The two looked at each other silently, and a person happened to come outside. After taking a look, they said differently: "Are Assistant Professor Zhou scolding Yang Xuan?"
Zhou Ning stood on a stool, holding a book in his hand, with a condescending attitude as if he was scolding a student.
Zhou Ning adjusted his tortoiseshell glasses, "Yeah."
The professor outside the door smiled and said, "What's wrong with Yang Xuan?"
Yang Xuan smiled bitterly, "The assistant teacher said I was ruining my body."
"Hey! You should be careful!" the professor said earnestly: "Young people don't know how to take care of themselves. When you get older, you can only cry."
Yang Xuan subconsciously thought of what Old Shepi Jiang Cunzhong said.
Zhuque said quietly: "I have two things to say, but I don't know whether I should say them or not."
Yang Xuan ignored it and waited for the professor outside the door to leave, then hurried over and closed the door.
Logically speaking, the two of them have been separated for a while, so they should feel a little strange...
"Aning, are you..."
"Zitai, are you..."
The two looked at each other, Zhou Ning covered her mouth and snickered, and Yang Xuan chuckled.
"You say it first."
"You say it first."
"Let's guess the game."
"Won't."
"Drawing lots."
Yang Xuan first said the result of the lot.
The two of them were separated by a desk, and Yang Xuan slowly talked about his recent affairs.
"...The power of the explosion from the sacred mountain is really amazing. The lava spurted out so high that those people thought it was divine punishment. I laughed to death, hahahaha!"
Zhou Ning leaned against the desk with her chin in her hands, listening attentively.
"Later, those guards thought I was some kind of fire god, so they followed me to Taiping."
"Now the peace has changed greatly. Merchants from the grasslands are flocking here with their cattle, sheep and furs. Merchants from the Tang Dynasty are also coming after hearing the news. There are endless transactions in the city every day and they collect a lot of taxes."
Zhou Ning raised his hand, and Yang Xuan was stunned.
Raise your hand first if you want to speak. This is something only students can do!
Yang Xuan coughed dryly and said, "Classmate Zhou, do you have any questions?"
Zhou Ning rolled his eyes, "No, just a question, Taiping makes so much money every day, why is the Waxie Department not jealous?"
"Jealous, they bribed some people in the city, and then ordered spies to sneak in, preparing to set fire to the night attack..."
Zhou Ning was a little nervous and his eyes widened.
"Then...have you ever suffered a loss?"
"What did you say!"
It is the instinct of every young man to show off in front of his sweetheart. "The spy was discovered just before he entered the city. I took advantage of the plan that night and laid an ambush. I took action just when those people were about to set fire..."
"Then they were allowed to open the city gate. The enemy troops outside the city thought they had succeeded, so they rushed into the city and were immediately killed by a burst of crossbow arrows. The people were turned upside down..."
"Later, I led 600 cavalry out of the city to challenge the opponent's 3,000 cavalry..."
Zhou Ning became more and more nervous.
"The opponent was very aggressive. That Khan exchanged words with me, but then he didn't dare to fight and actually ran away."
So powerful... Zhou Ning felt relieved, "What about this time? Why are you going back to Chang'an?"
"Someone wanted to trick me, but I found a way to trick him back."
"who?"
"The Queen's people."
Yang Xuan avoided the important matter and did not mention the four surnames of his family.
"Four surnames in a family." But Zhou Ning was born in the Zhou family, one of the four surnames in a family. How could he hide it?
"Um."
Zhou Ning frowned, "They will definitely not mess with you in such a big way."
"It's just the fight between the noble concubine and the queen, and I am the disaster of the fish in the pond."
"No wonder."
Zhou Ning suddenly sighed, "Don't get promoted so quickly, okay?"
She is worried about me... Yang Xuan felt every hair in his head was filled with joy, "How can I return to Chang'an if I don't get promoted quickly?"
Zhou Ning looked at him, "I had a falling out with my family."
"Um."
Yang Xuan did not ask the specific reason.
"You don't have to be so anxious."
"Um."
Yang Xuan felt that this answer was a bit perfunctory, so he said seriously: "Don't worry, I will definitely make you happy in the future."
Zhou Ning wrinkled his nose, "Peace is joy."
Yang Xuan smiled and said: "I have many good players around me now, don't worry."
"The imperial concubine's... reputation is not very good." Zhou Ning hesitated, "The emperor's love is only temporary after all, and she has no children. The concubines in the palace who have no children are like duckweeds. Once the emperor's favor disappears, duckweeds will
I will go with the flow.”
Does An Ning think I am eating soft food?
Tell the truth or lie?
I am just using each other with the imperial concubine... An Ning will inevitably feel strange when he hears this. A small county magistrate and the emperor's pet are using each other. The pretense is a bit hollow, and it is more like bragging to promote oneself.
.
Moreover, Aning is so smart, if he is playing tricks and doesn't say anything openly, he will definitely feel sad secretly.
Yang Xuan quickly ran through various thoughts in his mind, and then said: "I saved the imperial concubine back then."
Zhou Ning really doesn't know about this.
"Really?" Zhou Ning was surprised, and then explained, "It's not that I don't care about worldly affairs, it's just that no one in the Imperial College talks about these things."
The big guys in the Imperial College prefer to talk. As for the affairs in the palace, in their opinion, they are just a group of people living in the same place. "I have saved her, and no matter what happens, I will be regarded as hers. But I am far away."
In northern Xinjiang, I have little connection with the powerful people in Chang'an, and we will just live in harmony with each other from now on."
Zhou Ning suddenly blew a strand of long hair floating in front of his eyes. This playful action made Yang Xuan stunned.
"Actually there is a way."
"What can I do?"
Zhou Ning's face suddenly turned red. She didn't know what she thought of and lowered her head, "You will know later."
Yang Xuan still remembered Zhou Ning's appearance even after leaving the Imperial College.
It turns out that this is shyness!
He had also seen other women be so shy, but he didn't feel it. It wasn't until recently that he suddenly realized what shyness looked like.
Back at the residence, the old thief and Wang Laoer had arrived, as well as Wu Da and more than ten riders.
"I just said that my husband is fine, but you want to make a scene." The old thief said and coughed a few times.
"I've met the master." Wu Da led others to salute.
"What do you think of Chang'an?" Yang Xuan sat down and asked.
Uda said: "It's like a paradise city. Compared with this place, the grassland has become a muddy pond."
Yang Xuan asked: "Then do you prefer Chang'an or the grassland?"
"grassland."
"Why?"
"I feel uncomfortable here."
The old thief said: "Is Mr. Lang going to be promoted this time?"
Yang Xuan nodded, "Let's see."
"Old Cao said that the Taiping Army's consecutive battles and victories have already entered the eyes of interested people. In addition, with the opening of trade, Taiping has become more and more prosperous. I don't know how many people will pry into this place..."
The old thief added his own analysis, "The villain thinks that those powerful people are going to take action."
…
Chunyu family.
Chun Yushan was sitting in the hall, and a steward was reporting business matters.
"...The Wang family is now producing a steady stream of iron, and Wang Douxiang is even lowering the price to squeeze out our business. Now they have become a common phenomenon in Chang'an, and even the palace occasionally goes to them to build things..."
Chun Yushan was reading a book and slowly raised his head. His eyes were full of gentleness, "Wang originally thought about making iron by himself, but after many attempts, the iron produced was not satisfactory, so he and Chun Yushan complemented each other."
potential."
He put down the book and the steward said: "But this year Wang has found a way. It is said that the iron produced is cheaper than ours."
"Have you ever inquired?"
"The guards are very strict, more than ten people have been arrested..."
"Wang will not be left alive." Chunyushan said calmly: "It turns out that Wang also came to the family's workshop to inquire about it, and dozens of people before and after were thrown into the furnace and melted."
Even digging a hole was saved... A chill ran down the steward's spine, "Later, I heard some news, and this matter has something to do with Ding Xiu, the Wang family's manager of the mine in northern Xinjiang."
He said with some worry: "Lang Jun, the Wang family is aggressive, and more importantly, they have begun to reduce the ore supplied to us..."
"Wang Douxiang, that old dog, is vicious, but he doesn't know what the Chunyu family has accumulated over the years. Let him lower the price. Chunyu family is not short of the money. As for the mine, I will discuss it with the father of the country and see if I can get it from the Ministry of Industry.
Just think of a way."
"yes."
Chun Yushan said it easily, but the manager knew that if this situation continued, Wang would become more and more proactive. When the time came, Wang would cut off the ore, and Chunyu would become a paper tiger that could be broken with just one poke.
Money is never the foundation of aristocratic families, their foundation is industry and skills.
The cultivation and knowledge inherited from their families are their foundation, their industry is their blood, and their relationships are their muscles... These are combined to form a family.
"Mr. Lang." A servant came outside, "Twelve Lang, please see me."
Chunyushan nodded.
A man in his twenties or seventies came in and said, "I've met my uncle."
This is Chunyu Shan's nephew Chun Yujian, who is now a minor official in the Ministry of Rites.
Chun Yushan waved his hand and resigned.
Then someone served tea.
Chunyu Jian smiled and said: "The tea here is very delicious, even the tea here is not as good as any other I have read."
Chunyushan said calmly: "I asked you to come here this time because I have something to do. I ask you, do you want to make a difference?"
There are several paths for children of aristocratic families, but in short, there are two: action and inaction.
If you want to be successful, you can either become a scholar or become an official. If you want to be inactive, it's up to you. As long as you don't disgrace your family, you can live your life however you want.
Chunyu Jian said solemnly: "Of course I want to do something."
"That's good." Chunyushan said, "There happens to be a vacancy for a county magistrate in Northern Xinjiang, and I would like you to go."
"Bei Xinjiang?" To others, the current Bei Xinjiang is a hot spot. If you come back with a character who is both civil and military, your promotion will be much smoother in the future.
But Chunyu Jian also had a good future in the Ministry of Rites, so he hesitated for a moment and then said: "But it's up to my uncle to make the decision."
Chun Yushan, who had originally had a cold look in his eyes, turned slightly brighter and said, "Taiping County, Chenzhou."
Chunyu Jian was startled for a moment, then his face lit up with joy, "But the Taiping Army of Lien Zhan and Lianjie?"
"You saw the most valuable thing in Taiping at a glance." Chunyushan smiled, "Taiping is mostly made up of criminals, and criminals are not afraid of death. Yang Xuan got these advantages, and then he got a Taiping Army. Just go and do it.
Take over.
In addition, Taiping is now open for trade, and there is an endless stream of merchants coming in and out every day. You only need to take the Taiping Army to go around the grassland a few times, and it will be a credit to me to run it here again. When the business tax collection is reported at the end of the year, this will be
Credit..."
Chunyu Jian secretly rejoiced: "Uncle, these positions are prepared for promotion. Did we get it?"
Chun Yushan said calmly: "Last time, the abbot said that we needed a capable person in the Ministry of Rites, so I mentioned you. You are going to be the county magistrate. It only takes one year for Chang'an to get you back.
Then it was just normal to get promoted."
Chunyu Jian understood and said solemnly: "Don't worry, uncle, I will definitely do my best when I go to peace."
Chunyushan nodded, "It turns out that the county magistrate is from the Liang family and has some relationship with the Wang family."
This is a final reminder.
"yes."
After going out, naturally there were aides and Chunyu connecting with each other.
"Yang Xuan has some cultivation skills, so he has frightened the criminals. The method he uses is to use both kindness and power. After you go, don't underestimate the criminals, but don't be too kind..."
This is almost a step-by-step instruction on how to serve as an official in Taiping, and also provides strategies.
"The other county magistrate is from Yang Xuan, so be careful of him stumbling upon you after you go there."
Chunyu Jian smiled and said: "He is just a county magistrate. As the county magistrate, I command him to do things from a high position. If he doesn't do it, he will be domineering and will be expelled immediately. Who can say anything?"
The staff nodded, "This is using force to suppress others, which is true. In addition, the county clerk is one of ours."
Chunyu Jian felt completely relaxed, "In this case, those people Yang Xuan left behind are nothing to worry about."
The staff laughed and said: "This person worked hard in Taiping, but we didn't expect that he would be picked by us. Originally, Lang Jun didn't care about such trivial matters as the county magistrate, but when he found out that this person was related to the Wang family, he chose him personally.
You just want to embarrass Mr. Wang."
"Haha!" Chun Yujian smiled. Previously, he had always thought it was a little weird that Chun Yushan was so concerned about him. Only now did he know the reason.
But he knew that, strictly speaking, Yang Xuan was the imperial concubine.
However, the Chunyu family has been a little troubled by the Wang family's ironware recently. As the head of the family, Chunyushan has no choice but to use Wang's acquaintances to take advantage, which can be regarded as venting.
A piece of silver slipped quietly into the sleeve of the staff member.
"Thank you, Twelve Lang." The staff member smiled.
Chunyu Jian was not considered a central figure in the Chunyu family, so pleasing the people around the family head could be regarded as a way to make progress.
Later, the staff went in, took out the silver and said with a smile: "Twelve Lang just gave it to me."
Chun Yushan waved his hand, "It doesn't matter if he has some small thoughts, just stop it."
"yes."
After leaving the room, the staff member breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "If I don't take the initiative to speak out, I'm afraid I will die in a furnace somewhere."
Yang Xuan was pulled out of the house by Liang Jing at this moment.
"Brother has prepared something good for you."
Liang Jing looked proud.
"What good stuff?" Yang Xuan asked.
"But do you still remember Wang Yugui who harmed you?"
Could it be that... Yang Xuan smiled and said: "Could it be that this person was taken into the room by Brother Liang?"
This car drove like an antelope with its horns hanging, which made Liang Jing startled. He pointed at Yang Xuan and said with a smile: "You, you. Brother, if I want to accept a man, I will definitely have you."
hehe!
Yang Xuan just wanted to divert the topic of Wang Yugui.
But Liang Jing couldn't hold back his excitement and said, "Go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."
"What do you mean?" Yang Xuan felt vaguely that something was wrong, and felt that something strange was about to happen.