Changguo County, under the jurisdiction of Qingyuan Prefecture, is only connected to the main island of Wengzhou, plus some small islands around it. There are less than 1,000 households, and Dingkou is only in the early 2,000s, mainly fishermen, and most of the fish are supplied to the sailor camp on the island.

Their business is not very good these days, and the sea official who is in charge of the water army has suddenly drastically reduced the supply, and the order is less than 10% of what it is on weekdays. The fishermen were a little strange, and after inquiring again, they found out that the camp was empty, and now the rest of the craftsmen were old and weak, and they couldn't eat the fish they caught.

How good is that? The weather is hot, fresh fish can't be preserved, if you pickle it, don't be funny, the best refined salt is more expensive than fish, who can afford to eat that. Everyone didn't dare to make noise in front of the camp, so they had no choice but to go to the county office, but what can the county do? His family and its servants are only about a dozen, how can they use so much?

"What's going on up ahead? Go ask and ask. ”

An old man in good spirits saw the situation on the side of the road and commanded in a loud voice, and his attendant answered and ran in that direction. The old man looked around, this is a simple street, the bluestone road surface extends forward, there are many broken and dilapidated places, far from the kind of bustle in other county towns, which is like a town on the border of eastern Zhejiang.

He was followed by several retinues, one of whom was no more than twenty years old, and his face was a little anxious, as if he was deliberately suppressing it, and did not dare to show it. The old man looked at him casually, and without speaking, he turned his gaze to the front, and the attendant who had gone to question had returned.

"Yu Shaobao, because the people have reduced the amount of money in the camp, the fish caught cannot be sold, so they gather at the county office, hoping that the government can get an idea, otherwise their livelihood will be worried."

It turned out that this was the case, Shaobao, Guanwendian scholar, Xinguo Gong, coastal control ambassador, and seventy-five-year-old Ye Mengding, who was already seventy-five years old in Qingyuan Mansion, nodded, after the original tens of thousands of sailors went south, the camp was almost empty, where could there be so many fish, and there were not many residents in this city, and the amount of consumption could not be compared with the navy, they could not sell much even if they set up stalls to sell, and there was no way to gather in the county office.

It is now the beginning of August, according to Liu Yu's previous estimate, the army still has more than ten days to return, if this situation continues to be delayed, it will indeed affect the livelihood of the people, things cannot be said to have nothing to do with him, he has to take care of it, thinking of this, Ye Mengding was just about to speak, and when he saw the young man on the side, he stopped again.

"Erlang, according to what you see, should the old man take care of this matter?"

Ye Yingyi heard that he was called, and he couldn't help but be stunned, the people couldn't sell the fish, what did it have to do with the government? What's more, it's his father, the head coach of Haiji, isn't that idle, besides, there are more important things at home, why bother with this.

"I think I feel that I feel that I am in charge of my father, and it is the duty of the government to relieve the people's hardship, but we seem to be separated by a layer."

"You're right, this matter has nothing to do with the Hai Division, it can be pushed to the state and county, but your father is not only the chief official of the Hai Division, but also the judge of the Qingyuan Mansion, just didn't run into it, since you see it, how can you ignore it."

Ye Mengding did not completely deny him, this son has a talent for reading, and he wants to take the path of the imperial examination, but he is a little worse in fact, which is also the reason why he is exercised in the background. The matter was not big, and what he said was not wrong, but the position was not right, this was the position of the local magistrate, and Ye Mengding asked him to consider his own position.

"Go to the camp and pass on the old man's instructions, and the camp will buy all the people's products today, but I want to warn them that they can't fight so much tomorrow, the weather is so hot, even if they want to sell it in other counties, they can't let it go, so bear with it."

"But you can't use so much in the camp, won't it still break down like that?"

The entourage's personal soldiers wrote it down one by one, Ye Yingyou interjected on the side, Ye Mengding looked at him, sighed and continued.

"In the name of Hai Si, it will be sent to the families of the soldiers, as a reward for this trip, let them receive it themselves, and they can eat it if they run faster, and it can be regarded as making the best use of everything."

Many of the soldiers in the camp are locals, and most of their families live in Dinghai County opposite, so it will only be a long time to come. The people's families, even if they have a little taste, what are they afraid of, just eat the undead, but they don't have a stomach.

The road in front was blocked, and there was actually nothing to see in the county, Ye Mengding and his entourage turned around in place, and went in the direction of the camp, after the navy left, various affairs were also much less, and if it was not urgent, it was handed over to the staff officer Hu Sansheng to deal with, and he was rarely idle these days.

But the news brought by Erlang made him interested in taking a walk today, and he knew very well what his son was thinking. But he never gave a positive answer, and he didn't even write a letter, Ye Yingyou was very strange about his attitude, but it was not easy to urge, but the anxiety was written directly on his face.

"Erlang, there's nothing to do here, you can go back to Ninghai tomorrow."

"Yes, what does Daddy have to say to my mother?"

Ye Yingyou replied, Ye Mengding looked at the empty camp in the distance, which should have been lively and noisy. Since the navy left, it has become what it is now, and the navy he cares about has no news at all where it is now.

"After you return home, say goodbye to your mother, your mother, and sisters, and then leave for Qiongzhou."

"Qiongzhou?!"

Xu was shocked by these two words, Ye Yingyou's eyes widened, in his mind, it was a place of exile, even if the imperial court decided to open the port, I don't know how long it would be after, and his father actually wanted to send him there?

"Well, Qiongzhou, Chen Xilu is there, you bring your father's letter, and he will arrange it. A few days ago, when the Jindu's Mansion crossed the border, his father had already greeted him, and he would take good care of it in Fujian. ”

Ye Mengding said that the Jin Governor's Mansion refers to Jin Ming, he took a boat all the way from the waterway to get here and went ashore, and rode lightly from the middle road, at this time, I was afraid that he had entered Fuzhou City, and the two of them just took a face, and Jin Ming's purpose of going naturally would not hide it from him, this was another move by Liu Yu.

"But Daddy"

"It stands to reason that you have been married for less than a year, and it shouldn't be like this, but if you look at the current situation of the Great Song Dynasty, the old man has to come out as an official at this age. Your sister-in-law, you have to be in danger alone after a month, if your father is ruthless, I am afraid that there will not be many comfortable days in the future, Erlang, you have to learn to be self-reliant. ”

"Sister-in-law him"

Ye Yingyou finally heard Liu Yu's news from his father's mouth, no wonder his father didn't say a word, if this matter was a foregone conclusion, he had no way to think about it. Ye Mengding took out a piece of paper from his sleeve cage and handed it to him, it was full of small characters, he knew that it was news from Beijing.

"I arrived early in the morning, you haven't gotten up yet, calculate the schedule, Liu Ziqing and his party have already passed the Dusong Pass. Don't worry, Thirteen Niang has your brother to take care of it, and it will be fine. ”

Ye Mengding rarely spoke to comfort him, Ye Ying read the news on the paper at a glance and ten lines, and nodded a little frustratedly, he didn't know what else he could say.

"Liu Ziqing, the old man is not mistaken, you have to learn more from him."

Ye Mengding patted him on the shoulder, this son is actually not bad, as soon as he got the news, he immediately went out of the city and came overnight, he only took a little more than a day to arrive after a two-day journey, and both strands were grinding out blood, but Ye Mengding made a decision that day and waited and saw what happened.

As an old eunuch, of course he could guess what the reaction of the political hall would be, and the only way to stop the empress dowager was that she was afraid that she would not be able to withstand this pressure, after all, Liu Yu was just a young official with little seniority, and sacrificing him was almost a certainty.

These days, Ye Mengding has been thinking, what should he do if Liu Yu refuses to be appointed and escapes from the capital? Or what should Thirteen Niang do? It was only now that he was relieved, and in fact he did not have a definite choice in his heart, but the young man gave him a perfect answer.

Because if he wants to find himself for help, he doesn't need Ye Yingyou to run such a trip at all, this distance, just use the microphone, he has not done this, either he is afraid of being embarrassed, or he has strong self-confidence, of course Ye Mengding hopes that it is the latter.

There are still some things that have not been told to Ye Yingyou, Liu Yu's suggestion to him is that not only the naval army battalion, but also the headquarters of the Haisi should also be moved to this outlying island, this son seems to be quite optimistic about the princes of the court, this is already eastern Zhejiang, and there is still a considerable distance from the front line, so he needs to prepare so early?

According to his opinion, no matter how Hai Si's role in the Great Song Dynasty is estimated, it can be advanced to prevent the enemy from threatening Lin'an from the sea, and retreat can be connected to the court into the sea, just like in the Shaoxing period, this is already more than a hundred years ago, and the Yuan people will really come to this? Ye Mengding didn't know, but he didn't dare to believe it.

And whether all this will happen depends on his trip to the north, and when he himself is still too busy to take care of himself, he can still think so far and so deeply. Of course, Ye Mengding knew that he was almost the only one in the court who thought about it, and only in this way did he attach so much importance to it.

So he really hopes that Liu Yu can get out of the way, not only because he is his son-in-law, but also because of the Ye family, thinking of this, Ye Mengding glanced at the son next to him, once he leaves, I am afraid that he will have to rely on this son-in-law to help, and it will be difficult for the two sons to support the family.

I want to get married at the beginning, of course, there is the meaning of Da Lang, and secretly, he has not had a heart, his family background is average, his background is average, he has neither a literary name nor a talent name, but he can get the recommendation of Wang Li, the two important ministers of Jianghuai, from curiosity to understanding, step by step, the piles and piles are amazing.

At the time of Pingzhi, it was difficult for a follower to get ahead, but at the moment when the strong enemy was looking around, he was an extremely rare talent, and it could be said that the future was limitless, and how far he could go, even he, the old eunuch, could not see clearly.