Fantastic scenery

In mid-July, in the Guanzhong area, heavy rains fell day after day, and the Yellow River flooded into the sky. Due to the shortage of manpower and materials, and the untimely dredging, the embankments burst, flooding tens of thousands of hectares of good land and tens of thousands of houses.

Seeing that the wheat harvest was approaching in late July, tens of thousands of farmers suffered heavy losses and became displaced due to natural disasters.

This incident caused a sensation in the court, and immediately someone led the nearby army to dig the Tongjia River together to collect some refugees, but there were too many supplies needed, and most of the refugees still had nowhere to go.

As soon as Baohonglin heard about this, he not only took out the rewards he had received for his previous achievements in the war against the Japanese, but also paid out ten thousand taels of silver to buy food and supplies, and had his own people transport them to Guanzhong overnight.

Regarding this matter, the emperor wrote an imperial decree announcing his virtues to show his praise - "...Although he is a businessman, he can put aside his own interests and pay more attention to the country than to the individual. He was able to fight against the Japanese in the past. , and then I can put myself in a difficult position..." He was given a military post in the capital's army and horse department.

When Baohonglin was praised by others, he said that he had such awareness under the guidance of Mr. Fang Fuyan. Baohonglin gained word of mouth, and the business of Baojia silk and satin shop was booming, which can be said to be both famous and profitable.

There were so many wealthy businessmen in the capital, and they followed suit one after another, and a large amount of materials were exported from the capital for a while.

Because of Baohonglin's relationship, Zhilan Tanhua is more famous than Baohonglin these days. People sit at home and come to heaven.

Everyone on the road bowed down to salute him, Fang Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly, this "humanity" gift was too great.

As soon as he arrived at the sixth department, Wu Yingjue led everyone to line up in front of Fangshu to donate supplies, and asked Fangshu to collect them and arrange manpower to send them to Guanzhong.

Many officials donated their half-monthly salaries, and some of them also took out some pension savings-if one party is in trouble, all directions will help.

Regarding the delivery of supplies, Ji Rong recommended himself—mainly to find Erliang and his brother.

Fang Shu was also worried that they would be affected, because there was an extreme shortage of food in the Guanzhong area, and there were rumors of changing children to eat and burying old women alive.

Since Erliang arrived in Guanzhong, there will always be a letter reporting safety every three to five days. Since the flood in Guanzhong was reported, it has been almost half a month since Erliang has not received a letter.

It just so happens that recently the Jingcha impeachment cases have seen Fang Shu as one head and two big ones, and the crowding out between parties, friends and enemies are all reflected in this volume and volume of copywriting.

In the name of helping Huke, he also investigated the events of ten years ago more in-depth. At that time, the price of horses and silver was indeed reduced by more than 1 taels, but it did not go into Fang Yan's coffers, but he and Shen Yiguan and others There is an inseparable relationship.

What upset him most was another thing.

A few days ago, Huo Tailing discovered the information he had found. He sat at the table in the bedroom, looked at some of the materials copied by Fang Shu, some of which were still original manuscripts, and said with a frown: "This matter, do you want to Check it out?"

Fang Shu's tone did not fluctuate, "Yes." He was folding the clothes - his and Huo Tailing's, green and black stacked on top of each other.

With a moderate move, Huo Tailing held it in his hand like lead, and asked: "Is there any other reason for you to be an official in the court regardless of safety? Just for this?"

"Then I'm here for excitement?" Fang Shu didn't want to face this question, so he stopped talking.

Huo Tailing put down the moving paper, "Don't look it up, isn't it good for us to do this?" He got up and hugged Fang Shu on his lap, and sat on the green couch.

Fang Shu didn't speak, but struggled to get up and put the clothes in the closet.

There was only a bang, and Huo Tailing stood up, raised his long legs and kicked the closet door forcefully, almost pinching Fang Shu's hand.

"Don't you just avoid it as soon as you talk about business?!" Huo Tailing straightened his body and faced himself, "Fang Jujue! Have you been peeing since you were a child!? You can suffocate people to death. Contradictory!"

I saw Fang Shu's eyes filled with panic, "You...you remember?!"

I didn't remember it, but Fang Shu's gaffe, it seemed that there was some shady secret, Huo Tailing nodded and hummed.

"I have always caused you trouble. If you want to feel bored or embarrassed, we can keep the water in the water."

After saying these words that made Huo Tailing a little confused, Fang Shu opened the closet door again, and cleaned out Huo Tailing's clothes, some socks and shoes under the bed alone.

Among them, Fang Shu woke up in the middle of the night and used a cloth ruler to compare the size of Huo Tailing's big feet, and took time out of his busy schedule to find a custom-made pair for the maker.

When I brought it back for him to try on the shoes, he liked them so much that he didn't want to take them off when he went to bed.

"Are you driving me away?!", Huo Tailing was angry from the heart.

"What happened back then has nothing to do with you, so you don't need to blame yourself, and you don't have to pity me." Fang Shu sighed, "I must find out what happened back then, and clear up the grievances of the Fang family. I know you have you He is your father, but I used to have a father too. Yes, this is the most important thing to me!"

"What about me? What if I said, if you want to keep moving, you will lose me?!", Huo Tailing's face was a little grim, and he couldn't feel the strength in the hand holding Fang Shu's shoulder.

"It's really a bully, and I don't say anything when I remember it." This sentence was whispered in a low voice, like a mosquito.Fang Shu didn't cry out, and said seriously: "Thank you for your mercy these days, I have never had you. You have a wife in name, and a mistress who doesn't know where. I am just one of the mistresses. I Very clear."

Huo Tailing almost made him hurt his internal organs, "I come to you every night, how can I have any concubine?! You think I want to marry Jian Huilian? Is it because I don't want to marry some princess, princess?! Your mother! You don’t have a woman’s body, but you’ve learned how to behave like a woman! If only you were a woman! How the hell do you like me?! Are you worthy?!”, the roar wanted to knock the roof down.

Huo Tailing waved those clothes, shoes and socks off the table and scattered them all over the ground. This person has used those two-word spells to confuse himself, and now he wants to kick himself for the innocence Step away, how could he have the face to say these two words!

Even when he drove himself out, his face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he didn't take himself seriously at all.

The cool summer breeze poured in from the wide open door, Huo Tailing had already left for a while, looking at the swaying door, Fang Shu slumped down and covered his face.

He thought about it, and found out that he had been unbearable since he was a child, but he didn't say it, was it because he was afraid of embarrassing himself, or was it for something?I really wronged myself and demanded all others just like when I was a child, can you stop being so "kind".

A few days later, Qi Liang and the others did not see Huo Tailing coming, and Fang Shu looked gloomy again.

"My lord... Master Huo is very busy? I haven't come here for a few days... It's time for dinner." Qi Liang couldn't hold back his words, they all heard the noise of the previous few nights.Phalaenopsis kicked him under the table to signal him to be talkative.

Upon hearing this, Fang Shu put down the bowls and chopsticks, and said, "Probably won't come again... I'm full! You eat slowly." He got up and walked back to his room to sort out the supplies collected in the past few days.

Qu Bai and Qu Qian were silent, Die Lan patted Qi Liang on the head, "It's just your mouth that's broken! Which pot doesn't open and which pot to lift!!"

"Ouch! Lady...Aren't I worried!" Qi Liang quickly grabbed Phalaenopsis' onion finger, "Don't be angry with Xiaobao!"

It was already midnight after sorting out those materials, Fang Shu couldn't sleep, and took out papers to complete the papers that he hadn't finished writing a few days ago, he sighed, confident that the evidence he collected was convincing, Shen Yiguan not only embezzled huge sums of money, but also framed Zhongliang.

Two days later, during the period, I ran into the young minister of Dali Temple—Master He Xiang, who was written by Tang Wen, and Fang Shu took the initiative to say hello to him. He Xiang had heard about Fang Shu's righteous deeds, so he naturally admired him.

And why did He Shengwen resign?Fang Shu later found out that Mrs. He still had intentions for Huo Tailing, the Goddess had intentions, and King Xiang had no dreams, so he asked He Shengwen to "resign".

Fang Shu originally wanted to hand over the certificate in his arms, but Huo Tailing's resentful and angry expression that night came to mind again, so he couldn't hand over the certificate.

Forget it, I explained myself, intending to hand it over to the emperor in person, and also admitting my crime of deceiving the emperor by the way, originally... I didn't think about the aftermath.

Through the conversation with He Xiang, it was known that Li Zheng was imprisoned in the imperial prison directly under the administration of Beizhen Fusi.

Originally, I felt a bit of guilt towards Li Zheng, but now that I may also face prison, this bit of guilt has been magnified a lot, and I have empathy.

Fang Shu came to Beizhen Fusi alone, and it happened that only Zeng Lingtian was there, and said that Wen Xuanqing was called into the palace by the emperor to talk.

Hearing Fang Shu's reason for coming, Zeng Lingtian was a little embarrassed, "This..."

Fang Shu: "If Mr. Zeng is in trouble, let it be, the next official is abrupt."

Afraid of causing unnecessary misunderstanding, Zeng Lingtian hurriedly explained: "It's not true, it's just that the environment in the prison is harsh, and I'm afraid it will offend Mr. Fang. Well, if Mr. Fang insists on watching, follow me."

"Thank you!"

Zeng Lingtian walked ahead and said: "Although we also detain civilian prisoners here, if officials commit crimes, they will definitely come here."

After entering the edict prison, Fang Shu was shocked by the sight. Compared with the prison in Dali Temple, this place is considered to be the [-]th floor of hell. Inmates, there are occasional rats running around on the ground, and due to the blessing of the July weather, there is a rotten smell, and the stench is pervasive, which makes people feel nauseous.

A few school captains dragged a man in ragged clothes who smelled bad and passed by them and bowed to Zeng Lingtian.

Fang Shu called to stop them, "Is this person dead?"

One of the school lieutenants explained: "My lord, yes, he didn't eat or drink a few days ago, even giving him reincarnation wine didn't pay off, but this morning he found a pile of blood in his stool, and he stopped breathing. "

"What is reincarnation wine?"

Zeng Lingtian said: "It's just wine mixed with urine... well, the court is unwilling to allocate supplies to prisoners, medicines and doctors are in short supply, so we can only use some cheap methods." A school lieutenant waved his hand, "If you die, drag it down quickly."

"Don't worry, what did he do?" Fang Shu seemed to want to break the casserole and ask the bottom line.

"It seems that I have committed the crime of voyeurism, and I haven't been convicted yet." After speaking, the two captains hurried out with the corpse.

Zeng Lingtian said to him: "Hey, due to the emperor's neglect of government, many cases have been backlogged, and many people may have been forgotten. The space here is limited, as you can see, several people share one person's space."

When the prisoners saw them, no matter whether they were wronged or not, they all yelled: "Wrong!"

Fang Shu could be considered to have seen Li Zheng, he stopped in front of his prison, he just sat on the ground, his hair was messy, and his clothes were neat.Fortunately, he lived alone in a single room, but unfortunately, his limbs were severed at the wrist.

He noticed the abnormality, raised his haggard face, Fang Shu was behind the light, he didn't see it clearly at first, but when he saw it clearly, he opened his mouth and yelled, the sound was horrifying, a mouth that seemed to swallow people His tongue was gone, and he crawled over on all fours, only two steps away from Fang Shu. He seemed to want to pounce on Fang Shu, but he got in the way of the cold iron railing—the weather in July is not too hot and cold Iron bars.He waved his handless arm, wiped his neck at himself, and kowtowed a few times on the ground, blood was seen on his forehead for a while.Fang Shu wanted to help him up, but he couldn't do it, he couldn't bear the iron bars.

I understood what he meant, it was seeking a death.

Zeng Lingtian said: "Master Li dragged his connections and stuffed some money before he arranged a room for Li Zheng alone, but he, Mr. Li, has never seen him. You are the first person to see him."

Before Fang Shu could ask his own questions, Zeng Lingtian said again: "Where there are people, there are people. Money debts. I also hated these things at first. Otherwise, it would be even more difficult to maintain this prison. Thousands of prisoners are open. There is food to eat, but half of the people are forgotten, and the rations allocated are only enough for half of the people to barely fill their stomachs."

Fang Shu only looked at Li Zheng on the ground, who was worse than a bereaved dog, and asked: "Trying a case, cutting off limbs and tongue, who is so vicious?"

Hearing this, Li Zheng, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled like chaff, and the experience was like a nightmare.

Zeng Lingtian shook his head, "I don't know, it was like this when it was delivered, only then was the limb broken, and it was covered in blood."

"Who sent that?"

"It was sent by Huo boy."

Fang Shu frowned, "Huo Tailing?"

Unexpectedly, when Li Zheng heard these three words, he seemed to go crazy, rolled around on the ground, shouted in pain, and began to grab the wall with his head, pounding like a thunderous drum.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Zeng Lingtian said, "Come here!!"

Immediately, two captains came in and controlled him.

"Master Fang, you'd better leave here, he's emotionally unstable after seeing you."

Fang Shu followed Zeng Lingtian and left here with a lot of worries.

In the imperial garden, Shenzong, Wen Xuanqing and Huo Tailing sat alone, and even the personal eunuch Gao Han and several court ladies stood more than a dozen steps away, "I'm a little distressed recently, please come to enjoy the flowers, my love, Talk to talk."

Wen Xuanqing: "Your Majesty, the flood in Guanzhong seems to be getting worse, and more and more refugees in Guanzhong are affected."

Shenzong looked haggard, "Hey, this is a big worry for Lian. Due to the chaos in Bozhou, many troops in Guanzhong were also transferred to fight against the rebellion, resulting in insufficient garrison personnel and delay in transporting the river. That's all, but that dog Yang Yinglong The thieves occupy the dangerous mountains and rivers, making it impossible for the soldiers to attack or strangle them! The barbarians in the southwest are more rampant. The flood in Guanzhong, the chaos in Bozhou, and those officials forced the prince to be united. One trouble after another."

Huo Tailing was silent for a long time, and said: "The disaster in Guanzhong, compared with dredging the flow, is equally important to calm people's hearts, and don't let the refugees and people panic."

"What should Master Huo do?" Shenzong seemed to have an idea.

"Master Fang Shufang is very popular now, saying that he is a disaster relief Buddha. If he is sent to Guanzhong as an imperial envoy, the people will definitely feel the attention of the court and cooperate more with disaster relief."

Huo Tailing's words made Shenzong feel as if he was carrying a pot to empower him, "You are right, let him take a small army. He is not collecting disaster supplies, but he is letting him go along."

There was a hint of enlightenment on Shenzong's face, and he sighed again, "Let's be a commoner in the next life. The seat above ten thousand people is a golden seat with iron nails, but it hurts to sit on a luxurious seat."

Wen Xuanqing was relieved: "Where is the emperor, someone who pursues him all his life is nothing more than your servant."

"Haha", Shenzong smiled wryly, and asked again: "Didn't you say that Zuowei of the criminal department would betroth the jewel in his palm to you? Why didn't you hear the news?"

Wen Xuanqing smiled shyly, "I don't like that girl..."

Huo Tailing said aside: "That girl is quite handsome, why don't you pick up the cheap ones?"

"Isn't it good for you? If you don't like it, you can still refuse it. If you don't like it, you can't do it. The whole world is forcing it. Those who don't like it have to give her a concubine."

Wen Xuanqing: "Although you want to marry someone you don't like, the emperor can also marry someone you like."

"Like? Love? Hey, no matter how young you are 20 years old, you can still believe these things."

As soon as Shenzong's words came out, Huo Tailing also frowned, and his thoughts surfaced on his face.

Wen Xuanqing saw that the two men were like defeated roosters, drooped his head, and said: "Where is it, it is well known that the emperor favors Concubine Zheng, isn't this called love?"

"I used to think so, but later I found out that she doesn't love me, and I'm not a saint. How long can a one-sided love last? Now it's just a show to stimulate those pedantic old men." These things Shenzong never I haven't told anyone that before, many officials dedicated their daughters to the emperor, under the euphemism of "reproducing offspring for the royal family", but in fact they used women as tools. If they were favored, the whole family would not be able to ascend to heaven.Although Shenzong "smiled" these women, he ignored them all.

Wen Xuanqing's task today is to comfort people, "How can the emperor say that she doesn't love you? If he doesn't love you, who can he love?"

"I don't know if the two lovers have heard of Dao Huangzhu?".

Wen Xuanqing shook his head, "What is this?"

"This is something that has been tributed from the Jurchen for more than 20 years." Shenzong took out a green pearl from his bosom, swallowed it with light, and was as warm as jade. "There are three, one is in the imperial study, one is with me, and one is for Concubine Zheng."

Wen Xuanqing was a little confused, "Then what does this have to do with the Emperor and Concubine Zheng?"

"The surface of this bead is a Jurchen courtship, but its magic is not simply as a token. The person who wears it will emit a special fragrance, but only the loved ones of the person who wears it can smell it. The function of smell is even more magical, it is used to seduce..."

Wen Xuanqing was lost in the mist, "Huh?! Sounds so mysterious? It's not real!"

Huo Tailing recovered from the shock, "Smell?! What kind of smell?"

Shenzong saw that Huo Tailing's face was full of curiosity, "It's just because of people. I heard that the smell is different. Concubine Zheng used to say that I always smell of ripe peaches. Now I ask her...she just said that there is no smell. But I have never smelled it on her, except for the smell of rouge... I gradually believed in the rumor of this brilliant pearl."

Huo Tailing recalled all the things before Fang Shu, when did he start to notice the sandalwood on his body?He smelled it when he was eating at a Xiang restaurant in the west of the city on the eve of his departure to North Korea. He was really disturbed by the smell, so he teased the proprietress to divert his attention.

Fang Shu knew nothing about it except that it was called Daohuangzhu.

Wen Xuanqing: "This...you can't believe it all. What if... Zheng Guifei's star fails!"

"Haha, Xuan Qing, you are quite humorous! Seeing that your senior brother has a gloomy face, he seems to have something on his mind!"

Wen Xuanqing was about to refute that he said it after serious thinking, and then saw Huo Tailing frowned in thought.

"Master Huo doesn't know what he is thinking, and he didn't even listen to us!" Shenzong patted the table lightly to attract Huo Tailing's attention.

"Your Majesty... I request my roommate to go to Guanzhong together..."

Shenzong smiled impressively, "I thought Master Huo was thinking about the girl, but it turns out he cares about the people's livelihood and the community!"