Chapter 262 Chapter 262 What does the emperor mean?
Wu Lan, who had never been beaten since she was a child, covered her face and was unable to recover for a long time. She went out because the head of the Wu family said that he would find her a man with a decent family background to marry directly to avoid embarrassment. She could have married a fourth-rank official and received compliments, but now she has fallen to this point. How will her sisters laugh at her in the future?
They clearly have the same background, but maybe when they meet again in the future, she will have to humble herself and call her former sister Madam. Who can bear such a gap?
She feels wronged and unwilling to accept her fate, but she is not allowed to vent her anger on the culprit?
"Dad, you hit me?"
Facing his daughter's incredulous eyes, Master Wu knew immediately that she hadn't realized her mistake. He was trembling with anger. "I won't beat you now? Are you going to wait until the Wu family is ruined before you do it?"
Madam Wu said angrily, "Lan'er, is it you? Have you offended someone again?"
"Mother, what right do you have to say that about Lan'er?" Su Yunfei rushed over and pushed Master Wu away. "Second Master Wu, if you dare to touch my daughter again, I will never let you go."
Mr. Wu was pushed and staggered a few steps. He was so angry that he wanted to slap him again.
This woman, who has been married for more than ten years, relies on her origin in the Su family and her good aunt to not take him seriously at all. She usually doesn't even let him touch her and looks down on him in every way. She is not as well-behaved as the other concubines. If she hadn't been afraid of Prince Xiao's Mansion, Su Yunfei would have been dealt with long ago.
Mr. Wu had some concerns, and Mrs. Wu saw through them clearly.
"You're not done yet? Who do you think you are?" Old Madam Wu yelled angrily, "If it weren't for your daughter, how could our Wu family have ended up like this?"
Old Madam Wu is not a fool. They can only grit their teeth and swallow their anger for today's loss.
Putting aside whether they can find out if we report it to the police, how could they not know who Xu Yunfan Wu Lan was talking about?
Being an official is difficult for ordinary people, but it is not difficult for some families in the capital. What is difficult is how to become a high-ranking official.
As long as the position of a seventh-rank official is managed properly, who among the descendants of the Imperial College cannot take it?
But it is difficult to be an official of the fifth rank and above.
If you want to sit in that position, achievements, luck, background, strength, etc. are all indispensable.
Even though Xu Yunfan has no achievements today, they cannot touch him just because he has the Xiao family behind him, not to mention that if Xu Yunfan becomes successful in the future, if they dare to pick a fight with him again today, they will know from his move that he is not a good person and should not be provoked. It is obvious that what happened today is a warning to their Wu family.
As for why the Wu family members believed that Xu Yunfan would soar to the sky, the reason was very simple. With Xu Yunfan's brain, it was hard for him not to soar. On the day of the teacher's competition, Xu Yunfan not only caught their attention with his strength, but also surpassed everyone else and stood out from the crowd of candidates and entered the invigilator's sight. Even if he did not do well in the written test, based on the skills he showed, if he was given a few years, he might be able to suppress Master Wu, who was still a fifth-rank official at an old age.
It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, but it takes a villain all day long.
They are afraid that Xu Yunfan may appear to be a gentleman but is actually a villain. If this happens, can the Wu family survive?
Mr. Wu used to love his daughter Wu Lan very much, but now he is only filled with disgust.
A daughter who can't bring benefits to the family is a useless chess piece. "From today on, until you find a husband, you stay in your room and are not allowed to go anywhere."
Su Lanfei immediately refused to do so. She believed that Wu Lan's competitive personality must have been influenced by his family. Su Yunfei immediately started arguing with Mr. Wu.
Mr. Wu has both love and hate for Su Yunfei. When he married Su Yunfei, she was considered to be marrying down from her status. Even though there were some unpleasant rumors about her, Mr. Wu didn't care.
Su Yunfei is a famous beauty in the capital. She often goes to Prince Xiao's Mansion and is very close to Old Madam Xiao. Who wouldn't want to marry such a beauty?
Mr. Wu naturally thought so too, but after marrying Su Yunfei back to the Wu family, Mr. Wu discovered what it meant to be hypocritical.
Su Yunfei's image outside is that of a gentle and kind young lady, but when she comes to the Wu family, she is a real shrew. She even refuses to let him touch her. Even when it comes to Wu Lan, it was only after Old Madam Xiao asked why there was still no news that Su Yunfei reluctantly agreed. She usually has a poor alcohol tolerance, but that night she got herself drunk and cried to consummate the marriage with him. Their "love" was so deep that the man Su Yunfei called out in a daze made Mr. Wu remember him for nineteen years.
If this happened to any other man, who could tolerate it unless he was a bootlicker?
Mr. Wu had endured for nineteen years, but today he exploded. Not only did he scold Su Yunfei, he also took direct action.
Su Yunfei was slapped several times and knew that she was no match for Mr. Wu, so she ran back to the Su family crying.
The people nearby were frightened by the explosions and were guessing what was going on. It turned out that the Wu family was so careless that they were in the mood to quarrel in the street.
After learning about the Wu family, Fang Zixi subconsciously looked at Xu Yunfan. Some people speculated whether what happened to the Wu family was a punishment from heaven, or whether there were bamboos buried inside. In the past, some families burned bamboos, and when the bamboos exploded, it would be so big that even the pot would be blown away.
There are different opinions about the Wu family outside. Qin Run and Xu Yunfan, two people who know the inside story, pretend to be deaf and dumb, but Fang Zixi doesn't believe it. He is more inclined to believe that it was Xu Yunfan who did it.
After this incident, Xu Yunfan sent a letter to Xu Liu, asking him to arrange two people to come and be responsible for security in the restaurant.
Following Xu Yunfan's instructions, Xu Liu and Xu Qi not only supervised the progress of the factory construction for Xu Yunfan, but also bought dozens of military servants for Xu Yunfan.
As soon as the two martial servants stood at the door of the restaurant, everyone knew why.
On the day Qin An made those harsh words, some guests in the restaurant heard them. At first, no one took them seriously. But when the Wu family incident happened, those who heard Qin An's harsh words were all shaking with fear.
Many people privately asked the Fang family whether it was Xu Yunfan who did it. The Fang family members were not stupid, and they all insisted that it was not Xu Yunfan who did it.
But the matter continued to spread.
Somehow the news reached the ears of the Right Prime Minister. Cheng Chiyan and the other four young masters of Wenjie wanted to make friends with Xu Yunfan, but unfortunately Xu Yunfan did not give them this opportunity.
These people were so shameless that they thought everyone knew their identities. They gave Xu Yunfan a letter. One reason was that they wanted to make friends with him, and the other was to reveal their identities. Their words hinted at who they were. Xu Yunfan should be smart enough to give them some gold cards.
What?!
Xu Yunfan replied directly with only one word in the letter.
roll!
With just one word, Xu Yunfan offended the fourth young master Wenjie. Otherwise, how could he be bullied when he had no grudges against the teachers of the Imperial College?
Of course, Xu Yunfan's outstanding performance in the Master Competition was naturally witnessed by the four of them.
Since Xu Yunfan cannot be used by them, they naturally cannot let him climb up.
Xu Yunfan is not someone who does things without considering the consequences. Regarding the explosion in the Wu Mansion, let’s not talk about whether anyone will suspect him, even if someone suspects him, what will happen?
Where is the evidence?
He is just an official of the fifth or sixth rank. He doesn't dare to submit a memorial even if he has no evidence. What memorial can you submit?
The emperor is busy with all kinds of affairs, so how can he be asked to punish someone for something so groundless?
Not to mention whether the emperor would read it, even if the person who submitted the memorial had a normal mind, he would not do such a stupid thing.
What rank is the head of the Wu family?
In the Great Yan Dynasty, apart from the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, who could attend court and see the emperor every day? Who would be a low-rank official of the fifth or sixth rank? At the very least, they had to be of the fourth rank or above.
The head of the Wu family is not qualified yet.
But some people have begun to feel dissatisfied with his appearance.
At the court, the right prime minister informed Fu Qingyu of the matter and tried to thoroughly investigate the Wu family incident.
"The Right Prime Minister has become increasingly powerful in recent years. This unfounded matter, yet you convicted someone with just your mouth, was convicted. How could I not know how powerful the Right Prime Minister is?"
The Right Prime Minister frowned and said, "Prince Xiao, this matter can be investigated..."
Xiao Hengzhi said with a smile, "That's a good point. So, as for those who want to cause trouble for me, I can only speculate. Who has had a problem with me in the past? Who has a bad relationship with me? Do I have reason to suspect that they were the ones who attacked me nineteen years ago?"
Fu Qingxu turned around and looked at Xiao Hengzhi and the Right Prime Minister, and said with a smile: "What Prince Xiao said is true. Nineteen years ago, I was not in the capital during that period. Prince Xiao, please don't put the blame on me. But I heard that nineteen years ago, the Right Prime Minister had reported Prince Xiao because of the Su family girl. Look, within two days, Prince Xiao was assassinated. What a coincidence! At that time, some people suspected that it was my fault. If I hadn't been suspected once, I'm afraid I wouldn't have remembered it. It's also because I'm kind-hearted. I'm afraid that Prince Xiao's body has not been good in recent years, and his brain is not very good either. I specially reminded you. You two don't need to thank me."
Right Prime Minister: “…”
He couldn't refute this.
Fu Qingxu really hated the Right Prime Minister. He was best at talking nonsense, and his other abilities were hard to find even with a lantern. If he had any other good qualities, Fu Qingxu would not have disliked him so much.
The emperor at the top clapped his hands, and Fu Qingxu raised his eyebrows and shut up reluctantly.
As the emperor, Fu Qingyu naturally should not be biased. He said a few words to both sides, impartially. He scolded the right prime minister for his inappropriate behavior, and also told Fu Qingxu to speak less, because no one would think he was dumb if he didn't speak.
Words that seem impartial actually clearly reveal the closeness or distance between people.
The Right Prime Minister didn't dare to say anything more, he knew that Fu Qingyu was unhappy.
Not everything is worth sending professionals to investigate.
Today, Fu Qingyu spoke rudely, taking the opportunity to warn him not to overreach, not to meddle in matters that he shouldn't, not to do things that he shouldn't do, and not to do things that he shouldn't do if he doesn't want others to know. He should not use any trouble to suppress someone who hasn't grown up.
Fu Qingyu was also angry. Xu Yunfan was the person he wanted to train. He could turn a blind eye to the people suppressed by the Right Prime Minister in the past, but now it was no longer possible. If he dared to touch Xu Yunfan, that would be unacceptable.
He had heard about Xu Yunfan's performance in the Master Competition. It went without saying that such a capable person was definitely a rare talent.
When the court was dismissed, the right prime minister, who had been secretly ridiculed, looked at Fu Qingxu, who was left behind by the emperor, with a ferocious expression on his face. His eyes were deep, and no one knew what he was thinking.
I am definitely not a fool to be able to sit in the position of Right Prime Minister, even if the Right Prime Minister is not a good person.
Fu Qingxu's words just now seemed to be referring to Xiao Hengzhi and causing discord with Xiao Hengzhi, but in fact, it was just a satire on himself without any basis.
If the Right Prime Minister intervenes in this matter, it will easily cause dissatisfaction among the people. After all, one should not meddle in matters that are not within one's jurisdiction. If one extends his hand too far, it will be suspected of provoking and questioning the abilities of others.
"Your Majesty, why do you want me to stay here?" Fu Qingxu asked in a frivolous manner.
Fu Qingyu was furious and threw a memorial at him. "How dare you say that? Have you completed the mission I assigned to you?"
"Ah... this... isn't it just that my ability is limited and there is really nothing I can do?" Fu Qingxu also had a headache!
When it comes to begging for mercy, he will say "minister". Usually, Fu Qingxu is very arrogant.
You have to be cool.
The late emperor left them a trump card to save their lives.
Although the two sons disappointed the late emperor, he loved his sons very much. He only had three sons, and he himself had to go through the fighting among his brothers and was beaten to a pulp before he sat on the throne. Because of his personal experience, the late emperor truly understood that "the imperial family is the most ruthless."
The two sons are useless and useless, but this does not change the fact that they are his flesh and blood. The late emperor did not dare to have so many sons because he was afraid that his sons would become like him in the future. Even if he did not want to, he would have to kill his siblings with his own hands.
When he abdicated, the late emperor told Fu Qingyu that if the two brothers Fu Qingyu behaved themselves and had no other thoughts, he should be more considerate of his brothers and not kill his brother.
Fearing that it was not safe, the late emperor gave some people some golden medals of immunity from death, and then gave the position to Fu Qingyu.
Fu Qingyu knew everything the late emperor had done, and he felt like he was going to die from a heart attack.
He wished that his two brothers Fu Qingxu would have ideas about the position under him, but his two royal brothers now knew what it meant to enjoy life, and only he had to work like a slave every day.
Just because he had a trump card, Fu Qingxu spoke without thinking. It was just a wrong thing to say, so could Fu Qingyu really chop him down?
"How dare you say that? Digging a ditch can divert water for irrigation, but what will happen during the rainy season? Did a dog chew your brain?"
Fu Qingxu pursed his lips and said, "Then what do you say we should do? If we don't dig ditches, will we not be able to farm the fields? If we don't farm, what will they eat?" Not all the people have money to buy food.
"Have you ever considered that if you dig the river channel, when a heavy rain comes, the river channel that rises above the field ditch will flood the farmland?"
"Wouldn't it be better if we could just block it back then?"
Fu Qingyu: "..."
Fu Qingyu had a headache. "Can't you think of a permanent solution?"
"Would I do this if I could think of a way? I'm not idle." Fu Qingxu had no choice.
Some time ago, Fu Qingyu ordered him to go to Qingyang County to find a way for the people to divert water to irrigate their farmland.
The fields in Qingyang County are flat, but surrounded by mountains. However, due to the terrain, Qingyang County receives a lot of rainfall every summer, so drainage becomes a problem.
In the past, when summer came in Qingyang County, many fields were always flooded.
If the rain is heavier, not only the fields but also the houses will be flooded.
The imperial court once sent people to deal with it, and they dug ditches and built canals, but the results were not ideal.
The ditch was too small, and when heavy rain came, all the broken branches and leaves were washed into the ditch. Once the ditch was blocked, the fields would inevitably be flooded.
Later, the late emperor sent other people over, who ordered the digging of several intersecting river ditches. They dug two meters down on both sides of the river ditches and began to fill them with sand and gravel to ensure that the river would not be washed away. They also made arrangements for intercepting debris. As long as people were sent regularly to deal with it, the problem in Qingyang County could be solved.
Today, for some reason, the summer rainfall in Qingyang County is not heavy, and is not even as frequent as before. Therefore, when summer comes, the amount of water needed for farmland irrigation cannot be met by just a few small rivers.
But asking everyone to dig through the rivers is not only difficult, but also it is a hassle to repair the rivers after digging. Digging these rivers was a huge project back then, which recruited a lot of laborers. They are still standing after decades, which shows how good the quality of the project was. If they were damaged, it would be a waste of time.
Fu Qingyu's forehead was throbbing with anger. He looked around at the table in front of him, but there was nothing else to throw. He could only slam his hand on the table and said, "Are you crazy? If Qingyang County had a heavy rain this year, I wonder what you would do."
"What can I do? I can't just sit there and watch. There are hundreds of acres of farmland. If we don't dig a river, won't the farmland need irrigation? If so... tens of thousands of people will starve."
This matter not only worries Fu Qingyu, who loves his people like his own children, but also Fu Qingxu. Among the three brothers, only the eldest brother really doesn't want to stay in Beijing and has gone to his fiefdom early. It's not that Fu Qingxu doesn't want to go, but he has to stay to help Fu Qingyu. There is no other way. The affairs of the royal family are not Fu Qingyu's business alone. Fu Qingyu is not very ambitious, and the two princes are only a few years old and are of no use at all. There is no way to solve Fu Qingyu's problems. What can he do?
Who doesn’t want to be a parasite and wait for death every day? This is not allowed.
Fu Qingxu said: "It hasn't been dug yet. If you don't allow me to dig, then I won't dig. But if we don't dig the river, what will we do with the fields?"
"Find someone to solve it for you!" Fu Qingyu was about to be killed by Fu Qingxu's stupidity. He had people around him who couldn't do anything. If the Great Yan Dynasty was handed over to him, I'm afraid even his ancestors would be furious. "Some things don't need you to do it yourself. As a leader, you just need to give orders to the people below to do it. Otherwise, what's the point of keeping so many people? If they can't decide, then find someone else, someone more capable than them, right?"
If there is, just mention it briefly.
Fu Qingxu scratched his head and said, "But I don't know that kind of person!" If he knew him, would he still stand here and be scolded?
It's not cheap.
Fu Qingyu groaned, weakly holding his forehead. "I heard that one of the teachers performed very well in this teacher competition."
The topic changed so quickly that Fu Qingxu couldn't keep up. "Yeah, what's wrong?"
"It seems that this person is indeed quite capable. I heard that this person is the one who adopted Mu Ge'er. If that's the case, it means that your two families are destined to be together."
Fu Qingxu thought to himself, it wasn't just fate, it was a very strong fate. In terms of seniority, he should be called uncle. "What does the emperor mean?"
As a prince, it is understandable that Fu Qingxu sometimes cannot react quickly. This does not mean that Fu Qingxu is a fool. If he did not understand Fu Qingyu's intention of talking about the Master Competition just now, then now, Fu Qingxu is as stupid as a pig.
Yes, Xu Yunfan was able to mess up the Wu family, forcing them to know who did it but still have to hold their anger. How did he do it?
Also, I heard that Xu Yunfan has recently made a lot of things for the three little ones, and Qin Qingfeng said that Xu Yunfan's painting skills are also quite amazing.
Fu Qingxu didn't care about the tiger toy car. Now, he just wanted to know whether Xu Yunfan could think of a solution for him.
That night, Fu Qingxu told Qin Qingfeng about this matter, "Brother Feng, do you think Xu Yunfan has a solution?"
"We have to ask about this matter first. How about this, I'm going to visit a few children tomorrow, and I'll ask for you. If he has a solution, you must ask him for advice and solve this problem. Don't let the people go hungry." Food is the most important thing for the people, and the fields are the foundation of the people. If it is not handled properly, Qin Qingfeng does not want to see reduced production and flooded farmland.
The next day, Xu Yunfan learned about this from Qin Qingfeng and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
When Qin Qingfeng hesitated and asked him embarrassedly if he could do him a favor, Xu Yunfan became a little nervous.
Qin Qingfeng is Qin Run's second uncle. Some time ago, he secretly gave him several hundred taels of silver as his own money. Given this relationship, Xu Yunfan must be willing to help him!
"Uncle, this is just a small matter. It's just about diverting water to irrigate the farmland. It can be solved with a few water trucks. You made such a fuss that you scared me."
"It's a small matter?" Qin Qingfeng blinked a few times. "Yunfan, are you sure this matter can be solved with a few water trucks? And what is a water truck?"
Why does Xu Yunfan's words sound a bit irritating?
My husband has been away from home for a month because of this matter. When he returned to the palace, he was so worried that he couldn't eat. He read books until late at night every night. Later, he had no choice but to submit the memorial and was scolded.
That’s it, and Xu Yunfan said it was a trivial matter?
Fortunately, I came here today. If Fu Qingxu had come, he would either be so angry that he would vomit blood, or be greatly shocked, and he would never be able to calm down.
Why is there such a big difference between people?
Xu Yunfan didn't care how shocked Qin Qingfeng was, "It's that simple. Where is Qingyang County? I happen to have an unused waterwheel there. I'll have someone take it to Prince Xu's Mansion, and then you can ask Uncle Fu to make a few more." With hundreds of acres of land, one waterwheel might not be enough.
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