The prince is five and a half years old, and he is reclaiming land and becoming a group favorite.

Outside the house, Xie Changshi and Magistrate Qi walked towards the plum blossom tree in the corner. Magistrate Qi told him in detail what happened in Changzhou during this period: "The news that His Highness returned from Xinliang today has spread. It is estimated that in a few days, the prefects from other states will come to pay their respects."

Since the governor and the prefect of Qingzhou are both members of the emperor, there is no reason why they should not come to see the prince when they arrive in Mobei.

There are also two magistrates from Dingzhou and Qizhou who should also come to Changzhou to meet with His Highness.

Last year, due to the uncertainty of the situation, His Highness rarely appeared in public, and naturally he did not allow the prefects from other prefectures to come to visit him during the Chinese New Year.

But this year the situation is different, and His Highness should gradually reveal himself to others.

Thinking of these things, Magistrate Qi sighed with emotion: "I still remember last year, when Your Highness first arrived here, Mobei was still dominated by Li Ji Trading Company. Whether it was me, the magistrate, or Governor Zhu, we had to avoid their sharp edges in doing things. "

It is said that the status of businessmen is low, but businessmen have money. Money can make people go around, let alone people.

Generally, local officials would want to find a prince to rely on, but it is not that simple to want the prince's protection and promotion. The most important thing is filial piety.

Unlike the New Year gifts given to Gu Yuzhi by the Qi Prefecture and others, the filial piety of these officials was in real money, and the money was not only plundered from the people, but also colluded with local businessmen.

Li Ji Trading Company relied on the King of Chu, and used money to clear the way for everything. Its status in Mobei was really unmatched by prefects like them.

Thinking that the grievances he had endured over the years had been completely resolved within more than a year since his arrival, Magistrate Qi couldn't help but feel in a good mood, and invited Xie Changshi to go out for a drink together.

As they both guessed, three days later, Governor He Jiarui and several other prefects arrived in Changzhou, stayed at Wen's Inn, and gave Gu Yuzhi a greeting card.

Gu Yuzhi held the greeting card and looked at it carefully, his eyebrows were knitted together, and he said with a puffed face: "Xie Changshi, Xie Changshi, the handwriting of these prefects is not as good as yours."

After practicing calligraphy these past few days, he finally regained a little bit of his previous feeling. His handwriting no longer looked like a dog crawling, but he couldn't see it anywhere.

He originally planned to reply to the emperor brother and the others within the next two days, but now that he saw the words on the greeting card, his idea quickly dissipated.

If he writes a letter now, he will definitely be laughed at by the imperial brother!

Gu Yuzhi hummed twice, put the greeting card on the small square table aside, propped up his chin and said: "I don't know when Guard Qi will come back! It would be great if he could bring Magistrate Ke with him tomorrow, so that I can I can meet them all in one day!”

He is very busy, especially now that in order to make his handwriting look better, he decided to work harder on practicing calligraphy. He doesn't want to waste time waiting for people to see him.

Xie Changshi couldn't help but feel happy, a smile appeared on his face, and he straightened his back involuntarily.

If he had known that these words from the prefect would make His Highness praise him, he should have urged them to come earlier.

He cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Weiwei Qi has been gone for three days. According to his speed, he should have arrived in Quanzhou not long ago. If Quanzhou is not closed, it will take at least five days for them to return. If Quanzhou is closed, it will take at least five days. city……"

Gu Yuzhi said in a low tone: "Then we might have to wait another ten days and a half."

He folded his hands on the table, rested his chin on his arms, puffed out his face, and said in a deep voice: "But the possibility that the whole state will not be closed down is too small."

During this time, he specially sent people to guard the official roads. Indeed, no trading firms went to Quanzhou.

His whole face wrinkled up: "What the hell is Quanzhou doing!" Xie Changshi didn't know what Quanzhou was doing, but when he thought about the fact that the city hadn't been opened to the public for several months, the people inside What did the people and the Mobei Army eat? His heart sank.

Gu Yuzhi's toes kept tapping the ground, and after a while he felt bored: "I'm going back to practice calligraphy first. Xie Changshi, please reply to my message for me, and we will meet in the private room of Wen's Inn tomorrow."

Seeing Xie Changshi's disapproval, he hurriedly counted on his fingers: "It's been several days since I came back to Changzhou, and I haven't left the house yet! There are no people in Liji Trading Company now. I am safe in Changzhou." It’s over.”

"Besides, I'm going to my own inn, not somewhere else. Don't worry, Xie Changshi!"

He tried his best to prop up his feet and patted Xie Changshi's upper arm. He was pleasantly surprised to find that he seemed to have grown taller again.

It seemed like he had been unable to photograph this place before.

Because of this little thing, Gu Yuzhi's depressed mood soon rose again, and he said in a cheerful tone: "Let Aunt Xu go to the inn tomorrow, so that Aunt Xu can see her family and be with them. Tell them what I like to eat and let them prepare it.”

He shook his head and praised himself with a smile: "This is called killing two birds with one stone."

Xie Changshi smiled fondly and said, "Your Highness is right."

Gu Yuzhi happily went back to his room to practice calligraphy. After Mingli polished the ink, he stepped aside and said, "Your Highness, don't you usually practice calligraphy at night?"

He nodded his head: "Yes. But from today on, my daily calligraphy practice time will increase by two quarters of an hour."

The goal he set for himself was ten days.

You can't delay it for too long, otherwise the mother-in-law will worry.

When Mingli heard this, he said anxiously: "Your Highness, the Qin Court Judge said that you should not use your eyes excessively every day."

As soon as Gu Yuzhi's eyesight was mentioned, Mingli lowered his head, feeling unspeakable regret in his heart.

Originally, as His Highness's companion, he was supposed to go to Xinliang with His Highness, but by chance, he fell ill that time and suffered from severe diarrhea. He couldn't get out of bed for several days, let alone travel far away. .

Knowing that His Highness was ambushed, he originally wanted to go, but Liu Dianyi and the others did not even think of him...

Mingli felt a little aggrieved, but he did not dare to say anything, so he could only strictly abide by the instructions of the Qin Court Judge and resolutely not let His Highness use his eyes too much.

Gu Yuzhi waved his hand and said, "Just don't tell the judge Qin! Besides, I know the rules, so I'll practice for two quarters of an hour more. It's not a long time."

Teacher Shu said that whether he is practicing calligraphy or studying, he must take a break for half an hour and look into the distance. It is best to look at green, which is good for the eyes.

Although he didn't understand why, Teacher Shu was definitely right!

As long as he doesn't use them all the time, his eyes won't be bad.

When he thought of this, Gu Yuzhi turned to look at Mingli, deliberately wrinkled his nose, and threatened fiercely: "Don't complain to the Qin Court Judge, otherwise, if you get sick again next time and take black concoction, I won't give it to you. Aunt Xu’s preserved fruit!”