Not long after, that Hu Mu hurriedly came to the Song Palace.

When Zhang Anshi asked people to inquire about the situation of the Post Office, Hu Mu felt that it was inconvenient to pass the message after all, so it was better to simply come and play in person.

Zhang Anshi sat upright, Hu Mu first saluted, and said, "Your Highness......"

Zhang Anshi motioned for him to sit down, and said, "Is there any news from the Post Office?" ”

Hu Mu said truthfully: "The current news is too messy, and the lower officials don't dare to play it easily." ”

Zhang Anshi was born in Jinyiwei, so of course he knew what Hu Mu said.

In fact, when it comes to the word news, the most difficult thing is not to get the news.

Because it is easy to get news, but in fact, the most difficult thing is that once you plan to get news, the stronger your ability to collect news, the more elite soldiers you will be, so ...... When something happens, there will be snowflakes of news.

Here's the problem, everyone who collects information reports according to their own situation.

The more information is collected, the hundreds or thousands of messages sent from various post stations every day only make the original fog even more chaotic.

Therefore, the difficulty is not to collect information, but to study and judge the information to ensure that the most accurate one is found from the countless information.

Zhang Anshi understood the difficulties here better than anyone else, so he said: "Jinyiwei can help from the side, and in addition, try my best to contact the Fujian Post Office and the Guangxi Post Office." ”

After a pause, Zhang Anshi asked, "The Fujian Post Office, haven't you been contacted yet?" ”

Hu Mu said: "Fuzhou has been besieged by the rebels, and the news has been banned, but at the moment, we are already trying to find a way to restore contact." ”

Zhang Anshi bowed, he didn't blame Hu Mu, he knew very well that the duty of the Post Department was not Jinyiwei after all, and it was suddenly attacked by the rebels, and under the destruction of the rebels, many places were not well connected, which was understandable.

At this moment, Hu Mu seemed to think of something, and said with a little hesitation: "There is one more thing......

At this point, Hu Mu paused.

Zhang Anshi saw Hu Mu's unspeakable look, and couldn't help but say: "You don't have to see outside here, you just have something to say." ”

Hu Mu thought for a while and said, "The Xia family... Someone came to the Post Office...... Pry...... Find out about Xia Xuan. ”

Zhang Anshi couldn't remember who this person was for a while, so he couldn't help frowning and said, "Which Xia Xuan?" ”

Hu Mu said: "This Xia Xuan is the son of Xia Yuanji, because he is an old man and the only seedling of the Xia family, Xia Yuanji is very spoiled. Maybe it's because it's too much spoiled, so it's ...... There are a lot of quarrels between father and son on weekdays, so Xia Xuan was angry, and he actually came to the Post Office, and the lower officials thought in their hearts, this Xia Xuan is going to apply, and naturally there is no reason to refuse it, and our Post Department is employing people, so ...... So they sent him to Fujian. ”

Zhang Anshi listened, there was no expression on his face, this is someone else's family matter, it's just a coincidence, mixed with the Post Office, Hu Mu didn't make any mistakes in the whole process, naturally, there is no need to blame.

So Zhang Anshi said: "People are in Fujian, are the Xia family afraid of any mistakes, right?" If you're afraid, why don't you come to this king? ”

Hu Mu said very understandingly: "Duke Xia is arrogant, so he naturally refuses to come...... Besides, this is a scandal, and the so-called family ugliness should not be publicized. ”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "This Xia Gong ...... There's an interesting son, and you don't have to take it to heart anyway, you haven't done anything wrong, and if something happens, that's the number of days. ”

Zhang Anshi found that the older he gets, the more he believes in his fate.

It's not because I really value fate.

Instead, he found that fate can really shake off the pot, but if a mortal family loses something, you go over and pat someone on the shoulder, and say in a compassionate and mysterious tone, this is all fate, probably ...... You can shirk a lot of responsibilities that are related to you or not.

Hu Mu bowed his head, and the two talked again, and there were still many things to be busy with in his mind, so he took his leave and left.

…………

Xia Fu.

Xia Yuanji has not yet left to return to his hometown.

The reason why he didn't leave was because the Shinto of Zhu Di's mausoleum needed to be repaired, so the emperor issued an order and ordered Xia Yuanji to check on the superintendent.

Many ministers of Zhishi, including nobles and even relatives of the emperor, can always exert some residual heat, even if it is an old minister like Xia Yuanji, although he has lost Zhu Di's trust, but this kind of trust is just pure Zhu Di thinks that Xia Yuanji is no longer able to take on the big responsibility, and his opinions are at odds with his own.

But for Xia Yuanji's conduct, he actually still has a number, and he knows that this duke can ignore everything else, but he is still loyal, and he can also be strict with himself, and he can save himself.

The construction of this Shinto is related to Zhu Di's posthumous affairs, and he is more concerned.

He first ordered the superintendent of the ceremony to ask, but he was not at ease, and then ordered Wei Guogong, and finally he was worried that Wei Guogong was just a martial artist and was not meticulous enough, so he ordered the prince and prince Xia Yuan Jidu to supervise this matter.

This involves not so much the quality of the project, but the fact that this is Shinto after all, and it is the road used to worship Zhu Di in the future, so it is more about whether Shinto conforms to ancient etiquette, or whether there will be any taboos in the construction process.

Therefore, these things are very leisurely.

But after reporting to Zhu Di about the actual repairs, Xia Yuanji got bad news.

Fujian is the opposite.

And his son, according to the news...... Also in Fujian.

When the news came, he fell silent as if dumbfounded.

The family made a mess, and some people wanted Xia Yuanji to go to the Song Palace's side to ask.

Natsuhara only shook his head.

Someone wanted Xia Yuanji to go to the post office, but Xia Yuanji still shook his head and said nothing.

As a last resort, the family had to go to the post office by themselves.

But after several inquiries, the Post Department did not know about Xia Xuan's whereabouts.

In fact, the postal department itself does not know what is going on.

The steward of the Xia family, like a mourner, returned to the Xia family's mansion disappointed, and then came to see Xia Yuanji.

"Master......" The butler grimaced.

Xia Yuanji sat in the study, this study was carefully arranged by him, there are many books in it, collecting books is his biggest hobby in life, the furnishings in it are very simple, and the air is filled with a smell of ink and books.

There are a few paintings on the wall, almost all of which are not the handwriting of famous artists.

This point, in fact, is also a scene in the capital.

Under normal circumstances, if it is a book of the people, often the merchants and nobles are willing to buy it with a thousand dollars, and then hang it at home.

People like Xia Yuanji often do not pursue the calligraphy of such famous artists, and sometimes, they may collect some calligraphy and paintings that are not very well-known on weekdays, and some simply post their own books or those of relatives and friends.

This is not because the books of famous masters are too expensive, but because people who have reached the point of Xia Yuanji do not envy the so-called famous masters.

Famous artists are like a label, for people who are not proficient in calligraphy and painting, if you buy his ink treasure, you will never buy it wrong, even if you are blind, as long as you buy it according to the authentic works of celebrities, you will never suffer.

But for people who really have a vision, and people who are good at painting and calligraphy, they rarely join in this excitement, probably because, in their opinion, even if they are famous, their calligraphy is also good and bad.

On the contrary, there are some lesser-known calligraphy, which may be the pinnacle of a certain calligrapher and painter, even if it is not very famous, but it is also extremely unique and worthy of collection.

Natsuhara Yoshishi falls into the latter category.

In the past, in addition to official duties, he occasionally took a break in this study, looked at the collection of books here, and occasionally looked up at some of his calligraphy and paintings, Xia Yuanji felt very relaxed.

But now, his expression was tense, and he was silent so far, waiting for the steward to come in, and he only raised his head slightly.

The housekeeper had no choice but to say, "Master, the post office is over there...... Or do you not know what to ask, and say yes...... After searching for ...... But the villain thought that they were like prevarication, this young man was young, and suddenly encountered a military rebellion, and heard that Fujian had been killed by the rebels, and the blood flowed like a river, ten rooms and nine empty, and the people who were coerced by the rebels, there were 100,000 people, and they were only afraid of ...... 'M afraid...... The little one said something that shouldn't be said, but he was afraid that the young master would be more auspicious. ”

Xia Yuanji, who was already not very good, seemed to have a more sallow face all of a sudden.

He pursed his lips and looked at the steward for a while, and then suddenly sighed, "It's me who is too spoiled, this is retribution." ”

The steward hesitated for a moment and begged, "Master...... If the master takes a trip, maybe ......"

Without waiting for the steward to continue, Xia Yuanji said, "Let's go?" Where to go? Going to the palace? Or go to the Song Palace? Ay...... The old man is gone, what can he say? Ask them to do everything they can and send a large number of manpower to find Xuan'er? Ay...... How do you say this? ”

"You yourself said that now the political envoy of Fujian has reached the point where ten rooms and nine empty rooms are flowing like a river. At such a time, I don't know how many people have become lonely ghosts, I don't know how many people are crying, at such a time, how can the old man brazenly make such a request? Just for my son, do you ignore the common people? ”

"This ......" The steward looked at Xia Yuanji with a sad and angry face: "The master said at the beginning, this inventory of hidden households, sooner or later will be bad, you see...... This is not to listen to the old man, it has to be so, what now? ”

Xia Yuanji slowly closed his eyes, and said with a little helplessness: "Things have reached such a point, it is useless to talk too much, when the old man played, he thought that the main point of the matter would stop, many things, it is rare to be confused, but only to stabilize the world." Can...... Since you don't listen, at this point, if you complain about these things, you will only be laughed at. Now...... It has already happened, and we can only do our best to quell the rebellion. ”

The steward said, "But the young master ......"

Xia Yuanji shook his head faintly, and said: "I have been a son for a long time, holding this in the palm of my hand, and obeying him everywhere, but now I am reaping the consequences after all, so what can I do?" Ay...... It's all over, it's all over, the sea is up and down, fame and fortune, and now...... It's really empty, it's really ashamed, I studied hard in the cold window, I became an official in the court, I was conscientious, and I can even say that I am a very human minister, and now I am ...... If you leave in the future, but you are sorry for your ancestors and ancestors, and you don't even have an incense behind you, it is really hard to say. ”

As he spoke, he became more and more decadent, his eyes could no longer see the sparkle of the past, and the whole person was like a walking corpse.

The steward looked at Xia Yuanji's appearance, and said angrily: "His Royal Highness the King of Song is too, His Majesty ordered him to be appeased, and now what has become of the Guangxi Political Envoy and the Fujian Political Envoy, but he is still indifferent, he is still in this capital, refusing to leave half a step, this world is in chaos, where is there a person who is the commander-in-chief, so immovable." ”

"Now the people in the capital are talking about it, saying that the King of Song is afraid of death and does not dare to enter the army, and His Majesty is too fond of him, and he does not care about it.

His words were inevitably mixed with a lot of emotions.

This is the truth, his young master's life and death are uncertain, of course he hopes that the rebellion will be quelled as soon as possible, and the young master will have a little more hope of living, but Zhang Anshi is so casual that no one can see it.

Xia Yuanji's face was slightly angry after all, but then, he became even more depressed, just smiled bitterly and shook his head, as if he was speechless.

After a long time, Xia Yuanji said: "Xia Xuan, this child, doesn't know the height of the sky when he is young, and he is also reckless, and he is not secret...... It's really a life of nine deaths. If someone else can live, he will live, you ...... Prepare early...... The old man's mouthful of longevity ......"

When he said this, the person in charge couldn't help but shed tears, when he reached Xia Yuanji's age, he often prepared the longevity materials in advance and made the coffin, the ancients paid more attention to the things after death, so they generally had to prepare all this when they were alive.

This was originally a thing that Xia Yuanji prepared for his own use, but now he is using it on his son, and the white-haired person sends the black-haired person, how desolate it is.

The steward's red eyes said, "The villain goes and prepares." Sir, you ...... Hold on to your body, too. ”

Xia Yuanji opened his mouth hard, as if the next words would require a lot of strength, he said: "Find his bones, before the burial, the old man will be fine, if the old man is not there, who will let that kid into the ground?" ”

The steward was even more upset, wiped his tears, only nodded, and turned away.

…………

Fuzhou City.

More and more rebels are gathering in this vicinity.

At first, the people in the city thought that the rebels were gathering and were going to attack Fujian, so the city began to panic.

The three divisions located in the city are also quite complicated at this time.

Whether it is a political envoy, a commander, or an envoy, in fact, their thoughts are mostly to hope that the rebels will make a fuss, and the court will come to appease them, so that there will be people in the court who will always shout and kill them recently.

But on the other hand, when the rebellion became more and more violent, and the city of Fuzhou began to be in a precarious situation, they realized that the situation was too serious.

At this time, the rebels entered the city, and the people who came to surrender began to flow endlessly.

Of course, the envoy refused without hesitation.

But inevitably some people in the city began to collude with the rebels.

Every day, within the city walls, there are dozens or hundreds of letters.

And those outside the city also threw their bows and arrows into the city, or ...... In the name of the envoy's surrender, someone entered the city to contact him.

All of a sudden, people were panicked, some people had been looking forward to the rebels coming, so they waited for Fuzhou to fall into the hands of the rebels, and the rebels took down the entire Fujian political envoy, and then all parts of the world responded.

Others, purely fearful, subconsciously hope to leave a way back for themselves, lest the rebels enter the city and fall into passivity.

In fact, at this time, the world did not have much loyalty to Zhu Ming.

You must know that the fall of the Yuan Dynasty was only a few decades, and the change of dynasties, in their opinion, is actually a commonplace.

In just a few decades, didn't it experience the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, as well as the rule of Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and others, and then there was the Ming Dynasty, even if it was the Ming Dynasty, didn't it also experience the Battle of Jingjing?

All of a sudden, rumors that Fuzhou would have a Son of Heaven also began to spread.

At this time...... This fortified city was trapped here, but no one expected that the rebels at this time were more panicked than them.

In all directions, military horses from all walks of life are constantly attacking their periphery, and the opponent's combat effectiveness has become stronger and stronger.

What's even more terrifying is that the number of the other side is several times that of the rebels.

The rebels were quickly discouraged, and the people who had been coerced at the beginning were now in groups and began to throw themselves into each other's camps and begin to quell the rebellion.

By this time, the number of rebels had become smaller and smaller, from tens of thousands...... It was less than 10,000, and now, there are only a few thousand.

More than 70 detachments began to be stationed, forming a situation of encirclement.

Tan Nan's people and horses are as many as thousands, and the scale is relatively large, as for other counties and townships, there are thousands of people, and there are as few as one or two hundred...... Determined to launch a general offensive.

Xia Xuan took the lead, they didn't have war horses, but they borrowed some sharp swords like other battalions, as well as a lot of wooden shields.

Tan Nanying's combat effectiveness is the strongest, because Deng Da and Xia Xuan specially organized a group of people composed of Tan people, there are about 1,000 people, all of them are extremely willing to bear hardships and stand hard work, and the battle is extremely heroic.

After a little preparation, everyone ate and drank enough, and then taught Wu and the others to take a direct rest, and after nourishing their spirits, they began to dress up.

Xia Xuan's face has a scarlet scar, which was left when he attacked the rebels, although precious anti-inflammatory drugs were used, it did not cause inflammation, but because it was a new scar, it was particularly eye-catching.

He took the harpoon, and immediately shouted with Wu Er, one left and one right.

Immediately afterwards, the Tan people got up one after another, and their eyes were full of murder.

"Thieves today, don't retreat."

(End of chapter)