PS: Thank you for the encouragement of the reed singing by the book friend.

Li Jing's expression also became stern, nodded seriously, and said: "Yes, that's right, Yang Guang said in the edict of building the eastern capital Luoyang last year that building a palace is mainly practical and thrifty. But he really does it so poor and extravagant, which shows his human nature. As soon as he ascended the throne, he was like this, and in the future, the people of the Great Sui will have to suffer great hardships and great sins. ”

Wei Zheng continued: "These dragon boats are not warships, they have no sails, they can't travel in the rivers by themselves, they have to rely on people to pull the fiber. With the scale of this large fleet, it is estimated that in addition to the warships that can drive on their own, at least 70,000 or 80,000 people on both sides of the strait will need to pull the entire dragon boat fleet, plus more than 200,000 warship sergeants to escort them, as well as the troops guarding the banks of the river on both sides, it is estimated that Yang Guang will need at least 450,000 people to accompany him when he goes to Jiangdu. ”

Wang Shichong was silent, and sighed: "Alas, it seems that the emperor should not be promoted to this He Chou's official, if He Chou has something to do, the people of the world will have to suffer." ”

After Wei Zheng and Li Jing heard it, they both laughed heartily, today the three of them talked speculatively, talked very happily, and before they knew it, the sun was setting, and most of the day was actually spent like this.

Wang Shichong looked at the sky and said to Li Jing: "It's getting late, we should go back too." Tomorrow we have to go to the state government to handle the handover of the Great Seal, and the pharmacist and Brother Han also have to pack up, and they have to go on the road the day after tomorrow. Since it's been agreed today, let's go back now. ”

Li Jing nodded and said, "Then how will we contact each other in the future?" ”

Wang Shichong thought about it. "So be it." Later, the letters between us were written in secret language. If it is not an emergency, there will be no news for the time being, the pharmacist will help make some reliable people in Luoyang or the place where he will work in the future, and he can plan great things together in the future, as for who to befriend, it is completely up to you to decide, I believe in the pharmacist's vision. ”

Li Jing smiled: "Secret words? Does the lord refer to the number of strokes at the beginning of each sentence to find the location of the actual word in a secret language book? Then we have to agree on a secret language book. ”

Wang Shichong said: "Tomorrow, I'll think about it when I go back." At that time, the secret book in your hands and I needs to be exactly the same, and there can be no half-point difference. ”

Since Wang Shichong and Li Jing had agreed on the secret letter, there was nothing to say, so they drove back to the city together, and when the three of them arrived at the city gate, it was completely dark.

When the moon is bright and the sky is full of stars, there are thousands of lights in Yingzhou City, and the shops along the street have set up lanterns and hung them outside the store, in order to attract business.

Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng said goodbye to Li Jing. To each his own.

Today, Wang Shichong was able to take Li Jing under his command, and he was in a very good mood. It wasn't until I entered the city that I felt hunger in my belly, and my stomach began to growl, and then I suddenly realized that I had not eaten two meals of lunch and dinner.

Han Shige's reception banquet was disturbed as soon as it began, Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng basically didn't eat except for two sips of wine, no wonder the Five Organs Temple began to protest non-stop.

Yingzhou City is not too big, it didn't take long for Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng to arrive at the Baiyun Inn, the two got off the horse, there were a few guys who were indifferent yesterday and ignored people at the door, and when they saw the two, they immediately surrounded them happily, and while leading the horse, they asked Wang Shichong if he had eaten.

Wang Shichong was surrounded by a few guys and walked into the Baiyun Inn, and his eyes suddenly lit up, only to see Shan Xiongxin and Wang Renze sitting on a table in the middle of the hall, the table of eight immortals was full of seven or eight dishes, which seemed to be able to challenge people's appetite and appetite.

And the aroma of the roast leg of lamb in the middle overflowed from Wang Shichong's nose, down the esophagus, and finally floated into Wang Shichong's stomach, seducing the gluttonous insects there.

The two were whispering with a smile before Wang Shichong came in, but as soon as they saw Wang Shichong walk into the door of the inn, they immediately stood up, with a bright smile on their faces, and said in unison: "Uncle (lord) is back." ”

The shopkeeper wearing a step rocker hat was behind the counter, crackling the abacus beads with one hand and carrying a pen in the other.

As soon as the shopkeeper saw Wang Shichong, he immediately threw away the pen, and his face instantly piled up a trademark smirk, and said with a hippie smile: "Ouch, Wang Tingshi, you can finally come back, after you leave at noon today, the little one will tell the guys to clear all the other guests in this inn, and wait for you to come back in the afternoon, the little one is in a hurry!" ”

Wang Shi had goosebumps all over his body, and most of the good mood of the afternoon flew away, he turned his head to look at the shopkeeper, and there was a bit of anger in his voice: "Who told you to drive all the guests away?" ”

The shopkeeper was slightly stunned at first, and said: "Wang Tingshi, you are a noble body, how can you live with ordinary merchants and tourists?" Besides, in the evening, General Chen in the state government also came here, and the small ones must protect the safety of Wang Tingshi, and they can't let the idle people approach the adults and his party, and the small ones are also acting on orders! ”

As soon as Wang Shichong heard Chen Ling, he was a little annoyed in his heart, he originally thought that Chen Ling was willing to protect Xiao Miao's father and son, and he was also a loyal person, but since he learned from Li Jing that this person also had his own ambitions and wanted to manage his own forces here, his impression of this person plummeted, and even compared to the sinister and cruel Xiao Miao, he couldn't tell which one he hated more.

So Wang Shichong snorted heavily, and said angrily: "I haven't taken office yet, I wanted to take this opportunity to get close to the old folks in Yingzhou, and listen to their views on Benzhou and their suggestions for my governance in the future. ”

The shopkeeper was so frightened that he trembled, fell to his knees all of a sudden, and gave himself a slap in the face, his voice was crisp, and suddenly half of his face was swollen high, and his voice also had a little crying: "It's all to blame the little ones, the small ones should be damned, the little ones should be damned, and the little ones will go and get those guests back now." ”

Wang Shichong didn't want to see his ugliness, and he didn't even want to listen to his obscene voice anymore, so he waved his hand directly. Said coldly: "Okay." Rushed away. Where else do you look now? Forget it, I'm a little tired today, so you all step down! Now I'm going to discuss political affairs with a few others, stay away, and I'll call you if there's something to do. ”

After hearing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly kowtowed twice on the ground as if he had been pardoned, and then ran out with a few men. The hall was empty, and only Wang Shichong, Wei Zheng and the other four were left.

Wang Shichong sighed, sat down at the table, poured a bowl of wine by himself, and poured it into his stomach at once, this is a good daughter red on the altar, the wine taste is clear and long, Wang Shichong ran for a day, said too many words, and his mouth was dry. After this bowl of wine, I felt much better all of a sudden.

Wei Zheng also sat on Wang Shichong's side. Shan Xiongxin and Wang Ren were originally full of joy when they saw Wang Shichong, but when they saw him scolding the shopkeeper, they knew that he was in a bad mood, and after glancing at each other, they also sat quietly on the side of the table, bowing their heads and saying nothing. For a while, the four of them had their own thoughts, and the hall fell into a dead silence.

After Wang Shichong drank two more bowls of wine, his mood recovered a little, and then he realized that he was pouring himself drinks like this, and the other three were just looking at him, and the atmosphere seemed not quite right. He reacted, and what he did just now made Zhang Jincheng and the others mistakenly think that he was getting angry.

So Wang Shichong laughed, raised the wine bowl, and said: "I'm in a bad mood just now, and my mouth is a little dry, so I only care about drinking by myself, don't misunderstand that I'm really angry." ”

Wei Zheng saw Wang Shichong like this, and smiled: "Wei is wondering why the lord is anxious." When I returned to the city, I was fine, why did I start a fire as soon as I entered this inn? Shan Xiongxin and Wang Renze both breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on their faces that were a little tense just now.

Wang Shichong saw the heartfelt and concerned expressions of Shan Xiongxin and Wang Renze, and said embarrassedly: "You have worked hard, you have been waiting for me here, this dish is made by Renze, you will know that it is your craftsmanship at a glance." ”

Wang Ren laughed out loud: "Listening to Jin Cheng, you didn't eat at noon, and then went out of the city with that Li Jing, I thought that you would definitely be hungry at night." Anyway, my uncle's account for me has been done, so I borrowed the kitchen of this inn and made such a table of dishes for my uncle and Mr. Wei, just wait for you to come back, if you come back later, it will be cold. ”

Wang Shichong felt a warmth in his heart, and said with a smile: "I have learned Renze's craftsmanship along the way, even the reception banquet at noon is not as good as you, so it is better to eat the food you cooked for us at ease." Ha ha. ”

After saying a few words, Wang Shichong's stomach became even hungrier, and he didn't care about talking more, so he tore off one of the thighs of the roasted whole sheep and put it in his mouth and gnawed it, Wei Zheng shook his head with a smile, and also began to eat the food.

Wang Shichong finished eating the last bite of mutton, drank the bowl of wine in front of him, and burped, then wiped his mouth with a smile and said, "I haven't eaten so happily for a long time." ”

He glanced at Shan Xiongxin, who was already full of wine and food before him, and was looking at his own Shan Xiongxin, thought for a while, and said, "Where did Zhang Jincheng and An Jiatuo go?" ”

Shan Xiongxin's expression became stern, and he suddenly regained his ability as a guard: "Zhang Jincheng and Chen Ling went to the Hussar General's Mansion together, Chen Ling should have specially set up a banquet to entertain him, and An Jiatuo went to the state government and wanted to visit Hu Sizheng." ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Yes, I ordered them like this early this morning, the purpose is to find out the bottom of Chen Ling and Hu Sizheng." However, in today's conversation with Li Jing, I learned a lot about Chen Ling and Hu Sizheng, and now the two of them should not give me more information. ”

When Wei Zheng heard this, he hurriedly covered his lips with his hand and motioned to Wang Shichong not to say any more, then stood up, walked to the door, looked carefully, and was sure that the shopkeeper and the guys had gone far away, standing across the street one by one and waiting, Wei Zheng closed the door and returned to the dining table.

As soon as Wei Zhengfu sat down, Wang Shichong smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I drank too much wine just now, and I forgot about this stubble all of a sudden." ”

Wei Zheng's pretty face was as cold as ice, and there was a trace of dissatisfaction in his voice: "Lord, you must be vigilant and sober at all times, now is not on the battlefield, the enemy may be everywhere, your words may be a big thing, remember." ”

Wang Shichong put away his smile, and his face was stern: "What Xuan Cheng said is extremely true, I must remember it in my heart." ”

Wei Zheng said: "My lord, starting tomorrow, I will directly face Chen Ling and Hu Sizheng." Have you already figured out what to do? ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Not bad." Now let's talk about what to do tomorrow. Xuan Cheng, tell me about the illegal evidence of the officials in this state. ”

The bodies of the four people all leaned forward and began to whisper, and a bright moon outside the window unconsciously climbed into the air, and the bright moonlight sprinkled all over this Yingzhou City, in addition to this Baiyun Inn, the Hussar General's Mansion, and the Thorn History Courtyard in the backyard of the state government. Even the small courtyard where Xiao Mo lived was brightly lit, which was destined to be another sleepless night.

Wang Shichong and the others summed up until the end of the day, and Zhang Jincheng and Anjiatuo also came back to join the discussion, and everyone agreed on today's plan and countermeasures to deal with the emergency, and did not go back to their rooms to rest until they were close to their sons.

Early the next morning, Wang Shichong was awakened by a rapid knock on the door, and when he opened his eyes, he found that the sky was already bright, and the sunlight was shining through the open windows all over the room. Outside, there were already the sounds of some small traders and hawkers walking the streets and alleys.

Wang Shichong remembered that after changing the big room yesterday, he slept in the big bed. He ran and fought all day yesterday, and after going to bed, he also felt dizzy and swollen, and soon fell asleep, and when he woke up, he found that Wei Zheng was already dressed and sitting at the table of the eight immortals in the room reading.

Wei Zheng smiled at Wang Shichong, showed a mouthful of white teeth, and the knock on the door sounded again, with Zhang Jincheng's loud voice: "Lord, Mr. Wei, it's time to get up and eat, I have to go to the state government today." ”

Wei Zheng shook his head and said to the door: "Jin said, please go downstairs first, we will be there soon." ”

There was a "thump" of footsteps from near and far, accompanied by the sound of stairs. Wang Shichong stretched his waist, sat up, and sighed: "I really drank too much yesterday, and I actually slept until now." ”

He glanced up at the book that Wei Zheng was holding in his hand, and said with a smile: "Xuan Cheng, you have been turning over this "Yu Gong" for half a month, and you have read it over and over again, but you haven't finished reading it yet." ”

Wei Zheng shook his head, shook the book in his hand, and said: "This "Yu Gong" is just an excerpt from the "Book of Shang", talking about the division and specialties of Kyushu in the world, and the whole paragraph is only more than a thousand words. ”

"For example, Yingzhou, where we are now, belongs to the land of Jingzhou in Kyushu in the world mentioned in this "Yu Gong", the land here is mainly damp muddy land, and the fertility of the land is only the second-to-last in Kyushu, but there are all kinds of rare birds and beasts, gold and silver treasures, and taxes can be ranked third."

Wang Shichong smiled: ""Yu Gong" is the old yellow calendar thousands of years ago, and now this Jingzhou is already a major grain-producing province in the Great Sui, and even Yingzhou can have more than 50,000 households, which is considered to be a central and upper state, how can the land rank second to last in the country?" When I read the book, I saw this paragraph and I was deeply unimpressed, and the book also said that the land of Yangzhou is the first in the world. ”

Wei Zheng shook his head and closed the book in his hand: "After all, "Yu Gong" is a book written by Dayu when he controlled the water, thousands of years from now, the vicissitudes of life, Jingzhou and Yangzhou at that time have not been developed, and places like Lingnan and Liaodong have not even been mentioned. ”

"But since the Wuhu Rebellion, the clothes have crossed to the south, and the south of the Yangtze River has been greatly developed, and now Jingyang is already the richest place in the world, and the wild land of Dayu is completely incomparable."

Wang Shichong nodded: "In this case, Xuancheng always turns to this book along the way, why?" ”

Wei Zheng smiled: "What I see is not the field and tribute mentioned in this book, but the flow of the rivers here, now the world is rich in grain and rice, and the grain output in the Jinghu area of the south of the Yangtze River is more than the north, all of them must be transported to the two capitals through the Guò River, the first emperor had a court discussion, saying that some large granaries along the river should be built." ”

"At that time, the emperor said that the country was stable in all seas, there were no large-scale foreign wars, and the food in various places was enough to be self-sufficient, so he did not accept this mention. However, after Yang Guang ascended the throne, it can be seen from his tour of Jiangdu that he had great achievements, and he would definitely conquer the Quartet in the future, which required a large amount of grain from the south to be transported to the north. ”

Wang Shichong's heart moved: "Xuan Cheng means that he will build some big granaries in the world along the so-called Grand Canal that is being excavated?" ”

Wei Zheng nodded affirmatively: "That's right, the grain from Yangzhou and Jiangnan will definitely be transferred to Luoshui and Yishui through Guò Nakangou, and then transferred to Luoyang." I was thinking when I was watching the dragon boat that day. If Yang Guang can start from Luoyang. If you go to Gangdu by water. The grain in the south of the Yangtze River can also go to Luoyang by this waterway. ”

"In this way, several huge cangcheng will definitely be built on both sides of Luoshui to store enough grain to supply the eastern capital. Lord, if we intend to seize the eastern capital in the future, we must first seize these granaries, and then open the warehouses to release grain, and we will definitely be able to quickly pull up an army. ”

When Wei Zheng said this, his eyes lit up. And the slightly trembling tone also showed his irrepressible excitement and excitement now.

Wang Shichong smiled and waved his hand, and said, "It's too early to say this, let's think about how to face Hu Sizheng and Chen Ling for a while." ”

At that time, on the second entrance hall of the Yingzhou Prefecture Ya, Wang Shichong and his entourage, all of them were dressed in official court clothes and black gauze in official robes, and Han Shige, Hu Sizheng, and Chen Ling were also in official robes and standing on top of the lobby. Li Jing took the counselors of the various departments of the state government, as well as the eight county orders. Dozens of red, green, and green officials all stood at the bottom of the hall. Stand still.

Wang Shichong and Han Shige looked solemn, after Han Shige inspected Wang Shichong's official documents and official certificates, he solemnly handed the big seal of the thorn history that had been placed on the copywriting very conspicuously, and said meaningfully: "Wang Thorn Shi, more than 50,000 families in Yingzhou City will be handed over to you to take care of, but don't let the emperor down." ”

Wang Shichong replied calmly: "Han Tingshi, you can rest assured. I wish you a high level of promotion after returning to Beijing. As he spoke, he took the big seal from Han Shige's hand with both hands and put it back on the table. The whole handover process is complete.

Han Shige smiled at Wang Shichong: "Tomorrow I have to go back to Luoyang, I still need to pack some luggage, and I will stay in this state yali for one night tonight." Brother Wang, are you going to move in today and stay in another courtyard temporarily, or will you continue to stay in the inn for one night? ”

Wang Shichong smiled: "Wang, let's stay at the inn for another night, anyway, I'm used to it, and it's not bad for this day." Brother Han, if you are busy in advance, Wei still wants to get to know the officials in the state and county first. ”

Han Shige nodded and said, "Brother Wang is now officially in office, and you are in charge of Yingzhou, and Han Mou has taken his leave first." ”

After finishing speaking, Han Shimo straightened his clothes and made a gesture to the dozens of officials standing in the hall, and said: "In the past few years in Yingzhou, thanks to your love and dedication, Han is about to step down and return to Beijing today, so I can only thank you for your support in the past few years." ”

Hu Sizheng and Chen Ling in the hall, as well as a group of officials in the hall, returned the salute one after another, and said: "Han Tingshi is too polite. ”

Han Shige glanced at Li Jing, then turned around and left, his figure suddenly disappeared into the screen behind the copywriting, Li Jing comprehended, arched his hand at Wang Shichong, and left after Han Shige's footsteps. Above the lobby, all of a sudden, only Wang Shichong, a person in a purple official uniform, was left behind, looking outstanding.

Wang Shichong walked to the copywriter and sat down, and the rosewood official chair looked particularly stable and thick, giving Wang Shichong a completely different feeling.

Hu Sizheng and Chen Ling in the hall glanced at each other, and stood on both sides of the copy, which should also be the order of official affairs in ordinary times, and the officials in the hall did not get Wang Shichong's consent, and they did not dare to go to the hall casually, and still stood under the hall.

Wang Shichong smiled and said to Hu Sizheng: "Hu Si Changshi, this official has just arrived, and he is not very familiar with the officials in Yingzhou, can you please make an introduction, so that we can get to know each other?" ”

Hu Sizheng smiled and said, "This is natural, Xiaguan and Chen Sima should not need to be introduced, and the officials standing under the hall will be allowed to introduce you one by one." ”

Wang Shichong waved his hand and said, "This official took office on the first day today, and Han Tingshi hasn't moved away yet, so I don't want to be so formal." Hu Si Changshi, the official remembers that the first time I met the two of you was at a dinner in this state office, so the way to establish a personal relationship first is very good and more natural, what do you say? (To be continued......)