Ding Zhou Ji

After Shuijian State ruled Dingzhou State, the citizens of Dingzhou State were divided into six grades according to their occupations: official, businessman, farmer, worker, miscellaneous, and scholar, with official being the highest and scholar being the last.

All the citizens of the original Dingzhou state were not qualified to serve as officials, and at most they could only serve as low-level officials in charge of trivial affairs in the government.If so, these officials are already the highest social class among the old people of Dingzhou.

For thousands of years, Dingzhou has respected reading, and has a tradition of scholars discussing and engaging in politics.Although ordinary citizens dare not say that they are "talking and laughing, there are great Confucianists", but they can also be called "there are no white people".However, in order to prevent scholars from criticizing the government and disturbing the people's hearts, and to make it easier for the uncivilized and dull people to rule with an iron fist, Shui Jianguo not only banned private private book collections, but also forcibly closed a large number of bookstores and private schools. "Positioned at the bottom of the society, its status is not as good as "prostitutes", "beggars" and so on, which are listed in the category of "miscellaneous".

However, a large part of the grain produced by "agriculture" and the metal minerals produced by "industry" needs to be turned into money by "businessmen", or traded with other countries for other scarce items.In this way, in the past 20 years, a steady stream of various materials can be transported to the mainland of Shuijian Kingdom, to strengthen the national strength of Shuijian Kingdom, and to enrich the people of Shuijian Kingdom.

Therefore, the status of wealthy businessmen and great merchants is relatively noble in this Dingzhou.

Tengliange opened its first restaurant in Yingjing City 15 years ago, and then it developed at an astounding speed.In just a few years, branches have been opened in the remaining eight states of Dingzhou State, and all of them are among the top merchants in the local area.

No one knows who the boss of Tenglian Pavilion is, and no one knows where the huge funds of Tenglian Pavilion come from.

However, because Tenglian Pavilion has always been fair and has a high reputation in the business world, and it has always been generous with the government, it has been standing firmly in the territory of Dingzhou Kingdom for more than ten years and is growing day by day.

In fact, the founder of Tenglian Pavilion was Wei Huo, the great Sima who was in charge of the country's soldiers and horses in the original Dingzhou Kingdom.

Twenty-three years ago, Wei Huo was suddenly demoted for unknown reasons, and then left the country angrily and disappeared.

Five years after the fall of the Dingzhou Kingdom, Wei Huotu secretly returned to the country with a huge sum of money to establish Tenglian Pavilion.

Henceforth.Then take advantage of the restaurant.On the bright side, make friends with wealthy businessmen and dignitaries from all over the world.Secretly gather information.At the same time, contact various scattered national restoration forces.

After Shuijian Kingdom destroyed Dingzhou Kingdom.Because of its limited national strength and military strength.Therefore, except for the 20 main defenders in Zhongzhou, all of them are from the local army of Shuijian Kingdom.The deployment of troops in the rest of the states is as follows: people from Shuijian Kingdom will be in charge of the commander-in-chief of the soldiers and hold various important positions.On the other hand, almost [-]% of low-ranking officers and ordinary soldiers are Dingzhou nationals.A considerable part of it comes from the original Dingzhou State

Surrender or be incorporated into the army.

Wei Huo has always enjoyed a high prestige in the army when he was the chief minister.Although he was deposed later.But his old ministry has always followed his lead and remained loyal to him.

Because of all kinds.to this day.Tenglian Pavilion has actually become the leader and center of all the restoration forces in Dingzhou Kingdom.

ten years ago.Yin Fuque worshiped Wei Huo as his teacher.seven years ago.Yin Fuque began to follow Wei Huo everywhere.three years ago.Wei Huo retired.Yin Fuque presided over Tenglian Pavilion alone.

After returning to Tenglian Pavilion from the moat, Yin Fuque asked Xiao Yimo to go back to his room to rest first, while he came to a hut in the backyard among the mountains.

This hut is hidden behind the lush woods, backed by the green water surrounded by green mountains, there are birdsong and breeze without the noise of the world.

Yin Fuque stood in this quiet and quiet place, feeling that all the burdens and boredom in his heart seemed to have gone with the wind.

At this time, an old man in coir raincoat and bamboo hat walked out of the hut, and when he saw Yin Fuque, he smiled kindly and said, "Why, do you want to be the master's grilled fish again?".

Yin Fuque bowed first and then said: "There is also the wine made by Master."

The old man in front of him, just like an ordinary farmer who is about to go out to fish, is Wei Huo, the former Da Sima of the Dingzhou Kingdom, the founder of Tenglian Pavilion, and the master of Yin Fuque.

In the evening when the sun was setting, Yin Fuque and Wei Huo, master and apprentice, sat on the ground beside a clear stream.There is a large jar of unsealed sake beside each other, and there are several grilled fish that have just begun to emit a tempting aroma on the fire in front of them.

Yin Fuque held up the wine jar and said to Wei Huo: "I have been back for several days, but I just came to see the master at this time, I really deserve to die. If I drink this jar of wine now, I have the right to apologize to the master. "

After finishing speaking, he raised his neck and drank heavily, and in the blink of an eye, most of the altar had gone down.

Wei Huo squinted his eyes mercilessly and shouted:

"Ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai

Yin Fuque wiped the corners of his mouth with the wine jar, salivated and said with a smile: "Master, we haven't seen each other for a year, you won't be so stingy?"

Wei Huo handed Yin Fuque a grilled fish, snorted and said: "Last year you stayed with me for three whole days, and drank the fine wine I worked hard for two years. Now I It took a year of hard work to brew just a few jars, and your kid immediately ran over again. Hey, I said, when did you grow a dog's nose?"

Yin Fuque was busy eating grilled fish and had no time to answer, and he didn't care whether it was hot or not, so he ate it in two or three bites until there was only a fish skeleton left.

Wei Huo had no choice but to laugh and scold: "No one will snatch it from you! Burn your mouth carefully!"

By the time the two of them had had their fill, it was already the climax of the moon.After Yin Fuque drank his own jar of wine, he begged Wei Huo to fetch another jar for him.

At this time, a full moon hangs high above the head, and the cold moonlight shines on everything at night, and also shines on the master and apprentice sitting by the stream.

Wei Huo extinguished the fire and said to Yin Fuque: "Eat and drink enough, talk if you have something to say, and fart if you want!"

"Master, at any rate, you used to be the big Sima who ranked among the top three, and now you are the big boss of the No. [-] restaurant in the world. Why can't you learn to be gentle?"

Wei Huo swung his fist and gave Yin Fuque a slap on the head: "You shitty gentleman! I'm just a brute who grew up in the army!"

Yin Fuque grinned and rubbed his head: "Master, I'm so stupid!"

"Anything that falls into my hands will only die and not be maimed! If you dare to talk nonsense again, your master, I will fulfill you right now!"

Yin Fuque immediately sat up straight honestly and said seriously: "Master, I found that woman from the Xiao family. Her name is Xiao Yimo. She has already arrived in Yingjing with me, and she is here in Tenglian Pavilion. Would you like meet her?"

Wei Huo shook his head: "I told you three years ago, I have done everything that needs me to do."

"Yes. This disciple shouldn't disturb Master's purity with these things. It's my fault." Yin Fu nodded and laughed.

Wei Huo waved his hand: "Come on, don't be a good boy. What else is there?"

Yin Fuque did not answer immediately, but stared fixedly at the few wisps of green smoke floating above the newly extinguished fire, lost his mind for a while, and then asked quietly after a while: "Master, Che Uncle Feng... He and Concubine Mu...are they actually... in love, right? If... they love each other but... they cannot be together...then...they..."

Unexpectedly, when Wei Huo heard this, he flew into a rage before he finished speaking, and shouted sharply: "What are you talking about?!"

Yin Fuque couldn't help being stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly and said in a low voice: "Master, it's my disciple's fault, my disciple said some stupid things, please don't get angry."

Wei Huo took a deep breath, and said slowly: "You must remember that the relationship between your concubine mother and your Uncle Chefeng is innocent, and there is absolutely no trace of filth between them!"

"Tu'er knows. Tu'er just now... didn't mean that at all."

Wei Huo looked at Yin Fuque carefully, and suddenly asked: "Then what kind of girl is Xiao Yimo?"

Yin Fuque suddenly turned the topic to Xiao Yimo, a little at a loss: "Huh?...Xiao Yimo?...She...she is very good."

"She is the future queen of Dingzhou Kingdom, and also your future wife. The two of you are destined to be married. You must treat her well and never be half-hearted! Do you hear that?!" Wei Huo said in a deep voice.

Yin Fuque couldn't laugh or cry for a moment: "Master, look at you... where are you thinking of?"

"I just want to sound a wake-up call for you! You and her are not only the key to the restoration of the country now, but also the key to the stability and prosperity of our Dingzhou country in the future! You can't be like your..." Wei Huo suddenly realized something and stopped. He got down, waved his hand and said: "Anyway, if you dare to have a different heart, as a teacher, I will never forgive you!"

Yin Fu nodded shortly, and remained silent for a while, and then he seemed to be asking Wei Huo but more like talking to himself, "Then if... if the eldest brother is still alive, the key is not up to me, right?"

Wei Huo was startled: "You, you...why did you say all kinds of weird things today?"

Yin Fuque came back to his senses, and suddenly smiled: "Isn't it all caused by your wine, Master? Could it be that Master, you have already put some strange pills in the wine, some weird powder, etc. Something? Hahaha...", while laughing, he raised the wine jar and drank heavily.

Wei Huo looked at Yin Fuque, his expression became more and more solemn: "Queer, although you and I have only met each other a few times in the past three years, I can still see that your heart is getting stronger and stronger. It's getting heavier and heavier. As a teacher, I know your ability best, and I believe that the restoration of the country alone should not be able to suppress you like this."

Yin Fuque put down the wine jar, turned his head to look at the sparkling water, lost his mind for a while, and finally said to Wei Huo with a smile: "Master, you think highly of me! You say you are praising me!" , are you still praising yourself?"

Wei Huo sighed and smiled helplessly: "Forget it, I know your filial piety. As a teacher, I only want to say one thing to you: a man walks in the world, as long as he is upright, he can stand upright, and there will be nothing he can't hold back and let go of." thing."

Yin Fuque replied: "I have written it down. Thank you, Master, for teaching me."

Wei Huo seemed hesitant to speak, but in the end he just waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's getting late, get out!"

Yin Fuque stood up and bowed deeply: "I will come back in half a year to eat master's grilled fish and drink master's fine wine. I will say goodbye to master now."

After bidding farewell to Wei Huo, Yin Fuque returned directly to the Yayuan where he and Xiao Yimo lived. He felt that the alcohol was not dispelled by the cold wind along the way, but was more and more swelled up, so he walked unsteadily to the courtyard. Sit down at the stone table in the middle.

Xiao Yimo took a nap in the afternoon and was exhausted. At dinner, he also participated in a small lantern riddle party hosted by several wealthy local businessmen in Tenglian Pavilion Restaurant. It was quite interesting for self-entertainment.It was past time when we returned to Yayuan.

As soon as Xiao Yimo entered Yayuan, he was taken aback by Yin Fuque who was sitting in the courtyard: "Are you playing ghosts here in the middle of the night to scare people?"

Yin Fuque lazily replied: "Ghosts are still wandering around in the middle of the night, you don't even need to dress up."

"..."

"How many lantern riddles have you guessed?"

"How do you know I guessed the lantern riddle?"

"Because I'm a ghost!"

"Fuck you!" Xiao Yimo walked to the stone table and smelled a strong smell of alcohol: "Are you drinking?"

"Ah."

"Drunk?"

"Well. Becoming a drunkard."

"...Are you done yet?"

Yin Fuque laughed: "So you are afraid of ghosts?"

Xiao Yimo was so angry that he was about to leave, when he suddenly noticed that something was wrong with Yin Fuque's face, so he leaned over and took a closer look at him: "Are you really drunk? Why is your face so ugly? Is there something wrong?"

Yin Fuque shook his head and sighed: "It must have been hit by Master's punch..."

"Your master? Oh, so you went to visit the old pavilion master."

"You know a lot."

"Of course! Is your master okay as an old man?"

"Very good, better than when I first met him ten years ago."

"Hey, how old were you ten years ago?" Xiao Yimo asked casually.

"15 years old." Yin Fuque continued in a low voice: "Ten years ago, my elder brother was 25 years old..."

Xiao Yimo was a little curious: "Your elder brother? Then he...should be gone..."

Yin Fuque pressed his forehead tightly with his hands, and whispered like a dream:

"He's still here...he's not dead...he's the future king of Dingzhou Kingdom...he won't die...the damn one is me...I've done something wrong and I'm in debt...when the kingdom is restored Then you can give it all back to him... give it all back to him... and you... also give it back to him... Dingzhou Kingdom... only rely on the two of you..."

The more Xiao Yimo listened, the more confused he became, and the more frightened he became, he hurriedly stretched out his hand and pushed Yin Fuque's shoulder: "What are you talking about? What's wrong with you? You won't...really be caught by that...that..."

Yin Fuque suddenly raised his head, rolled his eyes and stuck out his tongue: "Ghost~possession~body~la~", seeing Xiao Yimo screaming out of fear from him, he burst into laughter.

Xiao Yimo casually grabbed a teacup on the table and threw it at him: "You are so annoying, even if you want to be a ghost, the Lord of Hell will not accept you!" After yelling, he turned angrily and went back to the room.

Yin Fuque, who was sitting alone under the cold moonlight, smiled wryly at the teacup he had just received: "I'm really drunk...".