Yunzhou North Gate.
Countless workers are working in full swing, and the two observation decks at the front are already halfway up.
The cold wind came out, Wen Qingzhu walked forward slowly, Shen Yu followed her, reporting the progress here.
"Before the Spring Festival, the eight observation towers will basically be completed."
"It would be great if we can complete it. After all, the destruction of Yonghe Pass is our worst plan."
The two stopped next to the thatched shed where the workers were resting. Wen Qingzhu saw two large pots boiling tea inside. Next to the pots were two elderly ladies.
They are constantly making tea and pouring tea, ensuring that every thirsty worker who comes in has lukewarm tea and water.
On the table where tea is placed, there are sesame cakes cut into small pieces.
To get the workers to work as quickly as possible, there are no chairs next to the tables.
This arrangement can be said to have been taken into consideration for the workers. As long as they work, they will have enough food, clothing, and wages.
Wen Qingzhu was very satisfied with all this: "There is basically no problem on your side. Just wait and see what the situation will be at the end of the month. As for Tang Qin, how is the contact with the Jia family?"
Looking in the direction of the city, Shen Yu frowned and said, "Boss Jia has been refusing to explain. The head of the Jia family has not asked to see him. Instead, he is taking over the business of the Jia family. He should be waiting for your return."
"This Jia Er is still slippery." Wen Qingzhu glanced at the ground, then turned and walked into the city.
As soon as he arrived at the door of Yunzhou Inn, he saw Jia Er walking out of it.
"Sir, you are back."
Jia Er welcomed her in with a smile on his face.
After sitting down, Shen Yu said goodbye and left. Wen Qingzhu looked at Jia Er who did not dare to sit down in front of him and said, "I guess you have heard about what is going on here."
"I heard it, I heard it." Jia Erhuangcheng nodded in fear.
After a moment of silence, Wen Qingzhu pointed to the seat opposite and said, "Sit down. I can leave the other things aside for now, but you have to talk to me about the matters here in Yunzhou."
Cold sweat broke out on Jia Er's head. He sat down according to Wen Qingzhu's words and felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, unable to calm down at all.
Looking at his nervous expression, Wen Qingzhu said straight to the point: "The tomb under Yunzhou is the tomb of Princess Qingyun, right?"
"This..." Jia Er didn't even notice that his voice was trembling.
Wen Qingzhu raised his hand: "It's okay if you don't tell me. Now over in Kangcheng, I know that your Jia family's position cannot be shaken, but you have been in Yunzhou for a few days. Not to mention Shen Yu, you You should also know what I did in Yangzhou, right?"
This time Jia Er couldn't sit still anymore and stood up and knelt down: "Sir! This matter is really not something I can decide alone. The tomb under Yunzhou is indeed the tomb of Princess Qingyun, but this is just It’s just a tomb!”
"The cenotaph?" Wen Qingzhu raised the corner of his mouth, "I have not stopped investigating Princess Qingyun. In order to show his sincerity, the emperor of the previous dynasty prepared a sufficient dowry and got whatever he asked for."
She narrowed her eyes and stared at Jia Er, and said solemnly: "But the Xiongnu did not find the dowry recorded in the book. The Huns had been staring at Shuangfeng Mountain before. I thought that the dowry was hidden in Shuangfeng Mountain.
But now the entrance to Twin Peaks Mountain has been opened. There are treasures inside, but more of them are weapons and gold. The account books sent over there showed that the treasures were less than one-fifth of what was recorded. "
Wen Qingzhu stood up, squatted in front of Jia Er, stretched out his hand to lift his chin, forced him to look at him and said, "Then where are the remaining four-fifths?"
"Sir! It's not that I won't tell you, but this tomb in Yunzhou was built for almost a hundred years. Most people can't enter it at all. Besides, it's only a thing from the previous dynasty. Why should you--"
Before he finished speaking, Wen Qingzhu stood up suddenly and interrupted him coldly: "Jia Chong! Do you really think that you can sit back and relax after guarding Liu Liu and Wang Chi?"
With two bangs, Jia Er kowtowed twice in succession and swore: "The Jia family will never have any second thoughts towards you! If you have any second thoughts, I will die badly!"
Wen Qingzhu had a sullen face and did not respond to him.
If swearing was really useful, some people would die many times.
On this day, Jia Chong, the current head of the Jia family, was taken down and imprisoned.
Wen Qingzhu went directly to Tang Qing and asked about the underground tombs in Yunzhou City.
If you don't think about Tang Qin, he is not much different from Jia Chong.
The entrance to this tomb is full of traps. If Tang Qin was as cautious as he was, he would lose several people entering it.
Their current progress is still the same as the previous development progress of Liu Guang and Yan Yongzhang.
This made Wen Qingzhu wonder, what exactly is in this tomb
Is it just the tomb of Princess Qingyun
Yunzhou has added nearly 10,000 new people, and with the addition of food and various materials shipped from other places, the entire Yunzhou is slowly coming to life.
The most important thing is naturally the construction of observation towers and defense towers.
Over in Dingyuan, Fu Lie sent someone to send a message saying that the teacher was back.
Wen Qingzhu thought of the book Bai Dong gave her last time and ordered someone to take it with her back to Dingyuan.
In Fu Lie's courtyard.
As soon as Wen Qingzhu walked in, he saw Ji Shang. His hair seemed to be much whiter and his expression was very haggard.
"Teacher, why do you look so bad?"
Ji Shang turned around and smiled: "As you get older, don't you look bad?"
When the teacher said this, Wen Qingzhu knew that he was probably just overworked.
There was light snow falling in the sky, and Fu Lie suggested, "Let's go in and talk."
The three of them went into the house, and the surrounding area suddenly became warmer, and Ji Shang's complexion also improved.
"Girl, this time I went to Shazhou first, then along the border to Youzhou, and found some very interesting things, you may be interested."
Traveling along the border
Inexplicably, Wen Qingzhu felt that this might be related to the upcoming war with the Huns.
Raising his head and leaning slightly on the back of the chair, Ji Shang began to talk about his discovery this time: "Shazhou was originally a barren land with sparsely populated areas, but since Jiang Yuancheng was demoted, Shazhou quickly opened up business connections with the Western Regions. Road, Shazhou now looks a bit like Dingyuan thirty years ago."
"Teacher, you mean that all of this is Jiang Yuancheng's fault?" Wen Qingzhu couldn't help it when it came to Jiang Yuancheng.
Hearing the negation in her tone, Ji Shang sighed: "I know you are biased against Jiang Yuancheng, but he is a man. Although he is ambitious and ruthless, his ability to handle practical matters is still first-class. The previous canal project , you also saw it!"
She really didn't want to admit it in her heart, but Wen Qingzhu had to admit: "Yes, I saw it, but he would collaborate with the enemy and treason for the sake of power. This kind of person is powerful, but he is definitely not the material to be an emperor!"
Ji Shang laughed: "I didn't say that he was the emperor's material. You must have heard about the second thing. The eldest princess of Xianbei died suddenly. I have definite evidence here, which can be related to Jiang Yuancheng. .”
"He's really capable!" Wen Qingzhu clenched his fists.
Ji Shang didn't pay much attention to the hatred on her face, but continued: "The third thing is that the main person who colluded with the Xiongnu may not be Jiang Yuancheng."
Wen Qingzhu frowned slightly, obviously not believing it.
At this time Ji Shang mentioned two points: "First, when the Xiongnu tried to break through Shuangfeng Mountain, Jiang Yuancheng was surrounded and suppressed by you and Fu Lie in Yangzhou. Second, Pei Zhixuan was an honored guest of King Zuoxian. Don't you have any doubts about this? ?”
Could it be that the person who collaborated with the enemy and treason was actually Pei Yu
As soon as this idea came up, Wen Qingzhu shook his head repeatedly, but it was still wrong.
If Pei Yu collaborates with the Huns, Dingyuan will not be able to hold on.
"I have some news here and I have given it to Fu Lie. You and he should take a good look at it and analyze it carefully. I have something going on here and I need to meet an old friend."
After saying these words, Ji Shang stood up to leave.
Wen Qingzhu and Fu Lie quickly stood up and sent him away.
When Ji Shang walked away, Wen Qingzhu suddenly remembered something: "By the way! Baidong gave me some ancient books. I think there are several of them that the teacher has not found. I will send these books myself!"
"Okay!" Fu Lie still had matters to deal with at the military camp, so the two of them split up into two groups.
In Dingyuan, Ji Shang lived alone in a small courtyard in the east of the city.
He doesn't like to be disturbed, so few people know where he lives.
After getting on the carriage, they arrived at the gate of the yard in less than two quarters of an hour.
Standing at the door of the yard and knocking on the door, Wen Qingzhu waited for a long time, but no one came to open the door for a long time.
This made her worried. Something would happen to the teacher, right
"Beidou, go in and take a look!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of the door bolt moving was heard from inside the door.
When the door opened, it was Ji Shang who opened it himself.
"Why did you follow me?"
Wen Qingzhu asked Beidou to move the box down, and after opening it, he showed it to Ji Shang: "Teacher, this was given to me by a friend. There are some books that you have always wanted but could not find. I gave them to you."
"That's it, then come in." Ji Shang took a look and found that among the top few books, there were two that he had been looking for for a long time.
Following Ji Shang, Wen Qingzhu went all the way to the house and found that the plants and trees here were neatly built, as if someone often lived here.
This made Wen Qingzhu a little confused. Hasn't the teacher never lived here
Could it be that someone else lives here
Beidou put the box down, and Wen Qingzhu knew that Ji Shang had something to do, so he immediately said goodbye and left.
"Well, be careful on the road." Ji Shang waved his hand and immediately started to check what books were inside.
Wen Qingzhu turned around and suddenly smelled a faint medicinal fragrance.
Why is there a medicinal smell here
She looked around and saw nothing in particular.
Walking out of the yard, Wen Qingzhu suddenly thought of something. Isn't this the smell of Divine Doctor Zhong
Wen Qingzhu wanted to see Dr. Zhong before, but he had always avoided seeing him.
Whether it was to see Emperor Shunde or Uncle Liang, Wen Qingzhu would wait until he left before going there.
Every time Dr. Zhong comes to the place, there is this faint medicinal fragrance.
Wen Qingzhu immediately turned around to go in, but Ji Shang was already standing behind her, holding her hand and asking, "Who gave these books to you?"
"Linzhou knows Baidong." Wen Qingzhu had never seen Ji Shang so impatient before.
He walked directly to the carriage, sat on it and said, "Lend this carriage to me."
Without waiting for Wen Qingzhu to answer, Ji Shang drove away in his carriage.
Looking at his back as he hurriedly left, Wen Qingzhu became increasingly curious. Was there something wrong with those books just now
Wen Qingzhu looked at the half-open courtyard door, feeling very hesitant.
One is that Divine Doctor Zhong may be inside, and the other is that the books in the White Cave seem to hide some information.
After careful consideration, she walked in.
The medicinal fragrance in the house was much lighter, and Wen Qingzhu ordered Beidou to search the yard.
After a lap, I found nothing.
Regardless of whether it was her or Beidou, if there was really something strange in this yard, they would at least notice something.
Back in the main room, Wen Qingzhu looked at the opened book box in front of him, and probably found the bottom book in the middle.
Wen Qingzhu knelt down and took inventory. One of these books was missing.