Next, He Jinfang took out the specific account book and handed it to Chunyin. After a good while, he saw and heard about the development of Jiangnan Taoism.

The development of Taoism in Jiangnan is still very good on the whole. Especially in Hu Province, where the earliest development has been for a year, this year, the scale of Taoism has been expanded, and the number of Taoism has increased. Even, no longer satisfied with just recruiting teenagers after the age of fifteen, they have begun to recruit from six-year-olds.

There are places like Lake Province that are very well developed, and there are a few other places that are not very well developed. Jiangnan was originally the place with the most Confucian families, and Confucianism developed the most prosperous in Jiangnan, with many talents, great Confucianism, and many families. There are also many eunuchs. Such a situation has caused great resistance to the development of Taoism.

Some of the leaders of Taoism handled the situation very well, and while fighting against Confucianism, they also developed Taoism, and some of them simply fell behind, causing the development of Taoism in the local area to stagnate. He Jinfang explained these situations in detail one by one, and he also made a booklet to record them, and Qin Mingyue asked Dongqu to put it away.

In this way, Qin Mingyue and He Jinfang talked for an afternoon, and Qin Mingyue also left He Jinfang to eat at Qin's house. also called Qin Guosong, the Duke of Liguo, and gradually came over with Qin Guoliu, the third brother who was in contact with general affairs after studying, to accompany He Jinfang to dinner. He Jinfang was naturally very moved.

On the second day, Qin Mingyue dealt with the affairs at hand, and in the afternoon, she took the feng shui priest to Xie Xiang's mansion early. This day happened to be the day of rest, and Xie Xiang and Xie Xiang's eldest son greeted Qin Mingyue.

The person who can make Xie Xiang, the old prime minister who has been an old prime minister for ten years, personally greet him at the door, except for the emperor, is only Qin Mingyue, who is the national teacher of the dynasty.

Qin Mingyue entered the Xie family's mansion with a feng shui scholar, and Xie Xiang said kindly: "The national teacher has worked hard, go inside to serve tea first." ”

Qin Mingyue said lightly: "Let's drink tea later, let's walk around first, look inside and outside this house, I will tell the feng shui masters what to calculate, and then we will drink tea again, chat again and wait for the results to come out, and then discuss together." What does Xie Xiang think? ”

Xie Xiang said with a smile: "The national teacher is very well arranged, so I will follow the national teacher, but the national teacher will work hard." When the old man is old, he can't accompany each other, so let the dog accompany him, and the old man cooks tea in the tea room and waits. ”

Qin Mingyue said, "You're welcome." Thank you, please. ”

After speaking, Qin Mingyue took a feng shui scholar, and under the leadership of Xie Xiang's eldest son, he took a closer look at the Xie family's mansion. Even the vast garden in the backyard was seen. In many places, Qin Mingyue stopped and instructed the feng shui masters which places needed to be measured, and the data in those places should be accurate. Feng Shui masters naturally followed it one by one.

In this way, it takes about an hour of hard work, and Qin Mingyue can be regarded as worthy of stepping on the entire house. After walking such a circle, she was also a little tired, and after arranging the work of the feng shui masters, she went to the tea room under the leadership of Xie Xiang's eldest son, and Xie Xiang was really already cooking tea and waiting.

Qin Mingyue saluted and entered the tea room, and everyone waited silently for the tea to be ordered and divided. Qin Mingyue found that Xie Xiang was worthy of being a great Confucian in the world, and this tea ceremony was also very profound. After the three tea courses, Qin Mingyue praised Xie Xiang's tea art and the fragrance of the tea leaves.

Xie Xiang smiled slightly and said: "Although the old man's tea ceremony is not very good, it has also been studied for decades, and it is still a bit hot. As for this tea, it is not a tea such as Fengtuan, this is just a common wild tea in the countryside where the old man was born when he was a child, but it is just a wild interest. ”

Qin Mingyue said: "I heard that Xie Xiang was born in Zimozhou, Yong Province, right? Is this wild tea a specialty of Zimozhou? ”

Xie Xiang said: "The old man is indeed from Zimozhou, but when the old man was young, in order to study, the family strictly ordered the old man to go to live at his uncle's house, and followed his uncle to study, until he was twelve years old before returning to his home. ”

Xie Xiang's somewhat cloudy eyes were full of memories: "When I was young and studied hard, I felt very hard at the time, but now that I think about it, just like this wild tea, with a hint of the fragrance of the field, it is unforgettable." Therefore, the old man has always liked this kind of wild tea, and often sends people to collect some and drink it, which is also a small hobby. ”

Qin Mingyue said: "The taste of this tea is indeed not ordinary. Xie Xiang, you are a person who misses the old love. ”

Xie Xiang said: "Yes, between the government and the opposition, everyone in the world says that the old man is a person who misses the old love, and even many people say that the old man is a good old man. In fact, the old man himself knows that in terms of talent, in this life, the old man has seen too many talented people, ten times stronger than the old man, and a hundred times more talented. Even, the old man has come all the way, and in the same year, among his classmates and colleagues, the old man has only been mediocre. However, it is because of this peace, this stability, this nostalgia, and this soft-heartedness that the emperor appointed the old man as the prime minister for ten years. ”

"In the past ten years, the old man has been diligent, I believe that diligence can make up for the clumsiness, although the old man is not the most talented, not the smartest, but the emperor trusts the old man, and the old man will do a good job."

"Now, the old man is very old and can't do it anymore. It's time to go back, looking back on this life, the old man does not regret it. ”

Qin Mingyue said sincerely: "Xie Xiang, you have presided over the government for ten years, recuperated, the country and the people are safe, and you have made great contributions to the court and the people." ”

Xie Xiang smiled: "I can't talk about it, many people scold the old man, and the corpse is a vegetarian." During the tenure of the old man, in the face of maladministration, it was not that he could not see it, but he did not start reforming, in the face of many acts of overstepping his authority, many officials who were corrupt and bribery, and looted the people's fat and ointment, his subordinates were merciful, and he did not even notice that the prince had the heart of rebellion. This kind of difficulties brought to future generations have failed the emperor's expectations. Where does the old man have any credit? ”

Qin Mingyue was silent for a moment. Xie Xiang is really not a famous minister, not a capable minister, during his reign, he can only say that there are no big mistakes, but there are no achievements. Even as he said, he didn't find out the prince's misdeeds and didn't stop King Jin from becoming bigger. The mistakes he made were not small.

Xie Xiang continued: "Actually, how the world is, how these officials are, the old man is in charge of hundreds of officials, I still know a little. Why didn't you do it, why let it go, this is also helpless. The old man doesn't have that much talent, and although the old man knows that some things are wrong, he doesn't have the means to turn the tide, so he sighs with joy. ”

Qin Mingyue could feel that what Xie Xiang said was very sincere.