。 Thunder. When the craftsman heard that the proprietor had the intention of retreating, Mr. Zheng was stunned, and he felt even more embarrassed when he heard that the proprietor had let him switch to the silent account, after all, he had scolded the proprietor in front of him a few days ago, and such a change came too quickly. "I want to open the house and set up an account back then, so I invite talented people from all over the world to conspire to fight against the big things." Thinking of the past, Hu Zongxian said with emotion: "The righteous people of Jiangnan rushed to the appointment, and for a time the elites in the house gathered, which was really a major event in this dynasty. Said like a number of family treasures: "Among them, the best such as Mr. Hengshan, Mr. Juzhang, Mr. Lumen, and you Mr. Kaiyang, are all talented and powerful people, it is because of you that I can survive such a difficult situation and persist until victory." ”

Listening to Hu Zongxian's reminiscences of the past, Mr. Zheng also sighed, and heard him say in a low tone: "In a blink of an eye, ten years have passed, and Mr. Hengshan has passed away." Lumen went out to be an official, and Mr. Juzhang left me because I didn't listen to advice; You're the only one with me. ”

Mr. Zheng's eyes were sour, and he sighed lightly: "Dong Weng, what are you talking about?" ”

"Over the years, I have fought for you for the hereditary brocade clothes and thousands of households, but you have not accepted it; recommended you to go to Beijing to repair the history of the country, but you didn't agree Hu Zongxian said softly: "I know what you think in your heart, you want to be an official like Mao Kun, it's not that I can't help you find a county order or something, but what I'm worried about is that first, your talent is not in governing a county and a county; Second, it is almost impossible to be promoted in the future, and it is really impossible to be the sesame official who crosses the bridge with his eggs in his hand. ”

"Students know. Mr. Zheng said gloomily: "Who makes students incompetent and can't get a reputation for more than ten years?" ”

"The joint is here, you are not here, but the way in the officialdom is to talk about seniority, whoever wants to mix in it, you have to go to the imperial examination field first, and the top three in Maolumen are from the same jinshi. I can help him find a press envoy Hu Zongxian said: "Even if it is like your brother-in-law, but with the status of a person, can't you become the prefect of Suzhou?" Said sincerely: "You have the talent to go through the heavens and the earth. With a strange and great mind, it is not comparable to those sour and rotten literati who only read the books of sages, so why do they have to rely on an official uniform to prove themselves like them? Mr. Zheng seemed to be a little moved, but remained silent.

Hu Zongxian knew his character well, and took out the killer salary and said: "You have worked hard to write the "Preparation of the Sea Atlas", don't you want to make it a reality and make the Ming Haibo forever?" ”

Zheng Ruozeng was finally moved, and said with a long sigh: "Does the big marshal think this person can do it?" ”

"Yes." Hu Zongxian nodded solemnly and said, "I have confidence in him." Far more than to yourself.

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In the marble bathroom full of Persian style in the Governor's Palace, Shen Mo took the most luxurious bath in this life, and watching the full pool of fragrant soup being slowly released, he couldn't help but secretly shake his head, saying in his heart that even if he bathed the elephant, he wouldn't need such a pool of water.

The maid helped him dry his body, and presented incense lake silk underwear, Shu brocade cloud pattern clothes, black leather robes, a dark green jade belt, and a pair of Qingyuntang's official boots, silently estimating. I can't get this one hundred and eighty taels of silver.

But he didn't plan to wear this" smiled and said, "Girl, I can't get used to wearing this, you go out and tell my guards, they will prepare clothes for me." ”

The maids said in their hearts, such good clothes are not used to wearing, is this prince only wearing golden clothes? However, such a graceful appearance really requires a golden silk coat to be worthy. I went out to ask Sanchi and others for it, so I got a blue cloth baggage, and when I came in and opened it, it was made of ordinary cotton cloth from the inside to the outside, and although it was clean and tidy, it was washed by pulp at a glance, and it was not worth a tael of silver.

"My lord, do you really want to wear this? The maid was incredulous.

"Yes." He smiled silently, remembering that the process of getting acquainted with Rou Niang happened in this Lu Garden, and he didn't dare to pretend to these beautiful girls anymore.

The maids didn't expect such a romantic character. has such a dry personality, and can't help but sigh that Bai has a good skin, so he put away some pink fantasies and helps him put on his clothes.

Pack up and it's time for lunch. Just in the governor's office, he used a "light meal", but in Shen Mo's opinion, this table of extravagant treasures had to cost at least a hundred dollars, and he said that he didn't know how much the main meal would cost.

Hu Zongxian is accustomed to it, and he has lost his appetite, so he only uses a bowl of sparrow tongue", don't underestimate the half soup can of meat soup, but use the tongue of a hundred larks, with deer tower, bird's nest and other precious ingredients. Carefully cooked, it is absolutely nutritious.

Shen Mo also ate less, and he only picked up a few vegetarian dishes. After eating a few jade noodles, he picked up the tea cup and rinsed his mouth, and found that it was a good Longjing, so he couldn't help sighing, but he still spit it into the copper basin.

The two of them barely moved on this table, Hu Zongxian didn't blink an eye, so he ordered someone to take it down, and the two moved to the warm pavilion, and immediately a maid served eight kinds of snacks and fruits, and made tea.

Hu Zongxian lifted the lid of the tea, looked at it and splashed it on the ground and said, "How can this kind of tea be given to distinguished guests?"

Shen Mo also picked up the tea cup at this time, and also lifted the tea lid, smelling it before the rain, and it was better than the emperor's reward, and the net wanted to praise a few times, but when he heard Hu Zongxian say this, he had to hold back. smiled unnaturally: "This tea is very good, there is no need to change it." ”

"I know you don't like food." Hu Zongxian! "But I love tea. Since I haven't eaten food, I must drink good photos, so it will be too shameful for me. ”

"That" is better to be respectful than to obey. He was silent and had nothing to say, and wanted to see what treasure he could give.

Hu Zongxian asked people to take a fine Jingdezhen porcelain jar over, and mysteriously let Shen Mo look at the tea inside, Shen Mo is a person who loves tea, how can he press it, lean over to take a look, only to see that it is a tea ball as white as snow, and there are two small dragons winding on it, and the appearance alone is a beautiful work of art.

Shen Mo couldn't help but be stunned, this is not white tea, nor is it any of the top ten famous teas, and he can't even name it. At the same time, his brain was running rapidly, and after a while, he showed an expression of disbelief and said, "Could it be, Longyuan Shengxue?" ”

"Good insight". Hu Zongxian stretched out his thumb and said, "It's this tea." ”

"That's really not comparable to ordinary tea." Shen Mo was shocked: "What a masterpiece! He is only from the writings of his predecessors, to get a glimpse of the whole picture of this tea, it is a 500-year-old Beiyuan imperial tea in the masterpiece, it is said to be taken "silver silk water buds, refined." At that time, people divided Beiyuan tea into three grades: "purple buds, medium buds, and small buds." Purple buds, that is, tea leaves are purple, and when making imperial tea, purple buds are discarded; The middle bud, that is, a leaf and a bud, which is now called "one flag and one gun", is generally famous for this grade; The small buds are tea buds grown from the net, shaped like a bird's tongue and like an eagle's claw.

And the most refined of the small buds, like a needle, is called "water buds", to pick the small buds that are already worth a thousand gold, only take a wisp of their hearts, and store them with treasures. The clear spring is clear, the talent is bright and clean, if the silver thread of the "silver silk water bud" is made of square inch group tea, imitating a small dragon winding on it, and the dragon garden wins the snow.

Therefore, Song Renyun, who is the best at extravagant enjoyment: "The wonder of tea, the best of the snow" but "the value of work per catty is 40,000, the cost is amazing, and it is exclusively for the emperor to enjoy" After the Ding Ding of this dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, who loved the people and cared for the people, finally stopped such a move of working the people and hurting money, and since then the Beiyuan imperial tea has become history and almost disappeared. Although later, the local government still collected folk fine tea as tribute, but wanted to reproduce the "Dragon Garden Shengxue." Such a pinnacle work regardless of the cost is not something that can be done by private forces. Therefore, like many famous teas of the same period, it only shed an amazing stroke in the history of the Qing Dynasty and has never reappeared in the world. ""One one small one small one small one small one one small one,

Very satisfied with Tuo Mo's shocked expression, Hu Zongxian said a little proudly: "Wang Xun organized the top ten tea gardens in Jianzhou, and used 500 acres of top-grade tea gardens to test for a whole year before roasting this small piece. It can be regarded as a national treasure that will see the light of day again

Shen smiled silently and said: "Such a precious tea group should be kept for appreciation, it would be a pity to destroy it Because of its rarity, when the emperor of the Song Dynasty rewarded the ministers, he could not dance with his hands." Often, only two people can do it, and the prime ministers who have been rewarded are reluctant to separate them, but take turns to collect, and when they have guests, they will take them to play with and appreciate them, and treat them as priceless treasures.

But Hu Zongxian didn't think so, he waved his hand and said: "Tea, it's for people to drink, it's worthless if you can't drink it just by looking at it" said with both hands, broke the tea ball into two petals, and said: "Half of one person, take it back and drink it." ”

Seeing him break the dragon group Shengxue into two halves, Shen Mo felt that his heart was broken, and he carefully put away the half of the tea ball handed over by Hu Zongxian, and shook his head and said, "It's really a precious thing."

Looking at his appearance, Hu Zongxian laughed. ordered someone to rush to the tea and said with a smile: "Brother, I will leave after the banquet tomorrow, and the team of the yamen will all leave you behind" Don't get me wrong, just let you not have to be fettered by daily chores, if you don't like anyone, just replace it." Don't worry about my face.

Shen smiled and said, "Brother is too careful, I'm just acting for a while, waiting for this side to settle down." I must be back in Beijing, so this arrangement is the best, and I will save a lot of worry. ”

That's good, that's good, Hu Zongxian twisted his beard and said: "Now at this time." I won't hide it from you, there are a lot of problems in the southeast now, but there are three things. You have to get started right away, or you're going to have a mess

Shen Mo nodded, listening to him continue: "First of all, the rebellion in Quzhou" must be put down immediately. Otherwise, it will spread, although you are a newcomer. But it is inevitable that they will be implicated; There is also the issue of military salaries. The six provinces in the southeast, a total of one million troops, these troops need to be paid by the local government, and now the finances of the southeast are developing for the better, but the 20 years of war and chaos have been decided, the vitality has been greatly damaged, and the taxes collected are not enough to support, and the imperial court is too arbitrary to stop the promotion. Every province is now facing a huge shortfall, and many localities have not paid salaries since the New Year, and if they are not resolved, there will definitely be a big mess. Shen nodded silently, indicating that he had written it down. I also heard Hu Zongxian say: "The third, which seems to be the most inconspicuous, but is likely to be the most fatal, a few years ago, the Northern and Southern Metropolitan Procuratorates issued several orders, demanding that local governments investigate and prosecute "wartime adultery, and the behavior has set off a wave of "hoeing poisonous weeds" in the southeastern provinces. Governments everywhere arbitrarily arrested people and tortured them. Forced them to ask them if they had a history of compromise, and asked them to reduce their crimes by reporting others, so that everyone was in danger and sneered: "You also know that in those days, almost every household on the southeast coast was involved in the smuggling trade, and many went directly to the sea to become maritime merchants and pirates. There is a concave said that the book is dry) novel umbrella

Shen Mo nodded, "That's true." ”

"The art of war is cloudy, and the time and place are not as good as people. Hu Zongxian said a little tiredly: "It is precisely because I saw this clearly that I made an appointment with the Southeast Shizhong to work together and not blame the past, and pulled them to the side of the imperial court, so that the Kou is like a tree without roots and water without a source, getting weaker and weaker, and in the end, it will hardly be a problem." He sighed heavily: "But there has been a bad habit of officialdom for thousands of years, that is, after the successor comes to power, he always wants to completely overturn everything that the predecessor has done, so as to eliminate the influence of the predecessor." Establish your authority. Therefore, after the Yan family's father and son went, Xu Ge's old people came to power, and they had to get rid of me quickly, and all my policies and policies became wrong, "I am not to blame in the past, they will be investigated, I will be lenient, they will be lenient, they will not kill the Quartet, this makes me worthless, but the situation in the southeast has also taken a sharp turn!" As he spoke, he slapped the table, knocked over the tea soup that was more expensive than gold water, and said bitterly: "Millions of people have died before and after, and they have only reached this point today, but because of those fools, they have gone against the grain." And the previous efforts are wasted, heaven and earth will not tolerate it! ”

Shen Mo also said with a pale face: "Some people. Playing with power tricks is superb, so that he will be blind when he settles the country, and unfortunately my Ming officialdom is rich in this kind of people. ”

"A small person, but he can do bad things for a big person." Hu Zongxian sighed and said, "You love me as the governor? In fact, the day of the fall of Yan Ge Lao. I knew my history was over. But I told myself, you can't retreat, you don't dare to come to them yet. I can't imagine what would happen if I left. ”

Shen Mo said softly: "The handsome man's hard work is indescribable, it must be very painful." ”

"Hehe" Hu Zongxian left all his emotions on Chongming Island, and now he is only calm and indifferent, he said lightly: "Fortunately, you took over." I can also leave with confidence, you must stop this countercurrent, and you must not let the southeast go back to ten years ago. ”

Thinking about ten years ago, he could meet the Kou at any time in the interior, and he couldn't help but shudder, and nodded heavily; "I'll do my best." "One

After explaining all the hidden worries, Hu Zongxian took out a thick silk bag from his sleeve, handed it to Shen Mo and said: "Look at this" should be of great help to your future decision-making. ”

Silently opened the silk bag and saw that there were two books inside, one was called, at least these two titles made him feel excited.

"These two books were written by the great men of our time. Take it back and look at it slowly. Hu Zongxian smiled and said: "This is the great gift I gave you, which can definitely make you get twice the result with half the effort." ”

He nodded silently, put the book away solemnly, and thanked the old governor again.

After everything was explained, Hu Zongxian looked at Shen Mo's familiar and unfamiliar face and said, "I originally planned to survive this hurdle and slowly solve these problems." Said a little apologetically: "I can't think of handing over the burden to you, brother, you have to be cautious in the future." ”

Shen Mo nodded heavily, got up and saluted: "I also want my brother to give me more advice in the future." ”

"All you have to do is write a letter." Hu Zongxian nodded and said: "The southeast is my life's work, and I absolutely know everything." ”

"Thank you, brother." Shen Mo asked again: "I don't know what the old brother has to take care of for the southeast civil and military?" ”

"Hmm" Hu Zongxian closed his eyes slightly. Those faces who had fought side by side with him appeared in front of him one by one, and after a long time, he said softly: "You are a kind person, I am not worried about the civil and military affairs in the southeast, I am only worried about Yu Zhifu alone." ”

"Hehe" Zhu Mo smiled: "I have a good relationship with Mr. Yu, and I also admire him."

"I know, but he's definitely leaving the Southeast, right?" Hu Zongxian's gaze seemed to be able to understand people's hearts, and said: "If I were you, I would not take the most powerful sailor in the southeast into my own hands, instead of handing it over to a guy who is not on the road." ”

Shen Mo smiled and said, "I really haven't thought about this. ”

Hu Zongxian knew that he wouldn't admit it, so he smiled faintly and said, "Do you know how I persuaded Wang Chonggu and Yu Zhigao to let them rescue the driver?" ”

Shen deceived suddenly, but still said that he didn't know.

"I'll let people tell them that you're going to join forces with Yao Chang. Seize the military power of the Navy Division and abolish Yu Dazhen. Hu Zongxian smiled happily: "The two of them naturally rushed back in a hurry." "Brother. How do you get mixed up in the sailor? ”

"So you have to decide whether to transfer your brother or the Yu family's father and son." Hu Zongxian said proudly: "I dare to bet a hundred taels of silver that you will transfer the latter away, that's why I said that." Said Zhengse: "Although Yu Daxian is upright, he is really a wonderful flower, leading troops to fight invincible, Haoran righteousness can overshadow everyone, please treat him well in the future." Protect him and don't let such a person suffer again. ”

"I promised." Shen Mo nodded heavily.

"Good, good, good" Hu Zongxian breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had completed all the tasks. ”

There is one more chapter today, (to be continued)

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