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Chapter 205: The other’s mother
"My mother, are these Jin people full of food? How can they walk the closest? Ask the horses! Besides, how many generals personally herd horses?"
Wen Renzheng ignored Zhou Fei, the chief internal affairs officer, who stood aside with an embarrassed look on his face. He immediately cursed after seeing the emperor's letter.
"Mr. Qian, following His Majesty's order, we killed seven horses and marched south of the Yangtze River overnight just to see if you had any solution?"
Wen Renzheng tugged at his beard and looked confused. He was proficient in arithmetic. He was one of the few remaining literati in the Great Dragon Dynasty who was proficient in the Six Arts of the Gentleman. Otherwise, he would not have been able to directly shock everyone in Dao Ya Hai with the Heavenly Sword. Silence.
However, the calculations he was proficient in were all questions above "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic". How to solve the general's drinking horse was really the first time he had seen such a weird question.
With a snap, Wen Renzheng slapped the letter directly on the table: "Why don't you come closer to the general when he wants the horse to drink water? Just ask the general. Is this a fucking human thing to embarrass us literati?"
Zhou Fei's mouth opened slightly. He was one of the few people who was familiar with Wen Renzheng. After all, when Wen Renzheng was the emperor's advisor, he had to deal with the chief internal officer who served the emperor. Twenty or thirty years of friendship.
No matter how angry Wen Renzheng was in the past, the most he could do was scold Bi Qi Niangzhi, which was enough to shock the eyes of all the courtiers. Today, he even rudely scolded Bi Qi Niangzhi directly.
Zhou Fei touched his nose and wanted to ask Mr. Qian, what have you experienced in these years?
There is a saying that is true, those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to Mo are black. After dealing with Mr. Liu for a long time, even a pure-hearted and upright old scholar like Wen Renzheng will inevitably be infected with some bad habits.
"What does he mean?"
Zhou Fei was stunned and immediately realized that he was referring to the emperor. Looking at the entire Dalong Dynasty, there were only two people who dared to call him the emperor. One was the emperor's master and the other was the queen mother.
However, Zhou Fei didn't dare to say anything. It should be said that even the emperor would acquiesce in this title here. The emperor owed Wen a lot, whether it was because of the power of the world or his selfish motives.
"Mr. Qian, what your Majesty means is that you must not lose the face of the court no matter what. After all, we are a kingdom in heaven. If a few scholars in the vassal mission are troubled by problems, your Majesty will definitely be furious."
Wen Renzheng nodded silently, obviously acquiescing to Zhou Fei's words: "That's right, we can't let the Samantabhadra Academy of Jin Kingdom laugh at me, Dalong Dynasty has no one. Give me two days, I should be able to figure out the shortest way to travel."
"Mr. Qian, it's not that we don't give Mr. Qian time to think. It's actually that the time given by the Jin Kingdom's envoy is only three days. We only have half a day to stay in Jiangnan. We must rush back to the capital immediately."
"long time?"
Zhou Fei nodded with a stern expression.
"Did this fucking thing be done by humans? I can't figure it out!" The old scholar also became a little angry when he heard about human affairs.
Zhou Fei looked troubled: "Mr. Qian, Dangyang Academy is said to be home to all the talented people in the world. Could it be that none of the masters in the academy are proficient in mathematics?"
Wen Renzheng picked up the letter again and read it, then shook his head: "If I can't solve it, then no one in the entire academy can really solve it. But it also takes time, half a day? Alas!"
Zhou Fei understood the meaning of Wen Renzheng's sigh and his face became sad: "Could it be that I really want to embarrass His Majesty?"
"The only solution for now is to give him a try. I know that he is quite talented in the Four Books and Five Classics, but I just don't know how to calculate it. I have no idea, but I can only give it a try!"
"Oh? Does Mr. Guizhou know some masters?"
"What kind of person is he? You met him once during your private visit to Erlong Mountain. Liu Mingzhi, the eldest son of the Liu family in the south of the Yangtze River."
Zhou Fei raised his eyes: "Liu Bold?"
Wen Renzheng was stunned and couldn't help but laugh. He had also heard about Liu Mingzhi, a fool, who openly resisted the emperor's order at the foot of the mountain. He couldn't help but take a breath of cold air when he heard about it. According to his understanding of the emperor, Liu Mingzhi Mingzhi blatantly disobeys the will and will lose his skin even if he doesn't die.
But what is shocking is that the emperor not only did not issue an order to encourage him, but also gave him a calligraphy treasure to congratulate Liu Mingzhi on his wedding.
Wen Renzheng was also surprised when he first heard about it. He thought that the emperor's temperament would change as he got older. But later he realized that it was impossible. Wen Renzheng knew how difficult it would be to change a person's character.
In this way, only the emperor really valued Liu Mingzhi, a guy with an obscure literary name and a notorious reputation for romance. A mere favor order strategy should not be like this. Wen Renzheng guessed that there were some things he didn't know about. things.
Sure enough, the emperor's master had a keen sense of smell, and the emperor also valued Young Master Liu's ability to make money. Dalong's treasury was getting increasingly short of money, and the emperor needed money, lots and lots of money.
Even if Liu Mingzhi can't help the treasury to be rich, then the Liu family will help.
It has to be said that the emperor was very thoughtful. He took a fancy to Liu Mingzhi's talent and the Liu family's property. However, the four major families were in the same vein. He couldn't take action against the Liu family without sufficient reasons. Otherwise, he would The most important thing that aroused the fear of the other three major families was that the Northwest Yun family had a prince, so they could only win over the nominal heir of the Liu family.
The emperor ordered Liu Mingzhi to be the prince's companion in order to tie him to the prince's chariot. If something happened in the future, the Liu family would definitely do their best to help the prince ascend the throne in order to protect themselves.
Li Zheng knows the thoughts of the princes below him better than anyone else. Before the soldiers and horses move, they must go ahead with food and grass. If the prince wants to have a stable foundation, he must have enough silver as backup. Who else has more silver than the Liu family in Jiangnan? rich.
Without a knife on his neck, how could Liu Mingzhi try his best to help the prince ascend the throne? At present, the prince is still the most favored son by the emperor and is the most satisfying son.
"It's this man who is quite bold. His heart has changed. In the past, the Liu family boy would have suffered a lot, but he can really endure it for these hundred thousand miles of mountains and rivers!"
Zhou Fei nodded and lowered his eyebrows. He knew what words he should answer and what words he shouldn't answer. He could talk about people's affairs and just pretend that he didn't hear them. This would be good for everyone.
Wen Renzheng tidied up his clothes and said, "Let's go down the mountain. Today is the deer roaring banquet held by Jinling Gongyuan. Liu Xiaozi will most likely be there."
Just as he arrived at the mountain gate, a pretty figure jumped out and grabbed Wen Renzheng's sleeve: "Grandpa, are you going to buy wine secretly again?"
Wen Renzheng raised his beard and said, "Girl, let go now, grandpa has something serious to do!"
Wenren Yunshu waved her arms coquettishly: "No, I want to go too."
Wen Renzheng glanced at Zhou Fei awkwardly, a little helpless. He couldn't bear to hit him, and he couldn't bear to scold him. What else could he do?
"Miss Wenren can follow if she wants. This is Mr. Qian's private matter and we won't interfere."
