It's better to fall in love than seize the heir

"Call-"

Shen Jinghe reined in his horse, squinted his eyes and looked at the group of people under the long pavilion on the outskirts of Beijing who were taking their leisure time.

The tall and handsome figure in the lead didn't have the slightest irritating self-consciousness. Seeing him looking over, the corners of his mouth that were already slightly raised smiled deeper, and he actually led the horse and walked straight over.

"Waiting for you for a long time."

"... Liang Yan!"

Shen Jinghe glared at the man who was walking towards him without haste, and then looked at the dozens of guards behind him who were still unable to hide their fierce aura after putting on their bodyguard costumes, there was nothing he didn't understand.

No wonder, he didn't come to see himself off.No wonder, Fifth Brother had such a strange expression at that time...

Hearing the sound of gnashing of teeth, Liang Yan immediately stood up on the spot, let go of the hand holding the rein, and saluted sternly, with a serious tone as if reporting official business: "The final general will see the sixth highness! This final general is over. Ask Your Majesty to go to South Vietnam to clear up the pirates. Except for a few bodyguards, all the required troops will be dispatched to the local garrison in South Vietnam. I have never thought that I will be lucky enough to go with His Highness, and I will not be able to disturb His Highness the Sixth Highness along the way!"

Shen Jinghe remained silent and stared at him for a long time, until Liang Yan felt a little guilty, and finally a smile appeared in his eyes: "Why do you always follow me wherever I go?"

"The sixth prince is unreasonable because of his status as the Tian family. Let's say that in the Southwest, there must always be someone who comes first, right?" Liang Yan smiled, showing a sense of righteousness and confidence, and did not hesitate.

Shen Jinghe choked, and his obsidian-like nimble eyes glanced at him.The smile on Liang Yan's lips widened under his stare, which made that handsome face with sharp edges and corners even more uninhibited.

"Besides, I was going to suppress pirates, so I just happened to be on the same road."

Shen Jinghe gritted his teeth: "What if I go to Hanzhou?"

"Hanzhou is thousands of miles away, and horse bandits are rampant." Liang Yan thought hard.

"What if I go to Longxi?"

"I heard that the Qiang people are about to move."

"If I..."

Liang Yan curled his lips slightly, and looked into his smiling eyes without hesitation: "If you are in the capital, I will protect the emperor; if you are in the north, I will drink snow and kill beards; "Little He'er, wherever you go, I will follow you. If you want to leave me alone and be at ease, you'd better die as soon as possible."

Shen Jinghe laughed: "When did I ever think about leaving you behind?"

Liang Yan looked deeply into Shen Jinghe's eyes for a moment, then suddenly stretched out his hand and hugged him without warning, buried his head in his neck and took a deep breath, "It's fine if you don't have one. Little Heer, I, Liang Yan, have a good nose. Very well, I will remember your smell for the rest of my life, and I can't get away from the ends of the earth."

Shen Jinghe was unprepared to be weakened by his sudden attack, but luckily his eyes were sharp and his fingers quickly clasped the saddle tightly with his fingertips before he fell into Liang Yan's arms without losing face.Trapped in the embrace made of gentleness, he couldn't move, half blushed and said bitterly: "General Liang really has a dog's nose!"

Liang Yan squinted his eyes and smiled contentedly. With a thought, he suddenly bit the tender cheek in front of him: "Have you ever heard that there are dogs that don't bite?"

"Liang Yan!"

After all, he was the one whom he held in the palm of his hand and loved him so much. He didn't want to really upset him, so Liang Yan seemed to touch his cheek with the corner of his lips again, and finally let him sit up straight with mercy. It's funny: "Don't be annoyed, at worst I'll let you bite it back."

Shen Jinghe bounced up quickly as if being scorched by fire, and sat down steadily. He raised his eyelids a little uncomfortably and looked around, only to find that the guards and followers had already consciously dispersed to study the stones and wild flowers beside the road, looking at the sky. Looking at the scenery without looking at the two of them, the thin redness on her fair cheeks involuntarily deepened suspiciously.

"...The skin is rough and the flesh is thick, biting you still feels like a toothache!"

……

Nanyue is located at the southeast pole of the Yong Dynasty, surrounded by majestic and rugged mountains on three sides, and the undulating hills made it impossible for the people of Nanyue to grow rice on a large scale.Coupled with the impassable roads and isolation from the outside world, the level of civilization in South Vietnam is still not high.The reason why Xu Jin had such a hard time studying in Taixue was precisely because he had not received formal education when he stayed with his father in South Vietnam.

Having said that, it stands to reason that the remaining east side of South Vietnam is adjacent to the East China Sea, and the ship trade and commerce should have a natural geographical advantage, so how can it be so poor?

This is inseparable from the reason why Liang Yan asked the emperor for orders to go.The pirate rebellion in South Vietnam has been a headache for all dynasties.Most of these vicious pirates came from the small islands around the East China Sea. All of them were good at water, cunning and cruel.Over time, the merchant ships who suffered heavy losses would rather take a long way to go to the seaport further north than lose everything in Bolang Bay in South Vietnam.

This time Liang Yan went to South Vietnam in the name of suppressing pirates, but it was not all an excuse.Only by solving the serious problem of South Vietnam's confidant, Shen Jinghe can safely hide his strength and bide his time in the southeast region, and secretly control the situation.

As soon as Shen Jinghe got off his horse, he felt a burst of humid and warm air unique to the south blowing towards his face.However, the cool mountain wind from South Vietnam immediately blew over the guest's hair and cheeks with the aroma of plants and trees, dissipating most of the dull summer heat.

"Are you tired? When I enter the government office later, I'll make you a glass of honey water to cool down first."

The sleeves of the clothes moved, and the next moment Liang Yan had already gently pressed her against Shen Jinghe's back with the tip of his right finger, gently hooking his little finger and rubbing it on the tender pulp.Shen Jinghe had been half-forced to get used to Liang Yan eating some tofu from time to time during the journey of more than a month, he shook it casually a few times without shaking him off, so he stopped struggling and let him go.

Shen Jinghe came to Nanyue as the governor of Nanyue County, and has all the governance rights of Nanyue County.The other subordinate officials who had received the news in advance were waiting outside. They saw a handsome young man approaching first, and then looked at his official robe embroidered with patterns of rare birds. They couldn't recognize that this was their newcomer. Jin's Shangguan, led by an old man with white hair, stepped forward to greet him.

"Your Majesty has met His Highness the Sixth Highness!"

The sound of Qi Shushu sounded at the same time.

"You don't need to be too polite." Shen Jinghe helped the old man who was over sixty years old at first sight, and smiled slightly, "Since His Majesty sent me to South Vietnam to teach and spread the holy virtue, I have only one identity here, that is Governor of Nanyue County. From now on, you don’t need to address yourself as Your Highness.”

The subordinates looked up in surprise when they heard the words, they didn't say much, they just obeyed, but their impression of the new sheriff could not help but improve a lot.

"The first time I saw your lord, I felt like a breeze blowing on my face. It was already extraordinary. At this moment, when I looked at your words and deeds, I knew that your virtuous conduct is indeed high, and you are really a dragon and a phoenix among people! It is really true that you are the parent officer of our Nanyue people. The blessings they cultivated in their previous lives!" A gentle-faced official suddenly said, with a bright smile on his face.

The old man at the head took a casual look, and didn't say anything to stop him, but the man's mouth, which was about to open again, couldn't help but stagnate.

"Your Majesty the Sheriff has come from a long way, please come to the government office to rest for a while. As for the servants in the motorcade, I will send someone to arrange it." The old man welcomed Shen Jinghe into the government office and invited him to the seat of honor. He stood under his seat, meticulously He introduced other subordinate officials and the situation of Nanyue County.

Shen Jinghe held the honey water that Liang Yan really got for him as if he did not know where to play tricks, and looked at the few officials sitting under him calmly.

The white-haired old man who had always been at the head of the officials from the time they met to the time he entered the door was the Prime Minister of Nanyue County, and his name was Sun Mo.The official position of the county magistrate is second only to the county magistrate, and he is the second deputy of the county magistrate, and the assistant magistrate is in charge of all affairs.Sun Mo stayed in South Vietnam for most of his life. Counting Shen Jinghe, he had already assisted five county guards. He was highly respected in the local area.

The gentle and smiling subordinate official is the county master, who handles the documents and handles the affairs sent by the county guard.Although the official position of the master book is not high, he can be close to him. Private matters such as sending important letters to the county guard and welcoming distinguished guests are all the responsibility of the master book.Because of his close ties with the county guard, the position of chief bookkeeper is also getting higher and higher.It seems that in the past, if the county guard broke the law, the first person to be arrested was often the chief bookkeeper.This person also understood the hurdles when he thought about it, so he tried his best to build a good relationship with the new county guard at the very beginning.

The remaining five officials are five county cao.They are the county meritorious cao in charge of the personnel selection office, the county land cao in charge of agricultural administration and farming, the county law cao in charge of criminal law and prison litigation, the county household cao in charge of civilian household ancestral temples, and the county military cao in charge of battalion affairs.Among them, the meritorious Cao general is responsible for public affairs, and his position is in charge of all Caos. He also holds the power to promote, dismiss and dismiss officials.

Thinking of this level, Shen Jinghe couldn't help but look at Gongcao a few more times, but unexpectedly discovered that this serious young man was five or six points similar to the chief secretary, and immediately said in doubt:

"I don't know the merits and master..."

Gongcao straightened his back when he heard the words: "Returning to my lord, Zhang Yingxun, the next official, and Zhang Yingrui, the chief bookkeeper, are cousins ​​of the same line."

"So that's the case, no wonder the two look so similar." Shen Jinghe understood.

When Zhang Yingrui saw that his cousin finished speaking, he stopped talking. He rolled his eyes and stepped forward with a smile on his face: "My lord, it is said that brothers who fight the tiger are father and son soldiers. Although we Zhang brothers are not talented, we are willing I'm so heartbroken for my lord, and I obey my orders. If my brothers and sisters are useful to you, please do not hesitate to order me, just order me!"

Zhang Yingxun moved his lips and bowed his head humbly without saying anything.

Facing Zhang Yingrui's flattery, Shen Jinghe just smiled slightly, his expression still calm: "The master has a heart."

Zhang Yingrui looked at his expression, and murmured in his heart, only thinking that the sixth prince from Beijing was no better than ordinary people, and even his piercing eyes couldn't tell whether Shen Jinghe would accept it or not, so he could only smile and flatter him, Return to where you came from.

Skipping this paragraph, Shen Jinghe asked the names of the other subordinate officials.After introducing their names, the subordinate officials who were pointed out also said a few words of flattery.Only Tian Cao, whose skin was tanned by the sun, only briefly introduced himself, and then stood back in the queue sullenly.

Before Shen Jinghe could say anything, Zhang Yingrui jumped out first, and patted Tian Cao's shoulder with a half-smile: "Gao Tian Cao, Gao Tian Cao, thanks to your name being Gao Ming, how can you speak and act so unwisely? That is to say, our adults are virtuous and far-sighted, and our minds are extraordinary. If not, you were so ignorant just now, you would have to be punished for disrespecting the superior!"

After finishing speaking, he sighed and cupped his hands like iron hating iron, and said, "Don't worry about it, my lord. Gao Ming is just like this. He is a bit straight and stubborn. But after getting along for a long time, I know that he is just outspoken and can't hide his temper." It's a matter of temper, but the temper is not bad. The official pleaded guilty to the lord for him, and asked the lord to show his respect, so let him be spared this time."

Shen Jinghe looked at Zhang Yingrui, who had a lotus tongue, and Gao Ming, who was blushing but couldn't speak a word, and felt very interesting in his heart.This Zhang Yingrui is a good means, he seems to be explaining for Gao Ming, but he emphasizes his "straight nature" in every word. Doesn't that mean that Gao Ming is doing this for no other reason, because he despises himself and has something for himself? Is it disrespectful?

This simple sentence not only gave Gao Ming an eye salve, but also won Zhang Yingrui himself a good reputation for protecting his colleagues, and by the way, he even praised Shangguan's huge amount, so it must be said that he was quite calculating.

As a newcomer, Shen Jinghe had limited understanding of the involvement of the Nanyue Government Yali, so he chose to stay put and did not reveal half of the considerations he had just had in mind.In the eyes of others, he just nodded casually following the master's words.

The white-haired Fu Cheng has been watching this scene with cold eyes, his face expressionless.Shen Jinghe caught a glimpse of his appearance, suddenly his mind moved, and he opened his mouth to test.

"Okay, everyone has accepted everything, let's talk about official affairs next. I don't know what is the most urgent problem that needs to be solved in South Vietnam today according to the Prime Minister's opinion?"

Sun Mo heard that he was being called, and stepped forward to salute.

"I'm a foolish official. I only know that the land in South Vietnam is limited, rice is scarce, education is difficult to achieve, and learning is not flourishing. In addition, the mountains are towering and closed to the outside world. There have always been many raids by pirates. The people have been in hardship for a long time, but what should they do? What to do first, please ask the adults to call."

Shen Jinghe chuckled lightly.He is really a watertight old fox who seems to have said everything, but deliberately blurred the point.But let’s say he didn’t answer, and he analyzed the current predicament so clearly that you have nowhere to punish him.

Knowing that Sun Mo was half testing his abilities, and half was evaluating whether he really wanted to manage things when he came to South Vietnam, Shen Jinghe stopped playing around with him, and said straight to the point:

"Before I came to South Vietnam, I also specially arranged for South Vietnam's geography and records and documents. Now South Vietnam is facing various difficulties, but the most important thing to solve is food and clothing, and stability. Canglin knows etiquette well. , the troubles begin to enlighten. Only by solving the problem of food and pirates first, can the people rest assured to follow the series of government orders issued by the government."

Sun Mo raised his head, his eyes were a little more appreciative, and his tone of speech was no longer rigid and without ups and downs.

"My lord is right. The climate in South Vietnam is humid and the rain is abundant. Even so, the mountains and hills are very extensive, and the land is broken and cannot be connected into a farmland, so it has not been possible to grow rice in large quantities. Although the people are hardworking and simple, they are clever women. After all, it’s hard to live without rice, and you can only barely make ends meet, and it’s normal to have a full meal when you’re hungry.”

Shen Jinghe heard the words and blurted out:

"Is no one thinking of opening terraced fields?"

"Terraces?" Sun Mo looked confused, "What is this... Please forgive my ignorance, I seem to have never heard of this thing."

Oops.Shen Jinghe almost bit the tip of his tongue.It's strange that he has always integrated the memories of the two lives so well before, and for a moment he forgot that the Yong Dynasty in this life may not have figured out the method of terraced fields.

But the words have been spoken, and it is impossible to take them back, not to mention that Shen Jinghe really wants to help Nanyue reverse the predicament.He straightened out his expression in an instant, paused, and spoke with a natural expression.

"Yes, it is terraced fields. I read the literature and found that the rest of the natural conditions in South Vietnam are excellent. The only limitation to planting rice is the lack of cultivated fields. However, rice planting does not have to be in the plains. If the hills and slopes are measured according to the slope of the ground According to the thickness of the soil layer and the construction of strips or sections of fields based on the same height, rice can still be grown even on sloping fields.”

Shen Jinghe was afraid that everyone would not understand, so he picked up a pen and paper and roughly drew a rough sketch while talking.From the moment he first introduced the terraced fields, Sun Mo's expression became very serious.When Shen Jinghe started to draw with a pen, Sun Mo couldn't hide his excitement and surrounded him with all the officials, watching with bated breath the prototype of the terraced fields gradually taking shape on the rice paper.

Shen Jinghe hastily drew a model, and just turned his head to speak, but was taken aback by the excited and fanatical expressions of a large group of people behind him.He watched Sun Mo carefully hold the sketch in both hands as if he had found a treasure, and looked back and forth against the light. Tears were faintly welling up in his cloudy eyes, and he couldn't help being silent for a moment, feeling a little sour.

This old man really loves this land and the people.

"With this treasure, the poor and hungry people in South Vietnam for hundreds of years are finally saved... saved!" Sun Mo burst into tears, his trembling lips kept opening and closing, half joyful, sighing and obsessed. delusional.

"My lord!" Tian Cao Gaoming, who had been reticent since the first time he saw him, suddenly raised his head and shouted loudly, his eyes were shining brightly, "My lord, please be respected by the lower officials! To save you Killed millions of people in South Vietnam!"

Only then did the rest of the people come to their senses, and saluted with expressions on their faces.

"Please, my lord, be honored by the officials!"

Shen Jinghe was a little embarrassed, the method of terraced fields was not his first creation, and it was not his intention to impersonate this achievement.He sighed deeply, helped the officials up, and tried his best to explain.

"You don't need to be like this. This method has been conceived by people before, but many agricultural books have been lost, and I happened to read some related orphans in the Ministry of Industry, so I was able to organize and present it."

"Your Excellency is really too modest!" Tian Cao's face was full of sincere joy and admiration, "Since I was appointed as Nanyue Tian Cao, in order to solve the food problem, I have read all the agricultural books I can read in the past few years It’s just that I have never seen any records related to the method of terraced fields, not even a single word. Either adults are born smart, or have great perseverance to study hard. Otherwise, why don’t others know about terraced fields? Does your lord know?"

Shen Jinghe blushed at his simple and direct compliment, waved his hand, and said no more.

Seeing Gao Ming's uncharacteristically positive performance, Zhang Wenrui almost gritted his back molars in secret—first he took the lead to salute the sheriff, and then he flattered the Shangguan so flatteringly. Could it be that this Gao Ming is going against the sky?He was still waiting to curse a few more words, but he heard that damned Gao Ming once again stole the limelight, and even more boldly choked with Shen Jinghe directly:

"My lord, with the method of terraced fields, there is indeed no need to worry about the area of ​​cultivated land. However, it is rainy in spring and summer in South Vietnam. If the land on the hillside is divided into pieces, will the rainwater easily wash away the soil along the hills? ?”

Zhang Wenrui's mouth opened wide, he was both surprised and happy when he heard it.Surprised that Gao Ming had the guts to question Shangguan's clever plan; he was delighted that he could finally take this opportunity to treat him well.Immediately, he pushed aside the crowd and walked out of the queue, almost poking Gao Ming's nose with a fingertip, his face flushed and trembling with anger, those who didn't know thought that his eight generations of ancestors had been insulted:

"Bold! Your lord has read a lot of books, and your ingenuity is astonishing. He saved thousands of people in the land of Nanyue from fire and water. This is worthy of being included in the agricultural history—no, it is the unprecedented person who has been included in the history of the country. How can you allow yourself to question and insult at will? You are disrespectful!"

Shen Jinghe was so angry that he cursed Zhang Wenrui, who was venting his anger, but looked at Gao Ming in surprise.As soon as Gao Ming said this, he knew that this was someone who had really worked hard in agriculture.If it weren't for the support of a solid agronomy foundation, and the frequent farming in the farmland, it is absolutely impossible to think of this level in such a short period of time.

Terraced fields are indeed effective in solving the problem that the planting area is not wide. There is only one thing, that is, if it is not planned properly, it will easily cause rainwater to erode the land.However, the solution is actually very simple.

Not only was Shen Jinghe not as angry as others had expected, but instead he smiled loudly, stepped forward and patted Gao Ming approvingly: "Very good! As expected of Cao Cao of a county, the quick response must be admirable .”

Without looking at Zhang Wenrui's sudden change of expression, Shen Jinghe went straight to the table, picked up a pen and sketched a few more lines next to the sketch.

"Actually, I didn't finish the painting just now, and with these few additions, it is the complete appearance of the terraced fields."

When everyone heard the words, they gathered in front of the table to watch.

Shen Jinghe pointed to the newly added strokes with one hand, and explained: "As long as stone walls are built around the edge of the terraced fields, it can prevent the rain from washing away the soil. If the stone materials are limited, you can also use the soil sprinkled with grass seeds. Ridges. In addition to preventing soil erosion, these stone walls and soil ridges can also help to store rainwater, ensuring that rice retains water for many years and grows vigorously.”

"It's wonderful, it's really a wonderful strategy!" Although Sun Mo is not proficient in farming, he can also gain insight into the bright future by relying on the sketches and Shen Jinghe's explanation.He turned his head to look at this young man in his early twenties. As a prince of a country, he should have stayed away from the grasslands, but in the seemingly desperate situation, he came up with such a constructive idea.Although Zhang Wenrui is good at flattery, he was right in one sentence - this is a shocking stroke worthy of being recorded in the history of the country!

Sun Mo couldn't help but fell silent, with emotions surging in his eyes.No matter how talented a person is, in order to come up with this method, he must read a lot of agricultural books of the previous dynasty.And if they didn't take the people of South Vietnam seriously, who would be willing to spend a lot of time reading these boring classics?

So when Shen Jinghe put down the sketch and turned his head, he found that Sun Mo's eyes suddenly became full of deep respect and...love?

Resisting the weird feeling spontaneously in his heart, Shen Jinghe was a little puzzled, and subconsciously curled the corner of his mouth into a smile.

Zhang Wenrui stood in the corner with a pale face, watching the people passing by the table, couldn't help but stare at Gao Ming, took a step forward, gritted his teeth and wanted to speak, but suddenly felt his sleeves being pulled violently——

"That's enough! You're enough!"

Zhang Wenxun's usually serious face was a little annoyed at this moment, he grabbed Zhang Wenrui's sleeve fiercely, and growled in a low voice.

Zhang Wenrui curled his lips unwillingly, snorted coldly, shook off his cousin's hand, and didn't say any more.

This scene in the corner did not attract the attention of everyone who was still discussing the method of terraced fields fiercely, only Shen Jinghe's eyes slipped past the two of them, and a flash of interest flashed in his eyes.

"My lord." Gao Ming stood in front of Shen Jinghe and scratched his head honestly, completely unaware that he was about to be pointed at his nose and yelled at just now, "How to carry out this method of terraced fields in the future may need more teaching from adults." Teach the officer."

"Don't worry, I will continue to discuss with you in the future. The development of terraced fields still needs to be adapted to local conditions, and field inspections are not something that can be done in a day or two." Shen Jinghe spoke softly.

"Your official understands." Gao Mingweng replied angrily, glanced at Shen Jinghe secretly, and couldn't help but add, "My lord, you not only have a good appearance, but also a better brain!"

The corners of Shen Jinghe's mouth twitched slightly, he waved his hand dumbfoundingly to let him go back.Zhang Wenrui said that he is straight-tempered and single-minded, but he really didn't wrong him.

The conception in Sun Mo's mind has gone like a wild horse, and now it has progressed to the picture of how Shen Jinghe reads agricultural books in the middle of the night wearing only a single shirt and lighting the lamp.Seeing Shen Jinghe seemed to be looking towards him, he couldn't help but stepped forward with distress and slightly reproached him:

"My lord, I know that you are diligent and caring for the people, but you should put your health first and rest early."

Shen Jinghe glanced out of the yard inexplicably.

The sky was blue and the sun was shining brightly.

Only then did Sun Mo come to his senses, coughed dryly with some embarrassment, and immediately returned to seriousness.

"Now that the matter of food and clothing has been settled, I don't know about the matter of pirates, what can my lord do?"

Shen Jinghe heard this, and smiled mysteriously: "I can't help it, but I have someone."