Cub Nursery

The capital city is full of flowers, and a falling stone can hit three or five officials, three or five descendants of aristocratic families, and three or five merchants to gather wealth.

Even the places where Honglu Temple is located where the poor gather, there are houses that can shelter them. No matter how poor they are, begging for food like little Youer will not be so skinny.

"My lord, isn't the capital on the other side of the river?" the little cub asked curiously.

"I don't know either." Before seeing the other side of the Qing River, Yan Xun also thought it was the same as the capital.

But thinking about it now, the river is so wide that you can’t see the other side clearly at a glance. The towering trees are as small as grass. People on both sides of the river want to communicate with each other. Big boats can be used.

During these days by the river, Yan Xun didn't see a boat coming from the other side of the river, and the boats from this side didn't pass by either.

It is not difficult to find out about this matter, Li Mushi is over fifty years old and an old craftsman in the Ministry of Industry, so he knows about it.

"My lord, we have to talk about this from the time when the river was just flowing..." Li Mushi sighed, "My ancestors were arrested and forced to open this river. At that time, the river was only one-third wide. .”

In addition to working these days, Li Mushi learned from Jing Fengye, and sometimes from the cubs, and now he speaks one-third of these words very fluently.

Back then, the river was opened to facilitate freight transportation. If it was only one-third of the width, it would not be difficult to build the bridge.However, Liu Shiming, the cabinet scholar and the richest man at that time, suggested to the emperor that it would be better to double the width of the river, and those who disobeyed the emperor and those who were close to monsters in the capital should all be placed on the other side of the river to show the emperor's kindness.

Over the years, there are only a lot of people on the other side of the river, Yan Xun didn't see the boat passing by, that's because the boat from the capital only passes by once a year to send some selected people.

After Li Mushi finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Yan Xun and retreated.

"My lord, is that really the case?" Jing Fengye's eyes lit up slightly, "Are there many people on the other side of the river who are close to us?"

"Not necessarily." Yan Xun said.

Seeing Jingfeng's night eyes showing doubts, Yan Xun said in a low voice, "The little cubs are not here, so I will tell you. Back then, the demon kingdom was extremely powerful, and everyone lived in idyllic ways. No one dared to get close to monsters. I would rather listen to you." It is said that when the former emperor succeeded to the throne, but the heads of seven or eight brothers in front were beheaded, the foundation of the former emperor was not stable, what do you think should be done if he wants to stabilize the foundation?"

"Exclude dissidents?" Jing Fengye was taken aback, "Could it be..."

"Back then we couldn't say what was right and what was wrong, but the river has doubled in width. Do you think the late emperor would let go of such a good opportunity?" Yan Xun suddenly said seriously, "For an emperor, the so-called benevolence, but Earl."

"People's hearts are really complicated." Jing Fengye said.

Yan Xun smiled, stretched out his hand and pinched Xia Jingfengye's face, it was really hard, not at all as easy to pinch as when he turned into a cub, it was soft like tender tofu at that time, "Remember , As long as there are people, there will be disputes."

In the distance, Sun Yuanbao led the strong men to sweat, and the smart buddies all tried their best, and the women in the distance were also busy with their work.

They work together to make the bridge look different every day.

But there are actually internal disputes, and everyone is working hard, hoping to win Yan Xun's favor.Sun Yuanbao is even more clever. He asked his own son, Sun Chen'er, to learn from the cubs, and now they all look good.

"There are good and bad disputes, as long as you draw a line for yourself and don't exceed that bottom line." Yan Xun turned to look at the river, his voice blowing away in the wind, "Jing Fengye, maybe one day, we will all be together." Standing on the opposite side, when the time comes, I hope we can all hold our own bottom line."

"No, my lord, I will never do that. I swear with my head and life. If I violate it, I am willing to leave no bones." Jing Fengye said word by word.

Monsters swear to be different from humans and be supervised by heaven and earth.

The river roared, as if a single thunder had been struck from the sky.

Yan Xun turned around abruptly, stared into Jing Fengye's eyes for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "That's good."

"My lord." Jing Fengye took a step forward, grabbed Yan Xun fiercely and hugged him in his arms, using his body to block the rushing river water.

"It's okay." Yan Xun said suddenly, "This matter needs to be prepared in advance."

On the same day, Yan Xun brought the Tantan cubs out, first went to the teahouse to listen to the excitement, and when he saw the candied haws seller outside, Yan Xun let go of his hands, and the Tantan cubs ran over.

"Lu Hui'er, I'll buy candied haws." Bouncing the cub grabbed a big coin, holding a piece of candy in the other hand, and said with a smile, "This candy is delicious, you must eat it."

The little cub looks like an ordinary child, but now Yan Xun is making more and more noise. There are rumors that it is young, about 20 years old, and a teenage brother. The same child, then it may be Honglu Temple Shaoqing, Master Yan.

Rumors also said that Lord Yan loves to do good deeds the most, and if anyone is selected, he will be able to achieve great success just around the corner.

"Here you are." Lu Hui'er wrapped the candied haws, thinking about the rumors in the market, she couldn't help shaking her head.

He was probably sure that it should be Master Yan, but it was probably fake.The candy given by the little cub was very sweet, Lu Hui'er ate the candy without knowing Yan Xun's identity last time, this time she knew it and there was no taboo, she immediately peeled off the candy wrapper.

In addition to sugar, there is another universe in the candy wrapper!

A picture, an iron donkey, a little man with a big head, a stinking face, and a body like a stick.

Lu Hui'er knew who it was at a glance.

There are iron donkeys all over the capital, Wang Zhen'er and Pei Yu'er's gang, every time they ride an iron donkey in the street, they are all smiling, Qin Shisan is the same, only one of them comes out riding an iron donkey every time They all had stinky faces, as if someone owed him 800 taels of gold.

Lu Hui'er also heard some upright scholars scold that person, saying that he won't be grateful for his iron donkey, it's really smelly and hard!

That person is Yang Qiong.

After staring at the candy paper for a while, Lu Hui'er put it away carefully, and when the candied haws were sold out, she went into a small alley and waited.He often went to the streets to sell candied haws, and he knew all the alleys in the capital like the palm of his hand, and he knew that if he waited in this place, he would definitely be able to wait for Yang Qiong.

After getting the candy wrapper, Yang Qiong knew what to ask him at a glance.

Early this morning, Yang Qiong went to the Guozijian, and at first she cursed, but she was very upset.Soon all the students in Zijian all over the country knew that because the bridge by the river was about to be completed, and the other side of the river was not the capital city at all, they were all sinners who had been close to monsters who had driven over these years.

"Why, I don't accept it!" Yang Qiong cursed, got on the donkey and went to the river.

Many people were waiting to see the excitement, whoever said that Yan Xun has been going smoothly these days, and has also boosted the enthusiasm of the Ministry of Industry, all wanted to see him laugh.

Yang Qiong came to the gate in a reckless manner, and rode in on an iron donkey without waiting for the gatekeeper to notify him.

Cursing and swearing all the way with a cold face, Yang Qiong's expression changed when he entered the small building, and he smiled so much that he got on the kang, and smiled at Yan Xun, "My lord, am I doing okay this time?"

"Okay." Yan Xun was satisfied, "I want to know the specific situation on the other side of the river."

"My father said, there are no monsters on the other side of the river, but there are quite a few who hate them. There are also some who have been restless all these years and secretly want to do something." Yang Qiong had asked Yang Shuning a long time ago, and now he said it clearly, "My lord, my father said that if the bridge can be repaired, people on the other side of the river may not be able to live."

"Who does that mean?" Yan Xun asked with a serious expression.

Yang Qiong nodded, "We are training soldiers outside the capital these days."

The concrete bridge can run ten carriages side by side, and the distance between them is quite far. If it is really repaired, then the other side of the river will be no different from the capital.The emperor wanted to turn the other bank into a capital, so the people who originally lived there were naturally not suitable.

If they really killed all the people on the other side, they already hated monsters. In this way, Yan Xun and the little cubs would be forced to be on the cusp of the storm, fearing that something would happen if the bridge was opened.

The emperor made good calculations, he wanted the credit, he wanted the territory, and he made Yan Xun bear hatred.

"My father can't disobey orders, so he can only say this." Yang Qiong frowned, and muttered, "Dao soldiers only kill monsters, ordinary people, it's really..."

"Everything is man-made." Seeing that Yang Qiong was depressed, Yan Xun called out, "Your father asked you to tell me this, it is nothing more than trusting me. How about this, let your father not care about anything. Labor is needed temporarily on the opposite side, and I will help make the other side of the river suitable for living.”

When Yan Xun said this, he wanted Honglu Temple to pay money again.

Looking deeply at Yan Xun, Yang Qiong suddenly said: "My lord, why is he so kind-hearted, those people hate monsters far more than people in the capital."

Even if they didn't hate monsters at first, but they were driven to the other side of the river, the reason on their body was to be close to monsters, so how could they bear it?Naturally, he hated monsters to the core.

"It doesn't matter." Yan Xun said, "Money is nothing, talents are the most precious."

"Your Excellency is righteous." Yang Qiong no longer had any prejudice against Yan Xun, but instead agreed with her from the bottom of her heart.

The bridge is about to be completed, and the last pier on the other side of the river is missing, but if it is put on boards, it can be stepped on the bridge.In the past few days, Sun Yuanbao led the strong men to guard the bridge, day and night.

Yan Xun handed over the brochure, which went through Zhou Guang's hand.

On the same day, Zhou Guang came to the river in person and said, "My dear brother, you shouldn't go in this muddy water. Honglu Temple is developing well now, so why bother to make trouble for nothing. Listen to Brother Wei's words, and go back when the bridge is completed." Honglu Temple."

The people on the other side of the river hate monsters, and they can already see clearly that when the bridge piers are built, there must be black and white cubs to help. If the cubs are injured, Yan Xun will definitely not let it go. If someone is injured, the emperor may make a big fuss.

Zhou Guang recognized Yan Xun as a virtuous younger brother, and knew that he was a great talent, so he was extremely anxious at this moment.

"Brother Zhou, if I go back to Honglu Temple at this time, what will this bridge look like? It will be stained with blood, turning into a blood-red color, maybe it won't be washed clean for hundreds of years." Yan Xun spread his white palm Said, "In my whole life, I have never had blood on my hands."

"It's different now." Seeing Yan Xun's stubbornness, Zhou Guang became even more anxious, "Aren't you afraid that the emperor will blame you?"

Yan Xun shook his head lightly, "Brother Zhou, did you know that it would become like this?"

"Brother!" Zhou Guang said loudly, "Now your merits are enough to go down in history, and those little cubs have done enough meritorious deeds, and you can still go shopping in the city, isn't that good? What else do you want to do!"

Seeing Zhou Guang's appearance, Yan Xun slightly lowered his eyelids, he really knew it a long time ago, no wonder he never came to the river.

"I can't let go of so many lives in my heart." Yan Xun said softly, "I can't afford to bear so many lives either. Brother Zhou, please help me hand over the paperwork. Whatever the result, I will leave it to fate."

"Brother, have you made up your mind?" Zhou Guang asked.

"I have made up my mind." Yan Xun nodded.

"Hey!" Zhou Guang stomped his feet fiercely, turned and left.

He more and more agrees with Yan Xun, such a good talent, his contribution to Daqin is beyond Zhou Guang's life.Seeing that Yan Xun couldn't let go of so many lives, Zhou Guang couldn't say anything more.

Back in the cabinet, Zhou Guang personally took the booklet to meet the emperor.

There is not much he can do, he can only be a guarantee for Yan Xun.

The emperor has made up his mind, there are people who hate monsters on the other side of the river, and I'm afraid they don't agree with him as the emperor in their hearts, so why not take advantage of some conflicts with Honglu Temple, attack the arrogance of Honglu Temple, and let Yan Xun eat Make a little trouble, and then kill them all, then the large area will still be the capital, how good it is.

However, Zhou Guang assured that the other side of the river really needed to be corrected. The emperor finally agreed with a dark face, but his impression of Yan Xun was not very good.

When Yan Xun got the news, he immediately knew what Zhou Guang must have done. If he didn't help, Yan Xun, the young minister of Honghe Temple, might have to be demoted to be the prime minister of Honghe Temple, or he might not even have an official. .

The other side of the river is still staring at it, and occasionally someone throws stones here.

The little cubs knew how powerful it was, and they didn't dare to go to the bridge these days. They were not afraid of these people, but they were afraid of hurting the most important Yan Xun in their hearts.

"My lord." The black and white cub took the initiative to find Yan Xun, "I'll build the bridge piers, my lord don't care about me."

"I have my own way, don't worry." Yan Xun said with a smile, "I thought of a very damaging trick."

"What trick?" the black and white cub asked.

Yan Xun couldn't help laughing when he thought of his tricks.

The other side of the river does not belong to the capital, and its existence is very special. Since ancient times, no one dared to deal with people on the other side of the river, let alone do business. They can only be self-sufficient.

The fields by the river are fertile, but how many crops can be grown in such a small area?

When Yan Xun told the cubs about the situation, everyone's eyes lit up.

Finally, as long as the bridge piers close to the river bank are built, it is easy to build the bridge above, and it will take only a few days.

Cement, stone, and steel bars are all ready.The men carried them over one by one, and looked at the people on the other side of the river.

Yan Xun walked forward slowly with the cubs, and Jing Fengye followed behind with a strange big net on his back. The men passing by were very curious, because they didn't know what Yan Xun was going to do.

At the end, Yan Xun stopped and looked at the people gathered on the other side of the river, the little cubs were hiding behind Yan Xun.

Many of them were skinny children who were even thinner than the little Yuer back then. A few of them were a little older, their thighs were so thin that the shape of bones could be seen, and they were wearing rags, which seemed to be woven by themselves, very rough.

They were all dark and thin, their eyes looked at Yan Xun with numbness and hatred.

"My lord, be careful, they can throw stones, but they are not strong enough to throw them." Sun Yuanbao hurried over to remind, "My lord, back off, there is nothing wrong with being careful."

"En." Yan Xun really took a step back.

"Is there someone in charge over there? Come out and talk." Yan Xun suddenly shouted.

The children on the opposite side moved, and a man with a little flesh on his body stepped forward, his eyes were very dark, "Who are you? Are those monsters? Are they sent for us to kill?"

"En?" Yan Xun frowned.

"Everyone, kill the monster and make meritorious service." The fleshy man suddenly shouted, "If you kill the monster, you can go to the other side of the river, eat delicious food, drink spicy food, eat whatever you want, and don't have to suffer here!"

The eyes of the children on the other side of the river finally lit up, and they all looked at the little cubs behind Yan Xun, eager to come and make a move.

But Yan Xun not only had cubs, but also a large group of strong men led by Sun Yuanbao. If those skinny children really dared to come over, they would probably be picked up and thrown into the river.

"You want to kill them?" Yan Xun raised his eyebrows, his voice became cold.

"The monster should be killed. If we kill the monster and make meritorious service, we can go to the other side of the river!" The fleshy man suddenly dragged out a tattered wooden board from behind.

"My lord." Sun Yuanbao couldn't bear it anymore, and wanted to get the board into the river.

Yan Xun remained calm, "It's okay, let's see what they want to do."

The little cubs heard that these people were going to kill them, although they were a little scared, but when they looked up at Yan Xun standing in the front, they suddenly became less scared, and all of them puffed out their small chests.

The fleshy man put the wooden boards on the protruding steel bars of the bridge, stepped on them vigorously, and it looked very strong.He cheered up, "Hurry up, you won't have a chance to go to the other side of the river if you are too late, don't blame me for not reminding you!"

"Oh!" A tall and thin child suddenly moved, rushing up the board ahead of the meaty man.

"Bold!" Sun Yuanbao hurriedly stood in front of Yan Xun.As soon as he yelled, the child was too thin and hungry, stepped on the wooden plank, looked down at the rushing water, his eyes became dizzy, his body tilted, and he fell.

Yan Xun hurriedly said, "Start!"

"Here we come!" Jing Fengye suddenly rushed forward, swung the huge net bag in his hand down, rushed down with a mighty momentum, and caught the boy.

With another push, the boy came to Yan Xun's side.

As soon as he was caught, the boy was in a daze, staring blankly at Yan Xun and the cubs.

"Start!" Yan Xun said suddenly.

The little cubs didn't care to look at the boy, so they hurriedly dispersed and ran to open a wooden barrel!The huge wooden barrel was covered with a tight-fitting lid, and no one knew what was inside until it was opened.

However, as soon as it was opened at this time, a puff of hot air burst out of the wooden barrel.

The flower tree cub reached in with both hands, holding out a plate made of wood.

The boy's eyes suddenly brightened, and he swallowed hard.

"What's your name?" Yan Xun picked up a steamed steamed bun, shook it, squatted in front of the boy, and said in a warm voice, "What are you guys doing gathering on the other side of the river? You have to think clearly before answering me. To be honest, I'll give it to you." If you eat steamed buns and tell lies, I will throw you back to the other side of the river."

The fragrant steamed buns are not refined noodles, but the fragrance of the grain is more intense, as if sugar is added, and there is a sweet taste.