Chapter 190 The Emperor's Worries
The emperor and his ministers discussed it for so long, and no one mentioned another issue. It is that Chen Sheng has won the hearts of the people and the army in Fujian, and if he supports the army in Minzhong County, what will be the consequences.
No matter in the eyes of the emperor or the ministers, with such a small number of troops in Minzhong County, if there is really any trouble, the army will be flattened when it is pushed over. You must know that after capturing Minzhong County, Zhao Tuo concentrated tens of thousands of troops and razed all the dangerous passes, in order to prevent rebellion in Minzhong and the counterinsurgency army of the imperial court could advance quickly. If there is any change in Fujian, the army of the imperial court can drive to Dongye City in ten days.
The emperor was in a good mood. Today's small pilgrimage meeting actually solved many difficult problems that had been stranded for many days. And what made him happiest was that the main hero who helped him solve the problem turned out to be Chen Sheng, who was against public opinion. Although the emperor's city was as deep as the sea, the gloom on his face was also swept away, and after the rise, he summoned Master Wei, the chief of the Heishui Pavilion, to praise him greatly, and signaled that if Chen Sheng won the battle in Lingnan, he would add an official to Chen Sheng.
Wei Yu heard that his lover was so brilliant in Fujian, and he was not happy but worried. The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it, Wei Yu knows better than anyone else. The courtiers promoted Chen Sheng in this way, on the one hand, in addition to Chen Sheng's performance was really good, on the other hand, the ministers may not have the heart to kill Chen Sheng. Being so young is already in a high position, and now he has made remarkable achievements. Someone wanted Chen Sheng to lead the troops into battle. If it is good to win, it will be fatal to defeat the blow to Chen Sheng's future.
"Wang Ben, ah......" At the mention of this name, Wei Yi let out a heavy breath, with a complicated look in his eyes. He couldn't understand whether Wang Ben's nomination of Chen Sheng to lead troops to reinforce Lingnan was a kind help to Chen Sheng, or whether he pushed Chen Sheng into the muddy pond of the vast battlefield in the South China Sea?
After hearing Wei Yi's worries, the emperor smiled slightly and said, "Why does the master need to be so worried. Young people always have to exercise. The lieutenant was also kind. Speaking of this, there was a touch of sadness in the emperor's tone, and he said: "The old general Wang Jian is already old, Wang Ben has been fighting for many years, and his health has been very poor, and others can't see anything, but I am clear. The imperial doctor told me that Wang Ben's body fell from the root of the disease during the conquest of Yan State, and I am afraid that I will not be able to last two or three years, and General Wang may not survive the end of next year. There is no shortage of fierce generals and generals in my Great Qin, but there is a lack of great generals and wise generals like Wang's father and son! The reason why Wang Ben asked Chen Sheng to be this up-and-coming bird was also to sharpen Chen Sheng's heart? ”
"Your Majesty......" Wei Yu sighed lightly and sighed: "How old is Chen Shengcai, such a heavy burden, not afraid of crushing him?" ”
The emperor smiled and said, "Those who can work harder." I became the king of Qin at the age of thirteen, and began to deal with government affairs at the age of sixteen. After a pause, the emperor condensed and said: "Actually, I can give time for Chen Sheng to grow, give time to help Su grow, but Daqin can't give time, the restoration forces of the Six Kingdoms are eyeing each other, the grassland Hu people are ready to move, the South China Sea War is a muddy mud pond, today's Daqin, relying on my iron fist, Wang Jian Wang Ben and Daqin Iron Cavalry will not make a big mess, if one day, I go with them, then Daqin will inevitably face a huge crisis, wind and rain, if there is no great talent to guard, what kind of return will my Daqin go?" At this, a sickly flush appeared on the emperor's face, he coughed lightly, frowned, and quietly took out a silk scarf from his sleeve and wiped his mouth gently. The emperor was quick, and Wei Yu did not notice that the phlegm in the silk scarf was blood-red.
After a while, the emperor said: "The father and son of the Wang family, Yu Daqin and Yu I have great achievements. That's why I'm so anxious to be in a hurry to become a Zen practitioner next year. I can't wait for these two Great Qin heroes to leave before I go to seal the Zen. ”
"It turns out that Your Majesty is using the name of Feng Chan to commend the heroes of Great Qin!" Wei Yi sighed for a while, and his eyes were foggy. Recalling that when he entered Qin at the beginning of that year, the emperor at that time was still a young man in his prime, and he was eager to seek talent, and he also slandered the emperor behind his back at that time. Many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the emperor's favor to his ministers has remained the same. This had to make him feel emotional.
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After months of drought in Minzhong County, the heat reached a new tipping point during these days. Due to the heat, the work of repairing the river has slowed down considerably, and the repair of the embankment has been carried out in the early morning and late afternoon. Even so, countless workers suffer from heat stroke every day. Fortunately, Chen Sheng was born as a doctor, so he took people to find a large number of herbs to relieve the heat and boiled tea, and provided the workers to drink it with an open belly, so that the craze for heat stroke was controlled.
The county watchman's house. Back garden.
"It's cooked. It's really ripe......" Ling Zhu'er's surprised voice pierced the silence of the garden, and then Chen Sheng's hearty laughter came out: "Such a poisonous sun, let alone an egg, even if you put a live fish on the stone slab, it can be roasted and matured in a while." ”
After dealing with government affairs, Chen Sheng returned to the backyard and heard Lingzhu'er and the maidservant discussing whether the eggs would be cooked when they were knocked on the stone slab. Chen Sheng felt that this question was too boring, so he asked people to bring eggs and smashed them on a stone slab, and in less than a moment, except for the pale yellow part, the rest of the eggs were actually crispy, which made Ling Zhu'er very excited. "The fish in the city has been expensive in the past two days, and it can't be wasted!" Ling Zhu'er stuck out her tongue and said mischievously to Chen Sheng.
"Where's Jibu?" After teasing Lingzhu'er, Chen Sheng asked about Ji Bu's whereabouts: "Didn't you ask you to send someone to call him over?" Why haven't you seen anyone yet? ”
"My lord, did you call me?" Ji Bu's voice came from the well in the corner of the garden, and then Chen Sheng heard a "bang" pouring water that he hadn't paid much attention to before. Chen Sheng frowned, but saw Ji Bu walking towards Chen Sheng with a short fight, wet all over. The heat was too heavy, Ji Bu couldn't stand the scorching heat in the south, when he was in the salt field, he often soaked in the water tank, otherwise he swam in the sea water to cool off, received Chen Sheng's call, rushed back and broke out in a hot sweat, and went straight to the well to fetch water and bathe.
"Virtue!" Chen Sheng said helplessly, and waved his hand to let the servants around him retreat. Only Lingzhu'er was left.
"All the coarse salt from the salt works has been taken back to the warehouse, right?" Chen Sheng asked.
"It's all taken." Ji Bu was not restrained in front of Chen Sheng, knelt down, and said, "My lord, the weather is so good these days, why don't you bask in the sun a few more times, but stop the seawater entering the field?" ”
"That's right, and also, why did your lord ban fishing, the fish in Dongye City have been much more expensive in the past two days!" Lingzhu'er complained.