Opposite the entrance hall

The rain that had been raining all night gradually faded away at the time of Meidan. The sky was gloomy, the wind was howling, the clouds were rising, and the dew was not yet shining. Although the rain stopped, there was still no sunny scene. Alternately, the road is full of rainwater.

Ji Si got up early in the morning but has been patiently lying on the bed with his eyes closed, without making any movement. He waited until the sky was getting brighter, and the people walking back and forth outside were really helpless, so he knocked lightly on the door, and said with an apologetic smile : "Master Ji, it's getting late. After breakfast, I have to go to the western suburbs to distribute food to the people. Look at this..."

Wang Zhigui's voice came in through the wooden door, and it sounded a little unreal. Ji Si opened his eyes and looked around. It was the anger and displeasure of being disturbed from sleep, "Get out!"

The sound of heavy objects falling from the room made Wang Zhigui startled, he shrank his neck and said bravely again: "Master Qi and Du Yushi have been waiting in the front hall for a long time. All right."

As soon as the words fell, the door in front of him was suddenly pulled open. With a dark face, Ji Si glanced at the people who were carrying washbasins and washing utensils, and turned impatiently and walked in, still swearing angrily. : "It's so noisy early in the morning, it's not dark yet, why worry, this person can still run away!"

"My lord's lesson is," Wang Zhigui stood aside, nodded and bowed, and while ordering his servants to wash Ji Si, he explained in a difficult way: "The flood in Xiangzhou is imminent at this time, and Lord Qi is also worried about delaying it. The emperor will not be happy, and one day sooner." After the interrogation, you can return to Lin'an one day earlier, so that's why I asked the lower officials to call for your lord."

"Master Qi?" Ji Si threw the handkerchief aside and sneered, "What kind of a guy is he, Qi Ziheng? What a coward, how about moving out of the emperor? I really think I'm afraid of him."

Wang Zhigui didn't dare to answer, he couldn't offend anyone at the two ends, and didn't dare to raise his hands to wipe his sweaty face, so he could only nod his head and coax the living ancestor in a good voice, and waited for him to clean up before slowly walking towards the dining room.

Ji Si put on airs and was surrounded by a group of maid servants. He just stepped into the door and saw Qi Ran who was frowning slightly facing the door. His face was the same as usual, but everyone familiar with him could see his Displeased, and beside him was Du Cunxiao with an expressionless face.

The atmosphere was a bit weird, Dou Yuanliang stroked his beard, got up and greeted him politely: "Master Minister is here, you had a good rest last night."

"No way," Ji Si waited for the maid to pull away the chair and sit down. The soup spoon stirred the rice porridge that looked like water at the bottom of the bowl, and responded in an irritable tone, "The quilt is too rough and the bed is too hard. I was woken up by the sound of footsteps coming, like a thief. I woke up this morning and felt that my bones were about to fall apart. Is this thing for people to eat? I’m afraid even dogs won’t eat it. It’s such a bad luck, it’s a real pain to come to this poor place.”

"If Mr. Ji didn't rest well last night, it's better to rest in the mansion, and the officials and Dou governor can go." Qi Ran said lightly.

"Master Qi has a very good plan. With such dedication, I don't know what benefits Dou Cishi has given you."

The tone of these words was full of sarcasm and disdain, but Dou Yuanliang was not angry, but just smiled, "Xiangzhou is a poor and remote place, it is not as good as Lin'an, it is because of the mismanagement of the lower officials, it is hard work for Mr. Shi Lang to go here Let’s go once, after the flood subsides, we will prepare a banquet to show our gratitude to the landlord, but now Xiangzhou is short of food and there is no big fish and meat, I hope Master Ji will understand.”

"Ding."

Ji Si threw the soup ladle into the bowl, and the splashed soup dripped onto the table, then he snorted coldly, "I won't eat it, dogs don't even eat it, you can eat it yourself, where did the common people come from?" For the sake of face, let me go to see them, whoever wants to go, I will not accompany you!"

After speaking, he kicked over the chair and walked angrily towards the way he came.

Dou Yuanliang looked at the back of this person leaving, a little embarrassed, "This..."

"Don't worry about Governor Dou," Qi Ran said, "Let him go, let's continue to discuss the flood issue. It is said that such a major event happened in Xiangzhou, so why don't we see the chief envoy of Longxi?"

"Ah!" Dou Yuanliang sighed, "The chief envoy of Longxi is named Cui Minghao. No one in the eighteen prefectures of Longxi knows his name. It's not that he doesn't want to save Xiangzhou, but he doesn't want to!"

"Oh." Qi Ran wiped the corner of his mouth, a little surprised, "How do you say that?"

"The land in Xiangzhou is flat, with few mountains and many plains. The soil is fertile and there are many fertile fields. In the past, the grain output was quite abundant. It is not a day or two since Cui Hao thought about Xiangzhou. If Wuyan assumes the post of governor, he will benefit the most, and his ambition is nothing less than this!"

"In this way, Cui Hao is a man with a deep family background. He treats the people of Xiangzhou with no regard for their lives, and pretends to be an official of the Jin Dynasty. When he returns to Beijing, he needs to report the truth to His Majesty, Lord Du." Qi Ran glanced at Du Heng sideways.

The latter raised his eyes to look at him and replied with a serious expression, "It should be true."

Dou Yuanliang pushed away his chair, got up and bowed to the two of them, "I thank the two adults again for the people of Xiangzhou!"

"Please get up, Governor Dou," Qi Ranxu raised his hand, and said politely, "It's already past noon, so I'll trouble Governor Dou to lead the way. Let's go and see the situation first, so that we can calculate the loss, and then we can send money to the court." Disaster relief."

"Very good, very good," Dou Yuanliang hesitated, "Master Ji..."

"If Master Ji wakes up, it will be a few hours later, and it will be too late to estimate at that time."

"This..." Dou Yuanliang thought for a while and nodded, "Master Qi said that the carriage is ready, this way please."

Before going out, Qi Ran glanced sideways at the west side of Dou's mansion, and the next second he retracted his gaze and bent down into the carriage.

Waiting until the sound of the carriage wheels gradually driving away, Ji Si, who was sitting in the room, seemed to have sensed it. He paused for three seconds while serving the tea, and then turned his wrist over for three seconds, before the steaming orange liquid poured into the cup. middle.

He put the cup filled with tea on the table, straightened his sleeves and raised his hem, stood up, opened the door and went out, as expected, just a few steps away, a servant came out with his head bowed and asked respectfully: "The minister Does your lord need anything?"

Ji Si squinted his eyes and shouted: "Where are your adults!"

"Master Inspector took the two adults to the riverside. The people living in the western suburbs are the people from the surrounding villages and towns. The adults care about the people, and they have to go to condolences and care every day. They don't return home until dark every day. Minister Your Excellency wants to go too?"

"I won't go," Ji Si waved his hand, "Just let them do this thankless job, and I'm happy to be at ease."

While talking, he bypassed the people and walked forward, but he was stopped again after taking a step, Ji Si said angrily, "Bold!"

The servant suddenly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed in a panic, "Your servant, please calm down. The governor has given you an order in advance to let the servants take care of you. In Xiangzhou, it has been raining and flooding the river recently, and many people have fallen into it." In Heli, it is the first time for your lord to come to Xiangzhou, if there is something bad or wrong, ten heads of this slave are not enough to chop off, this slave is just worried about your safety, and I hope you will spare your life, my lord will spare your life."

Still angry, Ji Si raised his foot and kicked the person hard a few times. After he felt more at ease, he said angrily, "Slave dog, spare your dog's life, lead the way!"

"Thank you, Mr. Minister." The servant of Dou's mansion scrambled to his feet, followed Ji Si humbly and accompanied him to walk around Dou's mansion.

When he walked to the main entrance, the fierce quarrel outside attracted Ji Si's attention. He retracted his right foot, raised his chin and asked, "Go and ask what's going on outside, why it's so noisy ?”

"Yes."

The servant jogged away to chat with the guard at the gate, and then hurried back, saying in a hurry: "There is a charlatan making trouble at the gate of the governor's mansion."

"Quack doctor?" Ji Si smiled, "It's interesting, let's go and have a look."

After speaking, he took a step towards the gate, and just after he walked in, he heard a young male voice, very loud and full of anger, "What I'm telling you is the truth, if you don't think about it, Xiangzhou will be over, Dashui After that, there will be a great epidemic, and once the epidemic comes, everyone will die. Once someone is infected with the epidemic, it will be contagious! You are a liar! I am a doctor, do you understand the doctor!"

On the other hand, the guard at the gate was full of impatience: "Why are you here again? Didn't you beat you up yesterday? Go, go, and go. This is the governor's mansion, not a place for you to run wild. Are you the governor?" If you say you can see it, you should leave as soon as possible, otherwise you will be imprisoned for a few days!"

"Let's go, if you talk nonsense again, we will do it!"

The guards of the Dou Mansion are all tall and burly men with machetes on their waists and leather boots on their feet. When they raised their hands and pushed the man outside, they staggered a few steps back, almost fell, and carried them on the ground. The bamboo basket in his hand fell to the ground, and the medicine hoe inside rolled out.

The man was quite angry. After standing still, he bent down, stuffed the medicine hoe into the bamboo basket, turned over and shouted, and when he got up again, his brows became colder and his anger became more intense. , just in time, if you love me to death, I will take care of you!"

"Damn, what are you talking about, get lost, get lost if you don't want to die!"

When Ji Si arrived, he could only see the figure of the man clearly. When the guards at the side saw him coming, they quickly bowed and saluted, "I've seen you, sir."

"Forget it," Ji Si said seriously, "Who is that making noise at the gate of the governor's mansion?"

"My lord, I'm just a quack doctor who keeps talking about wanting to see the governor, saying that there is an epidemic in the city."

"Plague?"

The guard was a little afraid of him, so he hurriedly changed his words, "This is just a lie. It's clear that I want to come here to eat and drink. A few years ago, it was this kind of half-baked doctor who bluffed and cheated, and was beaten up." Don't dare anymore, it's just that this man is not afraid of death, he came here for two consecutive days, but don't worry, adults, the younger ones have already driven him away, and he doesn't have the courage to come again."

Ji Si lowered his eyes and fiddled with his fingers, then smiled softly, "Good job."

Yan Bi raised his eyes and looked at the direction the quack doctor left again, curled his lips and turned back to the mansion, he didn't have the heart to wander, and stayed in the house to sleep at ease.

When he woke up, the sky was dark, the room was dark and the lights were not lit. The light from the lantern hanging in the corridor shone into the room. After rubbing his eyes, he could barely see it clearly. He sat up and leaned against the bed rail. , just as the door opened with a creak, and the bright candlelight outside shone in, illuminating everything in the house.

The person who came was Du Cunxiao. When he saw Ji Si sitting on the bed with disheveled hair, he was stunned. Then he signaled the maid behind him to enter the room and light the lamp. He followed behind and put the tray on the table. He said softly: "Master Ji hasn't eaten for a day, it's better to eat something."

Ji Si put on a piece of clothing casually, walked to the table by hand, looked down and saw that there were only two dishes of vegetarian dishes and a bowl of rice on the plate, he wanted to be furious, but unexpectedly his stomach suddenly hurt so he could only snort. He opened the chair and began to eat, not forgetting to vent his dissatisfaction, "Master Du has been busy all day, and he still misses me, which makes people feel frightened."

"I don't want to come here as an official, but because of my duty, I haven't recorded the words and deeds of the minister today, so I have to come here as a last resort."

While talking, Du Heng poured a cup of herbal tea into the cup, wet his index finger and wrote on the table:

【Master Qi asked the next official to come. 】

Ji Si glanced at the table, then looked up at Du Heng, and said angrily: "What are you, you dare to talk to me like that!"

Immediately, he quickly wrote on the desktop:

【What's the meaning? 】

After finishing writing, he looked up and stared at Du Heng's eyes, who also looked at him, and said without emotion: "This sentence will also be recorded in the record."

On the other hand, he quickly wrote:

[There are ears. 】

Ji Si squinted his eyes, and yelled at the person in front of him: "You are a mere seventh-rank censor, is it because I am afraid of you?"

While talking, I erased the water marks and continued to write:

【how? 】

Du Heng said still reticently: "I have also written down this sentence, and I will tell all my colleagues at the lower official Yushitai when I return to Beijing."

[Be orderly, orderly, deliberate, everything will be missing! 】

"Du Cunxiao!" Ji Si gritted his teeth, "If you offend me, don't think about it in Lin'an!"

[What do you think of Cunxiao? 】

[There are differences. 】

Ji Si curled his lips into a smile, and yelled at Du Heng, "You bastard, get lost!"

Du Cunxiao got up indifferently and said unhurriedly: "Your Excellency, I would like to rest, and I will leave first."

As the footsteps faded away, Ji Si raised his hand to wipe off the water stains on the table little by little, but his thoughts flew far away.

At midnight, the night is as cool as water, the breeze is gentle, and the candles are lit.

Suddenly, a piercing scream resounded through the sky.

The author has something to say:

small theater:

foreign:

Ji Si: [sneering] Qi Ran is nothing, he is not worthy of being lifted up by my lord!

Internally:

Ji Si: [dog-legged face]

Ziheng's legs are not legs but spring water in the moat

Ziheng's back is not a back but a gorgeous blooming rose

Ziheng's butt is not a butt, it's a white cloud after the rain

Ziheng's eyes are not eyes but the sparkle of the deep sea

Everything about Ziheng is a beautiful existence in the world

Qi Ran: ...

ps: Dr. Cen, who confessed his love and anger!