Zhang Kui was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "Since we have to build shops on the road between Xiao Zhangzhuang and the county town, the guards patrolling in the city should also come to our side."

Zhang Kui's words made Sun Hong and Zhu Qiuqi a little stunned. They really didn't think about letting Harvest's guards patrol here.

After all, this is a village, not a county town.

But if you think about it carefully, what Zhang Kui said is correct. If they and the shops in the county town are completed, there seems to be no difference between their place and the county town.

Besides, their village here is surrounded by mountains on three sides. If necessary, they can just ask Harvest soldiers to guard their place.

But this matter was not something they could do as they said. Sun Hong couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother Zhang is right, but I'm afraid we have to discuss this matter with the county magistrate and General Li."

The two of them are now familiar with Master Xu and Li Juntong, and they are not as afraid of them as before.

But the matter of harvesting guards was not a trivial matter after all, so the two decided to discuss it with the county magistrate and Li Juntong before making a decision.

Zhu Qiuqi heard what the two said and felt that it was time to speed up the construction of these houses.

"In this case, Uncle Sun, please urge us to speed up the progress of this shop. If this shop can be built early, we can discuss it with the county magistrate and General Li."

Although Zhu Qiuqi didn't understand military deployment, he also knew that the mountains behind them could indeed form a natural barrier for the entire Qingshui County.

Maybe she should go back and discuss it with Zhang Siyuan...

Zhang Siyuan didn't know that Zhu Qiuqi was taking notice of him. When Xuanyuan Ke's secret guards came back, he didn't follow them to listen.

Just looking at Xuanyuan Ke when he came back again, his face was full of anger.

"What's wrong? What happened to make you so angry?"

Prince Ling put down the tea cup in his hand and couldn't help but become curious when he saw his eldest nephew's face turning livid with anger.

What could have happened that could make the prince, who always looked calm and calm, so angry.

The prince looked gloomy, but seeing that the people sitting in front of him were all his own people, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Uncle, I don't know. I just went to Linxian County before. I didn't expect that just two days after I came back, the river there was flooding again."

When they heard that Xuanyuan Ke was talking about the flood, everyone's expressions became serious.

"Didn't we send people to dredge the river before? Why did the river flood again?"

Xuanyuan Ke punched the table, "It must be those rich squires who did something bad again!"

Prince Ling pursed his lips and asked, "How many casualties did Linxian suffer this time?"

Xuanyuan Ke did not speak, but looked at the entourage on the side.

The entourage immediately stood up and said, "Returning to His Majesty King Ling, according to reports from those who went to inquire about the news, it was said that the river flooded this time and destroyed dozens of villages, and eighty-nine out of ten people's fields were also submerged. , the number of casualties was also hundreds.”

As the attendant finished speaking, the whole room fell silent.

No one expected that there would be such heavy casualties in just two days.

"Have you reported to His Majesty?"

Zhang Siyuan also frowned and asked.

Xuanyuan Ke sighed, "When the river flooded, I had already sent a letter to the capital. However, my father's decree has not come down yet, so I can't mobilize people from the imperial court to relieve the disaster."

When King Ling heard what Xuanyuan Ke said, his expression darkened.

"When did you deliver the letter to the capital?"

"When I left Qingshui County, people had already given me their hearts."

Prince Ling was silent for a long time, then suddenly sneered.

"Either your letter was blocked, or His Majesty's decree was blocked."

Everyone looked at King Ling in shock. No one expected that King Ling would say such words.

However, Prince Ling's expression was calm, as if he was saying something he already knew.

When Xuanyuan Ke saw King Ling like this, he became anxious.

If things go as I said, then it would not be a good thing whether his letter was blocked or the emperor's decree was blocked.

"Uncle, what should I do?"

Although Xuanyuan Ke knew that most of the officials in the imperial court looked like officials protecting each other, but now he was also faced with such a thing, which made Xuanyuan Ke unable to do anything for a while.

Helpless, Xuanyuan Ke could only look at Prince Ling.

Xuanyuan Ke trusted his uncle very much.

When they were young, they relied on their brother-in-law's intelligence to avoid a lot of punishment from their father and grandfather.

This also made Xuanyuan Ke encounter something that he couldn't solve now, and he subconsciously went to look for King Ling.

It was fine that Prince Ling was not in the court before, so Xuanyuan Ke could only discuss matters by himself with his colleagues and retainers.

But now that King Ling was in front of him, Xuanyuan Ke couldn't help but look for King Ling.

When Prince Ling heard Xuanyuan Ke's familiar tone, he couldn't help but glare at him.

You are already a prince, why are you still so childish?

However, King Ling did not say this, after all, Zhang Siyuan and Pei Yuan were still here.

These two might become generals in the imperial court in the future, and he could not refute Xuanyuan Ke's face at this time.

"It seems that there are a lot of big fish in Linxian County."

When everyone heard this, their hearts trembled.

But it makes sense to think about it. If there was nothing that could implicate them in Linxian County, how could those people in the capital block the emperor's edict or Xuanyuan Ke's letter?

Not knowing what he thought of, King Ling couldn't help but chuckle.

"I may not have fished for a long time, but now I want to take a look at this big fish. No, I'm afraid there's more than one."

Seeing King Ling's narrowed eyes, Xuanyuan Ke immediately stood up.

"Uncle, you want to go to Linxian County? No, you can't go!"

King Ling couldn't help but chuckled when he saw Xuanyuan Ke's reaction.

"What? Don't believe me?"

Xuanyuan Ke was helpless, "Uncle, what are you talking about? Can I still not believe you?"

"It's just that Lin County is very dangerous. I didn't dare to really inquire about it before I could get Father's will. If you go like this, I'm afraid someone will target you."

Although King Ling has not participated in government affairs for many years, many people used to pay attention to King Ling because of his status.

It's a pity that those people are no match for King Ling at all.

They were defeated by King Ling's repeated retorts and sarcasm, but those people did not give up.

For a long time, he complained about Prince Ling in front of the emperor.

Later, King Ling left the capital, and the matter was finally settled.

Xuanyuan Ke didn't know what his father was thinking at that time, but he knew that after his uncle left, the relationship between the imperial grandmother and his father dropped to a freezing point.

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