After the morning court session, the court officials did not leave for a long time. They all gathered around the emperor's portrait and looked at him. No one mentioned Qin Fang's affairs anymore. Everyone was not stupid. The Qin family spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to build roads, carve a portrait for the emperor, and prepare clothes for the people. At this time, who dared to say that Qin Fang was wrong
Anyone who says Qin Fang is wrong is slapping the emperor in the face. The Qin family used their own money to build roads one moment, and the next moment you want to punish Qin Fang. Who can agree? Not to mention that the emperor disagrees, even the people of Yunxiang County will not agree.
Since ancient times, which emperor doesn't like the people's hearts? Isn't Yang Haiyan's road construction to win the hearts of the people for the emperor? The money belongs to the Qin family, but the people know the emperor's goodness. Although the intention is obvious, it's fine as long as the emperor likes it.
Several people looked at Qin Fang. They had never thought that Qin Fang was in the capital and had a wife who cared for him. It must be said that the Lord of Bingyun Township was not simple.
The emperor was also shocked. This surprise came too suddenly. He won the throne by seizing the throne. Because of some things, people were still saying that his throne was not legitimate, saying that God was angry and would bring the continuous heavy rain for half a month. Look at it now. The people sent him the clothes of the people. If his throne was really not legitimate, if God was really angry, would the people still send him the clothes of the people
The emperor was in a good mood at the moment. As expected, he was not wrong, Qin Fang was his luck.
Du Xingran knelt down again: "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion."
The emperor looked at him and said, "Speak."
Du Xingran said: "I think we should build a room at the entrance of the palace and put this nine-foot statue there, so that the people of the whole capital will know that the imperial grain plan is beneficial to the people." This was Yang Haiyan's suggestion. In fact, it is false to say that the imperial grain plan is beneficial to the people. Isn't the real purpose to establish an image for the emperor
To put it bluntly, it is better to say it out loud, and everyone knows the real intention. Even if everyone knows it, who would say it out loud
The emperor glanced at Du Xingran.
Du Xingran said again: "Your Majesty, I am willing to do my best and take charge of this matter personally." Although he said so, Du Xingran was nervous. He always believed in getting by. The Du family was big and prosperous. Even if the family was divided, even if he was a concubine, he could still get a lot of the family property. Moreover, he had a good relationship with his elder brother and his mother. But... even the most dandy man would have a yearning in his heart, and Du Xingran was no exception. When he came back, after Yang Haiyan told him about this, he was willing to give it a try. Even if the emperor did not agree, it would not be a loss for him.
What if the emperor agreed? Then Du Er would be different from now on.
So, Du Xing then shamelessly brought it up.
The ministers in the Golden Palace looked at Du Xingran in silence because of his shameless behavior. If the emperor agreed to this matter, would they all be willing to serve
Qin Fang suddenly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty is wise and intelligent, and has won the hearts of all the people. This is a blessing for our country. Long live our emperor."
Qin Fang's voice was loud and clear, and in this quiet Golden Palace, his shout was resounding.
Du Xingran: "Your Majesty is wise and intelligent, and has won the hearts of the people. This is a blessing for our country. Long live our emperor."
Then, the ministers knelt down one after another and said: "Your Majesty is wise and intelligent, and has won the hearts and minds of the people. This is a blessing for our country. Long live our emperor."
The emperor pursed his lips tightly. Why? He was afraid that laughing too happily would damage his image. After a long while, he said, "Approved." Why wouldn't he agree to such a good thing
Imperial Study
At this moment, Qin Fang and Du Xingran were both in the imperial study. Du Xingran was talking to the emperor about Yunxiang County, and even Qin Fang was very serious. He would ask a few questions from time to time, such as:
“When did Yunxiang County start building roads?”
"How is my wife's health?"
"Is my family in good health?"
Du Xingran answered all of them one by one, and he also learned from Qin Fang's questions that he knew nothing about the road construction in Yunxiang County.
After Du Xingran finished talking about Yunxiang County, he took out the things he brought, including the toothbrush and toothpaste that the emperor wanted. Of course, he did not take out the ones Yang Haiyan gave him. Du Xingran also said, "Your Majesty, this toothpaste is not durable. Bingyun Xiangjun said that someone will send you a new one every three months. This toothbrush is a spare one in case you need it." For example, the original one is broken, etc.
The emperor looked at the preparations and was very satisfied: "Okay, you have worked hard on this journey, and there are still things to do next, you can go back and rest."
Du Xingran: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Du Xingran left, only the emperor and Qin Fang were left in the imperial study.
Qin Fang thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, my business in the capital has been completed, and Yunxiang County is building a road and they definitely need me. So I will go back today?"
The emperor thought about it and realized that Qin Fang, as the garrison commander of Yunxiang County, could not leave Yunxiang County for too long. However, the affairs of Laiwang County also needed someone to handle them. So he said, "Well, I will send someone to handle the affairs of Laiwang County. Do you have anyone to recommend?"
Recommended people? Qin Fang didn't know what the emperor meant by asking this, but he said frankly: "Reply, among the officials appointed by the court, besides the teacher, I only know two adults, Wei Ting and Shen Lixian. I trust the character of these two adults, but for the case of Laiwang County, the prefect Liu of Hedong Prefecture is more suitable to hear this case, right?"
The emperor glanced at him and said, "In that case, I will order Prefect Liu to properly handle the case. Also, Qin Fang, you have married a good wife."
Qin Fang nodded: "I have always known about this. I have to thank the emperor for this. If it weren't for the emperor, I wouldn't be able to marry such a good wife." If it weren't for the emperor's fight for the throne, if it weren't for the court's marriage, he wouldn't be able to marry Yanyan. So the emperor is their matchmaker.
The Emperor: "... I am happy about the road construction, statues and clothes for the people, but... since the Qin family is indifferent to fame and fortune, I will not give them silver." The Emperor felt bad if he gave away tens of thousands of taels of silver. If he gave away hundreds of taels of silver, it would be meaningless. However, there was one thing he didn't feel bad about, and that was the title. To be precise, the Emperor didn't feel bad about anything that didn't cost money. So, he decided to promote Yang Haiyan's title. "Qin Fang issued an edict..."
Qin Fang immediately knelt down: "Your humble servant obeys your order..."
By the time he had finished reading the emperor's edict and sorted out its meaning, his wife had been promoted again, from the third-rank Bingyun Xiangjun to the second-rank Bingyun Madam. This promotion was even faster than his.
Qin Fang left the palace with the imperial edict and the emperor's reward. It's not to mention that when Qin Fang came out of the palace, he was very conspicuous. Apart from the emperor's reward, the most conspicuous thing was the two horses, which were Ferghana horses. Qin Fang did not go back to Yunxiang County alone this time. The emperor also gave him two horsemen, otherwise it would be difficult for Qin Fang to ride three horses back alone.
But before returning to Yunxiang County, he first visited the Du Mansion. When he came out of the Du Mansion, there were another pile of gifts.
Du Xingran sent him to the entrance of the capital, still reluctant to leave: "Brother Qin, we will meet in August next year. I will go to Yunxiang County to find you." Find you to eat watermelon.
Qin Fang waved his hand: "Okay, I'll wait for you in Yunxiang County."
At the same time, somewhere in the capital.
"Qin Fang is indeed lucky." Wei Hong said as he looked at the middle-aged man in front of him.
The middle-aged man's surname was Ren, and he was the Imperial Concubine's grandfather. He was the Minister of the Dali Temple. Lord Ren took a sip of tea and said, "He is a bit simple-minded." He meant that he was not very smart, but rather simple.
Wei Hong smiled but said nothing.
Lord Ren added: "The matter in Laiwang County must be dealt with cleanly without leaving any clues."
Wei Hong: "Don't worry, County Magistrate Cheng knows what to do. However, if Qin Fang is not dismissed this time, he may not be able to do so next time. It's a pity. The garrison commander left the county without permission. This incident alone is enough to bring him down. I didn't know that Du Er would bring such great news."
Mr. Ren: "So, Qin Fang is not stupid. Before he set out, he might have already planned this matter. And then he asked Du Er to go back... Or maybe, this matter was planned by Du Ke?"
Wei Hong thought for a while and said, "It's possible that it was Du Ke." Compared with Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan, they believed that it was Du Ke who designed it.
Lord Ren: "Du Ke has always been cunning. If you can avoid offending him, try your best not to offend him."
Wei Hong was not happy at this point. When he was young, he was suppressed by Du Ke. At this age, he was still suppressed by Du Ke. Even Mr. Ren did not want to offend him. To put it bluntly, they wanted to win over Du Ke more than you, but Du Ke was unmoved. Thinking of this, Wei Hong felt even more unhappy, but he could only endure it. One day…
Qin Fang returned to Yunxiang County three days later. It had been more than half a month since he left Yunxiang County. During this period, a lot of roads in Yunxiang County had been repaired. Although there was no monthly allowance for road repairs, food was provided, so many people came to repair the roads, and therefore, the roads were repaired faster.
When the common people saw Qin Fang coming back, they shouted, “General Qin is back… General Qin is back…”
Yunxiang County was remote and poor, so there was almost nothing going on in the county government. Therefore, when the road was being repaired, County Magistrate Yang brought the yamen runners to help. Therefore, he also saw Qin Fang. County Magistrate Yang told everyone to continue, and he found Qin Fang and said, "General Qin."
Qin Fang got off his horse. At first, when Du Xingran said that Yunxiang County was building a road, he couldn't figure out what the situation was. Now he saw that it was indeed a big battle. "Lord Yang, thank you for your hard work." Even if Yan Yan could organize the people to build the road, it would not be so simple without the support and help of County Magistrate Yang. So in this matter, County Magistrate Yang must have spent a lot of effort to organize the people of the entire county. Thinking of this, Qin Fang said again solemnly: "Thank you Lord Yang for your help this time."