Shao Qing discovered that Wei Jing seemed to be worried about something.
After visiting the Dongping Marquis Mansion that day, the two of them left the capital the next day and sneaked into the post station at night to meet up with Han Xi and his party. They then headed south and arrived at Xinling where they abandoned the boat and landed.
Back on board, today is the second day.
I was worried when I came here, but now I feel relaxed. I opened the window and looked at the vast river, the grass and the birds. Shao Qing smiled and said, "In another month, we should be back to Yizhou."
Going upstream is always harder than going with it, but one month is enough. Before long, the strange Yizhou became "Hui" in her mouth.
She felt a little emotional. In her heart, that place had become a safe place where she could rest in peace.
Shao Qing smiled, but didn't hear Wei Jing's response for a long time. She turned back in surprise, only to see him still sitting on the armchair two steps away, with his hands folded in front of his abdomen, his eyes looking through the window she had just opened, directly at the river.
But Shao Qing knew that he didn't look at Jiang Jing. He had been in this position two quarters of an hour ago.
A big change is about to happen. She thought he was thinking about the follow-up strategy, but now, it seems that is not the case.
Even if he was deep in thought about a war strategy, he wouldn't be so engrossed in it that he wouldn't even notice what she was saying.
Besides, this is not the first time this has happened. Ever since leaving Luojing, he would occasionally become absent-minded like this. When asked what's wrong, he would say nothing.
But today I was in a trance for an unusually long time.
Shao Qing became worried.
"Husband?"
She took two steps forward and sat down next to him, holding his arm, and asked worriedly, "Husband, are you worried about something?"
"Oh?" Wei Jing came back to his senses: "No."
Actually, there was. Ever since that day when he suddenly had an unknown strange feeling, he would always think about what it was, but unfortunately he never got any result.
He couldn't figure it out, and even he himself didn't know what he was thinking. How could he tell his wife?
"But you've been daydreaming lately?"
Shao Qing frowned slightly. She was sure that Wei Jing was worried about something, but he didn't tell her.
Since they had been together, he had never hidden anything from her, no matter how big or small. This was the first time, and Shao Qing couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
Her eyelids drooped slightly, and a look of loss flashed across her bright and clear almond-shaped eyes. She smiled for a moment, but the smile lacked its usual brilliance.
Wei Jing was anxious: "How could I hide it from you?"
A pair of big hands quickly held up her face, and he looked into her eyes and hastily explained: "I don't know what I'm thinking about."
"I just feel uncomfortable. I always feel like something is not right. I..."
Wei Jing wanted to describe the feeling, but he couldn't find the right words. He frowned and said, "But I have to imagine it. I can't think of it."
The man who was always calm and composed and in command was sweating in this cool river, and his big hands holding his cheeks were moist.
"I believe it. I believe it all."
Shao Qing raised her hand and placed it on his big palm, and said in a hurry to comfort him: "I believe you, don't panic, okay?"
"good."
She believed him, and Wei Jing breathed a sigh of relief. He stretched out his arms and hugged her, then blamed himself: "It's my fault. I neglected you."
"Where is that?"
It would be a shame to say that he neglected it, he just daydreamed occasionally.
Shao Qing patted his back to comfort him.
Just feeling unhappy?
Probably because chaos is about to break out.
After all, he is the prince of the Great Chu Dynasty and he once regarded the rise and fall of this dynasty as his lifelong responsibility. Although the world has changed beyond recognition, it is normal for him to feel a little uncomfortable at this moment.
"Since we can't think of it, let's just stop thinking about it, okay?"
His shoulders and back were broad and strong, and Shao Qing patted them gently, just as he usually did when comforting himself.
"Some things are just like this. You can never figure it out no matter how hard you think about it. But once you stop thinking about it, it suddenly comes out."
His wife spoke softly and gently, comforting him, and Wei Jing felt his heart was warmed.
No, thoughts are probably hard to control, but they should be adjusted. He also felt that he was a little too obsessed and had neglected his wife. He couldn't do this anymore.
Wei Jing glanced at the clepsydra and found that he had been sitting there for about quarter of an hour. He frowned and immediately warned himself secretly.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
He smiled.
It was obvious that he had listened to her. Shao Qing was happy. He leaned forward and kissed his cheek, then said "hmm" with a smile.
The couple smiled at each other. Wei Jing stroked his cheek that had been kissed and leaned over to kiss her back. Shao Qing usually never refuses, and now she goes along with him even more.
As they kissed, from her cheek to her pink lips, a big hand reached into her clothes and began to rub her lightly and heavily.
Shao Qing's eyes were half closed, her brows were slightly furrowed, and she was breathing lightly.
It is said that the two of them have been having sex frequently in recent days. His movements are more eager and fierce than before, which always makes her almost faint and she cannot recover for a long time afterwards.
But she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He was young and full of energy. He had tasted the sweetness of lust and had to hold it back for a long time, so his behavior was not surprising when he was first released from the restraint.
She thought so in a daze.
Wei Jing picked her up and was about to go to the couch, but at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard in the corridor outside the door.
"Knock, knock, knock!" There was a series of light but urgent knocks on the door, and then Han Xi lowered his voice and said, "My dear, my dear!"
Wei Jing frowned, but he knew that Han Xi would not come knocking on the door in such a hurry unless it was something serious.
Yellow River embankment.
"Husband."
Shao Qing came back to his senses instantly, jumped out of his arms immediately, and hurriedly tidied his clothes. Her clothes were not too messy, only the front and pockets were torn; spring clothes were not complicated and were put in order quickly.
She mouthed to Wei Jing, "Okay."
Shao Qing's face was changed, and she didn't look flushed, but her eyes were full of spring water. Wei Jing pulled her to sit in a backlit position, and then he said, "Come in and talk."
…
It turned out that there was a problem with the Yellow River embankment.
Han Xi immediately turned around and closed the door as soon as he entered. There were guards outside the door and at the end of the corridor. He greeted them quickly and said, "Sir, on the 22nd of the first lunar month, there was a leak in the Fugou section of the Yellow River's southern embankment. It was barely repaired. However, in the afternoon, there were two more leaks. As of the latest report, on the 23rd of the first lunar month, there were five leaks of varying sizes in the Fugou embankment."
On the day of leaving Luojing, Wei Jing sent people to the Yellow River embankment to observe the flood situation and the condition of the embankment.
Report once a day and report any important changes immediately.
All news is passed on by word of mouth, leaving no trace. However, Wei Jing was in the Yizhou army, and the ship was sailing on the Yangtze River. He had to wait until the evening when it docked at the pier before he could receive the report from Han Xi.
"Five leaks."
Wei Jing said calmly: "The levee in Fugou section is about to burst."
His voice was even, he was just stating a fact.
Shao Qing agreed with this conclusion. It was impossible to make up for the loss, especially since the river embankment in the Fugu section had not been repaired yet.
Leakage will be followed by a gap. Once there is a gap, it will be like a domino effect and cannot be stopped.
During ice flood, large and small pieces of ice mixed with muddy and cold river water burst out like a flood, flooding the country for thousands of miles.
Although I was mentally prepared, I still felt particularly heavy when it really happened.
Alas, I just hope that at least part of this newly built levee can be stronger and not completely collapse, so that the disaster can be less severe.
"My dear, what should we do next?" Han Xi said.
Shao Qing cheered up and looked at Wei Jing. She could not reverse the natural disasters and man-made disasters, and her side would also face an important opportunity and challenge. She could only try her best to focus on the latter.
Wei Jing pointed at the table with his index finger and said, "Go back to Anyang as soon as possible."
Big changes are happening and the situation is changing. But how to change? Which one can I get? It depends on the specific situation.
Wei Jing had already speculated on the possible changes that might be discovered and had made some arrangements, but this had to be confirmed before any action could be taken.
No matter what, we have to rush back to our base camp in Anyang as quickly as possible.
but.
Wei Jing told Han Xi: "Don't worry, the fleet will rush back as quickly as possible."
There must have been other people who noticed something was wrong beforehand, and they must have been more than the only ones who ordered people to monitor the levee. Someone will be anxious. Han Xi has always taken the most low-key approach, so there is no need for him to rush to the forefront now.
…
Sure enough, it was reported later that several county governors had gone to the first large ship. Half an hour later, He Yun conveyed his order, saying that he was ill and feeling quite uncomfortable on the boat, and wanted to return to Gucheng as soon as possible. From today on, the fleet would sail day and night, except for a short stop during the daily replenishment period, and everyone was asked to understand.
I forgot to mention that He Yun is sick again.
Actually, this is not correct. He has never recovered since he fell ill in Chenliu years ago. There were some signs of improvement during the court celebrations in Luojing, but after the Emperor's birthday celebration, he lost all his strength and was bedridden again.
He has been sick since the return journey. It is said that not only has his condition not improved, but his condition is getting worse day by day.
In fact, since he was so sick, he should have walked slowly. Rushing like this would only make things worse.
"He Yunbi also sent people to Fugou."
Shao Qing agreed with Wei Jing's words. If He Yun had not clearly understood the seriousness of the matter, how could he have responded so quickly and rushed back to Yizhou at the risk of his life?
But no matter what, the Yizhou group immediately set off again, traveling day and night, doing their best to go upstream as quickly as possible.
We entered Yizhou in the early morning of the fourteenth day and anchored at Heyin Wharf in the evening of the seventeenth day.
We gathered in Gucheng when we came, so we boarded the ship at Heyin, which is closest to Gucheng. There is actually no need to return, as we can separate at Pingfu before. But He Yun was very ill, so it was necessary to see his immediate superior off.
The large red-painted official ship slowly entered the port and anchored at the dock. The twelve county governors had already come down and were waiting. Cai Yu, the governor of Yongchang Prefecture, glanced at the first large ship which had not yet made any movement and sighed, "Alas, we are finally back in Yizhou. At least Governor He can recover from his illness."
"yes."
The other governor of Donglin County, Lü Jian, shook his head and said, "It's a very cold winter and the journey is long. Envoy He really needs to take good care of himself this time."
Upon hearing this, the others nodded with worried expressions.
Shao Qing, who was standing not far away, clicked his tongue in his heart. They were indeed people with long experience in officialdom. Judging from their expressions and words, it seemed that they really cared about He Yun with all their heart.
But Shao Qing knew they were definitely not.
The day before yesterday, news came that on the night of the 25th day of the first lunar month, a small hole appeared in the embankment of the Fuguo River, which quickly expanded. By dawn, the Yellow River embankment outside the city of Fuguo had completely collapsed, and the frigid river water, carrying thick ice, rushed in with great force, instantly submerging houses and farmlands near and far.
That’s not all.
The long section of embankment that was newly built last year collapsed one after another like a domino. In just one day, a huge breach of dozens of miles had opened up.
The torrent came suddenly, surging the earth and sky, and rolled up huge waves like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins. It quickly covered most of Jiyin County and rushed rapidly to the southeast.
This is just a rough range, and the Qing Zhaiwei who is responsible for the observation did not dare to get too close.
However, the Yellow River burst its banks and caused a severe flood a month ago. The Great Chu Dynasty was already at the end of its strength, and in the past there were frequent civil unrests. Just imagine what the situation in the Central Plains is like now.
The county governors present must have had a lot of thoughts in their minds, but they remained calm on the surface.
Han Xi was the same. As usual, he stood in the most inconspicuous place at the back and had little sense of presence.
After all the hard work along the way, he looked much thinner, with a thinner face, so his facial features were more three-dimensional, and his eyebrows and eyes looked much sharper.
In fact, they are all fake. This is the result of Shao Qing putting on makeup.
Han Xi's eyebrows and eyes are actually becoming more like Wei Jing's, a little bit more every day. Originally they were two or three points similar, but now they are five points similar.
This is to prepare for Wei Jingzhen's future battle.
Shao Qing didn't have the ability to completely make up to look like someone, so she could only use tricks.
Focus on the eyebrows and eyes, it's okay if they are 50% or 60% similar. The rest was hidden under a thick beard.
When the time comes, shaving the beard and putting on some eye makeup can solve most of the problems.
Perhaps they always felt that something was missing when they met for the first time, but the county governors were actually not very familiar with "Yang Ze". They took their own vehicles and boats along the way and did not meet each other. Han Xi was even more secretive when entering and leaving the post station. Give the other person a reasonable reason to put aside the feeling you had when you first met.
Just like now, where everyone was standing was close to a row of shops, at the very edge was a shop selling cosmetics and fans. A bold girl plucked a silk flower from her head and threw it into Lu Jian's arms.
Lu Jian is the youngest county magistrate present except "Yang Ze". He is less than 30 years old this year, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and fair and handsome complexion. The customs of the people in Yizhou are not overly conservative, and this is an expression of admiration from the girl.
This kind of admiration was like flattery. Since Lu Jian was dressed in an official robe, naturally no one thought too much about it. The girls left happily.
The county magistrates were stunned and burst into laughter. Lu Jian felt a little embarrassed holding the silk flower. Glancing at Han Xi behind him, he saw that they were both on He Hong's side, so he teased, "Brother Yang, you should have shaved your beard a long time ago, otherwise this flower would be yours."
Han Xi smiled and stroked his beard: "Okay, I'll shave it when I get back."
"It's better to shave it. It should have been shaved long ago!"
…
Everyone took the opportunity to make fun of Han Xi, and suddenly there was a noise from the official ship behind. Looking back, they saw that the seriously ill He Yun was being carried down.
Everyone stopped laughing and hurried over. Han Xi was among them and was shocked when he saw what was happening.
He Yun had prominent cheekbones, sunken cheeks, a pale face, and rapid, shallow, and slightly disordered breathing.
After seeing He Yun off, the county governors, who looked tired and worried, immediately went their separate ways. Han Xi reported to Wei Jing, "My lord, I'm afraid He Yun's illness is not going to get better."
Wei Jing's eyes flickered.
If He Yun died of illness, the situation in Yizhou would inevitably change drastically again, making the chaos even worse.
very good.
He ordered: "Send the order, rush back to Anyang at full speed!"
The author has something to say: Student Wei lacks experience and needs an opportunity to have an epiphany, but it won’t take too long, maybe this week hahahahahaha
As for the disguise and the real and fake Yang Ze, actually it will be a mess afterwards. If you can get through it at the beginning, then as long as you have the territory and the strength, it will not be a problem later.
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