The rise of the poor

"The governor's office of Zhejiang is in Shaoxing. After I am promoted to governor of Zhejiang, I will move to Shaoxing to work. It is more than three hundred miles from Suzhou to Shaoxing. It is a tiring journey. Sister Li, you should stay in Suzhou, Hua'er , Qin'er and the others will stay here to take care of you, I can just bring them the sword over there."

On a sunny afternoon, Zhu Ping'an supported Li Shu, who was pregnant, for a walk in the yard and discussed softly.

Li Shu was already in the third trimester of pregnancy, and her due date was only about twenty days away. It was basically after the Chinese New Year, and she would give birth on the tenth day of the first lunar month.

Zhu Ping'an felt sorry for Li Shu's pregnant belly, and couldn't bear that Li Shu would have to work hard with him anymore.

"Brother Zhu, my due date is more than 20 days away. Didn't the official from Hangzhou just say that he was well-informed and that your appointment was already on the way? It will arrive in two days at most. We can advance it Pack your things and go to Shaoxing to take up the post after receiving the appointment."

"Water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River is convenient, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs from north to south. We can go south from Suzhou to Hangzhou through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and then wind along the river bend directly to Shaoxing. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal flows downstream from north to south, and it also flows downstream from Hangzhou to Shaoxing. , we can travel more than a hundred miles a day by taking the current boat, so a total of two or three days is enough. The whole journey is by boat, and you just need to stay in the cabin. I don’t get seasick, so it’s not hard work.”

Li Shu shook her head vigorously, clasped her fingers and said to Zhu Pingan, her voice soft but insistent.

"Then I'll ask Aunt Wang later to see if it's okay." Zhu Pingan was still worried and did not agree immediately.

"Aunt Wang, Aunt Wang" Li Shu squinted her eyes and waved to a nearby place with a smile.

She had already asked Aunt Wang these questions, so she felt confident and called Aunt Wang over on the spot to dispel Zhu Pingan's concerns.

For Li Shu, a late-pregnancy woman, Aunt Wang is always on call these days. She usually stays with Li Shu during the day, and even goes to bed at night in a wing in the same courtyard.

At this moment, in order not to disturb Li Shu and his wife's time, Aunt Wang was basking in the sun in a corner of the yard while making children's clothes.

After Aunt Wang came over, Zhu Pingan expressed his concerns and asked Aunt Wang for her opinion.

"Of course it is best to stay here to prepare for the birth. However, the lady is in good health and does not get seasick. The condition of the fetus is also stable. It is also possible to take a proper boat ride. Just treat it as a trip to relax, but you must not travel too hard. The maximum number of days is We can only travel for five hours, so we must ensure that the lady gets enough rest."

Aunt Wang gave the answer from a professional perspective.

"You heard me, Brother Zhu? Taking the boat to Shaoxing is just a trip to relax. No problem, you can."

Li Shu shook Zhu Pingan's arm.

"Okay, okay, if the appointment comes within three days, we will go to Shaoxing together. If the appointment is late, we will see the situation. If possible, I will stay with you. If not, I will take you with me. Dadao and the others will go over first, while Hua'er and Qin'er will all stay here to take care of you."

Zhu Pingan had no choice but to agree.

"Yeah, you have the final say." Li Shu nodded with satisfaction, "Then I will send someone to Shaoxing first to find a house next to the governor's office."

Zhu Ping'an nodded, "Okay, I'll ask Da Qiang and twenty people to follow him to help. First, lay the ground dragons, decorate them in advance, and prepare all the production preparations in case of emergencies."

"Yeah." Li Shu nodded vigorously.

Soon, things started to get busy in the mansion. Qin'er took a few girls, old ladies and nurses, and under the protection of Daqiang and others, set off to Shaoxing to set up a front station; Hua'er directed people to start packing things in order to prepare for the appointment. After the order is issued, you can set off for Shaoxing at any time; the steward will go to the dock to find a boat.

At the Shaoxing Governor's Yamen at this moment, Li Tianchong sighed helplessly. Although the imperial edict had not yet come down, he had already received the news in advance. He never expected that Jiaxing would fall and he would be the one to take the blame and be punished. As the instigator, Jiaxing The prefect Zhao Chongdu is just a man who has done meritorious deeds.

Li Tianchong was convinced by Zhu Ping'an who was about to take over. Suzhou was not far from Shaoxing. After the great victory in Suzhou, he also sent people to conduct on-the-spot investigation. It was indeed a great victory that was hard to believe. Killed 40,000 Japanese, destroyed hundreds of Japanese ships, and captured Japanese chief Chen Dong

No matter what Li Tianchong thought of Zhu Pingan before, after this great victory, Li Tianchong was convinced of Zhu Pingan.

However, he was still dissatisfied with the imperial court's will.

Why was it that Zhao Chong, the prefect of Jiaxing, who was the initiator of the martyrdom, could take the blame and make meritorious service, but Li Tianchong took the blame and was dismissed from the post of censor of Zuoqiandu and governor of Zhejiang, and was demoted to the fifth rank of Yingtian Military Ministry Doctor? !

liquor? !

Yes, he did drink, but only three drinks

It’s all the damn Yan Party’s fault! There is a collusion between the same party and against those who are different! Zhao Chong is a member of the Yan Party, so he can take responsibility for his crimes. He offended Zhao Wenhua and the Yan Party, so he takes the blame. Damn Zhao Wenhua, damn the Yan Party.

However, although it is all the fault of the damn Yan Dang, alcohol is indeed a problem.

Thinking of Governor Zhang's reminder and this bloody lesson, Li Tianchong made up his mind, gritted his teeth and rushed to the wine cellar with a stick.

"Master, master, ah, that's fifty-year-old Shaoxing daughter's red. A jar is worth fifty taels."

Amidst the exclamations of the servants, Li Tianchong struck the jar of fifty-year-old Shaoxing daughter red with stick after stick, smashing it to pieces, and the mellow wine instantly flowed to the floor.

It's over, it's all over, the servant hugged himself tightly in pain.

Although it's a pity and heartache, I can also understand that it was this jar of wine that caused the master to eat and suffer, so it is normal for the master to smash it.

However, before the servant could recover from his heartache, he saw the master swinging the stick towards another jar of wine next to him.

"Ah, sir, that is the top-grade Jinhua wine. It is the dowry wine that Madam brought from the in-laws' family."

The servant only had time to utter a exclamation when he saw Li Tianchong smashing the jar of top-quality Jinhua wine to pieces with a few sticks.

"what"

Then another jar.

"what"

Another altar.

As the servants screamed, Li Tianchong smashed all the wine in the cellar to pieces.

"From today on, I, Li Tianchong, will never drink alcohol! There is no longer any jar of wine in the house. Even the kitchen is not allowed to use cooking wine. No one is allowed to drink in the house. Anyone who violates the rules will be kicked out of the house. !”

After Li Tianchong destroyed all the wine in the wine cellar, he had the wine dug out from the yard and smashed on the spot.

In front of everyone, Li Tianchong announced that he would quit drinking and strictly prohibited alcohol, and no one was allowed to violate it. (End of chapter)