Tens of thousands of people were displaced, and the affected states and counties rushed into the Deshang Hall like snowflakes. Emperor Yuan He was busy with the disaster and lacked skills, so it was inevitable that there would be some omissions in the case of Jianwang.

It lasted two months and went through several twists and turns. Dredging the river, relocating the victims, and finally stabilizing the disaster, the court and the central government all breathed a sigh of relief, and Emperor Yuan He was finally able to sleep.

The day after the good news came, Song Shiyang, the hero of the disaster, was sent back to Beijing. Hundreds of officials are talking about it in private, and Bachelor Song is afraid that he will be promoted to a higher level when he returns to Beijing this time.

This Song bachelor entered the Hanlin Academy at a young age, and after the previous Yanbei disaster relief, he was directly promoted to the sixth rank of the waiter, which is the same level as the champion Lang, and he will be even more promising in the future.

Song Shiyang didn't have such thoughts, and after the natural disaster, he looked at Ji'an and other places full of devastation. The houses are lost, the fertile land is destroyed, although there is now relief from the imperial court to manage food and clothing, but now it is autumn, and it is the most difficult to wait until the winter is cold and freezing.

The most important thing is that this year's harvest is ruined, even if the imperial court can reduce taxes, but how can the people survive next year's autumn harvest?

Song Shiyang inspected the affected areas during the day, and read at night to find a solution. After dragging on the road for half a month before returning to Beijing, the person was already thin and out of shape, but he was even more energetic.

As expected, the emperor was overjoyed after learning the details of the disaster relief. Song Shiyang was not only promoted to a bachelor from the fifth grade, but also served as the third grade household attendant, which is enough to see the emperor's importance to him.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the emperor summoned him in the Deshang Palace, and Song Shiyang also came prepared and presented what he had gained in these days. Emperor Yuanhe's eyes lit up after looking at it, and only the sound of paper turning in the apse was left for a while.

After a long time, Emperor Yuanhe put it in his hand and sighed: "With Song Qing here, it is really a blessing for the people." ”

With such high praise, Song Shiyang hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him: "Weichen was born in poverty, and it is all up to His Majesty to have today, and Weichen should do his best to repay the emperor's kindness." ”

Emperor Yuanhe was naturally happy, and personally stepped forward to help the person up, and said with a smile: "It is my wisdom that knows people, and Aiqing is the material of the pillars." I can think of the method of providing relief to the victims and borrowing good seeds, which can solve the difficulties of tens of thousands of people, and can also completely solve the urgent need for post-disaster reconstruction. ”

Song Shiyang said modestly: "The previous time the emperor sent Wechen to Yanbei to treat the flood, Wechen only got this original intention, and this time the flood in Ji'an was even worse, so that Wechen made up his mind to re-promote the post-disaster reconstruction strategy." It's just that this law was not created by Wechen, but found the method from the different aspirations of the coastal provinces, and Wechen just copied and compiled it, and did not dare to take credit. ”

Emperor Yuan He was surprised: "Oh, which virtuous minister came up with a good idea, how come he has never heard of it before?" ”

Song Shiyang suddenly knelt down again and said, "Weichen pleads guilty, this person is Lin Hao, the governor of Southern Province who was dismissed and investigated. ”

Emperor Yuanhe was stunned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Get up, I forgive you for your innocence." ”

Song Shiyang got up and stood silently aside, Emperor Yuanhe sighed slowly, and said softly: "Governor of Southern Province, Lin Hao, it's a pity." ”

Song Shiyang looked at his expression and said: "Your Majesty, after Weichen saw this law, he couldn't help but check this person's file, Lin Hao was the governor of Nan Province before his death, and his subordinates have always been excellent, and the merchants and customers are like clouds, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but they are not valued by the governor of Nanyang.

Ten years ago, floods also occurred in various parts of Southern Province, and Lin Hao took the lead and personally led the soldiers to fight the flood on the front line to turn the tide. According to the local people, Lin Hao was almost swept into the river because of his illness, and his life was still hanging by a thread.

Weichen thought that an official who loved the people like a son would not do anything to embezzle disaster relief money. And the record of this case is unknown, only a few sentences of enamel head and tail, not to mention many flaws, even Lin Hao's testimony is quite strange, judging from the handwriting, the words drawn are not his own handwriting. ”

Emperor Yuanhe slammed the table with a bang, and De'an outside looked inside, but he didn't dare to go in and touch the mold. happened to see his stupid apprentice Fu'an, so he asked him to prepare tea and go in to probe the wind, and Fu'an didn't have the heart to listen to the order.

Emperor Yuanhe had long heard a little about the actions of Liao Guangtian, the governor of Nanyang, and at this moment, when he heard what Song Shiyang said, he still didn't understand, and his face immediately changed. After a moment of silence, he sat down again, looked at Song Shiyang and said, "You have been in Ji'an for a few days, and I am afraid that you are a little unclear about the matter of coming in Beijing. The third emperor who is not angry, there was a scandal a few days ago, which was a corruption in Huaiyu, Shao'an and other places a few years ago. ”

Song Shiyang was surprised, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Huaiyu and Shao'an are important places in Nanyang, His Royal Highness King Jian's move, I am afraid that the governor of Nanyang will be aware of it, is this case his doing?" ”

Emperor Yuanhe waved his hand and sneered: "Liao Guangtian's hand can't reach out to the capital, I have my own plans for this matter." Now that King Jian has been dismissed and closed to the government, I don't plan to delve into who is behind the scenes, what I care about is, what role does Liao Guangtian play in this matter? ”

Song Shiyang was stunned for a moment, and exclaimed: "Your Majesty means that you suspect that Liao Guangtian is involved in this case?" ”

Emperor Yuan He nodded, with a fierce look in his eyes.

"As the governor of Nanyang, Liao Guangtian will not even be unaware of such a big movement in the territory under the jurisdiction of King Jian. If he just accepts some benefits and turns a blind eye, it is okay, if he dares to instigate the prince to commit rebellion, then he has the heart of rebellion, and his crime should be punished! ”

The atmosphere in the hall froze for a while, the door opened a crack slightly, and Fu'an bowed in with tea to add tea, which was a little relieved. Emperor Yuan He breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of tea, and calmed down to sit and watch the tea with Song Shiyang.

"What does Song Qing think?"

Emperor Yuanhe's voice was not heavy, but it inexplicably made people's hearts tighten. When Fu'an retreated and went out, he saw Song Shiyang get up, and said solemnly: "The rebellious minister should indeed be punished." ”

The door was closed, and the sound inside suddenly disappeared from the door. When De'an saw someone coming out, he hurriedly pulled Fu'an into the corner and asked, "How is it, did you hear what the emperor said to Lord Song?" ”

Fu'an looked honest and honest, and replied without hesitation: "The emperor asked Lord Song about his strategy to control the water, and said that he would reward him heavily, but Lord Song has been refusing. ”

Dean was dumbfounded: "That's all, gone?" ”

Fu'an scratched his head and said, "No, I went in and added tea and came out, I didn't dare to stay longer." ”

De'an poked his head in hatred and scolded: "You can't be on the table, you have been serving in the palace for many years, and you are still so unproductive." If you are so afraid of seeing the holy face, how can you serve in front of the temple in the future? I think you'd better go back to the cold palace and stay. ”

Fu'an's lips twitched a few times, and he couldn't say a word. De'an couldn't see him like this, but he asked uneasily: "Think about it again, the emperor and Lord Song really didn't mention anything else, did they talk about His Royal Highness King Jianwang or Nanyang?" ”

Fu'an shook his head and didn't say a word. Dean couldn't help but kick him, turned around and didn't know what he was busy with. Fu'an, who had been shrinking his head as a turtle behind his back, slowly raised his head and stared at Fu'an's back coldly.

Coming out of the Deshang Palace, Song Shiyang went to the household department to take office. Bai Zonglin and the other three principals bowed to Song Shiyang in front, and Song Shiyang could only accept it.

Now that King Jian's accident has occurred, even one of the original confidants and servants has been dismissed and investigated, leaving only an old waiter who is over the age of six. Everyone can see that the emperor wants to hand over the household to Song Shiyang, and the old squire will naturally not take his own strength to steal the limelight.

The household department was investigated a few days ago, and the old squire was a soft bone who didn't make decisions about everything, so he could escape this catastrophe, and now there are a lot of official affairs piled up on the case. Now that there is a backbone, the whole household seems to be alive, and this busy time is forgotten.

By the time Song Shiyang finally got busy, it was already sunset.

He still had official business in his mind, and hurried out of the palace gate with the key, only to remember that he forgot to let the little servant come to the household to pick up people. Just as he was thinking about it, he walked back, but he saw a familiar carriage driving over, and the person inside lifted the curtain, it was Bai Zonglin.

Since Bai's funeral, Song Shiyang has not been to Baifu for a long time.

I always think of Bai's death, it is always the trouble caused by Baifu's aunt Zhao, and there is always a mustard in my heart. Second, the marriage with Bai Yanran was abandoned, after all, it was not as comfortable as before, and he had to avoid suspicion.

It's just that in the end they are still relatives, Song Shiyang has been taken care of by his uncle for many years since he was a child, and even when his mother went, he was in a mess, and the funeral was also completely worrying about his uncle and aunt, so there was really no reason to be estranged, so he got into the carriage and went to Baifu together.

The family got the news, and everyone in the flower hall was still waiting and did not eat. When the two came in, Bai Boren immediately got up to greet him, patted Song Shiyang's back and said, "Good boy, you did a good job." ”

Because the two are of the same age and have similar interests, they have always been in contact, but they don't feel unfamiliar. It's just that Bai Boren got up, and Bai Yanran on the side was revealed, and naturally got up and greeted: "I haven't seen you for many days, my cousin has lost a lot of weight, and I think I have suffered a lot." ”

Trapped in the dire waters of Ji'an for a few days, Song Shiyang couldn't think about anything else. But now goodbye, his heart still can't help but feel a dull pain, and he was stunned for a while, a little overwhelmed.

Qi Shi saw the abnormality, and hurriedly stepped forward to lead the people to sit down under Bai Zonglin, and said, "Okay, okay, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it later, eat first." Alas, Shiyang has been really hard these days, look at what you have become, come on, eat more. ”

A table of good dishes is what he likes, but Song Shiyang eats tastelessly, and his heart is like numbness.

After dinner, Bai Zonglin and Bai Boren had the heart to discuss the government with him, but when they saw that he was dark and green at the moment, they knew that he must have not had a good night's sleep these days, so they let him go to sleep early without saying a few words.

Lying on the bed in Taiyang Courtyard again, Song Shiyang felt a lot of emotion in his heart, and couldn't help but think of many things in the past. I thought it would be a night of tossing and turning, but I didn't want to be too tired these days, so I fell asleep and had no dreams all night.