When Wei Ziqi came to his senses again, the sky was already dark, and it was estimated that it was already evening. When I opened my eyes, I saw my cousin's worried expression first. Seeing Wei Ziqi wake up, he was overjoyed: "Brother, are you okay?" ”

"It's fine." Wei Ziqi forcibly struggled to get up, his body aching, "What time is it now?" What kind of place is this? ”

"Shen Shi. Brother, you've passed out for almost three hours. This is the house of a wealthy merchant in the city. Wei Zifu helped him to let his cousin, who was still a little dizzy, stand firmly.

"Three hours?" Wei Ziqi settled down and tried to stand firmly, just three hours ago, as if after an eternal nightmare, he woke up again as if he was in another world, "By the way, how are the soldiers of our army?" ”

"After the Jingzhai army surrendered, the ordinary soldiers gathered in the Jingzhai army camp outside the city to watch together. As for the chiefs, most of them are in the vicinity and watch over them alone. Seeing that his cousin was standing firm, Wei Zifu let go of his supporting hands. His cousin has a rough appearance, but he has been strong since he was a child.

"Zifu, it's good that you're okay." Wei Ziqi patted his cousin's broad shoulder, "Brother was entangled by the Shenwu Army last night, and he didn't dare to joke with the lives of soldiers." Putting you to death, it's brother's mistake. ”

"Brother's strategy is the only possibility that our army can win now, and there is nothing wrong with it. It's a pity..."Wei Zifu now thinks of that demon-like young man, and a chill will rise in his heart. Everything was calculated by the other party, as if it was under the other party's nose. From the beginning they lost.

Seeing the mention of the young man, Wei Ziqi's body trembled. I don't know what it's like to that young man, admire? Awe? Fear? Hatred? He was silent for a while before he spoke, and the bitterness in his mouth was extremely rich, "Zhao... Has His Highness announced the disposition of our army? ”

"No, since the weapons of our army were confiscated and taken into custody. His Royal Highness led the army into Ning County, and the Shuai Ying moved to Ning County. There has been no news yet. ”

"It's not a good feeling to manipulate life and death in the hands of others. If you can't die, you have to fight for your brothers! Brother, let's go! After drinking the porridge prepared on the table, Wei Ziqi's body finally recovered a little bit of energy and strode towards the door.

As soon as the door was opened, the courtyard was full of Jingzhai soldiers armed with strong crossbows, guarded by three steps, one sentry, five steps and one post. Wei Ziqi clasped his fists and said to the soldier who seemed to be a captain: "Sinner Wei Ziqi, please see His Royal Highness Sixth!" ”

The captain nodded: "Your Highness Sixth has explained, when you wake up, let your brothers see him together." Come with me. ”

The house was very close to the county office, but in half an hour, under the supervision of several people, the group came to the county office. Along the way, many soldiers were posting notices for the people, and the doors of shops were closed. Although there has been no military disaster, people's hearts are still panicking.

Looking at the gate of the county government, he was still the master here yesterday, but today he has become a prisoner, and his life situation is faster than this.

"General Wei, please." The captain pushed open the gate of the county government and saw a busy scene.

It was Zhao Ming who was sitting at the main table of the county government that made him feel extremely complicated, holding a brush in both hands, writing and drawing in a pile of old papers, and his mouth kept issuing orders to the entourage next to him.

Feng Wu, the female general who had fought against him, was confused in her eyes, this kind of handling of political affairs was definitely her weakness, so she simply stood behind Zhao Ming and was silent and became a transparent person.

And Xiao Bo, the commander of the Breaking Sharp Battalion, is not here, I'm afraid he is dealing with his own soldiers.

The captain took Wei Ziqi to the hall and left, Wei Ziqi's body stiffened, and finally pushed the gold and the jade, and bowed to the ground: "The defeated army will Wei Ziqi have seen the Sixth Highness!" ”

Zhao Ming didn't raise his head, and his voice came faintly from a high place: "Don't you want to die?" ”

"His Highness the Sixth has not yet allowed sin to die, and sin will not dare to die." Wei Ziqi seemed to look down on everything, and there was no fluctuation in his voice.

"That's good, get up and get back to work before you die." Zhao Ming finally raised his head, looked at the two people who were kneeling on the ground and said, "Wei Ziqi, you have done a very good job during this time, distributing grain to resume production and repair the embankment, really." It's a shame for you to be a traitor! So I decided, you can continue with the disaster relief business. ”

"What! But the sin will..."Wei Ziqi was stunned by Zhao Ming's decision, should he be so direct? I'm not your subordinate, I'm still a guilty person.

"Nothing, but if you're doing a good job, why don't you keep doing it? I don't have the patience. You decide who you should use, anyway, the people trust you a lot, why should I be thankless. ”

Zhao Ming threw away the two brushes in his hand and walked in front of Wei Ziqi. Feng Wu hurriedly followed, for fear of any accident, "Get up, I'm not used to someone kneeling to talk to me." ”

Wei Ziqi found that he couldn't keep up with the thinking of this highness at all, and stood up in a daze and looked at the young man in front of him who was a head shorter than himself. I haven't had time to close my mouth wide open.

"Alright, don't be in a daze. You know the situation in Ningrenrong County best. Tell me, what's the difficulty? Zhao Ming reached out and patted Wei Ziqi's shoulder, patting the shoulder of someone who is taller than himself This feels really awkward, Zhao Ming muttered secretly in his heart.

Who calls himself short, looking around, he can't find a person who is shorter than himself, even the same year old Feng Wu is two fingers taller than himself. Didn't you drink less milk? It's all to blame on the old man's broken genes!

"Back to Your Highness." At this time, Wei Ziqi came back to his senses, and it seemed that His Royal Highness the Sixth was serious, "Everything else is easy to say, everything in the three counties has been put on the right track, and the only drawback is that the grain storage is afraid that it will not survive the next autumn harvest." ”

"Food! I read the recent official document of Ning County, and I am afraid that this is the problem. I'll figure it out. Zhao Ming had long expected that Wei Ziqi would raise this issue, and he already had a draft in his heart, "I am afraid that food alone is at most to maintain the existing situation in Ning County, and in order to restore it to the original level as soon as possible, I am afraid that money is also indispensable, so I will hand it over to me to solve." Anything else? ”

Since Zhao Ming said that if it can be solved, it will definitely be able to solve this problem that has always given Wei Ziqi a headache, and Wei Ziqi himself doesn't know where to get his confidence.

"There is also a shortage of manpower, I hope His Highness will allocate some manpower." Wei Ziqi thought about it and finally made this request. lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Zhao Ming's eyes again.

Zhao Ming looked at the rough-looking big man in front of him with a smile, and didn't stop until the dark-skinned big man in front of him showed a hint of flushing on his face: "There are no people." Comments? ”

"Sin will not dare!" Wei Ziqi immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty.

"Don't be guilty, I have already ordered you to be appointed as the temporary county magistrate of Ning Renrong three counties, and you are the oldest before the official county officials of the imperial court come in the future. The official documents have been posted, and they call themselves subordinates. ”

"Huh?" What kind of person did you meet, didn't you study hard for ten years and climb the imperial examination just to show your ambitions? I didn't get the status of a person in the two township exams, and I didn't have the qualifications to be an official at all, but now I have become an official?

Wei Ziqi didn't know what to say now, and he didn't remember his original purpose after standing for a long time, and he didn't listen to Zhao Ming's self-proclaimed subordinate official: "The sin will thank His Highness for lifting, and the sin will not dare to bear it, I only ask His Highness to spare the disaster victims and soldiers who follow the sin will resist." They are all lonely people who have lost loved ones in the disaster. Everything is a sin that will be advocated. The blame lies entirely with the sinful general. ”

After speaking, Wei Ziqi knelt down and bowed, and the five bodies fell to the ground and stopped talking, waiting for the verdict of fate. The atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became a bit solemn. Feng Wuhe, who was originally guarding on the side, stared at Wei Ziqi closely, and his hand did not move, and he clenched the hilt of his sword.

Zhao Ming was silent at this time, pacing back and forth: "Do you know that in the eyes of the imperial court, you have been defined as a rebellion this time. ”

Zhao Ming did not wait for Wei Ziqi's answer and continued: "The victims who joined the rebels later can still get away with it, but the original 3,000 people have been exposed to the eyes of the imperial court, and the imperial court will always give an explanation to the world!" ”

"Your Highness has mercy!" At this time, even Wei Zifu, who was still standing, knelt down and bowed to worship.

"I do my best, don't think that the court will pardon everything. When I return to Beijing, I will take these 3,000 people with me. But the only guarantee I can do is to save the lives of these 3,000 people, and the fate of you and them in the future can only depend on the will of God. True providence! Do you understand? Zhao Ming's tone emphasized the word providence.

Wei Ziqi will understand, all this has gone beyond the actions of Zhao Ming as a prince, and the so-called providence is afraid that it is the meaning of the true dragon emperor who is hovering in Beijing.

"Your Highness has thanked you. Don't dare to force it! Zi Ji and the 3,000 disaster army did not dare to complain to His Highness until death. A big stone fell to the ground in his heart, Wei Ziqi finally felt a sense of relief, and he didn't dare to go against the will of the young man in front of him anymore, and changed his name.

Since Zhao Ming said that he would do his best, Wei Ziqi was even more confident than Zhao Ming. The inexplicable confidence comes from the boy in front of him who made him worse than dead yesterday!

The solemn atmosphere finally dissipated, Feng Wu's hand also left the hilt of the sword, and saw Zhao Ming find a chair to sit down, silently following him, performing the duties of a guard.

At this time, I thought that Zhao Ming, who was a different person, didn't see yesterday's gloomy and terrible at all. Wei Ziqi asked a question that had been held in his heart for a long time: "Your Highness, can Your Highness dare to ask Your Highness a question." ”

"Say." Zhao Ming stretched his waist, he was indeed tired from the continuous calculation in the past two days.

"Xiaguan is delusional to fight against the heavenly soldiers, is yesterday's landslide really providential?" Wei Ziqi didn't dare to take a seat, and he didn't even dare to stand in front of Zhao Ming, so he hurriedly pulled his cousin to the side.

"Don't be so restrained in your speech, I don't feel comfortable listening to it." Zhao Ming took a sip of the teacup.

"Everything in the world has a law, where does so much providence come from."

"The terrain of the eastern green mountains in Ningxian County is steep, and there are quite a few streams on the mountains. The water flow velocity is large and the scouring force is strong. ”

"The trees on the mountain have been cut down by the civilians of Ning County for many years, and the soil has long been loose and very easy to be carried away by flowing water."

"Some time ago, it happened that the torrential rain and flood passed, and the density of the deeper layers of mud and rocks was also washed away very softly."

In the end, Zhao Ming concluded: "Then after calculation, I can control the time and scale of this landslide, simply put, as long as I intercept the stream on the mountain in a suitable place to store water, and dig up several places that are prone to landslides before supporting it." ”

"When it takes time, as long as I open the stream full of water and remove the top timber of the planks for support, then the landslide can be under my control, and I can collapse whenever I want, even if the size of the landslide is not controllable. It seems to be too big, and I'm afraid it's a little troublesome to clean up. ”

Looking at the confusion in the eyes of the three people in front of him, Zhao Ming had a headache, and asked lately: "Do you understand?" ”