After sending Fang Delong away, Bai Anheng walked behind the table and took the paper and ink to write. After a while, a secret report had already been written, and he called in a loud voice to wait for Yan who was guarding the door: "Send this letter to the Five Princes' Mansion in Beijing urgently." ”

This is not an ordinary thing, if those soldiers and horses are the prince's ...... Calculated from the time of Hu Hao's "resignation", plus the time of convening and placement, I am afraid that this military horse has been at least about two years.

Lanzhou is closer to the capital than Hexian, and there are no mountains and rivers in the middle.

But with so many soldiers and horses, how do they provide for them on weekdays?

Raising soldiers is not as good as raising some subordinates or something, judging from Wang Anqi's secret report, these private soldiers will not cultivate their own land, so someone must support them. But this grain and grass has always been a big expense. Even if the eldest prince has some industries under his hands, he can make money. But buying grain and transporting grain is not a trivial matter, and buying a large amount of grain and grass can always alarm the locality. If they had gone south to buy these things, the fleet going north would not have been a small number.

On the northwest side, the harvest has been in short year after year, and grain has to be transferred from other places every year to meet the ...... Wait, adjust food, greedy ink?!

A thought flashed through Bai Anheng's mind, why are those grain merchants so bold and would rather collude with officials and businessmen to secretly squeeze the grain sent from Beijing?! Why is it that even though the wind and rain are occasionally smooth, several places in Hexian County still report the news of the famine every year? Is it really not enough food to eat? Or is there someone who is earning food from the local people?!

"Someone!" Bai Anheng didn't realize it, and his voice trembled a little.

I'm going to deliver the letter at this time, and this time it's the exhibition paper that comes in.

"Please Mr. Zhao, come here." Last time, the case still has to be investigated!

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Han Xiao was holding a rope in his hand, and was fanning Bai Anheng, after playing for a while, he looked up at the sky outside, and said with some suspicion: "Hasn't the second master come back yet?" But there is a guest ahead, or is there any case? ”

The things that the county lord has to take care of can be lenient, from the big and small wills issued by the emperor and the court, to the small ones of the Zhang family and the Zhao family quarreling over a chicken and a few grass leaves. These have to be done by the county magistrate himself.

Although there are many masters around Bai Anheng, some things can be handed over to them to do, and some things are almost done, even if the next person has done almost everything, he still has to come forward to do it.

It's getting dark now, it's July and August again, and I haven't come back yet, so I don't know if there is any lawsuit ahead that hasn't been settled.

Xia He hurriedly went to the second gate to call the little maid to inquire, and came back after a while and said: "Madame, rest first, I heard that the second master called Mr. Zhao today and they went over to discuss things, and the people have not dispersed at this time, the slave has already called the kitchen to prepare, if it has not dispersed for a while, I will send some food to the second master first." You also pad. ”

Han Xiao was relieved at this time, there is nothing to discuss with him, and it is good to know that the Taoist is ahead. He only smiled: "I just eat, eat, eat every day now." ”

Mother Sun heard it on the side and said with a smile: "What Madame said, it's rare for this child to be so worry-free, it's a good thing to be able to eat it!" Raising brothers and sisters to be strong is the best! ”

Han Xiao pointed to his stomach: "It's only been a few months? It's so big, if it's heavier than his brother back then, I wouldn't dare to give birth. ”

"I can't help you!" Mother Sun smiled and came over to help her walk on the ground, "What a blessing you have?" Look at so many families in Beijing, how many can be similar to ours? As he spoke, he suddenly smiled again, "Do you remember how noble the county lord was back then?" In the past two years, after she went out, there is no need to mention the days - only now has she come out. only said that the county lord wrote from the county lord last time, saying that the prince Jing recorded the third lady of his family in the name of the princess, and now he also asked for a serious county lord's name, although it is not as good as her sister, but it is not bad......" said, sighed again, how to say that it was also a concubine, and now it is also recorded as a concubine.

Han Xiao smiled, this matter is the same as in the previous life, just earlier? Or is it later? She couldn't remember.

"Speaking of her, she has an earlier day than me, it should be September or October, right?"

"Isn't it? Seeing that this is about to be born. ”

"Prepare the gifts for her as soon as possible, one for each man and a woman." Zhao Rulan, this child is not easy to get, it is estimated that the most likely eight out of ten will be raised by her own side, and she will not be sent to the Song family to hand over to the old lady, right?

After a long time, Bai Anheng turned to the back. Naturally, the meal was also served in the study with the four staff. These four ...... No, it should be said that these six people are from four places in total, and the masters behind them are not the same.

Bai Anheng hesitated for a long time when he called them over, not sure whether he wanted to talk to them about the discovery of private soldiers. After all, one of the four is someone sent by the emperor.

What the emperor is thinking, Bai Anheng really doesn't dare to figure it out. After all, this is a matter of the next son of heaven, even if the emperor favors himself and the Bai family, he can't lose his caution because of this. But if you don't say it, you know about it, and you will report to the five princes at this time, and you will definitely inform your father and brother in the future. If the emperor knows that he is the last to know the Tao, or he has not been clear, he is afraid that the time will come......

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to press it for the time being - leave this matter to the fifth prince to ponder, anyway, I have already sold my life to him, if the eldest prince ascends the throne in the future, no matter what I do now, it will be a dead end.

Four people were invited, Bai Anheng didn't say anything about the discovery of private soldiers, but instead said another thing - the case investigated before, although it seemed to have reached a result, but there was one thing that was not cleared - where did all the food that they secretly exchanged and withheld go?

Whether it's sold privately or in other ways, there has to be a result, right?

I didn't think about it before, but I didn't expect it for a while, but now that I think about it, there must be a beginning and an end to doing things, even if they sell or hoard, they must have a voucher basis, or a place to collect and release. Now that you've started to check, let's check it clearly.

Although the four of them were a little strange, they didn't ask much. What Bai Anheng said was that although the case had been closed, when he returned to Beijing to report on his work in a few years, the emperor was curious and asked about him. Even if he didn't eradicate the roots, he could at least have a say, right?

Only this investigation can't just check those who were sentenced before, together with those who stopped in advance before, they must also be secretly investigated, so as to save them from committing this matter again in the next year, and then they will have to start from scratch. In addition, Hexian and Dexian are connected in several places, and there may not be situations in their own county elsewhere, and if other counties have a request at that time, it is also good to give them some things to staff and staff officers.

As he walked, he kept pressing the corners of his forehead with his hands. There are too many things today, and he thinks too broadly, Bai Anheng only feels that he is a little out of spirit.

When he returned to the backyard, he saw Xue Tuan'er squatting on a rockery in the courtyard, which made Bai Anheng laugh. Beckon to the little guy and let him come.

Xue Tuan'er heard the sound and turned her head to see Bai Anheng, so she jumped down with bright eyes. It knew that as soon as the man came back, there would be another meal in the evening!

Hearing that Bai Anheng was back, Han Xiaoguo ordered some supper and snacks, and Xue Tuan'er squatted on Bai Anheng's lap with satisfaction, eating dried fish on top of his robe.

Gently put his hand on Han Xiao's slightly bulging lower abdomen: "Haven't moved yet?" ”

"It's only been a few months?" Han Xiao smiled, "It will take at least five or six months to feel the action." ”

"I'm in a hurry." Bai Anheng nodded, and gently rubbed his hand on her abdomen for a while, and then withdrew his hand and sighed with some regret, "Brother Shun'er......"

He misses his son too.

The husband and wife have big eyes and small eyes, and there is some melancholy in their hearts. Although he was relieved to be handed over to his in-laws, there was a large group of subordinates at home to take care of. But the child is almost the same every day, and he hasn't seen him for three years, and when he sees him again, the child should be sensible!

Since she was pregnant with her second son, Han Xiao felt more and more that she was a little crying and soft-hearted, and as soon as he mentioned it, his eyes turned red, and he hurriedly lowered his head, and forced him to hold back. After taking a breath, Fang raised his head again and smiled: "Count the days, the county lord is also soon." In a month or two it was time to give birth, so I asked them to prepare their things, and when they got the news, I sent them back to her. ”

Bai Anheng nodded, and no longer mentioned his son's affairs: "There are some things to be busy these days, I'm afraid that there will be a delay in the evening, and you may be sleepy or tired, so rest first." You and I don't have to talk about that. As he spoke, he laughed again, "It's the middle of July now, and I see that it's about to enter August, and when it comes to August, your fetus is stable, and I'll take you out of the city for a walk." ”

Han Xiao smiled and nodded: "It's far away, but it can't be done." ”

"That's natural, I heard that although it's cold in winter, it's also very lively, there are ice toys, ice lanterns, and ice walls, it's very fun. When the time comes, you can wear more, although we may not be able to go out and walk around, but it is good for them to get some to put in the yard. ”

The heat stroke in Beijing has not disappeared, and a carriage has left the west gate of the capital and galloped all the way to the west. More than ten days later, he entered the county seat of Hexian County.

Bai Anheng has been waiting for Jingzhong to reply, but there has been no news. He estimated that the fifth prince should send someone to check on the news before sending it again, but after all, the matter was blocked here, so he couldn't ignore it first.

Until the third day of the eighth month, when the government was still busy, I got the news that a car came from the gate of the mansion behind, and that it was a relative of Lord Bai's family in Beijing.

Puzzled in his heart, he didn't know what relatives would come to this hot place, Bai Anheng returned to the back house with a stomach full of wonder. Sure enough, an inconspicuous carriage stopped at the door, unloading things down, this carriage looked inconspicuous from the outside, but Bai Anheng recognized it - it was the carriage on the Five Princes' Mansion.

Although the horse may not be, the craftsmanship of the cart is. This kind of car is the most lightweight, and it is not uncomfortable for people to sit on the road no matter how bumpy it is. It's best to go far away.

Could it be that the five princes are here?

Bai Anheng shook his head and smiled-no matter how impossible it was that His Highness was there in person, at most it was his cronies, but ...... Own relatives?

Far away, when he arrived at the door of the main room, he heard the sound of talking inside, this voice was very familiar, and there was also the sound of Han Xiao whimpering, Bai Anheng was stunned, and rushed in a few steps.