"Yes, Mr. Zhou often said, don't complicate simple things."
At the moment, Yui is only temporarily out of favor, and she has not lost hope yet. If another woman comes in, the situation of the Zhou family will be completely complicated. If the new arrival is more trouble-making, Yui will be completely left out, and it will be more difficult to end troubles.
Wang Yehao's eyes stayed on his face for a long time and said: "That's right. You have made progress now!"
"It all depends on the master's cultivation!"
"I understand, just go ahead."
He and Wang Yehao never thought that such a household matter would lead to a big accident later.
This farce in the boudoir finally calmed down under Zhou Lezhi's full mediation. After some days, Yui also ended her life of exile. Under the mediation of Mr. Wang himself, she kowtowed to Mr. Zhou and admitted her mistake, and the matter was over. Naturally, from now on, Yui no longer dares to mention that "it's better to get in first", and can only succumb to tolerance.
Mr. Zhou also temporarily gave up the idea of having a few more women to enrich the back house. Obviously, this incident taught him a good lesson: the harem is not always harmonious, and he does not have the power to "coerce".
Zhou Lezhi feels that his husband is actually the "tangled" person. He can obviously be a "master", but he insists on showing that he believes in "everyone is equal."
Due to the unrest at home and the strength of the Kun thief, Hearthstone Taoist priests went out significantly less. Although he was not based in Zhaoqing, and would travel to Jiangsu and Zhejiang from time to time, especially the "grange" in Dongyang, he mainly spent his time writing books and teaching Zhou music.
Now, he rarely teaches specific knowledge, but more about shaping his "world view" - this word was also taught to him by his teacher.
"The knowledge in Australia is as deep as the ocean. Even I only have a drop of water. What I can teach you is probably not even a water molecule..." the gentleman sighed. "The only thing I can teach you is thinking. Methods."
…
He glanced at a bamboo box in the room. Inside are some of his recent manuscripts, which he wrote based on the knowledge taught by his husband.
Mr. Wang’s works are now stored in his farm in Dongyang. It is still Zhou Lezhi's most precious asset. In the past few years, he has been busy fighting against the bandits and has no time to teach his disciples. He can only take the time to write down the knowledge imparted by his master and his own experience.
Every time he thought about his husband's various plans, he didn't know that compared with the thief, he was just a mantis trying to block the car. "Know that you can't do it, but do it."
He remembered what his husband had said: Although the fall of the Ming Dynasty was inevitable and there was nothing to regret, he did not want the Kun thieves to win too easily.
"The thieves came here with the technology that transcended the times, and they bullied the weak. They acted unscrupulously and regarded the people as stupid dogs. If they were allowed to take over the country easily, would the people still have a way to survive in the future?"
At this point, he breathed a sigh of relief: "I know that this burden is a bit heavier for you. Whether you do it or not is entirely up to you. I will never blame...
"If you are willing to take on this burden, come to my room tomorrow night at the second watch, and I will teach you all the secrets in the 'Book of Heaven'. But once you know it, I'm afraid you will never be able to stay out of it, and you will not be safe. For the rest of my life.”
…
The burden now falls on him.
Zhou Lezhi let out a long sigh. Staring at the lamp in the room like a bean - according to Master's words, the Ming Dynasty has reached the end of its life. At this time, another conquest will be launched. Once defeated, the consequences will not only be as simple as losing troops and losing territory. The rogue bandits from the Central Plains and the built-up captives from Liaodong will all take advantage of the situation, and the Ming Dynasty and the country will be in danger.
Kidnapping Elder Leng was a desperate move by their small group. It's ridiculous that Mr. Wang is still thinking about manipulating things vertically and horizontally to control the situation of the court, dreaming of joining the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister and help the Ming Dynasty.
"Sir." A greeting brought his mind back to reality from memories.
"What's up?"
"Taoist Master Jinshi is here."
"Invite him in."
Jin Wenchi had a slightly worried look on his face. Kidnapping Leng Yunning is a dangerous thing. If it goes out of control, Shi Weng Group will probably suffer a hundredfold revenge - just look at the fate of the Zheng family.
"Taoist Priest..."
"sit down."
Jin Wenchi is one of the main "literary heroes" of Shi Weng Group, and his status in Shi Weng Group is second only to Zhou Lezhi, who inherited the identity of "Hearthstone Immortal".
He and Brother Liu are different - these two are somewhat unconvinced by Zhou Lezhi's "imitation of fame" - after all, Zhou Lezhi is too young. But Jin Wenchi is different. Before Zhou Lezhi became famous, he had cooperated with this young man on things and had many conversations. He knew that his vision and depth were incomparable. Although he was far inferior to his master in knowledge, the city government Deep, decisive and cautious in dealing with things, and above the master.
"Taoist Master, there is news from outside that the Kun thieves in the capital are mobilizing various people to search for Leng Kun's whereabouts. With their ability, it won't take long for them to find clues... Should they move the place quickly?"
"Don't move the storage area. If you move it, there will be traces. They didn't find it at first, and it's not easy to find it now. Now they are searching for people with great fanfare just to force us to move and expose our flaws."
"But...what if they find it? Should we send more people?"
"With so many people gathered in one place, they will be discovered sooner or later." He thought for a moment and said, "It's not advisable to add more people, but we can come to spy on the soldiers along the way." After that, he expressed his thoughts one by one.
"...Do you think you can make it happen?"
"That's right, it's just that the suspicious soldiers along the way are likely to get burned, so they have to be people who have nothing to do with us."
"Let the Liu brothers worry about this matter, they can handle it."
"Taoist Master..." Jin Wenchi said again without thinking.
"What did you say, sir?"
"Sir, the purpose is to force the thief Kun to negotiate a peace. What if the thief Kun insists on his own way?"
"Mr. Zhou told us back then that the elders of the Kun thief are extremely noble. The Kun thief will never take the risk of killing the elders."
"No matter how noble he is, he is just like a prince of the Ming Dynasty. During the civil war in this dynasty, Ying Zong went to the north, and the court did not negotiate peace with Oala. It is said that there are at least five or six hundred elders in the clan. It is a matter of national policy. How can they give in easily? ?”
"Sir, you don't know something about this." Zhou Lezhi shook his head and said, "The elder brother of the thief is not a 'prince', but a 'member'" - he knew that it was difficult to explain what a parliament of members is and what an aristocratic republic is. After all, when his husband taught him, he thought it was just a fantasy.
Seeing Mr. Jin's confused eyes, he thought for a while and said: "In other words, a senator is actually an emperor... Well, every senator has the power to discuss politics. If a colleague is in danger, the thief in power will be a thief. If others don’t do their best to rescue them, they won’t be able to continue to govern.”
"So they had to be saved."
"exactly."
"But sir, the current direction of the court is to conquer the Kun bandits. We said we want to negotiate a peace, but the court here wants to send troops, how can we gain trust?"
"The imperial court has no choice but to send troops. Even the emperor has no choice but to do so."
Regarding this matter, Wang Yehao actually sees it more clearly than they do. Although the emperor's intentions cannot be explained clearly, there is no doubt that the emperor's proposal of the southern expedition was half-hearted. As for the ministers in the court, it was even less optimistic.
Both the "main war faction" and the "main peace faction" probably realized that the southern expedition could not solve the problem of Kun thieves. "Discuss and suppress" or "discuss and appease" are essentially just excuses for political disputes in the court.
"Is it possible..." Jin Wenchi was slightly surprised.
"That's right." Zhou Lezhi lowered his voice, "If we have to negotiate without a battle, where is the face of the court? So this battle must be fought. But you and I both know that when we fight, the people will suffer, and the court will The strength will be wasted in vain - now the Ming Dynasty has lost both energy and blood, and can no longer withstand greater losses..."
"Students understand!" Jin Wenchi nodded, "No wonder the courtiers talk a lot about wanting to be appeased in private, but they talk impassionedly about suppressing them in court."
"Both the courtiers and the emperor are in trouble." Zhou Lezhi sighed, "If we can use Leng Ningyun as hostage to force the Kun thieves to initiate peace and avoid this military disaster, great achievements can be achieved slowly."
“Everything is about preserving vitality.”
"That's it." Zhou Lezhi said, "Turn the war into friendship. If we can live in peace with the bandits, the country's situation may be improved a little or two."
"What if the emperor doesn't agree?"
"It's up to me to handle this matter. What the emperor is most worried about is the court meeting. As long as the court meeting says that Fu Kun is a great good government, he will naturally follow the good government..."
"That's it!" Jin Wenchi nodded repeatedly and praised: "Although you are young, you have a thorough understanding of the situation in the court. Fortunately, I have been Mr. Wei's staff for more than ten years!"
"Master Wei is a fair and upright person, and he is upright in dealing with things. As his staff, you will naturally not and disdain these tricks." Zhou Lezhi said, "It's just that in today's world, you have to do the right things, but you have to use evil tricks. Otherwise, don’t even say it’s successful, it will be difficult even to protect yourself!”
These words not only excused their various actions, but also indirectly flattered Jin Wenchi, which was very useful to him. Busy and humbly said: "No, no, students are just trying to survive in this world!"
"How's it going over there, Miss Wei?"
"She did send back a message, saying that the Hengshan sect had lost many disciples since the Lingao battle. Now it is very difficult to send out more people. With difficulty, they can only send out three or four people."
"What about the other factions?"
"I also agreed to send people, but they are almost the same as the Hengshan faction. Just two or three people, three or four people."
"It would be nice if you could send someone here," Zhou Lezhi said, "Have you given me the money?"
"Liu Zhao has already called."
(End of chapter)
