Chapter 155: Rain and Smoke and Spring Ploughing

"What do you mean by the collapse of Pingkangfang? That's integration, do you understand integration? Optimize the environment of Pingkangfang and create a more favorable environment for the prostitutes in the north, you see, most of these hermits are hooligans, what do hooligans do? That is to make a living by extorting prostitutes, and half of the prostitutes' Thai income flows into their hands, and now they are found out, to see how the imperial court has settled, anyway, Wannian County does not welcome these hooligan rangers, drive them away, most of the prostitutes in the north have more income, so wouldn't it be more hardworking? Pingkangfang will not be destroyed, but will become more and more prosperous" Dugu Xinci drank some wine and talked endlessly.

"Anyway, you say that you are reasonable," Gu Meng was puzzled.

But Yao Chong knew, so he asked, "Where did all those rangers go?" ”

"Qunxian Fang, Yao Yi County Order specially set up half of Qunxian Fang to provide them with accommodation, and Wannian County needs to be greatly grateful to Yao Ming Mansion for this matter."

"A certain tomorrow will also meet you in Chang'an" Yao Chong was very depressed, this second son not only accepted the head of the Beili prostitute that Wannian County did not want, but also accepted the ranger who was driven away by Wannian County? What's so good about those rangers? Haven't heard of the Chang'an Three Chaos, monks, prostitutes, and rangers? Hmm, this is also what this Dugu Mingfu said? But how did he get so close to those monks?

Yao Chong couldn't figure out what the demon wolf Si Ye thought, but he urged Dugu Xinci to go to Chang'an together early the next morning.

In Qingchuan, at three o'clock in the morning every day, Nalan Feiya came to call Dugu Xinci to run around Qingchuan together, which is also Dugu Xinci's morning exercise method, running a lap of steps, practicing five poultry plays, very comfortable.

This morning, Dugu Xinci also invited Nalan Feiya to go to Chang'an with her, but Nalan Feiya refused on the grounds that she needed to teach in the Mengxue Academy.

Dugu Xinci was very depressed, and when she saw Yao Chong's urging, she also asked, "Didn't you let you also practice the Five Fowl Opera?" How's it going? ”

"Have you practiced?" Yao Chong also comes to the five-bird show in his small courtyard every day.

"If you want to live a few more years, let's practice seriously, maybe you can become a high-level master if you practice?" Dugu Xinci is talking nonsense.

"Can you become a master by practicing a five-bird play?" Yao Chong scoffed, but after practicing for nearly half a year, tuberculosis has not recurred.

"Believe it or not? Let's go, have you eaten early? A certain point can be solved in the car"

So the group headed towards Chang'an, Yao Chong has been used to riding horses recently, but this lazy young Wannian Ming Mansion is still lazy to ride in the carriage.

Passing by Kangqiao, I saw that the water flow of the Xinya River was gradually rising, and it seemed that the embankment of Guangyuntan had successfully impounded water.

"After the impoundment of Guangyun Pond, the upstream has benefited a lot, and the 50,000 acres of barren mountains in Runa Rim River seem to have been premeditated? Is it any wonder that you insist on keeping this levee permanently? Yao Chong was also emotional.

"Why didn't Yao Shaobao say that the upper reaches of the Bahe River would benefit from five million acres of barren mountains?" Dugu is dissatisfied, and he does it at will, how can he have so many calculations?

Yao Chong was speechless, and the group soon entered the Chunming Gate, and the two places were only ten miles away.

Yao Chong went back to the house to do some affairs, Zhong Licuo also went to Haotianguan, Dugu was bored, so he wanted to go back to Wannian County to have a look.

The people in Wannian County were very surprised to see this county order that had not shown up for a long time.

"Do you still remember that you are the Ming Mansion of Wannian County?" Du Juan County sneered.

"How? Do you want to replace someone as soon as possible? Dugu retorted.

"Uh, this duty division is still good for Rulai" Du Juan choked, there is such an unobtrusive county order in front, and he is also easy to do things in this county, if he really comes to him, hehe, don't say that the pro-kingdom princes in the jurisdiction don't buy it, even these county party directors will join the army.

"The Ming Mansion returned to the county party today, but did it come for the Fomen Water and Land Avenue? Yesterday, there were many people who asked if the Ming Mansion would come back, and all the major temples had invitations and you" Wei Qing, the chief bookkeeper, asked.

"So-and-so is to come back and take a look at it, you can do whatever you want, you don't need to care about so-and-so" Dugu Xinci said casually, looking at the stove in the study, thinking about whether it should be removed, and whether the dividends of the stove business of Lijingmen should also be distributed?

"There are so many temple invitations, a certain doppelganger lacks skills, this Qinglong Temple or Ci'en Temple, you choose a family, and represent Wannian County to be present" Du Juan asked depressedly.

"Where's closer? Blue Dragon Temple? Then Qinglong Temple: "It doesn't matter if you are alone and kind."

"You think well, Qinglong Temple is closer to Qingchuan, so why don't you slip away earlier? Temple of Mercy and Grace, you go to Temple of Mercy and Grace. In addition, the Shangsi Festival on March 3 is the day after tomorrow, and the ploughing ceremony of this Wannian County still needs to be done by Lao Ming Mansion himself."

"It's going to rain again, it's muddy and sloppy in the rain, so don't go" Dugu Xinci played a small temperament.

"Dugu Ming Mansion, you are the county order of Wannian County, the head of a thousand counties, the first county in the world, it is a happy event to plow on a rainy day, you don't go to this matter, who dares to go to Wannian County? The county order does not open the plow, those imperial historians should impeach you again, they don't impeach you, and some people will impeach them, they are all derelict in their duties, Dugu Mingfu, save snacks, right? Yes? "Du Wan is kind and persuasive.

"Oh, it's so troublesome, so let's go? Where is the farmland chosen? Dugu Xinci had no choice but to agree.

"It's in the eastern suburbs, on the edge of the Chan River, close to Qingchuan, and you will go directly from Qingchuan the day after tomorrow," Du Juan sighed, in order to coax this Ming Mansion to open a plow, it was also painstaking.

"Okay, let's make it simple, don't settle lunch after you've got it," Dugu Xinci replied casually.

"It's not easy, the sage will take the queen to plow, and their plot is on the edge of Wannian County," Wei Qing smiled bitterly.

"How did you mess with them? Sages also plow? "Dugu Xinci is strange.

"Every year, the saint will plow an acre of land, and after choosing a certain plot, he will know that the edge is the imperial garden, and the saint will plow the amount of the imperial garden behind the Changle slope every year, but I don't know how to remember the front of the Changle slope this year, which happens to be next to the plot selected by Wannian County every year" Wei Qing explained slowly.

"It's really troublesome, forget it, whatever, the saint plows the saint, and the so-and-so makes the so-and-so" Dugu Xinci waved his hand.

"Will you plough the ground?" Du Juan expressed skepticism.

"The plough is on the ridge, and his hands are swollen and his belly is hungry. Those who are full of fat are driven like dogs and chickens" Wei Qing's main book recited his poem "Dugu Mingfu claims to be a plow on the ridge, and is naturally familiar with farming"

"Plough on the ridge? You are the one who is full of fat," Du Wan chirped.

"Awards, awards" Dugu Xinci accepted indiscriminately, but Du Juan was messy, and someone who said that you were a person who was anointed with fat was praised?

Fortunately, Wannian County Party came in without incident, and secondly, he was used to the situation when the Dugu County Commander was away, and it was the same without him.

"By the way, how's the hidden household inventory?" Dugu asked again.

"Pingkangfang has been inventoried, and more than 500 households and more than 2,000 people have been found" Du Juan was a little worried, "Now according to the arrangement of the Ming Mansion, Anxing Fang and Daning Fang Changle Fang are being checked, these three places are Wang Gongqing, it is very cumbersome, fortunately, it is presided over by Yuwen Shilang, Wannian County is just cooperating, and Wang Yong County Lieutenant can lead the team to Ying Mao every day"

"Oh, toss with that Yuwen squire, it's the best, don't grab the credit from you, the northern prostitutes of Pingkangfang can't afford to make waves, those princes and nobles will keep accounts, and they can turn over for you at any time, you can't stand it" Dugu Xinci was very considerate of his subordinates.

Everyone nodded, and they all sighed that they were lucky to follow such an intimate county order.

"Is there a plan for the resettlement of the hermits?" Dugu Xinci asked again.

"The imperial court is still discussing" Du Juan smiled bitterly, "Some of the hermits in Pingkangfang were taken over by Chang'an County, and the rest are still waiting for the resettlement strategy.

"Let the saints and ministers have a headache, they just need to fill their bellies and don't let them make trouble," Dugu smiled unscrupulously.

Everyone laughed.

"Now there are only thousands of people, and hundreds of households have been found in Anxingfang, if the entire Wannian County is investigated like this, I am afraid that there will be tens of thousands of households, tens of thousands of hidden households, that is the population of a middle county?" Du Juan is still worried.

"Okay, this is not something to worry about, a certain person went to the Temple of Mercy and Grace first, and you can do it yourself" Dugu Xinci ignored the county man who was worried about the country and the people, and went to the Temple of Mercy and Grace with two guards.

Daci'en Temple is located in Jinchangfang, Chang'an City, which is the ancestral court of Buddhism and one of the three major translation fields of Tang Chang'an. The Great Ci'en Temple is the most famous and magnificent Buddhist temple in Chang'an City of Tang Dynasty, which was built by royal decree. In the twenty-second year of Taizong's Zhenguan, the prince founded the Temple of Mercy and Grace in order to commemorate the eldest grandson of Empress Wende. After Xuanzang presided over the temple affairs here, led the translation of Buddhist scriptures, built the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the tower is 20 zhang high, a total of seven layers, the bottom of the tower is a square cone, the bottom floor is more than 16 steps long on each side, there are stairs in the tower, for visitors to ascend, can overlook the appearance of Chang'an.

At this time, the Great Ci'en Temple is naturally crowded with people, more than the flow of people in the Shangyuan Festival, but each is pious and solemn, and walks in an orderly manner, although it is slow but not congested.

Dugu Xinci looked outside Jinchang Fang, too lazy to go in, and saw that there was a mage who maintained order who had seen it, so he went over to ask at will, saying that today you and other dojos are important, so you won't bother, and you don't need to go into the temple, they are all your own family, just say hello, and wait for a certain time to come and enjoy it, and then you will be annoyed by you.

This mage thought about it, and thought about it, this Yuandong Hou is here, he must preside over the reception, he is very busy at the moment, and it is not good to delay the time and delay the hour or something, so he even said sorry, they are all a family, and when the Yuandong Hou has time to come again, he will definitely receive it well.

So Dugu Xinci took a look at it at will, and instructed the county governor of Wannian County Hanqu County at the scene to cooperate with the Ci'en Temple and ensure the safety of the believers, and then slipped away in less than half an hour.

Since he returned to Chang'an, Kyoto, he must go back to the palace of Liaoyang County, Dugu Zhen County King went to Hongfu Temple with the sage, and only two of the eight guards were at home, and at noon Dugu Xinci personally cooked a few dishes to reward them, and then returned to Qingchuan.

Yao Chong only came back on the second day, Zhong Licuo simply sent someone to say that he could only return to Qingchuan after the Qingming Festival Martyrs' Shrine ceremony, Dugu Xinci had a premonition, so he didn't care.

It really rained on March 2nd, and it was very melancholy, Nalan Feiya went to teach Meng Xuetang, and Dugu Xinci saw the rain and thought that he was idle, so he went to meet the students, so he spent a day.

March 3 Shangsi Festival, in ancient times, the first day of March was "Shangsi", and the Han Dynasty was set as a festival. "It is the moon on the top, and the officials and the people are all clean (clean) on the east flowing water, and it is said that it is washed and cleansed, and the dirt and scab (disease) are removed, which is the great one." Later, the content of waterfront banquets and outings was added.

Yan Tang is also scheduled to be the day of ploughing on this day, which is called the Spring God Festival in the Far East.

Yan and Tang have a system, the day of the plough, the governor of the state capital needs to be a demonstration for the people, for the people to set an example, the saint also needs to personally go to the ground, the queen is to eat pot pulp, set an example of family harmony.

"Come to plow the field, you come to deliver food" Dugu Xinci laughed at Nalan Feiya.

Nalan Feiya also laughed, "The plough is on the ridge, but the hands are swollen and the belly is hungry?" ”

The two took the young students of the school to the cultivated fields in Wannian County by the Chan River, Yao Chong simply went to see if he had nothing to do, and a group of more than 100 people arrived at the area, but found that it was also crowded with people.

Dugu Xinci looked at the people around him, all of them were green and green clothes, and the sky was also sparse with spring rain, and then look at that side, the colorful silk was fluttering, and the military flag of Jin Wuwei was fierce, but more were countless men and women with makeup, riding horses and riding cars, and a lot of colorful sheds were also built along the banks of the Chan River, and there were also many noble women gathered inside.

"These little ladies are not at home resting and hiding from the rain, and they come out to suffer this sin? A certain is also drunk," Dugu sighed.

"Today is also Daughter's Day, and Chang'an has the custom of going out on this day to go out, drive away evil spirits and seek good fortune, and perform a coming-of-age ceremony for her daughter." Nalan Feiya despised her lover's fuss.

"Oh, why are there so many eggs on the Chan River?"

Nalan Feiya explained again: Chang'an has the custom of floating egg beggars on the Shangsi Festival. At the picnic, hard-boiled eggs, duck eggs, etc. are thrown into the river, so that they can be sent downstream, and people waiting downstream will take them from the water and eat them, which is called "Qushui float eggs"; There are also people who throw red dates into the torrent, which is called "Qushui floating jujube". Freshly boiled hot eggs are hard to peel, so it's a fun idea to throw them in water and float them for a while before eating.

"Oh, do you need to try a few of them?" Dugu Xinci then asked.

Nalan Feiya was stunned for a moment, then ignored it, and slapped her lover a few times.

"Silly sister, what's so delicious about the eggs in the river? Go home and wait until you cook and eat it yourself, don't get drenched in the rain, and there is a big bear, you are ramming, what are you doing in this cold world? "Dugu is kind and bad to take care of Du Shasha and Big Bear and others.

Finding the people of Wannian County, it is also very lively, not only the mayors of the townships in the eastern suburbs of Wannian County came, but also a lot of the mayors in the city, and even Zuo Xuande, these merchants also came to join in the fun.

"You're here to see so-and-so's joke, aren't you?" Dugu Xinci was very depressed.

Everyone laughed.

"Wait, saints, they plow first?" Wei Qing asked.

"Wait, it's idle anyway, this tent is quite big, huh? Which one? "Dugu Xinci feel free to take a look.

"Wannian County," Du Juan said with a smile, and wondered, "You really know how to plow?" ”

"What's so strange about ploughing? But you need to learn now, too? One day, the saint remembered to give you a county order, and he had to do the plough on the ridge."

"It's only been two months since you took office, and you want to leave?" Du Juan was very aggrieved.

"Then you should stay in Wannian County, County Lieutenant Lu, let people go over there and shout a few times, don't step on the wheat"

"Mingfu is so kind-hearted"

After some laughter, Jiang Helu, who was sent to check the situation on the royal side, came back and said that it had already begun, so Dugu Xinci took off his deerskin boots, rolled up his trouser legs and cuffs, and didn't care about the mud on the ground, and led everyone to the ploughing field.

I don't know which one of the counties chose the lot, this is a rice field, there are many kinds of wheat millet in the north of Yantang, and the rice fields are only scattered and scattered, and the entire Gyeonggi Province is less than one million mu.

The plough used is the Quyuan plow, which is very heavy, of course, it is also placed in the field, and there is an old ox, the old farmer of the thousand oxen saw the arrival of everyone, and quickly put the plough bend on the ox, Dugu Xinci smiled and said that the old man was tired, so he went down to the field to hold the plow, the old farmer shouted, the ox took care of himself, and the Quyuan plough supported by Dugu Xinci followed the plough to open a ridge of fertile soil.

The scalper is not in a hurry, and Dugu Xinci is also at ease, he has done this kind of work in the Far East.

The old farmer led the oxen back and forth twice, and also expressed satisfaction with the work of this Ming Mansion, the depth of the ridges of the ploughed field is even, quite fine.

This paddy field is less than half an acre, less than half an hour, Dugu Xinci is finished plowing, Dugu Xinci looked at the ridge full of people, looking at his own ploughing posture, very dissatisfied, so on the ridge, Nalan Feiya came over, handed over a pot of water, Dugu Xinci did not answer, stretched out his palm, let Nalan Feiya pour water into the palm, scrub twice at will, and took the silk cloth handed by Du Shasha to dry, then satisfied with the kettle, while drinking while checking the fruits of his labor.

"The ploughing skills of the Ming Mansion are good," Wei Qing praised.

"Dugu County Ling is much stronger than the boys in a certain village," some lieutenants praised one after another.

Dugu Xinci looked at the colleagues of the lieutenant who were afraid of soiling the white socks, and he was very congested, and he was plowing the field by himself after making trouble for a long time.

Dugu Xinci said a perfunctory sentence, and Hui Caipeng was ready to clean his feet and put on shoes, but unexpectedly, the chief manager of Lijingmen came to invite him, saying that the sage let him pass.

So Dugu Xinci didn't bother to put on his shoes, let the big bear carry it, and told everyone what to do, and went straight to the royal field.

To Jun Zheng, who violated his original will, he should still live his life for himself.

I also wish my children to leave early, and spring ploughing in the rain.

(End of chapter)