The sixteenth day of the lunar month.

The wind and snow have stopped, and the heavens and the earth are pale.

The morning sun blooms with a trace of warmth, reflecting on the earth and stirring up a white brilliance.

Say goodbye to everyone at the station.

The convoy walked slowly on the official road with knee-high snow.

The wheels creaked over the heavy snow.

Yao Silian sat at the front of the carriage, looking at the pale earth.

He constantly hummed an unknown minor tune in his mouth.

It is a stark contrast to yesterday's anxiety.

Inside the carriage.

Lu Zaizhong held a bundle of bamboo slips in his hand and read aloud softly.

The entourage of soldiers teased each other with snowballs with great interest.

From top to bottom, the whole convoy walked with a lot of joy.

Traveled five miles.

As far as the eye can see, there is nothing but snow white.

Yao Silian, who was sitting at the front of the carriage, silently closed his mouth, and the leisurely expression disappeared without a trace.

He marched five miles again.

As far as the eye can see, there is still nothing but snow white.

Yao Silian's face was already solemn.

If memory serves, there were still a large number of victims gathered here when I left the city.

"Could it be that it was these peripheral victims who died yesterday?" Yao Silian couldn't help but doubt in his heart.

Gu Dengyun waved his hand slightly, signaling the convoy to stop for the time being.

"Lord Sake, rest for a while before leaving." Gu Dengyun stepped forward and saluted.

Seeing Yao Silian's solemn face, he immediately spoke: "It's not that you can't continue walking, it's true that there is snow here except snow, and if you don't rest, the soldiers' eyes may be damaged."

Yao Silian came back to his senses, nodded slightly, and said, "Rest for a while."

The words fell.

Yao Silian seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly looked at Gu Dengyun and said, "This place is only fifty miles away from Chang'an City."

"When I left the city, there were at least 10,000 people gathered here, but now, I haven't seen a single person."

"The old man is very flustered, when he is marching later, can Gu Baihu send some scouts to the front to investigate the situation?"

Gu Dengyun had no reason to refuse, and when he heard this, he hugged his fists and said, "Obey!"

A quarter of an hour later.

The convoy continued to roll through the snow and move slowly.

At the front of the convoy, more than 20 skilled soldiers with bows and horses controlled the BMW under their seats, galloping towards the distance.

When the convoy traveled five miles again.

More than 20 war horses galloped with the rolling white mist.

Yao Silian's face was straight, and before he could get closer, he asked loudly, "What is the scene ahead?"

The soldiers quickly stopped their horses.

The chief who was the leader turned over and dismounted and hugged his fists and said, "Lord Hui Jiu, the ten miles ahead are full of busy victims and officials of Jingzhao Mansion."

"Busy victims? An official of the Jingzhao Mansion?" Yao Silian muttered in a low voice.

Then he asked, "What are they up to?"

The chief replied, "Go back to the wine lord, and then be busy setting up tents and building porridge sheds."

"Set up a tent?" A trace of doubt flashed on Yao Silian's face.

Then he asked, "Didn't you already resettle all the victims yesterday?" Why do you need to pitch a tent?"

The chief smiled and replied, "I heard from the officials present that His Majesty ordered Lord Jing Zhaoyin to relocate all the victims of the disaster in Beicheng to Xuanpingmen."

Yao Silian nodded noncommittally when he heard this, and his heart was still full of doubts.

No matter how much Emperor Zhengde has a will, he can't relocate the victims at this time, won't there be countless tragic deaths of the victims in this cold and freezing weather?

Yao Silian sighed, waved his hand and said, "Continue to set off and travel ten miles at the fastest speed!"

It is said to be traveling at the fastest speed.

can be on the ground

It's all knee-high snow, how fast can it go?

When the convoy arrived thirty-five miles outside Chang'an City.

The sun was already high and the time was half past noon.

The war horse paused.

The carriage stopped.

Except for the more than 20 soldiers who took the lead as a horse prospect at the beginning.

The rest, without exception, were all stunned on the spot.

Yao Silian stood up from the carriage in a daze.

Look forward.

Countless ragged "people" were organized by officials of Jingzhao Prefecture.

Neatly arranged in three rows.

The division of labor is extremely clear and the tents are erected.

Not far away, there are countless craftsmen shouting and shouting neatly and uniformly, and building porridge sheds and other facilities.

Horse-drawn carriages laden with timber slowly moved along the bare official road.

Look beyond the eyes and into the distance.

Tents glowing with white light, like a formation of troops, are neatly distributed on the vast land outside Chang'an City.

If you look closely, you can see that the tent is surrounded by small black dots.

"Is that a disaster victim?" Yao Silian made a voice of disbelief in his throat.

The snow on the ground in the distance was disappearing at a flying speed as the countless black dots walked.

"He's right! Do not be ordered! It's not right! I don't obey the order!" Yao Silian clenched his hands and muttered in a low voice.

Yao Silian looked up to the sky and laughed, "There is such a Jing Zhaoyin! There are so many people who are united in the disaster! There are so many people in Chang'an City who are worried! Why worry about the drought? Why worry that the drought will not be eliminated?"

Yao Silian sat down slowly, waved his big hand and said, "Keep going!"

The soldiers came back to their senses and shouted loudly and moved forward quickly.

The snow ahead has been removed, and the speed is naturally not the same.

And after witnessing everything with their own eyes, under the hope in their hearts, everyone is naturally like an arrow.

In just over a quarter of an hour, the crowd had walked five miles.

Several huge workshops stand silently in front of everyone on the left.

Horse-drawn carriages kept coming in and out under the command of the officials.

The sound of "piano" in the workshop has not stopped for a long time.

Yao Silian looked at it steadily, and several figures were slowly walking at the main entrance of the workshop.

The leader wore a white jade crown on his head, a black robe, and a long black knife hanging from his waist.

Although he didn't wear the gorgeous black jade python robe, Yao Silian still recognized the person at a glance.

Yao Silian patted the carriage lightly and said in a low voice, "Senior brother, Jing Zhaoyin is here to pick you up."

The words fell.

Yao Silian quickly stepped out of the carriage.

stepped forward and saluted, "I've seen Jing Zhaoyin."

This worship has nothing to do with royal status, it is Jingzhao Yin Xu Yi! Worship willingly!

Xu Yi stopped his pace and bowed back: "Mr. Yao is polite, he has been traveling all the way, and in the evening, the kid will personally set up wine for Mr. Yao to catch the wind and wash the dust."

didn't ask if he had successfully invited Lu Zaizhong out of the mountain, but just said hard work like an old friend.

It was precisely this hard work that washed away most of Yao Silian's physical and mental fatigue.

Yao Silian got up and said with a smile: "This trip, fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life."

said.

Yao Silian turned his head and glanced at the carriage behind him.

Strangely, there was not the slightest movement in the carriage.

Yao Silian arched his hand and was about to turn around and walk to the carriage.

Unexpectedly, before he could turn around, he was stopped by Xu Yi.

"Mr. Yao has worked hard, so let's rest for a while." Xu Yi chuckled and said calmly.

There may be some vulgar etiquette that Yao Silian doesn't care about, but Xu Yi can't care less when he meets for the first time.

Xu Yi straightened his clothes.

Step forward.

Yu Ma paused two paces away.

Arch your hands high and bow deeply.

He said loudly: "The sixth son of the royal family, Jingzhao Yin Xu Yi, please come out of the mountain."

There was a pause for more than ten breaths, and there was still no movement in the carriage.

Xu Yi straightened his back, and there was no impatience on his face.

Keep bowing your hands.

He said loudly: "The sixth son of the royal family, Jingzhao Yin Xu Yi, please come out of the mountain to help me calm the disaster and save the people from fire and water."

After more than ten pauses, there was still no emotion in the carriage.

Xu Yi got up again, and then bowed deeply.

He said loudly: "The sixth son of the royal family, Jingzhao Yin Xu Yi, please come out of the mountain to help me calm the disaster and save the people from fire and water."

As soon as the words fell.

The curtain was slowly lifted.

Lu Wensu helped Lu Zaizhong and slowly got off the carriage.

Lu Zaizhong took two steps forward and supported Xu Yi, who was deeply worshipped.

He said calmly: "Jing Zhao Yin has helped the people, the old man has already seen that since the old man has gone out of the mountain, he will do his best to help Jing Zhao Yin."

Xu Yi got up and arched his hand with a serious face, "Mr. Xie is righteous."

......

......

Night.

After a great hospitality.

Yao Silian and Lu Zaizhong followed Xu Yi into the study room of the house in Jingzhao Mansion.

"Two gentlemen, please be seated." Xu Yi pulled out the two Taishi chairs that had been prepared and said.

In the evening, it is said to be a hospitality, but in fact it is just some common food.

As for the drinks, there is not a single drop.

It's not that Xu Yi can't afford to entertain him.

It's the current situation, which really doesn't allow it.

If it is a big fish and a big meat, the three of them will inevitably part ways tonight.

As soon as the two of them were seated, Zhao Shou brought a pot of tea with billowing white smoke.

After making tea for the three of them, Zhao Shou slowly exited the study and closed the door.

Xu Yifang took a seat.

Lu Zaizhong was the first to ask uncharacteristically, "I see that the outside of the city has been taken care of by Jing Zhaoyin in an orderly manner."

"The victims of the disaster are all united in fighting the disaster, I don't know what makes Jing Zhaoyin embarrassed?"

"Is it food? Or the court?"

The words fell.

Before Xu Yi could speak, Yao Silian slapped his forehead sharply and said with annoyance: "Look at my brain, I was confused, and I forgot to talk about business along the way."

Xu Yi chuckled lightly and signaled that Yao Silian was okay.

Then he slowly spoke: "Sir doesn't know, the current peace in Xuanpingmen is based on yesterday's disaster, and it is closely related to a great purge a few days ago."

"A few days ago, the kid wanted to turn a big porridge shed into a small porridge shed outside the Xuanping Gate, and this move just touched some stakeholders among the victims."

"If it weren't for the kid's precautions in advance, and those people didn't think about it, otherwise there would be a river of blood outside Xuanping Gate that day."

"After this incident, the trust of the victims outside the Xuanping Gate in Jingzhao Mansion skyrocketed."

"Yesterday, there was a snowstorm in the sky, and Jingzhao Mansion took decisive measures, and this move deepened the trust of the victims of Xuanpingmen in Jingzhao Mansion."

"That's what Mr. saw today."

Lu picked up the teacup in the middle and took a sip of tea.

Xu Yi said that the cloud is light and light, but with Lu Zaizhong's knowledge, how can he not detect the hidden risks inside.

If one is not handled well, it is simply a complete loss.

Lu Zaizhong put down the teacup, nodded and said, "Since ancient times, there have been deaths, and the people have no trust, Jing Zhaoyin has already achieved the trust of the people, which is really not easy."

Xu Yi smiled, and then sighed, "However, this letter is only in Xuanpingmen."

"When it snowed heavily in Beicheng yesterday, I was almost instigated by the villain to mutiny."

"Luckily, kid

First of all, he prepared to attack Beicheng, and arranged the officials in advance to blend in with the victims."

"Moreover, the captain arrived in time yesterday, which made the mutiny not on a large scale."

"In the case of Beicheng, there are factors such as lack of manpower and sudden snowfall, but more often than not, the kid thought too much and failed to kill the villain in the city in advance."

The words fell.

Xu Yi sighed heavily, after all, people are not as good as heaven.

Lu Zaizhong looked at Xu Yi and asked, "Failed to kill in the city?"

Xu Yi nodded slightly, took out a token the size of a baby's palm from his arms, and handed it to Lu Zaizhong.

Lu Zaizhong reached out and took the token and looked at it carefully.

I don't know if the token is gold-plated or pure gold, and it weighs a lot of weight.

The front of it is carved with a large Song character, and the back is carved with a large Zhang character.

It's just that compared with Song characters, Zhang characters are slightly smaller.

Lu Zaizhong was silent for a few moments, then raised his head and confirmed, "Song Guo Mansion?"

The token of such a specification, and the front and back are engraved with Song and Zhang respectively, and the Zhang character is larger than the Song character.

In the real world, apart from the Song State Mansion, Lu Zaizhong really can't think of a second force.

Xu Yi nodded slightly and said, "When he took over as Jing Zhao Yin, the kid noticed the death of his predecessor Jing Zhao Yin Zhou Qiping, which is strange."

"During the secret investigation, I gradually discovered the reason, that Zhou Qiping was really a good official dedicated to the people, but it was a pity that his strength was weak and he could not fight those families."

"However, although Zhou Qiping died, he still left a lot of evidence."

"After that, the kid exterminated the Qingzhou Feng family, and once again found some evidence of the crime, and under the combination of the two, it was confirmed that Zhang Yongnian, the Duke of the Song Kingdom, and some big families were embarrassed to be women and manipulate the disaster."

"The boy presented the evidence of the crime, and in a few days he received a decree of grace."

"With this will, you can mobilize some of the people of the Jing'an Division, and at that time, under the joint efforts of the Jingzhao Mansion and the Jing'an Division, Song Guogong and other families can only be captured."

Xu Yi picked up the teacup and drank the teacup.

With a sigh, he continued while pouring tea: "After the kid got the holy decree, due to the lack of manpower and the kid's own greed, he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue."

"Instead, he used the Holy Decree as a bargaining chip to conduct a ...... against the trading houses controlled by the rest of the families A knock on the bamboo."

"As a result, we have also obtained a large amount of goods for disaster relief."

"If everything goes well, the goods are finished, the gentleman arrives, and the outside of the city is stable, then it will be the time for the kid to clean up Song Guogong and others."

"Unexpectedly, on the night of the fourteenth day of the lunar month, the weather suddenly turned cold, and at about the fifteenth day of the lunar month, heavy rain fell from the sky, and then the rain turned to heavy snow, which lasted for a full day."

"And because of this, it disrupted a lot of the boy's deployment."

"It also gave Song Guogong and others a chance to fight back."

Lu Zaizhong rubbed the token in his hand noncommittally.

He slowly spoke, "When manpower is poor, Jing Zhaoyin doesn't need to blame himself."

The words fell.

Lu Zaizhong placed the token on the bookcase and asked, "What about the person who holds this token?"

Xu Yi replied, "When he died, seeing that the matter was revealed, the official came to kill, and the man hurriedly buried the token, and then committed suicide with a knife."

Lu Zaizhong looked at the token and affirmed: "The heavy snow fell suddenly, there was no obvious sign in advance, this person must have other purposes when he left the city, Jing Zhao Yin has ever found out?"

Xu Yi nodded slightly and said, "After interrogating a large number of prisoners, I learned from the prisoners that this person went out of the city to organize the "disaster victims"."

"Organizing the 'Disaster Victims'?" Lu Zaizhong muttered to himself.

Then his face suddenly appeared, and he said, "Mobilize the servants of the big families in the surrounding counties, pretend to be disaster victims, and intend to consume food?"

Xu Yi nodded and said, "It should be so, the predecessor Jing Zhaoyin was framed by design because of the real and false victims."

The drought swept through Guanzhong, stirring up hundreds of thousands of victims, but there are still a large number of people in the surrounding counties struggling to survive.

Not to mention some gentry and landlords who took the opportunity to make money crazily.

That Chen Cang County Huang is the most distinctive force.

The drought broke out in Guanzhong, where the Beijing division was located, and there were countless garrisons, even if the victims wanted to rebel.

I don't have the guts.

If you don't rebel, maybe you can still live, rebel? That's going to die.

And some careerists naturally will not choose to agitate the people in the land of Beijing, after all, the soldiers stationed in Beijing have all been on the battlefield to kill the Huns more than ten years ago.

Naturally, those corrupt military ranks of the previous dynasty cannot be compared with them.

After all, it's only been a decade or so.

If Xu Yi's guess is correct.

What Zhang Yongnian wants to mobilize should be the servants of the people and big families in the county.

After all, there are organized and premeditated free meals, who doesn't want to eat.

Lu Zaizhong pondered for a moment, and slowly spoke: "This matter has to be prevented, even if Zhang Yongnian is taken, Li Yongnian, Wang Yongnian, and Sun Yongnian will appear."

"After all, what Jing Zhaoyin has done has harmed the interests of too many people."

Xu Yi nodded slightly and said, "What Mr. said is extremely true, but the situation in Guanzhong is complicated, and if you want to solve it completely, you should solve your worries first."

"Since Mr. has arrived, I would like to entrust my back to Mr., and I hope that Mr. will help me."

The words fell.

Xu Yi got up and bowed solemnly again.

Lu Zaizhong got up and helped Xu Yi up and said calmly: "Three bows outside the city have shown Jing Zhaoyin's sincerity, and since the old man is here, he will definitely do his best to help."

"Jing Zhaoyin needs the old man to do something, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

As he spoke, Lu Zaizhong motioned for Xu Yi to sit down and said slowly.

After the two of them are seated again.

Xu Yi opened his mouth and said, "When the gentleman came, he should have seen the tent built thirty-five miles away."

"The kid wants to unify the disaster victims around the entire Chang'an City, and the chosen location is outside the Xuanping Gate."

"In addition, the kid wants to re-register the victims during the migration process."

"First, this can more efficiently integrate disaster relief resources and manage the victims more efficiently."

"Second, this move can effectively prevent real and fake disaster victims."

"Thirdly, this move is also to prepare for the cash-for-work in the future."

"Whether it is re-registration or post-migration governance, it is inseparable from a large number of literate and hyphenated manpower."

"It's obviously not enough to rely on the power of Jingzhao Mansion and Guozijian alone."

"What's more, the two monuments in front of the door have attracted a large number of donations from the people."

"The people of Chang'an City are as high as one million, and if they are well guided, this is also a large source of materials."

"A lot of people are needed here, too."

"Therefore, the biggest difficulty in Jingzhao Mansion at the moment is the lack of manpower."

"That's why the kid has the courage to beg Mr. Yao and invite him here."

"I hope to use Mr.'s fame to call on thousands of Confucian students in Chang'an City."

Xu Yi paused.

continued: "In addition, there is another problem, that is, when there are many people, it is easy to mix in the people who are indiscriminate and even fish in troubled waters, so the kid still needs Mr. to sit in Jingzhao Mansion and supervise the act."

"There is a gentleman whose reputation comes first, and supervision comes second, which can greatly deter Xiaoxiao."

The words fell.

Xu Yi looked at Lu Zaizhong, waiting for Lu Zaizhong's reply.

Lu Zaizhong pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Although this move is time-consuming and laborious, it is the most appropriate move, and tomorrow the old man will write a notice to announce Chang'an City."

The words fell.

Lu Zaizhong looked at Xu Yi and said, "Although cash-for-work is a good policy, this move also has great drawbacks.

"In addition, the measures such as gold, silver, goods, and food supply are extremely good, otherwise Jing Zhaoyin will not be able to establish his prestige with great difficulty

It will be burned."

"In addition, some snacks should also be cleaned up as soon as possible."

"There are only those who have been thieves for a thousand days, and where are there those who have been thieves for a thousand days? Jing Zhaoyin wants to expand the results of the battle, and there is nothing wrong with this."

"But Jing Zhaoyin needs to keep in mind that when manpower is poor, people are not as good as heaven after all."

"The fire of the prairie starts from the end, when the grass is cut and the roots are removed, do not do more thoughts, so as not to harm yourself."

Lu Zaizhong's words are not unserious.

Lu Zaizhong's ability to say these words has already indicated his own attitude to a certain extent.

Sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity, if Xu Yi was secretive and hidden at the beginning, and refused to admit his mistakes, then Lu Zaizhong would definitely not say such a thing.

Xu Yi's face turned straight when he heard this, he got up and solemnly bowed his hand and said, "What Mr. taught is that the kid must remember the teachings of Mr., remember the lessons of yesterday, and use the cause and effect of yesterday to correct his own body in the future."

Seeing that Xu Yi has a good attitude and really knows how to teach.

Lu Zaizhong couldn't help but stroke his beard and smiled: "The son can be taught."

said.

Lu Zaizhong took out a scroll from his bosom and solemnly handed it over to Xu Yi.

Just when Xu Yi didn't know why.

Lu Zaizhong chuckled and said, "Twenty times, plus a note, hand it to me tomorrow."

The words fell.

Lu Zaizhong smiled and arched his hand, turned around and left the study, and walked towards the wing room that Xu Yi had already prepared for him.

Xu Yi put away the scroll noncommittally.

He sent the two to the door and said, "Congratulations to the two gentlemen."

In the courtyard of the inner house.

Yao Silian chuckled and said, "Senior brother, you really haven't changed at all, it's twenty times at every turn."

Where does Lu Zaizhong want to live, Yao Silian will not persuade.

Without him, he knew in his heart that he could not persuade him.

The entrance of the wing.

Lu Zaizhong paused and turned around slowly.

Yao Silian slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Not good! Suddenly, I remembered that there were important things to deal with at home, and the senior brother would rest earlier, so the junior brother would not bother."

The voice did not fall.

Yao Silian quickly turned around and ran towards the courtyard gate.

Why.

After all, it was a step too late.

"Moderation, twenty times, give it to me in a few days."

Lu Zaizhong's voice was like a magic sound, echoing in Yao Silian's ears from high to low.

Yao Silian's body was stunned, and he scolded himself with a wry smile on his face.

He arched his hand without looking back, and then disappeared into the courtyard quickly.

Lu Zaizhong glanced back at the brightly lit study, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Stop for more than half an hour.

Fang pushed open the door and walked into the wing.

Inside the wings.

Lu Wensu had already fallen asleep on the ground.

Lu Zaizhong shook his head and tucked his feet away.

Then he walked to the bed.

It's late at night.