mesbooks Chapter 419 Bring a mirror!
Chapter 419 Bring a mirror!
Although I used medicine on the wounds on my body, they still hurt.
Although Shen Shuyi was tired, she didn't feel sleepy because of her injuries. The next day, before dawn, she simply put on her clothes and continued reading in the tent.
She is not proficient in flood control, or knows very little about it.
Although I have been cramming these days, I still seem a bit amateurish.
Shen Shuyi sat at the table and compared the people on the list he got from Xie Jingchi one by one. Several people on the list were already dead.
Several others have been transferred several times and their positions are different.
Shen Shuyi first circled the locations of the people who had not moved in the past five years and wrote down their positions next to them.
Then the positions of the deceased people were circled with red cinnabar, and finally triangles were drawn around the positions where the other people had been transferred.
After finishing all the work, Shen Shuyi made several deductions along this route, and then found that this was a route from the capital to Licheng, and then from Licheng to Yancheng.
Although some of the routes have changed, the final destinations are Licheng and Yancheng.
Licheng is the only way to Jiangnan, while Yancheng belongs to the frontier of Daqian and borders Luo State.
Shen Shuyi looked at the route he drew and fell into deep thought. It was not an easy task for Xiao Heyu to put the official silver into his own pocket.
In particular, Xie Jingchi said that the flood in Jiangnan cannot be completely cured, which shows that Xiao Heyu has at least one route in his hands that can ensure that the official silver will fall into his pocket every year.
However, in the court, the transfer of officials has always been based on the emperor's will.
Even if Xiao Heyu could guess the emperor's mind, he would never be able to plan everything out, so he would make slight changes to the route every year.
But no matter how it changes, the important nodes and levels must be controlled by his talents.
Shen Shuyi leaned back in his chair, his brows slightly furrowed.
The most important thing at the moment is to know the route for transporting official silver to the Jiangnan area every year.
But this kind of thing has always been top secret, and it might not be easy for her to know.
Thinking of this, Shen Shuyi couldn't help but think of Xie Jingchi again.
Xie Jingchi has a lot of bad intentions. He has been in the court for many years and has been investigating the floods in the south of the Yangtze River. I think he must know about it.
But this person is really annoying.
Shen Shuyi threw away the pen and rubbed her eyebrows gently, thinking that it would be great if her brother was in the court, so that she wouldn't be so passive.
However, it is not easy to place people in the court. Even if it is possible, it will not be done overnight.
"Sister Shuyi." Not long after, Yao Huiyan also stood up. Seeing that Shen Shuyi was thinking about something, she couldn't help but walk behind her.
Shen Shuyi suddenly remembered that Yao Huiyan's family had been engaged in business for generations, and couldn't help but say, "Sister Yao, do you know how to swallow a large amount of money into your own pocket without arousing suspicion?"
Yao Huiyan thought for a moment and said gently, "First, we must ensure that the source of this money is reasonable. Second, we must be able to fill the gap in the original destination of this money. Third, we must ensure that all those who handle and come into contact with this money can keep their mouths shut."
Shen Shuyi's almond-shaped eyes were clear and what Sister Yao said was not much different from what she thought.
But how did Xiao Heyu do it?
Is the official silver issue related to the Jiang Yanhu case? Is it related to the 100,000 soldiers who died in the Lushan battle?
Shen Shuyi felt a headache just thinking about it, so he sighed and stopped thinking about it.
Seeing that she was mostly reading books on water conservancy, Yao Huiyan couldn't help but say, "My uncle has quite a few related books. If you are interested, I can try to borrow some from my aunt later."
Hearing this, Shen Shuyi smiled and said, "Sister Yao, this is a timely help."
As they were talking, Madam Wang came in wrapped in a cloak. Seeing that both of them had gotten up, she couldn't help but smile and said, "It's cold today, so I asked someone to buy some ginseng soup from the kitchen, thinking that drinking some of it would warm you up."
Shen Shuyi looked up and saw a layer of frost on Mrs. Wang's brows.
It's getting colder indeed.
"Thank you, ma'am." Shen Shuyi stood up to express her gratitude.
Wang Taifu's family has a small population. Although Wang Taifu is a bit old-fashioned and stubborn, he has always had a good character. Therefore, Wang Taifu and his wife are very good to their niece Yao Huiyan.
In addition, Shen Shuyi had helped Yao Huiyan before, and Mrs. Wang had met her several times, so she always had a good impression of her.
"I heard from Huiyan that you were being hunted during the competition. If you want to report this to the Dali Temple and ask them to investigate, I can ask you to speak on your behalf." Madam Wang looked at Shen Shuyi's face and said with concern.
Shen Shuyi shook his head and said gently, "Shuyi knows who is behind this. I think it will end in nothing. I will remember Madam's kindness in my heart, but I don't want to involve the Wang family."
Hearing this, Mrs. Wang sighed, and realized that there were too many things that could not be done in the officialdom.
"Well, if you encounter any difficulties, feel free to come to me."
Shen Shuyi did not refuse, but thought that Xie Jingchi was now working in the Dali Temple, and people were trying to kill him, so with his temper, how could he not investigate?
But at the moment, it seems that she still needs to find Xie Jingchi to find out some information if she has the chance.
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At this moment, inside Shen Jingyu's tent.
Qin Xuerong sat aside, crying her eyes out. As soon as she saw Shen Jingyu's face, she felt extremely sad.
Their sister Yu has been such a good-looking girl since she was young, how could she encounter such a thing now!
He must have been framed!
Shen Jingyu had a high fever and felt pain and itchiness all over her body. She tried to scratch it several times, but her hands seemed to be wrapped with thick cloth.
Qin Xuerong's intermittent sobbing made her even more annoyed.
After struggling for a long time, she slowly opened her eyes, but she felt that her eyes were so swollen that she could not even lift her eyelids.
She frowned and opened her eyes, looking at the figure beside her, and said slowly: "Why are you crying?"
After hearing her words, Qin Xuerong was stunned for a moment, and quickly stood up and rushed to her side: "Jingyu, how are you? How do you feel?"
Looking at Qin Xuerong's swollen eyes, Shen Jingyu was stunned for a moment before she remembered what had happened before.
Her face…her face!
She hurriedly raised her hand and began to touch her face randomly with her hand wrapped in fine cloth.
But her hand was wrapped with something and she couldn't feel it, so she pretended to remove the fine cloth from her hand.
Qin Xuerong quickly held her down: "Can't take it down! Can't take it down! The imperial physician said that it can't be exposed to the wind or dirt! It's easy...easy to rot..."
Shen Jingyu's throat was choked with sobs and her vision was a little blurry.
"Bring me a mirror." She whispered, her voice trembling.
Qin Xuerong held her hand and shook her head at her: "Yu Jie'er, don't look at it anymore. Take a good rest for a while, and the redness and swelling will eventually go away..."
That night, she stayed by Shen Jingyu's side. The imperial physician said that if her high fever continued and she fell into a coma, her life would be in danger!
Fortunately, Jingyu is lucky, but...but what should she do with her face!
Hearing Qin Xuerong's words, Shen Jingyu pushed her away, her eyes red, and said angrily: "I said bring a mirror!!!"