Chapter 18: The Predicament of Great Xia
"Big brother, you promised me to make steamed meatballs for me, let's do it now."
The little fat boy grabbed Chu Feng's sleeve and begged.
"I'm not available right now."
"But...... But I haven't eaten yet. ”
The little chubby boy pouted and said aggrievedly.
But in a blink of an eye, he adjusted his mood and let go of Chu Feng's hand: "Big brother, if you have something to do, go and get busy, I will be here recently, and you must do it for me when you are free." ”
He is very smart, and he knows that it is useless to stalk, so it is better to say two more good words.
Chu Feng was shocked by this little guy's self-regulation ability, and nodded in agreement.
"My name is Qin Run, you must remember to come to me!"
Chu Feng walked to the door, and the little fat boy remembered that he hadn't said his name yet.
Back in Chu Mansion, the couple's child had slowly woken up.
After drinking the medicine given by Chu Feng, the fever had basically subsided, and the chickenpox had been suppressed, and no new ones would grow.
Seeing the child's slowly recovering complexion, Chu Feng was completely relieved.
"Gongzi Xie for saving your life, I can't repay your great kindness, and I am willing to go up the knife mountain and go down the sea of fire for you in the future."
The couple originally thought that they were going to be unlucky when they came to Chu Mansion, but not only did they not have it, but they also cured their child's illness.
Where is this fierce and evil young master, obviously he is a living bodhisattva who has descended to earth.
This kind of kindness is too great, and the two of them keep kowtowing to Chu Feng.
"Okay, okay, if Young Master Ben loses his life, you can't afford to bear the sin."
Thinking of saying good things, the couple would definitely not be happy, Chu Feng simply went straight to the point.
"You can stay here for the first time, and then come back when the child is sick, but I don't raise idlers here."
"Clearly, we husband and wife will work hard."
Chu Feng nodded and went back to his room.
At first glance, this couple is an honest and responsible person, and if they accept the good of others for no reason, they will definitely be extremely tormented in their hearts.
Sure enough, after Chu Feng said this, the husband and wife breathed a long sigh of relief, and a reassuring expression appeared on their faces.
Chu Feng was unwilling to accept the provincial test recommended by Governor Sun, and in just half a day, it spread throughout the entire Dingzhou Mansion.
Spread it all over the world, as well as the birthday message he wrote to Mrs. Sun.
Although everyone is saying that the poem was written by someone else, so what.
No matter who wrote it, it is a good word, and a good work should be praised by everyone.
"Then Chu Feng is not missing a string in his brain, the prefect's recommendation, but others can't ask for it."
"His kind of loser who has never gone to school, even if he takes the provincial exam, he will not be on the list, why be ashamed!"
"If I had such an opportunity, I would have been in high school a long time ago, alas, what a pity!"
“……”
Chu Feng walked on the street, attracting the attention of almost everyone, he didn't care about everyone's discussion at all, shook his fan, and walked towards the store with leisurely steps.
Because just now the guy in the store went back and said that Zheng Xia was waiting for him in the store.
"You're finally here, come and have a drink with me."
As soon as Chu Feng walked into the store with one foot, Xia Zheng stood up and said.
This is really unusual, before Chu Feng asked him to drink, he refused, but today he brought it up himself.
However, seeing his sullen appearance, Chu Feng didn't ask much, and directly agreed.
The two found a tavern, chartered a private room, and asked for two jugs of wine.
Xia Zheng didn't say anything, and directly raised a pot and drank it.
It was only in front of Chu Feng that he could behave so casually, and usually the strings of the whole person collapsed very tightly.
"Which girl did you dump you? So sad? ”
Chu Feng threw a peanut bean into his mouth and said.
Xia Zheng didn't say anything and continued to pour wine.
"How can you have the demeanor of our loser, it's too unproductive, how can you mix it up?"
Soon, Xia Zheng finished drinking a pot, wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Chu Feng fixedly.
Chu Feng, who was watching it, was numb, subconsciously protected his chest, and distanced himself from Xia Zheng.
Panicked: "I don't like men, don't beat me." ”
"You say, why can't people do what they want?"
Xia Zheng burped and asked dejectedly.
It's been almost a year since he ascended the throne, and nothing has been accomplished.
The treasury has no money, the foundation is unstable, the frontier is in turmoil, and there are few trustworthy talents among the civil and military officials.
In the past few days, there have been continuous reports of war on the frontier, and there have been several places where there have been wars.
There is a tendency for the Khitan and Jurchen tribes to unite, and these two peoples, who had previously been subordinate states of Bactria and ceased to be at war since the new emperor ascended the throne, have been moving around very much recently.
If these two nations were united, there would inevitably be a tough battle to be fought between Great Xia and them.
With the current national strength of the Great Xia Kingdom, it is unlikely that he can win, and some courtiers played and asked him to quickly order a preemptive dispatch of troops, so as to gain the advantage of being the first move.
The remaining part advocates a temporary peace, and Great Xia will give them enough gold and silver cloth, and they can even consider making peace, so that they will definitely be able to maintain peace for several years, and when the Great Xia Kingdom is recuperated and strong, it will send troops to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
But no matter which method it is, it is difficult for the current Great Xia Kingdom to do it.
There are not many generals in the Great Xia Kingdom now, and there are even fewer who can take on heavy responsibilities, and the treasury is empty, where to find gold, silver and cloth for them?
He couldn't agree to Xia Zheng, the Khitan had asked his sister Xia Yue before, but he didn't agree, and now it's even more impossible!
That's his only sister, how can he be willing to let her go to kiss.
"If you work hard, you will be able to do everything as you wish when you become the emperor."
Xia Zheng smiled wryly when he heard this, and continued to drink.
Chu Feng patted him on the shoulder comfortingly: "What happened to you?" Talk to your eldest brother. ”
"I ...... One of my relatives has encountered something. ”
"What are you drinking with your relatives when something happens?"
"He promised me that if I helped him come up with a solution, he would give me 10,000 taels of silver."
Xia Zheng casually found a reason to fool the past, but he didn't expect Chu Feng to be interested.
"One way to give ten thousand taels of silver! This deal is good, tell me what the problem is, if I can figure it out, can I do it with this ten thousand taels? ”
"You?"
Xia Zheng glanced at Chu Feng, this question stumped the civil and military officials, what good way could such a loser come up with.
But it's okay to talk to him, just take it as a distraction of depression.
"About the border."
"Border? Don't sell it, you can tell me something. ”
Chu Feng couldn't wait anymore, he was in a hurry to earn the 10,000 taels!
After Xia Zheng sighed, he told him about the problems that the imperial court had encountered recently, and the more he talked, the more he felt congested, and finally picked up another pot of wine and continued to pour it.
Sometimes thinking about it, he is quite envious of Chu Feng, and it is good to be a loser, so he doesn't have to think about it so much every day.
"That's it? What a big deal I thought! ”
Chu Feng said leisurely, it seems that he has earned this ten thousand taels.
Xia Zheng, who said this, woke up halfway through, looked at Chu Feng with wide eyes, and breathed a big sigh, such a big thing was said so lightly, Xia Zheng was a little unhappy.
"What are you staring at me for, it's a little problem."
Chu Feng was inexplicable and snatched the wine jug from Xia Zheng's hand.
"A small question? So how do you talk about it? ”