After hearing Du Anjiao's words, everyone nodded yes.

An official of the Ministry of Industry keenly noticed that Jia Zheng nodded and took a long breath after hearing the news, so he smiled:

"I watched Cun Zhou Xianshi's face was sad for a few days, I must be worried about your kid, now that I know that the danger of Tai'an is lifted, Brother Cun Zhou can rest assured?"

"Hehe, you are not a child who doesn't know the Zhou family, that is a young talent who has been favored by the Emperor!

If there is such a descendant in your family, not to mention your own son, you are a nephew and nephew, and you have already been held to the sky, where is there still the leisure to make fun of Cun Zhou here?

It's a pity that your family doesn't."

Jia Zheng was teased by two of his bosses and colleagues, and his face showed a little embarrassment.

Because, ever since he knew that there was a riot in Taean, he was really hanging.

Although he knew that Jia Baoyu had been separated from the second prince and was in charge of Shangling County, Shangling and Tai'an were not far away, and he was afraid that Shangling would also be affected.

He is such a successful son, but he doesn't dare to lose it here

But after the initial embarrassment, there is endless pride!

Yes, even if your official position is higher than mine, you are far worse than the old man compared to the birth of your heirs!

Du Anji, who was at the top, also heard the conversation and laughter of his subordinates, and he also smiled, and then asked the messenger: "How is the situation of His Royal Highness the Second Prince?" ”

When the messenger heard this, he seemed to be a little embarrassed, looked up at Jia Zheng in front of him, bowed down and said: "I heard that His Royal Highness's injuries are too serious and he can no longer act for disaster relief, so he ordered in public to set up the post of Shandong Relief Envoy, with the right to act for disaster relief, and give the Son of Heaven a sword, and strictly ordered: All officials in Shandong, up to the governor, must obey the orders of the relief envoy, and those who violate the order should be beheaded!" ”

"Relief envoys? Even the governor has to obey orders? Doesn't that mean that even we have to obey the orders of the so-called relief envoys? ”

Gongbu Langzhong felt strange, he had never heard of such an official position.

Someone asked His Highness who trusted him and who was responsible for this important task.

"It is the previous Shangling disaster relief envoy, the patrol of the imperial history, and the captain of Zhaoxin, Jia Baoyu, Lord Jia"

"Ugh"

Several officials thought they had misheard and repeated: "Who? ”

"Jia Baoyu, Master Jia."

Incredible exclamations came and went here.

Everyone looked at Jia Zheng again.

Jia Zheng himself was stunned.

That kid, got promoted again?

And this time it went up to heaven all at once?

It's true, his mother's

In Jia Zheng's heart, he couldn't help but come up with such a word that could express his mentality.

"Ahem, Cun Zhou, congratulations"

"Congratulations to Lord Jia"

Facing the greetings full of endless jealousy and sighs around him, Jia Zheng could only nod helplessly, trying not to laugh out loud.

In fact, he really couldn't laugh either.

Although the kid won him glory, but at the same time, he also slammed his face to the ground.

Lao Tzu is not as good as his son, which may not be a pleasant thing

Du Anzhu was obviously unexpected, a little surprised by such a result.

However, he is different from others, as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he is already a first-class minister of the country.

Although equally surprised, but not unbalanced.

"Since Your Highness has made such a decision, there must be a reason, and you must not criticize yourself.

In addition, His Royal Highness is seriously ill, and it stands to reason that we, as courtiers, should rush to Tai'an to greet him.

However, water control is related to the people's livelihood in the world and the great cause of generations to come, and there can be no slackness.

Therefore, from now on, you should abandon distracting thoughts, perform your duties according to the strategy agreed before, and completely extinguish the flood in Shandong in our hands! ”

"The lower officials and others must obey the orders of the ministry!"

Imperial capital, Forbidden City.

Master Zhu Lan stepped into the Qinzheng Hall with resolute steps.

As usual, there are no more people here.

Behind the magnificent and majestic dragon case, there is the awe-inspiring Emperor Jingtai.

"Poor monks, see Your Majesty."

Unlike usual, this time Emperor Jingtai did not let him sit down.

Rather, they didn't say a word.

Master Zhu Lan didn't have the slightest impatience, so he kept bowing and didn't move.

After more than ten breaths, a cold voice came from above:

"A concubine died in the Great Prince's Mansion, do you know?"

"Your Majesty, the poor monk has heard about it."

Zhu Lan's nonchalant posture made the already cold aura in front of him suddenly become dangerous.

"Oh, is the Zen master trying to tell me that I don't know who did this?"

"The poor monk really doesn't know. Come to think of it, the eldest prince is the heir of His Majesty, and he is a nobleman, and he doesn't know who is so bold that he dares to sneak into the palace and kill people. ”

Syllable!

The sound of a tragedy made of ceramics being waved to the ground and broken into pieces.

The Son of Heaven was furious, and millions of corpses were ambushed.

Zhu Lan hesitated for a moment and slowly knelt down.

A suffocating atmosphere pervades the atmosphere.

In the corner, the two small yellow doors standing were already frightened and lying on the ground, trembling.

"Could it be that you think that you have made meritorious contributions to me, and you are a sharp sword in my hand, so I dare not kill you?"

"The poor monk doesn't dare."

Emperor Jingtai stared at the people below, snorted coldly, and said, "No matter how sharp the sword is, only if the blade is always facing forward, can it be relied on by the sword-wielder.

If one day the blade of this sword is reversed, and it threatens the person who holds the sword, I thought, maybe there is no need for this sword to exist!

You should not know where the scales of my rebellion are.

I'm just going to give you this one chance. Whenever there is a next time, Hugh blames me and does not miss the love of the past! ”

"The poor monk understands, thank Your Majesty for not killing."

Zhu Lan knelt down.

Looking from the bright ground in the Qinzheng Palace, where human figures can be reflected, you can see a face that is also as gloomy as water.

Jia Baoyu is in charge of Tai'an.

After the riots, there was a huge mess left behind, which needed to be cleaned up slowly.

The porridge shack was re-erected and the uneasy elements among the victims were investigated.

Anyone who took the initiative to take the lead in making trouble during the previous riots was immediately sent to Tai'an Prison as soon as it was confirmed.

In addition, all the officials who behaved abnormally during the second prince's trip to Qufu and were greedy for food were also taken down.

Jia Baoyu wants to know who is behind everything.

This is also the meaning of the second prince.

It's a pity that in the past few days, although some clues have been found, the people behind the scenes involved have already disappeared in the previous riots in Tai'an, and there is no trace at all.

Even the source of the bow and crossbow in the second prince has no clue.

Enemy, indeed cunning.

Using the natural barrier of tens of thousands of victims, he planned such an assassination that was so perfect that it left almost no traces.

Since the culprit could not be caught, Jia Baoyu did not bother and refocused on disaster relief.

Eight officials and stewards who had been in the disaster relief before were unfavorable and greedy for food from the disaster were detained on the head of the city and beheaded in front of the eyes of tens of thousands of victims outside.

Eight hot human heads fell from the tall city tower, which was an explanation of the previous events of the imperial court.

Salute first, then soldier.

After the imperial court expressed its attitude, all the victims of the disaster were no longer managed in the same loose way as before.

All disaster sheds are subject to barracks-style control.

If there are any more robbers and troublemakers, cut them!

Those who move around at will, slash!

Blood is the best medicine to soothe wounds.

In just over ten days, all order in Tai'an has been restored.

As for the grain

There are so many people who have died, and they don't care about one or two.

After Jia Baoyu ordered to behead a grain merchant with a very bad reputation and full of evil at the entrance of the vegetable market, and confiscated all his family property, all the grain merchants in Tai'an City became sensible and slowly moved the grain that had already been "sold out" from outside the city and from the cellar.

Jia Baoyu bought the grain at the price before the disaster, and gave patriotic plaques to the grain merchants who hoarded enough grain, highlighting the grain merchants' "initiative" to share worries and solve problems for the imperial court

At this time, the imperial court's approval for the construction of dams and river embankments with the victims had also come down.

"Agreed. In addition, he ordered the Ministry of Works, Shangshu Du Anjiao, to mobilize all available officers and soldiers in the territory to escort the selected victims along the way, so as not to disturb the people and riot. ”

When Du Anzhu passed the news to Tai'an, Jia Baoyu immediately sent an envoy to meet Du Anzhu to discuss the specific plan.

As soon as this is done, the sense of urgency for disaster relief in Shandong will immediately drop by half.

The rest, it's much easier.

Time passed, and in a blink of an eye, the scorching summer had long passed, and autumn had quietly passed nearly half of the pace.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming.

In Qingzhou, the second prince moved to the palace to recuperate.

Jia Baoyu sat on the side of the second prince's sickbed and gave him a detailed introduction to the disaster relief in Shandong.

"These days, Ziheng has worked hard. Look at you, you're all thin. ”

After more than two months of recuperation, the second prince's complexion has improved a lot.

After listening to Jia Baoyu's report, he was not only satisfied, but also showed a few traces of concern.

Jia Baoyu subconsciously touched his face.

Indeed, it seems to be a little more angular than before.

"Hehehehehe"

The second prince laughed and said, "Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, but I can't reunite with my family in Beijing." Ziheng stayed tonight, and the two of us got together to drink to the moon and talk about homesickness. ”

As soon as Jia Baoyu wanted to excuse himself, he saw the displeased face of the second prince, so he smiled and said, "The imperial doctor said that your highness can't drink alcohol until his injuries are healed." ”

The second prince suddenly looked at Jia Baoyu with an angry mood: "I haven't drunk for a long time, tonight is the night of the moon, and Ziheng doesn't know if it will be me once?"

Besides, I'm healed, I don't believe you. ”

The second prince got up and took the opportunity to stay.

Jia Baoyu clearly saw a trace of pain on his face, but he endured it.

So he hurriedly helped him over.

I sighed in my heart.

How do people outside know what kind of hardships this noble man has experienced in the past two months or so.

Wound healing, suppuration, flesh stripping, healing

I don't know how many times I have experienced this cycle, and the pain can be imagined.

Fortunately, it has finally stabilized now.

That night, the second prince really held a small banquet in the palace.

The only person who was invited to the banquet was Jia Baoyu.

In the empty pavilion in the back garden, no one disturbed, only Jia Baoyu and the second prince, drinking a little wine and chanting poems to the moon.

The second prince sighed again: "I grew up listening to the praise and flattery of the people around me, and I also think that I am well-read and intelligent, so I can't wait to take over this mission of going south for disaster relief to prove my talent."

Still, I failed, and not only did I fail, but I almost lost my life. ”

The second prince looked remembrance, and his mood seemed to become a little depressed.

Jia Baoyu said: "Your Highness doesn't have to be like this, the matter of Tai'an is really carefully planned by people with ill intentions, and it is not His Highness's fault."

After His Highness went south, both his actions and methods proved that His Highness's wisdom and talent were learned.

Sage Cloud: A wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts.

There is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days.

The enemy is scheming, ignoring the safety of the people and the interests of the family and country, why should His Highness regard the insidious viciousness of the enemy as his own fault? ”

"Hehehe, Ziheng doesn't have to comfort me, what the truth is, I know it in my heart.

However, if it weren't for Ziheng this time, I really don't know what the final result of this Shandong disaster relief would be.

Now, although there are waves in it because of my mistakes, the result is good.

I can also be regarded as knowing people wisely and remedying them in time, and I will live up to the people of Shandong. ”

The second prince laughed.

Jia Baoyu said: "It is the duty of a courtier to share worries and solve problems for His Highness, I really dare not say this to His Highness." ”

The second prince shook his head, knowing Jia Baoyu's humble temperament, he didn't worry too much about this issue.

True gratitude is never expressed in words.

"Okay, I said that I wouldn't talk about state affairs tonight, and I didn't talk about state affairs, but I took the initiative to mention it again. I'll punish myself with a glass first

Well, the old slippery head of the governor of Shandong, although he is not reliable, but the wine he sent tastes really good. ”

The second prince took a sip of wine and said with a look of enjoyment.

When he was in the capital, he was obviously good at tea and wine, but he didn't know why he suddenly changed his style.

Jia Baoyu said with a smile: "Your Highness's admission of punishment is fake, is it true that you want to take the opportunity to drink one more glass of wine?" Governor Zhao found it for His Royal Highness, but the really high-class daughter Hong, put it outside, but it was difficult to find a thousand gold.

Even below, today I have been stained with the light of His Highness, and I have been able to enjoy the blessings of my mouth. ”

"Hahaha"

Jia Baoyu dared to joke with him, which obviously made the second prince a little happy, and suddenly said: "Since Ziheng likes it, I still have two altars there, so I will send one to Ziheng." ”

After speaking, he didn't give Jia Baoyu a chance to refuse, so he asked the eunuchs standing on the periphery to take it out and send it to Jia Baoyu's accommodation.

Jia Baoyu couldn't refuse, so that's it.

The second prince suddenly smiled again: "Ziheng is very intelligent, but sometimes he is too self-disciplined, so that he is suspicious of being dull. I heard that last time, the governor Lord Zhao found you two little girls, but not only was you refused, but also Lord Zhao applied for a reward.

Such impersonal and incomprehensible style is not the work of Yashi. ”

Jia Baoyu's heart moved.

Such a trivial matter, I didn't expect it to be known by the second prince.

"I am entrusted by His Highness, and I should be thinking about His Highness's affairs, and I really dare not slack off.

Moreover, at that time, the disaster situation was not settled, and I, as a relief envoy, should be an example for the generals of Shandong, so I could remember it between the wind and the moon.

That's it. ”

The governor of Shandong, a member of the second grade. Shen Yu couldn't talk about it, but just warned him that he must be cautious in his words and deeds.

Originally, the governor of Shandong only looked at the face of the second prince and wanted to curry favor with him. Since Jia Baoyu doesn't accept it, forget it.

It's just a small thing, and it can't be smaller.

"Ziheng is too serious about doing things."

The second prince shook his head, and suddenly showed a touch of cunning.

"In addition to wine tonight, I have a good thing to give to Ziheng."

"Dare to ask what His Highness has given you?" Jia Baoyu had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Ziheng will naturally know when the time comes."