Ge Qingqing has been out for half a month, and the cash banks opened by the Xi family are all empty, but fortunately, the shops in various places can be managed by Xi Dan, plus the previous four million silver, Shen Zechuan will not be able to fight with bamboo baskets. Water is empty.
In April, the 2 million people who traveled along the Northeast Grain and Horse Road had already arrived in Cizhou. When the letter was sent back to Yedu, it was directly presented to Shen Zechuan by Ding Tao.
Shen Zechuan wiped his sweat, and before opening it, he waved at Xiao Chiye, who was also soaked in sweat. Xiao Chiye took off his clothes, went to bathe inside, and said through the screen, "Just read it to me."
Shen Zechuan read the letter, and Xiao Jiming wrote it concisely, that is, the silver has successfully arrived in Cizhou, and the military rations for the Libei Iron Cavalry this summer and autumn have also arrived in the warehouse.
"Jiang|Qingshan was transferred to Zhongbo to serve as the political envoy of Zhongbo. So is this batch of military rations prepared by others?"
Xiao Chiye took a quick shower and said while wiping: "The chief counselor of Juexi, Yang Cheng, and his subordinate Tongzhi and the county magistrates in Juexi are all the old men under Jiang Qingshan's hands. They are the ones who have the quickest rations."
Shen Zechuan put the letter on the table, wanting to say that since he didn't pass Jiang Qingshan's inspector, he still had to check it before distributing the military rations, but then he thought that Xiao Chiye didn't care about Libei military affairs, and Xiao Jiming should know the details. , he didn't need an outsider to intervene, so he gave up and didn't mention it.
Xiao Chiye wore a dark long-sleeved robe over his undershirt. He could hold down the heavy colors, and he was very imposing when he put it loosely. When he came out, he drank herbal tea and said, "Gujin went to Xue Mansion to check last night. Most of the husband and master were detained in a certain attic."
"Master can't be trapped in ordinary places," Shen Zechuan touched the pen, "I want to go and see for myself."
"He is so vigilant. If he is aware of it, and then transfer the husband and master to another place, we should look for a needle in a haystack." Xiao Chiye took off the crown for Shen Zechuan, "The Xue family has already asked people to take turns to stare at the tip, we have to Think of a safer way."
"There's one more thing I haven't figured out yet," Shen Zechuan let Xiao Chiye comb his hair, and the clumsy back and forth didn't look like the second son at all, "How on earth did he evacuate the Xi family's treasury? The state didn't get any information either."
Xiao Chiye looked at Shen Zechuan in his glasses and said, "Do you understand? I understand."
Shen Zechuan looked at him.
"You got the four million silver, and you know that no matter whether you take the dry route or the water route, as long as it is a commercial route, you will have to be checked at various customs. He must also have this concern, so it is boring to check the commercial route." Xiao Chiye was talking His hands were not idle, he braided a finger-width braid for Shen Zechuan, and slowly continued, "Xue Xiuzhuo has held important positions successively, and he has checked accounts for various places in the process. Dealing with. The delivery office is responsible for taking care of the supplies, if he entrains the silver in it, it will be more convenient to enter and exit."
Shen Zechuan paused and asked, "Then where is he hiding? Although the size of Xue's house is larger than that of Xi's house, it doesn't have the true heritage of Yao's house. Even if you dig down, you won't be able to hide that much money."
"That depends on how he wants to use it." Xiao Chiye released his fingers, Shen Zechuan's black hair slipped like water, soft to the touch and not aggressive. He pressed down on Shen Zechuan's shoulder from the back, and both of them appeared in the mirror, he said: "His hometown is in Jincheng, and to the south is Hezhou. Hezhou has developed waterways. The Xi family boats in the family have business dealings. He kicked Xi Hongxuan out. If he wants the money to survive, he has to find someone who can play silver like Xi Hongxuan. This person must be the Yan family in Hezhou. So I guess , he most likely handed the money to the Yan family in Hezhou."
Shen Zechuan had never been to Hezhou, but only knew that Hezhou Yan was very capable. They are not like the Xi clan. In the first year of Xiande, the Yan family made a fortune by taking tea in Hezhou. In addition to paying tribute, they did not go to the capital. Shen Zechuan knew very little about them.
"Second Young Master's braids are so beautifully braided," Shen Zechuan thought, without forgetting to tease, "It's also considered to be erudite and talented."
"Second son has a lot of braids," Xiao Chiye teased him, "Is Lang Taoxue's braids good-looking? I made them all."
Shen Zechuan said, "I am wholeheartedly saving you a betrothal gift, but you treat me as a wave to pick up snow?"
Xiao Chiye sank and joked in front of the mirror: "Ma."
Xiao Chiye's eyes had everything in his eyes, so he pressed against Shen Zechuan, which reminded Shen Zechuan of the last time he rode a horse on a rainy night. There were no hickeys on his smooth neck, but he had learned to make a red tide in Xiao Chiye's whisper.
Shen Zechuan raised his chin slightly, and the jade-like delicate neck was completely curved, like a crescent moon in the dim light, not so sharp, but self-contained and smooth. He said softly, "Am I?"
Xiao Chiye fell into the ditch, kissed the corner of Shen Zechuan's eyes, stared at the person in the mirror, and said with a smile, "Am I willing? You are my uncle, I just want to take you to ride a horse."
Shen Zechuan's anxiety for the past few days was slightly dissipated, and when he smiled, there was a bit of temptation that he hadn't noticed.
* * *
May all heat up suddenly, the spring is not cool enough, and the summer heat is already blowing. The officials next to do business were not allowed to sit in sedan chairs. They all wore their robes and fanned the wind. They were sweating profusely when they entered and exited the various offices. Their lips were peeled from the sun, and their faces were red.
When Liang Luoshan was free, he was promoted several times because of the auditing of the accounts of the forbidden army. Now he is working as an errand under Pan Lin, the minister of household affairs, and is in charge of checking the taxation of various places.
Pan Lin is now grateful to Xiao Chiye, because he only returned home last time, and within two days, Li Jianheng really absolved his father Pan Xiangjie of guilt.
Xiao Chiye did not recommend Liang Luoshan to anyone in the open, but they were all shrewd people and knew that Liang Luoshan was recommended by Xiao Chiye in front of the emperor, so even if Xiao Chiye didn't say hello, Pan Lin also took great care of Liang Luoshan. Saved him from being censured by Wei Huaigu.
"Next month's flower and Qi's wedding, the rules and regulations sent by the Ministry of Rites must be thoroughly understood, and the expenses must be calculated clearly, so that after the wedding banquet, the queen mother will ask questions, and we will not answer beautifully." Pan Lin drank the mung bean soup. , so hot that my back was soaked through.
Pan Lin was many years younger than Liang Luoshan, but he entered the official position early and had a high official rank, so Liang Luoshan had to call himself a "student" even if he did not call himself "a humble post".
Liang Luoshan was also hot, but they were staying in the office compound, they had to pay attention to official etiquette and could not take off their clothes at will, otherwise they would be scolded again when they met the officials of the prefectural court. He wiped his forehead lightly with the handkerchief, nodded and said, "I will follow the instructions of your lord, and I must not forget a single word of this account."
Pan Lin instructed some other things. He had to go to the Ministry of Rites to check some details, so he went out and got on the sedan chair.
Liang Luoshan received the kindness of Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye, and he never dared to be careless in his work, and he would start reconciliation immediately. He didn't sit for a moment when he heard someone suddenly break in from outside.
At this noon, there is no one in the office. Liang Luoshan hurried down the steps to greet him. Seeing that he was a stranger, he asked, "Who is Xiongtai looking for?"
The man was sweating profusely, stuffed the document into Liang Maoshan, and said, "The humble post is the post officer on the grain and horse road in the northeast! My lord, this is an urgent report from Juexi Baima Prefecture the night before. s things!"
Northeast Grain and Horse Road!
As soon as Liang Luoshan heard the name, he knew that it was a major event related to Libei. He took the things and said in a hurry, "How did it reach the Ministry of Households? All matters concerning Libei are considered military newspapers and should be submitted to the Ministry of War!"
"This is an urgent report from Baima Prefecture," the man said. "It's the sign of the Ministry of Household! Your lord, please submit it to the desk of Shangshu. You and I can't bear the consequences of delaying the Feichi Post News!"
Liang Luoshan immediately walked in with the documents in his hand, and rushed to the place in a hurry, but he was empty, he didn't see Wei Huaigu, but he saw Wei Huaigu's attendant. The attendant picked up the things, and was not in a hurry, just let Liang Luoshan go back first, and make his own arrangements later.
Liang Luoshan intuition that there is a problem in this, how can Feichi Yibao deal with it like this? It's obviously procrastination! His chest was thumping, and after exiting, he didn't return to the office, he turned around and ran to Jinyiwei's duty station with his robe in hand.
The sun was so bad on the road that Liang Luoshan went to the place out of breath, not even daring to drink saliva, and hurried into the yard again, begging to see Shen Zechuan.
"What's the matter?" Qiao Tianya took him in, "Why did your lord come here all the way?"
"Urgent, urgent!" Liang Luoshan didn't care to explain to Qiao Tianya, and when he saw Shen Zechuan inside, he quickly said, "Sir! I have an important talk in my humble position!"
Shen Zechuan asked Qiao Tianya to watch tea, put aside his official business, and stared at him and said, "What's wrong?"
Liang Luoshan didn't dare to sit down either, so he eased his breath and said, "I just received a Feiqi Post Newsletter at the Ministry of Housing Office, and it was sent from Juexi Baima Prefecture, which is related to the Northeast Grain and Horse Road! I went up, but I couldn't see the face of Lord Shang Shu for a long time. This thing is inextricably linked to Li Bei, sir, I am afraid that something happened to the military rations sent to Li Bei last month!"
Shen Zechuan got up immediately and said, "Go to the embassy office of the Imperial Guard and tell the Marquis about it! Get on my horse and say that Jinyiwei is on the errand, and ride the horse all the way over!"
The military ration is related to the war in Libei this year. If Wei Huaigu really delays reporting, it must be an omission that he cannot bear. Although the preparation of military rations was done by Juexi Baima Prefecture, the Ministry of Household was responsible for the unified inspection.
* * *
It was an unusually hot day, it was only early May, but it was like a great heat. It was still in the sun at noon, and it was windy and gloomy at this time in the afternoon, and it looked like it was going to rain heavily.
Wei Huaigu sat on the chair for half an hour, and his back was soaked wet. He felt dizzy and had already finished reading the post. He tried to speak several times, but he couldn't say anything. In the end, his heart was overwhelmed, he stood up suddenly, and said, "Prepare the sedan chair! Enter the palace!"
* * *
Before Xiao Chiye got off his horse, the bean-sized raindrops had already fallen. He stopped suddenly on his shoulder, and when he was about to enter the city, he watched Qiao Tianya come galloping.
Before Qiao Tianya arrived here, Ding Tao also rushed on the horse, rolled off the horse, and said in a trembling voice, "Master Hou, something has happened! The military report I got just now, the Viper team crossed the border the day before yesterday, and was in the east with the prince. Mountains meet, prince—"
Ding Tao cried together.
"The prince is seriously injured, we are defeated!"
Qiao Tianya abruptly reined in his horse, and thunder rumbled in the sky, blasting the dark cloudy darkness. The rain came and Xiao Chiye was still on the horse. For the first time, he showed a stunned expression, as if he didn't understand what Ding Tao meant.
From the beginning of Xiao Fangxu's establishment of the Libei Iron Cavalry, Libei has never lost a battle for nearly 30 years. Xiao Jiming used to lead the light soldiers to chase down the Serpents for hundreds of miles, and he was also able to retreat from the desert.
Xiao Chiye never thought that Big Brother would lose.
there has never been.