A thunderstorm put an end to the hard work of spring plowing, and Qin Mumu was not idle during this period. He used his spare time to successfully lobby the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture with the shopkeepers of Puhui Company.
Ye An was in a good mood today, and everything was going according to plan. Thanks to being outside Tokyo, the trivial matters on the documents did not bother him, and he could not be more relaxed during this period.
Although I deal with the land every day, I also learned the wisdom of the ancients. Wasteland is not bad, it is just that it has not been cultivated. Once it is cultivated and plowed, a good farmland will be formed.
The joyful expressions on the faces of the farmers could not be concealed. Ye An personally led them to reclaim the wasteland, which also gave the farmers a new understanding of him. After all, a Marquis who could go to the fields would not be a bad person even if he broke the sky.
This is the most simple idea of the bankers. Ye An is a little helpless, but he also finds them cute. Simple ideas can always move people.
Several fields were cultivated, and the soldiers sat around on the field ridges, joking with each other under the setting sun, and telling dirty jokes. Ye An gave them nicknames one by one, such as "Zhao Dachui" and "Yan Tietou".
, the soldiers accepted it with smiles.
Li Zunxu urged Ye An to tell stories. He already liked Buddhism and the story of "Journey to the West" was his favorite. Whenever Ye An had some free time, he urged Ye An to tell stories faster. Unknowingly, he had told them more than eighty times.
"The sun is setting in the west, just like it is now. The four masters and apprentices came to Fengxian County, this supposedly prosperous county outside Tianzhu, but they saw only desolate people and desolate streets. The rich could barely survive, but the poor could hardly survive.
…It’s all caused by drought. It turns out there has been no rainfall in this place for three years!”
Drought is a natural disaster that everyone is afraid of in this era. Hearing this paragraph, he couldn't help but feel nervous, but he moved closer to Ye An.
"The Great Sage first found the Dragon King of the East China Sea. The Dragon King said: "Although I can make rain, I am just an errand. How can I make it rain without permission? If you really want to make it rain, you will have to go to the Heavenly Palace to ask the Jade Emperor for help.
There was an imperial edict for rain. So the Great Sage soared into the clouds and mist and arrived at the Heavenly Court. As soon as he arrived at the West Gate, he was already stopped by the Heavenly King Protector and others. After explaining the reason, the other party replied: "It shouldn't rain in that place. The Marquis of Fengxian County offended the Jade Emperor."
." The Great Sage still refused to give up and went straight to the Jade Emperor to ask what happened. The Jade Emperor told the whole story: "Three years ago, I came in person and happened to encounter a quarrel between the husband and wife of Fengxian County.
Naturally, I don’t care about trivial matters, but this guy actually overturned the altar table and then let the dog eat the offerings on the ground. This violated the laws of heaven. Therefore, I punished Fengxian County. I can only do three things: First, in the heavenly court
The chicken as big as a fist has pecked the mountain of rice; the dog has licked the mountain of noodles; and the flame of the lamp has burned through the one-foot-long golden lock... Only then can the sweet rain fall."
"This is a bit too much. How long will it take for the chicken to finish pecking the mountain of rice?! How long will it take for the dog to finish licking the mountain of noodles?! How is it possible that the flame of the lamp burned out the one-foot-long golden lock! It's clearly this god who is making things difficult!"
Zhao Hu had a strong sense of justice and muttered dissatisfiedly, but when he saw Li Zunxu's unkind eyes, he stopped talking.
On the contrary, Li Zunxu looked at Ye An with a smile but not a smile: "The majestic Jade Emperor is not as big as the Taoist Taoist in Guanzhong. To use the power of thunder over such a trivial matter may be against the moral principles!"
Ye An waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Chang Sheng did not insinuate anyone, Brother Li must not think nonsense!"
"One person's words can cut off the livelihood of tens of thousands of people, so you should be very careful. You should tell this story to the officials." Somehow Li Zunxu was able to connect the story with reality. He really meant it.
many.
Yes, there are many morals to this story, it depends on how you understand it. Ye An nodded and said with a smile: "The officials have already heard it, but I am just bored, so I will tell it to you again to relieve your fatigue.
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Li Zunxu's eyes lit up and he asked anxiously: "What did the officials say?"
He said he didn't want to get involved in the Tian family's affairs, but in the final analysis he still cared about Zhao Zhen's every move and didn't want him to go astray. This uncle was considered competent for his job.
Ye An smiled helplessly and said: "The official is just curious, which one will be faster when the chicken pecks the rice mountain, when the dog licks the mountain of noodles, or when the lamp flame burns through the foot-long golden lock..."
Li Zunxu was stunned for a moment, then stared at Ye An and reached out to hold his shoulders and said: "You kid! Look at what you taught the official family. You want to try everything. This is not a shortcoming caused by your study of studying things.
What is it?!"
Seeing that Li Zunxu was angry and his shoulders were sore, Ye An said helplessly: "Don't worry, I can clarify the meaning to the officials. There will be no problem. On the contrary, you always mean what you say and you will be told sooner or later that you are wrong!"
Li Zunxu let go of his hand in embarrassment and said, "When did I tell the truth?"
Ye An didn't look at him, just stared at the branch of the tree, which looked like a giant Buddha. Chen Lin said: "Sir, don't sit on the tree. Last month, I was invited to the palace by Lord Lan. How dare you two accuse me?"
Heaven and earth say that this matter has nothing to do with you?!"
Chen Lin glanced around. The soldiers and farmers immediately dispersed. Although she was as old as a rotten tree, Chen Lin still "floated" down from the tree dexterously.
"You said it yourself, there is nothing trivial about the Tian family, and the family affairs of the Tian family are state affairs. Why do you regret it now?"
Ye An shook his head: "It's not that I regret it, it's just that you shouldn't have pulled me out. There are so many upright and noble people in the court. Which one is not a good "chess piece"?"
Li Zunxu looked embarrassed when Ye An said that, but Chen Lin said calmly: "Do you think those stupid young people can know how to advance and retreat as well as you? You are also a lonely minister after all, and you are just admonishing the saint.
You are sincerely doing good for the saint, at least that’s what the saint thinks, isn’t it?”
"Actually, I also think it's best not to let Mrs. Li meet the official family. Sooner or later something will happen!"
Ye An's words made Chen Lin sneer, but Li Zunxu sighed and said: "You think we don't want to? Do you think the saint doesn't want to? But you can't! Things are far from simple as you think! Someone specially sent a message to Li
!Why is the harem in turmoil? It’s not because someone put his hand in! The saint used thunderous means to intimidate, do you think it was just to punish the Li family?! This is to beat the person behind!"
Ye An looked at Li Zunxu blankly, and then mechanically turned to look at Chen Lin. He suddenly realized that what he saw was only the tip of the iceberg, and he was willing to be used as a weapon!
"Are you saying that someone wants to meddle in the palace, use the Li family as a chess piece, and drive a wedge between the saint and the official family?!"
"More than just estrangement?! If the saint really... kills the Li family, someone will definitely tell the officials all the truth. Then what will happen in the imperial court during the imperial ban?! The sky will fall!"
This was really frightening to Ye An. He had always felt that everything was under his control until the Song Dynasty, and he knew many secrets very well. But now he realized that everything he saw and knew was
It's just a layer of appearance.
The relationship that they thought they were smart and thought they could save the Tian family was actually just a "chess move" arranged by Chen Lin, Li Zunxu and Lan Jizong.
At this time, Ye An discovered that Li Zunxu, a foreign relative, had always been a ruthless character who "pretended to be a pig and ate the tiger". He had been hiding in the corner and seemed not to be involved in matters above the court, but he was secretly helping Zhao Zhen, the "big brother".
nephew".
The only thing Ye An is curious about is what kind of existence are Chen Lin, Lan Jizong, Li Zunxu, and even Zhao Qingyi?