Chapter 434: Day and Night
The emperor's eldest grandson is leaving, and he will leave as soon as he says so.
In the morning, the news of leaving had just been announced, and in the afternoon the army pulled out of camp and roared away.
There is not the slightest dragging of mud and water.
Everyone couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
"Isn't what happened, why did His Highness leave in such a hurry?"
Outside the city gate, Li You, who was holding a willow branch full of new green, had not had time to send it out, and looked at the son-in-law general Lu on the side with inquiring eyes.
Jiang Lu shook his head solemnly.
"I don't know—"
Speaking of this, Jiang Lu shook his head gently, his eyes filled with deep worry more and more. At this time, he naturally asked Zhao Ying in private, but this time, Zhao Ying's tone was extremely strict.
Just reassure him, and at the same time tell him that his uncle, in his place, will keep an eye on the various policies being implemented in Huiji County, ensure the continuity of these policies, and never waver because of his sudden departure.
"That kid never makes a fool of himself, this time he suddenly went back ......"
Will stop talking.
He is straightforward and fierce, he doesn't like to bend around, he is not stupid.
There are some things, although he has vaguely guessed, but he will definitely not announce them until there is definite news.
Li You's eyes couldn't help but flicker.
Didn't speak again.
"Childe, let's go back, Your Highness has left a lot of unfinished business, we must keep an eye on Your Highness, and there must be no chaos......"
Li You subconsciously wrapped the soft wicker in his hand and turned to walk towards his mount.
Zhao Ying's departure really left him with a lot of things.
Set up a charity hall to help the poor, read books for free, promote Henan opera, promote green seedling loans, encourage local clans to build water conservancy, dig ditches, dredge rivers, exchange salt for grain, solve food shortages, and encourage garrisons and civilian tuntian......
Pile by pile, piece by piece, methodical, and resolute.
The situation in Huiji County was completely activated.
But it also put him on the cusp all of a sudden.
If the emperor's eldest grandson is here, these things will be prosperous, and once the emperor's eldest grandson is gone, it will be completely messed up, and he will not have to do it by this county guard.
will even be ridiculed by the world for this.
Fortunately, although the emperor's eldest grandson left with the army, he left almost all the civil officials.
These court officials who followed His Royal Highness the Emperor Grandson on his southern tour have long been accustomed to the style of the Emperor Grandson, pragmatic and efficient, vigorous and resolute, and extremely strong in execution.
Moreover, it naturally bears the imprint of the emperor's eldest grandson.
In Huiji County, there is a sigil, which is extremely useful, and sometimes it can be better than the official documents on the county warden's office.
With them, they can ensure a smooth transition of all the policies of the emperor's eldest grandson in Huiji County, and there will be no changes due to the sudden departure. This is also the reason why Zhao Ying left them.
This is still the top level of Huiji County.
Even they were suspicious of the sudden departure of the emperor's eldest grandson, not to mention the local clans and ordinary people who were doing a hot job.
The emperor's eldest grandson is gone, does his original promise still count?
"This official once again emphasizes that there will be no change in all the policies set by the emperor's eldest grandson, all the rewards, all the policies that benefit the Qiantou and the localities—"
Speaking of this, Li You got up with a solemn expression, looked around at everyone, and then arched his hand at the son who was sitting majestically on the side.
"Lord County Lieutenant, is the current son, the uncle of His Royal Highness the Emperor Eldest Sun, even if you can't trust me as a county guard, you should also believe that His Royal Highness the Emperor Eldest Sun's own uncle, will never let His Royal Highness the Emperor's promise fail, and will never lose the face of His Royal Highness the Emperor Eldest Sun......"
Seeing Li Youwang coming over, Jiang Lu nodded slowly.
"Not bad! Before His Royal Highness the Emperor Eldest Sun left, he had already made proper arrangements - not to mention, His Royal Highness the Emperor Eldest Sun just returned to Xianyang, and he didn't care about the life or death of Ji County, if something went wrong, my son can hereby guarantee that he will definitely take you back to Xianyang in person and go to the Emperor Eldest Sun to seek justice for everyone......"
Jiang Lu said this, and these local clans in Huiji County only settled down a little bit.
It was the day after the emperor's eldest grandson left.
Because of Zhao Ying's sudden departure, the policies of the county fell into an extremely strange state of pause in an instant. Even with the team left by Zhao Ying personally staring at it, the originally hot scene inexplicably stagnated.
Li You didn't expect that these people in Huiji County would react so much to Zhao Ying's departure that they had no choice but to temporarily gather everyone and reassure everyone in front of everyone.
But the effect seems to be really minimal.
Li You was so worried that he almost turned white overnight.
He really couldn't understand that when the eldest grandson of the emperor was there, he didn't do much, but these decrees could be implemented smoothly and in full swing.
But in your own hands, it doesn't work.
Obviously, I haven't done anything less, which is really unreasonable!
But that's how unreasonable it is.
"Childe, the plan will be ......"
Li You rubbed his slightly swollen temples, and looked at the general Lu Gongzi on the side with a wry smile.
Jiang Lu also scratched his head.
He lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and then said tentatively.
"When I was drinking with the emperor's eldest grandson, I often heard him read, he said that the truth of governing the people in the world is actually very simple, in the final analysis, it is a sentence, the gentleman is righteous, and the villain is profitable. If you give them real and tangible benefits, they will naturally obey your rule and support your policies......
Speaking of which, Jiang Lu made an effort to reminisce.
"By the way, he seems to have said that once the policy of the imperial court is unpopular, or even resisted by the heads of the world, it must be that policy is wrong, and it is definitely an extremely bastard policy......"
Speaking of this, Childe Jiang Lu said tentatively.
"You say, are they worried that the benefits of the emperor's eldest grandson will not be implemented? Why don't we cash out some of it in advance? ”
Li You listened to Gongzi Jianglu's relay, his eyes couldn't help but get brighter and brighter, he seemed to have heard similar remarks from his own Ah Weng, but it had never been so clear, and it was not so plain.
He slammed his thigh.
"Good! Just according to Childe's words! ”
……
Soon, because of the turmoil of the sudden departure of the emperor's eldest grandson, it slowly subsided, because the whole of Huiji County, including those soldiers who were crawling in the muddy water and working overtime to polder fields, gradually took their hearts back and refocused on their own tasks.
Because they saw that the county guard Li You seemed to be really determined to continue the original policy of the emperor and implement the benefits set by His Royal Highness the emperor and grandson.
Charity Hall continues to be allowed smoothly.
All the relief grain continued to be distributed in an orderly manner, and all kinds of seedling loans were delivered to the people in good quality and quantity, and even those large local households received a part of the title deeds in advance.
No matter whether it is a local clan or an ordinary person, how much land you reclaim, the county guard will give you a title deed of how many acres.
As for the salt introduction, the same is done.
These are all real benefits.
As soon as these things arrived, all the speculations of the people disappeared in an instant, and the tasks that were originally a little stagnant became hot again in an instant. Li You couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, for the first time, he had a deep admiration for the eldest grandson of the emperor who was too young.
He suddenly understood a little why Ah Weng, who was above the top and in the position of the left minister, wrote a letter in person, telling him to lower his posture in front of the emperor's eldest grandson and try to release his kindness.
Such an emperor's eldest grandson really has an unlimited future.
……
Zhao Ying didn't know that after he left, these small twists and turns that happened in Huiji County, at this time, his mind was all in Xianyang City, the tall old man who had poured out his heart and lungs.
"Your Highness, are you worried that someone will take advantage of this opportunity to murder Your Majesty......"
Speaking of this, Zhang Liang couldn't help but feel a little trance in his heart.
Once upon a time, wasn't you one of them?
Hollowing out his mind, he wanted to overthrow the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty, and even made a plan to assassinate the First Emperor more than once.
until it fell into the hands of His Royal Highness the eldest grandson......
At the beginning, I was really forced, but since when did I change my mind, and I really gave him advice from the ground up-
Zhao Ying didn't notice these changes in Zhang Liang's thoughts, and he nodded lightly while looking at the various news that had been coming from Xianyang City in the past two days.
"Something is not right......
When Zhang Liang heard this, his heart instantly sank.
"Your Highness means ......"
He also read the information word by word, and did not find anything out of the ordinary.
"I mean, Xia Wuhe's death is a bit abnormal......"
As Zhao Ying spoke, he subconsciously tapped a few cases on the carriage, and the sound echoed softly, making his thoughts more and more active.
"I have dealt with Doctor Xia a few times, I remember that after the year, before I left Xianyang, I personally entertained him, although he was old, but his complexion was ruddy, his voice was loud, his steps were light, his body was healthy, almost like a man in the prime of life, he already had a long life, how could he suddenly die without a disease?"
Later generations have speculated on how old Xiahou and the old medical officer lived according to Sima Qian's record in the "Historical Records".
The conclusion is that at least one hundred and twenty thirty years old, or even more!
lived until the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and became good friends with Dong Zhongshu, a friend at that time, and talked about his feat of throwing medicine sacs, hitting Jing Ke, and saving the first emperor when he was in the main hall.
The speculation of this age may be exaggerated.
But if Sima Qian didn't open his mouth, then at least one thing can be proved, that is, according to the original trajectory of history, Xiahou and until the Western Han Dynasty, people were still alive and well.
And now, he's dead!
Come to an eventual end.
It seems that there is no problem, after all, in terms of age, he is already an old man of seventy or eighty years old, and even if he dies at this time, it can be regarded as enjoying his life, which can be called longevity.
But Zhao Ying really knew that Xiahou would not die so early.
Therefore, after he got the news, his first thought was that something was wrong, and the second thought was that someone was going to do something to the First Emperor!
Moreover, this time, it was different from the ordinary assassination, but it had to be done through the medical officer around the First Emperor, otherwise, why would they go to great lengths to assassinate an old medical officer who was only eighty years old and dying, also known as the world?
Moreover, he is also an old medical officer who is deeply trusted by the first emperor.
Naturally, he took a fancy to Xiahou and his current identity.
Otherwise, there is really no way to explain Xia Wuhe's sudden death. If you want to do something to Xia Wuhe, who has been by the side of the First Emperor for many years, the risks involved can be imagined. But they still made a move, if there was nothing greasy in this, Zhao Ying would never believe it.
As for Xiahou Ji's family, and even the people of the First Emperor, why didn't they find any clues?
It's simpler.
First of all, people at this age are already in their last years, they can die at any time, and if they take off their shoes tonight, they may not be able to wear them the next day, if it weren't for a traverser like Zhao Ying, they knew that this was an old birthday star, and few people thought about it.
The second is that there really are many ways to make people die silently without discovering any obvious anomalies.
At least Zhao Ying himself can know that there are several means that can be done.
Zhang Liang naturally has also seen Xia Wuhe, although he is not as good as Xu Cheng, who specializes in physiognomy, but he also has the ability to see people, so he naturally believed Zhao Ying's words.
"Your Highness doesn't need to worry, Your Majesty is extremely fond of Xia Wuhe, and now that Xia Wuhe has died suddenly, Your Majesty should not adjust the manpower of the Imperial Medical Pavilion so quickly, and there will be no one who can replace Xia Hou and his position in His Majesty's heart so soon......"
Hearing this, Zhao Ying nodded slightly.
He knew that what Zhang Liang said was very right, but he didn't dare to bet, even if there was a one-in-10,000 chance, he didn't dare to be careless. It's not that I wanted to rely on the protection of the First Emperor and be the eldest grandson of the Emperor for a few days, but I simply didn't want this eldest father who regarded himself as his own grandson and cultivated him painstakingly.
"Pass my order, march urgently, if you can rush back to Xianyang within five days, you will be rewarded with a thousand yuan per person, and you will be promoted to the first level!"
Looking at the emperor's eldest grandson, whose eyes were deep and his lips were tightly pursed, Zhang Liang remained silent very sensibly.
He naturally knew how serious this matter could be if what the emperor eldest grandson had speculated was true.
Rapid marching is not a new thing for this forbidden army, when they came, the emperor's eldest grandson had led them to march many times, but there has never been a time, like now.
The intensity is appalling.
If it weren't for the fact that he had practiced with the emperor's eldest grandson so many times before, this strength would have directly pulled them into their hips. Day and night, traveling hundreds of miles a day, except for a very limited solution to physiological problems, as well as stopping to let the horse eat something, even food and shelter are solved on horseback.
If you're hungry, take a bite of cold steamed buns, if you're thirsty, take a sip of the hot water on your back, and if you're sleepy, take a nap on the back of a bumpy horse!
Thanks Chidao.
If there was no smooth and fast galloping road built by Daqin, no matter how anxious Zhao Ying was, no matter how desperately he hurried, it would be impossible to run hundreds of miles in a day.
Even so, in the end, I had to stop for a while and rest for the night.
Because, although people can still persevere, horses can't stand it.
Although it is one person and three horses, they ride in turns.
This kind of intensity, for those war horses, is already very exaggerated. If there is no accident, just such a way of running, even if you return to Xianyang, most of these war horses will have to run away. (End of chapter)