The day before yesterday, Zhu Xi also thought that he had the strength to compete with Ye Qing in Qufu, and yesterday's Ye Qing's actions once made Zhu Xi think that Ye Qing's move was based on his own remarks, which was a move by the poor skills of the donkey, and he would take the initiative to come to him to negotiate in less than two days.

And yesterday, he sent someone to contact, although he hoped to negotiate with Ye Qing, but more to test Ye Qing, to see what tricks Ye Qing could have.

Naturally, he would never have expected that Ye Qing was just trying to trap them here firmly yesterday, and then humiliate them again today.

The smell of food wafting in the academy made Zhu Xi swallow his saliva involuntarily, compared to the brocade clothes and jade food in Jiangnan, Qufu is obviously much poorer, these days it has always been coarse tea and light rice, obviously there is no way to compare with the kind of fragrant big pot rice deliberately made by Ye Qing sincerely outside today.

After marching and fighting for a long time, it is natural to know better than anyone else, simple materials, if you want to make a meal that can make the whole army and soldiers move their fingers, and eat the posture of delicacies from the mountains and seas, then it must be the fragrance, so whether it is now or in the future, the taste of the big pot of rice is often in the fragrance and lively atmosphere, as for the ingredients and others are secondary, or even negligible.

As the victims who poured into Qufu County were dredged to the vicinity of the Sage Academy one by one, and then lined up one by one to register their names so that they could receive rations in a few days, Ye Qing stood on the simple high platform and also made an enthusiastic speech.

is not as good as those grass bandits who eat meat and drink wine, Ye Qing's words are like later generations to appease the people, and put the government on the basis of a status far lower than that of the people, so when Zhu Xi saw Ye Qing, the first thing was the applause like a mountain and a tsunami.

As Zhu Xi walked out of the academy, there were naturally those scholars who were curious in their hearts, and at this time, they were also standing in the distance, looking at the victims in ragged clothes and with yellow faces and thin muscles, holding clay pots or wooden bowls, etc., lined up in an orderly manner under the maintenance of the soldiers.

Jumping off the high platform and looking at the scene of relief to the victims with satisfaction, he signaled Jia She, Zhong Silkworm and others to keep order and not make any trouble, and then slowly walked to Zhu Xi, who looked cloudy.

"Last year's embankment has just been repaired, this year's spring, most of the people who are reluctant to give up their hometown have run back from all over the country, a few days ago, Jinan government gave the seeds for cultivation, and distributed a lot of rations, but who would have thought that there are still so many victims. Just now, I also chatted with Qufu Zhixian for a few words, and I heard him say that this is still a small part, and in a few days, in short, before the autumn harvest, I am afraid that more victims will flock to Qufu, Jinan and other places. Alas...... The official is now short of money and food, unlike Mr. Zhu, you, who have more money now and can still repair the Confucian Temple, or ...... Ask these scholars, can you lend me some? Ye Qing said with a smile.

Lin Zhizhi and Zhang Yan, if they hadn't listened to Zhu Xi's analysis today, they would have really been moved by Ye Qing's cry of poverty, maybe they would have really taken out the money to help the victims.

"Lord Ye, you say that you have no money, but in my opinion, most of the cauldron in this mouth is meat, and even there are very few vegetables...... Should you have some more drinks? Wouldn't that be more able to win people's hearts? Zhang Yan looked at Ye Qing's smiling appearance, and he was angry, he originally thought he was a good official, but who would have thought that he would be so cunning.

"It's easy to make mistakes when you drink." Ye Qing seemed to be unable to hear the sarcasm in people's mouths, and said seriously: "Whether it is in the army or for disaster relief, my Great Song Dynasty has never given drinks to the victims, could it be that this Mr. Zhang wants to send some drinks to these victims and express his heart?" ”

"You ......." Zhang Yan couldn't imagine that Ye Qing didn't pay attention to his ridicule at all, and he would lick his face so scoundrelly.

Just didn't wait for him to speak, Jia She, who was following Ye Qing, immediately shouted loudly: "Folks, listen, this adult will give you a drink in a while, don't hurry up and thank this adult." ”

As soon as Jia She's words fell, the victims who were waiting in line one by one were drooling as they watched the food of the victims who had already gotten food, and at this time they heard not only meat, but also wine, and instantly began to shout one after another, and then shouted with a few angry voices: "Xiaomin thanked Lord Ye, Xiaomin thanked Lord Ye." ”

Zhu Xi's face was still extremely gloomy, and Zhang Yan's face instantly became extremely red and a little at a loss.

If this money is not paid, then even the literati including Zhu Xi will become indifferent to the victims of the disaster, and if this money is out, it will not even have the reputation of helping the victims.

After all, the subordinate next to Ye Qing just now was shouting at Zhang Yan one by one, so in this way, who only knew that there would be drinks in the dark, who would care who gave these alms?

What's more, Lord Ye had already stood on the high platform just now, so this friendship with their victims must have been done by Lord Ye, in short, in the future, as long as you remember Lord Ye's goodness, it is enough to remember Lord Ye's love.

"Ye Qing, how can you give up?" Zhu Xi took a deep breath, his brows tightened, and he saw that at this time, although he was yellow and thin-skinned and lazy, he ran over with treacherous eyes in his eyes, and stretched out his dirty hands to Zhang Yan: "Thank you, Lord for helping us poor people." ”

Ye Qing looked at Zhang Yan with a smile, and didn't pay attention to Zhu Xi's words at all, if Zhang Yan didn't pay for it, he wouldn't want to go back to the academy today.

"What do you mean for me to give up, what, Mr. Zhu, does the relief of the victims also make Mr. Zhu look dissatisfied?" Ye Qing looked at Zhang Yan with a gloomy face and began to take out the silver ticket, and then walked with Zhu Xi to a more secluded place on the side.

Looking at the lively and extraordinary disaster relief scene, the victims were satisfied and excited, Ye Qing smiled and said lightly: "Mr. Zhu, Ye didn't give you a chance, but you think that the first to come must be the first to get it, but have you forgotten that in this northern land, without my Ye Qing's consent, it will be difficult for anyone to move here." ”

"What the hell do you want?" Zhu Xi asked in a deep voice, looking at the satisfied appearance of the victims in front of him with their food, he was naturally very willing to see such a scene, but if these things that were originally for the people were involved in deception, he didn't want to see it, and he didn't want to use it as a means to deal with others.

After all, scholars have a bottom line and principles of conscience, and as a pure politician, they obviously don't have such a bottom line in their hearts, so although Zhu Xi came to Qufu before Ye Qing, compared to Ye Qinglai, who has no bottom line and can use anything, he naturally fell into a passive situation.

"It's simple, you pay for the repairs yourself, but ...... is still the same sentence, the person who initiated the initiative is me Ye Qing. Ye Qing smiled and turned his head to look at Zhu Xi and asked.

"So Lord Ye is going to win this prestige without paying a penny?" Zhu Xi asked coldly.

"Isn't it? No, doesn't we need money for today's relief scene? Let alone...... If Mr. Zhu agrees, Ye can give you a gift to ensure that you will be upright in front of the living. Ye Qing gave Zhu Xi a glimmer of hope and said.

"Lord Ye might as well talk about it first." After Zhu Xi pondered for a while, he said cautiously.

"Mr. Zhu should regard fame as a floating cloud, and building a temple for a saint should be the real goal, so Ye saw Mr. Zhu's sincerity to the saint and added 200 acres of land for the Confucian Temple, how about it?" Ye Qing looked into the distance, and saw that at this time, more and more scholars came out of the academy, and even some of them had quietly mixed into the food receiving procession.

"Is Lord Ye serious?" Zhu Xi's heart was shocked, if Ye Qing didn't break his word, then ...... It was definitely a huge temptation that he couldn't refuse.

In the past dynasties, there has always been a tradition of expanding the Confucian Temple, but in the hands of the Jin people, it is just a symbolic repair, and there has never been a large-scale renovation at all, let alone an expansion.

Therefore, if Ye Qing is willing to increase the land in the Confucian Temple, then for Zhu Xi and the others, it is definitely a good thing that makes people ecstatic!

And the matter of increasing land is indifferent to Ye Qing, because of the flooding of the Yellow River in recent years, a large number of people either fled from Shandong Road to the north, or went south to beg, now even if there are people who have returned to their roots, but after all, it is only a part, and there are still some people who prefer to take root in other places, so now a large number of vacant fields can be allowed to let him do favors.

Of course, for Ye Qing, these are just favors, after all, later dynasties have also added land to the Confucian Temple, and now Ye Qing is just one of them, and it is not at all to occupy the people's farmland.

"Old man Rong went back to the academy to discuss with the others, and would it be good to give Master Ye an answer later?" Zhu Xi took a deep breath and said.

"That's nature, I ...... In fact, he was not as anxious as Mr. Zhu imagined. Ye Qing looked at Zhu Xi's expression and sighed, "Actually...... Mr. Zhu doesn't have to be so hostile to Ye. In the past two days, Ye has also been thinking about why Mr. Zhu did not appear in Lin'an, but in Qufu. Although Mr. Zhu's move to repair the Temple of Confucius was above board, Mr. Zhu ...... Back then, you were also a local official, and you were also impeached and attacked by your colleagues and imperial history. Therefore, Mr. Zhu should also understand how dangerous the battle above the court is, and he should also understand that if he accidentally takes a wrong step, he will be used at least and ruined at worst, Mr. Zhu, you must feel the same way, right? Even in Lin'an today, in the mouths of some literati, there are still some remarks that are unfavorable to Mr. Zhu. Therefore, Ye sincerely advises Mr. Zhu here, there are many people who have been cautious and upright all their lives, but in the end, they are not guaranteed. Mr. Zhu is rich in five cars, presumably without Ye reminding, he knows how many sages in this history have become the laughing stock of the world's mouths after their old age, right? ”

Zhu Xi looked at Ye Qing's eyes quietly, as if he was knowing Ye Qing for the first time, there was no trace of cunning in those deep eyes, only full of honesty.

"Let the old man think about it, and the old man will say goodbye first." Zhu Xi took a deep breath, nodded slightly, and then took the two unlucky people who had a lot of silver for disaster relief not far away, and walked towards the academy.