Zhu Guangli had a familiar big ear scrape, and while covering his face in pain, he shamelessly shared the bed with his wife, feeling that what she said made sense.
Could it be that when these two masters are gone, I really don’t want to be the prefect anymore?
He is also a man with great plans, how could he be so devastated because of this?
Madam is right. With the two masters gone, I need to regain my strength and take the heavy burden of Tanzhou on my shoulders so that the people of Tanzhou can continue to live a smooth life.
He made up his mind and made his blood boil with excitement. He wished he could get out of bed right now and go to his desk to check the accounts. He was just afraid of his wife's slap, so he just lay there and thought about it.
He didn't know when he fell asleep. When he woke up, half of his ambitions had gone away. The other half disappeared after thinking about Yuan Shaopei. He hurried to Yuan's house and had a serious talk with Yuan Shaopei.
Yuan Shaopei's mother was ill and was not suitable for long-distance travel. Seeing that Yuan Shaopei had no intention of going to Beijing, he suddenly felt happy and told Yuan Shaopei that he was already looking for a good doctor and he would just wait until the Lantern Festival.
arrive.
When he left Yuan's house, he was light and airy when he walked.
After less than half a day, the bad news came again. Yan Shi told Yuan Shaopei that as long as Yuan Shaopei was willing to go to Kyoto first, he would also hire the best doctor for Yuan Shaopei.
Zhu Guangli sat in the Yamen with a heavy heart until it got dark. Just when Mrs. Zhu's maid came to invite him to dinner, he suddenly slapped his head: "There is a way."
Then he hurried out and arrived at Yan's Mansion. After paying homage to Yan Shi, he didn't have time to sit down and directly explained his intention.
"Shuai Yan, Mr. Liu is your mentor and a guest of the Zhang family. There is one thing I cannot hide from you."
Yan Shi saw that he had become more and more haggard in a short period of time, and felt funny in his heart. He had never seen such a careless prefect.
Seeing Zhu Guangli's serious face again, he didn't know what was going on, so he asked: "Oh? So this is about my mentor?"
Zhu Guangli nodded and thought: "Actually, I am from the King of Jin!"
Yan Shi was stunned, not knowing why he said such shocking words.
"You are...when King Jin was in Tanzhou, you worked for him?"
He thought in his mind: "It doesn't look like it. Does Prince Jin like you to kneel quickly?"
Everything is difficult at the beginning. After Zhu Guangli said the first sentence, the rest of the words came out like water.
"Yes, I am a member of the King of Jin. The two masters were arranged for me by the King of Jin, so they are also people of the King of Jin. If Liu Xianggong transfers Yuan Shaopei to Kyoto, I am afraid that it will make the King of Jin even more powerful. It is really not feasible.
Well, Shuai Si, why don’t you recommend another person to Xianggong Liu.”
Yan Shi looked at Zhu Guangli carefully: "Since you are from King Jin, you must know what King Jin did in Tanzhou."
Zhu Guangli shook his head: "I'm not sure. I'm not Xie Changshi, so how can I know it?"
Yan Shi said: "What you said makes sense. Since you are members of the King of Jin, you must be cautious."
Zhu Guangli secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Yan Shi slammed the table and said sternly: "Zhu Guangli! I see that you have been jumping up and down these two days just to keep Yuan Shaopei in Tanzhou. To achieve your goal, you even came to me to talk about yourself.
I am a member of the King of Jin. To say that my mentor is a member of Prime Minister Zhang is sheer nonsense. Hundreds of civil and military officials receive salary from the imperial court and receive orders from His Majesty. We are all His Majesty’s people! Today these are
If you say anything, I'll pretend I didn't hear it. If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
He walked away with a flutter of sleeves and walked outside the door. Suddenly he turned back and pointed at Zhu Guangli and cursed: "Idiot! Yuan Shaopei from Kyoto has gone to book it!"
He came out openly and said that he was the king of Jin, thinking that he would let Yuan Shaopei stay in Tanzhou. He was so stupid!
If he really belonged to King Jin, he would have come here to tell him before it was too late to hide him!
In Zhu Guangli's eyes, is he so easy to fool?
Zhu Guangli was so angry with Yan Shi that he was scolded again and left with a sad face.
The next day, he had no intention of sitting in the office, so he ordered the bearers to go to Lushan Temple, burn some incense in front of the Buddha, and then look at the turtles outside the Free Life Pond.
As he was watching, he suddenly saw Lu Hong coming in from the mountain gate. He hurriedly greeted him, bowed and said, "Sir, I'm here to practice Zen again."
Lu Hong returned the gesture: "Since we are close, we often come here to have some quiet time. I think your husband looks bad. Could it be that he is working too hard?"
Zhu Guangli smiled and walked in with him: "Sir, you are joking, I don't have anything to do. Ever since the commander-in-chief of Jinghu North Road was handed over to Mr. Pei, not even the river thieves have disappeared, and the merchant ships coming and going have been peaceful. Since ancient times,
The two lakes are one family, and our place is much more peaceful."
After seeing Lu Hong pass the Free Life Pond, Zhu Guangli stopped and stopped walking inside.
But Lu Hong invited him to go into the Zen room with him: "I think Mr. Zhu also needs to calm down for a while."
Zhu Guangli sighed, followed Lu Hong in, and sat on the futon. He immediately felt calm.
He couldn't help but calm down, the ground was too cold, and the cold air penetrated through the stone slabs and futons and penetrated into his body, making him feel cold from the inside out.
It seems that meditating is also a hard work.
Lu Hong laughed and stood up holding his hand: "You are too practical. Sit down first and have a sip of hot tea."
He was a frequent visitor here. He didn't need the little monk to bring tea or water. He only needed a charcoal basin. He poured mountain spring water into the teapot, put a bunch of tea leaves, burned it on the charcoal basin, and sat down around the charcoal fire with Zhu Guangli.
When the tea boils, pour two cups of hot tea.
"Ms. Zhu, the tea is coarse tea, but the water is good water. It has a unique taste when you drink it. Don't dislike it."
Zhu Guangli didn't care that his hands were hot and quickly took the tea cup: "The water from Lushan Temple is famous in Tanzhou. How can I dislike it?"
Lu Hong didn't say anything more and just drank his tea. Zhu Guangli took a few sips of tea absentmindedly, and then said: "The world is really different now. Even telling the truth will get people scolded."
"Haha, that must be because Mr. Zhu's truth is unexpected."
"Yes, and no," Zhu Guangli rubbed the tea cup with his palms, "but I don't know whether I did the right thing or wrong in today's matter, and whether I helped him. I have been in Tanzhou for many years and I owe him a lot of help.
After such a long period of leisure, I can return a little favor to him today."
He didn't mention King Jin, but Lu Hong knew he was talking about King Jin.
He had also heard about the fact that Yuan Shaopei was going to Kyoto, but Ni Peng and Yuan Shaopei came to the capital one after another, which inevitably aroused suspicion. It seemed that Zhu Guangli said something, which was enough to dispel serious suspicions.
Lu Hong had already seen that Zhu Guangli was not a useless person. He was able to get the protection of the King of Jin in the troubled place of Tanzhou without letting the Zhang family overthrow him. His ability and means were not simple.
He added a cup of tea to Zhu Guangli and said with a smile: "If you want to repay a little favor, I have a way to repay more."
"Appreciate further details."
"Xu Laiyu, a county magistrate in Zezhou, wrote a letter to Jin Shang because of the explosion in the smelting field, pleading to re-measure the fields, rebuild the fish scale book, and restart farming. This is a major event that benefits the country and the people. Zhu Xianggong can do it