Chapter 219 Resisting the Edict

Children grow up fast and change every day.

When Yuxi saw Brother Ping in Changle Yuan, she pinched Brother Ping's white and tender face with a smile, and said, "Mother, Brother Ping looks older than a few days ago?" Ping Brother is Lu Xiusheng's second son, and Brother Ping hopes that Han Jianye can come back safely.

Qiu said with a smile: "Children are like this. If you haven't seen him for ten days and a half months, you probably won't recognize him."

Yuxi smiled, and then said: "Mother, I went to see my grandmother yesterday, and my grandmother's spirit has improved a lot!"

Because of the resignation, the old lady was angry with Qiu and fell ill for a long time. But fortunately, the foundation is good, and it's good now. But the old lady's illness is cured, but her temper is getting worse. Every time I see Qiushi, I don't have a good face, and I am even more indifferent to Yuxi. However, Wenshi and Yurong, who had been serving in front of the bed for several months, were much more kind.

Qiu Shi used to serve her wholeheartedly but could not get a few good words, but now she has completely let go of her thoughts. If the old lady hates it, she hates it. Anyway, her son is already the head of the family, and no one can shake her position. Therefore, except for the occasional visit to the room for Gu Quan's sake, she would not go there at other times, so as not to be disgusted with each other. She served the old lady for most of her life, and when the old lady hurt her face for Wen who had just entered the door, her feelings for the old lady disappeared. Today's Qiu family has left all the affairs of the mansion to Ye's family, and spends half of the day chanting scriptures and half of the time teasing grandchildren. The days are so pleasant.

Qiu nodded with a smile and said: "Yes! The doctor said that the old lady's illness has been cured, but she is old, so she can't get angry anymore and needs to rest." The old lady can't die now, if the old lady dies two The son has to worry about Ding. The eldest son managed to find the vacancy of the Minister of the Ministry of War, so he should not be dragged down by this matter.

Thinking of this, Qiu thought of Han Jianye who would eat sand in the northwest: "I don't know how your second brother is doing in the northwest? There is no one to take care of him, and the environment there is harsh. Thinking about it makes me panic. "Knowing that Han Jianye was going to the northwest that day, the Qiu family didn't say that he would not let him go. Because she knew that her son had learned kung fu for so many years not just to spend time in the capital, so no matter how reluctant she was, she couldn't stop her son from seeking a future, and finally sent him away with tears in her eyes.

Yuxi smiled and said: "Mother, don't worry about the second brother. The second brother was sent to the mountains to practice martial arts since he was eight years old, and he even learned to cook on the mountain. So you don't have to worry, the second brother is also in the northwest. He must be able to take good care of himself. Besides, the second elder brother admires his grandfather the most, and he hopes to become a person like his grandfather in the future." Qiu's father is the commander-in-chief in southern Fujian, and he has been stationed there for more than ten years. The land emperor in that area.

Qiu Shi was a little melancholy, and said: "Your grandfather? I haven't seen him for more than ten years." It was sixteen years ago that her father returned to Beijing last time, and he hasn't seen anyone for sixteen years. I don't know what his father is like now? She almost has gray hair, and her father must be very old. Thinking of this, Qiushi burst into tears.

Now that the Qiu family eats vegetarian food and recites Buddhism, why not hope that the Buddha will bless his father and his youngest son: "I only hope that your grandfather will be healthy and your second brother will be safe and sound." There is no need to worry about the rest of the body. The youngest son went to the Northwest, but he was unfamiliar with the place, so it can be said that he started from scratch.

Yuxi smiled and said: "Mother, my grandfather will surely live a long life, and my second brother will definitely come back safely."

The conversation between the two ended in Brother Ping's crying.

In the evening, Yuxi was called to the study by Han Jianming. Yuxi took a letter from Han Jianming, opened it, and immediately smiled: "It's from the second brother." Han Jianye's word is so personal, you can tell it at a glance.

After Han Jianming waited for Yuxi to read the letter, he said: "Yunqing is amazing. Your second brother just arrived in the Northwest not long ago, and he was captured by him." In the letter, Han Jianye's mouthful of brother Yunqing is enough to explain everything.

After speaking, Han Jianming took a special look at Yuxi. He wondered why Yuxi had so much confidence in Yunqing. Where did this confidence come from?

Before Han Jianye went to the northwest, Yuxi didn't say anything about letting Han Jianye make friends with Yunqing. She could tell Han Jianming about some things, but she couldn't tell Han Jianye. Because with Han Jianye's temperament, if he was asked to make friends with Yunqing for the sake of profit, he would definitely disdain it. Yuxi said: "This is also Yunqing's ability." If he didn't have the ability, how could he become the commander-in-chief of the Northwest in the end.

Han Jianming looked at Yuxi and said, "Yunqing didn't come to the capital because of the recurrence of the old injury." He was so courageous that he would not come to the capital because of the recurrence of the old injury. Although this reason was high-sounding, Han Jianming still didn't say a word, and his courage was commendable.

Yuxi smiled and said: "Brother, didn't you guess this a long time ago? But, isn't the emperor angry?"

Han Jianming gave a rare smile and said: "The Ninth Prince said a few good words for Yun Qing in front of the emperor, saying that if Yun Qing is forced to return to the capital, it will make the soldiers in the border town feel cold." What the Ninth Prince said is right, but there is a problem Except for the Ninth Prince, no one else has the responsibility to say this.

Yuxi was very surprised: "Ninth Prince? The enmity between the Yun family and the Song family, it is impossible for the Ninth Prince not to know. How could he speak well for Yun Qing?"

Han Jianming said: "He didn't say good things for Yunqing, but the Song family has already had private contact with Qin Zhao. General Tong is Song Huaijin's brother-in-law. If the Song family controls the Northwest again, will the family be named Song or not?" week?"

Yuxi understood: "Is the Ninth Prince guarding against the Song family?" The Ninth Prince is on guard against the Song family even if he is not the crown prince. Happy days.

Han Jianming shook his head and said, "You can't say that. The Ninth Prince focuses on the overall situation. Yunqing is indeed capable of fighting. The advantages of staying will outweigh the disadvantages." Naturally, I hope to retain a few more useful talents.

Yuxi smiled: "The advantages outweigh the disadvantages?" To the Ninth Prince, Yunqing is a talent, but to the Song family, Yunqing is an enemy who hates them.

But Yuxi murmured in her heart that the Ninth Prince would have an accident in his previous life, and he wondered if the Song family was behind the scenes. To the Song family, the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince are the same, they are both nephews. If the Ninth Prince is disobedient, it will be the same if the tenth Prince is obedient. It's just that these are her guesses, and no one knows the truth.

Compared with the Northwest, the situation in Liaodong is much better. After all, General Tong, the current guard in Liaodong, is Song Huaijin's brother-in-law, no matter how the military pay, food, grass and household department is the first to be close to them. And General Tong is not an idiot, he wins and loses in wars, but wins and loses evenly, not as powerful as Marshal Yan.

After talking about these big things, Yuxi talked about the things in the capital: "A lot of refugees gathered outside the capital. It's already November, and the weather is starting to get cold. Brother, see if we can send some Let them get through the winter with rice and quilts." Refugees are not allowed to enter Beijing, for fear of disturbing the security of the capital, and most importantly, for fear of these people being violent. However, the imperial court temporarily ignored the refugees gathered outside the capital, but some officials and wealthy households in the capital sent some rice grains and quilts in private. Although there are many vicious people, there are still many kind people.

Han Jianming shook his head and said, "Don't give it away for the time being. This kind of thing can't be done only by donations from the people, and the court has to come forward to settle it."

Yuxi looked up at Han Jianming, and asked, "The imperial court came forward to settle it? Does the imperial court have money?" It is said that there are rats in the national treasury.

Han Jianming smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this, even if you don't have money, the household department has to squeeze out money." Seeing Yuxi's puzzled look, Han Jianming said: "There are many corrupt officials in the court, and fighting for power and profit is also fake. , but there are also officials who still have a conscience.” The refugees outside the city cannot really let them freeze to death and starve to death outside. Moreover, if there is no food, no drink and no way out for these people, once violence occurs, it will be a big deal.

Yuxi said: "I hope!"

Han Jianming smiled and said, "However, someone should come forward to raise money for charity at that time. If you want to, donate more then!"

Yuxi frowned and said: "It's okay to donate more, I'm worried that some people will embezzle it." At that time, they will feed the moths with the money they used to do good deeds, and it will be uncomfortable to think about it!

Han Jianming shook his head helplessly and said, "Even if you are greedy, it won't be too much." There are kind-hearted officials, but there are too few, and there are too many moths. At that time, I can only hope that an honest official will be sent to deal with this matter.

Yuxi felt uncomfortable when she heard this, and said: "Then why don't we buy more rice and quilts and send them there!" Doing good deeds is to make those refugees suffer less, but they feel uncomfortable when they are exploited. .

Han Jianming shook his head and said, "No. It's okay to send some things there, but not too much." He didn't want to let himself be set as a benchmark. Moreover, no amount of personal gifts can solve the fundamental problem. Only the court can solve the problem.

Yuxi knew this was the reason, but she just felt uncomfortable in her heart. Back in Taoran, Yuxi sat on a chair thinking about something. The world is difficult, and the people suffering the most are the people below.

Seeing that Yuxi's face was not very good-looking, Quan Quan asked, "What's wrong with the girl? What did the Duke of the country say to the girl, with a solemn expression on his face."

Yuxi came back to her senses and said: "Talk about the refugees. By the way, Madam Quan, your nephew's family is still in Red Zaozhuang, why don't you take them to the capital?" Since Yuxi accepted the Red Zaozhuang, the tenants there The days passed more and more smoothly. Without him, everything that everyone grows, such as peanuts and beans, will be collected by Chen Guanshi. There is no need to worry about sales, so every piece of land around Jujube Village has been utilized, and there are two spare cash on hand. When money is loose, everyone will try to keep as much food as possible. There is an old saying that goes well, don't panic when you have food in your hands. Therefore, every household in the jujube farm has stored a lot of food.

Mother Quan said with a smile: "When I knew about the refugees, I let them go to Beijing. But they didn't want to. They also said that there were more than a hundred households in Hongzao Village, and there were two to three hundred strong men. There are so many people guarding the capital. Well, these refugees dare not go to Zhuangzi to do evil."

Once a person is hungry, let alone eat tree bark and grass roots, even people dare to eat it. Once Red Zaozhuang is stared at by these people, there will be big troubles at that time. Yuxi said: "Someone has to remind Guanshi Chen about this matter, and ask him to protect Zhuangzi well." There are many things among the refugees that are worthy of help, but we must also beware of some malicious people among them.

Sister Quan nodded and said, "I am also worried about this. I am afraid that Zhuangzi will be disorganized, and accidents will easily happen at that time. If Guanshi Chen can come forward and organize everyone, I don't have to worry about it."

ps: There is no update today, everyone go to bed early! (to be continued)