Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 413 The Sign of Disaster
In the main room in the backyard, Tao Huayuan was administering medicine to Liang Yuyao.

Liang Yuyao cried with tears all over her face: "Don't think I don't know, was it you who set me on fire just now?"

Tao Huayuan sighed: "Princess, I really didn't know that you were in my pocket. If you say you don't move, even if you snort."

"The mouth is blocked, can you make a sound? It's tied like a rice dumpling, can I move? Tao Huayuan, if you have the guts, tell the truth, do you want to take revenge on me? You guys Hit me, burn me, prick me with a needle, I have written them all down, you wait for me, wait until I tell the emperor, I will never spare you!"

Tao Huayuan threw the medicine bottle away, frowned and said, "Treat each other with courtesy, you don't know how to stand up and down, brat, come in!"

Xu Zhiqiong walked in, and Liang Yuyao quickly covered her body with a quilt: "What are you doing here? Let me tell you, you can't escape this matter!"

Xu Zhiqiong remained silent, while Tao Huayuan frowned and said, "Let's do it."

Xu Zhiqiong smacked his lips and said, "I don't know if she is real or not."

Tao Huayuan said: "Mr. Lin Lin in the Red Clothes Pavilion, she has made it clear that I have already proven my integrity. If you don't let go, you will lose the princess in the future. I'll see who you can cry to!"

"Forget it, let's do it!" Xu Zhiqiong gritted his teeth and looked at Liang Yuyao with a ferocious expression.

Liang Yuyao was terrified: "What do you want to do? Why do you want to silence? Xu, your conscience has been eaten by a dog, you dare to lay a poisonous hand on me, how dare you..."

Tao Huayuan covered Liang Yuyao's mouth, Xu Zhiqiong lifted the quilt, aimed at the fattest part of the peach, and bit two viciously.

Liang Yuyao's eyes were bloodshot and she couldn't cry.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "In the future, someone will pretend to be me, and remember the tooth marks!"

"Goddamn Xu Zhiqiong, I'll fight you! How dare you bully me like that!"

Liang Yuyao cried for a long time, gradually calmed down, and asked Xu Zhiqiong, "Who tied me up?"

"It's the ancestor of your Liang family."

"The ancestors of the Liang family?" Liang Yuyao looked blank.

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "Follow me to Canglong Hall first, and let Elder Shengwei tell you the details."

……

In the Canglong Hall, Liang Jixiong had already ordered someone to set up an altar. If he couldn't see Liang Yuyao tonight, he would pass over Dunnian Xingjun and tell the matter directly to the True God Canglong.

Is it useful to tell Canglong True God?

Liang Jixiong didn't know what to do, and his overbearing behavior made him even more confused.

When Xu Zhiqiong brought Liang Yuyao over, Liang Jixiong was overjoyed. Seeing Liang Yuyao's scars, he hurriedly asked, "Who hurt you?"

"It's that Xingjun," Xu Zhiqiong hurriedly replied, "It's all because of him!"

Liang Yuyao glared at Xu Zhiqiong, and briefly recounted how she was taken away by Liang Xiaoen.

Liang Jixiong was silent for a moment, and asked the two to go to the back garden to wait first, and then called Dunnian Xingjun in the main hall.

After nearly half an hour, Liang Jixiong came to the back garden and seemed to have reached an agreement with Mr. Dungan Xing.

"Zhiqiong, Yuyao, don't tell others about this matter, not even the emperor. Xingjun is resentful because of the past king's affairs, and now the resentment has disappeared, this matter ends here."

so far?

That's the end of the matter?

Liang Yuyao was very dissatisfied: "Old Ancestor, I have been wronged so much, so I just let it go?"

Liang Jixiong sighed: "Being in the royal family, you will spend your whole life well-clothed and well-fed. It's not a big deal to be wronged occasionally. Go back and rest."

After sending Xu Zhiqiong and Liang Yuyao away, the Second Elder heaved a sigh of relief and ordered people to close the gate of Canglong Hall.

Xu Zhiqiong sent Liang Yuyao and Lin Qianniang to the Neishi Mansion, and Liang Yuyao shouted: "Tiepi, don't go, I have serious business to discuss with you."

Xu Zhiqiong yawned and said, "What is it that you can't wait until tomorrow?"

Qianniang frowned and said, "It's something urgent, you just come in and talk about it."

In the main hall, Liang Yuyao asked Qianniang to give Xu Zhiqiong the memorial from the prefect of Fuzhou: "I wanted to go to you during the day just to discuss this matter, but I was deceived by that fellow.
It has been raining continuously in Fuzhou recently, and the river has surged, causing the embankment to burst. The magistrate has dredged up and begged to rebuild the embankment, but how should we deal with this matter? "

How to deal with it?

Xu Zhiqiong said in surprise, "Should you ask me about this? You should discuss it with the cabinet."

"The cabinet has drafted a bill to allocate [-] taels of silver to Fuzhou to rebuild the embankment."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "It's a good thing, then just ask the emperor to approve it."

Liang Yuyao shook her head and said, "Yuyang didn't approve of the popularity, and he didn't answer when asked why. I don't know what his intentions are. It seems that he didn't take this matter to heart."

Don't you take things like building dams to heart?
"How is the situation of the disaster victims in Fuzhou?"

"The river washed away dozens of families, but the disaster is not serious, and the victims have been resettled properly."

Could it be that the emperor didn't take it seriously because the disaster was not serious?

That doesn't make sense either!
It is only April now, and a spring flood broke the embankment. If it waited until summer and autumn, wouldn't it cause serious disasters?

The emperor shouldn't be ignorant of this kind of thing.

Could it be that he has changed his mind and started to do nothing?

"Princess, have you asked the emperor in private? Does the emperor have any difficulties?"

Liang Yuyao sighed: "I asked privately once, and Yuyang pointed at this and that, pretending to be stupid, but not talking about business.

There must be some things that I really can't say to me, he will talk to you about everything, so you can ask him about this matter. "

I ask?
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "If someone hides this matter from him, I will definitely let him know. If someone prevents him from governing, I will help him clear the way.

Now that he knows the situation and the decree has been implemented, since he has been procrastinating, there must be something else hidden about this matter. "

Liang Yuyao frowned and said, "What's the secret?"

Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "This will have to wait for His Highness to go to investigate!"

Liang Yuyao said angrily: "Tie Pi, I will never look for you again if I have something to do in the future!"

You shouldn't have come to me for this!

If you are looking for me today to build a river embankment, tomorrow you will be looking for me to build a road, and if you want to build a house the day after tomorrow, you will also be looking for me?
He is the emperor, these are his duties, let me intervene in everything, is it possible to give me the throne?Is it possible for him to pay me back the money I owe?
Back at the Marquis' Mansion, Xu Zhiqiong threw his head on the bed and fell into a deep sleep. Tao Huayuan was a little disappointed and said, "Is he sleeping alone?"

Xia Hu blushed and said, "What's the rush? You don't understand the shyness of your daughter's family?"

……

The next day, Xu Zhiqiong slept until noon and got up at noon. After a hearty meal, he began to learn yin and yang techniques with Tao Huayuan.

Xu Zhiqiong's yin and yang art has been incomplete because he is guarded against by Taibu everywhere, and he still doesn't know a lot of basic knowledge.

For example, the ninth rank of yin and yang skills are divided into yin and yang. Every time Xu Zhiqiong calculates in advance how much yin qi is used and how much yang qi is used, and then makes a move after the precise ratio.

Although he is good at counting, there is no chance to do counting when facing the enemy. Without preparation, Xu Zhiqiong did not dare to use Yin Yang Art easily because he used the wrong method.

It was Taoer who was caring, and taught Xu Zhiqiong the details of the technique bit by bit:

"When facing the enemy, there is a general measure, and the technique is released. If there is any deviation, make adjustments."

Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's not easy to make minor adjustments during the battle?"

Tao Huayuan stretched out her slender fingers and said, "On the fingertips, leave half of the qi on each side. This requires some means, and I will teach you how to do it."

I have to teach this thief boy well, and when the time comes to lead him into the Yin Yang Division, the closest person has to be me.

After mastering both yin and yang, he learned the basics of formations. He has reached the seventh rank, and he is not even proficient in fire formations. Xu Zhiqiong's foundation is indeed a bit weak.

After learning the basics of formations, you also need to learn the seventh-rank techniques.

The core skill of both interests and interests is divination, but Xu Zhiqiong knows nothing about divination.

Tao Huayuan patiently explained: "There are many kinds of divination techniques, such as tortoise drilling, counting, astrology, and dream interpretation. You are the best at counting, and I will teach you from counting."

She taught Zhiqiong seven sets of algorithms in total, and Xu Zhiqiong rubbed his forehead, complaining in his heart.

I am proficient in arithmetic because I have mastered more advanced mathematical tools. Such a complicated algorithm obviously dispels my desire for divination.

Besides, is this divination sure to be effective?

"Whether it works or not depends on the temperature of the Qi machine," Tao Huayuan explained, "If the Qi machine is used accurately, you can see the direction by tossing a few copper coins, but if the Qi machine is inaccurate, it will be useless if you use the right algorithm. .”

"Throw a few copper coins," Xu Zhiqiong smiled, "That's a good way!"

He took out six copper coins, enveloped the yin and yang energy on the copper coins, threw them casually, and scattered them on the couch.

Tao Huayuan sneered: "You are also called Bu Suan? Do you think this is Guan Pu?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "You explain the hexagram and see if the calculation is accurate?"

Of the six copper coins, four face up and two face up, almost forming a straight line.

Tao Huayuan glanced at it and said: "Four yin and two yang, one line is neat, according to the hexagram, it seems that disaster is coming."

Xu Zhiqiong quickly took the copper coins: "This one doesn't count, I'll take it again."

He held the copper coin in the palm of his hand, carefully reconciled the yin and yang, shook it for a long time, just let go, suddenly saw Xia Hu enter the door and said: "There is a beggar outside the door looking for you!"

Beggars?
The two grandparents?
I gave them some capital and let them go into business, why did they become beggars again?

Xu Zhiqiong went to the front door, and Tao Huayuan glanced at the copper coins on the couch.

Four yin and two yang, neat and tidy.

Why is it still this hexagram?

Is there really a disaster?

……

When Xu Zhiqiong came to the door, he saw a man in rags standing at the door, his face was covered with mud, he couldn't tell what he looked like, but his figure was familiar.

"Master Xu, I have found you!"

Upon hearing this voice, Xu Zhiqiong recognized the other party.

"Guan Xicheng, why did you look like this, come in quickly!"

Guan Xicheng, a Confucian student saved by Xu Zhiqiong in Shanxun County, came to the capital to take the exam during the Spring Festival, and was ranked among the top three. Do internal response.

After Emperor Changle ascended the throne, Sheng'en Pavilion was abolished, Guan Xicheng was successful, and went to Fuzhou to be a general judge of the sixth rank.

He just took office not long ago, why did he suddenly return to the capital?But still so embarrassed?
"What happened, did you meet a bandit?"

Guan Xicheng shook his head and said, "It's not bandits, it's officers and soldiers."

"Officers and soldiers?" Xu Zhiqiong frowned, "Tell me more carefully?"

Guan Xicheng said: "As soon as I took office in Fuzhou, the Xianyi River broke its embankment and tens of thousands of people were displaced!"

Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment: "Tens of thousands of people? I do know about the breach of the embankment, but in the Fuzhou report, it was said that only a dozen households were injured, and they have been properly resettled."

"He lied!" Guan Xicheng gritted his teeth, "The state government did not provide relief, but wanted to trap the refugees to death.
In desperation, I came to the capital alone to face the king, and the magistrate sent troops to chase after me. I escaped by relying on my Confucian cultivation, and I was robbed of all my money, even the official silver and tooth cards. I begged all the way to the capital, I dare not go elsewhere to ask for help, so I can only come to you!

Master Xu, I offended the magistrate, I offended my superiors, left my post without permission, and the evidence of the crime was conclusive. The emperor dismissed me from office. "

Guan Xicheng said that he would kneel down and kowtow to Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong grabbed Guan Xicheng, gritted his teeth and said, "But how many times have I told you, stand up straight and don't kneel!"

……

At dawn the next day, Xu Zhiqiong entered the palace, and Emperor Changle called him into the secret pavilion.

Screening away the others, Emperor Chang Le said with a smile on his face: "Brother, did you go to look for Sixth Sister again yesterday? I heard that the two of you made a lot of noise, even Second Brother knew about it!"

Xu Zhiqiong didn't smile, and leaned over to salute: "Minister, there is a book to play!"

Seeing this, Emperor Chang Le also withdrew his smile: "You're talking about the breach of the embankment in Fuzhou, right? I know about it."

"Your Majesty, you know that tens of thousands of people suffered disasters due to the breach of the embankment, and the magistrate knew about it and did not report it, but the people were waiting to be trapped to death!"

Emperor Chang Le got up and asked: "Where did the news come from?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Guan Xicheng, the governor of Fuzhou, came to the capital by begging all the way, and just told me the news last night."

Emperor Changle raised his eyebrows upside down: "What a prefect of Fuzhou, you dare to lie to me, what should I do!"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Allocate money and food for disaster relief, and severely punish the prefect of Fuzhou!"

Emperor Chang Le sat back on the chair, looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "What do you think we should do?"

I said what to do?
Did I just say it in vain?

Emperor Changle murmured: "Punishing Fuzhou magistrate is easy to say, where can we find money and food?"

This is an anecdote in the world. When did Daxuan ever lack money?

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Is there no money in the treasury?"

Emperor Chang Le raised his head and said: "From the account books, there is no shortage. The treasury has [-] million taels of silver and [-] million taels of gold."

"It's hard to say, two hundred thousand taels is enough for disaster relief."

"I can't get [-] taels," Emperor Chang Le shook his head and said, "I went to the bank to check, there are only [-] taels of silver in total."

(End of this chapter)