Daming prepares the emperor

The next day when the sun rose and the light entered the room, Lu Jinai woke up from her sleep.

When he was in Fengyang, he was in good health. He bent over and waved a hoe in the field every day, moon and moon. He worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. He never fell ill. There is a big difference between the master and the sons.

Song Shu applied medicine to Daotong last night, and he naturally saw those injuries in detail. Although he admired Daotong's ability and character, he had to say that Lu Jinai despised his body. If he suffered from these whips, Not to mention whether he would faint, he could even walk back and call the doctor himself.

Lu Jinai believed that fighting against corrupt officials and landlords would put him in a bad situation, and he would be more likely to be alone and helpless. Without a good body, he would be tired after staying up late to check paperwork. , can’t do things, why talk about making decisions for the people?

"Its daybreak?"

Dr. Song also woke up, stroking his messy beard and sitting up from the table, rubbing his eyes, staring out the window in a daze as if he hadn't recovered yet.

There was no furniture in the lobby. At night, Song Shu and Daotong used a table as a bed, while Lu Jinai found a chair against the wall and fell asleep. After getting up, his whole body was wet, and he couldn’t tell whether it was sweat or moisture. , the broken hair that fell from running around stuck to his face, and he was dressed in sackcloth, like an old farmer who had just finished working.

The situation was urgent last night, the sky was late, and the lights were dim. Song Shu didn't pay attention to Lu Jinai's appearance. Now he suddenly saw Lu Jinai in a state of deliriousness. He was startled and asked, "Uh, I forgot to ask Now, who are you here?"

"I am the new county magistrate of Panyu County."

"County Chancellor?" Song Shu asked suspiciously, "The imperial court still transfers small officials like air traffic control?"

Lu Jin'ai said: "My next Lu Jin'ai, the character is better than desire, and I want to learn the ideas of Master Dao, so I came here to be an official."

He didn't answer the question, but Song Shu didn't pay much attention to it. He thought that Lu Jin'ai was not a bad person because of the matter of inviting a doctor. , Panyu still has something for you to learn, Lord Dao can also teach you something, now... I think we should find a way to escape with the Lord."

"Go? Where are you going?" Lu Jin'ai got up and lifted the teapot, shook it, and passed a cup of tea to Song Shu, "We two have an order from the court. where to go?"

"Well said." A faint voice sounded from behind them, and the two immediately turned their heads to look.

It turned out that Daotong woke up earlier than anyone else, but after waking up, he kept staring at the ceiling with his eyes open and didn't speak. Hearing Lu Jin'ai's upright answer, he couldn't help saying hello.

"My lord is awake." Lu Jinai said to Song Shu, "Please take care of your lord first, I'll go outside to find something to eat, unless you hear my voice, don't open the door."

Song Shu nodded.

Lu Jinai walked out.

About a quarter of an hour later, he came back, empty-handed, and took nothing.

"What's the matter? Didn't you bring any money?" Song Shu asked while putting his hand into his bosom.

Lu Jinai shook her head: "Sure enough, there are bullies watching outside, and the common people dare not sell us anything."

"What?" Song Shu was stunned. This upright old man, who relied on his ability to earn a living and had never yielded to anyone, realized how naive his thoughts were now. Killing people with a soft knife is much more ruthless than a hard knife.

"I've already checked in the backyard. There is still a small bag of rice and a few bundles of firewood in the kitchen. I can make do with it for a while."

Song Shu suddenly said: "Since that's the case, I still have some bacon at home. Wait a moment, I'll go get them."

Lu Jin'ai reached out to stop him: "Did you forget what I said, it's too dangerous to go out."

"You can go out, but I can't?" Song Shu leaned forward and asked with staring eyes.

"I went out because they didn't know me well, and it only worked this time."

"What Sheng Yu said is reasonable." Dao Tong spoke, "Doctor Song, just listen to his advice."

Song Shu sat back, sulked for a while, and then began to count the herbs in the medicine box.

Lu Jinai went back to the kitchen, carrying the bag of rice in one hand and the firewood in the other, and brought them to the open space in front of the lobby, moved the pot and set them up for cooking. After the porridge was cooked, he took out three cakes from his bag Shredded and soaked in it, distributed to Dao Tong and Song Shu.

After finishing this, he carefully hid Mi and placed it under a tree with dense grass.

Seeing him being so careful and cautious, Song Shu felt very uncomfortable. He couldn't understand why they had to be so careful. He was the one to take the cure, but the others refused. Now there is no guarantee of eating and drinking. Could it be fair? Is it that difficult?

Does an official who is dedicated to serving the people have to be bullied like this?

Song Shu helped Daotong eat, and changed his medicine again, which finally made the county magistrate's lips and face turn red.

"What happened at the banquet yesterday?" Lu Jin'ai asked.

"A few days ago, I arrested and imprisoned a group of ruffians." Dao Tong was supported by Song Shu to sit up. "They smashed fruits in the market, openly occupied the stalls, and raised the price. After Yongjiahou came to Panyu, he was arrested. The family members of these people asked me to let them go after they invited them to drink flowers and wine. I didn’t obey his order, so he forcibly invited me to a banquet and beat me with a whip during the meeting.”

"What excuse are you using?" Lu Jinai listened seriously.

Daotong actually laughed: "He said that my kneeling is not up to standard."

"This grandson is really not a thing!" Song Shu was furious, "He has already kneeled, what else does he want, kneeling to produce flowers?"

"What should we do next?" Lu Jin'ai remained calm, "Does Tang Zun have any plans?"

"We have to get those yamen servants back first." Tong Dao said, "Those ruffians are still locked in the cell. I can't let Marquis Yongjia rescue them, otherwise Panyu County will have no laws to speak of."

"Secondly, I want to collect the confessions of the common people, and write a letter to Marquis Canyong about his mistakes, and ask the emperor to transfer him away from the Guangzhou mansion."

"The people don't know how to make a pledge." Lu Jinai said, "They dare not, just like they dare not sell things to us, they also dare not draw a pledge to identify them."

"You can collect a part first, as much as you can." Dao Tong said, "The Marquis of Yongjia has only been in Guangzhou for more than a month, and the common people are ignorant, so it is mostly the wealthy Luo family who can deter them. Try to find a way to bypass the Luo family Despite the constraints, we still have a chance.”

"You are indeed my new county magistrate, right?" Daotong suddenly asked something irrelevant.

Lu Jinai nodded without hesitation, "Of course."

"Okay." Dao Tong said to Song Shu, "Doctor Song, please prescribe me some painkillers, such as aconite and other things, I have to move immediately."

"Master Dao, you should rest now." Song Shu didn't understand what their intention was, but he only knew to do his duty as a doctor, and immediately refused, "These medicinal materials are not good for your injury."

"In the current situation, can I still recover from my illness?" Although Daotong was not discouraged, there was still sadness in his words, "Besides, this is not an illness, I am being beaten! Even the county magistrate dares to beat me at will. If this continues, the people of Panyu will lose their livelihood."

Song Shu wanted to persuade him again, but the sudden sound of silk and bamboo orchestra from outside the door covered his voice.

The sound was so loud that it didn't seem like it could be played by just a few people, at least it was a band of dozens of people. Looking at each other, Dao Tong was supported by them, and they walked slowly to the door together, observing the situation through the crack of the door.

By the time they reached the door, the music had stopped.

I saw that the outside was full of people kneeling in the dark, except for ordinary people in ordinary clothes, the people on the left were obviously dressed for work, and there was only one person standing upright among the crowd, wearing silk clothes, almost collapsed from the heat, with a Insisting on holding something on a red tray, the solemn tune was obviously played by the silk and bamboo orchestra behind him.

The people on the right are dressed festively, wearing red silk, and there is a red sedan chair carried by four people in the middle. The men at the back have gongs, drums, and suonas in their hands, which are the source of festive sounds, and they all kneel obediently.

The focus of the eyes of several people was not the standing man, but the big man at the front of the line on the right. He was wearing an undershirt. He had a square face, a wide chin, and a strong body. He was naked, with a red flower pinned to his chest, a jade belt around his waist, and sandals on his feet. He was neither fish nor fowl, but he was obviously a general.

"Your Majesty is so lucky, which lady did you marry?" The person standing there spoke in a natural way, as if he knew Zhu Liangzu very well, and he didn't read the imperial decree first, "Today can be said to be a double happiness."

"Eunuch Yang is joking." Zhu Liangzu laughed a few times, "I just happened to marry a young wife today, so I am lucky to meet you just in time!"

The eunuch was overjoyed, and he was much more buoyant, and his face was less tired from the long journey: "Your Majesty, thank you, let's have a casual meal tonight, and now we will read the imperial decree first."

After finishing speaking, he read the decree, everyone shouted long live, and then got up one after another.

A man with a donkey face squeezed forward and stood behind Zhu Liangzu and bowed to Eunuch Yang repeatedly: "Hello, Eunuch Yang, it's a great honor for the young one to see Eunuch Yang."

"You are..." Eunuch Yang saw too many ugly people, but he didn't show any disgust.

Zhu Liangzu patted him on the shoulder, causing him to stagger: "This is Luo Youqian, the father of the new daughter-in-law, who is considered an old man."

"Oh." Eunuch Yang showed a little more kindness, and said with a pleasant face, "I am just serving the servants of Lord Long Live, and doing my best is my job. You don't have to praise me like this. Today you are honored to be in-laws with Lord Hou. In the future, if you do your duty and abide by the rules, it is a certainty that you will honor your ancestors and honor your ancestors."

"Yes, yes, Eunuch Yang is right." Luo Youqian said, "I heard that Lord Hou and Eunuch are having a dinner date, and there happens to be a restaurant in my home, I wonder if you two would appreciate it?"

"Such a coincidence?" Eunuch Yang said, "I have no objection."

Zhu Liangzu would not refuse: "Eunuch Yang, the food in that restaurant is really good, especially the pork head meat, which is fat but not greasy, and it's delicious. It's delicious to roll with sesame cakes."

"Okay, very good." Eunuch Yang was sweating profusely. "It's too hot here in Guangdong. I haven't had the appetite to eat for a long time. I hope you guys can give me some surprises!"

Zhu Liangzu tugged at the collar of his undershirt, and agreed: "How can there be a gentle township in the south of the Yangtze River in this poor place! Stay for another month at most, and I must leave."

"Didn't the emperor ask Lord Hou to supervise the construction of Guangdong City?" Eunuch Yang asked curiously, "Under the scorching heat, the progress of the project is so fast? Lord Hou has only been here for more than a month, and if you add another month, it will be completed in a total of two months." Finished?"

"Isn't it good to ask those migrant workers to work at night?" Zhu Liangzu waved his hand nonchalantly, "If I don't report it, the imperial court won't know how many people died. Besides, it doesn't matter whether the city wall is repaired or not. It's enough to deal with the appearance, His Majesty will not come to see it in person."

Eunuch Yang was taken aback: "Isn't the county magistrate just asking?"

"The county magistrate just told me to beat me up." Zhu Liangzu said, "Everyone is so friendly. If you don't know what is good, when I was fighting the world, he didn't know where he was. How dare he not put me on the spot?" in the eyes."

Luo Youqian pointed to the side: "This is the county government office, and the county magistrate is huddled inside, and he dare not let a fart go, he can't escape our palm."

This time, Eunuch Yang understood what Luo Youqian was. It was nothing more than local snakes colluding with meritorious officials and taking advantage of each other. No wonder the county magistrate suffered a disadvantage.

He said: "That's not a big deal, just keep an eye on it, don't make too much noise, and don't let him go to Datian to listen."

"This is nature. Hey, what's in it? Is it a treasure given by the emperor?" Zhu Liangzu pointed to the tray and asked, "What good thing did the emperor reward me?"

He didn't listen to the imperial decree just now. Eunuch Yang frowned and said, "This is a superb family heirloom just made by the Ministry of Industry. You have to take it home and offer it at home. Coupons, not many people issue them."

Seeing Zhu Liangzu's bewildered face, Eunuch Yang cursed inwardly that boars can't eat fine health, no matter how high the title is, he is still a country bumpkin, and said gently: "You know the gold medal for avoiding death that is often mentioned in the stories, this is it."

This time not only Zhu Liangzu understood, but also the people around him. They stared straight at the iron coupons under the red cloth, not daring to say anything, but filled with tears, resentment and despair.

"Really?" Zhu Liangzu took the tray, "The emperor still has heroes like us in his heart! Come on, let's continue to play music! Today is a happy day for me, whoever dares not play hard, I will cut off whose head!"