Datang all-rounder

Chapter 125

Busy and tired!Wang Ke didn't feel anything else during this time, so she had a deeper understanding of these two words.

The training of the special investigation team and the joint-stock enterprise run by the girls all left him with no time to relax every day.

Wang Ke devoted himself wholeheartedly to the training of the special investigation team. One reason was that he had to be responsible to the end for what he had done. Another reason was that he really wanted to do things well.With Wang Ke's character, if you don't do it, you have to try your best to do it.

As for the joint-stock enterprise run by the girls, Wang Ke never thought that it would become what it is now, and it actually attracted several princesses to join in.

Based on Wang Ke's original idea, it was to let his wives not have nothing to do all day long and get sick after a long time. It happened that Li Ke was also there, so he just pulled him to play together.

But now the situation has completely changed, now not only my old mother and two aunts are involved, but also four princesses, now Wang Ke is really playing big, and she has put away her original intention of just playing , took this matter seriously.

Now Wang Ke is really overwhelmed. After all, human energy is limited. When it has been running at full capacity like this, even a hard worker will feel the need for maintenance.

On this day, Wang Ke dragged his exhausted body back home. As soon as he entered the living room, he threw himself on the wooden sofa in the living room and didn't want to move.

Hearing a noise, Mrs. Wang, who was arranging for the servants to cook in the kitchen, came out. Seeing it was Wang Ke, she raised her head and looked out the door, and then asked Wang Ke, "Ke'er, where is your father! Did you not talk to me?" Daddy come back together?"

Wang Ke said weakly: "The boy went to the special investigation team early in the morning and was not with dad. What, dad hasn't come back yet?"

As Wang Ke said, he raised his hand to look at the watch on his wrist, and found that it was already past seven in the evening. According to the normal commute time, Wang Si should have been sitting at home drinking tea by this time.

Wang Ke thought for a while and then said: "Mother, don't worry too much, maybe the emperor has something to do, father was delayed, and he will be back when he finishes his work."

Mrs. Wang frowned and said, "But in the past, your father would send someone back to say hello, but today no one came back to say anything."

Mrs. Wang's words reminded Wang Ke that whenever there is something to do on weekdays, Wang Si will definitely call a follower back to tell her, but today according to Mrs. Wang, no one will come at all.

Wang Ke sat upright, his head turned rapidly, analyzed all the possibilities that might arise now, and finally came to the conclusion that something happened in the court.And it was a big deal, Wang Si was so busy that he didn't even have the time to come out and ask someone to bring the letter home.

Because with the current status of the Wang family in the court and Comrade Li Er's trust in his family, Wang Ke can't think of any other reason. With Wang Si's prudence, it is impossible to make any mistakes that will make Comrade Li Er imprison him. Wake up, not even let go home.

Wang Ke stood up, ignoring how uncomfortable her body was, and walked out while saying: "Mother, my son is going to the palace, maybe something happened, my son will also go and see .”

Mrs. Wang just followed out of the room and wanted to stop Wang Ke to say a few words, but Wang Ke had already walked out of the backyard, and there was no one in sight.

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to turn around and go back to the house, muttering: "The old one hasn't come back yet, and the young one has gone away again. The meal is ready, do you still want to eat it?"

"Grandma, who are you talking to? Is the general back?" Mrs. Wang was lowering her head and complaining, when Nanping's question rang in her ears.

Mrs. Wang raised her head and saw that it was Nanping who led Lanling and Dongyue down. It was probably because of the conversation between herself and Wang Ke just now, and they came down after hearing it.

Mrs. Wang replied: "It's Ke'er who came back. Hearing that his father has not returned to the mansion, he is in a hurry to enter the palace again. He said that something must have happened in the court, and he has to go and see."

The third daughter had heard that Wang Ke came back and went out, but she didn't show any expression. After all, Wang Ke was working for the court, so it was normal to come back and go out.But Mrs. Wang also said that something happened to Wang Ke in the court, which made them a little worried, especially Nanping and Lanling. Their status as princesses made them more sensitive than ordinary people. They paid more attention to the things at work, as it is today, the thing that made Wang Ke leave in a hurry before sitting down for a while after returning, in their view, it must not be a trivial matter.

The hearts of several people rose accordingly, and they no longer had the ease and comfort they had just before going downstairs. Sitting on the sofa, each and every one of them showed a trace of worry on their faces.

Just as Mrs. Wang and Nanping were talking, Wang Ke's car had already arrived outside the palace gate. Wang Ke took out his waist card and shook it at the inner palace guards. The car rushed in without slowing down.

When he came to the place where the officials of the imperial court put the sedan chairs and horses on weekdays, Wang Ke saw that there were still several sedan chairs parked in place, including Wang Si's sedan chair, and several bearers were sitting around chatting together. Stop the car and walk forward.

Seeing the young master coming, Wang Si's bearer rushed up to meet him.

Wang Ke didn't wait for the bearer to salute him, and asked directly: "Has the master not come out yet?"

The bearer quickly replied: "I came here in the morning, and I haven't seen the master come out until now. Just now, Lord Changsun, Lord Fang and Lord Du also came together. By the way, Lord Gao also came into the palace."

Wang Ke frowned, these important court officials have all entered the palace, it must be the same as what he expected, but which tall man is this tall man?
Wang Ke unconsciously asked: "Which tall man?"

"Master Gao Shilian, Secretary of the Household Department." The bearer replied.

Wang Ke nodded slightly, and he felt that the matter would not be small.The bearer told Wang Si to go back to the mansion first, and Wang Ke got back into the car and drove directly to Comrade Li Er's imperial study.

Wang Ke understood that if he wanted to discuss something at this time, Comrade Li Er and these ministers must be in the imperial study, so he must go there directly.

When Wang Ke came to the Imperial Study Room, Wang Ke saw that Comrade Li Er and several ministers had serious expressions on their faces, with worry in their eyes. Wang Ke's heart skipped a beat, and he knew that something serious must have happened as he expected.

After going forward to salute Comrade Li Er, and after Comrade Li Er made himself stand up flat, Wang Ke walked silently across from several civil officials and sat down.

I only heard Comrade Li Er asking himself: "Why is the boy from the Wang family coming to the palace at this time? What's the matter?"

Wang Ke stood up, bowed his hands to Comrade Li Er with a serious face and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that my father is still in the palace, so I came here to pick him up. But in the palace, I heard that some Uncle also came in together, guessing that something important happened, he hurried over, and hoped that the emperor would tell the little minister, and see if the little minister can help!"

Comrade Li Er nodded and said: "You boy is really smart, you can see that there is a problem with just such a few clues. There is really something wrong, Wuji, just tell the boy of the Wang family and see what he can do. .”

The first sentence of Comrade Li Er was talking to Wang Ke, but the second sentence was to ask Changsun Wuji to tell Wang Ke what happened.

Changsun Wuji stood up and bowed his hands to Comrade Li Er, then turned to Wang Ke and said, "This morning, Jiangnan sent an urgent document for [-] miles, and it rained heavily in Jiangnan, causing rivers to flood and millions of people displaced. Local officials have already started to organize rescue. It’s just that this year’s grain is not yet mature, and there is not much surplus grain in the government’s warehouses, so the officials in Jiangnan requested the imperial court to urgently allocate grain for support.”

When Wang Ke heard this, his face turned pale.

He deeply knows that no matter what time it is, floods and droughts are fatal.Even in later generations, rescue cannot be completely guaranteed, not to mention in this era of blocked roads, low productivity, and insufficient rescue capabilities, it is unknown how many people will die because of such a thing, even if they survive I don't know how many people will have no food to eat, no clothes to wear, and no houses. If the plague spreads, the consequences will be even more unimaginable.

Comrade Li Er also saw the change in Wang Ke's expression, and asked melancholy: "What's your opinion, boy from the Wang family, let's talk about it first."

Wang Ke also forgot about etiquette at this time, and instead of answering Comrade Li Er, he asked his eldest grandson Wuji directly: "How is the situation now, please tell my nephew my uncle in detail."

Because the matter was so important, everyone didn't care about Wang Ke's rudeness to Comrade Li Er. They all looked at Changsun Wuji together, only to see Changsun Wuji telling Wang Ke the current situation in Jiangnan with a heavy tone. During the period, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui inserted a few sentences from time to time to supplement what Changsun Wuji had missed.

After Wang Ke heard it, his heart seemed to sink to the bottom of the valley. He knew that the matter was serious, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.

Due to the current tax policy of the Tang Dynasty, the annual tax revenue collected by the imperial court is not much, and coupled with the use of troops every year, it can be said that there is almost no surplus in the treasury; the granaries scattered around the country have never been full.As long as there is a disaster, the imperial court is completely at a loss. It depends entirely on the self-help of the disaster-stricken areas. The rescue that the imperial court can allocate is completely a drop in the bucket. .

Wang Ke recalled that whenever a disaster occurs in any part of the country, the government will immediately launch a disaster relief emergency plan. Relief resources from all over the country are continuously transported to the disaster area, which has played a great role in helping the victims.

But now, all these are so lacking, Wang Ke felt a little sentimental, under such conditions, Wang Ke really didn't know what to do, and Wang Ke couldn't imagine the scene after the disaster.

There seemed to be such a scene in front of his eyes: the flood receded, and in the once fertile fields, all the crops that were about to mature were not harvested; in the village, the houses were washed away by the raging flood; The corpses of the dead were strewn across the field, and the living were dressed in hunched-up clothes, staring blankly at the vast land, and there were mournful wailing everywhere.

Wang Ke was immersed in the sadness in his heart. He didn't have the slightest feeling for the gazes that Comrade Li Er and the four important officials of the Tang Dynasty cast on him. The wall of the study room seemed to want to find the place that was being ravaged by the flood.

(End of this chapter)