Long Wind Crossing

    "It's okay, it's okay," Gu Jiusi noticed the scrutiny in the eyes of the people around him, a little embarrassed, patted Shen Ming on the back, and said with Shen Ming, "Hold it down and don't cry, wait until you get on the carriage. elaborate."

    "Then can I get on the carriage first?" Shen Ming let go of Gu Jiusi, choked and asked, Gu Jiusi waved, "Hurry up, it's too embarrassing for you to be like this."

    Shen Ming turned around and jumped into the largest carriage without saying a word.

    Gu Jiusi raised his eyebrows: "He can."

    "Have you brought your documents and official seals?" Liu Yuru walked over, Gu Jiu thought about it, and confirmed, "Have you brought it."

    "Have you brought the sword of the Son of Heaven bestowed by His Majesty?"

    Before leaving, Fan Xuan gave Gu Jiusi a sword of the emperor, and the sword was like the emperor. With this sword, Gu Jiusi would be much more convenient to act.

    Gu Jiusi nodded: "I have let Mu Nan put it away."

    Liu Yuru replied, "I've counted everything, and I can leave."

    The two went to the house to say goodbye to their parents. Everything that should be arranged was arranged, and they got on the carriage.

    After getting into the carriage, the two sat opposite Shen Ming. Shen Ming was almost crying, and he calmed down a lot. As the convoy set off, Gu Jiusi fiddled with the tea leaves and said, "Tell me, why are you crying like this?"

    "I won't tell you if you ask."

    Shen Ming was not happy when he heard this, he turned his head and said, "Guess it yourself."

    Gu Jiusi said lightly, "You still need to guess?"

    "Then guess what." Shen Ming raised his eyebrows, quite arrogant, Gu Jiusi poured water from the side, brewed it into the tea, and said slowly: "Go and send rouge to Ye Yun. Bar?"

    Shen Ming's expression remained unmoved: "You asked me to deliver it, why don't I deliver it?"

    "Don't they want it?"

    Shen Ming's expression became a little unnatural. Gu Jiusi put down the kettle, covered the tea bowl, and looked at Shen Ming with a smile: "I can't help but tell others what I mean?"

    Shen Ming's face changed completely, Gu Jiusi smiled even deeper: "Maybe he was rejected before he finished speaking?"

    "Gu Jiusi!" Shen Ming shouted angrily, "You send someone to follow me!"

    "Stalking you?"

    Gu Jiusi sneered, full of disdain: "Wasting manpower. Just like you and Ye Yun, I can figure it out without my brain."

    Shen Ming blushed, looking like he didn't start out, panting violently: "Then you...then let me lose face!"

    "Can this be called humiliation?" Gu Jiusi said with a look of course, "Chasing a girl, being rejected by others, this is called sex, can this be called humiliation? If you like her, you have to say it, don't say it She doesn't know it for the rest of her life. She doesn't like you, isn't it normal? Whoever likes you is born? If she doesn't like you, you chase after you, treat others well, pursue well, coax well, cheat well, and give away more Give more money for gifts, and say good things more, will you say good things?"

    Gu Jiusi saw that Shen Ming was scolded by him, and immediately became happy: "You can't say it? I told you that you have to suffer a little, and you will know the importance after being rejected. Let me tell you, if you don't cry today, you will continue to talk nonsense with this mouth, if Ye Yun can call him Shen Yeshi, I will call you brother in the future."

    "Okay, he's in a bad mood now, so don't say a few words." Seeing that Gu Jiusi was talking too much, Liu Yuru glared at him secretly, Gu Jiusi coughed lightly, and immediately restrained a lot , did not speak, bowed his head and drank tea. Liu Yuru looked at Shen Ming and reassured: "Don't be sad, Yuner has a knot in her heart, she won't accept others easily for a while, and she's not targeting you. You go over and say that she definitely won't agree. Yes, there is still a long way to go in the future, just take it slow.”

    Shen Ming felt a lot more calm when he heard this, he sighed: "Sister-in-law, take it slow, how do you take it slow?"

    "You just need to think about how to be nice to her."

    Liu Yuru sighed: "She has endured hardship, you know, because she has endured hardship, she will feel more or less uneasy in her heart, and she does not dare to have any expectations for the future, and she does not dare to worry too much about marriage. Doing sustenance. Yuner is now waiting for the arrangement of the Ye family, and it will be what it is. If you really like her, Huang He will do things well this time, come back and mention a position, let's not say whether she likes it or not. You, at least let the Ye family look up to you first."

    Shen Ming was stunned for a while, he was used to not thinking about it so much. Seeing that he was stunned, Liu Yuru understood that he didn't understand this, so she said more carefully: "No matter what the Ye family is, they are still from a scholarly family. As Ye Yun, they should have married into a high family. Experience, the Ye family is afraid that they will not find a good marriage for her. Either marry a high-ranking official as a concubine, or marry a low-level nobleman as a wife. Of course, the best thing is to find an older senior official. Be a continuation of the family. Just marrying like this, even if you are married, in the hearts of others, you will look down on it. But for Ye Yun, she will always feel in her heart that what happened back then really ruined her. If you really like it She, at least let the Ye family recognize her first, and let Yuner feel that even today, she is no different from the past, and she does not need to get married."

    "You are giving her face and healing her wounds. Only when the wounds in her heart are healed can she learn to love someone."

    Liu Yuru said, Shen Ming quieted down. He listened quietly, but after a long time, he asked, "Is she proud of a girl before?"

    Liu Yuru laughed when she got this, "very proud. The person who said she was going to marry should not only be handsome, civil and military, but also a high-ranking official and a hero.

    These words made him childish. Shen Ming listened carefully, but after a long time, he said, "I see."

    Liu Yuru was about to say something when the carriage stopped, Gu Jiusi lifted the curtain to look, and saw that he had reached the city gate. The guards of the city got the ultimatum and let them out of the city gate one after another. When they got outside the city gate, Gu Jiusi saw the people from the Ministry of Rites leading people to wait at the gate, and Luo Zishang's motorcade had also stopped at the gate.

    Luo Zishang seemed to have been waiting here for a long time. Seeing Gu Jiusi coming, he and the people from the Ministry of Rites walked to the carriage. Gu Jiusi led Shen Ming out of the carriage, and greeted officials from the Ministry of Rites and Luo Zishang.

    The people from the Ministry of Rites gave Gu Jiusi the list, and briefly introduced the people arranged for him by the imperial court. These people were finally unified by Shen Ming. I went to the side to chat with the people in the team to get acquainted. And Gu Jiusi and the people from the Ministry of Rites exchanged some greetings, and then sent the person away. When the people from the Ministry of Rites left, Gu Jiusi turned around and looked at Luo Zishang.

    Luo Zishang was wearing his regular clothes. Seeing Gu Jiusi looking at him, his face was like a spring breeze, but there was no haze. Seeing such a smile, no one could imagine that after the assassination last night, it was From this man's handwriting.

    Gu Jiusi did not speak, but Luo Zishang spoke first, and said respectfully: "This trip, please take care of Mr. Gu."

    Gu Jiusi looked at Luo Zishang with a smile, and bowed back, "It should be Mr. Gu Moutoluo taking care of him."

    "Master Gu is in charge of this trip, and everything is arranged by Master Gu. How can Luo Mou take care of the adults?"

    Luo Zishang smiled and looked respectful and polite, making it hard to feel bad, Gu Jiusi smiled: "I won't shirk, if it's not early today, let's go."

    The two sides greeted each other, and Gu Jiusi sent Shen Ming to take the lead, leading the two teams to the east. According to Luo Zishang's plan, this time they repaired the Yellow River, mainly starting from Xingyang. Xingyang is the diversion point of the Yellow River, connecting the Bian Canal one after another. Da Rong tried to repair the Yellow River several times before, but they all gave up halfway. Repairing the Yellow River was a waste of money and labor. Every time it was planned, how much money was given and the final appropriation was not enough. However, if the Yellow River is repaired, it will cost money. If it is not repaired, many places near the Yellow River are important grain-producing areas. When the flood floods, it will cost more money. In the end, the attitude of the imperial court towards the Yellow River was to just let it pass. There was no problem when he was in power, and whoever had a problem would be unlucky.

    Liu Yuru and Gu Jiusi turned over the records of the Yellow River water control that the emperor had copied to them. After reading for a while, Liu Yuru raised her head and said hesitantly, "Tell me, why is Your Majesty this time? Are you determined to govern the Yellow River?"

    "Huh?" Gu Jiusi raised his eyes to look at Liu Yuru, who frowned: "You can see that Darong was quite strong at that time, and the monarch felt it was difficult to repair the Yellow River several times. , Liu Xingzhi is very ambitious, Yangzhou's attitude is ambiguous, at this time to repair the Yellow River, is your Majesty not worried?"

    "You think too much," Gu Jiusi laughed, "but what you said is not unreasonable. If the Yellow River is repaired well, that is Guotai and Min'an. If it is not repaired, it is not impossible to destroy the country. "His Majesty is determined to repair the Yellow River, of course, he has his own considerations."

    "Come and listen?"

    Liu Yuru put down the dossier, her face full of curiosity, Gu Jiusi propped her chin lazily, turned over the dossier, and said casually: "The first is that Your Majesty is sure that Liu Xingzhi will not send troops now. As far as we know, Liu Xingzhi's side The infighting is not over yet, even if it is over, Liu Xingzhi estimates that it will be slow. Come to get it, so it is estimated that it will be two or three years until Liu Xingzhi sends troops. Before leaving, His Majesty said that the Yellow River must be repaired by next summer at the most."

    Liu Yuru frowned.

    Gu Jiusi looked up at her and sighed: "Look at you, if you talk about this, you will worry about it. If you are so worried, I won't talk about it."

    "If you don't tell me, I'll worry about it." Liu Yuru hurriedly laughed and leaned over, "What about the second one?"

    "The second is, Your Majesty considers that now the new dynasty is being established, it is precisely the time of drastic reform, the court will be stable in the future, and it will be difficult to do anything more. Before Darong repaired the Yellow River In fact, the core reason for the repeated failures is that Dongdu can't control these local officials at all. If the money is taken, they will be greedy layer by layer. Naturally, there will never be enough. The meaning of giving me the Sword of the Son of Heaven is very clear, not only do I have to repair the Yellow River, but I also have to repair these officials and take care of them honestly, lest the decrees in the future will not be released from the Eastern Capital."

    Liu Yuru felt a little nervous when she heard it, but she understood what Jiang He said, doing this well is a good thing;

    Liu Yuru sighed: "We only have so many people, if they are malicious..."

    "So I have to find a place for Shen Ming."

    Gu Jiusi pondered, Liu Yuru was a little puzzled, Gu Jiusi smiled: "Don't worry, I have plans for this. I will tell you about Your Majesty's thoughts. The third is that His Majesty thinks long-term. The Bian Canal is too close to Dongdu. Once the Bian Canal is flooded, it will also be a great threat to Dongdu. Moreover, there are fertile fields near the Yellow River, which are important places for grain production. Rest, the national strength will only be prosperous after the big summer. The Yellow River is repaired, not only to solve internal problems, but also to worry about food in the future, and to fight with Liu Xingzhi, and also have the confidence. In addition, Your Majesty also listened to your idea, when repairing the Yellow River directly By repairing the Bian Canal and connecting it to the Huai River, there is no need to worry about domestic grain transportation in the future. This is a century-old foundation. The most important thing is that Yangzhou should pay for so many benefits. Yangzhou will pay for this money, and there will be no more for five years at least. With the ability to send troops, Your Majesty will feel at ease."

    Liu Yuru listened, nodded and said, "Your Majesty has a long thought."

    Gu Jiusi responded and took Liu Yuru in her arms: "Don't worry too much, when you arrive in Xingyang, what should you do? I will arrange other things. Planning to build a warehouse?"

    "Yes." Liu Yuru nodded, "On the one hand, build a warehouse, on the other hand, take a look here to see if there is any business to do."

    The two discussed it all the way, and after ten days, they arrived in Xingyang.

    Xingyang officials had long heard that Gu Jiusi was coming and waited early at the gate of Xingyang City. Gu Jiusi and his party first rested at the inn outside the city for one night. In the early morning of the next day, Gu Jiusi and others put on the official residence, and they all dressed up before heading to Xingyang.

    At the door, Liu Yuru sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked over, and saw hundreds of people wearing official uniforms or brocade robes, standing neatly at the door, looking like the emperor was traveling Liu Yuru put down the curtain of the car, turned around and smiled at Gu Jiusi: "It seems that there are hundreds of people who come to greet you, and the magistrate of Xingyang is considered to have a heart."

    "The biggest official here is the sixth rank, and I am the third rank," Gu Jiusi raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Can't you flatter me? But yeah," Gu Jiusi put down the book and brushed off his clothes , said indifferently, "These people give us a good face, not for us. Even if they change a dog and come here in my official robe, they will respectfully kowtow, saying that this is a smooth fur. Good dog. Don't take their words to heart, and don't take them to heart."

    "I see."

    Liu Yuru responded, and while she was talking, the carriage stopped at the gate of Xingyang City. Just as the carriage stopped, Gu Jiusi heard a warm and excited call from outside: "Master Gu!"

    Gu Jiusi lifted the curtain of the car with the white jade folding fan in his hand, and saw a fat white face, looking like he was about forty or fifty years old, his eyes were full of excitement, as if he had met face to face What a big man whom he has admired for a long time, happily said: "Master Gu, Fu Baoyuan, the magistrate of Xingyang County, has been waiting for Master Gu for a long time!"

    Gu Jiusi smiled and said modestly, "Mr. Fu has been waiting for a long time."

    Speaking, Mu Nan rolled up the curtains of the car, Gu Jiusi stuck his head out, just when he saw a white hand, Fu Baoyuan respectfully said: "Master Gu, I will help you ."

    Gu Jiusi: "…"

    He is just weak now, does he need someone who is almost fifty years old to help him?

    Fu Baoyuan seemed to have guessed Gu Jiusi's thoughts immediately, and said hurriedly: "Master Gu is strong, upright and youthful, and the lower official is busy expressing concern, Gu Don't mind, my lord."

    Gu Jiusi smiled reluctantly, so many people looked at him, he didn't want to slap Fu Baoyuan in the face as soon as he came up, he could only smile and say: "Master Fu should be counted as the next elder, where is there any way to let it go? The reason why the elders came to help you get off the carriage? Thank you Master Fu for your kindness."

    Speaking, Gu Jiusi got off the carriage directly, and then stretched out his hand towards the carriage.

    At this time, everyone noticed that a woman with a purple robe and a brocade robe, a white single coat, and a white jade hairpin was sitting in the carriage. She stretched out her hand and landed on Gu Jiusi's hand. Gu Jiusi looked at She whispered, "The steps are high, be careful."

    The woman responded in a low voice, and helped Gu Jiusi to walk down. Everyone was observing the actions of the two, and Fu Baoyuan immediately said, "This must be the lady?"

    Gu Jiusi finally showed a sincere smile after hearing this: "Yes, this is my wife."

    As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Baoyuan praised Liu Yuru wildly for a while, Liu Yuru was stunned by the praise, but Gu Jiusi laughed even more happily by the side. Fu Baoyuan saw that he was trying to please Gu Jiusi, so he spoke in the direction of complimenting Liu Yuru. Liu Yuru didn't know what this Fu Baoyuan grew up on. He praised people without being heavy, and people couldn't help but feel a little airy. .

    After a few more words, Luo Zishang also got off the carriage. Fu Baoyuan glanced at Luo Zishang's official uniform and immediately said, "This is Luo Shilang, right?"

    Luo Zishang smiled and replied, "I have seen Master Fu."

    Fu Baoyuan immediately began to praise Luo Zishang again. After the praise, Fu Baoyuan took Gu Jiusi and Luo Zishang back and looked at the hundreds of people standing at the door. , Fu Baoyuan waved his hand, and then said, "Be louder!"

    After finishing speaking, a red banner suddenly flew down from the city gate. The two red banners were written in large characters:

    Gu Shangshu visited Xingyang

    Xingyang Min wishes the book to go well

    Banner: Welcome Book

    After the red banner fell, everyone knelt down and shouted: "Welcome Gu Shangshu to Xingyang!"

    This action frightened Gu Jiusi, Liu Yuru was speechless for a long time, Shen Ming was also dumbfounded, looking at this scene, he didn't know what to say, only Luo Zi Shang sees more of these people who are slapping horses, and their expressions remain unchanged next to them, still smiling like a spring breeze.

    After a long time, Fu Baoyuan approached Gu Jiusi and whispered, "Sir, are you satisfied?"

    Gu Jiusi frowned upon hearing this: "There is no need to do these wasteful and useless things."

    "It doesn't work the people, it doesn't hurt the money," Fu Baoyuan waved quickly, "Everyone is voluntary, everyone is very happy to hear that Master Gu is coming. Master Gu wants to repair the Yellow River, this It is beneficial to Xingyang, to Daxia, to Qianqiu…”

    "Master Fu," Gu Jiusi listened, and finally couldn't help interrupting him, "Let's go to the city?"

    "Oh yes, enter the city and enter the city," Fu Baoyuan hurriedly said, "Master Gu, it's time to go into the city and have a good rest, let's go into the city for dinner first."

    Speaking, Fu Baoyuan led Gu Jiusi and his party into the city.

    The house that Fu Baoyuan prepared for Gu Jiusi is in the best location in the city. a lot. The house is not big, but after entering the door, you can see luxury and elegance everywhere. Fu Baoyuan followed behind Gu Jiusi, led Gu Jiusi in, and said, "This is the house lent to the government by the Liang family, a wealthy businessman in the city. Boss Wang said, you can stay here as long as you like. If your wife likes it, you can stay here. It's okay to stay here."

    The meaning of these words is obvious, that is, this house was given to Gu Jiusi. Hearing this, Gu Jiusi hurriedly said: "Master Fu is joking, Gu will pay Boss Liang at the market price for the silver taels rented from this house."

    "Xiaguan understands," Fu Baoyuan looked at Luo Zishang behind Gu Jiusi, and said with a smile, "Master Gu is splendid, and Xiaguan understands. The money for the accommodation should have come from the local government. , don't bother your lord. Your lord," said Fu Baoyuan, who brought the people to the dining room, where the food was already prepared, Fu Baoyuan invited Gu Jiusi and others to take a seat, and then said, "Master Gu, at night the officials led Xingyang officials to the dining room. You set up a banquet to catch the wind and dust for you. Now you can rest first, and wait for the next official to send someone to pick you up at night, what do you think?"

    Gu Jiusi wanted him to leave quickly, so he hurriedly responded, and then asked Shen Ming to take him out.

    After Fu Baoyuan left, everyone sat down, Luo Zishang smiled and said, "Mr. Fu is someone who can do things."

    Gu Jiusi looked at Luo Zishang as if: "It seems to make Lord Luo feel happy."

    "Master Fu has been following Master Gu, what's the matter with Luo?"

    Luo Zishang said, picked up the chopsticks, but raised his head and said to Liu Yuru, "I'm hungry all morning, let's eat."

    After she finished speaking, she didn't look at Liu Yuru, lowered her head and started to pick up vegetables.

    Liu Yuru was stunned for a while, and when she reacted, she pretended not to hear, took the chopsticks and started serving dishes, and said to Gu Jiusi, "Jusi, it's time to eat."

    Gu Jiusi responded, but she couldn't see his anger. He took the handkerchief from the maid, cleaned his hands, and then put a plate of boiled shrimp in front of him, and began to peel the shrimp slowly.

    While he peeled it, he talked to Luo Zishang about the arrangement of the evening banquet. After peeling it, he didn't eat it, and put it directly on the plate.

    When Shen Ming came back, he saw a pile of peeled shrimps in front of Gu Jiusi tired, he immediately became happy, and hurriedly said: "Ninth brother, where are the peeled shrimps waiting for me? Divide me. One…"

    As he spoke, his chopsticks came over. Gu Jiusi quickly blocked Shen Ming's chopsticks with his chopsticks, then pushed the plate in front of Liu Yuru, and said in disgust, "Eat it and peel it yourself."

    Liu Yuru stared at the shrimp piled in front of her for a while, and then realized that the shrimp was originally peeled for herself.

    "I haven't eaten shrimp for a long time," Gu Jiusi asked the maid for a hot pad again, cleaned his hands again, turned to look at Liu Yuru and smiled, "Isn't it more comfortable to eat in a pile like this?"