The Beacon of Kyushu

Chapter 140

Both civil and military men in the Manchu dynasty were smart people, how could they not see that Li Huan was trying to use the name of the little emperor to eliminate dissidents and push Ruan Peng and other loyal officials out of the court?But they thought of Ding Xuan's entrustment before leaving, so they could only temporarily suppress their emotions and silently watched Ruan Peng's reaction.

Ruan Peng was stunned when he heard the words, his eyes were full of anger and doubt, but he turned to think, "It's a blessing if you lose your horse. If I can go to Guluo City to command the army, I can hold a heavy army and defend the government at any time." Safe. Whether it is Li Huan's chaos in the court, or Song Guo sent troops to attack, I can raise troops to fight against him, which is not a bad thing."

He thought about giving a deep salute, and said solemnly: "Thank you, General Li. I will leave Hualu today and go to Guluo City. As long as I am here, even if someone dares to harass me, Quyue, I will definitely cut off his head." , Dedicate your hands to the officials!"

Li Huan nodded, "Okay, go, I believe you will do what you say!" All the ministers knew Ruan Gen's ability well, and they couldn't help but nod their heads when they heard what Li Huan said.

Seeing this, Ruan Ben frowned slightly, and thought to himself: "Li Huan used such a simple method to easily set me aside. If I don't follow my words, I'm afraid that not only the officials and him will not spare me, but even the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will not be able to forgive me." He will be very disappointed with me. Once my prestige drops, I won’t be able to control him completely, and what will happen at that time is already foreseeable!” But he said: “Don’t worry, General Li, I will go and decide Live up to the expectations of the officials."

Li Huan nodded with a smile, waved his hands and said: "Okay, I have to prepare for the funeral of the late emperor with the officials, so I won't talk about it with you, let's all go away."

The officials headed by Ruan Gen hurriedly gave a deep salute to Li Huan, and then they all walked out of the hall slowly.Although the smiles on their faces are the same, everyone has different thoughts in their hearts. Some are secretly grateful that Li Huan has gained power, while others are full of anger, but they dare not vent it, so they can only secretly feel depressed.Only Ruan Geng felt an unprecedented confusion, not knowing what to do in the future.

In the afternoon, a few dark clouds floated in the sky, covering the sun that was shining brightly just now.Duan Siming sat alone in the gazebo of the post house looking up at the sky, holding a cup of sweet drink in his hand, and occasionally took a sip.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of a carriage coming from outside the post house, and the sound of the wheels rolling over the stone road was urgent and heavy, as if someone was pulling a carriage full of goods and galloping on the street.Duan Siming took a sip of his drink, and said with a slight smile: "The leader of Ding's department died, and Li Huan was in a hurry to drive away the ministers? He is so impatient, Wan Shaoxia's ingenious plan can get twice the result with half the effort!"

Duan Siming was thinking, when Gao Jingsi came over, "Brother Duan, Li Huan has already driven Ruan Peng out of the court and is guarding Guluo City."

"Oh, are you serious?" Duan Siming's smile became brighter.

Gao Jingsi nodded and said, "I saw Ruan Peng's carriage leaving Beijing with my own eyes at the gate."

Duan Siming said: "Brother Gao, you and I have known each other for a long time, and I trust you the most. Right now, I have something that I want to entrust to you. I wonder if you will help me?"

Gao Jingsi said: "Brother Duan, you and I are inseparable, your business is my business, so there is no need for politeness."

Duan Siming waved at Gao Jingsi, Gao Jingsi immediately bent down and put his ears close to her.Duan Siming whispered in his ear, and said: "Brother Gao, from tomorrow onwards, you will try every means to spread a nursery rhyme in Quyue, especially in the area of ​​Hualu and Guluochengwu. It must be spread to everyone."

Gao Jingsi asked curiously, "I wonder what nursery rhyme it is?"

Duan Siming thought for a while, and said: "One horizontal and one vertical king's hegemony, the first minister came to usurp the country."

Gao Jing thought for a while, then realized, "Brother Duan, are you trying to put Li Huan to death? Dali and Qu Yue are allies. Does this violate the covenant?"

Duan Siming smiled slightly, "Brother Gao, this is not what I mean, or it's not just what I mean, but what the officials mean. You can do it with confidence, and I will definitely find you in Dali afterwards. It's a good marriage, and when you get married, this king will prepare a generous gift."

Gao Jingsi didn't seem to have any intention of joking, but said solemnly: "Brother Duan, don't worry, this matter will be completed within five days, so you can rest assured at the Gaowo Posthouse, and just watch the changes in Qu Yue's situation here!"

The next day, as soon as the sun came out, Gao Jingsi pretended to be a peddler, pushing a half-new wooden cart, and walked slowly on the street.There were two wooden barrels on the car, and a small flag was planted on the side of the car, with the words "Yinzi" written on it, which looked exactly like an ordinary hawker.

He yelled loudly, but his eyes were looking around, searching for the figures of those urchins in the city.The hard work paid off, and within half a minute of his walking, he saw a few children playing around on the street not far away.

Gao Jingsi was overjoyed, pushed the cart and walked over with a few children, and yelled: "Yinzi, sell Yinzi! My family's Yinzi tastes sweet and has magical medicinal effects. It cures diseases and strengthens the body without diseases! Whoever buys the drink, the price is fair, and no one is cheating!"

The children were thirsty from playing, and they all ran over when they heard the sound. One of the little boys pointed to the wooden barrel and said, "Big brother, how much is a bowl of this drink? I don't have a bowl with me, can I use your bowl?" "

Gao Jingsi said: "Okay, a bowl of three copper coins, do you want a bowl for my little brother?" As he spoke, he took out a rough porcelain bowl by the side of the car, and was about to serve it to the child.

The child fumbled on his body for a long time, but only found a copper coin. His little face immediately became very depressed, and he said timidly, "Big brother, I don't have enough money, can you sell me half a bowl?"

Before he finished speaking, a boy from a rich family came over and said with a smile: "Haha, do you want to drink with only one copper coin?" He took out five copper coins from his pocket, handed them to Gao Jingsi and said: " Drinkers, bring me a full bowl!"

Gao Jingsi smiled and took the money, put it in her pocket, then held the bowl in one hand and opened the lid of the barrel with the other.As soon as the lid was lifted, a sweet and fragrant smell wafted out of the bucket, making the child who couldn't afford the drink swallowed.

The rich boy was very thirsty, and impatiently urged: "Hurry up, I'm dying of thirst!" Gao Jingsi hastily scooped up a few ladles, filled the small bowl to the brim, and handed it to the rich boy, "Take it!" , don't spill it on yourself!"

"Yeah." The kid from the rich family responded, and deliberately took a small bowl and drank it in front of the kid who couldn't afford the drink. The feeling of booze drinking fine nectar.

At this time, another child came to watch the excitement. He walked up and made a face at the child from the poor family, "Greedy cat, it's shameless to go shopping on the street without money!" After he finished speaking , just ran away with a smile, seemingly harmless, just wanted to make fun of this poor kid.

A child from a poor family was exposed to Xiluo in public, and couldn't control it any longer. He burst into tears, waving his fists while crying, and said with a sob: "Although my family is poor, I didn't steal or snatch it. I bought half a bowl of drinking water." What does the son care about you! I want you to care!"

Seeing this, Gao Jingsi picked up another bowl, filled it with a ladle, handed it to the poor boy, and said, "Little brother, don't cry, don't cry, this bowl is for you."

The child from a poor family shook his head and said, "No, I don't have the money to buy so many."

Gao Jingsi smiled and said: "Big brother thinks you are pitiful, so you don't need money. If you are embarrassed to eat free food, you can do something for big brother and me. This bowl of drink is right as big brother's reward for you. I don't know if you are willing." No?"

The child from the poor family asked curiously: "What is it, who knows if I will do it?"

Gao Jingsi said: "Big brother taught you two nursery rhymes. If you sing them in the market every day, big brother will give you drinks every day. But you can't tell others, I taught you these nursery rhymes, even if your parents If I ask you, I definitely can’t tell.”

The child from the poor family couldn't believe it: "Really?"

Gao Jingsi nodded and said, "Brother, just say it once, you remember."

The child from the poor family nodded, "Brother, tell me, I will do this."

Gao Jingsi said: "The first sentence is one horizontal and one vertical Wang Baye, remember?"

The child from the poor family followed and said: "Remember, one horizontal and one vertical Wang Baye!"

Gao Jingsi said with a satisfied smile: "It's so clever, the second sentence is that the chief minister came to usurp the country."

The child from the poor family whispered: "One horizontal and one vertical king's industry, the first minister came to usurp the country, I remember it! It's just that I don't understand what these two ballads mean?"

Gao Jingsi shook her head with a smile, and said, "You are still young, so you don't need to understand these things. You only need to know one thing, if you want to drink every day, just do what your big brother taught you!"

The child from the poor family thought for a while, and said: "Oh, I understand!" After speaking, he drank all the drinks in the bowl in one breath.He felt that the drinks sold by Gao Jingsi were better than those sold by others, so he licked his lips with unsatisfied interest, and subconsciously looked at Gao Jingsi again.

Gao Jingsi smiled and patted the child's head, and said: "One bowl a day, if you want to drink, just do what big brother tells you. At this time tomorrow, big brother will come to give you drinks. If you hear other people's children will sing , big brother will give you two bowls tomorrow."

The child from the poor family blinked and asked, "Big brother, if I pass this nursery rhyme to my little friends, will you give them drinks too?"

Gao Jingsi nodded, "Of course, I will not only give it to your little friend, but every time you teach one, the big brother will give you an extra bowl."

"Okay, I'm going to teach my little friend right now, big brother is not allowed to break his promise!" The child from the poor family ran away excitedly after finishing speaking, while running, he kept repeating, "One horizontal one vertical one Wang Baye, first The ministers are here to usurp the country!"

Seeing that the kid from the poor family didn't spend a single coin, the boy from the rich family drank a large bowl of drinks, and thereafter he would have free drinks every day. Fair! I can also recite the nursery rhymes you just taught him, why don't you give me a free drink?"

Gao Jingsi laughed inwardly when she heard the words, "Even if a child from a poor family recites these two nursery rhymes every day, it may not be as useful as a child from a rich family. It's just that his parents probably have read books. He must be beaten violently. If he can't hold on, tell his family that Ben Hou taught him, and there will be big trouble."

Thinking of this, he quickly shook his head and said: "No, big brother also wants to make money to eat, if everyone drinks my drink for free, big brother will starve to death on the street in two days, I hope you can understand my difficulties .”

The kid from the rich family was not unreasonable, seeing that Gao Jingsi disagreed, he didn't say anything, turned around and walked away resentfully.Not long after he left, Gao Jingsi heard a few children in the distance, laughing and shouting loudly: "One king and one king, the first minister is here to usurp the country!"

Gao Jingsi didn't expect his trick to be so effective, it spread among the children in the blink of an eye, and he was overjoyed as he pushed the cart and continued on.He believes that at this rate, within two days, these two nursery rhymes will be known to everyone in Hualu City, and Li Huan's end will come at that time!

(End of this chapter)