You Miao was taken aback, and Qiao Jue said again: "Your eldest brother and Zhang Er are sitting outside now, and the rest are invited back by me."
You Miao hurriedly said: "Then the feelings are good, just tell them that I am sick as soon as I come back."
Qiao Jue said, "That's what I said."
You Miao couldn't help laughing and crying: "This... is all running towards me, what are you doing?"
Qiao Jue said: "His Third Highness is back, but tell me, what are they doing?"
You Miao didn't return to his senses for a long time, and Qiao Jue smiled: "Miaozi, it is said that when you come back this time, you must be a high-ranking official."
"No no." You Miao said hurriedly, "Is the court back now?"
Qiao Jue looked at You Miao, shook his head slowly, and said, "Your husband is sitting in Yangzhou mansion now, but the prefect of Suzhou is dead. Your husband, the prefect of Yangzhou, the prefect of Liuzhou, three high-ranking officials are sitting in Yangzhou mansion. Now, your third highness is back. Today, your friend named Pingxi, asks you to clean up as soon as possible and take Li Zhifeng into the city."
Li Zhifeng was drinking porridge with chopsticks in one hand, and when he heard this, he glanced at You Miao, and Qiao Jue said again: "As I see it, either you don't see any guests today, go out through the back door, Brother Li, you should hit the horse first. , you two go to Yangzhou..."
"Slow." You Miao stopped Qiao Jue and said, "Don't be an official first."
Qiao Jue was stunned, You Miao smiled and said, "Anyway, I have an idea, little uncle, my husband didn't call me into the city, there is no rush to do this."
Qiao Jue is also a smart person. Hearing what You Miao said, he smiled relievedly: "Yes, you thought it right, my uncle is relieved."
After You Miao drank the porridge, he went out to meet the guests, and Qiao Jue said again, "Your father has been living in our shop in Yangzhou for the past two weeks, and he is always talking about you. Last night, he heard Guangwu's report that he had to come to the villa. Look at you, I would let him stay busy first. Since ancient times, only my son has come to see Lao Tzu, and there is absolutely no reason for Lao Tzu to come to see his son in person. At first, I thought about letting you go to Yangzhou to see him, and once I came, I felt at ease. Second, it also prevents others from gossiping..."
You Miao really fell in love with Qiao Jue, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, that's it..."
When he said that his uncle and nephew and Li Zhifeng entered the hall, Zhang Wenhan stood up abruptly, shouted "Master!" and came up to hug You Miao tightly, You Miao patted his back and smiled, You Hange also stood there On the side, You Miao patted his shoulder again and said with a smile, "Big brother."
You Hange breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm back. I didn't expect so many things to happen in just half a year."
You Miao let the two of them sit, Qiao Jue told him to go back to tidy up, and Li Zhifeng came over to boil water and make tea for You Miao. Zhang Wenhan sat down and took out a piece of paper, saying, "His Royal Highness asked me to send me a letter, so that the young master will take care of him and go to the Yangzhou mansion as soon as possible. There is also this document, which was sent to Li Xiongping last year. The imperial decree of the membership, when the left servant of the Ministry of Rites came to Yangzhou, he also brought it with him."
You Miao heard Qiao Jue say it probably a few times before, and already knew it. He took the imperial decree and smiled, and took it to Li Zhifeng. Li Zhifeng took it and put it away. You Miao teased: "What are you doing?"
"Not really." Li Zhifeng said, "I'm still your housekeeper."
You Miao nodded and asked Zhang Wenhan, "What happened to the court?"
Zhang Wenhan shook his head and sighed: "It's all gone. Last month, everyone in Yangzhou Prefecture was making a lot of noise, and he couldn't come up with an explanation. Fortunately, Mr. Sun defied all the opinions and called General Nie back to the defense, and defended the north bank of the Yangtze River. Now Civil servants have no positions, military generals have no seals, and no one listens to anyone. Some people want to fight back to the north, and some advocate to guard the south first. Nearly 200,000 people have fled across the Jiangnan, and they can’t be settled now. Young master, you didn’t see When I arrived in Yangzhou, I was truly panicking."
You Miao snorted, and Li Zhifeng said, "Let's drink tea first, Zhang Er, won't you come back to live in the villa?"
Zhang Wenhan was stunned, and then replied: "Wenhan is now under Mr. Sun's help, young master, won't you hurry up to see Mr. Sun?"
You Miao asked back: "When you came here today, did the teacher ask me?"
Zhang Wenhan frowned slightly and said, "No."
You Miao understood and said, "I won't go back first. If you go back, you can also help me with a message to the Third Highness, and say that I've been tired all the way, and I'm sick."
Zhang Wenhan didn't know why, but he had no choice but to nod, You Miao said, "You go to Yangzhou to get busy first, I will send Guangwu to deliver a letter to you if something happens."
Zhang Wenhan seemed to want to say something after drinking tea, but You Miao signaled with his eyes to tell him not to ask more questions, and Zhang Wenhan went away suspiciously.
You Hange had been drinking tea silently by the side, until after Zhang Wenhan left, You Hange sighed and said, "Brother, go see your father."
You Miao smiled bitterly and said, "I really want to go, do you think it's suitable for me to go now?"
If it is not bad, Pingxi, Li Yan and others will be the mainstay of the new court when they return to Jiangnan, and Zhao Chao will also be proclaimed emperor. After all, he is the only one left in the Tianjia. Half of the imperial court of the Tianqi Dynasty was rescued by You Miao. To give him an official title, there is no suitable position for him other than political affairs. However, the situation at the moment is very sensitive. The Yangzhou government and the local scholars are local forces, headed by the three giants sitting in the south of the Yangtze River, and one of them is his own teacher.
Scholars who fled across the Jiangnan need to have their own place. You Miao is a tanhualang in the capital, he was an official in the capital before fleeing south, and he was born in a place in the south of the Yangtze River. The most terrible thing is that he is a disciple of Sun Yu. With these triple identities set up, it is neither awkward nor embarrassing. At this time, you can only avoid suspicion and wait for the court to invite you.
You Hange naturally didn't understand, but instead said unpleasantly: "Brother, what you said is wrong, a man reads to serve the country, and now the country is in trouble. When everyone came to Jiangnan, they all went to Yangzhou to report and work. You said that you were sick at home. , what do you mean? If the country wants me now, I will naturally be willing to go, but you are..."
You Miao smiled and said, "If you are willing to become an official, I can recommend you..."
But You Hange didn't care what You Miao said, and said angrily: "This is disloyalty! My father fled to Yangzhou, and you are not filial if you don't visit!"
When You Miao heard this, she was upset, but she couldn't have the same knowledge as You Hango, so she could only say: "Okay, I know, I'll go."
You Hange said nothing, put down the tea, and said, "Farewell, brother, take care."
You Hange walked away, You Miao was a bit dumbfounded—what is this all about? He couldn't explain the words to You Hange at all, and he couldn't explain what was going on in the officialdom, so he had to press it temporarily. After You Hange left, in Tingzhubei Courtyard, Qiao Jue's personal servant came over with the account book and asked You Miao to check the account. You Miao was not in the mood to check at all, and said, "Just give it to Li Zhifeng."