The Young Emperor and the Fearless

This matter has to start from 17 years ago.

Yuan Zhimi was born in a poor family, ranking fifth in the family.Before Yuan Zhimi could remember, due to the poverty of his family, the four brothers and sisters in front of him either starved to death, or got sick and had no money for medical treatment, and finally died of illness.He was the only child of the Yuan family who survived.

17 years ago, Yuan Zhimi was 16 years old.

That year, Yuan Zhimi's father was bitten by a poisonous snake on the way up the mountain to cut firewood. Although the blood was bled at that time, the residual venom still penetrated into the heart and lungs along with his father's blood.

The children of the poor had long been in charge of the family, and Yuan Zhimi had already experienced countless ups and downs at that time, and he was considered a mature young man.For his father's sake, he sought medical treatment everywhere, and spent all the few taels of silver that the family had managed to save, but his father still didn't get better.

After that, because the family didn't have any income, and the money was gone, it was impossible to open the pot.

Yuan Zhimi's mother was originally a lady from a famous family, but because she took a fancy to Yuan Zhimi's father, she insisted on marrying her and broke contact with her family.She lived with Yuan Zhimi's father in poverty for several years, suffered all kinds of hardships, and never regretted it.Yuan Zhimi's father was very kind to her and wouldn't let her do any work.More than ten years ago, the child died of starvation and illness, and Yuan Zhimi's mother also collapsed, but with his father around to support the family, she still survived.

This accident made her lose her composure.

Yuan Zhimi's mother wanted to ask her family for help, so his father on the hospital bed naturally didn't want her to bow her head to beg for help, but she ran back alone while no one was paying attention.

Yuan Zhimi later found out that his mother had disappeared and did not return overnight, so he followed his father's advice and went to his mother's hometown.

Fortunately, my mother's hometown is not very far away, and it takes three hours to get there by riding a horse.

Before dismounting, Yuan Zhimi saw his mother squatting in front of a row of dilapidated houses, sobbing suppressedly.

After inquiring, Yuan Zhimi found out that her mother's family had all moved away two years ago, and no one knew exactly where they went.

Yuan Zhimi helped his mother onto the horse, and his mother glanced at the broken wall and sighed deeply.

The Yuan family had no relatives to rely on, and had to eat the bitter fruit themselves.

Yuan Zhimi was fond of calligraphy and painting when he was a child, and his parents provided him with schooling, and learned a lot of knowledge.In the early years, in order to help his parents, he sold calligraphy and paintings on the street. Although many people would not recognize him because of his young age, no matter good or bad, he would always be appreciated by one or two people. It's worth fighting for.

Liang Bojin was one of them.

However, Liang Bojin's family was not considered rich at that time. After learning about this, he gave Yuan Zhimi ten taels of silver.Yuan Zhimi didn't want to accept it, but he couldn't ignore his father, he had to be treated, and the three of his family had to eat.

Yuan Zhimi had no choice but to accept it, and within half a year, the money was spent again.

On that day, Liang Bojin's family was going to move to the capital, and visited Yuan Zhimi for the last time.

Yuan Zhimi sat on the threshold, staring at the sky in a daze.There was no unnecessary expression on his face, but others could feel the strong sadness coming from him.

When Liang Bojin pushed the door and entered, Yuan Zhimi heard the sound, turned his head, and immediately greeted him with a smile.

This smile, as if the sadness just now was all an illusion.

Liang Bojin asked, "How is your father?"

Yuan Zhimi shook his head, and said in a relaxed tone, "It's still the same."

Liang Bojin said: "Is there no doctor who can treat it?"

Yuan Zhimi said: "The doctor said that the root cause of his disease has fallen, and it cannot be cured."

"..." Liang Bojin turned his head and looked carefully at the young man in front of him. He is handsome and young, but he is still active and motivated. He loves to laugh, and every time he laughs, people will forget themselves The sorrow, was infected to go.He even ignored the heavy pressure in this boy's heart like Mount Tai.

"Cuckoo..."

Yuan Zhimi covered his stomach and smiled awkwardly.

Liang Bojin asked, "Did you eat anything in the morning?"

Yuan Zhimi said: "No, we'll have it later at noon."

Many poor people eat only two meals a day at home.When Uncle Liang came in, he bought a few steamed buns, probably smelling the aroma of steamed stuffed buns, Yuan Zhimi couldn't control it and felt hungry.

Liang Bojin stuffed the steamed stuffed bun into Yuan Zhimi's hand and said, "Eat it."

The steamed stuffed bun was still warm, and Yuan Zhimi shivered slightly as he held it in his hand.He said, "Please wait a moment."

Yuan Zhimi turned around and went into the house. After a while, when he came back, he was empty-handed.

Liang Bojin understood: "You gave it to your parents."

Yuan Zhimi nodded and sat down again: "I'm not very hungry."

My stomach is growling, how could I not be hungry.

Liang Bojin didn't expose him, but said something else: "If you go on like this, there is no way out, you need to find another way out."

Liang Bojin didn't need to say this, Yuan Zhimi knew it too.But it is easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to do.Yuan Zhimi thought about it when he was in short supply, but his father's illness couldn't escape him, and his mother couldn't take care of him, so he had to stay with him every step of the way.

Liang Bojin said, "Have you heard of Hongfa Bank?"

Of course Yuan Zhimi had heard that Hongfa Bank opened only the year before last, and within two years it became the largest bank in Lingyang City.Yuan Zhimi said: "In the southwest, there is a medicine shop next to it. I often go there."

Liang Bojin said: "The owner of the bank is called Chang Gong. He is an old acquaintance of my father, but he is arrogant and difficult to get in touch with. He also has a son named Chang Qi, who has exactly the same temper as his father, but he likes calligraphy and painting. He took all the calligraphy and paintings I bought from you at a high price. If you don't mind, you can sell your calligraphy and paintings to him for some money."

Yuan Zhimi was silent for a moment, then said, "I can try."

Liang Bojin said again: "This time I went to the capital and borrowed ten taels of silver from the bank. I don't know if I will have a chance to come back in the future. If I can't..."

Yuan Zhimi said, "I also owe you ten taels of silver. Let me pay you back."

This was what Liang Bojin meant. He took out the IOU from his pocket and handed it to Yuan Zhimi: "I will give you my IOU, and you will also give me your IOU. From now on, there will be no debt between us."

Yuan Zhimi knew that Liang Bojin did this on purpose in order not to save his face.He didn't owe Liang Bojin anything, this already owed him a big favor.

That day, Yuan Zhimi sent Liang Bojin to the gate of the city. When he parted, Yuan Zhimi held back his gratitude, and said goodbye to Liang Bojin: "Have a good trip."

Although a few years later, in the officialdom, Yuan Zhimi and Liang Bojin met again, and the gratitude has faded, and Liang Bojin has become a veteran in the officialdom, but the favor of human kindness is engraved deep in Yuan Zhimi's heart.

Later, in the contact with the officialdom, I slowly paid back some, but I still owed it all the time.

Yuan Zhimi rushed to collect a few calligraphy and paintings overnight, and went to the bank to find Chang Qi the next day.

At that time, it wasn't long before Chang Qi took the position of Zhizhou, and he didn't do much serious business, and he had one after another for entertainment.Hearing someone say that a young master asked for an audience, he was not interested at first, but the servant added: "That young master wants to show you his calligraphy and paintings."

Chang Qi is not fond of calligraphy and painting, but these elegant things can make him stand out in front of laymen, why not do it?

Chang Qi was beside the pool in the mansion, feeding the koi in the pool leisurely. When the servants brought him over, he glanced over and his eyes lit up instantly.