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People winked, so Sikong, who is in charge of water conservancy and construction, immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the villain thinks that what Da Situ said is true, and it is the voice of my officials. Please follow God's will, find beauties, and stand up." I am Mrs. Qi!"

Da Situ and Da Sikong both came out to speak, and the ministers who had agreed yesterday became more courageous, and Qihou didn't blame him, his expression was still calm, and there was no joy, anger, sorrow or joy, so many people plucked up the courage to leave come out.

"Your Majesty, Da Situ's words are justified, please obey God's will, find a beautiful woman, and establish Mrs. Qi!"

"Your Majesty, please follow God's will, find a beauty, and make Mrs. Qi!"

"Your Majesty, please follow God's will, find a beauty, and make Mrs. Qi!"

All of a sudden, several people came out to repeat, one by one sonorously, and then Da Situ gave a "gudong" and knelt down on the hall. When the people next to him saw it, they all knelt down immediately, and there was a roar. A lot of people fell to their knees, counting carefully, at least there were more than 20 people.

Wu Jiu looked around, and it turned out that Da Situ had nothing to worry about, because his henchmen had really infiltrated a lot, and many people from the Sino-Agricultural Department also infiltrated, and they were kneeling on the ground at this time.

Zhao Hu was the most impatient, looking at the situation, it was clear that he was forcing the palace, although it was not using military power, but people's words were formidable, even public opinion would not work.

Zhao Hu saw that most of the court knelt down, and immediately wanted to speak, but was grabbed by Dong Guoya next to him.

Zhao Hu looked down at Dong Guo Ya pulling himself, and said in a low voice, "What are you doing?"

Dong Guoya also whispered, "Don't be impulsive."

He said, then whispered: "Aren't you in a hurry if you haven't seen your majesty? You have your own countermeasures."

Zhaohu is not like Dongguoya. Dongguoya is a psychologist. He can observe other people's faces, and can also guess what others are saying by looking at their mouth shapes and movements. Zhaohu is different. Zhaohu can't tell the same Hou has any countermeasures.

But at this moment, Qihou said indifferently: "Da Sinong, what do you think about the earthquake?"

A group of people knelt on the ground, all of whom were key ministers of the Qi State. As a result, Qi Hou didn't speak immediately, but asked Wu Jiao what he thought.

At this moment, all the ministers were dumbfounded, especially those who were kneeling on the ground.

Wu Jiu came out slowly, cupped his hands calmly, and said: "Nowadays, natural disasters have occurred, people's farmlands have been washed away, houses are covered by mud, they can't eat food, drink clean water, and sleep. There is no warm bed, but some literati and bureaucrats don't care about the life and death of the people. They are ashamed of their official hats and only care about their own interests. Isn't the emperor eagerly calling this court meeting to solve the disaster problem of the people? Faced with the issue of life and death for the common people, as the parents and officials of the Qi State, should they be discussing how to find a beautiful woman for the king now? Could it be that my Qi State is a huge country that can’t even deal with a natural disaster, and finally has to turn into a human disaster. Will you be happy?"

Wu Jiu asked three questions, and instantly silenced the person kneeling on the ground, while Qi Hou smiled slightly, waiting quietly for Wu Jiao to speak again.

Wu Jiu glanced at the crowd, and said calmly: "Now that the disaster has come, the people have been displaced, some have lost their flesh and blood, some have become disabled, and some have starved to death because they couldn't eat, and they were frozen to death because they couldn't cover them. We are discussing here whether we should find a beautiful woman for the king. If this word is spread today, or recorded by the official, will the common people be disappointed? No matter how big the state of Qi is, it will not be worth losing the hearts of the people, nor will it be worth the loss of future generations. Spite...everyone, who can take this responsibility?"

At this point in his words, several people who were kneeling on the ground couldn't hold on any longer, and quickly stood up quietly.

One person stood up, the other person also stood up, and then three, four, five... one by one quietly stood up.

It wasn't until Da Situ saw that Da Sikong beside him stood up "quietly" that Da Situ was surprised and angrily found that the people who knelt down behind him, Wu Yang Wu Yang, had all stood up as if nothing had happened. He didn't dare to look at Da Situ, he either lowered his head or looked at the sky.

Da Situ was so angry that he almost looked up, but when things got to this point, he would be helpless if he didn't stand up, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and stand up shamelessly.

At this time, Qi Hou clapped his palms three times, walked down from the high platform step by step, and then bowed his hands to Wu Jiu in a salute. Words are comparable to sages, who feel ashamed alone."

After Qihou said so, the people who stood in the wrong team just now, headed by Da Sikong, quickly said: "Yes, yes, yes, Da Si Nong is benevolent and sympathetic to the people. He is a role model for us. It is really impressive. People admire."

Da Sikong flattered, and the people who were in the wrong team just now flattered immediately. Last night, Da Situ planned a night of public opinion, but Wu Jiu broke it with a few words, and his head almost exploded with anger.

Qihou waved his hand and said: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, it wasted a lot of time, now let's discuss how to do disaster relief."

As he spoke, he turned and walked up the steps, took out a roll of bamboo slips from his black sleeve robe, held it up to show everyone, and said: "Many people are not convinced, and they think that they only favor and trust Da Siong because they are lonely and incompetent." , lonesome?!"

When Qihou said it so bluntly, many people quickly lowered their heads, as if they didn't admit it, as if they didn't say anything.

Qi Hou glanced at the crowd, smiled coldly, and said: "When many literati and bureaucrats are thinking about how to make the lonely and happy people prepare for sacrifices and how to find beauties, let's see what Dasinong has done. Please take a look at the terms and conditions, how detailed and attentive they are."

As Marquis Qi said, he laid out the slips, and the eunuch next to him hurriedly caught them, passed them on, and handed them to Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong, who were the leaders, and continued to pass them on after reading them.

Qi Hou sat down and said: "If you don't trust such a loyal talent, who do you trust? You are looking for someone who can be trusted for Gu? If Gu really encounters a natural disaster, he will look for a beauty. To hold a great sacrifice, I am afraid that the ancestors really want to know, but it is the ancestors of Qi who climbed out of the underworld and have no peace!"

Qi Hou sneered, Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong read Wu Jiu's documents first, and their eyes were full of surprise. It was not just a matter of talking on paper. The spare emergency food, as well as the food near the disaster site, which can be deployed immediately, are all clearly written.

In order not to affect the development of the Qi State, there are various ways to organize the victims to cultivate, to take in the victims, to reduce the food and clothing expenses of the Qi palace and the harem, to flush the state treasury, etc., which are written in detail.

When Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong saw it, they couldn't help but feel that their old faces were burning red, and they hurriedly passed the document to the people below.

Da Situ took the documents, looked at them for a few times, and was very disdainful, but when he saw one of them, his eyes lit up immediately, as if he wanted to make a fuss at the end of his effort, while passing the documents on, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty , Da Si Nong wants to reduce the food and clothing expenses of the emperor, and the food and clothing expenses of the harem empress, which violates the etiquette system and breaks the rules of the ancestors, it is really inappropriate!"

Qi Hou read the document yesterday and knew that someone would make a fuss about it.

In fact, many people don't understand that the monarch becomes frugal and uses his own food and clothing to supply the disaster victims. Isn't this a manifestation of the monarch's love for the people?Why would there be intellectual objections?

The reason is very simple, because in that era, etiquette was more important than everything else, etiquette and righteousness were very important things, and righteousness was benevolence, righteousness and morality, but what about etiquette?In fact, it is etiquette and rules, what the emperor, princes, and scholar-bureaucrats eat every day, what to wear, what kind of food to eat, and what kind of meat to eat. There are strict regulations on whether the meat should be placed near or far away. This regulation reflects the authority of the emperor and princes.

Therefore, in the eyes of many literati and bureaucrats, the cost of food and clothing is unshakable, and it would be impolite to change it.

The sage of Confucius, who is respected as a famous thinker and educator, felt that Qingfu, who choleraed the state of Lu, killed his nephew and committed adultery with his sister-in-law, was not a minister of rebellion, because of what?Naturally, it was because of etiquette and righteousness. According to etiquette and righteousness, Father Qing also had the right to inherit the title of Duke of Lu, so he was not considered a traitor.

Liu Xiahui and Zang Chen are both celebrities, and Liu Xiahui's name is well known in later generations, while Zang Chen's name is unknown, but according to historical contributions, Zang Chen's contribution far surpasses Liu Xiahui's, which is another why?Naturally, it was also because of the etiquette system. In the eyes of the world, Zang Chen did the bad thing of simplifying the sacrifices of Lu State and destroying the etiquette system.

Therefore, Da Situ immediately grasped the handle and wanted to anger Wu Jiu.

Wu Jiu didn't look uneasy, just smiled and said: "Jiao knows, this line is ancestral rituals, but it's a special period right now, the earthquake caused river bed breaches and mudslides, and the surrounding cities were severely affected. In this way, although the granary of our country is abundant, it can withstand disasters and broadcast relief food, but because of the long-term adverse effects brought by the earthquake, the farmland cannot be reclaimed, and even sudden changes in the weather will affect the next few years. After ten years of development, if the people do not develop, let alone taxation, the grain harvest of our Qi country will continue to be low for a long time... If we can get it in the Qi palace, there will be no need for the inexhaustible grain And consumption to supplement the granary and treasury, this period of depression will be greatly reduced, if there are any vassal states with malicious intentions at this time who want to take advantage of the opportunity, we will be able to deal with it."

After he said this, Da Situ still wanted to use the ancestral system and etiquette to speak, but he didn't expect that Gao Xi, who had always been a member of the old Qi people, suddenly cupped his hands and said, "Gao Xi begs for orders, and voluntarily reduces expenses to fill the national treasury."

Guo Yizhong also cupped his hands and said, "Yizhong also asks for orders."

Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong can be said to be the weathervanes of the court. After all, they not only represent the state of Qi, but also the emperor. As soon as the two of them spoke, many people immediately asked for their orders voluntarily. , the goal is achieved is excellent.

Wu Jiu cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, all the high officials in the court are loyal ministers who love the people and are indeed the blessings of our country. Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Wu Jiu offended many people at the beginning, but this sentence also pleased many people. Qi Hou laughed and said, "What Da Sinong said is exactly."

Qi Hou and Wu Jiu sang together like this, and they really controlled the field perfectly. All the worried people breathed a sigh of relief and put their hearts back into their stomachs.

Da Situ knew that Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong had rebelled, Da Sikong promised to support himself, and quietly fell with the wind. In this way, Da Situ was alone and helpless, but he was very unwilling.

So Da Situ held back his breath and said: "Your Majesty, I am old, and the disaster happened suddenly. I can't manage this matter. Please, Your Majesty, hand over this matter to other officials."

Da Situ is in charge of people's livelihood. When such a natural disaster occurs, it must be Da Situ who is in charge, and then cooperates with the Department of Agriculture to provide disaster relief, cooperate with the Department of Sikong to rebuild, and even cooperate with the Department of Sima to borrow troops to rescue, etc., but Da Situ relied on himself as a veteran. Put down picks to demonstrate.

After hearing this, Qihou just smiled in a low voice, he didn't seem to have any embarrassing expression, nor did he ask Da Situ to take care of this matter. He stood up, walked down the steps slowly, step by step, and said "step... ...Ta...Ta..." The voice was very slow, but every time it hit everyone's hearts, no one dared to speak for a while, and they all watched how Qihou reacted.

Qihou walked down and said slowly: "Yes, Da Situ is a veteran of the four dynasties. He is old and has been recuperating at home because of his health. It is indeed Gu's fault. Gu is so unsympathetic to the veteran. If other countries listened to it, they would think that they do not pay attention to etiquette and righteousness, it is really wrong..."

As Qihou said, he smiled. When he put his hair down, he covered his sharp face, and his smile was a bit gentle and pampering, but he put all his hair back, tied it in a black jade crown, and wore a black jade crown. When crowned with majesty, he looked very ruthless when he laughed.

Qi Hou said lightly: "That's all right. Da Situ is old, and Gu En is ready to retire. Just go home and take care of your old age."

As soon as he said this, there was a sensation in the courts. After all, Da Situ was the elder of the four dynasties. Qihou's flirtatious words actually directly dismissed Da Situ from office.

For a while, no one dared to object, but no one agreed, and Da Situ was also stunned. After all, he thought he was the benefactor of Qihou and the elder of the four dynasties, so he became unscrupulous, thinking that Qihou would ask himself to take care of it. this matter.

But unexpectedly, Qihou could be so ruthless.

After Qi Hou finished speaking, he didn't have the opportunity to refute with Da Situ at all, so he said: "Da Si Nong not only has the talent of merchants, but also can stabilize the country and govern the country. This disaster-resisting document is the evidence to enshrine him as the Great Situ of our country of Qi, gentlemen, do you have any objections?"

Wu Jiu never expected that Marquis Qi would give him a promotion?Although he is not the Prime Minister of the State, but there is no Prime Minister of the State now, the Great Situ is really under one person and above ten thousand people. Wu Jiu thought in his heart, if he really became the Marquis of Qi, then in Qi State, he would be "nothing". "Under the people"...

Wu Jiu felt that he had lost his mind for a while, so he coughed quickly. With his cough, many people thought that Wu Jiu wanted to refuse, so Guan Yiwu stood up and said, "Yiwu thinks that Da Sinong can do the job." .”

After he finished speaking, Bao Shuya, who was from the old Qi, also stood up and said, "Shuya also thinks that Da Sinong should be competent."

One of Guan Yiwu belonged to the new faction, and the other belonged to the old Qi people. Some people on both sides agreed.

Qihou looked over with a smile and said, "What do the two senior ministers, Gaozi Guozi think?"

Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong had just read Wu Jiu's documents, and they were already full of admiration in their hearts. Coupled with Wu Jiu's witty questioning just now, the officials who forced the palace were speechless and ashamed. Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong Already completely convinced, they all cupped their hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

When those two people said these words, Da Situ actually felt that his legs were weak, and he was no longer strong. He fell to the ground with a "bang", and said with a regretful expression on his face, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty ...Old minister, I...I didn't..."

At this time, Da Situ was looking forward to Ai Ai again, which seemed very hypocritical, and Qihou had already bestowed the title himself, Gao Xi and Guo Yi Zhong agreed, Da Situ had no choice but to repent, he could only wait for Ai Ai for a while, and no one paid any attention to him.

Qihou looked at Da Sikong next to him coolly, and said with a smile: "What about Sikong? Can you take care of this matter?"

Da Sikong is Da Situ's henchman, he was the most sympathetic one who responded to him just now, now he quickly said: "Yes, a villain can, but a villain is at the command of Da Situ!"

As he said that, he arched his hands to Wu Jiao, respectfully.

Qihou can be regarded as elated today. Since he inherited the position, how many people think that they are Qihou's benefactor, and they don't regard Qihou as a king. , it's all a joke.

As a result, the joke was almost exaggerated, and between talking and laughing, it turned out that Da Situ was nothing more than an official.

Seeing that Marquis Qi had made up his mind, and seeing that he had a faint smile on his face, looking like he was winning, Wu Jiu stepped forward, raised his clothes respectfully, knelt down and kowtowed Said: "Correct... Thank you, Your Majesty."

Qihou laughed and said, "Okay, then the current Da Situ will be in charge of disaster relief."

After Qihou finished speaking, the officials quickly saluted and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Marquis Qi's goal was achieved, and he also deterred a group of self-righteous veterans. He was naturally happy, and soon he went down to the court. It's different, when the dynasty was scattered, many people cupped their hands at Wu Jiu, and said courteously and kindly, "Congratulations, Da Situ!"

Another person cupped his hands and said, "Da Situ is the youngest Da Situ in the history of our country, and his future prosperity is boundless! Congratulations!"

Wu Jiu began to thank them one by one. Among these congratulators, there were even old-fashioned old Qi people. Contrary to the attitude just now, they were also very attentive.

Although Wu Jiu took office as a new official, he did not feel the joy of being promoted. After all, Da Situ's job was the most politically charged, and his management area was very large. In the past, Wu Jiu, as the Da Sinog, was a master of agriculture. He knows how to manage military affairs, but now, Da Situ's jurisdiction has extended to military affairs, such as how young men should perform military service, how to formulate military service laws, and so on.

Not only that, Da Situ mainly manages the people's livelihood, he needs to manage natural disasters and man-made disasters, refine education, even assign titles according to virtue, help the monarch accept officials, formulate officials' salaries, etc., all of which are managed by Da Situ.

In this way, it is not too much to say that Da Situ is the head of the three princes and the most powerful minister in the Manchu Dynasty.

With more power, the pressure will naturally be greater, especially when Wu Jiu took office, the first thing he faced was how to provide disaster relief and rebuild.

Wu Jiu hastily came to the Political Affairs Hall. He used to come here to manage the business of Si Nong, but now he came here to go to Situ's department.

Wu Jiu walked into the room where Situ worked, and he was indeed the head of the Sangong. The room was much larger. When Wu Jiu walked in, most of Situ's department was old Situ's disciples and disciples. Few people welcomed Wu Jiu. After all, everyone was afraid that Wu Jiu would target them, but everyone did not dare to offend Wu Jiu, because of the attitude of Marquis Qi, Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong, everyone knew that this great Situ was not temporary. If he wanted to continue working in Situ's department, he must curry favor with Wu Jiu.

All the doctors have also heard that when Wu Jiu took office in the Sino-Agricultural Department, he lit three fires, so they all waited for Wu Jiu to come and light the fire. Wu Jiu, who was still in the official sergeant's robe, walked in from the outside, just glanced at the crowd, without any polite opening remarks, nor any words of prestige.

I heard Wu Jiu say straight to the point: "The most important thing now is that all the doctors must be very clear in their hearts. After rectifying it, they are still juniors, so it is inconvenient to teach you and the doctors."

As he spoke, those doctors quickly said: "Yes, yes, what Da Situ said is very true, very true."

Wu Jiu also said: "The natural disaster has come, what we can do is to minimize the loss, and help the local area to rebuild as soon as possible, so that the people have enough food and clothing."

As Wu Jiu said, those doctors immediately responded, "Yes, yes, what Da Situ said is absolutely true."

Wu Jiu sat down and said, "Let's not talk about nonsense. Regarding this natural disaster and earthquake, all the documents will be submitted."

The scholar bureaucrats did not expect Wu Jiu to speak so straight to the point, without saying a word of nonsense, which was somewhat unexpected, but they dared not neglect, and quickly presented all the documents for Wu Jiu to read.

Wu Jiu sat on the seat of Da Situ, stretched out his wide sleeves, and then began to read the bamboo slips, first looking at the various urgent reports sent by Bianyi.

Ju State, which is adjacent to Qi State, is a high-earthquake-prone area, and Qi State borders Ju State, and several border towns are also high-earthquake-prone areas. It is not that there were no earthquakes in the past, but because the earthquakes were very small, there were no reports. To a certain extent, everyone naturally reports the good news but not the bad news. If you can suppress it, you will suppress it.

But this earthquake is different. Before the earthquake, there were actually some signs. For example, the weather was abnormal. Although the rain in Bianyi was abundant in autumn, there was already a tendency of flooding this year. Not only that, the temperature was also very abnormal and suddenly changed. It was cold, and a pile of late-maturing grain in autumn was about to be harvested. Unexpectedly, a large piece of it was frozen to death.

But people at that time just thought that God was not happy, so the weather was abnormal, and they didn't expect an earthquake at all. The local officials just organized a sacrificial ceremony, and a lot of tribute money from the people was obtained from the sacrificial ceremony, but they didn't take it seriously.

So this natural disaster with signs was ignored by everyone, and an earthquake suddenly started. Accompanied by the earthquake, there was a heavy rainstorm, which washed away the mud and rocks on the mountain, and rolled down like an avalanche. First, the suburbs were looted, and then rushed into In the city, the farmland was submerged, the houses were destroyed, and the officials did not manage in time, and did not prevent the possible floods caused by the heavy rain. Then the river bed was shattered, and the heavy rain caused another flood. Such a series of disasters befell the local area. The officials couldn't bear it any longer, so they had to report to their superiors. In this era, the transportation is not developed, there are no telephones and computers, and all the letters are delivered manually. The roads are difficult to walk, and the urgent report to Linzi City has already delayed a lot of time.

Wu Jiu read the urgent report, and his expression immediately turned ugly: "The countermeasures from Si Nong's side have been reported, what about other departments? What about Sima Sikong's side?"

The doctors looked at each other, and one of them cupped his hands and said, "Dear Situ, on Sima's side, because Da Sima is stationed in Sui State at this time, it is Da Sima's son, Lord Zhou Fu, who is in charge. He sent someone yesterday to say yes Two thousand troops can be dispatched, if it is not enough, please send someone to coordinate with Da Situ."

Wu Jiu nodded and said, "Two thousand soldiers are definitely not enough to fight the war, but they are enough to help with disaster relief and reconstruction. You will be responsible for this matter. Go thank Zhou Fu and mobilize enough troops as soon as possible." Ma, rush to the border town to rescue the disaster, you must first rescue the trapped people, this matter is extremely urgent, you can't delay for a moment, you go now."

The man himself was in Situ's department, and he was actually a handyman. Because he was young, he was often pushed out. He did all the work, but he didn't have any credit. The man who was in charge of Sima's affairs was naturally happy and full of energy, so he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Yes, the villain will go now!"

As he spoke, he strode away. When other people saw him, they looked sideways. The official rank of that person was very low, but because many people were idle and didn't care about their work, they left it to him, so when he was asked suddenly, no one Clearer than him.At this moment, everyone saw that a small official was favored, and the feeling in their hearts was really sour.

Wu Jiu said again, "Where is Sikong?"

After Wu Jiu finished speaking, he was stunned because no one made a sound, and he hesitated, looking at me and looking at you.

Wu Jiu glanced at the crowd, and after a long time, there was a person with a high official rank: "Sikong...it seems that he hasn't expressed anything yet."

When Wu Jiu heard this, he understood that Sikong and his predecessor, Situ, were best friends. Don't look at the fact that Sikong promised well when he was in Lu's palace, but he was dispatched, but he actually said it to Marquis Qi. One set, turning around is not so respectful.

Wu Jiao sneered, and said, "Sikong is in no hurry, go find someone to coordinate with Sikong, if a complete rebuilding plan cannot be given within two days, I'm afraid only the king can do it."

As Wu Jiu said, he arched his hands to show respect. People with long ears could tell that it was actually a threat, and it was full of threats, but the man had no choice but to obediently respond, and then walked out of the room. She, I went to find someone from the Sikong department.

On Wu Jiu's first day in office, he started to work without any nonsense or pleasantries.

In the early morning of the next day, Marquis Qi received the document, and he didn't even need to look at it. It must have been filed against Wu Jiu, and the person who wrote the document was Da Sikong.

Da Sikong told Wu Jiu to bully others by taking advantage of his power, relying on the emperor's favor, he asked himself to complete the reconstruction plan within two days, which was obviously to drive ducks to the shelves.

Qihou looked at it, but laughed. The eunuch next to him was so laughed by Qihou, his back was numb, and he felt goosebumps all over the ground, so he quickly lowered his head, thinking that the king didn't care about it at all. It's not like reading a document for a complaint, but rather like a document for announcing the good news...

Da Sikong handed in the complaint papers the next day, but he waited until the next night, and there was no reply. Da Sikong even came to ask the eunuch in the small bedroom, and the eunuch said very embarrassedly. : "I did see that your lord read the documents and laughed, but he didn't give any instructions, or else... Da Sikong, can you wait a little longer?"

When Da Sikong heard it, he felt a "thump" in his heart, and knew it must be over. Qihou's attitude was obvious, and he must not be planning to take care of it.

So Da Sikong had no choice but to delay a day for no reason, and hurried back to scold the people in his department and drive out the reconstruction plan.

Wu Jiu has been busy for several days in a row. Since Wu Jiu took office, Qi Hou Leng has not seen Wu Jiu again, because there is no morning court, no chance to meet at the court meeting, and Wu Jiu will not come to deliver food at noon. Hou suddenly felt that he was abandoned like a domesticated child.

Every day at noon, there is no meal cooked by Wu Jiu, so Qihou can only eat the meal cooked by the dining room. In fact, it is the most exquisite meal. After all, who dares to feed the king a big pot of rice?But Qi Hou felt that it was not delicious after eating it, not as good as the fried steamed buns made by Wu Jiao.

That night, when Marquis Qi was reviewing the memorial, it happened that Wei Ji sent the maid beside him to bring him supper for him to eat. Marquis Qi smelled a fragrance and thought it was Wu Jiu who had come, so he let the temple go with joy. Someone invited in, but it turned out that it was the maid of Wei Ji's side.

The palace maid came in and said softly, "Your Majesty, Empress Wei Ji made the little dots herself, and she was afraid of disturbing your majesty's official duties, so she sent her maid to bring the little dots over."

The maid said, and put the dots on the table, the delicate little bean, once the delicate lid was lifted, the dots inside were very small, but delicate and beautiful, it turned out to be a bowl of double skin milk!

When Qihou saw this pair of skin milk, he immediately thought of Wu Jiao. The double skin milk was made by Wu Jiao first. It tastes sweet and smooth, and it is very mellow, exuding a strong milky sweetness. .

Qihou couldn't help but pick up the small dagger and taste it, and he immediately understood that this taste was definitely not made by Wei Ji himself, it should be made by the cooks in the dining room, because it was taught by Wu Jiao himself , the seasoning can be said to be exactly the same, and Shuangpi Nai is not difficult, so the taste is very similar.

Seeing Qi Hou take a mouthful of Shuangpi Nai, the palace maid showed a startled expression at first, but soon, the expression changed, she pondered, and said, "Bang Gu, thank you Wei Ji for your kindness."

After Qihou said this, there was no more to say, so the maid had no choice but to back out.

Qi Hou waited for the maid to leave, and stared at the double-skin milk on the case for a while. The eunuch who watched thought that Qi Hou might be too tired from his busy schedule, so he said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Your Majesty, rest?"

Only then did Qi Hou come to his senses, he waved his sleeves, stood up unexpectedly, and said, "No, I still have to go somewhere else."

As he spoke, he immediately bypassed the case and walked outside the small bedroom.

The eunuch didn't know where Qihou was going. After all, it was dark, not to mention it was night, but it was already very late. He had eaten supper, but he didn't go to bed. He had to go out, and he didn't know what to do.

Qihou left in a hurry, the eunuch quickly put a cloak on Qihou, and the group went to the house where Wu Jiu lived.

The place where Wu Jiu lived was not far away, and when Marquis Qi walked over, the eunuch knew about it, probably because the new official Situ was busy these days, so he didn't have time to come to see Marquis Qi, so Marquis Qi came here by himself.

But when Marquis Qi walked over, he saw Yan'e coming out of the house, but the lights inside were off.

Qihou said, "Did Situ take a rest?"

Yan'e was surprised when she saw Marquis Qi, quickly saluted, and then said, "Your Majesty, Great Situ is not here."

Qi Hou was surprised for a while, and said: "Have you left the palace and returned to the mansion?"

Yan'e said: "Returning to your lord, it's not that Da Situ hasn't come back to rest in the past few days since he took office. He has all rested in the Zhengshitang. I'm afraid he's still in the Zhengshitang now."

When Marquis Qi heard this, he was even more surprised, Wu Jiao's health was not good, Tang Wu always took care of him, in fact, he was taking care of Wu Jiao's body, but Wu Jiao actually slept in the political affairs hall every day, and slept for several days in a row ?

Qihou couldn't bear it anymore, so he quickly changed his way and went to the Zhengshitang.

Qihou rushed to the Zhengshitang in a hurry. As soon as he entered, he saw that the Situ house next to him was still lit, but it was quiet. It's dead.

Marquis Qi strode in, and saw the flickering fire. In the late autumn weather, the brazier in the political affairs hall was extinguished, and there was no eunuch to serve it. It was very cold. As soon as Marquis Qi entered, he saw Wu Jiao, who was sitting Da Situ was in the position, but he was lying on the table, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, and fell asleep.

Although Wu Jiu fell asleep, he seemed to be very cold. He curled up, shrugged his shoulders, and was still shivering, sleeping very restlessly.

Qihou walked over quickly, took off his cloak, and quickly put it on Wu Jiu's back. With such a slight movement, Wu Jiao woke up suddenly, as if he hadn't slept well, "Huh?" At the beginning, there was confusion in the eyes.

When Wu Jiu saw Qi Hou, he thought he was dreaming, blinked his eyes, stretched out his hand and rubbed it twice, only then realized that it was really Qi Hou, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Ji pays homage to Your Majesty."

Qi Hou stretched out his hand to hold Wu Jiu's hand, covered Wu Jiu's cold hand with his big palm, and said, "Second Brother, why do you not care about your body so much that you actually sleep here, it will make your heart hurt to see you alone."

Wu Jiao heard Qi Hou talk nasty words as soon as he came over, and he didn't hear it for a few days, so he was a little uncomfortable, but Qi Hou's palm was very warm, wrapping Wu Jiao's palm, Wu Jiao was a little reluctant to take it out, just treat it as a big The stove is on.

When Wu Jiu saw Qihou, he quickly said: "By the way, Your Majesty, Jiu originally wanted to report to Your Majesty tomorrow morning. This is a disaster relief plan, and it is urgent."

As he said, he handed over a few documents next to him to Qi Hou. Qi Hou roughly glanced at the densely packed words. Wu Jiu is really tired these days. Some urgent plans have already begun to be implemented, and others still need to be completed After all, Hou's review involved a lot of money and food.

Looking at these densely packed words, Qi Hou didn't know what to feel in his heart, and said in a low voice, "Second Brother Lao is here."

Wu Jiu said: "This is Jiu's job. Your Majesty entrusts this matter to Jiu, which shows that he trusts Jiu. Naturally, Jiu must do well, right?"

Qihou smiled and said, "Yes, the second brother understands Gu's thoughts best."

Wu Jiu thought for a while, then said with some hesitation: "Your Majesty...Jiao would like to ask for orders to go to the border town where the earthquake and disaster occurred to have a look."

Upon hearing this, Marquis Qi immediately said, "No, Gu does not agree."

Wu Jiu seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and said, "However, think about it, my lord. Neither Jiu nor Sikong Sinong and the others have ever been to Bianyi to see for themselves what the disaster is like. If the local officials Concealing the report and underreporting it, so that the officials in the city of Linzi couldn't prescribe the right medicine, wouldn't it harm the people who were affected by the disaster? Besides... To tell you the truth, Da Sikong has some prejudices against the correction, and the reconstruction compiled by the summary is not correct. I am very satisfied, so I must go to Bianyi for a walk."

Qihou wanted to refute, but Wu Jiu immediately said: "When your majesty handed over the position of Da Situ to Jiu, you should have thought that the position of Da Situ is not only an honor, but also a burden. Since your majesty has already decided, Why not let Jiao do well, do right? Jiu has no regrets in his heart, nor does he live up to His Majesty's love."

Qi Hou wanted to speak several times, but Wu Jiao blocked him very tightly. At last he smiled helplessly and said, "Second brother, second brother, tell me, what will you do if you ask Gu to take you?"

Wu Jiu just calmed down and said, "I'll ask your majesty to make a decision."

Qi Hou's face was full of helplessness, and he sighed and said, "Okay, I'm sure."

Qi Hou this