yi inquiringly. Xia Yi was injured in the arm and couldn't ride a horse anymore, so he took a carriage with Mu Qingge. Xia Yi shook his head, he didn't understand what was going on with Mu Qingge.
Mu Qingge probably talked about what he had seen and heard in Shiguangzhai, omitting Li Huan and not mentioning that they were going to assassinate Shang Qirui.
Although these things had nothing to do with Mu Qingge always looking outside the carriage, the other three were obviously attracted by the matter of Shiguangzhai.
With the lesson of Shiguangzhai, the dealer no longer dared to walk at night, and stopped early in the passing town.
"Qin Gongzi ......" Mrs. Zhuang stood outside Mu Qingge's room again, wanting to speak again.
"Madame, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."
Mu Qingge smiled and didn't care. Xia Yi and the three of them glared at Mrs. Zhuang, their faces were not good, and every time the Zhuang family came, there was nothing good.
"According to the itinerary, we can rush to Wucheng tomorrow." Mrs. Zhuang was also embarrassed, but she had to be cheeky, "Look, our house is in the north of the city, and you can enter the city gate." Xia Gongzi's house is in the south of the city, and he has to travel a long way. Qin Gongzi, can you go to our house first......"
"No way!" Xia Yi didn't wait for Mrs. Zhuang to finish speaking, so she refused directly.
"Qin Gongzi ......" Mrs. Zhuang pretended not to hear Xia Yi's words, and only looked at Mu Qingge.
"If it's a stopper, it's okay to go and see the patient first." Mu Qingge nodded.
Mrs. Zhuang left happily, and Xia Yi wanted to stomp her feet in anger.
"Cousin, that old man, is obviously not a good stubble, you should avoid him."
"The dealer is very powerful in Wucheng, right? Can you hide from it? Mu Qingge looked at Xia Yi.
Xia Yi choked, in Wucheng, compared with the Xia family and the Zhuang family, there was indeed no advantage at all. Let's just say that the prefect also has a good relationship with the dealer.
"Anyway. I will protect you, otherwise the dealer will be embarrassed for you. Xia Yi finally said.
"First of all, you have protected me, what should the Xia family do? Secondly. The dealer is now looking for me to treat the disease, and he doesn't really want to embarrass me, maybe after curing Zhuang Ze, there will be nothing left? If there is something in the future, let's talk about it later. Mu Qingge said seriously. Then he smiled again, "I know that Cousin Yi really cares about me, I remember it, thank you, Cousin Yi." ”
Xia Yi was blushed by Mu Qingge, but she twisted it instead.
On the official road, Shang Qirui and his entourage are still galloping.
"Your Highness, it's not far from Wucheng, you've been running for a day, why don't you rest first?" The guards rode their horses and followed Shang Qirui's side, and said uneasily.
In the past, His Royal Highness was also serious about his work. This time, it was as if he was desperate. Yes, the third prince was also in this state on the battlefield, and he was seriously injured in the end, and now it is like this again, he can't help but worry.
"It's okay, we strive to be able to enter the city today, and the flood must be solved as soon as possible and we can rest assured." After Shang Qirui finished speaking to the guards, he looked at Doctor Ji on the side, "Can you keep up with Doctor Ji?" If you are tired, you will stay and rest for the night. You can go into town again tomorrow. ”
"Weichen is also a person who runs with the army all year round, so such a little road is nothing." Doctor Ji didn't care, but his eyes looked at Hu Li on the side.
Hu Li was found by Shang Qirui from nowhere, and it is said that he has great insights into water conservancy. Hu Li: No one knows what about water conservancy. But he was obviously not used to riding horses, and after a day's journey, his face was already a little pale.
Seeing Doctor Ji looking at him, Hu Li was about to express his determination. In the past, I thought that the prince only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, but this time I followed the third prince, and I admired him so much. But I didn't expect it. The third prince didn't ask Hu Li at all, and seeing that Doctor Ji was unwilling to stay, he whipped another whip and ran forward.
When I arrived at Wucheng, the city gate was already closed.
The two guards wanted to call the city gate, but were stopped by Shang Qirui: "Don't bother, it's so hot now, what's the matter if you stay outside for a night?" ”
"Your Highness......" The two guards hesitated, this is not a joke, if something happens, how can they afford it?
"How many big men, are you still afraid of sleeping in the wild?" Shang Qirui chuckled lightly and turned to the side.
The guards were helpless, and they didn't dare to disobey Shang Qirui's intentions, so they had to make up their minds not to sleep all night and keep a good vigil.
Shang Qirui seemed to have already calculated that he would sleep in the wild, so he prepared dry food and drinking water in the morning.
When he found a field to sleep in, Dr. Ji first sprinkled some medicinal powder around it to avoid insects, ants and poisons from approaching. The two guards were busy building a bonfire, and it was still a little cold at night. When they were done, they found that Shang Qirui and Hu Li were talking happily. I don't know why, the third prince is so interested in water conservancy now?
There was nothing to say all night, and as soon as the city gate opened the next day, Shang Qirui and a few people entered the city.
"Let's go directly to the Song Governor's Mansion." Shang Qi Rui said.
The group rode to the outside of the government gate.
"Dismount! Dismount! The government is also something you can ride casually? The two officials were still stunned and didn't wake up, but when they saw someone riding a horse at the gate of the palace, they fell asleep and ran away, and immediately became majestic.
Stopping the two disgruntled guards, Shang Qirui said: "We are from the capital, and we want to see your prefect." ”
"That's it, you're still from the capital? It doesn't matter where you came from, is the prefect something you can see if you want to? "The official has seen a lot of people who want to come to see the prefect on weekdays, where do they put Shang Qirui and his party in their eyes.
"Give this to your prefect, and he will know that he will not see it. You'd better go quickly, if you miss a big thing, you just wait to be punished by the Nine Clans." Shang Qirui handed over an official letter.
The two officials were really shocked when they saw that Shang Qirui said so strictly, and his momentum was extraordinary. Glancing at each other, one person took Shang Qirui's documents and entered the yamen, while the other stood guard at the door.
"Your Highness! Weichen is late, and His Royal Highness forgives his sins! ”
Shang Qirui and the others waited at the door for a long time before they heard a contrived voice coming from the yamen.
The prefect of Song was about forty years old, his face was white and beardless, his body was bloated, and the fat on his body was trembling when he ran.
Shang Qirui was already impatient to wait, and he was even more angry when he looked at his contrived appearance.
"Wechen see the Third Highness!" Governor Song saw that Shang Qirui's face was not depressed, and he hurriedly knelt down.
He had seen Shang Qirui's portrait before and knew that this was the real Third Prince.
When the two officials heard that this person was actually the third prince, they were so frightened that they were stupid. It took a while to kneel.
"Lord Song is polite, let's go in and talk." Shang Qirui endured his anger and said to the Song prefect.
"Yes, yes. Yes, Your Highness, please. "Governor Song didn't dare to say more, and the informant clearly said that the third prince would not arrive in a few days. Why did you come so quickly? Now it seems that the third prince is angry, and he doesn't dare to ask more. I had to follow Shang Qirui's meaning.
"We are here this time for the flood control of the Phosphorus River, so we will call the Judge Shangtong, let's go to the Phosphorus River together." Although he was dissatisfied with the Song Governor's Mansion, Shang Qirui knew that the matter was urgent, and he didn't want to dwell on it at this time, so he directly said the point.
"The intention of the three highnesses to serve the people really moved the lower officials. But His Highness must be tired all the way, so let's rest first. The environment of Wucheng is unique. There are many things that you can't see, eat, and play in other places, and Your Highness can take your time to appreciate them. "The prefect of Song has been an official for many years, and he has a lot of experience when he speaks. In his opinion, the reason why Shang Qirui came to Wucheng in a hurry was just to make a good name and have a good time. Who would really think that there was a flood in Wucheng?
"His Royal Highness came to Wucheng from the capital day and night, do you really think that he is here to play?" Shang Qirui was furious, "With parents like you, no wonder Wucheng will ...... If there is a flood, do you know what the consequences are? Can you afford it? Even a hundred deaths are not enough to atone for your sins! ”
"Your Highness is angry. It was the lower official who made a mistake, and the lower official immediately notified Wu Tong of the verdict. Governor Song said in a panicked manner, and the hand hidden in the wide-sleeved robe had already clenched into a fist.
Wu Tong's sentence came quickly, and this person looked very ordinary. But it is very eye-catching. Seeing that Governor Song's face was wrong, he didn't dare to say a word.
"Let's go." Shang Qirui was worried about the situation in the Phosphorus River and didn't say much to them.
The Phosphorus River runs through almost the entire Wucheng, and the more Shang Qirui looks along the Phosphorus River, the more ugly his face becomes.
"Let's go straight to Sanyuankou."
Governor Song and Wu Tongju glanced at each other, both a little surprised. Sanyuankou has the role of connecting the upper and lower in the phosphorus river, if there is really a flood. Sanyuankou is where problems are most likely to occur. Unexpectedly, the three princes who were far away in the capital actually knew Sanyuankou.
"Hu Li, come and see the shape here." Shang Qirui greeted Hu Li as soon as he jumped off the horse.
Wu Tongju looked at the face of the Song Governor and followed.
"Your Highness, the situation is very strict. The river sand accumulation at the bottom of the river is very strict, and the embankment not only does not meet the standard, but also ...... Destruction of strict zhòng. As long as it rains heavily for several days, the dam will surely be washed away. If something goes wrong here, the farmland of the people downstream will be completely destroyed. Hu Li's face was solemn, when Shang Qirui found him in the capital, he also thought that Shang Qirui was just grandstanding. However, now that he has seen the situation on the ground, Hu Li understands that Shang Qirui is really too prescient. It is an urgent matter to recast the Sanyuankou embankment.
"Wu Tongju, this is in your charge, you can tell me your opinion." Shang Qirui turned his head and said to Wu Tong behind him.
Wu Tongju's face has already changed, although he is a general judge, to be honest, this is the first time he has seen the situation of Sanyuankou with his own eyes. Originally, the construction of dikes and dams was time-consuming, laborious, and costly, and not pleased. Everyone knows that Wucheng has a good climate and has always been in good weather, who will have the money and energy to take care of this?
But now that the third prince is here in person, Wu Tongju wiped the beads of sweat on his face and said, "Mr. Hu is the person that His Royal Highness likes, what he said is very reasonable, and the lower officials agree very much." ”
Shang Qirui clenched his fists, took a deep breath, held back his anger, and said, "Then, the matter of rebuilding the embankment will be handed over to Lord Tongju?" ”
"No, Your Highness, Your Highness, listen to your subordinates." Wu Tong was in a hurry, "This rebuilding of the embankment is really, really ......."
"If you have any embarrassment, just say it, don't grind!"
"Yes, yes. Building a dam requires a lot of manpower and material resources, which ...... "Wu Tongju wiped his sweat again, and the third prince is simply deadly."
"Doesn't the imperial court allocate a large amount of silver every year to control the river? What have you done when you have taken the money? This is the river you manage? Shang Qirui pointed at Sanyuan and said angrily, "Now that His Royal Highness has not pursued your dereliction of duty, you are crying for poverty first?" ”
With that, he turned around and wanted to leave.
"Your Highness, Your Highness." Wu Tong knelt in front of Shang Qirui, "What His Highness said, the lower officials dare not say that it is wrong." But in fact, every year we can receive only a few hundred taels of silver for river management...... Your Highness, even if you kill the lower official immediately, the lower official will not be able to come up with so much silver. ”
Is this a threat? After a long time, Shang Qirui raised his hand and put it down, gritted his teeth and said, "Then you say, how much will it cost to build this embankment?" ”
"Mr. Hu is very familiar with this piece, His Highness can ask ...... Hu"
"You're the judge!" Shang Qirui didn't hold back in the end and kicked Wu Tongju.
"Conservative estimates, about, about two million taels of silver......" Wu Tongju wiped his sweat again, this time it was painful.
Two million taels! Shang Qirui was also stunned, he thought of everything, but he forgot about the silver! Even if you ask the emperor for instructions now, it's too late. Besides, I won't approve it even if I ask for instructions.
On the other side, Mrs. Zhuang, who was eager to go home, packed up her salute early in the morning. When the group walked outside the Wucheng Gate, it was still early. The dealer's subordinates waited outside the city gate early, and the group entered the city with great momentum. Mr. Zhuang and Mrs. Zhuang are also household names in Wucheng, and people greet them wherever they go.
"As if I'm afraid that no one knows that he is the richest man, such a big posture!" Poria muttered dissatisfiedly, Mrs. Zhuang was fine, and Master Zhuang's attitude along the way even saw the careless Poria. He was extremely dissatisfied.
"Cousin, isn't Wucheng known as spring all year round? Why does it still feel so hot? Mu Qingge was concerned about the weather in Wucheng.
"yes, this year is really a bit unusual. When I left, it wasn't that hot. Xia Yi was also a little annoyed, he kept saying that the climate in Wucheng was good, but now it was still the same heat, "Maybe it's just these days, right?" Maybe it will be fine in two days. The summer in Wucheng can't be hot for a long time. ”
Perverse? Mu Qingge didn't speak, but suddenly thought of Shang Qirui in his heart. According to her understanding, Shang Qirui is not the kind of person who will do useless work. So, Shang Qirui must come to Wucheng, does it mean that there will really be floods in Wucheng this year? The last time on the battlefield was also, Shi Jian's soldiers and horses retreated when they should not retreat. Everyone thought it was the other party's strategy, and Shang Qirui was sure that the other party really retreated, insisted on pursuing, and finally won a big victory and recovered Jincheng.
Even if he traveled back in time, because there is no record of the Dajin dynasty in history, he is not clear about what is about to happen.
Shang Qirui is so sure, is it because he also crossed? Traveling from another dynasty? Or rather, he is born again!
"Qin Gongzi, it's here." Mrs. Zhuang personally greeted Mu Qingge outside the carriage, and the people who watched it were dumbfounded, and suddenly a circle of people gathered around Mu Qingge.
"Let's take a look at the patient first."
Mrs. Zhuang's attitude towards Mu Qingge was the same as before, and she didn't change anything, and she liked her even more in her heart.
"Mother, you are tired of traveling, daughter-in-law take this son-in-law with you." It was Mrs. Zhuang's daughter-in-law, Zhuang Cheng, who spoke. Seeing that the doctor he brought back was a child, he was a little disappointed, and he didn't take Mu Qingge to heart. But on the face, he is still very respectful to Mu Qingge.
"No, I'll personally accompany Gongzi Qin." Mrs. Zhuang motioned for Zhuang Cheng to lead the way in front.
Zhuang Ze was only seven or eight years old, and the little man was lying on the bed, his face was pale, and it made people feel distressed when he looked at it.
Mu Qingge first checked Zhuang Ze's body, and was a little surprised: "Did you break your leg too?" ”
"Yes, it broke at that time, and many doctors said that it couldn't be cured, poor Ze'er ......" Zhuang Cheng covered his mouth and wept.
"It's not that ...... incurable"
Mu Qingge said as he took Zhuang Ze's pulse, but his expression changed. (To be continued.) )
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