Chapter 52

It rained heavily for four days in a row, and the water of the Wei River had risen to the ground. The pleasure boat on the hibiscus pond www.biquge.info quietly leaned on the edge of the pool, and the scene of the former Wen Geman dance was buried by the wind and rain, leaving only one or two lonely piano sounds occasionally from the pleasure boat, echoing mournfully on the hibiscus pool.

The drainage ditches in Chang'an City were flooded again, and people in various lanes were trying to clean up the garbage in the drainage ditches.

The four canals of Yong'an, Qingming, Longshou and Qingqu that flow through Chang'an swelled and overflowed to the ground. The muddy river, carrying a large amount of sediment and domestic garbage, rushed into Chang'an City. Many dead chickens, ducks, dogs and other animals floated on the water, emitting a foul smell from the rain.

White watched as the next man scooped the water out of the room and looked up at the gloomy sky. Cursing this hellish weather in my heart! The lower reaches of the Yellow River lacked embankments again, and Li Chengqian, as an adjutant, followed Changsun Wuji out of Chang'an overnight last night, rushed to the place where the gap occurred, and organized personnel to rescue the people.

The drought was followed by a flood. This year's harvest may not be as good as last year's, but the potatoes in the palace have been carefully cultivated according to White's requirements, and in another month, experimental planting around Chang'an will begin, and then spread to the whole country next year.

The pot of potato seedlings, under the careful care required by Li Shimin, produced almost all the potatoes the size of two fists of adults, totaling nearly half a stone. This output, according to Li Chengqian, scared everyone around him crazy at that time, and his old son iron rooster Li Shimin also ate a few more bowls of rice that day for the first time, and he was smiling all day long.

White has sent people to his fiefdom to repair all the houses that may have problems, and all the people whose houses have collapsed have been moved to one place, gathered together, and helped them rebuild their houses after the heavy rain.

"Brother Lu, have you found anything about the mastermind behind Yuwenyan?" Bai Qi turned around, and behind him, Lu Fengxian sat in his chair without saying a word.

"Since I returned to Chang'an, I have been secretly investigating this matter. However, I'm ashamed, I asked the people around Yu Wenyan at the beginning, and they didn't know why Yu Wenyan made the decision to kidnap you in the first place! Lu Fengxian put down the teacup, thought for a while, and then said: "The order I received at that time was for me to take you out of the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and even to hand you over to the Turks, I only knew about it when I saw the Turks later!" ”

Bai Qi narrowed his eyes, his brain turned rapidly, and he sorted out everything and everyone after coming to Datang, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that this person has never surfaced until now!" It's hidden deep enough! ”

Lu Fengxian didn't speak, just quietly drinking tea. The servant brought in some pastries, he picked them up and took a bite, nodded and praised: "You Hou Ye really enjoy it, this pastry is so delicious!" When I'm leaving, bring me some and bring them back to your sister-in-law! ”

White smiled and said, "Okay! When will you bring your sister-in-law over? When she was sister-in-law last time, she was already holding her belly, when was she giving birth? ”

Lu Fengxian showed a happy smile on his face, looked at Bai Qi with a smile, and spit out two words in his mouth: "Don't say it!" ”

The two talked and laughed, Lu Feng took a box of pastries from Bai Qi when he left first, thought about it, and said to Bai Qi: "Fengqu, I always feel that some people in Chang'an are not very right recently, there seems to be an undercurrent surging in the city, you should be careful!" ”

Hearing Lu Fengxian's words, a cold glint flashed in Bai Qi's eyes. It is never a good thing to make a person like Lu Fengxian, who has experienced life and death several times and has an extremely high degree of vigilance, feel threatened. He looked up at the torrential rain in the sky, and then looked into the distance, where the surging water was crashing against the improvised levee, and most of the crops in the fields by the river were submerged.

White seems to smell a hint of conspiracy, and this time, it seems that this conspiracy will come its way.

Picking up an oil-paper umbrella, he walked to the end of the village, where there was a huge building that resembled a walled building. The black dog lying in the doorway saw that the white chess was coming, and immediately stood up, shouted in a low voice, cocked his tail, and kept circling around him.

After the Turkic War, some disabled soldiers who had no families, as well as some veterans who had been discharged from the army, came to Taoyuan Village to settle down here. And this is where white places them.

A few children who were playing in the corridor saw Bai Qi coming, and immediately ran over, pulled Bai Qi's clothes, raised their heads and asked: "Mr. Bai, Mr. Bai, we can recite the "Thousand Character Text", when will we be rewarded with delicious pastries?" ”

Bai Qi bent down, held a little boy's hand, wiped the rain off his face, and said with a smile: "When the rain stops, you go to my house to find Steward Liu, and say that Mr. Bai invited you to eat delicious pastries!" ”

A few children happily clapped their palms and talked proudly about their own things around the white chess, and the white chess listened carefully and praised a few words from time to time, and several children showed happy smiles on their faces.

"Okay, you quirky little guys, go back to do your homework quickly, if you don't finish Mr. Bai, you'll be spanked!" Over there, a man with gray hair walked in, smiled and patted the child's head, asked them to play aside, and then said to Bai Qi: "Master Hou! ”

Bai looked at the children playing in the rain, their parents were coming out with sticks, chasing them in the rain, and the open space resounded with the happy laughter of the children and the angry swearing of the parents.

"Uncle Wang, find a dozen brothers, let's go rob the rich!" Bai said with a smile, revealing two rows of white teeth.

Uncle Wang laughed, and hit his left and right fists: "The old man has been waiting for a long time, and the knife is going to rust!" ”

In the heavy rain, more than a dozen fast horses rushed out of the enclosure, splashing rain feet high, and the sound of horses' hooves mixed with the sound of rain in the sky, and soon disappeared into the white curtain of water.

Liujiazhuang, less than ten miles away from Taoyuan Village, there is a well-known good man named Liu Laosan. On weekdays, Liu Laosan built bridges and roads for the villagers, invited opera troupes from other places to invite villagers to watch plays during the New Year's holidays, and often helped the orphans and widows in Liujiazhuang. In front of Liu's house where he lives, there is a big banyan tree, and there are often people burning incense for Liu Laosan and praying for him.

In the heavy rain, Liu Laosan was sitting in the study looking at the account book, although tomorrow is the day he marries his tenth concubine, but he has just got the account book of last month, he needs to check it carefully, and he does not dare to make the slightest mistake.

"Boom!" Suddenly, there was a loud noise, which startled Liu Laosan, and he hurriedly put away the account book and walked outside the door: "What's the matter!" ”

"Master, it's not good, Ziwu Hou came over with a group of people, and he just broke the gate! They're staying outside the door now! A subordinate hurried over and replied in a panic.

Liu Laosan was furious, you are a meridian marquis, relying on the grace of Your Majesty, you actually dare to bully my Liu Laosan's head!

"Lao Zhang, this strength is not as great as before, it takes two times to smash the door, is it that I have been sleeping on a woman's belly recently, and I am reluctant to get up!" Uncle Wang sneered at the big man with the flying hammer next to him, and the others next to him also laughed.

"Fuck you, you bastards, are you jealous that Lao Tzu married a good daughter-in-law, right?" Lao Zhang raised his head and said disdainfully: "If you are not convinced, look at it, Lao Tzu will show you again!" ”

The back of the head-sized hammer was connected with a long iron chain, and Lao Zhang threw it out hard, "boom", in the heavy rain, half of the wall in front collapsed, revealing Liu Laosan who was frightened on the ground.

Bai Qi rode his horse to the front of Liu Laosan with a smile, bent down, and said condescendingly: "Liu Laosan, I heard that you are going to marry a daughter-in-law tomorrow, and this marquis has come to congratulate you!" Why, don't you feel honored! ”

The subordinates who came out with Liu Laosan were so frightened that they hid aside, and the heavy rain drenched Liu Laosan's whole body. Liu Laosantie's face was blue, his legs trembled and he barely stood up: "Master Hou can come, Liu feels very honored!" ”

Bai Qi straightened his chest, smiled very mysteriously, and then said: "But Liu Laosan, I heard that the daughter-in-law you are going to marry tomorrow is as beautiful as a flower, and she is called Sai Xishi." Ben Hou is a rough man, he doesn't know what Xi Shi is, you see, can you let Ben Hou and those brothers see it! ”

Liu Laosan's face was purple, and he roared in a low voice: "Master Hou, you smash my door and smash the wall of my courtyard, it's all over!" Now, is it too much to see Liu's daughter-in-law who has not passed through the door! Moreover, how can people be in my house before they have passed through the door! ”

"But, I know, she is at your house, and Master Hou and I want to see her!" Bai Qi said with a smile, and suddenly looked at Liu Laosan fiercely: "Ben Hou wants to search in person, if you are not satisfied with Ben Hou today, Ben Hou will not leave here!" Search! ”

"Yes!" Uncle Wang rode into the Liu family's mansion with more than a dozen brothers and searched all the rooms. Lao Zhang carried the flying hammer and stared at the others fiercely.

Soon after, Uncle Wang found a crying girl in the firewood room and took her back to Baiqi's side.

Bai Qi pinched the girl's chin with his fingers, raised her head, and said in his mouth: "Yo, Liu Laosan, you are an old cow eating tender grass!" Look at it, such a petite beauty, pear blossom with tears, doesn't know how to coax people! Bai Qi asked the girl to put on a rain robe, and then said to Liu Laosan with a smile: "I saw the people, but Ben Hou changed his mind, Ben Hou wants to bring this beauty home, Liu Laosan, you make a price!" ”

"Meridian, don't go too far!" Liu Laosan raised his head and said angrily.

Bai Qi snorted coldly, jumped off the horse, slapped Liu Laosan to the ground, stepped on two feet hard, and then snorted: "It is her honor that Ben Hou looks at this beauty." I'm asking for your opinion, it's to give you Liu Laosan's face! Now Ben Hou is very angry and wants you to use gold to compensate for Ben Hou's broken heart! ”

"Phew!" Liu Laosan said fiercely: "The old man will definitely come to His Majesty to denounce you!" ”

"Hehe, I'm so scared!" Bai Qi bent down, said to Liu Laosan with a smile, then stood up and said: "Lao Zhang, give me a good look at this Liu Dajin master, and the others will go with Ben Hou and me to visit this beautiful Liu family mansion!" ”

Uncle Wang's group of people laughed wildly and rushed in again, looking for the Liu family's warehouse everywhere.

Bai Qi found the study, walked in with Uncle Wang, groped for a long time on the wall, and suddenly stopped on a brick with his right hand, and gently pushed it in, and a brick below slowly bounced out of the wall. The brick that popped out was hollowed out in the middle, and a ledger was placed inside. Bai took out the chess, opened it and read a few pages, closed the ledger and put it in his arms, and then pushed the brick back, and returned to the front hall with Uncle Wang.

The veterans found a carriage from the Liu family's mansion and carried five heavy boxes to the carriage. With an excited expression on his face, Bai Qi patted Liu Laosan, who was paralyzed in the water, with his hand, and said with a smile: "Oops, I'm really embarrassed to take so many of your things!" Next time, Ben Hou invites you to get together at the Hou Mansion, remember to come! ”

"Meridian Hou, you can't die well!" Liu Laosan gritted his teeth and said.

Bai Qi snorted coldly, stood up, and kicked Liu Laosan to the ground: "You dare to threaten Ben Hou!" Hum! ”

"Let's go, go home!" White got on the horse, took Uncle Wang and them, and soon disappeared in the pouring rain.

The frightened others immediately stepped forward to help Liu Laosan: "Master, are you okay?" ”

Liu Laosan was silent, looking at the direction in which they disappeared, and his eyes were full of hatred.