imprinted you in my heart

"Let her in." Shi Min was not surprised that Mulan Yu would know that she was here, and after comforting Jiang Li and the others, he asked his servants to help them go back to rest and wait for the news, otherwise it would be nothing but a matter of fact if they all gathered here It doesn't help, it just adds to the sadness.

"Respectfully, Your Majesty, I have an important matter to announce." Mulan Yu saluted, "Quasi-Zou" Shi Min felt that Mulan Yu's expression and state seemed a little abnormal.

"Today at five o'clock in the morning before three o'clock, there was someone holding a gold medal claiming to be on an official mission, and ordered to open the Zhongnan Gate to Juwang County. Although I had sent people to chase after me, I missed the best time. Chen Guilty, please be punished by Your Majesty" Mulan Yu said guiltily, because she only found out that His Majesty had gone out after going to the palace gate, which caused her to be delayed a lot of time on the road, so she couldn't care about her manners as she hurried all the way.

Someone holding a gold medal called to open the gate. The generals guarding the gate would not dare to be careless. They immediately sent someone to inform the commander of the Outer Forbidden Army according to the rules. Unfortunately, Mulan Yu happened to be up late today. It was the Grand Court Meeting, she was afraid of being late and did not dare to procrastinate, so she did not go to the Foreign Imperial Army Commander before the morning court as usual, which caused the delay in reporting the information and delayed the best time to catch up, so she was guilty.

Shi Min stood up, her eyes were fierce, her heart was on the verge of breaking out, she suddenly understood a deeper truth, no matter how good the system is, if the people who handle things are unreliable, things will still be delayed. I had a fit, so I had to endure it and calm down before I said: "You are not the first person to plead guilty. If I didn't punish them, I wouldn't punish you either, but it doesn't mean that this matter is over, because the most urgent thing is to do it now." It is to find Zhonggong back to me as soon as possible, everything is easy to talk about!".

Shi Min, who was anxious and irritable in his heart, originally wanted to speak well, but his tone gradually became heavier as he spoke.

"Your Majesty understands, I will immediately lead people to chase after him personally." Mulan Yu heard His Majesty's implication. If she finds something to say, but if she can't find an estimate, everything will be over. She decides to lead the team to chase after herself. It's not that she doesn't trust her subordinates. , but only in this way can she prove that she has done something anyway.

"Slow down, I'm going to chase it myself." Now that there is the latest news, Shi Min can no longer wait here. I was frightened by my cranky thoughts.

"Please think twice, Your Majesty" Zuo Xuan and Mulan Yu advised in unison, Dali Guan Yucheng and others had been ordered to continue handling the case long before the members of the Bu family came in, leaving Zuo Xuan to wait beside Mulan Yu's foreign imperial army And the internal imperial guards in disguise are guarding outside.

Shi Min firmly said: "I've made up my mind, you don't need to persuade me, let's go." After speaking, he took the lead and walked out, Zuo Xuan and Mulan Yu had to follow.

This time, with Mulan Yu in official uniform and her armed foreign guards clearing the way, the group of people can travel unimpeded, and they don't have to worry about going too fast and turning into a galloping horse, which saves a lot of time.

A group of people went straight to Juwang County after exiting the Zhongnan Gate, and the formation changed from the previous Mulan Yu leading the way, and the left-handed leading the people behind the hall, to Shi Min who was alone in the front, Zuo Xuan and Mulan Yu followed closely behind. , the formation of the rest of the people behind.

It wasn't that Zuo Xuan and Mulan Yu did it deliberately, but after leaving the city, Shi Min didn't slow down on purpose. Qing Huan and their mounts were not at the same level at all, and it was not easy to overtake them.

The whole city of Fandu is under martial law, all the small gates are closed, and all the four main gates are subject to questioning and interrogation. The politically sensitive nobles, gentry and businessmen have sensed a trace of unusual information, and instantly become cautious.

But for the common people, it has nothing to do with big or small things, and they don't care about them. They just take the short path from the small gate, because they have to make a detour if they want to go to the main gate, which is a bit more troublesome and takes more time.

The city of Fandu is under martial law so many times a year, sometimes several times, why is it under martial law?It's not something they care about, because what they care about most is how much can they sell their things for?What daily necessities do I need to buy to go back? Is there enough money?Are the prices expensive?

How to feed and clothe the family members, reduce the oppression and exploitation of the landlords, and then build a better house with money, these are the things that ordinary people care most about!

But having said that, since the current emperor came to power, he has reformed the tax and corvee system, and vigorously cracked down on land annexation and corrupt officials, which has relieved a lot of pressure on ordinary people like them. With less corvee, they have more time to go out to do short-term labor With less tax, they can have a little more money. Now, as long as the family works hard, they can have a little surplus after a year. It is not a problem to buy two new clothes and occasionally buy some desserts.

So they are very interested in the emperor's affairs now. The previous emperors, at most, they know when they ascended the throne and what year they changed, and they don't know anything else. The teahouse will definitely be full.

Shi Min, who was a grassroots cadre, knew the importance of propaganda work, so he not only authorized storytellers in the world to explain and publicize the latest policies promulgated by the state according to the blueprint of the imperial court, but also asked all provinces and counties to increase their propaganda efforts and spread it to towns and villages , the progress of the special inspection by the Ninth District Inspector's Office.

There is no way, because most of the people here are illiterate, even if you post notices, they may not know each other. You can only do third-hand propaganda through folk storytelling, Xin Daily, and the government orally. Otherwise, no matter how good the policy is, the people will not know it. It is also difficult to implement, and more importantly, it will take advantage of loopholes for officials, so there must be more means of propaganda.

On the official road from Fandu to Juwang County, there is a team of about 50 people. There are military generals in official uniforms, foreign guards in armor, and ordinary clothes. One of them is ordinary, but the clothes and accessories are obvious. It is better, especially the tall silver-white mount is particularly eye-catching, and more importantly, she is still in the lead, so it is difficult for people not to notice.

At first glance, the group of people seemed to be as weird as they could be. The battle was huge and urgent. Compared with the group of foreign imperial troops who were in a hurry, it was even worse. The rest of them were so scared that they walked People and people in carriages, even subconsciously riding horses, took the initiative to avoid them.

Shi Min's mount is Qing Huan, the best bloody horse that the vassal state pays tribute to. If she intends to control it, the gap with the others will not be too big. As time goes on, you will get farther and farther away from the people behind you.

Just like now, when she was about to arrive in Juwang County, when she turned her head, she couldn't see Zuo Xuan, Mulan Yu and the others. She couldn't listen at all.

After waiting for a while, Ren didn't see Zuo Xuan and the others, but met a Forbidden Army on horseback, "Did you catch up with that carriage?" Shi Min asked loudly, but the other party only glanced at her. No intention of stopping at all.

Shi Min just watched the foreign forbidden soldiers who went back to report the letter pass by, almost so angry that he wanted to curse, or send the opponent to the frontier army to vent his hatred.

But since the other party sent people back to report the news, they must have caught up with the carriage, so Shi Min didn't wait any longer, and continued to chase after him.

Juwang County is not only the gateway to the capital city, but also a battleground for military strategists. It is also a transportation hub with well-developed water and water systems. It has the famous Nanjiang Wangtai Wharf, the Shipbuilding Department under the Ministry of Industry and the Emperor The General Director of the Water Transport Department manages the upstream to the border of Wuchuan Province, the downstream to Huifeng Province, and the middle to Beijiang through the Grand Canal. The bulk materials and grains in the north, east and south are all transported by water. Wangtai Wharf, and then transported by land to Taicang, the capital city.

Although Juwang County is only a county, there is a Zheng Erpin Yamen Water Transportation Department and a Zheng Sanpin Yamen Shipbuilding Department affiliated to the Ministry of Industry. One is located on the east side of the county seat and the other is located on the west side of the county seat, neither of which is in the county seat. And they are all closer to the Nanjiang River than the county seat, but in order to prevent being submerged by floods, they are all built on high ground with camp walls.

Between the county town of Juwang County and Wangtai Wharf, it takes about a stick of incense time to walk. The county town is the only place to go to Fandu, and it is also the best place for Chinese people, businessmen, tourists and pedestrians to stay.

When Shi Min passed by the county seat of Juwang County, because he had to slow down, he observed it a little. The county seat is square, with four gates, several commercial streets, and tall city walls and moats, which is much bigger than the average county seat. It is more than twice as large, and it is more prosperous and larger than Tongtouduhe County, which is affected by the terrain.

This is the first time she has come to Juwang County, and it is also the first time she has ridden so far away from Fandu. She rode from noon until the sun went down. She didn’t know how far the county town was from Wangtai Wharf, so she went out of the city and asked for directions. They continued on their way.

The road from Juwang County to Fandu is by land. It’s not that the Nanjiang River has no tributaries flowing into Fandu City, but the tributaries are too fast or the water depth is not enough, which is not conducive to water transportation and navigation. It takes a lot of manpower and material resources to dig an artificial canal like the Grand Canal In addition, Juwang County is only a day away from Fandu by horse-drawn carriage. If you ride a fast horse for half a day, Fandu has a scenic lake. Therefore, Hua Gaozu felt that there was no need to build a canal, so he only built it as a military defense. The Imperial City Moat and the Fandu City Moat.

The thieves went straight to Juwang County when they left the city. Obviously they wanted to change to the waterway. Firstly, the waterway is fast, and secondly, the Wangtai Wharf is crowded with people, so it is easy to isolate and track, which is the best choice for escape.When Shi Min finally chased to the watchtower wharf alone, the sunset glow shone on the clear river, as if it was about to be replaced by darkness at any moment.

Although the sky is getting dark, the bustling Wangtai Wharf is not affected by the weather at all. The boats sailing back to the port one after another. At a glance, there are all kinds of boats, big and small, and people are coming and going on the shore. , There are many cars, many people, and many goods. Some are unloading and some are loading. From time to time, you can see soldiers patrolling among them.

Cao Bing is completely different from the Dudu’s Army, Frontier Army, and City Guard soldiers. Not only are the recruitment methods different, but the treatment they enjoy is also completely different. Moreover, Cao Bing is not so much a soldier as a professional government servant with a salary. Because Cao Bing has strong professional requirements, a bit similar to sailors, he must be familiar with water and be physically strong.

Due to the actual needs of grain transportation during the Taizong period, the Water Transport Department was first set up in Juwang County. There was one transfer envoy, three grades, and several assistant officials. The staff is Cao Bing, with a limit of [-]. They are mainly responsible for grain transportation, security management of important docks, and river dredging and management.

Later, because the head office was located in Juwang County, it was beyond the reach of the Grand Canal and Beijiang waters, and it was impossible to implement effective management. Two branch offices were added one after another, located at the intersection of Nanjiang and Grand Canal and Beijiang and Grand Canal, respectively. The envoy sits in the town, has a number of assistant officials, and recruits [-] soldiers each, just like the general secretary. It is regarded as a reduced version of the general department and is under the jurisdiction of the general department.

During Gaozong's period, the Beijiang River flooded several times. The Department of Water Transport had to manage both transportation and river channel management. The transfer envoys went to Gaozong many times. Gaozong was sympathetic to the officials, so he added a river department. The river management right in Beijiang was assigned to the River Department, which completely separated the transportation and management of Beijiang. The River Department also recruited soldiers. When the number of soldiers in the country was the largest, it reached nearly 2. Until Wuzong relieved the treasury in order to quell the rebellion The burden was reduced to more than 1.

Neither the Department of Water Transport nor the Department of Rivers belonged to the Six Ministries or other yamen, but were under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor and reported to the emperor on a regular basis. The funds for the two departments were included in the national treasury's directional expenditures, included in the budget every year, and allocated quarterly.

Since the Beijiang River was treated many times during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, the Beijiang River has seldom experienced large-scale flooding, and most of them have affected the fertile fields of villages near the river bank. There has never been a major flood that submerged several provinces and counties. At that time, the officials and soldiers were assigned to the Department of Water Transportation and streamlined. Now there are more than [-] officials on duty, more than [-] subordinates, and about [-] soldiers.

The right to dredge and manage the rivers was assigned to the Department of Water Transport, and it has returned to the integration of transportation and management during the Taizong period, but there are more personnel than before, but compared with the mid-term expenditure, it is considered to be a lot of savings.

Because the Water Transportation Department is different from other yamen, it is a professional yamen, and the officials are gradually cultivated. They are only familiar with the affairs of the water canal and river channels, and have relatively little experience in handling government affairs. So he changed the method and raised the grades of the transfer envoy and the sub-transport envoy.

The transfer envoy was assigned the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Engineering, with the title of the second rank, and the deputy transfer envoy was given the title of the left servant of the Ministry of Engineering, with the title of the third rank. The other assistant officials were also promoted appropriately.A title is not a real job, it is a false title, but according to the principle of high not low, as long as the title is higher than the actual position, you can enjoy salary and other treatment according to the title.It means that the Ministry of Industry is still in charge of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the transfer envoy with the title of Minister has no room for him to speak.

As for the promotion, last year, the transfer envoy and the deputy transfer envoy gave thanks several times last year, and expressed that they wanted to come to Fandu to thank them in person. Shi Min naturally refused to let them, but in order to appease them, he did not say so bluntly, but instead praised them many times. Explain the importance of their water transportation and let them do it well!

The original transfer envoy was from Sikong Yu, who was dismissed by Shi Min, and the current transfer envoy was promoted by Shi Min, and he was summoned in person. He is a bit oily, but has strong professional ability, compared with another candidate. After thinking about it, his comprehensive ability is also stronger, so he was mentioned.

When the Department of Waterways was abolished last year, there were many complaints from the Department of Water Transport, because the people did not increase them much, but the work was much more. They must be a little unhappy. I wrote it all to Shi Min.

Shi Min, who complained a lot in her previous life, knew that this was a normal situation, and if she was in their position, she would definitely complain too.It wasn't until later that the entire Water Transportation Department was properly promoted from top to bottom, and they secretly said that they never reported their complaints.

Looking at the bustling Wangtai Wharf, Shi Min was full of dust all the way, tired, hungry and cold, the closer to the Nanjiang River, the stronger the wind, just like the river wind blowing from time to time, the skin is already dry in winter, blowing all afternoon , the mouth is purple.

But no matter how tired or uncomfortable her body was, she could not stop her determination to find Bu Qianxue. She got off her horse, led Qing Huan, and asked all the way. The river continued to go down.

When Shi Min was about to arrive, he saw a general in armor talking to two civil servants, while the imperial guards, yamen servants and cao soldiers surrounded a carriage and did not allow anyone to approach it.

"The government is handling the case, and idlers are not allowed to approach." She was stopped by the outermost yamen servant when she approached, and was ignored twice a day. She was anxious at first, but now she was anxious and angry, and her anger suddenly rose. Majestic said: "Presumptuous, immediately call your chief to see me."

The yamen servant was taken aback, and he added a lot of stones. The horse he was leading was a good one, and the clothes didn't look obvious at first glance, but after a second look, he found that they were not ordinary materials. There were jade pendants, sachets and purses hanging on his belt. , if Xia Tian probably needs to match a high-quality folding fan, it looks like the dress of a noble family.

But they are also people with official business, and they are not soft buns that can be kneaded by others. They immediately retorted: "If anyone wants to see the officer, then our officer is not busy. If you are on business, please show the certificate , we will report to you, if not, please forgive me for being rude."

The attitude of the yamen servants is neither good nor bad, but what they say is reasonable. Officials have to ask for documents or official seals to prove their identity. She is now wearing a uniform and can't show anything. People will She is the one to blame.

The yamen servant asked for identification, and then she realized that she was leaving in a hurry, and she made a temporary decision to come here. She didn't have time to bring the gold medal, and she didn't bring the treasure seal. How to prove that I am me is really a problem that everyone will face in ancient and modern times. .

The military commander who was listening to the magistrate of Juwang County and the assistant officer of the Water Transport Department had a dull expression on his face. He suddenly heard a noise and a familiar voice, turned around and took a look, and saw a familiar horse and a familiar figure. Thinking of a possibility, The heartbeat accelerated instantly, and they hurriedly stepped forward to check, and they didn't even care about the county magistrate who was talking.

For a while, Shi Min, who couldn't prove that I was the problem, had a very ugly face, frowning, and a little bit of regret for leaving Zuo Xuan and Mulan Yu behind, otherwise there would be no such problems.

The general came closer and finally saw the face of the person opposite him and the horse. His expression changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Greetings to the master." The general is the highest rank among all the people present. The people under his command were quite frightened, especially the county magistrate of Juwang County and the assistant officer of the Water Transportation Department. After all, kneeling salutes belonged exclusively to His Majesty today.

The county magistrate and Bu Qianxue were in the same year, and he was lucky enough to get a vacancy in Juwang County, but he was not in the top three, and he had no chance to get in touch with His Majesty at all. Listen, two years have passed now, and he really doesn't remember it at all, but the general is the chief of staff of the Foreign Imperial Army, so he must know better than him, so he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings, master."

"Greetings to the master." The assistant officer was not stupid, and he saluted with the mentality that everyone would be wrong together. All the officials saluted, and the rest of the imperial guards, soldiers, and government officials did not dare to do it. Those who saluted The sound immediately overshadowed the noise of the pier, attracting everyone to stop and watch.

Shi Min, who originally thought that he would have to wait for Zuo Xuan and the others to find out the details, did not expect the surprise to come so quickly. Seeing that everyone nearby was looking this way, he hurriedly said: "Get up", only to find out that the general is actually a foreign imperial army The Chief of Staff, no wonder he knew her, except for the assistant officer who didn't know her at all, the county magistrate Shi Min also knew her.

The two yamen servants who stopped Shi Min were so frightened that they sweated until they stood up and their feet were limp. Although they were uneducated, they knew exactly who to kneel to. Who is the person?The emperors are here!

They were the only ones on this pier, and the people who stopped to watch were separated by a distance, and they couldn’t hear what they said. In addition, the sky was getting darker and darker, so they just took a look. Seeing that they returned to normal after a while, they continued to work Going to do their own things, when they suddenly went crazy.

The sunset completely disappeared into the sky, and the night slowly fell. Someone had already lit torches at the busy pier, and they all lit torches on their side. I don’t know where they moved the Taishi chairs for Shi Min to sit on. After all, they used to Talk can be standing.

While checking the carriage personally, Shi Min listened to the report from the chief of staff. The outside of the carriage was intact, but there was no Bu Qianxue inside. Only the body of the missing old Zhang from the Hou Mansion was already cold, and the county magistrate had passed on the instructions.

According to the chief of staff, after receiving Mulan Yu's order, he immediately led people to chase after him in Juwang County. The carriage immediately asked the surrounding people and sealed off the scene.

After constant questioning, I found out that the other party was a group of five people. The boat was temporarily rented. At that time, a high price was paid. After a stick of incense, the chief of staff immediately rented a good boat and sent six people to chase it.

Later, the county magistrate and the assistant officer of the Water Transportation Department heard the news. Juwang County is such a large area, but the county magistrate and the Water Transportation Department knew who came, and they learned that it was the heavily armed foreign imperial army and generals. , The county magistrate immediately brought people here, and the transfer envoy thought he was a high-ranking officer, so he sent an assistant officer if he couldn't welcome a general who was inferior to him.

As for the shipbuilding department, their main duty is to build ships. They were not taken seriously before, with few people, less money, and less everything. They had to be forced to fish for three days and dry the nets for two days. After all, they had to earn some extra money to support their families.

Until today, when the emperor came to power, he attached great importance to the shipbuilding industry, assigned them many professional craftsmen, increased their salary and funds, and gave them a lot of ship-style straw paper, so no one went outside to earn extra money. Build the warship that His Majesty has in mind as soon as possible, so as long as the Ministry of Industry does not come, or there are important orders, they will generally not show up.

It was rare for the Water Transportation Department to cooperate so actively, so the chief of staff asked the Water Transportation Department to send two more fast boats and dozens of water soldiers to chase after him.

Hurrying all the way, but in the end she was in vain, which frustrated Shi Min, and what made her even more frustrated was that old man Zhang died. She didn't need to think about it, she could guess that he probably couldn't let go of herself until the moment of death For the granddaughter, thinking of the harm Wen Zhiyuan caused to them made her feel even more sad.

Shi Min didn't speak, and the others didn't dare to speak either, they stood quietly until Wu Zuo came late, and then there was no sound again.

After careful inspection by the coordinator, the old man Zhang died of suffocation, at least seven or eight hours, which means that he died before the carriage left Fandu, and a piece of cloth was found in his mouth.

The chief of staff was a little regretful, why did he forget to ask someone to check the dead population, otherwise it would have to wait.

Without waiting for Wu Zuo to recite, Shi Min walked over to look at it by himself, and saw that it was written on the cloth: If you want her to live, you can exchange it with Yun Chuan——Yue Lijiao. ?