Chapter 204 Waiting for someone to nod
In the room, besides Yuan Chi, there was another person who was so surprised that he could hardly speak.
Governor Gu was so shocked that the wrinkles on his forehead smoothed out.
What Hao Ren, Wu Yingniang and Qin Xiao said was not only for Yuan Chi to hear, but also for him to hear.
Liangmin Village could clearly find an excuse to get him away and avoid talking to him.
But they didn't, and they said it in front of him.
Governor Gu said: "I have no soldiers or troops under my command, and no power in the court. I don't know how long I will stay in Lingnan. What's the point of you bringing me aboard your ship?"
"Because Governor Gu will eventually find out."
Hao Ren said slowly and softly:
"We all know that Governor Gu is a good official who serves the people, not a foolishly loyal official. Together, we can make Lingnan more prosperous and peaceful."
Governor Gu asked:
"You are going to Beijing, and you hope that an old man like me can watch over Heishan Township in Lingnan?"
Qin Xiao shook his head again. "Xiao Yuan didn't understand just now, so forget it. Governor Gu, you are a smart man, don't get the wrong idea. The villagers of Heishan Township will be watching over us, and we can hold on by ourselves. We just hope that you will close your eyes and pretend not to see anything if you do."
Private soldiers, iron ore, weapons, wealth, masters... all pretended not to see them.
Governor Gu finally understood what he had said and asked a question:
"So, was County Magistrate Song looking at you with his eyes open or closed?"
The four people from Liangmin Village present all smiled but said nothing.
The smile in his eyes says it all.
Governor Gu slapped his thigh and said, "Good boy Song! You knew it long ago, but you hid it from me."
After he finished speaking, he also laughed:
"Let's not talk about opening or closing a blind eye. Since I am in Lingnan, I will devote all my energy to making Lingnan prosperous."
He had been an official for forty years and had been squeezed by the court's flatterers all his life. When he saw the people's livelihood declining and good officials encountering setbacks, he often worried at night that the empire would collapse.
Now that a new possibility has emerged, the enthusiasm he had many years ago suddenly surged in his body.
Yuan Chi: "I will write a memorial when I get home tonight. You are going back to Chang'an, and there must be things you want to do. I won't ask too much, but there are more people in Chang'an than here, and more eyes are on you than here. Have you really thought it through?"
Hao Ren and Wu Yingniang looked at each other.
Hao Ren: "If General Yuan and Governor Gu both cooperate, then everything will be settled. Now all that's missing is one person's approval."
Yuan Chi looked around: "Who are you waiting for a nod from?"
Pei Lingyun, a man of extraordinary literary talent, his junior sister with superb spear skills, General Wei, who is still as skilled as ever, Gu, the wise and elderly governor, and Qin Shangshu, who is in control of military intelligence.
With these people making the decision, Yuan Chi couldn't think of anyone else to wait for approval from?
Wu Yingniang coughed and said to the window:
"Stop eavesdropping outside the door and come in."
The weeds outside the wall moved.
Then the door of the meeting hall opened again.
Yuan Chi subconsciously straightened his body.
Although he couldn't guess who it was, he knew that the person who could make everyone present wait must be a big shot, a very big shot.
Yuan Chi was mentally prepared.
The door opened.
Two figures appeared. Small figures, not big at all.
There are two children.
Yuan Chi: ...???
Yuan Chi recognized that the girl among them was the little girl who had just whipped the fruits on the hillside.
The little girl had a red face and was holding a half-eaten fruit in her hand. A small butterfly embroidered on her lapel fluttered its wings as she walked.
"mother."
"Aunt Ying."
Su Zhizhi and Xue Che smiled awkwardly. It would always be a bit embarrassing to be caught eavesdropping.
Wu Yingniang asked:
"You all heard it, Zhizhi, are you willing to go to the capital?"
Su Zhizhi nodded vigorously: "Yes, I'm willing to go!"
She had been to Baiyun County and the northwest, and she also wanted to go to Chang'an, Hedong, and Jiangnan...
Black Bandit Mountain is good, and Good Citizen Village is good, but she is naturally active and always has a curiosity and desire to explore places she has never been to.
Su Zhizhi nodded and looked at Xue Che:
"Ache, will you go with us?"
Xue Che was silent for a moment, then shook his head firmly:
"I'm not going to the capital, I'm going to the northwest."
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Chang'an.
Autumn came early and the weather has turned cooler.
All the peaches in the peach orchard have fallen.
Some of the peaches were picked up and eaten by the palace servants, while others rotted on the ground and were swept away.
This year, the small kitchen of the East Palace came to the peach forest and picked up many peaches.
After Crown Prince Murong Zhen came back from Ciguang Temple last time, he suddenly wanted to eat peach preserves.
The palace maids of the Eastern Palace went to the peach forest to pick peaches, cut them and dried them.
By early autumn, the small kitchen in the East Palace was already filled with several cans of dried peach pulp.
"Prince, this is the peach cake that the kitchen has just made. It has peach meat in it." The palace maid presented the cake.
Murong Zhen was originally writing an article assigned by Master Zhang, but he was having a headache and looked very bad.
I think it’s because of the war with Mi Po. Master Zhang has been talking about the ways of diplomatic relations these past two days, and he also assigned articles for everyone to write down their opinions.
Murong Zhen wrote very slowly, writing and throwing away, then throwing away and writing again.
It’s not that he couldn’t write, but he was afraid that what he wrote would not be recognized by Master Zhang, and that what he wrote would not be as good as others.
Next year he will be ten years old and will be taught individually by the Grand Tutor. He will not study with the other royal family members in the Lihe Hall.
But he still has to get through these few months of this year.
Last time, Ning An said angrily that apart from her and Murong Ming, he was the dumbest person in the Lihe Palace.
When Murong Zhen heard this, he felt as if Ning An had unexpectedly stabbed him in the most secret corner of his heart.
Fortunately, the people around him later tried to smooth things over, saying that the light of a firefly dared not compete with the sun and the moon. They did not dare to compare themselves with the prince.
Murong Zhen felt better after hearing this, but he felt more stressed when completing his homework afterwards.
The pressure was too great, my head started to hurt a little, and my temper became a little more irritable than before.
"It tastes really good." Murong Zhen put a piece of peach cake into his mouth.
The sweet and glutinous pastry with the aroma of peach flesh relaxed Murong Zhen's frown.
Murong Zhen remembered what his mother had told him last time at Ciguang Temple, and he said:
"Prepare two more plates. I want to give them to my father and grandmother to try."
The peach cake was packed into a gilded food box with twined branch patterns and sent to Ganyang Palace.
Wang, the eunuch, placed the peach cake on the imperial table, smiling brighter than the peach blossoms:
"Your Majesty, this is peach cake sent from the Eastern Palace. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is busy with his studies, but he always thinks of Your Majesty. His filial piety is evident, like the sunshine of spring."
Murong Yu was reviewing memorials.
He has always liked the prince, and he also likes the things the prince sends him.
But today, when I saw the peach cake and tasted the dried peach flesh in the cake, my expression darkened.
He remembered that when Empress Yuan was still around, there were always peach cakes in Yifeng Palace because the second prince liked to eat them.
Murong Yu was not willing to think about the things that happened before he ascended the throne.
He put down the peach cake and said, "It's too greasy. Take it away."
Eunuch Wang was slightly stunned, then immediately took away the peach cake and served Murong Yu a cup of warm tea instead.
Murong Yu continued to read the memorial.
A lot of memorials have been sent from Lingnan in the past few days.
All the states in Lingnan submitted memorials, saying that thanks to the emperor's wise decision, General Yuan led his elite troops to drive away Mi Po's army in time and restore peace to Lingnan.
What’s interesting is that Xunzhou Governor Gu Jing praised the achievements of Heishan Township in his memorial, saying that Ana Luodu suffered losses at the hands of the villagers of Heishan Township.
"Heishan Township?" Murong Yu naturally had an impression of Heishan Township.
He now uses Black Mountain ink to review documents, and the Black Mountain cloth he used to make winter clothes in Northwest China last year was also used.
Xunzhou Governor Gu Jing mentioned that Hao Ren, the head of Heishan Township, had made great contributions and proposed that the emperor reward Hao Ren to show the emperor's grace to the people of Lingnan.
"Hao Ren." Murong Yu repeated the name and smiled.
Quite interesting.
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