Since the great chaos in the world, disputes have continued in various places, and Longzhou is no exception.
The difference is that a super fierce man emerged from Longzhou, who wiped out all other forces and brought the entire territory of Longzhou under his control in the shortest possible time.
This fierce man is Zeng Junming, the eldest son of the Zeng family, a famous family in Longzhou.
After completely capturing Longzhou, his father called himself "King Fu".
It's just that this old King Fu was short-lived. He only served as King Fu for a few months, and his blessings were exhausted. His eldest son, Zeng Junming, succeeded him as King Fu.
No one in Longzhou dared to object to this person's accession to the throne.
After Zeng Junming came to power, he openly still regarded the Daxu Dynasty as the righteous one, claiming to be a herdsman of the country and a loyal minister of the Daxu Kingdom.
Of course, this is only on the surface. In fact, they are already rectifying their internal affairs and are ready to attack at any time.
There is just one thing that worries our young King Fu.
That is the problem of Pingbo Prefecture, the largest coastal prefecture in Longzhou.
As the most important logistics support house in Longzhou, Pingbo Mansion cannot reassure Zeng Junming now.
In particular, the former magistrate of Pingbo Prefecture led his troops to the sea for meritorious service, intending to completely wipe out the pirates who caused trouble along the coast and ensure the stability of the trade routes.
As a result, the entire army was wiped out, making the already unstable situation in Pingbo Mansion even worse.
Therefore, Zeng Junming chose to send another person to take over the affairs of Pingbo Mansion.
This person's surname is Yuan, his given name is Zhixin, his courtesy name is Dingshou, and his nickname is that he is from Zhaijingshan.
This is Zeng Junming's most trusted friend, and he is also a famous figure in Jiangnan. He ranked seventh in the second grade of high school at the age of seventeen.
It's just that because of his upright nature and the style of an ancient gentleman, he is not welcomed in the court.
He was also free and easy. He couldn't stand the turmoil in the officialdom at that time, so he took off his hat and resigned and returned to his hometown to become a college teacher.
Now that the world is in chaos, it is the time to hire people. Naturally, Zeng Junming will not let go of such a great talent.
Go to this friend's home in person to invite him.
Regarding Zeng Junming's invitation, Yuan Chixin did not put on any airs. He also wanted to govern the country, and knowing the difficulties of his good friend, he agreed.
Seeing this, Zeng Junming was very happy. He appointed Yuan Chixin as the prefect of Pingbo Prefecture, who was also in charge of all military and political affairs. He had the power to act expediently and could kill him first and report later.
In addition, he also took out a hundred people from his own bodyguards to escort Yuan Chixin to take office. After he took office, these one hundred bodyguards did not have to return and stayed with Yuanchixin to follow his orders.
After Yuan Chixin accepted the appointment, he was deeply aware of the heavy responsibility and did not dare to delay. He said goodbye to his family and left for Pingbo Mansion with only Yuan Zhong, the scholar who had been accompanying him since childhood, escorted by a hundred personal guards.
The journey was generally quite safe. Although there were bandits and the like along the way, when they saw the movement of Yuan Chixin and his entourage, they were all frightened and hid far away, and no one who was short-sighted wanted to try and touch them.
That evening, when the team was about to arrive at a post station to rest, a strange wind suddenly blew.
The weather is quite hot now, but when this strange wind comes, it gives people an eerie and cold feeling.
Many people were so blown away that they couldn't open their eyes.
Yuan Chixin, who was sitting in the car, heard an ethereal voice that could not distinguish between male and female shouting:
"Yuanjun, Yuanjun, don't do it again. A noble gentleman should protect his own body."
Che Zhongyuan heard the words and immediately said:
"What gods and monsters are blocking the way?"
The strange voice didn't answer, but kept repeating the words "Yuanjun, Yuanjun, don't do it again. A gentleman should protect his own body."
Yuan Chixin asked several times in succession, but received no response.
From what the voice meant, it seemed that this trip to Pingbo Mansion would be dangerous.
Thinking of this, Yuanzhi thought:
"Since you call me a gentleman, you should know that there is no gentleman who is afraid of difficulties?
No matter what monsters, demons, demons and monsters are ahead, if they hear that I am here, they should retreat. "
After that, he yelled outside again:
"Back off!"
After being scolded by him, the sound disappeared and the strange wind stopped.
Afterwards, Yuan Chi fell into a trance and woke up.
Looking outside through the car window, he saw that everything around him was normal and the soldiers were walking normally.
"Master, do you have any orders?"
Yuan Zhong, the attendant outside the car, thought he had something to say.
Yuan Zhixin heard this and asked:
"Yuan Zhong, what happened just now?"
"Something? If you tell me, nothing happened just now.
Sir, please don't worry, there are a hundred personal guards sent by the prince, and no one without a short-sighted mind will dare to cause trouble.
Besides, isn’t there still a little one protecting you?
Don't worry, this trip will be safe. "
Hearing this, Yuan Zhixin nodded and sat back in the car.
Just now I felt that it didn't seem like a dream. After all, it was impossible to remember things in a dream so clearly.
From this point of view, there are indeed some problems in Pingbo Mansion, but Yuan Chixin is not afraid, but has more fighting spirit.
The night passed without incident, and early the next morning the team continued on its journey.
By noon, the weather was unbearably hot, and everyone was thirsty and sweating profusely.
Seeing this, Yuan Chixin ordered everyone to stop and rest for a while, and he himself got out of the car.
It can be seen that this man, who is in his thirties, has a tall and straight figure, a handsome and mature face, has three long beards, and has an extraordinary bearing.
After getting off the car, I felt that my legs and feet were a little stiff after sitting in the car for a long time, and I wanted to do some exercise.
Seeing a hill not far away, he said to Yuan Zhong:
"Yuanzhong, follow me for a walk in the mountains over there."
It was not difficult for the master and servant to go up the mountain. This hill was actually just a larger dirt bag, so it was not difficult to climb.
After going up the mountain, I discovered that there was a small road here and there were quite a few people walking on it.
If you go here, you can avoid taking a section of the official road, which is suitable for traveling with fewer people.
After walking for a while, Yuan Chixin also felt that the weather was a little hot, and found a spring not far from the roadside, and planned to go up and drink some water.
At this time, a passerby carrying a large bag of cotton passed by.
Passers-by saw the spring water there, wiped the sweat from their heads, and walked to the waterside carrying cotton on their backs.
I put my things down and drank without any trace.
Seeing this, Yuan Zhixin was not in a hurry to argue with him, nor did he use his power to overpower others and let them drink first.
After a passerby drank the spring water, he was very satisfied and got up to leave.
Just when his hand reached the edge of the cotton, the passers-by suddenly thought of something and laughed endlessly.
Yuan Zhong saw that this man was acting strangely and immediately stood in front of Yuan Chixin.
But the passerby suddenly reached out to scoop up water and sprinkled the water on the cotton.
Soon, the cotton becomes heavier when it touches water.
Seeing this, passers-by laughed with satisfaction and said:
"One pound of cotton, nine pounds of water, one bale of cotton sold as ten bales, hahaha, make a fortune, make a fortune!"
The man laughed and carried the wet cotton on his back, ignoring the weight of it.
Seeing this, Yuan Zhong looked at the spring water with some caution.
Yuan Zhixin also looked thoughtful.
At this time, another passerby carrying a bag of salt passed by.
This man was also sweating profusely from the heat. When he saw the spring water, he immediately became happy.
Put down the salt and drink the spring water.
After drinking enough, the man was about to leave when he suddenly laughed like his predecessors. As if he had come up with a brilliant idea, he scooped up water with his hand and sprinkled it on the salt bag.
"One pound of salt, nine pounds of water, one pack of salt sold as ten packs, hahaha, make a fortune, make a fortune!"
The man laughed loudly, put the heavy salt bag soaked in water on his back, and moved forward with excitement on his face.
But he didn't notice that the salt in the bag had turned into salt water and flowed as he walked.
The man walked faster and faster, farther and farther, still imagining that the salt soaked in water could be sold for a lot of money...
Yuan Zhong looked at the spring water again and became completely nervous:
"Master, there is a big problem with this water. You must not drink it."
Seeing this, Yuan Zhixin smiled and said:
"I have long heard that there is a spring in a mountain outside Pingbo Mansion, called Greed Spring. If anyone drinks from it, he will be deceived by greed.
It seems that this spring is the spring of greed! "
"The fountain of greed..."
Yuan Zhong took a look at the spring water channel and said,
"Master, this water is unknown. Don't approach it. Let's leave!"
Yuan Chi smiled inwardly, and instead stepped forward to the spring, scooped out water with a ladle, and drank in large gulps.
Yuan Zhong was shocked when he saw this:
"Master, no!"
But Yuan Chi didn't care about Yuan Zhong's words. After drinking to his fill, he stood up and said:
"It's refreshing and sweet. It's a good thing to have this spring in this weather!"
"Master, didn't you say this is a spring of greed? You still..."
Yuan Zhong didn't understand his master's behavior.
Yuan Chi smiled and explained:
"The fountain of greed can induce greed in people's hearts. If my heart is clear and pure, I will not be afraid of its disturbance. If my heart is dirty, I will not need this fountain and I will still do evil.
Therefore, it does not matter whether you drink from this spring or not. "
When Yuan Zhong heard this, he looked thoughtfully and looked at Tanquan and said:
"But what should I do with this spring water?"
Yuan Chi smiled heartily and said:
"Go and call some personal guards to come up."
Soon, Yuan Zhong called several personal guards.
I thought that my master wanted to fill up this harmful spring, but Yuan Chixin ordered several people to carve out a stone tablet with the word "Grean Spring" written on it and set it up beside the spring.
Seeing this, Yuan Zhong was quite puzzled and asked:
"Master, what do you mean?"
Yuan Zhixin smiled and said: "This spring is led by the greed of the human heart, so I also use the righteous path of the human heart as a monument. Anyone who sees this monument should understand what this spring is."
He who drinks from the spring of greed and feels refreshed is a gentleman. "
After that, he laughed and went down the mountain in person.
Hearing this, Yuan Zhong nodded with some understanding and followed him down the mountain.
At this time, a guard beside the spring murmured:
“But what if it’s someone who can’t read?”
...
The group traveled for one day and finally arrived at Pingbo Mansion.
Logically speaking, for a major event such as the appointment of a prefect, the local government would at least have a welcome ceremony, not to mention a warm welcome.
But until they walked outside the city gate of Pingbo Mansion, no one greeted them.
As far as the eye could see, there were only a few soldiers lying or resting against the edge of the city.
Seeing this, Yuan Zhixin frowned slightly.
Before coming here, I knew that the problems in Pingbo Mansion were not small, but now it seems that they may be even bigger than expected.
Yuan Chixin was not in a hurry to show anything, and just ordered the team to enter the city.
It wasn't until we arrived in front of the government office that we saw the local magistrate and lieutenant leading a group of officials to welcome him.
The welcome ceremony was also very perfunctory, saying that it promoted frugality and discouraged extravagance and waste.
But Yuan Chi knew in his heart that this was giving him power.
Yuan Chixin did not show any dissatisfaction with the behavior of these people, but only learned about various affairs of Pingbo Mansion.
Then these officials moved all the files of the Pingbo Mansion in the past twenty years to Yuan Chixin, piling up half a room for him to check.
Seeing this, Yuan Zhong became a little angry and planned to scold these people, but was stopped by Yuan Chixin, who just smiled and said that he would watch.
After sending away a group of officials who obviously did not welcome him, Yuan Chixin asked someone to roughly sort out these files and select some key files to read first.
Although I only read the key files, the volume was quite large, and I still hadn’t finished reading it until midnight.
Yuan Chixin looked at it, feeling a little tired. After a moment of trance, he stood up, took off the warehouse key like a zombie, and went to the warehouse.
When we arrived in front of the warehouse, a cold wind suddenly blew.
Yuan Chixin woke up with a start, and when he took a look, he found that he was about to open the warehouse door and wanted to get the gold and silver stored inside.
This shocked him, and he immediately realized that it was the influence of the water from Greedy Spring.
He immediately held his right hand with his left hand and refused to move forward.
But the greed in his heart was still churning, making him unable to help but want to go forward.
After struggling like this for several times, Yuan Chi began to recite Confucian classics in his heart.
After a while, the greed in my heart subsided and my whole person returned to normal.
Yuan Zhong didn't know when he appeared beside him, handed him a towel and said:
"Master, are you okay?"
Yuan Chixin took the towel, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile:
"The Greedy Spring is nothing more than that!"
...
