The eighth elder brother's breathing suddenly stagnated slightly, and he raised his head to stare closely at the prince's second elder brother who always seemed willful and mediocre, his heart tightened for no reason, and he felt that his thoughts all along had suddenly been shaken .

The embarrassing eyes of Huang Ama in the hall pierced his heart to panic, he calmed down, lowered his head reluctantly and said with a light smile: "The prince is joking, this matter should be decided by Huang Ama, how can we follow along with you?" Thinking about it...Huang Ama, Master Yu of Zhili and Fifth Brother have always been on good terms, and the fifth brother is also in charge of farming in all states and prefectures. My minister boldly recommends Fifth Brother to preside over the disaster relief. Cooperate fully and there will be no delays.”

Fifth elder brother's whereabouts have always been erratic, and whether he comes or not is always a matter of mood. I saw Xing Ming'er today and I didn't see him. No one thought there was anything wrong when I didn't come this time. What errands does that master have to be busy with?But it was because the Fifth Master was not here that these officials dared to jump up and besiege the Fourth Brother, and pour a few basins of dirty water on the Fifth Brother by the way—if the Fifth Master really heard it, it would be considered a night walk Zhuang Gui lost a mouthful of teeth, and he only dared to swallow the blood honestly back into his stomach.

Gao Shiqi, who was originally in charge of asking for sick leave for his father at the court meeting, looked around, and felt that the momentum today was obviously aimed at the fifth master, so he retracted his head with great insight. Say no more.Kangxi didn't know that that brat dared not listen to his words and went on the road first, only thinking about what happened last night in his heart, just when he was feeling guilty, when he heard what Eighth Brother said , his expression became more and more serious: "Your fifth brother is not in good health, don't you know? Just came back and told him to run around again, do you still have the slightest brotherhood in your heart?"

"My son knows his mistake - please punish Huang Ama!"

Unexpectedly, Huang Ama was so angry this time, Yinhu immediately slapped his sleeves and knelt on the ground.Thinking of that fifth brother who had obviously been back for more than a month, was alive and kicking in the capital city, robbed him of the favor he wanted to sell to Fang Bao, and then turned himself into a major case of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Going straight up, there are bouts of bitterness.

"Go back and concentrate on handling the case of your Ministry of Criminal Justice, and stop worrying about what you don't have!"

Kangxi scolded coldly, then looked at the prince beside him, the light in his eyes was complicated and inexplicable for a moment, and finally sighed softly after a long time: "The case of the eighth elder brother is already in hand, it is better not to change people just before the battle—you But who else can recommend it?"

Realizing that his Royal Ama's attitude was unusually good today, the prince raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then remembered what he said when he was drunk yesterday, and he understood it.I secretly laughed in my heart, but my face was still indifferent: "Returning to Huang Ama, according to what Erchen saw, although the disaster is serious, in the final analysis, it is just to distribute food for disaster relief, so there is no need to call a elder brother to supervise—— There are a lot of talents in my dynasty, and just now everyone has a stomach for words, Huang Ama sees which one sounds reliable, and just point out one to do it."

These words were clearly against those plausible courtiers before the run, and all the officials who were already worried were even more silent, lying on the ground trembling and not daring to get up.The newly appointed Minister of the Household Department, Kai Yinbu, looked at the man kneeling on the ground in relief, only to feel that the prince who had always been displeased suddenly became more pleasing to the eye, and immediately went out of class to salute: "Long live, the minister The household department, this matter is also a matter of the minister's duty, this minister is willing to go to the Zhili prefectures for disaster relief, and please grant the permission of the Lord Long Live."

He was the Minister of the Household Department who took over just a few years ago, but he is also an old acquaintance of Yin Qi.Back then when he was serving as the admiral of the Nine Gates, the fifth elder brother's case came up. The insiders knew in their hearts that it was the prince who caused the trouble, but later it was found out that Mingzhu ordered the second son Kui Xu to do it, but it was really in the fog. It made people confused about the truth and falsehood, and the case was closed in such a muddle-headed manner.

That case can't be handled clearly or can't be understood, it's almost someone's bad luck, but he accepted the favor of the fifth master who was only a half-baby at that time, although he lost the position of admiral of the nine doors , but took advantage of the trend to move to the Zuodu Censor, which can be regarded as a serious officialdom from a warrior who can only fight.After that, he climbed up step by step. After three years as the left servant in the Ministry of Rites, he was moved to the Ministry of Households to become a minister—but this Ministry of Households is no different from the Qingshui Yamen like the Ministry of Rites. There are layers of relationships in it. Every move on the Internet is a headache, and I only hear the voice of the eighth master and don't know the order of the book.The trouble made him suffocate all day long, and now seeing these people lying on the ground and not daring to vent their breath, he naturally felt refreshed from the bottom of his heart.

Kangxi glanced at him, and there was a touch of satisfaction in his eyes-although this rascal sometimes lacks a little wiggle mind when doing things, he knows what is good and remembers his kindness. The reason why he is so determined to promote This Kaiyinbu also took a fancy to him: "Sure. Before you leave, go to Hengjun Wangfu. The fifth elder brother has been in charge of all aspects of farming. Do as he taught you. Don't neglect it. .”

"Cha." Kaiyinbu agreed happily, and went back to stand in class, leaving Eighth Brother alone to continue to suffer in his heart and couldn't express it—what does this have to do with his mention of being called Fifth Brother? the difference?Since I went around and asked the fifth elder brother to take charge of this matter, why bother to force a Kai Yinbu to come out to top the tank? Could it be that Huang Ama would really bother to arrange for a son to this extent, for fear that his Brother Wu got a little bit of dirty water?

Although he knew that Huang Ama really only pretended to be the fifth elder brother in his heart, but all these years he only saw Yin Qi running down there, and he secretly wondered if Huang Ama had changed his mind from back then. This was the reason for this temptation.But now the basin of cold water poured over his head completely chilled him from head to toe, after all he couldn't even utter a single word.

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Kangxi signaled Liang Jiugong to retreat.All the way back to the South Study Room, seeing this slave come out and go in endlessly, and he hesitated as if he had something to say, so he dismissed the crowd calmly, and knocked on the table with a smile: "If you have anything to say, just say it." Say, why are you acting so trembling?"

"Long live, five--the fifth elder brother asked to send this letter to you, saying that the matter is urgent, so he left first..."

Liang Jiugong finished this sentence trembling, quickly moved to a safe distance and lay down on the ground, wishing to hug the ancestor who only knew how to find trouble for him and kowtow three times—it's a pity that Wei Zhu ate Xiongxin back then The leopard is so brave that he dared to do things for the prince. He sent the news of the Lord Long Live to the East Palace in detail, and finally even gave away his own life.If it weren't for this, now the one responsible can be divided into two instead of one, saving him from being the one who comes in to light the cannon every time tremblingly.

Kangxi didn't get angry immediately, but raised his eyebrows slightly, and unfolded the letter with an unpredictable expression, but after only a few glances, his expression suddenly became serious.After carefully reading it three times from the beginning to the end, he finally got up abruptly and said, "The Minister of the Chuannan Study Room will come to Qianqing Palace as soon as possible, don't delay!"

"Cha." Unexpectedly, the fury of the thunder did not come down this time, Liang Jiugong secretly rejoiced in his heart, and ran out quickly to spread the word.It didn't take long before the court was over, and it didn't take much effort to chase back those ministers who had the right to walk in the South Study Room.All the way to Qianqing Palace without rest, Long Live Lord had already been waiting there with a gloomy face, and when he saw these people coming in, he patted the letter to them: "Let's read it by yourself, and then we can talk after reading it."

All the people were dragged and ran all the way, they were still breathing, and each of them was holding their knees to breathe, and they couldn't find the majesty of courtiers for a while.Shi Buquan, who has a disability in his leg, has the best physical strength. After taking the letter and looking at it carefully, his complexion changed slightly, but he quickly calmed down. He handed the letter to Zhang Tingyu, who was limping, cupped his hands and stood up, saying: "Long live lord, in my opinion, my lord's move is really a last resort, but it is also the most sensible way-just imagine, if the truth is made public to the court today, I am afraid that there will be chaos in the capital, and it will be inevitable." Some people took the opportunity to make a fuss about the price of grain. When Zhili is not in chaos, the capital will be the first to make a fuss, I am afraid that it will make people laugh and be generous."

"Such painstaking efforts, why don't I know?" Kangxi rubbed his forehead, only to feel that the content of the black and white words was shocking, and he couldn't separate his thoughts for a while to weigh what Jackie Chan was thinking. It’s not about whether Jackie Chan is guilty or not—now that the disaster has far exceeded expectations, such a wide area affected by the disaster may not be supported by the disaster relief from the Ministry of Household Affairs alone, do you have any ideas?”

Seeing that the ministers around him who lacked exercise were still coughing and panting, Shi Shilun had no choice but to continue to bear the fate of being slapped by the Long Live Lord as soon as he opened his mouth. It didn't take long before I knew more about agriculture and people's livelihood in various states than I did. Since Master Yu gave this letter to fifth elder brother, why don't you invite fifth elder brother to come over and discuss it?"

"What is the fifth one doing?"

The content of the letter was so shocking that Kangxi realized that he lacked a real master. He looked at Liang Jiugong and asked with a slight frown.Finally realized that the Lord Long Live was not angry just now but he didn’t hear clearly at all. Liang Jiugong’s heart suddenly jumped again, and he bravely said with a mournful face: “Master Long Live, Fifth Elder Brother received the letter and set off for Zhili directly. ——and ask the servant to tell you..."

I don't know where the Long Live Lord felt sorry for that ancestor again recently. Liang Jiugong waited for a long time in fear, but he still didn't see the Long Live Lord lose his temper. He finally let go of his heart a little, and hurriedly withdrew from the dispute. place.Kangxi, however, just kept clenching his fists heavily on the table, his breathing was faintly heavy, and he gradually calmed down after a long time, raised his hand to cover his eyes and smiled wryly: "That's right - this is my son..."

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Baoding Mansion is not too far from Beijing, and it is only half a day's journey at a fast pace.Yinqi was not willing to whip Liuyun's whip, but kept urging him with his horse's belly in his arms. He was human, and Liuyun also spread his hooves and galloped all the way, until Tanlang, an ordinary black horse, was so tired that he was foaming at the mouth. With weak hooves, he finally reached the boundary of Baoding Mansion at noon.

Yu Chenglong stumbled to meet him, and knelt on the ground without saying a word.The horse that Tanlang had just entered the yard fell over, its mouth was covered with white foam, its limbs twitched for a while and then stopped moving, it ran away to death.Yinqi's chest was heaving unceasingly, his throat was full of scorching blood, and the running all the way had almost exhausted all the strength brought to him by the medicine bath and those indistinguishable soups last night, so he moved But he couldn't get down, and he tilted his body and fell to the ground.

"Fifth Master!" Yu Chenglong was startled, subconsciously got up to help, a shadow flashed in front of his eyes, Tan Lang had already firmly held Yin Qi in his arms, and helped him to sit by the stone table in the courtyard Next: "Master Yu, can I borrow a cup of tea?"

Only then did Yu Chenglong come to his senses, hurriedly asked someone to prepare tea, then quickly stepped forward and knelt down on the ground, gritted his teeth and said in a choked voice: "Fifth Lord, no one in Zhili is spared now, even the provinces of Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan. It’s also urgent—some state government has no choice but to order the destruction of fields and burning, the people everywhere are panicked, and there is a big chaos in sight..."

Yin Qi couldn't speak for the time being, but leaned on Tan Lang and tried his best to recover his strength, sipped the tea that was fed to his lips, closed his eyes and forcibly gathered his mind.They have seen the sights along the way, and Baoding Mansion is even a relatively lightly affected place, but what they saw and felt was really shocking—it was as if they were robbed by a group of crazy robbers, and all the farmland was left. The next piece of gluttonous mess, even all the bark has been eaten by hungry locusts.The old farmer in the field seemed to have not yet reacted to the disaster that fell from the sky. He caressed the crops with only broken stems dully, touching them one by one, and fell to the ground when they reached the edge of the field. Go up and cry together...

No man-made disaster can compare to natural disasters.

"Gancang..." Finally, he managed to gather some strength so that he would not feel flustered and short of breath when he opened his mouth. Yin Qi straightened his body with all his strength, raised his hand and pressed Yu Chenglong's shoulder, and took a light breath before finishing his sentence, "How much did the granary hold?" ?”

"There is no war in Zhili, and the granaries are all made of wood. They can't stop the locusts covering the sky. Only the granary in Yuguan is guarded, but there is military rations stored there. Unless you have to, you must not use it at will..."

Although the hand on the shoulder was weak, it was so stable that it made people feel at ease.The trembling on Yu Chenglong's body gradually stopped, he tried his best to calm down, and then said in a hoarse voice: "All the prefectures, roads and yamen have sent people to appease the people, but with little effect, after all, no one has seen this big locust plague for a long time. Yes, one moment it was green seedlings, this moment they are all broken branches and broken leaves, and the next moment there will be nothing—Master, even if the imperial court distributes food for disaster relief, how can it save so many people? ? No harvest, this is really no harvest..."

"Don't worry, Jiangnan can afford it."

Yin Qi pressed his shoulder vigorously, with a look of determination in his eyes - the so-called rich world is not just talk, with the financial resources he now has in Jiangnan, fighting for this time of injury Gu, can always temporarily stabilize the disaster situation this time.But the most important thing right now is not how to rescue the disaster, but how to appease the people and even the officials who are almost frightened by the locust plague.Zhili is the closest place to the capital. Once the people here are in chaos, the situation in the capital will be out of control.

But how can those officials be blamed for their incompetence?They haven't encountered a really large swarm of locusts along the way, but the so-called "small swarms" in the mouths of the people who are almost heartbroken, and they are so dense that they can't wait to cover the sky, just like A group of ferocious sandstorms with teeth and claws crazily looting all the plants that can be seen on the ground...

There seemed to be a flash of light in his mind, Yinqi subconsciously stopped his thoughts, frowned slightly and thought about where he could find a turning point, but no matter what, he couldn't think of any other way to temporarily calm down I have seen turbulent hearts.Just as he was thinking, Greedy Wolf who was standing aside suddenly spoke softly, with some indeterminate hesitation in his tone, but his eyes were full of nervousness and expectation: "My lord, locusts eat... just things on the ground? "

He deliberately emphasized the word "on the ground". Yu Chenglong was still confused, but Yinqi's eyes suddenly burst into a gleam, and he managed to stand up and walk quickly outside.Later on, Yu Chenglong also reacted suddenly, strode out like the wind, ignoring the majesty of Zhili governor, and threw himself into the official field that was used for show, wearing an official robe. Desperately pawing the soil with both hands.Tears and sweat dripped on the sun-dried soil, and was quickly evaporated by the sun mercilessly, leaving only a shallow trace.

The guards below were still dazed and panicked, wondering if their master had been driven mad, but one of them suddenly reacted, shouted something, and then rushed down to search frantically.Yinqi was still a little unsteady, leaning on Tanlang and looking at these people who were rummaging in the fields looking for the last hope, only felt that his heart was beating so hard before, quietly closed his eyes, and shook his head. Once sincerely prayed to God.

Let there be a miracle—even just this time, if the potatoes he interplanted on a whim can really stop this locust plague...

The seedlings on the ground have been completely eaten away by locusts, so they can only rummage aimlessly in the soil with their hands.I don't know who suddenly roared, desperately raised the two potatoes in his hand and shook them, the rest of the people even turned this piece of official land upside down like a chicken blood, and cherished that piece of land The small pile of twisted potatoes finally fell to their knees, crying loudly with relief.

Yin Qi's body swayed violently, and was firmly supported by Tan Lang again. He slightly closed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief, and finally a faint smile appeared on his face.

Inadvertently planting willows, the willows become shades.

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