Chapter 275: Trouble
As early as when the fog was over, Ah Heng returned to the imperial capital. Pen~Fun~Ge www.biquge.info Of course, he was hidden in a carriage and drove into the imperial capital. The carriage was quite large, and it was "requisitioned" from a large family.
Xiao Lei dismantled everything in the carriage and covered it with a thick velvet blanket, and Ah Heng lay on it comfortably, almost all the way into the Duke's Palace in a deep sleep. As for the dying Yue Qing Soul, it was casually stuffed in the corner of the carriage by Xiao Lei and brought back.
The imperial capital city has been busy, and people have flocked to various construction sites to start the large-scale reconstruction of the imperial capital. They also saw the cavalry brigade entering the city early in the morning. However, the smiling people did not know that in the carriage, which was heavily guarded by cavalry, lay the city's supreme minister, Li Wuheng, who was seriously wounded and dying.
Xiao Lei has already issued a gag order: The Duke's injury is the top secret in the army, and if it is leaked, it will be dealt with by military law.
This order was very timely, and it succeeded in avoiding the unrest of the people in the imperial capital. After all, as the supreme ruling minister in the imperial capital, Ah Heng's safety has long been closely related to this city, and it can't be overstated!
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In today's imperial capital, people are determined and ready to be rebuilt. Everyone believes that the Duke has put an end to the terrible disaster, and life will surely get better and better!
In terms of grain, the Central Army has already emptied several large grain reserves in Gyeonggi. In addition to this, the grain merchants also brought in a steady stream of high-priced grain, all of which were purchased by the imperial court at one time, and the chief of the Duke's Court paid all the money very happily - all of them were yellow gold coins, and there was not a single bright note with little credit. This also made the enthusiasm of the grain merchants surge, and they would rather cut down on food and clothing, but also send every grain to the imperial capital. In these troubled times, what could be more important than gold!
At the same time, the first trading house in the imperial capital, "Changsheng Commercial Bank", which has a deep background, also drew clean water from the underground river at the fastest speed and transported it to the Beicheng area. The comptoir also dispatched a large amount of manpower and material resources to help the severely damaged southeastern to the central city to relocate the trapped civilians, and concentrated them all in the northern city. The southeastern city suddenly became empty. And the first wave of craftsmen has already started the reconstruction work under the guidance of the Duke's own army. However, the movements of these people are quite mysterious, they have blocked the entire southeastern city, and the craftsmen are mainly from the newly recruited beggars! However, no one dares to question the orders of the Duke's Palace.
The security of food and clean water has made the people of the imperial capital more and more stable, and the only thing they have to do is to obey the decrees of the Duke's palace and sell their useless labor. Now, in the imperial capital, everyone's eyes are full of hope.
They actively cooperated with the Lord's population inventory and registration operation. In the course of the operation, the Central Army once again fiercely hunted down and killed a group of lawless people with bad intentions. The imperial capital is clear.
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Duke's Palace in the Icefields.
Ah Heng was out of danger, Ye Shuang quietly accompanied him, holding Ah Heng's cold unconscious palm, unwilling to let go for a moment.
During this period, the generals of Northern Xinjiang also came to visit, and they were all relieved to see that Ah Heng's life was not in danger. Ah Heng has regained his ability to speak, and he also listened to the reports of Cao Jian, Li Hao, and Shi Qian on government affairs, finance, and military affairs. This reassured everyone even more - the Duke was awake and still ambitious!
In the quiet room, Monton was the last to leave, and he couldn't help but sigh lightly as he looked at Ye Shuang, who was sad with a hint of satisfaction. Ye Shuang was his only relative, and he didn't want her to be hurt in any way -- but, Ye Shuang, just like his sister, couldn't escape the trouble of the word "love"! Perhaps, he could only hope that Ah Heng was not another person with a bad heart!
In the room, only the young man and woman were soon left.
Ye Shuang stared at Ah Heng's pale face and called softly: "Ah Heng - do you feel better?"
Ah Heng didn't answer directly, but asked, "Xiaoshuang, ...... now?" Isn't it already dark?"
Ye Shuang glanced at the oil lamp lit in the room, and then at the already dark sky, and said strangely: "Ah Heng, don't you know - it's been dark for a long time?"
Ah Heng let out a soft "oh" and stopped talking, just looking blankly in the direction of the roof. Ye Shuang's heart suddenly became extremely uneasy. She bit her lip, and suddenly reached out lightly and shook it in front of Ah Heng's eyes. However, Ah Heng didn't realize anything. Ye Shuang didn't give up, and shook it again, but it was still the same!
Ye Shuang realized something instantly, she covered her mouth tightly with her hand, and tears came out of her eyes.
Ah Heng seemed to feel something, and said with a smile: "You found out, it's okay, I won't have a needle's eye in my life!" he said it was a joke when the two first met.
But this joke is not funny! Ye Shuang was already crying bitterly at this time, she held Ah Heng's palm tightly, she knew that Ah Heng must be in a lonely and dark world at this moment - she had to let Ah Heng know that no matter what, she would always be by his side!
Ah Heng said helplessly: "Don't worry, my eyes are not damaged, and my blindness is only temporary-"
Ye Shuang sobbed and nodded, and then thought that Ah Heng couldn't see her movements at all, and hurriedly said: "Ah Heng, I believe it! I'm sure you will see it soon......" She said don't look over, and the tears couldn't stop dripping.
Both fell silent, and they both guarded the lie carefully. Ye Shuang knew very well that if it was really only temporarily blind, Ah Heng would not hide it from everyone at all - he did this, which only showed that he knew very well that the hope of regaining his sight was almost slim.
Ah Heng: "Xiaoshuang, I don't want everyone to know about this matter......"
Ye Shuang: "I understand-"
Heng: "You understand?"
Ye Shuang: "You don't want everyone to lose hope—"
Ah Heng snorted, but Ye Shuang still said it tactfully. To put it more bluntly, no one wants to follow a blind man who is blind. Although this is a good opportunity to test his loyalty, Ah Heng is reluctant to test people's hearts, because people's hearts are the most unable to withstand temptation! Once he makes this bad start, he will one day become a loner!
He will find a suitable opportunity to be honest with all his followers, but not now. Honesty is not reckless, it is protecting them and protecting yourself.
Ye Shuang: "But, Ah Heng...... You can't hide from everyone all the time, they'll find out soon-"
Ah Heng sighed, Ye Shuang was right, a blind person will always have something different from ordinary people. Once discovered, he will be blind and will face internal and external difficulties. There is not much time left for Ah Heng, after what happened last night, Ye Chong has already understood his attitude, that is, he will never sit still!
Now I just hope that the hidden god is not a paper tiger and can buy him a little more time.
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