Chapter 264: Grace and Might
Soon arrived at Pule Pharmacy, Yuwen Jinghuai got out of the car and entered with Chu Yue'an, and the shopkeeper saw that the two were dressed extraordinarily, so he knew that they must be nobles, and hurriedly came out to greet them.
"Two sons, hurry up and please, what kind of medicinal materials do you need?" The shopkeeper said with a smile.
"You have quite a complete set of medicinal herbs here." After Yuwen Jinghuai entered, he took a look around the hall.
The shopkeeper said proudly: "The medicinal materials in the small store within a radius of hundreds of miles are definitely the most and complete, even the head store in the capital also needs to get the goods in the small store, and the son is in the right place!" ”
Yuwen Jinghuai hooked his fingers, and Chu Yuean took out a bill of goods from his sleeve and handed it to him.
Yuwen Jinghuai held it between his two fingers and said with a faint smile: "The things and quantities I want are all on it, can the shopkeeper buy all the things?" ”
The shopkeeper glanced at it, and said with some embarrassment: "There are many kinds of medicinal materials that Gongzi wants, and the quantity is huge, even if it is a small shop, I am afraid that there is no way to get all of them together in a while." ”
"Are you going to do this deal or not?" Yuwen Jinghuai said, "As for the quantity, you are coordinating with the main store in the capital and the surrounding branches, and I will only look at the final result." ”
The shopkeeper estimated the benefits, this is definitely a big deal, thought for a while, and said: "Do!" The things that Childe needs, I will definitely find all the things for Childe in the future, but it will take some time. ”
"Time is not an issue." Chu Yue'an said lightly, "I took a look at the goods in your store, plus the inventory, it should be enough for half, you can give us half of it first, and the rest is gathered and then given to us." ”
"That's good." The shopkeeper smiled, "These medicinal materials add up to a lot of money, and I'm afraid that Childe will have to pay a deposit first." ”
Yuwen Jinghuai raised his eyebrows: "Who said I was going to give money?" ”
"What does that Childe mean?"
"Since you promised to be able to get all these medicinal materials, then you have to get them together for this king, as for the money, you let King Yu and the court want to go." Yuwen Jinghuai said.
Daring to speak in this tone, the shopkeeper was shocked for a moment, and asked, "The villain is clumsy, dare to ask what is the identity of the son?" ”
"Yuwen Jinghuai."
"It turned out to be His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the villain has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and there is something negligent, and he still looks at the prince Haihan!" The shopkeeper hurriedly knelt down.
"Get up, hurry up and get the herbs together." Yuwen Jinghuai said, "If you delay the king's business, the king won't be able to spare you." ”
"This ...... Your Highness, this is too embarrassing for the villain, so many medicinal materials, without paying a penny, the villain is powerless. The shopkeeper frowned and said, "Why don't Your Highness contact His Royal Highness King Yu first, if His Royal Highness King Yu agrees, will the villain find a way for His Highness?" ”
"This time to go to the capital, it will take several days for letters to come and go, these medicinal materials are in a hurry, otherwise they can find you?" Yuwen Jinghuai said coldly, "Afterwards, this king will naturally explain to King Yu, you can rest assured, I won't let you bear the consequences." Let's put it this way, if you do what this king says, not only will you be innocent, but you may also have merit in the future, but if you dare to act against this king, this king will tell you not to eat and walk around now. ”
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, although you are the prince, you can't rob it." Behind the shopkeeper is King Yu, and this back is naturally harder.
"It's not robbing, it's borrowing." Yuwen Jinghuai said, "Since you can't trust this king, then this king can sign an IOU with you, and in the future, you can ask King Yu to come to this king with an IOU, and this king will not repay the debt." These medicinal materials are used for disaster relief, if there is anything wrong with disaster relief, don't say it's you, even your master will be unlucky with it! ”
He smiled and hugged the shopkeeper's shoulder: "Weigh the pros and cons, it seems that you are also a smart person, you should know how to do it." ”
The shopkeeper's face was still very embarrassed, he thought for a while, and said: "Your Highness can take away the things from the small shop first, but the rest needs to be coordinated between the villain and the capital." ”
"Okay." Yuwen Jinghuai said with a smile, "Sure enough, you are a smart person, after this disaster relief, when you show your merits to the court, this king will not forget you." ”
Chu Yuean glanced at Yuwen Jinghuai appreciatively, his not very serious face suddenly became serious.
Yuwen Jinghuai personally supervised the work, and the shopkeeper took people to pack all the medicinal materials needed and put them on the carriage, and asked someone to escort them to Qinghe County with His Highness.
As soon as the time was delayed, it was afternoon.
On the carriage back, Chu Yue'an said, "I didn't expect it to be so smooth." ”
Yuwen Jinghuai raised his eyebrows: "This king is out of the horse, how can it not go well?" ”
"This time, it doesn't have to be all the Pule Pharmacy, Your Highness can write a letter to the Yongji Pharmacy in the capital, and ask him to negotiate with the Pule Pharmacy in the capital to solve the remaining medicinal materials together." Chu Yuean said.
"How does Brother Li know about this king and Yongji Pharmacy?" Yuwen Jinghuai pursed his lips knowingly and smiled evilly.
Chu Yue'an didn't answer directly, and thought for a while: "Although I have obtained medicinal materials, I have to gather all the people in Qinghe County who know pharmacology, and this matter has to be organized by Brother Shangguan." ”
"This king has solved a big trouble for you, don't you want to thank this king?" Yuwen Jinghuai asked with a smile.
"Your Highness is wrong in what you said, you didn't solve it for me, it's not my business, you are a member of the heavenly family, so these people are also your people, you are solving your own affairs, I am helping you." Chu Yue'an said lightly, "This causal relationship, Your Highness must not be reversed." ”
"Okay." Yuwen Jinghuai is as good as a stream, "Then how do you want this king to thank you?" How about making a pledge? ”
Chu Yue'an pushed his face away, and said helplessly: "Can Your Highness be more serious?" I'm talking about business, if Your Highness likes to joke, you might as well go back to Beijing, there are people there to play with Your Highness. ”
"Don't be angry, this king just sees you frowning and wants to make you happy, if you don't like it, this king won't speak." Yuwen Jinghuai obediently retreated to the side and sat down, his mouth tightly closed, and he didn't say anything more.
The sky outside gradually darkened, and the only thing that was silent around was the sound of the carriage marching, and suddenly the carriage stopped, and Yuwen Jinghuai asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Sui Feng replied: "There are fallen trees outside blocking the way, Your Highness waits, and your subordinates immediately go to clean up." ”
Chu Yue'an opened the curtain and glanced at the fallen tree on the side of the road, his eyes narrowed, although his vision was not very good, but he could still see that the tree was not broken by the wind or naturally aged, but was cut by artificially blocking the waist.
"There are people around, be careful." Chu Yue'an whispered.
Yuwen Jinghuai nodded, blocked Chu Yue'an without a trace, and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, there is this king here!" ”
As he spoke, he heard a shout from around him, and then dozens of people with torches surrounded him, surrounding Chu Yue'an's carriage and dozens of wagons behind.
I heard someone shouting, "Leave all the valuable things behind and spare your lives." ”
Yuwen Jinghuai opened the curtain of the carriage, stood on the carriage, looked at the big man shouting on the hillside, squinted his eyes, and asked coldly, "Who are you?" ”
"I'm your grandfather, leave the goods, you get out, or you will stay together!" The man shouted with a knife.
Yuwen Jinghuai glanced at the people around him, some people were holding knives and weapons, some people were holding sticks, someone should be holding a hoe, and he had a sense of proportion in his heart about the identity of these people, and asked: "Are you all the people around the disaster?" ”
"If the government doesn't give them a way to live, they are all about to starve to death, where are the people?" The big man sneered, "We people are just begging for food now, and we don't want to hurt people's lives, if you are interested, get out of here immediately, otherwise you will blame Grandpa's knife for not recognizing people!" ”
Yuwen Jinghuai said unhurriedly: "Right now, the court has sent a new adult to come to the disaster relief, it is when there is a shortage of manpower, you are all young and middle-aged, you should contribute to your hometown, why are you doing evil here?" ”
"What about the new officials? It's not like those black-hearted wine bags and rice bags are wearing a pair of pants and a nostril to breathe, we are all honest people, and we have all been forced to this point! Exert oneself? We're willing to help, are they? I'm afraid that we still complain that we have been promoted to the road to fortune! ”
Yuwen Jinghuai asked again, "Do you know what these things I am transporting?" What is it for? ”
"It doesn't matter what you do, as long as it's valuable, leave it for me!"
"These are all medicinal herbs!" Yuwen Jinghuai said, "In Qinghe County, there are countless disaster victims, who are not only hungry, but also disease-ridden, and these medicinal materials are used for them to treat diseases. Some of them may be your relatives, some of them may be your friends, and will you cut off their way here? ”
"Are you so kind? I think you're just a black-hearted businessman who wants to take advantage of the disaster to make a fortune. The big man said angrily, "I didn't want to kill anyone, but I'm afraid that more people will be victimized if you keep a black-hearted person, brothers, kill this little white face, lest he harm others!" ”
Yuwen Jinghuai frowned and shouted, "Presumptuous! Do you know the identity of this king? This king is Chu Wang Yuwen Jinghuai, you wait until the point where you are now is forced by the situation, this king does not intend to blame you, you follow this king to Qinghe County, this king reports your safety, now it is a plan to use people, you can fill your stomach, and you can also contribute to your hometown! ”
"You are the King of Chu? That Lao Tzu is the emperor! Dahan sneered, "Even if you are the king of Chu today, Lao Tzu will cut you!" ”
Yuwen Jinghuai didn't frown, waved his hand, and several black shadows fell from the sky in an instant, and the big man was instantly subdued and pressed to the ground.
Then I saw a black shadow grabbing the clothes behind the big man's back, and a little under his feet, he brought it to Yuwen Jinghuai.
Yuwen Jinghuai squatted on the carriage and looked at the big man on the ground with his arms crossed: "What did you just say?" If this king is the king of Chu, you are the emperor? ”
Dahan didn't expect such a whirlwind change to occur, and it took a long time to react, and said in surprise: "You...... You are really the King of Chu! ”
"It's like a fake!" Yuwen Jinghuai said lightly, "Do you know that you have committed the great sin of the Nine Clans!" ”
"Participate in the King of Chu!" Dahan was taken aback, "Some people don't know Mount Tai, I really don't know that you are the king of Chu, I'm sorry, the prince!" ”
"This king is here to help the disaster, and these medicinal materials are also borrowed for the disaster victims, this king did not speak, you can completely trust this king." Yuwen Jinghuai said, "This king's promise is still valid, let your subordinates put down the guys in their hands, follow this king to Qinghe County, and this king will keep you safe." ”
"The grass people believe in His Highness, His Highness is heroic and extraordinary, and he is not a person who tells lies at first glance!" Dahan said hurriedly.
"Heroic and extraordinary, didn't you just say that this king is a little white face?"
"The grass people are talking nonsense, Your Highness Yushu Linfeng Instrument Yu Xuanang, how can it be a little white face!"
"Haha!" Yuwen Jinghuai laughed twice, "You kid is also a little interesting, what's your name?" ”
"The grass people are called Niu Zhuang."
"It's pretty strong." Yuwen Jinghuai said, "Let's go, let's go back first." ”
Niu Zhuang asked his subordinates to put down the guy in their hands and follow His Royal Highness to Qinghe County to do big things, the big guy originally had some doubts, and only after calling Niu Zhuang to scold him did he put down the guy, and followed Yuwen Jinghuai and them to Qinghe County.
Just after walking a few steps, he saw a team of people and horses appear in front of him, Niu Zhuang followed Yuwen Jinghuai's carriage, and asked in surprise: "Your Highness, there are a lot of people in front, it won't be here to arrest us, right?" ”
"With this king here, what are you afraid of!" Yuwen Jinghuai said lightly.
The people and horses in front of him gradually approached, but saw that the person riding on the horse was none other than Shangguan Xun, he immediately dismounted at this moment, came to the outside of Yuwen Jinghuai's carriage, and asked anxiously: "Your Highness, are you okay?" ”
Chu Yue'an opened the curtain of the car and asked with a smile: "Shangguan Xun, why are you here?" ”
"When it gets dark, I don't see you coming back, and I heard that there are homeless people on the way, so I don't worry, so I brought someone over to take a look." Shangguan Xun said, "Fortunately, you're all fine. ”
Looking at Chu Yue'an, who was smiling happily at Shangguan Xun, Yuwen Jinghuai was very unhappy in his heart, and snorted: "With this king here, what can happen, make a big fuss." ”
"Even if it's me making a big fuss." Shangguan Xun said, "But the safety of His Highness and Brother Li is more important than anything else, but what are these people?" ”
Chu Yue'an said: "The victims I met on the road, they heard that there were new officials in the court to deal with the floods, so they wanted to make a contribution, so they followed us." ”
"That's very good." Shangguan Xun said, "I'm short of manpower right now!" ”
The group went back to the inn together, it was almost midnight at this time, Shangguan Yan was waiting in the inn, and when he saw that they were all back, he was relieved: "You guys are finally back, after so long of delay, I thought something had happened!" Are things going well? ”
Chu Yue'an nodded: "It's going well, the medicinal materials have all been returned, and tomorrow you can decoct the victims for treatment." ”
Shangguan Xun's face was a little ugly, and he said: "There are too many victims inside and outside the city, I counted the grain in the warehouse today, and there is not much left, even if it is twice a day, it can't last for two days." In the afternoon, I received a letter from Lord Sun, who had experienced heavy rain on the way here, the road was slippery, and their trip was delayed, and it would take seven or eight days to get here. ”
"Seven or eight days?" Shangguan Yan scolded, "We set off from the capital together, we have been here together for a long time, they still have seven or eight days, do they need to climb?" ”
Chu Yuean frowned: "Seven or eight days doesn't seem to be long, but I don't know how many lives will be taken." ”
"yes." Shangguan Yan frowned, "Is there any way to hold on to these seven or eight days?" ”
"We can borrow medicinal herbs, and we can borrow food, too." Yuwen Jinghuai said, "Ming'er is borrowing grain from the officials and big households here. ”
"Will they borrow it?" Shangguan Yan asked.
"Whether you are willing or not, it depends on the means." Yuwen Jinghuai smiled and said, "This king is tired, let's talk about everything tomorrow." ”
Saying that, Yuwen Jinghuai went upstairs to rest, although Chu Yue'an and Yuwen Jinghuai are not in the same boat now, they still recognize this person's ability, thought about it and said: "Since he said that there is a way, he should be able to take out the food from the mouths of which officials, and just look at it." ”
Although Shangguan Xun has been busy for a day, there is no time to rest at this time, he found a place to settle the victims he brought back, and gave them a full meal, these people are the people who are most concerned about the flood, and when they start to deal with the flood, they must be the most helpful people.
Originally, Yuwen Jinghuai's identity was still kept secret, but the next day, his identity was known to the local officials, and early in the morning, he saw Lord Yang bring local officials and some famous people to greet him.
Yuwen Jinghuai slept and told everyone to wait, and after a while, he saw him slowly descending the stairs with two beauties.
He yawned and said, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting." ”
Thinking about it, this King of Chu is really as lustful as she said, Lord Yang likes this kind of greedy person the most, and he has already regarded Yuwen Jinghuai as a person in his boat, and he hugged his fists quite flatteringly and said: "Xiaguan and others came to greet the prince on purpose, the prince did not wake up, and the subordinates should wait a while." ”
"Sensible!" Yuwen Jinghuai smiled, "This king likes sensible people. ”
"Your Highness, is this a disaster matter?" Lord Yang asked again.
"This king is not interested in the disaster or anything, but he is bored, and when he was about to walk around, he met Shangguan Xun on the way, this king and Shangguan Xun have been friends for many years, and I heard that this king's cousin is also coming here, so I will also come over to see if there is a place where this king can help." Yuwen Jinghuai said casually, "I didn't expect that my cousin would arrive in a few days, which is really disappointing." ”
Hearing him talk about Lord Sun, Lord Yang decided that the purpose of King Chu's coming here was to get a piece of the pie from the grain money for disaster relief, and he smiled and said: "Your Highness, this place is too simple, I really wronged Your Highness, you might as well go to live in the mansion of the lower officials." ”
Yuwen Jinghuai nodded: "Since you have good intentions, then this king doesn't have to refuse, but you should know what this king likes, right?" ”
Lord Yang smiled knowingly: "I know, Your Highness can rest assured, the lower officials will do it for Your Highness." ”