Chapter 998: Two-phase agreement, royal secret letter
Chapter 998: Two-pronged Agreement, Royal Secret Message
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Shen Tang stopped! After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke again, "Ling'er, I, Shen Tang, am not a piece of wood. I can feel and understand your thoughts.
only……"
Having said this, Shen Tang turned to look at Zhao Ling and gently stroked her face with his palm, "Some things are not necessarily based on our will!"
"If one day we can love each other, then I, Shen Tang, will never give up! No matter who you are, no matter whether His Majesty will stop you, let alone the rumors in this world! I will treat you like a sweet scent. Like Ling and others, treat each other with sincerity! If, in the future, we go our separate ways, then I will also sincerely bless you and be your brother Shen for life!"
"I just hope that neither I... nor you will ever regret it!"
Zhao Ling looked at Shen Tang dreamingly. Although Shen Tang did not give her a definite answer, this was already the best answer, wasn't it! Of course she understood the barrier between her and Shen Tang, but , how can you control your feelings or your heart?
If this is the case, then the two of us will work hard together and face it together!
Just to have no regrets!
Until he returned home, Zhao Ling still felt dizzy! His brother Shen didn't reject him. This... was actually true?
"Qingqiu!"
Zhao Lingjiao shouted, she needed someone to tell her that this was not a dream!
"Qingqiu, do you know! Brother Shen said he would not reject me! Even if the imperial brother stops me, as long as we love each other, he will not reject me!"
"Qingqiu, come and pinch me, I'm not dreaming!"
"If the emperor doesn't agree at that time, do you think it would be better for me to live in seclusion in the mountains with Brother Shen, or should I directly lead the troops to force the emperor to agree?
Well...just pulling the beard this time probably won't work!"
Looking at the confused and excited princess in front of him, Qingqiu's face looked a little stiff! Leading troops to force the palace?
This... it's so sudden, it seems that I have become an accomplice?
In the next few days, Shen Tang became busy again! Floods on the Northwest Fifth Road just broke out last year. Although the situation in various places was not very good, there was still some food reserves to support it.
However, up to now, various places have persisted for more than two months, and the grain reserves have basically been exhausted! Fortunately, the Shaosheng and Sheng caravans have not stopped during this period, and the grain and rice transported to various places can take over this period. There was a gap in time, and although the food shipped by the imperial court was not much, there was a lot of various materials and salt, which also played a role in alleviating the situation in various places.
In addition, Shen Tang personally issued an order that some prefectures and counties temporarily lifted the blockade of barren mountains and forests! The yamen can organize the people to cut down trees appropriately for the people's use.
Although the importance of these wood cannot be compared with that of iron, it is equally important! Therefore, people are not allowed to cut down at will on weekdays.
But now, we can only take care of the people first.
With wood, first of all, more houses can be built, and most importantly, people can make fires to keep warm, boil water for cooking, etc. Although it will still be difficult, at least they can barely survive this winter.
Shen Tang was busy with Chengdu government affairs and flood-related matters in various places for several days before they came to an end! After submitting some decisions to the court, Shen Tang prepared to rest for a few days and then go to the south of Chengdu Road to make arrangements.
However, at this moment, news came from Anye Pavilion: Dali State sent troops to Ziqi, and Ziqi fell...
The day after Shen Tang received the news, a team of fast horses from Lin'an arrived at the Chengdu Fuyamen!
"Sir, someone from the Guards and Military Department wants to see you!"
Shen Chou entered the hall!
"Please!"
Shen Tang's expression became condensed. It must be His Majesty's intention to have someone who is close to the military department come. So, has Your Majesty agreed to his plan against Dali?
Not long after, a man wearing black brocade clothes followed Shen Qiu into the hall quickly!
"My subordinate, the bodyguard and military commander, Si Xinyuan, is here to pay homage to Lord Shen! I am here on the orders of the emperor, and I have a secret message from your majesty here!"
With that said, the man handed a letter to Shen Tang.
Shen Tang opened the letter, only to find that there was only one sentence in it, "Shen Tang, I hope you will not betray my trust in you!"
Shen Tang's expression was slightly solemn, this sentence was a double entendre!
The first one naturally refers to the next plan, and the second one probably refers to his loyalty to the imperial court! The royal family is very important, not to mention that although he may not sound impressive now, he has a lot of power in his hands. He is a veritable official of the feudal territory! It would be strange if the emperor had no thoughts at all.
Shen Tang stood up and bowed in the direction of Lin'an, "My lord, I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust!"
Dali Kingdom has already taken action, and Zhao Shen has already responded, so Shen Tang cannot delay it.
Therefore, after staying for another day, we set off to leave Chengdu and head to Southwest Yazhou.
This time, the layout of Dali Kingdom involved a lot, and he had to go and take charge in person!
"Xiang Ling, you are lucky enough to be born at home. My husband will be back from the south in as little as one month or as little as two months!"
"Take care, husband, Mu Yu, this time you accompany your husband and take good care of our husband along the way!"
Wanyan Yue boldly gave Shen Tang a sweet kiss, "Husband, Yue'er is waiting for your return!"
Zhao Ling, who was on the side, vigorously shook off Qingqiu's hand that was holding her clothes, and ran directly to Shen Tang, "Brother Shen, you must take good care of yourself. If anything is difficult, don't force it. It's all your fault, Brother Huang." , always keeps Brother Shen busy! When we return to Lin'an, Ling'er will avenge Brother Shen!"
After saying that, he gave Shen Tang a big hug and then retreated shyly.
"Don't worry, this time I will let Shi Ying lead the Huai'an army to accompany us! Moreover, they may not fight each other, so there won't be any great danger.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to let Mu Yu go with me!”
"You guys are waiting at home for your husband to come back!"
What should be explained in the yamen had already been clearly explained yesterday. Shen Tang said goodbye to the Xiangling girls, and then, under the protection of Shen Chou and others, he mounted his horse and left the city gate, heading all the way towards Yazhou.
The journey from Chengdu to Yazhou is about three hundred miles, so Shen Tang and others first went through Qiongzhou, stayed in Qiongzhou for one day, and then headed to Yazhou! Then they stayed for one day at the boundary of Linxi Town in Yazhou, and then turned directly to You can directly reach Diaomen Village from the west!
"Mu Yu, this time we are going to Jiazong tribe, and we will stay there for a while!"
Shen Tang smiled and said to Shao Muyu.
Shao Muyu is naturally full of joy. No matter where he is with his husband, the longer the better!