Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 141 The Songs Are Unsatisfactory (3)

Xiao You was waiting to have a few more words with Tan Haoran, when he suddenly caught sight of the door, he immediately became reserved, and took out a sandalwood painted fan with his right hand, as if admiring a painting and talking about poetry, he patted it on his left palm rhythmically, and murmured, "Xia Xia It is gray, and the white dew is frost. The so-called Yiren is on the side of the water." At the end is the jade tree facing the wind.

It was very cold at this time, Tan Haoran secretly said: "This 'prostitute' thief is arty, it is too disgusting." He looked out of the corner of his eye, Yiren in white clothes Shengxue, just entered the store door, with slender steps, The silk shoes at the bottom of the skirt seemed to be a glimpse.Tan Haoran couldn't help his heart beating wildly, and secretly said: "Profanity and blasphemy, don't look at injustice." Turning his head to look at Xiao You, he saw that the 'obscene' thief actually moved his throat slightly and swallowed his saliva.Such an abrupt beauty, Tan Haoran couldn't help being furious, if he wasn't afraid of losing his demeanor, he would have punched her on the spot.

Li Ruoxue didn't notice the eyes of the people in the store, so she came to the proprietress Gu's, and asked softly: "Madam proprietress, has the thick clothing you mentioned last time arrived?" The proprietress Gu Shi, who is used to dealing with noble ladies, feels comfortable physically and mentally after seeing her.

Gu Chunhua has been muttering for the past two days: "How did this person who is like an incarnation of a fairy be raised? If my daughter is half as talented as the wife of the Zhao family, she will definitely be able to recruit a good son-in-law who is one in a thousand." Seeing Li Ruoxue When he walked over, his face was full of smiles, and he said loudly: "Oh, it's here, it's here two days earlier, if you don't come to ask again, I'll ask Xiaolian to send it to your home."

She came out from behind the counter and personally brought Li Ruoxue to a desk where many cloths were displayed.Although the Sun family's main business is spices and medicinal materials, they have everything that women often buy, from rouge and gouache, jewelry, to silk and satin.Gu Chunhua easily picked out what Li Ruoxue wanted from a pile of cloth, and said with a smile, "Gaochang's new style is a thick white pile mixed with sheep's wool, which cannot be blown through by any sea breeze." It turned out that Li Ruoxue knew that the Lumei country had a humid sea breeze blowing in four seasons, so she decided to sew a thick clothes for Xianggong with her own hands.

Gu Chunhua rolled up her sleeves, grasped the two ends of the white folded cloth tightly with both hands, pulled it hard three times, and said in her mouth: "Look, how strong it is, I heard that if you wear two more layers, you can't even shoot an arrow through it." "Happiness flashed in Li Ruoxue's eyes, and she said: "Really?" She stroked the white pile with her hand, it was thick and soft but very tough, "This white pile is very suitable for him." She thought to herself.

"How?" Mrs. Gu has long been familiar with the psychology of merchants, and at this moment, she is already very sure.Sure enough, Li Ruoxue said with a slight smile: "It's really a good material, thank you lady boss. I want all this piece of cloth, how much money do I need?" Buy it, and make a few more for Zhao Xingde, so that even the arrows can't shoot through.

Gu Chunhua stopped her plain hand, and said with a serious face: "This is for my sister, please don't see each other." She thought: "My daughter is about to grow up, and when the time is right, let her I also learned some poetry, calligraphy and painting from Mrs. Zhao's family, and I was also imbued with immortality. Nowadays, men are becoming more and more greedy. To ask for a wife, you must not only be able to bear children, but also be pretty, and also be well-educated. Li, the more noble the family, the more so. No, those two masters, for the sake of the Zhao family lady, Babaer came to the store to guard. It is necessary to beat it well, so as not to embarrass the Zhao family lady. Come to the door, so that my Lian'er can't get a sense of immortality. The old Sun's family is also a brand name for hundreds of years, so why should they hire a son-in-law who can be called a face."

Li Ruoxue couldn't compete with her, so she had no choice but to put away the money, and smiled slightly to take the piece of cloth home, but Mrs. Gu asked her to put it down. The whole piece of cloth was too heavy, and asked the shop assistant to give it to her later. He sent them home, and said that it was a rare time for her to come, so he invited Li Ruoxue to sit behind the shop. The daughter of the Sun family, Xiao Lian, and the niece, Zhu Lingwu, were all looking forward to meeting this amiable wife of the Zhao family.

When I came to the back hall of the shop, I just turned around the screen wall where the sandalwood carvings of blessings and longevity stars were sitting on the unicorn, when I heard some voices talking in the back hall, and the word "Zhao Xingde" came to my ears, Li Ruoxue couldn't help but her face changed slightly, and she closed her eyes tightly. Lips, as Gu stepped in.

Sitting in the hall are Gu's husband, shop owner Sun Baoliang, and big grain merchant Wang Zhu, and a young junior is sitting underneath.Seeing that Mrs. Gu and Li Ruoxue were all looking over, he cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "Chen Xian was born late." Li Ruoxue's face was full of embarrassment, but he didn't even take a second look.They were discussing the Kanto affairs, and the Sun family's uncle Zhu Shunqin and niece Zhu Lingwu were also present.When Zhu Lingwu saw Li Ruxue, a warm look appeared in his eyes, he stood up, and pulled her to sit beside him.Mrs. Gu couldn't help but secretly sighed in her heart, her niece and daughter are usually cold and cold, so treating Mrs. Zhao's family like this is very good.

Sun Baoliang said: "Since the Song army went south to pacify the 'chaos', many demon generals have been captured alive. Everyone said that they have nothing to do with Mr. Yuanzhi. He was appointed as a former military adviser. The southeast camp sent these confessions to Bianjing, but it happened like nothing. Mr. Yuanzhi’s treason charge has never been cleared, but he secretly removed the official documents of the sea arrests at various passes. Alas. , this Bianliang official old man, how can he be so stupid, keep his eyes open and let Zhongliang be wronged?"

"He's stupid, he can't save face and admit his mistake." The young man sitting next to him sneered, "The big case was exposed, Zhang Minghuan died, Zhao Xingzhi disappeared, Chen Shaoyang lived in seclusion, and Guandong claimed that he was not a sinner because of his words. This slap in the face , is too powerful. However, although the members of the Lixue were appointed cronies, they formed a group because of this, and their momentum became stronger and stronger. Many gentry could not enter the most prestigious Lixue Society, and formed many other societies. I heard that the magistrates in the southeast, in order to ensure safety, will visit the local gentry, so as not to be exposed for no reason, and they will attack them in groups, and they will lose their official positions and lives instead of getting money." He paused for a while. After a pause, he said with a sneer, "Hey, this crony appointed by the imperial court has become a clean stream appointed by the imperial court, and it can be regarded as a must in the Kanto."

Chen Xian's harsh words, Zhu Shunqin was a little hard to accept, and murmured: "There is such a thing?" He couldn't help feeling a little sad, and thought to himself, if my poor son-in-law survives until now, the dog official who killed him will not Dare to make such a murderous move.He felt sad in his heart, and his old eyes felt a little dim.

Wang Zhu persuaded from the side: "The Guandong court is fatuous, and there are this group of Qingliu scholars who are working hard to help the community, which will always make people's lives easier. When I collect grain, I also listen to the tenants over there. It is widely rumored that Zhao Yuanzhi, who is in absconding, recently wrote an article on "Equalization of Land", advocating the equalization of land to reduce taxes and rest with the people." He also couldn't explain the reason, but felt that the life of the tenants in the Kanto region was too hard, and the land was too poor. Nearly half of the work will be handed over to the owner. He will be busy all year round, and if there is a slight flood or drought, he will suffer from hunger and cold.I was also worried that the owner would seize the tenants. Without the land to plant, the family would have to drink the northwest wind, and the owner would serve him attentively whenever he asked for greetings. Over time, he also developed a low-browed and pleasing appearance.

But Zhu Lingwu said coldly: "The relatives of the Guandong emperor, the relatives of the powerful and powerful, own the most land. Asking them to switch to the land equalization system is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger. Zhao Xingde just endured the humiliation to survive, but he still wants to write this article. Bewitching people's hearts, making them hopeful. It must be known that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Knowing that the emperor's "treacherous" ministers in the dynasty, why not let them fend for themselves and be overthrown by the Xia Dynasty as soon as possible? It is like practicing medicine. Since we already know that the patient is terminally ill and there is no 'medicine' to treat it, why do we still use 'medicine' so as to linger on, wasting time and effort?"

In the major case of uncovering posts in the Kanto region, a scholar who had an agreement with Zhu Lingwu was implicated and martyred. The three of her family fled to Kansai, so she hated the Guandong court extremely, and even the mastermind of the case, Zhao Xingde, Chen Dong and others , I don't like it.Today, being brought to this scene like a blind date by my father without telling me, I am even more angry. To the young son Chen Xian, and Wang Zhu who brought Chen Xian here, he did not pretend to be flirtatious, and even spoke intentionally. contradict.

Seeing this, Wang Zhu and Sun Baoliang looked at each other, and saw a wry smile in each other's eyes, "Young people nowadays are really worrying."