Yan Heng was disappointed, and said: "But general, it is true that Gou Chun's soldiers robbed the people of grain, there are local scholars who want to come to Yuncheng to complain, but they were killed by Gou Chun on the road, the border has not been invaded by the Zhao family's army, but it is already full of bones, if the general does not severely punish Gou Chun, I am afraid that the Zhao family's army has not yet entered Yanzhou, Yanzhou will be in chaos first." ”

"Bold!" Gou Xi said angrily: "Your Majesty is here, the dragon veins in the world are here, how can Yanzhou be chaotic, you have to be alarmist." ”

Yan Heng wanted to persuade him again, but the staff on the side hurriedly grabbed him and said to Gou Xi: "General, Mr. Yan is drunk and drunk, and he can't help but talk nonsense, so I'll pull him down." ”

With that, pull him down with all his might.

When he arrived outside the courtyard, Yan Heng shook off his hand vigorously, still angry, "What are you dragging me for, what is wrong with what I said?" ”

"You're not wrong, but the general has a big temper now, so why should you have to fight him? You forgot that the general killed someone the day before yesterday. ”

Yan Heng stomped his feet and said, "It is precisely because of this that I have to persuade the general, knowing that the road ahead is an abyss, do you just watch the general step in?" ”

Yan Heng was sad and angry, tears fell and wet his clothes, "Think about the past, the general was upright, honest and honest, but, ......"

The staff hurriedly covered his mouth to prevent him from speaking, and whispered: "Confused, confused, what are you talking nonsense in this mansion, the maid who was killed by the general the day before yesterday was heard by the general because of her inferior words, do you want to learn from her?" ”

Yan Heng wanted to tear off his hand, but the staff didn't let go this time, pushed him away for a while, and stayed away from the study before letting go of him, "I'm also for your good, we have been with the general for more than ten years, I don't want you to end up with a bad end." ”

As soon as the words fell, they heard the sound of neat and orderly footsteps, and the two of them immediately stopped and looked, and saw that the butler was leading more than 20 people here, most of whom were women, dressed in cool and bright clothes, holding the piano or the pipa or flute in their arms.

Apparently the woman in the music room.

Yan Heng's face turned even bluer.

The staff held him tightly, for fear that he would rush forward again.

When the housekeeper saw the two of them, he immediately stepped forward to salute.

The aides asked, "Where did these people come from?" ”

The housekeeper said: "It's a Lefang woman sent from Qingzhou." ”

Yan Heng asked with a calm face: "Since it is a local tribute, why don't you send it to the palace, but send it here?" ”

"This ......," the butler whispered, "This is what Erlangjun gave to the general." ”

Yan Heng then remembered that as soon as he arrived in Yuncheng, Gou Xi asked for the position of Qingzhou Assassin for Gou Chun, but Gou Chun did not go to the post, but went to the border to lead the troops and guard the Yuzhou army.

He thought it was a title, who knew that Gou Chun was on the border of Yuzhou, but his hand still reached Qingzhou.

Yan Heng was angry and helpless, and finally stopped talking to the staff, and just flicked his sleeves and left.

The staff looked at his back and shook his head and sighed, then looked in the direction where the servant was going, sighed deeply, and finally shook his head and left.

Zhao Zhongyu read Zhao Hanzhang's letter again and again, although he didn't know why she was so eager to be an official who was proficient in the water mill project, he still decided to go again.

He lit the letter and threw it into the brazier, watched it burn out, and then got up and walked out, "Prepare the car, let's go to Shen Yuan." ”

Shen Yuan is in a corner of Yuncheng, there is only one brick and stone house, which is very simple, surrounded by reclaimed vegetable gardens and farmland.

The field was beans and millet, and a middle-aged man in a cloth coat was pulling weeds in the field, and he was reminded by the little guy next to him, and then he turned around.

Seeing Zhao Zhongyu, he hurriedly put down the small hoe and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Xiaguan see Zhao Shangshu." ”

"Hurry up and excuse me," Zhao Zhongyu stretched out his hand to support him, looked at the millet he planted in the field, and asked, "We have already missed the agricultural time when we came to Yuncheng, can this millet still be in time?" ”

The man said: "Intensive cultivation and irrigation are guaranteed, and it can be harvested naturally, but for ordinary people, this is too inefficient, so it is better to sow seeds according to the agricultural time." ”

"This year's spring ploughing in Luoyang is a little late, and I don't know what their harvest will be."

Shen Ruhui sighed when he heard this, "Yes, I hope God will appreciate his face, the rain can be a few days late, and two more days, so that Luoyang will have a way to live." ”

Zhao Zhongyu glanced at the millet that had been tasseled in his field, and then at the soybeans whose pods were slowly plumping, and said with a smile: "Luoyang spring ploughing is ten days earlier than what you planted, do the math, and the beans should be ready to be harvested at this time." ”

Shen Ruhui nodded and asked Zhao Zhongyu to sit in the thatched pavilion on the side.

It was a thatched pavilion built in front of the stone house on the left side, at the edge of the field, and it was for him to rest and sit.

The servant immediately spread out the straw mat, Zhao Zhongyu knelt down on the upper seat, and Shen Ruhui knelt opposite him.

The servant carried a low table and placed it between the two of them, and then knelt beside him to make them water and tea.

The breeze blew, blowing away the sweat that Zhao Zhongyu had just come out, and his irritable heart was also soothed, and he smiled: "You are really comfortable, no wonder you live here and refuse to go back to the official post to live." ”

The city of Yuncheng is not very big, the emperor moved the capital here, where do so many officials live?

You can't rob the houses of the locals, well, there are still robbers, but you can't be too ruthless, most of the officials are either half robbing and half buying, and they can be regarded as cooperating with the local scholars;

Others live in the official post temporarily, and then move in separately after the imperial court builds a batch of houses.

But now the construction of the palace has gone to all the financial and human resources of everyone, where is the spare energy to build houses for officials?

Shen Ruhui also simply found a place with fields and water in the city, and directly built a brick and stone house to live in.

However, the place where there is land to cultivate is far from the bustling main city, and he is very remote here.

Shen Ruhui shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I don't have official business now, why bother to make people look down on me in the official post?" ”

Zhao Zhongyu asked: "How did I think about the matter I mentioned to Shen Siqing last time?" ”

Shen Ruhui frowned and said: "I am the temple secretary of the imperial court, Your Majesty is in Yuncheng, I naturally want to stay in Yuncheng, what is the point of returning to Luoyang at this time?" ”

Zhao Zhongyu said: "I heard that Luoyang is becoming more and more stable, the Yuzhou army and the Xiliang army have cleared the bandits in the territory together, and merchants from all over the country have begun to go to Luoyang and bring the news out of Luoyang. ”

"Many people who left Luoyang have started to return to Luoyang," Zhao Zhongyu sighed: "The days outside are not easy, Shen Siqing should feel something, if you can find a glimmer of life in Luoyang, it is naturally better to be in your hometown." ”

Shen Ruhui didn't speak, he pushed the boiled tea to Zhao Zhongyu and invited him to drink tea.

Zhao Zhongyu only glanced at the tea in the bowl and said: "Shen Siqing has been in the field for a long time, I'm afraid I don't know yet, Yanzhou has a bumper harvest of wheat, but at the border of Yuzhou, Gou Chun and the army have robbed the people's grain." ”

"That's a year's ration for the people, and after being robbed, they still have to pay taxes, and this year because His Majesty moved the capital to Yuncheng, there is an extra tax," Zhao Zhongyu said softly: "I heard that the local villagers were not satisfied, and asked their sons and nephews to go to Beijing to complain, but they were killed before they left the county." ”

"Gou Chun also sent his whole family to prison on charges of colluding with bandits, and it took more than a month for the news to reach the capital."

Shen Ruhui's eyes widened and asked, "It's been more than a month, doesn't the general know?" ”