amaotonovel Chapter 547
Chapter 547
Chapter 547
Hu Mu's condition is very bad.
But others are still awake.
The only thing that made him feel unbearable was that with the shaking of the stretcher, he always felt that the wound on his body seemed to be torn open.
Fortunately, he gritted his teeth, and when he was finally carried into the palace, he saw eunuchs and guards one after another, and when he was in medical school, he heard rumors about His Majesty's visit to Raozhou in person, so his heart was already roughly settled. I understand what's going on.
He is the son of Zaifu, definitely not the kind of ignorant person!Because of this, at this moment, he seemed extraordinarily calm.
Lying on a stretcher, he was carried into the hall.
Zhu Di had already paced forward, looking at Hu Mu's injury, he couldn't help frowning deeply.
Although Hu Mu's injury has been healed for many days, but now it seems that it is still shocking.
Seeing this, Hu Mu struggled to get up and salute, but it was futile, after all, his muscles and bones were hurt, and he was so painful that he couldn't breathe immediately when he moved his body a little.
Zhu Di pressed his hand and said to him, "I'm injured, so there's no need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Hu Mu opened his lips hard.
Hu Guang was still murderous just now, but now seeing Hu Mu, the murderous look on his face suddenly disappeared without a trace, replaced by a look of sadness.
Zhu Di said, "What's your name?"
Hu Mu said: "My surname is Hu and my name is Mu."
As soon as Zhu Di heard the word Hu, he raised his eyebrows subconsciously, and then glanced at Hu Guang.
With just one glance, Zhu Di withdrew his gaze, and the color of anger had already passed in his eyes.
After all, Zhu Di still talks about friendship. Hu Guang has followed him for so many years, and it can be said that he has worked hard without complaint. Even if his ability is mediocre, the victory lies in his loyalty.Even his son, in order to support the railway department, actually came here to be an official, but now he has become like this, which makes people feel sad.
So Zhu Di said with a bit of emotion: "Hu Qing's injury is quite serious, this time it can be said to be close to death."
Hu Mu had a bit of strength at this time. After all, even if he is the son of Zaifu, it is a rare opportunity in a lifetime to be able to face the saint. He was also excited, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty... the situation that day must have been known to you. Your Majesty is so aware of the details that you can clear up the grievances of the ministers, the ministers... are really... grateful."
Zhu Di's face was touched, and he wanted to say a few words of relief, but after hearing this, his face froze at first, but suddenly his facial expression became strange.
It is indeed intriguing!
You know, the trial here just happened just now, and this Hu Mu, who was in the medical school before, was just brought here.
That being the case, how could this person know?
And also know that someone has falsely accused him?
All of a sudden, all kinds of doubts came to Zhu Di's mind.
Don't look at Zhu Di as reckless, but in fact he is as careful as a hair. He seems to be beginning to feel that behind this incident, obviously...it is not as simple as he imagined.
Although Zhu Di had strong doubts in his heart, he didn't show the slightest expression on his face, he just said calmly: "Oh? Hu Qing also knows...they will make false accusations against you?"
Zhu Di's voice was very normal, but this question suddenly chilled the air in the hall.
Although this statement sounds plain and simple, in fact, it is a hidden needle in the cotton.
Obviously, Hu Mu was originally the victim, but a victim knew so many things, which inevitably made Zhu Di suspect that there might be a deeper conspiracy behind it.
Thinking about it now, Hu Guang seems to know the other party's situation well, so he responded generously just now, isn't it because of this?
But thinking deeper, since the other party's actions seem to have been detected by the father and son, then...why is Hu Mu still beaten like this?Why is the dispute between the railway department and Raozhou government so fierce?
Zhang Anshi knew His Majesty well, so he couldn't help breaking into a cold sweat at this moment, his eyes subconsciously looked back and forth at Hu Guang and Hu Mu.
Hu Mu was seriously injured at this time, and if he wanted to explain in detail at this time, he might not be able to do it without leaking.
Although Hu Guang has a good character, he is not slow. He obviously sensed something, frowned slightly, and nervously watched Hu Mu's reaction and response.
But at this moment, someone suddenly said: "Your Majesty... Dianli Hu did notice something beforehand."
Following the direction of the voice, Zhu Di looked sideways, but it was the stationmaster of Raozhou Railway Station who was standing there, silent all the time.
Zhu Di had no expression on his face, but he pretended to be surprised and said, "Really? If that's the case, then why did things come to this point?"
The station master said: "I had doubts in advance, because there was indeed some gossip from the Raozhou government, saying that the Raozhou government was deeply resentful towards the railway department and had always wanted to find opportunities...to take revenge. After that, they They sent someone here, hoping to mediate, but Dianli Hu took the initiative to invite Ying."
Zhu Di's eyes turned cold, and he said indifferently: "Voluntarily invite Ying? Is there any reason?"
"Your Majesty, it wasn't originally dispatching Dian Hu, because Dian Hu was originally responsible for resettling refugees, managing the yellow book and other responsibilities. This mediation and negotiation should be handled by the chief secretary of the department. Excuse me. After the news came from the prefecture, Hu Dian took the initiative to find the minister, and said to the minister, I am afraid that it is not optimistic to go to the Rao prefecture. The handover and resettlement of the people still needs to be negotiated with them, and if they ignore their invitation, it will definitely give them an excuse."
"But this time going, it may be more or less ominous. He is younger than the master. If you teach him to go, at least he has a strong body. If something happens, there may be a glimmer of life."
"Besides... there is another reason..."
Zhu Di felt more and more unbelievable when he heard it, but seeing that the station master said this, he refused to continue, with obvious hesitation on his face.
Zhu Di immediately said: "Continue to explain carefully."
The station master smiled wryly, and had to say: "Your Majesty, there is another reason. Official Hu Dian also made it clear to his ministers at that time that he believed that if the Raozhou government really launched an attack, it would definitely not be due to whim, but the result of deliberate deliberation. Afterwards, there will be a way for the golden cicada to get out of its shell, and the most likely situation is that they will call out to catch the thief and make false accusations after attacking the officials of the Railway Department."
Hearing this, Zhu Di thought the explanation was reasonable, but...he still gave Hu Mu a deep look.
In any case, it is reasonable for Hu Mu to make such a judgment, but it also shows that this person... is a person with his own opinions and a bit of strategy.
The station master went on to say: "Therefore, Dian Hu said that if the other party came prepared, then if the master went, it would be a tricky plan. It is very likely that if the master goes, he will not only suffer a big loss, but also have a lot of money." His life is in danger, and he may even be beaten up. But it is most appropriate for him to go... "
Zhu Di couldn't help being even more puzzled. No matter how he guessed, he couldn't guess the reason, so he said, "It's most suitable for him to go? What's the reason for this?"
The station master took a look at Hu Mu at this time, with deep emotion in his eyes, and said: "He said that he is the son of a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, if someone else died inexplicably, or was even framed by others, maybe it is really possible The thief succeeded. But after all, he was involved in Wenyuan Pavilion. If he died in Raozhou Prefecture in vain this time, no matter what, the imperial court would investigate thoroughly. Fooling the past. Therefore, he volunteered to his minister, hoping to go instead of the master."
Zhu Di: "..."
At this moment, the hall became indescribably quiet.
Being able to predict the enemy's opportunity can be said to be a great wisdom.
Dare to take the risk instead of others and put yourself to death, this is called knowing that you can't do it, this is called bravery.
Unexpectedly, such a wise and brave person would appear in the Hu family.
So much so... Zhang Anshi and Yishiha all looked at Hu Guang in unison, showing suspicion, and wondered for a moment whether Hu Mu was Hu Guang's son, or if they were their biological father and son.
Zhu Di couldn't help being moved by it.
You must know that he was born in the army, and what he admires may not be the kind of man who is so powerful and skilled in bowing and horses, but he has respect from the bottom of his heart for such a brave man.
Immediately, Zhu Di adjusted his clothes subconsciously. Because it was a private visit, he didn't wear a crown or formal dress, so he felt a little inappropriate.
Immediately Zhu Di nodded and said, "If you put it this way, it makes sense."
He looked at Hu Mu, but saw Hu Mu's miserable condition, and now he could not wait to make another order to kill all those who should have been exiled.
Taking a deep breath and calming down his anger, Zhu Dicai said, "Hu Qing is so wise and brave that even I admire him."
Zhu Di's emotion also made Hu Guang, who was standing aside, couldn't help but see mist in his eyes.
He felt that his son was a bit reckless and stupid, but it also made his father somewhat relieved.
Such complex emotions were intertwined, and he couldn't help crying.
"Chen...Chen..." Hu Mu seemed a little shy at this moment, he said out of breath: "I don't have great wisdom and courage..."
Zhu Di smiled and said, "You don't have to be humble."
Hu Mu was lying on the stretcher, shaking his head, as if he had torn some wounds, frowned subconsciously, but took a deep breath and said, "I... I'm just afraid..."
"Afraid?" Zhu Di couldn't help showing a smile. It was really unimaginable that this fear...was connected with such a brave menstrual meeting.
Hu Mu continued: "Since I came to the railway department, I have been instructed and taught by others to resettle the people. Those people came here one by one. When many people came, it was really horrible. Most of them... all... Literacy, if you say you don’t know big characters, you can still sell some strength! However, they are all sallow and thin, weak in body, men and women are like old people, and the old people who are over sixty are none in a million. You can imagine."
When he said this, the hall fell into deathly silence again.
Hu Mu continued: "The responsibility of the minister in the railway department is to settle them down, let them find a way, first stand on their feet, and then find ways to find a way out for them! I have seen such people with my own eyes. , regained their strength, and some went to work in various sections to support their families. I have also seen... that unkempt woman, although she is only [-] years old, but has already experienced vicissitudes of life, her face is blue and yellow, and her hair is yellow. She works in a cotton spinning workshop for a living. I also saw those children who didn't look like human beings, who finally managed to wear an old shirt and a skewed coarse cloth book bag, and finally managed to lose some of their ability to read and write."
"What makes me even more gratified is that many people...are willing to work hard and work extremely hard. There are quite a few children who study during the day and go back at night. The man is actually willing to work and try his best to learn the ability to read books and newspapers."
Speaking of this, Hu Mu's face unconsciously showed a bit of relief, but probably because he talked too much all at once, his body couldn't bear it, so he gasped heavily again.
But obviously he wanted to take this opportunity to tell what he had seen and heard, and then continued stammeringly: "This year, I have experienced too much, and the railway department is of course very hard. , but compared with the improvement of these people's lives, compared with their original lives, it can be said to be prosperous. I have seen some coolies who were admitted to colleges because of their hard work. I have also seen... a year's work, the skin color The woman who turned from pale yellow to fair, has even seen... a boy who has grown in size and has begun to recite poems."
"These...Of course I don't dare to take credit for them. They are all the result of the hard work of the railway department. Even if the things didn't happen overnight, I think it's really a great fortune for me to participate in such an improvement."
"I am a person who has read books. In the way of Confucius and Mencius, the so-called righteousness and benevolence are taught. Isn't it the scholar who builds his achievements by protecting the environment and the people? What I am doing now, although I have never used the method of the Four Books and Five Classics, But in fact...it coincides with the teachings of Confucius and Mencius everywhere, and now that I think about it, I used to just blindly read in the study, which is really ashamed."
"Because I participated in it, I know how precious the railway department and the opportunities that the railway department can provide to the soldiers and civilians in Raozhou are so precious. It is also because of this that I feel fear in my heart, lest one day, this can be taught. When coolies go to college and turn over to study, they can teach women and children everything they need to eat and wear warmly, and in the end all their hard work is wasted because of some people's self-interest."
"I have this level of fear, so I am willing to do whatever it takes to keep the railway department and the jobs of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians. Before I volunteered, I had doubts, and I wanted to retreat several times. , But in the end, I still bit the bullet and went to find the station master, willing to replace the chief bookkeeper, because I was afraid that they not only made trouble, but also left behind some backhands to plant and frame, making the railway department ... unsustainable in Raozhou , even before entering Fucheng, I wanted to turn back several times, because... I have never experienced any serious hardships in my life, and I really don’t know if I can survive this time when I go deep into the tiger’s den. At that time, I was full of thoughts All I think in the novel is that a gentleman can't stand under the fence, and a son of a thousand gold can't sit in the hall, trying to convince himself by these... But in the end, it's still like a ghost..."
"Ahem..." Hu Mu began to cough desperately, his chest began to heave, and the doctor on the side hurriedly wanted to see him.
Hu Mu tried his best to hold back his cough, and continued: "Fortunately, God bless you, I finally survived, and fortunately, I saved my life, and the railway company was able to get justice..."
Zhu Di looked at him with burning eyes, and couldn't help but feel even more moved.
When Hu Guang heard this, tears were streaming down his face, and a look of shame could not help but flash across his old face.
At this moment, he felt that as a father, he was extremely ashamed in front of his son, and wished he could find a crack in the ground and sneak in.
Zhu Di looked sideways at the station master of Raozhou Station and said, "Hu Qing is in the railway department. How is your daily life?"
The station master said without thinking: "The hard work pays off."
Zhu Di was obviously dissatisfied, and said sternly: "What I want is not your boastful words, the railway department, you should have a record of merit."
The station master said without changing his face: "The railway department clears the official room, and there are special files."
"Fetch it." As he said that, Zhu Di looked at Yi Shiha: "Go and fetch it now."
Yi Shiha hurriedly bowed and left in a hurry.
Zhu Di couldn't help showing a look of emotion, and said emotionally: "On weekdays, I always say that scholars are useless, but now it seems that I have a deep prejudice. It's not that scholars are useless, but really useful scholars. Daming can't use it."
As he spoke, he took another look at Hu Mu, who was covered in injuries, and said to the doctor, "Check out his injuries."
The doctor nodded and responded.
With his hands behind his back, Zhu Di sighed with a complicated expression, "There are three hundred people like Hu Qing in the world. How could the world of Yao and Shun, and the great order of the world, be easily captured? Hey..."
He looked at Hu Mu, sighed, and waited anxiously.
After a while, Yishiha took the examination book of Qing officials' Fanggong.
Zhu Di immediately flipped through it, and when he came to Hu Mu's place, he read it carefully, and then said: "It is true that you have worked hard and won awards many times!"
As he said that, he looked at Hu Guang sincerely, and praised without hesitation: "Hu Qing, you have a good son."
Hu Guang was tearing up, wiped away his tears hurriedly, and replied: "The minister... is far inferior to the dog..."
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Dog?"
Zhang Anshi quickly smoothed things over: "Mr. Hu has always been modest, but I think that Mr. Hu did not use his modesty in the right place this time. What Hu Mu did is really a model for the railway department. Your Majesty, the Ministry of Railways, I will definitely reward you below..."
Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "That's your department's business. I don't care how your department rewards you. I have my own opinions."
Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "I don't know what your Majesty's intentions are?"
Zhu Di pondered seriously for a moment, and then said: "How to arrange his post as a pawn, is handled by the railway department. I will not ask about the affairs of the railway department. But... as far as I am concerned, my Ming Dynasty has always been a To be conferred with military merit is just thinking about it now, making meritorious deeds is not limited to military merit? Zhang Qing, Hu Qing, what do you think?"
Zhang Anshi and Hu Guang then looked at each other in blank dismay.
(End of this chapter)