On the morning of the sixth day of August in the fourth year of the Great Shang Dynasty, there was thunder, lightning, and heavy rain in Yong'an City, as if the sky was leaking. Emperor Yin Guang, standing at the door of Yangshen Pavilion, looked at the rain curtain in the sky, but showed a rare smile

. Prince Gong Yin Qiang, who had always been rebellious, unexpectedly died in a duel between first-class masters. He had no heirs and the country was extinct. No one needed to deal with him. God would have taken care of him. Shouldn't it be easy to understand?

A few days ago, Yin Guang received a secret report from King Wei Tang Jiu Sheng. The memorial said that King Yin Ao of Zhou locked up Princess Ximen Yuxue of Pingxi in the Queyue Pavilion in the mansion for more than half a month, humiliating her every day. Tang Jiu Sheng led his men to forcefully break into King Zhou's Mansion.

After Ximen Yuxue was rescued, King Yin Quan of Pingxi had a conflict with King Yin Ao of Zhou over this matter. It seemed that the alliance between the two princes was in vain. Yin Guang said with a smile: "It's a good thing, if you don't accept it, God will do it, and if you don't rule, God will rule!"

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While Yin Guang was in high spirits, the young eunuch Yu Fu hurried over with an umbrella. Seeing the emperor standing at the door of the palace, he quickly closed his umbrella, stepped forward and knelt down on one leg, and said loudly: "My slave, Yu Fu, kowtow to the emperor!"

Yu Fu was not on duty last night and went back to his place to rest.

Many eunuchs were rich and bought their own houses outside the palace. They would go home when they were not on duty and come to work when they were on duty. Yu Fu had no money, so he lived in the palace like other eunuchs. Moreover, Yin Guang trusted him, so long as he

If there is something urgent that needs to be done, Yin Guang will think of Yu Fu immediately.

It was raining and windy outside. Yin Guang saw that although Yu Fu was holding an umbrella, his lower body was soaked through. He felt a little pity for him and said with a smile: "Get up and talk. You don't have to be so polite when there is no one! What's the matter?

Are you running in such a hurry? You don't want to wait for the rain to lighten up before coming back?"

Yu Fu stood up and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this is a secret document from the Imperial Prefect's Mansion. I was afraid that there was something urgent, so I hurriedly delivered it!" As he spoke, he took out a secret document from his arms.

Presented to the emperor with both hands.

Yin Guang took the secret fold, opened it and took a few glances, his expression changed. The memorial was written by Tang Fulong, the national counselor, saying that Tang Jiu Sheng was attacked by the guards of the Lingnan Prince's Palace Ye Crying with a crossbow in Tongque Mountain. Now his life and death are unknown, and Prince Wei's Palace

The news has been blocked and people are being sent around to search for Tang Jiusheng's whereabouts.

Yin Guang couldn't see the sadness or joy on his face, but his hands suddenly trembled. Yin Guang turned around and returned to the Yangshen Pavilion. Yu Fu didn't say anything, but just followed the emperor silently. Yin Guang slumped on his chair, not even looking.

The two eunuchs on duty just whispered: "Go and ask Father Shang to come!"

Soon, Yang Jingzhong, the chief eunuch with white hair and white eyebrows in a purple robe, hurriedly walked into the Yangshen Pavilion. The old eunuch did not hold an umbrella, but he was not wet with rain, which was enough to show his high level of martial arts. Yang Jingzhong quickly came to Yin Guang,

He bowed slightly and said in a high-pitched voice unique to eunuchs: "Old slave, please pay your respects to the emperor! I wonder what the emperor's orders are for summoning old slave in a hurry?"

Yin Guang handed Tang Fulong's secret folder to Yang Jingzhong. Yang Jingzhong opened the secret folder. After reading it carefully, he nodded calmly, "I know, I will send someone to secretly search for the whereabouts of King Wei. Your Majesty."

Any other instructions?"

The weather had just entered autumn, but Yin Guang's heart was as cold as winter. Yin Guang tried his best to sit upright on the chair, looked at Yang Jingzhong, his voice was a little hoarse, "Father Shang, I just want to explain two things. First.

The first thing, no matter how much it costs, we must find Tang Jiusheng. He must be seen alive, and his body must be seen dead! The second thing, that night of crying in the Lingnan Prince's Mansion, he must die! The rest of the things can be handled by Father Shang at his discretion!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty! I'll take care of it now, I'll retire!" Yang Jingzhong bowed his head and resigned, turned around and left the Yangshen Pavilion where the luminous stone was placed because of the dark sky. Since Yang Jingzhong went south and then returned north, the imperial army was re-elected by Yin Guang

After taking control, the relationship between the monarch and his ministers has undergone some subtle changes. On the surface, Yang Jingzhong is still loyal to Yin Guang, but there are some things that the two of them no longer say like before.

Yu Fu looked at the emperor who had lost all energy in an instant, and hesitated to speak. Yin Guang asked softly: "Yu Fu, what do you want to say?" Yu Fu thought for a while, but shook his head and said nothing.

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Qinghe Village is not a big one, with more than 200 households. It has Tongque Mountain behind it and a few fields are planted at the foot of the mountain. Next to the village is a Qinghe River flowing through it. The ancestral hall in the village is in the middle of the village, which is somewhat dilapidated.

But it still works. Dozens of children in the village are sitting neatly in the ancestral hall, listening to the lectures of the new Mr. Shuisheng.

The teacher was very interesting and could always explain the words and stories in the book to the children in a simple and profound way. The children had never been out of the village and did not know what the outside world was like, so they all listened with gusto.

For example, in the "Three Character Classic", "Meng Meng's mother chose a neighbor, and her son did not learn, so he lost his chance." The teacher said that this is about a saint named Meng who was a child. His mother wanted to give him a good life.

The learning environment required them to move many times. The children finally understood that saints are not born, and many things are influenced by the acquired environment.

There is a muddy road in the village that is not wide and leads to the distance outside the village. Whenever it rains, this road becomes muddy. Even if it is such a broken road out of the village, the children in the village have never walked out. After all,

The nearest small town is hundreds of miles away, and the best means of transportation in the village is a skinny donkey owned by the village chief. Is it possible to ride the family's cattle to a small town hundreds of miles away?

Mr. Shui once said that Qingshui Village is too small and remote. You have to read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, and strive to visit distant cities in the future to broaden your horizons. Our big merchants have a Tianchang City in the south of the Yangtze River.

, very big and very prosperous. If you go further north, there is an even larger Yongan City further away. It is larger and more prosperous. Millions of people live in that city. Only if you are educated and literate can you have the chance to go there.

See and even live there.

Some children really want to see the distant world, so they work hard to learn literacy with Mr. Shui, such as Sun Chengshan. Of course, there are also those who are careless and just come to hang out and play with their friends every day, such as Liu Erdan. In this regard

, Mr. Shui was not annoyed, he just said that it’s okay to play, but you still need to know some words, and don’t waste your good time.

A few days ago, a strange thing happened. Suddenly, two hundred light infantrymen with light crossbows and swords, led by a school captain, walked through the village and walked towards the deep valley in the mountains. It was said that they were training in the mountains. Qinghe Village was already remote.

Incomparably, there are still officers and soldiers going to the more inaccessible mountains to train their troops? This is a rare event. So the whole village, old and young, came out to watch the officers and soldiers, but unfortunately they only saw the backs of the officers and soldiers entering the mountain.

In a few days, the Mid-Autumn Festival will be here. The village chief, Lu Ergen, rode a donkey and took Xu Dalong, Qian Datou and a dozen other villagers to drive three ox carts to Yanshan Town, a hundred miles away, to purchase daily necessities.

Buy some mooncakes. After Shui Sheng became a teacher, Lu Ergen began to take a high look at Xu Dalong. After all, it was Xu Dalong who saved Shui Sheng and gave birth to this teacher in the village.

gentlemen.

There were some fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs in Xu Dalong's big iron bucket to be exchanged for money. Xu Dongmei gave his brother a few pieces of linen cloth and told him to buy two kilograms of moon cakes, salt, rice and other necessary supplies in exchange for some copper coins. The most important thing was to

Buy Shuisheng a robe and a pair of cloth shoes. After all, Shuisheng is a husband and cannot still wear old clothes. Xu Dalong agreed repeatedly.

The three ox carts also pulled some other mountain products, which were fungus, mushrooms, hericium, and other wild vegetables picked by the villagers in the mountains. It is said that the rich families in the county and county towns like these things, and Yanshan Town

There are two businessmen who have been buying these things for many years. The villagers have packed all the wild vegetables and begged Mr. Shuisheng to write the names of each family on the pockets before putting them on the bullock cart to avoid mistakes.

Three days later, Lu Ergen, Xu Dalong, Qian Datou and others returned home with full loads. The three oxcarts were filled with daily necessities purchased by each family. The villagers cheered and came to the village yard to take home their belongings by name.

. Shuisheng knew that Xu Dalong had bought daily necessities, so he came to help. The two of them happily carried their belongings back.

Taking the baggage carried by her younger brother, Xu Dongmei took out a blue robe and a pair of cloth shoes and handed them to Shui Sheng. Xu Dongmei smiled brightly and said softly: "Shui Sheng, you are now a teacher. Unlike everyone else, you have to wear robes and shoes."

Cloth shoes are no longer suitable for wearing short coats and grass shoes!"

Shuisheng took the robe and shoes from Xu Dongmei's hand and was very grateful, "Sister Dongmei, thank you for thinking of me!"

Xu Dalong laughed loudly on the side, "We are all one family, why are you so polite? Put it on quickly and let my sister see it!"

Shuisheng quickly took off his short coat, put on a blue robe, and put on his cloth shoes. As expected, it was like a man relying on clothes and a horse leaning on a saddle. He immediately seemed to be much more energetic, and he really looked like a scholar. The Xu family brothers clapped their hands and laughed, what a wonderful person.

Handsome and handsome teacher!

Shuisheng came to the table, picked up Xu Dongmei's bronze mirror and looked at himself. Suddenly he felt like he remembered something from the past. But when he wanted to think about it carefully, he immediately got a splitting headache and couldn't remember it. Shuisheng didn't dare to use it too much.

Brain, this is the only way to forget it. The three of them were eating at the same table, Xu Dongmei looked at Shuisheng secretly, and the more she looked at her, the more she fell in love with her.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Shui Sheng has been in Qinghe Village for more than a month. At the end of summer, Xu Dalong rescued Shui Sheng in the river, and now it is the Mid-Autumn Festival. For more than a month, the Xu family siblings have truly regarded Shui Sheng as a relative.

, Xu Dalong also often brags proudly to others. My brother Shuisheng is a scholar and has a lot of knowledge!

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, school was on holiday, and Shui Sheng and the Xu family celebrated the festival together. Xu Dalong had already caught a few large crabs, a few fish, and some shrimps in the Qinghe River yesterday, so he would not go fishing today.

Xu Dalong slaughtered another chicken and cooked it. Xu Dongmei cooked some side dishes and paired them with chicken, crab, fish and shrimp, and two kilograms of shochu bought in Yanshan Town. It was a beautiful life. Shuisheng and Xu Dalong drank happily.

Fortunately, Xu Dongmei can't drink enough, and her face turned as red as a burning cloud after just one drink.

The three of them were eating happily when they saw a commotion at the entrance of the village. Xu Dalong liked to watch the excitement and shouted: "Sister, Shuisheng, you eat and drink first, I'll go see what's going on and I'll tell you when I come back!"
Chapter completed!