nashuaworldcup Chapter 268 Chen Shengda returns to Jiangnan Prefecture!
Chapter 268 Chen Shengda returns to Jiangnan Prefecture!
The next morning, during the morning court session, Chen Shengda asked for permission to go to Jiangnan Prefecture to collect grain, make contributions to the court, and raise military rations for the Ministry of Revenue to supply the northern battlefield!
Emperor Bogu and Crown Prince Qin Jinan were both very satisfied. Although Chen Shengda had abandoned his wife and daughter, he was still diligent in his official duties. He was even more diligent than others!
At least in the eyes of those in power, such a person is a serious and responsible person. When they heard that Chen Shengda wanted to ask for permission to raise food and fodder for the court, they readily agreed to Chen Shengda's request and granted him permission to go to Jiangnan Prefecture!
To be honest, the harvest this year is not very good. Because of the severe drought last year, the soil moisture is not good this year, so the harvest across the country is not very good this year. This year, except for Jiangnan Prefecture, there is food to supply the army. Other places here can only maintain food and clothing.
After Chen Shengda received the imperial edict to leave Beijing, he came out in ecstasy. Not long after he took a few steps, Wei Zhendong caught up with Chen Shengda.
Wei Zhendong, the Duke of Fuguo, knew what he was up to. He said angrily, "Master Chen, I advise you to be smarter and behave yourself. When you go to Jiangnan Prefecture, don't bother my Ruyi. Otherwise, I will not let it go!"
Chen Shengda bowed and said, "What are you talking about, Duke? I am here to collect food and fodder for the imperial army. Now the war in the northeast and northwest is tense, and food is of vital importance!
This year, the grain harvest is generally poor, and only Jiangnan Prefecture has good weather, so Chen wants to go there to think of a solution! "
Wei Zhendong looked at Chen Shengda and said with a snort: "Master Chen, you'd better lock the door before you leave, and don't let your crazy woman out again. I don't want to embarrass your family by telling you about the attack on my son at my doorstep last time, but I know the truth!"
The corners of Chen Shengda's mouth twitched. He knew that Pan Qiaoyun was beaten once and even hired a doctor when she came back. Pan Hong refused to say who beat Pan Qiaoyun, but he guessed it almost right because he heard that there was a crazy woman at the door of the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion who attacked the fourth young master of the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion.
The Fuguogong Mansion is still heavily guarded, and no outsiders can get in. Chen Shengda said with a little guilt: "My wife met with an accident during the battle of the Wei family army when Wentong joined the army. Now her life or death is unknown. She was shocked by the news and she is like this. Please forgive me, Duke!"
"On the battlefield, swords are merciless and every soldier may die on the battlefield. Don't you understand, Lord Chen?
If every family with a Wei soldier who died on the battlefield had to kill the whole family of the Duke of Benguo, then all the Duke of Benguo's sons would be killed. Who would lead the troops to fight? Who would defend the country? Would the Qin Dynasty allow others to kill at will?
Humph! Go do your job! Tell your family to keep an eye on Madam Chen, otherwise your subordinates will be in trouble!"
Chen Shengda was an educated man and knew that what Wei Zhendong said made sense. He nodded and went home.
He specially visited his father-in-law and brother-in-law, asking them to take good care of the house and to make sure to lock Pan Qiaoyun up and not let her go out.
He told Wei Zhendong what he meant. People already knew that it was she who attacked their child, but they just sympathized with her for losing her son.
If Pan Qiao Yun goes out again in the future, she must be caught immediately. If she falls into the hands of the Duke of Fuguo again, she might die!
Pan Song sighed helplessly: "Okay! Shengda, don't worry, leave the family to your eldest brother. The Duke of Fuguo's Mansion cannot be blamed for Wen Tong's problems, alas!"
Chen Shengda traveled day and night and rushed to Jiangnan Prefecture. This was Chen Shengda's return to Jiangnan Prefecture again after many years. Jun'an County was his hometown. He had never been back since he passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar.
He once regretted it. How great it would be if he could return home in glory and live happily with Shen's mother and daughter!
Alas! It can only be said that it was a matter of one thought, but it was a matter of a thousand miles. Now it is too late to reverse the situation!
Chen Shengda returned to Chenjia Village following his memory. Now his father and his second and third brothers have already returned to Chenjia Village and are living a comfortable life here.
Their family had long since left the small farm outside the capital. Nothing could be grown there, and the cost of living near the capital was high.
I guess his father realized that he couldn't rely on him to support him in his old age, so he returned home early with his two young sons.
As soon as he got home, he found that his father now had a old woman to serve him, and it seemed that the old man was living a comfortable life.
Chen Shengda came back with his men and even Old Man Chen was shocked!
"Shengda, are you no longer able to make it in the capital? Why did you come back? Didn't you give birth to another son? Were you kicked out?"
Chen Shengda...
Does my father wish that I would be kicked out of the house?
Chen Shengda gritted his teeth and said, "Dad, I came back here to collect food by imperial order. Alas! The imperial court in the north is at war with the northeast and northwest! Food is being consumed like water. Now the imperial court is calling on all families to sell their excess food to the imperial court!
How much food do we have left? Please save some for yourself and donate it!"
Father Chen...
Chen Lao Er and Chen Lao San both hung their heads and looked at their eldest brother with an indescribable look on their faces!
Chen Laoer sighed and said, "Brother, how can we have extra food? Although the land has been harvested for several years, we bought all the food last year when the drought was severe. Otherwise... otherwise, how could we afford a maid to serve our father?
Last year, there was a severe drought and we couldn't irrigate our land much. How could we earn any income? We could barely eat and give some food to the farmhands. What else did we have?"
Chen Laosan: "The rainfall this year is acceptable, but the land was very dry last year, so there is no food to grow this year!
"The family only produced 28,000 kilograms of grain, and 18,000 kilograms were sold to the county magistrate. There is only a little grain left for storage. How can a family not live without food?"
Chen Shengda frowned and said, "Jiangnan Prefecture is close to the water source, how could it possibly collect so little food?
Ruyi has now developed so many grains and vegetables in An County and Bao'an County in Jiangnan Prefecture. She has been transporting so many grains and vegetables to the north continuously over the past year. How did she grow them?
We have a lot of land, so how could we not be able to produce food?"
Chen Laoer was almost angry to death: "Brother, you still mentioned that girl. That girl said she came back and planted seeds in Jun'an County and several surrounding counties. We actually also went to get some seeds back, but we couldn't get water for the crops we planted.
As I said, everything is in vain if you can't irrigate. The terrain of our house is not high to begin with, but when the flood came that year, we didn't get any harvest and it was flooded into a vast ocean!
But since the dam was repaired by the Duke of Fuguo Wei Zhendong that year, there has been no flooding here, and there is no water to be drawn out during droughts!"
Chen Shengda...
Unfortunate Wei Zhendong is really his own nemesis!
Because of what happened before, Chen Shengda was not welcome at home, so he had no choice but to go to Shenjiazhuang to find his daughter Shen Ruyi.
As a result, Chen Shengda was turned away three times every time he went there, because Shenjiazhuang was now heavily guarded and no one would let him in.
He said he was an imperial envoy sent by the court, but no one paid any attention to him. The servants and farmhands said that this was the territory of the young county lady, and no matter who you are, you cannot enter if you don't agree!
A manager looked unhappy: "The young county lady said that Shenjiazhuang and the nearby fields are now planted with vegetables and grains, and outsiders are not allowed to wander around!
This is for the imperial court. No one can stay here. Let's go!"
Chen Shengda was so angry that his veins popped out: "I'm her father, Chen Shengda! I want to see her!"
The manager looked disdainful and said, "Come on! Three of the little county lady's grandfathers, five of her second uncles, and six of her third uncles have come this month... You are the fourth one to be her father..."
Chen Shengda...
After this happened again and again, Chen Shengda had a feeling that his daughter was not here, otherwise she would not have failed to show up.
His daughter is not in Jiangnan Prefecture, so where did she go?