After waiting for a few days, there was neither news from Senior Brother nor from Jiugong.

Hua Qiao couldn't help it, and when she took a nap in the afternoon, she rolled a dummy with a quilt on the bed, changed into men's clothes, and slipped out with Xiao Gao.

They found a place where the beggars gathered, and when the beggars saw her, they all respectfully called her "big girl."

"Big girl, the helper has already explained, if you need any help, just send a letter here. It's just that Gang Master Xu has always seen Shenlong but not the end, and we haven't seen him for a few days. ”

It seems that he said that he didn't need to rush that day, but he still rushed to Fujian, and the matter should not be small, otherwise, there would be no need for Jiugong to go out in person.

Hua Buckwheat was worried.

"Xiao Gao, how far do you say Fujian is?"

"Far away."

Xiao Gao saw that Hua Qiao was very dissatisfied with this answer, and added: "When I was in Nandu, I heard that I had to go two thousand miles to the south. ”

"That'...... The pigeons may not be able to fly ......" Hua Qiao suddenly felt that it was a mistake to let him go.

Xiao Gao didn't know how to comfort her, so he followed her silently.

The two turned around the corner of the street, and suddenly a red begonia flower came into view.

Now it is the begonia flowers that bloom, and look at its four, five or six flowers in a cluster, like holding up a small umbrella among the green leaves.

The breeze is blowing, and the smile is smiling.

Xiao Gao saw that the buckwheat stopped and stared, and couldn't help but move in his heart, and he stepped on the tree with two feet, and broke two branches after picking more flowers.

Hua Qiao was angry and funny: "Who told you to fold?" This flower grows well on the tree, and it can bloom for two more days, and the flower is still fruitful. ”

"I ...... Look at you're looking at it......"

"You pick the flowers when I see them? Then I look at the moon, do you still want to take the moon off? It's really rotten wood that can't be carved! ”

Seeing that Xiao Gao Gao didn't speak, Hua Qiao relented a little: "Take it!" ”

"Huh?"

"Didn't you pluck the flowers for me?"

The buckwheat splitter snatched the flower and left without looking back.

It's really hard for a woman to serve......

Back in the house, as soon as the buckwheat pruned the begonia branches and inserted them, Fang Wanyan came.

"Wow! What a beautiful begonia flower. Where are you going to enjoy the flowers, and you won't call me? ”

“…… It's not me, it's Xiao Gao who picked it up. ”

"I can't see it, a person who is usually cold knows how to be elegant." Fang Wanyan said with a grin.

Today, she went out with two maids, and the eldest brother personally drove the carriage to send them over, and she felt a lot more justified when she entered the yard.

The eldest brother also ended up in the Spring Festival this year, and won the ninety-second place in the B list, and he and Xu Zhijin also have a friendship on the same list.

Fang Hanwen really came to visit Xu Zhijin this time.

"I heard my eldest brother say that the imperial court suddenly sent troops to the southeast, is there another war...... Alas, the emperor has not returned from the north with a large army, and the imperial grandson is going south again, and my father is about to pull out his hair in order to find food and grass for them......"

"The emperor goes north...... Taisun went south...... Oh, where is Brother Fang now? Hua Qiao cried anxiously.

"Hmm. Ay! Where are you going? ”

"Go find Brother Fang. I have to ask if Brother Taisun is gone. Hua Qiao picked up Fang Wanyan and walked out.

Spring joy and autumn joy want to stop, where can they be stopped?

The two entered Xu Zhijin's mansion one after the other, and after passing the second gate, Hua Qiao saw from a distance that Fang Hanwen and Xu Zhijin were sitting in the main hall drinking tea.

"Hua Qiao, Miss Fang, are you here too? Come on, the good tea brought by Brother Fang is just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha. Xu Zhijin saw the two girls coming over and swept away his sadness.

"Third Brother Xu, Brother Fang, I'm here to ask about Taisun sending troops to the southeast. Has he already set off? Hua Qiao didn't care about drinking tea, and asked anxiously.

Xu Zhijin sighed and said: 8090 Chinese

"We're talking about it. His Royal Highness Taisun should have taken a boat to the south in the past two days, and he only took 500 personal guards to the southern capital, and transferred troops from Nanzhili and Zhejiang and Jiangsu.

It seems that it has no impact on the Jingshi, but the whole Ming Dynasty is a game of chess, and he was originally counting on the southern provinces to support the north, but now he ......"

"I can't stand it now, so I can really only use the grain in the warehouse. My father said that the prince was besieged by the ministers on the main hall today, saying that 'the skin will not exist, and the hair will be attached', first quell the chaos, and then eat......"

"It's ridiculous! Obviously, there was no food to eat, so the riot ......" Xu Zhijin slapped the teacup in his hand on the table.

"Fortunately, my father withstood the pressure, and now he is ready to contact those imperial factions and jointly write a letter to prevent the increase of troops and suppression, but instead temporarily implement the strategy of reducing taxes and exempting Fujian from forced labor."

Although Fang Hanwen has entered the office, he only became a civilian petty official in the Beizhili Mansion, waiting for the Beijing official to be released, and then he will go down to work.

He listened to his father about all these things.

Hua Qiao looked at them and said:

"There's something strange about this. There weren't many people in Guantaishan, Fujian, so my senior brother went over to recruit him, and even prepared the appeasement money for them. But why is there a sudden increase in the number of people? Moreover, more than 10,000 displaced people and beggars in the vicinity were mobilized. ”

Xu Zhijin and Fang Hanwen glanced at each other, and they also felt that something was wrong.

"Brother Fang, when you go back, you must let Lord Fang know about this situation, and let them insist. Third Brother Xu, I'll go with you to find Brother Taisun, I can't let him fall into the trap. ”

Hua Qiao's hand clenched into a fist.

"Good! I'm going to ask for a decree to enter the palace! Xu Zhijin stood up, raised his leg and walked out.

"Then I'll wait for you outside the Donghua Gate." The buckwheat did not hesitate.

When Xu Zhijin received the token to enter the palace and hurried to Donghua Gate, Hua Qiao and Fang Wanyan both got off the carriage.

"Miss Fang, this is ......"

"I'm just accompanying Hua Qiao, I'll wait for you in the carriage at the door." Fang Wanyan's face was a little red, and he said softly.

"Good. Buckwheat, let's go in. ”

Xu Zhijin walked in a hurry, and a layer of sweat broke out on his head.

"Hey, Lord Xu......" Fang Wanyan stopped him again, stuffed a sweat towel into his hand, and explained: "The etiquette of entering the palace ......"

Xu Zhijin also remembered, and quickly wiped the sweat on his head with a sweat towel, and wanted to return the sweat towel to Fang Wanyan, but after thinking about it, he still stuffed it into his arms, and said with a smile:

"Wash it and I'll pay you back."

Fang Wanyan's face turned even redder, standing outside the Donghua Gate, watching them enter the palace.

"Hua Qiao, why are you here too?" When Zhu Zhanji heard the report, he thought that it was only Xu Zhijin who came.

"Brother Taisun, yesterday I overheard Hanako say another thing, Hua Qiao felt that the matter was very important, and she wanted to inform her brother."

Of course, Hua Qiao would not tell Xu Jiugong, she only gathered the homeless beggars, and Guantaishan said that the imperial court had set a trap for Zhao'an.

"Ordinary beggars, how can they know this? And talking about it in the streets? Could it be bragging? Zhu Zhanji felt a little incredible.

"Oh...... Not on the side of the street...... There was a little beggar on the side of the road who fell and was lame...... I helped him back, um, and I heard it. ”

Hua Qiao's face did not change color, and he appropriated the matter of the little monk of Anguo Temple.

Zhu Zhanji nodded.

Xu Zhijin bowed his hand and said: "Your Highness must not lead troops to go, speed up the tax reduction and light conscription for the civilians of Fujian, and calm the people's grievances."

Moreover, it is not permissible to listen to the words of those ministers who do not distinguish between grains and grains, and use the seeds of grain. The people take food as the sky, and if they move the people's rice bowls, they will move the foundation of the country! ”

Zhu Zhanji thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I know." ”

He looked at Hua Qiao and said, "Forget it this time, no matter what the reason is in the future, you don't run to those dangerous places again." ”

"My brother, he ......"

"I will send him more men from Nandu and will join him soon. This time, it was actually said by Hu Yanjin, who said that the crackdown would only cause a greater backlash, and it was easy to be used by people with intentions. ”

Zhu Zhanji sighed and said:

"Well, I hope he is safe."