Beautiful step by step

Chapter 37

In the spacious Yamen of Youzhou Mansion, Yan Heng was no longer friendly as before, his complexion suddenly became gloomy, and his voice was filled with the fright and anger of the rest of his life after the catastrophe.

"To tell you the truth, Governor Yuan, those horse thieves originally aimed at lowly positions. If Madam hadn't been quick-witted, captured the head of the thieves, and then took advantage of the chaos to break them up, I am afraid that within a few days, a small group of Oirats from Youzhou will invade and assassinate the imperial court. The matter of appointing an official will appear in the emperor's case."

Inspector Yuan Kuan first looked at Wei Wei who was sitting next to him. The first impression of Mrs. Yan was that she was astonished, and then she walked all the way into the mansion, and it could be seen from her conversation and demeanor that she could hold back, and then she lowered her eyebrows Lianmu sat beside Yan Zhenfu, completely looking like she was taking her husband as the sky.

Just now when he was distracted by Tai Chi, he envied Mr. Yan.There are also several concubines in the backyard of his governor's mansion, one of which is quite charming, but also has a delicate temper.A woman like Mrs. Yan who puts on a delicate and charming face, but is dignified and undisguised on the outside, is simply the wife that every man dreams of.

But she was the one who captured the fierce leader of the horse thief?
How can it be!

Although Wei Wei watched his heart with his eyes, his ears and ears were all around him.Hearing Yan Heng described her as a strong woman like Hua Mulan in a few words, she subconsciously held tea to cover her face.Looking at the small piece of slender arm protruding from her cuff, she instantly became confident.Even if she is a strong woman in her core, it does not prevent her from being a beautiful and cute girl on the outside.

So she smiled brightly at Lord Inspector's suspicious gaze, nodded and directly admitted without saying anything, and then added with a worried face: "Is there anything wrong with Lord Inspector? The mountain roads were calm for the past few days. On the contrary, it became dangerous, which really scared me."

You look like you're frightened?

Yuan Kuan curled his lips in disbelief, and then instinctively followed his words.As an official, he has always been kind to others. Even if there is occasional corruption, he will not raise taxes casually to make life difficult for the people of Youzhou. Who is against him?
After thinking about it for a while, the answer came to his mind. The Wu family has been wooing him over the past few years.But from a poor student to governor of a state, what he relied on was the trust of the emperor.The terrain of Youzhou is dangerous, if you break through this gate, you will be able to go straight to the capital with a flat river in front of you.If he has any crooked thoughts and loses his sacred heart, it won't take long for this official to succeed.He used to be poor, and he knows better than those officials who were born in wealth that life is hard to come by now, so he is very cautious, just making a deal with Wu Jiaxu, and will not make a decision lightly.

He originally thought that everything would be safe and sound, but he didn't expect that they would strike first.

"Everything will go smoothly for an official. Yan Zhenfu must also know that if he wants to climb up, he will inevitably offend others. What's more, Yan Zhenfu is young and promising. Perhaps this time the disaster happened because someone in Beijing targeted the town. caress."

It really is old fritters!Knowing that someone is setting the blame, and seeing that no actual damage has been caused, they are ready to hang up as nothing to do with themselves.

Wei Wei doesn't dislike such tactful people, everyone has their own way of survival, it doesn't make sense for the whole world to help her.And more importantly, tactful people tend to be considerate, and when dealing with them, as long as you pay attention not to suffer, you will generally be very comfortable.

Is Yan Heng the one who will suffer?

She may have doubts before, but after he played Tai Chi with Yuan Governor and did not lose the wind, she was 1 at ease.Putting down the teacup, she looked at Yan Heng, vaguely expecting his next performance.

Yan Heng turned his head as if feeling something, and after giving her a look of "Ah Mao is at ease", he turned his head and faced Governor Yuan.

"However, as Lord Inspector said, he has a low-ranking personality and a straightforward personality. He has offended many people intentionally or unintentionally. Among them is the former Shangfeng, Wu Gong and Wu Wanhu, who are lowly. I was demoted to common people after being convicted of military exploits. After this time, the quarrel between the two of us has deepened. Therefore, even if I write an excerpt to show the facts, I am afraid that some people will detain me halfway through."

Speaking of this, he stood up: "Ashamed of my humble position, I'm afraid I'll have to bother Lord Inspector with this matter."

You look ashamed?Governor Yuan instantly understood why he could offend so many people.

It is said that a person who is an official is good at Tai Chi, and a look can contain a thousand words, so everything can be said without words?Speaking so bluntly, there is no room for him to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Obviously, Tai Chi was played well before, and everyone was in a good mood. Tonight, I recruited a few fans, had a big meal, and the matter was over.Why do you have to make a big deal out of this matter? If someone with a heart instigates a discord between Meng and Han, then he will inevitably eat melons.

bother!Really annoying!Really annoying!

Seeing Yuan Inspector's brows frowned, Wei Wei stood up and said softly: "Master Inspector, I'm afraid that if this matter spreads out, it will have a bad influence? In my opinion, it's better to push it on the Wala people. I only made it clear in the performance that the Wala deserters are human beings." Intentionally released."

Inspector Yuan shook his head again and again: "Empty talk has no basis, no, no."

Wei Wei looked at Yan Heng, who took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and in the handkerchief was the cut arrowhead.After once again explaining the different methods of iron smelting on both sides, Yuan Cishi's eyes lit up.

In fact, isn't he angry with what the Wu family did?Of course angry!It's just that at this age, he knows better what to swallow.The Wu family has been operating in the capital for many years, and he has been serving as a local official, so his relationship in the capital is almost negligible.A strong dragon can't fight a local snake, let alone Wu Shangshu's official position is so much higher than him, it is clear at a glance who is the dragon and who is the snake.If he went to the memorial recklessly, he might be distorted by Wu Shangshu's party in the imperial court. In the end, it would only be that he was not good at supervising Youzhou, and he would shirk his responsibility if something happened, then he would just go around and walk around. .

But now with this evidence, everything will be different.

Yuan Cishi's mind quickly summed up.First of all, it is a big taboo in the officialdom, and this matter must not be directed at Wu Shangshu directly; secondly, which official in Youzhou released the captives to kill Wu Zhenfu and then blame him.

Governor Yuan, who was almost eliminated by dissidents, will focus on eliminating dissidents.He can't manage a giant like Wu Shangshu, and he doesn't have the time to manage it. His primary goal is to manage the one-third of an acre of land in Youzhou.

"Yan Zhenfu was exhausted all the way, why not settle down first, rest for a while and then discuss."

Governor Yuan said with a smile, there are so many officials in his state, even if they listen to him on the surface, it is not ruled out that everyone is a little petty in secret.Normally, he wouldn't care about it, but it's time for those few yawning citrons to rot.

Thinking of being able to eliminate dissidents, he smiled more sincerely, and he also found Yan Zhenfu and his wife very pleasing to the eye.He even thought that even though his wife was not in the mansion when she went back to her mother's house to visit relatives, and let her come out to entertain her for a while, she would also let her learn from Mrs. Yan.

Before he could propose, Mrs. Yan had already spoken.

"Lord Inspector," Wei Wei frowned, looking a little embarrassed: "This time we brought the family of the herdsman who died in vain. There is a famous Yellow Temple in Youzhou City. I wonder if the lama in the temple can hold the cremation for the herdsman."

Host a cremation?

Great idea!
Governor Yuan excitedly looked at Mrs. Yan. This lady is not only beautiful and dignified, but also smart.He was wondering how to lead this matter to the Oirats, so she gave him a ready-made reason.

The Oirats assassinated the court official, and the heroic Mongolian herdsmen sacrificed their lives to save the court official.The Menghan family will always be friends, and the Wala people are sworn enemies.What a good national unity, it is much more effective than the recruiting policies issued by the imperial court.

Funerals not only have to be done, but they have to be done big!

"The virtuous couple came just in time. I heard that the eminent monk Gong Rinpoche in the Yellow Temple is returning from Tibet these few days. Gong Rinpoche is not only profound in Buddhism, but also always compassionate. He will definitely save the souls of the righteous."

Seeing his promise, Yan Heng said: "I heard that the cremation is best to start within one day after death. It is better to hit the sun if you choose a day. My lord will set off to visit after this time?"

Doesn't this rest?

In just a few words, Governor Yuan also understood what the group experienced during the day.First he hacked and killed the horse thief, then appeased the herdsmen, and drove all night without stopping.In other words, he would have been exhausted and paralyzed long ago, and they are obviously tired now, but they still insist on holding a funeral for a little herdsman.

Inspector Yuan was a little moved. Although he came from a poor background and took good care of the people in Youzhou, it was on the premise that it would not affect his enjoyment.

"A virtuous couple have high righteousness."

Yan Heng supported Wei Wei and walked out. Hearing what the governor said, he was very humble: "Along the way, the countryside outside the city of Youzhou has a good harvest, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. It can be seen that the governor is very good at governing the state, which is really the blessing of Youzhou." .”

On the way out of the government office, the two of them flattered, all kinds of shameless words made Wei Wei's teeth ache.Standing beside Yan Heng, she looked at his profile suspiciously.He still had that handsome face, and he hadn't gotten fatter at all, so why did he suddenly become so thick-skinned.

It seems that he is still very restrained when he meets her after marriage.Silently imagining his performance after his thick skin was fully exposed, Wei Wei shuddered.

"What's wrong, Auntie?"

Seeing Yan Heng's concerned eyes, Wei Wei said subconsciously: "I just feel that Batu is so pitiful, and Ah Heng and Ah Yun..."

She paused at this point, Batu just lost his father.And what about Ah Heng and Ah Yun?Not to mention the absence of mother, it would be better to have no father, she sighed in her heart, and she wrapped Yan Heng's five fingers under her sleeve.

Yan Heng's five fingers were bent, and he held her five fingers back. The temperature in the palm spread to each finger, which was warm and caring.

Hearing that Gong Rinpoche was likely to preside over the cremation of Abba, Batu fell into disbelief.

"Grandma, is it really Gong Rinpoche? The Gong Rinpoche who both the Living Buddha and the Living Buddha invited him to study Buddhism?"

Ulan's mother couldn't believe it either: "It should be... It seems that there is no second Gong Rinpoche in Youzhou."

In the spacious carriage, Wei Wei, who was sitting opposite the mother and son, smiled and said, "That's Gong Rinpoche. If Batu's father hadn't seen the horse thief warning us early, maybe we would all be killed by the horse thief. Batu's father He is a great hero who blocked the Oirats, no worse than those princes and nobles."

Every boy respects his father, and Batu is no exception.His horse riding, archery, and wrestling were all taught by his father himself. In his mind, his father is even more majestic than the Qilian Mountains in the distance.But now the wife said that his father was no worse than the princes and nobles, and the sadness in his heart was replaced by joy.

What a glorious death for Dad!With Gong Rinpoche here, he will definitely be able to go to the Longevity Heaven.

Compared with Batu, Ulan's mother thought a little deeper.She knew that Gong Rinpoche's Dharma was profound, and it was difficult to invite the small nobles in the tribe to be cremated.Now Madam actually invited them here, obviously Madam is a person who values ​​love and righteousness.Although she was a little afraid of integrating into the life of the Han people, they could feel at ease with such a kind wife.

Since Governor Yuan mentioned Gong Rinpoche, he was absolutely sure about this matter.Sure enough, all the way to the Yellow Temple, Gong Rinpoche, who was wearing a red and yellow dharma robe, had led his disciples to sit cross-legged in the main hall and wait.

Gong Rinpoche is a dark-skinned lama. Although he can be seen from the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he is old, but it is no different from the old monks in the Buddhist temples in the Central Plains. His forehead is as smooth as his forehead. Wa Liang's wide-open eyes looked fierce at first glance, but they seemed a little stubborn again.

Wei Wei understood that the Yellow Sect was different from Indian Buddhism.The latter teaches people to have peace of mind, to bear hardships and endure hardships, and to endure hardships to be rewarded in the next life. Therefore, this teaching is mostly loved by the ruling class, because what he educates is a group of sheep-like obedient people.However, the Yellow Sect in the Northwest is different. It is rooted in places with harsh climates. The meaning of its existence is more to inspire people to fight against the sky and survive under difficult conditions.Therefore, even if he is an eminent monk, Gong Rinpoche will not look so kind.

After saluting each other with Gong Rinpoche with the yellow etiquette learned from Ulan’s mother all the way, without too many red tapes, melodious chanting sounded in the main hall of the temple full of red and yellow and Sanskrit. People calm down.

The Yellow Temple was built in Youzhou City. As the sound of chanting sutras sounded, many people in the city came to see: Has any Mongolian nobleman passed away?

Interested people stretched their necks and went to look, but saw Ulan's mother and Batu in ordinary clothes beside the fire.Surprised, he asked a little more, and was told the ins and outs by the person arranged by Yuan Governor earlier.

It turned out that the deceased was not a Mongolian nobleman, but an ordinary herdsman.This herdsman, in order to save the Han general who made great contributions against the Oirats in the Northwest Great Victory, was shot and killed by the vicious Oirats disguised as horse thieves.

Governor Yuan has been rooted in Youzhou City for many years, and he has a group of capable people under his command.For example, now, the person he found to spread gossip has a mouth no less than that of a storyteller.It was a simple matter, but after he said it, the image of the herdsman was instantly heroic and fearless, which made people awe-inspiring.

People in the market place love to listen to heroic stories when they are bored, and they are passed on one after another.Many people in Youzhou City suddenly remembered the kindness of the Mongolian people.Although those people spoil good things, they don't grow food in the good fertile land, but they grow grass and cattle in enclosures, but they don't look vicious.It's just that it has a square face, a higher forehead, and smaller eyes than our Han people, but it doesn't have as many eyes as three-headed and six-armed.And they are very enthusiastic, and occasionally go far away to ask for saliva, and they don't give water, but directly give milk tea.Although the milk tea tasted a bit fishy, ​​but I was very hungry, and it didn't take much effort to walk long distances after drinking it.

It has been a long time since the Mongolian and Han clans fought against each other in the previous dynasty. Under the court's policy of recruiting security, the Mongolian and Han clans living together in Youzhou have not had disputes for a long time.Even because of the mutual market every ten days, the two ethnic groups have more contacts and have a certain degree of mutual recognition.

Now this funeral, and the protagonist of the funeral - the hero who saved the Han people, is like a fuse, instantly pushing the increasingly harmonious Mongolian-Han relations a big step forward.When the market opened in the second half of the month, the Mongolian man who came to sell horses and buy salt saw the Han people in Youzhou City who were suddenly more enthusiastic. He was horrified and guessed that the Han people were cheating, but after learning about the Mongolian heroes, the little grudge in his heart gradually disappeared. eliminate.

Since then, the two races have shared the same hatred and began to vent their anger on the Wala people.

(End of this chapter)