My historian is dying every day

There was a moment of silence in the small hall, and everyone looked at this astonished scene and didn't know what to do.Xiangzheng's wife rushed to tidy up the pieces of broken porcelain on the ground in a panic. Amidst the sound of comfort, Wen Yanzhi stood there in a daze, his eyes fixed on Sun Huzi's back, motionless.

Qi Yu said deeply, "Do you know each other?"

At this moment, Wen Yanzhi only felt that the blood in his whole body was cold, his feet seemed to be filled with old lead, he couldn't move, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

But Gong Zhiyuan saw the man in brown clothes, and jumped out of a pile of ledgers first: "Mr. Fang! Why are you here!" He said to Qi Yu in surprise: "Mr. Liu, this is Fang Zhitong, the former Minister of Industry! "

——Fang, Zhi, Tong?

"Oh?" Qi Yu raised his eyebrows and looked at the past, the sophistication in his eyes was hidden under the dark color, and his face was still smiling.

In the hall, Sun Huzi stepped aside and immediately exposed Fang Zhitong in front of everyone, with poor clothes and pale face.He straightened his back, and the smile he tried to put on was a bit stiff, and he answered Gong Zhiyuan: "Master Gong, the grass-roots are guilty, and the servant can't be a servant anymore..." Then he bowed to Qi Yu who was sitting in the seat: "The grass-roots Fang Zhitong, I pay my respects to Mr. Assistant Minister."

Qi Yu nodded: "There is no need to be too polite."

——Is this person Fang Zhitong who was implicated in the old case of the Ministry of Industry and was kicked out of the capital and never hired?If I remember correctly, the water control method proposed by Wen Yanzhi was originally researched by this person, and when it was made, it was dictated by him and written by Wen Yanzhi. The relationship between the two is not that close.Let's not mention why this person is here, seeing the situation now, the two are not happy to meet each other, but surprised, I don't know if there was any bond between Fang Zhitong and the idiot.

And... He squinted his eyes slightly, feeling that Fang Zhitong's tall and calm appearance looked familiar.

The next moment, his eyes flashed, and he looked at Wen Yanzhi again, and instantly understood why this familiarity came from——

About the knowledge of scholars, Wen Yanzhi and Fang Zhitong can all have this kind of character, but they can't always be so similar.Like a mirror divided into two sides, the two of them almost have the same straight back, their cold demeanor and calm eyebrows are also the same, but Fang Zhitong on one side is in dilapidated condition with hairpins tied up, while on the other side Wen Yanzhi's is a gorgeous dress and a fur robe, with a sandalwood crown and a ring around him.

Similar to the bone, but different to the bone.

Qi Yu's gaze was calm, and suddenly he felt as if someone had poured cold soup on his chest and abdomen at this moment, and a strange chill spread over his shoulders, which made him feel very unhappy.

But Fang Zhitong just straightened up and switched to Wen Yanzhi, then bowed slowly again, and saluted naturally: "Greetings, Mr. Wen."

After receiving this gift, Wen Yanzhi felt as if he had been hit. He subconsciously wanted to help him, but he withdrew his hand awkwardly, and squeezed out a sentence: "You, why are you... here?"

——How could you be in this poor country in the mountains?How could you be so down and out? !

He recognized Fang Zhitong, but seeing him at this moment, it seemed like he had never recognized him before.

Fang Zhitong became a minister of the Ministry of Industry at a young age. He was dressed in a green crane official uniform. He was honest and upright.From the front, Zhitong's clothes were the models of the six younger generations, with sandalwood crowns and jade, and costumes inlaid with beads. He was never too solemn, but he never lost face.As if being impoverished by the frost and cold, the edges and corners have been sharpened, and she is dressed in thin clothes, making others feel cold when looking at her.

It's not that I never asked about my background before, and whenever I talked about it, Fang Zhitong would just say "I came from a poor family, I have nothing to say", and stopped talking. We have known each other for nearly two years. If we hadn't met today, Wen Yanzhi would probably have never No one would have known that the "poor family" he spoke of was actually so impoverished.

Fang Zhitong lowered his eyes, and under Wen Yanzhi's question, a wry smile appeared on the corners of his lips, but he still replied respectfully: "Returning to Mr. Wen, I wish the hometown, it is the hometown of the grassroots, and it is also the duty of the grassroots to go back to the hometown to take care of your brother and sister-in-law. "

"I see." Without waiting for Wen Yanzhi to say anything, Qi Yu stood up slowly, walked in front of Fang Zhitong, and quietly blocked Wen Yanzhi from behind, "The method of storing water in bamboo tubes that I saw in Qingyang, But it was created by you?"

"My lord has said it before, I don't dare to be a supervisor," Fang Zhitong answered with a certain degree of advance and retreat, "The grassroots are only serving one master and doing one thing. They are all trivial skills, which are not worth mentioning."

Qi Yu laughed, and said kindly: "Why do you have to be humble, after all, I am a court official, and I don't even have this little skill."

Shen Youfang first heard the displeasure in these words, so he agreed: "Liu Shilang, he has a specialization in art, not to mention that Mr. Fang once joined the Ministry of Industry, and it can be regarded as the support of the imperial court, so he can develop the method of storing water."

Gong Zhiyuan quickly answered: "Mr. Shen said that, Liu Shilang, Fang—Mr. Fang didn't mean any disrespect."

Qi Yu glanced at the two of them, smiled lightly, and stretched out his hand to Wen Yanzhi behind him: "Wen Yanzhi, where are the drawings?"

Wen Yanzhi silently raised his hand, put the blueprint in Qi Yu's hand, his brows were locked uneasily, and he took another look at Fang Zhitong.He remembered that when he first came to the Ministry of Industry to be the head of the project, the first drawing was handed over to Fang Zhitong for review, and he and Qin Wenshu taught him and Qin Wenshu the drawing. Up to now, more than four years have passed. Shi Taiwai broke up and said goodbye. He never thought in this life that there would be such a reunion. Now that he handed over the blueprint, he was more nervous than before.

Qi Yu had a panoramic view of his expression, unfolded the somewhat distorted drawing, and handed it to Fang Zhitong with one hand: "This is the water storage drawing drawn by Wen Yanzhi, which is similar to your method of hanging pipes. I came here because I wanted to ask you for advice on this matter, just take a look."

"It's a great honor for the grass people to panic." Fang Zhitong leaned over and took the blueprint with both hands flattened, his eyes focused and calmly swept away, and he already knew it in his heart: "Yes, what Mr. Wen expected is exactly what the grass people thought. Coincidentally..."

This "coincidence" is a bit harsh to Qi Yu, he was about to speak, but he heard Fang Zhitong continue: "But, it's quite different, and it can't be used in Yingzhou."

Qi Yu frowned and asked, "Why?"

Fang Zhitong said calmly: "Your Excellency, let me tell you that when the grassroots bid farewell to the capital, they had already thought about the method of hanging pipes to save the water in Yingzhou, so they went to Yingzhou to inspect it in person. Although Yingzhou City is on flat land, the ground is not Uneven, medium high and four low, such a length of bamboo tube cannot penetrate in the city of Yingzhou, and when the water is flooded, the bamboo tube is flooded, and the loss is great. If it breaks, it will come out from the bamboo tube. contaminated?"

Qi Yu asked him, "Then what's your suggestion?"

"This method can be used, but it may need to be changed." Fang Zhitong handed back the blueprint with both hands, "Caomin once thought that he came out in a hurry today, and he didn't bring the blueprint with him. I hope the adults will let Caomin go back and get it."

Over there, Li Gengnian finally groaned: "How about I go? My feet are fast."

A moment of embarrassment flashed across Fang Zhitong's face, and he hurriedly said, "Don't bother your lord, the grass people will come as soon as you go." After saying that, he bowed to his fellow villager Zheng's family and walked out.

Qi Yu retreated and sat down, picked up tea to drink, but heard Xiangzheng looking at Fang Zhitong's back and sighing honestly: "Oh, what a crime..."

"Sun Xiangzheng, Mr. Fang's family...is it?" Gong Zhiyuan also sat back in the pile of account books, frowning and choosing words, "Some... are in short supply?"

Xiangzheng smiled wryly and cupped his hands to Gong Zhiyuan: "My lord can really talk, hey... This Zhitong, I grew up watching him grow up. He has always been kind-hearted, and he is also good at studying. It's a hard life, and his parents are dead. It's early, and I have a brother who likes to gamble... In the past, I went to Beijing to take the exam so early to become an official. Also, almost sold his sister-in-law..."

"He, does he have a brother and sister-in-law?" Wen Yanzhi suddenly asked this sentence, only to remember that his cousin had indeed mentioned Brother Xiaowu during the meal just now.

At this time, he suddenly discovered that he and Fang Zhitong had known each other for almost two years, and he knew everything about his interests and tastes, but he didn't know where he lived, who was in his family, where he was during the New Year's festival, and whether he had someone to keep him company.Like a meticulous calligraphy and painting pasted on the wall, he has always only seen the neatly drawn front, but today, a hand lifted the back of the painting, and now he knows that the interlining against the wall is full of fragments. And failure, never used to show others.

Qi Yu looked at Wen Yanzhi for a while, then sighed softly, and asked, "Aren't you very familiar?"

Wen Yanzhi was in a complicated mood at this time, and he didn't want to mention some things, so he just lowered his eyebrows and said "um".

——Hmm, it's over?

Qi Yu only felt that the chill in his chest and abdomen just now seemed to start to move around, and he was stuffy inside with a mouthful of turbid air, unable to swallow or spit out.He couldn't hold back his face and asked again, but just sat down and looked down at the tea, and ordered Xiang Zhengdao: "Give me the Fang family's household records and records."

Xiangzheng responded repeatedly, and went to the back hall to get it for him. Qi Yu raised his hand to read it, and suddenly remembered an old saying that good luck is always similar, but bad luck is always different.This is the case with the Fang family. Gong Zhiyuan said that poverty is flattery, and it can be seen from the taxation. Sometimes it is difficult to get rid of the blame. The land has been sold long ago, and I don't know how to make a living. It is a bit strange to think about it.

"What does his family do for a living?" Qi Yu asked.

Sun Huzi was helping his father organize the booklet, and replied: "Brother Xiaowu knows how to gamble without doing anything. His wife sometimes sells the soles of shoes, quilts, and so on. Let’s sell the items brought back from the capital, and now there is nothing left, I guess even Zhitong’s thick clothes have been pawned.”

"Fang Zhitong doesn't do things?" Qi Yu was a little disbelieving.

"Sometimes Brother Xiaowu took him to the provincial capital. I don't know why. He probably helped people write stuff and draw pictures. Once I saw him, he could still earn some money." Sun Huzi pursed his lips, He said bluntly: "It's useless, as soon as he has money, he asks brother Xiaowu to gamble and lose it. If he has no money, he comes back and scolds his younger brother for no use, saying that he is unlucky to follow a fallen official—"

"What are you talking about! There are no rules!" Xiangzheng slapped his son on the back of the head, and Sun Huzi quickly stopped talking, and he and his daughter-in-law filed a criminal complaint before going to work in the field.

As soon as the door curtain was opened, Fang Zhitong was holding three volumes of blueprints in his hands, standing outside a little awkwardly, apparently he had heard everything he said just now.Sun Huzi was a little embarrassed, scratched the back of his head and said sorry, and hurried away with his wife.

Wen Yanzhi couldn't help complaining to Qi Yu: "Why do you ask those, isn't it hurtful?"

Qi Yu immediately put down the tea in his hand, and snorted: "You are very protective of him, Wen Yanzhi."