"I think about it day and night, but I can only get so much. I'm afraid it will take time to get the rest."
Liu Zongzhou was very dissatisfied and slapped the manuscript with great solemnity.
"Of all things in the world, knowledge is the first. You can delay everything, but this is the only thing you should seize the day. This article alone is enough to make you famous in history. Put aside other distracting thoughts and finish this article quickly."
Liu Zongzhou said this, firstly, he was so happy to see that he couldn't wait; secondly, he was also selfish, hoping to bring Zuo Menggeng back to the right path.
This young man is good at everything, but he has no respect for the imperial power either in words or in words.
Nowadays, the world is in chaos, and he is really afraid that this young man will be deceived and go astray.
If you can tie Zuo Menggeng up with the way of learning, it will be a great blessing.
How did he know that Zuo Menggeng's heart could not be tied to knowledge?
And this knowledge was actually used by Zuo Mengeng to catch his big fish.
"I miss Tai Gong, it's late at night. Why don't you take a rest?"
Liu Zongzhou was still unsatisfied.
"I'm getting older and it's hard for me to sleep. If you're tired, go and rest yourself."
How dare Zuo Mengeng leave?
"Junior, have you washed up first?"
Liu Zongzhou was impatient and drove them away.
"I haven't had any inconvenience in my legs and feet yet, so let's go quickly."
Zuo Mengeng was eventually driven away.
When he returned to his bedroom, everything was quiet, and he sat in the darkness and meditated.
The appearance of Hou Xun and Liu Zongzhou was an unexpected surprise.
But the performance of these two people made him see different possibilities.
Liu Zongzhou is profound in knowledge and has unique insights into the current society.
The most important thing is that although Liu Zongzhou had an outstanding reputation, his official career was not smooth.
Although he was very talented but could not show his talents, there is no doubt that Liu Zongzhou would have a lot of regrets in his heart.
This is opportunity.
Zuo Menggeng took out "The Wealth of Nations" and opened a window for Liu Zongzhou.
Next, just wait patiently.
When Liu Zongzhou completely gave up on the Ming Dynasty, he began to recruit talents.
As for Hou Xun, Zuo Mengeng didn’t have much contact with him.
However, judging from the records of this person in historical materials, Hou Xun is definitely a pragmatist.
Hou Xun was later imprisoned for several years.
When the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil due to Li Zicheng's defeat, in order to encourage Zuo Liangyu to do his best, Chongzhen released him.
But Hou Xun was not grateful for this, nor did he force Zuo Liangyu to go to Kaifeng to fight Li Zicheng head-on.
Because he knew that Li Zicheng had already become a climate figure at that time.
Although Zuo Liangyu was the most elite member of the Ming army, he was no longer Li Zicheng's opponent.
He did not force Zuo Liangyu to die, which allowed Zuo Liangyu to preserve his strength, and he was even more grateful to him.
History records say that Commander Zuo Liangyu passed by Guide three times but did not enter, and he did not allow his soldiers to loot. He even personally visited the house and kowtowed to Hou Xun's father to say hello.
Later, Hou Fangyu's "The Peach Blossom Fan" wrote a lot about Zuo Liangyu, and there were many words of praise. This is also the reason.
Since Hou Xun is a pragmatic person, it is easier to win over him.
As for Qian Qianyi who will arrive in a few days...
This king is more famous in history, but it is not a good reputation at all.
A tree of pear blossoms is pressed against a begonia tree, the water is too cold, the scalp feels cold, and there are a lot of flaws.
Zuo Mengeng would not believe these anecdotes. But what kind of person Qian Qianyi is, we have to wait and see.
He hopes to absorb the Donglin Party for his own use, but he doesn't want all the dregs.
Zuo Mengeng understands how important the purity of the team is.
In his wild thoughts, Zuo Mengeng fell asleep.
Early the next morning, he was woken up by Zuo Gui.
Zuo Gui was sneaky and deliberately lowered his voice.
"Master, what do you think I saw at Zhuangzi?"
Yesterday, Zuo Gui received Zuo Mengeng's order and sent a batch of grain to the farmers.
Without this batch of food, farmers would not be able to survive this winter.
In the past, only the master family worked hard to exploit the villagers. This was the first time I saw the master family delivering food to the villagers.
The farmers howled and kowtowed in the direction of Zhoucheng.
After Zuo Gui delivered the grain, it was getting late. When he saw that he could not come back, he stayed at Zhuangzi.
"I was sleeping until midnight, and the dogs in the village were barking. I was worried, so I got up, fearing that bandits were entering the village. But when I came out, I saw that the dogs were barking in the distance. It was dark at night, and there was nothing to do.
I couldn't see clearly, so I walked over. As I walked, I walked to the village next to Mr. Feng."
Feng Yuanwai was the nephew of the guarding eunuch Feng Lun. From a political standpoint, he was an enemy of the Zuo family.
Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but cheer up and listened to Zuo Gui's details.
"But the village outside Yuan Feng was not peaceful. There were torches lit behind, and many people were busy working. I was afraid of being discovered, so I didn't dare to get too close. Then I saw Yuan Yuan Feng, who was leading people to lift wooden trees one by one.
The box was buried in the soil."
Although the winters during the Little Ice Age were extremely cold, the real winter months had not yet arrived in Linqing. The river water had not yet frozen, so naturally the land was not frozen solid either.
"Okay, why is he secretly burying the box?"
"I was also surprised, so I kept a close eye on it. Later, some of them got irritable and turned over the box when they were carrying it. All the contents of the box fell to the ground. Young Master, guess what's in it?"
Without waiting for Zuo Mengeng to ask, Zuo Gui's eyes were filled with light.
"Silver, it's all silver. It's all shining at night, it's scary."
Zuo Mengeng was also shocked.
Although Zuo Gui didn't say how big the box was, it required two people to carry it, so it must be quite big.
If all this is filled with money...
"How many boxes are there?"
Zuo Gui was really careful.
"I got there late, so I don't know how long they had been buried. But later I counted a total of thirteen boxes."
Zuo Mengeng's heart was pounding.
Even if there are only thirteen boxes, I'm afraid it would still cost hundreds of thousands taels.
This is a coveted wealth.
Zuo Mengeng is not that superficial, he thinks a lot.
Why did Feng Yuanwai bury the money by the river at night?
His uncle is the guarding eunuch, who dares to mess with him?
wrong……
Zuo Mengeng immediately thought that Feng Lun was Li Chaoqin's godson and a member of the eunuch party.
Chongzhen dealt with Wei Zhongxian, Li Chaoqin and other great eunuchs. As a guarding eunuch, he was only afraid that the rabbit's tail would not grow.
Besides, no matter how good Mr. Feng was at making money, he would never be able to accumulate so much wealth.
It is very likely that this money belongs to Feng Lun.
The guarding eunuch was probably preparing for a retreat.
The matter is serious and Zuo Mengeng cannot be careless.
"You go and get ready. After noon, let's go to Zhuangzi."
Zuo Gui accepted the order and left.
There were two other distinguished guests in the house. Zuo Mengeng packed up and hurried over.
As a result, when we arrived at Liu Zongzhou's side, Liu Zongzhou's old servant had already recovered a little and came back to serve him.
According to the old servant, Liu Zong went to bed at dawn and must have been awake in the morning.
Hou Xun had already gotten up, but there were more visitors coming here. Not to mention Zuo Mengeng, even Zuo Liangyu couldn't get in.
Zuo Menggeng was so relieved that he went back to see Xu Ruolin.
With the arrival of Hou Xun and Liu Zongzhou, Xu Ruolin was no longer a distinguished guest. Sitting in the backyard, helplessly dealing with Zuo Xianmei, was particularly boring.
Zuo Mengeng said: "Nian Taigong is here, and he was talking about you last night."
Xu Ruolin's face lit up.
"Ah, is Grandpa Liu here? Then I have to pay a visit quickly, lest he see Yaya and say I'm disrespectful."
Zuo Mengeng hurriedly grabbed her.
"I went to bed very late in memory of Taigong. I won't get up for a while, so don't be so anxious."
Xu Ruolin thought of something.
"Is the distinguished guest that Uncle Zuo mentioned a few days ago Grandpa Liu?"
"And Mr. Hou Ruogu."
Xu Ruolin nodded, obviously familiar with her.
"The two elders must have returned to Beijing to resume their duties. In this case, when I follow them back to Beijing, everything will be safe."
Zuo Mengeng gave her a thumbs up.
"intelligent."
Zuo Xianmei held her heart in her hands, her eyes filled with stars.
"I think of Tai Gong as the leader of the world. Scholars look up to him for his moral articles. If I can meet him and get some advice from him, it would be worth dying immediately."
Zuo Mengeng and Xu Ruolin shook their heads together, they really didn't know how to complain about this girl who was becoming increasingly addicted.
Zuo Mengeng was even more determined to find an opportunity to bring his sister back to the right path.
After lunch, Liu Zongzhou woke up, and Xu Ruolin happily went to visit him.
Zuo Mengeng took Zuo Gui out of the house and went straight to Zhuangzi.
On Zhuangzi's side, all the farmers were very happy.
After all, with food, it will be easier to survive the winter.
Seeing Zuo Mengeng arriving, Lao Qintou and Zhang Yan came up to meet him, thinking that something had happened.
"Be alert and don't tell anyone we've been here."
Since the harvest of grain, the farmers' loyalty to the Zuo family needless to say. As soon as Zuo Menggeng gave the order, the two of them made the entire Zhuangzi management watertight.
Zuo Mengeng saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.
At night, after it was completely dark, he and Zuo Gui quietly left Zhuangzi and went to the river.