my grandfather was qin shi huang

Chapter 393 The iron mouth cuts off Li Banxian

This time, Zhao Ying did not adopt the method of rapid march. Instead, he slowed down his pace. Along the way, in addition to inspecting the local customs, as well as the conditions of agriculture, mulberry and water conservancy, he also organized local Daqin storytellers and county school teachers to Continue to promote free education and Henan Opera.

On the contrary, the anxious local officials almost ignored the inspections.

This also made a group of worried local officials secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately began to work harder to cooperate with the tasks ordered by His Highness the Emperor's Grandson.

For fear of making his Highness unhappy, he turned around and thought of inspecting the local officials.

This is exactly what Zhao Ying originally had in mind.

When the water is clear, there will be no fish. How can the officials of the past dynasties not be corrupted?

Some are just differences in degree.

The Qin Dynasty has not been established for a long time, and it also pursues legalist self-study, and the laws are strict. Although there are still some unsatisfactory aspects, overall, the administration is quite clear.

Moreover, this was not the key to the death of Great Qin II.

Instead of spending a lot of effort to inspect local officials and letting these local officials focus on how to deal with themselves, it is better to let them put down their burdens and do more meaningful things.

For example, agriculture, mulberry and water conservancy, free education and the promotion of Henan Opera.

This is the real project of popular support, the most urgent task, and the purpose of coming to Jiangnan.

With the full cooperation of the local officials and the generous financial support of Zhao Ying, the emperor's eldest grandson, the progress of the matter was very gratifying. In just a few days, a basic grassroots team had been set up.

Speaking of which, I would like to thank Peng Yue, the money-giving boy. If he hadn't found the treasure Qian Chu had hidden underground, he would not have been able to allocate so much money for this.

Because of this, in the past few days, he looked at bandits such as Peng Yue and Wang Laosi with a smile that he couldn't hide. He smiled inexplicably at himself regardless of anything, which made Wang Laosi couldn't help but feel frightened. He thought that His Highness the Emperor Sun had some strange hobbies, but he didn't dare to approach him anymore.

Therefore, except for Zhang Liang, a die-hard confidant, and Anu who followed Zhao Ying every day, few people in the camp noticed that Xiao Yaosheng, who usually followed His Royal Highness the Emperor Changsun, was missing.

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Lujiang County.

The administrative seat of Lujiang County was Fan County, which later became Fanyang County.

Fanyang County was originally just a small town. After the unification of the Qin Dynasty, the county magistrate Wu Rui was ordered to build the city. It was only the size of a county town at first, so although it was a county town, its scale was not large.

But it is the county seat after all, and travelers and merchants often choose to stay here, so it seems to be a bit lively.

I wouldn't be too surprised if there were any unfamiliar faces.

But something was different today. Several county soldiers stationed at the city gate looked curiously at the middle-aged man in front of them who looked like an immortal.

"The direct descendant of Guigu, the iron mouth is straightforward, and he knows the misfortunes and blessings of the world?"

A county soldier who seemed to have studied for two years actually recognized the handwriting on the cloth flag in the middle-aged man's hand and asked curiously. The middle-aged man nodded lightly, then flipped his hand and showed the other side of the cloth banner.

At this time, the people around him saw that the immortal Taoist in front of them had several large characters written on the back of the cloth flag he was holding.

"Three hexagrams a day, not counting after noon."

The signature is Li Banxian.

At this time, it was the time when the science of medical horoscopes and divination was in vogue. Everyone still had a natural sense of awe for this kind of character. Therefore, after seeing the writing on the banners clearly, the faces of several county soldiers suddenly calmed down. With a casual expression just now, he bowed his hands politely to the middle-aged man in front of him who called himself Li Banxian.

"I didn't expect that sir is an expert in divination. He was so rude just now..."

With that said, he very politely returned the middle-aged man's talismans to the man in front of him.

The man in front of him did not reply. He just nodded slightly to the county soldier in front of him rather reservedly. As he was about to move, he seemed to glance at the county soldier casually, and then stopped in surprise. He stopped his steps and looked up and down at the county soldier in front of him.

The county soldier was a little frightened by him.

"Sir, why are you looking at me like this..."

The middle-aged man didn't speak. He first raised his head to look at the sky, then turned his head and looked at the anxious-looking county soldier in front of him, and replied calmly.

"It's not past noon today, and there is still one hexagram left. It seems that it is your destiny. Since you are respectful to me, I will give you a hexagram for free..."

Having said this, the middle-aged man who called himself Li Banxian stretched out three fingers at the county soldier in front of him.

"I see that three inches between your eyebrows, there is golden wealth overflowing. After noon today, there should be an unexpected fortune."

When the county soldier heard this, his eyes widened and he pointed back at his head in disbelief.

"Sir, you said I will get a windfall today?"

Li Banxian nodded with determination.

"It should be three thousand three hundred and thirty-three cents."

At this time, because several county soldiers were interrogating Li Banxian, many passers-by had gathered around unknowingly. At this time, the master who called himself Li Banxian actually asserted that the county soldier in front of him today There will be an unexpected fortune, and even the specific amount is reported, everyone is surprised.

"Sir, you won't deceive me. I am a little gatekeeper and I am on duty here every day. How can any unexpected fortune fall on my head?"

Li Banxian smiled, stretched out his finger, and pointed to the west.

"If you don't believe it, you might as well go west from here and walk straight for three thousand steps. Remember not to look back or look around. When you encounter water, cross water, encounter forest and walk through forest, you will come to your own conclusion when the time comes..."

After saying that, he did not wait for the county soldier to speak, and ignored the whispers around him. He directly picked up the cloth banner in his hand and walked towards the city. Only a few county soldiers on duty and a group of people watching the excitement were left, looking at each other in shock.

The county soldier ignored him at first, but when he thought that there was very likely to be a windfall of more than three thousand dollars waiting for him three thousand steps away, he couldn't help it anymore. He hesitated for a long time, but in the end he still couldn't bear it. He couldn't help but shamelessly approached his corps leader.

"Captain, I suddenly remembered that there is something else going on at home..."

When the corps commander saw this, he couldn't help but stretched out his legs to kick him and cursed with a smile.

"If you want to take a look, just go and take a look. Don't stare at me here and tell lies. Think I'm stupid. Get out of here. If you really get rich, don't forget to invite your brothers today. Let’s drink…”

The county soldier chuckled, and after thanking his corps leader, he actually followed the middle-aged man's instructions and walked westward without looking back. The crowd gathered at the door were originally very curious about the results of the calculation by the man who called himself Li Banxian. Now seeing that the county soldier was really going to check it, they were naturally happy to watch the excitement. Even those who were smart just now had taken advantage of the county soldier's hesitation and followed the fortune teller's words to take the lead and ran westward.

The entrance to the city is a densely populated place, and pedestrians must pass here.

Therefore, what happened here seemed to have grown wings and spread quickly. Even idlers who heard the news spontaneously came over to see if it was true or false.

After all, this is easy to verify. The distance between the left and right is only three thousand steps.

When the county soldier kept his eyes open and counted each step as he walked westward, after just a few hundred steps, hundreds of people had gathered behind him, and as the news spread, the crowd continued to expand visibly to the naked eye. .

Who would have known that after walking more than a thousand steps, they encountered a ditch blocking the front. Not far from the ditch, there was naturally a small bridge. But when he thought of Li Banxian's order, the county soldier became worried. , and jumped in without hesitation.

Although this place is already in the south of the Yangtze River, it would be very cold to get wet in the middle of winter. However, at this time, some people who were watching the excitement had already walked around the bridge and stretched out their hands to give him a hand.

The county soldier kept in mind the instructions of Li Banxian just now. Although he said thank you, he walked straight forward without squinting. After more than a thousand steps, he saw another small forest.

At this time, many people have begun to believe it.

Look, how accurate the calculation is!

Isn’t this just like crossing water and walking through forest?

Three things calculated, two have already come true!

The county soldier seemed to have thought of this. Although his face was blue from the cold, his spirit gradually became more exciting, and his feet began to speed up unknowingly.

But when he was about to reach the three thousand steps, but there was no sign that he would get a windfall, he couldn't help but start to murmur in his heart.

That Li Banxian just now wasn't just talking nonsense and making fun of himself, was he?

But when I think about it, it doesn’t seem like it.

The main reason is that Li Banxian, who has a celestial spirit, looks like a master of Taoism at first glance. Besides, he has never been rude at all from beginning to end, so there is no need for others to play tricks on him like a nobody.

The man who had secretly taken the lead and arrived here, but got nothing, turned around again and came over pretending to be nothing, just to know how this person made this unexpected fortune.

Some people had already counted them out for him without knowing it.

"...Two thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven, two thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight, two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine..."

Everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes and looked at the county soldier whose pants were half wet. The county soldier was also very nervous. If this failed, would he be laughed at?

"Three thousand!"

As the sound of counting rang out around them, everyone's hearts suddenly lifted, and they stretched their necks one by one to look inside.

County soldier:...

Just when he became angry and was about to go back to the city to trouble Li Banxian, he suddenly heard an exclamation from the crowd, and then saw a middle-aged fat man carrying a baggage, suddenly fell to the ground, mouthing He was frothing and his hands and feet were twitching wildly.

"Epileptic!"

He just took one look and instantly determined the symptoms of this middle-aged fat man, because his children had suffered from this disease. Fortunately, he met an old man who was passing by and helped him receive emergency treatment. Therefore, he is well aware of the seriousness of this disease.

"This is epilepsy, please spread out quickly——"

At this moment, he didn't want to think about the windfall, so he quickly pushed forward. After all, he was a county soldier, and he had the tiger skin of an official. Everyone did not dare to disobey his orders, so they spread out in a very cooperative manner and made room for him.

Seeing that the man had just become ill and his mouth had not yet closed, he immediately broke off, tore off a large piece of sleeve from the man, stuffed it into his mouth, then helped him lie on his side and pinched it with his fingers. among his people.

"This military master can actually see a doctor..."

Many people couldn't help but whisper to each other when they saw this.

Although I couldn't predict the anecdotes that came true on the spot, it was not in vain to watch such a lively event. In less than half a cup of tea, the middle-aged man finally stopped twitching, breathed a long sigh of relief, struggled to stand up while holding his hand to the man who had been bleeding from the pinch.

"Thank you so much, Master Jun, for your help!"

After saying that, the man hesitated, took off a coarse cloth bundle from his back, and forced it into the hands of the county soldier.

"There is no way to repay the kindness of a helping hand. I will give you this little wealth I have. I hope you will never refuse!"

After saying that, without waiting for the county soldier to refuse, the man turned around and walked away quickly, leaving him holding the package in his hand, not knowing how to deal with it for a while. At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly woke up and shouted at him.

"Master Jun, open it quickly and see how much money is inside?"

As soon as these words came out, he suddenly woke up, immediately put the package in the place, and unpacked it in front of everyone. With the appearance of a large pile of copper coins in the baggage, the originally noisy crowd suddenly fell silent!

But soon, it was drowned in an even louder sound.

"Quick, count!"

"one two three four……"

As a result, a very strange scene appeared in the wild. A group of people, followed by one person, counted money loudly. The more they counted, the louder the sound. In the end, even the county soldier became a little nervous. Unconsciously chanting out loud.

"Three thousand three hundred and thirty-one, three thousand three hundred and thirty-two, three thousand three hundred and thirty-three..."

As the last copper plate was pulled aside, there was a sudden gasp from the crowd.

It turned out to be true, no more, no less, a total of three thousand three hundred and thirty-three Qin and a half liang!

This is simply divine calculation!

Many people suddenly turned their heads to look in the direction of the county city with fiery eyes.

If I could get that expert's guidance, wouldn't I be able to get rich too?

The county soldier was very excited after getting this unexpected fortune. When the people around him dispersed and ran towards the county town one by one, he couldn't help but shivered and remembered that his pants were still there. It's wet.

If things go on like this, you will get cold.

He quickly picked up the small baggage and ran towards the city after him. His family was originally from Fancheng, so he naturally had to change into dry clothes when he returned home.

　PS: Sorry, when I was searching for information some time ago, I was not rigorous enough. I mistakenly believed the information I found on the Internet, and made a very outrageous mistake. The Bajun in the article should be Pengli County in Jiujiang County. It is me. of ignorance. I will go back and correct them one by one tomorrow.

　　Ashamed.

　　This is an obvious mistake. When I wrote it a few days ago, I felt something was wrong. I read it again and found that it was really wrong. Sorry, I really made a fool of myself this time, not in a polite way...

　　

　

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