"Those people's ambitions, ambitions, ideals, and the implementation of political policies all require money. Huanghuangtai may be ridiculed by wealthy families at first, just like they look down on me, Zhou Xu, and privately call me Zhou Manzi, a mud-legged man from the border. "Zhou Xu said indifferently: "But it can give confidence to those who join me, right?"
"Of course, the most important thing is that I managed Langge well. Without the miserable situation of the people, this golden platform and Langge would complement each other." Zhou Xu concluded the last point.
If the people under the rule of a city don't have enough to eat, and the city lord slaps him in the face and pretends to be fat to build a golden platform, this is the real generosity that makes people laugh, and it is just a joke.
Therefore, building a real golden platform is to show his own strength. People outside may question his taste, but they will never question his military, power and money.
Zhou Xu explained to his wife very carefully.
Xiao Luolan felt a little embarrassed after hearing this: "I wrongly blamed you." At the end, she patted Sect Leader Zhou's hand and said comfortingly: Don't worry about the nicknames given by those people. "
"It's good to protect the family and the country." Xiao Luolan looked at Sect Master Zhou and said seriously.
Zhou Xu felt warm in his heart and kissed his wife in distress: "But what if I want to usurp the throne?"
Xiao Luolan was at a loss for words. As soon as Sect Master Zhou said these words, he immediately changed from a loyal general to a traitor with evil intentions. She didn't know how to answer the question.
Zhou Xu burst out laughing, and Xiao Luolan couldn't help but laugh too. This person is really narrow-minded.
"Shizi has taken great pains to Youzhou." Zhou Xu added, "I will take down the original straw bag tomorrow and officially make Shizi the secretary of Youzhou Jieduzhang."
"Is Cui Langjun's identity not a problem?" Xiao Luolan remembered that Cui Langjun still had the identity of a sinner left over from the late emperor's time.
"Whatever, it won't be this time that I'm rebellious." Zhou Xu said with a smile: "Besides, Shizi became the secretary, which can prove that I use my talents in an eclectic way."
Xiao Luolan thought carefully: "That's right."
Chapter 190
"My father wants to build a golden platform to recruit people with lofty ideals from all over the world?!" Xiao Qingxue's face suddenly lifted out of the bowl, she looked at her father eagerly, then she trotted behind her father and beat him on the shoulder, protracted He said in a soft tone: "Dad, are you tired recently? Do you need your daughter to share your worries? I happen to have nothing to be busy with recently. If you have anything you can tell me to do!"
"I promise to satisfy you." Xiao Qingxue said with a guaranteed vote, her heart bubbling with excitement. This is a golden platform that will leave a name in history, and she also wants to participate.
Zhou Xu enjoyed his daughter's thoughtfulness and took a sip of wine with a smile.
On the side of the hall, Xiao Qinghe's back became straighter and straighter, and he looked at his uncle Zhou Youzhou with a look of expectation. His face, as handsome as the bright moon, turned red, and his hands hidden under his big sleeves were tightly clenched into fists and placed on his knees. .
He tried his best to calm down his excitement, and then he recommended himself: "Uncle, Zichuan also wants to do his best, and I hope my uncle will make it happen."
Zhou Shenzhi is much more stable, but he still has longing in his heart. He recalled Cui Langjun's recruitment order and respected it a little more.
Xiao Luolan couldn't help but look at her well-behaved daughter and Qinghe, who was pretending to be mature, and said softly: "I want Qinghe's help in this matter."
"Auntie, please tell me that Zichuan will do his best." Xiao Qinghe leaned down and worshiped.
Since he arrived at Zhouzhai, he has been well fed, clothed and provided with everything he needs. Cousin Qingxue even takes him with her wherever she goes to prevent anyone from looking down on him. But he can't repay anything in return. Now that he has a place to use his talents, he should do his best. Don't let your aunt down.
Since the people sitting here were all members of his own family, Xiao Luolan said truthfully: "My great-grandfather has a vast collection of books, so I want to record a copy and put it on a golden platform for the world to admire."
Xiao Qinghe suddenly realized it and said immediately: "Aunt, don't worry, grandpa will definitely agree."
No matter which dynasty it is, the collections of books by aristocratic families are as precious as gems and rarely lent out. However, Zhou Youzhou and his aunt treated them very well. Every drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring, so the Xiao family treated them like gold. The thunder drum on the stage, thinking of this, the young man suddenly became full of energy.
"To be honest with my aunt, I have been familiar with the books at home since I was a child. If you don't mind, I will record them today."
Xiao Luolan saw Qinghe rushing forward with his sleeves rolled up, and he smiled and comforted him: "Good boy, don't worry about it right now. I plan to write a letter first and tell my great-grandfather."
After hearing this, Xiao Qinghe planned to record a few copies secretly and then write a letter to his grandfather.
"Me, me, I want to help too." Xiao Qingxue refused.
"Hahaha." Zhou Xu laughed: "Cui Shizi is now responsible for supervising the construction of the Golden Platform. You can ask him if he needs help."
Xiao Qingxue was happy and returned to her seat with a sweet smile.
"Be careful." Zhou Xu glanced at his son.
Zhou Shenzhi immediately replied: "What are your instructions, father?"
"You can also go and take a look when you have time." Zhou Xudao.
"Yes, father!" Zhou Shenzhi responded, with a smile on his always stern face.
"Then we can go together." Xiao Qingxue thought of the frequent visitors at home and laughed again: "If you don't take Shiliu with you, let him be jealous."
"Zhangshui is in the inner city. Cousin, Shiliu Lang should go there by himself." Xiao Qinghe thought of a possibility.
Zhou Shenzhi listened to the childish sister's words and turned to look at the blue sky and white clouds outside the hall. There was plenty of sunshine and everything was growing. Grape vines were already twining under the grape trellis where they naturally lived, and the rocking chair under the trellis was newly upholstered. painted red.
Slowly and leisurely, swaying in the spring breeze.
Just like his mood of spring breeze.
"Aniang, why don't you come with us this afternoon?" Xiao Qingxue said coquettishly, "I haven't gone shopping with Aniang for a long time."
It seemed like he hadn't been with his daughter for a while. Xiao Luolan thought about it and said, "Okay."
"Why don't we go together." Zhou Xu coughed lightly. He also wanted to be with his wife.
There were a lot of people who liked to watch the excitement gathered on the banks of the Zhangshui River early in the morning, but they could only watch from the outside. Many people whispered whether they were going to build some palace. After all, the construction was very noisy. At a glance, it occupied a large area. The land is estimated to be hundreds of miles away, and the peasants are working in full swing.
Among the crowd, a young man in rich clothes was also joining in the fun, constantly looking at the bank of the Zhangshui River where the groundbreaking work had begun.
"It's strange. I remember that we weren't planning to open a college here before?" Zhou Shiliu wondered: "Later, Langge College was chosen as another location, but it was shelved. Is this another college?"
Why didn't he hear the news?
There are many academies in Langge, including private schools owned by big families, Langge Academy run by the government, and Nanji Academy in Nanning County not far away, but I don’t know if it’s a matter of Feng Shui, but there aren’t many here in Youzhou. The seeds of reading are not to say that people in the north are not good at reading, but compared to those in the south of the Yangtze River, there are very few top scholars.
In the annual imperial examination, there are few people from Youzhou who get on the list. On the 16th, they sometimes suspected that the emperor deliberately prevented them from getting on the list of scholars from Youzhou and suppressed them.
Take him for example, he should be a master of civil engineering.
If you can't be a scholar, you can be a scholar. Zhou Shiliu reluctantly accepted it. Just as he was about to walk in and ask what was going on inside, he was tapped on the shoulder.
Zhou Shiliu turned around and looked, oh, it was Xiao Qingxue's little girl movie.
"Cousin, it's really you." Xiao Qingxue held her head high, wearing a narrow-sleeved round-neck robe, like a beautiful young gentleman.
Zhou Shiliu looked at his uncle and the others behind his cousin, and quickly approached his cousin: "Hello, uncle, aunt, cousin, cousin Qinghe."
Xiao Luolan was amused by Shiliu who said hello without stopping: "Is Shiliu playing here?"
"I want to go in and see what's going on inside." Zhou Shiliu stood behind his uncle: "Since uncle is here, I will just follow him."
Zhou Xu looked at the happy look on Shiliu's face and couldn't understand why he was so happy all day long.
Zhou Xu took his wife in. In his opinion, it had just been built and there was nothing interesting to see, but since his daughter and his wife were interested, he would accompany them.
The director of the Construction Department saw Lord Jiedushi coming and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "I'm here to pay my respects to Lord Jiedushi."
Zhou Xu inspected the area and found that there was no problem, so he asked, "Is Cui Langjun here?"
"Yes, yes, Cui Langjun came early in the morning and is resting at the thatched hut on the back mountain." The director of the Construction Department walked with Master Jiedushi to the back mountain. It was just a simple thatched hut. Today It has just been built. Fortunately, it is spring, not cold or dry, and the temperature is suitable for people to live in.
"Go ahead." Zhou Xu waved his hand to let people leave, then glanced back at the little tail running behind him: "You guys can go and play too."
After the children dispersed, Xiao Luolan gathered up her cloak, lightly lifted her skirt and entered the house.
Inside the thatched house.
Cui Shizi was sitting on his knees at the table, with a detailed construction manuscript of the golden platform in his hand. He learned that the master wanted to use gold foil to cover the pillars and glass to make the tiles, then the golden platform would have to lay down the foundation to make it solid, and the tall building to be empty. Only a thousand pillars can bloom, so the golden platform will be higher than expected.
The advantage of being close to the Zhangshui River should also be taken advantage of. The high platform reflects the sparkling golden light, and the Zhangshui flows like golden moonlight, surrounding the golden platform, which also complements the meaning of the golden platform.
Although he had some rough ideas in mind, and the construction of the Golden Platform was proceeding as scheduled, Cui Shizi had a hint of sadness lingering between his brows, as if there was something he couldn't figure out.
"Shizi, drink some soup." Grandma Cui was taking care of her little brother.
Cui Shizi put down his pen and sighed. Although dietary supplement soup was good, he wanted to drink tea more. Fortunately, he could drink tea after drinking the soup.
"Drink more." The wrinkles on Granny Cui's face smoothed out. After Shizi finished drinking, she took out the soup box and did not disturb the younger brother's work. Unexpectedly, he walked to the door and found the lord and mistress.
Xiao Luolan took Granny Cui's arm in advance and said warmly: "Let's come visit Mr. Cui."
"Shi Zi is inside." Granny Cui said with a smile.
Zhou Xu and his wife went in together.
Xiao Luolan looked at the books in the room, then looked at Cui Langjun who was secretly making tea, and pursed his lips and smiled.
Zhou Xu lifted his robe and sat down cross-legged opposite Cui Shizi. He took a soft cushion and placed it beside him. Xiao Luolan sat on the soft cushion and felt that the room was full of books.
"Lord, mistress, here it is." Cui Shizi first poured two cups to the other party, and then poured one cup for himself.
Xiao Luolan took it and took a sip.
"I saw you frowning just now. Could it be that you are not skilled enough?" Zhou Xu asked.
"Of course we have enough manpower." Cui Shizi shook his head.
Cui Shizi has a head of white hair tied behind her back with only a tie. Her sickly face is a little pale. The white-haired young man has a handsome and elegant temperament. His complexion is much better than last winter. No wonder Grandma Cui smiles more.
Seeing that Cui Langjun was in good health, Xiao Luolan also smiled and said, "Can you tell us what's bothering you? Let's put our heads together and maybe we can solve it."
"Madam, what you said makes sense." Zhou Xu looked at the layout of the gold table unfolded on the table and found that Cui Shizi had specially arranged it on the bank of the Zhangshui River, as if he wanted to set it aside as a sapphire table to give wine.
Cui Shizi said: "I have a worry."
"Thanks to the great love of my lord, Wen Ruo is able to preside over the Golden Platform." Cui Shizi bowed to his lord and said sincerely: "I said before that the general will not be able to leave the Golden Platform and the Qingyu Case will not be included. These words are quite crazy. If you are too arrogant, if word spreads, it may bring criticism to the lord."
Zhou Xu raised his eyebrows: "It's just a dog barking, I don't care at all."
"In today's world, there are few literati in the north. Talented people from the south are either recruited early or they are from aristocratic families, and they rarely follow the same path as us."
"Therefore, I estimate that most of the places where the talent recruitment order finally arrives are remote places where talented people cannot go. If there are really talented people selected from among tens of thousands of people, these people have extremely ordinary temperaments. They are arrogant and arrogant. There are also people who treat a thousand pieces of gold like dung and disdain cooking with five tripods.”
"So I was thinking about what Golden Stage can do to shock them."
"It has nothing to do with power, money, or anything external." Cui Shizi murmured to himself: "It can make the arrogant bow their heads, the silent speak, the ruthless remember, the cunning frightened, and the generous weep. .”
"It stands above the golden platform, and it will make those people read it as if it is deafening, like a thunderbolt, and unable to extricate themselves."
"Is there really such a thing?" After hearing this, Xiao Luolan couldn't help but frowned and began to think.
Zhou Xu also frowned.
Cui Shizi rolled up his sleeves and said, "I can't find it yet, so I put my hope on Mr. Xiao, hoping to find the answer from Mr. Xiao."
Half an hour later.
Cui Shizi rubbed his sore forehead after listening to Zhou Shiliu's useless nonsense.
