Zhurou

All the families in the refugee camp were busy working together. Although Zhao Mingzhi didn't know it, he was busy with his own affairs.

She knew that it was impossible to hide her identity with a guard of honor, so she didn't struggle, and was led by Mrs. Zou from the main road.

At this time, the refugee camp is no longer cramped in the past. Although it is not as good as a street with a decent house, at least it looks like a residence.

Compared with the last time Zhao Mingzhi came, the number of houses this time has decreased by more than [-] to [-] percent, with more bricks and stones and less grass and wood.

Zhao Mingzhi pointed to one of the places and asked: "When I came last time, there used to be houses here, why are they missing this time?"

Mrs. Zou looked at it and said, "I moved away early—a group left in the first ten days, saying that a lot of houses were vacated in the city. First, I moved the ones that had nowhere to stay, and then allocated them to many houses. Little, last time I went to the city, I happened to meet a few, and I heard that they were all helping to repair the city wall, not to mention the daily food, and they gave me a hundred coins for nothing!"

Zhao Mingzhi naturally knew what was going on in the city to renovate the walls and build canals, so he couldn't help turning his head to look at Pei Yong.

The latter nodded slightly, did not say anything else, just led the horse forward, and stepped back a step or two as she got off the carriage.

The two looked at each other.

There were people on the left and right, Zhao Mingzhi didn't speak, and moved a little closer to the car window calmly.

The spring is in full bloom, the wind is warm and the sun is smoky. She has been busy all morning, being swayed by the car, the sun is shining on her face, listening to the voices in the car, the sound of ruts and the sound of horses' hoofs, and Pei Yong is beside her, suddenly There is a feeling of going back to the road to Jingzhaofu not long ago. I feel warm and sleepy, and I can't help but half-close my eyes.

And Mu Xiang had already started a conversation with Mrs. Zou, and asked, "Are you used to living in the city with so many people at once? Will it make the neighbors feel uncomfortable?"

"There is a little bit, but I heard that they live in unowned houses, and they make their newcomers supervise each other. Ten people form a group, 30 people form a mile, and 60 people form a team. They supervise their own families.

But if there is a little bit of sneaking and abducting, or making noise, or dirtying the original house, if it is a minor incident, the first offense will be punished by the same line, the second offense will be fined one mile, and the third offense will be fined. The first team will move out, not only will they not be able to live anymore, but they will also not be able to report any incidents in the city..."

Ms. Zou was afraid of ruining the reputation of the refugees, so she immediately started talking non-stop.

"Don't talk about it in vain, you can still take care of your meals after you apply for an errand, and you can get a subsidy. There are so many good things. As long as you have a little heart, you shouldn't be fooling around.

What's more, if it's only your own family, if you can't control it, you will harm yourself. Now if you commit a crime, you will also bring down many fellow villagers, who dares to mess up?Afraid that thinking about the head of the family for a lifetime, parents, siblings, and siblings will not be able to hold their heads up? "

"...Moreover, there is also the Western Army patrolling day and night, and Lizheng is also supervising and supervising, all levels are in charge, and there will be no trouble!"

Mrs. Zou's voice was high and low. Speaking of this, she still did not forget to praise Zhao Mingzhi: "Everyone said that this time it was thanks to His Highness who spoke to us refugees. If His Highness did not come forward, I am afraid that it will be delayed until the year of the monkey." Only then will someone take care of it..."

Zhao Mingzhi was half leaning against the wooden window of the carriage, when he heard this, he also laughed, and replied: "This matter has nothing to do with me, it all depends on the efforts of the Western Army..."

He added: "If you want to thank you, you should also thank Pei Jiedu for mediating and taking the lead..."

She put her hands on the edge of the car and looked out.

Pei Yong slightly lowered his head to look at her, but he didn't look directly at her, he just said: "My minister is just following orders, as for His Highness's wishes, everyone in the capital knows, there is no need to make excuses."

Ms. Zou was actually timid towards Pei Yong, and because she had a conversation with Mu Xiang earlier, she was somewhat guilty, so she strengthened her courage before she said: "I don't need to talk about it anymore, who doesn't know that if there is no general here, No one dared to stay longer..."

She boasted a few dry words, took advantage of the speed of the carriage slowing down and used the excuse that she wanted to lead the way ahead, accused Zhao Mingzhi of a crime, and jumped off in a hurry.

As soon as Mrs. Zou left, another palace attendant followed. For a while, only Mu Xiang was left in the carriage and a person was waiting in the corner.

Zhao Mingzhi let go of his fingers, but leaned his body out of the carriage again, the smile on his face slowly disappeared, and he said softly: "There are some rumors outside these few days, did Second Brother hear about it?"

"What rumor?" Pei Yong asked in a low voice.

Zhao Mingzhi was hesitating how to speak, when Pei Yong suddenly asked, "Is it the rumor that the emperor moved south?"

"The move to the south is just a rumor, and it's nothing to be afraid of." Zhao Mingzhi shook his head.

As long as the city of Xuzhou is not lost, the capital is not destroyed, Pei Yong leads troops to garrison here, and the Western Army goes north to face Di Bing, Caizhou is actually a little safe, and the two governments are waiting and watching, and they will not retreat easily.

She explained: "It's not a military matter. I sent someone to inquire about it, but I couldn't find the source for a while. I don't know if it was those grain merchants who were angry and took the opportunity to make trouble, or the Di people buried their eyeliner here to provoke. Said that the second brother has different intentions, one is to buy people's hearts, and the other is to make great achievements..."

"Although it's just a sporadic rumor, it's not going to be a big deal for the time being, but if there is a real war, and after making a reputation, it will be translated into today's words..."

Such remarks are not aimed at himself, nor at the government of the capital, but directed at Pei Yong, which is neither innocuous nor inaccurate.

Pei Yong didn't take these remarks seriously, he just said: "Let them pass it on, I just ignore it."

"You can ignore it right now, what will you do in the future?" Zhao Mingzhi frowned, "Second brother is naturally cleared up, but there are people in Caizhou who have nothing serious to do at this time, so they may not let it go, even if the mosquito bites. What kind of blood is coming out, and it’s very annoying to be noisy all day long—besides, I don’t want you to work so hard, and you have to be called that for no reason.”

"It doesn't matter whether you are infamous or famous, in fact, it doesn't matter much. If there is a day when you will be overthrown, will it depend on your reputation?" Pei Yong said.

His tone was calm, not at all displeased, he even had a smile on his face, looked at Zhao Mingzhi and said: "Besides, it is a good thing to have a bad reputation at this time, you know it in your heart, but you don't want to make me feel wronged, yes Neither?"

Zhao Mingzhi paused for a while before nodding.

The smile on Pei Yong's face grew stronger, and he said: "You just have to pity me, as for the rest - at this time I am in charge of the security army, and I also look after the refugees, holding power in my hands, the purpose is to buy people's hearts, to have people's hearts, There are only one or two guards of honor in the war with the north, so the rumors are not groundless."

He said again: "You are really distressed. After eating this table in a while, when we return to the city, we will inspect the city walls and gates together, and help share the hearts of the people. In the future, we will do more together in the same way. Isn't it two birds with one stone? ?”

Zhao Mingzhi only felt a slight heat on his neck, and even his ears became hot.

This idea is not wrong, asking her to receive the many credits is really good for both of them, but the bottom line is whether it is to quell the rumors, or there are other ideas, just look at his shining eyes, then Knowing that people's minds may not be pure.

It's hard for Zhao Mingzhi not to think about it because he expresses and hints in this way, with an upright appearance.

Seeing that Zhao Mingzhi didn't speak for a long time, Pei Yongfu said softly again: "Although you and I are busy at both places, if you want to, in fact, there are one or two hours in a day that we can be together at the same time, both for public and selfish reasons, such a good thing, Is it right or not?"

He let go of the rein in his hand, but subconsciously clamped the horse's belly.

The horse was strenuous and was about to gallop, but before it could raise its hooves, Pei Yong had noticed it, and tightened his grip on the rein, before adding: "But last time when you and I entered the city together, there is already a storm outside. There are some rumors, if there is more communication, I'm afraid..."

Zhao Mingzhi hesitated before, but when he heard this, he raised his head and glanced at the man on horseback.

She asked, "Second brother, are you afraid?"

Pei Yong was startled.

Zhao Mingzhi raised his eyebrows, his eyes were shining brightly in the sun, and smiled slightly: "I am shameless, and I will pass it on as soon as I want, but I have one worry - going out together like this, as time goes by, will it Broke the second brother's reputation?"