After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

A dim oil lamp lit up in the so-called main room.

It's really like a bean.

The rain outside the door is getting heavier and heavier.

There was a lot of food left on the table brought by Xuanjia Camp.

It’s not that the food is unpalatable, it’s just that I can’t eat it.

Li Chenan felt quite heavy.

In his previous life, he came from a rural area, but even in a rural area, he was not as poor as this family.

This is a real family with four walls!
When he came out of the countryside in his previous life and returned to the countryside, he pushed his former home there with a wave of his hand and rebuilt a huge villa.

I have never seen such a miserable scene in my previous life.

Life in this life is pretty good. Even the small shop in Erjinggou Alley in Guangling City is many times better than here.

But here is the real folk look.

There is no smell of fireworks.

But a pungent musty smell!

It also smells like urine!
He is really not used to it.

Of course they are not used to being as expensive as Zhongli Ruoshui and others.

But Li Chenan still sat down in this room, and still talked a lot with Wang Xin.

He knew that this situation was not the case for Wang Xin's family, but almost all the dozens of families in Wangjiazhuang were like this!

As for the farmers in Yuanzhou, there are many who are even worse than Wang Xin's family!

What about the farmers in Ningguo?

Li Chenan could already predict that after returning to Ningguo, he would need to visit and see more.

In this heavy rain, Li Chenan said goodbye to Wang Xin.

Wang Xin thought for a while and called Wang Mang out.

"Your Majesty!"

Wang Mang didn't know why, but thinking that he had a name, and that his name was given by this young master, he knelt down with a pop.

"Thank you, Lord!"

Wang Mang banged his head three times: "Thank you so much!"

Li Chenan smiled and was about to help Wang Mang up. Wang Mang had raised his head, looked at Li Chenan with his eyes, and asked curiously:
"May I ask what I call my benefactor? When I grow up... I will repay my benefactor for his great kindness!"

"Get up...my name is Li Chenan. If you want to repay your kindness, you have to come to Ningguo!"

"..."

Wang Mang looked confused. He didn't know who Li Chenan was, but he knew that Ningguo was another country.

"My benefactor is going to Ningguo?"

"Ok!"

"...Then when I grow up, I will go to Ningguo to find you!"

"Okay, I'll wait for you in Ningguo."

Li Chenan looked at Wang Xin and bowed his hands: "Farewell!"

"The villain sends the young master off!"

The group of people walked out into the rain.

It was dark.

The kind where you can't see your fingers.

The roads are muddy.

Li Chenan carried Wu Qin on his back, and the soldiers of Xuanjia Camp walked back and forth, holding umbrellas and lighting torches. They left Wangjiazhuang and walked on the field ridge toward the camp at the post station.

Wang Xin sent Li Chenan and others outside the hospital.

He held Wang Mang's little hand and watched the torch go away.

"Grandpa, this young master looks so majestic."

"Yes, I don't know what the identity of this young master is... It would be great if he was the capital of Yuanzhou, our capital."

Wang Mang turned around and asked, "Why?"

"Because this young master is very kind and compassionate!"

"If he were our parent officer...our life would definitely be better."

"Oh...but he said he was going to Ningguo."

"Maybe you are going to visit Ningguo. Remember to study hard. If you study well and gain fame, you may be able to go further like Mr. Li in the future."

Wang Mang's eyes flashed and he rubbed his nose: "I want to study, but I want to be a general even more!"

"Of course grandpa hopes that you can become a general...but first you must become what Mr. Li calls a capable person!" "Well, my grandson knows."

"Let's go, go back."

The grandfather and grandson walked towards the thatched hut.

Wang Mang suddenly turned his head and shouted: "Xiao Hei...!"

Xiaohei is the name of the little black dog.

In the past, when Wang Mang roared, it would come running barking.

But this time...

Wang Mang never called back his dog again!

……

……

The night is deep.

Outside Wangjiayi.

A light lit up in Li Chenan's tent.

The rain is getting heavier.

The raindrops hit the tent and made a crackling sound.

At this moment, Li Chenan was sitting cross-legged in front of the small table in the camp, brewing a pot of tea and looking at Amu and others sitting around.

Amu then introduced Li Chenan: "This young master is called Qiu Balou... my father's close disciple."

"This young master's name is Zhuang Dingchun, and he is the young master of Dongxucheng Mansion in the Kingdom of Wu."

"Master Zhuang is going to Ningguo to do business. He is on the eighth floor..."

Amu looked at Qiu Balou, who quickly bowed his hand and said:
"I have heard about the name of the regent for a long time. I became a disciple of Mr. Qiu on the eighth floor and stayed at White Deer Academy for more than ten years."

"I originally thought that I would study and write books in the pure White Deer Academy like my mentor... But I heard that the regent came out of the Forgetting Tower, and my mentor said that you would take over the power of Ning Kingdom when you return to Ning Kingdom."

"So, my heart started to move again, thinking... thinking about if I could go to Ningguo to find a future... It's not that I'm seeking wealth, I just hope that I can realize my ideals and ambitions in Ningguo."

When Li Chenan heard this, he looked at Qiu Balou, "What is the relationship between Qiu Jiulou and you?"

"My biological brother, it's just that he doesn't like literature, he only likes martial arts."

"Oh... If you can be appreciated by Mr. Qiu, there will be no problem with your character and talent."

"You can go to Wangjiazhuang and stand in the rain for so long. Your patience is also acceptable."

"Ning State does need talents, but now Wu Hui, the eldest prince of Wu State, will probably ascend the throne as emperor soon... He also needs talents. Why don't you stay in Wu State and go to Ning State, which is farther away and poorer? "

Qiu Ba Lou pondered for three breaths:
"Because I am not optimistic about Wu State."

Li Chenan poured tea and asked calmly: "Why?"

"It's not that I hate the country. After all, I am a Wu native. I hope that the country of Wu can be better."

"But the situation in Wu State is very complicated. Regardless of the intertwining of various forces in the court, the large number of vassal kings in Wu State alone... This is an unbearable burden for Wu State!"

"I, Qiuzhuang, have some business dealings with some vassal kings, and the food of these vassal kings is not very good-looking!"

"On the one hand, they support their own troops. In order to support their troops, they need a lot of money."

"On the other hand, their lives are debauched and immoral...not just meals, they also raise many singers and are proud of it."

"To maintain such huge expenses, the imperial court's support was far from enough, so... they put their hands into many businesses and firmly controlled those businesses, making it difficult for other businessmen to get involved."

"For the people in the vassal territory, their exploitation is worse than that of officials from all over the imperial court!"

"So I'm thinking that the lives of the people in those vassals are probably even worse than that of Old Man Wang."

"This cancer is difficult to get rid of, because these vassal princes and the officials in the court are inextricably linked."

"And these vassal kings are of royal blood. No matter who becomes the emperor, this knife will never be able to cut them off."

"The emperor has the intention to cut down the vassal, but now there is no movement, because the whole body is affected by one move, and if one mistake is made, it will backfire, and the country of Wu will definitely be in turmoil. By then...it will be another mess that is difficult to deal with."

"I'm just a commoner, so I can't do anything about it."

"But Ningguo is different."

"Although we are currently lagging behind Wu State, after you wiped out Jitai's family, the officials and people of Ning State saw hope."

Picking up the tea cup, Qiu Balou took a sip and looked up at Li Chenan:

"For the people of a country, hope is very important!"

"If you can lead Ningguo officials to the masses...the fire of hope in the hearts of the people will burn even brighter!"

"Therefore, I am willing to follow."

"I also know that the road ahead is difficult."

"Just like what you said in Guangling City."

"I regard other people's suspicious eyes as ghost fires, and use those ghost fires as candles to light up the road I must walk at night!" (End of this chapter)