Seeing that Theodora was still unwilling, Tuhuan simply found an excuse to slip away.

He now knows that the relationship between these girls is too complicated. With these people, I'm afraid I'll have to be involved. Anyway, these were Diodora's own affairs, and she could handle it herself.

He went to the balcony again, and saw that the turmoil outside seemed to have subsided. Close to the palace and the coast, some of the fires have been extinguished. There are also many more officials who come to the yamen everywhere to report and handle affairs.

Tuhuan looked at the smoke rising in the distance, thought for a moment, and called the two cowardly Xue guards next to him.

"You help me run to Niangniang Temple to find Master Wang. Make a note of these. He commanded.

One of the guards handed over his weapon to his companion and expertly fetched pen and paper from a nearby room. It seems that I am already familiar with this process.

"I told the Patriarch that after this round of fires, many people in the southern districts are estimated to have no place to live. Now it's winter, and you can't let people be outside all the time. Let him tell the churches and monasteries to clean as much space as possible for people. The kitchen also hurries up to make rice and porridge, and prepares it first. ”

The guards quickly jotted down the key words.

"I heard that the dock is also very chaotic, but our military dock has to be kept for emergency purposes and cannot be occupied casually. Nor can the gates of the city be opened at once. It is estimated that it may be another two days before the shipment is fully restored. He calculated: "During this time, there is no shortage of water in the city, but there may be a shortage of fuel and food, and you need to be prepared. I don't know if the church has enough reserves, and I hope to plan for this. ”

"Yes...... Remember. After the guard finished writing, he raised his head: "Is there anything else?" ”

"Hmm...... I suggest you take note of it as well. He thought for a moment and paid attention: "You tell Master Wang to let him organize the church and the clergymen who are still idle to go and collect donations." The richest people in all of Rome are in the capital, and I don't believe they didn't stock up. ”

The guard hesitated for a moment, but wrote it down quickly.

"If you have an idea, just say it." Tuhuan directly saw the change in his demeanor and took the initiative to ask.

On weekdays, he treats his subordinates very easily. When the guard saw him speak, he no longer hesitated and said, "That's right, I used to donate money to the church and talk to a few priests before. According to them, the church usually collects donations, and ordinary people who have a little spare money are the most willing to fund and do good deeds. As for these rich people, they won't pay for it. ”

"That's right...... It doesn't seem to be a surprise. Tuohuan groaned.

The priest said that wealthy businessmen and aristocrats were generally more picky. How much money to go out, not only to come back, but also to bring back at least interest, otherwise you won't come next time. The guard told him: "Actually, their biggest effect is to create an atmosphere and let ordinary people give more things and do a little bit of volunteering." ”

"The charity of the Church cannot be counted on them—even if they have to donate something, they would rather donate a few gold and silver utensils to be used on the altar. Those who are willing to give to the poor are always in the minority. Relying on them alone, it is estimated that it is not enough. To be honest, I don't know what the reason is......"

Tuohuan nodded.

"It's a bit of a hassle. Now this situation ......" He thought about it for a moment, and finally decided, "Then let's do it first." Tell Master Wang all these situations, and let him prepare as much as he can. For the rest, I'll think again. ”

The guard wrote it on the paper, showed it to him, and confirmed it. After that's all right, I saluted and walked away.

Tuhuan frowned, turned his head to look at the rich area opposite the big arena, and narrowed his eyes. After a moment, he looked at the smoke in the distance, sighed, withdrew his gaze, and paced back and forth.

But not long after, there was movement at the gate again. Someone rushed up and happened to see him, and hurriedly shouted: "Taiji, Taiji!" Wu Shizi took a group of people to make trouble at the gate, saying that he wanted to see you quickly. ”

"It's not the first time he's here, just come in. What's there to make a fuss about? "Dehuan is a little puzzled.

"They're supposed to be in trouble." The visitor told him: "Those people are miserable, just go and see it!" ”

"Huh?"

Tuhuan felt that his brain couldn't turn around, but he didn't have time to think about it carefully, so he hurried downstairs to see what was going on.

He trotted all the way to the gate and was also taken aback.

Zhu Wenkui and his entourage were all embarrassed. His hair was scattered, and his face was blackened. Captain Jaska next to him was in a similar state, wearing tattered armor, standing at the front, followed by a group of people in a similar situation.

Some of these people have lost their helmets, and some of them have not even lost a boot, and they are temporarily wearing shoes that do not match. There were a total of about 20 people over there, almost all of them were injured, and their clothes were in tatters, not like Wu Wangfu's entourage, but like a group of refugees.

"How is this going on?" Tuohuan hurriedly ran over and asked, "Who are you fighting with?" ”

Zhu Wenkui stepped forward and said hello to him, and he didn't care about etiquette or anything, so he first talked about what happened.

This matter, to be honest, has far exceeded Tuhuan's expectations. Guo Kang went to check the ruffian, and he could do such a big thing, which was beyond his expectations. And what happened to Zhu Wenkui had already shocked him so much that he didn't know what to say.

"I thought you were safe." He could only barely express his shock: "On your side, you have always been indisputable with the world on weekdays, and it is not a rich place, I really can't imagine it, how can someone target ......"

"I don't know." Zhu Wenkui said truthfully: "I suspect that she has applied the experience of France to my side." But it's all in the past, and it doesn't matter, now, let's think about what to do in the future. ”

"I don't think there's any family here...... Everyone else in the family is okay, right? At the beginning, Tuhuan found that all the retainers who came here were the retainers of the Wu Palace, and took this opportunity to ask, "What about the princess and the little princess?" ”

"They're fine." Zhu Wenkui said: "After we came out, we didn't know where to go for a while. The chaos in the city exceeded our expectations, and I was worried that a large number of rebels would gather around such important facilities as the palace and the Niangniang Temple, so I did not dare to go there, but went to the city wall to see if I could escape from the city. ”

"On the way forward, we were very careful, and we did not encounter a large number of rebels, but a few bands of thieves who took advantage of the fire. We were red-eyed, and we rushed up to fight them. At this time, the men of the brocade guard hurried over, helped us disperse the thieves, and took us to their warehouse to hide for a while. Later, the people from your military department and Brother Xuanying's people all came over, and this can be regarded as safety. ”

After that, Mrs. Huang came to visit us and sent my mother, my sister, and the seriously injured people to the military headquarters to rest. I asked Miss Jeanne to look after them there, so I'll come here first and see how things are going. ”

"I see." Tuohuan was relieved: "What about those who attacked you?" What happened to Princess Jeanne? ”

"I don't know." Zhu Wenkui shook his head and said, "At that time, we were afraid of them. We all felt that the explosion would not necessarily destroy all the enemies, and that if someone was not scared away, but got angry and rushed at us, we would not be able to deal with it. So, after the explosion, we also ran away and didn't look at the situation over there. ”

"I'm here to ask by the way, how should this matter be over." "If we didn't resist, we wouldn't have been able to," he said. But who knows, it will be like this. Moreover, after all, she is also the princess of your allies, and she is also a participant in several previous plans, so I don't know if there will be any diplomatic impact. So I think it's better to tell you about it as soon as possible. ”

"You're fine. If I were in your position, I would do the same. Tuhuan affirmed first, then thought about it, and said, "As for diplomatic issues...... It is difficult to say what the French think now, or whether they still have the energy to care about these things. Even if someone asks, it doesn't matter, I'll just figure out a way to deal with it. ”

"Hey, thank you." Zhu Wenkui breathed a sigh of relief: "In this way, it can be regarded as the end - this half a day is really sad." ”

"Don't be too nervous. Theoretically, you yourself are the most important part of diplomacy, and you don't have to worry too much about others. Tuhuan comforted him: "You take a rest first, and then think about whether you should go to communicate with the envoy of the Ming Dynasty and test what his views and suggestions are." ”

"After all, the situation is ...... The great cause of the restoration of the country by His Royal Highness King Wu may be a little difficult. After he finished euphemistically, he suggested: "However, the Ming Dynasty was the world's largest producer of high-end goods, and it can be said that it supported most of the trade routes of the known world. You take this opportunity to have a good talk with them, and it may work wonders. ”

"Okay, I'll go back and try. With the old monk and Jinyiwei, it is indeed necessary to talk about it. Zhu Wenkui agreed. However, he immediately pointed to the group of people behind him and said, "However, the matter in front of you still has to be considered first." ”

"Huh?"

"Our entire palace has been blown up to the sky. As I walked all the way, I heard a lot of people talking about the explosion, and I wondered if the whole city had heard it. Zhu Wenkui looked a little embarrassed, but still stubbornly said: "When the situation settles down, we will go back to clean up the battlefield and see if we can clean up something." But it's all blown up like this, I'm afraid there's nothing left. ”

"It's okay for the past two days, you can rely on it, but my mother and sister can't always rely on the yamen of the military department, right?" He shook his head: "In short, now, there are so many of us, not only do we have no place to live, but we also have no food to store. ”

"It doesn't matter." Seeing that he said this, Tuhuan hurriedly comforted: "The princess and the little princess, they can live in the palace according to the previous arrangement." If you think it's going to be too noisy these days, it's not conducive to cultivation, you can go to grandma's seminary, it's a safe place. Your subordinates should go to Niangniang Temple first, and Master Wang will arrange monks to take care of the wounded in a unified manner. The others can also rest there for a while, and eat theirs with food. ”

"Okay, that's a real problem." Zhu Wenkui thanked him again and again.

"Another thing is that the houses around the palace have also been affected by us, and the damage is very serious. Although there was too much trouble before, and the people in those houses were already scared away, but so many damaged things, if people find them back and ask for accountability, it will not be easy to do. He continued to say to Tuhuan: "In that place, I think there are all large compounds, and it is estimated that they are all rich and powerful people. They make a fuss, we have an empty name, I'm afraid we can't stop it. So now that it's dawn, everyone doesn't dare to go back. ”

"That's not your fault. If you really want to talk about responsibility, it's Princess Jeanna's. Tuohuan said, "Don't worry about this anymore. ”

"That's good." Zhu Wenkui nodded, and took advantage of the situation to say: "In this case, I also hope to give me an official document to make a conclusion on this matter." In this way, when the neighbors come to me, even if they want to go to court, I have the confidence to explain. ”

"That's right." Speaking of this, Tuhuan had no choice but to come down: "I can also understand that everyone is in a hurry to qualify now...... Okay, I'll tell my dad when I get back. ”

Zhu Wenkui was obviously very happy, and thanked him again, and then turned back to call the group of retainers.

"Hey, it's not easy."

"It's finally time to eat again."

The crowd chattered and prepared to leave.

"Oh yes, you guys wait a minute." Tuohuan suddenly thought of something and stopped them again.

Zhu Wenkui and the others turned their heads and saw that Tuhuan pointed to the residential area diagonally opposite Niangniang Temple, next to the big arena.

"I was going to ask the church to collect donations, but I heard that people there don't like to do good deeds." He told Zhu Wenkui: "But now, the city may face a temporary shortage of supplies, and it is better to let them vomit something." ”

"You want me to go?" Zhu Wenkui pointed at himself, a little surprised: "You know, my face is nothing more than rubbing the name of my father and Daming." When it doesn't matter, everyone will still make a show for you. When it comes to the real interests, who cares about this kind of name that is far away in the world? The church can't persuade it, and I'm sure I can't either. Can I still have a big face as a heavenly brother? ”

"It's okay, it's not for you to ask for it on the basis of face." Tuhuan pointed out: "Over there, there is also a group of Ross people, who came over with Guo Kanganda before. They are also in rags, just to help you and strengthen your momentum. ”

"Those people have a little bit to do with the imperial court, and they may be acquaintances of a noble and high-ranking official on our side. If I let the officials urge them, I guess I won't get a penny, and I will have to pay it to ordinary people. So, it's better to find someone to go directly to get it. ”

"So you called me to go?" Zhu Wenkui asked strangely.

"yes, you're just right." Tuohuan said firmly: "If someone asks, they will say that you can't get anything to eat, and you can't stand it anymore, so ask those old guys to quickly take things out." ”

"If I ask for it myself, I'm going to have a lot of trouble going down the road. It's not safe in the city yet, so I'm going to keep a low profile this time. As for you, even if they are not happy, they can't do anything to you—and they can't sue your grandfather. ”

"Okay, I'll try." Zhu Wenkui thought for a moment, simply broke the jar, nodded, and responded directly.

(End of chapter)