This time, Li Shimin is no longer traveling lightly.

Under Zhang Qiandao's service, he put a layer of soft armor under his clothes and wore a long sword around his waist.

Obviously, for Li Shimin, from this moment on, he has tacitly acquiesced that he has fallen into a more dangerous situation.

In layman's terms, this was a wartime state.

At this moment, he was like a general in command, and said with a cold face: "Send a fast horse, take my hand, and quickly go to Shandong to transfer a military horse, and act confidentially, who is the governor of Qizhou?" ”

Zhang Qian, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly said: "The governor of Qizhou seems to be ...... It seems to be Yang Qian. ”

"Yang Qian......" Li Shimin read the name in his mouth, looking thoughtful.

His fingers couldn't help but beat again, and after half a sound, he said lightly: "Let him urgently transfer three thousand hussars...... But it needs to be hidden......"

"Your Majesty." Zhang Qian said worriedly: "Three thousand hussars, is it a little less?" ”

Li Shimin looked at Zhang Qian coldly: "One thousand is enough, three thousand is just what I said." ”

Zhang Qian: "......"

After instructing this, Li Shimin set off with everyone and hurried all the way, and then the river embankment that the little official said was in sight.

There are a lot of people here, and it's getting denser and denser.

Along the way, you can see some small officials escorting some women and children, and when they saw Li Shimin's men and horses, they came forward to investigate.

This time, Chen Zhengtai learned wisely and directly took his own token, this time Chen Zhengtai came by will, and the other party didn't dare to ask again when he saw that it was an inspection sent by Chang'an.

However, Li Shimin saw that the unkempt strong men, women and children were all sluggish, and they all looked like mourners, so he got off the horse.

Su Dingfang saw Li Shimin walking towards an old woman, and several messengers saw this and wanted to step forward, so they also dismounted, and used a tower-like body with a few soldiers to separate these little officials from women and children.

Li Shimin couldn't help but glance at Su Dingfang appreciatively.

In fact, Su Dingfang had already opened his eyes, and he was also extremely satisfied with these hussars under Su Dingfang.

Li Shimin knows better than anyone that all the people in this hussar guard are elite soldiers.

These people, all of them are fierce and tireless, they follow themselves all the way, for several hours in a row, they also feel relaxed, their spirit and strength, including the coordination between each other, have opened Li Shimin's eyes.

This Su Dingfang is really a talent, there is no doubt that such a person is ...... It can be of great use in the future.

Of course, Chen Zhengtai, who discovered Su Dingfang, is also very impressive.

Li Shimin walked quickly in front of the old woman, the old woman had red eyes, cowering, seeing Li Shimin, her face was already frightened, and she looked like a frightened bird.

Li Shimin frowned and comforted her: "You don't have to be afraid, I just want to ask you something." ”

"What do you want to ask?" The old woman looked very alarmed, and hurriedly looked at the little officials, who knew that the hussars had blocked the little ones, which made the old woman even more confused.

At this time, she saw Li Shimin's grim face again, and she was even more frightened, so she subconsciously took a few steps back, shook her head again, and muttered something in her mouth.

Seeing this, Chen Zhengtai stepped forward with a smile on his face.

He knew that Li Shimin had scared the old woman, so he said with a pleasant face: "Old man, you don't have to be afraid, we are officials who have been ordered to come here, and we just have something to inquire about." ”

As he spoke, he took out an IOU from his sleeve and secretly stuffed it to the old woman, saying, "How old is the old man?" ”

The old woman didn't recognize the IOU, but when she saw that the other party stuffed her own things, she also knew that it might be something valuable, so she hurriedly shook her head: "Official, the old body is useless, I don't dare to ask for it." ”

Chen Zhengtai only thought that she was scared and didn't know the value of the IOU, so he said: "This is consistent money, take this, and when you go to the street, you can exchange copper coins at any time, this is just a little caution." ”

Who knew that it was the usual money, and the old woman gasped even more, and was even more reluctant to ask for it, so she desperately stuffed the money back.

The old woman said: "If the official has something to say, just ask, the old man should say something, don't dare to hide it, if you can't answer, you will never force an answer." It's just that money is absolutely unwanted, and it's hard to earn money in this world, and I don't know how much clothes I have to sew in exchange for some scattered copper coins. This is not a decimal amount of money, officials are still young, and they don't know how expensive this money is. ”

She was frightened before, but now she is resolute.

Chen Zhengtai felt embarrassed, for the first time, he had money that he couldn't give away, and he didn't give face.

But Chen Zhengtai didn't dare to say shameless words, so he had to temporarily take the IOU back.

Seeing that Li Shimin's face was more solemn, he asked, "How old is the old man?" ”

The old woman said, "It's already three out of forty." ”

At this age, it is already a high life expectancy in this era.

However, from the perspective of modern people, this old woman is afraid that she is in her sixties, her face is full of ravines and folds, her hair is white, black silk is rare, her eyes seem to have some diseases, and her vision is a little unclear.

However, at such an age, in Datang, I am afraid that I will already hold my grandson, maybe my grandson will be able to please his daughter-in-law!

Chen Zhengtai was quite emotional in his heart, but said: "Why are you here? ”

"Since it was sent by the officials, it was said that it was to control the river...... the old woman looked a little panicked and at a loss, she didn't dare to look at Li Shimin with a heavy face, but felt that Chen Zhengtai was more pleasant.

Chen Zhengtai showed a suspicious look, frowned, and said: "Isn't the servitude in this official mansion smoked Ding, why are even women and children recruited?" ”

"I ...... I ......" the old woman looked trembling: "There is no more ding in the house." ”

The so-called Duding means male.

When Chen Zhengtai saw that the old woman said this, her hanging eyes had faint tears, as if she was holding back.

Chen Zhengtai was inexplicably a little sad, and couldn't help asking, "Why is this?" ”

The old woman said with a little obvious sadness: "The old man, when he was going to fight, drew Ding into the army, and never came back. The old man pulled up three sons, two of whom died young, one was sick, always coughing, coughing for a month, and the breath became weaker and weaker......"

Probably because of the sadness, the old woman's voice became lower and lower, with tears in her eyes, she unconsciously muttered at this time: "It's all bad old body, the old body is really confused, he is young and seriously ill, no matter what, he has to go to the Baekje Hall in Yangzhou Mansion to see a doctor, the doctor there is good, but the old body is really confused, just thinking about borrowing less money, where to think, the illness will be delayed, he coughed for a month, and finally it didn't work, when he left, he only lay in the straw, coughing and coughing up blood, and still chattering and shouting Mom, old body, old body ...... Old ......"

In an instant, Chen Zhengtai suddenly realized why there were so many temples in the world.

If you put yourself in this woman's shoes, under such unspeakable suffering, I am afraid that there is no way out except to pray to God and worship Buddha?

At this time, the old woman continued to read in fragments: "There is another son, who drowned in the river, and I don't know when he fished, and he did not come back all night, but he searched everywhere, and when he found it, he was more than ten miles away, and his belly was swollen to the size of an eight-month pregnancy, and he rushed from the river to the riverbank, and he wanted to eat fish in his heart, and the dragon king was angry, which is a sin." ”

The old woman bowed her head, as if she was reciting some scripture, and she was in agony, but as if she had received some inspiration from the scriptures, her face was a little more serene!

She went on to say: "There are only three sons, raised to adulthood, he also got married, the bride is pregnant, now is not a big flood, the government recruits people to go to the river embankment, the officials say, now the treasury is difficult, let bring grain, but the three sons are very stubborn, refuse to bring more grain, want to keep some food for the pregnant bride to eat, and then I heard the people in the river embankment say that he only eats a little rice a day, and is busy in the river embankment, his body is weak, his eyes are also dizzy, and he is not careful to plant it in the river, and he did not get it back...... I...... I...... This is all the sin of the old body, I also hide my selfishness, I always feel that he is a man, and he will not starve to death, just to save this rice ......"

"Now the government is still short of people to go to the embankment, saying that His Royal Highness the King of Yue is merciful and cares about the safety of the people, and has cried many times for this catastrophe. If we small people still refuse to go up the embankment, are we still people? There are no men in our family, but the government is urging urgently, to take my bride to the river embankment to make food for the fire of life, God is pitiful, she is still pregnant, the old woman spent two money, dredged them, fortunately they still pity the old body, this reluctantly agreed, it is since this river embankment, are the old body is willing. ”

Li Shimin was speechless for a while, but there seemed to be a little more anger in his eyes, and there seemed to be a little sadness.

Chen Zhengtai sighed beside him: "Are most of the people here like this?" ”

"The old body doesn't know ......" The woman shook her head: "The old body doesn't dare to ask more, this year's Gaoyou disaster, His Royal Highness the King of Yue wants to control the river, isn't it also for our people?" He's a good king, everybody says so. I...... I have bad luck in the past life, and I think that I have created too many sins in my previous life, and I deserve such sins in this life. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, his body couldn't help but shudder, so his chest rose and fell, and then he took a deep breath.

Chen Zhengtai didn't know what to say for a while, he couldn't reprimand others for being stupid, because if he was this old woman, he wouldn't be better off than her, and he wouldn't be smarter than her at this time.

When he saw that the old woman had collected her tears, he resolutely took out the IOU again, and said, "This money ......."

The old woman hurriedly said: "Officials really don't have to be like this, the family ...... There is still a little food, when the natural disaster is over, the river is repaired, the old woman returns home, you can also sew more clothes for people, my sewing skills, ten miles and eight towns are famous, always not starving, as for the bride, when the child is born, eight or nine times out of ten to remarry, then the old woman only cares about the mouth of her grandson, and will not be forced to a desperate situation. Officials should cherish their money, such a lavish spend, no one has gold and silver......"

Chen Zhengtai changed his amicable appearance just now, and said in a cold tone: "You are really right, I have gold and silver mountains at home, I give people money every day, and I will not be poor, you take this money, what are you talking about, and if you are verbose, I will turn my face and deny people, do you know who I am?" I am from Chang'an, I am a big official, this time I inspected Gaoyou, I came to send money, this is on the emperor's order, you woman, why do you not know the etiquette like this, I want to be angry. ”

At this moment, the old woman was frightened, so she obediently accepted the IOU.

Only this time, the IOU was no longer the usual denomination, and it became ten.

The woman whispered: "Since the official is an official in the capital, this time he came to Gaoyou, and when he returns, he must praise His Royal Highness King Yue, His Royal Highness King Yue loves the people like a son, everyone knows it, he is filial piety, and he reads the people's ......"

Li Shimin twisted his eyebrows deeply, and said sharply: "Who did you listen to these words?" ”

The old woman was startled, she was afraid of Li Shimin, and she looked terrified: "The people of the official family say this, the people who study also say this, and Li Zheng also says the same...... The old man thinks that everyone says so...... Want...... Want...... What's more, in this flood, His Royal Highness King Yue is still crying......"

The old woman said that she was very serious, as if she had seen it herself.

Li Shimin was speechless for a moment, with a complicated look on his face, and then turned around and left directly.

Chen Zhengtai didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly chased after him.

Li Shimin had already turned over and mounted his horse, and then galloped all the way, and everyone had to follow obediently.

When they slowly arrived at the embankment, there were more and more people here, Li Shimin stationed on the embankment, watching countless people busy on the embankment, countless ragged people, either moving or carrying boulders, occasionally shouting from the officials, people rolling and crawling in the mud, these countless mud people, like the mud on the embankment.

Li Shimin looked at the bottom of the river embankment, he held a whip, pointed to the fields not far away, and said in a cold voice: "Are these fields the Deng family?" ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "Come to think of it, when I was along the way, the students heard some gossip, saying that the fields here belong to the Deng family nine times out of ten." ”

Li Shimin said: "King Yue is really good. ”

He didn't call Li Tai by his nickname anymore, and his gaze became colder and colder as he looked into the distance.

Immediately, Li Shimin said: "Let's go, go and meet King Yue." ”

Chen Zhengtai heard Li Shimin's sarcasm, but Chen Zhengtai was quite worried, so he said: "Your Majesty, do you want to wait ......?"

"You don't have to wait." Li Shimin immediately interrupted Chen Zhengtai's words, and said disdainfully: "You take your name card and go to see it first." “

Chen Zhengtai nodded.

Li Tai, the king of Yue, did not live in the county seat, in order to show his determination to share weal and woe with the victims, but lived in the Deng family manor near the river embankment.

The history of Yangzhou Thorn, as well as the Gaoyou County Order, as well as the large and small subordinate officials, all came, plus the guards, eunuchs, and subordinate officials of the Yue Wangfu, there were as many as 2,000 people.

This huge team had to be stationed outside Zhuangzi in part, while Li Tai and his subordinate officials worked here day and night.

Li Tai seemed very serious, he hadn't had much rest for several days.

This made the subordinate officials very distressed, and they persuaded Li Taiduo to rest.

Li Tai only shook his head gently and said, "If this king rests, the people of Gaoyou will not be able to sleep." ”

Then all the people bowed their hands in admiration and said, "The king is merciful." ”

Li Tai took a sip of tea, and the Deng family allocated many people to take care of Li Tai's daily life, because Li Tai was determined to bathe and change clothes in order to pray for the peace of the country and the people, and not eat meat in March, so in order to let Li Tai eat better, even the best master chef in the Yangzhou temple was invited.

Li Tai looked tired at this time, looked around left and right, and said: "You are only afraid of hard work these days, let's go and rest for a while, Mr. Deng, you sit and talk, this is your home, this king occupies the magpie's nest here, and it is already uneasy, and now you have been serving by the side, which makes this king even more uneasy, how is this embankment repaired?" ”

This person who is called Mr. Deng is Deng Wensheng, this person is very prestigious, Deng is also one of the best in Yangzhou, a family of poetry and books, Deng Wensheng looked humble and polite, and looked at Li Tai, the king of Yue, with great satisfaction.

When King Yue was about to come to the domain, he was very surprised, because many people in Chang'an City were speculating that His Majesty seemed to intend to inherit the throne of Yue, and the crown prince Li Chengqian acted perversely and did not look like a human king.

But who knew that His Majesty suddenly let Li Tai become a vassal, which caused a lot of discussion.

When Li Tai arrived in Yangzhou, he found that his personality was indeed as said in Chang'an City, he could be described as a corporal of Lixian, and every day with Gaoshi, there was no despicable villain around him, and he couldn't let go of the scroll.

Deng Wensheng has had a lot of contact with Li Tai, and he admires His Royal Highness the King of Yue more and more.

At this time, he leaned down and sat down, looking at Li Tai, who was still writing and replying on official documents, and then said: "The king, Chang'an City is also very concerned about this flood, and the king is now forgetting to sleep and eat. ”

A wry smile crossed the corner of Li Tai's mouth.

Until now, he felt that his father had been harsh on him this time, and he actually let him directly surrender to the domain, completely wanting to cut off his hope.

He is also the son-in-law of his father, and he was only born a little later than the crown prince.

He reads every day, while the prince does not learn or learn.

He has always been strict with himself, but the crown prince is reckless.

He walks on thin ice every day and is cautious, but what about his royal brother?

He was not convinced by this tone, although the celebrities and subordinates around him all expressed regret, but Li Tai did not show any aggressiveness for the position of the crown prince.

In his opinion, as long as he does his own thing, his father will change his mind after all, and the letter sent by his father has become more and more sympathetic, and it may not be long before he can return to Chang'an.

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It's too late, sorry.