Princess Fuyao

Chapter 115 Undercurrent
"Children of meritorious families naturally have hereditary inheritance and blessings, but they are deeply favored by the emperor. Shouldn't they devote themselves to serving the court?" Emperor Jiaming asked.

Lord Maoguo nodded: "My sage is wise, we have indeed worked hard and sincerely for the country." Look at what he boasted, it was almost perfect.

"If this step is achieved, according to the reward and punishment regulations, it is enough to be promoted to three levels in a row. Are you afraid of being suppressed by officials from ordinary people?"

Mao Guogong was speechless for a long time, unable to speak.

The emperor said again: "I asked all the ministers and workers to refer to this regulation, not to ask whether you agree or not, but to ask everyone to see what is wrong."

There was no sound in the hall for a while, and the civil servants all lowered their heads and pondered carefully to see if there were any clauses that were not good for them, and considered how to modify them in their best interest, but Xungui gritted his teeth one by one. Without this, they would be unreasonable Stir three points, now follow the regulations, in the future, if you don't want to contribute and still want to get benefits, it won't be so easy.

Guo Chenghai and Hao Zhiqian came up with this charter after careful consideration. Who are they?After more than ten years of being an official, this is what I have been thinking about all day long. The degree of perfection of the regulations is quite high. The court has been in trouble all morning, and no one has come up with a better tune. Finally, the emperor made a final decision.

At the moment before the dispersal of the court, Guo Chenghai proposed a reward for Ji Fuyao and Muhan.Although this is the emperor's intention, as a courtier, of course he has to shout for the emperor.

Acting according to the rules, no matter whether you are against or in favor, you have nothing to say in the face of these rules and regulations.

Because there was still the task of rescuing the third prince, the emperor's letter of appointment was urgently delivered eight hundred miles away, and within ten days, it arrived at the Golden Arrow Collection.

I didn't expect the emperor to be so generous, even promoted to three ranks, both Fuyao and Yinhu were stunned, until the officials from the Ministry of Rituals raised their ceremonial smiles and congratulated them, Yinhu hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted: " Congratulations! Congratulations!"

"Master Zhang has worked hard, please have tea in the back hall."

"I worked very hard, and my legs were worn out on horseback." Unknown that Fuyao was a woman, Master Zhang joked bluntly, "Ten days, except for the five days on the boat, the rest of the time, I was If you change horses but not people, don't mention how tired you are."

"Master Zhang, the Golden Arrow Collection is located in a remote place, the land is thin and the people are poor. We have nothing good to honor, but a sincere heart. Please don't dislike it, Mr. Zhang." After Yinhu said this, Zhang Tongling thought he should give him something Purse, put a few silver tickets in it as a reward, who would have thought, Yinhu didn't mean that at all, just took him to his residence, let his own soldiers serve him, took a good bath, and gave him a massage. Zhang Tongling comfortably crawled on the bed, and fell asleep before the service was finished.

However, Yinhu was uneasy about all this coming: "Tell me, what does the emperor mean by this? You pay the fourth rank at once, and you can do things cheaply. My fiefdom is also three times larger. Which minister in the court can be convinced?" ah."

He was afraid that the emperor's kindness would attract people's envy.

"I think, the emperor wants us to get rid of that bandit. It's best to find the third prince. Whether it's life or death, give the emperor an explanation."

"It's not easy to be an official." The expression on Yinhu's face was very heavy. Although he really wanted to expand his strength, he didn't want to be the target of public criticism, especially since he had to look for the third prince. The other prince's mortal enemies couldn't be found, the emperor was not happy, he thought for a while, and said to Fuyao, "Chen Dong's soldiers and horses ran back with 1, and there are 1 left, Sanhe Mansion has [-] There are many, there are [-] in Xin County, [-] in Linhai Mansion, and more than [-] in Golden Arrow Collection. We have [-] to [-] soldiers and horses in our hands. If you spread out and comb this land, you will definitely find the third prince .”

"If you don't find the third prince, what should you do if you find the tartar? Our soldiers and horses are only good in quantity, not of quality." Fuyao couldn't laugh, and his brows were involuntarily frowned.

"You don't have to worry about this, a few rogues are not enough."

Fuyao suddenly understood what Yinhu was thinking. He was a Tartar, and his father might have become King Khan. Now, among the Tartar soldiers, he might still have some appeal. Go to the south gate of Jinjianji, which is not the boundary of Dayong, and because the plank road has been demolished, it is not connected to the Tartar side, so it happens to be used by him.

"Then, I'm still busy with pacifying the place after the war, so I'll entrust this to you." Let him feed the minions, gather up enough strength early, and he will fight there earlier. The Tartars are fighting, and Dayong's side can be good. It's peaceful.

Yinhu was secretly delighted, thinking that Fuyao was easy to coax, he suppressed his heart and nodded happily: "Okay! You comfort the people, and I will fight."

As soon as Yinhu came up, he played the banner of searching for and suppressing the Tartars, causing a lot of commotion in the area of ​​Sanhe Mansion.The soldiers and horses used are local. In the 20 years of peace, which soldiers are used for war?Yinhu only shouted slogans, but he didn't force them, and the soldiers were just making a fuss to put on a show.About ten days later, Yinhu took someone to comb the reeds in Sanhe Mansion carefully like a scorpion, not only found the third prince, but also wiped out a group of bandits who had been entrenched for many years.

Fuyao couldn't be idle in Golden Arrow Collection, she was focusing on cultivating Wang Xi, anyway, the emperor wanted her to act cheaply, let Wang Xi temporarily act as the guard of Golden Arrow Collection, the head office, right?The little friends of the past are now strong in martial arts and good at reading. Among the soldiers, there are not many who are capable of both literature and martial arts.Wang Xi patrols every day, checks the movement of Liushuiya Valley, and maintains the law and order of Jinjianji, doing a good job.

A few days passed in a blink of an eye, the Golden Arrow Collection was very peaceful, and the hearts of the people gradually settled down. Unexpectedly, early in the morning, the guards came to report and arrested a Tartar spies.

The one brought over was a skinny old man in dirty Tartar clothes, who was about to pass out at any moment, and would not even be able to walk smoothly if it wasn't for the guards.Such a person can still be a spy?Fuyao is probably a herdsman who has gone the wrong way.

But why is this face so familiar?Ah, it's Zhu Xiangfu.

"Hurry up, take it to the wounded barracks on a stretcher, and ask the doctor to make a good diagnosis and treatment. He is a hero."

Zhu Xiangfu came here with a strong breath. Seeing that Fuyao recognized him, he couldn't hold on any longer, closed his eyes and passed out, and didn't wake up until the third day. Fuyao had already ordered someone to clean him and put him on clean clothes.

"Master Ji said that even if you recuperate here, you don't have to worry about food and clothing." The soldier serving him spread Fuyao's words.

"Do you know where my son is? I want to see him."

"I'll ask, you rest."

"I'm cured, I'll go with you."

"The doctor said, you'd better raise it for two days before moving."

Xiaobing reported to Fuyao that Zhu Xiangfu had woken up.

"Go, take a look!" Fuyao was thinking about how to develop production in Kaichun and help the local people overcome life difficulties. Hearing this, he immediately stood up and walked to the military doctor's barracks.

"Master Zhu wants to see his son." Xiao Bing caught up with her and continued to report.

"Okay, I get it now."

Zhu Xiangfu was not sick, he just fell down because he was hungry and tired. Now he slept for two days and ate well, and he can move freely.

"Uncle Zhu, I'm sending your son to study in the capital. Take good care of yourself. When you're done, I'll send you to visit him."

"What? Go to the capital to study?" Zhu Xiangfu's eyes lit up excitedly. In the Golden Arrow Collection, his son was still doing well, but he still had a long way to go to compete with the capital, especially the talented southern students.For more than ten years, there hasn't even been a Juren here, even in a big place like Sanhe Prefecture and Linhai Prefecture, there has never been a Jinshi.

It would be great if my son could go to the capital to study.

Fuyao continued: "I entrust the people in the capital to take care of him, and strive to study in the Imperial College. If not, I have to send him to a better private school, so that the young master is smart and studies hard. Maybe he will be able to let go in the autumn of the next year." It’s different, don’t worry.”

"What? Guozijian? Isn't that the study room where you can become an official after finishing your studies?"

The people in the Imperial College, either studied well, or were the children of high-ranking officials. They either passed the imperial examination, or they were favored, and they were able to get into official careers in the end. With the help of his classmates, he will be a master and servant, a small official like a county magistrate.

In the eyes of ordinary people, a petty official is also an official, so Zhu Xiangfu was very excited, and regardless of Fuyao's obstruction, he respectfully kowtowed to her three times.

After Zhu Xiangfu calmed down from his excitement, he remembered the big thing that Fuyao asked him to do.

Seeing Lao Zhu's expression, Fuyao backed away.

"Lord Ji, Liang Bingwang has gone to the Tartars. He is Sinan's national teacher!"

Although Fuyao had doubts in this regard, when he heard this, his eyes widened in surprise.

"More than ten years ago, Liang Bingwang gave his younger sister to Wo Jin as a side concubine. In the past two years, he has made plans to go there. Wo Jin likes his second son the most. He sent someone to provoke Wo Jin's eldest son Hey, he killed his father and second younger brother, conspired to usurp the throne, and then let Wojin's guards kill Ahho in revenge, and successfully made his younger sister's son Sinan King Khan.

All this was told to me by a Tartar named Alu, and a man who claimed to be a little monkey told me that his master started to help Liang Bingwang with work, and once changed two letterheads by tricks. I don’t know if you feel it. The Tartars who entered Dayong are particularly thoughtless in doing things, going from east to west for a while. "

"Oh, that's right!" Fuyao remembered that the tartars suddenly surrounded the golden arrows and did not fight, so she had time to calmly arrange them.

"Also, the little monkey said that Liang Bingwang originally wanted to increase his troops to the Golden Arrow Collection, but Sinan refused to agree. The two had quarreled for a long time. It seemed that something happened at Tianmen Mountain, and he suddenly changed his mind. The little monkey asked you to tell Marshal He .”

"Okay! Uncle Zhu, based on your great service to the court, I don't need to trust anyone, the emperor will send Young Master Ling to the Imperial College to study."

"I have made meritorious service?"

"Yeah!"

Lao Zhu burst into tears with excitement, thinking back then, when he went to do business with the Tartars, he almost died, but he didn't expect that the same danger would have such a big difference in the ending.

Fuyao immediately dispatched [-] Li urgently to Marshal Guo and Marshal He, and did not forget to use the secret box given to him by the emperor.

The end of the year is approaching, and even if there is a threat of war, the families left behind by the Golden Arrow Collection have started to clean their houses and prepare New Year's goods. The small town finally has a little auspicious color, and there are more pedestrians on the street.

"Report! Lord Ji, the Marquis of Liang is here."

Fuyao went out to greet him, and before he reached the gate of the guard's yamen, Yinhu strode in.

"What are you doing out here in the cold? Go in quickly, and be careful not to catch a cold." Yinhu spoke in a very pitiful tone.

Sister-in-law Wang, who took care of Fuyao's daily life, had just stewed a pot of mutton soup, and Fuyao offered Yinhu a bowl: "It's very hot, be careful."

"Yeah!" Yinhu waved his hand to make people retreat, and said in a low voice, "I really found the third prince. He personally escorted the people who were guarded and rescued by Sanhe Mansion to the capital."

Even though Fuyao knew it long ago, he still didn't show it at this moment, and asked with a look of surprise: "Where did you find it?"

"In the bandit's den in the reed marsh. They entered the reed marsh that day. Because the ice was not thick enough, many people rushed in and fell into the water at once. The third prince was rescued desperately and sent to a place with higher ground. They hid there for a few days. Originally, the tartars could come out when they left, but they went in the wrong direction and encountered water bandits. The third prince was afraid of being murdered, so he didn't dare to reveal his identity, so he had to take the bodyguard's bodyguard with him. The family said it and let the water bandit extort money. Who knew that the water bandit was too greedy. Seeing that the other party's family was rich, he changed them to another place and prepared to blackmail them for the second time. Just as we searched there, I encountered a few water bandits. , killed them all, guard Zhang Chenghou just searched the other side, and rescued the third prince."

Fuyao sighed inwardly, Yinhu must have thought of everything she could think of, the first credit for killing the bandits by Yinhu must belong to him, and the emperor can tell at a glance which one is responsible for it.Zhang Chenghou was afraid that Yinhu would take his credit, so he guarded the third prince tightly, but Yinhu avoided it on purpose.

"Fuyao, it's so cold now, won't you still not allow everyone to drink?"

"Drink less, absolutely no."

"I brought some wine from Sanhe Mansion. The quality is very good. I want to call the officers over for a drink. You don't mind, do you? No, let my guards help guard the post for a while, don't worry."

Seeing Fuyao hesitate, Yinhu added: "I specially brought back the little silver fish from Sanhe Mansion, I want to have a drink with you."

"The little whitebait from Sanhe Mansion? That's really delicious." Fuyao was greedy, "Where is it? I'm going to fry it to make a dish and make another bowl of soup."

"Make more, let's all try it. I brought back a lot and sent it to the small kitchen."

"Okay! The officers and soldiers have indeed endured hardships recently, and I'm going to reward them well." Fuyao was very happy, with a smile on his face, and Yinhu's eyes almost flashed.

However, he is not in the mood to love his sons and daughters now, and those Tartar soldiers have finally surrendered to him, and they will quietly climb over the steep hill north of Jinjianji City later.

(End of this chapter)