RPAGF Chapter 135: Sitting up in shock while dying of illness
Chapter 135: Sitting up in shock while dying of illness
The Third Prince’s wedding was extremely grand, and the words “Your Majesty’s Sacred Heart” were almost engraved on his face.
He was very successful in his marriage and was the most popular person in the court.
Zhou Qinghe came home from court, dusted off the non-existent dust on his body, went to the government office to check in, and then found a secluded place to lie down. Hanging the wall beside him gave him a massage. He leaned over to read the official documents that were assigned to him, and then closed his eyes as he read.
Officials nearby: I knew it!
Everyone looked around, and when their colleagues' eyes met, they immediately showed a tacit understanding.
How can such a playboy be capable of such a great responsibility?
After a while, a loud snoring sound was heard in the duty room. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was the Second Prince who was leaning against the wall. The master and servant had fallen asleep together with official documents in their arms.
"How dignified!"
Zhou Qinghe closed his eyes and snorted coldly: "So what? Report me if you dare."
The official was furious. He was about 40 years old and had a beard, which trembled when he was angry.
As if considering the dignity of his colleagues and Zhou Qinghe, he cursed again, "How disgraceful."
Zhou Qinghe didn't even open his eyes, and started to scold the other person: "That's it? Go to Hongwenguan to study for another two years, and you can't even find a new word to curse people, isn't it shameful?"
The official's eyes widened and he shouted, "I will definitely report you!"
Zhou Qinghe sighed, "Keep your voice down. Is it glorious not to quarrel?!"
"I didn't say you can't report me. Write your own memorial and don't try to get me to say something."
The official was so angry that his face turned red and he walked away in a rage. At this time, Zhou Qinghe opened his eyes and looked at who was leaving. He snorted and said, "I will also report you for leaving without permission."
The official paused, angrily returned to his seat and sat down heavily! He snorted heavily when he passed Zhou Qinghe.
Zhou Qinghe curled his lips, closed his eyes and continued to doze off.
Such scenes happened more and more frequently, and memorials impeaching the Second Prince were sent in continuously, but the Emperor never punished him.
After this incident, the officials looked at the third prince with eyes that almost lit up.
Only with the comparison with Zhou Qinghe can we realize how precious the Third Prince’s kindness is.
As usual, he brought official documents back home. After reviewing them at night, he also took his business account books and the news from his staff. When he looked at them one by one, the moon was already at its zenith.
Xuanbi yawned and brought Zhou Qinghe a bowl of shredded chicken noodles. Zhou Qinghe took two bites and then asked Zhao Fangyu.
"Miss Zhao is doing well, but she seems to have a rift with her sister-in-law because the Mei family does not want to side with Your Highness."
Zhou Qinghe nodded and hummed twice: "With my current reputation, I cannot accept anyone's pursuit." If someone like him can be admired, then the other party is most likely not a good person.
Zhou Qinghe was not disgusted by the Mei family's actions. After all, he could not promise the future of the Mei family, and he could not ask others to do things for him.
"How are things going with Jiangnan?"
Xuanbi nodded and said, "Indeed, there are some bandits in Jiangnan. Most of our people are now attached to the Xiangyun Gang. The Xiangyun Gang is a gangster organization, but now it is not a big deal and can only make a living as river bandits on the river."
"Now, except for a few people at the top, basically everyone else is under the command of our people."
Zhou Qinghe nodded. He said that he wanted to protect Zhao Fangyu's safety, so he couldn't kowtow to others and beg for mercy at the critical moment.
Since the emperor would not give him power in the court, he would move his power to the dark, near the water in the suburbs of Beijing. When the time came, once Zhao Fangyu boarded the boat, all the way to the south of the Yangtze River, his people would be on the river, and they would always be able to protect her and ensure her safety. Whether he sent her out to sea or to Longxi, the pursuers would not be able to catch up with them.
"Tell them to hurry up with the Cao Gang's work. Before this winter, the waterway from the capital to the south of the Yangtze River must be completely safe."
Xuanbi nodded, and that night a secret letter of urgency came out from the secret passage. The second prince counted his own small treasury, and his heart bled when he saw the silver that was burned to build the Cao Gang.
It’s a pity that too much has been plundered from the clan’s mansion recently and it can’t be plundered anymore, otherwise the second prince would have turned the entire clan’s mansion upside down and plundered it clean.
His wedding ceremony still had to wait, so Zhou Qinghe took out the map of the mansion and picked out a few places, asking Xuanbi to take some time to ask Zhao Fangyu what he meant.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Ministry of Works has taken over and he doesn't have to spend his money, Zhou Qinghe made up his mind to have a fight with the Ministry of Works.
He is so poor now that he is crazy. Everyone looks like a fat sheep to him and he wants to take advantage of everyone.
He was even so crazy as to go to the Fourth Prince's birthday party, get him drunk, and lead people to roll dice, and managed to cheat away three thousand taels.
The Fourth Prince was numb after waking up with an empty pocket.
Zhao Fangyu didn't know about this and was concentrating on running his rice shop. In fact, he cared more about it than the Fourteen States.
In the seven cities of Jiangnan, every family opened a rice shop.
Fortunately, most of the bandits in Jiangnan were causing trouble on land, and a gang called Xiangyun Gang suddenly emerged on the water, and the canal shipping business was booming.
Zhao Fangyu had also dealt with them several times. When transporting the fragrant dew, most of the time it was transported by water. The circulation of rice and grain between the shops in the seven cities of Jiangnan was extremely convenient through the channels of the Xiangyun Gang.
In addition to the rice shop, Zhao Fangyu also did some cloth business, but these were small businesses. When transporting fragrant dew from Quanzhou to the capital and Jiangnan, he took away local goodies such as Jiangnan's Suzhou embroidery and Huanxi silk, and sold them to local wealthy families in Jiangnan. Gradually, the local business of the Fourteen Prefectures of Quanzhou sold better.
Zhao Fangyu's small treasury was gradually filled, and Zhou Qinghe's small treasury was filled along with Zhao Fangyu's.
"There are more and more bandits on land. I'm afraid the court will have to send troops to provide disaster relief."
Someone in the canal transport got the news and specially sent it back to inform Zhou Qinghe. Zhou Qinghe also knew that the canal transport was so prosperous now and it would definitely attract envy from others.
"The Xiangyun Gang will continue to do what they are doing. They will call on people to start another gang and compete with the Xiangyun Gang."
"Pay more attention to those sparsely populated waterways, and don't relax in the villages and towns on land. Set up some inconspicuous bases to gather information."
This is a bit difficult, but there are many capable people in the Cao Gang, so it is not impossible to do. It just takes time.
Not many people followed the Second Prince, and even some people who later joined the Cao Gang did not know that the person behind the Cao Gang was the Second Prince.
Xuanbi knew that this was what their Highness was guarding against, so he didn't say much and flew to the Zhao family overnight with the map circled by Zhou Qinghe.
The wild geese sent letters, the fish delivered letters, and he hung himself on the wall today to be the Second Prince's most loyal soldier!
The hanging wall fell silently and knocked twice on Zhao Fangyu's windowsill.
Zhao Fangyu had always been a light sleeper. He did not get up when he heard the noise, but subconsciously grabbed the dagger hidden under the pillow.
The next moment, a very low, yet very familiar bird call was heard.
Zhao Fangyu: "..."
After two more bangs, Xuanbi failed to knock open the window and flew back to the Second Prince's Mansion to report to the Second Prince.
The Second Prince, who had just washed his feet and got into bed, sat up in shock with the quilt only half covered, and said, "You're going to give her a map at this hour?!"