mousepad-d2 Chapter 97 Shocking News
Chapter 97 Shocking News
Gao Minxing frowned tightly, pacing back and forth in the room.After turning around a few times, he suddenly stopped and greeted the chief steward who was waiting to give orders: "Where did you say that the painting Xiang Yuan made this time came from?"
The chief steward hurriedly took a step forward and said, "Master Hui, it was reported from Ju'an Pavilion in Huaishui River. It is said that Xiang Yu, the disciple he recognized, and Shen Ze, the grandson of Mrs. Shen, brought it out for the students to comment on, and then passed it on. Come on."
"Huaishui"
Gao Minxing muttered in a low voice.
"Master, it seems that Xiang Yuan is indeed going to the capital. From Guanzhong to Huaishui is the way to the capital."
For some reason, Gao Minxing always felt uneasy.
"What did the person sent say, have you seen Xiang Yuan show up? Where is Mr. Qian who is following him? Has anyone seen him?"
The chief manager thought for a while, then shook his head.
"I've never seen it before. When I went to the Shen family in Guanzhong, Xiang Yuan's relatives drove the mule cart directly to the Shen family's inner house. We don't have a deep foundation in Guanzhong, so we can't find out the situation in the Shen family's inner house. Shen Ze brought a piece of Xiang Yuan's theory out to meet with the students, and that's how Xiang Yuan's article became widely circulated."
"You haven't seen Xiang Yuan once?"
"no"
"Only seeing his followers?"
The head steward looked uneasy, hesitatingly said: "Yes, yes."
Gao Minxing closed his eyes, his mind was spinning quickly, and after a while, he opened his eyes and shouted: "Oops! We were fooled, I'm afraid Xiang Yuan never left the Hejian Mansion!"
"But master, the sages have suspended him and told him to go to the capital to defend himself. How could Xiang Yuan dare to stay in Hejian mansion?"
Gao Minxing walked slowly to the high-back chair and sat down.
"There is no time specified in the imperial decree. Hurry up and ask Gao Dutou to send someone to chase Zhang Yan back and tell him not to go to Guanzhong. Xiang Yuan is definitely not there."
Hearing the words, the senior manager had a secret excitement flashing across his face, and hurriedly said: "Master, Gao Dutou has led people out."
Gao Minxing frowned, and said in displeasure, "What did you do?"
"I heard that he ran away with one of his brothers, so he took people to chase after him, and he hasn't seen anyone back yet."
Gao Minxing held his breath, if it wasn't for his father who always cared about pulling people from the clan, how could such a person become the capital?Since he already has a head, can't he give him some face?From time to time, something happened, and his dignified acting governor and chief minister's face was lost along with it!
Just as he was talking, the second steward hurried in, saw the chief steward, and stopped what he was about to say.Gao Minxing waved his hand and told the chief steward to go down, and the second steward stepped forward hurriedly, and respectfully handed over a secret letter: "Master, a letter from Jiangnan."
Gao Minxing took it, opened it, and his expression changed immediately.
There is only one line of small words on the letter paper: The imperial envoy will arrive in five days.
"Go and tell the chief steward, tell him to call Gaodutou back to me no matter what, and also, restrain the servants these few days, and tell them to shut up about things that shouldn't be discussed. Yes, and, go and tell me Mr. Huang, please come here."
After dismissing the second steward, Gao Minxing frowned, walked a few steps to the corner of the room where the incense burner was placed on a slender boxwood tripod, opened the lid, and threw the letter into it. Fine ash.
Gao Minxing was still terrified when he thought of what King Qing said that day.
Before that, he was an official just asking for money, and never thought of dying.However, after hearing King Qing's words, when there was no one around, and in the dead of night, he couldn't help thinking about it, and the more he thought about it, the more active his mind became.
After all, there is only the crown prince alone as a sage. If King Qing can really achieve great things, this meritorious service from the dragon will be the ladder to heaven.
It's just that the sage actually sent an imperial envoy here at this time, and he was afraid that the person who came was not kind.
After regaining consciousness, Gao Minxing sat at the table, spread out the paper and ink, and wrote a few secret letters.
Now that you're here, you might as well find something for the imperial envoy to check, it's not too big or too small, and it's busy enough.Procrastinate for a month or two, and then ask the imperial envoy to find out the results they asked him to find out, ha ha, successfully dismissed the person, and achieved multiple results in one fell swoop.
Xiang Yuan has only been governor for half a year, and his net worth exceeds ten thousand, tsk tsk, it's time to check!
Jiangnan Province
Zhao Shen sent away another wave of farmers who came to sell rice seeds, rubbed his forehead, and sighed to Niu Er: "Unexpectedly, Jiangnan Mansion has developed rice seeds that are ripe twice a year. Such a good thing that is beneficial to people's livelihood is actually regarded as The official is hiding everything!"
"That's right. Back in Quzhou, when the crops were harvested once a year, they burned incense. The land in Jiangnan Mansion is good and warm, and crops are harvested twice a year. How much more grain should be harvested?"
Zhao Shen carefully wrote down the grains he had received in the past few days, thinking that all the farmers who came to sell rice seeds wanted to raise money to hand over to the government so as to save their families from corvee, so he felt sympathetic.
Yesterday there was an old woman who came to sell coarse grains. She was almost blind from crying, and she was talking about her father-in-law, eldest son, and second son.It's just that they are given two slings of money every month, but they just can't see anyone.Some people from the same village laughed at her: Isn't it a good thing to have money every month?If you have money to collect, it proves that you are still there, work hard to earn money, cry and cry all day, what do you look like!
He chattered on and on, and finally stroked the copper coin that Zhao Shen had given her, as if making a promise to himself: "I need to raise enough money for whatever I say this time, but I can't ask my youngest son to be taken away too. Corpse."
Hearing so many things like this, Zhao Shen couldn't help thinking that Xiang Yuan had heard about King Qing before coming here, and thought to himself: Could it be that King Qing really raised private soldiers?And these peasants who were forced to do corvée and never saw anyone come back, are the sources of private soldiers?
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. For such a big matter, Zhao Shen didn't dare to reveal the slightest bit to let others know, so he could only collect the information secretly, and at the same time record the available information in the special notation agreed between him and Congzi, so that he can keep it for future reference. evidence.
Just as he was thinking, he heard a scream from the room behind him.
Zhao Shen hurriedly got up, wanting to go and have a look.Niu Er stopped him and persuaded: "Zhengjun, you have a special body, don't rush ahead."
"Okay, then you follow me, remember to look gentle, don't scare that brother."
Niu Er nodded, opened the curtain for Zhao Shen and followed him into the room, and saw a brother with disheveled hair sitting on the canopy bed with a terrified expression on his face.Seeing Zhao Shen come in, he looked over alertly.
"Don't be afraid, this is the territory of Jiangnan Mansion. The people who rescued you are busy and entrusted you to us. The doctor said that you are in very bad health, and you need to take care of yourself."
Zhao Shen intentionally chattered a lot, and the little brother sitting on the bed gradually relaxed, but there was still hesitation in his eyes.
"This is really Jiangnan Mansion?"
"Yes, look, is there a tall building in the distance outside? That is a famous sight in Jiangnan Mansion, Guanhai Building. It is said to be seven or eight stories high."
The little brother looked sideways, and sure enough he saw the Guanhai Tower from the corner of the window Niu Er opened, and then turned his head to look at Zhao Shen carefully, seeing his clear eyes and gentle smile, his heart immediately relaxed.
"Dare to ask big brother, where is the person who saved me?"
Speaking of this, Zhao Shen also had a lawsuit on his head.
He really didn't expect that the crown prince actually came to Jiangnan mansion!And seeing how the prince felt guilty for a moment when he happened to meet him, Zhao Shen guessed that Congzi definitely didn't know that the prince came to the Jiangnan mansion.
What is the boundary of Jiangnan Mansion, even if he is not so proficient in the twists and turns of officialdom, he knows that when the crown prince comes to Jiangnan Mansion, it is like a delicious lamb entering the wolf's den!
Let's not talk about whether King Qing has objections, or if he doesn't, seeing the prince coming here alone, even if he has no malicious intentions, he can't help thinking about it.
There is also this little brother in front of him, it is said that the prince rescued him on the road, he didn't know where to place him for a while, he happened to meet Zhao Shen, so he threw it to Zhao Shen to follow him.
Zhao Shen:······
Zhao Shen scolded her mother.
Just now Zhao Shen didn't lie to this little brother who claimed to be Ah Qing, the doctor came to see him when he was unconscious, and clearly stated that this little brother suffered a lot of losses, if he didn't take care of it carefully, it might have a great impact on his life expectancy.
Zhao Shen was also quite distressed about how to arrange Ah Qing.According to their current situation, it is very unsuitable for a stranger to live in, but this little brother was rescued by the prince, in case the master asked about the situation, he could not be dismissed casually.In the end, Zhao Shen made a decision, slightly remodeled the west wing they rented, and added a wooden door leading to the inner house where he lived, which was usually closed and would not be easily opened.
Fortunately, Ah Qing knew how to read eyes and had a quiet temper. If he was asked to recuperate in the West Wing, he would recuperate honestly, without asking questions, and not saying a word.
Zhao Shen and Niu Er are not free on weekdays, they are always busy. Ah Qing, that is, Wang Qing from Xujiahu, has been rested for two days, gradually gaining strength, standing in front of the window during the day, looking at Zhao Shen. Pay attention to the courtyard where they live, and look it over carefully.
There is a secret hidden in him, since he desperately brought it out from that dirty place, he will fight hard no matter what he says, to seek justice for the wronged and tragic death of his husband.
For the people who rescued him and those who took care of him, Wang Qing couldn't see any good or bad for a while, and he didn't dare to believe it easily, so he had to be on guard every day.
Originally, I wholeheartedly hoped that the newcomer Xiang Futai could uphold justice for him, so I devoted myself to Gaodutou with all my heart, flattering and flattering, but I didn't want to bear the humiliation for so long, but got the news that Xiang Futai was suspended from his duties .At that moment, Wang Qing was really ashamed.If he hadn't been scolded "Bitch!" when he went out, he might have gone desperately to find Gao Dutou with a knife in his hand.
Carrying a notebook recording Gao Dutou's evil deeds, he tried his best to escape. He thought he was going in the direction of the capital, but he didn't know that he was going in the wrong direction.
If he hadn't been rescued by the young man before, who was dizzy and had a high fever, he would have plunged into the river and fed the fish and shrimp.
Jiangnan Mansion, the territory of Prince Qing.
Wait a little longer, when he gathers his strength again, let's go from here, so as not to hurt others for nothing.
Zhao Shen didn't know what Wang Qing's plan was, and now he was overwhelmed by the news that Niu Er brought back.
"What did you say?"
Niu Er's eyes were full of anxiety, and his lowered voice was filled with bewilderment.
"Zhengjun, it's not good, I saw the prince going to an overseas island!"