Xu Guangzuo was in a good mood. In the evening, he decided to tell his daughter Xu Wanyi the good news. If Wanyi could go with him to express condolences tomorrow, it would be a surprise for Zhang Yanling. Xu Guangzuo was already fully aware of Zhang Yanling's feelings.
He has clearly felt that this relief mission is probably a planned action by Zhang Yanling, which is enough to illustrate Zhang Yanling's strategy and ability. Such a son-in-law must be firmly grasped.
In the West Garden of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, many plum blossoms bloomed due to heavy snow. The fragrance of plum blossoms reflected in the snow burst into a sea of fragrant snow. In the evening, the setting sun reflected the plum blossoms in the snow, which was so beautiful that the little princess Xu Wanyi naturally refused to let it go.
This was an opportunity to appreciate the beautiful scenery. She went downstairs, put on her fox fur cloak, and wandered around the plum garden. It was very pleasant.
But her pleasant time was soon interrupted by Xu Guangzuo's laughter and footsteps.
"It's such a joyful evening. Hey, are all the plum blossoms in bloom? Then I can hold a plum appreciation poem party." Xu Guangzuo came with a smile on his face, stepping on the fresh snow among the plums.
Xu Wanyi hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"Daddy is here. Daddy must not hold any more poetry gatherings and lead others to ruin my garden." Xu Wanyi said angrily.
Xu Guangzuo waved his hand and said with a smile: "Girl, what are you talking about? That was about appreciating plum blossoms and reciting poems. The people invited were all elegant people, and the things they did were elegant things. How do you call it a waste of your garden?"
Xu Wanyi sneered and said: "What real talent and knowledge do those people have? What they write is also called poetry? When dad writes a poem, they will applaud it indiscriminately. In fact, dad's poems are not very good. Those people are just the same.
I'm just coaxing daddy to get some benefits."
Xu Guangzuo was so embarrassed that he laughed and said: "You girl, you never forgive others. Have you ever disparaged dad like you? Besides, do you think dad has no self-awareness? Dad doesn't know what they are thinking? Dad is just having fun.
.Why tell the truth when you see through it? You girl, you are too aloof and arrogant. It’s because your father has spoiled you."
Xu Wanyi snorted and said, "Daddy is here to scold me again."
Xu Guangzuo waved his hand and said with a smile: "Well, daddy is not here to scold you, daddy is here to tell you good news. Good news about your future husband Zhang Yanling."
Xu Wanyi frowned and said in a deep voice: "What did he say? I don't want to hear it."
Xu Guangzuo smiled and said: "Wanyi, dad knows that you are still unhappy with this marriage, but now that it is the case, why should you be so worried about it. In the future, you will marry someone else. You must adjust your mentality and look more at the strengths of others. Don't
You should treat others with old eyes and prejudice. Let me tell you, your future husband has done a big thing this time. People are talking about him all over the city, both inside and outside the court. Haha, this time he has really become famous."
Xu Wanyi originally hated hearing Zhang Yanling's name, and was not interested in knowing what he had done. But after hearing what his father said, his interest was aroused.
"What...did he do? Such a sensation? Don't do anything bad again." Xu Wanyi said.
Xu Guangzuo smacked his lips and said, "Girl, can't you just hope for something better? What he did this time is a good thing. It snowed heavily these past two days, and the people inside and outside the city were affected, right?"
Xu Wanyi said: "I've heard some, is the situation serious?"
Xu Guangzuo nodded and said: "The situation is very serious. There are seven to eight thousand people affected by the disaster in the city. Many houses have collapsed, and hundreds of people have been killed or injured. Rice and noodles in the city have skyrocketed, and people are panicked. The imperial court is doing its best to provide relief."
Xu Wanyi was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "It's so serious. Hey, the people are indeed very pitiful. The court should provide them with good relief."
Xu Guangzuo sneered and said: "The imperial court and the six cabinet ministries did not take it seriously at first. The Minister of Household Affairs, Zhong Zhong, was extremely incompetent, and the speed of relief was as fast as a turtle. There was another snowfall last night, and many people froze to death in the place where Baizhifang was resettled.
Tens of thousands of victims outside the city also flocked to the capital, catching them off guard. In order to prevent the victims from causing chaos, the court closed the city gates and prevented the victims from entering the city, locking them outside the city."
Xu Wanyi said in panic: "What can we do? How can the court do this? Those people can't get in outside the city and have no food or drink. Are they going to starve to death and freeze to death? How can they do this? It's too bad
Be humane.”
Xu Guangzuo said: "Don't say such things. The snow came so quickly that people were really caught off guard. Some things are not just words. Relief requires mobilizing manpower and resources and being well organized, which is not an easy thing to handle.
Sometimes you have to take the overall situation into consideration when doing things. To a certain extent, the cabinet's decision-making is actually wise. It is much better than the victims of the disaster looting and causing chaos in the city."
Xu Wanyi said: "Dad and brother should come forward. At this time, we should do our best to provide relief, regardless of public or private matters. Even setting up a porridge shed to give the victims some food is good. How can we let them do nothing outside the city?
This will chill the hearts of people all over the world."
Xu Guangzuo laughed and said: "My son is still sensible. But someone has already done this, and before the imperial court responded, someone had already started to provide relief. Yesterday, at Yongding Gate, someone set up a rescue operation before the imperial court responded.
Porridge shacks and tents were set up. Last night there was heavy snow and severe cold, and none of the thousands of victims in Yongding Gate froze to death. Today this person went out of the city to provide relief again. So far, the news I have received is that more than 10,000 victims outside the city have been resettled and provided relief.
A huge success.”
Xu Wanyi said in surprise: "Who is that? This is a great thing."
Xu Guangzuo laughed and stroked his beard without saying a word.
Xu Wanyi suddenly realized something and said in surprise: "Dad, are you saying that this is... Zhang Yanling's doing?"
Xu Guangzuo laughed and said: "My son is smart and can guess right. It's him. This Zhang Yanling has some skills. Your brother and Zhang Lun and Zhu Lin were all mobilized by him, and a large number of people were mobilized yesterday.
When we went to provide relief, I thought they were just messing around, but in the end things turned out beautifully."
Xu Wanyi was so shocked that she couldn't speak. Zhang Yanling actually did such a great thing. This was really unexpected. It was like hearing the iron trees blooming, the sun rising in the west, and the two sika deers in the West Garden flying.
strangeness.
"Everyone in the city is talking about this matter. He is now well-known and praised by everyone. This guy is really ruthless. I heard that he used all the food stored in his family to help the victims, regardless of the cost for the relief. It is said that he is about to go bankrupt.
Hehe, one has to admire his decisiveness and perseverance. That's not all that surprised me. I was surprised by his ability. The resettlement of tens of thousands of victims was not an easy task with his hundreds of people.
Did you know that the victims of the disaster are actually the most terrifying people? The hungry and freezing people are more terrifying than wild beasts. They will lose their minds. The reason why the court did not dare to let them into the city was because they were worried that they would cause chaos in the city. But
Zhang Yanling actually did it. The people did not cause chaos or make trouble, and it can be said that they were in order. This kind of ability is really impressive. Even I may not be able to do it. Compared with Zhong Zhong of the Ministry of Household Relief, Zhong
Zhong is simply a loser. This time, the Outer Court Relief Service was in a mess and humiliated."
Xu Guangzuo laughed and continued, his words full of admiration.
Xu Wanyi frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.