Da Wei Chun

Chapter 424 Shixian Enters Beijing
The snow has stopped, but the sky has not cleared.A gust of cold wind was blowing in Miyagi, swirling snow particles and slapping people's faces like needles.

30 stone coal can make a net profit of more than [-] gold.If you just buy grain, it will be enough for nearly [-] soldiers and civilians in Hexi for two to three years...

Make big money!

Li Chengzhi smiled with eyes that were not eyes, eyebrows that were not eyebrows, and walked briskly out of Miyagi.

Just as Lishi opened the door, he suddenly felt a black shadow rushing towards him.Li Chengzhi was startled, and almost pulled out the sharp blade hidden in his sleeve.

He is a servant of Wuqi, or a general of Huben, and he is already responsible for escorting him, so he can carry a weapon in front of him.There is a waist knife hanging by the waist, the reason why there is a short knife hidden in the sleeve is that it is much more convenient than the waist knife.

Who made him have too many enemies?
The sharp knife came out of his sleeve, and Li Chengzhi stuffed it back abruptly when he heard a roar.

"Good thief, you almost killed Gu...why didn't you tell Gu Gu earlier that your charcoal poison won't kill anyone?"

Was it King Yingchuan?
Yuan Yong jumped forward and lay on Li Chengzhi's back, like a bear, yelling cursingly.

Li Chengzhi made a gesture to throw him down, and said with a sneer: "Your Highness is so unreasonable. If I tell you, what will you do? Do you want to make and sell it yourself?"

I can't pay you to death!

"Sell a bird feather alone?"

Knowing that he couldn't take advantage of Li Chengzhi, Yuan Yong jumped off his back and scolded angrily, "You must know that you can really relieve the suffering of the common people, let alone 300 yuan a year, even [-] million gold a year. Give you……"

Ok?
If you don't make money, is this still Yuan Yong?
Li Chengzhi fixed his eyes and saw Yuan Yong's eyes were staring at the palace gate, turning around.Looking back, the ear doors of the Changhemen could barely close, making a "dong" sound.The moment it closed, Li Chengzhi caught a glimpse of a yellow ribbon flashing through the crack of the door, which should be the small yellow gate behind the palace gate...

Good guy, so you were sending a message to the emperor?

Seeing that the palace gate was closed, and there were no more ears around, Yuan Yong's face collapsed, and he was shocked: "I was almost killed by you, a thief..."

Seeing Li Chengzhi's lonely and suspicious face, Yuan Yong dragged him to the carriage, and cursed in a low voice: "How old are you? How old are you? You are the richest man in the world. , what do you want so much fame, do something wrong?"

Li Chengzhi suddenly realized: it turned out that the incident in the palace was not because he was blind to money and turned back on what he said.But because he was afraid of being suspected by the emperor?

Just like Yuan Xie, who had such a great reputation during his lifetime that both the government and the public praised him as a virtuous king. What happened?
No wonder he made a fuss in front of the imperial court like a spoiler, but the emperor was not angry at all, but just stabbed him with sarcasm?
Li Chengzhi said helplessly: "Your Highness, is it possible?"

"Why not?"

Yuan Yong forced him into the carriage, "If you only want to make money, I will not bother to pay attention to you. But you insist on 'popularizing the world', 'benefiting the people', and doing the business of robbing the rich and helping the poor? Just think about it, Is Gu's temperament like this? Only when he loses his mind will he mix with you..."

As he spoke, he took out his chest and threw the deed on Li Chengzhi's lap: "Return the lonely share as soon as possible... Don't worry, 45 gold will be delivered to the house at the latest at night..."

really lost?

"What about Tanshan?"

"What about the charcoal mountain?" Yuan Yong was very upset, "Even the golden mountain, I will never touch him with a shovel..."

Li Chengzhi rolled his eyes.

Since Yuan Yong didn't come to snatch business, it would be unreasonable to ask him for liquidated damages. Otherwise, how can we cooperate in the future?

"Even His Highness doesn't care about money anymore, how can a lower official be a person who wants to make money? Three times the amount of money, it's just a joke..."

"Fart!" Yuan Yong stared, "Your Majesty, dare to joke in front of you? Besides, who said that Gu doesn't love money? Although Gu loves money, he has a proper way to get it..."

Afraid that Li Chengzhi would go back on his word, Yuan Yong stuffed the deed into his arms, and said with a sneer: "But don't think that Gu's money is for nothing... 45 gold is enough to buy how many Little lady? Just like that ice, that strong wine, that tofu, or that salt, no matter what kind of business you earn, you will be given a share, and I will not rush you. Let you think about it slowly... This 45 gold right is worth it. It's a deposit..."

And such a good thing, this is 45 gold?
Looking at Yuan Yong again, it's not pleasing to the eye!
Li Chengzhi leaned forward with a playful smile: "There is really a business: just like the snow-white frosting outside the car, what do you think, Your Highness?"

"There is such a good thing?" Yuan Yong rolled his eyes, "How long will it take to earn a million gold?"

Li Chengzhi took a sharp breath: Do you really dare to think about it?
Stone honey (commonly referred to as sucrose and honey) is already expensive, and non-rich people dare not enjoy it, so the white sugar made from it will only be more expensive.And it is not as indispensable as salt, and it is enough to earn tens of thousands to one hundred thousand gold a year.Yuan Yong wanted to make enough 100 million?

Li Chengzhi hesitated and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult!"

Meaning you can't?
Yuan Yong said impatiently: "Then think again!"

"It's really gone!" Li Chengzhi spread his hands and said, "The tofu business was given to King Ruyang, the business of refined salt was given to King Qinghe, the business of hot pot was given to King Hejian, and even Le Lou, because of the presence of Wei Qing's nephew. look after.

In addition to coal, now there are only iron furnaces.Although the profit of this thing is high, all wealthy families have earth dragons to use, so it can only flow slowly.So in a year or two, don't you want to earn a million dollars..."

"Who said no more?"

Yuan Yong rolled his eyes, "Your uncle has been conquering Shu since the beginning of the spring, and you can't protect the golden mountain of ice sand..."

Li Chengzhi's eyeballs popped: Yuan Yong wants to poach Gao Zhao's corner?
What good thing do you want?

Before he could open his mouth, Yuan Yong reprimanded: "Why are you panicking? No matter how unbearable I am, Yuan Simu, I can't do the thing of backstabbing my brother. It was my brother who took the initiative to find me, confessed this matter, and ordered Gu to look for you." ..."

Li Chengzhi sighed in disappointment, and immediately believed it [-]% to [-]%.

Gao Zhao has always been scheming, so it is not surprising to do such a thing.

Gao Zhan is too simple, and it is really possible that he can't see this golden mountain.Li Chengzhi is too busy with too many trivial matters, it is impossible to only take care of Gao Zhan every day.So the third year of high school children will be calculated if they are not sure.

Furthermore, although Gao's wealth is not as rich as Yuan Yong and Yuan Chen's, they are not so poor, and whether they earn money or not is a matter of choice.Rather than causing trouble, it is better to go along with the flow and be a human being.

Gao Zhao's move was to save some incense.After he leaves Beijing, he can ask Yuan Yong to take care of the Gao family.The main thing is to build a bridge for Li Chengzhi...

Ask yourself, Gao Zhao treats him pretty well.But he was lucky, a marriage certificate was delayed again and again!
Li Chengzhi said with emotion: "It is Sikong's confession, and the next official should obey."

"That's the best! Anyway, it's still early, how about the details, it's not too late to talk about it in the spring, and I won't urge you..."

Yuan Yong smiled openly, "Left and right are on the way, just in time to send you back home!"

Being so attentive, Li Chengzhi felt uncomfortable, and quickly refused: "Thank you for your kindness... Your Majesty's carriage is still under the shed outside the palace, and I have to take it back!"

"up to you!"

Yuan Yong had nothing to do, seeing Li Chengzhi got out of the car, he assured him, "Don't worry, 45 gold will be sent to your house at night at the latest!"

"How dare you not trust Your Highness?"

Li Chengzhi cupped his hands with a smile on his face.

It wasn't until the carriage was far away that he recalled: only 45 gold?
Among them is the 15 rent that I have paid to Yuan Yong?

This old thief never forgets to plot...

Due to the sudden heavy snowfall, all parts of the mansion had to suspend work temporarily.There is nothing wrong at home, so Li Liang will be driving today.

Li Chengzhi didn't enter the carriage, but just put on a veiled hat to cover the snow, and sat side by side with Li Liang on the shaft.

While walking and chatting, the carriage left the inner city without knowing it.

After leaving the Guangmo Gate, he had only walked tens of zhang, when he heard a "boom" in his ear.Immediately after listening to a resounding Buddha's name: "Amitabha!"

The bell came from Yinxuan Temple, it should be the morning class of the monks who practiced.

Through the veil, Li Chengzhi looked at the nearly six-foot-high Buddhist pagoda in the temple, and asked suspiciously: "It's only half a year, and it's so high that it seems to be unfinished. I don't know what to put it in?"

"It's nothing more than enshrining relics or golden statues of eminent monks!"

Li Liang replied suspiciously, "But I don't know why, since I came to Beijing, it is very rare to see this Yinxuan Temple open its gates to welcome believers. But the financial resources are extremely strong, and it has been a whole half a year without seeing it." stop?"

"Why else? The emperor didn't like Mahayana, so he was forbidden to open the altar to give lectures, so he was so deserted. But don't forget, this Baimei is the former Zhaoxuan Datong, with countless disciples and disciples, and a lot of believers. Simple?"

Li Chengzhi pointed to the mansion one mile away, "It's Jia Can. As the fifth-ranked Qu Yu, he can be called the emperor's confidant. Didn't the old monk almost cut the leeks?"

"It's Mahayana?"

Li Liang wondered, "I don't know if it has anything to do with Liu Huiwang and Liu Huizhen from Jingzhou?"

"You really dare to think about it?"

Li Chengzhi sneered, "Before the current emperor ascended the throne, seven of the ten Buddhist temples believed in Mahayana. Otherwise, how could there be a saying of 'a school of Mahayana'? There are more than one million temples in the country. According to your statement, isn't it all done?" Anti-thief? Don't force yourself to be far-fetched..."

As soon as the words "far-fetched" came out of his mouth, Li Chengzhi himself was stunned.

Yuan Yi laughed and said that all the ministers knelt around the stove, just like the Zoroastrianism worshiping the fire. He only remembered that besides Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, there are a lot of chaotic religions in Luoyang.In order to compete for believers, today you learn from him, and tomorrow he learns from you, how to be fashionable, how to attract believers, how to come, there are many chaos.

Including this Yinxuan Temple, which has been worshiped for a long time...

"How did I forget, since when did these monks stop chanting in the middle of the night?"

"It seems that the ice production has stopped for a while..."

Li Liang thought for a while, then suddenly remembered, "My servant remembered, it should be August Ding Wei (the sixth day of August), and the eight wells in the mansion dried up at the same time. It happened that night, the monk of Yinxuan Temple Didn't worship fire and chant scriptures...

The old man (Li Xie) once joked: "Could it be that the gang of thieves next door did a magic trick to make the well dry..."

Li Chengzhi had an impression of this matter. After working for more than an hour, the water in the well was full, as if he was juggling.

Li Chengzhi concluded at the time that what caused the sudden drop in the groundwater level should be the cause.

But what does this have to do with monks suddenly not worshiping fire?
There seems to be a thread coming out of my mind, but I can't catch it?

Just as he was thinking hard, he suddenly heard a loud shout from a distance: "Lang Jun...Lang Jun, the Patriarch has entered the capital and has arrived at the mansion..."

Looking up, it seems that Li Cong is urging the horse vigorously.

Father is here?

Li Chengzhi was overjoyed, and frantically urged Li Liang: "Quick...quick..."

……

After not seeing each other for several months, Li Shixian has lost a lot.The official belly that seemed to be six months pregnant has long since disappeared, and her cheeks have become thinner and darker.

But people are much more spiritual.Although the horses and horses are tired, and the stars and the moon are worn, but the majesty is shown on the face, the tiger's eyes are bright, and the prestige is not angry.

He was sitting on a grand teacher's chair, swaying back and forth, and said in amazement: "This naughty son just likes these strange tricks when he is not doing his business?"

"Who said Cheng Zhi isn't doing business anymore?"

Guo Yuzhi complained, "In less than a year, he is already at the fifth rank, two ranks higher than you!"

Li Shixian laughed out loud with a sneer: "What's the use of ranking among the third princes and the first rank of the official residence?"

With just this one sentence, Guo Yuzhi was thrown onto the wall.Yanyan's pretty face that was originally smiling suddenly stepped down.

"If the world has always been peaceful, why bother to do... the act of ransacking the family and exterminating the clan?"

Li Shixian sighed sadly: "If there are Taiping officials all the time, who would be willing to take risks..."

In the middle of speaking, there was a sound outside the door, and Li Sixian naturally stopped talking.Immediately thereafter, three or five maidservants entered the middle hall carrying square trays, hot wine, milk tea, dried meat, dried fruits, etc.

Guo Yuzhi restrained his expression, forced a smile and said: "Let's use some first, I have ordered Li Xie to prepare meals..."

Li Sixian nodded slightly, glanced casually, and frowned.

Of the five servant girls, the older one looked only twelve or thirteen, and the younger one was estimated to be ten years old.And all of them are sallow and thin, as thin as bamboo poles.If it wasn't for the colorful skirt and the double-ringed bun, they might not even be able to tell the difference between men and women.

Being unhappy, another person came in from the hall, and greeted Li Shixian with a blessing: "I have seen... I have seen my father-in-law!"

Although Zhang Jingmo is just a concubine, is this the concubine of his son?

Li Shixian's eyes were narrowed into a slit, and he hurriedly called out: "Hurry up, don't be too polite..."

But after only five words, the rest of the words seemed to be stuck in his throat, and Li Sixian's eyes suddenly popped out.

Zhang Jingmo...is still wearing a swallowtail bun (also known as Baihuafen Xiaoji, which is an ancient unmarried woman's hairstyle)?

Mopping his lips, it took a long time for Li Shixian to ask: "Have...haven't bowed to each other (referring to the couple's wedding night, which is the last of the six rituals and the most important one)?"

Guo Yuzhi replied casually: "You are not here, how do you worship?"

fart!

If it wasn't for Zhang Jingmo's presence, Li Shixian would have scolded violently.

This is a concubine, not a big wife, why do I have to wait for my grandfather to come to Beijing before we can have sex?

When the rich and powerful families do not see concubines, only a carriage is sent to the mansion, and there are many people who do not entertain guests.What's more, Li Chengzhi and Zhang Jingmo have completed five of the six rituals, and they already have the name of husband and wife.

Otherwise, why would she dare to call her father-in-law?
Seeing the corners of Li Shixian's eyes twitching violently, and the veins on his forehead gradually bulging, Guo Yuzhi cried out inwardly: What's wrong?

"I asked Li Xie to prepare the meals, you go and watch them, and ask the chef to cook more carefully..."

Zhang Jingmo blessed again and went to the kitchen.Li Shixian gritted his teeth and used all his strength to suppress his anger: "I asked you to bring Jingmo to Beijing in advance, is it just for display?"

Your son doesn't want to be rude, what can I do?
Guo Yuzhi rolled his eyes at him, and waved his hands: "Everyone back down!"

Seeing the five maidservants filing out, Li Shixian's eyelids twitched: "That's all? Since I don't want to be rude, I have to wait for Grandpa to come to take a concubine into the house, so how many rooms did Ji take?"

A concubine's status is lower than that of a concubine, and she is not protected by law. She can be bought and sold as goods and given as gifts.For example, Zhao Ji, who was originally Lu Buwei's concubine, was given to Ying Zheng, who was born after Ying Chu.

Therefore, there is no need to perform the six rituals at all...

How can there be any Ji?

Looking at the few bean sprouts that came out of the middle hall, Guo Yuzhi said melancholy: "Don't you know that rebellious nature, how can you fall in the eyes of this kind of bean sprouts girl? There is someone who likes it. Most people, nine out of ten are prostitutes. But even the big women have not entered the door, buying such a woman to come in, will the Li family have a reputation..."

Does that mean not even Ji?
Li Shixian only felt a rush of blood rushing to his heart, and his face turned purple.

Just at this time, a happy cry sounded outside the door: "Father..."

Seeing Li Chengzhi enter the hall, Li Shixian's [-] pores were full of anger. He picked up the jug on the table and smashed it on the head: "Nizi, where is Grandpa's grandson?"

(End of this chapter)