Chapter 961 Summer is coming to an end

In the following days, Wei Changtian was busy dealing with some "trivial matters" after the event.

Of course, he was too lazy to get involved in most things, as it was basically Su Qi and Li Zimu who made the decisions.

But even so, there were still many "important things" that needed his approval, plus the Tengu Army also needed to rest, and there were still some resistance forces in the prefectures and counties of Daqian, so it took a few days to complete the task.

Just like that, time quickly came to June 25th, the day of the Great Heat.

When will the scorching sun pass and the cool breeze be found?

The scriptures are placed on my pillow, and the melons and plums are floating on the ground.

As the last solar term of summer, the days before and after the Great Heat should be the hottest time of the year.

The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and the sunlight felt like countless tiny needles pricking the skin, causing pain. The cicadas in the trees were chirping so loudly that it made people feel upset.

If there were a thermometer, the temperature in the city would be around 45 degrees at this moment. There were not many pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, there were shirtless men carrying loads of goods walking in the shade of the trees, their bodies covered in sweat.

They still have to work hard at times like this. Most of these men are so poor that they can't even eat if they stop working for a day.

After all, in such hot weather, if you are not careful, you will get heatstroke and faint. Not only will you suffer, but you will also have to spend money on medicine.

Many people can't even stand the heat when sitting at home, let alone going out to work.

Of course, the above are just the situations of ordinary people.

For wealthy families, even if they don't have air conditioners or electric fans, there are always ways to cool down.

For example, a "cool house" built underground or in the shade, or ice cubes combined with a large fan can all have some cooling effect.

As for a "big shot" like Wei Changtian, that's even less of a problem.

In the Daqian Palace, his "temporary office" was completely covered by a formation called the "Cooling Array", which continuously provided cool air to the room like a central air conditioner, keeping the indoor temperature at around 20 degrees.

This formation is not something new, and it also reflects some of the fun of the world of cultivation.

When Wei Changtian first experienced this formation in the Wei Mansion, he was curious and studied it for a long time, but now he is no longer surprised by it.

"Boom boom boom."

"Master Wei, Lord Su and Miss Li request to see you."

There was a knock on the door, followed by the voice of a guard outside.

"Let them in."

Wei Changtian responded and closed the ancient book he had just found out of the Daqian Royal Library.

"Sir."

"Sir."

The door opened, and Su Qi and Li Zimu walked into the room one after another, greeting each other.

"Sit down."

Wei Changtian nodded, a palace maid served tea to the two of them, and then he tactfully left.

After the palace maid left, Li Zimu did not wait for Wei Changtian to ask any questions and directly reported:

"Sir, the three people from the Jing family have been found."

"Really?"

Wei Changtian's expression didn't change: "Is he dead?"

"We killed two of them, but we failed to kill the other one because he was guarded by an expert."

Li Zimu answered truthfully: "But we have already found his whereabouts, and we will not fail again this time."

"Um."

As if he didn't care at all, Wei Changtian just yawned nonchalantly: "Heh~ How did those court officials handle it?"

"I have questioned them one by one."

Li Zimu replied softly: "According to the Master's orders, all those who disobeyed Lord Su have been killed, about a dozen people."

"Those who pretended to surrender but actually had other plans were also killed. There were also more than ten of them."

"So that means almost half of them were killed?"

Wei Changtian asked casually, "Are the remaining half willing to assist Lord Su?"

"yes."

Li Zimu nodded: "Although it may not be sincere, at least it won't cause trouble in the future."

"Okay, that's enough."

Wei Changtian took a sip of tea and turned to look at Su Qi who was sitting on the other side.

Ever since the two of them came in, Li Zimu had been talking, completely leaving him aside.

Although Su Qi is indeed just a puppet emperor, he still has to give him some face. "Sir Su, what do you want to see me about?"

Wei Changtian asked Su Qi with a smile, thinking that he should give the latter a chance to speak.

After hearing this, Su Qi actually looked at Li Zimu first, and when he saw the latter nodded, he hurriedly took out a long book from his sleeve.

"Sir, this memorial is a list of all the wealthy families in the prefectures and counties of Daqian. Those marked with red frames are all families related to the Jing family, and those marked with red circles are families with very close relations."

"Please take a look, sir."

As he spoke, he stood up and placed the list in front of Wei Changtian.

Su Qi just stood there with his hands hanging down waiting, while Wei Changtian first glanced at Li Zimu with a smile, then picked up the roster and flipped through it casually.

It was obvious that Su Qi showed him this booklet because he undoubtedly wanted to ask how to deal with those families marked in red.

After all, although the Jing family is finished, families that are connected to the Jing family or even related to them are still spread all over Daqian.

These wealthy families may become destabilizing factors for the new dynasty in the future, so they should not be let off.

But it is undoubtedly unrealistic to kill them all, so they need to be handled properly.

Of course, there is no standard "handling procedure" for this kind of thing, and each dynasty has a different way of handling it.

So Wei Changtian didn't bother to care about these. After taking a few glances, he casually said, "Sir Su, I don't know much about Daqian's situation. You and Zimu can handle this matter."

"Oh, yes. There is a He family in Le'an Prefecture that runs a pawnshop and money house business. There are younger generations in their family who I know. I'll be careful when I get there."

He family of Le'an Prefecture.

There is no doubt that Wei Changtian was referring to He Jing's family.

Although Wei Changtian felt that the He family's size would not allow it to be included in this booklet, he still mentioned it in passing.

When they heard him specifically mention the He family, Li Zimu and Su Qi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Neither of them knew when Wei Changtian had met such a person named He, but of course they would not ask, so they just remembered the "He Family of Le'an Prefecture" in their hearts.

"Yes, sir. I understand."

Nodding and putting away the letter, Su Qi returned to his seat and sat down again.

Wei Changtian seemed to remember something at this time and suddenly asked:

"By the way, Lord Su, it's already the end of June, what are your plans for the imperial examination in August?"

"this"

Su Qi was stunned, wondering why Wei Changtian suddenly talked about the imperial examination.

Although this year is indeed the year of the imperial examination, it happens to be the time when the new dynasty replaces the old one, so naturally the imperial examination cannot be held smoothly.

Su Qi didn't understand what Wei Changtian meant for a moment, so he had to answer truthfully: "My lord, there is only a month left until August, and the new dynasty has not yet been established. I think this year's imperial examination may need to be temporarily cancelled and we can wait until three years later."

“There’s no need to cancel it.”

Wei Changtian shook his head and said with a smile: "Now is the time when the new dynasty is in need of talents. I think we can take this opportunity to select some young talents for the new dynasty."

"Well"

Looking up at Wei Changtian with a confused look on his face, Su Qi wondered how many of the people selected now would be willing to serve the new dynasty.

But since Wei Changtian had said so, he couldn't refuse, so he could only bow his head and say:

"Yes, I will order the Ministry of Personnel to supervise this matter and will not delay this year's imperial examination."

“.”

In this way, Wei Changtian helped He Jing two more times.

After that, the three of them chatted for a while in the room, and then Su Qi and Li Zimu wanted to say goodbye and leave.

However, Wei Changtian kept Li Zimu.

"It seems like you are keeping him under strict control."

Standing by the window, looking at Su Qi who had already walked away along the path outside, Wei Changtian smiled at Li Zimu and said, "He is the future emperor of the new dynasty after all, you should give him some face."

"Otherwise, after you leave, it will be difficult for him to govern the country."

"Sir, I just want him not to forget his identity."

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Standing next to Wei Changtian, Li Zimu's tone was very serious: "Su Qi is different from Gongsun Yan. He has deep feelings for Daqian. I am afraid that he will do something that is not good for you over time."

"Okay, whatever you want."

Waving his hands, Wei Changtian didn't take Li Zimu's "PUA" of Su Qi to heart, but suddenly asked a somewhat irrelevant question.

"How's that going?"

".Sir, everything has been arranged."

His expression suddenly became serious, and Li Zimu lowered his voice and replied, "We should have a result before we leave Daqian."

"good."

He narrowed his eyes, and there was a hint of cold murderous intent in them.

Wei Changtian didn't say anything after he said the last word, so it is temporarily impossible to know what he had planned before.

But this is not too difficult to guess.

After all, since the goal of destroying Daqian has been achieved, the next thing he has to do, or to deal with, is the mysterious man who has never shown up.

About a quarter of an hour later.

It was still Wei Changtian's "temporary office". Unexpectedly, before Li Zimu left, Su Qi, who had just left not long ago, came back and said that he had just found the Jing family's private vault.

The so-called private vault is where the Jing family stores their treasures. It has never been found because all the members of the Jing family had died.

And now, after several days of searching, it was finally found.

Different from the national treasury where money is stored, the private treasury is sure to contain many rare treasures, magical weapons and other valuable items.

Even if there is nothing particularly good, it would be nice if you could find a few treasures like the Qingjue jade pendant.

At least you can't come back empty-handed after making this long trip.

Just like that, Wei Changtian immediately took Li Zimu and excitedly went to "hunt for treasure".

At the same time, on the other side, Yang Liushi and Zhang San had just finished their "treasure hunt" activity in the capital of Daqian, and were now walking in the alley where the courtyard was located with large and small bags.

As they are too lazy to move, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi still live in the same courtyard, while Duan Fangping and the other three have already moved out.

Also, because Wei Changtian basically stayed in the palace these days, Yang Liushi would go out for a walk every day when she was bored to see the customs and culture of Daqian.

Of course, as a woman, you have to buy things when you go out.

Then Zhang San became a "porter", responsible for following Yang Liushi and "carrying the bag" every day.

This has caused him a lot of trouble in the past few days.

After all, it is not easy to take a car to go shopping, so most of the time he has to carry all kinds of strange objects around the streets himself.

The day before yesterday, there were two large porcelain vases made with Daqian's unique craftsmanship.

Yesterday it was a screen.

Today was even worse. Yang Liushi didn't know what had happened to her and actually bought a wooden cabinet, saying that she was going to take it back to Shuzhou.

Considering that Wei Changtian's residence could not be easily disclosed, Zhang San could not ask the store to "deliver the goods to his door", so he had to carry the large wooden cabinet all the way back to the alley.

Coupled with the hot weather, even a third-rank warrior would be sweating profusely at this moment.

"Husband, Madam, will you go shopping tomorrow?"

Carrying the wooden cabinet and following Yang Liushi, who had nothing in her hands, Zhang San asked timidly, "If you want to go shopping again, can I find someone else to accompany you?"

"I'm thinking of going to the north of the city tomorrow."

Yang Liushi and Zhang San had been very familiar with each other for a long time, and she had never treated the latter as a servant, so she spoke very casually at this moment: "What? You don't want to follow?"

"That's not the case. The key is what do you want to buy, ma'am?"

Zhang San muttered in a low voice: "Yesterday you bought a screen, and today you bought a wooden cabinet. I'm really afraid that you will buy something bigger tomorrow."

"Goose, goose, goose, this is why we feel so emotional."

Yang Liushi looked back at Zhang San, covered her mouth and smiled, "Don't worry, I will definitely not buy such a big thing tomorrow."

"That's good, huh?"

After a pause, Zhang San's gaze suddenly fixed in one direction under Yang Liushi's strange look.

The latter's originally distressed expression suddenly turned into surprise, and he muttered something subconsciously.

"Miss You?"

“.”

Frowning, Yang Liushi immediately turned around and looked in the direction Zhang San was looking, and her expression changed instantly.

Because she also saw the woman who looked like Youjia.

At this time, the woman was also staring at them blankly .

The next moment, Cui'er lowered her head and quickly retreated to the gate, then reached out to close it.

Ever since she saw so many rebels coming to find Wei Changtian that night, she had been deliberately avoiding the latter and no longer went out when she had nothing to do.

Therefore, Yang Liushi and Zhang San naturally had not seen her in the past few days.

Just now, Cui'er originally wanted to go out to buy some vegetables when there were few people around at noon, but she didn't expect to bump into two people who had just returned from outside.

Her heart was pounding wildly. Through the "secret observation" over the past few days, Cui'er had already figured out that the man and woman should be Wei Changtian's servant and wife respectively.

So in her opinion, Yang Liushi and Zhang San were naturally related to the rebels. She couldn't help but panic at this moment and just wanted to get away as soon as possible.

But before the gate was half closed, she suddenly heard the voice of the extremely beautiful woman coming from outside the door.

"etc!"

“.”

The little hands trembled with fear and the gate could not be closed.

Seeing that the other party had discovered her, Cui Er was afraid of angering "the wife of a certain important figure in the rebel army", so she gritted her teeth and walked out again, and asked in a trembling voice: "Husband, Madam, are you calling me?"

"yes."

At this moment, Yang Liushi had already walked to the opposite side of Cui'er and was looking the latter up and down carefully.

Like Wei Changtian, she quickly discovered some differences between Cui'er and Youjia.

But because the two looked so similar, Yang Liushi looked at them for a while and then whispered:

"Miss You, is that you?"

(End of this chapter)