Li Qinghuan

Song Li was bored waiting, so he chatted with the guard who brought him in just now: "I haven't seen any refugees since I entered Yuncheng, have everyone settled down?"

The guard said respectfully: "Your Majesty, that is indeed the case. We settled the refugees in Yun City only two days after we took office. We ordered people to build a lot of thatched huts inside and outside Yun City for the refugees to live in. Food and other things are not available." It was bought from Jizhou with the money collected by various officials, but it has not yet been shipped, and the price of food there is much cheaper than that in Yongzhou. The food distributed to the refugees now is our own food stored by Mr. Tongsan.”

Song Li was thoughtful: "Your lord is quite capable."

As soon as the guard mentioned Mr. Tong San, his face was full of pride: "Isn't that right? Our Mr. Tong San is the champion of this year. He has both talent and appearance. Not to mention his talent, he has a good skin and ability. Qiang, a few days ago, Mr. Zhou was so anxious that he solved it in just two days. You didn't see it, my lord. A few days ago, Yuncheng was almost overwhelmed by refugees. It's a refugee."

Song Li nodded, but didn't answer, thinking: "It is indeed capable. Da Wei should be regarded as another available talent, at least better than the gang of wine bags and rice bags in the court."

Song Li: "Are they coming?"

Guard: "Come on, Mr. Zhou should be here soon. His mansion is nearby, not far away. I don't know anything else."

Song Li nodded, leaned back, and let out a long breath. He drove all night last night, but he couldn't find Ji Qing today. The anxiety and exhaustion in his heart were mixed together, making him a little out of breath. He relaxed Body, eyes slightly closed.

The guard thought he was asleep, so he didn't dare to disturb him, and retreated quietly.

Song Li just closed his eyes, and the governor of Yongzhou came.

The governor of Yongzhou was called Zhou Hongxu, and he passed away like a husband. Years passed by in a flash. The present Zhou Hongxu is far from the Master Zhou in Song Li's memory. The person standing in front of him is already a gray-haired old man. son.

Zhou Hongxu was like that when we first met him. He always had the bitterness of a scholar on his body. He was still thin and tall, but his figure was already bent a lot, and his waist was not as straight as before, as if he had been bent by the years.

Song Li has always respected this Mr. Zhou, not because he picked him up at the time. Over the years, he has often heard people praise him, saying that he is a gentleman and that he is dedicated to the people.

Whether an official is good or not should be decided by the people.

Zhou Hongxu hurried into the meeting hall, saw that Song Li was already sitting at the head seat, and quickly knelt down to apologize: "My minister, Zhou Hongxu, came to see the prince, and neglected the prince for being late, and please make amends!"

Song Li helped him up himself: "Master Zhou, you don't have to be polite."

Zhou Hongxu stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord."

Song Li withdrew his hand: "Master Zhou, you are welcome, sit down."

Zhou Hongxu sat down as he said, and said guiltily: "The minister is late, and the prince has been waiting for so long."

Song Li sized him up and asked, "Master Zhou, why is he still wearing an official uniform? You don't have to be so formal when you see me."

Zhou Hongxu explained: "My lord, I went to the refugee shelter after discussing with everyone in the morning. I haven't returned to the house, and I haven't changed my clothes."

Song Li was in awe: "Master Zhou has worked hard."

Zhou Hongxu waved his hands again and again: "It's not hard work, it's not hard work. If you are in his position to find a job, what you do is your duty."

Song Li nodded, and asked again: "Where are the other officials in the state government office?"

Zhou Hongxu replied: "My lord, the general judge went outside the city today to pick up the grain and grass from Jizhou. I have already sent someone to pass it on. It is probably settled now, and it should be on the way here. The master and the general judge together , the chief town and the participating generals have just finished changing the city defense, and they are also on their way. Yuncheng has been restless in recent days, so we have to be careful, if someone fishes in troubled waters and causes some trouble, it will be a big problem."

Song Li nodded: "That's right."

As soon as the words fell, two burly men in armor walked in. It was Chen Zheng, the chief town officer, and Cao Yan, the general in charge. They knelt down in unison: "I have seen the prince, I have seen Master Zhou."

The sound was like a bell, which made Song Li's blood boil for a while.

Song Li forcibly gave himself a serious look: "My lords, please take a seat."

They said in unison again: "Yes!"

Zhou Hongxu looked at Song Li, and couldn't help sighing: "His Royal Highness King Yu has really grown up now, and he is much calmer."

Song Li smiled lightly: "Master Zhou is too much, people have to grow up, don't they?"

Zhou Hongxu smiled heartily: "His Royal Highness Yu Wang said so."

After the two finished speaking, many officials from the state government came in one after another in the meeting hall. Zhou Hongxu introduced them one by one, and Song Li wrote them down one by one. In the future, they will have to deal with resettling the refugees.

After more than half an hour, there were still two empty chairs in the entire conference hall, and two people were still missing, and they were the general judge and the chief bookkeeper who were going to pick up the food.

Song Li was extremely tired, and wanted to arrange things earlier and go back to rest, but those two were very important and indispensable, so he had to wait patiently.

Song Li propped his forehead, closed his eyes, and passed the time bored, and finally couldn't take it anymore: "Come here! Find the general judge and the master book."

Before Song Li finished speaking, two people came in, kneeling one behind the other. Song Li squinted his eyes slightly, and heard the person in front say: "Chen Ji Heming, I have seen His Royal Highness King Yu."

When Song Li heard the word "Ji Heming", he suddenly raised his head and opened his eyes wide. He couldn't hear any other voices, and said in a daze, "Excuse me."

Ji Qing was standing upright in the middle of the hall in an official robe. He was wearing a red official robe, his hair was half tied up, and he was wearing a white jade crown. He was facing the wind of the jade tree and did nothing. Just standing there was shining brightly.

Song Li was stunned for a moment, then got up suddenly, flew over to hug Ji Qing in front of the room full of people, without any hesitation.

Zhou Hongxu was dumbfounded... the entire meeting room was completely silent.

Ji Qing was stunned, hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and hugged Song Li tightly.

Song Li tiptoed slightly and buried his face in the hollow of his shoulder, while Ji Qing ignored all the people in the room, kept running along his hair, and whispered in his ear: "What's the matter, A Li? ? Tell me something."

Song Li said angrily: "You haven't come to me for several months, you haven't given me any news, you just came here to become an official? You don't know, I went to Ji Mansion to look for you, and I heard from your servants that you came I was so worried about Yuncheng, I rushed over overnight, but I haven't found you yet."

Ji Qing caressed his back, and explained in a gentle voice: "It's not that I don't want to come to you, am I preparing for the imperial examination? I thought you could come to me, but I didn't expect you to come once in a few months Well, I'll simply keep it from you. I thought I could be a Beijing official, but I didn't expect to be awarded a Yongzhou general judge, and I came to this damn Yuncheng."

Song Li's grip on him loosened slightly, looked at his face, and said aggrievedly, "It's just that you're fine."

Ji Qing reached out and wiped the corners of his reddened eyes, and said softly: "I originally planned to finish my work here earlier, and if I have made meritorious service, I can be transferred back to Yudu so that I can see you sooner. I found out at the imperial decree that you are the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court to resettle the refugees, so now I don’t have to rush back in a hurry.”

Song Li nodded: "I didn't expect you to be the judge of Yongzhou."

Ji Qing touched the faint blackness in his eyes: "Have you been traveling all night? Are you tired?"

Song Li: "Isn't it?"

Ji Qing was about to speak a few words of comfort, but was interrupted by Zhou Hongxu's light cough next to him, Zhou Hongxu said dryly: "My lord, this is Ji Heming, the general judge of Yongzhou. Seeing you like this, you should know each other, and I don't know many of you." Let me introduce you. This is Zhao Yue, the head of the Yamen in Yongzhou."

Song Li came back to his senses when he heard him speak, looked around, extremely embarrassed, let go of Ji Qing quickly, and said in embarrassment: "Since everyone is here, let's start."

Song Li sat back, took a sip of the cold tea, and said seriously: "The situation in Yuncheng is pretty good, the refugees have a place to eat and live temporarily, and the situation in other places is not optimistic. They are all refugees. Some refugees even have evil intentions and rob passers-by. These people have to settle down as soon as possible, otherwise it is easy to cause civil unrest, and if it is serious, it will affect the foundation of the Great Wei."

Zhou Hongxu: "My lord, can you do something?"

Song Li said indifferently: "The top priority is to stabilize the refugees first, and ensure food and housing first, otherwise there is no other way to implement it. He...Master Ji received the food from Jizhou today?"

Ji Qing smiled slightly: "That's true, but only one batch has come so far, and there are another 24 batches coming from Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou. It's enough to settle down."

Song Li also followed him with a smile: "That's good, distribute the food and grass that has arrived to the cities and counties, follow the example of Yuncheng, let the refugees settle down, first ensure that everyone can have enough food, and stabilize the refugees. Master Zhou needs to be more concerned about this matter. From tomorrow, Master Zhou and Cao Shen will patrol the cities. If they find anyone who has embezzled or embezzled relief food, I will take charge of it. Yuncheng will be in charge of this king. Master Zhou will directly distribute the wood to build refugee shelters. Silver taels cannot be issued.”

Zhou Hongxu understood what he meant and nodded: "I obey."

Song Li: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou."

It's really hard work, running around at such a young age, but no one can hold it back except him.

Although Ji Qing is a general judge, he has only been in office for two days, and those old foxes don't take him seriously at all.

Zhou Hongxu didn't take it seriously: "My lord, you are welcome, don't work hard, I am an old bone, even if I fall apart for the country and the people, I will not regret it."

Song Lili respected him a little more, and said to Cao Yan: "General Cao Shen, you take a team with you to protect Lord Zhou."

Cao Yan: "The last general obeys orders!"

Song Li thought for a while, and then continued: "Others remain unchanged, if there are other changes, we will adjust."

"As ordered!"

Song Li: "Okay, let's leave."

The people in the meeting hall soon dispersed, Zhou Hongxu stood up and said, "Is Your Highness staying in the post house temporarily today or... cough cough, if you are staying in the post house, I will immediately send someone to clean up your room."

Song Li glanced at Ji Qing, and said with a smile: "Don't bother, I'll go to Mr. Ji's house to borrow a room. Would you like to? Mr. Ji."

Ji Qing pretended to cup his hands and said, "It's my honor that Your Highness is willing to visit the humble house."

Mr. Zhou didn't look at him, and without saying a word, he turned his head silently: "Your Highness, I'm taking my leave."

Song Li's eyes were glued to Ji Qing's body all the time, without moving, he said casually, "Go."

Seeing Zhou Hongxu leave, Ji Qing joked, "What is His Royal Highness King Yu keeping staring at me? I'm flattered."