As soon as the young year passed, in the officialdom of Jiangning, well-informed people were secretly passing on a piece of information: the Xu family, the Duke of Wei, may be going to have a big fortune.

Originally, this kind of hereditary noble family, as long as they did not rebel, would not be unlucky, and on the contrary, there would be no great wealth. Their class is fixed, they will not be poor, and they will not be suddenly broadened. Jiangning is also a hinterland area, and there is no military merit to make, so under normal circumstances, it is impossible to suddenly get any wealth.

But the speaker's words are conclusive, and no one can not believe it, and a few people who know a little about it, after understanding the possibility of this great wealth, all sighed, "It's a pity, such a great achievement was actually given to Xungui!" Isn't this a tyrannical thing? ”

In the garrison of the Central Official's Mansion, a young man with a slender body and a knife-faced face was relaying the news he had heard to the middle-aged eunuch sitting on the head. His news is very well-informed, and he knows more details than ordinary people, and at the end of the day, he beat his chest and said, "Father-in-law, what a great achievement this is?" This merit has been established, and he is a living Bodhisattva among the people, and he is comparable to his military exploits in the court. If this credit falls to us, why can't your old man go back to Beijing to be an internal minister? This damn Fan is sour, there is no godfather in his eyes! ”

The forty-two-year-old Huang Enhou was born white and fat, with a shiny face, no matter what he was, he only looked like a good gentleman from his appearance, and was known as Maitreya in Jiangning City. At this time, listening to the report of his son Huang Jien, his face was not happy or angry, and he looked unfathomable, only turning a string of jade prayer beads in his hand.

"Okay, I got it. That's a good thing, and we should be happy. What a scary thing this smallpox is, thousands of people died in our Jiangning this time, and they are still dead. In order to avoid smallpox, you didn't even dare to come back if you lived in Guazhou, and even the young lady of the dignified Guogong Mansion was not spared, and even our family's heart was trembling. Who would dare to say that such a terrible plague is not afraid? I even thought that if I couldn't do anything, I would burn down the flower village, desperately burn thousands of people, and save the soldiers and civilians of the city. If this cowpox is really effective, it will be a great blessing for me to be able to eradicate the scourge of smallpox from now on. This is a good thing that the ancestors blessed and the merit is in the community and the benefits are in the future. No matter who gets the credit, it will be beneficial to the Ming Dynasty in the end. It's like a pot of rice, you eat and I eat him, the meat is always in the pot, and it's not cheap outside. What are you making a fuss about? ”

"Godfather, you can't say that. Let's eat this pot of meat and outsiders eat it, can it be the same? In fact, in the opinion of the son, the matter of cowpox is not accurate now. Er asked a few decent men in the city, and they all said that this cowpox hurt the heavens and was witchcraft. The cow's pox liquid is planted on people, and goblins are allowed to emerge. ”

Huang Enhou laughed, "Stupid! Among those decent men, they are all pox, right? They know how expensive their pox vaccine is. If the cowpox prescription spreads, will they still have food? I've heard that cowpox is cheap, and it doesn't die, and there is no scar on the face, it's much stronger than human pox. It is precisely because cowpox is so easy to use that those people want to say that cowpox is a witchcraft, and the more they say so, the more they prove that cowpox is a good thing. You also walk around the streets, don't you understand? ”

Huang Jien smiled: "What my godfather taught me is that my son wrote it down." It's just that the son pondered, since there are so many people who oppose this cowpox party, it can be seen that there is still something to do, if it really messes things up, the Wei State Mansion will definitely hold a grudge against Fan Jin......"

"Shut up!" Huang Enhou's voice was cold, "Bastard! Bai has been following me for so long, why is his brain still so unenlightened. Don't forget, where do our good days come from? If you put an extra bite of rice in this pot, it's not a problem, and it's not a problem if you don't let others serve it, but if you want to smash this pot, it's an unforgivable sin! No matter who does it, no matter who does it, it will ultimately benefit the court to share the worries of Grandpa Banzai, who dares to let it not be done, it is to smash the pot of the Ming Dynasty, and we will not spare it here! Moreover, this matter is now done by the Xu family, so it must be done. If I guessed correctly, now the Xu family has written a letter to the Dingguo Mansion in the capital, asking relatives to prepare to help him show his merits. At this time, you dare to come out to harm the Xu family and block their way, don't you want to make it clear that you are against the Xu family? ”

"Godfather, your old man is the first emperor's hidden residence, and he is also the same door as Feng Shuanglin (Feng Bao), and he is still afraid of him?"

"What about Zhang Jiangling?" Huang Enhou's voice was a little eerie, which was quite inconsistent with his generous appearance. Huang Jien only felt that in the room that was originally as warm as spring, a yin wind blew, and he unconsciously shrunk his neck.

"On the surface, Wei Guogong is doing this, but as long as he is not blind, he can see that Zhang Jiangling's forces are behind it. Fan Jin...... Maybe it won't be long before he becomes the son-in-law of the Zhang family. The Zhang family plus Wei Guogong, a minister of power, a minister, the two of them jointly promote, you want to stop it, how many heads do you have? His Xu family has Danshu iron coupons, and you don't have to compensate for killing you, do you know? Don't think I don't know your fancy intestines, godfather warns you, it's okay to play with women, but you must find someone you can afford to play. Xue Wu is now leaning against a big tree, we can't move, so let's fight her less, if it's for a woman and offends Zhang Jiangling, I will spend you first, so as not to cause trouble for our family! ”

His voice was not loud, his tone was always soft, and he was not very harsh, but Huang Jien was already sweating on his head. Hurriedly knelt on the ground, kept kowtowing and said, "My son doesn't dare, my son doesn't dare." It's just that the son is not convinced by his godfather, his Xu family's wealth has reached the top, and this credit is nothing more than icing on the cake, but your godfather ......"

"Enough! Isn't it just to go back to Beijing to be the palm seal of the celebrant supervisor? It's a fate! People can't fight with fate, and our family doesn't have this blessing in their lives, so don't ask for extravagance. Could it be that the huge Jiang Ning can't fit your monkey cub? Planting cowpox to prevent smallpox, this kind of good thing that is beneficial to the world is not only implemented in Jiangning, it must be all over the world, and when the time comes, it is indispensable for our fathers to do things, are you afraid that there will be no opportunity to make meritorious contributions? As long as you work hard, you won't have to lose! Remember my words, the cowpox thing will definitely succeed, and it must be successful, and whoever dares to use his brains in this matter, I want his head! ”

His tone slowed down slightly, "You are also filial, but you are still not smart enough, and your horizons are too narrow." If you can't get the credit, it doesn't mean that there is no benefit, as long as our family is in this position, the benefits that should be there are indispensable. What does the Jiangning Town Guard do? In the final analysis, it is the eyes and ears of the heavenly family in Jiangning, listening to the southeast wind and grass for Long Live and seeing the customs and customs of Jiangnan. But what you listen to, what you watch, what you say, there is a comparison here. Since ancient times, the favorite thing that this family likes to listen to is that the wind and rain are smooth, and the country and the people are safe. That's why there are so many people offering auspiciousness, the picture is to let Grandpa Banzai smile, Banzai smile, and you will be fine. If you see the sky and report the funeral in front of the emperor, no matter how good your heart is, in the eyes of Banzai, you are also a bad person, then you will be unlucky. Therefore, if you want to be a good official, you must first be able to sing happy songs and know that you are auspicious, and cowpox is the biggest auspicious. The power of smallpox is not how many people can die, but how many people can get smallpox. Deep Palace, Tianhuang is noble, and no one can escape. As soon as this cowpox recipe comes out, the bloodline of the Heavenly Family no longer has to be afraid of flowers. This kind of auspiciousness is much more valuable than any white swallow five-colored turtle. Let's take the lead, report the auspicious Rui first, and make Banzai happy, which is more credit than giving 10,000 people pox! If you can lie down and make meritorious contributions, why do you have to run to do it? Silly thing, learn something. ”

Huang Jien said: "Godfather, this matter is not a foregone conclusion, what if there is any mistake?" ”

"Confused. This thing was done by the Xu family, what can be wrong? They are determined to show their faces to Xu Weizhi, even if the cowpox doesn't work, they have to say that it will be successful, who dares to say that it won't work, the Xu family is the first to not agree, understand? Not only did the Xu family not agree, but we couldn't either. Now that Junzheng is virtuous, it is time to be auspicious, who wants to say that cowpox is fake, doesn't it mean that this Junzheng Chenxian and Haiyan Heqing are fake? That's not the time to raid the house! ”

Huang Enhou's fat face still maintained a Buddha-like smile, but at this moment, it seemed to be a little more ferocious.

Huang Jien's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: "My son understands, cowpox is good, plant a spirit and a spirit, Daming has cowpox, and he is no longer afraid of smallpox!" ”

"Clever. That's the opening point. ”

"Then the son will go to the General Administration Department to find a few connections, and send our recital to Beijing first, so as not to be robbed of it by others."

"Not necessarily. Let's not grab this first piece of music, let Wei Guogong report it, this is a courtesy. The second piece of music was given to the Jiangning Yamen, which was the wisdom of the official. Their recitals were sent to Zhang Jiangling, and our recitals were sent to His Majesty. Our family is the slave maid of the first emperor's hidden mansion, and I only know that there is a son of heaven in my eyes, but I don't know that there is a Zaifu. They will do it, and we will only be loyal to the emperor. The later such a recital arrives, the better it becomes. ”

Huang Jien was stunned, "Godfather, are you like this, did Zhang Jiangling explain there?" ”

Huang Enhou smiled: "Zhang Jiangling...... He is just His Majesty's master, we are His Majesty's domestic slaves, and he, a private school teacher, can't control my head as a family slave. Besides, others are afraid of Zhang Jiangling, but I am not afraid. Fan Jin thought that if he hugged this big tree, he would not be afraid of wind and rain, but he didn't know that on this sunny day, the tree could shade the sun, and if he hid under the tree during a thunderstorm, he would be hacked to death. ”

Huang Jien's face was overjoyed, "Godfather, what do you mean?" ”

"I didn't say anything, I slowly came to my senses." Huang Enhou smiled and turned his hand faster. "When you're fine, play less with women and read more books. Our family thought that when we were in the inner study, we also studied with Hanlin. Although I don't dare to say that I am full of economy, I have to remember a few names. Xia Yan, Yan Song, Gao Gong...... At present, the Son of Heaven is young, and everything is inseparable from Zaifu, and the ministers only know that there is Shoufu in their eyes, but they don't know that there is His Majesty. But no matter how young a child is, there will be a time when he grows up, and when he is in power, the person who is proud today will be very difficult to say what will happen when the time comes. ”

The string of beads in his hand spun faster.

"Once a son of heaven and a courtier, there are more things to regret in the future, remember the words of my godfather, this life is like a boat, it will not always be against the wind, nor will it always be goodwind. When you are sailing downwind, you have to avoid it so that you don't sink it. But when it goes against the wind, it can't take care of itself, and no matter what you want to do, it can't do it. ”

He stretched and said, "You go first, prepare a generous gift for Wei Guogong, seeing that the year is over, the number of etiquette can't be bad." I live in the same city as Wei Guogong, and I always have to respect him. This time, he is the first hero, and he has to pay tribute to the millions of people who survive every year. Gifts must be expensive and cannot be saved. ”

Huang Jien took the order out, Huang Enhou gently turned the bracelet, and whispered in his mouth: "Cowpox...... This is indeed auspicious, auspicious signs...... Today, I can read the scriptures a few more times, and thank the gods and Buddhas for blessing the Ming Dynasty and the country. The celebrant doesn't know what it looks like now, and he doesn't know that His Majesty can grow taller now, but his body is okay? Fan Jin...... This name, our family wrote down. ”

He gently turned his hand string to silently recite the Heart Sutra, and his face was solemn, like a bodhisattva in the flesh.

Outside the smallpox village, Xu Weizhi was wrapped in a thick velvet coat, still shivering from the cold, taking out a gold watch from time to time to look at the time, and then looking at the village, looking anxious. This well-known demon king in Jiangning City is not concerned about everything. It's rare to see him so anxious and serious.

As time passes, the speed of the hands does not change depending on the mood of the person. Xu Weizhi wanted to rush into the village several times, but he didn't have the courage to take this step. Finally, someone from Huazhuang came out, the leader was Feng Mingqi, and behind him were more than a dozen disciples who studied martial arts with him, as well as a few Lang Zhong who had a good relationship with him.

The clothes on these people are much thinner than Xu Weizhi's, but their faces are full of redness, as if there is a small coal stove burning in everyone's body. The boiling blood made the wind under their feet, and they had endless strength all over their bodies, and everyone's faces were full of excitement.

Xu Weizhi stepped forward quickly under the support of several generals, and only stopped when he was about ten steps away from Feng Mingqi and said, "Feng Si, how is the situation?" ”

His status is not comparable to a martial arts master like Feng Mingqi, no matter how good his skills are, in front of Xu Weizhi, Feng Mingqi, who is still the body of the people, wants to sing a fat promise, and said to Lang Zhong next to him: "A few of you can come and talk." ”

"Back to the little grandfather's words, although the dozen or so soldiers who were imprisoned in the village, although their bodies were weak, none of them were infected with smallpox. This cowpox...... It really works. God bless Daming, from now on, I will never be afraid of smallpox again! ”

None of them were pox, and there was no conflict of interest in this matter, so they were happy to be able to stand in an objective position and witness such a medical miracle.

"You say it again, does it really work?" Xu Weizhi took a step forward with joy and wanted to pat Feng Mingqi on the shoulder to show affection, but finally gave up. Stretched out his hand and took off the valuable big velvet coat, and threw it towards Feng Mingqi, "Good errand, this dress is rewarded to you!" Let me ask you, the cowpox matter is a certainty now, isn't it? ”

Feng Mingqi said: "Exactly." The Holy Son of Heaven is blessed with the sky, and all the people of the Ming Dynasty are saved, and with cowpox, there is no need to be afraid of smallpox anymore. Every year, I can save millions of living beings from the suffering of diseases, which is really a blessing for the country and a blessing for all people! ”

Xu Weizhi said: "Haha...... People say that I, Xu Weizhi, rely on the blessing of my ancestors to become rich today. This time, let them see, I don't rely on my ancestors, and I am just as developed. Someone! Follow Ben Gongzi to find Fan Jin and have a few glasses of wine! Also, please go to Miss Six and have a good chat with Miss Zhang. These two are our nobles, and this time we have to be treated! ”

Looking at the distant backs of the group, the blood in Feng Mingqi's body cooled down at this moment. This little grandfather is enthusiastic about cowpox, obviously just for his own fame, thousands of living beings, and the Ming Dynasty...... Maybe I'm thinking too much.

The north wind is getting tighter, and Feng Mingqi's cultivation has reached the point where the cold and heat are not invasive, but at this time, he rarely feels cold, and subconsciously wraps the big velvet clothes, and takes a group of disciples and Lang Zhong to find a hotel to sell wine to keep out the cold. [.]