Time flies, and without waiting for Murong Fu to take the time to alert Zhuge Zhengme about Duan Yu's search for his father, the Chinese New Year's Eve of Yuan You's eighth year has quietly arrived. Murong Fu has not returned to Beijing for two years, and it is rare to come back for Chinese New Year's Eve, which is naturally extremely luxurious. Murong Fu bought another property in the suburbs of Bianjing has now been renamed "Dongpo Snow Hall", and all kinds of buildings in the other industry have been repaired several times, including pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, and endless celebrities and gentlemen; There are also lecture halls and bookstores and galleries with thousands of people, and the strong fragrance of books that cannot be dispersed. In this era when everything is inferior and only reading is high, the Shu Party wants to hold a Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, and naturally only this place is the most suitable.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the "Dongpo Snow Hall" was brightly lit all night, which can be described as neon feathers, skirts fluttering, orchestral silk bamboo, and lingering sounds. Brilliant fireworks continue to be set off from the beginning of twilight, and the entire night sky is set off like a beautiful picture, and countless masterpieces are displayed here.

Although Su Shi himself did not attend this Chinese New Year's Eve because of his post in Hangzhou, there were both literary circles and loud chatters and laughter, and officialdom bigwigs to guide the rivers and mountains, but the compulsion of this banquet was not reduced by Su Shi's absence. As for those students who have been blessed by the "Dongpo Poetry Club" and the "Dongpo Pavilion", they have seized the opportunity to show their talents with all their might, just to gain fame for a while.

After eight years, Murong Fu personally presided over the banquet again, and this lively and wonderful Cheng Dù had already surpassed the reception banquet held for Su Shi that year. And this time, the Shu Party has long been full of talents, Su Zhe, Qin Guan, Ma Juan, Li Gefei, Mi Fu...... Just pull one out to influence the topic of the banquet, and there is no need for Murong Fu to charge into battle in person. As a result, he can finally be freed from this complicated interpersonal relationship and meet the two key people who will have a big task next year - Su Mai and Wang Yuyan.

The three of them met in a secluded pavilion in the "Dongpo Snow Hall", and as soon as they looked at each other, Murong Fu and Su Mai held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes, and then hugged each other tightly.

Although Wang Yuyan knew that the two of them had a deep friendship and had not seen each other for many years, but at this time, seeing that they had hugged for a long time and were not separated, she couldn't help but be a little funny, so she just stood aside and said quietly: "Should I avoid it first?" ”

With Wang Yuyan's joke, the two parted embarrassedly. Su Mai took the lead and smiled: "Akashi, I haven't seen you for many years, I can't imagine that the Shu Party has such a momentum!" "Su Mai is not in the official career, although he also heard his family mention the political situation in his letters, but after all, it is not as profound as what he has seen with his own eyes today. There are thousands of people participating in the banquet today, and there are also hundreds of guests who can attend the guest of honor, especially those students who have not yet entered the office, and they are all eager for their father Su Shi. And at this moment, Su Mai's younger brother Su Yu also talked eloquently in the banquet and emerged. Su Mai saw these and knew that whether it was now or in the future, the Shu party was always strong in the court, and Su Shi was standing. Recalling the scene when Murong Fu stood outside his father's house on a snowy night, Su Mai had to sigh that his father, a student, was really worth the land.

Murong Fu shook his head with a smile, and only said, "I haven't seen you for many years, and Brother Weikang is a lot more heroic. ”

Su Mai walks the sea all the year round, and while fighting with the wind and waves, he also has to fight with the same kind a few times. In the past few years, he has transformed from a weak scholar into a great man with strong muscles and knots. Hearing Murong Fu's praise, Su Mai couldn't help laughing. But after laughing for a while, he shook his head again and said, "But it's Brother Akashi who looks sick and weak." ”

Murong Fu lowered his head and smiled shyly, and replied, "There are some minor illnesses, Weikang doesn't have to worry. ”

Su Mai stared at Murong Fu for a while, and when he saw that his expression was firm, he didn't say anything more, and got to the point. "The boat you want, I'm ready. It's just that the Yellow River is high and turbulent, and the officers and men of the Western Army may not be able to adapt to it, but we must be cautious in this regard. ”

Murong Fu smiled without blinking: "In this way, the ship will be transferred over first, so that those soldiers who are accustomed to land can practice their water nature!" After a few months, I got used to it. ”

"Good! Listen to you! Su Mai immediately responded.

It turned out that in the first battle of Pingxia, Zhang Ji put forward an extremely bold idea: to divide the troops into two ways, and to send troops from Lanzhou to advance layer by layer to conquer the city. When the Xia State tasted the power of the tunnel pistols and artillery, and transferred heavy troops to resist, the cultivators went straight to the Xingqing Mansion of the Xia State through the Yellow River waterway, and took the Empress Dowager and the little emperor of the Xia Kingdom, and captured the thief and the king first. The flow of the Yellow River is complex and changeable, and the original plan was not operational. But with Sumai's help, the situation is very different.

After talking about the preparations for the front of the war, the next thing to talk about is the resources of the rear of the war. I saw Wang Yuyan take out a few pieces of beautifully printed paper from her sleeve and replied to Murong: "This is the sample of the 'Ping Xia Le Donation Certificate' that my cousin instructed me to make. ”

Murong Fu took the paper products and looked at them, only to see that the front of the paper the size of A4 paper was printed with the words "Ping Xia Le Donation Certificate" in the center, and there were two lines of small characters below, respectively written "When 100 Guan", "When 100 Guan", "When 100 Guan", "200 Guan, one year to pay", "3000 Guan, one year to pay", etc., and the front side was also printed with complicated patterns, striving not to have any vacancies; On the back of this paper product is clearly printed the map of the Xia Kingdom and the vermilion seal of Huitong Qianzhuang. Obviously, this "Pingxiale donation certificate" is not so much a proof of donation as a war bond!

"There are four denominations of this 'Pingxiale Donation Certificate', which are consistent, hundred, thousand, and thousand. The interest is one, two, three and five times respectively. The paper is the best 'Dongpo paper' of Jinshuge, and in order to prevent piracy, the printing colors are all based on the cousin's construction and use a matching color instead of a positive color. Different denominations have different colors. In addition, I also soaked this Dongpo paper with medicinal solution. Wang Yuyan casually took a sample and put it on the candle flame, only to see that the flame ignited by the sample paper was not the usual red flame, but the rare green. Yu Yan thought that since this 'Ping Xia Le Donation Certificate' was going to be taken back in the end, it would not hurt to burn a corner. ”

"Good way!" Before Wang Yuyan's words fell, Su Mai was already busy applauding.

Murong Fu also nodded and smiled: "Yes!" The size of the paper can be distinguished according to different denominations, and the sales and recycling of this 'Ping Xia Le Donation Certificate' must be registered, subject to the customer's autograph or handprint. ”

"Got it, cousin." Wang Yuyan nodded and said again. "The total amount of issuance of this 'Pingxiale Donation Certificate' is 10 million yuan, and the total amount of interest to be paid is 30 million yuan. Among them, 1 million guan was first acquired by the Wang family firm to stimulate the market. ”

When Su Mai heard that the circulation was so huge, he couldn't help but sigh: "I'm afraid that even if the Wang family firm takes the lead first, not many people are willing to buy this 'Pingxiale Donation Certificate'!" ”

Murong Fu replied nonchalantly: "We can sell the remaining balance by ourselves, in short, we won't lose money!" ”

What is Su Mai's concern about? This "Pingxiale Donation Certificate" is sold by Huitong Bank, if no one cares, it will inevitably damage the name of Huitong Bank. "Akashi, with our current financial resources, it is more than enough to support this war independently, why ...... "Why do you sell war bonds to the people?" Su Mai has been a businessman for many years, and he also has great experience in the way of economy. The common people used silver money to buy war bonds, while the soldiers on the battlefield needed food and grass. To turn silver money into grain and grass, there is still a link to go through. The sale of war bonds will only make those merchants think that Huitong Money Bank cannot afford it, and maybe they will ask for a sky-high price at this time, hoping to take the opportunity to swallow Huitong Bank. In this way, the cost of this war will increase.

Murong Fu was silent for a while, and said in a deep voice: "The family and the country are all over the world, what do you have to do with the people? If the emperor is wise, he will expand his territory and increase taxes; If the emperor is mediocre, he will have to enjoy extravagance and hedonism, and he will have to raise taxes! Xing, the people suffer; Death, the people suffer. In that case, does it matter who becomes emperor? "It is precisely because the people throughout the ages have felt that it is not important, and the emperor has not been able to make them feel important, that there will be five chaos in China, Jin soldiers going south, Yuan and Mongolia invasions, and Manchu Qing entering the customs." The purpose of my issuance of this 'Pingxiale Donation Certificate' is to tie the people to this chariot of expansion, so that they can really taste the sweetness from the expansion of the territory. If the people have an enterprising spirit, China will not become extinct. ”

"Ambitious!" Su Mai sighed, but unfortunately he was not optimistic. "The losses of Huitong Bank will be very large." Murong Fu is a pioneer, but not everyone is willing to benefit the world at the expense of one person like him.

"There will be no losses." Murong Fu shook his head slightly, "In the past hundred years since the founding of the Western Xia Kingdom, there will always be some money to accumulate. "Especially in a country like this, which can be said to be still in slavery, where most of the wealth is accumulated in the upper class, it will not be too difficult to loot." If that weren't enough, there were countless fertile and ownerless lands in the Xia Kingdom. "Needless to say, how the fertile land became terra nullius.

Su Mai raised his eyebrows and asked, "How do you explain to the officials?" "Wiped out a country, and in the end, except for the head of the Emperor of Xia, he didn't even bring back a single son to fill the treasury.

"The official family has gained taxes, population, and popular support, and this is the biggest benefit." Murong Fu said slowly, "If he doesn't understand this truth...... Speaking of this, he suddenly smiled coldly. "That's fine."

Murong Fu is so strong, he has already distributed all the profits from the war without the approval of the officials, it is strange that the officials can understand the reason! Su Mai couldn't help but sigh secretly. It's just that he has been friends with Murong Fu for many years, and Murong Fu has always been so strong, Su Mai has to silently hope in his heart that the official family is as magnificent as the boundless sea. "I hope this year is a qiēshun lì!" He concluded.

"Half a year, half a year at most!" Murong Fu retorted with a smile. "The war lasts for half a year at most, but I need to extend it to a year. It used to be a land with an owner, and it needed to be cleaned up carefully, and there could be no second Li Jiqian! In addition, the friends of the Great Song Dynasty must have been more happy to see that the Great Song Dynasty used a year instead of half a year to destroy the Xia Kingdom. "Otherwise, Yelu Hongji, Duan Zhengming, and the Tubo Lord will not be able to sleep.

Seeing off Su Mai and Wang Yuyan, it was nearly midnight, and the joyful banquet had come to an end. Most of the guests had dispersed or had been arranged by the servants of the Murong Mansion to rest in their guest rooms, and only a few elegant pavilions could still faintly hear the faint sound of pianos and debates. And at this time, Murong Fu's study welcomed a special guest-Miss Li, the head of the Jingshi Xing, Li Shishi.

Seeing Ah Bi bring Miss Li, who was wearing a dark green cloak, into his study with a worried face, Murong Mansion couldn't help but glance at Ah Bi in surprise.

Before Ah Bi could speak, Master Li had already pulled down the hat of his cloak and smiled at Murong Fu: "Lord Murong, Master Murong has taken the liberty to visit, maybe you have to take the time to meet each other?" "Master Li is worthy of being the head of the Beijing Division, and this smile is the flowers of the mountains and the rejuvenation of the earth.

Murong Fu was stunned for a while, then finally sighed lightly and put down the official business in his hand, and instructed Abi: "Abi, go and clean up some wine and food." With that, he got up again and took his hand to a delicate and elegant small hall next to the study with Master Li.

After a while, Abi ordered someone to serve wine and food.

Murong Fu picked up the wine jug and filled a glass for Master Li. "Teacher, girl, please forgive me for being riddled with old illnesses, this wine can't touch my lips anymore."

Master Li's heart sank when he heard this, and he smiled after a while: "Master is uninvited, do it first as a respect!" With that, he raised his head and drank the Dongpo wine.

Murong Fu smiled lightly, did not answer, and filled another cup for Master Li.

"Don't you wonder why the master came here tonight?" Master Li looked at Murong Fu for a long time, and suddenly asked softly.

"Whether you're curious or not, the teacher and girl will tell me the answer, won't she?" Murong Fu calmly asked rhetorically.

At this time, the bright moon hung high in the candlelight, and the two were relatively silent, and their eyes were generally clear and empty. Until the warm wine in the cup gradually cooled, Master Li couldn't help but take the lead in removing his eyes and sighing softly. "Tonight, Miss Abi has come to invite me to explain the adult." Speaking of this, Master Li couldn't help but purse his lips and smile, three points of teasing and seven points of emotion. "This silly girl! Seeing that the adults come to invite every time they have a banquet, the bento teacher is extraordinary in the hearts of adults. But she didn't know that flowers were not red for a hundred days. I'm going to be the head of the Jingshi soon......"

Murong Fu saw Master Li lamenting himself like this, his eyebrows couldn't help frowning slightly, and he suddenly thought: This famous prostitute in Qinglou has always been an industry with a high elimination rate. Master Li has occupied the title of the head of this industry for nearly ten years, which is already very remarkable! It was only after listening to Master Li's soft sigh that Murong Fu realized that although the girl in front of him could not be said to be old compared to many years ago, she could indeed be regarded as a mature/woman. Thinking that he came to Bianjing at the beginning of that year to invite Master Li to see him with a plate of walking beads, but Master Li was disdainful of him, Murong Fu couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "The peach blossoms are still the same, and the human face is beyond ......" After a pause, he said again. "If there is anything that can help the master and the girl, I will never shirk it."

Murong Fu had this promise, which was expected by Master Li. Looking at the other party's sincere look, her eyes couldn't help but heat up slightly, and she hurriedly turned her head sideways and said: "My lord has such a character, I really don't know whether to say that it is affectionate or ......ruthless", the words were lingering, and there was a little bit of resentment.

However, Murong Fu was always as indifferent as wood, and only buried his head and poured another glass of wine for Master Li.

Seeing this, Master Li couldn't help but smile to himself. After a while, she turned her head and smiled: "Do you remember that you promised your teacher a request back then?" ”

Murong Fu nodded, and Zhengse replied: "I promised that one day, if the teacher girl has a person who is in love, or if she doesn't want to stay in the Teaching Workshop Division anymore, she can come to me and solve the problem for the teacher girl." ”

Master Li smiled and said slowly: "Master does have a person who is in love, and he has promised to marry me as a wife." So this favor, adults can't help. Can you let the teacher change the conditions? ”

"Yes!" Murong Fu greeted Master Li's smiling face directly, and he didn't even move his gaze.

"I want Lord Murong to know everything about his teacher tonight, can I?" Master Li said with a smile. Without waiting for Murong Fu to hesitate, she added another sentence. "Tonight, the words of adults will come out of the mouths of adults and into the ears of teachers, and no third person in this world will know about them!"

Murong Fu lowered his eyes and looked at the candle flame in front of him and was silent for a long time, and finally asked in a low voice, "What does the senior girl want to ask?" ”

Master Li smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Master Li was born in the dust, and I know a few men somewhat. When the adults rescued Princess Shushou, the teacher also saw it. It's clearly ...... The falling flowers are intentional, and the flowing water is ruthless. Therefore, the person who is really loved in the hearts of adults is not Princess Shushou, yes or no? ”

Murong Fu still looked at the bright and jumping wick, as if the flame that was enough to destroy it was even more tempting than that of the head of the Jingshi line. After a long time, he sighed lowly: "Yes." ”

"Now that adults are sick again and again, is it really just because of the shame of the princess?" Master Li asked again.

Murong Fu shook his head slowly. "Although it was because of her, it was not she who really made my illness worse."

Master Li's breath suddenly suffocated, and he said word by word: "Presumably, that one is the destined person of the adult?" ”

Murong Fu did not answer. After a long, long time, Master Li noticed a faint smile on the corner of Murong Fu's mouth, but this smile was so difficult, and before he could show his appearance, he was completely suppressed by the coldness in his eyes, and there was no trace of it.

"My lord is worried about her career, so I have to abandon her?" Master Li sighed in understanding.

This time, Murong Fu's smile was more obvious, but there was only self-deprecation in that smile. "King Xiang has a heart......"

Master Li was immediately taken aback when he heard this, and only stared at Murong Fu's face that was still Xiao Su Qingju even when he was sick, and exclaimed: "What kind of immortal is she, immortalized, and humanized?" ”

"This person has a love clock, what can I do? What's more, now that they are married and ...... Shun," Murong Fu choked for a moment, and Fang continued. "That's good, too!"

“…… Very good? Master Li was slightly surprised. However, after a moment of silence, as if he had figured out something, he repeated it softly. "Yes, it's good......" The atmosphere calmed down again, and I saw Master Li drink another cup and puff up the courage to say. Have you ever regretted it? "She and Murong Fu have drunk most of the pot of Dongpo wine between this question and answer, and at this time, the starry eyes are already blurry and smoky." A person as talented as an adult, even if she is a princess...... I will also fall in love with adults! I don't believe it, I don't believe that she is completely ruthless to adults! Have you ever regretted that you didn't let her know your sincerity earlier? ”

"Really, is it really that heavy?" Murong Fu smiled with a sneering expression.

This sentence, I don't know what angered Master Li, taught her to stand up on the table all of a sudden, and glared at Murong Fu angrily. "If it's not important, why should adults suffer?"

Murong Fu was silent for a long time, and finally replied slowly: "Senior girl, you are wrong. It's not pain, it's ...... Alive. The voice was sober and calm, as if it were all irrefutable truths in the world.

"Who is she?" Master Li's heart was sour, and he gritted his teeth and stared at Murong Fu for a moment, stubbornly asking questions. "My lord, who is she?"

For the first time, Murong Fu was defeated in the eye with Master Li, only to see him turn his face away uncomfortably, and said with difficulty: "Senior girl, change the conditions again!" Ten, twenty, hundred, you can do it! ”

As the light moon sank in the east, Murong Fu gently draped the cloak on the shoulders of Master Li, who was already asleep at the desk, pushed open the door and walked out.

"Childe...... "Abi tiptoed forward and whispered. It's Abi who makes his own opinion, please punish the son! ”

Murong Fu stretched out his hand to help the bead hairpin on Abi's head, and said ominously: "Abi, it will pass as soon as you go." The love is deep and will pass for thousands of years. With that, his eyes fell on the red sun that was about to erupt in the sky, and he let out a long sigh.

In the distance, the ninth year of Yuan You has been wrapped in the national fortune and society, the rise and fall of the world, and the changes in the wind and clouds!