81 There is still a long way to go

After Yu Wenshen came back from Taoyuan, he did not go back to his mansion, but went directly to find the chief priest Lu Zheng, who was very surprised by the arrival of the second son, and hurriedly said: "Son, you are suddenly here, do you have any instructions?" ”

Yu Wenshen didn't speak, and Lu Zheng hurriedly said to the left and right: "You go down first." Then he stepped forward and said to Yu Wenshen: "Childe, if you have any orders, the minister will definitely do it." ”

"Is there a person surnamed Pei in the death row of your Sikou Mansion, who was escorted two months ago, and I heard that his father was the general of the original Qin City, do you know?" Yu Wenshen asked.

"This ...... This still needs to be investigated, what crime has this person committed? Lu Zheng asked cautiously.

"This person's father is called Pei Yuan, I heard that he killed a bully who bullied the township, and was beheaded after the autumn, you go to investigate, there are any flaws or omissions in this case, see if you can leave him a way to live." Yu Wenshen said.

"Yes, the minister understands, the minister will immediately go to investigate the case in person, oppress the township, maybe it is to eliminate harm for the people." Lu Zheng said.

"Well, the most important point is to let that Pei Yuan and General Qin know that this matter is your help, understand?" Yu Wenshen told again.

"Understand, the minister will definitely handle it, the minister will ask people to go to Pei Yuan to verify the case, and when the time comes, he will let him know that this is the kindness of the son."

"Well, okay, there is Lao Da Sikou, and the son will leave first." Yu Wenshen finished speaking and left.

"Okay, don't worry, Childe, you go slowly." Lu Zheng smiled and sent Yu Wenshen out.

After sending Yu Wenshen out, Lu Zheng immediately regained his majesty just now, beckoned casually, and then came over with two doctors, and asked respectfully: "Grand Sikou, what do you command?" ”

"To check if there is a death row inmate surnamed Pei on death row, just ask him if he is Pei Yuan's son, bring it up after finding it, take care of it, and then bring his case file to me to see, and all the cases committed will be retried." Lu Zheng said in an unquestioning tone.

"Yes, the next official will do it." After the two doctors finished speaking, they immediately went out to investigate.

In the imperial garden, the emperor and the Gongyu Wenxian of Qi were in the Huxin Pavilion.

"My brother is going to Jingzhou, and he can't serve His Majesty and the Queen Mother in Chang'an, it's really unfilial." Qi Guogong said with his hand behind him.

"Fifth brother, don't have such thoughts, you go to Jingzhou to stabilize the overall situation of Jingzhou and benefit one party, this is a matter of loyalty and filial piety." The Emperor said.

"Jingzhou is one of the few silver warehouses in my Great Zhou, such an important place, Your Majesty handed over to the minister's brother to take charge of it, and the minister's brother is really ...... I'm afraid I'm not up to the task. Qi Guogong was a little embarrassed.

"Fifth brother, don't have any worries, although you can do it boldly and with confidence, you are the prime minister appointed by the imperial court and the assassin and general of Jingzhou's military and political affairs, and I and Tsukasa Zai asked you to go, just do anything to make a difference, and the court will support you." The Emperor encouraged.

"Then the courtier's brother is here, does Your Majesty have any specific will?" Qi Guogong asked cautiously.

"The fifth brother went here, mainly to do two things, one is to follow the will of the imperial court to abolish the Buddha, and thoroughly investigate all the temples and Taoist temples in Jingzhou. The guilty monks will be punished, and the innocent will be ordered to return to the vulgar, so that they will abide by the agricultural mulberry. The second is that after you go to Jingzhou, the local rainy season is coming, and the floods in Jingzhou this year will be more serious than in previous years. The urgent things of disaster relief must be done well, the people affected by the disaster must be resettled, and the people must not be provoked to revolt, so as not to cause instability in the internal affairs of the Great Zhou and give the Qi State an opportunity to take advantage of, do you understand? The Emperor instructed.

"Yes, my brother will do his best to share His Majesty's worries." Qi Guogong said.

"This is not only for me, but also for the country, and for the people!" The Emperor corrected.

"Yes, what Your Majesty said is true, my brother remember."

"Both of these things are very tough. Let's just say this first thing, don't look at the temple, Taoist temples are some wood carving clay sculpture of the Bodhisattva immortals, those monks and Taoists and the officials in the court have an inextricable relationship, once you are not careful, you will put yourself on the cusp, open guns and dark arrows will be facing you, you have to have the courage to do it. The Emperor said earnestly.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, my brother will definitely move forward!" Qi Guogong said firmly.

"And this second thing, river control? Disaster relief? Hehe, all the money, the court just squeezed out a mere 500,000 taels of silver, this bit of silver was thrown in the river, I'm afraid it's only enough to turn over a wave, oh and your last assassin Shi Ruanhong's family background, according to the inventory of the people in Wuyu Prison, this moth's family wealth is 1.7 million taels, you take all this money, take it and return it to the people of Jingzhou. Hey-these two sums up to only more than two million taels, it's still not enough, you go to me to give another call on the wealthy businessmen and wealthy families in Jingzhou to donate money and grain, you have to find a way to get those people to pay for the food, plus you check the money and grain of the temple, you don't have to report, you directly redeploy, you must help the people through natural disasters. "The emperor gave money and grain to the Duke of Qi, and also gave real power.

"The younger brother must live up to His Majesty's trust and let the people of Jingzhou survive this disaster year safely."

"Good! I believe in you, if you go to report more about the situation in Jingzhou, I and Tsukazai will support you if you have any problems. "The emperor gave Qi Guogong a reassurance.

"Yes, the younger brother will play at any time, and I will say hello a lot."

"And ......" The emperor looked at the people on the left and right, and said in a low voice, "Before you leave, go and say goodbye to Qing Shi." ”

The Qi State Guild thought that His Majesty must have something to convey to the princess on his behalf, so he nodded and said softly: "Yes." ”

"Let's go, accompany me to dinner with the Queen Mother, and practice it for you." The Emperor stood up and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Ronne!" Qi Guogong said in trepidation.

The next day, the Duke of Qi went to visit Yuwen Hu before the early dynasty. Yuwen Hu still received him very politely.

"Brother, I sent you to Jingzhou this time, I was in a bit of a hurry, and I didn't let you stay in Chang'an for a few more days, so you should work harder." Yuwen Wu said.

"The state calls, as a courtier, how dare you covet comfort? Since he was ordered to go to Jingzhou. Qi Guogong said.

"Yes, good! This is the son of King Wen. You have a long way to go to Jingzhou. "Yuwen Hu seems to mean something else.

"In the emperor's family, if the king is driven, the minister is duty-bound!" Qi Guogong said with certainty.

"My brother told you about the situation in Jingzhou the day before yesterday, I won't say much about what you should do when you get there, just don't worry about it, don't be afraid." Yuwen Hu settled in.

"Yes! The minister had already met His Majesty yesterday, and His Majesty had already made a will, ordering the minister to go to Jingzhou to abolish the Buddha, provide disaster relief, reassure the people, and govern the river. ”

"Well, you bring Your Majesty's holy decree to raise money, after you arrive in Jingzhou, don't be merciful, those rich businessmen are slippery like loaches, if you don't hurry up, they won't bleed, catch what you should catch, do what you should do, if something happens, my brother is here to carry it for you." But keep in mind that Jingzhou must not be messed up! Yuwen Hu stared at Qi Guogong and instructed.

"The minister understands that the minister will try his best to protect the peace of Jingzhou and not give Northern Qi a chance to take advantage of." Qi Guogong said firmly.

"Well, then you go, my brother is here to wish you a safe road and make meritorious contributions!" Yuwen Hu got up as he spoke, ready to go to the court.

"Thank you Tsukazai, take care of Tsukazai, and the minister will leave."

"Yes, go ahead." Yuwen said while wearing court clothes.

"The minister retired." Qi Guogong slowly withdrew after giving a salute.

After leaving the Jin State Mansion, Qi Guogong's chariot and horse went out of the city gate and went straight to Jingzhou. Out of the city gate walked ten miles, only to see a man and a horse standing out of the ten-mile long pavilion, that person was fluttering in blue clothes, long hair dancing lightly, standing with a sword, it was Princess Qingshi!

Seeing that it was the princess who was waiting for him, the Duke of Qi remembered that His Majesty asked him to bid farewell to the princess yesterday, so he immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Your Royal Highness the Princess? In this long pavilion, are you waiting for me? ”

"The Duke of Qi was ordered to go to Jingzhou, the road is far away, the mountains and rivers are separated, and the Qing poems should be sent," the princess said.

"The emperor's order is here, I don't dare to delay, but His Majesty specially asked his brother to say goodbye to the princess before leaving yesterday, and he went to Murong Mansion once in the morning, and the palace told the princess that she was already waiting on the road, I don't know if Your Majesty has anything to say to the princess to bring to the princess?" Qi Guogong asked.

"Your Majesty's will, hasn't it been informed to the Duke of Qi Guo? His Majesty didn't convey any will to Qing Shi, but Qing Shi had something she wanted to ask Qi Guogong for. Qing Shi's words negated Qi Guogong's conjecture.

"If Her Royal Highness the princess has any orders, I will do it!"

"I don't dare to give orders, after all, the Duke of Qi went with a holy order, and Qingshi is just a trivial matter, and I want to trouble the Duke of Qi to do it for me." Qing Shi said politely.

"Princess, please speak."

"In the past, when the young poets traveled through the rivers and lakes and passed through Jingzhou, they were fortunate to meet an old gentleman, who was highly respected, learned through the past and the present, and was full of strategy, and was really a scholar in the world. After Qi Guogong arrives in Jingzhou, can he visit on his behalf? ”

The princess admired the old gentleman so much, and the mountains looked up, and Xian was a little anxious to see him. Dare to ask this old gentleman's name, where is he now? ”

"This old gentleman's surname is Pang ......"

"But Mr. Pang Bo Pang from Mingde College?" Before Qing Shi finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qi Guogong a little anxiously and excitedly.

"Exactly, I guess Qi Guogong has heard of it, right?"

"Not only have you heard of it, it's just like thunder, Mr. Pang of Mingde Academy is famous all over the world, famous all over the world, the princess is fortunate to get acquainted, it's really enviable, this time I can take this opportunity to visit, I don't know if the princess has a letter?" Qi Guogong asked.

Qing Shi didn't speak, took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to Qi Guogong. Qi Guogong took it with both hands, and saw that the cover read: "Mr. Pang of Mingde Academy, Murong Qingshi." Qi Guogong carefully put it away, and said, "Don't worry, princess, I will help you bring it." ”

"Okay, Duke Qi will go to Jingzhou, if there is any difficulty, he will go to consult Mr. Pang, as long as it is for the people and the country, Mr. will definitely give advice."

"Okay, thank you for your advice."

"It's a long way to go, Qingshi won't be delayed, Qi Guogong, please go on the road."

"Okay, princess, take care!" After Qi Guogong was deeply moved, he turned around and rode away.