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Chapter 39 The Fox (2)
liquor? "
Zhao Hu said: "No, there is nothing strange about the two of us drinking, but Gongsun Xipeng is different."
Dong Guoya smiled in his heart, thinking that it's not surprising that the concubine drank alcohol?Every time he drank, he hugged people and didn't let go, Dong Guoya was unbearable.
When Zhao suddenly saw him, he didn't take it seriously, and said, "I think Gongsun Xipeng must have been fascinated by that vixen. Didn't Yong Wu used to be a witch when he was a child? Don't really know witchcraft. The five who have fascinated Da Sixing Bewildered."
Wu Jiu went back to sleep and had a good night's sleep until it was dawn, when he vaguely heard a "buzzing" sound outside, who was making noise, and the sounds kept coming and going.
Wu Jiao frowned, and when he woke up, he saw Ziqing kneeling on the side guarding him. Seeing that he was awake, he quickly said, "Master, you are awake? Your Majesty ordered you not to leave today, so that you can rest well."
Wu Jiu nodded, and lay down on the couch again, wanting to sleep again, the most wonderful thing in life is probably to be able to sleep back to sleep after waking up.
Wu corrected that he lay down happily, and covered the quilt, and finally heard the sound of "buzzing", it was not a dream, it seemed that someone was really making noise outside, the sound came from a far away place, it was not very real, Can't hear a single word.
Wu Jiu said, "What's going on outside?"
Ziqing said: "Ziqing doesn't know what's going on? There was a noise early in the morning, and I don't know where the sound came from. Anyway, it wasn't in the yard. Just then Ziqing looked around, but he didn't see anyone."
Wu Jiu nodded, he was a light sleeper, and couldn't fall asleep even after making so much noise. As expected, he was a hard worker, so he had to get up and ask Ziqing to put on his clothes.
After he got dressed, Ziqing said, "Master, Ziqing is going to bring you breakfast."
Wu Jiao nodded, and said, "By the way, let's see who is making trouble, and who has been making trouble for so long."
Ziqing responded, afraid that Wu Jiu would be waiting, so he trotted out quickly.
Wu Jiu sat alone in the room for a while, wanted to go out for some activities and get some fresh air, so he stood up, opened the door and went out.
Wu Jiao went out, and the noisy sound became clearer as soon as he went out. Wu Jiao was really curious, so he followed the sound and walked out of the yard. As soon as he got near the gate of the yard, he heard "Boom!!".
Wu Jiu was totally unprepared, when he saw a black shadow rushing towards him, it was already too late, and he was hit hard.
Wu Jiu didn't even cry out in surprise, and fell directly to the ground, feeling as if his internal organs were going to be smashed, it's not an exaggeration at all, the black shadow was extremely strong, and he was tall and big.
Wu Jiao fell to the ground, and the black shadow hurriedly shouted: "My lord, are you alright?!"
As soon as Wu Jiu raised his head, he saw clearly the black figure that suddenly appeared—it was Gongsun Xipeng.
Gongsun Xipeng, who has always been prudent and honest, unexpectedly showed a panicked expression, and Gongsun Xipeng not only walked in a hurry, but also had an ugly face, and his hands were strangely strong, holding his robe in one hand and grabbing himself in the other. The belt and tiara are not combed well, and they are a little loose.
The overall look is...
disheveled.
Wu Jiao was taken aback, and immediately felt no pain from being bumped, stared at Gongsun Xipeng with eyes full of surprise, and said, "Master Sixing, what are you...?"
Gongsun Xipeng's face turned red with a "boom", and there was smoke on the top of his head. He quickly grabbed his belt and outer robe, hurriedly helped Wu Jiao up, and changed the subject: "I'm sorry, are you sorry?" Wait, Xi Peng didn't see the young master, didn't it break, Xi Peng went to the medical officer."
As he said he turned around and was about to leave again, Wu Jiao hurriedly grabbed him, and said with some embarrassment: "Sixing, you'd better... just put on your clothes, there's no need to call the medical officer, there's nothing wrong with Jiu."
Gongsun Xipeng's face became even redder, and he hurriedly put the outer robe in his hand on his body, saying: "Xi Peng loses his composure, Xi Peng loses his composure..."
When Gongsun Xipeng put on his coat, Wu Jiu also found a red mark on the side of his neck, which seemed to be swollen, and said in surprise, "Da Sixing, your neck seems to be bitten by insects, and it is swollen." piece."
Gongsun Xipeng was startled, he stretched out his hand to press it, and said hastily: "I'm really sorry, Xipeng has something urgent, so I'll go ahead..."
Wu Jiu didn't know what happened to Gongsun Xipeng, so he ran away in a hurry. Ziqing just came back and saw the scene of Wu Jiu "molesting" Gongsun Xipeng. He felt that the young master must know what hickeys are, and must have deliberately "molested" Da Sixing.
In fact, Ziqing really misunderstood Wu Jiao. Although Wu Jiao knew what a hickey was, the bite was so heavy and swollen, and he wished it would be purple tomorrow. So fierce and brutal...
Gongsun Xipeng ran for his life, "Bang!" and rushed into his room, quickly closed the door, and then leaned against the door panel and gasped for two breaths, feeling almost scared to death.
The fact that Gongsun Xipeng was in such a hurry was because he did something wrong last night...
Yesterday, Gongsun Xipeng ate too much at the banquet, and when he was walking in the yard, he met Yi Ya's son, and also met Yi Ya. After Gongsun Xipeng knew that Yi Ya had a son, he felt lost in his heart, but Yi Ya He was invited to be a guest, and he was also invited to drink. Naturally, Gongsun Xipeng couldn't refuse, so he agreed.
Yi Ya took Gongsun Xipeng into his yard, Yi Ya took his son back to the room first, put him on the couch to sleep peacefully, and then came out to entertain Gongsun Xipeng.
Yi Ya took out some side dishes and wine that he made himself. The wine was sour and sweet, and it really felt like eating, but with the side dishes, Gongsun Xipeng felt that he was going to hold on again.
Yi Ya speaks softly, although he is not very talkative, but he chats well with others, and the two of them will not stand coldly.
Gongsun Xipeng learned from Yi Ya that in fact, Yi Ya was not valued by a fortune teller and sent to be a witch. It was just a high-sounding nonsense told by his mother.
Yi Ya said that his mother was young and had no status. To put it bluntly, Yi Ya was a bastard, and he was not a child of the same family, so he was bullied when he was very young. He was kicked out of the house and sent to a very remote side branch to be raised. The good name is that he needs to be raised hard and cannot be used to it.
After Yi Ya was sent away, not long after, he couldn't even afford to live, Yi Ya smiled and said: "The life of the branch is not easy, and it is even more difficult to support a child who has nothing to do with him. It was difficult, and in addition to the turmoil in those years, the frontier was unstable, and Wu also ran into some Di people."
When Gongsun Xipeng heard it, it was clear that it was all in the past, but his heart was inexplicably tense, and he said nervously: "Di people? Those barbaric barbarians, what happened after that? You must have suffered."
Yi Ya smiled, with a very indifferent expression, but looking at Gongsun Xipeng, there was infinite tenderness in his eyes, and an indescribable emotion, and he said with a smile, "I know the general doesn't remember."
When Gongsun Xipeng was seen by Yi Ya, his heart beat suddenly. For some reason, he felt that the wine was sweet and sour, but it was very good. .
Yi Ya smiled and said: "The generals and nobles forget things too much, and they don't remember such a nameless junior as Wu. Back then, Wu's branch was swept away by the Di people. It can be said that his family was ruined. Wu was also captured by the Di people. There is no chance of survival. , but I didn’t expect to meet you, General Gongsun.”
Gongsun Xipeng was startled and said, "Me?"
Yi Ya nodded, and said: "If it is not the case that General Gongsun doesn't remember, then there must be no impression. It was General Gongsun who saved Wu back then. The grace of saving life is unforgettable."
As he spoke, he quickly knelt down, bowed his head, and bowed respectfully.
Gongsun Xipeng really doesn't remember such a thing, he did beat Di Ren and Bai Di once in his early years.
That was... many years ago. At that time, Gongsun Xipeng was still a newborn calf, a young man with high spirits, and he followed the Qi army to charge into the battle, and drove the Baidi people all the way to the vicinity of Qin and Jin. It was a great achievement.
Of course, many people were saved at that time. After all, the Bai Di people were tough and bloodthirsty, and captured many prisoners from various countries. All the rescued people were released and let them go home.
In this way, Gongsun Xipeng did have the impression that he had beaten Bai Di, but he had no impression of Yi Ya at all. Maybe it was because Yi Ya was too young at the time. After all, Gongsun Xipeng and Yi Ya were ten years younger. age.
Yi Ya worshiped at Gongsun Xipeng's feet, with a very respectful attitude, but in Gongsun Xipeng's eyes, he only saw Yi Ya's dark red clothes, revealing his white and slender neck, with a humble and docile attitude, but his back was straight and set off The thin waist under the toga.
Gongsun Xipeng felt that he might be drunk, or he might have been hit by some kind of magic barrier. He was very hot, and his dry air rushed to the top of his head. Then Gongsun Xipeng bent down and grabbed Yi Ya's slender wrist.
Yi Ya raised his head in surprise, and stared at Gongsun Xipeng with a pair of bright black eyes full of surprise.
At that moment, Gongsun Xipeng felt that his expression might be like a beast that wanted to eat people, or a Baidi people who wanted to plunder the frontier, and he pulled Yi Ya roughly.
Yi Ya staggered from being pulled, and plunged into Gongsun Xipeng's arms. Gongsun Xipeng locked him instantly, flipped over suddenly, and pressed him firmly to the ground.
Yi Ya was dressed in red like fire, and his hair crown was also knocked away. He fell to the ground with a "snap" and was smashed into pieces. Black clouds were scattered on the ground, and the neckline was pulled loose. He looked at Gongsun Xipeng in surprise. .
Gongsun Xipeng panted heavily, and slowly lowered his head. Yi Ya only showed surprise, but he didn't resist at all. When Gongsun Xipeng's kiss fell, Yi Ya not only slowly closed his eyes, but also stretched out his arms Holding the prosecutor Xipeng's neck, this action almost exploded Gongsun Xipeng.
Gongsun Xipeng felt that he had drunk too much, otherwise he would not have shot at Yi Ya who already had a son, and he was quite rough. Gritting his teeth, he whispered: "General..."
The steady and honest Gongsun Xipeng seemed like a wild beast, which surprised him, but Gongsun Xipeng couldn't hold back himself. After one night, the room was in a mess. In the morning, some noisy voices came from outside the yard. Waking up from a dream.
After waking up like this, Gongsun Xipeng suddenly found out that this was not a dream, because it was not a dream at all, Yi Ya lay beside him with a haggard face, some bleeding and scabs on his lips, mottled red marks everywhere, even There are still traces of bruises pinched out, her hair is hanging down, and she is still sleeping soundly with frowns.
Gongsun Xipeng was so frightened that he jumped up quickly. Hearing the noise outside the room, his mind became tense, he grabbed his clothes indiscriminately, and rushed out of the room.
As soon as Gongsun Xipeng left, Yi Ya, who was lying on the couch, slowly opened his eyes. There was no sleepiness in his eyes. He was very clear. He turned over, but did not get up, and slowly closed his eyes again. , as if falling into a deep sleep again...
Gongsun Xipeng is going to regret it to death, and he is not the kind of person who is interested in sex. How could he do such a thing to a man with a son, and the other party is a man? The public prosecutor Xi Peng vaguely remembered that last night, Yi The teeth endured the pain, and his face was covered with sweat.
Wu Jiu watched Gongsun Xipeng rush into the room strangely, with a puzzled look on his face.
Seeing Wu Jiu's strange expression, Ziqing quickly said, "My lord, breakfast is here, let's go to the room."
Wu Jiu nodded, and asked Ziqing to put the breakfast in the room, and said while eating: "Who is making the noise, can you find out?"
Ziqing said: "Ziqing made it clear that they are a group of refugees."
"refugee?"
Wu Jiu was a little surprised. After all, when they entered Liangqiu Township, the people cheered and greeted them. It was a grand occasion, as if singing and dancing were raising peace and prosperity, but this morning, there were a bunch of unavoidable noises.
Wu Jiu said, "What's going on?"
Ziqing said: "It's like this. The group of refugees probably knew that the emperor passed through Liangqiuyi and would stay here, so they gathered in front of the Yong's mansion early in the morning, saying that they were gathering a crowd to make trouble, but they were caught by the Yong family. The servants of the Yong family were driven away, so they began to gather at the back door to make trouble, when Ziqing went to look, the servants of the Yong family had already passed by, ready to drive away."
Wu Jiu frowned and said, "Why are there so many refugees?"
Ziqing shook his head and said, "This... Ziqing is not sure."
Wu Jiao frowned, and put down the chopsticks in his hands after listening, as if he was not in the mood to eat, he stood up and said, "Come on, follow me to have a look."
Ziqing wanted to persuade Wu Jiao, but Wu Jiao's expression was very determined, and he didn't even need breakfast, so Ziqing held back and followed Wu Jiao out of the house.
Wu Jiu quickly walked out following the sound, and soon came to the back door of Yong's mansion. The back door was wide open, and a bunch of servants blocked the door with sticks in their hands. There was a commander who seemed to be in charge, He shouted and said: "Hurry up and drive them all away! Don't let them howl here, they will disturb your majesty, you can't bear to go around!"
As the steward said, he heard the sound of "bang bang bang", and the servant continued to beat with a stick, driving out all the crying refugees and preventing them from stepping on the steps of Yong's gate.
Wu Jiu walked over and saw this scene. There were at least twenty refugees, quite a number of them. They gathered in front of the door. They were all sallow and emaciated. They really didn't look like they were pretending. Inside, they were so hungry that they were skin and bones, their eyes were slack, they were beaten by servants, some fell down the steps and pushed each other, the scene was very chaotic.
As soon as Wu Jiu walked over, the clamoring steward suddenly stopped talking, and then with a shocked expression on his face, he hurried over, bowed and saluted, and said, "The villain has seen the young master."
Wu Jiu waved his hand and said, "What's going on here?"
The steward said: "It's nothing, it's just a group of troublemakers who disturbed the young master, the villain will drive them away!"
As he spoke, he yelled to his servant, "Hurry up! What are you doing! Hurry up!"
Wu Jiu hurriedly raised his hand to stop him, saying, "Wait, don't hit anyone first."
The manager was surprised and said, "This..."
The servant had no choice but to stop, and the refugees also noticed Wu Jiu. Wu Jiao was dressed in extraordinary clothes and had an extraordinary bearing. He looked like a big man, and the refugees stopped pushing and shoving. Wu Jiao kowtowed, maybe they didn't know what to say, so they didn't say anything at all, just kowtowed "dong dong dong", together with the children how old they were, they also knelt down and kowtowed.
Seeing this scene, Wu Jiu felt a little nervous, and said, "What's going on here?"
The manager was taken aback, and quickly said, "It's just... just some troublemakers."
Wu Jiu sneered, and listening to the steward making detours with him, he said coldly, "Oh? Why are there so many troublesome people in this Liangqiu town? But the Yong family didn't manage it properly?"
The Yong family is a local magistrate. When Wu Jiu asked this question, the steward was in a cold sweat and said, "No, no, no..."
The manager couldn't bear the pressure, although Wu Jiu was slender and looked like a banished fairy, but his expression turned cold, which was really scary, so he had to do it truthfully.
In fact, this Liangqiu city is not considered a poor place, it has a large area of land.
The land system at that time was that the emperor of Zhou distributed land to the princes. The princes had the right to cultivate, but not the right to manage it. Therefore, they had to pay taxes to the emperor of Zhou, and each country had to offer sacrifices every year.
Later, with the development of society, the technology of farming has also improved, and some barren fields were reclaimed by ordinary people and turned into farmland. In this way, farmland is not the exclusive right of the princes.
Now that the farmland has been reclaimed, it has to be planted, so in addition to the princes, the farmland can also be planted by ordinary people, and they also need to pay taxes.
Each country has its own taxation rules, which are similar in fact, but taxes are basically paid according to the size of the farmland.
Regarding farmland, no one can say for sure about the harvest, especially at that time when agriculture was not very developed. Some farmlands were of good quality and had good harvests, while some farmlands were large but not of good quality and the harvest was low. When floods came in the dry season, even worse It's grainless.
The government doesn't care whether the people's farmland is harvested or not, they still have to pay taxes, and Liangqiuyi happened to encounter a drought, so there will be no harvest this year.
People with land have no food and have to pay taxes, and people without land have nothing to eat. Over time, it has become what it is now.
A large area of land in Liangqiu City has begun to fall into disrepair. No one dares to cultivate it, and there are more and more refugees.
The refugees couldn't eat, the local officials were still collecting taxes, and the people were miserable, and they heard that the local officials offered a large sum of money to welcome Qihou, so they naturally gathered at the gate of Yong's mansion, ready to pay Qi Hou complained.
However, they were driven back by the servants of the Yong family at the main gate. There were many servants at the main gate, and the refugees were helpless, unwilling to leave like this, so they had to come to the back gate again.
The commotion had been going on so early in the morning, and it hadn't ended yet, and Wu Jiu happened to overhear it.
Wu Jiu's expression was not very good when he heard this. These refugees are not like beggars on the streets and subways in modern times, who turn their faces black and sit on the ground, but they are really skinny, and the child is only three or four years old. He couldn't even walk, being held in his arms, his arms and legs were like matchsticks, Wu Jiao felt really uncomfortable looking at it.
This is the case with the nobles in ancient times. The common people could not even imagine their lives. When many people were oppressed to do coolies without food or clothing, the dining room of the nobles had quietly evolved into more than 2000 people. The large scale of people, and they have to sharpen their heads to squeeze into this dining room to work.
Wu Jiao's face was ugly, the manager thought that Wu Jiao was angry because of the refugees, after all, those refugees were not only skinny, but also smelly, they didn't have anything to eat, let alone take a shower.
Just as the manager was about to flatter, Wu Jiao said coldly, "Stop driving the refugees away, organize them, and wait for me at the door."
The steward was a little confused when he heard it, but he didn't dare to say no, so he immediately nodded and bowed and said, "Yes, yes, the villain will do the same."
He didn't know what Wu Jiao meant. Could it be that the Yong family was going to support these refugees?Not to mention that it is unrealistic, the Yong family has only produced a courageous and upright official in Yonglin in several lifetimes, and the family is supported by the old Yonglin, but it is only prosperous on the surface. Besides, those people in the Yong family are not good-hearted Bodhisattvas. After all, in this age, people still don't know what a Bodhisattva is, only the weak eat the strong.
Wu Jiu's face was unhappy, and he walked back quickly after giving the order, Ziqing hurriedly followed behind, shouted twice, and said, "Young master...Young master?"
Wu Jiu walked quickly to the dining room, Ziqing said in surprise, "My lord, the breakfast has already been brought to the room."
Wu Jiao said flatly, "It's not for breakfast."
Ziqing was even more surprised and said, "That's..."
Wu Jiu didn't speak, and went into the dining room, because it was already past the time for breakfast, the breakfast was already ready, and the cooks were chatting, this is an ordinary mansion, not a palace, so the cooks didn't have much to worry about. Paying attention to the rules, a well-dressed young man suddenly walked in, the cooks were a little surprised, and the voices of chatting stopped.
The cooks also know about Qihou Dajia, after all, they have made a lot of preparations for this these days, but today an unusual looking man came.
The steward of Shan Fu came over quickly and said, "May I ask you anything, sir?"
Wu Jiu glanced at the dining room and said, "I'm going to make some food, you are busy."
Those cooks were very strange, could it be that the cook who came in was accompanied by Marquis Qi?But it doesn't look like it, who can have such a temperament?
Those cooks didn't dare to say more, they nodded repeatedly, but they all looked at Wu Jiao secretly, and saw that Wu Jiao rolled up his sleeves, looking decent, but as soon as he rolled up his sleeves, everyone noticed that this man It seems that he is a standard big man whose ten fingers do not touch the spring water. His hands and arms are unusually slender, and they are watery, without any calluses.
Such hands must be the person being held, how could it be possible to take care of the meal?
The cooks didn't take it seriously, they just watched Wu Jiu chattering, they moved aside and didn't dare to speak loudly anymore, they just whispered a few words from time to time, and secretly went to see Wu Jiao.
Wu Jiu opened the vat and took a look. Since he was welcoming the Marquis of Qi, many of his soldiers also wanted to eat, so the food reserves were complete, and there were all kinds of food.
Wu Jiao stretched out his hand to pick up a handful of beans and looked at them. He saw those refugees just now, and he couldn't bear it. He planned to make some food for them. "A gentleman is like livestock, he does not want to see him die when he sees him alive, and he can't bear to eat his flesh when he hears his voice", let alone a living person.
Wu Jiu began to chatter, and Ziqing knew when he saw his movements. The young master must not have the heart to see those refugees starving and being clubbed, but Ziqing was a little anxious, and the young master still had a low fever. It's not good, and I didn't eat breakfast, and I started to get busy, which is really anxious.
Wu Jiao's movements were very nimble, and he quickly made some delicious food. At this time, he no longer pays attention to the taste. The taste is not worth mentioning when it comes to food and clothing. Those refugees have no high requirements at all...
When Marquis Qi got up early, the refugees outside had already been organized by the stewards, and they stopped shouting. In addition, the Yong family could suppress the matter, so there was no news of refugees.
After getting up early today, Qi Hou felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach, because yesterday he ate dinner in a stomach full of anger, and went to bed in a hurry after returning to his room, so he was not very comfortable today. Appetite, inexplicably reminded of the bean soup that Wu Jiao made for himself before, unconsciously thinking about it.
Thinking about it, Marquis Qi summoned the eunuch and asked the eunuch to go to Wu Jiu, asking him to make some digestible bean soup or bean porridge for himself.
The eunuch soon left. He came to the door of Wu Jiao's room and knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered. Later, he found the dining room after a lot of hardships. Unexpectedly, Wu Jiao was in the dining room, and he was in the middle of a boil. bean porridge.
When the eunuch saw it, he thought Wu Jiu was making bean porridge for Qihou, so he walked over with a smile and said, "My lord, I'm so polite."
Wu Zheng was busy, sweating all over from the heat, and his face was red. When he saw the eunuch, he knew that he was by Marquis Qi's side, and said, "Do you have any orders, Your Majesty?"
The eunuch said with a smile: "Your Majesty asked you to make bean soup or bean porridge. Your Majesty is not feeling well today, so I want to eat this."
Qihou was busy, and when he heard Qihou come to make trouble, he just nodded, thinking that it would be all right to share a bowl with Qihou in a while.
In front of Qihou, he also described it, saying how hard Young Master Jiu made bean porridge for Qihou, and it would be ready in a while.
Qi Hou was quite satisfied when he heard that, although his stomach was still not feeling well, he started to wash and change his clothes when he felt better, and waited for Wu Jiu to bring the bean porridge.
After tossing and tossing for half an hour, Wu Jiao finally boiled the bean porridge and put them in a huge container. He also asked the cook to find a bunch of bowls. The bowls were all brought out, and they came to the back door of the Yong family in a mighty manner.
The manager didn't know that Wu Jiu had been there for half an hour, and he actually made a big pot of porridge. He was startled, and thought that Young Master Jiu was just stubborn, but he forgot in a blink of an eye, who knew that Young Master Jiu would give up his meal!
Wu Jiao ordered someone to open the back door. Half of the refugees had left, and the other half were waiting tirelessly. As soon as the door opened, they smelled the smell of rice, and their surprised expressions changed. "Hula——" They all rushed over, and the scene was a little chaotic for a while.
Ziqing was afraid that Wu Jiu would get hurt, so he hurriedly stopped him. Wu Jiu didn't dislike those refugees at all, and personally gave them porridge and meals.
The refugees got the porridge, and it spread quickly. Those refugees who had already left also turned back, and some refugees who did not come to make troubles also flocked to the back door of the Yong family. After a while, they even formed a line. The long queues, although they were hungry, lined up orderly, waiting for the porridge to be eaten.
Zhao Hu got up early in the morning to look for Wu Jiao, and found that Wu Jiao was not there. He went to look again later, but he was still not there. It was a little strange. He couldn't find where Wu Jiao was, but he heard that the porridge was being distributed at the back door, so he went to have a look curiously. It's unbelievable that Wu Jiu is actually there, and he and Ziqing are so busy.
Zhao Hu saw it, and immediately ran back to call Dong Guoya and Guan Yiwu over. They also met Cao GUI on the way, and they all went to help share the porridge together.
After making a fuss all morning, Guan Yiwu looked at the refugees, stroked his slender beard, and sighed, "Your Excellency is kind-hearted, but you must also think of a countermeasure, otherwise, if taxes are collected like this all the year round, the lives of the people will only get worse and worse." The worse it gets, for a long time, it will only be the foundation of Qi that will be shaken."
Wu Jiu looked at Guan Yiwu, and said with a smile, "Master Guan has already made up his mind, so let's ask Master Guan for advice."
Guan Yiwu nodded. Indeed, he did have a draft in his mind, but Wu Jiu had already seen it.
In fact, it’s not that Wu Jiu saw it too much, but Wu Jiu knew that after Guan Yiwu came to power, he made a series of political reforms, one of which was a very important promotion for the development of agriculture, that is, the “decline of the land”. Taxes are levied according to the quality of the farmland, rich or poor. Although this is just a slight modification of some agricultural taxes, the changes brought about by the reform are very huge.
Wu Jiu knew about the decline of phase and land, but he didn't know much about the specific content. For the details, he had to rely on politicians like Guan Yiwu. With Wu Jiu as the leader, it was easy for Guan Yiwu to speak up.
Everyone was busy, but Qihou over there had been waiting from breakfast to lunch, so he didn't wait for Wu Jiu's bowl of porridge. As soon as Wu Jiu got busy, he forgot Qihou's bean porridge, let alone bean porridge Now, he still has a low fever, his head is chaotic, and he is busy with meals, and his physical strength is already beyond his capacity. Just say Ziqing, he also forgot about it.
Qi Hou waited left and right, but couldn't wait, he was in a good mood, and when he was depressed, his face became gloomy, and the eunuch trembled in fright. I'm afraid only the young master can make Qi Hou wait like this in this world.
Finally, the eunuch said softly, trembling, "Your Majesty, Young Master Jiu's bean porridge is very delicate. Please order me to go and see how the bean porridge is cooked."
Qihou's face was not good-looking, gloomy as if it was the bottom of the pot, he nodded and said, "Go."
The eunuch hurried to the dining room, and when he entered the dining room, it was empty, not only Wu Jiu, but not many cooks.
The cooks of the Yong family were all from poor backgrounds, so they naturally knew the sufferings of the refugees. They looked down on Wu Jiu at first, how could a son know how to take care of the meals?It turned out that Wu Jiao was not playing tricks, but giving food to the refugees, so the cooks all spontaneously helped to give food, and there were almost no people in the dining room.
The eunuch managed to catch a cook, and asked anxiously, "I ask you, where is the young master? As you can see, he is a rich man in a white shirt."
The cook said, "Your Excellency, you said, son, at the back door, he is giving porridge to the refugees, and the villain is going to help."
When the eunuch heard this, he panicked, and hurried back to report, but he didn't dare to go in when he got to the door, and finally he went into the room, kneeling on the ground, trembling, not daring to speak.
Seeing the eunuch's frightened expression, Marquis Qi frowned and said, "Why haven't you seen Young Master Jiu?"
"This……"
The eunuch trembled and said, "Young master corrected me to give porridge to the refugees, so..."
When Qihou heard this, he was a little surprised and said, "What?"
The eunuch repeated it again, and Qihou's expression became even more gloomy. At this time, Bao Shuya and Gongsun Xipeng just asked to see him, and they were going to report to Qihou the itinerary and route arrangement for the two days.
When the two of them walked in, they could feel the low pressure of Marquis Qi. Gongsun Xipeng was nervous because he had done something immoral, and he was still nervous, for fear that others would know.
Gongsun Xipeng went back to his room, he was tossing and turning, after all, Yi Ya already had a wife and a son, and he was so strong that it was difficult for him, and Yi Ya hurt so much after finishing the work, it was really not an act of a gentleman.
Later, Gongsun Xipeng inquired about it, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, Yi Ya didn't have a wife. After Yi Ya was picked up by the Yong family, he brought a child with him, that little boy, and it wasn't just who the mother was. , just said that he was Yi Ya's son, and his mother had died during the war, so Yi Ya had no wife at this time.
Gongsun Xipeng breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt uneasy.
Qihou's complexion was not good, and Gongsun Xipeng was inevitably worried, but it turned out that Qihou was not angry because of this matter.
Qihou's breath was gloomy, Gongsun Xipeng and Bao Shuya looked at each other, and the two of them didn't know if they should report their future itinerary now.
At this time, I heard the eunuch say: "Your Majesty, please see Wu Yong."
When Qihou heard that it was Yi Ya, he was in a bad mood, and said coldly, "What is he here for?"
When Gongsun Xipeng heard that it was Yi Ya, his heart jumped several times, and he secretly glanced at Qihou's face.
The eunuch said in a low voice: "Going back to your majesty, Yong Wu said... yes... because he heard that your majesty was ill, so he specially made a bowl of bean porridge for your majesty."
When Qi Hou heard this, he sneered inexplicably, and everyone couldn't figure out what it meant.
The boss in Qihou's heart was unhappy, thinking that although he usually praised and killed Wu Jiu, he had already treated Wu Jiu quite kindly to the truth. Help, reward delicacies every now and then.
And what did Wu Jiao repay?
Qihou just asked him to make a bowl of porridge for himself, but Wu Jiu didn't come here for a long time, he would rather give porridge to those refugees who don't know him than himself, it's better to be ironed by the enemy Yi Ya.
The more Qihou thought about it, the more jealous he became, and for some reason, he felt uncomfortable, so he asked someone to bring in Yi Ya's bean porridge, although it smelled fragrant and tasted delicious, but there was something missing.
Bao Shuya and Gongsun Xipeng stood aside and waited. Taking advantage of the time when Qihou was drinking porridge, the eunuch tremblingly told the two adults why Qihou was so angry.
Gongsun Xipeng looked puzzled. Young Master Jiu had clearly done a good deed. As a young master, he gave porridge to refugees regardless of his status. This kind of demeanor was really admirable, but Bao Shuya knew it well.
After all, Marquis Qi is above tens of thousands of people. Although he suffered in the early years, but now that he has passed the grand ceremony, how can he still endure the hardships of the past?His heart became haughty, and he was extremely arrogant.
Now receiving Wu Jiu's cold reception, he is naturally unhappy.
The eunuch said in a low voice: "Shangqing, what should I do? How about... Xiaochen, please go and invite the young master?"
Bao Shuya smiled, showing no fear at all, he shook his hand and said, "No need."
He said, walked a few steps in, stood at the partition between the inside and outside, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Shu Ya has a few words to say to Your Majesty."
Because Qi Hou was angry in his heart, his tone was not very good, and he said lightly: "Master, please tell me, but... If you want to speak good words for the young master, then there is no need."
Bao Shuya said neither humble nor overbearing: "It is a great blessing for Bao Shuya to be honored by the ancestor's kindness. He is naturally grateful and grateful. Kuang Jun knows Shuya. He only tells the truth and does not say good things. Naturally, he does not say that others like to listen to him." if."
Qi Hou looked at Bao Shuya indifferently, Qi Hou didn't like to listen to these few words, he was clearly looking for faults to speak well to Wu Jiu, but Bao Shuya was Qi Hou's master, Qi Hou had to be patient and smiled Say in one voice: "Oh? Please tell me, master, and I will listen attentively."
Bao Shuya bowed respectfully and knelt directly on the ground. This is a big salute. The Spring and Autumn Period did not pay much attention to kneeling and prostrating.
Zhao Hu said: "No, there is nothing strange about the two of us drinking, but Gongsun Xipeng is different."
Dong Guoya smiled in his heart, thinking that it's not surprising that the concubine drank alcohol?Every time he drank, he hugged people and didn't let go, Dong Guoya was unbearable.
When Zhao suddenly saw him, he didn't take it seriously, and said, "I think Gongsun Xipeng must have been fascinated by that vixen. Didn't Yong Wu used to be a witch when he was a child? Don't really know witchcraft. The five who have fascinated Da Sixing Bewildered."
Wu Jiu went back to sleep and had a good night's sleep until it was dawn, when he vaguely heard a "buzzing" sound outside, who was making noise, and the sounds kept coming and going.
Wu Jiao frowned, and when he woke up, he saw Ziqing kneeling on the side guarding him. Seeing that he was awake, he quickly said, "Master, you are awake? Your Majesty ordered you not to leave today, so that you can rest well."
Wu Jiu nodded, and lay down on the couch again, wanting to sleep again, the most wonderful thing in life is probably to be able to sleep back to sleep after waking up.
Wu corrected that he lay down happily, and covered the quilt, and finally heard the sound of "buzzing", it was not a dream, it seemed that someone was really making noise outside, the sound came from a far away place, it was not very real, Can't hear a single word.
Wu Jiu said, "What's going on outside?"
Ziqing said: "Ziqing doesn't know what's going on? There was a noise early in the morning, and I don't know where the sound came from. Anyway, it wasn't in the yard. Just then Ziqing looked around, but he didn't see anyone."
Wu Jiu nodded, he was a light sleeper, and couldn't fall asleep even after making so much noise. As expected, he was a hard worker, so he had to get up and ask Ziqing to put on his clothes.
After he got dressed, Ziqing said, "Master, Ziqing is going to bring you breakfast."
Wu Jiao nodded, and said, "By the way, let's see who is making trouble, and who has been making trouble for so long."
Ziqing responded, afraid that Wu Jiu would be waiting, so he trotted out quickly.
Wu Jiu sat alone in the room for a while, wanted to go out for some activities and get some fresh air, so he stood up, opened the door and went out.
Wu Jiao went out, and the noisy sound became clearer as soon as he went out. Wu Jiao was really curious, so he followed the sound and walked out of the yard. As soon as he got near the gate of the yard, he heard "Boom!!".
Wu Jiu was totally unprepared, when he saw a black shadow rushing towards him, it was already too late, and he was hit hard.
Wu Jiu didn't even cry out in surprise, and fell directly to the ground, feeling as if his internal organs were going to be smashed, it's not an exaggeration at all, the black shadow was extremely strong, and he was tall and big.
Wu Jiao fell to the ground, and the black shadow hurriedly shouted: "My lord, are you alright?!"
As soon as Wu Jiu raised his head, he saw clearly the black figure that suddenly appeared—it was Gongsun Xipeng.
Gongsun Xipeng, who has always been prudent and honest, unexpectedly showed a panicked expression, and Gongsun Xipeng not only walked in a hurry, but also had an ugly face, and his hands were strangely strong, holding his robe in one hand and grabbing himself in the other. The belt and tiara are not combed well, and they are a little loose.
The overall look is...
disheveled.
Wu Jiao was taken aback, and immediately felt no pain from being bumped, stared at Gongsun Xipeng with eyes full of surprise, and said, "Master Sixing, what are you...?"
Gongsun Xipeng's face turned red with a "boom", and there was smoke on the top of his head. He quickly grabbed his belt and outer robe, hurriedly helped Wu Jiao up, and changed the subject: "I'm sorry, are you sorry?" Wait, Xi Peng didn't see the young master, didn't it break, Xi Peng went to the medical officer."
As he said he turned around and was about to leave again, Wu Jiao hurriedly grabbed him, and said with some embarrassment: "Sixing, you'd better... just put on your clothes, there's no need to call the medical officer, there's nothing wrong with Jiu."
Gongsun Xipeng's face became even redder, and he hurriedly put the outer robe in his hand on his body, saying: "Xi Peng loses his composure, Xi Peng loses his composure..."
When Gongsun Xipeng put on his coat, Wu Jiu also found a red mark on the side of his neck, which seemed to be swollen, and said in surprise, "Da Sixing, your neck seems to be bitten by insects, and it is swollen." piece."
Gongsun Xipeng was startled, he stretched out his hand to press it, and said hastily: "I'm really sorry, Xipeng has something urgent, so I'll go ahead..."
Wu Jiu didn't know what happened to Gongsun Xipeng, so he ran away in a hurry. Ziqing just came back and saw the scene of Wu Jiu "molesting" Gongsun Xipeng. He felt that the young master must know what hickeys are, and must have deliberately "molested" Da Sixing.
In fact, Ziqing really misunderstood Wu Jiao. Although Wu Jiao knew what a hickey was, the bite was so heavy and swollen, and he wished it would be purple tomorrow. So fierce and brutal...
Gongsun Xipeng ran for his life, "Bang!" and rushed into his room, quickly closed the door, and then leaned against the door panel and gasped for two breaths, feeling almost scared to death.
The fact that Gongsun Xipeng was in such a hurry was because he did something wrong last night...
Yesterday, Gongsun Xipeng ate too much at the banquet, and when he was walking in the yard, he met Yi Ya's son, and also met Yi Ya. After Gongsun Xipeng knew that Yi Ya had a son, he felt lost in his heart, but Yi Ya He was invited to be a guest, and he was also invited to drink. Naturally, Gongsun Xipeng couldn't refuse, so he agreed.
Yi Ya took Gongsun Xipeng into his yard, Yi Ya took his son back to the room first, put him on the couch to sleep peacefully, and then came out to entertain Gongsun Xipeng.
Yi Ya took out some side dishes and wine that he made himself. The wine was sour and sweet, and it really felt like eating, but with the side dishes, Gongsun Xipeng felt that he was going to hold on again.
Yi Ya speaks softly, although he is not very talkative, but he chats well with others, and the two of them will not stand coldly.
Gongsun Xipeng learned from Yi Ya that in fact, Yi Ya was not valued by a fortune teller and sent to be a witch. It was just a high-sounding nonsense told by his mother.
Yi Ya said that his mother was young and had no status. To put it bluntly, Yi Ya was a bastard, and he was not a child of the same family, so he was bullied when he was very young. He was kicked out of the house and sent to a very remote side branch to be raised. The good name is that he needs to be raised hard and cannot be used to it.
After Yi Ya was sent away, not long after, he couldn't even afford to live, Yi Ya smiled and said: "The life of the branch is not easy, and it is even more difficult to support a child who has nothing to do with him. It was difficult, and in addition to the turmoil in those years, the frontier was unstable, and Wu also ran into some Di people."
When Gongsun Xipeng heard it, it was clear that it was all in the past, but his heart was inexplicably tense, and he said nervously: "Di people? Those barbaric barbarians, what happened after that? You must have suffered."
Yi Ya smiled, with a very indifferent expression, but looking at Gongsun Xipeng, there was infinite tenderness in his eyes, and an indescribable emotion, and he said with a smile, "I know the general doesn't remember."
When Gongsun Xipeng was seen by Yi Ya, his heart beat suddenly. For some reason, he felt that the wine was sweet and sour, but it was very good. .
Yi Ya smiled and said: "The generals and nobles forget things too much, and they don't remember such a nameless junior as Wu. Back then, Wu's branch was swept away by the Di people. It can be said that his family was ruined. Wu was also captured by the Di people. There is no chance of survival. , but I didn’t expect to meet you, General Gongsun.”
Gongsun Xipeng was startled and said, "Me?"
Yi Ya nodded, and said: "If it is not the case that General Gongsun doesn't remember, then there must be no impression. It was General Gongsun who saved Wu back then. The grace of saving life is unforgettable."
As he spoke, he quickly knelt down, bowed his head, and bowed respectfully.
Gongsun Xipeng really doesn't remember such a thing, he did beat Di Ren and Bai Di once in his early years.
That was... many years ago. At that time, Gongsun Xipeng was still a newborn calf, a young man with high spirits, and he followed the Qi army to charge into the battle, and drove the Baidi people all the way to the vicinity of Qin and Jin. It was a great achievement.
Of course, many people were saved at that time. After all, the Bai Di people were tough and bloodthirsty, and captured many prisoners from various countries. All the rescued people were released and let them go home.
In this way, Gongsun Xipeng did have the impression that he had beaten Bai Di, but he had no impression of Yi Ya at all. Maybe it was because Yi Ya was too young at the time. After all, Gongsun Xipeng and Yi Ya were ten years younger. age.
Yi Ya worshiped at Gongsun Xipeng's feet, with a very respectful attitude, but in Gongsun Xipeng's eyes, he only saw Yi Ya's dark red clothes, revealing his white and slender neck, with a humble and docile attitude, but his back was straight and set off The thin waist under the toga.
Gongsun Xipeng felt that he might be drunk, or he might have been hit by some kind of magic barrier. He was very hot, and his dry air rushed to the top of his head. Then Gongsun Xipeng bent down and grabbed Yi Ya's slender wrist.
Yi Ya raised his head in surprise, and stared at Gongsun Xipeng with a pair of bright black eyes full of surprise.
At that moment, Gongsun Xipeng felt that his expression might be like a beast that wanted to eat people, or a Baidi people who wanted to plunder the frontier, and he pulled Yi Ya roughly.
Yi Ya staggered from being pulled, and plunged into Gongsun Xipeng's arms. Gongsun Xipeng locked him instantly, flipped over suddenly, and pressed him firmly to the ground.
Yi Ya was dressed in red like fire, and his hair crown was also knocked away. He fell to the ground with a "snap" and was smashed into pieces. Black clouds were scattered on the ground, and the neckline was pulled loose. He looked at Gongsun Xipeng in surprise. .
Gongsun Xipeng panted heavily, and slowly lowered his head. Yi Ya only showed surprise, but he didn't resist at all. When Gongsun Xipeng's kiss fell, Yi Ya not only slowly closed his eyes, but also stretched out his arms Holding the prosecutor Xipeng's neck, this action almost exploded Gongsun Xipeng.
Gongsun Xipeng felt that he had drunk too much, otherwise he would not have shot at Yi Ya who already had a son, and he was quite rough. Gritting his teeth, he whispered: "General..."
The steady and honest Gongsun Xipeng seemed like a wild beast, which surprised him, but Gongsun Xipeng couldn't hold back himself. After one night, the room was in a mess. In the morning, some noisy voices came from outside the yard. Waking up from a dream.
After waking up like this, Gongsun Xipeng suddenly found out that this was not a dream, because it was not a dream at all, Yi Ya lay beside him with a haggard face, some bleeding and scabs on his lips, mottled red marks everywhere, even There are still traces of bruises pinched out, her hair is hanging down, and she is still sleeping soundly with frowns.
Gongsun Xipeng was so frightened that he jumped up quickly. Hearing the noise outside the room, his mind became tense, he grabbed his clothes indiscriminately, and rushed out of the room.
As soon as Gongsun Xipeng left, Yi Ya, who was lying on the couch, slowly opened his eyes. There was no sleepiness in his eyes. He was very clear. He turned over, but did not get up, and slowly closed his eyes again. , as if falling into a deep sleep again...
Gongsun Xipeng is going to regret it to death, and he is not the kind of person who is interested in sex. How could he do such a thing to a man with a son, and the other party is a man? The public prosecutor Xi Peng vaguely remembered that last night, Yi The teeth endured the pain, and his face was covered with sweat.
Wu Jiu watched Gongsun Xipeng rush into the room strangely, with a puzzled look on his face.
Seeing Wu Jiu's strange expression, Ziqing quickly said, "My lord, breakfast is here, let's go to the room."
Wu Jiu nodded, and asked Ziqing to put the breakfast in the room, and said while eating: "Who is making the noise, can you find out?"
Ziqing said: "Ziqing made it clear that they are a group of refugees."
"refugee?"
Wu Jiu was a little surprised. After all, when they entered Liangqiu Township, the people cheered and greeted them. It was a grand occasion, as if singing and dancing were raising peace and prosperity, but this morning, there were a bunch of unavoidable noises.
Wu Jiu said, "What's going on?"
Ziqing said: "It's like this. The group of refugees probably knew that the emperor passed through Liangqiuyi and would stay here, so they gathered in front of the Yong's mansion early in the morning, saying that they were gathering a crowd to make trouble, but they were caught by the Yong family. The servants of the Yong family were driven away, so they began to gather at the back door to make trouble, when Ziqing went to look, the servants of the Yong family had already passed by, ready to drive away."
Wu Jiu frowned and said, "Why are there so many refugees?"
Ziqing shook his head and said, "This... Ziqing is not sure."
Wu Jiao frowned, and put down the chopsticks in his hands after listening, as if he was not in the mood to eat, he stood up and said, "Come on, follow me to have a look."
Ziqing wanted to persuade Wu Jiao, but Wu Jiao's expression was very determined, and he didn't even need breakfast, so Ziqing held back and followed Wu Jiao out of the house.
Wu Jiu quickly walked out following the sound, and soon came to the back door of Yong's mansion. The back door was wide open, and a bunch of servants blocked the door with sticks in their hands. There was a commander who seemed to be in charge, He shouted and said: "Hurry up and drive them all away! Don't let them howl here, they will disturb your majesty, you can't bear to go around!"
As the steward said, he heard the sound of "bang bang bang", and the servant continued to beat with a stick, driving out all the crying refugees and preventing them from stepping on the steps of Yong's gate.
Wu Jiu walked over and saw this scene. There were at least twenty refugees, quite a number of them. They gathered in front of the door. They were all sallow and emaciated. They really didn't look like they were pretending. Inside, they were so hungry that they were skin and bones, their eyes were slack, they were beaten by servants, some fell down the steps and pushed each other, the scene was very chaotic.
As soon as Wu Jiu walked over, the clamoring steward suddenly stopped talking, and then with a shocked expression on his face, he hurried over, bowed and saluted, and said, "The villain has seen the young master."
Wu Jiu waved his hand and said, "What's going on here?"
The steward said: "It's nothing, it's just a group of troublemakers who disturbed the young master, the villain will drive them away!"
As he spoke, he yelled to his servant, "Hurry up! What are you doing! Hurry up!"
Wu Jiu hurriedly raised his hand to stop him, saying, "Wait, don't hit anyone first."
The manager was surprised and said, "This..."
The servant had no choice but to stop, and the refugees also noticed Wu Jiu. Wu Jiao was dressed in extraordinary clothes and had an extraordinary bearing. He looked like a big man, and the refugees stopped pushing and shoving. Wu Jiao kowtowed, maybe they didn't know what to say, so they didn't say anything at all, just kowtowed "dong dong dong", together with the children how old they were, they also knelt down and kowtowed.
Seeing this scene, Wu Jiu felt a little nervous, and said, "What's going on here?"
The manager was taken aback, and quickly said, "It's just... just some troublemakers."
Wu Jiu sneered, and listening to the steward making detours with him, he said coldly, "Oh? Why are there so many troublesome people in this Liangqiu town? But the Yong family didn't manage it properly?"
The Yong family is a local magistrate. When Wu Jiu asked this question, the steward was in a cold sweat and said, "No, no, no..."
The manager couldn't bear the pressure, although Wu Jiu was slender and looked like a banished fairy, but his expression turned cold, which was really scary, so he had to do it truthfully.
In fact, this Liangqiu city is not considered a poor place, it has a large area of land.
The land system at that time was that the emperor of Zhou distributed land to the princes. The princes had the right to cultivate, but not the right to manage it. Therefore, they had to pay taxes to the emperor of Zhou, and each country had to offer sacrifices every year.
Later, with the development of society, the technology of farming has also improved, and some barren fields were reclaimed by ordinary people and turned into farmland. In this way, farmland is not the exclusive right of the princes.
Now that the farmland has been reclaimed, it has to be planted, so in addition to the princes, the farmland can also be planted by ordinary people, and they also need to pay taxes.
Each country has its own taxation rules, which are similar in fact, but taxes are basically paid according to the size of the farmland.
Regarding farmland, no one can say for sure about the harvest, especially at that time when agriculture was not very developed. Some farmlands were of good quality and had good harvests, while some farmlands were large but not of good quality and the harvest was low. When floods came in the dry season, even worse It's grainless.
The government doesn't care whether the people's farmland is harvested or not, they still have to pay taxes, and Liangqiuyi happened to encounter a drought, so there will be no harvest this year.
People with land have no food and have to pay taxes, and people without land have nothing to eat. Over time, it has become what it is now.
A large area of land in Liangqiu City has begun to fall into disrepair. No one dares to cultivate it, and there are more and more refugees.
The refugees couldn't eat, the local officials were still collecting taxes, and the people were miserable, and they heard that the local officials offered a large sum of money to welcome Qihou, so they naturally gathered at the gate of Yong's mansion, ready to pay Qi Hou complained.
However, they were driven back by the servants of the Yong family at the main gate. There were many servants at the main gate, and the refugees were helpless, unwilling to leave like this, so they had to come to the back gate again.
The commotion had been going on so early in the morning, and it hadn't ended yet, and Wu Jiu happened to overhear it.
Wu Jiu's expression was not very good when he heard this. These refugees are not like beggars on the streets and subways in modern times, who turn their faces black and sit on the ground, but they are really skinny, and the child is only three or four years old. He couldn't even walk, being held in his arms, his arms and legs were like matchsticks, Wu Jiao felt really uncomfortable looking at it.
This is the case with the nobles in ancient times. The common people could not even imagine their lives. When many people were oppressed to do coolies without food or clothing, the dining room of the nobles had quietly evolved into more than 2000 people. The large scale of people, and they have to sharpen their heads to squeeze into this dining room to work.
Wu Jiao's face was ugly, the manager thought that Wu Jiao was angry because of the refugees, after all, those refugees were not only skinny, but also smelly, they didn't have anything to eat, let alone take a shower.
Just as the manager was about to flatter, Wu Jiao said coldly, "Stop driving the refugees away, organize them, and wait for me at the door."
The steward was a little confused when he heard it, but he didn't dare to say no, so he immediately nodded and bowed and said, "Yes, yes, the villain will do the same."
He didn't know what Wu Jiao meant. Could it be that the Yong family was going to support these refugees?Not to mention that it is unrealistic, the Yong family has only produced a courageous and upright official in Yonglin in several lifetimes, and the family is supported by the old Yonglin, but it is only prosperous on the surface. Besides, those people in the Yong family are not good-hearted Bodhisattvas. After all, in this age, people still don't know what a Bodhisattva is, only the weak eat the strong.
Wu Jiu's face was unhappy, and he walked back quickly after giving the order, Ziqing hurriedly followed behind, shouted twice, and said, "Young master...Young master?"
Wu Jiu walked quickly to the dining room, Ziqing said in surprise, "My lord, the breakfast has already been brought to the room."
Wu Jiao said flatly, "It's not for breakfast."
Ziqing was even more surprised and said, "That's..."
Wu Jiu didn't speak, and went into the dining room, because it was already past the time for breakfast, the breakfast was already ready, and the cooks were chatting, this is an ordinary mansion, not a palace, so the cooks didn't have much to worry about. Paying attention to the rules, a well-dressed young man suddenly walked in, the cooks were a little surprised, and the voices of chatting stopped.
The cooks also know about Qihou Dajia, after all, they have made a lot of preparations for this these days, but today an unusual looking man came.
The steward of Shan Fu came over quickly and said, "May I ask you anything, sir?"
Wu Jiu glanced at the dining room and said, "I'm going to make some food, you are busy."
Those cooks were very strange, could it be that the cook who came in was accompanied by Marquis Qi?But it doesn't look like it, who can have such a temperament?
Those cooks didn't dare to say more, they nodded repeatedly, but they all looked at Wu Jiao secretly, and saw that Wu Jiao rolled up his sleeves, looking decent, but as soon as he rolled up his sleeves, everyone noticed that this man It seems that he is a standard big man whose ten fingers do not touch the spring water. His hands and arms are unusually slender, and they are watery, without any calluses.
Such hands must be the person being held, how could it be possible to take care of the meal?
The cooks didn't take it seriously, they just watched Wu Jiu chattering, they moved aside and didn't dare to speak loudly anymore, they just whispered a few words from time to time, and secretly went to see Wu Jiao.
Wu Jiu opened the vat and took a look. Since he was welcoming the Marquis of Qi, many of his soldiers also wanted to eat, so the food reserves were complete, and there were all kinds of food.
Wu Jiao stretched out his hand to pick up a handful of beans and looked at them. He saw those refugees just now, and he couldn't bear it. He planned to make some food for them. "A gentleman is like livestock, he does not want to see him die when he sees him alive, and he can't bear to eat his flesh when he hears his voice", let alone a living person.
Wu Jiu began to chatter, and Ziqing knew when he saw his movements. The young master must not have the heart to see those refugees starving and being clubbed, but Ziqing was a little anxious, and the young master still had a low fever. It's not good, and I didn't eat breakfast, and I started to get busy, which is really anxious.
Wu Jiao's movements were very nimble, and he quickly made some delicious food. At this time, he no longer pays attention to the taste. The taste is not worth mentioning when it comes to food and clothing. Those refugees have no high requirements at all...
When Marquis Qi got up early, the refugees outside had already been organized by the stewards, and they stopped shouting. In addition, the Yong family could suppress the matter, so there was no news of refugees.
After getting up early today, Qi Hou felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach, because yesterday he ate dinner in a stomach full of anger, and went to bed in a hurry after returning to his room, so he was not very comfortable today. Appetite, inexplicably reminded of the bean soup that Wu Jiao made for himself before, unconsciously thinking about it.
Thinking about it, Marquis Qi summoned the eunuch and asked the eunuch to go to Wu Jiu, asking him to make some digestible bean soup or bean porridge for himself.
The eunuch soon left. He came to the door of Wu Jiao's room and knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered. Later, he found the dining room after a lot of hardships. Unexpectedly, Wu Jiao was in the dining room, and he was in the middle of a boil. bean porridge.
When the eunuch saw it, he thought Wu Jiu was making bean porridge for Qihou, so he walked over with a smile and said, "My lord, I'm so polite."
Wu Zheng was busy, sweating all over from the heat, and his face was red. When he saw the eunuch, he knew that he was by Marquis Qi's side, and said, "Do you have any orders, Your Majesty?"
The eunuch said with a smile: "Your Majesty asked you to make bean soup or bean porridge. Your Majesty is not feeling well today, so I want to eat this."
Qihou was busy, and when he heard Qihou come to make trouble, he just nodded, thinking that it would be all right to share a bowl with Qihou in a while.
In front of Qihou, he also described it, saying how hard Young Master Jiu made bean porridge for Qihou, and it would be ready in a while.
Qi Hou was quite satisfied when he heard that, although his stomach was still not feeling well, he started to wash and change his clothes when he felt better, and waited for Wu Jiu to bring the bean porridge.
After tossing and tossing for half an hour, Wu Jiao finally boiled the bean porridge and put them in a huge container. He also asked the cook to find a bunch of bowls. The bowls were all brought out, and they came to the back door of the Yong family in a mighty manner.
The manager didn't know that Wu Jiu had been there for half an hour, and he actually made a big pot of porridge. He was startled, and thought that Young Master Jiu was just stubborn, but he forgot in a blink of an eye, who knew that Young Master Jiu would give up his meal!
Wu Jiao ordered someone to open the back door. Half of the refugees had left, and the other half were waiting tirelessly. As soon as the door opened, they smelled the smell of rice, and their surprised expressions changed. "Hula——" They all rushed over, and the scene was a little chaotic for a while.
Ziqing was afraid that Wu Jiu would get hurt, so he hurriedly stopped him. Wu Jiu didn't dislike those refugees at all, and personally gave them porridge and meals.
The refugees got the porridge, and it spread quickly. Those refugees who had already left also turned back, and some refugees who did not come to make troubles also flocked to the back door of the Yong family. After a while, they even formed a line. The long queues, although they were hungry, lined up orderly, waiting for the porridge to be eaten.
Zhao Hu got up early in the morning to look for Wu Jiao, and found that Wu Jiao was not there. He went to look again later, but he was still not there. It was a little strange. He couldn't find where Wu Jiao was, but he heard that the porridge was being distributed at the back door, so he went to have a look curiously. It's unbelievable that Wu Jiu is actually there, and he and Ziqing are so busy.
Zhao Hu saw it, and immediately ran back to call Dong Guoya and Guan Yiwu over. They also met Cao GUI on the way, and they all went to help share the porridge together.
After making a fuss all morning, Guan Yiwu looked at the refugees, stroked his slender beard, and sighed, "Your Excellency is kind-hearted, but you must also think of a countermeasure, otherwise, if taxes are collected like this all the year round, the lives of the people will only get worse and worse." The worse it gets, for a long time, it will only be the foundation of Qi that will be shaken."
Wu Jiu looked at Guan Yiwu, and said with a smile, "Master Guan has already made up his mind, so let's ask Master Guan for advice."
Guan Yiwu nodded. Indeed, he did have a draft in his mind, but Wu Jiu had already seen it.
In fact, it’s not that Wu Jiu saw it too much, but Wu Jiu knew that after Guan Yiwu came to power, he made a series of political reforms, one of which was a very important promotion for the development of agriculture, that is, the “decline of the land”. Taxes are levied according to the quality of the farmland, rich or poor. Although this is just a slight modification of some agricultural taxes, the changes brought about by the reform are very huge.
Wu Jiu knew about the decline of phase and land, but he didn't know much about the specific content. For the details, he had to rely on politicians like Guan Yiwu. With Wu Jiu as the leader, it was easy for Guan Yiwu to speak up.
Everyone was busy, but Qihou over there had been waiting from breakfast to lunch, so he didn't wait for Wu Jiu's bowl of porridge. As soon as Wu Jiu got busy, he forgot Qihou's bean porridge, let alone bean porridge Now, he still has a low fever, his head is chaotic, and he is busy with meals, and his physical strength is already beyond his capacity. Just say Ziqing, he also forgot about it.
Qi Hou waited left and right, but couldn't wait, he was in a good mood, and when he was depressed, his face became gloomy, and the eunuch trembled in fright. I'm afraid only the young master can make Qi Hou wait like this in this world.
Finally, the eunuch said softly, trembling, "Your Majesty, Young Master Jiu's bean porridge is very delicate. Please order me to go and see how the bean porridge is cooked."
Qihou's face was not good-looking, gloomy as if it was the bottom of the pot, he nodded and said, "Go."
The eunuch hurried to the dining room, and when he entered the dining room, it was empty, not only Wu Jiu, but not many cooks.
The cooks of the Yong family were all from poor backgrounds, so they naturally knew the sufferings of the refugees. They looked down on Wu Jiu at first, how could a son know how to take care of the meals?It turned out that Wu Jiao was not playing tricks, but giving food to the refugees, so the cooks all spontaneously helped to give food, and there were almost no people in the dining room.
The eunuch managed to catch a cook, and asked anxiously, "I ask you, where is the young master? As you can see, he is a rich man in a white shirt."
The cook said, "Your Excellency, you said, son, at the back door, he is giving porridge to the refugees, and the villain is going to help."
When the eunuch heard this, he panicked, and hurried back to report, but he didn't dare to go in when he got to the door, and finally he went into the room, kneeling on the ground, trembling, not daring to speak.
Seeing the eunuch's frightened expression, Marquis Qi frowned and said, "Why haven't you seen Young Master Jiu?"
"This……"
The eunuch trembled and said, "Young master corrected me to give porridge to the refugees, so..."
When Qihou heard this, he was a little surprised and said, "What?"
The eunuch repeated it again, and Qihou's expression became even more gloomy. At this time, Bao Shuya and Gongsun Xipeng just asked to see him, and they were going to report to Qihou the itinerary and route arrangement for the two days.
When the two of them walked in, they could feel the low pressure of Marquis Qi. Gongsun Xipeng was nervous because he had done something immoral, and he was still nervous, for fear that others would know.
Gongsun Xipeng went back to his room, he was tossing and turning, after all, Yi Ya already had a wife and a son, and he was so strong that it was difficult for him, and Yi Ya hurt so much after finishing the work, it was really not an act of a gentleman.
Later, Gongsun Xipeng inquired about it, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, Yi Ya didn't have a wife. After Yi Ya was picked up by the Yong family, he brought a child with him, that little boy, and it wasn't just who the mother was. , just said that he was Yi Ya's son, and his mother had died during the war, so Yi Ya had no wife at this time.
Gongsun Xipeng breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt uneasy.
Qihou's complexion was not good, and Gongsun Xipeng was inevitably worried, but it turned out that Qihou was not angry because of this matter.
Qihou's breath was gloomy, Gongsun Xipeng and Bao Shuya looked at each other, and the two of them didn't know if they should report their future itinerary now.
At this time, I heard the eunuch say: "Your Majesty, please see Wu Yong."
When Qihou heard that it was Yi Ya, he was in a bad mood, and said coldly, "What is he here for?"
When Gongsun Xipeng heard that it was Yi Ya, his heart jumped several times, and he secretly glanced at Qihou's face.
The eunuch said in a low voice: "Going back to your majesty, Yong Wu said... yes... because he heard that your majesty was ill, so he specially made a bowl of bean porridge for your majesty."
When Qi Hou heard this, he sneered inexplicably, and everyone couldn't figure out what it meant.
The boss in Qihou's heart was unhappy, thinking that although he usually praised and killed Wu Jiu, he had already treated Wu Jiu quite kindly to the truth. Help, reward delicacies every now and then.
And what did Wu Jiao repay?
Qihou just asked him to make a bowl of porridge for himself, but Wu Jiu didn't come here for a long time, he would rather give porridge to those refugees who don't know him than himself, it's better to be ironed by the enemy Yi Ya.
The more Qihou thought about it, the more jealous he became, and for some reason, he felt uncomfortable, so he asked someone to bring in Yi Ya's bean porridge, although it smelled fragrant and tasted delicious, but there was something missing.
Bao Shuya and Gongsun Xipeng stood aside and waited. Taking advantage of the time when Qihou was drinking porridge, the eunuch tremblingly told the two adults why Qihou was so angry.
Gongsun Xipeng looked puzzled. Young Master Jiu had clearly done a good deed. As a young master, he gave porridge to refugees regardless of his status. This kind of demeanor was really admirable, but Bao Shuya knew it well.
After all, Marquis Qi is above tens of thousands of people. Although he suffered in the early years, but now that he has passed the grand ceremony, how can he still endure the hardships of the past?His heart became haughty, and he was extremely arrogant.
Now receiving Wu Jiu's cold reception, he is naturally unhappy.
The eunuch said in a low voice: "Shangqing, what should I do? How about... Xiaochen, please go and invite the young master?"
Bao Shuya smiled, showing no fear at all, he shook his hand and said, "No need."
He said, walked a few steps in, stood at the partition between the inside and outside, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Shu Ya has a few words to say to Your Majesty."
Because Qi Hou was angry in his heart, his tone was not very good, and he said lightly: "Master, please tell me, but... If you want to speak good words for the young master, then there is no need."
Bao Shuya said neither humble nor overbearing: "It is a great blessing for Bao Shuya to be honored by the ancestor's kindness. He is naturally grateful and grateful. Kuang Jun knows Shuya. He only tells the truth and does not say good things. Naturally, he does not say that others like to listen to him." if."
Qi Hou looked at Bao Shuya indifferently, Qi Hou didn't like to listen to these few words, he was clearly looking for faults to speak well to Wu Jiu, but Bao Shuya was Qi Hou's master, Qi Hou had to be patient and smiled Say in one voice: "Oh? Please tell me, master, and I will listen attentively."
Bao Shuya bowed respectfully and knelt directly on the ground. This is a big salute. The Spring and Autumn Period did not pay much attention to kneeling and prostrating.
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