To Rule in a Turbulent World

When the girl got out of the carriage, You Miao called out to her second sister and rushed forward. The girl was a distant second cousin of You Miao.Back then, the old man of the Qiao family had three bedrooms, Qiao Zhang, Qiao Jue, and Qiao Ke'er were the second.There is another long house in Jiangzhou.The first son of the long house is named Qiao Wei, and there is only one only daughter in the three generations.Later, Jiangnan was plagued by a plague, and Qiao Wei in Jiangzhou died of the disease. The nanny of Qiao Rong, Qiao's second daughter, sold her fields and tea houses for her, and came to join Qiao Zhang.Qiao Rong used to play with You Miao when she was a child, and she was very happy when she was a childhood sweetheart. However, Qiao Rong was not from the Bai family, so she was often looked down upon. Zhang's uncle lived in another manor.

For a long time, Qiao Rong didn't come and go with this place very often. She was free and happy. After Qiao Ke'er died of illness, Qiao Rong came to pay her respects and cried very hard. She also had a sister-in-law with You Miao. Brotherly love, so we will see each other after many years, and we both feel sorry for each other.

Qiao Rong smiled and said, "You've become a high-ranking official, Miaozi. I don't even recognize you anymore."

You Miao smiled shyly, and took Qiao Rong's hand. She was full of emotions for a while, but she didn't know where to start, but Qiao Jue said with a smile: "Rong'er is fine if she stays in Jiangzhou. , I just want her to live in the villa, our restaurant in Maocheng has just opened, so I can let her come and go if there is something to do."

You Miao knew what Qiao Jue meant, and wanted Qiao Rong to come and live here, of course, she said with a quick smile, "OK, okay, cousin can stay here for as long as she wants. It's a big day today, if you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten gone."

Qiao Rong pursed her lips and smiled, "It's been a long time since I've had a drink with you, Miaozi, I heard you're too busy to eat, when will you come upstairs to have a drink with sister?"

You Miao couldn't help sighing, since he returned to Jiangnan, his relatives hardly moved around, and You Hange, the elder brother, was in the household department and never asked about his recent situation.You family's cousin lives in the Quanshan Courtyard, and You Miao didn't go to visit.When she got busy with official business, she was in a state of desperation. This time, Qiao Rong came and took herself as a companion, so she went back and explained something, saying that she was visiting relatives, and took half a day off. Qiao Jue and Qiao Rong went to the building in Maocheng.

Qiao Jue bought a shop facing the street in Maocheng earlier, doing business at the foot of the emperor, and naturally no one in Jiangnan dared to compete with You Miao for the lot.Not only was the land deed approved, but all joints had to be passed according to Qiao Jue's wishes. During the year, Qiao Jue spent a lot of time decorating it, and named it "Moyan Building", which was exclusively for dignitaries and dignitaries to eat and drink tea. Used for chatting and discussing matters.

Although it is a restaurant, the restaurants are also divided into three, six, and nine grades. The Moyan Tower faces the canal behind Maocheng, and there are three large painting boats. Most of them are elegant things for decoration. , Guqin, and wooden tables form a world of its own, and there are ink bamboos and camellias moved from Jiangbo Villa on the painting boat.Strive for elegance everywhere.

You Miao has been an official in Maocheng for nearly two years, and now she has time to visit her own restaurant for the first time. It's good to have nothing to do, drink tea and listen to the piano. Behind the curtain, she looks like a fairy who doesn't eat the fireworks of the world, so as not to look like a proprietress who keeps abacus all day long, and makes a fuss about it.

"This is a good place." You Miao said, "How much money can I get in a day?"

Qiao Rong said with a smile: "Look at what you said, money and money, you know money all day long. It hasn't opened yet."

You Miao couldn't laugh or cry: "Sister, uncle, you don't know, to be an official in the court, the most lacking thing is money."

Qiao Jue said: "Look at Miaozi, when other people become officials, they always take money from their families, but our family has nothing to do, and they have to pay money from the government. I have never seen anything like this."

Qiao Rong and Qiao Jue made fun of You Miao, but You Miao sighed helplessly, and said, "Cousin, if you don't come, I should have gone to see you long ago, but there are too many official duties..."

Instead, Qiao Rong comforted: "You work hard, you are worthy of the emperor, and you are worthy of the people. If you are a good official, you will naturally accept your wishes."

Qiao Jue also smiled and said: "Isn't that right, now Youjia Qiao's family is relying on you, it doesn't matter if you don't leave your relatives, everyone knows that they can do what His Majesty ordered. It should be us My relatives came to see you and help you."

You Miao thought that this is true, now that the fate of the downstream family and the Qiao family are all tied to him, as long as You Miao does not fail, everyone will be able to benefit from it, whether they go up to the imperial court or go down to the local government, and when they meet Anything related to You Miao's nepotism must be let go.I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders, and it is really difficult to shirk it.

In the early winter, the river was covered with a thin layer of ice. You Miao was thoughtful, watching the egrets fly by in the distance, asked about things in the villa, worried that there was not enough food, but Qiao Jue looked indifferent.There is not enough food to eat, so it is enough to grow. Jiangbo Villa has never been afraid of famine.When You Miao heard about this, she felt relieved.The three drank plum wine for a while, but heard a commotion outside.

"Master You! Master You!" A guard was stopped outside, but he just shouted from the air: "The Ministry of War is here! It's urgent, the military situation is here!"

You Miao was startled suddenly, and almost broke out in a cold sweat. These days, the whole person's nerves are tense after being startled.The guard said again: "We have won the battle! General Nie won the battle!"

You Miao instantly felt as if struck by lightning, stumbled at the door of the restaurant, staggered, forgot to put on his boots and ran out, and kicked the table with his bare feet.

"Say it again? Say it again?" You Miao pulled the guard and said.

The guard said: "Ping Shangshu asked me to invite Sir You, the people in the Political Affairs Hall said that the Lord may have come to the Moyan Tower..."

You Miao yelled: "Speak about the military situation!"

"Yes, yes... General Nie's troops came out of Qishan Mountain and besieged with General Huwei. General Tang cut off the Tatars' retreat. General Nie set fire to the mountain and attacked them by surprise. He burned more than [-] Tatars to death. He is now chasing the Tatars. middle……"

"Report-"

At this time, another war horse rushed in along the main road of Maocheng, You Miao didn't care to ask any more, and rushed out of the road, the man on the horse recognized You Miao, quickly reined in the horse, and shouted excitedly: "General Nie's victory! General Nie's victory——!"

You Miao couldn't say anything for a while, staggered, her mind went blank, and walked towards the Ministry of War.The common people came out one after another, spreading the word from ten to hundreds, and the military situation on the front line spread throughout the city in a short time.

This day is the New Year's Eve, and at the end of the year, there are rumors in every family that the front line has won a big victory.Nie Dan waited for a full eight months, and finally lured all the Tatars into Qishan, and then set fire to the mountain.

When You Miao arrived at the Ministry of War, all the officials were in a mess. Seeing You Miao coming, Ping Xi stepped forward and hugged him tightly. What's coming?! Follow me into the palace!"