Quickly pass through and refuse to be cannon fodder

Yuan Jing didn't tell the old lady what happened to Tao Yuzhu years ago, but only mentioned a few words to his father Tao Dayong. Getting mixed up with the little prince, if Yuan Jing didn't say it afterwards, letting Tao Dayong know that the entire Tao family was not involved, he would have been so frightened that he would have to fidget and sleep at night, and he would have been afraid in his heart.

Tao Dayong had the same idea with his son, but he didn't tell his mother. The old man can't stand being scared at this age, and he also didn't want to send a letter back to Tao's Village to tell his elder brother and sister-in-law about Tao Yuzhu's whereabouts, and let them pretend that Tao Yuzhu died outside. people.

Yuan Jing took his younger brother to have fun on the mountain. In addition to studying literature, he also taught his younger brother martial arts. Besides, he was mainly responsible for hunting. Tao Yuanze brought his small bow. Jing's hind legs.

"Huh? Brother, there are people ahead." Tao Yuanze saw the sound of horseshoes in the woods.

Of course Yuan Jing knew who was coming, but he didn't expect Mu Chengan to appear so early, and he didn't shy away from his younger brother, so he waited with his younger brother for the person to appear.

After a while, the man on horseback appeared in front of them, needless to say it was Mu Chengan. Mu Chengan was wearing casual clothes, and strode towards here after getting off the horse. Tao Yuanze was not stupid, he looked up to see the expression on that man , and looked at his brother's face, he suddenly understood: "Brother, do you know this... um, big brother?"

Mu Cheng'an laughed when he heard this address, and he was in a great mood, thinking that this kid is a good boy, and he and Yuan Jing were not called two generations.

To say that his biggest regret is that he is a little older than Tao Yuanjing, so he paid great attention to self-cultivation this year and must live a longer life.

He reached out and patted the little guy on the head, and said with a smile, "Yes, big brother and your brother are friends, so you can call me big brother An."

"Okay, okay, Brother An, where are you from, Brother An?" This kid talked a lot.

"Of course it's from the opposite side."

"The opposite is Zhenbei Prince's Mansion?" Tao Yuanze looked like he was going to break the casserole and ask the end.

Yuan Jing patted his brother's head angrily: "Where are there so many problems? Your brother An is working in the palace. I met brother An when I went hunting in the mountains. Today just happened to meet you. See how powerful he is."

"Great, I want to ride a big horse."

Yuan Jing squinted at Mu Cheng'an, "Look, if you just ride the horse, this kid will stare at his horse." Mu Cheng'an smiled indifferently, turned around and hugged Tao Yuanze onto the horse's back. Tao Yuanze was very happy, and put His elder brother also forgot about it, and he didn't notice that Mu Chengan was walking in the forest while leading the horse and his brother at the same time.

Originally, they only wanted to hunt some hares and pheasants, but the result was good. Mu Chengan joined them. In the end, they brought back a big wild boar and a deer. Mu Chengan sent them down the mountain and turned around alone. But Tao Yuanze, who saw his parents after going down the mountain, was desperately advocating to Brother An he met, as if he was about to become a fan of Brother An.

Brother An was very powerful in his mind. He killed a wild boar with one arrow and easily hunted a deer. At this age, Tao Yuanze was most likely to admire such a strong man.

Tao Dayong heard it strangely: "Who is the brother An that Yuan Ze is talking about? Why didn't you invite him to come and sit in our Zhuangzi?"

Yuan Jing explained: "An Cheng is a guard in the Zhuangzi of Zhenbei Prince's Mansion. He is very skilled. He met him when he went to the mountain. Today, he happened to meet him. He is very nice. He also said that he would introduce Yuan Ze to a master of martial arts. Dad, you don't have to worry about his identity, the only people who can come in and out of this mountain are people from the Zhenbei Palace."

"He also has to go back. If we have a chance to meet again in another day, ask him to sit down."

"Alright, do you really want to invite Master Wu for Yuan Ze?"

"It's not bad to learn more things. I will be a civil servant in the future. It's also good for me to be in good health."

Tao Dayong has nothing to say after persuading Tao Dayong like this, he has gone through those few exams with his son, and he also knows how powerful they are, and he must have a good body to persevere, so there is nothing wrong with learning martial arts.

Yuan Jing made two-handed preparations. In case Yuan Ze didn't have any talent in the imperial examination in the future and didn't succeed in the exam, he could still find a military post.

Tao Yuanze didn't know his brother's arrangement for him, he was excited, the idol wanted to find him a martial arts master, it was great, and he could be as good as the idol in the future, but when the martial arts master came, he knew that from then on he His hard life is about to begin, he has to learn both literature and martial arts, and he can't relax for a moment. He is just a child who grew up in bitter water.

He didn't go down the mountain during the day, but Mu Chengan came to Zhuangzi at night to have a tryst with Yuan Jing.

Yuan Jing seized the opportunity to chatter with him about things that bothered him, the disputes in the court, and the floods in the south of the Yangtze River. He didn't know when this situation would end.

"An Cheng, do you want to help a prince up, or..." Just replace him?

"I thought you would continue to call me Brother An."

"Be serious, let's talk about serious business." Yuan Jing glared at him.

Mu Chengan smiled and took his hand and walked on the mountain path: "Yuan Jingye is the one who knows me. But I don't want to replace him. The Mu family is about to die from me. Where can I find an heir?" If Yuan Jing could give him one, he might think about it, Mu Ancheng glanced at Yuan Jing's belly meaningfully, Yuan Jing didn't know what was going on in his mind, "Yuan Jing, do you think nine How is the prince?"

Nine princes?A question mark popped up in Yuan Jing's mind, well, he finally remembered that the Ninth Prince had just turned one year old: "Are you sure you can teach?"

"If it doesn't work, just find another one. It's not easy for the royal family to find a good emperor, but it's very easy to find someone with royal blood." Mu Ancheng said ruthlessly.

Yuan Jing thinks about it too, not to mention that the current prince is ranked ninth alive, and the adult princes in front all have little grandchildren, and those clan children, such as the county king who was cuckolded by the old emperor, The number is really not small.

So Yuan Jing nodded and said: "You are right, when are you ready to do it?"

Mu Chengan stopped, turned around, looked at Yuan Jing and laughed, as expected of the person he was looking for, he didn't scold him for such bold and rebellious behavior, but asked him calmly when he did it. The most compatible person.

Because Yuan Jing didn't have much respect for the imperial power, and because he saw that none of the old emperor and several adult princes were really thinking about the common people, so instead of letting them take the position, it is better to pick another talented person. He has been guarding the border for more than ten years, and Mu Chengan, who really cares about the people at the border, is more suitable than those princes.

If Mu Chengan wanted to win the championship, he would also support it with both hands. Of course he didn't want that position, and Mu Chengan's constraints would be less.

Mu Chengan stretched out his hand to pinch Yuanjing's nose, and said, "I will do it as soon as possible. Do you want to change your position? Still staying in the Imperial Academy?"

Yuan Jing originally wanted to be quiet, but now he doesn't think so. He wants to do what he can, so he said: "Why don't you go to the Ministry of Industry."

"it is good."

Mu Cheng'an only responded with one word. Since he decided to shift his focus from the border to the capital, he has stretched his hands into every corner in the past few years. It is not a trivial matter to get Yuan Jing into the Ministry of Industry.

Mu Chengan's speed was very fast. The next afternoon, Yuan Jing's transfer order came down, and he went to work as an errand in the Ministry of Industry. He was promoted from a seventh-rank editor to a sixth-rank head of the Ministry of Industry. When the transfer order was sent to the Imperial Academy, some people remembered Is there such a young Tanhualang, but what route did he go, he actually went to work as an errand in the Ministry of Industry, and was promoted two grades?

No matter what thoughts you have in your heart, when you see Yuan Jing himself, you congratulate him. When Yuan Jing bids farewell to everyone and goes to the Ministry of Industry to report, the rest of the people talk about it. Not many people just want to stay in the Imperial Academy. Here It's just that seniority is used as a springboard, especially the No. [-] pick with Yuan Jing, Tanhualang, who is still honestly waiting, but this most unknown person has come in front of them.

"Although he is young, he is not without background. He is the closed disciple of Dean Mao of Bailu Academy. Although Dean Mao did not serve as an official in the court, many of the students he taught have entered the court. Yes, among other things, Dean Mao's third disciple, Di Rong, is now in the household department."

"I see. No wonder he is so calm at such a young age. It turns out that there is a gap in his chest."

Others have long been successful in being Yuan Jing, but who would have thought that Yuan Jing really wanted to stay in the Imperial Academy for a while, study hard and read more books, but the situation is beyond his control, seeing natural disasters and man-made disasters, he doesn't do anything I can't pass this test in my own heart.

If he can't do it, let it go. He can do something, but he still stands by and watches batch after batch of people die. His conscience is not at ease.

Yuan Jing was promoted, and Di Rong, the senior brother, was very happy. He thought it would be good to go to the Ministry of Industry, which was not as complicated as the other departments. Besides, the uncle of Yuan Jing's classmate was the left servant in the Ministry of Industry, not to mention taking care of some , in Di Rong's view, at least Yuan Jing would not be embarrassed.

"Work hard, and just move it after a few years." Di Rong said to the younger brother like this, and he didn't think the younger brother could do anything big in the Ministry of Industry.

The Tao family was overjoyed. The grandson (son) had been promoted to the sixth grade, which was much higher than the county magistrates they knew before. How old is the officer.

Yuan Jing coaxed the old lady and mother to be happy: "When you get promoted to the fifth rank officer, you can ask for orders from grandma and mother."

The old lady and Mrs. Song wiped their tears when they heard this, they were happy, they never thought such a day would come.

"I will do it too. I will also ask grandma and mother for orders in the future." Tao Yuanze was also eager to try.

"Hey, grandma's good grandson, grandma's two grandchildren are the best." The old lady hugged the little grandson into her arms, both of which were her heart and soul.

After entering the Ministry of Industry, Yuan Jing did not hide in a corner like the Hanlin Academy, but actively contacted the craftsmen, and even went to the workshop to participate in the practical operation of the craftsmen. Thinking of the flood in the south of the Yangtze River, and the flood When the dam collapsed, Yuan Jing thought that one of the necessary skills for travelers to travel is to make cement, which is the most effective for paving roads and building embankments.

He doesn't know how many worlds he will travel through, but it doesn't prevent him from reading some time-traveling novels in his spare time in the past two lives. He is also very interested in learning about how modern people travel to ancient times to make a fortune and light up the technology tree. Fan.

Originally, he wanted to wait until the old emperor fell and the new ruler took over, and then he would produce cement and other things that are beneficial to the people's livelihood, but now he can't take care of these, he wants him to produce the cement and hand it over to Mu Cheng'an If it is not, Mu Cheng'an will always have a way to put it into use. This is his unfounded confidence in Mu Cheng'an.

A month later, several craftsmen were very excited around the extremely smooth ground

"Master Tao, is it done? Let's make this thing called cement."

"That's right, this is cement." Yuan Jing said happily, "Tao Wu, tell me. Let's try concrete next."

Tao Wu is Wu Yi, who was sent by Mu Chengan to Yuan Jing's side, so Yuan Jing changed his name to Tao Wu, and he couldn't call him Wu Yi in front of others, right? By his side, it is easier for Yuan Jing to contact Mu Chengan.

Wu paired the emergence of this new thing, cement, from the beginning to the end. When the small piece of ground was paved with cement and dried in the sun, it was flat and firm, and he realized that the things made by Master Tao were likely to be of great use. Yes, so Yuan Jing immediately turned around and went out as soon as Yuan Jing ordered him.

Several craftsmen surrounded Yuan Jing and asked what the concrete was, and Yuan Jing operated it himself in a practical spirit.

Mu Chengan knew what Yuan Jing was tinkering with after entering the Ministry of Industry, but he didn't think he was tinkering with it. Yuan Jing clearly wanted to go to the Ministry of Industry, so he immediately asked Wu Yi to bring the cement, and inspected the cement himself. The paving and the effect of the concrete, after the acceptance, I still don't understand Yuan Jing's intention to create such a new thing.

He prepared it for the flood in the south. With this cement and concrete to pour the dam, the dam will not be easily washed away by flowing water and flood countless good fields. What's more, the cement and concrete are clearly made of extremely simple materials, and the cost can be reduced. It is reduced to the minimum, but it is important to people's livelihood.

What a baby!

Taking advantage of no one's attention to the situation around Yuan Jing, Mu Cheng'an immediately took action, replacing the left and right with his staff to ensure that the news would not be leaked out. In fact, not many people paid attention to this area. Jing can make impressive achievements.

At the same time, Mu Cheng'an accelerated his actions in the court, and the evidence sent from the south of the Yangtze River quickly dragged the eldest prince, the second prince and the third prince into the water. When it came to the First Prince's Mansion, less than [-]% of the money was used to build the embankment, and it was deducted again and again, either it was in disrepair for many years or it was a tofu project.

The second prince is not much better. His natal family has a large piece of fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River, which is about to be flooded. In order to avoid losses, they artificially broke another section of the dam and diverted the water from the river to the common people's fields. Originally, the common people in that area did not need to endure this flood.

As for the third prince, his ass is not clean either. Although his natal background is the weakest among the princes, he also hides the deepest. He even put his hand into the granary in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the court hall, in front of all the courtiers, the evidence was thrown out one by one, which caused an uproar among the ministers. The evidence and the flood were shocking. The old emperor was confused, and he was so angry by the three princes on the spot. He vomited blood and ordered all the officials involved in the case to be arrested on the spot. The three princes were detained in the mansion and could not move out. They handed over the disaster relief to a minister and ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to fully cooperate with raising money and adjusting food, and the local garrison obeyed the dispatch.

After retiring from the court, the old emperor was so angry that he could not get up while lying on the bed, and the harem was also in a mess. They all wanted to intercede for his prince, which made the old emperor even more unable to rest assured to recuperate from his illness.

Yuan Jing heard the matter from the adults of the Ministry of Industry on the same day, and his eyes flashed with disbelief. Whether it is the person who came to Beijing from the south to send evidence, or the official sent to the south for disaster relief, they should all be separated from Mu Chengan. It doesn't matter, that Shen Daren Yuan Jing has heard of him, he is a rare and serious person, because of this, the old emperor didn't use him very much in the past, and now the old emperor knows that he needs to use such a person.

He didn't expect that in the Jiangnan officialdom, the three princes were all involved. Looking at the things they did, to be honest, any one of the three princes would be worrying.

Not long after Mr. Shen went to Jiangnan, after a vigorous rectification, the disaster situation in Jiangnan was finally alleviated, and there was no major civil uprising. For the common people, as long as they can survive, how many people are willing to follow the rebellion? ?And Mr. Shen's appeasement measures are very effective, so that the common people see hope and are willing to obey the government's arrangements.

I heard that Lord Shen chopped off the heads of many officials on the spot after he went to Jiangnan. These officials also had their own subordinates. The news spread back to the capital and made the masters behind them gnash their teeth, wishing to bite off a few pieces from Lord Shen. Meat, thinking of suing the old emperor in the palace, but the old emperor is sick, and even the government is unable to deal with it, what can they do?

There are only four and five princes left among the adult princes. They were originally envious and jealous of the eldest prince who could not get into the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River. The concubine also took her son to the emperor's side to please him. I heard that the emperor finally had some smiling faces again. The eldest prince, the second prince and the third prince, who are always in the mansion, can't sit still.

Yuan Jing came out of the Ministry of Industry, and even walked on the street, he felt that the atmosphere in the capital was a bit oppressive recently, and there was a sign that the rain was about to come.

As he was walking, a carriage slowed down beside him. Yuan Jing raised his head and saw that it was the one with an ordinary exterior and an extraordinary interior. When the curtain was lifted, he glanced left and right and hurried into the carriage. go in.

Sure enough, the person sitting in the carriage was Mu Chengan, Yuan Jing asked in a low voice: "Why are you here? If there is something urgent, just send a letter, why did you come here in person?"

It's still daytime, and falling into the eyes of others will inevitably make people suspicious, and it's not yet the time for King Zhenbei to show his shackles.