Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

Just ask Mr. Huang. After all, he is an official and is in charge of tribute matters.

But what does it mean to make a special trip to invite ***?

In the eyes of outsiders, *** has nothing to do with this wine tribute thing!

At this time, no matter how slow the policeman is, he can still see that Shen Du is trying to control his army!

"Brother Song, what's going on?"

Master Huang pulled the man up from the ground and said in panic: "Could it be that Shen Du is really a reinforcement invited by the Sheng family?"

"You still underestimate the Sheng family!"

*** patted the dust on his body and said with a gloomy face: "Sheng Hong must have found Shen Du secretly and asked Shen Du to help him. After all, they were all hanging out in the official circles of Jiangnan Province, and they were always going around. I can get some connections. Oh, this group of scholars has always been like this, a den of snakes and rats, working together in collusion!"

"You mean, that Sheng Hong is pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, deliberately retreating in order to advance, and then taking advantage of our unpreparedness, he suddenly attacks?"

Master Huang's eyes widened and he was shocked: "This Sheng Hong has such a forbearing character and such vicious strategies!"

Chapter 68 Wrist

On the street, in a huge courtyard, there were hundreds of large round tables, with people standing and sitting everywhere.

"I'm coming!"

Seeing the sedan chair from a distance, the people on the street who were looking forward to it cheered and urged: "Dance quickly, start banging quickly!"

In an instant, gongs and drums were roaring, firecrackers were blasting, and the colorful buildings were filled with crowds and thunderous cheers. The streets were filled with crowds of spectators.

Master Huang and Song Dequan were sitting in the sedan, listening to the deafening sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers outside, their faces darker than the bottom of the pot.

They knew that the banquet was not a good one, but Shen Du sent people to invite him three times one after another. They had no choice but to show their dignity and had no choice but to come to the banquet.

Sheng Wei, who was freshly dressed and smiling, stepped forward to invite Mr. Huang and Song Dequan to the table.

Song Dequan said with a fake smile on his face: "Boss Sheng is so generous, even the master of Futai was invited to do it."

"Boss Song has wronged me." Sheng Wei said with an aggrieved look on his face: "I came here from Youyang after listening to the government's order."

"Ha ha."

Song Dequan and Master Huang sneered at the same time. If looks could kill, Sheng Wei would have been cut to pieces by a thousand cuts in their eyes.

Along the way, the people greeted Master Huang enthusiastically. After all, in Shen Du's propaganda, Master Huang was the man who made great contributions to the amber wine being listed as a tribute.

Sheng Wei led Mr. Huang, a great hero, to the table. As for Song Dequan, he could only be regarded as a guest of the ceremony, but he did not receive such treatment.

Master Huang smiled and returned the greetings to the people. At the same time, he held Sheng Wei's hand and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "You want to kill yourself, right?"

Sheng Wei laughed and said: "This villain just wants to run his own business with peace of mind. Why should you push others too far?"

"You are looking for..." Master Huang's harsh words stopped abruptly before he could say it, because he saw Shen Du in official uniform among the crowd.

Master Huang immediately threw away Sheng Wei and walked quickly towards Shen Du. With a respectful smile on his face, he bowed deeply and said, "Master Futai, I have to do such trivial things for you. I am so ashamed!"

Shen Du received a big gift from Mr. Huang, twisted his beard and said with a smile: "The amber wine can be classified as a tribute wine, thanks to your contribution to it, this house is also honored!"

"Where."

Master Huang broke out in cold sweat when he heard Shen Du's profound words.

The payment of amber wine as tribute was decided by the Ministry of Household Affairs in Beijing. What contribution could he, a young master, make?It’s almost enough to cause trouble!

Shen Du glanced at Mr. Huang and said with a faint smile: "In my opinion, after today, our amber wine in Jiangning Mansion should be renamed. How about calling it amber tribute wine?"

"Wonderful, wonderful."

Master Huang cheered up and reluctantly responded.

Sheng Wei's eyes flashed, and he bowed and said: "Master Futai, in your opinion, adding the word "tribute" will indeed make you more powerful. I am here, thank you, Master Futai, for giving me your name!"

"Haha, you are quite smart."

Shen Du chuckled, looked at Sheng Wei and said, "What about my future wine?"

Sheng Wei immediately patted his chest and said, "My Sheng family has everything covered, and I won't take a penny!"

"That's not necessary." Shen Du waved his hands and said, "I don't want to be defeated.

With a reputation as a common man, just pay the market price. "

"Master Futai is right, it's the villain Meng Lang." Sheng Wei nodded repeatedly.

The conversation between the two fell into Master Huang's ears, but it had a different meaning.

He knew very well that as long as Amber Wine was related to Shen Du, he would no longer be able to use those obvious methods to deal with the Sheng family.

The prefect is different from the general magistrate. He is a fourth-grade official seal official. As the prefect of Jiangning, Shen Du's power is more than that of Sheng Hong. Even Governor Liu must treat such a local official with caution.

What's more, Master Huang and Song Dequan simply acted on their own without telling Governor Liu. Once the matter was exposed and a lawsuit started, would Governor Liu protect them to the death?

Maybe Song Dequan could still escape the disaster by relying on his sister's pillow, but what about Master Huang?

Master Huang couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this, his heart felt chilly to the bone.

At the same time, Master Huang felt a little lucky. Fortunately, Shen Du only expressed his attitude in this subtle way, leaving room for change for both parties.

"Although our face is intact, we have been completely defeated..."

Master Huang glanced at Song Dequan who was sitting at another table not far away, sighed deeply, and made up his mind.

After everyone was seated, Master Huang stood up and began to speak at Shen Du's signal: "Now, I will read out the household documents!..., someone from the palace presented me with amber. I am very happy... so I hereby accept it." The Ministry of Household Affairs ordered Jiangnan Province to purchase ten jars of amber worth six thousand kilograms every year, and the price of each jar must be [-]% higher than the market price, so that the people must not suffer losses..."

After hearing Master Huang's words, Boss Sheng Weisheng was so angry that he almost cursed on the spot.

Just a few days ago, he heard with his own ears that Mr. Huang wanted to buy a hundred jars of amber wine with him. Now in public, the man named Huang changed his words. As long as he didn't say one-tenth of the original price, and the price was higher. [-]% higher than the market price.

If the former was followed, Sheng Wei would have no choice but to reluctantly give up the winery, but if the latter was followed, Sheng Wei could expand the market under the banner of tribute wine in addition to paying tribute.

There is a world of difference between the former and the latter!

Thinking of this, Sheng Wei couldn't help but glance gratefully behind Shen Du, where stood a handsome young man wearing a t-shirt.

That young man is naturally Wei Chen.

If Wei Chen hadn't invited Shen Du to help, I'm afraid Shengjia Winery would have been swallowed up completely.

Sheng Wei was even thinking about whether Wei Chen should be more involved. After all, Shen Du is now the real backer of the winery, and Wei Chen is the link between the winery and Shen Du.

Sheng Wei didn't know that he could actually resolve the matter perfectly without breaking up, thanks to Shen Du's advice to Wei Chen.

Otherwise, with Wei Chen's temper, after learning the truth, he would definitely have to tell Master Huang and others face to face.

Of course, in that case, even if Governor Liu finally chooses to kill his relatives in a righteous way and deal with Master Huang and Song Dequan, he will still be upset.

After all, family scandals should not be made public. If this matter was made known to everyone, Governor Liu would lose face.

The final result was that Wei Chen inadvertently created a potential enemy.

But now, according to Shen Du's suggestion, instead of bringing the matter to light, he forced Master Huang, who had a guilty conscience, to tell the truth himself, so that the crisis was quietly eliminated and both parties could save face.

Afterwards, Shen Du found an appropriate opportunity to reveal the whole story to Governor Liu. No matter how Governor Liu would punish Huang and Song, it would be Governor Liu's family matter.

Not only did Governor Liu not have any grudge against Shen Du and Wei Chen, but he also owed them a favor.

This time, Shen Du turned his hands into clouds and turned into rain, personally demonstrating to Wei Chen what it means to be the master of a house.

Wei Chen benefited a lot from it and gained a clearer understanding of himself: "Sure enough, compared to these old foxes, I am still too young!"

Chapter 69 Farewell

One morning in October, the sky was already bright, the warm sun was shining in front of the window, and the sound of reading echoed in the small building.

After handling the matters at the winery, Wei Chen returned to Youyang's home, settled down, and studied hard every day.

Every ten days, Wei Chen would go to Jiangning's lakeside courtyard carrying gifts and ask Zhuang Jun to answer his questions.

Zhuang Jun had known for a long time that the academic style in the government school was very poor, and he also agreed with Wei Chen to study at home. However, he was worried that Wei Chen would not be able to study the right way, so he taught Wei Chen his own reading method.

To sum up, it is the four points of "being cautious in independence, being diligent, being respectful, and being irresponsible".

The so-called caution of independence means that you must first meditate when studying, be able to endure loneliness, and not be disturbed by the outside world.

Diligence, of course, means diligence. Others read one volume a day, but I read ten volumes a day. After a few years, my knowledge will naturally be far better than that of him.

Zhuang Jun simply mentioned these two points to Wei Chen, because Wei Chen had always done a good job in this regard.

The next two points, "respect" and "not responsible for failure", are the top priorities that Zhuang Jun taught or reminded Wei Chen.

The so-called respect means that we should always be humble and self-reflective, and have respect for books.If you are disrespectful, you will not be able to read even the most exquisite book; if you are respectful, you will be able to discern the truth from even the poorest book.

Reading cannot be effective, which means that when reading, you should not pursue immediate results too much, that is, be less utilitarian.

Hearing Zhuang Jun mention these two points, Wei Chen couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

Indeed, Wei Chen, relying on his ability to remember photographs, has no respect for books. Even after graduating from elementary and middle school to Sanyuan, Wei Chen couldn't help but feel a little arrogant.Moreover, Wei Chen used to be too utilitarian in his studies and did not have a down-to-earth attitude towards learning.

These problems may not be obvious now, but in the long run, they will inevitably have a great negative impact on Wei Chen's imperial examination.

After returning to Youyang, Wei Chen learned from the pain and made reference to Zhu Xi's Six Methods of Reading to determine his own daily reading method.

Get up early one day.The lights are on at three o'clock and the chicken is on at five o'clock, no matter it's cold or hot, they get up at dawn every day.

The second is to stay calm.Speak sparingly, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and wash away any flashy air from your body.

The third day is to read diligently.Read at least thirty volumes of classics and history every day.

The fourth is to think carefully.On the basis of being familiar with the contents of the book, repeatedly search for and interpret the meaning of the text, so that the meaning in the book seems to come from your own mind.

The fifth day is Ju Jing.When reading, you must be attentive and focused.

Sixth: Be modest.When reading, if you encounter opinions that are different from your own, you should maintain a fair attitude, analyze and compare carefully, and humbly accept the correct part.

The seventh day is to use it.Specifically, it means practicing calligraphy, transforming the knowledge in the book into your own skills, and writing one ancient essay and one contemporary essay every day.Post for an hour every day.

The eighth is to take care of yourself.Keep practicing the Daoyin technique taught by Zhuang Jun, exercise reasonably, eat a balanced diet, and ensure adequate sleep time.

Wei Chen did not just talk about these eight methods for daily study, but prepared them as methods of self-cultivation and study that should be adhered to for a long time.

This is not only a serious responsibility for oneself, but also the guidance and cultivation of Zhuang Jun.

After setting the daily classes, Wei Chen began to practice every day without compromising at all.

In the morning, at the quarter of the first lunar month (five ten