In the main room in the backyard, Tao Huayuan was applying medicine to Liang Yuyao.
Liang Yuyao cried with tears streaming down her face: "Don't think I don't know, was it you who set me on fire just now?"
Tao Huayuan sighed: "Princess, I really didn't know it was you in my pocket. You said you wouldn't move even a little, even if you hummed."
"My mouth is blocked, is there any sound? I'm tied up like a rice dumpling, can I move? Tao Huayuan, if you have the guts, tell the truth, do you want to take revenge on me? You guys Beat me, burn me, prick me with needles, I have written them all down, just wait for me until I tell the emperor, I will never spare you!"
Tao Huayuan threw the medicine bottle away, frowned and said: "Treat me politely, you still don't know how to rise and fall, you thief, come in!"
Xu Zhiqiong walked in, and Liang Yuyao quickly covered herself with the quilt: "What are you doing here? Let me tell you, you can't escape your involvement in this matter!"
Xu Zhiqiong remained silent, while Tao Huayuan frowned and said, "Let's do it."
Xu Zhiqiong smacked his lips and said, "I don't know if she is real or fake."
Tao Huayuan said: "Everyone in the Hongyi Pavilion has made it clear that I have proven my true identity. If you don't do it and lose the princess again in the future, I'll see who you can cry to!"
"That's it, do it!" Xu Zhiqiong gritted his teeth and looked at Liang Yuyao with a ferocious expression.
Liang Yuyao was frightened: "What do you want to do? Why do you want to silence me? Xu, your conscience has been eaten by a dog. How dare you kill me? How dare you..."
Tao Huayuan covered Liang Yuyao's mouth, and Xu Zhiqiong lifted the quilt, aimed at the thickest part of the peach, and took two vicious bites.
Liang Yuyao's eyes were bloodshot and she couldn't cry.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "If someone impersonates me in the future, please remember this tooth mark!"
"God damn Xu Zhiqiong, I will fight you! Why are you bullying me like this!"
Liang Yuyao cried for a long time, gradually calmed down, and asked Xu Zhiqiong: "Who kidnapped me?"
"He is the ancestor of your Liang family."
"Ancestor of the Liang family?" Liang Yuyao looked confused.
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "Follow me to Canglong Palace first. Let Elder Shengwei tell you the details."
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In Canglong Hall, Liang Jixiong has ordered people to set up the altar. If Liang Yuyao is not seen tonight, he will go past Lord Dun Wanxing and tell the matter directly to True God Canglong.
Is there any use in telling True God Canglong?
Liang Jixiong didn't know what he was doing. The overbearing Taoism made it even more difficult for him to understand.
When Xu Zhiqiong brought Liang Yuyao over, Liang Jixiong was overjoyed. Seeing Liang Yuyao's scars, he quickly asked: "Who hurt you?"
"It's that Xingjun," Xu Zhiqiong quickly replied, "He was the one who beat me!"
Liang Yuyao glared at Xu Zhiqiong and briefly told the story of how she was kidnapped by Liang Xiaoen.
Liang Jixiong was silent for a moment, and asked the two of them to go to the back garden to wait, and then called Mr. Dun Wanxing in the main hall.
Nearly half an hour later, Liang Jixiong came to the back garden and seemed to have reached an agreement with Dun Wanxingjun.
"Zhiqiong, Yuyao, don't tell anyone else, not even the emperor, about this matter. Lord Xing was resentful because of what happened to the late king. Now that the resentment has dissipated, the matter ends here."
So far?
Is this the end of the matter?
Liang Yuyao was very dissatisfied: "Ancestor, I have suffered so many grievances, so let's just let it go?"
Liang Jixiong sighed: "As a member of the royal family, you will be well-dressed and well-fed throughout your life. It is not a big deal if you suffer some grievances occasionally. Go back and rest quickly."
After sending Xu Zhiqiong and Liang Yuyao away, the second elder breathed a sigh of relief and ordered people to close the door of Canglong Hall.
Xu Zhiqiong sent Liang Yuyao and Lin Qianniang to the Neishi Mansion. Liang Yuyao shouted: "Pi, don't leave yet. I have serious matters to discuss with you."
Xu Zhiqiong yawned and said, "What can't wait until tomorrow?"
Qianniang frowned and said, "You can come in and talk about urgent matters first."
When they arrived at the main hall, Liang Yuyao asked Qianniang to give Xu Zhiqiong the memorial from the Fuzhou magistrate: "I wanted to go to you during the day just to discuss this matter, but I didn't expect that I was deceived by that guy.
It has been raining continuously in Fuzhou recently, and the river has surged, causing the embankment to burst. The magistrate is pleading to rebuild the embankment, but how should we deal with this matter?"
How to dispose of it?
Xu Zhiqiong said in surprise: "Should you ask me about this matter? You should discuss it with the cabinet."
"The cabinet has drafted a vote to allocate one hundred thousand taels of silver to rebuild the river embankment in Fuzhou."
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "It's a good thing, then just ask the emperor to approve it."
Liang Yuyao shook her head and said: "Yuyang didn't criticize him, and he didn't answer when asked why. I don't know what his intention was. He didn't seem to take it to heart."
Don't you think about building embankments?
“How is the condition of the victims in Fuzhou?”
"The river washed away dozens of homes, but the damage was not serious. The victims have been properly resettled."
Could it be that the emperor didn't take it to heart because the disaster was not serious?
This doesn’t make sense either!
It's only April now, and a spring flood has broken the dikes. If we wait until summer and autumn, wouldn't it cause a serious disaster?
The emperor should not be ignorant of this kind of thing.
Could it be that his temperament has changed and he has started not doing his job properly?
"Princess, have you asked the emperor privately? Is the emperor in any difficulty?"
Liang Yuyao sighed: "I asked him in private once, and Yuyang pointed in the east and west, pretending to be dumbfounded, but didn't say anything serious.
There must be some things that really cannot be said to me. He talks to you about everything, so you should ask him about this."
Shall I ask?
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "If someone is hiding this matter from him, I will definitely let him know. If someone does not allow him to govern, I will help him clear the way.
Now that he knows about it and the decree can be implemented, since he is putting off doing it, there must be some hidden reason behind the matter."
Liang Yuyao frowned and said, "What's the secret?"
Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "We have to wait for His Highness to go to verify it!"
Liang Yuyao said angrily: "Thief Pi, if something happens in the future, I will never look for you again!"
This shouldn't come to me in the first place!
If you want to build a river embankment today, you need me, if you want to build a road tomorrow, if you want to build a house the day after tomorrow, you need me, too?
He is the emperor, and these are his duties. I have to intervene in everything. Is it possible for him to give me the throne? Is it possible for him to pay me back the money I owe?
Back at the Marquis Mansion, Xu Zhiqiong threw himself on the bed and fell into a deep sleep. Tao Huayuan looked slightly disappointed and said, "He just slept alone?"
Xia Hu blushed and said, "Why are you so anxious? You don't understand the shyness of your daughter's family?"
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The next day, Xu Zhiqiong slept until noon and got up. After a hearty meal, he began to learn Yin and Yang techniques with Tao Huayuan.
Because he was always on guard against Taifu, Xu Zhiqiong's knowledge of Onmyoji was incomplete, and he still didn't know much of the basic knowledge.
For example, for the Yin-Yang ninth-grade technique Yin-Yang Divide, Xu Zhiqiong always calculates in advance how much Yin energy and how much Yang energy is used, and then takes action after the ratio is accurate.
Although he is good at calculations, there is no chance to do calculations when facing the enemy. Without preparation, Xu Zhiqiong did not dare to use Yin Yang easily because he used the wrong method.
Taoer was still considerate and taught Xu Zhiqiong little by little the details of the technique:
"When facing an enemy, you have a rough idea of how to use it, and then you release your spells. If there are any deviations, you make adjustments."
Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said: "I'm afraid it's not easy to make minor adjustments during the battle, right?"
Tao Huayuan stretched out her slender jade fingers and said: "On each fingertip, leave half a branch of Qi. This requires some means. I will teach you."
I have to teach this little thief well. When the time comes, I will be the one closest to him when he is brought into the Onmyoji Division.
After mastering Yin and Yang, he then learned the basics of formations. When he reached the seventh level, he was not even proficient in fire formations. Xu Zhiqiong's foundation was indeed lacking.
After learning the basics of formations, you still need to learn the pros and cons of seventh-grade techniques.
The core skill of Liang Liangquan is divination, but Xu Zhiqiong knows nothing about divination.
Tao Huayuan patiently explained: "There are many kinds of divination techniques, such as tortoise drilling, counting, astrology, and dream interpretation. You are best at counting, so I will teach you starting with counting."
She taught Zhiqiong seven sets of algorithms in total. Xu Zhiqiong rubbed his forehead and complained in his heart.
I am good at calculations because I have mastered more advanced mathematical tools. Such complex algorithms obviously dispelled my desire for divination.
Furthermore, is this divination necessarily effective?
"Whether it works or not depends on the temperature of the qi machine," Tao Huayuan explained. "If the qi machine is used accurately, you can just throw a few coins and you can see the direction. But if the qi machine is inaccurate, it will be in vain if you use the right algorithm."
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"Throw a few coins," Xu Zhiqiong smiled, "This is a good method!"
He took out six copper coins, enveloped the yin and yang energy on the coins, threw them casually, and scattered them on the couch.
Tao Huayuan sneered: "You call this divination? Do you think this is Guan Pu?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Please interpret this hexagram and see if it is accurate?"
There are six copper coins, four with the front facing up and two with the back facing up, almost forming a straight line.
Tao Huayuan took a look and said: "The four yin and two yang are in a neat line. According to the hexagram, it seems that a disaster is coming."
Xu Zhiqiong quickly collected the coins: "This one doesn't count, I'll take it again."
He held the copper coin in the palm of his hand, carefully blending the Yin and Yang Qi, and shook it for a long time. Just as he let go, he suddenly saw Xia Hu entering the door and saying: "There is a beggar outside the door looking for you!"
Beggar?
What about the two grandparents?
I gave them some capital and let them do business. Why did they become beggars again?
Xu Zhiqiong went to the front door, and Tao Huayuan glanced at the copper coins on the couch.
Four yin and two yang, aligned in one line.
Why is it still like this?
Is there really a disaster?
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Xu Zhiqiong came to the door and saw a man standing at the door in rags. His face was covered with mud and he couldn't tell his appearance, but his figure looked familiar.
"Master Xu, I have found you!"
Upon hearing this voice, Xu Zhiqiong recognized the other party.
"Guan Xicheng, why are you like this? Come in quickly!"
Guan Xicheng, a Confucian scholar saved by Xu Zhiqiong in Shanxun County, came to the capital in the spring to take the exam and ranked among the top three. Under Gongsun Wen's coercion, he entered the Sheng'en Pavilion and entered the ninth grade of Confucianism. He has been Xu Zhiqiong's
Do internal response.
After Emperor Changle ascended the throne, Sheng'en Pavilion was abolished, and Guan Xicheng succeeded and went to Fuzhou to serve as a general judge of the sixth grade.
He had just taken office, so why did he suddenly return to the capital? Yet he was still in such a mess?
"What happened? Did you meet a bandit?"
Guan Xicheng shook his head and said: "They are not bandits, they are officers and soldiers."
"Officers and soldiers?" Xu Zhiqiong frowned, "Can you tell me more carefully?"
Guan Xicheng said: "As soon as I took office in Fuzhou, the Xianyi River burst its banks and tens of thousands of people were displaced!"
Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment: "Tens of thousands of people? I do know about the breach of the embankment. In the report from Fuzhou, it was said that only a dozen households were injured and that they have been properly resettled."
"He lied!" Guan Xicheng gritted his teeth and said, "The state government did not provide relief, but wanted to trap the refugees to death. I remonstrated with myself, but the prefect refused to comply. After several attempts, the prefect intercepted me.
In desperation, I came to the capital alone to meet the king. The prefect sent troops to chase me. I managed to escape by virtue of my Confucian cultivation. I was robbed of all my money, even my official silver and dental plaques. I begged all the way to the capital.
I don’t dare to seek help elsewhere, so I can only come to you!
Lord Xu, I offended the magistrate, I offended the magistrate below, and I left my post without permission. The evidence of the crime is clear. The emperor dismissed me from my post and dismissed me from office. Even if I was sent to jail, I will not complain at all. I only ask Lord Xu to save the people from misery!"
After Guan Xicheng finished speaking, he had to kneel down and kowtow to Xu Zhiqiong.
Xu Zhiqiong grabbed Guan Xicheng and gritted his teeth and said: "But how many times have I told you, stand up straight and don't kneel!"
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At dawn the next day, Xu Zhiqiong entered the palace, and Emperor Changle called him into the secret pavilion.
After retreating from others, Emperor Chang Le said with a smile on his face: "Brother, did you go to see Sixth Sister again yesterday? I heard that you two made a lot of noise, and even Second Brother knew about it!"
Xu Zhiqiong did not smile, but leaned down and saluted: "My lord, I have written a memorial for you!"
When Emperor Changle saw this, he also stopped smiling: "Are you talking about the Fuzhou embankment bursting? I know about this."
"Your Majesty, do you know that tens of thousands of people suffered disasters due to the bursting of embankments? The prefect did not report the news, but the people were waiting to be trapped alive!"
Emperor Changle stood up and asked, "Where did the news come from?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Guan Xicheng, the general judge of Fuzhou, begged all the way to the capital. He just informed me of the news last night."
Emperor Changle's sword eyebrows were raised: "What a Fuzhou magistrate, how dare you lie to me, what should I do?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Allocate money and food for disaster relief and severely punish the Fuzhou magistrate!"
Emperor Changle sat back on his chair, looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "What do you think we should do?"
What should I do?
Did I just say it in vain?
Emperor Changle murmured: "It's easy to punish the Fuzhou magistrate, but where can we find the money and food?"
This is an anecdote. When has Daxuan ever been short of money?
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Is there no money in the treasury?"
Emperor Changle raised his head and said: "If you look at the account books, there is no shortage. The national treasury has 80 million taels of silver and 20 million taels of gold."
"It's hard to say, but the two hundred thousand taels will be enough to provide disaster relief."
"I can't get out 200,000 taels," Emperor Changle shook his head and said, "I went to the bank to check, and there was only 200,000 taels of silver in total."