Chapter 64: The Gentry Gathered to Discuss Water Sufferers (1)
Dao Chi did not stay at home overnight. He changed his clothes, and after dinner, he prepared to go back to the palace. He went to the palace as a companion. Apart from the days when he was taking the exam, this was the first time he asked for leave. Since he had nothing to do at home, he went there that morning.
It's better to go back early.
Mrs. Wang Ning also felt a little uncomfortable. She always felt that she was too rigid in the past, which made her grandson worry about the family and rushed back. She must tell Dao Chi not to worry about the family anymore. If there is something urgent at home, she will ask someone to help.
A person who delivers a message to the palace; if the message is not sent home, there is no need for him to worry.
It's only the middle of May, and the rainy days are still to come. You can't run home because of this. Even if the prince is gentle, he can't be so wanton.
Dao Chi agreed one by one, and gave Shun Niang a few more words before taking Jingzhe back to the palace.
The water in Lequn Courtyard has been drained out, and the stone pavement is full of water stains.
Wang Qi was talking to Huang Jin in the yard. When he saw the Taoist Chi come back, his eyes lit up. It seemed that the two of them had similar words. Huang Jin nodded to the Taoist Chi and walked out of Lequn Courtyard with a smile.
"Erlang, are you okay at home?" Wang Qi didn't mind the heat, so she came up and hooked her shoulders.
Dao Chi pushed his arm away and said, "I have been draining water for more than an hour, and my whole body is so tired."
Wang Qi said with unspeakable excitement: "Erlang, the prince has sent a message to invite the officials and gentry in the city to come over for tea tomorrow. As grandfather and Uncle Hong, they should all come. The prince just asked Huang Jin to send a message, saying that tomorrow morning
Classes are suspended and we are allowed to accompany the prince to entertain guests."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Wenzhao poked his head out and said, "Classes will be suspended tomorrow morning?"
Wang Qi rolled his eyes and said: "You are really 'easy to learn'. This sentence rings true."
He was speaking loudly to the Taoist idiot, and naturally everyone in the side room heard him. Chen Chizhong and Liu Congyun also opened the door and came out.
Wang Qi's face was full of excitement and she repeated what she just said to everyone.
Chen Chizhong looked calm, nodded, said "I understand" and returned to the house.
Don't blame him for being careless. Tomorrow, when the gentry will pass through the palace, there will be people with four surnames. The prince brings them around to give them face, but they have little relationship with him.
Lu Wenzhao's eyes widened and he said: "If all the distinguished gentry are here, why don't my father also come..." As he spoke, he lowered his head, clutched the book and said, "I'm going back to my room to study."
Only Liu Congyun stepped forward with a smile and said: "The summer is long and it's still bright, let's go have two cups of tea."
Dao Chi had been working for a long time and was covered in stinky sweat. He just wiped it before coming back. Now he was feeling uncomfortable, so he said, "Brother Liu Shi and Brother Seven will go talk first. I'll take a bath first and then come back."
Seeing that his face looked dull, Liu Congyun called his boy out and asked him to help Jingzhe prepare hot water.
When Wang Qi saw him, he also told Li Qiu before going to the teahouse with Liu Congyun. Dao Chi went back to his room first and didn't mention it.
After a quarter of an hour, the hot water was available. Dao Chi took a hot bath and felt his body was relieved.
When they entered the teahouse, they saw Liu Congyun sitting with a smile on his face and Wang Qi leaning on the Arhat chair. During their conversation, the two talked about the river valley and plains.
"Your Majesty doesn't easily post messages to see outsiders. Now he is inviting people into the palace with great fanfare. It is probably because of the heavy rainfall this summer. If the palace really wants to take the lead in building the dam, maybe the prince will send His Highness to inspect it on his behalf." Liu Congyun said.
Wang Qi's eyes flashed and she said: "His Highness is not studying in the mansion, so we, the accompanying students, don't have to go to class? His Highness, in addition to the internal officials and bodyguards, must always have followers."
Liu Congyun said: "This time, perhaps it will be as the seventh brother wants... His Highness went on a patrol the day before yesterday, and tomorrow he will come out to entertain guests. Seeing the prince's intention, he wants to start teaching His Highness how to handle government affairs..."
When the Taoist Chi heard this, his heart moved slightly, and he stepped forward and said, "Brother Liu Shi, have you heard something?"
Liu Congyun said: "I just guessed it. After all, it is well known that the prince is fond of doctrine and despises power. Your Highness is thirteen this year. He is now studying government affairs. After his fifteenth wedding, he can take over the government affairs of the palace."
Wang Qi heard this and said excitedly: "His Royal Highness is studying government affairs, can we also learn to be errands? After studying classics and history for a year, my brain is really numb... I have been involved in ethnic studies for seven or eight years, but I have no experience in
It’s been a tiring year in government school.”
Liu Congyun nodded and said: "We are His Highness's companions, so naturally we should follow His Highness."
"Haha!" Wang Qi laughed out loud. He couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and said with a bright face: "If His Highness wants to get married at the age of fifteen, shouldn't he start choosing his concubine now? I heard that he wants to get married at the age of fifteen.
When the royal palace selects concubines for princes and grandsons, the Chief Officials Department is responsible for selecting ladies from innocent families within the territory. Wow, should I go and beg Your Highness to follow those people in the Chief Officials Department and be the deputy concubine selection officer?
What kind of dangdang? It can always help His Highness to be more discerning."
When Liu Congyun heard this, he looked at Wang Qi carefully several times to make sure that what he said was true. He smiled more and more sincerely and said: "His Highness has always treated the seventh brother with special eyes. Maybe he can really treat the seventh brother."
willing."
Wang Qi danced and said: "Really? Do you think so, big cat? Haha, then I really have to go and tell His Highness. Young ladies from gentry families are confined at home. Where else can they go except when choosing a concubine?"
Do you have an opportunity? If I really get the job of choosing a concubine, you guys can't be jealous. At worst, if you fall in love with someone else's young lady, I'll help you look at her." At the end of the sentence, a bit of pride appeared on his face.
It was as if I was going to travel around Anluzhou and meet hundreds of beauties under the banner of "selecting concubines".
Liu Congyun just laughed, and Dao Chi rolled his eyes and said: "Even if Brother Qi has this intention, he should take it easy for now. You haven't gone out yet, but you don't know that the situation in the city is not good. Two heavy rains almost hit each other, and the terrain of Beicheng
There is water accumulation all over the city, and more than one or two old buildings have collapsed; the terrain in the south city is depressed, and I don’t know what the situation is. I’m afraid that at this time, the palace is all thinking about the flood, and can’t think about anything else for the time being.”
Wang Qi and Liu Congyun both stopped laughing.
Wang Qi worriedly said: "The two heavy rains are indeed terrible. Can Erlang's house withstand it? Why don't I tell my grandfather tomorrow that I will take my uncle and sister to live in the clan house for a while, and then renovate the house?"
Xiuxiu? It saves you the chance of making people angry and anxious."
The Taoist Chi said: "The house has just been repaired for half a year. It is still strong. However, the drainage is a bit poor, which is also a common problem in old houses. It is just a little more troublesome, but it doesn't matter."
Wang Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Before I entered the palace, I was dragged to Nancheng by two fair-weather friends. Not only was the terrain low-lying, but the houses were mostly small and dilapidated. It might not really be possible.
I can’t withstand the heavy rain like yesterday.”
When talking about this, everyone fell silent.
It's just that Wang Qi and Liu Congyun have the same thoughts. It's not that they have high levels of consciousness or worry about the country and the people. It's just that as the prince's companions, they have now boarded the big ship of the palace and share weal and woe with the palace.
People in the world are ignorant and often blame natural disasters on human beings.
Prince Xing's Mansion was a new vassal, but it had been favored and given great favors by two generations of emperors, which had long caused dissatisfaction among the neighboring vassals. As early as the Hongzhi period, Prince Xing's Mansion also had a court case with Prince Xiang's Mansion.
If the area affected by the flood is widespread, the four words "the law does not punish the crime" also apply to the area; if only the Anlu Prefecture area is the worst affected by the flood, then it is inevitable to say that the prince is "unmoral" and give him other reasons.
The vassal king’s excuse for attacking Prince Xing’s Mansion.
The common people are ignorant and may regard the palace as a scourge, and they, the people in the palace, will also be criticized.
What Dao Chi thinks is that he should pay attention to this matter and see how the local government handles it. Natural disasters are ahead, and the local area must not be in chaos; otherwise, when King Ning raises a rebellion, Anlu may also be in chaos.
Dao Chi recalled the several major events that the old monk had mentioned in Nanchang Mansion in the past six months, including the sudden death of officials, the sudden death of imperial envoys, etc., which showed that the Ning Prince's Mansion was rampant and had already begun to break up with the imperial court. Looking like this, it is still
How long can peace last?
Are you still going to rebel? The Taoist Chi really feels that he is a little impatient to wait. The old monk is placing orders there, and it seems that he does not intend to come back until he has finished watching the excitement.
What's this? If chaos breaks out in the place, and the people fight and kill each other, the temple may not be safe.
For a moment, the three of them felt a little heavy. They lost interest in chatting over tea and went back to their houses without mentioning it.
The next day, when I woke up early, it started to rain lightly.
After everyone had breakfast, Huang Jin led them out of the mansion to study...