[Qing] Fourth Master, learn about health preservation

Facts have proved that the lieutenant general can really hold back Brother Fourteen.

Originally, when he heard that he was going to serve the Fourteenth Elder Brother, who was known to everyone in the court and loved by the emperor, the lieutenant was very worried.

After meeting, the two faced each other and couldn't help being surprised.

Elder Fourteen wondered, "Old Li?"

"It's me," Lao Li, who had been promoted to lieutenant general, saw that the half-sized boy who had gone to the West Camp for training had grown a lot taller now, and his face had lost its original immature childishness.

Lao Li knew that this child must be of extraordinary background, but who knew he was a royal?

"At the end of the day, I will meet the fourteenth elder brother."

The fourteenth elder brother helped him up and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that we would meet here after being separated for many years. We haven't seen each other for a few years, how are the other brothers?"

Lao Li smiled and said, "Okay, everyone is still the same."

Seeing that the two of them actually knew each other, they started to reminisce about the old days. It seemed that they had a good relationship, and everyone else was shocked.

After all, with the temperament of the fourteenth elder brother, except for the emperor and the fourth elder brother, he couldn't suppress it. How could he think that he would speak politely and respectfully to this deputy general?

The others glanced at each other, and now they were finally relieved.

With this lieutenant general around, Brother Fourteen won't mess around, right?

A group of people set off and hurried to the foot of the mountain. Brother Fourteen found the residence of the old Orion and invited him out to be a tour guide.

Naturally, the money was given in full, and Elder Fourteen specially brought a young imperial doctor to show the old Orion's legs.

After seeing it, the imperial doctor said: "This leg injury has been going on for some years, it may be a bit troublesome to connect it."

The old Orion smiled wryly when he heard it: "This leg is indeed five or six years old. If it can't be cured, then..."

He didn't have too much expectation in the first place, if he can't be cured, he can at least walk now, but he can't be as flexible as before.

The imperial doctor glanced at the old Orion and said: "Who says it can't be cured, it's just a little troublesome, this bone needs to be disconnected and reconnected, and it can't be as flexible as before after recovery. It will be too painful, it depends on whether you are willing or not."

The old Orion was overjoyed, how could he not be willing, he was so willing!

But since he was going to break his leg again, he couldn't do it at this time, otherwise how could he lead the way!

The old Orion knew that since Brother Fourteen had promised, he would not let Tai heal his legs when he came back after leading the way, so he packed up his things and immediately led people up the mountain.

"This mountain is not high, but there are a lot of prey. More and more hunters have moved away these years, and there are only a few left, and now I am the only one. These prey are too fierce, and ordinary hunters have no way to deal with them. Live somewhere else."

Orion is human and has limited ability. The prey is too fierce and they can't handle it at all.

Not being able to hunt prey means that there is no food, no income, even if you don’t have a family, you have to eat and wear with just one mouth.

If it weren't for the leg injury, the old Orion might have lived on another hill.

Fortunately, he was diligent before, and he knew a lot of medicinal materials. He dug and sold them in the mountains, and he was able to make a living, so he didn't plan to leave this familiar place.

Brother Fourteen wondered: "Since the prey is plentiful and fierce, aren't those people afraid of being attacked when they enter the mountain?"

The old Orion replied: "If you go in for a short time, and wear powder to repel the prey on your body, the prey will not come close. At least it can last for two or three hours, which is enough to go up the mountain safely."

Hearing this, Elder Fourteen nodded and said: "I don't know the situation on the mountain, so we can't all go up, at least there are people from the bottom of the mountain to meet them. Lao Li led 200 people to wait at the foot of the mountain, and the others followed me up the mountain."

But Lao Li said: "Let the deputy lead the people to stay, and the general will follow the fourteenth elder brother up the mountain."

Brother Fourteen agreed after thinking about it. After leaving some of them behind, the rest followed behind and quickly went up the mountain.

The old Orion brought a lot of medicine powder and distributed a little to everyone. It wasn't much, but it could last for several hours. If he accidentally encountered a ferocious prey, he could at least buy time to barely escape down the mountain.

Elder Fourteen could see that this was all the medicine powder that the old Orion had accumulated over the years. This thing was not easy to make, and there was nothing for sale outside. He planned to send enough materials to the old Orion when he turned around, and left a few more Personal help to make some powder before leaving.

Otherwise, it would not be very kind to use up other people's medicine powder, even if the old Orion needs to heal his legs, he will not go up the mountain in a short time.

It would be too perfunctory to give money directly, after all, this medicine powder is not easy to make, and it is appropriate to give materials and people to help make it.

The mountain road is difficult to walk. Although the old Orion has bad legs and feet, because he is very familiar with the mountain road, he walks on the ground. He reminds the people behind him from time to time: "Don't approach the bushes over there. They look like ordinary leaves on the surface. There are dense thorny branches hidden inside, if you accidentally fall on it, you will get blood all over your body."

Those thorns are still small, it is not easy to pull out, the wound is not big, but it hurts a person to death.

Brother Fourteen paused, and moved a little further away from the bushes.

He moved his ears and heard some sounds nearby, knowing that there was a prey approaching, and he was a little ready to move.

I wonder if these prey can be as fierce as Mulan Paddock?With my own skills, can I catch two of them and let Chef Ma make delicious ones to try?

As far as Elder Fourteen's archery ability is concerned, these prey should not be a threat to him.

Lao Li saw what he was thinking, and quickly stopped him and said, "Brother Fourteen, these prey are in groups. If you shoot one of them, the smell of blood will easily attract a large group of prey, and it will be difficult to deal with it at that time." gone."

One or two is easy to deal with, but a group of them is troublesome.

The old Orion thought deeply in the front and said: "Yes, if only a few people can climb up the tree to hide. There are so many of us, it will be difficult to hide."

There are many woods nearby, but not so many. A tree can hide two or three people at most, and no more.

Brother Fourteen felt a little regretful, so he gave up this idea and followed the old Orion obediently.

The others were full of admiration for Lao Li, the deputy general, and they were glad that Lao Li didn't stay at the foot of the mountain, otherwise no one would be able to persuade the fourteenth brother!

If Brother Fourteen insisted on hunting, they couldn't persuade him, should he follow suit or run away?

After walking for almost two hours, they reached the top of the mountain. Except for some scattered caves, there were some big and small stones scattered around in a mess.

The old Orion said: "These stones should have been washed down from the side during the heavy rain, and they rolled all over the place. The little one didn't see it when he came last time."

Elder Fourteen nodded, and ordered the guards to go to the cave separately, but unfortunately they looked inside and out, but found nothing, only some burnt fires. If the weather is bad, take shelter from the rain in the cave to rest.

The surrounding bushes have also been seen, and there are no traces.

Even if someone passes by, after a few months, there will be no traces.

When the clue was cut off for a while, the fourteenth elder brother frowned and was very unhappy. He still thought that he could relieve the fourth elder brother's worries.

He turned his head and saw Lao Li staring at the scattered stones, and couldn't help but wonder: "Lao Li, is there anything wrong with these stones?"

Lao Li explained: "Just now the old Orion said that he didn't have these stones when he came last time. The final decision will be made. The last time the old Orion came was just before those people went up the mountain."

After those people went up the mountain, there were more rocks on the top of the mountain. Could it be a coincidence?

The fourteenth elder brother then stared at these stones: "These stones are big and small, take the small ones away and have a look, and talk about the big ones later."

The guards formed a circle and removed the smaller stones, but there was nothing underneath.

Larger stones are more troublesome, and several people can't push them together.

Lao Li thought of a way, just facing a small cave with a few small stones scattered on it, and asked people to climb up and push the stones down.

The small rock that was pushed down rolled a few times before hitting the big rock below, and the big rock was knocked away a little.

Brother Fourteen saw that this method was feasible, so he asked people to continue pushing. After two or three stones rolled down, he finally knocked the big stone away from the original place, revealing an oval hole underneath.

The entrance of this cave was obviously where a big tree grew. After being uprooted by someone, there was a natural cave underneath, and no one needed to dig it. It was a good place to hide things.

He wondered: "The few of us couldn't move, how did they move this big rock above the entrance of the cave?"

Lao Li looked around and guessed: "Brother Fourteen, there is a circle of marks on this big rock, which is not very conspicuous after being washed by the rain. The final guess is that the stone was tied with ropes, and then many people pulled it together to move it. Gotta move."

They just used their hands to move it, but it was not the same with just a few people.

Brother Fourteen glanced at the entrance of the cave and wanted to go down to have a look, but was stopped by Lao Li: "Brother Fourteen wait a moment, let someone light a torch and walk around the entrance of the cave."

The old Orion also said, "Yes, I'm afraid that the entrance of the cave has been sealed for a long time, and there will be no air in it."

If there is no air, people will not be able to breathe when they go down, and it is easy to suffocate to death.

Only then did the fourteenth elder brother realize that there are so many particulars, and he waited honestly for the guards to turn around the entrance of the cave with torches. Seeing that most of the torches were extinguished, he knew that there was probably no air in the cave, so he needed to wait. just work.

Fortunately, with the help of the torch, the guards could barely see the bottom, and reported: "Brother Fourteen, there are many wooden boxes in the bottom cave, some of which are half-opened and you can see black stone-like things inside."

He was not sure if these black stones were silver, but the fourteenth elder brother heard that the fourth elder brother had disguised the silver. It looked like ordinary stones for repairs. It was very inconspicuous, so it was not annoying Pay attention.

When the torch at the entrance of the cave was recovered, the guards turned the torch under the ground for a while, but the torch was not extinguished a bit, obviously there was enough gas in the cave.

Lao Li didn't let Brother Fourteen go down, but took a few guards into the cave to check it out.

Elder Fourteen told him that those stones were probably specially dyed black silver taels. Lao Li checked the bottom for a while, counted several boxes, and then packed some black stones in each box and brought them up.

After taking the black stone from Lao Li's hand, Elder Fourteen grabbed both sides with both hands and pulled it vigorously.

If it's real silver, it's easy to deform, but it's not easy to break.

Sure enough, he pulled it a few times, and the stone deformed, but it would not break no matter what.

Brother Fourteen threw the black stone on the ground again, making a crisp sound, but failed to bounce it heavily: "It's real silver, that's right, it seems that those people hid the silver here and planned to remove it later. "

It's a pity that the people in the household department have all been convicted, and I don't know if the people who transported it are not clear, otherwise they will definitely come back to get some.

Now that they are the first to discover it, those people don't even want to touch it!

Elder Fourteen was very happy. He found this batch of silver as a meritorious service, so he hurried back to tell the emperor.

The emperor was very surprised when he got the news. He stroked his beard and said, "Little Fourteen is so lucky to find the lost Ku Yin so quickly."

This really surprised him, but the emperor also heard that the deputy general was very able to persuade Brother Fourteen, otherwise it would not have been so smooth.

The emperor sent people to the mountains to bring back all these silver coins, and a team of more than a dozen carriages were fully loaded to send them back. He took a look at these dark silver coins and felt a headache: "It can be changed back to its original color if it is melted directly. ?"

After seeing it, the craftsman said with trepidation: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it can't. This should be the juice from black grass after grinding, and the color is hard to come off."

The emperor knew about black grass. After all, it was non-toxic and tasteless. Many elderly concubines in the harem would use this to dye their black hair, and it would not fall off for several years.

If it can't be washed clean, wouldn't these library silver be useless?

Is it possible to wait for their color to fall off naturally, how long will it take?

The emperor called the fourth elder brother to see if there was any other way.

The fourth elder brother was also stunned looking at the boxes of black lacquered silver: "Huang Ama, why don't you try to soak the silver in water for a longer time."

Fourteenth elder brother suggested: "Let someone soak it in water and wash it with a brush, maybe it can be washed off."

The emperor had no other choice but to give it a try.

The fourth elder brother divided the silver into several basins, one soaked for three days, one soaked for ten days, one soaked for half a month, and then let people wash it. Unfortunately, after half a month, nothing could be washed off, and the water in the basin was still dry. clean.

He has been busy for half a month, and every day when he goes back, he frowns a little bit more.

The fourth elder brother also asked the emperor and brought back two small pieces of black silver to see if there was any other way to use it.

He played with the black silver in his hand, and took it to Geng Yi's side without paying attention for a while.

Geng Yi looked at it and asked: "Master, is this silver blackened?"

Silver will turn black naturally after being left for a long time. It has an oxidation reaction with the air, and it will be fine after washing.

The fourth elder brother nodded, and seeing her normal face, he asked, "Why, have you seen this before?"

Geng Yi wanted to say that she used to have a lot of silver jewelry, but it usually turned black just a little bit, unlike the jet black in the hands of the fourth elder brother, who didn't know how many years it looked like: "Silver jewelry will fade after a long time. It's a bit dark, just wipe it off."

The fourth elder brother wanted to say, can the blackening of silver jewelry be the same as this one?

Hearing Geng Yi ordering Madam Hu to go to the kitchen to bring some vinegar and salt, the fourth elder brother was puzzled: "What is this for?"

Geng Yi smiled and said, "Wash the money! Just watch, I'll do a trick for you later."

She is also selling out, the fourth elder brother thinks about the black silver in a warehouse, there is really no way, it depends on how Geng Yi handles it.

Hu Nanny soon came back with a bottle of vinegar and a jar of salt. Geng Yi first put a piece of black silver into the porcelain bowl, asked Rusui to pour some hot water, then sprinkled some salt randomly, and then poured some more. Vinegar goes in.

The fourth elder brother was taken aback: "Are you cooking? Is that all right?"

It was sprinkled with salt and vinegar, but unfortunately the bowl contained black silver instead of ingredients.

Geng Yi said: "We have to wait for a quarter of an hour, why don't you eat something first and see?"

The fourth elder brother had no choice but to nod, and a dish of tofu with dried shrimps was delivered from the kitchen, using the shrimps that Geng Yi had dried in Yuehe before.

The small shrimps are not big, but after frying, they can double the umami taste. Even ordinary tofu tastes much better than usual.

The fourth elder brother obviously liked it very much, and frequently dropped his chopsticks.

In addition, there is a stewed duck with pickled vegetables and winter bamboo shoots. The fresh duck is stewed for four hours. After removing the bones, add pickled vegetables and winter bamboo shoots and cook for a while.

Ducks are cold in nature. Although Geng Yi has no taboos, he still dare not eat too much. He only moved two chopsticks, and most of them went into the stomach of the fourth elder brother.

The fourth elder brother laughed and said, "I made a dish of three sets of ducks in the imperial dining room of the palace before, but unfortunately the method was too complicated, so I was not allowed to continue making it."

Now this chef Ma has also made such a duck stew. Although the method is not so complicated, it takes a lot of time. It is very interesting to compete with the imperial dining room.

Geng Yi also saw it, and couldn't help laughing: "This is pretty good. There is no comparison in the imperial dining room, and I just think that I am the best in the world. Things like cooking skills are always the same, so it is difficult to improve."

In the past, the Imperial Dining Room was a big mistake and it was fine. The dishes were good, but they were all the same. Now they finally have some thought to improve it.

There is also white jade chicken slices on the back, using pheasant, half of which is salty and fresh, and half of which is sweet and sour.

One side is white and the other is red, Geng Yi smiled and said, "It should be called two-color chicken slices."

The little Zhuzi next to him responded: "Turn around and tell Ma Banban to change the name of this dish."

Geng Yi just said it casually, but unexpectedly this kid took it seriously, and the fourth elder brother also smiled slightly: "It is true that the name should be changed."

Come on, this one is also rigorous, the two colors really shouldn't be called white jade.

After eating almost, the fourth elder brother asked someone to bring the bowl over. After shaking the water, it became cloudy. It was not as clean as before. He was quite surprised.

Geng Yi asked Rusui to turn over the black silver with a stick, and the water became even more turbid, becoming pitch black, and the silver underneath could hardly be seen: "Turn it like this for a while, and then you can pick it up and have a look."

Rusui carefully turned it over several times, and then let Xiao Lizi pour out the sewage, and took out the silver inside to wipe it clean.

The fourth elder brother took the silver that had turned white again, and looked at it carefully in his hand in great surprise: "Can it really fade?"

Just put some salt and some vinegar?

Then what are they tossing for half a month?

But this is good, at least there is a way to deal with the black silver in that warehouse.

The fourth elder brother smiled at Geng Yi: "You have made a great contribution, and the emperor Ama will reward you a lot later."

Geng Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm lucky to be able to share my worries with you."

If she hadn't indulged in such a foolish trick, how could she really do it!

The fourth elder brother is still very happy. If this batch of treasury silver is kept dark and cannot be put into the warehouse, then the holes in the accounts will never be filled.

The next morning, he went to the palace to show the washed silver to the emperor. The method used was simple, but it took a lot of salt and vinegar.

The emperor looked surprised at the white silver that was presented, nodded and said: "Then let the Ministry of Internal Affairs send salt and vinegar, it will not be more expensive than these silver."

That's true, it's worth it to wash off the black silver with just a little salt and vinegar.

The fourth elder brother directly asked someone to use a large water tank, poured half of the water and half of the black silver at a time, and then poured in salt and a few bottles of vinegar. After a quarter of an hour, the clear water began to become cloudy.

The ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother, the twelfth elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother all came. They poked their heads in front of the water tank and stared at the water. It was still clean for a quarter of an hour, and they stirred up after a quarter of an hour. It immediately becomes cloudy, and those blacks are washed off naturally.

They were full of surprise. After all, a few people followed the fourth elder brother to toss the black lacquered silver in the warehouse repeatedly. It can't be washed, soaked for half a month, and brushed is useless. How can we put some salt and vinegar?

Hearing that it was Geng Yi who came up with the idea, Elder Fourteen said at a loss: "Could it be that my sister-in-law loves to eat, so she came up with this idea?"

Just add salt and vinegar like cooking, black silver will be fine?

Brother Thirteen just said: "No matter what, the method my sister-in-law thought of is too convenient."

The crocks of silver were quickly washed, dried, put into boxes, and sent to the treasury after being counted.

The fourth elder brother asked the twelfth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother to weigh the silver and record it separately, so that they can compare it together later, and there is no need to worry that there will be no comparable amount if the memory is wrong.

It took a few days to wash all the silver, and all the records were stored in the warehouse.

Comparing the account books of the Ministry of Finance, it is obvious that the money is still less than that amount, but most of it is here.

The missing silver taels were about tens of thousands of taels, and the fourth elder brother guessed that the escorts secretly took some.

One person takes a little, 1 taels is calculated, each person takes not much, and it is not eye-catching, but the sum is quite a lot.

There are marks on these silver coins, which need to be melted before they can be used.

The fourth elder brother asked people to pay careful attention to the places where the money was melted, and if they found these signs, they would immediately report to the officials, and there would be rewards.

If you are willing to voluntarily surrender, you can also surrender gently.

The fourteenth elder brother didn't understand after hearing this: "Fourth brother, how can these people be lightly punished for their help and abuse? If someone follows suit in the future, what should we do?"

If you make a mistake, you will not be punished heavily, and there will be people who will dare to do it in the future!

The thirteenth elder brother explained for the fourth elder brother: "It is impossible to stop it completely, but if someone takes the initiative to report to the officials, the fourth elder brother can grasp the news of other people. Presumably, most of these escorts are inconspicuous Hey, the only one who knows the situation is the leader."

Xiao Luo must be timid, and when he heard that he could be punished lightly, he must have voluntarily surrendered.

As long as the other party surrenders and can tell the leading news to catch the person, it is a meritorious service.

If you catch the leader, you will get more news.

For example, besides this batch of Kuyin, are there others?

The accounts are from recent days, so it can be recovered so quickly, and the amount is relatively large.

What about the small ones, from a long time ago?

If it is flowered, where is the flower and whose hand did it fall into?

Geng Yi saw that the fourth elder brother had finally cleaned up the black treasury silver, and thought he could rest, but who knew that the next round of busy work would start again, no matter what, the hole in the treasury had to be filled up.

She was a little helpless. With the emperor's flower, can the hole in the treasury be filled?

The emperor went on tour almost every year, and just this alone did not know how much it would cost.

Not to mention the Longevity Festival, and when the Empress Dowager Qianqiu, the scene is so huge, as luxurious as it is, and all the money in the national treasury is used.

No matter how much money you earn, you can't catch up with the flowers.

However, the fourth elder brother probably also saw that the treasury was not making ends meet, so he desperately recovered the money that had been embezzled before, and at least he could fill it up a little bit.

Geng Yi thought that the fourth elder brother's serious temperament has not changed after all these years, but it is too hard.

It is impossible to directly ask the emperor to reduce expenses. After all, the emperor just likes to be lively and play around.

Especially since the empress dowager's [-]th birthday is coming up recently, the emperor is so filial, so he will definitely make a big fuss, and then most of the Ku Yin that was finally recovered will probably be used up again. Can the fourth elder brother not be in a hurry?

She was thinking about how to persuade the fourth elder brother to combine life and leisure, so as not to exhaust herself.

Seeing that the fourth elder brother who had been busy for a long time and hadn't been seen for a long time finally came back, he didn't enter the study room immediately, after going to take a bath and change clothes, he first went to Sifujin's side to look at Honghui, and then came to Geng Yi's side to look at her.

The fourth elder brother smiled at Geng Yi after sitting down: "After being busy for a while, I can finally take a rest."

Geng Yi's face was full of surprise, and the fourth elder brother could guess her doubts at a glance: "Do you think I will always be busy recovering the silver taels on those accounts, and I won't be able to take a good rest for a long time?"

"Yes, Master has always been in charge, so let this matter go like this?"

The fourth elder brother nodded and said: "Huang Ama asked me to check the accounts at the beginning, and then the fourteenth brother also recovered most of the Ku Yin that was taken away by the household department, and the rest were handed over to Huang Ama's people to track down."

Large numbers are easy to chase, but small numbers are not so simple.

Moreover, these silver coins should be scattered all over the place, so it would be a taboo for the fourth elder brother to send people to investigate the officials in various places.

It would be more appropriate to directly hand it over to the emperor's people.

So the fourth elder brother directly became the shopkeeper, read all the accounts, circled all the doubts, and handed over the rest.

He also called the younger brothers away. Anyway, the elder brothers came to help, and they naturally went back after finishing their errands.

Brother Fourteen is still a little bit unsatisfied. If he can recover the silver taels again, can he lead the soldiers out for a walk and come back again?

Elder Fourteen was especially excited to find a large number of Kuyin before, thinking that he could find the rest himself as well.

But it’s good that the mountain is not too far from the capital city. Going to various places to search for that Kuyin is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I don’t know where to start. I can’t let the fourteenth elder brother look like a headless chicken.

And how dare the emperor let the fourteenth brother go to such a far place alone, without anyone to restrain him, the fourteenth brother can run away without a trace, and it is difficult to call back!

In fact, the emperor felt that there were not many Ku Yins, so it might not be easy to check, so he only asked people to try. Who knew that someone had withheld Jiangnan's tax revenue, and he was immediately annoyed.

The people who were still sent started to find out an official whose family invited the theater troupe to play almost every now and then according to the entries in the account, and gave Jiaoer a large amount of money to attract attention.

After careful inspection, it was found that there was a large amount of silver taels hidden in the cellar. The silver was melted or broken up for use, and the original marks could not be seen at all. .

This person may only notice the marks on the silver, but not the ones on the box, no matter how careful he is, there will be flaws.

The emperor immediately sent someone to take down the official, and then a large group of officials were involved. Everyone stretched out their hands, just to see how much they took.

The higher the grade, the more they get, but even the first Sesame Officer caught also got a lot, and the fact that they can give Jiaoer a large sum of money shows how courageous these people are!

They forgot about withholding tax revenue, and fraud was discovered in the imperial examination, and some scholars bribed the examiners to get their rankings.

After this series of events, the emperor became ill with anger, and suddenly he couldn't afford it, so he could only rest in bed for a few days in the morning.

Except for the prince who was also grounded, the other brothers all went to the palace to visit the emperor.

The emperor thought there were too many people making noise, so he only let the three elder brothers, the fourth elder brothers and the fourteenth elder brothers in.

When the third elder brother saw the emperor lying on the couch with a pale face, he immediately said: "The emperor should take care of himself, there is no need to worry about those people."

The fourth elder brother nodded in agreement, and the fourteenth elder brother asked next to him: "What did the imperial doctor say, when will Huang Ama get better?"

The emperor waved his hands and said, "It's nothing, but I'm getting old and angry for a while."

He turned his head and said to his older brothers: "The situation in the Jiangnan Examination Center is too bad, but we can't just let it go. How many scholars have studied hard for more than ten years, if they miss this opportunity, they will have to wait for a few more years. They didn't make a mistake , you shouldn’t miss it. The third brother went over and beat all the examiners, and picked them again to see who hadn’t stretched out their hands, and then led them to produce a new set of papers.”

"The fourth brother also went to check it out, and appease the scholars by the way, don't let them be influenced by some bad things, thinking that the imperial court officials are all virtuous!"

Only then did the emperor turn to Elder Fourteen, who was looking eagerly at him, and said, "Okay, little Fourteen will follow along, and bring enough people so that no one will make trouble."

"Well, don't worry, Huang Ama, I will definitely lead someone to protect the two elder brothers, let them tidy up the Jiangnan examination room, and give the scholars a clean place to take the exam."

The fourteenth elder brother patted his heart and promised, looking happy and about to go on a long trip, the fourth elder brother turned his face away and didn't see it.

The emperor said to the fourth elder brother: "The fourth brother is watching the little fourteenth, don't let him mess around."

The fourteenth elder brother muttered: "Huang Ama, why did my son mess up like this?"

The fourth elder brother quickly responded and said: "Yes, Huang Ama, the fourteenth brother has become more sensible recently, and it is thanks to the help of the fourteenth brother that Ku Yin can get back this time."

Brother Fourteen puffed up his chest, waiting for the emperor to praise him.

The emperor said angrily: "The fourth brother has drawn a circle for the little fourteenth. The mountain is only so big. Can he not find it with so many people?"

Seeing that the fourteenth elder brother's head drooped, the emperor laughed again: "Okay, the little fourteen has done a good job this time, don't make decisions on your own when you go out, and discuss with the third and fourth brothers if you have anything to do. "

Brother Fourteen bowed his head and agreed, without the embarrassment he had just now.

The emperor waved them off with a tired look on his face.

The third elder brother was still thinking about his half-finished book, so he turned to the fourth elder brother and said, "Fourth brother, it's not too late, let's pack up and get ready to go!"

The fourteenth elder brother was taken aback for a moment: "Third brother, why don't you wait for tomorrow?"

The third elder brother waved his hand and said: "No, how can we wait for this matter? Get it resolved as soon as possible, and we can come back as soon as possible."

Brother Fourteen rarely travels far away, and he doesn't want to come back so soon at all.

But thinking about the fact that the two elder brothers both have families and children, they should come back sooner, especially because the fourth elder brother has two children who will be born in the backyard soon.

So he honestly went back to pack his things, and agreed to meet at the gate of the city.

The fourth elder brother grabbed the fourteenth elder brother and said, "Don't forget to tell Er Niang."

Brother Fourteen slapped his head, but he really forgot: "I'll go right away, see you later."

He waved his hand, turned around and ran away.

The third elder brother couldn't help being envious when he saw the energetic appearance of the fourteenth elder brother: "The fourteenth brother seems to have not changed in these years, and he is still so lively."

He touched his head, and felt that after repairing the book, his hair became thinner and thinner, and his mental state was not as good as before. Could it be that he is getting old?

The fourth elder brother felt that the fourteenth elder brother was a little too lively, but he would not say anything about his younger brother in front of the third elder brother: "Let's go back to the house to clean up, and the fourteenth brother will go to the city gate soon."

The third elder brother smiled and said: "Yes, Xiao Shisi can't wait to go out, we have to hurry, otherwise he won't be able to wait."

The two went back to their respective homes, and while asking people to pack their luggage, they made an explanation.

The fourth elder brother reckoned that he should stay here for a short time this time, and he would be back in about two or three months, probably before the birth of the two children in the house.

Last time when Li Fangfu Jin had a baby, he was away and couldn't come back, so he couldn't miss it this time.

Geng Yi has a big belly and can't accompany him this time, which is a bit regretful.

This time, the fourth elder brother planned to take no one with him, so the brothers hurried over and cleaned up the place quickly before they could come back.

Geng Yi can only hope that the fourth elder brother will go well, and feels that the emperor sent the fourth elder brother to Jiangnan, and he also trusts him.

After all, Jiangnan has always been the place with the most literary talents, and many civil officials in the court are from Jiangnan.

If it wasn't for trust, where would the emperor send the fourth elder brother?

As for the third elder brother who has been studying books for a long time, he is very familiar with citing scriptures and classics, so he is very suitable as a person who re-does the examination papers.

In the case of the fourteenth elder brother, he took people as guards and was also responsible for arresting people, so he could also share one or two with the fourth elder brother.

This Wen Yiwu is obviously to help the fourth elder brother. The configuration of the emperor is quite interesting.

Before the fourth elder brother left, he looked back and saw Geng Yi cheerfully waving goodbye. He was not the same as the others, and he didn't give up at all. He couldn't help but pinched her cheek lightly and said: "I'm leaving, you are so Happy?"

Geng Yi said with a smile: "I don't think that the master will go well this time and will come back soon."

The fourth elder brother successfully settled the fraud case in Jiangnan, which is a great achievement. Not only can he come back, but he can also be rewarded by the emperor. Can she not be happy in advance?

She spoke in a cryptic manner, and the fourth elder brother actually understood Geng Yi's implication, and couldn't help but smile: "Don't worry, I will come back as soon as possible, and I must not miss the birth of the child."

He looked down at Geng Yi's gradually protruding belly, and thought that if this child was a little princess, he would probably be like Geng Yi, who could eat and sleep and be happy every day, which is fine.

If this child is a little elder brother, he should be easy to raise and not picky eaters.

Thinking of this, the fourth elder brother couldn't help looking forward to it.