As the night deepened, the sky began to snow again.

Shangjing City is brightly lit, and fireworks bloom in the sky from time to time.

The Dong Mansion has already been lit up, and there are sounds of staggered ideas and laughter in the living room.

This is the first Chinese New Year's Eve that Fu Xiaoguan has spent in this world, he is very happy, although he is thousands of miles away from home, but at this moment he feels the warmth of home.

Dong Fu completely accepted him, especially his mother-in-law's attitude towards him, which was really a earth-shaking change, which made Fu Xiaoguan occasionally feel that he was not in a dream.

"Little officer, come, try this steamed sea bass."

"Little official, eat more, try this anchovy shrimp."

"Xiude! That's the squirrel fish I made for the junior officer, don't move! ”

“……”

Dong Xiude received a 10,000-point critical hit, "Mother, I just want to ask, who is your own son!" ”

During the banquet, everyone laughed, and Mrs. Dong felt a little inappropriate at this time, she glared at Dong Xiude: "Ignorant things, Fu Xiaoguan has no relatives in a foreign land, of course my mother has to be kind to him!" ”

Fu Xiaoguan smiled at Dong Xiude: "Second brother...... Our mother is right, this son-in-law is also half a son, you usually eat so many good things, this is the first time for me, you will let it be a little bit as an elder brother. ”

Dong Shulan's hand pinched Fu Xiaoguan under the table, Fu Xiaoguan opened his mouth and gasped, this little girl is so ruthless!

Dong Xiude glared at Fu Xiaoguan, "This is your first time?" You've all had four meals at my house! ”

"Xiude, shut up! ......" Mrs. Dong scolded Dong Xiude, and looked at Su Su and the three of them with a smile on her face, "You're welcome, when you come here, it's like being in your own home, you can eat whatever you want." ”

Su Jue's upright chin thanked him, and Su Rou smiled slightly, "Thank you, madam!" This is the first time Su Su felt that Chinese New Year's Eve could be so lively, and her eyes instantly turned red.

Mrs. Dong looked at Su Su, what a beautiful little girl, she just ......, "Girl, will it be cold if you wear such a thin outfit?" ”

There was a fire burning in the dining room, of course it was not cold, Su Su choked up a little and shook his head: "Madam, I, I'm not cold." ”

"Come, eat vegetables, this squirrel fish is a famous dish in Beijing, girl, you can try it." Mrs. Dong took a large piece of squirrel fish and put it in Su Su's bowl, and Su Su's tears suddenly flowed out.

"Ah, what's the matter, girl?"

"Thank you, ma'am, I—I'm fine." Su Su rolled up his sleeves and wiped away his tears, and ate with his head down.

Su Jue sighed slightly, and said to Mrs. Dong apologetically: "Actually, we are all orphans, we grew up in the Taoist courtyard since childhood, and we met Fu Gongzi after going out to watch, and we were taken care of by Fu Gongzi, and my senior brothers and sisters stayed to keep Fu Gongzi safe." Su Su is young, and I think I miss my relatives a little out of shape, and I ask for your forgiveness. ”

For the Taoist Academy, Dong Kangping knows, after all, the affairs of the rivers and lakes are also in the eyes of the temple, not to mention that there is a breeze and drizzle building established by the five princes in the capital.

He didn't expect Fu Xiaoguan to get along very well with these people in the rivers and lakes, this is a double-edged sword, if he uses it well, of course, it is his Fu Xiaoguan's powerful help, but if it is not used well, it may also hurt his body.

He raised his glass, "Since the petty official was kidnapped by bandits last time, I am also extremely worried about his safety, I will not hide it from you, there are enemies of the petty official in Shangjing, and they may be very powerful, so the safety of the petty official in the future can be entrusted to you, come on, come, I will toast the three of you to express my gratitude." ”

Su Jue and the three of them raised their glasses, "Don't worry, Master Dong, we will ensure that Fu Gongzi is safe!" ”

The atmosphere gradually eased, Su Su also came out of the memories, she frequently toasted with everyone, and said some interesting things in the view, which caused everyone to laugh, and also made Mrs. Dong more and more pity this strange and beautiful little girl.

At the end of the day, the bowls on the table were put away, and everyone went to the front hall, where a maidservant served tea, vegetables, fruits and pastries.

As a custom of the Yu Dynasty, the night of the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve is to keep the year, although it is not to stay all night, but it is necessary to keep the past here.

Fu Xiaoguan sat down opposite Dong Kangping and Mrs. Dong, thought for a while, and said, "Uncle and aunt, I think so, you can listen and see if it is feasible." I think that next spring, I will invite my father to come to Beijing to propose marriage, and settle the matter between me and Shulan, because you know that I will leave for the Wu Dynasty before the Cold Food Festival next year, and this matter will not be decided...... I'm not worried. ”

Dong Shulan suddenly hung her head shyly, and her heart was pounding.

Dong Kangping and Dong Yuan glanced at each other, and then looked at Fu Xiaoguan with a rather serious look.

"I have no opinion on this, your aunt and I have no opinion on this, it is good that this matter is settled, what I hope is that you will make a show for me in this court next year!"

He raised his head and took a deep breath, and said: "Brother Shulan went to Henan Province to take up the post of Daotai, and he said many problems in the letter, and I won't hide it from you. Your Majesty is going to overhaul the government in the coming year, which will definitely touch the interests of the six major gates, and may even kill them! So what His Majesty means...... This Yu Dynasty let it mess up for a few years. This is Your Majesty's great courage, and since we are officials of the imperial court, we naturally have to share your Majesty's worries. ”

Dong Kangping stroked his beard, "This is the best time to make a contribution, I hope you can grasp it, don't ask for the title of marquis and worship the prime minister, at least you must have three official residences, so that you can temporarily gain a firm foothold in Shangjing." ”

When Fu Xiaoguan heard this, Your Majesty is going to scrape the bones to heal the wounds?

This is no ordinary pain!

After all, it is a cancer that has grown for more than 200 years, and this mess is probably really a big mess!

But as Dong Kangping said, this is indeed a great opportunity to make contributions, and if the six major valves are really eradicated or even weakened, this new force will inevitably rise.

He nodded cautiously, "I'll fight!" ”

This decision has been made when he came to Beijing last time, whether it is for himself or his family, if he wants to live a better life, he must fight!

"Hmm......" Dong Kangping took a sip of tea, "I'm afraid you won't fight." ”

Dong Shulan looked at Fu Xiaoguan and was a little worried, Dong Xiude didn't care, in his mind, if this brother-in-law wants to fight, then there must be no problem, after all, this brother-in-law is not the kind of good person he sees on the surface.

This brother-in-law is very bad, there are a lot of people, it is said that Yan Xiwen returned to Beijing but never came to the Dong Mansion at all, it is said that Shi Chaoyuan said to the children of the family not to provoke anyone to provoke that Fu Xiaoguan.

Look, this is the attitude of the two big gates, they are at least superficially unwilling to be enemies of Fu Xiaoguan - I don't know how this kid did it.

Su Su didn't understand these things, but he felt that Fu Xiaoguan was also quite pitiful and uncomfortable.

Isn't life the pursuit of freedom? Why make yourself so hard?

"Uncle, since Your Majesty has this determination, the little nephew would like to take the liberty of reminding you that this household can manage the treasury of the country, and the silver in this treasury ...... You have to plan carefully. The little nephew thinks that this chaos is probably not a matter of two or three years, even if Her Royal Highness the Third Princess marries the desolate king and quells the desolate man's ambition to go south, but the Yiguo in the east is afraid that he will take this opportunity to step on the Ximayuan. I don't know the attitude of Fan Guo and Wu Dynasty, but I have to guard against it. ”

"So you have a deep meaning to send an envoy to the Wu Dynasty next year, and you must also be mentally prepared. As for the treasury...... It is indeed very tight, and next year's tax will be increased by 20%, which is a last resort. ”

Fu Xiaoguan nodded and said, "Actually, if the imperial court gives more convenience to merchants and gives more support to Gewu, this tax problem will be easily solved." ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

"The largest tax revenue of the imperial court came from merchants, but the low status of merchants today led to the disdain of being a merchant by talented people. If the imperial court could elevate the status of the merchants and put them on a par with the nobles, this would greatly increase the motivation of the merchants. Businessmen are profitable, and if they gain fame again, then there will inevitably be more people going to business, rather than swarming to become officials. Once this business flourishes, the taxes created can be rapidly raised. And the way of Gewu is not a small way, the study of Gewu can improve the utensils, improve the method, such as the weaving industry, if you pay attention to the Gewu, the loom can be more advanced, the output and quality can be higher, one to reduce the cost, the other to solve the contradiction between supply and demand, which is actually also prosperous business. And Gewu also has one of the biggest benefits, it allows people to pursue the truth of things, understand the mystery, this is a process of knowledge accumulation, and can even strengthen a country, and benefit future generations! ”

Not only the Yu Dynasty, but in fact, the Fan State and the Yi Kingdom of the Wu Dynasty did not attach importance to commerce, but they were barren people born in that bitter cold land, and they attached far more importance to commerce than the Three Kingdoms.

But foreign trade is not something that all merchants can do, and it requires a decree from His Majesty. But the merchants pursued profits, and in fact the smuggling between the Yu Dynasty and the desolate people never stopped, and the amount was extremely huge.

For the Yu Dynasty, this is a huge loss, Fu Xiaoguan mentioned this matter, Dong Kangping sighed.

"Your words...... It makes sense, you sorted it out in the past year, and I handed it to Your Majesty to see. But don't get your hopes up too much, after all, this step is a bit big, the scholars...... I'm afraid there will be a strong opposition. ”

"Hmm!" Fu Xiaoguan laughed, because the Shi clan would not object at all.

"Okay, okay, you're still talking about these things this New Year. It's time soon, come on, come on, I will also send you a red envelope, I wish you a safe and smooth coming year, prosperous official luck, and abundant financial resources! ”

Mrs. Dong smiled and sent out the red envelopes one by one, and even Su Jue and the three of them had a copy, which made Su Su even happier and carefully treasured it.

"Let's go set off fireworks."

The group came to the courtyard, and a servant took out the boxes of fireworks and put them on the snow.

At this moment, there were already many fireworks blooming in the sky of the capital, Fu Xiaoguan lit a stick of incense and handed it to Dong Shulan, "You come!" ”

Dong Shulan carefully lit the fuse and ran back to Fu Xiaoguan's side.

"Bang ......!" This is the first time that fireworks from Xishan shine brightly in the sky of Shangjing.