The Taiping Warehouse used thousands of people before and after the construction, and the scale was the highest in recent years. The number of people dispatched was tens of thousands and costing millions of dollars, so it was able to successfully build it in a short period of time. But no one expected that after just over ten days, it turned into a pile of scorched earth in the fire.

Without Xu You's instructions, the Winter Solstice had already dispersed all the resources in his hand and sent all kinds of information to Jingyuan like flowing water. From ants to wealthy landlords, from slaves and tenants to gentry families, they were almost all shocked by the fire in Taiping Cang.

The letter Gu Yun wrote to Xu You was full of sadness and depression, and his words even revealed his intention to resign. Zuo Qi was very puzzled and said, "Although Gu Fujun has not been in the officialdom for many years, the family has been trained since childhood to wander around the officialdom. His mind is strong, and he should not be much inferior. Why is he so discouraged when he encountered some difficulties?"

He Ru's eyes were filled with laughter and said, "The snow-covered green pine trees, the frost and cold plums are all about cultivating the heart in a difficult situation, which has tempered the true integrity and character. Just like Gu Yun's origin, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is caring for everything and love it thousands of times. Bao Xi, the leader around him, is very wise, but he is also afraid that Gu Yun will make any mistakes with his own assistance, so he does not seek merit but does not make any mistakes in his work. Such a talented family has cultivated... Hahaha!"

Xu You expressed his understanding of this. King An Xiulong of Luling was in Jinling and the prefecture was moved to Jinling. The second and third leaders such as the Chief Secretary and Sima all served in Jinling. In other words, Gu Yun was fully responsible for the construction of Taiping Warehouse and even the disaster relief matters of Wu County and other counties. The responsibility was heavy, and the time was tight. But Gu Yun still lived up to expectations and let Taiping Warehouse stand in front of the world in more than a month, and raised grain and transported grain, with rules and regulations. From the market to the court, he praised and won too much glory.

As the saying goes, the higher the praise, the heavier the fall. This is the unchanging truth between heaven and earth. Gu Yun knew it very well. He looked at the scenery, but I don’t know how many people were waiting to see jokes. If there is any mistake in Taiping, it will definitely cause turmoil in Yangzhou and even cause disaster to the foundation of the country. Even if he is a child of Gu, he will not be able to deal with the impeachment memorial like snowflakes.

Resigning from office is a sign of losing confidence in oneself in guilt and panic. Gu Yun lacks nothing, but lacks experience in failure.

Xu You replied and asked the Winter Solstice to send it to Wuxian in person. Gu Yun met her in the back hall. He opened the sealed letter and presented the smooth white Yuan paper to outsiders for the first time. It felt like a virgin skin. If it were the past, Gu Yun would have been overjoyed and regarded it as a treasure, but now he has no time to care about it, because there is only one sentence of Xunzi's words written on the whole piece of paper:

If you keep it alone, the rotten wood will not be broken; if you keep it alone, the metal and stone can be carved!

Gu Yun stared at him for a long time, and his handsome face rarely showed a little sadness, and said, "What else did Weizhi say?"

"Report to the Lord of the Mansion, my little son has no extra explanation, just..."

"Just how?"

"It's just that he didn't sleep all night. When he handed me the letter in the morning, I saw a ball of paper all over the ground, full of messy words..."

Gu Yun looked down at the letter again, and there seemed to be a flash of water in his eyes. When he looked up again, he resolutely said: "Go back and tell Weizhi, I will never let him down. Unless the Lord is angry and surrenders to thunder, I will never give up in one day if I am in power!"

On the winter solstice, he said respectfully: "I remember, I will take the words of the Lord of the House. By the way, I remembered it wrongly. When I came, Xiaolang did explain that if the Lord of the House has free time these days, I can meet Meng Jiaozuo in private!"

Xu You was secretly talking to the Winter Solstice before leaving. If Gu Yun rekindled his fighting spirit, he could point him a way to see Meng Xingchun. If he was really decadent and had no intention of political affairs, he would not need to mention this, so he would find another way to advise him.

"Meng Xingchun?" Gu Yun frowned slightly. In the hearts of these nobles, Sili Mansion was a hawk raised by the emperor. He had bad character and low character. Unless he could not avoid official duties on the surface, he would always stay away from him.

"That's right! The matter of Taiping Warehouse was too strange. Xiaolang expected that someone would set fire secretly. Otherwise, Taiping Warehouse's defense would never be burned overnight. Meng Xingchun's Fallen Tigers's position as the emperor in Yangzhou. If such a thing happened, he would be unable to escape. The Duke could only speak with him and blame the person who set fire, and then..."

Next, the Winter Solstice kept silent. Even if Xu You and Gu Yun had a deep friendship, such plans would not be announced.

Gu Yun stood up, paced back and forth for a few steps, and after a while, he turned around and said, "I understand what Weizhi means, okay, I will go to see Meng Xingchun tonight!"

"Mr. Bao, should you ask for his opinion again..."

"No need!" Gu Yun said with unshakable determination in his eyebrows, "Weizhi will never harm me!"

As soon as the sky begins, the stars are covered with the Milky Way, like thousands of lanterns hanging high, which is so beautiful. Gu Yun was wearing ordinary Qimin clothes and wearing a hat to cover his face. When he was about to go out, he was stopped by Bao Xi. He begged and said, "Meng Xingchun is the master's retainer, but the master of the master is the master's external minister. The connection between inside and outside has always been a taboo for the master. The master of the man should not listen to Xu You's nonsense and stay in danger without knowing it. Moreover, the situation in Yangzhou is irreversible. The master of the man takes this opportunity to escape. Although it is inevitable that he will be a little bit in a bad reputation, it is much better than being deeply trapped in the mud in the future!"

Gu Yun said in a gentle voice: "Sir, I know you are for my own good, but what you say makes sense. If you run away when you encounter problems, you will escape from danger. Even if you live safely, you will be just a rotten wood. Besides, if you escape this time, where can you escape next time?"

"This is Xu You's sophistry!" Bao Xi could not hide his anger and said sternly: "The situation in Yangzhou is complicated and encountered such a serious drought. One of the two is rare in a century, and it is even more important to have both? A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall and does it even though he knows that he cannot do it. That is the real rotten wood!"

Gu Yun looked up and didn't know which star was lit up, illuminating his face, as if white jade was flawless, and said, "Sir, let me be out of the matter, and see the people of Yangzhou struggling to death. Then, such a gentleman, it's better not to do it!"

Bao Xi was speechless for a long time, sighed and opened the door. Gu Yun bowed to him and left with his hands behind his back. Yingting's figure quietly merged into the night.

With Meng Xingchun's secret report and Wujun clans' strong protection, although the voices of the court accusing Gu Yun were always high, An Zidao only issued an order to reprimand and fined his salary for three years, and the specific aftermath was still left to Gu Yun to fully be responsible for it.

This big stick was raised high and gently fell down, which made many people see Gu Yun's position in An Zidao's mind, so the number of people who are flattering or showing off their favor has not decreased, but has increased.

This is what is called misfortune and good fortune!

However, although the threat in Jinling City has been resolved, the drought in Yangzhou continues to deteriorate. The stable situation created by the completion of the Taiping Depot has been out of control again. The rice price began to rebound retaliately. In just five days, it rose to a high of 4,000 yuan. Not to mention the suffering Qimins, even ordinary gentry could not bear it.

Public grievances began to gather, boiling and rolling, and no one knew when it would burst out!

Of course, Gu Yun was not idle. Xu You secretly offered advice. On the one hand, he persuaded the Yangzhou clans to be sympathetic to the national crisis and sold the old grain that had been stored for many years to the government at a relatively affordable price than in previous years. This was mainly due to his Gu family's identity. It was impossible for ordinary officials to do so, but this kind of purchase was secret and was not publicized to the outside world. On the other hand, the entire Yangzhou had a department, liberalized the passes everywhere on the water and land, and reduced tariffs on vehicles and ships transporting grain, attracting grain merchants from other places to Yangzhou in large quantities for transporting grain and grain to Yangzhou for profit.

"The high price of rice is nothing more than a change in the supply and demand relationship. If the supply is oversupply, the rice is cheap, and the supply is less than demand, and the rice is expensive. If the rice price falls back to a normal level, you must have enough rice and grain as a support. But to do this, relying solely on the power of the government is far from enough. Therefore, buy grain from the clan first and ask the court to give a certain reward. However, remember that you must not leak any news. Then you will show that the government has no intention to suppress the grain prices in Yangzhou, so as to tempt grain merchants to come for profit..."

At first, Xu You's plan caused a big rebound within the country. Not only Zuo Yu, Lu Frost, Autumnal Equinox, Winter Solstice, Shan Zong, and others, but even He Ru felt that it was too dangerous and advised more than once: "Qilang's original intention is good, but why should we keep it confidential and promote it from the family and the family, it is more beneficial to the current situation?"

Xu You explained: "If it is promoted, grain merchants think that Yangzhou has enough grain storage, and they will be suspicious. How can they still travel day and night to Yangzhou to transport grain?"

"This is my second question. Lishu is suffering from the rising rice prices, but the government still publicly declares that it has no intention to interfere with the rice prices. This is going to spread. Gu Yun doesn't know how many infamy it will attract..."

A hint of perseverance flashed across Xu You's face and said lightly: "It's nothing to do big things and bear some infamy! It's a plan for Yangzhou, the people, and Feiqing himself. I'll suffer a momentary grievance and save the people. This deal is worth it!"

Seeing that He Ru couldn't persuade him, he stopped talking, but Bao Xi didn't have such a good temper. After traveling from Wuxian to Qiantang, he only pointed at his nose and cursed, saying, "Xu Qilang, what are you going to do! At a young age, a rough martial artist, even if he gained some talent, the government affairs in Yangzhou are so complicated. The disaster relief matter involves a lot. How can you understand it if you are trapped in Qiantang? Why do you want to trick the Duke to do this infamous plan for thousands of years?"

Xu You said coldly: "Mr. Bao, even Qiyi admires your knowledge, but when it comes to government affairs, you may not be much better than me, Huangkouru."

"you……"

"Have you assisted Gu Dongyang for many years, and have you made enough political achievements to boast?" Xu You didn't allow him to talk nonsense, and every word was heartbroken, and said: "For ten years, Gu Dongyang's performance has never been a middle-class person. For ten years, he is still a mere prefect of Dongyang. If Gu Yun had not been promoted this time, the court promoted him to General Jianwu and General Jianshi, on the grounds that his father's position could not be lower than his sons, he would have said that he would have made no contributions and no faults."

Bao Xi's eyes were about to break and said, "Xu You, forget it, I dare to humiliate the old master, you are so brave!"

Xu You smiled, smiling contemptuously and proudly, saying, "Only people like you who are frivolous will care about the vain rituals of high and low when life and death are at stake. This drought in Yangzhou has not been encountered in a century. If the Taiping Warehouse is still there, you can still slowly plan it. But a fire burns the Taiping Warehouse completely. The master seems to have no investigation, but everyone understands that Feiqing is dancing on the tip of the knife. If he can control the situation and survive the disaster safely, the master will have the wisdom to understand people, Feiqing has the ability to govern the country, and the government and the people will praise it, and everyone will be happy. But have you ever thought about it, in order to build the Taiping Warehouse and for those dozens of ships of grain, Yangzhou's official treasury has been spent. Now the fire is burning. Where can I get money to provide disaster relief and where can I buy food and relief? Once the disaster is out of control, it will lead to chaos in the people, Feiqing will be the first to die!"

He paused, stared into Bao Xi's eyes, and said, "Mr. Bao, Gu Yun is dead, you can make a fortune, so there is no hurry, right?"

Bao Xi's face turned pale. Looking at He Ru who was standing beside him without saying a word, he angrily scolded: "Xu You, don't swear. If something happens to the House, I will not live in the world, but before I die, I must take you to the underworld together."

Xu You didn't bother to look at him again, waved his hand and said, "Fenghu, see off the guests!"

Unlike Bao Xi's strong opposition, Gu Yun chose to stand firmly on Xu You's side this time. While buying grain and transporting grain, he took out most of the official funds to build museums, schools, dikes and rivers, and called on the middle-aged gentry in various counties to open porridge sheds and provide porridge, reducing the food for the elderly, young, women and children who are not plagued by labor and diseases to a bowl of porridge every day, so as to maintain that they do not starve to death.

During this process, the phenomenon of buying and selling people, annexing land, raising slaves, and going from good to lowly is no longer important. As long as people do not starve to death, or fewer people will be starved to death, any means are within the default of the government.

Life and death are big, freedom is small, and good and cheap, it is no longer important in the face of great disasters!
Chapter completed!