Chapter 85 Fireworks and Red Dust

After Xu Boqing went out, he also noticed something strange at the door...

When Jiang Jin saw the governor coming out, he quickly walked over to explain in a low voice, and finally asked cautiously: "Master, do you want to despise your position and drive them away?"

"It doesn't matter..."

Xu Boqing waved his hand, and when he walked to the front of the crowd, he actually saw a familiar face. It was the old farmer named Lu who asked him to change his baby's name when he first came to Hongyang...

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to recognize him, he gave up the idea of ​​saying hello...

Then he cupped his hands in front of the crowd and said with a smile: "Fellow folks, on behalf of Xichang, I appreciate your kindness, but we won't accept this thing...

Because we are about to leave soon, fruits and vegetables are fine, but vegetables, meat and eggs are really not convenient to take on the road. I hope you can understand..."

"Master Qingtian..."

The old man who was the leader of the crowd came out tremblingly, patted the umbrella in his arms and said: "The grassroots family has been making umbrellas for generations. When I heard that the great master was not staying in Hongyang for a long time, Cao Ming and the people in the village rushed to make a Wanmin umbrella overnight.

The umbrella is dedicated to the master..."

"this……"

Xu Boqing was slightly startled when he saw the 'Umbrella of All Peoples' of different colors, feeling a little at a loss...

The Wanmin Umbrella is different from the oil-paper umbrella that protects you from wind and rain...

Generally, when a local official leaves office, the local people will send out the "Umbrella of All Peoples" to express their desire to stay.

The metaphorical meaning is that the outgoing local official protects the people here like a giant umbrella every day, and is a good official who loves the people like his son...

It is also the recognition of the superior character by the local people!

Xu Boqing knew that he was not an official in Hongyang, but that when he passed through Hongyang, he confiscated the property of the Hongyang City Yin and his family members, and rebuilt the illegally gathered farmland and distributed it to farmers.

to him…

This is just an extremely small thing, but I never thought that people would send the Wanmin Umbrella...

When the old man saw that the old man was silent, the old farmer hesitated and said: "The common people know that this umbrella looks ugly, but it is their intention. I hope the old man will not dislike it..."

After saying that, he was ready to kneel down and hold an umbrella...

Xu Boqing also came back to his senses, quickly held it up, took the Wanmin Umbrella, and then smiled and said comfortingly: "I don't want to misunderstand, I don't want to say anything else, I like this umbrella very much!"

"Hahaha…"

The old man grinned. He obviously didn't have a few teeth left, but the funny thing was that he was so cheerful. He said repeatedly: "It's okay if you like it, it's fine if you like it..."

Xu Boqing waved and saw Jiang Jin coming over and said: "Let me leave a message for the new Hongyang City Yin, saying that the villages outside the city have just been given back their land, and taxes have been halved in the past three years..."

"yes!!"

The farmers in the crowd all cheered when they heard this, and some even crowded forward to give Xu Boqing the fruits in their hands...

After being stopped by Xichang's spies and soldiers on duty, they stuffed fruits into the hands of these soldiers...

Seeing that the soldiers were a little difficult to deal with, Xu Boqing waved his hands and said with a smile: "If you don't accept anything else, just keep these fruits and melons. You can also satisfy your cravings on the road..."

It was very lively for a while...

Even after the carriages and horses left the city, all the governors in the West Factory still had fruits in their hands that had not been finished...

Jiang Jin secretly competed with Kong Qing and won the job of being the governor's groom. At this time, he was holding a melon in one hand and waving a horse whip in the other...

Seeing that the governor was in a good mood, he cautiously praised: "Master, before I heard that these oranges were grown in Huainan, they were called tangerines, and those in north of Huaibei were called tangerines. I never thought that these fruits in the countryside could be better than those in the palace."

tasty."

"The delicious thing is not the melon, but the human touch in this melon..."

Xu Boqing was playing with the 'All People Umbrella' in his hand in the car, and said with a smile: "There are intrigues and intrigues in the palace, and the nobles in the palace are served...

When a noble person gives you a look, you have to wonder what that look means all night long. What you are thinking about is whether you will bump into the noble person and whether you will still be alive tomorrow...

Not to mention fruits at that time, even if you eat candied fruit, you don’t feel sweet...

Now that I'm out and about, I feel a little less restrained and a little more at ease, so I naturally find this fruit delicious."

"The governor's words are deafening and enlightening..."

Jiang Jin seemed to have thought of something, and said with a sigh: "I have been in the palace since I was a child, and I have been walking on thin ice for fear of annoying the nobles and losing my life. I feel deeply about this..."

"When you are above others, treat others as human beings; when you are below others, you should also treat yourself as human beings..."

Xu Boqing just shook his head and sighed, then seemed to have thought of something and asked: "How are the preparations for the Five Poison Sect going?"

"Don't worry, Lord Governor..."

When Jiang Jin saw the governor talking about business, he also straightened his posture and said: "When I left the palace, I had already sent a letter to the secret agents in Jiangling Mansion to prepare...

There was also a letter from a spy this morning, saying that he had dispatched all the spies near Jiangling Mansion, and also sent people to the Five Poison Sect to induce them to collect taxes.

Those mud-legged people in the world don’t know how high the sky is, they forget who they are after learning three moves or two, and there are already people who can’t hold their breath and hurt the government.”

He paused and said in an inexplicable deep voice: "The local government is also wrangling with them. As long as the governor gets there, he can recruit troops to fight against the rebellion!!"

"Um…"

Xu Boqing nodded slightly, knowing the significance of this matter.

People at that time had a heavy feudal concept, and there was a mixed bag among martial arts. With so many people in a sect, there would always be some people who had a lucky mentality that "the dead Taoist friend will not die the poor Taoist"...

He randomly found an excuse before taking action, seizing the "greater cause" of dispatching troops and generals to encircle and suppress them.

Although it may not be possible to disintegrate the Jianghu sect from within, at least it will weaken the opponent's momentum by three points during a confrontation, and it will also allow those who have no intention of being enemies of the imperial court to do things conveniently and open the door for convenience...

He pondered for a while and said: "Don't underestimate any opponent. We are both major sects in the world. Prajna Temple has been destroyed. They may have noticed something..."

"Hey, I'm from the Ministry of Home Affairs."

Jiang Jin laughed sarcastically and complimented: "As long as the governor comes forward, they won't be able to cause any trouble."

"Well, let's go on our way."

Xu Boqing shook his head, lost interest in chatting, and began to study the 'All Peoples Umbrella'...

When he first saw this umbrella, he just thought it was the farmers' thoughts and had a special meaning, so he didn't think much about it.

But when I actually got it, maybe it was a psychological effect, but I felt that the umbrella was heavy, as if it was carrying something...

When I looked at it with the 'Tianmu Dharma Eye', I discovered that this seemingly ordinary 'Wanmin Umbrella' was actually dotted with turbid vapors of different colors lingering on it.

This 'turbid air' is not really turbid, but is made up of many subtle and difficult-to-detect breaths intertwined and mixed together. It seems that each breath is an independent individual, but they are interdependent.

Xu Boqing had a vague realization in his heart...

He stretched out his hand and gently brushed it on the 'Wanmin Umbrella', only to see the 'turbid air' lingering between his fingers like a gossamer...

Very interesting…

The umbrella cover and thin strips of cloth used to make the "Wanmin Umbrella" are mostly torn from the old clothes of local residents, and some are even torn from the clothes they usually wear.

If combined with the "Qi Fundamental Theory" written by Zhang Taixu, Qi transforms all things, and everything is composed of "Qi". The umbrella is like a thread, and the "Qi" is so subtle and difficult to detect...

Does it represent everyone who makes umbrellas?

Does this intertwined 'turbid air' represent the 'red earth air' of thousands of lights in the mortal world?

Since it originates from the mortal world and all peoples, are the "merits" and "will power" described in the book also born from this?

If the immortal cultivators in this world are really like what Zhu Sisi said, they regard the mortal world as poison that penetrates the intestines...

So what kind of ‘poison’ are they worried about?

Is it just a simple difference between immortality and mortals?

Or are you afraid that disciples with unstable minds will indulge in the world of mortals and lose their ambition to make progress and their desire to ask questions?

Or...are you afraid of being stained by this worldly atmosphere?

Moreover, since they are all ‘Qi’, can we use this ‘Qi of the mortal world’ to practice?

Xu Boqing moved his eyes slightly and waved his hand, and the "red dust aura" lingering in the palms of his fingers returned to the "Wanmin Umbrella"...

I think if there is a chance in the future, I can find someone to give it a try...

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