Chapter 184: Dig Your Own Pit

After worshipping Wang Chongyang as his teacher, Ye Yu stayed in the mansion to learn martial arts in addition to official duties.

For Ye Yu, he himself has a little kung fu foundation, and he has learned a lot of fighting skills in the army in later generations, so it is very handy to accept Wang Chongyang's teachings.

During this period, Wang Chongyang asked Ye Yu what he was good at, and Ye Yu wanted to say that he was good at shooting, but unfortunately there were no firearms in this era.

Sometimes Ye Yu wondered if he should find a suitable time to study the process of making zuò muskets.

Although he knew that the idea was a bit daunting, it was not impossible.

After that, he thought of his favorite flying knife technique, but unfortunately, the master who picked it up did not have this skill.

According to Wang Chongyang, this kind of flying knife stunt is not smart and imposing enough, so Jian Yì Ye Yu chose one of the eighteen martial arts.

Ye Yu thought about it and felt that it was not a good thing to be greedy, so he decided to learn swordsmanship.

The reason why I chose to learn swordsmanship, in addition to the agility and elegance of swordsmanship and the martial arts plot of fighting with the sword, is mainly because this weapon is easy to carry.

You must know that the real ancient times are by no means like in film and television dramas, anyone can walk around the street with a knife and gun.

Even in such an open era in later generations, walking on the street with guns and sharp blades at will be regarded as terrorists and immediately arrested by the police.

It is conceivable that in ancient times, unless there were special people, they generally did not wander around with spears and knives.

The sword is different, it is an ornament that scribes are happy to wear, just like the folding fan of the 'coquettish' literati, and the folding fan cannot stop fanning the wind in the ice and snow.

And the most famous in history is naturally the poet immortal Li Bai.

The so-called martial arts practice is not practiced until the old is empty, in fact, all the basic skills and moves are nothing more than those. The key is whether the person who practices martial arts works hard and knows how to adapt to the situation.

Therefore, Wang Chongyang stayed in the house for a month, and then drifted away, and the purpose of his trip to Jiangnan was to preach and teach the law.

And Ye Yu has really benefited a lot in this month. Not only did I learn the proper swordsmanship, but I also learned some Taoist methods of spitting.

This made Ye Yu understand that the things in martial arts novels are not all fictional. And this Taoist method of breathing can not only maintain health and prolong life, but also improve the cultivation of martial arts.

In the open space in the back garden of the mansion, a large gossip diagram was drawn, and Ye Yu stepped on the gossip footwork whenever he had time, practicing what Wang Chongyang taught.

Every time Ye Yu practiced this set of swordsmanship, he remembered the drunken boxing that was widely spread in later generations. In contrast, the two are similar.

The iron boots that Jigong created for Ye Yu back then were only recently taken off. Although the Iron Boots are extremely heavy, they can practice their bouncing ability.

At that time, Ye Yu was thinking that he didn't understand the so-called light skills, but it was a fact that he could walk like a fly with sandbags tied to his legs in the future.

So even if his legs are healed, he has no intention of taking off his heavy iron boots.

Now take off the iron boots and walk on the Bagua map, which can be said to be easy and freehand, making up for the defects of inflexible legs and feet.

Under the pavilion, Su Yueyun and Qiulan watched Ye Yu practice his sword hard, pointing and talking from time to time.

"Sister Yueyun, the young master has been practicing day and night, I'm worried that the young master's body can't stand it......"

Qiulan's worries are not unreasonable, Gu Youwen danced and practiced swordsmanship, and Ye Yu has recently reached a state of obsession with this.

Su Yueyun also nodded thoughtfully, with a worried look on her face: "What my sister said is not unreasonable, but I have also persuaded it, but it still doesn't work." ”

"Hey, I have persuaded me many times, but the young master has ignored it......"

While the two were talking, Ye Yu had already collected his sword momentum, and when he saw the two girls chatting in the pavilion, he walked straight over.

"Yueyun, is Uncle Su's body okay recently?" Ye Yu put the sword in the scabbard and sat down directly.

Referring to her father, Su Yueyun's expression was a little gloomy: "Although my father's body is fine, he is not very healthy, and the doctor said that he should take care of ...... more."

After Ye Yu listened, he sighed and said, "Another day, I will ask the doctors from the Imperial Doctor Department to come to Uncle Su for diagnosis and treatment!" ”

Originally, Su Quanzhong's health improved, but because of the wedding day, Ye Yu was involved in the murder and dealt a big blow to Su Quanzhong.

Although Ye Yu is safe and sound, Su Quanzhong's old illness has recurred, and it may be difficult to recover for a while.

"By the way, Brother Yu, this is the accounts of the recent firm, you can take a look." Su Yueyun said and handed the thick account book in front of Ye Yu in front of her.

Nowadays, whether it is cloth, tea, pottery, or even soap and shampoo, all of them are all under one business name.

And this firm has a very loud name, that is, the Chinese firm.

With the expansion of the past two years, today's business name is no longer what it used to be.

Although the Longmen Dart Company was excluded from the business name by Ye Yu, it was still born from the same root, and there were dart guards, which could make the Chinese Commercial Bank all over the world.

Ye Yu didn't look at the account book at all, but stared directly at Su Yueyun, and said with a smile: "Since I leave these to you to take care of, I naturally trust Uncle Su and you." If the family doesn't believe it, who else can I Ye Yu believe? ”

When Su Yueyun heard Ye Yu's words, she was both moved and blushed, especially the family, which made her feel like avoiding Ye Yu's gaze.

"If it weren't for that group of bad people who wronged the young master last time, Sister Yueyun would have been a member of the Ye family a long time ago......"

"My sister will laugh, and you are also among those who got married that day, and you talked about me in turn."

When Qiu Lan heard this, she smiled: "Sister, you are wrong, Qiu Lan is the young master's personal maid, and she is a member of the Ye family......

“……”

Ye Yu watched the two daughters talking to each other, and they just laughed and said nothing on the side.

At this time, Uncle Sun walked in from the moon gate, saying that someone from the palace had announced that he had entered the palace to meet him.

Ye Yu naturally didn't dare to slack off in this regard, so he hurriedly changed into his official uniform and followed the palace attendants to the Ouchi Palace.

In the imperial study, after Emperor Zhao Yan's narration, Ye Yu roughly understood the reason why Zhao Yan summoned him.

It turned out that while Zhao Yan was focusing on rectifying the rule of officials, he was also concerned about the reserves of the state treasury. Whether the so-called national treasury is full or not is directly related to the implementation of national policies.

For example, it costs money to fight a war, and if the treasury is empty, it cannot support a war.

Zhao Yan was a rare enterprising king in the Song Dynasty, but unfortunately the fiasco a few years ago made him gradually languishing.

Perhaps it was Ye Yu's battle against the Bada Shanren that had a great impact on him, and his sluggish ambition slowly gained momentum of recovery.

But it costs money to fight, and now the treasury has been emptied by these officials, so he has to save money!

In terms of the administration of officials, the source of restrictions and layoffs were grasped together, and the ranks of officials began to shrink in a short period of time.

But the financial aspect is not so simple, and Zhao Yan will hit a heavy mountain with every step.

And now there is a big mountain in front of him, which is the Emperor Zhao Gou. The country's finances are so tight, but it is the long-retired emperor who takes the lead in trouble.

Due to the occurrence of locusts, droughts, and other disasters in Jiangnan and other places in recent years, the supply and demand of grain have naturally become a major matter of urgency.

In order to stabilize the situation and prevent unscrupulous businessmen from hoarding grain, Zhao Yan issued a ban on alcohol earlier.

Because grain is the main raw material for sake brewing, a ban on alcohol has to be issued.

But recently, Zhao Tuan checked the account book of the household department, but found that someone made wine without permission, which is equivalent to an unforgivable crime against the wind!

However, the emperor Zhao Gou opened a wine workshop in his Deokshou Palace, openly moving in and out every day, and bringing large quantities of wine into the market.

Yushitai specially reported this matter, which made Zhao Tuan feel very headache.

The reason why he was called filial piety after his death was that he treated this father who was not his own father, and he was a very filial son.

Zhao Gou has been the emperor of the nest bag for a lifetime, and in the end he has no heirs, so he gave this throne to Zhao Yan. Perhaps it is because of this grateful heart that Zhao Yan is very filial to Zhao Gou.

Emperor Zhao Yan was worried and thinking about how to deal with this matter, when Emperor Zhao Gou took the lead.

Just yesterday, Emperor Zhao Gou invited his son to drink at Deokshou Palace. When the wine came up, I found a small sign on the bottle that said - Made in Deoksugung Palace.

Please Zhao Yan drink, do you say you should drink out of filial piety? Of course you should drink it!

But as long as you drink this wine, it means that the emperor also drinks moonshine, so what kind of prohibition is there to talk about?

Zhao Tuan has drunk countless cups of bitter wine in his life, but this insignificant cup made him feel very helpless.

Therefore, Zhao Yan summoned Ye Yu to the palace today, just to hear Ye Yu's opinion and see if there was a better way to solve this matter.

And for this very difficult problem, Ye Yu is also a little embarrassed.

Xindao has no way to even be the emperor of this matter, and what can I do as a courtier.

However, regarding the matter of Emperor Zhao Gou making wine privately, Ye Yu also felt that this old man was really idle, and he had nothing to do in the palace to run a wine workshop.

When he was the emperor, he didn't do a few serious things, and he still didn't stop after retirement.

However, although he thought so in his heart, he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this matter ...... Some difficulty. ”

"It is precisely because of the difficulty that Aiqing was summoned to discuss the countermeasures!"

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Yu finally said helplessly: "Unless the Emperor Taishang changes his mind, there is no other way, and the country's plans cannot be made at private expense." ”

"A change of heart? It's easier said than done......" Zhao Yan shook his head, a look of disappointment on his face.

"Weichen thinks that as long as His Majesty knows and reasones, the Emperor Taishang will definitely understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts! The so-called Jincheng is ......"

"Good! Ye Aiqing is so confident, then Aiqing will go to Deokshou Palace to persuade the Emperor Taishang on my behalf! ”

“……”

Before Ye Yu finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Zhao Yan and gave him a difficult task.

Ye Yu looked at Zhao Yan with a look of grievance, not knowing what to say.

You have to fill the pit you dug yourself, who let yourself say something that shouldn't be said.