It's just dawn. ￥♀eight￥♀eight￥♀read ￥♀book,.2≠◆Chunyujia drove the carriage to Shangjun Courtyard again.
Yesterday, Niu Dao didn't say anything. He only said that if Chunyu Mansion helped Li Xin pay back the money, Niu Dao would shout loudly. In this case, come early, while others are still sleeping and there are no onlookers around, then let the calf scream, as long as no one hears it.
With this in mind, Chunyu Jia got closer and closer to Shangjun Courtyard. Along the way, he saw no other carriages or other dignitaries paying back money, and he was greatly relieved.
However, when Chunyu Jia walked to the gate of Shangjun's courtyard, he found that there was already a carriage waiting here, and he couldn't help but screamed that it was bad luck.
When the people in the carriage turned around and saw Chunyu Jia coming, they didn't look good either.
The person on this carriage is Xiong Pi.
Xiong Pi lost the bet, and according to the agreement, he would be killed. Fortunately, the Exorcist was lenient and allowed him to buy his life with money.
Today, Xiong Pi came to Shangjun Courtyard to pay back the money.
This kind of thing is too embarrassing, especially since Xiong is still the leader of the powerful people in Guandong, so for the sake of face, he drove the carriage at dawn, hoping to hand over the money to buy his life without anyone noticing. Never mind.
I didn't expect to meet Chun Yujia here.
Although Xiong Pi was able to survive because of Chunyu Yue's great efforts, this did not mean that he was willing to embarrass himself in front of a servant.
So Xiong Pi made a quick decision and drove the carriage back.
Niu Calf asked in confusion: "Aren't you going to pay me the money?"
Xiong Pei said without looking back: "Another day, another day."
The calf didn't force him, he just laughed twice.
Xiong Pei rushed back to Xianyang City, and inevitably met Chunyu Jia.
Considering that he had received favor from Chun Yuyue after all, and wanted to join Chun Yuyue's family, it seemed inappropriate to leave so dryly, so Xiong Pi forced a smile and said hello: "Brother Chun Yuyue, what are you doing here? .”
Chunyu Jia laughed dryly: "I'm out of the city on business. Just now I was shocked and actually brought me to the vicinity of Shang Jun's Courtyard. Master Xiong, what is this?"
Xiong snorted, and said with a dry smile: "I came to Xianyang City not long ago, and I am not very familiar with the paths here. In addition, the sky was not bright, so I actually got lost. I saw a house in the distance, so I wanted to go up and ask. Road, I didn’t expect it to be Shangjun Courtyard.”
The two chatted and laughed for a while. At this time, pedestrians were already arriving one after another outside.
It was no longer appropriate to pay back the money at this time, so the two people laughed and returned to the city together.
What the two of them didn't expect was that in the next three days, Chunyu Jiadu and Xiong Pi would meet.
Chunyu Jia was helpless. He didn't know that Xiong Pi came to pay for his life. He thought he had taken refuge in Huaiguzi and deliberately came to see his excitement.
Xiong Pu was also helpless. Seeing that the deadline was coming, if he didn't pay back the money, he would not be able to save his head. But Chun Yuyue, the housekeeper, drove a carriage around all day long. What does he mean? Haven't I, Xiong, already taken refuge with Chunyu Yue?
Finally, Xiong Pi got angry and went to Niu Calf with a shameless face and returned the money in front of everyone.
The calf has been very loud recently, and he shouted loudly to complete the procedures for the bear.
The powerful people around looked at him with smiles.
Xiong Pi's face turned red and he couldn't help but said: "Why are you laughing? Aren't you here to pay back the money?"
One of the powerful men stroked his beard and said: "This is wrong." 八]八]Reading books, .@.∞o Mr. Xiong, that's money to buy your life, some of that...humiliation. Hehe, we are very different. ”
"The money we borrowed from Shang Jun's Villa was used to buy tickets. Half a tael is heavy and carries burdens and troubles, so it is convenient and easy to write an IOU. At the end of the month, it will be paid back all at once, which is not a problem. Disaster."
"The larger the amount of our money, the better our relationship with the Exiled Immortal is. Otherwise, why would we keep coming in and out of Shangjun's Villa?"
Everyone around nodded proudly. There were even some cool people who took out a stack of tickets and waved them towards the crowd like an exhibition.
Xiong Pei cursed in his heart: What do you have to be proud of? Being slaughtered by Huaiguzi again and again, I am not ashamed, but proud. This world is really unspeakable.
After finally giving the money to Shang Jun's courtyard, Xiong Pu got into the carriage with a red face, fled back to his mansion, and never came out again.
As for Chunyu Jia, after meeting Xiong Pi for several days in a row, he had given up going to Shangjun Courtyard again. Chunyu Yue was anxious and angry at the beginning, but now he has completely given up.
Chunyu Yue silently murmured in his heart every day: I am an upright gentleman, Huaiguzi and Li Xin are cunning villains, these two people are full of tricks, and I was not aware of it for a moment, and it was nothing to fall into their trap. As long as a gentleman is upright, what does he have to fear?
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Xiong Pei returned the life money to Shangjun Bieyuan, Fuyao, and Jinggao Wei Tong respectively. The news spread quickly, and now the way Guandong Haoqiang looks at Xiong has changed.
Xiong Da lost half of his family property in an instant. This was not as simple as dividing a bunch of numbers by two. Such a large family business requires all kinds of capital turnover, and suddenly half of it is missing. Xiong Da's family is already a little stretched.
Fortunately, his brother Xiong Er was there to help him, otherwise, Xiong Da might have completely declined.
However, even if he can survive, he will not be able to become a top powerhouse with his current financial resources.
During this process, Han Chao and Han Leng were a little lucky. Fortunately, the Xiong family attracted most of the firepower from the front, so not many people noticed them.
Fu Yao's life-betting incident caused a major reshuffle in the powerful structure of Guandong. Now that the Xiong family has fallen, the powerful people in Guandong are leaderless. And Jing Fu and Wei Zhang seemed to have a sense of leadership.
First of all, these two families accepted half of Xiong Da's family property, which greatly increased their strength. Secondly, after this incident, everyone also understood that Jing Fu and Wei Zhang were the people who banished the immortals and were the people of Prince Fu Yao. This was originally an intangible asset.
I would like to ask among the powerful people from Guandong who came all the way to Xianyang, who was really accepted by the imperial court? Jing Fu and Wei Zhang can pat their chests and say that they are on the same level as the banished immortal.
Now there is an endless stream of people visiting every day. Jing Fu and Wei Zhang were both a little confused.
The two of them drank too much that day and fell unconscious. Why did everything change when they woke up?
The two people first ran to Shangjun's courtyard and thanked Li Shui with tears in their eyes. After I came back, the more I thought about it, the more incredible it became. There was a mysterious power everywhere. Later, the two of them developed a habit. Whenever something big happened, they would get drunk first. Maybe they could repeat today's miracle?
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There were still three or four days before the court meeting, and Xianyang City finally calmed down. The courtiers stayed at home with peace of mind and began to think about establishing a prince.
At the next court meeting, His Majesty will make his son king. This hints at who will become the prince.
And His Majesty asked the ministers to think carefully, which shows that Your Majesty has not yet decided who to make as the crown prince. In this way, the courtiers can still hope to influence His Majesty's mind.
In other words, courtiers must carefully consider whom to bet on. If the bet is right, if the new emperor ascends the throne, he will surely rise to the top. If the bet is wrong, everything will be lost.
Of course, there are also some courtiers who decide not to take sides and remain silent during the next court meeting, pretending to be deaf and dumb. But those who are willing to live a mediocre life are, after all, a minority. They are not Li Si. They have outstanding abilities. Even if they remain neutral, they will still be reused and promoted.
Just when the courtiers were thinking hard and pacing their homes all day long. Their back house is in chaos again.
I don’t know what happened, but the female family members who were peaceful and peaceful suddenly started to make trouble. Ask the courtiers to pay a large sum of money, and then go out to listen to books.
The courtiers all had headaches. They didn't know what kind of tricks this Huaiguzi had done to the female relatives, and he actually managed to win them over.
In the past, it was easy to deal with female relatives who did this kind of thing, and it was nothing more than a scolding. But it doesn't work now. Ever since Huaiguzi shouted that "women can hold up half the sky", the female relatives have become more and more restless.
In addition, Princess Weiyang published two books in succession, and Xianglizhu proved the theory of a round earth. With these two people as role models, countless women yearn for them and want to make a career. Even if I can't make a career, I don't want to stay in purdah all day.
Nowadays, the women in Xianyang City have abandoned their obedient attitude in the past and all want to gain some status in the family.
The courtier had no choice but to spend some money and send his wife away so that she could have a moment of peace. After sending them away, these courtiers felt more and more aggrieved as they thought about it and wanted to find out what conspiracy Huaiguzi had used to deceive all his family members.
Soon, they learned the truth.
As early as the day after the imperial examination ended, Huaiguzi began to build momentum for a book called The Story of the Stone. This book has not been taught yet, but everyone who has already preached it knows about it.
In the past few days, this book has begun. Li Xin's wife was the first to listen to the book. It is said that when they arrived at the Banished Immortal Tower, they were given a grand reception, and the food and drink were all top-notch.
Not to be outdone, Mrs. Li's close friend Xinji also went to listen to the book.
Later, Xinji’s close friend Mrs. Wang also went...
In this way, one links two, two leads four, and four leads a group. What these ladies like most is comparison. In the past, we competed with gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, but now we have begun to compete with listening to books.
After hearing this, the courtiers were all furious.
Who is Mrs. Li? Who is Li Xin? That's Huaiguzi's friend. Her going to listen to books was basically Huaiguzi's conspiracy and was used to create publicity.
The courtier told his wife his discovery in a serious manner, but unfortunately no one cared. The reason for these ladies is very simple: in the beginning, it may have been to create momentum, but now, whoever listens to the book is rich. Nowadays, women in Xianyang City must call themselves Jia Baoyu. I don't listen to books, and I can't speak to anyone when I see them. Do you want to embarrass me?
The courtiers were a little unwilling to be taken advantage of, and said with a grimace: "You know it's a trap, but you still jump in? This so-called stone record is just a few sentences, why do you need so much money just to hear it?"
The lady said plausibly: "What about gold? It cannot be eaten or worn. What is the difference between heavy and stone? Why do everyone flock to it? The so-called gold and silver treasures are not good things at all. There are many people who like them. , it is a good thing.”
The courtiers were speechless. They found that since their wife started listening to books, her debating ability had skyrocketed, and she started to speak new words one after another.
Some courtiers are impatient and act like the head of the family, wanting to revitalize their husbands and shake up the family. As a result, these ladies, who used to be extremely docile, all became bold and refused to be punished for anything they said. And threatened to tell her parents.
The courtiers were a little tired. In the end, I could only curse Huaiguzi at home.
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A sneeze, a sneeze, a sneeze...
Li Shui had sneezed countless times all morning.
Li Xin looked at Li Shui worriedly from the side: "Brother Huai, are you suffering from the cold? This is a serious illness that can kill you. You have to be careful."
Li Shui thought: Wind and cold? cold? A fatal illness? Isn't this nonsense?
But after thinking about it, Li Shui felt that Li Xin was right. In this day and age, colds can really kill people.
Fortunately, Li Shui is still young, strong and has a strong immunity, so there is no need to worry about this.
Li Shui wiped his nose and said to Li Xin: "Brother Li, don't worry, it's not the cold. It's just that my nose is a little itchy."
Li Xin said oh, and then looked at the Banished Immortal Tower behind him: "There have been more guests coming recently."
Li Shui nodded with satisfaction: "Yes. Women are more disciplined than men. They have been teaching for so long, and they have never secretly recorded them with a gramophone, and they have never talked about second-hand books. And they are very loyal and listened to the previous Several times, I can persist and continue listening.”
Li Xin said with a smile: "Yes."
Li Shui said to Li Xin again: "This time I can create a trend of listening to books in Xianyang City, and my wife is indispensable."
Li Xin laughed: "These words are obvious. My brother, what are you talking about?"
Li Shui nodded: "That's good. I originally planned to give Madam some thank-you gifts, but it seems I was too outspoken." Then, he put a beautiful box into his arms again.
As a result, Li Xin reached out and took out the box, and said to Li Shui with a smile: "My brother, you still have to give what you should give."
Later, Li Xin opened the box and found an exquisite hosta inside. The jade is transparent, and there is a luminous pearl on the top. It is dazzling when taken out, and it is worth a lot at a glance.
Li Xin nodded: "Good stuff."
At this time, Mrs. Li had just finished listening to The Story of the Stone and came out of the Exorcist Tower.
Li Xin immediately walked up to Madam, held up the hosta, and said affectionately: "Madam, I picked this for you, do you like it?"
Li Shui: "..."
Mrs. Li was immediately overjoyed, but soon looked at Li Xin with a puzzled face, as if she didn't believe it, and asked: "The hosta you chose? How can you have such a good vision?"
Li Xin nodded vigorously: "Of course I chose it, from a thousand choices. If you don't believe me, ask Brother Huai."
Li Xin turned his head and winked at Li Shui.
Li Shui had no choice but to say: "Yes...it was Brother Li who chose it."
Mrs. Li smiled at Li Xin, her eyes full of love. Then he turned around and looked at Li Shui with a smile: "Exiled Immortal, I helped you recruit so many ladies to listen to the book. How are you going to thank me?"
Li Shui looked at the hosta in her hand and fell into deep thought. 11
