Wen Yiheng replied: "I will take the lead of Shi Yiqing in the porridge factory, and naturally he will negotiate with those involved in the case, we just have to stay in the line and wait quietly." ”

"Now that I'm past the most chaotic phase of the relief effort, I can take this opportunity to take a break."

Wen Yiheng wanted to rest for a while, and Su Jiudong naturally raised his hands in agreement: "It's okay this way, recuperating with peace of mind is also good for your body." ”

"Earlier I was going to mention to you about lightening the amount of work on your shoulders at the right time. But I know that you care about the people, and you can't let go of any of them, so I can't persuade you again. Nowadays, it is rare for you to take the initiative to mention rest, of course, to really relax and rest. ”

Wen Yiheng was most worried about the war in this northern expedition to Sujinguo. It is too much consumption in terms of physical strength and energy. In addition, the residual poison of the Bailuo skirt poison in his body has not been eliminated, and it is best to rest at this time.

However, at this time, when Wen Yiheng wanted to put down his trivial matters and really wanted to rest, the news came from the capital. On one side is the verbal message sent back by the secret guard, and on the other side is the urgent letter sent by Su Fenglan as soon as possible.

Su Jiudong learned of Su Fenglan's letter, and immediately found the study to ask Wen Yiheng for confirmation: "I heard that Daddy sent a letter from the capital?" Is there any news in the capital? ”

Regarding the letter, Su Jiudong both hoped that it would come, but he did not expect it to arrive. Regardless of whether a letter arrives or not, the problem can be viewed from two standpoints, and the possibility of good news and bad news is mixed even.

But for Wen Yiheng, who wants to rest and relax, whenever there is news to come, whether it is good news or bad news, it will be handled as bad news.

"After General Su and General Guo returned to Beijing with the surrendered Arislan Yanhu Dalantai, not only did they not receive the commendation and 'promotion' of the saints, but Emperor Tianduo made an unprecedented decision and was unwilling to calculate military merits for the soldiers of the army."

"You mean, all the military exploits accumulated in this northern expedition are not counted? The soldiers fought bloodily and bravely killed the enemy, and the military exploits were also ignored? Su Jiudong's eyelids couldn't help but twitch a little.

"Yes... This is clearly the result of someone operating in it. Wen Yiheng's face was pale: "Some people can't see that General Su is good with me, so it is estimated that he has already told the saint that he will treat us coldly and return to Beijing after we win the battle." ”

Wen Yiheng suddenly seemed to remember something, and asked, "Didn't I tell you earlier that I had asked General Su to dismiss the silver crown after returning to Beijing?" ”

Su Jiudong nodded: "Remember." At that time, you and I thought of this matter at the same time. ”

Wen Yiheng pursed his lips and said, "General Su sent the excerpt of resignation and retirement." According to common sense, after reading it, the Holy One should understand the intentions behind it and agree to approve it. However, after reading it, the Holy One only left it and did not send it, neither approved nor left a single word. ”

Su Jiudong said with annoyance: "The saint is unwilling to set up a military industry, recognize the merits of the soldiers, and refuse to approve Daddy's resignation, who knows if he is holding back something bad?" ”

Su Jiudong thought that even if Su Fenglan retreated bravely at this time, Emperor Tianduo might not be willing to leave Su Fenglan a decent result, so that he would do something like unloading the mill and killing the donkey.

Su Jiudong locked this matter on Yun Mulin: "You don't have to think about it to know, it must be the prince's party and the like who are advancing and slandering the saint." ”

"Yun Mulin's performance in the Northern Expedition this time is not satisfactory, he is too late to rein, he should not jump too high in front of the saint, presumably there should be someone else who is secretly obstructing."

"Could it be, the current queen?"

"The current queen belongs to the same faction as the crown prince. Now the prince needs to be calm, presumably the queen will not find herself uncomfortable" Wen Yiheng already had an idea in his heart: "Maybe it's the third prince Yun Muyou." ”

"Can Yun Muyou really succeed?" Su Jiudong disagreed: "Although the imperial concubine can compete with the current queen for favor with the saint, the power behind the imperial concubine is not as good as the relatives behind the queen after all." ”

Su Jiudong continued to add: "And Yun Mulin has been assigned a public position that can do things, and Yun Muyou is still an idle prince. The two want to compare, the third prince Yun Muyou seems to be difficult to defeat the crown prince Yun Mulin, he shouldn't be guilty of messing with my father. ”

Wen Yiheng's analysis obviously looked farther than Su Jiudong: "I'm afraid that the imperial court has advanced to the stage of card position. The saint is unwilling to let General Su resign and go into hiding, maybe it is the situation that after the crown prince Yun Mulin ascends the throne, there are still capable ministers available in the court. ”

"Will this affect you as well?" Wen Yiheng, as the secretary of the dynasty, will definitely be affected.

Wen Yiheng sighed lightly: "It will definitely affect me, I'm afraid that after the resignation letter I wrote early was reported, it was also the situation that the saint left behind." Now it's only fate. ”

When Wen Yiheng and Su Jiudong were "resting with peace of mind" in Xingyuan, Shi Yiqing also led the staff to set up the porridge factory in an orderly manner, and it was launched under the banner of "horse craftsman".

The people of the city did not know who this "horse craftsman" was. But now they can be subsidized to feed their food, and the people are happy to see it. As a result, the name of the Horse Craftsman Porridge Factory immediately spread among the people.

When the nearby victims learned that there was a newly opened porridge factory in the city in the west for disaster relief, they also rushed over to ask for a life-saving meal. Old Friends Book House

Due to the unresolved drought, Wen Yiheng's three meals a day have continued since the altar was opened to pray for rain, just to observe the people's feelings and share the suffering with the people.

Today, Wen Yiheng specially stayed with Su Jiudong to have lunch with him in the study, and listened to Shi Yiqing's report on the effectiveness of the original donation.

Today's Shi Yiqing was also in a good mood, took a deep breath, and reported to Wen Yiheng and Su Jiudong seriously:

"In addition to the donations raised by officials and wealthy households on the previous altar to pray for rain, in addition to buying grain, rice and noodles, new water wheels were replaced and no less than 10 new wells were drilled, temporarily alleviating the scarcity of water under the drought."

"The relief food originally purchased from the next door road is about to run out today, but fortunately, the newly purchased relief food should arrive tomorrow, so the porridge factory can continue to operate without interruption, and the victims don't have to worry about going hungry..."

Wen Yiheng immediately said: "Before the imperial court's disaster relief silver and grain arrived, the porridge factory must be open every day to distribute fragrant porridge, and the people must not go without food for a day. ”

"Since the opening of the porridge factory, you have only seen the smiling faces of the people and not heard the voices of grief and hunger, which you have done very well."

Wen Yiheng praised Shi Yiqing's ability to run the porridge factory well and ensure that every victim has food to eat, which is not easy.

Speaking of this, Shi Yiqing couldn't help but be moved. When I remembered the appearance of the victims of gratitude when the porridge factory distributed boiled fragrant porridge to the victims in front of the porridge factory, I couldn't help but have sour eyes and red eyes, and I almost cried in front of Wen Yiheng and Su Jiudong.

"Wen Xiang's clever plan to resolve the drought in the city, and even reported the drought in the city to the court and the saint through his own way, and the lower officials are really grateful... On behalf of the victims of the surrendered city in the west, he expressed his gratitude and life-saving grace to Wen Xiang! ”

Wen Yiheng only waved his hand lightly when he heard this: "Those who are officials should ask for their lives for the people." This is just to report the truth to the saint, and then dare to do a little bit of money for the people in the city when the food allocated by the imperial court has not arrived, which is not enough to worry about. ”

Shi Yiqing knew that Wen Yiheng was modest, and continued: "Wen Xiang is like a god, not only successfully raised silver taels, but also persuaded the hidden and wealthy families to open a porridge factory, which solved the dilemma of no food to distribute and no food for the people to eat. ”

"Such a life-saving grace, how can there be a gift that is not grateful?" As he spoke, Shi Yiqing stood up and was about to kneel as soon as he lifted his robe. Su Jiudong hurriedly stood up to help Shi Yiqing, but saw that Wen Yiheng was very calm and allowed Shi Yiqing to kneel and kowtow to thank him.

Su Jiudong immediately understood that Wen Yiheng did not open his mouth to stop Shi Yiqing's kneeling, just to let Shi Yiqing Xie feel at ease. If he has been humble and refuses to accept thanks, it will make Shi Yiqing worry and panic.

Wen Yiheng waited for Shi Yiqing to kowtow and then helped him up, jokingly: "Lord Shi's thank you, just one is enough, and I want to live a little longer." ”

Shi Yiqing kowtowed again and expressed his gratitude: "In the future, when the horse craftsman appears, I will have to rely on your strategy." This is the sound again, and Wen Xiang can really stand it. ”

Wen Yiheng stiffly held Shi Yiqing's figure, made sure that he would not kowtow again before letting go, and explained: "In the future, the person you want to thank is not me, but Miss Su by my side. ”

Shi Yiqing couldn't help but be stunned, and asked suspiciously, "Miss Su?" ”

Wen Yiheng invited Su Jiudong to Shi Yiqing and asked, "I wonder if Lord Shi has a sense of familiarity with Miss Su?" ”

Shi Yiqing was still confused: "Miss Su has been walking an inch since you came to the West Surrender City, and the lower officials are indeed very familiar with Miss Su..."

Wen Yiheng asked Su Jiudong to transfer to the small room next to him to change his makeup, but this time Su Jiudong only quickly changed his eyebrows and changed into a robe. When he appeared in front of Shi Yiqing again, Shi Yiqing stumbled and recognized Su Jiudong's outfit.

"This, isn't this the costume of the Yamahide Daoist?" Shi Yiqing couldn't help but be surprised and surprised.

Su Jiudong on the side smiled and nodded: "Exactly." The fish fat on the inkstone that I pawned to Yinjigui must have been completely polished now, and when I redeem it in the future, I will definitely have to find Yinjigui to find a fee to recover the loss.

"As for the cost of this loss, of course, it is still for the drought. Before the imperial court's disaster relief funds arrive, Lord Shi, you don't have to bother raising money anymore. ”

Shi Yiqing finally suddenly realized: "It turns out that the Shanxiu Daoist is actually Miss Su, who you are pretending?" However, in addition to the similar height, the appearance is completely different..."

Shi Yiqing's question was equivalent to praising Su Jiudong's make-up technique in disguise, and Su Jiudong was even happier:

"The reason why the appearance is different from that of the mountain show is that it is all due to the wonderful pen Danqing that I have worked hard to practice.

When he was in the city and exploited and oppressed the people for a long time, he was rich and unkind, and ran rampant in the countryside. Now I'm going to fight for you all to come back. ”