Happiness Consist in Contentment

The backyard of Anhe Church, Anping Street, Ningzhou Prefecture.

Liu Fang read the message on the bamboo tube and was speechless for a long time.

Eldest sister, are you sad now? Knowing all this, do you regret your original choice?

...

Ten years ago, in the security house of the Prime Minister's Mansion in Kyoto.

Five-year-old Liu Fang sat on the couch, listening to Bai Zhu talking about the news outside, practicing calligraphy stroke by stroke.

"...It is said that Your Excellency refuted His Majesty's decision in the court hall again, believing that sending generals to relieve the disaster would only make the disaster worse, and many people died... His Majesty listened, although he did not get angry, but his face was not good, he just said that the matter was Let’s discuss again, and then retreat.”

Liu Fang paused, wrote the last stroke, then put down the pen and turned to look at the blooming flowers outside the window.

The constant spring rain is naturally a good thing for the north, but not necessarily for the south.

In particular, Chenzhou Mansion has always been a land of floods.

However, the flood control dams are repaired every year, but they collapse every year. Every year, the people of Chenzhou Prefecture suffer once and suffer once.

It would be nice if the imperial court could make a difference, but since she can remember, since she was able to inquire about the news from outside, she knew that the Chenzhou Mansion had not changed for so many years.

There are floods every year, and disaster relief is required every year.

And every disaster relief is a game between the emperor and the prime minister.

If the prime minister's father wins, then the people of Chenzhou Mansion will be fine, at least they will survive.

If the emperor wins, the people of Chenzhou will suffer.

Last year, the victims of Chenzhou Mansion were almost forced to death.

Disaster relief officials are sent by the emperor, his confidant.

However, the man did not open warehouses for disaster relief, but looted people's wealth in order to curry favor with the emperor.

The emperor is happy.

But the people of Chenzhou Mansion almost starved to death, until the officials forced the people to rebel, that person knew they were afraid.

However, he was afraid of returning to fear, but he did not make up for it. Instead, he said in the memorial: A mob has appeared in Chenzhou Mansion, and a riot has occurred. I ask the emperor to send troops to suppress it!

If the Prime Minister's father kept staring at it and exposed it directly in the court, I am afraid that the people of Chenzhou Mansion would not know what happened until they died.

In the end, the emperor was forced by the prime minister's father, and had to decree to send a new disaster relief official over there.

And this new disaster relief official was the one recommended by the prime minister's father.

As for the previous one, of course, after being escorted back to Beijing, his family was raided and his family was exterminated.

After the new disaster relief officials arrived at Chenzhou Mansion, they quickly

Calm down the people's unrest/disorder, open warehouses for disaster relief, prevent the epidemic, and finally resettle the victims, etc.

After the disaster was over, the disaster relief official who had made great achievements was secretly descended by the emperor, and was thrown to the northwest to serve as the governor.

This kind of operation really chills the hearts of officials who care for the people.

And this year, floods are still happening.

But now, the emperor still does not let go in the court, and insists on competing with the prime minister's father.

...

Liu Fang's eyes sank. There was such a lesson, but the emperor still did the same. It is conceivable that he has already ignored the people in the world to what extent.

Perhaps, he is now afraid of the prime minister's father to what extent.

Liu Fang knew, Dad, it's dangerous!

She turned to Bai Zhu and said, "I remember you said that there are many disaster victims in the capital?"

Bai Zhu nodded, "Yeah, girl, you don't know, those disaster victims are miserable, ragged, all thin and mature..."

Liu Fang interrupted her long speech and said, "I took the money and went to the suburbs of Beijing to buy a piece of wasteland and build a tile house. You don't have to use blue bricks, but stone bricks. Spend more money, build it as soon as possible, and then let it be done. Let the victims go in and live."

Bai Zhu looked surprised: "Girl, really?"

Liu Fang nodded, "Well, go ahead."

"Yes, the servant will go here."

Bai Zhu happily ran out to do it.

Liu Fang turned to look at the words on the desk, her eyes cold.

This emperor is really insane, and he even used the lives of the people in the world as a bargaining chip in the battle.

She knew that, in the end, the prime minister's father would still be unable to win the decision-making power for this disaster relief, just like last year.

General?

Ah!

A villain who relies on false reports and false reports to get to this position, except for flattering the emperor, he doesn't understand anything.

Send him to disaster relief?

If you don't toss to death, the people of Chenzhou Mansion are all good, and you still want to hope that he can save people and disasters?

I really don't know what to say!

...

Liu Fang picked up the pen, lifted the top piece of paper, squeezed the barrel of the pen and wrote down stroke by stroke: The emperor has no way, the people will do the opposite!

After writing, she breathed a sigh of relief, and the sullenness in her heart was completely dissipated.

...

Two days later, she heard from Bai Zhu that Liu Jing had written a copy of "Details of Disaster Relief" and handed it to the prime minister's father, but the prime minister's father turned around and gave it to the general.

Liu Jing was so angry that she made a riot in the front yard, and then went out to the General's Mansion, and wanted to find the General to get back the "Details of Disaster Relief".

But,

When she came back, she didn't ask for the details, and even brought a boy in a patched brocade clothes back to the house.

Bai Shu said, "I heard that the young man is the concubine of the general, the ninth in the ranking, and his biological mother passed away early, and he is already twelve years old.

He looks very tall, but at first glance, he is living a miserable life. He even wears a pair of broken shoes that do not fit well, and the clothes on his body are also sewn with patches.

I heard that this ninth young master is treated as a servant in the general's mansion, and is ordered by other young masters and girls..."

To sum up, this person had a miserable life, was always bullied by the people in the house, and lived a very rough and difficult life.

And the reason why he was brought back to the house by Liu Jing was because Liu Jing took him as a hostage and wanted to force the general to return the "Details of Disaster Relief".

Liu Fang: …

Let the people of Manfu be bullied and ignorant, it can be seen that this ninth young master is not welcomed by the general.

To put it badly, he simply hates this son, right?

Otherwise, how could he be allowed to live such a life?

And Liu Jing actually wanted to use such a person as a bargaining chip to blackmail the general?

It seems that after the elder sister went out, she also knew that the flood disaster in Chenzhou Mansion this time, the general's disaster relief is a foregone conclusion, and she can't make a fuss.

So she simply found such a person to disgust the general?

According to Bai Shu, Liu Jing took the ninth young master of the General's Mansion as a servant and brought him back to the mansion.

Liu Fang shook her head and didn't care about it. Anyway, Liu Jing acted in a measured way.

She seems to be reckless, but in fact, she is sober and smart enough.

Liu Fang is not worried about her.

"How is it over there in the suburbs of Beijing?"

Bai Zhu said, "The wasteland has been purchased, the materials and workers have been ordered, and construction can begin immediately."

"Hurry up and cover it up as soon as possible."

"Yes, girl."

...

Two months later, the courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing was built, and the first batch of victims entered to live there.

Although Liu Fang was not favored in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and no one knew about it, she was not short of money.

The prime minister's father was very generous to her and gave her enough money every month, but she seldom used it, and now it can come in handy.

As for Bai Zhu, who is only seven years old, it is not surprising that he can do such a thing well: money can make ghosts run the mill.

Bai Zhu wanted to inquire about news from outside, but most of the time, she still had to stay in the mansion to serve Liu Fang.

So, she spent money to find some reliable and honest people, as well as beggars in Kyoto, and let them go

inquire about.

The same is true for the other courtyard in the suburbs of Gaijing. She just asked the person who had always had a good reputation and asked him to do it.

As for why the uncle is so honest and obedient?

The main reason is that every time he completes the things that Bai Zhu explained, Bai Zhu will give him a large bounty, and he will naturally work hard.

And Bai Zhu itself is also capable of martial arts. Although he is young, it is not a problem to beat three or five adults.

Besides, Liu Fang had already given her a lot of self-defense medicine, and those who wanted to do bad things to Bai Zhu were basically taught a lesson they would never forget.

When you see her, you either hide and walk away, or you are obedient and do things honestly, so that you can get a good bounty.

Therefore, Liu Fang was relieved that she would go out and do the things she explained.

And these, no one in the government knows.

Including the prime minister's father and elder sister Liu Jing.

They had a lot of things to do, one never came to see Liu Fang, and the other didn't come much.

So, so far, no one knows that Liu Fang has been secretly inquiring about the news for more than a year.

She always has to protect her own life before thinking about other things.

After growing up and knowing some things in the house, she felt danger everywhere.

Therefore, she cultivated Bai Zhu so early and asked her to go out to find out more information on her behalf.

However, when a four or five-year-old child goes out to inquire about news, others will not believe it, and it is easy to attract people with bad intentions.

So, Liu Fang began to teach her to practice martial arts when Bai Zhu was first brought to her.

Fortunately, Bai Zhu's muscles and bones are very good. Although he has not practiced martial arts for a long time, his force value is not low, and he is more than enough to protect himself.

Afterwards, Liu Fang experimented with various medicines among the flowers and plants in the shelter.

In the end, she made a lot of useful self-defense drugs.

In this way, she is not afraid that Bai Zhu will encounter greater danger outside.

In this way, the six-year-old Bai Zhu was trained by Liu Fang to become an elite who could inquire about news.

Until now, she brings back news from the outside every day.

It is impossible for her to leave the house every day, so the news is hidden in a brick on the outer wall not far from the orphanage.

Anyway, up to now, the source of the news is very stable, and nothing happened to Bai Zhu.

If Liu Fang wants to work, he can do it smoothly.

That's fine.

However, according to the temper of the prime minister's father, coupled with the increasing suspicion of the emperor above.

Liu Fang felt that what he had done was not enough.

Perhaps, the other courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing is a good opportunity.

There is no need to publicize it, as long as it is cultivated in secret, just in case.

Thinking of this, Liu Fang said to Bai Shu, "Recently, is the dark guard still staring at you?"

Bai Zhu shook his head, "No more."

The Prime Minister's Mansion has dark guards.

After all, it is an aristocratic family from many generations, and there is such a thing as a dark guard.

However, the number will not be too much.

Moreover, here in Yang Guo, the family is allowed to keep private soldiers to guard.

There is a private army of 3,000 people under the Prime Minister's Mansion, plus the secret guards, there are about 5,000 people.

This is the prime minister's trump card.

And the reason why Dad stared at himself is also very easy to understand: it is nothing more than protection and surveillance.

However, Bai Zhu is really talented. After practicing martial arts, she easily found the dark guard guarding her side.

Of course, hiding in the house is too exaggerated, but hiding in the yard or something is very simple.

Therefore, Liu Fang basically stayed in the house and rarely went out for shopping.

The prime minister's mansion is big enough, her yard is also big, and the house is naturally big, even if it is running in the house, it can be done, you don't have to go outside to be seen.

Bai Zhu was also in the room when he practiced martial arts, and was taught by Liu Fang.

The dark guard never found out, otherwise, she wouldn't be able to hide from the prime minister's father.

Thinking of the future, five-year-old Liu Fang always felt uneasy.

Therefore, after the flood in Chenzhou Mansion passed, most of the victims returned to their hometowns.

She asked Bai Zhu to go to the outskirts of Beijing, and asked someone to teach the people who stayed there. She also wrote a secret book of martial arts and gave it to her, so that she could find a master martial artist to teach the orphans inside.

In fact, at present, the victims who are still in the Beijing suburbs are mostly orphans and not many adults.

Even if it is an adult, it is an old man with no relatives and no reason, and does not want to return to his hometown, or the old one who cannot return to his hometown.

Therefore, if Liu Fang wants to train people, he can only train those orphans.