There are only a handful of people who can let an old Taoist priest cook in person.
After a year's absence, Fatty Li was lucky enough to have this special encounter today, which made Fatty Li scream with excitement.
It's night.
The breeze was blowing softly, and the big trees in the courtyard were rustling. The three of them sat around the stone table under the tree, listening to the endless cicadas in their ears, and drinking Jiangzhou Prefecture's special old yellow rice wine that had been chilled in the well water for a day.
I was so energetic that I couldn't stop breathing.
Even the goats were munching carrots and shaking their heads from time to time, wagging their short tails from time to time to show that they were in a good mood.
After three rounds of drinking, Fatty Li was filled with sadness after listening to Jin An and the old Taoist priest's experience in the past year. When he heard that the whereabouts of the sharp sword had not yet been found, he said a few words of kindness, saying that he should be happy to meet again after a long separation, but Jin An didn't want to
The meeting with Fatty Li after a long separation was spent in a sad atmosphere, so we changed the subject and asked about Fatty Li’s experience this year and how he was transferred to Jiangnan?
When he talked about his official position, Fatty Li had a look on his face.
Jin An said that it was understandable that the Criminal Investigation Department was out of business and it was not convenient to reveal the details of the case. Then just when he was about to explain the matter, Fatty Li finished the drink in the bowl in one gulp and said in a slightly drunk tone: "
Here are Taoist Jin An, Taoist Chen and Mr. Li, yes, and four senior brothers. Wu Zang Taoist Temple does not treat me as an outsider, and I have never regarded Wu Zang Taoist Temple as an outsider. I was stabbed because Wuzhou Prefecture was not doing things well.
A big mistake has been made. This time he was transferred to Jiangzhou Prefecture as a criminal and took on a difficult case...
He didn't know whether Fatty Li was really drunk or pretending to be drunk. He was so drunk that he took out two money bags from his arms, poured out two piles of copper coins respectively, and asked Jin An and the old Taoist priest if they could see anything.
As a result, before the two of them could answer, he was already asking and answering questions to himself under the influence of alcohol.
"This pile of heavier copper coins, which are polished by the common people, is the southern coin circulating in the south, but it is not officially minted. This newer pile is the northern coin minted by the official, because the common people use it less, so the quality looks new.
some."
"Everyone asked whether southern coins circulated or northern coins circulated. My mission to Jiangzhou Prefecture this time was to investigate the wealth of southern coins and northern coins. Is there anyone who minted copper coins privately? To confuse the people, they abandon northern coins and only use southern coins.
Business! Privately minting copper coins is endangering the stability of the country and the country. Hanging a sharp sword beside the holy king's bed is a serious crime to kill the nine tribes!"
"Jade Capital Golden Tower, Zhenguo Temple, Tianshi Mansion sent immortal masters to escort the prince to meet the world on behalf of the emperor. The first stop was chosen by Xinxin to be Jiangzhou Prefecture, which is the richest, most developed commerce, and pays the most taxes in the country. You can
Do you know why?"
Jin An and the old Taoist priest looked at each other and did not answer. People's misinformation about the imperial court and the state of the country is a capital crime of beheading. Therefore, when they first discovered the difference between southern money and northern money, Jin An specifically told the old Taoist priest to tell the difference.
Keep things in your stomach and don't mention them to others.
When asked, the common people only recognized the southern coins and did not recognize the officially minted northern coins. This incident was enough to shake up the stability of the country and divide the people's hearts.
When the situation is so serious that the treasury cannot turn over money from the north and only pays money from the south to the south, then it will cover the salaries of officials in the Manchu Dynasty, military expenditures, border wars, annual disaster relief, and allocate funds to various places.
All money depends on southern money. Millions of people across the country are waiting for southern money, and they can easily control the national destiny of Kangding. When that day comes, a powerful man from the south stands up and raises his arms, and the north and the south are torn apart.
When the soldiers rebelled.
These things were extremely treasonous to the imperial court. Jin An and the old Taoist priests knew this in their hearts, but they did not say it out loud because they were afraid of bringing undue disaster to the Five Zang Taoist Temple.
Fatty Li was still drunk and continued: "Privately minting copper coins is not something that can be done in a day or two, or a year or two. There are many aspects involved, such as private copper mines that are not recorded by the court, and a large number of workers.
It is true that casting copper coins requires a large site and abundant water resources...If there is no careful layout for ten or eight years, it will not be possible."
"This is not a trivial matter. It has directly alarmed the Holy Lord in the capital. The Holy Lord is furious. Just one word, investigate! No matter how many civil servants and military officers from the south are involved in this matter, or whether there are officials from the south who colluded to rebel against the party, if one hundred people are found out, one will be selected.
There are nine tribes with a hundred people. If a thousand people are found, nine tribes with a thousand people will be selected! This time the Holy King asked the princes to patrol the south on behalf of the emperor. The first is to test, the second is to intimidate, the third is to test several princes, and the fourth is to borrow the princes.
The party forces behind it eradicate dissidents, and Wu also shows the attitude of the sage and stabilizes the impetuous people in the world."
"You guys like me, who are just playing a vanguard, are just here to touch the bottom of the south first and let the princes find out how deep this muddy water is. The princes are on stage, this is the South Money and North Money case.
The real protagonist."
"Do you know what rumors are being circulated among the people now? They say that strange phenomena in the heaven and earth, and that the days are short and the nights are long, are signs of the dimming of the emperor's star!"
Jin An and the old Taoist priest were silent, slowly digesting every word of Fatty Li.
They didn't expect that Fatty Li would meet again in Jiangnan this time and that he would bring such shocking news. It really surprised the two of them and they needed to digest it.
"Such a big case can be handed over to you, Fatty Li. Why do I feel like this is not like a demotion or a punishment for you? It's more like you were promoted despite not being affected by the Wuzhou Prefecture's affairs, and actually assigned
You come to investigate this case
Zi., Old Taoist Shi looked at Fatty Li, only to find that he was lying drunk on the table, snoring loudly.
Then the old Taoist priest looked at Jin An worriedly: "Little brother, what do you think of this matter?"
Jin An raised his head and looked at the sky; "The era of great strife not only involves the secular world and the spiritual world, but also involves the central court. The whole world is like a big oven. The seemingly calm lake is slowly boiling. Not many people are involved.
The individual can stay out of the situation.
The night is very clear today. The summer night is full of brilliant stars and the moon is bright, just like the last tranquility before the approaching typhoon along the coast.
"Could it be that, like Mr. Yuan's group, the northern grassland tribesmen have always wanted to be Han Chinese?" the old Taoist priest guessed.
Jin An seemed to be like: "Maybe, maybe not... This time the effort is too big, it's not like a big chessboard that a few stragglers can play..."
The old Taoist priest looked over and said, "Little brother, are you worried about something?"
Jin An sighed: "Southern money is more expensive than northern money. If someone really takes advantage of this, this peaceful and prosperous age may be infected by ruthless war, and the first to suffer every time a war breaks out is always the ordinary people."
The old Taoist priest was so angry that he cursed: "Isn't it good to have peace? Everyone has enough to eat and drink, and there are wives and children looking forward to going home every day! But there are always people who want to kill people in wars every day! It's not good!"
The higher I stand, the more I realize the insignificance of personal power in this world of great strife. No matter whether it is a practitioner, a person in a superior position, or an ordinary person, old or weak, women or children, no flower or tree can escape the whirlpool of this world of great strife.
.And the only thing he can do is to work hard to be himself and do his best to protect everyone around him. Jin An's eyes are firm and he is even more determined to practice!
Jin An and the old Taoist priest packed up a side room and let the drunk Fatty Li stay in the Taoist temple for the night.