Zhou Lezhi smiled as he listened to Liu Zhao talking about the Song brothers' failure to swindle money from the Escort Bureau. This was expected. As soon as this incident came out, which city fox or social mouse wouldn't want to take the opportunity to take a bite? Even if
He is a villain who is too young to even drink the soup, but he also wants to lick the blood from his mouth and taste the fishy taste.
If it weren't for Delong's strong brand, powerful backers, and the powerful ideas of those in charge, one-third of Mr. Leng's family fortune would have gone to the young man.
"The team maintained by Mr. Leng's family are all ruthless characters." Liu Zhao said, "There is no chaos at all."
Zhou Lezhi said: "Not only is it not chaotic, it is probably still operating outside. If you don't do it carefully, I'm afraid it will be backlashed by them."
Liu Zhao said: "I just don't know how this thief will respond to the master's letter."
"Nowadays, none of the people in the capital can make the decision." Zhou Lezhi said with a smile. "It must be reported to Lingao and the real concubines can discuss it before they can make the decision."
"God, this won't take a few months!"
"The thief has a radio box, so he can communicate with the news in a moment. This matter also involves the real thief, and there will be news in a month at most. We must not move around, and sit firmly on the Diaoyutai."
"It's just that Mr. Wang said last time that the emperor is preparing to use troops and has already prepared an edict to issue wages in Cantonese." Liu Zhao said, "Can you make it in time?"
"How can the imperial court mobilize troops overnight? This Guangdong payment has been levied, and only when there is money can we mobilize troops. There is no need to think about it for half a year." Zhou Lezhi said seriously, "This period of time is enough for them to discuss."
Zhou Lezhi felt very comfortable since he met Leng Ningyun last time and successfully obtained his handwritten letter. Over the years, he had fought against the Kun thieves and rarely took advantage. He was always at a disadvantage and was always looked down upon by Wang Shangshu.
If Wang Shangshu didn't know Kun Qing very well and knew that Kun's thieves were a serious concern of the Ming Dynasty, and he was the first person in the Ming Dynasty to know about Kun, this cooperative relationship would have been maintained.
Leng Ningyun was the first Kun thief they caught. Of course, catching Leng Ningyun was not difficult, after all, he was in Beijing.
But it is very difficult to catch him. In the past few years since Leng Ningyun arrived in the capital, he has created a reliable protective umbrella for himself. Especially the eunuchs in the palace regard Leng as the "God of Wealth" and send him a lot of money.
Go to his bank to make profits. Trying to influence him through official channels is almost a fool's errand.
It was obvious that the most serious problem of the imperial court was at the feet of the emperor, but he could only watch him try his best to absorb financial resources. Not only could he not be touched, he could not even have any plans to assassinate him. Otherwise, even Wang Yehao and other adults would not be able to survive.
He remembered the issue of "interest groups" that his husband had said - as expected, the word described it exquisitely, and was one step deeper than simple small groups such as the "Eunuch Party", "Donglin Party" and "Zhejiang Party" - people
The gathering is all for profit.
Speaking of which, wasn't his plan to arrest Leng Ningyun for the sake of a certain interest group?
The adults say that this is saving the country and lives, but other people also say the same thing. Let's just say that this thief also uses "saving people from fire and water" as a cover.
"Lend me a pair of eyes..." He hummed a ditty that his husband often sang before.
It's a pity that he didn't learn even one ten thousandth of the master's knowledge. Not only did he not develop a pair of discerning eyes, he also had to bear the heavy burden reluctantly.
He cast his eyes towards the corner of the study room, where he saw a strange-looking guise with the words "hanging pot to help the world" embroidered on it. The edges were frayed, and there was a gourd tied to the bamboo stick.
These were the items left behind by the husband. Zhou Lezhi recalled the chance encounter outside Guangzhou in the seventh year of the Apocalypse. In the spring, the husband was carrying a box and holding this cover, trudging on the field ridge outside the village, stumbling.
The trousers worn crookedly on his body were ridiculous, not to mention his strange accent of "Guangzhou Mandarin".
But it was the dose of medicine he took out of the gourd that saved him from the brink of death. Since then, everyone in the village called him a miracle doctor. Even though he was sent to Guangzhou City and even found a diagnosis by famous doctors in big drug stores, he was not good.
All the patients who took his medicine were cured of their illnesses. Lin Qijin, who was the first to invite him for treatment, boasted about his ability to recognize people as soon as he had free time.
Lin Qijin's insight into people was not valuable, but his reputation as a miracle doctor spread. Soon after, the Imperial Envoy, Lord Wang, sent someone to invite him, and he joined Lord Wang's shogunate from then on.
If it were just like this, it was just an ordinary past event. However, not long after Mr. Zhou left, officers and soldiers arrived at Hetou Village, saying that they wanted to capture the "monster" and search for "monsters". The worst monster was not caught, but
Several poor people who had taken Mr. Zhou's rice for charity were taken to the village and beheaded. The village was in an uproar, saying that Mr. Zhou was a "monster". Those who had taken Mr. Zhou's medicine felt as if a disaster was coming and rushed to the temple.
I burn incense and worship God, and ask for the incense ashes to drink. Only God knows whether it is of any use.
Zhou Lezhi also took his husband's medicine, but his parents had long since died and no one cared about him, so he finally avoided drinking this fragrant ash water.
Although his health has improved, Zhou Lezhi's future is bleak. He also studied in a private school in the clan, but failed several times to become a boy. However, he is interested in many miscellaneous subjects, and he always likes to fight in the ditch on weekdays.
He was a waterwheel, and he used bamboo pipes to set up pipes. He was very popular among children, but the elders and scholars in the clan unanimously thought that he was a "waste".
However, this "waste" is also a child of the clan. Even if his parents are gone, the clan still has to take care of him. When he was sixteen years old, he couldn't even write an article. The clan was worried: it would be better to let him study.
A craft.
As for what kind of craft to learn, the elders have not figured it out yet. The original imperial envoy, Mr. Wang, sent Wang Liang to the village, saying that he still wanted to search for "monsters". Naturally, the final result was still nothing. Fortunately, they did not kill anyone this time. Then Wang Liang
Then he said that he would find a few young men in the village to be his disciples. He said that there was no restriction on men and women, as long as they were literate.
Only then did everyone realize that my husband was not a demon. But if he was not a demon, why would he arrest and behead the men and women who had been favored by his husband? None of them understood, and naturally they did not dare to ask.
Naturally, it was impossible for him to bring girls. Firstly, there were very few literate girls, and secondly, I had never heard of a man taking a female disciple. The intention of this "miraculous doctor" was self-evident, but it was not about marrying a wife.
"Hiring" did not mean "buying" a concubine, but a nondescript "female disciple". It was really unbelievable that word spread that the "waste" Zhou Lezhi was selected after two rounds - he was not called Zhou Lezhi at that time.
Zhou Lezhi followed Wang Liang to Beijing in a daze. This was the first time he left his hometown. He walked north for more than two months and arrived at the capital, the most beautiful place in the world.
When he first arrived in the capital, Zhou Lezhi, who was born in Guangdong, felt that he was not used to it. Not only could he not understand the local Mandarin, but he could not understand the Zhejiang dialect spoken by the servants in Wang Yehao's mansion. In comparison, it was easier for Mr. Zhou Lezhi to speak weird Guangzhou Mandarin.
Communicate more.
At this time, my husband was very different from when he first appeared in Hetou Village. He could speak good Mandarin, and his movements had the demeanor that a scholar should have, and even his clothes no longer had the awkward feeling of the past.
It can be seen that Mr. Wang is very trusted in the palace. Not only are the servants very respectful to him, but Mr. Wang often calls him to talk to him, and the talks last for half a day. He says he is a "guest", but in fact his treatment is far worse than that of other servants.
In addition to the guests, Master Wang even assigned two maids to serve him in daily life. There is no doubt that it is impossible for him to be so highly regarded just because he is a "miraculous doctor".
This made Zhou Lezhi, who had just arrived, finally feel relieved. Only when the master is successful can the apprentice have food to eat. Otherwise, if he loses his job in the capital thousands of miles away, he will not even know how to ask for food.
When I arrived at Mr. De's door, I first conducted a "test" - a term he only learned about later. I asked him many questions, some of which were not even relevant at all. For example, "Do you think thunder is thundering or something else?"
"What's the reason?" and so on. In the end, when he learned that Zhou Lezhi was not only literate but could also do simple arithmetic problems, he was quite satisfied with him.
"You are my student now," he suddenly said in Mandarin with a strange accent. "The first thing you need to do is learn to speak like me."
Zhou Lezhi was full of suspicion. He had never heard of this kind of Mandarin. Although it was somewhat similar to the Mandarin of the capital, the pronunciation and vocabulary were quite different.
Even if you become an apprentice, you will naturally follow what your master says. Not to mention imitating what he says, you will also have to comply with even more excessive demands.
"...Don't think that I'm too busy, I have a lot of knowledge here..." The gentleman pointed to his head in a funny way, "But this knowledge can only be imparted to you after you have learned what I say - you want to
Don’t you want to learn my skills?”
Needless to say! Zhou Lezhi thought to himself. When he first entered the government, Wang Liang and others said that Mr. Wang knows astronomy and geography, and he has many "unique skills". That's why Mr. Wang thinks so highly of him. These are all
Regardless of whether it is just the master's medical skills of treating patients and making medicines, if you learn it yourself, you will be able to start a family and start a business.
So he followed his husband and started learning this weird "Mandarin". Later, his husband told him that this was called "Mandarin" and it was the popular language in his hometown. Once he learned "Mandarin", he would be able to read many things written in Mandarin.
Just the "secrets" to learn the above knowledge.
"Aren't you, Mr. Wang's fellow villager, a native of Shaoxing Prefecture?" Zhou Lezhi asked puzzledly at that time. He had heard many servants of the Wang family speak Shaoxing dialect along the way, and was very familiar with this dialect.
"I am indeed his fellow villager, and I am indeed from Shaoxing Prefecture." The gentleman smiled, "There are just slight differences in details."