Chapter 961 The End of Summer
Chapter 961 The End of Summer
In the following days, Wei Changtian was busy dealing with some “trivial matters” after the event.
Of course, he was too lazy to participate in most of the things, and it was basically Su Qi and Li Zimu who made the decisions.
But even so, there were still many “big things” that needed his approval, plus the Tengu Army also needed to rest, and there were still some resistance forces in the prefectures and counties of Daqian, so it took a few days to make the decision.
In this way, time soon came to June 25th, the Great Heat.
When the scorching sun passed, the breeze was nowhere to be found.
The scriptures were talked about on the pillow, and the melons and plums were floating.
As the last solar term of summer, the days before and after the Great Heat should be the hottest time of the year.
The scorching sun was in the sky, and the sunlight was like countless fine needles piercing the skin, and the cicadas in the trees were so noisy that it made people upset.
If there was a thermometer, the temperature in the city would be about 45 degrees at this moment. There were not many pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, there were scattered shirtless men carrying goods and walking in the shade of the trees, their bodies were full of sweat.
At this time, they still have to work hard. Most of these men are poor people who can’t eat if they stop working for a day.
After all, in such a hot day, if you don’t pay attention, you will get heatstroke and faint. Not only will you suffer, but you will also have to spend money to buy medicine.
Even many people can’t stand the heat when sitting at home, let alone go out to work.
Of course, the above are just the situation of ordinary people.
For wealthy families, even if there are no air conditioners or electric fans, there are always ways to cool down
. For example, “cool houses” built underground or in the shade, such as ice cubes and large fans, can play a role in cooling down.
As for “big shots” like Wei Changtian, this is even less of a problem.
In the Daqian Palace, his “temporary office” was completely covered by a formation called “cooling formation”, which continuously provided cool air to the house like a central air conditioner, so that the indoor temperature was always maintained at around 20 degrees.
This formation is not a new thing, and it also reflects some of the fun of the world of cultivation.
When Wei Changtian first experienced this formation in the Wei Mansion, he was curious and studied it for a long time, but now he is no longer surprised.
”Knock, knock.”
”Young Master Wei, Lord Su and Miss Li want to see you.”
With a knock on the door, the voice of the guards rang out.
”Let them in.”
Wei Changtian responded and closed an ancient book that he had just searched out of the Daqian Royal Library.
”Young Master.”
”Young Master.”
The door opened, and Su Qi and Li Zimu walked into the room one after another, greeting each other.
”Sit down.”
Wei Changtian nodded, and a palace maid served tea to the two, and then tactfully withdrew.
After the maid left, Li Zimu did not wait for Wei Changtian to ask any questions, and reported directly:
”Sir, the three people from the Jing family have been found.”
”Really?”
Wei Changtian’s expression did not change: “Are they dead?”
”Two were killed, and the other one was guarded by a master, so we failed to kill him.”
Li Zimu answered truthfully: “But we have found his whereabouts again, and we will not fail again this time.”
”Yeah.”
As if he didn’t care about it at all, Wei Changtian just yawned indifferently: “Hehe~ How are those court officials handled?”
”I have questioned them one by one.”
Li Zimu answered softly: “According to the young master’s instructions, all those who were dissatisfied with Lord Su have died, about a dozen people.”
”And those who pretended to surrender but actually had other calculations in their hearts were also killed, also more than ten people.”
”That means almost half of them were killed?”
Wei Changtian asked casually: “Are the remaining half willing to assist Lord Su?”
”Yes.”
Li Zimu nodded: “Although they may not be sincere, at least they will not cause trouble in the future.”
”Okay, that’s enough.”
Wei Changtian took a sip of tea and turned to look at Su Qi who was sitting on the other side.
Since the two came in, Li Zimu has been talking all the time, leaving him aside completely.
Although Su Qi is indeed just a puppet emperor, he should at least give him some face.
”Sir Su, I wonder if you have anything to do with me this time?”
Wei Changtian asked Su Qi with a smile, thinking that he should always give the latter a chance to speak.
After hearing this, Su Qi actually looked at Li Zimu first, and when he saw the latter nodded, he hurriedly took out a long book from his sleeve.
”Sir, this book is a list of all the big families in the prefectures and counties of Daqian. Among them, those marked with red frames are all families related to the Jing family, and those marked with red circles are families with very close relationships.”
”Please take a look, sir.”
As he said this, he stood up and placed the list in front of Wei Changtian.
Su Qi just stood there with his hands down and waited, while Wei Changtian first smiled and glanced at Li Zimu, then picked up the list and flipped through it casually.
Obviously, Su Qi showed him this booklet, and undoubtedly wanted to ask how to deal with these red-marked families.
After all, although the Jing family was finished, there were still families that were connected to the Jing family, or even relatives, all over Daqian.
These big families may become unstable factors in the new dynasty in the future, and they should not be let go.
But it is undoubtedly unrealistic to kill them all, so they need to be properly handled.
Of course, there is no standard “handling process” for this kind of thing. Each dynasty has a different way of handling it when it changes.
So Wei Changtian was too lazy to care about it. After a few glances, he casually said:
”Lord Su, I don’t know much about Daqian. You and Zimu can handle this matter.”
”Oh, yes, there is a He family in Le’an Prefecture that runs a pawnshop and money house business. There are younger generations in the family who know me. Pay attention to it when the time comes.”
The He family in Le’an Prefecture.
There is no doubt that Wei Changtian is referring to He Jing’s family.
Although Wei Changtian felt that the size of the He family should not be included in this booklet, he still mentioned it by the way.
When they heard him specifically mention the He family, Li Zimu and Su Qi couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment.
Neither of them knew when Wei Changtian had known such a person with the surname He, but of course they would not ask, so they just remembered “He Family of Le’an Prefecture” in their hearts.
”Yes, sir, I understand.”
Nodding and putting away the memorial, Su Qi returned to his seat and sat down again.
Wei Changtian seemed to remember something at this time, and suddenly asked again:
”By the way, Lord Su, it is now the end of June, what are your plans for the imperial examination in August?”
”This…”
Su Qi was stunned, not knowing why Wei Changtian suddenly talked about the imperial examination.
Although this year is indeed the year of the imperial examination, it is naturally impossible to hold the imperial examination smoothly because the new dynasty is replacing the old dynasty.
Su Qi did not understand Wei Changtian’s meaning for a while, so he had to answer truthfully:
”My lord, there is only more than a month left before August, and the new dynasty has not been established. I think this year’s imperial examination may need to be temporarily cancelled and wait for three years.”
”There is no need to cancel it.”
Wei Changtian shook his head and said with a smile: “Now is the time for the new dynasty to recruit people. I think we can take this opportunity to select some young talents for the new dynasty.”
”Uh”
Looking up at Wei Changtian with a bewildered look on his face, Su Qi wondered how many of the people selected now would be willing to serve the new dynasty.
But since Wei Changtian had said so, he could not refuse, so he could only bow his head and reply:
”Yes, I will order the Ministry of Personnel to supervise this matter in the future, and it will not delay this year’s imperial examination.”
”.”
Just like that, Wei Changtian helped He Jing twice more.
After that, the three of them chatted in the room for a while, and then Su Qi and Li Zimu wanted to say goodbye and leave.
However, Wei Changtian kept Li Zimu.
”It seems that you control him very strictly.”
Standing by the window, looking at Su Qi who had already walked away along the path outside, Wei Changtian smiled at Li Zimu and said, “He is the future emperor of the new dynasty after all, you should give him some face.”
”Otherwise, it will be difficult for him to govern the country after you leave.”
”Sir, I just want him not to forget his identity.”
Standing next to Wei Changtian, Li Zimu’s tone was very serious: “Su Qi is different from Gongsun Yan. He has deep feelings for Daqian. I am afraid that he will do something that is not good for you over time.”
”Okay, whatever you want.”
Waving his hand, Wei Changtian did not take Li Zimu’s “PUA” of Su Qi to heart, but suddenly asked a question that was a bit incoherent.
”How is that thing going?”
”.Reply to the young master, everything has been arranged.”
His expression became serious in an instant, and Li Zimu lowered his voice and replied, “There should be a result before we leave Daqian.”
”Okay.”
He narrowed his eyes, and there was more cold murderous intent in his eyes.
Wei Changtian stopped talking after saying the last word, so it is not known what else he had planned before.
But it is not too difficult to guess.
After all, since the goal of destroying Daqian has been achieved, the next thing he has to do, or to deal with, is the mysterious man who has never appeared.
Almost a quarter of an hour later.
It was still Wei Changtian’s “temporary office”. Unexpectedly, before Li Zimu left, Su Qi, who had just left not long ago, came back again and said that he had just found the private vault of the Jing family.
The so-called private vault is where the Jing family stores their treasures. Because the people of the Jing family died before, they have never been found.
But now after several days of hard searching, it has been found.
Unlike the national treasury where money is stored, there are definitely many natural treasures and magic weapons in the private vault.
Even if there is nothing particularly good, it would be good if you can find a few treasures like the Qingjue jade pendant.
At least you can’t come back empty-handed after running all the way here.
Just like that, Wei Changtian immediately took Li Zimu to “treasure hunt” excitedly.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Yang Liushi and Zhang San had just finished the “treasure hunt” activity in the capital of Daqian, and were walking in the alley where the courtyard was located with large and small bags.
Because they were too lazy to change places, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi still lived in the previous courtyard, while Duan Fangping and the other four had already moved out.
Because Wei Changtian basically stayed in the palace these days, Yang Liushi would go out every day to take a look at the customs and customs of Daqian when she was bored.
Of course, as a woman, she would definitely buy things when she went out.
Then Zhang San became a “porter”, responsible for “carrying bags” behind Yang Liushi every day.
And this made him suffer a lot these days.
After all, it is not easy to take a car to go shopping, and most of the time he has to carry all kinds of strange objects in person to walk through the streets.
The day before yesterday, it was two large porcelain bottles fired with unique craftsmanship in Daqian.
Yesterday it was a screen.
Today was even worse. Yang Liushi didn’t know what had happened. She actually bought a wooden cabinet and said she was going to take it back to Shuzhou.
Considering that Wei Changtian’s residence couldn’t be easily disclosed, Zhang San couldn’t ask the store to “deliver to the door”, so he had to carry the big wooden cabinet all the way back to the alley.
In addition, the weather was hot, so even a mid-level third-rank warrior couldn’t help sweating at this moment.
”Husband, Madam, will you go shopping tomorrow?”
Zhang San asked timidly, carrying a wooden cabinet and following Yang Liushi, who had nothing in her hands: “If you want to go shopping again, can I find someone else to accompany you?”
”Tomorrow I want to go to the north of the city.”
Yang Liushi and Zhang San had been very familiar with each other for a long time, and she had never treated the latter as a servant, so she spoke very casually at this moment: “What? You don’t want to follow me?”
”That’s not the case. The key is what do you want to buy, Madam.”
Zhang San muttered softly: “Yesterday you bought a screen, and today you bought a wooden cabinet. I’m really afraid that you will buy something bigger tomorrow.”
”Oh, goose, goose, it seems that’s why.”
Yang Liushi looked back at Zhang San, covered her mouth and smiled: “Don’t worry, I will definitely not buy such a big thing tomorrow.”
”That’s good, huh?”
He paused, and in Yang Liushi’s strange eyes, Zhang San’s sight suddenly fixed in one direction.
The latter’s originally depressed expression suddenly became stunned, and he muttered subconsciously.
”Miss You?”
”.”
Yang Liushi frowned, and immediately turned her head to follow Zhang San’s gaze after hearing the words, and her expression changed instantly.
Because she also saw the woman who looked like You Jia.
At this time, the woman was also staring at them blankly .
”Squeak~”
The next moment, she lowered her head and quickly retreated to the gate of the courtyard. Cui’er stretched out her hand to close the gate.
Ever since she saw so many rebels coming to find Wei Changtian that night, she deliberately avoided the latter and never went out when she had nothing to do.
Therefore, Yang Liushi and Zhang San naturally had not seen her in the past few days.
Just now, Cui’er originally wanted to go out to buy some vegetables when there were few people at noon, but she never thought that she would bump into the two people who had just returned from outside.
Her heart was thumping hard. Cui’er had already known through the “secret observation” in the past few days that the man and woman should be Wei Changtian’s servant and wife respectively.
So in her opinion, Yang Liushi and Zhang San were naturally related to the rebels. At this moment, she was inevitably panicked and just wanted to get away quickly.
But before the gate was half closed, she suddenly heard the voice of the beautiful woman coming from outside the door.
”Wait!”
”.”
Her hands trembled with fear, and she couldn’t even close the gate.
Seeing that the other party had discovered her, Cui’er was afraid of angering “the wife of a certain important figure in the rebel army”, so she had to grit her teeth and walk out again, and asked in a trembling voice:
”Husband, Madam, are you calling me?”
”Yes.”
At this moment, Yang Liushi had walked to the opposite side of Cui’er and was looking at the latter carefully from head to toe.
Like Wei Changtian, she also quickly discovered some differences between Cui’er and You Jia.
But because the two looked too similar, Yang Liushi looked at them for a while and then whispered:
”Miss You, is that you?”
(End of this chapter)
