Ding Mansion, Vestibule.

In the front hall, there is a table of banquets, all kinds of flavors. In front of the wine table, a middle-aged man in official uniform stood in the secondary seat, he was Li Yao, the county magistrate of Haitang Town. His master, an honest man, accompanies him.

On the first seat, a young man with red lips and white teeth was looking at the two with a smile, and this man was the eldest son of the Ding family - Ding Yunzhi.

Ding Yunzhi politely invited Li Yao's county commander and master to sit down, and Li Yao's face was full of smiles, as if he was facing his boss.

"Lord Li, the juniors confess, please come in your busy schedule, and I hope that your lord will be forgiving. Ding Yunzhi bowed his hand and respectfully toasted Li Yao.

Li Yao hurriedly returned the salute, not daring to slack off at all: "Where is it, Ding Gongzi is a talent, I am thinking of chatting with you more." ”

"I have been in office for less than half a year, and I have to rely on Ding Gongzi to take care of me, but Ding Gongzi has a request, and I will do my best to do it. ”

Hmph, he is really a useless scholar, Li Yao's flattering words did not make Ding Yunzhi useful, but was despised by him in his heart. However, Ding Yunzhi really asked him, so he still had a smile on his face.

"Your Excellency is polite, I heard that when your Excellency was studying in Chengyun Pavilion, it was Gui Yushi's tall feet, presumably it was a high eight buckets and five cars. It stands to reason that you should be in the capital, how did you come to this small Haitang town in our north?"

Li Yao slapped his thigh and said miserably: "It's not because the teacher and Prime Minister Hu Cheng are ......" Saying this, Li Yao felt a little speechless and hurriedly stopped.

Ding Yunzhi observed all this, and he already had a plan in his heart, and said sincerely: "Speaking from the heart, in the past six months, every word and deed of adults has been watched in the eyes of the people of Haitang Town, which is a good reputation." ”

"My father has some business dealings with the eldest princess of Evian's mansion, and the eldest princess heard that her official career has come to this point, and she is also quite unhappy, thinking that Prime Minister Hu Cheng is a little excessive. The students who became dignified and well-known in the hall actually moved to the wild, what kind of system did they become. ”

"I think that a good official like Lord Li, who is dedicated to the people, cannot be promoted, which is really a misfortune for my Dayu Dynasty. ”

After hearing this, Li Yao was grateful, raised his wine glass and saluted: "With Ding Gongzi's words, I will stay in this Haitang Town for the rest of my life, and it is worth it!"

"How can you stay for the rest of your life?" Ding Yunzhi struck while the iron was hot and said with a smile. "I heard that Gui Yushi also taught Princess Evian, and with this relationship, Lord Li will be promoted sooner or later. ”

In the capital, Li Yao had heard some rumors about Ding Yunzhi and Princess Evian. Now he understands that his relationship with the teacher is what Ding Yunzhi wants to use.

The smile on Li Yao's face became even more flattering, and he raised his glass to salute Ding Yunzhi again: "Ding Gongzi is really a wonderful person, although I am a county magistrate, I also have to be peaceful." If there is a grievance between the son, I will act impartially. ”

Ding Yunzhi saw that his plan had been completed, and he was very happy, and he exchanged wine with Li Yao, which was not very happy.

The two were drinking, Ding Yunzhi suddenly sighed, Li Yao saw this, and hurriedly asked, "Why is Ding Gongzi sad?"

"My grandfather has been trying to find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers for the past few years. Ding Yunzhi's voice burst into tears, and it seemed to be painful. "But I, who is unfilial to my grandson, have never found a suitable place to meet his old man's wishes. ”

"A few days ago, I went out hunting, passed by the foot of Yushan Mountain, and saw that small Yu village, with beautiful scenery, and was about to buy that piece of land so that my grandfather could spend his old age there. ”

"But who knows, the land in Xiaoyu Village is not big, and the master's shelf is not small, and he refuses to sell it to me. You say, "I buy and sell fairly, but I am doing my filial duty, but why is the man refusing?"

When Li Yao heard this, he was furious, slapped the table and shouted: "Which Diao Min who is not long-eyed, doesn't he know that my Holy Dynasty rules the world with filial piety? Ding Gongzi bought land for his grandfather, this is the great filial piety in the world, and it is not a forced purchase and sale, why is he unwilling? Master, go back and check, which Diao Min is so bold and reckless?"

The master was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "My lord, this matter is not easy to do. ”

"Why is it so difficult to do?" Li Yao was still counting on a good performance in front of Ding Yunzhi, who would have thought that he would be very unhappy when he encountered such an obstacle.

"What kind of roots is this Diao Min? Who is behind it? So arrogant, not afraid that the government will confiscate his land deed?"

Seeing that Li Yao was in a hurry, the master had no choice but to stand up: "My lord, the land of this small Yu Village is all the land of Jinwuguan on Yu Mountain. ”

"There are only two people in this Golden Crow Temple, one is the master Mi Sida, and the other is his apprentice Shi Yuanji. A few days ago, this Mi Sida also went to the government to make a will, so that our people did a notarization, after his death, the title deed and property of this Jin Wuguan belonged to his apprentice. ”

Even if Li Yao wanted to behave again, he didn't dare to say anything now. The procedures of the Golden Crow View are all recognized by the government, and even if you want to move, you must have a legal reason. But in this case, ordinary reasons don't work.

"Just two people? How big is Xiaoyu Village, as soon as the rent is collected in the spring and the rent is collected in the autumn, can the two people collect it? Could it be that they secretly raise thugs and oppress the people?"

With a reason, Li Yao felt that he was extremely smart.

The master still said slowly: "My lord doesn't know, although this Mi Sida is not a big family, it is very famous in Haitang Town. It's all because of the famine of twenty years. ”

For some reason, Ding Yunzhi heard this and shuddered.

"Twenty years ago, several towns around Haitang Town had no harvest, and many people were starving to death. This rice chief relied on two cakes and two pieces of bacon to feed the stomachs of more than 40,000 victims in the town. ”

"What are you talking about?" "What are you talking about?" Li Yao pointed to his master's nose and scolded.

"My lord, I saw it with my own eyes. The master said with an oath. He borrowed two pieces of bread and two pieces of bacon, stuffed them into his pocket, and then took out the bread and meat from his pocket. The bread and meat could not be exhausted, so it fed the stomachs of 40,000 victims. ”

From then on, the tenants of Jinwuguan did not need to urge rent, and when the time came, they would pay grain to the mountain. Nami Dao Chang only received 10% of the rent, and those tenants always paid more, and offered him as a god. ”

"If you don't believe it, you can ask Ding Gongzi, those two pieces of bread and two pieces of bacon were borrowed from Ding Mansion by Mi Daochang. ”

Li Yao didn't expect that this Ding Yunzhi was really not at ease, saying that filial piety was false, but it was true that he took the risk of angering the people and annexing the land!

"Ding Gongzi, is there such a thing?" Li Yao hurriedly asked.

Of course there is such a thing! Ding Yunzhi's face was a little ugly.

He still remembers the year of the famine, when he was only eight years old. Dressed in rags, with her hair disheveled, and with an unweaned baby in her arms, Misida looked no different from the rest of the victims.

But Mi Sida is tall, his eyes are sharp, and his ordinary appearance exudes an untouchable majesty. His father personally gave away two pieces of bread and two pieces of meat, and he did not dare to say anything. Misida showed miracles, saved countless people, and made tens of thousands of people bow to him.

To this day, he still can't forget what Misida looked like a god.

"It's true, but it doesn't hurt. Although Ding Yunzhi's face was ugly, he still looked like the sky was falling.

"I have a filial piety, heaven and earth can be learned, and the price I give is also very high. Besides, there is more than one Taoist temple in Haitang Town, and I also invited him to live in the Taoist temple established by my family, which is much better than the Jinwu Temple, why didn't he agree?"

Li Yao is not a fool, these words can't deceive him at all. But how can other people's fields compare to his own career, so he used his brains again.

Ding Gongzi's words are reasonable, the so-called hand-to-hand payment and hand-delivery is the way of heaven. It's just that this Taoist priest is a bit famous, and it seems that he still has to think about it in the long run. ”

"Master, let me ask you, you said that this Taoist priest came to the government to make a will, have you seen this Taoist priest with your own eyes?

When these words reached the ears of the master, they were extremely harsh. After all, he has served several county magistrates in this mansion, and he has seen a lot of all kinds of bad things, and there are really not many people like Li Yao who don't hide their intentions much.

"Back to the master, Mi Daochang's physical condition has deteriorated in the past few years, and he didn't go out of the mountain much three years ago. The last time he came, he was on crutches and trembling, and he had come without telling his apprentice. Later, his apprentice found out about this and rushed to the door of the mansion, tears rained down, looking distressing, what a filial child. ”

When Li Yao heard this, his face bloomed with joy, and he hurriedly said to Ding Yunzhi: "Ding Gongzi, you see, even God wants to fulfill your filial piety." After this Mi Si Da Immortal goes, I promise to let you go well, how about it?"

"Lord Li is really a good official, and his words and deeds are practicing the concept of governing the country with filial piety in this dynasty, and I thank you here first. This year, I will go to Beijing to do some business, and I will also visit the eldest princess's mansion. If I see Gui Yushi at that time, I can also tell them about your conscientious achievements in Haitang Town. ”

"Thank you Ding Gongzi!" Li Yao said several words of thanks, and he was about to confess Ding Yunzhi. The two of them had great pleasure in changing the glasses, needless to say.