Lord Du was sitting precariously, thoughtful, his face was still a little drunk, and he instructed his subordinates: "Pay careful attention to the people in the room, and if there is any movement, tell them immediately." ”

"Yes, sir." The little servant got the order and left.

Seeing Lord Du's solemn face, Mrs. Du's brows furrowed slightly, and she walked in front of Lord Du, "Master, every year there are ministers who come to the Imperial Mission, we don't know how many times we have experienced it, and this year is the same, what are you doing so nervously." ”

He handed the bowl on Fang Cai's table to Master Du, and said softly: "Fang Cai didn't eat anything good at the banquet, master, come and drink some ginseng soup." ”

Lord Du took the bowl, looked down at the ginseng in the bowl, and his eyes were slightly condensed, "Lord Huo is still here, don't cook ginseng soup in the future, put away these things, so as not to be discovered." ”

At the banquet where Huo Sijin and the others were entertained, the meals arranged were all ordinary dishes, and valuable things such as ginseng would not appear on the table.

"Look at the old man's nervousness!" Mrs. Du glanced at Master Du with disgust, and said with a smile, "Every year, there are ministers who come to deal with these people, and we have long been handy." Master, don't worry, the concubine body is all arranged, this ginseng soup is boiled in the small kitchen in our courtyard, is it possible that Lord Huo will casually enter our husband's and wife's yard? ”

Guests have the way of guests, and they will not enter the main room of the host's house without the permission of the host's family.

Lord Du shook his head, "This time is different, the person who came is the chief of the East Palace, and he is a subordinate of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Although I have been staying in Huzhou all the year round, I have heard a little about His Royal Highness the Prince's methods. I'm worried, this Lord Huo...... The comers are not good. ”

The prestige of Prince Chu Zheng, Lord Du has heard of it, he is resolute, and his methods are ruthless, he will not tolerate mercy, and he is a ruthless character.

Mrs. Du was in the inner house, and her vision was far inferior to that of Lord Du, so she didn't think so, "Master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't come again, and Lord Na Huo is just a long history of the East Palace, and in terms of official position, it is a few levels lower than you, what are you worried about at this time." ”

The person who came was not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Mrs. Du didn't feel that there was anything to worry about. The official level crushed people to death, not to mention that according to the identity of Lord Du as the governor of Huzhou, the official position can be above Huo Sijin.

"You know what!" Lord Du reprimanded Mrs. Du, "Do you think this Lord Huo is just the long history of the East Palace?" ”

Mrs. Du's face was stunned, "It's not just the long history of the East Palace, what else can it be?" ”

"This Lord Huo, surnamed Huo, named Changjin, was born in the Jingbei Hou Mansion." The news that Chu Zheng asked Huo Changjin, the son of the Hou Mansion of Jingbei, to be the chief of the East Palace, Lord Du had heard of it. I had only heard it before, but I didn't expect to see a real person so soon.

Mrs. Du was surprised, "Master Huo looks delicate and weak, and he is young, but I didn't expect him to be the young master of the Hou Mansion." ”

In terms of official position, Huo Sijin is indeed below Lord Du, but she was born in the Hou Mansion, and she will definitely rise in the future, and her future is obviously greater than that of Lord Du, the governor of Huzhou.

However, Rao is like this, Mrs. Du still feels that there is no need to worry too much, what about the son of the Hou Mansion, the ministers who have come from the capital over the years are many high-ranking officials from famous families, so they don't pass over safely.

"Master, I see that Master Huo is still young, and he still looks like a child, so he must not have a deep scheming, so there is nothing to worry about."

Mrs. Du smiled again, "Is it because I heard that the prince is going to come in person, so the master was frightened." Huzhou floods every year, and it is not a good place, where can it compare to the prosperity and wealth of the capital, who will let go of a comfortable life, but want to come to this poor and remote place? In my opinion, the prince will not come at all, so don't worry, sir. ”

Master Du shook his head and sighed again, "Every year in the peach blossoms, there are ministers who come to the palace, and I am always worried about it." I've been in Huzhou for almost six years, I have no political achievements, and my official position has not been promoted, and I always feel that it is not a way to spend so much all my time. ”

He was born in the imperial examination, and after the transfer, he went to Huzhou to serve, from the seven-rank petty official to the position of the governor of Huzhou, but it also came to an abrupt end in the position of the governor, and there has been no progress since then.

Every year in the peach blossom flood, Huzhou will suffer, and as the governor of Huzhou, he can't solve the disaster of the peach blossom flood, and he has no political achievements, so he can't be promoted to the official position, and he should go down. But Taohuaxun is a big problem, and no one is willing to accept Huzhou, so he, the governor of Huzhou, has been doing it for six years.

Even if Huzhou's life is comfortable, it is not a happy thing that the official position cannot be promoted. What's more, Huzhou is a poor and remote place, and Lord Du, the Zhizhou, is far less glamorous than the Zhizhou Lord next to him.

Mrs. Du pondered for a moment, and suddenly her eyes lit up, "Otherwise, let's find ......."

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Master Du sharply, "Shut up!" Master Huo is still here, you pay attention to what you shouldn't say, don't say it, if they know, you and I will not be able to save our lives! ”

"Master, it's just the two of us here, let's talk about it in private." Mrs. Du disagreed.

"Okay, if you want to say it again, hold it back for me, and wait for Lord Huo and them to leave, and then talk about the rest of the matter." After speaking, Master Du walked towards the bed, "It's not early, go to sleep." ”

When the words came to her mouth, she could only swallow them, and Mrs. Du was always a little uncomfortable in her heart, so she snorted lightly, which was a small way to vent her dissatisfaction, and then she went to bed peacefully.

……

The next day, Master Du was about to take Huo Sijin to check the file, who would have thought, but Huo Sijin proposed that the file could be read at any time, and she wanted to go to the field to see the situation of the river embankment first.

Lord Du wanted to go with Huo Sijin, but Huo Sijin refused, "No need, Lord Du, now that the peach blossom flood has come, presumably the official documents on the adult's several cases are already full, Huo Mou just go and see it himself, and the adult doesn't have to go with him." ”

Master Du thought about it, and didn't refuse, "Okay, the lower officials do have official business to be busy, so they won't go with Lord Huo, Lord Huo will be careful all the way." ”

Huo Sijin nodded with a smile, and saluted Lord Du, "Huo said goodbye." ”

As soon as Huo Sijin and his party left, Lord Du hurriedly summoned his henchmen and commanded in a low voice: "Follow them." ”

Someone was following behind, and Chu Zheng and the others quickly noticed it.

"My lord, we have tails behind us, but we need to deal with it immediately?" Zheng Changdong asked in a low voice.

Huo Sijin subconsciously glanced at Chu Zheng first, there was His Royal Highness the Prince, and as a subordinate, she shouldn't have spoken first.

Chu Zheng didn't look at Huo Sijin, and whispered, "It's up to you to decide." ”

Huo Sijin was not embarrassed, and whispered to Zheng Changdong: "You go and lure him away, but don't touch him." Remember, don't startle the snake. ”

Now is not the time to startle the snake, Zheng Changdong understood, nodded in response, "Yes." ”

Zheng Changdong is Chu Zheng's henchman and bodyguard, and he has followed Chu Zheng for many years, attracting the attention of the people who are following him, which is just a trivial matter for him. Huo Sijin was not worried, and after following Chu Zheng a few streets, he came to the back door of a house.

Zheng Changqing stepped forward and slammed the door three times, and a voice immediately came from inside: "Who?" ”

"My son-in-law came to visit Mr. Tan." Zheng Changqing replied.

The person inside opened the door and bowed to greet him, "Childe, please." ”

When Huo Sijin and the three of them entered the house, the doorman immediately closed the door and plugged in the deadbolt.

A middle-aged man walked out of the room, saw Chu Zheng, and hurriedly bent down and bowed with his hand: "Your subordinates, please Your Highness." ”

Chu Zheng waved his hand, "Flat." He also introduced to Huo Sijin, "His name is Tan Ming, and he is responsible for building drainage ditches." ”

Entering the house, Chu Zheng instructed Tan Ming: "Tan Ming, tell me in detail about the construction of the drainage ditch." ”

Tan Ming nodded, "As soon as I arrived in Huzhou, my subordinates ordered people to dig drainage ditches, trying to relieve the pressure of Taohuaxun by draining water, but it was just ......"

As he spoke, Tan Ming couldn't help but sigh, "Your Highness, this year's peach blossom flood is more serious than imagined, and my subordinates are worried that even if the drainage ditch is dug in advance, it will still not be able to withstand the rise of the river, and Huzhou will still suffer." ”

"The subordinates are incompetent, and they are willing to accept the punishment, so please ask Your Highness to surrender their crimes." Tan Ming knelt down on Chu Zheng's knees, he was Chu Zheng's staff, and when he left, he made a military order to ensure that Huzhou would never suffer from floods, but he didn't expect that the peach blossom flood far exceeded his prediction.

Chu Zheng's eyes were slightly cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Tan Ming, you took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Huzhou to solve the problem of Peach Blossom Flood, but now you just want to end this matter with just a sentence of incompetence?" ”

Tan Ming was embarrassed, of course he knew that such a reply would not be satisfactory, not to mention Chu Zheng's dissatisfaction, he was also very disappointed in himself. What was once a promise now seems to have become a joke.

"His subordinates once made a military order, and if they can't complete the task, they are willing to apologize with death." Tan Ming gritted his teeth and bowed to Chu Zheng, "My subordinates admit punishment." ”

Chu Zheng's cold gaze skimmed over Tan Ming, and then fell on Huo Sijin, "What does Lord Huo think?" ”

"The peach blossom flood is not over yet, this errand is not over, and it is not the time to say whether the errand has been done or not." Huo Sijin's tone was indifferent, of course she knew what Chu Zheng meant.

Regardless of whether you want to deal with Tan Ming or not, the most important thing at the moment is Peach Blossom Xun. has been with Chu Zheng for a while, Huo Sijin also knows a little more about him, the crown prince Chu Zheng is extremely transparent in business, with a clear distinction between public and private, rewards and punishments.

Huo Sijin said to Tan Ming: "Mr. Tan, since you are responsible for building the drainage ditch, why don't you report the progress of the construction to His Highness?" ”

"It's useless, the drainage ditch currently being built can't stop the peach blossom flood at all." Tan Ming's face was full of frustration.

The corners of Huo Sijin's mouth twitched, could it be that what she said was not obvious enough? Why can't this Tan Ming's brain turn around and still be immersed in loss?