longevity tree

Chapter 1

There has just been a heavy snowfall in Lanzhong. It is said that the auspicious snow heralds a good year, and this year's harvest is particularly good.

King Mu sat in the high hall of Changqing Palace, listening to the leaders in the hall report the local harvest.Food is extremely important to Lanzhong. Five years ago, extravagance was prevalent in Lanzhong. The leaders of various tribes made large-scale construction projects and built gorgeous pavilions and pavilions. As a result, many good fields were invaded. No less, the news at that time was also slow, and it had been a year since King Mu knew about it, and famine had already started in various tribes.At the beginning, people only ate the bark of wild vegetables. Later, the bark and wild vegetables were eaten up, and later they ate cattle and sheep. Without livestock instead of manpower, people will only become poorer and poorer.

In just three months, Lanzhong had eaten all the food available, but starvation was everywhere, and the situation of dead bodies in the wilderness still hadn't improved.King Mu made a big fuss about this, removed many inactive leaders of various tribes, promoted his confidants, demolished many gorgeous buildings, and returned the farmland to the people.Since then, the livelihood of the various tribes has gradually recovered.In the year when people’s livelihood had just recovered, King Mu did everything by himself. He and the local chiefs distributed rice grains at the gate of the city under the scorching sun. Relief and reforms gradually got on the right track, but King Mu fell seriously ill. , lying in bed for several days.

After that, there were many storytellers in the wine shops of various tribes and in the place of Fireworks and Willow Alley, praising the deeds of King Mu. They all said that the people in Lanzhong met a rare king.

King Mu learned a lesson from this incident. He strictly prohibited the leaders of all tribes from extravagance and waste, and he also tried his best to crack down on the behavior of using public power to privately occupy people's fields, and regarded the harvest as the top priority every year.

Inside the Changqing Palace, there was a long row of attendants from various tribes standing at the entrance, and there were people on both sides of the long carpet. The guards at the gate of the Gaoyue Palace were the army of the King Mu, led by a silver-robed man named It's called Wen Su, and the wind blowing outside is warm, making his silver robe flutter up and down, and matching the vermilion palace gate, it adds a bit of aloofness and aloofness.

The tribal chiefs in the hall were sitting upright, and the maids in satin silk came over and placed the pastries and tea in front of them, and then bowed and retreated one by one. White hair, but still retains a high-spirited appearance, with fierce brows.

"The harvest in Luoyubu this year is great, and it's still the same as last year. King Mu doesn't have to worry." Xi Chengxuan said, "I have recruited a large number of bachelors recently, and I plan to build a school in Luoyubu this year."

King Mu brows with joy, and hastily dismissed Xi Chengxuan's gift: "This king has always had this plan. As far as I know, the schools in the Luoyu tribe are all run by wealthy merchants in the headquarters, and they raise the sons of wealthy merchants. Common people Hold the field in your hands, and throw away all your wealth, but you can't afford a student."

Xi Chengxuan clasped his hands at the table and signaled: "In my opinion, there are three important points in this matter. Most of the scholars are gathered in the families of rich merchants and rich merchants. How to persuade the bachelors to teach is the first thing; How to persuade the common people to send their children to the school willingly, is the second thing to think about turning children into labor force; how to get rid of the prejudice of family status and break the wind of comparison, even though the school has been built, is the third thing want"

"Since Xi Qing is well aware of the seriousness of this matter, I will leave the matter to you, and I will rest assured." King Mu's words in the hall were sonorous and forceful, and he was not in a hurry.

Everyone in the hall whispered and discussed for a long time. An old man with gray hair raised his hand. He seemed to be struggling to speak, and coughed after speaking a few words.

Xu Yushan, the leader of the pillow and mulberry department, has been in power for more than 20 years. It can be said that he grew up watching Mu Wang. He used to be the teacher of Mu Wang. When he arrived at the Zhensang Department, he became the leader, but the leader was not as easy as the teacher. He turned gray overnight, and suffered from many diseases, big and small. He was in his prime, but he looked old.

"In my humble opinion, this matter should not be rushed. We can build a school, but it is enough to only accommodate common people's children. We can offer offerings that exceed those of the gentry to attract bachelors, and place them around the school, so that they can settle down and live safely. Second, it is convenient for bachelors to teach, and moreover, don’t treat these children who come to school badly. As long as they feel that there is a better way out here than in the farmland, they will be willing to come. , and willing to deal with the conflicting relationship between parents”

"Mr. Xu is indeed as smart as he was back then. Take your seat quickly." King Mu said, "Most of the time has passed, you don't have to restrain yourself, let's have some tea."

All the veterans in the hall thanked His Highness one after another.A lot of words were said during the banquet, and when it was dusk, a group of people left the gate of Changqing Palace in a dense crowd, until the hem of the last person's clothes disappeared, and the whole Changqing Palace seemed much cooler.

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As soon as Wen Su came back from seeing off the guests, he saw Qingyun coming from Gaoyue Palace, the wind blowing up blew the blue ribbon around his wrist, and even messed up the hair on his forehead, looking around as if looking for someone.

"General Wen, have you seen the young master? The servant girl in Shuyuan said that the young master came here."

Wen Su patted him on the back and said, "Don't worry, I'll help you find it together"

After a while, maids, big and small, gathered around the gate of Changqing Palace, shouting everywhere, and at that time, Song Wuyi jumped out along the tree next to the palace wall in two or three, and begged a little boy in front of him. Ask for candied haws.

Song Wuyi touched his braid, with a smile on his eyes, and said, "Little boy, it's the first time for my brother to go out without any money. Look at the bell in my hand. It's worth a lot of money. Can you exchange the candied haws in your hand for brother?"

The little boy stared at him nonchalantly, as if he was frightened by the man who came from the sky in front of him.The shouts inside the city wall were getting closer, Song Wuwu tied the bell in his hand to the boy's braid, and rubbed his face again.

"If you don't speak, brother will take it as your agreement." After saying that, he turned over and jumped onto the wall. The maids who were still looking for people gathered together and saw Song Wuyi staying on the wall with candied haws in his hand. Waved them away.

Song Wuyi shouted into the distance: "Qingyun, don't look for it, I'm here." Wen Su and Qingyun surrounded him when they heard the shout.

Wen Su said: "Your Highness has just returned to the hall, be careful he punishes you"

Song Wuyi finished eating the last candied haws, put the bamboo stick in Qingyun's hand, and said, "My three-year Qing semester has passed, and today is the last day. I come out to play after school. Why does he have to punish me?" .”

Yes, three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Qingyun led Song Wuyi back to the hall, there was no one in the hall, only a few maids were watching, Song Haolan was taking Song Li to watch the cat in the backyard.Song Li's chubby hands caressed the cat's back. When he looked up, he saw Song Wuyi. She patted the ashes off her body.

"Where is brother, sister Sanyi said that daddy is looking for you?"

"Brother isn't coming back now?" Song Wuyi said and pinched Song Li's nose.

Song Haolan next to him looked at the intimate behavior of his children, the corners of his mouth raised a curved arc, and seeing Song Wuyi colliding with his eyes, he quickly withdrew the smile on the corners of his mouth, and changed back to the one who was sitting on the Gaoyue Hall just now. Mu Wang.

"Run out after school, just thinking about having fun, not looking good" Song Haolan's tone didn't have the slightest hint of blame.

Song Wuyi just wanted to say a few words, but was pressed down by Qingyun, and he didn't speak again.Several people retreated to the hall, and Wen Su stepped in from the door.

"Your Highness, King Shen of Liji sent someone to send a message, saying that the young master's Qing semester has passed, and he would like to invite you to visit Liji, and I am waiting for your reply."

Song Wuwu was delighted to hear this. During his three-year Qing semester, he was locked up in the library without any freedom. He just read books, endorsed books, and wrote articles all day. He was going crazy. Taking him out to play, he beat the drums happily in his heart, but with Song Haolan by his side, he couldn't be too happy, he had to maintain the image of a prince of the royal family.

Song Haolan took the letter and looked at it for a while. It was his elder brother's handwriting, which he remembered clearly.

"Say I'm sure, I will write to Shen Wang tonight, so that people outside the door don't have to wait"

At this time, the sky was already in the evening, and the sun was setting, and the stars were climbing up little by little.