Zhu Gaoxian said leisurely: "You can't see Mount Tai in a leaf, don't rush on a rainy day, the sky is sunny and the road is clear, you have to learn to see the essence through the appearance, and think about how to deal with the appearance through the essence." ”

Yu Qian suddenly realized and said with emotion: "Praise my teacher." ”

After that, he took out a small book of "The Holy Words of the Heart Sect" from his sleeve and used a charcoal pen to record what Zhu Gaoxian said just now.

It seems that this kid really plans to record what Zhu Gaoxian said and compile a book.

Zhang Muzhi touched his chin and asked, "Sir, so the Kang Governor's Mansion and us should be in the same group?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian shook his head.

Zhang Muzhi asked puzzledly: "You have already said just now, Kang Zhifu and the family gate valves should be regarded as enemies, we and the family gate valves are also enemies, we all have a common enemy, so why is he and us not a group?" ”

"How to go on the road, he chooses it himself."

Zhu Gaoxian said lightly, "Don't think of people too simply, just from two or three words to understand the overall situation, in the end it will only be smart and mistaken by smart." ”

Yu Qian put pen to record: My teacher said, people are not omniscient and omnipotent, Mo Jiao is not dry, if self-righteous, it will harm himself, but only my teacher can be called omniscient and omnipotent, praise my teacher.

……

Kang Zhifu came to the Yangzhou granary with a sinking face, looked at the granary officials, and asked, "Has anyone ever come to deliver grain?" ”

The official replied: "Qiyu Mansion, the Jiangdu Ma clan and the Beicheng Lu clan have sent people here, and each family has sent 10,000 stone of grain, a total of 20,000 stone. ”

Kang Zhifu frowned and asked, "Haven't you been here from another house?" ”

"No, only the people from the Jiangdu Ma clan and the Beicheng Lu clan have been here."

"Where's Fan?"

"Fan's people have never been here."

"Good, good."

Kang Zhifu's face turned red, and his face was hideous, "The seventeen families in Yangzhou treat this official as a monkey, 20,000 stones, and call it Huazi." ”

"If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!"

"If you want me to be unsafe, I will make you all over the house!"

"All of them will be destroyed, and the fish will die and the net will be broken!"

He immediately turned around and left, and before long, the master came over.

The master looked at the officials: "What did Lord Fuzun ask you just now?" ”

The official replied honestly: "Master, just now Lord Fuzun asked the little one who had come to deliver food, and after the small one answered, Lord Fuzun was angry, saying that he wanted to die with the seventeen families, and the fish died and the net was broken!" ”

The master stroked his goatee, stretched out his hand and warned: "These words, you yourself hide in your stomach, and you must not say them." ”

The servant nodded: "The little one understands." ”

……

The master walked in the alley, thinking and muttering to himself: "These big families in Yangzhou have really annoyed the Kang Governor's Mansion this time." Seeing that Kang Zhifu is desperate to fight with the big family to the end, a bloody battle. ”

"Kang Zhifu is still too young and has trapped himself in it. Is it really because of the fight with these seventeen families in Yangzhou that the problem can be solved? The prince's southern tour is to be the enemy of the entire southern family, and to replan the division of interests, the seventeen families in Yangzhou are just sacrifices that are forced to be pushed up, and they dare to be involved in such a whirlpool, I am afraid that they will die without a place to be buried. ”

"Don't say that he is a fourth-grade prefect, even if he is a second-grade political envoy, he will suffer heavily if he is involved in this kind of thing. Kang Zhifu has narrowed the road, but ...... The old man has followed Governor Kang for many years, and he can't do anything unjust, so just follow him to the dark. ”

When the master muttered to himself, he found that the road ahead was blocked.

A group of people were blocked at the mouth of the alley, tall and large, and it seemed that the comers were not good.

One of them stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Master, come with us." ”

Master, this heart is cold, it doesn't make sense, if you want to find trouble, you are also looking for trouble with the Kang Governor's Mansion, and you are looking for me to be a master.

……

The master followed the group of strong men all the way, and the more he walked, the more he felt that something was wrong.

Walked all the way to a mansion, the main entrance is covered with the ridge of cylindrical glazed tiles, the doors and windows are all pushed with vermilion lacquer, the jade steps at the door, carved out of the auspicious bird Ruihua pattern, the front bay of flowing water, a few pine trees, very secluded.

On the lintel, there are two big characters of "Fan Mansion" with gold paint on a black background.

No wonder it feels familiar, it turns out to be the courtyard of the patriarch of the Fan clan.

The master walked into the mansion under the leadership of the strong men, led a door, and said to him: "You go in first, the patriarch is waiting for you inside." ”

The master snorted coldly and pushed the door in.

He secretly encouraged himself in his heart, afraid of a hair, we are also the master of the mansion, and we are mixed with the lord of the mansion, the rich and noble cannot be lewd, the poor and the lowly cannot be moved, and the mighty cannot be bent, which is called a big husband.

After entering the door, but see the blue column red window, embroidered curtain Luo, the east wall is placed with pear clouds, the north wall has a vine, hanging hibiscus yarn tent, in the middle of a Taihu Lake stone spring platform, on both sides of the Xiangfei bamboo chairs, hanging Fan Wenzhenggong's ink treasure, left and right gold mounted couplets to complement each other.

The patriarch of the Fan clan sat on the chair, holding a teacup, and there was an iron box at his feet, I don't know what it contained, he said lightly: "It can be regarded as inviting the master of our Yangzhou Mansion, this is a distinguished guest, the old man should have come to the door to ask for instructions, but unfortunately his legs and feet are not good, and he can't go out, so please sit down." ”

The master sneered, swaggered into the chair, and said calmly: "Surnamed Fan, if you want to use me against Lord Fuzun, then you are afraid that you will be disappointed." Although I am just a master with no official title or title, I am loyal to Lord Fuzun, even if you kill me today, I will not betray Lord Fuzun! ”

"Don't forget, although I am just an old talent who has not been on the list, I have also read the books of sages, and the Confucian education I received does not allow me to do anything against the Lord!"

What a master of Yangzhou Mansion, Haoran is righteous and breaks through the sky, and sits there, he is majestic and majestic, natural, and really a good man.

However, the patriarch of the Fan clan said suspiciously: "When did I say that I want to buy the master?" ”

The master was stunned for a moment: "Then what are you doing with me captive?" ”

"The old man is just, there are some gifts to give to the master."

The patriarch of the Fan clan bent down and opened the iron box at his feet, which was full of snowflake silver ingots, which was particularly eye-catching, "Master, as long as you accept this silver, we will be people on the same boat." This box is just a greeting gift, and there will be more in the future. ”

However, the master just glanced at it, and said coldly: "You still said that you didn't want to buy me, heh, I advise you to let go of this unrealistic idea, I will never be able to be with you scum!" ”

The patriarch of the Fan clan touched his chin, he didn't expect that this master didn't look like a good thing, but his will was so firm.

Alas, if that were the case, it would be difficult.

Damn, master, how can you be a good person?

He sighed: "I didn't expect it, master, you are still a person who regards money like dung. ”

The master said categorically: "You are wrong, I am indeed a man of good money, but it also depends on what kind of wealth it is, if it is such ill-gotten wealth as you, if I want to betray the mansion, then I will definitely not agree!" ”

The patriarch of the Fan clan was in awe: "Master, if you are really righteous, I underestimated you, and I think that someone is cheating on your previous reselling of the grain in the granary of the mansion to other provinces, I will definitely inform the lord of the mansion to clear your grievances for the master." ”

"Hmph, it's good that you know...... Well? How do you know? ”

The master was stunned.

The patriarch of the Fan clan smiled and said: "Our families in Yangzhou Mansion started by reselling grain, and those grain dealers in various provinces have dealt with each other, master, how do you say the old man knows?" Master, if these things you did reach the ears of Lord Fuzun, he should be very happy. ”

If Governor Kang knew that the master was backstabbing him, he would be happy to personally escort the master to the vegetable market and behead him.

Thinking of this, the master couldn't help but shudder.

"Master, you don't want your backstabbing of the Mansion to be known to Lord Fuzun, right?"

The patriarch of the Fan clan kicked the box with his foot, "This silver, whether you accept it or not, you are in charge." ”

The master bent down and picked up two silver ingots from the box, stuffed them into his sleeve, and smiled like a chrysanthemum with an old face: "Fan Lao is really accurate in looking at people, and he is willing to serve Fan's dogs and horses!" ”

……

The bustling Yangzhou City, a collection of treasures from all over the world, are all returned to the city, and the peculiar smell of the Huihuan District is all in the kitchen. The carved car is stationed in the heavenly street, the BMW is racing on the royal road, the golden green day, and the fragrance of Luo Qi. The little girl dressed in the street held a flower branch in her hand, and her steps were light.

Yangzhou City is worthy of being the Jianghuai to rush, the place where the north and south are the throats, the population is million, the trade is prosperous, just this street will see the people and things, shoulder to shoulder, the dwellings are crowded next to each other, exquisite and dense. There is an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages driving out, there are simple black oil carriages, there are also luxurious blue-mantle carriages, and there are many high-ranking officials with gold and silver.

Zhu Gaoxian did not wear the prince to serve today, but in a white suit, dressed in green clothes, and tied his hair with a jade crown, as if he was just a handsome boy who was playing. He held a string of rock sugar gourds in his hand, and when he took a bite, it was sweet and sour, and the aftertaste was endless.

Yu Qian followed behind him and sighed: "This Yangzhou City is really prosperous, seeing that the people are so leisurely and complacent, this is all proof that Mr. has governed the country well." ”

"I told you before that you should see the essence through the appearance, and then use the essence to reflect the appearance."

Zhu Gaoxian bit a sugar gourd and said unhurriedly, "High above the temple, you can't see anything, you still have to walk around, see more, you have to remember, don't use the naked eye, you have to use your heart, see with your heart, listen with your heart." ”

"Students remember the teachings of our teachers."

Zhu Gaoxian patted Yu Qian's shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, you don't have to be so solemn and serious, you just treat us as ordinary people who come out to play." Isn't there a liquor store next to it, let's go, I'll invite you and Makiyuki to have two drinks. ”

The three of them walked into a wine shop on the street, found a table by the window on the street and sat down, Zhu Gaoxian shouted: "Little Er, warm two pots of good flower carving." ”

"Okay, sir, wait a minute, I'll give it to you."

After a while, Xiao Er put the wine on the table, set the wine glass, bowed and said, "Objective, your flower carving." ”

"yes, okay."

Zhang Muzhi consciously picked up the wine jug and filled the wine glass in front of Zhu Gaoxian: "Sir, please use it." ”

Zhu Gaoxian took the wine glass and smiled at the two students sitting opposite: "Come, I'll toast you first." ”

Zhang Muzhi and Yu Qian hurriedly picked up the wine glasses, clinked glasses with two fingers lower in the mouth of the glass, and drank it all.

When a few people were drinking, a group of people walked in, burly and arrogant, Xiao Er hurriedly ran over to serve: "Eighth master, you are here, the place is reserved for you, and the wine is warm, just waiting for you." ”

The leader of the group had his nostrils facing the sky, and he just made a perfunctory "um" response, and everyone was silent.

It wasn't until Xiao Er brought the wine and food that several people drank a few glasses of wine and staggered before they started talking.

"Damn, it's really depressing, the other families haven't paid the grain, so our Lu family and Jiangdu Ma family have paid it."

"If he says a word, Master Kang, he has to let us go over with his fart, and the remaining fifteen families will not give face, so we will pay the Ma family, what is this called, I won't be able to raise my head in Yangzhou City in the future."

One person persuaded beside him: "Eighth Master, it's better to say less." ”

"I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?"

The person named "Eighth Master" said unhappily, "After a while, a few of us will have to take the grain to the granary of the government, you said that this is a trouble, I, Lu Ba, have been on this road for so long, who has never heard of my reputation, and it has always been like this on weekdays, this is the first time to be a grandson to the imperial court." ”

"I heard that this time the grain was delivered because the one from the north came to the south to patrol ......."

"It's okay to find trouble, damn, isn't it good to stay in the north, you have to come to our Yangzhou to find fault."

Zhu Gaoxian and the three of them were eavesdropping with their ears pricked up, and as soon as they heard the words of the "Eighth Master", Yu Qian almost didn't hold back and had to stand up and scold others.

Fortunately, Zhu Gaoxian stretched out his hand and signaled Yu Qian to sit down.

Brother Qian suppressed his anger and said in a low voice: "Sir, this person is too presumptuous, he dares to criticize you in public, it's really hateful, why don't you let me clean him up?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian smiled lightly: "People didn't name who it was, we jumped out by ourselves, aren't we thieves?" ”

Yu Qian was anxious: "Sir, of course he didn't dare to say the name of the prince directly, but his words were all accusing the court." I Ming grain collection, not for the Northern Expedition, only after a few decades, the world has forgotten how shameful our Han people were under the rule of the Northern Yuan people, and now the Ming Dynasty protects their safety, but they are eating the food of the court, smashing the pot of the court, such behavior, and wolf dogs? ”

"What you understand, they may not understand, you are high above the temple, they are in the middle of the city, why bother with them."

Zhu Gaoxian waved his hand and said, "Don't look for trouble, I want to hear what they say about me." ”

"To understand the people's feelings is to listen to the people's voices. Why, you haven't allowed the people to speak yet? You can keep the people from talking, but can you keep them from thinking in their hearts? ”

After that, he continued to prick up his ears and eavesdropped on the speech of "Lu Baye" at the next table.

As for that Lu Baye, he was still complaining to a few people at the table, as if he had suffered a lot of grievances and lost a lot of face.

And the more Zhu Gaoxian listened, the more cold his eyes became.

(End of chapter)