There was a thunderstorm, the rain was very heavy, in the room, the rustle of the raindrops on the window could be heard, and the glass was slightly blown by the wind, Yang Yi muttered for a long time before saying: "You step down, call Du Zhen and Chen Shou." ”

The second half of the sentence is said to the maids around him, Yang Yiduo uses female guards, there are too many lonely widows in the world, and the men die in a foreign land, but they leave orphans in the countryside.

Therefore, Yang Yi created the "Twelve Less" mental method, specializing in women's practice, even if the qualifications are inferior, they can only easily need to enter the door, but they also increase their strength, no less than ordinary men.

This mental method is easy to learn and difficult to master, so it is suitable for spreading, of course, it is nominally the head of the female guard in the palace, created by Lin Ling, the general of Luanfeng.

The waitress promised to retreat, and after a while, Du Zhen and Chen Shou rushed over.

"I called you here this time, how is the situation of Ma Xiang and Guo Zong, whom you recommended last time?"

"Both of them are excited."

"Well, this matter will be handed over to you, no matter what the result is, it must be fast, and the Shaofu will be rebuilt, and it will not be absent for a long time."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the minister will definitely take care of this matter." Du Zhen said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, please wait for good news." Chen Shou also took on this task.

Mianzhu, on the bank of the small river, a man is leisurely fishing, and in the wooden barrel next to it, there are already several carp struggling and jumping inside.

"It's time to go back." Looking up at the sky, the man suddenly muttered to himself.

At this time, a child's voice sounded not far away: "Sir, sir! It's a guest at home, so go back and have a look! ”

"Huh? Got a guest here? It's a rare thing. The man looked back in surprise, decided to put away the pole and go home, stood up, put away the bamboo pole, the man's next action was to lift the wooden bucket, and pour the water and fish into the river.

"Fish, fish, swim as far as you can, if you catch you next time, I will really take it and eat it." Muttering to himself at the river, the man bent down, picked up some objects on the ground, and turned to walk towards the mountain village not far away.

With a shallow and almost invisible meaningless look on his face, this person is actually not very old, with a pair of narrow eyes, as if they are forever closed, half-asleep and half-awake.

An ordinary half-used robe, worn on the body, but not obscene, but a little more chic and vulgar, in terms of appearance, this person can only be regarded as a medium, thin figure, narrow eyes, but he adds a lot of color.

"Ah, I didn't bring back the fish today, presumably, it's fasting again, right?" He said regretful words in his mouth, but he only smiled faintly on his face.

Until a little childish puff appeared in front of him, he put away his smile and showed a bit seriousness: "Liulang, your housewife sent you to urge people again?" ”

"Who told Mr. to come back empty-handed every time, and this time he didn't catch a single fish, right?" Although he was asking, his tone was very affirmative.

"Haha, you guy, but my bosom friend, your husband and I are indeed empty-handed!" The young man walked over to him, and at the same time, he spoke pleasantly.

"Really, I've never seen someone who has been fishing for a day, has not caught anything, and can still laugh so happily." The little Rokuro muttered quietly.

"I heard what you said, my husband, go back and punish you for copying a thousand-character text." The young man glanced at him and said casually.

"Ah, sir, Rokuro knows ...... mistake" Suddenly, as they left the road, several wails rang out.

Walking less than half a mile along the path, and walking by a mountain village, a large mansion appeared in front of the two.

The young man motioned for Xiao Tong to step forward, and Xiao Liulang had no choice but to resign himself to his fate and walked over and knocked on the door: "Uncle Sun, my husband and I are back." ”

After a while, the door was opened from the inside, and an old man in his early fifties walked out and looked at Xiao Liulang with a smile: "Xiao Liulang, you will come back faster today than before." ”

"Because there's a guest here." The boy scratched his head and said.

The old man saluted the young man behind him again, and his eyes fell on the wooden barrel in the man's hand: "Sir, you returned empty-handed today, right?" Madame is afraid that she will have to cook vegetarian dishes to entertain her guests again. ”

"Even if I catch the fish or buy the fish, she will do the same, and she will be happy." The quirk of the hostess of this house is that she doesn't like meat, and she wants to vomit when she smells it, and over time, the slaves in the family are used to eating vegetarian dishes, and the servants on the stove are all good at vegetarian food.

"Mr. and Mrs. are really affectionate." Seeing the gentleman enter the main house, the little boy who had come to the courtyard said with emotion.

"Smack" The old man tapped his forehead with his fingers: "You little guy knows a lot." ”

"I saw it in the book." The boy stuck out his tongue and ran away.

"However, Xiao Liulang is right, Mr. and Mrs., they are indeed a couple, but the two of them have tempers, no, no, as a domestic servant, how can they criticize the master's family behind their backs? Don't look at indecent things, don't listen to indecent people, don't think about indecent things......" Shaking his head, the old man walked away with a tangled face.

In the main room, a servant woman served tea, and then retreated, and in the room, only a husband and wife remained, silent.

"Madame......"

"Husband, this is a letter sent to you by Mr. Du from Hanzhong County, and before you returned, the concubine accepted it for you, and it was this letter for you."

The young woman sitting across from the young man was of medium complexion, with only a bookish aura on her body, which made her look particularly graceful, with slightly thick eyebrows, but she locked a faint heroic look in her eyes.

These two people are Ma Xiang and his wife Liu.

Ma Xiang is also after Yan Han Zhongliang, his ancestor is the famous Ji Han Five Tiger General Ma Chao, but Ma Xiang is from the lineage, and he split up early, and now Ma's family is his uncle Ma Cheng.

Ma Xiang's mother died when he was young, and he followed his father and did not live in Jinguancheng, although with the title of Ma, he could eat and drink together.

When he was young, he was self-taught, and his father passed on martial arts, but the year before last, his father died in battle.

Most people don't know that Ma Xiang, who is both civil and military, will come to this mountainous place with his family to settle down and live a pastoral life after the death of his parents.

In fact, in the past few years, most of the area has been abandoned, and it is only last year that it has gradually gained vitality.

This person is casual in his words and deeds on weekdays, but he really feels a bit like a hermit in the countryside.

Liu understands him and knows that his husband is just unwilling to hand himself over to the vulgar and powerful easily before he meets the right time, and it is difficult to let go of his father's death.

"Hehe, Hanzhong County? Mr. Du? It must have been a letter from him, right? Muttering to himself, Ma Xiang took the letter.

During this period, Liu was just silent.

"It was Senior Brother Du who wrote my letter...... He wanted me to be a leader. After opening the letter and reading it, Ma Xiang's casual expression was still the same, only a pair of half-squinted eyes, but they opened a little.

He looked at Liu: "If it weren't for the good lord, I would rather live in seclusion here for a lifetime, madam, what do you think of today?" ”

"The concubine is a woman, and she only talks about herself shallowly, Your Majesty, she is the Holy Lord." With just one sentence, Liu stopped.

"For today, I have heard a lot, I have intended to be a leader, but I had a dispute with my uncle before, and it is difficult to let go......" Speaking of this, Mrs. Ma Xiangchong smiled apologetically: "Madam, I planned to live a peaceful life with you for a few years here, but I just ......"

"Husband, you just make a decision about such things, no matter where you go or what you do, the concubine will be by your side and never abandon each other." Liu said gently.

She is not only Mrs. Ma Xiang, but also her cousin before, childhood sweetheart, the relationship between the two is extraordinary, the two of them have made an appointment, live in seclusion in this countryside, ignore the world, but now it seems that it can't.

However, the husband is already talented, and after he is a townsman, how can he be buried here?

Thinking of this, Liu's determination has been made, no matter what her husband does, as long as her husband makes up his mind, she will not stop her.

Seeing that Madame did not stop him, Ma Xiang's eyes were astringent, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and he said with a smile: "Thank you Madame for your understanding." ”

But when he saw his wife get up, he was stunned and said, "Madam, ...... you are?"

"I'll go to the stove and ask them to stir up a few more dishes for you and warm up some drinks." Liu said.

"It's not that my wife doesn't allow me to drink alcohol on weekdays......"

A smile flashed in Liu's eyes: "This is because of your body, but if you drink it occasionally, it will be fine." ”

As he spoke, he stepped out of the room.

Seeing this, Ma Xiang shook his head and smiled.

At the same time, another person in Xiangcheng also received a letter from Hanzhong County.

"Chen Shou?" The sturdy young man named Guo Zong opened the letter and looked at it carefully, his brows opened for a while, and then furrowed.

After a long time, Fang Jiangxin looked at it carefully, and there was a little disbelief on his still handsome face.

"Brother Chen actually wants to recommend me to be a Yanhan? Such an opportunity is so present? The good news that came suddenly made him a little indigestible for a while.

Reading the letter again, Guo Zong's face gradually faded with doubts, replaced by excitement, the handwriting on the letter was correct, and he also said some things that few people know, the person who wrote the letter must be Chen Shou, presumably what the letter said will not be false.

After reading it again, his breathing even became a little heavy, and he could see that this news made him very happy.

"The current Emperor of Yanhan, but the master of the ages, is indeed worthy of my allegiance, but he only goes alone, I am afraid that it will be underestimated, this kind of opportunity is really rare, and it must not be wasted."

Thinking of this, Guo Zong walked out of the courtyard where he was, climbed high and looked into the distance, not far from this house, it was a big river.

There were many large and small boats moored on the river, and looking at these boats, Guo Zong had a smile on his face.

"If you take a few ships as gifts, presumably, even the Holy Lord of Yanhan will definitely pay attention to a certain family, right?"

The more he thought about it, the more he made such a truth, Guo Zong immediately made a decision, called a servant, and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Smack", and another son fell, and the sound was crisp.

Outside the window, the cicadas chirped again, singing songs at the beginning of July, and in the room, on the chessboard, the victory and defeat were divided.

"Chen Qing, you've lost." Yang Yi raised his head slightly at this time, looked at the man who was meditating on the other side, and reminded.

Opposite him, Chen Shou, who was sitting and meditating, stared at the chessboard in front of him, for a while, Chen Shou exhaled depressedly and said, "I know." ”

As he spoke, he pushed a piece of money in front of Yang Yi: "This is a loss to Your Majesty." ”

"Haha." Yang Yi's eyes flashed at this time, but he asked the waitress to put away the money without being polite.

Chen Shou sighed with a reluctant face.

Seeing this, Yang Yi endured and endured, and finally couldn't help it, raised his eyebrows, and said: "I have always wanted to ask Qing, this money is nothing to Qing!" Why sigh so much? ”

"Your Majesty, you don't know anything, the minister is very poor!" Chen Shou put down the money bag at this time, sighed very appropriately, and replied.

"Now that you are the fifth grade, Yulu is not thin, and don't you also serve as the head of the Ministry of Rites, and you have a double portion." Hearing this, Yang Yi was a little surprised.

In today's dynasty, there is actually a shortage of officials, and the middle and upper echelons are wearing many hats.

"Your Majesty, the minister's daily expenses are a little nervous in official affairs, and he still needs money to be sent to him, and the minister still needs to save a family, and the minister also wants to print some books." A sum of money was used by Chen Shou at this time.

Yang Yi somewhat understood why this guy took advantage of the rest and didn't go to rest, but suddenly came to play chess with him, but he came to cry poor.

Yang Yi could only say: "Okay, I will reward you with a thousand dollars and print a book for you." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Shou bowed down at this time.

After a while, seeing that the other party had something to say, Yang Yi sighed again and said, "Let's say, after a long time, it's not just for this little money, and what else is there to talk about." ”

"The minister still has something to report to His Majesty!" Chen Shou changed his serious expression: "The minister once sent a letter to Guo Zong, and now the minister has received a reply, Guo Zong agreed to go out, he has set off a few days ago, and he should be on the way to come."

I don't know, how does Your Majesty want to settle him? There are also ministers who have not explained before, this person is a little different from ordinary people in his actions, and if there is any abruptness at that time, please ask Your Majesty for forgiveness. ”

Maybe it's a Baume & Mercier quirk?

Yang Yi is more tolerant of such things.

"This person is really as you said before, first signed an order for the Shaofu, and if he is talented, he can be promoted." Yang Yi glanced at Chen Shou with a smile: "Are you worried that I will judge people by their appearance and not be used to their words and deeds?" ”

"Your Majesty, you won't be like this, it's just ......" Chen Shou stopped talking.

It can be seen that Chen Shou is indeed a little worried.

"Guo Zongqi, although I don't know much about it, since it is recommended by Qing, he must have some ability, I have no doubt about this, anyone who does big things, the small sections can be ignored, that is, he has some celebrity quirks, I can also tolerate it, you don't have to worry." Yang Yi said soothingly.

When Chen Shou heard this, he happily surrendered his hand and said: "Your Majesty treats people like this, there will definitely be more talents to vote, which is really a blessing for people with lofty ideals in the world." ”

Yang Yi just smiled.

No one is perfect, she is not a person who only seeks perfection in everything, as long as there is something available, she can ignore other bad habits.

Although Guo Zong came from a humble background and was only a businessman, Yang Yi was not a person who only looked at his background, and when Guo Zong came to Hanzhong County, Yang Yi summoned him.

This person is about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, wearing a green robe, with a pair of bright eyes on his black and red face, as soon as this person comes, he immediately bows his head to meet him, kowtows and says: "The villain thanks His Majesty for the gift, such a great favor, the villain can not be repaid, this time, I came to send twenty boats, to show the villain's fear." ”

Send these boats as soon as you come up?

Yang Yi was very interested and took people to the dock, and sure enough, at the Hanshui wharf, he saw these boats moored.

Due to the temporary stability, the Han River is smooth, and there are more boats coming and going, Guo Zong led the look, and saw these boats, although they are not large, but they look like good ships, the texture is good, it is really a great gift.

It can be seen that this Guo Zong's business is doing well, and his family is big, and if this is the case, this person is very politically benzene, just like the famous Shen Wansan.

Shen Wansanneng has a family business of "huge capital and land all over the world", and he is definitely not a benzene person, but he actually invested a huge amount of money to build a city for Zhu Yuanzhang, and this person is the same.

If it weren't for Yang Yi's own heart, this person would only be afraid that he would not be able to escape the fate of the fat sheep.

"Guo Zong, I am interested in you being the position of the Shaofu Weaving and Dyeing Agency, how about it?" Yang Yi said, in fact, there is a better position, but first observe one or two.

Hearing this, Guo Zong was very pleased, and kowtowed again and again: "Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live your majesty, but for several generations of the minister's family, there is finally someone who can be an official." ”

Chen Shou couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw it, and regretted it a little.