Every morning, the walls of the majestic ancient city will be covered with a layer of frost. On both sides of the city gate, the soldiers wearing heavy armor are also covered in fog.
The pedestrians walking back and forth on the streets also add to the autumn mood. However, this is the capital after all. Although the temperature has dropped a lot, the prosperity is still unabated.
On the street, small merchants and hawkers were walking back and forth, singing loudly in the autumn sunshine, soliciting customers. There were many kinds of tricks, including tongue twisters and jingles, which attracted passers-by to stop and watch.
"Candied haws on a stick!" In this season, selling candied haws on a stick in the market has become a unique sight. Vendors carrying skewers of gourds walk through the streets and alleys, shouting loudly.
On the bustling street, a pair of children and grandchildren were strolling in this bustling street. The child was holding a bunch of candied haws in his hand and was enjoying the sweetness. When he saw someone selling a bigger bunch, he clamored to buy it.
"Grandpa Huang, I want the big one!" the boy pointed at the candied haws seller and said angrily.
The old man in a satin gown nodded with a smile: "Buy, buy, buy everything!"
So, the entourage who had been following behind him stepped forward to pay the bill. The boy, holding a large bunch of candied haws in his hand, asked while eating: "Grandpa Huang, aren't you the biggest in the world? Why do you still have to pay!"
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The old man in rich clothes was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. He rubbed the boy's head dotingly, squatted down, pointed at the hawker who was yelling hard and said to the boy: "Xiao Wu, who is following you?
Do you think I am the biggest in the world?"
Xiao Wu paused the action of licking the candied haws, and thought about it seriously: "Well, Grandpa Zhang and Grandpa Eight both said so. They said that you are the most respected person in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and the first in the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
After hearing this, the smile on the old man's face faded a little. He lowered his head, thought for a while, and asked with a smile: "They really said that?"
Xiao Wu nodded and said seriously: "Yes, I often hear them say that!"
Seeing the old man stroking his beard, smiling and nodding, he looked very happy. But Xiao Wu still asked reluctantly: "Grandpa Huang, you are the emperor, and the whole Zhou Dynasty belongs to you. Then why do you want to buy things?"
It’s spending money!”
Regarding this question, the Nine-Fifth Emperor, the Emperor of Zhou, really didn't know how to answer it. He thought for a long time, and finally said concisely: "This is because, uh, rules. With such rules, the world
Only then can you have peace. Buy things and spend money. It is only natural."
Looking at Xiao Wu, who was raising his head and blinking his innocent eyes. The old man laughed, reached out and touched his head and said: "Xiao Wu, you are still young now. When you grow up, you will
You know how important this rule is."
"I know, rules are the laws of heaven and earth, the basis for the survival of a country. They are also the laws that have been established in the world for thousands of years. They are very powerful and no one can offend them! If anyone dares to break them
Anyone who follows the rules will be crushed to death by those wheels!" Xiao Wu shook his head and said these words, as if he was giving an endorsement.
However, he did not notice that after hearing these words, Grandpa Huang's eyes instantly became extremely solemn.
"Xiao Wu, how do you know this?" The emperor asked in a deep voice, stroking his beard.
Xiao Wu said proudly: "Hey, which treacherous minister said these words to Grandpa Zhang, the eighth grandpa? I overheard it!"
Traitor?
After the emperor was puzzled for a moment, he laughed dumbly.
How can anyone in the world give themselves such a name? It must be a nickname given by Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu stood aside and continued to memorize, shaking his head: "The traitor said, the rules are actually very specific. He, he said, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, they are people's most basic living standards, uh, and moral principles and so on. He, he said
Call it historical laws, social laws, and economic laws. Even Xiao Wu doesn’t understand these. Hehe, but Grandpa Eight doesn’t seem to understand them either!”
The emperor listened to Xiao Wu talking about these laws, his bright eyes sparkling with light. Occasionally he could not help but nod when he heard something wonderful.
But when I heard some key points, I found that there was no sound. I turned my head and saw Xiao Wu happily eating candied haws.
The emperor burst into laughter, then stood up, took Xiao Wu's hand and said, "Come on, Xiao Wu, Grandpa Huang will take you to eat some good food today! Well, by the way, you can tell Grandpa the story of the traitorous minister! Okay?"
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"Okay, but, Grandpa Huang, you have to buy me another bunch of candied haws!" After Xiao Wu ate the last hawthorn, he licked his mouth in disbelief and opened his mouth with a bunch of candied haws.
"Uh, is this what the traitor taught you?" the emperor asked, dumbfounded.
"Yes, the traitor said, this is called exchange of equal value." Xiao Wu raised his head proudly and said.
"No problem!" The emperor agreed happily.
This equal exchange is so worth it!
The emperor felt as if he had received a great benefit and was very happy.
I just heard Xiao Wu say that the Jiangbei Pavilion Nostalgia song that is widely circulated in the capital was written by this person. And later, the brilliant and profound "Jin Se" was also his work. Now add
This person had such an in-depth understanding of the rules that the emperor suddenly became very interested in this treacherous official who had been floating around in his ears.
He wanted to hear what kind of person Lu Heng was, who was highly praised by his eighth brother and Zhang Wenshan.
Wang Jiangong has been in a very complicated mood recently.
He also heard about Jiang Ning.
He originally wanted to go back and help his second brother, but before he could go back, he received a secret message from his family.
Inside is a yellowed letter and a handwritten letter from my sister.
In the letter, Wang Tingzhi briefly explained the current situation in the palace. Then she told him to find a way to deliver his father's last letter to the emperor. She also solemnly told him that this letter would be
It is the most important part of the entire Jiangning business. Remember, the letter must be delivered to the emperor.
Accompanying the letter was a jade pendant that my father entrusted to my sister before his death. This jade pendant was once gifted to my deceased mother by the Queen.
With it, Wang Jiangong can enter the palace smoothly.
After putting the letter away, Wang Jiangong felt reassured.
Although he didn't know who was behind the plan to break the willow tree, he was deeply aware of the sophistication of the plan and the depth of its planning. He could only look up to it.
This interlocking strategy seems to have calculated people's hearts to the extreme. Moreover, in the calculation, he even left ample room for development for the other party. He specially laid a huge trap, and on the trap, he laid out
A temptation that no one can refuse. Waiting for the other party to jump down obediently without even noticing. In the end, the trap collapses, the fog dissipates, and what awaits the other party will be the cruelest ending. It’s really
It's a one-shot kill.
What a thoughtful thought!
All the previous preparations and layouts are just for this final move.
Fortunately, this person is helping my palace, otherwise, no one can stop him.
Let me ask you, who in the world can escape from this plan that plots people to death?
Unknowingly, a layer of fine beads of sweat broke out on Wang Jiangong's head. After reading the last page of "The Book of Willows", he followed the instructions in his sister's letter and burned the thin book "The Book of Willows".
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After personally watching the Book of Willows being burned to ashes, Wang Jiangong stood up with his knees in his hands. After stretching, he carefully put the letter written by his father before his death into his arms.
Then he pressed his chest with his hand and said to himself: "Tingzhi, second brother, don't worry. I will definitely send this letter to the palace!"
At this time, the autumn wind was bleak, and the leaves on the sycamore tree in the small courtyard where Wang Jiangong was located had fallen off. The wind blew by, and the fallen leaves on the ground were picked up and piled up in the corner.
In the mansion of Duke An Guo, An Peng, who was fat and bloated, was sitting upright on a chair. He was holding a tea cup in his hand, blowing tea and listening to a guy with triangular eyes in front of him, drooling all over the place.
Talking about how to deal with these poor officials from a poor family.
"Sir, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Although the Wang family is now a small merchant, as long as he does not fail, the flagpole in the hearts of those poor families will not fall. As long as we seize this opportunity, we will completely wipe out the Wang family and those common people.
They will definitely be severely damaged. They, haha, are just a bunch of rabble. No one dares to come out and make irresponsible remarks to us!"
An Peng had a mysterious smile on his face. Hearing the official from the Ministry of Rites slobbering about these words, he felt very cautious in his heart.
"Sir, with your current status, as long as you stand up and say a word, the palace will definitely be destroyed. By then, it will not be the world of our nobles?" When the official of the Ministry of Rites said something exciting, he stood up happily and wowed.
shouted.
An Peng put down the tea cup, smiled, and replied without any pain or itch: "In that case, let me think about it carefully! Haha, Mr. Shi, it's getting late, do you think it's getting late?"
An Peng had been holding the tea cup in his hand for a long time, and his wrists were sore at this time. But the other party still looked confused and had no intention of leaving at all.
An Peng was also a little impatient at this time. Looking at this triangular eye, he became more and more dissatisfied. The damn etiquette department is on duty. You don't even know how to serve tea to guests. I really don't know how you are doing the etiquette department job.
Got it.
It wasn't until An Peng's words clearly brought out the meaning of seeing off the guests. The man suddenly realized it, smiled sarcastically, and then clasped his fists and said: "Then I won't stay for dinner, Mr. An, please stay and don't see me off!"
An Peng: "%..."
After the person left, An Peng rolled his eyes speechlessly and sneered, "What a fucking idiot. Who the hell wants to give you away? You really treat yourself like a green onion."
"Sir, you really want to show off like this!" After sending the triangular eye away, the housekeeper came over, thought about it, and asked softly.
An Peng took a sip of tea, smiled coldly and said, "Haha, steward, do you think I am an idiot?"
Seeing that the housekeeper was listening to him, An Peng smiled and said calmly: "Isn't it just because of Wang Jianfei that a child from a poor family can achieve his current status? Hehe, His Majesty is the real supporter behind the scenes. Wang Jianfei is just
His Majesty is a spokesperson outside. These idiots thought that by dealing with Wang Jianfei, they would be able to defeat the arrogance of the poor family, but they did not know that by doing so, they were blatantly slapping His Majesty in the face."