Xuan Cang gave an order, and the guards immediately pushed aside the people watching from the shore, and several people worked together, half of them re-fixed a very thick hemp rope and then pulled it, and the other half of the people tied the hemp rope and waded into the water to rescue Liu Renci and others who were about to reach the shore.

When Xuan Cang stretched out his hand to pull Liu Renci ashore, Liu Renci was already soaked and embarrassed.

Liu Renci and his old servant Ah Hai and two officers and soldiers were saved, but the victims who were grabbing the hemp rope on the opposite side were all washed into the river.

And Liu Renci's old servants and horse luggage left on the other side of the river have completely disappeared......

Liu Renci sighed, but his eyes were still clear and firm, and he made an extremely standard salute towards Xuan Cang, "Thank you for this brother's help, I can't thank you enough." ”

Xuan Cang returned the salute, "It's okay, it's just a gesture." ”

The high-ranking servants who were watching around saw that Liu Renci's gestures and manners were extraordinary, and their expressions were a little strange, and several clever servants had already run to the master's carriage to report.

When Liu Renci and his entourage were rescued, Gu Hongchao found that it was Xuan Cang, the personal guard commander beside Qin Shuhuang, who saved people.

His brow furrowed, and a wave of anger and reluctance welled up in his heart.

Bai Lingge next to him had been paying attention to Gu Hongchao's expression, and seeing that his face had become gloomy, he deliberately said: "That seems to be the personal guard next to the eldest princess, Hongchao, do you want to go over and help." ”

The expression on Gu Hongchao's face cracked instantly, and he said coldly: "The eldest princess has nothing to do with my Gu family, and her guards have nothing to do with our Gu family, why should I go over to help." ”

Bai Lingge shook Gu Hongchao's arm, "Hongchao, you are angry, it's not good for me, I shouldn't say such things." ”

Yu Ming looked at the conversation between the couple opposite with interest, and only felt that the taste of tea had become better today.

Liu Renci asked the old servant to help him tidy up the wet clothes and hair that were stained on his body.

Seeing this, Xuan Cang took off his green cloth cloak and handed it to Liu Renci's old servant, "Your old clothes are wet, this cloak will warm you up." ”

Ah Hai saw that this was just an ordinary cloak, and it was just finely made, so he took it and put it on his master.

Liu Renci nodded gratefully at Xuancang.

After the old servant tidied up his appearance, Liu Renci took out the token from his sleeve pocket under the watchful eyes of everyone.

At this time, the old servant Ah Hai stood behind him, and the two officers and soldiers stood on either side of him solemnly, although Liu Renci was thin and weak, his gray beard fluttered slowly in the wind, and he had a pure and upright temperament.

He raised the token of the third-grade master in his hand, looked at the onlookers around him with a firm look, and said in a slightly hoarse but loud voice: "A certain is Liu Renci, the third-grade master of the court!" Bear witness with this token! Today, we want to raise food for the people in this disaster relief, and I hope that everyone will be generous and give to the weak, and the food raised today will be recorded in the book! I will remember your righteous deeds today! ”

Liu Renci's words instantly surprised the onlookers around.

Most people only think that Liu Renci's temperament is not ordinary, where would they have thought that such an inconspicuous little old man would actually be a third-grade member of the court!

How could those three-grade adults in Beijing appear in the suburbs of Beijing on weekdays, and they are still dressed like ordinary people!

However, these are just the thoughts of some of the people who came to see the excitement in Beijing, and the thoughts of those wealthy domestic servants were completely different.

These servants who listened to the news for their master were certainly surprised to know Liu Renci's identity, and they were not unmoved when they heard Liu Renci's words, but they didn't dare to make decisions for their masters.

And although ordinary people want to rely on this matter to make friends with this different Sanpin master, but there is so much food at home, I don't know when this flood will come, at this time their own families are not necessarily safe, there are old and young in the family, it is difficult for them to donate food for these people.

Some of the wealthy servants had already run to the nearby parked carriage.

But there is no one who has actually said that they want to donate money and food.

Liu Renci looked around, and saw that no one stood up, and there was a deep look of disappointment in his eyes.

But he didn't just give up, but repeated what he had just said.

Soon the servants who had gone to inform their masters returned, but unfortunately they only stood quietly outside the crowd, and no one said that they wanted to help Liu Renci.

Most of the people who can come here today to see the excitement are some second-generation gentlemen who have little power at home.

Most of these families are the regent party, and now the regent has not said anything about disaster relief, if they take the first step, aren't they making trouble for the family and killing themselves?

Although the second generation eats and waits for death all day long, they understand the rules of family survival, and rarely come out in this kind of thing, and if they don't go home well, they will not only be punished, but they may even be expelled from the house.

The rest, even if they are not from the Regent's party, are struggling to remain neutral, and the way for these people to survive is to protect themselves, let alone meddle in such a matter at this time.

These high-ranking nobles didn't speak, and the remaining smart businessmen were naturally pretending to be stupid.

Yu Ming held the teacup and crossed Erlang's legs and looked at Liu Renci and a few people not far away, with great interest.

Just now, the servants of the Yu family also came to report that Liu Renci was raising food here, Yu Ming only shook his head, and the servants left.

Yu Ming didn't want to be involved in this matter, otherwise it would be strange if his grandfather didn't break his leg when he went back.

But Gu Hongchao, who was sitting opposite, was moved.

Just now Xuan Cang saved Liu Renci at a critical moment, he already regretted it in his heart, and now he tried his best to seize this opportunity.

Gu Hongchao, who was originally sitting on the ground, suddenly lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage.

Bai Lingge was startled and hurriedly followed.

"Hongchao, where are you going?" Bai Lingge caught up and asked softly.

Gu Hongchao lowered his head and asked Bai Lingge, "How much food is there at home?" ”

As soon as he said this, Bai Lingge immediately realized that Gu Hongchao wanted to donate grain to Liu Renci.

Bai Lingge shook his head ignorantly, "I don't know, the grain is now in charge of my mother, the food at home was not enough before, I sold jewelry to my mother and made up three thousand taels, my mother found the way of the Fang family to buy food, it seems that there are three cars?" Half of the family's guards and servants were sent somewhere else. ”

Gu Hongchao was shocked, "Three thousand taels only bought three carts of grain? What a Fang family! ”

"Hongchao, do you want to help that official? If you want to help, just help, if there is no food at home, I will sell the remaining jewelry, and let my mother buy it from the Fang family. Bai Lingge said empathetically.

Hearing Bai Lingge say this, where could Gu Hongchao still bear it.

There is not much food at home, and Bai Lingge used jewelry to get money in exchange, if he donates this food, will he let Bai Lingge sell the only remaining jewelry and let the Fang family cheat again?

Gu Hongchao gritted his teeth and turned back, no longer walking in the direction of Liu Renci.

He used his uninjured hand to pull Bai Lingge back to the carriage.

Yu Ming smiled and asked, "Why, Brother Hong Chao didn't make friends with that third-grade master?" ”