In this day and age, cash-for-work is the best way to help disaster victims, and there is no one. Despite an earth-shattering earthquake, rebuilding confidence and psychological counseling is needed to recover, but in this day and age, psychological counseling is almost impossible, and rebuilding confidence can only be achieved by rebuilding the homeland. What's more, Shangtai County has been reduced to ruins, and the number of deaths due to the disaster has reached more than 2,000 in this city alone, and the number of injured is almost the same, but there are still nearly 10,000 people who escaped.

And Chengji County, which has also been hit hard, is facing a similar situation. The population of Qinzhou as a whole is more than 90,000, and if the surviving population of more than 20,000 or nearly 30,000 in two of these counties is to be relocated to the other three county towns of Qinzhou, or to other villages and towns, it will not only be impractical, but will also cause new disputes. And the most important thing is that Shangtai County, which is a state government, is destroyed, and a new state seat needs to be selected as soon as possible.

Duan Xingchen talked about cash-for-work, he glanced around at everyone, and saw that the officials had no objections, and the representatives of the victims of the disaster buzzed and discussed for a while, and finally there was no objection, so he spread out a map of Qinzhou on a large table made of wood temporarily, pointed to a place on the edge of Chengji County and said: "In my opinion, Chengji County should be used to respect Qinchuan and rebuild it into a new city in Jixian County, so as to govern Qinzhou." ”

As soon as these words came out, the others looked at each other, and even the governor of Qinzhou, who had not recovered from his leg injury, did not speak. At this time, Wei Boyang outside couldn't help it: "Why did you move the governance office to Chengji County?" The small pit River, where Chengki County is located, was almost razed to the ground and is still in ruins. Since you want to move to the office, whether it is Fuqiang, Longcheng or Qingshui County, can't you choose? ”

When Wei Boyang first arrived in Qinzhou, Duan Xingchen had met with him, but he was busy with each other in the past few days, and he almost didn't even say a word. At this moment, when he heard the other party's questioning, he was not annoyed, but let go of the seat and invited Wei Boyang to come over, and then said: "If it is according to the geographical location, it is naturally best to choose Fuqiang, which is also on the official road, as the new seat of Qinzhou." However, Shangtai County and Chengji County are just waiting to be rebuilt, if the chief official abandons the two places and goes to Fuqiang County, which is not seriously affected, to the people of the disaster, they will undoubtedly feel that the government has abandoned them! ”

Even the other officials, as well as the respected elders among the victims, felt that Duan Xingchen's reason was really reasonable. But Wei Boyang would not be so easily persuaded after all, he nodded slightly, but still asked again: "Then why move to Chengji County, instead of directly placing the governance in Shangtai County, which also needs to be rebuilt?" ”

"That's because there are still continuous small earthquakes in Tai County these days." Duan Xingchen didn't have any impatience, and explained calmly, "I have asked people to count that the small earthquakes and earthquakes in Chengji County are less and lighter than those in Shangtai County. In addition, there was originally a small town in Keikingawa in Nariki Prefecture, but the damage was slight, so it was only necessary to expand the town and quickly rebuild the new town. On the contrary, Shangtai County needs to be rebuilt from scratch, which will take a long time, so naturally it will be easy first and then difficult. As for the money needed for reconstruction, it may not be enough to rely on the imperial court alone, Du Dashuai said, and will also raise funds in Shanzhou. ”

The so-called fund-raising will undoubtedly be apportioned to the wealthy businessmen and gentry, so that everyone will be happy and lose, and this has been a tacit matter for the government and the rich family throughout the ages. On this point, Weber Yang has no objection. Moreover, he then raised a series of questions, and Duan Xingchen answered them all one by one, obviously thinking about it very carefully. At this moment, Wei Boyang, who was born in a famous family and became a six-department official in less than forty, and has always been complacent, couldn't help but admire Du Shiyi, who was also surnamed Jingzhao.

Duan Xingchen's name is unknown, but Du Shiyi has set him up as a judge from Sima in Taozhou, and this time he was assigned to lead the disaster relief matters, it turned out that he had already understood his talents, and he really had a good vision!

Wei Boyang originally thought that he had to reluctantly preside over the disaster relief and relief affairs in Qinzhou, but now that Duan Xingchen came forward, he did not rely on his official position to fight, but extremely humbly let Duan Xingchen take charge. And Duan Xingchen's character was so upright that he didn't know how to be flexible, and he didn't consider whether there were any other factors in Weber's yangxiang, and he took on the heavy responsibility as a matter of course. For several days, he was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground, and he could only sleep for one or two hours every night with his eyes closed, and as a result, the whole person naturally lost weight.

On this day, he was planning a specific plan for the reconstruction of blocks in the small town of Chengji County, which he had agreed with everyone, when he suddenly felt a dizziness in his head, and suddenly realized that he was a little too strong. He was only injured last year because of Luo Qun's humiliation, and he didn't recuperate for long in the Shanzhou Governor's Mansion, so he couldn't help but start to officially perform his duties as a judge of the festival. He was about to help something to stabilize his body, but when he stretched out his hand but fished out a void, just when he only felt that his feet were floating, as if he would fall to the ground anytime and anywhere, a hand next to him suddenly reached out and pulled him.

It was easy for him to stabilize his body, and he looked distracted, only to find that it was Wei Boyang. Before he could say anything, Wei Boyang smiled at him, and then straightened up and said to the others around him: "What Judge Duan said, I think you should have heard it, so let's assign people like this first, and start work as soon as possible." The money, food, and clothing promised by Du Dashuai before were all delivered on time, and the relief from the imperial court was also just around the corner, so you don't need to worry. ”

Duan Xingchen is Du Shiyi's cronies, Wei Boyang is a member of the Household Department Warehouse Department, and Pei Yaoqing, a servant of the Household Department, and Pei Yaoqing, the servant of the door, so that the two of them have been running for relief and reconstruction these days, and the surviving officials in Qinzhou and Shangtai Chengji County naturally have the backbone. At this moment, seeing that Duan Xingchen seemed to be overtired and couldn't support it, the others hurriedly said a few words of comfort, and after a while, they quietly retreated under Wei Boyang's eyes. It was only at this time that Wei Boyang spoke: "Brother Duan, don't be in a hurry in everything, how many things are waiting for you to make up your mind from top to bottom, if you can't support it, I don't know how many things will be delayed!" ”

"I ......" Duan Xingchen blushed a little when he was told by Wei Boyang, and only after a while did he say, "It's just that I forgot my feelings for a while, and I forgot to take care of my body." In the past, Saburo took care of my daily life......"

As soon as the words fell, he only heard a shouting voice not far away: "Grandpa, grandpa!" ”

When Wei Boyang saw Duan Xingchen almost immediately look over, he realized that this might be Duan Xingchen's son. It's just that he has never seen Duan Xingchen's son these days, and seeing the young man coming quickly, he can't help but look at the person who came thoughtfully. When he saw that the young man rushed to Duan Xingchen's approach and grabbed his hands tightly, his eyes turned red all of a sudden, and he couldn't help but quip: "Brother Duan, am I right?" You look like you are so stubborn, even Ling Lang will cry when he looks at it. ”

Duan Xingchen was greatly embarrassed, and was about to scold his son, but Duan Xiushi was filial, and then thinking about his all the way to Qinzhou, which was still a dangerous place, and didn't know if Lu Dao had Du Shiyi's permission, he couldn't help but sink his face and asked, "Aren't you in the Shanzhou Governor's Mansion?" What are you doing here all of a sudden? Could it be that he came privately against the orders of the marshal? ”

"No, no, no." Duan Xiushi knew that his father had big rules, so he quickly shook his head again and again, "I'm worried about Ah Niang and the two brothers who are still in Longzhou, so I asked the marshal to allow me to go back to Longzhou to have a look." When I passed by the ruins of Shangtai County, I heard that Grandpa had been in Jingqinchuan in Chengji County for days and nights, and I couldn't rest assured, so I changed my route to take a look. ”

Of course, Duan Xiushi would not say that he was going all the way to find out Duan Xingchen's whereabouts, so he specially came here to visit his father. Even so, Wei Boyang couldn't help but smile and praised him for his filial piety. And Duan Xingchen actually realized at this moment that his wife and children were in Qianyang County, Longzhou, which is adjacent to Qinzhou, and stood there for a while. At this time, whether it is Wei Boyang or Duan Xiushi, where do you not know that Lu Dao is a public and forgets his private country and forgets his home, the former was angry and funny at first, and then he was moved, while the latter was completely used to it, and squirmed his lips before bursting out of a sentence.

"Grandpa, please take good care of your body and don't be too strong. Du Dashuai said that if A-Niang and the two brothers are willing, they will move to Shanzhou together, so that the family can be reunited, and they don't have to worry about each other. ”

Duan Xingchen only felt guilty in his heart, and after humming, he didn't know what to say, and he simply diverted the topic: "You come out like this, what about Du Xiaolangjun?" ”

"Du Xiaolangjun came with me."

"What?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Duan Xingchen was shocked, but even Wei Boyang was also surprised. When Qinzhou was in the midst of an earthquake and was hurriedly turned over on his back, what was Du Shiyi's son doing here? Or is it that this Longyou Jiedu was not worried about Qinzhou, so he came over in person? No, even if Longyou Jiedu is not an ordinary magistrate, he can inspect the prefectures under his jurisdiction, but he should not be able to leave Shanzhou so easily, otherwise if the official finds out, impeachment is a trivial matter, and if Tubo crosses the border and comes back, it will be a big deal!

Duan Xiushi saw that the faces of the two of them had changed greatly, and just as he was about to explain, a boy not far away came over with more than ten followers.

Faced with this scene, Duan Xingchen simply didn't ask his son. He didn't care about being dizzy and almost falling down just now, and after walking forward quickly, he asked bluntly, "Why did Xiao Langjun come here?" What about the handsome? ”

"Grandpa is in Shanzhou." Du Guangyuan gave Duan Xingchen a salute first, he didn't know Wei Boyang beside him, but he still knew this by looking at his clothes, so he also gave Wei Boyang a salute in a decent manner, and then explained to the two, "Because my uncle and aunt are going to come to Shanzhou with Senior Brother Yuwen in the near future, they must pass through Qinzhou." And now that Qinzhou is still shaking, Grandpa and A-Niang are worried that the road will not be smooth, so let me greet them. And Brother Xiushi wanted to go back to Longzhou to visit his family, and he came with Du Erlang on the way. ”

Du Shiyi did not come, and his son Du Guangyuan did not come to Qinzhou to join in the fun, but to greet the senior brother Yuwen who sent his relatives to Shanzhou, as well as his uncle and aunt Cui Jianxuan and Du Shisanniang. Knowing the inside story, Duan Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief, and Wei Boyang also suddenly realized. Cui Jianxuan granted the Shancheng Order, which seems to have not gone further in his official career, but he has been a landlord for two consecutive terms, and he is a county magistrate who faces other places, and he can be described as a solid qualification in his official career, so he admires the courage of Du Shiyi and Cui Jianxuan, a pair of uncles. Therefore, when he saw that Du Guangyuan was serious, he smiled and teased.

"Du Xiaolangjun is so old, so he takes on this heavy responsibility, isn't he afraid of encountering hardships and dangers on the road?"

"Although I am only seven years old, I should also share my grandmother's worries." Du Guangyuan replied, and immediately looked at Wei Boyang with some suspicion, "Your Excellency already knows who I am, why don't you tell me where I came from?" ”

I was despised by children!

Wei Boyang is angry and funny, but he can't completely treat the other party as a child. After all, Du Guangyuan was able to come here on behalf of Du Shiyi, that is, his father's agent, and he always had to give him corresponding respect. So, when he reported to his house, he saw the little guy staring at him, and then sang again.

"It turned out to be a member of the household department, and it was my rude just now! I don't worry about Brother Xiushi, so I deliberately diverted from Shangtai County to Jingqinchuan to take a look, and it is not good to stay longer. ”

After explaining, he bowed his hand again, and went to Duan Xiushi and whispered: "Brother Xiushi, in order not to miss them with my uncle and aunt and Senior Brother Yuwen, I have to leave quickly." Be careful on your way back to Longzhou, and remember to bring my gifts to your aunt and two brothers. If I don't leave, otherwise I will have to scold me again when I turn around and Grandpa and Auntie will know that I have caused trouble for Judge Duan and Wei Yuan! ”

His whisper sounded to the two adults next to him, all of them were angry and funny, but when Du Guangyuan came over to greet him again and said goodbye, Duan Xingchen thought that Du Guangyuan still remembered to prepare gifts for his wife and children, and he couldn't help but feel something, and insisted on giving him a ride, but was stopped by Du Guangyuan: "Judge Duan, don't be busy." Seeing that you have lost weight like this, you must have worked very hard these days, and you still have to take care of the big things. There are enough people around me, and Du Erlang is still waiting at the ruins of Shangtai County. I'm leaving, and I'm asking you to take care. ”

Du Guangyuan came and went faster, and Wei Boyang didn't have time to say a few more words to this little guy. And after he asked Duan Xiushi, he learned that Du Erlang in Du Guangyuan's mouth was not another clansman from the Jingzhao Du clan, but Du Fu Du Zimei from the Du clan in Xiangyang. Although he didn't have much friendship with Du Shiyi in the past, from Pei Yaoqing's mouth, from Xiao Song's mouth, and now from Duan Xingchen, he found that Du Shiyi was so young and so high, and he knew that people were good and good at his job, and he immediately secretly remembered Du Fu's name in his heart.

The reason why Du Fu did not go with Duan Xiushi and Du Guangyuan was because the original Shangtai County was the official road from Chang'an to Shanzhou, and the other was because after he and Du Guangyuan and Duan Xiushi entered Qinzhou, they also met a refugee who wanted to move to Weizhou, and was trapped on the road because of lack of medical treatment and lack of dry food. Not to mention that the two little ones were taught by their parents to be quite enthusiastic, and Du Fu himself was difficult to sit idly by. Under their persuasion, the family finally decided to return to their homeland, and he had to take charge of the resettlement.

Although the state is going to be moved to Jingqinchuan in Chengji County, Shangtai County is also going to be rebuilt, and although the site of the new city is later than that of Chengji County, there are already officers and soldiers who are looking around to check the geography of the mountains and rivers after the change after the earthquake, and are preparing to choose a site to build the city. After the 500 soldiers and horses dispatched from Shanzhou and the help from Chengzhou in Weizhou, there was already a small atmosphere, and even in that piece of ruins, there were special people wearing masks who were responsible for cleaning and burying the corpses, and a few doctors and apprentices who were fighting the epidemic were decocting medicine in a cauldron all day long for people to drink. Du Fu only stayed for a few days, and the cost of this made him frown.

Although Longyou Jiedu has a large number of soldiers and horses under his command, the amount of military expenditure allocated by the imperial court every year is huge, but it cannot be filled in all of it in Qinzhou, otherwise, the troops on the border will not be able to be appeased!

It's just that no matter how worried Du Fu is, no matter how worried he is, it is impossible to say it to Du Guangyuan. Along the way, Du Guangyuan originally called him Second Uncle Du according to Du Shiyi's instructions, but he insisted that this would make people think that he and Du Shiyi were relatives, and he was not very old, so Du Guangyuan changed the word uncle to the word brother. And Du Guangyuan, thinking that Duan Xiushi was in his teens and Du Fu was in his twenties, and he politely called Du Erlang in front of outsiders, and he was happy to say a beautiful brother, and he must have called him by his name.

When he met Du Guangyuan, he learned that Duan Xingchen and Wei Boyang, a warehouse member from Luoyang, seemed to have a good relationship, so he breathed a sigh of relief: "By the way, Guangyuan, Prime Minister Xiao Cheng has not returned to Luoyang yet, he is still in the official post, Dashuai used to be his subordinate, do you want to meet him?" ”

Du Guangyuan had also seen Xiao Song twice before, and he had always been deeply impressed by the scene of the Xiao family, who was born in a family and is now prosperous. After thinking about it, he immediately agreed. Sure enough, after going to the official post to report, a servant came to invite him, and even Du Fu, who accompanied him, was able to see him.

Du Fu is no more famous than Li Baiwang Zhilian and Meng Haoran before Du Shiyi, He Zhizhang has been praised and recommended everywhere, and he has seen many powerful people, and it is the first time for him to meet such a person as the retired prime minister, so it is inevitable that he is a little nervous. Compared with Li Bai and the three of them, who have a lot of personality, his personality is much more introverted, so Xiao Song's first impression of him is actually very good.

And Xiao Song has always been unsparing in his kindness to the people he admires: "Everyone thinks that Junli is young and in a high position, but they don't see his down-to-earth achievements in the past few years." And many of his civil and military affairs have now taken charge of their own affairs, and it can be seen that they know people well. Since Zimei is subordinate to the monarch, although she does not enter the scene, she will definitely have a big harvest. In the past, it may not be known that you will be able to inherit the mantle of the ancestors, so don't live up to the trust of Junli! ”

Receiving such expectations, Du Fu only felt that his vest was slightly hot, and quickly thanked him. And after Du Guangyuan called Father Xiao when he met at the beginning, he stood obediently on the side and did not speak, and only then did he come forward when he saw Xiao Song beckoning, and smiled at Xiao Song's question about the recent situation of his parents. When he said that he was here to pick up his uncle and aunt and Yuwen to send off his relatives, Xiao Song suddenly raised his eyebrows thoughtfully.

"Remember that your grandfather went to inspect Chiling, and then the news leaked out, so that when Tubo invaded the territory, he once shot a special arrow made by Sect Master Sima? After that, the noble lord of Yuzhen entered the palace with Sect Master Sima, and it took a lot of words to make it clear that it was not a miracle, but an explosive waste caused by alchemy, and Sect Master Sima was very happy, so he wanted to give your grandfather a try, but who expected that there would be such a turmoil. If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Guo, who was said to have immortal skills before, had been recommended to Beijing by Shi Weiji, the assassin of Huanzhou, I am afraid that His Majesty would continue to chase and fight after Sect Master Sima. Even if it is supreme, there is no one who is not good for immortality. ”

If Du Shiyi was here, he would definitely sigh that Sima Chengzhen would really get involved in this kind of mysterious lawsuit every time, but Du Guangyuan would not think about it so much. He pretended not to understand, blinked his eyes and continued to pretend to be cute, but he was thinking in his heart that because of Grandpa's request, Ah Niang found two Taoist priests from Youfang to test the explosive problem of alchemy waste in Shanzhou, but he didn't expect that the Sima Sect Master in the capital was killed, and he must tell Grandpa and Auntie about this matter when he turns around.

Xiao Song doesn't pay much attention to the affairs of officialdom now, and he almost didn't see any officials in Qinzhou this time, whether it was Duan Xingchen, Du Guangyuan or Du Fu, it was all because of Du Shiyi's relationship. Even so, he didn't leave anyone to talk for a long time, and only asked Du Guangyuan to pass a word to Du Shiyi in the end.

"In the future, I will be a rich idler, and when he returns to Beijing on the other day, if he wants to play chess, fish, and entertainment, he can come, and he will not talk about state affairs."

When Du Guangyuan finally waited for Cui Jianxuan and his party, he immediately said this sentence to his uncle and aunt, who had always liked him very much, during his stay in Yunzhou and Huaiyuan, and Cui Jianxuan thought about it, and then grinned and said: "Prime Minister Xiao Cheng is a good man, don't mention the courage of the year, when the battle with Pei Guangting was in full swing, he was full of pride, where can he think about it like now?" ”

Du Sanniang has always been delicate, but she couldn't help but have a thought. Xiao Song said that he will not be involved in political affairs and retire with peace of mind, I am afraid that he will not be able to help his brother anymore?

No matter what you think, the husband and wife are all heavy in their hearts about the sudden earthquake in Qinzhou. But Cui Jianxuan had just received the post of Shancheng Ling, and it was inconvenient to stay, and Yuwen Xuan was also in a hurry to send his sister to Huangshui, so after the group met, they immediately turned back. Although the official road has been barely opened, it is difficult for them to go fast this journey because there are often vehicles transferred by land along the way. If it weren't for the fact that Cui Jianxuan's arrival period was extended because of this earthquake, he would have had to leave others behind and go to office first.

This road walked for more than ten days, and after the end of Shen in the afternoon of this day, the group finally arrived at the foot of Huangshui City. Seeing Zhang Xing, who was wearing the groom's official robe, galloping forward, Cui Jianxuan couldn't help but smile at Yuwen Xun beside him: "Wen Shen, your sister and Qijun are really good things, I finally caught up with a glass of wedding wine this time!" ”

Although he is a brother and sister and Uncle Lang who have not seen each other for many years, even if Du Shiyi misses Cui Jianxuan and Du Sanniang again, he is now a Longyou Jiedu, and the border defense is already tight, and because of the busy affairs in Qinzhou, he can't go outside the city to greet him in person, and Zhang Xing, who just happened to greet his relatives, is the plenipotentiary representative. He first met the eldest brother who sent him off, and then he went to Cui Jianxuan and conveyed Du Shiyi's words, and then he went to the front of the carriage. Before he could speak, he saw Du Guangyuan poking his head out. He really didn't expect that Du Guangyuan, who had always hated carriages, would be willing to nest in the carriage, and he was slightly stunned and laughed.

"It's rare for Xiao Langjun to be so obedient!"

"Shhhh Du Guangyuan put his hand on his lips and motioned for Zhang Xing to speak softly, then he blinked his eyes and said, "Don't say that I seem to only get into trouble, even Prime Minister Xiao Cheng praises me for having the style of a grandfather!" It's not too early, hurry up and go into the city to meet Grandpa and Grandma! ”