"Master, Xiang'er just wants you to relax." Su Malagu bowed slightly towards Wu Yue and said in a low voice.

Wu Yue smiled and nodded.

"I know."

"Okay, let's not talk about that. Today, above the court, Suo Etu played directly, asking the court to punish Xinyu heavily, what do you think of this matter? Wu Yue looked sideways at Aunt Su Mala and asked.

Su Malagu frowned slightly, and after pondering for a few minutes, she said slowly, "Master, although Suo Etu's move is to cater to the master and flatter, it is more to warn those courtiers. Tell them that this time the master has made a great determination to spend all his strength to repair the river and improve the people's livelihood, and you officials, you and your subordinates, should restrain yourself and your subordinates and don't do things that challenge the imperial court. Otherwise, even if he asks for a map, he will not stand up for them, and directly hand them over to the imperial court, and the court will be sentenced heavily! ”

Wu Yue nodded, and then said, "Is there any other deeper meaning?" ”

Su Malagu looked surprised, and couldn't help but look straight at Wu Yue with her eyes, "Master, although Suo Etu is quite scheming, compared to Sony, it is much worse. The slave maid thought that Suo Etu didn't have so much thought about this matter at this time. ”

Wu Yue frowned, slowly stood up, strode to the windowsill of the upper study, and looked straight out of the window with his eyes.

Today's weather was good, with a mild morning sun shining across the palace. It gives a very comfortable feeling.

But Wu Yue's mind at the moment was not full of clouds, full of Suo Etu.

"This Suo Etu is not as simple as Su Malagu said. There must be more than that. Wu Yue still didn't want to fully believe Suo Etu, so he said silently in his heart.

"Sandezi, the secret agent in the Suo Etu Mansion, are you still running errands?" Wu Yue looked sideways at Sandezi who was standing aside.

Sandezi hurriedly bowed down and responded, "The mansions of all the court officials in the capital division, the secret agents of the imperial court have all been covered, and there are also our people in the Suo'etu Mansion, and the status in the mansion is not low, we can get any news you need." ”

Wu Yue nodded with satisfaction, "Secret agents, the people who go to Suofu tonight must be stared at, and the place where they discuss must also be controlled by secret agents, and any news must be completely transmitted back to me." ”

Sandezi's face instantly became solemn, bowed deeply towards Wu Yue, and retreated quickly.

"Master, don't you still believe in this Suo Etu?" Aunt Su Mala was surprised.

After all, in the current imperial court, Suo Etu is the uncle of the country and the uncle of Queen Hesheri Wan'er. Even from the queen's point of view, after such a long time, what should be tested and beaten has been done. Almost!

Wu Yue's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "Although Suo Etu is doing such a thing at the moment, although it is beneficial to the imperial court, it is suspected of protecting the party's henchmen. I don't like to be taken advantage of. Hate that feeling! ”

Su Malagu heard Wu Yue's words, her face changed slightly, and she shut up and didn't say anything else.

"Poof!" At this moment, outside the window, the carrier pigeon, which had been snow-white, flew down into the pigeon loft built outside the window of the upper study.

"The news from Dongting has arrived." Wu Yue's mood suddenly became better, and he hurriedly looked sideways at Li Dong behind him.

Li Dong bowed slightly, and then strode out. After a while, he turned back and handed the note carried back by the carrier pigeon to Wu Yue with both hands.

Wu Yue took a note with one hand and opened it.

What is recorded above is the silver money that Wei Dongting earned when he went to sea to trade this time, as well as the list of grains and items he purchased.

"The fourth time he went to sea to trade, the servants earned four million taels of silver, fifteen merchant ships of grain, and about five hundred thousand quintals. All kinds of Western novelties, about forty-five thousand pieces, are worth about a million taels if converted into silver. ”

"The silver and grain have been sent to the guards, and they will arrive in the capital in a few days and be stored in the secret vault. Western goods are distributed to Tongji Commercial Banks nearby, and then sent to all parts of the country for sale. ”

Wu Yue looked at the note in his hand with a smile on his face, and muttered in a low voice, "This Dongting is my timely rain." Even these words are too simple, and there is no word of greeting to me. ”

Wu Yue smiled self-deprecatingly, and handed the note to Aunt Su Mala.

Su Malagu took it with both hands, looked down for a few seconds, then slowly folded it, put it in her arms, and responded with a gentle smile, "Don't you just like this kind of courtier who does practical things?" ”

Wu Yue heard this and laughed.

A few minutes later, Wu Yue restrained his smile, looked at Aunt Su Mala seriously, and said, "He is not my courtier, he is my brother!" ”

Su Malagu hurriedly bowed her head, her face changed and changed, and finally she chose not to dare to respond to Wu Yue's words.

The meaning of Wu Yue's words was very clear, he had already regarded Wei Dongting as his own. But Aunt Su Mala knew Kangxi deeply. In her eyes, Wu Yue is the kind of person, the closer he is to him, the more he will not scruple about him, as long as he is in the court, he will wronged his own people!

"What's wrong?" Wu Yue sensed Su Malagu's strangeness and asked in a low voice.

Su Malagu slowly raised her head and shook her head gently.

"The slave is happy for Dongting, and at the same time, she is also sad for him." Su Malagu said, bowed down and slowly retreated.

Wu Yue couldn't turn the corner for a while, frowning and looking at Aunt Su Mala, who was slowly leaving, and was stunned for a while.

After more than ten minutes, Wu Yue seemed to figure it out. He muttered in a low voice, "This emperor is the greatest sorrow!" Hey"

"Master, Prince Yu is here." Just when Wu Yue was out of his mind, Li Dong, who was standing behind Wu Yue, said in a low voice.

Wu Yue retracted his gaze and looked sideways out of the window.

At this moment, on the guide in front of the study, Prince Yu Fuquan, who was dressed in court clothes, walked quickly towards this side.

"Look at the way he looks, he's ready to go." Wu Yue whispered and strode out.

"Your Majesty." Fuquan saw Wu Yue walking out from a distance, hurriedly walked a few steps, and when he came to Wu Yue's side, he was about to kneel down and salute. But he was stopped by Wu Yue.

"Prince Yu, when there are no outsiders, there is no need for us to salute each other." Wu Yue smiled gently, looked at Fuquan and said.

"I don't dare." Fu Quan's face was respectful.

Wu Yue was not reluctant, raised his hand to pull him, and walked back to the upper study.

The two who came through the door sat on the chairs placed on the left hand side of the dragon case.

Wu Yue looked at Fuquan sideways, and said in a deep voice, "Looking at your appearance, you are ready to go." ”

Fuquan nodded, clasped his fist towards Wu Yue and said, "Your Majesty, in three months, the flood season of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River is coming, and the ministers must do their best to dredge the river before that. ”

Wu Yue nodded heavily.

"You're right, the idea of the common people is very simple, they just need to have enough food and clothing. As long as the imperial court does its best to help them hold the fertile land, then they will be optimistic about our Qing Dynasty and gradually integrate into the governance of the Qing Dynasty. ”