I am fish

Chapter 121

After the winter solstice, it will be the beginning of the new year. "Shenchu" will finally pass, and "Zhaowu" will come soon.

One yuan starts again, Vientiane is renewed.The beginning of the first year of Zhaowu kicked off in the fine velvet snow.

The continuous years of war finally ended, and the people of Dayu, who were panting under the appearance of peace, temporarily forgot the pain caused by the Hu thief, and celebrated all night long for another year of luck.

Zhen Wenjun took Wei Tingxu to the market to see the excitement, and walked with difficulty on the crowded streets.Zhen Wenjun was afraid that Wei Tingxu would be crushed, so he kept protecting her.She said it was okay, she held Zhen Wenjun's hand with her backhand and said:

"I used to have poor legs and feet, and Xiaohua couldn't move in the busy city with a four-wheeled cart, so I didn't like to go out during festivals. It's rare that I can go this year, so let me feel the spirit of the New Year. During the festival It is to squeeze, it is to this atmosphere."

"Okay, okay, then let's go forward. But you must follow me closely. If you get lost here, I have nowhere to find you."

"The Sixteen Dark Guards are staring right above our heads, how can I lose it?"

Zhen Wenjun was speechless by her words.Wei Tingxu has always been surprisingly sensible, and sometimes she can immediately expose something that she wants to say.May I ask which couple doesn't talk about love?The focus of love talk is to talk about love, not to be watertight.

Zhen Wenjun shook his head and shrugged. Not only the hidden guards, but even Xiaohua followed three steps away.It looked like the two of them came out alone to buy something they wanted, but in fact there were more than a dozen pairs of eyes staring at them.

Probably only the wine cellar and Wei Tingxu's boudoir were left undisturbed.

Zhen Wenjun held her hand, and the two shuttled through the bustling market.

Zhen Wenjun found that the top of Wei Tingxu's head only reached his eyebrows, and he was only eighteen years old, so he still had a chance to grow taller. However, Wei Tingxu was already 22 years old, and it was hopeless to grow his height any longer.Zhen Wenjun was particularly proud, walking side by side with her with his head held high.

Wei Tingxu's eyes lingered on some novel gadgets, but he just looked at them casually, and didn't go to buy them.She walked and looked at it all the way, and she probably took it back with a light glance.

"Is there nothing you want?" Zhen Wenjun weighed the purse at his waist when he asked, "I brought all my private money with me, please don't feel sorry for Ting Xu, I'll buy you whatever you want."

Wei Tingxu shook his head with a smile, not revealing.Zhen Wenjun used to think that she hid her likes and dislikes in order not to be easily guessed and manipulated, but now they both went to Wushan together, and they are the closest people in the world. Wei Tingxu is still like this, presumably because of his personality.

Zhen Wenjun didn't ask any more questions, and secretly observed where Wei Tingxu's eyes went, and wrote down all the things she looked at twice.

The two walked around the most prosperous East City in the capital, but Wei Tingxu's expression became more and more gloomy.

"What's the matter? Could it be that the explosion of the Xingqiao fire tree and Zhang Hong made you upset?" Zhen Wenjun was not happy when he saw her walking down in a circle, but worried and worried.

"It's different." Wei Tingxu looked at the noisy and frolicking crowd on the street, and the floating boats on the moat. People on the road and on the river were all sensual and sensual, "When I was young, no matter what Whether it is Runing or Pingcang, the most important thing in the New Year is to get rid of disasters and filth. In the morning of New Year’s Day, my mother will prepare pepper wine and Tusu wine for everyone to drink. I was still a child at that time, and I could only drink peaches. Soup. Every time I drink peach soup, I can hear the sound of the eldest brother and the second brother setting off firecrackers in the yard. That is my favorite scene of the year. After the firecrackers are set off, I will visit relatives and friends to celebrate the New Year. After the greetings, I will start Round after round of exorcising ghosts and warding off evil spirits, it didn’t stop until the first month came out. But now, everyone doesn’t seem to care about it.”

Zhen Wenjun said: "Probably because there have been constant wars for so many years, and the center of the court is in turmoil. It is rare to have a chance to breathe in the precarious days. Everyone wants to enjoy themselves in time."

Wei Tingxu sneered: "That's why there are so many shocking things."

There are more than 20 young men and women on the most luxurious painting boat in the river. The jade crown on the head of the man standing in the middle hangs crookedly, and a red ribbon covers his eyes. People get goosebumps when they see it.Needless to say, this person must have just finished smoking Furongsan.

I saw this man spread his hands to touch everywhere, and the men and women around him were all wearing grimace masks. Wherever he swept his hands, there were screams.The man couldn't find anyone after groping for a long time, and he became anxious, suddenly turned around and jumped back, hugged a little lady, and they both fell into the river screaming.

"Do you know who that person is?" Wei Tingxu asked Zhen Wenjun looking at the man who had pulled off the red ribbon in the water and was holding the little lady in his arms and laughing loudly.

Zhen Wenjun told her "I don't know" with his eyes.

"This person's surname is Lin, his name is Daoyuan, and his style name is Zilin. He is a member of the deceased former chief minister of agriculture and forestry. He is a well-known genius today."

"Him?" Zhen Wenjun thought he had heard it wrong, and the person who pulled the little lady in the water and attracted countless people on the shore to watch and boo is actually quite famous?

"Yes, it's him. A few days ago, His Majesty and I participated in a talk in disguise. Ministers have always criticized the talk for harming the country, saying that holding a talk now would cost hundreds of thousands of fresh vegetables and fruits and hundreds of carts. Food and rice are very extravagant. Some people who claim to be masters are doing more and more contemptible things in order to imitate the style of their ancestors and deviate from the old ways to attract people's attention. Your Majesty has not participated in the chat for quite a while, so he dragged me into disguise The children of the aristocratic family went to the Lin Mansion. The Lin Mansion's Qingchao is incredible, it is hosted by the current Shaofu Lin Peng, and it is the largest place for the Qingchat in Ru Ning. This Lin Daoyuan is the direct son of the Lin Shaofu. He was also present at that time, Guess what my Majesty and I saw?"

"what?"

"After Lin Daoyuan came in wearing a robe, he sat with his legs apart, facing everyone."

Zhen Wenjun couldn't believe what he heard.

Regardless of male or female, unless it is wearing a narrow hakama like that of a barbarian, as long as it is a long robe, the inside of the robe is empty and there is nothing to cover it, so everyone kneels in front of the table. Relieves paralysis.What does it mean to sit with your legs apart and face the crowd?I am afraid that what is exposed can dirty everyone's eyes.

Zhen Wenjun felt nauseous for a while: "So... so you and His Majesty both saw it?"

"Not only did he see it, His Majesty wished he could chop him up on the spot. The two of us came back disgusted without hearing anything."

Zhen Wenjun can understand very well, anyone can have the same impulse for this matter: "Why is this person doing this?"

"This is the current ethos. Deviate from the orthodoxy for the sake of deviating from the orthodoxy, and take shamelessness as a character." Wei Tingxu smiled, "If the saints and sages who have passed away see the current troubled times, I don't know how they will feel. Some things have already Rotten from the root."

I wanted to go out bustlingly to enjoy the joy of the New Year, but I didn't expect to come back full of troubles.

After returning to Wei Mansion, Zhen Wenjun disappeared in a blink of an eye. Wei Tingxu asked Xiao Hua where she had been, and Xiao Hua said that she just saw her and rode out on the flying snow in the cloud, and did not say where she was going.

Wei Tingxu was not in a hurry, as soon as he thought about it, he knew what the little monkey was up to.

Sure enough, Zhen Wenjun came back half an hour later, riding Xiaoxue and followed by a carriage.

"What is this?" Xiaohua asked her standing at the door.

"A gift for Ting Xu." Zhen Wenjun dismounted enthusiastically, and asked the groom to carefully move the contents out of the car.

"Ting Xu..." This name made Xiao Hua feel dazed for a while.

The ice-cracked bowls and plates hidden for a whole winter snowy night, the apple candy that both children and Wei Tingxu linger on, lighting a golden branch copper lamp that can illuminate half of the night sky... These things are just Wei Tingxu Taking a second look, Zhen Wenjun secretly made a note of going back to buy it, packed a whole carriage and brought it back.

The groom and Xiaohua put them one by one into the bamboo garden and displayed them in front of Wei Tingxu.

Wei Tingxu looked at it, didn't say he liked it or liked it, but sighed: "We Wen Jun has grown up and knows how to mess with these fancy things."

"It's not a fancy dress..." Zhen Wenjun was displeased, "This is a New Year's gift that I spent all my money on to buy you. How can you say it's a fancy dress?"

"All the money? I remember how many 10 taels you have."

"I spent all my pocket money. A few hundred thousand taels are very precious and cannot be spent indiscriminately."

"Oh? How are you going to use it?"

"Of course it's money. Whether it's gold or silver at home, it will only take up space, even if it's replaced with stacks of sheepskin banknotes, it won't increase in value. Of course, the money must be used in the right place, so that money makes money It is."

Wei Tingxu was more interested in her way of making money than a cartful of gadgets, so he invited her into the room for a detailed discussion.

Xiaohua was a little hesitant.In the past, she would definitely prepare tea or wine according to the preferences of the guests, and then pack some delicate snacks and send them to the bedroom, and serve them by the side, pouring tea and water for them.

Now the "detailed discussion in the house" seems to have a different meaning, Xiaohua is not sure what the girl is talking about in the "detailed discussion" and whether she wants to serve.

Standing on the spot for a moment, he was undecided, Wei Tingxu took a few steps and found that Xiao Hua hadn't followed, so he turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

Only then did Xiaohua confirm that the girl really wanted to talk about business this time, rather than swollen her lips.

"The slave will come when he is ready."

Xiao Hua went down to prepare snacks and tea, while Zhen Wenjun and Wei Tingxu entered the room first.

"Originally, His Majesty wanted to hold a general election this year to select new officials to enter the court and fill the blood. The focus of the general election is not only that the children of poor families and the children of high-ranking noble families can participate in the election together, but also allow women and men to be judged on the same field. She is worried I will be opposed, so I deliberately released some news first. These news are not news about the same evaluation of men and women, but the fair election of poor families and high families. As expected, a group of people went to my father to raise their voices against it, hoping that your majesty Think twice."

Zhen Wenjun didn't quite understand: "It's already the first year of Chaowu, His Majesty has ascended the throne, Xie Fuchen and the rest of the party have been eradicated, aren't the rest all supporters of His Majesty? Why are there so many people opposing it? "

"It is precisely because they are supporters that they are worried that His Majesty's wrists are too hard and ruthless, and they are eager to turn the horse's head that has been galloping for hundreds of years in an instant. I am afraid that the car will be destroyed and people will die. It is said that the whole world is not the king's land, From the common people's point of view, the Son of Heaven is a promise that no one dares to disobey, but they don't know that if they want to make a huge country move forward smoothly, they have to put in all their efforts, and they have to think twice about deciding on any small matter. Your Majesty can be willful , Just like Li Ju, if you want to conscript yourself, you can do it yourself. If His Majesty insists on implementing a new method of general election, it is not impossible, but in the end it will only end up like Li Ju." Wei Tingxu said, " Why are all the important officials of Dayu's center from the big clan? This is not a process formed in a day. Since the founding of the country by Taizu, all the important officials he appointed were famous generals who followed him in the conquest. Ye Mao, the power of the clan continues to grow. Nowadays, the gentry are still the pillars of Da Yu. If they want to let the poor family divide their rights, they will naturally not agree. Once they touch the rebellion of the nobles, their joint rebellion is by no means a loess rebellion The degree to which these locusts are gnawing at random. They have many parts and counselors in their hands, and they are full of talents. Once they plot against the center, it will be dangerous."

"If that's the case, why do you still support the humble family?"

"This is the most contradictory and most troublesome thing for His Majesty. Support the opposition of the poor family, but if you don't support it, and still don't let the fresh blood of the poor family inject into the center, the children of the family, such as Lin Daoyuan, will continue to occupy the center. Da Yu's high-level position. These aristocratic children who were born with a golden key in their mouths have many people who do not think about making progress. They don't need to study and be ignorant, but they can still take advantage of the high platform laid by their ancestors. Why do they work hard? Why do they have to break thousands of books? ? Allowing children from poor families to participate in the general election on an equal footing can not only attract more talents, but also make the gentry feel a sense of crisis, so as to strive for the top. There is no place for competition, no matter where it is, it is just a pool of stagnant water."

Zhen Wenjun nodded emphatically: "Therefore, both sides have advantages and disadvantages. Your Majesty cannot decide."

"The new election system is just paving the way for women to enter the officialdom. The gentry is compared to men, and the poor family is compared to women. As long as the contradiction between the gentry and the poor family can be reconciled, then the matter of women as officials can be done in the same way. Your Majesty intends to resist The pressure supports the poor family. As long as there is a poor family member who makes great achievements, he can be promoted in a legitimate way. This is a precedent, and everything will be solved in the future. The most important thing is that everyone must be convinced of this matter, so that Only then can we break the rules and be promoted."

Zhen Wenjun understood: "So the most urgent task now is to win the opportunity for this humble general to make contributions. Now that the world is peaceful and there is no war, the most satisfying thing for everyone is to grow a cash cow on the barren land. , to fill up the national treasury. As long as this can be done, everyone’s mouths can be blocked, so as to promote electoral reform in an extraordinary way. This is what you want me to do, right?”

When Wei Tingxu said this, he stretched his brows and showed a faint smile: "Wen Jun knows me. Can Wen Jun have a good way? I know you have hundreds of thousands, but hundreds of thousands are even a day for the people of Runing. There is not enough food, and it needs to be used to produce gold and silver."

"Mountains of gold and silver..." Zhen Wenjun knelt down behind the table and said with a headache, "Your Wenjun, it's okay to be clever, but if I really want me to get you a mountain of gold and silver, I'm really embarrassed .”

"Really?" Wei Tingxu said, "I, Wei Zizhuo, am not a mediocre person?"

Zhen Wenjun stood up abruptly: "What did you say?"

"I said." Wei Tingxu repeated slowly, "My person is nothing more than that, it really disappoints me."

Zhen Wenjun stepped forward and took her by the wrist, carried her onto the bed and pressed her down.Wei Tingxu let out a muffled sigh, and when he opened his eyes again, Zhen Wenjun was already in front of him.

She put her hands on the side of Wei Tingxu's face, her eyes were full of danger: "You provoked me, don't regret it."

"Oh?" Wei Tingxu was as calm as a lake on the surface, but his heart was disturbed by her aggressive actions, "What do you want to do to me?"

"I want Zizhuo to know..." Zhen Wenjun slowly lowered his upper body and put it close to her ear.Wei Tingxu held his breath, unable to move because of her strength.

"Your people are more powerful than anyone in the world."

Zhen Wenjun actually called her nickname "Zizhuo", which made her more upset than calling her "Tingxu".

"You like it when I call you that." Zhen Wenjun saw through her, raised his fingers and flicked her face, "My face turned red."

"I like it." Wei Tingxu admitted bluntly, "I like strong people. However, it would be very disappointing if it was just empty words."

"Of course it's not empty talk." Facing Wei Tingxu's words, Zhen Wenjun felt no pressure, she stood up and opened the door, "I've already figured out a way."

As soon as the door opened, Xiaohua, who was holding the tea tray and fruit tray, trembled.

Xiaohua stood outside for a long time, but she was going to come in.Just as she was about to knock on the door, she heard the sound of the bed being squeezed inside, and she pulled herself back abruptly.

Wishing to block her ears with rose apples so as not to listen to the movement inside, when Xiaohua was hesitating whether to walk around the corridor twice before coming back, Zhen Wenjun opened the door.

"Thank you, just leave it to me." Zhen Wenjun took the tea plate and fruit plate and closed the door. Xiaohua wanted to speak, but the door was already closed.

"What did you think of?" Wei Tingxu sat up and looked at Zhen Wenjun with great interest.

Whether it was the previous test of 2 taels or Sudu's food collection, Zhen Wenjun can always bring more surprises under the premise of excellent completion.She likes Zhen Wenjun's beaming eyebrows when he dismantled the incident, and even more likes her self-confidence when she has a flash of inspiration.

This time Zhen Wenjun still did not disappoint her.

"When I was fighting in northern Xinjiang, I heard from a comrade-in-arms that there was a trade road between the Central Plains and Sudu in the previous dynasty. Extended to the country of Liuhuo. At that time, the country was peaceful and the people were safe, and the former Emperor Gaozong made every effort to expand the trade territory, and transported commodities such as porcelain, silk and tea from the Central Plains to the country of Liuhuo through the Wanxiang Road. This commercial road brought huge wealth to Gaozong Unfortunately, it was cut off because of the war. Now that the Hu clan rebellion is temporarily retreating, if you can take this opportunity to reopen the road of universal direction, let alone mountains of gold and silver, what will pour into your majesty's hands must be seas of gold and silver. "

The Road to Wanxiang is a past event recorded in ancient books, not told by some comrades-in-arms, but by her mother.My mother said that this road of all directions was opened by Liu Huo in the previous dynasty, and it took ten years to get through it with difficulty.After that, caravans from countless small southern countries arrived in the Central Plains from the south along the Wanxiang Road, forming a prosperous age of all nations coming to court.

Of course, each dynasty will experience prosperity and decline. Later, the emperor of the previous dynasty was dim, and the founder of the country Taizu launched a crusade. Since then, the road to Wanxiang has been cut off, and it has been 200 years in a blink of an eye.

Emperor Wen once thought about reopening the Wanxiang Road, but at that time, the Gucheng clan was already very restless, and killed all the envoys sent by Emperor Wen to open the way, wanting to completely cut off contact with Dayu.

"I think the reason for the violence of the Gucheng people at that time was that the Dayu Empire had just been established, and their force was not much different from them, so they dared to kill the envoys. But it is different now, Sudu has been subdued by Dayu and has become a vassal state. It is no longer difficult to cross Sudu to reach Liuhuo Country. If possible, you can continue to go south and sell Dayu’s products to further places.” Zhen Wenjun feels very refreshed when he thinks about it, “This work will last for thousands of years. At that time, no one dared to say a word about what kind of official His Majesty wants to be appointed. And once this road is opened up, I will have more opportunities to make money. In addition to the abundant treasury, our Wei family's treasury can also burst."

What Zhen Wenjun said was beyond Wei Tingxu's expectation.She thought that the method given by Zhen Wenjun could make money, but she might not be able to make enough money to fill the national treasury.Unexpectedly, Zhen Wenjun wanted to reopen Wanxiang Road.

This is a very ambitious man.

Looking at Zhen Wenjun's eager face, Wei Tingxu was overjoyed.

If this matter comes from someone else's mouth, Wei Tingxu will just treat it as that person's mouth.But this is what Zhen Wenjun said. Even if he just put forward an idea, Wei Tingxu has already smelled the taste of success and seen the scene of the prosperous age coming.

Wei Tingxu said: "If it can be done, it will really kill two birds with one stone. Not only can it quickly restore national strength, but it can also reform the election."

Zhen Wenjun was not satisfied: "Why don't you kill three birds with one stone? Why do you want to take advantage of others? I will handle this matter, and the name will really fall on you, Zizhuo. When the time comes, let His Majesty make you a female officer." .Money, elections, female officials, everything."

Zhen Wenjun's ingenious thoughts flowed like a wave in one go, overturning Wei Tingxu's thoughts time and time again.

This is the strong one.It was the strong man she had been looking forward to, which made her excited.

Wei Tingxu stood up and walked to her face to face.

Zhen Wenjun looked up at her: "Huh?"

"You want to go in person?" Wei Tingxu spread his legs and sat on her lap.

The sudden intimacy made Zhen Wenjun distraught. She supported Wei Tingxu's waist with one hand and pinched her chin with the other: "Of course I will go in person. I can't entrust others with such an important matter. In case it goes wrong It will only waste time. And..."

"I'll go with you."

Zhen Wenjun had already buried his face in her chest, and when he heard her say that, he suddenly woke up and raised his head again.

"What did you say?"

"I said, I want to go with you." Wei Tingxu repeated to let her know that she heard correctly.

"But Zizhuo, this matter is too dangerous! There are as many thieves in the Southern Barbarian Land. Even if Sudu is already a subordinate state, their nature of thieves cannot be changed! Not to mention the Liuhuo Kingdom, the Central Plains and Liuhuo Kingdom have been separated by hundreds of people. In [-], no one knows what they look like there. What if they are all barbarians like Chongjin?"

"Needless to say." Wei Tingxu said, "I once said that I don't want you to do dangerous things again, but I still broke my promise. But I won't let you go to danger alone again. Wen Jun, I won't give you any trouble." Please, take me there."