After the snow stopped, there were only two or three days of warm sunshine.
Without the rising sun, Chang'an City has a somewhat gloomy and deserted feeling.
It wasn't until the end of Si Shi that it became lively.
The storyteller still sang the same lyrics and won applause from the audience, and then told a wonderful story.
There is a three-story house high in the snow in Shuhuai, and there are flower drums in the Mingyue Tower. Instead of hearing the cries of hunger and death all over the fields, I could only see the beauty dancing in an extraordinary way.
It is said that Xiao Yan, the prince of Xiliang, spent four million gold just to be able to see Yin Lingzi, the oiran of Mingyue Tower, dance in colorful clothes and feathers.
This is a very large sum of money.
You can buy a lot of food to provide relief to the people in Sichuan.
However...he used it to buy a beautiful dance.
The storyteller had not finished telling the story of Mingyue Tower and describing the beauty of Yin Lingzi's dance when he was interrupted by the listeners.
They really hate evil, and it really arouses their hatred for the powerful and wealthy.
After all.
They are all ordinary people, and they have some sympathy for the tragic experiences of ordinary people.
For a while.
The reputation of Xiao Yan, the prince of Xiliang, is really starting to get bad.
This is worse than the reputation of writing two limericks at the Winter Solstice Poetry Meeting.
After all, the first lines of those two limericks were so beautifully written that even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince praised them. Several well-known talents also thought they were well written and could be included in the manuscript and presented to His Majesty.
Everyone’s feelings and empathy for this kind of thing are relatively poor.
But this time it's different.
Shuzhong, Huainan Road, Shannan Road and other places in Jiannan Road have all caused very serious snow disasters due to heavy snowfall.
There are many Li people like them who are still buried under the ruins, and countless people are still enduring hunger and cold, and even the capital is affected.
This year's food prices are much higher than in previous years, and many people can no longer afford to buy food.
After the heavy snow.
Even the wild vegetables in the suburbs are frozen.
Not even digging a wild vegetable.
Millions of people in the Great Zhou Dynasty were already living in dire straits, hunger and cold.
And the rumored Qilinzi of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Prince of Xiliang, actually took out four million gold in Mingyue Tower?
Or just to see the dance of the oiran Yin Lingzi?
Damn it.
We can't even eat.
But you still want to watch the beauty dance?
Many people directly asked the emperor to seize the Xiliang Prince's Palace, and even some ministers began to impeach the Xiliang Prince and his son Xiao Yan.
It was even close to the point where not killing Xiao Yan would not be enough to make the people angry.
And this time.
The instigator, Xiao Yan, changed into a carriage and took Xiao Xian to Xingyun Village.
One day and two nights.
Plus, the pamphlet that Mrs. Yan showed him at the beginning.
Basically, he already knows the entire Xingyun Village like the back of his hand.
Here, it can be regarded as the largest treasury for Prince Xiao Wuji in the capital. He can win over ministers, even raise some dead soldiers, and win people's hearts, etc., all because he relies on Xingyun Village.
As for Zuixian Tower, it is the property of the Wang family.
Xingyun Village is an industry created and supported by Prince Xiao Wuji himself.
The reason why Mrs. Yan asked Xiao Yan to take action now was because of this snow disaster, Prince Xiao Wuji made a big move. He collected all the local money and hid it in Xingyun Village, as if he wanted to use it for disaster relief. Gain fame.
Xiliang was also affected by the blizzard. It needed a lot of money, and it had to be used to buy the troops, and then pay military salaries to appease the Xiliang cavalry.
At the same time, throw the remaining money into the rivers and lakes of the Central Plains, and let the righteous people in the rivers and lakes use the money to provide disaster relief.
This is Madam Yan's real plan.
After Xiao Yan read it, he couldn't help but admire her. She was indeed the most talented woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty back then.
It's completely Zhuge from the reincarnation.
Mrs. Yan did not believe that Prince Xiao Wuji could use the money to save the people from disaster.
Or.
She simply did not believe that the current Zhou court could provide disaster relief well.
This amount of money is indeed large.
Can it really reach the hands of every common person?
Not too possible.
Xiao Yan thought it was completely impossible.
so…….
Then let the money that should belong to the people go directly into the hands of the people.
"Well……."
Xiao Xian woke up.
Covering his head, he still felt a little dizzy.
Feeling that he was jolting, he quickly took stock of his surroundings.
He found himself in a carriage, and next to him, Xiao Yan was closing his eyes to rest.
"Where are we going?"
Xiao Yan replied: "Xingyun Village."
Xiao Xian moved his body a little and asked doubtfully: "What are you going to Xingyun Village for?"
Then, he seemed to remember something.
"ah!"
"I remembered."
"Last night, you seemed to have won the game of drumming and passing flowers. You spent four million gold just to watch Yin Lingzi's colorful dance."
"beautiful!"
"It's so beautiful."
"I never thought that I would see such a beautiful neon dance in my lifetime."
"Xiao Yan, from now on, you will be my biological brother!"
"If anyone dares to bully you, tell me and I will let him know directly what the king's law is!"
Xiao Xian recalled Yin Lingzi's dress dance last night in his mind, looking like a dog licker.
Wait until the nymphomaniac is over.
Only then did he pat his chest and pledge his support to Xiao Yan, looking very loyal.
Xiao Yan also replied quite generously: "That's right, Aunt Yan said, let me learn from you, so today I plan to let you take me to Xingyun Village to play. I heard that this is the most beautiful place in the capital." I haven’t seen any famous places yet.”
Xiao Xian immediately held his head high and said proudly: "Don't worry, I have been there several times with the Crown Prince. There is so much fun there, I guarantee you will be satisfied!"
The excitement and joy in his heart.
In the future, with Xiao Yan, a simple-minded and very rich brother Wang, I wonder if I will be able to see the best in Mingyue Tower!
Thinking of this, Xiao Xian chuckled.
…
Outside Chang'an City.
In a very luxurious carriage.
Fatty Wan Gui opened a box.
Inside the box is a luminous pearl the size of an egg.
"Brother Yuan, look, this is a luminous pearl found on the coast of the East China Sea. Rumor has it that this pearl has absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon and is a rare treasure that can only be seen in a hundred years."
"This luminous pearl was discovered by the Qi Refiners of the Yue Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period. It was later paid as tribute to the king of the Yue Kingdom. After the Yue Kingdom was destroyed by the Wu Kingdom, the luminous pearl found its way into the hands of King Wu Fu Chai."
"Later on, because Gou Jian suffered hardships and never avenged his country, this night pearl returned to his hands."
"Finally, when his first adviser Fan Li retired to seclusion, he took the night-light pearl with him."
"It has only been passed down to now."
"It's worth a million gold."
The little fat man Wan Gui laughed.
The night pearl is presented very preciously.
Yuan Ye was a little surprised when he looked at the egg-sized luminous pearl. He didn't expect that Wanjia could have such a treasure and be able to spend such a huge amount of money.
Luminous beads had a name in the Spring and Autumn Period, called the Curling Thorn Jade, and later on, they had various names.
The one in Wan Gui's hand should be the Seven Bright Nine Light Pearl.
Yuan Ye reached out and took it, played with it, and said softly: "This should be the Seven Bright Nine Light Pearl."
The little fat man Wan Gui quickly smiled and said: "Brother Yuan is really a sharp eye. This luminous bead is indeed a seven-bright and nine-light bead. It is the only one in the world and is unparalleled."
Yuan Ye nodded.
"Last night, I reported to His Highness the Crown Prince that your family is loyal to the imperial court and that you are a smart person who can be of great use."
"His Royal Highness was very happy when he heard about it. Being able to get help from the Wan family is even more powerful."
"What do you mean by Your Highness? There is a serious snow disaster in the Great Zhou Dynasty this time. The imperial court has already started planning for disaster relief. I believe it will be decided within three days."
"When the time comes, you will be useful."
The little fat man Wan Gui was overjoyed and saluted quickly.
Just a moment.
The carriage stopped.
The little fat man Wan Gui took the lead to get out of the carriage and then raised the curtain.
Wait until Yuan Ye got out of the carriage.
He immediately got out of the carriage and knelt directly on the ground.
Serve as a horse stool for Yuan Ye.
Yuan Ye just glanced down, then raised his right foot and stepped on Wan Gui's back, and got off the carriage.
When Yuan Ye stood still, Wan Gui quickly got up, took off his cloak that was stained with dirt, took the hot handkerchief from the slave girl's floor, and wiped his hands clean.
"Brother Yuan, please."
Yuan Ye walked towards Xingyun Village with his hands behind his back.
