Damai, Damai's wife, Damai's mother, and Sanhua, the four of them were discussing the auction in three days' time.
If someone else were to handle this matter, these women would definitely oppose Damai. Take money to hire a young man? And this person doesn’t have to do anything but stand on the street soliciting customers? Crazy?
However, Damai's magical operation last time when he lost all his money to finance the banishment of immortals made Damai's family suddenly rich, and they have the industry they have today. Therefore, the objections of the three women were not so strong.
Madam Damai hesitated and said: "Logically speaking, I am the most trustworthy in the character of the banished immortal. Looking at him in Xianyang City, I am afraid that he is one of the few upright and kind-hearted people."
"It's just... I can't figure it out. Can we make our business more prosperous by inviting such a pretty boy to come over?"
Damai's mother next to him also hesitated and said: "I also believe in Ban Xian the most. Since Ban Xian came to His Majesty, how many good things has the court done? In the past, we didn't even have enough to eat, but now we can live a good life."
"But... I don't understand this reason either. Our business is already good enough, do we need to recruit another freeloader?"
Sanhua said from the side: "I also have great trust in the banished immortal. But I always feel that this matter is not reliable. Now that the reputation of our barley cakes has been established, it shouldn't matter whether we have this person or not, right?" "
Da Mai was silent.
All three women asked, "What do you think?"
Damai said: "My opinion is that there is nothing wrong with following the Immortal. The Immortal is a man in heaven, and what he practices is the immortal's magic. How can you and I understand it? It would be good if we can figure it out afterwards. .”
"In the past, Banished Immortal held that competition competition and attracted people to sponsor it. At that time, no one in Xianyang City understood it. But now they understand. Every time I mention it, I always praise Banished Immortal for his genius."
The three women nodded slightly: "So, do you want to take a picture of Liu Ji?"
Damai snorted: "I want to take pictures. Even if I lose money, it doesn't matter. I just support the banishment of the immortal. Without the banishment of the immortal, how could we have these family properties? After all, our family's money is part of it. It’s about banishing immortals.”
The three women all nodded and agreed with Damai's plan.
At this time, the little girl outside came in and said to Damai: "There are distinguished guests outside who want to see you."
Damai immediately stood up and asked, "Are you the one who banished the immortals?"
The little girl said: "It doesn't look like it. People who banish immortals always smile. But this person is quite serious."
Damai walked quickly to the front and immediately saw Chun Yuyue.
He saluted, and then said curiously: "This distinguished guest, I look very familiar to you. Have we met before?"
Chunyu Yue smiled slightly: "I was also present at the Huaiguzi competition that day. I have a relationship with you."
Damai tried hard to recall Chun Yuyue's identity.
The two little girls next to him were a little unhappy. They pouted and reminded Chun Yuyue: "Dear guest, how can you call the banished immortal by his name?"
Chunyu Yue: "..."
Four big words flashed in his mind: deceiving the world and stealing fame.
Huaiguzi, this huge name-stealer, is so shameless and hateful. I have followed the rules all my life and studied poetry and books intensively, and only then have I gained some reputation in the court.
This Huaiguzi is messing around all day long, yet he deceives this unrelated person into respecting him so much? It must be some kind of shameful trick.
When Chun Yuyue was deep in thought, Chun Yujia whispered to Damai who was thinking hard: "This is my master, Dr. Chun Yu."
Damai suddenly understood and saluted repeatedly: "Yes, yes, you are Dr. Chunyu. I remembered that you are the best friend of the banished immortal."
Chunyu Yue almost went crazy: "Who are you scolding? Who is his best friend?"
Damai said doubtfully: "Isn't your lord the elder sister-in-law of General Li Xin? Isn't General Li a close friend of the banished immortal? Then Lord Chunyu can be regarded as related to the banished immortal..."
Chunyu Yue interrupted him: "That's all, I won't argue with you about this. People who don't know will not be stupefied, and those who are clear will be clear themselves."
Damai shouted.
This person is actually not a good friend of the Exalted Immortal? Not only no, but it seems like he doesn’t want to be the banished immortal’s friend? Damai was a little disappointed.
Chunyu Yue said to Damai: "I just heard a piece of news, so I want to ask you for confirmation. I heard someone said that the banished immortals robbed the children of good families and sold them as slaves. Is this true?"
Damai was startled: "How could such a thing be possible? How could someone like Exiled Immortal take away a good family's son?"
Chunyu Jia, who was next to him, immediately said, "Why not? I heard with my own ears that he will be sold out in three days."
Damai was stunned for a moment: "That's what you're talking about."
Chunyu Yue said, "It seems you do know?"
Damai laughed dryly: "I do know. But is this considered human trafficking?"
Later, Damai talked about the auction of "Liu Ji".
After Chunyu Yue heard this, he gasped angrily: "Isn't this considered robbing and selling people? When Liu Ji and his party entered Shangjun Courtyard, they were selected through a competition, not sold out. They were not Slaves are just poor people who work hard to make money. Why should they treat people like millet... Wait, who did you just say to auction?"
Damai said: "Liu Ji."
Chunyu Yue was shocked and thought: Isn't the so-called Liu Ji pretending to be the traitor Xiang Yu? What is he going to do with Huaiguzi?
Ordinary officials and people did not know Xiang Yu's identity, but Chunyu Yue and other important officials in the court knew about it.
Suddenly, Chun Yuyue felt very tired.
He said to Damai: "Okay, I have asked you clearly about this matter. Take your leave."
Chunyu Yue hurriedly walked outside. Damai said behind him: "Master Chunyu, please don't misunderstand me. The purpose of banishing immortals is not to plunder and sell off the children of good families."
Chunyu Yue ignored Damai: It's such an obvious thing, what's there to quibble about?
Chun Yujia, who was following behind, suddenly slowed down and said to the two little girls next to him: "That green pastry seems to taste good. Give me a pound. Use your hands and feet quickly."
The two little girls rolled their eyes: "We won't sell it today."
Chunyu Jia was a little annoyed: "Why don't you sell it?"
The two little girls stared: "Who asked you to frame up an immortal?"
Chunyu Jia couldn't argue with the two little girls. He turned around and looked at Damai majestically: "Is this how you do business?"
Damai nodded seriously: "This is how I do business."
Chunyu Jia: "..."
He waved his sleeves and left angrily.
…………
After returning home, Chunyu Yue burned all the memorials he had just written, and then began to write new ones.
There was anger in his heart, as if a blazing fire was burning. He poured this anger into his pen, like a volcano erupting, and wrote an inspiring text.
After finishing writing, Chun Yuyue read his memorial and felt that he was the embodiment of justice, so he nodded with satisfaction.
That night, Chunyu Yue fell asleep very late. After finally falling asleep, I had some strange dreams.
He dreamed of Yao, Tian and Shun, and of ancient sages reappearing in the world. They were actually willing to condescend to stand in the court and help His Majesty govern the world as ministers.
Chunyu Yue stood behind these sages, listening to the voice of King Wen of Zhou and the voices of Confucius and Mencius with reverence. As he listened... As he listened, he found something was wrong.
Because why are the memorials of these ancient sages and sages so weird?
King Wen of Zhou said: "In Xianyang City, the people are burning fires to cook, and the smoke is so foul that it has ruined your Majesty's life and is not conducive to immortality and immortality. Therefore, it is recommended that all the stoves in the people's homes be dismantled and rebuilt outside the city."
"Whenever it's time to eat, the people go out of the city to make a fire and cook, and then come back after eating."
Zhou Gongdan said: "If you want to become an immortal, you must have the right time, place and people. As the saying goes, when people are united, the mountains will move. But with such a large population in the world, there are always a few dissatisfied ones, which disturbs your majesty's peace and delays the great cause of becoming an immortal. .”
"The most convenient way is to kill them and get rid of them once and for all. But today's emperor is a sage monarch after all, and we are all saints, so this cruel and inhumane method is not very practical."
"Therefore, I suggest that your Majesty issue an edict to abandon the market if anyone talks nonsense."
Chunyu Yue was dumbfounded.
Confucius and Mencius, who were not far away, nodded repeatedly and praised: "It is really benevolent government."
At this moment, Chunyu Yue felt that his faith had collapsed. Why do all the ancient sages and sages I respect and respect have this kind of virtue?
Suddenly, all the sages turned their heads and looked at Chunyu Yue with smiles on their faces: "What do you think?"
Chunyu Yue opened his mouth, wanting to object, but couldn't say a word.
Suddenly, he discovered that cracks appeared on the faces of these sages. Then, their faces fell off, and then their true colors were revealed.
It turns out that all of them are Huai Guzi pretending to be.
Chunyu Yue screamed in fright and suddenly sat up from the low couch.
He was sweating profusely and looked around nervously. After a long time, he realized that it was just a dream.
He breathed a long sigh of relief and couldn't help cursing: "This shameless person Huai Guzi has really messed up my heart."
Chunyu Yue lay down again, but this time he couldn't fall asleep again. As soon as I close my eyes, my mind is filled with the cunning expressions of those sages.
He sighed, put on his clothes and went into the study, intending to read a book and kill some time.
As a result, whether you are reading The Analects or Mencius, whether you are reading Zhouyi or Shangshu. The strange laughter of those sages always flashed in Chunyu Yue's mind.
Chunyu Yue covered his face with his hands in pain: I, I can no longer look at these sages. Huaiguzi...you have caused me so much pain.
The sky was slightly bright, Chun Yuyue came out with bloodshot eyes, washed himself a little, and rushed to the palace without even eating.
When Chunyu Jia saw him like this, he felt distressed but also admired him: Mr. Chunyu, after hearing the news about the banishment of immortals for plundering and selling the sons of good families, he was so angry that he stayed up all night and couldn't even eat. He is a sage who cares about his country and his people to this extent. Although we servants have also read some poetry and books, compared with Master Chunyu, we are still far behind.
When Chunyu Yue entered the palace, all the officials had not yet arrived.
He arrived too early.
Chunyu Yue waited outside the political hall for a while, then suddenly stopped a young eunuch and said, "Where is your majesty?"
The young eunuch was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "At this time... I must be having breakfast."
Chunyu Yue said: "Take me there."
The young eunuch was startled: "Your Majesty is having a meal, how can you rush in? Besides, it will be time to discuss politics in a while. Why don't you wait for a while?"
Chunyu Yue shook his head: "I have something important to say. I need to tell you immediately. Take me there now."
The young eunuch didn't dare to go, so he pointed to one of the palaces in the distance: "It's over there."
Then, the young eunuch ran away.
Chunyu Yue took a deep breath and walked that way with firm steps.
It didn't take long and he had already arrived at the door. Ji Ming is standing outside the door.
Ji Ming's face was filled with melancholy because he had not been beaten for several days.
Ji Ming was used to being beaten, but suddenly missing this item made Ji Ming feel a little uneasy. Your Majesty, have you forgotten me? Or are you not interested in me at all?
Ji Ming was very panicked, feeling a bit like the cracked tile the day before yesterday, which was taken off the house and thrown away.
While he was sighing, Chunyu Yue arrived.
He said to Ji Ming: "Go in and tell His Majesty that I have something important to say. You must tell me immediately."
Ji Mingqian laughed and said, "Master Chunyu, Your Majesty is having a meal. Isn't it wrong to disturb you at this time? Once you make His Majesty unhappy, a meal will be inevitable."
When Ji Ming said this, he was suddenly startled: Huh? If I take this opportunity to annoy His Majesty, can I...
Then, Ji Ming was a little nervous again: "What if Your Majesty gets angry and chops me down?"
At this time, Chunyu Yue also recognized Ji Ming. There was a slight movement in his heart, and then he smiled and said to Ji Ming: "I want to sue Huaiguzi."
When Ji Ming heard this, he immediately entered the palace as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Some are beaten with boards, some are beheaded. It doesn't matter anymore, as long as you can bring down Huaiguzi, it's worth it!
It has to be said that Ji Ming already has an obsession.
Ying Zheng was eating, and when he saw Ji Ming hurried in, he couldn't help but frowned. He doesn't like people walking around while he's eating.
Recently, Ying Zheng hasn't beaten Ji Ming much. Because he had been fighting for so many days and had used all the excuses he could use, Ying Zheng was too lazy to think about it anymore. But beating someone without an excuse also makes you look like a tyrant.
Today, Ji Ming took the initiative to come to the door. Ying Zheng was not polite and said directly: "I am eating, and you barged in randomly. How can you behave like this? Go down and get two hundred sticks."
Ji Ming responded with a familiar voice, and then said: "Dr. Chunyu is asking for a meeting outside. He wants to see His Majesty immediately and says that he wants to sue Huaiguzi."
Ying Zheng had a headache: "Why do you want to sue Huaiguzi again?"
He glanced at Ji Ming, and his mood became even worse. He waved his hand and said, "Go ahead and add another two hundred sticks."
Ji Ming trembled: "Four hundred sticks. You won't be beaten to death this time, right?"
