A night of silence.
At half past midnight the next day (four o'clock in the morning in later generations.) the sky was still dark.
The buildings in Youningyuan were already brightly lit.
"The people in Mo are like jade, and the young master is unparalleled in the world!"
Zhao Shou stared at Xu Yi, who seemed to be walking out of a book, and gave a rare word of literate praise.
"It's rare to know how to quote scriptures."
Xu Yi, wearing a white jade gold crown and a jet black python pattern robe, turned to look at Zhao Shou and praised him with a smile.
Unexpectedly. This turn around made Zhao Shou's eyes turn red.
"What's going on?"
Xu Yi raised his arm and looked at the python robe on his body. There is nothing wrong with it.
"it's okay no problem."
"I just think Mr. Liu is extra handsome in this python robe."
Zhao Shou smiled and wiped the tears from his eyes. God knows how long he had been waiting for this day.
"You, you."
Xu Yi chuckled and patted Zhao Shou on the shoulder, then walked out of the house.
The master and servant have been getting along for many years, and Xu Yi can naturally understand a lot from Zhao Shou's words.
Standing in the small courtyard, taking a deep breath of the cold air.
Xu Yi's originally calm eyes suddenly flashed with a trace of cruelty.
"The Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Zhengde, I, Xu Yi, are here."
"Eight years, a whole eight years, ha."
Taking another deep breath of the cold air, Xu Yi sneered and walked without hesitation towards the courtyard door that had trapped him and his predecessor for eight years.
Behind him.
Zhao Shou stood silently inside the small courtyard door, slowly raising his arms and wiping the tears that couldn't stop from the corners of his eyes.
Watching Xu Yi's tall and heroic figure disappear completely into the small courtyard.
Then he burst into tears.
The master and servant have been together for eight years and have never been separated.
Zhao Shou always felt unsure about the outcome of Xu Yi's visit.
Seriously, the unknown is always the scariest thing.
Outside the small courtyard.
Xu Yi spread his arms, as if he wanted to embrace the free air outside the hospital.
Just in time.
A six-carriage carriage ran slowly towards Xu Yi.
"boarding."
Xu Zhen poked his head out of the car and waved his hand towards Xu Yi, signaling Xu Yi to come over quickly.
"I haven't seen you for many days. My second uncle is quite haggard."
In the carriage, Xu Yi stared at Xu Zhen, who looked haggard, with a trace of concern in his eyes.
"It's so dark in the carriage, but Yi'er's eyesight is pretty good."
Xu Zhen smiled and said haha. During this period of time, in order to allow Xu Yi to leave Zongzheng Temple smoothly.
God knows how many drinks he drank with acquaintances and powerful people.
God knows how much he has paid during this period to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
"Second uncle was joking. It's still early, so why don't you take a break?"
Xu Yi stared at the haggard Xu Zhen and couldn't help but express concern.
If anyone in this world truly cares about him, it is Zhao Shou who has been together for eight years.
The other one is Xu Zhen, the second emperor's uncle.
Xu Yi will always remember Xu Zhen’s dedication in his heart.
"nothing."
Xu Zhen waved his hand and then asked: "I forgot to ask Yi'er, have you read through those files?"
"Read it all."
Xu Yi felt his eyes hurt when he mentioned those files. In the past few days, he had read those files over and over again countless times.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if Xu Yi is asked to memorize the file backwards, he can still recite it word for word.
"What do you think?"
Xu Zhen couldn't help but sit up straight, and his hands under the black four-clawed green dragon robe couldn't help but clenched a little tighter.
Obviously, he attached great importance to the next words from Xu Yi's mouth.
“Natural disasters and man-made disasters.”
Xu Yi closed his eyes slightly and slowly spit out the four characters "natural disaster and man-made disaster".
"Is there a solution?"
Xu Zhen couldn't help but ask urgently. Regarding the man-made disasters Xu Yi mentioned, Xu Zhen directly attributed it to those corrupt officials without even thinking about it.
"Yes, let's take a two-pronged approach."
“Disaster relief and corruption eradication should be carried out at the same time, and neither can be achieved without the other.”
Xu Yi opened his eyes, with a fierce look in his eyes.
The disaster of Guanzhong Drought was a once-in-a-century gluttonous feast for those big and small families.
For Xu Yi, it means the only chance to completely get rid of Zongzheng Temple.
When Xu Yi decided to take over the disaster relief work, the two sides had become unrelenting rivals.
Xu Yi will never be merciful towards his enemies.
In the same way, the enemy will not be merciful to him because of his status as a prince.
After all, he, the prince, had never been favored by Emperor Zhengde.
"What do you need uncle to do?"
Xu Zhen did not ask Xu Yi in detail what he wanted to do. Instead, he straightened his face and took the lead in expressing his position and support.
"Absolute right to speak."
Xu Yi lowered his voice and spoke slowly.
"Absolute right to speak?"
Xu Zhen looked confused and muttered to himself.
After a while, the confusion on his face was replaced by determination.
"Don't worry Yi'er, this matter will be taken care of by your second uncle."
Xu Zhen looked firm and spoke slowly.
If he couldn't even do this, he wouldn't be worthy of being the Qizhu Prince.
What's more, to be sure, God knows how many drinks he drank during this period.
He got drunk a lot and made friends with powerful people.
"In addition, I also want hundreds of spies who have experienced hundreds of battles."
If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.
If you want to truly resist man-made disasters, it will be difficult to rely solely on Xu Yi and Zhao Shou.
That's why Xu Yi asked Xu Zhen for some experienced spies.
Sometimes, whether the intelligence is accurate or not is related to whether a thing can actually be done.
When it comes to information, Xu Yi never dares to be careless.
He didn't want to become a blind man with black eyes as soon as he left Zongzheng Temple.
Let others lead him by the nose.
"That's no problem. After the court meeting, I will directly transfer a hundred people from the soldiers to serve under your command."
"These hundred people are all real elites, and they are also veterans who have survived the twenty years of fighting with me in the Western Regions."
"In terms of loyalty and ability, there is no need to worry."
Xu Zhen waved his big hand and promised in an extremely domineering manner.
"Then my nephew will thank my second uncle in advance."
Xu Zhen is not unattractive. Every veteran like this who has been on the battlefield for twenty years is a treasure in the army.
Xu Zhen was able to agree with a wave of his hand without saying a word.
Xu Yi will naturally remember this kindness in his heart.
"You brat, what are you doing with me?"
Xu Zhen slapped Xu Yi on the shoulder, slightly dissatisfied.
Xu Yi chuckled and was about to say something.
The carriage suddenly slowed down gradually, and after a while it came to a complete stop.
At this moment, there was a sound of the door being dragged outside the carriage.
"We are about to leave Zongzhengji Temple."
Xu Zhen leaned in the carriage and sighed quietly.
"We are about to leave Zongzhengji Temple."
Xu Yi lowered his head and muttered to himself.
No one could see clearly what kind of expression was underneath that bowed head.
