"Fortunately, I arranged for the fox to be saved at the critical moment."
Su Ziji thought this way, and once again told the fox in front of him: "Once Yu Lu comes, send the imperial doctor to follow you for treatment. Also, you monitor the movements of officials in the county. If anyone makes any changes, report it to me, and I will close the net."
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The fox chirped, and Su Ziji couldn't help but smile.
Chai Kejing may not be able to control the overall situation. He has to add a game of chess. As a political level 18, he clearly understands that the starting point is very important.
Many people don’t understand that the first step determines half of the success.
After the fox left, Su Ziji picked up the scroll again, but could not read any more pages.
He looked blankly and murmured: "Last time, I said Zhang Dai killed people. I'm afraid I will kill more people this time. However, if I leave it to Zhang Dai, I don't know if he will kill him or not - this is his last chance."
Just when I was thinking like this, I heard horseshoes coming from outside. The guard rode to the oxcart and reported to Su Ziji in the oxcart: "Your Majesty, Chai Kejing, the magistrate of Nanxing County, has been waiting fifteen miles outside the city to greet you."
Car driving.”
Chai Kejing...
Su Ziji retracted his thoughts and hummed, indicating that he understood.
"Let's go out!"
Nanxing County·Suburban·Yingbin Pavilion
It was completely dark, and even though it was close to dusk and there was a special shelter, the hot afternoon still made everyone wet with sweat, but no one could afford to neglect it.
This is Chai Kejing and all the officials in the county, with full guard of honor, waiting for the great grandson to arrive.
It's not that it can't be farther, but the imperial court has a system, and the emperor's journey can only be twenty miles away, the grandson and the prince are only fifteen miles away, and the kings and those above three ranks are ten miles away.
Why not welcome thirty miles, fifty miles?
The carriage and horse travel usually lasts for thirty miles, and we always arrive at our residence before sunset.
In fact, most of these officials have their own yamen, big or small. They sit under the pergola and drink tea without chanting or whispering in twos and threes.
Chai Kejing remained calm and looked at his colleague Wu Zhizhong.
Tongzhi was originally a deputy position of the prefect, with a rank of six. There were one or two people in each prefecture, with no fixed number. They were responsible for one of the local affairs. The administrative office was called "Ting".
Wu Zhizhong was in charge of the grain and salt affairs of Tong County. He was originally under the control of the prefect, but he was scolded by the emperor and was demoted one level and transferred to this county, so he could not control it.
What's even more despicable is that many subordinate officials are very close to him, and they have already vented their anger on him, and they have been submissive to him. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at the officials not far away, showing a sinister smile, and then lowered his head to drink tea to cover it up.
Wu Zhizhong was also drinking tea, but he felt a little uneasy. He also glanced at Chai Kejing, saw the hint of a sinister smile, and his heart skipped a beat.
I have known for a long time that the grandson's coming is not good, but even so, it is difficult to resist.
I looked at the officials again and felt a little more at ease.
These people have all taken advantage of each other, and they all have handles. They are all grasshoppers on a rope, hoping to fool Taisun.
Chai Kejing led his officers to greet him. Naturally, someone inquired about Su Zi's itinerary, and sent reports on horseback. A fast horse rolled off the saddle and pointed with his hand: "The grandson is already five miles away!"
Chai Kejing stood up in the pergola. When he looked around, he saw a faint crowd in front of him. He immediately ordered: "Play music!"
In an instant, the drum music was blaring loudly, and officials and ceremonial guards were lined up amidst the music. No one dared to neglect at this time. After arranging in order, after a while, they were already within a hundred meters.
The gun salute sounded, the chariot stopped slowly, the guards raised the curtain, and Su Ziji got out of the car. He was wearing Taisun's crown uniform, but he looked fresh in the sun, without a drop of sweat.
Seeing Chai Kejing leading a group of Nanxing County officials waiting not far away, he walked slowly.
"Your Majesty, Chai Kejing, is leading the officials from each department in Nanxing County to respectfully greet the Lord!" Chai Kejing held up the hem of his clothes and led his team to kowtow deeply.
"Holy Holy Gong!"
Su Ziji agreed, then saw Chai Kejing and bowed again: "I, Chai Kejing, led the officials from each yamen in Nanxing County to respectfully invite Grandson Jin'an!"
"Get up!" Su Ziji then stretched out his hand to help him, and then looked at him.
It's just Chai Kejing. Wu Zhizhong who is following behind is a top three Jinshi. He is forty-five years old, has a Chinese character face, and two sword eyebrows. He does not look like a traitor. Su Ziji couldn't help but smile again and said: "Get up, it's such a hot day.
It’s better to enter the city earlier.”
"Yes!" Chai Kejing responded loudly, scanning the crowd and thinking to himself: "Now that the grandson has arrived, in a few days, how many of your thieves will be left?"
Thinking of this, I felt so happy that I wanted to laugh out loud.
Prefect's Yamen
The sky has just turned bright, the wind is still a bit cool, and the light corridor in the mansion has not been extinguished. The only thing that is different from before is that there are lights hung every few steps on the wall, and armored soldiers stand like nails below, motionless, and very solemn.
This made the maids and servants walk cautiously and not dare to make any noise.
There is a small courtyard with bamboo in it, which is very quiet and has a lingering medicinal smell.
There was a person lying on the couch in the room, covered with a thin quilt. His exposed face was a little pale, his eyes were tightly closed, his lips were white, and his body exuded a faint smell of blood and a strong smell of medicine.
The child came in and took a look. Seeing that he had not woken up yet, he quietly went out again.
After a while, medicine was being brewed again down the corridor, but a set of footsteps was heard. When the imperial doctor and the medicine boy saw the person coming, they immediately bowed down and said, "Grandson!"
Su Ziji waved his hand and told them to take medicine first and not to worry about anything else.
Then he stepped into the house. As soon as he entered the door, he smelled a strong smell of medicine. After calming down, he saw Yu Lu lying on the pillow, his face and hands were so pale that there was no blood.
"How is the situation? Don't fiddle with your medical skills. Tell the truth and speak plainly."
How could the imperial doctor dare to show off? He hurriedly bowed and replied: "Yes, I don't dare. Master Yu was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, which injured his muscles and bones, and he also lost a lot of blood."
"These are not fatal wounds. What I am afraid of is typhoid fever."
"As long as it doesn't, it's no big deal."
"Currently, the fever subsided that night, and it's now the third day. Although I don't know why I'm unconscious, the ginseng porridge and medicinal soup I've been given are all going well, and it should be mostly improving."
Su Ziji's jaw. The most feared injury in ancient soldiers was tetanus. In many cases, even if the wound heals on the surface, it will greatly damage the body, and then it will break out when facing the scene. Many soldiers have "relapses of old illnesses"
This is it.
However, tetanus is caused by iron rusting. Su Ziji saw that the arrow he pulled out was a new arrow, so the probability was relatively low, so he was lucky.
But this is not the reason for real insurance. He looked at his hands with a faint look. He had many spells.
Although it cannot "cure human flesh and white bones to death", it can finally kill poison and eliminate evil, and promote healing, at the cost of making Yu Lu sleep for three days.
And in the long run, it may shorten my life by a month or two, but it's totally worth it.
Just then I thought about it, and the person lying on the couch suddenly started breathing rapidly.
Su Ziji's expression changed, and the imperial doctor hurriedly stepped forward to check his body temperature and pulse. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief and reported: "It's not typhoid or high fever. The temperature on the forehead is normal. It seems to be a nightmare."
Just as he said this, the person lying on the bed suddenly opened his eyes as if he was awakened.
"Fang Xi!"
This sound got stuck in my throat and I couldn't shout out at all.
The patient on the bed, the injured Yu Lu, opened his eyes and couldn't realize where he was for a moment.
It was the medicinal fragrance that filled his nose that brought him back to his senses.
"You're awake." A voice said, which made Yu Lu wake up completely.
"Great grandson!" Yu Lu looked to the side, and sure enough he saw a person standing in front of the bed. If he wasn't the great grandson, who could he be?
And he himself was lying on the bed, obviously being treated.
Although Yu Lu and his grandson have known each other for a long time, their identities have long been different. Even in private, Yu Lu did not dare to be disrespectful and hurriedly wanted to stand up and salute.
As he struggled to get up, he felt that his injury was no longer so painful, and the uncomfortable feeling had dissipated a lot.
"There's no need to be polite." He was only halfway up when Su Ziji held him down and said, "There are only two of you now, so there's no need to be like this."
With a wave of his hand, the imperial doctor continued the examination.
Generally speaking, if you suffer such a serious injury, you will still have a fever even if you have been bandaged.
Yu Lu already had a high fever when he was brought here. He also knew that he had a fever, but now he feels that his fever has basically subsided.
The imperial doctor examined him for a long time before he dared to reply: "My great-grandson, everything seems to be fine."
He secretly wondered that it was just a high fever, but the wound on his shoulder seemed to heal too quickly.
Yu Lu hurriedly replied: "Great Sun, I am feeling much better... I wonder how long it has been since I was sent here?"
Su Ziji said: "It's already the third day."
Three days!
Yu Lu was shocked. He had been unconscious for so long?
"Great Sun, I have something to report to you!"
Yu Lu hurriedly thought about getting up and kept saying: "I was investigating the case in Gushi County and found out that there was illegality. County Lieutenant Chen Da, County Lieutenant Han Chengyi and others colluded. They not only took empty pay, but also sold military rations."
"We even purchased old grain from the private sector at a third of the price and exchanged it for new grain from the grain depot to make huge profits."
"We, with the help of the local righteous Shang Xiucai, exposed this matter, and only then did we find out the actual accounts. These thieves seemed to be aware of it. Not only did they kill and set fire to the merchants, but they also attacked me and Fang Xi."
As he spoke, he started coughing because he spoke too fast, and was speechless for a while. Then he saw the grandson raising his hand and making a calm gesture.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious."
"I already know everything you want to say." Su Ziji motioned to the medicine boy to bring up the medicine and ginseng porridge for Yu Lu to drink.
"Already know?"
Yu Lu was stunned, then came to his senses, yes, it had been three days, he was unconscious, Fang Xi also reported it, he breathed a sigh of relief, and felt hungry in his belly.
During this period, I was fed some ginseng porridge. I was fed it just an hour before I woke up, so it is appropriate to drink medicine now.
Yu Lu could only stop talking, took the medicine bowl, waited for a moment, drank the slightly hot medicine directly, and drank ginseng porridge, which obviously contained many nutrients and added sugar.
Only Su Ziji and Yu Lu were left in the room, and Su Ziji continued: "I already know about the specific account books from Fang Xi's letter."
"???"
Fang Xi’s letter?
When Yu Lu heard that Taisun said he knew, he thought Fang Xi had reported it to Taisun face to face. But now when he heard it, Fang Xi didn't come with him. Instead, he sent himself and the letter?
Yu Lu suddenly felt his heart skip a beat. He quickly put down his porridge bowl and asked, "Great grandson, where is Fang Xi? He didn't come with me?"
Su Ziji looked a little confused and said calmly: "Fang Xi, I went to Zhang Dai's place."