Chapter 17 Turned Away Cold in the Rain
The flood in the previous life was really turbulent, and there was no need to mention the death and injury, and what was even more problematic was the plague after the death and injury.
After the flood, the emperor sent the most stable and capable second prince, the king of Qu Jin Hao, and the third prince, Jin Rui, the king of Jin, to the disaster relief, in order to show his attention, but within a few days, the news of the epidemic of the king of Qu Jin Hao spread to Kyoto, and the emperor was busy sending several skilled imperial doctors to treat the epidemic, but before the imperial doctor arrived, the news of Jin Hao's death came.
And Jin Rui took charge of everything in the disaster area and did everything himself, winning the praise of the victims in the disaster area, and also letting the emperor in Kyoto see his talents hidden under his brother.
Jin Rui returned to Kyoto after fighting the disaster, the emperor was very satisfied, and couldn't help but praise it, even Jin Rui's request for marriage The emperor also agreed, and the object of Jin Rui's request for marriage in the previous life was Peng Mo!
Now that I think about it, Jin Rui was able to control the disaster area so smoothly, not because of his wisdom, but because of that account book.
He has mastered the life and death of officials, and it is not easy to ask them to help do things? However, Jin Rui has made meritorious contributions to disaster relief, and after returning to Kyoto to receive rewards, these officials are also beneficial, so who would not do it in a win-win situation?
Now that I think about it, perhaps, the death of the second prince Jin Hao is also strange.
After all, the two of them go together, if they return to Beijing after disaster relief, when they are rewarded for their meritorious deeds, Jin Hao, as a long-term leader, also has a great contribution, with Jin Rui's vicious character, how can he let others get a piece of the pie?
Moreover, if Jin Rui wants to use the account books to control the officials in the disaster area, he must avoid Jin Hao's eyes and ears, but in that case, it is inevitable that he will be constrained and get twice the result with half the effort.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Jin Rui to be a killer under Jin Hao.
"However, the Dayong officials have always done a good job in fighting floods, and they have not heard of floods in recent years. Peng Hao said, skeptical of his sister's flood theory.
"The fact that there have been no floods in recent years is because there is no heavy rain, not because officials have done a good job of fighting floods. Peng Mo hooked his lips and smiled, with sarcasm, those officials filled their pockets, and included all the silver allocated by the imperial court to fight floods and dams, what else are they talking about flood fighting?
"This.... Peng Hao frowned. What my sister said is good, as the emperor has aged over the years, he has become more and more unable to control the court, so there are more and more moths in the court.
"Take out the silver taels of the General's Mansion to buy grain, and let the pharmacy of the General's Mansion buy Artemisia annua, Bupleurum and other anti-malaria herbs at all costs. Peng Mo's voice was faint, but it had weight, which made people want to be convinced when they listened to it.
"Malaria?" Peng Hao was shocked.
Malaria is a very difficult infectious disease, and malaria outbreaks in the past generations have left empty cities, which can cause panic in the hearts of the people and shake the country's foundation.
When floods occur, rats, mosquitoes, flies, and insects will pour out of their nests and gather in a waterless place, which is also a difficult camp for the victims, which greatly increases the contact between the two.
After the flood receded, mosquitoes, insects and rodents began to disperse again, and the contagious acute disease also spread, and after the flood, the potholes and water accumulated, and the bacteria were widely multiplied, and the refugees were very likely to be infected with malaria when they came into contact with these bacteria.
"The third brother wants to believe me!" Peng Mo also knew that his remarks would make the third brother unbelievable, after all, it was a risk to take out all the silver taels to buy these things just because of a few guesses from his own.
Peng Mo was also unsure whether Peng Hao would believe his words, after all, these unfounded words sounded really incredible, and Peng Mo was just a boudoir woman with limited knowledge, and the convincing power of what she said was greatly reduced.
Peng Hao looked at Peng Mo's eyes, his eyes were bright and firm, Peng Hao smiled slightly after looking at it for a moment, and said, "Third brother believes in my sister." ”
Although her sister is a woman, after this serious illness, Peng Hao faintly felt that her sister had changed, and she was sharp in her cowardice, like a girl in the General's Mansion.
Whether it was the account book last time, or the remarks just now, Peng Hao chose to believe his sister without any reason.
Hearing Peng Hao's words, Peng Mo must have laughed in his heart.
Jin Rui, in this life, your credit, your calculations, and everything you have, will not belong to you!
"Third Young Master, Fourth Miss, the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion has arrived. ”
The voice of the coachman came in from outside.
Peng Hao listened to it, got out of the carriage, the rain still didn't stop, and he held an oil-paper umbrella outside the car to help Peng Mo down.
Lian Feng got out of the carriage behind her, came to Peng Mo's side, and propped the oil-paper umbrella in her hand on her head.
The servant who followed behind took the food that Peng had carefully prepared from the car and carefully held it in his arms so as not to get wet from the rain.
A group of people from General Peng's Mansion in the rain looked slightly embarrassed, but they didn't dare to say anything, they only looked at Peng Hao and Peng Mo with their eyes.
Peng Hao frowned, his face full of displeasure.
Yesterday, the Peng family had already sent someone to inform the Marquis of Zhongyong, saying that Peng Mo would come over today.
After they learned the news of Peng Mo's arrival today, they did not greet anyone, but closed the door, what does this mean?
Peng Mo looked at the door number given by the emperor's imperial pen hanging high in the Mansion of the Marquis of Zhongyong, slowly hooked his lips, and a trace of inexplicable light flashed in his eyes.
The graceful body was shrouded in a vague rain curtain, hazy, and her originally well-behaved and gentle appearance was extremely enchanting because of this evil smile.
The Marquis of Zhongyong did this, excellent!
Peng Mo glanced at Peng Hao on his side, lowered his eyes, suppressed the complicated color in his eyes, and then raised his eyes to be clear, with doubts in his eyes, and said slowly: "Hey, why is the door closed?
The soft voice was suppressed by the sound of the rain for the most part, but Peng Hao, who was standing beside her, still heard it, and couldn't help but be even more annoyed, and his face became even more gloomy and ugly.
"Ahh Peng Mo stood in the rain, even though he was holding an umbrella on it, but the skirt below was still wet, not to mention the shoes.
The rain mixed with dampness penetrated the thin summer shirt and invaded Peng Mo's pores, and the sick body never healed.
"What's wrong? But it's cold?" Peng Hao panicked, a gust of wind blew, the rain curtain blew, fell diagonally, and most of his sleeves were wet, Peng Hao felt cold, not to mention his weak sister.
The accompanying maid took a look, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Third master, fourth miss, the slave will call the door, wait for a while." ”
"Stop, don't go. Peng Hao shouted, called the door, hum! When he was heard, he didn't laugh off his big teeth!
The little guy was so frightened that he was busy, turned around and looked at Peng Hao with an angry face, secretly thinking that the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion was too arrogant, since he was going to close the door to thank the guests, he had to make it clear when he handed over the post yesterday, what was the matter with letting people run and stand in the rain for nothing?
Even if it is raining heavily and snowing, there should be a doorman guarding the door outside the gate of the Marquis Zhongyong's mansion, and the mother has already sent someone to deliver the message yesterday, and the aunt also knows that Peng Mo will come today, even if something happens and the door is closed, but since the aunt heard the rumor yesterday, she should have sent someone from the inner courtyard to greet her today, but now there is not even a person outside the door.
"Get in the carriage and go home. Peng Hao was annoyed, glared at the gate of the Zhongyong Marquis's Mansion, turned around and helped his sister into the carriage.
The servant woman who followed behind saw that the two masters had gotten into the carriage, and hurriedly got into the carriage, who wanted to stand in this rain?
It's really self-conscious and doesn't look at the identity, a second-grade candidate dares to scorn the young master and miss of the first-grade general's mansion like this.
Even though the old general is gone, the two major generals are also young and promising, and in less than five years, the general's mansion will definitely be more brilliant than when the old general was alive.