Gu Tingye made his father angry to death, and because of his frivolity and unruliness, he basically drove himself to a dead end.
If it weren't for the current head of the Gu family, Gu Tingye's eldest brother Gu Tingyu.
He is a wise and intelligent man who knows how to save a way out for himself and his wife and daughter.
In order to prevent Gu Tingye from being lost, his family of three was persecuted by his stepmother Xiao Qin, leaving Gu Tingye as a target for Xiao Qin.
Otherwise, the reason of making his own father angry to death would be enough for Gu Tingyu to expel Gu Tingye from the clan and remove him from the family tree.
Now it's just to drive Gu Tingye out of the Gu family. It doesn't matter if he doesn't want Gu Tingye to return to the Hou Mansion.
If the genealogy is deleted, the relationship between Gu Tingye and the Hou Mansion will be legally severed.
Although Gu Tingye can still be named Gu, he has no connection with the Gu family of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.
Without the background of the Hou Mansion, Gu Tingye's maternal grandfather, Mr. Bai.
Dozens of salt villages and millions of pounds of inheritance were left to Gu Tingye.
The unrivaled wealth of the country was a complete disaster for Gu Tingye.
One person's wealth is more than the royal court's taxes in one season.
How can a commoner be qualified to have such a big property? A child walking around in a busy city holding gold is too disturbing and will tempt others to rob it.
"Zecheng, I didn't leave the capital because of my reputation, and I didn't dare to face the rumors and leave Bianliang. This time I came to Xuzhou, I didn't come here to have fun and cultivate myself, but I need your help with something?"
Gu Tingye said that his trip to Beijing this time was not to avoid the limelight.
A person who has lived in the "headlines" of Bianjing since he was a child is not afraid of others talking.
Public condemnation has no effect on Gu Tingye. Gu Tingye has a strong heart and is not a person who cares about external evaluation.
"If you have anything to say, I'll do my best."
Sheng Changbai did not dare to say anything. Since Gu Tingye did not go to Xuzhou to avoid the limelight, Sheng Changbai had a premonition as to why Gu Tingye left the capital this time.
"... Mannia left Bianliang with Brother Chang. It's okay for Mannia to leave, but Brother Chang is my son, and I must find him back."
It is not a strange thing. Mannia, an actress, was willing to be Gu Tingye's concubine because she wanted to be the legitimate son of Gu Tingye's house.
The picture shows that the nobles of the Hou family have the status and wealth from generation to generation.
Gu Tingye was kicked out of the house by his clan members, and the elders of the Gu family did not allow Gu Tingye to attend Gu Yankai's funeral.
It can already be seen that Gu Tingye has lost his backer in the Hou Mansion.
It's no big deal if he lost his status. At least Gu Tingye gained a position of wealth.
But although Gu Tingye kept saying he loved Mannia, he didn't care about his family background.
Deep down in my heart I still looked down on and was wary of Mannia.
Although he was rich and held the Bai family's millions in wealth, he did not tell Mannia at all.
Mannia always thought that Gu Tingye was a poor man who had to rely on the Marquis Mansion to live, and all his money came from the Marquis Mansion.
Of course Mannia thought that Gu Tingye had completely lost his status and money.
Apart from the external things brought by his background, Gu Tingye really has nothing to offer himself.
Otherwise, Gu Tingye would not have been unable to marry a wife of comparable status.
Although Mannia was just an actor, after Gu Tingye lost his foreign objects, Mannia also looked down on Gu Tingye.
Gu Tingye lost his external possessions and was not worthy as a person. Mannia naturally had no reason to devote herself to Gu Tingye.
After Mannia sold some valuable items in the outer room that Gu Tingye bought for her, she prepared to leave without saying goodbye.
But he didn't expect Gu Tingye's nanny to be on guard against Zhu Manniang.
After the nanny reported Mannia, the result was that Gu Tingye and Mannia had a falling out.
Unable to escape openly, Mannia could only take her son and sneak out of the outer house bought by Gu Tingye, and then secretly left Bianliang.
Now there is no news, not even his son can be found.
Gu Tingye had already said that he had millions of dollars, so Mannia would not run away with her son.
Gu Tingye knew that he was worthless, but he still imagined that women could like him.
Gu Tingye didn't even prove his ability to support women and children.
How dare Zhu Manniang hang herself from a tree like Gu Tingye?
"Zhonghuai, you want me to help you check whether Mannia has taken her children to Xuzhou or passed through Xuzhou, right?"
"That's exactly what I meant. I expected that Mannia would take the child and go south by boat. After coming out of Bianliang, she would come to Zicheng."
Gu Tingye left the Hou Mansion and indeed had no personal relationship.
I used to have a group of prostitute friends, but we have lost contact in recent years.
Even if the contact is not broken, most of the noble disciples are very realistic and may not be willing to help the current Gu Tingye find someone.
Gu Tingye ran directly to Sheng Changbai for help, and there seemed to be no surprise.
"Liu Tao, you go find some painters to help draw more portraits." Sheng Changbai first expressed his support for Gu Tingye through actions, and then continued to say to Gu Tingye: "Tomorrow morning, I will arrange for people to go to various docks and checkpoints.
, help with the interrogation at the intersection."
Given the current conditions in this era, it is quite troublesome to find someone.
Although the household registration system of the Zhou Dynasty was considered complete, the regulations regarding population migration were not strict.
In order to promote the prosperity of industry and commerce, population mobility was relatively large throughout the feudal society period.
Although there are some registration regulations for foreigners, the more remote the area, the less stringent the enforcement.
Finding someone privately is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Even if you use the power of the government to find someone, it's not that easy.
That is to say, considering that Zhu Manniang is just a helpless woman with a child.
The only way to go is by water, the official road is considered safe, and there is still some possibility of finding someone.
"Ze Cheng, can't you arrange for people to conduct door-to-door checks?"
Gu Tingye was obviously not satisfied with just a standard interrogation.
"During this period, all the archers in the yamen have been arranged to go out to suppress bandits. There is really no idle manpower in the yamen. You can stay here with peace of mind. After finishing the task of suppressing bandits, I will send out my manpower to help with the investigation.
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Having said this, Sheng Changbai thought that Gu Tingye was a good thug, and continued: "Zhong Huai, if you really can't wait, why don't you also go and help. The bandits can be broken down faster, and those who have free hands can do it faster, too.
So we can start helping you find someone as soon as possible?"
Gu Tingye was born into a family of military generals and was born with supernatural powers. He practiced martial arts since he was a child. He learned from his family background and was familiar with the art of war. Sheng Changbai had long wanted to see what he was capable of on the battlefield.
If you can just stay in the nest and fight a dozen civil wars, it won't be of much use. It's time to take him out for a walk.
"I'm willing to help you a little."
Without hesitation, Gu Tingye agreed directly. It was obvious that Gu Tingye was still interested in military matters.
"Okay, then Zhonghuai, don't drink too much today. I will take you to the camp tomorrow."
If you don't allow drinking, the banquet will end quickly.
Sheng Changbai didn't have any singers or dancers at home, so he couldn't prepare any singing and dancing performances.
The reception banquet prepared for Gu Tingye ended in a hurry.
"Zhong Huai, you see, there are fifty people on horseback, one hundred people with bows, and three hundred people all wearing armor. There are still a few bandit villages left in Xuzhou. Isn't half a month enough for you?"
Although there are basically no war horses in these fifty batches of horses, they are all pack horses.
Among a hundred archers, their archery skills vary from good to bad, and generally they are not very good.
However, the defensive power of three hundred paper armors is still real. It is also a guarantee that the archers' combat power will be crushed and casualties will be small since the bandit suppression.
Paper armor sounds like it has poor defense, but it actually has very high defense.
The surface of the paper nails is lined with paper or silk cloth, and the inside is not simple. The paper is beaten into a wheel, folded into three inches thick, and four nails are hammered into each square inch. Then it is cut into nails. After being soaked by rain, it is very flexible.
It is difficult for arrows to penetrate.
The most important thing is that paper armor is much lighter. Compared with a pair of iron armor that weighs fifty or sixty pounds, paper armor is a load that ordinary archers without long-term training can bear.
Sheng Changbai gave Gu Tingye so much time mainly because of the journey.
"Zecheng, it's rare that you can train such a militia within only half a year of taking office in Xuzhou."
These archers who have been trained in formation are still very impressive in practice in this era. Their movements are neat and uniform, and they follow orders and prohibitions. On the surface, they look like elite soldiers.
"Then I will prepare the celebration wine at the Yamen and wait for your good news."
Sheng Changbai was still confident that Gu Tingye could successfully suppress the bandits.
Why was Gu Tingye born in a family of military generals? He had been surrounded by General Gu Yankai who had been guarding the border for many years.
It will definitely be no problem to exterminate some unscrupulous bandits.
When Sheng Changbai looked at Gu Tingye's quality, he mainly looked at the time and method of defeating the enemy, and the ratio of losses between the enemy and our side.
"Young Master, Second Young Master Gu came here to ask for your help in finding someone. How come he is helping us suppress bandits now?"
"The sharpening of the sword will not waste time on chopping firewood, and I asked Gu Tingye to help suppress the bandits. I also hope that the state government can free up manpower as soon as possible to help him find people. Gu Tingye stayed in the city, and he was not familiar with the place, which would not be of much help in the search.
, it’s better to let him go somewhere where he can play more roles.”
As long as Zhu Manniang doesn't foolishly come to the border of Xuzhou and throw herself into a trap.
Sheng Changbai didn't have much hope of finding Zhu Manniang.
Gu Tingye could ask Sheng Changbai to help find the person, but officials from other prefectures would not give Gu Tingye face.
Gu Tingye is just messing around wherever he goes, why not make some contribution to Sheng Changbai's side.
After Gu Tingye left, Sheng Changbai continued to focus on digging and building the river.
Although there is no need for Sheng Changbai to keep an eye on the project at the construction site.
However, no specific water management plan for the entire state has been released yet.
Of course, Sheng Changbai has not had time to spare yet.
Although Sheng Changbai did not have much experience in controlling floods and building embankments and dams.
But Sheng Changbai still knows the basic principles of flood control and drought relief.
According to the existing conditions, what can be done is to build high dikes, clear river silt, strengthen dikes, narrow river channels, speed up water to wash away river sand, and build river flood zones.
After thousands of years of regulating the Yellow River, Sheng Changbai is still clear about the sediment in the Yellow River.
You don’t need to be able to do it yourself. Sheng Changbai only needs to be able to make requirements and clearly distinguish the quality of the management plan.
As a chief officer, Sheng Changbai doesn't need to do everything himself. If he can't do it himself, he can just find someone who can do it. If he is not familiar with Xuzhou's hydrology, he can just find someone who is familiar with it.
A single order is enough to gather all the water conservancy talents from across the state.
These are basically local people living in Xuzhou and have suffered greatly from floods in Xuzhou.
Insightful people, even generations of families, are thinking about how to control floods in Xuzhou.
After Sheng Changbai called people over, he got many various management plans one after another.
Taking the essence and discarding the dross, by the time Gu Tingye returned from suppressing the bandits, Sheng Changbai had basically sorted out his governance ideas.
Because the Yellow River flows through the Loess Plateau, and the Wei River flows into the Yellow River with a large amount of sediment, the water flowing to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River has become half water and half sand. Under the current conditions, it is definitely unrealistic to completely eliminate it once and for all.
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You can also learn this after checking some Xuzhou state and county annals.
Every flood in Xuzhou was caused by the turmoil in the country, corrupt officials, and various reasons that led to the lack of dredging of rivers for a long time in the last years of the dynasty.
The sediment impacted from upstream causes the river channel to gradually rise.
When the river reaches a certain level, a few heavy rains will cause water to overflow the river banks, causing floods.
After the river course is higher than the river bank, the water will naturally flow downward and break out of a new river course. This is the reason why the Yellow River often changes its course.
A simple dredge can certainly solve the temporary problem.
As long as there is no flood upstream, most officials can ensure that there will be no problems during their term of office.
But since Sheng Changbai wants to repair it, of course he still hopes that repairing it will last for several decades more.
Every major effort to control floods involves a huge investment of manpower and material resources.
The state's finances and people obviously cannot afford such frequent investment.
After Sheng Changbai made a preliminary plan, Gu Tingye also returned from suppressing the bandits and returned to Pengcheng, where the state government office was located.
"Zecheng, is there any news about Mannia and Brother Chang?"
After Gu Tingye came back, he was still worried about Zhu Manniang and his son.
It is impossible to say how anxious Gu Tingye is about Mannia now. If only one Zhu Mannia ran away, Gu Tingye might not even care about it.
Gu Tingye has a good attitude towards his illegitimate child, and he has a bit of true love. In this era, like Gu Tingye, there are few people who can't let go of an illegitimate child.
Gu Tingye is not too old and has no hope of having children.
With so much time and energy, Gu Tingye went home to find Rong Feiyan, and maybe a new son was born.
"There is no news yet, but I have sent a message to the prefectures and counties upstream and downstream, asking them to help find the person."
Sheng Changbai's own influence can only affect nearby states and counties.
In other areas further away, even if Sheng Changbai sent a message, no one would help him.
Sheng Changbai still moved a little faster. Some of the close friends of the same year had not yet made their mark in the officialdom and could not lend much strength.
"Thank you for your help." Gu Tingye cupped his fists and saluted.
People will indeed grow after being hit. After going through so many things in Bianliang, Gu Tingye has obviously become more stable.
"Why should we be so polite in thanking each other? You also helped us eliminate banditry in Xuzhou. Do I also want to thank you Zhong Huai?"
