lying down

Chang'an, Imperial Garden, Li Shimin stood in front of a flower bed in a daze, with a worried expression on his handsome and mature face.Just watching the flowers of this winter and autumn communication bloom and thank.There were four people standing behind him, all of them motionless like clay sculptures.

He gently folded off a thankful golden chrysanthemum, put it in his hand, turned around and asked: "Why is the Lord bright, and why is it dark?"

When the four people heard this, their clay sculpture-like bodies moved, not understanding why the emperor suddenly asked this question.

Wei Zheng's heart was moved, and he went up to answer respectfully: "Return to the emperor, if you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you believe it, you will be dark. In the past, Yao Qing asked the people, so you can hear about the evil of Miao; Shun Ming has four eyes and four wisdoms, so Gong, Gun Huandou cannot be concealed. Emperor Qin II believed in Zhao Gao in order to bring disaster to the barbarians; Emperor Wu of Liang believed in courtiers in order to take the humiliation of Taicheng; Emperor Yang of Sui believed in Yu Shiji and caused the change of Pengcheng Pavilion. If the emperor listens and accepts widely, then noble officials will not be able to embrace him, and the lower feelings will be communicated."

Hearing what Wei Zheng said, Li Shimin's worries eased a bit, and he said softly: "Xuan Cheng's words are true! Since I took the throne, have you ever had a partial belief?"

Wei Zheng replied again: "My emperor is diligent in governing the government, speaks out widely, and has never acted with partial belief. The country is fortunate."

Li Shimin seemed to find these words funny, and seemed to be laughing at himself, shook his head, and turned around.Looking past Wei Zheng, he looked at the other three.

"Keming, how is the matter in Hedong Road?" Li Shimin asked out loud.

Du Ruhui was the most unpredictable. He had heard what the emperor asked Wei Zheng before, and now he understood what the emperor meant: "I told the emperor, I only found some small fish and shrimps, but I haven't caught the big one yet, but the one that is especially worrying is Jinyang. The price of food in the city, a few days ago, it was stated in the booklet that it was nearly 50 yuan a bucket."

"Fifty coins for a fight! How courageous!" Li Shimin angrily scolded in a low voice, unknowingly breaking the golden chrysanthemum in his hand, but his brows were furrowed and his face sank.

"Auxiliary machine, you handled this matter last year, and you didn't find heresy at that time. Is this year's matter related?" Li Shimin turned his back again, and asked in a deep voice.

Changsun Wuji glanced at Du Ruhui, only to see Du Ruhui nodded in a subtle way.

"Your Majesty, it's hard for me to say whether there is any connection, but it's better to be on guard. Some people's ambitions are not dead, so don't take it lightly. If you need me, I'm willing to go!" Changsun Wuji answered very neatly.

"No, you can't go, there are other things that need you, auxiliary machine, you don't have to worry about this." Li Shimin thought for a while, and felt that Changsun Wuji was not the best candidate, nor was it the best time. Too little, too little evidence, not yet the right time to launch.

"Keming, Xuanling. The two of you continue to watch. If there is any situation, notify me immediately and give them the right to deal with it cheaply, but there must be evidence! By the way, who is in charge of the secret investigation of Jinyang City?" Li Shimin breathed out After giving many orders, the feeling that everything is under control gradually returned to my heart.

"Reporting to the emperor, it is the eldest grandson Linling." Du Ruhui stepped forward and replied.

"Eldest Sun Linling? Why is it her? You...what request does she have, do my best to meet it." Li Shimin finished speaking and walked to the depths of the imperial garden.

"I'll obey you!" The four people behind them said in unison, but there was doubt in their eyes.

Ouyang Yu and Zhang Zhishan discussed some details, and the restaurant can be delivered only after Ouyang Yu's money is in place.

Zhang Zhishan also told Ouyang Yu that Ge Ye had come to this restaurant to look for him twice, but he went there in a depressed mood before waiting for him and not knowing his whereabouts.

At noon, Zhang Zhishan took Ouyang Yu to the Izumo Building for a free massage, which made Ouyang Yu very satisfied.

After leaving the restaurant, Ouyang Yu thought about the problem all the way. There were two problems that worried him. One was the funds. Ouyang Yu only had less than 40 taels of silver in his hand, which was 450 taels short.Where can this funding come from?The second is the problem of manpower. There is no shopkeeper, no waiter, no cook, and I don’t know that my brother has transferred the hotel. Will the original group of people want to stay in the store and follow me?

Funds should be calculated carefully.As for the manpower, it is better to invite the adoptive mother, the fifth brother and his wife, and the seventh brother and his wife from Panshan Village in Shenshan County to help me. They are considered the closest people in the world no matter what, and I think they will not refuse.It just so happens that there is a courtyard with three entrances behind the Izumo Restaurant, which is enough for a family to live in.It is already early winter, and one or two months later, the mountain will be snowed heavily, and the road will be rough and difficult. It is absolutely unjustifiable for him to let his stepmother suffer, so he can leave as soon as possible.

Ouyang Yu made some calculations, ran to the post station and sent a letter to his family, expressing his thoughts and telling the family not to worry, he would go to Panshan Village to pick them up.He also talked about the current situation, but concealed the matter of being beaten.

"It's great to have something to do. If you have nothing to do all day long, you can have some free time." Ouyang Yu couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart, and finally he had a feeling of hope that made him full of fighting power.

Looking at the street with few pedestrians all the way, while walking towards the mansion, thinking about the secret conversation overheard that night, secretly anxious for Jinyang City, it has been a few days, but no one has stepped forward to take care of it .

"Wow~wow~" A child's crying sounded through the entire street. There were so few people that it was hard not to be heard.

Ouyang Yu turned his head subconsciously, but saw a woman about 30 years old holding a two-year-old child, the child was crying, no matter how the woman tried to comfort her, it was useless.

The woman was wearing an extremely ordinary thick linen jacket and long skirt, her complexion was miserable and wrinkled, and she only had an ordinary silver hairpin inserted into her head, but it was shining brightly, obviously she was well maintained at ordinary times. .

Look at the toddler again, wearing a thick silk and satin coat, wearing a thin silver bracelet vaguely when waving his little hands, and a gold longevity lock hanging around his neck, and wearing a pair of small and exquisite leather boots on his feet, I don't know what kind of skin it is.

"Hey, what a strange pair of mother and child." Ouyang Yu became more and more strange the more he looked at it, feeling an indescribable awkwardness in his heart.

He simply stopped and watched, and many people around him also looked at the mother and child in the middle of the street.

The toddler cried even harder, ignoring the woman's comfort in every possible way.Seeing that everyone on the street was staring at them, the woman's face flashed with anger, and she raised her hand and slapped the child's buttocks several times.

"Wow!~" After being beaten, the toddler cried so hard that he couldn't breathe, and wept uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Ouyang Yu finally knew where he felt awkward!

He ran not far away and bought a candied haws and put it behind his back, and walked up to the woman in a few steps.A hand grabbed the woman's arm like pliers, and said loudly, "Let this child go, you kidnapper!"

The people around didn't have much business to do, when they heard the young man said that the woman was a trafficker, they all gathered around to watch.

"You, you are talking nonsense! This is my child!" The woman struggled after speaking, but she couldn't get rid of Ouyang Yu's hand no matter what.Seeing everyone gathered around, the woman turned pale, sat down on the ground with the child in her arms and howled, "Everyone help me judge! This person actually said that I am not my son's mother, and he wants to separate our mother and child!" !~"

This trick is hot enough to arouse the sympathy of the masses!And it was partly successful, some people began to point fingers at Ouyang Yu.

Ouyang Yu smiled, and said loudly to everyone: "Everyone, don't worry. If I'm wrong, I'm willing to be punished; if I'm not wrong, wouldn't it be a waste of suffering for the whole family? I'm here, and I will never leave , and please stay calm and be a witness for me!"