To Rule in a Turbulent World

Chapter 152 Volume 3 Man Jianghong

After several days like this, someone came to the door again on the third day.This time it was Lin Luoyang from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, who opened his mouth to borrow money as soon as he sat down.You Miao had already made up his mind in the past few days. These sons and daughters were all going to be officials, so they generously lent him 500 taels, not afraid that they would not be able to get back the money they borrowed.Immediately afterwards, Qin Shaonan came to visit again, and for a few days, the teenagers rescued by You Miao in Yangzhou City came in an endless stream, and they came to the villa to borrow money like wheels.

You Miao almost always responded to her requests, and lent out three hundred or five hundred, until Li Yan came in person in the early morning of the fifth day.

You Miao sat down and said, "How much does it cost?"

Li Yan looked at You Miao and said nothing.Look at Li Zhifeng again.You Miao looked at Li Yan with a smile. Li Yan had a broken leg when he was in Da'an City, and he didn't pick it up in time when he fled in a hurry. Lived with a limp.

Li Yandao: "Lend me some to redeem your sister-in-law. On the first day of next month, I have to cross the river to negotiate peace with the barbarians."

When You Miao heard this, she had to face Li Yan seriously and said, "How much."

Li Yandao: "1 taels, do you have any?"

You Miao didn't answer, but asked instead: "Do you think I look like this?"

Li Yan sighed heavily, leaning on his crutches and muttering silently.Li Zhifeng came over with a box and put it in front of Li Yan. Li Yan opened the box and saw that there were 1000 taels of silver bills inside.

"Thank you." Li Yan said to Li Zhifeng, and sighed again.

The afternoon sun shone into the hall, and You Miao suddenly found that Li Yan was much older. A young man in his early twenties, who was in his prime, had gray hair.Just now when he came in on crutches, he was simply a crooked little old man.

"Why don't you become an official?" Li Yan asked again.

You Miao said, "I don't want to go, I'm tired."

Li Yan looked at You Miao as if he didn't know him, with a little hesitation in his eyes, and asked You Miao tentatively: "Brothers are waiting for you to go to court."

"Let's talk about it." You Miao said with a smile: "You are all back, there is no room for me to show off."

Li Yan chuckled and shook his head self-deprecatingly.

"You boy, it's not easy." Li Yan said with words in his words.

You Miao knew that Li Yan also felt it. In the past in the capital, You Miao always acted in front of him, but now You Miao is the real himself.In the past, he had to hide, but now when he comes back, he can ignore anyone except Sun Yu, even Zhao Chao.Lending money to Li Yan, people like Qin Shaonan and Pingxi already paid attention to affection. Li Yan is a smart person, so it is impossible not to think of this part.

Li Yan said again: "I'll think of a way."

After all, You Miao thought about Li Yan's old feelings and said, "Either you don't go, let Ping Xi go."

Li Yan said: "That boy Pingxi, you can take care of some military affairs, but you can't negotiate. Either I will go or your husband will go. Sun Shenzhi is too old to go to the peace talks in person."

"Well." You Miao said: "You pay attention to safety, come back if something goes wrong, don't be too brave."

Li Yan nodded, turned and left, the figure was a bit lonely, You Miao watched him go out, feeling an indescribable feeling in her heart, up and down.

Spring is here, and this year's planting has been postponed. If you don't sow seeds, you will miss the farming season. After Li Yan left, no one came to visit the village, so You Miao was happy to have nothing to do, and started farming with Li Zhifeng.

The Hu people in Jiangbei withdrew to Pei County, and the tenants of Jiangbo Villa were bolder, and they went to Jiangbei from time to time to have a look, but when they saw nothing, they went back one after another.Qiao Jue even took a few servants over to watch the tea on the mountain. Afraid of any changes, You Miao sent the young servants practicing martial arts into four teams to patrol day and night.

During these days, Li Zhifeng took the hundreds of people to practice martial arts on the plains in Jiangbei, went to Guozhuang to fight for weapons, and even bought horses. You Miao spent money in these places very generously. Li Zhifeng asked for money, and he gave it .Occasionally, when I went to look at it, I saw Li Zhifeng in military uniform, training soldiers to ride and shoot, which made You Miao smile.

The north of Anlu is very quiet, and the Jie people don't come here any more.Qiao Jue's tea plantation began to pick leaves, and after another month, news came from Yangzhou.Zhao Chao is about to ascend the throne as emperor.

Since returning to Jiangnan, Zhao Chao never sent anyone to look for You Miao, nor did he himself.

Until he reorganized the Tianqi court and was preparing to ascend the throne next month, You Miaofang thought about writing him a letter.

Li Zhifeng trained soldiers on the north bank during the day, and had lunch with the soldiers. When he came back in the evening, he changed his armor and became the butler of the villa again, cooking some private dishes for You Miao.

After Li Zhifeng came back from training at dusk that day, You Miao was taking care of their rapeseed in the vegetable field in the back garden. After watching it for a while, he came back and said to Li Zhifeng, "I want to write a letter to Zhao Chao. He will be enthroned next month." .”

Li Zhifeng hummed, and You Miao said again: "After writing the letter, send it over for me and see what he has to say."

Li Zhifeng understood and nodded slowly. After dinner that night, Li Zhifeng was grinding ink in the study. Four characters: my brother Zhao Chao.

Today, between Zhao Chao and You Miao, they can indeed afford this title.What to write?Even You Miao herself had a hard time making sense of the current situation.In the name of his brother Paoze, congratulate him on his enthronement as emperor?Or advise him a few words?

While thinking, Cheng Guangwu said outside the door: "Master, we have a guest."

"Who?" You Miao asked.

Cheng Guangwu said: "Two officials from Yangzhou, one civil and one military."

Li Zhifeng said, "I'll go and have a look."

You Miao hummed and said, "I'll come as soon as I finish writing this letter."

After Li Zhifeng went out, You Miao continued to think on the letter paper and wrote down a few lines, one of which he had read a few years ago, but for some reason he kept it in his heart.It was also Sun Yu who told him that to be a king, one must respect the heaven above, fear the officials in the middle, and fear the people in the bottom.

If Zhao Chao ascends the throne, he should be a good emperor. He is a person who knows the sufferings of the world. He has led soldiers, endured starvation, and suffered defeats...

"What are you writing?" Zhao Chao's voice rang in his ears, and You Miao was startled, almost knocking over the ink cartridge.

"Why are you here?" You Miao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "The boy said that there is a guest, so he probably doesn't recognize you very much."

Zhao Chao said: "I came to your house in a hurry that night. It's okay if I don't recognize you. Let me read what you wrote? Respect the emperor above, fear the officials in the middle, and fear the people in the bottom. I have been taught, brother Yu must always remember."

You Miao put away the pen, never expecting that Zhao Chao would run into the study, so Li Zhifeng went out just now... You Miao thought about it and asked, "Brother Nie is here too?"

Li Zhifeng didn't come back after going to the hall, he must have gone with Nie Dan.