Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 126 If Mrs. Liu doesn’t nod, the state hospital will not be opened.
Chapter 126 If Mrs. Liu doesn’t nod, the state hospital will not be opened.
Chapter 126: If Mrs. Liu doesn’t nod, the state hospital will not be opened
Du Miaoyan set out early the next morning.
She ordered the driver to drive faster, and she almost always ate and drank in the car.
In the evening, when the gate of Liaozhou City was about to close, we finally arrived at Liaozhou City.
Du Miaoyan did not return to the Royal Trading Company, but sent the carriage directly to Fang Mansion, wanting to see Fang Yuan first.
"Hongxu, where is Fang Yuan?"
Du Miaoyan entered the living room and did not see Fang Yuan.
I suddenly felt a little disappointed, and the fatigue of traveling all day slowly emerged.
"Master... I was here just now."
Hong Xuhuan looked around, but did not see Fang Yuan's shadow.
And just now, a few people were still talking about where to go to play tomorrow?
"We were there just now."
Du Miaoyan murmured, feeling even more disappointed.
I came all the way, so much looking forward to it, so much missing you, but in the end it turned out like this?
"Miaoyan?"
At this moment, Fang Yuan's voice sounded from behind her.
Du Miaoyan's body trembled, and she quickly turned around and saw Fang Yuan, whom she had been missing for the past few days.
"Fang Yuan."
Du Miaoyan felt her voice tremble a little.
The longing seems to be spurting out, and the warm current flows through all parts of the body.
At this moment, Du Miaoyan felt like she wanted to fall into Fang Yuan's arms, but her feet seemed to be rooted.
She has never felt this way about any man. She was shy, happy, excited, scared, etc.
"Didn't you go back to Chang'an City?"
Fang Yuan said in surprise.
When I approached Du Miaoyan, I noticed fatigue on her brows, and I thought to myself that she was here in a hurry, right?
"I came back today."
Du Miaoyan said softly.
The loss in my heart completely disappeared.
What is transformed is happiness and joy.
"So urgent?"
"What happened?"
Fang Yuan frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.
Sure enough, as he thought, Du Miaoyan was in a hurry all day.
I just don’t know what happened to make her come here in such a hurry?
"No, I just want to see you."
Du Miaoyan didn't hide anything.
She is shy and scared, but has no experience.
She never thought about being rejected, she just wanted to tell Fang Yuan that she missed him.
After leaving Liaozhou City, she missed him every day, so she wanted to tell him.
"Shocked, you can't stop me."
Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then said in astonishment.
What is this word? Why does it sound like a confession?
You traveled hundreds of miles and traveled from early morning to late evening to get there, just because you want to see him?
Hongxu and Qingyao on the side opened their mouths wide, looked at Fang Yuan, and then at Du Miaoyan, their heads short-circuited for a moment.
"I just miss you."
Du Miaoyan said again.
"You, please sit down and rest first."
Fang Yuan still couldn't come to his senses.
I always feel a little unconfident and a little unreal.
Is this a confession or an expression of longing for a friend?
Fang Yuan is not sure.
You must know that the woman in front of you is not only beautiful and fragrant, but also the daughter of Du Ruhui, the right servant of the minister of the dynasty.
Why do you like yourself?
Why do you like yourself?
After thinking about it, Fang Yuan denied Du Miaoyan's confession and classified it as missing his friend.
But,
"Sister Miaoyan, do you like my master?"
Hongxu stared at Du Miaoyan and asked curiously and nervously.
Qing Yao was like this too, staring closely at Du Miaoyan with eagerness on her face.
"Yeah."
Du Miaoyan still did not deny it and nodded firmly.
However, her face turned slightly red and she glanced at Fang Yuan. She found that Fang Yuan was looking at her in disbelief and subconsciously averted his eyes.
"Yes, is it a love between a man and a woman?"
Hongxu asked.
"Yes."
Du Miaoyan's face turned redder.
But there is also no denial.
"Oh yeah, you are so lucky, sir!"
"Woooooo, I'm so happy, Fang Mansion is about to have a mistress."
Hongxu was so happy that she was about to jump.
Qingyao hugged the pillow beside her and cried loudly.
The two of them were so excited that they cried, finally looking forward to having a mistress in Fang Mansion.
In the past few years, they have been looking forward to the emergence of a woman worthy of their master.
Naturally, both Hongxu and Qingyao felt that they were not worthy of their master and could not be Fang Yuan's head wife.
But Du Miaoyan can do it, there is no problem at all, she has both beauty and intelligence, and she comes from a top wealthy family.
"This time I really can't stand it anymore."
Fang Yuan feels a little confused.
This confession came too suddenly, without any preparation.
"I don't mean anything else, I just want to tell you that I want to see you."
Du Miaoyan explained with a blush.
This was what she thought at first, but after she said it, she didn't believe it.
"That's good."
Fang Yuan nodded.
He didn't know how to respond to Du Miaoyan for a while.
It was too sudden, a bit unexpected, and felt unreal.
Fortunately, Xue Jiaoyan came out at this time and told Fang Yuan and the others that it was time to eat.
"You, you didn't eat, did you?"
Fang Yuan immediately stood up and left.
But after taking two steps, he still looked back at Du Miaoyan.
"Not yet, I'm on my way today."
Du Miaoyan shook her head and smiled.
"Let's go together then."
Fang Yuan left quickly after saying a word.
"Let's go together, let's go together."
Hongxu and Qingyao surrounded Du Miaoyan, one on the left and the other on the right, laughing.
"What happened?"
Xue Jiaoyan asked curiously.
My little mind is full of big questions.
But unfortunately, no one responded to her, and Hongxu and Qingyao were busy trying to please Du Miaoyan.
At the round dining table, Fang Yuan and Ju Zi had already sat down, and Du Miaoyan was supported by Hong Xu and Qing Yao.
"Sit here, sit here."
Hongxu and Qingyao pushed Du Miaoyan to sit next to Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan ignored it, but felt a little uncomfortable and his heartbeat accelerated slightly.
"What's going on with you two?"
"Don't we usually fight to sit next to Fang Yuan?"
Juzi asked in confusion.
At the dinner table, Fang Yuan sat in the main seat. He was asked by Fang Yuan to sit on the left side, so Fang Yuan's right side was left.
Then Hongxu and Qingyao had to fight over each other even if they didn't have anything to eat, and sometimes it felt like they were about to fight.
However, Hongxu wins almost every time because she is more lively and quick to grab the position.
"What do you know, Juzi? Sister Miaoyan may be the mistress of Fang Mansion in the future."
Hongxu rolled her eyes at Juzi and said.
"Oh?"
"Really?"
The giant immediately became interested.
Looking at Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan curiously.
"Ahem, don't listen to Hong Xu's nonsense and eat."
Fang Yuan coughed dryly and said with a straight face.
Everyone was eating one after another. During the meal, most of the conversation was centered around Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan, which made Fang Yuan feel very uncomfortable. He quickly finished eating and left the table.
Du Miaoyan gradually felt embarrassed, and after finishing the meal, she found a reason to go back to the Royal Commercial Bank.
The next day, Fang Yuan did not go to play, but went to the ninth floor Star Observation Building with Juzi to familiarize himself with the mechanisms inside.
At noon, Du Miaoyan came once and left after seeing that Fang Yuan was not free.
The day passed like this, and Fang Yuan's three-day vacation was officially over.
After the Lantern Festival, the state college is about to open, and many students have already signed up.
On this day, Zhang Jiqiu came to see him and brought thirteen students dressed in ordinary clothes.
Zhang Ji's image has changed a lot since we last met.
Although he is still lame, he looks much more energetic.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I feel that so little time has passed, and Zhang Jibai has learned a lot.
"Meet Zhou Zun!"
Zhang Ji salutes Fang Yuan.
The students behind him also followed suit and saluted.
"No gifts!"
"Zhang Ji, you did a good job in publicity!"
Fang Yuan chuckled.
It has not been a month since Zhang Ji started promoting it, but already fifty-eight people have signed up.
Fifty-eight people is already a lot. In the second year of Zhenguan, there were only fifty-seven candidates in Liaozhou who signed up to take the imperial examination.
"The common people don't dare to take this position. It all depends on the state's respect for the imperial examination."
Zhang Ji dare not take credit.
He is doing his best to promote it, but it is not entirely his fault.
Fang Yuan personally went to Pingcheng County to solemnly invite Xiao Ai. He already knew about it and sighed in his heart. He even thought that Fang Yuan valued the imperial examination.
"You also contributed a lot."
"What are you talking about with me this time?"
Fang Yuan chuckled.
Look at the thirteen students behind Zhang Ji.
Looking at their clothes and their clothes turning white after washing, you can tell that their family background is not good.
If you guessed correctly, they should be here to borrow money to study, and they are the first batch.
"Zun Zhou, these Liaozhou students have no money to study for various reasons, and they are too embarrassed to come here themselves. The common people brought them here to borrow money."
Zhang Jirru replied truthfully.
The thirteen students behind him immediately lowered their heads in shame.
Borrowing money to study makes them feel that they have lost their integrity and are ashamed to face their classmates.
"Why are you so embarrassed?"
"You can have books to study, have the opportunity to be named on the gold list, and have the opportunity to honor your ancestors. Is it embarrassing for you to borrow money to study?"
Fang Yuan frowned slightly, feeling dissatisfied with the mental state of these students.
Seeing these students, Fang Yuan seemed to understand why no students had come to borrow money to study before.
If everyone is like them, what's the point of borrowing money to study that I have implemented? Isn't such a good policy wasted in vain?
"I'm afraid of being laughed at by my classmates, afraid of being ashamed of my expectations of the state leader, and afraid of working hard to achieve nothing."
A young student whispered.
Other students lowered their heads even further and felt the same way.
"Borrowing money is not a humble thing. Failure to repay borrowed money is the reason for being laughed at."
"People are not gods or sages. There will always be times when we are in trouble and when we need help from others."
"I am willing to help you because I think you can do it and that your future is limitless, rather than because you are worried that your efforts will be in vain before you try."
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.
If you can think of worrying about being ashamed of yourself, it is still helpful.
Otherwise, Fang Yuan would drive them away directly without giving them a chance.
"The righteousness of the state, if Ge You reborn as a parent, please pay homage to Ge You!"
After listening to Fang Yuan's words, the student who just spoke started shaking uncontrollably.
Then he took a step forward and saluted Fang Yuan respectfully, bending his waist to more than ninety degrees.
"Please, Lord Zhou, accept my obeisance!"
Other students saluted Fang Yuan one after another.
Zhang Ji stood aside and sighed.
Zhou Zun is Zhou Zun, and one or two sentences can win him several days of lobbying.
He also said similar words to these students, but they seemed unable to listen.
As expected, it would be more practical if it were Zhou Zun.
"There is no need to say more words of thanks."
"I hope you will study hard and live up to your time and yourself."
Fang Yuan nodded with satisfaction and said calmly.
They are all amiable and lovely students.
In the future, he might be his helper in the officialdom.
Naturally, Fang Yuan lent money to them to study, not entirely for charity.
"Live up to your time, live up to yourself...students must obey Zhou Zun's teachings!"
Ge You and others murmured, their eyes slowly brightening.
Zhang Ji also tasted these words, and his eyes became brighter.
"Liu Sihu, signed a loan agreement with all the students."
Fang Yuan shouted to the office area on the side.
After a while, Sihu Liu Wenshi walked out with a batch of contracts.
"Come here, let's go to the conference room to talk."
"Get these contracts first. After confirming that there are no problems, write down the money you want to borrow, and then sign and pledge it. Yes, the contract is for one year. If you still need it next year, you can borrow it the next year...
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Liu Wenshi walked and talked, and finally the door of the conference room was closed, and no more sound came out.
"Congratulations to Zhou Zun, Zhou Academy has gained thirteen more students."
Zhang Ji expressed congratulations to Fang Yuan.
"Zhang Ji, Zhang Ji, are you congratulating me, or reminding me of your contribution?"
Fang Yuan looked at Zhang Ji with a half-smile and said.
"No, no, Cao Min has no intention of reminding Zhou Zun."
Zhang Ji was shocked and explained repeatedly.
His legs were not good and he almost fell down in a hurry.
"Okay, don't be nervous. I didn't blame you. It's really your credit this time."
Fang Yuan chuckled.
This time, 13 students borrowed money to study, I believe it will play a great role in promoting the situation.
I believe those students who are afraid or embarrassed to borrow money will soon go to the state capital to borrow money.
"The state, the common people think that the fact that these thirteen students borrowed money to study should be publicized in a big way."
"Let those students who want to study but can't afford to borrow money know that it is not a shame to borrow money to study."
Zhang Ji suggested.
"The method is good, but it is no longer necessary."
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment, shook his head and said.
"Ah? Why?"
Zhang Ji was puzzled and said in surprise.
He felt that if it was publicized this time, it would definitely attract many students.
"They study not for their own sake, but for themselves."
"I am willing to give them a chance, but they can't lose their face, so don't read it."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
Scholars are thin-skinned and care about face. Fang Yuan has heard of this.
But it depends on the situation, some can be tolerated and some cannot.
For example, if Xiao Ai wants to invite him in person before he is willing to come, that's fine. He is a talented person and he also needs to teach the master.
But what about these students?
It's all for their good policies.
It’s okay if they don’t cherish it. Excessive courtesy will make them proud and favored.
Fang Yuan hopes that more students will come to borrow money to study, but he is not begging them to come.
"But..."
Zhang Ji wants to say something else.
He hopes that more students can have books to study.
The state academy is definitely different from the small bookstore. You can learn more things, and the imperial examination is more sure.
"Don't give up, prepare for the opening of the state hospital in five days."
"By the way, what do you think? Do you want to stay in the state capital and work as a civil servant, or do you want to follow my official's other arrangements?"
Fang Yuan interrupted Zhang Ji and said.
"Caomin, Caomin still wants to take part in the imperial examination again."
Zhang Ji suddenly looked confused, gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.
"Zhang Ji, are you kidding me?"
Fang Yuan frowned and said.
The four talents and three achievements in the imperial examination completely blocked Zhang Ji's path.
"Zun Zhou, this leg can still be saved if you take care of it for half a year."
"My hair... I'll try to adjust my hairstyle to see if it can pass. Please help me, Lord Zhou!"
Zhang Ji pondered for a moment and pleaded.
Eighteen years of cold weather, filled with hardships and tears.
If he doesn’t fight hard again, Zhang Ji will die with his eyes closed.
"Go and borrow money."
Fang Yuan stared deeply at Zhang Ji for a long time before slowly speaking.
He is a ruthless person who never looks back until he hits the wall. Let him go. The sail of life should be in his own hands.
"Xie Zhouzun."
Zhang Ji salutes Fang Yuan respectfully.
Then he dragged his lame leg towards the conference room.
The back view ended up looking unusually firm.
Five days passed, and it was finally the day for the opening of the state hospital.
During these five days, students have been signing up one after another, and some have come to borrow money to study.
By the deadline for registration, the number of people was as high as 150, three times more than the previous year.
For Liaozhou, this was grand news, which shocked the entire people of Liaozhou City.
The location of the State Court is very close to the location of the Governor's Mansion, just opposite the Royal Commercial House.
Therefore, Du Miaoyan came with her maid to attend the opening.
There were a lot of people, and many aristocratic families in the city came to participate.
The state hospital has a new look, and many new benches have been added.
At this time, Fang Yuan, Du Miaoyan and the senior officials of Liaozhou stood in the front row.
The teachers represented by Xiao Ai stood in the second row.
Students represented by Zhang Ji stood in the third row.
At the door are the people of Liaozhou and so on.
There are also gongs, drums, lion dances, etc. opening at any time.
Many people don't know Du Miaoyan and are curious about Du Miaoyan's identity.
But Fang Yuan didn't explain, so they didn't know Du Miaoyan's identity and could only guess.
Some people think that Du Miaoyan is a noble daughter of a court minister, while others think that she is Fang Yuan's fiancée. Everyone has their own guesses.
"Fang Yuan, why can't you start?"
Du Miaoyan asked in a low voice.
She remembered that the auspicious time was Si Shi, and the sky should have been about the same or past at the scene.
"Wen Sigong, why haven't you started yet?"
Fang Yuan frowned and asked Wang Wenshu beside him.
"I'm urging you. Please wait a moment, Mr. Zhou."
Wang Wenshu whispered.
"Using?"
"Who is missing?"
Fang Yuan frowned slightly.
Officials from Liaozhou were present at the scene, as were the magistrates from the three counties.
There are also fifteen teachers and one hundred and fifty students.
Who is missing?
Who is so proud?
"Liu Yongshou hasn't come yet."
"The official has urged him three times."
Wang Wenshu looked a little ugly and said awkwardly.
"He must come to the opening of the state hospital?!"
Fang Yuan's eyes turned cold and he said in a deep voice.
Why are you involved with the three tribes of Hedong again?
"This is Mr. Xiao's request."
Wang Wenshu said sarcastically.
"Zun Zun, the Liu family of Jie County is the representative of the literati and the believer of our Hedong scholars. They need to participate in the opening of our state academy. If Liu doesn't nod, our state academy will not be able to open."
Xiao Ai noticed the conversation between Fang Yuan and others.
Seeing Fang Yuan looking at him with a slight frown, he quickly stepped forward to explain.
"Why didn't I know there was such a rule?"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
"This is the rule of not becoming famous."
"Both the prefectural courts in Bingzhou and Puzhou are presided over by the Liu family of Jie County, and the presidents of both prefectural courts are both from the Liu family of Jie County."
Xiao Ai explained.
Seeing that Fang Yuan still had a sullen face, he explained one more sentence.
"You just said you urged me three times?"
Fang Yuan looked at Wang Wenshu and said.
"Yes, invitations have been sent out before."
Wang Wenshu had already noticed that Fang Yuan was unhappy and did not dare to hide anything, nor did he want to make him angry.
"Procrastinate, no need to wait, let's get started!"
Fang Yuan's face darkened and he said coldly.
I invited you in advance and even after urging you three times, you still didn’t come. It must be intentional.
At this time, they continued to wait for the Liu family in Jie County, as if they couldn't do it without them, which encouraged their arrogance.
"Zun Zhou, you must not do this."
"If the Liu family in the county is not solved, it will have a big impact later."
Xiao Ai was startled and quickly advised.
"Zun Zhou, please wait."
When other teachers learned about what was going on here, they also tried to persuade them.
"What's the impact?"
Fang Yuan frowned deeper.
"We will be said to have no etiquette and are not orthodox."
"The master will not be practical in teaching, and the students will not feel at ease in learning."
Xiao Ai explained.
"Without the nod of Liu from Jie County, is it not orthodox?"
"I am the governor of Liaozhou. Do I still need them to recognize the state academy I opened as orthodox?"
Fang Yuan laughed in anger.
I like to hear that the Pei family, the Fenyin Xue family, the Jiexian Liu family, and the Hedong three clans are really domineering one after another.
In addition to the Xiwen Pei family and the Xue family in Fenyin and the Liu family in Xie County, each of them is Wu and Wen. Doesn’t it mean that they have to control the entire eighteen states of Hedong Province?
"Zun Zhou, please wait a little longer."
Xiao Ai and others did not answer.
But their meaning is already obvious.
"Nonsense, my state court does not need their recognition, it is open!"
Fang Yuan snorted coldly and said in a deep voice.
Xiao Ai and others wanted to persuade them, but Fang Yuan ignored them.
At Fang Yuan's order, the opening of the state capital officially began. The ceremonial team beat gongs and drums, officially confirming the opening of the state capital.
It should have been a very happy event, but the fifteen teachers couldn't be happy and were full of sorrow. This undoubtedly offended the Liu family in the county.
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A branch of the Liu family in Jie County in Liaozhou City.
Liu Yongshou, Xue Wenbo, and Xin Xiwen Pei’s representative Pei Yonghan had tea together.
"Why don't Mr. Liu go and preside over the opening of the State Academy?"
"This is also a good thing for us in Hedong."
Pei Yonghan looked at Liu Yongshou with a half-smile but said.
This is a young man about the same age as Fang Yuan, Yushu Linfeng, but his eyebrows are a bit thick, which affects his overall image.
"If you ask them to wait any longer, they won't dare do anything."
Liu Yongshou chuckled.
Enjoy your tea leisurely.
Yes, Liu Yongshou was late on purpose.
Fang Yuan's arrogance in Liaozhou City was so arrogant that he even dared to kill Pei Yinghua. If he didn't attack them, how could he lose face?
"Haha, aren't you worried that Fang Yuan won't wait?"
Pei Yonghan still said with a half-smile.
"It doesn't matter, I won't wait until I have more excuses to say he is not."
Liu Yongshou shook his head and said.
He has long been dissatisfied with Fang Yuan.
But I have never found an excuse to take action.
If you don't wait for yourself, then you have even more reason to take action.
However, even if Fang Yuan is barbaric, he does not dare to confront the scholar head-on.
"Students are so insidious."
"Whether you want to go or not, just pretend to be reserved."
Xue Wenbo couldn't stand it and sneered.
I really shouldn’t have come to this small gathering, and I have the appearance of a scholar.
"What do you know? You are just a brainless warrior."
Liu Yongshou was immediately angered and glared at Xue Wenbo.
Can the calmness of a scholar be called insidious? He is really a brainless warrior.
"If you keep talking, believe it or not, I will punch you to death?"
Xue Wenbo raised his fist and said.
"Huh, Wufu, I won't argue with you."
Liu Yongshou snorted coldly.
At this time, the housekeeper came in and whispered in Liu Yongshou's ear.
Liu Yongshou kept saying that he didn't care about the opening of the state capital, but when he learned that he was really not called for the opening of the state capital, his face immediately sank.
"I'm really convinced by the hypocrisy of you scholars. You obviously care about it, but you say it's okay."
Xue Wenbo felt that he had nothing to talk about with scholars like Liu Yongshou, and wanted to leave.
He heard what steward Liu Yongshou said about the opening of the Liaozhou Prefectural Academy.
Pei Yonghan said nothing and looked at Liu Yongshou with a half-smile.