Zhurou

Chapter 141 Worry
Zhao Mingzhi was tired and exhausted. Seeing the car stop, his body moved three points faster than his brain, and unconsciously he was already good at riding.

When she touched the coldness in her palm, it turned out to be the stainless steel sleeve on Pei Yong's arm, she suddenly came back to her senses, before she got out of the car, she only lowered her eyes slightly, and looked almost at the same level with the person opposite, and looked into those eyes.

Among them, the eyes are heavy, and the emotions are difficult to distinguish.

The front and back are either palace servants or attendants. She had a lot to say, but it was inconvenient for her to say it. At this time, with her original appearance, Fang Sheng was never restrained, and was inexplicably cramped. After a long time, her lips moved slightly, and she called out "" Second brother".

Pei Yong helped her down and lowered his hands. Hearing this sentence, his face did not change, he only turned slightly sideways, as if he was going to face the front to lead the way, but after walking a few steps, he turned his head when no one was paying attention, and whispered: "You rest first, and call me when you have time."

He sent Zhao Mingzhi to this point, and when he saw that he was about to reach the entrance of the hall, he turned around and moved away, watched the people enter the hall, and led a group of subordinates to retreat.

This retreat was meeting Lu Xianzhang who brought the Taichang Temple ceremonial officials and some guards and maids into the door.

Lu Xianzhang saw that Pei Yong was about to go out, a relaxed expression appeared on his face, he quickly stood still, and saluted and said hello again.

And Pei Yong returned a salute, without saying much, and left with a big stride.

The etiquette officer who was accompanying him walked away, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and unconsciously wiped the sweat from his head.

Seeing his movements and expressions, Lu Xianzhang asked: "Why, it's just a face-to-face meeting, Pei Jiedu is so scary?"

The ceremonial official said awkwardly: "I was originally an official in the same dynasty, but I didn't do it right. I only put on armor and helmets, as if I just came down from the battlefield. I showed my sharpness. I was unprepared for a while..."

Lu Xianzhang felt short-tempered, so he stopped talking nonsense with him. Seeing that the door of Ruisi Hall was wide open, and Zhao Mingzhi was already living in it, he immediately coughed lightly, signaling the other party to follow, and stepped in first.

Zhao Mingzhi heard the rumors from the palace people, and saw this group of people entering the palace, he suppressed the thoughts of his children earlier, and opened his mouth to let people watch.

The ceremonial officer refused to sit down after he reported his family name, and only went forward to apologize and said: "Because the Di soldiers set fire and plundered, the Supreme Emperor went to Xiazhou early, and your majesty is in Caizhou. There is no one guarding here, and it is even more difficult to repair. The lower official got the edict in a hurry, and wanted to tidy up the palace at the back for the princess to live in, but only searched here and there, although this place is also dilapidated, but only this place can be seen a little..."

The Ruisi palace book is just a place to read books in leisure, not a big hall, there are only some paper and wood books in it.

In the past, when Di soldiers entered the palace to rob, they naturally went towards gold, silver and jewels. As for the palace behind, because there were no valuables, the group of bandit soldiers just set fire outside and ran away. There are heavy stone intervals, but the main frame is left.

Zhao Mingzhi listened to the etiquette official explain the ins and outs, so naturally he didn't blame much.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. The imperial court fled south, and whether it was an official with the driver or a stay-at-home official in the middle of the capital, most of them couldn't even pay their salaries on time and in full.

What's more, even if there is some leftover money, it is not enough to maintain the operation of the Yamen. There are countless blades waiting to be used. Compared with her, she already has a place to stay, so she can't be more picky.

Zhao Mingzhi couldn't help but thank him first, then comfort him with gentle words, and then ask about the capital's recent situation.

Although the ceremonial official looked a little fearful, he was honest, he asked what he said, and when he mentioned the situation in the capital, because he was addressing the princess and not some extravagant minister, he was a little more casual.

He only said a few words, then sighed: "The population in the city is getting smaller and smaller every day. The snow was heavy before, but now that the snow has stopped, countless people line up at the city gate every day waiting to go out of the city. north……"

"Since Vice Marshal Zhang passed away suddenly, everyone in the city is worried. It's already in a state of chaos, and there are also refugees wandering around in the north. There are countless people fighting, stealing and looting every day. Half a month ago, there was a sudden heavy snowstorm, which crushed the refugees in the west of the city. Shed, there were countless casualties, and no one had no place to collect the corpses, so they had to be buried with snow..."

Seeing that the ceremonial official's words became less and less like it, Lu Xianzhang immediately coughed heavily, and said: "Why are you suddenly making alarmist remarks here! Now that His Highness is here in person, he will be able to stabilize people's hearts. Once people's hearts are stabilized, those problems will naturally be solved..."

He said again: "Don't you see that everyone in the city gathered to watch the scene today? It's so popular..."

Zhao Mingzhi had no choice but to say: "The capital is in a difficult situation, frozen three feet, not a day's cold, many difficulties need to be solved urgently, I am actually not very useful, now that I am participating in politics, and Pei Jiedu is here, it is time to pool our efforts and do our best. When you are the director, you should make everyone in the city secure their posts and keep their responsibilities."

Then he said: "Although I know the good intentions of participating in politics, I only care about the situation in my court. There is no need to cover up the current situation. Whether it is now or in the future, please speak out boldly and don't do any whitewashing."

There was nothing wrong with Lu Xianzhang being beaten this way, but because it was Zhao Mingzhi who spoke, his face flushed slightly, and he was a little embarrassed for a while, so he had no choice but to respond.

He stood where he was, unwilling to leave, and only said what he could say.

For example, my family already had an idea on the way here, because Zhang Fushuai fell ill suddenly and left suddenly, and he had the right to know the capital of the capital. Taxes, account registration, etc., are a multitude of things.

Lu Xianzhang also revealed his recent plans in the same way, what he plans to do, what he will look like, which one comes first, which one comes after, and why he planned it this way.

In fact, he didn't have a few gossips, but there were too many things. Seeing that Zhao Mingzhi listened carefully and asked a question or two from time to time, he immediately became more enthusiastic and couldn't help talking endlessly.

On the other hand, the courteous official was humble, so he could only listen quietly if he dared to make a point.

It wasn't until it was completely dark outside that Lu Xianzhang had refilled the tea twice, and was so anxious to be suffocated by the water of reincarnation, he suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly said his farewell.

Zhao Mingzhi ran around all day, even though he was only sitting, he was already physically and mentally exhausted because he kept worrying about his heart, but what Lu Xianzhang said was indeed what she cared about, so he could only concentrate on listening, and naturally he would not stay at this time, so he said : "The two officials have worked hard for a long time, and they wanted to prepare meals, but they just arrived today, and they are very busy..."

The palace man sent the two away.

After a while, Lu Xianzhang showed excitement, and when he left Ruisi Hall, he became sleepy, yawned, and rubbed his sore eyes.

Because it was getting dark early, there were not many people in the imperial court to live in, it was pitch black, the surroundings were desolate, and even the roads were in a mess, it was easy to see sparks outside, almost as soon as they stepped out of the palace gate, they heard the sound of locking behind them .

Lu Xianzhang realized later, and hurriedly asked the accompanying people: "His Royal Highness has to hurry back, who is on duty in the palace tonight? Is there any arrangement?"

The man was stunned for a moment, hesitantly said: "Accordingly, it's supposed to be the imperial guard's turn..."

On the other hand, the ritual officer at the side knew better, and said: "The lower officer listened to it, it seems that he has mixed with the Ximianxiang Army and the Imperial Army, and they are on duty together, and Pei Jiedu will personally lead it..."

He continued: "It is said that the Northwest is very unique, but looking at it now, it is obviously not like that - although Pei Jiedu looks cold, he is very loyal, he is so respectful during the day today, so it can be said that he is doing it for others to see, and he is also like this at night Do it yourself, if you are not loyal, how can you work so hard?"

He was still about to boast, but by the light of the lantern in the hands of the entourage in front, he saw that Lu Canzheng suddenly turned his head to look at the locked palace gate, his face became extremely ugly, he didn't dare to say any more for no reason, but he muttered in his heart.

——This officer Lu is not very old, and his qualifications are ordinary, but he is lucky, and he climbs really fast.

He is the only foreign official, why is he so concerned about the affairs of the palace.

With Pei Jiedu guarding him, it's very safe, who can get past it?
It's like eating radish salty and worrying about it!
(End of this chapter)