"Yes, Mr. Zhou often said, don't complicate simple things."
At the moment, Yui is only temporarily out of favor, and she has not lost hope. If another woman comes in, the situation of the Zhou family will be completely complicated. If the new arrival is more troublesome, Yui will be completely left out, and then there will be a scene.
Things are more difficult to end.
Wang Yehao's eyes stayed on his face for a long time and said: "That's right. You have made progress now!"
"It all depends on the master's cultivation!"
"I understand, just go ahead."
He and Wang Yehao never thought that such a household matter would lead to a big accident later.
This farce in the boudoir finally calmed down under Zhou Lezhi's full mediation. After some time, Yui also ended her life of exile. Under the mediation of Mr. Wang himself, she kowtowed to Mr. Zhou and admitted her mistake.
The matter was over. Naturally, from now on, Yui would not dare to mention "it is better to get in first", and could only succumb to tolerance.
Mr. Zhou also temporarily gave up the idea of getting a few more women to enrich the harem. Obviously, this incident taught him a good lesson: the harem is not always harmonious, and he does not have the power to "coerce".
Zhou Lezhi feels that his husband is actually the "tangled" person. He can obviously be a "master", but he insists on showing that he believes in "everyone is equal."
With the unrest at home and the strength of Kun Thief, Taoist Hearthstone's outings have significantly reduced. Although he is not based in Zhaoqing, he travels to Jiangsu and Zhejiang from time to time, especially the "grange" in Dongyang, but he spends most of his time writing books.
And teaching Zhou Le is above all.
Now, he rarely teaches specific knowledge, but more about shaping his "world view" - this word was also taught to him by his teacher.
"The knowledge in Australia is as deep as the ocean. Even I only have a drop of water. What I can teach you is probably not even a water molecule..." the gentleman sighed, "the only thing I can teach you is thinking."
Methods."
…
He glanced at a bamboo box in the room. Inside were some manuscripts he had recently written, which he wrote based on the knowledge taught by his husband.
His works are now stored in the farm in Dongyang. They are still Zhou Lezhi's most precious treasure. In the past few years, he has been busy fighting against the Kun thieves and has no time to teach his disciples. He can only take the time to share the knowledge imparted by his master and his own experience.
Write it down.
Whenever he thought of his husband's various plans, he didn't know that compared with the thief, he was just a mantis trying to block the car. "You know what you can't do, but you do it."
He remembered what his husband had said: Although the fall of the Ming Dynasty was an inevitable trend and there was nothing regrettable about it, he did not want the Kun thieves to win too easily.
"The thieves came here with technology that transcended the times, and they bullied the weak. They acted unscrupulously and regarded the people as stupid dogs. If they were allowed to take over the country easily, would the people still have a way to survive in the future?"
At this point, he breathed a sigh of relief: "I know that this burden is a bit heavier for you. Whether you do it or not is entirely up to you. I will never blame...
"If you are willing to take on this burden, come to my room tomorrow night at the second watch, and I will teach you all the secrets in the 'Book of Heaven'. But once you know it, I'm afraid you will never be able to stay out of it, and you will not be safe.
Spend the rest of your life.”
…
The burden now falls on him.
Zhou Lezhi let out a long sigh. He stared at a lamp in the room like a bean - according to what the master said, the Ming Dynasty has reached the end of its life.
Once an expedition is launched and defeated, the consequences will not only be as simple as losing troops and losing territory. The rogue bandits from the Central Plains and the captives from Liaodong will take advantage of the opportunity and move in. The Ming Dynasty and the country will be in danger.
The kidnapping of Elder Leng was a desperate move by their small group. It is ridiculous that Mr. Wang is still thinking about manipulating the government in order to control the situation of the court, dreaming of joining the cabinet to worship the prime minister and help the Ming Dynasty.
"Sir." A greeting brought his mind back to reality from memories.
"What's up?"
"Taoist Master Jinshi is here."
"Invite him in."
There was a slightly worried look on Jin Wenchi's face. Kidnapping Leng Yunning was a risky move. If it got out of hand, Shi Weng Group would probably suffer a hundredfold retaliation - just look at what happened to the Zheng family.
"Taoist Priest..."
"sit down."
Jin Wenchi is one of the main "literary heroes" of Shi Weng Group, and his status in Shi Weng Group is second only to Zhou Lezhi, who inherited the identity of "Hearthstone Immortal".
He is different from Brother Liu - the two of them are somewhat unconvinced by Zhou Lezhi's "appropriation of fame" - after all, Zhou Lezhi is too young. But Jin Wenchi is different. Before Zhou Lezhi "approaches fame", he has cooperated with this young man
While doing business and having many conversations, I knew that his vision and depth were unparalleled. Although he was far inferior to his master in knowledge, he was profound, decisive and prudent in dealing with things and was above his master.
"Taoist Master, there is news from outside that the Kun thieves in the capital are mobilizing various people to search for Leng Kun's whereabouts. With their ability, it won't take long for them to find clues... Should we move the place quickly?"
"Don't move the storage area. If you move it, there will be traces. They didn't find it at first, and it's not easy to find it now. Now they are searching for people with great fanfare just to force us to move and expose our flaws."
"But... what if they find it? Should we send more manpower?"
"With so many people gathered in one place, they will be discovered sooner or later." He thought for a moment and said, "It's not advisable to add more people, but we can come here to spy on the enemy." After that, he expressed his thoughts one by one.
"...Do you think you can make it work?"
"It's true, it's just that the suspicious soldiers along the way will probably get burned, so they have to be people who have nothing to do with us."
"Let the Liu brothers worry about this matter, they can handle it."
"Taoist Master..." Jin Wenchi said again without thinking.
"What did you say, sir?"
"Sir, the purpose is to force the thieves to negotiate a peace. What if the thieves insist on having their own way?"
"Mr. Zhou told us back then that the elders of the Kun Thieves are extremely noble. The Kun Thieves will never take the risk of killing the elders."
"No matter how noble he is, he is just like a prince of the Ming Dynasty. During the civil war in this dynasty, Ying Zong went to the north, and the court did not negotiate peace with Wala. It is said that there are at least 500 or 600 elders in the clan. It is a matter of national policy. How can we give in easily?
?”
"Sir, you don't know something about this." Zhou Lezhi shook his head and said, "The elder brother of the thief is not a 'prince', but a 'member'" - he knew that it was difficult to explain what a parliament of members is and what an aristocratic republic is.
After all, when his husband taught him, he thought it was just a fantasy.
Seeing Mr. Jin's confused eyes, he thought for a while and said: "In other words, a senator is actually an emperor... Well, every senator has the power to discuss political affairs. If a colleague is in danger, the thief in power will be a thief.
If others don't do their best to rescue them, they won't be able to continue to govern."
"So they have to be saved."
"exactly."
"But sir, the current direction of the court is to conquer the bandits. We said we wanted to negotiate a peace, but the court here wants to send troops. How can we win the trust?"
"The imperial court has no choice but to send troops. Even the emperor has no choice but to do so."
Regarding this matter, Wang Yehao actually saw it more clearly than they did. Although the emperor's intentions cannot be explained too clearly, there is no doubt that the emperor's proposal of the southern expedition was half-hearted. As for the ministers in the court,
Even less optimistic.
Regardless of the "war faction" or the "peace faction", they probably realized that the Southern Expedition could not solve the problem of the bandits. "Discussing and suppressing" or "discussing and pacifying" were essentially just excuses for political disputes in the court.
"Is it possible..." Jin Wenchi was slightly surprised.
"That's exactly it." Zhou Lezhi lowered his voice, "If we have to negotiate without a battle, where will the court's face be? So this battle must be fought. But you and I both know that when we go to war, it is the common people who suffer, and the court
The strength will be wasted in vain - now that the Ming Dynasty has lost both energy and blood, it can no longer withstand greater losses..."
"Students understand!" Jin Wenchi nodded, "No wonder the courtiers talk so much in private about wanting to appease, but in court they talk impassionedly about wanting to suppress him."
"Both the courtiers and the emperor are in trouble." Zhou Lezhi sighed, "If we can use Leng Ningyun as hostage to force the Kun thieves to initiate a peace, and avoid this military disaster, great achievements can be achieved slowly."
“Everything is about preserving vitality.”
"That's it." Zhou Lezhi said, "Turn the war into friendship. If we can live in peace with the thieves, the country's situation may be a little better."
"What if the emperor doesn't agree?"
"It's up to me to handle this matter. What the emperor is most worried about is actually the court meeting. As long as the court meeting says that Fu Kun is a great good governer, he will naturally do good things..."
"That's it!" Jin Wenchi nodded repeatedly and praised: "Although you are young, you have a thorough understanding of the situation of the DPRK. Fortunately, I have been Mr. Wei's staff for more than ten years!"
"Master Wei is a fair and upright person, upright in dealing with things. As his staff, you will naturally neither know nor disdain these tricks." Zhou Lezhi said, "It's just that in today's world, you have to do the right things, but you have to use evil tricks.
Otherwise, don’t even say it’s successful, it will be difficult even to protect yourself!”
These words not only excused their various actions, but also indirectly flattered Jin Wenchi, which was very useful to him. He said humbly: "Where, where, students are just living in the world!"
"How's it going over there, Miss Wei?"
"She did send back a message, saying that the Hengshan sect had lost many disciples since the Lingao battle. Now it is very difficult to send out more people. With difficulty, they can only send out three or four people."
"What about the other factions?"
"I also agreed to send people, but they are almost the same as the Hengshan sect. Just two or three people, or three or four people."
"It would be nice if you could send someone," Zhou Lezhi said, "Have you given me the money?"