After talking to Mrs. Li once, Ye Xingyuan's future path is basically determined. Of course, the premise is that he will try to pass the test, if he is brushed down, or falls into the same Jinshi background, not only will his face be disgraced, but Mrs. Li's side will not be easy to operate.

Although the New Year in Beijing is lively compared with the township, it seems that the taste of the year is insufficient, Ye Xingyuan is alone in a foreign land as a stranger, and the meaning is not big, only with Li Cheng, Mrs. Li, Tang Shiyan, Zhu Ninger and others have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. Even in the middle of the first month, he concentrated on preparing for the exam and did not dare to slack off.

When it comes to the Lantern Festival, the lanterns are put on in Beijing, especially on the banks of the Yangliu River outside the gate of the Great Xiangguo Temple. Ye Xingyuan was used to seeing prosperity, and he didn't want to go out, but Zhu Ning'er pulled him and refused to let go.

"There is an open space in the south of the Great Xiangguo Temple, and the believers of the Crow God have raised 30,000 taels to buy it, and they will start building the big temple here in the future. The lord is entrusted by the crow god to go and palm my eyes for me, so as not to see the wrong feng shui. "Zhu Ning'er's reason for this date is above board.

Ye Xingyuan heard Zhu Ning'er mention it before, but he didn't expect them to move so quickly and even buy the land so quickly.

The south of Daxiangguo Temple is a rich land, and a random house here costs hundreds of taels of silver, and the vacant land to build a big temple really costs 30,000 taels?

Ye Xingyuan asked: "This land alone cost 30,000 taels, and then the construction will start, I don't know how much it will cost?

Zhu Ning'er said proudly: "The emperor personally conferred the crow god, auspicious rescue, such a big thing is done, how can it be enough to offer tens of thousands of taels? There is a believer in the sect who wants to cast a golden body for the crow god! I think that it is not necessary to spend this money, and it is not easy to make oil and water from it." This was changed to gilding, and if there was a surplus, it could also be used for future military expenses. ”

The followers of the Raven God Sect are really pious and rich! Ye Xingyuan was a little shaken for a moment, if he only wanted to be rich and noble, it seemed that being a leader of the sect was much more comfortable than being an official.

However, Ye Xingyuan is a generation of scribes with ideals, where would he be dizzy for the temptation of money. Forget about that. only reprimanded: "What military spending, don't talk nonsense!"

Zhu Ning'er smiled silently, but took Ye Xingyuan's arm and went out, and went west along Suzaku Avenue all the way, straight to Daxiangguo Temple.

At this time, spring has not yet begun, Jingzhao Mansion is north, and the weather is still dripping into ice. But the tourists are still interested, all kinds of lanterns are hung in the streets and alleys, and children are screaming and running with tiger lanterns and rabbit lanterns. There was a lot of laughter and laughter.

If you only look at the Jingzhao Mansion, this dynasty is naturally the country and the people, Fengheng and Yuda, even the capital of the past dynasties is not as prosperous as it is today.

According to the household registration statistics of the previous year, there are now 300,000 households in Jingzhao Mansion, and the population may exceed one million. This is a figure that the prosperous era of the previous dynasty would never dare to imagine, and the people of Jingzhao Mansion were rich, and foreign merchants were detained here. The goods from all over the world are endless all year round.

The vitality of the world is insufficient, and the rain is insufficient. But Jingzhao Mansion has never had this problem. The bigwigs of the imperial court communicate with each other, and it is easy to make the capital wind and rain smooth or beautiful. The sky is blue and the trees are lush. Ice in the summer and charcoal in the winter, there has never been a shortage.

Last year, the lords of several feudal states came to pay tribute, and they all seemed to be hillbillies who entered the Grand View Garden. One by one, they praised it as the weather of the Celestial Empire.

On the occasion of the Lantern Festival, it is even more peaceful and wealthy. Ye Xingyuan was absent-mindedly admiring the lanterns, but his heart was like a mirror, and he could see through the crisis hidden on the surface of this glitz.

If the Quartet. If that's the case, it's certainly an undeniable boom. It's a pity not to mention those remote mountains, even the provincial towns and government cities are not as good as they are.

Dinghu Province is the granary of the world, but the elders in Ye Xingyuan Village can barely survive. Because of Zhouzhi County's insistence, there are also several townships that also have famine, although I have never heard of people starving to death, but it is not very good.

As for the surrounding provinces, Jingchu is a great wilderness, starvation is everywhere, needless to say, the rest of the provinces are also a mess for the New Year, how can you still have any heart to enjoy the lanterns?

Only this best place in the capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, is still so good and happy, and this is not a good omen.

The vitality of heaven and earth is already limited, for the prosperity of Jingzhao Mansion, at least half of it must be plundered, and the remaining five points can benefit the world, how can it be both? Ye Xingyuan saw that some rich children discarded food at will and only played for fun, and couldn't help but sigh lightly: "Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road. ”

Zhu Ning'er was shocked when she heard this, and then looked up at the lanterns on the top, as if she had also seen the sad eyes of the hungry people, and then said gloomily: "The lord has always had a compassionate heart, and Ning'er is far inferior." ”

Ye Xingyuan just sighed casually, without deep meaning, afraid that this little girl would be indiscriminately extended, so he changed his tone and smiled: "It's just an occasional feeling, there are wise men in the court, who can regulate yin and yang, and feed the people, don't worry about it." ”

It is said that the prime minister's job is to balance, and it is not a good thing for Jingzhao to develop so deformed, even Ye Xingyuan can see it, how can a person of insight not know? I just don't know how to let it go so far.

Zhu Ning'er said in her heart, Lord Duke, you started to pretend again, if there are sages in the court, then how can we have a good day? It's just that there are many people here, and she is very well-behaved, so she didn't do it again.

Unexpectedly, she didn't speak, but someone next to her said indignantly: "The corpses of the princes in the middle of the court are vegetarian meals, and I see that this sky is full of lanterns, which is the fire in the hearts of tens of millions of Li Shu." I see that this willow river is the sad tears of the people of the world.

Jingzhao is immortal, and the north is not prosperous. Beizhi will not die, and the world will not flourish! This brother, you are still counting on the Lord of the DPRK, that is very wrong!"

The Jingzhao Province is within the scope of the Beizhi Province, but it is not under the control, but the Beizhi Province constantly supports the Jingzhao Province. In particular, all kinds of crops and mineral deposits are given priority to Jingzhao, so that some scraps can be left for Beizhi.

The people of Beizhi Province have always been aggrieved, and they feel that they have been sucked too hard by Jingzhao Mansion, so there is a saying that Jingzhao is immortal and Beizhi is not prosperous.

However, Jingzhao is of course sucking the blood of Beizhi, but Beizhi is also a steady stream of materials that are intercepted into Beijing, whether it is Cao transportation, land transportation, sea transportation, grain, goods and other goods entering Beijing, all have to be damaged by Beizhi, so that it seems to be the power of the world to serve Beizhi Province again.

Therefore, some people say that Beizhi will not die, and the world will not flourish.

These two sentences are often mentioned in private, but I didn't expect someone to speak in front of the public so unabashedly. Ye Xingyuan looked back, and saw a scholar in a green shirt who looked about twenty years old, but his hair was a little gray, he gritted his teeth, and his face was full of worries about the country and the people.

Ye Xingyuan is very familiar with this kind of tone, he has a college roommate who often scolds the government and society, and he is less bald at a young age. Ye Xingyuan has always felt that it was caused by worrying too much, so he took it as a warning.

In fact, this kind of angry youth in the Xuanyuan world is also a specialty, I heard that there are especially many in the capital, but Ye Xingyuan rarely goes out and has never interacted, so he feels fresh. And this person's accent is familiar, like a person from the Jingchu area of Dinghu Lake.

Ye Xingyuan said with a smile: "Sage Yun, not in his position, not in his politics. This major event in the world is taken care of by the imperial court, and Brother Taiwan has the heart to save the people, so he can devote himself to the imperial examination to show his talents, and he can also benefit the people in the future. ”

He also deliberately showed a bit of a local accent when he spoke, and the scholar was very proud when he heard it, and nodded and said: "This is natural, since I went to Beijing the year before last, the more I saw the injustice in the world, the more I studied hard and did not dare to relax for a moment, and I was asking for the March meeting to try to win in one fell swoop, so as to serve the township." ”

The scholar paused and asked, "Listening to the accent of the virtuous brother, could it be that he is also from Dinghu Province?"

Sure enough, it was a hometown where he met his old acquaintance, the capital was very big, and there were not many people in Dinghu Province, although he had a bit of a quirk when he met a fellow countryman, Ye Xingyuan was also very happy. Especially listening to his words, he was also a lifter, so he didn't dare to slack off, and said: "It turned out to be a senior, Ye Xingyuan, who was in Guiyang County, Hanjiang Prefecture, Xia Nai Dinghu Province, also came to Beijing to take the test, didn't you expect to meet a fellow villager so coincidentally, please ask your brother Taigui surnamed Taifu?"

The scholar heard Ye Xingyuan's name, but he frowned, and his face was a little uncertain, "You are Xie Yuan Ye Xingyuan of Jinke?"

Ye Xingyuan was stunned, this person's attitude was quite kind before, but after hearing his name, he didn't hesitate, could it be that there was any old grudge? It is said that after the battle of Zhou Zhi County, all the soldiers in this county were subdued by him? Could it be that he made a feud in the capital city or the provincial city?

He nodded, "It's a fluke, it's nothing." ”

The scholar sneered, "It turned out to be you, no wonder you are so naïve." I heard that you disrespected your predecessors in the township, relied on your own talent, and blindly bullied your predecessors? I also heard that you offered auspicious rui to Beijing, and did the things of fortunate and traitorous people, and you were knighted, and you were ashamed of Shilin, yes or no?"

Before he finished speaking, he scolded you indiscriminately, calling you senior, do you really treat yourself as a dish? Ye Xing is far from being a person who swallows his anger, and retorted: "There is no order to learn, and the one who achieves it is the first." In the words of the lower saints, all the predecessors who have real talent and real learning never dare to ignore it in the slightest.

As for the dedication of auspicious rui, it is assigned by the three adults of Futai, Fantai, and Zhentai, and it is the voice of the people of a province. In the past, the saints also sacrificed auspicious rui with the people before the emperor of the Mandate of Heaven, is this also a traitorous act?"

The scholar was dumbfounded, and only scolded indiscriminately: "It's really sharp-toothed and sharp-mouthed! No wonder my friends in the county have sent letters to me, saying that you are not in a proper manner! Guiyang County has such a scholar as you, and I am really ashamed of me!"

From the words, he should also be a person from Guiyang County, Ye Xingyuan thought to himself that he knew or heard of most of the reading seeds in Guiyang County, which one is this young man?

Ye Xingyuan thought about it carefully, and suddenly remembered a person, and instantly understood the cause and effect, and only asked casually: "Brother Tai is also from Guiyang County, could it be Chen Jian Chen's senior?" (To be continued.) )