soy sauce lady

Chapter 12

The sudden departure of the regent this time made the little emperor and a group of ministers unable to even express their reluctance in a symbolic sense.

And with his departure, the court has also changed. The princes quickly restrained their edge, avoided the royalists as much as they could, and showed even more respect to the emperor, causing the little emperor to climb to the south several times, which was very uncomfortable Kindly pray that the regent emperor uncle can go away and never return.

But the sky failed, his uncle was still in good health, and went on the road to Jiangbei safe and sound.

From the capital all the way to the south, the weather was fine, but it didn't change until after Xuzhou. The sky was overcast and the sun was not visible, and further south was the continuous patter of rain.

Wen Su thought nothing of it, the regent was used to fighting everywhere before.Only Zhao Quan, a typical northern man, could not help being a little upset when he first soaked in the humid and greasy air in the south, but he couldn't complain to his master, so he could only complain non-stop at Wensu, making him a long-winded woman.

When he arrived in Huaiyin, Zhao Quan finally restrained a lot, because it was midsummer, and the light rain turned into a heavy rain.

The summer heat outside is not heavy, the sun is often hidden among the dark clouds, and the rainstorm comes from time to time, bringing a cool breeze.Wen Su raised the curtain on the window pane, and the heat in the car suddenly eased.

Turning around, she saw the Prince Regent sitting upright, with thick clothes, she kindly said, "Your Majesty, would you like to take off your clothes?"

The corner of Xiao Zheng's mouth twitched, he glanced at her, and shook his head.

The carriage traveled all the way on the official road, and almost never encountered pedestrians during the period, but now the sound of carriages, horses and people can gradually be heard further forward.

Wen Su probed out and looked out, it turned out that it was refugees who had fled. This was expected, but the result of looking all the way made her a little strange.

In the memorial, it is said that mourners are everywhere, why did we not see the refugees until here, and the number of them is not large?
Seeing her staring out the window silently, Xiao Zheng asked curiously, "Wen Qing, what are you looking at?"

Wen Su herself didn't understand the strangeness, so she shook her head and found an excuse to evade it.

However, the further south she went, the more strange she became.

Compared with the several floods she experienced in her lifetime, the scene in front of her couldn't reach the level of grief.The damage to the farmland was not as serious as imagined, and the passing roads were still unimpeded.

What happened to the memorial?

Apparently Xiao Zheng also noticed this, and finally stopped when he was about to enter Taizhou City, intending to go down to inspect it himself.

Stopping on the way is a major safety hazard, Zhao Quan naturally stopped him more, Xiao Zheng had no choice but to wander around, and Wen Su was naturally taken away with him.

On both sides of the official road are green fields, the rice has grown for a long time, and the field is so watery that it almost covers the rice seedlings.

Wen Su pointed to the field and said, "My lord, it's better to divert the flood as soon as possible."

As soon as these words were said, Xiao Zheng was displeased, "It's been several months, so it's possible that these officials don't even know about this?"

Wen Su hurriedly said: "My lord, don't get angry. The floods here have always been the most difficult to relieve, not to mention the Surabaya, Wenshui, and the Grand Canal that runs through the five major water systems. Moreover, there are large lakes and depressions to the west of the Huaiyang section of the canal. The crux of the governance is the entanglement of these large and small water systems, not to mention that Yangzhou and other places are not easy to go, no wonder those officials.”

"How can Wenqing understand so well?" Even if you have lived here, if you have never been in contact with it, it is difficult to understand the complex water system here, but she can explain it in such detail and clearly, Xiao Zheng can't help being curious.

Wen Su smiled sheepishly, "Xiaguan used to stay at the gate of the house, how could he know so clearly, these are what my father said before."

"I see." Xiao Zheng sighed, "Isn't it very tricky?"

"It's not that difficult. Floods that were worse than this before can be dealt with. It's just that since His Majesty took the throne, the officials here have been transferred a lot. They are not as experienced as those officials back then. I'm afraid they may not be able to handle it, but..."

The voice was interrupted by a sudden cold shout, Wen Su turned his head to look, Zhao Quan rode on the horse and galloped towards the two of them quickly, the tall horse trampled past the narrow field ridge, which made people tremble with fear , for fear that he will fall if he is not careful.

"My lord, be careful behind you!"

Almost instantaneously, Wen Su was about to subconsciously turn around to look, but Xiao Zheng stopped her behind.She was taken aback, and stuck to his back for a long time without daring to move. After waiting for a long time without any movement, she poked her head out to see what happened.

Actually nothing happened.

On the trail in the distance, a person sat on a horse, looking at the regent.

It was a man, too far away to see his face clearly, only a brown long gown fluttering in the wind.

Wen Su couldn't see the regent's expression, but he could clearly hear his shortness of breath, which seemed to be a sign of displeasure.

After all, Zhao Quan was not able to cross the single-plank bridge-like field ridge with a heroic posture on horseback. He jumped off the horse at the critical moment to avoid falling into muddy water. Even so, he still rushed over bravely with a team of guards.

Xiao Zheng raised his hand suddenly, stopping a group of people from waiting.

The man on the opposite horse started to laugh when he saw this, his voice was full and magnetic, and he could be heard as a middle-aged man.

"Back, long time no see."

Wen Su shivered when he heard this title. The last time he heard it was from the King of Shu, what about this time?

This place is close to the lair of rebellious officials. If there is a vassal king here, it will be no joke!

However, Xiao Zheng didn't say anything, just nodded.

The man on the opposite side didn't care, and continued, "Don't worry, she's all right. I heard you're coming, and we've been waiting here for a long time."

Xiao Zheng pursed his lips and remained silent.

Seems to have finally discovered the fact that he is unpopular, the man sighed heavily, clasped his fists at him, and was about to ride away, when he suddenly swept Wen Su who was poking his head behind him, and said with a smile: "This girl looks Not bad, good luck to retire."

As soon as the voice fell, the people rode their horses away.

It wasn't until watching the man's back turn into a dot that Xiao Zheng ordered lightly: "Go on and stop in Taizhou."

Taizhou is close to Jiangdu. Before arriving in Yangzhou, there is no need to confront King Guangling head-on. At the same time, you can go south to a small town called Gaogang to face the river. It is indeed a good place to stay.

On the day of arrival, it started to rain again, and the county magistrate of Taizhou was still patrolling the river. When he heard the news, he rushed to greet him, but it was more than half an hour late.

When Xiao Zheng lifted the curtain and came out, what he saw in his eyes was the big and small yamen servants and the nearby people kneeling on the ground in the rain. The magistrate of Taizhou knelt in the front, his trousers were still held high, and his body was still splashed with mud.

Wen Su came out from behind, raised her hand to cover her forehead from the rain, and went to see the magistrate, but before she could see his face clearly, she suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Wuyuan?"

The magistrate was taken aback for a moment, and when he looked up, it was Qi Jian who had been released as an official.

"Master Wen? Why did you come?" Just after asking, he realized that the regent was still standing beside him, and he knew it in his heart.

So Brother Chaoqing still failed?

The docking in Taizhou was a temporary decision of the Regent, so that he didn't even have time to prepare the place to stay.A group of people were exhausted and needed to rest, so Qi Jian, who was in a hurry, had to invite everyone to the county government for the time being.

As soon as he entered the hall, before he was seated, Xiao Zheng asked about the situation of the disaster with a series of questions.

Qi Jian quickly answered one by one, detailing everything, and reporting everything she had done during this period, right or wrong.

After all, being young and new to officialdom, Qi Jian encountered countless difficulties at the beginning of disaster relief.

The superiors oppressed, the subordinates despised, the people distrusted, etc., but in just a few months, he had tempered his fragile youthful heart into an indestructible one.

And he didn't intend to hide these things. For him, he had a clear conscience for being able to make it this far. If he was blamed for some mistakes, he could only blame himself for his bad luck.

Xiao Zheng didn't say much about it, Qi Jian was able to confess her mistakes without reservation, her courage was commendable, and she was also doing her duty with all her heart, if she blamed herself too much, she would not be kind enough.

He sat at the head of the hall, listened to the report quietly, and subconsciously tapped his fingers on the table to think about the countermeasures. But after a while, he had some calculations in his mind, and immediately issued several orders in succession:
"Immediately call surrounding officials to report the disaster situation."

"Issuing a notice to recruit folk doctors, the more the better."

"People along the river who have retreated to the rear need to distribute food and clothing on time."

Recalling Wen Su's words before, he added another one: "A lot of money is used to recruit people who are proficient in water conservancy or familiar with the terrain and water system of this place, and it is better to take into account the two."

In addition, some of Qi Jian's mistakes were also corrected.

Qi Jian listened and memorized, secretly startled, only after listening to his report, he made such a thorough decision, without careful deduction and self-confidence, it was absolutely impossible to make it.

There is indeed a reason why the regent can control the government on his own.

While carrying out the regent's order, he also has to find a place for him. These are all things that need to be solved right now. Qi Jian is really the first and the second big.

Fortunately, there was a local squire who was very knowledgeable about current affairs and contributed a certain house of his own, which solved the urgent need of the county magistrate.

Wen Su felt that it would be more appropriate to leave it to the regent to take care of all kinds of affairs, so he decided to go back to his residence and take a rest.

Just as he was about to leave the gate of the county government office, he saw a woman in a plain white skirt walking towards her with an umbrella in one hand and the corner of the skirt in the other.When she got to the door, she was stopped by the guards. The woman stopped and looked up. When she saw Wen Su, she nodded politely.

Wen Su was a little surprised, seeing that she had hairpin and wooden hairpin, she was wearing ordinary clothes, but she was extremely beautiful, and her demeanor was extremely elegant and dignified, even nodding her head could not hide the nobleness between her eyebrows.

Seeing Wen Su staring at her all the time, the woman couldn't help but smiled, and asked softly: "Dare to ask Miss, do you know if King Jin is here?"

Wen Su was taken aback for a moment, wondering why the name King Jin was so familiar, when he heard the voice of the regent behind him: "Why are you here?"

She turned her head to look, but the person the regent looked at was not her, but the woman in front of her.

Wen Su felt that he was not a gossip person, but why did he change his plan and stay?
The Prince Regent sat at the top of the hall, and at the bottom sat the beautiful woman who had just arrived, and she was sitting opposite the woman, quite distressed.

By the way, for Fu Qingyu!

She is far away in the capital, and her heart is attached to the regent, shouldn't a friend watch and hear all directions for her?
It should be!

This thought made her feel comfortable immediately, and she began to devote herself to the state of strict surveillance...

Seeing her staring at her like this, the woman didn't feel embarrassed, smiled generously, stretched out her hand to take the teacup, and lowered her head, like black silk against the white jade forehead, her green fingers twisted the lid of the teacup and gently wiped off the floating leaves on it , Vermilion lips pursed lightly, and took a sip.

Elegant and dignified, Gaohua is self-sufficient.

This scene hit Wen Su's heart hard, and she couldn't help but sigh: Qingyu, you probably won't be able to resist this opponent.

"Retire, who is this girl, you haven't introduced me yet."

When she spoke before, Wen Su didn't pay attention to it, but when she heard it again, she felt that the voice was too calm, and there was a faint sense of vicissitudes.Taking a closer look at her appearance, not to mention the lady's bun, and the corners of her eyes are slightly exposed fine lines, it seems that she is at least in her early thirties.

Someone cheered up again: Sapphire, there is hope!
"This is the first female official in my dynasty, Wen Su." Xiao Zheng's expression was indifferent, and he didn't even look at her when he answered.

The woman was very surprised, she turned her head and looked up and down Wen Su, her eyes showed admiration, "I have been isolated from the world for too long, I don't know that you have become the regent, but I don't know that my court has allowed women to be officials. "

Wen Su was amazed that the disturbance of the New Deal was so big that he had never heard of it before. Could it be that it came from Xanadu?
Xiao Zheng sneered at the side: "One day in the mountains, thousands of years have passed in the world. Since you are isolated from the world, why should you come to see me again?"

Therefore, Wen Su finally realized that the regent was not happy.

Obviously this is not a good sign, because it means that their story may be very tortuous, similar to the kind of sad, sad, and physical in the storybook, and usually the ending of this kind of story is that the two get back together.

The woman was a little embarrassed when she heard Xiao Zheng's words, she took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, covered her mouth and coughed lightly to cover it up, then raised her head again and said: "By the way, I didn't come alone today, originally Yan... he I want to come too, but I'm afraid that you will still be angry with him later, so I will give up."

"It's okay, we have met outside Taizhou City."

"what?"

When Xiao Zheng said this, not only the woman was surprised, but Wen Su was also surprised. How dare the man on the horse have something to do with this woman?

The three of them lost their topic for a while, and sat facing each other with a calm atmosphere.

After a while, Xiao Zheng suddenly got up and said to the woman: "If nothing happens, you can leave, and you don't have to come to me again next time. If you want to break it, you should break it cleanly!" go.

This scene came so suddenly that Wen Su was stunned for a moment, but he couldn't react at all.

When she was about to pass by, the woman suddenly got up and grabbed Xiao Zheng's sleeve, "Get out, I blamed me for leaving without saying goodbye, and made you worry, but you also know how many people with our identities can't help themselves... ..."

"I don't blame you at all," Xiao Zheng moved his arms and broke free from her hand, "But the family relationship is broken, so it should be over, why do we need to see each other again?"

Wen Su, who was listening enthralled, was immediately poured from head to toe by a bucket of cold water.

The family relationship has been broken.

dear...

Uh... did I make a mistake somewhere?
In the stalemate, Zhao Quan hurriedly came in from the outside, saluted Xiao Zheng: "My lord, Qi Zhi County sent someone to report that someone claimed to be familiar with the water system of this place, and he has revealed the list and is rushing here. "

Unexpectedly, he would get good news so soon, Xiao Zheng immediately said seriously after hearing the words: "Hurry up and ask him to come here!"

Before the words were finished, someone came in from the door with a smile: "There is no need to greet, and you don't have to be polite to retreat."

Such a familiar voice...

Wen Su stared closely at the approaching figure, the brown sleeves fluttering in the wind, isn't it the middle-aged man I saw outside Taizhou city not long ago.

I didn't see the face clearly before, but when I saw it up close, I realized what temperament is in the world.

It's just a coarse brown dress, but it can be worn so elegantly, with a white face and no beard in the middle age, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and a smile on the lips. Standing in front of the door is like a bright pearl in the hall, shining brightly in the room, what a refined person A decent gentleman.

Xiao Zheng frowned and looked at him, then at the woman, and said in a deep voice: "Could it be that you did it on purpose? Either you hide and don't show up, or you show up together!"

"Get back..." The woman stood behind him with a sad face, and hesitated to speak several times.

"What is this for? You should be happy when you see each other so hard. What are you doing so sad?" The middle-aged man Shi Shiran entered the door without saluting the regent. He went directly to the woman and raised his hand to pat her on the shoulder. for comfort.

Feeling that the scene in front of her was so weird that it was unbearable, Wen Su couldn't hold back any longer, moved up to Xiao Zheng, and asked in a low voice: "My lord, who are these two...?"

Xiao Zheng's face was livid, and he pursed his lips in silence.

She had no choice but to shut up resentfully.

The middle-aged man on one side comforted the woman in a low voice, then raised his head and said to Xiao Zheng: "I will reveal the list and you will be the prince's guest. The prince should not have such an attitude."

"Hmph, if you have real skills, this king will definitely use it, but if you are bluffing and deceiving..." Xiao Zheng turned his head to look at him quietly, "This king has always hated liars the most, you should know what will happen!"

Wen Su and Zhao Quan, who had never seen the King Regent before, looked at each other and took a step back.

"Haha, that's very good," the brown-clothed man smiled sassyly, "Tomorrow, I will present the law of governance. If there is no effect, I would like to pay with my head."

Xiao Zheng finally stood up straight and looked at him, both of them were firm and unyielding: "Your head should have been moved a long time ago, it's okay, this king will give you a chance this time."

"Being the regent is really extraordinary, and his words are also so aggressive."

"It's always different from Xiao Xiao's generation."

"..."

A conversation with a strange atmosphere came to an end. The middle-aged man bid farewell without hesitation, and took the woman out with a caring attitude. He didn't mention his identity, leaving behind countless reveries.

But soon Wen Su learned the man's name from Zhao Quan. It is said that his surname is Lin Mingxuan, and his surname is Yanchun.

The previous name did not feel familiar, but his words were so real that Wen Su exclaimed on the spot: "My God, he is Lin Yanchun?!"

The regent raised his eyebrows, "Do you know him?"

Not only did she know him, but who in the entire area along the river didn't know him?

Wen Su stroked her chin and thought back to those days...

About when she was eight years old, the Yangtze River flooded suddenly, flooding countless surrounding farmlands, and tens of thousands of people were left homeless.

At that time, the governor of Liangjiang personally led the people to fight against the flood, and struggled on the dam day and night, but with little success. The flood lingered among several major water systems, and even the surrounding areas of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal began to suffer.

Lin Yanchun appeared at this time.

Speaking of which, this person is quite legendary. No one knows where he came from, nor how he persuaded the governor of Liangjiang to let him take charge of water control. All he knows is that he didn't even show his face, but only ordered him to go on. Digging channels everywhere, and building high dams wherever they are, they easily passed the catastrophe.

At that time, the Governor-General wanted to report his deeds to the court to claim credit for him, but he repeatedly declined, claiming that he had a lot of taboos about officialdom and would never enter an official career in this life.

As a result, there have been various rumors among the people, saying that this person was originally a talented person in Gusu, who achieved success at a young age, was famous in the capital, and was granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister.Later, for some unknown reason, he suddenly returned to his hometown. Since then, the dragon has never seen its head but its tail, and only shows up when the people need it.

This is quite reliable. It is outrageous to directly say that he was transformed by the good fortune boy under the Avalokitesvara Avalokitesvara. He was ordered by Avalokitesvara to save all living beings, and he was short of building a temple for him.

At the beginning, Wen Su's father also admired this man very much. He searched everywhere and wanted to meet him. It is said that he really met him later. After returning, he was very happy for a long time. The knowledge about the complicated water system here is from him. From what I heard, that's why Wen Su was able to speak clearly and logically in front of Xiao Zheng.

After these words, Zhao Quan was full of admiration, only Xiao Zheng was stunned.

How many people were sent by Emperor Chongguang to hunt down this person back then, but in the end he generously controlled floods and provided disaster relief under their noses, and even won a lot of praise.

And there was no news of all this in the court!
That's right, those officials were still counting on him to deal with the floods, so they naturally wanted to protect him, no wonder there has been no news for so many years.That being the case, what is the reason for the sudden appearance now?If it's just to control the water, why wait until he arrives to show up?

Xiao Zheng frowned, feeling a little strange.

Here, Wen Su's interest in the identities of those two people has completely transformed into a cult of Lin Yanchun's personality, and he keeps pestering Zhao Quan asking questions: "Where does he live in? How many people? What books do you read? What do you eat?"

Zhao Quan only learned his name and surname after hearing Lin Xuan's own introduction. How could he know his situation so clearly? After being entangled by her, he immediately ran away in a hurry, and finally realized what he had caused her along the way. psychological shadow.

Wen Su refused to let him go, desperately tugged at the corner of his clothes and asked, "Tell me, what kind of life does a fairy like him lead?"

"Immortal? Huh! He's just a liar!" The regent snorted coldly, and flung his sleeves to go out.

"Ah?" Wen Su and Zhao Quan stared behind him, dumbfounded.

As a good subordinate, you must always pay attention to the dynamics of your superiors. For example, if your superior is unhappy, you have to show up in a timely manner. Even if it is used as a tool to vent your anger, it is better than not showing your face.

Based on this principle, after dinner, Wen Su tremblingly went to the room where the regent stayed.

— Well, in fact, she was dragged here by Zhao Quan.

After a few knocks on the door, there was no response from inside. Wen Su was a little apprehensive, turned around to look at Zhao Quan who was standing far away, and asked himself if he could not be so heroic.

Zhao Quan shook his head resolutely, and responded with his eyes: I am with you, go boldly!

When she turned around and continued to knock on the door, Wen Su silently planned in her heart that she must thank him for his company with countless Jiangnan pastries...

The last knock was empty, the door opened from the inside, and the regent stood at the door with a blank expression, "What's the matter, Wen Qing?"

"Uh..." Wen Su squeezed her sweaty palms and smiled shyly, "Your Highness hasn't had dinner yet."

"No need, this king has no appetite."

Wen Su was at a loss for words for a moment, and began to think about countermeasures with wandering eyes.

Xiao Zheng had noticed Zhao Quan's expression a long time ago, how could he not know the purpose of her coming here, he was somewhat moved in his heart, but he pretended to be displeased and said: "If Wen Qing is free, why don't you come and help me deal with it?" Disaster, don't worry about other things."

"Eh?" Wen Su was taken aback, Xiao Zheng had already dragged her into the door, and when she saw the mountains of booklets on the table, she immediately panicked, "My lord, how long are you going to be busy?"

Xiao Zheng crossed his arms with a smile that was not a smile: "Let's stay up all night."

"..."

(End of this chapter)