The son crosses every night

The next day Ruan Shijie got up earlier than Tang Hua. When Tang Hua got up, he heard a faint sound coming from downstairs, because the door of the room was not closed, the sound was very faint, but he could still hear it.

He got up from the bed, put on his slippers and went downstairs.

Under the faint morning light, Ruan Shijie's tall figure was wearing an apron, busying himself by the stove.

Tang Hua was stunned for a moment, walked over to lie on his back, put his arms around his waist and said vaguely in a sleepy ending voice: "Brother Ruan, why did you wake up so early?"

Ruan Shi let go of the spatula that was frying eggs, turned around and looked back at him, and said, "I'm afraid you won't have an appetite for breakfast this morning, so finish eating here before going back."

"Oh." Tang Hua buried his face in his broad shoulders and said nothing.

Ruan Shijie let him hug him quietly for a while, then turned around and patted his forehead, and said, "Don't be coquettish, go wash up, breakfast is almost ready."

Being urged by him, Yan Hua had no choice but to drag her slippers upstairs to wash up.

When I went downstairs again, the dining room was already full of aromas.

Beef buns, lean meat buns with diced bamboo shoots, three delicacies buns, tomato and egg beef noodles, a few side dishes, plus soy milk just made silently, the table was full.

"So rich today?"

"Auntie made the buns and put them in the refrigerator, she also stewed the beef, and the side dishes were bought from outside." Ruan Shijie said, "I only made tomato egg noodles and soy milk, so I can make do with it."

"It's too modest to say that this level is enough." Tang Hua sat down, raised his head and smiled at Ruan Shi who was sitting on his right, and picked up his chopsticks to eat noodles.

He didn't feel hungry at first, but his heart was blocked. Seeing this table of rich breakfast, his stomach seemed to be awakened suddenly.

The taste of the tomato beef noodles was mediocre, but Ruan Shijie didn't put the salt in properly, it was a little too salty, and Tang Hua stuffed it into his mouth with a big mouthful, feeling a sense of happiness that no delicious food could bring him.

"Don't eat so fast, chew a few more times." Ruan Shijie picked up a chopsticks side dish for him, and told him, "Auntie's side dishes are also delicious, try it."

Tang Hua borrowed him some chopsticks and side dishes, and smiled at him, "Well, Brother Ruan, you can eat it yourself."

"Think carefully about the things you should consider after you go back, and tell me in advance if you make any important decisions." Ruan Shijie showed the noodles in the chopsticks, indicating that he was eating, and said gently: "I treat you as a partner Make this request."

Tang Hua laughed when he heard this, "Understood, sir."

Ruan Shijie also smiled when he heard his pun.

Here, rather than using Mr. to refer to a teacher, it is more used to refer to a husband.

If a woman introduces XX as my husband outside, no one will misunderstand that XX is her teacher.

After breakfast, Tang Hua cheered up and went back to his place.

Jing Yi and Rui Zhi had already been waiting outside the courtyard, and only after hearing him ring the bell did they push open the courtyard door, carrying water and toiletries, and walked in lightly.

They were taken aback last night, and they probably didn't fall asleep much when they went back, and their eyes were all black and blue.

Tang Hua is not such a harsh master. Seeing them like this, he said: "After serving breakfast, go back and have a rest. You don't need to serve any more today."

Neither of them dared to ask any more questions, so they answered yes softly, and then stood by and waited.

Tanghua had washed up a long time ago, and now it won't take long to wash again. After a quick wash, he asked them to order a few snacks, and then sent them down to rest.

When He Hua came over, Tang Hua offered him some snacks and said, "Serve the pen and ink, I want to write a letter."

He Hua hurried over to spread paper and grind it.

They were all frightened yesterday, when Jiang Hua gave another gag order, and He Hua was a little sluggish, not daring to be as poor as before.

Tang Hua was troubled all over his head, and couldn't take his side.

Tang Hua wrote this letter to Jiang Pingyuan.

etc.

He briefly wrote down what happened last night, and then told Jiang Pingyuan to come back as soon as possible, he was going to the frontier.

Fearing that someone would block the letter, Tang Hua didn't dare to write more specific content, but only vaguely mentioned it, and repeatedly urged the other party to come back quickly, so he handed the paper with only six or seven crisscross to He Hua, and asked him to find someone to send a letter to it. .

After writing the letter, it was still early and it was still raining outside.

The drainage system is not good, water is everywhere, and it can soak people's ankles when they go out.

Tang Hua sent guards to call Li Changli, Sun Xinyan and Fu Zhengbo.

The three of them are small officials, originally from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and they were transferred here because they had something to do.

There is no household department here with a good reputation, but it is more affordable than the household department. Not only do they get better treatment here, they manage dozens of people under their hands, and they can be called "lords" wherever they go, and their lives are much better than before. up.

They live comfortably here, and they are also loyal. If there is anything that Yanhua orders, they dare not discount it at all.

The three of them were a little uneasy when they heard Tang Hua suddenly call them, so they hurried over.

The three of them clasped their hands together and saluted, "My lord."

Tang Hua glanced over them one by one, nodded and said: "Today we will go to patrol the fields again, let's go."

His face was serious, the hearts of the three tightened, and they followed in silence.

The oil boots stepped on the ground, making shallow pits, and the drizzle hit the oilcloth umbrella, rustling.

It wasn't raining much outside, but the water was deep.

The terrain in the Tanghua courtyard is high, and outside the courtyard, the water gradually reaches the calf.

All the crops are soaked in water, and the rice is submerged, but occasionally some tall rice can show a leaf tip.

Tang Hua looked around with his hips crossed, and sighed for a long time: "Most of the roots of these crops will be drowned."

Li Changli said cautiously: "If the water can recede today and tomorrow, we will still be saved."

"It's still raining, how can there be a chance to recede the water?" Tang Hua said: "There are still some things in my mansion, and I have to go back. I will write a memorial to report to His Majesty about the things in Zhuangzi. If His Majesty agrees, Zhuangzi I will hand it over to the three of you."

Li Changli and the three of them were both surprised and happy, but the joy was concealed under the shock, and the three of them looked solemn.

Tang Hua went on to say: "Director Li Changli, Sun Xinyan, and Fu Zhengbo, you two will be his deputy. I don't know when I'll be back. For matters in the Zhuangzi, you follow the rules I set earlier and just watch."

"Yes!"

Tang Hua didn't bother to talk to them, walked around the village, and took the people back.

He didn't eat lunch, so he first asked He Hua to grind the ink and write out the memorial, and then sent it to the palace in a hurry.

After finishing all this, he hastily finished his lunch and then arranged things in the village.

The memorial was approved the next day, and the emperor allowed him to take up his post.

Tang Hua's heart relaxed, and he hurried back to Prince Jingning's mansion, waiting for Jiang Pingyuan to come back.

King Jingning is going to escort grain and grass to the frontier.

These frontier generals generally do not disclose their specific locations, and they always say they are on the frontier.

It was the first time in a long time that Tanghua knew where his elder brother was. Seeing his father rushing to run errands every day, he felt a little worried.

After dinner that day, King Jingning managed to find time and asked Tang Hua to talk in the study, "Your elder brother has already explained the matter clearly to you."

"After a while, my son is still in the fog, so I don't know much about it." Tang Hua looked at his father expectantly, "Father, what happened?"

At the end, he lowered his voice and made a mouth shape, "Where is the prince?"

King Jingning didn't expect that the eldest son didn't make it clear, which is reasonable again.

He looked at his second son, pondered for a while, and said, "Your eldest brother has his reasons for not saying it, so let's not talk about it for now. You pack up and prepare to escort grain and grass to the frontier with me."

Tanghua: "..."

He whispered, "Why are both of you hiding it from me?"

"It's useless to talk too much, and it's not necessarily a good thing to know more." King Jingning looked up at him and asked, "Have you sorted out the affairs of Zhuangzi?"

"It's all been arranged, and the emperor's uncle has also approved the memorial and allowed me to take up my post. I shouldn't have any problems if I leave for more than a year." Without waiting for him to ask again, he added obediently: "My own Zhuangzi has also been done. , the three Zhuangzi have arranged for people."

He now has three Zhuangzi in total, one in Ruchuan County, one in the outskirts of Huangdu, and the other is the Zhuangzi near Huangzhuang that the emperor just recently rewarded him.The first two Zhuangzi have been in his hands for a while, and the people who should be arranged have already been arranged, let alone a year or two, even if it is three to five years, he is not worried.

He just took over the Zhuangzi next to Huangzhuang, and it is empty inside. People from the Taipu Temple have been evacuated long ago.

Tanghua had no choice but to ask the housekeeper Gu Ende to introduce a Zhuangtou surnamed Zhou, and bought two hundred field servants to let Zhouzhuangtou take care of this matter.

Zhouzhuang's head and body deed is also in Tang Hua's hands, he is the most cautious person, not brilliant, but not wrong, Tang Hua is quite satisfied with this person.

King Jing Ning said: "You can make arrangements, and bring more people to the frontier. But when the war gets busy, your elder brother and I may not be able to take care of you."

Tang Hua nodded quickly, "I know, you don't have to worry about me, I can take care of myself."

King Jingning laughed when he heard that, "Success."

Tang Hua hesitated for a while, but still asked: "Father, Brother Han, won't they go with me and stay at home?"

"They stayed at home to look after the house." King Jingning didn't expect the second son to ask this question, feeling a little emotional in his heart, he patted Tang Hua on the shoulder, "Father knows it well, it's not too dangerous for them to stay here."

Only then did Tang Hua let go of his heart. Although he and Gu Tanghan didn't have much to deal with, they were still brothers. He ran away but kept his brother here. He couldn't do this.

Jiang Pingyuan hadn't come back yet, and three days had passed, Tang Hua was a little worried, so he hurriedly asked King Jingning, "Father, when are we going to set off?"

"It will take a few more days, and the food and grass have not been assembled yet."

They didn't start transporting grain and grass from here in the imperial capital. There wasn't much land near the imperial capital, and grain had to be transported by water from other places, so a special canal was built.

It was also thanks to the fact that the grain and grass were not transported from the imperial capital, otherwise they would not be able to leave with such a large amount of water.

Under Tang Hua's anxious waiting, Jiang Pingyuan arrived in the afternoon of the fifth day.

Tanghua didn't tell him in detail in the letter, he didn't know anything, he only knew that something happened, he was anxious, and he hurried back to the house as soon as he came back. Only when he saw Tanghua with his own eyes did he feel relieved.

Jiang Pingyuan stood in front of Tang Hua, "My lord."

"There's nothing serious here for the time being, don't worry too much." Tang Hua patted him on the shoulder and signaled him to sit down, "Father, brother, and brother are going to the frontier, and brother wants me to go together. There is no one around me that I can trust completely. You accompany me." Let's go together."

Jiang Pingyuan quickly asked: "We are both gone, how is the business here?"

"It's okay, it's just a matter of making less money." Tang Hua waved his hand and said the truth, "Life matters."

Jiang Pingyuan didn't quite agree, "If we all leave and lose the backbone, the whole thing will collapse."

The two looked at each other, and Tang Hua knew that he had something to say, and said helplessly, "Then what do you say?"

Jiang Pingyuan said: "Young master, you go to the border, I will stay here."

"No!" Tang Hua immediately objected, "I am the son of the Wangfu, a second-rank Fuguo general, and it is still dangerous to stay here. What do you do if you stay? Listen to me, let's go together."

Jiang Pingyuan insisted: "I can pass on some information if I stay here. If I go to the frontier, my eyes will be dark and I won't know anything."

"My father, brother Wang, they have their own source of information, and they don't need you."

"My lord, their intelligence is their intelligence, and our intelligence is our intelligence.

son, you let me stay here

Well, the big deal is that I'm not in the imperial capital. "

Tang Hua was surprised, "Where are you going if you're not in the imperial capital?"

Jiang Pingyuan said: "Isn't our Xiangyun yarn made in Jinkou Prefecture? I will go to Jinkou Prefecture. Jinkou Prefecture is close to here. If there is any trouble, it will be a big deal. I will escape from Jinkou Prefecture by boat." Going to Guangfu, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and they can't catch me no matter what I run there."

To be able to say this, I'm afraid the boats are all ready, right?

Tang Hua raised his forehead, "How long have you thought about this idea?"

Jiang Pingyuan smiled, and said softly, "I've been thinking about it since I received the letter from the young master."

"One of the two of us must stay here and sit in town. My son is a rich man, so it's good to go to the frontier to escape, and the frontier is difficult. My son may go to the frontier and help the son and the others."

Jiang Pingyuan had plausible words, and when Tang Hua saw him like this, he knew that he couldn't convince him for the time being, and suddenly felt a headache.

The muddy water has been stirred up, the imperial capital is really not a good place, for the sake of safety, he completely disapproves of Brother Nai staying here.

But Jiang Ping said something that touched Tanghua's heart, they must have their own intelligence department.