Of course I have to take revenge! This is Lou Xiaoyi’s life creed when you are in the first year of junior high school and I am in the fifteenth year. He has no interest in being patient. If the Jokhang Temple uses this thing on others, he will at most just watch it as a joke. If he is in a good mood, he might reveal the secret. Go out and let others handle it, but since it happened to your own mother, what else can you tolerate?
He just wants to find out one thing now. Did Monk Kongfang give this string of beads to his mother alone, or did it include other people? At least, wouldn't a heavyweight like the wife of Lord Fu have the qualifications to own such a rare thing? ?
Monk Kongfang's behavior is very ostentatious, and he does it every year. He has nothing to hide. He originally wanted everyone to attend the spring Dharma meeting. Of course, the more people know about it, the better, but it is not suitable for Lou Xiaoyi to investigate in person. , there is no need, he also has a confidant in Lou Mansion, although this confidant always behaves a little reluctantly.
Three days later in the morning, Ping An entered the young master's study. He was also the only person in the Lou family who could come in without notification, but he was not too keen on such privileges?
"My steps are sloppy, I am dragging my feet, my waist and hips are weak, and my energy is weak. Is this because I worked a night shift last night?"
Moreover, after you have become a general manager in the past few months, your waist and abdomen have become thicker, your spleen has regenerated, you are safe, your body is your own!"
Ping An smiled awkwardly, "Young master, you have a sharp eye, aren't you middle-aged? Well, last night I went either to a restaurant outside or to my family's private land. I plowed it and watered it with fertilizer. It couldn't be left uncultivated. Don’t dare mess around outside!”
Lou Xiaoyi waved his hand, "What do your private affairs have to do with me? Your body is your own, not mine!"
Tell me, how did you do what I told you?"
Ping An habitually lowered his voice, "We have found out everything, and the monk did not hide anything. All the visitors were in the open, and there were no strange visitors at night. They were all devout believers in Pucheng.
During the three days, in addition to our Lou Mansion, we also visited five mansions, all of which were famous families in Pucheng. Jiyou Mansion respected the official office, Xuedao Hu Mansion, the city guard Wang family, the chief minister Fan family, and the richest man Li family …
There were no valuable gifts. They all left and came back empty-handed. According to the servants of these families, they only sent some common Buddhist objects, such as rosary beads, sachets, Buddhist scriptures, and Buddhist amulets. Valuable gadgets..."
Lou Xiaoyi nodded, "You did a good job, no one noticed you, right?"
Ping An smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have my own circle of servants, and many of them are gossips. I don't even need to mention it. He just revealed it himself. It's nothing more than whose family pays more for the spring Dharma gathering." I am rather stingy about this matter, so I will tell you what you want to know by the way..."
Lou Xiaoyi took out a small ingot of gold, which shocked Ping An. Even though he worked in a big house, he usually had some money, but very little gold. It was really not something that ordinary wealthy people could use casually, and he would not accept it even if he was alive. ,
Lou Xiaoyi said: "Take it, it's a legitimate business, the ladies don't know about it, and it's not a public account!
There may be some use for you in the future. Favors are unavoidable. Spending your money on my affairs is not appropriate!"
How can employing people be in vain? No matter what the friendship is, it is not a long-term solution. It has nothing to do with loyalty. They are all ordinary people and cannot live like sheep.
...Ten miles outside the south gate of Pucheng, there is an inn, which is a place for officials or messengers to rest, and no idlers can enter; but as the days of peace have passed, places like this for the elderly have become less and less popular.
, without major military disasters or man-made disasters, one can imagine what the order would be like in this kind of place.
It is normal for officials to travel with their families, and messengers are not much better. They eat, drink, and make money and gamble here. According to the messengers of the Night Kingdom, there are three states. The highest level is wartime, and the letters are all
It could not be kept. The messenger had to drink a little water before setting off. The letter bag was stained with three feathers to express urgency. However, this situation has not happened for many years and is already history.
The second status is a letter bag with two feathers on it. It comes from a prefecture, county or capital. It comes once a month and must be opened by the Lord of the Palace. It may not be a big deal, but it represents a status.
and rights.
The third state is the ordinary state, which occurs almost every day. It is the connection between the major yamen in Pucheng and the prefectures and counties. It covers everything, including people's livelihood, governance, anti-theft, academic style, daily life, etc.
The messenger, Old Wu Xin, let go of his horse and strolled into the inn. It was dusk. He hurried and hurried slowly to get into the city before the city gate closed. But what was the point?
Although the letter bag on his back has two feathers attached, everyone knows that the contents inside are no different from those without feathers, or even worse!
As far as he knew, there was a private message from Mr. Zhou Mu’s second concubine to Mrs. Pucheng Mansion. What’s the rush for something like this? It’s better to rest at the inn for a night and get together with a few familiar messengers to play tricks.
, drink some wine and have fun.
Even if you are not in a hurry, it would be a lie to say you are not tired due to bumps along the way.
He did meet a few familiar messengers and postmen. Everyone was having a great time playing in the dark, but no one noticed that a black shadow flashed in outside the post station. After a while, it quietly left again. The whole process
, only the crows outside the inn made a few noises, and there was no other sound.
At noon on the second day, Mr. Qin, the master of the government who had just seen off his guests in the small study room of the government office, had a small snack, brewed a pot of fragrant tea, and thought about it leisurely, then casually opened the book on his desk.
Placed letter bag.
This thing happens once a month. When he first became the Palace Master, he still had a sense of awe and apprehension when he opened the envelope. However, in the past ten years, this awe has long disappeared without a trace, and he even lost his mind.
When I didn't open it for several days,
But today, I had nothing to do and was in a good mood, so I got up and opened the envelope.
The first letter was a new work by Jia Fuzi, the leader of the state and county literati. He specially sent it to his good friend for appreciation. Mr. Qin read it twice with his head shaking and added a few comments. Of course, they were all good words.
This humane sense of propriety must still be observed.
The second letter is a letter from Zhou Mu's staff asking about some local products from Pucheng. This is a business transaction. Although the person writing the letter is a staff member, it is not clear who is behind it, so it is still
This is not something to be taken lightly, it is something that must be taken seriously.
The third letter was sent by Zhou Mu's second concubine to his wife. He didn't read the content. It was a public item for private use. How unbecoming it was!
Somewhat uninterested, he casually pulled out the fourth letter. If it was nothing important, he would not read the rest, but would give it to his confidant, Master.
This is a note, without signature or designation,
Open it and take a look, it says like this in Simplified Chinese:
"The foundation of a country lies in Confucianism, reading, and orthodoxy; putting an end to Taoism and Buddhism's participation in politics and society is the foundation for our country to be established for thousands of years. It cannot be ignored!
There are people who are unwilling to submit and want to join the world. Their beliefs have been hidden in many places. This should not be regarded as accidental!
Although Pucheng is remote, we should not take it lightly! Especially officials of the state and court, if anyone dares to indulge, he will be severely punished!"
What he said without a clue made Mr. Qin take a breath!
