Chapter 13 Drunk and miserable
Early in the morning of the second day, Xu You just got up for dinner, Concubine Song came to visit, the two met the ceremony, sat down as the guest, Xu You smiled and said: "The girl went to Wu County alone, and between the tiger and the wolf, she finally succeeded in rescuing Guo Gong, which is really admirable!" ”
Concubine Song pursed her lips and smiled, she was glamorous, and said: "Lang Jun is too famous, if you hadn't made a plan in Qiantang to open up a big hole between the Assassin Mansion and the Heavenly Master's Dao, where would I have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation?" In the final analysis, the fact that Lord Xun and I were able to escape from danger still depends on Lang Jun's kindness. ”
"Don't dare!"
Xu You said a few words modestly, kept silent, and waited for Concubine Song's intention. Concubine Song Shen took a good look at the furnishings in the room and said, "It's a little simpler, how can Lang Jun live?" ”
"People who have broken their families, wandering here, are already lucky to have a corner of life. What's more, the luxurious layout of the noble house, and the living expenses are all of the highest quality, how can there be no reason not to get used to it? ”
"That's good! I'm still afraid that Lang Jun was born in Huamen, and these ordinary utensils are not used to ......" Concubine Song suddenly smiled, and asked tightly: "Is Lang Jun short of money?" ”
Xu You was stunned for a moment and said: "There is no one in the world who is not short of money, and even the emperor often laments that the treasury is empty and there is no surplus. Don't hide it from the girl, the most troublesome thing I am now is how to earn enough money to settle down in Qiantang. ”
"In that case, how about I give Lang Jun a fortune?"
Looking at the silk silk in his hand, it seemed to still carry the fragrance and body temperature of Concubine Song's body, and a place at the northern foot of Mingyu Mountain was marked with simple and clear lines, if it was true, there should be 30,000 taels of silver neatly placed there.
Xu You had an in-depth understanding of the monetary structure of the Six Dynasties, in short, gold was very rare, generally used to collect and reward meritorious heroes from the imperial court, and there was some silver, but many times it was only circulated and used in large transactions or when transportation was inconvenient, and the currency that really had the general equivalent could and could only be copper coins. However, copper coins often become worthless overnight because of the imperial court reform of the currency value, and the prices of the people are expensive, and the misery is unspeakable, so in addition to the states and counties near Beijing, further south, such as Ningzhou, Guangzhou, Yuezhou and other places do not even have copper coins, and the city is easy to use salt and rice cloth, and occasionally it can also be replaced by dried meat.
However, I don't know whether it is lucky or unlucky, in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the issuance of new coins is very rare, and occasionally several times are also issued in small quantities, and hastily ended, most of the cases still use ancient money, that is, the five baht money of the two Han Dynasty. This kind of money has an appropriate proportion and stable value, and the Kaiyuan Tongbao of the Tang Dynasty is a hard currency, which is trusted by the common people, so it has always been very popular.
However, copper coins are only the only option in desperation, and if there is silver, it is definitely better to store silver. Guo Mian gave Xu You 30,000 taels of silver, which was converted into copper coins of only 35 million wen, which is not too much, but in the long run, political turmoil, inflation and other factors, its value is more than 35 million.
Sure enough, it was a good gift!
When He Wei came and heard Xu You's description, he smiled and said, "Good, excellent!" Guo Mian didn't know how many years he had been looting to hoard the 30,000 taels of silver, but he didn't expect it to be all cheaper. ”
"Although the silver is good, it is a little hot to hold!"
Xu You groaned: "Meng Xingchun is estimated to stay in Yangzhou and not leave, which is equivalent to saying that Sili Mansion has blatantly extended its power to Sanwu, and from then on, every move in the state is under the supervision of the other party." Thirty thousand taels of silver, the movement is too big, it is difficult to hide from their ears and eyes. ”
"This matter is indeed a bit tricky, and it still needs to be discussed in the long run, but Shichiro can rest assured, the Sili Mansion does not have the ability to penetrate the world, and it is not difficult to hide it from them." He Wei seemed to be confident, and said: "Let this silver stay underground for a while first, and then take it out when the money is used." ”
At the same time, the Assassin Mansion and Qiantang County announced to the outside world that the dry bones found in the White Snake case were many women from good families who had disappeared for many years, and some of them had found their families, and those who had not yet been found would also be allocated money by the county government to repair the graves to pay tribute to the dead. The culprit of this case was investigated as the Heavenly Master Dao Yangzhou Disaster Elimination Spiritual Officer Xi Yuanda, he grew up eating wolf milk, tyrannical and ferocious, no different from birds and beasts, should have been sentenced to punishment, read that he had been ambushed to death, and the corpse was whipped a hundred times, and hung at the city gate for ten days to set an example.
Under Xi Yuanda, there were seven 500 generals and 11 150 generals involved in the case, and the other 50 generals, 10 generals, 10 generals, and a number of Taoists were also punished according to the law of theft, such as beheading, exile, imprisonment, rods, and flogging.
It can be said that this verdict has greatly damaged the vitality of Heavenly Master Dao Yangzhou, but the matter is not over here. Immediately after that, a decree came from Jinling, and Du Jingzhi's rule was not strict, so that the demons were harmed, slaughtered Li Shu, and violated the teachings of the Heavenly Master. And dismantle 73 Taoist temples in Yangzhou, rebuild them into Buddhist temples, widely send high monks to promote Buddhism, to reform the wind of bewilderment, and also to promote the simplicity of the transformation.
Yangzhou is one of the three rules on the Heavenly Master Road, and has always been the base camp of the Heavenly Master Road. Although Buddhism gradually grew under the support of An Zidao, intentionally or unintentionally, it was still difficult to invade Yangzhou. It's just that no one expected that this time An Zidao not only used the topic to play, which greatly weakened the power of the Heavenly Master Dao, but also took a salary from the bottom of the kettle and directly sent Buddhism to Yangzhou.
The spread of sects is the same as opening stores in later generations, if you want to win over the people, you must stake your land, and if you don't open stores in Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, how can you radiate the whole country? The same is true of Buddhism and Taoism, Yangzhou, as the most important political, economic and cultural center of the Chu State, whoever can gain the upper hand here will be able to gain the first opportunity in this thousand-year-long struggle.
Du Jingzhi's departure has seen the clues before, but the reconstruction of the Taoist temple into a Buddhist temple is a stroke of genius, which fully embodies the imperial mind of An Zidao, which is unfathomable.
"I heard that Du Jingzhi left Linwu Mountain the day before yesterday, and the people who saw him off were only a few hundred, and the scene was bleak and lackluster. There are also many literati who fell into the well, wrote poems and ridiculed each other, and ordered the servants to post and hang on the road that Du Jing must pass, looking at the eight sacrificial wines of Yangzhou for more than 100 years, which is the most famous and the most pathetic for this duke. ”
He Wei was quite gloating, Zuo Yan's body was also sixty percent better, and he said with a smile: "It is said that Du Jing's Taoism is superb, but he is afraid that he will never dream that he will end up today." ”
Lu Shuang wrapped Zuo Yan in a big coat to prevent him from being contaminated with the wind and cold, and chuckled: "Whoever let him provoke Xiaolang, it is already an extra fluke to be able to keep a life." ”
The autumn equinox was waiting for everyone to drink tea, and listening to Xu You in the mouth of the frost, it seemed to be a big villain that everyone was afraid of, and hurriedly retorted: "Xiaolang has a good heart and never takes the initiative to make things difficult for others. If it weren't for the fact that Du sacrificed wine to kill people and take money, and coerced him too much, he would not have fallen into such a pitiful situation......"
Xu You smiled and said: "It's still the autumn equinox that is the most sensible, and I'm a very good person." ”
Lu Shuang and Zuo Yan booed at the same time, and He Wei teased: "Really? I heard that Qilang was a good martial artist when he was in Yixing, picking provocations and fighting, I don't know how many people hated and feared, could it be that they were all rumors? ”
"This ...... This ......" The past is unbearable, the autumn equinox is speechless, and he blushes and says: "That was the past, and the current Xiaolang is the kindest and good person!" ”
Xu You waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, don't play tricks on the autumn equinox, the most important thing at the moment is not Du Jingzhi, but to find a house!" ”
"Mansion?"
"Not bad! In a few days, Guo Mian will deal with the matter after the improvement, and the family will move to Jinling, and this Ming Yushan will also be collected into the inner treasury and no longer owned by the Guo family. We live here as a guest, and when we are driven down the mountain, if we don't buy a house, will we sleep on the streets? ”
Lu Shuang said: "Since Guo Mian wants to reward Xiaolang, why don't you ask him for a house?" The Guo family has a big business, and there are more than a hundred mansions, as long as Xiaolang speaks, it will not be a problem......"
Only Xu You and He Wei knew about the 30,000 taels of silver, and they didn't even tell Zuo Yan, not that they couldn't believe him, but this money was too eye-catching, and if one of them knew about it, there would be less risk.
Strictly speaking, from the moment the will was issued, whether it was a farmhouse, a trading house, a treasure or a money, slaves, farming tools, cattle and horses, they all belonged to the emperor. Coupled with Meng Xingchun's secret staring, there is no need for us to wade into this troubled water, so as not to give someone a handle. Xu You's expression was calm, and he said, "But there's no need to worry, I brought some money from Jinling, which is enough for everyone to buy a mansion to live in." Just ......"
Zuo Yan took over and said with a wry smile: "It's not easy to find a suitable house, when we first arrived in Qiantang, I ran outside for two days and found nothing." ”
"If it doesn't work for two days, it will be three days, and if it doesn't work for three days, it will be five days, we can go to the reverse journey to live temporarily, and find a suitable house before moving there!" Xu You glanced at He Wei, sighed, and said, "I just hope that there will be no more lost deer breasts in the reverse journey, and there will be no more uninvited villains!" ”
He Wei said disdainfully: "I'm a villain? Have you ever seen a wicked person who is proficient in yin runes? ”
The hooligans are educated, in fact, it is an even more terrible thing, Xu You smiled, ignored He Wei, looked at the gloomy sky outside the window, and suddenly said: "It's going to snow!" ”
The first snow in the eleventh year of Yong'an, not too early or too late, the heavy snow has been blowing for three days, and Mingyu Mountain is wrapped in silver, and the dress is completely new. Although the road was muddy and difficult to walk, Guo Mian received Meng Xingchun's order to urge him to set off, and he did not dare to delay, so he still set off within the arranged time, and the group left Mingyu Mountain. Xu You took He Wei, Zuo Yan, the autumn equinox and the frost to the foot of the mountain, said goodbye to Guo Mian, and then stood on the left side of the road and watched more than ten cars drive west.
When Zhan Wenjun's car passed by, the hanging curtain blocked the people in the car, Wan Qi sat next to the driver, and looked at Xu You with a bit of indescribable reluctance, but it quickly disappeared.
This little girl, who has never known love in the world, also knew for the first time that parting was bitter, and it was so miserable.