"Gentleman."

Chang'an, Prime Minister's Mansion.

Looking at the mountains of newspapers and government affairs on the desk in front of him, Xiao He couldn't help but rub his forehead a little tiredly.

"What's the matter······"

Hearing the tiredness in Xiao He's tone, the little official couldn't help but look a little sluggish, and finally gritted his teeth and gave up his hand.

"Yesterday afternoon, the prince sent someone to the mansion to stay in the ······ of the prime minister."

Hearing this, Xiao He's hand kneading the corner of his forehead stopped for a moment, and after a while, he saw Xiao He stretch out his hand with a little confusion.

took the bamboo slip and spread it out on the table in front of him, but Xiao He's face was even more confused.

"Mending the straights?"

Slightly surprised, Xiao He leaned his upper body forward a little, squinted his eyes, and carefully examined the contents of the bamboo slips.

"Where from Chang'an to Sanyuan, Lotus Spoon, Chongquan and other places along the Zhengguo Canal, the straight road ······"

"Restore ?!!"

Hearing Xiao He's sudden increase in volume, the little official couldn't help but hurriedly lower his head.

When Xiao He raised his head with wide eyes and looked at him with confusion, the little official only shook his head with confusion.

"My subordinates don't know."

"Some time ago, the counties of Weibei were only presented: after the autumn harvest, the straight roads have been tamped and repaired."

"It's not more than a month now, and the prince is talking about cultivating straight······"

"My subordinates really don't know what the prince means?"

Hearing the little official's words, Xiao He only groaned thoughtfully, and finally got up from the banquet with a little effort.

When he came to the wooden frame behind him, he only looked for a moment, and saw a yellow sheepskin roll, which was hugged by Xiao He on the low table.

Spreading out the parchment roll and making a comparison on the thin line representing the 'Qin Straight Road', Xiao He finally straightened up and sighed leisurely.

"The counties along the Chang'an to Zhengguo Canal are nearly 100 ······miles away."

"And the straight road from Chang'an to Sanyuan, Lotus Spoon, and Chongquan is more than 400 miles!"

"What does the family mean to restore the straight road?"

Talking to himself full of confusion, Xiao He pondered for a long time, and finally raised his head again.

"What else did the person sent by the family say?"

Hearing this, the little official only thought for a moment, and then hurriedly raised his head.

"Someone said that this is sparse, it is related to the repair of the Weibei Straight Road, and the minister is curious, so he asks the reason."

"Unexpectedly, people only said: The prince's will, the straight road damaged in Weibei should be repaired by the northern army and Zhu Zhonglang, which is the most appropriate."

"The man also said that when the public heard this, he should know the meaning of the prince······"

Hearing the words of the little official, Xiao He only frowned and fell into a short period of thought.

"Chang'an, to the first line of Zhengguo Canal······"

"Straight Damaged ······"

"Could it be a stone brick?"

Thinking about it, Xiao He couldn't help but raise his head again and look at the little official.

"Shaofu lost 200,000 stone bricks of Zheng Guoqu, and now they have all been issued?"

I saw that the little official arched his hand again: "Tens of thousands have been issued." ”

After speaking, I saw that the little official's face was twisted again, and his face was full of doubts and added: "However, the matter of the stone bricks being shipped to Zheng Guoqu seems to be a little ······."

"Uh, too cautious?"

As he spoke, the little official couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

"My subordinates heard that in the past few days, the Shaofu has taken ten prisoners, two pawns, and two officials as a team, and the people transported are only twenty stone bricks."

"And on the way, the stone bricks are moving very slowly!"

"It is rumored that the Shaofu family has been out of Chang'an since the fourth day, and as of yesterday, he has not yet arrived in Sanyuan?"

"It is necessary to know that Chang'an to Sanyuan, the journey is only eighty miles, and it is necessary to walk on foot, and it should be there day and night······"

Hearing that the little official said these words with confusion, Xiao He finally frowned and shook his head, and sat back on the low table with doubts on his face.

"There are ten prisoners, and no more than twenty stones and bricks are transported."

"In this way, there are 30,000 officials and slaves in the Shaofu, and there are only 60,000 stone bricks transported."

"When the official slave goes to the Zhengguo Canal to extend the bank, he can't return to Chang'an to transport stone bricks?"

"In this way, the ship of the stone bricks is a fool or a ······ in a hurry."

Thinking to himself, Xiao He only nodded slightly.

"Yes."

"For now, as long as we want, we should quickly dig up the downstream blockage to clear the river sand."

"And the stone bricks paved the canal, and indeed there is no hurry to ······"

Thinking of this, Xiao He's face finally swelled up with a little understanding.

"Stone bricks are sent to ······"

"Weibei Straight Road, all damaged by stone bricks······"

"It is best to renovate the generals of the Northern Army and Zhonglang?"

Still looking at the little official with some uncertainty, he saw that the little official nodded hurriedly.

At this time, on Xiao He's face full of confusion, a touch of insight finally appeared, and he was clear.

I saw Xiao He lower his head, and touched the lines with 'straight road' written on his face with a wry smile.

"The stone brick aisle is a disaster."

"Sending the Northern Army and Zhonglang generals to wantonly renovate the straight road is another disaster."

"If the old man is correct, in a few days, the family will probably carry tens of thousands of stones of grain and rice, fresh clothes and angry horses, and go to Zheng Guoqu in person?"

"In this way, it is another ······"

Muttering to himself, Xiao He shook his head and smiled bitterly, and finally raised his head and sighed.

"In order to make up the effort to repair Zheng Guoqu, the family can really be described as a ······"

"Do what you can~"

With a complicated face, Xiao He finally shook his head with a smile, and when he looked at the little official again, there was no longer the slightest look of confusion on his face.

"Summoning Zhonglang General Ji Bu to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the afternoon."

Xiao He gave an indifferent order, and the little official hurriedly bowed his hand, but did not leave immediately, but raised his head with a tangled face, and made a look of wanting to say and stopping.

Seeing this, Xiao He couldn't help but be a little confused.

"To put it bluntly."

Seeing that the little official heard this, he looked left and right with a tangled face, and after making sure that there was no one, he hurriedly stepped forward and said something to Xiao He in his ear.

In a moment, Xiao He's eyes widened suddenly!

Turning his head sideways in disbelief, seeing the little official nodding with determination, Xiao He's face finally swelled with a touch of solemnity.

"Go, tell the 'visitor', the old man will finish the matter in his hand a little, and he will go to talk about it in person!"

Waiting for Xiao He's instructions, the little official finally gave up his order, and immediately bowed his head and retreated.

Looking at the departing figure of the little official, Xiao He's face was even more lingering worry.

"······ of the Marquis"

"Alas······"

"Your Majesty is still ······ in the end"

Muttering to himself, Xiao He shook his head with embarrassment, and his face suddenly brought a little melancholy.

"The Marquis of Huaiyin, the Marquis of Huaiyin······"

"The emperor's mandate is difficult to disobey, and the mandate of heaven is difficult to disobey······"

"Don't blame the old man, don't talk about the friendship of the past······"

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At the same time, inside the Weiyang Palace.

As soon as he walked out of the palace and wanted to go to the Xuanshu Hall to meet his mother, Liu Ying saw the figure of his uncle Lu Shizhi from afar and appeared outside the Sima Gate.

Seeing this, Liu Yingzi couldn't pretend not to see, so he could only walk from the Tai Palace, that is, the Phoenix Palace, to the main road connecting the Sima Gate-Xuanshu Palace, and waited for his uncle Lu Shizhi with a gentle face.

After Lu Shizhi finished checking his identity at the palace gate, he saw Liu Ying waiting not far away, and he didn't dare to speed up his pace, so he trotted in front of Liu Ying.

"I've seen ······ at home"

While singing, Lu Shizhi had just given his hand, and before he could bend his waist, he saw Liu Ying hurriedly step forward, support Lu Shizhi from his big arm, and walk in the direction of the Xuanshu Palace.

Seeing Liu Ying's undisguised expression of closeness, Lu Shizhi's face suddenly became happy, but he still didn't forget to say: "The meaning of closeness at home is the heart of the minister." ”

"However, there are many people in the palace, and the upper body of the family thinks that the prince is the prince, so he should be cautious?"

Hearing Lu Shizhi's words, Liu Ying waved her hand indifferently, and looked sideways at Lu Shizhi with a smile.

"Why haven't you seen me for a few days, and my uncle has also learned from my uncle and grandson?"

"Monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons, sons and sons, up and down are humble and humble, and they are nothing more than red tape; Friendship is deep in the family, how can such a common etiquette be maintained? ”

"This kind of vulgar courtesy, my nephew thinks it is not advisable!"

As she spoke, the smile on Liu Ying's face couldn't help but be more friendly.

Seeing Liu Ying's behavior, Lu Shizhi only felt that his heart was filled with a burst of enjoyable warmth.

After a little entanglement in his heart, he gave up his plan to remind Liu Ying to 'pay attention to the courtesy of respecting the monarch and ministers'.

After walking out for dozens of steps, I saw Liu Ying's face was a little kind, and her face was also a little worried.

"Uncle."

With a slight weak call, Liu Ying turned her head sideways with a little embarrassment.

"Four old men, are you okay at your uncle's house?"

Seeing that Liu Ying's gaze was full of guilt when he looked at him, and he asked such a question, Lu Shizhi couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

"Don't worry about it."

"The family is so trusted, and with such a heavy responsibility entrusted to the ministers, the four elders are famous in the world, and the ministers dare not treat each other with thin courtesy······

But when Liu Ying heard this, he only shook his head worriedly.

"The nephew doesn't want to blame his uncle, but he blames himself······"

"Since my uncle invited the four elders to go up the mountain, he ensured that his nephew's position was not lost on that day, and so far, the nephew has never come to the door, please thank the four elders in person."

"Every time I think of this, my nephew always thinks that he is a negative person······"

As he spoke, Liu Ying's face suddenly swelled with a deep sense of self-blame.

Seeing Liu Ying's expression, Lu Shizhi only nodded thoughtfully, and patted the hand that was still on his big arm with a chuckle.

"Don't blame yourself too much."

"Before, His Majesty had not yet set out on the expedition, and the family did not dare to be too public."

"Although His Majesty has left Beijing today, the renovation of Zheng Guoqu, the head of the family, is really a heavy burden."

"The family is responsible for state affairs, even if they can't come to the door in person, the four elders know the reason, and they should also do good with the family's actions?"

Listening to Lu Shizhi's relief, Liu Ying breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, but she still had a little guilt on her face.

"After seeing his mother, his nephew should return with his uncle to see the four elders in person."

Hearing Liu Ying's words, Lu Shizhi only smiled and nodded, and his tone also brought a little closeness.

"In this way, the minister will immediately send people back to the house, and sprinkle and sweep a little, so as to wait for the family to come!"

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